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Jason Plumb is performing on The Distrikt’s final weekend. Last month, owners announced the oncepopular live music venue was shutting down forever. QC has extensive coverage on Pages 4 to 12.

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Live music just doesn’t hold the same weight it used to. – Jason Plumb

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The show is over at The Distrikt

Jason Plumb used to work and perform at the club that later became The Distrikt. The Regina singer-songwriter will be among those to perform at the club’s final weekend bash. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE

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Young people just don’t go out to see live music like they used to. – Mike Ash

By Andrew Matte This is an unlikely story about a little black building built by Hungarian and Romanian immigrants and a determined group of punk rockers — and how technology continues to change how people live.

Last month’s decision by the owners of Regina’s best-known live music venue to shut down and plan for a new fitness centre has fans of The Distrikt lamenting its loss and celebrating its past. It also has local music supporters acknowledging the changing tastes of a generation and the way the digital world has eroded Regina’s music scene.

“The premium on live music isn’t there anymore. Live music just doesn’t hold the same sort weight that it used to,” said Jason Plumb, one of Regina’s best-known musicians who served drinks at the club in its early days before performing on its stage dozens of times as a member of The Waltons and as a solo artist.

Mike Ash, a former owner who booked bands at the club’s most recent shows in June, said, “Bands just don’t have the staying power they used to. I didn’t think we’d ever be shutting down the club. But when you think about it, it’s a very fickle society now.”

Since its opening in 1974 as a family restaurant called The Schnitzel Haus, the nondescript building at 1326 Hamilton St. evolved to become Regina’s busiest live music club, hosting Canadian music icons like Sarah McLachlan and The Tragically Hip. It’s had many owners and names over its nearly 40-year history including Club Soda, The Venue, Antilles, Channel One, The Underground and The State, but it always served as the first choice for international bands in the middle of a Canadian tour, or local groups wanting to perform for a local crowd, even though band members sometimes outnumbered the audience.

However, the number of bands seeking to play at The Distrikt dropped in recent years.

Some blame the Internet for stealing away the attention of young people. Some blame the music industry itself, which doesn’t support artists like it used to, when bands received exposure on radio and TV and record companies wrote big cheques to fund world tours, music videos and records. Technology allows more artists to record and distribute their music but, without any help, few manage to raise their profile outside their hometowns.

While Regina venues like The Exchange and the Creative City Centre will still host shows, gone are the days of sweaty throngs of fans cramming into a club three times a week to see bands like Nickelback, Queens of the Stone Age or 54-40.

Distrikt. Over four days beginning Sept. 13, the club will be open to fans for a final time.

On Saturday, Sept. 15, country singer Blake Berglund will open a bill that includes Regina bands Fly Points, Great Rooms and Fur Eel. The evening will culminate in performances

by Jason Plumb and the Willing and a reunion show by The Waltons.

The following night will feature a show by The Extroverts, a Regina punk band re-creating history.

“The Extroverts were the first band to play here. They should be the last,” said Ash. Tickets to the Saturday show are $30 and are available at www.ticketedge.ca. _____________

In the early 1980s, The Schnitzel Haus became a hub for the quickly growing punk movement in Regina.

Mike Burns, believed to be the first to book a music show at The Schnitzel Haus, estimates he booked 200 shows starting in 1980. PHOTOS COURTESY OF The extroverts

“Young people just don’t go out to see live music like they used to,” said Ash. Added Plumb: “It will be like a generation of people who don’t know what it’s like to go to a drive-in movie theatre. Technology has changed things.”

In a sad twist, The Distrikt is nominated for a 2012 Western Canadian Music Award for best live venue.

The building, which could legally accommodate 350 people, will undergo ambitious renovations and is slated to become an “athletic training facility,” which Regina entrepreneur Leslie Genoway said will be staffed by health professionals including trainers and massage therapists.

Before the new facility’s Dec. 1 grand opening, there are plans for a final party at The

Maria and Joe Albert kept careful watch on the contractors as their modest Hamilton Street building took shape. After moving from Germany during the Second World War, the Alberts came to Regina and bought a 12,500-square-foot lot with plans to build a small kitchen and dining room where Maria, an immigrant from Hungary, could offer traditional Hungarian meals and Joe, who was from Romania, could set up a welding shop. The plans called for a workshop, a dining room to accommodate about 30 people, and a hall in the rear that could be rented for community events.

“My mom and dad watched the guys put in all the cinder blocks and we saw roof go up. It was really something,” said Brian Albert, the couple’s only son.

In the years that followed its construction in 1974, The Schnitzel Haus earned a following among local diners for its homemade strudel and beef rouladen while Joe, known for his custom wrought-iron designs, earned a living operating Decorative Iron Works filling orders from Regina’s busy construction industry.

The hall was rented occasionally for meetings where Hungarian fare and strong coffee was served.

The Alberts were the accepting type, happy to oblige even the strangest requests. The Schnitzel Haus hall hosted boisterous stag parties and male strip nights, and was home to what’s believed to have been Regina’s first gay club.

Brian Albert’s father died about 12 years ago, but Brian still visits his 91-year-old mother every day. He said his parents loved owning The Schnitzel Haus, in part because they were able to help others, even if they weren’t exactly into punk rock.

“My parents were always very accepting people. It was perfectly in their nature to be welcoming to just about anybody.”

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Maria Albert concedes she doesn’t remember many details from her years at The Schnitzel Haus, but she does recall a warning from an fire department inspector who demand the electrical system in the room be upgraded.

“I remember the man saying that we needed to spend all sorts of money putting in new plugs and outlets and that kind of thing. Those bands had all of these lights that they put across the top of the stage,” said Maria Albert, adding that the music that was played wasn’t exactly her taste.

“It was not my kind of music.” _____________ In the early 1980s, Mike Burns was a fan of the punk movement. He dressed in brightly coloured clothes and was frustrated that Regina nightclubs only seemed to host metal bands or roller disco. He also didn’t exactly like the reaction he got when he went out.

“If you went into one of the other nightclubs back then, people would look at punks different. I remember getting punched out a couple of times,” said Burns. “People didn’t like guys walking around with orange shirts, pink shoes and that kind of thing.”

Burns was a self-described organizer, friend and pseudo-manager for The Extroverts, a local Regina band that was among a quicklygrowing group of Regina punkers.

Burns was searching for a venue for The Extroverts to play and found The Schnitzel Haus after looking up “halls” in the yellow pages. He visited briefly with the Alberts who agreed to rent their hall for a punk rock show. Burns was shocked.

“They were the sweetest people in the world.

I was a snotty nosed punk and they had no problem renting to us,” Burns said. “It was a strange place but it had an old world charm to it … but it was just a rectangular box.”

Burns said it was the perfect venue because the decorative iron railings and the building’s cinder block walls meant it would stand up well to the abuse from loud punk shows. The sturdy iron staircase that led to the secondfloor perch above the stage and dance floor, which the Alberts installed to accommodate large receptions, became the launching point for the occasional tossed beer bottle and alcohol-fuelled music fan.

The first show in 1980 featured Les Holmlund and the rest of The Extroverts. Over two years, Burns estimates he held 200 shows, all of them punk, featuring the likes of DOA, Los Popularos and The Subhumans.

A young Colin James also performed at The Schnitzel Haus back then. Before one perfor-

Bob Vancise, from left, was a co-owner of the club that became The Distrikt; Mike Ash is a former owner and a consultant to The Distrikt’s current owner; and Evan Baran is an announcer at The Wolf, as well as the club’s last manager. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE

mance, Burns grew frustrated at the local musician because he and his bandmates couldn’t decide on a name, an issue that held up the printing of tickets and posters.

“I slammed down the phone, and said, ‘You wanker.’ So I decided to call Colin’s band The Wankers,” Burns recalled. “We thought it was pretty funny. But the name didn’t last.”

Burns, who later ran a screen-printing business from a house adjacent to the club, credits the Alberts and their appreciation of young people for giving birth to live music on Hamilton Street.

“We would have shows at the Hungarian Club or the German Club but we never got the same acceptance that we got at The Schnitzel Haus,” Burns said. “This would never have happened if these people didn’t have open hearts and let these punk rockers in and do their thing.” _____________ In the years that followed, the facility was used on and off as a live music venue and continued to host stags and other community events. The Alberts sold The Schnitzel Haus but the build-

ing remained, including the restaurant, which changed hands several times over the years and operated as the Hamilton Street Café and the Green Apple Coffee Shop. The space in the rear had been renamed Club Soda and Antilles, among other names.

But the first time the building became a fullfledged nightclub was in 1988. The Venue was opened by a group of young entrepreneurs that included Guy Stewart, Mark Docherty and Bob Vancise.

The three men all had expertise organizing events involving rock bands.

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It was the best and most interesting live music venue in the city.

And I just didn’t want to see it die. – Grant McDonald

Evan Baran is an announcer at The Wolf, as well as The Distrikt’s last manager. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE

And they knew a rock club might have a chance — especially since the funky building on Hamilton Street with its sturdy staircase had been crammed more than a few times by young people eager to pay a few dollars to see a live band.

Nobody knows for sure, but it’s believed the new owners put about $10,000 into renovations, which included washrooms, smoke alarms and a coat of black paint on the interior.

“We really did fly by the seat of our pants,”

said Vancise, a Regina high school teacher.

It didn’t take long for things to catch on.

They sold beer from icy tubs, bought cheap plastic chairs and sold tickets for two, three or four dollars to see local bands and others making their way across Canada.

The Venue hosted bands like The Tragically Hip, who were barely known in 1988 but big enough to take the stage at The Venue.

Docherty still has the paperwork from the Hip’s first two shows — they were paid $487 for

a show on March 22 and $1,115 on April 7.

“There were a few nights where I was running on four hours sleep,” said Vancise, adding he and his partners bought an Ottawa Street house to accommodate travelling bands.

In 1990, The Venue had been renamed Channel One and moved to Broad Street, where a bigger room meant more revenue. But its success was fleeting. It closed in 1992 before another set of owners, including Dave Kerr and Grant McDonald, came to the rescue of the

Hamilton Street club.

“It was the best and most interesting live music venue in the city. And I just didn’t want to see it die. So I got some good advice, relied on a few others, did a little more renovations,” said McDonald, who renamed the club The Underground.

McDonald remains a member of The Extroverts and has clear memories of helping kickstart Regina’s punk scene.

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We averaged about 22 shows a month. We did a lot of live music. – Grant McDonald

These are true signs of the times. Posters from old shows still hang on the walls at The Distrikt. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE Continued from Page 8

“It was weird going into a Hungarian restaurant. But there was nowhere else to play punk music in 1979. It was the the beginning of something special ... and it was my first exposure to music other than what they had at the university, which was just rock music,” he said.

Until about 1995, things were hopping at The Underground.

“We averaged about 22 shows a month.

We did a lot of live music. We saw the beginnings of the Barenaked Ladies. We had Sarah McLachlan. Some bands worked great over and over like The Odds, Skydiggers, The Watchmen,

Roots Roundup, Spirit of the West and 54-40.”

After the end of The Underground, Kerr and Rob Ford reopened the Hamilton Street building and named it The State. By then, the facility had expanded into the space occupied by the restaurant.

The State remained busy off and on until

its owners sold the building in 2005, when new owners took over and named it The Distrikt.

The current owners, Soundstage Entertainment, own and operate several bars and restaurants in Saskatchewan, including The Pump Roadhouse, Pure Ultra Lounge and The Tap. Continued on Page 10

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The Distrikt’s final weekend has nightly concerts from Thursday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Sept. 16.

Jason Plumb is hopeful the Sept. 15 reunion at The Distrikt might lead to more gigs for The Waltons. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE Continued from Page 8

The Distrikt’s history remains important to Jason Plumb, who not only worked at the club in the 1980s but credits it for helping kick-start his career. When he and The Waltons started to play gigs at Club Soda and The Venue, he was encouraged to leave Saskatchewan to pursue his music.

“It was my first club gig. The place goes back as far as my musical career, which is close to 30

years,” said Plumb, whose band opened for the likes of the Hip, Soul Asylum, Andrew Cash and the Skydiggers.

“It was such a great place to me. It was the club that booked all the bands that would come through the city. It was a great opportunity for us to meet people,” said Plumb, who remembers seeing The Proclaimers walk into the club years ago, assuming it was their dressing room. “Where exactly are we playing?” The

Proclaimers asked.

Plumb concedes a changing music industry hasn’t exactly been kind to live music in Regina, or anywhere else.

He believes the Internet has given many young bands opportunities they didn’t have before, and that the once-giant record industry doesn’t provide the support needed to nourish many bands.

“Today, there are many, many more bands.

And many more great bands. But there are

also many lousy bands,” Plumb said.

“Back 20 years ago, there were bands that needed to get past the gatekeepers. You had to be good to get a record deal. And if you got a record deal, you got on the radio.”

In the end, Plumb is surprised The Distrikt lasted as long as it did.

“It’s had an amazing run. For a club to last that long, it’s a testament to Regina’s live-music fans.”

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We asked QC readers their thoughts about the closing of The Distrikt

“I remember going to The State years ago to see this new Canadian band making their way from coast to coast for the very first time. The place was packed and we were blown away by the music of The Tragically Hip.” Jayson Brinkworth “From making posters, working the door, serving drinks, mixing bands, eating late night Hamilton’s Cafe sandwiches to helping frame the first major renovation, I think it was one of the best places and time of my life. It was the hub of my musical world.

Thank you Michael Ash, Guy Stuart, Bob Vancise, John Vancise, Grant McDonald, Dave Kerr, Rob Ford, the Hamilton’s Cafe Ladies (you know who you are) and especially all the live music fans of Regina.”

Jason Plumb “The great thing about The Distrikt was all the vantage points. You could perch above the crowd or get right into the thick of it on the floor or even stand beside the sound booth and peek at the setlist. ” Angus Sabo “ The city won’t feel the same without it …

I was always felt comfortable going to The Distrikt because I knew I would see friends there.” Carly Rosinski “I only have fond memories. It was my first club gig in 1993. Entity was our band name and we opened for Rob Doherty’s band Metalist. It’s also where we filmed our first music video, Spiraling Into Depression.

I loved that venue.” Tim Roth “Regina isn’t just losing a live music venue or another night club, Regina is losing part of its culture. It’s been great to be a part of the rich history The Distrikt has enjoyed.

Come Sept. 16, when I’m the last person to lock the doors at 1326 Hamilton St. as a venue, I know I speak for a lot of people when I say it will be a sad day for live music in our community.” Evan Baran “I cut my teeth on live music by listening to punk rock at The State where I learned certain etiquettes such as elbows down and always help the fallen.” Mike Shiplack “I am heartbroken. It’s like losing a longtime close friend. I’ve spent more time at 1326 Hamilton St. in the past 33 years than I have with any of my friends, except my wife. I

remember shows by Johnny Winter, Dread Zeppelin and the first time The Tragically Hip played in Regina.”

Jeff “Redbeard” Corbett “My band Nickeltree played many shows at Channel One, The State and The Distrikt. I remember our CD release show in 1999 for our second album Weatherproof and we had a packed house of our fans at The State.

It was a Friday night and the band that played the night before was Nickelback.

The DJ accidentally introduced us as Nickelback. But we had a great night.”

James Irving “The first show I ever saw there was the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles in 1985. The guitar player and the bass player carried the drummer who was nearly comatose.

They played for half an hour before guitar amp caught on fire.” Rob Johnson “The State is where I played live for the first time; it’s where my wife-then-girlfriendand-bandmate and I cemented our love for each other; it’s where my band (The Blackelles) played its CD release and last show on the same night.” Brodie Aikman

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“The thing I always think about is how people respected their live music venue.

I remember the times when I had friends who worked there, manning the door and that kind of thing when live music in Regina was so healthy. It wasn’t unusual to have four or five shows there in a week … I met some of my best friends there.”

Gerry Krochak “Whether you were sitting high-atop the stage watching a relaxing show from the comfort of your seat or on the front lines getting footloose on the dance floor, you always left The Distrikt with an empty wallet and a mind full of memories.”

Taron Cochrane “This was not just a Regina musical landmark; it was a Canadian musical landmark.

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The musical history of 1326 Hamilton St. Email us at QC@leaderpost.com and we’ll post the bands we missed on Facebook!

2nd Avenue Mitch / 2 Live Crew / 3 Inches of Blood / 54-40 / 6 Cylinder Symphony / A Wilhelm Scream / The Accused / Acoustically Inclined / Activate / Agent Orange / Agonal / Aiden / Alejandro Escovedo / Alistair Christl / All Systems Go / All That Remains / Amen / Andrew Cash / Andrew WK / Andy Stochansky / Annatta / Architects & Builders / The Arkells / The Artist Life / As Cities Burn / Art of Dying / As I Lay Dying/ Asexuals / Ashen / Ashes Divide / Assjack / Auf der Maur / AutoPilot / Avarice To Lace / Bad Brains / Bad Manners / Banned / Baptized in Blood / Barenaked Ladies / Beachcombers / Beady Belle / Beat Farmers / Bedouin Soundclash / Bel-Vistas / The Bellrays / Belphegor / Ben Lee / Benny Benassi / Beyond Possession / Bif Naked / The Big Collapse / Big Dave McLean / Big Drill Car / Big John Bates / Big Rude Jake / Big Sugar / Big Wreck / Biohazard / Bionic / Birds Are Dinosaurs / Bishop / Bison BC / The Black Crowes / Black Diamond Bay / The Black Halos / Black Mountain / Black Rice / Black Thunder / The Blackelles / Blake Berglund / Blazin Natives / The Bled / The Bleeding Alarm / Bleeker Ridge / Bless the Fall / Blood Music / Bloody Chicletts / Blue King Brown / Blue Skies at War / Bluebeard / Bluezown / Boats / Bobby Bare Jr. / Bobs Your Uncle / Bolero Lava / Bomboras / Bourbon Tabernacle Choir / Boy / Bone Thugz N Harmony / Braindead Romeo / Brainsauce / Breach of Trust / Bright Black / Broken Smile / Brooke Miller / The Brothers Creeggan / Brundlefly / Buck 65 / Buckcherry / Buick McKane / Built in Shellbrook / Bullfrog / Bullmarket / Burn the 8-Track / Burning Spear / By A Thread / By Divine Right / Calexico / Cancer Bats / Candiria / Cannibal Corpse / The Carnations / Carolyn Mark / The Cat Empire / Cattle Decapitation / Celtica / Change Of Heart / Channel One / Channel 3 / Chapel Hill / Charlie Musselwhite / Cheetah Crome Motherfuckers / Chemical Horizon / Cherry Valance / Chixdiggit / Choclair / Choke / Chris Waters / Cinnamon / Circle Jerks / City and Colour / Clarknova / Classified / Clearlight / Clutch / C’Mon / COC / Colin Hay / The Colours / Comeback Kid / Corb Lund / Corrosion of Conformity / Cowboy Junkies / Crash Karma / Crash Kelly / Crash Vegas / The Creepshow / Creosote / Cricket Day Trip / The Criminal Kid / Crooked Fingers / Crowned King / Crystal Pistol / Cuff the Duke / Custom On It / Danko Jones / Danny Michel / Darkest Hour / Darkest of the Hillside Thickets / Darlings of Chelsea / Dave Kerr / David Lovering / Days Of You / The Dead Hearts / The Dead Milkmen / Deaner from Fubar / The Dears / Death by Stereo / Def 3 / Default / Desmond Dekker & The Aces / Despised Icon / Despistado / The Detroit Kobras / Devin Townsend Project / Devon Floyd / Diableros / Diggler / Digital Doomzday / Diplomatic Immunity / Dirtbred / Dirty Rotten Imbeciles / Disturbing the Peace / DJ Atrak / DJ Champion / D.O.A. / Doc McLean / Doctor Dead / Dog Eat Dogma / Don Ross / Doughboys / Dread Zeppelin / D.R.I. / Drive / Drowning Pool / Duotang / The Dying Effect / Early Man / Easy Way Out / Emm Gryner / Entity / The English Beat / Epicurean / Erin Passmore / Eroark / The Evaporators / Eve 6 / Everlast / Every Time I Die / Evile / Exodus / The Extroverts / Fabulous Disaster / Face To Face / Fall Down Go Boom / The Fallout / Fang / Farrell Bros / Fembots / Ferron / Fight the Monster / Figure Four / Filmmaker / Fine Tooth Combine / Finger 11 / Fishbone / Five Alarm Funk / The Flairs / Flannel Jimmy / Flashlight Brown / The Flashing Lights / The Flatliners / The Flu / Fly Points / Flybanger / Ford Peir / Forty Foot Echo / Four Hundred Strong / Four Year Strong / Fractured Skull / The Frames / Frank Black & the Catholics / Frog Eyes / From a Second Story Window / FTA / Fuck the Facts / Fucked Up / Fur Eel / Furnaceface / Games Brothers / Gandharvas / The Gathering / Generals & Majors / Generics / Geronimo / Ghosts Of Modern Man / Gilby Clarke / Gladys Patches / Goatwhore / Gob / God Made Me Funky / Godsize / Goldenmile / Good Enough / GoodSamPark / Government Issue / Grade / Grady / Grames Bros. / Grand Buffet / Graveyard Strut / Great Rooms / Green Door Club / Greg MacPherson Band / Gregory Hoskins and the Stick People / Greyscale / Grievous Angels / Grimstone / Groovie Ghoulies / Guadalcanal Diary / GWAR / Hail the Villain / Half Cut / The Hanson Brothers / The Harlots / Hank Williams III / Harpoon Missile / Hatebreed / Hawksley Workman / Hayden / The Headstones / Headstrong / Heavy Trash / Heidi Little / Hennessey / The Herbaliser / The High Dials / Hinterland / HiWay 45 / Holler / Holly McNarland / Hollywood Undead / The Holy Spring Disaster / The Home Team / Honeysuckle Serontina / Honky / Hopping Penguins / Hot Blood Bombers / Hot Hot Heat / Huevos Rancheros / Hurst / Hype / I Mother Earth / Idle Sons / Idlewild / Illuminati / Immaculate Machine / Indignance / Indigo Joseph / Info Red / In Darkness / In This Moment / The Inbreds / Indignance / Ink Road / Inner Anger / International Noise Conspiracy / Into Eternity / Ira Lee / Iron & Wine / Ivana Santilli / Jack Semple / The Jack Union / Jacksoul / Jamz Bee / Jane Hawley / Japandroids / Jarr / Jason Plumb & the Willing / The Jazz Butcher / Jerry Jerry / Jersey / Jesse James / Jesse Matheson / Jesse Zubot / Jet Set Satellite / Jets Overhead / Jim Bryson / Jim & Jennie & the Pinetops / The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow / Joel Kroeker / Joel Plaskett / Johnny Brewski / Johnny Diesel & the Injectors / Johnny Truant / Johnny V / Johnny Winter / Jon Spencer / Jordan Cook (with Matt Chamberlain and Ben Shepherd) / Josh Martinez / Joshua / Joydrop / Junior Gone Wild / Junior Pantherz / Keitel / Keys N Krates / The Killjoys / The Kim Band / King Apparatus / King Cobb Steelie / King Street Healers / KMFDM / K-OS / Kreator / Kustom 45 / Lacuna Coil / Ladyhawk / Lance Loree / The Lancers / Land of Talk / Larry and His Flask

/ The Last Corvairs / Last Town Chorus / Last Vegas / Layaway Plan / Lazy 4 / The Lazy MKs / The League of One / The Leather-Uppers / Left English / Leftpency / Leftsome / Lennon / Less Than Jake / Lest We Fail / Library Voices / Lights / Like Hell / Limblifter / Little Miss Higgins / Live On Release / The Look People / Los Popularos / Love Battery / Lowest Of The Low / Lugnutt / Lukas Rossi / Luther Wright & the Wrongs / Machete Avenue / Mack MacKenzie and Three O’Clock Train / Mad Bomber Society / Magneta Lane / The Mahones / Man or Astroman / The Marble Index / Marco Polo / Mares of Thrace / Marianas Trench / The Mark Kleiner Power Trio / Mark Olson / Mark Reeves & The Groove / Married to Music / Masta Ace / Matt Costa / Matt Mays & El Torpedo / Matthew Barber & the Union Dues / Matthew Good / May B Ted / Me, Mom and Morgentaler / Means / Meija / Men Without Shame / Merk / Method 2 Madness / Metalist / Metric / M.I.A. from L.A. / Mia Verko / Michelle Boudreau / Michelle Shocked / Mico / Midnight Effect / The Midway State / The Millionaires / Milwaukees / The Minnow / Minus the Bear / Miracle Fortress / Misery Index / Misery Signals / The Misfits / Mistreated Youth / Mobadass / Mobile / Modest Mouse / Moist / Mollie’s Revenge / Moneen / Monster Truck / The Morganfields / Morning Maker / Moses Mayes and the Funk Family / Most Serene Republic / Mother Mother / The Motorleague / Moxy Fruvous / Mrs. Svenson / Mudmen / Murder By Death / Murder City Devils / Muscle Bitches / MUTE / Mutemath / My Darkest Days / Myth of Trust / Nailer / Napalm Death / Nash the Slash / Nashville Pussy / Nasty On / Nathan Wiley / National Frost / Nebula / Ned of the Bush / The Negatives / Neko Case / New Daze / The New Pornographers / Nevermore / Nice / Nickelback / Nickeltree / Nicol Lischka / Ninja Spy / No Use for a Name / Noise Therapy / No Means No / North of America / Northern Pikes / Not Going to Vegas / Nova Mob / The Novaks / November Samurai / The Odds / Oh Susannah / Old Wives / Omega Crom / On the Edge / One Nine Hundred / Operation Makeout / Operators 780 / Orbital Express / The Organ / Orion / Our Lady Peace / Ours / Oye / The Pack A.D. / Paloma / Park / Paul McLeod / The Paul Stanleys / Pericardium / Pestilence / Peter Elkas / The Philosopher Kings / The Pietasters / Pigment Vehicle / Pilate / Pile O Bones Brass Brand / Pillar / PlanetSmashers / Plastic Bastard / Pluto / Pnice / Pocketdwellers / Pompeii / Port Noise / Porter Hall / Positive Outlook / Priestess / Primrods / The Proclaimers / Projektor / Prop Planes / Propagandhi / Propain / Protest the Hero / The Pursuit of Happiness / The Quarter Stone / Queens of the Stone Age / Quiet Riot / The Radfords / Raekwon / Rah Rah / Raggadeth / Rascalz / Ratty / Razorbacks / The Real McKenzies / The Reason / Reel Big Fish / The Resistance / Retrograde / The Reverend Horton Heat / Rheostatics / Rich Aucoin / The Riddlin’ Kids / Riff Randells / Ripcordz / Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars / Robot Hive / Robot Versus Monster / Rock and Hyde / Rocket Science / Rocketface / Ron Hawkins & the Rusty Nails / Room 333 / Roots Roundrip / Royal Trux / RubiksMusic / Rude City Riot / Ruggedy Annes / Rumble on the Beach / Rye N the Vats / Rymes With Orange / The Sadies / Said The Whale / Salmonblaster / Salvador Dream / Sam Roberts / Sarah McLachlan / Scarifier / Scratching Post / Scream / Seether / Sekoya / The Selecter / Senseless Destruction / Septic Flesh / Serial Joe / Shad / Shadows Fall / She Kills Me / The Sheepdogs / Sherman Robertson / Shining / Shiny Toy Guns / Shiver / The Shuffle Demons / Sianspheric / The Simple Words / Since By Man / The Singles / Sixty Stories / Sixty Watt Shaman / Skaface / Skatterbrains / Skavenjah / Skoni / Skydiggers / Sloan / Slowcoaster / Small Sins / The Smalls / Smoother / The Smugglers / SNFU / Snow Dogs / Social Code / Soft Canyon / Sonic Boom / Sonic Orchid / Sons of Daughters / Sons of Freedom / Soul Asylum / Soul Deep / Sound Society / Soundstem / Sourmash / Special Forces / the.special.guests! / Spirit of the West / The Spoils / The St. Alvia Cartel / Stabilo / Staggered Crossing / Starling / Stars / Stars of Boulevard / State of Shock / Static in Stereo / Stepchyle / Stereos / The Stills / Stillseed / Stitchface / Stolen Babies / Stone Iris / Storm Large and the Balls / Storyboard / Stretch Marks / Striklin / Struck A Nerve / Strung Out / Sturgis Trash / The Subhumans / Sun Dial / The Supersuckers / Sweatshop Union / Sworn Enemy / Sylvie / Les Tabernacles / Talisman / Tangiers / Tanya Tagaq / The Tea Party / Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Teen Idols / Tegan and Sara / Telepathic Butterflies / Ten Cent Pistols / Terror of Tiny Town / That Petrol Emotion / Theory of a Deadman / This Is Hell / Things Change / This Is A Standoff / Thor / Thornley / Threat Signal / Three Quarter Stone / Tim Hus / Tinfoil Phoenix / To the Point / Todd Kerns / Torture King / Toshack Highway / Touchstone Gurus / The Tragically Hip / Transistor Sound & Lighting Co. / Trapped Under Ice / Treble Charger / The Trews / Tricky Woo / Tristan Psionic / Tupelo Chain Sex / Tuuli / Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown / Ultimate Power Duo / Unband / Unbelievers / Unearth / The Unicorns / Union 13 / Urge Overkill / VaGiants / Veal / Verbal Abuse / Versus The Mirror / Victoria Williams / Voice of the Beehive / The Waking Eyes / Walls of Jericho / The Waltons / The Wankers (Colin James) / War Doves / The War Within / Warbringer / Warren G / Washboard Hank / WASP / The Watchmen /The Way Out / Weak At Best / The Weakerthans / Weddings Parties Anything / The Weekend / Weeping Tile / Wesley Willis / Wide Mouth Mason / Wil / Wild Child Butler / Wild Strawberries / Wintersleep / Yelawolf / Yellowcard / Young Rival / Youth Brigade / YVR3 / Zamora’s Sideshow / Zuckerbaby / Zulu Spear

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This busy art supplies shop is one of the best places for artists both budding and professional. It also offers custom canvasses and framing. Its staff is well-versed in helping art students prepare for their upcoming courses.

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S A S K AT C H E WA N FA S H I O N

Kitty Bespalko:

Derek Setchell:

By Ashley Martin

By Jeanette Stewart

Retro revival

Kilt a conversation piece 1.

Kitty Bespalko has always been intrigued by fashions of the past. Since childhood, her grandmother has fostered her fashion sense.

“She would give me hats to wear and just looking at pictures of her when she was young, she seemed so glamorous,” said Bespalko, who works as a hair stylist in Fort Qu’Appelle.

For the past eight years, she’s dressed in a “period correct way,” emulating 1940s fashion with the help of second-hand stores, estate sales, eBay, Etsy and her own sewing ability.

“I just really like the esthetic of that time period and I think it flatters my figure,” said Bespalko. “I’ve got hips that are 10 inches larger than my waist so it’s hard to find modern clothes that fit right and I just like to feel a little bit glamorous every day.”

That said, she does wear jeans on occasion.

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3. Kilt: “My mate bought it for me when he was down in Seattle from Utilikilt. Really, it’s just comfortable.”

2. EARRINGS: A gift from her husband Joel.

3. TOP: Heyday Vintage online.

4. PURSE: Regina Antique Mall.

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2. T-shirt: Canadian High Five. “My mom actually got it for me when she was down on a Caribbean cruise.”

1. SCARF: Silk scarf from Value Village.

5. SKIRT: Homemade, fabric from Value Village.

For construction worker Derek Setchell, weekend outfits are all about comfort.

The utilitarian kilt he received as a gift makes for a traffic stopping outfit.

“It’s a different style.

I don’t mind jeans, but they’re hard to find,” he said. Walking around Broadway on a Saturday led several people to ask him about the kilt, which looks a little different than the traditional highland garb.

“I’ve had six people ask at least.”

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5. Shoes: SportCheck.

6. SHOES: Re-mix Vintage Shoes.

Kitty Bespalko. QC PHOTO BY BRYAN SCHLOSSER

Derek Setchell. QC photo by Andrew Spearin

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N ei gh b ou r h o o d b ou n da r i es: Glen Elm Park is bordered by Victoria Avenue, Park Street, Ring Road and Arcola Avenue

G L E N E L M P AR K

Loving the east end, despite the noise

A view from Rothwell Street in the Glen Elm Park neighbourhood. QC Photo by Troy Fleece

Neighbourhood Tour Guide

By Andrew Matte Larry Ekvall knows a little something about Glen Elm Park. After living on Froom Crescent for more than 40 years, he’s seen more than one family come and go. When Ekvall, 75, moved in, there was a bypass highway behind his house. Today, there’s the Ring Road, which he says gets noisier every year. He blames the trucks.

Despite the noise and the fact he’s been the target of thieves three times over the years,

Glen Elm Park is forever home for him and his wife Velma.

There are a lot more trucks than there used to be. The more trucks, the noisier it gets.

Q: What’s it like living with the Ring Road behind you?

A: We have a Ring Road behind my house instead of the bypass. I can’t remember when the construction was but I remember the bypass was there in the 1970s.

Q: Reginans love to talk about house prices.

How much did you pay for your house?

A: I bought it for $17,000. But that was a while ago.

Q: Is it loud?

A: It was noisy then and it’s just gotten noisier.

Q: Why did you choose Glen Elm Park?

A: I liked the east end for a long time. Before I moved here, I lived in the north end and the west end.

Q: What do you like most about it?

A: Where I live now, it’s not terribly far for me to get downtown. Getting on the Ring Road is really easy. From here, there isn’t anywhere in Regina where I can’t get to in 10 minutes.

Q: What else do you like?

A: I like most things about the neighbourhood.

It’s sort of a middle-class neighbourhood. And there is a low-rental area on one end. It’s like we’re living in a little piece of pie here. It’s reasonably quiet, aside from the Ring Road.

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Q: What don’t you like about it?

A: A few years ago, I had some tools stolen from my garage. And someone broke in and stole some jewelry. I also had my car stolen. I had it parked pretty close to my house in my backyard. Whoever stole it used a tow truck.

They took it out through the alley. It was a Chevy Monza. That was a few years ago now.

About five years I’d say. It was worth a couple grand.

Q: Sounds like a nice car.

A: It had a 350 Chevy engine with a four-speed manual transmission. It was bright yellow.

Q: Did the police ever find it?

A: Nope. And I don’t know how hard they looked. But then again, you can’t do anything about it.

Q: How did thieves break into your house?

A: I left the back window open so they climbed up the wall and into the house. But that’s what happens. Same with my garage. One day, I forgot to lock it. But now I have a burglar alarm.

I haven’t been broken into since.

Q: What do you do for fun in your neighbourhood?

A: I do quite a bit of walking, usually around the loop on Froom Crescent. It’s about a mile all the way around.

Q: How often do you venture out for a walk?

A: Once or twice a day. Sometimes three times. We walk around the lake once in a while too.

Q: Do you know about the big hole the city dug near the southeast corner of Victoria Avenue and the Ring Road?

A: The city aren’t the smartest bunch as far as I’m concerned. I am not sure about how that big dry pond that they dug is supposed to turn out. Right next to Victoria Avenue right before you go onto the Ring Road, it’s like a big dugout. It’s a dry pond so if you get a big flood, it prevents the subway from getting flooded. I don’t know if there’s a big pump there or not.

It’s a big green bowl.

Larry Ekvall with his wife Velma. QC Photo by Troy Fleece

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BEN WINOSKI

Guitarist works on many projects

When it comes to playing the guitar, Ben Winoski is all about versatility. QC PHOTO BY BRYAN SCHLOSSER

By Andrew Matte Ben Winoski understands the value of versatility.

That’s why the Regina guitar player is so busy playing at weddings, holding guitar workshops or taking The Ben Winoski Project to a growing number of public gigs.

He started out as a preteen guitar player learning heavy metal riffs from his skateboarding pals while also studying the intricacies of classical guitar. Today, the 35-yearold is an accomplished music teacher and performer who earns a living playing Latininfluenced music for any event, whether it’s a reception in need of a single guitarist playing background music or a big event in need of a large band.

“In recent years, I have found that my music can be expanded or contracted to fit the size of the group or the size of the venue.

And it still retains the main idea of the music,” Winoski said during an interview at Sawchyn Guitars where he’s both a customer and a part-time employee.

“But recently, we’re leaning toward more public shows. At a lot of the private shows, people come up to me and ask, ‘when can we see you play?’”

The evolution toward Latin-inspired music began as a matter of economics. Playing instrumental music in local pubs and restaurants over the years, he slowly discovered a demand for Latin sounds.

One of his first gigs was playing dinner music at the Copper Kettle; then more restaurants and eateries learned of Winoski’s versatility — the University of Regina, the Hotel Saskatchewan and Casino Regina among them. Whether it is playing during a reception at a wedding or for a private function on the patio of a condo, Winoski can

accommodate. Even at weddings, he can do simple music as people arrive, perform during the ceremony itself or provide music at the reception.

“What works for me is that I can play by myself or hire musicians as need be depending on what the demands are,” Winoski said.

“People don’t really have to like our band to like our music. They just need to like this sort of music.”

Born in Yorkton in 1977, Winoski moved with his family to Regina before returning to New Brunswick when he was 10. Soon after that, one of his new friends was bragging about playing the guitar.

“I got incredibly motivated by that. I figure that if he’s only been doing it a week or two, I could do that too,” Winoski said. He’s played ever since, sometimes in metal bands with his chums or learning on his own.

“It grew in both directions at the same

time. I loved playing heavy metal music with my buddies but I also loved playing acoustic guitar by myself.”

By Grade 10, he’d moved back to Regina and continued to evolve as a musician. Some time after that, he moved to London, Ont. in hopes of finding more work and opportunity in music. He discovered that he could play in front of a crowd and, in 1999, released his first CD of instrumental acoustic guitar music. By 2001, he’d had enough of Ontario and returned to Regina where he’s continued to work in music, whether as a member of the now-defunct heavy metal band The Orchard or as a music teacher at Long & McQuade.

Winoski performs next at an all-ages show on Sept. 15 at Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Ave. Winoski plans to open for himself — he’ll play a solo acoustic set before the Ben Winoski Project takes the stage. Tickets are $20 and are available at Sawchyn Guitars.

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Each week QC gathers advice from parents to share with other moms and dads. This week we asked:

What would you do if your preteen daughter said she’s fat?

“Since I have a young daughter, I’m sure this may come up at some point. If she ever said something like this I would first ask why she thought that or where did it come from and address the situation. Then reinforce her confidence and self-esteem. I’m hoping that by the time my daughter is that age, she will have loads of confidence and self-esteem already.

And that she will not fall for what others think she should look like, but know she is amazing just as she is.”

— Alysia Czmuchalek “My daughter is not old enough to be aware of different shapes and sizes of people, nor her own body type, and I am not looking forward to when she does! However, I do have a friend dealing with this type of situation with her preteen, and we have had many in-depth conversations over it. What I would do: First, I would try to figure out where this was coming from, why she was saying this, then reassure her that she was perfect the way she is. Finally, I would tell her no matter what size a person is, as long as they are nice/kind/etc., they are still beautiful!”

— Bridget S. “Thankfully, I have never had to experience that conversation. However, my daughter and I have had several conversations over many years about size, weight, eating habits and staying physically fit. Today, as an exercise therapist, she still lives that lifestyle and strives to help others achieve their healthy goals in life. One of her dreams is to complete a half-marathon this year. With all her hard work and training, I know she’ll be in the top half. Yes, I am a proud mama.”

— Judy S. “I think you have to talk to her about why she thinks she’s fat. Did someone say something to her or is she comparing herself to someone? A preteen’s self image is so important because if they have a poor perception of themselves, it can lead to a lot of problems down the road.

This is a very fine line because I believe that it is important to teach our kids the importance of a healthy diet and exercise without having them obsess about it. Everyone’s bodies are different

and they have to learn to embrace what they have so they are comfortable in their own skin.”

— Nikki Melnyk “I said that to my mom (when I wasn’t). She realized it was a self-esteem issue. She joined me up at her gym and took me with her every morning before school. She had her Mary Kay consultant over to make me up. She purchased the make up and taught me to use it. I thought that was pretty cool! She also at that time started taking me out on a one-on-one hot chocolate date weekly, so we could ‘talk’ about anything I wanted to privately. (Can you tell I was trouble?) I just share because as a mom now, I want to follow in some of the excellent steps she started with my own kids.”

— Chantelle Marie Scott “I think one on one dates with teenagers/preteens is key. Also, telling them straight out that they are beautiful and to respect themselves and love their bodies.” — Amber Dawn “I tell my daughter she is perfect the way she is, but if she feels that she wants to feel better about herself we can incorporate more healthy food into our meals and play outside more! She is eight, tall, and slim but I understand her feelings because I always thought I was fat too. I started gaining around the age of eight and had no idea what to do! Luckily I can remember how low my self-esteem was and can empathize with her feelings regardless if she is overweight, underweight or somewhere in the middle. Little girls (and boys) need to be taught and told over and over that there is no perfect body or person in this world but to respect themselves and others no matter what size they are.”

— Alanna Coffey “For me, what’s just as important as talking to my daughter is setting a good example. If she sees me obsessing about what foods I eat and how I look, it won’t matter what I tell her. Growing up, my mom always told me I was beautiful no matter what. But she always thought she was fat and was very strict about what she ate.

Guess what I thought.”

— Brenda Thompson

Mount Pleasant Manor is a Regina care home that has been part of the community of Douglas Park for many years. Located just minutes from Wascana Park, Mount Pleasant Manor is now under the ownership of RN Monika Wojcik. After arriving in Canada from Poland 10 years ago Wojcik knew she wanted to expand her profession into a business of her own.

Monika, a mother of two children, now menu that is prepared with pride. seeks to carry on the tradition of quality Everything is made from scratch daily

by Wojcik’s mother who prepares the service and community.

The facility is made to feel like home meals. “Nothing out of a can” is her with the use of flowers and homelike motto. The menu is designed according touches that are important in providing a to the Canada Food Guide for seniors.

comfortable atmosphere for residents. A beautiful commons area accented by a gas fireplace and hardwood floors help make residents feel at home. All areas are wheel chair accessible and special attention is paid to keep paths clear of obstacles that may cause falls.

To those who live at Mount Pleasant Manor it is much more than a care home. The environment is more like a community.

A schedule of activities including polkas, movie nights, bingo, prizes and daily exercise routines ensure loved ones enjoy their time at Mount Pleasant Manor while maintaining their health. On a sunny afternoon residents can be seen enjoying some fresh air or reading a book in the sun while food is prepared on the barbecue.

Three things are paramount to all operations: Dignity, Respect and Privacy.

Wojcik’s sister, Marta, Manages Mount Pleasant Manor and ensures all residents are treated with both dignity and respect.

All care aids are both experienced and possess the training required to safely provide medications, which are kept under lock and key, to loved ones. The 24 hour awake staff are ready to assist residents any time of the day or night.

Monika Wojcik would like to thank her family for their support and extends a special thank you to Evelyn Mountstephen for going above and beyond what anyone could ask.

Mount Pleasant Manor is currently expanding operations into providing Residents enjoy a healthy and diversified Independent Living accommodations.

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By Ashley Martin

Kylie Rossler carries the ball during the season opener of the Lingerie Football League against the B.C. Angels in Abbotsford on Aug. 25. CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO

The very name, Lingerie Football League, incites a reaction.

It has done so since February, when it was announced the LFL was starting a team in Regina. The league, which features underwear-clad women playing seven-on-seven tackle football, is not known to inspire indifference.

Letters written by Leader-Post readers tell some of the story: The team’s success would be “an incredibly sad comment about our city,” wrote one person, while another demanded that we “stop this demeaning event!”

But these comments don’t bother Kylie Rossler, a running back for the LFL’s Regina Rage.

“With anything there’s going to be naysayers; there’s going to be people who obviously don’t agree with it,” said the 23-year-old. “Sex sells and it’s the way it is. If people don’t like it, my answer is you don’t have to watch it. Nobody’s forcing you to watch it.”

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There are 16 women on the Rage roster, including five Americans who are helping foster the new team, whose first away game was a 41-18 loss to the B.C. Angels on Aug. 25. Each of the four Canadian teams has a few Americans playing, as the U.S. LFL league is on hiatus until April.

Those questioning the calibre of football should make no mistake: “It’s aggressive. It’s like you’re going to war,” said Rossler, who knows aggressive: She started playing hockey at age three, mostly on boys’ teams.

Her hockey prowess earned her a full scholarship to Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. After two years there, Rossler transferred to Mercyhurst University in Erie, where she played on the first-place NCAA Division I women’s team and won two conference championships, while completing a degree in communications.

It was in university that Rossler first heard about the LFL and joked with her teammates that she should play.

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It’s full-out tackle football. If you’re not in 100-per-cent shape, you’re going to get hurt out there. – Rossler

“It was something I was actually interested in because that’s my personality. If you know me as a hockey player, I’m aggressive,” she said. When the Regina team was announced, Rossler knew she’d try out.

Her brother Mason — a high-school football provincial champion now playing for the U of R Rams — taught her the basics.

After completing an internship in customer service at SaskTel, Rossler took the summer off to focus on the Rage’s demanding training regimen: team workouts on Monday and Wednesday, practices Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and cardio and weight training in between.

“It’s not bimbos, girls who have never played a sport in their life, walking around trying to look good,” said Rossler. “It’s full-out tackle football. If you’re not in 100-per-cent shape, you’re going to get hurt out there. I’ve been training all summer every single day, even two-a-days some days because I know how serious it is.”

Safety was the major concern for her father, Marcel, when Rossler told her family she was trying out for the LFL. “He just wanted to make sure, ‘If you’re doing this, you’re going all in it. I want you to be prepared mentally, physically, everything, because there’s no half-assing this,’” Rossler explained.

The players wear shin pads, elbow pads, shoulder pads and a hockey helmet, but because of the lack of coverage, turf burn could be a real issue. This doesn’t bother Rossler, because even in the CFL, injuries happen.

Rossler, who does marketing for the team in addition to playing, would like to get into sports broadcasting one day.

The Rage’s first home game is Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. against the Toronto Triumph.

254 UNIVERSITY PARK DRIVE 586-2929 Kylie Rossler is eager to take the field at the Regina Rage’s home opener on Sept. 8.

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Loca l AUT H ORS: Writers tell us what makes their book worth reading

Barbara Sapergia

Imagining life in “Canada’s Gulags” I’m a Saskatchewan writer of fiction and drama.

Blood and Salt is my fourth novel.

My book re-creates one of Canada’s forgotten stories. During the First World War, Canada locked up over 8,000 people in camps from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. These camps have been called “Canada’s Gulags.”

The majority of the prisoners were Ukrainian immigrants. The government had labelled them “enemy aliens,” because they’d come from Austrian-ruled territories and Canada Barbara Sapergia was at war with Austria.

It was also a time of widespread unemployment.

Suddenly people who’d been welcomed to Canada as industrial workers and farmers were no longer so welcome.

I tried to imagine life in the camps. My novel takes place in Banff National Park. In summer the men lived in tents at the base of Castle Mountain and built the first Banff-to-Lake Louise highway. In winter they lived in bunkhouses in Banff and worked on everything from clearing snow off the streets to building nine new holes for the Banff golf course.

My story follows a young man, Taras Kalyna.

A blacksmith and a brilliant horse trainer in the old country, he comes to southern Saskatchewan to find his love, Halya. Her father has brought her to Canada to get her away from Taras. Before Taras can find her, he’s arrested and sent to

Castle Mountain.

In summer he does roadbuilding — cutting trees, digging roots, moving rocks. The food is scanty and poor, the hours long. In the winters, the clothing is inadequate, and often the men walk miles to and from worksites. They face prejudice and the scorn of the local newspaper.

But Blood and Salt is about more than pain and injustice. It’s about Taras and the men he meets in camp, and the things he learns from them. Yuri, a vibrant young farmer; Myroslav, an idealistic young schoolteacher; Tymko, a socialist coal miner; and Ihor, a sheepherder from the Carpathians.

You should read my book because it’s an exciting and sometimes very funny read, and a compelling look at a little-known period of Canadian history.

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Dog defended owner during break-in

By Ashley Martin One night in February, Crystal Palmer was at home in her basement suite when she heard a loud bang upstairs.

She knew someone was breaking in.

“I could hear the place being trashed, somebody being chased around, yelling and screaming,” said Palmer.

While on the phone with the police, the noise upstairs quieted.

“I thought, ‘Well maybe they’re leaving, maybe they’re filing out.’

Then my door got kicked in and there was a man standing in my doorway, black ski mask on, black outfit.”

It was then that her Collie Lily — normally so friendly that Palmer calls her “the Walmart greeter of the dogs” — became uncharacteristically defensive.

Q: What happened next?

A: I screamed and my dog literally just jumped at him, she just ran at him. Seeing a big dog coming at him, he just decided to go, so he went running back down the hall and up the stairs and she ran after him and chased him up the stairs.

I think she kind of panicked at that point, so she went running down the street and I saw my (neighbour) upstairs go running out his front door, all bloody down his back and shoulders, and I just went back into my place and hid in the closet until the police came. They went out looking for my dog and they didn’t find her that night. A nice family actually found her the next morning and took her in. They saw my number on her tag and called me and I went and picked her up. I went and stayed at a friend’s after filing the police report, all that chaos.

She’s a very friendly, happy dog, so it was a little surprising to me that when I needed her, she was there for me, but she was and I’m very thankful that she did what she did.

Q: Did Lily change after the break-in?

A: The only major change that I’ve

noticed with her since that happened is she’s a little bit more on alert.

I’d actually taken her back to the place where I was living when I was packing up and moving out and if there were people upstairs walking around, she got a little bit nervous hearing them if they were moving around. Then in the new house, the people upstairs, if their grandkids come, those little boys sound like a herd of elephants up there. She gets a little bit nervous hearing that noise because I think it kind of reminds her of the noise that she heard before the break-in happened.

Q: How did you first get Lily?

A: There was an ad on Kijiji for her; some people were looking to find a new home for her and they had told me they had rescued her from not a great situation. She was almost a year old when I went to look at her (three years ago), and a bit spoiled, but I fell in love with her face. I had put down my last dog about six months before I got her. My last dog before her had a tumour and had to be euthanized and that was very heartbreaking for me, but six months without a dog was tough, having always had a dog.

It wasn’t just me who wanted another dog; it was actually my cat who loves dogs and was very, very lonely after her friend had passed. When I brought Lily home, my cat Bailey’s expression was, ‘You got me a dog!

This is great!’ She was just so happy and she went and tried to lay down next to Lily and Lily looked at her and was like, ‘What is this cat doing?’

Bailey’s a Siamese, but she’s got to be the biggest marshmallow of a cat you’d ever meet. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. Within a day of getting Lily, they curled up on the bed next to each other. I assumed they were friends.

Q: Where do you and Lily walk?

A: I take her around the neighbourhood a lot. We’ll go around the lake at Wascana. We don’t go to the dog park unless it’s winter ... because

Crystal Palmer with her Collie Lily in Regina. qc photo by Don Healy

she likes to run in the slough; she’s got long hair and gets smelly and gross.

We like going out to Wascana Trails

and hiking out there. I go to Saskatoon quite frequently and we love the off-leash dog parks in Saskatoon, because they’re along the river and

they go for miles. I put a sheep bell on her when I take her hiking because then I can hear her; she has this loud ‘ding ding ding’ as she moves.

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Time to take a garden tour

By Jeanette Stewart Who? Lynda and Tim Toffelmire.

What? Their garden.

Where? Saskatoon’s Lawson Heights.

When? The couple has lived in the neighbourhood about 30 years.

Why? Lynda Tofflemire has always been a green thumb. “Even since I was a kid I’ve enjoyed it. We lived in the Yukon for five years too. There you can’t grow tomatoes and things if you don’t have a greenhouse. I’ve always had a greenhouse, longer than just living here,” she said.

How? “I’ve worked at it since I’ve been here. I’ve sort of dug up more grass as time goes on.”

Toffelmire’s husband Tim builds structures for the garden, such as their combined greenhouse and shed, and arbours that support grapes and roses.

“I have an area in the house where I often start a few. I often start my own kohlrabi, and I usually start my own tomatoes. Sometimes I just look at trying something different.” Though she’s created a few different seating areas, Lynda doesn’t spend much time lounging in their backyard. “Most of the time I’m doing things. I don’t spend a lot of time sitting around.”

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B R A N D O N S A S TA U N I K

For 19-year-old Brandon Sastaunik, the recent purchase of a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon comes at a bit of a crossroads. After getting some financial help from his family in years past, Sastaunik has already been through two vehicles.

But he plans to take far better care of his new Tiburon than he did his old Sunfire and Cobalt, partly because he’s paying the entire cost of the vehicle himself. His family is still helping out a little — his dad lent him the money.

Q: How did you find this car?

A: I got a call from a salesman who said this car had just come in … We were looking at a Honda Civic before but when I saw this one, I loved it … I went to take it for a test drive and I decided this was it. I don’t need to look anymore.

Q: When did you buy it?

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That wasn’t very fun. And the Cobalt, the engine started on fire while I was driving one day. It was kind of scary. I just pulled over and called the fire department.

Tiburon a test for teen

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A: In December. It’s a 2008 and it’s a 2.2 litre.

Q: How are you financing your Tiburon?

A: My dad is lending me the money.

Q: What do you like about your Tiburon?

A: I like the interior. It’s black. And it has an upgraded sound system in it. And it’s just a great car overall … I like the transmission. I can drive it in automatic and manual, and I like that.

Q: How much was it?

A: I paid $15,000.

Q: How much are your payments?

A: I am paying him $100 every two weeks.

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Q: How does that price compare to the other vehicles you’ve owned?

A: My first car, I paid $5,000. My second car, I paid $7,000. I was helped out on those two.

But for this car, I wanted to do it on my own and see if I could take care of it better than the first two. So I am just doing payments now.

Q: What kind of cars have you owned?

A: My first car was a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire GT. It was rank. It had turbo and air intake and subs. It had balls. Then I had a 2007 four-door Cobalt. It was an alright car. It did the job.

Q: What happened to them?

A: I totalled the Sunfire. I wasn’t being the best driver and I pulled the emergency brake on Rochdale Boulevard and my wheels locked.

I hit the curb and I snapped my axel in half.

Q: What do you know about the car’s history?

A: All I know is that it was a lady who had a child and needed a new car. When I got it, it only had 23,000 kilometres on it. So for $15,000, it was a steal.

Q: Do you plan to add any modifications?

A: I am going to put a turbo into it. And I’ll put more things into it that will increase the value of the car to at least $20,000. I am going to put an air intake and a couple of after-market things in the engine. There is some stuff that I can’t really say because it might be illegal. I will put a new spoiler on it and new headlights and tail lights on it.

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Mustard more than a yellow condiment

By Jenn Sharp Each autumn for the past several years, foodies in the know have gathered at Regina’s Willow on Wascana for a unique experience. This year’s family friendly event promises to be the best of them all. And you don’t have to be a gourmand to appreciate it.

The Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival will be held Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Willow’s patio. Up to 22 chefs from across Saskatchewan (Kevin Dahlsjo is even making the trek from Prince Albert) will showcase their mustard-incorporating culinary skills. Each will prepare his or her own unique, small tasting dish inspired by prepared, powder and seed mustard. Expect the traditional mustard accompaniments, like pork and bacon, and some new twists like fish, lamb and maybe even dessert.

“People are starting to think about different things that go well with mustard,” says event organizer Malcolm Craig. Craig, who is the executive chef at Beer Bros. Bakery and Cuisine in Regina, will be one of the judges for a fun best-of-show type competition.

It is $10 to sample as many of the chefs’ creations as you care to try.

That’s a pretty cheap gourmet meal.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award will set you back another $10. Bring the kids too because they can paint with mustard in the free children’s area, while listening to the Pile O’ Bones Brass Band.

The Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival was Chef Moe Mathieu’s brainchild. Mathieu was based in Regina as the owner and executive chef at The Willow, then helped open Beer Bros. before moving to Saskatoon to take a job as head chef instructor at SIAST. Craig says the event started out small but took off in the second year and has slowly grown in the six years since inception. Look for Mathieu’s own creation at the festival, as he’s still involved.

Canada is one of the world’s largest mustard exporters and Saskatchewan produces about 75 per cent of that crop. That means there’s a good chance the bottle of mustard in your fridge came from seeds grown in Saskatchewan. It’s this fact that Craig and the other festival organizers feel is cause for celebration.

“By inviting top chefs to demonstrate that mustard is much more than a yellow condiment for hot dogs, the Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival celebrates the province’s world prowess in exporting mustard seed.”

A challenge faced by many chefs is how to use mustard apart from a condiment. Val and Leo Michaud, the owners of Gravelbourg Mustard (a Saskatchewan gourmet mustard company) spoke about this in the July 26, 2012 issue of the Western Producer. Val created a cookbook full of recipes using mustard last fall. She hopes it will help educate consumers and chefs about mustard’s diversity.

“It isn’t just a condiment,” she said. “Mustard is a binder, so it holds food together.”

The Michauds bought the company last June and have worked hard to promote the company’s products.

The four flavours — French, German, saskatoon berry and cranberry — will soon be joined by three new flavours. The products are distributed throughout Saskatchewan.

For the full list visit: www.gravelbourgmustard.ca.

In addition to Gravelbourg Mustard, look for chefs representing Cathedral Village Free House, Casino Regina, Crave Kitchen and Wine Bar, Two by Dahlsjo and Sublime Catering, Hotel Saskatchewan, Deli Llama, The Fainting Goat and more at the Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival. The Willow on Wascana is located at 3000 Wascana Drive in Regina. Happy tasting and don’t wear white!

Jenn welcomes feedback: jksharp@thestarphoenix.com. or follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/JennKSharp

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Vegetarian Niçoise Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing You can do a lot with mustard but my favourite way to use it is to add a little punch to salad dressings.

Try out this recipe for an ideal end-of-summer salad, courtesy of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission.

Salad: INGREDIENTS: > 8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered

>8 cooked yellow-fleshed baby potatoes >½ lb. green beans, trimmed and blanched >8 olives (preferably Niçoise) pits removed, sliced >½ cup marinated artichokes, roughly chopped >1 tbsp capers >2 ½ oz arugula or baby greens Dressing: INGREDIENTS:

>2 tbsp white wine vinegar >1 tbsp lemon juice >2 tsp Dijon-style mustard >1 tsp liquid honey >2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley >3 tbsp canola oil >3 tbsp olive oil >Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

METHOD: 1. For dressing, combine all the ingredients except

the oil, salt and pepper in a stainless steel bow.

2. Slowly whisk in oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. To finish, place greens on a plate and neatly arrange the other ingredients on top. Add dressing and serve.

Recipe courtesy Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission: saskmustard.com.

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It is — and this is rare for a supposedly mixed drink — almost pure gin. This means real martini drinkers, law partners and others who work very hard, denizens of high-end steak houses, are all gin connoisseurs.

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