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INVENTORY

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SPACES

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WHAT MOVES YOU

Skijoring enthusiast embraces winter with Norwegian tradition P. 26

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MEET MY PET #

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J A M E S P L U M M E R A N D G E OR G E

George is a big scaredy cat

By Ashley Martin

Good thing James Plummer could tell me all about his Maine Coon cat George, because the 10-year-old purebred spent the duration of our interview in hiding — he is just not that fond of strangers.

“If you’re sitting here for a while he’ll come out and stuff, but when you first come in he’s just nervous,” Plummer explained.

George weighs 25 pounds and has the typical accordion body of a Maine Coon cat, which means he can stretch out to about 2 1/2 feet long.

George’s brother, Donvan, is about a year older but considerably smaller.

The Plummer family — which includes wife Jamie and three sons, aged five to eight — also has another cat, Bagheera, a black domestic cat from the Humane Society.

Q: Where did you get George?

A: He came from a breeder in Carstairs, Alta. They’re called Sunexotics Maine Coon Breeders, so he’s purebred. His father was the big champion and even bigger than him for that matter.

At the time, 10, 12 years ago, they were about $400 each. Today I think they’re about $1,200, because of popularity and demand.

Twelve years ago the Internet didn’t have where you can find them ... I had to do a lot of research on where to find a good breeder that breeds for size, all that sort of stuff.

We weren’t going to show them — a lot of people want to show cats but I just wanted him for size. Seeing who their dad was, I was pretty convinced.

Q: Why did you want this breed?

A: When I was growing up we had a Maine Coon cat that was a retired show cat. I just always wanted to get another one once I got older and had kids, just because they’re really friendly, gentle, but their size is always fun because they’re so big and

people are amazed by them.

Q: How big was he as a kitten?

A: They’re average size and they don’t get full size for maybe two years.

Q: Are they typically shy or is that just George?

A: That’s just him. They’re actually more known for being overly affectionate compared to other cats. My grey one here (Donvan), he’ll be all over you. George will too but he’s got to get used to you first and then he’s extremely affectionate. ... Actually, their nickname is the gentle giant.

Q: What can you tell me about this breed?

A: They call them Maine Coons because they have tufts on their ears and the joke is they crossbred with a raccoon 1,000 years ago or something, which is probably not true but that’s kind of where it comes from.

They originally come from the Boston area and now they’re actually quite popular. ... In a lot of commercials on TV you can tell it’s them because they have little tufts on the ears like a lynx.

Q: How did the cats adapt once you had children?

A: At first when the kids were babies, the bigger cats hid most of the time.

The black one, he’s from the Humane Society, but he didn’t seem to be bothered by it at all. Even now the cats don’t come out that much when the kids are running around, but once they quiet down and sit on the couch, then (the cats) come out. It’s just they don’t seem to like noise.

Q: Do you let them out of the house?

A: No, that’s another thing in the contract (you have to sign with the breeder): You state you’re not going to let them out; they have to be an indoor cat, which I agree with anyways — I don’t think they need to be outside. They’ll live longer and have a better life and less chance of losing them.

James Plummer and his 25-pound Maine Coon cat named George. QC Photo by Don Healy

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Stephanie Hluska’s favourite place in Regina is the Exchange. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

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MEET MY PET — 2 George, the giant Maine Coon cat FASHION — 4 Red or blue, lipstick can add something to a look INVENTORY— 5 Just Volleyball, Saskatchewan’s only shop dedicated exclusively to this sport

IN THE CITY — 8 SPACES — 11 Dignified and independent senior living at Abbeyfield House MUSIC — 12 Regina’s Robot Hive busy working on new material

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 19 EVENTS — 24 WHAT MOVES YOU — 26 Skijoring enthusiast embraces winter with this Norwegian tradition

ON THE SCENE — 14

WINE WORLD — 27 A white ideal for winter sipping

CITY FACES — 6 Mike Dawson’s contribution to Gateway Festival

PARENT TO PARENT — 15 Inspiration for enjoying winter with the kiddies

SHARP EATS — 28 Bet you’ve never had quiche this good

READ MY BOOK — 7 Love poems that fuse American and Chinese culture

COVER — 18 Saskatchewan’s fiddling sensation

GARDENING — 29 Start spring early in your home OUTSIDE THE LINES — 31

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FASHION #

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S A S K AT C H E WA N S T Y L E

Crystal Cary:

Shavonne Somvong:

By Ashley Martin

By Jeanette Stewart

Working at Farm Credit Canada, Crystal Cary dresses up to a degree at work — “I dress up a bit, I’m not formal whatsoever.” But after work, the 24-year-old tends to dress down in a “casual but fun and flirty” style.

Cary gravitates to comfortable and cute clothing; she dresses up low-key outfits with other touches, like curled hair and red lipstick.

Cary loves clothes so much that she helps others with the process — she remembers dressing up her three younger sisters and taking them shopping. She also helped her boyfriend’s sister shop for a grad dress. “I just love doing that, dressing people up.”

Some people have style. No one else has Shavonne Somvong’s style.

She’s a Saskatoon-based Internet star who gives and takes freely of online culture. Collecting diverse influences online has allowed her to create a chameleonic look. Think bold makeup, wild colours, Leslie Hall stretchy pants and one-ofa-kind accessories ordered from the Internet.

“I’ve always appreciated style but I’ve always had a conflict with it being superficial. Now I find that style is a tool for my politics in a way, because being fat and visible is really important,” she said. “I took vanity as a revolutionary practice.”

But don’t just think she’s a Tumblr knock-off — her inspirations run deep.

She lists Divine and Edith Massey (of John Waters fame), ball culture in NYC in the ’80s (i.e. the film Paris is Burning), Leigh Bowery (a performance artist and ’90s NYC club kid) and artists Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye Breyer for their exploration of gender.

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Casual and cute

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1. JEAN SHIRT: Aritzia. “My absolute favourite store is Aritzia. I shop there a lot.”

1. Bow: ‘high-femme’ hair bow, Made

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2. WHITE SHIRT: Aritzia

5. PANTS: Havik. “The new coated pants, which I absolutely love. It gives the look of leather but not leather.”

6. BOOTS: Stella & Sway

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2. Makeup: Lip Tar lipstick by OCC, eyeliner pencil for eyebrows, Sephora. “You have to use a lip primer or this stuff will drip.”

3. JACKET: Sunshine & Ski. “I got it as a gift for Christmas (last year). ...

It’s the warmest jacket I’ve ever owned.”

4. PURSE: Roots. “They have amazing purses. ...

It goes with everything because it’s that nice tanned leather.”

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4. T-shirt: Teen Witch shirt. Online.

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5. Jacket: Etsy. “I just really like the colours and the shapes.”

6. Rings: Grimes ring. “I got it from one of her friends.”

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Crystal Cary. QC Photo by Don Healy

7. Pants: ASKS. Online. “They’re cool, metallic leggings.”

8. Boots: Jeffrey Campbell. Online.

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Shavonne Somvong. QC Photo by Michelle Berg

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INVENTORY JUST VOLLEYBALL

Just Volleyball was started in 1979 as a means of catering to the local volleyball community.

A few years ago it obtained a storefront on Albert Street and, about a year ago, moved to its current location at 1435 Cornwall St. The store sells a variety of volleyball-related apparel, from reffing and coaching supplies to jewelry. It’s the only volleyballspecific store in Saskatchewan and only one of three in Canada.

1. SHO RT SH O RTS Spandex girls shorts, various colours and patterns, sizes XXS-XL, prices range from $30 to $50.

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Shown — orange $120, purple $150 3 . N OVE LT Y VO L L E Y Mikasa novelty volleyballs.

Shown — glow in the dark (centre) $25, squish $20 4 . LOTS O F SO C KS Asics and Mizuno socks, from white to neon, crew or knee style, $20

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G AT E WAY F E S T I VA L D I R E C T O R

Dawson in perpetual pursuit of music

By Ashley Martin

For the first half of Mike Dawson’s life, his approach to music was appreciative.

Though he’s now well-known as a member of the Regina pop band Library Voices, Dawson didn’t learn an instrument until age 17, when he suddenly had the urge to pick up a bass guitar.

Before that, he’d gained a love of music from his parents. He remembers dissecting Beatles records with his dad, Greg. His mom, Lorna, tried to teach him piano growing up, to no avail — “it just wasn’t in the cards for me to learn an instrument at that point.”

His teenage years, which were spent skateboarding — a culture surrounded by music — afforded Dawson a connection to music.

“Sometimes it’s something people connect with in their youth and they let go of it. For me I’ve just never been able to escape and have this undying interest of being involved in all ends of music,” said Dawson. “It played a big role in my adolescence, in going to concerts and writing music and the hundreds of hours spent at home just reading everything I could get my hands on about bands.

“It’s just an intrinsic passion that I haven’t been able to shake and my pocketbook wishes I could just move away from it a little bit and get a desk job. It’s an artists’ lifestyle.”

Dawson worked a number of “slacker jobs” — in video and record stores, “kind of what you imagine when you watch an old Jay and Silent Bob movie” — that afforded him the flexibility to play music and tour.

“I spent a healthy chunk of my adult life in a van, staring out a window driving from city to city.”

Though the touring continues as a member of Library Voices, Dawson has also gravitated to more administrative jobs in music. He launched a record company, Young Soul Re-

Mike Dawson, a member of the Regina band Library Voices, is also the artistic director of the Gateway Festival in Bengough. photo Courtesy of Andrew Hudyma

cords, in 2006. He spent five years as artistic director of the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society, and since September has worked as artistic director of the Gateway Festival in Bengough, about 150 kilometres south of Regina.

“On the artistic end of things, I’ve always been passionate about music and the festival culture that happens in rural communities in general,” said Dawson, who grew up in Estevan. “(In Bengough) 3,000 people come out over a weekend to a community that’s normally 300 people

and it just brings people together and turns people on to new bands.

There’s not a ton of those (festivals) that happen in our province.

“I grew up in rural Saskatchewan and there wasn’t something like this in my community and we had to build small concerts on a very grassroots level, so something like this happening in Saskatchewan and literally thousands of people coming from other outreaches of the province is just for me something I’m excited to be a part of,” said Dawson.

The Gateway Festival was

launched nine years ago by Carol Cairns, who now runs The Artful Dodger, an artistic space in downtown Regina.

Dawson is impressed by the Gateway festival’s diversity and magnitude: “More often than not when someone says ‘a festival in a rural community’ you imagine a few hay bales in a parking lot.” But Gateway has multiple stages, good production value, on-site vendors and camping.

Though he’s excited about his new gig, playing music remains Dawson’s favourite part of the music business.

“The sitting in a van for hours on end is a little hard on the soul for sure, but I do love playing music.

What always keeps me interested in all of these jobs is I just love discovering music,” he said. “I’ve just never lost that excitement of the first time you hear a band and it sort of changes your life; I guess I spend most of my days in pursuit of that.”

The ninth annual Gateway Festival takes place in Bengough from July 26-28.

The festival lineup will be announced early in the new year.

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

R a y m o n d D o u g l a s Ch o n g

A literary journey through poetry My literary journey in poetry began on a crispy spring day, Friday, May 8, 2009, in China, The Middle Kingdom. As a fallen leaf, a lone sojourner (fifth generation) from Gold Mountain, America, I had returned to Long Gang Li, Dragon Village, in Kaiping, Land of Peace. In the lush valleys and hills of Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province, amid the Diaolou, Towers in the Sky, I solemnly arrived to honour my Zhang (Chong) ancestors of five generations.

On that mystical day, atop the Hill of the Flying Swan, the amber cicadas shrilled and the black butterflies fluttered in the leafy woods. Across a jade lake near the majestic Mount of The Eight Immortals, I subtly felt the joyous presence of my heavenly

forefathers. In front of their stony tombs, I gave silent homage with the offering of food and burning of paper money.

At this subliminal moment, my life was utterly transformed to a poetic crusade. Since spring 2009, my ethos has been obsessed with poetic thoughts, as I pensively muse about love. By a creative force that innately bridges my life between America and China, my psyche is constantly immersed in amorous lyrics about a beautiful woman of elusive mystery.

On Sunday evening, Feb. 26, 2012, I landed in Saskatoon, The Paris of the Prairies, from Houston, Texas, for a new segment in my civil engineering journey. I was truly amazed to discover a vibrant community of

passionate authors in the cultural capital of Canada. I delightfully thrived in a literary oasis, among Tonight it’s Poetry series, The Word on the Street festival, and the Writer in Residence program in a zesty downtown along the grand banks of the South Saskatchewan River.

In introspective solace, the context of my love poems is enriched by this unique spot, Saskatoon, on the golden prairie. Now, my lyrics are vividly sensuous and erotically voluptuous. As a poet, my soul and spirit have sustained a renaissance in creative vigour. As a man, my heart and mind have undergone a metamorphosis in creative thinking.

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In order to get through a Prairie winter, it’s best to embrace it. That is what many have done in Regina’s Victoria Park, where an outdoor rink was built for those who like to enjoy the fresh air on a pair of skates. Thus far, the weather in January has helped make the outdoors a little more inviting. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

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M Y FAV O U R I T E P L A C E

There’s no exchanging this music venue

By Andrew Matte

For most of Stephanie Hluska’s adult life, the Exchange in Regina has been a special place. Not only does the arts venue serve as a public facility where she can visit and feel welcomed by similar-minded Reginans, it gives her a place to immerse herself in live music. She attends as many heavy metal shows as she can, whether it’s a fledging local band or touring rock stars. And as the vocalist for Regina metal outfit Itchy Stitches, the 30-year-old enjoys the Exchange a little more when she’s on stage.

Q: What is it about the Exchange that makes it your favourite place in Regina?

A: There are always great shows going on and other kinds of activities.

I have been going there ever since I was 14. I have always wanted to be heavily involved in the music scene and I try to get involved in it as much as I can. Going to the Exchange is the best outlet for me.

Q: Many people view the Exchange as Regina’s most important live music venue. Do you?

A: To me, it’s the heart of Regina. I know some people might disagree with me and people might think there’s a different heart of Regina, but for any person who is involved in the music scene, the Exchange is an important part of the city. The Regina music community is important to me. It’s very strong and it’s always been like that.

Q: How many times do you think you’ve been there?

A: I have been there hundreds of times. Maybe even more than a thousand. I have been going there half my life. It’s many, many times.

I am there several times a month anyway.

Q: What shows normally attract you?

Stephanie Hluska at the Exchange, her favourite place in Regina. Hluska is the lead singer for the Regina heavy metal band Itchy Stitches. QC Photo by Don Healy

A: I’ll go there to support any band or touring band. It doesn’t matter. I am a big supporter of the scene. And I am pretty big into the heavy metal scene. So I will go to support any band that’s going through.

there. It’s not a dance bar. There are a lot of people who are like me and who aren’t into the whole dance bar scene. You can go there by yourself and you know that you’re going to see 20 faces you know.

Q: The Exchange isn’t really fancy is it?

A: That’s another appealing thing about the place. It’s not a dive by any stretch of the imagination but it’s homey and you can feel comfortable

Q: What are the employees like?

A: The people who work there are great. I just love everything about it.

Q: What else do you like about the Exchange?

A: The money we pay to attend shows goes right back into the place so that they can bring in more bands and bring things that we want to see. I know that the money goes toward things that the Exchange needs. I like that part of it.

Q: If you had lots of money to make changes to the Exchange, what would you do?

A: There is probably some general maintenance that needs to be done.

And maybe the bathrooms need fixing up. But I wouldn’t do too much to it.

Q: What is the best band that you’ve seen there?

A: Trying to pick just one favourite time over another is impossible.

Q: Are you planning on attending the big Into Eternity show at the Exchange on Jan. 13?

A: Definitely.

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Spaces celebrates beauty both indoors and out.

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Abbeyfield House a special place for seniors

By Jeanette Stewart WHO? Ted Spurgeon, president of Abbeyfield Houses Society of Saskatoon, Inc. Ten independent seniors live in the home.

WHAT? Abbeyfield House, a living space for 10 residents and a hall space and activity room in the basement shared with different community groups.

Abbeyfield Houses Society of Saskatoon, Inc. is a non-profit registered charity providing housing for independent seniors.

WHEN? The home opened in 2005. The society began working on opening the home several years before any shovels hit the ground. “(It) took many, many years before anything happened. They received the first resident in the fall of 2005,” said Spurgeon.

WHY? “(It provides) an opportunity for seniors that would prefer to live in an environment with other people.” The home was built out of a realization that there is a place in the community for a home like this, created out of a need for social interaction among seniors.

“As one’s parent’s age you gain an appreciation for some of the problems seniors face,” said Spurgeon. “Really, as facilities go, it’s quite a warm, inviting place.”

HOW? The home is managed by a working board of volunteers, community volunteers and a small staff. A mortgage was secured by the society and the home was built. “Now the biggest question we’re wrestling with is do we build another one?”

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Band’s short sets are technologically sound

Robot Hive are taking a break from performing so they can add to their repertoire of original music. Chris Notenboom, from left, Henry Brass, Elton Roscoe, Dan Besuijen and Matt Kaip. SUPPLIED PHOTO

By Andrew Matte The official mandate of Regina popelectronica band Robot Hive is to ride on the proverbial coattails of the early success of the band.

The band, which began with former members of Regina’s Sylvie, was meant to provide guitarist Chris Notenboom and a handful of others with a new musical mandate.

The goal is electronic pop, which means it’s heavy on synthesizer sounds and clear melodies without relying too much on computers, especially during live performances.

“I have never been into the whole a couple of guys playing behind a laptop while they’re on stage and

pumping their fists in the air and that kind of thing. I’d rather see somebody play an instrument if they can,” Notenboom said.

“For the performance aspect, we decided it was better to have people actually playing the synthesizers than (to) just have sampled tracks.”

The biggest challenge for the band is bringing all the elements together. There’s some work involved in arranging all the equipment and keyboards on stage. It takes a little more than plugging a couple of guitars into an amp and setting up an old-school drum kit.

“We have an extremely complex setup. We don’t use a lot of backing tracks when we play live. Everything is played or triggered live,”

said Notenboom.

“Up until recently, we only were able to perform four songs because our setup was so complicated. But we wanted to get out there, play some shows and start to build something.

“It was a running joke for a while because we had the longest setup for a band with the shortest set.

We compared it to the Albert Street bridge over the Wascana.”

The band is made up of Notenboom, Elton Roscoe on keyboards, Matt Kaip on drums, singer-guitar player Dan Besuijen and bass player Henry Brass.

When Notenboom was still putting the band together with Roscoe in 2012, he asked Besuijen to join

Robot Hive after hearing him sing during a solo show.

“I saw Dan play at O’Hanlon’s one night. And I thought he was the best singer that I had seen in quite some time. Elton and I had always been looking for a project to do together but we needed a singer.”

Kaip came on board and he and Notenboom decided they had plenty of common ground when it came to using technology.

“Matt had such a vast array of knowledge in the kind of thing that I wanted to do that I thought we’d make the perfect pair.”

Notenboom said Robot Hive’s sound came together after experimenting with bridging technology and live performance.

“This process has shaped our sound. It’s through all of this experimentation that we found the sound that we have now,” he said.

The band played its first shows in August. After a few shows, they decided to take a break to record more songs in hopes of generating more attention from fans and the industry — record companies and agents included.

“We’re taking a little break so we can get some more songs that we can play live and also finish the demo that we started,” Notenboom said.

“The response has been great and it’s happened in a short time. But in order to lure some agents or a contract of some kind we’re going to need to have some sort of a set.”

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I think it was my parents’ master plan that we all played fiddle. — Karrnnel Sawitsky

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Keeping time with a busy musician

Karrnnel Sawitsky, shown here in his Saskatoon home, learned how to play the fiddle at age four after watching his two older sisters play the instrument. QC Photo by Michelle Berg

By Jenn Sharp Karrnnel Sawitsky has taken singing in the shower to a whole new level.

His favourite place to play music is the bathroom of his house. The acoustics are great, so he’ll stay in there for hours, his foot tapping out the rhythm on the white-tiled floor.

And the beat continues in his music career. Since 2009, he’s released three award-nominated albums. He’s written and co-written more than 200 songs.

His newest single is called 101, a jazzy precursor to his solo album due out later this year. He travels Canada, performing and teaching in schools and at music camps and workshops. Behind the scenes, he’s dating prominent Sas-

katchewan actress Amy Matysio.

■ ■ ■ ■ The first thing you notice about Sawitsky are his piercing blue eyes.

He knows they’re special — he gets a lot of admiring compliments. A light blue denim shirt makes his eyes pop even more, and slim charcoal jeans

create a modern look. He sits comfortably in an oversized white leather chair in the living room of the modest character home he shares with Matysio in Saskatoon. The fiddling sensation has given hundreds of interviews but his responses never seem scripted. He laughs often and elaborates with funny stories about his band and his family.

Sawitsky grew up in Saskatoon, the youngest child and only son of Orest and Laura. His two older sisters Kanndece and Kimberly also played the fiddle. He took it up when he was just four.

“I think it was my parents’ master plan that we all played fiddle,” he laughs.

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We have a lot of fun. Creatively, we can stay on the same page and not get up in each other’s grill.

— Amy Matysio

With his father on the accordion, the Sawitsky Family Fiddlers toured Canada throughout Sawitsky’s childhood and into his teenage years. Their show even included Ukrainian dancing and food with Laura becoming the group’s caterer.

Playing at community events, weddings and bar mitzvahs was the norm — the children didn’t play summer sports like others their age.

“You don’t think of it as different or weird when you’re a kid because it’s just what you come to expect,” Sawitsky says.

There were times he would have preferred to play with his friends but now, when the family has the chance to play together, it’s pretty special.

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Sawitsky returned from a five-week tour in Europe two days before this interview. That morning, he was on local breakfast television and in the evening he flew to Toronto for work.

He and the Fretless (the quartet of Ray Bell, Troy MacGillivray, Daniel Koulack and Jake Charron) played shows in Germany, Switzerland and Holland.

The fans were more responsive than Sawitsky expected. They played softseat theatres, nightclubs and rocker dens. In Hamburg, they had an audience of 1,400 in a huge warehouse-style club with three levels and balconies all around the stage. It could have been challenging playing for a bunch of rock fans but Sawitsky has been in the business long enough to read an audience.

“People just love energy. We just found that you pour your energy on the stage. It didn’t need to be rock music or a specific genre. People just reacted to it really well. Knowing what your audience is transcends where you’re playing.”

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During the five weeks Sawitsky was in Europe, Matysio was filming a movie in Vancouver. They didn’t get to talk very much but it’s a part of their unique relationship that both accept.

Sawitsky was away from Saskatchewan for over half of 2012 and Matysio just as much.

Amy Matysio and Karrnnel Sawitsky began dating about two years ago. Pictured here in Prince Edward Island, the couple cherishes their rare time alone together.

PHO TO COURTESY AMY MATYSIO

People just love energy. We just found that you pour your energy on the stage. It didn’t need to be rock music or a specific genre. People just reacted to it really well. Knowing what your audience is transcends where you’re playing. — Sawitsky

“We have a mutual understanding that there’s times it’s going to be tough for both of us, for different reasons,” he explains.

Fans of Facetime and Skype, Matysio says they’re very patient with each other as their schedules are often dependent on the whims of others.

And when they do spend time together, the rest of the world is put on standby.

“We’re very precious of our time when we’re together. You forget how to do that if you’re constantly taking for granted someone is going to be there every single day.”

Jealousy can take a toll on any relationship but in order for one like theirs to work, trust is important.

“When we’re apart we’re still together,” she says. “At the end of the day if you know what your partner is doing and why they’re doing it, you support them. You just have to do that.

If you didn’t, it would constantly be a battle.”

The pair is both creatively and artistically inclined, although in different fields. Their energies feed off of one another — Matysio and Regina videographer Preston Kanak came up with the concept for Sawitsky’s latest single 101, which they shot in New York last summer.

“I love what he does and he’s extremely talented,” says Matysio. “If there’s something I can bring to his work that I do, then it’s just really invigorating to work together. We have a lot of fun. Creatively, we can stay on the same page and not get up in each other’s grill.”

In the video, Sawitsky walks around the city, meeting people, hearing their stories and sharing his music. 101 has a jazzy New York feel. He composed the song knowing the video would be shot there. It has set the tone for his solo album, which will feature all original compositions. He’s going in a different direction than his past folk music work by incorporating French Canadian, jazz, groove and funk-influenced tracks.

“I really want to have a big collage of styles and not stick within one genre.

My theme is fiddle music throughout the world.”

Sawitsky welcomes creative input and often works with a variety of musicians. Even Matysio lends a hand.

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It’s scary to think, is music next? Are they going to cut funds to the Saskatchewan Arts Board and to SaskMusic?

— Sawitsky

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Karrnnel Sawitsky now travels the world bringing his fiddling compositions to new ears. He’s pictured here in the music room of his Saskatoon home. QC Photo by Michelle Berg

“I always ask Amy when she’s listening to something I’ve recorded what she hears. Whether it’s a colour, mood or theme; I don’t think there’s been one instance where what I’ve thought of that track is what she’s heard.”

Unfortunately, the couple may not be calling Saskatchewan home for much longer. They’re considering moving to Toronto, mostly for Matysio’s career. She says losing the film tax credit in the province has been a major blow for the industry.

For Matysio, the work hasn’t dried up but the people around it have left.

If she wants to do something creative, a small, independent short film or a documentary piece, the best

people are gone.

“It’s sad because I’ve had such a great career in the province and have been so supported by the province in film and television,” she says.

“It’s scary to think, is music next?” asks Sawitsky. “Are they going to cut funds to the Saskatchewan Arts Board and to SaskMusic? It’s all the same thing, it’s just a different artistic field.”

“If the government wants to try and define the way they fund each different kind of art form, then they’re going to kill art forms, because you have to be competitive with every other province and every other state. Otherwise, no one’s going to come here.”

■ ■ ■ ■ It’s been a long road for Sawitsky to turn music from a childhood hobby into a successful career. He always knew what he wanted, he just wasn’t always sure how to make it happen. A concept that many in artistic fields understand, Sawitsky wanted a career to fall back on while pursuing music. He played junior hockey at Notre Dame College in Wilcox for two years after high school. He has an engineering degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Working in engineering gave him financial opportunities to expand his music that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.

Over the past six years, his life has gradually become more about his music, yet he’s still involved with projects at Stantec, where he works part time. Part of the reason he’s been so successful at his double life is the relationship he’s formed with his employer. He says it’s about respect — it wouldn’t fly if he missed work because he was up the night before making music.

Sawitsky won the youth-oriented 30 Below award at the 2012 Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Arts Awards in September. He and Matysio first met at the 2009 ceremony — each was nominated for the same award. They both lost. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. It’s

all about balance. Playing in fiddle contests from an early age taught him that.

“We both really love the statue of the little bird. It’s an honour. (But) like any award, I don’t put too much emphasis on it,” says Sawitsky.

The cliché “it’s an honour just to be nominated,” is true for him.

“If you get nominated and treat not winning as a loss, I think you’re just going to be putting yourself down.”

It’s this unpretentious attitude that has taken Sawitsky so far in the music industry. His inherent talent gets his foot in the door and his Prairie-raised humility will keep those doors open for years to come.

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H e a lt h y l i v i n g

You say tomato, scientists say Superpill A single pill containing a chemical found in tomato skin could cut the risk of stroke and heart attacks and slow the progression of cancer, scientists claim.

The pill, called Ateronon, contains a chemical known as lycopene which had previously been shown to help unclog blocked arteries and which is thought to be one of the main health benefits of the Mediterranean diet.

Now a further trial has shown that the natural remedy also made patients’ blood vessels more efficient, boosted their blood flow and softened arteries that had hardened with age.

Researchers believe the pill may be able to limit the damage caused by heart disease, although further studies will be needed to determine whether the positive signals translate into fewer strokes and heart attacks.

It uses a lycopene compound that

has been modified to become more easily absorbed by the blood than the natural version found in tomatoes.

Preliminary results from the trial, in which the pill was given to 36 patients with heart disease and a control group of 36 healthy people, were presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association.

Ian Wilkinson, director of Cambridge University’s clinical trials unit, said: “We think these results are good news and potentially very significant, but we need more trials to see if they translate into fewer heart attacks and strokes.”

Peter Kirkpatrick, medical adviser to CamNutra, which has developed Ateronon, added: “It is too early to come to any firm conclusions, but the results from this trial are far better than anything we could have hoped for.”

Results from the two-month trial showed that the pill helped cells of the endothelium, the layer of cells which lines the blood vessels, to function better. Scientists developing the pill hope it could be used as an alternative to statins for patients who cannot take the cholesterol-lowering drugs, and believe it may have wider health benefits.

David Fitzmaurice, professor of primary care clinical sciences at Birmingham University, said: “If this modified lycopene really does have an effect on endothelial function, then it could have a beneficial effect on virtually every inflammatory disease process, including things like A chemical found in tomato skin helps cut the risk of stroke and heart attacks File Photo arthritis or diabetes.”

Mike Knapton, associate medical flow in people with heart disease, that’s We still say the best way to get the bendirector at the British Heart Founda- a long way from demonstrating that efits of a Mediterranean diet is to eat tion, said: “Although this small study taking lycopene could improve out- plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.” showed that lycopene improved blood comes for people with heart disease. The Daily Telegraph

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MUSIC

Thursd ay, Jan . 1 0 The Accomplice with the Snake Oil Salesmen McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Trick Ryder The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E.

Friday, Jan. 1 1 The Steadies McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Living with Lions, Empire Choir and Elder Abuse The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Trick Ryder The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Buckcherry Pure Ultra Lounge 2044 Dewdney Ave.

Satu rd ay, Ja n . 1 2 Canadian Brass Regina Symphony Orchestra Shumiatcher Pops, 8 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Dr. Prop Planes The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. The Steadies with Fur Eel McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

American rock band Buckcherry performs on Friday at Pure Ultra Lounge. Getty Images files Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave.

Every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Bocados, 2037 Park St.

McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

Blue Rodeo Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Dr.

Belle Plaine The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave.

Heights and Depths Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Evraz free concert series 7 p.m., Regina Public Library Central Branch, 2311 12th Ave.

Trick Ryder The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E.

Greg Rekus with Buffalo Narrows Creative City Centre 1843 Hamilton St.

Mo nday, Jan. 1 4

Tu esday, Ja n . 1 5

Wednesday Night Folk: The Vudu Hounds Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave.

Monday Night Jazz & Blues: Shane Reoch

Tuesday Night Troubador jam night

Jam Night Every Wednesday

Wednesday, Ja n. 1 6

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ART

Holiday Show Until Jan. 12 Assiniboia Gallery, 2266 Smith St.

Turner Prize Golden Jubilee Until Jan. 20 Dunlop Art Gallery, Central Library, 2311 12th Ave. Joe Fafard: Cut-outs/Outcuts Until Jan. 26 Art Gallery of Regina, Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, 2420 Elphinstone St. Inuit Sculpture Until Feb. 17 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Jan. 11 to Feb. 24 Government House Art Gallery 4607 Dewdney Ave. Big Bang Theory Until March 31 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. The Synthetic Age U of R Fine Arts Faculty and FNUniv; Until April 14 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

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LOOKING AHEAD: Little Big Town is slated to perform on March 30 at the Brandt Centre.

The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until Aug. 16 Regina Centre Crossing, 1621 Albert St.

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T H E AT R E

New Dance Horizons MAGDANCE 2 No Exit/Lost and Found A Fujiwara Dance Inventions Production. Two unique dance works choreographed

by Denise Fujiwara.

Thursday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.

MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

Men’s volleyball U of R Cougars vs. UBC Okanagan Saturday, Jan. 12, 2:30 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Women’s basketball U of R Cougars vs. Mount Royal Saturday, Jan. 12, 6:15 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Women’s hockey U of R Cougars vs. Calgary Saturday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m.

The Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place

Hypnotist Wayne Lee Friday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m.

Casino Regina Show Lounge

Men’s basketball U of R Cougars vs. Mount Royal Saturday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport

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Women’s wrestling U of R Cougars Open Saturday, Jan. 12, time TBA

S p o rts

Regina Pats vs. Calgary Hitmen Friday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

Brandt Centre Women’s basketball U of R Cougars vs. UNBC Friday, Jan. 11, 6:15 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport.

Women’s hockey U of R Cougars vs. Calgary Friday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

The Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place Men’s basketball U of R Cougars vs. UNBC Friday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Women’s volleyball U of R Cougars vs. UBC Okanagan Saturday, Jan. 12, 1 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport

Men’s wrestling U of R Cougars Open Saturday, Jan. 12, time TBA Men’s volleyball U of R Cougars vs. UBC Okanagan Sunday, Jan. 13, 1 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Women’s volleyball U of R Cougars vs. UBC Okanagan Sunday, Jan. 13, 2:30 p.m.

U of R Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport

#C O M E D Y Comedy Grind Gabbo’s 2338 Dewdney Ave. Every Saturday night Combat Improv Wednesday, Jan. 16 The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave.

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NEW MOVIES

Gangster Squad Drama Police try to prevent East Coast mobsters from setting up in 1940s Los Angeles.

Based on the book by Paul Lieberman and starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Nick Nolte.

A Haunted House Comedy Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) have just moved in to their dream house, but they quickly find they’re not alone: Kisha is possessed by a demon, and Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to ghostbusters to fix her.

Galaxy Cinemas 420 McCarthy Blvd. N. Call 522-9098 for movies and times Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall Cinemas 3025 Gordon Rd. Call 585-3383 for movies and times --Regina Public Library Theatre 2311 12th Ave. Call 777-6104 for movies and times Kramer Imax 2903 Powerhouse Dr. Call 522-4629 for movies and times Rainbow Cinemas Golden Mile Shopping Centre 3806 Albert St. Call 359-5250 for movies and times Paradise Cinemas 1011 Devonshire Dr. N. Call 522-7888 for movies and times Jim Cuddy and the rest of Blue Rodeo are slated to perform on Monday at the Conexus Arts Centre.

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Tell us WHAT MOVES YOU. Email qc@leaderpost.com

Skijoring

Saskatoon man brings Norwegian tradition home

By Jeanette Stewart Joel Potié learned about skijoring during his time studying in Trumso, Norway. As a result he — along with Reia, his Alaskan Husky dog — upgraded from plain old cross-country skiing to skijoring, allowing his dog to pull him as he skis. The pair go skijoring each day to make the most out of winter.

Q: What moves you?

A: I, opposed to most people I know, absolutely love winter. I love winter.

I wait all year for that first snowfall to be able to go cross-country skiing.

Now that I have a dog to enjoy it even more with … working in tandem with a dog while skijoring is one of the most blissful things I know (how) to do.

Q: How did you discover skijoring?

A: I first found out about skijoring when I went to this magical place where all the inhabitants truly, truly loved their wilderness. It wasn’t just a myth of loving their wilderness created by the government or tourism industry. They truly loved it. On any given weekend in this place the people would leave the major cities en masse to go to the woods and go for walks and enjoy the wilderness.

You’d go to the downtown and there would be no one there, as opposed to any other city where the downtowns are booming. In this place the wilderness really came to life in the winter, because these people absolutely, absolutely embraced the winter. Once that first snowfall came down, the whole town would be out skiing.

Everyone of all ages two to 100, they’d be out skiing. Some with their dogs, some towing their kids. All shapes and forms. It was the most amazing thing I’d ever seen. Not only that, you could ski from your doorstep to the university, to a party, to the bar.

You could ski everywhere. This city was made to ski — the most practical thing you’d ever seen in your life. It was there I realized that there’s bet-

Joel Potié takes his dog Reia skijoring in Saskatoon. Potié learned about the unique winter activity when he lived in Norway. QC PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

ter ways of living in a winter city.

Saskatoon has yet to embrace being a winter city. These people skijor there and live practical winter lives.

I decided that was something I wanted to bring back to my hometown and try to live a practical winter life.

together. You can make it happen kind of clumsily and you’ll get by but when you’re working well in a team in perfect synchronization, it’s an amazing thing to watch. It’s also an amazing feeling to be one with another creature like that.

Q: What exactly is skijoring?

A: Skijoring is a Norwegian word and it means ‘ski driving.’ People mostly assume it’s something you do with a dog, but I’ve seen people do it with horses. In Scandinavia I’ve seen people do it with reindeer.

You can kind of do it with anything that pulls you. It is nice to have some kind of background in skiing before you start skijoring ... and your dog has to have some kind of affinity to pulling. It’s preferential if they enjoy the cold and they’re already healthy and that kind of stuff. And it takes training for you and the dog to move

Q: How long did it take to learn how to do this?

A: I’ve been skiing since I was a little kid. I’ve only been skijoring for probably three or four years now. It’s a never-ending process of learning. For both you and the dog. You’re training the dog to do it but you’re also training yourself to do it. It requires a lot of patience. Your dog is pulling at you right away in front. You don’t have any direct control. You’re hoping your dog is going to listen to you as it’s running as fast as it can. Because my dog has enough of an affinity for what she’s doing, it didn’t take me

very long to pick up as well. I kind of learned through her quite quickly.

Q: Where do you go to do this?

A: That’s a difficult question to answer. Ideally, skijoring is made for skate skiing because you’re going quite fast and your dog is pulling very hard. Most places that are groomed for skate skiing don’t allow dogs.

And a lot of places that are groomed for cross-country skiing don’t allow dogs. Either you go during hours where nobody is watching and you try to get away with it, or you go to dog parks with packed trails and try to clumsily ski. Or you go back-country skiing with your dog, and that’s kind of a whole other thing. Or you go north. The further north you go, the more open people tend to be with skijoring on ski trails.

Q: What are people’s reactions when

they see you?

A: If it’s in the city it’s a mixture of total amazement or very negative.

Either one or the other. Either people stop and watch and can’t believe a dog is pulling a person, or they’re angry that you’re using the same trails as them. Wherever you are, if you’re on the road or ski trails or the dog park, everyone seems to be angry with you because you’re in the wrong place.

Q: It sounds like it’s worth it though?

A: It’s absolutely amazing. You can do it with any dog. You don’t need a husky. As long as your dog is healthy and it can be taught to love to pull.

Most of them can. It’s just such a nice activity to do with your dog, to work together like that. Rather than just you dragging you or your dog dragging you on the leash — truly working together.

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L a V i e i ll e F e r m e

Forget about pronouncing this wine, just enjoy it

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By James Romanow Around this time of year, I find myself in the grocery store sobbing and clutching a bunch of Romaine to my breast.

Although, like everyone else, I drink more red wine in winter than summer, there absolutely are moments when I just need a shot of liquid sunshine. Most winos are the same, finding themselves veering unexpectedly into the white wine aisle in January and heading home with a bunch of parsley, some frozen shrimp and a nice bottle of white.

If you want a wine that works with all of the above and won’t break the bank, may I suggest La Vieille Ferme, m’sieur? It’s a rounder wine than sauvignon blanc, with a texture rather like chardonnay. It’s also a very inexpensive wine.

Too many people ignore France when they are wine shopping. It’s a great wine producing nation, with a tremendous amount of output.

This means good wine for cheaper. The thing you have to accept is their best wines won’t be labeled like Argentinian or Okanagan wines.

They will be made from grapes with which you are unfamiliar.

Vieille Ferme is a white wine from the Luberon. (For cork dorks, that is Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino

UP TO Alex.) The resulting blend is flat out delicious.

It’s fresh, with great herbal and stone flavours and just enough roundness to keep you drinking the wine before dinner, during dinner and after dinner (and maybe even opening a new bottle).

It’s pronounced Vee-ay Ferme, meaning the old farm. My advice is to forget about sounding French. Just march into the SLGA, and ask the nice person in the snappy golf shirt for “a bottle of the chicken wine please.”

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Two Gun Quiche House

Cross the street for this quiche

By Jenn Sharp I’ve never gone out of my way for quiche. Quiche just isn’t a food that you cross the street for. Made wrong, it’s runny and flavourless. Done right, the egg base is perfect for creating any number of combinations.

But frankly, I could never be bothered to find out. That’s how much I cared about quiche. Until now.

One of Saskatoon’s newest restaurants, the Two Gun Quiche House, is not only worth crossing the street for, it’s worth driving here from Regina. Bill Matthews quietly opened the bright mustard yellow- and plumcoloured Riversdale restaurant in September. Business has been growing steadily ever since. Matthews attracted a loyal following from his now closed café in the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, Giuseppi’s, along with enough newcomers to keep the place happily buzzing during the noon hour.

A decidedly prohibition-era theme dominates the interior and makes the establishment’s unique name work.

Black and white wanted signs for gangsters line the walls and Frank Sinatra plays in the background. The Italian mobster concept may seem strange for a quiche house. I was puzzled too — why not a stereotypical deli or sandwich shop? There are a number of classic Italian sandwiches on the menu, like the Mortadella, or as the menu states: “Baloney on steroids.” Prosciutto, Calabrese salami, roasted peppers, provolone cheese and lettuce on focaccia bread for under $12.

But Matthews’ new spot is a throwback to one of Riversdale’s original settlers, Two Gun Cohen. A Londoner, and former pickpocketer, Morris Abraham Cohen was sent to Saskatoon in the early 1900s. When a holdup ensued at his favourite restaurant, the Alberta Cafe on 20th Street, he punched the gunman in the face, earning the respect of the area’s Chinese community. After moving to Edmonton and fighting in the First

Spinach and feta quiche with a Thai coconut soup at Two Gun Quiche House on 20th Street in Saskatoon. QC Photo by Michelle Berg

World War, Cohen would later become a bodyguard for China’s first president, Sun Yat Sen. The menu is small, but that usually means the ingredients are fresh and dishes made to order. If quiche isn’t your thing, there’s a porchetta sandwich, pulled pork with a homemade BBQ sauce, a smoked chicken salad sandwich, salads and “life-changing” soups. For dessert, try ice cream with

local sour cherry topping or Italian lemon rice pudding, finished with a glass of homemade lemonade.

The quiche is what made Matthews a mainstay at the Farmers’ Market for years and I suspect it’s the quiche that will keep people coming back to his new 20th Street venture. He’s got nearly 40 varieties in his repertoire and every morning makes six to eight different kinds.

“It never sits in the fridge for more than two days,” he says.

The day I visited there was a breakfast, Italian, mushroom and Swiss, broccoli and cheddar, spinach and feta, and ham quiche. The generous slice comes with a bowl of the socalled life-changing soup, salad or coleslaw for $10.90. I tried the broccoli and cheddar, while my dining partner had the spinach and feta. As stated

earlier, I’m no quiche expert. I’ve definitely had bad quiche though so that qualifies me to talk about how deliciously luxurious Matthews’ quiche is. The vegetables and cheese were perfectly folded into the fluffy, light egg base, which sat atop the flakiest, most flavourful crust I’ve ever tasted.

I raved about that quiche for days and you will too. Even if you’ve never gone out of your way for quiche before.

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Cuttings

Jump-start spring inside your home

By Erl Svendsen Now that Christmas is behind us, the decorations are packed up for another year and the poinsettias are no longer in season, it’s time to think of ways to bring some new colour into your home. What better way than to take some cuttings from your spring flowering shrubs and force them into flower in your home.

This is the perfect time of year to do this. To understand why this works you have to know a bit about the dormancy cycle — don’t worry, I’ll keep it simple. In the early fall, responding to longer nights, woody plants begin to undergo a number of changes in preparation for a long cold winter.

The outward signs are that growth stops, buds form and leaves fall. Internally, there’s a lot chemical, hormonal and cellular changes that occur at the same time. At first, the hormonal balances shift to growth prevention.

Regardless of the outdoor conditions, once plants enter this phase, growth simply will not occur except with further internal changes. As we enter winter, this is exactly what happens: the hormonal balances gradually shift back to allow growth but it is now temperature that is the main barrier. And normally, growth would not start until the ground thaws and daytime temperatures are well above freezing. But by bringing cuttings into your home, you are getting past that final growth barrier.

To start, take cuttings at least 30 cm long without destroying the shape or structure of your flowering tree or shrub. Make sure the branches have flower buds and not just leaf buds.

Flower buds are usually rounder, larger, and/or clustered together on short branches or spurs.

Next, bring the cuttings indoor and immediately place them in a bucket of cool water. A recommendation before my time was to mash the cut ends with a hammer to improve water uptake. This does not work.

Think of the stem as being made up of thousands of tiny straws. Now

think about sipping your favourite beverage through a crushed straw.

Not likely an easy job for you or the stem.

Keep the branches in a cool 15 to 18C, bright location (but away from direct sun). Low humidity, a common winter problem in many homes, may cause the buds to dry up before opening; therefore place near a humidifier or mist frequently with plain water.

Change the water regularly. Over a few days to a few weeks, the buds will swell. Once they begin to show a bit of colour, they are ready to be used in arrangements.

There are a number of suitable woody plants that can be forced into bloom. But not all are usually ready to be cut at the same time. One part of the dormancy story I left off is that buds also go through an aging or maturation process after the hormonal balances favour growth. Consider the procession of flowering in your landscape. The earlier they flower normally, they earlier they can be cut in the winter and successfully forced into flower.

So starting with the earliest, forsythia (bright yellow bells — one to two weeks to force), willow (yellow catkins — two weeks), and poplar (reddish catkins — two to three weeks) can be cut as early as January.

In February, consider those as well as cherries (white or pink — two to four weeks), plums (dark pink — two to three weeks), and pussy willows (silver fuzzy catkins — one week). In March you have further choices with hawthorns (white to pink — four to five weeks), honeysuckle shrubs (pink, red, or white — two to three weeks), apples and crabapples (pink, red or white — two to four weeks), mockorange (white, very fragrant — 4 to 5 weeks), lilacs (several colours — 4 to 5 weeks) and spirea (white bridal wreath type only — 4 weeks).

Take cuttings over several weeks to ensure you have replacement stems A simple floral arrangement of a couple of forced forsythia branches. Photo courtesy of K.K. Marais. for your arrangements.

Consider also in your arrange- which are ready when cut. Combine such as tulips or daffodils to create a the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ ments brightly coloured stems such your flowering stems with other stunning early spring display.

This column is provided courtesy of yahoo.com). as red- or yellow-stemmed dogwoods, spring flowers from your local florist

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NOTE: For complete application procedures and position requirements, please refer to the MLTC website @ www.mltc.ca.

Deadline: Friday, January 25, 2013 MLTC sincerely thanks all individuals for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Superintendent of Administrative Services/CFO Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is Saskatchewan’s largest Catholic school division. It is our privilege to serve more than 16,000 students in 7 high schools and 37 elementary schools. As well, we co-manage Humboldt Collegiate Institute with Horizon School Division. Our schools are located in Saskatoon, Humboldt, Biggar and Viscount. Our division is dynamic and growing. Currently we employ approximately 1,850 full-time and part-time teaching, support and service staff. Our 10 member elected Board of Education works closely with administration to use the operating and capital budget of $160 million to provide exemplary student-centred governance for Catholic education.

The Superintendent of Administrative Services/CFO reports to the Director of Education and is an integral part of the senior management team. Working with a team, this position is responsible for all functions related to budget, accounting, finance, payroll, accounts payable, facilities, and transportation. The successful candidate will provide strong leadership and ensure the effective and efficient managing of resources to support the achievement of the Board’s vision and goals.

This position will provide an exciting challenge for candidates who wish to work in a progressive, growing educational setting.

For a complete description of the required skills and abilities please see the full ad which is found on the GSCS website www.gscs.sk.ca under the Human Resource Services tab.

Qualified candidates are to submit an application, complete with covering letter, a complete resume, a minimum of three professional references, and the name of a pastoral reference. Application deadline is 4:00 p.m., January 15, 2013. Please direct inquiries and applications to: Greg Chatlain, Director of Education Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools 420 22nd Street East Saskatoon SK S7K 1X3 Phone: 659-7001; E-mail: gchatlain@gscs.sk.ca Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is committed to achieving and maintaining a workforce, which reflects and affirms the diversity of our school division. Applications are encouraged from First Nations and Métis candidates.

Clinical Psychologist of Policing The Saskatoon Police Service has a unique and exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist of Policing. We are looking for a dynamic person interested in the development of innovative and effective practices that reduce crime. You will be responsible for providing clinical and behavioural science expertise in the design and implementation of police and integrated community practises. This position will work closely with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ministry of Justice Corrections and Policing and Crown Prosecutors to decrease crime and increase community safety. You will develop relationships with police community partners such as Mental Health agencies, School Boards, Social Services, Adult and Youth Probation agencies, and Universities. As the ideal candidate you will possess the following qualifications: • • • • •

PhD in Clinical Psychology Several years of related experience in the Clinical Psychology field Expert clinical and scientific knowledge Ability to work independently Ability to develop provincial, national and international research partnerships

The Saskatoon Police Service offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary range of $121,870 to $143,198 (2012 rates).

For a full job description, please visit Recruiting/Civilian Positions on our website and submit a detailed resume by January 15, 2013.

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