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CITY NEWS:

Sharing ideas and office space at Cowork Regina P. 19

SHARP EATS:

A foodie’s view of Bangalore culinary culture P. 20

WINE WORLD:

Release your inner rock star with Pelee Island find P. 22

Hard Rock lessons winning is nice but a juno award isn’t a ticket to easy street, says past winner stacey hoskin P. 5

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Brynn Krysa: Bassist finds comfort in clothing

By Michelle Berg When Brynn Krysa’s not working her day job she focuses on her passion, which is music.

She plays the bass with local bands Pirate Fridays, Young Benjamins, and the Graham Tilsley group. As a performer, fashion plays an important role, especially while on stage — her outfits need to be comfortable to play in while still being interesting to look at.

Krysa always wears something bright or patterned and a piece of jewelry to spice it up. “My closet is pretty colourful because I’m always attracted to patterns and things. I like to wear comfortable clothes while playing shows so I guess I like comfort and clothes that have character.”

Most of Krysa’s wardrobe comes from Value Village, her favourite place to shop. “I do a lot of thrift shopping because it’s affordable and I like finding one-of-a-kind pieces.”

Some of her other go-to stores are Winners, Aldo Accessories in Edmonton and Superstore. “Winners has some good finds, the Aldo Accessories store in Edmonton is full of sparkly jewelry and Superstore has some nice affordable clothing.”

Krysa isn’t afraid to wear quirky pieces. “I have some floral printed pants that are quite flashy and I have this gold collar necklace that’s also quite flashy. If I like something, no matter how weird, I’ll wear it.”

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Stacey Hoskin with the Juno award he won in 1995. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

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FASHION — 2 Saskatchewan rocker blends comfort and style

CITY NEWS — 19 Sharing ideas and office space at Cowork Regina

COVER — 5 Winning a Juno award isn’t necessarily a recipe for success

SHARP EATS — 20 A foodie’s view of Bangalore food culture

READ MY BOOK — 9

INVENTORY — 21 Finds for the home and garden at WP Inside

EVENTS — 10-12 Plan your JunoFest schedule, and find out what else is happening in Regina this week

WINE WORLD — 22 Release your inner rock star with Pelee Island’s Gewurztraminer

IN THE CITY — 13-14 How a street became a community

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 23

ON THE SCENE — 16-17 QC’s best shots from the Jewels n’ Jeans Gala PARENT TO PARENT — 18 Parents share their favourite go-to meals for busy days

MEET MY PET — 24 Fostering cats is a lifelong passion OUTSIDE THE LINES — 25 Artist Stephanie McKay’s weekly colouring creation ASK ELLIE — 26

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Smokin’ Okies BBQ isn’t your ordinary Regina restaurant. From the moment you walk through the door, you will be engulfed in the aroma of traditional Southern barbecue, food that is cooked with the heat and smoke of burning hardwood.

Pit boss and owner, Eric Johnson has been specializing in great tasting barbecue since he got his first smoker in 1978.The Oklahoma native moved his family to the Queen City in 1991 and introduced the prairies to southern barbecue when he started his catering business in 2004.

Johnson and his family were so successful, they decided to expand their operation and opened their Quance Street restaurant location in 2006. According to Johnson, what sets Smokin’Okies apart from most barbecue restaurants is that they cook in a very traditional way, using wood only. “Others use gas or electricity as their main source of heat. Mercaptin, which is the product added to natural gas so it can be smelled prior to exploding, alters the taste of the food.”, said Johnson. “Our only source of heat is the maple logs we burn.”

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“Some places sell sauces, we sell meat,” said Johnson. “We tell our customers to try the ribs and brisket before you put the sauce on.”

“All our recipes are homemade including the specialty dry rubs and sauces,”said Johnson. “Our recipes contain only quality ingredients and no MSG.”

Johnson is also very community minded and is proud to support many community events and organizations such as the Regina Humane Society. He takes pride in giving back to the community that has supported his family for so many years.

To say thank you to their customers, Johnson has also created a Smokin’ Okies rewards program. Just by signing up, the customer gets a free pulled pork sandwich. They also receive emails with “members only”offers and reward certificates, which can be redeemed at any time, as well as notification of any events they have going on.You can sign up for the rewards program at the restaurant or on their Facebook page.

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A Juno Award isn’t useful in your real life.

— Stacey Hoskin

S A S K AT C H E WA N M U S I C

How one winner views true value of Juno hardware

Stacey Hoskin, who won a Juno Award in 1995 as a member of the rock band Monster Voodoo Machine, works at Home Depot on Rochdale Boulevard in Regina. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

Winning Canadian music award didn’t translate to long-term success

By Andrew Matte Life as a Juno Award-winner suits Regina’s Stacey Hoskin just fine, even though he works at Home Depot and isn’t living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle

he enjoyed as a young musician.

Canada’s coveted music prize remains a source of pride for the twicedivorced father, but the sleek, acrylic trophy also reminds him of fleeting success in the entertainment world.

The award, which he won in 1995 as a member of the Canadian rock band Monster Voodoo Machine, illustrates how artistic rewards rarely have any-

thing to do with commercial success.

As Regina and Moose Jaw play host to parties, dinners and concerts as part of Juno Week, which began April 15 and culminates in the awards show on April 21 at the Brandt Centre, Hoskin has no plans to celebrate, even though he’s one of the few Reginans to actually own a coveted Juno.

“On one hand, winning a Juno was

an amazing thing. To be singled out and told that the music you are creating is worthy, is great, especially for a young musician,” says Hoskin, who turned 44 on April 15. “And it puts a spotlight on Regina. And there are lots of great bands playing and I hope that as many people as possible get out to see them.

“But winning a Juno is not a guar-

antee. A Juno Award isn’t useful in your real life. And musicians realize this when the two worlds collide,” says Hoskin, who left his band a year after the Juno win. He hasn’t worked full-time in music since.

“A Juno is not currency. It’s not a job. And those are the things that are needed to sustain a career.”

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It isn’t like winning a Grammy. If you win a Grammy Award, then you have reached a level of American success which is tenfold what it is in Canada. — Jason Plumb

Nearly two decades after his Juno win, the man responsible for Monster Voodoo Machine’s computer-generated sounds won’t be taking a break from his shifts in the tool-rental department at the north Regina Home Depot. He’ll keep an eye on Juno Week from his basement, where he writes music on his computer for his own enjoyment while contributing to part-time music projects, just as he’s done for years.

“I go to work at Home Depot so that I can support my music. And if nobody has ever heard of me, that’s fine,” he says. “But to go out to these events for the Junos and meet people and that kind of thing, that’s just not my scene.”

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Hoskin isn’t the only Regina resident who understands the irony of a Juno win. Jason Plumb, founder of the The Waltons, saw his 1994 win for best new band as a reason to hope for fortune and fame in the recording industry. And while The Waltons enjoyed commercial success and Plumb continues to earn a living with music, he acknowledges today that he had hoped for more back then. While winning a Juno boosted his confidence and remains a highlight for the band, the Juno didn’t help his career in ways fans assume.

“I was over the moon. It was a fun night,” says Plumb. “But winning a Juno isn’t what people think. It isn’t like winning a Grammy. If you win a Grammy Award, then you have reached a level of American success which is tenfold what it is in Canada.”

He learned that commercial success is often out of an artist’s control, determined by radio airplay, support from record companies and concert promoters, as well as the unpredictability of the music-buying public.

“We were the darlings at the time.

We had just done a national tour with the Barenaked Ladies, our record had gone gold, we had three singles that were charting on radio and we had videos that were playing on MuchMusic. So everything was as it should be for a young, successful band,” says Plumb.

“Now, the dream of being a pop star is sort of fading behind me.

Meet three Reginans with Juno Awards — Stacey Hoskin, Jack Semple and Jason Plumb. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

So now I am into working with pop stars, and that is great, too.”

Plumb supports the Juno Awards because music industry connections can be made there, but he’s less interested in the awards themselves.

“I wind up going to the Junos every year so I can possibly hook up with younger artists I can work in the studio with and do songwriting with. That is where my career is heading. Working in the studio and songwriting takes up about 90 per cent of my time,” says Plumb, who recently set up a recording studio in CBC’s Broad Street facility.

Similarly, Regina guitarist Jack Semple is pleased his hometown will be the focus for music fans during Juno Week, but he sees the event more as a business opportunity.

“It’s is a great honour to be judged by your peers to be worthwhile and to be told that you are doing a good job.

But it’s really just a music convention,” says Semple, who won in 1991

for his contribution to a blues recording. “When you win a Juno Award, it’s a great thing. But after a week or two, people forget about it. It doesn’t guarantee any sort of success.”

Semple has some performances scheduled during the festivities, but he’ll be working harder at selling his music.

“I might meet somebody who wants to licence one of my CDs. I am going to be out with my business cards and my CDs flogging them shamelessly,” he says. “I have a couple of small gigs. But actually, I do better financially when the Brier comes to town.”

■ ■ ■ ■ A more tangible boost to a musician’s career comes from public policy. The provincial government is supporting the Junos, but its decision to eliminate the film employment tax credit hurt a lot of local musicians.

“When the tax credit was eliminated, it hit hard. About 60 or 70 per cent of my income is based on film and television production,” says Plumb.

Making deals with producers outside Saskatchewan is difficult because other provinces have incentives for producers to hire local musicians.

“I can’t find work in Winnipeg or Calgary,” says Plumb. “You can’t really get work out of province because all of the provinces support their own industry. That’s the big drag in all of this.”

Semple is in the same predicament. “It’s a bit of a sore point for me. My income dropped about 20 per cent with that announcement.”

Hoskin believes Premier Brad Wall is being hypocritical whenever he speaks favourably about Saskatchewan’s artistic community.

“Brad Wall did a crappy thing. He left a lot of people hanging,” Hoskin says. “He forced a lot of creative people out of the province and killed an

industry. And now with the Junos in town, he talks about how wonderful the Junos are and how he supports the arts.

“When people who make a living in the arts move away from your city, you aren’t supporting the arts.”

■ ■ ■ ■ Born in the southern Ontario city of Woodstock, Hoskin grew up in the nearby community of Windfall where he discovered an appreciation for music at an early age. His mother, Gail, played records from Bobby Vinton and the Bay City Rollers. His dad, Jack, would listen to AC/DC and Judas Priest after shifts at a machinist’s shop. Hoskin took to it all.

Using money he earned working on local tobacco farms, he bought a set of drums at age 13 and immersed himself in all kinds of music — disco, the music played at the local record store, or banjo-picked country.

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I go to work at Home Depot so that I can support my music. And if nobody has ever heard of me, that’s fine.

— Hoskin

He believes his intense attraction to music was the result of being an emotional child, which he today attributes to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and social anxiety. He was always introverted and was often uncomfortable in social situations.

“When I was in school I always did very well. But emotionally, I was much younger than my years. When I was sad, I was really sad. But when I was happy, I was really happy. I always had an intense connection to my mother,” he says. “But today, at my age, I’m able to talk about it and understand it all in ways I couldn’t even 10 years ago.”

After high school, he moved to Oakville to take a media studies course in hopes of becoming a writer. During classes at Sheridan College, his appreciation of music grew. He also was attracted to technology and learned how to use early computers, drum machines and sampling to create music. Then he met Adam Sewell, an ambitious rock musician who would later form Monster Voodoo Machine.

“Adam had a real vision for what he wanted. He was a talented guy and he was the organizer of everything,” says Hoskin, who was asked to operate lights and sound at Voodoo shows and drive the band to gigs.

“Adam was curious about what I was doing on the computer. What I was doing by making drum loops and triggering sounds, that was the sort of thing he was into as well. After a while, I was made a member of the band.”

Hoskin contributed to early Voodoo recordings and helped the band reach its greatest success in 1994 with Suffersystem, the album that earned the band a Juno for best hard rock album. The band spent three months in Chicago recording the album, then toured North America for nearly two years with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford.

The fame, the Juno and artistic reward were dreams come true for Hoskin.

“I remember when I was kid listening to music and being so moved by it that I decided that I wanted to make music,” says Hoskin.

“Being a member of a band like that and touring was amazing. All of those guys were like my brothers. They were my family.”

One of Hoskin’s most difficult moments came at a tour stop in Edmonton. During a call home to Windfall, he learned that his mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had had surgery while he was travelling.

“They kept this news from me because they didn’t want me to stay home. They wanted me to go on tour. They knew this was my dream.

And I would have stayed had I known,” Hoskin says, adding his mother’s death in 2000

Stacey Hoskin was attracted to technology and learned how to use early computers, drum machines and sampling to make music. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

took many years to put into perspective.

“I get choked up when I talk about her even today. And two years ago, I am not sure I could have talked about her,” Hoskin says. “I was a momma’s boy. And I always was. And I have no trouble admitting that. She meant everything to me.”

By 1996, Hoskin reluctantly decided to leave the band, in part because he didn’t reap the financial reward he hoped for.

“I hold no animosity today. And Adam and I are friends, but at the time, I was staying with my sister and taking the subway to see Adam at his place to work on music. It didn’t sit well with me. And I couldn’t argue with the deal that we had, so I left.”

Today, Sewell works in the music business in Toronto.

“I love the guy,” he says of Hoskin. “And I understand completely why he left the band.

Stacey was the epitome of the computer nerd and a nerd of computer culture long before anyone knew what that was.”

Over the years, Hoskin had become friends with a Regina fan; they’d visit during shows at the now-closed Channel One or the Ex-

change. They reconnected in Vancouver after she’d moved there, not long before Hoskin left Monster Voodoo Machine.

“It was the first time we felt there was something romantic. And I moved to Vancouver because we thought we could make it work.

So I shipped everything I owned to Vancouver and that was it,” he says.

Over the years, Hoskin remained true to his music: experimenting with software, contributing to other artists’ projects and helping musician friends whenever they asked.

He earned his living at various jobs — a Vancouver music store, Ticketmaster and a B.C. airline. He even helped operate a daycare with his first wife.

The couple married and had a son before moving to Regina in 2001 to be near her family. The marriage ended and she returned to B.C. with their son, now 15. He remarried and has since divorced, but Hoskin doesn’t see a reason to leave Regina.

“In a way, Regina is a lot like Woodstock.

It’s not too big and not too small,” he says.

“It’s my home now. And why leave home, especially if I don’t have a reason to?”

The more Juno

■ The Juno Awards are named after Pierre Juneau, the first president of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

■ The first Juno Awards ceremony was held in 1970, under the name the Gold Leaf Awards. In 1971 the name Juno was adopted.

■ The Junos were not awarded in 1988 due to restructuring the schedule so the ceremony would take place in the spring instead of the fall.

■ Until 1990, the awards ceremony was held in Toronto. In 1991 it moved to Vancouver; in 1995 to Hamilton. It alternated between those three cities until 2002.

■ In 2007 the Junos were held in Saskatchewan for the first time, at Saskatoon’s Credit Union Centre. Nelly Furtado was the host.

■ Notable Juno hosts over the years have included Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Celine Dion, Howie Mandel and Burton Cummings.

■ This year’s Juno Awards are being hosted by Michael Buble at Regina’s Brandt Centre on April 21.

Performers include Billy Talent, Carly Rae Jepsen, Serena Ryder and Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs.

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

M A U R E E N H A D D OC K

Get an Even Bigger Wagon When I asked my husband why people should read my book, he said, “because it’s funny.”

In Get a Bigger Wagon and the newly released Get an Even Bigger Wagon, I have written dozens of true stories about my husband’s misadventures growing up in small town Saskatchewan. At the end of every story, I share what I think a child might take away from the incident.

Then, I ask my husband what he learned from the experience, and he answers in his own inimitable way. If it’s funny, it’s because he marches obliviously to his own beat.

My husband is the type of entrepreneur who uses instinct to choose his path; decisions have to feel right. I met him when we

were 12, and at the time I didn’t between discipline and freedom. fully understand his need to cre- My husband was blessed with the perfect mother for ate his own life. his spirit.

While writing Get a As you read these Bigger Wagon and stories, I hope you Get an Even Bigremember some of ger Wagon I have the emotional morelived his boyhood ments of your own with him. Now, I childhood. You may recognize the signs even come to unof his style of enderstand some of trepreneurism the more colourful in some of the members of your spirited children family. At the very I meet. When chilleast, if you lived dren struggle with on the Canadian their daily grind, I Prairies during the often wonder if it Maureen Haddock 1950s and ’60s, you could be because they know exactly what they’d will relate to the boy as he longs rather be doing. Parenting such for a television, lies to get a job, a child requires finding a balance sneaks into the pool hall, drives

underage, and learns that actions have consequences. Small towns have eyes … everywhere.

Today, in our house, we teasingly tell each other to get a bigger wagon. It is our way of saying, “tough it up, try again, stop whining, or get over it.” We love the idea of the get a bigger wagon philosophy. We are currently developing criteria for our Get a Bigger Wagon Awards, which will be presented to spirited, entrepreneurial youngsters.

You will find information about these awards and more on our soon to be re-launched website at w w w. g e t a b i g g e r w a g o n . c o m .

Please join us at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon on the evening of April 25 for a reading and book signing.

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The Minnow, The Waltons, Odds Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr.

MUSIC

Thursd ay, A pril 1 8 Jason Plumb & The Willing, Indigo Joseph, Fly Points, Grapes of Wrath Starting at 5 p.m.

PotashCorp Tent City Square Plaza, Downtown

Jeff McLeod, Scott Benson Band, Andino Suns, Pugs and Crows The Club at the Exchange 2431 8th Ave.

Bison B.C., Black Thunder and Chronobot The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave.

Shooting Guns, The Pack AD, One Bad Son, Monster Truck The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave.

Dan Silljer and Johnny McCuaig Band McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

Refined/Undignified, To the Bottom of the Well, Flood the Stone First Baptist Church, 2241 Victoria Ave.

Brothers Arntzen The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd.

Val Halla, Tim Vaughn, Jack De Keyzer, Steve Hill The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd.

Frid ay, Ap r il 1 9 Emilie Mover, Jordan Klassen, Belle Plaine, The Wooden Sky The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave.

The Pack AD play the Exchange with the Shooting Guns, One Bad Son and Monster Truck Saturday.

Alex Goodman, Allison Au, Shirantha Beddage Duo, Carol Welsman, Joel Miller Quartet Artful Dodger, 1631 11th Ave.

Melanie Durrant, Ammoye, Elaine lil’Bit Shepherd, Five Alarm Funk, Makeshift Innocence McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

Steve Strongman, Jack Semple, Shakura S’Aida Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr. Jeffery Straker, Dominique Fricot, JP Hoe, The Bystanders The Club at the Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Amelia Curran, Corb Lund, Danny Michel, Jason Plumb and the Willing, Jim Cuddy, Mike Plume, Royal Wood, Sarah Slean and more The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave. Smokekiller, The Lazy MKs, The Rebellion, MakeLiars The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd.

Indigo Joseph, Rococode, Hannah Georgas, Yukon Blond The Owl, U of R Riddell Centre 3737 Wascana Parkway Codie Prevost, Wyatt, Slow Down Molasses, Foam Lake, Two Hours Traffic, Rah Rah Starting at 5 p.m., PotashCorp Tent City Square Plaza, Downtown

Pimpton, JD Era, Ace Massive, Def 3, Tricky Moreira U of R Multipurpose Room, Riddell Centre 3737 Wascana Parkway Belle Starr, JJ Voss, Don Amero, Blake Berglund The Whiskey Saloon 1047 Park St. Dallas Smith with Jess Moskaluke The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Whatever The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St.

Jeans Boots, Devin Townsend Project, Castle River, Prop Planes Rocks Bar & Grill 1235 Broad St.

Robot Hive with These Estates O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St.

Danny Goertz, Julia McDougall, Rose Cousins, Danielle Duval Slow Pub, 2124 Albert St.

Baroque Regina Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m., Government House

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The Empire Associates The Cathedral Village Freehouse, 2062 Albert St. Kirby Criddle Creative City Centre 1843 Hamilton St. Sound Society O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St. Jess Moskaluke The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Whatever The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St. Reuben and the Dark, Andy Shauf, Great Lake Swimmers, The Barr Brothers The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. All Mighty Voice, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, Lonesome Weekends, The Strumbellas Artful Dodger, 1631 11th Ave.

Whiskey Songs, Fur Eel, Souljazz Orchestra, The Pistolwhips McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Young Benjamins, Library Voices, The Matinee, Hey Ocean The Owl, U of R Riddell Centre 3737 Wascana Parkway Quake, Kayo, SonReal & Rich Kidd, Classified PotashCorp Tent City Square Plaza, Downtown Barlow, Dustin Bentall and the Smokes, Fly Points, George Leach Rocks Bar & Grill 1235 Broad St. Keiffer McLean, Shawn Hook, Nick Faye, Rosie and the Riveters Slow Pub, 2124 Albert St. High Hopes, The Treble, Ten Second Epic, Down With Webster U of R Multipurpose Room, Riddell Centre 3737 Wascana Parkway

Amy Nelson, Alex Runions, Kira Isabella, Donny Parenteau The Whiskey Saloon 1047 Park St. Sun d ay, Ap ril 2 1 Juno Songwriters’ Circle Featuring Bahamas, Classified, David Myles, Colin James, Crystal Shawanda, Danny Michel and Kathleen Edwards Noon, Casino Regina Show Lounge, 1880 Sask. Dr. Baroque Regina Symphony Orchestra 3 p.m., Government House 4607 Dewdney Ave. The Brothers Arntzen Creative City Centre 1843 Hamilton St. Chad Brownlee 9 p.m., PotashCorp Tent City Square Plaza, Downtown Mon d ay, Ap ril 22 Monday Night Jazz & Blues: The Donors Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney Showoff: Open Mic 7:30 p.m., The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave. Tuesd ay, Ap ril 23 Tuesday Night Troubador jam night Every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Bocados, 2037 Park St. Lords Kitchner O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St. Wed n esd ay, Ap ril 24 Wednesday Night Folk: Alex Vissia Trio Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney Jam Night Every Wednesday McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

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HeARTland Artist Guild Annual Show/Sale Friday, April 19, 3-9 p.m.

Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free admission Argyle Park Community Centre, 35 Davin Cr. Art In Full Dimension Until April 27; Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2078 Halifax St. Da Vinci Inventions: An Inspirational Exhibition Until April 28 Saskatchewan Science Centre, 2903 Powerhouse Dr. Juno Fashion Until April 29; Dunlop Art Gallery, 2311-12th Ave. Dreams from the Gutter An exhibition of drawings and sculpture by Jonah McFadzean, Dakota McFadzean and Troy Coulterman Until May 5; TAE Contemporary Gallery, 1631 11th Ave. Belinda Harrow: Giant Bingo Exploring Internet dating through art Until May 13; Art Gallery of Regina, Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, 2420 Elphinstone St. Spread: Carmela Laganse Until May 23 RPL Sherwood Village Gallery, 6121 Rochdale Blvd.

Art by Women Until May; Nouveau Gallery, 2146 Albert St. The Power of Music: Sustainability and the Junos Until July 31; Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert St.

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

Turvey Centre, Armour Road PotashCorp First Nations Honouring Ceremony Honouring aboriginal artists nominated for 2013 Juno Awards. Includes drumming, dancing and singing.

Saturday, April 20, noon First Nations University of Canada

Greatest Hits: The Juno Tour of Canadian Art Until Nov. 24; MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. --Assiniboia Gallery 2266 Smith St. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Juno Fan Fare Live interviews with Canadian musicians.

Saturday, April 20, noon-3 p.m.

Cornwall Centre, 2102 11th Ave.

Mysteria Gallery 2706 13th Ave.; Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Regina Little Theatre April 17-20 Regina Performing Arts Centre, 1077 Angus St. Kiss or Make Up Dinner theatre fundraiser April 19-21; St. James United Church, 4506 Sherwood Dr. O.C.Dean (world premiere) Until April 27 Shumiatcher Sandbox Series Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St. I, Claudia Until April 28 Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St. The Big Bang Thesis Until June 1; Applause Dinner Theatre, 1975 Broad St.

# SPECIAL EVENTS Bernini and the Triumph of the Church in 17th-Century Rome Thursday, April 18, 11 a.m.

U of R College Avenue Campus, Gallery Building room 106

Shakura S’Aida is playing Friday during JunoFest.

Strategic Targets for Public Services: Lessons for Canada from the English Experience Ticketed dinner event and keynote presentation Thursday, April 18, 5-9 p.m.

Convention Hall, Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr. Science Pub The Science of Sous Vide Cooking, presented by U of R political scientist Martin Hewson Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.)

Arizona Room, Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney Ave. Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Live in Regina Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr. Battle of the Prairies IX Lonsdale Boxing Club vs.

Western Canada Friday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr.

Body, Soul & Spirit Expo Friday, April 19, 3-9 p.m.

Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, April 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr. Regina Farmers’ Market Saturday, April 20, 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. French Social Club Practise and improve your French skills Saturday, April 20, 10-11:30 a.m.

U of R Riddell Centre (look for the Institut Francais banner) Pegasus Spring Fling Craft/ Trade Show Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Rosemont United Church basement, 5000-8th Ave. Regina Coin Club Spring Show and Sale Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saskatchewan Environmental Film Festival Saturday, April 20, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, April 21, 12:30-6 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. MS Fundraiser Prime rib supper and cabaret, with music by Easily Corrupted and Sucker Punch Saturday, April 20, 5 p.m.

St. Mary’s Hall, 2020 Winnipeg St. Juno Awards 4 p.m. Red Carpet simulcast 6 p.m. Juno Awards simulcast Sunday, April 21 PotashCorp Tent City Square Plaza, Downtown The Vertigo Series Featuring readings by Jenna Butler, Duckens Charitable, Nancy R. Lange and Eliz Robert, and music by Brian Templeton and Sean Treble Monday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.

Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar, 1925 Victoria Ave. Mayor’s Arts & Business Awards Tuesday, April 23, noon-1:15 p.m.; Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr. Littlest Birdwatchers Tuesday, April 23, 1:30-2:30

p.m.; Spaces are limited; register at 306-787-7271 Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert St. Improv Meets Poetry A workshop with Missie Peters and Dave Morris Tuesday, April 23, 7-9 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St.

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COMEDY

Comedy Grind Every Saturday night Gabbo’s, 2338 Dewdney Ave.

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Oblivion Action After decades of war the Scavs, drone repairmen, were stationed on Earth to extract vital resources. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), one of the repairmen, has almost completed his mission. But the arrival of a beautiful stranger triggers events and put the fate of humanity in his hands.

Galaxy Cinemas 420 McCarthy Blvd. N. 306-522-9098 Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall Cinemas 3025 Gordon Rd.; 306-585-3383 --Regina Public Library Theatre 2311 12th Ave.; 306-777-6104 Kramer Imax 2903 Powerhouse Dr. 306-522-4629 Rainbow Cinemas Golden Mile Shopping Centre 3806 Albert St.; 306-359-5250 Paradise Cinemas 1011 Devonshire Dr. N. 306-522-7888

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People help make a neighbourhood

Duncan Campbell’s favourite place is his street, where his neighbours have welcomed him and his partner with open arms. QC photo by Michael Bell.

By Andrew Matte When Duncan Campbell moved into his Retallack Street house, he had no idea he’d enjoy the location as much as he has. And he couldn’t predict the reasons behind his affinity for his neighbourhood.

Not long after he and his partner moved in, neighbours arrived on his doorstep with words of welcome. Others spotted him the yard and invited him for drinks. Over the years, Campbell and his partner have become close friends with several families on his block. And at dinner parties, backyard barbecues and Christmas gatherings, Campbell and his neighbours marvel at how they’ve become such good friends and met only because they happen to live on the same block.

Q: How did you learn that your neighbours were so friendly?

A: The people next door came over.

And we slowly met other couples and their kids, whether they were working in their garden or we just happened to see each other outside.

Q: Do you have a relationship with your neighbours that’s different from the typical neighbour relationship?

A: Yes. I have never lived in a place where I have felt this sense of community ever before in my life ... We know about each other’s lives. And it’s always a lovely place to be. I was not expecting this when I bought this house.

Q: How have these relationships evolved?

A: We have developed this amazing community where we look after each other’s cats while we’re away; we invite each other over for dinner parties. We look after each other.

And we look after each other’s kids

when they are out playing on the street.

Q: Do others feel the same way?

A: It always comes up about how amazed we all are about how this happened and how tight we are. We have talked to our friends about it.

And many of them don’t even know their neighbours, let alone been in their homes for supper. There is this micro community that I have never experienced. These are important friends and I have lifelong friendships.

Q: What are the ages of the people who make up this group?

A: We have people on the street of varying ages, though I think I might be the oldest among those who live in a core of about six houses I am thinking about. And I am 48.

Q: What sorts of fun things happen?

A: There are people who live across the street from us who knocked down a fence in their backyard where they host this big party and all of our friends are invited. It’s a big Retallack Street party. They roasted a pig one year. It’s not really an official block party, but it’s just a community party. We have a big Christmas party that everybody comes to. It’s for what I call the Retallack gang.

Q: Have there been any problems in the neighbourhood?

A: There was a time when a teenager around the block had a party when his parents were away. They told people about it on Facebook.

And we saw all of our neighbours out front of my house on the street.

So we all got together and connected over that. When we have problems, we help each other. We socialize.

We are in each other’s lives. It’s like

the TV show kind of neighbourhood that you used to see.

Q: When you aren't visiting with your neighbours, how do you feel about the neighbourhood?

A: I feel completely safe when I walk on my block. I don’t feel isolated. If I need something, I know where to go. If someone lets their kid outside, they know that there are 12 sets of eyes watching and that there are people who can help. I don’t think you see these in modern cities very much but I am sure there are pockets like this elsewhere.

Q: What can you attribute to having like-minded people as your neighbours?

A: I think it’s just a group of people in the universe who were somehow brought together into this community. That is why this is my favourite place in Regina.

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SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES (SIIT)

PRESIDENT & CEO POSITION

The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is Canada’s leading aboriginal technical training institute.

It is one of four accredited academic and training institutions within the Province of Saskatchewan. SIIT is mandated through the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations to provide academic, vocational and technical training, as well as educational services for continued career growth.

The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) invites applications for the position of President/CEO.

CREE BILINGUAL TEACHERS REQUIRED

The President, serving as CEO, is accountable to the Board of Governors of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. Reporting to the SIIT Board of Governors, the President/CEO is responsible for the leadership and management of the affairs of SIIT in accordance with FSIN legislation, provincial legislation, organizational policies and operational strategies. In partnership with the Board, the President provides and articulates a vision that is aligned with the Institute’s mission, vision and goals in furthering its academic standards and fulfilling its educational role in the province.

Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schoolisisisaccepting acceptingapplications applicationsand andarranging arranging interviews with qualified Cree speaking teachers. Representatives of Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools can arrange for interviews to take place in either Regina or Prince Albert, on a Saturday within the month of May. Interviews will also be available in Saskatoon to facilitate those attending the Awasis conference (April 25-26).

Preference will be given to qualified First Nations persons. SIIT complies with Section 48 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code to give preference in employment for the above position.

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

What is your go-to meal when you’re pressed for time?

“Saskatoon berries with sugar sprinkled on top.” — Paul McNeil “Take out? Seriously though, goulash-ground beef, pasta or rice, onions, peas and either mushroom or tomato soup.” — Kari Frydenlund Soroski “Veggie and cheese quesadilla. My two-year-old loves them!” — Stacey Morgenstern “Snack plates — a random assortment of foods on a plate, like cheese, crackers, fruits, veggies, humus and hard boiled eggs. It’s easy, fast, kids love them and you get all four food groups. You can also do all the prep ahead of time and just pull it out when someone gets hungry.” — Sara Gowing “Slow cooker chili! My slow cooker comes in handy when we are rushed.” — Tina Farthing “My kids love quesadillas, wraps or even grilled wraps with just turkey and cheese.” — Melissa R Reed “Egg sandwiches. The meat and cheese is optional depending on what’s in the fridge. We always have frozen peas or corn (the organic Co-op brand is the best) on hand or cut up carrots to get a veg. Quesadillas or perogies also popular fast favourites.”

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“Soup and sandwich … if they’re hungry, they like it!” — Terri Leniuk “Spaghetti and meatsauce. Yes, my kids love it!” — Chera Miller

“I have a list on the inside of my cupboard to peek at when I get supper block if I haven’t planned anything and we’re in a rush — toasted tomato sandwiches, steamed edamame beans, pancakes and yogurt, soup and toast, etc. It saves me from copping out and ordering in (usually).” — Erica Piché Smith

“We have several go to meals! Anything with ground beef, i.e. spaghetti and goulash. Pita pizzas are quick and toasted bagels with cream cheese are super simple. The kids are usually happy with the quick meals. Often on weekends, I will cook enough to have leftovers that I’ll freeze and pull out during the week.” — Carla Contreras

“Our go to meal is definitely crockpot chicken with roasted vegetables. The crockpot gets turned on that morning and I don’t have to think about it until we eat. Quickly cubing the veggies and putting them in the oven doesn’t take any longer than ordering fast food and it’s something the kids will always eat.” — Alysia Czmuchalek

“Besides drive-thru? Spaghettini and meat sauce.

Fifteen minutes from the counter it’s on the table.

I’m over it, but they’ll still eat it.” — Dar, via Twitter

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“My go-to meal is soup and sandwiches or eggs and toast. I don’t know that my kids love it but they eat it and it’s quick.” — Nikki Melnyk

“I always try and cook for extra and keep leftovers in the freezer for those crazy nights when you are pressed for time! Sometimes she says ew, and other times it works!” — Kerri Senkow “Stir fry ... fast, easy and very healthy! Can be made in less than 15 minutes” — Shontell Sigda, via Facebook

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COWORK REGINA

Shared office no home away from home

By Ashley Martin The coworkers in this central Regina office don’t do the same jobs. They don’t even work for the same company. But they share a board room and a water cooler.

This is Cowork Regina, an office space for startups, freelancers and other small companies who want a workspace but don’t need an entire office building of their own. It’s like a roommate situation for workers.

With six businesses using the space — two graphic design companies, two production companies, a modelling agency and DJ duo — it has a different feel than the average office.

“Some people, this is their business, they come here nine-to-five and then they peace. Other people are freelancers or just side-jobbers so they come here on their own flex time,” said Derek Wu, a founding partner of Cowork Regina. “So you see a different dynamic in that sense, versus coming to an office, there at nine ... leave at five.”

Cowork Regina’s beginning dates back to October, when Wu and his business partners — Colter Wood, Jim Demeray and Trevor Anderson — got their hands on the two-storey space at 2151 Albert St. with the intent of opening a lounge. The cowork space was a byproduct of that plan, as the entire second storey was office-ready.

When the space opened in January, it was already 100-per-cent rented. There is currently a wait-list.

Aside from camaraderie and lower operating costs, the coworking setup has had another side effect: Being that all of the tenants are creatively inclined, they can work on projects together and share business opportunities just by walking down the hall.

“We kind of feed off each other and help each other out,” said Matt Kopeck, founder of Creative Metric, a web and graphic design company.

Riley Moynes, co-founder of Living Sky Media, recently needed graphics for a TV show he’s produc-

Robel (Robbie) Sahlu, left, and Gideon Belete work for Crate2 Sound & Design, whose office space is located at Cowork Regina. QC photo by Don Healy

ing, but “I’m not a graphic designer; neither is (editor) Tim (Thurmeier).

It’s easy access to people who are readily required for our business to continue.”

“I can’t really think of any other place that has these kind of people all in one location,” said Thurmeier.

Prior to this, the two were working out of Moynes’ house.

“At home it’s very hard to be creative on your own and get ideas.

There’s lots of distractions and you don’t get into that mode where you want to work because you’re still at your house,” said Moynes. “This is

like a disconnect. I don’t keep my work at home anymore, I keep it here, and if I need to work I’ll come here and do it, and if I want to chill out I’ll be at home.”

“It does separate the professionalism,” added Kopeck. “Working at home sometimes it’s easy to get distracted and stay motivated.”

Especially when you have small children running around, as is the case for Dawn Bird of B E Zee Productions. She found herself having to clean the house whenever clients would come over, and spent a lot more time trying to work than actu-

ally working. Now, “I’m able to keep home life at home and work life at work.”

Contrarily for Robbie Sahlu, children weren’t the problem.

“I’m 20 years old and living with my parents; it’s not necessarily the best or most ideal condition to express myself,” he said.

“It’s way easier when you have a bunch of people working toward a certain goal than being by yourself and locked up in your basement.”

With a board room and kitchen in house, these upstart companies don’t have to hold client meetings in coffee

shops. And the rent isn’t bad, considering the location — smack in the middle of Cathedral and downtown.

The rent ranges from $325 to $750 and is on a month-to-month basis. So far none of the tenants have plans to leave.

The Cowork Regina founders are currently renovating a second cowork space across the street at Coda, with the potential of having hot desks and day rates.

If the discretionary use application for a lounge is declined, they’ll also look at turning the main floor of 2151 Albert into cowork space.

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A foodie’s insight into Bangalore food culture

By Jenn Sharp Indian food is the antithesis to everything I’ve known and loved about cuisine on the Prairies.

There are no simple flavours and no simple dishes.

I recently spent a month in India, mainly in the southern city (and information technology capital) of Bangalore. Along with four others, I was sponsored by Rotary International to take part in a vocational and cultural exchange program.

Hosted by various Rotary groups in Bangalore, every week I stayed with a different family. Through numerous homemade dishes, restaurant meals and a few trips to the street food market, I got to know the cuisine of that region very well.

Every state in India is completely different: the language, the culture and the food. So to say that I experienced Indian food would not be accurate as that would take months, if not years. I understand Bangalore’s food culture pretty well though.

It was hard to get a handle on what I was eating at the beginning.

Things that looked hot were surprisingly mild while the most innocent-looking chutney burned to the core. Most vegetable and meat dishes came in a curry sauce. Vegetarian food is the norm, so much so that restaurants would advertise if they had “non-veg” options. Chicken and mutton were common but I rarely saw beef on the menu (80 per cent of the population is Hindu and doesn’t eat beef for religious reasons).

People rarely use a knife and fork — they’ve mastered the righthanded eating technique. The left hand is traditionally reserved for toilet activities and is unclean.

Watching someone mould a soupy sambal curry and rice into balls which are pushed into the mouth using the thumb and three fingers is a sight to behold. I think it’s more difficult to master than chop sticks. I succeeded mostly in

getting food all over my chin. An Indian friend watching me eat one night remarked that he wished he had brought his video camera.

The flavours are more complex than anything I’ve tasted, from pungent, astringent, sweet, spicy and everything in between. The copious amounts of garlic (street vendors sell it by the grocery bag) and spice also leave a taste in your mouth that lingers long after the last bite. I often smelled of curry spices; it seemed to come out through my pores.

Sweets seem to be a diet staple and are sweeter than anything I’ve tasted. Often made with ghee (clarified butter) and flavoured with some type of fruit, nut paste or spice, they’re sometimes served at the beginning and the end of a meal (all good things start with a sweet I’ve been told). There’s even “breakfast dessert.”

The chai and masala tea is legendary. If I could have one milky, spiced hot cup of chai everyday for the rest of my life I would be a happy woman. So too are the roadside food trucks. Anyone who’s travelled in South Asia knows the joy of an unexpected street food stop. You’re never sure what you’re going to get but you can guarantee it’ll be delicious.

The eating times were hard to adapt to. Lunch is generally late — around 2 or 3 p.m. Thus many eat a heavy breakfast of dhosas (rice pancake generally with a potato masala stuffing and coconut chutney for dipping), a variety of fried breads, curries, rice and toast.

Vadas (a deep fried lentil flour doughnut) are a special breakfast treat at roadside food stalls. A typical Bangalore breakfast was much too heavy — fruit and curds is enough for me in the morning.

This often upset my hosts who pushed more food, not convinced I’d be able to survive on such a light breakfast. I was also told more than once to take food to my room with me at bedtime in case I woke up hungry and in need of a snack.

Deep fried food is a street food staple in Bangalore. Here a vendor takes precooked bell peppers, chili peppers and bananas, slices them open to stuff them with a variety of spices, then drops them in the hot oil once more before serving them.

Chai tea made with hot, steamed milk is a morning and afternoon staple. Chai wallah stands become crowded with people at about 5 p.m. Nagarajayen and his brother Vetri own this one.

Many of Bangalore's streets are lined with vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables straight from their farms. It’s a locavore's dream come true.

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Dinner is late. Eating before 8 or 9 p.m. is unheard of in Bangalore.

We were at a hotel for a Rotary event one night. The dinner buffet had been laid out for an hour but hardly anyone was eating so I dived in. An Indian friend approached. In a concerned voice he asked if everything was OK and if I was feeling all right because I was eating dinner so early.

“I’m fine,” I said. “It’s 9 p.m. and

I’m hungry!”

Overall, I loved the food — the good and the bad, it’s all part of the experience. Food is a huge part of a culture. If you don’t explore the cuisine, you haven’t really experienced the culture. In Bangalore, food plays such an integral role in daily lives that ghee is even used in religious ceremonies. In my foodie books, it would be a sin not to try it all at least once.

Vijay Tadimalla, president of one of Bangalore's Rotary clubs, demonstrates the fascinating one-handed eating technique.

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Fostering cats is Elliott’s life’s work

By Ashley Martin The pitter-patter of little feet is a constant sound in Jaimie Elliott’s house. For the past four years, the Regina woman has fostered cats for the non-profit animal rescue group People For Animals (PFA). When she found a stray in her back yard but knew she couldn’t afford to support another cat, her neighbour told her about fostering. She hasn’t looked back.

Elliott has fostered 128 cats in the past four years. She also has three cats of her own, and a big dog named Sebastian. She adopted him six years ago from the Humane Society.

“Anybody that says dogs and cats can’t get along needs to meet Sebastian. He has won over every foster I’ve had,” said Elliott.

Elliott recently took on a mother cat named Rosie and her six kittens.

When two more newborns were found outside the city, Rosie adopted the orphans as well. That brought Elliott’s household total to 15 cats in March, before Rosie’s six kittens were adopted out.

“When you’re feeding as many cats as I am around here you go through a lot of bags of food. Superstore usually looks at me crazy when I go in and buy four big nine-kilogram bags. I usually get asked how many cats I have.”

Q: Tell me about Rosie.

A: She started hanging around as a stray/feral outside (her owners’) house about two years ago and they started feeding her. At the end of October when the snow hit, she showed up on their back deck the one day making quite a bit of ruckus. When they went out to check what was going on, she had a litter of four babies sitting on their deck.

Before she was done weening the first litter, not realizing that she could get pregnant while she was nursing, she ended up pregnant again with this litter.

Q: How did she come to adopt the two new kittens?

A: They were found by a concerned citizen out on a farm outside the city.

I guess mama had decided to give birth in a cow stall and, after giving birth to these two little munchkins, got trampled. These guys were a couple of hours old and when they showed up here I didn’t think they’d make it the night. They were so very cold.

Megan was 103 grams and Brigid was only 92 grams, so we’re talking two chocolate bars by comparative weight. But all of Rosie’s kittens piled on top of them and warmed them up.

Rosie took over and did all the heavy lifting and it’s just been the last couple of days that she’s decided if I’m home I have to take care of them.

Q: Do you ever wish you could have some peace between bottle feedings and caring for so many cats?

A: There are the occasional moments when I wish my house wasn’t a zoo, but honestly I love what I do.

Not everybody’s cut out for it and that’s OK ... but for me, this works.

This is my life.

I’ve gotten so used to it now that anything less than 10 just feels empty. That’s a sad statement to make; I realize that. (laughs) Q: How does it feel when you have to give up your foster cats?

A: I got into it knowing that they’re temporary residents. The ones that are skittish or have been in less than desirable situations, my job is to let them know that humans can be affectionate and loving and what pet ownership is supposed to be.

And then when they’re ready to go and the right home comes along, I feel gratified that they’re going to a good, loving home. It’s kind of nice when you watch somebody come and meet them and the connection being made, the bond being formed already.

Jaimie Elliott of People for Animals poses with a litter of kittens she fostered in her home in Regina.

QC photo by Bryan Schlosser

Q: How do you know if it’s the right fit between a pet and a person?

A: The running joke is humans pick their dogs, but cats pick their humans. If you’re looking for a goodfit cat, you’re looking for a cat that wants to be interacting with you.

And that’s the advantage to fostering. In the foster home you get a better sense of their personality. A cat that might be bouncing off the walls in a cage might not be all that energetic when they have free run

of a house.

I want them to go to the best home, not just a home. And sometimes that means they hang around for a while.

My longest foster so far is nine months. The longest foster that we have currently with PFA has been with us for two years.

Q: Do you ever see a day where you won’t foster cats?

A: No, never. Can’t imagine it. I’ll be 90 years old in my rocking chair and

I’ll still be fostering. And if I keep fostering the numbers I’ve been fostering, I’ll be well into the thousands by then.

Last summer PFA had 149 cats in its care, and only euthanizes pets if there’s a medical reason to do so. PFA is always looking for foster homes.

If you can’t foster, you can otherwise volunteer. Visit pfasask.com to learn more, and to view the animals up for adoption.

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Husband’s ‘appreciation’ of women crosses line Q: I’ve heard my husband use words like “hot,” “sexy,” and “babe” when he sees a pretty female. Some of these girls have been younger than our daughters. This happens when he thinks I can’t hear him or he thinks I’m not around.

We’ve been married for 30 years.

I understand that men, married or not, will look at women they find attractive. What I don’t like is when my husband takes a second look when he’s with me and thinks I’m unaware, or not hearing the comments he makes.

He says that none of these actions have to do with his love for me. I feel disrespected. My husband says all men do it and to get over it. Is he right?

Not Just Looking A: A long-married partner can be Right and Wrong at the same time.

Yes, men look at pretty young females just as women notice attractive males, even much younger ones.

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pecially when there’s been 30 years together, if the basic relationship is good.

What’s wrong is not “getting” how the other person feels. Since you’ve been clear that it offends you, he should be hearing signals … perhaps even some personal insecurity, or feelings about aging, or missing when he looked at you that way.

More important, he should understand the comparison to your own daughters and young women’s vulnerability. It makes you uneasy about how young women are leered at, what that can lead to, etc. It’s a sensitivity he, as a father, should feel too.

Despite his age or generational attitudes, he needs to be “educated” by you and his daughters about the risks to women even in civil society, based on some men’s attitudes about how they dress, where they’re walking, etc. Explain that you will NOT get over any sexualized commentary.

On your husband’s visual appreciation alone, cut him some slack. But talk to him about his verbal reaction, and why it hurts/upsets you.

If nothing else works, show him a buff young male on the cover of a fitness magazine and comment on his sexy six-pack.

Q: My fiance cheated on his ex, with me. I thought we’d just happened to fall in love because we worked together, and that she’d changed, gotten fat, was a nag, all just like he said.

However, his sister-in-law has let it slip that he’d also cheated before, on his first wife (which he never told me) and she hinted he’d been quite

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I got worried, snooped and caught him recently, through his emails.

He’s been having an affair for two months already.

He cried, said it was a terrible mistake, he was drunk, he wants me to forgive him. He insists I’m his true love. Is it possible for a repeat cheater to reform?

Last to Know A: Possibly possible, but probably not. And definitely not if you just stay together, and get married, with no consequences to his cheating.

Walk away. If he wants to reform, he’ll have to admit to you that he’s a serial cheater. He must see a therapist to figure out why, then apologize and explain it to you without tears, just truth.

He also must agree to a trial period if you ever reconnect, with limits e.g. not contacting old flames, shared open email accounts, etc.

NOTE: Your separation should be for a year. IF he can last that long without cheating, you may have a

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She’s a very good friend and I like doing things with her. How do I tell her what I’m feeling without hurting her feelings and our friendship?

There’s an event soon, selling objects at a trade show she asked me to sell for her. I agreed. She said she can’t pay me, so I suggested a fiveper-cent commission if I sell an object. Now, just before the event, she says if she gives me a commission she won’t make a profit.

I should just feel good about giving my time but I have too much on my plate.

Feeling Used A: If you want to stay friends, do this one last “favour.” Next time she requests something, be firm ahead, e.g. “I’ll take a small commission or I can’t give my time.”

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