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FASHION:

Men’s fashion tips from dapper sports reporting team P. 2

CITY NEWS:

Parent, school divided over casting in student production P. 6

INVENTORY:

Teachers share the best holiday gifts they’ve received P. 16

BRUSHES WITH GREATNESS AS AN ABORIGINAL CURATOR, MICHELLE LAVALLEE IS AS RARE AS THE ARTISTS SHE EXHIBITS P. 9

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

Global Regina sports team: Trio brings flair on air Kent Morrison

By Ashley Martin If there’s one rule Derek Meyers, Kent Morrison and Taylor Shire can agree on, it’s this: You can’t wear green on TV. It has nothing to do with the trio’s job as sports reporters for Global TV in Regina. It has everything to do with the studio’s impressive green screen.

“I’ve had ties that’ll key out from a shirt with just even a green stripe in it. I struggle with this belt; it reflects because it’s silver, it’ll reflect the green paint,” says Meyers. “Not everything that looks good in the mirror translates well on air.”

And these guys want to look good on air.

Growing up in southern Saskatchewan, they decided long ago to dress well, even if it meant getting flack about being a little different with their fashion.

“I think that comes with our personality that we all strived to be on TV, and that fashion sense was part of that mentality,” says Shire. “If we do care what we look like, we want to wear nice things and that helped us to get onto TV.”

BOW TIE FRIDAY: He’s worn a bow tie to work every Friday since summer.

WORD TO THE WITH-IT: “Don’t be afraid to dress up.

Lots of people here don’t dress up. If you’re going out, put on your No. 1’s, make a good impression.”

HAIR HAIR: Morrison gets his hair cut once a week at Kramers.

FASHION SCHOOL: He was voted best dressed his Grade 12 year at Central Collegiate in Moose Jaw.

Derek Meyers

STYLE IDOL: Henrik Lundqvist: “He has nice suits.”

SCUFFED UP: Playing hockey, Shire has had his share of scrapes. “A little broken nose here and there ... I’ve been on (TV) with cuts. Last month — four stitches (and) I went on the next day.”

SWEARS BY: Slim-fit shirts and skinny ties.

SUI T AND SHI RT: Banana Republic TI E AND POCKET SQUARE: Tommy Hilfiger WATCH: Fossil SOCKS: “I like all kinds of patterns. I read somewhere that (polka dots) are in for the winter.”

SHOES: Penguins from Winners

Taylor Shire

METRO MAN: “I’ve had a purse for a year. I still take a lot of abuse over it. Saskatchewan’s very slow at embracing metro.

“It’s pretty straight here still.

Fashion Week’s come in for a couple of years and it’s helping, and things like that, but it’s still your dad’s suit in this province a lot.”

SWEARS BY: lululemon underwear.

SPORTS TEAM’S TIPS TO DRESS BY ■ Comfort is key ■ Try things on to make sure they fit ■ Get a tailor if fit is a problem ■ Wear nice shoes — girls notice shoes ■ Don’t leave the house in sweats; you never know who you’ll run into ■ Style your hair

COAT: Jack Victor from Colin O’Brian Man’s Shoppe SHIRT: Pure from Colin O’Brian PANTS : Le Chateau BELT: Gucci SHO ES : Lloyd from Colin O’Brian SO CKS : Happy Socks from Nordstrom Global’s Derek Meyers, Kent Morrison and Taylor Shire know how to look good on air. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

SUI T: Geoffrey Beene from Moores RED KNI T TI E: Le Chateau WATCH: Nixon from Spare Parts SOCKS: JackThreads. com SHOES: Bostonians from Toronto

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Michelle LaVallee is the associate curator at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

FASHION — 2 How to look dapper on the air and off via Global’s sports team

ON THE SCENE — 18 Kicking off the holiday season at Bushwakker’s Blackberry Mead Release

IN THE CITY — 4 Photographer Michael Bell’s best shot of the week

READ MY BOOK — 20 Larry Warwaruk and Brovko’s Amazing Journey

CITY NEWS — 6 Parents, school divided over casting in student production

SHARP EATS — 21 Five reasons to eat Hane’s Hummus

MUSIC — 7 Jeffrey Straker’s dishes on his new single and favourite holiday traditions COVER — 9 Aboriginal curators like Michelle LaVallee are rare in Canadian art galleries PARENT TO PARENT — 15 Parents share their thoughts on soothers INVENTORY — 16 Wondering what to get your child’s teacher?

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EVENTS — 17

OUTSIDE THE LINES — 22 Artist Stephanie McKay’s weekly colouring creation CROSSWORD/SUDOKU — 23

Thirteen-year-old Noah Flaman at Regina’s Jack Staples Arena, where he learned how to skate.

QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

ASK ELLIE — 24 GARDENING — 25 Choosing and caring for your Christmas tree SPACES — 26 New U of S Graduate Residence encourages student life beyond the dorm WINE WORLD — 27 Gray Monk is Canada’s finest Chardonnay

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Tea for three

Eve Wilson (centre) takes a drink of tea, while her grandmother Valerie Pielak (right) and mother Barbara Wilson chat at the Regina Floral Conservatory’s annual Christmas Tea. The Regina Garden Associates hosted the event as guests were treated to tea, coffee, dainties and local entertainment. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

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Broad Street arena a staple in team’s life

Thirteen-year-old Noah Flaman at his favourite place in Regina, the Jack Staples Arena. It’s where he learned to skate as a three-year-old. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

By Andrew Matte Noah Flaman has a pretty serious affinity for hockey, which also serves as a connection to his family and his community. The 13-year-old’s favourite place is the Jack Staples Arena at 444 Broad St. N. It might be a nondescript ice service in a building that’s identical to others in Regina, but that’s where he learned to skate and where he played his first hockey game. Today, the Grade 8 student at Saint Gregory School has aspirations to coach.

Q: Why is this rink so special to you?

A: It’s where I skated for the first time. I was three years old. My dad and my brother took me.

Q: Wow. Do you remember that day?

A: Yes. My dad strapped on the skates and got me a chair to see if I could skate. And after about one hour, I skated for the first time by myself without the chair. My dad’s name is Darcy Flaman.

Q: You are lucky to have that memory.

Why was the Jack Staples Arena the choice for your family?

A: When I was younger, the preschool I went to was right beside there. Every time I was done school, I’d go over and watch my brother’s practices. My dad was coaching them.

Q: Have you played hockey there a lot over the years?

A: Our 3-4-5 team played there. And that’s where I also played my first game. I was four years old. We were called the Leafs.

Q: What other teams have you played for?

A: I played on the Leafs, and then I played on another Leafs team.

Then I played on the Rangers. And then I played with the Blackhawks for four years. Then I played on the Sabres. Now I am in the first year of bantam. We’re called the Panthers.

Q: What position do you play and which way do you shoot?

A: I play defence. I shoot left.

Q: What is your height?

A: I’m 5-foot-8.

Q: That’s tall. Do you know where you inherited that?

A: My grandfather on my mom’s side.

He’s called the Big Z. He’s 6-foot-3.

His name is Wayne Zborosky.

Q: The arena’s design is identical to other city rinks. Is that why you like it?

A: Not really. It gets confusing sometimes. You forget which rink you’re in if you didn’t see the name on the outside.

Q: What else do you remember from your time at the Staples?

A: I used to go take power-skating lessons there with my brother and

my cousin who is in the CHL now.

We did a lot of strides and shooting. My brother’s name is Jaxon Flaman. The lessons were taught by my auntie. Her name is Leane Zborosky.

Q: Who is your cousin?

A: He plays on the Kootenay Ice in the WHL. His name is Zak Zborosky. He was selected in the bantam draft.

Q: What do you see in your hockey future?

A: I am hoping to be a coach someday. I really like the idea of running practices and drills. I like motivating people and seeing where they go.

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High school slammed over production of musical

By Andrew Matte A Regina mother is hoping public outrage over a high school’s production of Hairspray puts a spotlight on the issues of tolerance and helps reduce discrimination against overweight people.

The battle involving Tricia Leis began when educators at Regina’s Campbell Collegiate announced the cast of the student production of Hairspray. The lead role of Tracy Turnblad was given to a student who doesn’t have the “plussize” body the script calls for.

Tricia Leis was quick to complain, arguing producers missed the point of the message of the widely-known script, which examines issues of discrimination based on race and body type.

School officials defended their decision: Roles went to students best suited for the parts. And artistic licence permits creative ways of staying true to the story, they said.

Terry Lazarou, spokesman for Regina Public Schools, said consideration was given to students for all roles, including black dancers whose story of racial segregation in the 1960s is central to the script.

“I think they went out of their way to reflect the diversity of cultures that are represented at the school,” said Lazarou of Hairspray, which ended a four-night run on Dec. 7.

“We are pleased that our students were able to participate in a production that is of interest to the public and take a certain amount of risk in talking about issues of equity and fairness of all people.”

But Leis argues having non-plus-sized actresses in a role meant to illustrate the injustice of discrimination against overweight people sends a message at odds with the musical’s theme.

“If you can’t respect the message of the play, then you should pick a play with a different message,” said Leis, who sent her complaint to John Waters, who wrote and directed the original 1988 film.

Added Leis: “This is a story about how society should be including people of all shapes and sizes. And what has happened with how the directors picked the cast, the opposite happened.”

Leis, who faced discrimination as a plus-sized teen and adult, has been vocal about her stance on Facebook. She received permission from her daughter, Morgan, who also tried out for the lead role, before going public with her criticism.

“We’re hoping that she doesn’t suffer any repercussions, but she’s prepared for it,” says Leis.

According to Morgan , 15, the directors missed out on an opportunity to embrace an important message.

“This is a musical that chubby girls can normally look up to and ... see that society should accept them. But in this case, they are seeing the same sort of discrimination that a lot of these girls are used to.”

The lead character’s costume had padding added to make her look heavier.

“I could care less that a person was picked for the lead over me. But to put a skinny girl in a fat suit is disgusting,” said the Grade 10 Campbell student.

Mary Forhan of the Canadian Obesity Network believes Campbell Collegiate mishandled the production by introducing the issue of discrimination against the overweight without giving a voice to students with strong views on the subject.

“When we raise these issues and we deal with these issues as adults, we have to think about what impact it is having on these kids,” said Forhan, who teaches at the University of Alberta and is a therapist who specializes in obesity issues.

Forhan gives Leis credit for going public with the story, saying she has a right to raise the issue and promote awareness.

The U.S. Council on Weight and Size Discrimination also complained to the school, arguing that casting is important because the Tracy Turnblad character has become an important cultural figure that represents challenges faced by overweight people.

Other parents have gone public with their support.

“I was the fat kid who was in drama at school who always lost out to the skinny girls. But Hairspray is supposed to the one musical where, finally, the chubby girl gets the part,” said Melinda Canton, a mother of two daughters and a friend of Leis’s. “The directors don’t get it.”

This isn’t the first time a Hairspray production has raised eyebrows for casting decisions different from the 1988 film, which was used as the basis for a Broadway musical in 2002 and a 2007 Hollywood-movie remake.

Actresses of varying sizes have starred in the lead role in productions by high schools and community theatres. Hairspray directors around the world have been criticized of being oblivious to the message, casting skinny actresses in the lead role and, in some cases, using makeup for Caucasian actors cast in the roles of the black dancers.

Tricia Leis, with her husband Don and daughter Morgan, has criticized Campbell Collegiate’s casting decision in the musical Hairpstray. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

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COMIN’ HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

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Season’s greetings from Jeffery Straker

By Ashley Martin It was hot and sunny in July, and Christmas was on Jeffery Straker’s mind.

You have to plan ahead if you’re going to release a holiday single.

“It’s July and it’s plus 30, the last thing you want to do is think about snowflakes and winter, but we did it,” says Straker.

He wrote and recorded Comin’ Home for Christmas, an upbeat song in his signature piano-pop style, over two weeks in July.

Recording in a basement helped — he could imagine it was cold outside.

Straker’s 2012 record Vagabond had a theme of travel and itinerancy. He followed the same theme when writing this Christmas song.

“It wasn’t by choice, but I think subconsciously ...

(I brought) it all back full circle.”

There’s a contest tied to the single’s release to win an Air Canada voucher, a “trip home for Christmas.” It closes Dec. 15 and you can enter on his Facebook page.

Straker knows just how expensive flights can be around Christmas time.

He splits his life between Toronto and Regina as his tours dictate. Last year, because he couldn’t afford a flight home, Dec. 25 was a little unconventional.

“Last Christmas was spent with Jewish friends in Toronto going to movies and eating Chinese food in Chinatown ... But this year I’m finally coming home.”

FAVE MOVIE:

Straker’s favourite holiday movies are A Christmas Story — “I’ve watched it so much I can probably (recite) along with it out loud” — and The Sound of Music, though “I can’t figure out why it’s a Christmas movie ... because there’s nothing really Christmas-y in it.”

FAVE SONGS:

Straker prefers classic Christmas songs. His top two are White Christmas and O Holy Night. For newer songs, Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You stands out.

“It’s kitschy but for all the right reasons. It’s Christmas, after all, and people are hanging shiny balls off their trees. It should be kitschy. It’s good.”

But the key to all of it is moderation. Straker is prone to bingeing on music.

“Whenever I get a new album ... I’m famous for listening to it like 40 times and being like ‘I hate this record.’ I don’t want to do that with Christmas music because you want it to last the season.”

FAMILY TRADITION:

Growing up on his parents’ farm near Punnichy, Boney M, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s Christmas albums were on “heavy rotation.” His mom is a pianist and the house was always filled with music. His sister Jill sang too, and Straker played piano.

“We would sit down and flip through the Reader’s Digest Christmas songbook, 180 Christmas songs or whatever it was, and start at one and then go for a whole afternoon or evening. They’re in my fingers somewhere, all those tunes.”

Jeffery Straker’s newest single, Comin’ Home for Christmas, rings true in the Regina singer’s life. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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I was very angry with my education, especially as I started learning about these really amazing artists. — Michelle LaVallee

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Curator is making aboriginal art history

By Ashley Martin Six years ago, Michelle LaVallee completed her first installation art project.

A wooden crate with a green Canada Dry logo supports a Hudson Bay striped point blanket.

Three 1920s Canadian textbooks are leafed open, sidling and topping the crate.

Though they represent our country’s history, the books make little mention of the First Nations whose lives were forever changed when settlers arrived. LaVallee pulled examples of indigenous history from the archives; she inserted them into the textbooks, which is part of the reason they don’t lay closed.

“I was annoyed that this history was missing or neglected and it wasn’t because it didn’t exist,” she says.

“It’s a very didactic piece” that symbolizes LaVallee’s own education and upbringing.

Growing up in Toronto, she knew little about her Ojibway roots. She says her fine arts and education degrees at York University, like those 1920s history books, neglected to mention aboriginal artists.

The installation has toured since it debuted in Ottawa in 2007 — she thinks it’s in New York somewhere right now. But her first installation was her last art project. As it continues to enlighten the public about indigenous history, so does she in her new career.

LaVallee became a curator in 2005, one of only a handful of aboriginal curators at Canadian artistic institutions. In that role, she has endeavoured to represent indigenous artists who have historically been ignored.

She achieves that in her latest exhibit at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, where she has worked as a curator since September 2007.

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Michelle LaVallee, associate curator at Regina’s MacKenzie Art Gallery, strives to represent the work of aboriginal artists. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

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There’s still a lot of ignorance and misconceptions and expectations placed on indigenous people and of course that carries over to the artists. — LaVallee

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Up to that point, their works were treated as handicrafts, excluding them from mainstream galleries.

LaVallee has worked toward this exhibition for six years. It’s not an original idea, she says: Other colleagues have wanted to honour these seven artists, but couldn’t secure funding for a show.

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“I’m pretty persistent,” she says, laughing.

“And I have a lot of support, and things have been changing slowly since these artists (started) breaking down these doors early on.”

LaVallee speaks softly, but her passion for her work is loud and clear. As an associate curator, her artistic and teaching bents unite.

Her focus tends to aboriginal artists because their stories have largely yet to be told. And, as a First Nations woman, their fight is her fight.

“I truly believe I would not be in the position I am today if they didn’t do everything that they did,” she says.

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It’s really only been a handful of people who’ve been able to break into these institutions and it’s literally been a fight since the ’70s for these positions. – LaVallee

Michelle LaVallee is one of a handful of aboriginal people working in full-time curatorial positions in Canada. Several aboriginal curators have preceded her at the MacKenzie. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

“It’s really only been a handful of people who’ve been able to break into these institutions and it’s literally been a fight since the ’70s for these positions. It’s kind of odd when I think of it — that there’s still only a few of us in full-time curatorial positions across the country and that I’m one of them, because I’m just me.”

The MacKenzie has a long history of employing curators of aboriginal ancestry — Bob Boyer, Lee-Ann Mar-

tin and Patricia Deadman preceded LaVallee.

“It’s such a personal commitment that she brings to her projects,” says Timothy Long, MacKenzie Art Gallery’s head curator. “She cares so deeply about the artwork and about the artists and about the stories connected to their work. “(I know) how important it was for her to work on this project, to tell the story of these incredible artists

who had cleared the path, made it possible for artists and curators like herself to do the work they’re doing now. For her to tell that story had a lot of personal meaning. The curator who has that kind of passion is inspiring.”

■ ■ ■ ■ LaVallee became a curator somewhat by accident. After finishing at

York in 2005, she dabbled in painting while working as a bartender in a few different Toronto clubs.

The Association for Native Development in the Performing & Visual Arts (ANDPVA) changed her course.

They’d listed an entry-level curatorial “mentee” position, for which she applied on a lark. Before that, she didn’t know what a curator was — another thing she says her fine arts degree neglected to teach her.

The job meant a steep learning curve, as there was no mentor — only one of ANDPVA’s two grants came through. But at ANDPVA, and at her next job as curator of A Space Gallery, she finally learned who’s who in Canadian aboriginal art. She was almost 30.

Growing up, LaVallee knew she was Ojibway, but she didn’t know what it meant.

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For her to tell that story had a lot of personal meaning. The curator who has that kind of passion is inspiring.

— Timothy Long

LaVallee’s grandmother moved her family to Toronto from their southern Ontario reserve, Cape Croker, now known as Chippewas of Nawash. She didn’t want her children to experience racism, says LaVallee, and she didn’t teach them about their ancestry.

“Part of the residential school legacy is people were torn from their culture and their language and their practices and discouraged from even identifying as indigenous people,” says LaVallee, whose own father Michael was taught to reject his heritage. “It would have been better to say he was of another culture like Italian or Portuguese or just something else. He obviously wasn’t white, but it was better to say you were something else other than an Indian.”

As a child, LaVallee didn’t visit the reserve. The family didn’t attend cultural ceremonies. Her limited exposure to her ancestry came from her step-grandfather, who was an elder.

“He would teach me some words in Ojibway and my grandmother would always discourage him from doing that because she didn’t see the point, because they were taught not to speak their language.”

She learned things in elementary school she knew weren’t right — negative references to “Indians.” In high school, First Nations history was still absent. Laughing, she posits, “Maybe I just wasn’t signing up for the right courses or something, or maybe I just had the unfortunate luck of getting all the bad teachers.”

Michelle LaVallee is surrounded by art in her home in Regina. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

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Michelle LaVallee spent six years thinking about 7 at the MacKenzie. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

University was no better. She says indigenous history was not offered in her degree programs at York University.

“I was very angry with my education, especially as I started learning about these really amazing artists,” says LaVallee.

One was Norval Morrisseau, a member of the “Indian Group of Seven.” She met him in October 2007, on a brief trip back to Toronto and A Space. Her friend stopped by the gallery with Morrisseau in tow. “‘You want to meet Norval?’ I thought he was kidding, ‘Yeah sure, let’s go out for some fresh air,’” LaVallee recalls. When she saw Morrisseau in the van, she burst into tears.

October 2007 was an important month for LaVallee: She also met Alex Janvier, Daphne Odjig and Joseph Sanchez, other Group of Seven members. Meeting them affirmed an idea she’d already had, to do the Professional Native Indian Artists show.

■ ■ ■ ■ Climb the stairs at the MacKenzie; turn left

into the Kenderdine room. Seven distinctly different pieces greet you. Abstract shapes and lines, brightly coloured. Faces reminiscent of cubism. Three black birds popping against bold fiery lines and a white backdrop. Beneath each work — all are paintings save for Sanchez’s coloured-pencil-and-ink — is a quote by the corresponding artist.

That theme follows through the exhibit, divided by artist and by category (spirituality and ceremony, duality and conflict, and storytelling among them). Powerful quotes enhance the even more powerful works on the walls.

Their art is a rebellion against a Canada that wanted to define them.

Sanchez: “Our cause was simple: To be able to exhibit and receive acceptance as artists.”

Odjig: “We had no one to show our work so we had to do it ourselves. We acknowledged and supported each other as artists when the world of fine art refused us entry. … Together we broke down barriers that would have been so much more difficult faced alone.”

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Some people may feel ‘we’ve heard this before’ or they might be tired of hearing it, but there’s a reason we’re still saying it. — LaVallee

At 120 pieces — on everything from linen to beaver pelt — “It’s a big show,” says LaVallee. “That’s always what I envisioned. Had I had access to entire gallery spaces I would have made it even bigger.

This is what I felt needed to be done and it’s well deserved. They are masters and this is what they were fighting for.”

She could have done it years ago at A Space or another smaller gallery, but she wanted to “go big or go home.”

7, on display until Jan. 12 at the MacKenzie, commemorates an important era in Canadian art. These seven artists (Jackson Beardy, Eddy Cobiness and Carl Ray round out the group) had a hard fight to be recognized in the mainstream Canadian arts scene.

Odjig heard from dealers that her artwork wasn’t native enough. Janvier couldn’t study art in Ontario due to restrictions on physical movement of First Nations people — he was limited to university in Calgary because it was closest to his reserve.

“Being indigenous is political — breaking down barriers and fighting racism,” says LaVallee. “There’s still a lot of ignorance and misconceptions and expectations placed on indigenous people and of course that carries over to the artists.”

Janvier says 7 is more than an exhibition.

“It’s the voice of the land, people from the land that have spoken, people that have been disregarded by other powerful groups like curators and so on. ... This (art) is what Canada’s about,” he says in a phone interview from Cold Lake, Alta., where he lives and still paints every day.

The exhibit is “very thoroughly thought out,” he adds. “I’d like to see it again before it comes down.

Without the media, without people, I want to see that show on a slow crawl by me.”

In her own experience living in Regina, LaVallee has experienced racism, much more so than in Ontario. “(It) was hard when I first moved here because I never really had to deal with that growing up or in Toronto,” she says. “That was a shock to me and it’s pretty racist here.

Michelle LaVallee (left) with her husband Ramses Calderon and their daughter Xochil Elena, who was born in June. QC PHOTO BY DON HEALY

“I think one of the first cab rides I had, the cab driver was telling me about the Indians, ‘You got to watch out for them.’ ... He picked me up at the gallery and was driving me to the airport, so there wasn’t this connection that I was a First Nations person.

“There’s definite misconceptions about what we do, who we are, how we contribute or don’t contribute.”

Changing her phone system, the person on the line from a national communications company warned her to be careful: “‘The further west you go, the more Indians there are,’” LaVallee recalls.

These experiences help to justify the work she’s doing.

“Some people may feel ‘we’ve heard this before’ or they might be tired of hearing it, but there’s a reason we’re still saying it.

“Some things that these seven artists and other artists at the time were fighting for, I’m still arguing.”

■ ■ ■ ■ The past few months have been at once joyful and difficult — in June LaVallee gave birth to Xochil Elena, her daughter with husband Ramses Calderon. She was caring for her

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“Literally, I’m breastfeeding while installing the show,” says LaVallee.

“Not a typical day but it worked out pretty good.”

She’s glad Xochil was around for this; when her daughter is older, maybe she’ll see these works and their importance will register with her. Plus, “How great is it, her baby photos will be Alex Janvier holding her. (And) Josef Sanchez. It’s pretty great.”

The new mother says she’s had separation anxiety from work; she’s

already looking ahead to future shows. Beat Nation will be her first after maternity leave. Borrowed from a Vancouver gallery, it examines hiphop and indigenous culture.

“There’s so much to do; there’s so many great artists out there,” she says.

LaVallee has worked with artists such as Edward Poitras, Wally Dion and Vernon Ackee over the years.

“I look at the list of exhibitions she’s done and it’s quite incredible what she’s achieved,” says Long.

“Now with this exhibition of 7 she’s making her mark on the history of aboriginal art here in Canada.”

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Thank you tops Christmas wish list Teachers are among the most important adults in a child’s life.

So how do you say thank you to a teacher at Christmastime?

Though they aren’t in it for the gifts, if you insist on getting them something, it should be something they’ll use and enjoy.

QC talked to some teachers about what kinds of presents they prefer.

What to avoid: After a yearslong career, teachers accumulate a large collection of trinkets. At 30 students a year over a 30-year career — that’s 900 gifts.

Though it’s a lovely gesture, one teacher says, “Generally

as long as it’s not another mug or Christmas ornament, it’s all good.”

BEST GIFTS A charitable donation: Whether it’s for a goat in Uganda or supplies to teachers in developing countries, most teachers agree a donation on their behalf is a great gift. To keep it more local, one teacher suggested a donation to the school’s library.

Group gift: If you can get organized, pooling the resources for a big gift on behalf of the classroom is a nice idea — as long as you know it’s something

the teacher wants or needs.

For a teacher who had recently moved, a gift card to a furniture store was greatly appreciated.

Gift cards: You can’t go wrong with gift cards, but make sure it’s to a place you know the teacher frequents. As one teacher says, “I’m compiling a stack of gift cards for places that I don’t go to.”

Generally a gift card to the local coffee shop or bookstore is a good way to go. A gift certificate for a night out at the movies is something teachers can enjoy with their family too.

Classroom supplies: You may

not know this, but teachers’ classroom supplies and decor are largely paid for from their own pockets. Classroom supplies like whiteboard markers, pencils and looseleaf are great gifts.

Food: Most teachers enjoy homemade baking or party mixes from their students.

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A thank you: A sincere “thank you” card or note, sharing memories and lessons learned, goes a long way. Says one teacher, “Stuff is just stuff.

Memories last a lifetime, and teachers just want to know they have made a difference in their

students’ lives.”

Artwork, poetry and homemade jewelry are some other items these teachers treasured. Says one teacher, “I love that in this day and age, when so many things are purchased or based on technology, a

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That is always my favourite gift.”

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ABBAmania & Bee Gees ‘Night Fever’ Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr. Black Drink Crier, Brass Buttons, Tim McCashin & The Traplines, Slim City Pickers German Club, 1727 St. John St. S u n day, D ec . 1 5 Realms of Glory An 18th Century Christmas Celebration by Per Sonatori 7:30 p.m., Knox Metropolitan Church, 2340 Victoria Ave. M o n day, D ec . 1 6 Monday Night Jazz & Blues: The Ministry of Groove Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney Tu esday, D ec . 17 Jam night 8 p.m., Bocados, 2037 Park St.

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Passages Terri Fidelak and Laura Hale Until Dec. 24. Mysteria Gallery, 2706 13th Ave. Our Town: Regina show and sale A group exhibition and sale of artwork depicting Regina scenes from a wide range of Saskatchewan artists.

Until Dec. 31. Hague Gallery, Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. Drawing Our Communities Together Until Jan. 5. MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Saturnalia Holiday Exhibition Until Jan. 11. Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2078 Halifax St. 7: The Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. Until Jan. 12. MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

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Clint Neufeld: The Chandelier, the Trans-Am, the Peacock, the Greyhound and My Grandmother’s China Cabinet Five lightboxes of intricately cut backlit vinyl depict the story of a boy-turned-man.

Until Jan. 12. Dunlop Art Gallery, Sherwood Village Branch, 6121 Rochdale Blvd.

Lakeshore Dr. Madame Diva Family dinner and show Dec. 14, 6 p.m.

Bistro/Carrefour des Plaines, 3850 Hillsdale St. Old-Fashioned Victorian Christmas Dec. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Government House, 4607 Dewdney Ave.

Fool Me Twice Tammi Campbell and Marc Courtemanche present the technique of trompe l’oeil “fooling the eye” – in paintings and sculptures.

Until Jan. 19. Dunlop Art Gallery, Central Branch, 2311-12th Ave.

Regina Pats vs. Kelowna Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Brandt Centre

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Fantasy In the second film of The Hobbit trilogy, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues his journey with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves on a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor and face the dragon Smaug.

Nathalie Daoust: Impersonating Mao Until Jan. 24. Art Gallery of Regina, Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, 2420 Elphinstone St. Beyond Friberg: The Mounted Police in Art Until March 31. RCMP Heritage Centre, 5907 Dewdney Ave. The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts New exhibitions quarterly.

Until July 31, 2014. Regina Centre Crossing, 1621 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.

Nouveau Gallery 2146 Albert St. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

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Thriller: A Michael Jackson Tribute Show Dec. 10, 11. 14.

Applause Dinner Theatre, 1975 Broad St., lower level

NEW MOVIES

Lucy Hill, Agnes Tong and Judy Wensel are in Sleeping Beauty at the Globe Theatre. PHOTO BY JEFF HAMON PHOTOGRAPHY Split the Bill’s 2013 Screening Spectacular Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. Creative City Sondheim Musical theatre performance.

Dec. 13, 14, 7:30 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. Sleeping Beauty Until Dec. 29 Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St.

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Regina Pats vs. Kamloops Dec. 11, 7 p.m.

Brandt Centre, Evraz Place Regina Farmers’ Market Dec. 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

U of R Riddell Centre MultiPurpose Room

U of R swimming Prairie Cup, Dec. 12-15 Lawson Aquatic Centre French Immersion preschool open house Meet the teacher, story time, activities in French and information session.

Dec. 14, 10-11 a.m.

2626 Dewdney Ave. E. Words & Art: An Afternoon of Browsing and Conversation Conversations with the creators of Dorothy McMoogle book. Dec. 14, 1-4 p.m. Connaught Library, 3435 13th Ave. The Silver Bells Ball Hosted by Regina Ballroom Dancing Club and the Regina Jazz Society. With cocktails, dinner and dancing.

Dec. 14, 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas Comedy Madea (Tyler Perry) is persuaded into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit at Christmas, where secrets are revealed and relationships are tested.

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One block of Cornwall Street resembled a tent village last weekend as hardcore fans of Bushwakker’s blackberry mead created shelter from the brutal cold. On Dec. 7, the brew pub released its blackberry honey wine. It has become an annual tradition to line up for the stuff, which quickly sells out. And even though the lineup wasn’t quite as long as past years due to the weather — the daytime high was -27 C — more than 6,000 650-ml bottles of mead sold in less than two hours.

Each patron was limited to a case of 12. The first mead fan lined up at midnight to wait for the doors to open at 11 a.m.

To make each 800-litre tank of the coveted brew, head brewer Mitch Dalrymple used 400 pounds of Lumsden Valley honey and 84 pounds of blackberries.

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8. Laurie Hamers and Carrie Schill 9. Caine Dobson and Mike Duesterbeck 10. Jason Elmer, Tyler Hincks and Kyla Will 11. Aaron Wirth, Adelle Johnson and Chris Gallop 12. Terry Derenisky, Brennen Nordin and Kevin Derenisky 13. Derek West

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Brovko’s Amazing Journey follows a dog’s adventure Life is good for Brovko, a big shaggy sheep dog living in Ukraine with his master Andrei and his master’s family. But then Andrei and his family move to the new country of Canada, and they have to leave Brovko behind.

Brovko tries to get along with his new family, but his heart isn’t in it. It soon becomes clear what he has to do — go and find the boy he loves. Against all odds, he sets out to do just that, even though Andrei is across a continent, then an ocean, and on the far side of another continent away. How on earth is a sheep dog going to do it?

To trace this dog’s journey to Canada, I travelled to Ukraine. Natalya Nazar, a young woman who lives in Lviv, guided me through her city, and Brovko’s trek began. I put myself into

the head of a dog.

As I was writing these words, and hearing them from inside Brovko’s head, I responded with the thought, “What does a dog know? More than you think he knows.”

The conception of Brovko’s Amazing Journey took place in a Grade 7 and 8 classroom in Dinsmore. The students had been studying my novel, Andrei and the Snow Walker, a story about a boy and his family, who in 1900 leave Ukraine to homestead in Western Canada. One of the students asked me what happened to Andrei’s dog that he had to leave behind. I told him that I didn’t know, but that he had just given me an idea. I would find out what happened to Andrei’s dog.

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sides other adventures, I rode on a train from Kyiv to Lviv. To get out of Ukraine, Brovko has to ride on a train.

I took pictures in the three waiting rooms of the railway station where my grandparents — over a century ago —

would have departed on their way to Hamburg, and then by ship to Canada.

The same route Brovko takes.

In Canada I drove south from Flin Flon, Man., to Winnipegosis, Man., to the place near the shore of the lake where my grandparents homesteaded. I explored the vast delta marshes where the Saskatchewan River empties, the place where Brovko sets out upriver to find Andrei whose family has homesteaded near Batoche. I went to the Saskatchewan River forks where Brovko thinks he sees ghosts. More than any of my experiences in the writing of my other books, Brovko’s Amazing Journey was a writer’s delight.

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Five reasons to eat Hane’s Hummus

By Jenn Sharp Yohannes Petros started making his hummus while living in Vancouver.

Friends insisted it was excellent and that he should sell it. After moving back home to Saskatoon in 2008, his cousin took a sample to Flint. The martini bar on Second Avenue became his first customer and his business grew from there.

The now-closed Caffe Sola was the next to come on board, along with the Greek pavilion at Folkfest. Soon, the hummus production line needed a larger space. Petros moved to a commercial kitchen. A number of places in Saskatoon and a few in Regina now sell his hummus. He’s also in talks with a national distributor.

Petros says food makers and consumers rarely meet face-to-face; through tastings he hosts, customers get to meet the man behind the hummus.

“People are always surprised (to learn) that I make it and that it’s made in Saskatoon. I’m blessed with being able to come up with recipes that people genuinely enjoy.”

Check out Hane’s Hummus on Facebook and read on for my five reasons to give it a try.

1. MADE LOCALLY Hane’s slogan says it all: “Prepared with love in SK. Real ingredients, unreal taste.” Petros is devoted to keeping his product as local as possible and sources many of the ingredients, including the chickpeas, from this province.

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There are five compelling reasons to try Hane's Hummus, which is made in Saskatoon without preservatives or fillers. QC PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

This hummus isn’t chock full of oil or water like some supermarket brands can be. It’s not as smooth as those brands but don’t let that scare you off. It just means you get more chickpea bang for your buck.

peas (grown in Saskatchewan), garlic, tahini (ground sesame seeds), spices, almonds, red peppers, parsley, citrus.

Is there anything you don’t recognize as food? This is a good sign. It also means the shelf life of Hane’s (Petros’s nickname) won’t be as long as a supermarket hummus, but that’s OK. Food wasn’t meant to hang out in your fridge and still be edible months

3. NO PRESERVATIVES OR FILLERS Here’s the ingredient list: Chick-

after you bought it. On that note, has anyone noticed that Cheez Whiz takes a really long time to get mouldy?

4. TWO FLAVOURS TO TRY Both are vegan, gluten- and lactose-free. The Original has a bit of a kick to it thanks to Petros’s spice recipe. One of those, turmeric, gives the hummus a beautiful yellow

colour, while the almonds add a bit of crunch. There’s a strong citrus flavour in the Garlic and Dill. The dill is strong but not overpowering. On a taste test conducted in the Bridges/ StarPhoenix newsroom, most preferred the Garlic and Dill hummus.

While the Original has great flavour, it was too overpowering for many to dip their pita in more than once or twice.

5. IT’S HEALTHY Chickpeas are high in fibre and a good source of protein. The almonds in the original version add an extra hit of healthy fat. A lot of dips, especially the creamy or cheesy ones, can pack a wallop of calories in just one serving.

Hane’s Hummus is low-fat and virtually guilt-free, perfect for the holidays. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com

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Having an affair strictly for revenge not a good idea Q: Since the beginning of my eightyear marriage, our sex life subsided to about once a month, sometimes less. We have two children.

Several months ago my husband got a message saying: “Sorry, I didn’t even have a second break... Good night!” He became very scared, repeating to me: “Sorry Baby, it’s a mistake.”

I insisted he call her right back.

Refusing at first, he then said, “Call yourself.” I did, on speakerphone.

When the woman said “Hello” I put the phone close to him asking him to clarify whether this was a mistake.

He then said, very loudly, “(my name), why are you doing this?”

The woman quickly hung up and has since changed her phone number.

He’s still denying any wrongdoing.

It’s killing me. I think he’s been cheating and continues to cheat. I continue to question him, but he keeps denying everything.

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Taking Action A: You might as well take a wrecking ball to your family unit.

Many “solutions” are needed, and fast: 1) Think again about those children you think you’ll protect by cheating on their father.

2) Talk to a lawyer and learn your rights, as well as how a separation and child support works. Then tell your husband the facts of life.

3) Understand that your cheating would now take even more family time and focus away from your kids.

And from any hope of helping this marriage.

4) Even if he denies cheating, explain how necessary getting marital counselling is for both of you. You’re at a turning point as a family unit, facing a fix or a break-up.

Q: My then-married co-worker and I started an affair, after I had become divorced. Then he finally got separated too.

But, he’s since become closer buddies with a single guy, it seems like he wants to date, too. We’re lovers again, and supposedly together, but still living apart.

He’s constantly talking to this one woman, “comforting” her because her husband left. He says they’re just friends. But I’m sure that it’s more, and definitely so on her part.

Distracted Lover A: He’s feeling, “Free at last!” But he’s not. He’s playing in two worlds. Tell him he’s either in or out with you.

If in, you get to go along sometimes when he’s with his friends, especially when with this woman.

When she sees you as a couple,

she’ll hopefully turn elsewhere for “comfort.” If not, he can distance himself by giving her a therapist’s phone number.

But any resistance on his part to have you along or distance himself, is a signal for you to take a break from an old story that’s changed the plot.

Q: I met a man in Atlantic City and we hit it off. He was married but pursued me, and we had a secret affair.

He now says he’s ready to leave his wife and move in with me. He wants to meet my family and be open.

My parents are very conservative and will suspect it was an affair while he was married. I’ve lied to them about “different men” I’ve been dating.

Now do I let them think what they want, or be truthful?

Embarrassed Daughter A: Show your parents respect for their sensitivities. Avoid detailed truth telling that will cause them to feel hurt and potential shame among relatives and friends.

Q: Whenever my husband and I make love, I say it was the best ever.

It makes him feel that he’s a hero for satisfying me (which sometimes happens, though not always), and it keeps us feeling close.

I don’t fake anything, because I’m happy to be loving even if it isn’t perfect. We make sure not much time goes by between lovemaking. I think my “best ever” white lie works for us.

Best Ever A: Sounds good to me, and it’s keeping you both happy. He probably knows he’s not the super stud you make him out to be, but loves you for saying so.

There’s no harm in trying to make the “best ever” even better, by trying something new — wearing sexy lingerie, adding a new element like shower-sex, or making love in front of the fireplace, whatever comes to mind and body.

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Choosing and caring for your Christmas tree

By Erl Svendsen BALSAM FIR As you conspire by the fire, do you know what kind of live Christmas tree you have?

One clue is found in the carol that begins “O Tannenbaum” that in some version has been loosely translated to ‘“O Christmas tree.”

While the sentiment in this context is the same and the number of syllables match, tannenbaum is more correctly translated from German as “fir tree.” Firs are Canadians’ first choice for a Christmas tree. But not all Christmas trees are firs.

Fir, spruce and pine are the three main types. Pines are the easiest to identify as they always have two or more needles bundled together that are much longer than either fir or spruce needle. Fir needles are flat and cannot be rolled between your fingers whereas spruce needles are square to slightly rounded.

Fir bark is typically silvery grey or brown and smooth, whereas spruce bark tends to be dark brown and rough, especially along the branches.

If you’re buying locally, your options are limited to balsam fir, Scots pine and white spruce. For more information about Saskatchewan Christmas tree producers and where to find them, visit: www.prairiechristmastrees.com.

It matters not a whit what kind of tree you have in terms of care: cut the end before bringing indoors, water often, never let it dry out, keep away from warm drafts, use low watt LED lights, and use a timer to limit the number of hours you leave the lights on. On the other hand, each species lends its unique characteristics to your festive décor.

Finally, regardless of the type of live tree you have for Christmas, all are recyclable.

They’re usually chipped and used as mulch in parks to reduce water consumption and control weeds.

The City of Regina has a number of drop-off sites. The landfill will collect trees throughout January, free of charge. From Jan. 7-29, visit the Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre at 3130 East Woodhams Dr., Optimist Arena at 222 Sunset Dr., Joanne Goulet Golf Club at 8045 Kestal Dr. or the City of Regina Container Shop at 500 Arcola Ave. This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com).

— Pyramid or cone shaped — Excellent needle retention, sports soft blunt needles — Emits a wondrous fragrance It is the quintessential scent of Christmas. In fact, most things infused with a (so-called) pine-fresh scent are actually balsam scented.

Other firs you may encounter while searching for the perfect tree include Fraser, Douglas, Canaan, grand, noble and white. They are similar to the balsam, but will differ in colour (medium to dark green), needle density and length, and will vary in overall tree shape, bark characteristics and intensity of fragrance.

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE

— Nice outdoors but needles are hypodermic sharp; not good for indoors Trying to decorate could leave you weak from blood loss. A better choice is the white spruce with its much stubbier, dark green needles.

However, two of its other common names make reference to the odor of its crushed needles: skunk spruce and cat spruce. But once the job of decorating is done, the smell stops being an issue.

NATURAL FOREST GROWN PINES

— More open structure than spruce or fir — Sheared pines can be very dense — Stiff but somewhat flexible branches allow for both light and heavy ornaments — Scots pines have dark green needles in bundles of two; needle retention is excellent even if allowed to dry out occasionally.

— White pine has longer, more pliable needles in bundles of five and is lighter green to silvery green; fragrance is very mild to non-existent, resulting in fewer allergy complaints.

A fir tree with all the traditional holiday trimmings. Remember to water your tree daily and turn off the lights before going to bed. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT FELDSTEIN

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New grad student residence encourages community

By Angelina Irinici WHO? The University of Saskatchewan’s associate director of consumer services George Foufas.

WHERE? On campus on Aird Street, near Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

WHAT? The nearly completed, five-storey Graduate House residence at the University of Saskatchewan.

The residence, which is reserved for graduate students and students in professional colleges, can house up to 262 students. A combination of two-bedroom apartment-style suites and one-bedroom, bachelor and loft suites make up 162 suites in total. Each suite has a private kitchen, bathroom, new furniture and polished concrete floors. The residence is bright and airy with a loft-like feel; natural light is provided in 90 per cent of the space. Unique designs like a one-bedroom loft — complete with 17 stairs — feels more like a modern condo than a university residence. A similar two-bedroom loft is practical and private with the bedrooms on separate floors — each with its own entrance.

The hallways keep the modern feel with big painted suite numbers, green and blue accent walls and key cards for unit access. Each floor has a common area or classroom-type space to encourage students to get out of their suites and be part of the larger community.

“The suites aren’t spacious by any means. They are very efficient and nice and new and clean, but really the whole premise is to get people outside of their suites and working within a common space,” Foufas says.

The main floor includes a large kitchen, laundry facilities and plenty of seating. A cozy fireplace and TVs invite students to socialize and gather. An exercise room (sans equipment) for things like yoga and a music room for people to play their instrument help keep the floors quiet.

WHY? Graduate students’ feedback on what they’d like to see in a residence was incorporated into the design. This includes things like the common area, fully furnished and quiet suites. Graduate House is just one piece of the university’s approach to increasing the amount of residences on campus, Foufas explains.

WHEN? Construction on the nearly $50-million building began in 2011 and it’s nearly finished, with an expected completion date of the end of the month.

A retail space on the main floor is vacant now, but will eventually be home to something like a café or bistro.

Right now the building is at about 50 per cent capacity.

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By James Romanow There are people reading this who refuse to drink white wine. This is their loss. Those of us who are more worldly know there are times and places for white wine, particularly with salad, and the lighter seafoods like shellfish.

I have yet to meet a shrimp dish I would pair with a red.

One of my favourite wines is of course chardonnay, the wine that made Chablis famous.

And one of my favourite of the Canadian chardonnay is from Gray Monk, a winery that has been working the Okanagan since the early 1970s. As such, the family knows the land, the climate and the grapes, right down to which clones do best. I find their wines reliably made and always worth drinking.

When the air went out of the big chardonnay balloon a decade back, they returned to fermenting their chardonnay in stainless steel.

The result is a beautifully crisp wine that is exactly what wine should be — no more and no less. (And if that sounds like faint praise to you, you need to suffer through some of the overwrought monstrosities I’ve been subject to over the years.)

The wine is a light green-yellow with a beautiful fruity nose. There’s a touch of wild flower there, maybe some acacia and with a nice prom-

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If you need to understand why folks like me drink white, even in winter, start here. This is a very nice wine for all occasions.

Gray Monk Unwooded Chardonnay, Canada, 2012. $23 **** More wines in Monday’s paper and on Twitter @drbooze.

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