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3056 St. James Crescent

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$484,900 MLS# 521907 Beautiful 1634 sq ft bungalow in fantastic location backing schools!Vaulted ceilings & hardwoods.

Basement open for development.

4516 Harbour Village Way

$334,900 MLS# TBA Immaculate 2010 built townhouse condo w/ single attached garage.2 large bedrms,each with ensuite.Modern finishes including granite!

#55-2751 Windsor Park Road

$269,900 MLS# 520884 Immaculate & beautifully maintained 2 bed + den condo.Laminate flooring & maple kitchen.

Main flr.laundry.1 electrified prkg.stall.

4711 Glass Street

$569,900 MLS# 522963 Gorgeous,upgraded 1552 sq ft bungalow across from a park! Granite counters & luxury vinyl tile flooring.Beautiful 4 season sunroom!

80 Hanley Crescent

$998,000 MLS# 509447 Fabulous,custom built 4 bedrm walkout on 6 acres.Quality high end finishes throughout & quadruple attached,heated garage!

One fore-midable desert destination Arizona community tops for golf BARB LIVINGSTONE FOR POSTMEDIA NEWS N O RT H S C O T T S DA L E , Ariz. — From the age of seven in small-town Nova Scotia, John Wilmot found a second home at the golf course, caddying here and there, then playing a round himself.

“I have been an avid golfer since then,” says the corporate finance lawyer.

So it’s no surprise when Wilmot chose to buy a vacation home in Arizona, he’d pick a development that has not one, but six Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses.

The property he and wife Mary bought in Desert Mountain sits amid the 3,200 hectares of desert dot ted with cacti, trails and the 27 neighbourhoods that make up this community

that sits north of down town Scottsdale.

“It’s out of the way, quiet and peaceful,” says Wilmot.

“Sometimes you feel like you’ve dropped off the earth. We can sit on our patio and watch the javelinas or a bobcat go by.”

Yet, says Wilmot, Desert Mountain is also close to all the professional sports you might want to catch, shopping, and what is also important to him — a vibrant local music scene.

A big music buff, he de scribes his favourite place for roots and blues as just a ways down the road from his community in “a bit of a divey, cinder-block little bar with great music.”

For the Wilmots, Desert Mountain has the whole package — “golf for me, my wife is an avid tennis player, good restaurants and solitude.”

Desert Mountain is now almost 30 years old, built originally by iconic Scottsdale developer Lyle An derson. In 2011, the private country club, which may be the largest one in the world, was bought by its members.

Along with the six golf courses — each with unique, architecturally themed clubhouses — there are nine restaurants, a nine-court tennis complex, 19,000-square-foot fitness centre, three pools, a dog park and on-site con cierge. More than 90 of the 1,600-plus homes at Desert Mountain are owned by Canadians — most of those from Calgary. There are a total of 2,500 home sites in the project.

Don Breidebach, managing broker of Sotheby’s International at Desert Mountain, says there has been a resurgence in custom-home building, spec-home building by home builders and remodelling of original homes built more than 20 years ago. Of the 180 homes under construction or in the review process, Canadians are an “active group” in that process.

“They are one of the strong est refer ral markets,” says Breidebach.

“They really like to be with their friends.”

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A fireplace, wood beam, exposed brick and high ceilings are key features in the living space in this Desert Mountain home.

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5262 Aviator Cres 1931 sq ft two storey with bonus room $574,789

21 Plains Road, Pilot Butte 1467 sq ft two storey with double attached garage $441,196

5222 Campling Avenue 1080 sq ft lane lot two storey $341,695

5204 Crane Crescent 945 sq ft, bilevel with single attached garage $336,844

3865 Green Moss Bay 1841 sq ft, two storey with bonus room $519,900

42 Motherwell Drive, White City 1370 sq ft bungalow, across from new school $559,309

All of these homes are immediate possession, contact Crawford Homes today to learn more about how you can get into your dream home.

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The Manhattan

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Government must encourage innovation in housing STU NIEBERGALL Last week I attended the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

It is a grand event, hosting more than 125,000 industry professionals from across North America and around the world. With more than 750,000 square feet of trade show space, the show featured the latest in home construction, kitchen and bath design, finishing products, and the latest in housing technology.

Everything you can imagine was right there at your fingertips, for you to see, touch, discuss, and be inspired by. And with more than 70 educational speakers on the subjects ranging from home design, neighbourhood development, community planning, multi-family

building, 50-plus housing, high performance and energy efficient building etc., this was the place to immerse yourself in innovation.

Each year when I have attended this international show, I return to Regina on time to attend the Regina & Region Home Builders’ Association (RRHBA) Master Awards Gala, which celebrates excellence in new housing, community design, and home remodelling in Regina and area. After seeing the best that North America has to offer at the International Builders’ Show, I am always struck at our Master Awards Gala with just how well the RRHBA builders are delivering the best in home design, innovation, and technology, right here in Regina.

When it comes to innovation in Regina, new home buyers and the community at large are looking for innovation in community design, along with flexible options to service a wide variety of housing needs. The innovative options the Regina homebuilders and develop-

ers can offer are only limited by the regulatory environment which they operate within, and this is set by the City of Regina and the government of Saskatchewan.

We have been calling on the City of Regina to be more responsive in updating the city’s zoning bylaws and the development standards and construction specifications so that they align with the not-sonew anymore, official community plan (OCP). This is the plan that determines what our city will look like. However, the main tools for implementing the OCP are the city’s zoning bylaws and development standards and construction specifications.

As such, if the city wants to encourage the innovative new housing and designs that the OCP supports, and which our builders and developers are working hard to deliver, then the regulatory tools need to be updated quickly, in order to allow this to happen.

Until that work is completed by

the city, it is difficult for the residential construction industry to truly push the envelope on innovative housing forms that should be available to Regina citizens.

We also need the Government of Saskatchewan to step up and provide a regulatory environment that supports innovation. For example, B.C., Alberta and Ontario are supporting six-storey wood-frame multi-unit housing, a change that allows for mid-rise buildings to be more affordable, while still ensuring a high standard of safety.

At the 23rd annual Master Awards Gala, Deveraux Homes was named Home Builder of the Year. This award is a highly coveted distinction in our industry.

In the spirit of recognizing and rewarding innovation in our city, Deveraux Homes was also the first recipient of our newly created Award for Innovation. We applaud Deveraux for their winnings along with the many other award recipients that evening.

You can find these award recipients posted on our website at www.reginahomebuilders.com.

There you will find great examples not only of innovation, but of the calibre of home building that is available right here in our city.

I want to congratulate all of the award recipients.

Our association is doing what it can to promote our vision of creating an innovative, sustainable and diverse community. Our members work hard to deliver this in the Regina market. It is time that our city and province really started to encourage housing innovation by providing the right regularity framework for it to flourish. Our community developers and new home builders will not disappoint on the high level of innovation, housing choices and amenities they can bring to the new homes market in Regina.

Stu Niebergall is president and CEO of the Regina & Region Home Builders’ Association.

Outdoor patio overlooks a pool at a Desert Mountain home.

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Breidebach says while there is a lot less inventory now than during the economic recession, building a home is very affordable and he describes Desert Mountain as “the best value community.

“I have done eight high-end golf communities and what $1.5 million to $2.5 million can buy you here — especially with the six golf courses and six clubhouses — is unbeatable. Then you add the weather and how easy it is to get here.”

Existing lots for sale range from $115,000 to $1.7 million. Some of them come with equity golf memberships.

One of the ways Desert Mountain has been luring new homebuyers is by hosting the Charles Schwab Cup, the final tournament of the Champions Tour, which hosts golf icons such as Fred Couples, Tom Lehman and Bernhard Langer. It was held on the Cochise golf course last November, and Desert Mountain has committed to continue hosting the event through 2016.

Bob Jones, chief operating officer of Desert Mountain, says when the community hosted the Charles Schwab Cup for the first time in 2012, “we immediately sold four home sites,” because of the course and development’s showcase during the event, around the world on the Golf Channel.

And while Jones says the Canadian loonie’s recent slump against the U.S. dollar could slow Canadian interest in the Arizona market, Desert Mountain has the added benefit of Canadians pulling their friends here.

They are not worrying about the exchange.

“For Canadians ... it is so easy to get here with four different airlines providing direct service. It is an easy destination.” And when they get to Desert Mountain it is not just about golf, but lifestyle.

Now Selling Desert Mountain is close to professional sports, shopping and a vibrant local music scene, says John Wilmot who, with his wife Mary, bought a property in the North Scottsdale-community that sits amid 3,200 hectares of cacti and trails.

BOB JONES “People want to bike, hike and enjoy outdoor recreation in a national forest, all of which are here,” says Jones. “It is about health, wellness and recreation for the whole family.”

For Wilmot, who knew Desert Mountain from his frequent trips to Scottsdale with a group of golf buddies, when it came to buy, “we didn’t look anywhere else.”

In 2007, the Wilmots bought a two-bedroom/two bathroom 2,100-square-foot Sonoran cottage.

This summer they traded with a Toronto area owner, for his fourbedroom home that gives extra room for the couple’s three adult children and golf friends to visit.

His love of Desert Mountain has convinced others of its attractions.

“One of my good friends, who I have played golf with on Saturday mornings for 20 years, is buying a place here. There is a lot of word of mouth about this place.”

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5108 10TH AVE.

Location! Location! South facing 3 bdrm, 2 bath townhouse condo. Extensive upgrades in past 5 years. Covered parking, swimming pool. Quick possession! $329,900

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Sat. 2-4 PM $224,900 380 Cedar Meadow Drive Lakewood Peter Fourlas 306-529-0009 Peter@pfourlas.ca

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Immaculate 1525 sqft raised bungalow! 5 bdrms, 3 baths. Brazilian hdwd & tile on main. Great room boasts fireplace & custom concrete mantle. Maple kitchen with lots of drawers/doors & pull-outs. French doors to covered deck & landscaped yard. $624,900

Updated 3 bed + 2 bath bungalow in Glen Elm. This 816 sq/ft home features numerous upgrades including flooring, paint and windows. Lower level features a large rec room with a newer high efficient furnace. Private backyard has a large stone patio and detached garage. $269,900.

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Executive bungalow built by RI-CO Homes. Large, comfortable living room with stunning fireplace. Engineered hand-scraped hdwd flows through main living area. The kitchen is designed for people who like to cook & entertain at the same time. Double attached garage. $549,900

2700 sq executive condo walking distance to downtown and Wascana park. One of a kind! $699,000

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This home features 1,894 sq.ft. on 2 levels with hardwood & tile flooring throughout. The kitchen is a show stopper!

Living room is spacious with corner fireplace & granite surround. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. 24’ x 26’ garage, tankless water heater, sump pump, HRV, gas line to BBQ. $649,900

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3562 GREEN MARSH ROAD

Brand new bungalow. Beautiful neutral colour palette. Open concept floor plan. Hardwood & tile through main. Living room with cozy fireplace.

Beautiful kitchen cabinetry with tile backsplash & granite countertops. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $590,000

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Several upgrades throughout. Stunning!

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$519,900 1873 sq. ft. 3 Bedrooms + Bonus Room.

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Ideal starter home. 1,000 sq. ft. two bedroom plus den. New bathroom in 2014 floors. $149,000

Immaculate 3 bdrm 1302 sq.ft. custom bungalow located in a family oriented neighborhood.

Close to parks, shopping centers & bus route. Upgraded features include vaulted ceiling, open staircase, large foyer, main floor laundry & direct entry from the attached double garage. Spacious front facing living room. Loads of maple cabinets. The basement has insulated & polyed outside walls & is ready for future development and a completed deck.

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4718 HAMES CRES. $439,900

Raised upgraded 1018 sq. ft. bungalow. Newer windows, furnace, bath, good basement, large lot. $199,900!!

GRAND COULEE

Spectacular 2 storey walkout backing green space with over 3,800 sq. ft. of living space on 3 levels. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. 26’ x 28’ garage.

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5621 DEVINE PLACE - LAKERIDGE WALKOUT

Wayne White 306-779-3000

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Totally developed 1463 sqft modern bungalow, large living room, 3 baths, newer basement development 26x28 garage & more. NOW $324,000

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DETACHED BUNGALOW CONDO

$769,900

Great location!! Situated in Albert Park.

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New Construction. Two-storey 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 baths. Hardwood and tile floor throughout. Bonus room. MLS® 519878

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4748 PADWICK $469,900 3 bed, 4 bath, 1567 sq ft 2 story backing park. Gleaming hardwood throughout main floor. Kitchen features stainless steel appliances, Good sized back yard backs green space and large kids park, main floor laundry, direct entry to garage, basement is finished with large rec room and a 3 piece bath. This home is truly a must see!! Location can’t get any better than this for a family with kids. Direct access to house from 20 x 22 garage.

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LI NE ST W IN G

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1512 MCVEETY DRIVE

$419,900

$279,900

$399,900

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Breaking down reno responsibilities MIKE HOLMES Make it Right

STACEY BRANDFORD

Using an island or a table in the kitchen depends on the family’s day-to-day requirements.

Island provides storage, seating and prep space in kitchen JEFFREY FISHER FOR POSTMEDIA NEWS

Q My husband and I bought

and moved into a 50-yearold house last year. Rather than immediately tackling a kitchen renovation, we decided to wait, live in the space for a bit and then take on the project.

Because we’ re knocking down a wall or two and opening up the main floor, we have room for either an eat-in kitchen table or an island, but not both. My husband has a preference for one and I the other, so I’m writing to ask your opinion.

A The most important question to ask yourselves is what you and your husband require most from your kitchen renovation. I as-

sume Rubbermaid bins under your kitchen table are not ideal, so storage is one question.

And if additional prep space is what you’re after, then you need to know the height of a table is not conducive to standing to chop onions. Conversely, it’s hard to host Thanksgiving dinner at a kitchen island. So first decide what you need most and proceed from there.

This is the time to consider whether you want (or if it’s possible to have) a dishwasher, sink or wine fridge in your island. Maybe you want your microwave tucked down out of sight?

I love the storage my two large pot drawers provide, and having the garbage and recycling easily accessible but hidden. The island ac-

commodates three stools; great for small social gatherings but I also have a dining room table that can accommodate eight.

Will your open-concept kitchen be your primary eating area or do you have a dining table elsewhere? If all eating and entertaining takes place in your kitchen then an island might not accommodate your needs, in which case I vote to use the available space for a table.

But what about using a work-height table that provides extra prep space while not sacrificing seating. You could incorporate small drawers in the table apron to store things. This might be a solution that will please both you and your husband.

Send your decor question to askjeffreyfisher@gmail.com.

Sometimes when I speak to homeowners, they’re confused about what they think a contractor is responsible for versus what they need to cover.

Homeowners sometimes think a contractor will take care of everything during a renovation.

The truth is the contractor-homeowner relationship works more like a partnership — you each have different responsibilities, strengths, insight and skills and you need to work together to get the job done right.

Here’s an outline of homeowner/contractor responsibilities:

Permits — the homeowner:

Getting the proper permits for your renovation is your responsibility, not your contractor’s. If a local building inspector shows up at your door and doesn’t s e e t h e r i g h t p e r m i t s, guess who’s in trouble? I’ll give you a hint: not your contractor. It’s your prope r t y. I f yo u w a n t yo u r contractor to take care of permits, then put it in the contract.

If you take this route — and most homeowners do — make sure the contract clearly states that all permits will be supplied by your contractor and that all

work will be completed to building code by certified and licensed contractors and sub-contractors.

By getting the proper permits, you ensure municipal inspectors will examine the work to check that it’s safe and meets code.

Insurance — both the contractor and the homeowner:

Your contractor should have valid insurance, including full liability and Workers’ Compensation insurance, but that only covers you in case of accidents on the job site, like property damage (i.e. someone dropping an expensive vase) or injuries (i.e. someone accidentally falling off the roof).

If your neighbour’s home gets damaged because of construction happening on your property or you damage public property like a water main, your contractor’s insurance isn’t responsible — yours is.

There have been cases where uninsured homeowners are responsible for personal and property damage caused by their renovations and they’ve gone bankrupt as a result. Every homeowner planning a renovation should pick up the phone and call their insurance company — you might need some extra coverage.

Describe the renovations you’re planning and who’s going to do it (you or a contractor). They can tell you what kind of coverage you will need and why.

The contract — the

contractor:

It’s your contractor’s responsibility to provide you

with a written contract containing every detail about the work on your proper ty. That includes supplies, materials, products, subcontractors they’ll be using (if any), start and finish dates and a payment schedule.

Make sure you understand and agree with everything and the payment schedule makes sense. The best ones are based on work completed — when 20 per cent of the work is done, then 20 per cent of the budget gets paid and so on.

You hire contractors for their special skill set, not to make decisions for you.

Your contractor might be the expert when it comes to construction, but you should be the expert when it comes to your renovation.

You need to know what’s going on, why and how things are going to move forward — when something doesn’t make sense, speak up.

A good contractor will ask you a lot of questions along the way, too. They will be in constant communication, letting you know how the renovation is moving forward, updating you about changes and if they need you to make a decision, they will tell you exactly how it might affect other areas of the renovation.

Only you know what’s best for you, your family, your home, your schedule and your long-term goals.

A contractor can only help make it right.

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www.northridgeregina.com La Jolla Show Home 5290 Aviator Crescent 306 352-0948 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat, Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

SEDONA

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6963 Maple Vista Drive Contact: Brad Gregg 306 591-1736 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends and Holidays 1-5pm

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7015 Maple Vista Dr. Contact: 306 525-2329 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

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4341 Chuka Dr. Contact: Carolyn 306 533-9698 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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3502 Green Marsh Cres 306 565-4663 Hours: Mon-Thur 3-8pm Sat,Sun & Holidays 12-5pm

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3902 Goldfinch Way Contact: Val 306 209-5352 Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

QUEEN CITY CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION

3554 Green Marsh Cres. 306 552-9588 Hours: Sat & Sun only 1-5pm

VARSITY HOMES

4306 Chuika Drive 306-525-2329 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

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3622 Green Water Drive 306-205-2502 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat-Sun 1-5pm

VISIONARY HOME BUILDERS INC. 3605 Green Creek Road 306-529-2545-Clay Hours: Mon-Fri 5-9 pm Sat & Sun 11-5

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32 College Crescent Tim Trithart 306 536-5993 Hours: Wed & Thurs 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-4pm

6729 Maple Vista Drive 306 789-6080 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

www.northridgeregina.com 257-4002 Sandhill Crescent 306 584-1049 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat-Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

4313 E.Green Poplar Lane 306 347-8100 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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10 Motherwell Cres 306 205-2502 www.trademarkhomes.ca Hours: Mon-Thur 3-7pm Sat-Sun 1-5pm

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62 Motherwell Drive 306 540-5315 Hours: Wed & Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-4pm

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4302 Chuka Drive Heather 306 596-2727 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends 1-5pm

4501 Green Apple Dr. 306 522-5556 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat, Sun & Holiday 1-5pm

GREAT PLAINS LEASEHOLDS LTD 306 525-9516

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6717 Maple Vista Dr. Bruce 306 541-7575 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

KRATZ HOMES

4314 Chuka Drive Dawn 306 737-1912 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-4pm

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See emeraldparkhomes.ca for showhome information 34 Churchill Cres.

Hours: Sat. & Sun. 1-5 pm

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4310 Chuka Drive - 306-347-8100 Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

4126 Green Olive Way 306 591-0631 Hours: Mon 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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4301 Chuka Dr. Myles 306 737-7437 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat-Sun 1-5pm

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42 Motherwell Dr. 306 525-9801 Hours: Sat & Sun 1-5pm

5736 Pearsall Cres.

Dustin Halvorson 306 551-9083 www.trademarkhomes.ca Hours: Mon-Thur 4-8pm Sat-Sun 1-5pm

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3638 Green Creek Road thegreensongardiner@daytonahomes.ca 306-522-3211 Hours: Mon-Thur 3-5:30 pm; 6:30-9:00 pm Sat & Sun 12-5pm

EVANS DEVELOPMENT GROUP For information call 306 584-5378 www.evansdevelopmentgroup.com email evansdev@accesscomm.ca

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NORTH RIDGE DEVELOPMENT www.paramountcondos.ca PARAMOUNT CONDOMINIUMS 404-4501 Child Ave 306 791-3617 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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3865 Green Moss Bay 306 591-6264 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

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GREENS ON GARDINER 3433 Green Brook Rd. 306 531-5713 Hours: Mon-Fri 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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2929 Rochdale Blvd (Duplex) Contact: 306 525-2329 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

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4529 James Hill Road 306-347-8100 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm www.northridgeregina.com Traymore Show Home 5748 Pearsall Cres. 306 585-1449 Hours: Mon - Thurs 7-9pm Sat, Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

STHAMANN HOMES

1510 Neville Dr. 1-888-234-3811 Hours: Tues-Thurs. 1-3PM & 6-8PM Sun. 1-5PM

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3045 Elgaard Drive 306-347-8100 Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-9pm Sat, Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

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5298 Aviator Crescent 306-347-8100 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 7-9 pm Sat. & Sun. 1-5 pm

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EDGEWATER

260 North Thauberger Road Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 5-9pm Sat. and Sun. & Holidays 1-5pm

GLENROSE HOMES

5254 Aviator Cres. 306 591-0631 Hours: Mon 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

HARVARD COMMUNITIES 306-777-0650

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4570 Harbour Landing Drive Hours: Mon-Thurs 2 -4 pm Sat. & Sun. 1-5 pm

HARMONY BUILDERS

1162 Jurasin St. 306-789-6080 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Weekends & Holidays 1-5pm

300 Prairie View Drive 306 205-7313 Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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5621 Glide Cres. 306 206-1804 Hours: Mon-Thur 3-5:30, 6:30-9pm Sat-Sun 12-5pm

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HAWKSTONE

www.hawkstoneregina.ca 306-522-2300

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CATURRA BY THE PARK

138 - 1920 7th Ave. East Hours: Mon-Thur 7-9pm Sat. Sun & Holidays 1-5pm

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731 3rd Ave. Pilot Butte 306-789-6080 Hours: Mon- Thurs 7-9 PM • Sat-Sun 1-5 PM

CRAWFORD HOMES

21 Plains Road 306 525-9801 Hours: By Appointment only

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Marco Show Home 2 MacKenzie Rd. 306 781-0351 Hours: Weekends 1-5pm

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NEWS

S aturday, Januar y 31, 2015

Leader-Post • leaderpost.com

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ONCE-SECRET MARRIAGE

Indian PM’s wife longs for his call

Chad joins battle against terrorists MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Chad sent ground troops and a warplane dropping bombs to drive Islamic extremists from a Nigerian border town, leaving it strewn with the bodies of the extremists, witnesses said Friday.

T h u r s d ay ’s b o m b i n g marked the first such action by foreign troops on Nigerian soil to fight the militants of Boko Haram.

To further help Nigeria battle its extremists, the African Union moved to send ground forces and the United States said it would assist.

ANNIE GOWEN THE WASHINGTON POST NEW DELHI — She’s waiting for him, as she has been all her life. But when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dined with Barack and Michelle Obama at a glittering banquet Sunday night, his wife wasn’t by his side.

Modi, 64, kept his teenage marriage a secret for decades during his political ascent and only last year admitted his wife exists.

The wife, Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi, is a retired teacher who lives in a small town in Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Though she had not heard from her husband in years, she says she still hopes to join him one day in the capital as his spouse.

“If he calls me, I will go,” she said in an interview. “I hear all his speeches on TV. I feel very good when I hear him speak. I want him to fulfil all his promises to the people. That’s my prayer to God.” Narendra Modi, the son of a man who sold tea in a railway station, comes from a lower caste called Ghanchi.

He and his wife were promised to each other as children in keeping with the traditions of their community. They were married in a small ceremony when she was 17 and he was 18.

“He was very young,” said Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, the author of the book Narendra Modi: The Man, the Times.

“The exact nature of the ceremony we don’t know. Nobody who has spoken about it is willing to talk. There would have been a ritual that joined them together as man and wife, but they would not have lived together. The family said that the two of them never cohabitated.”

Child marriage was and remains common in India, although it is technically illegal. More than a third of the women who married as child brides live in India, an estimated 240 million, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Narendra Modi left shortly thereafter to wander in the Himalayas with little more than a change of clothing in his rucksack, Mukhopadhyay said. A devout Hindu, Modi was contemplating religious life. Instead, he retur ned to Gujarat and became a volunteer, or “pracharak,” in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or R.S.S., a Hindu nationalist group. The young workers, pracharaks, are discouraged from marrying or maintaining close family ties.

“He joined R.S.S. without divulging he had been married,” Mukhopadhyay said.

“Without it, he could not have become a pracharak.

They had to be unmarried.

BRIEFS

Mugabe named AU chairman ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African leaders Friday appointed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the new chairman of the 54-nation African Union.

The 90-year-old Mugabe, who has ruled his country since 1980, pledged to focus on infrastructure, value addition, agriculture and climate change.

Mugabe’s new position has drawn criticism. Critics accuse Mugabe of being an independence hero turned dictator who has clung to power like many African leaders of his generation.

Dozens killed at Shia mosque

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Jashodaben Modi, wife of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a retired teacher who lives in a small town in Modi’s home state of Gujarat. The prime minister kept his teenage marriage a secret for decades during his political ascent.

Questions would have been asked.”

Modi never returned to his wife but never divorced her, even as he became the highprofile chief minister of Gujarat and last year India’s premier. He never publicly spoke of his wife and journalists who sniffed around on the topic as Modi’s fame grew were privately discouraged from doing so.

Jashodaben Modi saw her husband only once when he was chief minister, at a ceremony at a local temple, according to her brother, Ashok. She lives with her brother in the small town of Unjha, in the northern part of the state.

“He had come to the (goddess temple) for a prayer.

They did not speak. They did not even say a word to each

other. They just met for five seconds,” the brother said.

The prime minister only officially acknowledged his wife’s existence when he filed his affidavit in April as a candidate for Parliament in the town of Vadodara. His family said at the time the couple had married as teens because of the customs of the time and the union was never consummated.

During the election, the wife disappeared for a time, reportedly on a “barefoot pilgrimage,” in her husband’s honour. After he became prime minister, she was assigned an official security detail. But it has not been a happy experience.

Nearly a dozen guards watch her 24/7 and follow her in a shiny car as she takes auto rickshaws and

public transportation, they say. When she visits friends or relatives, they have to cook for the guards, she said.

“The security travels in an air-conditioned car. But my sister takes buses, trains and auto rickshaws. What kind of justice is this? Should a prime minister’s wife not get a car?” her brother asked.

In November, Jashodaben Modi filed an official request under India’s right to information act asking for more infor mation about who assigned her guards and what their duties were supposed to be, saying she was “scared” of them.

“I am the wife of the prime minister of India,” she said in the affidavit.

“The security personnel tell me that they should be wel-

comed like guests. Which law makes provision for the same or which portion of the protocol prescribes this?”

The police eventually responded to her request, saying the security comes from the local intelligence service that is exempt from the right-to-information law.

The family is appealing.

Meanwhile, she subsists on a small pension from her time as a teacher. She keeps a small photo of her husband tucked in her prayer book and spends long hours in solitude.

Her brother says she gets depressed from time to time.

“When she feels dejected, we try to lift her mood,” the brother said. “We say, ‘The morning will come soon.’

We try to tell her that he will call her one day soon.”

INDIA

Police block bid for statue of Gandhi assassin RAMA LAKSHMI THE WASHINGTON POST

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A bust of Nathuram Godse at the central office of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI — For the past several weeks, a Hindu fringe group in India has been attracting attention around the world because of its plans to erect a bust in honour of Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi in 1948.

Organizers had chosen Friday, the 67th anniversary of the freedom fighter’s death, as the big day. They had a bust of Godse ready to go — and had even conducted a special purification ritual at the temple spot in the northern city of Meerut, 69 kilometres northeast of New Delhi. They demanded Friday be declared as a “day of courage” across India, to mark what they regard was Godse’s brave act.

But Friday, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha said they were prohibited from leaving their

office to implement the plan.

Police, concerned the move could prompt community tension, sealed the site with ropes and stuck a prohibitory notice on the wall that barred any installation activity.

The move has confounded many in India — and around the world. It would be like a group of Americans threatening to erect a statue of James Earl Ray, who killed Martin Luther King Jr., or John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

Yet this is not the first time the group has vented its desire to celebrate Godse.

They did the same when Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was last in power more than a decade ago.

Members of the group consider Godse a patriot because he killed the man they hold responsible for the country’s violent partition into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947. Godse was a

member of the Hindu-pride group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, but quit in the early 1940s. Modi began his early political career as a member of the group.

In December, Sakshi Maharaj, a lawmaker from Modi’s party, called Godse a patriot. A day later he apologized amid loud opposition.

In recent weeks, many Hindu fringe groups have raised contentious issues like religious conversions. Maharaj also urged Hindu women to have four children to keep up with the growing number of Muslims.

“For so many years, Gandhi has been revered as a great soul by Indians. We want to tell the youth that it is all a lie,” said Abhishek Agarwaal, 36, district president of the group. “Godse was the true patriot. We do not regard Gandhi as the father of the nation. He was too soft on Muslims. It was because of him that Pakistan was created out of my motherland.”

ISLAMABAD — More than 60 members of Pakistan’s Shia minority were killed when a young suicide bomber blew himself up as they worshipped Friday at a mosque. The bomber approached the Imambargah, a mosque for Shia Muslims, shortly after Friday prayers and complained he was sick.

Shortly after he was given medicine from a dispensary inside the mosque, he blew himself up.

The bombing was the worst attack on Pakistan’s religious minorities since May 2010.

Snow way, absent Kerry fined John Kerry has been fined $50 for failing to shovel snow off the pavement outside his Boston home.

The U.S. Secretary of State was in Saudi Arabia with President Barack Obama following the death of King Abdullah when the worst blizzard in decades swept through New England.

Around 60 centimetres of snow fell in Boston, where homeowners are responsible for clearing the walkways beside their property.

Apartheid ‘Prime Evil’ to be freed JOHANNESBURG — Eugene de Kock, the man known as “Prime Evil” for leading an apartheid death squad that killed and tortured scores of people, will be released from prison, South Africa’s justice minister said Friday.

Michael Masutha said he took the decision to grant de Kock parole after consultation with the families of his victims. De Kock, 66, was sentenced in 1996 to two life sentences for six murders and an additional 212 years for charges ranging from attempted murder to kidnapping and fraud.

Romney passes on another run WASHINGTON — After a three-week flirtation with a new campaign for the White House, Mitt Romney announced Friday he will not seek the presidency in 2016.

The exit comes after several of his former major donors and a veteran staffer in the early voting state of Iowa defected to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush, the brother of former U.S. president George W. Bush and son of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush.