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Crossmount Village development is starting to take shape (Photo by Steve Gibb/GibbArt.com)

Custom building a lifestyle 400-acre village under construction south of city

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express or the past five years, Duncan McKercher has been working tirelessly to see his vision become a reality.

Today, tucked behind a roadside berm located about five minutes south of Saskatoon on Highway 219, a massive construction project is building its way up out of the ground.

“This is the inside of the event area.

This is the large wedding garden,” said

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McKercher, wearing a bright yellow construction vest and white hard hat, pointing out various outlines on the construction site. He is standing on the edge of a newly poured cement foundation situated on the rolling prairie land his family has owned for generations.

It is land becoming home to Crossmount Village, a 400-acre seniors’ village that McKercher has been planning and developing. He’s been working closely with the RM of Corman Park since 2009.

The first phase of construction is underway. It includes three retail buildings and the project’s infrastructure area, including water and waste-water treatment facilities.

“We’ve set it up so you can have an outdoor wedding,” he continued, gesturing towards the water pond nearby. It is complete with a pair of gently bobbing ducks, and has remained untouched as part of the design process. “The whole thing is set in apple orchards, which will produce fruit

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Back in Crossmount Village’s marketing office, located in a strip mall on the corner of Eighth Street and McKercher Drive, blueprints, maps and floor plans with names such as Macintosh and Gala are spread out on a boardroom table.

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Ken Noskye and I hadn’t seen each other in two years (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

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t was a great moment. It It has been great hanging was one I thought should out with Ken again. It’s been be captured and preserved more than a week since he on whatever digital cameras arrived, and we still haven’t capture and preserve them been to McDonald’s. We on. had a lunch at the Yard & After two years away, Ken Flagon and a breakfast at the Noskye was back in SasPark Cafe. We have watched katoon. One day last week, hockey and football, and Sandy used my iPhone to have fired up the barbecue a take a photo of Ken and me. couple of times. Well, Sandy Saturday, June 14th 6pm Ken and I figured a selfie has. *Western Canadian Super Late Model Championship Series might be too intimate.

Ken will be here another Editor I tweeted the photo soon two weeks or so. Fear not, Dakota Dunes 150 proudly sponsored by Dakota Dunes Casino after it was taken. It was two Tweeter, there won’t be any *Sask Legends *Street Stock old friends reunited. Old Ken and Older more photos of me wearing white socks. ***** SEE YOU AT THE FAST TRACK! Cam. Moments later, I received a reply Please allow me a proud papa moWWW.AUTOCLEARINGMOTORSPEEDWAY.CA to my tweet, suggesting I talk with the ment.

My middle son, Brandon, received Get your discounted tickets at all Macs Convenience Stores Express fashion editor about the white his Bachelor of Education degree last JW11596.F09 James socks I was wearing. I didn’t tell the week. He will follow his older brother, tweeter that I had just returned home Ryan, into the teaching profession. from a 20-kilometre run and hadn’t As some of you know, I was almost a C A H O RIDES STAGEC changed yet. Tweeter wouldn’t have teacher. A great many years ago I was a believed me anyway. half class and internship short of adding For Booking call Gordie When I decided to use the photo with a teaching certificate to my arts degree.

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I dropped out during my internship. I It was partly so you could see more of was in a Grade 8 classroom with a subKen’s face, and mostly because I was stitute teacher. The students were clearly embarrassed about the socks. I am glad in charge, and I wasn’t equipped with the Tweeter pointed them out. Otherwise, as personality or skills to help her stop it. many as 100,000 people could be seeing “Can you pull us some beer, Mr. Hutchinson?” I was asked on the Friday WEDDINGS REUNIONS BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES them now.

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of my first week. Come to think of it, I am not sure they said mister.

That was the end of my internship, and pretty much the end of that career.

Unlike Ryan and Brandon, I wouldn’t have made a good teacher.

I sat in awe Thursday as the names of graduating students were called.

I applauded every one of them. The piece of paper they received represents thousands and thousands of hours of work.

All the best to the grads of 2014. We are proud of ours. ***** It was a pleasure speaking with Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis last week. Dan will be a featured speaker at the Saskatoon Prayer Breakfast on June 14 at Prairieland Park.

I knew an interview was being set up, but I was taken a bit aback when I picked up the phone one morning and it was Dan calling. I hadn’t done any reading about him or his career to prepare for the interview.

We winged it. He’s a really good guy.

I’m sure those that attend the breakfast will enjoy hearing how his faith and his hockey career have gone hand in hand. I know I did.

The story and details about the breakfast are on Page 13.

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ften a mother can be the toughest of dance teachers.

But in the case of Nina Koroliuk, the benefits far outweighed the tough times.

Koroliuk is the director of the Saskatoon School of Dance, which will be celebrating its 60th anniversary on June 13 at TCU Place. With the celebration will come many fond memories for Koroliuk, whose mother, Lusia Pavlychenko, started People the school in 1954 under the banner of the Saskatoon School of Ballet. Pavlychenko died on Nov. 25, 2012, at the age of 79.

Pavlychenko was considered a visionary in dance, studying at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Royal Academy of Dance in London, England. Aside from launching her school, she was the founder in 1959 of the Yevshan Ukrainian Dace Ensemble, and founder in 1967 of the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble. She lifted her dancers to world standards, twice taking her company to tours of Ukraine.

Pavlychenko was taught Ukrainian dance by her own mother and, as Koroliuk tells it, “the hardest part was trying to convince her parents she wanted to try ballet as well. She was determined and, after three years of arguments, she got them to agree with her. It opened up whole new worlds for Saskatoon dance.”

Having her mother as a teacher was very challenging, said Koroliuk. “The expectations were higher. As the child and student, one felt persecuted at times, but there were many advantages as well.

“I attended my first classes when I was four years old. I was blessed to have received a little bit of talent, loved to dance and perform, and desperately wanted to dance with the bigger girls who were beautiful dancers and mentors. I worked like crazy to get there, and was one of the youngest to perform with the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble.

“I was privileged in the dance world because Mom toted me everywhere. I was always present to learn and to be able to train with some of the world’s best at the dance courses and summer schools.”

She was invited to dance with Virsky, Ukraine’s national dance team, when she was 16 years old.

“I declined because the Iron Curtain was still in existence and I had not yet completed my high school studies in Saskatoon,” said Koroliuk, who eventually performed and taught in Europe.

Koroliuk made her mark as a teacher as well. She was chosen as director of the school in 1993. She met her husband, Serhij, in 1992 and, six months later, he came to Saskatoon and they were married in May 1993. He teaches classes at the school, but is largely responsible for the Folklorique Ensemble.

“Every student is different,” said Koroliuk. “And often it depends upon being musical and being well coordinated. If we see a gem in the works, we’ll often recommend them to schools in Winnipeg or Montreal. The ones who stay in Saskatoon can continue to dance and usually can stay

Fernanda Veliz-Tenorioio, Ashlyn Hartshorn (lower left) and Maria Boyko (lower right) have completed their Royal Academy of Dance Advanced 2 examinations and will performing in the Saskatoon School of Dance’s event on June 13.

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Nina Koroliuk Dancing runs in the family

with the ensemble until they are 35 or so.”

There are children from 200 families within the school, where there are two studios that are open seven days a week.

There are eight teachers and five assistants at the school. International ballet examinations through the Royal Academy of Dance are available.

She likes the uniqueness of the school’s strong sense of multiculturalism. They maintain happy associations with the Queen Maeve Irish School of Dance, Alma Flamenco and other Ukrainian dance clubs.

The Queen Maeve dancers and an Irish band, Residuals, will be participating at the June 13 performance.

“My mother’s shoes were hard to fill, but we believe we continue to match or better her standards. In a competitive dance market, like Saskatoon is right now, it is remarkable to still be standing tall after 60 years.”

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Duncan McKercher points out where buildings will be constructed at Crossmount Village (Photos by Steve Gibb)

Social options endless, McKercher says (Continued from page 1)

Trees ready for orchard

One thousand trees that have been grafted and nurtured are waiting to be transferred from a Saskatoon nursery.

While the trees won’t produce for three years, the cider operation will be ready in October. McKercher plans on bringing in organic apples in from B.C. to begin producing cider this fall, presuming their SLGA licence and city water are ready.

“When I say to my kids, ‘I’m opening up an apple store,’ they say, ‘Dad, no one is going out there to buy a computer, ’ ” McKercher said with a laugh. “In addition to the orchards, we’ve got a greenhouse going up for seniors in the winter time, so they can get their hands dirty. We’ll also have a community and a chef’s garden, so when you order something in the restaurant, you may see a guy come out and pick something out of the garden and take it back to the kitchen.”

McKercher’s innovative model for Crossmount Village blends commerce, recreation, health care and agro-tourism, with a wide variety of residential options for retirementready buyers in the 55 and up age bracket.

The village’s events centre, orchard, retail space, restaurant, arts barn, farmers’ market and more will be available to the general public. They are being constructed along the front, or east side, of the property. While they will be shielded from the sights and sounds of traffic by a berm, An orchard and cidery will be on the site McKercher is working with the Ministry of Highways to by the Province of Saskatchewan under the Personal Care finish new speed-up and slow-down lanes on Highway 219, “We can turn your house a bit. Maybe you want your as well as the installation of flashing lights alerting drivers to front room to capture the sunrise, or maybe you would rather Home Act, and will offer Level 1 to 4 care for seniors.

“We’re not dealing with the last two years of people’s the intersection. have the sunset. We can custom build a dog run or a garden. lives,” he said. “It’s about the last 25 years. We want to We can put in extra trees, situate you closer to open spaces keep our residents healthy, engaged, and keep them fit with 80 single-dwelling homes or to parkways for your pets. Or it may be that someone is Moving past the commercial construction site, following looking for a bit more privacy. We’re not custom building a good food, fresh air and exercise. You might move into an independent, single-unit home and be there for 20 years, the newly foraged, meandering country-style road that runs home; we’re custom building a lifestyle.” the length of the property, the site of 80 proposed singleThe social options and the opportunities to stay busy will then you may find you have some health requirements and dwelling units comes into view. The layout takes advantage be virtually endless, McKercher said. He acknowledges that eventually you might want to move into the village, where of the natural elevations on the property. It reduces the need for some, the quiet and relative seclusion will be their No. 1 you’re closer to services, can be less mobile and closer to your friends. for earth-moving and means minimal disturbance to natural priority.

“The No. 1 mandate of the site is couples stay together. vegetation. Free-standing groups of mature birch trees “We’ve had people who’ve said, ‘We don’t want to be So if you have health issues, the village comes to you.” remain in place, untouched. active,’ and that’s fine. Other people are so excited about It’s about Aging in Place, said McKercher, referring to a “We mapped out a master plan, so to speak, by physically the options. But it’s not Big Brother. Our responsibility is to walking the site,” McKercher said. “The whole mandate make sure it’s neat, clean, well-run, the medical services are lifestyle model for retirement living that keeps an individual in the residence of their choice for as long as they of what we want to do is be environmentally responsible. available and the amenities are what people want. They’ll are able.

We’ve moved around low spots to avoid flooding, instead create their own clubs and their own social networks.”

“Aging in Place on a campus of care is a very prevalent of moving dirt. We’re running through the trees, around the Continuing west on the construction site, past the singletrees. We’re not bulldozing. unit dwelling lots and around a bend flanked by a clump of concept elsewhere. However, we believe this is unique to “Seniors can choose a 1,400-, 1,600-, 1,800- or trees, lies the place where Crossmount Village’s square will Canada, definitely in Saskatchewan, definitely in Western 1,900-square-foot, single-unit house which will have a two- sit in the heart of what will be a number of multi-unit dwell- Canada. Many places nowadays have care-based or indecar garage, be all on one level, no basement, and completely ings. Cranberry Flats flanks the west border of the property. pendent living, but nobody has the full package.”

Also located in the village will be the Seniors’ Centre of wheelchair accessible. We work with our buyers to pick McKercher plans on building connecting trails for bird Excellence: a spa, a fitness and wellness centre, a library whatever floor plan they like for what’s in their budget. watching and hiking. and a games room. There will be a medical facility upstairs.

Then they choose between elevations and custom exterior Anyone aged 55 and over will be welcome to move combinations — a choice of beautiful brick, stone, wood and Level 1 to 4 care “The village is a combination of wellness, care, indeinto Crossmount Village. McKercher expects it will hold a various colours. It boils down to basically four decisions: pendent or fully serviced units,” said McKercher. “The special appeal for rural residents looking to downsize. how big you want the house to be, how you want the roof“They want to be closer to their kids, closer to medical line to look, how you want your exterior and how you want single-unit housing side is fully independent, but in the village you’ll have different styles of accommodation — fully facilities, but don’t necessarily want to live in the city,” your interior – but not just being told what you get.”

While the McKercher family will maintain ownership of independent, which is condo-style living, enhanced living, said McKercher. “We’re five minutes from Tim Hortons, the land, residential units will be purchased under a life-lease which has a meal package, and the care side, which will be five minutes from the grocery store, but you’re still out in the country.” arrangement. That means buyers will be able to get creative fully serviced.”

The Crossmount Village care home will be licensed For more information, visit crossmountvillage.ca. with their new home.

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Happy the Bedford name game is over

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inally, the debate about the name of Bedford Road Collegiate sports teams is over.

Done. Finished. After years of the subject being a topic of debate, discussion and rant, the Saskatoon public school board voted 8-2 to retire the Redmen name and logo.

From now on the name of the sporting teams at Bedford will be Redhawks. I’m just happy the whole topic is closed. I’ve been writing in Saskatoon for around a quarter century, and it seems like every three or four years the matter comes up. It’s around the same time when someone or a group will suddenly awaken Columnist to anything that may be considered racial.

Sometimes it’s more apparent than real. The Redmen name and logo featured a cartoon-like head of a First Nations man. The word Red has been a part of the school’s 91-year-history. It was Bedford’s school colour. The school faced off with Nutana Collegiate, whose colour is blue.

Somewhere along the line, the Redmen logo was added.

“I’ve lived with this for the past three years,” said out-going principal Cody Hanke. “To be frank, I’m glad to see it coming to an end. I’m ready to move on as a school.”

I agree with Principal Hanke. It’s time to move on.

Marnie Ross, originally from the Red Earth First Nation, is a teacher at Bedford, and thought the whole process was positive as a committee had consulted with students, parents, staff and the public about the name change. The name Redhawks was overwhelmingly supported, she said.

“It was respectful,” JW11492.F09 Jamessaid Ross. “It included so many people.”

KEN NOSKYE

However, Chase Moosomin, a Grade 10 student at the school, said he liked the Redmen name and logo, and felt a sense of pride with the sporting teams.

“But I also like the Redhawks name,” he said.

My personal opinion: I really couldn’t care.

Even though I am a full-blooded, card-carrying treaty Indian, the name never came up as a source of second thought.

I realize there are those who opposed the Redmen moniker. They said it reduced First Nations people as a caricature, and it perpetuated negative images of First Nations culture and values.

However, this is something we First Nations people are good at. Attend any baseball or hockey tournament on a reserve and you will see names like Teepee Crawlers, Wagon Burners or almost any stereotype name you can think of.

It seems like it’s OK for First Nations people to do it, but when a school or a professional sports team does it, then there’s a big scene. I wonder if the Irish are offended about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Come to think of it, I wonder if the Red Tail Hawk, a local bird of prey, is offended about the name change at Bedford.

I attended the news conference at Bedford and couldn’t find anyone that made a big noise over the Redmen handle.

“Must have found a new cause to take on,” I thought to myself.

I suggest the Moose Jaw Warriors, with the profile of an Indian head on their jerseys, change their name. How dare they call themselves Warriors? On the other hand, Moose Jaw Gophers doesn’t have that wanna-battle kind of a sound.

Hailey Lavallee, the newly elected female member of the Bedford student council, is Metis.

“I purposely chose Bedford because of their sporting programs,” she said.

Whatever the name, she hopes Bedford will live on as a school of champions.

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MCC sale, auction June 13-14

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express t’s a big year for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Saskatchewan. The organization is marking its 50th anniversary in the province, a celebration that will only add to the fun and festivities on June 13-14 at its annual MCC Relief Sale and Auction.

“MCC works for not only helping people, but also creating peace,” said Edith Krahn, who is coordinating the MCC Relief Sale and Auction with her husband, Armin, for the fifth consecutive year. “That is a motto that MCC has carried through.”

Krahn recalls her father’s own memories of being served by the MCC in post-First World War Eastern Europe, where murderous dictator Joseph Stalin was starving his people to death.

“My dad was just a boy – a Mennonite living in Ukraine,” said Krahn.

“He vividly remembered his first cup of hot chocolate milk and slice of bread provided to him by MCC America. Up until then, he and his family had been picking wheat kernels out of the floorboards to eat. That first meal from MCC America carried a lot of weight for him.”

Today, Krahn continues to pass on those stories of help and survival to her own grandchildren, as undoubtedly do the hundreds of MCC volunteers who work hard to put on the relief sale and auction. The event provides great food, fun and shopping opportunities for young and old alike. The event features the ever-popular thrift boutique. Ten Thousand Villages will be on site selling globally crafted artisan items, and there will be a bake sale and more.

“This year we have all the usual favourites — the kid’s corner, plants sale, bake table and, of course, the beautiful quilts, many of which are hand-quilted,” she said. “MCC is famous for its quilts, which are made for sale, as well as donated to local organizations like Egadz, and sent overseas.”

All proceeds from the event go to MCC Saskatchewan. The Coins for Change program, which will be running at the event, specifically funds the building of water dams in Kenya and other African countries.

“We also have a 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air being auctioned at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning (June 14), which is very exciting for us,” said Krahn.

“Food booths will be selling food close to the Mennonite culture, such as rollkuchen and watermelon, perogies and cabbage rolls, and a dried fruit soup which is served cold and is very popular on a summer’s day.”

From the beginnings in 1970, 45 MCC Relief Sale and Auctions have been held in Saskatoon, raising just under $3 million.

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t was a cold day in May In Ecoquest, students are 1998. I was teaching a taught risk assessment and risk group of Grade 7 and 8 management. They are taught students the early skills to live around a river, bike in canoeing as part of the through the city and hike in Ecoquest education proall terrains. Their lessons can gram. The air was cold and be fun, but when it becomes a so was the water. There was safety concern, common sense a thought to postpone, but prevails. Respect underlines canoes, trailers and equipall lessons. ment were hard to get, so we When students are in the persevered. outdoors, they learn to manage Columnist Putting in at Rotary Park, life’s lessons and respect the the students from their environment in which they are Buena Vista base didn’t have a long in. Mother Nature bats last — always — route to go to the South Saskatchewan and needs to be respected.

River. I was back on shore when I saw In Saskatoon public and Catholic one canoe changing direction because elementary and high schools, there are both paddlers were on the same side. It many schools sponsoring canoe and outdidn’t take long before both students fell door programs. It always comes down to into the water. having willing and certified staff.

The students and leaders, still on the Kudos to those teachers who take water, managed to get them in safely. on the extra responsibility attached Once on shore we wrapped them in blan- to taking their students into the great kets and warmed them up. I remember outdoors. It takes extra planning, time, thinking, “Why didn’t I have them in the commitment and energy. Many a night classroom at their desks?”I know why.

I remember calling parents to arrange When students are exposed to life transportation. On top of all that is the outside of the four walls of the classadded stress of safety, the No. 1 conroom, they learn to think in the real cern at all times. world. They learn first-hand what deciYet, I knew that was what I was offersions need to be made by using their ing the Ecoquest students, whether out critical-thinking skills. This heightens on the river or camped along a prairie their learning on all levels. field. Learning to manage a reasonable Just threew weeks ago, Tyler Ritcamp fire, setting up a tent, being aware tinger, a teacher with the Ecoquest of ticks, or cooking a meal in the outclassroom, put his own critical-thinking doors are life lessons that develop conskills to the test when he rescued a fidence. Nobody else pulls your weight woman from the South Saskatchewan when you’re camping.

River. Luckily for the survivor, Tyler It is a part of a world where students used his risk-management skills to help are taught to think for themselves. And in the rescue. that’s important.

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Call the police if you see untarped loads

Question: I have noticed cil that the addition of actual litter in medians on South noise limits to the bylaw will Circle Drive. It appears as give his officers more tools it as though much of it is when it comes to enforcing coming off vehicles heading the excessive noise bylaw. I to the landfill. Do we have a should also say this is about bylaw on tarping loads? If all noisy vehicles: trucks, cars so, is it being enforced? and motorcycles. The actual Mayor Atchison: Yes, we decibel levels referred to in do have a bylaw and I am told the bylaw are for motorcycles police are working that area. because so far that is the only There is a fine and we do ennoise limit that other jurisdicforce it. If people see vehicles Ask the Mayor tions have been able to use in where garbage is falling off, order to take action against they should call the police excessive noise. service so tickets can be issued. Please pull over to make the call.

Question: I asked a question a few months ago: how we went from a very Question: I have to say the mayor affordable city before you were mayor has been very good at responding to being one of the least affordable to questions previously asked in the in Canada, sixth to be exact, accordcolumn, and that is much appreciated. ing to published data and literature?

With the recent 7.26-per-cent city tax Your answer was something like “no, increase, I’m curious as to how it was we’re not” and then you changed the implemented? Was the increase apsubject. Do you have anything more to plied to all properties equally: resiadd to that? dential, corporate and commercial?

Mayor Atchison: I’m not sure what The reason I’m asking is that, in 2013, published data and literature you are the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of referring to. Saskatoon is a terrific place Commerce was asking for a reduction to live and work and thousands of people in taxes by shifting more of the tax are moving here every year to join our ration from commercial to residential, success. There are always challenges even though further discussion on this for fast-growing communities. I would was postponed to 2017. encourage you to go to the City website Mayor Atchison: Yes, the 7.26-per- and see all we have done in the area of cent property-tax increase was applied attainable housing. The program has evenly across all taxable property types, been very successful. There are many whether they were residential or comfactors that influence what you call afmercial. I also want to mention we have fordability. Many of those are out of the gone through two recent revaluation pe- control of city government. riods that impact property assessments.

The 2009 revaluation impact on taxes Question: Now that we are close to was phased in over four years and com- a year into our recycling program, are pleted last year. The 2013 revaluation there any plans to cut back on garbage results are also being phased in over four pickups? If not, why? With recycling years and began this year. You are also we have less garbage and should be correct that the chamber came to council able to cut back on pickups. and asked for a reduction in the business Mayor Atchison: My goal is to tax ratio. That was deferred until 2017. never build another landfill. With the city’s recycling program, Cosmo and Question: Why would the city go SARCAN, we should be able reduce the out of its way to make something more amount of material going to the landfill. hazardous and dangerous by putting The administration is still assessing the noise restrictions on motorcycles? first year of the operation of the singleWasn’t there a noise bylaw in place family home recycling program. I am already? hopeful — as you are — that we can get Mayor Atchison: We are talking folks to recycle as much material as posabout excessive noise here. This is not sible. Eventually I hope we can reduce about the rumble of a motorcycle going the number of times trucks have to pick down the street, but rather those that up garbage. By the way, you don’t have impact the quality of life of citizens. to put your bin out every week. You can Yes, there is a noise bylaw in place, but wait until it is full and then put it at the this adds some specifics to it. Police curb. We do that at our home. We put Chief Clive Weighill reported to counour bin out every three weeks. The truck

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I think there is still some education to do here, and we need to see how the roll out of the multi-unit recycling program works before the administration can assess a reduced garbage collection schedule.

Question: How does the North Downtown project fit in with the downtown as a whole? How do you envision financing it?

Mayor Atchison: When you think of the North Downtown Master Plan, think of it as one end of a book shelf. The other end will be River Landing. In the North Downtown area, we still need to have high density. But we still need to have amenities. One of the components is the concept bridge that would cross over the CP rail tracks at about 29th Street. There was some discussion about how we would pay for that. It is way too early in the process to get into that discussion. This is an overall master plan that is still evolving. There is no financing in place. There are many options,

including private developers or publicprivate partnerships. I don’t know what the answers are at this time. Many of our other new neighbourhoods have terrific features and this area will have them as well. But the number of 7,600 citizens living down there isn’t enough. It needs to be a minimum of 10,000 to 15,000.

And when they talk about a grocery store being down there, we need to talk about a net gain of one grocery store in the area. Moving a grocery store from one location to another may benefit some, but others certainly suffer. The idea of doing this is so everyone benefits from it.

Those are things we are going to continue to work on. I also really like the dedicated pedestrian cycling path from 33rd Street all the way down to 25th Street and beyond. That is great idea, too.

(Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress.com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line, and try to limit your questions to approximately 50 words.)

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Many of the activities are family friendly. The SDN encourages individuals and organizations to come out and get involved in Saskatoon’s Pride Festival 2014.

The following is a list of just some of the events that are scheduled to run through the busy and popular week.

Sunday, June 15 Boarding 1:30 p.m.: Prairie Lily - Mendel Dock. Guests are invited to kick off Pride Week in Saskatoon in style – out on the river. The boat will set sail complete with bar, appetizers and DJ Conrad Devine at 2 p.m. Tickets for this event are limited.

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6:30 p.m.: We’re Off to See the Roxy Roxy Theatre. Free admission and family friendly. Movie starts at 7 p.m.

Monday, June 16 12:15 p.m.: Official Pride flag-raising, Saskatoon City Hall.

Open to the public.

Tuesday, June 17 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.: Gay Bingo, HMCS UNICORN, 405 24th St. E. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation to charity of night, Rainbow Coffee. Bingo cards $2 and up.

Wednesday, June 18 Noon until 4 p.m.: Welcome to the Gaybourhood Community BBQ, Avenue Community Centre. All ages barbecue. Have a burger at the block party, mingle and shop for great deals at the inaugural street sale.

Thursday, June 19 7 p.m.: MOSAIC Art & Fashion Show, Nutana Curling Club. Featuring The Avenue Community Centre Awards. Local fashion designers Melissa Squire, Laurie Brown and Reginald Sankey will present their collections in addition to drag performances, visual art installations from local LGBT artists and a live auction. Bar and concession available. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door.

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Celebrates 35th anniversary performing The Magic Flute Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express askatoon Opera is set to mark its 35th anniversary with a performance of Mozart’s masterpiece, The Magic Flute.

Barbara Montalbetti, artistic director, said the local organization is proud of its 35-year history, including its role in the national opera sector and its affiliation with Opera.ca, the national association for opera in Canada.

“We’re known as a small, regional company with a great venue at the Remai Arts Centre — which we’re all so grateful (for) in Saskatoon — and that we have these highly professional-quality productions,” she said.

Although Saskatoon Opera is a small company in a relatively small province, the organization is part of a “vibrant artistic community,” Montalbetti noted.

“The artistic community in Saskatoon, for the size of city that it is, is, I think, highly unusual and very well respected, and the opera company has flourished alongside all the other organizations,” she said.

“For example, in Magic Flute, we bring in Canada-wide professional-quality directors, experienced Canadian opera directors, but they interact with the local artists here. We use our opera singers in the chorus. We also are affiliated with a group of players from the Saskatoon Symphony that we, in our realm, call the Saskatoon Opera Orchestra.

“Here again the Saskatoon Children’s Choir is playing actual roles with us.

They were in our chorus of Carmen last year, (during) which they were sort of a hit of the show. And Phoebe Voigts, the artistic director of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, is really excited about using her older singers this year in roles on our stage — and we’re very excited about that, too. That’s some of the ways that we fit into Saskatoon’s vibrant artistic community.”

Saskatoon Opera produces one mainstage production per year and one school tour. Montalbetti said the organization is “always thinking of things that can enhance the profile of an opera company,” because opera is an art form that has had a reputation for being “elitist.” However, Montalbetti believes Saskatoon Opera offers acces-

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sible productions to the public.

“We have a small, but wonderful, theatre in the Remai Arts Centre. The size of that theatre allows us to be really creative,” she said.

“As you know when you’ve been in that theatre, you can see everybody’s face. You can just about see the dome fasteners on the costumes. It’s just so immediate, and that is so incredible for opera.”

Montalbetti said opera incorporates many elements, including singing, dancing, movement, drama, set design, visual design and orchestral music — basically, “the whole nine yards.”

“Our goal is to have innovative productions that connect to the audience because we have such a gift in that easy-to-connect space, if you take my meaning. They’re just about in our laps.

It’s so riveting to hear somebody singing like that accompanied by a wonderful orchestra,” she said.

Mozart’s beloved comic opera, The Magic Flute, features characters named Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina, young lovers who discover a magic flute that can help them fight evil forces threatening to break them apart. A wellknown part of the opera is when the Queen of the Night sings, in German, Der Hölle Rache. Rising Canadian opera star Ambur Braid — who Montalbetti describes as “a phenomenon” — will sing it when she takes on role of the Queen of the Night, while Christopher Enns will star as Tamino and Lida Szkwarek will star as Pamina.

Saskatoon Opera selected The Magic Flute because it is considered to be one of “the world’s top operas,” Montalbetti said.

“Our public is still coming along with us. We want to do the greats still before we branch out, because people are still getting used to the art form, I think, here in Saskatoon,” she said.

Montalbetti said Saskatoon Opera presented The Magic Flute in 2001, when a traditional approach was taken to the production. This time, the company is putting a new twist on it.

“In this spirit of being innovative with our company, we are setting it in the 21st century — almost futuristic — and it is the same story. It is the prince and his companion setting off on a journey

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Ambur Braid takes on the role of the Queen of the Night (Photo Supplied) of enlightenment. But seen within the lens of the 21st century, what can that enlightenment be? We are surrounded — overwhelmed — by technology.”

Montalbetti said because The Magic Flute is performed so often by opera companies, “people try all kinds of things.” Some approaches work, and some don’t.

“But you just have to remain true to the script and Mozart’s genius — and it is very accessible for young singers to sing this, even though it’s very, very difficult music in many respects. It just allows them that springboard,” she said.

“We’re known as an emerging artist company — sort of a farm team, if you will,” Montalbetti added.

For The Magic Flute, Saskatoon Opera is working with many talented people, including Maestro Christopher Mokrzewski, who works with Calgary Opera and is affiliated with Against the

Grain Opera in Toronto. Montalbetti is excited to have Mokrzewski be a part of the production “This is his debut as a conductor. This guy was listed by CBC Radio as one of the top 30 under 30 exciting musicians in the country, and he’s delighted to be here working with us,” she said.

“Everybody comes in with the spirit of collegiality and says, ‘Wow. Your company is just so immediate and so community-based and yet so brilliant.’

We get a lot of kudos that way, but we’re so grateful to have these people working with us.”

The opening night performance of The Magic Flute will take place on June 14 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be three more performances: June 17 at 7:30 p.m., June 19 at 7:30 p.m. and June 21 at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from the Persephone Theatre box office by calling 306-384-7727.

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Hamhuis to speak at prayer breakfast Cam Hitchinson, Saskatoon Express hen a chaplain in Vancouver asked Dan Hamhuis if he would be interested in sharing his experiences in life and as a Christian in the hockey world at the Saskatoon Prayer Breakfast, he wasn’t sure.

“It was a tough decision,” Hamhuis said. “I wasn’t really sure at first because I don’t really have much of a connection to Saskatoon. So I sat on it for a little while and prayed about it a lot, and just felt it was something I was called to do.”

Previous trips to Saskatoon had been as a member of the Prince George Cougars junior hockey team in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He said having faith has been part of his life since day one.

“I grew up in a Christian home. Early on my parents were able to instill some good values into my life. It probably helped me make some better decisions, probably not all the right ones growing up. But I think it really helped me make some better ones.

“And as I got a little bit older and moved out of the house, that is when my faith was really tested. Being on my own, it was my choice if I wanted to go to church or not and how I wanted to live my life.

“As I grew through that, it has been such a stabling force in my life, dealing with personal issues, being a husband, being a father, a hockey career. It has given me such great perspective on life. It has really helped my hockey career. I just know there is a bigger, more important picture out there than day-to-day wins and losses.”

Hamhuis said there was never a defining moment, but his first year of professional hockey was a turning point.

“It wasn’t like a lightning flash hit me, but I think back to my first year pro when I moved away and lived on my own. I think that was the year it was a big transition from going to church because my parents took me to church every Sunday . . . to something I really wanted to pursue, learn more about and make it a major part of my life.”

Hamhuis was a member of Canada’s gold-medal winning Olympic hockey team. He said the Olympics were much more than hockey for him.

“It was amazing. The Olympic spirit was just outstanding.

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Dan Hamhuis was a member of Canada’s gold-medal winning hockey team (Photo Supplied) great tournament. The whole Games were just so well done. Everybody had a great time. I had my wife over there with me, and we were able to take in the full Olympic experience, going to a lot of events.

“One of my favourite parts of the Olympics was the camaraderie of not just the hockey team, but the whole Canadian Olympic team.”

He enjoyed interacting with Canadian athletes in other sports in the village, meal halls and Olympic team lounges.

“It was just a lot of fun. It really felt like we were all on the same team and no one was on a different level than anyone else. That was a really cool part of it. Being on the gold-medal team capped it off.”

Hamhuis sees a bright future for the Canucks, pointing to the hiring of Trevor Linden as the team’s president and Jim Benning as the general manager.

“We have a really good core group of players on our team. Probably everyone under achieved a bit last year, but with a new coach and maybe a couple of new players, I think we are very close to a championship-calibre team.”

The Saskatoon Prayer Breakfast will be held June 14, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Prairieland Park, Hall A. Tickets are available at www.saskatoonex.com. For more information, visit www.saskatoonprayerbreakfast.ca.

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reetings shoppers! Because I am extremely long-winded, especially when it comes to deals, the following is Part 2 of my annual garage-sale advice column. Last week I talked tips and tricks for garage-sale holders; this week it’s the buyers’ turn. Reading Columnist this over, I could probably add another six or seven points, but splitting this into a three-part series might be a little much. Even for me.

Be friendly. You are walking into somebody’s garage to judge whether a slice of his or her life is worth your pocket change. It’s not going to kill you to smile and say hello first. Say thank you when you leave, whether or not you bought anything. You’d think this would be a given. Trust me, it’s not. And, while you’re at it, be considerate and respectful — honour the advertised time and don’t be greedy. Because that’s all that’s driving the scavengers beating down your door at 6 a.m.

Some people have watched one too many episodes of Storage Wars, and think the key to their retirement is hidden in someone else’s garage. Don’t be that person. It’s so tacky.

Haggle, but don’t get ridiculous. If it’s already priced properly (for a garage sale), is your dignity really worth that extra quarter?

You’ll know if they are motivated to sell as soon as you walk up that driveway. Being belligerent or cocky just for the sake of it is not what it’s all about. Remember, this is supposed to be fun and about saving money, not robbing people.

Buy the lemonade, every single time.

Do you have any idea how big of a deal that lemonade stand is to that kid? I don’t care if you’ve already had 10 cups that morning. Buy another one. Pour it down the sewer up the street. I don’t care if there’s dog hair in the pitcher, snot on the kid’s face or if they’re sitting in front of a mansion in Willowgrove, and you know that kid probably has a bigger bank account than you. Buy the flipping lemonade.

Surely you remember your childhood lemonade stand? Now is not the time to teach the kid a lesson that things don’t come easy blah blah blah. Just buy the lemonade and congratulate the kid for taking initiative.

Don’t hoard. Sure, it’s a like-new stainless steel slow cooker for $10 that you know is at least $69.99 at Walmart. But if you have three of them already, you don’t need it. I may or may not be speaking from experience. It’s really difficult to go to garage sales if you are looking for a specific thing. But it’s really easy to find about a hundred specific things you didn’t know you were looking for. One of the most glorious aspects about purchasing items at garage sales is just how freaking economical it is. For example, I hate, hate, hate packaging – food packaging, toy packaging, whatever. I hate that I am paying for it.

I hate wrestling to open it and then dealing with piles of it. If you buy it second hand, it’s already assembled and there’s no packaging – quick Lysol wipe and we’re good to go. I save money, which means I have more money for travel and experiences for my family. Don’t screw up all that goodness by buying more than you need, or because it’s so cheap. You don’t need four slow cookers. Trust me.

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He’s a gem one minute and abusive the next

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Dear Lianne, Seven years ago my husband left me for another woman. My two girls are still bitter and will not accept his new wife. They are teenagers now. I have since moved on and now feel like he did me a favour. How do I get my daughters to move on and not hold a grudge?

This is not healthy for them. — Been There Done That Dear Been There, I would suggest sitting down with your girls and talking to them. Allow them to tell you how they are feeling.

You cannot force them to like or accept someone. I would also encourage you to arrange a family counselling appointment to give the girls the opportunity to express and work through their anger with a trained therapist.

Dear Lianne, I am widowed and 73 years of age. I am dating a fellow who the world thinks is a gem. He is so kind when we are out. Behind closed doors is another story. I have been subjected to his lectures and verbal attacks time after time. The last

one was a 20-minute lecture on how I don’t use my brakes on my car properly. When I point out this to him or threaten to go home, he apologizes and begs me to stay.

Things are good until he does it again about the next thing. Can I get him to stop? He was a schoolteacher and I am wondering if this is just the way it is always going to be? — Gladys Dear Gladys, This man is terribly abusive and it will not change. It will become far worse and more frequent. It certainly

sounds like he has some serious issues. I am a firm believer that situations such as this often cause our bodies to break down, and the stress causes us to become ill. There are many amazing people in this world who will appreciate you for who you are.

(I would be happy to meet with you on my next visit to Saskatoon (June 24-27). Please call me at 1-204-888-1529 if/when you leave this relationship. Questions for this column can be submitted to camelotintroductions@mymts.net.)

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Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Brooks charting new course for popular summer festival

Will Brooks was named artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in February (Photo Supplied) Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express hat’s in a name?

Local theatregoers have joked that it’s fitting a person named Will has taken the helm of Saskatoon’s popular Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival.

Will Brooks, who was named artistic producer in February, will chart a new future for the annual festival and continue to bring to life the infamous works of William Shakespeare.

Brooks took the reins as leader of the company from long-time artistic and executive director Mark von Eschen, whose departure was announced in early 2014. He left to pursue a new job at TCU Place.

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Saskatchewan “kind of feels like coming home.” Brooks’ first professional gig was at the festival in the summer of 2000, when he performed under the direction of von Eschen and Henry Woolf.

While Brooks’ new title is artistic producer — a change from von Eschen’s past title of artistic and executive director — he will undertake similar tasks.

“It’s a more appropriate title and kind of leaves things a bit more open for where we want to head in the future. But it’s basically the same deal; I’ll direct and manage the company and I’m sort of responsible for the artistic and the financial side at the same time,” he said.

Brooks, who holds a BFA degree in acting from the University of Regina, is well known in the local theatre community as

both an actor and a director. Prior to joining Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, he served as artistic associate at Persephone Theatre.

This summer, Brooks will work with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan staff to prepare for the 30th season. The mainstage will feature the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, directed by Brooks, and the comedy The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Johnna Wright.

“The cool thing that we get to do this year is have a second director,” Brooks said, noting it’s been years since the festival has had one.

“It’s really, really nice to be able to have two different voices on the two different shows. It was not an easy thing that Mark was having to do to do both shows. It’s a big challenge.

“But, thankfully, the company’s in a healthy place where we can start to do some of those kinds of things. We’ve actually got a second director and an extra half week of rehearsals this year, which is huge. A lot of the public doesn’t necessarily realize how big of a difference that is, but if you compare to some of our sister organizations in other provinces, we do two shows in the same amount of time as they do one.”

Brooks said Wright is taking a “fantastic approach” to The Taming of the Shrew, which will have a 1960s doo-wop twist featuring “lots of music.”

“Right now we’re working on figuring out how much of it we can do live which, from the looks of it, I think we’re going to actually have a drum kit and guitars and all that sort of stuff on stage. There will be a number of live pieces throughout the show,” he said.

“The Taming of the Shrew is about Kate, who doesn’t want to be the good little wife like her sister, Bianca, but her father has to get her married first because she’s the older sister,” Brooks explained.

“So, in this version, Bianca and the mom and their friend are a doo-wop trio of all like ‘love thy man,’ and Kate wants nothing to do with that. It’ll be super fun.”

A more classic approach will be taken with the production of Romeo and Juliet.

This year, the festival is labelling Romeo and

Juliet as “timeless and eternal,” so the show won’t be set in a particular time period.

“We’re working on sort of creating a world that doesn’t necessarily look like any decade that you could stick it in,” Brooks said.

Interestingly, the last time Romeo and Juliet was performed under the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan tent was in 2005, when Brooks’ wife, award-winning actor Jamie Lee Shebelski, took on the role of Juliet. Brooks was the character Paris in that production.

“How things come around,” he said.

While Shakespeare wrote his masterpieces centuries ago, in the 1500s, they still resonate with readers, scholars, artists and audiences today.

“It’s fantastic text, and it just doesn’t get any better than that,” said Brooks.

While Brooks admits Shakespeare’s plays can scare off some people, that “is always unfortunate because it generally doesn’t need to.”

“Most people, when they come down and check out the show — as long as it’s done well — find that it is pretty accessible,” he said.

“Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan has always very much been mandated to be as accessible as possible, which I think they’ve done a good job of over the years.”

Brooks is developing his vision for the future of the festival, noting “all options are open because it is in a healthy place and there is really strong community support.”

“Last year was one of the best-attended festivals ever for Shakespeare, so there’s lots of options of where we want to go,” Brooks said.

“We want to do some growth and expansion possibly into winter, and you can get the summer festival a little larger. I’d really like to be able to see some diversity on that stage a lot more,” he added.

The Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival runs from July 9 to Aug. 24.

For more information, visit www.shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-970-7328 or by going online to ticketmaster.ca.

Night-time arts festival looking for participants

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express aging all aspiring and professional artists: Saskatoon’s Nuit Blanche is looking for you.

Nuit Blanche Saskatoon is a free nighttime arts festival, set to showcase and celebrate art and culture in all its wondrous varieties and forms. The event will be held on Sept. 27. Organizers are taking application submissions until July 1.

“We’re inviting anyone and everyone who thinks they would be interested in putting something on for Saskatoon’s Nuit Blanche event to submit their application,” said Sean Shaw, one of the founders and organizers of Saskatoon’s inaugural Nuit Blanche event. The event has been a smashing annual success in other major Canadian cities for years.

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out in a public space. But we want to see that they have some element of light to it, some interaction with the audience, be it tactile, audio, visual or a combination of those. The more interesting, interactive and unique you can make it, the higher it’s going to be prioritized, to put it simply.”

Feasibility and suitability for all ages will also be considered when selecting works, as will elements such as cultural diversity, accessibility, curiosity and surprise. Organizers of Nuit Blanche Saskatoon will work with an advisory panel of local artists to determine which submissions will garner a spot on the night of the event, with a special commitment to including work by young and Aboriginal artists.

“We’re not looking purposely for submissions from artists based outside of Saskatoon, but it’s open to anyone,” said Shaw. “We’re focusing our efforts on

recruiting from Saskatoon and area, but we won’t turn any application away.

“I should clarify: we’re not just looking for art installations,” he said. “We’re expanding out to music, theatre, dance, you name it. But, again, we want to make sure they have something unique, something with some element of light and interaction with the audience. We want it to be an experience for the audience.”

If your application is selected, will you get paid? Probably, says Shaw.

“The goal is to pay all our artists the industry rate in whatever their industry is,” said Shaw. “I say ‘goal,’ because this first year it might be tough to raise money, given the unknown factor. But if we have the money, we will be paying our artists.

We will also be coordinating with artists to find them the space they want — out in the public or with one of our co-operating businesses. And we will help them find in-

kind donations of supplies that they need.”

Saskatoon’s Nuit Blanche event will be held in the indoor and outdoor space at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Organizers are also encouraging the use of public spaces and nearby businesses and organizations in Riversdale.

Shaw encourages interested people to check out the Nuit Blanche Saskatoon website, where they will find a copy of the artist’s application as well as FAQs. He also suggests having a look at the Nuit Blanche Winnipeg website for an idea of the model Saskatoon is using.

“If they have more questions, comments or want to learn a bit more or run an idea by us, just give us a call or email us at the contact information listed on the website,” said Shaw.

For more information or to download an artist’s application, visit www.nuitblanchesaskatoon.ca.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Soccer with the Taliban; Toronto’s high IQ

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am not sure of the bike laws, but it seems to me that taking up the one lane down Second Avenue, getting to 22nd Street and turning left at a red light onto the pedestrian crosswalk, and then riding on the sidewalk on 22nd Street isn’t right. l Torben Rolfsen, on Skidmore College in upstate New York teaching a credit course on Miley Cyrus: “That’s nothing; there are already SEC athletes majoring in NASCAR and Duck Dynasty.” l From Janice Hough: “Who says Sarah Palin and Democrats never agree on anything? Apparently last week at the Republican Leadership Conference, Palin suggested that Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson should run for president.” l Toronto has won a global intelligence award. I’m sure electing Rob Ford and thinking the Maple Leafs would ever win another Stanley Cup pushed the city over the top. l From TC Chong: “After Super Bowl XLIX, the following year will be marketed as Super Bowl 50, using standard numerals.

Why did it take them XVIII weeks to come up with this change?” l President Obama trading five terrorists for one soldier was one of the worst deals since the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Eric Lindros from Quebec for Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Ron Hextall, Steve Duchesne, Chris Simon, a draft pick and $15 million. l It was reported the U.S. soldier played soccer with his Taliban captors. Hadn’t he suffered enough? l Bill Littlejohn, on Obama taking heat for the prisoner exchange: “I hear someone sent Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a Herschel Walker jersey.” l Hough, on Jacques Cousteau’s grandson going underwater for 31 days: “It will be a record for the longest time anyone has spent down in the depths. Well, other than the Chicago Cubs.” l From Rolfsen: In light of new corruption claims over Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, a FIFA VP said he’d support a new round of bribed voting. l Is having a total of 300 people stop at 10 checkpoints in the city on a beautiful day a win or a loss for the city’s cyclist movement? I say a loss.

l From Rolfsen: “When is the Ghanaian witch doctor who cast a spell on Cristiano Ronaldo going to lift his curse on the Brazilian construction industry?” l Hough, on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden giving the commencement address at the University of Delaware: “The speech took place on Saturday and Sunday.” l Littlejohn, on Serena Williams being eliminated early at the French Open, then crashing a wedding near Miami and watching an NBA game: “She said she didn’t know how much fun being Anna Kournikova could be.” l The thing that bothered me about CBC’s otherwise good coverage of the Moncton manhunt was one of its reporters referring to police officers as cops. It sounded insensitive and disrespectful. l A question from Chong: “Is it true matchmakers in Dallas are getting inundated with requests from Cowboys fans to hook up V. Stiviano with Jerry Jones?” l Hough, on Don Zimmer passing away at the age of 83: “I’m guessing they won’t let Pedro Martinez anywhere near his coffin.” l What a great start for the Blue Jays, on the heels of the Raptors successful season and Argonauts winning the 2012 Grey Cup. Did I miss anybody? l I’m following Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) on Twitter. Oh my. And to think Darian Durant was fined for what he tweeted. l From Hough: “After 90 years WGN radio has decided not to carry the Chicago Cubs anymore. So have they decided to go with programming that’s more likely to have a happy ending, like opera?” l Please don’t resurrect the hockey World Cup. It’s so 1980s. Just give us the Olympics every four years. l Littlejohn, on Caroline Wozniacki being seen at a recent NBA game: “Does this mean she was the game’s most significant rebound?” l From Chong: “Things that make you go hmmm: Seattle has raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Geroy Simon suddenly announces his retirement from the CFL.” l Rolfsen, on Simon retiring from the CFL: “Only one question remaining: Will he go into the Hall of Fame as a Lion, Rider or Blue Bomber?”

New GM for Summer Players

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askatoon Summer Players (SSP) announced last week that local theatre artist Anita Smith will be stepping into the role of general manager of the 50-year-old community theatre group.

Smith is taking over from Véronique Eberhart, who was hired as the company’s first general manager in 2012.

The newly named GM has been working professionally in film, television, theatre and new media for 13 years. Smith has taken on a variety of roles as an actor, including performing with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan for three seasons. She has also been active behind the scenes:

overseeing the Persephone School of Theatre as the Education and Outreach Director; writing, performing and producing as an Artist-in-Residence at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building; and creating and managing a drama festival exclusively for rural schools which resulted in her being honoured with the YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award in 2001.

Saskatoon Summer Players is currently in its 50th year, with H.M.S. Pinafore slated to run at the Remai Arts Centre from June 27 to July 5, and Rent scheduled to run at the Broadway Theatre from Nov. 5 to 8.

Store hosts garage sale for those with Alzheimer’s

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he Sandbox in the City is hosting its annual Alzheimer’s Garage Sale on June 20-21, with all proceeds to be donated to the Community Day Program at Oliver Lodge. The program provides exercise, games, outings, music, theme days and other beneficial activities to its participants, who live with Alzheimer’s.

The event has raised more than

$10,000 since 2009. Gently used clothing, shoes, bags and jewelry are donated by the store’s staff and other local women in the month preceding the Garage Sale.

These items are then sold under a marketstyle tent at the Sandbox in the City at 1002B Broadway Avenue.

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Broadway Theatre

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Exterior of the Broadway Theatre in 1949 (Saskatoon Public Library: B-2449)

By Lucas Richert hen the Broadway Theatre opened on Dec. 5, 1946, all 700 seats were occupied, and the standing-room area at the back cramped. There was a buzz for the “Opening Gala” event.

Originally called the Nutana Broadway, the theatre was among the first JW11495.F09 James art-deco buildings in Saskatoon, and

boasted one of the largest neon marquees on the prairies. For Saskatonians, it was a welcome spectacle.

Not only did the theatre offer major motion pictures, such as Red River, with John Wayne and Montgomery Clift (as shown), but it also hosted live performances on the stage in front of the screen.

New mothers were offered a specially

bert architectural firm, and the job was assigned to the young George Forrester, who would later become an influential Saskatchewan architect.

Forrester and his associates decided that they would use an Art Moderne style, which had originated in the 1930s and was an offshoot of art-deco architecture.

The Art Moderne style emphasized aerodynamic and curved designs. And it was all there in the Broadway Theatre blueprints. When it was complete, the rounded corners at the recessed front entrance, its asymmetrical façade, horizontal belt courses and streamlined bright sign were relatively fresh for Saskatoon.

The final price tag was $70,000.

Just as Nutana and Saskatoon have evolved, so has the Broadway Theatre.

Over its long history, it has been was run

by Odeon and Famous Players and then as an X-rated adult movie theatre in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. After that, it mainly hosted live performances, until it started screening movies again in 1987.

In 1993, the building was closed suddenly. One of the options for the building was to renovate it to become, of all things, a paintball facility. Luckily this did not come to pass. After a massive fundraising drive, municipal loans and public support for the building, a non-profit group called Friends of the Broadway Theatre, Inc. was able to purchase it.

Now, the heritage value of the Broadway Theatre is impossible to miss. It is a truly flagship building in Saskatoon.

It not only helps define the Broadway district, but Saskatoon in general.

Having gained municipal heritage status in 1997, today the refurbished art cinema is an important venue for film festivals, musical performances and special events.

designed “crying room,” which had viewing windows and an audio system.

And early advertising for the venue boasted of an “electronic dust collector” and state-of-the-art air conditioning.

At a time when large companies dominated theatre ownership, a private theatre owner from Alberta named I.F. (The Municipal Heritage Advisory Shaker built the Broadway Theatre inde- Committee provided this article to the pendently. He hired the Webster and Gil- Express.)

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The Saskatoon Grandmothers4Grandmothers are holding a Stride To Turn The Tide Walk in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation whose mandate is to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and JUNE 13 to provide assistance to African Grandmothers who are raising Laura Lee is a Prince Albert-raised singer-songwriter who their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. Where: Meewasin Trail reached the semi-final stage of the 2012 International song behind the Mendel Art Gallery. Registration: 9 a.m. Walk: 10 writing competition. She’ll be joined on stage by Rich McFara.m.For further information please contact Patti Soltys at 306lane on guitar, Eric Jonasson on drums and Mick Gratias on 979-4892. bass for a 9 p.m. show at The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. ***** Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members.

Queen Elizabeth, Exhibition, Haultain Community Association. ***** Community day in the park. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. W.W. Ashley Park Buddy Holly tribute with England Band. Special guest: The Ven- (Taylor Street East and Albert Avenue). No charge. Face painting, tures. Nutana Legion. Tickets: at the Legion (306-374-3292) or airbrushed tattoos, skate park, Lathey Pool, J.S. Wood Branch McNally Robinson. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Showtime Library. Lighthouse Supported Living will be running a BBQ conis 8 p.m. There is a meal at 6:30 p.m. but it is not included in cession stand with food and cold drinks. Visit qexca.ca or email the price of the ticket. qexca.saskatoon@gmail.com for more information.

JUNE 14 It is closing night of the Saskatoon Jazz Society’s regular season at The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. The Bassment Big Band will be the headliners, the Saskatoon Jazz Community Band will open the program at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members.

The Bridge City Brass Band will complete its season with “Showcase,” featuring guest Soloists Jerraie Matsalla Performing David Gillingham’s Concerto for Piano and Brass Band and Michael Raney (Tuba) performing Cappriccio at 7 p.m. in Quance Theatre, Education Building, University of Saskatchewan. Admission is by donation.

JUNE 11

Spring Sprint to support brain tumour patients and survivors.

Archibald Arena. To register go to www.springsprint.ca or call 1-800-265-5106. There are 2.5 and five kilometre distances.

On-site registration is at 9 a.m.

JUNE 28-29 Saskatoon Amateur Radio Club 2014 Field Day. June 28 at noon to June 29 at noon. Location: Southeast side of Saskatoon Western Development Museum Parking lot. You will be participating in North America’s largest on-air amateur radio event and emergency communications training exercise. Talking to Ham Radio Stations around North America, maybe South America and the Caribbean. Join us for a little while. If you are 18 or under, help us increase our score. For more information, go to http://ve5aa.dyndns.org/ or email ve5aa@rac.ca.

JUNE 15

MISCELLANEOUS

Father’s Day at the Marr Residence (326 11th Street East). 1-4 p.m. Come and enjoy the ambience of this historic house and garden. There will be storytelling from 2-3 p.m. and a cardmaking craft. Suitable for all ages.

Every Monday

There’s Hope Beyond Depression Program. Free introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive (wheelchair accessible). For more info call Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saskatoonrecovery@gmail.com.

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JUNE 28

Saskatoon Council on Aging is presenting Saskatoon’s first Zoomer Idol competition on October 30, 2014. Who: Older Adults 55 years and older (individuals or groups of up to six).

Why: You have talent in voice, dance, comedy, magic, storytelling, poetry reading, etc. How: Phone Saskatoon Council on Aging to book your audition time and get further information at 306-652-2255. When: Auditions will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days at Knox United Church (838 Spadina Crescent. Please use the 24th Street entrance).

First Saturday of every month What: The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Community Centre.

JUNE 17 Dedication of trail marker by the last tree planted by Richard St. Barbe Baker, the world renowned Man of the Trees, with a short program followed by light refreshments. When: noon hour at the Meewasin Trail by the Diefenbaker Centre parking lot. Bring a picnic lunch. For details see Man of the Trees Marker Dedication and Presentation on FB or call 306-664-3331.

Saskatoon Shines Leadership Gala to honour individuals from our community who have dedicated time and energy to bring spectacular events to our city. Ramada Hotel. 6 p.m. reception, with dinner and an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are $65 each or $350 for a table of six. For tickets, contact Cora Fischer at 306-931-7580 or email cfischer@tourismsaskatoon.com.

JUNE 18 Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning (SSCL) Annual General JUNE 12 Meeting and Program. 2-4 p.m., Frances Morrison Central Ladies Night Out at the STARS Saskatoon Base. Bring your friends Library Theatre. A public program of interest to seniors will for a fun-filled evening of networking, wine and food pairings, follow the general meeting. Regreshments will be served. For helicopters and tour the STARS base with our flight crew. Where: further details, call 306-343-6773.

STARS Base, Hangar 21, 2475 Airport Road. When: 4:30 p.m. to 7 JUNE 20-21 p.m. Please RSVP to Denise Kendrick no later than June 9 at dkenThe Sandbox in the City is hosting its annual Alzheimer’s drick@stars.ca or 306-659-1525. There is no charge for this event.

Garage Sale, with all proceeds to be donated to the Community ***** Day Program at Oliver Lodge. The program provides exercise, Help provide hope and dignity to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan and Syrian refugees at the Rotary ShelterBox fundraising event at 5:30 at the German Cultural and the Centre. ShelterBoxes contain all the necessities – a SASKATOON tent, sleeping mats, a stove, water container & purifier plus basic tools. Guest speaker, Ron Noseworthy will describe his deployment to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. Tickets are $50 with a tax-deductible receipt upon request. Silent & live auction. For tickets contact Dorothy at 934-2067 or 270-4216. ***** Family Service Saskatoon Foundation will be holding its Inaugural Partnership of Women Luncheon, at the Hilton Garden Inn from noon to 1:30 p.m. Join us as Besides Rio2, what is the we celebrate the success of Partnership of Women and the people Family Service Saskatoon is committed to only other film from Blue Sky serving. Guest speakers will be sharing personal story Studios that had a sequel? of triumph over domestic violence. For tickets and more information, call 306 2440127.

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Weigh-in from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15. Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Experience a healthy weight loss. For more information call 306- 249-2029 or 306-931-3286.

First Monday of every month Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings. 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when there is a holiday. Then it is the second Monday.

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What: FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness. These meetings run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible).If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-2427670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

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JUNE 13 The Saskatoon School of Dance is celebrating 60 years in The World of Dance. TCU Place. Rush tickets available through the Studio 306-653-7026 email: ssd.nin@ sasktel.net. ***** Army, Navy & Airforce Veterans’ Club (359 First Avenue North) Annual Father’s Day Giant Three table Meat Draw at 6:30 p.m. Each table approximately $300. Followed by the Veteran’s Golf League Charity Draw. All proceeds go to support the army Cadet Units #2293 & 3071. For more information, call 306-652-3171

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First and Third Sunday of each month What: Pet Loss Support Group, Support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other sad reasons. The no-obligation support group meets the first and third Sunday of every month 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays What: Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required.

Every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Every Thursday

What: Depression Support Group — free group runs on the first and third Thursday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to www.kisavos.ca 8 p.m. This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. Where: 311 – 38th Street East. This is a wheelchair accessible building.

For more info call 270-9181. ***** 1820 BROADWAY AVE. In June, July and August the Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 p.m. by the Jeux Canada Games The ORIGINAL home of the DRY RIBS RECIPE Monument in Kiwanis Park (Spadina Crescent East and 23rd Street). Learn dances from around the world. No admission.

JUNE 13-14 games, outings, music, theme days and other beneficial activi- Check www.sifc.awardspace.com for more information.

MCC Relief Sale and Auction at Prarieland Park, Hall E. June 13: ties to its participants, who live with Alzheimer’s. Gently used venues open at 4 p.m. with supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enclothing, shoes, bags and jewelry are donated by the store’s Every Wednesday tertainment at 8 p.m. June 14: breakfast 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. staff and other local women in the month preceding the Garage The Saskatoon Mood disorder support group for people with Venues open at 8:30, Kids activities at 9 a.m., official opening Sale. These items are then sold under a market-style tent at the bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem and auction of quilts etc. at 9:30 a.m. Food booths open from Sandbox in the City (1002B Broadway Avenue). The garage sale meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 4th Ave. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free Admission. will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 20 and June 21 South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m. For more information call ***** from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

Art Trek. A visit to nine artist studios and collectives in Saska***** toon. There will be demonstrations, hands-on activities and JUNE 21 What: Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in draws for art. June 13 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and June 14 from The Saskatoon Bridge Club is playing bridge to raise money their 50s and 60s. Events such as 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the artists and loca- for Alzheimer’s research as part of a nationwide fundraising weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly Sunday tions go to www.facebook.com/ArtTrek Saskatoon. event called The Longest Day, held by the American Contract brunches, movie nights, dances, ***** Bridge League and the Alzheimer’s Association. Donations are pot luck and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For Re-stART Art Sale – Mendel Gallery Group Volunteers. Re-stART accepted, and sponsorship opportunities are available. All funds more information email allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone your collection with this opportunity to sell art that you no will benefit the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The event will be (306) 978-0813. longer love and/or to buy a new piece that belongs to someone held at the Saskatoon Bridge Club (3041 Louise St.) ***** else. Submission of Artworks: June 13 or June 14 between ***** The Off Broadway Farmers’ Market and International Bazaar noon and 6 p.m. Only 500 pieces will be accepted, with a Fundraising Dinner at the Mandarin-The Heritage Wellness from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the basement of Emmanuel Anglican maximum of four per individual. Sale Dates: Friday, June 20 to Society of Saskatoon invites you to this event at 6 p.m. Tickets Church (607 Dufferin Ave. and 12th Street). A variety of Sunday, June 29 – noon to 4 p.m. Extended hours on Friday, are $25 and may be purchased from Sam (306-880-3119), Yen Saskatchewan foods ranging from grass-fed beef, Katadin June 27 –Noon to 9 p.m. For more information, including the (306-262-0379) or from photographer Rosanna Parry at the lamb, free-range eggs, and several varieties of frozen fish.

Submission Guidelines, please see www.Mendel.ca or pick up Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Please email rosannaparry@shaw.

Fresh baking, German pastry, and fresh and frozen Indian food in the Mendel Art Gallery lobby. ca for the menu. including samosas are other features. Guest vendors may call ***** 306-664-2940 for details.

JUNE 14 Greystone Heights Community Association Day in the Park. ***** Celebration of Philippines Independence. Noon at Victoria Park. From 2 - 7 p.m. Greystone Park (2721 Main Street) Bouncy Mission: To support the Lighthouse project in Inner City.What: For more information visit www.filcas.ca.

Castles, jugglers, face painting and much more in this family Bargain Store: Babies, Children, Ladies, Men’s Clothing, Jew***** fun event. elry, Purses, Belts; Camping Clothes. When: Every Wednesday Saskatoon Prayer Breakfast. Prairieland Park, Hall A. Breakfast ***** from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: St. Paul’s United Church,454 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and program from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Key- South Nutana Park End of School Block Party/Community Yard Egbert Avenue.Prices: From $0.25 to $5. Everyone welcome.For note: Dr. Tony Campolo, Special Guest: Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver Sale. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Drinkle Street. There will be bounce more information: Call306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconCanuck and 2014 Olympic Gold Medallist. Guest Artist: Brad houses for children. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, line.com or email zixiag@gmail.com.

Johner. Tickets: www.saskatoonex.com. candy, drinks for sale. ***** Third Tuesday of the Month The SPCA Auxiliary is having its annual garage sale at 231 JUNE 24 What: Monthly Drop-In Caregiver Support Group. Who: CaregivPerreault Crescent from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. All proceeds go Annual General Meeting – Membership. Saskatoon Downtown ers for adult family members or friends. Cost: Free (presented to the SPCA Second Chance Fund.

Youth Centre Inc./EGADZ. 3 p.m. 485 First Avenue North.

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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada.* Offers apply to the lease, finance or purchase of a new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab 4x4 (1WT/G80/B30/H2R). Freight ($1,695) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. ‡ Offer available to retail customers in Canada between June 3, 2014 and June 30, 2014. Applies to new 2014 Chevrolet models, 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD Pickups and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban models, excluding Chevrolet Corvette, at participating dealers in Canada. Employee price excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer administration fee, fees associated with filing at movable property registry/PPSA fees, duties, and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. *‡ Offer valid from June 3, 2014 to June 30, 2014 (the “Program Period”) to retail customers resident in Canada who own or are currently leasing a 1999 or newer eligible vehicle that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six months, will receive a $1000 Truck Owner Bonus credit towards the lease or finance of an eligible 2013/2014 Chevrolet Silverado; or a $2000 Truck Owner Bonus credit towards the cash purchase of an eligible 2013/2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Only one (1) credit may be applied per eligible vehicle sale. Offer is transferable to a family member living in the same household (proof of address required). This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. The $1,000/$2000 credit includes HST/GST/PST as applicable by province. As part of the transaction, dealer will request current vehicle registration and/or insurance to prove ownership for the previous consecutive six months. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details. ¥¥ $4,000 is a manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) has been applied to the finance and lease offers for 2014 Silverado Double/Crew Cabs, and is applicable to retail customers only. An additional $400 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit has been applied to the cash purchase offer. Cash credits available on most models. Offers end June 30, 2014. † 2.9% for 36 month lease available on all 2014 Silverado 1500 models. Sample lease payments based on approved credit by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Example: Silverado Double Cab 4x4 (1WT/G80/B30/H2R) including Freight and Air Tax is $29,237 at 2.9% APR, $2,650 Down payment, Bi-Weekly payment is $135 for 36 months. Total obligation is $13,271, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $18,010. ‡‡ 2014 Silverado 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100 km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine has a fuel consumption rating of 12.9L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 2WD and 14.1L/100 km city and 9.6L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. †† Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. Excludes other GM vehicles. Maximum trailer weight ratings are calculated assuming base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the maximum trailer weight your vehicle can tow. See your dealer for additional details. + Whichever comes first. See dealer/manufacturer for details. Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. ^^ Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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