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Eye on the prize Ground-breaking a milestone for hospital

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Brynn Boback-Lane is president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

he mid-September ground-breaking ceremony for the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan was a rewarding step in a 15-year journey for Brynn Boback-Lane.

Now the president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan, Boback-Lane said her personal feeling was “a sense of incredible joy and incredible gratitude, giving a chance for many to celebrate something that will save and change the lives of future generations.”

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A children’s hospital was the dream of two pediatric specialists, Dr. Alan Rosenberg and Dr. Jerome Yager, as far back as the early 1990s.

At first, the foundation was designed to advance children’s health care in Saskatchewan.

It has since injected more than $6.7 million towards provincial pediatric and maternal needs.

Boback-Lane was captivated by the strong passion, desire People and the ongoing dream of the two doctors.

“When I joined the foundation in

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1999, we were looking at all health-care options that affected children and their families through research and strategic planning. It led into the concept of us advocating and fundraising for a dedicated children’s hospital that would serve the province.

“There was some controversial debate, some even questioning whether this hospital was a duplication of services and whether it was really warranted. But through robust discussions, thousands of people came to the table and made the bold choice that it was the right thing to do. We know that it is.”

The key financial step was a commit-

ment by the Province of Saskatchewan in 2009, when it provided a cheque of $200 million to Saskatoon Health Region for construction of the hospital. A change in design plans in 2013 came with another financial boost from the government, with the figure rising to $235 million.

From across the province, the foundation has raised $25 million to this point and is promising to raise $45 million in total for the 176-bed facility. The early phases of construction have begun and the hospital will open in 2017.

Boback-Lane sees the adventure as an amazing Saskatchewan collaboration.

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I heard four pitches for MADD which I am grateful.

I took away from the class much spots. The students took them in difThe beauty for the students in the more than I could possibly give. ferent directions than what we see on program at Evan Hardy is their scripts Wow. television, but with the same powerful will be filmed, using some fine equip(For more information on message. ment. These students can take it from the program, which is open Here’s one example: an idea to a screen. Some of their work to students throughout the city, visit There is a house party taking place. could be used on websites. Some of the mediaschool.ca.)

Lurking across the street is the Grim work will be shown next spring at the ***** Reaper. A drunk stumbles out of the school’s film festival at the Broadway Correction party, keys in hand, gets into his vehicle Theatre. These students have a wonderIn our Home Renovation & Decor and drives away. ful opportunity to stretch their imagina- advertising section we misspelled Ken The Grim Reaper sighs and says, tions. And they are.

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Here’s another pitch I heard: For a Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. We Is that not brilliant? Would somepiece on world hunger, there is a table apologize for the mistake. body please put it on television?

Joel Dietrich invited a number of screenplay writers to the class. And me. Real male screenplay writers are cooler and quirkier than me. They have UNITED WAY OF SASKATOON & AREA wild hair and facial hair. I bring old and unsightly to the table.

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ne day while Phil Davidson was doing goodwill work in Honduras, a young man approached him.

“I started talking with him and he said, ‘You guys should build a dorm.’ I said, ‘We have a budget of $12,000 a year. We aren’t building any dorms,’ ” Davidson said.

The young man was Juan Carlos Marquez Cruz.

“He said, ‘There are kids like me that would come from the villages and study’. He said, ‘You can’t imagine how hard it is.’ And he started telling the story of what he went through for five years to graduate.”

While Davidson initially dismissed the idea, the seeds had been planted for a place where boys would live and learn. Boys with the potential to make a difference in their villages would be selected.

Construction runs in the Davidson family and has since the 1970s. Giving to people in other countries is also part of the family’s history. A project would be completed in Canada and some of the profit would be invested in helping people in various parts of the world, said Davidson, who is president of Churchill Seniors Living Inc. — the developer of Churchill Gardens.

The Davidson family’s work in Honduras started in 1999 after Hurricane Mitch devastated the country a year earlier. Davidson’s older brother, Tim, visited to see how the company could help.

“When he got back, he walked into my office and said, ‘You know what? I came across this beautiful little city up in the mountains. We have to go build a boys and girls club.’ ” Tim Davidson saw the need to help get children in that beautiful little city —Santa Rosa de Copan — off the streets. A nonprofit organization, 3CM, was formed and Phil Davidson moved to Honduras.

“I was the only single guy on the 3CM board, so I agreed to go down and spend two years in Honduras and just get it going.”

Those two years would turn into eight.

They would include the boys and girls youth centre and eventually the dorm/school that Cruz had suggested.

Davidson quickly saw the benefits the youth centre brought to the community.

“If you ask a kid in Canada, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up,’ you’d get a gazillion different answers on any given day.

They could answer you and it didn’t seem like a stupid question to them.”

It was much different in Honduras.

“They’d be 10, 12, 15 years old and you’d ask them, ‘So what do you want to do

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Building a better future Project in Honduras develops local leaders Phil Davidson, president of Churchill Seniors Living Inc., the developer of Churchill Gardens, spent eight years working in Honduras (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) when you grow up?’ And they would look at you like it was the dumbest question you have ever asked: ‘My grandpa worked with a machete and a shovel, and my dad worked with a machete and a shovel, and ever since Columbus that is what we have done. So why would you ask me that?’ They had no ability to imagine ‘I want to be a policeman; I want to be an astronaut.’ It wasn’t there.”

He saw that change at the youth centre.

He cited the work of a Danish group as an example. Among the activities the group brought to the centre was an art class.

“What I found is when the kids got into art, kids started to create a picture that didn’t exist. They took a blank piece of paper and created whatever. They had to do it from their imagination. And that’s when they started to be able to answer ‘What do I want to be when I grow up?’ It might not be ‘I want to be artist.’ It might be ‘I want to be

a pilot.’ An answer you never would have heard before.”

There was headway, but there was frustration.

“If kids weren’t entertained, the dropout rate was phenomenal. The first day there would be 200 kids there; the next week you would have 100, then 50. What the Danish group found is that in our neighbourhood, they had no support from their parents. They either didn’t care or they weren’t there. It frustrated me that if a kid didn’t feel entertained he would go back to sitting on the street. That is where we started the Moses Project.”

It was the one Cruz had suggested, now with a name.

The Moses Project led to the dorm and school, which led to graduates becoming leaders in their communities. Those selected for the program are enrolled in an intensive three-year program. There is a trade school

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component and public education. Agriculture plays a huge role.

“It’s a matter of talking with people and seeing what works in their environment.

We tend to come down into foreign environments and impose what works in our environment. We give you nice pictures for the newspaper and everything else, and then two years later you go back and all the chicken coops you bought are empty and the outhouses are now chicken coops.

“Central America is littered with projects that were built by really well-meaning people who wanted to help.”

To build the school, $1 million was needed. Davidson said he had a bit of luck raising some of it.

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Graduates making a difference

A 14-year-old boy from this family was interviewed for a spot in Project Moses (Continued from page 3) “Now I had their attention,” Davidson said with a laugh. He explained to them what he wanted to do and how it was different than merely throwing money at projects.

“I said it is hard to change an adult, so let’s change a kid and send him back (to his village). I don’t want a project where the kid gets educated and stays in town. I’ve seen too many of them.”

One woman put up her hand.

“She said she would put up x dollars, if I can get however many guys to match that.

And that’s what kicked it off in 2007.”

It turns out the woman had come from a similar background as Honduran families.

She and her brother had both immigrated to Canada years earlier. She had a successful career in medicine, while he became a dentist.

“They had gone through this cycle. She said, ‘I know that works.’ ” Hands started going up and with them dollars were being committed. The woman and her brother also bought a farm for the project. A den mother was hired. A professor would teach agriculture. Cruz helped Davidson come up with a tool for interviewing candidates for the program. Questions were as a simple — yet as meaningful — as “how many chickens do you have?”

Days are long for students. School begins at 6:30 a.m. and runs until 10 p.m.

Davidson smiles when he talks about one grad. Leonardo was on the verge of being kicked out of school. One day, on a trip back to Honduras, Davidson paid a visit to the young man’s village.

“His mom said he is across the street installing lights. Power had come to the village while he was at the project. He installed a light switch and a plug-in in their house. The difference is the guy’s kids could do homework at night. It’s a huge difference.”

At the time of the visit, Leonardo and a friend were submitting a proposal to put electricity into another village.

“He was a kid by the skin of his teeth we hung onto. Now, here’s a kid having an

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impact,” Davidson said, smiling.

Another grad is a young man named Christian. Davidson describes him as a born leader. While at the school, he was picked for an Oxfam program and went to India.

“When he came back, he went back to his town council. He said, ‘We have problems with gangs out here; we have problems with people just leaving. We have to give kids an alternative: another or a better soccer field.’

“Christian was borderline playing professional soccer. That was his passion, so he combined the two. He got the youth in his community together to fundraise and they came up with enough and then they got the city to agree to provide property. And the kids had to come up with the money — how I don’t know — for the grass and nets and things like that. He got them to put in a new soccer field. It’s a small change, but you get those kids off the streets, get them playing soccer and you change some of the decisions they make.”

Davidson returned to Canada in 2010.

After getting married and having two children in Honduras, he became more and more worried about his family’s safety. He was tired of sleeping with a pistol under his pillow. He wanted his daughter to have a better life than women often do in Honduras.

“I would go to San Pedro every two weeks, sometimes once a week. It’s two hours away and it has the highest murder rate in the world. Every time I would go, I would hope my kids are there when I come home.

Kidnapping is a business down there.

“We moved out about the same time as drug lords started buying up businesses in our city, and I told the board, ‘Guys, I have a son and daughter and don’t want my daughter growing up in this environment.’ I know my daughter can do anything my son can do.

And I want her to grow up believing that and not having external barriers that are culturally imposed.”

Davidson returns to Honduras regularly.

He plans to be there later this month for another graduation.

The project is in the process of being handed off to the Santa Rosa Diocese. One

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“We wrote the agreement so if it doesn’t operate the way it is supposed to operate, we get it back.”

Davidson said there is one memory from his time in Honduras that will stick with him forever.

“The most satisfying day I have had in my life was sitting on the grass (watching) 20 kids playing soccer. I had been at every one of their houses and knew what they came from,” he said, his voice breaking and his eyes filling with tears. “I thought, ‘I have

no idea what is going to happen to these kids, but there are 20 kids that have an opportunity they have never dreamed as possible’.

I didn’t pay for it. There were other people sending the money down.

“Everything they own fits in a backpack, and those kids are having a riot out there playing soccer. And they now have a future.

Some of them are going to do well with it and some of them aren’t, but some are going to change their village because they do go back.”

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Please take a walk down 22nd Street West again in the fall, but did not help my problem. I need material removed.

Hope you can help?

Mayor Atchison: We will certainly do our best to help and follow up on the concern. Garbage cans shouldn’t be left in the alleys. They are supposed to be taken in and put out on the day of collection. That is why everyone has their own garbage can. They are supposed to wheel them out and wheel them back in again.

About the height of the alley: I would ask your reader to contact my office and I will make sure the right person gets the information. The City will send someone out to investigate. I can’t promise the results the reader wants, but we certainly will get someone out there.

Question: I’m frustrated with trying to get a problem solved. The problem is there have been two in-fills done across the alley from us, and every time they dig up the alley to put in the gas line, more gravel is added. Now, the alley is six to eight inches higher than when we moved here. In the spring, when the snow melts, water runs into our backyard and I had to buy a sump pump to pump the water out of my backyard. Also, because we get everyone’s garbage bins against our fence and the (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? slope of the alley, we have had a hole Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. punched in our vinyl fence. A grader com. Please put “mayor” in the subject did come down in the spring and then line.)

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Question: You mentioned this area. When do you think in a recent column about this road will be improved? the desire to have the city Mayor Atchison: First of looking nice and clean. Well, all, I think the football field at my side of the city is anyGordie Howe Bowl is absolutething but neat and clean. I ly fantastic. And the volunteers would like to invite you to who went out and raised all take a walk up 22nd Street those dollars are truly remarkfrom Avenue B to Whitney able. The condition of Avenue Avenue for a first-hand view.

P has to be addressed. The City The sidewalks are covered invested $50 million this year in sand, gravel and debris into roadways, sidewalks and that, in places, makes it Ask the Mayor back alleys. Avenue P needs to challenging to walk. This be part of a five-year plan to inparticular area is forgotvest an additional $250 million ten and neglected. I am reminded how into our roads, lanes and sidewalks. bad the sidewalks are in winter and I Remember it isn’t just sports. We have am left wondering who is responsible that beautiful campground there, too. for cleaning them during the summer. People from all over North America use Businesses don’t seem to be doing it. Is that campground. It’s a spectacular area. it the City’s responsibility?

We need to get that portion of the road on Mayor Atchison: I am disappointed to the list of immediate projects that have to hear the sidewalks aren’t being cleaned. be done.

Every three weeks City sweeping crews get into the Riversdale district and the Question: The Huffington Post other business improvement districts to reported Saskatoon has the dubious sweep the streets. The crews are trying honour of having the highest average to sweep 22nd Street at the same time. property tax among major cities in Sidewalks get cleaned during the spring Canada. What are your thoughts on sweeping blitz; after that, it is up to this? residents and businesses to maintain the Mayor Atchison: The Huffington Post sidewalks. has it dead wrong on this one. The calculaIf people have a concern about cracks tions they used, in general principles, were or slumping with sidewalks anywhere in extremely flawed. When it comes to tax the city, please call 306-975-2476 and let assessment, what is done in one commuPublic Works know your concern. They nity is not necessarily the same method will go out and have a look at it, and if of calculation in the next. It’s apples and crews believe it requires work, they will oranges. For example, in Saskatchewan, put it into the queue to get it done as the municipal tax bill is made up of propresources become available. erty taxes, education taxes and the library tax. Other jurisdictions don’t have all Question: I am concerned about the three. Some jurisdictions use 100 per cent condition of Avenue P in the area of the of assessment as a tax base. We use 75 renovated football field. This area is per cent of the assessment. So there are a also used for local, provincial, national whole host of things they have done inacand international ball. There is also the curately in the story. What I can tell you Kinsmen Arena and the campground in is we compete very, very favourably with

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or the past five years, a small group of dedicated Saskatoon residents have been devoting their time, energy and resources to ensure local youth have what they need to succeed.

Bruce Rempel, a well-known business owner and entrepreneur in the city, noted the good work another local charity did for elementary school-aged children, but lamented the fact that the program only ran for kids in Kindergarten to Grade 8.

So, he decided to do something about it.

Rempel launched Help One, a Saskatoon-based non-profit charity committed to ensuring high school students in the city have access to the support they need to succeed, both in and outside school. This can mean anything from funds for a band trip to eyeglasses. Help One is “modest grants to make sure it isn’t a few dollars that prevents a great kid from achieving their potential,” according to the organization’s website.

“The decision was made to use Bedford Road as a pilot school,” said Rempel, who today chairs the organization, alongside directors Ghislaine Mcleod and Sherry Spooner. “My family initially started by sponsoring an annual Christmas lunch and dignity fund.

It was well received and kids were thankful for the help. However, we felt we could do more, and came up with idea of helpone.ca. We

know how difficult it is for kids to ask for help. So we designed a website that kids could access easily to get the help they were requesting, without any embarrassment.”

Today, after a successful pilot project at Bedford Road Collegiate, and then City Park, Help One is about to launch its program citywide, thanks in part to the help of a dedicated group of teachers, principals and others who work closest to the teens who need help the most.

“Every dollar donated to Help One goes to help Saskatoon and area children,” explained Rempel.

“We have helped kids who live around Saskatoon, but our main focus is the high schools right in Saskatoon. Saskatoon has been very good to Rempel Bros. Construction, and to my own family, for over 50 years. We feel it is imperative to give something back to the community that has been so supportive of us.”

Rempel says Help One was designed under a very wide umbrella, to help out kids with things like purchasing clothes, playing sports, Christmas, eye glasses and tutoring. While the charity has come a long way in five years, Rempel continues to set goals for the future.

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wide, as we know there are needs at every school, not just those in the inner city.

“I really believe that the attitude that we bring out every day dictates how we can affect change in the world,” said Rempel, who takes a hands-on role facilitating each request for assistance from Help One. “When we get a request for help, I chat with the young person and ask them what they can do to then help someone else out. I really hope that the youth who have been helped by Help One can pay it forward in some small way. That doesn’t necessarily mean financially — simple acts of kindness, when they happen enough, can add up to make a big difference.”

He credits the helpone.ca website with removing one of the obstacles that might lie between Saskatoon youth and receiving the assistance they require.

“It’s always challenging getting young people to trust others enough to ask for help,” said Rempel. “Having the website really helps take that face-to-face challenge away. It has proven itself to be a huge tool in helping out young people in our community.

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If we don’t have Donations came highest property taxes, from for and wide we soon could

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ity Hall and council’s Coun. Tiffany Paulsen says it blustery response to the is unfair to include education and Huffington Post Canada library tax in the equation when online newspaper article, which doing comparative tax rates. While stated Saskatoon had the highest I might agree on the education porproperty taxes of major cities in tion, she is off base on the library Canada, was as “squirrelly” as tax. Each of the cities flagged in they claimed the article’s content this article support public libraries. to be.

Each of the cities uses property tax The article was based on to support their libraries. Whether numbers crunched by The Real you separate the library portion Property Association of Canada from the rest of the municipal Columnist (real.pac) which, according to its tax or include it with the general website, is a national organizaassessment, it is still part of your tion dealing with property investment and municipal property tax bill. The libraries are has been in existence for at least seven years. owned and operated by the City, and sup(The cost of downloading the full report was ported by property tax. more than I was willing to pay, so I will deal The library board submits its budget to with numbers provided in the article itself the city for approval in the same fashion and the City’s response.) that the police department does. But unlike Real.pac caters to businesses looking at the libraries, we do not separate the cost of total tax on any land/buildings which may policing from our general municipal taxes. influence an investor when buying property Maybe we should. If the City can determine in any city. In the case of Saskatchewan, our that 5.52 per cent of tax is for libraries and property bills include an education tax that is state a dollar amount, why not indicate how either not assessed against property in some much of the property bill is spent on policother provinces, or assessed at a lower rate. ing, fire, recreation, roads, sewers, debt and City assessor Les Smith states that the actual interest on debt, and so on. Forget the pie or municipal tax on an average home in Saska- bar charts; let’s talk percentages and doltoon is $3,108, rather than real.pac’s number lars. The easy response by the City is “read of $4,440. If you hive off the 39.99 per cent the budget,” but not many of us are forensic allocated to education tax, and add on the auditors.

5.52 per cent for libraries, the numbers are If you really want to know how your not that far apart. The fly in the ointment property taxes compare to other cities, take may well be that real.pac seems to be basing your total tax bill, discount 39.99 per cent its numbers on current average house prices, for the education portion, and whatever rather than current assessed value. amount left is what your municipal tax really The City complicates the issue by throw- is. Then you can compare that amount to ing in red herrings. First it says you can’t what Calgary ($2,830) or Edmonton ($2,947) compare tax rates to other cities, because pays, where I understand education funding each may use a different formula to deteris a provincial responsibility. (Our scenario mine assessment, and then proceeds to com- gets worse if, in fact, those Alberta cities pare our rates to other cities. Of particular did pay education tax on property.) Hownote was the 2012 Calgary study showing we ever, you should also include extra levies had the lowest tax rate at $1,235 per capita. and compare services delivered in each city.

(That would be before the 2013 increase And remember real.pac numbers are based and the seven per cent increase in 2014.) It on real-estate values/sales rather than 70 per is unknown as to whether special levies are cent of government-assessed value. Compare included in both the Calgary study and real. the value of your house in Saskatoon to the pac numbers. cost of an equivalent home in Calgary or Is the 2012 Calgary report, with a perEdmonton. capita number of $1,235, what we do spend During the next week or so, the City will on each man, woman and child living in the respond with a report on mill-rate factors, city? Why is it important to use per-capita classes of residences and the differences figures when, in fact, we tax on values of between the cities and services offered. The land and buildings and not the number of blah, blah, blah will no doubt cause most residents? If we use a per-capita formula, taxpayers to zone out. We will hear little would it mean that if you live alone then about dollars or cents/sense. anything over the $1,235 is what you pay to When all is said and done, all cities seem subsidize less affluent residents? Or, since to have developed convoluted formulas to we know the cost per person, should we be confuse taxpayers and prevent comparisons looking at a flat tax where each of us pays to each other. But if we are not the highestthe same for services rendered? That’s not taxed city today, we are well on our way to going to happen, but it is as silly as the rest being that. of the diatribe around ehnatyshyn@gmail.com JW11844.J06 Jamesthis matter.

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(Continued from page 1) e are appreciative of the government’s commitment and leadership. We thank the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority for its leading roles in planning and operational development.

From a foundation standpoint, we have seen the tremendous response from donors and supporters and we have listened to their voices and those of the families and the children.

“Nobody ever takes on a project like this by themselves.

We are grateful the province is abundant with visionary, generous and dedicated people who have stood by us.”

When the bricks and mortar of the new building are in place, it will be the foundation’s role to provide state-of-the-art equipment, seek out the best in technology and provide help for educational and professional development.

Boback-Lane has witnessed so many fundraisers first hand.

Saskatoon philanthropists Les and Irene Dube gave $6.5 million, the largest individual gift to a pediatric and maternal hospital in Western Canada.

Boback-Lane was in La Ronge for a radiothon “where families came forward with donations in paper bags, hoping they could help.” They helped. When Cameco matched all the donations received at the radiothon, there was $1 million on the table. Other radiothons in Saskatoon and Regina produced healthy dividends.

She witnessed great generosity at the Barrett Jackson auction, where a Prince Albert businessperson and car collector, Gordie Broda, paid $450,000 for a 1956 Ford F-100 Snakebit custom truck that was built from the ground by some volunteers. It was the first time a Canadian charity benefitted from a Barrett Jackson auction, part of the reason being that actor Shannon Tweed, the wife of rock star Gene Simmons, grew up in Saskatoon.

“There was so much green in the room, it was like going to a Saskatchewan Roughrider football game.”

Since 2010, Federated Co-op-

eratives and the Roughriders have been selling Game-Day-Approved merchandise in support of the hospital. Proceeds have reached more than $416,000.

“It was like another groundbreaking event for the Roughriders and we take pride that Jim Hopson, their CEO, has called us the other home team. Our organizations are similar in philosophies, both wanting to make Saskatchewan a better place in which to live.”

Boback-Lane said approximately 17 cents out of every dollar is spent on administrative responsibilities. They only pay the utility charges on the downtown Third Avenue office space, which comes rent-free from the Yuel family of Saskatoon. Mosaic underwrote all of the funding for the provincial capital campaign advertising.

“We are careful and transparent of where the dollars go. We have to be very deliberate because people have given us the responsibility and have a personal and professional stake in what we do.”

She has heard some of the critics.

“The choice of the location was made by the experts of the Saskatoon Health Region and they considered the location near Royal University was the most efficient, the best use of space and the best opportunity for growth.

As for parking, they are addressing those concerns. No hospital in Canada has completely resolved the parking issues for hospitals. It is a challenge.”

Boback-Lane said “we have an amazing group of health-care professionals who are currently serving our needs today; they will automatically come into the new hospital’s service. We have also heard expressions from some of the former doctors that they want to come back to Saskatchewan.”

For Boback-Lane and her husband, Mark, there is also a sense of family. They have two children, Tess, 12, and Ella, 10. Tess has been a patient at the Children’s Hospital of Alberta in Calgary. Ella received care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal University Hospital.

“They are the true inspiration for what I do.”

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To make your own gift or for more information, visit ruhf.org or contact us at: Back row (l-r): Margaret and Walter McNabb; Dr. Paul Babyn, Joint Department Head of Medical Imaging for the Saskatoon Health Region and the University of Saskatchewan Front row (l-r): Dr. Michael Kelly, Cerebrovascular & Endovascular Neurosurgeon; Dr. Ivar Mendez, Fred H. Wigmore Professor and Unified Head of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region; Arla Gustafson, CEO, RUH Foundation

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Afua McLaren at the Balance Within Energy & Wellness Centre (Photo by Steve Gibb)

Practitioner believes in power of energy therapy

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express e’ve all been there, whether it’s an undiagnosed ache or just an overall feeling that something is not right. Afua McLaren knows how you feel, and she wants to help.

“I always had an affinity for natural remedies to cure common ailments,” said McLaren, radiating an almost unearthly calm as she reflects on the journey that brought her to her current practice. “I was introduced to energy therapies after I had a back pain that would leave me crying, but JW11867.J06 James cause. That was 11 had no apparent physical

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years ago. My sister and I took a therapeutic touch course, which resolved my pain.”

Since her first foray into alternative therapies, McLaren has trained in Pranic energy psychotherapy, fire walking, breath work, DNA activation, Balance Within Modality energy work, and more. Most recently she has become a certified life coach and certified yoga teacher.

Today McLaren’s energy therapy practice is located in the Balance Within Energy & Wellness Centre, which was founded this year by McLaren, Celeste Lemieux (founder of Saskatoon’s Positive Passions and creator of the Balance Within Energy

Modality), Amber Volk, Amy Murray and Leanne Marin. McLaren focuses on two areas specifically: Balance Within Modality energy work and DNA activation.

“The two are different techniques, but share the same underlying principles,” said McLaren. “Basically, there is first an assessment of the client’s energy field — which energy centres or chakras are healthy, and which centres are blocked or have stagnant or toxic energies within them. In Balance Within Modality energy work, energy is shifted and cleared through the use of the hands above the body. With DNA activation, I use sacred geometric images on a computer screen along with specific commands to clear unwanted energies and programs out of the energy body.

“Following the clearing process, the sessions are concluded by energizing and sealing the client’s field,” she said. “Most often, both and the client both receive intuitive guidance throughout the session, which shapes the session and provides valuable insight to the challenges at hand.”

Born and raised in small town Saskatchewan, McLaren has been away from Canada for 11 years. She moved back a year and a half ago with her eight-yearold daughter. She had spent those years in Africa, including Zanzibar, Kenya and her mother’s home country, Ghana.

“What I love about energy therapies is that they are accessible to anyone at any time,” said McLaren. “We simply channel life-force energy, which is always accessible to areas that need healing. Energy therapies always target the root of the problem rather than the superficial or symptomatic problem.”

McLaren says any disease or illness, whether physical, emotional or mental, can be traced back to a slight distortion or blockage in the energy body, from ailments like insomnia, to emotional feelings of intense anger. She says she remedies this distortion by clearing the energetic field, raising the energy, and then encouraging greater self-awareness within the individual so that the energy blockage or distortion is not repeated.

“We all know that all matter is made of energy, but many people cannot yet grasp how real it is,” said McLaren. “It is absolutely amazing how much more fulfilling life can be by simply understanding the dynamics of our individual energy fields and the energy fields of our environments. Simple changes can lead to enhanced health and vitality, creativity, and harmony with loved ones. For me, this is the basis of artfully creating a life.”

If you are suffering from anything from insomnia, headaches, body pains, depressive tendencies, despair, to feelings of anxiety, lack of energy, stress, inability to relax, or relationship and family strains, McLaren encourages you to give energy therapy a try.

She says that while many people feel that they may only need any therapy if they have a dire emotional or physical issue, energy therapy can be part of a life maintenance program that helps boost health, energy levels, and overall fulfillment in life.

Energy therapy is about nurturing both the body, and the soul.

“Spirituality is a part of us — an immense part of us that holds the answers to the deeper questions we have in our heart,” she said. “What is most important is that this part of ourselves is acknowledged and nourished on a regular basis. When our spiritual immensity becomes neglected, life becomes chaotic and empty and real, painful problems arise.

“Every person approaches this part of life in a unique way and energy therapy acknowledges the innate tendencies and character of each individual.”

The Balance Within Energy & Wellness Center’s website is www.balancewithinwellnes.com. Follow their online calendar and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ balancewithinwellness for information on upcoming events, including yoga, dance, meditation, Balance Within Practitioner training, Wild Women Retreats and more.

McLaren can be emailed at afua@balancewithinwellness.com.

The centre is located at 300 Third Avenue South.

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iPhone 6

Lives up to hype and then some

By Boots and Jim Struthers

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uring the weekend of processor. What this means its release, 10 million to users is more power, while people thought it would driving larger displays more be a good idea to line up for efficiently and for longer — hours — or, in some cases, days something every user wants.

— and spend their hard-earned The cameras on both phones money to buy one of Apple’s are vastly upgraded from new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus previous models, with a lot phones. That’s a record for more flexibility and far better opening sales that every other performance. Both have autophone maker can only dream focus lenses, and the list of new about. Breaking records for features due to the advanced Columnist launches is something Apple camera design combined with does. iOS 8 is quite impressive.

The big questions consumBoth phones offer faster ers, who are trying to decide whether to download speeds and more LTE bands buy or not, are asking themselves are: Are than the iPhone 5S. Supporting more they worth the money, and do they live up advanced wireless technologies enables to the hype? users to see a significant boost in perforThe answer is simple on both counts: mance.

Yes. A resounding yes.

There has been talk of the iPhone 6 The iPhone 6 comes in three sizes Plus bending. It’s true. You definitely (16GB, 64GB and 128GB) and three can bend the phone. My question is this: colours (silver, gold and space grey). They Would you take a $1,000 pair of glasses, are available through SaskTel, Telus, Bell, put them in your back pocket without a Fido, Koodo, and Rogers. solid case protecting them and then sit on The iPhone 6 is available through Sask- them?

Tel from $264.99 for the 16GB version to I can’t get my head around why $484.99 for the 128GB version on a two- someone would deliberately sit on a piece year contract. of hardware that’s so expensive, and The iPhone 6 Plus is also available then complain if it bends. That’s called in silver, gold and space grey, and also a PICNIC — Problem In Chair, Not In comes in 16, 64 and 128GB sizes. It, too, Computer! is available from all the telcos. Pricing on These phones are not the first to be SaskTel’s network is from $374.99 for the bent by sitting on them. Other companies 16GB version to $594.99 for the 128GB have experienced a similar problem, but version — both on a two-year contract. because it’s an Apple product the furor is Pricing is similar with the other telcos. much louder.

Call or check their websites for details.

Both versions of the iPhone 6 are The iPhone 6 is the smaller of the two fantastic products in their own right. The new phones. It has a 4.7-inch screen, improvements Apple has made over the which puts it just about exactly in the previous iPhone 5C and 5S are substantial. middle between the iPhone 5S and iPhone Those physical improvements make the 6 Plus, which has a 5.5-inch screen. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus worth your upgrade.

The iPhone 6 is only 6.9 millimetres Combined with iOS 8 (updated to iOS thick, compared to the six Plus, which is 8.0.2 now) the new combination of soft7.1 millimetres thick. Both phones have ware and hardware together make these the fit and finish that is typical of Apple. the phones to beat in the market.

From the seamless transition from glass to The decision a consumer needs to make metal, with the curved edges, the iPhone 6 is which one to buy; they’re both fast and and 6 Plus scream quality. In a word, they powerful and feature-packed. They’re both are beautiful. well made and have a wonderful operatThe iPhone 6’s Retina HD screen has ing system. There’s a reason why so many a resolution of 1334 x 750, while the 6 people are willing to line up for days to Plus has a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Both buy an iPhone, and why more than 10 phones run on a 64-bit architecture, using million people bought iPhones in the first Apple’s new A8 chip and M8 motion weekend: They’re the best.

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Here’s an idea: Give money directly to people

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ere’s the quick version of today’s column: Money printing, blah, blah, blah.

I know I’ve addressed this topic a number of times before, but these are remarkable times in the global economy. And because “money” is the core foundation of all commerce, saving and investing, it’s really, really important to keep your eye on this ball.

from? Thin air – they’d just be created out of thin air.

Or, rather, metaphorically dropped from thin air: “Because they are more efficient, [so called] helicopter drops would require the banks to print much less money . . . depositing the funds directly into millions of individual accounts — spurring spending immediately.”

Finance How perversely wonderful. Print money out of thin air and hand it directly to the people IS THIS A JOKE? and the economy will be repaired beI thought this could be some kind cause people will spend more. of joke as I first read through, “Print Another related proposal in the less, but transfer more: Why central article is “to boost the wealth of the banks should give money directly to the bottom” (inferred to be the lowestpeople.” earning 80 per cent of taxpayers) and It’s quite real, found in the Septem- for central banks to invest in a global ber/October 2014 edition of Foreign equity (stock market) index for their Affairs magazine, which is published citizens. After 15 years, any profits by the highly influential Council on could be distributed into individual Foreign Relations (CFR) think tank. savings accounts for them. Again, I iniThe magazine is self-described as “the tially thought this article may be a joke. pre-eminent journal on international Central banks taking ownership posiaffairs and U.S. foreign policy.” tions in stocks? Wow. Another topic for another time.

HAND CONSUMERS CASH DIRECTLY ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE Basically, the opinion expressed is Five hundred years ago, mathemathat zero-per-cent interest rates and tician and astronomer Nicolaus Coquantitative easing (money printing) pernicus (1473-1543) placed the sun hasn’t been enough to get the global — not the Earth — at the centre of the economy properly going again. So, universe as observed at that time. Smart it’s proposed that “the first significant man. innovation in monetary policy since He also observed in economics, the inception of central banking” be “Nations are not ruined by one act employed. The innovation: Print money of violence, but gradually and in an and directly hand it to the people. almost imperceptible manner by the de“The global economy is suffering preciation of their circulating currency, from insufficient spending . . . central through excessive quantity.” banks have taken aggressive action, inThe idea of money being created terest rates hover near zero. They have from thin air to be handed directly to also pumped trillions of dollars’ worth people is being hailed as significant of new money into the financial system. innovation in monetary policy. Yeah Yet nothing has really changed since right, and the sun rotates around the then. The U.S. merely patched its finan- Earth. The Earth and all investment cial sector back together and resumed portfolios upon its surface shudder with the same policies that created 30 years the implications of such “innovation.” of financial bubbles. The broader global economy, meanwhile, may have already Derek Shevkenek is a Saskatoon entered a bond bubble and could soon investment advisor with RBC Dominion witness a stock bubble. Housing marSecurities Inc. Member CIPF. Inquiries kets around the world, from Tel Aviv to are welcome at 306-956-7803 and at Toronto, have overheated. But people www.dereks.ca. Information is believed and businesses are too hesitant to to be accurate at the time of writing spend. To spur spending, central banks and is subject to change. Past perforsuch as the Fed (Federal Reserve Bank mance may not be repeated. Opinions of the U.S.) should hand consumers are provided in good faith, but without cash directly.” legal responsibility. Opinions are the So, where would these proposed author’s, not that of RBC Dominion direct deposits to the people come Securities Inc.

Karen Tanino and M.P.M. Nair in the U of S greenhouse where the mother lemon trees are kept (Photo by Kris Foster)

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Growing lemon trees on the prairies

By Kris Foster for Saskatoon Express t has taken nearly 34 years, but finally a lemon tree has been bred in the University of Saskatchewan greenhouses specifically for low-light conditions in an indoor home environment.

“It’s been a long process,” said Karen Tanino, a plant physiologist and professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, who, with her spouse M.P.M. Nair, rents space in the greenhouses to breed the lemon trees.

It was many years ago when a departmental assistant told her husband that lemons cannot be grown on the prairies, said Tanino. “You should never tell him he can’t grow something,” she added with a laugh.

Lemon trees like heat and normally need lots of sunlight. They do especially well outdoors, in natural light under sub-tropical conditions with lots of space to grow. Given those parameters, it is not surprising they do not thrive in a prairie climate.

“Basically, the concept is that in northern climates we are already heating our homes (so the temperature is suitable), but the home is a low-light environment, so a lemon tree needed to be bred for low light as opposed to high light or being in full sun,” she said.

Nair, explained Tanino, remembered a low-light citrus plant from South India,

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where he was born. “He got a permit to import plant cuttings and began breeding lemons with this low-light tolerant plant.”

After all that time, a bit of stubbornness and a lot of patience, Nair bred a lemon tree that grows indoors with low light and in a small space — certainly not a conventional environment for a conventional citrus tree.

“These lemon plants will produce about 12-16 commercial-sized fruit per year in a six-inch pot that fits on a windowsill,” said Tanino. “This is the first time anyone has produced a low-light tolerant citrus plant ever. That’s exciting.”

The first cultivar to be released is named Centurion to commemorate the centennial of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Tanino said, adding that other varieties will likely follow and will feature characteristics including seedlessness, edible leaves, edible flowers and having varying thicknesses and flavours of rind for candy making. “But it takes quite a long time to get through the release process.”

Tanino said she hopes this will lead to more food-producing plants to be grown indoors because “it capitalizes on the indoor living environment by using plants to convert the higher carbon dioxide levels into food and improve air quality.”

(Kris Foster is a communications writer at the University of Saskatchewan.)

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Views of the World

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Can’t see Saskatoon supporting NHL team

askatoon is not ready for an NHL team despite the enthusiasm of some. SaskTel Centre would be the second-smallest building in the league, and the average ticket price would be in the neighbourhood of $75 per fanny. Not sure how many of you could or would fork over almost $400 to take your family of four to a game — against Florida. I really do try to be a my-warm-beer-is-half-full person. l Janice Hough, on some cynics claiming Chelsea Clinton’s baby was perfectly timed for media impact: “Ridiculous. As if anyone looking for maximum publicity would ever time an event to coincide with George Clooney’s wedding.” l Torben Rolfsen, on the 2013 MLS champs, Sporting Kansas City, visiting the White House: “They weren’t invited, but like everyone else these days, they just went in anyway.” l TC Chong, on a chicken farm in California being broken into and a thousand chickens killed by hooligans wielding golf clubs: “Investigators confirmed that Elin Nordegren is not a suspect.” l Where is Michael Bishop anyway? l My World Series? Anybody but the Cardinals, Dodgers and Tigers.

From Bill Littlejohn: “MLB.com published an erroneous story the A’s beat the Royals in a game played less than five miles from the Truman Presidential Library.” l From Chong: “Just noticed an article in the local rag that says ‘Rats make good pets.’ That’s it; I’m going to evict the two stool pigeons that have been living in my basement the past six months.” l A person who goes by the name Fake Gainer on Twitter says the No. 1 rivalry in sports in Canada is the Stampeders and Riders. I’m going with Leafs-Habs, Rider fans-Bomber fans and Jennifer JonesRachel Homan. l Hough, on Tom Brady saying his team doesn’t have the kind of offence that’s going to perform at a high level: “And Patriots fans are thinking, ‘What was your first clue?’” l Littlejohn, on the U.S. Postal Service being set to unveil new Wilt Chamberlain

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At American ball parks, it’s called Hors D’oeuvres.” l Hough, on Theo Epstein saying the Cubs’ goal is the NL Central title next year: “And millions of women are thinking ‘Yeah, our goal was to marry George Clooney.’” l From Rolfsen: “The chance that Brady Hoke is Michigan’s coach next season is lower than Bluto Blutarsky’s grade-point average.” l From Chong: “Only two more weeks before the Leafs and Canucks are mathematically eliminated from this season’s Stanley Cup playoffs.”

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hree rejected names for the new cartoon series featuring Mike Tyson: 3. Chew Bet Your Life; 2. Friday Night Bites; 1. The Wonder Ears. l The Giants walloped Pittsburgh 8-0 in the NL wild-card game. The last time Pirates looked so out-of-sorts, Captain Hook was chased out of Neverland. l The Blue Bombers flubbed a twopoint conversion against Hamilton, their fifth failure in five tries. They have more trouble making converts than an Alberta Liberal. l U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was pulled over and arrested for the second time. He’s charged with driving under the influence and exceeding the speedo limit. l The Golden State Warriors’ new arena design resembles a toilet. But at least it shows sensitivity to women: the seat is down. l An ESPN poll of fan satisfaction rates Toronto’s NHL club last of 122 professional sports teams. That’s the Leafs for ya: when they finally finish first, it’s for being worst. l A bra cam set up by Nestlé Fitness to monitor how often men are distracted by women’s cleavage is proving a huge hit on YouBoob. I mean YouTube.

l Three-time Olympic hockey goldmedallist Meghan Agosta is one of Vancouver’s new police recruits. She knows a thing or two about the blue line. l The Pabst brewing company has been sold to a Russian firm. Some think it’s good, others say it’s the Schlitz. l Wilt Chamberlain will soon be the first NBA player to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. Instead of moistening the back, you dunk it. l Royals 9, A’s 8. Just to be clear, that’s a final score from the AL wild-card game, not the CFL East. l The Telegraph reports a 70-year-old Australian required surgery after shoving a 10-cm fork inside his penis for “sexual gratification.” I think he’s out of his forking mind. l Just wondering: If Quebec ever separates, what will they call the Montreal Canadiens? l The Flyers brought back their IceGirls because crowds jeered at the IceGuys. It’s Philly: they boo Santa on his sleigh; what chance do guys shovelling snow have?

RJ’s Groaner of the Week One of the NCU Tar Heels’ receivers is Bug Howard. He’s stung many a DB, but has trouble running screens.

Daytona Homes showcases two homes in parade This home is located at 106 Childers Cres. (Photos by Peter Wilson)

Peter Wilson Saskatoon Express askatoon’s newest neighbourhood, South Kensington, is a vibrant scene of new home and infrastructure construction spurred on by the Parade of Homes.

Featuring 11 homes by city builders, the parade showcases the potential of this new residential area. One of those builders, Daytona Homes, has two showhomes in the parade, including a 1,573-squarefoot gem at 106 Childers Cres.

The attractive two-storey is one of a number of showhomes in the neighbourhood constructed in similar styles, featuring an attractive front veranda, pillars and stone highlights. The parade homes all offer stylish, low-maintenance exteriors.

The three-bedroom Daytona home includes hardwood floors, custom cabinets, a rear deck and front landscaping.

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The sparkling kitchen has an island with a breakfast bar, and offers ample countertop space and storage space, enhanced with a corner pantry.

The living room looks out over the backyard and the home’s large rear deck.

Other main-floor highlights include a den and a half-bath.

On the upper level are three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The large main bedroom features a walk-in closet and a shower-equipped en suite. An extra convenience is the second-floor laundry room.

The basement is insulated and has roughed-in plumbing. A double concrete parking pad is located at the rear of the home.

Viewing times for all parade homes are Monday to Thursday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Clean your bathroom with homemade spray would you recommend? — Hi Reena, Ken Can you recommend a Hi Ken, non-rinse, general purpose Mineral oil works, but so kitchen degreasing spray does cooking oil, which you for the bathroom and are more likely to have on hand kitchen countertops, stove when you are in the kitchen. and cupboards? — Cindy These are both effective soluDear Cindy, tions for this challenge.

Here is a wild homemade Fabulous Tips cleaning spray, great for I have a tip for reusing old counters, stoves and bathnewspapers.

I collect my old rooms. Into a 4-cup spray Household newspapers — not the flyers bottle combine: One tsp. dish Solutions — and bundle them up to bring soap, five drops tea tree oil to my local florist. The paper and enough white vinegar to fill the bottle. Spray and wipe (no need to is used to wrap arrangements, thereby rinse). When it comes to wooden kitchen finding another use before it is composted or ends up in the blue box for recycling. cupboards, use plain old dish soap and — Iris water for regular cleaning. Scrub with a Make your own puzzle. Cut a regular nylon scrubby pad. deck of playing cards into small pieces.

Hi Reena, What do you suggest for cleaning and Have the kids spend time piecing together whitening a white canvas summer bag? all the cards in the deck. When they’re finished, they can play a good old-fashioned It has leather trim so I can’t wash it. game of Go Fish. — Esther I’ve tried commercial cleaners, bakHere’s a simple, cost-saving way to ing soda, a mixture of dish detergent keep skin looking young. Use a new spray and bleach, but nothing works. The detergent and bleach did the best, but I bottle and fill with half water and half wasn’t sure if I was using the best ratio canola oil. Shake to mix. Spray generously over face and neck and massage gently of ingredients. Any tips? — Leslie (avoid eye area). Apply 2-3 times a week Hi Leslie, for radiant-looking skin. — Esther Bleach always makes me cringe a Save water and money by washing your little, especially when leather is nearby. car and dog at the same time. Wet both, Since the bag is not washable and you and then lather both while water is off. have already spent time cleaning it, you may want to consider a really easy option. Turn water on and rinse both together.

Using white latex paint, carefully paint the This also provides exercise when you are bag and allow drying. Doing this keeps the chasing the dog and great entertainment leather intact and brightens the bag. White for the kids when they get involved. — Sue shoe polish is another option.

Save money when doing laundry by Dear Reena, using half as much detergent as needed We have a stainless steel silk deck finish sink which is left with water stains and just a quarter of a fabric softener when not properly wiped down. Is there sheet. This is gentler on clothes as well. a product that I can use to put onto the — Sue I enjoy your questions and tips; keep sink to keep water stains away? I read that you can wipe down your sink with them coming. Need a corporate presenter mineral oil and then wipe down the oil on the topic: Harness the Power of Words? with a clean cloth or paper towel. What Check out my website: reena.ca.

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Thanksgiving tradition continues in new location Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express

Major and Albinoni – Adagio.

As in the past, the same concert will he renowned University of Sasbe performed twice on the same day, said katchewan Amati Quartet will violinist Marla Cole. continue on with a holiday tradi“We polled our audience, and we do tion this month. have audience members that, especially For the second year in a row, the in the winter, are not willing to come out group will perform on Thanksgiving at night. In the downtown location, there Monday. This year, concerts will be are a lot of elderly patrons, and they are held on Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. much happier to go to an afternoon conin Knox United Church, located at 838 cert. So we’re happy to do it twice,” said Spadina Cres. East. The lineup will have Cole, who is a founding member of the a baroque flavour, featuring two Bach quartet with her husband, Geoff. concertos and one Vivaldi concerto. Two In addition to the Amati Quartet musiother popular works will also be includ- cians — Marla Cole, Geoff Cole (viola), ed: Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings in E Rudolf Sternadel (violin) and Terence

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audience. So I think we’re hoping that this will work out and that this will be a long-term thing for us,” Cole said.

Cole is enthusiastic about the concert’s program, particularly Bach’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins. She described it as one of her Top 5 favourite pieces of music.

“It is just superb. It is one of the most beautiful pieces, I think, ever written. Any violinist will just die to play that piece. It is just one of the top works to perform and to know, because as a violinist you’ve got to know the Bach double, and you’re going to play it throughout your life many, many times.”

The Amati Quartet is now in its 12th season. The quartet bears the name of the Amati family from Cremona, Italy, who crafted the 17th-century instruments that are used by the musicians. The U of S instruments — including a cello, a viola and two violins — are quite rare. In fact, they make up one of just three sets in the William Boan world. The instruments were sold to the U of S in 1959 by one of Saskatchewan’s Sturge (cello) — a number of guest art- first homesteaders, Stephen Kolbinson, ists are set to perform on Thanksgiving and are considered a prized possession Monday. The concerts will showcase of the university and the local music the talents of several young local string community. players, including brothers Arthur and Cole continues to be impressed by the William Boan, who are students in the centuries-long history of the instruments U of S music department; Hans Deaand the craftsmanship of generations son, a student in the U of S College of of the Amati family. In fact, the design Engineering; and cellist Zaide Masich, hasn’t been improved upon since the a 15-year-old high school student from 1500s, she said.

North Battleford. Other guest artists “Modern makers are still using the include Austin Castle, Solveig Deason, same patterns and the same dimensions Heather Wilson, Stephen Kreuger and and the same properties of physics that Renee de Moissac. were used back in the 1500s, which is “Everyone we picked, we picked for a quite astonishing when you think about reason. We picked them because they’re how, in modern times, we try to improve really sensational young musicians, and everything,” said Cole. all of them have participated in competiTickets to the upcoming Amati Quartions,” Cole said. tet concert are $30 for adults, $25 for “So not just the soloists, but the seniors and $15 for students. They can orchestral players as well, are local and be purchased through the Persephone provincial music festival winners — so Theatre box office by calling 306-384it’s kind of like the crème de la crème”. 7727 or by going online to persephoneThe Oct. 13 Amati Quartet concert theatre.org. will be different than previous concerts, in that it will mark the first time the The Amati Quartet’s 2014-2015 quartet will perform at Knox United season will include several other Church. The group previously performed concerts, which are scheduled to take at Third Avenue United Church, but has place on Nov. 15, Jan. 10 and since found a new home downtown.

March 21. For more information “We’re excited to try out a new loca- about those concerts, or to find out tion. Certainly Knox has good acoustics, more about the Amati Quartet, visit and I think it’s the right size for our amatiquartet.usask.ca.

For more information or to register, please visit www.saskatoonchamber.com Proudly presented by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce

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LAUGHLIN, Nevada — If you want a break from roulette wheels, you might want take a day off from Laughlin’s casino scene and spin another set of wheels: driving an ATV through the desert.

I found myself in a convoy of casino escapees raising a little hell — and dust — as we followed our leader, Joe Fitch, along wilderness trails seemingly a million miles from the air-conditioned casinos of Laughlin.

Travel No one could accuse me of being an adrenaline junkie. However, for someone who used to wear seatbelts at drive-in movies, even I found myself hooked roaring through the Mojave Desert aboard a frisky ATV. We were speeding through the blur of the 27,660-acre Mount Nutt Wilderness area in Mohave County, just east of Laughlin, across the Arizona state line. Nutt Mountain, at 5,216 feet, tops out the wild terrain sprawled all around. It is a wild land of mesas and canyons, an arid place that suits the likes of desert bighorn sheep, coyotes and diamondback rattlesnakes. Oh, and the occasional herd of 4x4 and ATV adventurers like me.

Where we were making dust is not a place you would bring the family sedan to see the country. Not only is the terrain challenging, the summer climate in this wilderness unit is harsh, with daytime temperatures reaching well over 40 degrees. By late fall through to early spring, however, temperatures moderate considerably, making life around here much more comfortable.

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Riding an ATV through the desert is a thrilling day-trip experience that can be part of your itinerary on a visit to the gaming city of Laughlin (Photo by Peter Wilson) A neophyte like me should not be adventuring out here without a guide. With Fitch at the head of our convoy, I felt very secure.

He is a welder by trade, but branched out to rent out ATVs, along with operating London Bridge Jet Boat Tours, which offers thrilling fast boat rides to visitors on the Colorado River, a wide swath of blue water that separates Laughlin Nevada and its next-door community of Bullhead City in Arizona.

The desert also has its own beauty, as I discovered on my ATV desert drive. The sport is an example of the many activities visitors to Laughlin can enjoy that are not related to the city’s vibrant gaming scene.

Thanks to the small city’s lineup of resorts and casinos, it’s often thought of as a mini-Vegas. That moniker is an injustice to Laughlin.

About 140 kilometres south of Las Vegas, Laughlin is not just an alternative destination to play the slots and watch a concentrated showboat of celebrity entertainment. It has also become a seasonal home for snowbirds who enjoy the Nevada sun at a laid-back pace. Visitors not only find the city more manageable than the

frenetic Vegas scene, they also find it more affordable. It can also be 10 degrees warmer than its cousin to the north during the winter months.

Visitors can thank Don Laughlin, a former owner of the 101 Club in Las Vegas, for the resort. Laughlin flew over the area in his private plane in 1964 and saw potential in the desolate sand that stretched out below. There was the tiny dusty town of Bullhead City, and a barren stretch along the shores of the Colorado River called South Pointe, complete with a boarded-up motel at the end of a dirt road. The region’s tourism potential for the visionary entrepreneur was the Davis Dam, then just 11 years old.

Laughlin bought the boarded-up motel and 6.5 acres of riverfront property for $250,000. In less than two years, the bar/ motel offered all-you-can-eat chicken dinners for 98 cents, slot play on 12 machines, two live gaming tables and accommodations in four of the motel’s eight rooms.

That same boarded-up motel evolved into the lucrative 28-storey, 1,440-room Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino that kickstarted one of the fastest-growing communi-

ties and gaming resorts in Nevada. Laughlin now has nine casino resorts.

Snowbirds have become a big part of the Laughlin success story. About 12,000 snowbirds, including many Canadians, have their winter homes here. Bullhead City and Laughlin cater to the demand with 21 RV parks — with 2,463 total sites — along with nine mobile home parks providing another 538 spaces.

Activities on the Colorado River are another great attraction here. Several area companies offer rentals of pontoon boats, jet boats, personal watercraft, kayaks and canoes for visitors.

If you prefer, sit back and relax while taking advantage of one of the several river cruise tours available. Take a leisurely 90-minute trip along casino row to Davis Dam while enjoying the sights and listen to a narrated history of the Laughlin area. If you’re looking to add some more exhilaration to the journey, try the jet boat trip through Topock Gorge to the foot of the famous London Bridge on Lake Havasu.

For more information about Laughlin, go to www.VisitLaughlin.com.

P3s good for governments and taxpayers

ublic-private-partnerExpand this concept 10 or ships, or P3s as they are 100 fold and you have a temoften called, are nothing plate for constructing bridges, new to the people of Saskatchschools, airports or a football ewan. While the term has been stadium. Which scenario is in the news a lot recently and used depends on the needs and is new to some people, the concapabilities of the partners as cept is as old as the province well as the required outcomes. itself.

Prairieland Park is the oldThroughout our history, est P3 of a significant size in when a community needed a Saskatoon. This organization curling rink, it was common was formed in 1886 to create for the town to provide the and manage various venues to Columnist land, while a group of people host annual exhibitions. Built came together to fundraise for on land donated by the City, and/or build the facility. This was a public the construction was a larger commitment (town) private (the group) partnership. than the City was prepared to take on at Then, as now, the long-term ownership the time. In 1909, with a long-term lease and maintenance could be done a variety from the City, the entity proceeded to of ways: the group could own the rink fundraise and build the park that we know and lease the land, have the land donated and enjoy today. so they own both, or the volunteers could The Saskatoon Soccer Centre (SaskTel donate the rink to the town, but continue Sports Centre) is another well-used facility to maintain it for a small fee. built by a committed group of individuals

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P3s benefit the taxpayers of Saskatoon.

The facilities are built to meet the needs of the public without increasing taxes for the capital cost or often for the ongoing maintenance costs.

To some, the idea of having the ownership of a property or program lie outside of City administration is a risk. With well-drawn contracts, the financial risk is less than it would be if the City were solely responsible for the ongoing costs.

Nowhere has this concept been implemented in a more dramatic fashion than the recent announcement that NASA will be partnering with Boeing and SpaceX to

transport astronauts to the International Space Station. For $6.8 billion, private companies will build and maintain the fleet required to meet NASA’s needs, saving the public organization the $70 million per person for rides on the Russian Soyuz capsules. This agreement allows private companies to do the same work that NASA has done for years at a price tag 10 times less than the government-run agency.

Public-private-partnerships are the much-needed solution to overburdened governments and taxpayers. By providing economical results sooner and often less costly in a competitive global environment, P3s will help us provide services in the 21st century just as they did in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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hether it was because he had the same last name as my hometown — Watson — because he dated a girl, Bev, from my hometown, or because of his strong, steady playing as a Saskatoon jazz drummer, Bill Watson always struck a beat with me.

Bill passed away July 15 at the age of 73. He died much as he lived — quietly.

That is quietly, except for the beating of his drums.

It seems as though I’d always known Bill, just as I knew of The Bassment through Columnist my brother, Kirk, who had said of Bill, “He’s a cool cat.”

And cool he was.

He played the drums, given the first set by his brother, Don. He played jazz style, through many generations, with an impressive list of musicians, including Gordie Brandt, who gave him his start, and Barney Kutz in the 1950-1960s. His history was long and varied from playing in strip clubs in Vancouver to touring with country bands.

In Saskatoon, he often played with Maurice Drouin, Bob Klassen, Barrie Redford, Danny Fitzgerald and George Tenent.

At festival times, he played with many bands, but mostly with Skip Kutz and Ken Coffey. He started up bands, one being Bar

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I first really met him when I was doing bookings for the old Bassment. I remember handing him a contract and him asking, “What’s this?” Bill went by the old school of rules: he showed, he played, he got paid.

When I told Bill we were going nonsmoking at The Bassment, just before the city went non-smoking, his response was, “Well, I guess I won’t be playing here again. I can’t play without smoking.”

That was until he learned to do it.

The world changed on Bill, though he didn’t change much with it. He had his opinions, and if you were lucky enough to stop by and visit with him, he’d share, slowly and with experience.

I followed his lead on many an issue.

We thought the same: both wanting to make sure The Bassment remained a place for musicians to play. While some didn’t believe in the concept of the new Bassment, Bill was always one to support the Saskatoon Jazz Society initiative. He was there, at our unofficial opening with Sonny Rollins’ sidemen, Bobby Broom, guitar, and Kobi Watkins on drums. I could see his love and support for what we were doing in his smile that night.

There were many opportunities I had to gig with Bill. I was doing beat poetry; he was doing the beat. Looking back, I realize now why he enjoyed it: rebellious poetry with an offhand opportunity to rant on the drums. It was right up Bill’s alley.

Bill loved perfection in music. Many

a drummer came through town with Bill only giving them a passing nod. With others, he felt humbled to be in the same room, as he was simply awed by their playing. Bill was like that — very humble.

Musicians in Saskatoon liked him, remembering him for his kindness and respectful way of being. Over the years, Bill had become a role model and mentor for many young Saskatoon musicians.

On Oct. 11, many of Bill’s friends and fans will gather at The Bassment to celebrate music and the man behind the drums. It is a ticketed event and Bill would be happy to know the proceeds are going to educate young jazz musicians.

I am not expecting a moment of silence, but rather a raucous, inviting drum solo, where I can envision Bill sitting up at the bar saying, “Yeah!”

Marlene Bird’s incredible strength, winter, and team’s brilliant marketing

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I won’t be so presumptuous ***** as to know why she was there, To call Marlene Bird a “suror what could have been going vivor” just feels so inadequate. through her mind. I will, howI’ll spare you the details of what ever, marvel at the bright light happened to the 47-year-old that shines at the core of Bird’s Prince Albert woman in June of spirit — a light that simply rethis year, because odds are by fuses to ever go out. Bless her. now you already know. Plus, ***** Columnist it feels like victimizing her all Do you know what doesn’t over again, repeating the vimake winter shorter? Talking cious facts. about winter. I swear we’ve been talking Let’s such say that Bird has dealt with about winter coming since last winter. multiple lifetimes of hurt and suffering in When did this start happening? We had a her relatively short number of years on this brief reprieve in, oh, May, when it became earth. abundantly apparent that, despite our best Last week the Prince Albert Herald ran efforts to declare that it was never coming, a story outlining more sadness regarding summer did indeed appear on the horizon.

Bird, saying she is back on the streets of Five minutes later, give or take a few PA, caught up in her addiction to alcohol weeks, we were back at it again: lamentonce again. The promises of support and ing the shortness of our blessed summer, assistance that poured in after she was as- measuring the receding daylight in seconds saulted have allegedly not come to fruition. as opposed to hours, and screaming like While I’ve no doubt that the “system” is horror-movie victims every time the failing Bird, again and as usual, I’m also temperature so much as hinted at the low certain it’s a lot more complicated than teens. that.

So now that winter — aka snow — is Regardless, through the bad news, one actually on the horizon, can we start talkthing jumped out at me, driving home ing about how spring is coming? again just how strong Marlene Bird is, ***** despite her well-documented weaknesses.

A couple of weeks ago the decisionLast week, when her accused attacker makers in the Edmonton Eskimos marketmade a brief court appearance, Bird was in ing department decided to switch up the the courtroom. It was likely the first time CFL trash-talking game, with fabulous she’s seen the man since he allegedly tried results. to destroy her spirit, and her body.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have Think about that. The sheer will, deter- been running a light-hearted, but mildly mination and courage it must have took antagonistic billboard campaign in other

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CFL markets declaring “Green is the new (insert other team’s colours here)”. It’s cute, gets attention, and hopefully sells a few additional tickets in other, less rabid, Rider Nation-less cities (which is why the other teams have absolutely no problem with the billboards, trust me).

The Eskimos decided to switch it up, buying an extensive radio-advertising campaign in Edmonton, in advance of their own home game. That should tell you something about their ticket sales. Anyway, the ads eviscerated Rider fans, declaring us “horrible hu-

man beings,” among other things.

The response was predictable: good media coverage, lots of social media buzz, general outrage (both real and feigned) and humour. In other words, it was a marketing home run.

Here’s the thing. Football is a game. It’s not real life. Which means the trash-talk isn’t real life either. So why would you take it seriously? Sure, the Eskimos went pretty far with their choice of verbiage, but, hello, that’s the world we live in. It’s about cutting through the noise, and they did. Good on them.

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Echoes of Erin, on tour from Ireland. Holy Family Cathedral 7:30 p.m. (123 Nelson Road) Tickets: McNally Robinson, Clans on Broadway, O’Reilly Insurance and at the door.

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Edward island and Pascal Miousse grew up Looking Back…Moving Forward. Bring out on Magdalen Islands. The trio, currently on a your family and friends as we celebrate western tour, takes the stage at 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Tickets: the past and look to the future of Westgate. $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members Worship services at 9:30 a.m. (speaker: Rev. Arnold Downey) and 11 a.m. (speaker: OCTOBER 10 Rev. Dennis Keith); celebration banquet at The Dead South is a four-piece Regina band 5:30 p.m. Tickets for banquet: $23. Call which blends elements of folk, bluegrass, 306.382.6512 or visit www.westgatealliance. classical and rock into a unique modern mix ca for more info. at 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members. ***** The Toon Town Big Band is putting on a dance at the Royal Canadian Legion at 606 Spadina Cres. West. Doors open at 8 p.m., with continuous music until 12:30 a.m.. Lots of swing, ballroom, and even some country music. Late night lunch and cash bar. Tickets are $15 if ordered in advance or $18 at the door. For tickets call Larry Hume at 306-229-1315.

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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.

First Tuesday of every month 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 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@ gmail.com.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 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 Wednesday Depression Support Group — free group runs on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. For more info call 270-9181.

Third Thursday

Trustees in Bankruptcy of the Month

OCTOBER 11 A starry collection of Saskatoon jazz musicians will gather to remember Saskatoon’s legendary drummer, Bill Watson, who died July 15 at the age of 73. Once a Saskatchewan Jazz Festival award winner, Watson influenced many players. Proceeds of the 8 p.m. concert will go to youth jazz education.

The Bassment. Tickets: $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members.

Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

Serving all of Saskatchewan

Licensed by the Federal Government Eastwood Centre #212 3521 8th Street E, Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W5 (Across from the Target Store) (306) 653-1100

The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group is a local community group of men who have or who have had prostate cancer, and their spouses/partners/caregivers. We meet monthly for sharing, for support, and for information. Location: W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 – 4th Avenue North.

Second Wednesday

Email: reception@bankruptcysask.ca of the Month www.bankruptcysask.ca Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and OCTOBER 13 exploration with Elyn Achtymichuk. For more Area Club. We are an organization of more OCTOBER 15 Amati Quartet and Friends. Knox United information, email idgsaskatoon@hotmail. than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries Church at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Guest artists: Vio- The Saskatoon Horticulture Society: annual com. Go to www.idgsaskatoon.webstarts.ca throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy lin -Arthur Boan, William Boan, Austin Castle, general meeting for members will be helds at or IDGSaskatoon on Facebook. economical travel while forging new friendAustin Castle, Solveig Deason. Voila -Heather Smiley’s Buffet and Event Centre (702 Circle ships with club members from around the Wilson; cello – Hans Deason, Zaïde Masich; Drive East) at 5:30 p.m. For further informaworld. Visit our website at www.thefriendbass – Stephen Kreuger. Harpsichord and tion, call Connie at 306-242-6159. shipforce.org Find out more about us or come Organ - Renée de Moissac. Tickets available ***** join us at our next meeting by contacting Bill Second and Fourth from Remai Arts Centre 306-384-7727: $30 Saskatoon Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Gulka at 306-249-0243 or by email w.gulka@ adults, $25 seniors, $15 student, subscripand Persons’ Day Luncheon. Francesca Iosca- Tuesday sasktel.net. tions available. For more information, visit Pagnin, Lorraine Kenaschuk and Ila Sarkar will The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds amatiquartet.usask.ca. be inducted into the Saskatoon Women’s Hall dances at Grace Westminster United Church Every Thursday of Fame at the Hilton Garden Inn. Doors open (505 10th Street East) from October until April. Unleash your creativity at Creative Cafe using OCTOBER 14 at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. Tickets are Our first dance is on October 9. We dance a wide range of paper crafting techniques.

Keith Hallett of Hanwell, New Brunswick, has to old-time music from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $35 and must be pre-purchased by calling Workshops run Thursdays until October 30 become a towering figure on the Canadian Beginner instruction during the first hour. Be- (exception: Oct. 2) at Coffee’s On Emporium Ruth at 306.374.8572. Persons’ Day is also blues scene ever since winning a 2007 CBC being celebrated at this event which is spon- ginners are welcome. For further information (815A Gray Ave.), 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. For all ages Galaxie Rising Star award. It’s a rare Tuesday call 306- 382-5107.” sored by the Saskatoon Council of Women.

(13 and up), $10/workshop. For more informanight performance at 8 p.m. The Bassment. tion and to register, call 306-229-7757.

Every Monday OCTOBER 16 Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $22 for non***** There’s Hope Beyond Depression program. members.

Free BodyTalk Presentation taking place at SCOOTERS. An indoor playgroup for children Free introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 Cosmo Civic Centre Theatre Room 7 p.m. to new-borns to age five and their parents/carefrom 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse 9 p.m. 10 Local BodyTalk Practitioners will givers. 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Emmanuel Drive (wheelchair accessible). For more info be present to share what makes BodyTalk Baptist Church. $40/family/year or suggested SEPTEMBER 18 to OCTOBER 30 unique, how BodyTalk works, what conditions call Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saska- drop-in donation of $5/family. Visit our toonrecovery@gmail.com. it addresses. A demonstration will be given, Unleash your creativity at Creative Cafe using Facebook page (Scooters - at EBC) for more plus an opportunity to experience a personal First and Third Saturdays a wide range of paper crafting techniques. information. session after the talk. of the month Workshops run to October 30 (exception: Oct. First and Third Wednesday ***** Lions Club’s Texas Holdem Tournaments. $60 2) at Coffee’s On Emporium (815A Gray Ave.) of the month Nature Saskatoon meeting, with speaker Dr. from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. For all ages (13 and buy-in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to the Resporados - A support group for people with Stuart Houston. Topic: Winter Bird Bandup), $10/workshop. For more information and cash prize pool. No Re-Buys. 50 seats availbreathing difficulties at 1:30 at Mayfair United ing - Owls and Waxwings, the story of Mary to register, call 306-229-7757. able. Registration opens at 6, tourney starts at Church (33rd Street West). For more informaHouston’s 64 years of banding Cedar Wax7 p.m. The Coachman bar at Market Mall. Call OCTOBER 6 tion, contact Debbie at 306-664-4992. wings. Biology Building (Rm 106), University 306-668-0015 for more information.

The Canadian Federation of University Women of Saskatchewan. 7:30 p.m.

Fridays First Saturday of every (CFUW) Saskatoon Inc., is holding its annual OCTOBER 17 Learn to dance - Karousels Dance Club, Startmonth Scholarship Awards Night at 7:30 p.m. at the ing Sept. 19. Cued ballroom at 7 p.m. Albert The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness AssoThe MindFULL Café, part of the international W.A. Edwards Family Centre (333 Fourth Ave. Community Centre (610 Clarence Ave. South). ciation, Saskatoon Sport District’s annual Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity North) CFUW Saskatoon Inc. works to raise Contact 306-290-5486. general meeting will be held at Preston Park to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons the social, economic, education and legal Retirement Residence II (118 Armistice with dementia, family, care partners and other Tuesdays and Thursdays status of women and girls. CFUW Saskatoon Way) Registration at 1 p.m. and meeting interested people. The Café is a two-hour get Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Inc. actively promotes education for women at 1:30 p.m. Members and non-members together with refreshments, entertainment and awards over $20,000 annually in postTuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to are welcome. Memberships will be sold at and information. First Saturday of the month secondary scholarships.

10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is registration. For more information call Sheldon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931OCTOBER 8 at 306-242-9452.

Community Centre.

8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

Irish cultural tour. Traditional music, song and **** Canadian Light Source dance direct from Ireland, 14-member troupe. Back on the Rack Fashion Show at St. Anne’s Every Tuesday Holy Family Cathedral (123 Nelson Road). 7:30 Fr. Donlevy Hall. Door opens at 7 p.m. and the Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International The Canadian Light Source Inc. currently ofBazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-West- fer public tours on most Monday afternoons p.m. Advance tickets or at the door — $20, fashion show will start at 7:30 pm. Tickets minster United Church (505, 10th Street East). at 1:30 p.m. (except Thanksgiving). On the $15 and $10. Contact Hugh at 306-975-0551 are $10 each and are available at St. Anne’s 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Sean at 306-477-7606 for more informaParish office (306-931-4700) or by calling following Tuesdays, we will offer evening ***** tion. Or visit www.saskatoonirish.com.

306-242-7213 or 306-933-2680, and will be public tours at 7p.m. (doors open at 6:45): for sale after mass starting Oct. 5. Proceeds Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club Nov. 18 and Dec. 16. Pre-registration is ***** Downtown Saskatoon. Come and have some required. Space is limited. Call 306-657of the event will be donated to the Interval Canadian Club of Saskatoon: Duncan McKfun with speaking and leadership skills. Our ercher speaks about the exciting new 55-plus House.

3644 or email outreach@lightsource.ca. Info club meets Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 ***** village at Crossmount. 11:30 a.m. for hot at: http://www.lightsource.ca/education/ p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western public_tours.php. buffet luncheon. Sheraton Cavalier Hotel. Cost: St. Matthew’s Octoberfest. Supper &

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