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Separating facts from fiction

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hat’s in an apple? The very commodity that keeps the doctor away naturally contains acetone, formaldehyde and propanol — also known as nail polish remover, embalming fluid and rubbing alcohol. Yum. This is one of the fun facts to be learned at the upcoming Farms at the Table conference in Saskatoon on Dec. 10 and 11, where Joe Schwarcz of McGill University will uncover the science behind food. “The overall message that I have, whether it’s in agriculture or other areas, is separating sense from nonsense, and going by the evidence — not by emotion, not by hearsay, not by the all-knowing ‘they say,’ ” said the scientist often called “Dr. Joe.” He is the director of McGill’s Office for Science and Society, which is dedicated to demystifying science for the public, and well-known for his entertaining and myth-debunking speeches on a variety of subjects, often linked to food and health. Take the humble apple. “If you do a chemical analysis of the apple, you will discover it is made up of 300 compounds,” Schwarcz said in an interview. The compounds include sugar, water and the above-mentioned, less-appetizing components. When he mentions this to people who like to fear monger about food, “that usually rubs them the wrong way. Of course, the bottom line is these are there in inconsequential amounts. The benefits tremendously outweigh the toxicity of the compounds I just mentioned.” Acetone, for instance, is handled by the

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Joe Schwarcz of McGill University will be speaking at the Farms at the Table conference on Dec. 10 and 11 (Photo Supplied) body quite easily in such trace amounts. Schwarcz links the acetone-in-the-apple example to pesticides used in agriculture, noting that pesticide residues are actually present in smaller amounts than the acetone. “Pesticides are toxic and designed to kill insects and weeds and fungi. It’s not unreasonable to think it might have some effect on people. But we have to consider the extent to which we are exposed,” he said. “That is not just a matter of opinion. We have all kinds of regulations about how these chemicals can be used.” Adele Buettner, executive director of Farm Animal Council, is leading the

evolution of that group to the renamed and refocused Farm and Food Care. The entire initiative — both the organization itself and the event this month— is a collective effort between all those who farm and ranch, as well as industry affiliates, such as feed companies and government, she said. “It is the industry who wants to ensure consumers have an opportunity to connect with farmers and ranchers and those who grow food,” said Buettner. “With less than two per cent (of the Canadian population) having direct ties to the farm, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan

serves to cultivate awareness and appreciation of agriculture in the province with the belief that getting to know farmers and ranchers equals getting to know food. “We see this (event) as a way to have a conversation with the public about food and farming.” Buettner said more and more people are interested in where and how their food is produced. A recent Ipsos Reid survey said 93 per cent of Canadians know little about food and farming, but two-thirds of them want to know more. (Continued on page 4)

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he Bridge City Boogie is no more. Founded in 2007 by thenStarPhoenix publisher Dale Brin, word started spreading a couple of weeks ago that the popular event was being dropped. The Boogie promoted wellness and fitness in our community. It brought families, school groups and colleagues together for a Sunday morning of fun. It raised money for charities. That’s all good. Losing it is bad. “Over the past several months we have spent a great deal of time reviewing the Bridge City Boogie and how to move forward with the program,” read a Editor statement on the Boogie’s home page. “After much consideration, we have decided that the 2014 Bridge City Boogie would be the final year. The break from the Boogie will allow The StarPhoenix to re-evaluate its branded programs and come up with a fresh opportunity. “While is it sad that the Bridge City Boogie will no longer continue, there is so much to celebrate!” the statement continued. “Since the Boogie’s inception in 2007, over 30,000 participants have crossed the finish line and over $580,000 has been raised for charity. This is a huge success and none of this would be possible without your unwavering support over the years!” Losing the Boogie is a disappointment, but not a surprise. A year or two ago, a Postmedia executive from the East held a meeting with staff at The StarPhoenix, and so much as said there aren’t a lot of dollars for the paper in

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Saskatonians were the first to see Corner Gas: The Movie, thanks to the generosity of local Scotia McLeod financial advisor Bart Hunter. For more, please see Joanne Paulson’s column on Page 9. (Photo by Steve Gibb) supporting community events. That was easy for an outsider to say. In Saskatoon, people understand the value of giving back to the community that supports your enterprise. For example, where would Saskatoon be without PotashCorp? Where? I remember the first year of the Boogie and the pride employees felt when 831 people participated. I seem to recall a shriek from a Saskatchewan Marathon organizer. He said there wasn’t room for two running events within weeks of each other. Of course, they were two different concepts and the shrieker eventually became a Boogie booster. Participation in the Boogie jumped to 2,671 in Year Two, 4,408 in Year Three and 5,167 in Year Four. That’s amazing growth. The all-time high was hit in 2011, when more than 6,000 people participated. From Year Four on, the total didn’t dip below 5,000. That was in rain or shine. The Boogie will be missed. ***** Sandy and I were guests of Bill Peterson at the United Way gala, during which Bill was honoured last week. I owe a lot to Bill for the career I have had. Out of the blue in 1988, he and Steve Gibb asked me to be the news editor at The StarPhoenix. It was an

incredible leap of faith to present an opportunity such as that to a guy who would have been happy to spend his career in the sports department. They saw something in me that I didn’t, and still don’t some days. Bill was a tremendous mentor and always had my back, no matter how badly I screwed up something. It doesn’t seem like more than 25 years have passed since Bill opened a door that created so many opportunities for my family and for me. I will be forever grateful, and wish Bill well in his retirement. ***** Four of us from the Express had the opportunity to tour the Western Development Museum’s Curatorial Centre two weeks ago. It was absolutely incredible. There are approximately 40,000 items in storage waiting for their turn to be put on display at one of WDM’s four museums in the province. I wrote an overview on what we saw at the centre, but plan to go back and do stories on some of the pieces that make the centre tick. Thank you to Joan Champ, Ruth Bitner, Kerry Lubchenko, Tanya Callaway and Thom Cholowski for more than two hours of awe. The story is on Pages 10-11.

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part of Europe at midnight on June 6, 1944, many hours in advance of the main D-Day landings on the Normandy beaches. He returned to Saskatoon after the war and began catching up on studies at the University of Saskatchewan when a friend told him about job opportunities at CFQC. Among Romanow’s first hirings were photographer John Lumby, art director Nik Semenoff and announcers Greg Barnsley and Ted Bisland. The station also imported Herb Stewart as a consultant to get the station off the ground. Barnsley, who started in the building on the radio side in 1953, said the transition to television was a miracle in itself. “CFQC promised a considerable amount of programming in a studio which was first equipped with only one camera,” said Barnsley. “The Board of Broadcast Governors had Canadian content rules in place. We were right there from the beginning with cooking shows, magazine format shows, children’s shows, entertainment packages, news, weather and sports. “As our leader, Spike, instilled in us the good, old college-try attitude and we were a cooperative gang. Spike was our leader and friend, at home with the prime ministers just as he was with the mops and brooms in the studios. I believe Spike was the man for the job. The management team was hands-on, but they trusted us to do our jobs and Spike Romanow was with CFQC TV for its first 11 years experiment. I considered it enlightened (Photograph QC-266-3, courtesy Saskatoon Public Library – Local History Room) management.” Romanow said: “We went on the air during the afternoon. We weren’t part of a network. We didn’t have the network news feeds that the station has today. We learned to be creative and the work in the studio itself was the most important aspect of it all. We not only did the live shows, but every commercial was a live alter (Spike) nothing there. It was a huge The challenge of buying the RCA broadcast. Romanow rememspace — about 50 feet one way, equipment, mastering the engineering “A key man in all of this was Blair bers the day he 28 feet another way and 24 feet techniques, and the construction of a Nelson, who came up from the United first saw the studio space high. Blair leans over and tells tower from which the pictures would be States as Mr. Murphy’s son-in-law. He that was to become the me this is what television is transmitted took about a year. was a top-notch leader, one of the finest home of CFQC, Saskatoon’s going to be all about. We start The official launch of the station took men I had ever met, and what we did on first television station. from scratch, he says, and build place on the afternoon of Dec. 5, 1954. the air was a reflection of Blair’s own CFQC was on its way to becoming the “I had been hired by one step at a time.” characteristics and community involveBlair Nelson, general The building was a testimony forerunner of Saskatoon television. ment.” Romanow accepted the challenge manager of the television to the family of broadcasting Among the many musical performwith an open mind. He served in the station, and he took me pioneer A.A. Murphy, in radio ers who performed on CFQC-TV was downstairs and opened the since 1922 and ready to plunge Second World War, joining the First his Romanow’s wife, Yvonna, who sang door,” said Romanow, now into television, the newest me- Parachute Battalion of Canada. He was with John Kolynchuk and Barney Kutz. People among 2,400 paratroopers who were 90 years old and retired dia magic in the United States Yvonna died on Nov. 3, 2014. dropped into the German-held western in Edmonton. “There was and Canada. (Continued on page 4)

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Time at CFQC best of Lumby’s life

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(Continued from page 3) vonna and I were freshies on the University of Saskatchewan campus. One day, I asked her if she’d like a ride to the symphony concert on Saturday night. I picked her up and out she came with a violin case. I wondered why. Then she told me she played violin in the symphony orchestra,” said Romanow, reflecting on the beginning of what became a 65-year marriage. Romanow spent 11 years with CFQC and the experience was valuable when he pursued an academic career. With degrees from Saskatchewan and Windsor, he gained his PhD at Wayne State, Michigan, and spent 30 years at Windsor as a professor of communications studies. Among the bright stars in the first decade at CFQC-TV was Sally Merchant, who joined the staff in 1955 and was host of Sally Time for 10 years. She was equally comfortable in home economics settings, in community projects and with the stars. There was an occasion when CFQC learned that Robert Young, star of the highly popular Father Knows Best, was taking a train ride across the Prairies. Rather than depend upon a quick interview at the downtown CNR Station, Merchant, with microphone, and Lumby, with camera, drove to Biggar, boarded the train and had Young at their disposal for an hour on the incoming train. It was typical of the creative thinking that happened at the station. Merchant turned politician in 1964,

winning a Saskatoon seat for the Liberals in the provincial election. Her stay at CFQC was also valuable in serving with the Canadian Radio and Television Commission from 1983 until 1988 Another of the stars was Helen (Hase) Lumby who, after a 1956 summer in Toronto, came back to Saskatoon and was hired by noon the day after her arrival. “Spike phoned me and invited me for an interview,” said Lumby from her home in Kingston. “It was in a day when Kindergartens weren’t yet in existence within the school systems. Spike asked me if I could play the piano. I could. He asked if I sang, and I told him I sang in a choir. He wanted me to produce a show every day of the week and I loved it. “My time at CFQC was the best of my life. By December 1956, I married John. And life at the station was so exciting because everything was a new adventure. Spike gave me free rein to do whatever I wanted. He encouraged creativity and just allowed us to fly.” There was one less-than-thrilling experience on the Kindergarten set. “The circus had come to town, so it was arranged for a chimpanzee, a large one, at that, to appear on the show. I was assured the chimp wouldn’t cause me any harm. So the chimp sat beside me while I played the piano. “When I got up to move to the story corner, the chimp went ballistic. He didn’t like it that I left him. He tugged at my hair, at my skirt, and, all the while, the guys in the studio and in the booth were doubled up in laughter. Finally the trainer

Helen Lumby hosted a show named Kindergarten in the early days of CFQC (Photo QC-851-1, courtesy Saskatoon Public Library – Local History Room) took the darned thing away.” After being host of other programs, like Hit the Deck, and doing TV commercials, she and John left CFQC to launch Lumby Productions. The big coup was Size Small, where she gathered family members around her to produce a show that began in 1982 and was still enjoying replays in the early 1990s. The show was on STV, the forerunner to Global, and it was followed by a Christmas special and two other programs, Size Small Country

and Size Small Island. She wrote all of the music for the shows and there were 10 album releases as well. After initial success in Canada, it played on PBS in the United States. “I was proud that John was one of the originals. The first three years, he carried a 16-mm camera, without the availability of the sound, and for him, cinematography was always an ongoing learning experience. He loved the news business, too, and he was very good at it.”

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(Continued from page 1) t’s all of agriculture, it’s all of the food chain getting together for the first time as an industry, saying, ‘Let’s make that our mission. Let’s make that connection to consumers.’ ” Anyone can register to attend the event, which will be held at the Sheraton Cavalier. Schwarcz speaks twice: once for free on the evening of Dec. 10, and again at the conference on Dec. 11. Another topic he regularly tackles is gluten intolerance, shrouded these days in mystery and controversy, he says. “There’s absolutely no controversy about people with celiac disease having to stay away from gluten. These people have to stay away from even trace amounts of gluten,” he said. “All these people who are recommending to stay away from gluten as a weightcontrol regimen will have some success, because if you stay away from gluten, you will stay away from a lot of calories.” However, gluten in and of itself is not bad for most people, he said, and neither is glyphosate — known to most people under the brand name Roundup. “There are allegations of a link between glyphosate and gluten intolerance, which are totally not scientifically sound. There are repeated attacks on glyphosate being blamed for every disease known to mankind. That just doesn’t wash. The body just doesn’t work like that.” Fear mongers are connecting glyphosate with every disease known to human beings, but they are also connecting

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Indie craft market continues to grow Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express or many Saskatonians looking for creative Christmas gifts, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. On Dec. 5 and 6, the Flock & Gather Craft Collective will present its annual winter market, where shoppers can find a variety of interesting handmade items to purchase, including jewelry, clothing, accessories, leather goods, prints, paintings, cards, ceramic pieces, soap, children’s products and much more. For the last few years, the Flock & Gather Craft Collective has been presenting the indie craft sales twice a year. The events have been growing in popularity, something that makes collective member Erin Weiss feel proud. “It’s really taken off,” said Weiss, one of Flock & Gather’s founding members. “I feel pretty proud of it.” Both the shoppers and the vendors are excited to take part in the market, with people filling the space at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall each spring and winter. “It used to be, ‘Who can we get to come and be a part of this?’ Our process now is vendors apply to be part of the show and we go through a jury process,” Weiss said. “We always get a lot more applications than we can have people there.” Weiss said Flock & Gather tries to strike a good balance of local and out-of-province makers, as well as people who are just starting out in the craft world and those who operate a business. The markets usually accommodate about 30 to 35 tables. “In the last few years, I think Saskatoon has really embraced what this is all about,” she said. “We’ve seen lots of other really great handmade markets. It’s just like the more people are exposed to it, the more love it’s going to get.” Although they are now much-anticipated events, the Flock & Gather shows came from humble beginnings. They began a few years ago when the six original founders of the craft collective were looking for a place to show and sell their work. They didn’t feel they fit in with the JW12028.L01 James

other sales taking place in the city at the time, so they decided to hold their own. “We held the markets in this tiny little studio space kind of in the middle of nowhere,” said Weiss. “It grew, I want to say, slowly and quickly at the same time. Within the year we realized that we couldn’t stay there, so we moved into the space we have now, and it just kind of expanded every time. “We do have space constraints, but it’s kind of nice to work within that and feel like we’ve packed it full of good stuff.” In the past, Weiss’ creations have been part of the good stuff that the Flock & Gather markets have had on offer. She is known for creating oneof-a-kind plush dolls that please both the young and the young at heart. Weiss’ cute creations, which she sells under the Boolah Baguette name, feature vibrant colours and interesting fabrics and materials, including hand-knit scarves. Weiss strives to be bold with her creations, and she names each doll. “It wasn’t something I did in the beginning, but I feel like I really have fun doing it and people really love it,” she said. “There’s often times where I’ll see somebody gravitate towards one just because of the name or the description, and I think that’s so interesting.” While Weiss won’t have a table at this winter’s market, she is still selling custom dolls for Christmas through her website, www.boolahbaguette.com. Although she won’t be a vendor this time around, she will still be involved as an organizer. Weiss is sure to be busy; previously a Flock & Gather show attracted about 2,500 people over a two-day period, and it’s likely many will attend this year. Even when the weather is cold, the shoppers are undeterred. “Everyone still comes out. We’re really grateful for the support,” she said. Weiss said the Flock & Gather market offers customers a different way to shop. The products haven’t trav-

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elled far, the customers can talk to the individuals who made them and the customers can see where their money is going, she said. “You feel like you are kind of keeping it in the community. I feel like there’s not a lot of opportunity to be a part of that, so it’s pretty great when you get that.” Flock & Gather’s Winter Wonders handmade market will be held from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, located at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Eighth Street East. Admission is free. For more information about Winter Wonders and the Flock & Gather Craft Collective, visit flockandgather.blogspot.com.

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Lorje leak handled with lack of dignity

less sensitive what will the penowsers! alty be? Will we have degrees After council pilof egregious behaviour meriting loried Coun. Pat different sanctions and, if so, Lorje, Couns. Tiffany Paulsen who gets to determine what is and Darren Hill were salivata mortal sin and what is venial ing at the possibility of putting sin? Or do we just say that any her out to pasture. Lorje denied breach of executive committhem that pleasure by refusing tee information will warrant their suggestion that she resign. the same penalty imposed on It was a pathetic display by all Lorje? concerned, lacking in dignity or This is going to seriously decorum, but not surprising. Columnist impact on some councillors bePaulsen said she was inundated with calls asking for Lorje’s resigna- cause most, if not all councillors both past tion. I am curious as to whether these calls and present, are as guilty as Lorje. The exceeded the number of calls she received only difference is that Lorje got caught on snow clearing or, better yet, the recent and the others didn’t. I’d bet good money transit lockout. Hill also said he received that many past and present councillors, similar calls, but apparently was not inun- myself included, are muttering “there but for the grace of God go I” when witnessdated. Why they would blather on about ing this unfortunate event. her resignation is beyond me, since they Our council brings this upon itself. know they do not have the power to force her out of office. Only a court can oust her Far too many reports, discussions and and only for just cause. These councillors decisions are made behind closed doors. What is rightly to be in committee are land already knew that a police investigation transactions, personnel issues, developwas in the works which could result in ment of contract negotiations and legal legal action that could achieve that goal. (And thank goodness council gave them- matters. However, there is provision for selves a pot of tax dollars to pay for their “sensitive” matters which seems to be the legal services in the event the need should black hole for everything council doesn’t want to discuss in a public forum. Who arise, because I suspect Lorje’s need has gets to monitor the agenda? We would do arisen.) well to remember that in past the ombudsWhat Lorje did was wrong. She comman has raised the issue of accountability pounded her wrongdoing by offering an and transparency with our council. unbelievable tale of as to why she comAlthough I appreciate council’s suggesmitted this breach, the thrust of which was tion of an independent tribunal be struck basically innocence resulting from ignoto adjudicate allegations of misconduct, rance. How sad that one of the longest how do they convince citizens that the serving councillors in the City’s history tribunal is truly independent when they claims she didn’t understand that executive committee reports, especially strategic or their administration appoint its members? It is time for the province to step legal reports, are confidential. Leaking information out of City Hall is up to the plate, amend the Cities Act to incorporate a Code of Conduct, along with not a new phenomenon. Perhaps it is the consequences for breach of the code and severity of the leak, which is rumoured to appoint a tribunal to which all municipal be a report on the City’s potential liability governments can refer misdeeds of any relating to the 11th Street slumping issue that has council in a thither. The City earlier council member for a hearing. Aside from took the position that the 11th Street home- the Lorje situation, it wasn’t long ago that owners were on their own to shore up their the RM of Corman Park could have used an intervention when the then-reeve and a property. But homeowners located below 11th Street may hold the City liable should split council were at loggerheads. As for Paulsen’s desire to bring the the hill slide into their property and result in investigator’s report forward to disprove personal injury or property damage. Lorje’s public confession, forget it. No The City knows that possibility exists and has done nothing to protect those resi- sane person bought her feeble response. There is nothing to be gained from a she dents. It could also be that the City’s old, and possibly faulty, underground infrastruc- said, he said debate. Nor do we want to rival Toronto’s council for the repetitive ture is contributing to the problem which could open the City to lawsuits by the 11th airing of unsavoury behaviour. We can wait for the police report. Street homeowners as well. As a result of Regretfully, Lorje did not learn from this leak, council can’t deny knowledge of the lessons of other errant politicians, that the problem or when they became aware of it. Councillors may be worried about the being the attempt to cover-up or excuse impact this situation may have on their po- wrongdoing is more damaging than the deed itself. Had she simply apologized litical careers. However, taxpayers should and accepted responsibility, we, the public, be worried about the tens of millions of dollars it will cost them as a result of almost might be reciting Alexander Pope’s iconic prose, “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” certain litigation. On a more personal note, I am truly Now that we have this historical sancsorry for the emotional pain I suspect Pat tion against a councillor for a breach of the Code of Conduct, can we assume that Lorje is suffering and that her political reputation is so badly tarnished after her any other councillor that breaks the rules will suffer the same consequences? When many years of public service. It’s a steep price to pay of an act of folly. another councillor suffers from loose-lip ehnatyshyn@gmail.com syndrome and the information leaked is

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Transit system needs a complete overhaul Question: I would like reader is absolutely correct. to see a major improveWe need to be looking at pement in the bus system. We destrian walkways and finding need more buses and more ways to get them into place so routes to make it easier to everyone is safe. get around the city. Perhaps Question: Can you please we could have a BRT system explain what is happening like Ottawa has. Will this with our 2014 and proposed deficiency be addressed by 2015 tax increases? In 2014 council? our tax increase was a Mayor Atchison: We are 7.43-per-cent increase with definitely heading toward a bus 2.92 per cent going to road rapid transit system. It is on the Ask the Mayor repair and resurfacing. This planning table for Saskatoon’s year a 7.32-per-cent increase future transit needs. Regardis being proposed, with ing today’s transit I am a big believer in another 2.92 per cent for road repair. the hub-and-spoke system. Having buses What happened to the 2014 2.92-pertravelling through the entire length of the cent increase for roads? Is it being used city when people want to get from either somewhere else, or does this mean we the east end to the west end or from the now have a combined 5.84-per-cent north end to the south end, it seems rela- increase for 2015 road repair? tively foolhardy to take a scenic tour. We Mayor Atchison: Our tax increase was should be able to have buses that go from 7.43 per cent in 2014 and, yes, 2.92 per hub to hub to hub. I think that is one thing cent did go to road repairs, sidewalks and we urgently need to look at. We need to back alleys. There was a one-time inclureinvent the system. The current system sion of a $9-million dividend from the is not working, so why would we keep land branch. That $9 million came from tweaking what doesn’t work? Fine tuning land sales in Rosewood, Evergreen and it is not the answer. A major overhaul is. Hampton Village. That one-time fundQuestion: As a new resident to ing allowed us to get to the $50-million Saskatoon, I have noticed that on some threshold to invest in roadways, sidewalks major roads there are no sidewalks. and back lanes. That $9 million will not This is a serious danger to pedestribe available this budget cycle. The 2.92 ans. There are no sidewalks on the per cent helps build base funding over following roads: Faithfull, Millar and a three-year period. The money will go 51st Street. roads, but we need a minimum amount Mayor Atchison: I was not involved of funding every year to get our roads with the city when Faithfull, 51st and into the best shape possible as quickly as Millar were built. We are doing this kind possible. So the money is still dedicated of work in some newer areas for walking to roads. paths for pedestrians and cyclists. For As I said, the 2.92 per cent is not going example on Marquis Drive, you will see anywhere else; it is staying on the roads a very wide path there for cyclists and budget. I want to point out that this not pedestrians to use. Along Eighth Street council’s budget. It is the administration’s we are putting in sidewalks in areas that suggested budget. On Dec. 2-3, council SS50647.L01 James previously did not have sidewalks. Your will go through the budget and decide

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what changes need to be made, if any. Once it is passed by council, it becomes our budget. A lot could change between now and the end of day on Dec. 3. We’ll have to see what council decides. We have asked the administration to go back and see what other opportunities there may be to find cost savings in the proposed budget. Question: Why aren’t we showing the same fiscal restraint as other cities? Regina, which had a budget increase of 5.88 per cent for 2014 and a proposed 2015 budget with a 4.33-per-cent increase, with a new stadium coming online, is showing signs of fiscal restraint. Calgary has a proposed 2015 budget with a 4.7-per-cent increase, and is still recovering from flooding two years ago. With the 2013 cost of living increase of 1.5 per cent and a 2014 increase of 1.7 per cent, it makes me wonder where city residents and businesses are expected to find the money for these increases.

Mayor Atchison: Every city budgets differently. Some have a larger tax base; some cities add costs to the utility bills that others put on the mill rate. I believe Regina has added a one-per-cent levy for roads. We added 2.92 per cent. We are also adding 0.3 per cent for sound attenuation walls. I like the dedicated levies; that way you can be sure the allocated funds are being invested in those specific areas and not lost in general revenue. When you talk about Calgary, I think your reader forgets about the previous years’ increases in Calgary. At this time, this is a proposed 2015 budget for Calgary. And I believe their mayor has talked about even having the tax increase higher than that. No one will know what 2015 looks like until each council passes its budget. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

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People forget Lorne is Lorne, and Davis is Davis

lder women sometimes like to give Davis Quinton a little slap when they run into him on the street. Unfortunately, they’re actually running into Lorne Cardinal, the real person who plays the RCMP officer on Corner Gas. It seems they forget that Lorne is Lorne, and Davis is Davis. Fortunately, they sometimes remember to apologize, once they realize what Saskatoon folks had the chance to rub shoulders with Brent Butt at the premiere of Corner Gas: The Movie they’ve done. (Photo by Steve Gibb) I suppose I sort of understand, although hopefully I would never always got an end. It doesn’t make it happen, and happen in Saskatchprovince this year. There was WolfCop. up and smack someone on the make it any easier.” ewan. There was Big Muddy that was in the Tostreet. Cardinal, and the rest of The movie was premiered “I think it was very important that it be ronto International Film Festival, and then the cast of Corner Gas, became privately in Saskatoon on done here. I don’t think there is any place there’s Corner Gas: The Movie. So there such welcome guests in so many Nov. 24 and publicly in else that could recreate Saskatchewan, have been three really significant Canadian homes during the TV show’s run Regina a day later. It will hit so I’m just glad that it all worked out. films that have been made. that — as I admitted to Cardinal selected theatres Dec. 3-7, Pretty nip and tuck there for a while, but “It was difficult for all of us. I have — it’s hard to remember that you with a TV debut on CTV on luckily Creative Saskatchewan stepped to be honest; I do hope a film fund will know him, but he doesn’t know Dec. 17. in and Tourism Saskatchewan and all our come back. There’s no question in my you. In a scrum with reporters, funders in Ontario, as well, made it hap- mind there is extraordinary talent in this Cardinal and show creator Butt said Saskatoon was the pen.” province and that talent should be shared Brent Butt were in Saskatoon last right place for the premiere. It does show what can happen when with the rest of the country and the rest of Columnist week for the premiere of Corner “It feels right. It feels per- creative minds get their brains around the world.” Gas: The Movie, hosted by lofect somehow. I started my financing. Executive producer Virginia As for the premiere, it was a love-fest. cal Scotia McLeod financial advisor Bart standup career just up Idylwyld here, in the Thompson, possibly the most down-toHunter planned it as a client event, but Hunter. In an interview, it became clear old Wills Inn hotel on amateur night. It’s earth movie executive on the globe, said then also turned it into a charitable event that Cardinal is also pretty attached to come full circle, 27 years later.” there were about 10 financiers of the film, supporting the Saskatoon Community Davis, and the rest of the Dog River gang. For his part, Butt doubts there will be not to mention the fans. Foundation and the Saskatoon City HospiAnd, he would do another Corner Gas another movie, but he did leave the door “We actually financed it in a new tal Foundation. movie if Butt were interested. open just a crack. way, for feature films. It was a mixture At 1:30 on a Monday afternoon, with “If he feels compelled to do so, the “My goal was always to come back of Telefilm Canada, Bell Media, Tourism snow-covered streets, people showed up in cast members would come on,” he said and do one movie and then let it be what it Saskatchewan, Creative Saskatchewan, glittery dresses, high heels and best suits. in an interview. “We love working with was, and not come back and keep beating Creative Media Fund, the Bell Fund, the The lobby of the Scotiabank theatre was each other so much. We’ve spent 10 years the horse over and over again,” said Butt. Cogeco Fund, plus crowd sourcing. Plus jammed with 300 people eating popcorn together. It’s great seeing each other. We “I guess we’ll see how things play out. I’m tax credits out of Ontario.” and drinking cranberry juice with ginger shed a few tears, because it was kind of kind of not looking beyond today.” Is that the future? ale. a goodbye and a love letter to our fans. I Goodness knows it’s tough enough to “Possibly. I don’t know. I would hope There was even a red carpet. That’s don’t know if I’ll ever get to work with get movies made in Saskatchewan these that it will lead to more in the province; how Saskatchewan fans treat their local this cast again. days, since the elimination of the film tax that’s my hope. heroes, even if they can’t always distin“It’s sentimental that way. But that’s the credit. Cardinal said it was a close call “I think that there’ve been some guish between the actors and the characters business; whenever you start a series, it’s financially, but enough groups came on to amazing films that have come out of the they play.

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and enough space to flee the situation. Rapid expansion of the city and the design of larger green spaces has resulted in more coyote sightings in Saskatoon. Coyotes are common in all major municipalities across Canada and are more commonly seen in the winter. Coyotes can be seen in residential and commercial areas, especially if food and shelter are readily available. Here are some tips to help avoid a coyote encounter in your yard: l Never feed coyotes or leave food waste in accessible areas; l Do not put meat, eggs or dairy in compost bins; l Seal off access to decks and other sheltered spaces in your yard; l If you feed your pets outdoors, bring the food in at night; and l Close the gate to your yard and make sure fencing is in good condition.

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ndians don’t get lost. I bet you would choose to We’re just not there yet. follow the Indian. Because we Sometimes it just amazes never get lost; we’re just not me how many misconceptions there yet. there are about First Nations The other big misconpeople. One of those misconception is we have a direct ceptions is people believing connection to the weather First Nations people don’t get gods. I don’t know how many lost, as if we have some kind times I’ve been asked to do a of human compass that tells rain dance when there’s a heat us what direction to go. wave, or a sun dance when This past summer I spent the rain won’t stop. Of course time with a group of Amerisometimes people will ask Columnist can fishermen. Actually, I was in jest, but I swear there are able pull off my “Genuine those who actually believe we Indian Guide” persona and get myself have some kind of a secret. We do have a hired. It seemed like every time we secret — it’s called the Weather Channel. changed direction, either on foot or by And don’t even get me started on taxboat, they would look at me as if I knew es, free housing and medical. There are where I was going. those who believe First Nations people Truth be told, I didn’t have clue where get free taxi and bus rides. I got tired of the best fishing spots were, but I made explaining, or at least trying to explain, it look like I did. And, to make it look there is no such thing as free. When the really good, every now and then I would movie Titanic came out, I got my tickets look at the sun or the stars. I noticed in advance. That evening, when everyone every time I looked towards the sky, my else lined up, me and the people I was American friends would look, too. with just walked right through. Of course Indians get lost. In my case, When I heard someone ask why we I can get lost in an open field. I swear were allowed to go right in, I turned I can find my way out of any bush, but around and said, “It’s a treaty right.” put me out in the flatlands of southern You should have seen the look on Saskatchewan and my coordinates go out some of the people’s faces as they wonof whack. And, believe me, the sense of dered if it was true. I bet at least one of panic is the same in an open field as it those people went home to write a letter would be in the bush. So much for that complaining how Indians are now getting built-in compass. free movie tickets. If Canada were under attack and a The fact of the matter is I was able to whole battalion of the armed forces is think in advance and purchase the tickets telling you to go one direction and a to avoid the lineup. The reason why single Indian on horseback is telling you Indians never get lost? They jump ahead to go the opposite direction, who would of the line. you follow? Now answer honestly. And krnCREE@outlook.com

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WDM Curatorial Centre

Thom Cholowski talks about one of the pieces of history being stored at the WDM’s Curatorial Centre (Photos by Sandy Hutchinson)

Storage site home to 40,000 artifacts

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express askatchewan’s four Western Development Museums have approximately 40,000 artifacts on display. Now get this. There are another 40,000 in storage at the 130,000-square-foot Curatorial Centre in Saskatoon. “You’re going to have your socks blown off when we go back there,” Tanya Callaway, development and marketing assistant for WDM, said before a group of Saskatoon Express employees took a tour of the centre. Before the tour, Ruth Bitner, the collections curator, talked about the acquisition process and a brief history of the Curatorial Centre. There was a sense she AS70128.L01 Aaron could list darn near all 80,000 items in the

province-wide collection. She does play favourites, though. “There’s a story I particularly like,” she said. “It’s not a dazzling artifact. It’s a handmade quilt. It was made by a woman in Hawarden in about 1920. People were hard up. They were living on the farm and there wasn’t a lot of money. “So she made this quilt out of scraps, basically wool. But what was she going to use for fill because you need something between the two layers? She went to the barbed wire fence that separated her farm from the neighbour’s. The neighbours had sheep. When the sheep rubbed up against the barbs, little clumps of wool came off. She picked that wool and put it together for the fill of her quilt. “I think it is such an example of inge-

nuity and making do with what you have. That’s a story I like.” While the piece is currently in storage, it will soon be on display online. “We are working with the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto and several other museums to do an online exhibit called Narrative Threads. We were asked to submit 25 artifacts, primarily textiles. That quilt is going to be featured in the exhibit, which is scheduled to go live in January.” Bitner said people offer to donate items to the museum virtually every day. There is a meeting at the Curatorial Centre every Tuesday, when a group gathers to discuss each piece. “We make our decisions based on how it fits into the Saskatchewan story. What

does this tell us about the province? How much information comes with it?” She said sewing machines, pump organs and typewriters are offered often because they are indestructible. “And now people are wondering what to do with them.” Marketing manager Kerry Lubchenko enjoys being a guest at acquisition meetings. He laughed as he talked about a recent Tuesday when the centre decided to accept a shag carpet rake. There was a story behind it, just like there is for so many of the treasures in the centre. Then it was show time. The first stop was the Conservation Lab. It had the feel of a forensics lab for artifacts. (Continued on page 11)

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Programs offered for volunteers (Continued from page 10) At that point, Thom Cholowski, the conservation manager/steam program chief engineer at the centre, became the tour guide. He knows his stuff, and then some. After a couple of quick stops, the doors opened and the lights went on. There were cars, trucks, carriages and carts stacked three high to the rafters. It was, as promised, jaw dropping. There was even a 1972 motorhome. So, that’s why the museum acquired the shag carpet rake. Socks were being blown off in all directions. There were other huge rooms that housed steam engines and farm implements. There were vast areas for gadgets. There must have been kitchen sinks somewhere in there. While the museum didn’t open until 1949, items were being collected as early as 1945, Cholowski said. “So a 1920s vehicle was only 20 years old. It’s like us going out and buying a Chevy Astro van or something now,” he said. “This stuff was still available. So, as a result, we have the one of the largest collections of antique steam engines, and a very large collection of farming equipment and early gas tractors.” The workshop areas are a hub of activ-

ity. The area also includes a carpentry shop, paint booth, machine shop and a general multi-purpose work area. The shops are where exhibits are fabricated. There are 30 volunteers at the Curatorial Centre. Network-wide there are more than 1,000, Callaway said. “In 2013 our volunteers gave us over 61,000 hours of their time. We could not do what we do if it wasn’t for our volunteers. They are absolutely incredible.” The museum offers programs for those wanting to learn some of the old arts. There is an introduction to blacksmithing. Callaway said it is always full, with a waiting list. “It is something that is still so popular. The younger generation is getting into it.” There is advanced blacksmithing class as well. There is a class for wheelwrighting, buggy seat upholstery, steam traction engine operation and locomotive operation. There is a relatively new class for Victorian sculptural beadwork. The Curatorial Centre also houses the George Shepherd Reference Library. The library provides research services to the WDM network as well as answers inquiries from the general public. For more on Saskatchewan’s Western Development Museums, visit www.wdm.ca.

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My aunt thought outside the box

ast week we buried 25 years with Air Amb, long our aunt in a shoebefore STARS made airbornebox. medicine sexy. She had only Seriously, an actual shoeretired from taking care of box, for shoes. I mean, it everyone else for a mere few was a fancy shoebox. It months before becoming the wasn’t from Payless or patient herself. anything. Apparently you “Immaculate” is how I once can buy them at home heard Lynn described, and I interior stores — sturdier couldn’t agree more. Always than what you get for free perfectly put together, everywith the shoes, designed thing felt like an event when Columnist for long-term storage of she was involved, delivered your precious peep-toes, with both warmth and purcomplete with a very practical atpose. I’ll never forget her Christmas tached lid, cute colours and exterior dinner, where I was introduced to the patterns to brighten the bottom of your notion of tiny individual salt and pepcloset. per shakers, a pair of which she had Prior to her memorial service, as lined up alongside each plate on the I walked to the front of the church never-ending dinner table. It was just (mildly horrified at the notion that I so bloody thoughtful. They were right was actually at her funeral, which was there, just for you. “I just think it’s not fair at all) to get a look at the array nice,” she said. And it was. of pictures and mementoes aggregated Ultimately, no matter how much of to best try to depict a life beautifully a cranky jerk I was being, or which lived, I noticed the shoebox on the family member I was engaged in table. some meaningless cold war with, she Huh, I thought, isn’t that cute. She always, always made me feel welmust have really liked whatever shoes come, and that she liked me. Not an are in this box. I even reached out to easy feat, if you know me even a little open the box to see which shoes were bit. For her example of grace, I will be inside. Thank god something stopped eternally grateful. me from actually doing that, though Which brings me back to the now I don’t remember what it was. shoebox. I couldn’t get that shoebox Perhaps it was simple common sense, out of my head — she was so precise, which should dictate something along put-together, thoughtful and so unique. the lines of “don’t open unfamiliar Why finally rest in a shoebox? boxes at a funeral.” Then it struck me how effortlessly Later that day I marvelled aloud at Lynn had conveyed one of the most how cool it was that her family had important lessons that I believe she found an urn that looked like a shoelearned, and that I believe we can box. Um no, said her sister, that was learn in our own lifetime, regardless of an actual shoebox. I still didn’t get it. how long or cruelly cut short that may Weren’t there rules about this kind of be. What matters is not how we leave thing? Turns out no, there is not. this world, but what we leave behind. To be clear, Lynn was absolutely In hindsight, it’s so obvious, but I’ll be the last person on Earth whose life thankful to her forever for making me should be represented by a shoebox think so hard about it. – so it took me a few days to reThe reality is that for some people, ally grasp that this humble, eloquent there isn’t a vessel on this Earth big choice. I’m told it was hers, made in enough, or beautiful, gilded or glamplanning her final farewell after learn- ourous enough, to truly represent the ing of her Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. glory of the balance of the life held She had two honour guards at her inside. With her signature style and funeral, for heaven’s sake. Can you enormous generosity of spirit, Lynn imagine? One honour guard would be ensured that in celebrating the end of an achievement for most of us, two her life, our focus turned outward, to speaks to the kind of woman she was. the love, lives and precious memories Her Relay for Life team (formed long basking in her wake. before cancer took hers) lined the Upon stumbling onto that realizaaisle, while at the front of the church tion, it became readily apparent that as a proud shield of dozens of spotless usual, Lynn had made the best possible Saskatchewan Air Ambulance atchoice. Her shoebox was the perfect tendants stood shoulder to shoulder. fit. Lynn, a registered nurse, flew the Lynn Boudreault, 1954 – 2014. See friendly skies of Saskatchewan for you later, alligator.

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Dancing Sky

Dancing Sky, a professional rural theatre that has been producing shows since 1997. “They spent some time with it before all of us gathered and then, once we all got together, it was a matter of taking the novel and adapting it into a play,” said Friday. “It’s been a collective-type setting, where we all have sat around the table together and discussed the themes and what we think is important to the story and that kind of thing. So it’s really a great process for us as actors, because you don’t often get to have that discussion. Often you just get the script and that’s what you go with, right? “So it’s been kind of neat to be able to say, ‘No, I really like that character. We can’t lose that character. We have to keep it.’ ” Friday said the company felt it was important to “keep to the Dickens style with the text and the Victoria era, but also making sure is this going to be clear to the audience, and how can we make this more understandable.” Friday is starring in the show after recently returning to Saskatchewan. Since 2008, Friday had been living in Stratford, Ont., with her daughter and her husband, actor Skye Brandon. Brandon returned to Saskatoon during the summer to take on three roles as part of the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival’s 30th season. Prior to that, he spent five seasons at the acclaimed Stratford Festival. He is now working as the artistic producer at Dancing Sky Theatre. Friday has also made her mark on the local theatre scene, having previously acted with Persephone Theatre, Kristi Friday plays four characters, all male, in The Haunted Man (Photo Supplied) Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Dancing Sky Theatre and the Station Arts Centre. As well, she is a puppeteer, a Shannon Boklaschuk While there are similarities to A Christmas Carol, founding member of Wide Open Children’s Theatre and a Saskatoon Express some of the themes in The Haunted Man seem to be more founding member of Live Five. ctress Kristi Friday is taking on a challenge with detailed, said Friday. However, The Haunted Man also Friday is happy to be back at Dancing Sky Theatre, her roles in Dancing Sky Theatre’s production of “brings that ‘what is the true meaning of Christmas’ ques- the building in which she and Brandon got married. The Haunted Man. tion into play,” she said. “Dancing Sky’s one of my favourite places – always Friday is playing four characters in the Christmas “What are our values at this point? Is it about what has been. It’s a place all on its own, in that Angus just creshow, and all of them are male. Two of the characters you have in life and what you get, or is it about your fam- ates a really great environment for people to work in. It’s are children from different walks of life, while one is a ily and your friends and those memories?” really intimate space,” she said. student in his 20s and the other is an 87-year-old man. Joining Friday on the stage are Kent Allen, Deborah “It’s a great company that he’s put together for this “It’s been a bit of a ride,” said Friday, a mother who is Buck, Jenna-Lee Hyde and Kenn McLeod. Meanwhile, show. Everybody’s just been fabulous to work with. And in her mid-30s. the production is directed by Angus Ferguson, stage I’m a prairie girl through and through, so I’m very happy “It’s been really great. It’s been a great challenge.” managed by Joel Bernbaum and designed by Evgenia to be back.” As an offering during the holiday season, Dancing Mikhaylova. Sky Theatre in Meacham, Sask., is premiering its latest The show was created collectively by the company, The Haunted Man runs from Dec. 5 to Dec. 21 at collective creation, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ which Friday said was an interesting process. Allen and Dancing Sky Theatre’s Harvest Hall in Meacham. Tickets The Haunted Man. The Haunted Man is the fifth and final Ferguson are both “huge fans” of Dickens, she said, and, are $18.50 to $28.50, while meals before the show are story in a series that Dickens wrote for Christmastime, the as a result, they started looking at the author’s Christmas priced separately. To purchase tickets, call 306-376-4445 James most famous of which is A Christmas Carol. stories. They agreed to exploreJW12012.L01 The Haunted Man at or go online to www.dancingskytheatre.com.

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Saskatonian conquers famed Baja 1,000 Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express f you are really young and crazy, riding a dirt bike off road though a desert in a 1,000-mile race containing booby traps is something you might like to do. That was exactly what 24-year-old Saskatoon product Geoffrey Gerbrandt did, when he finished the Baja 1,000 near the middle of November. This year’s course ran 1,275 miles down the Baja Peninsula in Mexico from the centres of Ensenada to La Paz. It is one of the world’s more famed off-road races, which is tackled by those driving trucks, ATVs, dune buggies and dirt bikes. You can take the challenge with a team of drivers, who rotate in to drive sections of the race, or you can run it solo. After racing the course last year with a partner, Gerbrandt took it on alone this year in the Score Ironman class, riding his Yamaha WR450. He finished second in his class, completing the circuit in 44 hours, 31 minutes and 22 seconds. A major accomplishment was scratched off his to-do list. “The Baja 1,000 is kind of the big one,” said Gerbrandt. “It is the longest non-stop, off-road race in the world. “That was the major achievement. I put it at the top of my bucket list. I am young and dumb enough to go for it.” Gerbrandt has been racing dirt bikes in some form since age 10, and had been following the Baja 1,000 for a few years. He wanted to see if he could actually finish the race, which is the biggest challenge of the event. Out of the 237 vehicles that started this year, only 133 finished. In his class, Gerbrandt was one of three finishers out of six starters. Racers also have a maximum of 49 hours to complete the course. Gerbrandt said the success rate for this year’s race is the norm for most years. Riding as part of a two-man team last year, Gerbrandt felt the big challenge was staying focused mentally. As a solo rider, Gerbrandt said the physical challenge was bigger than the mental one. “It is a slow drain on your body kind of thing,” said Gerbrandt, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 180 pounds. “My whole strategy for the race was to take it steady and smooth and ride within my comfort zone. “Being on the bike that long, your body can’t sustain putting out that much energy for that long. Nutrition just

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Geoffrey Gerbrandt rode 1,275 miles on his Yamaha WR450 in 44 hours, 31 minutes and 22 seconds (Photos Supplied) becomes just everything. That is where all your energy comes from. “Getting near the end of the race, the last few 100 miles, you’re on the edge of not being able to continue.” During his 19 fuels stops, Gerbrandt would quickly eat a granola bar. He did stop for four meal breaks, but was only off his bike for about 10 minutes in each of those instances. Considering how gruelling it is to take on a race of 1,275 miles, it almost seems cruel that the course would contain booby traps. Before the race is run, locals are allowed to go on the course to set up jumps and dig holes to create unexpected obstacles for the racers. Gerbrandt said that was part of the fun. “The whole week is kind of a big festival for them,” said Gerbrandt. “They drive their cars out in the desert wherever they can get and watch everything. They are cheering all night. They want to see some action, so they will build jumps or dig holes or whatever and just put little obstacles for the competitors to go over for their own enjoyment, basically. “There wasn’t really anything too extreme out there that could really hurt a guy this year, so I was pretty happy about that.” Finishing did provide a lot of satisfaction. “It was really cool,” said Gerbrandt. “After being on the bike, all you want to do is get off and just sit in a chair instead of on a bike. “You roll up on the podium there and get interviewed

live webcasted on the Internet. Baja is a huge festival for all the Mexican locals. They are all surrounding the podium there, while you are getting interviewed, and cheering. “You get down and have some beers with them, and it is just a huge party and such a relief. It makes it all worth it, just their enthusiasm.” Gerbrandt said he would like to race the Baja 1,000 again, but the solo journeys are over. If he goes back, he would do it with a team of racers and make it more of a fun trip with friends. I don’t know if I would go out and do it by myself again,” said Gerbrandt. “It is such a great experience. I would like to share it with anybody that wants to go down.”

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

Joni gives Taylor a good Swift boot

anice Hough, on a British man en route to his Cuban honeymoon getting drunk enough on the plane that he first fought with his bride, then threatened the flight crew: “When the flight landed in Bermuda he was arrested, and his wife and the rest of the plane went on without him. Well, that’s getting the ‘for worse’ out of the way in a hurry.” l From Torben Rolfsen: “The Oilers have seven losses in a row, or as they are called in Edmonton: McDavids.” l TC Chong, on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell saying he is not out of touch with player conduct policies: “Goodell then announced that he was suspending Bill Cosby indefinitely.” l From Bill Littlejohn: “Kudos to Joni Mitchell for nixing Taylor Swift being played her in a biopic. That was like asking Eleanor Roosevelt if she’d want to be played by Lady Gaga.” l Three more Joni Mitchell-like rejections: 3. John Gormley being played by Pat Lorje; 2. Pat Lorje being played by John Gormley; 1. Mayor Atchison being played by Jordon Cooper. l Hough, on Mark Whitaker, who wrote the latest biography of Bill Cosby,

Views of the World

tweeting an apology for failing to discuss rape allegations: “Well of course, because Whitaker now knows he would be selling more books.” l Darn. The Shaw fire log is back, and we switched to SaskTel Max a couple of months ago. Maybe SaskTel could do something like throwing landlines into a burning barrel. l From Rolfsen: “When I heard Jameis Winston shoved a ref, I assumed there was a shoplifting incident at Foot Locker.” l I heard Bronwyn Eyre is seeking a nomination to run for a provincial political party. Given her endless haranguing of the new art gallery, I’m thinking it must be the Regressive Conservatives. l Hough, on a New Hampshire woman being arrested and briefly jailed when she slapped her boyfriend during a fight over a game of Monopoly: “Bet she didn’t even get to collect her $200 either.” l An Australian lawyer broke a world record when he set up more than one million Christmas lights in a mall. I’m thinking he didn’t do it pro bono. l For what it’s worth, I’m anti-bono when it comes to music.

l Hough, on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers apparently serving coloured water masquerading as tequila: “Makes sense. The Bucs are also masquerading as an NFL team. But really, what were the Bucs thinking? Anyone who wanted to drink coloured water would just order Bud Light.” l Littlejohn, on scientists uncovering a 21-million year-old landslide in southern Utah: “They also found a stone tablet with it, saying, ‘Game Moved To Detroit.’” l Chong, on passengers going out in minus-53 degree weather in Siberia to push their plane out to the taxiway: “When did Jet Blue start service to Siberia?” l Rolfsen, on autographed prints of Odell Beckham’s catch versus the Cowboys going on sale the next day: “I didn’t think anything could get signed faster than that Pablo Sandoval contract.” l Hough, on Sandoval leaving San Francisco: “If he really needed a new challenge as he said, why didn’t he sign with the Cubs?” l Are the Edmonton Oilers going to fire Lowe, MacTavish and Eakins now, or wait until they draft Connor McDavid?

l From Rolfsen: “Word is that everyone in the state of Kentucky would think a Wildcats NCAA basketball title is a fait accompli, if they knew what that phrase meant.” l From Hough: “Although Britain doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving, stores and websites across the pond have started offering Black Friday sales. Good to know that the U.S. is exporting our traditional values around the world.” l Chong, on a survey predicting one in four Canadians would watch the Grey Cup: “I’m thinking the other three will watch the Packers vs. the Patriots. People in Saskatchewan did not participate in this study as they planned to watch a replay of last year’s Grey Cup.” l Hello Saskatoon Cycles: 1.2 per cent of people in Toronto cycle to work, according to the 2011 census. l Hough, on the Milwaukee Brewers’ new AA team in Mississippi being known as the Biloxi Shuckers: “If they go through a bad patch, nothing can go wrong with that name.” l From Rolfsen: “The Toronto Maple Leafs post-game stick raising is back. New sponsor: Cialis.”

Canines in stands see Blades in a dogfight

By RJ Currie umming up Saskatoon’s 8-7 OT loss at home to the Broncos on Pucks & Paws night: 3. A bark-and-forth thriller; 2. Blades late equalizer sends crowd through the woof; 1. Losing in overtime simply arf-ful. l Enough with making fun of Winnipeg for that beer being tossed a Raghib Ismail in the ’91 Grey Cup. Trust me, no Manitoban ever throws a can that still has beer in it. l Jian Ghomeshi is dropping his CBC lawsuit. He needs to work on a bigger problem: dropping his pants.

l Tom Brady says he goes to bed at 8:30. Isn’t he married to Gisele Bundchen? What’s he waiting for? l Several fire departments rallied to rescue over 1,400 piglets from an overtuned trailer near Indianapolis. Over in D.C., there aren’t enough firefighters to save RGIII’s bacon. l I hear Bill Cosby celebrated American Thanksgiving by pouring spiked liquor into his turkey, then stuffing it. lAbout a dozen passengers on a Siberian flight braved -52 Celsius weather to shove a jet into position to take flight. In a

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related story, 12 more names have been put forward to replace Rex Ryan. l A fang-toothed vampire deer was spotted in Afghanistan for the first time in 66 years. Speaking of rare sightings, the Raptors are leading the NBA East. l Charles Manson is reportedly slated to marry a 25-year-old. How romatic. The bride walks in as the organist plays Helter Skelter. l Jason Garrett said the Cowboys need to be able to win everywhere, even on the moon. Jerry Jones thought he was talking about home games.

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Dear 61 Year Old, I have a few questions for you. You were intimate with this woman knowing full well that you were not compatible. Why would you do that knowing she wants a relationship with you? Was it a game of conquering your prey? At 61 years of age, I would hope you would have stopped playing the game to get what you were after. I strongly suggest in the future you spell out your intentions prior to moving to physical intimacy. The considerate way to handle this is to call her immediately and let her know that you are going to continue with your search. My opinion is that you need to learn effective communication techniques prior to communicating physically with someone. Time to put on your big boy pants and act like a respectful individual and treat people the way you would like to be treated. I am certain it would not be the way you have treated her. (Lianne will be in Saskatoon interviewing new clients from Dec. 10-12. Call 1-204-888-1529 to book your appointment. Questions for this column should be sent to camelotintroductions@mymts.net.)

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Travel

Canadians flock to Texas birdie paradise An RV Park in the Rio Grande Valley is set to welcome its visitors (Photos by Peter Wilson) MCALLEN, Texas — As I followed the antics of a colourful flock through my binoculars, I realized that at any winter birdwatching soiree in this Texas State Park, it’s not just migratory birds flying in from the chilly northern climes that want to nest here. Here in the Rio Grande Valley, about 30 per cent of the birders gazing through their Travel binoculars and camera lenses are likely Canucks who have given up snow shovelling as a hobby. Affectionately called “winter Texans” by the locals, they are part of the annual influx that swells the population of the “Texas Tropics’’ at this time of year. The Rio Grande Valley runs parallel from the Mexican border and stretches about 160 kilometres, from Rio Grande City in the west to the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico in the east. This part of southern Texas lies along important bird migratory routes, but it also provides a winter escape hatch for an estimated 30,000 Canadians, most of them retirees on fixed incomes. These Canucks have put down a second set of roots in many valley communities. One of the most popular winter nesting sites is McAllen, a booming city of about 114,000 near the Mexican border. Not only do these seniors find palm trees, sunshine and swimming pools, they have discovered that their loonies stretch a lot further than at many other U.S. destinations. A recent study shows that McAllen is the least expensive city to live in the U.S. Many Canucks find it’s cheaper

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here than living at home. The malls and shops are busy; much of that activity is generated by Mexicans who cross the border in droves on the weekend to chase down bargains. Shoppers flock here from hundreds of miles away to go “McAllening.” They’re shopping for everything from formal quincenera gowns, wedding gowns and exotic perfumes, all at deep discounts, to electronics and name-brand clothing. The city is a magnet for golfers, who can test their swing at 24 golf courses in the valley. At McAllen’s municipal course — Palmview — and some other nearby courses, you’ll pay $38-$40 for a round, which includes a cart. One of the golfing attractions here is a Robert Trent Jones course and it’s just 40 minutes from McAllen. With 500 RV parks throughout the valley, varying in size from 1,500 pads to under 10, there’s a wide range of parking space for trailers and motorhomes. For those interested in rental accommodations or hotels, there are some pretty reasonable options in the region. Almost half of the Winter Texans stay in extendedstay hotels, second homes or rented apartments. At one extended-stay hotel, the Drury Inn, the rooms are $67.99 per night. At the Drury Suites, which include a kitchenette, they’re $82.99 per night. Winter Texans enjoy an active social life. If you like a little high-stepping exercise, you’ll want to know that the valley is famous for its obsession with square dancing. In fact, the city of McAllen has become the unofficial square-dancing capital of the world. With two-hour dance sessions, which start at 10 in the morning and don’t end until midnight, tripping the light fantastic across the valley has never been easier for square-dancing devotees. You can get a great dinner in restaurants around here for under $20. Dining comes in all shapes and sizes in

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Frank Mills, the Canadian pianist-songwriter, rode the wave of Music Box Dancer to international success, reaching No. 1 in 26 countries. He’s back on an intimate Christmas tour, playing in 18 Western Canadian cities and promising Love Me, Love Me, Love, Pied Piper, The Happy Song and many selections from the two Christmas CDS he has released. Concert time is 7 p.m. TCU Place. Tickets: $56.50.

DECEMBER 4-5 Rosie and The Riveters will be introducing material from an album they’ll release early in 2015. Farideh Caeser, Alexis Normand, Melissa Nygren and Allyson Reigh are four Saskatoon singers who revisit the spirit and charm of gospel music of the 1940s. Shows are at 8 on Thursday, 9 on Friday. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Tickets: $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members.

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DECEMBER 6 Elizabeth Shepherd is a Canadian songstress who is the only jazz artist to be nominated for the prestigious Polaris prize. She has had three Juno nominations. Canadian trumpeter Kevin Turcotte leads the quintet. The Bassment. Tickets: $125 for SJS members, $35 for nonmembers. ***** The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents a Ukrainian Christmas, with dancing by the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble and choral works by the Lastiwka Choir, Conductor Victor Sawa will have some holiday surprises as well as a singalong. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. TCU Place. Tickets: From $52 to $18.

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Station Singers present A Celebration of Carols from Around the World, directed by Duff Warkentin, at 7:30 p.m., Station Arts Centre, Rosthern. Tickets are available from choir members and at the Station Arts Centre: 306232-5332. Prices: $20 adults, students $10, children under 12 $5.

8th Annual Jingle Bell Lunch supporting Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan at the Saskatoon Travelodge. Student trade show at 11 a.m. Meal and program begin at 11:45 a.m. Tickets and more information on the event are available at: www.jasask.org/saskatoonjinglebell or by calling 306-955-5267. DECEMBER 13 Joy of Vox - Traditional and Contemporary Songs of the Christmas Season, 100 + Voices, Directed by B J Harris. Piano- Penny Rosten. Bass- Bruce Wilkinson. 7:30 p.m. Third Avenue United Church. Tickets $10 — available at the door, at the Broadway Cafe and www. picatic.com.

EVENTS DECEMBER 2-4 Dickens’ A Christmas Carol presented by John Huston. 7:30 pm each evening at Marr House. Experience a Victorian House Concert in a Victorian home. This cozy evening with Mr. Dickens features seasonal music, coffee, cider and Christmas dainties after the performance. Tickets are $20 in advance. Call 306-6521201.

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Station Singers present A Celebration of Carols from Around the World, directed by Duff Warkentin at 7:30 p.m., at Station Arts Centre in Rosthern. Tickets are available from choir DECEMBER 3 members and at the Station Arts Centre: 306For the Love of Animation — an evening of film 232-5332. Prices: $20 adults, students $10, with Andrei Feheregyhazi, 7 p.m. at the Frances children under 12 $5. Morrison Library. Discussion and coffee. No

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DECEMBER 7 Brenda Baker conducts the Kids of Note, comprising children with and without disabilities, and Diane Phillips leads The Notations, comprising youth and young adults with or without disabilities, in the annual Christmas show. Special guests are members of Joy of Vox, led by B J Harris. Guest musicians are Doug Gilmore, Lukas Newman and Michaela DeMong. Concert time is 2 p.m. Grosvenor Park United Church, 407 Cumberland Avenue S. Free concert and public reception. ***** The Crooked Brothers from Winnipeg make their first appearance at The Bassment, promising a timeless country classic sound with back porch blues and stomping funk. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members. ***** Join the Cecilian Singers for A Holly, Jolly Christmas at 3 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church (323 Fourth Ave. South). Not only will you enjoy a variety of beautiful classical, contemporary, and holiday music, there will also be a spectacular selection of silent auction items to bid on. Tickets are available for $15 in advance at McNally Robinson and by emailing tickets@ ceciliansingers.ca,or $18 at the door.

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charge. Co-hosted by the Yorkton Film Festival. Memory Lane, a tribute to the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Mayfair United Church. Doors at 7 p.m. DECEMBER 3 to DECEMBER 7 and show at 7:30. Tickets $20, available at Dinner theatre. Mayfair United Church (902 – Mayfair United Church or McNally Robinson. 33rd Street West). Tickets: Dinner and show For more information, call 306-382-6446. $28, 6 p.m. Show only: $15, 7:30 p.m. Call 306-382-6446 for tickets.

DECEMBER 6 Trades and Treasures Marketplace. Shop for home decor, jewelry, sporting goods, books, crafts, food, clothing, health, beauty and so much more. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cosmopolitan Seniors Centre (614 11th Street East, just off Broadway. Free admission and door prizes. Proudly supporting the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. For more information, call Julia at 382-7041or email inquiries@tradesandtreasures.ca.

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Inter-Faith Conversation on Climate Change. 7 p.m. (doors open at 6.30 p.m.) at Albert Community Centre (610 Clarence Ave. S, Saskatoon -3rd Floor Loft). Free-will donation to cover costs. All are welcome. Call 306-664-3331 for more information. ***** DECEMBER 12-13 Annual Barn Service on the Lawn. Third Chelsea Mahan, Lisa Hornung, Spencer McKAvenue United Church. 6:30 p.m. Live animals, night and Matthew Pauls are the soloists, the Saskatoon Symphony Messiah Chorus is in full sleigh ride, hot chocolate and cookies. All are Welcome. Call 306-652-6812 for more force and it is the symphony’s annual visit to Handel’s masterpiece Messiah. Concert on Dec. information. 12 is 7:30 p.m. Knox United Church. Tickets: DECEMBER 10 $36. The symphony presents the same cast He’s been assaulted and she’s been in jail. plus singalong participation of The Messiah the Hear their stories of hope and listen to Police next afternoon at 2 p.m. Tickets: $30. Chief Clive Weighill’s challenge: “Let’s get to DECEMBER 4, 11 the root cause of crime!” Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Anne Parish Thursdays at Third Avenue: free noon hour Zodiac Tapestry Handbells: Christmas Sparkle concert. 7:30 p.m. at Grace-Westminster United Church (505 - 10th Street East), with Barrie Redford and Eric Woodsworth. Admission at the door is $15.

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Orpheus 60 Choir performs a variety of secular and Christmas music, 7 p.m. at the Cosmopoli- DECEMBER 7 The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is holding its tan Senior Centre (614 11th Street East). Free annual December Open House at the SPCA will offering in support of the Salvation Army. (5028 Clarence Avenue South) on from noon to DECEMBER 11 4 p.m., featuring a Christmas raffle, treasure A SaskCountry Christmas: Mayfair United sale, silent auction and bake sale. All proceeds Church (33rd Street and Avenue I). Doors at go the SPCA second-chance fund. Baking 7 p.m., show at 7:30. Advance tickets $20. donations welcome. Drop off at the SPCA Dec. $25 at the door. Available at picatic.com or at 6 from noon to 4:30 p.m. For more information, Co-op Food Stores on Eighth Street, Attridge contact Mel at 306-955-4898. Drive, Stonebridge and in Warman. Performers ***** are Kelsey Fitch, Lisa Moen, JJ Voss, Amy ST. GEORGES SENIORS CLUB: Pre-Christmas Nelson, Samara Yung, Codie Prevost, Jay Brunch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Borscht, cabbage Semko, Eli Barsi, Scott Patrick and Stephen rolls, perogies, sausage, dessert, etc.) Adults: Maguire. All proceeds go to the Saskatoon $12, Children: (6-10 year) $6. Tickets at door. Crisis Nursery.

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The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds dances at Grace Westminster United Church (505 10th Street East) from October until April. We dance to old-time music from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Beginner instruction during the first hour. No experience needed. For further information call 306- 382-5107.

Every Monday 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.

First Saturday of every month 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.

Every Tuesday Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-Westminster United Church (505, 10th Street East). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ***** Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club Downtown Saskatoon. Come and have some fun with speaking and leadership skills. Our club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

First Monday of every month Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at

7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when there is a holiday, if so we meet the second Monday.

First Tuesday of every month Left Behind By Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide.Where: W.A. Edwards Family Centre - 333 4th Avenue North. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 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 306249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

First and Third Sunday of every month Pet Loss Support Group offers 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 noobligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

Third Thursday of the Month The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For more information call Murray Hill at 306-2425893 or email murraydhill@me.com.

Every Thursday Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 p.m. in Albert Community Centre (Rm 13, 610 Clarence Ave. South). Learn dances from many countries around the world. First night is free! For more information visit www.sifc. awardspace.com. ***** Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by Michael Harris and is accompanied by Rachel Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at 306343-9460.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Times are: Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. to 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 306-270-9181. ***** Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ and men’s clothing; jewellery, purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. com. ***** St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 -20th St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon until 4 p.m. On the last wednesday of each month we hold a birthday party for applicable members. Monthly socials are also held randomly. The club is campaigning for new members who are 55+. Included are bowling alleys, pool tables, dart boards. The club building is wheelchair accessible with adjacent bus service. Memberships are $5 per year with discounts included. For further info call (306)384-4644 or (306)716-0204.

First and Third Wednesday of the month Resporados support group for people with breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street West). For more information, contact Debbie at 306-664-4992. (Continued on page 20)

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Every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon and 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information including locations visit www.oa.org.

Fridays Learn to dance - Karousels Dance Club, starting Sept. 19 cued ballroom at 7 p.m. Albert Community Centre (610 Clarence Ave. South). Contact 306-2905486.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

First and Third Saturdays of the month Lions Club’s Texas Holdem Tournaments. $60 buy- in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No Re-Buys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at 6, tournament starts at 7 p.m. The Coachman bar at Market Mall. Call 306-668-0015 for more information.

Canadian Light Source The Canadian Light Source Inc. currently offer public tours on most Monday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. There will be a public tour at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:45) on Dec. 16. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Call 306-657-3644 or email outreach@ lightsource.ca. Info at: http://www.lightsource.ca/ education/public_tours.php.

Newcomers’ Club The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes new female residents in the Saskatoon area, as well as those who have recently undergone a significant change in lifestyle (such as relationship status, retirement, or becoming a new parent). A new resident is defined as one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or surrounding area for more than three years. The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee gatherings, book club and other planned activities. If interested, please reply by email saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com or call 306-668-8131.

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ressing up isn’t just for Halloween anymore. The culture of costume play, or cosplay, is exploding across the world. Folks of all ages from all walks of life have embraced the rage. From tradespeople to office executives, from adventurecraving teens to busy older parents, and from children to senior citizens, there doesn’t seem to be any set class of people or race who haven’t embraced the fantasy of actually being their Guest Column favourite superhero or fairytale princess or dashing leading character from some iconic series or movie. Nothing is off-limits, from Star Wars to Star Trek, X-Files to X-men, Doctor Who to Dr. Seuss. No character seems out of reach. One fantastic element of cosplay culture is that most of these participants have actually made their costumes. Some spend endless hours in basements and sewing rooms, toiling endlessly to put together getups that emulate that of their favourite characters. And that is just the beginning. Once any great ensemble is created, it needs to be worn. A lot of these fine folks look for almost any reason to throw on their spandex and capes and masks. Comic expos, or “cons,” are all the rage as well. These “nerd-fests” have been around for decades, but thanks to popular TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory, cons are an exploding phenomenon, too. If a person has even a shred of love for pop culture, these weekend arena events are a slough of fun with artist alleys, collector vendors and celebrity photo-ops (generally with actors from a sci-fi or fantasy show with a cult following).

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Approximately 8,800 people attended the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo in September (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) As someone who has tackled his own fair share of book-signing gigs at these gatherings, I can attest to the fact that there is hardly a grimace in the place. Whether or not attendees dress up or not, smiles are everywhere and people are happy to simply let their guard down and purchase whatever action figure or T-shirt they have always wanted to own but were ashamed to buy. The guilt-free fun doesn’t stop there. Leagues of cosplayers have formed — like-minded individuals banded together to magically show up at fundraisers and festivals. Let’s face it, nothing brings life to an event like the Justice League swooping in, and who better to persuade wealthy businesspeople to donate to a charity than a smiling scantily clad Wonder Woman? Who knew? Some cosplayers don’t need any excuse at all to dress up. I’ve been browsing in comic shops and turned to see The Joker and Bane nonchalantly stroll in to buy the latest of their favourite title. When I am at an event where cosplayers manifest, I can’t help but wonder if this is a trend that will simply fade away or something that will explode even further. Somehow I think it’s here forever (I hope so). Why do I think so? What is it about cloning yourself as a favourite hero (or villain) that floats some people’s boats?

Is it escape? That desire to lead someone else’s life for a while? Is it attention? Most superheroes are the life of any party. Or is it merely that need to do something creative? And creative they are. For example, if a young woman decides to dress as Princess Leia, she may not simply dress as Leia, but in some kind of altered form of Leia, like a gothic Leia or new-age bohemian Leia. It’s the same with Velma from ScoobyDoo. The typically frumpy Velma can be reworked into a slinkier, more desirable, Velma and finally give Daphne a run for the dough. Gender-bending is big, too. A husband and wife might shake it up by the woman being The Joker and the man being Harley Quinn. Sometimes the whole family gets involved. I’ve seen many father-andson Kirks and Spocks and large groups become the whole cast of The Avengers. I dare say Cosplay has always existed — guys have been wearing Superman S-shirts for decades. It’s simply bolder and bigger than it was before now that geek has become chic. And it ain’t going anywhere fast. So why not get on the bus? Throw on a replica of some favourite character (or invent your own) and spend a few hours milling about the next cosplay event and figure out if you are ready to don the cape and ride the wave or not.

Mourn. Remember. And take action. We remember the 14 women slain at Montreal’s École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989. The missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls here in Saskatchewan. And the daily toll of violence against women everywhere. Let’s support those who speak out. And let’s take action to end the violence—now and for generations to come.

December 6th: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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