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There is Hope Ending the stigma of mental illness Matt Proctor was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was 20 (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express att Proctor describes himself as a pretty normal kid during his elementary school years. He played hockey and baseball, and enjoyed downhill skiing. “I was happy and rambunctious and full of life,” he said. At 15, the things that made him happy, rambunctious and full of life started to change. There was the time when his mother, Peggy, was planning to go on a trip. Proctor and his friends decided they would like to drive her Audi Coupe while she was away. They disabled the motor so she would have to take another vehicle.

The plan went well — two weeks of glorious joyriding — until a girlfriend asked Proctor if they could go for one last ride before his mother’s return. Proctor got caught, as teenagers often do. The next morning he was greeted by two city police officers. It wasn’t a great way to start a day. “They arrested me and took me to the city cells,” he recalled. He was released into his grandfather’s custody and later ordered to live with his father in Elrose. He started drinking alcohol in Elrose when he was 15. After four months, Proctor returned to Saskatoon and started Grade 10 again. He had changed, though.

“I was partying quite a bit — drinking beer. I was with some friends one day and they had a bag of marijuana and I said, ‘I’m not smoking that.’ ” After a friend tried it, he joined in. Teenagers often do that. “That’s how I started abusing marijuana. I abused marijuana, hash and hash oil and LSD and mushrooms. And it induced my illness, of course.” His illness is schizophrenia, a biological disease of the brain caused by the imbalance of certain chemicals. “When I was 19 I started to show serious, serious signs of schizophrenia – undiagnosed, untreated schizophrenia, so it was pretty bad.”

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There was paranoia, hallucinations and hearing things. “My cigarettes — I smoked then — I would think they were flesh. It was just weird. I lost contact with reality. I remember one day, I was doing sit-ups and my mind was completely disconnected from my body. It was just a separation. “I don’t know how to explain it, but it was scary. So there was the fear, the paranoia, the voices. I was seeing things. I was listening to all kinds of different kinds of music. I had music on all the time and it wasn’t very good music. It had a darkness. By the time I was 20 I was completely psychotic – completely full-blown psychotic.” (Continued on page 4)

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My retirement fund is at $53.66

cleaned the top of my desk a couple of years ago. I mean I went through everything on it, threw some things away and shuffled other things around. In the interim, I have added some cool new stuff. The reason I draw this to your attention is because I was just thinking about organizing it. And then it struck me that I didn’t have an idea for this week’s column. The most difficult thing about writing a column is Editor coming up with the idea. There are a lot of bad ideas in column writing. This is one. I reckon I have had my mug and 700 or so words in this space about 185 times since the Express was launched in June 2011. I feel your pain. Honest. Don’t you all go and do a happy dance, but I think I will take off the week of Feb. 16. The thing I most like on my desk, since I last wrote about it, is my retirement fund jar. It is more than just a plastic jar. It keeps a running total of how much money is in it. There is currently $53.66 in my fund. I dislike the fact the number ends with a 6. I am going to have to find four pennies or take one out. My fear is opening the lid will throw the counter out of whack. Another recent addition to my desk top is a box containing Naked underwear. I wrote a business profile on Gent House Chonies & Accessories, and I am about to sample the product. With these undies, I will no longer be Commando Cam. (Note: that sentence was to test your gag reflex thing. My body is so bad that I shower in my clothes. Try that and then driving to work on a – 30 C day.)

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The thing I miss most on my desk is my Goldthorpe bobblehead. Goldie Goldthorpe — the real Ogie Ogilthorpe from the movie Slap Shot — gave it to me almost four years ago. It’s concrete, not one of those made-in-China plastic ones. I took my bobblehead on a vacation to Phoenix in March 2013. We went everywhere together: a baseball game, shopping and to the pool. When Goldie was getting out of the pool he slipped and lost a piece of his base. (Warning: this is why there are signs telling people not to run on the deck of a pool. There are no signs at the Phoenix pool, because it’s in a retiree village. No one is in a hurry, unless it is getting to the Denny’s Early Bird Special or to a washroom. Look at Grandpa run.) Anyway, Goldie made it back to Saskatoon in those two pieces. Not long after, he had a horrible fall off a night table and hurt himself again. “I was pushed, I didn’t fall,” he said. Semantics. He’s now in cement head heaven. What else is on my desk? There are three CDs. One is One Bad Son’s Black Buffalo. I would highly recommend it. This is one of the hardest-working bands anywhere, so it is nice seeing them have the success they deserve. Another CD is from Cquel, a Saskatoon rapper who is doing well in Canada. He dropped into the office to give me the CD, Meal Ticket. He is a really cool guy. I wish I was cool enough to hang out with him sometime. I wish him well. The other CD is from The Lazys, an Australian band touring Canada. I can relate to the name. People here call me The Lazy. I feel like I can also relate to a number of songs on the CD: Shake It Like You Mean It; Love Your Gun; and Howling Woman. The band will be in Saskatoon in April.

Goldie Goldthorpe catches rays in Phoenix

I have one of those books in which you put names, addresses and phone numbers. I have had it for more than 20 years. It is open to a page with Ken Noskye’s number, Mary from SHE Modelling, Richard Brown, Joelle Tomlinson, Troy Davies, Frenchie McFarlane and Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan. Clearly people are not listed in alphabetical order. There is also the name and number for a person who was wrongly convicted in the early 1990s. The late Doug McConachie did incredible reporting on that story. There are pieces of paper, newspapers and cords everywhere. There is a Canadian Press Caps and Spelling book on the top of one pile. I really should open it sometime. I think I wrote the same thing three years ago. I am still displaying the Christmas card I received from Mayor Atchison and his wife, Mardele. It should be noted the anti-Remai gallery people didn’t send me one. Let the cleaning commence.

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Page 4 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - February 2-8, 2015 back to the Broadway Bridge and take me from there in an ambulance to University Hospital. “When the doctor came in and told me I was quadriplegic and told me what that meant, he asked me if I wanted to live. And I said, ‘No.’ “Then half an hour later or 15 minutes later my mom and my sister were there and they were crying and they said, ‘You have to live, you have to live.’ I said, ‘OK, I want to live.’ ” Proctor is 43 now and living at the Sherbrooke Community Centre. “I have been angry for a long time, but I have had a pretty good life,” he said. “I spend a lot of time with my family and friends. I have done a lot of presentations in the city for the past five years. I just got back from Las Vegas during the Christmas season. I go out almost every day and do stuff in the community. It’s been a challenge, but it’s been OK.” He laughed when he talked about Las Vegas. “I bet $20 in five minutes and lost so I said, ‘That’s it.’ That’s all the gambling I did.” He reads and writes. The writing is Matt Proctor lives at the Sherbrooke Community Centre mostly spiritual — prayers and his inner (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) thoughts. His room is adorned in sports (Continued from page 1) “I got really sick with my illness all memorabilia. He is clearly a member of nother run-in with police and a of a sudden. It had actually happened Rider Nation and has a collection of hats horrible accident further changed quite a bit, where my mind has absolutely representing sports teams. his life. seized up on me. I thought the only way I “Mental illness is a battle; it’s a “I ended up being arrested for a warrant could make it go away was to go to sleep. struggle,” he said. “I’m doing a lot better on a ticket I didn’t pay because I didn’t I thought I better get Brock to drive me now than I really ever have. Doing the have the money. They took me to the Cor- home so I can go to sleep. And I thought, presentations have been very therapeutic. I rectional Centre and put me in a psychiat- ‘Hey, one more dive.’ quit smoking two years and seven months ric cell.” “So I ran down to the underwater ago, so that has been a big factor. I haven’t Dr. Robin Menzies, a Saskatoon psychi- sandbar and dove and hit the sandbar and touched drugs in a long, long time. I quit atrist who was well known for his work at broke my neck. I was face down in the drinking.” the Regional Psychiatric Centre, examined water and they poured beer on me because The presentations of which he speaks Proctor and had him moved to the Hantle- they thought I was fooling around. Then are for a group named the Partnership man Unit at Royal University Hospital. He I started to float down the river. I blacked Program, run by the Schizophrenia Society spent almost four years in the unit and at out. Then Brock pulled me out of the of Saskatchewan. It is a public awareness group homes. water. I woke up and was in and out of program to inform people about schizoBy the time he was 24, Proctor had consciousness. phrenia and related psychosis. an apartment on Ninth Street. On a hot “I had taken a lot of water into my “I talk about how drugs have affected summer day, he thought it would be fun lungs and actually did some stupid things. I me and how they induced my illness. I to go to the river and swim. His friend, smoked three cigarettes lying on the beach want to create awareness so other people Brock, and Brock’s dog, Gus, first went to with a broken neck and water in my lungs. won’t fall into that trap. The stigmas are the river behind the old Labatt’s Brewery. That is how hardcore my addictions were.” false. People can recover. People need to Then they headed to Cranberry Flats. They He couldn’t be reached by ambulance seek help if they are having the symptoms. ran into two other guys they knew and so a boat was dispatched from downtown There is a life after diagnosis. With proper decided to go to a secluded spot. Saskatoon. The clock was ticking. treatment, you can live normally like “We had six beer between all of us. “They had to phone the guys to get everyone else.” We were throwing a football around and them out to the boat and get the boat in the Proctor won the Rays of Hope Award watching Gus swim and stuff.” water and drive to where I was, put me in in 2013 for his work with the Partnership Proctor started to feel ill. a neck brace, put me in the boat, take me Program.

“Mental illness is a battle”

“Matt has risen above adversity that most people would be overwhelmed by, and has proven that there is life after any hardship a person is faced with in life if you persevere and also have the right supports in place,” said Curtis Harman, Saskatoon coordinator for the Partnership Program. “Matt has given hundreds of presentations on recovery from schizophrenia and addictions. I receive numerous calls and emails to have Matt and his mom, Peggy, present. He often presents alongside Peggy to give the full family view of his illness, the challenges the family faced and his recovery. High school students, in particular, find his story fascinating. Matt often points out that by accidentally breaking his neck it saved his life. “He deserved to receive the Rays of Hope award in 2013 because if anyone had a reason to give up, it was him. But he didn’t and he worked hard and has inspired many people. There are so many misconceptions, especially about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and addictions, and Matt breaks down those stereotypes every time he presents.” Proctor said life will never be easy. “I still hear things. I still struggle. It’s a lot better than it was. I would never have been able to go to Las Vegas five or 10 years ago.” In March he is planning to go to the First Steps Wellness Centre in Regina. “We are getting a week-long assessment and will start an intensive physiotherapy regime and see if I can get part of my upper body back. If that works, it will open up a lot of possibilities. I wouldn’t mind going to school.” The best piece of advice he can give people is get help if you know something is happening to you, or if you see changes in a friend or family member. “Try to reduce the stigma. Try not to be judgmental, because those people aren’t crazy, psycho or schizo or anything like that. They are just sick. Try to get them help. Recovery is possible. “There is hope. There is hope.” (First of two parts) (Two weeks’ notice is required to book a Partnership Program presentation. Contact Curtis Harman at 306-374-3220 or at c.harman@saskatel.net, or visit www. schizophrenia.sk.ca. The office is located at St. Paul’s Hospital C-Wing, Room 220.)

Concession focus of theatre renovation

be enough to get the concession finished exactly the way we want to see it finished ultimately, as well as paint out the whole lobby area.” The next step for the theatre is to meet with the City’s heritage department. The lobby will hearken back to the theatre’s origins, with a “40s-50s ethic, where it started,” said Wirchenko. He has even come across 164 glass blocks, offered to the theatre by a neighbour, which will help return the concession to its former glory. He hopes the renovation will be complete by jazz festival time this summer. Forrest said the SCF is proud of its community reach. “We don’t deliver the programs and services that make Saskatoon such a great place to live. We help those charities that do that programming. We think that we’re a partner with those 218 charities.”

(Continued from page 3) he lobby concession is the main focus of the renovation, but if the theatre can raise enough money, the reno “will bleed into our auditorium in terms of paint colour, it will bleed into the gallery wall, it will bleed into paint into the basement and upstairs – some of those little touches that can make a place conceptually complete. “Our goal was to have $100,000 in cash. We have 50 (thousand) committed to us from the Community Foundation. We have 20 (thousand) from the City of Saskatoon; they have a cultural capital grant program, so it’s for large capital projects for arts and culture people. So we’re sitting on about $70,000 in cash. “Our commitment to the Community Foundation was clearly that the $50,000 that they’ve given us is going to certainly

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Old fogeys have front-row seats for mating ritual

efore Christmas, Frank Nothing could have and I went to Tofino for been more dissimilar some storm watching. from the mating grounds Storm watching is trendy talk (as in the University of for filling up hotel rooms in Alberta) of my youth. Or the slow winter season. Howperhaps not, if you were ever, don’t knock it until you to dissect it all in detail. try it. I’ve said to a number However, the dress code of people that it is definitely a was infinitely different. bucket-list experience to find Back in those deep dark yourself sitting in a comfy ages, we all dressed to chair beside a roaring fire impress and it was a very Columnist built in a magnificent stone rare day that I would fireplace while simultaneously wear jeans to class. Oh, watching and listening to the rain, wind the agony of panty hose! Females had and the waves crashing all around you. permanent kinks in their necks from While cozying up by the fire, I was sleeping on hair rollers. Today, I can’t glancing through one of the local rags even fathom the time I spent getting and noticed that there was going to be ready to go to school. free bluegrass at one of the pubs that The boys had their alpaca sweaters evening — girls on mandolin, guitar, and down-filled jackets and sealskin fiddle and banjo. Frank was immediboots, if they could afford them. If you ately gung-ho. belonged to a fraternity or a women’s So, in true old-fogey fashion, we fraternity (no sororities at the U of A), threw on the rain gear and arrived a you prominently flashed your frat pin good half hour early so that we could in the library. Even better for many snag a decent seat that wasn’t right on women was to be “pinned” and to top of the amplifiers. We settled in to show off your partner’s frat pin along wait and people watch. It wasn’t long with your own. before I was starting to feel somewhat While there seemed to be plenty of out of place, and it just wasn’t because action that Tuesday night in Tofino, Frank and I were the oldest people in what there wasn’t was any music. the joint. After waiting for an hour past the Suddenly I recognized that this eve- posted start time, nothing had rening was all about mating rituals and ally happened musically except for hook-ups. The girls all arrived together many “expert” men helping the girls and the boys all arrived together. Soon unsuccessfully set their sound levels. there was copious (and loud) conversa- If sound checks count, then there was tion designed to impress the other sex, music at 10 p.m. and much traversing between male/feI was beginning to sense that my male camps accompanied by significant day-glo hair was getting pretty obviquantities of air kissing. ous and I was already contemplating There also seemed to be a dress snitching one of those many toques requirement of sorts. The men sported with strings and burying my hair all basic B.C. lumberjack gear, which the way to anonymity. I think Frank definitely provided that warm wool must have been feeling equally uncomaroma. The women wore dark leggings/ fortable because he flashed me that jeggings and tops that would reveal unmistakable look that couples who’ve their very best assets and unique tatbeen together 40 years instantly recogtoos. Both sexes arrived in rubber boots nize between each other. We slunk out — not the high fashion kick-ass boots as unobtrusively as possible, although that you see everywhere today, but real I did look back long enough to notice rubber boots in all kinds of colours and that our prime seats were already ocstyles. As well, both men and women cupied. wore toques that they did not remove Back where we old people be— these toques were mostly snowlonged, we indulged in our hot milk boarder style with the long dangling and bedtime snacks and settled in for a braids. touch of PBS...or maybe we didn’t! DC20078.B02 Darlene

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Dear Lianne, are the exception to the rule, but I need some help on this. My the reality is you are not. Once a neighbour is having an affair. I cheater cheats, typically they will know it. Every time her husband continue down that road. I would leaves for work, 20 minutes say run fast and don’t look back. later a guy shows up. They have Guys like this are a dime a dozen. school-aged kids and I am not Dear Lianne, sure if I should secretly take I met a man who swept me off pictures of him and send them to my feet. He was so loving, attenthe husband or just go tell him. tive, caring and was so into me. What would you do? — NeighThen we went on vacation bour where, admittedly, I was higher Dear Neighbour, maintenance than usual. He Matchmaker What part of this do you feel drank excessively, was cruel with is your business? I would suggest his words to me, and blurted none of it is. They are not your friends or your out terribly inappropriate things when we family. I would urge you to mind your own were out in public. He attempted to control business. What goes on behind your neighwhat I said and when I spoke. What is the bour’s closed doors is not your concern. Move draw to this man who definitely has both a on. Perhaps find a hobby or volunteer work to charming side and a nasty side? — Nadia consume your surplus time and energy. Dear Nadia, Dear Lianne, Most addicts are incredibly charming. They I met a guy who, it turns out, was unhap- are master manipulators. The highs and the pily married. I really fell for him, but can’t lows of a relationship like this can be addicquite trust him. He promises that I am the tive. You know how great the good is, but you girl for him. What would you suggest to me also know how horrible the bad is. I would about this fellow? — Confused urge you to cut your losses and run for the Dear Confused, hills. Nobody has the right to control you or Many people can be unhappily married and treat you with such disrespect. not cheat. Many people can go to the candy (Lianne will be interviewing in Saskatoon aisle and not eat all of it. Your gut is telling from Feb. 24 to Feb. 27. Call 204-888-1529 you that things are not sitting well. You don’t to book an appointment. Questions for this coltrust him and he has demonstrated that he umn should be sent to camelotintroductions@ cheats. It is always wonderful to feel that you mymts.net.)

LIANNE TREGOBOV

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Despite low oil prices, Sask. people still pumped

hat are we to make of the economic For example, Smith-Windsor is fairly connews pouring into our by-now aching fident that the housing sector will be, well, OK ears? Plummeting oil prices, a fairly – despite the pressures it is facing. grim global economy and an over-supplied “If you were to look to a period in the past housing market are already quite familiar news where it was essentially a buyers’ market in items to most people. housing, prices remained pretty stable,” he Then the Bank of Canada cut its overnight said in an interview. “Unfortunately, there rate by 25 basis points, in a move that not one have been lots of times in Saskatchewan where of the usual economists predicted. you’ve had a buyers’ market. While we are enjoying lower prices at the “It’s fair to say it’s unlikely there will be pumps, and paying slightly less interest at the dramatic increases, (and) that there’s chalbank, low oil and overnight rates are just not lenges around price matching in the market . . Columnist good economic indicators. . in terms of what someone is prepared to pay Enter the sunny Saskatchewan citizen. In for a home. In the longer term, that’s probably a recent poll done by Praxis Analytics of Regina, along healthy.” with Certified Management Consultants, the majority of us Will there be considerable fallout from the price of oil showed that we’re still quite positive about our economy. dropping? It’s hard to say, but Smith-Windsor pointed to Respondents to a December survey — which was done the fact that no one saw the BoC rate cut coming, a move close on the heels of a November survey to better reflect that indicates the central bank sees something worrisome in the oil price drop — rated the economy, on average, at the market. 3.65. The scale of approval ranges from one, which is reStill, “Is Saskatoon sounder than other cities in Alberta ally bad, to five, which is really good. and Saskatchewan?” he asked. “Yes. We have other tools Granted, the rating fell from November’s 3.74, but that they don’t.” neither did it tank. Meanwhile, the vast majority thought JOB GROWTH things would be better or the same in the next four years. In the middle of January, the chamber released its Target “That positive outlook going forward has been there and 8,000 update, noting that Saskatoon gained 400 jobs in still is there,” said Cam Cooper, Praxis’ principal, during December. That pushed us to the 8,000 job target needed to his presentation to a Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Com- employ the number of graduates who want to work here. merce crowd. Smith-Windsor has noted that the Saskatoon region He also noted that respondents likely have already fac- has had the strongest employment growth in Canada since tored the price of oil into their views. 2006, and now has 173,000 workers. In a later interview, he explained why this kind of out“Many people may not know that Saskatoon has led look polling is important. the nation in employment growth over the past eight years. “Attitude precedes action, in the economy or any other This type of success is something we need to celebrate aspect of your life,” said Cooper. Therefore, people’s atwithin our community,” said Smith-Windsor in a news titudes are huge contributors to an economy. release. “There’s also a message that if we go around talking That doesn’t sound like a city under economic duress. about all the problems we’ve had or might have, that beHowever, 2015 could be more challenging on the job front, comes a self-fulfilling story.” with many retail jobs being eliminated by the likes of Kent Smith-Windsor, executive director of the chamber, Target. said his group normally looks at the fundamentals, such as On the flip side of the job equation, though, some capital spending, but positive public sentiment indicates economists are pointing out that our province could have JW12105.B02 James JW12148.B02 James that most economic sectors will be supported. grown faster in the past if we had had enough workers.

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Kent Smith-Windsor Now that Alberta is in considerable trouble due to the fall in oil prices, we may see some people returning to Saskatchewan. Time will tell if the same big labour gap remains. UP IN THE AIR Apart from the awful oil price, the closure of Target and some smaller uncertainties, there was that unpleasant announcement from United Airlines that it would stop flying Saskatonians directly to Denver. They also reduced our chances of getting to Chicago less than a year ago. I won’t say good riddance. It’s always bad news when an airline dumps us, and we badly need direct routes to the United States. One also wonders what the airline sees that would make it decide not to serve Saskatoon. That’s unsettling. That being said, United is one of the worst airlines for overbooking and not really caring a whole lot. In addition, as Tourism Saskatoon president Todd Brandt pointed out, United’s aircraft were small and inefficient. Hopefully the airport authority and Tourism Saskatoon will quickly find a replacement airline to take us south (and hopefully its service will be better). All in all, the beginning of 2015 has come at us with a barrage of mixed economic messages. So far, Saskatchewan people are taking it fairly well in stride, as the Praxis poll shows. Let’s hope that’s a good sign. It would still be a good idea to buckle our seatbelts, financially and otherwise.

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SASKATOONEXPRESS - February 2-8, 2015 - Page 7

There is one set of facts when it comes to discussing costs of Remai gallery

By Boots and Jim Struthers

Answers on page 15

lars. They went to the provQuestion: Do you want ince and the federal governto take another shot at ment and didn’t necessarily addressing the costs of the have to come back to SasRemai Modern Art Gallery? katoon. But we were able to There still seems to be a lot capture those dollars and bring of confusion out there. them home. Mayor Atchison: Readers are entitled to their opinion, Question: How do you but there is only one set of think Saskatoon’s economy facts. You had a letter in the is faring, given what is gopaper and the writer talked ing on in many places in about $16 million in fees from the planning department. I Ask the Mayor Canada? Mayor Atchison: We have have no idea where that came one of the most diversified from, but it is not factual. economies in all of Canada. Halifax and Here are the numbers I have straight Saskatoon vie for No. 1 and No. 2 as from the administration. The Remai the most diverse. Oil is part of it. Thank Modern Art Gallery is, at this time, goodness we have potash, uranium, gold, an $81.8-million project in total. The diamonds and rare earth mineral mining. provincial Building Communities Fund The agriculture industry is a very big contributed close to $4.1 million, the provincial Building Canada fund contrib- component. We have all the research that uted $12.65 million, the federal Building goes on here at the U of S, plus InterVac Canada Fund added $13.02 million, local and the Light Source Synchrotron. We fundraising added a very generous $22.1 have a lot of diversity in our community million and the City’s portion is $29.975 and our province. The important part for million. That does not include the value me is making sure we continue to diversify. I do not want to become a Detroit of the land, which the City places at that was two million people and, a few $1.89 million. The City already owned SASKATOONEXPRESS - April 21-27, 2014 - Page 7 the land. Those are the real numbers for years later, the population had dropped to 850,000. I love this city and I believe in the Remai Modern Art Gallery. I think a lot of people forget about all Saskatoon. the funds that have bug beenhas contributed he Heartbleed been domi-by Open SSL is the open “heartbeat” which keeps connections open name and password and provide answers Question: Whensource a councillor un-softMrs. Remai. Her funds go to capital, opnating the news cycle lately. version ofisthat even if no data is owing. According to for a number of security questions in or her for a erating, future exhibits of course, able to perform hisware, The newsart of 900 socialand, insurandduties it’s on hundreds of David Chartier, CEO of Codenomicon, order to access the site. 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The really bad denitely a big deal, and we should be other businesses and you wouldthat hope ground of thebug. Remai To putparking it mildly, as thispart is a scary The you consider hundreds of news is that because the bug leaves no worried. Canadian banks say they’re not your employer would continue to pay art gallery? thing that scares me more than the recent thousands of individual users trace, it’s going to take a long time to nd affected by the bug, nor are airlines and MURRAY you while you deal access with your MayorofAtchison: Everyone says discovery the Heartbleed bug itself is eachhealth of theseis-servers and x it — although apparently the x is some major retailers. So that’s promissue. HILL It is unfortunate when webug need so since now 2011. we the hasmore beenparking, widespread daily, youthis canhappens start to appreci- pretty easy. The good news is that it’s only ing. Mashable, a popular online site, has a to Columnist any of our councillors the mayor. 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But don’t affected/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-mainnotthem leftaccess without repreparkade all of a sudden that is part constituents right; this Remai. thing hasIt’s been onThere over two-thirds usernames content. It even lets sentation. In casesand where a councillor hasthem change them until you get notication from link. It certainly looks like now’s the time of That’s the cost of the not. of the servers theparking worldwide Internet — all websites you visit. The bug has to be xed for all of us to get a lot more careful about resignedeavesdrop or movedononcommunications to another position, areallgoing to bein162 stalls therefor over two already. wasthe obviously veryfor difcult without leaving in a trace. before changing passwords will help you, how we use the Internet. And how we thetomayor has stepped to answer calls for years people to useItfor MVA trail, detect, we would heard about long ago. Thewith wordward Heartbleed from Ossi or else you end up giving the bad guys protect our private information. andSohelp deal issues,comes so they River or Landing, forhave Persephone or itfor here’s the next question: has been taken since Herrala, systems administrator at Code- your new passwords and information. (Murray Hill is lead tech writer at are certainly notabeing shortchanged. any reason you want toWhat go that part of 2011? organization thatthem. discovered Users will start seeing multi-level communicatto.com, a social media marsomeonethe still representing downtown. Cineplex Galaxy would like There isnomicon, It’llparking. take a while gure out, to andbewe’llAnd, prob-in the bug. Its real name is CVE-2014-0160 password access appearing on websites keting agency. You can reach Murray by some cases, councillors may more So to there arethat going ably know parking for sure. But oneI thing — describing the helping line of code talk to each other about out the as bug’s in. they frequent for things like banking, for email at murray@communicatto.com or 162 never additional stalls. don’tis for sure: take thehow threat seriously. There’s extension OpenSSL example. You’ll have to change your user- on Twitter at @MurrayDHill) well. The mayoranhas alwaysinreached outcalled JW12145.B02 know that suddenly is the Remai James The Heartbleed bug isn’t a virus and it wasn’t — to look after the needs of citizens and Modern’s cost. I see that as a totally apparently — written withwe malice in mind. It was a councillors. separate project. What are able to do programming mistake madetoinbenefit some software is use one piece of land higher called OpenSSL, versions density and infill. 1.0.1 through to 1.0.1f. Did You Know? Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the basic way inThe cost of the River Landing Parkade There are 29,805 street lights in Sasformation is encrypted on the Internet so that nobody is $19.469 million. The Building Canada katoon. can eavesdrop on you. It provides that security for Fund contributed $369,000, the City will (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? applications we all use every day: email, instant mesborrowsome $12.1 million and $7 million(VPNs) will Send saging, Virtual Private Networks and it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. be reallocated capital from the gas tax. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject web access. Those are your dollars, your tax dol- line.)

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In Mayor Atchison’s reasons. This is not to mention that more “There is no excuse for not having commentary on infill more we are seeing the effects on ID” Elaine Hnatyshyn writesand in her housing older areas,Fair people defence ofinthe co-called Elec- of “nature deficit.” he indicates there needs Further, with these homes covering tions Act, repeating Minister Pierre to be seniors, young so the much of the lot, we may be looking at Poilievre’s talking point that all people and those withsome families living in an water voter needs is to bring ID and everything would run off problems. When there is no area to make viable. He also indicates ground to soak up the water, where is it be hunky dory.itVouching is therefore not necessary itand is important to keep upshe theargues, population should be abolished, chastisingtothego other than over the ground into the opponents anthese issue.areas neighbour’s property or overtaxing the city inBill’s order to keep for themaking schoolsit in But there is also no excuse for Ms. Hnatyshyn not systems. viable. I agree. drain to However, know how has our voting She apparently he hadsystem a lookworks. at these I’m afraid when I see another of these does homes? I not realizehave that voting become extremely infill troublehas believing units go up in our neighbourhood, all I difcult introduction of tough that theyever are since goodthe for2008 anyone but young see is a developer making twice the money voter IDbecause requirements, which demand an ID with a essentially building two houses on people, each one has many stairs from address. You can have pocketfuland of validone ID lot. I don’t see it filling the diverse tostreet climb (not convenient foraseniors) Mouldings — backyard and most Canadians have some —you but none needs that of ourClassic no whatsoever — unless population,Style but only a very has the essential street consider a cement padaddress. betweenAnd theworse, houseif your narrow segment of our society. 5/8”x3”x14’ (90423) I think address happens a box number, rural routesomeone or and garage to betoa be backyard. has taken the Casing whole notion of .70/ft Primed MDF general delivery, as is the case with Saskatchewan’s This is not a good scenario for children infill to fill their pockets. — Florence ruralneed population, First Nations included, that won’t who that outdoor space for so many Paquette ½”x4”x14’ (01240) be acceptable either. In these cases you have to nd .65/ft Primed MDF Base

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Page 8 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - February 2-8, 2015 long-time musical theatre group. “For 10 years, we did a show at the Refinery called the Broadway Bash, and two years ago decided to try something else,” said Knoll. Last year, Summer Players presented Broadway Unplugged at The Bassment for one night as a sing-along event. “It was extremely successful, but it was really just a Summer Players event at The Bassment. This year we’ve stepped it up. There’s a little more collaboration (with The Bassment), so that (jazz) society members get a discounted ticket rate. “The intent is to make Summer Players more visible in the community.” Summer Players has also expanded its February event to two nights, but has kept part of the sing-along element. “It’s not as much of a sing-along this year; there are six or seven numbers designated as sing along. Of course, we wouldn’t stop anybody from singing along if they know the words,” added Knoll. And, for the audience’s comfort, there will be song sheets provided on the designated songs. Knoll has directed eight of the 10 Broadway Bashes and numerous Summer Players shows, and coordinated Broadway Unplugged. For this event, Wes Froese has come in as the pianist and is handling most of the direction. “It worked out really well last year that he arranged all the auditions, the nature of the program, and he’s done the same thing this year. He does it so well . . . we don’t Wes Froese, at the piano, rehearses for Broadway in Love with host Rob Armstrong (left to right), Anne Cooke, really need a director,” said Knoll. and Kristie and Jason Elliott (Photo by Joanne Paulson) Froese will be joined in the band by Doug Gilmour on bass, Darrell Bueckert on drums and Graham Codling on sax. The band will also have its own number or two. “They get to jazz out,” said Knoll. The show will be hosted by Rob Armstrong, and features the voices of Anne “As such, we have a couple of perform- Cooke, Bobby Williston, Karen Gwillim, Joanne Paulson there’s well-known, there’s lesser-known – ers who are not Summer Players alumni. Saskatoon Express all manner of songs.” Karen Ronn, Kate Hofstra, Kelsey Ronn, We’ve opened up for the ability for nonomance is in the air as Valentine’s Indeed, the collection of 25 songs Kelsey Stone, Kristie and Jason Elliott, Day approaches, and if you’re performed by 15 singers has enough scope Summer Players people to perform.” Lamlam Cheung, Lorna Batycki, Meghan Knoll said many of the great musicals seeking more than dinner and roses, that it will appeal to a wide audience, not McDonald, Paulette Andrieu and Robin are represented, including Music Man, perhaps a serenade will warm your heart’s just those madly in love, said Knoll. Burlingham. Grease, My Fair Lady, Chicago, West Side cockles. “We thought this was a great opportuThe Bassment opens for drinks and dining Story and The King and I. Saskatoon Summer Players presents nity for husbands to take their wives out, at 4.30 p.m. both nights, with a full menu. “Summer Players is doing Shrek this just the thing. Broadway in Love celor boyfriends to take their girlfriends,” he Note that Broadway in Love starts at 9 summer, so there will be a bit of a medley p.m. Friday and an hour earlier on Saturday. ebrates the warmest emotion with music said with a laugh. “But it’s for anybody from Shrek as a bit of a promo,” he added. — Broadway songs with a little jazz and a who enjoys a weekend of music. Some of the other songs, on the jazzier little fun thrown in. “This year we’ve opened it up so that Broadway in Love: Saskatoon Summer “It’s not all slow romantic songs. it’s still music from Broadway shows, but side, are standards by Irving Berlin, Cole Players with The Bassment. Feb. 13, 9 Porter and George Gershwin. Everybody would be asleep, including the we’ve added in the element of jazz stanp.m. and Feb. 14, 8 p.m. at The Bassment. Broadway in Love, which goes Friday, Tickets: $19 (Jazz Society members) and band,” said Ron Knoll, long-time Summer dards. Performers can do a jazz standard Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14, at The Players director and consultant for this that’s not necessarily from a Broadway $24 for non-members. Available at www. Bassment, is a slight departure for the show. “There’s upbeat, there’s comedy, show, so it’s pulling in that jazz element. saskatoonsummerplayers.ca.

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Mary’s Wedding

A First World War-era love story Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express acqueline Block realized a dream when she was cast in Persephone Theatre’s upcoming production of Mary’s Wedding. “This is my first main stage show I’ve ever done there. It’s thrilling. It’s so exciting. I’ve always wanted to do acting,” said Block, who grew up in LeRoy, Sask. “The first show I’d ever seen at Persephone was my first year of university when I was 18. And, ever since then, I was like, ‘Oh my god, I really want to do that. That looks like the best thing ever.’ ” Block, who has graduated from the Globe Theatre Conservatory and who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) last spring, plays the title character in the well-known Stephen Massicotte play. The play centres on two young people, Mary and Charlie, and their First World War-era love story. “It’s a beautiful play about World War I and young love in World War I,” said Block. “It kind of deals with the ideals of, and the innocence of, young love and also the innocence of what people thought World War I was going to be. So Charlie and

Mary are both young prairie kids and they fall in love and Charlie has to go away to war. It deals with that through a dream, and it also teaches you about growing up and moving on, loss and gaining strength.” Block stars alongside Joshua Ramsden, who plays Charlie, while Angus Ferguson directs the show. Block said there can be additional stress when the cast is comprised of just two people — “you have all the weight on you” — but she’s having a good time with it. She’s also among familiar faces. “It’s so fun. I’m working with Angus Ferguson, who I’m really close with. He was my very first acting professor out at St. Peter’s College in Muenster. And Josh Ramsden, who’s playing Charlie — I’ve done a show with him before and we just spent the summer doing the Globe Conservatory program in Regina.” While Block’s acting credits include shows at Greystone Theatre at the U of S and Globe Theatre, she describes taking on the role of Mary in the Persephone production as “a whole new ballgame.” “I’m really proud of this one,” she said. Mary’s Wedding first premiered in 2002 at Alberta Theatre Projects. Since then, it has been produced dozens of

times, with the Calgary Herald newspaper calling it “likely the most performed — certainly most widely performed — Canadian play of the past decade.” However, Block said local audiences may not have seen it yet or may be unfamiliar with the story. She hopes the play inspires audience members here to learn more about the Great War, and she hopes people feel connected to the characters they see on stage. “You’re definitely going to go away feeling something at the end,” she said. The production of Mary’s Wedding is timely, given that 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the Great War of 19141918. Block said theatre has a role to play in telling the stories of the war “through human eyes.” “I think it’s quite important to understand what humanity is capable of,” she said. In addition to Ferguson, the creative team includes Derek Butt (set designer); Guido Tondino (lighting designer); Gilles Zolty (composer/sound designer); Terri Morgan (costume designer); Kristina Hughes (assistant director); Laura Kennedy (stage manager); Alana Friestadt (apprentice stage manager); and Jane Redlyon (dialect coach). Mary’s Wedding runs from Feb. 4 to

Jacqueline Block is making her debut on Persephone Theatre’s main stage in Mary’s Wedding (Photo Supplied) Feb. 22. Tickets are $23 to $38, and can be purchased by calling 306-384-7727 or by going online to www.persephonetheatre.org.

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Young and old enjoy a hayride at the Saskatoon Winter Shines Festival (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

Give acetone a shot at removing stain

Dear Reena, spoiling? Please tell me what I own a beautiful black I need to do before this year’s leather chair that I somehow gardening season. — Florence got a drop of nail polish or Dear Florence, glue on. I am not sure which Do not wash berries until it is. Do you have a solution ready to use. Wet a tea towel in your magic bag that will and put it on a large baking work on either? — Terrie sheet. Spread berries onto the Dear Terrie, baking sheet so that they do not Although superglue instantly touch each other. Wet another bonds to surfaces, it has one tea towel and cover the berries weakness — acetone. On a vabefore putting the pan inside riety of surfaces both the glue the fridge. The berries will be Household Solutions and nail polish can be removed beautiful, even after five days. using an old toothbrush soaked Extra Tip: You can take this with acetone. Acetone is the key ingredione step further by soaking the strawberent in many nail polishes, and may be ries in vinegar and water before laying purchased on its own at hardware stores. them onto the baking sheet. That way they The bad news is that acetone will discolour are already clean and ready for eating fabrics, and dyed leather is a perfect candi- throughout the week. date for discolouration. Another option is to Dear Reena, place ice onto the area and freeze the glue. I am having trouble getting the smell Chip off the glue and lightly sand, being of cauliflower out of my fridge. I have careful not to damage the leather. Or heat washed it with vinegar, and now have a the area using a hair dryer. As the spot soft- dish of lemon juice and vinegar in the ens, peel off the mess. Rather than trying to fridge. I also have two boxes of baking remove the glue or nail polish, it might be soda. Do you have any more suggestions safer to cover up the area with a permanent for me to try? — Lois marker or leather touch-up paint. Dear Lois, This yummy winter-tree delight Dear Reena, contains a powerful phytonutrient called How do you keep strawberries from sulforaphane, which helps the body’s

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natural defence systems protect against disease. At the same time, the sulfur compounds that are good for us give off an unpleasant smell, which is what you are now battling. Use vanilla that you bake a cake with to wipe down the fridge (the first step in freshening the fridge). Next, pour coffee grounds onto an open plate to absorb any lingering odours. The fridge should once again be a welcome part of your home. Other options are to leave a bowl of charcoal briquettes in the fridge or a pan of kitty litter (you will still need to wipe the walls and shelves with vanilla).

paper towels in the drum of my front-end loader washer machine (between uses) with the door open, it alleviates the musty smell. I also, of course, use vinegar in the softener compartment with every wash load. — Rosalind

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Taking my girl on trap line ended in tears

had sworn to myself I the trap line. She seemed fasciwould never eat another nated and genuinely interested. beaver when we moved Of course, I embellished some out of our northern trap line. of the stories, mostly to keep her My dad trapped beaver for interested. the pelts and most of the meat “I would like to be a trapper went to our dogs. But my when I grow up,” she once said. mom would either bake or fry It was almost a sad statement the best parts of the beaver. because the whole industry has Sometimes we would have changed since I was her age. I shish kebabs, with the tender asked her if she wanted to go meat over an open fire. As a and catch some rabbits with me. boy I was never a big fan of “It will be our own trap line,” Columnist eating beaver but, in a struggle I said. to survive, food is food. She was all excited. After supOne of my favourite small game foods per and after she had her homework done, was rabbit. I mean the wild rabbit, not the we set out to find a trap line. I was living in bunny one may find in someone’s home. Prince Albert back then and there was plenty Maybe the reason why I enjoyed rabbit of forest where I could set up a few snares. was I was able to catch my own and it felt This was in the middle of winter and good to contribute to supper. there were rabbit tracks. However, there When my girl was around nine years was also coyote and dogs roaming around. old, she was asking me questions about There was a large island in the middle of

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the river. I thought it might be a better place to set up the snares. We made our way to the island and, sure enough, there were rabbit tracks and basically nothing else. We set up the snares and went home. Every evening we would walk to “our trap line” and check the snares. It was always nice to walk under a full moon with her asking me all kinds of questions. Sometimes we would sing songs as we walked. It’s one of those memories that will be cherished forever. After a few days I started to get worried because we weren’t getting anything. I had set up about half a dozen snares, but maybe I was doing something wrong. One evening, after checking three snares, I checked the forth and, lo and behold, we had a rabbit. I called her name and screamed out that we had a rabbit. She came running. She suddenly stopped with a shocked look on her face. I asked her what was going on.

“I thought you said we were going to catch some rabbits,” she said as her tears started. “I didn’t think you were going to kill it.” I tried to explain this is what trapping was all about and this rabbit was not Thumper. She was quiet all the way home. After a few days, her mother prepared the rabbit as a stew. We sat down and had supper. I asked my girl how she enjoyed her meal. She said it was good. I told it was the rabbit we had caught. She went stumping to her room, but she eventually got over it and now we laugh about our little trap line. Last week I attended a traditional First Nations feast. Rabbit stew was on the menu and so was beaver. I had some of the stew and dished myself a little beaver. I have to say eating beaver is an acquired taste. But I figure you’re not a real Canadian until you have tried it. krnCREE@2015

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There is no grey in comparison of Twitter, electronic voting system

communication. nce upon a time, I was In no way, shape or form considering painting is the use of an electronic votthe exterior of my ing system related to external home grey, but had just met communications or the use someone allergic to peanut of hand-held communication butter so decided against it. devices (cellphones, iPads, Make sense? laptops) during meetings of city Grey paint and peanut butcouncillors. ter correlate about as much as Because it is 2015 and not Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchi1985, councillors use these son’s insistence that impleelectronic tools during meetmenting an electronic voting ings to access their documents, system in city council meetColumnist notes and, yes, perhaps to ings is connected to Twitter. check the Internet. Are there times in To be clear, there is absolutely, positively no connection whatsoever between which doing so may be inappropriate, perhaps impolite? Sure. But these are these things. adults, not a bunch of students sitting in Until now, when a motion comes Mr. Atchison’s Grade 4 classroom. before a city council meeting, councilAtchison’s argument against accessing lors and the mayor vote by raising their hands in favour, or in opposition. The city these devices, particularly in the context clerk records whether a motion is carried of the entirely unrelated matter of electronic voting, is inexplicable. or rejected, but not how each individual Let’s get to the heart of what this is councillor, or the mayor, voted. really about, and if you don’t use social After months of Coun. Darren Hill media or cellphones, I’ll apologize in adasking for the discussion, Coun. Randy vance for potentially boring you, but you Donauer formally raised the issue of recording votes at a city council meeting should also know that this is important. Often, especially with particularly in December 2014. Donauer argued that contentious issues, the audience watching for the sake of transparency, residents of Saskatoon should be able to access infor- city council meetings takes to Twitter and mation on how any elected official voted Facebook to discuss city council meetings, live and in real time. These individuals, on any issue. whether concerned citizens, reporters, or Further, Donauer requested that even city councillors, may be sitting right council implement an electronic voting in the room, or they may be watching the system, meaning when it came time to live broadcast on Shaw Cable. cast their vote, each councillor would In other words, I’m talking about the do so discreetly by pressing a button at peanut gallery — for which I am a season their desk (not the most technologically ticket holder, by the way. accurate way to describe it, but you get Thanks to advancements in modern the picture). Once everyone has voted, the results will be projected onto a screen for technology, comments and criticism from all to see. The point of this is to eliminate the peanut gallery no longer land on stage peer pressure — who wants to be the only as tossed nutshells, or scathing reviews after the show. Instead, the feedback can be person voting against something, when you see your colleagues are all voting for communicated to the players on the stage instantly, and Atchison — who doesn’t it? But if you can’t see how everyone is use social media — isn’t in the loop. voting, the premise is that you’re more This isn’t about Mean Girls passing likely to vote honestly. On transparency, Donauer is absolutely notes behind Atchison’s back, nor is it about some councillors having a perceived correct. On electronic blind voting, it upper hand because they have access to would be just a tad naïve to assume the live discourse. If the mayor or any counvarious alliances of councillors don’t discuss how they’re going to vote prior to cillor does not have confidence that they have a good grasp of public sentiment on the meeting, but the spirit of the change is valid. This isn’t an expensive decision, an issue going into any vote, that’s a much bigger issue. and it’s a sensible one that takes another Which brings this back to a discusstep towards bringing Saskatoon City Hall sion of elevated level of transparency, into the 21st century. So that was all well and good. Donauer discourse and civic engagement in a City Hall rife with accusations of leaks and too tabled the request for the changes to the way city council voted, and the response many closed door meetings. Not a bad was mild but positive. Until Mayor Atchi- thing. Meanwhile, because this isn’t 1985, son piped up, that is, and inexplicably and these are the realities of communicacompared paint to peanut butter. tion today, Mayor Atchison has got to get In response to Donauer’s request to use an electronic voting system, Atchison with the program or find another show — unless from now on he wants to hold aired his concern that city councillors every city council meeting in an underwere being nefariously influenced by people outside the physical building dur- ground bunker. Based on recent events, ing council meetings by way of electronic let’s hope that’s not where we’re headed. CP90385.B02 Chenise

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This home is located at 610 Rosewood Boulevard West (Photos by Peter Wilson)

Boychuk

Home provides option for basement suite

Peter Wilson Saskatoon Express A recently completed home from Boychuk offers owners the option of adding a basement suite. Thanks to its private rear entrance and roughed-in plumbing in the lower level, the home’s design offers the potential of extra income for its owner. The three-bedroom home at 610 Rosewood Boulevard West has a maintenancefree exterior and an interior that delivers a bright and cheery living room, along with an open kitchen featuring oak cabinets and a centre island. The master bedroom has a shower-equipped en suite. The 1,058-square-foot bi-level offers a

family friendly layout, including a garden door to a future backyard deck. Many potential buyers will like the idea of having a paved rear alley. Affordability is a focus for Boychuk in the design of this showhome, along with the homes being constructed on a dozen of its lots on this block in Rosewood. Residential designs include a number of suiteready properties. Listed at $383,600, this home, which has an attached double garage, can be viewed at the nearby Boychuk showhome at 622 Rosewood Boulevard West. It is open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

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Travel

Richmond, B.C.

Perfect place to ring in Chinese New Year

have just been reminded that Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 19. Also called Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, Chinese New Year is considered the beginning of spring and is a vibrant, spirited 15-day celebration that lasts from the new moon through to the Lantern Festival. Richmond, B.C., is home to Canada’s largest per-capita percentage of Chinese descendants. It is where you will discover one of the continent’s most elaborate and authentic Chinese New Year celebrations. The good folks at Tourism Richmond say it’s the place to Travel be to celebrate the Year of the Sheep, especially if you have a penchant for Far Eastern food. With more than 400 Asian restaurants in the city limits, even experienced foodies from Vancouver make regular pilgrimages to Richmond for their Asian dining fix. With an array of dining options,from Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian eateries, to restaurants representing nearly every culinary region of China, you’ll have your work cut out for you making decisions on where to eat during your visit. That makes Richmond the place to be at this special time of year. An elaborate, multi-course feast is central to Chinese New Year festivities. For many families, the reunion dinner (celebrated this year on Feb. 18) is the most impor-

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Traditional ethnic dancing and wonderful food are a big part of the cultural and fun activities during Richmond’s Chinese New Year celebrations (Photo by Peter Wilson) tant meal of the year. Noodles are eaten for long life. Dumplings, shaped like ancient Chinese money, represent wealth and prosperity. Spring rolls, named for being a traditional food of the Spring Festival, are said to look like gold bars. Lettuce wraps play on the Chinese word for “fortune,” which is also the word for “lettuce.” Large, golden fruits like tangerines, oranges and pomelos symbolize fullness and wealth. Richmond has a well-earned reputation as the North American destination that’s home to the best Chinese food outside of China. Top restaurants like Fisherman’s Terrace, Jade Seafood Restaurant, Continental Seafood Restaurant, Sea Harbour Seafood, Shiang Garden and Su Hang offer sumptuous 10- to 12-course meals for groups. Reservations are essential. Thousands will flock to Richmond’s buzzing city centre, the Golden Village, to welcome the Year of the Sheep with firecrackers, live music, costumed dances, delicious foods, and flower and gift fairs. A visit to a traditional flower market is a must-see in the week leading up to Feb.

19. One of Richmond’s most popular Chinese New Year shopping destinations is Aberdeen Centre, famously the most Asian mall outside of Asia. The popular Flower & Gift Fair runs from Feb. 13 through Feb. 19 and is filled with merchandise stalls featuring gifts of good omens such as sweet oranges, tangerines, colourful flowers, exotic plants, jade artwork and a variety of red and gold decorations. Traditional lion and dragon dance performances take place at all three of Richmond’s Asian malls. During the lion and dragon dances, the beautifully costumed dancers are accompanied by loud drumming and clashing symbols, which are said to drive away bad luck and evil spirits. Each year has its own corresponding animal from the Chinese zodiac, a cycle of 12 animals. This is the Year of the Sheep, so the Golden Village will be full of photo-ops with extravagant displays and elaborate sheep-adorned décor. During Chinese New Year, the intense mixture of noises, smells and sights is

intoxicating at the International Buddhist Temple. Modelled after the Forbidden City in Beijing, the temple welcomes a quarter of a million visitors each year; worshippers and visitors of all faiths and beliefs are free to walk the beautiful grounds, enjoy a vegetarian meal at the Buddhist café, or join in prayer and meditation sessions. Chinese New Year is one of the temple’s most exciting times of the year as thousands flock here to light bundles of incense, pay their respects and make offerings. The temple also features special Chinese New Year festivities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Feb. 14 to Feb. 19, including a Chinese New Year bazaar, where visitors can browse elaborate flower arrangements, enjoy traditional snacks and foods, and pick up good luck gift items. With busy crowds, soothing chanting, the smells of burning incense and the hypnotic flickering of thousands of lit candles, Chinese New Year’s Eve at the International Buddhist Temple is truly the must-experience event of the season. Celebrations from run 10 a.m. to midnight on Feb. 18.

Hibernating bats welcome in writer’s cellar

By Melanie Elliott (they don’t get caught in your id you hear the recent hair, they are not blind and CBC radio news story they are not flying rodents), about seven overwinterI became fascinated. After ing bats at Regina’s Science giving bat house-building Centre? workshops at schools and With the help of Dr. Mark provincial parks, I became Brigham from the University of known as the Bat Lady and Nature Notes Regina, these bats were rescued was called whenever one was when they awoke early from found where it should not be. winter hibernation. When Saskatchewan has Yes, I said I would go to rescue them. a weather break and the temperature jumps I’m a member of the Wildlife Rehabilitation 20 degrees to -10 C or even 5 C, we are Society of Saskatchewan, trained as a vetelated. Well, bats are the same. erinary technologist and research technician Their trigger to wake in spring is such and I have a certificate from the Internaa jump in temperature. While we shed the tional Wildlife Rehabilitation Council in long underwear during a mid-winter warm wildlife rehab. spell and quit plugging the car in for a The Saskatchewan society has a Wildlife while, bats wake up, have a pee and look Hotline – 306-242-7177 — where volunfor a drink. So if your apartment, condo, teers answer questions about wildlife issues. school, church or shopping mall has bats When necessary, we gather rescue teams to that thought it better to stay here than fly help capture injured or orphaned wildlife. to the caves of the Dakotas or Montana to The rescues have involved a Canada goose hibernate, they may appear where and when visiting a MacDonald’s (it was from the zoo they are not expected. People don’t usually and liked being hand-fed), a goose with a like such a visitor in their home. broken wing at a golf course, a hare with a When I worked at the Saskatoon zoo, Dr. broken leg at a grain elevator, a young owl Brigham — who studies bats worldwide but by the roadside, ducklings crossing the road especially in Saskatchewan — would travel and a bat in the house. Our extra training from Regina to speak about bats to the zoo is essential to help wildlife stay safe and society. After learning about their amazoften the situation can be handled simply by ing abilities (they are the only mammals to providing information. truly fly, and all Saskatchewan bats are bug In my cold cellar I now have 15 hibereaters) and having many myths dispelled nating bats, each in their own Rubbermaid

Melanie Elliott is a member of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan container. I am required to have two permits from Saskatchewan Environment and two from the University of Saskatchewan. Wildlife belongs to the province and does not make good pets. The Saskatchewan Environment permit says the bats must be returned to the wild. At the university there are strict animal ethics requirements, thus the permit to maintain two non-releasable big brown bats used for educational programs. Their names are Batrick and Elizabat, and they are eight and 12 years old. They may live as long as 45 years. The rescued bats will be released in the spring as soon as bugs are flying. In Regina, they will have a spring bat release party. Here, they are released into the bat houses

Bats are fascinating creatures that sometimes need a helping hand (Photos by Bruce Acton) on the side of our house and get to fly when they are ready. If the original owner is willing, I give them a child-built bat house and we release their bat back to its own territory. You can understand why schools, churches, condos, apartment owners and malls may prefer me to release them from my home. (Melanie Elliott is a member of the Saskatoon Nature Society (SNS). The SNS website is at www.saskatoonnaturesociety. sk.ca, or you can visit the SNS on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SaskatoonNatureSociety.)

Page 12 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - February 2-8, 2015 He said one of the keys to the popularity is Santa Lucia’s special sauce. “Pizza sauce is our secret recipe. Nobody has our pizza sauce. No one has a similar taste. Our pizza sauce is being packed in Winnipeg and being shipped to us. Pizza sauce really makes a big difference. Also, we use our own recipe to make our pepperoni.” Saskatoon’s Prairie Meats provides the pepperoni and other meats. “Before we came to Saskatoon we did some research. We wanted to choose a meat shop to work with us and work on our recipes and make our taste of pepperoni and our taste of bacon. Their name is already in Saskatoon; everybody knows about them, so we decided to choose them to work with us. It took a month or two to figure out how to make it exactly the same taste (as in Manitoba). Once we figured it out, we opened this shop and all the meat is from them. We can guarantee the quality and the taste always being the same.” Among other items on the menu are pastas and fried chicken. They wondered about using the full menu when they opened in Saskatoon. “The reason we keep a large menu is because we don’t want to give up anything, because everything on the menu is Yu Yang and Wu Jun own Santa Lucia Pizza on Eighth Street East (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) good,” Jun said. With the increasing popularity, and delivery only on the east side, Jun said they are opening a second store on 22nd Street West. “We want to deliver fresh food to every single customer. After this location opened, a lot of people called from the west for delivery service, but we said, ‘Sorry, we He said they are seeing a lot of return Cam Hutchinson have no regrets about moving can’t do that because it is far from our locustomers. Initially Jun appreciated the Saskatoon Express to Saskatoon. Four months cation.’ Of course I can send my driver, no ow well received has after opening on Eighth Street support from Manitoba transplants. Santa problem, but the thing is once the customer Santa Lucia Pizza East, they are now in expan- Lucia has won Winnipeg’s Consumer receives their food, their food might not be Choice award for pizza for nine consecu- fresh anymore. been in Saskatoon? sion mode. tive years. So well that a second loca“We saw Saskatoon is “It might take a half hour to 40 minutes “They know Santa Lucia Pizza. It’s re- for delivery but once the customer opens tion will open in April. younger and (has) more acSanta Lucia has been a tivities than Regina has,”Jun ally strong in Manitoba. Once our sign said the bag, the food is not hot anymore. We staple on the Winnipeg pizza said. “People are more willing ‘Open,’ those people from Manitoba said, want to keep our quality. To make highscene for more than 40 years. When Wu to go out to eat instead of cooking at home. ‘Santa Lucia is open here finally. We can quality food is our first priority. I want Jun and Yu Yang, owners of a franchise in “(Business) is growing in a healthy way just go to their shop to order food.’ ” every single customer to try our pizza and Then word of mouth took hold. Brandon, Man., wanted to expand, they and really fast. In the first couple of weeks, be satisfied.” “It is magic or something because all looked east. They first checked out Regina because no one knew about us, every day Santa Lucia is located at 2-3414 Eighth the people that tried our pizza, they call because of its proximity to Brandon and sales were around 20 or 30 orders. Since Street East and can be reached by calling back and say, ‘Oh that is a really good piz- 306-668-2222. It offers pickup and delivWinnipeg. we opened until now, our sales are a new Then a visit to Saskatoon convinced Jun record every single week. There is not one za.’ They become regular customers. Every ery. For hours and more information, visit day we receive phone calls like that.” and Yang that this is the place to be. They week when we dropped in sales.” santaluciapizza.com.

Santa Lucia Pizza receives warm welcome in city H

Reflect to prepare for your financial future

oming to the end of anwas asked by the CFR interother year and entering viewer if he thought gold is another typically triggers currently a good investment, reflection. So here’s a collection given what he’s saying about of quotes and paraphrases from the potential for turmoil. He both the near and distant past to responded immediately with, reflect on. The intent is to draw “Yes. Economists are usually attention to core “big-picture” perfect in equivocating. In this issues ultimately relevant to our case, I didn’t equivocate.” portfolios. Also, this past October at Governments and high-prothe New Orleans 2014 Investfile central bank figures, having ment Conference, Greenspan served in positions of high trust, candidly said, “The Fed’s balFinance get all the attention here, as ance sheet is a pile of tinder, but they are so highly influential on it hasn’t been lit. Inflation will the markets, economy and our money. eventually have to rise.” A PILE OF TINDER DIRTY WORK Just this past October, Alan Greenspan, Paul Volker, another former Fed chair former Federal Reserve chair from 1987 from 1979 to 1987, was interviewed in to 2006, was interviewed by the Council September 2000 by PBS and said: “Inflation on Foreign Relations (CFR). He was asked is related to money. The issue of money is a what probability he would give to the Fed governmental responsibility predominantly, being able to exit the challenges it’s facing and to use that authority in a way that leads with the economy without creating another to inflation is a system that fools a lot of financial crisis. He replied, “Let’s leave people, and to keep fooling them you have the word ‘crisis’ out and use the substitute to do it more and more. That is a moral isterm ‘turmoil.’ I don’t think it’s possible.” sue. I put myself in that camp.” As a follow-up question, Greenspan Speaking at an INET conference in April

Derek Shevkenek

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2010, Richard Koo (former Fed economist from 1981 to 1984) said: “I used to work at the New York Fed during the Latin American debt crisis in 1982 — and it was a massive crisis. I had to do all the dirty work. We did everything legal, illegal, paralegal — you name it. Average people have never realized that was a massive crisis going on.” DIFFICULT TO FORSEE The following words seem like they could have been spoken yesterday: “The budget should be balanced, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest (we) become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” But they were spoken a couple of thousand years ago by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman living from 106-43 B.C. Will modern governments repeat ancient mistakes? It’s because humanity has a nasty habit of repeating mistakes committed in the past and very distant past that we must note and respect them as we plan for the future. And while the words “turmoil,” “crisis,” “bankrupt” and “threats” have ap-

peared, fear not and take this in stride. The future is, and always has been, by definition, uncertain. In the Bank of Canada Review (winter 2005-2006 edition) it states, “It is difficult to foresee the particular direction from which threats to the stability of the monetary system may come, but that they will come cannot be in doubt.” In light of this, to prudently arrange your portfolio, history shows that more broadly diversified portfolios should be better suited to face the future, whatever it may bring. Specific examples of such portfolios were highlighted in columns published on Nov. 25, 2013, and on Sept. 1, 2014. They are archived at my website. Derek Shevkenek is a Saskatoon investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Member CIPF. Inquiries are welcome at 306-956-7803 and at www. dereks.ca. Information is believed to be accurate at the time of writing and is subject to change. Past performance may not be repeated. Opinions are provided in good faith, but without legal responsibility. Opinions are the author’s, not that of RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Ken Cheveldayoff MLA Saskatoon Silver Springs

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New store offers quality underwear for men

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ave Wilson and Jessica Emshay think they have found a niche in Saskatoon’s fashion scene. The business partners recently opened Gent House Chonies & Accessories. The store features high-quality men’s underwear. Wilson, who some will know from his years of running the pest-control business Creepy Critters, said he had trouble finding underwear that was unlike those sold at big-box stores in the city. He informally canvassed some of his friends to see what they wear. The opinion was there isn’t much selection of fancy underpants in the city. He and Emshay decided to open Gent House. The store carries a number of brands, including Naked, Junk Under Jeans and Pull-in. “The stuff you can get here you can’t get at, say, Walmart,” Emshay said. “You are going to get the quality. Yes, you are going to pay more and you aren’t going to get as much as you would at Walmart, but you are going to get your money’s worth out of this because it is going to last forever.” She said Naked is a popular brand of underwear. “It has silver in the thread of the band. In the winter, it will keep you warm and in the summer keep you cool. It also has this little flap when time is of the essence,” she said with a laugh. “They are super comfortable and just the fact they do keep you warmer in the winter, but not to the point where you are sweating or overheating.” Naked is a Canadian product, something that is important to Wilson. “We’re trying to stick with Canadian products as much as possible, but unfortunately to get some products we have to go elsewhere.”

Jessica Emshay and Dave Wilson recently opened Gent House Chonies & Accessories on 33rd Street (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Junk Under Jeans is a colourful brand. “They are for you if don’t want something plain or regular,” Emshay said. “They have super bright colours in the waistband. They are super comfortable and super soft.” She said Pull-in uses two types of fabrics: “Organic cotton, which is super soft, and they also use Lycra as well. It is softer than Junk Under Jeans and has more eccentric waistbands and super bright colours. They are Canadian as well.” In addition, they have an area of the store for those who want underwear that is a bit more daring. They pointed to a web thong.

“It is the most talked about item in the store,” Wilson said, adding they have everything from fairly traditional to adventurous underwear. The store also carries accessories. “No matter who walks through the door, everybody has something that they want here in one place,” Emshay said. “We have your cufflinks, your ties, your bowties and underwear. Everything a guy needs is going to be in this store. This will be your one-stop shop.” Gent House, which is located at 219 33rd St. West, is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. For more information, call 306-370-4368,email genthousesaskatoon@gmail.com or search for it on Facebook.

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anice Hough, on Bill Clinton joking about what he would want to be called if Hillary runs for By RJ Currie president and wins: “’I could be called Adam.’ hree reasons USA Today put the male audience for the Super (First man.) I don’t know. What about ‘First BubBowl at 70 million: 3. Marshawn Lynch in beast mode; ba?’” 2. Richard Sherman in boast mode; 1. Katy Perry in breast l Torben Rolfsen, on Snownado cancelling a mode. Knicks game last week but the Metropolitan Opera’s l According to yumsugar.com, the average number of people at a performance of La Boheme going ahead: “At least Super Bowl party is 17. No, wait a sec: that’s the average number of there was an alternative event for fans of tragedy.” people at a Phoenix Coyotes game. l TC Chong, on Forbes saying the New England l Q. What do you call drawing the four foot to win a TSN CurlPatriots are worth $1.64 billion, and the Boston Red ing Skins game? Sox $1.5 billion: “Sox owner John Henry wants to A. Playing with house money. hire the Pats ball boy to see it that will inflate his l Piston’s guard Brandon Jennings recently recorded the NBA’s team’s worth.” first 20-20 game in five years — 24 points, 21 assists. No one has l I watched women’s curling provincial finals in looked so good in the paint since Sports Illustrated airbrushed a Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia a swimsuit on Kate Upton. couple of weekends ago on Sportsnet. Was somel Chelsea Carey lost the Alberta Scotties final to Val Sweeting thing missing? just days after a thief made off with Carey’s unique stainless-steel l I should point out that Sportsnet’s coverage, slider. Talk about a costly steal. commitment and increased prize packages for events l Bart, a Florida cat that was given up for dead and buried, has is excellent. There are a lot of curlers wishing they surprised its owner by apparently coming back to life. In a related were 20 or 30 years younger. story, the Knicks just won four out of five. l Bill Littlejohn, on the Golden State Warriors l The retractable roof at the Australian Open’s Rod Laver Arena planning to wear Chinese New Year uniforms that moves at 1.3 metres a minute. In U.S. measures, that’s about one foot include a goat on the sleeve: “The logo will depict per minute faster than Peyton Manning. the Year of the Goat. I think they’d better check the l A Super Bowl irony: For New England’s defence to contain the Cubs’ history before having anything to do with a Seahawks, the Patriots have to put more pressure on Wilson than they goat.” put in their Wilsons. l Hough, on the small drone that crashed on the l According to several reports, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West White House lawn belonging to a government emare getting divorced. And despite what many believe, their union’s ployee who said he was flying it for fun when he lost state was not what President Obama addressed. control: “You know, they really need to find more to l This just in from Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch: “ …. ” do for Joe Biden.” l I just came across a Yahoo article called Ten Things That Turn l Rolfsen, on Floyd Mayweather and Manny Women On. Based on my experience, it doesn’t include playing the Pacquiao exchanging phone numbers at a Miami Heat xylophone. game: “See kids, that’s how we did it before Tinder.” l It’s hard to know what Patriots coach Bill Belichick has up his l A super groaner from Chong: “Marshawn sleeve. Except maybe an air-pressure gauge. Lynch’s grandfather in Sacramento made him happy by baking him a lemon cake and sending it to him in RJ’s Groaner of the Week Phoenix. Since Marshawn has a weak spot for baked That’s it; I’m going to stop making Deflategate jokes. Or at least goods, does he go into Yeast Mode?” I’ll air on the side of caution. l It’s great seeing the trivago guy back on TV. Is

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it just me, or did they clean him up a bit? l Not that he’ll miss a bottle of Grey Goose because of this, but I unfollowed Johnny Manziel on Twitter. He is just so unlikeable. l Littlejohn, on former MLB pitcher Ted Lilly facing three felony charges after signing up with an insurance company and filing a claim nine days after an actual RV accident: “You could say he made a relief appearance and was charged with three insurance runs.” l From Rolfsen: “I like the Winter X Games, but I’m not sure about the snowmobile jump. That’s verging on monster truck territory. What’s next? Zamboni demolition derby?” l From Rolfsen: “John Kuhn had a 29-yard run in the Pro Bowl. That is like Gary Bettman showing up during Champions Week on Jeopardy.” I feel badly for American CFL players. They are paid in Canadian dollars, meaning those $50,000 salaries are now $40,000 salaries when they go home during the off-season. l Hough, on Florence Henderson, 81, who will forever be Carol Brady to many baby-boomers, giving an interview during which she talked about currently having a friend with benefits: “And you think it was tough figuring out that YOUR parents actually had sex.” l This will mark the 20th time since 1967 that the Leafs have missed the playoffs. That’s 43 per cent of the time. That is embarrassing. l I see the benefit of trading Ricky Foley, but the semantics are horrible after he presumably left dollars on the table to re-sign with the Riders. l Rolfsen, on the fire alarm being pulled twice in the Patriots hotel in the lead-up to the Super Bowl: “I think it was Gronk trying to slip in from a party after curfew.” l Hough, on Facebook being down for an hour one night last week, and five people calling 911 about it: “Really? Don’t these people understand that 911 is for serious issues. Like if your television goes down during the Super Bowl?”

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room to double as a mud room. Adjacent is a den, with a window looking out to the back garden, and a two-piece powder room. Upstairs, the master suite overlooks the front garden, and includes a walk-in closet as well as a three-piece en-suite. The secondary bedrooms overlook the back garden and share a three-piece bathroom. A linen closet and triangular display case, perfect for collectibles, complete the layout on this oor. Exterior nishes include horizontal siding and contrasting vertical board-and batten siding, wooden shingles in the gables, pilasters with stone accents and painted trim. This home measures 32 feet wide and 37 feet, four inches deep, for a total of 1,567 square feet. Ceilings rise to eight feet throughout the main oor. Plans for design 7-3-999 are available for $695 (set of 5), $790(set of 8) and $866 for a super set of 10. Also add $30.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $55.00 outside of B.C. Please add 12% H.S.T., 13% H.S.T. Or 5% G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges.

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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 FEBRUARY 8 Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelClassical variety night: This is the second chair accessible). If you have a loved one or concert of the series’ fourth season, featuring friend with a mental illness and you need talented local musicians performing the music understanding support, contact Carol at 306MARCH 6 they love. This concert is extra special as we 249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at will premiere a commissioned piece by Janet Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers. 10th anniver- 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. sary fundraising dinner. Western Development Gieck. This event is hosted by the Galliard First and Third Sunday Museum. Reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at Foundation and hosted at Grosvenor Park of every month 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $45. Tickets are availUnited Church. Concert begins at 2 p.m. with admission by donation. For more information, able by calling Jenifer at 306-242-4989 or at Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with the McNally Robinson Booksellers. visit our facebook page at www.facebook. loss of a beloved companion animal due to com/theGalliardFoundation or email us at old age, sickness or other sad reasons. The galliard.foundation@gmail.com. no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. MARCH 1 at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue Second and Fourth The University of Saskatchewan Greystone North, Saskatoon. For more information or Tuesday Singers are performing their Spring Concert telephone support, call 306-343-5322. The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds at 3 p.m. in Knox United Church. The program Tuesdays, Thursdays, dances at Grace Westminster United Church consists of a wide variety of choral repertoire Saturdays (505 10th Street East) from October until from traditional and classical to sacred and April. We dance to old-time music from 7 p.m. Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All secular, including folk songs and spirituals in ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no to 9:30 p.m. Beginner instruction during the a variety of languages and styles. Featured first hour. No experience needed. For further registration required. Times are: Tuesdays works are Benjamin Britten’s Choral Dances information call 306- 382-5107. 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 from Gloriana, Heinrich Schütz’s Singet dem p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Herrn (Ps. 98) with double chorus, Ola Gjeilo’s Every Monday Every Wednesday Contrition, and Saskatchewan composer Paul Hope Beyond Depression program: free Suchan’s Wake the Grain. Tickets are $15 introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 Depression Support Group — free group for adults and $10 for students and seniors p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive runs on the first and third Wednesday of each available at McNally Robinson, from choir (wheelchair accessible). For more info call month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA members, or at the door. Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saskatoon- building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open recovery@gmail.com. to anyone struggling with depression and MARCH 8 family members wanting to support them. For Pavlo in concert. Broadway Theatre, doors at First and Third Saturdays more info, call 306-270-9181. of the month 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $38 and ***** available by calling 306-652-6556, online at Lions Club’s Texas Holdem Tournaments. $60 Bargain store to support the inner city buy- in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to www.broadwaytheatre.ca or at the theatre. Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ the cash prize pool. No Re-Buys. 50 seats and men’s clothing; jewellery, purses, belts available. Registration opens at 6, tourna-

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Drumming Event for One Billion Rising Drum Circle and Potluck Social, St. George’s Hall (1235 20th Street West) from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. Doors open at 7 p.m. No drumming experience necessary. Instruments available. Tickets: Adults: $11 Advance, $15 at the door; Youth/Students/60+: $6 Advance, $10 at the door; Kids 13 and under free with guardian. Available: Online at www.truthanddare.ca, or Twig & Squirrel’s Wild Goods (504 20th Street West), Positive Passions (300 Third Avenue South), Divine Goddess (103 – 626 Broadway Ave.), Better of Duds (510A 33rd Street). One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. Founded by award winning playwright, activist and performer, Eve Ensler, it is a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the ment starts at 7 p.m. The Coachman bar at world population at 7 billion, this adds up to Market Mall. Call 306-668-0015 for more more than one billion women and girls. information.

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Meeting of the Canadian Club. Speaker: John Burton, economist, former MP, author. Title of Address: Potash:An Inside Account of Saskatchewan’s Pink Gold. Books for sale at luncheon. Sheraton Cavalier. Cost: $20 per person for hot buffet lunch. Call Laura at 306931-6790 for tickets. Time: Registration 11:30 for noon hot buffet.

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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 FEBRUARY 14 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Nutana Lions Super Duper Flea Market. 9 a.m. Community Centre. to 5 p.m. Prairieland Park Hall D. For more Every Tuesday information, call 306-291-3964. Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International ***** Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-WestSave the Children – Canada. Valentine’s Day minster United Church (505, 10th Street East). Fundraising bake sale. Market Mall (near Safeway) on Preston Avenue from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2 p.m. Donations requested. Kindly drop your ***** contributions, preferably between 9 a.m. and Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club 10 a.m. but not later than 10:30 a.m., directly Downtown Saskatoon. Come and have some fun with speaking and leadership skills. Our to the sale location at Market Mall. Please club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the contact Janet at 306-477-1899 or Branch Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Chair at marci.macomber@gmail.com Company. Follow the red fence on south side ***** of building through the gate up the stairs into New Hope Dog Rescue’s Meet Your Match. the building. Noon to 3 p.m. at Market Mall. New Hope First Monday of every Dog Rescue will be hosting its annual Meet month Your Match adoption day. The dogs will be walking the runway with Kevin Stanfield from Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at Global TV as our emcee. We will be in the old 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when Zellers hallway. there is a holiday, if so we meet the second FEBRUARY 17 Monday. Third Avenue United Church, Shrove Tuesday First Tuesday of every Pancake Supper. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets: $6 month in advance, $7 at the door, $4 for children 10 Left Behind By Suicide is a drop-in support and under. Call 652-6812 for tickets. group for individuals who have lost a loved FEBRUARY 21 one to suicide.Where: W.A. Edwards Family MENSA is an international, non-profit society Centre - 333 4th Avenue North. 7:30 p.m. for people who score among the top 2% of 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more the general population on a standardized IQ information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net.

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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 306-343-9460. ***** SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children new-borns to age five and their parents/caregivers will be at Emmanuel Baptist Church from9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. $40/family/year or suggested drop-in donation of $5/family. Visit our Facebook page (Scooters - at EBC) for more information.

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.

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 Karousels Dance Club, learn to dance. New class starting Jan. 9. Cued ballroom at 7 p.m. Albert Community Centre(610 Clarence Ave. South). For more information, call 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 306-9318053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

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The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes new female residents in the Saskatoon area, as well as those who have recently underEmail: reception@bankruptcysask.ca gone a significant change in lifestyle (such as www.bankruptcysask.ca relationship status, retirement, or becoming a new parent). A new resident is defined as and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or surrounding area for more than three years. Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more gatherings, book club and other planned information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. activities. If interested, please reply by email saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com com. or call 306-668-8131. ***** 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.

Singles Social Group Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s and 60s. Events such as weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, movie nights, dances, pot luck and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information email allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone (306) 978-0813.

Saskatoon Mood Disorder Support Group

The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Group meets every month except July and Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Fu- 0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398. neral Home. For more information call Murray Volunteers needed Hill at 306-242-5893 or email murraydhill@ Track and Field needs you! We have an me.com. opportunity for you to watch track and field Second Wednesday athletes up close at indoor track meets at the of the Month Saskatoon Field House by being part of the ofFriendship Force International, Saskatoon and ficiating team. We have a number of exciting Area Club is an organization of more than 360 jobs on the track, at long jump, high jump and clubs in more than 50 countries throughout shot put. All officials start off with a two-hour the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economitraining session in conjunction with a track cal travel while forging new friendships with meet. This training can start you on a lifetime club members from around the world. Visit experience as part of the sport of athletics our website at www.thefriendshipforce.org , or merely allow you to follow your kids and find out more about us or come join us at our their friends around the meets. Register today next meeting by contacting Lynne Stade at for one of the following Introductory Officials 306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca. Clinics: Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. or Saturday, Every Thursday Feb. 28 at 10 p.m. Register by email: ken. Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets mckechney@sasktel.net.

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