Saskatoon Express, April 6, 2015

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Acting chief curator Sandra Fraser says the Mendel Art Gallery is closing with a celebratory tone (Photo by Shannon Boklaschuk)

End of an era

Final shows open at Mendel Art Gallery Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express t’s the end of an era in Saskatoon.

The Mendel Art Gallery, a 50-year-old cultural institution in the city, is permanently closing its doors in June. Now on display are the gallery’s final exhibitions, which will stay open for viewing until June 7. The Mendel will shut down the very next day, on June 8.

While the Mendel is preparing to cease its operations, plans continue to take shape for the public opening of the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan in 2016. While it’s the end of an era for the Mendel, it’s the dawn of a new era for the Remai Modern. Fittingly, the Mendel’s two final shows are “future focused and aspirational” in nature, said acting chief curator Sandra Fraser.

“I feel very happy that these are the two exhibitions that are closing the gallery. I think it’s in a strong way. I don’t want to go out with a whimper; I want to go out in a more celebratory tone,” she said.

Featured on the Mendel’s main floor is the annual School Art exhibition of student work, alongside an exhibition showcasing

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indigenous art called The Fifth World.

Fraser said the final exhibitions “feel young and energetic” — and that is certainly apparent with School Art. The popular annual exhibition has been running for the majority of the Mendel’s history — for 43 of its 50 years — and recognizes the creativity and the talent of the city’s elementary and high school students. This year, more than 200 students are included in the final offering of School Art, which displays paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and other works created by children and teens.

School Art fits with the notion of looking forward to the future, as “children literally are the future,” said Fraser.

“The great thing about School Art is how it really celebrates imagination and creativity, and that’s something that’s really important for us — to nurture that,” she said.

Fraser is also enthusiastic about The Fifth World, a show that features 11 “strong artists.”

“I think they’re doing great things,” she said.

Wanda Nanibush curated The Fifth World to celebrate the 20th anniversary

of a local arts organization called Tribe Inc. In 1995, a small group of Aboriginal artists organized Tribe: A Centre for the Evolving Aboriginal Media, Visual and Performing Arts Inc., which has had a number of partnerships with the Mendel over the years. According to the Mendel, the new exhibition critiques Western colonial thought and “proposes a fifth world — a new consciousness of justice and environmentalism blossoming in the hearts of all human beings.”

“The importance of the indigenous population is more and more obvious – I think politically, artistically, everything.

There’s a really strong voice and a really strong movement, and I think we’ve seen that particularly with movements such as Idle No More,” said Fraser.

“There’s a lot more recognition and a lot more acknowledgement of indigenous sovereignty, so that, to me, is also really future forward — very focused on the future and what’s possible.”

While Fraser is pleased that School Art and The Fifth World are the Mendel’s final exhibitions, she admits that the combination of the two shows wasn’t intentional; rather, it just worked out that way.

“We plan exhibitions two, three years in advance; there’s a lot of research and planning that goes into exhibitions. We didn’t know for sure which shows would be the actual final shows until it got closer,” she said.

“So I’m really excited that these are the shows that are closing. They have a lot of sort of symbolic power, I think — both the School Art and The Fifth World — because of the content. I think they’re also both really community oriented.”

Fraser said the feeling of the spring exhibitions is different from that of fall 2014, when the Mendel held its 50th anniversary exhibition entitled Modern Visions. That exhibition drew from the gallery’s permanent collection, which includes nearly 8,000 works.

“It was a bit of a nod to our history, and it had a bit of a nostalgic kind of tone,” Fraser said of the exhibition.

In an interview last fall, Gregory Burke, executive director and CEO, said the 50th anniversary came at “an interesting time” in the Mendel Art Gallery’s history, given the transition that is underway to the new Remai Modern.

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A man of many ventures and ideas Michael Ma, second from left, and members of his team stand behind a model of The Myriad, a complex of residential and commercial spaces now being built in Willowgrove (Photo by Joanne Paulson) Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ichael Ma moved to Saskatoon less than four years ago, but he has already designed a flow chart to clearly illustrate all of his ventures and adventures.

Ma may be best known as the developer behind The Myriad, a complex at 15 Willowgrove Square that combines commercial, residential and recreational space.

The founder of M&A Homes Group Ltd. and MA Land Development saw phase one of The Myriad sell out very quickly — in about a month. Construction has started, and it should be ready for occupancy in 2016.

Others know him as the founder of Xinhua Press, a Chinese language newspaper that translates local news into Mandarin for Saskatoon’s growing Chinese community.

He is now involved in creating The Myriad Store, an online shopping presence based on the concept of “O2O” or online to offline, popular in Asia. The concept is based on allowing shoppers to view products physically before ordering them virtually.

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The online store is expected to go live early this summer, and will ultimately connect to the 110 retail units planned for Myriad’s second floor in phase two.

Ma expects the marketplace, both online and on the floor, will carry merchandise ranging from sporting good food, electrical products, clothing and footwear. Phase two is expected to be ready by mid-2017.

Ma left his homeland of China 20 years ago, and spent the next many years travelling: He says he has visited 65 to 70 countries. Why did he choose to settle in Saskatoon?

“Saskatoon is a good-sized city, and the people are nice,” said Ma in an interview.

He doesn’t even hate the traffic: there is not as much honking and noise as in larger cities, he said.

“The GDP, the economics, are so good.

At the moment even Calgary is going down, but it’s still OK here,” he added.

“It’s a good size for us to run a business, not as competitive as (some larger) cities.”

He has purchased the former Hobo Shop location at 1932 St. George Avenue, which at 20,000 square feet will serve as a warehouse for The Myriad Store as well as provide workspace for some of his staff.

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“We are the first Chinese logistics company here,” added Ma, who has also founded Central Shining International Canada Co. Ltd. to handle the importing.

He sees the Chinese community in Saskatoon, which he estimates at 10,000 to 20,000 people, growing quickly and knows he can offer support. Therefore, on top of The Myriad, the shopping concept and the newspaper, he also runs a chat group of about 500 people and has a consulting firm that provides services to new Canadians, including English and Japanese language classes, financial assistance and training.

The Myriad, too, is based on a community approach taken more often in Asia, mixing business with living. The first 25 units “sold out before we started construction,” he said, which gives him confidence that the concept will be well-received. In this phase, there is retail on the first floor, office space on the second and residential on the third.

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There will also be a great deal of parking, including a large underground garage.

Some of the residential units will have little yards, and some condos will have actual basements, instead of just locker space for storage. Each unit has separate gas and electrical service.

It’s quite a different neighbourhood approach from the usual in Western Canada, where “business is in a business area and residential is residential,” said Ma. Indeed, it took half a year of hard work to create the plans and satisfy the zoning, but now it’s approved and Ma is ready to forge ahead on The Myriad.

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NorthPaw Nutrition owners have long history with pets

Cam Hutchinson and Winter Mooney Saskatoon Express eff Friesen didn’t have to go too far to find testers for the new pet food line his company recently rolled out.

At his home are Maui, an American bulldog, and Keola, a retriever-lab cross. Of course, it is much more complicated than that to launch a pet food line. In fact, they used a network of breeders to trial their product before bringing it to market. Maui and Keola can provide daily feedback, though.

Friesen and his wife, Lindsey, recently became sole owners of Saskatoon-based NorthPaw Nutrition. Friesen was a silent partner in the company when it launched in 2010.

Owning and operating the company is hardly a stretch for Friesen. He’s been around pets and the pet food industry since, well, he became Jeff Friesen. His family owns the five Critters Pet Health stores in Saskatoon.

Friesen has a strong attachment to animals of all types, and he feels strongly that their dietary needs be met. Thus, the founding of NorthPaw Nutrition.

Friesen is travelling a lot these days, promoting a new duck-based product the company recently developed and has just taken to market. It is starting to show up on shelves at independent retailers throughout Western Canada.

It’s not easy bringing a new food to market, he said.

“For the duck recipes, it took nine revisions before we hit the dog food recipe that we wanted.”

The company worked with a nutritional

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consultant in developing the food, as well as all those dogs.

“We know what we want as far as whole ingredients that are beneficial for pets, and she confirms the science behind it to be certain our recipes are superior nutrition-

ally.”

He said he believes in using whole ingredients instead of those that have been pre-processed.

“Mother Nature intended those ingredients in their whole form. That’s where they are most nutritious. It’s something that’s important before we bring it to the shelves.

We have to make sure that it’s formulated properly, it feeds well and is good for the animal.”

NorthPaw Nutrition has two brand names — Boka and Satori. Satori has four dog recipes and two for cats. Boka is for dogs.

“We feel that our products are different than any on the market with our nutritional philosophy. If pet lovers look at ingredients, they can see why ours are different and what makes Satori and Boka such healthy pet foods.”

He said it is a competitive industry and he has to be better than the rest to generate sales.

“There is a lot of pressure from big multi-national companies coming out with their version of natural products. But, in the end, we feel that the ingredient lists and our nutritional standpoint on whole ingredients is what really set us apart. We feel we’re making one of the best pet foods available as far as a nutritional standpoint.

“Our focus is that we want to deal with pet specialty retailers that understand our

Lindsey and Jeff Friesen, pictured with their daughter Ava and dogs Maui and Keola, recently became sole owners of NorthPaw Nutrition (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) ingredients, understand our nutritional philosophy, and why our pet foods are different and why they are beneficial to the pet.

“That is our big focus, watching for or dealing with our retail partners that share those same values. And everyone has different goals with pet foods they carry; our partners’ goal is to provide the best for the pet and to look at the ingredients and educate them why these ingredients are nutritionally beneficial for the pet.”

Friesen, who has a degree from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan, said his company is conscious of recycling.

“Our bags are No. 4 and No. 7 recyclable. That’s a really important part of our business. We want to make sure our environmental footprint is as small as possible when we’re developing our products.”

The Friesens became sole owners of the company earlier this year.

“My wife and I took on the challenge.

The other investors were great. We got along with them really well and they contributed lots to the company. Now, with

the duck recipes, we’re ready for another phase.”

It is an exciting year for the Friesens on another front as well. Lindsey is expecting their second child in July. They have a daughter, Ava. “We’re growing in more ways than one,” Friesen said with a smile. “Business-wise and family-wise, there are lots of changes happening and lots of things to keep us busy.”

Friesen said there are bigger things ahead for his company.

“We have some other ideas as far as some other types of pet food that might be down the road, but those aren’t concrete yet. We’re always working on something new, and we have some exciting things that hopefully will be on the market by the end of the year or early 2016. We just have to make sure it is done well. We don’t want to rush anything to the market. It has to be nutritionally sound for the animal.”

Boka and Satori brands are available at all five Critters locations in Saskatoon. For more information on NorthPaw, visit northpawnutrion.com.

Our justice system let the Stevensons down

nce in a while I feel and Failure to Comply with compelled to share this Condition of Undertaking. He space with someone was sentenced to two years in who deserves it more than I a federal institution which we do. believed to be in Prince Albert.”

Saskatoon’s Bonny SteStevenson goes on to detail venson is one of those people. the shock and pain her family Below is an excerpt from a has gone through, all over again, letter she sent friends and famsince learning that John is alily last week, upon hearing the ready coming up for parole in the news that her son’s killer will coming weeks — a whopping six soon be potentially enjoying months after he was convicted.

Columnist his freedom, after just over six Not that those six months were months of minimum security even that punitive, heaven forbid, “prison.” given that much of that time has been served Now you need to hear it from her. in the comfort of the convicted man’s home “On Aug. 3, 2013, my son Quinn Ste- community, at a minimum security healing venson was killed on his way to work at lodge. Stevenson writes about the struggle the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club. she’s endured, wading through the criminal “On Oct. 16, 2014, Robin Tyler John justice system to find answers on how this pleaded guilty to Impaired Driving Causso-called justice for her son’s life is going to ing Death; Obstruct Public/Peace Officer; continue to play out.

Failure to Comply with Probation Order; “We have praise for the Saskatoon

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police and the crown prosecutor’s office for their role in this — we have been treated with nothing but respect and compassion,” she wrote. “They have all been first class, and patient in answering our questions.

“All of this is extremely difficult and painful emotionally for me, but it should not be this difficult to get this information. … I have been told several times the information is all public but getting it is not simple.

“I can go on and on. There is absolutely no way of explaining the past year and seven months to anyone. At every corner there is one more painful thing we have to deal with and force ourselves to do because we feel it is what we need to do to push for change. (We will watch) our younger son graduate this year without his best friend.

I will not get to see Quinn marry and have his own children . . . Robin John has taken that all from me. My heart will never heal.

I try to pretend every day.”

I have two sons. Watching and listening to them play as I write this, my stomach clenches when I think about how it would feel to lose one of them. I get dizzy and feel cold and ill and like I can’t go on. Then, I snap out of it, because they’re both still right here, and for now and, hopefully evermore, they are fine.

If you’ve seen Bonny Stevenson on the news since losing her son on that summer morning in 2013, you’ve likely marvelled at her rock-solid strength. This letter serves as a reminder of the very real pain her family — all families who have lost loved ones so senselessly — endure every day.

The absurdities of our Canadian justice system and the leniency we extend to those who take people’s lives — think about the enormity of that action — have to change.

Something needs to be done. Do your part to spark change lest you ever be in the shoes of the Stevenson family. Start now, by writing your Member of Parliament.

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Mendel gallery’s legacy driving force behind Remai Modern: Burke

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(Continued from page 1) urke said “we need to acknowledge and should celebrate” what the Mendel has meant and contributed to life in Saskatoon, as well as its impact on the Canadian art scene.

“It’s an opportunity to recognize the vision of the founding donor, Fred Mendel, and his family, and of the mayor during the development period, Sid Buckwold, right through all of the people who have contributed to make the Mendel where it has led to today. That means all of the staff, the volunteers, the City of Saskatoon, the donors, the board members, the artists and, not least, the community that embraced it.”

It was back on Oct. 16, 1964, that the civic gallery officially opened its doors on the picturesque banks of the South Saskatchewan River. The gallery was named after its founder, Frederick (Fred) Salomon Mendel, who initiated the building of the public institution to celebrate

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Meryl McMaster, Murmur, 2013, ink jet print (Series of 3).

the success of his business, Intercontinental Packers.

The Province of Saskatchewan matched a financial donation that was made by Mendel, and the Mendel Art Gallery became a reality.

After the gallery opened, Mendel made another contribution to the gallery, donating 13 paintings from his private collection in 1965.

Burke said last fall that “a successful institution like the Mendel is an accumulation of lots of energy and passion on behalf of many, many people.” He added “that spirit and legacy” is the “driving force” behind the establishment of the new Remai Modern.

“The Remai Modern would not be happening without such an extraordinary legacy,” he said.

The Remai Modern, which is slated to open to the public in 2016, is located in the city’s south downtown area, on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River at River Landing. The building was designed by Canadian architectural firm KPMB and will be home to what it is being billed as “the world’s most comprehensive collection of Picasso linocuts.”

It is forecasting visitation of 220,000 per year.

“We’ve been really lucky in Saskatoon to have such a thriving arts community, and it’s partially because of that the Remai Modern is in the works right now,” said Fraser.

“It’s because of the support and commitment of the arts community and the broader community — the art-loving community — and having great professional staff here (at the Mendel Art Gallery) over the years who have been able to organize great exhibitions and attract great artists.”

Going forward, the move to the new Remai Modern is giving staff the opportunity to be “really aspirational” about programming, she said.

“That doesn’t mean that we’re going to throw out everything that we’ve accomplished at the Mendel; that would be silly.

But there’s a lot of potential to reimagine,

School Art Exhibition

Adrian Linsangan, Draco Taxidermy, papier-maché, Grade 11, Evan Hardy Collegiate

Ben Trischuk, Echo, tissue and ink on paper, Grade 7, Georges Vanier Catholic Fine Arts School

Jiaqi Shang, untitled, oil pastels, Grade 8, Ecole College Park expand. We’ll have a different kind of space to work in. We’ll be able to show the collection on an Kayla Boechler, Happy Bosby, scratch art, ongoing basis. There’s a theatre, so Grade 11, Walter Murray Collegiate there will be expanded programming we can do through the lecture theatre — whether it’s performance or and looking and judging, and we want film work or lectures. We’ll have a great to be able to deliver the great experience space to do that, plus bigger exhibition that we all want.” space for showing temporary exhibitions While a lot of planning has already of all kinds.” been done around the Remai Modern Although the Mendel is closing, galbuilding itself, it’s time to focus on the lery staff will still be busy. Not only are programming, she said. ideas in the works for the first exhibitions “What’s the public going to see? at the Remai Modern, but much thought is We’ve been focused on a lot of the backalso being given to what will be showof-house stuff, but now we have to focus cased beyond that. The Mendel is closing on the public.” down in June so staff can focus on what’s For more information about the Menahead at the new gallery, said Fraser. del Art Gallery’s final exhibitions, visit “We have to think about the pace of mendel.ca. For more information about the first two years, because we know the Remai Modern, visit remaimodern. we’re going to get a lot of people coming org.

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2015-2016 season offers a lot of everything

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ersephone Theatre’s upcoming 20152016 season will feature a diverse lineup of plays sure to appeal to a variety of tastes.

Artistic director Del Surjik said he hopes audience members will “come out in droves” to take in the comedies, musical theatre and dramas on offer.

“It’s a pretty large season. It’s 17 productions this year; that’s about as big as we’ve ever gotten before,” said Surjik.

“We’ve got stuff with strong pedigrees, and we’ve got some experiments in there.

People come to expect that kind of diversity and range from a season at Persephone, I think,” he added.

“I think we’ve built a level of trust with our audiences. There’s a lot of titles, certainly, that people won’t recognize. But that’s OK, because we really spend a lot of time with our research and looking for quality scripts that are well written that challenge artists to do the best work they can do.”

In August, Persephone will present Globe Theatre’s production of Ring of Fire, which features the music of Johnny Cash. The show, which is adapted from the Broadway production by Steven Bishop and Jeff Lisenby, will run from Aug. 11 to Aug. 30.

“We took a lesson from last year’s experiment when we marked the 40th anniversary season by presenting a show in August,” said Surjik.

“We’re going to do that again because it was just so successful. People responded in such a fine fashion.”

Persephone’s main stage shows will then kick off in September, with the Christopher Durang comedy entitled Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Surjik will direct the play.

“We’re opening the season with a comedy. I think it’s a good idea to kick it off with a comedy — get on a bouncier footing — and that comedy won the Tony in 2013 for best new play. I think it’s got a pedigree,” he said.

The next show — Life, Death and the Blues — is billed by Persephone as an “innovative new concert/theatre hybrid” that “explores the power, passion and meaning of The Blues.” Life, Death and the Blues will be followed by a holiday-themed show with a lengthy title: The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol.

“It’s a real farcical romp, very humorous style, and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun at that time of year,” said Surjik.

In the New Year, the first main stage show of 2016 will be of interest to hockey fans. The award-winning play Playing With Fire: The Theo Fleury Story is a one-man show that tells the story of how Fleury became an NHL star.

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“If you’re a fan of hockey and the NHL, well, this is a true-to-life Canadian story. It’s just a fantastic tale. It’s based on his autobiography. It’s an impressive performance by the actor. He wears skates and skates, actually, on stage on a special surface,” said Surjik.

Following that show, Persephone will offer The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, which tackles a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease and is described as a “beautifully complex story of family, life, death and the memories in between.”

The 2015-2016 main stage season will then wrap up with what Surjik calls the “blockbuster to draw people in”: the beloved musical Mary Poppins.

“I mean, what do you say about Mary Poppins?” he asked.

In addition to Persephone’s main stage shows, the Deep End Series will be back with three Canadian plays that are described as “provocative and groundbreaking.” The series will return to the newly renovated BackStage Stage at the Remai Arts Centre.

“Next season, we’re going all in. I’m announcing we’re reopening that stage.

We will be relaunching the Deep End in the BackStage Stage; all three shows will happen there. We’ve got nice cushy new seats,” said Surjik.

Persephone reaches a variety of audiences, and the continued youth programming exemplifies that. The upcoming season will include “just a whole slew of youth programming,” said Surjik, with seven productions scheduled between the SaskTel Youth Tour, Kinsmen Young Company and Persephone Youth Series.

“I think our youth programming is topnotch, really of a very high standard,” he said.

“We don’t talk down to the various age groups; we actually find the work that is meaningful to them, and I think that makes a real difference.”

Surjik, who has been the artistic director at Persephone Theatre for nearly eight years, said his guiding philosophy in programming the various seasons is finding good scripts and good stories. Some of those scripts can break out of the narrative form that people are used to and therefore can be challenging to audience members, he said.

“I think it’s important that Saskatoon is part of the national dialogue on theatre, and it’s great for our audiences and it stimulates our artists in our community, I think. It stretches their imaginations, as well, as far as what might be done,” he said.

“We try to set our professional benchmarks as high as possible. We’re also not forgetting to bring along emerging artists.

We have to give them the room to get their feet wet.”

For more information about Persephone Theatre and its 2015-2016 season, visit persephonetheatre.org.

Del Surjik is Persephone Theatre’s artistic director (Photo Supplied)

Persephone Theatre’s 2015-2016 Main Stage Shows: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

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and hands down the most gorgeous skies on the planet.

Nothing is more spectacularly blue, from a pale baby hue to intense sapphire.

Going south, just see how flat it is in the Cypress Hills.

This anomalous region has it all for beauty, and throws in those hills for extra wow factor.

Going north, try driving from Blaine Lake to Spiritwood. The high green hills and remarkable valley vistas are practically Swiss in their beauty, if a bit more rugged.

Going west, try driving from Saskatoon to Humboldt at sunrise. You can’t look hard enough. Try driving from Meadow Lake to the same-name provincial park. It will blow your mind, as you breeze by the periwinkle flax and buttery canola, heading for the jackpines and crystal lakes. Then try breathing the scented air, scrubbed by the pines and aspens, and delivering fresh new oxygen to your starved city lungs.

You are born again.

Not only is Saskatchewan beautiful, but it’s fecund, too. Crops and animals abound: we have 64 million acres of farmland around here, by miles the most in Canada, which in some years (maybe this one) saves our GDP. Underground, we’re packed with potash, loaded with uranium, big on coal, flowing with oil and gleaming with gold. Beauty isn’t only skin deep, you know.

I could go on and on, but you, gentle Saskatchewan reader, get the picture. It’s a beautiful one. I’m happy to take a little ribbing once in a while, but I’m also kind of sick of the myopic view of Saskatchewan.

As Northey said: It’s a great big place.

Full of nothing but space.

And it’s my happy place.

P.S. Speaking of myopic, I wish the railways would see our potential as clearly as we do.

A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada says rail transportation will hold us back from the provincial government’s plan to boost exports to $59 million by 2020.

It’s not just our farmers who are unimpressed with rail capacity, either. We also have to move potash, oil and other commodities to tidewater.

The report, commissioned by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, indicates that with the present rail infrastructure, we will only achieve 71 per cent of our target. Even at 80 per cent, we’ll lose $3.6 billion in the value of exports, says the chamber.

The magnificent harvest of 2013-2014, backlogged to the point of costing farmers about $5 billion, is a dreadful HippySol’s views of Saskatchewan (Reddit) example of how serious this rail problem is. the most beautiful place in the early spring. Just wait We’re really held hostage by our rail capacity. It’s until summer, when you can see the yellow canola fields hardly news that railways have been, in many ways, bursting under a red and pink sunset. Then talk to me, calling the shots since the beginning of Saskatchewan HippySol. time. It’s high time now that something changed: more Visitors to Saskatchewan should be forced to drive railway companies, more rail lines, more locomotives and from the U.S. border up to, at the very least, the parkmore crew would all help. The last three have contracted lands. This would give scope for imagination: an eversignificantly in the last couple of decades. It’s time to turn changing landscape, the glory of trees and hills and fields, that around.

Ode to Saskatchewan: My happy place

My view of Saskatchewan (Photo by Kristin Dahlem-Belfour) I roll my eyes back into my happy place I’m always going to need this sense of space In the amber waves under a rolling cloud I can’t hear what you say, ‘cause you’re talking so loud…

– Craig Northey, Corner Gas theme song

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all me hypersensitive, but every time someone takes a few jabs at my province’s flatlands and endless straight highways, I feel compelled to differ.

I am forced to grant the person known as HippySol, who posted flatland photos on Reddit last week, that the TransCanada highway is, perhaps, a touch dull from time to time. Furthermore, a large number of people who cross Saskatchewan use the TransCanada, and they likely think that’s all there

is to Saskatchewan.

Unfortunately, Mr. or Ms. HippySol’s (admittedly funny) photos and scribbled jabs went a little bit viral, in turn poking me to dispute the still-standard view of Saskatchewan.

To those who do not have imagination, it may not be

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Second annual Sask. Change Day launched

provincial campaign that last year generated hundreds of pledges to improve health care is back.

The 2015 edition of Saskatchewan Change Day, a social movement campaign organized by the province’s Health Quality Council (HQC), officially kicked off on April 1.

“Saskatchewan Change Day is about the power within each of us to make a difference. We are encouraging anyone who provides health care, receives health care or who cares about health care to pledge to make a change for the better,” said Dr. Susan Shaw, HQC’s board chair.

“The theme of Saskatchewan Change Day 2015 is ‘Make Health Better Together.’ Participants can pledge to do something to improve their own health, the health of their workplace, or the health of the patients, residents or clients they serve.”

Saskatchewan Change Day 2015 will be celebrated on Nov. 5, 2015. From now until Nov. 5, people are encouraged to make a pledge on the Change Day DC20092.D06 Darlene

website: www.skchangeday.com. The goal is to receive 2,015 pledges from across the province for Saskatchewan Change Day 2015 – more than double the goal of 1,000 pledges in 2014, when 1,397 pledges were received. This year, participants are again encouraged to post their pledges on Twitter, using #2015in2015 or #skchangeday.

“We hope that pledges are shared publicly through social media so that everyone can see, and be inspired by, the innovative ideas for improvement that people are generating,” said Shaw.

Examples of pledges from the 2014 Saskatchewan Change Day campaign include: • I pledge to have breakfast with the residents in the long-term care home on my designated round days.

• I pledge to ask one patient every day how their experience was and what we could have done differently.

• I pledge to say something positive to a co-worker each day.

• I pledge to step away from my desk and take a

walk every day.

The Change Day social movement originated in the U.K.’s National Health Service, which held its first Change Day in 2013. The Change Day concept has since spread around the world, including to Australia, the U.S., Sweden, the Netherlands, Jordan, South Africa, New Zealand and Finland. HQC organized Canada’s first Change Day campaign in 2014.

“For the first Saskatchewan Change Day in 2014, nearly 1,400 people from across the province entered a pledge on the website at www.skchangeday.com. It was exciting to see this enthusiasm for positive change. We want to build on that energy this year,” said Gary Teare, HQC’s acting CEO. “Change Day complements HQC’s mission of accelerating improvement in health care and making care better and safer for the people of Saskatchewan. We hope people across the province will join us in supporting Saskatchewan Change Day 2015. Let’s show the world what we can achieve together.”

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Thanks to his improved vision, Guillemin began to excel in fencing like he never had before.

“Rankings wise, I went from 30th in the country to top eight in a year with just being able to see,” said Guillemin.

“It was a huge difference.”

Guillemin said the strikes to earn points in fencing require strong precision. Before he had his surgery, he said there were times he couldn’t see his target or he saw multiple numbers of his target.

The 27-year-old is currently ranked second in Canada in the men’s epee division. He is slated to compete at the Pan American championships in Santiago, Chile, from April 15 to April 25.

Guillemin will also compete at the world championships in Moscow and the Pan Am Games in Toronto this summer.

As his successes accumulated after his eye surgery, Guillemin’s confidence skyrocketed.

“I always felt that I had it in me,” said Guillemin. “The results would come, but they were very inconsistent.

“Once I got my vision kind of corrected, the results started coming one after the other. I knew I was making the right choices, and I was putting my time in the right places.”

Now, Guillemin can envision himself earning a spot at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before the eye surgery, the Olympic hopes might have remained just a dream.

“It is becoming a reality,” said Guillemin. “It is a year and a half away, which is a lot of time, but it is also not Leland Guillemin will represent Canada at three international fencing competitions this year very much time at all.”

(Photo by Darren Steinke) Before he can worry about the Olympics, Guillemin is Darren Steinke diagnosed with having keratoconus — a rare degenerative excited for his upcoming schedule of international comSaskatoon Express disorder that causes the cornea to thin. petitions. He is pumped to go to the Pan American Chameland Guillemin has his sights set on the Olympics The condition causes substantial distortion of vision, pionships in Chile, because he said it is hard to quality for — literally. which can include seeing multiple images, streaking and that competition.

After competing in fencing for two years, the sensitivity to light.

Guillemin is looking forward to the Pan Am Games, Lumsden product moved to Saskatoon in 2006 to train at Before taking up fencing, Guillemin played hockey, but because it provided the rare chance to represent Canada in the Salle Seguin Fencing Centre. His hope was to one day doctors advised him to give up contact sports after a broken Canada. become good enough to make the Olympics. Guillemin rib resulted in a severely punctured lung. Fencing became He will compete at worlds for the first time, but he feels improved as a fencer, but he wasn’t closing in on the elite Guillemin’s new passion, and now he feared history might he has a good grasp of what that will be like. level he sought. repeat itself.

“It will be a lot like the World Cups that I go to,” said As the years went on, he learned his biggest challenge “It was kind of the same feeling as with hockey,” said Guillemin. “It will be the same people, the same atmowasn’t the mental or physical fitness demands of the sport. Guillemin. “I had just found something I loved to do and sphere.

“I just found that I had to keep going for new glasses,” spent my time doing.

“There is just a bit more pressure, but I love pressure. I said Guillemin, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 195 “I was pretty scared that I was going to lose it all. I had am welcoming it.” pounds. “My prescription kept changing.” worked so hard that I wanted to keep it.”

Guillemin believes he will also cherish the chance to As a result of his worsening vision, Guillemin underGuillemin underwent a successful experimental surgery experience these new horizons that, at one time, appeared JW12112.D06 James went more extensive testing by his doctor in 2011. He was that saved his vision. He still has to wear thick contact he would never get to see.

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Redeployment of police officers a bad decision

oes anyone rememfrom valuable investigative units ber former police in order to patrol our downtown chief Dave Scott? because of a misguided percepHe was the chief who told tion of safety. He said downtown council if he didn’t get his Saskatoon is safe, but redeployrequested budget increase ing officers is necessary to calm that he would cut services things down. Chief Weighill’s job and then proceeded to axe is not to succumb to innuendo or the school patrol program, politics, but to utilize the resourcmuch to the chagrin of the es in the best interest of the city public. as a whole.

First it is important to It appears not all of his officers Columnist know that city council does agree with his decision and have not manage police services. indicated that the work they do to The City has a contract with the Sascontrol the growing drug trade and gangs katoon Police Service for policing the in Saskatoon will be adversely affected. city. The mayor and two city councilors And Weighill agrees that the most seriare appointed to sit on the police comous crime in Saskatoon is drug and gang mission and they hire the chief under related. With those tidbits of information, contract, but at all times it is the chief of I personally would prefer that the chief police that determines how policing will focus on the reality of city crime rather be implemented in the city. The chief of than perception. police is governed by provincial legislaThe reality is that “big city” Saskation, namely The Police Act. Complaints toon is seeing an increase in more violent against the police are referred to the city crime. In the third month of this year we or provincial police commissions. It is heard of the third homicide in the city. important for us to know that it is not the On the first day of April, we heard of a elected civic leaders who make police de- possible fourth. From news reports, there ployment decisions, but the police chief. are more guns being used in our city, Since Police Chief Clive Weighill is stabbings, beatings, drug and gang activnot subject to the whims of the politiity. Reports of child luring, pornography, cians, we have to wonder why he would prostitution and sexual assault appear to redeploy police officers, albeit reluctantly, be on the increase. Commercial robbery

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still gets a news bite, but home invasions no longer merit reporting. And, of course, there is the ongoing issue of the missing and murdered aboriginal women. These are not perceptions, but realities that need to be addressed. It kind of makes me long for the days when graffiti and panhandling were our major concerns.

Mind you, Weighill’s perceptions on downtown safety may become a reality since the civic and provincial governments have collaborated to relocate the Yarrow Youth Farm to a residential neighbourhood on the periphery of the city centre. This open-custody facility is being designed to house up to 22 young offenders from the central zone of the province. I wonder why Weighill didn’t negotiate funding from the province for extra policing given the potential for additional services this illogical decision might bring. Then again, perhaps that lack of forethought belongs to council, which was brokering the deal.

If the chief’s reluctant decision on officer redeployment is merely a subtle way to encourage council to give him more money for more officers, he may well find himself walking in Scott’s shoes. Thinking back, did we really need to build the biggest and swishiest police station in Western Canada? If the station was built to serve a city of 400,000, does he have

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to utilize all that space to serve a city of 250,000? Did we really need a swat vehicle? Does the airplane have to buzz the city day and night? Do we really need community gyms in the police station?

These are already done deals, but together with his perception-versus-reality decision, it does leave open the question of his judgment.

It is not a perception, but a reality, that in my neighbourhood crime is on the increase. Like many of my neighbours, I have installed more motion-activated lights around the house and bought a home security package. The next stop might be the SPCA and a big attack dog. These measures make me feel incarcerated in my home, but I do so as I can no longer depend on police to keep my ‘hood safe.

These comments are not a reflection on police officers who do the jobs they are given by the chief. Anyone who is willing to put their life at risk for the protection of others gets a salute from me. Nor do I begrudge spending money on equipment necessary for officer safety while performing their duties. But I do wonder why, when we spend more money on policing than ever before, why our crime rate is rapidly escalating and whether money, or lack thereof, is the root of the problem. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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Beatles, Monkees, CCR tunes

Ovide Pilon (lower centre) has put together a number of tribute bands, including the Beach Boys (Photo Supplied)

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t will be a mighty big shoe – and a mighty big show as well.

Multi-talented Saskatoon musician Ovide Pilon is bringing his Ed Sullivan tribute show to the stage on April 17 at the German Cultural Centre.

Pilon and his bands will perform the songs made famous by the Dave Clark 5, the Beach Boys, the Monkees, CCR and the Beatles, of course. These groups were featured on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the day.

Yes, Sullivan’s famous voice is a part of the show. He was a man of few words and many mispronunciations.

“What we do with the show is we have pre-recorded Ed Sullivan. Most of the characters we do, they were on Ed Sullivan’s show,” Pilon said. “So, we introduce the show for the Monkees, or whatever.

I think he says four, five words – that’s all Ed Sullivan says. He introduces the bands.”

Pilon says old-time commercials and bios of bands are shown for the three or four minutes it takes the band to change characters. From Dave Clark to Ringo in four minutes?

The show is full of oldies — mostly hits from the 1960s. Pilon said he has had great fun when presenting the show in the past.

It hasn’t been without hiccups, he said.

“By the time the commercial’s done we better be ready, because there have been times when we have come out and we have one shoe on. We’ve had some experiences,” he said with a chuckle.

Pilon developed a love of music and for

the guitar as a boy in Batoche, where he grew up dirt poor.

“When I was 13, I got an old piece of wood and I’d go find a mirror in my mom and dad’s bedroom and I would sing like you cannot believe. I was a big star,’’ he said with a laugh. “In the summertime, I would make a little stage and I’d just give ’er.’’

Pilon said when he would attend concerts and dances, the band was all he would notice in the room.

“People used to say, ‘Did you see that big fight at the back?’ and I’d say, ‘What fight?’ because I was totally involved in the music.’’

His first guitar had only three strings.

“My sister was going out with a gentleman named Nappi Arcand from Prince Albert.

He had an old guitar with three strings on it. When Nappi gave it to me, it was like winning a trip to the other side of the world.’’

When it came to learning how to play a guitar with the correct number of strings, Pilon had his own way of doing it.

“I’d go down to dances and watch because we couldn’t afford lessons. I marked down where the fingers belonged and that’s how I learned.’’

Pilon said music is a big part of his life.

“It’s a drug for me. I do it for the love.”

The show will be held on April 17 at the German Cultural Centre. Tickets are $23 per person. People 55 and older can see the show for $20. The doors open at 6 p.m., with the show at 7:30 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House.

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Why the increase in fees for residential recycling?

Question: Why has the residential recycling fee for single-family homes been increased by 16 per cent? By all measures of inflation, this is excessive. What will future increases be?

Mayor Atchison: There was a contract signed with Loraas and all the fees were set out well in advance for the increases. I would like to point out that homeowners in SasAsk the katoon pay about half of what those fees are in Regina. That may not leave one with much comfort just to know that you are paying less, but we are. Part of the reason we are paying less is because of the tendering process that included Cosmo Industries. So the citizens of Saskatoon received a very good price on recycling from Loraas.

I do not know if the fee has increased by 16 per cent. I don’t know if they are talking one year, two years. I am not sure because it is all in the contract that was signed with Loraas. All the numbers were pre-set. One thing that was brought up was

the cost of collections going to go up every year. Sixteen per cent, if it is, on $4, might mean it went up 50 cents or 60 cents.

Question: Can I make changes to the city sidewalk that is around my property without permission? If your answer is no, is that because it is the City’s property? If it is, why is it that you can force us to clean city sidewalks of snow Mayor under the penalty of fines, when it is not our property and we are not allowed to do anything else with it? Also why is there no consideration for people on corner lots in the form of a tax break for extra snow clearing? I have 200 feet of city sidewalk to clear, which is about four times more than the average lot. If cleaning the city sidewalk is our responsibility, what is next? Cleaning the streets?

Mayor Atchison: I certainly hope it is not cleaning the streets by any stretch of the imagination. I certainly feel for the person with 200 feet of sidewalk. A lot of

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time they don’t have flankage sidewalks on them, but a lot do. I am hoping we have some good snow angels out there who might find it in their heart to be compassionate enough to come over and help their neighbours in cases like that.

The other part of the question is how can the City force us to do it. I think that is more of a legal explanation you could get from our city solicitor, but we have been told on numerous occasions that the City can ask to have people do this work to remove the snow, and that it is legal. We want everyone who is in a wheelchair or on crutches or those with walkers or have difficulty with mobility to enjoy winter like the rest of us do.

Question: Why do religious groups still maintain property tax and other exemptions? At the founding of Saskatoon, it used to be they provided soup kitchens, a place to stay and other non-religious social services. Now most are “social clubs” for their attendees.

Other clubs/rec/entertainment centres don’t receive a free ride. Isn’t it time for everyone to pay their share, instead of some being subsidized by the general

population paying for the roads, police etc. that those who are exempt also use?

Mayor Atchison: Churches and religious organizations are exempt under the provincial Cities Act. Churches and groups of all faiths play a very important role in our community. They minister to their congregation, but their reach far exceeds the buildings in which they celebrate their faith. They provide housing, playground equipment, bus shelters, and a gathering place for seniors and children alike. They provide neighbourhood programs and help create a sense of community within a community. I think we should be grateful that so many religious groups have added value to our community and chosen to live in this great city.

Did You Know?

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• Janice Hough, on Tom Brady posting a ‘scary’ video of him jumping off a cliff while on vacation in Costa Rica: “If Brady wants to do something really terrifying, he could always sign next with the Raiders.”

• From Bill Littlejohn: “Wrigley Field now has a JumboTron. What’s next, the Taj Mahal hosting Keeping Up with the Kardashians?”

• Lack of scoring in the CFL last year was because there was a new team in the league and too few quality Canadians to fill an extra roster. It’s that simple. Teams loaded up their defences with imports and ran over made-in-Canada offensive lines. (Even Ben Heenan got owned on many occasions.) The league doesn’t need gimmicky rules to fix the problem. It needs patience, unless fans want fewer Canadians playing in the Canadian Football League.

• TC Chong, on Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson being in spring training with the Texas Rangers for the second straight year: “Things are different this year though, as they will not let him play catcher. The team figures he’s had enough ‘passed balls’ for the year.”

• There is a report of a ringside seat for Mayweather-Pacquiao selling for $87,000. If I have to pay to watch old guys fight, I’d take Kapp-Mosca over this sham.

• From Hough: “Phil Jackson, trying to reassure Knicks season-tickets holders for next year, said they have a clear plan. So did Custer.”

• Here’s hoping Georges St-Pierre doesn’t fight again.

His time was up two fights ago. Does he really want to be another one of those guys that hang around well past his best-before date? It really kills your legacy, Georges.

• Littlejohn, on a golfer in Bullhead City, Arizona, reaching into a newly-purchased used golf bag for a club and pulling out a loaded pistol with the safety off: “This brings a whole new meaning to shooting par.”

• From Hough: “Justin Bieber, in a USA Today interview, said ‘my life is not easy.’ ‘I feel so sorry for him,’ said nobody.”

• There is now a bike-thru McDonald’s in Copenhagen.

I’m thinking maybe a drive-thru could somehow be added to the Fourth Avenue Tims in Saskatoon for our little biker gang.

• A tweet from @SCbchbum: “Put some gluten-free chips in my cart & had to cover them up with a box of tampons & a jar of Vaseline to save me the embarrassment. Erica” • Littlejohn, on Dan Uggla, who went 0-for-11 with six strikeouts and two errors in four games with the Giants last year, getting a World Series ring: “I’m sure Christian Laettner felt the same way when he picked up his Olympic gold medal as a member of the 1992 Dream Team.”

• From Hough: “New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in court that Aaron Hernandez told him he was innocent of murder. And why would Kraft think anyone connected with the Patriots would have reason to lie?”

• Chong, on Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers celebrating with the Final-Four-bound Wisconsin Badgers basketball team: “When asked if he was looking to recruit a tight end

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• A talking head on Calgary Flames rookie sensation Johnny Gaudreau: “This guy brings the entire package.

Small package. Big game.” Let me tell you, there are few things worse than being told you have a small package.

• Did you know Gaudreau was selected 104th in the 2011 draft? Before he was picked, the Maple Leafs had chosen Tyler Biggs, Stuart Percy, Joshua Leivo and Tom Nilsson.

• From Hough: “Asked why Tampa should make him the first NFL pick this year, Jameis Winston responded ‘because I’m the best player in this draft.’ Well, it’s a better answer than ‘Florida has cheap crab legs.’”

• 96.3 Cruz-FM is now Saskatoon’s official play-by-play radio station for Saskatchewan Roughriders football games.

It will be the first time games have been broadcast in FM. I’m thinking it won’t be a problem listening to Roddy and Carm in FM, but I’m not so sure about some of the clowns on the post-game show.

• I have watched a lot of sports during my lifetime, and I can’t remember seeing anything more disgusting than the way the Maple Leafs quit this season. The Oilers are poorly managed, the Coyotes and Buffalo are preparing for the future, but the Leafs flat out mailed it in. Kessel, Bozak and van Riemsdyk are a combined minus-100.

Enough said.

• From Hough: “Chicago prospect Kris Bryant says he’s ready for the majors, but Theo Epstein and the Cubs say he needs more time in the minors. And how can you argue against a franchise with such a tradition of winning?”

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By RJ Currie appy 87th birthday Gordie Howe, who is reportedly doing well just four months after a nearly fatal stroke. To celebrate, he threw an elbow at his neurologist.

• The Knicks added a franchiseworst 61st loss last Wednesday at MSG. Talk about April Fools!

• Tiger Woods’s private jet reportedly landed in Augusta. Word is its approach was decent, but it took four tries to get it in the hangar.

• The CFL has proposed rule changes to make games more exciting. This includes less blocking on punt returns and less Rod Black on telecasts.

• Phil Jackson sent out a video sales pitch to season-ticket holders assuring them the Knicks are being built based

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on a “plan.” If memory serves, so was the Titanic.

• FC Koln Billy Goats striker Anthony Ujah apologized for celebrating a goal by grabbing the club’s animal mascot by the horns. Good thing he doesn’t play for the Rochester Rhinos.

• Maryland researchers successfully gave a female rat’s brain the characteristics of a male rat. Now she wanders lost in a maze for hours instead of asking for directions.

• Top QB prospect Jameis Winston says he’s really a good guy off the field. Anyone want to crab about that?

• The NY Post reports some NBA execs feel Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns needs a much bigger butt to play in the NBA. In a related story,

the Lakers offered a contract to Serena Williams.

• Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s KHL junior hockey team recently celebrated a playoff series win by falling over like human dominoes. They are not to be confused with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lay down weeks ago.

• Basketball coach Rick Barnes signed with Tennessee two days after being fired in Texas. And more good news — he can keep his UT monogrammed bathroom set.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week Reuters reports South African doctors have successfully performed the world’s first penis transplant. Doctors say the patient faces some hard recovery.

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e ended 2014 with a net sum of plus-one people in my family. My mother died late in December, while two of my nephews happily repopulated the clan with a couple of bouncing baby boys.

Following what presently appears to be a trend, the new boys were given first names that would have been traditionally regarded as surnames. They are called Cooper and Bennett.

While Bennett and Cooper are very nice names, they are not very obviously linked to the family.

Consequently, my concern about them as names is Columnist strictly a genealogical burr under my saddle, probably bothering me and no one else.

I’m also the first to recognize that I’m hypersensitive about names and how they connect us all together. I find it somewhat unusual that Frank and our daughters and I carry names to which we have no biological connection – me through marriage, Frank and the girls via Frank’s adoption as a 10-year-old.

Sure, I could resume using my birth name, but that is also problematic because the name on my birth certificate is not genetically mine, either. This is thanks to an errant grandfather who went AWOL from the Winnipeg Rifles in the Great War and ultimately altered his name. Strangely, with the clarity of a hundred years, perhaps my grandfather’s actions could now be construed as enlightened rather than treasonable.

Frank could also assume his birth father’s name, but he’d just end up in another name-game mess as his bio-dad legally changed his name to something more Anglo-Saxon when he joined the Edmonton Police Force. To complicate things more, there’s another name on his legal birth certificate.

Three years of following genealogical trails around the world informs me that names are indeed significant. Families of the past had a very small pool of names to draw from, and there was a certain gravitas to the whole process.

Part of the pattern of naming was likely due to illiteracy — so the names were part of an oral tradition from generation to generation. Incidentally, the use of middle names did not become customary or common until the end of the 19th century.

In Ireland, where I am currently mired genealogically speaking, you can instantly identify whether a family is Protestant or Catholic simply by looking at their given names — both groups have a slim pool of acceptable names from which to choose. There is a modicum of overlap (for example, John and Mary), but it would be extremely unlikely to find a Michael or a Patrick or a Bridget in a Protestant family. My Protestant Irish ancestors do have three names that recur again and again — Freke, Barnabas and Avesia (sometimes spelled Evesia). Whatever you feel about these names, it’s darn useful when you are out there searching compared to looking for “George.”

Naming traditions in Ireland are actually complicated by some historical or traditional rules. However, to follow the rules to their ultimate end, you’d need a whole lot of family. Yet, there’s real evidence in the records that people followed the conventions. Here’s a small guide: The first son was named after the father’s father The second son was named after the mother’s father The third son was named after the father The fourth son was named after the father’s eldest brother The first daughter after the mother’s mother The second daughter after the father’s mother The third daughter after the mother • The fourth daughter after the mother’s eldest sister It’s pretty obvious that names have enormous significance historically, and that names go in and out of favour and flavour. Whether you know it or not, it is highly likely that your own name has a unique story behind it, and that at the very least it will reflect something about the time and place you were born.

Now that I’ve gotten over my naming angst, I’ve actually come to terms with Cooper and Bennett being named Cooper and Bennett. Ironically, it turns out that many of their Protestant Irish ancestors are Bennetts and Coopers from the Mizen Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland. How do you like that? Pretty cool, I’d say.

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By Doreen Kerby climbed Machu Picchu and that is no small feat. We had a Peruvian guide to show us the ruins and tell us about the Lost City built by the Incas in the 15th century. A guide is absolutely essential.

Machu Picchu was the royal estate of an Inca king, Pachacuti, the ninth ruler of the Inca Empire. Many scholars believe he chose this spot because it was a religious site with spiritual connections. The Urubamba River goes all the way around the site, but the Inca called it Willcamayo — or “sacred river.”

At its maximum, Machu Picchu could have housed around 1,000 people. That number would vary depending on the visits made by the emperor. It must have had a sizable population because many burial sites have been found.

Much of it was built when Pachacuti was still alive — he reigned from 1438 to 1470. Fifty years later, the Inca were annihilated by the Spaniards. Some fled to the Vilcabamba Valley and built a new capital city there, but the last Inca king was dragged out of Vilcabamba in 1572 and executed in Cusco, ending the royal line of the Incas.

For our trek, we got up at 4:30 a.m., a little discouraged with the pouring rain. We met our guide, Marcus, at 6 a.m. Marcus never even mentioned that it was raining. We were well protected with plastic ponchos that kept us and our backpacks dry as we hurried to get a bus in Agua Calientes. Arriving early, we hoped to avoid the huge crowds that would be descending on the place later in the day.

We had flown from Lima into Cusco, so we could get acclimatized to an altitude of 11,800 feet. From Cusco, we went by bus to Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley, and then by train to Agua Calientes, where we stayed at the five-star Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. It was a fabulous experience. Machu Picchu is much lower at 7,970 feet. That elevation borders on altitude sickness for many visitors.

The bus ride to Machu Picchu was a nailbiting experience, with countless hairpin turns performed at what seemed like record-breaking speeds. I was glad when that was over. Finally we had arrived at the city abandoned in 1550.

Fortunately, the Spaniards never knew it existed, so they never had a chance to raid it or destroy it. It is possible that it was deserted because most of the inhabitants had died of smallpox, a disease brought by the Spaniards.

Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a history professor at Yale.

Today, it is the largest tourist attraction in South America. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983. This masterpiece of architecture is a unique testimony to Inca civilization.

The four most important structures are Inti Watana, an astronomical clock; the Temple of the Sun, with its water mirrors to observe the sky, also called the Eyes of Pachamama or Mother Earth; the Inti Mach’ay, a special cave to celebrate the December solstice; and the Temple of Three Windows facing the rising sun and representing the underground, earth and heaven. The most important sites are dedicated to Inti, their sun god and greatest diety.

Seeing Machu Picchu exceeded all expectations. That is partially because it is so beautifully built. The stones have been cut to fit together tightly without any mortar and were put in place by hundreds of men pushing the stones up inclined planes, then placing each rock exactly where it was planned to be. It is a remarkable achievement.

The city sits in a saddle between two mountains, Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu. It had a water supply from springs that still flow and there is enough land in the terraces to provide food for 500 to 700 people. Corn, quinoa and potatoes were the main crops. The terraces also steepen the slopes for ascending invaders so the city could be easily defended. The terraces also reduce soil erosion and protect the city from landslides.

The Inca built for permanency and that is why, after 500 years of abandonment, the city still exCP90449.D06 Chenise ists in good condition.

It has become one of the most important archeological sites in the Americas. Not only is its history fascinating, but also it is so beautiful it takes your breath away.

(Doreen Kerby is a Saskatoon freelance writer.)

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APRIL 7 Described by Chet Atkins as “one of the most important guitarists of his generation,” multi-instrumentalist JP Cormier has a 30-year music career that includes 13 solo albums and 12 ECM Awards. His song, Hometown Battlefield, a depiction of the trials of Canadian veterans, has become a major YouTube hit. Showtime is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members.

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Speaker Dave Halstead: In Pursuit of Dragonflies and Damselflies. 7:30 p.m. in Room 103 Physics Building, U of S Campus. (Note: this is a change of location for this meeting.)

Club Downtown Saskatoon. Come and have some fun with speaking and leadership skills. Our club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

thefriendshipforce.org , find out more about us or come join us at our next meeting by contacting Lynne Stade at 306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca.

Every Thursday

Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 p.m. in Albert Community Centre The Watermarks Art Group is holding its (Rm 13, 610 Clarence Ave. South). Learn annual Art Show and Sale at Luther Riverside Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at dances from many countries around the Terrace (915 Sask. Crescent West). Stroll through our delightful art show in its elegant 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet world. First night is free. For more informathe first Monday of the month except when venue by the river. Meet the 21 artists tion visit www.sifc.awardspace.com. there is a holiday, if so we meet the second and view their exciting new works. Hours ***** Monday. are: April 17 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

APRIL 9 Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and April 18 from 10 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Free First Tuesday of every The Rural Roots Trio plays music from and socialize in French each Thursday at month Admission. the one-room school dances of old with a 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at Left Behind By Suicide is a drop-in support modern flair. Featuring award-winning fiddler APRIL 17-19 group for individuals who have lost a loved 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by Prairie River Artists, art show and sale. Third JJ Guy from Lintlaw, award-winning fiddler one to suicide. W.A. Edwards Family Centre, Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel Lucas Welsh from Blaine Lake, and back-up floor, Alberta Community Centre on Clarence 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. There Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice pianist Cathy Sproule from Lafleche, the Trio Avenue. April 17 from 6:30 to 9:30; April 18 is no cost to attend. For more information, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; April 19 from 11 a.m. will have you tapping your toes and up on their French are welcome. For more informaemail leftbehind@sasktel.net. to 4:30 p.m. Free admission. the dance floor in no time. Showtime is 8 tion, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $17 for SJS 306-343-9460.

APRIL 17-19 FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People members, $22 for non-members.

Artists’ Workshop: 25th Annual Art Show and with Mental Illness meetings will run from First and Third Wednesday APRIL 10 Sale at Grace Westminster Church Auditorium 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards of the month Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North Genre-bending Métis songstress Andrea Me- (505 10th Street East.) April 17 from 7 p.m.

Resporados support group for people with nard returns to her jazz roots for an intimate to 10 p.m.; April 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 one or friend with a mental illness and you and April 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Presented evening of original music, accompanied by need understanding support, contact Carol

by Virginia Beaubier, Valerie Borycki, Marlong-time collaborator Robert Walsh. With p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street garet Bremner, Lou Chrones, Kathryn Green, at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, four award-winning CDs under her belt, West). For more information, contact Debbie Lorraine Khachatourians, Karen Maguire, Val Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@ Menard tells stories and sings songs the at 306-664-4992. gmail.com.

Miles, Valerie Munch, Eva Peters-Kooy, Gail only way she knows how — with playfulEvery Tuesday, Saturday ness, poignancy, and pizzazz. Showtime is 8 Prpick, Kathleen Slavin and Marilyn Weiss.

First and Third Sunday For further information, visit https://artistp.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $25 for SJS and Sunday of every month sworkshop1.wordpress.com. members, $35 for non-members.

Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for Pet Loss Support Group offers support and APRIL 18 comfort to people who are struggling with you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do APRIL 11 the loss of a beloved companion animal due you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight Formed during a chance meeting at the Banff The Prayer Breakfast, organized by to old age, sickness or other sad reasons.

Centre for the Arts, Tunnel Six is made up of LeaderImpact of Saskatoon (leaderimpact. affecting your life? We are a non-profit The no-obligation support group meets at 2 three American and three Canadian players. com). The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.

12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avat Prairieland Park. The Prayer Breakfast These border-crossing musical storytellers noon and 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. enue North, Saskatoon.

For more information is a non-profit event with ticket sales and blend elements of jazz, world, and folk to and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322. corporate sponsorships covering all of the create a unique impressionistic soundexpenses. Any profits from the event will be Tuesdays, Thursdays, including locations visit www.oa.org. scape. Showtime is 8 p.m. The Bassment. donated to local charities.Tickets are $35 Tickets: $20 for SJS members, $25 for Saturdays Fridays with tables at $240. For more information, non-members.

Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All Karousels Dance Club, learn to dance. New visit saskatoonprayerbreakfast.ca. ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no APRIL 12 registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to class starting Jan. 9. Cued ballroom at 7 Classical variety Night: This is the second p.m. Albert Community Centre(610 Clarence 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and concert of the series’ fourth season. It will Ave. South). For more information, call 306Saturdays 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. feature talented local musicians performing 290-5486. music they love. This event is hosted by the Second and Fourth Every Wednesday Galliard Foundation and will be held at Gros- Tuesday Depression Support Group runs on the first Tuesdays and Thursdays The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds venor Park United Church. Concert begins and third Wednesday of each month, from Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every dances at Grace Westminster United Church at 7:30 p.m. and admission is by donation.

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA build(505 10th Street East) from October until Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to Come enjoy some great music! For more ing (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to information, visit our facebook page at www. April. We dance to old-time music from 7 anyone struggling with depression and family 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee facebook.com/theGalliardFoundation or email p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Beginner instruction during members wanting to support them. For more is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306the first hour. No experience needed. For us at galliard.foundation@gmail.com. info, call 306-270-9181.

931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587. further information call 306-382-5107.

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National Association of Federal Retirees: Luncheon at noon at Smiley’s Buffet on Circle Drive. Cost to members is $5 and $10 for non members. We will have a speaker and door prizes. Are you retired from the federal public service, but not yet a member of the association, please join us and find out the benefits of membership? RSVP to 306-3735812 or 306-374-5450 ASAP.

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APRIL 8 Canadian Club of Canada meeting. Sheraton Cavalier. Registration at 11:30, for noon hot buffet. Tickets $20 per person. Contact Laura at 306-2297846 or visit www.canadianclubofsaskatoon.org. Lieutenant Governor Schofield will be present, as we honour the 100th Saskatoon resident Jim Miller, who has received the Order of Canada. The 99th was Gordon Barnhart.

APRIL 10-11 Avalon/Churchill: St. Martins United Church Garage Sale. April 10 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and April 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: 2617 Clarence Avenue South (Corner of Clarence Avenue and Wilson Crescent).

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First and Third Saturdays of the month

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The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For more information call Murray Hill at 306-242-5893 or email murAPRIL 11 raydhill@me.com.

Ye Olde Fashioned Bean Supper and Silent ***** Auction. St. Thomas Wesley United Church The Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan (Avenue H and 20th Street). Supper between First Saturday of every month Genealogical Society meets on the third 4:30 and 6 p.m. Adults: $8, Children 12 and The MindFULL Café, part of the international Thursday of every month, except for July under: $3.

Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportuand August. Meetings are held at the Albert APRIL 11-12 nity to meet in a relaxed social setting for Community Centre (610 Clarence AvenueMAYFAIR ARTISTS Art Show & sale from noon persons with dementia, family, care partners South. Entrance is from the parking lot. Take to 4:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church 902 and other interested people. The Café is a the elevator to the third floor. Meetings begin (33rd St. West — east door. Enjoy original two-hour get together with refreshments, at 7 p.m. New members and guests are works, refreshments and enter the door prize entertainment and information. First Saturday cordially invited. draw. of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. SherSecond Wednesday of the brooke Community Centre.

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Congregation Shir Chadash presents a short memorial service and the screening of the documentary Numbered at the Roxy Theatre at 1 p.m. Admission is by donation. The documentary honours and commemorates those who lost their lives, and the survivors of Auschwitz and its sub-camps.

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

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Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace- than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries Westminster United Church (505, 10th Street throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging East). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. new friendships with club members from ***** around the world. Visit our website at www.

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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 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

Volunteer Opportunity Prairie Hospice has volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in supporting people who are facing advancing illness, death and bereavement. The Hospice without Walls program is a free, non-medical service that is provided within the individual’s home and includes companionship, outings, and other activities of interest or respite care.

Volunteers receive 30 hours of training. The next training program is May 24, 30, 31, June 6,7,20. For this intake we need people who are free during the day on weekdays.

For more information call 306-249-5554, e-mail inquiry@prairiehospice.org, or check the website www.prairiehospice.org.

New Members Needed The Saskatoon Oldtimers Association is looking for members. The association maintains the Log Cabin on the Exhibition grounds.

Summer activities take place at the cabin, with winter activities at Parkville Manor. For more information, contact Lloyd at 306-3824915 or Laura at 306-373-1861.

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