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Barn Playhouse turns 25 Season to honour the people and the past Vickie Dyck has been the artistic director at the Barn Playhouse since its beginning (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express t is a special season at the Barn Playhouse. It’s one of gratitude and one of reflection, artistic director Vickie Dyck said of the theatre’s 25th anniversary. The Barn Playhouse hasn’t changed much over the years. The original barn, which must be approaching 100 years old, is now used to sell crafts. The ambiance is cozy and welcoming, just as it has always been. The seeds of the Barn Playhouse were sown when Dyck retired as a teacher and wanted to pursue her love of community theatre.

“I had a conversation with my parents to brainstorm where I might do this. And I remember my mom saying, ‘If you could have your pick, where would you go?’ And I said, ‘I’d use the barn on the farm.’ “They both said, ‘OK, let’s try it.’ That first spring, we cleaned out the old barn – it was 40 by 30 feet. We had family come together and we washed walls. The barn hadn’t been used for over 40 years. We cleaned everything up. “We did Charlotte’s Web in a barn. It was perfect. We were thinking, ‘Well, you know, if we can do a few nights and have some people out, (we’d be happy).’ We ended up with 10 nights and with full houses – at that time we could fit 100 in at a time.

“That first year it had a gravel floor, and for the show we laid sod over the gravel. We knew it wouldn’t grow, but it gave some stability and less dust.” Dyck says her parents – Tina and Peter – were visionaries. With her father, there was a Plan A and a Plan B. “He said, ‘If we build onto the barn, would you try it another year?’ ‘Well, yes, of course. Are you sure you want to build another building?’ He said he intended to build another shed for his farm equipment. If the theatre didn’t work out, it was built like a barn on the back end of our old barn.” Machinery has never been housed in the building. The yard is dotted with old

machinery from crops gone by. It’s part of the experience. Urban meets the solitude of rural. Success came faster than Dyck could have imagined. “We almost tripled our size and we sold out that next year. It was an amazing experience to watch it blossom so quickly. We had friends and neighbours involved and we did auditions the next year. And it just grew. People from further and further away came to be a part of it. “We try to make it very much like the way we grew up, with hospitality and making people feel at home, like they are coming to be part of your family. (Continued on page 4)

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early two years after his death, Jordan Chartier is having a huge impact on mental-health awareness in Saskatoon. Chartier was a brilliant student, excelled at every sport he tried and did breathtaking woodwork. He played hockey in the Red Wings zone, soccer with Aurora, ran middle distances with the Saskatoon Track and Editor Field Club and competed interprovincially in triathlon. Those things were trumped by his love and passion for football, whether it was as a player or coach. Chartier succumbed to his mental illnes on July 30, 2013. He was 23. Crombie Maltman and Chartier were friends from high school who were on the same career path. Both wanted to be doctors one day. In a perfect world, they would graduate together. “Jordan was a great friend and someone that I looked up to. We were in many classes together in high school and university, both with the aim to be accepted into medical school,” Maltman said in an email. “He always was an individual that was working as hard as possible, and that drive encouraged me to continue to work and try and keep up with him.” Chartier made the Dean’s list in his first year of university. He took the toughest classes offered. His life began to change after that first year at the University of Saskatchewan. He returned for his second year, but dropped out after a month. For the next four years, doctors struggled to find a diagnosis. Bipolar Disorder was the most likely. “The passing of Jordan came as a huge shock to me and to many other people in our community,” Maltman said. “I had just finished my second year of medical school when the news hit. I couldn’t help but think how he should

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Jordan Chartier died on July 30, 2013 (Photo supplied) have been studying medicine alongside me, as I had always imagined it would go.” The deaths of Chartier and prominent Saskatonian Ian Buckwold inspired The Neural Health Project. Spearheaded by Dr. DeeDee Maltman — Combrie’s mother — and renowned hockey coach Mike Babcock, wondrous things have been happening in the past two years. It’s about to get more wondrous. The Neural Health Project is a longterm commitment to increase investment and research into mental health. To raise money for the project, the One Voice fundraiser will be held on July 24 at TCU Place. The goal is to raise $1 million. These people will make it happen. The One Voice event will have more celebrity guests than there will be chairs at the head table. Among them will be Scotty Bowman, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Kevin Martin, Jennifer Jones, Hayley Wickenheiser, Patrick Marleau and Ryan Getzlaf. That’s a Canadian Olympic team right there. Michael Landsberg of TSN and Clara Hughes are among the mental-health advocates. Combrie Maltman and her friend, Breanne Cooper, want people who can’t afford a ticket — $1,000 a plate — to have an opportunity to attend the One Voice event. At the same time, Maltman and Cooper want to pay tribute to their friend. “Combrie and I sat down and said, ‘Our friends are either just starting careers or they are still in school and the people that were closest to Jordan can’t afford to buy a $1,000 ticket to go to the event,’ ” Cooper said. “So she and I came up with the idea of having a slopitch tournament in memory of Jordan.” If they choose, competing players

will be entered into a draw, with tickets to the gala going to the winners. “We thought that a softball tournament would be a great way to bring people together, but also to honour Jordan, an avid lover of sports and a great athlete — one of his many talents,” Maltman said. “This tournament is an opportunity for us to come together as a community and honour Jordan and to help shed light on neural (mental) health. Our goal is to raise $10,000, with all proceeds going to the Neural Health Project, and allowing 10 participants of the softball tournament to be able to attend the One Voice fundraiser.” The Jordan Chartier Memorial Classic slo-pitch tournament will be held on July 18 at the Kinsmen ball diamonds in Martensville. “Jordan was a great friend, with an avid love of sports. With this in mind, we thought what better way to bring people together to have fun and celebrate Jordan, than with a day filled with some scraped knees, a few home runs (or none at all) and a lot of laughs,” Maltman and Cooper wrote on Facebook. The tournament is hoping to attract 16 co-ed teams, playing in a round-robin format. The cost is $50 per person, which will include a guarantee of three games, a team jersey and lunch. There are spots remaining for teams. To enter, go to picatic.com and search for Jordan Chartier Memorial Classic. Email jcmclassic@gmail.com for information about the tournament or if you would like to volunteer or are interested in becoming a sponsor. Visit www.theneuralhealthproject.com to learn more about the Neural Health Project and the One Voice fundraiser.

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hen Don Griffith came to Sasmade an impact with songs like Who Do katoon in 1987, he discovered You Love, Mary Lou, Hey Bo Diddley, he’d have to expand his musical Susie Q and many more. horizons. When Griffith played with Hawkins at Some of his younger days included play- a Saskatoon Exhibition gig in the old staing the piano for Ronnie Hawkins and The dium in 1985, he met Heather McTaggart Hawks, who were cross-border rock and and his life changed. roll legends in their own right. Originally “I always say that my days as a profrom Arkansas, Hawkins came to Canada fessional musician ended with Hawkins. in the 1960s, set up shop in Toronto and I knew there wasn’t going to be enough

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(Continued from page 1) e try hard to do that, and over 25 years it seems to have worked well. “ This season is dedicated to Dyck’s parents. They are both gone now, with her mother passing away in February. Dyck said it was tough getting going on the new season. Being the 25th anniversary, she had spoken with her mother about doing something special, like repeating some of the plays that were most meaningful to the family. “A few things came to mind. After the events in the hospital, I started looking at it. If we are going to look at the past, let’s do one that honoured our inspiration, which has been our mom and our dad, and our grandmother.” Quilters “The first show is Quilters and the premise of the play is a mother who knows she will be passing away soon, but wants to give a gift to her daughters – which is us. Their story is recorded in the quilt and the different patterns in the quilt. So in the show, Sarah’s daughters present all the stories that are in their mother’s quilt. “There are pioneer stories and some of them are family stories and they go from very touching to very funny. The show has a great sense of humour. It isn’t a heavy show. It’s a mix of life with lots of laughing. One of the phrases is love and laughter; that’s what this show is about. “It fits perfectly to dedicate that to our mom. We did this 18 years ago and this is one she absolutely loved, and would find again very meaningful because it is a mother giving her legacy of memory to her daughters.”

The original barn is still in use at the Barn Playhouse (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

and then we would have ice cream. There is a mile square, about three times before I was always something that ended off the came onto the yard for auditions.’ It was the work project with some treat of some sort.” first thing she had ever tried and she said, ‘I am just thankful to have auditioned and I LONG LIST OF MEMORIES got myself to do that.’ And she ended up in Dyck says her list of memories from the the show and did incredibly well. 25 years is long. “I love those stories. Put that together “There are so many. It’s probably the with somebody who has lots of experience people. Once we hit the 15-year mark, we and they learn, first of all, to be friends and said, ‘It is not so much the shows specifical- then they learn from each other in their ly that stand out to me, but it’s the groups, acting abilities. I think numbers wise our the people. There were friendships that purpose here, and our goal, is to enrich were formed backstage that continue to this peoples’ lives.” day. We have people that got to know each other here and then married. WRESTLING A GRIZZLY “I have always enjoyed working with She shared another of her favourite kids. I like to see them cross worlds, where stories. A principal of a small school came this kid would have never learned to know and auditioned. this child had they not been here together. “He said, ‘The only reason I’m here is And their world just stretches a little bit. because I tell my students that you need to Sometimes it’s different faiths, sometimes it try things that are outside of your comfort Cheaper by the Dozen is different ethnic backgrounds – whatever zone.’ He said, ‘I am here because I know “The second the show of the season it is, the world gets a little bigger and you enough people who have been in plays with is dedicated to our father’s memory. It’s see them laughing together and working at you and they say I can trust you.’ He said, Cheaper by the Dozen and the father is the something together. Those, to me, are the ‘I am a controlling person, so I am giving central figure there. They have a family of outstanding ones. this control to you. Don’t make me look 12 and his work in life is to make things “Sometimes, as the years go by, it gets stupid.’ efficient, so he tries everything out on his a little hard to start up in the year. We start “I said to him, ‘I promise I won’t let children. Sometimes that works really, re- moving when those first people come in you look bad.’ That is a promise I make ally well from an efficiency standpoint, but and audition. And I always think, ‘There to everybody. ‘You will not look bad. We his children don’t think so. That one has a is so much hope here. There is so much will work at this and you will be OK.’ On great sense of humour and reminds us very excitement from everybody.’ If we have dress rehearsal evening he was so nervous. much of our father.” been blessed to be the place where that can He said, ‘This afternoon I told my kids that Peter and Tina Dyck have four daughhappen, I am just honoured. right now I would rather wrestle a grizzly ters. She and her sisters can relate to the “I am honoured by the people who come bear than do what I am going to do tonight. father in Cheaper by the Dozen. and want to take that chance. I remember He was only ever in one, but said he needed “We did work parties, so to speak. (Our one year when one of the women in the to do this. He needed to do it once to show father) was always really good. We worked show said, ‘I drove around the block, which them I really mean what I say.

“He is still one of those lovely memories. And he did really well. He seemed so natural, but he was so scared of it. Afterwards, he smiled and he said, ‘I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but I will never do that again.’ It satisfied what he needed to do.” Dyck has worked with hundreds of actors over the years. Some have gone on to bigger things. Some acted as children and have come back as adults. They all share a warm spot in her heart. “Our summer is looking back in gratitude to our past. That describes mostly how we feel. This is our year to give gratitude to all the people who have been a part of us, whether being on the yard enjoying the shows, whether that is the people who have been in the shows, people who have been backstage, all of that. This is our year to be grateful.” Quilters runs from June 17 to June 21 and from June 24 to June 28. Cheaper by the Dozen will be staged Aug. 19 to Aug. 23 and from Aug. 26 to Aug. 30. The yard opens at 5:30 p.m. on show nights and at noon on Sundays. From an old granary, homemade food is served, while old time music is played. There are horse-drawn wagon rides. People move into the theatre at 7:30 p.m. for shows, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. The theatre is located 25 kilometres north of Saskatoon on Highway 12. For more information, phone 306-2394600 or email barn239@aol.com. The Barn Playhouse’s website is barnplayhouse.com.

Griffith preparing for 2015-2016 season

(Continued from page 3) his also happens to be the busiest time of the year for Griffith. As artistic director, he works to fill in dates for the 2015-2016 season. Perhaps the biggest catch of the fall season will be Joey DeFrancesco, an organist-trumpeter-vocalist who has recorded 30 albums, working with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith, Ray Charles and

Bette Midler. He will appear with his trio on Oct. 30. “I knew we had to get him. He’s a genius and the modern day successor to legendary organist Jimmy Smith. We wanted to showcase the Hammond B3 organ we have in our facility. And how often can you advertise we have an artist who once played with Miles Davis?” He’s also close to sealing the deal for

Rob Young, a Calgary singer who interprets the works of Frank Sinatra. The likely date is Nov. 8. Young would sing, accompanied by a Saskatoon big band. On Oct. 24, the club will present another Pianomen show featuring four pianists and two grand pianos. Kim Salkeld, Ray Stephanson, David Fong and Griffith will play, sometimes as soloists, sometimes in duets and certainly in an eight-hander.

The night will feature the Yamaha S6 grand, an instrument Juno Award-winning pianist David Braid says is “the best piano found in any jazz club in Canada.” The other featured piano will be the club’s new Yamaha C7 grand, which belonged to the late Whit Firor and his family. Griffith is looking forward to the night when he gets “a chance to play on great instruments with great musicians.”

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Now Columnist woman friend of mine who it’s not uncommon to have politely asked me, “What do members of my home rewe call you these days?” serve pursue a post-secondary education I asked her what she meant. and have positive plans for the future. “Well, when I was younger your When I was young, I remember young people were called Indians, and, as I got people were committing suicide like it older, they were called Natives.” was meant to be. Today, young people She had a good point, because I can see a bright future and most of the remember when “my people” were people are happy and leading produccalled Indigenous, Amerindian and tive lives. Of course, there’s always many names that wouldn’t be politithat ripple effect from those who were cally he correct to saybug these Finally, caught in the spiral ofOpen dysfunction. 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I think the CRA hackers the memory year. wow will be held later thisread month, and I folksHowever, are going things to quickly discover thatso there was ofwait. the systems protected by OpenSSL. have changed justa lot can’t more data taken.on the reserve I decided gives them access towere passwords, dramatically MostThat of Canada’s reserves built right; this has been on over two-thirds and content.uninhabIt even lets them to That’s stay longer. Thething reason my mom on land usernames that was considered of all the servers in the worldwide Internet decided to move us off the reserve wasfor over itable. Iteavesdrop was landon thecommunications government — all two years already. It was obviously very dif cult to without leaving a trace. because of all the abuse. Back then, thought on which nothing could be built detect, or we would have heard about it long ago. So The word Heartbleed comes from Os there wasn’t much drug abuse, but there and eventually the Indians would either here’s the nextofquestion: has abuse. been taken since Herrala, or a systems administrator was plenty extremeWhat alcohol kill themselves move into the bush.at Code 2011? nomicon, the organization discovere Along with that came physical, sexual My rez was thought to be one ofthat those, It’ll take a while to  gure that out, and we’ll probthe bug. Its real name is CVE-2014-016 and mental abuse. but the people started to build and ablyItnever know forentire sure. But one thingwas is for sure: — today describing ofbuilding. code the bug’s seemed the community build, and theythe areline still take the threat seriously. There’s an extension in OpenSSL called caught up in a spiral of dysfunction. Today, anyone can drive through and The Heartbleed bug isn’t a virus and it wasn’t — Well, I shouldn’t say the entire commu- they wouldn’t even know it’s a First apparently — written with malice in mind. It was a nity because there were people, mostly Nation. All they would see is a beautiful programming mistake made in some software called elders, who tried 1.0.1 to wake the commulake and the people working hard. OpenSSL, versions through to 1.0.1f. nity to what wasLayer going(SSL) on. One to way in-Like people have said, “You’ve come Secure Sockets is thehas basic remember was within that generation a long way, baby.” formation is it encrypted on the Internet so that nobody First Nations people were allowed to can eavesdrop on you. It provides that security for carry alcohol. There was an actual krnCREE@outlook.com applications we all use every day: email,piece instant messaging, some Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and web access.

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What does council have against motorcycles?

Question: I still can’t get passes. Why is that? Is it priccommunity would like to do more for the asked for at this time. my head around why there ing? What has truly transpired police. They appreciate the police and the Question: Why do you have white was such a push from council in those areas? There is more work the police service does and are grate- lines and yellow lines on our roads? to go after motorcycle noise. work to be done. ful for it. If you look back a few years ago Mayor Atchison: White lines are SGI commercials are telling Question: I read the at the canine division, one of the dogs was painted for the traffic going in one direcdrivers to listen for bikes. police commission is movseverely injured going over a picket fence. tion. The yellow lines are there for veMotorcycles are only on the ing towards establishing a At that time, they didn’t have flak jackets hicles where there is two-way traffic. For streets for about four months charitable foundation to fill and these poor dogs were getting injured. example, on First Avenue, you will have during the year. Is there gaps in “programming, equip- Someone in the community stepped yellow lines in the middle and then, when something I’m not seeing? ment needs and operational forward and provided all the dogs with you get to the lanes, they are white lanes. Can you explain why council things.” Why is such a meavests. People might say those were dollars would waste their time and sure warranted? Over the that could have been spent in another area, Did You Know? police officers’ time on somebut for the handler of the dog and for the Saskatoon has 29,805 street lights. Ask the Mayor past two years, the police thing like this? budget has far exceeded the dog itself, it was welcome protection that Mayor’s Marathon Day Mayor Atchison: It is one civic average. It seems to want was long overdue. Those are things the PotashCorp Mayor’s Marathon Day will of those situations where it was brought its cake and eat it too. Had some leader- foundation is able to do. It is able to help be held on June 21. For more information forward to council by citizens of Saskaship been shown by disallowing wage out in other areas, too. For example, with or to register, visit www.events.runningtoon – and not by just one or two, but increases that twice exceeded the civic the youth in our community, right now room.com or www.mayorsmarathonday. in large numbers complaining about the average, think of the extra manpower we have a fishing day at the river. The com. Commemorative medals will be noise. Let’s be clear on this: it is not just and other operational things that could foundation might provide more assistance given to the first 800 people to register. motorcycles. It’s cars, it’s trucks, it’s big have been funded. Why not explore in that area. They might provide camping (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? rigs using brake retarders and it’s loud funding the entire police budget as a days for youth with police officers. I think Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. stereos in cars. It’s true when they say it is charity? the person that sent the question doesn’t com. Please put “mayor” in the subject only four months a year they are out there, Mayor Atchison: A lot of people in our fully understand what’s being requested or line.) but it happens to be the same four months that are absolutely beautiful days, with the sun shining and the birds chirping. People want to go out and enjoy their gardens and yards. Councillors were hearing from citizens that they wanted loud noises dealt with. That is why the City got involved. Question: What are your thoughts on pricing at leisure centres? Mayor Atchison: I think with leisure centres, there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered. First, with youth, with seniors, with low-income people: who’s really using the facilities today? Pricing has gone up, revenues have gone up, but the number of users has declined. The idea of raising prices to accommodate expenses doesn’t necessarily always work. One has to build a better mouse trap. In this case, we have to look at all the programming we are doing, and we need to look at ourselves compared to the private sector. One of the areas in which we have This is what you might call a duck out of water (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) had substantial drops is with the yearly

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Curtis Korchinski Former owner of The Ivy tackles new challenge

Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express

ilestones is the name of a new restaurant in Saskatoon, but it also represents a higher meaning for Curtis Korchinski. Becoming the operating partner of the upscale but casual dining spot represents a significant milestone for the former owner of The Ivy. Moving on to a new challenge was always part of the plan. “Our intention always was to do that,” he said in a recent interview, referring to himself and his life partner. “Our intention was a five-year plan, to open up this restaurant (The Ivy) and, within five years, make it this loud, splashy brand, and then become a landlord. “That was our goal. At five years, we realized we were having a good time and didn’t want to give it up. “Fast forward to last year, 2014. We had this opportunity to get involved with Milestones. That was the catalyst that made it happen.” Korchinski sold The Ivy to Danny and Jay Beavis, and, with two silent partners, opened the first Milestones in the former East Side Mario’s location on Eighth Street at Campbell Avenue (in front of Staples). Milestones has been open since March, and things seem to be going extremely well. Korchinski is getting great reviews from a franchise manager. Chris Meeds, regional operations manager for Milestones in Western Canada, said that what the new restaurant has accomplished is “nothing short of amazing.” “We couldn’t be happier with our franchise partner in Curtis. When you open in a satellite market, you really need to have trust in that operator. He’s done nothing short of excellent things for this restaurant. “He has a fantastic reputation,” he added. “They should be proud of what they’ve done here.” Creating The Ivy For years, Korchinski had been running restaurants for other people, but always wanted to be his own boss. The opportunity came up in 2006 to purchase the real estate where the former Keg, and then Urbane, operated. A bankruptcy allowed him to pick up the location for a decent price. “We got in there and completely renovated the entire building. We just worked really, really hard to create enough attention to bring people down there, because JW15439.F15 James

Co-owner Curtis Korchinski, left, chef Matthew Sutherland and co-manager Jaylon Brownbridge are running one of the strongest Milestones restaurants in the country (Photo by Joanne Paulson) it was kind of off the beaten path. “We had to do things that were out of the ordinary. I needed a reason for people to come there. We kept our prices lower, we had wild game, we had a different style of service that was more personal and more drawn-out. We really wanted to massage the experience. And that worked for us. “We also created private rooms for corporate functions, which was truly our bread and butter there — and catering.” After creating and selling The Ivy, he then plunged into Milestones, a franchise group owned by CARA – the same major restaurant company that owns brands such as Kelsey’s, Montana’s and Finn McCool’s. He brought his chef, Matthew Sutherland, and some other staff with him, while the sous chef at The Ivy took over as executive chef to provide continuity. “The goal for them is to have as much consistency between the two owners as possible,” said Korchinski. Making Milestones Milestones originated in Vancouver 25 years ago, and was purchased by CARA from previous owners Spectra in 2001. CARA has grown it in the east, but the growth plan is now focused on the Prairies. “Milestones is the premium dining category in the CARA group,” said Korchinski. “It’s considered premium casual. It’s not linen tablecloths; the atmosphere is up in energy.

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“We’re also very family friendly here.” The restaurant is divided equally into a lounge and dining room, and also has a 70-seat patio set back from Eighth Street and protected with glass dividers, to reduce

Further to the ethical comment, Korchinski is also passionate about hiring with only one point of discrimination: personality. The staff is not expected to look like fashion models, but to provide the best service possible. Korchinski is also determined to open jobs to everyone, including those with wind. intellectual or physical disabilities. He has The menu is a unique blend of West and spoken at conferences on this philosophy East Coast influences, said Korchinski. many times. There’s a strong Asian influence in some “We are not about image. Some places of the dishes, but there are also burgers, a are all about that. We hire on personality.” major beef program, gluten-free options He manages 96 staff in a restaurant that and vegetarian dishes. opens from 11 a.m. to midnight. “It’s got something for everyone and Even so, he says he’s not finished growit’s priced really, really well. I like the fact ing yet. you can have a dinner for 14, 15 bucks, “We have an aggressive growth stratand you can have a dinner for 35 bucks, if egy,” said Korchinski of himself and his you want. two silent partners. “I’ve always wanted to “We do get corporate travellers in here be a multi-unit operator. It’s difficult to do who want to dine with some nice bottles of that as an independent. It’s not as difficult wine, and that’s great. Our target is midto do that with a corporate partner like 20s to mid-60s. It’s a wide swath—and CARA. with a great brunch program.” “They have incredible philosophies and Brunch is on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. policies and procedures, and very, very Saturdays and Sundays, running much high standards for safety, respect, cleanlilater than most, he pointed out. ness and allergies. They are 150 per cent “I love it. There is so much selection, guest focused and employee focused. but it’s not overkill. All of our beef is “That really aligns with me, morally fresh, never frozen. Everything is made and ethically. They really hammer down from scratch, in house. All of our desthe culture piece with their associates, the serts are assembled in house — all of our kitchen and serving staff. We all need to sauces, all of our dressings, everything. respect each other and get along. They’re “The only thing that’s corporate is the very strong and encouraging. recipe. That’s why we got involved with “It’s a team atmosphere here. Everybody these guys. We needed the pride of our runs everybody else’s food and everybody food in order to carry forward with our else’s drinks. It’s totally team service fomorals and ethics.” cused here, and everybody loves it.” CP90508.F15 Chenise

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hen Peter Gall looks at a piece of scrap iron, he sees what few others can. To him, an old twisted, rusted piece of metal has value in one of his creations. Gall has restored numerous vehicles; he turned an old Volkswagen into a snow plane and has created detailed replicas of the farm machinery he used as a boy growing up on a farm near Hafford. One of his latest pieces of work is a replica threshing machine. It is both detailed and operational. The intricacy is incredible. “I always enjoyed threshing,” the 82-year-old said. “I used to sit on the thresher when I was a young kid. It was my favourite thing, watching the threshing machine work.” “I thought to myself, ‘When I grow up I am going to build one of those, but how am I going to do it?’ I thought about it and thought about it, and then I started out on the frame and it started to come into my mind.” He said there is still a thresher on the family farm that runs. Another is a pile of parts scattered in the bush. “My brother took it apart. It is sitting there, but I know exactly what it’s like from looking at the pieces. I drove up there once in a while to look at the pieces when I assembled this one. In order to do this, you have to have it all set up in your mind. It is like an artist painting a picture. He sees something and he comes home and he paints it. That’s the way I felt; that’s how I did it.” That labour of love took him a year to complete. “I made every part: the pulleys, the belts, the frame — everything. The wheels are a driveshaft off a car and the spokes are finishing nails.” Vic Hein has a story to share about Gall’s work. The two have been friends for years. Hein purchased a bike just after the end of the Second World War. He saved a penny at a time to raise the $45 to purchase the bike. Sometimes, he could make a $1 in a day for cutting wood. Because he raised the money, the bike meant a lot to him. “It’s not like dad goes and buys you a bike. I worked for three or four years for it. I remember putting deposits in the bank of a dollar or 75 cents until I finally had 45 bucks and got this bike.” “You grow up and the wheels go all crooked and the paint has faded away. . . . ‘It’s garbage, just throw it away.’ My kids would say, ‘Throw this out, Dad.’ I said, ‘No, that’s the first bike I ever had.’ ” During one of their visits, Hein, a retired Saskatoon JW15392.F15 James

Peter Gall has won awards for his 1955 Chevy Bel Air police officer, asked Gall if he would consider restoring the bike. It took a few years, but eventually Gall did. It looks as good as new, right down to the leather seat and licence plates in the spokes: Rosthern, 1948, 1949 and 1950. Gall moved to the city from the farm when he was 25. He worked for a number of auto dealerships before retiring in 1991 from Merlin Motors. Cars hold a special place in his heart. The pride of his garage these days is a 1955 Chevy Bel Air that he restored. He bought four cars to turn it into the one red beauty. “I did all the welding, replaced the panels and everything myself. I did a little bit of painting on it, but not too much at home. The rest of the painting was done at a nephew’s body shop on the farm.” He enters it in the Draggins show and makes the occasional out-of-town run. He will bring it out for the Rock 102 Cruise Weekend in Saskatoon. Over the years he has restored a 1930 DeSoto and the 1928 Chevy Coupe his father bought new. He let that one get away. “I sold it. Friends said, ‘Sell it. You don’t need it.’ I’m kind of sorry now.” He took a discarded Volkswagen from a landfill to build the snow plane. Gall is presently working on a grain binder that cuts crops and then makes sheaves. “It’s just about finished, but I am not doing it for the summer because I would rather be outside.” He said he isn’t sure what to do with his creations. Sell them? Donate them? Because they are all Case products, maybe the implement company would buy them for $1 million, he said with a laugh. He said museums have full-scale versions of his machines, so his might end up out of sight. In other words, he doesn’t know what the future holds for these pieces of art.

It took Peter Gall a year to build this threshing machine (Photos Submitted) Building them takes patience, he said. “I can work on it and, when you feel a little bit tired, just quit and go away and do something else. Don’t continue when you are tired, because you are not going to come out with anything that is worthwhile. Go to a restaurant and think about it. It changes completely by the time you get home. You come home and it fits, it works.” Gall said he is slowing down a bit. His fingers and eyes don’t work like they once did. He said maybe he shouldn’t have tackled the binder. Hein wants to see his friend recognized. “He’s so modest and his ability is just so unique. It is extreme accuracy and detail, detail, detail. It is unbelievable.”

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I really want my lawn gone

urs is traditionally we were on our daily walk, a very lawn-proud and I stopped to stare at a little culture. Just ask my plot of grass in a nearby yard. colleague Ned Powers, who is I couldn’t believe how green it known for having the nicest was, and said so. Ken, who to lawn on his block. He takes his credit did not laugh at me, super good care of his grass. said, “I think that’s Astro Turf.” I don’t. I’m an outlier. I “What?!” I said. “You’re hate lawns, especially my kidding. Aren’t you?” own. Our neighbours on one As we got a little closer, I side have a spectacular lawn – realized the lawn was a little thick, green and healthy. Our wrinkly. That usually doesn’t Columnist front lawn is spotty, weedy, happen with real grass. Sure dry (even in wet years) and enough, it was some kind of crunchy. It looks even worse when comgreen, lawn-like carpet, surrounded by pared to our neighbours’. little plants (recently planted. See picture I won’t even get started on the back two.) lawn. That’s a fantastic idea, I told Ken. He We, my husband Ken and I, have been was a little noncommittal, but I might discussing what to do about my lawn bring him around on the idea. hatred for some time. He has stepped up to Alternatively, we could have our lawn do the mowing, and created a little island painted, apparently. CBC had a story on around our pine tree where grass refused the radio last Thursday about a company to grow. We fill it with pine cones and called Lawn Boyz that will actually paint such, and it looks not too bad. OK, maybe your lawn green. I thought they were foola little messy, but not too bad. ing with me. But, no, this actually happens I hate watering the lawn, too. It seems pretty often in drought-stricken areas, like like an incredible waste, and it’s pretty California. I am apparently out of the loop. expensive, if you keep track of how much Lawn Boyz will paint your lawn with your water bill goes up over the summer. an eco-friendly product that lasts about 12 We would really love to do the xeriweeks, and slows the growth of the lawn scaping thing, but that’s a tonne of work (less mowing!). The cost is $250. Sounds and probably a fair amount of money, good to me. especially if you hire someone brilliant to This here lawn-hate problem of mine is do the landscaping. I’m hopeless at that. worse this year than most, because of how I can barely pick paint colours, much less dry it has been. We may yet dodge a big organize rocks, drainage, drought-resistant bad drought, but holy cow, my yard looks plants and all the rest. like the moon and my garden is grim. I just A couple of yards in our immediate can’t stand the idea of regularly watering neighbourhood are beautifully xeriscaped: the lawn when water seems so precious. I’ve included a picture of one of them. I’m Regina is still struggling with its water super impressed with it. It’s gorgeous, and system (although I gather they’ve figured you can’t run a mower over it. You can out how to fix the problem), and have probably hand-water the plants. Perfect. asked everyone not to use any unnecessary I found another option. The other day water. That definitely includes lawns.

Joanne Paulson

One of our neighbours has a beautifully xeriscaped yard (Photos by Joanne Paulson)

A little plot of Astro Turf is surrounded by plants I mean no offence to those who care about and understand how to look after lawns (Ned) because we’ve had plenty of water recently and it hasn’t been much of an issue. But what if we get to that point where it really is a choice between drinking it and giving it to the grass? It has been

that way in Regina already, although hopefully temporarily, so it could happen. By next year, darn it, I’m going to bite the bullet and wrestle my lawn issue to the ground. Whether I paint it, install Astro Turf, or xeriscape, I don’t care. But that lawn is gone.

Movies for Mommies to screen controversial film

Beth Jarrell branches all across Canada, the Saskatoon Saskatoon Express branch is the only one in Saskatchewan. hen Jennie Vessey took over the The film itself is only being showed in two Saskatoon branch of Movies for theatres, the other being in Ontario. BringMommies in 2013, the goal was ing the film to Saskatoon was a challenge to not only create a safe, welcoming space for Vessey. for all new mothers, but also to educate the “The film was made by someone from public on the challenges facing mothers Vancouver, so we arranged a special globally. screening. It’s not going to be showing Now, two-and-a-half years later, that in the Vancouver Movies for Mommies, dream will become a reality with the because it’s going to be premiering at the screening of Milk, a controversial Vancou- Vancouver Film Festival.” ver film about the challenges new mothers Vessey says that even though mothers face with feeding their babies. are the target audience, the screening will “I’m a mom, so I know firsthand there be open to fathers and pregnant women are a lot of controversies when feeding as well. She adds that those who work in your child, and I know a lot of moms find the child-care industry, such as nannies or this as well.” Vessey said. “There are social lactation specialists, will also find the film stigmas against moms who breastfeed, and educational. it’s the same for moms who bottle feed. “Milk talks about some of the political “It seems like no matter what you do, and commercialization and controversies there’s always someone out there that’s of birth and feeding your baby,” she said. saying you’re not doing it right. There are “It also compares some different cultures, a lot of people in the same situation. A lot from Kenya to Brazil, all the way to the of moms feel judged for bottle feeding, or Philippines, how all those cultures differ in nursing. It’s a lose-lose situation, and the their views towards breastfeeding. Every1 15-06-08 2:17 get PM something out of it, though, film tries CPRO.2015adhorizontalTO_SP.pdf to address that.” one will Even though Movies for Mommies has breastfeeding or not.” JW15440.F15 James Tournament details… @dakotadunesopen facebook.com/dakotadunesopen www.dakotadunesopen.com

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For those who have questions either before or after the film, Vessey says that there will be experts on hand to answer them. She adds that the goal is not only to educate mothers on the options available to them, but also to be positive about the one they choose. “The goal is to get some information out there, and we’re going to have some information on hand for the moms, so if they have any questions, they can ask. We just want to let everyone know that they’re doing the best they can, and that’s great.” Movies for Mommies offers a changing table in the theatre, as well as a bottle warmer for bottle-feeding mothers. She adds that women who nurse are also wel-

come, and that the goal of the organization is creating a positive environment for all. “No matter how you feed your child, all that matters is your child is getting fed. Whatever you do, as long as it’s working for you and baby, then it’s right for you,” she said. “There’s nothing that’s going to work for everyone. Every situation is unique, so I wish people would understand that whatever works, works.” The film will be shown at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, at Rainbow Cinemas. Tickets are available at picatic or at the box office on the day of the screening. For more information, email mfmsaskatoon@ sasktel.net.

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“The thing that made me want to go back was going to the Francophone Games in Nice, France. To be in the same place as all these amazing athletes really opened my eyes. . . . I wasn’t ready to give up trying for it yet.” Chan’s coach, Paul Noel, credits her drive and determination to succeed for taking her where she is now. “When I first met her, she hadn’t played for five months and was thinking about quitting,” he said. “But then she came to me and said, ‘I’m not ready to quit yet. I want to keep trying, keep competing.’ “She started coaching our younger girls; she’s always thinking about other people more than herself. And she’s smart and always giving 100 per cent, always willing to learn and get better.” Noel says that while most think of table tennis as a “basement game,” it is more complicated than it looks. Things as simple as tilting a wrist in one direction can make a huge difference, in order to put different spins on the ball. Serious competitors must think about how to spin the ball best, and at which speed to send it off, all in fractions of a second. “I have a friend who was formerly the No. 1 in the world who likes to say, ‘To play table tennis is to run a 100-metre dash and to play a game of chess all at the same time.’ And it’s true.” Noel preaches physical education exposure early on, and believes table tennis is the best way to develop children’s hand-eye co-ordination skills, which will help them not only in other sports, but later in life as well. “There was a study done by the University of Cologne in Germany that said table tennis makes you more clever Alayna Chan was part of a team that won the Belgian Cup (Photo courtesy of Ehjae Chan of Ehjae Photography) both in sport and cognitive subjects. It is also highly transferable to other sports, since there is such an eyeBeth Jarrell Cup, the biggest national table tennis competition in hand co-ordination.” Saskatoon Express the country. The club competed against eight other When not playing table tennis, Chan enjoys spending hen Alayna Chan first started playing table teams at the highest level to win. time with her family, and singing with her two sisters. tennis at age eight, she had no idea it would “It was a huge moment for us because it was the “The thing that I miss most about home is getting to take her travelling across the world. first time our club had won, so it was very exciting,” sing with my sisters,” she said. “Music has always been a “I liked that it was different. It was something I she said via Skype from Belgium. “Because we won big passion of ours.” could have of my own – and it’s such an interesting that, we can enter the Europe Cup if we want to.” Although the road for Chan hasn’t been easy, and she sport, and kind of addicting. . . . When you get better, Chan also travels to nearby European countries in still has a long way to go, she says she wouldn’t trade it you start to want to push yourself to be better,” she an effort to improve her skills. She has set her sights for anything. said. on trying to get on Team Canada’s table tennis team, “Being involved in the world of sport has really taught Chan, 21, was born and raised in Saskatoon, has which competes globally in events such as the Pan Am me a lot about life – dedication, working hard, commitlived in three countries in the past three years and has Games and the Commonwealth Games. ment, dealing with stress and with difficult situations. It competed across Europe and Canada. She currently “I’d like to see how far I can get,” she said. “This is has really forced me to grow as a person. resides in Belgium, where she plays for a local club the first time I’ve seriously committed (to this). Going “This was a crazy choice I made. I’m really glad I called Astrid Herstal. to France was kind of like a one-year deal to see how made it, though. I’m doing what I want, following my The club recently celebrated winning the Belgian serious I was. dreams and I wish everyone could do the same.” JW15377.F15 James

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Brett Wilson got it wrong this time

arlier this month the Unimuch on instinct. The terms versity of Saskatchewan were simpler — there’s little awarded a well-deserved data on the North American honorary Doctor of Laws degree prime rate prior to 1930 — and to Canadian entrepreneur and Equifax wasn’t computerized philanthropist Brett Wilson. until the ’70s. Further, odds Wilson, a native of Saskatchare pretty good your ancestors ewan, received the degree at the weren’t purchasing shares in a Edwards School of Business and dotcom or some other arbitrary, College of Law joint convocaintangible thing — land and tion ceremony, where he also commodities were more likely. shared a few words of wisdom Now: Even the simplest Columnist with the next generation of transactions involve a plethora business leaders (or Starbucks of computers, communications baristas — you know how it goes). and, yes, often even real live people. While In addition to musings on his two-time automation, albeit efficient, has rendered battle with cancer and quoting Harry Potter, many good folks redundant, it can’t replace Wilson told the audience, “I think it’s a that spirit of person-to-person communicaprairie tradition to be able to say ‘I agree,’ tion, and the level of respect that interaction shake hands and you have a deal.” often, or should, entail. Let’s put it this Wilson even went as far as to say if way: is it easier to lie to a laptop screen, or more business deals were done on the value to someone’s face? of a handshake, then fewer deals might My point is there was, once upon a time, require lawyers and paperwork. a place for a handshake to seal a deal. A I adore Brett — most people do — but time when parameters were simpler, more I’ve got to disagree with him on this one. clearly defined. Mandatory face-to-face (or The handshake deal is dead and good at least voice-to-voice) interaction left less riddance. Do you know how many crisis room for misinterpretation and more opporsituations I’ve found myself in the middle tunity to build a solid relationship based on of (from a public relations perspective) over trust, as opposed to a flurry of emails and a handshake deals gone wrong? No, of course cursory skim over LinkedIn. you don’t, but let me tell you — it’s way Today, it feels like there’s still this whole too many. league of individuals (I’ll refrain from And guys? You are the biggest culprits. pinning this on the boys for a second time) Let me guess. Your father and your who long to capture that spirit of the old grandfather were Men of Their Word. They prairie handshake, but forget how different said what they meant and meant what they things were back then. Further, there this bisaid. Their handshake meant more than any zarre expectation that if one doesn’t want to contract ever would. So, that’s how you do a deal on a handshake, there’s something want to do business, too. Admirable, but nefarious afoot. seriously, please stop. To be fair to men, I once felt somewhat Here’s what you don’t know about those like this. I figured friendship was enough, legendary dealings of your forefathers — and we’d work out the details later. Now life was much, much simpler then. OK, I know that the details are what preserves you might have known that part, but think the friendship, or whatever relationship I’m about how it applies to business deals then, looking to hold on to, whether personal or and now. Those are the areas where your professional, or – as sometimes is the case grandpa didn’t fill you in, largely because – both. they didn’t exist. Defining the terms and expectations of Think about it. any negotiation, clearly and concisely, in Then: You went to the bank for a loan a format that ensures both parties are able and the bank manager sized you up, often to understand, is the key to successful outbased on your appearance and maybe some comes, regardless of what cultural gesture paper references. Ultimately it was prob— a handshake, a signature or even a kiss ably a one-on-one transaction, based very — you use in the end to seal a deal.

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Respect missing in Internet dating

Dear Readers, bowling. These activities allow I have been a professional you to interact without the intenmatchmaker for more than sity of a date. 20 years. I have witnessed a Most people take time to change in dating styles and the relax when they are first meeting way people treat one another. someone. I always suggest a I blame much of it on Internet minimum of two dates to allow dating. you the opportunity to start to At Camelot Introductions, get to know the person. Should we have a standard of conyou decide they simply aren’t duct that we expect from our right for you, it is only proper to clients. It is based on the simple let them know that you are going concept of respect. We don’t to continue with your search. Matchmaker have delete buttons that you At Camelot Introductions, can press that negates you of all we insist that conversation takes responsibilities and proper etiquette. place before we will continue looking for We encourage our clients to give people another match for them. If you have no chances and not expect an “instant wow” intentions of calling them again, gently let when they are meeting potential partners. them know by phone or face to face. Do not Relationships need time to grow and ought to email or text them the information — that start off as friendships that catch on fire. Trust is cowardly. I actually have been asked to and respect are the two essential fire starters. break up with people on my client’s behalf. The Internet has facilitated an avenue My answer is “if you are old enough to go where people flip through pictures and on a date, you most certainly can tell the decide who they are interested in based on person you are moving on.” just that. They know nothing about the perOur clients have all been personally son. This is a recipe for disaster. People are interviewed, checked for criminal records being treated like they are products being and have one thing in common. They are inspected on an assembly line. looking for one special love and have come They are either being stamped “accept- to us to help them find that. ed” or “rejected” without being explored. (Lianne will be interviewing new clients This method is so terribly damaging to in Saskatoon from June 23 to June 25. Call people seeking mates. I encourage first 1-204-888-1529 to set up a one-on-one meetings to take place by doing an activmeeting so you can start your search for ity. I often suggest mini golf, an auction or love.)

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

Views of the World

A’s pitcher can play come rain or come shine

ope Solo, the goalie for the U.S. women’s soccer team at the World Cup, is a piece of work. Last year when she was arrested for domestic violence, she was a real treat for the arresting officers: “You’re such a b----,” she told one. “You’re scared of me because you know that if the handcuffs were off, I’d kick your ass.” Oh yes, there was the time in high school when she so badly bullied a girl — including a beating at a fair — that the girl’s family was granted a restraining order against Solo. • From Janice Hough: “RIP Vincent Musetto, 74. Who, is he, you ask? Musetto was a retired New York Post editor who might have written the best headline of all time – Headless body in topless bar.” • TC Chong, on supermodel Kate Moss being kicked off a flight when she became unruly after the airline ran out of sandwiches: “Supermodels can get nasty when they haven’t eaten solid food for four days.” • From Torben Rolfsen: “That was a rich, old crowd in the VIP section at the Belmont. Some of them looked like if they’ve had more Botox than the Burger King guy.” • It’s not like some didn’t predict a Eugenie Bouchard fall from grace. We just didn’t expect it to be this hard and far. • There are many nights when Michael Jordan can’t carry Lebron James’ hair plugs. • From Todd Devonshire: “The man who was caught having sex on an Air Canada flight has received a conditional discharge. Some things just write themselves.” • From Bill Littlejohn: “NFL to the three Dolphins banned from a poker tourney — Go Fish.” • Chong, on NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus saying he doesn’t like the tradition of NHL players growing playoff beards: “He thinks the game would be more marketable if their faces were shaved. What’s next? Does he expect them to play with their dentures in place as well?” • Hough, on four tourists, including a brother and sister from Saskatchewan, being arrested for stripping naked on a Malaysian mountain: “Locals they say the disrespect angered the tribal spirits and caused a deadly earthquake: Wow. How often do you hear, ‘Ah, those ugly Canadians?’” • From Rolfsen: “HGTV has signed the Coyotes to appear in an episode of next season’s House Hunters.” • I am more a G8 fan than a G7. • Littlejohn, on video of Texas high school catcher — Megan Crosby —elbowing and levelling opposing players as they crossed the plate when umpires aren’t looking: ‘“Atta girl,’ said AJ Pierzynski.” • Why can’t Canadian networks do a better job of covering breaking news, especially in the evening? Is it because their national newscasts are taped too early? As the horrible story was unfolding in Edmonton last week, I pictured Peters Mansbridge at home in his robe having a nightcap. • I am surprised Postmedia has its two big-gun sports columnists — Cam Cole and Scott Stinson — covering the Stanley Cup final. Hello. The women’s World Cup is being played on our (artificial) soil.

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• From Devonshire: “Five rejected middle names of Sepp Blatter: full, leaky, empty, overactive, gall.” • From Rolfsen: “Will they take jockey Victor Espinoza and mate him with petite women to try to make more awesome jockeys?” • The Toronto Maple Leafs interviewed Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel at the NHL combine. You just never know, one or both might be there when the Leafs pick fourth. • Littlejohn, on a skunk’s nest being found in the Cardinals dugout at Dodger Stadium: “Did St. Louis manager Mike Matheny say he needed a spray hitter?” • Chong, on Boeing announcing it may reduce the size of its on-board washrooms. “This could result in as many as 14 extra seats per wide-body plane. A huge mess could occur if all 14 of those passengers have to go at the same time.” • Hough, on two Texas girls — ages seven and eight — having their lemonade stand shut down by police for lack of a permit: “Well, of course, it’s Texas. The girls should have been doing something safer, like borrowing their parents’ guns to set up a shooting range.” • From Rolfsen: “In golf’s world rankings, Tiger Woods has fallen below Carl Spackler.” • As one advertisement said: “Toronto is ready to welcome the world.” I assume that means to the Pan Am Games, pretty much a non-event that encompasses a small portion of the world.

• Hough, on Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium last Sunday and getting it all the way to the plate: “If he were a lefty, the Yanks might have signed him.” • Littlejohn, on Joe Montana saying 49ers offensive linemen sprayed silicone on their jerseys: “Pamela Anderson wonders if they should call that Inflategate.” • Rolfsen, on the Lightning only letting fans with blue hair into Game 5: “Luckily, that’s half the female population of Florida.” • Something you need to know: Kaylyn Kyle told her Twitter followers that she has nine tattoos. I like it when athletes and other celebs take questions from their followers. • Headline: “Holy rollers: congregation to hold mass blessing of bicycles.” Cutesy, but a tad derogatory, I would say. • From Littlejohn: “According to the East Oregonian newspaper, A’s switch-pitcher Pat Venditte is amphibious. When he faces Detroit, will it be Verlander vs. Salamander?” • Rolfsen, on 26 sports applying for inclusion in the Tokyo Olympics: “Among them are American football, bridge, chess, sumo, bowling, tug-of-war and korfball. What — no beer pong?” • Mike Duffy has been replaced as my favourite senator. How can you not love Rod Zimmer and his $176,000 cash grab from taxpayers?

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Baird’s Sparrow:

A secretive prairie songster Philip S. Taylor for the Saskatoon Express

lowing years. Some birds try to establish territories in tame hay fields and even crop land, fter the display of especially in drought years. crocuses in April, one After establishing its of the great surprises breeding territory in the each spring on the prairies is spring, a Baird’s Sparrow’s how many different songbirds life becomes very secretive. Nature Notes can be found in our native Nests are well hidden in the grasslands around Saskatoon. thick prairie grasses, and These open-country specialists include from egg laying to fledging takes only Horned Larks, Western Meadowlarks, about three weeks. The sparrow’s cryptic Sprague’s Pipits and Savannah, Vesper, brown feather pattern helps protect them Grasshopper and Baird’s sparrows. Their from predators and, if disturbed, they will early morning songs combine into what often run mouse-like through the grass has been called “the prairie bells.” rather than take flight. Then, soon after the Unlike a robin singing from a backyoung leave the nest, the males stop singyard tree, the flight song of a pipit or a ing. Many birds migrate in August and, by meadowlark carolling from a conspicuous early September, most are gone from the fence post, the Baird’s Sparrow is usually Saskatoon area. difficult to see, delivering its song from Since its discovery, the Baird’s Spara low grassy perch or even the ground. row has experienced some unusual twists The three or four opening notes followed of fate. During John J. Audubon’s 1843 by a trill are very musical and can often ornithological expedition to the American carry several hundred metres in favourable west, the first Baird’s Buntings, as they conditions. Your best chance of finding this were then named, were collected near the uncommon and rather secretive sparrow is junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone by listening carefully for its song on a May rivers. Interestingly, this was the 500th or June morning near an expanse of native and last species that Audubon named, prairie. described and illustrated in his monumenThese sparrows arrive unheralded in tal book, The Birds of America. Then the our area in early May after wintering in Baird’s Bunting vanished and was not the Sonoran grasslands of the southwestrecorded by scientists for another 29 years. ern United States and northern Mexico. But, in 1873, a year after its rediscovery, They settle in native grassland of medium Elliot Coues found them so abundant in height, avoiding both the wettest and the North Dakota that he stated they outnumdriest sites, plus heavily grazed pasture bered all other species combined in some lands. Baird’s Sparrows may not occur prairie locations. However, that was not to in the same location from one year to the last. In the 1880s, settlers poured into the next, depending on the amount of rain and Dakotas, turning the rich prairie sod for how high the grass has grown. They may agricultural crop land. And so began the suddenly occur in an area forming loose inevitable decline of the Baird’s Sparrow colonies, only to be absent for several fol- across its breeding range in North Dakota,

Baird’s Sparrow is an uncommon and secretive grassland resident in the Saskatoon area, more often heard than seen (Photo by Nick Saunders) Montana and the Canadian prairies. For some years, this sparrow was considered to be a species at risk by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, but more recent surveys suggest they are not as rare as first thought. Saskatchewan is home to the majority of the world’s population of this sparrow and Saskatoon is near the northern edge of its range. Some of the best areas to look for Baird’s Sparrows in our area are south of Saskatoon. Well managed pasture land along Highway 219 is a good possibility

and, still further south, the native prairie near Goose Lake and the Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area are excellent spots to visit. Managing healthy native grasslands is the key to maintaining future populations of Baird’s Sparrow and the other endemic prairie birds in Saskatchewan. Phil Taylor is a member of the Saskatoon Nature Society. The SNS website is at www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca, or you can visit the SNS on Facebook at www. Facebook.com/SaskatoonNatureSociety.

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cheese in the fridge, it should be fine. Foil wrapped cream cheese should last three to four weeks in the fridge. You can freeze cream cheese, but only do so if you have no plans to use the cheese for baked goods, such as cheesecake, because the cheese consistency changes after freezing. If you use cream cheese for spreading on toast, then freezing the cheese is no problem. Dear Reena, What is the best way to remove numerous scuff marks from running shoes off an older kitchen floor (linoleum — 20 years old)? I don’t want to risk ruining what is left of the floor’s finish by using a Mr. Clean eraser, tennis ball or other abrasive. Would it be a good idea to try WD-40? — Joanne Dear Joanne, Since the floor is less than 50 years old,

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Patti Kusturok is a Manitoba Fiddle Association Hall of Famer from Winnipeg who will close out the Roots season with traditional Canadian works at 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members.

JUNE 19 Saskatoon’s Legendary Rhythm and blues Revue embraces three lead vocalists, a strong horn section and a Hammond B3 organ player and they play the great rhythm and blues classics from the 1960s and 1970s. The show starts at 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members.

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JUNE 27 and 28 Join artists around Shellbrook for their 10th anniversary celebration of their annual art tour on both Saturday and Sunday, from 10 to 5. All venues are within a short driving distance from each other and each venue has guest artists so JW15410.F15 James

505, 10th Street East. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ***** Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club. Come and have some fun and learn speaking and leadership skills. Our club meets from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

First Monday of every month Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when

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JUNE 20 It’s a big band blast, with the Saskatoon Community Jazz Band, led by Doug Gilmour, opening with a set and The Bassment Big Band performing two sets. Classic big band era material. First set at 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for nonmembers.

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JUNE 17 National Association of Federal Retirees: Are you retired from the federal public service, but not yet a member of the Association? Please join us and find out about the benefits of membership. We are hosting our annual BBQ at the Floral Community Centre on Floral Road at 12:00 p.m.. Free for our members, $5.00 for guests. Please bring a lawn chair and your appetite. RSVP to( 306)373-5812 or (306)3745450 by June 15, 2015. that when you arrive at a venue there will be a variety of experience. For more information JUNE 18 AND 20 Tierra Del Sol will be holding a spring flower ar- please visit shellbrooktour.com

Maria Montessori School announces its Spring Fling will be in full swing! On Friday, June 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Maria Montessori Preschool & Elementary, bring your family & friends to celebrate the arrival of summer and the close of another great school year. There will be large inflatable jumpers, a fishing hole for younger children, face painting by Fantasy Faces, glitter tattoos, twisted balloon creations, the Remai Modern Caravan, shave ice, a barb-que & potluck dinner, and a silent auction! Tickets are $5, available at https://www.picatic. com/mmsspringfling2015

The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For more information call Murray Hill at 306-2425893 or email murraydhill@me.com. ***** The Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society meets on the third Thursday of every month, except for July and August. Meetings are held at the Albert Community Centre (610 Clarence AvenueSouth. Entrance is from the parking lot. Take the elevator to the third floor. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. New members and guests are cordially invited.

Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friendships with club members from around the world. Visit our website at www.thefriendshipforce.org , find out more about us or come join us at our next meeting by contacting Lynne Stade at 306933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca.

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JUNE 29 The Saskatoon Children’s Choir presents its Farewell Concert at Marion Graham Collegiate at 7:30 p.m. On July 1, the choir is embarking on its international tour to Germany, to participate in the Grand Prix of Nations in Magdeburg and perform in Cologne, Hanover, Magdeburg and Leipzig. Tickets for the Farewell Concert are $15, available at the door. Rush seating.

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there is a holiday, if so we meet the second Monday.

First Tuesday of every month Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people who score among the top 2% of the general population on a standardized IQ test. A supervised IQ testing ession is being held in Saskatoon on July 4 at 2:00 p.m. The cost is $90, or $70 for students. If you are interested in attending, call Tim at (306) 242-7408, or email First and Third Sunday of every month trf674@campus.usask.ca Pet Loss Support Group offers support and JULY 11 comfort to people who are struggling with the JUNE 20 The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is hosting their loss of a beloved companion animal due to Highway 60 Market! From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 annual garage sale at 213 Perreault Cres old age, sickness or other reasons. The nop.m., 10km SW of Saskatoon off Pike Lake hwy from 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. If you have any obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the 60. Shop at over 90 tables, artisans galore! items to donate, please contact Janet at (306) W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Crafts and homemade goods, home-based 242-2823. All proceeds go to the SPCA Second Saskatoon. For more information or telephone business products, seconds hand items, Chance Fund. support, call 306-343-5322. antiques & collectibles and more! Free admission, Give-aways 10:00 a.m. - noon. For more JULY 24 and 25 Tuesdays, Thursdays, Canadian Prairie Lily Society presents its 49th Saturdays information call (306)382-0111, like us on Annual Lily Show! Come down to The Mall Facebook or visit www.johnarcandfiddlefest. Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All at Lawson Heights on the 24 and 25 to see com. ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no some beautiful flowers! Public viewing is from registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. JUNE 20 1 p.m.- 9 p.m. on Friday, and 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Membership Open House at the Sask. Railway p.m. on Saturday. For more information please Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Museum! FREE admission from 10:00 a.m. to visit www.prairielily.ca 1:00 p.m., and we’ll be open until 5:00 p.m. Every Wednesday Located on the Pike Lake Highway. For more Depression Support Group runs on the first info please call (306) 382-9855 and third Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building JUNE 23 First and Third Saturdays of (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone Save the Children - Canada [Saskatoon Branch] the month struggling with depression and family members will be holding their last executive committee The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold ‘em wanting to support them. For more info, call meeting for the 2014 -15 Year. The branch Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 in 306-270-9181. is seeking new members and prospective chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No Re***** volunteers are cordially invited to attend the Buys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at Bargain store to support the inner city meeting. A light lunch will be served. Come 6:00 p.m., tournament starts at 7 p.m. Located Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ to the Edwards Family Centre on 4th Avenue at the Coachman bar at Market Mall. Call and men’s clothing; jewellery, purses, belts North at 7:30 p.m. For more information email (306)668-0015 for more information. and camping clothes available. Wednesdays marci.macomber@gmail.com,or call (306) First Saturday of every from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United 373-9877. month Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from JUNE 24 The MindFULL Café, part of the international $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more The Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opinformation: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go (SSCL) Annual General Meeting will be held portunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com. on Wednesday, June 24th, at 2:00 pm. It will persons with dementia, family, care partners Last Wednesday be held in Room 214 of the Arts Building, U and other interested people. The Café is a of the month of S campus. The meeting will include annual two-hour get together with refreshments, enSt. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 -20th reports and SSCL Executive elections. Professor tertainment and information. First Saturday of St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon David Parkinson, Academic Liaison with SSCL, the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke until 4 p.m. On the last Wednesday of each will be the guest speaker. Community Centre. month we hold a birthday party for applicable JUNE 26 Every Tuesday members. Monthly socials are also held Friday, June 26th, will see the last Hootenanny. Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International randomly. The club is campaigning for new members who are 55+. Included are bowling After 10 years of ‘kicking-off’ the Parkland Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of alleys, pool tables, dart boards. The club Grace-Westminster United Church, located at Artisan Tour, we will celebrate with flair. Join

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In June, July and August, the Saskatoon International Folkdance Club dances on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Kiwanis Park, north of the Bessborough Hotel. No fee. Everyone welcome. 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 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.

Every second Saturday of the month Memory Writers meet every second Saturday of each month from September to June, 10 a.m. – 12 noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Record and share the events and memories of your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. For more information call Neva at 306-343-0256 or Hilda Epp at 306-382-2446. ***** SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children newborns 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 306-931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

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

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Professor studies personality of teams

By Colleen MacPherson oe Schmidt is a big fan of football, not just as a sport but as a living laboratory to help him understand how personalities can affect outcomes both on the field and off. “I played football for the University of Calgary as an undergrad,” said Schmidt, an assistant professor of human resources and organizational behaviour in the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan. “I was interested initially in observing the players who were more naturally gifted than I was but didn’t work as hard as they could have,” he said. “What happened is I got more playing time than they did simply by working harder.” His curiosity piqued, Schmidt, who played fullback, began looking how various personalities come together — or don’t — on a team. When it came time to do his PhD dissertation, he knew exactly where he would focus. “Each position has a unique culture of its own,” he said. “Defensive backs and offensive linemen, for example, are different subgroups of the team. What I wanted to explore was the personality characteristics of individual players in a subgroup and the traits of the subgroup itself, and how that can predict individual performance.” Schmidt enlisted six of the seven football teams in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports’ western conference and visited the teams — which usually number about 80 players each — during their training camps. He did personality questionnaires with each player, and asked questions about group cohesion and norms. Half way through the season, the players were asked about the climate of their subgroup, and if it had changed. “At the end of the season, the position coaches rated each player’s performance in games and practices,” said Schmidt. But what turned out to be more telling was the coaches’ reporting on what Schmidt termed organizational citizenship behaviours — things like helpfulness and altruism — and on counterproductive behaviours like being too competitive with fellow players. Schmidt also tracked each team’s game statistics to see if group characteristics enhanced or detracted from on-field performance. Some of his findings were predictable: “When groups have more conscientiousness — players who exhibit traits like being hard working, diligent, prudent and goal oriented — we found that those conscientious players performed even better. If I’m working hard and others in my group are working hard,

Joe Schmidt is a huge football fan and an assistant professor of human resources and organizational behaviour in the Edwards School of Business at the U of S (Photo by Kris Foster) that creates a supportive environment for everyone. We fully expected that.” But on the other side of the field, Schmidt found that individual performance did not improve when there were too many extroverts in a subgroup. “What we found was that highly extroverted players displayed the greatest number of counterproductive behaviours,” he said. “In a group, extroverts will be competing for air time or status or to be noticed and, as a result, they may actually be undermining each other.” The implications of his research, which was published in the Journal of Organizational Behaviour, in the world of work point at the need to understand personality traits and how they affect a team, he said. For some traits, like conscientiousness, more can be better, but for others, like extroversion, “you want to look for some diversity. You always need some talkers and some listeners.” But Schmidt cautioned against making employment decisions based entirely on personality. “I shouldn’t imply we should take this too far,” he said. “Personality assessments are valid, but not highly valid. They do predict behaviour but there are a lot of other things going on. “You want to hire people who are qualified to do the job, but if they meet that threshold, then you can begin to look at how they will fit in with a team.” (Colleen MacPherson is editor of On Campus News.)

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University Bridge rehab on schedule

he first phase of the University Bridge rehabilitation project is almost complete. Construction crews are finalizing repairs on the south side of the bridge deck, and are now preparing to begin work on the north side. “We’re happy with how the project is progressing,” said Rob Frank, manager of asset preservation. “To this point we have encountered no major surprises and we’ve had great weather, which has kept the work moving along nicely. In saying that, rain or unforeseen issues can still set us back.” The following work has been completed on the south side of the bridge: • Removed asphalt surface and expansion joints • Strengthened columns and deck • Repaired deck and installed concrete overlay to strengthen deck and provide smooth driving surface • Removed and repainted pedestrian hand rail (still to be reinstalled) The pedestrian walkway will remain open on the north side of the bridge until the hand rails are complete on the south side.

Once traffic patterns settled after the closure, the City’s transportation engineers made some traffic signal adjustments to support easier movement around the city. Adjustments were made at the following locations: First Avenue from 20th to 24th Street, Idylwyld Drive from 20th to 25th Street, Warman Road and 33rd Street, and the College Drive and Circle Drive West interchange ramp. During the closure of the University Bridge, the typical weekday traffic on the city’s other bridges has increased by an average of 8.6 per cent or 6,234 vehicles. The City will continue to monitor traffic patterns as the project continues. “The impacts to traffic, while not insignificant, have been manageable and Saskatoon residents have displayed a great deal of patience and understanding around this project,” said Frank. “We would again like to thank drivers for their patience as this necessary work is carried out.” The City is continuing to encourage drivers to reroute their commute, take the bus, walk or bike. For more information visit saskatoon. ca/universitybridge.

Based on data collected during the weeks of April 28 and May 5: University Bridge

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* The Broadway Bridge does not have an automatic traffic counter. The City will be collecting some data later in June that will help provide a sense of the traffic shifted to Broadway Bridge.

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fter 17 years as Canin DX, LX and EX models, ada’s best-selling car, with the Touring model at the it should come as no top. Then, there is the Civic Si surprise that changes are made which may look the same, but to the Honda Civic with great is significantly different from care and after much research. its plebeian siblings. Off to one Ironically, Civic has also side and still a Civic through been the platform that Honda and through is the Civic Hyhas used for introducing brid. leading-edge technologies. Part of what makes a Civic The CVCC (compound vortex desirable is simplicity. There is combustion chamber) was one engine used in the DX, LX, Autozone introduced on a Civic. VVT EX and Touring, a 1.8-litre, (variable valve timing) ap16-valve i-VTEC four that peared first on a Civic. No other company makes 143 horsepower and 129 ft.lb. of has used its entry-level model so effective- torque. The Si gets a 2.4-litre 205 horsely to introduce new technologies. power four and the Hybrid drops down to a That means every time a Civic shows 1.5 litre, 110-horse four. up at my door, I try to find and, in some Transmission choices consist of a cases, feel the changes that Honda has five-speed manual on the three “X”s with made to improve the car. The 2015 version a CVT available on the LX and EX. That is no exception. This time the most obvisame CVT is standard on the touring and ous change is in the instrument cluster. the Hybrid. The sporty Si gets a six-speed Honda still uses a two-tiered approach manual gear box. Interestingly enough, to instrumentation with accessory inforall Civic models have an “Eco” mode butmation in the smaller, upper cluster while ton except the Si. The reason is obvious. primary information is in the lower, larger You don’t buy a sports type car for fuel pod. Previously, the lower pod was a com- economy. bination of graph and numeric information Once under the hood is taken care of, presentations. This took a bit of getting it is time to check out the interior. Minor used to when moving from one of the other details such as fitting comfortably in the brands. seats should be checked out. Usually, it Now, there are the more conventional is me that has to adapt to the seat, but not dial gauges for speed and engine RPM that with the Civic. It adjusted so easily that dominate the lower instrument pod. For both my wife and I could adjust the seat some reason, those changes make it seem within a few seconds. as if the whole information cluster has Rear-seat comfort is a bight tight for changed. I admit there might be a few mi- full-sized adults. Kids and teens will fit in nor changes that I never noticed. The Civic easily, if you can convince them to be seen cluster now seems on the leading edge of with their parents in a Civic. The backseat mainstream. follows the traditional design of two semiOne item Honda hasn’t changed is the sculpted seats that hold you in place commodel lineup. Civics are still available in fortably. Child seats do fit in easily. There

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The 2015 Honda Civic has a changed instrument cluster (Photos Supplied) is little room in the middle for the referee when two booster seats are in use. Putting the driver’s seat to use is the part that I enjoy, so it should come as no surprise that I flogged this little sedan for all it was worth. The CVT worked so well that I wasn’t sure it really was a CVT. It seems to be stepped in stages to mimic a normal automatic. Engine power comes on quite nicely when the RPM comes up so the most fun was not at stop lights, but going around sweeping corners where proper driving carried the car’s momentum through the corner with little loss of speed (much to the chagrin of some who cannot drive more powerful cars very well). If I am having this much fun with the powertrain, the suspension has to have

a big vote of confidence, since it let me get around corners without running into anything except pot holes. I even managed to move off line a few times to miss the larger holes without upsetting the balance of the car. That is the way to enjoy a spirited drive. A great irony is that the 2015 Civic is considered a refresh since the exterior is basically the same as last year. The ironic part is that with the available right-side camera that comes on when you use the right signal light is so easy to get used to that you will notice every car that doesn’t have one. Civic should be on everyone’s shopping list. After all, Honda has been doing something right for the past 17 years.

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Changes to exterior make Infiniti an eye-catcher

ebastian Vettel, three-time Formula One world driving champion and advisor to Infiniti, seems to have inspired the company to new levels of performance. The Q70 sedan, for example, adds a new variant, the long wheel base or “L” version. On the regular Q70, changes for 2015 include making the 3.7-litre, 330-horsepower V6 (270 lb.ft. of torque) the only engine available across the standard Q70. A new sevenspeed automatic is the transmission Autozone of choice, and the 5.6-litre V8 is no longer available in the standard Q70. For the eco-minded consumer, Infiniti will also provide a Hybrid model that derives its power from a 3.5-litre V6 and a 50 KW electric motor for a total horsepower rating of 360. The drawback is that at present this model will be available in the regular wheelbase model only. Revisions to the front are designed to create an overall similarity to the new Q50. Infiniti made its signature LED headlamps standard, as are the LED fog lamps. The rear redesign includes LED tail lights and a high-mounted brake light. To connect the changes, the sides were resculpted slightly to provide the image of a powerfully competent luxury car. There are slight curves, bulges around the wheels and smooth ceases in the body work that help convey this image. Long-wheel base models are both a

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150 mm longer than the regular Q70. As a market segment first, the new model is designated as the Q70L and the 5.6-litre V8 is a model exclusive. With 416 horsepower and 414 lb.ft. of torque to help, you move out briskly. This engine seems to have enough power to reach warp speed. Add a seven-speed automatic and the combination seems to be incredibly quick. In addition, all Canadian models will be available in All Wheel Drive (AWD) only. Regular and long-wheelbase models will follow the same path in trim levels. Base models will be known as Premium while the next step will be the Deluxe Touring and Technology model. As well equipped as the Premium is, the Deluxe model adds intelligent cruise control and Lane Departure warning systems as well as blind-spot warning and intervention. The Sport model adds items such as sport seats, sport steering and upgraded spring and suspension components, as well as four piston front calipers and two piston rear calipers on the brakes. Inside, the paddle shifters are crafted from magnesium and the sport seats are fully adjustable. All Q70 models have a shift mode selector and it provide four choices, Standard, Eco, Sport and Snow. Due to driving circumstances, I didn’t give Eco much of a chance and, at 20 above, snow mode seemed a bit redundant this week. Standard mode was soft in everything from steering to suspension control. Change to the Sport mode and the Q70 L comes alive, steering becomes more precise. Two-lane rural highways put a grin on the driver’s face. Shifting on the seven-speed automatic becomes more aggressive and crisper. The Sport Package adds larger brakes

Revisions to the front of the Infiniti Q70 (pictured) are designed to create an overall similarity to the new Q50 (Photos by Charles Renny) and wheels which provide the missing link in enjoyable driving. I enjoy diving deeper into corners, but on a practical side, the brakes respond to both major and minor adjustments of speed with linear and light applications of pedal pressure. Seat placement allows for a clear view of the instruments while keeping the glass area open for good all round visibility. Seat adjustability means that more than 90 per cent of the population will be able to find a comfortable

The Infiniti Q70 comes alive in the Sport mode driving position. Controls such as those for the climate-control system and the entertainment system are clearly marked and within easy reach of both driver and passenger. Fuel Economy under the new five-cycle emissions testing on the Q 70L is 8 l/100 km in the city and 6.9 l/100 km on the highway for the V6. V8 fuel economy is rated at 15.0 l/100 km in the city and 10.2 l/100 km on the highway.

Shell has upped the ante with new fuel

asolines are not created package that really makes the equal, and your engine difference, and while the exact knows it. chemical formulation of the Testing by Environment additive package is not deCanada shows that while most scribed — some things are kept gasoline sold in Canada meets secret — it falls into three main the U.S. Environmental Protecareas: deposit control additives, tion Agency (EPA) standards anti-corrosion additives and antifor levels of deposit-control wear additives. additives (DCA), not all do. With direct fuel injection now (Note that Canada does not common on many new vehicles, have minimum standards for it is even more critical to clean Autozone deposit control additives, but deposits that can build up in instead follows the EPA regulathe tips of fuel injectors. The tions as guidelines.) V-Power Nitro+ now contains seven times In fact, many gasolines in Canada the amount of deposit-control additives over are sold as Top Tier gasoline — a higher minimum EPA standards to ensure these standard for deposit-control additives set critical components can work properly. Nursing student Regan Suchan wore a Ford suit that replicated being much older by several of the automobile manufacturThe new formulation includes antithan her 22 years (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) ers, which determined the minimum level corrosion additives to prevent corrosion (of Cam Hutchinson mandated by the EPA would not provide Ford provides gives us a real insight into which rust is the most common) from formSaskatoon Express the internal cleaning of engine components ing in the fuel system components. But the what the senior population goes through. egan Suchan now knows what necessary for their engines to perform as . . . We want to keep seniors independent biggest breakthrough is the addition of wear it is like to be old. For an hour, designed. and able to drive. They want their indeprotection. The new fuel formulation creates the 22-year-old nursing student Shell has been one of the fuel suppendence. If they don’t have their indepena barrier layer between moving parts so that struggled to walk, lost her hearing and pliers selling Top Tier gasoline, and has dence, it reduces their social interactions. the microscopic “metal to metal” contact is slouched, while one hand trembled and her That’s the big thing.” advertised that its top V-Power grade fuel reduced and less wear occurs. vision was impaired. contains four times the minimum stanRuth Redden is 74 and doesn’t plan to Shell runs a rigorous fuel-testing schedule Suchan was decked out in a Ford stop driving anytime soon —she still likes dards of additives for preventing deposit at its technology research centre in Houston, Canada outfit — the Third Age Suit — that her stick shift. She can sympathize with and gum formation and cleaning existing and with Ferrari racing in Formula 1. The replicates what it is like to be an aging those who have had to stop driving. deposits. Now Shell has introduced a new fuel used by Ferrari is more than 99 per driver. Ford Canada uses the get-up to “I think the hardest thing for any senior fuel formulation that provides even higher cent the same as what you can buy from the prove a point. Vehicles can be built that is giving up their driver’s licence,” said levels of cleaning action and other benefits pumps at a local station. Deposit control and are ergonomically friendly for seniors. Ve- the resident of Luther Heights Seniors’ as well. They call it Shell V-Power Nitro+. anti-wear properties are just as important in hicles can keep seniors on the road longer, Complex. “All of a sudden they can’t go Dr. Ed Nelson is a principal scientist racing as they are on the street. Deposits can and create safer conditions for both the anywhere when they want and have to for Shell Global Solutions and is the team build quickly and hinder performance, which senior and other motorists. depend on somebody else. It is like their leader for the Shell V-Power Nitro+ fuel could make the race car non-competitive. Suchan said her mobility was definitely freedom is taken away from a lot of them development. He described the new fuel Also, F1 race engines are sealed at the beginrestricted. But it was relatively easy to that have driven for a long time.” qualities to me, and it was quickly apparning of the season and must last for more get in and out of the test vehicle – a Ford Redden spent 25 years driving in Calent he has more knowledge of fuels in his than 4,000 kilometres at maximum perforEscape. That’s what Ford wanted to hear. gary and 30 more in Saskatoon. She can little finger than I could accumulate in a mance for the whole season. They can’t “It definitely puts me in their shoes,” see the need for ergonomically friendly lifetime. He said the existing V-Power was be rebuilt. Thus, engine wear protection is she said of aging drivers. “. . . I have a vehicles for seniors. That hit home a year a premium gasoline, providing an additive critical for maximum performance. better understanding of what it is like for ago, when she suffered a back injury. package that keeps the engine clean of fuel, BMW has also recommended Shell Vthem to move around.” “I don’t get into the car the same way I carbon and gum deposits on engine valves Power Nitro+ premium gasoline for use in Nicole Lenouail, another fourth-year did 30 years ago. I have to position myself and fuel injectors, so the challenge that its high-performance M-series vehicles. In student, said the demonstration was into get in and out.” went out to the research team was to derecognition of this, Shell is giving away 100 sightful. Jared Bond, the general manager at velop something new and better. The result BMW 320i sedans over 100 days — until “Seniors have a lot of mobility issues. VWAG, represented Ford Canada at the is V-Power Nitro+. Sept. 8. Visit www.shell.ca/BMW contest They have vision problems that come with event. The base gasoline hasn’t really changed for full rules and details on how to enter, or age, so being able to put on a suit that (Continued on page 23) from the past premium fuel. It is the additive stop at your local Shell filling station.

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Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a new 2015 Ford Edge SE FWD/Edge SE AWD/Escape SE FWD 2.5L with Cargo Package (200A)/Escape SE 4WD (200A)/Focus SE Automatic Transmission with a value of $31,189/$33,239/$27,139/$27,939/$21,397 (after $2,100/$2,100/$1,195/$1,195/$1,195 down payment or equivalent trade in and $1,750/$1,750/$0/$0/$0 Manufacturer Rebate deducted and including freight and air tax charges of $1,790/$1,790/$1,790/$1,790/$1,665) at 0.99%/0.99%/0%/0%/0% APR for up to 48 months with an optional buyout of $13,516/$14,673/$11,734/$13,024/$9,067 , monthly payment is $342/$362/$280/$301/$215, total lease obligation is $18,516/$19,476/$14,635/$15,643/$11,515, interest cost of leasing is $842.60/$910.49/$0/$0/$0 or 0.99%/0.99%/0%/1.49% APR. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. 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Comparison payments are for reference purposes only and are calculated as follows: the monthly payment is annualized (multiplied by 12) and then divided by the comparison period (26 for bi-weekly, 52 for weekly and 365 for daily). For example ($299 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly period = $138, /52 weeks = 69, /365 days = $9.83. ¥ Based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association year-end 2007 - 2014 total sales data for utility segment vehicles in Canada. ≠ Program in effect from May 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 (the “Program Period”). To qualify, customer must recycle their vehicle through a Ford dealership by turning in a 2008 model year or older vehicle that is in running condition (able to start and move and without missing parts) and has been properly registered/plated or insured for the last 3 months (the “Criteria”). 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“They have to be higher, such as the SUV that they’ve brought. They are easier to get in and out of when you have restricted movements in your knees, ankles, hips and shoulders. “We need to have bigger mirrors, we need to have larger dials on the speedometer and radio and things like that, because vision is affected. There needs to be less noise, because hearing is affected. They need access to those kinds of things. “When Ford approached us to give us a hands-on look at what they’re doing with their technology, we thought it would be wonderful opportunity.”

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CASH CREDIT ON GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB DENALI

CASH CREDIT *

ON SELECT 2015 GMCs IN STOCK THE LONGEST WHILE INVENTORY LASTS—OFFER ENDS JUNE 28 2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB

20%

OF MSRP

13,009 CASH CREDIT*

NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORE FOR SAFETY **

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB DENALI

2015 GMC TERRAIN

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB DENALI, $65,045 MSRP.

20%

OF MSRP

6,589 CASH CREDIT*

2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1 FWD SHOWN

2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2 AWD, $32,945 MSRP.

OTHER GREAT OFFERS 2015 GMC ACADIA

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

179

FOR 48 MONTHS

NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORE FOR SAFETY**

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LEASE RATE

$1,550 down. Based on lease price of $39,531 (SLE-1 AWD model). Includes $750 Owner Cash and a $1,000 Lease Cash. 2015 ACADIA SLE-1 MODEL SHOWN

WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. OFFERS END JUNE 28.

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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE GMC DEALERS. PrairieGMC.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a new or demonstrator 2015 Acadia AWD (3SA/K05) and purchase of a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab Denali and 2015 GMC Terrain. Freight and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, dealer fees, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the Prairie GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. * Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of June 2nd 2015. Valid June 5 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. † Lease based on a purchase price of $39,531 (including $1,000 lease credit, $664 Owner Cash) for Acadia AWD (3SA/K05). Bi-weekly payment is $179 for 48 months at 0% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $1,550 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $20,169, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $19,362. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice.** U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).