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Synchrotron turns 10 Canadian Light Source produces brightest light in Canada

Rob Lamb, CEO of the Canadian Light Source, says the research centre has had “amazing support from the local community.” (CLS Photo)

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he Canadian Light Source (CLS) — considered one of the largest science projects in Canada’s history — is celebrating 10 years of operating in Saskatoon. Located at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), the national centre for synchrotron research boasts the brightest light in Canada and has put Saskatoon on the map in the international scientific community. Rob Lamb, CEO of the Canadian Light Source, said the synchrotron is an “amazing instrument.” “It’s a $366-million flashlight of the world’s most perfect light — the universe’s most perfect light,” he said. “Trust me – if you have the most perfect light, you can see everything.” Lamb moved to Saskatoon from Melbourne, Australia, to take the helm of the CLS in September 2014. His excitement

about the synchrotron, and his enthusiasm about the scientific potential it holds, is evident in his voice when he speaks. “This is a really good opportunity,” he said of his new job. “There’s got to be at least 45 synchrotrons in the world, but there’s probably about a dozen serious ones — and this is one of them.” While Saskatoon is home to the stateof-the-art, world-class facility, some local citizens may be unfamiliar it. And some may wonder what, exactly, is a synchrotron. When looking for a comprehensive definition, a good source is the CLS website. It describes a synchrotron as “a source of brilliant light that enables scientists to study the microstructure and chemical properties of materials. Extremely bright synchrotron light is produced by using radio frequency waves and powerful magnets to accelerate electrons close to the speed of light. The light — spanning the spectrum from infrared light to high energy X-rays — is shone down beamlines

to laboratory endstations where researchers select specific wavelengths of light to observe matter down to the atomic level.” How does the synchrotron assist scientists in their research? And does synchrotron research have practical applications? Again, the CLS website provides clear answers: “Synchrotrons can be used to analyze a host of physical, chemical, geological and biological processes. Information obtained by researchers can be used to develop ways to help reduce greenhouse gases and clean up mining wastes, examine the structure of surfaces to develop more effective paints and motor oils, design new drugs, develop new materials for products ranging from solar panels to safer medical implants and build more powerful computer chips. New applications are being thought of all the time – synchrotron experiments are even helping with the search for other life in the universe.” Innovation is certainly taking place at Saskatoon’s synchrotron. Last November, for example, the CLS announced the first

shipment of medical isotopes produced in its dedicated linear accelerator. The Medical Isotope Project (MIS) is the first of its kind in the world, using X-rays to create the isotopes as opposed to using traditional nuclear-reactor based methods. “What we’re doing is we’re actually making it without a nuclear reactor; we’re just using the light,” Lamb explained. “Most of the things you do with synchrotrons, it’s about using the light to observe things. Now we’re creating something with the light, and we’re the first synchrotron in the world to do it.” While local and national researchers use the synchrotron, Lamb said about onethird come from international communities. Since it opened in 2005, the CLS has hosted 2,584 users, including researchers, scientists, students, engineers and people from institutes and universities. It has also delivered more than 40,000 “research shifts” since opening a decade ago — totalling 320,056 hours, or 36.5 years. (Continued on page 4)

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Kevin Tobin says there are now a lot more young people attending the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (Photo by Joanne Paulson)

SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival There are more shows than ever before Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express

time in a long time here in the lobby of the Bessborough Hotel.” Mano’s on Eighth Street is another t may be 11 days long, but the SaskTel example of a new venue. Saskatchewan Jazz Festival takes all “For the first time in a long time, the fesyear to put together. tival has expanded from the downtown or This year’s slate was perhaps as chalthe Broadway core. A lot of these (shows) lenging as it has ever been to line up. The are based on developing partnerships, orga2015 festival, which runs from June 25 to nizations and businesses who want festival July 5, is the biggest in 29 years. events in their establishments. That’s a Audiences can choose from 173 shows, really important part of the festival.” up from the annual average range of 140 to 150 shows. Jazz times have changed “When you look at the program, a lot of In some ways, organizing a jazz festival the shows and the increases in shows come is like the game of golf, says Tobin: you from partners,” said artistic director Kevin want to hit the perfect shot off the first tee, Tobin. “We’re doing shows for the first and you never do.

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Jazz, and other artists The festival may have changed to include, for example, indie rock, but more than 50 per cent of the performances are jazz, said Tobin. “And, if you look at jazz in all its diverse forms, probably 90 per cent of all our performances are jazz and genres that are extremely close — that would be soul and funk and gospel. And then there’s that 10 per cent that might be indie rock, or the Steep Canyon Rangers at the Broadway, which is bluegrass. They’re the backup band for Steve Martin,” the comic actor who also plays banjo. (Continued on page 6) Fast Jazz Facts: Shows: 173 Core staff: 4 Seasonal staff: 10 Volunteers: 450 Economic impact: $7 to $8 million Expected attendees: 85,000 Most expensive ticket: $69 Least expensive ticket: Free Days long: 11 Year: 29th

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(Continued from page 1) amb explained that the synchrotron is running constantly — 24 hours a day. Since the synchrotron is in such high demand by national and international users — as Lamb says, “the competition is intense” — no time is wasted. As a result, teams from around the world work on projects throughout the day and night. The 24 hours in a day are split up into shifts, and “if you’re lucky enough to write a good proposal and you get time at this place, you might get two or three days,” he said. “The last thing you want to do is go to sleep.” During the last 10 years, synchrotron users have hailed from 28 countries, 10 provinces and two territories. In 2015 alone, more than 1,000 scientists are expected to visit the CLS. Looking back over the last decade, how significant is it that Saskatoon was chosen to be the site of the CLS? Lamb said that “while Canadians are falling over themselves to get to use it, so is the world.” “The thing I’ve always seen in these cases is people come to where they know they can get the result. You’re talking to an Australian here. Science is a world community,” he said, noting the CLS staff of more than 200 people represents 19 nationalities. Lamb said he was attracted to the CLS “because it’s not a synchrotron in a regular place.” He pointed out that many of the world’s synchrotrons are tied to large cities — such as Melbourne, Berlin, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Paris — and that’s not the case with Canada’s synchrotron. “I look at the one in Canada, and it’s in Saskatoon. And you say to yourself, ‘What the heck?’ That’s what makes it special, because it is in a unique position. It’s not the obvious place to put one, and yet it has to try that much harder because of that, right? And that’s why I think it’s done so well,” he said, noting the CLS has had “amazing support from the local community.” What’s next for the CLS? If you notice a blue light emanating from the synchrotron, that’s because the facility is celebrating its 10 years of scientific discovery and participating in the International Year of Light, a celebration of light and lightbased research through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. A light display at the CLS building will be on every night for the rest of the year.

In 2015, more than 1,000 scientists will visit the CLS (CLS Photo) “The catchphrase is ‘this is the brightest light in Canada,’ and how do you know that? Because every night, it’s going to go all blue,” said Lamb. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the CLS is opening its doors to the public in what it is describing as “an unprecedented way.” An open house will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, and visitors will have the opportunity to tour beamlines, visit experimental facilities and talk to scientists about their research. As part of the Partners in Science Festival, there will also be handson activities for the entire family. Visit www.lightsource.ca/openhouse for more information. CLS operations are funded by the U of S, the Saskatchewan government, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Western Economic Diversification Canada, the National Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The facility’s 10-year stats include more than 139 corporate clients and 280 industry projects, and industrial revenue of more than $4 million. There have also been 50,000 tour attendees, including 20,000 students and 1,500 teachers. Lamb is enthusiastic about the future of the CLS, which has been lauded for its light quality — the light at the CLS is millions of times brighter than the sun — and its beamlines. He believes part of his job should be reminding the public “how cool” the CLS is. He notes there are many examples of how the synchrotron research can impact people’s lives and livelihoods, and he is excited about what lies ahead for the future of the CLS. “My favourite Canadian rock band is Bachman Turner Overdrive . . . You Aint’ Seen Nothing Yet — that is exactly what I think the catchphrase is here,” he said. “There’s so much that’s going to pop out over the next few years, because this is no longer a kid. It’s grown up.” For more information about the CLS, visit www.lightsource.ca.

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Source: Canadian Light Source ew way to produce life-saving medical isotopes: The Medical Isotope facility at the CLS is the first of its kind in the world, relying on powerful X-rays to produce Molybdenum-99 isotopes, unlike traditional nuclear reactor-based methods. Medical isotopes are used in about 5,000 medical scans in Canada every day, and this facility is projected to become a major supplier by 2016. • Revealing the mechanisms of malaria and toxoplasmosis: University of Victoria researchers used the CLS to reveal the complex cell injection mechanism of Apicomplexa parasites, which cause malaria and toxoplasmosis, a common infection particularly dangerous during pregnancy. Researchers are already using this insight to develop treatments and, potentially, a malarial vaccine. • Graphene: the material of the future: Graphene, a one-atom thick graphite crystal (yes, the same stuff in pencils), intrigues scientists with its excellent conductivity and thermal conductivity. The first scans of the material, which is already being used in “smart” windows that harvest light, revealed electronic and physical structures that are invaluable to the development of new applications. • Cancer drug resistance: Finding the molecular mechanism of resistance is critical to the rapid development of more durable treatments for patients resistant to cancer drug treatments. Researchers from the Massachusetts Cancer Centre identified the mutation responsible for resistance to Crizotinib, an anti-lungcancer drug. • Heart modelling for better screening: A 3D model was created using imaging results from the CLS that reveals for the first time how gene mutations affect the pathway in heart muscle cells that control its rhythm. Cardiologists at Vancouver General Hospital are using this data to develop better genetic screening for lifethreatening arrhythmia risk. • New insight into the aging mechanisms of mine waste: Working with universities and industrial partners, CLS sci-

entists have applied advanced scanning techniques to improve mining discovery and reclamation. Synchrotron mapping has helped better predict gold and uranium deposit locations, and afforded new insight into the aging mechanisms of mine waste. • Long-term nuclear clean up: Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan use a range of CLS techniques to sequester and clean up nuclear waste. As governments move towards cleaner nuclear energy sources as a replacement for fossil fuels, understanding the best way to deal with their waste products is a high priority. Using CLS data, the research team is able to identify long-term, sustainable solutions to nuclear waste, helping work towards a cleaner future. • Keeping wheat from going bad: Researchers from Manitoba teamed up with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the CLS to investigate how fungi degrade the quality of wheat – impacting how long grain can be stored and decreasing the crop’s value. The CLS enabled the analysis of single kernels to determine the significance of changes in fat and protein content, as well as where damage has occurred in the seed. • Tackling transfusion with a universal blood type: Researchers have developed a technique to turn nearly any blood into a universal type resembling O-type blood, a development that could transform blood transfusion and human health. Based on CLS imaging of the structures active in removing A- and B- blood type antigens, University of British Columbia researchers were able to develop an enzyme that was 170 times more effective at removing antigens than any previous tool. • Maximizing crop growth: Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan used the CLS to better understand how phosphorus behaves in prairie soil and which type should be used in fertilizers for optimum growth. The study showed that retention of phosphorus in soil varied depending on the landscape conditions and fertilizer type, making it possible to hone phosphorous for better crop growth in Canada.

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Schools welcomed with city’s population soaring Question: Last week the Question: What kind of province announced Saskaamenities do you see in each of toon would be getting eight the four community centres? new schools. What are your Mayor Atchison: They will thoughts on this? be similar – not exactly the Mayor Atchison: I think the same, because the footprint for province needs to be thanked the lands for these are not exand congratulated for investactly the same. What is imporing in eight new schools in tant is that the community space Saskatoon, along with four will be used during the day by community centres. With the the schools. And in the evenings help of both Saskatoon Public this community space will be Schools and the Greater SasAsk the Mayor able to be opened up so the katoon Catholic school boards, public can use it. This is a winthis has come to fruition in our win. The spaces include gyms, city. Eighty thousand people have moved meeting rooms and community-use spaces. to Saskatoon since 1994 and 50,000 jobs So many times, we hear the schools aren’t have been created in the last 10 years. At utilized as much as they should be. I think this point in time, 20 people every single we are getting really good utilization this day of the week move to Saskatoon. And way. a lot of these people have young families. And all of these new areas need new Question: How many pictures are schools. taken each week by photo radar? How Stonebridge has been up and running many tickets are actually sent out? Will for some time, but now they don’t have to the school-zone camera be moved to wait one or two decades to get a school. Circle Drive for the summer? If not, If you look at Evergreen, the same is true why not? there. A school will be in that neighbourMayor Atchison: Photo radar is an hood. When you think of Rosewood, now SGI initiative and operated by SGI. The under development, people moving into police service looks at the pictures and the communities are actually going to see determines if a violation has occurred and, the assets right there. And Hampton Vilif so, a ticket is issued. But the reader has lage will get a new school as well. For me to get in touch with SGI to get the exact it was always disappointing that families numbers. had to wait so long for a school. Now the quality of life for thousands of families Question: Is a photo taken of every will be better. On top of that, each jointvehicle? use school will have 90 child-care spaces. Mayor Atchison: I am told there is a That’s 360 additional spaces in Saskatoon. mobile camera that is installed and moved It will help a lot of young families. from location to location. Attached to the

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ella Beal seemed born to be a volunteer. She taught Sunday school as a teenager. She volunteered when her two sons were attending schools at Vanscoy and Delisle. Her mother, Donalda Oliphant, work tirelessly for United Way Appeal in North Battleford and was honoured with the city’s Volunteer of the Year Award. Beal has a lengthy list of volunteerism: the world junior hockey championships in 1991, the Fringe Festival in 1991, the Fringe again in 1992 along with the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, River Roar, Wanuskewin from 1991 until 1995, and the Brier in 2000. That was in addition to her work at Trinity United Church for years. The event where she has had extreme staying power is the jazz festival. For her 24-year commitment, she will be recognized as the winner of the Jim Hill Festival Builder award at the TD main stage on June 27. “When I came People on board in 1992, I worked for Jean Spurgeon, the volunteer co-ordinator. I sold souvenirs, worked in the Bessborough Gardens, and I told Jean if she had anything else she wanted me to do, I had the time and the interest,” said Beal, who usually volunteered during her holidays from a 38-year career with Associated Radiologists. By 1994, she was named volunteer co-ordinator of the jazz festival. When she started, the volunteer corps was about 150 people. The number has now increased to about 450. Her gift of time has also increased. She estimates it takes between 600 and 700 hours to manage the volunteer ship, starting with staff meetings in November. The heavier traffic comes with the application process of people who want to work at the festival. “I try to place the volunteers where they’d like to serve. Then, the names go to the 44 volunteer co-ordinators, who contact the volunteers and try to schedule them. In the process, you lose people, some through sickness and some who move away or make travel plans. A year ago, we started with 426 volunteers and were down to 385 when the event started,” said Beal, who is at the volunteer office first thing every morning during the festival. Her associate, Carlie Letts, works the later shifts. “I really have to commend last year’s volunteers. With some of the weather and rain conditions we had, they were more

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Della Beal has been volunteering at the jazz festival for 24 years (Photo Supplied) than willing to pick up a shovel and spread chips in the wet areas. “We know the volunteers want to be there. They are people-oriented. They want to give back to the community. They have learned from others in their family who have volunteered before them. They know that the festival is a fun event. “They don’t necessarily get to see all the acts they’d like to see. Some are behind-the-scenes jobs. We ask for a commitment of 12 hours. For those in the Bessborough Gardens, their 12 hours may all be on one day. Once the transportation committee delivers the artists to the hotel, the volunteers take over and help the artists with their day’s activities. “Others will work four-hour shifts and it’s amazing how many will come back and offer to take more shifts.” Beal said there are 130 new volunteers this year. “We like that because we are always trying to rejuvenate our corps, because we do have people in their 80s age bracket down to teenagers, some of whom aren’t old enough to work in some licenced premises. “Some of the young people are (volunteering) because some of their fellow students are involved in the Jazz Intensive program for musicians.” Beal hails the work of Kevin Tobin, the artistic director of the festival, “who has proven he has the knack of bringing the festival forward.” Beal’s gift of volunteerism has been recognized in the past. Thanks to Paulette Traynor and Kathrym Ellis, who brought her name and credentials forward, she won the Saskatoon Volunteer of the Year award in the arts category in 2003. Her two sons, Dallas and Troy, are involved in coaching and volunteering, too. “When you think about my mother’s involvement, along with my boys, you know the apples don’t fall very far from the trees,” she said with a laugh. In keeping with the provide-wide influence of the festival, Regina horn specialist Al Muirhead has been honoured this year with the Special Recognition Award. He will be recognized on June 26 at The Bassment and will perform alongside Tommy Banks, Mark DeJong and Kodi Hutchinson. Muirhead has been playing trumpet since the early 1950s and has been a mainstay on the Regina jazz scene.

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Shrek Popular movie becomes a stage extravaganza From left to right: Nathan Yaworski, Kai Batychi and Rachel Thomas rehearse for Shrek: The Musical (Photo by Beth Jarrell) Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ow do you turn a real human being into a fantastical green ogre, without a mega-million-dollar budget? Well, it helps when your actor decides to shave his head. That was one mini-challenge solved in the development of Shrek: The Musical, coming live to Persephone Theatre’s stage from Saskatoon Summer Players. “You have to sit in the makeup chair for probably an hour and a half, hour and 45,” said director Lorna Batycki about the transformation of man to ogre. “I have a wonderful ogre named Rob Armstrong who is so talented. He was kind enough to shave his head; that was his choice. He was like, ‘Yeah, I feel it makes more Shrekish.’ I was like, ‘You go.’ It certainly makes it easier for the makeup people. “There are some prosthetics involved. It’s makeup, really, and having a really talented actor who can create the physicality.” There is only so far one can stray when putting a very well-known character on stage, said Batycki. “As much as we want to create characters that are unique . . . there’s a certain similarity to them. I couldn’t make him a purple ogre, because people have an expectation for what Shrek looks like.” There’s also the matter of creating a certain enormous pink dragon, but Batycki is not sharing that secret. “I will tell you it’s fantastic and spectacular. And that’s all I’m going to say. It’s worth coming to see for that.” JW15381.F22 James

Also among the leads is Andrew Linsley as “the ‘energizer donkey.’ He never stops moving. For an actor, it’s a great gift and a challenge to have a role like this, but also a huge challenge to keep that energy going.” Meghan Lofgren adds her talents as Princess Fiona, and Lord Farquaad is played by Bobby Williston. “It’s a huge challenge for any actor because Lord Farquaad has to be three feet tall,” and Williston is six feet tall, said Batycki. “It’s a really great costume and an actor that is really physical fit. I will give it away — that the actor does the show on his knees, and he dances on his knees. It’s quite a production.” It’s a musical, not the movie Shrek: The Musical is not Shrek: The Movie. The transformation from animated movie to stage extravaganza occurred several years ago, when Dreamworks decided it would take the movie and translate it for Broadway. It was nominated for several Tony awards. “It’s a cool show; it’s a big show,” said Batycki. “When they put the show on Broadway, they had a $25-million budget for the sets and the costumes. My budget is not quite that big. My budget is like a couple of grand. It is a huge challenge, and we’ve had to be very creative in our staging, and create the story that everybody knows.” Batycki was introduced to Shrek when she took her four-year-old son, who is now 17, to the popular movie. Then, years later, she saw the Broadway show with the original cast, uniquely qualifying her to direct the local production.

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Here’s how to make tasty potato chips (Continued from page 11) time and people will be waitHi Reena, ing. — Derrick Is there a healthy way to Dear Derrick, make great-flavoured potato This handy trick requires chips? — Paul a microwave, but it will save Dear Paul, you a lot of time. Place four Wash two pounds of potacobs of corn in the microtoes. Use a food processor or wave and microwave four mandolin to thinly slice potaminutes each (that’s a total toes. Place parchment paper on of 16 minutes). While weartwo baking sheets. Lay potato ing oven mitts, remove the slices on paper and sprinkle cobs from the microwave. Cut Household with olive oil, garlic powder about one inch off the bottom Solutions and salt. Flip slices and repeat; ends so that you see the cut sprinkle oil, garlic and salt on corn. From the top of the cob, the other side. Bake in preheated oven at squeeze out the corn and the cobs will 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Rotate pans pop out without any silk on them. Microand bake another 10 minutes. Flip and waving and husk removal may be done bake until crispy. Repeat with remaining ahead of time. Boil as usual. To butter a potato slices. Cool on paper or tea towels. large amount of corn at once melt butter and pour over corn. Dear Reena, Our family is hosting a few friends Feedback from on our farm this summer. Do you have Smart Readers any quick tricks for removing the corn Re: Scuff marks on vinyl flooring husk from the cob? We need to speed up Dear Reena, the process because this takes too much To remove scuff marks on vinyl

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Page 14 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - June 22-28, 2015 “My auditions were actually held online. I was supposed to go in-person, but it conflicted with my work schedule,” she said. “I wasn’t really interested in competing at that time, anyway, but then I got more invested as I went. “If it weren’t for my boss and manager at Graham (Construction, where Kaur works), I wouldn’t have done this.” Kaur was then invited to compete in Toronto with 10 other women from across the country. The competition was made up of six categories: audience, solo dance, a quiz on culture, a group dance, a talent round and a bridal round, which required contestants to dress in traditional wedding attire. As secretary of the Punjabi Cultural Association of Saskatchewan, Kaur had a leg up on the competition. “I would have studied, but I just ran out of time. Fortunately, I knew a lot of the answers thanks to my time working at the association.” In addition to being secretary at the association, Kaur also teaches Saskatoon Punjabi children traditional dance, so they feel connected to their cultural roots. “I want to promote our culture Canadawide. My dream is to open up my own cultural school to teach traditional dance Manpreet Kaur worries that children will forget their past (Photo by Beth Jarrell) and language, a place where kids can get connected with the traditional roots of their heritage. “I worry that kids are going to forget their past, the way their parents or grandparents grew up — their backstory. If we don’t take the initiative to teach them, it’s going to be lost forever.” Kaur credits her upbringing for making her so aware of her roots. Her father, Beth Jarrell tural, it’s easier to do.” Er. Balbir Singh, raised her to believe that Saskatoon Express Kaur is the first contestant from Sasno matter where she was, she should never or Manpreet Kaur, winning Miss katchewan to ever enter the contest, much forget where she came from. Punjaban Canada was much more less win it. She first heard about the contest “My father raised me to believe that than just an opportunity to explore her on Facebook, where she won a smaller you should take the best from your culture. roots for a day. version. It’s thanks to him that I’m here,” she said. “Being a winner comes with responShe was encouraged by her family “We learn, when we move, all the parts of sibilities,” she said. “One of the biggest members and friends to enter, and almost Western culture, but it’s so important not to ones is promoting your culture as much turned the opportunity down due to work forget your roots.” as you can. In Canada, Kaur believes that contests such as the JW15399.F22 James being multicul- scheduling.

Miss Punjaban are important not only to re-learn cultural roots, but also to gain confidence for young women. She encourages others to enter “because it is not about beauty. It’s about culture and your personality, and it helps you grow as a person.” Even though Saskatoon is far from her birthplace in India, Kaur says it has become her home. “I can see a change that Saskatoon has taken under these past four years. The population of the Punjabi community has started to change,” she said. “Before, it was mostly students. Now, there are a lot of new families in Saskatoon. “When I first moved here, I wasn’t thinking I’d be here forever, but now this is home. With the changes coming to this city, I’m really excited to see it grow. I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else. This community is like my family now.”

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Children’s art gallery opens at Market Mall Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express t was a day of firsts. Last week, the ribbon was cut for what is believed to be the first children’s art gallery in Canada. Minutes before, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) announced a fundraiser that is also unique to Canada. Both involved violins. The Market Mall Children’s Playland Art Gallery is the brainchild of Monique Martin, an art educator and internationally renowned artist. Martin said she saw a similar gallery about 10 years ago at a shopping mall in London, England. “It had places for children to make art. It had day camps, it had night camps, it had all this stuff,” Martin said. “And I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could do that in Saskatoon?’ ” Five years later, she saw a similar gallery in Istanbul. “I thought, ‘If I ever get an opportunity, I am going to make that happen.’ ” It started to happen not long ago when Market Mall general manager Betty Anne Fisher approached Martin. “She came to me and said, ‘The murals are being damaged and we’d like to change it up. Do you have any ideas?’ ” Martin had the one that had been rolling around in her head for a decade. “I got the opportunity here and I made it happen and it looks really nice,” she said. “Somebody believed in me. You just need somebody to believe in your ideas and she did. I am really excited to do something that is right. Anybody can be second, but to be the first one to do this is pretty exciting.” Fisher is pleased to have the gallery at Market Mall. “We loved Monique’s suggestion to incorporate a children’s art gallery,” she said in a news release. “We are a family friendly shopping centre and it made sense to extend a welcome to budding young artists in our community.” Mayor Don Atchison, with the help of a boisterous group of children, cut the ribbon. “I think it is absolutely wonderful that a private-sector business would donate space for culture – and to think that young students have the opportunity to display their artwork, just as they have in the past at the Mendel Art Gallery and will at the Remai Modern Art Gallery,”

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askatoon will be the host for the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards for the second time in five years. The four-day annual event — PotashCorp Country Music Week — will be held Sept. 7 to Sept. 10, 2017. The event, which is part music festival and part industry conference, will culminate with the CCMA awards show on Sept. 10. The announcement was made in Saskatoon by CCMA president Don Green. “Saskatoon has certainly left an impression on us,” Green said in a news release. “We championed record attendance at our 2012 CCMA awards show, and PotashCorp Country Music Week 2012 boasted new events and strong partner activations. The results speak for themselves. We look forward to building upon the successes fostered in Saskatoon in 2012, and working once again with our title sponsor, PotashCorp.” Jeremy Harrison, minister responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan, said events such as this contribute to the province’s strong and diversified economy. “PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 is the latest in many national and international events that Saskatchewan has hosted, raising the profile of our province as the best place to live, work and play,” he said in the release. Mayor Don Atchison is pleased the event is returning to Saskatoon. “This is exciting news for country music and the City of Saskatoon,” Atchison said. “We are pleased to host this first-class event, which will bring the top talent in the country music industry to our community in 2017. I know our hospitality industries will join the CCMA to create a warm and welcoming Saskatoon experience for visitors.” Dawn Woroniuk, chair of PotashCorp

Country Music Week 2017, is honoured that this event is coming back to Saskatoon after a successful week in 2012. “Country music is one of the most popular genres of music, and that is evident with two successful country radio stations in this market. We are thrilled to be able to showcase the talent that this country has to offer. Saskatoon will be a wonderful host and we look forward to welcoming music fans and industry representatives from across North America.” Once again joining Country Music Week as title sponsor is PotashCorp. “You can find a lot of country songs written about the things we care about at PotashCorp — like family, community and working together to build a better future,” said Jochen Tilk, PotashCorp’s chief executive officer. “We’re proud to lend our name and support to PotashCorp Country Music Week, and to help bring another national event to our home province. We look forward to celebrating the music that brings our community and our country together.” Tourism Saskatoon was the driving force behind this winning bid, with support from Tourism Saskatchewan. The economic impact of bringing the event to Saskatoon will be approximately $6 million to $8 million and upwards of 2,000 hotel nights. Saskatchewan artists Jess Moskaluke, the reigning female artist of the year for the CCMA, and Codie Prevost, a multiCCMA award nominee, performed at the news conference held last week. Before heading to Saskatoon, this year’s Country Music Week and CCMA Awards will be held in Halifax, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 13 of this year. In 2016, the events will be held in London, Ont. For more information, please visit www.ccma. org.

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Modelling work aims to reduce Emergency Department waits

By Greg Basky hat if we could predict when a hospital Emergency Department is going to get slammed by a rush of patients? What if we could test the impact of various strategies for reducing waits in Emergency – without having to actually implement any of them? Modelling is helping health care managers and leaders in Saskatchewan do just that. The Health Quality Council (HQC) recently added modelling expertise to its Measurement and Analysis Services team. HQC researcher Yuan Tian is applying her training and experience in modelling in support of both local and provincial health care improvement efforts. “I am motivated by this work because it is a great opportunity to make a change and improve the quality of care for Saskatchewan residents,” says Tian. Tian has experience with similar work elsewhere: She helped develop a model to determine how best to improve stroke care for the Veterans Administration health care system in the U.S., and she also did modelling around the cost effectiveness of stroke rehabilitation in Singapore. Predictive modelling rolls together, into statistical and mathematical models, the best-available evidence on what factors affect the use of a service – such as the Emergency Department – and data on the actual usage of that service in the past. This information is used to generate a fairly accurate picture of how many people are going to show up, and when, in Emergency. Factors associated with Emergency visits include the day of the week, the month, the number of people Googling the term “flu,” the weather (both the temperature and the conditions, such as sunny, cloudy or raining) and national holidays. Predictive modelling holds the potential to help move the health system from its historically reactive approach to serving patients to a new one, where health regions and facilities have a better idea of what demand to expect today, tomorrow and seven days from now. This provides health regions and facilities with the opportunity to arrange their staffing and the availability of their services accordingly. Tian has advised and worked with Saskatoon Health Region’s Information and Decision Support Team to develop a predictive model that will help the region better anticipate how many people will show up in the Emergency Department and how many people will be admitted to hospital. University of Saskatchewan researchers Nate Osgood and Juxin Liu and visiting scholar Geoff McDonnell also collaborated in this work. During the Saskatoon Health Region’s recent Better Every Day 14-Day Challenge, Tian helped start to build a predictive model using data on patient visits to the Emergency Department and the subsequent inpatient admissions. During the region’s 90 Days of Innovation, she was working to ensure the smooth handover of the predictive model, so that the region can carry on and move forward effectively. Nilesh Kavia, co-lead of Saskatoon Health Region’s Information and Decision Support Team, says the predictive model will enable the region to get to a state where it is better prepared to serve patients. “We are very excited about our partnership with HQC to develop and enhance our ability to predict patient demand,” says Kavia. “This initiative will enable us to manage our capacity so that we have the right patient in the right service. It will also en-

Yuan Tian (left) and Graham Fast are involved in modelling work at the Health Quality Council (Photo by Greg Basky) able us to understand the impact of planned strategies to improve patient care. What we do at Saskatoon Health Region, with the help of HQC, will have replicable benefit for the whole province.” Building a predictive model enables people working in health care to better understand system capacity both in terms of physical beds and staff and what is needed to meet patient demand in the future, says Kavia. Ultimately, says Tian, this work holds the potential to reduce Emergency Department wait times, improve patient flow and enhance quality of care. In late 2013, as a part of its continued work to reduce Emergency Department and surgical wait times, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) began developing tools and processes to identify patient demand in advance and to arrange services accordingly. John Ash, RQHR’s director of patient flow, says that during the past few months that region has developed a tool that will predict – with as high as 97 per cent accuracy – capacity pressures at a unit level five to seven days into the future. Complementing this modelling, each inpatient area has established a plan that identifies specific actions to be taken three days in advance of any potential demand shortage. “RQHR’s predictive work and supporting action plans have helped significantly improve overall patient flow,” says Ash. RQHR has also committed significant time over the past few years to support similar work across the province and has shared its learnings with many regions, including Saskatoon Health Region, Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, Five Hills Health Region and others. RQHR’s work informed the work that Tian did with Saskatoon Health Region. Tian, with Dr. Jenny Basran, Osgood and McDonnell, is also playing a key role in supporting the provincial Emergency Department Waits and Patient Flow Initiative. This work is combining several different models that look at what is happening both upstream (in the Emergency Department) and downstream (in inpatient care and long-term care) to inform strategic planning over a longer term. It involves using models to develop and test different health interventions to determine which deliver the biggest impact on the quality of care for the investment. Those interventions include community-based programs for patients with complex needs, interdisciplinary patient rounding, community paramedicine programs, alternate models of intake and triage in Emergency Departments and community-based geriatric day programs. Graham Fast, lead for the initiative’s Provincial Kaizen Operations Team (PKOT), which is housed at HQC, says Saskatchewan is very fortunate to have Yuan as part of the HQC staff. “There are only a few people in the world who have the training and expertise to create the health system models that we are working towards,” says Fast.

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Playing hide and seek with the American Bittern By Lucille Bradatsch

If startled when outside of natural camouflage where it knew the sound of the is vulnerable, this pose alone American Bittern as a transforms into an image child, but I didn’t see one resembling its natural protecuntil many years later when an tive surrounding of tall reed experienced birder spotted one grasses or willow shrubs. for me. It is commonly known Nest construction begins Nature Notes as the Slough Pumper because with a base of sturdy plant of its slow, deep “oonk-a-lunk” growth dense enough to call, which is often heard in the reeds at sustain the nest, which is then built on top dusk and into the night. with grassy nesting material. A clutch of My first sighting of this solitary, recluthree to five buff or olive-coloured eggs are sive bird was in a marsh, densely grown incubated by the female only and take about with reeds and cattails. A flickering move- 29 days to hatch. The chicks venture out of ment materialized into a subtly streaked, the nest while still downy. stocky, brownish bird. Its breeding range in Canada extends The adult is 61 to 86 centimetres in as far north as the N.W.T. and from the size, has rich brown upper parts and a dark, western Rockies to the Atlantic. Its winterstreaked neck. It waded slowly and cauing range extends from the central United tiously through the vegetation, occasionStates south into Panama. ally probing the water with its long beak It returns to the Saskatoon breeding area to forage on marsh creatures such as frogs, during the first two weeks of May. It is salamanders, beetles, insects and even known to nest in the Pike Lake area, as well snakes and mice. When alarmed, it may as many other marshy areas such as grassy freeze, posing for extended periods with lake shores, ditches and sloughs. its bill pointing skyward, its dark and light (Lucille Bradatsch is a member of the streaked throat blending into the surround- Saskatoon Nature Society. The SNS website ing area. Its outstretched neck may even is at www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca, or sway if buffeted by a gust of wind, thereby you can visit the SNS on Facebook at www. enhancing its camouflage. Facebook.com/SaskatoonNatureSociety.)

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Our problems aren’t really problematic

’m beginning to think SasWhen wildfires were raging katchewan is home to some of in Saskatchewan’s north, you the most spoiled people on the couldn’t get away from the explanet. tensive news coverage. There Think about it. I’m pretty sure were interactive maps, governwe’re not facing much of a remental updates and, generally, gional risk for a famine, hurricane any information one wanted, or earthquake. Disease – yes, of one could get. course, but we’re not exactly worYet inexplicably, some ried about an Ebola epidemic. Saskatchewanians opted not to Life isn’t perfect here, and stay away from these unprepeople within this province’s four dictable, dangerous infernos. Columnist corners are suffering. I get that. Instead, they drove straight into We’ve had floods and we’ve had the path of wildfires, hoping for fires. Individuals, sometimes even neigha relaxing getaway at the cabin. They sat in bours, have experienced loss. Thankfully, their deck chairs and watched water bombwe live in a place where insurance more or ers scoop water off the lake, and gazed less rebuilds our lives immediately – and, upwards at the helicopters hovering over on the off chance it doesn’t, the provincial their heads. government will (remember PDAP?) I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty Overall, when it comes to the threat of sure neither of those are indicators that one imminent disaster, or any real significant should sit back, relax, stay put and maybe event that could cripple our collective way do a little hot-tubbing. Yet that’s exactly of life and destroy everything we in Saswhere some people were when the roarkatchewan hold dear, we don’t have a ton to ing, raging fire literally bore down on their fret over. doorstep, rudely interrupting their vacation. Which is why I’m certain that more and Light bulb! Suddenly everyone figured out more stories are popping up of perfectly that maybe they should get out and towel nice people with unbelievable complaints off, because they were about to die. (Thankabout their lot in life. fully, no one was hurt in this instance, nor in

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the making of this story.) Cue the complaining and blaming. How dare the government quickly and efficiently evacuate hundreds of northern residents from their actual homes in actual communities, but ignore the helpless cottage owners sprinkled whimsically across the other (tens of thousands of) northern Saskatchewan lakes? Seriously, one devastated, freshly torched cottage owner actually told a Postmedia reporter that he just figured “an official” would come to their door and tell his family if they needed to leave, or were in danger. Really? The billowing plumes of smoke just over yonder didn’t tip you off? The widespread reports of raging wildfires in your area didn’t prompt concern? Have we become so spoiled here that we literally expect a brawny, uniformed government worker to knock on our doors, scoop us up like new brides (or little babies) and carry us to safety when we recklessly put ourselves in harm’s way? Then there’s the man in Moose Jaw who’s not going to take it anymore. Hell no, community mailboxes must go. His first step towards taking action was to call a newsroom. Yes, this poor soul is the victim

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of Canada Post, which had the audacity to install a community mailbox (you know, like the ones the newer areas have had forever) on his property. Wait, what’s that you say? Not actually on his property — just nearby? “. . . While the site is on a public boulevard, it is not far from his home and obstructs the view from his kitchen window,” read the story on the CBC’s website. “He said he is concerned about the possibility of garbage from the mailbox blowing onto his property and people parking in his driveway. . . .” Hey buddy, guess what? You could have terminal brain cancer. How’s the view from your kitchen window now? To be fair to the mailbox-hater, Canada Post did agree to move the site of the boxes. But still, c’mon. Seriously, this is ridiculous. We’ve become so accustomed to the good life in Saskatchewan that some of us have completely lost touch with what constitutes a real problem, which is a problem. I would never wish a natural disaster or any other pestilence on anyone, but it doesn’t hurt to lose sight of the fact that here in Saskatchewan we’re extremely fortunate — and often, even on those occasions when it feels like we’re not.

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Some strange things end up in recycling bins

“When I get a big brass lion or an old Nintendo or a samurai sword, I think people are truly just confused.” In January 2013, Saskatoon implemented mandatory curbside recyling, and Loraas’ blue bins have since become a fixture in our city. The company holds the contract for recycling management for the city as well as numerous other towns in the province. Ryan has been with Loraas the entire time. In mid-December 2012, he was hired right out of university — while he was still finishing his exams. His job was to educate and inform. “It was hectic,” he said in an interview. “They gave me an office and said, ‘Engage with kids.’ ” After he got the job, one of the first things he thought about was fun and games. These are not really ideas you would naturally associate with recycling, but Buhay

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he idea of saving a Now, how do you actually $500,000 to $1 millionsave $11 per day? This is key: plus retirement portjust don’t spend it. Mind blowfolio might seem impossible, ing, isn’t it? Don’t complicate especially if you’re in the early this; just go to your bank and stages of your working years. get set up on an automatic preThose are big numbers. authorized contribution (PAC) It might seem just as imposmutual fund investment plan. In sible as walking on foot from fact, do it this week. Then don’t Saskatoon to Halifax, which touch it — this is your long-term is an epic 4,309 kilometres, savings. according to the Google Maps Once you build up to your recommended route. $500,000 portfolio, give me a Finance Or, jogging south from call. With a portfolio that size C Saskatoon to Puerto Vallarta in and beyond, investment options M Mexico, for a near identical 4,315-km jour- become available that can be much more fee ney. Anyone thinking about making such a and tax efficient, more transparent and have Y trek would clearly have to be insane or have greater flexibility. super-human determination. Or, be super Wait a minute: in 40 years’ time, I’ll beCM desperate for a tropical vacation. 85. Please call one of my kids instead, who MY SYSTEMATIC, may have taken the wheel by then. NOT SUPER-HUMAN Given the illustration I used in this CY Here’s the big secret: Saving for the column, I thought I’d suggest you also future isn’t about being super human. It’s consider doing the equivalent of setting upCMY about exercising a little self-discipline and a “health PAC plan” by joining one of the systematically doing a little at a time. local walking or running groups in town. IK To illustrate, I have walked 4,224 kilostarted through the Saskatoon Road Runners metres. But clearly I’m not super human. It Association a few years ago. Or, if you’re took me the last five and a half years, walk- within a 30-minute walk to work, why not ing my two kilometre, 20-minute commute give that a try? to and from work, an average of four out By systematically depositing physical of five days per week. Just a little each day activity into your health and fitness bank really adds up over time. account, you’ll decrease the odds of having Let’s say you’re in your mid-20s. Start- to drain that future retirement portfolio on ing at zero and saving $327.65 per month health-related issues. for 40 years, while earning an average Opinions are those of the author and may investment return of five per cent per year, not reflect those of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. will get you a $500,000 portfolio in today’s (“BMO NBI”). The information and opindollars by the time you’re in your 60s. That ions contained herein have been compiled works out to saving less than $11 per day. from sources believed reliable but no repreJust a little at a time. Want a bigger portsentation or warranty, express or implied, is folio? Save more. (I used a five per cent made as to their accuracy or completeness. investment return to hopefully be conserva- BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. is a wholly-owned tive and account for real-world factors like subsidiary of Bank of Montreal. Memberinflation and fees.) Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

came up with the idea of a fully interactive Education Centre for tours. “I did a lot of research and background. I thought about how to make this complicated facility a destination. How could I turn it into an engaging space? “I had my vision, but I’m not a computer programmer and a graphic designer. I needed a lot of people to help bring the Education Centre to life.” The result is pretty incredible. The room itself is bright and big. It has specially designed video games and big screens, and Buhay himself has proven to be a hit with the school kids who tour the Loraas facility. “Kids get inspired. They help to teach adults who are set in their ways. Kids help to change habits.” Buhay has had more than 2,500 schoolchildren visitCPRO.2015adverticalTO_SP.pdf since October. Many walk away leaving positive notes about the expe-

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By Lucas Richert here is a sword-wielding champion of recycling here in Saskatoon. No jokes. Ryan the Recycler literally has a sword — a samurai sword, to be exact. It is the first thing that jumps out in Ryan Buhay’s office at Loraas Recyling, where he works as community relations co-ordinator. Besides swords and medieval axes, Buhay has seen all sorts of strange things come into the facility. He keeps a shrine of bizarre goods in his office as a reminder about what can be recycled and what can’t. It’s a funny display, but it also highlights the challenges the workers face on the recycle line. They’ve dealt with used needles, propane tanks and animal parts. “I think there is a lot of genuine confusion about what recycling is and how it works,” says Buhay.

Ryan Buhay, community relations co-ordinator at Loraas Recycling, with a sword that was ‘recycled’ (Photo by Lucas Richert)

rience. One teacher suggested that it should be a mandatory school trip. But recycling isn’t just fun and games – and major challenges face the recycling experiment in Saskatoon. “Our biggest challenge is contamination. When you throw something in a bin, you’re not throwing it away; you’re throwing at us. “You could cause some damage. You could hurt someone.” Glass is another challenge. In 2014, Loraas faced criticism for depositing glass at the landfill. The largely negative press coverage painted Loraas Recycle as tricking the City and taxpayers. “There is a fundamental misunderstanding about glass,” says Buhay. “There’s no market for glass. If you want to recycle glass, we can take it. It’s stockpiled, not buried. You can’t sell something that unsellable. The best thing is to divert it, find some way to reuse it. “A lot of other cities have the same problems,” he said. “Bottom line: we’ve done what we’ve always said we were going do with glass. There’s nothing to hide.” Buhay demonstrates the inner workings of the facility. The conveyor belt on which all the material comes into the plant is really fast. The workers dealing with this non-stop flow have hands like lightning. It’s certainly faster than on the video-game version that is played in the Education Room. Buhay then uses a crystal ball from his shrine of bizarre goods to answer how Loraas and the City can move forward with smart and innovative recycling ideas. “Expand where we can expand. We’re the most hi-tech facility in the province.” One area for expansion is organics composting. “As a community, that’s one of the more important public discussions we can have. If we’re going to invest in something that’s truly going to help the environment, that’s the next logical step.” For more information, email Ryan.Buhay@loraas.ca or call 306-242-2300. 1 (Lucas 15-06-16 8:22 Richert is aPMSaskatoon freelance writer.)

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Pizzarelli feels at home in Saskatoon

ne day last week, I found myself in have. Having suggested the upcoming jazz my car, on speaker phone, interviewfestival show to my sons — ages 25 to 32 — I ing John Pizzarelli. Time differences understand that appeal overrides age. No matbeing what they are, it was the only thing that ter the age, it’s music we all know. Pizzarelli worked. just reminds us. My first inclination was, “What am I doBeing so diverse in the music that he plays, ing?” noting the calibre of the musician. But Pizzarelli finds himself in diverse, fabulous as soon as he said, “Hello,” and I heard that venues. After Saskatoon, he moves on to Minfamiliar voice, I was fine. I was at home. neapolis, Montreal, “Birdland’ in New York I have seen Pizzarelli perform in Saskaand a Sinatra celebration at the Hollywood toon, Montreal and New York, and, on a few Bowl in Los Angeles. occasions, met him in person. In the interview, “Canada has always been kind to me,” said Columnist he was the same as he appears on stage — afPizzarelli, who has performed many times in fable, accessible and totally at ease. Saskatoon, and at least 15 times at the MonPizzarelli, who will perform at the SaskTel Saskatche- treal Jazz Festival. wan Jazz Festival, has reacquainted audiences around the “It’s good coming back to Saskatoon. I can picture world with music. Yes, in a jazz, swing style, but using where I’ll be staying, what it will be like.” the music pop artists such as James Taylor and Lennon The familiarity gives him a sense of home. and McCartney, along with jazz standards of Nat (King) “I remember my first gig in Saskatoon in a ballroom. Cole and Gershwin. His easy-going style lends itself to There was a great sound man that night who asked, ‘What any listening ear, especially when the audience knows the do you want me to do?’ I answered, ‘Trust yourself. Set music. the tones, once you’ve set them, watch the show.’ It was a Pizzarelli knows he presents a good show with great good show, with good sound. That young man wrote me a music. He knows that because he has fun on stage. It’s letter, thanking me for the show. Apparently, the show the what he was born to do. night before hadn’t been that great. He actually thanked His father, Bucky Pizzarelli, is a great swing guitar me!” musician. Clearly, Pizzarelli learned his style from one of Saskatoon audiences, young and old, will be enterthe best. tained by the music of Pizzarelli. He will be on stage “Audiences let you know where they want to go within teasing: “You’re going to like this, come along with me,” the first 15 minutes,” he said. “Some want standards, oth- enticing the audience with a musical friendship. ers say, ‘Take us where you want to go. We’re happy to go there.’ ” Pizzarelli will perform June 27 at 8:35 p.m. at the His audiences cover a wide range of ages, and always Broadway Theatre.

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John Pizzarelli will perform at the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on June 27 at the Broadway Theatre (Photo Supplied)

Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Naked cyclists left hanging

By RJ Currie old weather forced postponement of Edmonton’s first-ever World Naked Bicycle Ride. Organizers expressed concern about frozen

cracks. • It’s been said weather forecasting is a great job because you can be wrong most of the time and still get paid. Same goes for running the Toronto Maple Leafs. • The Alouettes-Argos game on TSN was the usual preseason comedy of errors. But enough about Rod Black. • The Blackhawks shut down the Lightning for three straight games, winning the Cup four games to two. In the end, sadly for NBC executives, it wasn’t a close shave. • In Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Andre Iguodala of the Warriors scored 25 points, was named series MVP and finally won his first championship. If Tennessee Williams were alive, he’d call it the Night of the Iguodala. • Canadian officials have ruled out mechanics as the cause of a recent Halifax-bound Air Canada crash. They’re still not sure about Eugenie Bouchard. • At the Women’s World Cup, U.S. striker Abby Wambach is blaming artificial turf for her lack of scoring. “See?” said the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. • Florida police say a euphoric naked man was arrested while trying to have sex with a tree. Officials suspect he’s part of a new splinter group. • The Patriots Super Bowl rings are the largest ever, with each featuring 205 diamonds and 4.85 karats. The ring is so big, it won’t fit in Vladimir Putin’s pocket. • The International House of Pancakes and the LA Clippers have both introduced new logos. Combine the first with the second, you get flips and flops. • Thursday’s Jays-Mets pitching duel had RA Dickey, age 40, against 42-year-old Bartolo Colon. Urine tests found no Clostebol or Danazol, but plenty of Geritol. • Wired Science says California will be soon looking for people to work as “water cops.” The first guys I’d hire are the Splash Brothers. • The Chicago Blackhawks won their third Stanley Cup in six seasons. Patrick Kane was so happy, he beat up three cab drivers. RJ’s Groaner of the Week A resort in Cazumel, Mexico, has opened an underwater games lounge and bar. I hear it’s a real dive.

Views of the World

Blackhawks aren’t a dynasty; fearless CFL power rankings

’m not sure how much the women’s World Cup is doing to promote soccer in Canada. From the Olympic high in 2012 to two goals in more than 270 minutes in the preliminary round at the World Cup? I’m thinking the nets need to be bigger. • Janice Hough, on Warriors coach Steve Kerr saying after the Warriors victory parade that he just wants to sit on his couch, watch the U.S. Open and drink beer: “For the final two rounds, Kerr could have invited Tiger Woods to join him.” • Torben Rolfsen, on the Golden State Warriors winning two championships in 41 years: “Dynasty?” • To be considered a dynasty in sports, I’m thinking a team has to win three championships in four years. If the Blackhawks are a dynasty for winning three Cups in six years, should the San Francisco Giants be considered a dynasty for winning the World Series three times in five years? I think not. • TC Chong, on left-lane hogs on British Columbia’s highways being given a $167 fine and three demerit points: “Previously all you got was a one-finger salute from motorists passing you on the right.” • Bill Littlejohn, on Emerson College in Boston soon to offer four-year degrees in comedy: “Required courses for graduation include English, a foreign language, any advanced math course, and the New York Knicks.” • From Hough: “Lebron James after the NBA final: ‘We ran out of talent.’ And current Lakers fans are going, ‘What is talent?’” • Two from Rolfsen: “1. It’s somehow appropriate that the first golf major held in Washington State is the same colour as a latte. 2. Now we know what the Aroma from Tacoma is — Tiger Woods’s game.” • I don’t get why sharks are killed after an attack. They’re sharks. It’s nasty, but they bite things — just like Mike Tyson, Alex Burrows and Andrew Shaw. • A tweet from @jacktodd46: “Tried to explain definition of irony to a

The clubhouse at Saskatoon Minor Football Field is $900,000 closer to completion. A donation of $900,000 was recently made to the Friends of Bowl Foundation. The donor wishes to remain anonymous. To complete the work on the clubhouse, another $600,000 is needed. Donations to the campaign can be made online at www.turfit.ca or by contacting the foundation. The foundation’s website is www.friendsofthebowl.ca (Photo Supplied) 9-year-old based on the Canadian flag flying at half-mast following the death of Jacques Parizeau.” • Littlejohn, on the Korea Times anointing the Chicago Bears as Stanley Cup champions: “I can’t wait to see the Stanley Cup Shuffle.” • The best line I read when the Stanley Cup was late arriving at the arena in Chicago: “Hoist Bettman.” • From Rolfsen: “Kimmo Timonen getting the Cup from Jonathan Toews: The Old Man and the ‘C.’” • Great for Saskatoon UFC fans that a performance will be held here in August. It’s too bad it’s not one of those numbered events and the main event is so poor. • Hough, on an inebriated American tourist, 27, being in stable condition with bite wounds after ignoring warning signs and climbing into a crocodile enclosure: “And once again Darwin is thinking “Missed it by that much.’” • I listened to the pre-game show for the Riders game on 620 CKRM. If you thought the players were rusty, you should have heard Ballsy and his gang. Giddy is one thing, but please take

turns talking, dudes. • I have said it a few times: Darrell Davis of the Green Zone is the best football analyst in the province. • From Rolfsen: “Congrats to Sepp Blatter on his new job running MLB All-Star Game voting.” • From Chong: “Private messages on Twitter will now allow 10,000 characters. Why not just send a fax.” • My pre-season CFL rankings: 1. Hamilton; 2. Saskatchewan; 3. Calgary; 4. Edmonton; 5. Winnipeg; 6. B.C.; 7. Toronto; 8. Ottawa; 9. Montreal. (Note: Hamilton is No. 1, given it has a bye to the Grey Cup.) • Littlejohn, on the Internet what-if buzz should WNBA star Elena Della Donne marry the Cavs Matthew Dellavedova: “This would result in her name being Elena Delle Donne-Dellavedova. Who’d perform the ceremony — ordained minister Della Reese?” • Chong, on 59-year-old Linda Jackson of Los Angeles being convicted of killing her boyfriend by hitting him with canned food — peas, carrots and chicken broth: “Now she faces the rest of her life in the can.”

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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.

EVENTS JUNE 23 Save the Children - Canada [Saskatoon Branch] will be holding their last executive committee meeting for the 2014 -15 Year. The branch is seeking new members and prospective volunteers are cordially invited to attend the meeting. A light lunch will be served. Come to the Edwards Family Centre on 4th Avenue North at 7:30 p.m. For more information email marci.macomber@gmail. com,or call (306) 373-9877.

JUNE 24 The Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning (SSCL) Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 24th, at 2:00 pm. It will be held in Room 214 of the Arts Building, U of S campus. The meeting will include annual reports and SSCL Executive elections. Professor David Parkinson, Academic Liaison with SSCL, will be the guest speaker.

The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold ‘em Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No ReBuys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at 6:00 p.m., tournament starts at 7 p.m. Located at the Coachman bar at Market Mall. Call (306)668-0015 for more information.

First Saturday of every month The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke Community Centre.

Every Tuesday Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of Grace-Westminster United Church, located at 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 BrewingJames Company. Follow the JW15411.F22

International Folkdance Club dances on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Kiwanis Park, north of the Bessborough Hotel. No fee. Everyone Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no welcome. For more information, visit www. registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 sifc.awardspace.com. ***** p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. and socialize in French each Thursday at Every Wednesday 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at Depression Support Group runs on the first 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by and third Wednesday of each month, from Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone their French are welcome. For more informastruggling with depression and family mem- tion, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at bers wanting to support them. For more info, 306-343-9460. call 306-270-9181. Every second Saturday of ***** the month Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ Memory Writers meet every second Saturday of each month from September to June, 10 and men’s clothing; jewellery, purses, belts a.m. – 12 noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Fourth Avenue. Record and share the events and memories of your life in a relaxed and Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from friendly atmosphere. For more information $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more call Neva at 306-343-0256 or Hilda Epp at information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. 306-382-2446. ***** com. SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children Last Wednesday new-borns to age five and their parents/careof the month givers will be at Emmanuel Baptist Church St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 from9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. $40/family/year -20th St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from or suggested drop-in donation of $5/family. noon until 4 p.m. On the last Wednesday Visit our Facebook page (Scooters - at EBC) of each month we hold a birthday party for for more information. applicable members. Monthly socials are also

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JUNE 26 Friday, June 26th, will see the last Hootenanny. After 10 years of ‘kicking-off’ the Parkland Artisan Tour, we will celebrate with flair. Join a variety of talent, dance, singing and listening to good ‘old-time’ entertainment as the pottery pit fire sends flames upward. The event is free. The pit fire is lit at 8pm, with musicians playing well in advance. Riverview Arts, 3 km North of Shellbrook on hwy 55 (the road to Canwood), hosts this even. Look for the red barn on the hill.

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.

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The Saskatchewan Craft Council invites the public to the WaterFront Fine Craft Market at Kiwanis Park South from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. WaterFront is a one-day outdoor sale of Fine Craft and original art. The sale and show features the work of over 30 talented Saskatchewan craft artists. Admission is free!

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 306-290-5486.

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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 that when you arrive at a venue there will be a variety of experience. For more information please visit shellbrooktour.com

JUNE 28 Have you ever wondered about the history of the Forestry Farm? Join us for a tour of this National Historical Site of Canada. Open house from 1:30 to 3:30. Walking Tour begins at 2:00 at the Superintendent’s Residence. Additional dates on July 19 and August 30. Tours are free, refreshments available for a nominal cost.

WYCLEF JEAN red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

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

First Tuesday of every month

Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved JULY 4 MENSA is an international, non-profit society one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m.for people who score among the top 2% of 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more the general population on a standardized IQ information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. test. A supervised IQ testing ession is being held in Saskatoon on July 4 at 2:00 p.m. The ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with cost is $90, or $70 for students. If you are interested in attending, call Tim at (306) 242- Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family 7408, or email trf674@campus.usask.ca Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelJULY 11 chair accessible). If you have a loved one or The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is hosting their friend with a mental illness and you need annual garage sale at 213 Perreault Cres from understanding support, contact Carol at 3068:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. If you have any items 249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at to donate, please contact Janet at (306) 242- 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. 2823. All proceeds go to the SPCA Second First and Third Sunday of Chance Fund.

JULY 24 and 25 Canadian Prairie Lily Society presents its 49th Annual Lily Show! Come down to The Mall at Lawson Heights on the 24 and 25 to see some beautiful flowers! Public viewing is from 1 p.m.- 9 p.m. on Friday, and 9:30 a.m.3:00 p.m. on Saturday. For more information please visit www.prairielily.ca

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Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other reasons. The no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

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held randomly. The club is campaigning for new members who are 55+. Included are bowling alleys, pool tables, dart boards. The club building is wheelchair accessible with adjacent bus service. Memberships are $5 per year with discounts included. For further info call (306)384-4644 or (306)716-0204.

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

Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-9318053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

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.

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

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The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Second Wednesday Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 of the Month p.m. For more information call Al at 306Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and 716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398. Area Club is an organization of more than 360 Research Study clubs in more than 50 countries throughout Are you a CCA, LPN, or RN who has expethe world. FFI allows you to enjoy economirienced or witnessed forms of workplace cal travel while forging new friendships with bullying or harassment? If so, please join our club members from around the world. Visit research study to examine workplace harassour website at www.thefriendshipforce.org , ment and its effects in dynamic, participatory find out more about us or come join us at our workshops and explore strategies for change. next meeting by contacting Lynne Stade at For more information, please visit our website 306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca. www.whichsk.com or contact our Project Every Thursday Coordinator Susan Robertson at which.sk@ usask.ca or 306-966-2363. In June, July and August, the Saskatoon

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HURRY, OFFERS END JUNE 28TH ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the cash purchase of a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, Silverado 1500 Crew Cab, Cruze, Equinox, Trax, Sonic, Malibu and Impala. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of June 2, 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. ** Trade In, Trade Up Bonus is available towards the purchase, finance or lease of a 2015 model year Silverado 1500 ($1,000) or HD ($1,500) and is tax inclusive. To be eligible, a 2008 model year or older vehicle must be traded in to the selling dealer. The maximum available credit of $2,500 applies to 2015 Silverado HD and consists of $1,000 conquest/loyalty credit and $1,500 Trade In, Trade Up Bonus. Offer valid until June 30, 2015. ‡ 0% leasing for 36 months available on 2015 Silverado 1500 Regular Cab on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Price and total obligation excludes license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees, optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. 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. ‡‡ 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto Financing/Scotiabank for 84 months on new or demonstrator 2015 Chevrolet Camaro (except Z28) and Traverse. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $119 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ^ The 2-Year Scheduled LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet vehicle (excluding Spark EV) with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the Oil Life Monitoring System and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four lube-oil-filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. 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. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.