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Roller coaster joins old favourites on midway

It will take at least three days to set up the Blitzer roller coaster at the Ex (Photo Supplied)

he thrill-seeking riders The acquisition was made are going to find a new possible by some juggling of challenge at the Saskatravel schedules. toon Exhibition this year. The Blitzer will be taken A roller coaster — the Blitzer down after its Edmonton visit, — will be on site at Prairieland transported to Saskatoon for a Park when the fair opens on possible arrival on July 29, and Aug. 4. It marks the first time it will require at least a threethat North American Midway day set-up on a 165-foot space Entertainment has been able to in the northeast corner of the make a roller coaster available park. to Saskatoon fair-goers. When the Saskatoon Exhibi“I’ve been in the midway tion closes on Aug. 9, the takePeople business for 39 years,” said down will begin and the Blitzer Scooter Korek, who organizes will be transported to Toronto the Canadian dates. “And I know the history in time for the opening of the Canadian of Royal American, the Thomas Shows and National Exhibition on Aug. 21. Conklin Shows, and I doubt if Saskatoon Normal movement of the midway rides, has ever seen a thrill ride of this magnitude. coupling a Regina Exhibition take-down “The routing in Canada made it easier on Aug. 2 with the Saskatoon set-up, takes for us to bring The Blitzer into Saskatoon. almost 48 hours. Among the major rides, The ride is American-made, we began a the Giant Wheel is usually the most chalrestoration of it four years ago, and it is the lenging set-up and midway operators can only one we have in our North American accomplish that feat in time for the Aug. 4 family of fairs.” opening at 3 p.m. at Prairieland Park.

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Korek has been at the management level for 25 years. “We look for three things when we look for new product. One is the portability, given we have to set up and tear down so quickly in the fairs we visit. The second is the thrill of the ride experience. The third involves the safety systems. The best rides today are usually built in Germany, Italy and Holland. Those manufacturers are so good because of the technical advances they’ve made.” “The midway will be using almost all of the available space on the east side of the grounds,” said Carl Schlosser, director of events for the Exhibition. “North American came about in 2004, when it brought about a merger of a number of midways, including the Conklin shows, our former distributor. We will have all the regular favourites available.” The list includes Firehall, Free Fall, Kite Flyer, Mach 3, Mega Drop, Orbiter, Mardi Gras, Jump Cycles, Jet Coaster, Vertigo, Spider, Spinout, Tornado, Swinger,

Zipper and two Ferris wheels. There is also a special area for children’s rides. Pre-sale of the Superpass is $44 from now until Aug. 4. Purchasing a wristband on the grounds will cost $48. Schlosser says the Saskatoon Exhibition spends about $1 million on entertainment, much on the six musical events at the main grandstand. Headlining this year are Marianas Trench on Aug. 4, Magic on Aug. 5, Hedley on Aug. 6, Dean Brody on Aug. 7 and Burton Cummings and his band on Aug. 8. Each show starts at 8:30 p.m. The other attraction is The Sons of the Pioneers, an old-style country band, which will play Aug. 9 at 1:30 p.m. “It is getting tougher to book acts because most of the acts make their biggest money on touring,” Schlosser said. “The costs to us rise substantially. In my discussions this year, we made a substantial offer to Huey Lewis and the News, but obviously someone in downtown Saskatoon offered more.” (Continued on page 4)

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didn’t remember how much fun weddings can be. Sandy and I hadn’t been at one in about five years. Our son, Ryan, married Alli Jennings on July 11. Gosh, it was a great weekend, right from the rehearsal party to the wedding to visiting with family and friends the next day. At the reception, when Sandy and I were officially welcoming Alli to our family, I thought about going off script for a moment or two to provide a morsel of family history about Ryan. After all, without a lot of Editor those in attendance, there would be no Ryan and no wedding — at least not this one, I think. Like Alli and Ryan, Sandy and I held our wedding reception and dance at the University of Saskatchewan. Those were the days when there was live music, no toonie bars and no photo booths. I started Aug. 19, 1978, with a round of golf with my groomsmen — my brother Dean, and my friends Roy Evans and Norm Gilbertson. Then, we decorated a car and met up with Sandy and her gang at the church. Sandy looked absolutely gorgeous, as she does to this day. I married way up. I remember when Sandy and I got back to our hotel room after the dance. I had to take a raincheck on carrying her over the threshold. My back was killing me. “Next time I get married, I will rent a cart instead of carrying my clubs,” I thought. I recall Sandy asking for a raincheck not long after. Ryan was born nine years after Sandy and I were married — sometimes rainchecks aren’t easy to cash. Waiting for him seemed like an eternity in the labour and delivery area at Royal University Hospital. I remember complaining about the time it was taking.

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“I’ll trade you places,” Sandy said. “I’m pretty much doing all the work here.” “Yes, but you have the bed,” I replied, pointing to my spot, a worn chair in the corner of the room in the old wing of RUH. Sandy suggested I go watch television. “Good idea,” I thought, remembering the Stanley Cup playoffs were on. I was back in the room within minutes. I am sure I had a longer face than John Kerry’s. “What’s wrong?” she asked. “They wouldn’t let me change the channel,” I said. “Why?” Sandy asked. “Because there were 10 people crammed into the room and they were watching something called Moonshining,” I replied. “Moonlighting,” Sandy said. I still harbor a grudge against Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. I figure they owe me a hockey game. In the early morning of April 22, 1987, much to our delight, Ryan was born. I remember former StarPhoenix colleague Art Robinson telling me to enjoy every moment because children grow up too fast. He was so right. That brings us to July 11, 2015, when we were at the U of S for Ryan and Alli’s wedding. The ceremony was on the deck at Louis’ Pub, with the reception and dance inside. With a sunken floor, the dance definitely had a club atmosphere. It was great. Sandy and Old Cam hung in until the end. We

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might have gone to an after-party had we been invited. Alli and her parents, Brenda and Dave Jennings, did a wonderful job in planning and hosting the wedding. It was an A plus-plus day. There were some sidebars to the wedding, a couple of which featured my father, John. • We caught him filling bags with candy and hiding them in my mother’s purse. He blamed Mom. • My father danced with pretty much every woman there. “Not bad for an 87-year-old,” he said more than once. (Note: He is 86.) • It was wonderful seeing so many of Ryan’s childhood friends. One was Patty T., who moved away when the boys were in high school and is now a police officer in Edmonton. I vividly remember the Pokemon tournaments at our house years and years ago. • Ryan said the photo accompanying this column is “legendary.” I agree. Thank you to Jamie Cleveland and Jocelyn Harvey from In Love with Photography — www.facebook.com/ilwphotography or www.ilwphotography. com — for letting us publish it. • My son, Jay, cleans up pretty well, we discovered. • Alli and her bridesmaids were all so beautiful — and still are. I am glad I stuck to the script before Sandy and I spoke. There was no need to be self-serving at the wedding. I get to do that here every week. July 11 was Alli’s special day and we are so grateful that Ryan brought her into our lives.

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he annual PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival is gearing up for another year, and Robert Wyma is excited about the 2015 version of the popular summer event. “I think we had one of our best lineups last year, and this lineup is as good or better, if I could be so bold,” said Wyma, executive director of 25th Street Theatre Centre Inc., the producer of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival. The Fringe, which is now in its 26th year, will run from July 30 to Aug. 8 on Saskatoon’s historic Broadway Avenue strip. About 40,000 people are expected to visit the site during the festival’s 10day run. As always, self-produced theatrical work is at the heart of the Fringe. Thirtythree theatre groups will offer 230 shows during the festival, with about one-third of the theatre companies hailing from Saskatchewan, another one-third from other parts of Canada and the last onethird from outside of Canada. There are also family friendly shows for theatre fans of all ages as part of the KidsFringe offerings. Wyma said a Fringe is successful when the artists are making money from their shows — and that’s what happening in Saskatoon. “We like to look at behind the scenes. How much are artists making in Saskatoon, and how does that compare to how artists are faring in Fringes across North America? And right now, we are number

A large crowd gathers to watch a street performer. This year’s Fringe will have 20 professional street performers, up from 10 last year (Photo Supplied) six out of 20 Fringes in North America, which, for a smaller city against some pretty big metropolitan heavy hitters, we’re doing pretty good here. So the artists are making money in Saskatoon.” The theatre performances will take place in a number of Broadway-area venues: the Broadway Theatre, the Cosmo Centre, the Oskayak high school gym, the Victoria School upstairs auditorium, the Victoria School gym and The Refinery. Tickets to the Fringe theatre shows are $14 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 306-664-2239 or by going online to www.potashcorpfringe.ca. The website also provides information about Frequent Fringe discount theatre packs. A Fringe preview night will be held on July 29 at 8 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre, when attendees can take in twominute live performances of all 33 shows. Tickets to the preview night are $10 each or two for $15.

In addition to the theatre component, the Fringe offers a lively street festival that attendees can take in for free. The street festival features juggling, acrobatics, theatre and dance performances, a strongman competition, more than 20 food trucks, 150 craft and clothing vendors and more. Wyma said the growing street festival “continues to surprise us every year with its vibrancy and where it wants to go.” “We’ve doubled the number of Circle Busker performers. Last year we just ran one pitch at Broadway and 10th (Street); this year we’ve added in a pitch at Broadway and 11th. Last year we had 10 professional street performers and this year we’re at 20,” he said. “The theme for me is we want to be this really unique connecting link for the community, where culture and the community can come together across 10 days of what is street closure,” Wyma added. “I think we have one of the most inter-

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esting venues to present a festival at, and all these different parts of Saskatoon are kind of connecting through us — whether it’s food, whether it’s craft, whether it’s a strongman competition. Now the dance community’s getting underneath it. There’s a guy that bought a half a block of the street for selling books, and this just makes what the Fringe Festival is. “It’s a theatre festival first, but it makes the street festival this adaptive, really interesting, eclectic assembly of art and community.” For more information about the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, including the program guide, the full theatre schedule and show descriptions, visit www.potashcorpfringe.ca. The Broadway Avenue street closures will run from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and from noon until 10:30 p.m. on weekends and the holiday Monday. (More Fringe coverage is on Page 18)

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Many new attractions at this year’s Ex

(Continued from page 1) ewis played at the Cameco Cares concert series last week at the Bessborough Gardens. “The grandstand shows are vital to us. Many other venues aren’t using the big stages anymore. We have the right venue in place — a cement grandstand with 6,000 seats, an attractive tarmac area and a terrific stage protected from the elements.” Schlosser sticks to some favourite packages, but adds there will always be a new twist to them. MysterAct has come to Saskatoon twice previously, with shows that were called Mana and Lux. Schlosser asked for a show with a “little more Cirque” in the presentation, and Jean-Sebastien responded with a new product called Phenomene. It is scheduled twice daily in Hall C and includes the mix of illusions, circus acts, technology and special characters with dance and music. “MysterAct is costly and we are the only regular stop in the West,” said Schlosser. The Superdogs are back, performing three times daily in Hall E. “It is a show that the public demands on an ongoing basis. Herb Williams, who first brought the Dogs to Saskatoon, used to say every show is fresh and new because you never what the dogs will do from one show to another.” There are many new attractions. The XPOGO stunt team works on pogo sticks, which take them nine feet in the air. Schlosser picked them up after seeing them on the TV show America’s Got Talent. The Xtreme Wild Fangtastic animal show comes from Bowmanville, Ont. As the name suggests, there are “fanged” creatures on display. There have been high-diving shows in Saskatoon in the past, but this is a new one featuring an artist named Sinbad. Tim

Holland brings his Puppet Tamer show for the first time. Little Ray, an animal specialist, shifts his exhibit to animals from Australia, including a red kangaroo, a dingo, snakes and crocodilians. For the children, there are shows with TV’s Barney twice on Aug. 4, Aug. 6 and Aug. 8, with TV’s Toopy and Binoo twice on Aug. 5, Aug. 7 and Aug. 9. As well, there are meet and greet sessions with Barbie daily — except Aug. 4 — at 1 p.m., and with Mike The Knight at 3 p.m., My Little Pony at 5 p.m. and SpongeBob SquarePants at 7 p.m. Schlosser finds some talent at Canadian and North American conventions and some he notices on TV. There are always some knocking at his door. “Shows like you’ll see on the grandstand would cost $50 to $75 in another Saskatoon venue, but at the Ex they are free. A show like Phenomene would probably cost $50 anywhere else, but it is also free with your gate admission. We control our own destiny in booking.” For Schlosser, this has been a more challenging off-season. He has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and spent three weeks in hospital (within a room from where he did some booking with a trusty laptop in hand). He is currently undergoing chemotherapy and will soon have an operation. His experiences in show business keep his momentum in high gear. General admission is $16, with youth from 11 to 15 years paying $12, and children, 10 and under, admitted free when accompanied by an adult. A ticket is $9 when unaccompanied. There is a two-day admission available at $20. Preferred parking is $9 a day. Last year’s attendance total was 219,281. Two afternoons of threatening weather probably cost the fair a shot at the all-time attendance record, which was 727 customers higher two years ago.

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Calgary Stampede Showband to perform in exhibition parade

Ned Powers Saskatoon Express he Calgary Stampede Showband is bringing its world-class skills to the Saskatoon Exhibition as a special attraction for the opening-day downtown parade on Tuesday, Aug. 4. “They are truly a special catch,” said Carl Schlosser, director of events at the Exhibition. “When you tell people they are world-class performers, the band has the credentials to back up their claims.” On their last trip to Brazil, the band won the world bands championship for a fifth time. It is now the only band to win the championship for a fifth time and the only one to ever win three years in a row. It has also won the Sudler Shield from America’s well-recognized John Phillip Sousa Foundation, the first Canadian band to do so. Closer to home, it has won the top prize at the Alberta International Band Festival 11 times in the last 12 years. Susan Kuzma, who is the Exhibition’s organizer of the parade, says a smaller 80-piece edition of the band appeared in Saskatoon in 2011 “but, this time, we’re getting the whole 150-member contingent,

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plus the Stampede show riders, who number a dozen on their well-trained horses.” Kuzma says the Calgary band will be featured near the front of the parade, with the riders just behind them. The Calgary Stampede Foundation launched an initiative 20 years ago to encourage youth participation at its own fair. The foundation invests about $2.4 million annually to make the band — and other youth music ventures — visible yearround at attractions in Alberta. Made up of players ranging in age from 16 to 21 years, the band usually makes 200 appearances in Calgary and has undertaken tours of the United States and Europe. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and usually takes an hour to go past any viewing point. Participants begin at 24th Street and Spadina Crescent East, move west to Third Avenue, go south to the Traffic Bridge and move back to Spadina for a northbound trip to the dispersement area near Kinsmen Park and the Mendel Art Gallery. Schlosser says the Stampede units will also be worked into the opening-day schedule, which begins at 3 p.m. at Prairieland Park.

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When she left the food business, she started writing about food and developed a freelance career, including a column in The Calgary Herald for seven years. • She moved back to the Saskatoon area in 2010 to spend more time with her parents, and now lives on an acreage carved out of the family farmland near Langham. The land around the home has presented challenges, flooding to the point of isolating the house. Dee and her partner are still working on restoring the land and garden Dee Hobsbawn-Smith has named library’s 35th writer in residence (Photo by Joanne Paulson) around the home. Moving back to Saskatchewan allowed “wow” at the same time. “That’s the terror in its sixth draft now. The narrative arc is Joanne Paulson Hobsbawn-Smith to pursue another dream. part. complete; now I’m at the point of polishSaskatoon Express She also wanted to focus on becoming a ee Hobsbawn-Smith is “simultane“But what I have to offer is totally ing it, and examining it for where I have to full-time literary writer, something she ously terrified and thrilled” to be different from what any other writer in develop characterization, and polishing the couldn’t afford to do in Calgary. the new writer in residence at the residence has offered, because I write in a language. Hobsbawn-Smith’s philosophy is based Saskatoon Public Library. great diversity of disciplines. I’m a poet, I “The story is told. I have to clean it up on the Sansrkit word mudita, which means “I nearly fell over when Carol Johner write fiction and I write essays, but I’m also and make it the best possible writing I can taking pleasure in other people’s success. (the library’s communications manager) a retired chef. I’ve written a stack of food make. You never know when another good It’s the opposite of Schadenfreude, which called me,” said Hobsbawn-Smith over cof- books. And I’m a really good non-fiction novel-sized idea is going to come along.” means taking pleasure in other’s miserfee and pain au chocolat at The Night Oven, writer – solid, journalistic non-fiction. Hobsbawn-Smith is known for a colies. “That’s the essence of being a good one of her favourite places. “That covers a lot of ground, and lection of short fiction, What Can’t Be Un- teacher. I don’t want to see other people “It’s really exciting and terrifying beI’m hoping that will give people a lot of done, published this spring by Thistledown fail. There’s enough terrible failures and cause they’re really big shoes.” permission to come and see me who might Press. Last year, she published a volume of bad news in the world. I want to help The list of the previous 34 writers in otherwise not if I was just a poet or just a poetry, Wildness Rushing In, which was a people find their way to be better at what residence includes luminaries of Canadian fiction writer.” finalist for the Saskatchewan Book Awards they want to do.” literature, such as Yann Martel and Guy That’s not to say she only wants aspiring book of the year. Being the 35th writer in residence is a Vanderhaeghe, and Hobsbawn-Smith’s own writers interested in non-fiction to come Perhaps her best-known work is Foodbig deal, she said — not just because of the partner, Dave Margoshes. by. She loves fiction as well, and especially shed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet — “an amazing writers who have come before, She asked Margoshes for a little bit of short fiction. ABC book by ingredients” — which but because of the many, many writers who reassurance. “Did most of these people “And, I’m writing my first novel,” which received a lot of attention and three inhave been helped. do this before they were big and famous? will be titled The Dryland Diaries, she said. ternational awards. The book includes 26 “It’s one of the best things going,” said ‘Well,’ he said, ‘Yann Martel had just won “It was actually my thesis. I did my MFA recipes, and profiles 76 Alberta farms grow- Hobsbawn-Smith. “The writer-in-residence the Man Booker,’ ” she related, adding a (Master of Fine Arts degree) in writing ing crops ranging from asparagus to zizania job is not to be a cheerleader, but to help strangled noise that equates to “yikes” and at the University of Saskatchewan. It’s (wild rice). It looks at small- scale, sustain- people become better writers.”

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t’s been an interesting sumated. However, there were many mer so far in the north. people who stayed back to There are those who go on fight the fires and defend their vacation to Mexico, Hawaii or property. wherever. For me, my destinaThere are people who say all tions of choice are the north of the evacuees should have stayed any province or even right into and fought the fires. Instead, the territories. Having grown firefighters were brought in and up in a northern trap line, I feel the military was of great help. right at home in the deep forest. What is not understood is the Of course, this year there were people that were evacuated were major fires and blankets of mothers with their children – smoke that changed that. even though some stayed – the Columnist If a person knows what to elderly and people with respirado during these times, there tory problems. is nothing to fear. I’m not one of those The biggest problem for those who people, because there were moments of stayed is lack of training. Forest fires are panic at times. But then the rains came and alive and one does not jump in there with a the winds started to pick up. Now, it finally garden hose. Many of the people are willfeels like summer, when a person can ing to battle the blazes, but provincial govbreathe and not have to worry about being ernments require all kinds of safety tickets. engulfed by wild fires. Some chiefs have repeatedly said their Most people have returned home after community members should be trained and being evacuated. Watching the news, some to be stand-by crews for the professionals. might think the entire north was evacuMany people living in the north still

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have a traditional lifestyle of hunting and fishing. This is not to make a profit, but to sustain life. For some of the evacuees, La Ronge is the closest they have been to a town. For some, being evacuated to a city is a cultural shock. I took a side trip to Edmonton and met some of Alberta’s evacuees. Many just stayed in their hotel rooms because crossing a busy street was terrifying. I stayed in a hotel where entire floors were taken by evacuees. Every time the news came on, they would surround the television. Often, someone would start to cry because they would recognize their home area being destroyed. When that happened, the other people in the room would gather around and form a circle as a means of support. I don’t even know why I need to say this, but not all the evacuees were aboriginal. There was a white family there who couldn’t thank the aboriginal firefighters enough. “They not only saved my property,

but they also saved my family,” the father of the family said. In times of disaster, it doesn’t matter what background a person has or how rich or poor a person is. When Mother Earth decides to shake things up, there is no prejudice. It is only when the people get together and stick together that there is a chance. I saw that firsthand. What the majority of the evacuees have repeated is how they were treated as guests of the cities. There was nothing but praise for the volunteers, the motels and emergency workers. It’s so great to hear from an independent person that Saskatoon, or whatever city, has the nicest people. I couldn’t agree more. Now, the north shines again. The stars are seen clearly and the Northern Lights dance. Once again, one can hear the howling of the wolves and feel the gentle wind as it clears the air. Vacationers are returning and, on the lake, people are back swimming, fishing or simply enjoying the freedom the north brings. krnCREE@outlook.com

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hen I was a youngyou can believe it, for the gold ster, there was a medal. This is the one thing that time when my has made me cranky. Why did thighs were probably almost they not show part of this game as big as my waist — which on prime time, when the women is saying something, since I were in a gold-medal game? And am a bit of a potato, shapehad a chance to win? Two nights wise. later we saw the men’s team in This is because I ran. And an early match against the Doran. And ran and ran and ran. minican Republic. Really, CBC? (And then swam a bit, too.) That aside, I am finding I loved track and field, and great solace in watching the Columnist I was pretty fast. I wasn’t Pan Am Games and seeing all the fastest girl at my public those golds go to our very own school, but I was often, maybe, second or athletes. Solace, because I can only watch third fastest. Our four-girl relay team won the Saskatchewan Roughriders by peering the city meet one year, and there are few through the fingers attached to the hands things I’m prouder of. We were rocket that are covering my eyes. I can’t stand fuelled. it. Now, this column and the rest of this This is partly because of Mr. Orville newspaper will go to press before the SunNeufeld, our track coach. After class, we day game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, would run down the Grosvenor Park School and I hope I’m going to eat some of these hallways, over and over again. During gym, words by Monday. he’d put us through our paces. He worked But that oh-and-four start has not been us hard, and was simultaneously kind and very good, and I have a theory that starts supportive and wonderful. (If you’re out with Darian Durant. I think this ball club, there, Mr. Neufeld, thank you.) which largely fell apart after Durant’s We became lean and mean machines. injury last year, was fully expecting its When I hit high school, there was a very leader to be back in action this year. Didn’t different athletic environment that was happen. Kevin Glenn is a huge improvenot nearly as positive, unfortunately — at ment over our quarterbacking fiasco last least, not for those who weren’t part of year, but he has not been the team’s leader the “in” crowd. I veered over into the arts for the last few years. There will naturally instead of track. I’ve always regretted that. be a period of adjustment. I wish I could have done both. During that period of adjustment, someWatching the Pan Am Games in Toone has to fill the gap, and that would be ronto has brought all of this back to me. coach Corey Chamblin. How he’s doing in I’ve never really watched these games, but the locker room and during private practicthis year, they’re in Canada and that makes es I don’t know, but I hope he’s offering up it all the more interesting and patriotism some love along with the big, bad coaching inducing. words. These guys need leadership both I am amazed at our athletes. The wom- ways. Maybe he’s doing that, but maybe en boxers! The guys who won gold and he’s freaked about Durant, too. I just get silver in the steeplechase, of all things, for this feeling that some Rider player hearts heaven’s sake! (That’s Matt Hughes and aren’t entirely in the game, and Chamblin Alex Genest, respectively). The gorgeous has to figure out how to get them back in. hurdler Nikkita Holder, and her body Maybe his heart needs some love, too. language after finding out she took the When he is doing the yelling, though, it bronze! Elizabeth Gleadle taking gold in better be about penalties. They are killing javelin! Hugo Barrette and Monique Sul- us — along with, admittedly, injuries. livan winning at the Velodrome! (This here Meanwhile, I’m rubbing Pan Am salve Velodrome shows you how good facilities on my Rider wounds. I’m reliving my help develop great athletes. Just saying.) youthful moment of local gold. I’m nursAnd then, Saskatchewan’s own Rusty ing my busted toe and wishing I could Malinoski of Humboldt took the gold in jump up and down, in my excitement over wakeboarding. That’s super-sweet icing on great Canadian feats of athleticism. the cake. Maybe on Sunday, I’ll be able to take I could go on. I will. The women’s my hands away from my eyes, and do a basketball team beat the Americans, if little one-legged jump for joy. Go Riders.

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There are a number of ways to ration water if needed Question: Why hasn’t city to city council to get approval council taken the responsibilfor discretionary use. We have ity, like the whole of Western to make sure we have the same Canada, to conserve and rarules for everyone; we have tion what water we have? to be truly consistent. You Mayor Atchison: Given can’t have one operation being what we see in Vancouver today licensed and following all the with water rationing, there rules, and somebody else sayis reason to be aware of this ing, “Well, I don’t care about important issue. The City and the rules; I am just going to do the province are monitoring whatever I want to do.” That is the water levels of the South not how you have a city that is Saskatchewan River. The City Ask the Mayor run in an efficient manner with uses about 4.6 per cent of the certainty and stability for everyaverage water flow coming one. Consequently, if someone down the river. And the waste water treat- wants to open a bed and breakfast, they ment plant returns about two thirds of that need to apply for discretionary use and get to the river, cleaner than when the City a licence. And, at that point in time, they took it out. The City continues to monitor can charge whatever rates they wish to. the situation with the province. If rationing We don’t control rates, but we do control is required, that certainly will occur. discretionary use.

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Question: In what ways would we ration water? Mayor Atchison: As an example, you might have all the homes with odd numbers watering lawns today and the ones with even numbers watering tomorrow. Or you might put into place rules that you can only water on weekends. There are a whole host of different variables that can be used for rationing. It is not just one set program. In California, for example, if you had water running onto the street, you would be fined. So there are many, many ways of looking at rationing.

Question: We very much appreciate our newly renovated community park behind Brunskill School. This summer, as my husband and I are walking, we observe dogs defecating and owners walking away without scooping the poop. We noticed in the city where our daughter lives that her city has placed several placards informing dog owners to scoop the poop their animals may leave behind or they will be fined. Could our city install the same placards here? Mayor Atchison: I think it is a good idea to have signs up in our off-leash dog parks and our regular parks across the city. I have what I call my superduper pooper scooper that I use when I

exercise our dogs. It is common sense and courteous behaviour to pick up after your pet. A few signs reminding people of that and the penalties for ignoring the rules would be a good idea. I read that in some cities they are testing for DNA so they can track down the pet and its owner. Did You Know? Garbage collection services are provided to 66,000 single-family homes by a fleet of 18 garbage trucks. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

Question: How would you enforce this? Mayor Atchison: If people in the industry see the ones who aren’t licensed, they could file a complaint with the City to the bylaw inspector. And then we would follow up on it.

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day bid acceptance period. “But in each phase, although we’re purposeful, we’ve had the need to be thoughtt will take a few extra weeks to decide ful to best ensure we get it right. Part of it who will build phase two of the Chilwas finalizing the construction drawings dren’s Hospital of Saskatchewan (CHS). and the tender documents. Our engineers That could push the hospital’s compleand others were saying they could benefit tion date to 2018 from late 2017. from some extra time to ensure all of the Originally, the winning bid was exdetails (were right).” pected to be revealed by June. However, the selection committee, led by the Saskatoon How much additional time Health Region and the Ministry of Health, will be needed to complete has asked the pre-qualified builders to give the Children’s Hospital them a decision extension to late August. Phase one, which comprised putting of Saskatchewan will be in the support pilings, was completed on announced in late August schedule in March by Deep Foundations. However, the health region decided it or early September required more time to complete the due diligence on the tender evaluations for along with the tender award. phase two. The first acceptance period was 60 days, which the region has described as “aggressive.” How much additional time will be Craig Ayers, planning director for the needed to complete the CHS will be anCHS, said the evaluation has now been nounced in late August or early September extended an additional 45 days. along with the tender award, said Ayers. “We originally were trying to be At the time of the tender, CHS had 11 somewhat aggressive as we have been volumes of working drawings and four throughout the tender evaluation and volumes of specifications. Ayers said the tender award phases,” said Ayers in an evaluation group, considering the vast interview. “Typically, a project of this amount of information, wanted to ensure all scale would more than likely have a 90- the documentation was fully complete, and

provided some additional time to complete the drawings. “Also, during the tender phase, the prequalified bidders . . . given the complexity of the details they are working through, requested an extension of the tender period itself, so we did grant a three-week extension to the closing of the tenders.” The evaluations and proposals are being evaluated based on price, schedule, the firm’s experience completing similar projects and their project team leadership, said Ayers. “There’s also a number of items that have the potential to either increase or decrease the ultimate construction cost based on some final decisions and recommendations. It’s an extensive amount of information that is being worked through to inform that final contract award recommendation. Overall, in the best interests of the project, we are going to benefit from this additional time to ensure due diligence.” The cost of the construction is pegged at $260 million, with $235.5 million coming from the province. The evaluation team is comprised of representatives from the health region, the provincial health ministry, the CHS management firm as well as the hospital’s prime architect. The process is overseen by a fairness monitor.

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The delay in construction has prompted many Saskatonians to ask questions about what is going on, such as whether there were problems with the pilings or the stability of the land due to its proximity to the river. “When you hear some of the details of the questions or the comments, we were a little bit surprised,” said Ayers, although he added, “I think it’s mostly understandable.” CHS has been working to provide updated information on its website to address the rumours (https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/locations/CHS). One question was about whether the pilings contractor had left early, but that was not the case, said Ayers. The pilings work was successfully completed, and the contractor will return to install another 60 during phase two after installing 240 in phase one. As for the riverbank slope stability, the CHS team also asked that question near the beginning of the process. “Early in the design phase, we had geotechnical engineers study that in detail for us and provide information as to slope stability,” said Ayers. “That report confirmed that the riverbank at the location where the children’s hospital is being built is stable currently, and by constructing the children’s hospital, the riverbank is not going to be any more unstable at that location.”

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A tropical experience if you get the Drift

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t’s a beautiful summer noon hour and there’s a popular outdoor food festival just up the street, but Drift Sidewalk Café is lined up out the door. Owner Brian Storey stands on the stairs, elevated just slightly above the crowd, keeping a watchful eye on the lineup and the food coming out of the open kitchen. He’s making sure things move smoothly, but without particularly interfering. Defining the vibe at Drift as “laid back” seems like an understatement. “Thirty-eight years ago, a little place in Saint Lucia,” said Storey, when asked about the inspiration behind his latest venture, which opens onto Escape Sports in the building on the corner of 19th Street West and Avenue A, adjacent to the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. “I thought in my mind that one day I would do something like this,” he said. “Then, when Cava Wines closed, we knew we’d do a restaurant of some sort off of (Escape Sports). Then one thing led to another, and it kind of took on a life of its own.” Light wood, wicker and wide-open windows and doors, flanked by a backdrop of layers of tropical-inspired greenery from pineapples to palm trees, all lend a distinct Caribbean feel to this latest addition to the growing list of new and trendy Riversdale eateries and lounges. “Amy, Drift’s general manager and my daughter-in-law, did all the decorating,” said Storey from underneath his signature Panama hat, while enjoying the breeze and a brief reprieve from the busy lunch rush. “She and I think exactly the same thing.

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Brian Storey owns Drift (Photo Supplied) This has really been a collaborative effort. “We have five kids, and all five are of the same kind of mentality,” explained Storey, whose family also owns and operates Escape Sports next door. “In our family we do lots of paddle boarding, spend lots of time on the beach.” The menu at Drift is simple and fresh, dominated by crepes and sandwiches — choose one of the house creations or build your own — with a side menu of soups, salads, veggies, breads and dips. There’s a lot of bread on the boards, which is rather refreshing in a world where wheat has been demonized by so-called health experts and authors. However, those who are gluten-free do have options to choose from, including the gluten-free crepe,

Drift Sidewalk Cafe is located at the corner of 19th Street and Avenue A (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) which is virtually impossible to distinguish, both in taste and texture, from the original. Drift also offers an extensive menu of handcrafted beverages: coffees, teas and espresso drinks, which can be enjoyed hot or cold, and iced beverages, such as Italian sodas muddled with fruit and herbs. If you’re in the mood for something even more relaxing, head upstairs to the Vista Lounge, open Wednesday through Sunday at 4 p.m., and enjoy a signature cocktail. With all the open Saskatchewan air and

steamy July heat just adding to the atmosphere, it does beg the question — what of winter? “We’ll bring it all inside,” said Storey. “Make the inside more humid, add more plants. We’ll have less seating, but it will be beautiful. We’ll keep this feel year round — another place for people to escape.” Drift Sidewalk Café and Vista Lounge are located at 339 Avenue A (attached to Escape Sports). For more information, call 306-653-2256 or visit driftcafe.ca.

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This festival will tickle your ribs Rob and Jacy Reinhardt have won world barbecuing championships (Photo Supplied)

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he Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana’s Ribfest is back for another summer of sticky, delicious fun from July 31 to Aug. 3 at Diefenbaker Park. With five ribbers — travelling barbecue champions who compete for coveted titles in categories such as best ribs, best sauce and people’s choice awards, all while serving hungry crowds all over North America — scheduled to set up their elaborate rigs to serve some of the most popular food around, there’s sure to be something to tempt pretty much everyone. Well, maybe not vegans. Anyone else is in for a meaty treat, from pulled pork to beef brisket, chicken and, of course, ribs. One of the ribbers returning to Saskatoon hails from just down the road. Prairie Smoke and Spice and its owners, Rob and Jacy Reinhardt, call Regina home, though you’re just as likely to find them traversing Canada, participating in and often winning barbecue festivals and competitions. In fact, Prairie Smoke and Spice is Canada’s top BBQ competition team, with 16 grand championships to date, including the Canadian nationals and two world championship awards. “It’s our best opportunity to share our championship-quality barbecue with thousands of people at a time,” said Rob Reinhardt. “We bring our custom-built festival rig, ready to serve the huge crowds with the same scratch recipes that have made us the top competition team in Canada.” The Reinhardts have even served up their fare to international superstars. “A couple of years ago at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Michael Buble sought out our booth and had a private meal in the back — ribs and brisket,” said Reinhardt. “My wife and I missed it

entirely, after being held up at the border trying to bring some crew T-shirts into Canada.” How does a business analyst from Regina become one of North America’s best barbecuers? As with so many passion-turnedbusiness ventures, it started as a hobby 15 years ago, and just kept growing. Today, in addition to travelling and competing, the Reinhardts have a catering business, food truck and even Canada’s largest BBQ School, with 24 classes already held in 2015 and more than 1,000 students trained on proper barbecue techniques. “It’s not about secret ingredients — it’s about perfectly balanced flavours,” said Reinhardt. Unlike many more critical chefs and connoisseurs, when it comes down to the use of the word grilling, commonly meaning cooking over an open flame, versus barbecuing, Reinhardt doesn’t discriminate. “I don’t get stuck on semantics. If people are cooking outside and there’s fire involved, I’m happy to hear it,” he said with a laugh. Ribfest will offer four days of delicious ribs barbecued by some of Canada’s top ribbers, plus live entertainment, a fun area for kids, food and craft vendors, a beer garden, a 50/50 draw and more. Ribfest is organized by the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana in tandem with the Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Saskatoon. Funds raised through Ribfest will support local and international projects. Ribfest will be held July 31 to Aug. 3 at Diefenbaker Park. Hours on July 31 are 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://www. saskatoonribfest.com.

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Civic employees’ compensation is bumfuzzling me

I was told to come to the police n days of old, parents station and file a report and dreamed of their kids they would give me an incident growing up to be doctors number to use for insurance and lawyers and such. Today’s purposes. It’s the same with a parents should dream of their fender bender. For the majorkids growing up to be civic ity of the non-criminal citizens management employees. Acin Saskatoon, police contact is cording to the recent public primarily limited to receiving a accounts report, in 2014 the traffic ticket. On the other hand, number of employees earning if my house catches fire, the fire six figures almost doubled department is there lickety-split. from the previous year. I’ll The frequent rationale given wait with bated breath to see Columnist for management compensation what 2015 brings. is that we have to complete with the priThe six-figure club breaks into three vate sector or other government jurisdiccategories. There are Baby bears, Mama bears and Papa bears. The Baby bears earn tions in order to keep our civic managemore than $100,000, the Mama bears earn ment from bolting for greener pastures. I learned a new word last week — more than $150,000 and big Papa bears earn more than $200,000. The problem for bumfuzzle. Its definition is to confuse or fluster. What I find bumfuzzling about the foreseeable future is the Baby bears the employee retention and compensation grow up to be Mama and Papa bears. rationale is why it only applies to those in The report deals with salaries only. It is silent on the cost of benefits that attach the upper echelon. Kerry Tarasoff, general manager of asset and financial manageto those salaries. Do our top-ranking ment, says that the City’s goal is to have city officials get matching pension plan contributions, annuity plans, dental, opti- an employee body representative of the community and that “hopefully, over time, cal, medical and whatever other goodie you can think of? What about the value of that evens out to be something a little more equitable.” downtown parking stalls, mileage reimWhat community is he talking about, bursement and travel allowances? and equitable for whom? Does the City’s The joy about these positions is that lofty goal apply to the rank and file? When you can never lose your job because of the transit workers asked for wage parity lack of competency. A prime example of with other bus drivers in Western Canada, this would be the administrative advice keeping an experienced transit force to given to council on the transit lockout. Because administration missed the salient safely haul human cargo seemed not to point that a lockout could not occur while be a concern to the City Hall gurus. In a there were matters pending before the la- recent StarPhoenix article on executive bour board, we, the taxpayers, will pick up compensation, it was reported that in some the very expensive tab for that oversight. cases the income bump resulted from In the private sector, an error of this mag- retroactive pay received in 2014 from connitude could cost you your job. What was tract settlements. Interesting to note, transit the consequence to the city administration workers have been without a contract since 2012 and still have not received all for missing the boat on this matter? the ordered compensation resulting from The manager of transportation and the lockout. Is this equitable? utilities is the third-highest paid civic Our council is the highest-paid elected employee. Is anyone happy with roadway municipal body in this province and has design, maintenance or public transpormore perks than an old-fashioned coffee tation in this city? And what does the pot. And they still want more. Recently, in “general manager of corporate performance” do to earn $195,743? Does anyone this publication, when asked why council get laid off when the economy cools? And compensation shouldn’t be put to a public vote, the mayor responded that it was too it seems when management claims they late to consider such a vote as an external are overworked, they get an assistant to pick up the slack. Then, of course, we hear committee had been struck to deal with the issue. about the overcrowding at City Hall and He conveniently neglected to say that it the need for more space, or that more offwas council and/or its administration that site rental space is needed to house these appointed the committee members. (And stellar agents. an earlier comment by a committee memThe police chief is a member of the ber leads me to believe that council will more than $200,000 club and his deputy be receiving a whopping increase.) The chiefs are borderline members with salaries at $195,000. What did we get for mayor also neglected to say that council can ignore the advice of the committee that money? An excessively large police and put the question to a public vote in the station and the dubious distinction of being the crime capital of Canada. I have 2016 civic election— if they want to. But stated before and will reiterate that I have they won’t. For the record, I am not opposed to no problem paying for the training and paying good compensation to public sector equipment necessary to keep both the executives for prudent management. What public safe and police officers safe while performing their duties. But the next time I question is whether we are getting value today for the money we pay. Police Chief Clive Weighill presents his But the sense of entitlement is a learned ravenous budget, remember $630,000 goes behaviour. It is a monkey-see, monkey-do towards three executive salaries. scenario. Perhaps the executive monkeys And why is the fire chief ($165,034) at City Hall have learned from the elected worth so much less than the police chief ($238,845)? Last time I had cause to con- monkeys in the council chamber. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com tact the police (it related to property theft),

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Jason Kawa got Eco Glide Adventures rolling on July 1 (Photo by Beth Jarrell)

Guided Segway tours now offered downtown Beth Jarrell Saskatoon Express ason Kawa doesn’t want residents and tourists to go around Saskatoon by plane, train or automobile. Instead, he’s advocating for the Segway. Kawa owns Eco Glide Adventures, a company providing tours along the Meewasin Valley on the only Segways available for use in Saskatchewan. “It’s great for all types of people. I’ve had people who were 85 on it and they loved it, or guys with knee surgery and they can’t do much, but they can go for a cruise on these,” Kawa said. Kawa began offering tours along the riverbank on July 1. Previously, he has offered his services to corporate events and team building clinics. This is the first time he has been able to provide guided tours. “Originally, I first saw a guy on a Segway at a gas station, and I was a little intrigued by it,” he said. “When I tried one out, I thought it would be a great idea for around the river. “I’m the only place in Saskatchewan or Manitoba that offers something like this. Calgary has it now. But it’s still something that’s very unique.” The hour-long tours aren’t only for people visiting Saskatoon. Kawa, originally from a small town in northern Saskatchewan, makes the tours enjoyable for all. “I try to make my tours interesting, whether you’re a local or a tourist. I try to give a little history and interesting facts that even some people in Saskatoon don’t know about to try to make it a little educational,” he said. “The experience is fun itself, but to learn a few things about this history of downtown is nice, too.” For those a little nervous about step-

ping on for a ride, Kawa, a teacher at E.D. Feehan High School, says the learning curve is short. “It’s really easy to learn; it takes minutes. I do an orientation for about 15-20 minutes, but most people realize right away how easy it is,” he said. “It balances and it does the work for you. You don’t have to have any athletic ability at all.” Safety is a priority, he said. All riders must wear helmets, and Kawa only allows riders over the age of 16. “People don’t really know we’re here yet, and they don’t really know what it’s about,” he said. “They can be a little nervous to get on, but we make safety a priority. Everyone who’s been on a tour has really enjoyed it.” Kawa struggled to get off the ground, spending years trying to get his business approved by city council. “I put my proposal in to do guided tours, but it was a bit of a struggle since it’s something new,” he said. “(Segways) haven’t been around that long. They were only invented in 2001. It was something the city was really cautious with, but I think they’ve really embraced it.” For Kawa, running tours around Saskatoon isn’t only a chance to teach people about the things he loves; it’s also the chance to explore a path he otherwise may not have. “I’ve always enjoyed trying something new,” he said. “I’m not much of a daredevil, but I’ve always wanted to explore new things. I thought this would fit perfectly on Meewasin. I think it’s a fun and unique way to give Saskatonians another option.” For more information and to book tours, visit ecoglideadventures.com or follow it on Twitter: @ecoglidesask.

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I don’t want city council in my bedroom

ast week, Saskatoon city councildowntown. Or the guy with lors had a bunch of decisions to one hell of a case of rhinomake. phyma sitting next to me in On the list of things they were delibthe pub at lunchtime, already erating was whether or not to regulate three sheets to the wind — (a.k.a. control) Uber, drones, bike helI’m just guessing, but he mets, Airbnb and e-cigarettes. might be addicted to alcohol. This is exactly what you elected them Somebody call City Hall. for, right? For example, which one of us What’s that, you say? didn’t wonder, when considering who to What those people put in vote for to represent our ward, what each their bodies is kind of sad, candidate’s position was on allowing but up to them, because they Columnist Saskatoon residents the freedom to invite are free to do what they want whomver they want into their homes? and in no way is it impacting To be fair, many of these items for discussion me? Oh, so kind of like an e-cigarette, were put in front of city council by local residents the exhalations from which, unlike secand business owners, looking to our elected munici- ond-hand smoke, pose no proven health pal leaders to protect their businesses from competi- risks to me if I’m nearby. Nor will I be tion, or protect other people’s children from parents subjected to the smell of regular smokes, not nearly as fit as they are to make decisions about or will it burrow into my clothes and hair other people’s children. — you get the picture. It’s not impacting Take e-cigarettes, for example. I don’t know how me – beyond what I can see, that is. they work, and I’m too lazy to look it up, but the gist Thank goodness I have city council of it is that they sort of look like and work like ciga- to protect me from that last one, right? I rettes, except you don’t light them, and you do get a might be forced into making my own deshot of nicotine when you inhale, but you exhale an cisions. (I don’t smoke regular or e-cigs odourless ‘vape,’ or steam. or any nicotine, for the record.) Technically, you can vape many things, includOn Uber — a ride-share app that aling marijuana and other flavoured but drug-free lows ready and willing JW15494.G27 Jamesindividuals to be products, but nicotine is the popular one, particularly for people trying to quit smoking. “I don’t care if it’s marijuana or nicotine and I don’t care what the vehicle is — a cigarette, a cigar, a hookah on wheels or an electronic cigarette,” Coun. Pat Lorje said in The StarPhoenix. “I think that people should have the right to be able to go into public spaces in Saskatoon and enjoy them unfettered from other people’s addictions.” No, Pat, you don’t. Enjoying life “unfettered from other people’s addictions” is not a human right. It’s also not up to you, or any of your fellow councillors, to attempt to oppose that stipulation on “public spaces.” I’m pretty sure I witness obesity — often associated with addiction to food — every time I go

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paid for using their personal vehicles to drive others around, and which has the overpriced, under-resourced taxi industry in Saskatoon all up in arms — city council didn’t even bother to pretend that they know what they’re doing and passed the buck over to the province. Because how do you stop someone from using their personal property to help someone else out? And if a gift of cash occurs for their trouble, how do you stop that? I can’t wait for Police Chief Clive Weighill to be back in council chambers begging for more cash to support the undercover police officers busting local drivers responding to their neighbour’s request for a ride to the grocery store. In almost the exact same theme you have Airbnb — an online service that connects travellers with people willing to provide accommodation in their homes. Some offer up their couch, others a spare room, and some even offer a whole home or condo. It’s convenient, economical and popular, so obviously the government needs to get involved. City council has ordered a report into whether or not they should regulate Airbnb. Good luck with that — liter-

ally monitoring people in their beds. Of course, that’s impossible – because it’s impossible, thank goodness, for the government to monitor what people do in the privacy of their own homes. Never mind that Kijiji has been offering people for ages the opportunity to advertise space in their home for rent, yet presumably the city is not planning on interfering with that. Traditional bed and breakfasts in Saskatoon are all up in arms because they believe they are losing business on an unfair playing field, and they are. That’s what happens when the market evolves. You evolve with it, or you don’t survive. Then, there’s the child-care option. As a parent, you have the luxury of choosing licensed or unlicensed daycare, almost always in a private home. Once again, things have been ticking along just fine in that industry without city council getting involved. Garbage, potholes, bridges and snow removal are the issues we elected city council to nanny. Since it’s fair to say there’s still a bit of work to be done there, everything else can be relegated to the bottom of the list.

DED confirmed in city tree

case of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) has been confirmed in Saskatoon after an elm sample sent in to the provincial lab by the City of Saskatoon’s Pest Management staff came back positive. In accordance with the city’s DED Response Plan, which requires immediate removal of all positive trees, crews removed the infected tree located in the Queen Elizabeth neighbourhood. Also in accordance with the City’s DED Response Plan, inspectors will follow up and search Queen Elizabeth neighbourhood yards in efforts to pinpoint a source. Saskatoon’s DED Response Plan requires: • Immediate removal of all positive trees • Disposal of infected trees at the City of Saskatoon landfill • Sampling of adjacent trees • Surveillance and testing of private and public trees in the surrounding area, with an intensive search for elm material and other sources of infection • Place five additional elm bark beetle adult pheromone traps in the area to monitor bark beetle populations. American elm trees with DED may start showing symptoms as early as the month of June. Typically, the leaves will start to wilt and turn yellow, then curl and turn brown. Residents noticing any of these symptoms, are encouraged to call City of Saskatoon Pest Management at 306-975-3300. For more information on DED, including pruning deadline information, visit saskatoon.ca.

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Folkfest – various venues in Saskatoon

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Houghton Boston Tennis Classic Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club

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Works by Laurel Schenstead-Smith and Marilyn Hurst – Collector’s Choice Art Gallery Saskatoon RibFest – Diefenbaker Park PotashCorp Fringe Theatre and Street Festival – Broadway district

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Family Channel Big Ticket Summer Concert 2015 presented by Lego Friends – SaskTel Centre Cheaper By The Dozen – The Barn Playhouse Music for the Gut 5 – Cornerstone Church

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Ghost Walk – Fort Battleford National Historic Site

Chickens – Station Arts Centre, Rosthern

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Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan – White tents on Spadina Cres E

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Saskatchewan Craft Council’s 40th Anniversary Show & Sale – Affinity Gallery

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ROCK 102 Show and Shine Weekend – downtown Saskatoon

Aug 22:

Ukrainian Day in the Park – Kiwanis Memorial Park (by the Delta Bessborough)

Aug 21 – 23:

Rock the River – Delta Bessborough Gardens

Saskatoon Exhibition Parade – downtown Saskatoon

Aug 4 – 9:

Saskatoon Exhibition – Prairieland Fair Grounds

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Baseball Canada Cup - Cairns Field and Leakos Field

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Ghost Walk – Fort Battleford National Historic Site

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Castrol 150 – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

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Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash – Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre

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Symphony in the Park The Music of ABBA – Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo

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SLM Budweiser 150 – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

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A star could be born at Houghton Boston Tennis Classic

Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express t is possible a future tennis star might hit the court in Saskatoon for the Houghton Boston Tennis Classic. When the local International Tennis Federation futures tournament first hit the courts at the Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club back in 2011, a 21-year-old Vernon, B.C., product named Vasek Pospisil won the singles title. Since that time, Pospisil has risen to 30th in the world among men’s singles players, won the Wimbledon doubles title with American partner Jack Stock last year and made it to the quarter-finals in the singles draw at this year’s tournament. When the main draw starts at this year’s Houghton Boston Tennis Classic, Bruce Garman, who is the tournament’s spokesperson and a long-time administrator at Saskatoon’s Riverside club, is curious if another budding star is in the 32-player field. “I think that is the exciting thing for us,” said Garman. “You kind of wonder who the next one is. “We’ve got a couple of Canadians who will be seeded. Some of the younger guys, this might be where they break out. If they can win a few rounds here and get into the semis and the final, then they start to believe that they can win at this level.” The main draw runs through to Aug. 2, while a 16-team doubles draw is scheduled to run all week. The doubles final is slated for 6 p.m. on July 31, while the singles championship will be held at noon on Aug. 2. Garman said the first tournament in 2011 is still the most memorable due to Pospisil’s win. Another big

memory came in 2012. “It was also very cool, when (Filip) Peliwo came the next year from Wimbledon,” said Garman. “He won the junior Wimbledon. On the Sunday night, he gets to party with (Roger) Federer and (Maria) Sharapova. “Then, he has to get up the next morning and fly to Saskatoon from London. He got here late at night. He was a tired, but happy, boy. He had to play a match two days later, and he lost in the first round. He was coming down from this amazing high. The crowds came to see him and cheer.” Peliwo won the boys’ singles Wimbledon title a day after Westmount, Que., product Eugene Bouchard took the girls’ singles championship. While Bouchard has gone on to capture some star moments in women’s play before encountering struggles, Peliwo is still in search of a breakthrough since entering professional men’s play in 2013. The 21-year-old Vancouver product will be in Saskatoon likely as the third-seeded player. He is ranked 465th in the world. North Vancouver’s Philip Bester, who is ranked 340th in the world, is expected to be the event’s top seed. This year’s singles champion will be presented a championship trophy named in honour of Kay Nasser, who is a long-time tennis enthusiast, philanthropist and community leader. “The one big thing I guess it shows is that tennis is a game for life,” said Garman. “Here is somebody who late in his 80s is still a member of the club (and) is still a supporter. “Here is somebody who shows you the joy of the game and is still out there having fun and encouraging.” The Houghton Boston tourney contains players who

Vasek Pospisil won the Saskatoon tournament in 2011 (Wiki Photo)

come from various different points around the world. The total prize money is $15,000 US, and the singles champion takes home $2,000 US. Garman said players come to events like the Houghton Boston tourney in the hopes that it can be a springboard to bigger things in the game. For a week, it gives Saskatoon a little bit of an identity on the world tennis map. “It is huge for us partly for the interest it generates,” said Garman. “It gives us profile. It gives us exposure.”

Cam Hutchinson & Friends: The British Open was a tragedy

orben Rolfsen, on 67,000 fans turning out at Lambeau Field for Brett Favre’s induction into the Packers’ Hall Of Fame: “For the people who couldn’t be there, he texted them a pic.” • I wondered during the nasty forest fire season how members of the military and others were outfitted to battle the blazes. Did they go to Canadian Tire and purchase all the shovels? • TC Chong, on European Tour Pro Emiliano Grillo of Argentina having a oneshot lead over Vaughn Taylor and Brian Harman after the first round of the RBC Canadian Open: “Yes, our national open championship draws the biggest names in golf. Even World Ranking #256 -- Eldrick T. Woods -- passed on it.” • From @UberFacts: “One in four Americans believes that God decides who wins the Super Bowl.” The other three believe the winner is decided by Bill Belichick. • Bill Littlejohn, on Mark Cuban comparing DeAndre Jordan’s return to the Clippers to make-up sex: “Whose? John Wayne and Lorena Bobbitt’s?” • From Rolfsen: “Scotland, fallen kings, stormy weather, ancient legendary land -was that the British Open or Macbeth?” • Congratulations to the Toronto media for turning the Pan Am Games into an event Canadians actually cared about. • From @OMGFactsSex: “Three per cent of women plan house chores during sex.” The other 97 per cent text. • Littlejohn, on Santa Claus throwing a terrible first pitch at a recent Tigers game: “The good news for him is that it wasn’t in Philadelphia.” • From Rolfsen: “Zach Johnson, the big winner at the Open Championship. The big loser? Tourism Scotland.” • The Huffington Post has moved its coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign from the news pages to the entertainment pages. Shouldn’t the stories be in the comics section? • In this space a year ago, the question was asked: What is going on with Corey Chamblin? Inexplicably, he became the “great I am.” It continued at training camp this year when he talked about “him” winning the Grey Cup. It was no surprise here when he blew a gasket a couple of weeks ago. The signs were already there.

• Why is Alex Hall still a Saskatchewan Roughrider? • Chong, on 23-year-old Californian Andrew Hawryluk eating at Chipotle Grill daily for 153 consecutive days: “Remember how Jared got rich by teaming with Subway? Andrew has reached out to Charmin, Scott and Cottonelle.” • Rolfsen, on Tiger Woods missing the cut at The Open: “He was probably distracted by the Ashley Madison hack.” • From @UberFacts: “40 per cent of people would not go on a second date with someone who tipped less than 15 per cent at dinner.” Clearly, this does not apply to Tiger Woods. • Edmonton is removing – at a cost of $500,000 -- eight kilometres of bike lanes because they were underutilized. Fear not, Saskatoon cyclists; Edmonton is a winter city. • From @CappyD: “Hey Riders. Lots of empty seats. What’s up? Is there a tractor pull in town?” For some reason, I never grow tired of tractor pull, get off my lawn, Leaf and Rod Black jokes. • A radio show has segments with Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor. Listening, you would think Cuthbert was the analyst and Suitor the play-by-play person. That’s not good. • Rolfsen, on 42-year-old Met Bartolo Colon saying he wants to keep pitching “until someone comes and takes the uniform off” him: “I hope he doesn’t mean that literally.” • From @KeithOlbermann: “19 Kids and Counting cancelled to be replaced by a new series on GOP presidential hopefuls called 19 Kids and Counting.” • Why do Saskatoon police take so much heat for arresting people for swimming in the river? They are enforcing a bylaw. • From Littlejohn: “The Dodgers’ starting pitching beyond Kershaw and Greinke is very suspect. So it’s not ‘Spahn and Sain and pray for rain,’ it’s ‘Clay and Zack, then we have a heart attack.’” • Chong, on U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham posting a video on YouTube of him destroying his cell phone with a bat, chainsaw and golf club after Donald Trump gave out his number: “Let’s hope he wasn’t driving at the time.” • From Rolfsen: “Has PETA complained about that surfer punching the shark yet?”

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Sandoval doesn’t get stomach stapled

By RJ Currie oronto has hired long-time Devils GM Lou Lamoreillo. Who but the Leafs would add a 73-year-old as part of their youth movement? • Defections have been a big story during the Pan Am Games. Two Cubans left the baseball team during tune-up games in the U.S., and this week four Phillies asked for asylum with the Blue Jays. • After round one at the Canadian Open, Emiliano Grillo was the name atop the leader board. No wait, that might be the name on my barbecue. • Our expression of the day is “Too little, too late.” Example: CFL announcer Rod Black reportedly lost his voice last year — for eight days, right after the Eastern Final. • Sabres centre Ryan O’Reilly was charged with DUI after his truck ran into the wall of a Tim Hortons in Ontario. Note to O’Reilly: That’s not what they mean by “drive thru.” • Tiger Woods said he still has his sights on Nicklaus’ record 18 majors. It was so inspiring, I mailed another marriage proposal to Anne Hathaway. • Wimbledon saw another early exit for Eugenie Bouchard, who also drew a dressDC20194.G27 Darlene code violation for her black bra. That’s

rough: penalized for the one thing in her game that’s been uplifting. • A 108-year-old threw the first pitch at a recent Mariners game. Evelyn Jones credits her longevity in part to over 100 years of laughing — mostly at the Cubs. • Big news from Green Bay as Brett Favre’s No. 4 Packers jersey was retired last weekend. This week the jersey changed its mind. • The U.S. women won the World Cup Final — their first championship since 1999. Abby Wambach blames the 16-year drought on being forced to play on natural grass. • Ciara, who sang the anthem at the MLB All-Star game, is dating Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. By some counts, that makes Wilson 1 for 2 in recent do-or-die scoring passes. • Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval is not in the new issue of ESPN: THE BODY. If he was, he’d be the first professional athlete to fill a two-page spread without lying down. RJ’s Groaner of the Week One of the Deflategate balls sold at auction for $44,000. This means it won’t become a Brady family air-loom.

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The river comes alive

There aren’t many places prettier than the South Saskatchewan River on a nice summer day (Photos by Sandy Hutchinson and Beth Jarrell)

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Jordan Chartier Memorial Classic

he inaugural Jordan Chartier Memorial Classic slow pitch tournament was held on July 18 in Martensville. Jordan died in July 2013 from an accident caused by a mental disorder. More than 100 people participated in the slow pitch tournament, including members of the Chartier family. His death inspired The Neural Health Project, which was launched by family friends

Dr. DeeDee Maltman and Mike Babcock. One Voice, a major fundraiser for the Neural Health Project, was held on July 24 in Saskatoon. It was expected to raise $1 million. The majority of those funds will go to the patients in a therapeutic plan. For more information on the Neural Health Project, visit ww.theneuralhealthproject.com.

There were a number of fielding styles on display (Photos by Sandy Hutchinson) These two players had their eyes on the ball

Breanne Cooper (left) and Crombie Maltman organized the event

A batter prepares to take a cut at the ball

Jordan Chartierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Greg, delivers a pitch at the Classic

There were lots of cool dudes participating at the Classic

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Shadow Players City theatre company has two shows at the Fringe

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express

om Ratzlaff is a big fan of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival. Ratzlaff, a playwright and the co-artistic director of Saskatoon’s Shadow Players, is no stranger to the popular annual event. In fact, the Shadow Players have produced at least one show at the festival each year since 2003. “I just love Fringe theatre, because it’s experimental and people try doing crazy and different things,” he said. While Ratzlaff said sometimes the theatre experiments don’t always work, he noted that if “you’re going to move along the art form, you have to be ready to try things. “I really like that about it. And, frankly, in the last few years I can’t remember a single show that I thought didn’t work at all — so that’s great to see, too.” This year, the Shadow Players are presenting two shows: a serious dark comedy called Eat the Rich, and a KidsFringe play called The Old Man and the Bee. Eat the Rich, co-written by Ratzlaff and a young actor named Trillian Reynoldson, is described by the theatre company as a show about cannibalism and conscience that “blends traditional modern theatre and dramatized stand-up comedy.” Ratzlaff and Reynoldson are both acting in the show, alongside Kaila Hildebrandt, Julia Macpherson, Sarah Lozinsky and Ingrid Gomez. Alexis Makepeace is the director. “It’s a little unusual. It’s an experiment,” Ratzlaff said of the show. “Trillian came up with a zany idea and we’ve been playing with it ever since — and it’s fairly serious now. Essentially, it’s about

Tom Ratzlaff and Trillian Reynoldson in a scene from Eat the Rich (Photo Supplied) a young woman who’s a cannibal, but she’s become disillusioned with that kind of life and with the consequences of it.” The Shadow Players’ children’s show obviously features lighter subject matter. The Old Man and the Bee is loosely based on a true story — a time when a bee became stuck in Ratzlaff’s hair while he was doing some work in his backyard. Although Ratzlaff felt “panicky” as the bee struggled to get out, he surprisingly never got stung. When Ratzlaff told others about the experience, playwright Jason Dubray turned the story into a play for children. “The bee is upset and anxious because it seems as though he’s not going to have any future; he’s never going to be a king bee,” said Ratzlaff. “His mother has been trying to protect him from this knowledge, but a nasty old wasp tells him the truth and turns him into a bad-boy bee. So, essentially, the story is about this little bee and, in its anger, it flies around wildly and it gets caught in the old man’s hair.” The Old Man and the Bee stars Kellie OBrien, Katelyn Polischuk, Eric Ndayishi-

miye, Kylie Phillips, Sophie Peters, Alice Li and Kelsi Moser with voice overs from Aneurin Sheasby and Magdalena Hills. It is directed by Dubray. Ratzlaff said a lot of the Shadow Players’ performers come and go over the years, as the actors in the company are quite young. However, he notes with pride that some wellknown local actors worked with the Shadow Players when they were younger and have since gone on to successful theatre careers. “That feels really good, and that’s a big reward for us as a company,” he said. Ratzlaff said the young actors enjoy being introduced to Fringe theatre, and some of them “really relish the idea of doing some theatre that’s a bit different. “At school they’ll do the usual one-act plays and they’ll do the musicals. Depending on what school they’re in, they might do a play for children. They might do another show for adults that’s a little more conventional, or maybe great theatre like Tennessee Williams. But still it’s not experimental; it’s not different. It’s not a chance for them necessarily to play a character that they really have to sink their teeth into.

“And, for some of them, it’s also a great opportunity to work not with the masses in a big school musical, but with a handful of other people who are serious and committed and really excited about theatre.” Eat the Rich will be performed at the Cosmo Centre. The show opens at 8:30 p.m. on July 30 and includes six additional performances: 5:35 p.m. on Aug. 1, 5:35 p.m. on Aug. 2, 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 3, 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 6 and 4:05 p.m. on Aug. 8. The show is best suited for audience members 13 and older, and comes with a language and violence warning. The Old Man and the Bee will also be performed at the Cosmo Centre. The show opens at 1:15 p.m. on July 30 and includes six additional performances: 12 p.m. on July 31, 12:20 p.m. on Aug. 1, 1:35 p.m. on Aug. 2, 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 1:15 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 12:20 p.m. on Aug. 8. The show is suitable for all ages. Tickets to the shows are $14. The PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival runs from July 30 to Aug. 8. Tickets can be purchased by calling 306-664-2239 or by going online to PotashCorpFringe.ca.

Here’s why pro lacrosse should work in Saskatoon

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CAM HUTCHINSON

local, threw their support behind basketball and baseball teams of the past. I covered baseball for part of one season and one off-season, getting a good glimpse of the league from the inside. There were some characters to be sure. OK, there was one owner who could be described as a weirdo. He was the exception. (To be transparent, I later became friends with the league founder and am to this day.) As a fan, one of the most memorable sporting days of my life was the first game the Saskatoon Riot baseball team played in Saskatoon. That was back in 1994. There were approximately 3,000 people at Cairns

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t is wonderful that Saska• Games are often shown on toon is getting another kick TSN. at professional sports. Let’s • The regular season runs hope this one doesn’t have a from early January until early quick and painful ending like May, when many of us are so many before it. stuck indoors. Here are 10 reasons why • Saskatoon is a booming professional lacrosse should city, filled with young people work in Saskatoon. looking for entertainment op• The National Lacrosse tions. Here is another one. League is the most established • Here is a reason profesand successful league to come sional lacrosse might not work Editor to Saskatoon. There are teams in Saskatoon. in Calgary, Vancouver, Colora• Having 11,000 butts in seats do, Toronto, Rochester, Buffalo, Minnefor home games. The league-champion Edsota and New England. Atlanta will have a monton Rush averaged approximately 7,000 team in 2016. That’s good company. fans per game in its final season. That, and a • NLL teams play an 18-game schedule. dose of politics, wasn’t enough to keep the The nine home games are far fewer than team in Alberta’s capital. Tickets will sell at the number played in baseball or basketa $35 price point. That’s likely doable with a ball. That’s a plus. nine-game home schedule. • The Edmonton Rush won the 2015 I admit to being skeptical when I first league championship with a young roster. heard of the Rush’s move from Edmonton • Coverage of the league is tremendous to Saskatoon. Some call me negative. I also on the league’s website – nll.com – and on call me negative. websites such as TSN’s. We have had many leagues pass through • Teams have cool names such as Saskatoon over the years. None worked Bandits, Stealth, Mammoth, Rock and, my out very well. That’s an understatement. In favourite, Black Wolves. some cases, Saskatoon outlasted the league • The game is incredibly fast and excit- and in others, city residents didn’t support ing. SaskTel Centre will come to life on the team. That’s sports. That’s business. game nights. That’s unfortunate. • There is fighting, which seems to be a Those who brought teams and leagues popular part of the game, judging from the to Saskatoon shouldn’t be characterized as high viewership of online videos of fights being freaks and weirdos, as one report said. and brawls. The target audience will love That comment is far too broad. It was with it. good intentions that businesspeople, often

Field on a gorgeous spring day. The owner’s father, dressed like a southern gentleman, was at the gate handing out programs. I have a photo of me sitting in the stands with my then-four-year-old son. It’s a keeper. During the next few years when I was no longer covering the team, I remember my sons chasing after foul balls at the park and seeing their joy when they nabbed one. I remember former major leaguer Curt Ford coming to Kilburn Park one day and providing tips and encouragement to youngsters. Those were good times. I think the NLL is going to make it here. Let those good times roll.

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Summer Groove Dance Camp from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for ages 9 and up of all experience levAUGUST 20 and 22 els. Join Saskatchewan Express for this camp Music for the Gut 5 is an annual benefit conthat will help you find or fine-tune your moves cert for Crohn’s and Colitis, featuring Jordie in time for the new dance season. All experiHughton and nearly 40 local musicians and ence levels welcome. Experience all genres performers. Two shows on Aug 20th and 22nd of dance throughout this fun filled week: at 7p.m. at Cornerstone Church (315 Lenore jazz, hip hop, ballet, musical theatre, pom, Dr), each with different featured performers. yoga, and acro. For more info and to receive $20 advance tickets available at Co-op Food a registration package, call 306-477-5553 or Stores, McNally Robinson and the Saskatoon michelle@saskatchewanexpress.com. Academy of Music. Visit musicforthegut.com.

Events JULY 1- AUGUST 31 Kids Bowl Free. Register your child (15 yrs and under) to receive two free games of bowling every day July 1-Aug, 31, 2015 at Hunter’s Bowling Centres. Register online at www.KidsBowlFree.com/EF. Come bowl free at Eastview Bowl (2929 Louise St.) or Fairhaven Bowl (3401 22nd St. West).

July 8-Aug. 23 Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan presents Othello and Much Ado About Nothing on the riverbank. Tickets 306-652-9100. Visit shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com for more information.

JULY 27-30 The Saskatchewan Barrel Racing Association (SBRA) finals are at Prairieland Park Ag Centre from July 27-30. Come watch horseback riders of all ages compete for big prizes. For more information please visit saskbarrelracing.ca

JULY 30 The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan presents Trash the Dress Casino Night on Thursday, July 30 at 8 p.m. at the Top of the Inn, Sheraton Cavalier. Tickets are $40, and will get you money to gamble with, and trade in for a chance to win some great door prizes. There will be a photo booth and snacks. For more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/1454970284818569/

JULY 30- AUGUST 8 The PotashCorp Fringe Theatre and Street Festival brings plays, food, street entertainment and more to the Broadway area. The event begins at 6 p.m. weekdays and 12 p.m. on weekends. Tickets are $14 online at potashcorpfringe.ca or by calling 306-6642239.

JULY 31- AUGUST 3 Saskatoon RibFest will run from July 31 to Aug. 3 at Diefenbaker Park. Admission is free with proceeds going to charities. Enjoy BBQ ribs made by professionals from across Canada. For more information and the hours of the event visit saskatoonribfest.com.

AUGUST 9 The Nest Secret Garden Tour returns on Sunday, August 9, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.This year’s Secret Garden Tour features eight beautiful gardens that showcase a range of landscaping ideas from xeriscaping to water features. The gardens are located in neighbourhoods across the west side of the city from Silverwood Heights to Riversdale. Garden tour passports are $15 each and available now from Blossoms on Eighth Street, Dutch Growers on Reid Road and Anthology on 20th Street.

AUGUST 10-19 Join the Saskatoon Council on Aging (SCOA) for the second Zoomer Idol. Zoomer Idol, for adults 55+, will take place on Oct. 22 at TCU Place. Auditions will take place on August 10, 11 and 12 as well as August 18 and 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have talent in voice, dance, comedy, magic, storytelling, poetry ready, etc., please contact the SCOA office at 306-652-2255 to sign up for auditions.

AUGUST 13-15 FolkFest returns on the weekend of August 13-15 across the city. A passport will give unlimited access to 22 pavilions and free transportation between them. For more information visit saskatoonfolkfest.ca or call (306) 931-0100.

go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. at 6 p.m., with the tournament starting at 7 p.m. Located at the Coachman bar at Market com. 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.

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St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon until 4 p.m. The club is campaigning for new members who are 55+. Memberships are $5 per year with discounts included. For further info call 306-384-4644 or 306-716-0204.

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The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at Eyes: A group exhibition with the subject 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, Every Tuesday of eyes goes at The Eye Gallery until Aug. across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For 28. Artists include Brian Bauche, Carol Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International more information call Murray Hill at 306-242Daniels, Monique Martin, Quinn McDonald, Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of 5893 or email murraydhill@me.com. John Perret, Jannik Plaetner, Trint Thomas, Grace-Westminster United Church, located at Second Wednesday 505 10th Street East. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Karen Walpole and Fran Zerr. The gallery is of the Month ***** at 117-1132 College Dr. Hours are 8 a.m. Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 7 Area Club is an organization of more than 360 Come and have some fun and learn speaking p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. clubs in more than 50 countries throughout and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 Saturday. the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of travel while forging new friendships with club SEPTEMBER 13 Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the members from around the world. For more Pet Carnival fundraiser in support of Pet red fence on south side of building through information, visit www.thefriendshipforce.org. Shelters and Rescue Work. Come enjoy a BBQ, the gate up the stairs into the building. To attend a meeting contact Lynne Stade at bouncy castle, obedience demo, face painting 306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca. First Monday of every and more! 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Saskatoon Funeral Home Parking lot at the corner of 4th month Every Thursday Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at Ave. and 25th St. Come help “fill the limo” In June, July and August, the Saskatoon with much needed pet supplies. Proceeds will 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. Meetings International Folkdance Club dances on are held on the first Monday of the month go to Size Small Dog Rescue, KC Rescue and Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Kiwanis Park, north except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings Saskatoon Parrot Rescue. of the Bessborough Hotel. No fee. Everyone are on the second Monday. welcome. For more information, visit www. First Tuesday of every sifc.awardspace.com. month ***** Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing Third Monday of Every group for individuals who have lost a loved and socialize in French each Thursday at Month one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at Schizophrenia Society of Saskatoon FamFamily Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by ily Support Group will run from 7:30pm to to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel 9:00pm at the W.A Edwards Family Centre, information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice 333 Fourth Avenue North. The group is ***** their French are welcome. For more informaCP90541.G27 Chenise attended entirely by family members and tion, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460.

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The Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan is holding its Miles for Smiles 2015 fundraising event. It is a combination of race options, bringing together the best of Saskatchewan’s pavement pounders, roadrunner wannabes, and sneaker enthusiasts. The event will be held Sept. 12 along the river. There is something for everyone – from a 2.5/k fun run, 5K walk/run, and a 10K run. All money raised will go towards the purchase of a patient monitoring system for the children’s hospital. For more information, visit http://miles4smiles.usask.ca.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Creative Cafe (paper crafting) returns to Coffee’s On Emporium, 815A Gray Avenue, from 1-2 p.m., July 22 – Aug. 19th. Ages 10 to adult, children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent. Call or text 306-229-7757 for details and to register. $10/person/session, all materials included. https://www.facebook. com/creativecafesaskatoon.

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Visit Wanuskewin to take part in a marathon unlike any other. Walk, run, or jog over 6K of trails throughout the beautiful Opimihaw Valley. Wear one of our super cool pedometers AUGUST 17-21 and report your total distance to our staff. The Twinkle Toes Dance Camp from 9 a.m.-12 individual with the most kilometres by Aug. 31 p.m. for children ages 3-5. Join Saskatchewan Express for this camp that will offer your wins prizes. Only $25 for unlimited access to child one week of fun and creative exploration the park throughout July and August. that will really get your toddler moving and First and Third Saturdays grooving. Experience all genres of dance of the month throughout this fun filled week: Tap, jazz, hip The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold ‘em hop, ballet, musical theatre, pom, and acro. Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 in For more info and to receive a registration chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No Repackage, call 306-477-5553 or michelle@ Buys. 50 seats available. Registration opens saskatchewanexpress.com

SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children newborns to age five and their parents/caregivers will be at Emmanuel Baptist Church from 9:15 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.

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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.

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 306Tuesdays and Thursdays 249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to First and Third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is of every month $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931Pet Loss Support Group offers support and 8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587. comfort to people who are struggling with Newcomers’ Club the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other reasons. The The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. new female residents in the Saskatoon area, at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue as well as those who have recently undergone North, Saskatoon. For more information or a significant change in lifestyle (such as telephone support, call 306-343-5322. relationship status, retirement, or becoming a new parent). A new resident is defined as Tuesdays, Thursdays, one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or Saturdays surrounding area for more than three years. Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee ages are welcome, all materials supplied, gatherings, book club and other planned no registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. activities. If interested, please reply by email - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and to saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com. Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Every Wednesday Depression Support Group runs on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. For more info, call 306-270-9181. ***** Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, women’s and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or

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.

Saskatoon Mood Disorder Support Group The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, ◆, ◆ ≥, §, ≈ The Trade In Trade Up Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after July 1, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select 2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing for up to 36 months available on select new 2015 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD with a Purchase Price of $24,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 48 months equals 104 bi-weekly payments of $240 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,995. ◆2.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2015 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD with a Purchase Price of $24,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 2.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $135 with a cost of borrowing of $3,123 and a total obligation of $28,118. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with a Purchase Price of $24,995/$40,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $138/$226 with a cost of borrowing of $3,668/$6,016 and a total obligation of $28,663/$47,011. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Financing example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $24,995 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $217 for a total obligation of √ $28,667. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. »Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by Chrysler Canada Inc.

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