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Horse sense City woman caught the racing bug

Trainer Jamie Hartmann (left) and Brenda Cote pose with Djimmah (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express renda Cote can laugh now at those days a few years ago when she first became a thoroughbred race horse

owner. Looking back, she said she had some “what-was-I-thinking” moments.

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Thank goodness Jamie Hartmann, the woman training her horse, was patient, Cote said over coffee last week. “Jamie has put up with every question I have had and every insecurity that I have had,” Cote said with a laugh. Back then, Cote would ask questions like, “When does my horse run and why

did you put it in that race?” And if her horse was scratched, “Why did it get scratched?” Hartmann was a calming influence. “It will run next week. There are only so many horses in a race. It will be fine; you’ll be in there in the next race. Don’t take it personally. Everything works out in the end,” Cote remembers Hartmann saying.

Everything is working out. Cote and a racing partners will have two horses in the Saskatchewan Derby on Sept. 5 at Marquis Downs. Cote’s love of horses began at least as far back as when she was 12. She had one of her own then. (Continued on page 11)

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t’s looking more and more of those at a G8 or G20 like the Toronto Blue Jays or G100 conference. Still, are going to be in the playsome estimate the number offs for the first time since of people on Eighth Street 1993. It’s hard to believe, that night was upwards of but that’s the longest play2,000. Can you imagine off drought among teams in how big that would be now, major sports. Even the lowly with texting, tweeting and Maple Leafs have made a Facebooking? Yikes. number of cameo appearances I watched some of the in the playoffs during the past Saskatoon riot from the 22 years. corner of Preston Avenue Editor You can forgive Saskatoon and Eighth Street. I drove Police Chief Clive Weighill if to Eighth Street because he is cringing at the thought of the Blue there had been partying on the street Jays winning the World Series. While when the Jays won the year before. I Chief Weighill wasn’t in Saskatoon at was curious about what would happen the time, he has no doubt heard about after the second consecutive championthe riot on Eighth Street on the night ship. the Jays won the 1993 World Series. If you search the Internet, you can I’m thinking our service’s riot gear will find numerous comments about the soon be dusted off and brought out of bedlam that night. storage – just in case. Sadly. One person wrote: “After (Joe) Carter I attended the riot on Eighth Street hit that thriller over the left-field fence — as a spectator. The damage wasn’t (to win the World Series), I booted down of the magnitude of the riot after the to Eighth Street and joined in the fun, Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley hopping in and out of vehicles as they Cup final in 2011. It wasn’t like one cruised Eighth. It was peaceful for the

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first couple hours. Then the riot squad came out and let fly with the tear gas. (I was standing in front of what was then Cheers (which became Maguire’s) with a friend when we caught some stray tear gas — not pleasant. People were running through car dealerships and jumping on cars. Some people even tried to break into the big LBS (liquor board store) at Circle and Eighth.” I haven’t heard the word “booted” in years. Another person wrote: “My dad was the lone cop sent to defend (the liquor store). He had a circular saw blade thrown at him by one of the morons who were out that night. I’m sorry, but a team winning a championship, especially one from out of town, does not give a fan the right to act like an idiot. It is for this very incident that I hope the Jays never win another World Series or even make the playoffs. For those who claim the cops caused the problems, think again. There were crowds forming and causing problems along Eighth Street during the second inning. (Continued on page 4)

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Hutch looks back on a life “where I grew up in five different schools in seven small communities, mostly because my dad was a railroad man and we seemed to be always moving. I learned a work ethic in those communities, participated in everything I could and the great lessons are the ones I learned by working with other people.” He was born in Dodsland. After living in another five small towns, the family ended up in Druid. “Dad served with dedication and he was always thankful he had a job. There were days when he’d walk the seven miles of track from Druid to Plenty in 30-35 below weather just to make sure the tracks were safe for the trains.” As a boy, Hutch recalls selling Christmas cards and Easter cards. He worked as a harvester at 12 “because in 1942 we had a bumper crop and the boys were recruited out of school. I got to drive a team of horses and shovel grain.” When his parents bought him magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, he became interested in electronics. It paid off when he went to work twice for Admiral TV in Toronto, working in both the sales and service areas. His degree in engineering opened up unbelievable opportunities. With Saskatchewan Minerals came the decision to build a plant at Fox Valley, Jim Hutch credits his rural roots for his successes (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) where high purity sodium sulphate was produced for use in detergents. His first call to the Saskatchewan government came in 1975, when he became deputy minister of industry and commerce, working with Jack Messer. After going back to Fairford as vicepresident of marketing and operations from 1977 to 1981, the second call to or perhaps the busiest 30Then, his career changed the same countries. government came from then-premier Grant plus years of his profesby leaps and bounds. Twice he Now at 84, Hutch will share duties with Devine. He was challenged by Eric sional career, Jim Hutch worked for Saskatchewan Min- Dallas Howe, another Saskatoon entrepre- Berntson to make “the Saskatchewan Rewas a widely travelled, highly erals at Chaplin, twice for Fair- neur, as hosts when the Ernest C. Manning search Council work or shut it down.” respected ambassador for Sasford Industries in Moose Jaw, Innovation Awards ceremonies come to His team made it work by embracing katchewan on trade, commerce twice for the Saskatchewan Prairieland Park on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. The the strengths of people in various sectors and business development government and twice with the awards are named in honour of a longtime like a Sask Oil lab, mineral processing, enmissions. Saskatchewan Research Coun- politician, who held the post of Alberta vironmental needs, technological transfer As a boy growing up in cil. He then launched his own premier from 1943 until 1968. Hutch has and information technology. Saskatchewan, Hutch once told company — Hutchtech. previously been on the selection committee. He was attending international confera teacher that he wanted to be He travelled often on busi“I am honoured to be part of the awards ences on a regular basis. an electronics technician. He ness missions — to Germany, process,” said Hutch. “I am one of those Having been involved in technical accomplished that goal, twice Italy, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, New people who did much in the way of insupport for the sale and supply of sodium People working for Canadian Admiral Zealand, Australia, Branovation and I know that creating the idea sulphate, he received a telex one day from Television in Toronto. zil, Switzerland, Argentina, is the easy part. It is the application and Durban, South Africa. But by 1957, starting a little later than Mexico, Sri Lanka, Singapore, New Delhi, implementation that needs help, guidance “We had shipped to South Africa from most students, he enrolled at the UniverKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Belgium, Japan, and money to be successful. Chaplin, moving the product in tanker cars sity of Saskatchewan and soon graduated China, the USSR, Great Britain, Korea, “To witness the creative genius of inand supervising its loading onto boats in with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Costa Rica novators and watch them change the world Vancouver heading for South Africa. engineering. and France, sometimes more than once to around us is my reward.” (Continued on page 4)

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(Continued from page 2) hose were the people who brought the police out to Eighth Street. I wonder how many people were out just to wreck something and how many even knew that the Jays had won or what they were ‘celebrating?’ ” While it might not be the Curse of the Bambino — dubbed that when the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918 — the police officer’s son put a pretty good jinx on the Jays. It took the Red Sox 86 years to win the World Series. At the time of the riot, I was the editor of a weekly StarPhoenix publication geared for high school students. Much of the reporting was done by students. We had an editorial board of students and would meet monthly and talk about issues and things we could cover. Two of those students have made names for themselves as journalists. Anyway, in the midst of the mob on Eighth Street, I spotted one of our star student columnists. Trust me, he wasn’t on assignment that night. I talked with him the day after the riot, and suggested he write a first-person account of it. We wouldn’t and didn’t use his name, of course. This same reporter helped make front-

page news in The StarPhoenix, when he got the variety night at his school cancelled because he wore a Speedo during his performance on the first of two nights. During rehearsals, he had been told not to do it. Columnists aren’t great listeners. It became news when one of our reporters asked the principal about the decision to cancel the show. She was threatened with a suspension or expulsion should the story run. In an editorial, The StarPhoenix backed the students and freedom of speech and all those good things. The publication became quite popular at schools, if not at head offices of the school divisions. The editor of the SP and I were invited to a meeting with principals and a superintendent or two. We talked about our mandate and how we were being as responsible in our coverage as any newspaper would and should be. I recall vividly the people at the table were all male, all in the same age range and all wearing the same suit. After the meeting, a principal called me and said he believed what we were doing was a good thing, and we should keep it up. I knew which one he was — he was the one who broke protocol and was wearing a Bugs Bunny tie.

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(Continued from page 3) ut once the product got there, the South Africans had trouble dealing with the very fine product because their rail cars weren’t as well made as ours. Communications weren’t like they are today, but we eventually found a solution that saved the day and we continued to supply paper mills with our product.” One of his most exciting trips was in 1997 when he, as a member of the Cogema Resources advisory board, got to visit France and see the nuclear facilities that delivered fuel and power and prepared waste storage areas. “I had always been sitting on the fence about nuclear power. Bernard Michel, with the Amok (now Cameco) uranium company, was a big influence in me, preaching that we’d have to supplant some of the environmental problems to take the load off the atmosphere. Going to France was an eye-opener. Today, I can say that aside from the one horrible mess in Ukraine, I saw the values of the French system, the amount of energy they could provide and, most of all, an unbelievable safe control system.” He enjoyed a good run with his Hutchtech company, but closed the doors in September 2013. He remains a registered engineer. Among his interests today is as a trustee for an advisor for Westbridge Capital’s land income trusts. “Sometimes I wonder how all this could be happening to a small kid from Saskatchewan,” he said. “One day I’d be

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at a meeting with a struggling five-person company in Saskatoon, and the next day at a board meeting in Toronto with Goldcorp Resources, the second-largest gold mining company in the world.” He’s often been honoured by the University of Saskatchewan and his industry. Among the awards was a 1996 Lieutenant Governor’s medal in recognition of public administration, and a 1998 award from the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance for outstanding ability, accomplishments and services. In 2008, he was honoured as a Fellow, Engineers Canada. The university has honoured him as an outstanding graduate. “On the trade and commerce missions, I believed I had to behave as a true Canadian ambassador. Soon the federal government and other countries were inviting me, some with the red carpet treatment. It was always about me acting responsibly. “I found myself in positions where I was surrounded by people who were able to do amazing things. Maybe my strength were the names on the Rolex cards in my office. I tried not to let a problem go unsolved. I like helping people make something happen.” His wife, Jean, is a City Hospital nursing graduate. They met in 1953 and were married in 1956. They have two children. Jane operates a business — Dharma Chakra — with her husband, Tenzin, on Broadway Avenue. Their son, Dave, is a landscape architect who is manager for research and development with Vancouver’s Parks board.

A fishing boat heads out on a late August morning in Meadow Lake Provincial Park (Photo by Ken Paulson)

There are few things better than a week at the lake

t Christmas, everyone says “it’s the most wonderful time of the

the sun slants through the aspens and poplars and pines, making everything even year.” greener than it should be. The I beg to differ. It’s very birds chirp at 7 a.m., not at 4 nice to see family and friends, or 5, so you actually get some in the middle of a dark, cold sleep. The squirrels scold in and unfriendly month, but the trees. The fish come from late December is not the most their own little fridges — the wonderful time of the year. bottoms of the icy lakes — That prize goes to late and are fresh to the taste and August. white on the plate, which Columnist Admittedly, there’s a little beats the heck out of a fishy bittersweet taste to the waning taste and a yellow presentadays of summer; but oh, they are beauti- tion. The blueberries are out (although ful — especially in God’s country, a.k.a. not in the numbers they used to be.) northwestern Saskatchewan. And the boats, those hideous, noisy, This summer has been crazily busy for polluting, loon-nest-swamping horrors, us, so we weren’t entirely sure whether are much fewer in number. we’d get “up north” at all in the later part And you can still golf comfortably of the season. It has long been our favou- in August. Whenever possible, we head rite time to go. out to Goodsoil, turn west and arrive at But there were weddings, and work, Northern Meadows, one of the nicest and other people’s holidays to consider, courses in the province. Winding between and family coming in for visits. No com- trees and streams and Lake Bousquet, it’s plaints here: the weddings were really challenging and beautiful and the people wonderful, work fulfilling, other people are incredibly nice. After 18 holes, I can need hols (as they say in Britain) and it barely roll out of the cart, but it’s always was amazing to see our relatives after a worth it. long interval. If you can bear it, you can still go Yet, suddenly, the stars aligned some- swimming, too — perhaps not comfortwhat. A project was pushed back, a holi- ably, but a quick splash is very refreshday was moved forward, and — could it ing in the clean waters of Meadow Lake be? — we were able to squeeze in a few Provincial Park. days north and west of Meadow Lake. I hesitate to write any of this. Other Now, I’m sure other people from other people might catch on, and flock to our parts of Canada will argue my God’s getaway. But at least twice a year, I am country point. My friend in Sooke, B.C., compelled by the sheer beauty around me for instance: she lives on a bay, mere to put Saskatchewan forth as one of the steps from the water, and is surrounded freshest, loveliest places on Earth. We may by nature and peace every day. Yep, she get wild weather, but compare us to earthwould have an argument. quake and hurricane zones. We may get My former colleague in Ottawa would cold weather, but it keeps our environment argue that the finest part of Canada is the reasonably big bug free; there’s a sort of Gatineau Hills, where his family has had starting again every spring, which is really a farm for a long time. quite inspiring. We may have hundreds It’s all about one’s one taste and exof miles of flattish land, but much of that perience, but I would put mid-Saskatche- land grows food, with a beauty all its own. wan against it all. I’m just grateful to be here — esIn August, the days are usually warm pecially in late August. It is the most and the evenings cool. When you arise, wonderful time of the year.

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spring garden watering, we are t is not a flattering characlow consumers of water. We teristic, but sometimes I can run the energy efficient dishbe like a dog with a bone. washer on the average of every Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea second day, have a similar maxima culpa. amount of laundry every week During the recent debate in our energy efficient washing at city council on whether to machine and utilize a gas dryer. divert money from the city utilAdd to that two approximately ity departments to subsidize the three-minute-long showers City’s operating budget, Coun. daily, the flushing of toilets and Eric Olauson applauded the subsequent handwashing. The action and glibly stated his user only thing I can cut from my pay theory: If you want to reColumnist current water consumption is duce your utility bill, the simple the rinsing out of recyclables before tosssolution is to reduce consumption. I pulled out my light, water and sewer ing items in the blue bin. We also get our electrical bill from the bills from April and August. In April, my total water and sewer bill was $75.84. The City. In both April and August, we paid amount charged for actual water consump- $22.66 in service charges. Over and above tion and sewer usage was $28.37, and the the service charge, our April bill for actual electrical consumption was $107.28. balance of $47.47 was allocated to infraOK, we use more household lighting in structure fees and taxes. Then, I checked fall, winter and early spring because of my August bill of $104.52. The amount charged for water consumption and sewer the sunrise/sunset hours. But in August my bill was $103.48. We are away from usage was $49.38 and the balance of the city about three days a week during $55.14 was allocated to infrastructure the summer, thus reducing the use of the charges and taxes. What are these infrastructure charges? washer and dishwasher, and we use very We pay monthly service charges of $13.45 little household lighting, thanks to the for each of water and sewer, for a total of early sunrise and late sunset. The only appliance going full tilt year round is our $26.90. Presumably this charge is purely for the privilege of having the City provide energy efficient refrigerator. We have no the service. There is no way to reduce this air conditioning. Shouldn’t my bill have gone down more than $3.80? amount through lower consumption. Given that we are a household of two, I The amount we pay for sewer directly despair for large families and their necesco-relates to water consumption. For example, in April we were charged for 600 sary consumption of light and water. A part of the city that buys its water/ ft3 of water consumption and then for 600 ft3 for sewer usage. Add to that $11.50 for sewer from the City is also the section a residential infrastructure charge based on that has some of the oldest underground infrastructure. Many areas are in need of the 600 ft3 of water consumption. new lines. Isn’t that why we pay massive The next charge is “Temp Flood Proinfrastructure charges — to repair and retection Chg 0.148 per day” for a total of $4.59. This is the charge that really sticks place old infrastructure as the need arises? in my craw. A decade ago, when the west The City already strips more than $15 end of the city suffered extensive damage million out of utilities annually for general revenue purposes, together with more than due to flooding from a torrential rainfall $9 million each year as grants in lieu of (primarily because the city infrastructure in that area could not handle the volume), taxes, for a total of more than $24 million. the City imposed a temporary flood protec- And it plans to take more in the years to tion charge of $2 per household to repair, come. While it makes sense to take the $6 improve and protect this area from future million from the water and sewer utility to pay for roadway damage resulting from flooding. digging up and repairing lines, it doesn’t It was intended to be a one-year sell well with the public to pillage the program and then the charge was to be utilities to subsidize general revenues. removed from water/sewer bills. Ten Utilities manager Jeff Jorgenson points years later and we are paying more than out that we pay a lower rate for water twice the original charge. At least have than either Regina or Calgary. What he the decency to remove the “temporary” is silent on is the infrastructure charges. adjective from the bill. What perplexes And it is odd how City administration can me is the $4.48 charged for Storm Water do comparative costs to other cities when Management. How does this differ from the “temporary flood protection” charge? it suits their convenience, but claim there is no way to do an accurate comparative Again, there is no way to reduce this amount through lower consumption. Your to property taxation with other cities. Go figure. water and sewer bill automatically starts Coun. Olauson and his ilk need to unwith charges of $35.97 before you even derstand that reduction in our utilities bills turn on the tap. My August bill showed water consump- is not easy when half the charges on the bills are beyond the ratepayer’s control. tion of 1,000 ft3. I don’t know what the Given the City is taking a big bite of the cut-off number is, but the first 611.44 ft3 was charged at $17.88, and the additional utility infrastructure money, the infrastructure charges are nothing short of municipal $388.56 ft3 cost us an extra $12.65. Of taxation. course, watering the shrubs and garden The next time you pay your light and/or during the dry spring period added to my water and sewer bill, remember a portion consumption, but replacing established of it is going to pay your city councilyard vegetation would have been more lor’s salary for their skilled art of taxation costly. However, it also pushed up my deception. infrastructure charges substantially. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com We are a household of two. Outside of

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Building a more water-savvy, disaster-ready city It is important that we preserve our wetlands, experts say (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) In the first instalment of this series, we looked at what’s new in emergency preparedness in Saskatoon, with a new emergency measures command centre coming on stream. Last week, we examined what the threats are to Saskatoon if weather events become increasingly severe, as predicted. This week: How can a city design and prepare for drought and flood? Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ities like Saskatoon need more and better planning focused on water, whether it’s too much or too little of the precious resource, says Bob Patrick, associate professor in geography and planning at the University of Saskatchewan. “Greater swings in weather, more unpredictability and less certainty about when those swings will occur: this is what’s a real challenge for planners, for engineers trying to come to grips with this unpredictability about weather,” he said in a recent interview. Asked what the biggest threat is to Saskatoon and the province, Patrick said “lack of water. That’s going to become more of a concern.” Patrick said we have not yet experienced a true drought. Even the dustbowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a relatively wet cycle. Poor farming practices were partly to blame for the conditions at the time. “We could be going into that (drought) phase right now, and if we do, it will be significantly more severe than anything

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we’ve experienced and much, much worse than the ’30s.” Water conservation as most people understand it — watering lawns once a week instead of every other day, for example — is unlikely to help much, he said. Indeed, experts are starting to question traditional notions around water conservation. “They’re saying that the concept of water conservation is that some people use a little bit less so more people can use more,” said Patrick. “If we continue that, we’ll continue on this path which is to continue to spread our cities out, to continue to plant grass lawns, to continue to irrigate park areas and continue that bad behaviour.” He points to a new approach called soft path for water, which asks whether we can have the same services we have now, such as toilets, without the use of water. Instead of using six to 12 litres of water with every flush, perhaps composting would work instead, he gave as an example. Landscaping is another example. “We can easily landscape without the use of any water, if we use different landscaping techniques,” such as xeriscaping, he said. The soft path approach to water is “a big one,” agreed Graham Strickert, research associate with the Global Institute for Water Security. When a city receives intense precipitation in a short time, “we just can’t move water fast enough to the river,” he said. “The old way of doing it was to move it as fast as possible to the river through

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concrete or metal tubes or drainage ditches.” Now experts realize that wasn’t such a good plan, because the system gets overwhelmed, he said. “Now we’re trying to slow the water down, so it doesn’t get to the river so fast, and so we can benefit from it. It’s beneficial for extreme precipitation, but it’s also beneficial for drought, because you can hold back water.” Another soft path concept is using recycled water, or grey water, in toilets and for gardens; but that would require re-engineering most homes and businesses with new water systems, and a city-wide rethink, said Patrick. “City bylaws and provincial building codes don’t embrace that kind of thinking. They’re so fixated on health and reasons that were, at one point, legit, when we had cholera and water-borne diseases. The pendulum swung so far that it stuck, and now it can’t come back to say, ‘Well, we could have gray water systems in our houses.’ ” He does see some changes occurring in new neighbourhoods — higher density housing and smaller lawns, for example — but there’s a long way to go. Patrick recommends a stronger focus on water and energy in urban planning as the city grows because, as it does, there will be three expanding issues: more demand on water treatment plants, more energy to pump that water and more demand on the availability of water. That’s not to say what cities have done

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Ideas for the future Decentralization: Patrick suggests looking at decentralizing water works, instead of having all water coming and going from a centralized treatment plant. A city could, for example, try building a neighbourhood with purposeful in-ground water collection. “Look at all the roofs out there collecting water; it could be part of the gray water system,” said Patrick. Water could be held in tanks for when there is a dry stretch to be reused locally, he said. “In some cities, and even in Saskatoon, we could (also) be thinking about treating our sewage more locally and have the sewer treatment plants in communities so they can see it and realize it’s not just flush and forget.” (Continued on page 7)

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Start planning now to avoid future problems (Continued from page 6) Storm water management: Storm water rushes through storm sewers and is lost from local areas, noted Patrick. More wetlands and underground storage tanks could hold storm water within neighbourhoods, and be used for irrigation. Irrigating parks takes up a great deal of water that comes from the treated water system. It would be much easier, and save on pumping, to collect water in areas around the city. “We need to get away from these conveyance systems (like storm sewers) and let the water soak into the land,” said Patrick. “Wetland protection is a big one,” he added, noting that 70 per cent of prairie wetlands are gone. “They are necessary to collecting water and allowing for the land to be a sponge. “Wetlands are not just for ducks and hunters. They’re really water managers, and basically they’re free.”

that are vegetated. Break up the hard infrastructure.”

Getting people involved Strickert describes himself as a human dimension scientist: he studies how people can get involved in big issues. “We can include the public in understanding climate change and making decisions about climate change and investing in infrastructure to help us deal with these extremes,” he said. Citizens can design their yards to accumulate water safely, through adding such things as rain barrels and water gardens. Builders can start looking at home designs where the electrical service and major appliances, such as furnaces, are above grade. This will help protect a home’s systems from going under water in big storms. These things will help with mediumand high-risk events, but not with extreme events like major floods or tornadoes, he said. When a serious disaster hits, citizens must expect to take care of themselves and Permeable surfaces: each other for up to 72 hours, he said. Cities are hard surfaced, and have lots “The City’s already doing a lot,” he of hard spaces — most of them concrete. said, pointing to Director of Emergency Patrick suggested using brick and Planning Ray Unrau’s group, which does other more porous materials instead of emergency preparedness exercises. concrete, so water can get back into the “What I would really love to see is the ground and not collect on hard surfaces. City and province come together to put Strickert noted that a porous concrete some resources into building neighbouris now being developed and tested, and hood plans,” so that “people are prepared could be another option in the future. to deal with these kinds of things. That’s Another option is building “smart going to be essential as we go forward.” streets,” where pavement does not reach He recommends setting up emergency to the edges of the road, allowing water plans that help communities be aware of to go into an open area where it can reach who needs help in the neighbourhood, vegetation. such as sick or elderly neighbours; prepare “You couldn’t do it everywhere, but schools to co-ordinate communications you could in certain areas,” said Patrick. with parents in the event of a school JW15554.H31 James “Smart streets could also have medians closure, for example; and remind people

Bob Patrick is an associate professor in geography and planning at the U of S (Photo Supplied) regularly about how to prepare for emergencies. He also recommends getting community associations involved to connect and inform people. “There are a lot of benefits that come out from that community-based planning. The City’s doing a great job at the top, but we could see more at the neighbourhood level,” Strickert said. “If you could get the neighbourhoods involved, you would see a huge reduction in the cost of (post-storm) recovery,” he said. “If you spend $1 on mitigation, you save $100 in recovery.” Both Strickert and Patrick advise that we start planning immediately. “If we wait to invest until we have a haywire climate, then we’ll be in big trouble,” said Strickert. “If we start thinking about how to invest now, it will cost us aJW15557.H31 lot less.” James

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’ve been writing columns ed to children would produce for this paper for so long child-friendly television. that I’m beginning to Maybe they think they do. I forget whether or not I’ve beg to differ. written about this before. Of Parents no longer exist, course, greater writers than not in today’s TV programme have written columns for ming for children. Somefar longer, and don’t seem times, there’s a hip, but to have this problem. Maybe borderline brain-damaged, they have people for that. older brother hanging around, Anyway, as kids blessbut the 12-year-old stars of edly go back to school, I the show are always way Columnist got thinking about my own, smarter than that idiot, who specifically their televisioncan barely walk up the stairs watching habits. without their help. Remember when your parents used Or there’s some other authority figto go on and on about the good ol’ days, ure, again, usually a 20-something male when television was wholesome and with the IQ of a turnip, or maybe a hapfamily oriented? It was a time when less school teacher, governing a band of Leave it to Beaver and Matlock and genius pre-teens who snark and mock That Kid were beamed into our living anyone over the age of 18. rooms. It was a time when the Brady In the rarest cases, there are parents Bunch — divorce, blended family — floating around the peripherals of these was television land’s idea of shaking shows, but man are they dumb. If the things up and getting with the times. kids weren’t there to rescue them from We rolled our eyes at mom and dad whatever mad caper they (yes, we’re and went back to watching Full House still talking about the parents) got and Family Matters. themselves into, who knows what would I’m tempted to wax on about the happen. primetime availability of anything even Deference to authority, seniority, remotely in the same G-rated TV league caregivers, any adult at all, is nonas DJ Tanner and Urkel, but I won’t. existent in modern kids’ entertainment. Instead, I’m going to complain about The kids are always the smartest people the absolute crap pumped out by the in the room. And attitude? Off the likes of Nickelodeon. charts. Gone is any semblance of good Remember how at the end of Full manners, politeness or, heaven forbid, House, no matter how much trouble respect. In is sarcasm, cheap puns and the kids got into, the background music generally rude behaviour. This is from a would always swell as Bob Saget deliv- 12-year-old. ered a short, wise, fatherly decree sumSo, my kids got a rude awakening ming up the valuable lesson learned in when these shows were banned from that episode? It was totally cheesy, but their viewing list, and the channels canit worked. It was nice. For my parents, celled. Yes, Netflix, but that’s monitored I bet it made the time I spent watching as well. We like Animal Planet, Discovthose shows just a little bit more palat- ery and Shark Week, and anything proable. duced by Pixar. Yes, SpongeBob makes Fast forward to today. There’s really no an appearance, but I figure my kids have such thing as a sitcom anymore, at least more than enough time to learn how to not a family friendly sitcom. There’s no sass me and disrespect authority, withwatershed anymore either — the sex and out providing them a template. Meanviolence start at 7 p.m. and even earlier if time, I eagerly await the Full House you have East Coast channels. reboot coming soon to Netflix. I really Which takes me back to Nickelode- hope Danny Tanner can teach my kids on. You’d think that a network dedicat- some life lessons.

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stores. He knew the situation that I wanted to get back. We were just about to have our first child. He wanted our store — the sales were good there. “It was very positive for both of us. He looked at the situation, knowing he needed someone here to buy these stores. They were struggling, definitely underperforming. He knew with the baby on the way we wanted to be back home. Without asking, he knew it was something we would want.” Ron and Nicole returned to Saskatchewan in 2013. Their timing couldn’t have been better. “The city’s growth here has just been amazing,” he said. “Saskatoon is doing very well.” He said he opened in Stonebridge in part to take some of the pressure off the Eighth Street location. “Our Eighth Street location has double the addresses of any of our other stores. It is just so busy. Once we got back and got going, we were up 100 per cent (in sales) within a year at that store. “It got to be too hard to service the area properly. We couldn’t reach our customers fast enough, so decided to split the area up even though we will increase our overhead a lot. Even if we broke even with the sales, just with the exact same sales, we would be able to touch each customer so much Ron Jennings owns five Domino’s stores, including the new one in Stonebridge (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) better, and definitely grow from there.” He said he still loves being in the stores, but his role has definitely changed. A lot of his time is spent on “team development.” “I have great guys so I don’t have to be in the store making pizza every day anymore. It’s fun and it’s good to go back and do, and I enjoy doing it, but it’s also very rewarding to see other people go and do it, and do it well. “A big part of my day is the managerial Cam Hutchinson He watched with inter“Four of my friends had gone and got paperwork-type stuff at home and working Saskatoon Express est as some of the people stores right before that. That is when I with my guys, developing them and hopehe worked with started started realizing it was an option. I started fully getting them to the franchisee level on Jennings’ first job moving up the ranks. saving some money, applied for my first like myself. That is when I know I have was as a driver for “It shows you the opstore in 2009 and got it in 2010.” succeeded – when they can go out and do Domino’s Pizza. That portunity is there. With His first store was a new one in Timit on their own. That’s when I will know I was in 2004. Now, 11 years other companies, once mins, Ont. Jennings thought it might be have done a good job.” later, he owns five Domino’s you hit that manager level, home for his wife, Nicole, and him for a He doesn’t eat the amount of pizza he stores, including the recently you are stuck there, and while. once did. It was three or four times a week opened one in Stonebridge. you feel that is as far as you can go. They “We had this idea we were going out in Timmins, but now, with two children, It’s not unusual for people to start as definitely make it easy for you to see out- there and starting a family and being out it has been cut back to once. The number drivers and advance up the company lad- wards, which is great.” there long-term, but definitely the pull to might be a bit higher, he said with a laugh, der. Jennings said 90 per cent of franchiJennings tried university for three years be back home was there. The store was if he and Nicole and their children weren’t sees start behind the wheel of a vehicle. in Saskatoon before deciding Domino’s very successful and we did very well living in Martensville. “It’s just the model,” Jennings said of was where he wanted to be full-time. Dur- there.” “I always tell a joke,” he said. “If I the opportunities for advancement within ing this time at the University of SaskatchHe was approached to sell the store and could tell the 14-year-old me that I could the company. “It is definitely a fun work ewan, he ran some shifts and was an assis- purchase the three in Saskatoon. He has eat pizza whenever I want, I would have environment and that is what they push. tant manager. Upon his return, he became since added one in North Battleford, in ad- died and gone to heaven right there.” Working in the store is not a headache like the manager at the Venture Crescent store. dition to the new location in Stonebridge. The Stonebridge store is located at 180 in some other companies. You want to do Not long after, a franchise consultant “The president of the company knew I 3020 Preston Ave. South. The phone numit. It’s fun.” came and talked with him. was from here and had worked in all the ber is 306-665-6600.

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been in reliability and safety for both the crowd and his employees. “For example, in windy conditions, we can take any shell out of the show, or lower the elevation to accommodate,” he said. “The worst thing in fireworks is windy conditions. Under those circumstances, we begin taking layers off the show. We may go from shooting 400 feet high, down to 300 feet or down to 200 feet.” Constantly seeking to take his shows to a higher level, Dezotell strives to source new suppliers, products and effects worldwide, including from China, Italy and the U.S. “Different regions do things better than others,” said Dezotell. “I not only buy from China, I buy from five separate manufacturers in China. Each country has (its) specialty. Italians build their shells in cylinders. The Chinese are round, symmetrical – the Italian, asymmetrical, with more effects within the shell. The Italian will be better quality, and the price will reflect that.” The number one thing Dezotell wants people to know about the show in Saskatoon is that Rotary Park is no longer a viewing area. Instead of shooting the fireworks off of one of Saskatoon’s bridges, as in previous years, his company will be shooting off barges on the river. “It’s really important for people to know that they have to head to River Landing or Friendship Park to watch the show. Rotary Park will be fenced off.” Dezotell’s company has won a number of awards over the past decade, including national and international competitions. He’s humble, however, when asked for the Festival-goers will see spectacular displays such as this one at a world competition in Montreal secret to his company’s success. (Photo courtesy of Fireworks Spectaculars) “I really don’t know,” he said with a laugh. “We have a knack for putting fireworks to music and making it make Tammy Robert pulling off 160 shows per year, and with invitations to sense for the crowd. I guess in a way it’s artistic.” Saskatoon Express supply, choreograph and perform at some of the largest Because of the sheer volume of people attending this lot has changed in the business since Brad events in Canada, and now internationally. event every Labour Day long weekend, parking and trafDezotell started launching fireworks as a teen“We literally get to entertain millions of people,” fic can be an issue. Organizers are encouraging spectators ager 30 years ago. he said. “We did 11 shows at the Calgary Stampede to use public transit, which will be in full service. As in Dezotell, the founder and owner of Calgary’s Fire- alone, with the crowd for each show estimated at over previous years, the festival also features live music, food works Spectaculars, has become world renowned since 100,000 people. We started very small — hand firtrucks and vendors, demonstrations and games, facestarting his company in 2001. ing the fireworks — although the earliest shows were painting for the kids and a bike valet service. “Back then was substantially different (from) what still professional. Now we’re into world-class firing Entertainment and attractions get underway at 5 p.m. we do now,” said the 43-year-old. systems, with an accuracy that measures to 1/100th of on both days at River Landing. The fireworks displays are Dezotell will bring his show to the PotashCorp Fire- a second.” set for 9:30 p.m. each night. On Sept. 4, fireworks will works Festival, which will be held on Sept. 4 and Sept. Dezotell says that while you could buy a fireworks be performed by Team France, with the following night 5. Dezotell will perform on Sept. 5. firing system in 2001 capable of doing what his comfeaturing Dezotell’s Fireworks Spectaculars. He has been Dezotell spends thousands of hours on the road, pany does today, the advancements in the industry have dubbed Team Canada for the event.

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I found my way back to the classroom

’m proud of my nieces and nephews. freedom to seek freedom was now within For most of them, education is a priorgrasp. Many took the liberation as a time ity. Some are not even in high school to further their education and seek a better and are already making plans for postfuture for their children. secondary education. This is completely However, this also opened the doors for different from how it was when I was their a dysfunctional lifestyle that can still be age. It’s not that I didn’t want an educafelt today. For a teenage boy growing up on tion, but my teenage lifestyle was out of a reserve listening to rock and roll, it meant control and most of the time I was not an heading to Edmonton to catch every rock innocent bystander. concert I could. My adolescent years were in the 1970s. Most of the time, my friends and I This was the first generation of First Nawould hitchhike to the big city to see our Columnist tions people being allowed all the fundafavourite artist. There were no plans as to mental freedoms most Canadians were taka place to stay or how long we would be ing for granted. The year I was born, First gone. We never thought about it as running Nations people were not able to vote or even leave the away. Besides, at the time, our parents were so caught Indian reserve without a signed pass from a federal up in their addictions they didn’t even notice we were Indian agent. gone. It was Prime Minister John Diefenbaker who came After a while, we were in the Alberta capital so ofalong and recognized my ancestors as a people. This ten we stayed for weeks at a time. We started to hang meant doors that were closed were now being swung out with other youth our age. Many were runaways open. This was a good thing and a bad thing. from northern Saskatchewan. We weren’t a gang or The good part was the opportunities were there for anything, and we never went around stealing or robFirst Nations people to seek a higher education. The bing.

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We stuck together for survival. We always had to keep an eye out for the vehicles that drove around and around us like sharks. These were creepy old men looking to exploit a young person. And, sometimes it didn’t matter if it was a young man or a young woman. Also, after a while we got to know the police, outreach workers and people who wanted to really help. For most of us that help was simply someone decent to talk to or a simple bus ticket back home. That was about 40 years ago, but it still seems like yesterday. I did manage to find my way back to the classroom, and even worked my way towards a postsecondary education. But it’s only a piece a paper to hang on my walls, because I got most of my education through life experiences. A new school year is starting. It’s always an exciting time. My nieces and nephews have the world to challenge and the opportunities are endless for those who pursue an education. That’s the only way to break poverty, violence and addictions. It’s not complicated. Good luck is not required for those who believe in education. But don’t forget to get in as many rock concerts as you can. kkiyawasew@outlook.com

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Cote and partners have two horses in Sask. Derby

(Continued from page 1) hat love was dormant for a number of years. About 15 years ago, Cote and her husband, Rob, started going to Marquis Downs. She loved watching the horses. Three or four years ago, Rob suggested she buy one. She was taken aback, although it was logical. Brenda Cote and Rhonda Hunter, Jamie Hartmann’s mother, are best friends. “I would go to the track with Rhonda, so it was a natural fit to go with Jamie. I started talking with Jamie and we started out with one horse. It was just a really good relationship. Jamie networks with other trainers that she knows and trusts. It’s all about trust in horse racing.” The first horse was named Powder Run. Watching him run was thrilling, she said. The bug kept biting deeper. “I was with Jamie during the summer season at Marquis Downs. Then I had a discussion with her: ‘I want more horses. I want to branch out into more horses.’ ” Hartmann, the leading trainer at Marquis Downs this season by a longshot, has been training horses in Phoenix during the winter. Hartmann has connections. One of the horses she spotted last winter for Cote is Miserable Blue. The filly is currently running at Canterbury Downs in Minneapolis, where she won on Aug. 1. “That was kind of huge for us,” Cote said. “Every horse Jamie suggested for me has been better and better and better, so I have a real trust in her.” Hartmann has enjoyed training horses for Cote and selecting horses for her to purchase. “They are really good owners to have. With Brenda being so new in the game, she kind of leaves it up to me, so I phone her when I find a horse I think would fit her stable or that she would like. She gives me the yea or nay, and so far we have had some good luck.

Brenda Cote enjoys spending Saturday mornings at the race track “It is fun, but it is nervewracking trying to pick a horse for someone else. You hope it does well for them. It is nervewracking because you could always buy one that doesn’t work out.” Cote’s horses have been running under the name Harrington Stables. She also has a partnership with Dark Cloud Racing Stable and Pink Cloud Racing. Cote has four horses of her own and is in partnership with six others. “Their stables are quite large,” she said of Dark Cloud owners Annette and Perry Pellerin. “It has worked out to be an extremely good relationship.” It is so extremely good that two jointly owned horses will be in the Derby. One — Whoyagonnacall — is owned by Cote and Dark Cloud. The other — Saturdaynitelites — is owned by Cote and Pink Cloud. With Hartmann’s help, Cote can see her stable growing this winter in Arizona. Rob Cote

would love it if he and Brenda could attend a sale of two-yearolds or even a yearling sale. Kentucky, here we come? “Rob would absolutely love to go, but we’re both working full-time.” Cote says she develops an attachment to her horses — think carrots — and has to be reminded that it is also a business. Some will be claimed and some sold. Breaking even is pretty good financially. “You have to be very realistic and know this is the amount of money I have to buy horses and stay within that.” Her bottom line is her love of owning and being around horses. “You go out in the morning on a Saturday and the birds are singing and the horses are coming out and going onto the track. It’s just beautiful. It is not like anything else. It’s peaceful and calm and takes you out of your everyday life.” The race card, which includes the Saskatchewan Derby, begins at 7:05 p.m. on Sept. 5.

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he fixation is certainly remember is how long it took real Ted Harrison painting. Apparently, not new. For almost as me to save up enough money the owner of Campbell’s Furniture in long as I can remember, to buy it. Although I was never Edmonton loved the vibrancy and colour I’ve had a fascination with allowed to hang the picture (no of his work as much as I did and he had two-dimensional art, and more holes permitted in real plaster) purchased a huge Harrison original, which specifically paintings. Although that print was a treasured pos- he had hung behind the customer service I have no formal training in art session until it literally faded counter at the back of the store. I could appreciation, the urge to learn away into oblivion. barely concentrate on buying a chair and more simply endures. People often note life’s ottoman for the family room. When I was about nine moment by recalling events So, it’s not particularly surprising that years old, my dad instituted that have had an effect on all the absolute highlight of my recent fivea bi-weekly allowance of 50 of us. They ask questions like, week trip to Europe was two visits to two Columnist cents. As the oldest, mine was “Where were you when the fabulous exhibitions — one in Amsterdam the biggest – two quarters planes struck the Twin Towand the other in Berlin. every two weeks, or a rare 50-cent piece ers?” or “Where were you when Elvis or One of the very few drawbacks to behere and there. The allowance accrued in Diana died?” There seems to be some kind ing a citizen of Canada (a country with a Players tobacco cans that Dad tin-smithed of need to root ourselves in the bigger sparse population) is access to these kinds a coin drop into the lids. There were no narrative, placing ourselves in the larger of professionally curated exhibitions. The rules or chores attached to the allowances. universe. paintings are so historic and so valuable We were a household with little physiI am far more likely to measure my life that most Canadian venues cannot even cal supervision of children — unusual timeline in “art” firsts. Where and when contemplate the cost of the insurance. today, but maybe not then. About the did I see my first Tom Thomson? (Answer: There’s no way either that they can genersame time as we kids started receiving an The West Wind, National Art Gallery ate the number of visitors required to offset allowance, the second big drive-in mall in of Canada, July 1966, as a teenager on the costs of these shows. It’s pretty much Edmonton opened reasonably close by. a student Centennial exchange). Other out of the question, even for large cities My bike and I discovered the Kresge’s remarkable memories include: The Scream like Vancouver and Toronto. and Woolworth stores, and I had found a (Edvard Munch) in Oslo, my first encounThe first exhibition I saw in Europe this small print in a 5-by-7 inch wood frame ter with the power of Jackson Pollock (The year was the biggest Matisse exhibition that I loved. It was a serene pastoral scene Tate Modern, London), the glorious redever mounted in The Netherlands. The featuring a stream meandering through haired Titian women (Kunsthaus, Vienna) Oasis of Matisse at the Stedelijk Museum a wooded area, the branches of the trees and my first Cezanne at the D’Orsay in in Amsterdam almost rendered me speechgracefully draping over the water in dapParis. less in its exuberant world of colour, which pled sunlight. If my memory suffices, the I was once totally distracted from the hovers over the borders of abstraction JW15563.H31 James picture cost about $3. What I do painfully task at hand by my first encounter with a and realism. It was truly a joy to revisit

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Question: Why does it into play are people with take so long to get the bike special needs. For example, lanes and signs painted on the City has Access Transit. the roadways? When we Cab companies have a certain only have a seven-month number of licensed special acbike season, it seems ridicucess vehicles or vans. So the lous that the bike lanes and accessibility portion of it for symbols aren’t painted until Uber is what are they going to June or July. do? How will they do that? In Mayor Atchison: Crews the end, it is all about having work to paint the bike lanes, the same rules for everyone. the crosswalks and the It’s all about consistency. longitudinal lines that run Ask the Mayor So if Uber is the way to go, parallel to the road as early as maybe someone else in the possible once the snow melts. cab industry might say the I am all for that. As well, we have to same thing: “We’re not going to license paint the lines for cars and for pedestrian with the City anymore. And we’re gocrosswalks. We have four crews of three ing to charge whatever we feel we can employees dedicated to painting more charge.” So one day the rate to go from than 900 crosswalks, 165 bike sharrows point A to point B might be three bucks — sharing between cars and cyclists — and the next day 20 bucks, depending each spring and fall. For our crosswalks, on demand and saturation. Where is we try to do a minimum of two rounds the consistency? People want certainty. of painting. In some busy pedestrian Those are all things that are still going areas, it is even more often. Depending to have to be discussed. In some comon the weather, they will get painted up munities Uber has been embraced, and to three times. It is not a question of us in other communities they have been not wanting to do more. It’s a question turned away. We have to wait and see of getting this all done throughout the what happens here. I certainly wouldn’t entire city. want to second guess what council is Our city crews currently paint 2.8 going to do. million lineal metres of longitude road Question: Road work is about 75 markings, including centre lines, lane per cent finished this year. How has it lines and edge lines. That includes the gone from your perspective? bike lanes. We use a line-marker truck to Mayor Atchison: A lot of people are paint our longitudinal lines and that’s the commenting on how much better the same one we use to paint our lines on roads are getting. We are doing about the roads for cars. We are trying to use 193 to 197 kilometres this year. Sidemore durable markings on some of these walks are getting repaired, curbs are roads and we are hoping they will last up being done and back alleys are being to 10 years. We are trying to eliminate looked after. It is part and parcel of this the annual painting of these lines and $53 million we are investing in them. ensure better visibility throughout the We look forward to getting the funding year on these roadways. I understand the again next year, so more work can be reader’s concern and frustration. done in the neighbourhoods. What we Question: What are your thoughts have tried to do so far is fix the main on Uber coming to Saskatoon? (Note: thoroughfares, the arterial roads, the colUber is a mobile app that allows con- lector roads and next will be the neighsumers with smartphones to submit bourhood roads. Some of this has been a trip request to an Uber driver. The done already. company bills itself as being better, faster and cheaper than taxis.) DID YOU KNOW? Mayor Atchison: There are more The City of Saskatoon storm water questions than answers today. It may system includes 680 kilometres of storm be up to the provincial government to sewers, 12,000 catch basins, 20 wet and determine the proper usage for a private dry ponds and two constructed wetlands. vehicle that wants to carry a paying pas(Have a question for Mayor Atchisenger. There is the question of liability son? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexinsurance. Who is responsible if there is press.com. Please put “mayor” in the an accident? Another thing that comes subject line.)

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Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo

Sept 19 – 20 and 26 – 27

Sept 16:

Sept 20:

Don Williams – TCU Place

Sept 16 – Oct 4 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre

Tierra del Sol Pumpkin Festival Word on the Street Saskatoon – Civic Square and surrounding City Hall

Sept 22 Girls Night: The Musical – TCU Place

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Sept 17 Children’s Festival Fall Fun-Raiser – Putt n’ Bounce

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Sept 26 – 27: The Saskatoon Fall Body Soul and Spirit Expo – Prairieland Park

Sept 27:

Annual Enduro – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

Sept 27 – Oct 3: STEMfest – Prairieland Park

Sept 28 The Walrus Talks: Resilience – Remai Arts Centre

2015 Point Optical Curling Classic – Nutana Curling Club

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Sept 26

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Etsy Made in Canada Pop Up Market – Ideas, Inc.

Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival – Broadway Theatre

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September 27th German Cultural Centre

Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Master Series New World Symphony – TCU Place

The Tragically Hip – SaskTel Centre

Culture Days – various locations in Saskatoon

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Ain’t that a kick in the head?

Newspaper censors Margaret Attwood

ational Post senior vice-president Gerry Nott, on removing from Postmedia’s website a Margaret Atwood column that took a poke at Stephen HarpBy RJ Currie er: “The column was taken down because the necessary ur top stories: Brian Hoyer named Texans’ starting fact checking had not been completed,” Nott said. “Senior QB, Rays catcher Curt Casali pulls up lame, and editorial leadership at Postmedia also had not concluded two topless N.Y. women pose for tourists. Or first whether the column was aligned with the values of the strings, hamstrings and G-strings. National Post and its readers.” We’re talking Margaret • A Nepalese teen set a world record by kicking himself Atwood here, not EL James of Fifty Shades fame. (Note: in the head 134 times. Which is well short of how often After a huge public outcry, the column was reposted, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders have shot themselves in the some superficial editing.) foot. • From TC Chong: “Aug. 22 was National Dog Day. How • Canada’s Shawn Barber won pole-vaulting gold at the ironic that Michael Vick signed a deal the same day with world track and field championships. It’s easy to spot Barthe Steelers.” ber; his pole has red and white stripes. • Janice Hough, on the Steelers signing Vick as a backup • Is anyone really surprised a fight broke out between Rothlisberger: “Wow. Dog killing and an alleged rapist? the Ti-Cats and Alouettes during Thursday’s game. It was Where’s a good NFL bounty program when you really Angelo Mosca night. need one?” • According to a Netherlands study, a good cry makes • Torben Rolfsen, on Ronda Rousey not fighting again people feel happier. By now Maple Leafs fans must be get- until Jan. 2: “She has a lighter workload than Braden ting positively giddy. Holtby’s backup.” (Note: Thank you to Braden for his • Two-time Olympic 1,500-metre champ Sebastian Coe incredible support of the Synergy 8 event last week in is the IAAF’s new head honcho. A shame he didn’t run Saskatoon. You are good people.) for president of FIFA; they need a guy with a clean track • From Chong: “The Buffalo Bills still haven’t decided on record. a starting QB in the competition between Matt Cassel, EJ • Is it just me, or are Ronda Rousey’s opponents on their Manuel or Tyrod Taylor. This is probably why Rex Ryan backs faster than you can say Paris Hilton? signed that IK Enemkpali guy.” • Marine researchers in the UK have recovered a message • Bill Littlejohn, on Steve Sarkisian being drunk and in a bottle over 100 years old. It completes the set of 107 profane at a USC alumni function: “At the University of from Cubs fans saying “Wait’ll next year.” Washington, it was Bark For Sark. At the USC, it should • A friend of mine wants to post selfies of his vasectomy. I now be Bark For Cutty Sark.” told him to try Snipchat. • From Rolfsen: “The New England Patriots have more • Potential sports commentator’s nightmare: A May-Deconspiracy theories than The X-Files.” cember relationship between Maria Sharapova and rising • I scanned a lot of stories last week and couldn’t find the Canadian tennis star Denis Shapolalov. attendance total for the UFC card in Saskatoon. The best • A new study says super-tight jeans can cause nerve dam- I could see was ye old “it wasn’t available at press time.” age in legs. Don’t laugh. After watching the recent Houston Approximately 7,200 people — a person per column inch? Rodeo’s Miss Blue Jeans contest, I couldn’t walk for days. — attended. Despite Tom Wright’s brave face and praise RJ’s Groaner of the Week for our city, it will be a long, long, long time before the The New Haven Register reports fire broke out UFC returns. Wednesday morning at a local bakery. Police won’t rule • Chong, on Donald Trump saying he will not eat Oreo out arson, but haven’t found the proverbial smoking bun. cookies anymore since they moved their manufacturing

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facilities out of the U.S.: “I wonder if he’s ever checked to see where his hair spray is produced.” • Hough, on Josh Duggar announcing he has checked into rehab: “So congrats to all those who had Aug. 26 in the pool.” • Littlejohn, on Kobe Bryant crashing Taylor Swift’s show at the Staples Center to present her with a banner for most sold out concerts ever at the venue: “To show her gratitude, Taylor promised Kobe that she’d write him a song about his bitter breakup with Shaq.” • Hough, on Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne looking likely to make the 49ers NFL roster: “How long until Trump complains about yet another immigrant taking a job from Americans?” • Rolfsen, on Russia being fined $85,000 for leaving the ice before Canada’s anthem at the hockey world’s ceremony: “Russia asked if it could pay the IIHF in black market uranium.” •@OMGFactsSex: 12% of women say they would accept if they were propositioned for sex by a president. “LOL. More like 100 per cent,” said Bill Clinton. • Chong, on Time Magazine featuring Donald Trump and a bald eagle on its cover this week: “As a tribute to The Donald, the bald eagle will comb his feathers over to cover its head. • A question thousands are asking: What took the Hamilton Tiger-Cats so long to retire Angela Mosca’s number? • Who wears a visor better: Jim Popp or Corey Chamblin? • From Chong: “China’s stock market took a free fall, rallied, then half an hour later it tumbled again.” • Usain Bolt may be the fastest man in the world, but he couldn’t get away from a Segway? • Rolfsen, on Phillies bench coach Larry Bowa being ejected for arguing that Mets reliever Hansel Robles was pitching too quickly: “I thought they were trying to speed up the game?” • Littlejohn, on Charlie Sheen wanting to be Donald Trump’s running mate: “Can you imagine this duo? One’s a rambling, reckless, unpredictable manic-depressive loose cannon that’s prone to making wild and off-the-wall statements. And the other is Sheen.”

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News anchor shares journey to parenthood

By Laura Monchuk t the end of an evening newscast in early March, Global News Saskatoon anchor Julie Mintenko shared some exciting news with viewers: she and her husband Kelly were expecting their first child in September. Having worked on-air with Global Saskatoon for eight years, Mintenko is a regular guest in many local living rooms across the city. Yet the feedback that poured in following her announcement surprised her. “People have been so kind and gracious in their well wishes. I was shocked that so many people really cared that I was having a baby,” she said. “Viewers have sent nice comments, cards, and someone even sent some hand-knitted booties for the baby.” Mintenko was close to four months when she shared the news. “That same day I told everyone at work, then I asked if I could announce it on-air that night. I wanted to be a mom for a long time, so I wanted to shout it from the rooftops.” Since her mother had been “Kate Middleton sick” with her pregnancies, Mintenko said she was concerned about experiencing nausea during a live show. “I kept waiting for the nausea to hit, and then it didn’t,” she said. “I have been really lucky. I’m one of those pregnant women that a lot of pregnant women would probably hate.” While her pregnancy has been smooth-sailing, she said her journey to parenthood has not been. Julie and Kelly were married seven years ago and, like many parents, they pictured becoming parents within the first few years. And, like many parents, they struggled to conceive. “I knew it was common to take a while, but eventually it became obvious that something wasn’t right,” she said. “We had all of the fertility testing done, and were told by our doctor that there

shouldn’t be any reason preventing us from becoming pregnant.” Fertility drugs were suggested to boost their chances but, unsure about going that route, they waited and tried for another few years. They were eventually referred to the private system for what Mintenko described as an “emotional, difficult and isolating experience I wouldn’t wish on any couple.” “It was a challenge to keep stress at bay,” she said. “I was injecting fertility drugs in the bathroom at work right before show time, and often would be reading the news with the thought in my head, ‘Am I ever going to be a mom?’ ” As many couples can relate, Mintenko and her husband experienced often frustrating questions from well-meaning family, friends and colleagues: “So, when are you going to have a baby?” or “I thought you two would be parents by now. You’d be so good at it!” or “Do you just not want kids?” Mintenko attempted six rounds of the IUI fertility treatment. All six were unsuccessful. “By the end of it, I was feeling so angry, bitter, hopeless and emotionally drained,” she said. “But the two of us just weren’t ready to stop trying.” Although they were not given the best odds of success, Kelly and Julie were considering in vitro fertilization as a next step. But with Christmas around the corner, they decided to take a break for a couple of months. There was a story Mintenko had heard – and had rolled her eyes at – so many times. You know, the one about that friend of a friend who tries for years and, just when they are about to give up, they become pregnant on their own. “Yup. That was us,” she said. “It just happened, finally.” Mintenko said she feels it is important to be honest about her experience because, despite the large number of people facing infertility, everyone seems

Julie Mintenko was so happy to be pregnant she wanted to shout it from the rooftops (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) to feel alone in it. “It was eye-opening to be exposed to the number of people who quietly go through the pain of this reality,” she said. “There are many others who are feeling those same emotions, and many who have struggled even longer. I think

it is important — as women, moms or moms-to-be — that we share both the good and the hard, difficult, sad parts of our journey.” (Laura Monchuk is the founder and editor of SaskMom.com.)

58 fines issued for speeding in construction zones

he Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) issued 58 fines between May 1 and July 31 for speeding in construction

zones. “The number of offences spiked in July, which is one of our busiest months for construction,” Angela Gardiner, director of transportation for the City of Saskatoon, said in a news release. “This is the time of year many drivers start to get frustrated with construction delays, but it’s important not to become complacent as all of our safety is at risk. We urge drivers to continue to slow down, pay attention and respect work zones.” The Saskatoon Police Service enforces the City’s Traffic Bylaw and the provincial Traffic Safety Act and fines for speeding in construction zones start at $210. Workers can also report violations to the SPS when there’s no physical police presence and this may result in fines or charges. “We know that these incidents are more common than we are seeing and this is one of the reasons that we encourage crews to

record incidents and provide us with as much information as possible to follow up,” said Staff Sgt. Judy McHarg. “There are still one to two months of road work planned this construction season, and officers will be paying special attention to work sites in the coming weeks; disrespecting the signage and speed restrictions will not be tolerated.” Gardiner also reminded pedestrians and cyclists to respect work zone signage. Cyclists are subject to the same traffic control devices that apply to vehicle traffic. To ensure worker, pedestrian and cyclist safety, staying alert and obeying signage is key, she said. Cyclists should stop and wait for cars to pass before merging into the open lane, and remember that it’s only safe to proceed through the work zone when it’s clearly marked and identified for cyclists to do so. “Our workers face multiple hazards in the work zone – cyclists and pedestrians should not be one of them,” says Gardiner. “Work zone safety is everyone’s business.”

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UFC won’t be back in town anytime soon

or those that didn’t see and gate of $949,000, which far the Ultimate Fighting surpassed the $500,000 the UFC Championship’s stop in targets for non-pay-per-view Saskatoon and wanted to, you cards. might be out of luck in seeing When the attendance figure another card return to the city was announced at the post-fight anytime soon. press conference, it came as a bit The top mixed martial arts of a shock. Going back to at least professional circuit held its first three days before the event, the fight event in Saskatchewan on belief was the card would draw Aug. 23. A total of 7,202 people around 10,000 fans. came out to see the spectacle. The fans that came out were Columnist In speaking to Tom Wright, passionate, but you would have who is the UFC’s executive expected a few more curious vice-president and general manager for observers to turn out. Canada, Australia and New Zealand, local With the Saskatoon card in the books, fans will have to wait some time before the the UFC has held 19 events in Canada promotion returns with another live card. across eight cities and seven provinces. “It will probably be a few years, because Unless you are in Montreal, Toronto or there are a bunch of other cities across the Vancouver, which have hosted a combined country that we’ve never been to,” said 14 stops, you will be likely waiting awhile Wright. “We’ve never been to Windsor. for the UFC’s return. We’ve never been to Edmonton. We’ve Calgary hosted UFC 149 on July 21, never been to Ottawa. We’ve never been to 2012, and Winnipeg was home to UFC 161 St. John’s. We’ve never been to Victoria. on June 15, 2013. Both had huge crowds, “There are a tonne of Canadian cities and both centres are still waiting for the that we’d like to go to. When you are trying promotion’s return. In Calgary’s case, UFC to schedule a global sport with a finite num- president Dana White promised to return ber of dates, there are a lot of different cities with a better show after he admitted the that want these events. A lot of (it) depends event at the Saddledome sucked. The UFC on venue availability. It depends on the time still hasn’t been back. of the year (and) it depends on what else is The promotion aims to hold three cards going on around the world.” a year in Canada, so it is going to be very Wright said those words before the tough to make a return to Saskatchewan. action in Sunday’s card took place. FolA wait might be the best thing. The fans lowing the night’s festivities, he said he that attended spent a lot of money, and if was pleased with the attendance figure the UFC returned within a year, attendance

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Neil Magny listens to a question during the post-fight press conference after UFC Fight Night 74. (Photo by Darren Steinke) would likely be less than 7,202 unless a title was up for grabs or a real big name like Ronda Rousey was on the card. It is safe to assume the UFC ticket buyer was tapped on this stop. A longer wait would lessen the sting that came from the fact the main event and the co-main event were disappointments. The disappointment in the main event couldn’t be helped, as Charles Oliveira was forced to retire due to injury at 1:39 of the first round. After an exchange, the seventhranked featherweight started to favour his right shoulder. He went down and the fight was stopped, giving fifth-ranked Max Holloway a knockout victory. That cycle of events came on the heels of Neil Magny earning a boring split deci-

sion victory over Erick Silva in a bantamweight match that was the co-main event. The fight had some action in the first round, but became a stand-off boxing match for the last two. Fans booed loudly and voiced their displeasure at the conclusion of that fight. The 10 bouts leading to the main event matches were really good, so fans did get bang for their buck. Overall, the UFC did its best to run a great event, but ran into some bad luck with the main events. The open workouts, weighins and UFC experience in the SaskTel Centre parking lot were all cool things fans could attend to prime up for the card. All that was lacking to make things better than great was a bigger attendance number. Now those that didn’t turn out will have to wait.

Pony passion: A look at Bronie culture

f you think you are familwear a sweet pattern of hearts or iar with every subculture diamonds or some other iconic of pop culture, you may “cutie marks” on their hind ends. wish to think again. Get Through various toy line and ready for Bronies, a four- or animated series revivals and five-year-old international reinventions, the franchise has movement of thousands of not only continued to remain males who are not ashamed timelessly adorable, but has even to admit their passion for the had a popularity explosion in incredibly popular My Little recent years. There are now also Pony line of toys, T-shirts and various sizes of plush Ponies videos. available and there are even Guest Column offshoots like MLP unicorns, Inspired by Hasbro’s 1981 My Pretty Pony toy, the My seahorses and Pegasi to accomLittle Pony series has been wowing both pany the more traditional horses. kids and adults since 1983. There is a During the last few years, a group of huge herd of these plastic pastel-coloured brave boys — and grown men — have toy ponies, each coming with a long silky emerged and they are exuberant in their brush-able mane and tail and a minilove for the popular herd of horses. comb to brush them. They all typically Calling themselves Bronies, they fear-

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lessly express their adoration through such things as T-shirts, hats and knapsacks. They illustrate their Pony passion. Often spotted at comic cons and other cosplay events, these guys are easy to scope out in their bright rainbow colours and animated personalities. While a large number of Bronies are gay (no one seems to know the exact percentage), many others aren’t — they are merely red-blooded hetero men who are not scared to show off their adoration. And chicks are in on the movement, too. Some females wanting in on the action have come forward as well — they ask to be called Bronies, too. Well, why not, if it makes them happy? Some of these women also prefer to labelled as Pegasisters. Jaye Lehman is possibly one of Saskatoon’s most enthusiastic Bronies. He

has deep passion for other toy lines, too (think Strawberry Shortcake). Lehman’s MLP collection literally holds hundreds of horses. Lehman claims that while the Canadian rebirth of the toy began in about 2003 in Europe, society’s Pony love never went away. “The theme of the My Little Pony is more important than ever before,” said Lehman. “The comic books and videos around the franchise have clever messages of embracing being different and being yourself — an important topic in today’s society.” Lehman is probably correct. Given the hearts and rainbows that decorate many of the Ponies, diversity rules. And given his enthusiasm and that of many others around the globe, there is no end in sight for the rebirth of the new-age horseplay.

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SEPTEMBER 13 Charles & Carol Reed will lead Gospel Sing Along at Abbeyfield House at 1320 Avenue K South at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept 13. Saskatoon Berry Social to follow. Silver collection.

SEPTEMBER 15 Magic City Chorus women’s 4-part a cappella harmony guest night is at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church in Sutherland. All voice parts welcome especially lower voiced women. (magiccitychorus.com) Contact: y.jaspar@ shaw.ca

Events SEPTEMBER 7

Riversdale Lawn Bowling Club celebrates its 85th anniversary. A celebration will be held at the club from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. People are welcome to give the game a try and to have a hamburger, drink and cupcake for $5. The club is located in Victoria Park.

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across Canada. Tickets are $20 at the door.

SEPTEMBER 20 The University of Saskatchewan Women is holding its Fall Coffee Party and Membership Registration from 2 p.m. to -3:30 p.m. at the W.A Edwards Family Centre (333 Fourth Avenue North. This is an opportunity to learn more about the social activities enjoyed by the association of present, former and retired women faculty and spouses or partners of other faculty members. There are several interest groups which meet monthly, including a book club, antique collecting, bird watching, gourmet supper club, international creative cooking, life story writers, needlecraft, salad luncheon group, and bridge for fun. Cost is $15 a year. New members always welcome.

Registration The Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club is accepting registrations for the 2015-2016 season. The club offers exceptional coaching and a fun, friendly atmosphere, where all ages and all skill levels are welcome. For more information, visit www.slspeedskating.com, email membership.slssc@gmail.com and call 306-491-8112.

The Saskatoon International Folkdance Club will be performing at the Broadway Street Fair at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to observe or participate.

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Country Farms Marketplace is hosting a Book Exchange from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Saturday. Cornfest Lunch every Saturday until the harvest is over. Come see us every ThursDC20254.H31 day from Saturday from Darlene 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

Dance party at the Hat. 3-11 p.m. Manhattan Ballroom Hwy. 5. Music will be Phoenix, and the Gold Tones. Cash bar & supper available. Advance: $20; Door: $25. Call (306) 242-7373 or (306) 242-8004 for more information.

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SEPTEMBER 12 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.

SEPTEMBER 13 Pet Carnival fundraiser in support of Pet Shelters and Rescue Work. Come enjoy a BBQ, bouncy castle, obedience demo, face painting and more! 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Saskatoon Funeral Home Parking lot at the corner of 4th Ave. and 25th St. Come help “fill the limo” with much needed pet supplies. Proceeds will go to Size Small Dog Rescue, KC Rescue and Saskatoon Parrot Rescue.

SEPTEMBER 14 Registration for University Chorus, conducted by Jennifer Lang, 6:30-7:25 p.m. at Quance Theatre, Education Bldg, U of S, followed by a short rehearsal. Any adult who loves to sing, reads music, and enjoys traditional & varied choral repertoire is welcome, no audition. For info call 306-343-6370, 966-6812 or see www.usask.ca/music/ensembles/uchorus. html

SEPTEMBER 17 The Saskatoon nature Society welcomes members and non-members to their September monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Physics Lecture Theatre Room 103 at the U of S campus. This month’s speaker is Colin Laroque. For more information, visit saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca

SEPTEMBER 19 Please celebrate with us! The Hip Hip Hooray Walkathon! Participate in the 1 km fun walks planned from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bentley, Saskatoon, located at 1622 B Acadia Drive. For more information, visit www. canorth.org, or to register go to at www. whenithurtstomove.org

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First Saturday of every month

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 go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com.

Every Wednesday

St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon The MindFULL Café, part of the international until 4 p.m. The club is campaigning for new Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opmembers who are 55+. Memberships are $5 portunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for per year with discounts included. For further persons with dementia, family, care partners info call 306-384-4644 or 306-716-0204. and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, en- Third Thursday tertainment and information. First Saturday of of the Month the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group Community Centre. meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, Every Tuesday Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of more information call Murray Hill at 306-242Grace-Westminster United Church, located at 5893 or email murraydhill@me.com. 505 10th Street East. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ***** Spirit of the West 616550 Toastmasters Club. Come and have some fun and learn speaking and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building.

First Monday of every month Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month

Second Wednesday of the Month Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friendships with club members from around the world. For more information, visit www.thefriendshipforce.org. To attend a meeting contact Lynne Stade at 306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca.

Every Thursday Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets Thursdays at 7 pm in Albert Community Centre (Rm. 13, 610 Clarence Ave. S.). Learn dances from many countries. First night is free. (306) 374-0005; www.sifc.awardspace.com ***** Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at 306343-9460.

First and Third Wednesday of the month

SEPTEMBER 12 Digital Photography Workshop with photographer Branimir Gjetvaj (www.brinimirphoto. ca) on from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. classroom, 4p.m. to 5 p.m. field trip. Held at the Humboldt & District Gallery 601 Main Street $20/person, pre - registration is required. To register, call 306-682 - 5226 or drop by the gallery.

Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No ReBuys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at 6 p.m., with the tournament starting at 7 p.m. Located at the Coachman bar at Market Mall. Call 306-668-0015 for more information.

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Kids of note is looking for new members There are just three spots left in Kids of Note (ages 7 and up), and eight in The Notations (ages 16 and up). We need individuals who support our vision of a Saskatoon where people of all abilities share important life experiences - like singing together - in an integrated community setting. Both groups hold rehearsals on Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. at Grosvenor Park United Church (407 Cumberland Ave. South), beginning on Sept. 2, running until the end of November. The fee is $150. For more information, contact brenda@ brendabaker.com or 306-653-3245.

Every Tuesday Magic City Chorus (women’s 4 part a cappella harmony) rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at St. Paul’s United Church, Egbert Avenue, in Sutherland at 7 p.m. New members welcome! Check out magiccitychorus.ca for more information. Contact y.jaspar@shaw.ca.

Third Monday of Every Month Schizophrenia Society of Saskatoon Family Support Group will run from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the W.A Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North. The group is attended entirely by family members and friends of people living with schizophrenia and related disorders. For more information contact, email: ssswellness4u@gmail.com or call 306-3742224

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.

The Works in Progress New Dance Series show will take place at the Free Flow Dance Centre (224 25th Street West) at 7:30 p.m. The series is designed to provide a venue for both First and Third Saturdays of the month emerging and professional choreographers The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold ‘em and al dance artists in Saskatchewan and

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. except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings Every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday are on the second Monday. Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for First Tuesday of every month you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight group for individuals who have lost a loved affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon, Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more For more information including locations visit information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. www.oa.org. ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Tuesdays and Thursdays Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheel10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is chair accessible). If you have a loved one or $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931friend with a mental illness and you need 8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587. understanding support, contact Carol at 306Newcomers’ Club 249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes new female residents in the Saskatoon area, First and Third Sunday as well as those who have recently undergone of every month a significant change in lifestyle (such as Pet Loss Support Group offers support and relationship status, retirement, or becoming comfort to people who are struggling with a new parent). A new resident is defined as the loss of a beloved companion animal due one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or to old age, sickness or other reasons. The surrounding area for more than three years. no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue gatherings, book club and other planned North, Saskatoon. For more information or activities. If interested, please reply by email telephone support, call 306-343-5322. to saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All Singles Social Group ages are welcome, all materials supplied, “All about us” for people in their 50’s and 60’s. no registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. Events such as weekly Wednesday restaurant - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, movie Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. nights, dances. Potluck and more! Meet new Every Wednesday friends. No membership dues. For more Depression Support Group runs on the first information email allaboutus10@hotmail.com, and third Wednesday of each month, from or phone 306-978-0813. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone Saskatoon Mood Disorder Support Group struggling with depression and family memThe Saskatoon mood disorder support group bers wanting to support them. For more info, for people with bi-polar, depression and other call 306-270-9181. related mental health problem meets at the ***** Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Bargain store to support the inner city LightFourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 house project. Babies’, children’s, women’s p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays 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 60 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 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $20,995/$20,695 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 60/48 months equals 130/104 bi-weekly payments of $162/$199 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $20,995/$20,695. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $20,995/$20,695 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $116/$114 with a cost of borrowing of $3,081/$3,037 and a total obligation of $24,076/$23,732. ◊$11,350 in Total Discounts is available on new 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G) and consists of $7,000 Consumer Cash, $3,350 in Ultimate Family Package Discounts and $1,000 Minivan Bonus Cash. See your retailer for complete details. $9,470 in Total Discounts is available on the new 2015 Dodge Journey SXT with Ultimate Package (JCDP4928K) and consists of $2,000 Consumer Cash Discount, $2,500 DVD Bonus Cash, $3,970 in Ultimate Package No-charge Options and $1,000 Journey Bonus. See your retailer for complete details. §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. Finance example: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP with a Purchase Price of $20,995 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $183 for a total obligation of $23,743. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. ^Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian Vehicles in Operation data available as of July, 2014 for Crossover Segments as defined by Chrysler Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under license by Chrysler Canada Inc.

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