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Erica Bird, left, and Robin Chapman are co-chairs of the $10-million capital fundraising program (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

Children’s Discovery Museum Capital campaign launching soon: co-chairs

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“You’re going to see from 2017 onward that area (is) going to change,” said Chapman. “It’s going to be a major, major he designer has been chosen, the destination for families. You’ve got the building is theirs and it’s time to get beautiful PotashCorp Kinsmen Park play the ball rolling. area, and now you’re going to have this The Children’s Discovery Museum on beautiful museum across the street.” the Saskatchewan (CDM) will soon launch Chapman pointed out that the full its $10-million capital fundraising camname of the museum now includes the paign. Campaign co-chairs Erica Bird and province. Robin Chapman say the museum destined “We’re actually going to be a provinfor the former Mendel Art Gallery will cial museum, and it’s really important that open sometime in 2017. people understand this will be something

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for the province, not just Saskatoon,” she said. “When you think of the science museum in Regina, schools from all over the province go there. It will be a destination. “It will attract schools, teachers, families, grandparents. It will also probably be a good tourism attraction for the community as well. “The Children’s Discovery Museum is really going to be a great host for Saskatoon.” The $10 million they hope to raise will

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go toward renovating the space and installing the exhibits. The City has also committed funds for renovations. “Lots of people ask us, ‘Is it going to be the same building we’ve seen?’ ” said Chapman. The answer, of course, is yes, but “there will be something very visually appealing on the outside.” “But it is a heritage building, and we absolutely respect that,” added Bird. “We do also intend to preserve the Mendel legacy as well.” (Continued on page 5)

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ne day last week I decided to take a close look at the emails sent to editorial@saskatoonexpress.com. Below is a sampling of the 50 emails the account received on Sept. 21. • The Western Hockey League kicked off its 50th season on Sept. 24. An email invited members of the media to the historic game at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw. In recognition of the first champiEditor onship series in league history, the Moose Jaw Warriors played the Regina Pats. There was an opportunity to interview league commissioner Ron Robison, as well as Ryan Smyth, a former Warrior, and Clark Gillies, a former Pat. Moose Jaw’s team, then known as the Canucks, won the series. Fifty years? I attended games in that era and hundreds more since. Here’s wishing this year’s edition of the Blades a great season. • An entry for our Ed Sullivan Show ticket draw arrived at 3:51 p.m. • Two questions for the mayor. One writer said his two favourite pieces in the paper are the mayor’s column and Elaine Hnatyshyn’s. I hope Ned doesn’t have hurt feelings. • “Are you having troubles with your dentals? Are you missing any teeth? Go here now.” I’ve clicked on too many enlargement emails to fall for this trick. Nothing has worked. • There were numerous news releases from the Saskatoon Police Service and the City of Saskatoon. Both communications departments do outstanding work in getting the word out. • A release from the Saskatoon

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Shania Mocknowed and her mother, Sherry Mocknowed, were dressed as Harley Quinn and a zombie at the Saskatoon Expo last weekend (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) symphony provided great news. At its general meeting, it was announced the symphony had posted a $200,000 surplus last season, and has retired its debt. Our symphony was founded in 1931, making it the fifth oldest consecutively running in Canada. • A story from Troy Media with the headline, “Eye exams for school-age children should be mandatory.” The subhead says most Canadian children never have their eyes examined, yet one in six may have a vision problem.” The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) recommends a comprehensive eye examination for every child before entering school. That makes sense to me. • There was a note from the University of Saskatchewan communications department letting us know that Scott Adams was a 2015 recipient of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for medical students. Beth Jarrell, who spent the summer at the Express, texted me to say Scott went to Lakeridge School with her and my son, Jay. “Glad someone in your class is doing well,” I replied to Beth. Congratulations, Scott. • Under the heading “Contract Proposal” came this: “We wish to contract you to act as our representative with its customers in Canada and United States. Therefore, we need a representative to obtain this cause. Let me know if you can handle this and compensations will be giving.” It was sent by the senior managing executive director of Shimadzu Corporation. The corporation appears to exist. Still, I

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Archivist-librarian Vern Sanders and president Stephen Nicholson sit in front of a collection of photographs by club members (Photo Submitted)

Saskatoon Camera Club

Great photos taken for almost 80 years Ned Powers Saskatoon Express ith the Saskatoon Camera Club less than a year away from celebrating its 80th anniversary, its members agree the greatest evolution has been in the cameras. Vern Sanders, the club’s archivistlibrarian, joined the club in 1963 and has seen all of the changes from black and white prints to colour slides to today’s digital units. Stephen Nicholson, the club president, joined the club seven years ago and is only familiar with the digital age. “There have been many changes in camera equipment, and varying degrees of dollars can be spent on equipment,” said Nicholson. “Ultimately it all comes down to aiming and shooting, and the most important ingredient is the individual who is holding the camera. “The Camera Club provides an outlet for people who enjoy photography as a hobby, and people who consider photography a passion. We have had people in the club who have turned professional. We have people who have been asked to shoot weddings and family gatherings for

family and friends. “The majority of the club members have full-time jobs, unrelated to photography, and several are retired. They are still individuals with an artistic outlook. For most, photography is a passion. Being part of the club helps them to take photography as a hobby as far as they want to take it.” The club, which has about 130 members, now gathers in the auditorium of Mayfair United Church, virtually every Tuesday night from the beginning of September until the end of May. “Scott Prokop and the programming committee have arranged a schedule of activities which strive to deliver events that provide a variety of topics and are suitable for different skill levels,” said Nicholson. Full details of the program for the year are available at www.saskatooncameraclub.com. “We are always trying to provide something for every personality and taste. We have many excellent photographers, but you don’t need to be experienced to join. We welcome anyone who is just starting, and in our club the saying is that we can all learn from each other.”

The club still has a competition aspect to it. “There are fewer competitions this year as we try to focus more on learning and hands-on activities. There is one photo shoot a month, some evenings are devoted to post-processing techniques and we have speakers come to the club to share their stories.” Club members have already submitted entries from a Riversdale-area shoot and will participate in clinics later on reflections, assembling three photos on one canvas and the human figure. One of the out-of-town excursions was scheduled to be held Sept. 25-27 at Prince Albert National Park. When the season ends in May, there are fun events scheduled during the summer months. Founded in September 1936, the club is the oldest continuously operating organization of its kind in Saskatchewan. The first meeting was held in the Saskatoon Board of Trade office. Austin McNair, an employee of The StarPhoenix, was elected the first president. Over the years, the club has worked out of many venues and the longest association was with the Mendel Art Gallery,

lasting from 1963 until 2011. “I had just come back from a trip to Europe when I saw the Camera Club could provide me with a way of improving my photography. I took a special interest in city and countryside shooting, and I liked the close-up work,” said Sanders. “I joined the club just as it was going into the Mendel Art Gallery. We had our own space for a darkroom right next to the auditorium. About five years ago, the Mendel was enlarging and expanding its space and we had to find an alternative place to meet.” In a special 2006-2007 edition of The Viewfinder, Sanders notes that membership grew under the guidance of founders like Leonard Shaw, Frank J. Wilson, Percy Green, John Webster, Ray Hume, E.L.G. Saunders, C.J. L’Ami, F.E. Waite and D.S. Rawson. Life members, honoured for more than 20 years of contributions, include Sanders, Solange Bakker, Helen Brown, Karin Buchanan, Norman Buker, Gordon Danberg, Chris Dean, Jeanette Dean, Pat Derbowka, Dennis Harley, Emily Schindel, Helga Schulz, Adele Wagner and Michael Williams. Many are still active.

Memories of swapping school stories with Harold

ears ago, my late replied, “Yeah, but it was father-in-law and I the toughest half mile I ever were having one of walked.” those after-supper talks. He I got a chuckle out of Harwas telling me how tough it old’s story. I couldn’t laugh was when he was growing out loud because he was my up in the Depression era in father-in-law and there are Saskatchewan. lines sons-in-law shouldn’t He then described how he cross. Laughing at your inhad to walk to school, even laws is one of them. when it was 30 below. I started on my road to edu“We had no school buses cation at the end of the resiColumnist back then,” he said. dential school period. Those Many children didn’t have so-called schools were being proper clothing or enough to eat, he said. phased out and day schools were open“But somehow we made it to graduaing up for First Nations students who tion.” lived on the reserve. The day school was His wife, who was listening while do- there all along, but only the white kids ing the dishes, couldn’t take it anymore who lived on the reserve were allowed to and came out and said, “Harold, you attend it. make it sound like it was life or death I remember my mom telling me I or something. You only lived half a mile would be starting day school the followfrom the school.” ing week. I was terrified because at the Harold, not to be undone, quickly residential school we were fenced in and

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couldn’t leave the school yard. I would look through the fence and could see the white kids playing during recess and lunch. What really stuck out was the clothes they were wearing. The kids in what was left of the residential school had to wear ugly suits made of horse blanket material. When my mom told me I was starting day school, I was concerned about what I would wear. My mother said not to worry as she had something special for my first day at school. Sure enough, the following Monday, my mom had “normal” clothes I could wear for the first time at a “normal” school. That was 45 years ago, but it seems like it was yesterday because I remember everything. In many ways, I couldn’t have picked a better time to start my education. Things were happening on my home reserve and education was being pushed. I wanted to learn and flew through the

grades. Even though I started late, it didn’t take me long to catch up. I wanted to learn and had the determination. Harold had incredible stories of going to school in the 1930s. He also had a desire to learn and determination. He eventually ended up at the University of Saskatchewan. During our talk, I told him my transportation story. We didn’t have buses, but horse teams picking up students. The horses pulled a covered wagon, much like those gypsy-style wagons with a wood-burning stove. I didn’t look at this as being poor because some of the best times I had as a young student were riding in that horse wagon. It was always a thrill to hear the bells on the horses. Today on my home reserve, students have school buses that pick them up right in front of their houses, even though the school is only about a half-mile away. Harold would laugh if he saw that.

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Saskatoon NDP candidates Bill C-51 resonating with a lot of voters Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express t was one of those moments that political candidates live for. Scott Bell, the NDP candidate in Saskatoon Grasswood, was canvassing on McKercher Drive and had just spoken to an immigrant woman at her door. “The door closed SASKATOON and I got about two blocks down, and this young woman was tearing down the street after me saying, ‘You’re Scott! Stop! Stop! Stop! I want to help. I’m a political science student. . . . I want to get involved in the campaign. I want to be part of this. “That didn’t just happen once,” said Bell during an editorial board meeting at the Saskatoon Express. “My campaign room is full of young people excited about the environment, excited about doing something for education. “We hear a lot about how the younger demographic is unengaged. Maybe statistically there’s something to that, but the ones who are, are they engaged,” he said, emphasizing the last word. Sheri Benson, who is running for the NDP in Saskatoon West, also sees younger voters getting into the campaign. “There’s a possibility here that there wasn’t last time,” she said, referring to the last election. “Especially for younger voters, who rightly or wrongly would have seen political parties as closed shops and fundraising machines. I think the Alberta (NDP sweep) gave them a sense they could be a part of something. “There’s capacity for building in the next generation. I think that’s very important.” It’s not just young people seeking a new direction, said Claire Card, the NDP candidate running in Saskatoon University. She says there is a “disquietude” with Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. “If you unpack that, there are different issues for different people,” she said. “Veterans are very upset about the closure of offices and lack of services. Afghan veterans who are suffering from PTSD, there are huge sentiments there. People who work in the prison system — judges, lawyers, social workers . . . are very upset about what they see as failed policy in the corrections system. “We frequently run into people paying over $2,000 a month in daycare costs. It keeps women out of the workforce,” said Card, noting the NDP’s policy to bring in daycare at a maximum of $15 per day. “People would like to save to buy a house, for example. Because they’re putting their whole paycheque towards daycare, it really stops them from getting the houses they want.”

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Saskatoon’s NDP candidates are (from left to right) Claire Card, Scott Bell and Sheri Benson (Photo by Joanne Paulson) In Profile Card is a veterinarian and has been teaching at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, at the University of Saskatchewan, for 24 years. Born in the United States, her three degrees are from Cornell University. She and her partner Peter Barnacle, a labour lawyer, have six children and four grandchildren. “I have a relatively big research program in reproductive medicine, and I do the classroom teaching and laboratories. I have watched 24 years of graduates come out and do us proud from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.” She has found herself drawn to how vet med connects to the world’s issues, including poverty and climate change. “As a veterinarian, I see myself as having a contract with society and a big mission to alleviate suffering among animals,” she said. That philosophy took her to Africa, where she directs a project with Veterinarians Without Borders. The organization works in 16 rural communities, helping HIV/AIDS affected families that are mostly led by grandmothers. The program helps develop small livestock production, mainly goats, pigs and chickens, to help families with their livelihoods. Her concerns about the federal government getting out of the business of international development “was probably the tipping point for why I decided to start entering into politics,” she said. Bell, the candidate in Saskatoon Grasswood, was educated at the U of S and is a lawyer with the Department of Justice. He was in private practice previously for nine years, acting as an advocate for people with mental illnesses detained involuntarily in the hospital system. He lives with his partner in his riding. Also involved with the Francophone community for eight years, he recently

got a diploma in French studies from the University of Grenoble. “At its core, I’m running because of the values I grew up with, the values I got from my grandfather,” said Bell. He was a district rep for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, and had Pool values at his “heart and soul and core. My parents were both big in the co-op movement, retail co-ops, credit unions. You name it, they were on it. “I’m passionate about politics because of those values, and a belief that I’ve always carried with me – I probably knocked on my first door when I was 12 or 13 years old – and I’ve been involved in politics my entire life. . . . I’ve been there because I’ve always felt passionately this is the way to impact your community.” Sheri Benson, running in Saskatoon West, is the CEO for the United Way, a mother and a grandmother. She has lived in her riding for 20 years. A social worker, she has spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, where she says she has learned to work collaboratively and cooperatively. “I landed at the United Way, where I felt I could really use those skills. Literally the United Way was where I felt we could solve issues. I always had the belief that the government and the community needs to sit down together. The solutions rest in people coming together to figure out what works best, what’s important to people, what are our priorities.” Affordable housing is one of her big concerns, and not getting federal support on a nascent housing program was the last straw for Benson. She decided to run for office. “It just kind of pushed me to (say), ‘I need a different partner on the other side of the table.’ I couldn’t see this government moving to that place. “The second reason is, you start thinking about the social programs and safety nets that my parents and I grew up with,

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and I started to see some of that slipping away. I couldn’t see that there for my kids and grandkids.” On the doorstep After the NDP won the Alberta election, the conversations began to turn on the doorstep, said Benson. People who perhaps never voted, or voted NDP only provincially because they didn’t feel their votes would be reflected in Ottawa, began to feel they may be heard. “People in Saskatoon West talk about the affordability of life, almost no matter where you are in that community,” said Benson. “It’s child care, housing and transportation. Public transportation is very expensive for a city this size – it’s more expensive than Toronto, and it’s not as accessible. We really need to think about a community that’s going to use transit more and more.” She hears a lot about transit, and argues that while the municipality runs the transit system, the federal government has a role to play. “Any level of government can lead on an issue,” said Benson. “Often what governments tell people, and I’ve been at those tables, is ‘This isn’t our area.’ On every single issue, there’s a role for every level of government. “I’m not saying you can be totally responsible, but if everyone is waiting for the other guy to step forward, you will be forever on a bad bus going forward.” Immigrant voters could make a big difference in this campaign, with the issues they are facing. What has really made an impression on Bell is how diverse the city has become. “If you draw it together, you can say people want change, but (the specific issue) depends on the door that you’re at, and finding out where people are at in their lives. (Continued on page 5)

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(Continued from page 4) askatoon Grasswood has a large immigrant community. . . . In Rosewood and Stonebridge, you have very, very large immigrant communities. Immigration registers very high. Bill C-51 registers. Some immigrant communities really feel they are under attack by Bill C-51.” Bill C-51 is known as the antiSASKATOON terrorism bill, which allows for more powers for Canada’s spy agency such as surveillance. “Immigration transcends federalprovincial lines, but the ability to bring over family and why it takes a matter of days or weeks to get temporary foreign workers here but it takes six, seven, eight years to bring over your mom or your sister, these are heartstring issues for immigrant families,” said Bell. Bill C-51 is resonating with a lot of voters, say the candidates. “We’re going to repeal it,” said Card. “The Liberals have a different position. They would like to change it a bit, but Justin Trudeau had spoken specifically on a part that we object to, where the government of Canada can surveil activists.” “It’s a piece of legislation where people actually know the number (of the bill),” added Benson. “Bill C-51 changed the dynamic, a real game-changer,” said Bell. “People bring it up by name.”

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Getting the vote All three candidates feel they have an excellent shot at winning Saskatoon for the NDP, particularly now that the ridings have been redrawn into urban constituencies. Despite living in an era of social media, said Bell, “There’s absolutely nothing that replaces a face-to-face meeting. To make eye contact, to actually watch somebody’s expressions and how they react . . . is irreplaceable.” “A lot of it is just education,” said Card about attracting votes. “The number one thing is educating voters about who we are and what we want. We look like society. About half of our caucus is women . . . we have a lot of aboriginals, we have a lot of new Canadians . . . we have a lot of young people. Because we reflect society, we’re going to make policy that JW15600.I28 James reflects society.”

Museum building on success of Market Mall location

(Continued from page 1) nnually, the CDM expects the operating budget to come in at about $1 million, with 50 to 60 per cent coming from earned income and the rest from donations. Bird said the CDM has been fortunate, as a member of the Association of Children’s Museums, to gain from others’ experiences. “We have a business plan based on really solid numbers from all those organizations, and the Science Centre (in Regina),” she said. “(Accounting firm) MNP helped with the business plan. We have so much data, we’re really confident in it.” Sponsored exhibits may also help to pay the bills, and an admission fee will be charged. “We don’t feel we’d be viable without one,” said Bird. “But we also have an access program, so for people for whom the fees are a barrier, we make sure they can visit as well.” Design of the times The museum has already chosen a designer. “Argyle Design is one of the top designers in North America for children’s museums,” said Chapman. “There are some very specific things when they’re designing, because you’re not just designing for little people; you’re designing for children as they grow — newborns and toddlers to children of about 12.” In the United States, Argyle Design has designed more than 30 children’s museums. “However, we will be (its) first one in Canada,” said Chapman. “That is really, really big news.” The museum’s exhibits will extend from the skies to the Earth, and include a winding streamer-style Northern Lights display and a mining display called Subterranea. There will also be, among many other areas, “tot spots” for parents with wee children to sit and watch their older siblings. “It’s going to be very beautiful,” said Chapman. A short history The children’s museum was incorporated in 2002, and Bird joined the board in 2004. She remembers applying for grants, hoping to work toward a “big central location” for the museum. They organized a few events, but didn’t have a lot of success. Then, in 2007 or 2008, Bird and her co-

chair at the time decided “that was it, we would take a different approach. We decided just to start small, get out in the community and try to raise awareness and slowly build from there. “In 2008, we borrowed a van and put in a bunch of portable exhibits in it, and things we had built ourselves. One of them was a mini vet clinic, which we still have at the children’s museum in Market Mall. “We went out into the community for that summer and we were out at 14 different events. We were at the Fringe, and community picnics and days in the park. That allowed us to get enough support from the community to be able to go to Market Mall and ask for some space there. “They have been very supportive. We pay rent, but it’s quite discounted. They’ve been really good to us.” The museum opened in Market Mall in May 2009, with the board thinking it would simply be a proof-ofconcept location. It became far more than that. “We can’t believe how successful it’s been; it’s been wonderful. It’s a space that’s less than 2,000 square feet, and last year we had 17,500 visitors through our doors.” Then, in 2010, the City, with PotashCorp’s involvement, decided to redevelop Kinsmen Park. At the time, the art gallery had already decided it was moving. “All those things kind of came together at once. The City put out a call for ideas to find a new tenant for the Mendel building. We were pretty excited about that. We thought it would be such a fantastic fit with this new development in Kinsmen Park. “We put in a submission for the call for ideas and, pretty much since then, for the last five years, have been working steadily with the City. We’ve continued to work with them and figure out how to make all that happen.” The website – museumforkids.sk.ca – contains plenty of information about the new children’s museum, as well as a peek at how the board of directors looked in their own childhood. Bird laughs when asked about it. “It’s a requirement to join the board of directors that you have to supply a baby picture.” Donations can also be made on the website, at http://www.museumforkids.sk.ca/.

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that kind of note is going to freak you right out. But then the story changed somewhat. Another media outlet reported lake. the deceased dog was at the I use “decided” because dog park the day he got sick, our family does not normally but on that same day he had travel with our dogs. I wish also escaped his owner’s we could take them with us yard. We can only imagine more often, but we’re just not the kind of back alley spaces that family. When we travel and corners into which he by vehicle, we tend to vacasnuffled and nibbled (having tion in places (Elk Ridge) that had a Houdini-dog myself, don’t allow pets, or aren’t Columnist I speak from experience in really conducive to bringthis maddening department. I ing your dogs along (West Edmonton Mall). If we travel by plane, once had a dog who threw up a diaper. well, getting my two kids on board and You’re welcome.) Finally, we heard from the vet who into their seatbelts is a feat all in itself. When we land, we’re always in hotels. treated the pup, who confirmed that after Thankfully we have fantastic care for tests, there was no evidence that poison our furry friends right here in Saskatoon had been ingested, and that his passing may have even been linked to an unwhen we’re away. I’m not really sure known pre-existing condition. A scary why I felt the need to explain all that. story about someone poisoning dogs in a But there you go. dog park turned into a sad story about an So, taking our dogs to Candle Lake was kind of a big deal. We were excited. unlucky, potential unhealthy animal that may have gotten into something, someThe pet-friendly in-laws have a new where, but either way got sick and died. cabin and we were looking forward to It’s a brutal fact of life: death is an outdoorsy adventure with our entire guaranteed with pet ownership. Unless family. It was one of those beautiful you own a parrot, you’re going to outlive summer weekends we’ll be thinking your pet. That’s what you sign up for about longingly in just a few weeks, when the snow flies. We had hot days on when you pick out that puppy, goldthe beach and boat, supper on the deck fish, hamster or kitten. You will be that animal’s whole life, which is a wonderby the barbecue, soft ice cream in the ful privilege, but at some point it is also evenings and then a fire. going to be kind of awful. Even though On our way home, I noticed little a pet’s passing hurts so much, it’s what Gizmo, our three-pound teacup Yorkie happens, even when it’s not supposed Terrier, acting strangely. I hadn’t seen to. Animals get into things, under things him recently eat or even drink water, and in front of things they’re not supand he seemed lethargic. He threw up posed to. As tempting it is to want to find a couple of times on the way home. Carsick, I told myself (and my anxious a reason or blame someone (for a day or two, I irrationally blamed my in-laws for 11-year-old), or maybe a bit of gastro. He probably nibbled a stray piece of hot Gizmo’s death), the odds are pretty good that no one person was at fault. dog or potato from under the table on Today, because it’s so easy to inspire the deck. panic, we need to be really careful about Overnight, things didn’t get better. the decisions we make when opting to In the morning, we saw our poor little communicate with the general public. guy couldn’t really even stand up. So, we whisked him off to Arlington Animal A small, anonymous note posted on a chain-link fence in a busy place is going Clinic. Waiting at home, I gnawed my to be captured by a smartphone and be up nails for a few hours, lamenting the expensive bill I knew we were going to on Facebook and Twitter within minutes. Within a few more minutes, it’ll have have to deal with, especially with the x-ray we opted for, assuming that bit of been shared with thousands of people. To put it another way, it’s going to be mere hot dog was still sitting in his tummy minutes from the moment you pick up giving him trouble. your pen to the moment where 40,000 You know where this is going. At people are reading what you wrote. So, if 5 o’clock, we got the call. Gizmo’s you’re not 100 per cent certain you want kidneys were completely shut down. He’d likely ingested something poison- what you’re about to write read, consider putting down the pen until you are. ous in the last couple of days. At 5:10 Look, I am not heartless. I truly feel I broke my older son’s heart delivering for the family who lost their dog, and the news, but he astounded me by immediately rallying and marching over to in such an awful way — though they won’t think I do if they read this. I’m the neighbourhood animal clinic to sit with Gizmo. An hour later, our tiny little sorry for that, but I’m also OK with it, because I think there are things that we puppy was gone. can take away from this. I know how Why am I telling you this? Because awful it is to have had a healthy pet one even though the vet advised us that day, and no pet at all the next. If it’s Gizmo had been poisoned, we didn’t happened to you, you understand the call a newsroom. pain that radiates from the hole that’s Last week, you may have read the suddenly and brutally been seared story of the Saskatoon family who experienced an equally heart-wrenching through your heart. I’ll close this on behalf of all of our sudden loss of their dog. First, we learned of a rather alarming furry friends who have relied on Saskanote posted at the entrance of the Avalon toon’s wonderful small animal veterinarians to keep them in this world, or just dog park, which read: “A dog died of as importantly, lead them quietly and poison left at this dog park tonight. Be painlessly out of it. 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I agree to disagree with city councillor on flood levy

t is a general rule of thumb water levy from $3.40 to $4.40 that journalists do not reper meter as of Jan. 1, 2008. Respond to letters to the editor. member we pay monthly a storm But I am not a journalist, and if water management charge over I have erred on any information and above the temporary flood I feel duty bound to correct it. protection levy. I could find no Coun. Eric Olauson’s letter reference in the archived minutes to the editor (Sept. 7-12, 2015) in 2007 for extending the temposets out the “facts” about the rary flood protection levy. temporary flood protection levy Moving right along, on Nov. on our water/sewer bill. So let’s 17, 2008, council passed Bylaw get those facts straight. No. 8721, increasing the tempoColumnist Olauson rightly pointed out rary flood protection levy from that the temporary flood protec$3 to $4.50 and, according to tion charge introduced in October 2005 was the archived minutes, council extended the for $3 rather than $2. I apologize to readers temporary flood protection levy for up to for my error. “10 years, or upon its expiration, whichever Olauson also pointed out that I was on is sooner.” council when this was introduced, and Are you sufficiently confused? Try readI was. I remember well the damage the ing the archived material or exploring the flooding caused in the west end of the City’s handy dandy new website searching city, in part due to the City’s insufficient for information, and then you can share infrastructure. The revenue from this special my confusion and frustration. Most of the and temporary levy was to be used for the council minutes I searched are stamped sole purpose of offsetting a variety of costs “Unofficial” and the bylaws referred to in related to the June 2005 flooding. the minutes are not listed on the website but On Oct. 17, 2005, council passed Bylaw are “codified” and are somehow attached No. 8448, which authorized the implemen- to Bylaw No. 8070. However, the people tation of a $3 levy on water bills effective working in the archives were very helpful. Nov. 1, 2005, and it was to be repealed as But I am truly dumbfounded by Olauof Oct. 31, 2006. Olauson suggests that the son’s convoluted reasoning that this levy 2005 council was negligent in not includis a good way to raise revenue for the City ing a sunset clause. I don’t know Olauson’s without raising general taxes, although he definition of a sunset clause, but for most says he disagrees with the levy and further people it means an end date, and this bylaw that this tax should be more transparent. definitely had an end date. Then, he proposes that the static charges Olauson then states that in December should be eliminated and water rates should 2006 council passed an extension of that be increased to an amount sufficient to bylaw covering another three years. Olau- generate revenue equivalent to that which son is wrong. According to the archived utility currently raises. council minutes, on Dec. 4, 2006, council Olauson promotes this as his user-pay passed a bylaw extending the levy for one theory and that, under his model, the City’s year, not three, effective Jan. 1, 2007. (For clients (residents) could control how much the record, I rely on the council minutes as I they actually pay for their water/sewer. He wasn’t on council at this time.) further suggests this would reflect the actual Fast forward to 2007. On Dec. 17, coun- cost of providing the service. Oh dearie me. cil passed Bylaw 8651, increasing the storm Does he really believe that removing the

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levies and charges and replacing them with an increased water rate that is sufficient to generate equivalent revenue is really different from what is being done now? As long as the City takes money from this utility, money that was raised for utility purposes, and uses it for general revenue purposes, then it is tax. And how does this user-pay theory translate into transparency? Tax is tax, regardless of how it is veiled. Olauson takes umbrage with the idea that he and this council shouldn’t be held accountable for the actions of previous councils. However, the mayor and several of today’s councillors were on council when all this transpired. And he and his colleagues on this council have no hesitation in pillaging the utility to support their annual budget spending sprees. I consider light, water and sewer to be essential services. There is no going back to residential outhouses, honey wagons and water trucks. We have no option but to purchase these services from the City. If Olauson’s user-pay theory prevails, and if he is successful in his bid for a seat in the

provincial legislature, will he be promoting this user-pay theory for other essential services, like health care and education? In closing, again I am sorry for my $1 error. And I would be remiss if I also didn’t apologize for saying the City doubled the temporary levy when in fact they only increased it by 50 per cent. But by golly shucks, I truly wish that the one-year levy hadn’t been extended for another decade plus. And I really truly resent that half my water/sewer bill consists of levies/taxes and service charges. And last but not least, I still think it is misleading to call this tax a temporary tax because neither this council, nor any future council, is going to forfeit $24 million or more of veiled tax and add it to the property tax bill — especially if they want to be re-elected. Besides, politicians know that taxpayers find bite-sized pieces so much easier to swallow. And now we know how council has whittled down our annual property tax increases over the last couple of years to a paltry 7.43 and 5.33 per cent. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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t least Stephen Poloz sees an end in sight. The Bank of Canada governor delivered a bit of an economic pep talk in Calgary recently, during yet another week of lousy economic news for both Alberta and Saskatchewan. Wholesale sales in Saskatchewan fell 3.1 per cent to $2.2 billion in July, a seventh consecutive decline. Housing sales are down, and listings are way up. The rental vacancy rate in Saskatoon, once a healthy three per cent (a balanced market), is now creeping up to five per cent and is much worse in some neighbourhoods and among new builds. Oil prices still languish below $50 per barrel, having its way with real people who are losing their jobs. Some observers say low oil will be a standard condition going Columnist forward, perhaps for a decade or more. Ugh. I do really hope they are wrong. Mining, in the mature sectors, carries on, but commodity prices are down across the board and investors are running shy. Junior companies are having a brutal go of it. Adding to the downturn in our fortunes is that the potash mines, which went through a period of massive growth and upgrading, have completed those expansions. The current economic effect of that, of course, is not their fault; they buoyed the Saskatoon economy for years, and thank you for that. But the expansion completions saw hundreds, if not thousands, of workers leave the area. That has left a big void in housing and many other purchases. And it has not been a great year in agriculture, either. Drought, early season frost and untimely rains will result in, at best, an average crop. Yields are likely to vary widely, as will quality. It’s pretty hard to see our way around this nasty scenario right now. Saskatchewan people are even pulling back (albeit a wee bit) on car and truck purchases. That’s practically heresy. Enter Poloz. Standing before the Calgary Economic Development forum last Monday, he said Canada will withstand this drop in fortunes, as it has before. He noted that with the fall in oil prices, companies will scale back investment and production, but lower prices will spur demand; reduced investment will crimp supply; and, eventually, the price cycle will start all over again. That was cheering, to some extent. According to economic theory, of course he’s right. What worries me is our OPEC competitors, who do not appear to be in the mood to scale back on anything. There’s also a lot of conversation about Canada’s dependence on resources, particularly as the election campaign heats up and the economy tanks. “In terms of being excessively dependent (on resources), I don’t buy that,” said Poloz. “Twenty per cent of our economy is the resource economy. That’s very important; it’s our backbone. It’s always been our history, and the rest is, in some way, dependent on that continuing to perform.” Exactly: the rest of our economy is dependent on resources to a huge extent. A vast amount of machinery and equipment manufacturing is related to oil and mining and agriculture . . . especially here. An incredible number of jobs are reliant, directly and indirectly, on the commodity-related industries. That comment by Poloz is loaded with caution, even if he didn’t mean it that way. What to do about it, though? We can’t and shouldn’t revile our resource-based economy, of course: long term, it’s very good for us. Our mantra of “food, fuel and fertilizer” serves us well in most conditions. But Canada is seriously behind other First World (and some Second World) nations in productivity and innovation. I bet you’ve heard that “we need more innovation” phrase before. It’s been pushed forward for decades, especially when the economy sours. Then what happens? Not much. Saskatchewan has certainly been innovative in certain ways: High-tech machinery that supports mining and oil; the development of canola; the improvement of many crops to make them drought or insect resistant. Some other attempts have been made in other sectors, including health care and information technology, but none of these have taken off to create a really new, non-commodity related, rocking industry to take us out of our dependency on commodities. Our governments have been complacent about this problem. Changing our economy for the better begins with blue sky research funding, support for post-secondary students who have powerful brains and research interest, and targeting business tax breaks and other benefits with an eye to innovation, not just growth. Our world is changing, and that change is irrevocable. We have to find at least one or two new sectors that can plug into an Internet- and technology-driven future; into young generations who see a car-free, organic-food-on-the-table, kinder and gentler existence; or hopefully some brilliant new idea I am not smart enough to conceive of. “When prices are high, our eyes are not glued to innovation,” said Jim Gray, chair of the energy group of Brookfield Asset Management, in a recent radio interview. “When you have fearful, you innovate.” That is indeed what happens. Sometimes, though, when you get to that point, it can be too late.

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Toon’s on Transit

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eople don’t typically envision taking public transit as an artistic experience, but that has changed in Saskatoon. On Sept. 15, a two-month roaming gallery exhibition, entitled Toon’s on Transit, was launched in the city. Until Nov. 8, Saskatoon Transit buses will feature work by 35 local photographers. Thirty-five of the buses will feature an individual photo, while a “super bus” will showcase 10 selected photos. The mobile exhibition got its start in June, when the local non-profit organization PAVED Arts, with support from the City of Saskatoon, requested the work of Saskatoon-area photographers to be placed on the buses. Following an open call for submissions, 35 images were selected from 317 pictures. The jury included Coun. Charlie Clark, a Bus Riders of Saskatoon representative and several members of the community. The photographs that bus riders see will depend on the route they’re taking and the time of day. “Anybody who gets on a bus will have a chance to see these photography,” said PAVED Arts executive director Alex Rogalski. PAVED Arts, located on 20th Street West, is an artist-run centre focused on contemporary media arts. The PAVED acronym stands for photography, audio, video, electronic and digital. The bus photography project has links to the building where PAVED Arts is housed: the former Toon’s Kitchen

restaurant in Riversdale. PAVED wanted to find a way to honour the restaurant’s history, and a media gallery was created as a result to showcase Saskatoon artists’ videos. The Toon’s on Transit project is described as a continuation of PAVED programming that highlights the work of local artists through outreach and exhibition. “I’ve been in the job about a year or two now, and many people would tell me how well they remember Toon’s Kitchen for the delivery food into different corners of the city. So that got me thinking about a way that we could take art to different places around town,” said Rogalski. “I lived in Toronto for a number of years, and they used to have poetry on the subways there. And it was through that that I thought, ‘Maybe we can do a bit of a PAVED twist on that poetry on the subways by asking Saskatoon photographers to show their work.’ ” Rogalski said “amazing feedback” has been received about the project. The photographers were also able to be paid to exhibit their work, thanks to a grant provided by Saskatchewan Lotteries and administered through the City of Saskatoon. “Everybody’s been incredibly supportive and excited that this is a first of what is hopefully many years of this project. We’re thrilled, from our point of view,” he said. “We’re a small group that was able to bring a lot of people together — and all of the photographers are thrilled. For many of them, it’s the first time their work’s been sort of publicly presented,

Photographers gather on a city bus for the launch of the Toon’s on Transit exhibition (Photo by Reilly Forbes) even though they’ve been doing photography for a long time.” Rogalski said members of the public have commended the initiative for being a great way to change what is normally advertising space into public art. He said PAVED Arts would like to continue the project into the future. “The response has been more than we could have hoped for. It was a pilot year for us, just to sort of introduce people to the idea, but it’s been extremely rewarding. Absolutely — we’d love to continue it,” he said. “Now that people have heard about it, we think if we followed up again in the future we’ll get more submissions and more interest and hopefully be able

to profile more photographers across the city.” Rogalski said it’s important to have art in public spaces because “it enriches your quality of life.” The photographers who participated in the project were asked to show Saskatoon through their eyes. “Saskatoon takes a lot of pride in itself, and we definitely saw that in the photographers, in that every corner of the city was seen in a unique way.” All of the selected and submitted photos are also on view at the Toon’s Kitchen media gallery at PAVED Arts. For more information about PAVED Arts and Toon’s on Transit, visit pavedarts.ca.

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he City of Saskatoon strives to make life for its residents the best it can be. This includes ensuring that our furry family members are well taken care of. Chelsie Schafer is the Animal Services Coordinator in Saskatoon. She says the City has a few simple protocols for pet owners. Any animal that is outdoors must be licensed, leashed and under control of their owner. Free-roaming animals run the risk of being picked up by Animal Control Officers and taken to the Saskatoon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Contrary to popular belief, licenses are very affordable. “It costs $54 to license a dog and $32 to license a cat. The City promotes responsible pet ownership and controlling the number of animals within Saskatoon. If your animal has been spayed or neutered, the price of licensing drops to $27 and $16 respectively.” The funds garnered from licensing go toward initiatives that give residents’ pets a better quality of life. A main initiative is Saskatoon’s off-leash dog parks. “We currently have seven active dog parks in the city,” says Schafer, adding that “we take great pride in our dog parks, and are always researching and getting feedback from users to see how we can better improve ours.” One of the new programs the City has implemented is for each park to have a volunteer Dog Park Ambassador. “This person is a source

of information and education for people using the park, as well as being a liaison between park users and us. They are our eyes and ears.” Currently, the City is still looking for a Dog Park Ambassador for the Avalon location. The City, the Saskatoon Academy of Veterinary Practitioners and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have joined forces to address the issue of numerous unwanted cats and dogs in Saskatoon. The program is a subsidized spay and neuter initiative commonly referred to as SSNP (pronounced SNIP), which provides free spay or neuter services to pets of qualified individuals falling within Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut Off (LICO). Interested applicants can apply online. According to Schafer, “we still have spots available for this program, which runs all year. We would hope to reach as many of those in need as possible in order to assist them in providing better health for their pets.” The City of Saskatoon, the Saskatoon Animal Control Agency, the SPCA and the Saskatoon Health Region have been collaborating on a Bite Prevention Campaign to raise awareness in regards to the growing problem of animal bites within the city. A key aspect of this campaign is that regardless of the circumstances, the owner is responsible for the behaviour of their animal. (Continued on page 11)

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pet foods for over 20 years now and they believe only one thing makes a pet food healthy and that is the ingredient list. This philosophy sets them apart from any other pet store in Saskatoon, since they do not recommend because of the brand name but instead what’s inside! “Our store’s number one factor in choosing which pet foods to recommend is based on the ingredient list”, says Ed Friesen who started the family business with his wife Laura in 1994. “There are other important factors as well, but there is a lot more to it than just looking for meat as the first ingredient and avoiding by-products. We believe that the ingredient list proves that the pet food is healthy along with the quality of raw materials used in making the products.” Critters prides themselves in only recommending pet foods that meet their rigorous standards. There is likely a good reason if they do not carry the brand you are feeding, which is normally because the pet food does not meet their standards. The 5 locations stock a wide variety of products that you won’t find anywhere else since they look for smaller Canadian companies that share their values and passion for pet food ingredients. Another important consideration is to evaluate the anatomy of dogs and cats. Their digestive system is designed to process meat efficiently and requires the essential amino acids from meat to be healthy. Dogs and cats are ancestors of great hunters; for this reason Critters recommends meat based pet foods including grain free formulas, dehydrated recipes and raw diets. “There are two types of quality meat ingredients we like to see in pet foods: fresh meat and concentrated meat ingredients. However if the pet food only uses fresh meat as the first ingredient, it’s actually the second ingredient that makes up most of the food. Fresh meat is approximately

75% moisture so after cooking, you lose the majority of its weight,” says Ed. “We look for pet foods that only use 1 or 2 carbohydrate sources after the concentrated meat ingredient. We believe 3 or more carbohydrates in a row after the meat ingredient could be the bulk of what’s in the pet food.” Many natural pet food options are showing up in grocery stores boasting prices of $30 or $40 for large bags of grain-free diets. If you check these ingredient lists you’ll see a number of ingredients after meat such as Pea Starch, Potato Protein, Pea Fibre or Potato Flour which are fractionated ingredients that have already been processed prior to being added to the pet food. “We look for whole nutritious unprocessed ingredients as Mother Nature intended them in their whole and complex form. We believe processed ingredients have been leached of some of their nutritional value so look for companies that only use whole Peas for example instead of a number of processed pea ingredients like Pea Starch,” says Ed. An ideal pet food for Critters, would use a fresh premium meat as its first ingredient, followed by a concentrated qualitymeat ingredient then only uses unprocessed whole legumes, vegetables and fruits after the meat ingredients, such as peas. It is important to note the rule of 3 or more carbohydrates in a row after the concentrated meat ingredient means there is a substantial amount of carbs in the food. “A sign we look for is, whenever you see repeats of the same carbohydrate ingredients with additional descriptors. We feel peas should only be used once in their whole nutritious and complex form, not followed by processed ingredients such as Pea Starch, Pea Fibre and Pea Protein,” says Ed Friesen. “It sets off alarms for us if a pet food company uses these types of ingredients as we feel it’s a shortcut. If they’re taking this shortcut are they going the extra mile to source premium meats and quality ingredients?”

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Animal Health Week 2015 City of Saskatoon Animal Services offers a wide variety of programs key messages is that good dogs bite too.” The organizations have teamed up or example”, says Schafer, to provide a short video highlighting the “if a child were to put their message which can be found on YouTube, arm through the fence into an and is called Good Dogs Bite Too . owners yard, the owner is responsible to The City also supports the Pets In The have trained the animal to behave and not Park event, and partners with the SPCA as to react aggressively. This applies both much as possible to educate the public on on and off of the owner’s property, and responsible pet ownership. As well, the is a good reminder to never leave your City has recently begun the Dog Day of JW15607.I28 James animal unattended. One of the programs Summer free swim which allows dogs to (Continued from page 9)

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swim at Mayfair Pool after the last day of the outdoor pool season. “The day after the pool closes, we let people bring their dogs to have a bit of a swim. The first year we ran it, we had 180 dogs show up. It was a lot of fun, but clearly too many dogs in the pool at one time. Now we run with the program using seven shifts of 50 dogs at a time. This is much more manageable and enjoyable. The dogs have a great time and the pool is drained the next day.”

Schafer says it is important to the City to provide the best programs available for our animals. “For most of us, our pets are our family, and we want all members of your family to enjoy their lives here.” If you would like more information on any of Animal Services, including dog park locations and the spay and neuter program, you can visit saskatoon.ca/ animalservices.

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ctober is Home Reno Month across Canada, and the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’Association is re-launching the Canadian Home Builder’s Association’s Get It In Writing! campaign. According to Saskatoon & Region Home Builder’s Association Director of Operations Karen Kobussen, the Get It In Writing! program is one that “promotes the value of the professionalism of our members. It helps consumers know what they get when they use a professional builder as opposed to going with a cash only contractor.” And what consumers get, says Kobussen, is protection and peace of mind. “Members continually undergo ongoing education to keep themselves up to date on issues that can directly affect you, things like written warranties, proper permits and liability insurance as well as business management planning and legal issues A professional contractor should be knowledgeable about all of those things and take AS70366.I28 care of them forAaron you. As well,” she adds,

“our contractors provide follow-up care and keep current with the latest safety protocols. The GIIW program tells you about all of these things and shows you how an Saskatoon & Region Home Builder’s Association member demonstrates it through the integrity they bring to the job. We have strict membership criteria and a code of ethics.” With the influx of new builds and renovations in Saskatoon over the last few years, Kobussen admits that finding qualified contractors can be difficult. “In 2014 there was a significant drop in the numbers of renovation permits issued by the City of Saskatoon, while at the same time national statistics show that the numbers of renovations and building projects in the city has not decreased as much. This means that more people are using “underground” contractors to get their jobs done. What they might not realize is that, without the proper permits, their project is essentially illegal. And if that builder does not have proper liability insurance or WCB coverage, the

homeowner themselves will be held liable for any injury that happens during construction.” In order to protect yourself, Kobussen urges you to use a certified member contractor, and reminds you that “it will take time to find a good builder. Give yourself time to find the right one, and be willing to wait for them to have time for you. A good rule of thumb is, anyone who you want working for you is someone who will not be available tomorrow. A renovation should not be an impulse buy. It needs to be something that is well thought out and well researched in order to protect yourself and to ensure you end up with exactly what you want. Find someone who has

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you. If you get to work and can’t remember if you locked the door, you can log in on your phone, check the status and lock it. If you’re returning from a hot holiday, the moment you’re allowed to turn on your phones once your plane has landed, you can log in and turn your furnace up so that you’re nice and toasty when you get home.” Dionne adds that automated houses also have implications for people with mobility issues. “It’s huge for these people to be able to just grab their phone and turn down the stereo or turn up the lights. In some cases, there are even voice activated systems available.” For all of his clients, Dionne says it’s all about providing “peace of mind and ease of use.” If you are thinking of adding any kind of automation to your home, Dionne says when you go to talk to your expert, “know what you want, but also listen to the advice they have to give you. (Continued on page 15)

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(Continued from page 14) f you are building from scratch, it is also a good idea to talk to your builder, because in most cases they will also have a good idea of what will work and what won’t.” And if the idea of doing everything all at once seems overwhelming or is financially not feasible, don’t worry. “What I love about what we do is that it’s all expandable. When we make you a client, we make you a client for life,

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you may be asked to supply additional information. Your municipality can tell you exactly what is needed. Who should get the permit - me or my renovator? As the homeowner, you are legally responsible for obtaining any building permits required. However, your renovator can look after this on your behalf. Your contract should specify which permits are required and who will get them. You will need to provide a letter of authorization before your renovator can apply for a permit for your renovation. Before a permit is issued, your plans and drawings are reviewed by the municipality. In general, municipalities try to approve simple projects quickly while larger projects may require several weeks. After the work begins, an inspector may visit your home to make sure it is done in compliance with municipal requirements. There may also be a separate electrical and plumbing inspection. What happens if I don’t get a permit? If you carry out a renovation project that requires a building permit without having one, your municipality can issue a “stop work” order, which remains in effect until you obtain a permit. If the work does not meet the requirements of building codes in yoru area, you may well have to redo it at your own cost. In worst case scenarios, you could be forced to “un-renovate” your home, such as removing an addition. This could happen if you violate setback regulations for instance. Working without a required permit may also affect an insurance claim arising from the renovation. Before any work begins on your home, check with your insurance representative, who can explain exactly what is needed to ensure continuous and adequate coverage, both during and after the renovation. Courtesy Saskatoon & Region Home Builders Association

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Effiencies ingrained in City Hall culture Question: What are your can we do more with less? On an thoughts on the benefits of unannual basis now, it is reported dertaking an outside indepenout. This past year there were dent Lean Management-style savings of more than $1.5 milreview of the City Hall departlion. That is in one year alone. ments as well as City services? In total so far, I think the number Mayor Atchison: We did a is something like $16 million in report like that many years ago. efficiencies. It costs hundreds of thousands Roadway construction is a of dollars. In the end it is about prime example. We may not see the culture of City Hall itself. all the efficiencies today, but Did it change? I can tell you the we will over the next 10, 20, 30 culture of City Hall didn’t really Ask the Mayor years. Other things, for example, change until about 11 years ago. are instead of using traditional We were encouraged by the paint, we have gone to what’s Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce called Dura paint that lasts much longer to produce an annual efficiency report. I had than latex. Upfront costs are slightly higher, a conversation with the city manager at the but you save so much because you apply time and he agreed to begin those reports. the coating once every seven years or so. After the first year he said to me, “Do The City uses it on high traffic, high speed you know all the good things we have done roadways. We are lining water lines to proover this past year to be more efficient?” tect them and give them a longer life. And we continued this process. Now at City Question: I have often wondered Hall, it is ingrained into the culture. We about the temporary flood protection refer to it as continuous improvement. How charge. Why, if it was temporary, are we can employees work more efficiently? How still paying?

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Mayor Atchison: Following a series of heavy rainstorms in 2005, we put in a temporary surcharge of $3 per month per meter. It had a sunset clause on it for 10 years. I was very insistent on a sunset clause. I believe when you put on a surtax or levy or new tax, it should be dedicated. When another issue comes along, council should debate it separately and money should be dedicated to that concern. Council should not be able to take money from one levy and switch it to another. I am a big believer in sunset clauses. In 2007, there were two more severe storms, and we needed to put more of these super pipes in. I can tell you right now I don’t know of anyone who wants to have sewage back up into their homes. It has happened to us and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. In November 2008, the levy was upped from $3 to $4.50 and extended to Dec. 31, 2018. Then it ends. Some of the funding is used for underground super pipes in developed neighbourhoods. They were installed in Dundonald, Lakeridge, Westview, Lakeview and Sutherland and there is

more work to do. I believe we can report at this time we’ve had very few sewer backups in those areas because of rains these past few years. The funding is also used for temporary diversion pumps, permanent pumping stations, lining our sanitary trunk sewers, household plumbing retrofits and manhole sealing as well. I can see why there might be some confusion over storm water management and temporary flood protection. The storm water management levy funds operation and maintenance of the storm sewer collection system, storm retention ponds, catch basin maintenance and smaller capital projects related to surface drainage issues. The flood protection deals more with the sanitary sewer system. Did You Know? In 2015, 54 per cent of the total property tax collected went to the City of Saskatoon, 41 per cent went to education and five per cent to the public library. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Email it to editorial@saskatoonexpress.com Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

Oct 18: A Victorian Sewing Circle at the Marr Residence Oct 18 – 24: Canadian Festival of Spoken Word – Riversdale and downtown Oct 21 – Nov 8: Life, Death and the Blues – Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre Oct 22: Jim Jefferies – TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre Oct 22: Zoomer Idol – TCU Place (lower level) Oct 23: U of S Huskies Football VS UBC Thunderbirds – Griffiths Stadium at PotashCorp Park Oct 23 – 24: Shooting for the Stars Quilt Show – Prairieland Park Hall E

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OCTOBER EVENTS On exhibit at the Western Development Museum Oct 12: Canada: Day 1 University of Saskatchewan Amati Quartet in Concert – Knox United Church On exhibit at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre A Call for Justice: Fighting for the Canadian JapaOct 14: nese Redress (1977 – 1988) Jason Aldean - Burn It Down Tour – SaskTel Centre Through Nov 30: Oct 14: Canadian Light Source Tours Raise the Woof fundraiser for New Hope Dog Rescue – Broadway Theatre Until Oct 4: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – Oct 14 – 18: Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre Prairie Trio: An Evening of Sight, Sound, and Taste – Barn Playhouse Oct 2: Honouring our Roots: Gordon Tootoosis Gala – Oct 15 – 25: Dakota Dunes Casino Lungs by Duncan Macmillan – The Refinery Oct 2: Oct 16: Saskatoon Blades vs Medicine Hat Tigers U of S Huskies Football VS Calgary Dinos – SaskTel Centre Griffiths Stadium at PotashCorp Park Oct 2 – 4: Oct 16 – 17: Woman’s World – Prairieland Park Christmas Craft Fair – Western Development Oct 2 – 4: Museum Riverdance – TCU Place Oct 16 – 18: Oct 4: 3rd Annual Curl Saskatoon Junior Curling Classic – Sunday Chamber Series with the SSO Core Players Nutana Curling Club – St. Andrew’s Church Oct 17: Oct 4: Tread Softly: The Music of Eileen Laverty with the Saskatoon Blades vs Vancouver Giants - SaskTel Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra – TCU Place Centre Oct 17: Oct 4: Oktoberfest – German Cultural Centre SJO Plays the Contemporary Music of David Braid – Oct 17: Broadway Theatre Saskatoon Blades vs Brandon Wheat Kings Oct 6: Spotlight on Seniors 2015 – TCU Place for the Christmas Dinner Theatre Oct 6 – 17: October 5 & 6 “A Stranger for Christmas” Work by Valerie Munch and Chris MacClure – Collector’s Choice Art Gallery Auditions for Registration 6:30 pm 2 women: 50s - Senior Oct 7: 8 men or women: 20s - 50s Auditions 7:00 pm Saskatoon Blades vs Kootenay Ice 5 children: 10yrs - 15yrs Oct 9: (boys or girls) * hoping for 11yr old twins Saskatoon Blades vs Swift Current Broncos For more information check our website: Oct 10: barnplayhouse.com Kelly Clarkson 2015 Piece By Piece Tour with special guests – JW15270.I28 James SaskTel Centre

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March to draw attention to slaughter of elephants Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ody Hanson finds the slaughter of elephants heartbreaking. She has good reason. Ninety-six elephants are killed every day. That’s more than 35,000 a year. There are 400,000 left on the planet, down from an estimated three to five million 100 years ago. Hanson is a local organizer of the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, which will be held on Oct. 3. While Saskatoon is thousands of kilometres from the killings, every voice counts when it comes to preserving a species, she said. “The rates at which they are being poached are incredible, and there seems to be very little chance we will stop it unless people speak out,” she said. “I think our only hope is that we can educate people and that knowledge about what poaching is doing overrides the need for these animal parts.” She says elephants are being killed, in essence, for trinkets. “Their ivory is being sold on the black market for ridiculously high prices. And the end product is trinkets. These complex, social, intelligent animals are being (killed) for trinkets and jewelry.” Hanson said it is much the same with the rhino population. There are an estimated 25,000 of them left in the world. Their population is dropping at a rate of about 1,000 per year due to poaching. “Their horns are rooted in traditional Chinese medicine. Their horns are made of keratin, which is the same thing as our hair and fingernails, and yet there are supposed to be some mystical properties to it. It’s heartbreaking.” Hanson, a social worker currently working on a Master’s degree in environment and sustainability, said voices in Saskatoon will be heard when added to those holding similar marches in 100 countries. She said there is apt to be backlash in countries where the poaching is prevalent. It is not about “white people” coming in and saving elephants and rhinos, she said. “There is a very real possibility that these animals will actually be gone within a decade. To me that’s untenable, so I think, however, we can add our voice to the chorus of people around the world saying, ‘This isn’t OK.’ “In the case of Canada, for example, we have very close economic ties with China and every day the government is courting China as even bigger economic partners. We can have some influence in saying, RM30000.I28 Ryan

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Care home for those living with HIV to open Nov. 3

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express eople living with HIV in Saskatoon will soon have a home where treatment is tailored to meet their needs. A 10-bed HIV transitional care home and hospice will open on Nov. 3 on Avenue O South. Having a facility such as this is overdue, said Katelyn Roberts, executive director and co-founder of a not-for-profit organization called Sanctum Care Group. Saskatoon physician Morris Markentin is the other founder. A partnership among Sanctum, St. Paul’s Hospital and the Saskatoon Health Region made the home possible. “Saskatoon has the highest rates of HIV in Canada,” Roberts said. “There is a real need for some transitional care in this community.” St. Paul’s made the home available, while the health region is providing $850,000 annually to operate the facility. “This is a former Grey Nuns residence,” St. Paul’s president and CEO Jean Morrison said at the site of the home. “St. Paul’s took ownership of this in 2007 or 2008. . . . We’ve been holding the building and had some renters until the right purpose for the building came up. “Sanctum approached our board last year with this concept and the St. Paul’s board said, ‘If you get your business plan together and you get the operational funding, we will partner with you and you can use the building.’ ” Sanctum will organize and run the services at the home. In the last 10 years, the rate of HIV in Saskatchewan has progressed from

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‘We have concerns about this or that particular aspect of what you are doing.’ “I think it is a grassroots thing that has to happen. We need to let our governments know that they need to be more vocal on the world stage about these issues that we are caring about and hopefully joining in. The march is happening in African countries as well as some Asian nations, so people on the ground in both continents are aware.” She said organizers of marches will be sending a memorandum of demand to 20 countries most implicated in the slaughter. “They are primarily African or Asian countries. We are sending letters to their embassies or consulates. It asks for governments in every conceivable way to tighten up control of the illegal trafficking.” She said that includes legislation, harsher sentences of convicted poachers and education. Hanson says she has always had an interest in animals, but has a special affinity for elephants. “It has made my life richer in a way to know there are these lovely animals that co-exist with humans and have for tens of thousands of years. It is incredible to think there are these sentient social beings that have lived their own life until very recently.” The Saskatoon march will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at River Landing. For more information, visit march4elephantsandrhinos.org.

Jaris Swidrowich holds Ivy, who will be the house dog at the HIV transitional care home and hospice. Jaris was among the many volunteers at a work bee at the home last week. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

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being one of the lowest to the highest in Canada. Within Saskatchewan, Saskatoon is responsible for almost half of all new cases. The result is that the Saskatoon Health Region has seen some of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS related deaths in North America, according to Sanctum’s website. “The main cause of the high prevalence of HIV in Saskatchewan is attributed to intravenous drug use (IDU), which has been found to be responsible for 77 per cent of new cases. This is a highly transient population who report not having permanent employment or homes. Homelessness and unstable housing are consistently linked to greater HIV risk, inadequate HIV health care, poor health outcomes and early death,” the website said. Roberts says it is common that HIVpositive individuals are in the hospital much longer than necessary with common infections. “This will be a different type of care where they can still receive the medical piece, but also get all the psycho-social,” she said. She said two beds will be designated for end-of-life care. Morrison said the home is a good first step toward providing other hospice care in the city. “There is a need in the city for multiple types of opportunities for palliative and hospice care in the community. So this is one of those needs and we continue to plan and work on the other.” For more information, visit sanctumcaregroup.com.

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With two guitars, two voices and a whole bag of original songs, Jen Lane and John Antoniuk serve up a Roots special. Show time is 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $15 for SJS members, OCTOBER 3 $20 for non-members. St. Ann’s Auxiliary will be holding a Harvest OCTOBER 3 tea at Holy Spirit Parish Hall from 2 p.m. to 4 Alto-saxophonist Tara Davidson of Toronto p.m. Raffles, 50/50 draw, prize parade, door brings tenor sax player Mike Murley, guitarist prizes and fellowship. $3 admittance. St. Ann’s David Occhipinti and bassist Andrew Downing Auxiliary raises funds for projects provide enfor a live performance from the Canadian jazz hancement for the residents of St. Ann’s Senior CD, Duets. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Citizens Village. Raffle tickets are available Tickets - $20 for SJS members, $25 for nonthrough Margaret Schwab at 306-374-4214. members.

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lily bulb sale. Lawson Heights Mall. Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Funds raised through the bulb sale are used to provide two scholarships for students studying Horticulture at the University of Saskatchewan and a bursary for students studying Horticulture at the Olds College of Agriculture in Olds, Alta.

free public lecture on integrative healing based on the teaching of Bruno Groening on at 7 p.m. at McClure United Church (4025 Taylor St. East). For information on lecture and local group: circle.saskatoon@gmail.com, 306-6643331.

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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 OCTOBER 14 friends of people living with schizophrenia New Hope Dog Rescue Presents Raise the Woof Comedy Night brought to you by Rainbow and related disorders. For more information contact, email: ssswellness4u@gmail.com or International Restoration. Doors open 6 p.m., call 306-374-2224 show starts at 7 p.m. Broadway Theatre. Tickets are $25. More information about the EVERY WEDNESDAY event can be found at: https://www.facebook. Creative Cafe (paper crafting) returns to Cofcom/events/110677349267183/ fee’s On Emporium, 815A Gray Avenue, from

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MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people who score among the top two per cent of the general population on a standardized IQ test. For the month of October only, Mensa is reducing the cost of its test to $30. To arrange a test in October, please call Tim at 306-242-7408 or e-mail trf674@campus.usask.ca.

OCTOBER 4 The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra opens its fall season with Music Of Our Time, featuring multi-award-winning pianist David Braid, who is currently in full residency at the University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Broadway Theatre. Tickets range from $35 to $15.

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.

Brazil fundraiser: Henri Loiselle and Martin Janovsky will be putting on a benefit concert on behalf of the Al Gerwing Foundation. 2 p.m. at The Bassment. Proceeds will be used to fund projects in the Brazil mission area to help street children and women acquire the skills to live a better life. Tickets: $20 at the door or call Steve at 306-374-3345.

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Events Golden Heart Dinner: A Fundraising Event - by the McClure Place Foundation. 5:30 p.m. at the Western Development Museum. Guest speaker: Jeff O’Brien, city archivist. Silent Auction. Tickets, $100, available at 373-1753. Proceeds to pay down the mortgage at Amy McClure House.

OCTOBER 2 Saskatoon Senior Fitness Association Saskatoon Sport District will hold its Annual General Meeting on at Preston Park II Retirement Centre, 118 Armistice Way. Registration is at 1 p.m. with the meeting starting at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments served. For more information call Sheldon Kraus 306-242-9452.

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Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens Parish is hosting its annual turkey supper at the parish hall (1007 Windsor Street). There will be two sittings: 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. For tickets, call Muriel at 6659103 or 280-4219. Adults: $12; Children 5 – 12 years: $5; Children under 5: By donation.

The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends in Saskatoon has a support circle using integrative healing based on the teaching of Bruno Groening open to all without charge. Contact circle. saskatoon@gmail.com, 306-664-3331.

OCTOBER 6 Saskatoon Council on Aging: Spotlight on Seniors. TCU Place. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $8 general admission, includes coffee and afternoon tea. Lunch is available for purchase. There will be dozens of booths, entertainment, a fashion show, raffles and draws. For more information, phone 306-652-2255 or visit www. scoa.ca. ***** W. Vogelsberger M.D. from Germany will offer

Thursdays and Saturdays Country Farms Marketplace at Confederation Mall Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. until Christmas. Indoor Marketplace located across from Urban Planet. The Marketplace features home cooked lunch, fresh vegetables, ice cream desserts, bread, farmers’ sausage, cabbage rolls, perogies, squares, pies, preserves and other amazing food as well as hand crafted items and home-based business vendors.

The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds dances at All Saints Anglican Church, 1801 Lorne Avenue, from October until April. The first dance is on Oct. 13. We dance to old time music from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with beginner instruction during the first hour. Beginners are welcome. For further information call 306382-5107.

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 except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings are on the second Monday.

First Tuesday of every month Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net.

Performance to feature duets and much more

Ned Powers Saskatoon Express lto-saxophonist Tara Davidson conceived the idea of a Canadian jazz CD, Duets, a year ago and is going to deliver a live performance of some amazing originals for a Saskatoon audience on Oct. 3. Davidson will be accompanied by tenor saxophonist Mike Murley, guitarist David Occhipinti and bassist Andrew Downing, each a Canadian all-star in his own right, in one of the Saskatoon Jazz Society’s brightest catches of the early season at The Bassment. Concert time is 8 p.m. “I started taking lessons from Mike when I was 15 years old and our ability to play duets just grew from there,” said Davidson on the phone from Toronto. “I’d often done duets with Mike and, since they were working very well, I decided to bring David and Andrew into the project as well. In a performance venue, like in Saskatoon, we can form many different configurations, starting with the duets and then expanding. Our programming lends itself to a lot of variety.” Each of her Saturday guests has composed a piece for the CD – Murley’s original being Sheep Walk, Occhipinti’s being Silver Skate and Downing’s being Kontrbas Semaisi. The

rest will be Davidson’s own compositions. Davidson’s CD is her fourth as a leader. She has appeared on at least 20 others as a player. She considers her father, Ron, and Murley being among the most influential on her career. “My father played trumpet and was a music teacher in the schools. He brought home all of the woodwinds to let me test them. The alto saxophone was the only one I liked. I started playing when I was 12. “To be honest, I had taken piano lessons for a while, but I didn’t like to practice. When I got the alto saxophone, I enjoyed every moment of practice.” Improvisation was always an attractive option to Davidson. “While I was starting to take lessons from Mike, I also started to check out recordings and go to concerts. Mike seemed to have all the right answers at the right times. I received my first Paul Desmond record from him, and then I was into listening to Sonny Rollins and Lester Young.” Aside from the five years of lessons with Murley, she was a graduate of the University of Toronto’s jazz program. She has been a Juno Award nominee. She has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York,

Tara Davidson will be at The Bassment on Oct. 3 (Photo Supplied) the Kennedy Center in Washington and, among international excursions, has played at the North Sea Festival in The Netherlands and the International Jazz Festival in Peru. She spent a year on a cruise ship in Europe, counting 50 different ports of call. Davidson is aware of the Saskatoon surroundings, having performed at The Bassment with Ernesto Cervini in both October 2013 and last March.

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(INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS ) ††

$4,000

(INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

2015 SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB 2WD WT

PURCHASE FINANCING

MONTHS*

+ $5,000 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡‡

(INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH AND $3,000 DELIVERY CREDIT) ††

ALL 2015s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE:

YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY

OIL CHANGES **

$10,380 UP TO

FOR

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ^^

TOTAL CASH CREDIT ^

ON OTHER MODELS

(INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH††, AND $1,200 PACKAGE DISCOUNT)

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

PrairieChevrolet.com ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2015 Cruze LS 1SA, Malibu 3LT, Impala 1LZ, Trax LS 1SA Manual, Equinox LS AWD, Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. * Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered from September 1 and September 30, 2015. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2015 Spark LS 1SA, Sonic LS 1SA Sedan, Cruze LS 1SA, Malibu 3LT, Impala 1LZ, Camaro 1LS & 2LS, Trax LS 1SA Manual, Equinox LS AWD, Traverse LS FWD, Colorado 2WD, Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT / Crew Cab 2WD WT and Silverado HD’s 2WD WT with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $476.19 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $40,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. Licence, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ^ $10,380 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab, $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), a $1,200 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab LS equipped with a Custom Edition and a $5,180 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on Silverado 1500 Double Cab WT 4WD, LS, LT or LTZ which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $5,180 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model.†† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between September 1st and September 30th, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Volt, Trax, Malibu (except LS); $750 credit available on others Chevrolet vehicles (except Cruze, Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, Silverado 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on Chevrolet Cruze and on all Silverado models. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ‡ $2,500/$3,000/$2,000/$2,250 is a combined credit consisting of $500 September Bonus, $1,000/$500/$500/$750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and $1,000/$2,000/$1,000/$1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze/Malibu 3LT/Trax/Equinox which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. † $4,500/$7,695/$5,250/$4,000/$5,450 is a combined total credit consisting of $500 September Bonus (tax inclusive), $1,000/$500/$750/$500/$750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a $3,000/$6,695/$4,000/$3,000/$4,200 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze (except LS 1SA)/Malibu (except LS and 3LT)/Impatla (except 1LZ)/Trax (except LS Manual)/Equinox (except LS AWD), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000/$6,695/$4,000/$3,000/$4,200 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥ Offer available to retail customers in Canada only. $500 September Bonus applies to new 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, Malibu, Impala, Trax, Equinox and Silverado LT Crew Cab delivered between September 16 and September 30, 2015. The $500 September bonus includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. Limited time offers, which may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ‡‡ $5,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 Owner cash (tax inclusive), $3,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab and a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Silverado 1500 which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

S:15.5”

(INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

+ $2,000 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡

PURCHASE FINANCING

$5,250

ON OTHER MODELS

FOR

$4,750

TOTAL CASH CREDIT †

2015 TRAX LS MANUAL PURCHASE FINANCING

$7,695

(INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

+ IN OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥

$7,195

ON OTHER MODELS

FOR

PURCHASE FINANCING

(INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

TOTAL CASH CREDIT †

IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡

(INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

2015 IMPALA 1LZ

$4,500

ON OTHER MODELS

UP TO

FOR

PURCHASE FINANCING

$4,000

TOTAL CASH CREDIT †

(INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)

2015 MALIBU 3LT

TOTAL VALUE ON OTHER MODELS^. (INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH†† AND $1,200 PACKAGE DISCOUNT)