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Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express t was William Boan’s performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor that won him the Shurniak Concerto Competition. Anyone who knows Shostakovich knows that this was no mean feat. The Russian composer is as challenging as he is compelling, and Boan threw himself into it, pouring sweat, bow hairs flying around his instrument. “That’s quite the competition,” noted Boan in a recent interview, “because you go in and play a full concerto that’s 45 minutes long.” From an opportunity standpoint, it was certainly worth the colossal effort. That first-prize performance in February propelled him onto the stage with Moscow Ballet last weekend, performing Saint-Saens’ song Dying Swan in accompaniment to a prima ballerina. The famous ballet company features young local musicians on its performance tours through its “Wunderkind” (wonderchild) program. Boan was connected with the ballet by the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra (SYO), for which he has been concertmaster. “(The ballet) asked the SYO to nominate someone — anyone who had recently won a competition . . . and the SYO put forward my name,” said Boan. The Shurniak competition, named for financier and arts philanthropist William Shurniak, is among the many events under the Saskatchewan Music Festival umbrella. Boan has won several awards through the festival system as well. In August, he went to Edmonton for the Canadian National Music Festival and placed second in the strings category. Winning the Shurniak competition also means he will perform as a soloist with both the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) within the next year. What will he play? “I’m hoping the Shostakovich. It’s such a jaw-dropping work.” But that’s not the end of Boan’s long list of recent achievements. He played and led the small string orchestra in the most recent Amati Quartet concert, has been provincial festival champion for senior strings and won the 2013 Kinsmen Competition. He is also the SSO’s assistant concertmaster. He joined the SSO at age 16 and, after just six months, performed in a blind audition for the role. “That’s a very big position to fill . . . so they have a separate audition for the position,” said Boan. “I thought I may as well give it a shot. Worst-case scenario, it would be good experience.” But he won the position, at the age of 17 — surely one of the youngest concertmasters in the country, even at the assistant level. He is now 20. Today, he is in his third year of university, pursuing a degree in violin performance. Music is a constant in his life. When asked if he ever has free time, he answers of course. But free time for Boan looks a lot more like constant learning than hanging out or playing a video game. He says he likes to do many things besides play violin or study music; he finds

William Boan Saskatoon violinist has a ‘quiet, intense brilliance’

William Boan has been the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s assistant concertmaster since he was 17 (Photo Supplied) playing the piano “a fantastic getaway.” He has also started composing and enjoys writing — in English as well as in notes. “There’s no such thing as a waste of time. If nothing else, it’s an investment in my own happiness,” he said. He has also attended Meadowmount, a well-known school of music in New York, for several weeks of summer study under Sally Thomas, violin professor at Juilliard, and Ivan Ženatý, violin professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. A musical biography Born in Saskatoon, Boan moved at the

age of two to a northern Ontario island on James Bay called Moose Factory, with a population of about 500. His father Derek Boan, a doctor, had taken a job there. “It was a wonderful place to grow up. But it did mean that it kind of set everything in motion, because my mother had to supervise, very much, my and my brothers’ education.” Boan has two older brothers, Dave and Arthur. “When I was two or three, she started teaching us violin because she, herself, was a violinist.” His mother, Sharon Deason, has also played with the SSO.

After five years in the “middle of nowhere,” the Boan-Deason family returned to Saskatoon. “At that point I started in some local programs. I started in the Saskatoon Suzuki program for a few years, which hooked me up with the fantastic teacher Philip Kashap. He was a fantastic influence in my life, and probably started me getting good at violin, and started my interest.” Boan studied with Kashap for several years, competing in local festivals. They’re fun, but not easy, says Boan. (Continued on page 4)

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Saskatoon Blades players Mitch Wheaton (left) and Josh Uhrich look cool in the team’s Star Wars uniforms (Photo: Saskatoon Blades) the talk of many websites. USA Today: “Canadian hockey team reveals marvelous Star Wars jerseys.” The StarPhoenix: “With special Star Wars jerseys, the force is with the Saskatoon Blades.” Wouldn’t it be great if the Blades were to acquire a tough guy before the game: “May the enforcer be with you.” OK, that’s old and it sucks. TSN: “. . . the only thing cooler than rocking your team’s hockey jersey is rocking your team’s Star Wars-inspired hockey jersey. That’s exactly what the Saskatoon Blades’ hockey fans have to look forward to when the team launches their epic new Star Wars getup. How awesome are these?” Pretty awesome is the correct answer. CBC: “Awesome or awful? Saskatoon Blades unveil Star Wars jerseys.” Negative nellies. The correct answer is awesome. The Hockey News: “Hoth ties in nicely on the jerseys considering it’s an ice planet. That’s exactly what some would consider Canada’s prairies in late November. Plus, hockey team, ice planet — it just works.” A silent auction will be held to sell off the game-worn jerseys, with proceeds going to the Food Banks of Saskatchewan. PotashCorp, as it has done so many times, is playing a leading role in making the event happen. Included in the Hockey News article was this quote from Blades president Steve Hogle: “Our vision for a Star Wars

night has been in the making for a long time. We’re thrilled PotashCorp and the food banks are stepping forward to help this out-of-this-world franchise with such a down-to-Earth cause: hunger. We must also thank the people at Lucasfilm, who have been unbelievable to deal with.” The Blades invite fans to dress like Star Wars characters. Among the prizes for the best dressed will be tickets to the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The movie opens on Dec. 18. First up is the Blades game on Nov. 28. I won’t be dressing as Hans Solo. I admitted defeat decades ago. ***** Back in this paper’s infancy, it was great getting to know Ryan Grainger. Ryan did some freelance writing and photography for us. After losing touch for a couple of years, it was nice getting back in touch last month. Over coffee, we discussed a project Ryan is currently working on – Profiles of Poverty. The people we see on the streets of Saskatoon have names and stories to share. Ryan will be the voice for some of those. Featured in this week’s edition is a piece on Codey Gibbons. ***** Correction More than 8,000 people of Eastern European and Ukrainian descent were interned in work camps between 1914 and 1920 in Canada. Incorrect information appeared in the Ryan Boyko story in last week’s edition.

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ou people have I’ve heard “you people” so a great sense many times it doesn’t bother of humour,” an me. What does bother me is elderly woman said to me in the so-called positive generala waiting room while waitizations of an entire group of ing to see a doctor. people. The first time I heard A friend of mine had the comment was when I was walked into the doctor’s ofin grade school. As a youth, I fice and we started chatting loved drawing and, on occaabout old times. We were sion, I still do some art. laughing about some of the I don’t recall what I drew, situations we had gotten but I clearly remember the ourselves into when we were teacher looking at my artwork Columnist younger. His injury was a and saying, “You people are lot worse than my stomach so talented.” I remember ache, so they took him in to see the doc- thinking about what the teacher had tor first. said. It was the first time I was grouped That was when the woman turned to in with an entire ethnic race. For the past me and said how funny “you people” 45 years, I have heard that comment are. I realize she was trying to give me a many times. compliment, but when somebody starts I realize in a roundabout way it is supwith “you people,” it reminds me of how posed to be a compliment and, basically, many aboriginal people have absolutely that is how I take it. no sense of humour. I know some that If I have learned anything in more wouldn’t crack a smile if a clown was than a half century of life, it is to never tickling their armpit. More than likely, the generalize. Accept individuals as having clown would walk away with a shiner. an inherent right to be treated as the per-

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son they are and not what race or gender they are. Through a long career as a writer and journalist, I’ve been privileged to meet people from all walks of life. The written word has allowed me to interview people with accomplishments in life and also people with failures that would have ruined others. One morning I could be at a breakfast where the main speaker is a former prime minister and that night I could be hanging around with bikers or street gang members. Or I could be having lunch with Canada’s wealthiest people and dinner at the Salvation Army. It doesn’t matter to me what people do or have done. I have learned many things from elders and this is a message I would like to pass on to the younger generation. I believe society has grown past the generalizations of prejudices. In fact, there are more important things to be thinking about. Surround yourself with gifted and talented people who also have a great sense of humour and you, too, can be “you people.”

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Festival of Trees Pamela Christie (left) and Pam Prosofsky are co-chairs of the Festival of Trees gala (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

This year’s gala goes Hollywood Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express The Festival of Trees gala is going Hollywood this year: red carpet, cool spotlights and all. Among the special guests will be Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. What a fine couple they will make. “The whole goal from start to finish is adding a wow factor from the moment you get there,” said Pamela Christie, co-chair of the event. Christie had been a tree designer at the festival for the past three years. She and Bonnie Hartman won the people’s choice award for their creations two of those years. Christie was planning to take the year off until she asked Cheyenne Steffen, the marketing and communications chair of the festival, if there was anything she could do to help out. How about chairing the gala, Steffen asked. The previous chair had retired. “I was a little scared, but I said, ‘Sure, I’ll give it a whirl.’ When you do the gala I naively thought it would just be decorating the room, so I quickly learned that it encompasses everything from the program, coming up with wording for the program, sponsors, the menu, the alcohol, the music, the volunteers — just the whole ball of wax.” Not that the Saskatoon designer was complaining. With a long to-do list, Chris-

tie asked her friend, Pam Prosofsky, to be her co-chair. The two have worked countless hours since. Christie moved to Saskatoon from Calgary seven years ago. In Calgary she worked in the oil and gas business. In Saskatoon, she started using, as she said, the other side of her brain. She is now a certified interior decorator and home stager. She started a business named Laurexa Design Inc. and is also contracted exclusively by the Home Depot as its in-home decorator. “I’m pretty lucky to do what I want to do,” she said. Prosofsky co-owns a hair salon, The Living Room on 3rd. She moved to Saskatoon from British Columbia 20 years ago and has been in the styling business ever since. Much of the legwork for the gala is complete. It has to be, with the event set for Nov. 21 at the Western Development Museum. “It’s been a lot of work, but a very good experience,” Prosofsky said. Besides the red carpet treatment, there are a number of changes that will be visible, while some, such as better wine at the tables, may not as visible. “The theme is Christmas on the Silver Screen, so it will have an Oscars feel to it. All the colours will be gold, black and

red,” Christie said. “We are renting sevenfoot Oscars. Centrepieces are sponsored so we have real red roses.” The companies that have stepped up to help are too numerous to name. The coveted VIP table will still have dedicated service, a limo ride and fine china. But now there’s more. Those sitting at it will also receive gifts valued at $25,000. Let the bidding begin for next year. The VIPs will be wearing ball gowns and tuxes this year, something Christie would like to see on everyone. “We’re recommending red carpet attire, please,” she said with a laugh. “We are trying to gently encourage (people) to kick it up a notch.” In addition to the VIP table auction, a Christmas tree will go up for bidding. Under it is your Christmas shopping. Christie estimates the value of the goodies is $5,000. Standing tall in the room will be King Kong. Part of the display is a wellstocked art deco wine rack. There is also a beautiful piece of art — Purple Haze by Kat Robertson — on the block. A piece of jewelry worth approximately $6,000 and WestJet tickets are raffle items. Proceeds from the event go to the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation. There are tickets still available for the gala. Most of the volunteer spots have been filled, although Christie said the

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takedown at the end can always use more hands. She and Prosofsky will have a long, but rewarding, day. “We can only start setup on the 21st of November. We do everything that day. We start at 8:30 a.m. and go all the way ’til however long it takes and then quickly put our dresses on, probably in the bathroom,” she said with a laugh. “Then takedown starts at midnight. We have to make sure all the gala is put away before we go home.” Minion Dance Party The Festival of Trees is celebrating its 30th year. At the heart of it is the entertainment for the thousands of people who pass through the magic of the museum. The inaugural festival was in 1986. It was a one-day event back then. Now the festival is nine days, with seven of those open to the public. New this year is the Minion Dance Party, based on the popular movie that was released this summer. There will be dances every day, with three on Nov. 22 and three on Nov. 28. The festival is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more information on the festival, visit festival-of-trees.com. There you will find lists of attractions, entertainers and much more.

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Why is it important for population to increase?

Question: Why should Saskatoon residents be excited about growing the city to a population of half a million? There seems to be the implication that all growth is inherently beneficial, yet recent growth seems to have resulted in larger debt, higher taxes, as well as increased traffic and crime concerns. Many people I know enjoy living Ask the in Saskatoon precisely because it is small and have turned down employment in larger cities. Mayor Atchison: If you don’t have growth, you are actually going backwards. All you have to do is look at cities that are stagnant and see the struggles they have. Their taxes will even go up at a higher rate because they have no growth whatsoever. Property taxes could increase without growth simply because of increased costs and inflation. Right now, 54 per cent of your property tax bill goes to the City, 41 per cent goes to education tax and five per cent to the library. Your City property taxes make up 45 per cent of the City’s total revenue. The rest of the money comes from government transfers, user fees, grantsin-lieu and general revenues. Families are moving to Saskatoon because we are a successful and prosperous city. I have never heard anyone say, “I want to move to a community that is failing.” People want to move to a city that is successful so they can be part of that success. A strong city is also able to provide all the amenities families want, such as recreation, arts and culture, shopping and restaurants. A strong community also attracts businesses that provide good paying jobs. For years our children left Saskatoon and the province to find better jobs elsewhere. Now they are staying here to raise their families. Certainly there are additional costs to providing those services, but new neighbourhoods have development levies, which means they

pay all the costs for sidewalks, streets, street lighting, parks and things like that. Moving traffic around the city is important. That’s why council voted to build the Circle Drive South Bridge. That’s why council voted to build the Parkway Bridge/ Traffic Bridge project. That’s why council voted to move the bus barns out of Caswell Mayor Hill to the new Civic Operations Centre. There is plan in development called “Growing Forward, Shaping Saskatoon” that will help to build a stronger, more successful Saskatoon as we approach half a million people. There are other things that happen – for example, air service to your community. If you are not growing, it will mean your air services level would stay about the same. Airlines today are basically about the bottom line — they go where they can make the most money. Without growth, you may end up with even less service to your community. With less service, a lot of times companies that need to use air services will move to communities with better air services. This leads to fewer jobs in your community. So the spiral starts and where does it end? On the crime side, when you have prosperity in your community, the crooks, the gangsters and the thugs all look for easy places to make a buck. I believe safety and security are a top priority and that is why I believe we need to have police on the streets. I have full confidence in Police Chief Clive Weighill.

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(Continued from page 1) t’s so tough. Such a complicated thing, competition. Personally I enjoy it immensely, but then again I’ve had my fair share of losses. “My goal throughout my musical career has always been to try to focus on the music. It’s hardly original.” At age 13, he became a student of Robert Klose, the long-time professor of music at the University of Saskatchewan, and continues to study with him. “I auditioned for him, because he does require an audition to enter his studio,” said Boan. “He had retired at that time, but the thing with Professor Klose is he would never be happy not playing the violin.” Klose now has a small studio of eight to 10 students, said Boan, and the experience “is quite intense.” Bonnie Nicholson, Boan’s accompanist and a teacher of many accomplished pianists in Saskatoon, said she has enjoyed accompanying the young violinist for several years. She notes that Boan is also an excellent pianist, having scored in the high 90s on his Royal Conservatory of Music exams. But, she says, “his brilliant musical ideas come through most eloquently on his violin. “He is another lucky student to have been expertly guided by master teacher Robert Klose,” added Nicholson. “He is in the line of some of Bob’s most accomplished violin students, including Ava Weidenhammer, Preston Hawes, Laura Reid, Raymond Ko and William’s brother, Arthur Boan. It has been a bonus for the community of Saskatoon that William has elected to take his first music degree at the DC20294.K16 Darlene It speaks to University of Saskatchewan.

the fine teaching of Robert Klose.” Nicholson describes Boan’s style not as flamboyant, but certainly intense. “He exudes a quiet, intense brilliance, which can be almost hypnotic in its impact. A work like the Shostakovich violin concerto was a wonderful vehicle for William’s brilliant mind and mature sound. No bow hairs were left unchanged by William’s passion for the work,” she said. Yet Boan is not completely sure about his musical future. At Meadowmount this year, he thought a great deal about music and his future with it. He describes the difficulty of playing the violin — a weirdly-shaped box, played with a stick strung with horsehair treated with tree sap. There are no clearly delineated notes, as there are on a piano, for example. “Needless to say, this is not a natural human motion,” he said. “The violin relies on decades of muscle memory. I can’t consciously play the violin. “I’ve put a lot of hours into mastering this strange interface. I’ve become good at it . . . but there are people who are better at it. I’ve never felt truly free from the technical difficulty. You can never play it perfectly. “When I play, I find it so difficult to let go and just play music.” He also wonders about the future of actual musicians playing real instruments, in an age of auto synchronization and other technology. It feels like “a limit on my musicality.” But then he relents, a bit, with his musings. “I think it’s the greatest instrument out there. It has the greatest range of expression.”

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onsumers didn’t will be given a ticket if caught stop paying, nor using marijuana without a did retailers stop prescription and you will not collecting and remitting have a criminal record as a GST, just because former result. prime minister Jean ChreCurrently if you have a tien promised to “axe the prescription to use a medicitax” during a federal elecnal cannabis product, it will tion campaign. Because be provided the same way any Prime Minister Justin other restricted narcotic is — Trudeau promised to through a government-regulegalize marijuana during lated and licenced body. If the Columnist the last federal campaign issue is that cannabis products doesn’t mean marijuana is now legal. are not readily available at your local Until such time as parliament actually pharmacy or authorized dispenser, changes the law, it is in place. then deal with the provincial govThe protesters to the recent closure ernment to ensure your prescription of an illegal drug dispenser, Mark needs are met through local dispensing Hauk, seem not to understand the stores. chain of command. The mayor and city Legalizing is it a whole other ball council have absolutely no authority game that will require the provinces’ to direct Police Chief Clive Weighill. involvement. If marijuana were to be The police legalized, it doesn’t mean that every commission hires a chief, and council Tom, Dick and Mark can set up shop contracts for policing services with the and sell the product at will. It would Saskatoon Police Service and annually mean that the provinces would control yeas or nays the police budget. Coun- the sale and distribution of marijuana cil can no more tell Chief Weighill products much like it does with alcohow to deploy officers or what laws hol and tobacco. It will be another sin to enforce than can you or I. (And we tax to fill the provincial coffers. For should all be thankful that politicians Hauk to feel he has the unfettered right cannot intervene with policing.) So to sell a restricted drug under the guise why do the protestors storm City Hall of providing medicine to sick people and go after the mayor because of a is ludicrous. No reasonable person police action over which he has no would attempt to set up their own licontrol? quor store, drug store or tobacco shop The police chief and his cadre of without government approval and then officers are governed by provincial expect the police to turn a blind eye. legislation, namely the Saskatchewan We should also presume that before Police Act. They are charged with en- any government legalized marijuana forcing the laws enacted by parliament it would look at ways to determine the and the legislature. They don’t get to effects of its use in the same manner pick and choose which laws they are it does with alcohol. What tests will to enforce. Juctice is blind, as the say- be available to determine whether an ing goes, which means that the law ap- individual driving a vehicle and causplies to everyone, high and low alike. ing an accident did so while under the So why rally against a police chief for influence of a narcotic? Like alcohol, fulfilling his sworn duties? drugs can impair an individual’s judgThe mission of the Saskatchewan ment and ability to react quickly when Human Rights Commission is “to pro- necessary. And, of course, there is mote and protect the individual digthe issue of public smoking. Municinity, fundamental freedoms and equal palities will need to amend bylaws to rights of Saskatchewan citizens.” It include weed as well as tobacco. was never intended to be a political The issue isn’t just about the use of club to harass people who don’t agree marijuana. It is an issue of intentionwith an individual’s position on an is- ally flaunting a law that applies to evsue. Thus it is a travesty that a member eryone. Hauk acknowledges he knew of this protest group has decided to what he was doing was illegal, but did lay a complaint against the mayor and it anyway. Because he believes a law police chief for no other reason than is wrong, it doesn’t entitle him to iggetting attention to the cause. It will nore it with impunity. Laws evolve as be a greater travesty if the commission societies change. However, evolution decides to hear the complaint. is a far cry from anarchy. Trudeau, with his majority governIf this protest group wishes to efment, can easily “decriminalize” the fect a change in law, it should redirect use of marijuana by passing legislation its actions towards Trudeau and his to remove it from the Criminal Code government. of Canada. That simply means that you ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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Cross your fingers for a housing correction, not a crash

s the Canadian real-estate On the brighter side, buildmarket going to crash? ers, who knew they had to scale More importantly, is Sasback on production, are indeed katoon’s? starting to do so. Housing starts Wherever you look in the are projected at 1,475 this year media, you will find these (single detached), which is questions constantly being still above the 10-year averasked on the business pages. age but significantly below the That being said, the question five-year average. (However, has come up regularly for the condo build continues at years, and has been the subject a spectacular pace. Last year, of hot debate among journalmore than 1,900 units were Columnist ists, economists and those emstarted in Saskatoon — a 32ployed in the housing sector. year high — and another 1,575 But it’s coming up more and more often are forecast for this year. Yikes.) and, without doubt, it’s a more serious So, yes, there are challenges. But afsubject today than it was five years ago. fordability, in my view, has been excesUnlike the United States’ housing market, sively denigrated. The Globe and Mail Canada’s market managed, more or less, recently published a fascinating article and to beat the recession. There was a dip in chart illustrating affordability in Canada, prices and sales in Saskatoon during 2009, which illustrates my point. but both bounced back assertively afterBusiness reporter Rob Carrick, who wards. writes extensively on real estate, started by We’re in a different economic scenario noting that houses should cost about three now, though. The commodities supercycle times annual income. He then noted that is definitely over, oil prices are having “there’s a broad selection of affordable cita significant effect on our economy and ies that includes Saint John . . . as well as those big, bad economic problems have an St. John’s, Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa, enormous effect on jobs, housing sales and Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina.” inmigration. Yes, we’re on the list of affordable. (So Worsening the scene in our city is that are Ottawa, Winnipeg and Regina, also on everyone got pretty excited during the the CMHC code red list, which is interestboom. We’re overbuilt. There’s no doubt ing.) This is because a house here is about about it. 3.4 times annual income, which may be a Real-estate blogger Josh Buchanan has bit high, but not even close to crazy. recently received quite a lot of attention In Saskatoon, says the chart, anfor his view of the local market. He main- nual median family income is just over tains that we’re in for a price correction, $95,000, while a house is $324,400. In and his analysis is mighty convincing. He Vancouver, the median income is lower at argues that the supply-demand imbalance, $76,800, while the average resale house falling inmigration and a drooping econprice is $857,000, or 11.2 times income. omy are going to result in fewer sales and Now that’s crazy. lowering prices. (This is a very, very short We will see some adjustments, but I precis. Check out his blog, https://jbuc61. think they’re already starting to happen. wordpress.com/, for the full explanation.) Prices are falling (gently so far), buildThe overbuilt problem comes up in a ers are scaling back (which is unfortunate recent Buchanan blog, where he identifor jobs, granted, but it’s necessary) and fies 36 new homes for sale in Stonebridge listings are, if slightly, beginning to drop alone, and that’s just the single-detached (although that’s partly seasonal.) stock. Only four of these homes are priced Also on the bright side, long-term, over $475,000, and yet they sit on the is China’s recently reversed one-child market — many of them for more than six policy. With two kids per family on the months, and some for a year. That’s not a way, the normal expectation would be good absorption rate. There’s obviously more consumption of commodities, from more than enough supply here. energy to food. That’s all good for SasBacking up Buchanan, Canada Mortkatchewan, if it works out that way. Some gage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) pundits are also predicting more foreign has also identified Saskatoon as a market investment from China, coming soon to at high risk of a crash. We’re in “code Canada. red,” says the corporation, along with ToSo, crash or correction? I think it will ronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Regina. Our be the latter. Housing crashes are very concerns, not surprisingly, are overvalubad for economies. They don’t much help ation and overbuilding. people who can’t afford to buy homes, I agree with both Buchanan and CMHC and are tragic for young people with big that we’re at risk. Several things could mortgages — not to mention seniors ready and perhaps must happen to save us from to downsize, or, really, everyone who’s a crash – mainly rising oil prices and a invested. return to better overall commodity prices. Fingers crossed I’m right.

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mas meal served in England was a pig’s head and mustard. • Male reindeer tend to shed their antlers in the winter. This means Santa’s reindeer are likely female. • Many people may be less inclined to stand under mistletoe waiting for a kiss if they knew what “mistletoe” means in the ancient Germanic language. It literally means “dung on a twig,” for the bird who eats the berries and then leaves seeds in droppings to propagate new plants. • Each holiday season, PNC Wealth Management calculates the costs of the gifts in the song, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The price index for the gifts went from $12,673 in 1984 to more than $24,000 in 2011. The most expensive gift is the swimming swans.

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t’s been suggested that inwhere the bride and groom cest is the last great taboo share the same surname, — the practice thereof as well as the parents. I’ve and the non-speaking about it. collected two sets of records Yet, a few years of personal where four of six parties digging in the genealogical (parents, bride and groom) all trenches reveals that intershare the same last name — marriage with the “rellies” is Jennings. To further compliboth closer and more common cate matters, certain families than many of us would care traditionally marry each to know. other. An example would be Like most people interthe Jennings and Kingstons, Columnist ested in tracing family roots, whether it is in Ireland or I have been searching out America. Because my family the ancestors of my four grandparents. is both Irish and Protestant, the available In two of the four lines, I have found mating pool was religiously defined and indisputable evidence of significant and truly tiny. Probably the only reason that substantial family inbreeding or, to put I have a complete set of fingers and toes it more colloquially, “There ain’t many is that thousands of Protestant Irish were forks in the family tree.” forced to emigrate and eventually marry My very morally upright maternal out — although this did take some time, grandmother would have been mortified as the lads were likely to send for their to learn what I know about the family. intended back in Cork. Her Irish Protestant family is literA distant Irish relative called Elally littered with Wesleyan-Methodist len Vickery (b. 1827) gave birth to her clergymen and their temperance-minded first child, William Josiah Warner, on a wives. Not so long ago, I managed to sailing ship bound for America. Marlocate a photo of a great uncle’s wife. I ried to her first cousin, Thomas Warner, shared it with one of my aunts, who im- Ellen was soon widowed and turned mediately responded that the woman re- her son over to the care of his Vickery sembled “Aunt Mae” – who was on the grandparents, who owned a grocery store other side of the family. Wrong! Aunt in Indiana. A contemporary account of Essie was on both sides of the family young Will from Find My Grave implies and was a cousin to both her husband that he was very religious, read well and Aunt Mae. and gave all of his money to the Free This intermingling of cousins is by no Methodist Church. But he was also loose means an anomaly. In this tribe, it has jointed and not very bright — a good been common to find marriage records argument for not allowing cousins to

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Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets Thursdays at 7 pm in Albert Community Centre (Rm. 13, 610 Clarence Ave. S.). Learn dances from many countries. First night is free. (306) 374-0005; www.sifc.awardspace.com ***** Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460. ***** Karousels Dance Club - choreographed ballroom dancing. New dancers classes Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2. Cotinues to April at Albert Community Centre, second floor. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For information, call 306-290-5486.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

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

Card Games Cosmo Senior Centre (614 11th Street East): 1:30 on Monday (Kaiser), Wednesday (Whist) and Friday (Kaiser and crib). 1 p.m. on Tuesday (Bridge) and Thursday (Bridge).

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Milton Taylor: We’re Proud of You Saskatoon photographer Milton Taylor won the B’Nai Brith’s We’re Proud of You award (Photo Supplied)

ilton Taylor is a professional photographer who takes pride in capturing and preserving memories for his clients. Now he’s celebrating a gift of his own after being honoured as the 43rd recipient of the B’Nai Brith’s We’re Proud of You award. It is right up there among the significant honours that a Saskatoon citizen can receive. The ceremony took place on Nov. 12 at TCU Place. “It is a tremendous honour,” Taylor told those in attendance at the dinner. “Just look at the list of past recipients. It’s a great fraternity. You have given me a gift I will cherish forever.” Keith Thomson,James a longtime friend and JW15716.K16

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for mental health issues, she explained, adding that they enlisted between 50 and 60 patients in Spain who were recently diagnosed as depressed by psychiatrists. Those patients were given a quick blood test that allowed the researchers to examine how proteins in the white blood cells moved and clustered serotonin on the cell membrane. “Using fluorescents, we made the patterns glow. We saw two types of protein clustering: fewer clusters of bigger size and more clusters of smaller size.” The patients with fewer, but larger protein clusters, responded to antidepressants while the other group did not. “From this we know that it’s possible that this patterning of protein clustering might predict who will respond to treatment.” Those who are unlikely to respond can save the time wasted on the first treatment option and move on to more aggressive drugs or options like behavioural therapy, Kalynchuk said. Caruncho and Kalynchuk will now attempt to validate the idea and look at other protein clustering — as well as hundreds of more patients they are recruiting from Spain, the U.S. and Canada — to “to replicate and better understand the data so we can validate if we have indeed found a predictive biomarker,” explained Caruncho. “From there, we need to develop a kit for primary care doctors that will allow them to administer the blood test in the office and get results back in 24 hours,” Kalynchuk explained, adding that they are currently working with a finger prick and blood smear test. The team is also developing an agreement between the U of S and a Spanish institution to collaborate on this work. “Can we make this work with other mental health issues? Maybe we can find biomarkers for manic depression or schizophrenia. Is there some way to help with addictions? We think this is a concept that can move this field forward,” said Kalynchuk. (Kris Foster is a communications specialist at the University of Saskatchewan.)

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By Kris Foster or any number of diseases — think heart disease, cancer and diabetes — there are tests that diagnose and guide treatment. Diseases related to mental health are an exception. “If you have a lump, you think is cancer, you take a biopsy and look for abnormal cells and pathological changes,” said Lisa Kalynchuk, a professor of neurology in the College of Medicine. “The challenge with mental health is we don’t have clear biomarkers that confirm diagnoses of mental health issues or addiction and what’s the best available treatment.” Typically, someone feels depressed and goes to his or her doctor, and a “subjective diagnosis is made,” explained Kalynchuk, who works with animal models to better understand biological causes of mental health problems. The next step is to prescribe a drug, wait a few weeks and possibly prescribe a second and third drug option with more time dedicated to the wait-and-see approach. “It is hit and miss and there is no clear pathway based on rationale. It is very tough on the patient and is an inefficient and costly way to deal with mental health.” Enter Hector Caruncho, professor in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, who, in 2006, began collaborating with Kalynchuk. “I was working with a protein called reelin,” said Caruncho, whose research focuses on neuropharmacology. “In postmortem brain samples I discovered a deficit of reelin in those with mental illness like schizophrenia or manic depression.” Caruncho and Kalynchuk started to work together in an animal model of depression that Kalynchuk had developed, in an attempt to find a biomarker that could indicate if someone was depressed or not. “We discovered in depressed lab animals that this reelin protein caused molecules to cluster differently on cell membranes,” said Kalynchuk. “We thought that this cluster pattern could be used to predict patients with depression.” The team decided to look at lymphocytes, or white blood cells, as changes in the immune system might be responsible

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Ryan Grainger for the Saskatoon Express he infectious smile of Codey Gibbons, which brightens the downtown area, is one our city’s homeless faces. Originally from Calgary, he moved to Saskatoon for better services and to make a positive change in his life. He describes himself as loyal, hard working and responsible. Gibbons has lived a harsh life right from his early years. His biological mother threw him against a brick wall when he was an infant. He blames these types of early abuses with his diagnosed ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) and Hyper-Activity Disorder. This last event sparked his sister to call 911 and all his siblings (three brothers and a sister) where taken into child services. Now 35 years old, Gibbons has struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his life, but is now clean and sober, something he thinks would surprise people. This proud accomplishment is his most difficult, yet gratifying, achievement. He has been homeless since he was 15 and his street life has been filled with gruelling, soulaltering events. “I still managed to call my drug dealer the first time I was raped.” From being sexually assaulted four

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His mother hasn’t given up on him Codey Gibbons moved to Saskatoon from Calgary (Photo by Ryan Grainger)

times, stabbed, beaten and harassed, he has always managed to persevere as best he can. “My life is tough, but it was a lot tougher when I was on drugs. I want to be an example that people can get through tough times without using (drugs),” he adds. “My dream job would consist of giving back to the community and helping people get better.” For now, Gibbons spends his days panhandling downtown during the day and at Lighthouse or outside at night. Having adopted Gibbons as an infant, his mother, Christine, is his hero. “I am thankful that I still keep in touch with her. She never gives up on me.” Although he does not keep in touch with his father, Gibbons knows that his father wants the best for him. “I know it’s been hard on him, seeing me this way. I love them both very much.” When I asked Gibbons what made him laugh, he couldn’t answer, but what made him cry brought a quick response: “Thinking too long about the past.” He is currently learning how to play the Native drum. “I love the culture, music and traditions of aboriginal people. The sound of the drum relaxes me.” He also dreams about meeting a nice girl and getting back into life. Gibbons’ struggle is a daily one and he meets it bravely with a smile. So when you pass in front of the Midtown Plaza, return the smile – you never know how priceless a warm one can be. (Ryan Grainger is a Saskatoon photo journalist.)

Thoughts on football, Remembrance Day and a new government

hings that blew my lutely everyone but himself for this mind last week: abysmal year. It’s not that anyone • Congratulations to the expects him to take all the blame, Saskatoon Hilltops on their but a little accountability would Canadian Bowl championhave gone a long way with the fans ship. My son always enjoyed he supposedly grew to love and going to Hilltops games, but respect during his tenure with the with the new turf at Saskatoon club. Minor Football Field, it’s a Chamblin also made it really whole new experience. It was clear that he has every intention of also a whole new experimilking his Roughrider payout as ence watching really good, long as possible. His contract likelive, Saskatchewan football ly stipulates that he’ll be bought Columnist during the 2015 season, given out for the remainder — unless and the nightmare that was the until he takes a new position with Roughriders. another football organization. Chamblin • Corey Chamblin blows my mind. The indicated he plans on spending the foreseeformer Saskatchewan Roughrider head able future recharging and reconnecting coach emerged from his self-imposed exile with his family. Can’t blame him for that, to address certain media. I say certain, but also can’t see how sitting on the shelf because Chamblin’s feuds with certain for very long will further his career. prominent sports reporters in this province • When did Remembrance Day become were just a symptom of the attitude that all about one-upping each other? After going got him where he is, and where the Riders through a period of complete neglect in the are not —the playoffs. It was just amazing 1980s and ’90s, Remembrance Day seemed JW15652.K16 James to listen to him continue to blame absoto experience a resurgence of following and

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support after 9/11, when it became apparent that all those alive to remember actually being there during the First and Second World Wars were dying off in droves. Suddenly remembering was urgent. In 2014 Remembrance Day took on a particularly poignant meaning, as it fell only a few weeks after a gunman killed a Canadian soldier guarding an Ottawa war memorial. This year, it felt like Remembrance Day was all about pushing each other around. There was a bizarre crusade led by prominent businesspeople demanding that retail outlets hold off on introducing Christmas into their stores until after Nov. 11. When did the two become mutually exclusive? To suggest that those organizations that do not wait are somehow less respectful or disrespectful of Canadian veterans is wrongheaded. I’m pretty sure veterans did not die for our right to tell others how to plan their retail marketing strategy. I suspect, however, that this is as much about bragging about one’s superiority as anything. By suggesting that an individual or organization is respecting veterans by not

decorating their store, they are also inferring that others that do are less respectful than they are. That rationale, especially surrounding this specific occasion, blows my mind. • The ascension of Justin Trudeau blows my mind — and I worked on a Liberal campaign. Unfortunately though, it’s the prospect of his decency that really gets me. Our new prime minister is enjoying a muchdeserved honeymoon period with Canadians. The grounds of Rideau Hall were lined with hundreds, maybe thousands of people who wanted to witness Trudeau and his cabinet’s swearing in. Many of them were sobbing, telling reporters how things were finally going to change. They will change. New leadership and new government always bring change. However, all this adoration has raised expectations of our new prime minister to heights that are virtually impossible to meet. The problem with putting anyone on an elevated pedestal is that they have a lot farther to drop. I have no doubts Trudeau can handle that inevitability. It’s the rest of Canada I worry about.

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Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express he first play in the inaugural season for the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre is The (Post) Mistress, a comedic musical written by acclaimed Cree playwright Tomson Highway. Patricia Cano, a longtime friend and collaborator of Highway, stars in the onewoman show. “It’s a brilliant piece of theatre. It’s about love,” Cano said. “It’s a play that speaks to what unites us — you know, stories of love in all its forms,” she added. The play is set in the 1960s and centres on a small-town postmistress named Marie-Louise, who has a magic ability to read through sealed envelopes. Thomson has said that the letters that pass through the postmistress’ hands all contain love stories “in one form or another.” The show’s soundtrack, which was originally written by Highway as a collection of songs for his partner’s birthday, was nominated for a 2015 Juno Award for best aboriginal recording. “It’s a fun piece of theatre. It’s also a challenging piece of theatre, because it has a lot of music — beautiful songs in all sorts of different keys and styles. So, stylistically, it’s a challenge — as well as the text,” said Cano. “It’s a lot of text. It’s Tomson Highway text, so there are a lot of words per second. But, all in all, it’s an exceptionally moving piece of theatre, and it’s a joy to perform in.” Cano said the show is one that moves audience members and provokes various emotions, inspiring both laughter and tears. “It’s nice to be a part of something that touches people like that,” Cano said. “Good storytelling does that; it makes us feel strong emotions and makes us connect to personal experiences, so that’s what’s great,” she added. Cano, a professional singer, is already familiar with The (Post) Mistress. She has previously appeared in both English and French productions of the show. She noted it’s “a joy” to work with

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Tootoosis theatre opens with one-woman show Patricia Cano stars as a small-town postmistress in The (Post) Mistress (Photo by Bryan Mcnally from Théàtre du Nouvel-Ontario / NAC’s French Theatre 2012 Production) Highway, an Order of Canada recipient who has been twice nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama and who holds 10 honorary doctorates. He is perhaps best known for his sixth play, The Rez Sisters, and its companion play, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. “He’s a very good friend; he’s like family, actually,” said Cano of Highway, whom she has worked with since 2001. “It’s very comfortable working with him, but it never stops being a privilege because he writes in the most unique way with a very unique sense of comedy and love and humanity. And he writes women — female characters — beautifully. He gives them such multi-dimensional life, and I think any actor would be very happy to do a role like this or work on a Tomson

Highway play.” While The (Post) Mistress is a onewoman show, Cano won’t be on stage alone. She’ll be joined by two musicians — including Highway, who trained as a classical musician, on piano. “It’s so great that he’s going to be on stage performing his own music. It’s an honour. It’s a privilege. It’s a joy.” Cano, who is based in Toronto, is visiting Saskatoon for the first time as she prepares to star in The (Post) Mistress. She loves the city, particular the downtown core and 20th Street. “I think it’s a hip town. I do — I’m enjoying my walks to work,” she said. She is also impressed with the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre, which was formerly known as Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. On Oct. 2, the theatre

changed its name to Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre to honour the legacy of Gordon Tootoosis, who died in 2011. Tootoosis has been described as the driving force behind the theatre’s Circle of Voices program. “It’s wonderful — wonderful,” Cano said of the theatre. “They’re very welcoming.” Cano encourages people to come to The (Post Mistress), which runs from Nov. 20 to Dec. 6 at the Remai Arts Centre BackStage Stage. Tickets are available by calling 306-384-7727. General admission is $28, while matinees are $18. “You’ve got to see Tomson Highway at the piano, and you’ve got to meet this woman, this postmistress. You’ll never meet a postmistress like this one in your life,” she said.

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NOVEMBER 19 The Bombadils, a Montreal-based unit which specializes in Celtic and bluegrass tradition. Show at 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North. Tickets - $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members.

NOVEMBER 20 Jon Bryant is a singer-songwriter from Halifax who has produced two CDS, accompanied by a four-piece band. Show at 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $17 and $22.

crafters to please your tastes. Admission is free. ***** The Studio on 20th - The Annual Open Studio from 11-5 pm at 236A 20th St. West. Featuring the work of Bridget Aitken, Nicki Ault, Kathy Bradshaw, Jan Corcoran, Ann Donald, Jane Harington, Miranda Jones, Brenda Kennedy, Karen Maguire, Amira Wasfy and Carol Wylie.

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Save the Children – Canada, Saskatoon Branch will hold an executive committee meeting on from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre on 4th Avenue North, NOVEMBER 21 across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. The Michael Caine, a pianist, trained at North branch is urgently seeking new members and Texas University and California and has taught prospective volunteers are cordially invited at Eastman in New York and New England to attend the meeting. A light lunch will be before landing at the University of Brandon in served. For information, please contact Dr. Mel 2008. Solo concert at 8 p.m. The Bassment. Hosain, publicity chair at 373-9877 or, preferTickets – $20 and $25. ably, at hosain@sasktel.net. ***** A Concert with Saskia and Darrel; The NOVEMBER 25 Great Plains.Presented by/at: St. David’s Conserving Nature Within City Limits, from Trinity United Church (3318 – Merrit Street 7 to 9 p.m., in the theatre of the Frances in Saskatoon.) 7 p.m. Tickets availMorrison Public Library. Topic: The Northeast able from church office: 306-978-0707 or Swale. “It is the conservation opportunity of a call Donna R at 306-382-4430 or Donna lifetime for the City of Saskatoon. But with opK 306-652-0554. Refreshments available: portunity comes risk. Is Saskatoon equipped free will donation. to meet the challenge?”

NOVEMBER 22 The University of Saskatchewan Greystone Singers and University Chorus will be presenting their concert A New Winter’s Day at 3 p.m. at Knox United Church. Admission at the door is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

NOVEMBER 29 Saskatoon Choral Society Fall Concert at 2:30 p.m. at Grace-Westminster United Church ( 505- 10 St. East.) Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 from choir members. Children 6-10 $5; under 5 free. ***** Christmas with Henri Loiselle and Martin Janovsky. The Bassment. 2 p.m. Tickets are $17 and $22.

DECEMBER 6 Cecilian Singers winter concert, O Nata Lux, Zion Lutheran Church, 323-4th Ave. S., at 7 p.m., under the direction of Graham Codling. Includes silent auction. Advance tickets from choir members or McNally Robinson $15; at the door $18; under 12 free.

DECEMBER 8 Magic City Chorus, Saskatoon’s only women’s four part harmony a cappella chorus, presents a special holiday season show for the community. This year’s production is called “Tis the Season and features guest artists Saskatoon Brass Band. 8 p.m. Erindale Alliance Church, 301 Perehudoff Crescent. Tickets are $15 with children 12years and under admitted free. Tickets are available at McNally Robinson or from Marg by calling 306-934-8992 or n_barb@hotmail.com. Visit magiccitychorus.com for more information.

Events NOVEMBER 19

Sherbrooke Community Day Program craft and bake sale. Sherbrooke Community Centre in the Tawaw Centre (401 Acadia Drive). Sale is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ***** The Saskatoon Nature Society welcomes members and non-members to their November monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Physics Lecture Theatre Rm 103 the U of S campus. This month’s speakers are Kelsey Marchand: Life on the Edge Urban Turtles in Saskatchewan, and Christopher Sommers: Devil BirdsThe Plight of the Double-crested Cormorant.

NOVEMBER 20-22 White Eagle Artists Association’s art show and sale. The opening reception is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 20, and the show runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. The show will be held in the Auditorium of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish (301 Avenue Y South). Admission is free of charge.

NOVEMBER 21 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Tea, Craft and Bake Sale. 10 Grosvenor Crescent from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ***** A Pre-Christmas Bake Sale will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower hall of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (at the corner of 20th Street and Spadina Cresent). All kinds of homemade edibles and three varieties of soup will be available. No admission.

NOVEMBER 22 St Joseph’s Parish is having its Christmas Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We have 35

memories of your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. For more information, call Neva Bayliss at 306-343-0256 or Hilda Epp at 306-382-2446.

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.

Every Tuesday

Magic City Chorus (women’s 4 part a cappella harmony) rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at St. Paul’s United Church, Egbert Avenue, in Sutherland at 7 p.m. New members welcome! Check out magiccitychorus. ca for more information. Contact y.jaspar@ shaw.ca. ***** Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of Grace-Westminster United Church, located at 505 10th Street East. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ***** Spirit of the West 616550 Toastmasters Club. Come and have some fun and learn speaking NOVEMBER 28 and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 Pre-Christmas Pie and Tea Sale, Crafts, Handp.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of bags, Jewellery and Bake Sale from 1 to 4 Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the p.m. at Augustana/St. Timothy’s Church ( 1201 red fence on south side of building through Broadway Avenue). Everyone is welcome. the gate up the stairs into the building. ***** Third Monday of Every Prairie Sky farmer’s Market is holding a Month Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church at 454 Egbert Avenue Schizophrenia Society of Saskatoon Famin Sutherland. If you would like to be a vendor, ily Support Group will run from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the W.A Edwards Family Centre, please text or phone 306-222-2740. 333 Fourth Avenue North. The group is ***** attended entirely by family members and Advent Tea, St. John’s Anglican Cathedral (816 Spadina Crescent) 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the friends of people living with schizophrenia Parish Hall. Christmas Bake Sale, Homemade and related disorders. For more information contact, email: ssswellness4u@gmail.com or Turkey Pies and Crafts. Tea Tickets: $5. For call 306-374-2224 more information, call 306-242-5146. **** EVERY WEDNESDAY Arbor Green senior housing (1430 Avenue M. Depression Support Group runs on the first South): bake, craft and garage sale from 9 and third Wednesday of each month, from a.m. to 3 p.m. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the CMHA build***** ing (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to MENSA is an international, non-profit society anyone struggling with depression and family for people who score among the top two per members wanting to support them. For more cent of the general population on a standardinfo, call Marilyn at 306-270-9181 or email ized IQ test. A supervised IQ testing session is mle2003_2@yahoo.com. being held in at 2 p.m. The cost is $90, or $70 ***** for students. If you are interested in attending Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for this session, please call Tim at 306-242-7408 people in their 50s and 60s. Weekly Wednesor email trf674@campus.usask.ca. day restaurant suppers, monthly Brunch, NOVEMBER 28-29 Movie Nites, and more.Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information Saskatoon Potters Guild Christmas sale and demonstrations. Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. email: allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone (306) 978-0813. and Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Third Floor Loft, Albert Community Centre (Clarence ***** St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th Avenue and 11th Street). For more informaSt. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon tion, visit saskatoonpottersguild.com. until 4 p.m. The club is campaigning for new DECEMBER 5 members who are 55+. Memberships are $5 Annual Pre-Christmas Tea & Bake Sale 1 per year with discounts included. For more p.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish (211 Ave. 0 info, call 306-384-4644 or 306-716-0204. South) Admission is $3. Everyone welcome. ***** Bargain store to support the inner city LightDECEMBER 6 Make a beautiful ornament for your Christmas house project. Babies’, children’s, women’s tree, using a glass ball and seasonal fabric at and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts the Marr Residence (326 11th St. East). Suit- and camping clothes available. Wednesdays able for all ages. The house will be decorated from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United for a pioneer Christmas. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. com.

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Prairie Sky Farmer’s Market is open every Thursday from 11:00-6:00 pm. It is located at St. Paul’s United Church in Sutherland...454 Egbert Ave. New vendors may phone or text Kathy at 306-222-2740 ***** SCOOTERS - A drop-in indoor playgroup for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. Thursdays from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church. $40/family/ year, or a suggested drop-in fee of $2/child or $5/family. For more information, email scooters@ebap.ca, visit www.emmanuelbaptist.ca/ scooters, or check out (www.facebook.com/ scootersebc).

EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY 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, 306664-3331.

Second Saturday every month “Memory Writers — September to June, 10 a.m. to noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Share the events and

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

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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. ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

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

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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

Second Wednesday of the Month

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

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

Every Second and Fourth Tuesday

First and Third Wednesday of the month

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 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with

Resporados support group for people with breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street West). For more information, contact Debbie at 306-664-4992.

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2016 Honda HR-V

he compact SUV/CUV market has caught Honda’s eye. The HR-V is a new entry into Canada’s largest vehicle class —the most hotly contested market segment we have. The growing popularity of this class would seem to indicate that consumers, particularly younger consumers, are leaving cars behind. The desire to own an all-wheel drive vehicle is steadily increasing. At first drive, it seems a bit difficult to slot the HR-V into a category in this market segment. Marketers have pretty much nailed it when they tell us the primary audience is young and just starting out. Then, they add that empty Autozone nesters that don’t need a large vehicle, but do need an upright seating position to make entry and exit easy, are prime targets as well. Why can’t they just say that the HR-V fits the lifestyle of a broad range of people for a variety of reasons, some of which they never thought about? My first session with the HR-V was taking it down a few trails. My impression was this was a pretty competent off-roader for the price ($24,290 plus the usual charges). The 1.8 litre-four banger just kept

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plugging away, and the CVT transmission kept making adjustments so that the power I needed to keep moving was going out in the right way. Back onto pavement and the HR-V changed. The way the CVT gets the power to the wheels makes you think there is something larger than 1.8 litres under the hood. I’ve been zipping around the streets of Saskatoon and not had a problem getting up to speed to merge, change lanes or just

get off a stop light without wasting time. Even more fun is how the HR-V handles. I found that I could pick a line through a corner and go around at pretty close to car speeds and still be comfortable. There are reasonable limits on how quickly the HR-V can accelerate, so momentum conservation and proper driving technique mean you can keep cornering speeds up fairly high. The irony is that if you drive in this

manner at much more reasonable level, the HR-V will return some excellent fuel economy, regardless of if you are in town or on the highway. Just in case you don’t know, momentum conservation is one of the building blocks of eco driving. As with all Hondas in the past couple of years, there is an “eco” button that will trim power and improve fuel economy by roughly 10 per cent or more if you drive responsibly. (Continued on page 17)

Lincoln and luxury have always gone hand in hand

incoln wasn’t always an automobile company. When Henry Leland started Lincoln, it was to build fighter aircraft engines for First World War airplanes. But with Leland’s previous automotive experience at Cadillac, he made Lincoln into a luxury automobile company following the war.

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By the 1920s, as the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company, Lincoln competed with the top luxury brands in the world with its factory and custom-bodied cars. Even in the depression years, the V12-powered Lincoln was a powerhouse in the luxury car market, a trend that continued with new models into the 1960s, after a time out for the Second World War.

Understated elegance has been a tradition in Lincoln design, and this theme continues today with models like the MKC and new MKX. Now Lincoln is upping the game, with new attention to detail. And it is not all about the vehicle. It starts with training — training provided by peopl e like Hugo Legrand, an instructor from the Lincoln Academy. Legrand didn’t come from the automobile industry. Instead, his background is in hospitality, including being

a concierge with a major hotel chain. Recruited by Lincoln to train dealership personnel, Legrand shows employees the best way to place the focus on the customer and attention to the little, but important details that give the ownership experience a luxury feeling. Studies of other “groups of excellence,” such as the U.S. Navy Seals, have shown success always depends on getting the details right. (Continued on page 18)

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2016 Ford Transit This vehicle can do it all

ransit is the van that has superseded the Econoline. Aside from custom versions, the Econoline was a work van that came in two body sizes. Today, the Transit can be ordered from the factory with windows, extra seats, logistics tracking, shelving and just about anything else you can think of. Police in Britain actually have a special modular option package that allows for the secure transport of “detainees.” In addition, the Transit can be ordered with a regular roof, a tall roof, a short wheelbase or a long wheelbase, depending on what you want to do with it. At the Canadian Truck King ChalAutozone lenge (I was one of the 10 judges), the Transit placed first among the commercial vans for the second time in a row. That’s not bad when you consider that 2015 was the first year that commercial vans were evaluated. Commercial vehicles like this Transit are pretty much bare bones. The only glass behind the driver is in the back doors. Even this glass was optional, but it is one combination that I like as long as I don’t have to worry about keeping cargo from prying eyes. Inside are four bare walls, with a couple ofJW15728.K16 anchor points front and rear to secure James

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heavy cargo. Various options can transfer this rather cavernous space to a fully equipped workshop or a sumptuous Class B mini motorhome. The choice is yours. Getting into the driver’s seat was a bit of a stretch, but once up and in place, the area is well laid out. The instruments are right in front, and the auxiliary controls for the HVAC system and entertainment system (again it can be a regular radio right up to the full system with nav) are on a bit of an angle, so that they can be seen and worked easily. Bluetooth is standard on all systems. On the other side of the cab is another bucket seat that is pretty much as comfortable as the driver’s seat, although not quite as adjustable. When there is a cargo divider (optional) between the cargo area and the front compartment seat, adjustments on both seats are restricted slightly, so taller, longer-legged drivers may find themselves a bit cramped. Driving position is a bit more upright and truck-like than with a car

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or SUV. Think of it as more like sitting in a chair than being in a lounger. From the driver’s seat, the forward view is expansive. A short nose means being able to get up close to what is in front without having to worry about tapping the vehicle (or wall) in front of you when trying to position the van for unloading at a tight loading dock. The large side door lets you slide a pallet in that way if you are so inclined, and it does make for easy entry and exit to the cargo area for general deliveries. Backing up is pretty easy if you have the optional back-up camera. Using the mirrors seems to be a dying skill, but the mirrors on the Transit are large and divided into upper and lower sections. Only the larger upper sections are power actuated. The lower ones are manually adjusted. Behind the driver is cargo space — lots of cargo space. At one point my test

Transit was loaded with roughly 3,000 pounds (max cargo weight is 4,650 lbs). The pallets fit between the wheel wells and the factory tie down hooks. Loaded like this, the 3.2-litre, 185 horsepower, inline five-cylinder diesel hauled the freight so well that, aside from having to brake a bit harder or be a bit more careful cornering, the load was almost unnoticeable. Going up through the gears loaded or empty was really smooth thanks to the standard six-speed automatic with select shift. With this transmission, basically if you are not happy with how the automatic is getting things done, you can take control. The way Ford has set the Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)Transit up with three wheel bases, three engines, two roof heights and an option sheet longer than a written Supreme Court decision, there are thousands of ways to build a Transit. That means there is probably one for you.

You can count on Lincoln for exellent service

(Continued from page 15) n this day of decreased customer service in many areas, from buying your groceries to selecting a shirt at a department store, Lincoln is competing in the luxury market — where all automobiles are of excellent quality — by paying attention to the customer and details. An example of detail is remembering the vehicle owner’s name, or personalizing the display screen on a new vehicle delivery with the owner’s company logo. No detail is too small if it helps present a luxury experience. Just like the dealership purchase and service experience, the vehicles show their own attention to detail. On the 2016 MKX, for example, the exterior perimeter lighting fades on as you approach the vehicle and the door handling light up with a soft, inviting feel. Open the door and the interior lighting illuminates gradually in stages to embrace you. Other MKX luxury features are 22way adjustable front seats, with heating

and cooling and massage features. The massage can be adjusted to high or low mode and back or lower seat. It certainly makes a difference during a long day in the vehicle. Having the vehicle do things for you is also luxury, such as with the adaptive LED headlights. The headlights focus automatically so there is a wide beam at low speeds and move the beam during cornering to “see” around corners. At highway speeds the headlights narrow the beam and project further down the road, while automatically lowering the beam for oncoming traffic. It is one less thing to worry about. In a marketplace where details make the difference, Lincoln’s goal is to make owners feel like they are treated special, whether it is while driving the vehicle, calling the dealership or using the personalized concierge service on the Lincoln Canada website. Luxury is really a perception, and it’s all in the details. Now if I could only get that service at the hardware store, too.

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, ≥, ‡, ◊, § The All Out Clearout Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after November 3, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select 2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2015 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $20,995/$20,695 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $116/$114 with a cost of borrowing of $3,081/$3,037 and a total obligation of $24,076/$23,732. ‡3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Chrysler 200 LX through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Chrysler 200 LX (28A) with a Purchase Price of $20,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment, equals 416 weekly payments of $58 with a cost of borrowing of $3,074 and a total obligation of $24,069. ◊$10,350 in Total Discounts is available on new 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G) and consists of $7,000 Consumer Cash and $3,350 in Ultimate Family Package Discounts. See your retailer for complete details. $8,470 in Total Discounts is available on the new 2015 Dodge Journey SXT with Ultimate Package (JCDP4928K) and consists of $2,000 Consumer Cash Discount, $2,500 DVD Bonus Cash and $3,970 in Ultimate Package No-charge Options. See your retailer for complete details. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Finance example: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP with a Purchase Price of $20,995 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $183 for a total obligation of $23,743. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. ±Based on 2014 Ward’s lower middle sedan segmentation. ^Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian Vehicles in Operation data available as of July, 2014 for Crossover Segments as defined by Chrysler Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by FCA Canada Inc.

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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the cash purchase of a 2015 Impala, Equinox, Traverse, Silverado 1500 Double/Crew Cab, Silverado HD with gas engine, Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Malibu, Camaro and Trax. 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. * Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory on Impala, Equinox, Traverse, Silverado 1500 Crew Cab and Silverado HD Gas models as of November 10, 2015 and all remaining 2015 Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Malibu, Camaro, Trax and Silverado Double Cab. Valid November 13 to 30, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ** 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.

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