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Volume 12, Issue 48, Week of November 30, 2015

Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express hen Tamara Bowman cast her interior designer’s eye on the former Ens Toyota showroom, she saw something few others would: a fabulous space not for cars, but for couches, tables, fabrics and fixtures.

This, thought Bowman, is my new location.

On Nov. 1, Metric Design Service opened in the bright space on Venture Crescent. It took a lot of work, installing plumbing, new tiles, drywall, electrical and then putting the room vignettes in place.

There are also sample areas, an area for plumbing fixtures and offices upstairs.

Once on the case, it didn’t take Bowman long to get her new space ready for sharing.

“We completed the renovation here in a month,” said Bowman. “For us, that was proof we can do things efficiently, quickly and effectively.”

She’s also pleased that she could give the interesting building, with high vaulted ceilings and a rounded shape, a new life.

“Everybody is really thrilled that we’re here in this location, doing this,” she said.

“The building is so fantastic. Everybody knows the building, and it was sad to see it vacant for so long.

“I just thought it was a really cool space to just do something really interesting.

“We tried to keep as much of the original design and character of the building, which is really important, I think. This is a great opportunity to be able to showcase so many different lines . . . and more offerings within those lines.”

Metric on Venture is the third and largest space for Bowman, who started her company out of her home before moving it downtown in 2011.

“I was just working out of my home doing interior design, and felt there was a need to have the opportunity to bring everything together for clients,” said Bowman.

Tamara Bowman has relocated Metric Design Service to the former Ens Toyota location (Photo by Joanne Paulson) She found she was constantly travelling around the city trying to find different products and dealing with the confusion “I loved the idea of pairing interior everything together, but I couldn’t do it on “It wasn’t a good fit for my company. I created by a plethora of options. Instead, design services with the products, as well this scale.” loved downtown, but it wasn’t the right fit. she wanted become the expert in all those as renovation, because when I’ve done Downtown for four years, Bowman “This location just makes it much more products. renovations in the past, working out of eventually found that, at 2,500 square feet, visible and accessible for people. It really “There were all of these different facmy home, it was hard to get a contractor she didn’t have enough space. The store is bringing us to the area where people are tors that made me believe there should be a and a designer and the product all working had a boutique feel and a big-city style, but generally going to shop when building or better option for people, to bring every-1 15-11-17 together in PM tandem on the client’s behalf. it wasn’t quite the right thing for Saskarenovating.”

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believes in community involvement Diane Boyko has been the chair of the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools board for eight years (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

s Diane Boyko watched her watching her own children two daughters get their first advance to professional lessons at St. Goretti Ukraicareers. Lesia now lives in nian Bilingual School, she became Victoria with her husband, excited and impressed by the work Drew, and is employed by of what was then known as the Sasthe Ministry of Finance katoon Catholic Schools division. with the British Columbia She was impressed enough that, government. Stacia attended by 2003, she ran in the school board a job fair at the College of elections and won a position as a Education at the Univertrustee. She has been elected in three sity of Saskatchewan and subsequent elections and is currently answered a call to Mexico, beginning her eighth straight year where she is principal of an People as the chair of the newly named American-English language Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. school in Pachucca, Hidalgo.

“I have always believed in maintainThe rewards go much farther beyond ing a strong Catholic system in Saskatoon her own children. and (I am) steadfast in standing up for our Her excitement reached its heights on beliefs,” said Boyko. “It is important that Nov. 20, when the Catholic system celebratparents have a choice in how their children ed the completion of major renovations and are educated, particularly the choice of a additions at Holy Cross High School and faith-based education.

Georges Vanier Catholic Fine Arts School.

“At first, I saw my community inSaskatchewan Education Minister Don volvement and my Ukrainian background Morgan was present at both ceremonies. among the things I could bring to the table.

As part of a $29-million expansion, Now it is a much bigger challenge. We are Holy Cross gained a new gymnasium, five moving forward and, with almost 17,000 new classrooms, an industrial arts centre, students, we are the largest Catholic a new chapel and a new entrance. The old system in Saskatchewan. We are open and gym was transformed into a cafeteria, the welcoming and we want to be there for old cafeteria became a library and the old the parents who want their children to be library became office space for staff. educated in the model of Jesus Christ.”

“It was a three-year process and Ben Boyko has the found of the joy of Garchinski, who retired as principal in

June, deserves all of our credit as a great general contractor. He accommodated the 1,100 students at the same time as managing the moves of 130 teachers and 140 construction staff.”

As part of the $13.5-million expansion at Georges Vanier, the school gained a new gymnasium, a new art room and a dedicated space for choir and band programs. As well, many of the older rooms were renovated.

“The bonus for each of the schools was the use of natural lighting and an open concept that makes for a warm and welcoming educational environment.”

Boyko said the fast population gains, as well as the need for recognizing the diversity of newcomers, must be measured in capital needs, maintenance needs and support of teachers.

“We now have a lot of immigrants who come into Saskatoon without any English language skills. We work closely with the Saskatoon Open Door Society and our own division’s Newcomer Welcome Centre to make a seamless transition for children.

We want the children to fit in as easily as possible in the age-appropriate classes.”

One of the system’s remarkable success stories is at St. Mark School, where there is now representation from 55 different cultures and 50 different languages.

“The children adapt easily. Not long ago, we had a multicultural day where four little

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One of the schools in need of expansion soon is St. Frances, which is a Cree bilingual school and where 90 per cent of the students are from First Nations backgrounds. It is estimated the school will reach 500 students next year.

Boyko has the utmost respect for her board colleagues, “who, for most of my time, have been together. We are in a position of tremendous responsibility. We hold each other to a high standard to ensure we are stewards of the division’s monetary and human resources.”

Boyko reaches out to many areas away from school management, and her talents were recently recognized as a Nation Builder by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Saskatchewan Provincial Council. She volunteers at the Musee Ukraina Museum.

An important role at this time of the year is as coordinator of Saskatoon’s Sundog Arts and Entertainment Faire, which moves into the SaskTel Centre from Dec. 4 to Dec. 6. Her experience dates back to being a 15-year-old dancing at the first Sundog Faire at what was then the Centennial Auditorium.

By 1995, she was invited to be the Sundog coordinator.

“Our mission is to provide a space for artisans from all across Canada to sell their products in a pre-Christmas setting. Artisans apply by March 1, our jury divides the artisans into categories, adjusts floor plans by April 30 and the artisans are notified by June 1. We remain loyal to faithful participants, but we try to introduce 30 to 50 new artisans each year, building a show that has fresh concepts,” said Boyko.

The event usually attracts 12,000 people during the three days.

Boyko has also been a co-chair, alongside Todd Brandt, of the 2007 JUNO Awards host committee and she was also involved in the Canadian Country Music Awards in 2012. The country music show will return to Saskatoon in 2017.

“The organizers of these national shows have seen how warm and sincere Saskatoon has been and they have been pleasantly surprised how we have helped lift their shows to new heights. Much of our success comes from a reputation of having world-renowned volunteers.”

Boyko said she’s led a blessed and charmed life, “one that allows me to go into experiences which are more than just jobs and ones that have allowed me enough flexibility to balance the special events with family life.”

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Kanewiyakiho uses his name as a teaching tool

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By Derrick Kunz iterary heavyweights Hemingway and Tolkien, Greek philosopher Heraclitus and even reggae legend Bob Marley have all famously commented on the value of the journey — encounters and experiences that not only make one’s life fuller and richer, but shape who we are.

Delvin Kanewiyakiho, First Nations and Métis cultural consultant with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, uses his own encounters and experiences to give students a good start along their journey. Being the recipient of Indspire’s 2015 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Award in the Language, Culture and Traditions category is a good indication he’s on the right track.

Kanewiyakiho’s journey began as Delvin Kennedy.

The son of Alberta lumber camp workers — his mom was a cook and his dad was a sawyer — Kanewiyakiho was raised on Little Pine First Nation, just off the Yellowhead Highway, about 60 kilometres northwest of North Battleford.

The First Nation was the ideal training ground for Kanewiyakiho’s career as a teacher and cultural consultant.

“Little Pine was once a teaching reserve,” he said. “In 1905, we had 20 specialists. All the bands south of Battle River went to Little Pine to learn ceremony.

“I have always been steeped in culture. I learned from my parents and grandparents. I always heard Cree (language); playing sports, at school, talking with friends, it was always in Cree.”

After high school, Kanewiyakiho went to Brigham Young University in Utah. Their indigenous dance troupe attracted Kanewiyakiho to the Greater Salt Lake area.

“I had an eyeful and an earful. I was always in my culture, living First Nations culture, loving it, espousing it,” Kanewiyakiho said of his three years as a member of the troupe of Polynesian, Native American and Latino American dancers who toured Southeast Asia, South America and Europe.

Kanewiyakiho returned home and earned his bachelors of arts and education degrees at the University of Saskatchewan. Before earning his master’s degree at the U of S, he taught at St. Mary’s Community School and later Oskāyak High School — both schools with high aboriginal student enrolment.

Inside the classroom and out — leading the powwow dance troupe, teaching powwow drumming to students and working with elders for ceremonies, feasts and round dances — Kanewiyakiho knew, from his own experience, the importance of helping students feel culturally connected.

“Students, whether they are First Nations or not, or newcomers to Canada, come in with gifts and skills, and I think that when you teach culture and language and traditions, you are adding more arsenal for success. If a child is feeling good about who they are and they are accepted as a culturally located person, then the sky is the limit.”

Understanding First Nations and Métis culture is not only important to learn as part of our national history, it encourages non-indigenous students to learn about their own culture and heritage and grow as individuals, he said.

Kanewiyakiho’s journey and personal growth included a name change 10 years ago.

“It was part of a healing process for me. When I was 17 years old, I was given my Cree name. It dawned on me; I came to an epiphany after some soul searching. So I decided to change my surname to Kanewiyakiho as part of my healing.”

His name is also a teaching tool.

“When I meet people, they want to know my name. It’s a good teaching point, because they want to know how to pronounce it and what it means.” (It is pronounced gahnay-wee-yah-gee-hoo and means “he comes from directions,” referencing the four winds.)

As a First Nations and Métis consultant with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, Kanewiyakiho is working with administrators and teachers to incorporate indigenous culture, tradition and ceremony throughout the division.

Part of that includes developing First Nations and Métis curriculum for kindergarten through Grade 12 students.

When asked how he is going about that monumental task, he said “everything that I have learned form mentors and guides has been done in the spirit of relationship. . . .

Everything is done in association with someone else. It is relationships that have taught me to communicate better, to be more accepting of people and to understand where people come from more.

“Getting along in a good way — mîyo-wîcêtowin — in the spirit of kinship or relationship — wâhkôhtowin — that’s made the difference for me; that’s what I have learned from the elders and through my own trial and error. I’ve come to understand you need good relationships to have success.”

Kanewiyakiho credits his elders, guides and mentors for the Indspire award. He’s also curious about the lives and accomplishments of fellow nominees “not to compare – to learn from them and maybe improve my journey.”

After a short, reflective pause, Kanewiyakiho humbly concludes, “I’ve had a good journey so far.”

Indspire’s Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Awards were presented in Calgary on Nov. 13.

(Derrick Kunz is a communications consultant with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.)

I will write until the day I die

ne of the things I enjoy about being a heard. By his laughter, I could tell he was talkwriter is meeting interesting people. ing with his children. His voice was getting on Many of the people I have met have my nerves, so I turned to move away. I then struggled through life, yet have made the most looked at the man and he had no nose and no of their situations. ears and his eyes were little slits. He looked Whenever I feel down, I think of others like he had melted. He was a burn survivor. who are in a worse period in their lives. For “What do I have to whine about?,” I almost 10 years, I have been battling an intesthought. “Look at him. He is able to laugh and tinal illness that has put me in the hospital for talk with his children.” days, weeks and months at a time. There were Right there and then, I decided to heal, and times, on at least two occasions, when doctors that was exactly what has happened. didn’t know if I would pull through.

One thing I have found helpful is joining Columnist I had lost more than 100 pounds and looked a support group. There are all kinds of them like a zombie with my purplish skin. I had out there. They range from substance abuse to absolutely no physical strength, not even enough to pull mental illness. myself out of my hospital bed.

At these meetings, a person can hear the most incredOne day I started to feel better and was able to get ible stories of survival, of endurance and of the desire to around in a wheelchair. One morning I wheeled myself move forward. These are places where people can disout of St. Paul’s Hospital to get some fresh air. As I sat cover they are not alone. Just when you think your world outside, I heard a man talking on his cellphone. I couldn’t is falling apart, along comes a story from somebody who see him because he was standing behind me. has had similar experiences. Sadly, not all of these stories He had one of the most irritating voices I have ever have happy endings.

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My passion has always been for writing. I firmly believe I wrote my way out of my life-threatening illness. People have asked me why I write with candor, in a shoot-from-the-hip kind of way. I try to write with honesty. I have been asked if the people I write about actually existed.

“There is no way a man can survive two fires,” a person once said. The comment came after a story I wrote about Rocky, a man from northern Saskatchewan who survived when the engine on his truck caught on fire. He was badly burned, but survived.

A few years later, Rocky’s house caught on fire. Rocky ran into the burning house to save his daughter. Again, he was burned. He told me he never gave going into the house a second thought. All he knew was he had to save his daughter.

Writing has opened a world I otherwise wouldn’t be privy to. I was once asked if I would enjoy life when I got as old as, say, Cam Hutchinson. My response was, “As long as I am still writing.” I will never stop writing until my life is over. Until then, I will keep finding interesting people and share their stories.

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Carbon taxes aren’t going away

hat a difference a couple of elecgeothermal, in the next 15 years. The plan calls tions make. for lowering coal and natural gas use from 72 While the most recent federal and per cent of generation to 50 per cent, while Alberta elections have brought an endless list increasing wind to 30 per cent from only five. of real and potential changes, two shifts in However, Finance Minister Kevin Doherty vision have risen to the top, like foam fizzing said flatly that Saskatchewan will not impleirrevocably from a shaken soda bottle. ment a carbon tax. He told the Regina ChamOne is the Syrian refugee crisis, mixed ber of Commerce that “now is not the time to and muddled by a growing threat of terrorism impose another tax on the business communifrom Islamic State. May the gentle Muslims ty.” He’d be right, from “the economy sucks” of our communities be able to forgive the standpoint. It may not be the time to impose stupid, negative actions from Canadians folanother tax on Saskatchewan people, either, Columnist lowing the Paris attacks. for the same reason.

The second is climate change. Under the Furthermore, Saskatchewan does have the Stephen Harper government and the many Conservative carbon capture plant at Boundary Dam. No, it’s not workAlberta governments, addressing climate change was, ing perfectly, but it’s certainly a step ahead of any other to put it mildly, on the back burner. Now, new Prime province in terms of carbon capture. In other words, SasMinister Justin Trudeau and Alberta NDP Premier Rachel katchewan is trying to use technology to mitigate climate Notley are vigorously charting a new course. change, instead of tax policy.

At the recent first ministers’ meeting, Trudeau clearly Alberta, meanwhile, is well behind much of the westendorsed Notley and came out of a meeting saying all ern world in several respects. Its previous governments Canadian governments are “united in our commitment to have been happy to ride the oil and gas wave, largely stepping up in the fight against climate change.” ignoring climate issues; and while they’ve attempted to Professed unity is one thing. Unified action is another, sock away oil money for the future, that fund is nearand we see two very different approaches in Saskatching the bottom. Taxation, meanwhile, has not kept up to ewan and Alberta.

Alberta’s needs. Even under Notley, Alberta still has no Notley has made the biggest declaration against PST. climate change so far, with a direct carbon policy in Now, don’t get me wrong. I hate taxes as much as the Canada’s biggest oil-producing province. Other provinces next guy, but some are actually necessary. Alberta has, are working on it, and B.C. has done it, but Notley’s get- over the years, completely blown its cultural ability to tax ting all the press. adequately, counting on the oil gravy train to maintain She is ushering in a $30-per-tonne carbon tax that will prosperity. affect everyone in the Alberta economy. In addition, she Now Notley is gambling that Alberta will buy into her plans to phase out coal emissions by 2030 (good luck carbon tax. That’s going to be very interesting. A carbon with that; Alberta is as reliant on coal as Saskatchewan tax will theoretically encourage people to drive less, buy is) and “move toward” renewable sources for generating energy-efficient appliances and turn down the thermostat. electricity.

Are Albertans ready for this? Will they accept their shiny This plan is going to hit every Albertan right in the new tax? They did elect her, so we’ll see. wallet, although there is a plan to mitigate costs for The crucial point is that the carbon tax, as with many lower-income people. The tax will add about $470 annu- policies, is intended to change behaviour. Don’t want to ally in higher heating, electricity and transportation costs pay the tax? Create fewer emissions. Possibly the largest per household by 2018. Notley’s crew expects to raise $3 creator of emissions, both directly and indirectly, is the billion annually, and reinvest it in renewable energy and public; it’s not just businesses. We generate a huge share covering consumers’ increased costs. just by driving our cars. Trucks carrying goods for us to A day after her announcement, Saskatchewan anconsume are enormous emitters, as well. nounced via SaskPower that the Crown plans to double That’s where the Saskatchewan policy, focused on JW15735.K30 James its use of renewable resources, including wind, solar and its Crown electrical utility, falls down. It’s great that

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SaskPower is trying to reduce emissions from electrical generation, but that’s just one business among many. It doesn’t do anything to motivate the average person or private business to reduce their footprints.

Premier Brad Wall and Minister Dougherty actually make a good point that Saskatchewan cannot afford an economy-wide tax right now; I’m not sure Alberta can, either. However, it’s certainly time that Canada stepped up on the climate change front, especially considering our reliance on oil, and turned our international image from pariah to leader.

Technological advances aside, at some point in the near future the Saskatchewan government is going to have to play in the Canadian sandbox. Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec already have their shovels and pails ready. Carbon taxes are here, and they’re not going away.

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have to be ambulanced to St. had to venture into the Paul’s Hospital.

Saskatoon Health Region It was a little disconcerting (SHR) this past week. It to see the number of uniwasn’t a trip I wanted to take, formed non-medical hospital but Granny needed immedipersonnel when we entered ate medical attention so we the ED at St. Paul’s. At first I packed her up and off we thought that there must have went. been a catastrophic event in As with all trips, I tried to the city, but then determined do some advance planning. that several were security If I went to Royal University guards and the rest were EMTs Hospital’s Emergency Departwaiting to have their patient ment (ED), it would mean Columnist transports admitted. (Apparboth of us would need medical ently EMTs cannot leave their transports attention (mine from a mental health perspective.) The idea of languishing for at the hospital upon arrival, but have to hours in that waiting room, while Granny mill around waiting for formal hospital admittance.) slid into decline, was not an option. I I then approached the security station thought about calling an ambulance, expecting if she arrived on a gurney she and explained to the guard that Granny would get their immediate attention, but had been ambulanced over from City using that mode of transportation would Hospital and we wanted to see that she was settled. He pointed to a red phone on have caused Granny greater distress. the desk and invited me to use it to obtain However, after a quick call to her faminformation from the nursing station, ily doctor, City Hospital’s Emergency Department was designated as the go-to which was behind locked doors.

After 10 rings, I got a recording that place.

Together with another family member, basically said “your call cannot be anwe loaded Granny in the car and started swered.” To his credit, the security guard took Granny’s name and ventured behind our journey into the SHR netherworld.

We pulled the car right up to the curb in the locked ward, returned and allowed us to enter. She was there, safe and sound, front of City Hospital’s ED doors and I and would be taken upstairs as soon as a entered the hospital and found a wheelbed was available. (Regrettably, the kind chair. But getting Granny out of the car gentleman who helped us at City Hosand into the wheelchair proved a little pital was also at St. Paul’s Hospital and more difficult than we had thought and still in the waiting room with his elderly we were concerned about causing her bodily injury, so I went back into the ED mother slumped in a wheelchair. How and asked the admitting clerk if someone very sad.)

The next morning I visited Granny could assist us. at St. Paul’s. Although the room was as Now I might have understood if the clerk had said to me it is against hospital hot as hell, she was cold and shivering.

I tracked down a nurse and asked if she policy for us to assist people into the building, an issue that would have to be could bring a housecoat for Granny until addressed with the SHR board, but I was such time as we could get her things from home. Sadly, the hospital was out stunned when she said “no” and that I could call the fire department for help if I of housecoats, but the nurse did bring a warmed flannel sheet that solved the wanted to. problem. Gone are the days when a I thought she was kidding, but she patient may have normally been given a wasn’t. I said Granny is four feet from bed bath after a few days stay, but on day the door; we just need someone to hold her feet while we lift her in the chair. I’m two Granny asked for a basin of water and towel so she could wash herself and not sure whether there was a physical brush her teeth, and she was accommomanifestation of me transforming into dated. a poltergeist, nor do I know if my eyes In reality, the nurses working on these changed colour when I started to see red, but thankfully before I could violate wards have such a heavy workload that the niceties of assisting patients with the “verbal abuse will not be tolerated” directive, a gentleman who was standing personal hygiene have gone by the waynearby, admitting his mother, stepped up side. Still, to their credit, these nurses and offered assistance. (Thank you, kind handle elderly patients with compassion and patience, offer a smile and a chipper sir, for your thoughtfulness and help.) comment when attending to them and After the four-foot trek into the positively interact with concerned family hospital, and an unpleasant experience with the admitting clerk, the triage nurse members. Hats off to all these merciful people. stepped up to do her job. I can’t say Recently it was reported that the enough good things about this nurse. The nurse was kind and gentle with Granny, Saskatoon Health Region may have to cut jobs due to budgetary constraints. subtlety probed for Granny’s medical Should that happen, I don’t know how information, assured Granny that they would take good care of her and then im- much longer people in medical need (especially the elderly) can wait for treatmediately had her in a bed. ment or how much heavier the workload Next up were the ED doctor and can get for hospital personnel. Add to the nurses in the observation room. Again, equation the need for repairs and mainteI am thankful for the medical attention nance to hospitals. Is it time to question Granny was given by these caregivwhether the government’s priority should ers. The doctor did not come across as be health care and hospitals instead of a terse demi-god, but was personable, football stadiums, art galleries and comand explained what he was doing and why, which put Granny (and us) at ease. merce?

I end this with overwhelming gratitude The nurses handled her with kid gloves and, after prompt testing and scans were to those hospital personnel that did the completed, we were advised that Granny best they could for our family member under less the desirable circumstances, as was much sicker than we thought and would need to be admitted to hospital for well as for other patients in similar situatreatment. The rub was that she couldn’t tions. Thank you one and all. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com be admitted to City Hospital and would

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Company started in 1999

Tamara Bowman says there is no “Metric style.” She tailors her designs to the esthetics of her clients (Photos by Joanne Paulson) Despite spending several years in the Victoria climate, Bowman wanted to come home to run her business, in part because her family and her husband’s family are here.

“I’ve always liked the vibe here. The entrepreneurship and local business is awesome. I came from an entrepreneurial family – my parents owned a commercial construction company – so I had a little bit of knowledge that way. I like to do business here. It’s a great city for that; it’s a greatsized city, where you can grow in business.

And it’s very loyal.”

With that entrepreneurial background, Bowman approaches her business from two perspectives: passion for interior design as well as a desire to own her own company.

“I knew I was a better leader than a follower — a better boss than an employee,” said Bowman. “I love business, I love people, I love interior design, I love products, I love the dynamics of (working with) staff.

“My staff has been with me a very long time . . . because I involve them in the business. We grow as a team and as a unit.

That’s very valuable for our clients.”

A busy life There’s a saying that if you want something done, get a busy person to do it. That certainly applies to Bowman, who is mar-

ried to husband Cary — a partner in Lucky Bastard Distillery (LBD) — and has two children, Ella, 11, and Bennett, 9.

She also plays on not one, but two, soccer teams, and is presently learning to dance for the Swinging with the Stars charity event, which takes place in January.

It has been extra busy for Bowman, since not only has Metric moved to its new location, but LBD is moving as well. Even Bowman, accustomed to a busy life, has to admit it has been a crazy time. But she remains focused, and her entrepreneurial

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She takes the view that everything will work out, and if there are bumps along the way, she’ll figure it out. Embracing change, she adds, is an important part of the entrepreneurial spirit.

“Believe in yourself,” she said. “The fear and worry doesn’t ever go away. That’s just part of the ride. Focus on the good stuff; follow your dreams.”

Metric Design Centre is located at 285A Venture Cres. The company’s website is at metricdesign.ca.

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(Continued from page 1) Focused on design Within her focus on interior design, Bowman is always looking for products and companies that are innovative.

“We like green products, products of all different price ranges, all different shapes and interesting materials and textures.

“Our focus is to explore. We make sure we try to know as much about everything as we can, and have really strong product knowledge, as well as go to shows all over Canada and the U.S. and Mexico — different places to see what’s out there in the marketplace and bring as much of that to Saskatoon as possible.”

While it may seem counterintuitive, Bowman tries not to create her own style.

She is more focused on being eclectic — to never actually have a “Metric style.”

“We want to be able to accommodate people with all different esthetics, and really tailor design to our clients. That’s a big part of our focus,” she said.

To that end, Bowman employs a team of designers, and matches each client to a designer with a similar approach and esthetic. Metric employs eight design staff, as well as three showroom staff and six project management staff. Metric offers complete renovation packages, beginning with design and following through with product selection and renovation project management.

“We’re all together, focused on a common goal.”

Learning the trade Bowman started her company in 1999, and soon after built her first house — a duplex built on spec – when she was only 21.

“It’s still standing; it’s good. People are still living there,” she says, laughing.

That was the start of her personal approach to learning everything about her industry.

“I think I got out of design school (Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, B.C.) and realized I needed to know more than you can be taught out of a book. That’s always been my philosophy. You have to learn hands on; you have to build it to know it.

We act on knowledge and experience.”

As well as building a duplex, Bowman worked for other businesses learning about paint, furnishings and window coverings to develop the experience she wanted. Now, she says, she understands the products, the processes and how to work with other people, including tradespeople and clients.

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rightly or wrongly, is more spent more than 4,000 recently and prominently hours working one-onassociated with terrorist one with 650 CKOM star attacks. The two associaradio host John Gormley. tions are absolutely mutually From February 2007 to exclusive, but that doesn’t February 2011, I produced negate either interpretation his popular morning call-in when considered separately. show. It was just him and I, I’m sorry if that offends your pumping out four hours of delicate sensitivities, but it’s live, no dress-rehearsal talk true. If someone walked into radio every single weekday. a crowded room or event By comparison, in CBC Columnist and for no apparent reason language, that’s like a dozen shouted that phrase, I would producers per hour. However, being a privately owned and non-union- hit the damn floor.

Anyway, unlike radio, Twitter is ized radio station, it equalled one of me.

I’m not going to pretend that at times infinitely context-less, and to the most averagely rational individual it was it wasn’t difficult. Over the course of my tenure, but more so over the course clear Gormley was referring to an act of his – which I believe must be getting of terrorism, not religious practice. The indignant, morally superior masses close to two decades – he tackled a number of complex, often emotionally first screen-captured the faux pas, then pounced, with a vengeance, declaring charged, local, national and internaGormley a proponent of hate speech tional issues. (which he’s not), a bigot (which he’s The amount of research required to not) and demanding his “resignation” ensure Gormley had completely accurate representation of the facts on the from the privately owned corporation of Rawlco Radio. air was colossal. It didn’t necessarily Like I said, it was a stupid tweet. A require the glut of producers they had over at the CBC, but in hindsight it was, mistake, I daresay, driven by the same unchecked emotion that was rising and at times, far too much for one person roiling through all of us. To highlight (though, to be fair, Gormley’s personal ability to read and absorb copious how quickly social media moves, we amounts of information was astounding. were tweeting our grief and disbelief before many of the Bataclan victims, And he did so daily, probably before I then lying in wait of their fate, were was even out of bed.)

It was a live show, so if we screwed even dead.

How many times have we seen someup, there was no taking it back. In that sense, I had the luxury of hiding behind one, be they a public figure or just an immature millennial, have their profesthe glass. Once I gave him my portion of the research, Gormley alone had his sional lives destroyed by the anonymous social media societal task force? It’s butt hanging out — it was his voice, his show. The on-air buck stopped with like this creepy version of the morality him. Despite those intense and constant police, and it’s just so damn lazy.

How hard is it to send out 140 charchallenges, we managed. It was rare — extremely rare — that Gormley said the acters condemning someone’s character (while inferring, of course, one’s own wrong thing and, if he did, it was on superiority) or sign an online petition something technical, such as a historical date or the pronunciation of a name. vying to destroy someone’s livelihood?

Thirty seconds later you’ve put your These were minor errors, particularly in the grand scheme of things. But any phone down and gone back to groommisstep, even that small, would eat him ing your beard or sipping your latte. So lazy, so thoughtless — so unsurprisingly alive for the rest of the show, day and prevalent. even week.

Here’s what freaks me out about this: Despite the intensity of our working if there was one person on the planet I relationship (I called him Work-Dad) over those thousands of hours, Gormley would never have predicted would fall and I have since drifted apart. I haven’t victim to the Twitter lynch mob, it’s John Gormley. It freaks me out because spoken to him in at least a couple of the fact that it happened to Gormley years. I no longer listen to the show, — who emerged from this micro-crisis but I still have a ginormous volume of relatively unscathed — absolutely friends and family who remain loyal cements, for me, the notion that this fans. can happen to anyone, no matter how We were recently discussing our diligently we choose our words. combined experience listening to the On Twitter, like in life, we all say and John Gormley Live Show since its inception, and not one of us could remem- do things that we didn’t think through, or we wish we hadn’t. Unlike radio, the ber Gormley ever having to apologize for saying anything truly offensive. The nature of social media and real life is unplanned. Even in the most live realpremise of his radio show is opinion formed by fact, so not everyone is going ity environment, (good) television and (good) radio is tightly planned, preto agree with his opinion — that’s the whole point. If listeners choose to be of- meditated and produced. Applying those fended because Gormley does not share principles to social media defeats the purpose of social media, where we’re or promote their opinion, that’s their asking and expecting to be invited into problem. Everybody agreeing doesn’t the intimate personal life and mind of exactly make for compelling radio the user, which rings hollow when interdrama.

A few weeks ago, it was bizarre and action is obviously staged by a producer unsettling to witness the manufactured or assistant.

We demand this access, then we drama that erupted when Gormley, for shoot to metaphorically kill when somea tiny moment, went off script. On the horrific night that was Friday, Nov. 13, one goes off script, however briefly or imperfectly. I’d venture that 99 per as we watched ISIS terrorists casually cent of the things for which individubut thoroughly snuff out young lives like candles on a birthday cake, Gorm- als have been crucified for saying on ley tweeted out a snippet of a conversa- Twitter would never get past the door if said in a face-to-face conversation. So tion he was having with his wife. why does one prompt us to destroy, but It was an ill-advised tweet, for sure, in which he referenced an Islamic not the other? Wouldn’t be because it’s so much easier to take someone down religious statement synonymous with peaceful prayer, but in Western cultures, when they can’t see your face, would it?

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Orpheus 60 Chorus A ray of sunshine in a gloomy world

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express hree days after the terrorist attacks in Paris, a choir was singing in a piano room at a seniors’ residence in Saskatoon.

You Raise Me Up. Hallelujah. What a Wonderful World.

Far from the horrors of France, it was wonderful to listen to the Orpheus 60 Chorus as it prepared for its upcoming concert.

The choir is about 35 voices strong on most nights. George Sherban is the conductor and a bit of a ham. And maybe that’s an understatement.

At the piano is a renowned Saskatoon player. In the front row sits a man who has sang at Royal Albert Hall in London. The singing is beautiful, whether it be the full choir or in breakout groups of two and five.

The Orpheus 60 Chorus is celebrating its 55th anniversary and preparing for a concert on Dec. 7.

Sherban has been with the choir for 10, 12, 13 years. He isn’t exactly sure.

“A friend of mine from a church choir joined a month earlier and she said, ‘I think you would just love it in here.’ So I said, ‘Sure.’ I was about 70, so I was old enough to get into the group,” he said with a laugh.

Members of the choir have to be 55.

Some are in their 90s.

Sherban has been in a church choir for years. He took “a little bit of violin” as a child and music appreciation in high school.

He’s had no formal training.

“But being in a choir for 60 years, you learn something.”

He said the goal of the group comes down to one word — fun.

“I try to instil in this group that we are here to have fun. . . . We’re not going to dot the I’s and cross the T’s, because we don’t have enough time. I don’t profess to be a music teacher. I can show you how to sing. I can ask you to do what I want you to do, but I’m not going to give you scales.

“The second priority is the people we go to sing for. They have fun. If we have a mission, it’s to bring a little bit of joy and happiness to the people we are singing for.”

Sherban loves to mingle with the audience, including residents at The Bentley who dropped in to listen to the rehearsal.

“I dance with some of the residents. And we joke around a little bit. We tell them we are not only a singing group but also an exercise group — every time we sing a song, we do an exercise. We spread our hands wide apart and rapidly bring them together,” he said, making the sound of clapping.

The choir was formed in 1960.

Sharon Ebbert has been with the choir for six years and is now its president.

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George Sherban is the director of the Orpheus 60 Chorus (Photos by Sandy Hutchinson)

“I’ve been a wanna-be singer all my life,” the retired nurse said. “The nice thing about this group is we didn’t have to audition and we don’t have to read music. We have to have a love for music.”

The group rehearses once a week and performs every Thursday at this time of year.

There have been times when there were 40 members in the choir. The number sits at 3035 now. More men are always in demand.

Ebbert says the Thursday performances at seniors’ homes are uplifting for the residences and for members of the choir. She said it is a special feeling to see people “that can be all shut up and quiet in their bodies” wake up to the sound of music.

“When they hear the old music, their faces start shining and their toes start tapping. It makes us feel rewarded. What it is all about is to have fun, first of all for us, to enjoy the singing and then bring it to the people and see their reactions. That’s the ultimate.”

Among those in the chorus is pianist Marion Mendelsohn. She is a regular at Piano Fridays at The Bassment.

“We are blessed to have her. She has a real special role with us and she just does a fantastic job,” Ebbert said.

At 93, John Gill has a rich voice, a wealth of experience and exudes cool.

“My mother sang as a child in a choir for Queen Victoria,” he said. “I sang in 1935 at the Royal Albert Hall in London for King George V. My two daughters have sung for royalty in Saskatoon.”

His wife, Peggy, is also in the chorus.

What a Wonderful World.

The Orpheus 60 Chorus will be performing on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at The Bentley (1622B Acadia Dr.). Enter off Acadia Drive behind Emmanuel Baptist Church. Admission is a freewill offering with proceeds going to the Salvation Army. Anniversary cake and refreshments will follow the performance.

Marion Mendelsohn is the pianist for the chorus

John Gill, 93, sang for King George V

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‘Christmas Vacation’ still a top pick for holiday flicks

oliday films hold a special place in many people’s hearts, and perhaps no holiday movie of the last 30 years has resonated as much as “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The oftquoted holiday favorite turned 25 years old in 2014, yet the film remains as popular as ever.

Fans of “Christmas Vacation” can no doubt quote their favorite lines from the film, but the following are a few tidbits that even the most ardent “Vacation” fan might be unfamiliar with.

• The movie is based on a story titled “Christmas 59,” which was written by the same man, John Hughes, who wrote and produced the film. The film pays homage to this story when Clark Griswold is rummaging through the attic and finds a movie reel named “Christmas 59.”

• Frank Capra III worked as an assistant director on the film. In one scene of the film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which was directed by Frank Capra III’s grandfather, is on a television in the background.

• Actress Mae Questrel (Aunt Bethany)

provided the voices for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl in the 1930s. “Christmas Vacation” would be her final film.

• “Christmas Vacation” featured a handful of “Saturday Night Live” alumni. In addition to the film’s star, Chevy Chase, SNL alums Randy Quaid, Julia LouisDreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray appeared in the film.

• The role of Cousin Rocky had no lines in the film.

• In the “Lampoon” films that preceded “Christmas Vacation,” Rusty was the older child of the Griswold clan. However, he is the younger sibling in this film.

• “Christmas Vacation” marked the directorial debut for Jeremiah Chechik, who went on to direct “Benny & Joon” and 1998’s “The Avengers.”

• Surprisingly, “Christmas Vacation” had its own sequel that few are familiar with. The made-for-television “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure” was released in 2003.

• Cousin Eddie’s fashion style, in particular the sweater/Dickie combination,

was the brainchild of actor Randy Quaid’s wife.

• The movie had a large budget ($27 million) for a comedy with no special effects.

• No part of “Christmas Vacation” takes place on Christmas Day. The film culminates with the antics that take place at the

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Griswold home on December 24.

• Brian Doyle-Murray, who played Frank Shirley, is the brother of another famous comic actor: Bill Murray.

• “Christmas Vacation” was the only movie in the series up until then that did not feature Lindsey Buckingham’s song, “Holiday Road.”

Hanging stockings with care

antles adorned with garland and other holiday trinkets make fireplaces come alive for Christmas. That magic is only enhanced by hanging Christmas stockings, which are just waiting to be filled with goodies

for good girls and boys. Those without a fireplace often hang stockings from windowsills and stairway banisters.

No written record exists to explain the origin of hanging stockings.

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long with the fragrant evergreens and twinkling lights synonymous with the holiday season, poinsettias make up a key component of holiday decorating.

Unlike holly and some of the other greenery that is commonly associated with the holidays, poinsettias do not naturally thrive in the colder temperatures. These plants originate in southern Mexico and were considered an exotic plant when first introduced to the United States by Joel Robert Poinsett, the first American ambassador to Mexico.

Poinsettias can be fickle plants and ones that gardening novices may find challenging to maintain. The plants are comprised of green foliage, colorful (often red) flower bracts, and the actual flowers of the plants, which are the red or green buttonlike parts nestled in the center of the bracts.

Because they are a tropical plant, poinsettias can be damaged by exposure to low temperatures, even if they are only exposed for short periods of time. They should be wrapped and protected against the elements when brought home. For maximum plant life, poinsettias need to be placed near a warm, sunny window, or another area that has ample amounts of

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(Continued from page 10) espite this, many people link the tradition to a tale about St. Nicholas. As that story goes, St. Nicholas was traveling through a village when he overheard the plight of three women. They were poor, and their father could not afford an ample dowry to marry them off. Rather than have them end up spinsters, St. Nicholas secretly tossed bags of coins through a window (or down the chimney, depending on which version of the story you read or hear), and they were captured in the girls’ stockings hanging to dry by the fire. The family was overjoyed to have received such riches.

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light. They thrive in temperatures between 60 and 75 F and should be kept away from warm or cold drafts.

Water the plant whenever the surface feels dry to the touch. Water until it drains out the bottom, but don’t let the plant sit in water. Over- or under-watering can cause leaves to drop prematurely and wilt.

If your home lacks in humidity, you may need to water the plant more frequently.

Poinsettias do not need to be fertilized while the plant is in bloom.

The Ohio State University Extension says poinsettias can be reflowered the following Christmas, but unless a yearlong schedule of care is observed, the results usually are not good. You can speak with a gardening expert or consult online resources for the proper care schedule. Caring for a poinsettia year-round involves gradually drying out the plant and storing it in a cool location. The plant later will be moved outdoors and then back inside and pruned to keep a full shape.

Poinsettias are short-day plants, which means they flower about 10 weeks after the daylight shortens to about 12 hours or less. Therefore, to have the plant in full flower by Christmas, it will have to be kept in complete darkness between 5 p.m. and 8

a.m. from the first part of October until Thanksgiving.

Many people find the affordability of poinsettias makes it more convenient to buy new ones each year than try to foster regrowth.

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with gifts from Santa. Traditions once suggested that only gifts from Santa were left in stockings, while gifts placed beneath the tree were from family, but that has since changed. Stockings are now meant to hold small gifts while larger items are placed under the tree.

Stockings should be hung away from the flames of the fire as a safety precaution. Some children even like to hang individual stockings on their bedposts instead of on a fireplace mantle.

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Select plants that have dark green foliage and no low or damaged leaves.

This ensures the best success for keeping poinsettias looking healthy and vibrant throughout the holiday season.

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or the first time ever, I hired a snow-clearing company to get rid of this winter’s snowfall. It’s all part of the Christmas gift my wife and I gave ourselves with the idea that we can finally make plans for winter vacations without having to worry about the home front while it’s being bombarded with blizzards and ice storms.

We are not the only locals to let Santa and his reindeer negotiate the frosty skies over Saskatchewan alone this year. The yearning to walk on ice-free sidewalks and trails, and gaze at an unfrozen ocean, is a lure for more and more of us being swallowed into the golden years.

You don’t have to travel to some palm-fringed beach in the Caribbean to make your winter escape. Victoria has some pretty good hooks to lure Travel you westward this festive season.

Numerous folks from Saskatchewan enjoy vacationing a little closer to their front door.

And with the Canadian dollar in its current swoon, you won’t find a better reason to check out this West Coast getaway.

Here are a few of the many attractions you can write home about to cheer your winter-bound relatives back in Saskatchewan.

The Butchart Gardens Throughout December, the Magic of Christmas at The Butchart Gardens features fabulous illuminations, holiday wreaths, carollers, brass bands, ice skating and festive

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dining. This makes for an exciting and memorable experience. The Magic of Christmas Light Up starts on Dec. 1.

On that day, thousands of lights trimming the grounds will be switched on. Take a spin on the illuminated outdoor ice rink while listening to live, seasonal music. Then warm up by the toasty fireplace after a skating session with a hot drink in hand. Kids are invited to get creative and bring a decorated paper snowflake from home to deck the coffee shop. They will receive a cup of hot chocolate as a thank you. And make sure you don’t miss the annual Twelve Days of Christmas outdoor display throughout the gardens.

Christmas Afternoon Tea Enjoy one of Victoria’s favourite British traditions with a festive twist and treat yourself to Christmas Afternoon Tea. Indulge in the Fairmont Empress’ Nutcracker Afternoon Tea featuring delicious festive treats while their pianist plays Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. The Butchart Gardens has the Flavours of Christmas High Tea with candied ginger and orange scones, sandwiches and warm delicacies. These include Vancouver Island fare, along with a tempting selection of sweets to finish. Venus Sophia Vegetarian Tea Room & Vegetarian Eatery will be serving up its Very Xmas Afternoon Tea packed with tempting veggie sweet and savoury bites. These are made in house and presented on beautiful mismatched antique china.

Gingerbread creations Feast your eyes on spectacular creations constructed entirely out of gingerbread. More than houses, the pieces displayed at the Inn at Laurel Point’s National Gingerbread Showcase are sculptures and exceptional works of art created by professional and amateur chefs. Vote for your favourite creation and make a donation to Habitat for Humanity Victoria, a local housing charity. Make a stay of it and opt for their Gingerbread Overnight Package featuring a one-night stay in a waterfront room, free parking and a special gingerbread welcome crafted by the Inn’s pastry chef, April Iverson. This package is available until Jan. 3, 2016.

Christmas ferris wheel Get the best view of a decked-out city with a spin on Victoria’s Christmas ferris wheel. Thanks to the Downtown Victoria Business Association, visitors can come see the lights of Centennial Square and downtown with a view from 20 metres up for just $2. Enjoy these festivities during four weekends this season, starting on Nov. 28. Festive

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Victoria’s Historic Inns, such as Craigdarroch Castle, offer holiday packages (Wiki Photo) entertainment, photo opportunities and more will delight and entertain.

Christmas package Step into holiday celebrations of a Victorian past with a stay at one of the city’s historic bed and breakfasts. Visitors who stay for two or more nights in December at one of Victoria’s Historic Inns, including Abbeymoore Manor, Albion Manor, Dashwood Manor or Humboldt House, can add on $199 for the Olde Fashioned Christmas package. Enjoy a trip for two to The Butchart Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, and Craigdarroch Castle, and then treat yourselves to dinner out at a selection of local restaurants with a $100 gift card. There will be treats in your room as well, including six handmade truffles with a bottle of sparkling wine.

What has been done for city infrastructure?

Question: What have you planning to resurface another done for infrastructure in 220 lane kilometres of roadways.

Saskatoon?

Crews replaced 5.4 kilometres Mayor Atchison: Good of sidewalks, used about 2,845 question. There has been a tonnes of asphalt to repair the tremendous investment in equivalent of 163,000 potholes, infrastructure in recent years. graded 400 kilometres of gravel A couple of examples: the back lanes and reconstructed 24 overpass on College and Circle kilometres of back lanes. Crews Drive, two additional lanes on painted 911 kilometres of lane the Circle Drive North Bridge, lines and completed 11.8 kilothe Circle Drive South Bridge metres of durable markings on and the Preston Avenue overAsk the Mayor roadways. These markings last pass at Circle Drive South. The about 10 years longer than paint.

Parkway Bridge/Traffic Bridge Six weeks of street sweeping in project is underway now. more than 61 neighbourhoods resulted in In terms of roads, the City budget just the removal of 1,520 tandem dump truck three years ago allocated about $24 million loads of debris. The City is stepping up to to roads and road repair. For 2016, the respond to citizens’ needs. budgeted investment is $57 million. That Question: What is your plan for the includes roads, snow removal, street sweep- snow removal this winter? ing, sidewalks and back alleys. In the past Mayor Atchison: Another good questwo years, more than 440 lane kilometres tion. More equipment and crews are on the have been repaved and resurfaced in Saska- streets than ever before and the City has toon. That would take you from Saskatoon contracted with private companies to add to about Hanna, Alberta. Next year, we are to the fleet. Even before it snows, crews

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are putting a chemical on the streets to help with the melt. After a snow event, crews tackle the freeways and priority one streets first, followed by bus routes and business districts. We are adding a chemical to the sand so that it sticks better in very cold conditions rather than blowing off the streets.

Question: When is your team going to work on Broadway Avenue? It’s one of the busiest roads, with many events held there during the summer months.

Mayor Atchison: Parts of Broadway Avenue have been repaved. I believe Ruth Street to Eighth Street has been rehabilitated. Now we are looking at Broadway from Eighth Street to 12th Street. If you go to the City’s website under Building Better Roads, there is an interactive map that will show you which streets the City is planning to rehabilitate in 2016 and in 2017.

Question: What is the justification for an overpass across the CP tracks at the east end of Eighth Street? There is a lack of traffic volume there. Sutherland and Montgomery have train delays, not Eighth Street.

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Mayor Atchison: Developers are building the Brighton neighbourhood in the Holmwood sector right now. That area is going to be home to tens of thousands of families.

That’s the reason for the overpass there.

You have to plan for new neighbourhoods well in advance. Central Avenue and the CP rail crossing is a perfect example of having commercial properties next to the rail crossing where it is virtually impossible to place either an overpass or an underpass. The overpasses at Boychuk and Highway 16, and McOrmond and Highway 5, are well into the planning stages. In fact, I hope we hear some good news early in the New Year about funding for Boychuk and Highway 16. Right after that project, McOrmond and Highway 5 will be at the top of the list.

Did You Know?

The City of Saskatoon maintains five river crossings, 57 interchanges and overpasses and 21 pedestrian overpasses and tunnels.

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is the $5 to play or the items on the drink and food menus.

“We are making it consumer friendly by not overcharging everyone. We don’t need to milk people of every last dollar. We want them to come, have a really good time and want to come back.”

While the menu at Bartari will include fries, burgers and poutine, a couple of the bestsellers from the Pineapple Express food truck – pineapple milkshakes and grilled pineapple and ice cream – will be available.

Mah is one of the owners of the truck.

“We have a lot of experience in the food industry, so it will be top notch, with good portion sizes and good prices so we can be competitive with anybody with high-quality tasting food.”

Mah is particularly pleased with the drink selection.

“One thing that is a huge advantage over everyone else in the city is we have a premier cocktail list. My brother (Jamie) is an elite mixologist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver.

“We have pretty much the same cocktail menu that they have. It will get stronger. I will be bringing him in twice a year to train my staff. It’s a huge advantage. We started off with some traditional drinks, but they are all difficult to make. There is a lot of prep to them.”

He says customers will love Bartari’s Caesar.

“The first time they come and try one of our Caesars they will be like, ‘This is the best Caesar I have ever had.’ ” Raul Orellana (left) and David Mah own Bartari, a video game bar (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) The bar is focused on gaming.

“We are going after the retro market. . . . Guys my age (late 30s) who haven’t played Blades of Steel in 20 years will be able to sit down and play with buddies here and Cam Hutchinson have. It is completely different than anything have fun.”

Saskatoon Express else. Anybody can go and get a burger and a He can picture his demographic being primarily in the askatoon has a new bar that is unlike beer anywhere and watch sports in any bar.

19-40 age group, but says there is certainly something for any other. It even has a secret hand“We have different options for them. It is everybody. The bar is open to those 19 and older. shake. for a different clientele. A lot of our clientele Bartari seats approximately 70 people. While most Bartari is a place for video gamers to isn’t into hockey games and football games. patrons will play at tables, there are 13 stools at the bar and gather, play, eat and drink. Patrons can harThey want to come out and watch the latest a VIP room that can be booked for parties. He says the VIP ken back to their youth with the likes of the episode of the Walking Dead or come out room is already in demand.

Mario Brothers or enjoy the latest offerings on the newest and watch Monday Night RAW Wrestling. We are the only Mah said there will be competitions and contests and systems. place in the city that is available to host those.” special nights throughout the year.

The joy of the joystick comes complete with premium The main attraction is access to gaming systems. There About the secret handshake? Mah said it will be taught cocktails and a menu with finger foods. are more than 3,000 games on tap at most of the tables. to customers. If customers use it to greet a server, a little David Mah and Raul Orellana are partners in the busi- They can be played for an unlimited time for $5 a person. something from the kitchen will come their way. ness, which opened last week at 511 20th St. West.

“Basically this is an arcade for adults. Instead of going Bartari is open Monday to Thursday from 5 p.m. to 1 The idea of opening a bar had been rolling around in to a place like Ruckers (Fun Centre) with your kids, this is a.m., Fridays from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m.

Mah’s head for about a decade. a place where you can bring a date and relive your youth to 2 a.m. and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

“I had a whole bunch of ideas I liked. This is one of playing Super Mario Brothers.”

For more information, call 306-261-8534 or go to barthem that I came across. It’s something Saskatoon doesn’t He said it is important to have good pricing, whether it tarivideogamebar on Facebook.

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How to avoid growing bored in retirement

rom the moment young men and women first walk into the office for their first day as a working professional until the day they officially retire, the notion of planning for retirement is never far from their minds. But when the day to hang up the briefcase and donate all those business suits arrives, some retirees wonder what to do next. Some retirees know exactly how they will spend their days when they no longer have to work, while others who decide to play it by ear may find themselves battling boredom.

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able that retirees feel bored once those jobs are no longer a part of their lives. But just because you no longer have an office to go to every day does not mean life cannot be as fulfilling or even more fulfilling than it was when you were still working.

You just need to find something to avoid succumbing to retirement boredom. · Work part-time. Though it might seem odd to start working right after you retire, a part-time job can provide the type of structure you have grown accustomed to without all of the responsibility that comes with a full-time career. Part-time jobs can range from consultancy work that makes use of your professional experience to something entirely different like landscape maintenance at a nearby golf course that gets you out of the house and enjoying the

warmer seasons. Whichever you choose, make sure it’s something you find fun and interesting. · Embrace a new hobby. Working professionals often say they wish they had time to pursue a hobby.

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Cam Hutchinson

& Friends: Views of the World

Wishbones and mixed emoji’s

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By RJ Currie eading into Grey Cup Sunday, TV ratings for the CFL playoffs were down an estimated 20 per cent from 2013. Watermelon sales were down 98 per cent.

• Browns coach Mike Pettine suggested a successful NFL QB needs to make sacrifices, which Johnny Manziel doesn’t get. I’ll say. If Manziel was a kamikaze pilot, he’d already have completed 39 round trips.

• Canadians reportedly rank first in the use of one emoji — the smiling pile of poop. Except in Winnipeg, where it reminds them too much of their CFL team.

• The Weather Undergound called for lows in Hell, Michigan, to dip below freezing to end November. In related news, the Maple Leafs believe they can make the playoffs.

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• Reuters reports an Indiana Labrador shot its owner in the foot. Not to be outdone, New Orleans claims a team of Pelicans keep shooting themselves in their own feet.

• For Americans who felt post-Thanksgiving-dinner fatigue, scientists blame three things: 3.

The fats from desserts; 2. The carbohydrates in stuffing; 1. The Eagles at Detroit.

• TMZ caught 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor brawling with two men in Boston and knocking one of them cold. Who says a Sixer can’t beat anybody?

• Ex-Yankee great Derek Jeter retired with 260 major league home runs. Or 261 if you include getting engaged to SI Swimsuit Issue cover girl Hannah Davis.

• Seychelles is one of National Geographic’s 20 must-see places to visit in 2016. What’s their tourist promotion? Seychelles sea

shells by the sea shore?

• The Carolina Panthers were in Dallas on Thanksgiving, treating the Cowboys like turkeys.

And Tony Romo was the wishbone.

• Heidi Klum reportedly is promoting her new “Intimates” line with a topless Instagram photo of herself in a lacy thong.

Now excuse me, I need to join Instagram.

• Scientists analyzed over 2,000 singers and songs to find the most feel-good song ever sung. Not under consideration: the Carl Lewis rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week What would you call it if Andy Murray took the hair he cut during a match because it was in his eyes and auctioned it? Getting a buck for his bangs.

Cardinals quarterback thrust into limelight

ill Littlejohn, on relatives of Frank Gifford saying CTE was found in his brain: “Preliminary indications are that 80 per cent was due to football and the other 20 per cent due to Howard Cosell.”

• Torben Rolfsen, on Ray Lewis stating on the Monday Night Football pregame that Rex Ryan is a better coach than Bill Belichick: “Talk about a stab in the dark.”

• In case you were wondering, Bindi Irwin earned $360,000 for winning Dancing with the Stars.

She’s planning to put her trophy in the middle of the croc pond for safe keeping.

• From TC Chong: “This Thanksgiving, President Obama pardoned a turkey, the Cowboys and the Eagles.”

• Janice Hough, on the Golden State Warriors breaking the NBA record by starting 16-0 with a game against the Lakers: “Of course to be fair the Warriors should have been faced with a more difficult chance — like shooting fish in a barrel.”

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• From Rolfsen: “The death of a white rhino at the San Diego Zoo leaves only three remaining in the world. And that includes Gronkowski.”

• Alanis Morissette was so pleased with her performance at the American Music Awards that she beat up Justin Bieber.

• Chong, on a man being kicked off an American Airlines flight from Dallas to L.A. for being overweight: “He made it to his destination the next day though — via UPS overnight delivery.”

• From Hough: “Johnny Manziel has now been demoted to third string after he not only was seen partying in a video, but lied to his coaches about when the video was shot. Manziel is doing for the reputed intelligence of quarterbacks what Ben Carson is doing for neurosurgeons.”

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most certainly could have played a turkey bowl.

• Littlejohn, on Carson Palmer being fined $11,576 for doing a pelvic thrust on the sidelines for his friends in the stands at the Seattle game: “He is also being sued for trademark infringement by seven Elvis impersonators.”

• Rolfsen, on talk of Scottish Premier soccer league games being played in North America: “Haven’t we suffered enough with the Tilted Kilt?”

• Chong, on the Philadelphia 76ers starting their NBA season with an 0-16 record: “Players from the now-defunct Washington Generals sent them a sympathy card.”

• Hough, on Carolina DE Frank Alexander’s suspension without pay for at least a year for violating the “Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse” of the NFL: “Had the Panthers’ player not smoked pot and dealt with stress by hitting his girlfriend, he’d be back by the post-season.”

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Coffee and tea provided. Call Third Avenue United Church for more info: 306-652-6812.

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Jack Semple, Saskatchewan guitarist par excellence, picks up his Gibson 335 for a tribute to the works of the legendary B.B. King.

Show time is 9 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Ticets - $23 for SJS members, $28 for non-members.

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Make a beautiful ornament for your Christmas tree, using a glass ball and seasonal fabric at the Marr Residence (326 11th St. East). Suitable for all ages. The house will be decorated for a pioneer Christmas. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Every Second and Fourth Tuesday 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 beginner instruction during the first hour. Beginners are welcome. For further information call 306382-5107.

Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

There is no cost to attend. For more informaChristmas Yarmarok Bazaar and Pyrohy Dinner.

The Saskatoon Auxiliary Concert Band, under St. Joseph’s Home (33 Valens Drive) 11 a.m. to tion, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. the direction of Nick Todd, will perform the ***** Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst and a vari- 2 p.m. Free admission.

FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with ety of internationally-themed music. Concert Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. Grace-Westminster Church. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, Tickets - $15, with admission for seniors and 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accesstudents at $5.

EVERY THURSDAY sible). If you have a loved one or friend with ***** Prairie Sky Farmer’s Market is open every a mental illness and you need understanding Cecilian Singers winter concert, O Nata Lux, Thursday from 11:00-6:00 pm. It is located support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda Zion Lutheran Church, 323-4th Ave. South at St. Paul’s United Church in Sutherland...454 at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or at 7 p.m., under the direction of Graham Egbert Ave. New vendors may phone or text e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

Codling. The even includes a silent auction. AdKathy at 306-222-2740 vance tickets from choir members or McNally First and Third Sunday of every month Robinson $15; at the door $18; under 12 free. EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends in SasPet Loss Support Group offers support and DECEMBER 8 comfort to people who are struggling with the katoon has a support circle using integrative Magic City Chorus, Saskatoon’s only women’s healing based on the teaching of Bruno Groen- loss of a beloved companion animal due to four part harmony a cappella chorus, presents old age, sickness or other reasons. The noing open to all without charge. Contact circle. a special holiday season show for the comobligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the saskatoon@gmail.com, 306-664-3331. munity. This year’s production is called “Tis the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Second Saturday every Season and features guest artists Saskatoon Saskatoon. For more information or telephone month Brass Band. 8 p.m. Erindale Alliance Church, support, call 306-343-5322.

301 Perehudoff Crescent. Tickets are $15 with Memory Writers — September to June, 10 children 12years and under admitted free. Tick- a.m. to noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Second Monday of every month Avenue. Share the events and memories of ets are available at McNally Robinson or from your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Renters of Saskatoon and area meet. 2 p.m.

Marg by calling 306-934-8992 or n_barb@ For more information, call Neva Bayliss at 306- to 3:30 p.m. St Thomas Wesley United Church, hotmail.com. Visit magiccitychorus.com for Lower Hall (808 20th St. West). ROSA supports 343-0256 or Hilda Epp at 306-382-2446. more information. renters and shares information to work towards Every Tuesday DECEMBER 9 better, affordable, and safe rental housing Magic City Chorus (women’s 4 part a cappella for all. Child-minding available. Ring doorbell A SaskCountry Christmas for the Saskatoon harmony) rehearsals are held on Tuesday Crisis Nursery at 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United for elevator access. For further information Church — $20 advance tickets available at all evenings at St. Paul’s United Church, Egbert contact: 306-657-6100, or email renters@ Co-op Food Stores Customer Service, McNally Avenue, in Sutherland at 7 p.m. New members classiclaw.ca.

Robinson, and on Picatic.com $25 at the door. welcome! Check out magiccitychorus.ca for Tuesdays, Thursdays, All proceeds to Crisis Nursery. more information. Contact y.jaspar@shaw.ca.

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Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no Schizophrenia Society of Saskatoon Family registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 Support Group will run from 7:30pm to 9:00pm p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturat the W.A Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth days 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Avenue North. The group is attended entirely by family members and friends of people living Third Thursday of the Month with schizophrenia and related disorders. For DECEMBER 10-13 The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group more information contact, email: ssswellnes20th Annual Elim Church Christmas Celebrameets every month except July and August at s4u@gmail.com or call 306-374-2224 tion: Audiences will be treated to thrilling 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, arrangements of traditional and contemporary EVERY WEDNESDAY across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For Christmas music as performed by the 80-voice Depression Support Group runs on the first more information call Murray Hill at 306-242Elim Choir, soloists, and a professional 30-piece and third Wednesday of each month, from 5893 or email murraydhill@me.com.

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the CMHA buildorchestra. Gospel singers Hiram Joseph and Every Thursday Sonia Reid-Noble are returning for this special ing (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets 20th anniversary concert. Reserved-seating anyone struggling with depression and family Thursdays at 7 pm in Albert Community Centre tickets are available for $20 by calling Elim members wanting to support them. For more (Rm. 13, 610 Clarence Ave. S.). Learn dances Church at 306-374-1700 or visit www.eliminfo, call Marilyn at 306-270-9181 or email from many countries. First night is free. (306) church.ca/christmas. mle2003_2@yahoo.com.

374-0005; www.sifc.awardspace.com ***** December 12 Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people ***** Family Christmas Music and Puppet Show at Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing in their 50s and 60s. Weekly Wednesday res1:30 pm at the Saskatoon Academy of Music, taurant suppers, monthly Brunch, Movie Nites, and socialize in French each Thursday at 629 First Avenue North with Debbie Larsen, 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at and more.Meet new friends. No membership Ron Bestvater, and Darren Vinek. Tickets 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by dues. For more information email: allabouAvailable at the Academy - $11 for adults, $8 Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel tus10@hotmail.com or phone (306) 978-0813. for children.

Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice First and Third Saturdays of their French are welcome. For more informathe month tion, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold ‘em 306-343-9460.

Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 in ***** DECEMBER 5 chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. No Re- Karousels Dance Club - choreographed Annual Pre-Christmas Tea & Bake Sale: 1 Buys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at ballroom dancing. New dancers classes Sept. p.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish (211 Ave. O 6 p.m., with the tournament starting at 7 p.m. 18, 25, Oct. 2. Cotinues to April at Albert ComSouth) Admission is $3.

Located at the Coachman bar at Market Mall. munity Centre, second floor. 7 p.m. to 8:30 ***** Call 306-668-0015 for more information. p.m. For information, call 306-290-5486.

Christmas Tea and Bake Sale. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

First and Third Wednesday of the month First Saturday of every at St. Martin’s United Church (2617 Clarence Resporados support group for people with month Ave. South. Baking, preserves and crafts. breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 The MindFULL Café, part of the international Hosted by the St. Martin’s U.C.W. Freewill p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opoffering.

West). For more information, contact Debbie portunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for ***** at 306-664-4992.

Christmas Tea and bake sale. All Saints Ukrai- persons with dementia, family, care partners nian Orthodox Church Auditorium (2616 Louise and other interested people. The Café is a Every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday two-hour get together with refreshments, enStreet) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Baking, Varenyky, Kolachi, Cabbage Rolls, Borsch. Admission tertainment and information. First Saturday of Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for $3. Sponsored by the Ukrainian Women’s As- the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do sociation - Hanka Romanchych Branch. you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight Community Centre.

Singing with Sylvia – Holiday Hoopla. Times: 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. both days. The Refinery (609 Dufferin Avenue). Advance tickets: $7.

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Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month DECEMBER 9 except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings DECEMBER 5 The Jingle Bell Lunch Series supporting Junior are on the second Monday.

Regina’s Scott Richmond performs from his Achievement of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon 2014 debut album, Come What May. Show at 8 Travelodge Hotel, Student Trade-show at 11:00 **** University Non-Academic Retirees Association p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $17 and $22. a.m. Meal and program begin at 11:45 a.m. meets for coffee at 10:30 a.m. at Smitty’s in **** Tickets: www.picatic.com/JBLSaskatoon Market Mall. All former support staff who have Jazz legend Duke Ellington took Tchaikovsky’s retired from the U of S are invited to attend.

DECEMBER 10 beloved Nutcracker Suite, gave it a different interpretation which will serve as the Saskatoon Saskatoon Nature Society monthly meeting.

First Tuesday of every 7:30 at the Physics Lecture Theatre, Room 103, month Symphony’s feature selection. The Saskatoon U of S campus. Guest speaker is Peter Flood.

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Artisan Exhibits: Of the 200 booths, 130 are on the arena level, coming from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, including 44 from Saskatoon.

There are 33 artisan booths on the concourse level, including 13 from Saskatoon.

Specialty Food Booths: Featuring 30 vendors, virtually all from the Prairie provinces.

Non-stop Entertainment Stage: With five acts on Dec. 4, 12 on Dec. 5 and six on Dec. 6. Shows start on the hour with room for an audience of 680.

Food Court: Included are the Chocolate Moose Fudge Factory, Prairie Pie Company, Vietnamese Catholic Association, The Croissant Shoppe, Western Concessions, Chatty’s Indian Spices, Nestor’s Bakery and the Ukrainian Orthodox Women’s Association.

Children’s Area: Dec. 4 shows at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.; nine shows on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and four on Dec. 6, including two meetand-greet sessions with the Saskatoon Zoo Society.

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