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Apples to Apples Local company producing cider From left to right, David Thiel, James Dawson, Tyler Kaban and Les Morrison in the cidery at Crossmount Village (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon ield to cork. That is the phrase Duncan McKercher uses to describe the cidery that has sprung up at his Crossmount Village development just south of the city on Lorne Avenue/ Highway 219. When the trees mature, apples will be picked in the village’s orchard and turned into a cider that can be sampled and purchased on site — field to cork. For now, it’s B.C. apples, but the cider is almost ready to pour. As he was putting the pieces to the Crossmount development together, agritourism was always part of McKercher’s plan. He was thinking greenhouses, a u-pick fruit-and-vegetable area, and a farmers’ market. The idea for a cidery was added to the list by chance. It started to take root when McKercher approached someone about running the greenhouses. That person had to decline, but they recommended Tyler

Kaban for the job. Kaban arrived at Crossmount with a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of Saskatchewan and a wealth of knowledge in the field of wine and grapes. “All of a sudden, it was, ‘Holy mackerel, this is the guru for grapes,’” McKercher said. “I said, ‘OK, let’s do a winery.’” Kaban was on board with that. “We started playing around with the winery concept because I didn’t realize they had been growing grapes in Saskatoon for 15 years and in Saskatchewan since the ’30s,” McKercher said. So a winery it was. Well, it was until Kaban pitched another idea to his boss. What about a cidery instead? “So we looked at the numbers on cider, the market, the opportunities, the competition ... I said, ‘You know what, that looks neat’ and away we went.” Kaban knew the U of S was testing cider apples.

“The university has 80 years of experience breeding and growing apples, so I suggested apples were a better choice, with the market for cider exploding right now,” Kaban said. In three or four years, cider produced at Crossmount will be made from apples grown on location. “The apples we’re growing, probably 90 per cent of them were bred at the U of S,” he said. “Some of them have never been named. They were never suitable for fresh eating, but they make great cider ... world-class cider I would say.” Kaban came on board three years ago. In the interim, James Dawson, another expert in the field has been added to the staff. Dawson has a master’s degree in horticulture from Dalhousie University in Halifax and is working on a PhD at the U of S. Dawson is the orchard manager and chemist at Crossmount, and Kaban is the cider master. The two previously shared office space as undergrad students at the U of S.

“In terms of horticulture jobs, this is probably the best job in the province for my field of study for sure,” Kaban said. “(McKercher) basically gave me free rein and we’ve built it from the ground up. We started with the orchard and then designed the cidery and bought the equipment. It is very fulfilling to see it go from an idea to a building to seeing the actual product.” Dawson, a native of Newfoundland, is enjoying the work as well. “The work is nice; we’re out in the pristine openness, so there are a lot of things to like about working out here. I won’t go as far as saying it’s relaxed, but it’s enjoyable work. It was this or academia for me, and this is much more enjoyable.” Dawson said growing apple trees in this climate is tricky. “We’re approaching the northern limit for apple production, as you might imagine,” Dawson said. “It takes a level of ingenuity.” (Continued on page 14)

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A light went off and I now see the logic of beginning to study the concept of a downtown arena. As Mayor Atchison and Tourism Saskatoon CEO Todd Brandt point out, we Editor aren’t talking tomorrow. We’re are likely talking 20 or 25 years of tomorrows. Someone asked which would come first, the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup or the NDP forming government in Saskatchewan? The earliest the NDP will take the reins in Saskatchewan is 2023. I like the Oilers chances better. Please fix the intersection at Circle and Millar Avenue. Somebody. Anybody. Congratulations to Brian Swidrovich on winning a Saskatchewan Tourism Award of Excellence in the new building category. The award recognizes individuals who have made tourism an important part of their life’s work and whose actions have had a positive impact on the tourism industry. I am sure hundreds of veterans would like to thank Brian for the love he put into the airshow. The Saskatchewan Rush are averaging about 700 fans fewer per game than the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. The gap will close considerably in the next month. I wish it was easier to get out of the parking lot at the SaskTel Centre. I hate being one of those guys who leaves early to beat the traffic. Reporters have to be careful when they choose their adjectives and verbs. Did Cam Broten “duck out” of

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For 20 years, the Saskatoon Children’s Choir (SCC) has provided avenues for children, from seven years to 17, to enrich their musical talents and achieve social fulfilment. The choir was the brainchild of Phoebe Voigts soon after she moved to Saskatoon to pursue a career as a teacher with the Saskatoon Public Schools. From a starting point of two choirs, the SCC has grown to three for preparatory, apprentice and concert groups. The amazing story is that the concert choir has stepped outside its Saskatchewan boundaries to perform in festivals and tours in Canada, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Spain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Wales and Germany. “Where Peace Begins” is the title of a homecoming concert that the SCC will perform April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Family. Key to the concert will be the return of 65 choir graduates, who will perform excerpts from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater together, then join all current members in the concert’s closing numbers, which will include Hymn to Freedom. The memories are rich for the returnees, who have shared their thoughts with pre-concert messages.

Angela Lindgren recalls a our world matters and it’s up to most memorable performance us to make it count.” at the Songbridge Festival in Courtney Atkins noted, Hong Kong in 2005. “I learned to be strong, “Walking off the stage after independent, compassionate, Ueberlebensgross felt electric. graceful, well-spoken and that Joining the other choirs to I had a voice that mattered. sing a Canadian folk song The children’s choir did more was empowering. It was a than teach me to sing. It taught great example of how choral me to be a fully formed human music bridged cultures and who contributes to society in a created moments of literal and meaningful way.” figurative harmony.” Julie Hunchak said one of People Jennifer Berntson said she her favourite pieces of music is “realized that choir was the “Song for the Mira,” in which best way of feeling musically, spiritually there is a line, “and if you come broken and socially fulfilled. You form such they’ll see that you mend.” strong bonds with people by singing She remembers sometimes dragging with them. The tour and projects like her feet to rehearsals, growing up and Songbridge gave me a huge appreciation feeling stressed as she prepared for for larger, social, historical and cultural university finals, “but still being filled contexts of music and for the incredible to the brim with every good feeling things that an inspired and driven group of from SCC days. The SCC will see that young people can accomplish together. I you mend, even if you didn’t realize really don’t think it’s an accident that the you might have been feeling a little bit SCC produces such passionate, committed broken.” and creative people.” Voigts still marvels at the way the first Emily McEwen said “growing up in choir fell into place in the fall of 1996. the SCC has taught me how much strength “I started the Silverwood Singers lies in being compassionate. It fostered my at Silverwood Heights School where I love for people and social justice, made taught music for 11 years. Some of those me realize that the impact we can have on students followed me into the SCC. My

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Downtown arena needs to be discussed

The City of Saskatoon has been working to develop a growth plan to meet the needs of a future population of 500,000. The focus has been on transportation corridors as they relate to future Bus Rapid Transit or Light Rail Transit to service that population. Tourism Saskatoon is an economic development agency whose mandate is to make Saskatoon a top-ofmind destination. We feel an important discussion is needed as it relates to major event facilities and their potential role in expanding our city’s economy. Our organization participated in the North Downtown Business District Guest Column Master Plan and raised the concept of a downtown sports facility at that time, but the final plan did not include this discussion. Starting in the early 2000s, many cities in North America started to move their major sports facilities into their city centres. They were either part of downtown revitalization projects or forward thinking of their promoters.

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facility. Would it not be prudent for us to discuss the opportunity for a sports facility in the downtown as part of the future growth plans? In the near future, we will be debating the needs of SaskTel Centre. It is now 30 years old, and the new advances in facility technologies and services have to be considered. What is the life span of the SaskTel Centre? What will we have to spend to keep up with the demands of the concert and event marketplace in the short term? Is there an opportunity to repurpose the complex much like the City of Edmonton

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third win. But let me also say I believe the NDP has been a good opposition. One of the advantages for the City of Saskatoon is having the same government in place for a longer period of time. It helps us build relationships that over time have been very good for the city. For example, we received $98.5 million for the Circle Drive South Bridge from the provincial Mayor government and $50 million for the Parkway Commuter Bridge. In partnership with the provincial government, Saskatoon will have eight new schools. Saskatchewan is the only province where the municipalities receive 20 per cent of the PST. I want to thank the provincial government for that as well. There are a lot of positives in this relationship and we look forward to keeping Saskatoon successful and prosperous. Question: Why are Christmas decorations still up on the Broadway Bridge and on Third Avenue? Mayor Atchison: If memory serves me correctly, those lights were up on Third Avenue last year too. I like to see the lights

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policing, is allowing us to use inmates from Saskatchewan Correctional Centres’ Urban Work Camp for this program. Question: What are your thoughts on having a downtown arena? Mayor Atchison: It’s time to start thinking about that idea. It should be part of our Growing Forward/Shaping Saskatoon discussion. These are projects that take decades from concept to completion. I know we have about 20 to 25 years left in our SaskTel Centre, so now is a really good time to start these conversations. Other cities like Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary, have built new rinks or are building new rinks. We need to be having that conversation, too. But let’s be clear, this is just a conversation. We don’t have any shovels going into the ground tomorrow, we just need to figure out if it’s a good idea. Did You Know City council approved investing $58.5 million in 2016 in paving, potholes, back lanes, sidewalks, street sweeping, and snow clearing and removal. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

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and then leave as quickly as possible. The upside is when arranging a lunch date, usually one or more attendees says “anywhere but downtown” which has forced us to explore other establishments outside of the city centre. It has become an adventure. With the exception of high-density residency, council has achieved its goal. The downtown appears to be growing and vibrant. Council could turn the whole of downtown into a pedestrian/biking/ bus zone and then those who choose to live there can and will. There would be ample room for a BRT, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, and I doubt that suburban dwellers would care. (Then we could take away councillors’ parking privileges and give them each a bus pass!) There is room in this city to accommodate different lifestyles. Wouldn’t it be nice if council would generously accommodate the needs of non-downtown residents, rather than foisting its dream on everyone? ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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he City of Saskatoon’s two compost depots were scheduled to open on April 11. Residents of Saskatoon are encouraged to reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by bringing their leaves and grass to one of the depots for composting. • West – Highway 7 Compost Depot, located at the junction of Highway 7 and 11th Street West. Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vehicles will not be admitted after 5:50 p.m. • East – Highway 5 Compost Depot, located off Highway 5 via the junction of Highway 41 and Zimmerman Road, east of Sundown Storage Solutions. Open Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday to Monday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The East depot is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Vehicles will not be admitted after 4:50 p.m. (6:50 p.m. on Thursdays). The depots are free for residents of

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From left to right: Rita McLeod, Michelle Aalders, Phoebe Voigts, Gaileen Willick and Kerry Agnew form the strong leadership corps of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

(Continued from page 3) cLeod’s entrance was rather dramatic. She arranged for the opera to be translated into English, without missing any musical beats. She made some inquiries. Then someone put her in touch with Voigts. During the first telephone call, McLeod declared: ”Your choir is going to sing it.” Sing it they did – six times in Saskatoon, five times in Regina, including a CBC broadcast, and a year later in Winnipeg. Another key in the formative years

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GOP nominee Ted Cruz, who claims his nickname is Felito, has been accused Sportsnet president Scott Moore said he by the National Enquirer of several roots with his heart for the Habs and with extra-marital affairs. New nickname: his wallet for all Canadian NHL clubs. So Infidelito? he won’t have a team to cheer in the playoffs — not for love nor money. Reuters reports a sharp increase in the sales of colouring books for adults. Don’t What can you say about Ernie Els laugh; it’s the number one elective of colsix-putting from within three feet for a lege football players. quintuple-bogey nine on the first hole of the Masters? Els bells!

A New Zealand feline named Brigit has made headlines for stealing 11 pairs of underwear in two months. What’s the matter? Cat got your thong? The Panthers got two delay-of-game penalties when fans tossed dozens of plastic rats on the ice. In the old days teams drew penalties by throwing Ken Linseman on the ice.

At the World Men’s Curling Championship, Japan made the playoffs for the first time and Norway, Sweden and Scotland did not. In curling parlance: a changing of the guard.

Ernie Els wasn’t smiling at the Masters (Wiki Photo)

Apple has released their new “smallerscale” iPhone SE. They think it’s time to have a cell that can be used by the kids who assemble it. Raptors coach Dwayne Casey called DeMarre Carroll’s return from injury a “spark.” You might say the “Junkyard Dog” gives them a new leash on life.

Maria Sharapova has added chocolate to her Sugarpova candy line. Word is the Millano Chocolate is a must, but avoid the meldonium bars.always thought of myself as a leftover.

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This week Pope Francis called the divorced and remarried of his flock “imperfect Catholics.” I’ve always thought of myself as a leftover.

An ex-Cleveland Browns employee has been indicted for robbing the team of thousands of dollars from April to December. Raise a hand if you just thought of Johnny Manziel. Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving called the Cavaliers the “team to beat” in the playoffs. In a related story, the Grassroots Ohio pro-marijuana group is counting on Irving’s support. RJ’s Groaner of the Week

Toronto has been accused of losing on purpose to improve their odds in the NHL draft lottery. Who says coaching the Leafs is a tankless job?

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Holocaust Memorial Observance in Saskatoon April 17 Congregation Agudas Israel inaugurated its Annual Holocaust Memorial Service in 1982. The purpose was to honour the memory of all victims of the Holocaust, both Jews and non-Jews, to pay tribute to survivors, and to educate citizens of the Saskatoon area as to the timely lessons of the Holocaust for our own generation. Each year since then, citizens of all faiths and from all levels of government have gathered at the Jewish Community Centre, 715 McKinnon Avenue, to participate in this annual event. The City of Saskatoon has proclaimed Holocaust Memorial Week as a time for tribute and reflection, and during this period has officially renamed the portion of McKinnon Avenue adjacent to the Jewish Community Centre as Raoul Wallenberg Avenue in memory of the courageous Swedish diplomat who rescued over 100,000 Hungarian Jews from deportation and certain death at the hands of the Nazi invaders. In 1995, the City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon B’nai B’rith Lodge No. 739 jointly sponsored the dedication of Raoul Wallenberg Park immediately to the east of the Jewish Community Centre. The park stands as a permanent memorial to this heroic individual who set an example of resistance to tyranny and protection of human rights for all peoples. Over the years those attending the memorial service have heard from speakers of different faiths, national backgrounds, and walks of life as to their own experiences and the lessons they have learned from this tragic era in human history

Sunday, April 17 This year’s keynote speaker will be Nate Liepciger. Nate survived several concentration camps including Auschwitz. He came to Canada in 1948 and went on to be a stalwart of Holocaust Education speaking to thousands about the dangers of racism and the need to confront it with speech and action. Congregation Agudas Israel cordially invites residents of Saskatoon and area to this year’s Annual Holocaust Memorial Service, to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, at the Jewish Community Centre.Door open at 12:00 to review exhibit.

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Cidery targets those wanting a crafted product

(Continued from page 1) e said the breeding work done at the U of S will help immensely, but Saskatoon is only a growing zone or two from the Arctic tundra. “You’ll notice Tyler and James are passionate about what they do, but they are also the best in the business,” McKercher said. “These guys know their stuff.” Kaban said the cider will be unlike any other in the world once the trees in the orchard are bearing fruit. “What we are producing on site is definitely a unique recipe — the apples we use, the blend, the yeast we use — that combination right there would be unique. I’m not saying nobody else in the world is doing it, but the conditions we ferment under are definitely unique to us, so it will be a unique product. “When we get our own apples, we will definitely be unique to anywhere in the world. There is no one growing the apples we are growing. It will be a unique cider no one in the world is producing.” Cider produced at Crossmount will come in bottles and 20-litre kegs. McKercher says the cidery will work on four cycles each year. Each cycle is approximately 10,000 litres (approximately 12,000 bottles). McKercher said a potential competitor has taken notice of the operation. “We had a Cider 101-making class and some Great Western (Brewery) people were there attending and they were asking questions that were a little bit different than how do I squash something and make

it work. All of a sudden the science guys tweaked onto the fact. ‘What kind of yeast are you using?’ and it kind of twigged. My understanding is they are looking at cider. “The neat thing is they have the Original 16 (founders of the brewery), they have been very successful, we congratulate them for their efforts and it’s great. Now they are the big guys and we’re the little guys. “The numbers we have read for volumes of sales in the province are very good for cider. It’s still new so I think there’s lots of market for everybody. There are fairly significant barriers to entry. You have a high capital cost, you have to have the ability to grow product and you have to have guys who know what they are doing. We have put all those together and have come up with what we think will be very unique to this marketplace. “We’re excited about it. It’s exciting. We will grow the business, but we don’t want to lose our hands-on, hand-crafted style. Some of the wineries throughout the province have tried making cider ... maybe it hasn’t been as successful as they hoped.” McKercher said he is targeting those wanting a crafted product. “The consumer is becoming more sophisticated. They want good service, they want good quality. The mass ciders that are produced now are the same as whether it is a Budweiser or Molson or something. Our target market is the craftbeer type of consumer.” Business manager Les Morrison says the response from restaurants has been

Tyler Kaban (left) and David Thiel prepare to crush apples (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) good. story. We have our orchards right beside “We are looking to partner up with the cidery. We have our tasting area right some of the local restaurants that are beside our orchards. We have our sitting geared to the craft-beer market,” he said. area overlooking the pond and the trees. “The response from the restaurants has “You can visually see that apple comes been very, very positive. It’s gluten free, from there into the back into the bottle and it’s lighter than beer taste-wise, and the into my glass. What do we call it — field blends are really geared to the craft-beer to cork?” he said with a laugh. market.” “We’ve had lots of people come Morrison said the product will through here and they say, ‘This reminds be available in June at the cidery, at me of what I saw in Kelowna or California Crossmount’s events centre during or Ontario.’ But no one ever says weddings, meetings and conventions, and ‘Saskatchewan’ and there is no reason why at select restaurants. it can’t be done here.” Dear Lianne, between Ron and the boy. Visiting the cidery will be an (Crossmount Village is a 400-acre I want to propose to a Providing Ron is a good experience. It has a taste room and development five kilometres south of wonderful woman. She is influence on the boy, why should large windows so people can watch the Saskatoon on Lorne Avenue/Highway everything a guy could hope a 12-year-old discontinue a process. Tucked in a corner is Dawson’s 219. The village is designed for fully for. I have a problem with one relationship with an adult just lab. independent residents to those needing thing and I would like your because his mom’s relationship “We built a cidery. It looks like a fully supported health care. It also has opinion. She has a 12-year-old ended? I would encourage you to cidery,” McKercher said. “We have a large public component. For more son. He’s a good kid, but I’m talk to your girlfriend about your designed the building for the telling of the information, visit crossmount.ca.) uncomfortable with the fact insecurities with the situation, DC040408 Darlene he still hangs out with her but absolutely do not interfere ex-boyfriend. He’ll pick him with the boy’s friendship with We supply over up and take him for dinner, Ron. Matchmaker hockey games and more. His I would suggest holding off mom and Ron were together on the proposal until you feel MYTH #2 for four years. Why does this confident about all aspects of We DO NOT delicious recipes.. guy need to stay in the picture? — No your relationship. It would benefit you Name Please both to see a counsellor for a relationship the FOOD you checkup. Dear No Name, love to eat! My first thought is, in order to have a great (Lianne will be in Saskatoon interviewing marriage, communication is key. I appreciate new clients who would like to start their 3521 8th Street East, Unit 106 T: 306.931.4122 U WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC OF SASKATOON E: Usaskatooneast@Uweightloss.com you reaching out for guidance, but can’t help search for love. Call 1-204-888-1529 to but wonder why you are not talking with her reserve your appointment to work with about this. I’m assuming the relationship Manitoba and Saskatchewan’s most between Ron and your girlfriend has ended successful matchmaker. Send questions completely. I admire the maturity of the two for this column to camelotintroductions@ adults to try and preserve the relationship mymts.net. DC040406 Darlene 514 – 23rd Street East, Saskatoon, Sask. Located Downtown just off Spadina Crescent across from the Medical Arts Building

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Artists’ Workshop: 26th Annual Art Show and Sale at Grace Westminster Church Auditorium, 505 10th St. East. April 15, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., April 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 17, noon to 4 p.m. For further information, visit https://artistsworkshop1.wordpress.com and www. facebook.com/artistsworkshopsaskatoon. Laugh & Learn for an Enriched Marriage with humourist, Phil Callaway, award-winning Canadian author and speaker. The event takes place Sat., April 16, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Erindale Alliance Church, 310 Perehudoff Cres. Tickets are $20 and include lunch. Ticket deadline April 13. Available at erindalealliance.ca, Eventbrite or Kennedy’s Parable. ***** Geocaching CITO Event (Cache in Trash out) to be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Gabriel Dumont Park. In cooperation with the Meewasin Valley Authority, geocachers will meet, greet and then clean up the park. Everyone is welcome. REMIX: an annual exhibition by local artisans who work exclusively with discarded and found materials. Explore a fine collection of furniture and artifacts—art, sculpture, jewelry, and home décor. At the Refinery (609 Dufferin Avenue). Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days. Free admission. Visit facebook.com/remixshowandsale for details.

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Kiwanis Musical Theatre Festival. Lighthouse Victory Church (Rusholme Road) Sessions Monday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursdayat 1:30 p.m and 7 p.m. Silver collection at the door. Music students from Saskatoon will perform show tunes, most will be in full costumes. Ages 6-26 will be performing.

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Saskatoon Nature Society’s monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m. Room 106 in the Biology Building at the U of S. Guest speaker is Kiel Drake. Non-members are welcome.

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was able to adjust so that it fit like a glove. I was able to adjust the same seat so that it fit me the same way. This puts the RDX seat up into the rarefied atmosphere of Lexus, Porsche, BMW and MercedesBenz, which also have models with seats that get her stamp of approval. Cargo space is always an issue at our house, not that we tend to consume much, but we do find odd shaped and sometimes heavy items to haul around. In this category, the RDX is close to the top of the list as well. The hockey bag and grocery tests were passed with ease. This time we never hauled large or heavy individual items, but a large rear opening and a low lift over height would have made this type of hauling a breeze. The next question is about driving. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. What I can say is that I managed to drive comfortably and quickly on our winter roads without incurring the wrath of my side-seat cruise control. In fact, she liked the seat height and the visibility from the

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eep in the basement 11 p.m. so the hundreds of at the end of a long staff that work in the Product hallway in Ford’s Development Centre wouldn’t Product Development Centre know there was something in Dearborn, Michigan, you special in the works. In just can find a room filled with 14 months, the GT team put huge Styrofoam blocks that together a supercar, compared are used when making initial to the two years it typically design models of future takes to develop a new vehicles. Normally, this room vehicle. is seldom entered; mostly There is no doubt the Autozone forgotten by all except a few design of the Ford GT is who require some Styrofoam. breathtaking, but what But recently this room has held a secret. makes it possible to make this design Secrets are not new in the automotive into a production car? Some of it is the industry. Around 1920, Henry Ford lightweight materials used. In 2005, Ford worked secretly on an experimental X-8 had the GT that was mostly constructed engine. The odd-shaped engine had two of aluminum. Today, we see the banks of four cylinders arranged around techniques and knowledge learned in the its crankcase in an X pattern. To keep 2005 GT applied to the aluminum body the project secret, Ford did the work on of the F150 pickup. In the 2017 GT, carbon fibre is the the engine at his home rather than at the lightweight material of choice. The company plant. floor pan, firewall and dash are all Now the doors to the forgotten room carbon fibre. The seat frames are carbon in Ford’s Product Development Centre fibre and mount solidly to the floor. have been opened, if only for a brief To accommodate different drivers, the glimpse of what the near future holds. steering wheel and pedals move 200 mm Inside, display panels are covered with concept drawings and material samples, instead of moving the seat. The bonding of aluminum with carbon and four full-size Styrofoam concept car models, one-quarter scale models, interior fibre enables the design of the flying buttresses from the roof to the top of the mock-ups and a full-size clay model fill rear wheel arch. The whole body design the room. These are the development is used to smooth the airflow over the designs for the 2017 Ford GT. vehicle for the best performance and The new Ford GT was first viewed fuel economy and the “wing” on the by the public at the Detroit Auto Show car, which looks like a smooth part of just over a year ago, and has since been the design when sitting still, uses active featured in magazines and car shows. aerodynamics — a first for Ford. This swoopy supercar caught the Normally the wing is lowered, imagination of everyone who saw it. but it can be deployed for additional Lightweight alloys, carbon fibre, flying buttresses; this low two-seat sports downforce depending on driver inputs, car builds on the heritage of the original such as turning into a tight corner at speed. It even is used as an air brake to 1960’s Ford GT40 and the 2005 Ford GT, but takes it far into the future in both help slow the car, and all this happens automatically. Everything on the car has looks, features and materials. Few of us will ever own or drive this GT, but this is a purpose, from the seat placement flush an important car for everybody because with the door sills, which makes getting in and out of the car easier, to the holes it leads the way for future vehicles. in the centre of the circular tail lights, Inside the room, no pictures are which allow air to escape from the engine allowed. Final design touches are still under development, although most have compartment. There is so much more on this car, been decided upon. Unlike all the other such as how the 10 million lines of doors at the centre, which are opened computer code help the driver and how with electronic locks, the room with the the 3.5-litre Ecoboost engine puts out GT development work had a regular 600 horsepower reliably. But that will mechanical lock installed. Only two keys were made for the lock, have to wait until Ford releases more information. so no one gets into the room unless this For now, we can only dream about special development team invites you driving a new Ford GT and look there. To keep this project secret, even the team management meetings were held forward to the technology moving into mainstream vehicles. onAS70484.K23 Wednesday evenings Aaronfrom 7 p.m. to

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Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2016 model year Chevrolet delivered in Canada between April 1 and May 2, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on: Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic, Cruze, Cruze Limited, Malibu (excluding L model),Volt (including 2017 MY Volt) and Trax; $750 credit available on: Chevrolet Impala, Equinox, Express,Traverse, Colorado (except 2SA), Suburban and Tahoe; $1,000 credit available on: Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado HD. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply.Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. > $9,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $4,250 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2016 Silverado 2500/3500 HD Double Cab, $1,000 GM Card Application Bonus, offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card (GM Card) or current GM Card cardholders (tax inclusive), a $750 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 Double Cab 1LT equipped with a True North Edition, a $1,000 cash credit and a $2,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on Silverado 2500/3500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥¥ Based on GM testing in accordance with Government of Canada approved test methods. Refer to vehicles.nrcan.gc.ca for details.Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Excludes other GM vehicles. + Silverado 1500 LTZ 2WD Double Cab Standard Box or Crew Cab Short Box LTZ 2WD with the available 6.2L V8 engine and Max Trailering Package. Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual.The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow. Based on WardsAuto.com 2015 Large Pickup segment and latest available competitive information at time of posting. Excludes other GM vehicles. ++ Silverado: with available 6.2L V8 engine. ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2016 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 48,000 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 Company 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. 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