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t’s been a week and I don’t think he’s coming back.” My mother and I had been left behind in the wilderness by my father. When I was eight, my parents and I moved to my home reserve. For me, it was the start of a fascinating journey into a world I didn’t know existed. It was an exciting time for a boy with a wild and creative imagination. However, my parents, especially my dad, couldn’t adjust from being trappers to living on a reserve with no place to hunt. It wasn’t long before Dad fell into the cycle of alcohol abuse. He tried and tried, but the addiction was too much. On the reserve, I could hear my parents making plans to move back to the trap line. At the start of the school’s summer holidays, we packed up and moved into the bush. This wasn’t our trap line, but an area of the northern bush which hardly, if ever, saw human activity. Being a boy, I was thrilled to start a new life once again as a trapper’s son. For
the first month we had a great respond, but I could tell by her time. We hunted, picked berries expression we were never goand fished. The best part was ing to be a family again. There seeing my parents sober and wasn’t even a trail, much less a living a life filled with laughter, path, to the closest road. and the unmatched unity of a We walked along a river family. until it got dark and had to set The area in which we chose up camp. I remember falling to pitch camp was totally asleep in my mother’s arms isolated. The closest road was as she softy hummed a song. about 30 miles away. One day, There were bears, cougars and when we were short on supother wild animals close by, Columnist plies, my dad decided to trek to but I wasn’t afraid because I the closest town to get supplies. believed my mother when she After a couple of days, my mom started to told me the animals were there to escort us worry. to safety. I didn’t know much about praying, The sun was just coming up when my but I remember asking God to bring my mom woke me and told me to get ready. dad back so we could have a normal and We ate the last of what we had and started stable life. But, after almost a week, there on the final portion of our journey. She was still no sign of him. That was when was holding my hand when we spotted a my mom decided we should start making bridge. plans to walk out of the bush. He had been “There’s the road,” my mom said. gone for a week and we were almost out of “We’ll wait for someone to pick us up.” food. My mother packed what few berries While we were sitting there, I said to and little smoked moose meat we had and my mom when I grew up I was going to we started on what would be a two-day buy her a house so we would never have to walk. sleep in the bush again. “Do you think he left us?” I remember I remember her looking at me and sayasking my mom. She didn’t know how to ing, “I know you will, my boy.”
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When we reached the closest town, we began the search for my father. The last time someone saw him was at the local bar. He had left us in the bush to go drinking. We made our way back to the reserve, where we learned my dad had gone to jail for getting drunk and fighting. That was the end of their marriage and the beginning of what I would learn to be a mother’s strength. My mom spoke limited English and never held a paying job. But somehow, that little woman managed to keep me healthy and sheltered from the world of alcoholfilled chaos. In many ways she was free, able to laugh, sing and dance. She didn’t have to fear the constant abuse and didn’t have to live in a world where she felt like she was walking on egg shells. She was happy. That was almost half a century ago. I’ve since lost my mom to cancer. Since her passing, I go and visit her grave every Mother’s Day. We used to sing together when she was alive. This time I would sing by myself, but I could still feel her in my heart. I can still feel the safety of her arms when I go to sleep. For me, a mother’s love never dies. The promise I gave her when I was a boy of getting her a home came true.
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Dave and Sharon Tkachuk included a turntable. The first were at the Saskatoon Arena on song on the LP is Young Man July 11, 1968. Blues. It ends, as I recall, with They needed to be reminded a “sweet f--- all.” of the year and the date, but I am not sure who was remember The Who playing in more mortified, my mom or Saskatoon way back then. me. The record quickly moved “But if you are asking me to to the downstairs turntable reminisce . . . it’s 48 years ago,” my brother owned. F-bombs Dave Tkachuk said with a laugh weren’t used as publicly back from his Saskatoon home. “Shathen as they are today. ron and I remember being there Live at Leeds includes Editor and they did do the smashing the a 14-minute version of My guitar thing. It was at the Arena Generation. It is considered and the acoustics weren’t that great.” one of the greatest songs ever. It’s 11th on Tkachuk said he never became a big fan the Rolling Stone list of the top 500 songs of The Who, but said the band coming to of all time, it’s on the Rock & Roll Hall of Saskatoon created excitement and interFame’s list of songs that shaped music, and est. He can’t remember if the arena was it’s in the Grammy Hall of Fame. It got to jammed to its asbestos roof that night. No. 2 in the U.K., No. 3 in Canada, but The band was comprised of Roger Dal- only No. 74 in the United States. Ameritrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and cans must have been too busy lapping up Keith Moon in those days. They travelled Honey by Bobby Goldsboro. As a footnote, the top songs on Rolling light. When The Who plays at the SaskTel Centre on May 6, Townshend and Daltrey Stone’s top 500 are: 3. Imagine (John Lennon); 2. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The will be joined on stage by six musicians, Rolling Stones); 1. Like a Rolling Stone including Townshend’s brother, Simon, (Bob Dylan). That’s a lot of rolling stones. and Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey. Daltrey remembers a little bit about The set list in Saskatoon will include Saskatoon, circa 1968. In an interview 20 songs. A Toronto reviewer said Peter with Jane Stevenson of Postmedia, Daltrey Townshend came out guitar a-blazing in talked about the relaxed nature of CanadiWho Are You, while Daltrey’s voice got stronger and stronger throughout the night. ans and shared a story about our city. “I remember flying to Saskatoon in Among the songs we can expect to hear are Won’t Get Fooled Again, I Can See for 1968 in a (plane) with a one-inch gap Miles, My Generation, Behind Blue Eyes, around the door which was tied up with a rope. Need to make the gig, you know. It Pinball Wizard and See Me Feel Me/Liswas fun times,” he told Stevenson. “When tening to You. It’s all great stuff. we first went across Canada, it was in a I discovered The Who at Woodstock. bus, and that was the very early days when I wasn’t there. I was a bit too young and I had a brush cut. I did go to the movie in all these cities, which are now fabulous modern cities, were literally a one-crack 1970. I still had a brush cut. Two of the first three albums I owned were The Who’s town. Saskatoon and places like Calgary. It Live at Leeds and Tommy. Both suffered was the wild west.” I have never heard the expression “onewater damage in our basement a few years crack town,” but I’m thinking it would still ago. Yes, I know. My parents gave me Live at Leeds for apply to Regina. The Who will be performing at the Christmas in 1970 or 1971. I remember putting it on the record player in our living SaskTel Centre on May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.ca. room — one of those huge cabinets that
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t SREDA’s economic Cigar Lake. (By the way, Cigar forum last week, atLake is now the highest-grade tendees were asked to uranium mine on Earth, at an weigh in on how confident they average 16.7 per cent — 100 felt about the current state of times the global average. Mindthe local economy. boggling.) Of the 117 responders (there Mark Cooper, president were 250 attendees), 11 per and CEO of the Saskatchewan cent said they were very confiConstruction Association, said dent, and 44 per cent said they there was a significant drop of were somewhat confident, for a more than $2 billion in non-respositive combined rating of 55 idential construction in 2015, Columnist per cent. Twenty per cent said and he believes we will “see they were neither particularly it again” in 2016. The drop in concerned nor optimistic; 21 per cent were business confidence and investment has somewhat concerned; and four per cent had an effect on employment in construcvery concerned. tion, which is down six per cent — by Looking into the mid-to-long-term fu- 3,000 jobs, 1,700 of those in Saskatoon. ture, four per cent saw significant growth, It has not been a good year in many 48 per cent steady growth, 27 per cent sectors. However, Cooper also pointed out stability, and the remainder figured we’d the bright sides. see a small decline. Low-cost oil and gas has been a boon It was, of course, a bit of a straw poll, to transportation and other industries, he but there were some serious business lead- said; and capital costs of construction ers in the room that day. I’d bet this is a have moderated. Interest rates remain low. pretty good barometer of business confiWe also live in a politically stable region, dence, and of the economy, as well. with governments apparently committed The Saskatoon Regional Economic to investing in infrastructure. He believes Development Authority is forecasting Saskatchewan remains “well-positioned growth between 1.5 and two per cent for for future growth.” this year. CEO Alex Fallon said the authorContinuing on the bright side, Camity is “cautiously optimistic” for midterm eco’s vice-president of marketing Tim growth in the primary sectors, and that Gabruch said while shuttering Rabbit Lake Saskatoon and region is in a new era of was unfortunate, and the uranium price is “more moderate and steady economic very low, there are longer-term positive growth.” things happening in nuclear power. The language, as you can see, around Although Japan closed 54 reactors after our economy has changed in the last two the Fukushima disaster, and only two have years. When’s the last time you heard been restarted, there are 61 reactors under someone use the term Saskaboom? construction, including 22 in China (with You can see the effects of the commod- 32 operating), six in India, three in South ity downturn very clearly. PotashCorp has Korea and four in the United Arab Emirclosed its New Brunswick mine. Cameco ates. Corp. has put its Rabbit Lake uranium So it was a bad news-good news sort of mine into care and maintenance, and is day. focusing production on its lower-cost, And then there was Murad Al-Katib, higher-grade mines at McArthur River and president and CEO of AGT Foods and
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Saskatchewan Construction Association’s Mark Cooper, left, and Ken Seitz of Canpotex, right, listen as Murad Al-Katib of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. answers a question from the audience at the SREDA economic forum last week. All three have the titles president and CEO. (Photo by Joanne Paulson) Ingredients Inc. (AGT stands for Alliance Grain Traders.) If you want economic cheering up, give him a listen. He has been a driving force behind the huge emergence of pulse crops as big-time exports from Saskatchewan. (They call him Prince of Pulses. Some people say he has single-handedly changed agriculture in this province, on the pulse side.) He poured out so much ag-positive information, there were three columns in his comments. One of his main points is that pulses have taken a major place in farmers’ cropping decisions. Ten million acres of lentils and peas are now grown in Saskatchewan. Pulses fix nitrogen in the soil, and allow for continuous cropping when alternated with grains and oilseeds, thereby reducing fallowing. How big is that? AGT exported one million tonnes of pulses in four months last year, exceeding canola for the first time in history. And of our total exports, pulses are fourth after oil and gas, potash and wheat. It’s incredible, really, how
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T-rex takes over guard dog duties at metal recycling shop
Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express When it came to guarding its property, BN Steel & Metals decided to go all out. Instead of, say, a guard dog, the Saskatoon metal recycling company got itself a dinosaur — a really big dinosaur. We’re talking a 6,400-pound Tyrannosaurus rex. It hasn’t worked out so well for BN. Despite its imposing size and sharp teeth, the dinosaur doesn’t bite. In fact, children love it. Actually older people do, too. It’s become the backdrop for hundreds of photos. The T-rex recently joined two really cool transformers — Bumblebee and Optimus Prime — at the entrance to the Quebec Avenue business which was founded about 45 years ago. “They’ve been an awesome eye catcher for lots of people; we’ve had the opportunity to take them to different expos and events in the city,” BN manager Sherri McEwen said of the 1,200-pound transformers. “They’ve really done what we wanted them to do . . . grab attention. We had them built for us by a scrap metal artist, and then we welded the final bits and pieces together here on site.” The dinosaur, which is way too big to attend community events, was unveiled at the company’s grand reopening last month. “Saskatchewan is full of big monuments, like the big teapot (in Davidson) and all that kind of stuff. So we thought, let’s put something up and we’ll get a landmark of our own.” BN’s dinosaur is about 15 feet (4.5 metres) tall and 25 feet (7.6 metres) long. “It came in eight pieces, and was welded together on site. It’s made entirely out of
scrap metal. He’s kind of doing his job, protecting our scrap metal pile,” she said with a laugh. When asked where the dinosaur was created, McEwen said, “The T-rex was created over 65 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.” She did say it was commissioned from an out-of-country artist. McEwen says the scrap metal business is misunderstood. “A lot of people understand what recycling paper, plastic and the glass — the Loraas-type stuff— is. I don’t think a lot people understand metal recycling, so we’re trying to broaden the awareness of what you can recycle. We can recycle your cutlery, your fridges, your stoves, your lawnmowers and your wheelbarrows. “What we do is we process all metals from steel to tin, copper, aluminum, brass, and then we ship it to its final destination. We don’t actually do any melting or anything like that. We bale it, box it, sort it, clean it and then ship it to a recycler.” McEwen said about 98 per cent of the recycled metals remains in Canada. “A lot of people want to call us the scrapyard or junkyard, and we work really hard to try to get away from that. We want to be a metal recycling facility. We want to be approachable and inviting to everyone from every age range. “It doesn’t have to be the stereotypical tradesmen or construction/ demolition-type people. We have the kids coming to take photos with the transformers and the dinosaur. We have moms and grandmas, families dropping refrigerators and appliances free of charge.”
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River Landing tax abatements same as any other in downtown Question: Rather than assert your version of the facts, why not respond to the question of why Kay Nasser of Victory Majors was able to get River Landing at less than appraised value, without competition, after the initial group fell through? As well, given that the River Landing development is partly “public space,” why Ask the should additional tax incentives be given? Mayor Atchison: First of all, we only report the facts as we know them. We need to start from the beginning because the reader appears to want to start halfway through the story. The facts are as follows: River Landing was developed and Ellen Remai bought the land. She bought the Legion and incorporated it all into one site. Ms. Remai didn’t go ahead with the project and (Calgary developer) Mike Lobsinger bought the property and brought forward a proposal. (This is all in the public record; open and transparent all the way through.) In 2008-2009, we had an economic downturn. Council gave Mr. Lobsinger extensions but he wasn’t able to put the project together. Victory Majors came on board to form a new partnership that council — in open council — approved. After that, Victory Majors bought out Mr. Lobsinger. That came to council, all in full disclosure, open and transparent to the public. Victory Majors found the partners Triovest and Greystone Investments and hence the project is going forward. It all happened in council chambers and the writer, if he had wanted to, could have come to council to speak to the facts of the day. It’s interesting that he now wants to look in the rearview mirror to revisit it. This project, hopefully, will be well underway in the next few months. As for the tax abatement, I am disappointed to see he doesn’t understand that these tax incentives are the same as those given to the rest of the downtown area. Anyone who builds a residential devel-
opment receives a five-year, 100 per cent tax abatement. The same is true for the office towers. The hotel receives no tax abatements at all. The abatements council approved on April 25 are the same as we have for the rest of downtown — no more and no less, open and transparent and not behind closed doors. The public space was mandated by council Mayor and council decided to give the developers a tax grant for the portion of the site considered public space. Everyone can use it. If we didn’t give them the tax abatement, I don’t know if the project would have gone ahead. This project has been 40 years in the making. Are you better off to give up something today to have income coming in for the next 100 years? It’s tens of millions of dollars we will receive in the end. I think that is a good investment for everyone.
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Question: Where are we at with street sweeping? Mayor Atchison: On May 1, our seven-week sweeping program went into effect. Check out the city’s website for more information. (https://www. saskatoon.ca/moving-around/drivingroadways/road-maintenance-repair/streetsweeping. Click on neighbourhoods for the details.) It is important people move their vehicles when they see the yellow signs go up. If you don’t, crews will tow the vehicle and ticket it. We will have bright yellow signs out again, so you can’t miss them. Did You Know? In 2015, the Saskatoon Police Service communication centre received 256,793 calls and cars were dispatched to 72,290 calls for service. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Email it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)
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Stunning Saskatoon-made diamond ring a competition finalist Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express askatoon goldsmith Ken Paulson doesn’t often enter competitions. An international competition sponsored by CanadaMark Diamonds was different. First of all, it gave Paulson a chance to promote Canadian diamonds. Secondly, it was a people’s-choice competition as opposed to being industry driven. A ring Paulson designed and created has been selected as one of 14 finalists in the competition. Five finalists are from the U.K., two from the United States and the other six from Canada. The winning piece will be displayed June 3 to June 6 at a major show — Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone —in Las Vegas. Paulson’s ring features three 40-point, ideal cut, matched white diamonds set vertically in a platinum band. It’s a stunner. “I mostly don’t enter competitions, but when I heard about this one promoting Canadian diamonds, I figured that’s right up my alley.” Paulson, the owner of K.M. Paulson Goldsmith Ltd., has been a booster of the Canadian diamond industry since the first ones were being pulled out of the ground about 20 years ago.
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Saskatoon veterinarian makes VAST contribution in Haiti Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ick Lane was telling people in Haiti about his niece who was about to become a veterinarian. Lane, who had done humanitarian work in Haiti in the 1990s, received a call for help after the 2010 earthquake that claimed approximately 250,000 lives in the impoverished country. “See if your niece will come with you,” Lane was asked by his Haitian friends. Those words were key to that niece, Dr. Jasmine Dhillon, founding Saskatoon-based Veterinarians Abroad Supporting and Teaching (VAST). Dhillon, along with her uncle, her cousin Michelle Bedier and veterinarian Dr. Rayna Gunvaldsen travelled to Haiti in 2012 to lend their experience to those working with farm animals. How were the horses, cows, mules, pigs, goats and sheep faring? “We aren’t the first wave to go in after a disaster,” Dhillon said. “The first group goes in to deal with people — to save human lives. We go in afterwards to help with the rebuilding to ensure there is sustainability.” At the time of the quake, there were four veterinarians in Haiti and two of them had highranking government jobs. That number has since jumped to approximately 70. “Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere where people, if they are lucky, will earn two American dollars a day,” said Dhillon, who is now working on a doctorate in epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan. (Continued on page 11)
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(Continued from page 10) “For farmers and pastoralists, their entire bank account is tied up in their livestock. Because of the situation, many of these animals were not getting preventative care,” she said. The trip into a mountainous region of Haiti didn’t begin well for Dhillon, who became ill shortly after arriving in Haiti. She contracted dengue fever, a nasty illness borne by mosquitoes. Alternate arrangements had to be made to get into the area where they were to set up a clinic. Despite the best of efforts, Dhillon still had to hike the final four kilometres. The group planned to set up at 9 a.m., get some rest and begin working at noon. “When we were first organizing everything, what we were told is we might have a few mules from really well off people, some cattle, small ruminants like sheep and goats, some pigs and maybe some chickens.” Their arrival was a sight to behold. “The mountainside was covered with animals. People had started arriving the night before because they heard we were coming. There were donkeys and horses and cattle and pigs all over and this mass of children who were excitedly watching. I got to wash my face, they gave me a plate of rice and it was, ‘OK, go.’” She said the animals were in better condition than she expected. “It was right in the thick of the mountains with quite a bit of vegetation and coming off the rainy season. Some were anemic — the diet wasn’t varied enough — but there were a lot of things like saddle sores because they had never had horses.” A lot of the animals were given to the people in the region by a local monastery which came into a large endowment from the United States. The Saskatoon group planned to train six people during the trip. “We thought we would have a slower first day so we could sit down and talk them through all of it very gradually. Instead, it turned out with us taking one person and intensively going through all our decision processes from start to finish;
then taking the next person through and so on and so on. Luckily (some) of them had already been doing an animal short course with the Haitian government, so they were fairly quick studies. “What we do is like teaching them to fish rather than providing the fish for them. We taught workshops for animalcare workers, where we give them all the skills to do a full physical exam with basic materials. Based on what you find on your physical exam, do the preventative medicine to ensure the animal doesn’t get any worse or at least stays healthy.” Dhillon went back the following year, visiting two other locations in Haiti. The conditions she saw were much worse than what she encountered in 2012. She was accompanied by Dr. Tyra Dickson and Dr. Amanda Lawson on that trip. VAST is now preparing for a trip to Nepal this fall and one to the Philippines next year. To make the training easier, VAST now has a manual to hand out. It’s an education box for each participant for the workshop. “Hopefully we will be able to get them a stethoscope, a thermometer and all these things they can use as part of their medical kit. The instruction manual is basically pictures, so we can use it in any country and as we are talking they can take notes in whatever language they speak.” Dhillon and other veterinarians donate their time to do the work. She said a comment made by Dr. Gunvaldsen sums it up perfectly. “Those of us who won the birth-place lottery have a global responsibility.” Dhillon knows VAST is making a difference. She has heard from people in Haiti who say they are getting more milk from cows, chickens are laying more eggs and horses no longer have saddle sores. She says it is rewarding, but she’s not in it for accolades. “There are days where I am sitting there looking at my thesis, going ‘this is never going to end.’ (Then) I go, ‘You know what, it’s worth it.’” For more information, visit www. vetsabroad.org.
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Oshie earns his star and stripes By RJ Currie • University of Saskatoon blueliner Julia Flinton left the Huskies to be a forest firefighter. Why not? After years of blocking shots, Flinton is used to being in the line of fire. • Caps winger TJ Oshie completed a Game 1 hat trick in overtime to down the Pens. They got so excited in Washington, the anthem is being amended to begin “Oshie can you see.” • A photo of likely No. 1 NFL pick Laremy Tunsil in a gas mask and smoking a bong saw him drop to being chosen 13th. On the bright side, gas mask sales are way up. • GOP front-runner Donald Trump was recently invited to coach the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. It didn’t work out though: he wanted to cut all the leftwingers. • A woman who gave birth on a Jetstar flight from Singapore named the newborn after the airline James — Saw Jet Star. Lucky JW042512
for the kid mom wasn’t flying Lufthansa. • British soccer pro Callum Camps was distracted during a match because he’d left his car’s headlights on and had to find someone to turn them off. After that, he played lights out. • Canadian ex-NBA journeyman Bill Wennington said his 72-win Bulls team would sweep today’s Warriors. After all those years on Team B,” he’s moved up to Team Eh? • Note to Gary Bettman: TV ratings for Round 1 were down slightly but still very good. And when the NFL draft ended, five per cent of viewers switched to hockey. • Quarterback flop JaMarcus Russell offered to play in the NFL for free. So far, all 32 teams have decided to do what he couldn’t — pass. RJ’s Groaner of the Week A suggested title for the NRA’s rewritten fairy tales with guns: Goldie Glocks and the Three Berettas.
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Brooks appears to be popular in Saskatoon
Garth Brooks was in Saskatoon last August (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)
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arth Brooks has broken the ticket sales record for the Province of Saskatchewan. The previous record of 80,127 tickets sold was held by the Rolling Stones, when they played two shows in 2006 at Mosaic Stadium. On April 29, Brooks sold more than 86,000 tickets for SaskTel Centre, with the final number yet to be announced. Eat your heart out Mick. • Torben Rolfsen, on the CFL and NFL agreeing to cross-train their officials, which will see some Americans working early-season CFL games. “They’ll be shocked to learn ‘rouge’ isn’t just something in Ted Cruz’s makeup kit.” • Janice Hough, on Toronto Blue Jays Chris Colabello being suspended 80 games for PEDs: “Considering Colabello was batting .069 this year, it’s hard to see how his performance was enhanced.” • From @jockcartier: “Colabello suspended for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone? Cripes, his doctor would need PEDs just to write out that prescription.” • The Toronto Blue Jays problems aren’t something a new bullpen and four or five new hitters couldn’t solve. • How about this? Jamie Campbell and Gregg Zaun do the play-by-play and commentary on Jays games, and Pat Tabler and Buck Martinez go James on unemployment. JW15778.L28
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Make garage sale visits a pleasant, community experience
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up playing this crazy, money-saving And here’s the kicker — game. I did write this column a few don’t worry about whether years back, so my apologies if I’m you’re going to like the book repeating myself. I do that a lot. or not. If it’s a novel, usually Stockpile spare change: I know I literature (as in, not the Shopasound super cheap. I’m not, honestholic series), and a relatively ly. In fact, I’m in California as you recent edition (printed in the read this, because the money I save last decade), buy it and take it tracking down deals goes towards home to give it a try. If I don’t fun vacations with my family. If like the book, I toss it into a you’ve been to Disneyland, you bag I keep in my closet. Once know that nothing in this magical that bag is reasonably full, I Columnist wonderland is cheap. take the books to a secondI religiously harvest quarters hand bookstore to trade. out of the dryer and dimes out of the couch While you’re grubbing through somecushions, throwing them into a Ziploc bag one’s wares, there are a few pieces of I keep in the junk drawer. Why? Because etiquette worth keeping in mind. They seem when you’re paying 50 cents for a book, like common sense, but it’s astounding how nobody cares if it’s in dimes. In fact, most many people I see whose behaviour is absopeople holding a garage sale appreciate lutely cringeworthy. you counting out your quarters as opposed Whether you’re on their lawn, in their to handing them a $20 bill, especially first backyard or in their garage, the seller has thing in the morning. invited you onto their property and, for a Speaking of books, I’ve officially retired few minutes, into their lives. Sometimes it’s my Kindle, which I did really enjoy — a young family decluttering, but sometimes especially the backlit screen. I just couldn’t it’s a brother and sister who have just lost justify passing up the titles I kept coming their mom, and are selling off her estate. across in your garages and on your front Either way, when you walk in, smile and say lawns. Everything from contemporary hello. I’ve had some of the best conversations with total strangers, hanging out in literature, to bestsellers that I had just seen stacked on Costco tables the day before, I’ve their backyards like we’re old friends. Even if you’re not as chatty as I tend to be, be picked up for a dollar.
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ARTE! Flamenco is a show produced by Kari Alba, a Saskatoon teacher and choreographer. Her guest stars include Ricardo Diaz, an internationally-known flamenco guitarist; Celedonio Garrido, a singer who grew up in Spain; and Miguel Infante, a former principal dancer from Juan Martin’s Flamenco Dance Ensemble. Show time May 5 is 8, show time on May 6 is 9. The Bassment, 202 4th Ave. North. Tickets - $30 for SJS members, $40 for non-members. ***** Sylvia Chave, a favourite among children, performs May 5 and 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and May 6 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Refinery. Advance tickets $7 and $9 at the door. No charge for children under two. For tickets, call 306-653-5191 or online at www.ontheboards.ca
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Zodiac Tapestry Handbells present its Spring Pop! Concert. 7:30 p.m. Grace-Westminster United Church (505 - 10th Street East). Special Guests: It’s Too Late, Baby. Admission at the door: $15.
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visitor to Saskatoon, he brings along bassist Eric Lagace and drummer Jim Doxas on this trip. Concert at 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $55 for SJS members, $65 for non-members.
may 6-8
Jane’s Walk. A weekend of free walks led by volunteers to learn, explore and tell stories about our communities. This Renaissance Modern: An Outpouring of Choral Music Where is a global movement inspired by urban activist, journalist and author Jane Jacobs. Walks happen throughout the the Old Meets the New. Knox United Church, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 for weekend at various locations; see http://janeswalk.org/ students. Available from McNally Robinson, choir members, canada/saskatoon for schedule. This year, walks include the new Protected Bike Lanes, Northeast Swale, Wolf and online at Canadahelps.org. Free parking available in Willow Co-housing, the new Kinsmen Park playground and The StarPhoenix parking lot. many more. Free.
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Orpheus 60 Choir, an evening of music and some singalongs. 7 p.m. at the Bentley (1622 B Acadia Drive. Enter off Acadia Drive, behind Emmanuel Baptist Church). Admission: A free will offering. Refreshments to follow.
may 10
Daniel Koulack and the Knappen Street All-Stars come out of Winnipeg where they have earned plaudits for an interesting mix of banjo and sax, swinging songs, some classic tunes and lots of storytelling. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members.
may 7
The McClure Place Foundation holds its ‘Big Shred’ from 9 a.m. to noon in the McClure Church parking lot (Taylor & Heritage Way). Safely shred your old personal, private, and confidential documents such as tax returns, utility bills, letters, etc. in the Shred-It Co. truck. Proceeds go to reducing the mortgage at Amy McClure House intermediate care home. Call 306-373-1717 for more information.
***** The parishes of St. Anne’s, Lutheran Resurrection and Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens invite you to a Syrian Refugee may 7 Fundraising Concert featuring the well-known Saskatoon may 13 Oliver Jones is Canada’s elder statesman among the choral groups, Le Choeur des plaines and Eclipse. It will Barber shop harmony time at Knox United Church (838 jazz pianist. He has recorded 22 albums, won three Juno take place at St. Anne’s Church, 217 Lenore Drive, at 7 awards, and is an officer of the Order of Canada. A frequent Spadina Cres. East). The Saskatoon Chimo Barbershop Chorus Spring show with headline quartet The Executives p.m. Admission fee is $20 per adult and $40 per family. Sharp Flats and 42nd Street Singers. Tickets at the door or Tickets will be sold at the door or available in advance from from McNally Robinson (306-655-3599) or from all Chorus Marie-Jeanne Will at 306-290-9990. ***** members or call 306-652-5622. Serendipity Quilt Show and Tea, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at All may 14 Saints Anglican Church (1080 Lorne Avenue). Admission: Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra Spring Show. Broadway $5. To support Serendipity’s work, quilted items will be Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at offered for sale. All quilts will be distributed to various McNally Robinson and at the Broadway Theatre box office social agencies at the end of the show. For information call and online at https://broadwaytheatre.ca/events. Doreen at (306) 683-0951. may 28-29 ***** Join the Sask Express Musical Theatre Studio as it National Endometriosis Awareness day awareness walk, celebrates 16 years with their year-end production of as well as a screening of the new feature length film music and dance at the Remai Arts Centre. May 28 at 7 “Endo What?”. The film will be shown at noon at the Roxy p.m. and May 29 at 1 p.m. Adults $22 & children under Theatre. The walk will be take place at Kinsmen Park 14 are $15. For tickets, contact Persephone Theatre box at 2 p.m. After the walk, there will be refreshments and office at 306-384-7727. For more info, contact 306-477speeches. 5553 or saskexpressinfor@gmail.com. may 8
The Studio on 20th is holding its annual Mother’s Day Tea, Show and Sale from 12-4 p.m. at 236A 20th St. West. The show and sale features the work of Nicki Ault, Bridget Aitken, Kathy Bradshaw, Jan Corcoran, Ann Donald, Jane Harington, Miranda Jones, Brenda Kennedy, Karen Maguire, Amira Wasfy and Carol Wylie.
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Caring for your parents: having The Talk. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Cliff Wright Library (Lakewood Civic Centre - 1635 McKercher Drive). According to recent research, 70 per cent of family conversations about aging issues don’t occur until they are prompted by a health crisis or other emergency. There is no charge to attend the workshop.To register call Home Instead Senior Care at 306-931-4663.
may 15
Walk for Lupus 2016 at River Landing, Saskatoon. Please contact Irene Driedger for sign up and registration at 1-306-227-9562 (C) or idriedger@sasktel.net. Registration is 12:30 p.m. and the walk starts at 1 p.m.
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Mela 2016. Prairieland Park (Hall B). A cultural night of Gidha, Bhangra and more. Tickets $10 each. Children under three are admitted at no charge. Doors open at 3 p.m., with the program beginning at 4 p.m. For tickets, call 306-6124847, 306-227-3218 or 306-262-2957.
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This SPRING experience the joys of HEARING Spring is a hopeful time filled with social gatherings, longer days and the sounds of people enjoying the great outdoors again.
$50 SLOT PLAY
May 15 - 20, 5 nights, 6 days Mt Rushmore & shopping in Rapid City. 5 breakfasts, 2 suppers + some hamburger coupons.
Many planters to choose from Largest Selection of Succulents in Saskatoon
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$260 SLOT PLAY
Sky Dancer & 7 Clans Casino, Warroad
New Hope Dog Rescue’s Mutt Strut starting at 10 a.m. from PetSmart, Preston Crossing in Saskatoon. This 3.5K and 5K walk/run is New Hope’s biggest fundraiser of the year and they’d like to invite people all over Saskatchewan to bring their dogs and help raise funds for New Hope Dog Rescue. For more information, please call Gloria Mitchell at 306-653-0618. Register or volunteer at: http://raceroster. com/events/2016/8083/new-hope-dog-rescues-mutt-strut. *****
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4 BEARS CASINO, New Town, N.D.
Some free meals & shopping in Minot incl. May 30 - June 1 $300 at par included $189 pp/dbl
SPIRIT LAKE / SHOOTING STAR
a specialty accessory for her sewing machine!
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Moms are Special!
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Backyard nature products, garden accents, unique gifts, hand-tuned chimes, and much more.
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Being a Mum is hard work; so this Mother’s Day, give her a break with a spa day at Changes.. the perfect gift
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Bonus Offer!
What Mom Really Wants
Receive a Bosch or Nutrimill Cookbook with purchase before May 7th, 2016. See In-store for details
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Nutrimill Grain Mill • Self Cleaning Chamber • Stainless Steel Heads • 20 cup Capacity
$289.99 Reg. $369.99
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Bosch Universal Plus
KITCHEN CENTRE
• Strongest Motor Ever • Four Speeds • Easy Clean • 6.5 Qt Bowl • Up to 15 lbs. dough
1515 Idylwyld Dr. N. (306) 244-2336 www.speedyvacuum.ca
$529.99 Reg. $718.96
80th anniversary celebration weekend May 14 to 15 Mother’s day week May 6 to May 12 All 10” Hanging baskets and 10” planters save 8.00 regular 19.98 thousands to choose from while quantities last
Select 4” plants Only $2.00 on Tuesdays
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$80 gift certificate to be drawn weekly and a patio set to be drawn June 19th
Check in store or Facebook or www.floralacres.ca • 310 Valley Rd • (306)382-7352
Mon to Sat 9am to 9pm, Sunday 10 to 6pm Celebration May 14 & 15 look for giveaways