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Volume 14, Issue 22, Week of June 6, 2016

Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper

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Dress Brides raise money for Children’s Hospital

Brides participating in Trash the Dress receive approximately 70 images from professional photographers. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Stasiuk Photography) Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express anielle Stasiuk cries at weddings.

She also cries at receptions. That’s a lot of crying for a busy wedding photographer.

Stasiuk shoots more than 20 weddings every year and also donates her time and talent — along with six other photographers — to a local fundraiser, Trash the Dress.

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more than $100,000 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan.

The photo shoot for the sixth edition will be held July 10. Between now and then, the seven brides invited to participate this year are busy raising money, including a steak night on June 14.

Stasiuk, who has been shooting weddings for 10 years, said her father inspired her to become a photographer.

“My dad always was taking pictures and

he passed away when I was 17. My mom, for my 18th birthday, gave me his camera.

It stuck every 30th film,” she said with a smile, “but I took it with me through my university classes, which was awesome.

Now it is in my office and I don’t use it as much, although film is coming back.”

She loves taking pictures at weddings.

“It’s awesome,” she said, stretching out the word awesome. “I love being behind the scenes on a wedding day and that’s

essentially what you are; you are with that couple the entire day and you end up being like a member of the family . . . I love the chaos of the day; all wedding days are similar but different.”

She said she is somewhat unusual in that she likes shooting receptions. She said many photographers are exhausted by that time of day and would love to put their feet up and their camera down.

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The newspaper sale did The move was much easier than come with a human cost, as I thought it would be. these things usually do. Thirty Editor We’d like to thank the people people will lose their jobs when at the Producer for welcoming us to their Star News shutters a press in Saskatoon. long-time home. We have some new carpet That’s really sad. and fresh paint and all eight of us have of***** fices with windows. It really is a great space.

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ill Waiser is passionate Waiser’s introduction to about Saskatchewan the book begins with Henry history.

Kelsey, a Hudson’s Bay ComHis newest work, A World pany servant, becoming the first We Have Lost, will be released newcomer to North America June 10 and it is a major underto walk the Prairies in 1691 taking about Saskatchewan in and see, among other glories, a the days before 1905. Couple bison for the first time. the new book with his definitive Kelsey moved into an AbSaskatchewan: A New History, original world which was filled published in 2005, and any with its own territories, nations, collector would own two of the traditions and legends. Waiser most celebrated books on the uses the term Indians throughout People province’s history. most of the book, because that’s Waiser joined the history what the people were called at department of the University of Saskatche- that time. The nation was very much about wan in 1984 and spent 30 years there.

Indians, some of whom fought each other The latest release is No. 15 for him, a trib- over territories, resources and the bison. ute to prolific pacing and intense research, Waiser noted that Kelsey’s visits between but the combination of the two Saskatch1690 and 1692 served notice that Indian and ewan history books is a unique story in itself. mixed-descent peoples were the dominant “When Saskatchewan was approaching force, not the supporting actors, and that the its Centennial celebration,” said Waiser, “I early days were as much about the environapproached Peter McKinnon, president of ment as about the players. the University of Saskatchewan in 2000, Waiser goes into great detail on how and asked if I could get a two-year release Kelsey, and those who followed him onto from teaching obligations so I could write the Prairies, had to change and adapt to the the book. Peter agreed.” new neighbours. Indian guides were inteIn writing the province’s history from gral to Kelsey’s discoveries.

1905 to 2005, Waiser found a ready market Among the book’s pages is one from and some special honours. The book was Kelsey’s diary, and many quotes are in the named one of the best books in 2005 by the explorer’s words. They became public domain Globe and Mail and it won Clio Prize from in 1990, 300 years after they’d been written. the Canadian Historical Association.

The adventures of La Verendrye and the Waiser was attending a Regina conference French, the arrival of horses, the growth of when he spoke out that more needed to be the Hudson’s Bay Company and the way it done on chronicling the province’s history. amassed land, the emergence of more trading “I said the front end of the story — the settlements, the enormous losses of Indians period before Saskatchewan became a to small pox, native-newcomer marriages province — had to be revisited and recon- and the presence of the churches all contribsidered. I decided to write the compenute to the fascinating stories of the times. dium piece. At first, I mulled the ideas, By 1867, John A. Macdonald, the prime and actually wrote some other books in the minister of Canada, said, “It seems to me interim, but then two years ago, I really put that that country (Rupert’s Land) is of no the boots to it.” present value to Canada. I would be quite

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Author Bill Waiser has the province’s history covered in two books.

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willing, personally, to leave the whole country a wilderness for the next halfcentury, but I figure if Englishmen do not go there, Yankees will.”

In May 1885, the North-West Rebellion was a historic turning point. Louis Riel was forced to give up his idea of a Metis provisional government and his reign. “as prophet of a new world, and was hanged.”

Part of the attraction in the new book is the art work. Many historical shots are adapted in sepia. Many present-day environmental pictures were taken by Waiser, who seldom goes anywhere without a camera. There are some great two-page spreads, plus the cover, courtesy of John L. Perret of Light Line Photography in Saskatoon.

As a boy, Waiser was an avid reader.

Coming out of high school, he considered a career in journalism. His specialties in pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at Trent University were history and economics.

History won out. Later, he added a masters in arts in 1976 and a PHD in 1983, both at the University of Saskatchewan.

He’s written about photography, including Everett Baker’s Saskatchewan in 2008.

But he’s been a bit on the evocative side, with books like Park Prisoners, Loyal Till Death: Indians and The North-West Rebellion (which was a finalist for the GovernorGeneral’s Literary award for non-fiction) and All Hell Can’t Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot.

He was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2006 and was named a fellow of the Royal Society in 2007.

Waiser’s next mission will be a recounting of the story of Almighty Voice, born on the One Arrow Reserve near Batoche. He was killed in May 1897, in a tragic confrontation with the North-West Mounted Police.

His story became a Canadian-made movie, Alien Thunder, starring noted Saskatchewan actor, Gordon Tootoosis, in 1974.

The book launch will be held June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre. Guy Vanderhaeghe will introduce and the B. D. Willoughby Band will perform. Admission to the event is free; books sell for $70.

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he 2016 budget got off painful cuts, such as those to to a rocky start, when the urban parks (is the Meewasin NDP, hopefully inadverValley Authority next?) and a tently, sent out a press release few nasty increases, such as ahead of Finance Minister the $5 hike in prescription drug Kevin Doherty standing up in prices, were all that appeared. the legislature.

There weren’t even any tax The Opposition, journalists increases, and I’m sure most and a few select others are privy of us in this poorer-than-before to the budget before it lands, province are breathing a sigh of so they can quickly respond relief at that. It may keep a few and disseminate information folks here, too.

Columnist to the public. Disseminating The one refreshing thing was that information early is known that Doherty took a realistic, as breaking the embargo, something even hard look at the province’s finances, even journalists (always anxious to scoop other coming in fairly low on his oil price estimedia outlets) will not do on budget day. mate at just under $45. I hope he’s wrong, Premier Brad Wall was cranky, and but it is a prudent assumption. The oil price rightly so, attracting an apology from NDP has been tentatively bumping up against leader Trent Wotherspoon. Then things the psychological barrier of $50 per barrel went downhill from there. for some time, but can’t quite breach the Doherty, in his uncomfortable shoes, parapet. announced that the provincial government Potash prices have also plummeted, and will run a bigger deficit than it expected — that is the right word. Pulling $900 per tonne $434 million — and borrow $1 billion for in 2008, prices were under $300 in 2015, and capital spending. Specifically, total revmay fall further to $200 per tonne (all USD) enues are expected to come in at $14.02 bil- this year. Ouch. For everyone. lion, while expenses will be $14.46 billion.

It may take some time for all of our nonThe main culprit behind such an unhap- renewable resources to sort themselves, py budget is, unsurprisingly, a $968 million and it appears that the government is finally drop in resource revenue over the past year. taking seriously the issue of cyclical comThis makes borrowing for capital expendi- modities. tures necessary – and necessary it is, in the So, while the budget did not specifically present environment. Jobs are not plentiful outline transformational school board or enough in Saskatchewan right now, and health region changes, both are on the table. it’s crucial that construction continues on A reduction in the number of boards and bridges, roads and schools. regions, not to mention rural municipalities, Thus far, there is little direct evidence should have happened long, long ago, and of the “transformational change” widely it should have been drastic. Cutting down trumpeted by the Sask. Party government from 12 health regions, 28 school boards before the budget landed June 1. A few (Continued on page 5)

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(Continued from page 4) (and nearly 300 RMs! Are we kidding??) was apparently was deemed politically unpalatable. Besides, we could afford those thousands of administrators, couldn’t we?

No. No, we couldn’t. And we can’t.

Transformational change is indeed what the government should be planning. What’s frustrating is that it hasn’t been done before.

This government, more than any other, has squandered a boom. I grant that growth comes with big expenditures; but the contraction always comes, which is why you balance spending with saving.

This is why that other important financial entity, the family, is constantly being encouraged to have an emergency fund.

We, Saskatchewan, had one once; it was a fairly paltry $2 billion, but it has all been spent.

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That means we have to borrow $1 billion to keep the infrastructure growing, to keep the jobs we badly need, instead of finding it in reserves and fulfilling that third pillar of intelligent financial management: reducing, not increasing, debt.

Things could be worse. We could be Alberta, which is in serious trouble (and STILL won’t consider a provincial sales tax), or Newfoundland and Labrador, which may never dig its way out of its financial problems.

But it’s going to be a long time before we’re rolling in loonies again, and we did not have to be in quite such a dire spot. The Sask. Party has a lot to answer for. Hopefully, this budget is the start of something truly transformational in a positive way, and the government doesn’t take a ham-handed LEAN approach to make it happen.

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Why $90,000 for the rRemai mModern logo?

was planning on writing dollars. this column about the proYou know how you live vincial budget, but it turns paycheque to paycheque, but out there’s not much to say. manage to keep the bills paid, The Sask. Party governthe lights on and the kids fed? ment has been telegraphing That’s the provincial governfor months now that the gravy ment’s idea of a balanced train has run out, and Sasbudget — our revenue has katchewan residents should been enough to offset the costs expect some tightening of of keeping Saskatchewan’s the purse strings. So there we lights on. were, all braced for a slightly But you know how despite painful but necessary austermaking ends meet, you still Columnist ity budget, cutting away the have a massive mortgage, car fat so the province could exist on lower payments and no savings? That’s the revenues without raising taxes. And then province, too. And that debt load goes they didn’t do it. back a lot farther than the Sask. Party or In fact, government spending increased even the NDP before them. three per cent over 2015, putting us into The bottom line is over the last decade, an operational deficit of half a billion Saskatchewan has not spent more than

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is typically rebutted by the view that if you don’t support spending, you must not support Saskatchewan.

It turns out I had a bit to say about the provincial budget after all, which is too bad, because I’m almost out of space and what I wanted to talk about today is a different budget — that of the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan.

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(Continued from page 6) That’s vague, to say the least. While it was established in short order by a gallery trustee that the trips didn’t break any rules, he also promised that travel would be curbed somewhat in 2016.

Last week eyebrows went up again when the new logo for the Remai Modern was revealed. It was never going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s not my issue. I don’t like it, but maybe you do.

That’s the beauty of subjective art.

My issue is we paid a New York agency $90,000 over two years to design the logo.

Karlssonwilker, the New York-based design studio founded by Icelander Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker from Germany, is exactly what you think it is. It has extraordinarily posh clients including the Rockefeller Foundation, the New York Times and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). They describe their biggest “design taboo” as the use of “serif fonts” — basically the use of any font you’ve probably ever seen. Forgive me for being so unrefined, but they remind me of a Saturday Night Live sketch.

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And please spare me the argument that because I’m criticizing art, I must not know anything about art, or culture, or anything refined; or that because it is art that has sparked discussion and controversy, it must be excellent art. That’s simply untrue. The price we paid for the privilege of saying we (and by “we” I mean gallery management) used karlssonwilker (and that’s exactly what it was), is solely the problem.

I’ll leave you with a quote from Hjalti and Jan, the founders of karlssonwilker, from a recent interview they did with designboom.com.

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here are so many quirky called a press conference, and things happening these it was assumed that he was days, it is hard to keep going to announce his cantrack of them. didacy for mayor. After the Let’s start with Coun. previous civic election when Charlie Clark announcing his he announced his candidacy, candidacy for mayor. For taxthe media beat him up pretty payers, this is like going from badly and I wondered why the frying pan into the fire. he would go for round two.

Clark is responsible for city Well, he didn’t come out as a spending, as is Mayor Don candidate, but used the forum Atchison. To name but a few to shed light on the use, or items, both supported large possible misuse, of councilColumnist mill rate increases, both sat lors’ communications allowon the police commission that ances and what appears to built the largest police station in Western be a questionable bylaw on campaign Canada, and both are supporters of an expenses, donations and disclosure. His over-spent art gallery (with Clark sitting message got very little play in the media on the gallery board directing an exces- or reaction from the public. Are we our sive operating budget). own worst enemy?

The only thing they disagreed on Then Coun. Tiffany Paulsen dropped was introducing the cute and costly bike her retirement bomb, citing her family’s lanes on downtown streets which Clark needs. Everyone was caught off guard, supports and Atchison opposes. Frankly, as she had earlier indicated her intent to this race reminded me of a long ago stand for re-election — clearly before comment made by former federal cabinet she realized her family’s demands on minister John Crosbie when he referher time. This is perplexing, since she enced two opponents as “tweedledum purportedly has a nanny and supposedly and tweedle dumber.” Out of a quarter her husband is retiring from the Police million people in this city, is this the best Service this fall, which would mean we can do? more home support than in past terms.

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federal Liberal candidate and with close friends in the provincial government, might be moving on to a more prestigious and lucrative appointment in the near future.

While watching the news last night, I caught a report emanating from our “gift that keeps on giving,” that being the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, still fondly referred to as RAGS. Apparently the board of directors, in their wisdom, had a graphic design done to brand the facility, which was created by a firm located in the Big Apple, New York City.

It would seem that our city, the fastest growing city in Western Canada, lacks talented artists for this purpose. Ironic when you think that, since this gallery was supposedly built to primarily showcase Saskatchewan and Canadian artists, we don’t have enough creative talent to design a logo. Based on the media presentations of the brand, I’m guessing there won’t be too many oohs and ahs from the public. This gem only cost us $90,000. (Is that U.S. or Canadian dollars?)

However, we are now in the big leagues of Warner Bros., Capital Records and New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA.) The difference is

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Warner Bros. and Capital Records are not tax-funded entities and the MOMA is self-sustaining, serving millions of New Yorkers and tourists. Clearly the appointed gallery board has a blank cheque when it comes to spending. Do you care that it’s your blank cheque?

It sounds like the transit union is going to start feeding on itself, as in the midst of their negotiations they are looking to turf their current leadership.

It seems a curious turn of events since they have held out this long without a contract, and when they do get one it will mean a swack of back wages. Why hasn’t this moved to binding arbitration?

This past week city crews painted crosswalks on downtown’s 21st Street.

Within the standard painted lines, we will find pictures including life-sized dinosaur footprints, musical symbols, river sturgeons, frogs and ice cream cones. It is expected that this initiative will pique interest in the downtown area. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m not going to battle traffic or get run over by the crowds of people flocking to this exhibit. Send me pictures.

It is going to be a long summer of quirks and quacks, but it is an election year and we should expect nothing less. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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(Continued from page 1) love getting to know the couple the way their friends and family do . . . then you get to hear the stories and I cry at every reception. And I cry at every ceremony. My second shooter says, ‘it’s a good thing you have auto focus.’ I am a hopeless romantic, so all of that stuff comes into play. I just love it.”

She said Trash the Dress gives her a similar feeling.

Seven women put on their wedding dresses for the one-day photo shoot.

Stasiuk said the women will get some amazing photos that they couldn’t get on their wedding day.

“You can’t ask somebody to roll around in the sand or anything like that,” she said.

Despite the name of the event, it is rare that a dress is actually trashed. Most are cleaned and then repacked.

Terri Sewell will be one of the brides this year. The shoot will be held on her sixth anniversary. How cool is that?

“When I signed up my mom said, ‘That will be great, but can you fit into your dress?,’” Sewell, a mother of two, said with a laugh. “I thought, ‘Holey moly, I didn’t even consider trying it on before I committed.’”

She said it didn’t quite fit, but will for the big day.

“Two of us brides out of seven don’t fit our dresses, and I’m not going to alter it because I am stubborn. It is kind of neat, the fact you can have a couple of kids potentially and still fit into your wedding dress.”

Photos with the brides will be shot at three “secret” locations. Each bride will

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They will be pampered with hair and makeup services, and ride in a limo. It’s like a wedding without a groom. The final stop tends to involve water. Think river.

“We keep the dirtiest locations for the end,” Stasiuk said with a laugh. One of the stops one year was an auto body shop.

Sewell said there has already been a meet and greet among the brides, and more than $7,000 has been raised. There is a $600 sign-up fee for each bride.

“Everyone is so excited,” she said. “It is something you commit to and then you are dedicated to raising the money.”

Stasiuk said another highlight is the reveal party, where the brides get to see the 70-plus images they will receive — approximately 10 from each photographer.

“We love to see their reactions. I love that about my job. I love being in the room when people get to see their stuff for the first time.”

The other photographers taking part in Trash the Dress are Mandy Harding (Memories by Mandy), Gina Yesnik (Gina’s Portraits), Grant Romancia (Grant Romancia Photography), Dave Stobbe (Stobbe Photo), Lisa Kryschuk (Lisa Kryschuk Photography in Denare Beach) and Vanessa Savage (Vanessa Savage Photography in Tisdale).

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Indoor playground fun for kids, and also for parents Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express hildren and parents in Saskatoon can thank Taylor Swift for a new indoor playground that opened last week. And that’s not a huge stretch.

Mark and Laura Debusschere were in Edmonton last August for the Swift concert and planned to take their four-yearold twin daughters to the show. Knowing Swift wouldn’t go on stage until well into the evening, the Debusscheres wanted Eva and Lily to have a nap.

Good luck with that, right?

“We Googled ‘indoor playgrounds in Edmonton’ and found a facility a lot like this,” Laura Debusschere said. “Mark and I sat for three hours and had coffee and lunch and some time to ourselves while they played. They came out with rosy cheeks and all sweaty and had made friends with everybody in Edmonton.

We put them in the car and they went to sleep.”

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ground was hatched. Laura admits to being a bit skeptical at the time, but Mark was gung ho.

“You have six hours to talk about things — and we talked and talked and talked and Mark never stopped talking about it,” Laura said with a laugh.

“With my background as a CA (chartered accountant), I have helped people do business plans and have seen lots of successful things,” Mark said. “And I was like, ‘Why not do it ourselves?

Laura gave me the green light to start looking at it. We felt pretty confident and felt the need in Saskatoon for active kids.”

The concrete was poured in March and here they are three months later with a new business. It is a bright, cheery, 6,000-square-foot space with big windows. It includes party rooms on the second floor and all the comforts of home for parents.

A company in British Columbia built the massive playground in its warehouse, dismantled it and set up shop in Saskatoon.

Among the features are a zip line, a moon walk, a triple slide, a climbing wall,

Mark and Laura Debusschere enjoy the slides at Flynn’s Forest with their daughters Eva (left) and Lily. (Heather Fritz Photography) a rope bridge and tubes as far as the eye can see. There is a spider web elevator, a clubhouse, exercise balls and a sports court. There is an interactive game floor, featuring 10 games rotating every couple of minutes. This is not your average neighbourhood park.

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“It went so well. The kids were screaming as they came through the gate; they were so excited,” Laura said.

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(Continued from page 10) was a little concerned about some of the bigger kids. I thought they might go for a run through and then go, ‘Meh, I’m bored.’

One of the eight-year-olds said it was the best day of his entire life. He didn’t want to leave.”

That is what they wanted and needed to hear. Mark Debusschere said the main demographic will be children between three and eight. There is an area for children three and under. Older kids had fun at the opening, too.

“There were some 10-year-olds that came out drenched in sweat,” Laura said.

Catering to parents is every bit as important as the children, the couple said.

“Kids want to come to a place like this no matter what,” Mark said. “Kids don’t care if it is clean, they don’t care about the coffee and what mom and dad are doing. We want mom and dad to come here so we made sure we had couches; we made sure we had lots of plug-ins. People mentioned (at the soft opening) that they could come here and get some work done while the kids play.”

There is a cafeteria on site. It has espresso and drip coffees and healthy options for snacks. Baking will be done in house. Laura said it was important to have things children like, but don’t make their parents cringe.

The name — Flynn’s Forest — has a special meaning as well.

“When we were toying with the idea, I knew I wanted it to be forest-themed because of my childhood (in Flin Flon),” Laura said. “Even when we go home, the girls are fascinated by it; we don’t get that here.

“I knew we needed a little mascot and foxes are really cool and kind of trendy right now. I have always loved foxes. My sister and I were talking and said his name has to be Flynn. He’s from up north, he lives in the bush and he moves to Saskatoon. It’s a beautiful big city with nice big river, but he needs a forest to hang out in with his friends.”

That would be in Flynn’s Forest.

The logo also includes pink and purple butterflies. The pink one is for Eva and the purple one for Lily.

“We wanted it to mean something,” Laura said.

Mark said it is important that it be a family business for other families.

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They are grateful for the support of their families during the building process and of their contractor, D-Con Construction.

“It’s been a family affair; a group effort,” Mark said. “This is a family business. It is something that would suit our life and our kids. It was still long days but you don’t feel so bad being here for 12 hours getting ready to go when they are running around and that.”

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The play’s apprentices are the thing for Dube, Ryan Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express here is this triple-A trifecta that deeply appeals to David Dube’s philanthropic side: arts, athletics and academia, in various combinations.

For example, Dube and his wife, Heather Ryan, have twice brought together artists and athletes at an art auction, and it was “a huge success” both years.

For their most recent donation, as Shakespeare would say, the play’s the thing.

The Heather and David Foundation is funding a new apprenticeship program linking the University of Saskatchewan’s drama department and the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan (S on S) Festival. U of S drama students and graduates are welcomed to the S on S for hands-on experience from acting to wardrobe creation.

Dube, president and CEO of the Concorde Group, was impressed with the Shakespeare company’s proposal.

“I give them a ton of credit for coming in with a really well-thought-out plan . . . so it would make sense to us, and it did,” said Dube in an interview, noting that the foundation is never short of applicants.

“This one struck a nerve, because there is that always awkward, always incredibly difficult transition period from being a student and learning things in theory and practising them, to becoming a professional,” said Dube.

“It’s like business school co-op programs. They need help to get these young talented people who have maybe not as much experience in what us old people call the real world.”

At least four apprentices will be accepted each year, although six have been chosen for this year’s festival. They are Connor Brousseau, music apprentice; Emma Thorpe, fight choreography apprentice; Jenna Berenbaum, acting company apprentice; Jensine Emeline, festival technician; Kelly McTag-

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“I have a real soft spot for Shakespeare, period; I’ve always loved Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan; and they tied it to another passion they knew I have, which is university,” Dube said. “I thought, what a great thing to be able to do.”

The foundation is 100 per cent funded by Dube and Ryan, in large part because they want to make funding decisions around causes they are inspired by and have passion for.

“One of the things we try to focus on when we can is the texture of our community,” said Dube. “My parents (philanthropists Les and Irene Dube) have done a wonderful job in trying to mitigate pain, suffering, health issues. I want to make it just a little better too; let’s make it more fun and enjoy the community, and celebrate our community as well.”

There are multiple benefits for the festival and the apprentices, said Alan Long, director of marketing and development for S on S. “The idea of the program is that we already have a deep relationship with the university, and a beneficial one; and it’s about moving that to the next level and getting the students more involved and making it more official,” said Long in an interview.

“Any leg up we can give them to help make arts their career, or at least a part-time career, is what we’re trying to do.”

The festival, on an immediate basis, gains from the energy and ideas coming from the apprentices, he added.

“We want them to come and feel like they are contributing — not just learning from us — to the creativity of the festival as well. It’s a two-way relationship. We stand to benefit as much or more than the individual artists do.”

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In addition, the bridging program known as Persephone Young Company brings in high school students interested in theatre to spend the winter creating and staging a play.

Two of those artists at the drama department — Brousseau and Berenbaum — started in Young Company and are now apprentices.

“As it happens, Will Brooks was the architect of the young company at Persephone, as well,” said Long.

“He’s a leader. I’m very proud to work for him because he gets it. He gets that we need these programs to keep the youth moving along.”

Long added that Del Surjik got his start at S on S as a 16-year-old, and is now artistic director at Persephone.

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“When you take (the present location) and compare it to our competitors today — not in 1975 — yes, in this particular case, we did need to expand.”

It’s also moving, although just down and across the street. The Co-op is building a completely new, expanded home centre at the previous location of its Greystone food centre.

Work will begin this month on the new facility, which will open sometime in 2017 and be comprised of 35,000 square feet of heated space and another 25,000 square feet of covered storage.

“When you drive in with your truck and trailer or car, and you need to pick up some two-by-fours and a few sheets of drywall, that will all be out of the weather,” said Wicks.

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Repurposing the old food store was not possible, added Wicks.

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The building, which sits on leased property, will cost “easily in the tens of millions of dollars” once the building, site improvements, fixtures and additional inventory are factored in, said Wicks.

The new home centre will retain the jobs at the current home centre, and Wicks expects more staff will be necessary at the larger location.

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residents to become new 4-H members and leaders for fall 2016. There are several information nights being held to learn more about 4-H Saskatchewan in the City. These JUNE 7 JUNE 8 information nights are to provide Saskatoon residents with JJ Guy and Gordon Stiobbe are award-winning Canadian Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Ambassador, Reconciliation Canada the opportunity to learn more about what 4-H has to offer fiddlers who will deliver traditional music as well as some will speak at the outdoor amphitheatre at Waneskewin and how to become involved in 4-H as either a member original works. Cathy Sproule will be the piano accompa- Heritage Park. This free and public event will include an or leader. The following dates, location, and time are when nist. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $17 for informal reception, cultural dance and keynote from Chief the information nights are being held: June 13 – Holy Cross SJS members, $22 for non-members.

Joseph. The event is from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. For more High School – 7-8 p.m.; June 14 – BJM. High School – information, visit http://reconciliationcanada.ca/an-evening- 7-8p.m.; June 15 – St. Joseph High School – 7-8 p.m; JUNE 8 of-reconciliation-sask/ June 16 – E.D. Feehan High School – 7-8 p.m. For more Edmonton’s Chronos Vocal Ensemble, Knox United Church information, visit www.4-h.sk.ca or phone the 4-H Office at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance, and $15 for students JUNE 11 (306)933-7727 and ask to speak with Nicole. and seniors. At the door: $23/$18. Advance tickets avail- Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Walk at Ronald Mcable from McNally Robinson Booksellers and online from Donald House. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., a program JUNE 16 www.chronosvocalensemble.com. will be held at 9:30 a.m. with the walk beginning at 10 60th Anniversary of Soroptimist International Saskatoon a.m. There are two and five kilometre distances. For more Chapter hosts PJ’s and Pearls — wearing pajamas and JUNE 10 information, contact Karen at 306-244-5700 #115 or email pearls, Louis Pub on campus at 7 p.m. Activities: Door prize Poor Nameless Boy, out of Regina, writes and sings songs klinsley@rmh.sk.ca. of pearls; Fortune readings, Stoon Big Band, Salsa dancing, about love, life and the changing hearts in a busy world. ***** silent auction, door prizes. Tickets are $50. For more info, Saskatoon’s Kirby Criddle does an opening set. Show at 9 One Light Dances of Universal Peace, 7:30 p.m. at Aden call Laura at 306-931-6790 for more information. p.m. The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. Tickets - $15 Bowman Collegiate - All-ages celebration of the world›s for SJS members, $20 for non-members. spiritual traditions. For more information, email chantnJUNE 11 dance@sasktel.net.

The Alma Flamenca Dance Studio will present Bizet’s Car- JUNE 12 FIRST SATURDAY EVERY MONTH men set to a highly-charged mixture of emotions. This is Art in the Park: Caswell’s annual festival. A day of music, The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café the first time artistic director Kari Alba has mixed theatre, art and entertainment. Pancake breakfast at 10:30 a.m. movement, provides an opportunity to meet in a relaxed incorporated vocal performances and emphasized the at Christ Church Anglican (515 28th St. West). Festival social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partsplendor of 14 dances within the company she founded begins at noon and goes to 5 p.m. at Ashworth Holmes Park ners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get in 2000 and is taking to Spain for a third time in July.

(Avenue E and 31st Street). There will be more than 180 together with refreshments, entertainment and informaShow time is 7 p.m. Remai Arts Centre. Tickets range from artists, live music all afternoon and all kinds of activities for tion. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at $35 to $20. Available at Persephone Theatre box office. children. Admission is free. For more information, visit www. Sherbrooke Community Centre. ***** caswellartsfestival.com.

Wilma Groenen covers the works in blues, jazz and rhythm EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY ***** and blues, with her powerful vocals and passionate delivThe Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds dances at All Just For Cats Video Festival offers audiences a unique and ery. She’s an accomplished writer and social commentaSaints Anglican Church, 1801 Lorne Avenue, from October fun opportunity to join fellow cat lovers in LOLing, crying, tor. Show time is 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $17 for and aww-ing their way through an internationally acclaimed until April. We dance to old time music from 7:30 p.m. to SJS members, $22 for non-members.

9:30 p.m., with beginner instruction during the first hour. reel of online cat videos. The festival will be held at the ***** Beginners are welcome. For further information call 306Broadway Theatre with two screenings. Matinee: doors at The Saskatoon Brass Band presents Virtuosity at 7 p.m. at 382-5107.

12:30 p.m.., screening at 1:30 p.m. Evening show: doors the Roxy Theatre. This concert will feature a program of open at 6:30 p.m. with a screening at 7:30. There will be FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH varied musical styles from the band, plus performances adoptable cats, kids activities, face painting, big raffle wins Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at 7:30 p.m. at with world renowned Euphonium player David Thornton & goodie bags for your cat! Tickets are $15 for adults and Mayfair United Church. Meetings are held on the first from England, along with Saskatoon’s own trumpet player $5 for those 13 and under.

Monday of the month except when there is a holiday. If so, extraordinaire, Dean McNeil. Tickets are $18 for adults ***** meetings are on the second Monday. / $15 for students & seniors (12 and under free) and are In honour of the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, high **** available from the Roxy Theatre, Long & McQuade, St. tea served at Top of the Inn, Sheraton Cavalier, from 2 p.m. University Non-Academic Retirees Association meets for Johns Music, McNally Robinson and any band member. to 4:30 pm. A Royal Wish with story teller Danica Lorer, coffee at 10:30 a.m. at Smitty’s in Market Mall. All former JUNE 12 music and silent auction. Fundraiser for the Saskatoon support staff who have retired from the U of S are invited Chapter Osteoporosis Canada. Email for tickets ($40 each): to attend.

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Question: On the Saskatoon lives and put out fires. EveryPolice Service website, it posts one who is a first responder or the yearly salaries of officers. emergency responder deserves Why does the Saskatoon our respect and thanks for Fire Department not publish putting their lives on the line similar numbers? to keep our city, our neighbourMayor Atchison: Go to the hoods and our families safe. I city’s website — saskatoon. have full confidence in our fire ca — and enter “public acdepartment, our police service counts” in the search box. Click and our city’s emergency reon public accounts and that will sponders. I stand with them. give you the salary of every Question: While there are city employee who makes more Ask the Mayor significant and laudable efthan $50,000 a year. Salaries are forts underway by the City of public information.

Saskatoon to increase transit Question: Do you find it concerning ridership, I am wondering if there will that firefighters make close to $100,000 be any attempt to improve accessibila year, but yet are able to sleep on night ity to key locations such as RUH, the shifts? Other emergency services perCancer Centre and even shopping malls sonnel do not get paid to sleep, including such as Stonegate? Distances from the police officers, paramedics, and emerbus stop to the entrances of these faciligency department doctors and nurses. ties make it impossible for anyone with Mayor Atchison: On May 31, I was at limited mobility to make use of the bus the Scotia Bank Cineplex Theatres on 20th and only reinforce dependence on cars.

Street for the unveiling of the plaque honMayor Atchison: Access Transit has ouring Victor Budz and Dennis Guenter, been a real benefit to thousands of citizens the two firefighters who lost their lives in with mobility issues. However, for those the Queen’s Hotel fire on May 31, 1980. who can use regular transit, the issue the The men and women of our fire departreader outlines is a challenge. When city ment rush into burning buildings to save transit goes on private property such as the

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university or a mall, buses may damage the roadways. Roads on private property may not be constructed to the standards necessary to carry the weight along with the wear and tear caused by a bus. These buses can tear up the asphalt awfully quickly, so it becomes a question of liability.

It should be pointed out that buses are on private property at Centre Mall, Market Mall, Confederation and the Mall at Lawson Heights. The city resurfaced short distances on these properties to accommodate buses. In some of these malls, we have put in concrete pads at the city’s expense to bring portions of roadways up to standard.

Ultimately, it is up to the owner to discuss the options with city officials to see if some kind of cost sharing arrangement can be reached.

Question: I am wondering whether consideration is being given to the Park and Ride service available in other cities, in which people leave their cars at a mall for the day and catch a bus to their destination? I know this occurs informally, but many people worry about their cars being ticketed.

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The key to a successful transit system is providing a service that is more convenient than a vehicle. We don’t want to inconvenience drivers, just make buses better. It’s a challenge because recent statistics from other major cities across Canada indicate a decline in ridership. We need figure out how to reverse that trend.

Question: Why is ridership down?

Mayor Atchison: People do the math.

They add up the cost of parking, cost of fuel, plus what convenience is worth for them and then compare that to their transit systems. A lot of cities in Canada have been struggling with that math problem.

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