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Kutz siblings embark on a month of music

Volume 16, Issue 23, Week of June 12, 2017

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ongbird Kerry-Anne Kutz and her bass-playing brother, Skip, are about to enjoy a month of music which will embrace many rich memories.

Kerry-Anne, who was born in Saskatoon and now performs and teaches music in Montreal, is returning June 17 to sing at The Bassment, home of the Saskatoon Jazz Society. She will celebrate by performing a repertoire partly chosen by Audrey Brandt, Kerry-Anne’s vocal idol. Brandt sang in the great jazz days when her late husband, Gordie, and Kerry-Anne’s father, Barney Kutz, were the hot players on the local scene.

Skip will be playing bass, just as his father did years ago. Then, as the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is launched on June 23, he will be honoured with the Special Recognition Award. Skip has spent most of most of his life in music, playing everything from symphonic music to jazz, and becoming one of the most outspoken advocates of the arts in Canada. His award will be presented on June 27 just before the Kenny Barron concert at The Bassment.

The success of Kerry-Anne and Skip is what happens when young people fall under the musical influence of parents like Barney and Evelyn Kutz.

“When we were young,” said Skip, “my dad and Gordie Brandt were best friends and there was always music in our house or at the Brandt house. They were the key players in the best of bands, especially (Continued on page 5) Skip Kutz, pictured here with a sculpture of his father, will be honoured at the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.

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Place.

Those visiting the Marr ResiWith the Saskatoon event dence scrambled to move their already sold out, Saskatchewan vehicles, while a commissioner could see about $250,000 in and two tow trucks were apparrewards. Mike Babcock and Editor ently eyeballing them.

Todd McLellan are co-chairs of In the end, I’m told those at the event. Scotty Bowman and the Marr Residence managed to escape the Murray Costello will receive their Order of wrath of a ticket and tow.

Hockey Canada awards that night.

People parking near Nutana Collegiate Isn’t it nice that Hockey Canada can weren’t so lucky. make dreams come true?

One woman was able to get her vehicle ***** released from the grip of the tow truck, but I can’t wait for bison to move into was issued a $100 fine. At least one other Wanuskewin Park. As part of the park’s person was ticketed near the collegiate. renewal, a small herd of bison will be reYes, there were signs warning people introduced to the site where many of their of the impending sweep and vehicle grab; ancestors once roamed. I hope the new but goodness gracious, shouldn’t common guys don’t come into contact with the bufsense prevail? falo jump, though.

The woman who brought this to my atWhat got me thinking about this was tention is hoping the city will do something an article I read on the baby bison boom at to make this right. She would like to see Elk Island National Park. the tickets cancelled and vehicle owners The site is always a welcome attracgiven an apology. She sent an email to the tion, whether one stops or speeds past it city and here’s the response she received. en route to Edmonton. The anticipation of “If you believe you were issued the seeing the bison always makes the last 100 ticket incorrectly or wrongfully then you kilometres into Edmonton more palatable can either call customer service at city hall for children anxious to hit the wave pool at 306-975-2400 or go down to city hall in the West Edmonton Mall. person and ask for a request to review.”

A total of 160 plains bison calves and Here’s hoping the tickets get fixed.

120 wood bison calves are expected this ***** year at Elk Island. The calves will bring the Nothing warms the heart more than total number of bison in the park to around hearing 34 kids who might not have been 1,000. able to play hockey have been outfitted for Sometime in the next couple of years, next season, thanks to the generosity of we will have our own herd. the Hockey Canada Foundation’s Dreams ***** Come True project.

Is it just me or is digging up First AvThe gifts came before the foundation’s enue at Circle Drive now an annual thing? gala and golf event on June 19 and 20. The While this is just a small part of the probyoung hockey players were presented with lem, I have never seen traffic up here in the Bauer equipment from head to toe. They north end of the city this bad. There have got to test the equipment on a recent Satur- been times when south-bound traffic on day. Each player also received $450 to put Millar Avenue is backed up to 51st Street.

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Chamber chair wants to keep grads here Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express elly Bode took a huge leap of faith when still studying law at the University of Saskatchewan.

It worked out so well, that one of her biggest goals as new board chair at the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is informed by that pro-Saskatoon experience.

“In law school, you apply for jobs between your second and third year,” said Bode, who took on the chamber position in late May, in a recent interview.

“It would have been 2005 when I was applying for articling positions. I was really faced with that decision – do I stay or do I go. At least 50 per cent of our class were out of here.

“I had all the interviews lined up at the big Calgary law firms. It may kind of sound trite but it’s a true story that I had my interview here (at WMCZ Lawyers), and cancelled all my interviews in Alberta,” said Bode.

“When I look back on it I can’t believe I made that decision; it was pretty bold for such an inexperienced person. Thankfully, I got the job. I’ve been here ever since (and) became an owner of this firm in 2014.

“Because of that struggle in decision, one of my goals is to ensure we make this community attractive for our young, bright people, to stay here and open their businesses here. It’s kind of happened organically over the last little bit because it’s been unfavourable other places; but that’s going to come back at some point.

We have to figure out a way to keep that trend happening here, even when things pick up in other jurisdictions.”

Bode is a corporate commercial lawyer, focused on business set-up and organization, including mergers and acquisitions.

It was unsurprising, then, that Bode was “pulled to the governance side” when she began to volunteer with the chamber four years ago.

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“In my second year on the board, I was pulled in as chair of the governance committee, which puts you on the executive,” she said. “I was asked if I would let my name stand for second VP and then you go up through the succession after that.

“I’m one of the few people who doesn’t mind delving into the bowels of the policies and bylaws,” said Bode. “I guess someone has to,” she added, laughing.

Bode is the first elected chamber leader with the designation of chair, after the Chamber changed its governance titles in May. Previously, board chairs were presidents, and the executive directors were just that. Now, they will be CEOs. Bode takes on her role as the new CEO, Darla Lindbjerg, also takes the helm, following Kent Smith-Windsor into the position.

“It’ll be a year of transition, just naturally,” said Bode. “The stars aligned when we found (Darla) — to have her credentials and also chamber experience, because the chamber is a different animal from your typical non-profit organization.

We were so lucky to find her.

“Even though there’s going to be transition — Kent was there for 21 years — it’s going to be smooth because of her credentials. And the staff is just awesome. Small but mighty.”

Bullish on Saskatoon “I’ve always been really bullish on Saskatoon. I’ve been here most of my life,” said Bode.

Looking back into her childhood, she notes that there wasn’t always “a lot going on” here, but Saskatoon has many positives.

“While the economy has presented issues for local business, it’s almost like we’ve been a little bit insulated,” she said. “Our blip is smaller than other people’s blips. I feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter for us.

We just need to keep fostering the entrepreneurs and great trades. Look at all the

Kelly Bode is the new chair of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce.

(Photo Supplied) amazing restaurants and cool local shops; they’re choosing to start their businesses in Saskatoon and they’re making it work, whereas they may not be as successful in other jurisdictions.”

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into harnessing the positives, she said, “where we’re identifying issues that are presently in the face of business but also identifying ones that may come up in the future.

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There is something in the air that doesn’t agree with me

’m too sick to care about stuff. Well, big stuff anyway.

I woke up yesterday morning thinking, hmm, this stuffy nose feels weird. I’ve had the worst allergy season ever, and I’m hearing that from zillions of people. I don’t know why that’s happening — except the spring, like my nose, feels weird. I thought it was just more of that.

For instance, I was facing the window talking on the phone with my sister on one of those stupid windy days last week. A strange cloud of something blew past. I stopped the conversation briefly and asked my husband, “What the heck was that? A weird dust thing?

Oh, no, was it smoke?”

He looked up and just said, calmly, “that’d be pollen.”

Yep. Our tree was creating drifts, sort of like light yellow snow. No wonder I’ve been stuffy and dry-eyed, except that I’m not usually allergic to pollen. Maybe it’s a mechanical issue more than an allergy — like billions of tiny pieces of sandpaper scratching their way into my sinuses.

This morning, I couldn’t talk. So yes, it was a cold. Laryngitis had taken hold. Three hours later, I was still down to sputtering a few words an hour, an octave below my normally ridiculously-low voice. Damn. I have things to do, places to go.

At least I’m not dodging worms quite so much when I

do go places. Aren’t cooler evenings, they awful? I clearly talking about sumremember a time, mer plans and work very long ago, when and nothing at all my best friend and I with my husband, headed to the lake, and I think . . . just for five days of that’s what it’s all relaxation. about. That’s what A few miles out we wait for. of Glaslyn, going And we may north, there were get violent storms, weird little black summer and winter, Columnist spots on the highbut we don’t get way. By the time we colossal earthgot to Meadow Lake, the entire quakes or hurricanes. highway was a single, squirmSpeaking of violent storms, ing black mass. Our tiny car I did go to a place last week was sliding over the millions — the bank. The wind was up, of tent caterpillars. I’ve seldom but what’s new about that? I been so freaked in my life. was there maybe five minutes, Oh man, we thought; are and in that time it went from we going to get into the cabin? windy day to windier day to Like, without throwing up? But hailstorm. Fifteen minutes later, when we arrived, there was not it morphed into a beautiful a single worm in sight. Whosunny afternoon. Don’t like the ever was looking after us that weather? You know what to do. day, thank you.

But the hail was much worse in Every year, it’s the same other parts of the city, judging old story. Some yucky warm by the considerable claims alweather thing messes things up. ready coming in. What a freaky I wait six to eight months for little event. summer to hit; then I get the So, yes, it’s most vigorously obligatory summer cold, and/ summer. Can you remember or allergies; dodge and slip and this many days of serious heat slide over worms; slap mosso early in the year? We’ve quitoes (well, not yet, but just been over 30 degrees sevwait) and melt in the hot nights. eral times already, and it’s the Cars with enormous boom second week of June (as I write boxes thrum and thunder down this.) Makes you wonder, about the street. climate change, how the crops Then I dash out of the house and gardens will grow, whether (when I don’t have a cold) we’ll have more and more seriwithout having to put on my ous storms. coat and boots and gloves. I I do care about that, cold or sit on the deck in the slightly no cold.

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******* Just over a week ago, I was honoured to attend a party celebrating Kent Smith-Windsor’s retirement after 21 years with the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. I knew or recognized nearly everyone in the room at the Sheraton Cavalier; it was so much fun to connect, catch up and chat with so many people.

Smith-Windsor was honoured that late afternoon by having an award established in his name. Housed by the Raj Manek Foundation, the Kent Smith-Windsor Leadership Award has already attracted $55,000 in contributions. How exactly the endowment will be used is still to be established by the foundation and SmithWindsor himself in the near future.

Tributes from former chamber presidents poured in, and it was the one from Laura Small, 2004-2005, that simply and profoundly described SmithWindsor and his success in his role.

“There is no one as humble, knowledgeable or as dedicated as Kent. Saskatoon is a better place for the work he has done and the leadership he demonstrated.”

And in the power point presentation that went with the award announcement, it said this next to his photograph.

“Title means nothing. The one with a servant’s heart is the leader.”

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NEYA award winners announced

The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority’s entrepreneurship program Square One honoured businesses and individuals at the second annual Newcomer Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (NEYA), which was celebrated in Saskatoon on June 6 at The Sheraton Cavalier.

The 2017 NEYA winners are: Start-Up – Press’d Sandwich Stonebridge, Smitaben Patel Patel moved to Canada from India in January 2010 and opened Press’d Sandwich in Stonebridge in April, 2016. Press’d is a franchise offering healthy sandwiches for walk-in, take-out and catering.

Growth – S&E Trusted Online Directories Inc., Sara Wheelwright Wheelwright moved to Canada from the United Kingdom in April 2006 and launched TrustedSaskatoon.com in 2011, TrustedRegina.com in 2012 and Trusted Marketing Services in 2014. The Trusted Online Directories are online directories for locallyowned Saskatchewan companies.

U39 – Complete Technologies, Andrey Olinov Olinov moved to Canada from Moscow in 2009 and started Complete Technologies in 2011. Complete Technologies is an outsourced IT department that allows companies to spend more time on other areas of their business.

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Kerry-Anne Kutz first woman to sing in RCMP band (Continued from page 1) after Dad came back from playing for 20 years in Montreal, Ottawa and even in Havana, Cuba, and after Gordie came back from Toronto. It was easy for my sister and me to get involved.”

“The music was always close and so appealing,” added Kerry-Anne. “The music I heard my dad play stayed with me my whole life. His work spoke for itself.

Mother was there every step of the way, too. She had great ideas about which songs were interesting, often advised me and she had a good feel for the standards.”

Their musical paths have taken some interesting turns.

Most of Skip’s early life was spent in Montreal, but the family returned to Saskatoon when Barney took over the Kutz tailoring business that his father had started in 1916. Skip began to play cello at the age of six and that’s what he played with the Saskatoon Junior Symphony. He switched to bass as a teenager (he had his first union card at 14) and became a regular with the Saskatoon Symphony, where he spent 21 years.

“My first cello teachers were Murray Adaskin and Andrew Dawes. There was a time when I would take a train to Winnipeg to get lessons. With the bass, my dad showed me the basics and I learned by watching him.”

Skip also studied music while at the Congress of Strings at Sarasota, N.Y., and some of his early experiences were with Jeunesses Musicales. After gaining his bachelor of music degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1970, he moved to Vancouver and was a full-time player on the club scene. He returned to Saskatoon in 1975.

He played with touring shows, because “I could read music.” Jazz broadened his horizons. One of the best connections in Saskatoon was with Jazz Workshop, playing mostly alongside guitarist Doug Boomhower, backing singer Bobbi Clackson, and

playing occasionally with drummer Bill Watson. They used to do 60 to 70 nights a year, many of the nights at the Park Town Hotel.

For a good part of his life, he taught at the College of Education, the Co-operative College and with the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teachers program.

Kerry-Anne received her bachelor of music degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a master’s degree in performance from the University of Montreal.

Singing professionally since 1981, one of the great thrills was a 10-year commitment as vocalist with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band. She was the first Canadian woman to join the band.

“I responded to a national advertisement and was one of 114 who auditioned.

We were full-time musicians until the band dissolved in 1994. Not only did the band expand my musical repertoire but the bonus was that I was often the emcee of shows and I learned to speak fluently in French, English, Spanish and German.”

The band also provided a ticket to travel almost anywhere in what was the British Commonwealth.

She met her husband, Michael Cartile, a trumpeter, in 1984. They often perform together. She likes festivals well enough that she has created one of her own — Festival de la Voix. She is also a music teacher.

Her program at The Bassment will include some works by renowned composer Kurt Weill and, naturally, her tribute to Audrey Brandt.

“First and foremost, Audrey had a wonderful voice and her phrasing with the standards was so special. I think she and Gordie complemented each other to an immeasurable degree. Above all, Audrey had dignity on stage and a nice sense of humour,” said Kerry-Anne.

“Audrey sent me a list of her favourite songs. Skip and I have been exchanging charts. It really is going to be old home week. Hans Van Norren, who used to work

One of Kerry-Anne Kutz’s thrills was a 10-year stint as a vocalist with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band. (Photo Supplied) with Dad and Gordie, will play drums. Skip will be playing. And so will Kim Salkeld, on piano, and Sheldon Corbett, on sax, and both of them went to high school with me.”

Skip doesn’t play as much as he once did. He is still the voice of the Saskatoon Musicians’ Association.

“Music is the greatest joy when I’m playing,” he said. “But I have also been in positions where I tried to help the musicians from being marginalized. I’ve been on boards like Saskatchewan Alliance and the Canadian Conference of the Arts. I have lobbied provincially and nationally and it’s always been my aim to create more work and more opportunities for musicians and make sure they get a proper slice of the pie.”

He has appreciated the growth of the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, the leadership of its management team “which has been respectful of the musicians” and the great teamwork of the volunteers.

Among the collector’s items in the Kutz home are a sculpture of Barney, created by Saskatchewan artist Mark Gunnlaugson, and the framed charcoal pencil sketches of both Barney and Skip by Boomhower, whose favourite subjects included jazz players.

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What happened to the humble Brad Wall?

f the rumour mill is to be believed, Brad Wall’s reign as premier of Saskatchewan is drawing to a close.

The current theory is that Wall will resign in 2018, allowing him to lead the Sask. Party through its 20th anniversary in September 2017, and celebrate his 10th anniversary as premier in November 2017.

It also leaves the new Sask. Party leader ample time to sell us on his or her abilities in order to be elected as premier, likely in spring 2021.

A recent poll revealed levels of support, or lack thereof, for the Sask. Party government that shocked even the most grizzled of political veterans (whether they’ll admit it or not).

The Mainstreet Research poll, commissioned by Postmedia, showed that 49 per cent of decided and leaning Saskatchewan voters would support the Saskatchewan NDP, while only 40 per cent would cast their ballot for the Sask. Party.

Does Brad Wall really want to go out like this?

Contrary to what the government is desperately trying to spin, this isn’t just a knee-jerk reaction to the 2017 budget. The Sask. Party has slowly but steadily been losing support for the last 12 months. The trend is consistent across gender, age and even the rural-urban demographic divide.

It would be a cold day in hell when the Sask. Party would deliberately put forward a budget knowing its impact would put them behind the NDP by 10 points.

The real problem is that soared, so did the Sask. Party’s Wall used to get us, and now he — which is why there really doesn’t. isn’t a Sask. Party anymore. It’s In the early 2000s, the forbeen the Brad Wall Party for tunes of the newborn Saskatchover a decade. ewan Party turned when Wall Linking the two fortunes was took the lead. a huge gamble, and the Sask.

In 2007, Wall led a camParty went all in. paign against the beleaguered It was a gamble because the NDP. The theme of that camhigher you put someone on a paign was hope — specifically, pedestal, the farther he has to that Hope Beats Fear – and it fall. With his popularity ratings Columnist did win. And man, were we reaching impossible heights, ready for it, and him.

Brad Wall’s descent – party in There’s no doubt Wall got lucky. As tow – wasn’t just a risk, it was a guarantee. he said in his speech on the 2007 election It’s hard to pinpoint when the first night, Saskatchewan was on the cusp (re- cracks began to appear, but the fissure split ally, already in the midst) of an economic wide open last year. The Sask. Party ran boom and he was simply in the right place an arrogant, albeit successful third-term at the right time to catch the cash. campaign based on fear. Hope wasn’t on The NDP would go on to tie its own the table. Then they confirmed everyone’s noose by electing Dwain Lingenfelter – his suspicions by revealing the sickening state sneering, unlikeable yin to Wall’s freshof Saskatchewan’s finances and releasing a faced, jovial yang – as its leader. mediocre budget.

To the Sask. Party, Brad Wall was The GTH land deal was an albatross everything. The party brand was secondaround Wall’s neck by the end of 2016, not ary, with a firm grip on his coattails. Wall because of the nature of the scandal, which was in every Sask. Party ad, his image and has yet to really reveal a smoking gun, but voice splashed across every commercial, because of his jaw-dropping response to it. billboard and pamphlet. If there was a Gone was the Wall we all knew, the one crisis, he was put in front of it, which in who would humbly own up to a mistake itself was remarkable (and even added to and then promise to make it right. Instead, his popularity), where he handled it with he was replaced by Angry Brad Wall, who something like, “we made a mistake, we’ll indignantly defended it, despite the fact fix it, and we’re sorry.” that pretty much everyone with eyes and As Wall’s fortunes and popularity a Grade 8 education thinks the GTH land deal is at best immorally incompetent.

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Adding to these out-of-character woes, a Mainstreet Research poll in November 2016 showed that Saskatchewan residents were overwhelmingly against a number of donor practices coveted by the Sask.

Party, including out-of-province donations.

Wall’s response? A shoulder shrug and an insistence that he was right, and the vast majority of Saskatchewan was wrong.

Earlier this year, when Wall became the last premier in Canada to receive a political party salary top-up, he once again dug in, hiding behind Saskatchewan’s so-called conflict of interest commissioner and stating he had “no intention to change the practice.”

Within a few weeks he was backpedalling on that, but humble, contrite Wall was nowhere to be found.

“If there’s any misperception at all about what this means and what it doesn’t mean, it’s just not worth it,” he sniped at reporters. “I don’t want it to reflect poorly on the government or the party.”

Forget about doing it because it was the right thing to do – we’re just all too stupid to understand, and our ignorance might hurt him or his party politically, so the extra cash wasn’t “worth it.”

Indeed, poll results are nothing more than a snapshot in time. With a provincial election four years away – centuries, politically – what people think now is almost absurdly irrelevant to that outcome.

If he does leave next year, however, Wall doesn’t have the same luxury.

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he status of Third Avenue United Church is in limbo, but rest assured one of Saskatoon’s icons won’t be demolished without a fight.

City council’s desire to designate the church as a Municipal Heritage Property is on hold, pending an imminent recommendation from the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation’s Review and Appeals Committee.

“Regardless of what the provincial committee decides, the city administration remains firm in its view the property warrants designation as one of the most prominent heritage structures in the city, as well as its historical value and current use as a major cultural centre,” Randy Grauer, community services general manager, said in a news release.

In the meantime, the property is on the city’s Heritage Holding Bylaw, which prohibits demolition, without the specific permission of city council.

In addition, because of a dispute between two parties with a financial interest in the Third Avenue United Church property, a

Queen’s Bench justice has issued an order that in effect protects the historic building from sudden demolition.

Grauer says it is an unusually complex legal situation.

“The court order essentially says the property must be maintained in the same condition it was when it was purchased by the Third Avenue Christian Centre in the fall of 2013. We would not want to see a scenario where a party with an interest on the property begins an unauthorized demolition just to reap whatever value the lot may have.”

Right now, the mortgage is in arrears.

The court order allows for a judicial sale of the property no sooner than Aug. 30, 2017.

Until such time, the property is protected by the terms of the order and must remain in the same condition as it currently exists.

It is the city’s hope that the matter will be back before city council within the next two months. The city administration remains vigilant in monitoring the site, and any attempt at demolition would be met with a quick and appropriate response.

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Pride Festival should be respected within the rainbow of events Saskatoon is a city of festivals. To name but a few, each year our community hosts the PotashCorp Children’s Festival, the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, A Taste of Saskatchewan, the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon Folkfest and the Saskatoon Pride Festival and parade.

This smorgasbord of events provides good summer enjoyment for most residents and attracts tourists to our city, and although we may not attend or support all of these festivals, most of us attend a couple of events. And our city offers support to these organizations, unColumnist derstanding the benefit to the local economy, as well as the entertainment value for citizens young and old.

During the course of the year, thousands of people volunteer for the festival(s) of their choice and additionally individuals and businesses offer financial support. The city provides some financial help, usually in the form of waiving fees or charges to the organization, and helps co-ordinate the needs of organizers to host a successful event. Should anyone attempt to thwart any event by vandalizing the stages or sites being prepared in advance or during the event, we would decry those activities.

Recently, in preparation for the Pride Festival, two road crossings were painted with the rainbow colours symbolic of the Pride flag.

Regrettably, someone decided to deface this symbolic show of support by the city for the Pride Festival. (Although it is hard to give any credit to the vandal in question, it should be acknowledged that the person did step forward to acknowledge his wrongdoing and offered amends.)

What was worse than the disrespect of the action itself was that, after the vandalism was reported, social media lit up with homophobic barbs. Maybe we should just pity those who engage in this type of activity for their ignorance.

In utero, prior to birth, your hair and eye colour are determined by your genetic makeup, as is your sexuality. You don’t pick and choose those elements of your being. Yes, you can bleach your dark hair blonde, you can make your brown eyes blue through use of coloured contact lens and you can hide your sexuality. You can disguise these features, but you can’t change them. Being heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, gay, transgendered, bi-sexual, queer or two-spirited is not an optional or lifestyle choice; it is your gift of birth.

So why is it so important to people who do not wish to participate in Pride activities to malign and negatively affect those who do? How does it hurt anyone to have a group of citizens celebrate their achievements? Why should LGBTQ citizens, many of whom have been victims of discrimination, bigotry, ostracization, ridicule, physical and emotional assault, have to fight for not just their legal rights, but the social rights that the rest of us enjoy without question?

It reminded me that during the 2016 civic election, slurs and homophobic comments were directed at a mayoralty candidate (and her partner) relating to her sexuality. She was bright, energetic and, in the political world, a breath of fresh air. She is also a lesbian.

It was something she should not have been judged on, but nonetheless, to some degree, she was. The other candidates (and their partners) were not questioned on their sexuality or family ties.

Over the decades I have given up trying to change the thinking of older generations with respect to gay rights, and instead focused on my own generation and that of my children, hoping they would recognize that an individual’s sexuality does not define them as a person.

It was heartening to hear that our school system was facilitating the creation of Gay/Straight Alliance groups which would make gay students feel part of the school culture and hopefully broaden all students’ intellectual understanding of gay issues. Perhaps they will learn to judge all people on their conduct, not their genetics. Today’s youth are our best hope for making this city a better place for all people to co-exist.

To the organizers of all festivals, thanks for your hard work in presenting the various events for our enjoyment. To the co-ordinators of Pride festivities, enjoy the celebrations with one and all and know that there is growing support for the LGBTQ community in this city. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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Things looking up with city’s economy, Bode says (Continued from page 3) “I kind of like that; it’s similar to what I do in my job. I like to take care of the details and kind of troubleshoot, so the person I’m working for, working with, can focus on their big picture, their successes and celebrating those. It’s aligned for me that way.”

The chamber is also important to fostering connections in the community. “That’s another thing I find in Saskatoon that’s so great; there’s a collegiality in the business community. It’s not cutthroat. Obviously there’s competition, naturally; but there’s also more of a willingness to give the next guy a hand.

“We’re humble people. We don’t like to toot our own horns that much. We don’t have the giant egos that maybe are around in other business communities.”

The economy is still not where everyone would like it to be, but things are looking up, said Bode.

“From things I’ve heard, it’s going to be 2018 before we start to see an upswing,” she said. “But from what I’m hearing,

things are starting to happen now in the resource sector. Things are starting to percolate a little more. Even in my corporate finance area, people are starting to raise a little bit more money. Nothing has been going on in that area.

“It’s going to take some time for that to trickle down into oilfield services, and to you and me. But I think it’s starting to come back.”

Goals for the year Along with finding ways to keep young people in Saskatoon, Bode has other goals for her year as chair.

“The chairs, or presidents, before me say it’s about month nine before you get your sea legs,” said Bode, with a laugh.

“Then it’s time to start moving out.

“I’ve thought about this, what I hope to accomplish. The first one is that Darla is seamlessly incorporated into the chamber family. I think we need to harness that opportunity and embrace it as a huge opportunity for the chamber and its members, to see what she brings to the table.

“Part of that is I want the board to

revisit our strategic plan that we did a few years ago now. Not to change it or blow it up or anything; just to make sure we’ve identified the right issues, applying it to new issues that may come up and applying it to what Darla’s viewpoints might bring to the table, as well.”

Happy at work, and at home WMCZ Lawyers, if its online presence is any indication, may view things differently from more traditional firms. The website actually contains humour. For instance, there are a number of memes to help people remember the initials in their name.

Example: “Still not sinking in? Maybe a little wine will help. We May Consume Zinfandel.”

“It’s on purpose, that’s for sure,” said Bode of the humour. “That’s one of the reasons I was so attracted to this place.

Even the interview as an articling student was a completely different experience than the other ones.

“For us, we know that going to the lawyer is not the most pleasant experience

. . . We want to make the experience as enjoyable as possible. We take the work extremely seriously. We don’t take ourselves seriously at all. We’re real people; we’re working people just like everybody else.

“We find clients are comfortable in this environment. They don’t have to feel nervous coming in here in their grubby jeans.

There’s no pomp and circumstance. It’s just about getting the job done and getting them the service that they need.”

WMCZ presently has just under 20 lawyers and a total staff of 35.

Away from work and the chamber, Bode is busy as mother of 22-month-old Nora — “the joy of my life” — and is married to Jeret Bode, managing director, investment banking at Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. Before she knew her husband, at one time he sat down with Kent Smith-Windsor and ran his career options past him. He was thinking about leaving Saskatoon.

“It was partially about that conversation that he stayed. I still have to thank Kent for keeping my now-husband here.”

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hen I heard there was Indians gathering together. Times a National Aboriginal have changed for the First NaDay my first question tions. was, “what’s the theme?”

The First Nations youth of toOn Valentine’s Day, we day are only the second generacelebrate love and during the tion of totally free people. I try Christmas season, kindness and to tell them that the year I was family. Even on Halloween we born First Nations people were give and receive candy from not allowed to vote. Many of the complete strangers, even though youth don’t believe me. This is we’ve been told to never accept why I believe history, no matter anything from strangers. how horrible, should include the As the years went by, I survival of First Nations people Columnist started to figure out what the on National Aboriginal Day. theme should be for National There were so many laws Aboriginal Day. and acts of legislation directed toward “kill It was first celebrated in 1996, after it the Indian in the Indian,” it’s amazing our was proclaimed by then-Governor General language survived. I am worried about of Canada Romeo LeBlanc to be celebrated the disappearance of small First Nations on June 21 annually. languages.

June 21 was chosen for many reasons I’m 100 per cent Cree. There was a time —including its cultural significance as the when I thought the Cree language would summer solstice, and because it’s a day eventually disappear, but today I see many many aboriginal groups traditionally celparents teaching their children the beauty of ebrate their heritage. the language.

National Aboriginal Day is now part of There was a time when speaking the a series of Celebrate Canada days. This is Cree language had to be hidden. Children in followed by the National Holiday of Quebec residential schools were strapped and beaten on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day if they spoke the Cree language. That didn’t on June 27 and Canada Day on July 1. stop these children, and many came out of the In 2001, members of the 14th legislative residential schools still fluent in the Cree lanassembly passed the National Aboriginal guage. This was an incredible achievement.

Day Act, making the Northwest Territories Survival should also be a theme for Nathe first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize tional Aboriginal Day because, as a nation, this as a statutory holiday. we have survived everything that has been National Aboriginal Day has now been thrown at us. celebrated for more than 20 years. I have Today, when I hear the drums of our nastarted to realize it is a day of pride and a tions and watch the youth dance, my heart is day to celebrate the proud heritage of this filled with pride. continent’s founding people.

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Shakespeare festival producer talks tent, plays and what’s new for 2017 Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express he big white tent has been set up by the South Saskatchewan River, and that can only mean one thing – the annual Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival is returning for another season of fun, comedy, drama, and wit.

This year’s main stage productions will be Richard III, directed by Skye Brandon, and Twelfth Night, directed by artistic producer Will Brooks, who took on the leadership role in the organization in 2014.

The Saskatoon Express recently asked Brooks some questions about the popular festival, which is set to run from July 5 to Aug. 20. Here, he tells Express readers about how the productions are chosen, why the tent moved this year, and what’s new at the festival for 2017.

Express: The main stage productions at this year’s festival are Twelfth Night and Richard III. What factors do you take into consideration when choosing the shows?

Brooks: Well, it’s always a fun process that goes into choosing the season. I have some staff members as well as an artistic advisory that help me choose the season and we always have some great conversations. You would think having only Shakespeare and related works as a mandate that the choosing would be easy, but there are a ton of factors involved – and having such great works to choose from makes it a difficult process.

Right nowJames we are keen to produce works that JW060513 we have not done very many times, so that is a big

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factor in our programming. Hopefully, over time, that will also lead to being able to produce some of the great works that we have never done, but right now we are focusing on the ones that the company has only done once in its history. Recent choices like Othello, Caesar, and this year’s Richard are examples of that.

Also, I have to admit Richard holds a soft spot in my heart, as the first show I did (as an actor) with this company was Richard. Paired with that, Twelfth Night was all about the music. I just love the way music works in the show and thought it would be a blast to direct. Those were the main reasons, but great roles for local actors, roles for women, audience experience, timeliness, and dozens of other factors play into it as well.

Express: The iconic big white tent has moved to a new riverbank location. Why was that change made?

Brooks: Moving the tent to the other side of the site has been something that has been talked about for years by staff and audience (members) alike.

We were finally able to get it done with a ton of help from our board, volunteers, and two sponsors – Centennial 360 and ASL Paving. The main reason for moving is to get the performances a bit further away from the Spadina (Crescent) traffic noise. We love the feeling of doing Shakespeare outside in a tent, but sometimes the motorcycles are a bit much.

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Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ne of the most famous and enduring operas of all time will soon be performed for local audiences.

Saskatoon Opera is presenting Mozart’s Don Giovanni, which has not been seen on the organization’s stage since 2006. Don Giovanni is a two-act opera based on the legend of the fictional character Don Juan, who has been described as a seducer, a womanizer, and an insatiable libertine. Iain MacNeil, a baritone from Brockville, Ont., and a Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio graduate, is taking on the role of the title character.

Barbara Montalbetti, Saskatoon Opera’s artistic director, is enthusiastic about the production, which she calls “Mozart’s great, dark comic opera.”

“Everybody knows who Don Giovanni, or Don Juan, is – it’s sort of that eternal lover kind of guy. And so he is the central character, obviously, and the women that he seduces are these vignette stories throughout the piece,” she said.

“But it is a sublime score; it is one of the top 10 operas performed in the world.

It’s Mozart, so it’s going to be great music, but it also has its own unique place. It’s sort of dark, dramatic. It definitely packs

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a punch, particularly at the end. It’s the story of the legendary suave, but heartless, libertine, (and), at the end, his hellish downfall.”

Saskatoon Opera has given the production a 1940s film noir setting – “so think Humphrey Bogart with a fedora and trench coat standing under a lamppost with a half shadow kind of thing,” said Montalbetti.

“There’s a sense the story takes place in some unknown European place, so it’s dusky, it’s shadowy and – taking a cue from the famous graveyard scene in Act 2 – it’s even ghostly. So that’s sort of the ambiance or the atmosphere that you get from our show.”

The stage director is Maer Gronsdal, who is originally from Saskatchewan and who has done several shows with Saskatoon Opera. Montalbetti said Gronsdal “always brings a different perspective.”

“She’s framed the opera with a group of women who she calls witnesses – so they could be former lovers, observers, or even ghosts – but they are connected to Giovanni. Their presence in the opera reminds us that how we treat others . . . how we act toward others has repercussions,” said Montalbetti.

“I’ve never seen this at all in a production. That’s kind of a unique, sort of a

deeper level, to the message of Giovanni getting his just reward. It’s from a woman’s perspective, and it adds terror, to me, to the whole thing. It’s really an exciting and unique concept. I’ve never heard of anybody doing this before, so we’re just delighted.”

Montalbetti noted MacNeil is making his role debut as Don Giovanni and is new to the Saskatoon Opera stage. He will be performing alongside Myriam Leblanc, Aviva Fortunata, Brenden Friesen, Emma Johnson, Daniel Thielmann, Jean-Michel Richer, and Garry Gable. All of the cast members with the exception of Gable – including several from Saskatchewan – are new to the Saskatoon Opera stage.

Montalbetti called it a “cast of future opera stars” and said all of the performers are “amazing.”

“We’re just delighted, because Saskatoon Opera has a mandate to present emerging opera singers in appropriate roles,” she said.

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Shakespeare’s plays still resonate with audiences

Will Brooks is Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan’s artistic producer. (Photo Supplied)

(Continued from page 10) audience will also have better access to river views and the whole place will feel more like a park.

We are also looking far into our future and thinking hard about how to design the ultimate site for our festival, for Saskatoon citizens, and for other organizations.

This is a chance to test out a new layout so that we can use that info for visioning around a future site development. As part of this year’s changes we will also be including some materials on site that help our audiences give feedback on our long-term ideas for the site – very exciting.

Express: What are some of the new and exciting things people can expect to enjoy at this year’s Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival?

Brooks: This year is actually jam-packed with new things. Over the last few years we have had a lot of innovations that we are proud of, but 2017 takes the cake.

Of course the site will be a whole new experience in and of itself. But we are also offering summer theatre camps for teens. We have a pop-up reading series. We are going to have a food truck on site for our happy hour. We are working with the (Saskatchewan) Writers’ Guild on a writer reading series. We are rocking bluegrass music in Twelfth Night. We have some amazing new marketing partnerships. We have a diversity night, and as far as I know we are the only Shakespeare festival around operating with a gender-balanced cast.

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She was a provincial winner and scholarship recipient in the Wallis Memorial senior Beethoven class and the Gale Glenn Memorial senior 20th or 21st Century Canadian piano class.

She advanced to the Grand Award finals where she won the Blanche Squires Memorial bronze award of $500 and the Anna Klassen Memorial piano award of $400.

As well, McBean will get the opportunity to play on a national competition stage as the Saskatchewan piano entry in Ottawa, Aug. 10 to 12. She is a student of Bonnie Nicholson, a Saskatoon piano teacher.

Others on Team Saskatchewan going to the national festival are bass-baritone Joshua Hendrickson from Regina in the voice category; violinist Joanne Peng from Moose Jaw in the strings category; alto saxophonist Cole Knutson from The Battlefords in the woodwinds category; trombonist Dominic Ghiglione from Regina in the brass category; Louren Sazon TA052921 Tammy from Moose Jaw in musical theatre; and

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The Campbell Collegiate Choir of choral Regina will also be judged in the class, which is adjudicated by tapes.

In the grand award finals, Emma Johnson of Regina, a vocalist, won the Sister Boyle gold award of $1,000, and Peng took the Wallis Memorial award of $750. Silas Friesen gave Saskatoon a second winner at the final concert, taking the Guy Few brass honours.

Saskatoon took a fair share of the prizes in the provincial finals.

Kiaotong Wang won as the most outstanding intermediate pianist and took the intermediate 20th or 21st Century Canadian music prize. Jayden Burrows was also a double winner, taking the senior B Grade male voice award and intermediate musical theatre ballad scholarship.

Other Saskatoon winners were Jordan Dornn in Senior Grade A male voice; Olivia Guselle in Grade B female voice; Annika Tupper in intermediate female voice; Gabriel Benesh in senior Grade A concert group; Brianna Penner in senior Grade B concert group; Thomas Hu in senior Chopin piano; Matthew Praskas in senior French music; Brianna Ai in

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Food Truck festival expands to two weekends Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express he Bartari Foodtruck Wars Festival started by accident.

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Rather than lose the deposit for renting the building, David and his father Rick put their heads together and came up with the idea for a festival which would showcase the city’s food trucks. It would also provide a competition among the trucks.

The festival is now in its third year and has grown to two weekends. Approximately 9,000 people attended the event in each of its first two years.

David Mah said the hope for this year is that 15,000 people come out and savour the food and enjoy the entertainment.

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theme, highlighted by a national breakdancing competition hosted by the Alpha Kids, a Saskatoon group.

Teams from across Canada will compete on the evenings of June 16 and 17. Mah said crowds of upwards of 500 people watched the competition last year.

During the afternoon on June 17, local dance clubs will hold demonstrations.

The popular hot dog eating competition will also be held the first weekend.

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If you are 55 and older and can sing, dance, do magic, comedy or tell a good story - we are looking for you. Eight talented acts will be selected to perform at the Zoomer Idol Gala in October. There is no cost to audition. Audition dates are June 26, 27 and 30 at Knox United Church (838 Spadina Cres. East). For inquiries, phone the Saskatoon Council on Aging at 306-652-2255 or visit www.scoa.ca.

Ecumenical Pride service, 10 a.m. at the Main Stage on Spadina Crescent. Music by the Saintly Sinners Gospel Band, Bridge City Chorus and others. Rain location: St. John’s Anglican Cathedral (816 Spadina Crescent).

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New Hope Dog Rescue’s Putts for Mutts at the Greenbryre, a fundraising golf tournament is $125 per golfer or $500 for a team of four – includes lunch, green fees, cart, supper and auction. Or, if you can’t make it to golf you can choose the dinner option only - $40 and take part in live auction. To register or buy dinner tickets, go to Picatic and search Putts for Mutts. For more information, contact Gloria Mitchell at 306-653-0618.

All-You-Can-Eat Varenyky (Perogy) Supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral Hall, 919 – 20th Street West in Saskatoon. Prices are: Adults - $12, Children 5 to 9 years - $6 and children 4 and under are free.Entry includes a dessert and a beverage.

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Solstice, led by Jean Currie, provides the very best of jazz vocal stylings. Fan favorites for 40 years, they will be featured act in a Saskatoon Jazz Society-organized Bruncheon. 1 pm. The Bassment. Tickets - $34 and $44.

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Gathering of Painters show and sale from noon to 4 p.m. at The Bentley (1622 Acadia Drive). The work of 16 local artists will be on display.

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Kerry-Anne Kutz, who was a 10-year vocalist with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band, is making a homecoming, promising some music from Broadway icon Kurt Weill and some favourite songs selected by Saskatoon’s Audrey Brandt. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $25 and $35.

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Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other reasons.

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Season racing title special for Siemens

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“I didn’t know what a carburetor was.

I didn’t know what a fuel pump was. I learned from all the guys. It is a big family here, so they help each other out.”

Siemens said he was able to grow into the sport along with a trio of pit crew members in Gary O’Brien, Gilbert MacKinnon and Derek Hordal from that first campaign.

After returning from a two-year break, Siemens was impressed by the magic his pit crew worked in 2016.

“We got on it right away,” said Siemens. “We got the setup where we wanted it. Things just started working for us. We ended up taking a few checkered flags and were consistent all year.

Luckily enough, we pulled out the 2016 championship.”

The magic continued into this regular season’s opening races on May 27. Siemens won the feature race in the sportsman class.

With 13 laps to go in that race, he trailed a Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven

by Ben Busch. Going into a corner, Siemens made a slight move to go high and cut down to make a nifty inside pass to take the lead. He held top spot for the remainder of the race.

Siemens said he wouldn’t have known to make that type of move when he was a rookie. He added that the young racers on the track in the current day quickly pick up little hints and tricks like his pass on Busch.

“The older guys are teaching the younger guys. That is kind of like what I am doing now too. I’m teaching a few of the younger guys what we know. It’s all part of the game.”

During his racing career, Siemens said one of the big highlights was the fact he has been able to race on most nights with his father in the stands. When he won the track’s sportsman title last year, Siemens often reflected on his memories of going

Cale Siemens won the sportsman class at the Wyant Group Raceway in 2016.

(Photo by Darren Steinke)

all busy,” said Siemens. “Now that we’ve won this one (on opening day), maybe we will be running a full season here.”

The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season resumes with a race program on June 10, with a 2 p.m. start.

That race day is marked as a “Wings ‘n’ Wheels” night to salute military veterans, and it will feature flybys from the Snowbirds and a CF-18 Hornet.

(You can see more of Darren Steinke’s work in his online blog stankssermon. blogspot.ca.)

to the Bridge City Speedway to watch races with his father.

The veteran driver said his daughters love racing and hinted it might be possible they will be out driving one day. The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association does have a bandolero division, which caters to youth racing.

Siemens had planned to be at the track off and on this season, but hinted that original plan might change.

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The 43-year-old veteran stock car driver took a break from racing in 2014 and 2015 to help out more around the family home after his wife, Carolyn, gave birth to twin daughters. Last year, Siemens resumed racing in a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am. He won his first track championship, capturing the season title in the sportsman class. Having raced in the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association since 2001, it seemed like a track title just wouldn’t come Siemens’ way.

“When I won that championship, it is hard for me to talk kind of about it,” said Siemens. “When I win this stuff here, to me it is very heartfelt.”

When Siemens was a child, he grew up dreaming of racing on the local circuit. His father, John, took him regularly to race nights held at the old Bridge City Speedway. It has since been replaced with the current Wyant Group Raceway.

From those beginnings, Cale built an attachment to the local stock car scene.

“I just loved watching the cars go around,” said Siemens. “Al Bakke was my driver of choice back in the day, when I was young.

“Just every Sunday to head into Bridge City Speedway was just a norm for us. I said one day I was going to drive a stock car, and here we are.”

Looking back at his first season as a driver in 2001, Siemens gets a chuckle thinking about how green he was.

“I bought a used car that was already built,” said Siemens. “It was a championship car, and I jumped in it. I thought you just drive these things. Apparently, you have to do setup.

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top up did require a bit of practice, since it starts out with a leg bend, one hand reaching in to hang onto the steering wheel while the other leg starts to slide into the foot well.

At the same time, you must fold your body forward and get low enough to have your head and shoulders go through the door opening. Now that you are half folded up, twist your tush so that it can land in the seat during the last and final stage of entry, the controlled crash landing into the seat.

Now I was in the sporty driving mode, complete with an adrenaline rush.

Instruments are large and easily read with the tach and speedometer taking centre stage. The shifter fell readily to hand, although I am willing to admit that has more to do with arm length than anything else.

In any sports car, luggage space is at a premium. With two in the car, touring is best done with two cases about the size of an airline carry-on. If you are by yourself and the plan is a day trip to the golf course, you can probably get a set of clubs in. I didn’t try, but it looks as if there is enough room.

Once packed and loaded, it is time to set off on your unplanned “most excellent adventure.” Stick the gearshift into first, bring the revs up a bit and smoothly let the clutch out. Run the revs up to redline and

shift, then repeat until you reach the speed at which you are going to cruise. If you are even remotely close to the speed limit, the 160 horsepower, 1.4-litre 16 valve, SOHC turbo four will get you there in time.

Sports cars have to stop as well as go, so it should come as no surprise that the 124 Spyder comes with large disc brakes on all four wheels. The fronts are ventilated and the rear ones are solid. Brembo brakes are optional.

With all the go and whoa taken care of, no one will be surprised to hear that the suspension is tuned for handling corners, not potholes. Mind you, the Spyder is agile enough that most of the holes can be driven around. Actual corners are comfortable at higher than normal speeds due to the suspension and the excellent seats. The car cannot stay on its chosen line if the driver can’t stay in the seat.

There is one major point about the Fiat 124 Spyder that is creating a bit of a fuss and that is the fact that technically the 124 starts out on the Miata assembly line in Japan and has a series of different components installed to make it look and feel Italian.

I don’t care, because it looks and handles differently from a Miata, and both the Miata and the Fiat 124 Spyder put a big grin on my face when I take them for a drive.

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