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Folkfest youth ambassadors took part in the Exhibition Parade. (Photo by Darren Steinke)

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here are many reasons for the success stories of Saskatoon’s Folkfest.

Originally designed as a onetime festival in 1980 to share in Saskatchewan’s 75th anniversary, Folkfest has grown into a fullfledged entertainment package that generates the distribution of 28,000 passports which can be used multiple times at all pavilions.

Supporters have found favour with the multicultural experi-

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ences, the exotic explosions of food and drink, the locations and the sizes of rooms and the overwhelming enthusiasm of volunteers who give everything they’ve got for three days.

And how about the staying power?

Five pavilions — operated by the German Cultural Centre, the Koimisis Tis Theotokou Hellenic (Greek) Community, the India Canada Cultural Association, the Filipino Canadian Association of

Saskatoon and the Ukrainian Tryzub Society — have never missed participating in the annual August celebration. They will be on duty again from Aug. 17 to 19.

In an amazing shift of pulling many of the pavilions close together, 17 of the 21 pavilions will be located at Prairieland Park.

The German pavilion won’t be far away at its everyday Lorne Avenue site. The India pavilion will be using Brunskill School for a second time. The Irish pavilion remains in its traditional quarters at the Nutana Curling Club. The Norway pavilion will be located at Holy Cross High School.

***** Not even a fire that razed the German Concordia Club on Sept. 15, 2009, could keep the German community from rallying around Folkfest in the summer of 2010. By June 2011, the club was rebuilt and again became the anchor of the summer festival.

Sigrid Kirmse, a journalist who writes for Canada Courier, the largest German newspaper in Canada, knows a lot about history. She was a member of the Saskatoon Folk Arts Council, which began talking about a possible Folkfest even before the City of (Continued on page 17)

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Mr. Jackson was a war hero

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f you were at the main ofabout Mr. Jackson’s life after fice at Aden Bowman Colthe war. legiate in 1970 and headed He started teaching in south, Thomas Jackson’s the Kamsack area before room was down a short flight moving to Saskatoon and of stairs and the first door on landing at Aden Bowman. the left.

I remember him as a small Students in Mr. Jackson’s man who walked quickly and math class knew he had been had a passion for the math in the Second World War, but he taught to us pimply-faced had no idea of his role and his — and often disrespectful — heroism. teens.

Some students said Mr. Those of us in his math Editor Jackson was shellshocked and classes at Aden Bowman would drop textbooks to see if didn’t realize we were in the he would jump. None of students in my company of such a heroic man. Those class ever did that, but I remember hear- who dropped textbooks in his class ing the stories and the laughter. I hope I should be ashamed of themselves, even didn’t laugh. all these years later.

The reason I am sharing this is Mr. Jackson died in 2014 at the age because of the compelling feature Bob of 99.

Florence wrote about Mr. Jackson in an (Thank you, Bob for sharing his story. edition of last week’s StarPhoenix. I had It’s yet another one of your amazing no idea until near the end of the story pieces of research and writing.) that Bob was writing about one of my ***** high school math teachers.

During my lifetime the province has Mr. Jackson piloted a bomber in the had eight premiers — Tommy Douglas, Second World War and flew 25 missions Woodrow Lloyd, Ross Thatcher, Allan successfully. His 26th would be the Blakeney, Grant Devine, Roy Romanow, crew’s last, Bob wrote. During his return Lorne Calvert and Brad Wall. from the mission in 1943, enemy fire hit When I looked at a list of premiers, Jackson’s plane and it burst into flames. the one I couldn’t remember off the top One member of the crew was killed in of my head was Mr. Lloyd. flight, but the others successfully bailed It’s been an interesting cast of people. out. Jackson was pinned in the plane and Mr. Douglas and Prime Minister John was badly burned, but was able to free Diefenbaker were my favourite politihimself as his bomber spiralled toward cians when I was a kid. An interesting the ground. couple, I know.

He was captured and ended up in I was thrilled when I received an a prisoner-of-war camp named Stalag email from Mr. Blakeney and have been Luft III. There, he was a part of what fortunate to get to know Mr. Romanow famously became known as the Great a little bit in the last few years. I was Escape. Jackson was one of those doing at a funeral last year and sat between the tunnelling but wasn’t one of the 76 Ned Powers and Mr. Romanow. One is to get out of the prison on the night of among Saskatoon’s best-known citizens the escape. and the other is Mr. Romanow. I jest.

Mr. Jackson was No. 139 on the list, Brad Wall, like many before him, has Bob wrote. It was a good thing he had been a great premier. I am sure there will a high number. Fifty of the men who be no shortage of opportunities for him escaped were killed, 23 were recaptured when he leaves the premier’s office. No and only three made it to safety. matter what your political stripe, we owe Near the end of his story, Bob wrote him a thank you.

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Collins is one of the players selected to Canada’s pre-Olympic roster. Those picked have been placed on two rosters and will participate in five tournaments as well as being evaluated on their play with their club teams.

Sean Burke, the general manager of the Olympic team, called Collins to invite him to participate. James Wright, also from Saskatoon, got the call as well.

“It has a special meaning for me since it will be the first time I wear the Maple Leaf in any type of competition,” Collins said in an email from Sochi, where he is playing in the Kontinental Hockey League. “It’s a great opportunity to show what I can do and try to impress the coaching staff. If I can impress in both of those situations, I’m hopeful I would be in the conversation to make the final roster.”

Collins, who is 28 years old, played in the KHL in China last season with the Kunlun Red Stars. After spending three seasons in the Columbus Blue Jackets organization and another with the Washington Capitals, he thought it was time for a change. During those four seasons he played in 21 NHL games.

He started the 2015-16 season in Washington, but was sent to the Capitals’ affiliate in Hershey, Pa., after two games. He spent the remainder of the season there.

“After the season I was at a crossroads; do I continue to pursue my dream of becoming a full-time NHLer or do I embrace a new culture and see the world? I chose the latter, believing that the life experience of travelling throughout eight countries would give me a fresh and organic perspective on things and ultimately be an education in itself.”

He said his decision to play in China wasn’t easy.

“I remember thinking to myself, ‘China?

Hockey?’ Those two things do not go together. Furthermore, it was an expansion team, with management having very little hockey experience, and I would be living in Beijing and Shanghai, two massive cities that have pollution problems and unsafe drinking water amongst other things.

“And at the time I didn’t even consider the travel, which became one of the biggest challenges to overcome. But in the end, I felt like I couldn’t turn down an opportunity to play on the first professional hockey team in China.”

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He said it was an interesting and worthwhile experience.

“Being immersed in a brand new culture and having the opportunity to enjoy a country rich in history was amazing. But it was definitely a whirlwind at times, the idea of personal space and cleanliness was quite different than the one I grew up appreciating.

“The language barrier was also a challenge at times, as most of the taxi drivers and restaurant employees knew very little, if any, English. So, Google Translate became an essential part of any type of communication with the locals.

“In addition, some members of our management team had never seen a hockey game before. They were under the impression that we could use the same stick for the entire season.”

He said attendance picked up as the season went along, with the team regularly getting between 5,000 and 8,000 fans.

Collins, who is six-foot-one and 198 pounds, said the KHL is a good fit for his style of play.

“The style of game in the KHL is quite a bit different than the North American game. The ice sheet is 15 feet wider, so it puts a higher premium on a player’s skating ability and individual skills. I would say the skill level is somewhere between the AHL and the NHL. “It’s obviously less physical than the North American game and the pace is quite a bit slower. A lot of teams play a very patient, strategic type of game where they almost play a trap in the neutral zone and wait for turnovers to create offence.

“I feel like the game suits me well since my skating ability and size allow me to create a lot of offensive chances for myself and my teammates. Furthermore, I’ve been given more of an opportunity to play in a scoring role since I’ve been overseas, whereas at times in North America I played more of a defensive/energy role.”

He had 39 points in 60 games last season.

On the same pre-Olympic roster as Collins is Wright. The two go way back to the Flyers zone in the city.

“We’ve trained together for the last five or six summers and kept in touch throughout the winters. It’s pretty cool to think we grew up a couple of hundred yards away.”

Collins played his junior hockey for the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and then spent four years at Cornell University, where he earned a finance degree. A job on Wall Street seemed to beckon.

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(Photo Supplied) AS081406 Aaron “I think as long as I still have a passion for the game I will continue to play. I don’t necessarily think Russia is the ideal place to raise a family, so when that time comes I would likely move to Germany or Switzerland, somewhere a little more family-friendly.

“After my playing career, it’s still up in the air. I keep going back and forth between staying in the hockey world, whether it is coaching or management, or using my degree and getting a finance job. Only time will tell what the future holds, but I would definitely like to come back to Canada after my career is over.”

For now, Collins is focused on his Olympic dream.

“Representing your country at an event like the Olympics would be unbelievable.

The pride and love for my country has only strengthened over the course of the last couple of years I’ve been overseas.

I really appreciate the meaning of being Canadian.”

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I refuse to let Facebook rule my life

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re you on Facebook? get onto the site. Gently.

I was a latecomer.

There’s a big problem with Very, very late. I being on Facebook, though, when think I’ve been on there just some of your real best friends are a few months. not. You stick up some news, and I resisted like crazy kind of expect everyone to know because: about it. Then you realize you’ve • I thought I wouldn’t forgotten to email some of your have enough friends. closest loved ones. They ask you • I thought the whole things like: world, or at least friends if • Book? What book?

I could find them, would • Wedding? Who got married?

Columnist know way too much about • Holidays? Where did you go? me.

No wonder you didn’t answer the • I thought I would spend far, far too phone. much time on there, if indeed I could find • Do you actually have other friends? friends.

When I did, in fact, find friends on • I thought I would get spammed inces- Facebook (amazed as I was), at least half santly. of them welcomed me to the site with “welBut I caved. I have reasons for that, too: comments on the general theme of • My sister always knew way more come to the time suck.” And so it is. about what was going on in the family than I am, and always have been, speakI did. It was starting to bug me. ing of suck, a sucker for quizzes. Any • I wasn’t doing a good job of keepkind, any time; bring it on. Today’s effort, ing in touch with family and friends (if, courtesy of my cousin Heather, was about indeed, I had any.) proving that you have an IQ above 150.

• I have this little project going on. I She was, well, quizzical about that claim, can’t email the entire world every time I and was right. Here’s one question I’m gohave an update. ing to bet you’re going to get right, even if • Certain people were harassing me to your IQ is, say, only 140.

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• France • Germany • Sweden • See? Facebook, should you not be a sucker and unaware of the site’s little pleasures, is rife with fun things to do. For example, you can plunk your photograph into an app that transforms you into the movie star you look the most like. I resisted.

Then my sister thought what the heck, and came out looking just like Audrey Hepburn. She actually does look a bit like Audrey Hepburn.

My resistance broke down. I tried the thing, and it decided I looked most like Marilyn Monroe. Riiiiight. I think it’s the droopy eyelid thing; that iconic photo of Marilyn looking out of half-open eyes fooled the app meisters.

The problem is, you can’t share that on Facebook. It’s like saying, Look! Someone thinks I look like the most beautiful woman, or at least one of the two most beautiful women, who ever lived. Is that not an invitation for guffaws? Biting comments about one’s soaring ego?

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The key, I think, to dealing with Facebook is to hit the site once or twice a week, so that you can, for example, get your work done and speak face to face with whomever lives in your home. I do know some people who add photos Every Day. My other advice is to learn to understand notifications, and how to turn them on and off. Otherwise, this is what you get: Bing! Adrian updated her profile photo.

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City’s numbers on debt load not adding up

was surprised to read Phil just reporting the expenditures Tank’s article in the Starunder budget lines where they Phoenix earlier this summer are broken up into bite-sized that said the city’s debt load was pieces that we won’t choke on. only at $318 million and further What other creative little that my per capita cost was only gems are being discreetly kept $1,198, or in the case of our from the public eye? Could household, $2,396. it be that the debt for the new How can that be? The relapolice station is recorded in tively new police station cost the police budget rather than about $120 million, the city included in the city’s debt ceilyards/bus barns were approxiing, even though it is the city mately $154 million, the new that must pay that debt?

Columnist North Bridge/Traffic Bridge Are all the bills included was in the ballpark of $200 million, and from projects currently under construction, the Remai Art Gallery is conservatively or will they become due and payable and pegged at $60 million. increase the debt in 2017-18?

In addition, we are still in hock for the Dear me, or us, this leaves today’s city South Bridge, the Olympic swimming pool council with about $240 million of credit and, of course, the interchanges and road- burning a hole in its pocket. And plans way infrastructure to accommodate the appear to be in the mix to spend that, and projects and God knows what else I have more, on a bus rapid transit (BRT) system. already forgotten about. And this doesn’t When I first read that city hall adminisinclude the annual maintenance costs on tration was recommending to council that the P3 projects we will pay for over the it should pay an American engineering next quarter of a century. firm $3.05 million to develop a new transit I checked the batteries in my calculator plan, I reached for my blood pressure and they were working. What am I missmedication. ing here? Ah, it is the creative accountIs that $3.05 million Canadian or ing coming into play. Sort of like when American? Yes, I know the contract is bereporting on the use of outside consultants ing funded by the federal government, but went from $18.63 million in 2015 to $1.9 those are tax dollars too. Given the current million in 2016.

American government’s view toward CanIt is not that they are spending less on ada on trade issues, I resent any tax dollars outside consulting services; the city is filling American corporate pockets. (It’s AS081402 Aaron

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my personal bugaboo.) I can’t help but wonder if this is another report that will sit on the shelf gathering dust after 2018.

Every year transit ridership drops and the tax subsidy increases. I acknowledge that we need some form of public transportation, but $280 million is a lot of moolah for a failing transportation system. I doubt very much of that $280 million covers the cost of overpasses, underpasses, roadway infrastructure, park and ride lots, and yet another proposed bridge purported to be necessary to mak e a BRT work.

But Saskatoon isn’t the only city struggling with bus transit service. Bless the good folks in the transit department for trying everything conceivable to increase ridership. Over the decade, transit has tried early-hour morning service which resulted in empty buses circling the city.

It has offered discounted shared-cost bus passes to businesses to encourage employee transit use, to no avail. It has coerced the university students’ union into mandated student passes, and still ridership declined. It has bought some swishy new buses (along with some old beaters), added bike racks and tried tracking apps to keep users abreast of arrival/departure times.

You name it, it’s been tried.

The reality is the transit system is inconvenient and inefficient for users. The counterpoint to this might be that a BRT would turn the inconvenience and inefficiency around Darlene and thus lure new ridership DC081409

— maybe. That’s a $280 million maybe.

The reality is our winters are long and cold and warm shelters are not available to protect users from harsh weather. There have been issues of safety around bus terminals (remember how playing classical music was going to chase the ruffians away?)

I suspect the cost of providing warm, safe shelters would push the cost of a fare beyond the reach of those who need it most. Or will taxpayers, who already bear 65 per cent of the cost, carry the additional financial burden?

Until a city reaches a population base four times the size of Saskatoon, it cannot afford the automated subways and/ or C-Trains that work most effectively in large centres. Can we afford the hundreds of millions of dollars that this BRT system would cost, only to find out it was another fruitless pipe dream by transit officials?

If the railway tracks are the obstacle to making the existing system work better, couldn’t council look at just building overpasses crossing the tracks? With this potential capital spending of hundreds of millions of dollars, it kind of makes you wonder why council was in such a flap about the $9 million loss of grants-in-lieu from the provincial government.

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I wrote that there is hope I remember being 15 for prisoners who thought and feeling that way after I they were alone. There is listened to a speaker from the hope for a young woman beAmerican Indian Movement ing forced to walk the streets, (AIM). believing no one cares. There At the time, AIM was is hope for addicts who think labelled as a radical or that’s all they’re going to militant group. That night the be. There is hope for young message was positive. Not people who believe their Columnist once was there a mention of dreams for a higher education roadblocks or arming myself is lost. There is hope for the in case a battle or something broke out. elders who think all their lessons are lost “Get an education,” was the main in the wind. topic. “Education is the new weapon for There was hope for a group of young the North American Indian.” aboriginal people hanging around in a The education part was no big deal Prince Albert park during my internship because by then I was driven to learn. I as a news reporter. had a passion to understand the world.

I was driving home when I spotted Today, I have a framed piece of paper them. I decided to approach them and hanging on my wall. I had gone from a ask why they didn’t go home. Sadly, the northern trap line to a graduate in broad- response was “we don’t have a home.” cast journalism.

I then asked them if they went to After post-secondary, I worked as a school. “If we had a school that undertelevision news reporter, a radio host and stood us, maybe we would,” was the had jobs in film and video. response.

I firmly believe my purpose in life is Arlene, my partner at the time, was a to tell the stories of people, no matter school teacher. We talked about this and the race, gender or belief. said “why not?” We started on a mission I have never held back my past as to start a school.

I believe in absolute honesty when It wasn’t long before the Won-Ska it comes to writing. “Write what you School was born. A few years later, I know” is a piece of advice I heard when was walking through the halls of the I started. At the time, all I knew was my College of Education at the University past as a student in a residential school, of Saskatchewan when I heard someone and my stays in so many foster and call my name. group homes I had lost count.

I saw a young man coming towards I remembered the times I lived on the me with a big smile on his face. He streets of Edmonton trying to survive explained he was one of the kids I spoke and all those years of extreme addicwith that night in the park. He said he tions. I also had my experiences in Can- enrolled in Won-Ska school, graduada’s crowbar hotels, first youth detenated from high school and was now in tion centres and finally prison. I thought, university. who would want to read stories about He said his plan was to go to Prince my experiences? I didn’t realize how Albert to teach at the school. Sure wrong I was. enough, after graduation, he started to Reality television was just starting teach at the Won-Ska School. when I started to write about my personIt was all because a couple of people al experiences. I thought if there’s reality believed it was possible; a couple of TV, why can’t there be reality writing? idealists who thought they could make a When I started writing with candour, difference.

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“It’s very exciting,” said Wallace.

“We’ve done a lot of things and we’re getting closer to becoming a reality.

“It is a long aviation history (in Saskatchewan). There were a lot of firsts here and, really, other than the little bit that Moose Jaw has done, none of it has really been recorded in Saskatchewan. Ultimately the thing that we want to do is we want to showcase Canadian-built airplanes and airplanes that worked in Saskatchewan.

“Like the DC3 that is sticking its nose over the fence there,” he said, pointing.

“That’s the last DC3 that operated in Saskatchewan.”

Wallace was one of the pilots who flew this plane. It was flown in a variety of locations throughout the world during its lifetime, including in the Pacific during the war.

“If the truth be known, there’s a few bullet holes in the plates,” Wallace said with a smile. “That’s the kind of airplanes we want to get our hands on and, of course, fix up.”

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The Saskatchewan Aviation Museum is holding an event on Aug. 19 and 20. Vimy Flight goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day with admission by donation. The days include a fly-past of replica First World War biplanes, a presentation and a showcase of the museum’s own collection of planes.

“There’s a group of people from British Columbia who made some World War I replicas . . . these planes were carted over to France by the Air Force and they flew them during the Vimy Ridge ceremonies there.

“Once the ceremonies were over, they were brought back to Canada and dropped off in Halifax. And they’ve been working their way across Canada putting on a show and we’re one of their stops.”

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o the surprise of many, ewan has grown to well over a but not everyone, Premier million people under his watch, Brad Wall announced his something he is clearly extremeretirement last week. He will ly proud of, and rightly so. He stick around for this fall’s legconsiders population growth a islative session and be gone as hallmark of prosperity, specifiearly as the beginning of 2018. cally for the resulting growth in The timing makes nothing the tax base. but sense. Whoever fills his The other area for rampant shoes will find them too big for speculation, which has been ona long time, and the provincial going for a while now, is that of election of 2020 will be upon who will replace Wall as Sask.

Columnist him or her in no time.

Party leader. One frontrunner, That person will need every allegedly, is Gord Wyant, who minute he or she can get to grow and prove will secure the liberal side of the party’s his or her worth to Saskatchewan in order equation. to legitimately earn the job, as opposed to The other is Alanna Koch, who was being parachuted into it when voters go to named deputy minister to Brad Wall in the polls.

May 2016, an appointment that raised the Opining on Wall’s legacy right now is eyebrows of many for its overtly partisan just so premature that it feels silly to try . . undertones in a role that is historically . but I’m going to, of course. Truthfully, as politically neutral. The appointment has hard as I’ve been on him lately, I think his- led many to believe she will earn Wall’s tory will be kind to Brad Wall. endorsement when the time comes. I would People living outside Saskatchewan love to see former Sask. Party MLA and have noticed a swagger in our step that can, minister Rob Norris join the race. at least in part, be attributed to the pride In the meantime, Wall undoubtedly has of ownership Wall inspired in all of us by some of the most poignant and important example. months of his career ahead of him. I always Wall also presided over one of the most say that politics are never personal until economically-robust periods in Saskatchthey are, and in this instance Wall made ewan history, and when we reflect we tend a deeply personal and difficult decision, to attribute positive finances to the leader, and one for which he deserves nothing but even if he didn’t exactly singlehandedly kudos. There’s nothing I find more classless drive oil prices to record highs. than when politicians or the public slam a The stakes on this one are extremely politician on his or her way out, whether by high, however, which Wall alluded to in his choice or otherwise. scrum with media last week. He essentially Critique, scrutiny and accountability said he was counting on his caucus to keep are part of the job description, but moves its promise to rein in the ballooning provin- like the one Wall made last week remind us cial deficit in the three years. that that simple humanity is what keeps the If it doesn’t, then I promise Wall’s lega- heart of the legislature beating. cy will be that of the guy who reigned over We should all take opportunities like one of Saskatchewan’s most prosperous these to show gratitude and respect for times, but also the guy who blew through it people like Brad Wall, who have dedicated and left us in massive debt. the greater portion of the prime of their Population growth is clearly on Wall’s lives to keeping our beautiful province, and personal agenda for his legacy. Saskatchits democracy, alive and well.

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The ad included a woman driving a horseless carriage. The carriage appeared to be going fast, with the woman’s scarf flying out the back.

Schlosser looked at that photo and thought, ‘I could build that.’ So he did.

Schlosser built the horseless carriage from scratch about 12 years ago. Over the years, he has restored a 1929 Model A Ford, a 1939 International one-ton, a 1956 Ford half-ton and a 1960 Volkswagen.

The Model A, carriage and Ford are likely to be among the gems at Rock 102’s Show and Shine Sunday Aug. 20 in downtown Saskatoon. The Model A and carriage were at Pion-Era and in the Exhibition Parade earlier this summer.

He has since sold the International and the Volkswagen.

Schlosser got serious about restoring vehicles when he retired 15 years ago.

The 84-year-old was a butcher by trade and owned his own slaughterhouse.

He bought the Model A four years ago.

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(Photos by Sandy Hutchinson) motor last winter to put in a different transmission.”

He said the 1956 Ford was more of a challenge.

“It was in a compound kind of thing for old cars and trucks. There were trees growing through it and I had to cut the trees down just to move it. I completely redid it. I had to change the frame because I wanted a short box and this was a long box so I had to cut the box down on both ends so the wheels would line up.”

He said he hasn’t had the vehicles ap-

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“I just like having them, that’s all.”

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Bluegrass festival a family experience Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express n annual music festival that takes place in the picturesque boreal forest aims to offer fun and entertainment for the entire family.

It’s the 12th year for the Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival, which will run from Aug. 18 to Aug. 20 at Saskatchewan’s Ness Creek site, located about 20 kilometres from the community of Big River. Jennifer Bork, president of the Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Society, describes the event as a “camping festival” that appeals to multiple generations.

“One of our board members said, ‘You know, this is one of these events where I can take my mom and I can take my kids and everybody’s happy. They all have a good time.’ And we really do find that,” said Bork.

“One of the things that I talk about, in terms of what we do, is there aren’t very many places anymore where people can have a multi-generational experience – you know, everything’s segregated by age and often by gender. And so what we do is we have this event where all ages are there and really are able to enjoy the event.”

The Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival typically has about 1,000 people on site, including patrons, volunteers, musicians, vendors and others.

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“One of our taglines is ‘From beginner to virtuoso,’ saying that it’s for all levels.

So we’re inclusive, right from the beginner level right to the master level in terms of playing,” said Bork.

“The thing that you find amongst our kind of music, for sure, is that people will learn an instrument quite well and decide to pick up another. So you’ll have someone that’s a master on guitar, but they’re learning the banjo. What turns out happening, I think, is we have a lot of kind musicians. So people are understanding, and they’re encouraging and supportive of other people, so you never feel like you’re under the gun or under pressure.

It’s a very welcoming and inclusive environment.”

Bork said the lineup for this year’s festival has turned out to be predominantly Canadian, which is fitting since Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary earlier this summer. Canadian acts include The Foggy Hogtown Boys, The Slocan Ramblers, Kiera Dall’Osto, Sierra Noble and the Ryan McNally Band, as well as the Amundson Family Band and Irvin Amundson and Friends from Park Valley, Sask.

Then there are also the ‘tweeners, which Bork said is a term “that stands for acts in-between the acts.”

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Campfire jams are a part of the Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival. (Photo Supplied) “We encourage local musicians to submit their music to us, and we pick from the pool of applicants and we feature local musicians while they’re doing the set changes for the main band,” she said.

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Bork said the festival can be described in three words: authentic, acoustic and welcoming.

“One of the things that we really like about what we do is we’re in northern Saskatchewan. We’re in the midst of the boreal forest, and when people come to our event they come for the music – and they’re not running off to the mall to buy shoes, because we’re in a remote setting,” she said.

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Dozens of talented musicians will perform during the two Music for the Gut shows, which are set to take place on Aug. 24 and 26 at Cornerstore Church, located at 315 Lenore Dr. Organized by Saskatoon’s Hughton family, Music for the Gut raises awareness about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as funds to help find a cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Tickets for Music for the Gut are $25 each for one show, or $40 for a “combo” ticket for both evenings. Tickets are available in advance at McNally Robinson and the Saskatoon Academy of Music, as well as for $30 cash at the door on concert nights. More information is available at musicforthegut.com.

In advance of the shows, the Saskatoon Express asked Music for the Gut’s artistic director, baritone Jordie Hughton, some questions about the evolution of the concerts, what audience members can expect to hear this year and what it’s like to live with IBD. Saskatoon Express: How did this concert series develop?

Hughton: I was very fortunate to be involved in some benefit concerts for MS growing up and I wanted to do a similar event for Crohn’s and colitis, as my family has been greatly affected by the diseases.

With the help of my good friend, pianist Yuli Chen, and the support of my family and many talented friends from the musical community, in 2011 I was able to get the first event rolling. It has been a truly fun, rewarding and challenging labour of

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Express: This is the seventh year for Music for the Gut. How have the shows evolved over the years?

Hughton: In the early stages, we had about 20 performers, all singers and pianists, and raised about $2,000 our first year at Grace Westminster United Church.

Since then we have expanded our roster to include more instrumentalists, including a fantastic band and diverse talent which has allowed us to expand to two different programs the last three years at Cornerstone Church. Last year, we raised over $24,000 for the cause. In the future, we are hoping to expand the show to a larger venue and involve even more people and make this an eagerly anticipated community event.

Express: What can audience members expect to hear at the 2017 Music for the Gut shows?

Hughton: Fifty-five talented performers are involved in this year’s shows performing everything from show tunes to iconic pop/rock songs – like Aerosmith’s Dream On and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody – to classical instrumental solos, jazz, barbershop and everything in between. We are very fortunate to have many outstanding guest artists this year, including Jay Semko of the Northern Pikes and a 12-piece “Gut Banda” accompanying our choir of 30. Almost two-thirds of the material is different from show to show, so we are offering a combo ticket this year so you can take in both shows. On Thursday the 24th we are showcasing the music of Stephen Schwartz, who is a prolific Broadway composer most known for his huge hit musical, Wicked. On Saturday the 26th, we are showcasing the hits of Elton John, from Your Song to The Circle of Life.

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Star-studded lineup expands for CCMA show Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ive more performers have been added to the star-studded lineup for the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards Show.

Gord Bamford, Jim Cuddy, Tim Hicks, Meghan Patrick and The Washboard Union will perform at the Sept. 10 show at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. The five were announced at a news conference last week at Village Guitar & Amp in Saskatoon.

Cuddy of Blue Rodeo fame will join forces with Bamford for what is being tabbed as a memorable collaboration.

Already announced to play at the closing event are Dean Brody, James Barker Band, Brett Kissel, Jess Moskaluke, Dallas Smith and international guest Blake Shelton.

During the show Paul Brandt will be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Ron MacLean, who is best known for his work on Hockey Night in Canada, will present Brandt’s induction.

Brandt is the most played artist in the history of country radio in Canada. His song My Heart Has a History has been the most played in Canada since the chart was started in 1996. He has three other songs in the top 10.

There are numerous other events that will be held during PotashCorp Country Music Week, which begins on Sept. 7 and ends with the nationally televised awards show on CBC. Highlights through the week include:

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• Discovery Showcase, featuring Canada’s next country stars.

Sept. 8 • Legends show, a tribute to yesterday and today. Canada’s most cherished country artists and the hottest hitmakers collaborate.

Among those scheduled to perform are Brandt, Lisa Brokop, Patricia Conroy, the Hunter Brothers, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Mallory Johnson, Madeline Merlo, Jimmy Rankin, Ian Tyson and The Washboard Union.

• Songwriters’ Series (Session 2).

• Rock ’n Country Cabaret. Party the night away with some fun-loving country acts. Among those performing will be Brody Siebert, Tenille Arts, The Johner Brothers, Meghan Patrick, Jason Blaine, The Road Hammers, Tim Hicks and Chad Brownlee.

Sept. 9 • Songwriters’ Series (Session 3).

• FanFest. Performances and photos with Canadian country stars at no cost.

Sept. 10 • In the Round: Crossing Borders.

Superstar songwriters from Canada and the U.S. get together to share their songs.

• TD Countdown Concert. Nominated acts perform outside of the SaskTel Centre before the big show. This event is free.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Saskatoon Valkyries players (from left to right) Ashlie Borisenko, Shaylyn de Jong, and Lakyn Biberdorf took part in the Exhibition Parade.

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By RJ Currie he surnames of 11 women in the Rogers Cup Round of 16 had one thing in common— they ended with an “A.” Which never happened in any of my high school courses.

• Astros players staged a mock burial for the glove of DH Carlos Beltran, who hadn’t played in the field in two months. Speaking of grave, how about those Blue Jays?

• Princess Kate Middleton often wears a diamond Maple Leaf on Canadian visits. It reminds Toronto hockey fans that her fatherin-law has also been waiting decades to be No. 1.

• Winnipeg O-lineman Jermarcus Hardrick compared their recent last-second victories to having a baby. Right. I still don’t expect the Bombers to win on Labour Day. • The top two backstories involving the Detroit Tigers: 2. Justin Verlander clears revocable waivers; 1. His fiancée, Kate Upton, recommends regular colonics.

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Chris Getzlaf: “True pro, true vet, he’s • What changed in Jays’ pitcher Marco like another coach out there.” Translation: Estrada earning his first win in 12 starts — Getzlaf is getting old. a 4-0 shutout of the Yankees? Instead of • Rolfsen, on a brawl breaking out fiddling around, he played like an Estradabetween the Rams and Chargers at a joint varius. training camp practice: “It’s L.A., so it • The Dallas Cowboys released receiver Rodney Whitehead after he was falsely acwas probably over a parking space.” cused of shoplifting. Probably not the first • Joey Votto is the best Canadian baseWhitehead to get squeezed out early. ball player of all time. Too bad he plays in • American Andy Roddick is going into such obscurity. the tennis Hall of Fame despite being a • Hough, on New England becoming winner in only one major event. Two, if you the first NFL team to buy its own planes: include marriage to SI cover girl Brooklyn “I’m confused. I thought Patriots already Decker. owned Jets.”

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(Continued from page 1) Saskatoon initiated the festival in 1980. The present site of Concordia brings memories of 60 years since its beginning. Her own work on a German radio broadcast dates back to 1977.

“The fire created a disaster for us,” said Kirmse. “We used a rental space at Main and Dufferin for some of our regular events during the year. But for Folkfest, we just went outdoors. We have always been comfortable outside. Today, we have a beer tent, the main food counters, our popular Pig on a Big Stick food treat and most of our entertainment is outdoors.”

Although Concordia has a spacious new hall, it retains the space for historic displays, “half of which now originate out of my household. My children keep asking me when am I going to quit. That’s not apt to happen. Every year, there’s something new on my plate. This year, it was finding the ambassadors. ” The volunteer base is about 200 a day, but the work starts early for some of them. About 20 to 30 of the older Concordia members, including some who were at the first Folkfest, gather on Tuesday and Wednesday to peel the potatoes and begin the process of making potato salad.

The main dinner items are schnitzel and bratwurst and the potato salad is a perfect match for each. The cake tables, a favourite among desserts, are indoors. ***** Effie Kutsogiannis grew up in Regina where her father, an immigrant from Greece, was in the restaurant and real estate businesses.

But Kutsogiannis found a place in Saskatoon life. She has been a board member in both the Greek community and Folkfest since 1987, a dentist since 1989 and has managed the Greek pavilion since 2008 when it moved to part of what many call the five-star package at Prairieland Park.

There’s always the need to introduce something different.

“We have added a small, 24-seat taverna, which will have a specific and limited menu. We have expanded the normal food service to include lamb and potato salad meals on Friday and Saturday. We continue to add something visually appealing to the village feel within the pavilion,” said Kutsogiannis.

“We are preparing wall panels which will demonstrate what life was like for the Greeks when they arrived in Saskatoon in 1886 and it will be a work in progress.”

The bonus for the community is that profits will help in the development of a new church and community centre, which should be built near Highway 16 sometime within the next two or three years. ***** Amit Shukla was 24 years old when he moved from India to Canada in pursuit of a PhD in philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan. He stayed. He’s been a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a project manager with Genome Prairie, a researcher and later associate director in Research Services and is now chief program manager with Innovation Enterprise.

He’s also a key player as a three-year president of the India Canada Cultural Association and is active with the India pavilion.

Once the occupants of space at Walter Murray Collegiate, the pavilion organizers have settled nicely into Brunskill School.

“About five years ago, as more East Indian restaurants started up in Saskatoon, we reached an agreement to have them work with us. They provide the same traditional food you would find in their places. They bring their own servers,” said Shukla.

“We have a strong volunteer base, we have cultural shows which are elaborate in the costuming and come from well-organized and talented groups within Saskatoon,” said Shukla.

Shukla said a location is convenient near the University of Saskatchewan and “we’re in an area when we can get a lot of walk-up traffic.”

The pavilion is a non-alcohol venue, but Shukla says there will be new juice flavour-

ings which will appeal to many. ***** For organizers of the Philippine pavilion, there will be a change in the entertainment concept this summer. Early evenings will be dedicated to the traditional songs and dances, performed by people of all ages.

After 10 p.m. the pavilion will became Manila at Night, a tribute to the capital city, with a live band and lots of music.

Marte Nogot, a welder by day, came to Saskatoon in November 2008 and then after four years was able to send for his wife and child. He’s been a member of the Filipino association and manager of the pavilion for the last two.

The story is told that when the pavilion first opened at Mount Royal Collegiate, there weren’t more than 129 Filipino families in Saskatoon. Now the population is estimated at more than 5,000.

“Some are very busy, holding two or three jobs,” said Nogot, “but we have about 100 volunteers. We take pride in our work ethic. For the children, the pavilion gives them a chance to learn more about their native land. At the same time, we are very happy that this year’s Folkfest is meant to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.” ***** There is a reason for the long lineups for food service at the Ukrainian pavilion.

Ukrainian people and their friends like the food. Boris Tchoursine can give you some stunning totals. They buy 60,000 perogies and prepare and serve them at the pavilion. Their volunteers make 19,000 cabbage rolls. They serve 760 litres of borscht. They purchase 143 cases of smokies. The customers top off their perogies and other food delights with 240,000 litres of sour cream.

And yet Tchoursine will lean back and say, “there’s still nothing quite like the smiles on the faces of the younger dancers on our stages, nothing that matches the smiles of their grandparents in the audience.

It’s all part of presenting a great cultural event and a tribute to about 500 volunteers, a good part of them, like 200 or 300, being there on any one day.”

Tchoursine, a software developer by trade, came to Canada in 1996. “When I took the Canadian oath of allegiance, volunteerism was a key component. I took that oath and I’ve been on our Folkfest committee since 2005.”

In the earliest days of Folkfest, there were often two Ukrainian pavilions. Now the support comes from the Tryzub Society, which for many of those years made its home on the exhibition grounds. In more recent times, the pavilion shifted into Hall B, a comfortable site on grounds where the traffic is heaviest.

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afternoons in July and August from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be an antique appraisal on Aug. 20 — $5 per item with a limit of two per person. On Aug. 27, there will be a concert in the garden. Lorne Deighton and the Sons of Django will perform gypsy jazz music. The concert begins at 2 p.m.

The Lyell Gustin Recital Series presents cellist Oleksander Mycyk and pianist Sofia Mycyk at 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (436 Spadina Cres. East). The program includes music of Bach, Brahms, Paganini, Popper, and Penderecki. Pre-concert talk by the artists at 6:45 p.m.

BOOKS WANTED Tickets $35 regular/$30 student and are available at McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano, Saskatoon Music Academy, The Canadian Federation of University Women is collecting books, CDs and videos for its Mammoth Book Sale until Gustin Committee, or at the door. Children 12 and under free if accompanied by an adult. For information, call 306- September. Please contact Alverta at 306-652-7708 or Alison at 306-244-2988 to arrange to drop off books.

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AUGUST 24 and 26 Music for the Gut returns for its seventh annual benefit concerts for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada with two unique variety shows at Cornerstone Church at 7 pm. Featuring Jordie Hughton and over 50 friends, including Jared Tehse, Paige Summach, Silas Friesen, Sam Stinn and Valerie Favreau (on the 24th) and Jay Semko, Brenden Friesen, Gerard Weber, Tone Down For What barbershop quartet, Cara Wilson, Sophie McBean and Andrew Linsley (on the 26th). Advance tickets at McNally Robinson and Saskatoon Academy of Music. Discounted combo ticket for both nights are available. For more information, visit www.MusicfortheGut.com or call 306-384-4502.

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July 5 to Aug. 20 Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan: This year’s main stage productions are Richard III and Twelfth Night, performed in repertory in the tent on the riverbank. For detailed times and dates, visit www.shakespearesask.com.

AUGUST 19 MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people who score among the top two per cent of the general population on a standardized IQ test. A supervised IQ testing session is being held in Saskatoon at 2 p.m. The cost is $90, or $70 for students. If you are interested in attending, please call Tim at 306-242-7408 or e-mail trf674@ campus.usask.ca.

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FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information.

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke Community Centre.

TABLE TENNIS The Saskatoon Table Tennis Club plays on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30, Friday evening from 7 to 9 and Saturday morning from 10 to 12. The location is the Zion Lutheran Church, 323 4th Ave. S. Entrance through the side door off the parking lot on the North side of the building and down to the gym. Drop in and have a look, no charge for the first visit. For more information, call 306-242-7580 or 306-975-0835.

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EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY La Leche League Canada - Saskatoon Daytime Meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Anglican Church (609 Dufferin Avenue.) Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 22 and April 19. For more information or to get breastfeeding help, contact a leader by phone (306-655-4805) or email lllcsaskatoon@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/ LLLCSaskatoon.

SECOND SATURDAY EVERY MONTH Memory Writers — September to June, 10 a.m. to noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Share the events and memories of your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. For more information, call Neva Bayliss at 306-343-0256 or Hilda Epp at 306-382-2446.

EVERY TUESDAY Love to Sing? The Saskatoon Choral Society welcomes new members. No auditions. We meet each Tuesday at 7p.m. at Grace Westminster Church, beginning Sept. 6. ***** ***** Spirit of the West Toastmasters Club. Want to become more confident in your personal life and in your work? We help each other develop oral communication and leadership AUGUST 26 skills by providing instant feedback. Guests are always The Saskatoon Horticultural Society annual garage sale welcome. We meet every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. fundraiser for scholarships from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 571 at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 1130 Idydwyld Drive, room Adilman Drive. Donations are welcome (no clothing please), number 129-C or 150. please call Marj at 306-249-1329 for more information. ***** Truth Research Circle of Friends at 7 p.m. If you are AUGUST 26-27 concerned about the trouble in our world, researching its Whitecap Dakota Days at the Whitecap Sports Grounds.

Events include PAPCCA chuckwagon races, PAPCCA chariot roots, feeling grief and confusion, and wondering what to do with what you’re learning, you are welcome to join our races, a co-ed slo-pitch tournament (7-3 ratio) with a top circle. Call Patti at 306-229-1978 for more information and prize of $2,500. There will be a beer garden, entertainthe location. ment and free camping. For information on the slo-pitch tournament, contact Chelsey Sinclair at 306-716-4856 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) or Sheila Chrusch at 306-222-0223. For information on This is a support group those wanting to shed some of their the chuckwagon and chariot competition, contact Melvin extra weight. There are various chapters in Saskatoon and Littelcrow at 306-291-8106. surrounding area. We can help you start a TOPS chapter in AUGUST 27 your work place or in the area that you live in. To find out more, visit tops.org or telephone Bev at 306-242-7180.

Palliative Care Services Walk of Memories. The walk is to remember loved ones. Gathering time is 1:30 p.m. at FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY Kiwanis Memorial Park at the site of the skating rink. The MONTH walk begins at 2 p.m. and there will be refreshments at 3 Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre (333 Fourth Ave. North) people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved comwhere the walk ends. There is no cost to participate. For panion animal due to old age, sickness or other reasons. more information, call 306-655-4346.

The no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the W.A. ***** Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For Walking tour and open house, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Walking Tour begins at 2 p.m. at Superintendent’s Residence (the big brick house). Tours SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH are free, refreshments available and donations welcome.

Renters of Saskatoon and area meet. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information, call Peggy at 306-652-9801.

St Thomas Wesley United Church, Lower Hall (808 20th St. West). ROSA supports renters and shares information to SEPTEMBER 21 work towards better, affordable, and safe rental housing Saskatoon Voices of Recovery Dinner, Prairieland Park. for all. Child-minding available. Ring doorbell for elevator Doors open at 5:30, with dinner and a presentation beginaccess. For further information contact: 306-657-6100, or ning at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker is Bob Bourne, a email renters@classiclaw.ca. former Saskatoon Blades player and four-time Stanley Cup winner with the New York Islanders. The event is a celebra- TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS tion of people in long-term recovery from addiction. Visit Country Farms Marketplace at Confederation Mall, 10 a.m. picatic.com for tickets. to 4 p.m. Indoor marketplace located across from Urban Planet. The Marketplace features home cooked lunch, desSEPTEMBER 23 serts, pies, preserves and other amazing food as well as Saskatoon Voices of Recovery, five-kilometre walk and hand crafted items and home based business vendors. celebration of Light. Those participating are asked to meet ***** at 5 p.m. at Friendship Park. More information can be found Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are on Facebook at Saskatoon Recovery. welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required.

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Prairie Hospice Society’s charity golf classic at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club. Since 2012, Prairie Hospice Society has trained and equipped more than 100 volunteers to go into the homes of terminally ill individuals to provide non-medical supports — companionship, transportation, supportive listening and positive outings.

There are currently 63 volunteers serving clients. For more information and to register for the golf tournament, visit prairiehospice.org.

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These cars may turn you into an eco warrior

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do not believe all gasolineWhat they have powered vehicles will be in Common eliminated any time soon.

Both Prius and Ioni-Q I do believe North American are designed with specific manufacturers have looked customer groups in mind at emissions regulations and and both come as four-door have decided that they cannot sedans. In addition, entry and be economically met with exit is fairly easy thanks to diesel engines. That is why wide doors and comfortable nearly every vehicle is or will seats. Mind you the back seats be available as a hybrid, plugare a bit tight on leg room in hybrid or electric vehicle. unless those in the front move Autozone Enter the Prius C, Toyota’s the seat forward an inch or so. latest and smallest plug-in Then the hollowed-out backs hybrid. As the oldest and most recognizable of the front seats will let most occupants name in the hybrid game, Prius has exsit comfortably in the back. Both cars use panded to three distinct vehicles that utilize low rolling resistance tires (they really do the same power trains. Prius can be ordered improve fuel economy). as an electric-assist hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or a fully-electric vehicle, thus creating a What is Different model line within the full Toyota lineup.

Toyota and Hyundai use noticeably Since Toyota has championed the different design philosophies. Prius has electric movement, it did take a few been kept up to date with edgy redesigns, years, but now other companies are is distinctive and has little in common ready to challenge the champ. The latest (design wise) with the rest of Toyota. contender comes from Hyundai and has Hyundai, on the other hand, has designed the odd name of Ioni-Q. Unlike Toyota, the Ioni-Q to fit in with the rest of the the Ioni-Q does not have its own easily Hyundai lineup with just enough design identifiable body style. It looks more like difference so you notice it. a regular car.

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and distinctive with a bias toward providing “eco-driving” information. Modern ideas such as a small dash-mounted shifter instead of a traditional shifter have been included. If you think about it, there is no transmission, so to speak, so why take up valuable interior space with a shifter that doesn’t do much?

Hyundai is a bit more traditional. The “eco” information is available, but is a bit more work to get to. The shifter is traditional as well as is the rest of the interior.

Ride quality is similar, but I would say the Prius is slanted a bit more to comfort than performance. Pushed hard there is body lean, and while the front seats may be comfortable, in a hard corner you will move about a fair amount.

In addition, tire choice means that the front will start to push out a bit in hard cornering.

The Ioni-Q is slanted more toward what would be considered normal driving. The suspension holds the road well and does seem a bit firmer than the Prius.

There is a good chance the suspension in the Ioni-Q is sturdier because of the 40 horsepower advantage over the Prius.

The extra power has to get to the ground

somehow.

Power for the Ioni-Q comes from a 1.6-litre inline four that puts out 104 horsepower and 109 lb.ft. of torque on regular fuel. In addition, the electric motor produces 43 hp and 125 lb.ft. of torque. The new math, which includes plenty of engineering, rates total output at 139 hp and 195 lb.ft. of torque. Power gets to the front wheels via a six-speed, eco-clutch, dual-clutch transmission.

Prius utilizes a 1.5 litre inline four that puts out a combined total of 99 hp. No torque figures are given. Power gets to the front wheels through a CVT transmission.

Conclusion The power advantage and up-to-date technology put the contender out front, particularly if you are a horsepower kind of person. However, don’t sell the Prius short; it can still turn heads and run darn near forever. I was in a Prius taxi in Vancouver and it showed one million kilometres on the odometer.

If you think a hybrid isn’t for you, take one for a drive. You might find you become an eco-warrior in spite of yourself.

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