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Volume 16, Issue 49, Week of December 11, 2017

CeCe Baptiste:

Connector of communities CeCe Baptiste is the board chair of the United Way, one of CBC’s Future 40 winners, and was one of only 10 people to receive the university’s Canada 150 Citizen awards and was named an Edwards School of Business Woman of Influence.

(Photo by Joanne Paulson) Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express n May, CeCe (Cecilia) Baptiste led a Jane’s Walk on the University of Saskatchewan campus. The tour, entitled The Art of Indigenization on Campus,

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highlighted the many ways the U of S is incorporating Indigenous knowledge, education and even structures.

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We should be happy about the strength we have.”

Baptiste is a strategic planning advisor at the U of S, although she started on campus two years ago in a finance position, having previously worked at the Saskatchewan Research Council, Whitecap Dakota First Nation and First Nations Bank of Canada in financial roles.

Lately, her job has been contributing to the university’s strategic plan, which will be completed next year.

Her job has been to ensure the Indigenous community is thoroughly consulted on the plan, but she also came up with her own initiative — to include Indigenous language. She spent considerable time “shopping the idea” to the U of S leadership, which was open to it.

“It will have such an impact for the next eight years,” said Baptiste. “That’s one of my biggest successes, to get that accepted.”

The concept includes engaging elders and language keepers to teach the Indigenous concepts and words, pointing to the philosophies embedded therein.

“I’m seeing the benefits already,” she said. “It’s going to be an amazing document.”

But she takes little credit for the rest.

She says the groundwork for Indigenous inclusion was already there when she arrived on campus: “I’m just the conduit . . . creating more champions.”

And that’s just her day job. Baptiste is also the board chair of the United Way, having risen to the position in June. She was recently named one of CBC’s Future 40 winners, and was one of only 10 people to receive the university’s Canada 150 Citizen awards. And she was named an Edwards School of Business Woman of Influence. All of that, in one year.

Her achievements, however, did not come easily.

Hard years, hard work Baptiste hails from the Little Pine Cree First Nation near Paynton, Sask. Three of “Which was incredible,” said Baptiste her four grandparents went to residential in an interview last week. “It was a beauti- school, all for significant periods of time ful thing.

— 10 years on average.

“Saskatoon is a beautiful community.

The effect on her family, and herself, I’ve thought it was because of the universi- was horrendous, as it was for so many. ty, that we have thinkers in the community.

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John Hutchinson (left) and his brother, Norm, hauled water in the late 1930s.

My father was truly one of a kind

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ohn Hutchinson was one of a kind. I heard that over and over about my father during the two weeks after his death.

That description came as no surprise to someone who knew him for more than 60 years.

Born in 1929, Editor Dad grew up during the Depression. At one point, 11 people lived in a 400-squarefoot home on Fourth Street East here in Saskatoon. Despite the poverty, bedding plants and a lawn adorned the outside of the home. The garden was a necessity.

Dad was ambitious and hard working.

He held jobs from a young age as a roofer, a gas station attendant and helped shovel coal to keep Haultain School warm.

Dad’s first full-time job was in upholstery. My cousin, Anne Letain, received a chair from him.

“He made me the tiniest, cutest red leatherette chair ever with electroplated tube arms and legs,” Anne recalled. “It was just perfect and sturdy enough that we all used it — there were never any cracks on the upholstery ever.”

Of course there weren’t any cracks. It was the same with his driveway.

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John Hutchinson was momentarily the centre of attention at the wedding of his grandson, Ryan (left). Also in the photo are his other two grandsons, Brandon (second from the left) and Jay (second from the right).

He didn’t like cracks in the concrete and spills on it. When I went to visit Mom recently, I was driving a rickety old car.

Out of respect and habit, I parked it on the street, just in case it was leaking a fluid.

My dad had a quick trigger. He mellowed somewhat with age, but was not a man to be messed with, even when he hit his 80s.

There was a day not all that long ago, when a dog deposited a No. 2 on Dad’s front lawn. The man walking the dog seemed indifferent to this act of war and started marching merrily down the street.

Dad confronted him, telling him to clean up the mess. When the man resisted, he came this close to having his nose rubbed in it. And for good measure Dad might have turned this guy’s teeth into Chiclets. He liked saying that and I loved hearing it.

In the early 1960s Dad went into the gaming business. He started with pinballs and juke boxes, and then moved into shuffleboards and pool tables. He had equipment in many city hotels and many

in rural areas. He battled competitors for locations.

He once bought a suit for a hotel manager to get his equipment into the bar. Or, to get business, he was an NDP supporter in one bar and a Conservative in the next one. I am not sure what he was when it came to politics. I suspect he disliked all politicians equally.

Dad’s business had huge benefits for my brother Dean and me. We always had pinball machines in the basement. Babysitters loved coming to our home. Dean and I could have been playing with matches for all they cared.

I used to go with Dad when he had to fix a machine. I remember sitting in his Ford station wagon — with wood panelling on the side — out front of the Barry Hotel one night in the 1960s while Dad was doing repairs inside. I was so disappointed that night when I saw the good guys and the bad guys from Stampede Wrestling together. I still believed in Santa Claus.

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’m not going to use this Check, check and check. week’s space to detail how Those are all factual statements disappointed and disgusted — all participants were at the I am with the 2017 Boys Lunch event by choice. CongratulaOut, an annual fundraising event tions, you chose to objectify held by the Progress Club’s women, and to be objectified.

Saskatoon chapter.

Whatever benefits strutting For those who didn’t see the around in panties for men and scathing CBC report, including money may have had for those a video of nearly-naked young individual women, events like women scurrying around on the Boys Lunch reinforce the a platform above the room — sexual objectification of all Columnist which was full of hundreds, by women. This further disadvansome accounts 1,000, Saskatages women as a group, which toon men — here is how the Boys Lunch sucks, given gender equality is not even was described by a reporter who was close to being a thing. there: “So what about the firefighters’ calendar “. . . a dozen women clad in underwear then, huh? Do you have a problem with that and gyrating to pop and rock music. During too?” the event, a male MC made sexual jokes The only problem I have with the fire— with punch lines such as “That’s what fighters’ calendar is that somehow all the she said” — while his female counterpart featured firefighters are now a lot younger implored the men to order more drinks. than me. Let me make this very clear: re“Events were scheduled (that) evening verse sexism is not a thing, because women as well . . . when fewer than 50 VIP donors do not hold the political, economic and were taken by bus to a secret location for a cultural power in this world. “model photoshoot party.” The site promThroughout history, there have been ised “one-on-one” time with some of the laws and systems, from preventing voting to top models. obstacles to job training and education, put “We put a drink in your hand and drive in place to oppress women just for being you to the location. Free liquor and food women. Sure, most of them have finally will be steadily supplied by our handpicked been eradicated, but that still leaves women waitresses.” to catch up.

This kind of entertainment doesn’t come Don’t believe me? Consider the gender cheap, as you can imagine. A table at the wage gap, a widely recognized indicator of Boys Lunch cost just under $1,000, while a women’s economic inequality which, acVIP table went for $3,675, which got you a cording to a 2015 UN Human Rights report, better view of the “models” (yes, I’m using exists to some extent in every country in quotes, deal with it) and up to 45 free drink the world. At 21.6 per cent, Saskatchewan tickets per table. has one of the highest gender wage gaps in What could possibly go wrong?

Canada.

Anyway, instead of railing against the Simply put, because of the continued imobvious depravity of that event, which balance of power between men and women, again, was attended by hundreds of Saska- women cannot oppress — and thereby toon men, I’m going to respond to some of negatively impact — men, no matter how the defences of the event. Yes, they exist. many firefighters’ calendars they buy.

“Nobody forced anyone to be there. It’s “Celebrating the female body is empowa free country . . . consenting adults.” ering.”

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Yeah, fine, it is, and good news! You can do that for free.

Overwhelming evidence of poverty, drug abuse and assault in industries where women’s bodies exist as a commodity inclusive of a cash transaction speaks for itself.

Indeed, many women may wear a Gstring and a bra for hundreds of men not just for the money, but because they want to — they feel it is a powerful statement. For them it may be, but if that feeling is based on the notion that being sexy in a maledominated society is valued and therefore powerful, we’re right back to objectification of women and the continual promotion of its concept in broader culture.

Further, the Boys Lunch perpetuates the idea that women should primarily be judged on their looks and sexual attractiveness, a concept I’m pretty sure the vast majority of those men would hypocritically not want applied to their daughters, or sisters, or anyone they love, really. Of course it doesn’t matter in that room, because they don’t actually know the “models.”

There is no emotional attachment to them. You could almost say it was just a bunch of objects coltishly dashing down the runway, or whatever it was, at TCU Place that day.

All this aside, the final point that blows my mind is the timing of the 2017 Boys Lunch. We’re riding on months of backlash from women all over North America who’ve had enough of being bullied and harassed by men, who are dropping from positions of power like flies for their past transgressions. Last week, women who have spoken out against male sexism, along with the #MeToo movement, were appointed Time’s Person of the Year.

A day after the Time announcement, we were mourning the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, which saw the execution of 14 women at the hands of a man who claimed he was “fighting feminism” and calling them “a bunch of feminists” before lining them up and shooting them.

A partner at Ernst & Young. At least two lawyers. Two directors, as of last week, of the Saskatoon Health Region. Prominent and successful business owners. These are your guys who thought the Boys Lunch, in 2017, and after everything that’s happened regarding women, sex and power in the last few months, was a brilliant idea.

We can continue to treat women like sex objects, or we can work towards a better future for all women. It really is that black and white. So, what’s it going to be, boys?

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he economic news that been picked away over the rained down on Saskatchlast few years, and was tiny ewan last week was a enough by this year. Bye bye, little horrifying. I found myself savings. looking hard for the ‘lies, damn Then there’s the housing lies and statistics’ but man, market. Rents fell for the 14th it was tough to find them, or straight month, according to to find a hint of an emerging SREDA, and the vacancy rate rainbow. was 9.4 per cent in October.

First we had the employment That was slightly better than statistics, which caused Doug the all-time high of 10.1 per Elliott, publisher of the Sask cent a year ago, but still very Columnist Trends Monitor (who knows high. Some people tell me the whereof he speaks) to declare vacancy rate is actually much in the two major Saskatchewan dailies a higher — in the 16 per cent range — but labour force recession. at least Canada Mortgage and Housing The labour force shrunk by 1.9 per cent, Corp.’s numbers provided a tiny ray of or 11,400 people, in November from one hope, based on the properties CMHC covyear ago; and 1.1 per cent fewer people, ers in its surveys. or 6,400, were employed. Ugh. And this is Some folks may say, well, too bad so while the rest of Canada is actually adding sad for all those money-grubbing landjobs. lords (including me, on a very, very small What was also disconcerting about this scale.) That’s one way of looking at it. The was that our working age population, year other is that this is a very clear indication over year, actually grew — a little bit, of an unbalanced market and a sluggish just 0.9 per cent, but still. So, where are economy. these people? Some, it would appear, have Meanwhile, housing prices are well stopped looking for work; hence the drop down over the last two years and invenin the labour force. The obvious point, tory remains in semi-record territory. And, though, is that there are not enough jobs to of course, our property taxes are going up go around. nearly five per cent. Again.

Could it be that people are still either I hate myself, in a way, for writing colmoving here, or staying here and having umns about bad economic news. It’s partly babies? Hoping the future will be brighter true that spreading the word becomes a soon? I don’t know, but that’s a possible self-fulfilling prophesy: people lose consilver lining in the Statistics Canada num- fidence in the economy, in their prospects bers. for the future, and that really does affect Then, the Canadian Federation of recovery. But I think we need to be fully Independent Business offered the sad news aware of where our sensitive points are that that 23 per cent of Saskatchewan busi- and plan accordingly — individually, as nesses are planning layoffs next year, well business owners and definitely as governabove the national number of 15 per cent. ments.

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Oil well drilling is up, too. To the end of October, the number of wells rose more than 80 per cent over the same 10 months of last year. This is, of course, because the price of oil is also up, although not as much as drillers (and the government) would like.

Much more interesting is what’s happening in the tech sector. Solido, a computer chip developer based in Saskatoon, was purchased by an arm of the German giant Siemens AG. That might not have been great news if the company left town, but it appears that the big company is planning to grow Solido locally.

Here is the cool thing: we can grow tech companies that are so appealing to the big companies, they actually want in. This has happened before, with the sale of or investment in Skip The Dishes, Noodlecake and International Road Dynamics.

The push behind the economy comes from entrepreneurs, who deserve our everlasting gratitude for the employment (see above!) they create, and the taxes they pay.

Which brings me to my digression of the day: the unhelpfulness of our tax agency. The country’s auditor general recently slammed Canada Revenue Agency for blocking 54 per cent of its calls to make it appear as if it was meeting its service targets.

Only 32 per cent of calls were answered. I have been at the receiving end of not getting through to the CRA, and have often wondered why it’s so tough to actually talk to someone. I now have my answer.

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By one count, her life has been saved 10 times at RUH. When planning for the new ER started in late 2011, Thiessen was one of those seated at the drawing board.

She has lent her time and voice to the RUH Foundation to raise money for the project.

Thiessen was diagnosed with MS after her second daughter, Paulina, was born in 1998. Nine months later, she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. It can cause a paralysis of the respiratory muscles, with ventilation needed to save the person’s life. It can be triggered by such things as colds.

Almost like clockwork, twice a year from 1998 to 2009, Thiessen was rushed to hospital with respiratory failure. Each time death was not too far away.

“It could have been because I would end up with pneumonia; I was so weak I couldn’t breathe on my own. I am a fighter and a firm believer in the power of positive thinking and I wasn’t going to let the illnesses run me. I was going to try to be in charge, but often that doesn’t work.”

She said her husband John and daughters Anna and Paulina always motivated her to get better.

“I had to get home to them. I never went to rehab. I always said ‘I am ready to go home’ and I’d go home. They would say, ‘You really should go to rehab,’ and I’d say, ‘No, I need to go home.’ I knew

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She and John are just eight months from celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.

“I think that speaks volumes because a lot of times marriages don’t last when there are chronically ill loved ones. It is a lot of stress, but we fought through it together. He’s my rock and my kids are amazing.”

Anna is in nursing at the University of Regina and Paulina is taking communications at Simon Fraser University.

Thiessen said she was excited when she was invited to be part of the team planning the new ER, which will be located in the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital.

“What we wanted to see was more private rooms in the acute area with glass doors where we can control the light and making sure there is equipment for the providers to do their job. But we also wanted to ensure there was space for the family so they could be with me or whoever for as long as I needed.”

The new ER will include nearly two and a half times more space than the current ER; three zones — trauma, emergency and minor assessment; 35 exam rooms with walls and glass sliding doors for increased privacy and safety; a rooftop helipad with direct elevator access to the

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Thiessen likes the fact there will be a separate entry for ambulances.

“You will not be walking through crowds,” she said. “You will come into the acute area where the trauma bay is. But even when you walk in, it will be more private to sit and wait and you will be away from the action and that’s very nice.”

After more than five years away from RUH as a patient, Thiessen had to be taken to emergency in October 2016 with respiratory distress. She said her visits are always complicated by a latex allergy.

“I owe my life to every one of my physicians, the nurses, the respiratory therapists, the physiotherapists. They really rallied around me.

“Because I was at RUH the most, I know every one there,” she said. “So if I walked the down the hall I get, ‘Hi Heather, Hi Heather.’ That’s why I am giving back. I would do anything for the foundation.”

She is now a patient advisor and gives back to the health region by sharing her experiences. She speaks with students in health care so they can better understand her illnesses.

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Baptiste sees how things can change (Continued from page 1) Yet both of her grandfathers, or moshums, made a difference by advancing the truth.

“My moshum on my dad’s side, when he was a teenager, wrote a letter to his parents when he was in residential school talking about how starving they were and the abuse they were facing. That turned into this huge investigation,” said Baptiste, noting the Ottawa press gallery got a hold of it and investigated.

“I’ve always known this story, my whole life, but I found the information this year, in the springtime. We always thought we’d have to go to Ottawa to go find it.

“It was about a week after that Senator (Lynn) Beyak made those comments that there were these good things that happened at residential school.

“I was of course traumatized, because I knew how this intergenerational trauma affected me.”

One day, browsing the Internet, she came across the Truth and Reconciliation Commission volumes and, within, her grandfather’s letter. She contacted Library Archives Canada for more information and discovered all the connected documents were online, on microfilm.

“I searched through 2,000 pages of microfilm. I found his letter, and all the letters denying that this happened, all the way to Duncan Campbell Scott (deputy superintendent of Indian Affairs 19131932). It was really powerful, and to me it was like my moshum was saying what this woman (Beyak) was saying nationally was not correct.”

Her moshum on her mother’s side wrote a book called Treaty Promises, Indian Reality about residential schools and the impact it had: loss of language, loss of culture. All of these things resonate with Baptiste.

“I know how I grew up, how my aunts and uncles and parents grew up,” she said. “My mom for sure, there was violence, and alcohol abuse on my dad’s side. And my older brother, when my parents split up and I was five years old, and we moved to Saskatoon with my brother, that’s how he was. He was violent. So I grew up horribly physically abused up until I was 18.”

Making matters much worse was the racism Baptiste encountered as a small child in school. She was called dirty, ugly, and told “no one loves you.”

“The teachers either didn’t realize, or turned the other way.”

And the abuse at home continued, as well. Her brother followed her when she moved back to her reserve, and when she tried to escape him by coming to Saskatoon, he also returned to live with their mother. Baptiste moved out.

“It was the summer I was 15. Really it was because no one was keeping me safe.

I was struggling.”

She moved in with an older cousin, then 18, who became her guardian; the two lived on welfare and went to school.

But after that, Baptiste moved from house to house, moving eight times within two years.

“It was ridiculous how many times I moved,” she said. “At one point I was at the YWCA in the youth shelter. I really valued what services they provided to people in need.”

Her unstable environment made it hard to concentrate on school, particularly since she had to work evenings to support herself; and there was occasional binge drinking.

“When you’re that young, and you’ve

grown up with trauma like that, you can’t just put that away and expect you’re going to be okay. Very emotionally unstable, as well. Yeah.

“There were two reasons I moved out on my own. One was to be safe, and one was to get a proper education. I needed to be prepared. I always knew . . . all I have to do is get to university. I’m smart, I can get a degree, and then I’ll be safe. I’ll be fine, I can take care of myself. All I need to do is get to university.”

She did, but it wasn’t easy. She got her Grade 12 equivalency at SIAST Kelsey Campus (now Sask. Polytechnic) but could not get financial support until a SIAST counsellor stepped in and argued her case with Social Services.

She then applied through her reserve for funding to attend university, but was again denied because she did not attend regular high school through Grade 12.

But by age 20, Baptiste started her post-secondary education at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and achieved a certificate in Indigenous Business Administration (CIBA), which counted as her first two years of a commerce degree. She completed the degree at the University of Saskatchewan — a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction, double major in business economics and finance.

She is a Certified Professional Accountant, and continues to study and upgrade her skills.

Yet even in the higher years of education, her brother continued his abuse. The last time was while she was at SIAST. He appeared out of the blue, locked Baptiste in her suite and disconnected the phone.

When she finally got away from him, she ran to a pay phone, and he finally went to jail.

“It’s not because of being Indian that these things are happening,” she noted.

“It’s because of what we’ve experienced.”

How things can change Baptiste sees how things can change, partly through the experiences of her daughters, aged 19 and eight. The elder attends university, and Baptiste sees how well she is accepted there. The younger child attends St. Frances elementary school, where Indigenous education is paramount, and is completely aware and comfortable with her culture and within the school.

The Jane’s Walk experience was also uplifting for Baptiste, and she is impressed by things happening within the Saskatoon Police Service.

“The police have meetings with an elder advisory council,” which Baptiste has attended. “I was blown away by the respect they show, amazed by the good work I see.”

She is also dedicated to the work done at the United Way, and has become a complete convert to its efforts.

“I always thought it was a non-Indigenous organization,” she said. But then she met Ashley Kayseas through her work on other volunteer committees.

“He was director of aboriginal relations at the United Way. He suggested I put my name forward for the board. My eyes flew open to what the United Way does. They help people in poverty, help my people, and I realized a lot of services are funded by the United Way. “We need to have Indigenous people at these leadership tables. It’s been such a phenomenal experience, probably a highlight of my career.

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The strangest things are being put in blue bins

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express achetes, chainsaws, propane tanks, tires, diapers, needles, a brass lion and axes.

Jenna Curson, the community relations co-ordinator at Loraas Disposal Services, says employees on the front line of the recycling operation have seen just about everything on the conveyer belt. Most of it is not good and some of it is dangerous.

Curson laughs when she says she has a Mini Tykes Basketball Hoop in her office.

She talks about the two cats that safely made their way through the system. One saw the process right from a residential blue bin to the conveyor belt. Its survival was a miracle.

The stories of the cats, Spooky and Griffin, had happy endings. But there is a lot of danger lurking in those blue bins.

How does one explain a propane tank being put into a bin?

“Yes, they are recyclable but they are not accepted in our curbside, blue bin recycling program. When they get to that point somebody has to pull it off the belt before it ends up going through all our machines . . . we don’t want it exploding or someone to get hurt because it is a large object.”

She cuts recyclers some slack during an interview.

“It’s our innocent recyclers being naïve.

It comes down to the fact they just don’t know where to put that item and they’ve heard on television or over the radio that, for example, you can recycle your metals.

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metals in our recycling stream like household aluminum and tin.”

In other words, don’t put a brass lion in your blue bin.

Of particular concern are dirty syringes.

The last thing Loraas wants is one of its employees to get a needle poke. Sadly, it has happened despite all the safety training and protective clothing. Accidents happen when a needle is hidden in a piece of clothing or is mixed in with a cardboard box.

Curson said residents can help eliminate injuries and waste.

“My biggest thing is I really want them to think smart, recycle smart. What that means is making sure that you are doing your research before putting anything into that blue bin.”

One way to explain the recycling process is through Spooky the cat. It must have been a terrifying day.

“People will leave the lids open to their bins a little bit and those little critters like the smell inside the bin and might have chased something and end up falling in the bin and they come here.

“He came from one of the residential recycling bins. From there he was compacted into one of our recycling trucks; from there he was dumped out and scooped up with one of our loaders; he went through the drum feeder which is amazing that he survived that because there is a big wheel with 12-inch spinning blades on it.”

At pre-sort, an employee moved a cardboard box and Spooky popped out. He used up a whole bunch of his nine lives that day.

A Loraas Disposal Services employee hard at work. (Photo Supplied) An employee adopted Spooky, while another has Griffin.

Curson said incorrect placement of items in a blue bin is also seasonal. She said the little black plastic containers that bedding plants come in shouldn’t be placed in a blue bin if they aren’t numbered.

“Some have numbers on them, but most of them don’t. Those plastics need to have a number one to seven recycling symbol on the bottom. People assume because we take plastics they will throw everything in.”

She said discarded Halloween costumes and other clothing items regularly turn up.

Curson said the holiday season poses its own set of challenges.

“Our main contaminants during this time are Christmas or string lighting, used batteries, winter clothing, broken toys, Christmas trees (wooden or plastic), and present wrapping accessories (bows, rib-

bon, plastic stickers).

“Most of these items are recyclable; however they are not accepted in the curbside program. You can find out where to take these items by visiting our website — www.loraas.ca.”

Curson said Loraas is often asked about cardboard boxes at this time of year. She said bin lids must be completely closed and cardboard should be flattened and compacted into two-feet-by-two-feet pieces.

She says they shouldn’t be ripped into small pieces.

If a residential bin fills up, she said people can use the drop off 24/7 at Loraas Recycle’s location — 1902 First Ave. North.

“We want to make sure everyone, including our staff, is free of risks and able to have a holly, jolly holiday season with friends and family,” she added.

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osting family and friends for the holidays is a tall task. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, during the Christmas/New Year holiday period, the number of longdistance trips (to and from a destination 50 miles or more away) increases by 23 percent compared to the rest of the year.

While many of those travelling will stay in hotels, many more will enjoy the hospitality of loved ones.

Holiday hosting can make an already hectic time of year that much busier, as hosts must prepare their homes for guests in the midst of holiday shopping excursions, office Christmas parties and social engagements around the neighborhood and at kids’ schools.

Holiday hosting does not have to run hosts ragged in the days leading up to guests’ arrival. The following are a handful of ways to simplify holiday hosting.

• Plan menus well in advance of guests’ arrival. One of the more time-consuming tasks associated with holiday hosting is cooking. Hosts who plan their holiday menus in advance can get started on prep work several weeks before guests arrive.

Choose dishes that can be prepared in advance and then frozen, so dishes need only be defrosted and cooked once guests arrive.

• Let guests pitch in. Some hosts may feel obligated to cater to all of their guests’

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If guests offer to do some holiday baking or take the family out for dinner during their visits, allow them to do so. This takes a little responsibility away from hosts while also allowing guests to show how much they appreciate the hospitality of their hosts.

• Plan a night out. Another way to make hosting friends and family for the holidays less taxing is to plan a night out for everyone. In lieu of cooking at home, dine out at an affordable, family-friendly restaurant before taking everyone to a local holiday light display or bazaar. This gets everyone out of the house and allows hosts to showcase their hometown pride.

• Rotate hosting duties. The holiday season is full of traditions, and some hosts may feel beholden to tradition and offer to host each year. But family traditions are about getting together, not about getting together in a particular place each year.

Families who rotate hosting duties each year can ensure one member of the family does not feel overwhelmed time and time again. And sharing hosting duties means someone new gets to avoid the hectic holiday traveling season each year.

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harles Renny and Jim Kerr, our auto writers, once again list the vehicles they would like to find in their garages on Christmas Day. As with most wish lists, the selections reflect their personal tastes, not their budgets.

Small Car

Charles: I’m going to sneak in a ringer here. I like the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT. This fully revised, four-door sedan came to me for testing with ZERO options, which meant the heated front seats and six-speed manual gear box as well as the 1.6-litre turbo four that puts out 201 horsepower and 195 lb. ft. of torque are all standard. Let me add that the only option I could find on this four-door hatchback is an automatic transmission. The manual is so easy to drive smoothly and the suspension is so compliant that when you are by yourself, you feel like you have a GT ride. With four adults in the car, the ride is still comfortable and well controlled and will keep your in-laws comfortable.

2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Jim: My choice is the Toyota 86. The 86 is a small sports coupe that reminds me of a hardtop version of the Mazda MX-5 or Miata in its driving feel and handling. This isn’t a family car, as backseat room is limited, but it is a great small car and with 205 horsepower, a six-speed manual gearbox (automatic is optional) and rear wheel drive with limited slip Torsen differential, it is just fun to drive. The 2.0-litre boxer engine keeps the centre of gravity low and the aerodynamic styling provides good fuel economy. The quality of the fit and finish inside and out is worthy of the best luxury cars and the driver’s position is comfortable with all controls at your fingertips. This car goes back to simpler days, when driving was part of the enjoyment of travel, but it includes all the modern conveniences and safety features such as dual zone automatic climate control, seven-inch touch panel display, LED headlights and Toyota’s multi-feature STAR safety system. It’s the perfect car for a young couple or jaunty empty-nesters.

Toyota 86

Mazda6

Large Car

Charles: I never thought I would be old enough to select a Cadillac, but that just shows that the Cadillac team had been taking their wins on the race track and putting them to good use in developing their street machines. Don’t get me wrong, the CT6 is more luxury than performance. In place of that type of handling is a more precise driving control that enhances comfort for long distance as well as local drives. These improvements go hand in hand with the edgy, four-door sedan configuration and large doors.

The sumptuous interior with bucket seats up front and bench in the back can be as comfortable as you want it to be. Tri-zone climate control, heated seats and steering wheel make this a Saskatoon-comfortable car. In true Cadillac style, there are option groups as well as individual options that allow you to personalize your CT6. Cadillac is right, the CT6 does mark its re-entry into the global luxury car market.

Jim: Some may not consider the Mazda6 as a large car, but the compact exterior appearance provided by the sleek styling does indeed provide a roomy five-passenger sedan inside. The 2.5-litre SkyActiv four-cylinder engine is normally aspirated and puts out only 184 horsepower, but it feels like a lot more. With a fuel economy rating of 6.7 litres/100 km on the highway, the Mazda6 is economical and practical for a family, but fun to drive too. The four-

Cadillac CT6

wheel independent suspension has been tuned for a comfortable ride with almost no body roll on corners.

Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control programming subtly uses engine power to shift vehicle weight on the tires and assist the driver in keeping the car smooth around corners. It also helps handling on slippery surfaces without the driver or any passenger even realizing it is working. The result is a more relaxed drive for all passengers and the car feels like it handles like a dream. With all the luxury features you could hope to ask for, and a very reasonable price tag, the Mazda6 is within the reach of many buyers but it is not a compromise. This is a great car that hasn’t had the recognition it deserves.

Sports/Performance

Charles: This year, I had to do some real soul searching on my choice. Getting to the final three was pretty easy, but the final choice was difficult. In the end, I picked a Canadian-built Supercar manufactured under the Ford Banner. The new Ford GT is limited in production and will be available over the next three years. The first two draws for cars have been made and the third is coming up soon. If you have a few extra dollars (pricing starts north of US$360,000), you might be able to get on the allocation list. The GT is the latest version of the 1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT 40. It is still a two-seat, mostly purpose-built race car with licence plates.

Visibility to the sides and back is poor at best; you sit so low to the ground that the wheel lug nuts on a pickup truck are at eye level. Getting in and out is only for the extremely agile. The adrenalin rush when that car starts up and gets underway is impressive. If you happen to be driving it is even more so.

You feel every dip, pot hole, tar strip on the road and

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the grin still does not go away.

Jim: While the Ford GT is a dream, my choice is a little more practical and just as much fun — the Ford Focus RS. This five-passenger compact sedan comes with all the goodies, including a 350-horsepower Ecoboost 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine, six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel drive.

RECARO bucket seats hold front occupants firmly in place but are also extremely comfortable, while heated steering wheel and seats are perfect for Saskatoon winters. The Focus RS is pure sports car in a sedan chassis. The ride may be a bit firm, but the handling on any surface including ice is superb, with a slight throttle-induced oversteer for fun. If you want to get into competition, the driver can select Drift mode which uses the car’s stability control to help keep the car “drifting” sideways. A race car that you can bring the family along with you and it even gets great fuel economy for the power. I averaged 8.0 litre/100km on the highway.

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Mercedes SUV/CUV Charles: I finally got to drive an AMG powered Mercedes SUV/CUV after the GLC 4.3 AMG turned up at in my driveway for a few days. It took precisely five minutes and a stab of the throttle to figure out that the AMG option group was worth every penny. A mid-sized SUV with 382 HP and 385 lb. ft of torque is going to put a grin on your face without problem.

Mix in a nine-speed automatic along with every suspension upgrade you can think of and you wind up a vehicle that is so driveable in town that most owners would never find the true performance potential, but would focus more on how comfortable the seating was and how well laid out the interior is. I have my usual gripes with the GLC and those centre around a long throttle tip in (which keeps you from going to the moon when you first use the throttle) and the way the stereo, navigation and sat/nav systems are integrated. They all work very well, I just don’t happen to like them. What makes this pick unusual is that the stuffy boring accountant I married really likes the vehicle and is running different financial models to see if she (I get the passenger seat) can afford one.

Jim: I agree with Charles on this one. The GLC 4.3 AMG is superb and has the right combinations of luxury and style with sports car-like handling and outstanding power. However, I would choose something with a little more off-road capability — the Subaru Outback. The Outback’s full time all-wheel drive system is one of the best on the road, and off the road too. This mid-size SUV will go through mud and rough terrain where four-wheel drive trucks have a hard time getting through.

And the all-wheel drive works just as wonderful on snow-covered streets and highways. My Outback would be equipped with EYESIGHT which uses two forward cameras to monitor the road ahead and identify potential dangers. With included pre-collision braking, throttle management, vehiclelane departure, lane-keeping assist and adaptive cruise control, the EYESIGHT technology warns and assists the driver when needed. With 2,075 litres of cargo space, the Outback can haul a lot of cargo or carry five passengers, but my reason for wanting one is the Outback will handle any road condition with ease and that puts me at ease.

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seconds and only slightly longer to get back to zero. Handling is like on rails and the 4C goes where you point it. Year round and practical in Saskatoon? No, but the grin on my face after a drive makes it a car to have.

Jim: I have to give honourable mention to the new Lexus LC 500h. Sexy, sexy sexy. This luxury coupe has the styling of an exotic Alfa Romeo 4C sports car and looks great from any angle. With zero to 100 kph Charles: Like trucks and sports cars, in less than five seconds from its hybrid coming up with one is difficult. I’m going powertrain, it is quick too. The driver’s to go with another new car to Saskatoon. seat feels more like a personal luxury spa Alfa Romeo of Saskatoon has family with rich leather surfaces surrounding you sedans and other interesting vehicles. and the quietness of the interior on the The one that caught my eye was the Alfa highway is serene. The view of the large Romeo 4C. Next to this car, the Porsche sensuous rear fender flare in the rear view Boxster is a slow, overweight luxury mirrors will just make your day. This is the car. The 4C is a bare bones, carbon-fibre only vehicle I have driven in the last year performance package powered by a turbo- where other vehicles would pull up beside charged, 237 HP four and gets the power me so passengers could take pictures of to the rear wheels via six-speed dual clutch the car as it was rolling down the highway. automatic that can shift in as little as 130 It’s just that beautiful. milliseconds. The dual note exhaust produces a crackle that is so un-four cylinder-like that no one will believe you when you tell them what the engine really is. The triangle Alfa centre grille along with all the swoopy lines that go with a sports car give this auto a sleek and sexy look that attracts attention, both wanted and unwanted. In the real world, zero to 100k takes about 4.2 Lexus LC 500h

Honda Ridgeline

Charles: 2017 was an interesting year for trucks. For the first time, a Japanese maker has edged out the Americans in trucks. The truck I would want under my tree is the new Honda Ridgeline. A total redesign has the uni-body framed truck looking like a truck. The interior has come up into the current century and looks great.

Functionality is slightly better, but then it was really good before. Cargo area is roughly the same in volume, but has a slightly different shape. The under bed, locking cargo area has improved gaskets to keep moisture as well as dust and dirt out.

For the observant tail-gate partier, there is a body plug at the bottom of the storage well that can be removed. Ridgeline comes in four trim levels and has few individual options. Most equipment level changes come with stepping up to a different trim level.

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Jim: There were a lot of great trucks in 2017. The Honda Ridgeline is excellent and the Ram Power Wagon has wonderful power. But my choice is the Ford Raptor. The twin turbo 3.5-litre V6 has amazing torque and combined with the 10-speed automatic transmission and two-speed transfer case, this powertrain has power for all driving conditions and fuel economy when driving sedately on the highway. The Raptor is built for severe off-road adventures, but the long travel suspension and wider track also give it a very comfortable ride on city streets and highways. The standard Terrain Management System has six pre-set modes for both on and off-road driving, including Baja mode for higher speed off-road and Rock mode for crawling through rough terrain.

This is the best Terrain Management system I have driven and takes the Raptor to the top of the list.

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(Continued from page 2) e sold his business to the Hudson Bay Company in the late 1970s.

Not too many years later, he patented replica gas pumps that looked like those from the old days. He and his business partners sold 8,000 of them, mainly in the United States. Many of the pumps were assembled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he spent about 30 winters.

When he returned from Arizona every March or April, he liked showing off his tan and his physique. He walked miles and did 50 pushups daily. “Not bad for an old guy,” he would say. We discouraged him from lifting up his shirt to show us, not that it ever stopped him.

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It was always open to these men. I was proud of him for that.

Four days before his passing, Mom called and said Dad wanted me to come over for lunch. Grilled cheese sandwiches at Mom and Dad’s had become a Sunday tradition, but there had never been such a formal invitation.

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Monique Martin’s enviro-art off to New York

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express well-known local artist who was inspired by a 2016 Saskatchewan oil spill will soon have her work on display in New York.

Monique Martin, who also teaches at Georges Vanier Catholic Fine Arts School, created a piece called Environmental Costs that will be shown at the International Print Center in New York, N.Y., starting Jan. 11, 2018.

The show is set to run until March 28, 2018.

“It’s pretty exciting, and it’s my second time being chosen,” said Martin, who also had work on display at the centre in 2015.

Martin’s most recent piece was selected from submissions from more than 1,300 artists. Artists from all 50 U.S. states, as well as from Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe and South America, submitted work to be considered for inclusion in the show. Each artist could submit three images, Martin said.

“There’s a lot of images they go through, and they don’t select that many artists,” she said.

“So it’s quite exciting to have your work in New York, and to be able to make art that has a statement that’s going to New York is very exciting for me.”

Martin’s piece incorporates ink on adding machine paper and an old adding machine. The paper features a fish image, and viewers can punch in numbers on the adding machine to represent their thoughts on the environmental costs related to an incident such as an oil spill. Members of the public are also welcome to take their numbered slips of paper with them afterward.

“Actually, the act of using an old calculator is very interesting for people, too, because we don’t really use those anymore,” Martin added.

About 225,000 litres of heavy oil spilled onto the bank of the North Saskatchewan River near Maidstone in July, 2016.Carol Although cleanup took place, Martin CT121101

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noted it’s impossible to completely eradicate all of the oil.

“I think 225,000 litres were spilled and 212,000 were cleaned up, and they considered it done,” she said.

“But they can’t get it all, right? It’s impossible. It enters the ecosystem.”

Martin’s work stemmed from a call for submissions from the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford and the Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert, asking artists to submit pieces on the theme of the 2016 oil spill. Martin created three pieces around the concept and even did printmaking with used motor oil.

Then there was a call for prints at the International Print Center in New York, so Martin decided to submit her work. The rest is history.

“I thought, ‘Well, I should send this in, because it’s pretty unique.’ It’s interesting, it’s timely,” said Martin, noting people tend to feel like they don’t “have a say” when it comes to incidents such as oil spills, which can seem like they occur “outside DC121005 of our power.”

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Monique Martin was inspired by the 2016 oil spill.

(Photo by Trent Thomas) “And so this was a way to kind of give people some sort of little power to say, ‘This is what I think about this.’ So I made this not so much (about) what does an oil spill cost to clean up, but what do you think an oil spill costs the environment? And what is each blade of grass worth? What is each tree worth to you? What is each drop of clean water – that kind of a concept.”

After New York, Martin’s piece will be on exhibit in 2019 at the Chapel Gallery as part of a group exhibition called As Long As the River Flows, an art response to the preservation and protection of our waterways and to the 2016 oil spill. In addition, it will be on display at the Mann Art Gallery at some point, she said.

More information about Martin and her work can be found online at moniqueart.com.

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Broadway Theatre Did you know the Saskatchewan Express ***** performing group has undergone a brand Etsy SK’s Winter Market refresh?

Dec. 16 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The non-profit organization, which has a Station 20 West long history of developing and supporting Have you wrapped all your Christmas young artists in the province, is now called presents? Or are you still looking for that SaskExpress. It has a new logo, a new visual perfect gift for that special someone? Either identity and a new artistic director, with YXEArt way, you may want to stop by the Etsy SK Danny Balkwill succeeding founder Carol winter pop up.

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Organizer Erin Pell, the captain of the Etsy SK team, “I can tell you firsthand that the ultimate reward of besaid a lineup of local Etsy shops will be offering a vari- ing a part of this organization is knowing you had a hand ety of handmade items such as wooden toys, women’s in people coming together, making lifelong friendships fashions, jewelry, pottery, blown glass, gifts for pets and and inspiring dreams,” Balkwill said in a news release. more.

“I can’t wait to loudly and boldly remind the community It’s the third year for the one-day market, and new for that life is better with art, and to honour the talent of our per2017 is its relocation to Station 20 West. The move has formers across this province, through this brand evolution.” enabled the event to grow to 29 vendors, said Pell, who Interested in checking out the newly launched SaskExnoted both admission and parking are free. press? The group is presenting All I Want for Christmas is Other features include an on-site café and a photo You, a show written and directed by Balkwill, at the Broadbooth with props, so customers can come down and take way Theatre on Dec. 18. The cast features performers from some fun holiday selfies and photos with their friends across Saskatchewan, including Gabby Dumonceaux, Tyler and family.

Campbell and Jillana Woloschuk from Saskatoon.

Need more incentive to visit the market? Another feaFor more information, or to buy tickets, go online to ture is a craft room, where patrons can make Christmas broadwaytheatre.ca/events. ornaments to take home. ***** More information can be found at http://www.etsysUkrainian Museum of Canada – ask.ca/events.html.

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Saskatoon Chamber Singers – 910 Spadina Cres. East Rejoice in the Lamb The Ukrainian Museum of Canada is a gem in our city.

Dec. 17, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to check it out, or if Knox United Church you’re planning a return visit, you may want to head to The Saskatoon Chamber Singers are presenting the the museum on Dec. 14 for the Christmas Open House second concert of their 40th anniversary season just in event. time for Christmas.

The event will feature refreshments, seasonal atmoUnder the direction of James Hawn, the concert sphere and extended museum hours, with free admission features Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, with for patrons all day. Visitors can tour all three galleries soloists Julie Watt, Elaine Thaller, Tim Yoder and Gabe and meet the curators of the museum’s current exhibition, Benesh. There will also be works by Jonathan Dove, which is entitled Braving the Cold: Winter Wear of UkraiHealey Willan, Morten Lauridsen and Ola Gjeilo. nian Pioneers. The exhibition features outerwear from the The Saskatoon Chamber Singers is a mix-voice choir museum’s collection that helped keep Ukrainian immithat was founded in 1977 by former members of the grants warm when they came to Canada decades ago.

University of Saskatchewan Greystone Singers. The “Western Canadian winters can be harsh and unforgivgroup aims to perform modern Canadian and internaing. Courage, perseverance and strength were qualities tional compositions while sustaining and reviving music that Ukrainian pioneers brought to Canada upon immifrom the classics. grating at the turn of the 20th century. Ukrainian pioneers Tickets are available at McNally Robinson or online survived through all manner of adversity and through the at saskatoonchambersingers.ca. worst the elements could deliver,” the museum stated in ENCH.2017adsforSP_7.pdf 7 2017-11-22 2:33 PM ***** its description of the exhibition.

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Etsy SK’s Winter Market will be held Dec. 16 at Station 20 West. (Photo Supplied) “Snow and wind blowing across the steppes and woodlands of Ukraine prepared these people for what awaited them. Sheepskin, fur, leather and wool felt were some of the most common outer garment materials. Traditional clothing design, construction and materials adapted them to long Canadian winters.”

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Until Dec. 17 The Barn Playhouse Fancy a winter drive outside of the city?

The Barn Playhouse, located on a family farm 25 kilometres north of Saskatoon on Highway 12, is serving up Christmas dinner theatre complete with a sleigh ride from the parking lot to the barn.

The show on offer is called Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas!, which the theatre says “takes a funny, heartwarming and often poignant look at our annual struggle to find the Christmas spirit.”

The collection of stories in the show is sure to resonate with many audience members, such as the Christmas pageant gone wrong, the poinsettia plant that won’t die or the embarrassing family stories told around the holiday dinner table.

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Gordie Howe Sports Complex on track for 2019 opening Ned Powers Saskatoon Express Bryan Kosteroski, chair of the Friends of the Bowl Foundation, says some monumental steps, which will be taken as early as March 1, will make the Gordie Howe Sports Complex “the envy of other cities right across Canada.”

“New partnerships, new financial commitments and new brands will add to an already substantial renovation of the sports complex and from what I’m seeing, each step is a tribute to the generous contributions of our people and by the City of Saskatoon,” Kosteroski said.

When spring season arrives, there will be an invasion of contractors on the scene.

One of the continuing roles will be the completion of the Saskatoon Minor Football Park. Another 5,000 seats, acquired from the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a result of the demolition of Taylor Field,

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will be installed, and a new press box will be erected. Both will bring about the substantial moves in what began as a $21-million venture.

While that work continues, contractors will also begin the demolition of the concrete stands which sat behind the baseball diamond, the development of a new track for sprinters closely connected to where the speed skating oval now exists, and the beginning of a new multisport indoor training centre which will be built across from the Gordie Howe Kinsmen Arena.

The financial tab for the new ventures will be about $42 million, with many of the fundraising ideas coming from nine associated sports organizations and with DCG, a Saskatoon innovator in raising money, about to carry out the mission.

Track and field clubs have been looking for a new facility for about two years, recognizing that the track at Griffiths

Stadium is deteriorating and that there appeared to be a lack of interest by the University of Saskatchewan to restore or maintain it. In the planning, there seemed to be a commonality between the sizes of the track and the present speed skating oval.

Speed skating will not lose a season of operation. Adjustments for the track will begin in the spring and be fully operational in 2019. There will be new clubhouse facilities.

“We look at the new arrangements as being a winner for four sports — track and field and baseball in the summer, speed skating and Nordic skiing in the winter,” said Kosteroski.

The multi-sport indoor training centre is going to be a bonus for a number of sports.

The centre will be home to a turf field, and quite likely an opportunity for the Saskatoon Hilltops and Saskatoon Valkyries to conduct some football training year-round. There will be artificial practice fields for both baseball and softball as well as the pitching and batting cages. There will be an indoor high-performance training centre. The complex will be 90,000 square feet in size. A name for the complex will be chosen during the fundraising process.

It is expected the complex will be open by January 2019.

Keith McLean, president of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame, announced that the hall will have 4,000 square feet of space in which Saskatoon sports heroes can be honoured. He displayed preliminary conceptual drawings at the hall’s induction ceremonies in November.

“Our sports heroes will receive the place of honour they deserve,” said McLean. “We will have the names and pictures of inductees on the walls and we will try to create audio and visual elements about their contributions as well as changing and interactive displays.”

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Ned Powers Saskatoon Express he development of a Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame concept began in March 1984, and from then until now, the Saskatoon Field House has been a constant player and provider of a place to hang portraits.

That will change when the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame moves from the Field House to the Gordie Howe complex when construction is completed.

“Howard Nixon, a member of the Field House management committee, presented the idea of turning the foyer of the Field House (into a sports hall of fame) where visitors could see displays dealing with sports events, athletes, builders and teams,” said Dennis Beerling, who was the first president of the hall.

Nixon, Beerling, Donna Birkmaier and Hugh Gordon, the Field House supervisor at the time, formed a sub-committee which, at first, solicited support from the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and from the City of Saskatoon. By September 1984, city council approved the establishment of the hall of fame as an incorporated society and the hall launched its first induction ceremonies in January 1987.

Nixon was prominent in sports at the University of Saskatchewan, the first dean of the physical education in 1971, a leader at the 1971 Canada Winter Games, a key figure in ParticipACTION and a city councillor from 1981 until 1985.

Beerling and McLean both commended the Field House for its long-time support. In the earliest years, the award ceremonies were held there.

“We always tried to place the pictures of all inductees on the walls in the main lobby,” said McLean, “but as our numbers grew, their space lessened. In recent times, our pictures covered only the last 10 years of the inductions.”

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Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ast year at this time, Amy SmithMorris was fighting ovarian cancer.

At only 30 years old, the oncological pharmacist became a patient herself after the discovery of a massive tumour not even two months after her wedding. She has been an assertive voice for women with cancer, livestreaming her chemotherapy treatments and participating in the Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope, among other involvements.

Now, her newest cancer-fighting project is ready for release: The Surviv(her) Book – Stories From Young Women Fighting Cancer.

“I’m currently sitting in front of a big stack of them,” said Smith-Morris in an interview. “They’re ready to be ordered and picked up.

“The reason why I decided to do this . . . as a cancer survivor, as I was going through my treatment, I really noticed that this group of cancer survivors are really different from what you think of a cancer survivor as.

“Younger women going through treatment have different problems, different struggles. The typical cancer survivor may be older, more established, maybe (have) adult children, they’re more financially established, more secure in their relationships, perhaps.

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“This project, it was nice for me, in the sense of me healing after chemo, being able to connect with other women who had gone through the same thing.”

The eight-by-eight inch, 21-page hard cover book features 18 young female survivors. Each segment has a portrait of the survivor, and a piece of their story told in about 200 words or so — “a unique perspective they provide from their own treatment,” said Smith-Morris. Most of the women are from Saskatoon, and all are from Saskatchewan.

Smith-Morris collaborated on the project with photographer Nancy Newby, with both of them volunteering their time.

“We want to give all the money back into women’s cancer research. We put together this book all to go back into fundraising.”

But there was the printing to consider.

Smith-Morris and Newby partnered with the company Mixbook in the United States, which gave them “a great deal because we ordered a bulk order. We did a lot of presales for the book, so we actually sold books before we ordered them, so that’s how we financed it up front. We’ve covered our costs, and so all the money coming in will go to donations.

“I worked with them for quite a while to get a good price.”

Now that the costs are covered, all the proceeds are going directly to women’s cancer research, said Smith-Morris.

“We really want to make it so there are fewer stories to tell in the future. We feel the only way to do that is research. We have to find a better way to detect, a better way to treat, a better way to cure. We have to find another way, than what we have now.”

The book can be ordered online at www.survivher.ca, or picked up at the Joyne Market on Broadway Avenue, a pop-up Christmas store for locally-made products. The cost is $40.

“If people want a gift with a cause,” said Smith-Morris, “this is it.”

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• The smoke cannon started spewing during the Florida Panthers 6-4 win over Winnipeg. Luckily it didn’t obscure the view of any spectators — unless you include the Jets goalie.

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• Russia’s ban from the Winter Olympics means its athletes who win gold won’t hear

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• In NFL news, Cleveland fired GM Sashi Brown. So the Browns are less Brown — call them the Cleveland Beiges.

• The 76ers finally traded Jahlil Okafor, the first pick of the 2015 draft. Or as they say in Philadelphia, he was processed.

• A Florida couple hoping to sue their landlord for not fixing a door faked a breakin by shooting themselves in the leg. Who gave them legal advice? Plaxico Burress?

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• Suspended national team goalkeeper Hope Solo announced plans to run for president of U.S. Soccer. The idea got her so excited she beat up a couple of relatives.

• ASU gave fired coach Todd Graham a $12-million buyout and will pay bench boss Herm Edwards a reported $4-6 million. Edwards was right: you pay to win the games.

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EVENTS

MUSIC

DECEMBER 13 Lindsay Beaver is the singing drummer and wildly entertaining front person of Lindsay Beaver and the 24th Street Wailers, a Toronto blues and rock and roll band making its annual swing through to Saskatoon. 8 p.m.

The Bassment. Tickets - $18 and $23.

DECEMBER 14, 21

ONGOING

TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS

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Country Farms Marketplace at Confederation Mall, 10 a.m.

Y to 4 p.m. Indoor marketplace located across from Urban Planet. The Marketplace features home cooked lunch,CM desserts, pies, preserves and other amazing food as well MY as hand crafted items and home based business vendors. ***** CY Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are CMY welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required.

Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 K p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Free noon hour concerts at Third Avenue United Church.

Lunches welcome, coffee and tea provided. Dec. 14: Brass Extravaganza. Dec. 21: Peter & the Wolfettes Bassoon Quartet. For more information, phone 306-652THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 6812.

The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets DECEMBER 15 every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the Berkeley Buchko, Jody Giesbrecht, Tyler MacKenzie and W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Craig Wilson are the Barrelmen, back for their annual Funeral Home. For more information, call Murray Hill at December gig, promising original songs, a good mix 306-242-5893 or email murraydhill@me.com. of singing styles and instrumental work. 9 p.m. The SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Bassment, Tickets - $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members.

Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than DECEMBER 15-16 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy One of the great stories of all-time, The Wizard of Oz economical travel while forging new friendships with club comes to Saskatoon in a touring stage presentation. members from around the world. For more information, Dorothy is swept away by a cyclone from her home in visit www.thefriendshipforce.org. To attend a meeting Kansas and lands in the magical world of Oz, accomcontact Bev at 306-291-4411 or bevy-49@hotmail.com. panied by Scarecrow, The Cowardly Lion and the Tin FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY Woodman. The production is blessed by drama, music OF THE MONTH and choreography. 7:30 p.m. each night. TCU Place.

Resporados support group for people with breathing diffiTickets - $53 to $73.50 plus service charges. culties taking place at 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church DECEMBER 16 (33rd Street West).

Solstice, the classic Saskatoon vocal jazz group, is back ***** for another Christmas special. Jean Currie is their leader, Depression Support Group from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Rod Bell, Michelle Clancy, Bob Cowan, Grant Currie, Lori the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to Newman, Pam Pander and Nancy Sparling fill the vocal anyone struggling with depression and family members roles and Sheldon Corbett lends his instrumental skills. 8 wanting to support them. For more info, call Marilyn at p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $25 and $35.

306-270-9181 or email mle2003_2@yahoo.com.

DECEMBER 17 The Cecilian Singers present With a Voice of Singing, their annual Christmas concert. The performance begins at 3 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church on the corner of 19th Street and Fourth Avenue. Advance tickets are $15 and may be purchased at McNally Robinson Booksellers, or from any choir member or by calling 306-373-8905.

Tickets at the door are $20. Children 12 and under are free. ***** Le Choeur des plaines, Saskatoon’s Francophone community choir, directed by Michael Harris, invites you to its Christmas Concert at 2:30 p.m. at Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens Church, 1007 Windsor Street. Tickets available at the door: $15 Adult/$5 Student. For more information, contact Noëlla at 306-933-3108

DECEMBER 20 Violinist Chris McKlool and the Sultans of Strings will serve up a distinctive Christmas party which include fiery fiddle tunes, a Caribbean sleigh ride, a new version of The Huron Carol, some gypsy jazz with Django Christmas and a whole bunch of surprises. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $25 and $35.

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EVERY TUESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon, Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information including locations visit www.oa.org.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain Support Group meetings at 1:30 p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre (338 - Fourth Ave. North). For more information, contact Gail at 306-382-1578 or email saskatoon@catna2.ca.

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY Saskatoon Oldtimers’ Association’s monthly meeting.

Parkville Manor (625 25th Street East), Reception at the main door between 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The association looks after the Log Cabin at the Exhibition. New members needed. For more information, contact Lloyd at 306-3824915 or Laura at 306-373-1861.

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Compete in the Geocaching Winter Games. Check out the Support Group tasks that you will have to complete on geocaching.com: The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people the event is GC7E12X. with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church DECEMBER 1-17 at 323 Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m.

Dancing Sky Theatre Presents: Farmer Joe and the Money Trees. 8:30 p.m. each night. Dancing Sky Theatre For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

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Acadia Drive Grief Support Group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Acadia McKague’s Funeral Centre at 915 Columbian Seniors (55+) December potluck supper at Acadia Drive. This is a drop- in support group for people Holy Spirit Parish Hall (114 Kingsmere Place). who have lost their spouse or other close family member.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and supper at 6 p.m. Everyone Come and meet with others who understand what it is like welcome. to lose your spouse or someone very close to you.

DECEMBER 28 ***** Christmas Bird Count for Kids. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pike Modern square dance beginner class, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Lake Provincial Park Visitor Centre All Saints Anglican Church Hall (1801 Lorne Ave.) Friends, Everyone welcome for this free event. Count Birds, con- fun and fantastic exercise for your body and your brain. nect with Young Naturalists, contribute to Citizen Science For more information, contact Eldon at 306-253-4453 or and have fun learning about birds and nature.

Carol at 306-978-0970.

ON NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 23

DECEMBER 13, 17

New Year’s Eve Dance/Late Lunch. England performing hits from 50s, 60s and 70s, featuring Elvis and Buddy Holly. Tickets $45.00 plus taxes. German Cultural Centre (160 Cartwright Street East). Call 306-244-6869 Ext 203 for tickets.

JANUARY 13-14 Friends of the Saskatoon Library book sale on the lower level at the Frances Morrison Central Library. Proceeds donated to non-budgetary library projects. Jan: 13: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 14: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

COSMO SENIORS CENTRE Daily activities for seniors during the week, beginning in September and running through May. Monday - Yoga: 8:45 a.m; Kaiser and Whist: 1:30 p.m.; Tuesday - Exercises: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Bridge: 1 p.m.; Wednesday - Yoga 10 a.m.; Whist:1:30 p.m. Thursday - Exercises: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Bridge: 1 p.m. (partners); Friday - Yoga: 930; Cribbage and Kaiser: 1:30 p.m. Light refreshments provided. Drop-in fee for cards is $2. The fee for the exercise classes and yoga are $4-$5. New members welcome.

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