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Volume 17, Issue 8, Week of February 26, 2018

Crestline Coach

Saskatoonbuilt vehicles in 32 countries Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express restline Coach is on a roll.

Last September, the Saskatoon ambulance and bus company unveiled Canada’s first hybrid ambulance. The ‘green’ vehicle was produced for Oxford County Paramedic Services in Ontario, and involves several technologies including battery and solar power.

Two months later, Crestline landed a $23.7-million contract over several years with B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS). The service is a long-standing customer, and has renewed its commitment to Crestline ambulances.

Two weeks ago, the company announced another $22-million contract, this time for Calgary Transit. The fiveyear contract involves refurbishing and renewing the city’s shuttle fleet, designed for passengers with mobility issues. It’s similar to Saskatoon’s Access Transit system but larger, both in numbers and the buses themselves. Crestline will install and inspect electrical systems and do final vehicle preparation.

Crestline employs 195 people — 175 of them at their six-year-old plant in north Saskatoon, and 20 mobile techs servicing 5,000 vehicles in the field across Canada.

The staff has grown from 145 in 2013, and production hours have almost doubled to 200,000 per year.

Leading the charge is president and CEO Steve Hoffrogge, who came to the company five years ago. It’s clear that the company has grown considerably since his arrival, but he takes little of the credit.

The magic, he says, happens at the intersection of middle management and the manufacturing floor.

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Crestline Coach CEO Steve Hoffrogge credits middle managers and “those on the floor” for the company’s success.

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“I structure my approach when building companies on the fact that what a company can accomplish is going to be determined by its middle management,” said Hoffrogge in a recent interview. “It’s not about how smart people are at the top of the company.

They set the general direction. But things get done and money gets made from middle management.

“In the case where you’re a manufacturer, it’s on the manufacturing floor.”

A tour of that floor is a fascinating look at how ambulances are created, beginning to end. At the start, square tubes and sheets of steel await transformation. They are the raw materials going into the ambulance boxes, which are fitted with roll bars and prepared for the guts of the ambulance —

the equipment and electronics.

The boxes are powder coated and sent through for assembly, placed on a chassis, then finished with signage and decals.

At one end, there are raw materials; at the other, a finished ambulance’s lights flash during the testing process. Not far away, a Calgary Transit shuttle bus is being overhauled. A warehouse area contains 5,000 to 6,000 parts for the ambulances.

Five hundred or more units leave this plant each year.

The people on the floor dance a precise ballet of manufacturing, and greet Hoffrogge as he takes a reporter through the shop.

“It’s about creating a safe environment, a productive environment, an environment that meshes well with how our products are

used,” he said. “You have to have a clean and orderly and safe environment when you’re building an ambulance. It helps people have pride. That focus is matched with wanting to be an employer of choice, as well.

“We spent a lot of time in creating an environment. We can’t compete with the mines (for employees). We have to give people a reason to come here.”

They do come, and they stay. Crestline has many long-term employees — some clocking 30-plus years — and Hoffrogge proudly noted that 25 per cent of office staff and 20 per cent overall are women. That’s still unusual in a manufacturing environment.

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Sharon Usselman (middle) with four of her “girls” — from left to right, Liz Carmichael, Sherry Rempel, Katie Bray and Belinda Friesen. Missing from the photo is Kailyn Kipp. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson)

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will always cherish my that these are family homes. blue spider.

The word family was used It is made of beads and a lot during a conversation at wire and with a whole lot of the kitchen table. Sharon is passion. I was invited to pick the president of the provincial one of many spiders from a association. Joining her was box during a recent visit to Iris Miller Dennis, the executhe home of Sharon and Brent tive director of the associaUsselman. tion.

Liz Carmichael and Belinda Iris, who is based in ReFriesen make spiders as a gina, and her husband have hobby. I am glad they didn’t two guys.

Editor pick mice. The spider I chose “In our household our will forevermore sit in a place guys call us Mom and Dad of honour in the family room at my and we call them our boys even though home. they are men,” she said.

It was difficult to collect my thoughts The two guys sound like a couple of after the visit. It was one of those times characters, with the older one being 65. when you wish you were a better person Four of Sharon’s girls, as she calls and know you should be doing much them, were home on the day of my visit. more for others.

They were, Sharon said, excited to meet Liz and Belinda are two of five wom- me. Well, that’s a first. en living at the home. The five range in It was an absolute joy to be in the age from 23 to 42. company of Liz, Belinda, Sherry Rem“Life is good,” Belinda said. “This is pel and Katie Bray. Not home at the time a good home. I would be lost if I wasn’t was Kailyn Kipp. here. I would miss the girls, Sharon and “My five girls, four of them have cogthe cat.” nitive disabilities and mental illness so it Sharon and Brent would miss them, is all encompassing,” Sharon said. “But too. They are one of the 400 families my girls are included in the community. in the province who have opened their They go to SaskAbilities, they volunteer, doors and hearts for people who othone works part time.” erwise wouldn’t be living in a family Sharon said the decision to open her setting. doors was easy.

As Belinda said, she doesn’t know “It is for the love of the girls. I where she would be — maybe a group worked at SaskAbilities previously, so I home or a facility without the love of had been in contact and met a lot of the being part of a family. girls there. Three of them came to live The Usselmans have what is called a with me when I opened the home.

Saskatchewan Approved Private Home “For me it’s the reward of watching (SAPH). Operators and residents celthe growth and the community involveebrated SAPH week with a pizza party ment. And they love you. I can’t explain and dance last week. it. When you come home, they love you.

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Liz Carmichael and Belinda Friesen gave me one of their handmade spiders. faces light up.

“They know no matter where they are or where they go, I’m there. If they are on the bus somewhere and something happens, they can text me or call me and I’ll be there. Or if something is going wrong at work and they need help, I’ll always be there.

“You are making a difference in someone’s life.”

SAPH has been in existence for 54 years.

“We meet higher than standard national building code requirements simply because we do have vulnerable individuals in our homes,” Iris said.

“When our homes first existed, we lived in a different type of society where people with disabilities were not recognized and certainly not included in our community in any meaningful ways.”

She said communities have become more “accepting,” a word she doesn’t like to use.

“Now we are truly part of the community for the majority of cases.

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Telemiracle:

The gift that keeps giving

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help us. We did the paperwork. or 41 years, Saskatchewan We’d go to stores, she’d look at people have embraced the bikes in awe and we knew a Telemiracle in a most bike with hand pedals would be generous manner. perfect. We found the right one.

Part of the public’s generosity Better yet, it comes adjustable is that they know the Saskatchso that she can continue to use it ewan Kinsmen Foundation is until she is 12 years old. going to spend the gifts wisely “Milania is so positive, a real on special-needs equipment for go-getter and in bike season, she individuals, access for medican ride around the block, cruise cal assistance to people who and stop and sometimes rides might need to travel, assistance faster than her older brother. for groups and health foundaPeople What an amazing gift.” tions, all with a clear purpose of Grant and Roxanne, a couple improving the quality of life and from North Battleford, began to sense that independence for many. his heart condition was much more serious The financial figures are staggering. than they believed when they went to EdFrom the surprising returns of $1.2 million at the first Telemiracle in February monton for an assessment in late September 1977, the growth has been tremendous. The 2016.

“Grant needed a special machine Telemiracle total reached the $2-million plateau in 1985, hit the $3-million level in working until a replacement heart could be found,” said Roxanne. “It meant we had to 2001, and topped $5 million for the first spend time in Edmonton. Then on Feb. 13, time in 2007. It has topped the $5-million a call came and a heart was available. It was mark five times in the last six years.

The foundation has distributed $121 mil- an end to a rollercoaster ride when Grant woke up on Valentine’s Day with a new lion in gifts over the years.

Telemiracle 42 will be staged in Regina’s heart.

“The response by the Kinsmen FounConexus Centre on March 3 and 4, continuing the rotation of setting up shop in Regina dation was so quick, so fast. We were one year and Saskatoon the next. It’s really maintaining two properties, I was driving a lot because I was home and he was in about the television coverage, normally Edmonton. The Kinsmen turned out to be a from 9 p.m. the first night until 5 p.m. the fantastic, wonderful organization and they next day, on a network of CTV stations. It is all about setting up the opportunity where changed our lives.”

The staging of Telemiracle is a major people can respond to the rallying cry of challenge, building on the key essential of “Ring Those Phones.” volunteer power, and Roach is in charge of Debra Haubrich, the Telemiracle keeping the entertainment flowing. administrator, and Ian Roach, the show’s “We’re doing one thing different this producer, are two of the individuals who get a close-at-hand look at how Saskatchewan’s year,” said Roach. “We are starting a Countdown to Telemiracle on television at 6:30 charity unfolds. Haubrich worked as a volunteer for 12 years because her husband and that will give us a chance to introduce 11 Saskatchewan acts, who will each do was a Kinsmen member, and she has now two performances. The regular Telemiracle been an employee for nine years. Roach starts at 9 p.m. and there will be about 68 came to Saskatchewan 10 years ago and saw how his television background could be acts, all chosen through an audition process.

The one thing I notice is that the acts get a perfect fit.

Both say Saskatchewan people respond better each year.” because the money stays in the province.

“A foundation committee meets 10 times a year, probably looks at 1,000 applications, makes 100 decisions, and some Hockey has been part of student of them are time-related. The need is always life at the U of S since 1909 there,” Haubrich said.

This year’s happiest stories revolve around a four-year-old girl who found joy in riding a bicycle even though she was missing both legs, and how a man woke up on Valentine Day’s 2017 to find he had a new heart.

Milania is the four-year-old daughter of Desiree and Nathan, a Saskatoon couple, and she wants to be active like her brothers Gabriel and Ezekiel.

“We found out from the ultrasounds that she was going to be missing her whole left An exhibit produced by the leg and the right leg up to her knee,” DeDiefenbaker Canada Centre siree said. “Otherwise, she was completely healthy. As she grew, she always wanted a bike with the trademark from the movie, Frozen. A bike with regular foot pedals was out of the question.

“She was taking therapy at the Alvin Buckwold Centre and they suggested that the Kinsmen Foundation might be able to

Milania’s dream came true when she received a bike from the Kinsmen Foundation.

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A key catch, appearing for the first time, will be The Stampeders, the Canadian rock band that soared in the early 1970s with hits like Sweet City Woman, Carry Me, Devil You, Wild Eyes and Hit The Road Jack. They once disbanded, but Rich Dodson, Ronnie King and Kim Berly have rebounded as a reunion band.

Another new face will be Glenn Suitor, the former Saskatchewan Roughrider defensive back and now a regular on the TSN telecasts of Canadian Football League games.

A lot of Saskatchewan talent, like The Johner Brothers, Jess Moskaluke, the Hunter Brothers and Jeffery Straker and his sister, Jill, have become regulars on the national cast.

Straker will play piano in a performance with the Youth Ballet Company of Saskatchewan.

“We’re doing a piece, Beauty in the

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Grey, which was a song from my 2017 album, Dirt Road Confessional. The choreography was created as part of a larger show, Heart’s Calling, which used 10 of my songs in a ballet we did last November,” said Straker.

And while Straker is working Telemiracle, more of his music will be used in US, an all-Saskatchewan production, at the Regina Globe Theatre from March 2 to 16.

“The nugget of the story behind US was inspired by experiences that both Kelley Jo Burke, a playwright, and I had at Camp Fyrefly in Saskatchewan. Kelly Jo wanted to use four of my songs in a play with music. Once I read the script, I wrote four more songs for her.

“The play became a musical, with 14 songs and additional reprises. Even though the play is just being introduced by the Globe in March, the script has already won an award from the Playwrights’ Guild of Canada.”

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Hoffrogge “fell in love with the company”

(Continued from page 1) “My accountability is to make sure, for the people who work here, that when we are increasing staff, we’re finding the very best people that we can find and afford,” he added.

That includes director of engineering Gordon McLean, direct from Scotland where he worked for Alexander Dennis, a company known for its double-decker buses.

“A lot of the progression that industry has gone through has to come to the ambulance industry in terms of the use of different materials, the acceleration of different manufacturing techniques,” said Hoffrogge, explaining McLean’s huge value to Crestline.

About a year ago, Crestline also hired “an individual helping us drive to the next level of manufacturing efficiencies out of the U.S. He and his young family jumped at the chance.

“My job is to make sure I surround myself with people who are smarter than me.

That’s how I benchmark my own contribution to this company.”

Another one of those is vice-president of sales Scott Sawatsky, “who has forgotten more about the bus distribution industry than I’ll ever know.” He is a son of one of the company founders.

Speaking of the company’s roots, it was started in 1975, and celebrated its 40th anniversary three years ago, having created and sent 20,000 vehicles to 32 countries.

The flags of those countries are hung in the showroom, along with a photo of all the Crestline employees.

It was a company Hoffrogge “fell in love with” when he was looking for a new opportunity five years ago. He grew up on southern Minnesota farmland, so Saskatchewan looked a bit like home. His wife of 30 years, Karen, is from Iowa.

“Our careers have taken us out of the Midwest,” said Hoffrogge, who has an engineering degree and an MBA. “We spent some time in Charlotte, North Carolina.

I was with a company headquartered in Ontario, so I had an opportunity in 2004

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Our children were quite young; I think my daughter was just five years old and my son was 20 months.”

Daughter Hannah is now attending university in the U.S., and Jacob is in high school and “hockey heaven.”

“Things happen for a reason,” he continued. “Given my wife’s and my background, the concept of moving from Ontario — they think it’s the centre of the universe out there — to the Prairies was probably less of a mental task than what it would be for most people.

“We thought it would be a great place to finish raising our kids. To be honest I really fell in love with the company.”

Now that he has been here for a few years, he says it really feels like home.

“I think Saskatoon is one of the best-kept secrets in Canada. I tell everybody that. I call it the land of wide open arms and hard hugs.

“I think it’s a very welcoming community. It has a tonne of culture and diversity that people don’t talk enough about.

“It’s got diversity in its economy beyond mining and agriculture. To have the only light source in Canada, the amount of high tech out here is amazing, to be quite honest.

It’s got the most philanthropic population in the country. It’s amazing what people in this area do and contribute to, in terms of fundraising and charitable activities. It’s just a comfortable place to live.

“I see the political leadership working very, very hard in getting people in Saskatchewan to feel okay with thinking bigger and maybe dialing back the humility just a little bit,” he added. “Being a little more proud of not only what they’ve accomplished, but how they’re positioned to accomplish even more.”

In Ontario, he added, the manufacturing environment “had a haze over it.”

“You get to Saskatoon or Saskatchewan, there’s an optimism. Granted we’re going through a cycle adjustment, but there’s a positive outlook that emanates from everything.”

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ne of the best conversaWe connected with my dad’s tions I’ve ever heard friend at a designated spot, and was between my dad from there we used two dog and a friend of his. teams. It was starting to get At the time my dad was dark and the winds were pickhealthy and so was his friend. ing up, so they decided to set They were both in their late up camp.

70s, with Cree as their first Instead of finding a shellanguage. Both were trappers tered area surrounded by trees, and excellent hunters when my dad said the camp would they were younger. Fishing be made in an open spot to was still something they had a give time them time to react to Columnist passion for. a wolf attack. Every time they My dad was expecting him mentioned wolves, I would get and had a pot of tea ready when his guest scared; but I knew I had my trusted Buster arrived. They hadn’t seen each other for to back me up. a while, so it was going to be an interestAfter a fire was built, two tents were ing visit. When the vehicle pulled into my pitched. We were sitting around the fire dad’s driveway, I decided to excuse myself when all of the sudden the dogs started to and watch a little bit of Saturday afternoon freak out. television.

Immediately my dad and his friend They were both hard of hearing, so grabbed their rifles. I clutched Buster, the they had to holler at each other at times. I only dog not tied up. But Buster broke didn’t want to interrupt their conversation away from my hold and headed straight so I kept the volume on TV low. Being a for a treed area. My dad and his friend fluent Cree speaker, I understood every followed. word they were saying.

Within a few seconds I heard two rifle Sometimes the talk was sombre as they shots and the agony of a dog’s scream. I spoke of the family and friends they had thought Buster was shot. It seemed like a lost. But that soon was replaced with sto- long time, but when my dad and his friend ries of trap line and hunting adventures. came back in sight they were dragging a I remember one story in particular wolf. Right behind them was Buster. because I was there. I was a boy of about My dad and his friend told many stories eight at the time, but I can still rememthat afternoon, but one thing really stuck ber every detail. I don’t know why I was out. brought along on one of their hunting It was something I should have known, trips, but there I was. but never really had given much thought.

At the time, everywhere we went was In the Cree language, there many words by dog team. We had nine dogs — eight for the different types of weather — snow, pulled and the ninth rode with me on the rain, and even wind. sled. His name was Buster and he was the Just the wind alone probably has 10 meanest and toughest of all the dogs. different words. These days, no matter However, Buster refused to pull. No what type of wind, I can go for a walk and matter how hard my dad tried to train him, see what they were talking about. the dog just sat down. One time, the other When I go for those walks, I always dogs were pulling and here was Buster on keep an eye out for a wolf. Frankly, I don’t his butt being dragged along. However, care because I have another dog about the he had to come with us in case we got at- size of Buster. tacked by wolves.

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Sarah Slean joins SSO in tribute to Joni Mitchell

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express t’s a project that’s been four years in the making — and it’s finally about to come to fruition.

On March 3, acclaimed singer-songwriter Sarah Slean will join the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) for a concert that will pay tribute to the music of Canadian icon — and former Saskatonian — Joni Mitchell.

The much-anticipated show, entitled Don’t Give Yourself Away, will feature two Mitchell albums — Both Sides Now and Travelogue — that were recorded with Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger and conductor Vince Mendoza. Mendoza will serve as the conductor for the evening, and jazz fans will also be thrilled to learn that renowned American drummer Peter Erksine is set to perform.

Mark Turner, the SSO’s executive director, predicts audience members will be “absolutely moved” by the concert.

“Vince Mendoza is one of the most famous jazz composers the world has ever seen. It took years to convince him to do this show, and it is beyond an honour to have him coming to conduct this music that he built with Joni,” he said.

“Peter Erskine is coming to play the drums — he is a legend. He’s drummed for everyone, was an original member of Weather Report and is a superstar in the jazz/ rock world.”

Turner said Mitchell’s music is timeless, and the two orchestral albums she made with Mendoza “are among some of the most exceptional orchestral pops records ever recorded.” Aside from Mitchell being from Saskatoon, the SSO wanted to perform her music because “it’s stunning, beautifully crafted and it needs to be heard,” he said.

“When Vince collaborated with Joni on the albums Both Sides Now and Travelogue, they never intended for it to be performed live. So this concert actually marks the very first time the music has been performed in concert. It’s an incredibly exciting event.”

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“Sarah is one of the best collaborators we’ve ever had the chance to work with,” said Turner.

“As a singer-songwriter herself, there is something unique about a distinctly Canadian female songstress performing the music of Joni Mitchell. Right from the get-go, we knew we needed Sarah on this project.”

In advance of the show, the Saskatoon Express asked Slean a few questions about working with the SSO and paying tribute to Mitchell, whom she describes as her favourite songwriter.

Here are Slean’s responses, which have been edited for length.

Saskatoon Express: You have previously worked with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, back in 2015. How does it feel to be working with this orchestra again?

Sarah Slean: I’m thrilled to be back — (SSO music director) Eric Paetkau and Mark Turner are doing amazing things with this incredible group of musicians. The level of playing is quite dazzling, and it’s exciting for me to be a part of such innovative, ambitious programming. Canada needs to celebrate its own far more often, in such grand style.

Joni is a modern master – up there with Beethoven and Brahms, in my books. And the arrangements by Vince Mendoza are equally masterful. I think this orchestra and its visionary leadership will be a big part of putting Saskatoon on the map culturally.

Express: How does it feel to be paying tribute to music icon Joni Mitchell?

Slean: It’s a tremendous honour, and it also feels very full circle. I started performing in coffee houses and clubs when I was 17, and her album Blue was an enormous influence on me as a young songwriter. I remember listening to that record in my suburban bedroom and thinking, “Words and notes can cause my heart to ache like this?”

I immersed myself in the full arc of her career in my 20s, and it’s interesting to me how some albums resonate so much more to me now than they did then. I think you have to be older with more life under your belt to really connect with Hejira, Hissing of Summer Lawns or Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter. I’ve also been moving restlessly onto new artistic paths in my career over

Sarah Slean says Joni Mitchell is her favourite songwriter.

(Photo Supplied) the last decade — and I’m in a phase where working with orchestras is really fascinating to me — so this concert is, quite literally for me, a creative dream.

Express: What is the best part of this experience for you?

Slean: Singing with an orchestra is an indescribably wonderful experience. If you think about the accumulated years of practicing, the blood, sweat and tears, that have gone into producing those beautiful sounds, and then you add them all together — that’s what will be surrounding me as I sing the work of my favourite songwriter.

It’s kind of insane. Potential for spontaneous combustion is high.

Express: As a Canadian musician, how has Joni Mitchell influenced you and your work?

Slean: Joni is my art hero. She followed her own voice from the very beginning. She didn’t let the winds of trend, commerce or public opinion sway her artistic expression.

And I know she moved to L.A. early on, but there is no question that her art is informed by her childhood in Canada. A reflective, solitary mood, a deep and mysteriously strong connection to the land and the people — it’s all in the music.

Express: How do you think the audience will respond to this concert?

Slean: I think people that love her music will be moved and inspired by Vince Mendoza’s gorgeous, evocative orchestrations and the new perspective they bring to these timeless songs. I hope the die-hard Joni fans will see these classics in a new light and appreciate her magic even more. I always feel wrung out emotionally after rehearsing these pieces in such a satisfying way — as if my psyche has been given a good workout.

The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at TCU Place. For more information, or to buy tickets, go online to saskatoonsymphony.org.

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Three theatre groups combine to present Dumont show Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express abriel Dumont’s Wild West Show is truly a collaboration.

Persephone Theatre, Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre (GTNT) and La Troupe du Jour are joining forces to present the NAC co-production, which will run at the Remai Arts Centre from Feb. 27 to March 4.

The multilingual show, which features French, English, Michif and Cree, was developed by 10 writers and 10 performers and is directed by Mani Soleymanlou. Saskatoon is a last stop on a Canadian tour for the production, which is one of 200 projects funded through Canada Council for the Arts’ $35-million New Chapter initiative to support the creation and sharing of the arts across the country.

Cree playwright Kenneth T. Williams, who is from the George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan’s Treaty 4 territory, was one of the 10 writers working on the project alongside Andrea Ménard, Yvette Nolan, Mansel Robinson, Jean Marc Dalpé, David Granger, Laura Lussier, Alexis Martin, Gilles Poulin-Denis and Paula-Jean Prudat.

Williams said he was approached about the project four years ago by Martin and Dalpé, who wanted to do a “big spectacle production” after they read a letter written

by Métis leader and buffalo hunter Gabriel Dumont.

“I was one of 10 people who started writing on this project,” said Williams, who lives in Edmonton and teaches in the theatre department at the University of Alberta.

“The thing was, we weren’t doing a conventional writers’ room. What it was is we were each given a theme of the play to work on, and we were told that, ‘Look, just go wild; have fun.’ ”

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The play is set in 1885 and focuses on Dumont, who fled to the U.S. after the hanging of his friend, Louis Riel.

That was where Dumont was recruited for Buffalo Bill’s legendary outdoor travelling show that re-enacted life in the American West.

The show made a big impression on Dumont, who dreamed of putting together his own show to tell the story of the Métis in Canada and their struggle to reclaim their rights.

Williams said that while Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show has some historical accuracy, the way it is presented is meant to be theatrical. So far, audiences are responding “very, very well” to it, he said.

“People are appreciating how we’re approaching it,” said Williams.

“It’s about history, but it’s also about theatre and how to tell stories differently. . . . It’s about how to invite people to go, ‘Hey, you know what? That’s a really interesting story’ — and then they go and look into it some more. Because we really still — despite the length of the show and the scope of it — we’re really just touching on a few stories on the surface of this resistance.”

Williams said there are both serious and funny moments in the show, and “that’s the point — it’s to look at the entire scope of the resistance and this time in Canadian history.” He also noted that Ménard came up with a female character that essentially becomes a third ringmaster in the story, “so that the voices of the Métis women are not forgotten.”

Williams said the “initial impetus” for the production from Dalpé and Martin came following their realization that many people in Quebec do not know a lot about Riel, who is an important figure in that province’s history.

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Kenneth T. Williams is one of the writers of Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show.

(Photo Supplied) going and alive and keep remembering, because we’ll forget,” said Williams.

“We’re there to make it entertaining as well. There’s nothing disrespectful in that sense, but it is about Canada at a certain time and how they treated the Indigenous people — and hopefully, maybe, have some reflections on how they treat Indigenous people now,” he added.

Tickets for Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show are available by calling the Persephone Theatre box office at 306-384-7727 or by going online to persephonetheatre. org.

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Campbell wanted to make The profiles were used to reach friends on Facebook, I could out to unsuspecting, possihardly contain myself. bly single, women; in other Now retired from the words, they looked like dating army, I gather, he was the profiles. commander of the Resolute Sadly, the gentleman is (or Support Mission and United at least was) happily married States Forces in Afghanistan, to his lovely wife, Ann. circa 2014-2015. He’s a big Three years later, there he Columnist important guy. Why was he was, asking for my hand in interested in little ole me? friendship. Well, it’s too bad, Before accepting his kind offer of but I had to turn him down. friendship, I thought perhaps I would Because, of course, it wasn’t really Google him. Maybe the gentleman knew him. And besides, I am very married. my cousin, once a captain in the U.S. This fun experience made me wonder Navy. Maybe he thought, hmmm, this about a couple of other gentleman who girl’s cute. (Doubt it.) I wonder if he also have recently, ahem, extended offers. thought, hmmm, I wonder if this girl is Thus far, these overtures have been limmarried. ited to ‘hello,’ a request for Face Time, Imagine my shock and disappointment and a strange little post on messenger when I came across a three-year-old arabout Slim Whitman. (?) ticle about the good general in The WashOne of them seems nice enough, and ington Post, no less (and permit me to say real enough. We actually have two or yet again, their motto is Democracy Dies three mutual ‘friends.’ The other I know in Darkness. I bring that up every chance less about. What I’m fairly certain of, I get.) The article said he had taken to though, is that ‘friendship’ is not exactly Facebook with a warning to think twice what they have in mind. before assuming profiles on the Internet So this makes me wonder two things. are real.

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Now Facebook headlines are trying to persuade me that George Clooney died, and that something equally terrible has happened to Celine Dion and all her fans. (Nothing quite so dire appears in the actual stories.) Is this what they mean by fake news? I thought those FB folks had solemnly promised to clean that stuff up.

Another thing that drives me mad is re-finding a post. You see it, you scroll on down, you decide you should back up and check it out and zam. It’s gone. Or unfindable, in the morass of posts that they love to shuffle and mix up and bury.

Searching is pointless. Kill me dead.

What a time suck.

Okay, there is a wee serious point here: that it’s so darn easy to be stalked, and sometimes, to be taken in. Social media has some fantastic uses — like, for example, the high school kids in the United States pulling together to walk out of school, en masse, in an attempt to force better gun laws. Go, guys. May this actually work.

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Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express ith below average temperatures dominating the month of February, a little taste of summer will be a welcome reprieve for the thousands of Saskatoon residents attending the Saskatoon Sports and Leisure Show from March 2-4 at Prairieland Park.

“It’s the biggest show of its kind in Saskatchewan, bringing summer to Saskatoon in March by filling each of the halls with all sporting goods, RVs, boats, and more that you need for your outdoor lifestyle,” said Heather GrahamNakaska, Saskatoon Sports and Leisure Show co-chair and program manager at the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation, which sponsors the show.

“Our visitors have requested more aspects of the show to feature the hunting, fishing, shooting aspects of sports and lei-

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Would I be inundated with date requests, or would my Facebook page be hacked?

Either way, what’s the benefit to the masquerading general?

Second. Never occurred to me in the cases of the other two gentlemen — and again, they do appear to be ‘real’ — that they were interested in, um, more than friendship. Maybe I assume too much.

But I rather thought they had simply found me through mutual friends, et voilà: I responded. Oops.

So, I’m kind of careful about how much I share on Facebook. That being said, I rather thought my profile said I was married, but it didn’t. And here’s the problem with that: if you just click married, they want you to say to whom.

If you don’t put in your spouse’s name, okay, but you have to put in the wedding date — or they say, “Wow! Just Married!” and all your friends who know you’ve been hitched since the dark ages will laugh at you. I don’t want every important date of my life on Facebook or anywhere else. These people know too much about me already.

Indeed, had I not insanely decided to write a novel, to this day I would not be on Facebook. But if you’re trying to sell something — anything, including your

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sure, so we are hoping the gun auction on Saturday evening (March 3), which will be co-hosted by the experts at North Pro Sports, will be of interest to our repeat visitors as well as bring some new faces to the show.”

The Saskatoon Wildlife Federation has been part of the city and community since 1929, supporting conservation projects while promoting sustainable outdoor activities. The organization operates indoor and outdoor shooting ranges for its members.

Its new outdoor range complex in the RM of Aberdeen opened in 2016, and is already being praised as one of the best in Canada for sport shooting. Saskatoon Wildlife Federation youth programs, run by volunteer coaches, introduce young members to recreational and competitive air rifle and archery at its indoor ranges, which will be expanding in the near future.

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Guest speakers at the Sports and Leisure Show include Saskatchewan’s own Cody Robbins, who along with his wife and hunting partner Kelsy star in the television show Live2Hunt. The show airs on Outdoor Channel and Wild TV. The other featured speakers are Bret Maffenbeier from the show Predator Quest, and former Canadian federal MP Garry Breitkreuz representing Canadian Shooting Sports Association.

Another popular draw for the show will be the second annual “The Wild One” indoor 3-D archery shoot that takes place on March 3-4.

“Archery is riding a wave of popularity right now among all ages, so we look forward to a great shoot that is exciting for the competitors and the spectators, and extend a thank you to our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers for making this happen.” said Michael Kincade, executive director of Saskatoon Wildlife Federation. “In the tradition of our show, visitors can try their hand at air rifle, .22, and archery at our club booths — a safe and fun introduction to shooting sports and a chance to see if it’s the sport for you.”

Visitors to the show can expect to see a full selection of boats, docks and marine accessories in Prairieland Park’s Halls D and E. Halls B and C will house the outdoor living and power sports exhibitors along with campers, RVs, park models, ATVs, hot tubs, fishing gear and the

always popular Man Shed. Over in Hall A, visitors will find smaller booths dedicated to outdoor gear, lodges and resorts, service clubs, accessories for home and cottage, and more.

“This show will appeal to anyone who can’t wait for spring and summer, or who is dreaming about fishing or lake life in general,” said GrahamNakaska. “Maybe you need a Saskatchewan getaway to somewhere new or an activity to take up as a family, or maybe you’re looking for a recreational property where you’ll entertain guests and then eventually retire.”

“This show has something for all of those categories,” she continued. “If you love being outdoors, you’ll want to head indoors for the weekend to get inspired and make your plans.”

This year the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation wants everyone to be aware of the Sports and Leisure Show’s new hours.

The show opens March 2 at 2 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. and continues March 3 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hours March 4 are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Saskatoon Wildlife Federation is proud to present this event as a spring tradition in Saskatoon, in co-operation with our exhibitors and club volunteers,” said Kincade. “We look forward to seeing everyone there.”

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Iris said people in the association are not only available 24/7/365, but are incurring costs. The residents, another word Iris is iffy about using, get some funding from the ministries, but homeowners bear the bulk of the costs.

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Travel writing opens the world to Doreen Kerby Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express oreen Kerby’s life as a travel writer happened quite by accident.

One of her sons, Bill, owned a magazine called Canadian Traveller. This was in 1992, when Doreen was freshly retired as a Saskatoon teacher. She went out to Vancouver to babysit while Bill and his wife scooted off to Hawaii.

When they returned from their vacation, Bill asked his mother if she would spend a couple of days at the magazine as his eyes.

What was good and what was not so good?

Doreen came away with pretty strong ideas related to the staff. Bill asked her to stay on for two weeks, and then another two weeks until four years had passed.

During those four years, Doreen, who became editor of the magazine, took her first trip as a travel writer. It was to South Korea.

“It was fantastic. I thought I had died and gone to heaven,” she said. “I absolutely fell in love with travel. I met such interesting people on that trip that I kind of got hooked. We have this idea that the way we do things is top notch, but you travel to countries like that and you see they are ahead in a lot of things too.”

Doreen estimates she has travelled to between 55 and 60 countries during the past 25 years.

“I would say one of my favourite trips was to the Galapagos Islands. It was great because we were on a cruise ship and every night we would be in the harbour of a different island. We would do that island and then come back to the ship, have our supper and then sail again. It was just absolutely wonderful. I could visualize Darwin at work there with so much to study.”

Darwin spent time on the islands as part of his travels that led to his theory of evolution.

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“With the big heads, it seemed like such a mystery island to me. There are still things they don’t know about it.”

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Another one of her favourites was a trip to Azores, located in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,360 kilometres west of Portugal.

“It’s just like stepping back into the 1800s. When you go there, it’s quite remarkable. They have been really isolated all these years, so they haven’t really changed with the times.”

Doreen said no matter where she travels, it is always nice to come home to Canada.

“I never go anywhere that I don’t come back and say we live in the best country in the world. I wouldn’t trade it. We have so many advantages here.

“I’ve been coast to coast in Canada, and there isn’t a place I don’t like. I would love to go back to Newfoundland and P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia again. They are just wonderful, wonderful places.”

Doreen is grateful for the life she has had. She was born in Humboldt, where her father was a doctor during the height of the Depression.

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echnology is the future, and ogy adoption than the general public, digital communication has opened four in 10 seniors now own smartphones, many doors for people around the which is more than double the amount world. that did in 2013.

Although younger generations have Seniors in Australia are especially grown up with technology at their fingers, tech savvy, as Deloitte’s mobile consumBaby Boomers and older adults did not. er survey found 78 per cent of Australian But in spite of that, studies show that seniors aged 65 to 75 own a smartphone, growing numbers of seniors are open to up from 69 per cent in 2016. the idea of technology and even seeking While stereotypes have long painted ways to further their use and knowledge. seniors as technologically inept, seniors According to a 2014 study by Pew are actually more socially and digitally Research Center, 59 per cent of seniors engaged than ever before. Seniors use regularly use the Internet, a six per cent technology in many different ways. increase from the previous study conduct- Some use mobile apps to manage medied in 2012. Today, 67 per cent of adults cations and doctor’s appointments and age 65 and older say they go online. monitor their fitness regimens.

Pew also says that, although seniors Some families employ 24/7 alert sysconsistently have lower rates of technol- tems or smart-home technology to keep

seniors comfortable and safe at home for as long as possible. Non-invasive, smart technology can analyze factors such as whether or not doors are left open, if there has been movement in a home, or whether appliances/lights are on or off.

This represents a great way for families to stay informed and provide assistance even if they are not nearby.

SilverSurfers, a senior-based information website, says other tech that seniors are embracing includes online dating; audio and digital books; online shopping, which is especially valuable to seniors who have mobility issues; and social media, which can keep seniors connected to others and feeling less lonely.

A study conducted by researchers in California found 18 per cent of American

seniors live alone, and 43 per cent report feeling lonely on a regular basis. Loneliness can increase death risk. Social media and Internet connectivity can be an important tool in helping seniors feel like active members of society.

Technology is no longer just for teenagers or active workers. Seniors are increasingly embracing technology and becoming a fast-growing demographic for tech usage.

Although younger generations have grown up with technology at their fingers, Baby Boomers and older adults did not. But in spite of that, studies show that growing numbers of seniors are open to the idea of technology and even seeking ways to further their use and knowledge.

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One of these, a study titled “The Copenhagen City Heart Study”, looked at 5,000 healthy people and found that those who jogged frequently for longer periods of time and at higher intensities were just as likely to die as those who didn’t jog at all. But individuals who jogged only two or three times per week for 30 to 45 minutes at slower speeds had the lowest mortality rates.

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“He was born in 1899, so he was way ahead of his time. I was lucky that I had that kind of a dad. He insisted that I go to the University of Toronto because that is where he had graduated.”

Doreen graduated with a degree in Home Economics and then took a year at the Ontario College of Teachers.

After 21 years as a teacher and with her children — Bill, Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, Jim Kerby, Glen Kerby and Heather Nelson — grown up, her journey into travel writing began.

“I’ve always thought you learn more on a trip than you do reading or going to university or anything else. It is absolutely amazing. When you travel, you pick up ideas and get to know things that you would never have known if you just stay home.”

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(Continued from page 16) any of the health problems facing the aging population are, in large part, due to our sedentary lifestyles. Most Canadian adults don’t meet the minimum standards for frequency and duration of exercise. According to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, all adults should strive for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and at least two days per week of muscle and bone strengthening exercise.

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The important thing to remember is a balanced approach. The winning formula for health and longevity appears to be some high-intensity exercise paired with dayly moderate-intensity activity. All of the research on exercise indicates that consistency is necessary to maintain good health and functionality as we age.

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hen problems with danger of collapsing. There the Traffic Bridge was much public hoopla about first came to light whether to try and repair it, in 2005, $500,000 was spent demolish it and not replace on repairs which, based on it, or create a pedestrian-only a report given to council at crossing. that time, would have given In late 2010 council made the bridge an additional life the decision to replace it with expectancy of 20 years. a full-service replica-style At that time, it was estimatcrossing. Council finalized the ed replacing the bridge would project in 2014, added a sepacost $24 to $45 million, and rate bike lane and widened since the council of that era the pedestrian walkway.

Columnist was not as free-spending as it When the debate was ocis these days, it bought time to determine curring, and the idea of not repairing or the future of the bridge and to search for replacing the bridge was floated, I was the financial resources necessary for its incensed because it was a major part of preservation. our city’s history and I couldn’t imagine As it tied into the new River Landthe Nutana area without it. ing project, in 2007 administration spent As the years passed, frequent users another $462,000 (twice the amount of the bridge found alternative routes approved by the council of the day) to and it appeared to be not as devastating add decorative lighting, which frequently as residents thought it would be. In fact, malfunctioned. it lessened traffic in many residential Well, the report of 2005 was wrong, neighbourhoods. and the bridge’s lifespan of 20 years did However, we have very little built hisnot materialize. tory left to preserve. I recognize that the In 2010 the bridge was permanently new bridge is not an exact replica of the closed to both vehicle and pedestrian original 1907 structure, but most historitraffic. Former Mayor Don Atchison cal structures have been altered over stated that the bridge was in imminent time in order to repurpose them, and if

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I understand it correctly, some of the original piers were preserved.

Presumably the plaques will explain the bridge’s 100-year history, its importance to the development of the city and the replacement will become part of this history.

This little bridge was not formally named the Traffic Bridge until 2007.

Prior to that, it was also commonly referred to as the Iron Bridge and the Victoria Bridge. When the renaming of the replacement bridge came to the forefront, I wondered why we don’t celebrate our history rather than continuously try to alter it. In that vein, I applaud Coun.

Darren Hill for leading the charge to preserve the Traffic Bridge name. And I think council found a happy medium by agreeing to attach new names to the new walkways.

I strongly commend the elementary students from Lawson Heights School for providing input into the process by appearing before council with their recommendation to rename the bridge the TRC Bridge to recognize the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Having our young citizens participate is important, especially since their recommendation evidences that our youth

is willing, able and leading the charge to honor the Indigenous community.

Perhaps Coun. Hill can arrange a visit to the school, thank the students for their advice, and explain to these students why it is important to remember our history as well as find new ways to show respect for First Nations people.

The Central Urban Metis Federation Inc. joined the students and expressed interest in renaming the bridge TRC. I expect council has plans to name new projects, perhaps the new North Commuter Bridge, to reflect their request.

We are a city comprised of citizens from a variety of racial and ethnic origins and all should be recognized for both past and present contributions to our city’s development. It is especially important to First Nations people for their history to be recognized and their contributions to this city and province to be celebrated.

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t is tempting to write the ing Saskatchewan newsrooms, NDP leadership race off for the Saskatchewan governas boring at best, inconsement to do whatever it wants quential at worst. Resist that unscrutinized. temptation.

What could possibly go A healthy Opposition is wrong? absolutely vital to good govThe finger-pointing in the ernance by the party in power.

Saskatchewan NDP Party has The role of the Opposition never really resulted in any is to challenge government sort of significant “aha mopolicies, hold the government ment” (thank you Oprah) as to accountable for its actions what has gone terribly wrong Columnist and, often referred to as the since the days Dwain Lingen“government in waiting,” it’s felter sat in the Opposition supposed to give voters an alternative in leader’s office. the next election.

That’s probably a good start right The decimated Saskatchewan NDP there, but that run of bad luck transferred has failed, more or less, to do any of this — in fact, was amplified — through the since 2011. That equals seven years of term of the next leader, former Saskavoters being left with little choice, and toon MLA Cam Broten. The doldrums the provincial government operating remained through Trent Wotherspoon’s under the knowledge that their diminustint as interim leader. tive counterpart across the legislative Despite promising that he would not aisle is essentially incapable of opposing attempt the transition from interim to their decisions on issues like policy and permanent leader, Wotherspoon went on spending. to announce he’d do exactly that.

It has been almost total freedom, esWhile one would think the 14 months pecially when coupled with ever-shrink- he spent auditioning for the permanent

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role would have given him a significant edge, anecdotally it certainly does not appear to have had that impact.

No clear frontrunner has emerged in the race, which has seen Wotherspoon’s only challenger, newly-minted Saskatoon Meewasin MLA Ryan Meili, take a significant lead in garnering donations, despite announcing early his campaign would not accept union or corporate donations.

In a province that could easily be perceived as being run by political donors, and after a Sask. Party leadership race that saw certain candidates funded almost solely by select corporations and their owners, it’s a blast of fresh air to witness Meili’s ability to raise over $157,000 from actual human beings with an individual stake in democracy.

It’s hard to say which candidate the Sask. Party would love to see installed as Premier Scott Moe’s Opposition counterpart. For a long time the general feeling was it was Meili, given what were expected to be his impractical, idealistic far-left wing campaign planks. Those would presumably scare a predominantly right wing, or centre-right Saskatchewan

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voting base, right back into the arms of the Sask. Party in the next general election.

Meili, perhaps with the good sense imbued by the experience of his two previous campaigns, along with now having actually been elected to sit in the NDP caucus he wants to lead, has failed to meet those expectations.

While decidedly left wing in flavour, he produced detailed and thoughtful policy, and has unabashedly campaigned on the premise that not only does he represent change, but change is exactly what the Saskatchewan NDP needs.

It’s difficult to argue with that premise after the party’s showing in the last two elections. Further, change in government is not only inevitable, but becoming increasingly plausible, given the downward trend in Sask. Party support in Saskatchewan.

Meanwhile, Wotherspoon has emerged firmly entrenched in the Saskatchewan NDP status quo, which many Sask. Party strategists and hacks consider a very good thing.

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Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. box office at 306-653-5191. for all in an age-friendly community. ***** AL-ANON MEETINGS T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are MARCH 3 MARCH 3-4 Weekly group meetings open to anyone who has been af- welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly Guitarist Don Scott and bassist Michael Herring are German Cultural Centre’s second annual mid-winter craft fected by someone else’s drinking. For more information, focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For longtime collaborators and they lead Peripheral Vision, an show. Lots of local vendors from woodworking to skin call 306-655-3838. more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at innovative Canadian quartet which draws attention on care to doll furniture to photography and more. 10 a.m. to 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran the international jazz scene. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 4 p.m. each day. $2 admission. There are still some spots FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every 4th Avenue North. Tickets $23 for SJS members, $28 for open for vendors. Call Shandra at 306-244-6869 # 202 Bridge City Needlearts Guild meets at Mayfair United Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. non-members. for vendor information.

Church at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly meetings. We also ***** have a stitching day at Sobey’s Stonebridge the first SatMARCH 1-4 MARCH 5 Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their urday of each month. Come join us and have fun stitching Saskatoon Blues Festival, featuring Jack Semple, 50s and 60s. Weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, The Yorkton Film Festival and Grace Westminster United with fellow stitchers. For further information, contact Manitoba Hal, Hector Anchondo Band, Boggie Patrol and monthly brunch, movie nights and more. Meet new Church are hosting a film event at 7:30 at the church. The Charlie Jabonson Band. For more information, visit www. event will feature the documentary, 17 Days. Following the Glenda at 306-343-1882. friends. No membership dues. For more information email: saskatoonbluessociety.ca. allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone 306-978-0813. film, panelists from Global Gathering Place will talk about FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH: the immigrant experience in Saskatoon. Open to the public The Classic Dance Club hosts ballroom and Latin dancing ***** MARCH 4 St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West) at the Royal Canadian Legion (606 Spadina Cres. West).

The Prairie Roots Quintet brings together Saskatoon talent at no charge. Refreshments provided. has bingos And Kaiser from noon to 4 p.m. The club is An informal lesson starts at 7:30 and dancing from 8:30 like Colin Grant on trumpet, Emmett Fortosky on bass, MARCH 9 campaigning for new members that are 55+. Memberto midnight.

Snacks provided. Join us for a fun evening Rory Lynch on saxophone, Fintan Quinn on keyboards and Faces of Courage Dinner and Dance Benefit for Mary’s on the best dance floor in town. For more info, visit www. ships are $10 per year with many discounts included. For Kyle Krysa on drums and they are making their debut in Hope Spiritual Healing Program serving adult survivors more info, call 306-384-4644 or 306-716-0204. classicdanceclub.ca an event called New Directions. 2:30 p.m. The Refinery. of childhood sexual trauma and abuse. 6:30 p.m. at the ***** Tickets $15 for adults, $10 for students.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Cathedral of the Holy Family Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project.

MARCH 6 (123 Nelson Road). Live music by Studio 54. Tickets: 306- This is a support group those wanting to shed some Babies’, children’s, women’s and men’s clothing; jewelry, 659-5800. For more information, visit info@legacyridgeof their extra weight. There are various chapters in Banjo player Chris Coole, bassist Max Heineman and purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays foundation.com.

Saskatoon and surrounding area. We can help you start a from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 fiddler John Showman make up The Lonesome Ace ***** TOPS chapter in your work place or in the area that you Stringband who are now touring to support their new Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welalbum, When The Sun Comes Up. This is their third studio Irish Ceili, St. Joseph’s Parish Hall (1006 Broadway Ave.). live in. To find out more, visit tops.org or telephone Bev at come. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or Side door opens at 7 p.m. $5 (adult) $2 (under 12). Cash 306-242-7180. album and embraces mostly original compositions in the go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com. traditional folk realm. 8 p.m.TThe Bassment. Tickets $20 bar and food available, sponsored by Claddagh Branch, EVERY THURSDAY FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH Comhaltas. and $25.

Prairie Sky Farmers’ Market is open every Thursday from The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer ***** MARCH 10 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at St. Paul’s United Church Café movement, provides an opportunity to meet in a Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Saskatoon - 13th Annual The Toon Town Big Band show at the Broadway Theatre. in Sutherland (454 Egbert Ave.) New vendors may phone relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, Fundraising Dinner at Western Development Museum.

Special guest stars Heidi Munro, Gillian Snider, and Drew or text Kathy at 306-222-2740 or email saphire1515@ care partners and other interested people. The Café is a Special Guest Artist: Connie Kaldor. Tickets $50. Cash Tofin. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the show starting at hotmail.com. two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment Wine/beer bar. MC-Brenda Baker. Reception 5 p.m. Pro8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. ***** and information. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke Comgram starts 6:15. Dinner 6:30. Contact Jennifer Downer ickets are available at www.broadwaytheatre.ca or at the The Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 munity Centre. at 306-242-4989 or Maureen Cline at 306-373-0087 for Broadway Theatre box office. p.m. in Albert Community Centre (Room 13, 610 Clarence tickets. Also available at McNally Robinson Bookseller.

EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY Ave. South). Learn dances from many countries. The first MARCH 11 La Leche League Canada - Saskatoon Daytime Meeting MARCH 10 night is free. The group is also available for performances.

The Bridge City Brass Band, under the direction of Ian from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Anglican Seedy Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Station 20 West For more information, call 306-374-0005 or visit www.

Krips, will be presenting Brass Rhapsodies, a concert of Church (609 Dufferin Avenue.) Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. (1120 20th St West). Admission $2, children under 12 free. sifc.awardspace.com.

British Brass Band Music at 2:30 p.m. at Grace Westmin22, March 22 and April 19. For more information or to 20th Annual Seed Exchange and Eco-Fair featuring 20+ ster United Church. The program will feature music of EVERY WEDNESDAY get breastfeeding help, contact a leader by phone (306exhibitors and vendors, workshops, musical entertainmany styles and eras. Admission is by donation.

Seven Seas Toastmasters, an energetic and dynamic club, 655-4805) or email lllcsaskatoon@gmail.com or www. ment and children’s activities. More info on Facebook @ facebook.com/LLLCSaskatoon. invites you to join us from noon to 1 p.m. in the LDAS CHEPGoodFood or call 306-655-4575. ***** A day for parents: Come to share ideas, gain information, MARCH 1 and learn new skills. Sessions are on ages from toddlers Angry Inuk, Film Screening and Panel Discussion. 7 p.m. to teenagers. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $30/person, $50/ at Station 20 West (1120 20th St West). Free admission. A couple (lunch included). To register contact: Family

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However, scrape even just a little below the surface and the differences are there. NDP members have two choices.

The first option is hinging their party’s future on a Sask. Party government and premier that implodes, leaving Saskatchewan people little choice but to go back to the NDP whether they like it or not.

The second option is the risk of change: an overhaul of party image and policies designed to attract voters to come over willingly.

As the NDP’s new leader is unveiled this weekend at the party’s convention in Regina, it’s unlikely that the entire province will be watching on the edge of their seats.

It’s a decision of vital importance, however, as not only will the NDP’s new leader help shape the fate of the Sask.

Party government two years from now.

He will also likely be the factor determining whether the Saskatchewan NDP still exists two years from now.

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ore than four million people, an Olympics high, watched the Tessa Virtue-Scott Moir skate on Canadian television. Second in viewership was Rachel Homan’s husband pounding beer.

• My five favourite Canadian Olympic moments: 5. John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes winning gold in mixed doubles curling; 4. Mark McMorris being able to compete; 3.The women’s hockey final; 2.

Kelsey Serwa and Brittany Phelan finishing one-two in ski cross; 1. Virtue and Moir winning gold.

• From Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press: “After every Virtue and Moir performance, Canada has a cigarette.”

• A question from Torben Rolfsen: “Can someone drug test Norway?”

• My stomach rolled when I heard a provincial broadcaster say so and so was hoping “to podium.” My goodness.

• From Janice Hough: “If the Olympics have to use shootouts for gold-medal hockey games, what’s next? MLB deciding extra-inning World Series games with home-run derbies?”

• You can’t make this stuff up. A plane made an emergency landing on a flight from Dubai to Amsterdam after a fight broke out. What triggered the scuffle was a passenger refusing to quit farting after be-

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ing asked to do so. I always thought passing gas on an airplane was anonymous.

• From tennis great Roger Federererer: “Apparently I’m the oldest tennis player with a No. 1 ranking. Somebody might have mentioned that to me already, but I had a hard time hearing.”

• From TC Chong: “Famous announcer Al Michaels, had he called Canadian women’s hockey and Canadian curling. ‘Do you believe in disappointments? Yes!’” • Which will happen first? A summit on Canadian hockey or on Canadian curling?

• From Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette: “Eugene Melnyk is the worst NHL owner since Harold Ballard. But even Melnyk couldn’t be stupid enough to trade Erik Karlsson to the Leafs. Could he?

• CBC’s David Common, after a Russian curler failed a doping test: “Silly me.

I thought curling was played with performance decreasing substances.”

• From actor Kumail Nanjiani: “I would like to report that I am now fully a fan of curling. Thank you for respecting my privacy at this time.”

• Will the Koe and Homan rinks stick together for the next Olympic cycle? I think Team Homan will stick together despite the inconsistent play of Joanne Courtney, and the Koe team won’t. I can see Brent Laing being replaced.

• From Riders play-by-play guy Rod Petersen: “Seems to me Canadians only hate shootouts in hockey when we lose.” I won’t dignify that with a reply.

• From Rolfsen: “Curling is like chess at five miles an hour.”

• It has been said to be a good curler you have to be able to hit and stick and draw the eight foot. That seems simple enough, but Canadian curlers made it look difficult at the Olympics.

• In shuffles among women’s curling teams for next season, Tracy Fleury will skip the former Kerri Einarson rink. Einarson will be skipping a team which includes Val Sweeting at third.

• From Rolfsen: “The way the Marlins and Rays are going, it looks like the Grapefruit League will be the best baseball of the year played in the state of Florida.”

• From Hough: “In the U.S. the Winter Games mean caring briefly and passionately about sports we usually ignore. Which is excellent preparation for March Madness.”

• An Olympic moment from broadcaster Gord Miller: “I was trying to get the attention of my broadcast partner — Brian Boucher — across the room. When I called out, ‘Hey Boosh,’ two-time Olympic speedskating gold medallist Gaetan Boucher turned around at the next table and said, ‘Hey, how’s it going?’”

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Lorne Richardson, at 94 and the oldest of the past presidents still living, brought greetings Feb. 20 when the Saskatoon Hilltops opened their new clubhouse on Kilburn Avenue. Richardson was president of the Hilltops in a remarkable 1953 season which saw the team win their first national championship. At the opening he thanked a roomful of recent directors and current directors for their pride in maintaining the rich Hilltop tradition.

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• This Olympics marked the first time ever no Canadian men’s or women’s curling teams made the podium. In case you were wondering why flags in Canada are at half-mast.

• I watched Team Koe’s bronze-medal game on PVR despite knowing the outcome. It felt like an autopsy.

• A man proposed marriage in Intermission One of a Vegas Golden Knights games and tied the knot in Intermission Two. I’ve been married: by game’s end the honeymoon was over.

• Breakside Brewing has won Brewery of the Year at the 2018 craft beer awards.

Judges say no one’s had a better draft since the Vegas Golden Knights.

• A Florida man was arrested after riding naked on a stationary bike in a community gym. So far, no problem getting people to stay away from the seat of the crime.

• A dozen beasts reportedly got DQ’d from Saudi Arabia’s annual camel beauty contest for using Botox. Suspicions arose when the favourite got a perfect 10 from

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the Russian judge.

• Canadian hockey player Jocelyne Larocque drew fire for not wanting to wear her silver medal. “Can I have it?” asked Canadian skip Rachel Homan.

• Some reporters feel French ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis’ dropped-top wardrobe malfunction cost her a gold medal.

On the bright side, she won breast of show.

• Kallie Humphries’ bronze in twowoman bobsleigh made her Canada’s most decorated bobsledder. She’s almost a bigger name in going downhill than Tiger Woods.

• Ravens CB and 2017 draft pick Marlon Humphrey was arrested for robbery. Take heart Baltimore: he’s already performing like an NFL vet.

• Mr. T tweeted about curling: “It takes some skills, that’s for sure. I like it!”

Would curlers call that a T-line?

• I can’t believe a National Post Olympic reporter used “women’s two-man bobsleigh” instead of two-woman bobsleigh.

What’s he type on, a 1961 Underwood?

RJ’s Groaner of the Week An update from the man arrested for riding naked on an exercise bike in a Florida community club. He said he just wanted to hang out at the gym.

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