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immy Fallon recently guest in Regina. played a decade-old song Someone suggested the — Experience Regina — on RCMP Training Academy, his show and has since been inwhich is a pretty good idea. vited to Experience Regina. He, I’m stuck after that. like so many others, finds the Wascana Park is no Central word Regina chuckle-worthy. I Park and the Riders are no big never have, but that’s just me. deal for a big-city slicker.

A Reginan — now that’s an I like Regina, although odd word — asked his Twitthere was a time when I got ter followers what three things caught up in the whole Regilocals could show Fallon if he na-Saskatoon thing. We often makes a visit to Regina. One behaved like we were jealous Editor woman replied with “sitting at a of Regina, while the citizens train on Ring Road.” Good one. there were indifferent to us.

This got me to thinking about where in I remember a columnist at the StarSaskatoon we would take a celebrity such Phoenix getting a whack on his fingers for as Fallon. I’m thinking he would want writing anti-Regina columns week after to see and experience something that is week. Not one to respect authority, his not readily available in New York, where next column was about Moose Jaw and the Fallon’s show is taped. That means no dump 40 miles east of it. galleries, restaurants, theatre productions I do recall the day when the StarPhoeor architecture. nix passed the Leader-Post in circulation.

I would put Wanuskewin on the list of We celebrated that one and our publisher one-of-a-kind attractions. It will be even of the day put a billboard outside the better when we get a herd of buffalo at the Leader-Post office to rub a little ink into park. Fallon could have what quite likely the wound. would be his first bison burger.

If Fallon visits Regina, you know what I would take him to the Western DeI’d do? I’d take him to Saskatoon. velopment Museum. I am fairly certain ***** there is nothing like it in the world. Maybe I sat on a bench at River Landing for we could let Fallon drive a steam engine. about an hour on a recent Sunday as I He would look spiffy in a steam engine waited for the unveiling of the plaque driver’s hat. honouring Joni Mitchell.

I would show off the synchrotron, I noticed a couple of watercraft getting which is one of few in North America. a tad close to the Prairie Lily. Last week, I would suggest a Rush game, simply Prairie Lily people sent out a media rebecause Fallon has likely never been lease talking about a number of incidents exposed to professional lacrosse. Another on the river which could have had serious could be dinner on the Prairie Lily. He consequences. could be served a meal consisting of banShip captain Mike Steckhan listed a nock, perogies, pickerel and Saskatoon number of recent incidents. berry pie.

“We had a young man swim within I am not sure where I would take a 10 feet of the ship. We had a boat pulling

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a tube and a wake board boat drop their passengers directly in our path. We have had (jet skis) try to swipe and splash the windows. Paddle boarders have tried to grab a ride on our side. Inexperienced canoers, kayakers and rowers have cut us off, travelling within feet of the ship.”

Those are too many close calls. The Lily has the right of way, according to the Canada Shipping Act 2001.

“However, we have as much responsibility as everyone else to share the river,” Joan Steckhan, co-owner of the Lily, said in the release. “I don’t want to be the guy to kill someone because they got under my bow. We are also watching from the wheelhouse and completely aware of others on the water.”

Stay safe people. ***** Postmedia closed six newspapers last week and announced a 10 per cent cut in the number of people it employs.

If the cuts touch every paper, two positions would be lost in the StarPhoenix newsroom. That sucks for both the people affected and the quality of the paper being delivered. When will this carnage end? ***** In last week’s edition of the Express, we had a piece with the headline What Brought Me to Saskatoon? It was a humorous look at Jigang Zhou’s path to our city.

Jigang, who was born in China, is a scientist at the Canadian Light Source. It got me to thinking that we should open some space for others to share their journeys.

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Brendan Rooney(centre), a St. Joseph’s High School grad, is studying molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale.

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Saskatonian plays key role in Yale’s victory Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express inning a major national lacrosse championship in the home stadium of the NFL’s New England Patriots in front of more than 29,000 people isn’t imaginable for most athletes from Saskatoon.

It was a reality for St. Joseph’s High School grad Brendan Rooney.

On May 28, Rooney helped the Yale University Bulldogs down the Duke University Blue Devils 13-11 to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national lacrosse title at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

The 22-year-old junior contributed a goal to the Bulldogs’ victory.

“Looking back on it now, it was incredible,” said Rooney over the phone from Toronto where he is working this summer.

“I never in a million years would have thought that I would be there.

“When I think about my goals going into the recruiting process back in Saskatoon, I would have taken anywhere.

The fact that it ended up being Yale and it ended up being Division 1 and now that we’ve won a championship, it is really just my version of a dream, and I am so thankful for it.”

So how does a high school graduate from Saskatoon end up on the storied Ivy League campus in New Haven, Connecticut, playing for a powerhouse NCAA lacrosse team?

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football, soccer and baseball for short periods of time.

“Even though I liked hockey more, I knew at a pretty young age that I was much better at lacrosse,” said Rooney.

“Quite frankly, the opportunities for me were much greater there.”

Rooney was born in Prince Albert, but he discovered a bigger lacrosse world when his family moved to Saskatoon before the start of his Grade 7 school year. Once he started living in Saskatoon, Rooney began playing field lacrosse, which is the version of the sport that is played at the NCAA level.

Unlike the box lacrosse played by the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League, featuring each side hitting the floor with five runners and a goalie, field lacrosse teams use nine runners and a goalie.

In field lacrosse, each team fields one goalie, three defenders, who can’t go in the offensive zone, three midfielders who can go anywhere on the field and three attackmen, who can’t go into the defensive zone.

Rooney is one of Yale’s attackmen.

During his Grade 11 year, Rooney was invited to play for the Elev8 Lacrosse program based out of Calgary. That team plays in recruiting tournaments on the East Coast of the United States.

Rooney was spotted by members of the Yale coaching staff in his Grade 12 year.

Following a couple of email exchanges, he committed to play for the Bulldogs.

After graduating as the valedictorian at St. Joseph’s High School in 2014, Rooney spent an academic year at the Hun School

of Princeton in New Jersey to prepare for his new life. He entered Yale in the fall of 2015.

Rooney appeared in 11 games over his first two seasons with the Bulldogs before playing an increased role this past season.

Rooney appeared in 13 of the Bulldogs 20 games, collecting 19 goals and three assists.

The Bulldogs posted a 17-3 overall record in their NCAA title-winning campaign.

Rooney said playing in games is a side reward for the work that goes into practice, because he said 99 per cent of the time in the sport is spent at practice.

“The game is really just such a small microcosm of what you do throughout the year,” said Rooney. “The fact that I was able to get in for a few hours over the course of the season and be successful, obviously, it was big.

“It boosted confidence a little bit. It didn’t really change much how I viewed how I played throughout the year.”

The other obvious challenging aspect of playing a sport at Yale is the classroom work. Rooney majors in molecular biophysics and biochemistry.

He has a 3.91 grade point average and is aiming to get into medical school at Yale. While his GPA is impressive, Rooney said is it kind of status quo for those aiming to get into Yale’s medical school.

He wants to get his MD/PhD to become a doctor and a researcher.

“It is hard,” said Rooney. “I’m not going to lie to you.

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going to bed at probably 3 or 4 (a.m.), and you have to wake up for an 8 a.m. lift, and you have practice that day and you have classes in between. You have to stay up again until probably 2 a.m. the next night.

“Sometimes it is a lot of work, but I would never say it is not fun. I genuinely love everything I do every second. I really do.”

Rooney doesn’t have your regular summer job either. He is working in a stem cell neurobiology lab at a hospital for sick children in Toronto. Basically, he is researching what goes wrong in a person’s brain concerning a broad spectrum of diseases.

Rooney had a couple of opportunities to return home to Saskatoon, but the Toronto lab provided an opportunity that wasn’t available here.

“I just couldn’t turn this down,” he said.

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t’s that time of year when my powers. Someone needs to brain goes soft. Well, softer. take those from him. (Have I I should weigh in on said that before??) the weird traffic situation at But no. My brain is trying Glasgow Street and Clarence to go on holidays. So the image Avenue, which is near my I’m left with, after having sorted place. They’ve blocked the left through the above mental files, turn, northbound, due to excesis of a fairly handsome young sive car-car use. man in a bright, somewhat shiny Note to city planners: Expect blue suit. Tight in the jacket. and maybe plan for weird traffic Short in the legs. Snug in the situations when you build new calves. Accessorized with long, Columnist neighbourhoods. The increase black, curly-toed patent shoes. in traffic at Glasgow, not to mention WilUggghhhh. son Crescent, is because of Stonebridge.

I saw this young man while waiting for a Ninety-nine per cent. Guarantee it. medical-ish appointment. Yes, I know he was I should make note of the amazing acts embracing the height of fashion; or at least, I at the Jazz Festival and the success of the think so. This over-tight approach to formal/ Pride Festival and parade. I, however, have business clothing for men has been going on been pleasantly overwhelmed with compa- for some time, so perhaps his togs were on ny and family events for the past few days. the downswing of the trend. I can only hope.

Gone nowhere. Done nothing. Just visiting Off for a bit of research. I took a quick (cooking, cleaning, bed-making . . . ) look at Holt Renfrew’s website, which was In other news, Germany is out of the incredibly frustrating: it didn’t want to let World Cup, which is somewhat mindme past the “sale” declaration on the landblowing. ing page. There was a lovely shot of actor Ridiculous things continue to happen in Anthony Hopkins, elegantly attired in a the United States — notably, the Supreme tuxedo, so that was a positive moment.

Court upholding Trump’s travel ban on I also saw, however, a man in shorts with folks from dominantly Muslim countries. a too-tight jacket that barely buttoned up Sadly, the court decided it was within his over his little sweater. Grrr. No, no, no. No

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shorts with jackets, especially if too tight.

Shorts go with T-shirts. Maybe fleeces.

Windbreakers, if desperate. NOT jackets.

I then headed over to Harry Rosen, that leader in classic men’s wear, and again: the man wearing the orange (!) sports jacket looked as if he couldn’t breathe in the thing, which was also far too short for him, in my opinion. The Armani jackets looked pretty nice, but I couldn’t really tell since they weren’t worn by models.

The point is that, in my view, the new movement in men’s wear to too-snug, tooshort and too-stupid must end now. There are arguments around how revealing these pieces are, but that’s not the big problem.

The big problem is that men, including those with beautiful bodies, look awful in hyperconstructed clothing. (Most of them also look awful in pumpkin orange, bright pink and violent blue, as with the rest of us.)

Clothing, people, should drape gently from the shoulders, waist and hips. It should skim the broad muscles, emphasize the slight narrowing of the waist, and gently touch and emphasize the slope of the, ah, backside.

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Should you think this is simply the ranting of a woman who likes the appearance of gentlemen a bit more than she should, reconsider: I have heard the identical views from men of my acquaintance. I’m married to one of them. He hasn’t purchased clothing in any serious way in at least five years.

Flatly refuses. Because taste.

I am stymied by this fashion approach.

Why would designers and sellers do this to men? In the name of selling them entire new wardrobes? Have men been pushed into ridiculous-fashion-land long inhabited, by we hapless women?

I think the trend is softening a bit, but just the same, I beg you, Holt, Harry and everyone else: Stop it. All of you. Stop it now. Return to the elegant proportions, colours and styles of a more sensible and appealing yesteryear. Let the man return to a semblance of dignity and attractiveness.

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Originally, she wasn’t thinking of building a software company.

“I was working for a different software company at the time . . . and I did lots of travelling,” she said. “I could book a flight for thousands of dollars but I could not book a massage therapist down the hall.

I found that super frustrating. That’s how the idea started; that’s where the seed came from.

“We had Telus approach us, interested in our software, and what we found is their voice really had influence on our product development. We ended up building an enterprise appointment scheduling solution that served these larger companies better than the massage therapists of the world.

We are strategically focused directly on large corporations.”

As she explains it, booking appointments with large corporations can be frustrating at both ends of the equation. One of Coconut’s biggest clients is Jackson Hewitt, a U.S. tax preparation firm.

“You have to book a million appointments in tax season. How do you allow a customer to do that with ease from anywhere at any time, and match them up with the right employee at the corporation?” she asked.

“That’s what our software does. It gives customers the ability to book with large corporations when and where and the time that they want.

“From the business side, they’re able to become more efficient and provide better service to the customer. They’re more prepared, they know who they’re meeting with, and it’s done in real time. We’ve eliminated phone tag, forms, having to phone and be in the call centre for half an hour to book an appointment.”

In the last year and a half, Coconut has taken off. Regnier says that would likely not have happened without the attention of Neal Dempsey, a major Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Dempsey has made the Forbes Midas list as one of the top investors in the world.

Regnier found herself as one of four people chosen for Dempsey’s mentorship program, Neal’s Running Start.

“I was just fortunate to be one of four out of hundreds chosen, and the only woman as well, to participate. The three gentlemen were from Europe,” she explained. “He really just shed light on how important mentorship is, how if you have a great product and can raise funds, you can grow faster.

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Rooney said his biggest influence in helping him along in everything has been his father, Michael. The lacrosse standout said he would be too hard on himself in a number of areas of life, and his dad knew how to be consoling and help the emotions move in a good direction.

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ated from the U of S with a degree in Native Studies and an education degree from the Indian Teacher Education Program.

While studying at the U of S, Netmaker began developing a clothing line. Throughout the process, he won or placed highly in several entrepreneurial competitions, including the 2010 Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge, the 2011 W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence’s i3 Idea Challenge and the 2011 Progress2Capital Business Planning Competition. Today Neechie Gear is headquartered in Saskatoon and donates a portion of its proceeds to help break down the financial barriers associated with sports for many children.

To date, Netmaker has founded and invested in five businesses and has received more than 25 business awards. In 2013, he was recognized as a CBC Future 40 recipient and Maclean’s magazine named him as one of Canada’s future leaders under 25.

In 2014, the College of Arts and Science at the U of S honoured Netmaker as one of its Alumni of Influence. He currently lives in Saskatoon with his wife and two children, where he continues to run his company and mentor others in the business community.

Netmaker believes his new book will complement his speaking engagements, noting “a book is something that can leave a lasting imprint, as opposed to a 45-minute, 60-minute talk.”

“A book is something that can keep a relationship going with a reader, with someone that you do business with in the Kendal Netmaker has received more than 25 business awards and he’s only 31. (Photos Supplied) future,” he said. “It was just a fitting time and it was meant to happen, so we’ll see how it goes.”

Through his book, Netmaker wants to empower others and spread the message that no matter where people come from or what they have gone through, they have

By Shannon Boklaschuk we do and inspire people, so that’s the the power to enact change. He outlines endal Netmaker wants to inspire goal.” five steps to success in the book, including others to make changes in their Netmaker is well known today as the making a simple choice; planning, preparlives. founder and CEO of the popular Neechie ing and expecting to win; using the power At the age of 31, Netmaker is an award- Gear clothing line, but his road to success of one’s own story; turning pain into gain; winning businessperson and University took effort, determination and perseverand elevating one’s circle of influence. of Saskatchewan graduate who has just ance. Netmaker grew up on social assis“It’s a book of overcoming many, many authored his first book. Entitled Driven tance as a child of a single mother of four obstacles, finding your purpose and going to Succeed: From Poverty to Podium, the and had little opportunity to be involved in after what it is that you want in your life,” book will be officially released on Oct. 6 extracurricular activities as a youth. Howhe said. but is currently available for pre-order on ever, an act of kindness literally changed Netmaker believes readers will be Amazon. It recounts Netmaker’s personal his life forever. inspired. journey from growing up in a low-income A friend from South Africa who Net“I just want whoever reads this to get an family on the Sweetgrass First Nation in maker met in elementary school noticed understanding that regardless of what it is Saskatchewan to becoming a successful Netmaker was naturally athletic and that you’ve gone through in your life—the entrepreneur and speaker. wondered why he wasn’t playing on any obstacles, the traumas, whatever it is that Netmaker had long planned to write a of the local sports teams. Netmaker told you’ve gone through—you can change it. book by the time he was 30. When he left his friend that he had no way of paying I mean, that’s a theme in this book. If you the U of S following the completion of two for the registration fees and had no means don’t like the way things are right now, degrees in 2011—a Bachelor of Arts and of travelling to and from the games and change it,” he said. a Bachelor of Education—becoming an practices.

“And that’s a quote in there my grandauthor was one of his goals.

Soon after, his South African friend ma used to tell my mom and my mom “I’ve had mixed advice from outsiders pulled him aside and said, “Kendal, I told told me when I was going through a in terms of when I should write a book. rough time in life in the book. She my parents what you told me and they Some say I should wait. . . . But you know want to pay for your fees to play on my told me, ‘If you don’t like the way what? I just want to do it,” Netmaker said soccer team and we can even drive you to things are, change it.’ And that’s in a recent interview. kind of like the slogan of the book.” the reserve after all games (and) practices.” Kendal Netmaker’s book can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

“I have a unique story that needs to (Shannon Boklaschuk is a communicaNetmaker was astounded and accepted needs to be heard by some people and I the kind offer. The family eventually gave volved in sports that carried them through tions co-ordinator in the College of Arts think it’s going to do well. If anything, it Netmaker’s family a vehicle, enabling high school and into university. Netmaker and Science at the University of Saskatchwill help bring more awareness to what Netmaker and his sisters to become inearned a volleyball scholarship and gradu- ewan.)

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t’s happening in Regina, Service enforce the law and rebut it’s an issue everyone move the structures,” sniped the in Saskatchewan should be news release. “PCC has bylaws keeping an eye on, especially in place that prohibit overnight in the midst of a raging socicamping, placement of structures etal debate regarding civility, and burning wood and other or the lack thereof, in political combustibles. discourse today.

“Right now, our focus is comIt has been more than 110 munity safety,” was Regina Podays since the tents, posters, fire lice Chief Evan Bray’s response. and teepee first went up in “We don’t feel a police response Regina’s Wascana Centre Park, at this point . . . . would do anyColumnist adjacent to the Saskatchewan thing to help. . . . We make sure legislature. It was meant to be that there’s no risk to the public, a peaceful public protest, pitched after the which at this point we don’t feel there is.” acquittals of Gerald Stanley in the shootHere is an important point of interest to ing death of Colten Boushie and Raymond everyone in Saskatchewan: law enforceCormier in the death of Tina Fontaine in ment or police services do not exist to do Manitoba. the bidding of politicians or the provincial The Justice for our Stolen Children government. camp is calling attention to issues facing The PCC can have bylaws all day long, Indigenous people such as missing and but at most they are enforceable with fines, murdered Indigenous women and children not jail time. If the PCC wanted more in the foster system. than that, they needed to apply for a court Admittedly, it wasn’t the most aesthetic ordered eviction from the Court of Queen’s public improvement — a bit of an eyesore, Bench, which they didn’t. It’s questionwith garbage, pallets and ragged odds able whether RPS should have arrested and ends of blankets and furniture strewn these protestors the first time, but Bray did about. Perhaps that was the point, because exactly the right thing by refusing to get it certainly drew attention. involved a second time.

The group wanted to meet with the govWhile Bray and the RPS may have done ernment to discuss its concerns, but beyond the right thing, both sides of this standoff a cursory hello from Parks, Culture and have not exactly served themselves well.

Sport Minister Ken Cheveldayoff, it wasn’t “We can’t fix issues that have been meant to be, in part because of unhelpful there for 150 years,” said Justice Minister behaviours from both sides.

Don Morgan of the Indigenous issues put Premier Scott Moe’s government wanted forward by the protestors. to meet in the legislature, but the protesters I like Don Morgan and can’t imagine wanted the government to come to them he meant how that sounded — like the in the teepee. That was shut down, as was many and well-documented injustices and the government’s counteroffer to meet in inequities facing Indigenous people today in Wascana Place, the office of the Provincial Canada are irreparable, or that we shouldn’t Capital Commission (PCC), which drafted even try to reconcile those issues. the initial eviction notice served upon the Meanwhile, Cheveldayoff lamented protestors in May. Wascana Park “safety concerns,” without On June 15, the provincial government being able to actually cite any. dismantled the camp, leaving just one teepee Yet the protestors aren’t exactly helpwhich they said had to come down within ing themselves. They refused to attend a a couple of days. It didn’t. So, as dawn meeting with the provincial government just started to rise the morning of June 18, they were invited to attend inside the Regina Police Service (RPS) invaded the legislature, which I guess I can kind of camp, arresting — in some cases physically understand. However, they also refused to carrying by their arms and legs — protesmeet at a second, neutral location. tors who refused to leave, and the rest of the They’ve never actually properly camp was dismantled by Wascana Park staff articulated a list of attainable results that and government employees. the provincial government could feasibly The RPS arrests were on the basis of come up with, in part because many of obstruction, though the protestors were not them might only be actionable by the charged and were eventually released. federal government.

Two days later, the teepee was back up What I know for sure is that the optics outside the legislature. And then another, of the provincial government attemptand another, and another. The Wascana Cen- ing to strong-arm Indigenous people off tre and office of the PCC (which is responsi- publicly-owned land, in part in order to ble for Wascana Centre Park) were furious, accommodate Canada Day celebrations, releasing a snippy note to media lamenting are horrendous. the fact that the police had been called back As of press time, a meeting between three times to remove the new encampment, the protestors and the Saskatchewan but were refusing to do so. government was slated for July 2, but it “On three separate occasions, the remains to be seen whether this will go Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) has ahead, or whether it will resolve anything TA070210 Tammy if it does. officially requested that the Regina Police

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Shakespeare fest brings new perspective to Hamlet Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ne of Saskatoon’s most-anticipated summer traditions — the annual Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival — begins this week on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.

On the bill this year is one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, Hamlet.

Directed by Kelli Fox, who most recently has worked as an artistic associate with Regina’s Globe Theatre, this year’s production of the iconic tragedy is set 35 years into the future from present day.

Still, don’t expect the time shift to overshadow or obstruct Shakespeare’s fundamental story. Fox describes herself as a director that’s “really focused on some pretty simple storytelling and not big on concept.”

“When I first spoke with the designer, I said, ‘I don’t want to land us in a kind of modern historical period where we’re going to recognize things and I’m going to be forced into justifications for the society,’ ” Fox said.

Because there is gender parity in the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan casting, Fox wanted to use that to explore the story of Hamlet from a fresh perspective. She said the gender dynamics in the play that are always there must still be dealt with, but there’s a different balance of power.

“Ophelia is stronger than we are used to seeing her, just enough to walk recklessly into danger by a different route. We have a Laertes James whose claim for vengeance JW070204

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is based less in historic male honour than in abiding familial devotion and a sense of betrayal,” Fox wrote in her director’s notes.

“Our Polonius is a mother, whose concern for both of her children may supersede her own ambition. And, of course, Hamlet himself must be re-examined in such a society. We explore this territory not to attempt to improve on Shakespeare’s art, but to see what else it might reveal to us in a new context.”

Need a refresher on the plot of Hamlet?

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan describes the play as “The Bard’s most loved and meticulously crafted tragedy of a royal house in complete disarray — something is indeed rotten in the state of Denmark.

Ghosts spur along Hamlet as an uncle plots his murder while Ophelia is driven into madness and despair. Poison is the weapon that spells demise at the end of this heartwrenching tale not to be missed on a warm summer night in downtown Saskatoon.”

Skye Brandon, a Saskatoon actor, director and producer who is passionate about Shakespeare’s work, plays the title character.

Brandon has performed in multiple seasons of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan and at the Stratford Festival and is also a founding member of the YXE Shakespeare Lab, for which he has directed both parts of Henry IV as well as Cymbeline and Richard II. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, where he is applying historical research to

Saskatoon actor Skye Brandon plays Hamlet.

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Kelli Fox directs Hamlet.

(Photo Supplied) productions of Shakespeare’s plays.

Fox described Brandon as “fantastic,” noting that he anchors the production.

“With Hamlet, it’s about that actor,” said Fox, who herself played the role of Hamlet 14 years ago in Rochester, New York.

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan’s production of Hamlet also stars Jacqueline Block in multiple roles, including Ophelia; Joshua Beaudry in multiple roles, including Rosencrantz; Heather Cant as Gertrude; Kate Herriot as Horatio; Elizabeth Nepjuk in multiple roles, including Laertes; Kevin Williamson as Claudius; Jaron Francis in multiple roles, including Guildenstern; and Deborah Buck in multiple roles, including Polonius.

Fox, who is working with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan for the first time, hopes audience members are “able to just go for the ride.”

“It’s a funny thing. When we think about Hamlet, we think about the contemplative Hamlet and the kind of deep-

thinking, philosophical nature of the play.

And all of that is there, but there’s also a fantastic story of ambition and lust and political machinations that is just fascinating to watch,” she said.

“It’s fun. It’s a good story.”

Hamlet runs from July 5 – Aug. 19. For more information or to purchase tickets, go online to shakespearesask.com. This year’s other featured Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan performances include The Merry Wives of Windsor, which runs from July 4 – Aug. 19, and Titus A. puppet revenge, which runs from July 12 – Aug. 19.

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Prairie Nurse chock full of ‘super-funny moments’ Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express rairie Nurse is a romantic comedy that’s “full of heart,” says one of the stars of the upcoming show at Rosthern’s Station Arts Centre.

“It is about two Filipino nurses immigrating to a small town in Saskatchewan in the late ’60s,” said Andrea Macasaet, a performer from Winnipeg who plays a nurse named Penny Uy. Although the rural Saskatchewan residents in the play have good intentions and welcome the nurses — even trying to teach the young women about hockey, slang and the difference between Worcestershire and soy sauce — there is some inevitable confusion. As a result, Prairie Nurse is full of “super-funny moments” and “cultural shock,” said Macasaet.

“I just find there’s lots of love in this whole show,” she said.

Written by Marie Beath Badian, the play is loosely based on the true-life experiences of the playwright’s mother, one of two nurses from the Philippines who immigrated to Canada in 1967 and worked at the small hospital in Aborfield, Sask.

Although the play is set more than 50 years ago, the themes in it will still resonate with audiences today. Immigration is at a high in Saskatchewan and people in all parts of the province are welcoming newcomers into their communities.

In the show’s program, director Johnna Wright — a Saskatoon resident and the literary manager for Persephone Theatre — said she was delighted to be invited to direct the “warm-hearted, all-Canadian farce.”

“The immigrant story is a huge part of Canadian identity, and while that story has its dark side and undeniable challenges, it’s good to be reminded there’s so much humour — and generosity — to be found as well,” Wright stated, adding “there is not a mean-spirited individual” to be found among the bumbling Saskatchewan residents who want to welcome the nurses to their new home.

“It’s not easy to navigate cultural difference these days. With increasing polarization — especially to the south of us — it sometimes feels like with every step forward in rhetoric, we take a step backward in kindness. I feel like this zany but loving story

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helps tip the balance back, and I’m happy to be immersed in it.”

Macasaet described the character she plays, Penny, as strong, independent and a “big go-getter for what she wants.” Penny’s personality differs from that of the other nurse character, Puring Saberon. Puring is played by Saskatoon resident Yulissa Campos, who was born in Ecuador and is a recent graduate from the drama program at the University of Saskatchewan.

“You’ll see in the play that Penny and Puring are two different people. They may come from the Philippines, but their personalities are just like from one spectrum to another,” Macasaet said.

“The cast is amazing. We make each other laugh everyday,” she added.

Macasaet and the other cast members have been rehearsing for Prairie Nurse in Saskatoon, although the show will take place in Rosthern, which is located about 40 minutes north of the city. It’s the first time Macasaet has spent time in Saskatoon, and she has fallen in love with it.

“It’s a good place to explore and be with people,” she said.

Macasaet had never heard of Rosthern before Prairie Nurse. However, when she learned about the show, she became smitten with the story. Macasaet first read the play by herself and then read it with her mom.

They both were “cracking up” over how her mother and other family members — who moved to Canada from the Philippines — could relate to it, Macasaet said.

“It motivated me even more to audition for it and see if I could bring honour to it in a way that would make my family proud and help them kind of relive their memories of immigrating from the Philippines to Winnipeg — because they, themselves, have gone through this and they know what it’s like,” she said.

“To have it shown in a (heartfelt) way is really something special to me and something that I can share with the people I love, too.”

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Cosmo makes remarkable rebound from flood

n an April morning in construction of a new cafeteria. It 2016, a water main installed an elevator and widened break in front of Costhe stairwells, adding to the safety mopolitan Industries sent water and security of participant moveflowing through the basement of ment in the building. In the past, the building like a flowing river. there had only been a cargo lift For many organizations, it which had to be operated by staff could have been close to total members. The new elevator gave disaster. But for the staff, the the participants their own indeparticipants, the board members pendence in operating the unit. and many others, the challenge All came at a cost, but there became a rallying cry and they was help from the federal and proquickly demonstrated the highvincial governments, the MaunPeople est level of resiliency. ders McNeil Foundation, and their Today, the redevelopment of own fundraising initiatives. the quarters on 34th Street have been inspirKay Fey, onetime executive director, ing and life changing for the 385 particicoined the phrase years ago that Cosmo was pants with intellectual disabilities is feeling like a Miracle on 34th Street. more comfortable than ever. Inspired by “The way we came back,” said Duquette visionaries in 1971 and opened since 1972, “was like another miracle.”

Cosmo supports vocational work, proThe possibility of another flood is vides non-vocational activities and urges remote. its participants to work to the best of their “The City of Saskatoon advised us to inabilities, teaching them to make their own stall backflow valves and our piping system decisions and allowing them to play a role is rock solid,” said Duquette. in a community of diversity.

Away from the main building, there is “The day will never be forgotten by a satellite on Arlington Avenue where 30 those of us who experienced the endless people participate, a satellite at Market Mall flow of water,” said Sharlene Duquette, where 15 participate, and day programs at Cosmo’s executive director.

Sherbrooke Community Centre and Elm“Our people were safe, the staff respond- wood Residences. ed in crisis, and we proved our resiliency Sandra Downes joined the board of in an unbelievable manner. We had satellite directors in 2009 and is now the Cosmo facilities up and running within two days. president. Her daughter, Stephanie, is a nonWe hit the ground running. We already had verbal participant who is driven to Cosmo plans in place for future development. We every week day morning by her mother and just learned to expedite them quicker than who rides the bus home in the afternoon. we anticipated.”

Downes and her husband, Nestor Hlynysky, Cosmo learned the value of satellite own Alexander’s Restaurant near the Unispaces and care centres. It quickly began versity of Saskatchewan.

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From left to right: Cosmo’s executive director Sharlene Duquette, Gladys MacDonald and Stephanie Hlynsky, who are both program participants, and Sandra Downes who is the president of the Cosmo board and the mother of Stephanie. (Photo Supplied) “As a parent, Cosmo is unique, absolutely wonderful for the participants, and I espouse the gospel of Cosmo every chance I get,” said Downes. “It is a vibrant community filled with participants who are not judgmental. I am constantly in awe of its founders. I always say we have 385 of the best educators in the world. We have much to learn from our participants.”

There is long-term value to Cosmo. Four participants have celebrated 45 years in the building, two others have been there 40 years, five for 35 years, eight for 30 years and 13 for 25 years.

And June is usually a month of celebrations for Cosmo.

Don Atchison, a former Saskatoon mayor, was honoured this month as the winner of the 2018 Howard Stensrud Spirit of Cosmo award, given annually to someone who has enhanced the lives of the intellectually disabled.

“When I received the phone call for this, it was really overwhelming for me. I thank each and every one of you from the bottom

of my heart fir what you are able to do here,” Atchison said.

“Cosmo has never had a better friend than Don,” introducer Mike Stensrud said.

The Cosmo golf classic, named in honour of Canadian sports columnist Jim Vipond, again attracted a strong field of 56 teams and Cosmo owes a great thanks to the Riverside Country Club, which has served as hosts for 32 years. In its time, the golf event has raised more than $1 million as one of Cosmo’s principal fundraisers.

A portrait of the Riverside Club, painted

by Cam Forrester, golfer and artist, hangs as a three-panelled tribute in the Cosmo cafeteria.

There was also recognition from the Saskatchewan Hospital Safety Association, with Cosmo being the first organization to sign up for safety leadership courses in the industry.

“We’re all family, not just from 8 to 4,” Downes said.

“The one thing that never changes is living up to the expectations of the visionaries who began the program,” Duquette added.

IT SHOULDN’T MATTER BUT IT DOES

Dear Lianne, I have a problem and I don’t know where to turn. I have fallen for a beautiful girl. She quite likes me which actually is a huge problem.

She comes from a very strict Muslim family. I am not Muslim.

She is not allowed to date and once she does he must be Muslim or willing to convert. I’m a spiritual guy who tries to be a good person.

Each time we have seen each other she has to say she is out with someone else. I can not pick her up at her home for fear her parents might see me. She says she wants to be with me but am I going to just get hurt in the end?

I didn’t set out to fall in love with a Muslim girl but I sure did.

Now what?

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ell, there’s more garwith the average four to five per bage from city hall. cent tax increases she votes for.

And it is truly This is neither affordable nor easier to sort through the sustainable for these folks. household waste than it is Kudos to Coun. Anne Iwanto sort through the scattered chuk for representing her coninformation provided by the stituents’ concerns about both administration. the cost and space to store bins, When we started the recyespecially for seniors. I agree cling debate, we were told that with her that waste disposal is introducing the program would a core service that should be mean a diversion of 70 per provided by the city. The probcent of waste from households lem is council spends so much Columnist by 2023 and the landfill would money on wants and wishes it be preserved for another 50 years or there- has little left for basic services. abouts.

Mayor Charlie Clark stressed that he The reality is our consistent annual wants a communication plan presented so diversion rate is 22.8 per cent, one of the the public doesn’t see utility charges for worst in Canada. An earlier report indicat- waste management as “double dipping.” ed that the recycling program was working Good luck with that, Charlie. as planned for residential, but that business I went into the city website trying to waste was falling well short of expectafind out exactly what percentage of the tions. Yet council comes back to residen- budget or dollar amount is currently spent tial property owners to fill the void. on garbage pickup/waste management. I It was reported in the StarPhoenix on couldn’t find the breakdown that indicated June 7 that administration was seeking how much is currently being spent on $8.5 million to buy green carts for organic pickup, nor revenues generated from the collection. On June 26, it was reported that landfill or recycling. establishing the pay-as-you-throw system I am sure the information is there, and would cost between $13 and $22 million. I suspect the costs are split and buried Is the $8.5 million included in $13 to somewhere in the budget, but I can’t af$22 million? Is the $1.6 million council ford a forensic auditor to find it. A clear authorized for planning included in the statement itemizing how much and where overall costs? Does the $9-million differ- money is being spent on waste manageence in implementation costs seem like an ment would be helpful. exceptionally hefty cushion?

If Clark can produce this informaIt is anticipated that an organics protion, and reduce property tax by an equal gram will divert 26,000 tonnes of mateamount, he might achieve his objective. rial from the landfill, but administration Then again, if council increases taxes by reported that the existing compost depots an equal or greater amount for other realack the capacity to handle that much sons, the exercise will be for naught. material. Will the $13 to $22 million cost When the time comes, I want the smallinclude expanding the depots or will that est bins possible. be an — oops! — extra cost?

We have little garbage on a weekly Although the pay-as-you-throw pickup basis. Exempting grass clippings and tree cost will be determined by frequency of debris, which is only generated for about pickup and the size of bins homeowners five months a year, and assuming kitchen want, it seems odd that administration still waste is what you would put in a composcan’t estimate a cost to homeowners for ter, it would take me six months or more this new system. to fill a small organics bin with kitchen We all knew this was coming when ad- waste. ministration suggested it years back. And As for yard organics, what we currently if administration can approximate the cost have comes primarily from the city-owned of introducing the program, why can’t they trees. Each year we rake about 15 to 20 approximate a cost per bin size? bags of leaves from city trees and three to Coun. Sarina Gersher suggested adding four bags of elm seeds. costs for increasing the reserve for landfill Be damned if after raking leaves and replacement 50 years down the road. Of picking up debris from the city’s urban course, it is prudent to create reserves, forest I’m going to pay them to haul their but only if the reserve is used for what waste away. I’m coming around to the idea is intended and this city has a history of of blowing it all onto the street and letting dipping into any reserve whenever it suits the city clean up its own mess. their need.

I hope the “frequency” of pickup it’s Coun. Cynthia Block says we must something homeowners can choose, rather consider these programs with a “long than council deciding whether is once a view” perspective. Well, councillor, we week or twice a month. did that with recycling and it appears that Although recycling comes every two administration suffered from myopia then, weeks, in my household, garbage could and we have no assurance that their vision come once a month and kitchen organics about twice a year. (OK, I know it is a has improved over the years. pipe dream.) But we aren’t mandated to Block’s “long view” further contends hook up utilities like water, sewer, lights that if we want students, immigrants or gas to our properties, and if you do and others to be able to live in a sustainhave hookups and don’t pay your bills, the able and affordable city, these decisions, service is cut. Hmm. although hard, are necessary.

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here at the U of S have prepared me well for Harvard,” said Salim.

Salim said he was able to strike a balance between studying and socializing with friends and family, while helping tutor other students and also playing competitive soccer.

“I want to prove that a U of S education is as good as any education anywhere and I want to show that you can succeed without focusing solely on academics, that you can have time for a social life,” said Salim, whose parents Najma and Muhammad are both doctors, with older sister Nitasha at the U of S College of Medicine and younger sister Ahmereen at the University of Regina.

Passionate about social justice causes, Salim said he would like to work internationally, but is also interested in returning to Saskatchewan to work on Indigenous Areeb Salim placed in the 99.8 percentile on the Law School Admissions Test issues. and will attend Harvard Law School this fall. (Photo by James Shewaga) “I want to be in a position where I can

By James Shewaga After weighing offers from the likes of have a dynamic work life and be in a leadhen Areeb Salim first began Duke, Columbia, Georgetown and New ership role to maximize the impact that I classes at the University of York University, Salim selected Harvard can have, whether it’s in law or politics Saskatchewan four years ago, he Law School and will proudly represent his or other areas,” said Salim, who volunwasn’t sure whether he wanted to eventu- home province and the U of S at one of teered in the last provincial election as a ally study medicine or law. the world’s most prestigious law schools campaign canvasser. “I believe that law is But his remarkable performance on this fall. one of the mechanisms in which you can the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) “After visiting Harvard I knew that is achieve institutional change. And there are quickly settled the issue. The 21-year-old where I wanted to be and I want to show a lot of important issues, like the marginstudent from Regina scored an astounding that U of S grads can make it there,” said alization of minorities, refugee issues, Ab177 on the LSAT, placing him in the 99.8 Salim, who had an overall average of original issues, multinational corporations percentile, essentially finishing in the top 84.63 per cent in his undergraduate stud- exploiting workers. There is a plethora of two out of a thousand students. ies. “When I visited Harvard, everybody issues that I am interested in.”

“My plan was to write the LSAT in the was graduating from Yale or the UniverBut first, Salim is celebrating having summer of my second year and write the sity of Chicago or schools like that, and completed his first degree.

MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) I was from Saskatchewan and everyone “It’s interesting to sit back and think in the summer of my third year,” said was asking me where that is. So, I want about what a bachelor’s degree really Salim, who received his Bachelor of Arts to go there and show that somebody from means, because I have been so busy focusdegree (majoring in political studies) at U Saskatchewan, who is a minority, can go ing on exams and papers,” he said. “It’s of S Spring Convocation on June 5. “But and succeed at Harvard.” important to appreciate the moment and after I got my LSAT score back, I thought A former two-time national debating know that what I have learned over these that it was a sign that I should study law.” champion in high school, Salim said he four years, both academically and otherIndeed. Salim’s LSAT score and thoroughly enjoyed his time on campus wise, will help me throughout my life.” and credits the education that he received, academic achievements at the U of S and the U of S professors that he grew to (James Shewaga is a communications opened up a world of opportunity, with admire, with helping him get into Harvard. co-ordinator at the University of SaskatchIvy League schools in the United States “I am really confident that my studies ewan.) offering scholarships of up to $150,000.

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Dear Reena, supper. Many foods carrying all I left my iPhone on the four food groups come to mind kitchen counter and spilled a (depending on how they are bottle of olive oil nearby. The prepared): pizza, lasagna, soup, phone was drenched with oil. salads, casseroles and omelets.

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I read your column faith— Len fully, and I hope you can help Dear Len, me. I grated some lemon and I am not a technology orange rind on the fine side expert, but a similar situation of my grater, and I am havHousehold happened with my phone. The ing difficulty cleaning it. I’ve Solutions solution was to blow dry air tried scraping it and using a into the speaker. Regarding my toothpick to pick out pieces, phone, it only took a moment of blowing but to no avail. You have given me advice dry air and the sound worked. in the past, and I hope you can help me Hello Reena, out again. — Pearl I ordered a glass kitchen table. It will Hello Pearl, be delivered soon, but I am now having Here are a few suggestions for cleaning second thoughts. Do you have any advice your grater. Grate a raw potato or apple, this on how to take care of a glass table? We helps unplug the holes on the grater. Use will be using it as our everyday table, not a nylon brush, dish scrubber and scrub the inside of the grater. The rind should come as an occasional dining room table. — out of the holes with ease. Anytime you deKaren cide to grate cheese (instead of fruit), spray Dear Karen, Glass tables are timeless and often help non-stick cooking spray on the grater first. to create the illusion of a larger room; how- This helps clean the cheese out quickly; just a few dunks in warm, soapy water and the ever, they do require extra attention. Use placemats and coasters whenever possible. cheese should pop out. The next time you want to grate fruit, freeze the grater before Clean with a soft cloth and 50/50 vinegar and after use. The dishwasher should also and water. For stuck-on grime, use a nonscratching pad and baking soda and vinegar help clean the grater.

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The 12th annual Saskatoon Pets in the Park will take place in Kiwanis Memorial Park North on July 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pets in the Park raises funds for the medical needs of homeless, sick, and injured companion animals under the care of the three founding charities: New Hope Dog Rescue, Saskatoon SPCA, and SCAT Street Cat Rescue. This year’s goal is to raise over $75,000 for animals in need. Visit petsinthepark.ca or the Pets in the Park Facebook page for more information.

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Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s to 70s. Weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly brunch, movie nights and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information email: allaboutus@shaw.ca or phone 306-249-0254. ***** JULY 25 Seven Seas Toastmasters, an energetic and dynamic club, Hands on Outreach and Development Centre will be invites you to join us from noon to 1 p.m. in the LDAS hosting its sixth annual charity golf tournament at Dakota Building. (2221 Hanselman Court.) For more information, Dunes Golf Links. Costs to register are: $50 for dinner visit http://3296.toastmastersclubs.org/ with music by a 7 piece brass band, live and silent auc***** tions; $250 for18 holes of golf, golf cart, swag bag and The FASD Network of Saskatchewan offers monthly everything the dinner gets you. $1,000 allows you four support meetings for individuals living with FASD and players for the tournament and everything else. Hands On caregivers on Wednesdays at the Network office (510 Outreach and Development Centre has been serving Sas- Cynthia St). The free-of-charge support meetings are an katoon’s inner city youth for 26 years, all proceeds from informative and engaging space for people to connect the golf tournament go towards running the programs. For with each other for ongoing support. For information and more information, visit handsonoutreach.ca. times, visit www.saskfasdnetwork.ca/events ***** Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY directed by Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel La Leche League Canada - Saskatoon Daytime Meeting Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Anglican welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343Church (609 Dufferin Avenue.) March 22 and April 19. For 6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460. more information or to get breastfeeding help, contact a ***** leader by phone (306-655-4805) or email lllcsaskatoon@ Saskatoon Community Contact for the Widowed (SCCW). gmail.com or www.facebook.com/LLLCSaskatoon.

Coffee at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at St. Martin’s SENIORS CLUB United Church (2617 Clarence Avenue). The group also has a general meeting on the third Sunday of every St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West).

The club is campaigning for new members that are 55+. month, with the exception of July and August. For more information, contact Mildred at 306-242-3905 or the Memberships are $10 per year with many discounts church at 306-343-7101. included. Regular events are bingos, card playing & ***** socializing from 1-4 pm every Wednesday, bowling on T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, contact welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly Ed at 306-382-7657 or 306-716-0204 or Sylvia at 306focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For 382-4390 or 306-717-8773. more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at SECOND SATURDAY EVERY MONTH 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran Memory Writers — September to June, 10 a.m. to noon at Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Share the events Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

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JULY 6-8 New members welcome! Check out magiccitychorus.ca Be Courageous Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. July for more information. Contact y.jaspar@shaw.ca.

6 and July 7 from 9:20 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., and July 8 from ***** 9:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Doors open at 8:15 a.m. daily. For Spirit of the West Toastmasters Club. Want to become more information, visit jw.org. more confident in your personal life and in your work?

We help each other develop oral communication and JULY 7 leadership skills by providing instant feedback. Guests are A supervised IQ testing session is being held at 2 p.m. always welcome. We meet every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to The cost is $90, or $70 for students. For more informa8:30 p.m. at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 1130 Idydwyld tion, call Tim at 306-242-7408 or e-mail trf674@campus.

Drive, room number 129-C or 150. usask.ca. ***** JULY 14 Truth Research Circle of Friends at 7 p.m. If you are The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is hosting its annual garage concerned about the trouble in our world, researching its sale from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 231 Perreault Crescent. roots, feeling grief and confusion, and wondering what to All proceeds go to the SPCA Second Chance fund. For do with what you’re learning, you are welcome to join our more information, contact Janet at 306 242-2823. circle. Call Patti at 306-229-1978 for more information ***** and the location.

Community garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Erindale THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Alliance Church (310 Perehudoff Cres., 306-249-3393).

Columbian Seniors (55+) pot luck supper at Holy Spirit You may leave us your donations July 9-12 from 8:30 Parish Hall (114 Kingsmere Place.) Doors open at 5 p.m., a.m. to 4 p.m. or call to book a table and sell your own with dinner at 6 p.m. stuff. Concession available.

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is a technologically advanced model with an updated version of the medical interior found in STARS’ existing aircraft.

The organization’s first new helicopter is expected to be delivered in 2019 and will be based in Calgary. The remainder of the new fleet is anticipated to be implemented across STARS’ six bases over the next five years.

In Saskatchewan, STARS needs three new helicopters to operate its two bases.

Each medically equipped aircraft costs approximately $13 million.

As a non-profit, charitable organization, STARS will embark on a campaign to seek support from the community and our government partners to help purchase the new fleet. The current helicopters will also be sold after the new fleet is in place to help offset the cost of the new aircraft.

“While we await the arrival of our new helicopters, our existing fleet will continue to serve our patients reliably and safely,” said Robertson. “You can count on us to be there for the next patient who needs us.”

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STARS air ambulance is planning to update its fleet of helicopters.

“As part of STARS’ commitment to continually enhance our emergency medical care services, we need to update and standardize our aircraft fleet, and this is the first step,” Andrea Robertson, president and chief executive officer of STARS, said in a news release.

STARS recently conducted independent reviews of the long-term sustainability of its current aircraft types: the legacy BK117 and the AW139. The assessments indicated the necessity of a new, single-model fleet of helicopters.

“The bulk of our current fleet, the longserving BK117, has been phased out of production, and these aircraft are becoming more costly to maintain,” said Robertson.

“A unified fleet is considered best practice in terms of safety, fleet management, dispatch flexibility and cost effectiveness.”

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This column includes two Hendersons

guest appearance from RJ Currie in this fine column: “Have you heard the Edmonton Eskimos are finally in talks with the Inuit about changing their racist (and just plain stupid) nickname? Whether they will or not (hello Redskins) remains to be seen. I always associate the EE on their helmets with Evil Empire.”

• Torben Rolfsen, on Gary Bettman being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame: “Fans will be able to tour his exhibit while listening to booing on headphones.”

• Janice Hough, on Clayton Kershaw skipping a scheduled rehab start to pitch against the Mets: “To be fair, pitching against the Mets offence is a rehab start.”

• From Rolfsen: “Trump’s gonna lose it if they start handing out green cards at the World Cup.” • It’s been debated for years, and I have probably been on both sides, but Paul Henderson should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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• From Hough: “Apparently now that South Korea is out of World Cup, players may lose their exemption from two years of compulsory national service. On a brighter note, imagine what North Korean players would face for being eliminated.”

• Chris Pronger will be the guest speaker and the U of S Huskies Off the Leash luncheon. Here’s hoping he doesn’t spear Huskies coach Dave Adolph with a salad fork.

• From Rolfsen, on Edwin Jackson pitching for his 13th different team this week — a major league record: “No one’s bounced around a pro sports league that much since Madonna.”

• From Hough: “Somehow ESPN’s “The Body” issue neglected Bartolo Colon?”

• From Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press: “Tim Hortons is now selling poutine. We’ve officially lost our way as a country.”

• Like it or not, LeBron James is going to be an LA Laker next season. The NBA

is better with a good team in LA. James is walking away from a $35.6-million option from the Cavs.

• From the Twitter account of @castar68: “Kevin Pillar’s two-strike approach can best be described as ‘young child at a birthday party, blindfolded, swinging at a piñata.’”

• Who among us isn’t excited about seeing Brooke Henderson at the Canadian Open in August in Regina?

• Steve Pearce, who was traded by the Jays to the Red Sox last week, has completed a rare baseball cycle. He has now played for every team in the American League East.

• From Hough: “The US and Russia have agreed on a Trump-Putin summit. Is this in addition to their nightly bedtime chats?”

• Here’s some good news. The CFL is going to use live mics at a whole bunch of games between now and the end of the regular season.

The first one involving the Riders will be Aug. 2 in Edmonton, against angry Jason Maas.

Won’t it be great if Duron Carter wears one?

• From Hough: “Forget Rolaids Reliever of the Year, I’m thinking Archie Bradley wins the Pepto-Bismol Reliever of the Year.”

• Little Marco Rubio, on the day after five people were shot to death at a newspaper: “Sign of our times … the F word is now routinely used in news stories, tweets etc. It’s not even F*** anymore. Who made that decision?” He must be referring to the Capital Gazette reporter who used the F-word on TV, hours after witnessing five colleagues get shot to death.

• Here’s what the Capital Gazette reporter said on CNN: “Thanks for the prayers (President Trump), but I couldn’t give a f*** about them if there’s nothing else.”

• I hope when you read this that John Tavares is anywhere except Toronto. I recall saying the same thing about Mike Babcock.

• Hough, on satellite images reportedly showing North Korea upgrading its nuclear research facility: “Congrats to all those who had June 27 in the pool.”

Is there a doctor in the hogs?

By RJ Currie he CFL Eskimos are talking with the Inuit about changing their name, which reportedly means “eaters of raw meat.” I always thought it meant “eliminate Bombers from playoffs.”

• Manitoba dropped marijuana charges against Riders receiver Duron Carter. He still faces a marijuana possession charge back in Saskatchewan — the green, green grass of home.

• The NFL won’t let Chiefs Guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who just got a medical degree from McGill, put MD on his jersey.

Imagine the ugly precedent: soon all college football players will start going to classes!

• Brewers reliever Adrian Houser made it through an inning of relief pitching against the Phillies despite vomiting — twice. If ever a guy deserved to be called a hurler.

• Is it just me, or are the Montreal Alouettes tanking two games into the season?

Seems early to ensure you get the first of nine Canadian O-lineman in round one of the CFL draft .

• Bucs QB Jameis Winston will miss three games for inappropriately touching an Uber driver. Unlike his previous incident with crab legs, police didn’t need to show probable claws.

• ESPN reports MLB has a problem — more strikeouts than hits. It’s the same

problem I had when I was dating.

• No. 10 NBA draft pick Mikal Bridges was dealt to Phoenix minutes after he was drafted by hometown Philadelphia. The latter known henceforth as the City of Brotherly Leave?

• Reuters reports an India ATM stopped working because a rat got in and ate thousands of dollars in cash before choking.

Probably how the Cleveland Cavaliers feel about JR Smith.

• Whew! Argentina narrowly survived elimination in the first round of World Cup. If they hadn’t, things would have gotten Messi.

• I can’t believe DS070201 Dansome dope asked Serena

Williams if she was intimidated by Maria Sharapova’s looks. Find intimidating in the dictionary; you’ll see Serena’s picture.

• Britain’s top central financial institutions reportedly held an unusual secret vote this week: which country will win the World Cup? I’ll say Belgium. Bank on it.

• Ichiro nixed the notion of competing in MLB’s HR derby because it would “harm the intergrity of baseball.” “Not something we worry about” said the Marlins.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week Saskatchewan wideout Duron Carter is primarily a great CFL receiver. Sure, he has two pick-sixes as a DB, but that’s of secondary importance.