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World champions x 2 Anderson will shoot for three next spring

Sherry Anderson (from left to right) and her crew of third Patty Hersikorn, second Brenda Goertzen and lead Anita Silvernagle captured their second consecutive world senior women’s curling championship on April 27 in Stavanger, Norway. (World Curling Federation/Alina Pavlyuchik) Theresa Kirkpatrick Saskatoon Express ome teams just find a way to win, and Sherry Anderson’s world senior curling championship team is one of those.

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consecutive world senior women’s curling championship.

“We are totally enjoying this,” said Goertzen, as the tired team arrived at Saskatoon’s airport one night last week. “I never expected to be wearing the red jacket for Canada and now we’ve done it twice . . . and two world championships. It’s all amazing.”

Since getting together four years ago, the

Anderson squad has done nothing but win.

Their trophy case includes four Saskatchewan senior women’s titles and four appearances in the Canadian finals. They’ve won three straight Canadian championships and two world titles. By winning the 2019 Canadian title earlier this year, the team earned its way to Kelowna next April to try for the three-peat at the world level. Funny thing is,

this story almost didn’t happen.

“We’ve been behind by quite a bit in both the last Canadian seniors and this year, we were down 4-0 after three ends,” explained Anderson. “But the thing is we still believe we can do it, even if we’re down. The fact we’re all talented curlers helps, too.”

Hersikorn agrees.

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t was a gong show. lanes: leave the hideous things There is a somewhat on Fourth Avenue, move the vulgar word used to describe hideous things to Third Avenue, meetings like the one that took or scrap the whole thing. place in city council chambers An array of speakers took last week when councillors to the microphone to offer their gathered to decide on the future opinions. One woman was really of bike lanes and bus rapid angry as she spoke about bike transit in our fair city. lanes being a waste of money.

I missed the afternoon She was speaking for the angry session, but was home for the majority. evening portion of the meeting.

Others spoke glowingly of Editor I put my television on Shaw’s bike lanes in other cities and the local channel and settled in for benefits to health et cetera. One three hours. I needed a night off from CNN, man said he defied death by riding on 42nd Netflix and sports anyway.

Street. It drew a chuckle.

What I watched was chaotic and someCouncil decided to scrap the lanes on times nonsensical. I hope those involved Fourth Avenue, voted against removing watched the replay of the show. them from 23rd Street and voted against Earlier in the day, council wrongly killing the project in its entirety. Council chose Broadway as the east-side street for will move slowly before adding Third bus rapid transit. Council rightly chose First Avenue and 19th Street to its network. The Avenue as the downtown street. With this downtown network is currently 23rd Street council, 50-50 isn’t bad. from Idylwyld to Spadina.

If you are going to have rapid transit If we have to have bike lanes, council in a city, shouldn’t it be on a street — or got it wrong when it decided to use Third freeway — that allows for rapid transit?

Avenue. It should be Spadina Crescent. The The Sen. Sid Buckwold Bridge would have crescent/River Landing links four bridges. been the correct choice. One of its two exits There is no retail and few parking spots to goes onto — you guessed it — First decommission, if any.

Avenue. Buses could zip down Eighth Eliminating bike lanes on Fourth Street, turn onto the freeway and hit First Avenue passed by a vote of 9-2. The other Avenue in no time flat. two were 6-5 votes. We were within a vote Do the fine people on Broadway really of having no bike lanes downtown and want buses clogging their street in five- to having the issue off the table. Thank you seven-minute intervals? Do passengers to councillors Donauer, Bev Dubois, Troy want the delays of two school zones and Davies, Darren Hill and Ann Iwanchuk for numerous intersections with lights? being on the side of bike-lashers, as one Only Coun. Randy Donauer saw it the speaker called those who don’t agree with same way I do, bless him. her position.

Council had three choices for bike There was plenty of discussion both

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before and after the votes. Mayor Charlie Clark’s head appeared to be spinning. He looked frazzled. It’s like that feeling you have when a shoe lace gets stuck in your bike spokes and you aren’t sure what is about to happen. It isn’t good, though.

Coun. Hill, at some point, talked about an 18-month deferral. He said the city has to make cycling great again. Hill is about as far from being a Trumper as I can imagine, but his choice of words led to a red hat joke on Twitter.

Coun. Dubois said she isn’t against bike lanes per se, but that a plan for protected bike lanes should start from outside downtown and flow toward it. That made sense.

It won’t happen because of the incredible expense.

Other councillors, including Coun. Davies, said a decision on bike lanes shouldn’t be made until the location of an arena and a new library are determined. That also made sense.

Coun. Cynthia Block wanted the ghastly Fourth Avenue experiment to go back into its test tube, but encouraged council to be bold and forge ahead. I am not sure what that meant, especially since this council hasn’t been known for boldness or forging.

Late in the meeting, Coun. Mairin Loewen discussed a motion that she had put forward.

She suggested administration take a blank slate to stakeholders and users in considering what the design might look like.

“I hope we can do that with a fairly open concept on what we might want to see in the downtown.”

In other words, let’s start over.

The council meeting can best be described as a s---show. There, I said it.

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The hallway leading from the main entrance is warm and inviting

Reporters get tour of children’s hospital There are rooms designed to provide families with a space to spend time together outside of the patient rooms. The rooms will be furnished and include a fridge, microwave and sleep rooms. (Photos by Cam Hutchinson) Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express

flavour of the facility.

The Saskatchewan Health Wow. Authority provided background Even that word doesn’t do the information on the project. Here Jim Pattison Children’s Hosis a selection of items from it. pital justice. It is an incredible • Graham Construction handfacility, decorated with its young ed over the keys to the hospital patients and their families in last week. mind. Hopefully the photos on • A total of 1.6 million hours this page, taken during a media of construction work went into tour, capture at least some of the the building.

There is an outdoor play area with a family-friendly atmosphere.

There are 49 private rooms for labour, birth and recovery. There is sleep space for a support person.

• More than 77,000 pieces of equipment and furniture must now be moved in.

• Recruitment is on track for pediatric specialists to staff the facility. About 60 pediatric specialists and sub-specialists and surgeons have been recruited and are working in Saskatoon.

• The Saskatchewan Health Authority wants to recruit 12 more. The hospital will ultimately have 72 full-time physicians in more than 20 specialties.

• Training and orientation of more than 2,400 staff, in addition to physicians, will take place in coming months.

• The total capital cost for the hospital was $285.9 million, which included $257.6 million from the province and $28.3 million from the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

• The foundation has also raised more than $75 million for equipment and furnishings.

• The 176-bed hospital will open this fall.

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Trail to pass through Shakespeare site

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express illiam Shakespeare was much, much more of a writer than a runner, if Alan Long’s imitation was any indication.

Long, director of marketing and development for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, was short on style as he set the pace for three Saskatoon Road Runners on the festival site last week.

The event was to announce the Saskatoon Road Runners Association & Friends $100,000 gift to the Staging the Future Campaign. The campaign has hit the $2-million mark in its quest to raise $3.5 million. Included in the plan is a trail on the riverbank.

That caught the eye of the Road Runners, who have donated to various causes that are important to runners and the citizens of the city. High on that list has been Meewasin Valley Authority projects.

“There are a lot of things going with this project that we really liked,” said Peter Goode, president of the Saskatoon Road Runners Association. “It seemed complementary to what we have been doing with Meewasin. Meewasin, the City of Saskatoon and things like Shakespeare all combined are something that’s improving life for runners, walkers and just the people of Saskatoon, so it’s kind of a no-brainer for us.”

While there are trails on the west side of the Shakespeare site, Goode said having one with a river view was appealing.

“The river, it’s the lifeblood of this city almost. We run this river and its trails constantly. It’s not just the Road Runners; it’s everybody. It’s a special experience.

Anything that is going to supplement that and help it, the better it is.”

Another selling point was having access to winterized washrooms on the Shakespeare site, he said. Water fountains will be welcomed as well.

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A rendering of what the Shakespeare site will look like in about a year.

(Photo Supplied) table yet again.”

Brooks said in meetings with various stakeholders, the message was loud and clear that runners, walkers and cyclists would like to have a trail with a river view.

“And that’s something we have been able to accommodate. A lot of what we have done is really trying to listen to our community and be able to incorporate the things that make it a useable space for them.”

Brooks said the improvement on the site is long overdue.

“This is one of most beautiful riverbank spots in the city and at the same time, for Alan Long led members of the Saskatoon Road Runners Association into the news the last 35 years, it one of the spots where conference. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) you can’t run the trail right beside the rivrunners all kind of combine. All we need he said. “As a running group they tend erbank. That’s always been such a shame.” now is a coffee shop. That is another one to focus on pathways and things by the Construction on the Shakespeare site of our loves, by the way,” he said with a riverbank. will begin this fall. Among the amenities laugh.

“They are fairly quiet about it, but they will be an amphitheatre, three permanent Will Brooks, artistic director of Shake- have done a ton of really beautiful projects buildings and a state-of-the-art lighting speare on the Saskatchewan, was grateful around the city working with the Meewa- system. for the donation. sin Valley Authority. When they have such Fear not, the amphitheatre will be cov“They have an amazing track record of a strong history of community support, ered with a tent during the festival which supporting Saskatoon as a community,” it’s no surprise that they have come to the runs this summer from July 3 to Aug. 18.

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(Continued from page 1) here’s no panic. We’re fortunate enough to be down at the start of the game as opposed to the end . . . We just go about our business and obviously have to get some misses out of the other team,” she said.

Anderson says the foundation for her team’s come-backs is strategy.

“We have the strategy to get into a position where we can come back. It’s not always about just making the shot. It’s also about forcing your opposition to make shots they’re not comfortable with. We’re good at that,” she said.

That wisdom comes from experience and the Anderson team has plenty of that. In addition to the senior women’s titles, Anderson has won seven provincial Scotties titles and served as alternate on two other teams. She

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narrowly missed the 2019 title as well, losing in the final to Silvernagle’s daughter Robyn.

“Yeah, it’s been a really good year for our family,” laughed Anita, who hails from Biggar and whose curling pedigree includes skipping a 1981 high school provincial championship team which included curling legend Sandra Schmirler.

Goertzen, a former provincial mixed champion with Charlie Haichert in 1994, says what makes the Sherry Anderson team special is simple.

“We’ve got good chemistry,” she says.

“We talk about things, trust each other and get along. We’re friends and that’s what makes it easy to get out there and curl.”

Hersikorn is a multi-sport athlete who also plays golf, volleyball and has competed at the highest levels in fastball, in which she won an over-40 world championship. She

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“It’s about teamwork,” she says.

It’s also about learning how to manage pressure.

“I mean with age, we’ve learned there’s no urgency that we have to win. We want to win but we just play out the game until it’s done. There’s no panic that ‘Oh my God, we can’t lose’ or ‘we have to win.’ I think that’s a big part of it.”

One thing that has never changed for Anderson is her love of the sport. Now in her mid-50s, Anderson still plays a full schedule of bonspiels and playdowns with her women’s team as well as the seniors’ competitions — and continues to win.

“I can’t imagine my life without curling,” she said. “I’ve never had a year when I didn’t curl since I was about eight years old.

Curling has always been a constant . . . but I do I think I’m a better curler now than I was.

I continue to train and grow with the sport.

I just like to play and I’m fortunate to have two teams that let me do that.”

As for the possibility of a three-peat at worlds in 2020, Anderson and her colleagues aren’t getting too worked up about that yet.

“We won’t do anything different than we’ve done the last two to three years,” said Anderson. “It’s a long season and you don’t want to start too early and burn out.”

Hersikorn is even more philosophical.

“The whole thing where we know we’re going back next year is cool. The first year was a long wait, but we’ve been fortunate enough to keep making it to Canadians, so it’s been a good warm-up for us. I’m sure at some point that streak’s going to end, but we’ll just keep riding it out until it stops.”

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here are two things I we’re doing now? I think so. have not understood I often see buses chugging from the hop regarddown Broadway, along with ing bike lanes and rapid cars. I gather that there will transit. be two BRT stops — one on I’ll begin with bike lanes, Ninth and one on Twelfth which really means the bike Street — and that makes lane on Fourth Avenue, soon sense to the extent that to be deleted. I’m positive dedicated stops are required that my problem with this for those wanting to take lane has occurred to many the faster-service buses. But other folks, as well, which is doesn’t sharing lanes — on Columnist that it was a lane wolf howla street that can barely acing in the traffic universe. commodate traffic during I mentioned this in conversation with rush hour as it is — kind of defeat the someone recently, and that someone purpose? said, “what does the city expect us to Furthermore, I’m having trouble do? Throw our bike in the back of the envisioning this increase in activity truck, drive downtown and ride for a when you add in limited street parklousy five blocks from there?” ing and plenty of foot traffic. I could That pretty much sums it up, doesn’t be wrong, but we’re going to have to it? The lane went nowhere and conaccommodate more buses, are we not? nected to nothing. Its limited usefulness That means reconfiguring parking and was to divide cyclists from vehicles probably some sidewalk areas, which downtown, but what if you didn’t work will also impede pedestrian activity. or play on Fourth? You still had to get I’m often on Broadway. One recent to somewhere else, via no bike lane.

Saturday, I had several errands to run, If you don’t have a proper network including picking up my husband’s of lanes, it’s not going to help people boots at Broadway Shoe Repair and a ride safely. It was intended to be a mini few specialty food pickups. Couldn’t pilot project, but you’re not going to get within blocks of my destinations for glean the info or the results you need at least 15 minutes. I’m OK, usually, from one lane (and a second short with walking a fair distance, but I was stretch.) Nope. going to have a lot to carry. Maybe I’m In this case, it’s go big or go home. over-reacting, but the last thing BroadYou must make a commitment to a cy- way needs is less parking. cling network that actually gets people Some will argue that if BRT catches places, reduces (hopefully) greenhouse on, more folk will take it to Broadway; gas emissions and provides a real, safe, and studies show that lots of people functional alternative to cars and trucks. already bus it to the popular destination.

Developing such a network, of course, I’m going to stick my neck out here is the city’s ultimate goal; but having and say that kind of shift is years away, three “stretches” of protected lanes after we baby boomers and the generadowntown isn’t going to do the trick. tion after us are long gone. Kids these The issue has been returned to days have the right idea about getting administration, and we likely won’t see around. The rest of us want to park right a report for two years. What we need outside the door of the store. is a fully-developed, well-researched Was there no other street for BRT? network plan, not a goofy pilot project Lorne Avenue or Victoria? Granted, that confuses drivers, messes up parkthey’re skinny streets too, so maybe ing, looks like hell and doesn’t serve not. Maybe we should have made the the cyclists, to boot. I personally didn’t Traffic Bridge wider (too late now) and feel they were all that safe, either. The put the over-river part there. entire thing was so visually weird and I’m no transportation genius, so distracting, I was often madly looking I hope the bigger brains prevailing around for peeps on bikes, which isn’t downtown are actually planning ahead conducive to excellent driving. They and doing this BRT thing, and the bike were just so hard to see. lanes, right this time. Sometimes, not Moving on to bus rapid transit, doing it right has significant conseimplementing the new plan on Broadquences; we all remember that the way Avenue continues to boggle my original Traffic Bridge was close to fallmind. Council decided to have bus-only ing into the river due to poor planning lanes on First Avenue, but to have lanes and terrible maintenance. shared with regular traffic on Broadway, Let us please do it right on both in a sort of strange compromise. counts. On all counts: I’m looking at Isn’t that sharing lane thing what you, arena advocates.

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Sculptor’s art comes in many forms

Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express wo tiny bronze works of art are carefully placed on large round stones in Zoltan Markan’s sculpture garden.

That’s pretty much it for traditional statuary. Markan’s wild, art-studded yard holds an arbour made of strange delights and found objects (such as crushed beer cans), welded creatures, myriad wooden items and large sheets of appliqued glass panels. The children from King George School often come by to wonder at the unusual garden.

It is, indeed, a display of contemporary sculptures, many of which would fit right in at the “Completely Twisted” Sculpture as Fine Art show coming up May 7-16 in the Galleria Building at Innovation Place.

But perhaps just one or two of the items on display in Markan’s yard, which are still in progress, will make it to the Prairie Sculptors Association show.

“If you’re doing a show, you better be showing new stuff,” said Markan on a chilly day, showing a reporter not only his own works, but those he has purchased from other sculptors.

“As a group we want to promote intrigue. If we really want to get the public engaged, we better be doing engaging work.”

Twenty or so artists will have 50-plus works on display, all for sale. Markan won’t say for sure what he’ll be showing, but it’s likely to include a large glass work.

All the contemporary, message-laden works notwithstanding, Markan is classically trained . . . and in more than just sculpture. He holds diplomas and degrees from such schools and univer-

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He is a printer, paper-maker, jeweler, welder and — day job being necessary for most artists — home builder. He has also studied painting and ceramics, loves photography, and is a drafter.

He has lived in Saskatoon for 30 years, but his past continues to inform his work and his political metaphors.

For example, one sculpture entitled Ship of Fools depicts dozens of tiny soldiers fighting on a long, slender boat. The soldiers represent humanity, the ship is Earth, and it’s up to the viewer to decide whether the soldiers will topple off or the ship will capsize.

It connects strongly with Markan’s early life. Born in 1956 Hungary, his family was forced to flee the invading Russian Communists into the former Yugoslavia. After six months in a refugee camp, they boarded a boat to Halifax and went on to Toronto, settling in a rural area near Barrie, Ont. Markan was a baby when the family left its homeland.

Markan said he comes by his fascination with art of all kinds — he also writes poetry — honestly via genetics.

His grandfather was a visual artist, as is his brother, Martin. His children and sister all display talent and interest, as well.

“The cultural part of being from anywhere else is important to the aesthetic sense,” he said. “There are other cultural influences (that inform) how we sense visual art, music, dance. It’s like the proverbial goulash. It has to stew a bit; the flavours have to combine and integrate.

“People ask, what’s your medium?

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(Photo by Joanne Paulson) He does not consider himself primarily a sculptor, but a melder and creator of many art forms. At present, however, “I’m focusing on a lot of sculpture. I go in and out of things so fluidly. If I want to do 10 paintings, I’ll do 10 paintings.

“I love light and glass. I like to take that and found objects and to do something totally different,” such as the applique process on his version of stained glass.

He indicates a small blue glass ball, bobbing gently in the wind on its spring.

“Bronze is static, and that’s traditional. I want to do this,” he says, pointing to the ball, “because it’s ambient.”

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The little ball is also healing and therapeutic, in Markan’s view. “Artists often suffer from mood swings or depression.

I’m very conscious of the therapeutic role of art.”

The sculptors’ show will encompass a variety of styles, from the more traditional to the conceptual wherein “the idea is more important than the form of the piece.”

It runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

May 7-16, with an opening reception Friday, May 10, from 6-9 p.m. at which Markan will speak on the art form.

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Councillors tied to political parties

again, maybe it’s their Junior couple of weeks ago, Achievement connection. former MLA Rob NorCoun. Cynthia Block ran ris publicly pondered unsuccessfully as a Liberal whether to enter the mayoral candidate in 2015. She is race in 2020. well-known in Liberal circles What that really means is and enjoyed a little help from he is testing the water to see her friends in the last civic if there is enough voter and campaign. donor support to proceed.

Coun. Randy Donauer I was a little surprised at ran unsuccessfully for the the timing, since the election Conservatives in 2015 and his is still 18 months out. Usually provincial ties are to the Sask. mayoral challengers have a Columnist Party. one-year yardstick and counCoun. Troy Davies does not disclose cillor challengers use about a six-month his party affiliation, but he is reputedly a window.

However, most serious potential can- good friend of former premier Brad Wall.

Coun. Bev Dubois and Coun. Sarina didates already have a small exploratory Gersher refuse to disclose any ties they committee working and advising as to when to roll the candidate out. Of course, have or may have had with political parit also serves notice to others considering ties, but given their respective positions on issues, I would guess they sit at the entering the race to rethink their prosopposite ends of the political spectrum. pects given the competition.

Civic election campaigns are expenOver the next while, although Norris has notable accomplishments profession- sive and since there is no tax deduction allowed for civic election donations, it ally and politically, opponents will dig is harder for civic candidates to secure out and endeavour to remind the public financial support from the general public. of every controversial and/or dubious decision the Sask. Party ever made. The For the better part, our incumbent canintent is to make every voter opposed to didates for city council are not just good community citizens wanting to serve the current provincial government see the public, but well-seasoned politicians Norris in a negative light, even though, with access to the political organizations supposedly, political parties are not involved in civic elections. The real dif- generally needed to succeed.

The purpose behind this writing is to ference between Norris and the current advise those considering tossing their crew sitting in council chambers is that hats into the next civic election that his political affiliation is better known many of the incumbents will have the adthan theirs. vantage of support from their respective The Sask. Party was formed by the Liberals and Conservatives joining forces political parties going into the race. No, it won’t be any overt action, but subtle to defeat the long-term NDP governbehind-the-scenes support. ment. Norris was on the Liberal side of A civic candidate affiliated with a pothat union, so I’m going to classify him as a hybrid politician, probably sitting in litical party, regardless of the party, can the centre or slightly left of centre in his rely on people from their party who are experienced in campaign fundraising to thinking.

Who else has ties to political parties? approach their party faithful for financial During the 2016 race, Mayor Charlie support.

Provincial and federal campaign Clark disclosed his ties to the NDP, but that wasn’t a surprise. His ties to the hard volunteers will be called upon to help the core of that party are well known and his civic candidate with the campaign, and a message will be sent to card-carrying or positions both as councillor and mayor known party members encouraging them reflect his affiliation. Besides, how can to vote for one of their ilk. you sit down for Sunday dinner with The best sign of party support is the Auntie Nettie Wiebe if you are anything use of the “demon dialer,” that horrible but NDP? auto-bot phone message singing the Coun. Mairin Loewen is NDP and prior to being elected to council was em- praises of a candidate and urging voters ployed with the NDP provincial govern- to get out and vote in his or her support. ment and closely associated with former More importantly, if a challenger belongs to a party, he/she should investigate the NDP MLA Pat Atkinson.

Ann Iwanchuk is proudly NDP, mar- political affiliation of the incumbent to see if he/she still holds sway with the ried to former NDP MLA Andy Iwanchuk and her day job is working with the party before entering the race.

Aside from party support, incumCanadian Union of Public Employees. bents have the advantage of the $10,000 (Yes, I realize not all couples share the same political stripe, but they don’t usu- taxpayer-funded communications allowance. The allowance should be ally work against each other, with the notorious exception of Trump surrogate suspended during an election year, but so Kellyanne Conway and husband, George far incumbents have been able to use it to their advantage.

Conway, a vocal Trump opposer.)

Personally, I would rather see all Coun. Hilary Gough is aligned with the NDP, although in the last election she this backroom activity come out in the declared she did not hold a current party open. If political parties are going to be involved, then run the election like membership provincially or federally. a federal/provincial campaign. Let the But she did have an abundance of help parties nominate a candidate and let the during her civic campaign from NDP public clearly know what type of governsupporters. ment they are electing. Candidates not We know Coun. Darren Hill is a Liberal because he ran unsuccessfully as involved in a party can run as indepena candidate in 2011. Coun. Zach Jeffries dents.

Then again, honesty and transparency also held a membership in the Liberal Party, which isn’t surprising since he and are hardly the tenets of politics. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com Hill appear toCarol be joined at the hip. Then CT040608

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I’m often asked where I get “There’s no such thing as my stories from. I don’t think a baby Sasquatch,” I said. about any story I am about “Of course there is,” she to write. I sit down in front replied. “If there’s a big of a computer and within the Sasquatch, it only makes hour a story will come out. Of sense there would be a baby course this comes after more Sasquatch.” than 30 years of experience She had ways of making Columnist of working as a journalist. me believe her stories. Even The stories come from many though I knew in the back of places and from people in all walks of my young mind there was no baby Saslife. quatch, she told the story so believably My job is to condense the story down that it might just have be true. to about 700 words. The stories also She told me how the mother Sascome from personal experiences. quatch lost her baby in the bush and I also enjoy writing a story which how for many years she has been lookbrings laughter and maybe gives reading for her baby. ers something to think about. I like to “That’s why you have to stay away believe I have a sense of humour (even from the bush,” she said. if psychiatrists have another definition To this day when I go camping in the for it). bush, I always keep an eye out for that I know I inherited my sense of baby Sasquatch. humour from my mother. My mom The other thing she liked to do was entered a residential school when she pull practical jokes on me. In our main was seven years old. Ten years later, she cabin on our Northern trap line, we had was allowed to go home with only about a bear hide in front of the fire. a Grade 2 education. In the decade she The head of the bear was attached was at the school, she didn’t even learn to the hide. The bear’s mouth was wide how to speak English. She once told me open. I used to be scared of the bear’s she spent most of her time at the school head, so my mom always had the head trying to survive. facing the wall or she would cover the The one thing she came home with head with a towel. was an incredible sense of humour. ApOne day, as my dog and I approached parently, while she and other girls were the cabin, I noticed nobody was around. busy peeling potatoes, sometimes for 12 I thought maybe my mom and dad went hours a day, they would tell stories and hunting or took the boat and went fishjokes. ing. I walked into the cabin and saw the Laughter is probably all they had and bear staring right at me. imaginations only children can conjure. When I was a boy, she would tell (Continued on page 9)

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Slowly I walked inside the cabin, keeping an eye on the bear and trying to find a towel. Just when I was about to reach for something to throw over the bear, it moved. If I hadn’t been so young, I would have had a heart attack.

At first I thought I was seeing things, but when I looked again, it once again moved and it continued to move until I almost felt myself blacking out.

I tried to turn around to run out, but my feet felt like they were glued to the floor. Just when I thought my tiny muscles were going to give way, I heard

my mom’s laughter.

She had tied a small thread to the bear’s hide and hid behind a corner; and every time I moved, she would tug on the thread and move the bear’s hide.

At first I thought it was the most horrible thing a person could do, but afterward we were both laughing so hard we fell on the bear’s hide.

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The 23,000 square feet at Palliser Rooms grounds in design and décor, and they can The Saskatoon store opened in 2002 EQ3 are a delight to the senses. Despite its create beautiful rooms based on the colours under local, independent ownership, and it’s size, the team at Palliser Rooms EQ3 has and samples that clients bring to the store. been that way ever since. created a space that is thematically focused, Customer reviews describe Palliser Palliser is a well-known name in North airy, visually stunning and intimate and Rooms as a “great shopping experience,” America and its products are of impeccable inviting. “with exceptional sales staff,” “best displays quality. It is one key line of furnishings that The layout has a vast array of beautifully and best furniture in town,” and the kicker: are sold at the Saskatoon store that bears its designed furniture, colour accented walls “great delivery service.” The comments name. There are many others as well and the and fabric partitions. It speaks volumes reflect the company’s commitment to providmajority are stamped with Made in Canada. about the skills and expertise that is availing excellent customer service and speak to “We are all about Canadian-made prod- able to clients who enter the store. The their impeccable taste and attention to detail. ucts. Most of what we have in the store is knowledgeable and pleasant staff is visible “We also have a really good delivery and Canadian-made. We shop Canadian to give to the eye and very approachable, but there service team,” Tristan said. “We have our our customers a better quality product. Pal- is a respectful distance that also encourages own service technicians on site. So if there liser is a great product and it’s a Canadian- clients to browse at their leisure. are any issues after the sale, we have a team made story.

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School and public performances will be held from May 7 – 11 at the BackStage Stage at Remai Arts Centre. School matinees will take place on May 7 and 8 at noon, while the public evening performances will run from May 8 – 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $18.50 and are available by calling the Persephone Theatre box office at 306-3847727 or by going to persephonetheatre.org.

MAY 7 – 11 GOODBYE, MY FANCY Show your support for young theatre artists in Saskatoon by attending an upcoming production presented by Perse#YXETheatre phone Theatre’s 2019 Young Company.

Led by artistic associate Jennica Grien- MAY 9 – 19 ke, the Persephone Young Company is a THE BORN AGAIN CROW conservatory program for young performThe final show in Live Five Independent ers between the ages of 14 and 19. During Theatre’s current season is The Born Again a nine-month period, participants work and Crow, written by Caleigh Crow and presentstudy with professional mentors to develop ed by Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre. and perform a full-scale production.

“The Born Again Crow is a mystical The latest show is Fay Kanin’s Goodexperience that combines theatre and music, bye, My Fancy, directed by James Avrawith a little added mask work to heighten menko. The Persephone Young Comthe supernatural elements,” said Colin Wolf, pany includes Krista Sandoval, Deanna artistic director of Thumbs Up Good Work Stockdale Winder, Liam Johnston, Gracie Theatre. “One of the main characters is a Vanthuyne, Jaden Gray, Tatenda Madzore talking crow, which places the play in a fanMusundire, Julia Boyd, Leticia Silva, tasy genre, but (it) is absolutely grounded Lesia Thachuk, John Cody, Aria Conley, in real-world problems, such as workplace Owen Janzen, Carley Zentner, Meeka Fast, harassment, complicated familial relationJulian Olver, Kyla Bettin, Austin Gallant ships and crappy lovers. and Neil Visvanthun.

“The show is accompanied by a live Persephone Theatre describes the plot of score composed by Sacha Crow, who plays Goodbye, My Fancy this way: “No stranger his guitar with a screwdriver,” Wolf added. to conflict, Agatha Reed, a wartime journal- “The characters are not easily categorized ist turned congresswoman, must face the — some are all too human, some are more front lines once again — this time so that obviously despicable, some are animals, her controversial anti-war documentary some become animals — but they are all will be screened as promised during her fully realized. There is strong language, a alma mater’s graduation weekend. Will her prop gun, gunshots, blood and stage comone-time lover, now university president, bat, but there is also a really funny journalkowtow to the morally corrupt trustees re- ist. We try to strike a balance.” sponsible for financing the school? Will he Wolf portrays the crow in the show, stand up for what is right, or bend for what while playwright Caleigh Crow stars as is easy? Or will Agatha take matters into her Beth, a peculiar young woman who develown hands — as usual?” ops a unique relationship with the crows in

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her suburban neighbourhood. The production also features Sacha Crow performing his original score every night, while Lauren Allen plays Beth’s well-meaning mother and Phillip Geller portrays five characters.

Wolf said Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre is a company that creates original work as part of its “DIY approach” to theatre.

“All our shows are new works written or devised by members of our collective or by artists featured in our theatre creation events, like our site-specific Apartment Show series. We strive to be well-rounded theatre artists, and we can’t afford to buy rights to plays. So we write our own — a simple solution,” said Wolf.

The Born Again Crow runs from May 9 – 12 and May 16 – 19 at The Refinery, located at 609 Dufferin Ave. Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for students and seniors.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the On the Boards box office at 306-653-5191 or by going to livefive.ca.

one-act French farces from playwright Georges Feydeau: The Boor Hug and Mixed Doubles.

Mini Fridge was formed in 2016 with the mission of making comedic theatre more accessible to local actors and audiences. Known for revitalizing the local dinner theatre scene, Mini Fridge is offering a specially-prepared French menu with its upcoming comedies at the Saskatoon German Cultural Centre, located at 160 Cartwright St. East.

In The Boor Hug, directed by Terry Schroell, a character named Casimir needs help landing a rich wife — and that help comes in the form of the bumbling, witless Flugel. In Mixed Doubles, directed by Collin Semenoff, madness ensues when Pompe-Nicole and Bordeleau arrive at Chez Dominique and encounter an overly-friendly maitre d’ and his wife.

Tickets for The Boor Hug and Mixed Doubles are available by calling 306MAY 15 – 19 986-4045 or by emailing boxoffice@ THE BOOR HUG & saskgerman.com. Tickets to the evening MIXED DOUBLES shows from May 15 to 18 are $50 plus Mini Fridge Theatre Company is wrap- tax, while the matinee performance on ping up its 2018-19 season with two May 19 is $40 plus tax.

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Sacha Crow plays the guitar in The Born Again Crow. (Photo by Kyle Estrella)

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piece called Inscriptions from the Catacombs. It has stuck with me all these years and now, choice? more than 50 years later, I have If so, you’re in luck: There finally programmed it on one of are some excellent vocal perforour concerts,” said Hawn. mances coming up this month “To that end, most of the muin Saskatoon. Read on for the sic on this concert has triggered scoop. that same response in me. These MAY 12 are pieces that I have sung, have SASKATOON CHAMBER heard sung and continue to want SINGERS to conduct and sing. In other The Saskatoon Chamber words, they have become etched #YXEMusic Singers will present two concerts in my psyche in much the same on May 12 – called Inscriptions – that are way that someone wishes to inscribe some focused on “the indelible impact of choral lasting words, impression or dedication.” music.”

The concerts will take place at 2 p.m.

Founded in 1977 by former members of and at 7:30 p.m. on May 12. Tickets are the University of Saskatchewan Greystone $15 for students, $25 for adults or $30 at Singers, the Saskatoon Chamber Singers is the door. Tickets can be purchased from an auditioned, mixed-voice choir that has McNally Robinson Booksellers, from the between 28 and 35 vocalists. Under the choir’s singers or online at saskatoondirection of James Hawn, the choir preschambersingers.ca. ents four concerts annually at Knox United MAY 15 & 16 Church.

SASKATOON FIRESIDE SINGERS The Saskatoon Chamber Singers perThe musical Evita — which focuses on form modern Canadian and international the life of Argentine political leader Eva compositions as well as the classics. The Perón — is one of the most recognizable pieces that will be included in the Inscripand beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber and tions concert are ones that have personally Tim Rice creations. Everyone knows the affected Hawn. song Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, which “Many years ago, when I was still a stu- became even more popular after Madonna dent, I heard Aaron the Greystone Singers, under sang it in the 1996 film Evita.

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are bringing the rock opera to life for two nights at TCU Place. Led by artistic director Marilyn Whitehead, Evita is the latest fullscale musical the group has produced.

Perhaps best known for the annual Christmas Memories concert, Whitehead’s Fireside Singers have entertained and inspired local audiences for more than 45 years. For the group’s upcoming production of Evita, a cast of more than 75 people will be led by veteran singers Madison McLean, Trevor Wingerter, Sean Brandt, Jordie Hughton and Nicole Wingerter. Bonnie Nicholson serves as orchestra director, Kelsey Stone is choreographer and Albert Couture is stage director.

The Saskatoon Fireside Singers will present Evita at 7:30 p.m. on May 15 and 16.

Tickets are available online at tcutickets.ca.

MAY 25 SASKATOON SYMPHONY CHORUS The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

(SSO) chorus formed in 2014, and since then the singers have become known for their artistry in the SSO’s Baroque Series.

On May 25, the SSO Chorus will present a concert called Great Baroque Choruses, featuring pieces such as Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Ave Verum Corpus, The Lord Gave the Word and more.

Baroque music marks an innovative era in Western music history, dating back hundreds of years to about 1600 to 1750.

When asked why Baroque music continues to resonate with listeners today, Mark Turner, the executive director, said that it sounds “eternally fresh.”

“It never seems to age, and audiences always get to enjoy the beautiful effervescent style of the music,” he said.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on May 25 at Knox United Church.

Tickets range from $38 to $45 and are available online at saskatoonsymphony. org.

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• Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto: three Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs, all gone after the first round. O-O-O Canada!

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• The CFL’s Hamilton Ti-Cats have chosen a new Pigskin Pete to cheer their team. Not to be outdone, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hired another grief counsellor.

• 76ers star Joel Embiid’s reported gastrointestinal problems in the Raptors series may have spread to teammates. ESPN said the Sixers started Game 3 with some explosive runs.

• Bruins forward Brad Marchand delivered a behind-the-back cheap shot to the head of Columbus blueliner Scott Harrington. In less expected news, the sun came up this morning.

• Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay paid $719,000 for the piano John Lennon wrote the Sgt. Pepper album on. On my income I’d have done something different. Let it be.

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Diane Lines is a Vancouver pianist-vocalist-arrangercomposer who was honoured by the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2017. Her show is called Jump and it takes audiences through big band, swing and boogie woogie from the 1940s into rock and roll in the 1950s. 9 p.m.

The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North. Tickets $28 for SJS members, $38 for non-members.

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Crescent). Proceeds are used to fund special equipment purchases and events which enhance the quality of life for Oliver Lodge residents.

MAY 26 Walking tour and open house at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Meet at the superintendent’s residence at 1:30 p.m. with the walk beginning at 2 p.m. Other walks will be held June 23, July 28 and Aug. 25. Tours are free and refreshments are available. Donations welcome. For more information, or to arrange a private tour, please call Peggy at 306-652-9801.

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Celebrate spring with the Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Hinitt Castle Theatre (1904 Clarence Ave. South).Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seWEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY niors and students. Those under-8 are admitted at no charge.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lower level of Frances Morrison For more information, visit saskatoonphilharmonic.com.

Central Library, the Friends of the Library Book Shop sells MAY 11-12 withdrawn library materials at bargain prices. Proceeds Rosie and The Riveters, a trio which includes Alexis Normand, donated to non-budgetary library projects.

Farideh Olsen and Allyson Reigh, has been flavouring great SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH vocal hits from the past and creating their own hits as well.

G4G (Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers). Meetings held Their song, Ms. Behave, stayed on the American folk music monthly, except July/Aug/Dec., at 1:30 p.m. downstairs at top 10 list for 17 weeks. Saturday show already sold out.

Sunday show at 7:30 p.m. is well on the way. The Bassment. Grace-Westminster Church (505-10th St. East). Call Tannis at 306-382-6636 or go to www.g4gsaskatoon.ca for more Tickets $32 for SJS members, $42 for non-members. information.

MAY 12

The Saskatoon Chamber Singers celebrate music that has made a significant impact its members and the choral community in Saskatoon and internationally. Performances will be held at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church.

Tickets are available from McNally Robinson Booksellers, at the door and at www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/saskatoon-chambersingers/events/inscriptions/

MAY 21 Members of Saskatoon Brass Band Inc. present ‘Land of the Living Skies,’ a concert featuring world renowned and award winning tuba player Les Neish accompanied by both the Bridge City Brass Band (conducted by Ian Krips) and the Saskatoon Brass Band (conducted by Will Martin).

7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph High School. Admission $15 adults, $10 students and seniors, children under 10 free.

MAY 23-24 Joy of Vox, Saskatoon’s 200-member pop vocal ensemble, will be presenting its spring concerts, Then and Now at 7:30 on May 23 and May 24 at Cathedral of the Holy Family.

Tickets ($17.50) are available exclusively through www. joyofvox.com.

EVENTS WEDNESDAYS FROM MAY TO AUGUST Summer Jam and Open Mic from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Nutana Legion (3021 Louise Street). Special invite to all service personnel, active or retired — sign up with your instrument and join the fun with your friends. Everyone is welcome, happy hour pricing, food available, free snacks, games area and 50-50 and meat draws. Free jam beer and complimentary snacks provided to each summer jam participant – plus online exposure with photo/name, and website/social media links. Some equipment provided. For more information, visit https://www.beautifulsaskatoon.ca/summerjam.

Facebook Fall Seat Sale MAY 11 McClure United Church (4025 Taylor St. East, corner of Taylor Prepaid Airport Ticket and McKercher Drive) garage sale from 8 p.m. to 2 p.m.

FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-2427670 or email fromisk@gmail.com.

AL-ANON MEETINGS Weekly group meetings open to anyone who has been affected by someone else’s drinking. For more information, call 306-655-3838.

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Bridge City Needlearts Guild meets at Mayfair United Church at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly meetings. We also have a stitching day at Sobey’s Stonebridge the first Saturday of each month. Come join us and have fun stitching with fellow stitchers. For further information, contact Glenda at 306-3431882.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) This is a support group those wanting to shed some of their extra weight. There are various chapters in Saskatoon and surrounding area. We can help you start a TOPS chapter in your work place or in the area that you live in. To find out more, visit tops.org or telephone Bev at 306-242-7180.

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Grit McCreath has a long involvement with USask. (Photo Supplied) have someone with such significant connections to our institution step into this role to serve our university is really meaningful,” Peter Stoicheff, USask president and vice-chancellor, said in the release. “The qualities Grit brings to this prestigious role will serve our university exceptionally well and I could not be more pleased to welcome someone of such outstanding character.

“With my sincerest gratitude, I also want to thank Roy Romanow for his service as chancellor over the past three years,” said Stoicheff. “It was my honour to work alongside of Roy and see how he advanced USask’s priorities and reputation on the provincial, national and international stages and we are pleased that he will continue to contribute to our university in other capacities in the future.”

As chancellor, McCreath will preside at university convocation ceremonies, confer degrees, chair University Senate and serve on the board of governors.

“It is my hope that I live up to the high standards set by my predecessors in this role, particularly Roy Romanow, Blaine Favel and Vera Pezer,” said McCreath.

“With the support of my husband Scott and my sons Andy and James, I am certainly up to the challenge.”

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he next chapter of Grit McCreath’s University of Saskatchewan (USask) story is set to begin when she steps into her new role as chancellor.

The three-year appointment — approved

by University Senate at its April 27 meeting — starts on July 1, when McCreath takes over from Roy Romanow, who was named chancellor in 2016.

“This is truly one of the most significant honours I can think of,” McCreath, who graduated from USask’s College of Education in 1991, said in a news release. “I am so humbled to be able to serve in this role.”

Most recently, McCreath was named the university’s inaugural honorary ambassador, a role she has held since 2015. Duties for that position included meeting with and hosting alumni and donors, recruiting students, mentoring individuals and groups, attending university events and ceremonies, and providing the president with feedback from the community.

“I see this role as an extension of my work as the university’s honorary ambassador,” said McCreath, who spent 32 years as a teacher and education administrator in Saskatoon, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary. “I am excited to enhance the university’s reputation, celebrate its history, support the exceptional leadership of president Stoicheff, and work with students, faculty and alumni.”

McCreath, who was recently named a 2019 recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, said she looks forward to showing as many people as possible how essential the university is to the province and beyond.

“Two of my strengths that will serve me well in this role are relationship building and communication,” said McCreath. “As we continue to deliver on the promise of our university plan to be the university the world needs, I am thrilled to use my skills to bring USask to centre stage and show the world the value our institution brings.”

“Grit McCreath has long been one of our university’s proudest supporters and to

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Regular events are bingos, card playing & socializing from MAY 16 1-4 pm every Wednesday, bowling on Tuesdays and ThursGreater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Foundation presents its days. For more information, contact Ed at 306-382-7657 or 306-716-0204 or Sylvia at 306-382-4390 or 306-717-8773.

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Wintringham Roofing isn’t happy until you are

reg Wintringham’s goal in business is a simple.

He wants his clients to be happy and for over 28 years in Saskatoon and area, that’s been the focus for Wintringham Roofing.

“We treat every house like it was our own,” says Greg Wintringham.

That means keeping projects on schedule and on budget, minimizing disruptions, leaving the jobsite as clean or cleaner than they found it and removing any waste materials. It also means they use licensed and insured tradespeople who work in strict accordance with local building code.

“For me, the most important thing, the motto that I’ve lived by my whole life is if you do a good job for someone, they will tell their friends and family members. If you do a bad job, they’ll tell everybody,” suggests Wintringham.

That a commitment AS050621 Aaron to excellence has

kept the online reviews for this locallyowned and operated business consistently positive. It has also earned the company an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

“We use top quality products and workmanship and people on our crews are really loyal. Some have been with us for 15 years,” says Greg. “It all goes back to treating people fairly. Nobody is perfect. Everybody makes mistakes but that’s the difference … if we make a mistake or the customer isn’t happy, we go back and fix it.”

Today, Wintringham’s is a family business which also includes Greg’s wife Marla and his son Jett. They are locally owned and operated and very supportive of our community — through involvement in projects like the HCAP program at Mount Royal Collegiate, supporting local groups, sponsorship of teams and their personal involvement as coaches.

“I think it’s important to give back because we’re very grateful for the success we’ve had here,” says Greg.

Over the past 28 years, Wintringham Roofing has been specializing sloped residential roofing. This includes residential and multi-unit roof repairs, re-roofing and new asphalt shingle roofs as well ventilation assessment and installations.

“We made a choice to specialize, to pick one thing and be exceptional at it,” he says.

They also made the choice to build their business on a solid foundation of trust. As such, Wintringham believes it’s important that his clients make informed decisions and he encourages people to do their due diligence when comparing contractors.

For the safety of everyone involved, he suggests it’s important to know that your contractor has a WCB clearance let-

ter and at least $2 million liability insurance and, if they are asking for money up front, that’s a big red flag.

“Never, never give a roofing contractor money up front,” he says. “They don’t need it. Any decent roofing contractor will have credit to get supplies and pay his workers.”

Regarding roof maintenance and inspections, Wintringham suggests simple personal observation is the first line of defence. That means making sure there isn’t too much snow on the roof in the winter to prevent ice damming, keeping eavestroughs clean, and watching for things like curling or missing shingles (particularly on the south and west sides of the house where the majority of the heat is), and looking for any missing vents or chimney caps.

He also advises people to watch for any signs of water in your home — whether it’s an older dwelling or a new one. With the advent of high efficiency furnaces, Wintringham explains that trapped humidity in attics is a common problem with newer houses as well.

“Now we have products like solar panel roof vents that have a fan. That helps with the humidity issue as it pulls the air out of the attic. It’s really one of the best ways to deal with that,” explains Wintringham.

If you do notice any problems with your roof, vents or water, then it’s time to call the professionals.

“We’ll be able to tell you if you need work but we’ll also tell you if you don’t,” he promises. “If we think you still have 5-7 years left in your shingles, we’ll tell you that because we don’t just want to make the sale. We want to do things right.”

For more information or to arrange for an evaluation, visit the Wintringham Roofing website at www.wintringhamroofing.ca, email wintringhamroofing@ hotmail.com or call 306-230-3528.

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 20 YEARS!

Contact Greg (306) 230-3528 wintringhamroofing@hotmail.com