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Artist blends tradition, innovation

By Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Brandon Sun) The juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary, and of sacred and familiar, will soon be on display at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba.

It’s the first time the work of Kevin McKenzie, a Brandon-based Cree and Métis artist, has been featured at the gallery. Entitled “ayîkisis,” the Plains Cree word for “tadpole,” the exhibit features pieces from McKenzie’s 30-year career as an artist. The exhibit will be on display from July 14 through Sept. 10.

McKenzie, who is also an assistant professor in the IshKaabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg department of visual and Aboriginal art at Brandon University,

showed his work last year at the University of Regina’s Fifth Parallel Gallery. His art has been featured in galleries all over North America and to international audiences as well, including at the National Gallery of Canada and the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institute.

Now, he’s excited to show his work in his hometown, bringing his blend of sacred and ceremonial objects from Indigenous cultures together with similar pieces from colonial cultures. His older work will also be featured, with its hallmark bison skulls covered in neon or painted like hotrods. Not as many people as usual got to see his work in Regina due to COVID-19 restrictions, so McKenzie is looking forward to it being on display this summer in Brandon.

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The exhibit in Brandon will feature “Seventeen,” the work that was on display in Regina, but will also consist of extra work that McKenzie said offsets that series.

“There’s going to be some work from my past that we’ve introduced into the exhibition that will complement the work they already have.”

Part of the new work that will be featured in the Brandon exhibit includes hockey gear made from sacred and traditional Indigenous media, such as deer skin and elk rawhide. The art came from research that McKenzie was doing which became very personal to him, touching on his family history, truth and reconciliation and the trauma faced

by Indigenous people in Canada.

He called the exhibit in Regina “Seventeen” because that’s how old he was when his father, a survivor of the Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Indian Industrial Residential School in Saskatchewan, died. McKenzie’s father had a passion for Indigenous hockey, and would often take his children to games.

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to bring that notion of the hockey experience with my father, but the Indigenous experience.”

One major event that happened that inspired McKenzie to use traditional materials as opposed to the modern ones he was accustomed to using was a conversation he had with Barb Blind, a knowledge keeper at Brandon University, when they were making traditional rattles and drums, using elk rawhide.

“I was telling Barb that I had worked with polyurethane and carbon fibre and all these really high-tech materials before in my previous work. When I was working with the elk rawhide, I mentioned to Barb that it reminded me of the high-tech material, like the carbon fibre, and she said ‘No, no, this is the high-tech material.’”

It was such a profound statement, McKenzie said, that he felt inspired to leave behind the actual hockey paraphernalia he was going to use and simply make a mould of it using elk rawhide.

It’s both a reconstruction and deconstruction of hockey gear worked in elk rawhide and stitched together with red sinew.

Once he had his prototype, McKenzie knew he wanted to continue using

Brandon artist and art professor Kevin McKenzie’s “ayîkisis” exhibit will run at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba from July 14 through Sept.

10. the process to make more pieces. As a processbased artist, McKenzie knew that working with traditional material meant he was crossing a threshold in his career.

He said he’s very comfortable using the materials now.

“It was a way of me actually rediscovering my own culture … in practising my traditional work, it keeps me grounded in my Indigenous community.”

Whether it’s his older work featuring modern materials or his new pieces that represent modern objects made

with traditional ones, McKenzie said he always wants his art to make a statement.

“At this point in my life, it’s really important for me to showcase my Indigenous culture and me, myself, as an Indigenous person, and to showcase who I am and where I’m from and what I can do with the materials I’m working with.”

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EDITORIAL Humboldt baller shines in 3-on-3 scene Paige Crozon is making a habit of notching notable milestones in basketball.

Crozon, who hails from Humboldt, had a notable college career with four years playing NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Utah, where she scored more than 1,000 career points and served as team captain for two seasons.

She then played professionally in Germany for the Saarlouis Royals.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l l y, Crozon has competed for Canada on multiple occasions, including at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2017 FISU Games, U-17 Cadet World Championships and the U-19 Junior World Championships.

And now she is playing for Canada in 3-on3 basketball while also exploring coaching, including time in 2021 as a coach with the Saskatchewan Rattlers in the CEBL, and now as assistant with the Lethbridge Pronghorns.

While Crozon’s longterm future might lie on the bench with a clipboard in hand, at present she is also still an elite player.

Along with teammates,

the Edmonton twins Michelle Plouffe, and Katherine Plouffe, and Kacie Bosch, Crozon was on the Canadian team which recently won this country’s first-ever silver medal at the FIBA 3x3 Basketball World Cup in Antwerp, Belgium.

The team came within a couple of baskets of gold dropping the final 16-13 to France.

“We were in a really tough group,” said Crozon, adding Canada wasn’t a top-rated team going into the event. “We were the 13th seed going into the tournament.”

The schedule was hectic too.

“We played eight games in six days,” said Crozon.

Canada was grouped with No. 4 Spain, No. 5 the Netherlands, No. 11 Israel and No. 14 Chile in their pool, opening the event with a 21-10 win over Chile and then topping Israel 22-5 on the opening day of competition.

The Canadians would lose to Spain 18-16 in overtime then rebound with 21-12 win over the Netherlands advance to the round of 16.

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Sports in the Round of 16 then edged the U.S. 14-10 in quarter-final action.

In the semis Canada stayed hot with a 16-14 win over Lithuania setting up the gold medal final appearance.

As for the silver medal Crozon said her team played well.

“I’m really proud of our effort,” she said.

International play is not new for Crozon. Her experience with Team Canada included the 2012 U18 World Championship for Women, the 2011 U19 World Championship for Women, the 2011 PanAm Games, the 2010 U17 World Championship for Women, and the 3x3 World Championships.

Looking back on the first taste if international 3-on-3, Crozon said, “it was a really positive experience,” adding “I was in high school at the

time.”

So when the recent opportunity arose, it was an easy choice to pursue it.

“I wanted to be part of it,” said Crozon.

Crozon had played with the Plouffe sisters, and the addition of Bosch rounded out the squad well.

“She’s (Bosch), so good coming off the dribble,” said Crozon, adding she is also a good defender.

Of course that is one of the core elements of 3-on-3, players can’t generally be a specialist, good at only one aspect of the game. They all need quickness, and be able to shoot and defend, or at least that has been the general thinking for the Canadian team.

“There’s definitely a different style of play (from 5-on-5),” offered Crozon. “. . . Being able

Paige Crozon to shoot, I think that definitely helps. You score from all over, all the time,” she said.

But just how to build the best 3-on-3 team is a matter of some debate.

“The way countries organize their teams, there are a variety of different strategies involved,” said Crozon.

“There doesn’t seem like an exact formula yet.”

One thing Crozon said is important is for every player to know the game of 3-on-3.

“Part of the game is understanding the game.

Experience really goes a long way,” she said.

Holding a women’s World Cup is another

step for the sport, just as was it making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, but neither of Canada’s men’s or women’s teams qualified.

“Women are getting closer to the point of equality,” said Crozon, adding there are still strides to make to achieve total equality.

The 3-on-3 game can be part of the process in the sense 10-minute games “are always so exciting,” said Crozon, adding because they are quick people who aren’t particularly basketball fans can still watch and enjoy.

“I love playing 3-on-3,” said Crozon.

Kinistin Saulteaux Nation breaks ground on new family resource centre

By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The StarPhoenix) Members of Kinistin Saulteaux Nation are eagerly awaiting their new family resource centre, which will offer a dedicated space for parenting classes, Elders’ gatherings and family services workers on reserve.

On Thursday, community members and leadership broke ground on the land for the new centre, and Elders performed a pipe ceremony and blessed the area and the use of the building.

First Nation spokeswoman Simone Coté said the new family resource centre is badly needed.

“The family resource centre is focused on our youth, and bringing our Elders in to work with youth and teach traditions and our culture,” she said. “We’re wanting to start right at the beginning with our youth, to bring back all those trad-

itions and that culture that is not as prevalent as it used to be.

“The building will also house a number of our prevention and protection staff. We don’t have enough office space on reserve for all of our staff. So in this building, there will be 15 new offices as well as a boardroom.”

The centre will also feature two full kitchens, so there will be opportunities for people to learn to cook.

The new building’s name — Tikinagan Centre — also represents its mission. Tikinagan, which means “cradleboard” in Cree, is all about supporting, teaching and encouraging the youngest members of the community.

“Like its namesake, the Tikinagan Centre will be a place where we can nurture children and youth by providing a space where they can be part of the community and the activities hap-

pening around them,” said Chief Felix Thomas.

“It will be a safe space for young people to learn and for community members of all ages to come together.”

Coté said cradleboards, a protective carrier for transporting infants, have been an important part of Indigenous childhoods.

“If (parents) were working out in the field, the baby was in the

cradleboard — maybe propped up against a tree, but always a part of everything,” she said.

Coté said construction on the building began back in the winter.

Saskatoon-based company 3twenty Modular has designed six modular units, which it is hoping to deliver to the First Nation by the end of this month.

“When I went for a visit two weeks ago, all

the drywall and ductwork and insulation was done, and they were starting on the outside of the buildings,” said Coté.

The 8,571-square-foot building will also be mostly solar powered.

“As a First Nation and protectors of our environment, we have to lead by example,” said Thomas.

“This is one of the ways we can do that.”

Finishing touches on the building will take

place on site and the First Nation is hoping to open Tikinagan Centre in September.

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The land of Wanuskewin Heritage Park keeps sharing its stories and wants protecting

By Crystal St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Windspeaker.com) More than 40 years ago a young archeologist by the name of Dr. Ernie Walker sat with his Indigenous friends along with officials from the City of Saskatoon to discuss the possibility of acquiring an old rancher’s land to create an Indigenous heritage site.

Walker remembers when the agreement between all the parties became official and the area was declared Wanuskewin Heritage Park. It was 30 years ago on June 27.

That day, one of the Elders said, “They thought it was supposed to happen all along. ‘This can’t be stopped. It’s destiny’,” Walker, chief archaeologist at the park, told Windspeaker.com.

“He was speaking spiritually (about the land).”

There have been many things that have occurred over the last 30 years that have proved the Elder’s statement was a prophecy, said Walker about the property of Wanuskewin Heritage Park, located outside of Saskatoon.

At the time an old “reclusive” cattle ranch-

er was looking to sell the property and a young Walker became an advocate for keeping it.

“I think initially I was just trying to save this place that had all these archeological sites, and I didn’t want to see it destroyed by development, and fortunately the First Nations community agreed with me,” he explained.

At the time, they didn’t quite know the extent of what stories lay beneath the layers of soil. They were aware of a medicine wheel located on the property, said Walker.

“We knew about the medicine wheel for many years, but nothing else,” he said. “As a matter of fact, there are a large number of very big and important archeological sites out on the property.”

And the land has revealed more and more over the last 40 years.

“I have so many stories I forget some of them” Walker joked, but he shared some of his favourites.

There was the time in 1984 when the First Nations agreed to be part of the construction and conservation of the property, and the time in 1987 when Queen Elizabeth II designated Wanuskewin as a national historic site.

Another was in 1992 when the park was officially opened and named Wanuskewin by the Elders. It’s a Cree word meaning seeking peace of mind.

And lastly, there was the establishment of the Thundering Ahead national campaign that raised funds for an important upgrade to the facility, which included bringing bison back to the park.

The bison returning to the area unleashed a series of events that Walker said has reinforced the importance of saving the property from development.

For years the staff at the site have uncovered many artifacts, including broken pottery pieces, tools, utensils and bones.

All of these tell stories about the Indigenous people who visited the area as a destination spot. Some of the items can be dated back to more than 6,000 years.

However, strangely, they had never uncovered any rock art. This missing piece had puzzled the group of on-site archeologists, and they often discussed the issue, hoping one day to make such a discovery.

Several years ago, the board decided to pur-

chase a few bison to have on the property.

“We were just going to get a few bison to have in the park. As it turns out, our bison are very special,” Walker said.

“They’re genetic pedigree.”

It was discovered the animals were ancestors of two herds that would have historically roamed the prairie lands of Saskatchewan.

“Some of them came from Grasslands National Park. The other group was from the United States,” Walker said, adding they represent the last of these bison herds which were coming to extinction in the 1890s.

The new herd has increased its number with six calves born at the park. “So, we have animals that represent that last two big groups, and that’s unusual.”

But that’s not the only unusual thing about the bison.

Bison often give themselves baths in the dirt, much like a pig does with mud. They wallow or roll around in dirt and against rocks, which can create big ruts.

The newly-acquired herd had chosen an old buffalo jump location on the property in the

Opimihaw Creek Valley to practice their bathing.

“They uncovered some boulders, and they were rock art boulders.

The bison uncovered them,” Walker said.

“In 1982 I called (the area) Four Stones. I don’t remember why I called it Four Stones, but 40 years later those bison found four (stones).”

Walker said the boulders the bison unearthed were covered in art.

“The best example (of the rock art) is something called a rib stone,” Walker said. “It’s a stone that has grooves on it that look like ribs on a skeleton, and it has a little spirit figure carved right down the middle. A little horned spirit figure like a bison.”

Essentially, the bison uncovered historical rock art depicting bison.

But, that wasn’t all.

“When we were excavating around the boulder to find how big it was, we came across a stone knife… that somebody prepared. And when I measured the width of the cutting edge of the knife it has the same grooves as the rock… The person who did it left their calling card. That never happens.”

These occurrences has left Walker to believe

the journey for the property isn’t complete. “I talk a lot of about the little miracles that happen at Wanuskewin, and there are a lot of them.

Some people might say they are kind of coincidences, kinda weird, but I think these sort of things just, well… Wanuskewin keeps on giving. That’s the way I would put it.

“Wanuskewin wants to be a world heritage site.

I know it does. I know the land wants to be that.

And for our community, whether it’s Saskatoon or the province or even Canada, it needs to be a world heritage site because of how it all came to be. And what a tremendous success story.”

Currently the board is trying to achieve world heritage designation under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which would allow global recognition of the history of the area and would provide protection of the land in future.

“It’s been a destination spot for 6,000 years, and to me that means it’s worthy of trying to preserve it,” said Walker. “It has to be protected forever.”

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All of the growth was in full-time jobs.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.9 per cent in June 2022, the second lowest among the provinces. It was down from 6.6 per cent a year ago, down from 4.8 per cent a month ago, and below the national average of 4.9 per cent.

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“There are all of these really recognizable icons in there in the older work … there will be something for someone to relate to on every level.”

McKenzie is currently working on a public art sculpture at Brandon University to honour truth and reconciliation. He has also teamed up with Broden Halcrow-Ducharme, a recent graduate of Assiniboine Community College, to produce a short documentary about the making of the work that will be shown in the exhibit this summer.

The opening reception for “ayîkisis” will be held at the gallery at 7 p.m. on July 14, followed by a lunchand-look with McKenzie on July 15.

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Over the past five years, the Committee, a sub-committee of the Preeceville Recreation Board, has completed fundraising efforts to construct a Bike and Skate Park.

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The Bike and Skate Park will be a multi-use facility approximately 3,950 square feet in size, located in the Preeceville Lions Park. It will offer a comprehensive range of ramps, embankments, rails, platforms and circuits to appeal to wheeled athletes of any age or skill level. The park will be constructed to accommodate skateboards, bicycles, scooters, and roller blades.

The Committee has been working with Drop In Skate Parks to design and construct the Bike and Skate Park. This company has done simi-

Displaying the new Bike and Skate Park fundraising thermometer, from left, were: committee members Candace Kuta, Tammy Descalchuk, Kent Seerey and Darin Newton. lar projects throughout Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

The committee’s major fundraising project over the past few years has been the crop fundraising project located just

west of Preeceville on land donated by Hoterra Farms Ltd. Numerous community businesses and local farmers have graciously assisted the committee with donations and contributions to

the crop fundraising project. Without these efforts and other donations, the project would likely not be attainable.

“We are very excited to see this new recreation opportunity being

brought to our community and are very grateful for the support of our community throughout this project,” stated Darin Newton, Chairperson, Preeceville Bike and Skate Park Committee.

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Revisited I recently told my husband that we shouldn’t worry about our children grieving for us when we die. He gave me that familiar “what are you talking about now” sort-of look, as I continued.

“They may feel sad initially, but as soon as the funeral’s over they’ll take one look around this house and stay stuck in the anger phase of the grieving process.”

As I complained about the long-overdue and daunting task of purging our home, I shuddered.

Lets just say, we are not minimalists. In fact, the saying “people can go broke on a good deal” may have been written just for us. (So much for opposites attract.)

My sister, who has always lived more simply than I, says, “There are big ant hills and small ant hills but they’re all just anthills and they simply house … ants.”

How like our boxes called houses. Some big, some small, but most … stuffed with things we love, or thought we did at the time of purchase.

So, from one ant to another, I told my husband that we needed to get our hill cleaned up. “Sooner rather than later,” I chirped, “and if for no other reason but for our children not to remember us with disdain, when we’re gone”.

As soon as I’d said that, he suggested … moving again.

“O-kay,” I smiled, in my memory-lapsed state.

“I guess if that’s what it takes …”

“It’ll be an adventure,” he added as we gazed around our home, twitter-pated with bittersweet feelings.

This man and I have a history of moving our household more than just a few times. Often we’ve had to renovate the homes we’ve moved into as well, which is added fun for sure. The good thing about moving frequently is that although it’s still work there isn’t as much of it because there is so much less stuff accumulated.

Unfortunately, we’ve lived in our current home longer than any other, and we have acquired (and dragged along) way too much of everything.

For example, I only ever use three bowls in

my kitchen but there are drawers full of them, and I don’t think two people living under one roof really need their own crockpots!

I’ve collected dishes and recipe books, as well as clothing and shoes.

My husband saved tools and every bolt, screw and electrical cord he could find. Of course, for justification purposes, most things were purchased because they were “such a good deal”.

We also ignored the government’s rule that each Canadian keep their personal income tax files for five years. We’ve thought it wise to keep all of that … forever … as well as every Christmas and birthday card given to us. (Yes, they’ve tagged along every time we’ve moved.) Clearly I can be a bit of a sentimentalist but during this rather large purge the warm and fuzzies have left the building. In fact, I have shredded enough paper to make an entire forest of paper mache’ trees.

The good news is, some people are benefiting from our craziness.

Good can come from being every size knownto-man (or woman, in my case). My daughter took home three huge bags of my smaller-sized clothing and a certain store or two in this city may never run out of clothes to sell. (I now own five shirts and three pairs of pants.)

And what of the plethora of craft projects I’ve tried? I bought everything for every one of my failed attempts at these.

I may have made one of each, but I quickly got bored. Instead of selling the supplies, I kept everything. You know — in case I’d regain interest, which I did not. Ever.

At least now I am more determined that, on the other side of this, we will think more wisely before purchasing anything, even if the sign in the store screams SALE. And … if for no other reason than we’d like our children to remember us with love … after we’re gone.

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Current games are great but interest likely to fade The current millennium has been largely a very positive time for board games.

There have been hundreds of games created and published in part because there are a lot of people wanting an option to sitting in front of a computer screen, and partly because funding has allowed developers to raise dollars to produce games any financial institution would have turned down for a loan.

Now just because a game gets published doesn’t make it a great, or even a good game.

Monopoly has been around for decades and still sells well, but has glaring flaws, from player elimination that leaves them sitting far too long, to games that rarely get played to the end because they bog down in boredom.

And more recently there is the case of Exploding Kittens which raised nearly $9 million on Kickstarter, and yet is at best a filler game and not a particularly good one at that.

But, as is always the case with board games you need to wade through

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Take for example my favoured abstract strategy games. The current millennium has been a virtual Renaissance for the genre.

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Crops are in good condition overall but will need some heat and timely rains to help things along.

Crops that have been in standing water have yellowed and will need dry weather to improve.

Rainfall in the region ranged from 56 mm in the Craik area to trace amounts. The Esterhazy area reported 38 mm of rain, the Bulyea area 20 mm, the Foam Lake area 15 mm, the Ituna area 14 mm, the Bethune area eight mm the Kelvington area 6 mm and the Yorkton area 1 mm.

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decade 2000-2009 some of the best abstract strategy games ever created hit the market – Hive, Arimaa, Dvonn, Yinsh, Tzaar and Navia Drapt among a rather long list.

The decade saw more great abstract strategy games hit the market than the half century before.

That isn’t to say some fine games came out from 1950 to 1999, but the list is not particularly long, and frankly most are no longer played to any great extent.

In part, that is the result of companies publishing a title, giving it some push through advertising then moving on to the next project.

Along the way players often ‘break’ games, and while they might be fixed with a rule tweak or two, are left by the wayside because no one is in a position to make the changes required.

Certainly, the chess we play today has been tweaked over the centuries. The queen was not originally the far-ranging power piece it is today.

Of course today, if you needed to tweak chess there is a world organization with the power to change rules.

Having organizations such as those for chess, Go, Othello, International Checkers, is important.

Such organizations don’t exist for most recent abstract strategy games.

Nor, did they for say Chase which was produced in 1985. It is a game with a lot of ingame options with depth to rival chess, but it is little known nearly 40-years after release – although it should be played around the world in my opinion.

Then there is the 1992 release Terrace, which had some notoriety because it was seen in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The game has a great looking board, nice pieces, interesting movement, but the rules never quite felt right in some ways. There was actually a ‘fix’ suggested in a short-lived Terrace newsletter, but they were never made official – and even if you find the game at a thrift store the rules suggestion have to be found online – not as easy as it might sound.

Again, had an organization took hold, over the years they might have adjusted the game to the point of it being great instead of sadly largely forgotten.

It makes one wonder, if any of the great games of this millennium survive with a reasonable level of interest and play?

The answer will likely be very few, and most likely none, and that is unfortunate.

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Len Thompson hooks catch a good cause Welcome to the third and final edition of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’ for 2022. Like most of us, I remain very much a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll again attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t have access to a boat a look at some of the options in the Yorkton area where you can fish from shore, and hopefully catch some fish for a good summer fry.

Fishing trips, even quick little jaunts to wellknown haunts, rarely go as one might expect.

It would be impossible to accurately estimate how many times through my 60-plus years I have woke ready to head out to fish only to look out the window, see it pouring rain, and instead of getting soaked crawled back beneath the covers.

Or, how often there is a message from a fishing buddy whose life has gotten in the way of going out as planned.

But, even when you are on the road, the weather ideal, the bologna sandwiches with regular mustard packed in the cooler, things can go awry.

Such was the case not so long ago. There were those who were raving about how fish have been biting at Togo bridge, so my son and I headed out.

We get almost there and a cement barrier has been placed across the grid with signs the road is not safe.

But, at the same time there is a well-worn set of tracks around one end of the barricade, indicating people were regularly ignoring the barricade to access the bridge beyond.

We followed suit, a sports car right on our tail.

The road was fine, although there was a

sizeable cave-in along one side at one point, and had it been wet I wouldn’t have suggested we follow the tracks and that cave-in confirmed that thinking.

At the bridge only two fellows were fishing.

They had found a few feet of rock amid a virtual forest of shrubbery and weeds which had grown up above a far higher water line than usual.

Without even looking it was obvious the fishermen were standing on rocks, which as I passed 60 years a couple of years back, I’d prefer to avoid if possible. I like firmer footing, and to be honest if I am at a spot where I will toss a jig and wait, I prefer a place to sit – space for a lawn chair or at least a flat rock.

So we ate our sand-

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We ended up at the boat launch on the west side at the lake itself, and while it was still high water and shrubs we found a spot – a flat rock actually – and tossed out our jigs.

The fish – well all but one at least – proved to be big teases that evening. Several times the rod tip twitched in that tantalizing way fisherman actually dream of, only to swim happily away as we tried to set out hooks.

Adam finally did get one walleye to shore, but as it was pretty apparent by that time we weren’t going to land many we didn’t even measure it to see if it was in the range to keep, opting to release it back to the water so it could tease some other fisherman one day.

Still, it was a warm night. The bugs were not overly starved. We talked and just enjoyed fatherson time, in other words the best of any fishing trip.

Now I have to switch gears just a little. There is something about fisherman that whenever they have a chance they have to tell tales of their recent exploits.

A case in point, my better half needed some garden dirt to fill some large pots her amazing husband had bought for her at a yard sale.

Some farm friends said to pop out their way, so we did. As we drove into the yard they were unloading a boat – evi-

dence of just returning from fishing.

We stopped and before we had even gotten out of our vehicle grandpa and grandson were showing us a nice northern pike and a chubby perch caught at Theodore Dam. Interestingly, as we chatted, grandpa began to fillet. It was the first time I’d seen an electric knife used – neat it was but not useful on a lot of shorelines – and the first time I had seen someone sit to fillet. I suspect the comfort of a chair is only a reasonable option using the electric knife, but if you had a full stringer it would be less stress on the back for sure.

And finally, I have to once again throw out a big fisher folk pat on the back for Len Thompson Lures and the company’s Fishing For Foodbanks program.

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In 2020 they donated $24,350 and supported 29 Canadian community food banks and in 2021 they donated $16,840 and supported 35 Canadian Community food banks.

This year they have six lures in the line, three glow spoons and three brass spoons, all in designs different from what the company usually produces.

When it comes to spoon fishing, and pike like spoons, Len Thompson – a company launched by its namesake after he returned from being a First World War soldier, developing his first fishing spoon in Abernethy, Saskatchewan, in 1929 – there aren’t any better.

The spoons have good weight. The paint stands up well to bouncing off stones and pike teeth.

And many of the designs, red and white, red five of diamonds, leopard frog and lady bug, just flat out catch fish.

So try the new designs and see how you like them and help foodbanks in the process. Check them out at lenthompson. com

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Stargazing in Riding Mountain going viral

By Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Brandon Sun) Riding Mountain National Park is making waves on the internet as one of the best national parks in the entire country to go stargazing.

Next Vacay is a travel website developed in 2014 by husband and wife team Naveen and Shaylee Dittakavi. Users enter the name of the airport they wish to fly from and the site searches through a database to find the cheapest flights available. It also features travel advice and reviews.

Next Vacay looked at all of Canada’s national parks to find the best places to stargaze. They searched online via Instagram hashtags and considered air pollution levels, star visibility and

other parameters when making their list.

Along with Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), other national parks included on their list are Glacier National Park in British Columbia, Jasper National Park in Alberta, Fundy National Park in New Brunswick, Elk Island National Park in Saskatchewan and Bruce Peninsula National Park in Ontario.

Lauren Knowles, who works at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), said she’s not surprised that one of Manitoba’s national parks made the list of the best spots to see the stars in the country.

“If you just look at a map of Canada … you can see how much of it is not heavily populated, which means that there are a lot of spots where the skies are absolutely spectacular, and that aren’t affect-

ed by light pollution, Manitoba included.”

The RASC has three dark-sky site designations that recognize sites that are contributing to the reduction of light pollution, educating the public about dark sites and working with municipalities to improve lighting legislation. To receive a designation, sites must fulfil certain requirements in regards to lighting, sky quality and outreach.

The three designations include dark-sky preserves, nocturnal preserves and urban star parks. Dark-sky preserves are areas in which artificial lighting is very limited and strictly controlled, and where active measures have been put in place to educate and promote the reduction of light pollution to the public and nearby municipalities. The public

is able to enjoy visiting dark-sky preserves at night.

Nocturnal preserves are similar, with a primary focus on protecting the nocturnal environment. Nighttime access for astronomical viewing is not always possible on these preserves, which deliver public education programs about the night sky, nocturnal environment and light pollution abatement.

Urban star parks are areas that are protected like the aforementioned preserves, but are nearby urban areas.

Spruce Woods Provincial Park, 77 kilometres southeast of Brandon, received darksky preserve status in 2020. Knowles said she could definitely see sites at RMNP one day receiving the same designation. It all depends on the willingness of people

EPCCA races held in Sheho

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Following three days of racing in Yorkton the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association made a quick overnight trip west on Highway #16 to run Saturday and Sunday at the Sheho Sports Days

and Ranch Rodeo.

Pam Peterson in her ‘A’ outfit at 135.19, Twyla Salmond at 135.37, and Casey Peterson in his ‘A’ outfit fifth at 135.55.

After two days of racing in Sheho Casey Peterson had the best aggregate time in chariots with his ‘B’ outfit at 134.26.

Casey Peterson also topped the chuckwagons after only one day of racing – Sunday’s were rained out -- at 68.19, followed by Kevin Gareau

Carol Hooge was second overall in chariots with a two-day time of 134.89, followed by

to commit to responsible lighting.

George Hartlen, chief administrative officer of Friends of Riding Mountain National Park, said the park has been working toward dark-sky preserve status for some time now. It’s quite a long process that the park has already embarked on. Various studies have been done to identify how much light exists in the park and where the best dark-sky areas are.

“They’ve identified a fair number of sites in the park that are very darksky compliant already.”

The park hopes to work with Manitoba Hydro and other organizations in the future to receive the dark-sky preserve designation status.

Hartlen said RMNP is a perfect place for such a preserve due to a number of factors.

“We are higher than the surrounding landscape, so that blocks out

at 69.94, Ryan Peterson at 69.74, Wayne Salmond, 69.82 and Ben Gareau with a mark of 69.97.

Next on the EPCCA schedule will be three days of racing in Preeceville July 15-17, then north to Nipawin for July 18-20, and then into Melfort for races July 22-24.

a lot of light from surrounding communities. A lot of our park area here has very limited lighting, and so at nighttime it doesn’t take much to get a beautiful sky view.”

Hartlen’s favourite spots for stargazing in the park include the end of the pier at Clear Lake in Wasagaming, around 100 kilometres north of Brandon, and a lookout in the north of the park that offers a view above the treeline.

Quinn Greavett, finance officer at the Municipality of Harrison Park, about 95 kilometres from Brandon, said she hasn’t heard anything about getting dark-sky preserve status for sites in the park but thinks it’s a good idea.

“Onanole’s urban area isn’t too widespread as far as streetlights go. It wouldn’t be hard to go off the beaten path here in Onanole to get a good stargazing spot.”

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Cross-Canada cyclist fundraiser visits Canora Courtesy of Canora Courier At the age of 66, most of us would like nothing better than to relax, put up our feet, and enjoy retirement; but not Peter Hilger of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Hilger stopped in Canora on July 4 for a visit and to share his thoughts regarding his journey across Canada in a fundraising effort to support the training of service dogs, the education of orphans, and the education college students.

Hilger’s planned route covers about 9,000 km. (almost 5,600 mi.).

“I started in Seattle on May 22, and then to Port Angeles, WA,” said Hilger. “From there I took the ferry to Victoria, and rode to Port Hardy, B.C. on the northern tip of Vancouver Island.”

He took the inland coastal ferry to Prince Rupert. He then rode

his bike down the Fraser Valley, across the Rocky Mountains, Jasper, the Ice Fields, and wound his way through to Red Deer, Alberta. From there he was off to Saskatoon, and then to Canora.

“From here I’m planning to go to Winnipeg, into Ontario along the north shore of Lake Superior to Sault St. Marie, and then to Toronto,” he shared.

“From there it’s up the St. Lawrence River to New Brunswick., PEI, Nova Scotia, and eventually to St. John’s, Newfoundland, the eastern-most point in North America.”

At an average of around 100 km. per day, Hilger has set a target of mid-September for completing the journey, if all goes well. The main focus of the trip is raising money for three different charities.

“Cando Canines in Minneapolis, Minn. trains service dogs for

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people with disabilities, providing them for free to those in need. Nuestro Pequeno Hermanos (little brothers and sisters) is an orphanage in Central America. They do not do adoptions, but rather raise children to become whole and remain in Honduras.

I’m a godparent to an orphan there. The third charity I’m supporting on this trip is my scholarship at the University of Minnesota for students in construction and facility management.”

Hilger originally intended this bike trip to happen two years ago, but COVID-19 derailed those plans until now. He said he has taken a year’s leave of absence from his work as an architect and college professor, adding,” I enjoy my work too much to retire.”

This is his 21st trip on a bicycle that is about two decades old.

“I’ve done Canadian trips before, but this is definitely the longest one,” he indicated. “One of the biggest highlights of the journey so far was cycling from Saskatoon to Canora; seeing how strong the Ukrainian connection is in this region.

“I’ve also seen that everywhere across the country, Canadian people are warm, very friendly, and ask a lot of questions, which I’m happy to answer.

Peter Hilger dropped in at The Canora Courier office to share his story of his bicycle trip across Canada.

“People automatically seem to think I’m retired and that I must be single, to be able to make a trip like this. But no, I’ve been married for 45 years, and my wife actually lets me do this.”

Hilger said people told him the trip across the prairies would be easy, “with the wind at my back all the way.

But unfortunately I’ve been heading into stiff east breezes most of the time.”

He is keeping a blog of his journey at: fleetingcapture.blogspot.com.

The following was taken from his July 5 entry after a stop at the El Kuroki Motor Hotel in

Kuroki.

“I chatted with Eugene (chef). He was getting ready to head out to his farm where he grows oats, wheat, and two types of canola. He spoke of his own Ukrainian heritage – his grandparents emigrated in that third wave to escape Stalin’s oppression. To this day they still honour Holodomor – a day of starvation Stalin’s brutal, artificially imposed famine in Ukraine that killed close to four million Ukrainians.

“We parted ways. I managed to stop in every town between Kuroki and Canora to find the Ukrainian church (either Ukrainian Catholic or

Ukrainian Orthodox) as a way of honouring those still battling the current oppression. In one of those towns – Rama – I had paused by the side of the road to take a break from the oppressive headwind when a farmer stopped by in her pickup to inquire if I needed help. During the course of our 10-minute conversation in the middle of the road, she told me Eugene has the best pizza. He is well known in these parts.”

Those looking for more information are encouraged to check out Peter Hilger’s website: sites.google.com/umn. edu/peter-hilger-canadian-transect/home.

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Harold Gadwa: Powwow can help heal intergenerational trauma

By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Alberta Native News) Harold Gadwa is a well-known Cree Grass Dancer who believes Indigenous people can reconcile trauma

caused by residential schools through powwow.

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“I am a proud father of my seven-month-old son Côwêkanapisîs, a husband to my amazing wife Amber Flanagan,” said Gadwa.

Gadwa is a Grass Dancer at powwows. He explained, “They’re many iterations of this style of dance. I mainly follow the style of the Omaha Tribe.

However, the Sioux have made the dance their own and brought it up to the plains and that why the Plains Cree Tribe dances it.”

According to many, the grass dance is a style of modern men’s powwow dancing originating in the warrior societies on the Northern Great Plains.

Unlike most forms of powwow dancing, the grass dance regalia generally has no feathers besides the occasional roach feather. Instead, the regalia consist of brightly coloured fringe made of either yarn, broadcloth, or ribbon.

Gadwa said that one of the most rewarding things about being a Cree Grass dancer is when young people admire his dancing style. It is very gratifying, he said, “when they say they want to dance just like you and offer you tobacco for knowledge. You are doing something right if you’re making the next generation proud. That defines the healthy pride of a dancer.”

After nearly a century of our traditional ways being outlawed, Gadwa feels empowered to dance with his fellow Indigenous brothers and sisters.

“Powwow is one of many things that make one feel alive,” he said.

“Our DNA is structured with 100 years of trauma from residential and boarding schools. We can reconcile within ourselves through powwow.”

“This is why we have so many powwow families who adopt each other as sons, daughters, kids, mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, grandsons, granddaughters, grandkids, uncle, aunts,” added Gadwa.

He said the powwow trail is beautiful, and every year you can try to visit old or new locations. Powwows are being hosted all over North America.

“It isn’t exclusive to one area. I have been traveling the Alberta and Saskatchewan circuit my whole life.”

“Then, in 2018, I started traveling to the USA. People down in the states are friendly to visitors. No one is proud; everyone is welcoming. They even feed you if you’re hungry. Also, powwows end earlier down there too. So that’s nice,” said Gadwa.

He said the powwow community is generous and thoughtful. He describes a time when he was struggling. “I was in New York for Salamanca powwow back in 2019 pre-covid. A member of the REDRUM First Nations brotherhood saw me selling earrings for gas money. He thanked me for coming from Alberta, Canada, and generously gave me $90 USA for gas money. That was the most humbling thing anyone has ever done for me.”

Gadwa says you’ve got to stay in shape for the powwow season. “I like running the stairs, working on leg strength, cardio, diet, and practicing,” he said.

Gadwa ended the interview with advice for upcoming dancers or returning dancers: “Get back out there—no matter who discourages you. No one should have any opinion about how you should dance or move. That’s the beauty of powwow. Dance your style as the emcee would say.”

It isn’t exclusive to one area. I have been traveling the Alberta and Saskatchewan circuit my whole life — Harold Gadwa

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Richards wins Star Search championship

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – It was standing room only on Saturday night for the GX94 Star Search finals held at the grandstands of the Yorkton Exhibition grounds.

Eight finalists performed and competed for a shot at becoming the 2022 Star Search Champion.

In the end it was the Opaskwayak Cree Nation’s Zack Richards who would earn the vote from the judges with his renditions of ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ by Chris Stapleton and ‘Let Me Down Easy’

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Richards said he was struggling to find the words to describe how he was feeling.

“Star Search has been something I’ve wanted to conquer for quite some time now,” said Richards, adding, “this year, having the support from my girlfriend was so key in being able to be here and compete.”

Richards said he would like to build off his success at Star Search.

“I’d like to solidify myself as an actual recording artist and try to build off of this momentum that I have from winning,” said Richards.

When asked if he’d like to thank anyone, Richards said, “I’d like to thank my mom and dad.”

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Whether buying or selling, if it’s a residential property in smaller communities you’re interested in, acreages out in the rurals, recreational properties, investment land or a complete farming operation, I’ve handled the transactions for all of them and would be honoured to help you with your Real Estate needs.

Give me a call and we can discuss your particular situation, what’s most important is “you”.

$3,400,000

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Personal, professional service.

Lajord 160 acres

MLS®#: SK858975

MLS®#: SK873878

MLS®#: SK866224

MLS®#: SK901137

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1-306-934-8383 | www.bridgecityremax.ca