Month: <span>February 2020</span>

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Foodtruck Wars moving downtown

Saskatoon’s Foodtruck Wars (FTW) Street Festival is moving and growing. The sixth annual festival is relocating to downtown, and will go from three days to six. The festival spent its first three years at the Sutherland Curling Club and the past two on 20th Street West in Riversdale. “We had plans of creating a new,...

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Brit’s Picks: Top 5 Arts Events

Fred Penner Feb. 16, Broadway Theatre He’s spent more than four decades enchanting young audiences with music and his hit TV show. Now Fred Penner is back on the road to mark the 40th anniversary of his hit song The Cat Came Back. It’s a chance to introduce your little ones to the music you...

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Tenille Campbell: Building community through storytelling

Tenille Campbell is many things: Artist. Public speaker. Mother. Academic. Daughter. Poet. Writer. Sister. Photographer. Friend. Through it all, she is a storyteller. “Storytelling is truth-telling for me, foundational for all that I do,” said Campbell. “In my photography, academic work, blogging, mothering . . . it’s very important to me that my work reflects...

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Seed starting from your window is relatively easy

When I was a little girl my grandmother started marigolds every winter in a little modified milk garden planter with her seeds from last year’s crop. I loved those marigolds in her brick planters and I still think of her every time I see a marigold. You really don’t need a grow light or other...

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Sustainable style: Beyond the buzzwords

You’ve seen the news about textile waste lately, and it’s all shocking. From retailers slashing perfectly good items before tossing them in dumpsters to the impact fabric manufacturing has on the environment, it’s not alarmist to feel outraged. But on a large-scope, global issue like this one, what impact can we have as consumers? The...

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Dress for Success Saskatoon empowers local women

Imagine re-entering the workforce after some time off or just arriving in Canada. Now imagine having nothing professional to wear for your job interview or for your first week of work, with your resources already stretched to the limit. This scenario is when Dress for Success Saskatoon is able to support local women and, in...

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Mining the gender gap: WIM/WiN-SK supports women in mining and nuclear sector

The Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA)—an organization that represents the province’s mining and mineral exploration industry—has shared some big numbers with the public. According to the SMA, the Saskatchewan mining industry is a major sector of the provincial economy. In fact, it contributed more than $7 billion to the provincial GDP in 2018. Saskatchewan’s mining sector...

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Véronique Loewen: Communicator and community builder

To say that Véronique Loewen is involved in her community is an understatement. The Saskatoon resident, who recently celebrated her 25th anniversary as the communications manager for Orano Canada Inc. (formerly AREVA Resources Canada Inc.), is well known for her many accomplishments as a professional and as a volunteer. For example, in 2018 Loewen was...