Chances are that few, if any, observers at the1957 Memorial Cup finals would have predicted that Scotty Bowman, then the assistant coach of the participating Ottawa Canadiens, would someday become the winningest coach in Stanley Cup history. Bowman achieved that honour by winning five Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, one with the Pittsburgh Penguins...
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February 1, 2020April 27, 2020your SASKATOON news
My pickleball career has been humbling
My introduction to pickleball wasn’t good. And that’s putting it mildly. On the first serve into my spot on the court, I took a swing and whiffed. As I was whiffing, I lost my balance and fell into a curtain behind the court. Another time, I fell into a makeshift wall dividing courts. The wall...
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February 1, 2020April 27, 2020your SASKATOON news
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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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
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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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
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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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
OUTSaskatoon bringing gender and sexual diversity education to students
For years, Jessica Fisher would walk into elementary and high school classrooms, stand at the front of the room and say: “My name is Jessica Fisher, and I am a cisgender, queer woman who is both Métis and a settler.” Fisher works with OUTSaskatoon and has a real gift for connecting with people from all...
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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
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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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
Home builders’ association CEO touts personal and professional growth
For Chris Guérette, if she isn’t growing, it’s time to. “You have to actually morph yourself through the years. You have to learn to be a different person and use different skills. You have to change who you are without changing who you are,” she said. The CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’...
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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
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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February 1, 2020April 30, 2020Women of Saskatoon
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...