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November - December 2018 Inside...

Culture Days come to CATHEDRAL Regina, pg 3.

Chocolatier writes a VILLAGE VOICE memoir, pg 5. News from the Cathedral Area Community Association Learning About Reconciliation At École Connaught Community School

Cathedral Village Voice reached out to all the schools in our neighbourhood looking for young writers, reporters, photog- raphers and artists. In this issue, we’re running our first contribution. It comes from École Connaught Community School ...

by Zanna Martin, Grade 7 French

Many public schools across Canada, including École Connaught Community School, participate in Orange Shirt Day to recognize and honour those lost to residential schools and to shed light on reconciliation and what it means to say “every child matters.” The French 7/8 class didn’t just stop at Orange Shirt Day, they partnered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Saskatchewan’s Shared Journey Pilot Program to further educate École Connaught students participating in the Shared Journey Pilot Program. Photo by Jordan Ingola RECONCILIATION cont’d pg 2 A Brief History Of Light Deja Vu All Over Again: Up The Village It’s A Record Breaking by Theresa Kutarna, Paper Umbrella CVAF Rummage Sale!

Like many shopkeepers, the by Linda Rattray, CVAF Rummage Sale and Taste of Cathedral opportunity to create some holi- Coordinator day magic for our customers and communities really heats September 29 marked the ninth for providing storage space in the up during the winter season. If anniversary of our annual fund- lead-up to the sale and to all the you’re lucky, there’s even a trans- raising rummage sale for the fun, friendly people at Warner formation that occurs during the Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Industries for the loan of a five- holidays that is both personal and And what a success it was! ton truck to haul away leftover collective as the spirit of goodwill This year’s rummage sale made items. As well, a huge shout-out spreads from within ourselves to just over $9,000 for the 2019 to Regina Grandmothers 4 Grand- our homes and then out into our Festival, with well over 600 mothers for donating artwork community where it is shared with people shopping the sale at the leftover from their Art in the Attic our friends and neighbours. Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre. sale for us to sell. Christmas has always been a Of course, none of this could Some of the more unusual special time for me in the Cathe- have been accomplished without and interesting items in the sale dral Village. It’s where my Mum the hard work and dedication of included a huge stamp collection, stranded, caught up in animated would buy her Christmas grocer- the many volunteers who helped vintage magazines, Roughrider conversation with friends and ies and find unique and unusual with the sale, the many individuals memorabilia, an antique brass strangers at one of the shops along items for our stockings while we who donated to the sale, and the school bell, designer clothing, the street or at Safeway! were at piano lessons at the then- hundreds who shopped and gave collectable books and records as Music Academy on 13th. It was generously. LIGHT UP HISTORY cont’d pg 3 RUMMAGE SALE con’d pg 4 also where she would leave us Special thanks to Nils Clausson Page 2 Village Voice November - December 2018

The Village Voice is the official publication of the Cathedral Area Reconciliation, continued from page 1 Community Association (CACA) and is published every two months. themselves on the past of indige- to engage with and learn more knowledge of reconciliation and nous peoples that walked this land about how every single one of what they still have to learn. EDITOR/PRODUCTION long before us, how they as a class us is affected by the aftermath of I chose to visually represent my Paul Dechene can help work towards recon- residential schools. current understanding of reconcili- CONTRIBUTORS ciliation and how each of them as The program also seeks to ation. To me, in order to reconcile (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) individuals can contribute to this give students a mentor. It is the we need to honour and not forget Zanna Martin vitally important and necessary program’s mission to provide the past so that we can create Theresa Kutarna movement. Linda Rattray quality-based mentoring programs a brighter and better future for Margaret Bessai Through the repetition of hear- to youth in the province. They aim indigenous youth and create equal Joanne Crofford ing the same story every single to create agency within youth over learning opportunities that are David Robert Loblaw year, the heart-felt meaning of the ten-week program. curated for every child. Carla Beck Phyllis Webstad’s story often loses During the first session, after a I and others sincerely look Dr Julie Zepp its meaning to many students. Lesley Farley few icebreakers, we began talking forward to continuing with this Adam Hicks This workshop is meant to elimi- about more of the heavy hitters, program and learning alongside Kathryn Smart nate that and is meant to expand like, “What does reconciliation our mentors about how we as a PHOTOGRAPHS BY the student’s thinking and make mean in our own words?” Many class and individuals can work Jordan Ingola personal connections to Orange students took the approach of the towards reconciliation and under- Joanne Crofford Shirt Day and reconciliation. It is symbolic “orange shirt” and how standing the aftermath and culture Vaivdavn Mvorgvan also meant to push students out of to them the orange-shirt move- loss of residential schools. Kathryn Smart their comfort zones and get them ment represents their current NEXT SUBMISSION DEADLINE November 30 (for the Jan/Feb 2019 edition) Community Clean-up Thank You ADVERTISING RATES: Please call the CACA office by Linda Rattray, CACA Office Administrator 306.569.8755 or check cathedralvillage.org/villagevoice fewer bins for branches and we the cold and rain to patrol Cathe- were able to recycle the wood dral in search of piles of debris left The Village Voice is distributed chips. Thanks, Chad! in alleyways Thanks to your work by volunteers to about 4,000 Thanks to Sarah Cummings we filled two huge and two small households in the Cathedral Truszkowski for issuing a Face- Loraas bins. Area. Copies are also available at a number of Cathedral Area book challenge to Cathedral Area You all rock! businesses and at the Cathedral residents to spend Neighbourhood Centre. an hour cleaning up the neighbourhood. The opinions expressed in the Thanks also to Village Voice are not necessarily The CACA Cathedral Area Sarah’s family for those of the Cathedral Area community clean up was held on helping out and to Community Association. Saturday, September 22. all the other fami- The Village Voice welcomes all A hot breakfast was provided to lies and individuals letters and submissions. The editor our volunteers by ladies from St who accepted the reserves the right to accept, reject clean-up challenge. and edit all submissions. Mary’s Anglican Church. Thank you so much, ladies, it was deli- Last but definitely cious! not least, thanks to CACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thanks to Chad Kichula of the stalwart volun- PRESIDENT teers who braved Brad Olson Northern Tree Company. The donation of a wood chipper and VICE PRESIDENT Cheryl Hymus-Fraser two operators meant we needed TREASURER EagleClaw Thom MEMBERS AT LARGE Alicia Baniulis Micheal Chmielewski Nick Day Brian Fagan Chelsea Flook Heather Franklin Adam Mills Cathedral Village Kate Smart Theresa Walter Arts Festival STAFF Annual Fundraiser Deb Jones Linda Rattray Saturday The CACA is an elected group of 12 volunteers whose goal is to improve February 2, 2019 the neighbourhood in every way. The Board meets monthly at the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre The Italian Club Cathedral Area 2148 Connaught St Community Association 2900 - 13th Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4T 1N7 Tickets $20 Phone: (306) 569-8755 available Dec 1 e-mail: [email protected] tasting tickets $1, available at the event

cash bar • silent auction

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You Can Be A Part Of Culture Days 2019 by Joanne Crofford

Culture Days Lights Up A Snowy Mark your calendars now for the 2019 edition of Culture September Days taking place on Sept 27, 28, and 29, 2019. Plan an by Margaret Bessai event. You can do it! Culture Days are a Canada- It wasn’t just the surprise snow wide, free celebration of that made September memorable, What Is Culture Days? culture. Anyone can decide to our fall was fantastically busy Culture Days is an annual, Canada-wide celebration of arts and sponsor an event. There is no with everything from fundraisers culture which provides federal funding for local communities to direct funding from Culture to film festivals and a multitude offer free, hands-on workshops and activities. It takes place each Days but there is a support of events held for Culture Days, fall at the end of September. News and events are listed on-line network, web-site, training including Regina’s inaugural Nuit at sk.culturedays.ca. info, and promotional mate- Blanche — a late night public rials and a Saskatchewan art festival — and the three-day This year, from Sept 28 - 30, our community enjoyed work- contact, Shelley Fayant. Culture Days Hub on inclusion- shops in block printing, drumming, light-painting photography, (A shout out to Shelley for focused creative work hosted by theatre, the Pile of Bones Film Festival and Regina’s first-ever Nuit all your support in use of Listen to Dis’ Community Arts Blanche art night in Victoria Park. technology.) Plus, you can Organization (LTD), Cathedral apply for funding from other Village Arts Festival (CVAF) and sources — it’s all up to you. the Artesian on 13th. methods of creating a more inclu- invites our community to come As a small business, I Opening performances by the sive culture in Canada through art. together in a spirit of inclusion appreciated that both the Deaf Crows Collective and LTD Events on Saturday and Sunday and collaboration to explore our public and private sector presented excerpts from “Apple took the form of workshops. Traci creative selves. The week-end Hub could participate in this Time” and the “Monster Mono- Foster led a session of Fitzmau- was positive, collaborative, and event. All events have to be logues” to a large audience, with rice Voicework™ which teaches had several productive outcomes. free, to ensure everyone who special guests from the members body and breath control to over- Bringing a diversity of artists and wishes can participate. and staff of SaskAbilities, Sask- come stress. Other workshops cultural workers together opened discussions around future collabo- Plans are in motion to make Culture, and the Social Inclusion included inclusive theatre creation next year’s milestone 10th Consultants from City of Regina. with Foster, Kana Nemoto, and rations, and possible new funding to support this work. anniversary more impact- Karen Nurkowski from Saskatch- members of The Other Ordinary ful than ever. To celebrate The workshops were well ewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing (a LTD working group); heal- our special birthday, Culture attended and images from Gabri- Services provided interpreta- ing through touch at the “Cuddle Days will be active year- ela Garcia Luna’s workshop will tion for both performances and Corner”; and the “Light Slam!” round with blog posts, online be used to develop a CVAF 2019 for the roundtable conversation workshops with photographer content, webinars, and more. poster. Exemplifying the festival’s that followed on Disability Art Gabriela Garcia Luna, creating They’ll highlight the ways “The Light Within” theme, Luna’s and Culture. Led by Traci Foster portraits of movement and dance arts and culture contribute to images are dramatically colourful (LTD), the roundtable included in pure colour using long expo- the well-being of communi- and form a portrait of our commu- panelists Andrew Ritchie (Globe sures and light painting. ties, the economy, and every nity using light, colour and move- Theatre), John Loeppky (LTD), Culture Days proved to be great person they touch. and Joanne Weber (Deaf Crows). way to launch our planning for ment. Follow the hashtag Panel members presented on the 2019 Cathedral Village Arts The final poster image for next #Culture365 to be part of the their work, and in the discus- Festival. The CVAF theme for spring’s festival will be revealed at 10th anniversary conversa- sion following, talked about the the upcoming year is “The Light the Taste of Cathedral fundraiser tion throughout the year. importance of affirming the work Within.” It builds on a project on Saturday, Feb 2. of differently abled people, and developed by Listen to Dis, and Hope to see you there! Light Up History, continued from page 1 For Brad and I, owners of Paper It was at this juncture that a new open later and later, creating one On that night, you will discover Umbrella, we found ourselves at tradition was born along 13th massively exciting community that you’ve stepped into the best- an interesting crossroads three avenue. As a young family, we event. kept secret of the holidays as years into our new business in knew it would be impossible to This year, we invite you, your the many unique and wonderful 2008. Larger box stores were keep our shop open daily through- friends and family to celebrate the independent businesses that make opening on the edges of Regina out the month of December, but 10th anniversary of Cathedral’s up our village look forward to and a new era of shopping was we could select one special night Light up the Village. Just like our hosting you. It’s your opportunity taking hold. When we learned that and make it our 24 hour night. first year in 2008, we will be open to slip in and out of all our amaz- these big stores were advertising Like a good children’s fable, for 24 hours to honour our long- ing locally owned shops and bask that they’d be open for 24 hours the story of Cathedral’s Light time commitment to our commu- in all the sights and sounds of the throughout the month of Decem- up the Village event has become nity and keep alive the tradition of season late into the night. ber, we became puzzled about even better with more and more face-to-face shopping and visiting Hope to see you there! how to respond. businesses joining in and staying — and cider sipping! Page 4 Village Voice November - December 2018

Cathedral What’s new Writer, at Connaught Bernadette branch library? Wagner, Honoured With 3435 – 13th Avenue Volunteer 306.777.6078 Award After School Activities At this year’s Saskatchewan ewan writer of poetry and nonfic- local, provincial or national level. Tuesdays, 3:45-4:30 pm Writers’ Guild Conference at the tion who has given a tremendous “When I first learned that I Ages 7 to 12 ParkTown Hotel in Saskatoon, the amount of energy and time to the would be the 2018 recipient of the Enjoy a variety of fun STEAM SWG presented the Hyland Volun- causes she is passionate about, Hyland Volunteer Award, I was activities after school. Drop-in. teer Award to Cathedral writer, which has benefited both the Guild speechless,” says Wagner. Call 306.777.6078 for more infor- and the wider arts community. Bernadette Wagner. “I’m so jaded as a writer that mation. Bernadette has been an active The Hyland Volunteer Award I never expect to win anything! member of the SWG since 1994 was established to recognize the And, to receive an award named After School Craft Club and has been involved in numer- many achievements of Saskatch- after Gary Hyland, founder of Thursdays, 3:45-4:30 pm ous volunteer activities with the ewan Writers’ Guild members Moose Jaw’s, Festival of Words, Ages 7 to 12 Saskatchewan writing community through their volunteer support of is no small thing. He was a model Create a wide range of craft during that time. the literary community. citizen in the writing community projects using different techniques She is a well-known Saskatch- This award was previously — active, informed, and engaged. such as gluing, stitching and named the SWG Volunteer I learned a lot from him. painting. Pre-register by calling Leadership Award but was “But it was reading the list of 306.777.6078. renamed in honour of Gary previous recipients that moved me Hyland in 2007. to tears. People I’ve long admired Winter Photo Booth Gary was a dedicated SWG in the Saskatchewan writing member and volunteer, who community populate the bulk of Sunday, Dec 2, 1:00-4:00 pm received the Saskatchewan that list. To be the most recent Families! Create do-it-yourself Volunteer Medal and was addendum to it is, quite honestly, holiday photos using a variety of made a Member of the Order an honour.” whimsical winter props and back- of Canada in recognition of Previous winners of the Hyland drops. Don’t forget to bring your his many community contri- Volunteer Award include Lois camera or phone. butions. Simmie (2017), Lynda Mona- Each year, the SWG recog- han (2016), David Glaze (2014), “Light up the Village” nizes a Guild member for Gerald Hill & Robert Calder Thursday, Dec 6, 6:00-9:00 pm their contributions to the (2010) and many more. We’re staying open late to partici- writing community on a pate in the festivities! Drop in for refreshments, entertainment and activities. Rummage Sale, continued from page 1 well as rummage-sale staples like household goods, toys, puzzles, games, etc. Next year’s sale – the tenth annual – will be held Sep 28. Many unique items donated to the rummage sale were set aside to be used as silent auction prizes for another Festival fundraiser, Taste of Cathedral. It will be held at the Italian Club on Feb 2. Live music will be provided by Resonance, a duo consisting of vocalist Christie-Anne Blondeau and Fred Foerster on acoustic bass. Taste of Cathedral tickets go on Do you love these ducks? Well, sale at Dessart Sweets on Dec 1 too bad you missed your chance to and will also be available on buy them at the CVAF Rummage Eventbrite. Sale. (Unless you bought them and Thanks for your continued are reading this. In which case, support of the Cathedral Village lucky you!) Arts Festival! November - December 2018 www.cathedralvillage.org Page 5 “Mental Dental” an excerpt from David G, Grade 3 This a passage from the book,David G, Grade 3: Tragicomic Memoir Of A Reluctant Atheist Our “welfare” dentist, Dr. M, is a cruel man by David Robert Loblaw, proprietor of Bernard Callebaut Chocolates. You can listen to without empathy, pulling teeth and filling cavi- David reading this excerpt on his website, davidggrade3.com. ties as fast as he can. Mom often forces us to see him as my sister dubs our family’s teeth as My school classroom is a constant trauma zone “perfectly straight, perfectly rotten.” Behind of ear-pulling, head-knocking, hand-strapping our chicklet smiles are pounds of fillings. We discipline. I am a mere passive spectator have more lead in our mouths than enamel, surrounded and entertained by the suffering with me having the worst of it. of my classmates. As a good boy, I can easily avoid being involved, but I cannot hide from I miss a day of school to be sent by bus by three painful and unavoidable screaming myself downtown to the Mental Dental Build- horrors that happen outside of the classroom, ing on Rose and 11th. I delay my entrance into all in downtown Regina: a visit to the ortho- hell, looking up seven storeys from the side- paedic shoe shop, a visit to the barber, and a walk to admire this beautiful stone and brick visit to our sadistic dentist. skyscraper, with its cool long-neck gargoyle eavestroughs peering over the top floor. I have flat feet — no arch at all, the full soles of each foot from toe to heel fully touching the My next, and last treat before I am filled ground, my sister making duck quack sounds with pain, is the elevator ride with the little at the shape of my wet footprints. man cheerfully opening and closing the metal scissor-gate and yelling out each floor number. Throughout my childhood, I am forced I want to tell him that I promise to give all of to wear high-arched stiff black orthopaedic my toys to the starving children in China if Oxford shoes, supposedly to give me an arch. only I can spend the day going up and down in Even my runners have painfully-high arch- the elevator with him. supports, which make me run funny. This is the only reason I am pushed out with the I never receive any Partici- rush of parents and scream- pACTION award patches, ing children, all being not even bronze. dragged to their own evil doctor or dentist. Every July and August I am continuously shoeless: “Don’t you brush your teeth, kid? You got terrible David with Sister Margaret after his First running around barefoot, teeth. Which one hurts?” Dr. Communion. “My terrified look is from my my soles becoming hard as M is in my face, his furry illogical fear my mother was giving me away.” leather, no foot problems in any way. Then September ungloved hands wrenching arrives, and the open my mouth, my jawbone dreaded trip to my nearly getting unhinged. arch-villain (my “I see three fillings, one sister’s term.) It is pull.” He leans to the side not until the 1970s to pick up a huge metal and when forcing flat- glass needle, and shoves it footed children to down my throat. I jump as wear corrective it pierces and penetrates. I shoes is considered feel liquid dripping down my a useless, for-profit windpipe and I try to cough, scam. David on this photo of his first struggling to move but he has job, “That’s NOT a vacuum A visit to the my arms pinned. Tears are cleaner! That’s a Kirby, a home flowing. I’m gagging. “Oh barber should not cleaning miracle machine!” be traumatic, but c’mon, boy, you got diapers when your mom is in those pants?!” on welfare and needs to save money, My eyes roll back in my head and my mind she sends you to a barber school — thankfully shuts out the shrill drills, sharp literally a school for people learn- scraping, endless ache and pain and drool. ing to be barbers with low-income In a haze, I hear a woman’s voice from people as their living mannequins. faraway, “You want to keep your tooth?” At age five or six, there is no dread I slowly open my eyes and am so happy to of an unstylish haircut: only the fear find myself on the sidewalk out front again. of bleeding ears and bloody gouges My whole head is throbbing and when I put everywhere on your head. my hands on my puffy face I realize I won’t be “Stay still, kid!” the teacher super- able to fit through the bus doors. I start to walk vising the student barber would yell the thirty blocks home, squeezing the bloody as I lose another chunk of skin. tooth in my hand. Carla Beck MLA Regina Lakeview 306.522.1333

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MLA Report Questions About Government’s Commitment To Education Teachers Federation (STF) in Speaker, if the member opposite the task. Our team is ready to do January 2018, he pledged that he is truly interested in supporting the work and lay out the vision to wanted to “restore the funding teachers in the classroom, Mr. make this happen. that was cut last year from public Speaker, she should talk about the As always, I welcome your education” and wanted “to look carbon tax.” thoughts, to enhance that funding.” Moe It seems Wyant is not able or Carla Beck promised to backfill $30 million willing to step outside his party’s Photo by Vaivdavn Mvorgvan Photo by Vaivdavn of the devastating $54 million tired rhetoric, and actually do Dream no little dreams cut that the Saskatchewan Party what it takes to address the very – Tommy Douglas levelled against our classrooms in real concerns in classrooms across the 2017-18 budget. our province. Unfortunately, deep concerns I will commit about the Saskatchewan Party’s here today that I, ability and/or willingness to and our NDP team by Carla Beck, MLA for Regina understand and address the crisis of MLAs, are will- Lakeview in our classrooms have emerged. ing to do the hard Last year’s budget – Wyant’s work to ensure that Friends and Neighbours, first as Minister of Education – did our children get As I have noted here before, not fully restore funding to our the best education back-to-school has always been classrooms. Operating funding possible. We want my favorite time of year. I find it is still below levels from 2016, to make Saskatch- almost like a second New Year’s; even though our classrooms now ewan the best place a time of excitement, promise and contain in excess of 5,000 addi- to get an education, Custom built cabinets new beginnings. This year this tional students. During the spring from early learning countertops & refacing was especially so, as our oldest session, Wyant would not commit to post-secondary. left home to begin to university. to fully funding the teachers’ This starts by Residential & Commercial We are pretty proud of her, and contracts. When the arbitration ensuring children although it was tough on Mom to award was rendered, teachers saw have access to see her leave home, I am confident goose eggs for the length of the what they need Rafe O’Conner that she has the skills she needs new two-year agreement with a to thrive. There to succeed in this new chapter in one per cent increase on the last is opportunity to Office: 2364 Montague St her life. That makes the transition day of the contract. The govern- get this – our most much easier. ment had been seeking a 3.67 per important task, the As I think of this new beginning, cent cut from educators. education of our 306-569-0163 children – right for I cannot help but think of what Wyant and his team insist they 306-591-4950 is happening in classrooms all are listening to school boards and a whole generation around the province. I think that it education workers. Listening is of students. The [email protected] is fair to say there has been some great when it leads to action, but Saskatchewan Party hope expressed by parents and Wyant has yet to prove he’s will- has proven they are millworxcabinets.com those who work in and around our ing to leave his party’s rhetoric simply not up to schools, that things mays improve behind and actually work for the in education. It is certainly the interest of Saskatchewan’s teach- case that Minister Gordan Wyant ers. The recent Throne Speech had and, to a lesser extent, Premier not one new announcement for the Scott Moe made some overtures K-12 sector, let alone any hint of during their respective bids to lead a vision. When I had the chance to the Saskatchewan Party, signaling ask the minister the first question that they had some understanding of the new session – asking if he that our schools were in trouble. would, at least, fully restore the Wyant in particular, who rightly cuts to education – the minister acknowledged that “not a wheel replied that he had been out listen- turns within our provincial econ- ing to teachers over the summer, omy without education,” made and was starting to understand the some encouraging noises. When challenges in our classrooms. responding to the Saskatchewan Then he stated “Now, Mr. Warren McCall MLA Regina Elphinstone Centre 306.352.2002

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Local Business Spotlight Yoga Programs For The New Year Coming in 2019 from Victo- basics to explore psoas in breath- The Cathedral Centre for ria, British Columbia, we have ing, bandhas, mobility and move- Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Anatomy ment, along it’s response to our Wellness: Six Years in the & Movement Fundamentals with emotional states and connection Arielle Nash with the nervous system. This Heart of Cathedral Correct harmful movement session will change your view of patterns and progress through the body. by Dr Julie Zepp BSc ND asana practice faster while avoid- Understanding Spinal Move- ing injuries through proper alignment: After a look at spinal Six years ago, in September 2012, counselling organization. The ment. anatomy and movements, we will four young health profession- shared commitment we have with Workshops run Saturday, explore its limitations and capa- als and business owners fell in our building-mates to provid- April 27 and Sunday, April 28 and bilities as it pertains to asana with love with a space on Robinson ing our community with access include: practical movement. Attention will be paid to linking spinal move- Street, in the heart of the Cathe- to resources for building mental, Free Your Shoulders: A joint ment and stability with the breath. dral area. The team began as a emotional, spiritual and physi- built for mobility, yoga students duo: Dr. Marika Geis and Dr. Julie cal well-being makes for a great are often left frustrated or injured Intermediate Elements: The Zepp Rutledge started practicing synergy with our groups. by the strength and mobility depth of back bending, forward together in 2010 in a clinic space In the ensuing years we have demands on the shoulder joint folding and strength are tested on College Avenue. Shortly there- woven ourselves into this great during practice. Understanding in this explorative Intermediate after, in 2011, Dr. Allison Ziegler area of town, participating in vari- how the shoulder complex should Series led class. No intermediate joined them and in March of ous street fairs and other commu- or should not move in asana brings series experience required as only 2012, Dr. Laura Stark came in as a nity events. We offer one-on-one revelations, from the first inhale to those postures which are safely locum for Dr. Zepp who went off Naturopathic Medical Services, back bending and headstand. accessible or variations will be on maternity leave. It was during taught for purposes of exploring workshops, classes, open houses, The Mighty Psoas: Sitting this time of transition that the four movement. corporate talks and other commu- at our biomechanical centre, the docs came together to search for nity outreach events. Our team Each of these four sessions will a new building and location that psoas major muscle could be has evolved to include a BodyTalk considered the single most impor- be two hours long and held in would be in alignment with their practitioner, David Fernandez, a craftroom of the Cathedral Neigh- grassroots, community-focused tant muscle in movement. Howev- fifth ND, Dr. Rachel Lam, and we er, there is much controversy and bourhood Centre. style of Naturopathic Medical are in the midst of saying Farewell practice. confusion over this muscle’s real Early Bird price is $150 on city- to Dr Laura Stark as she moves on role in the body. An examination wide Leisure Registration Night Ask and we receive: later that to pursue other opportunities, and from traditional biomechanics as only (Jan 8, 7-8pm), then $180 spring we saw advertised space welcoming the newest member of well as a holistic perspective will through March 4 and $200 after. for lease on the second floor of our team, Dr. Michelle Sthamann. take understanding beyond the the building we now occupy. We To find out more about the YOGA, cont’d last page share the building with The Caring services we provide, please visit Place, a non-profit professional www.cathedralwellness.ca . School Board Trustee Report Annual Guild Holiday Show at The Art Gallery Of Regina Crescents When: Nov 30 ( 1pm – 7pm), around the holiday season, it is a Dec 1 (12pm – 5pm) and great time to purchase work from Elementary Dec 2 (12pm – 4pm) Regina & area guilds as a gift for someone! School The Art Gallery of Regina hosted There is no entrance fee, and Holiday Guild Show and Sale is this event is for all ages. We also by Adam Hicks, Regina a tradition that goes back nearly are happy to welcome the Regina Public School Board Trustee, 30 years! A community partner- Classical Guitar Society back for Subdivision 3 ship with painting, jewellery, & a Saturday afternoon performance pottery guilds from Regina and the at 2 pm. The journey does not stop with a • Other items like the website, surrounding area, this three-day new name. The following guilds will take google, emails and other web- event is also a fundraiser to help part in this year’s event: Aurora The Regina Public Board of based information changed, the AGR continue its outstanding Art Guild, Art by 9, Brushworks Education had a long delibera- • Davin Home Tour rebranded as programming. Art Guild, HeArtland Artists’ tion and gathering of information The Crescents Home Tour, and While many of the guilds run Guild, Jewellery Artists Guild of in regards to the formerly named • A number of Orange Shirt Day their own show and sales, this Regina, Last Mountain Artists’ Davin School. Along this jour- activities including Jeff Cappo, is the only event in the city that Collective, Prairie Artists Guild, ney we grew together gaining a Indigenous Advocate Teacher, brings together 10 different guilds, Regina and Area Potter’s Guild, more in-depth understanding of sharing his story and a video including pottery and jewellery Regina Art Collective, Regina what reconciliation means in our with all students, a couple guilds. And because it is right Federation of Artists. community. grade eight students sharing Our newest named school their thoughts of the significant opened in September as The Cres- change, pancake breakfast with a cents Elementary School. There tipi raising ceremony, all classes have been a number of activities had a 20-30 minute time to do to highlight: story telling or to read stories of • New logo designed by local residential schools, and the grade artist Gavin DeLint, eights participated in activities at • New signage including the Victoria Park. community school sign, main This is just the beginning of our hallway, gym floor and wall, journey and looking forward to • New uniforms for volleyball, more great news coming from The basketball, cross country and Crescents Elementary School. track teams, Take care, Adam Hicks @AdamHicksRegina Page 8 Village Voice November - December 2018 Gardening Awards Honour YOGA, cont’d from pg 7 The 2019 schedule for yoga Neighbourhood Yards programs with Lesley Farley... Yoga with Chair: Mondays, Jan 14 by Kathryn Smart to Apr 15, free try out Jan 7. $80 The Cathedral Area Commu- Yoga with Chair: Wednesdays, nity Association’s “Nominate a Jan 16 to Apr 17, free try out Neighbour” Gardening Award Jan 9. $85 has wrapped up. Congratulations to everyone whose front yards Yoga with Chair: Thursdays, were nominated by a neighbour Jan 17 to Apr 18, free try out for adding beauty and character Jan 10. $85 to the neighbourhood and joy to Early Morning Ashtanga Indy passers-by! The yards nominated Yoga Practice and Mysuru (aka had all kinds of fun and beauti- “Mysore”): Free try out sessions ful things going on in them: a Jan 7 to Jan 12 fairy door with sidewalk chalk for Mondays, Fridays (6-7:45am) kids, perennial gardens, cool art, Independent Practice (need little free libraries, edible shared permission to join)$30 gardens, fountains, beautiful floral displays and more! Tuesdays, Thursdays (6-7:45am) Awards were randomly selected Mysuru Yoga Practice (instruc- monthly from among the nomination given), 1 day per week is tions received. $115, 2 day per week is $200 The winners of a $20 gift certifi- Saturdays (7-8:30am) Indepen- cate to a gardening centre are: 160 dent Practice (need permission Connaught Cres, 2279 Athol St, One of the many fantastic gardens nominated for an award. to join) $30 2227 Montague St, 2669 Cameron Ashtanga & Pranayama Yoga: St and 32 Angus Cres. The CACA thanks everyone ful, community-minded place to Meanwhile, all 31 gardens that who participated and wishes to live and visit. Special thanks to Wednesdays (5:30-6:45pm), Jan 16 were nominated have received a thank all Cathedral residents for artist Bronwyn Knox (age 8) and to Apr 17, free try out Jan 9, $102. kid-drawn-and-delivered notice of their efforts in making the neigh- Thomas Knox (age 5) for their Chill Out Before You Go Out appreciation in their mailboxes. bourhood such a vibrant, beauti- volunteer efforts. Yoga: Mondays (5:30-6:30pm), Jan 14 to Apr 15 (no class Feb.18), Shortly after the last of the cards got to see a few woodpeckers (or free try out Jan 7, $80. were sent out to Cathedral garden maybe it was the same woodpecker Chill Out Before You Go Out nominees, the CACA office received multiple times). Yoga: a call from Tina Leek. She was As for the nomination, Tina says, Fridays (5:30-6:30pm), Jan delighted to learn her garden had “We found this quite encouraging. 18 to Apr 12, free try out Jan 11, $85. been nominated by a neighbour. Just to know that others are getting Yin Yoga: Wednesdays (7:15- We went over and visited Tina and some pleasure out of our garden. It’s 8:30pm), Jan 16 to Apr 17, free try her husband, Steve, and even though just the two of us here now and we out Jan 9, $102. their garden had been put to sleep for don’t do this for ourselves. the winter, we got the grand tour of “We really appreciate that people Yin Yoga: Saturdays (2:15- their fountains, bird feeders and even are getting some enjoyment from it.” 3:30pm), Jan 19 to Apr 13, free try out Jan 12, $95.

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