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 neighbour- hood 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 [email protected] Thanks to the City of Regina for their www.cvaf.ca continued support. November - December 2018 www.cathedralvillage.org Page 3 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.