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Departments

4 President’s Message The new CAA 34 Saskatchewan Magazine

6 Chair’s Message CAA’s annual Worst Roads Campaign

CAA INSIDER 7 Club News Travel savings and protecting your identity

11 Q&A Making the most of Machu Picchu

THE GUIDE 13 Rewards Roundup Gear up for the great outdoors

17 Travel Intel Plan the best Spring Break ever

18 WestWorld Tours Features 28 Test your sea legs on ﬁ ve watery getaways 28 The Mighty Mekong Exploring Cambodia and 24 Drive Vietnam by land and water Beat the blind spot

25 Auto IQ 34 Wild in Alaska Auto insurance 101 Seven reasons why you should visit the majestic state now 27 Tire Storage The wheel story 39 Island Flavour Savouring the tasty side of Charlottetown,Charlottetow , P.E.I. WEEKENDER 44 Getaway 39 A wild weekend at Old Man on His Back 13 47 To-Do List Prairie bucket list, new libations and curling

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New Year, New Magazine Welcome to the new CAA Saskatchewan Magazine

C C AS PRESIDENT and CEO of CAA information on advocacy and safety, M M Saskatchewan, I am pleased to present are other mainstays of the magazine. Y Y our new Member magazine: CAA We hope you enjoy the new CAA

CM CM Saskatchewan Magazine. You can say Saskatchewan Magazine. If you

MY we’ve done a bit of spring cleaning— have any comments, please email us at MY giving the magazine a new name that is [email protected] CY CY better aligned with our motor club and CAA Saskatchewan has been serving CMY CMY represents all we do to serve you, our Members and motorists since 1917.

K valued CAA Saskatchewan Members. As a Member-driven association, K We’ve updated the design and CAA Saskatchewan values our strong content to keep you better informed membership and proudly supports about CAA Saskatchewan membership our Saskatchewan communities. We beneﬁ ts, as well as information and know that at CAA Saskatchewan, updates on Automotive, Insurance membership is rewarding. and Travel. In 2017, we look forward to cele- We’re happy to note that our regular brating the 100th anniversary of travel features are still included in the CAA Saskatchewan with our valued No Need to Wait for a Sale... new magazine, with tour dates and Members and community partners. As No Need to Wait for a Sale... travel packages available from our always, we will continue to provide top Save up to 30% Every Day Save up to 30% Every Day very own WestWorld Tours and CAA professional service, while focusing on When you bring your CAA membership card Travel. We know you’ll want to beneﬁ t Member and client needs, interests Whento any you Cloverdale bring your Paint CAA Store, membership you'll receive card from our experienced and trusted CAA and savings. toexclusive any Cloverdale discounts Paint and Store, special you'll incentives. receive Travel Consultants when planning and Thank you for your continued CAA exclusive discounts and special incentives. booking your vacations or holidays. membership and have a great CAA day! Please visit your local Cloverdale Paint location CAA Rewards partners are also Pleasefor expert visit advice, your local exceptional Cloverdale coatings Paint andlocation forspecial expert offers advice, for members.exceptional coatings and highlighted with an emphasis on how special offers for members. you, CAA Saskatchewan Members, To find the Cloverdale Paint location nearest can get increased consumer buying Toyou, find please the Cloverdale visit cloverdalepaint.com Paint location nearest power to help you earn additional CAA you, please visit cloverdalepaint.com Dollars or CAA Discounts. Fred Titanich, MBA, CPA, CMA Important messages from our CAA President & CEO Saskatchewan Chair of the Board, and CAA Saskatchewan

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SPRING 2016 Volume 42, Number 1

Editor Kellie Davenport CAA Saskatchewan Editor Christine Niemczyk Senior Editors Craig Moy, Lara Zarum

Art Director Gary Davidson Designers Diana Di Poce, Stephanie Firka, Jenny Watson Photo Editor Liz Ikiriko Associate Photo Editor Christie Vuong

Advertising Account Manager Robert Zyluk, [email protected]

Publisher Douglas Kelly Production Director Maria Mendes Production Manager Anna Sigrisi Production Co-ordinator Colleen Gilroy Prepress Co-ordinator Jonathan Gault

St. Joseph Media Encore! Encore! Chairman Tony Gagliano CAA’s annual Worst Roads Campaign will be back President Douglas Knight General Manager and Vice President, Finance Karl Percy Vice President, Strategic SPRING IS IN THE AIR! With melting metres of road in Saskatchewan is Development Duncan Clark snow and ice, the conditions of our important not only for business, but Vice President, Marketing well-travelled roads and highways will also for recreation. CAA Saskatchewan and Production Darlene Storey Vice President, Research be much more evident. acknowledges the improvements that Clarence Poirier The return of spring also means it have been made to our roadways for the Editorial Director, is time for CAA Saskatchewan’s Worst safety of all motorists and travellers. Special Projects Maryam Sanati Roads Campaign. Campaign dates But there is always more work to Human Resources Director Laurie Norris are April 8 to 29. During the cam- be done. That is how Saskatchewan Controller Dora Brenndorfer paign, CAA Members and motorists motorists can help: By identifying are invited to identify and vote for the roads in need of repair—the roads they Advertising in CAA Saskatchewan Magazine does not indicate an endorsement by worst roads they have travelled on in rely on every day for business and CAA Saskatchewan. our province. recreational travel. CAA, CAA Plus, Away From Home, CAA Plus And just what exactly deﬁ nes a worst The CAA Worst Roads Campaign RV and Approved Auto Repair Services are road? Typically, these are roads with puts a spotlight on troublesome and trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the Canadian Automobile Association. potholes, cracks or in general disrepair; even dangerous road conditions in have no or poor signage; little or no the province, and it’s one tool to help AAA, CampBook, Show Your Card & Save, TourBook and TripTik are trademarks owned shoulder space; or are too narrow for address those roads most in need of by, and their use granted by, the American motorists and cyclists to safely share. attention. Automobile Association. The 2015 CAA Worst Roads Cam- As always, working toward better Subscription rates: Canada $14.95 per year, plus paign attracted 4,556 votes from roads and advocating for driver safety applicable taxes; outside Canada $20.95 per year, no tax. Rates quoted are for Members and motorists, and included remains a key priority for CAA non-members only. Publications Mail Product more than 260 nominated roads, Saskatchewan. Sales Agreement #42494512. highways and residential streets. We CAA Saskatchewan Magazine is published four invite your worst road nominations times per year by St. Joseph Media Inc., 111 Queen Street East, Suite 320, Toronto, and photos of roads travelled by CAA Ontario M5C 1S2, on behalf of AMA. Saskatchewan Members and motorists © 2016. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced in any form in 2016. The CAA Saskatchewan Top Heather J. Laing, without the consent of CAA Saskatchewan. 10 Worst Roads will be announced at Q.C., Saskatoon Printed in Canada by St. Joseph Printing. Chair, CAA the end of the campaign. Saskatchewan Maintenance of the 160,000 kilo- Board of Directors

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School Safety ON PATROL Patrol Safety Jam

THE CAA SASKATCHEWAN School Safety Patrol Jamboree will take place May 5 to 7 in Regina. The jam-packed event will feature tours of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, RCMP Heritage Centre and Saskatchewan Science Centre, as well as activities such as swimming, bowling and more. The Jamboree recognizes young patrollers and the volunteer work they do during the school year to AWATZKY promote pedestrian and tra c safety. All provincial patrollers and chaperones can attend. Registration, costs and details at caask.ca/patrollers JEFFREY S

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7-9_SK_01_Insider_News.indd 7 1/26/16 3:42:18 PM AWARDS VOTE NOW Cheers Cast Your Ballot to Seniors CAA Saskatchewan is proud to once again partner with the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (skseniors mechanism.ca) for 2016’s Celebrating Seniors Snowbirds anandd Volunteer Awards. travellers can still vote Submit nominations in the April 4 provincial election. Download for the awards, which acknowledge the time the Absentee CAR CARE Voter application and commitment seniors at elections.sk.ca/ give to volunteering. votebymail, then mail Send Your Auto to AARS R/SHUTTERSTOCK or email the completed When your vehicle needs For service, call to make form to Elections servicing, look for a an appointment, identi- Saskatchewan, along garage with the Approved fying yourself as a CAA with a copy of your Auto Repair Service Saskatchewan Member. ID and signed (AARS) logo. CAA Present your member- declaration. Your Saskatchewan has a wide ship card when you drop voting kit will be sent to the address network of AARS facilities o your vehicle. AARS you provide. On that have been inspected, garages across North election day, mark evaluated and approved America provide a 20,000 your ballot and mail by CAA’s personnel. The kilometre/one year recip- Left to right: Robert Wuschenny, it back, ensuring it’s garages guarantee qual- rocal warranty on all President, Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism; 2015 Heritage & postmarked by 8 p.m. ity service and will accept replaced parts and labour. Culture Award recipient Jean CAA as the arbitrator in a Allen, Swift Current; Fred Titanich, President & CEO, complaint or dispute. caask.ca/AARS CAA Saskatchewan

both have savings for Great CAA Members this winter. EsCAApes The Elk Ridge is o ering A heartfelt gift 20 percent o best available room rates, plus THE PROOF IS IN: The sur- complimentary breakfast est way to your partner’s for two and late check- heart on Valentine’s Day out. The Saskatoon Inn is is through travel. New giving 10 percent o the research commissioned best available room rate by the U.S. Travel Associ- and in the dining room. ation (ustravel.org) found Travelling helps keep that couples that travel your ticker healthy too, together are more satisﬁ ed says the U.S. Travel with their relationships. a staycation can bring compared with only 15 Association. An annual Indeed, 83 percent of cou- couples closer together. percent of people who vacation can cut a person’s ples that travel together According to the study, prefer gifts like jewellery. risk of heart attack by 50 say the romance is still a weekend getaway was Some options: Elk Ridge percent, and a holiday of alive in their relationship. more likely than a gift to Resort (elkridgeresort. just one or two days brings While a week in Paris is spark romance in nearly com) and the Saskatoon down blood pressure, heart

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Treasures of the Incas Trace the Incan Empire from Peru’s pulsat- ing capital, Lima, to the mist-cloaked Andes Mountains and Lake Titicaca, South America’s largest lake. CAA Members receive a $150 Visa gift card (one per person) as well as 24/7 Member Care and our Best Price Guarantee. (CAA Vacations tour is Q&A operated by Insight Vacations.) Departs Feb.-Dec., 2016; Making the most of Machu Picchu Feb.-April, 2017 CAA Travel Consultant Sarah Vogel gives us a peek at Peru Peru: Ancient Land of Mysteries SARAH VOGEL, CAA Travel Consultant and can have any number of families stay- Discover Peru’s from the CAA Regina South Store, went ing on them. The one I visited was eight archaeological on an adventure of a lifetime last year to years old and had fi ve families living on it. treasures as you travel Peru with G Adventures. She had always I stayed at G Lodge Amazon, which is in domed cars on the wanted to visit Peru, walk the Inca Trail open to the elements. There was no elec- famed Machu Picchu and see the wonders of Machu Picchu. tricity so we used candles for light. During train through the the day there were hikes in the jungle to see soaring Andes. Learn Is this a trip for anyone? monkeys, birds, capybara and lots of creepy traditional handicrafts or savour a culinary With G Adventures you choose your com- crawlies like spiders and caterpillars—and demonstration at your fort and activity level. I chose to hike every mosquitoes! But being from Saskatchewan, luxury hotel at the day and spend a few nights with a group I’m used to those. One night we went cai- base of Machu Picchu. of others, sleeping in tents on the moun- man spotting. The Lodge was very relaxing. CAA Members save up tain. I love the outdoors and am physi- to $200 per person on cally active. The combination of the high What was the highlight of your trip? some 2016 departures, altitude and steep trails pushed me to my Machu Picchu. Words cannot describe plus an additional $50 limits but I loved every minute of it. how amazing a place it is—it is truly savings per person. impressive. The ruins of this ancient (Tour is operated by What else did you do? civilization, overgrown with vines, have CAA Member Choice I got a chance to enjoy the local culture been carefully rebuilt so visitors can Vacations.) Departs Feb.-Nov., 2016; and food. At Lake Titicaca, I did a home see how the Incas once lived. There is Jan.-April, 2017 stay with a host family and helped them a mystery around who actually lived with their daily chores. In one humble there and the signifi cance of the temples, To book with CAA: town square I enjoyed a memorable lunch fountains and sundials. The handmade Call a CAA Travel of quinoa soup, rice, vegetables, trout and and hand-laid stones fi t so tightly together Consultant at 1 800 the freshest mint tea I have ever tasted. and so strategically, it is a wonder the 564 6222 or visit I also visited the fl oating islands of Uros. structures were built so long ago. Machu caask.ca/travel These islands are made entirely of reefs Picchu is defi nitely worth exploring.

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Towering mountains, massive icebergs, rainforests as far as the eye can see, not to mention whales, seals and seabirds—you’re not in Saskatchewan anymore. An Alaska Float cruise may not send down the you home with a gor- Danube geous tan, but you’ll have lasting mem- A cruise down the Danube ories of some of the River is like a good most beautiful—and Hungarian goulash: well- pristine—scenery seasoned and never boring. on Earth. And when Europe’s second-longest you’ve had your fi ll river starts in Germany and of gorgeous views fl ows through Central and from the water, land Eastern Europe, including adventures await such old-world gems as in northern towns Linz, Krems, Vienna, along the way. Can Bratislava and Budapest— WestWorld Tours is your ticket to the world. For details on you say Sitka? Ket- these watery adventures go to westworldtours.com where you can get your fi ll

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Want Feel the 5 More? magic Victoria in spring The blossoms arrive of Haida early in Victoria, Gwaii which boasts one of the warmest climates O Canada’s northwest in Canada. West- coast, between land and World Tours’ last- the “abysmal depths of the chance tours take ocean,” as the Haida people place April 18-29 or describe it, lies an archi- April 25-May 6. pelago formerly called the Alaska and Queen Charlotte Islands. Yukon by coach The region was renamed See the best of the Haida Gwaii in 2010, after than half its population. as “soul.” Whatever it is, the north on WestWorld’s the First Nations peo- The sea-bashed, rainfor- place is worth visiting for three-week coach ple who have lived there ested and remote islands the totems alone, which are tour, from June 15- since time immemorial have a somewhat mystical slowly decaying and being July 4. A two-week and still make up more feel, which some describe reclaimed by the earth. itinerary is also available: June 19-July 2 or June 30-July 13.

Alaska and Yukon cruise See it all by land and Watch sea. A coach tour Churchill’s takes you through northern B.C., the second- Yukon and Alaska. most famous Then in Anchorage, board a cruise to animal Vancouver. Departs June 19-July 8.

Black Hills by coach The Black Hills of South Dakota, home to icons Wild Bill Hickok, Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore, is one of National Geographic’s ultimate road trips. Book this WestWorld Coach See the sea in Classic from July 3-8. Newfoundland and Most people know Churchill, Manitoba is the Annual Jays jaunt Labrador Here’s hoping the polar bear capital of the boys of summer will Few places and people cheer by the famously fun world. But it is also one of be even better than in Canada are as ruled eastcoasters is in complete the best spots to see beluga they were last year. by the waters as they are harmony with the wildly whales. Thousands of Join a group of Blue in Newfoundland and unpredictable weather and boisterous belugas gather Jays fans and hit the Labrador. Once you’ve sea. All of which makes in the warmer waters of the road to catch a fall been here you’ll understand for rollicking good times, Churchill River after the series. Sept. 18-23. that the sudden outbursts when you never know thaw, where they put on a

(SWIMMER) JERRY KOBALENKO/GETTY; (CLIFFS) WILDNERDPIX/ISTOCK; (WHALES) GRAMBO PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY WILDNERDPIX/ISTOCK; (CLIFFS) KOBALENKO/GETTY; JERRY (SWIMMER) of merrymaking and what’s coming next. whale of a show.

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THE MIGHTY Mekong Experience the sights, sounds and tastes of Cambodia and Vietnam along the Mekong River

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM McCULLOCH

IN THE SHAPE-SHIFTING LANDS of Cambodia and Vietnam, nothing is as it seems. I am reminded of this fact as I search for the cruise ship AmaLotus, my home away from home as I explore the Mekong River. I discover that a lake has moved and a day’s road trip is needed to reach the mooring place. So begins my enchanting odyssey. From top: Monks In the dry season, the Tonle Sap behaves like a regular strolling in Oudong, lake. But during the fl ood season (June to October), many decorative gate in Phnom Penh, of the tributaries of the Mekong River reverse their fl ow, AmaLotus sets sail including the channel into Tonle Sap, swelling the lake as along the Mekong much as sixfold, approaching the size of Lake Ontario. It swallows surrounding villages, transforming them into islands, and irrigates the tessellated rice paddies through which we now drive. The bus stops briefl y at Skun, a lake- side market riotous with plump and glossy tropical fruit. On closer inspection, what look like piles of roasted nuts turn out to be fried tarantulas, silkworms and water bugs, all local Cambodian delicacies. »

28-33_SK_01_Features_Cambodia.indd 29 1/25/16 11:48:22 AM AT THE RISK OF BECOMING AN INFAMOUS GLUTTON, I DISREGARD THE MORE FAMILIAR WESTERN MENU IN FAVOUR OF DOUBLE HELPINGS OF Above: Tarantula is CAMBODIAN FARE served at Skun market. Left: Cambodian pancake aboard the AmaLotus

Armed with my unusual snacks, I board over 280 kilograms, and freshwater AmaWaterways’ AmaLotus under a cotton stingrays as big as Persian carpets move candy sunset and begin my voyage, from silently in the murky waters. Prek K’Dam in Cambodia to Cai Be near Ho As the white-hot day cools to a peach- See it! Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam. coloured dusk, I follow our narrow gangway Connect with an The ship, while shallow in draft, is a touch onto the banks of the silversmithing experienced CAA under 100 metres long and was custom built village of Koh Chen, where our group Travel Consultant to to navigate the Mekong. All the luxury ame- ambles along a main road buzzing with kids plan this once-in-a- nities are here, including a pool, a roomy bearing trays of silver jewellery. The tap- lifetime experience sundeck, a spa and a bar manned by attentive tap of the silversmith’s hammer and wheeze waitsta . Down below, the porthole window of the bellows provide a percussive sound- Vietnam, Cambodia & the Riches of the in my cabin has the pleasing e ect of turning track for my every step. When we reach the Mekong every passing river scene into a snow-globe- school, the teacher invites our group in and (AmaWaterways) like diorama. the children burst into traditional song. 16-day cruise and The following morning, my snow globe They ask us to reciprocate, so we reduce land journey reveals we’re moored midstream among them to hysterics with an especially tuneless Departs August 6, 2016 fl oating water hyacinths. I arrive on deck rendition of “The Wheels on the Bus.” just in time for my tour group to be called, The next day, our group is tempted to Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & and we literally dance out the door to the hone our newfound a cappella skills as The Mekong sounds of Pharrell’s “Happy” (a disembarka- our bus trundles along the bustling streets (Uniworld) tion tradition that would only get sillier in towards Oudong, Cambodia’s former capital 15-day cruise and the coming days). city. The landscape was once fi lled with land journey I meet our guide, Buntha, who takes us on hundreds of temples like the Vipassana Departs September 4, 2016 a small motorized boat bound for Kampong Dhura monastery, which stands proud like Vietnam, Cambodia Chhnang, a village with no fi xed address. It a golden thistle among the low green hills. & the Riches of the fl oats at the southern end of the Tonle Sap, Beyond the tall gates, I follow the multi- Mekong moving with the lake’s enormous ebb and headed serpent balustrade up the stairs to (AmaWaterways) fl ow. Many villagers are descendants of the shrine and leave my shoes at the door. 16-day cruise and the Vietnamese army, which invaded Thick carpets pad the fl oor underfoot. land journey Cambodia in 1978 to prevent the ongoing A monk showers our congregation with Departing October 18, 2016 Khmer Rouge border attacks. They traded frangipani petals and chants a blessing Itinerary by you guns for nets and became fi shermen, before he heads o to join the others for a Contact a CAA Travel permanently adrift on what appears to simple lunch. I trail along, revelling in the Consultant to plan your be a bamboo space station. Each house is beauty of orange-robed monks receiving rice unique adventure! built on a fi sh cage fi ve metres tall that, from white-clad nuns against a backdrop of when full, contains tons of market-ready golden pagodas. For more details: live fi sh, and everything from fl oating pig Back on the AmaLotus I enjoy another caask.ca/travel or call farms to churches and schools are nearby. one of Cambodia’s extraordinary gifts to 1 800 564 6222 The underwater world is equally intriguing: the world: its food. My lunch, bánh xèo, is a Beneath us, giant catfi sh, some weighing savoury Cambodian pancake fi lled with pork »

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Travellers Scott and Violet Meekma from Saskatoon have had their eye on the Mekong for a while. After booking a European river cruise with CAA Travel, they were ready to test their sea legs again. They planned their adventure with CAA Travel Con- sultant, Cynthia Wong. “By letting a professional handle the details,” says Violet, “we were able to explore many places in Cambodia and Vietnam, completely stress-free.”

Their “Memories of Cambodia” itinerary included a tuk-tuk tour of Phnom Penh and a visit to memorials of the Cambodian genocide. “We plan to go on another river cruise soon,” adds Violet. “And when we do, we will deﬁ nitely call Cynthia to take care of the details!”

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and bean sprouts and decadently garnished with live ﬁ sh and crusty baguettes, all sold by with mint and basil. From then on—and at vendors wearing brightly patterned áo bà the risk of becoming an infamous glutton—I ba (pajamas). disregard the more familiar Western menu in My destination the next day is the Royal favour of double helpings of Cambodian fare. Palace, the very essence of Cambodian

Glimmering The following morning, we tie up in the imperial wealth. In the Silver Pagoda, the streetside treasures chaotic metropolis of Phnom Penh, where I thick carpets have been peeled back to in Phnom Penh wander the labyrinthine streets lined with reveal silver ﬂ oor tiles. I walk past Buddhas French Colonial buildings and curvaceous made of gold and diamonds, each one more art deco apartments. Jagged sunbeams illu- extravagant than the last, then exit onto the minate gold Buddhas tucked away in dark streets humming with hawkers and mopeds. corners, and it strikes me that Phnom Penh At times, Cambodia can seem like a coun- is a place where there’s no such thing as too try entirely populated by children and, sadly, much ornamentation—who says you can’t there is some truth to this observation. have fairy lights and gold leaf on a Buddha? Between 1975 and 1978, Pol Pot’s Khmer I return via the Central Market and quickly Rouge was responsible for the deaths of lose myself in the frenetic lanes abundant about one-quarter of the population. Our

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28-33_SK_01_Features_Cambodia.indd 32 1/25/16 11:49:20 AM guide, Buntha, counts his own family among them, so it is especially touching to hear him tell his harrowing story in the courtyard of S21—a former school- turned-detention centre that is now a genocide museum. (Hardly any detain- ees survived.) I solemnly tour a gallery of victim photos, every few minutes returning to the shade of a frangipani tree to allow my senses the respite of something beautiful. Our sombre group continues on to the Cheung Ek killing fi eld, a half-hour drive away, where a tower of skulls looms over mass graves. After a quiet dinner back on board the AmaLotus, we are especially grate- ful for the lighthearted entertainment provided by a troupe of costumed children who regale us with traditional dances. They prance and frolic, mimick- ing monkeys and deer, and we applaud enthusiastically at the spectacle. Some distance downstream, we fl oat into Vietnam. It happens gradually, almost imperceptibly. After crossing into Vietnam, the Mekong becomes busier, and in the villages fi rm hand- shakes replace the gentle bow. Cultur- ally and historically, Cambodia (along with Thailand and Laos) has a strong Indian infl uence, whereas Vietnam has more of a Chinese infl uence. They form part of Indochina, the Southeast Asia region that also includes Laos, Malyasia, Myanmar and Thailand. Downstream in Cai Be, there is a Gothic cathedral to o er spiritual cleansing, and later, after a short walk, we receive a biblical cleansing in the form of a torrential downpour that causes us all to seek shelter in a sweets factory. Rather conveniently, it is also a stop on the tour. I watch with amaze- ment at rice being pu ed to perfection with hot sand, and marvel at a scene of a young woman making caramel sauce. She’s wearing a jade-green dress and tending a golden fi re fed by coconut husks—in all her fi nery, she resembles a Tretchiko painting. Another woman calls me over and o ers me a tipple from a glass thim- ble. I gamely try it. It’s rough, like bad tequila. She points to the bottle from which it came—it contains a dozen venomous snakes. But just like sailing the waters of the Tonle Sap, it’s exhil- arating to go with the fl ow. When she o ers me another, I don’t refuse.

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43_SK_01_Weekender_Door.indd 43 1/25/16 11:08:32 AM Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area

Ode to Old Man on His Back The conservation area is pure prairie, where even the bu alo still roam

BY BILL ARMSTRONG

VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS come for giving the bison (a.k.a. bu alo) Baird’s sparrows and Sprague’s pipits. the bison, which have grazed this more than enough space to roam. How the OMB came to be—and how semi-arid swath of the prairies for the bison came to roam here again—is centuries. Hunted almost to extinction Birth of OMB mostly due to Peter and Sharon Butala, more than a century ago, the Old Man As large as the OMB is, it is only a farmers who owned the property and on His Back Prairie and Heritage remnant of the vast sea of grass that turned it over to Nature Conservancy Conservation Area (called OMB, for once covered parts of two provinces Canada (NCC) when they retired short) in southwestern Saskatchewan and ﬁ ve states. Much of this prai- in 2001. The couple had raised cat- is one of the few remaining places rie was broken up for farmland but tle here, but left the grassland as is— on Earth where visitors can still some native prairie remained. It is and wanted it kept that way. Thanks spot bison roaming the plains. That ideal habitat for large animals such to them, it is one of the best remain- is, if they are lucky. The OMB is a as cattle, bison, deer and pronghorn ing examples of mixed-grass prairie working ranch and conservation antelope, as well as coyotes, fox, bad- ecosystem. The NCC has undertaken area that encompasses more than gers, ﬁ eld mice, snakes and grass- several large projects at OMB, includ- 13,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie, land birds such as hawks, longspurs, ing re-introducing 50 plains bison

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44-45_SK_01_Weekender_Old_Man_On_Back.indd 44 1/26/16 12:49:33 PM calves from Elk Island National Park Stargazing in the in 2003, re-seeding about 900 acres big prairie sky over with native grasses and wildﬂ owers the OMB and building an Interpretive Centre.

Volunteers needed Recognizing that others share a love of conservation, every summer and fall the NCC invites volunteers to spend a day or a weekend helping out. Late last summer, I was one of 24 volunteers and a half-dozen NCC sta participating in the annual Conservation Week- end at OMB. NCC provides meals, the to-do list and space to set up tents or RVs. Volunteers supply the sweat, the sunscreen and the camaraderie. By the end of the fi rst afternoon we had rebuilt a fi re pit behind the Interpretive Centre, planted shrubs in front of it, repaired one hawk nest, erected another, capped an uncounted number of hol- low metal fence posts to The prevent small birds from Essentials falling into them, and con- ducted a bio-blitz on a Getting there Old Man on His Back fi eld north of the Inter- Prairie and Heritage pretive Centre. A bio- The OMB: 13,000 acres of rolling plains Conservation Area blitz? This is the process and a working ranch is in southwestern of documenting all signs Saskatchewan, near of natural and man-made the Montana border. activity on a specifi c piece of land. This important for people to walk the land, The Interpretive Centre includes trying to determine if shal- so they can feel it, smell it,” says Mark is open weekends low depressions on the surface are Wartman, NCC’s regional vice-presi- from mid-May to late ATV trails or seasonal watercourses. dent. “We want people to experience September. To arrange It’s also an up-close examination of this unique natural environment.” a weekday visit, call 306 296 4908 or 306 dozens of holes in the ground dug 296 2077. by gophers and other critters. Where the bison roam We were told that in one afternoon The bison were playing hard-to-get Where to stay we completed what would have taken this weekend, the herd grazing in a Try camping or other about 15 days of sta time. In other distant pasture accessible only by options, such as South words, we had earned our supper. “It’s horse or ATV. All was not lost, how- Country Inn, Consul ever, thanks to a curious bit of bison Hotel, Frontier Motel behaviour. Elderly bulls are shunned, and Restaurant or kicked out of the herd in favour of Gilbertson House B&B. younger, more virile males. When my car topped a small rise on my way to CAA Members save the Interpretive Centre on my last 10% at participating day, I came nose-to-nose with a sol- locations with the itary elderly bull, his mouth full of Saskatchewan Bed and grass. I snapped away with my cam- Breakfast Association: era while the magnifi cent beast kept caask.ca/bed-and- a wary eye on me as he crossed the breakfasts

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LIKE MANY PRAIRIE TOWNS, Indian Head experienced as “talkies” hit the prairies, the Opera House was a turn-of-the-century boom thanks to the Canadian converted to a cinema. But the building lost its Paciﬁ c Railway. By 1902, settlers, farmers and lustre over the years, and was headed for the investors had poured into the newly incorporated town dustbin of history when it was purchased by a local by train, making it one of the world’s largest shipping community group in 2014 and reborn as The Grand points for wheat. Such a prosperous community Theatre (grandtheatre1904.com). It’s alive once needed certain amenities to entertain visitors, so in again with theatrical performances, movies and 1904, the Opera House at Indian Head opened its concerts. Check out the tribute play Ring of Fire: doors. For years, it was the only venue for live theatre The Music of Johnny Cash, which takes the stage between Winnipeg and Vancouver. In the late 1930s, March 5. —Deborah Stokes CAREY SHAW

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