Volume 40 issue 4
Thank You! Cathedral Village Arts Festival Shines On!
photo by Gail Chin
by Margaret Bessai and Barbara Tomporowski Thank you everyone! Our 27th annual CVAF celebration of community and creativity this May was a wonderful week and a great way to start our summer. As your CVAF 2018 planning committee chairs, we’d like to thank everyone who volunteered, created, and participated! Immense thanks to each of our community partners and sponsors and to everyone who donated: your contributions helped make this year’s festival a success. As part of our wrap up for CVAF 2018, we are pleased to announce that the winner of the 50/50 fundraising raffle is Christine with ticket #0641. For this year’s festival, we chose the theme, “Expect the Unexpected” as an invitation to try new things, to welcome new programming partners, and to welcome change into our event planning. This theme
also encouraged our planning committee to be creative and to pull together when our plans were challenged by weather and other circumstances. As you may know, our festival administrator unexpectedly broke her foot and needed to take some time off. We rallied, and CVAF events ran smoothly day and night for the entire festival. (Happy to report Deb is feeling better each day!) This year the CVAF showcased creative work from over 800 participating artists, from professional to school-age. We enjoyed a terrific mix of events including culinary challenges, parades, poetry slams, dance workshops, plays, readings, concerts, art displays and more. Josh Goff and 11 Hooks created a new mural for 13th Avenue, and our signature event Saturday Street Fair saw 40,000 people attending. We had great weather—which turned out to be another unexpected challenge—as both the Kick-Off Parade and Picnic day and Saturday’s Street Fair saw temperatures
rise over 30 degrees, but as Saturday night’s music stages came to a close, spectacular thunder storms cooled things down again. Several of our artists and volunteers were interviewed by major media outlets throughout the week, and we were thrilled to see so much community participation in our public art workshops and social media. We’ve published our annual CVAF Comic Jam book online— check our website and Facebook for links. Thank you everyone for sharing your stories and festival photos, keep posting them—we love it! We hope you will join us as we plan for CVAF 2019, our 28th arts festival to be held next May 20-25th, 2019. During this year’s follow-up events, we have heard many suggestions for next year, such as bringing more fun to Street Fair with extra buskers and other performances, and enlarging the scope of Thursday Night’s latenight shopping events. Thank you as well for supporting our mandate
of diverse participation. From the bilingual theatre production by Theatre Oskana, to Indigenous poetry and music, Sound Art and an appearance from TAB, the mysterious creature from Wascana Lake—our festival truly brought our community together. Building on this inclusive foundation, for next year we are working in partnership with Listen to Dis’ Community arts on the theme of “The Light Within” which emphasizes our creative selves. Though our bodies and life circumstances may affect the way we participate in art and culture, these situations do not limit our identities; what we do is more important. In addition to our creative light, CVAF 2019 will also explore art forms that use light: lanterns, LED costumes, photography, projection, and film. If you have an idea, we’d love to hear it! Creative applications will open online this fall at: cvaf.ca We wish all our artists, volunteers, partners, and community members a restful and enjoyable summer, and look forward to working with you in the fall as planning goes into high gear for CVAF 2019! Dates to remember: Culture Days: September 28-30, 2018 Cathedral Village Arts Festival is partnering with Listen to Dis’ Community Arts and the Artesian on 13th to host: “Light Slam!” a weekend of workshops and events that will play with light, projections, light writing, and lanterns. Details coming soon! Cathedral Community Fundraiser Garage Sale: Saturday Sept 29, 2018 Declutter for a good cause! Call the office to donate: 306.569.8755
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The Village Voice is the official publication of the Cathedral Area Community Association (CACA) and is published every two months.
CONTRIBUTORS IN THIS ISSUE Adam Hicks Margaret Bessai Barbara Tomporowski Carla Beck Andrew Stevens Kate Smart Annabel Townsend Charity Marsh William Bessai-Saul
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July 2018
Adam Hicks - School Board Trustee
EDITOR/PRODUCTION Neil Adams
PHOTOGRAPHS BY Gail Chin Neil Adams Annabel Townsend Vicki Nelson
Village Voice
by Adam Hicks As we move into summer and say goodbye to another school year, many of our students will be walking into school after summer with a new name. The Davin School has been renamed to The Crescents School. On Tuesday, June 19th, the Regina Board of Education in which I represent you, voted to remove the name Davin. My decision was a
tough one and not taken lightly. There was nine months of conversations, meetings, discussions with our Indigenous Council, sorting and reading through all 1,379 survey responses, and general research. This decision was not taken lightly. I posted my speech on Facebook that outlined where my thoughts lay in the decision but wanted to highlight a couple points to explain my reason for voting towards reconciliation: “…Whether or not it was the intent of Davin, just the name and the report (Report on Industrial School for Indians and Halfbreeds), can be triggers for those that have been hurt through those actions before us. The Davin name represents that of a society that had become a bully. A bully that created pain and suffering for
thousands of Indigenous people across this country. For those of us that do not experienced those triggers like myself; can we not be caring and heartfelt for those that do….” “…The name of the school doesn’t define the amazing teachers, doesn’t define the students, the admin staff, the principal and … the community that exists within that building… There is a strong community that works extremely hard to support the children in our neighbourhood.” This has been a very difficult process; which it should be. Reconciliation is not easy. I wish to assure you that our School Division will continue working with the school community, parents, and the children to work on the implementation of these changes.
Ward 3 City Councillor Andrew Stevens
The opinions expressed in the Village Voice are not necessarily those of the Cathedral Area Community Association. The Village Voice welcomes all letters and submissions. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject and edit all submissions.
launch of a composting program as part of the 2019 budget. But we also need to be giving further thought to additional waste-toenergy projects, along with policies that address the production of waste in our city.
CACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At the time of writing a Regina Transit class trip program is heading to Council for approval and the downtown is scheduled to see the launch of a pay-by-phone parking system in late 2018. I’ll also be advancing a motion that would increase funding for the Community Investment Grants Program, which is a lifeline for hundreds of organizations that deliver an impressive array of services in the community.
PRESIDENT Brad Olson VICE PRESIDENT Cheryl Hymus-Fraser TREASURER Eagle Thom MEMBERS AT LARGE Alicia Baniulis Brian Fagan Chelsea Flook Adam Mills Cheryl Hymus-Fraser Michael Chmielewski Heather Franklin Nick Day Theresa Walter STAFF Linda Rattray Deb Jones The CACA is an elected group of 12 volunteers whose goal is to improve the neighbourhood in every way. The Board meets monthly at the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre Cathedral Area Community Association 2900 - 13th Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4T 1N7 Phone: (306) 569-8755 e-mail: caca@sasktel.net
by Andrew Stevens Summer kicked off to a great start with the annual Cathedral Area Village Festival in May. Festival goers were met with music, art, and beautiful weather all weekend long… with the exception of a few raindrops. Cathedral residents, and indeed the people of Regina, owe the festival organizers a great deal of thanks for their tireless commitment to putting on another amazing event.
Folk Fest is on the horizon and I’m looking forward to volunteering as part of the Environmental team. This event sets an important standard when it comes to diverting waste from the landfill. Speaking of garbage, Council votes on making permanent the bi-weekly garbage program in June. And, in October, a proposal to turn garbage into a utility – paid for through your “water” bill – will be considered. This comes as the City hints at the
The Adventures of Beardo
by William Bessai-Saul
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Friends and Neighbours - Carla Beck
photo by Neil Adams
by Carla Beck There is no surer sign of Spring in Cathedral than the annual Cathedral Village Arts Festival. This year we were gifted great weather to go along with the performances. I enjoyed the change to meet with so many of you over the week, from the kick-off barbeque and parade at Les Sherman Park, to the poetry slam at the Mercury, to the amazing-as-always street fair on Saturday. This volunteer led festival is a showcase for local artists and a showcase of our entire neighbourhood and it makes me feel proud every year. Special thank you to the festival co-chairs, the planning committee, and the team of volunteers that make this great thing happen year after year. Another sure sign of spring in Saskatchewan is the tabling of the provincial budget and the spring sitting of the Legislative Assembly. Our team had a busy spring session as we worked hard to hold the Sask. Party government accountable. With our new leader Ryan Meili, we focused on calling for change and leading Saskatchewan towards a better future for everyone; one with a strong economy and increased job opportunities. The budget came a little late this year due to the Sask Party leadership race and change of Premier. This would have been an opportune time for our new Premier to
take stock, and perhaps chart a new course for our province after the departure of Brad Wall. Unfortunately, this was not the case and we saw, although admittedly a less
“Rates of mortgages in arrears, bankruptcy, and unemployment have all climbed, and the number of people leaving our province for opportunity elsewhere has also climbed.” dramatic austerity budget than we did last year, nonetheless a budget that maintained the damage from last year and even introduced more cuts for the most vulnerable. Many of the bad choices the Sask Party has made in the past are catching up with Premier Moe and crew, and it is the people of Saskatchewan who continue to pay the price. Whether it is restaurateurs, those in the construction industry, or those in insurance struggling to make sense and deal with the impact of the applica-
tion of PST, without warning, to an array of goods; or it is those who rely on the Rental Supplement wondering what “change of circumstances” might render them ineligible for this program that makes rents a little more affordable, it is Saskatchewan people that are feeling the pinch. And there are increasing and alarming signs that the path that the Sask Party has taken is doing real damage to our province and our economy. Rates of mortgages in arrears, bankruptcy, and unemployment have all climbed, and the number of people leaving our province for opportunity elsewhere has also climbed. But instead of taking stock and noting that those provinces that were having a quicker recovery had not chosen austerity, but rather to invest in their citizens and their future—our new Premier and his government chose the same worn out path. Unfortunately, with the 2018/19 budget, we saw more of the same from the Sask. Party government. They did not come close to restoring the $54 million they cut from the education budget in the 2017/18 budget. This despite the fact that costs for Boards have continued to rise as have student population numbers, with an additional 2,700 students expected this fall. While “better than last year” can be said of this budget for education that is a terribly low bar by which to measure what we are doing for our students. And this level of underfunding simply cannot be maintained without impact to students, our whole education system, and our economy as a whole into the future. On the Capital side of education funding, there was some additional money for preventative maintenance that was welcomed by Boards, but no allocation for any new builds. There has also been a marked decline in transparency regarding the capital request list and prioritization on the part of the Ministry. This has made capital planning for Boards increasingly difficult and has had the net impact of forcing children to learn in schools like St. Pius X and Argyle School that, despite best efforts, are simply past repair and are crumbling, leaking, and falling apart. Aside from the issue of inadequacy in funding in education, another significant issue has been the relationship with those in the sector, a more specifically a very deeply felt lack of respect on the part of this government. The swearing in
of new Minister and Premier were met with some hope of improvement in this regard by some. And there have been some positive words about “listening” and having “conversations”, and some of these meetings have happened. What has not helped matters, is the fact that he Sask. Party government recently announced they won’t commit to fully funding teachers’ contracts. I am not sure what the Minister is playing at here, given the fact that the province is fully in charge of the purse strings in education, and I think that it signals a lack of respect for both teachers and the collective bargaining process. And this deeply concerns me because we saw how last year’s failure to fully fund teacher’s contracts impacted our schools, causing the $9 million dollar short-fall to fall on Boards. Without a reset of both the funding for education, and the relationships in education, I am afraid that we will continue to hear of a system under stress and Saskatchewan schools may once again have to cut teachers and support staff or make other tough choices about the supports and programming that student’s need. We will do all in our power to continue to hold the government to account. We will also continue to meet with the people of Saskatchewan, in all sectors, to forge a better vision for Saskatchewan. A vision of a province that is healthier, and where all can thrive and enjoy the beauty, resources, and abundance that Saskatchewan has on offer. With the spring session now over, I’m looking forward to getting out on the doorstep, attending events in our community, and getting around the province to hear Saskatchewan resident’s concerns. I look forward to seeing many of you this summer. Please don’t hesitate to call or drop by the office.
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8th Annual CVAF Rummage Sale
September 29th, 2018 The CVAF is seeking donations of gently used goods for our annual rummage sale. All proceeds will go towards the 2019 Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Your donations help to keep CVAF events free! Contact Linda at (306) 569-8755 or email caca@sasktel.net for possible pick-up No large furniture or applicances, please. All unsold items will be donated to local charities. Pick-up available
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Warren McCall
Carla Beck
306.352.2002
306.522.1333
MLA Regina Elphinstone Centre
2900 5th Ave. Regina, SK warren.mccall@sasktel.net
Building Together
July 2018
MLA Regina Lakeview
2824 13th Ave. Regina, SK reginalakeview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca
Building Together
THANKS TO ALL THE AMAZING LOCAL ARTISTS THAT DONATED THEIR WARES TO THE CATHEDRAL VILLAGE ARTS FESTIVAL’S VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY!! Pika & Bear MariDes Pottery A Craft Menagerie PixieWInkle Jewelry Exit C Attractions A Little Bit of This Prairie and Ivy Studio Extraordinary Light Fine Art Abstract Acrylic Paintings Prairie Creek Candles Photography Acacia Accessories Prairie Pastimes Fairy Godmother Creations Alexandra Bead House Prairie Sky School Fat Plant Farm Amber Rayne Design Queen City Belts & Buckles Five Luck Fingerboards Anne's Disco Gems Quicksilver Halo FLAT Clothing Aprons by Rhoderic Quirks & Twists Jewelry Folk and Fan Woodburning and Art Arcworks Creative Rainbows, Earth & Sea FourSquared Designs Art by Dana Reclaimed Creations Free Lense Photographic Art by Fiona Duffy Regina & Area Potters Guild G&M Art by Tanya Regina Little Theatre Greek Honey Puffs art of jacob kujaneck Regina Symphony Orchestra Groovy Mama Authentic African Related Inspirations Handcrafts Unlimited Backwood Photo Transfers Reverse Fold Origami Creations Happy Hour Creations Barn Angels Rocky Acres Orchards Heidi Berger Stained Glass BarnCat Designs Rogue Jewelry Designs Her Hands Her Heart Creative Studio Bath Bombs by CJ Roland Daum Hippo Pottery Beachy Bling & Things Rose Fishley Hoops & Things Beads for a Cause Roxanne Brown Jewellery Inner Beaute Beekind Rumancik Remedies ISOBEE Bellezza Moda Sacred Earth Soaps Jazzii Art Beyond Naturals Health & Body Sapphire Fresh Jewellery JDH Art Big Beaver Apparel Scenter Stage Bath & Body Jessup's General Store Black Sea Tattoo Products Jez Whimsical Creations Blue Jeans & Pearls Serendipity Bead Co Jillyn Kashuba BodyBlyss - Bath and Body Shades of Jay JL Artful Threads Bowtiful by Rindi Silver Renaissance JMCK Artworks Brain Short Slime Producers Jordan Uhlow Buffalo Stix Solid Oake Studios Just Gifts Soy Wax Creations Bum Bees Decor Sommer Love Herbs K & B Jewelry Busybee Crocheting Susan Alvarez Kattail Acres C & G Acrylics Swamp Fest Kerr Kreations by Maureen Caleighs Crystals t-quon fine arts Kid Doodle Design Carelebeads TFD Handmade Kim's Creations 2 Carolyn Harris TH Jewelry Kitty Mewes CAZ Designs The Atelier Knuckle Toes Designs Chaos Stitchery The Cookie Lady Lafontaine Cheertreats The Pottery Cellar Lake Girl Art Works Claire Essentials The PupCake Bakery Le Voila Boutique Colour Me Cushions The Scandinavian Sweethearts Living Off the Land Essentials Counios & Gane The Tit Store Longman Apiaries Creations by Michelle The Tree Lady Lorraine's Kitchen Creative Clothes for Dolls This & That Lucalou Creative Dot Three Pistols Mackenzie Bulych Creative Fixx Photography Tinhouse Design Madison Pascal Art Creative Fixx Woodcraft Tom Brown Creates Marlene's Toybox Creative Options Regina TW Miller Patio Stones Me + You Handmade Cristian Barreno Universal Energy Healing Meadow Fountain Art & Jewelry Custom Moccasins & Mitts VMJ Creations Melanie Mitchell Custom Outdoor Accents Walden Sweet Metal Majesty Handmade Jewelry & Dabble Diva wall flower designs Gifts Deadrock Designs Why It Art Missing Spoon Jewelry Debbie Lee Jewelry Designs Wild Things Mix Small Batch Granola Dino Kids Clothing With All Our heART artist Moonlight Drive Donna & Nichole's Creations collective My Card Driftwood Creek Designs Wood Flame Candles Mystery Girl Mosaics DriverWorks Ink Wooden Treasures Name Your Nuts Earth to Body Your Auntie's Panties Nellamore Jewelry Earthy Artisan Your Local Mermaid Nettie Ayres Earrings Eco-Friendly Jewelry Zee Bee Honey Originals by Sheila Existential Hippy Pottery Zephoria Designs Overspray Paintings Pauline Leippi Phorus Arts
Special Thanks to Rhonda from Universal Energy Healing for donating free back massages at the CVAF volunteer appreciation party!!
Custom built cabinets countertops & refacing Residential & Commercial
Rafe O’Conner
Office: 2364 Montague St 306-569-0163 306-591-4950 rafe@millworxcabinets.com millworxcabinets.com
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Summer Yoga
BEGINNER YOGA is for anyone as you work at your own pace and ability. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Three class times to choose from. Teacher: Terri Keith Summer Class Option 1: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:45 pm, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 14 (6 classes) Cost: $48 Summer Class Option 2: Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:15 pm, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 14 (6 classes) Cost: $48 Summer Class Option 3: Saturdays: 10:00 to 11:15 am, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4, 11 – Aug 19 (6 classes) Cost: $48 MYSORE ASHTANGA YOGA AND SELF PRACTICE ASHTANGA YOGA with Maureen Harrison and Arbely
Rubaclava Register with Lesley at farmerfarley73@yahoo.ca Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 6:00- 7:30 am, July 24- August 31 (no class Monday, August 6) Monday and Fridays are Self Practice Ashtanga Yoga- must get permission to practice in group Cost: $20 or free with Mysore Ashtanga Yoga, drop in: $5 Tuesdays and Thursdays are Mysore Ashtanga Yoga- some experience in Ashtanga is recommended/ beneficial. Cost: $78, drop-in: $13 Please register with the appropriate teacher. Terri Keith at terri@accesscomm. ca (Beginner Yoga) Lesley Farley at farmerfarley73@ yahoo.ca (all other yoga) All classes are held at the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre and are 18+ years.
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Nominate your Neighbour for a CACA gardening award!
by Kate Smart So many things make our neighbourhood a great place to live – the beautiful trees, the historic homes, the friendly people, and the walkability. Some Cathedral gardeners pour their hearts into their gardens, providing neighbours and passers-by with a beautiful floral show each year. Their labours of love enhance and beautify our community, and the Cathedral Area Community Association invites residents to “nominate a neighbour” for a gardening award. Anyone whose gardening prowess has been noticed will have their name entered in a draw for a $20 gift certificate to the Plant
Ranch. There will be one winner drawn per month from May to September! So nominate your neighbour by name and address, or just address if you’ve never met the gardener whose yard you admire! Happy gardening and happy strolling! Please send all nominations to caca@sasktel.net or call (306) 569-8755.
May Winner - 160 Connaught Cres. June Winner - 2279 Athol St.
Regina Public Library Summer Programs
Saskatchewan Safety Council
Mature Driver Refresher Course Date: Friday, Oct. 12th, 2018 Place: Cathedral Neighborhood Centre Craft Room Time: Cost:
2900 13th Avenue, Regina
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM FREE - Sponsored by: Saskatchewan Safety Council & Cathedral Area Community Association Registration is Required - Bring a Lunch
This completely FREE 6-hour Mature Driver Refresher Course is strictly informational and offered in a positive, open class environment. Participant driver’s licenses are not affected and there are no required examinations. The Mature Driver Refresher Course helps reinforce safe driving habits. It will increase your confidence when navigating Saskatchewan’s increasing city and highway traffic. It provides insight into how to adapt your driving habits based on the physical changes your body goes through as it matures. Some of the topics discussed in the course are: • Normal driving situations such as intersections, following distance and maintaining an open “gate” around your vehicle. • Hazardous driving environments such as skids, the head-on collision, hydroplaning, how to protect yourself while driving. • Traffic guidance such as sign recognition and pavement markings • Review of safety devices such as seat belts and air bags
There’s lots happening at the Regina Public Library this summer! Pick up a copy of our program guide, At the Library, visit our website at www.reginalibrary.ca, or contact your local branch for a full listing of programs. DROP-IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS AT CONNAUGHT BRANCH LIBRARY: • Entertainers - Tuesday mornings 10:30 am: July 17, 24, 31 and August 14 & 21. • School-Age Films - Wednesday afternoons 2-3:30 PM: July 4 – August 29.
• Medication awareness, vision and effective use of your eyes. Register with Linda Rattray 306-569-8755 or caca@sasktel.net @SkSafetyCouncil
/sasksafetycouncil
/company/saskatchewan-safety-council
www.sasksafety.org 1.855.280.7115
• Puppet Shows - Thursday mornings 10:30-11 am: July 5- August 2 and August 16. Seating is limited. Pick up your
free tickets at the branch 30 minutes before the program begins. SUMMER READING PROGRAMS Level Up! June 1- August 31, 2018 - For children ages 12 and under Pick up a Level Up! Log at any Branch. Record every 15 minutes spent reading, participating in free library programs or visiting educational sites like museums or art galleries. Collect a prize for your first four hours of activity and enter to win prizes for each additional level completed. Summer Reading Contest - For adults Visit www.reginalibrary.ca/soundsofsummerreading for details.
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The Sustainable Commuter Challenge
photo by Annabel Townsend
by Annabel Townsend June 3rd – 9th was the annual “Commuter Challenge”, organized in conjunction with the federal government’s Canadian Environment Week. Participants are encouraged to log every kilometre that they commuted using a sustainable method of transport: walking, cycling, taking public transit or even carpooling. It’s a friendly competition between provinces and cities. Saskatchewan did not do well. Although we did beat Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Prince Edward Island by quite a long way,
Manitoba was the clear winner with 5670 participants to our 195. Regina had more participants than Saskatoon (116 to 67 respectively), but the percent of participants out of the entire population still has several zeros in front of it. Why is that? I wonder... I participated, happily given that I commute by bike all year round anyway. In that week, I cycled just under 60km, burnt 1904 calories, and apparently saved 5.65 litres of fuel, meaning I avoided 12.35kg of C02 being emitted. Every little bit helps, I suppose. On the Friday, the last day of
How to Plan a Block Party
Commuter Week, I very nearly got hit by a car on my way to work through the southern end of Cathedral. A woman in an SUV (the single occupant of the car, as usual) drove right at me, I swerved and fell off my bike due to the gargantuan pothole next to me. I was fine, just shakey and pretty angry. Yes, I was wearing a helmet. Yes, I signalled and followed the road Yes, I was wearing bright clothing, and my bike is bright blue with yellow flowers round the front. You really can’t miss me, or so I thought. The driver was: • On the wrong side of the road (coming out of a cul de sac) • Not signalling • Not looking in the direction she pulled out of. She did look absolutely terrified, checked to see if I was OK and apologized profusely. And I was fine, so no real harm done. Of course, if there were actual bike lanes, I wouldn’t have to “share” the road with idiot careless driv-
Flux School of Human Movement- Ready or Not, Here We Go!!
After a decade of successfully operating in the Cathedral neighbourhood, Flux School of Human Movement is heading to their new location at 1100 Scarth Street in the Warehouse District.
photo by Annabel Townsend
by Kate Smart With summer officially here, it’s a great time to start planning a block party! Block parties are a fun way to meet and visit with your neighbours. A block party can be a simple event, with snacks, beverages and prairie friendliness, or it can be as elaborate as you want, with music, games and more! Block parties are not only fun, but also promote safety, community involvement, and a stronger sense of community. When neighbours know one another and where each other live, they are more comfortable asking for help in case of an emergency, working together on projects that enhance their neighbourhood, and looking out for one another. Research backs up the positive impact of block parties, so
it’s a great excuse for a memorable community celebration! To plan a block party on your residential street, a permit is required. To obtain a permit, a petition with signatures from 2/3s of the households on your street in support of the block party is needed. Applications must be received by the City a minimum of three weeks prior to the requested date of the block party. There is a cost of $30 to apply for a permit. Once a block party is approved, barricades will be dropped off and picked up by the City. For more information and block party applications, visit www.regina.ca/residents/licences/ apply-permit/block-party/. For help planning your event, the City of Lethbridge has an excellent Neighbourhood Block Party Planning Guide available online.
ers at all, or deal with crater-like potholes. This, to my mind, is what puts people off cycling in Regina. The roads are in a dreadful state if you have small tires. There is no cycling infrastructure suitable for commuting, and so you are forced to cycle on roads with all the other vehicles. A lot of drivers are dangerous – not necessarily because they are careless or even that aggressive, but because there are so few cyclists that drivers have never learned to look out for them properly, and most have never experienced what it is like to try and use the roads without the protection of a metal box to sit in. Cycling safely is not all about improving driver education, or making helmet use mandatory or posting warning signs about sharing the road. Although those things help, what is really needed is separated, protected bike lanes that cover areas where people actually need to go, that feel safe and secure. Then and only then can we expect to improve those Commuter Challenge statistics.
Darci Anderson and Charity Marsh are co-owners of Flux. “Although it’s bittersweet to be leaving our neighbourhood, we are excited about the expansion and having our entire movement school under one roof including an acre and half of outdoor space to play!” Flux began in Anderson and Marsh’s 200 sq ft, unheated garage on McTavish Street in 2008. Within a few months, they built a much bigger garage in order to keep up with the demand. In 2011, Marsh and Anderson moved into the building at 3424-13th Avenue; a few years later they also took over the corner building; and then in 2016 opened the Flux Parkour gym on McIntyre Street. Fast forward to 2018 and Flux is growing again. Flux’ new build-
ing will hold a 4,000 sq ft Parkour facility with an area specifically dedicated to our Monkeys (2-4 years), Porch Pups (5-7 years), and Big Dawgs (8-12 years); a 2,000 sq ft movement, mobility, and dance studio; a 4,000 sq ft area for Flux Training Streams, CrossFit, barbell, Olympic Weightlifting, strong woman/ men events, a spring floor for acrobatics training, café, meeting/ birthday party rooms, manual therapy rooms, and an acre and half of outdoor space to play. Flux will be running a number of workshops, kids’ circus and parkour camps, and events throughout the summer including our permaculture & urban gardening series with Jenine Demyen of Edible Landscapes on July 3, July 17 and July 31, which is open to the public. We hope that our Cathedral neighbours, family, and friends come visit us in our new home and stay tuned on our social media channels for our grand opening fall festival in September!
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The Cathedral Village Arts Festival would like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors and partners for their contributions to the 2018 Cathedral Village Arts Festival!
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
Local 446
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS Conexus Arts Centre
Creative City Centre
Nils Clausson
Sask Publishers Group
Vertigo Series
Community Partners Art Gallery of Regina Artesian on 13th Crown Shred &recycling Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre
Regina Public Library- Connaught Branch Regina Rowing CLub Regina Seniors Centre
St. Mary’s Anglican Church Unitarian Fellowship of Regina Westminister United Church Iannone’s Footwear and Shoe Clinic