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Kiddies nowadays are used to seeing cartoon animals dressed like people, and doing all the things people do. This is called anthropomorphism. There are varying degrees of attributing human qualities to other creatures – they may talk, like the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood, but still behave like their natural selves, or they may go all the way and walk around on their hind legs like Mickey Mouse, or drive cars and live in a world occupied by their own species like the Berenstain Bears. There is no antonym for anthropomorphism in any thesaurus. I find this strange, for in my experience people often behave like animals. I have been run over – literally – by a line-up of people in a bus depot when the departure gate was changed. I was unfortunate enough to be near the back of the line-up when everybody turned around and surged the other way, knocking me down in the process. When the stampede was over, I picked myself up, went back home, soaked in a hot bath and went to bed. Not much later, I had a similar experience after a snowstorm. When traffic moved again, I was pushed into the high step of one of Toronto’s old streetcars and ended up with
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a gashed leg. I went back home that time too, consoling myself with visions of people going over a cliff like at Buffalo Jump. The Three Little Kittens are often a child’s first introduction to anthropomorphism. Tiny tots probably don’t even notice that there is no daddy in the story, but in today’s free love culture single parent families, especially when that parent is a teenaged mother, are all too common. There are probably many more examples of humans behaving like other life forms, but the species I identify with are birds and rodents. Crows, bowerbirds and pack rats can’t resist collecting stuff they have no practical use for, just like me. There really should be an antonym for anthropomorphism. Martha can be reached at marmor@shaw.ca or check out her new website online at www.marthamorgan.ca
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Changes to cottage fees in Provincial Parks The 2,162 cottage owners in Saskatchewan’s provincial parks will soon see changes to the lease fees for cottage lots in the parks. Thirty-two per cent of cottage owners will see their lease fees increase by $300 or more a year. Fee increases will be staged in maximum $300 annual increments and capped at $1200. Sixty-eight per cent of cottage owners will see fee increases of less than $300 while some will see a fee decrease. Cottage owners in provincial parks pay two types of fees: land lease fees and direct service fees. The new land lease fee structure was determined through consultations with the executive of the Saskatchewan Provincial Parks Cabin Owners’ Association (SPPCOA). The new fee structure uses a recent assessment value of the cottage lots within provincial parks. The individual impact on cottage owners will vary based on the value of the land. Meanwhile, direct services fees are also being updated. While some of these fees will increase in certain parks, overall they will be slightly less than in 2009. Direct service fees are cost-recovery fees that vary from park to park and reflect the cost of services provided to cottage owners, ensuring that taxpayers are not subsidizing services to cottage owners.
Hantavirus case reported A case of hantavirus infection has been reported in West Central Saskatchewan. There have been 20 cases of Hantavirus reported in Saskatchewan since 1994, including four cases in 2004, one case in 2008 and one case so far in 2010. “Even though there have been only a small number of cases of Hantavirus in Saskatchewan, it is important to take the necessary precautions,” Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab said. “Hantavirus can be a serious and potentially fatal illness. It begins with flu-like symptoms and can progress very quickly into severe lung infection and shortness of breath.” Humans are most often exposed to the virus by breathing in air particles contaminated by deer mouse saliva, urine or droppings containing infectious hantaviruses. Hantavirus infection be-
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Homebuilders ask for extension The Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Homebuilders Association is asking the Federal government to extend the deadline for economic stimulus projects to be completed. The association says adverse weather on the prairies has delayed many projects. “The Association will be appealing to the Federal Government to extend the economic stimulus deadline in order to accommodate for unforeseen weather conditions during the 2010 building season,” states Alan Thomarat, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, Saskatchewan. “Growing pressure to deliver projects funded through this stimulus program before the deadline
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dential construction industry,” Thomarat added. Total housing starts for the province for the month of July grew from 197 units in 2009 to 342 units in 2010, representing an increase of over 73 percent. Year-to-date, total housing starts in the province rose from 906 units in 2009 to 1,847 units in 2010. Municipalities throughout the province such as Lloydminster, Prince Albert, Estevan and the Battlefords are also benefitting from this upward trend. The Canadian Home Builders’Association says it believes that government and industry must continue to work together to fill the need for appropriate and attainable housing today and for the long-term.
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