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Thursday, January 22, 2015 - Volume 17, Number 49
New Caterpillar grader for city fleet By N-R staff The City unveiled the latest addition to its snow removal fleet January 15. The $340,000 Caterpillar grader, modified for snow removal and winter road maintenance will save money and be good for the environment, said Mayor Bob Maloney during a press conference January 15. John Oranchuk, the City’s fleet operations manager explained that the new engine in the machine emits near-zero levels of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen which even exceeds the 2014 regulatory standard. Stacey Wiebe, a heavy construction sales specialist for Caterpillar, explained the company has achieved this in two ways. First is the engine itself. With precision injection timing and increased pressures, the new generation power plants maximize fuel burn efficiency. The company claims this not only reduces fuel costs and protects the environment, but
JOHN ORANCHUK, the City’s fleet operations manager, explains the emissions reductions achieved by buying a new Caterpillar grader to reporters on January 15.
enhances power, performance and reliability and reduces maintenance. The second stage of reducing emissions is after treatment technology that further cleans the exhaust by converting oxides of nitrogen to nitrogen and water and filtering remaining particulates. All of this is good news, according to the mayor, who pointed out just how much city equipment has to work in the winter. “It takes five days, in 24-hour shifts, to complete one round of snow removal across the city and each removal can cost $75,000 depending on the snow fall,” he said. Maloney also used the opportunity to try to raise awareness about potential flood threats. “Residents are reminded not to push snow from residential or commercial property onto city land or into drainage ditches as it leads to increasing spring drainage problems,” he said.
A musical journey with Ensemble Caprice By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Ensemble Caprice is going to take you on a journey. The group, celebrating its 25th year in 2015, is coming to Yorkton, telling the story of people immigrating to South America from Spain through music with Salsa Baroque. Matthias Maute, artistic director for Ensemble Caprice, says that while people have a particular vision of what baroque music is, the Spanish and Latin American influences, and in particular the intricate rhythms, gives the sound a different feel from most baroque music.
“It has been a discovery to delve into unknown repertoire and realize that in South America you had a blend of different cultures. European cultures with Spanish and Italian music, but mostly Spanish. “All the First Nations had their own music which we feature, and a particular blend when composers arrived from Europe, took texts of lyrics in an Indian dialect, and wrote European style music on that, so that’s another blend. “There’s also the sad story of African slaves, who were forced to work in the silver mines and perished in the thousands, who brought their own rhythms and their
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own music... “There is that tragic background when one people invades the territory of another people, but from a musical point of view, there’s at least one positive aspect. Music tends to adapt to other cultures and create new culture.” The program tells the story of immigration, from departure to arrival, and Maute says that it was something they saw fit with the selections while they were recording. They realized that while they didn’t intend to tell a story with their selections, a narrative began to form between the
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ENSEMBLE CAPRICE will take audiences on a trip from Spain to South America with their Salsa Baroque program. The group will be in Yorkton on January 27.
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