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by Julia Dima
George Pierson likes puzzles. His wife, Kelly, says he always has. In the third wing of the dementia ward at Pioneer Village, George is staring intently at his new puzzle. It’s a wooden block map of Canada, with each province and territory a big wooden block piece, designed to teach kids what the country looks like.
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by Lauren Golosky
Apparently, next year there will be no wait list for people in Saskatchewan to get into Adult Basic Education (ABE). That was an objective undertaken in last year’s provincial budget, with an extra $1.5 million allocated for ABE programming.
While it is too soon to tell if the government’s promise will be met, there is still work to be done in eradicating the wait list.
Read more: Still waiting for no wait list for adult education
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- Written by Braden Dupuis
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by Braden Dupuis
Even if you have all the talent in the world, starting a band can be a difficult process.
“When you’re in a band, it’s like family,” said Regina musician Brendan Leary on a Saturday afternoon in his basement recording studio/jam space.
“It’s drama and everything, and you’ve got to try and commit and arrange. When you include all that it makes it difficult.”
Finding someone with musical chops comparable to your own is hard enough, Leary said.
Finding someone who you can stand to be around is even harder.
Read more: Social networking useful to musicians
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by Lauren Golosky
Offenders in Saskatchewan's federal prisons are making use of available education programs, according to Correctional Services Canada (CSC).
Especially Adult Basic Education (ABE), which has the highest enrollment in Canada's federal institutions. Approximately 40 per cent of federal inmates are enrolled in ABE programming.
Read more: Opportunities for skills subtracted behind bars
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- Written by Arielle Zerr
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By Arielle Zerr
From the outside it could be the rink of any small town in Saskatchewan. A white non-descript building with cars angled-parked outside. But inside is the celebration of nearly 75 years of hockey history. Inside it’s the home of the Grenfell Spitfires.
As soon as you walk in the door there is the unmistakable smell of rink burger and the place is a buzz. Fans that choose to stay inside where it’s warmer and watch through the glass talk idly about the team and the last game. About a dozen kids, some in Spitfires shirts and bunny hugs, are using their boots as goal posts and a balled up pair of socks as a puck to play their own hockey game. The sign above the door says “Home of the Spitfires, a proud tradition.”
Read more: The Fire in Grenfell
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