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Michelle Stapleton, 25, was selected to attend the inaugural Hockey Canada Level V officiating seminar for females and is the first Saskatchewan female to achieve the title.

Michelle Stapleton is one of seven in the country with the title. Men have been at that echelon for years, but she is one of an elite team of women who will pave the way for others.

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Kim Fleischhaker owns CrossFit Regina, and coaches the sport to more than 250 members. Photo by Taylor Rattray.

CrossFit can be dangerous, Kim Fleischhaker admits; but so are everyday activities. The tall blonde proudly displayed a bruised set of fingers, with the nail of one index finger in the black stage that comes before you lose it. The injury happened not during a workout, but when she dropped a metal plate and her fingers caught it between the weight and the floor.

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Sylvianne Poirier playing rugby

Growing up in Redvers, Sask., Sylvianne Poirier played volleyball and basketball, figure skated, ran cross-country and competed in track and field events. She was a very active kid but there was always one sport she wanted to try.

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For Gary Brotzel, president of the Regina Red Sox, the team’s annual dinner and auction is a reminder the Western Major Baseball League season is just around the corner. Photo by Colton Hordichuk.

You wouldn’t expect the president of a sports organization to billet players out of their own house or fund the team out of their own pocket.

 

That’s not the case with Gary Brotzel.

 

Both himself and Bernie Eiswerth have been paramount in ensuring the success of the Regina Red Sox baseball team ever since the organization came to be in 2005.

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Tim Rogers will see his concept come to life this May, when he and his business partners—Judd Stachoski and Joel Williams—open The Capitol, a 1920s styled jazz bar served with modern elements. 

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