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NEWSLETTERof the Nutana Community Association

To contact the NCA, visit our web site: http://www.nutana.ca/

September 2013

NCA BOARD MEMBERSPresident Mike McKagueVice President Kathy SharmanSecretary Kacey Keene Treasurer Leah BrannenCivics Coordinators Mark Bobyn Marc PelletierNewsletter Editor Victoria NeufeldtWeb Site Coordinators Peter Siemens Denise EversenIndoor Coordinators Janet Jobe Linda Streifel Laura BishopOutdoor Coordinators Matt Shubert Jim SiemensOutdoor Soccer Coordinators Jessica Green Mike McKagueSocial Director Kacey KeeneCommunity Garden Liaison Mark BobynAdelle House Representative Victoria NeufeldtAlbert Community Centre Representative Grant WhitecrossMarr Residence Representative Garth CantrillBroadway Business Improvement District Representative David BarerDirectors at Large Jennifer Taylor Andrew Wallace Yvonne Mamer

Bring your Halloween jack-o’-lanterns to be lit up with provided tealights and displayed around the Peace Flame. Each year, the Nutana Community Association ensures that all pumpkins brought to the event are composted, making this event a great way to recycle your Halloween jack-o’-lantern. Pumpkins in the Park is a fun way to enjoy our beautiful neighbourhood with family and friends.Thanks to continued support from Broadway Extra Foods, Broadway Star-bucks and Nutana Collegiate, free hotdogs and hot chocolate will be avail-able to enjoy. Please bring your own reusable mug or to-go cup for the hot chocolate to keep our event as environmentally friendly as possible. The Nutana Community Association is excited for the best Pumpkins in the Park festival yet and we look forward to seeing you all there!

—Kacey Keene Pumpkins in the Park committee chair

Come to the 6th Annual Pumpkins in the Park Friday

November 1st

6 to 8 p.m.

in Rotary Park

on the riverbank

In-Person Registration for Fall Programs September 9, 2013!

See pages 6 to 8 for times, dates, and descriptions

Nutana Community Association Newsletter September 2013

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Nutana Community Association President’s MessageBy Mike McKague [email protected]

Hello Nutana!It’s been another fast and fan-tastic summer in Nutana. I hope you and your family have been able to enjoy the last few months, taking advantage of all that is offered by summer and living in our neighbourhood. Did you run down Victoria Av-enue while you participated in the Saskatchewan Marathon in May, or enjoy being part of Jane’s Walk in June? Mosofest and the Fringe Festival and the Broadway Artfest brought hundreds of musical, theatrical, and artistic perfor-mances to the Broadway corridor throughout the summer. Brain-sport’s and the Running Room’s running clubs or OneYoga’s yoga in Rotary Park brought free op-portunities to shape up. Nutana certainly enjoys a greater depth and breadth of activities than any other area of Saskatoon. The Nutana Community As-sociation has been remarkably busy since our last newsletter. The Broadway Theatre hosted the NCA’s most successful AGM ever. Over 80 people showed up, interested in the talk pre-sented by City Archivist Jeff O’Brien about Nutana’s history; they were also interested in the 10 Big Ideas the NCA has for bet-tering your neighbourhood. Harvest time is nearly upon us at the community garden beside the Roastery. A new leadership

team has done an outstanding job with the garden. Redevelopment of Chief Darcy Bear Park, east of Nutana Colle-giate, happened over the summer. At some point in the near future our community garden will move to the north end of that green space. Clearly our neighbourhood is gentrifying, as over 200 kids signed up for NCA spring soccer (a record!). The <nutana.ca> web site is currently being renovated and we have over 200 friends on our Facebook page.Clearly, many people care deeply about Nutana and the city as a whole. Although the NCA does not necessarily endorse the opin-ions of these groups, it is excit-ing to see some passion for our neighbourhood. A parent from Victoria School is petitioning the City to not allow striptease acts near schools (and, therefore, on Broadway Avenue). See http://www.change.org/en-CA/peti-tions/saskatoon-city-council-en-sure-that-zones-around-schools-daycare-etc-are-strip-club-free The Saskatoon CarShare Co-operative (www.facebook.com/saskatoon.carshare) is launching in Saskatoon, with Nutana as its first target area. SCRUB is asking government for a pedestrian and cycling only option for the Traffic Bridge redesign; visit http://saskatoon-urbanbridge.org/

And a group of residents pri-marily from Albert Avenue have committed themselves to spear-heading fundraising for a Clar-ence Avenue Park revamp. Your comments on any of these issues are welcome. E-mail me at [email protected] In the immediate future, the Community Association is host-ing our indoor programming registration night, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria School. We are also pioneering online registration this fall. Please visit nutana.ca for details. Later in the fall, the NCA hosts the 4th Annual Pumpkins in the Park, Nov. 1 in Rotary Park. Please come for a hot dog and some fresh air. Last year, winter ar-rived about 20 minutes after we cleaned up.I invite you to engage yourself in your community. The NCA runs on volunteer power and we have an amazing executive. We always welcome new energy. Please contact me if you have any time that you could contrib-ute, or ideas you would like to move forward. Visit nutana.ca regularly and like us on Face-book.com/nutanacommunity. You may also always contact me at [email protected] -


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Nutana Community Garden 2013Our Nutana Community Garden has been having another banner year. Despite a very late start, several new volunteers stepped forward with some great new ideas to take our garden to a new level of organization. Special thanks to garden leaders Myrtle Harrington and Suzanne Win-nitowy for doing an outstanding job of keeping the garden run-ning smoothly. The community garden started in 2006, and has been built on the huge efforts of many volunteers over the years, and so we would like to also extend a special thank you to all past volunteers for their efforts in developing this hidden gem in our community. Community gardening is as much about

socializing as it is about plant-ing, so please feel free to stop by and walk through the garden to enjoy the variety and diver-sity of plants, and talk with the gardeners. Community gardening has be-come very popular in our neigh-bourhood, with waiting lists almost every year. Construc-tion of a second garden location and permanent new home for the community garden is well under way beside the Nutana Collegiate. The school ground at Nutana Collegiate has been converted into Chief Darcy Bear public park, with sports fields and a children’s playground under construction as well. The

concept for this conversion began almost eight years ago, when it was recognized that Nutana had a shortage of pro-grammable park space, so it is very rewarding to see this park inching toward completion. Our current garden location directly behind the Broadway Roastery on 12th Street East near Broad-way Avenue is located on private land generously provided for our use by Ellen Remai. Our new garden location beside Nu-tana Collegiate is only a fraction of the size of our current garden, so we hope to run both gardens for as long as we possibly can.

—Mark Bobyn, garden coordinator and civics coordinator

Photos clockwise from upper left: hollyhocks on the fence along 12th Street; garden shed with lavender in foreground; long view of garden, showing path; gardener Jesse Gaudet sitting under a shady tree; the same table and chairs covered in snow, last April; sweetpeas along the 12th-Street fence; all summer photos taken this AugustSnow photo by Mark Bobyn; other photos by Victoria Neufeldt


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For a century, the Nutana neigh-bourhood has enjoyed some manner of association with the celebrated Gustin name. Arriving from Quebec’s Eastern Townships in 1912, the 17-year old Lyell Gus-tin and his parents, Ammi and Helen Gustin, lived briefly in the Riversdale area. The Henderson Directory of 1913 gives the Gustin family address as 324 Avenue K South. In direc-tories issued from 1914 onward, the Ammi Gustin household is listed as resident at several lo-cations in Nutana: 1022 Broad-way South (1914 and 1915); 518 Tenth Street (1916 and 1917); 621 Twelfth Street (1918, 1919, and 1920); and thereafter at 512 Tenth Street, in the new house they had built in 1920. From 1915 to 1919, Ammi Gustin, a carpenter, was employed by the Saskatoon Children’s Carriage Company at 732 Broadway (currently the Bulk Cheese Warehouse).

The Gustin family residence at 512 Tenth Street had been de-signed to serve as a studio for the musically gifted Lyell, as he re-turned in 1920 from four years of intensive piano study in Chicago. So rapidly did the Lyell Gustin Piano Studios grow, that an ad-dition was built in 1928 to extend the studio area. The modest but well-appointed house became a vibrant centre of musical and ar-tistic life, drawing students from across the province and Prairie region, and achieving a national and international reputation as Gustin graduates went on to ca-reers far and wide. Throughout the years, Dr. Gustin was a well-known figure in the neighbourhood, cycling the streets and lanes, and taking walks, even into his advanced age. He had become a musical legend, rec-ognized widely for some seven decades of outstanding teach-ing and cultural leadership. He remained deeply attached to this city and this area, having turned down employment offers from prestigious institutions elsewhere: “I am living exactly where I want to live,” he said in an interview late in his life; “I am a contented man!” Some months after Lyell Gustin’s death on February 7, 1988, his property was purchased by his for-mer student and devoted friend, Lloyd Rodwell. Mr. Rodwell gave his teacher’s home the name “Gus-tin House” and created the circum-stances for Dr. Gustin’s rich legacy to continue, through an organiza-tion he established, the Gustin/Trounce Heritage Committee Inc. Gustin House, along with the historic Trounce House at the back of the same lot (erected 1883, and

Saskatoon’s oldest structure), was designated a Municipal Heritage Property in 1989 and a Provincial Heritage Property in 2008; it is one of just three Provincial Heritage sites in Saskatoon, and the only one in a residential neighbour-hood. The links between Nutana and the Gustins thus encompass a family migrating to early Sas-katoon, the brilliant musical life at the Gustin Studios during many decades, and the musical/cultural/heritage activities now taking place in the spirit and tradi-tion of Lyell Gustin. Nutana may well be proud of the distinction the Gustin presence has so long brought to the neighbourhood!Thanks are due to Dianne Wil-son and Elaine Kozakavich for research assistance in the annals of early Saskatoon. More infor-mation on Gustin House and Trounce House is available at www.gustinhouse.ca

— Joan Halmo

The Gustin Presence in Nutana — almost 100 Years!

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The Gustin House today: top: view from the street; above: studio extension at backAll photos this page by Victoria Neufeldt

The Trounce House today, situated at rear of property; lower photo shows east side of house, originally the front, which faced the street; garage doors added by Gustins can be seen at left of lower photo


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Lyall Gustin Recital Series 2014Gustin House proudly presents the Lyell Gustin recital series 2014, 10th anniversary season.Winter recital Friday, January 10, 2014Glories of the Piano’s Golden Age: Nikolai Choubine, pianistInternational pianist performs monumental solo works com-posed or arranged in the Roman-tic era, including the Bach-Busoni Chaconne and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”Spring recital Sunday, March 23, 2014Carnet de voyages (Travel Book)Guy Few, trumpet, corno da cac-cia, and piano; Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon

Presented in collaboration with Prairie Debut, this recital fea-tures the brilliant and dramatic Duo in a program of favourites from their musical journeys.Summer recital Tuesday, August 19, 2014Trio Concertante: Nancy Dahn, violin; Simon Fryer, cello; Timo-thy Steeves, pianoHailed for wonderful artistry and musicianship on stages across Canada and abroad, the trio performs great classics by Schubert, Beethoven, and Dvorak.

The recitals are held at St. An-drew’s Presbyterian Church, 436 Spadina Crescent EastAll performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.Admission: Season Pass, three recitals in 2014: $75 regular, $60 studentIndividual recitals: $30 regular, $25 studentSeason passes and individual tickets can be purchased at Mc-Nally Robinson or Yamaha Piano or at the door.For more information or to pur-chase a season pass by mail, call Deborah, 306-343-0542.

Car Sharing for Nutana This Fall

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[rec’d 22Aug2013 fr. Joan Halmo]

Over the past two years, a group of local residents have been working together to develop the Saska-toon CarShare Co-operative (SCC). Our goals are to decrease personal vehicle use and dependence on fossil fuels, provide affordable access to vehicles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourage resi-dents to make use of more sustainable transporta-tion, and support community transit.Saskatoon CarShare Co-operative offers the free-dom of vehicle access without the expense and hassle of car ownership. We will be launching our carsharing service in the Nutana neighbourhood this fall, starting with two or three cars.The procedure to use these cars is very simple:1. Book a vehicle online.2. Find the car in its designated parking spot and wave your unique access key in front of a sensor to unlock the car.3. At the end of your booking, return the car to the same designated parking spot and wave your access key to lock the car. This will also end your

booking and the system will automatically log the time and distance of your drive.Proposed rates are as follows (note that these rates are subject to change and will not be official until the service begins operations): Initial costs: membership fee of $500 (refund-able), application fee of $30, keyfob deposit of $10 (refundable). Usage fees: $4 per hour, plus a fuel charge.We are now taking memberships. You can join online or by mail (membership forms can be down-loaded from the web site).Please visit our web site for more information: www.saskatooncarshare.caTwitter: @YXECarShareCoop Facebook: www.facebook.com/saskatoon.carshare

— Colin Gaudet, communications and member engagement

coordinator


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Introduction to French IThe course focuses on develop-ment of basic ability in both oral and written French. The work-sheets provided in the class will offer an in-depth understanding of the grammar, short texts for read-ing comprehension, and practice exercises at a beginner level.

Bollywood style danceBollywood dance blends Indian clasical and folk dance styles with dance styles from around the world, such as belly dance, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Bol-lywood dance is popular because of the up-beat rhythm, melodies, music, colourful display, and choreography. For more infor-mation, e-mail Kashmira at: [email protected]

Juggling Weekly workshops, in which participants learn theory and skills of various circus arts. The emphasis is on juggling, diabolo, poi, spinning plates and flower sticks. For more information, ontact the Saskatoon Juggling Club at: [email protected] or www.saskatoonjugglingclub.com

Mitzvah Technique A unique form of fitness and health to improve posture, increase mobility, and maintain a healthy, balanced body struc-ture. These exercises are easy to learn and designed for most age groups and fitness levels. For more information visit: www.kmbodywork.com

Postnatal Yoga with Baby (0-8 mos)Great for any mom, dad, or caregiver wanting to learn yoga postures to gain muscle tone and strength and to ease strain from caring for your baby and carry-ing all the gear that comes with them. This class allows you to come to yoga and spend time with baby in a fun, relaxed, and supportive environment.

Yoga for Runners and OthersFocuses on developing core strength through a series of poses that build in intensity. Sequences will build flexibility through hips and legs and will develop upper body strength. Please bring your own mat.

Yoga BasicLearn (or revisit!) the basic pos-tures, sequences, and relaxation techniques in this user-friendly class. You may bring your own mat or borrow one of ours.

Yoga for Youth (Vinyasa) Youth and teens are introduced to the many benefits of yoga, building strength and flexibility. Emphasis is on the physical and mental benefits of exercise and meditation. Separate classes are offered for two age groups: 6–10 years and 11–15 years.

Introductory Pilates with LauraFocusing on core strengthening, improving posture, realignment of the spine, and overall ton-ing. See results in three weeks. Please bring your own mat.

Zumba Inspired by Latin dance, Zumba involves a range of movements and aerobic conditioning set to high-energy music.

JazzercizeBurn up to 600 calories in one fun and powerfully effective 60-minute total body workout. Combines dance-based car-dio with strength training and stretching to sculpt, tone, and lengthen muscles for maximum fat burn. Jazzercise is a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, yoga, and kickboxing. Please bring your own mat and also light hand weights if you wish.

Zumba/Jazzercise Combined Back again this season. For those of you who want to stay fit but can’t always make it to Mon-day night’s sizzling Zumba or Wednesday night’s Jazzercise, go for the reduced rate and enroll in both. Come one night one week, or two nights one week — your fitness schedule is now a little more manageable! For Jazzer-cise, please bring your own mat and also light hand weights if you wish.For additional information on these or any other NCA programs, contact our indoor coordinators at [email protected]

Description of Fall Programs

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Indoor children’s soccer coach wanted — see p. 8.


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NCA FALL PROGRAMS

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: Mon, Sept. 9, 2013, 6:30–8 p.m. at École Victoria School library, 639 Broadway Avenue. Enter at rear of building. Annual NCA membership fee of $5 is required, for either an individual or a family. Memberships run from September to the following August. Memberships from other community associations accepted. Cost-as-a-barrier funding is available to Nutana residents facing financial hardship. To apply, contact [email protected]; all inquiries are confidential. For more information and updates, visit www.nutana.ca or contact indoor coordinator at [email protected]

ONLINE REGISTRATION: Nutana Community Association is currently in the process of making pro-gram registration available online. In-person registration will still be available for those who prefer it. Please visit our website for updated information: http://www.nutana.ca

See p. 6 for descriptions of classes.

ADULT & OLDER YOUTHBadminton 18 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 8:30-10 p.m. M Sep 16-Dec 2 $25

Badminton 18 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 8:30-10 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 19 $25

Badminton 18 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 8:30-10 p.m. Th Sep 19-Nov 21 $25

Bollywood Style Dance 15 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 7-8 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 19 $55

Intro to Ballroom Dance (partner required)

18 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 7:15-8:15 p.m. M Sep 16 -Dec 2 $60/ couple

Introductory French 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch LRC (library) 7-8:30 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 5 $50

Introductory Pilates 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 7:15-8:15 p.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $60

Jazzercize 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 6-7 p.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $60

Juggling 13 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 7-9 p.m. F Sep 20-Nov 29 $25

Mitzvah Technique 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch auditorium 7:15-8:30 p.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $60

Volleyball 18 yrs & older Nutana Collegiate gym 7:30-9 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 19 $25

Yoga (Basic) 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch auditorium 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 19 $50

Yoga (Basic) 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch auditorium 7:30-8:30 p.m. Th Sep 19-Nov 21 $50

Yoga (Postnatal) parent with baby, 0-8 mos

Grace-Westminster United Church

10:15-11:15 a.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $60

Yoga for Runners & Others 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch auditorium 6:15-7:15 p.m. M Sep 16-Dec 2 $60

Yoga for Runners & Others 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch auditorium 6:15-7:15 p.m. Th Sep 19-Nov 21 $60

Zumba 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 6-7 p.m. M Sep 16-Dec 2 $60

Zumba/Jazzercize Combo 16 yrs & older Victoria Sch gym 6-7 p.m. Zumba 6-7 p.m. Jazz

M W

Sep 16-Dec 2 Sep 18-Nov 20

$85

Beginner Bread & Dough Making

18 yrs & older Victoria Sch home ec rm 6:30-9:30 p.m. M Oct 21 $35

East Indian Cooking 18 yrs & older Victoria Sch home ec rm 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tu Oct 1 $35

Christmas Chocolate Making 18 yrs & older Victoria Sch home ec rm 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tu Nov 19 $35

For programs for CHILDREN & YOUTH and PRESCHOOL, see page 8.


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Publication: three issues per year: January, April, September Content: information about local events, programs, organizations, people, places, etc. that are likely to be of interest to the Nutana communityContributions: unsolicited contributions welcome; acceptance depends on appro-priateness and timeliness of content, space available, etc. Advertisements: no ads, except from the city Contact: [email protected] for submissions: the first day of the month that precedes the publication month

For information about our provincial government or help with your concerns, contact: Cathy Sproule, MLA for Saskatoon Nutana 621A Main St., Saskatoon S7H 0J8 Tel: 664-6101 (legislature: 306-787-9999) E-mail: [email protected]

For local concerns and information, contact: Charlie Clark, City Councillor for Ward 6 (which includes Nutana) City Hall, 222 3rd Ave. North, Saskatoon S7K 0J5. Tel: 229-4447 E-mail: [email protected]

Community Liaison Officers East Division: Constable Kimberley Robson Tel: 975-8032 [email protected] Pam Fouquette Tel: 975-2263 [email protected]

Useful ContactsNewsletter Policy

NCA FALL PROGRAMS — Continued from page 7IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: Mon, Sept. 9, 2013, 6:30–8 p.m. at École Victoria School li-brary, 639 Broadway Avenue. Enter at rear of building. Annual NCA membership fee of $5 is required, for either an individual or a family. Memberships run from September to the following August. Memberships from other community associations accepted. Cost-as-a-barrier funding available to Nutana residents facing financial hardship. To apply, contact [email protected]; all inquiries confidential. For more informa-tion and updates, visit www.nutana.ca or contact indoor coordinator at [email protected] See p. 6 for descriptions of classes.

CHILDREN & YOUTHPetite Connoisseurs (cooking)

9-12 yrs Victoria Sch home ec rm 5:30-7:30 p.m. M Nov 4 $25

Recreational Soccer 5-6 yrs Victoria Sch gym 6:45-7:30 p.m. Th Sep 19-Nov 21 $30

Yoga for Youth (Vinyasa) 6-10 yrs Victoria Sch auditorium 5-6 p.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $35

Yoga for Youth (Vinyasa) 11-15 yrs Victoria Sch auditorium 6-7 p.m. W Sep 18-Nov 20 $35

PRESCHOOLCreative Movement 3-5 yrs Victoria Sch gym 5:45-6:30 p.m. Tu Sep 17-Nov 19 $30

Recreational Soccer 3-4 yrs Victoria Sch gym 5:45-6:30 p.m. Th Sep 19-Nov 21 $30

For programs for ADULTS and OLDER YOUTH, see page 7.

Soccer Coach WantedCome and coach indoor (recreational) soccer for children this fall. Two classes on Thursdays, Sept 19th – Nov 21st:3–4 years: 5:45–6:30 p.m.5–6 years: 6:45–7:30 p.m.Remuneration for coach: $20 per class or $40 to coach both classesContact: programming@ nutana.caSee program table , above.

Online Program RegistrationNutana Community Association is currently in the process of making program registration available online. In-person registration will still be available for those who prefer it. Please visit our website for updated information: http://www.nutana.ca

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