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'We are gonna get in the movies!': The week Saskatoon turned Hollywood, and made a film that's been forgotten "Hurry up, the movie man's in town! We are gonna get in the movies! Hurry! hurry! hurry!" Author of the article: Kevin Mitchell  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenix Publishing date: Jun 30, 2021  •  17 hours ago  •  12 minute read  •  A crowd of kids, estimated at 5,000 to 6,000, gathers in downtown Saskatoon for a movie casting call in August of 1930. jpg Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate ...

Staff Writer memara@fortfrances.com A residential school survivor, a master of many trades and an astound believer in the importance of bridging cultures. Dick Bird, 88, born and raised on Couchiching First Nation, always had more than one job to support his family of five. A family that is now his main source of pride. “I went to a residential school,” Bird said. “I couldn’t wait to get out of there and I left school when I was 16 and went to work. We were incarcerated. It was regimented.” Bird attended the school from 1940 until 1948, and left after the Second World War had en...

Saddle Sore In 1952, it was a long way from San Francisco to Aspen, but Paulina Bertolino, a courageous woman of youthful determination made the journey, not knowing what was in store, and in the end, stuck to this place like glue. In a town known for women of toughness, intelligence, striking beauty, and motivation, she stands out. You know her today as Paula Mayer. Awakened from her afternoon nap by this writer, she immediately sat up straight with that wonderful smile and welcomed me as a long-lost friend. I handed her a copy of my book and without aid of glasses or prompting, she quickly ...

“We feel strong and we’re going to do a full season of in-person performances,” Artistic Director Iain Webb said. “If there’s a roadblock, we’ll just have to maneuver around it.” He said it is too early to know what COVID safety protocols still may be required when the season starts. “Will we have to do as much social distancing or masking? We don’t have the answer. We feel it’s going to start slowly. From a box office point of view, we’re looking at budgeting around 50 percent of our usual revenue,” he said. Webb and other local arts leaders are aware that while many...