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Cassianna Kohlman runs up Pest Hill on a warm January day, ready to make her way back down by sled.
(Photo by Tara Campbell)
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You can keep the change!

BY CAM HUTCHINSON

I had an interview I found interesting with Tyler Birkland, general manager at Boston Pizza’s Lakewood location. I called Tyler to discuss tipping. I had just read a story about automatic tips being applied at some restaurants in various parts of the country.
Tyler is opposed to automatic tipping, feeling good service should dictate the amount of the tip.
While I was trolling around the Internet looking for information on tipping, I found a couple of facts that surprised me.
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Urban reserves good for all

BY KEN NOSKYE

Standing proudly above the city’s skyline is the First Nations Bank of Canada.
Directly across the street from the bank is the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. Near these two buildings is Avord Towers. These, along with Canterbury Towers, are just a few of the major buildings owned by First Nations.
There are other buildings, businesses and property owned in Saskatoon by Canada’s founding nations. That’s pretty amazing when you consider it was all done in one generation.
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Ken Stephenson
A man who keeps giving

BY NED POWERS

Ken Stephenson is a Saskatchewan senior ingrained with a generous spirit.
In recent times, he donated $100,000 to the Royal University Hospital Foundation, $100,000 to the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation, $100,000 to Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and $75,000 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan.
A hail insurance salesperson during his working life and a founding member of Saskatoon’s Chimo Chordsmen, Stephenson just celebrated his 90th birthday.
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