SaskScapes

Share your thoughts with us directly! It's another live Story Slam episode! Recorded with an audience at the Meadow Lake library, these stories, told by locals, range from pap smears, to being lost on the side of a mountain, to a crises of translation in a foreign land. Perhaps, most stirring of all the stories is that told by a local doctor. Gavin, originally from South Africa speaks powerfu...

Share your thoughts with us directly! It's great to be back in Meadow Lake, and this time Kevin Power heads off to school! This episode features conversations and stories with two high school classes over two days. The school: Carpenter High School. The stories: funny, silly, and touching. Does it make you wish you could live your high school years again?! ====================================...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Join Kevin Power in this 3rd episode during the Culture Days weekend in Saskatchewan. In this episode Kevin visits the community of Kamsack where once again food is front and centre; baked goods, ethnic cuisine and even lessons in butter churning. Bannock making, lessons in history, First Nations song and dance, and Doukhobor tradition are all part of Kamsack&...

Share your thoughts with us directly! It's another Culture Days episode! Join Kevin Power as he heads to Preeceville, SK after spending time in Yorkton (episode 65). The Preeceville Heritage Museum committee pulls out all the stops with an "Ethnic Desert Night". Prepare to have your salivary glands activated as several of Kevin's guests talk about their cultural background and...

Share your thoughts with us directly! It's a Culture Days 2015 retrospective as Kevin Power travels to Yorkton to explore how that community celebrates during the nation wide movement honouring our culture. This is Kevin's first stop during the weekend, but as you'll see, there is a common theme in all three of the Culture Day's podcast episodes coming up. That theme is FOOD! T...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power travels to one of the smallest towns in Saskatchewan with one of the top restaurants in the Province! The Happy Nun Cafe ( www.thehappynuncafe.com ), located in Forget, has all the ambience of a country cafe with a menu that is as sophisticated as they come.  The Happy Nun is a dream come true for owner/chef Katie Vinge, and this podcast is a dream...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Gary Edwards is a Cultural Support Provider for Residential School Survivors at All Nations Hope in Regina. A survivor himself, Gary was rounded up by a gunboat and issued to a residential school in Ile Ste. Croix at the age of 2. Gary talks about his experience, painting pictures with his words- his phrasing almost poetic. He speaks of his journey to healing,...

Share your thoughts with us directly! If you ever find yourself playing a Saskatchewan music trivia game you'll want this guy on your team! And if you are ever in search of the perfect Saskatchewanian to be the subject of a "6 degrees of separation" game, well look no further! Taron Cochrane has received many accolades in our province and it's likely because every cell of his b...

Share your thoughts with us directly! It's the first SaskScapes podcast recorded live in front an audience at the Milestone Library. Kevin Power and his guests Deanna Brown and Jim Hadfield talk about everyone's favourite subject - FOOD!  Deanna Brown has put Milestone, SK on the map by being one of the finalists of the wildly popular television show "Masterchef Canada". Jim Ha...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sinc...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sinc...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sinc...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sinc...

Share your thoughts with us directly! SaskScapes host Kevin Power heads to Ness Creek, just outside of Big River, SK and visits the annual Bluegrass Music Camp. This episode highlights the Creative Kids initiative, part of SaskCulture. Creative Kids provides opportunities to kids who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend activities such as art, dance, heritage and music. Guests in this e...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Welcome back to the continuation of episode 54! This two- part podcast was recorded over three days at the Borealis Music Festival in Prince Albert, SK. This festival made it's debut throughout the first weekend in August 2015 and what a debut it was! A line-up of bands that would make any music festival envious. In Part 2 you will hear from some of the b...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Welcome to the first podcast recorded over three days at the Borealis Music Festival in Prince Albert, SK. This festival made it's debut throughout the first weekend in August 2015 and what a debut it was! A line-up of bands that would make any music festival envious. This is part one of two podcasts and in this episode Kevin Power is joined by Prince Alb...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Painting, costume making, drama, art projects and scavanger hunts are all order of the day at the week-long art camp held at the Mann Gallery in Prince Albert. Join in the fun as Kevin Power taps into his inner child and hangs out with some very creative children who never cease to entertain! Later, Kevin is joined by Julie and Kayanna, two of the summer inter...

Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode of SaskScapes has it all! A story of First Nation's culture and heritage, family, gender diversity, mental health, community engagement and meeting royalty. Kevin is joined by Jack Saddleback, currently the President of the Univeristy of Saskatchewan's Student Union and the first transgendered male in that position.  This is a story of t...

Share your thoughts with us directly! They are proud to call this town "my town". Rocanville is located in south-eastern Saskatchewan near the Qu'appelle Valley and Manitoba border.  A town rich in history, a booming potash industry and a beautiful 13 building museum which acts as the cultural "hub".  Join Kevin Power has he attends the Rocanville market at the museum whic...

Share your thoughts with us directly! In the wake of raging forest fires throughout northern Saskatchewan, thousands of evacuees were brought together in temporary shelters. One such shelter was at Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation, near Duck Lake, SK.  Kevin Power meets with three guests: an evacuee, a social worker in mental health, and band councillor for Beardy's. The arena has beco...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Season two has launched and it's great to be back! It promises to be another great season traveling Saskatchewan and sharing your stories.  I can't think of a better way to start this season than with my guest Lynda Haverstock.  Lynda shares stories from her younger life, musical life, public life, and yes, personal life. Named in 2000 as Saskatchewa...

Share your thoughts with us directly! This is a special bonus edition of SaskScapes being posted during a time when the northern communities of Saskatchewan are facing a very difficult situation. Over 100 forest fires continue to burn and have forced thousands of residents out of their homes. The evacuees have moved swiftly to various locations across the province without a great deal of time to t...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin is joined by guest Glen Sutter, the curator of Human Ecology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum as well as five members of the Saskatchewan Ecomuseum Initiative as we learn about the "living heritage" which is the Ecomuseum. These discussions take place during Heritage week in Saskatchewan (February 2015) when the Ecomuseum symposium was held. ==...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Now in it's 11th season, the SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival has welcomed an impressive cast of celebrity kite flyers, an incredible array of kites, family fun, and an evening music festival which celebrates four of the longest days of the year. Swift Current is known for it's open spaces, the iconic Saskatchewan "big sky" and yes, even w...

Share your thoughts with us directly! Now in it's 19th year, the Saskatchewan Festival of Words has established itself as one of the most loved literary festivals in Canada. The festival is held in Moose Jaw, SK., and in this episode I talk with Donna Lee Howes and Sarah Simison who are responsible for putting this festival together each year. In the second half of the podcast, I am joined by...