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<a href="https://queencitypride.ca/pride-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The 2021 Queen City Pride Parade</a> may have a different look this year, but the enthusiasm for celebrating love throughout the 2SLGBTQ+ community remains the same.
Organizers found a way to make the most of the pride parade with some COVID-19 related tweaks in place.
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to do the best of both worlds with, a physical parade with vehicles, with limited numbers within COVID-19 regulations, while opening up the parade to the community with video participations, so receiving entries from community members, our partners and other organizations,&#8221; said Dan Shier, Queen City Pride Festival co-chair.
The physical parade consisted of 30 colourful vehicles, all uniquely decorated.
		
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				22 Pride flags installed on Albert Street Bridge, kicking off Queen City Pride festival			</a>
		
	
Delorass Binn, a local drag queen and member of the <a href="https://www.urpride.ca/2020/12/30/rsar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Regal Social Association of Regina</a> says the parade is the perfect opportunity for her to embrace and celebrate her identity.
<blockquote>&#8220;When I&#8217;m not in drag I&#8217;m very shy and reserved, so being in drag, it&#8217;s an entirely different persona,&#8221; Binn explained.</blockquote>
&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of a mask that I get to wear, but show people who I am, what I look to do and help support good causes in our community,&#8221; she added.
Also in the mix &#8211; a Regina chapter of an international organization called the <a href="https://breadbasketsisters.wixsite.com/breadbasketsisters" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bread Basket Sisters</a> was out in full force sharing their message of love and acceptance.
Sister Aida Baguette — a sister of perpetual indulgence — explains what the group is all about.
&#8220;Fabulous, drag, usually nuns but we have a bunch of different forms and we&#8217;re out there promoting joy and getting rid of that sort of stigmatic guilt and showing that if you can go out looking this fabulous, then anyone can go out in public looking however they want,&#8221; Aida Baguette stated.
She adds she remembers a time when those attending the pride parade would wear masks in order to conceal identity because they were worried about losing their job or getting backflash from other community members, and now participants are wearing masks for a different reason. 
Aida Bguette goes on to commend the organizers for putting on a great show every year and for being so passionate about the festival, especially since the team only consists of less than 10 members. 
Despite some recent hates crimes and homophobic acts against the Pride flag and community across the country, Shier is reminding others about the significance behind pride events.
		
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				Man charged after &#8216;homophobic and racist&#8217; disturbance at Saskatoon Pride event			</a>
		
	
<blockquote>&#8220;It re-energizes our community and brings that sense of togetherness, especially during a pandemic,&#8221; Shier said.</blockquote>
&#8220;It also reminds us there&#8217;s still so much more left to do, both here at home, across the country and internationally as well,&#8221; he added.
Sunday will be the last day of pride events for this year&#8217;s festival.

The 2021 Queen City Pride Parade may have a different look this year, but the enthusiasm for celebrating love throughout the 2SLGBTQ+ community remains the same.

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Following the discovery of the remains of the 215 children in unmarked graves near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., the national crisis lines for residential school survivors and their loved ones are being &#8220;stretched to the max.&#8221;
&#8220;We probably went from maybe 750 to 1,200 interactions a day, but since last Thursday, we have went from 3,000 to 5,000 a day,&#8221; said Angela White, the executive director of <a href="https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS).</a>
The IRSSS operates two crisis lines and has 13 staff members. The society has also been around for 30 years and is currently offering their services to Indigenous people all across the country both online and over the phone.
White has asked their current funder, the <a href="https://www.fnha.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First Nations Health Authority</a>, for more support and has been assured extra help is on the way.
		
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				Identifying children&#8217;s remains at Kamloops residential school stalled by lack of records			</a>
		
	
&#8220;Anxiety, and depression, you know, hurt, anger, grief, loss, all of those things &#8211; that&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;re seeing,&#8221; she said.
White said they are witnessing a lot of &#8220;buried&#8221; trauma resurfacing, as they try to ground individual&#8217;s emotional and spiritual anxieties.
&#8220;When they were as young as they were going into those schools, the people looking after them constantly told them that their voices would mean nothing, that no one would ever believe them,&#8221; the executive director explained.
<blockquote>&#8220;So, over the years, living with those things that were going on, those are the secrets, those are the whispers, everything that they pushed down,&#8217; White added.</blockquote>
She goes on to say that for some, the recent news out of Kamloops may feel like &#8220;validation&#8221; for the trauma they experienced.
Tracy Desjarlais is an elder-in-training from the Piapot Cree Nation in southern Saskatchewan, and she is currently going through the process of learning about Indigenous healing practices and medicines.
		
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				If we want to be allies to Indigenous communities, we must act like every child matters			</a>
		
	
While talking about her own emotional wounds, Desjarlais says moving away from the secrecy of abuse first normalized and learned in residential schools will be a significant undertaking.
&#8220;When I went to my mother at the age of four, five years old to tell&#8230; that one of my relatives had sexually abused me, I was told to be quiet,&#8221; she recalled.
<blockquote>&#8220;Those are things we didn&#8217;t talk about because when she was going through her abuse, she was told not to tell and talk about it, so, that carried on to me,&#8221; Desjarlais added.</blockquote>
Desjarlais also recalls being &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; of her First Nations identity when she was growing up in Regina and went to public elementary school.
She says the feeling lessened when she went to high school, but nonetheless, it was still there as she remembers there being few opportunities to be able to embrace her culture and way of life off the reserve.
Desjarlais says the normalization of racist and discriminatory attitudes towards First Nations people during that time also played a big role in that.
But, now in her fifties, Desjarlais feels much more comfortable being openly vocal about her identity and even started jingle dancing a few years ago. She says she tried on a traditional jingle dress for the first time ever just a few years ago, and dancing the way her ancestors did helps with her own spiritual journey.
The elder-in-training says to truly be in tune with your roots and proud of who you are is significantly integral to one&#8217;s healing.
		
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				&#8216;There&#8217;s many of us that did suffer&#8217;: Residential school survivor walks from Prince Albert to Ottawa			</a>
		
	
She hopes this will be an eye-opening experience for all Canadians when it comes to facing the long-term impacts of residential schools.
&#8220;Because we&#8217;ve known it for a long time, but it&#8217;s time that people start to realize that this is what happened, it is the truth, it has been genocide against our people and it&#8217;s time for a change,&#8221; Desjarlais stated.
The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.

“When I went to my mother at the age of four, five years old to tell my mother that one of my relatives had sexually abused me, I was told be quiet,” one survivor recalled.

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Saskatchewan officials have indicated the masks could be coming off by mid-summer — theoretically leaving it up to businesses, and people in general, to decide whether they want to wear them.
Global News spoke to business community leaders in Regina who are prepared to welcome back the right to choose when it comes, but who say they hope that people are respectful of the parameters they set.
&#8220;Businesses should be able to choose whether to mandate masks or not mandate masks,&#8221; said Kinetic Auto owner Erin Vaughn on Wednesday, one day after learning that province-wide mask mandate could be lifted as early as July 11 if more than 70 per cent of the population over the age 12 gets at least a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
&#8220;Whatever makes them feel most comfortable about protecting their clients and the people in our community.&#8221;
		
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				Saskatchewan sets vaccination threshold to lift all public health measures			</a>
		
	
A year spent navigating the recommendations and rules around mask-wearing has been difficult on many small business owners, Vaughn said, noting each one is different in various ways.
Some have a lot of space, but not a lot of people. Others have a lot of people, but not a lot of space.
&#8220;I just think that there should be no discrimination for any of these businesses if they choose to mask or not mask,&#8221; Vaughn said.
		
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				&#8216;Heartwarming&#8217;: Regina community boosts business at ice cream shop after anti-mask encounter			</a>
		
	
Staff at Dessart Sweets Ice Cream &amp; Candy Store, which has had a mask mandate in place since before last year at this time, were recently subject to harassment after refusing to serve customers who were refusing to wear masks.
The incident was filmed and the video circulated on social media and the wider community responded with support for the business.
Dessart Sweets owner Shelley Patterson said it&#8217;s difficult to know what the COVID situation will be like in mid-July.
&#8220;My initial thought is that seems soon,&#8221; she said, noting it could make it hard for businesses that opt to continue with a mask mandate is needed to protect staff and customers to enforce one.
John Hopkins, CEO of the Regina &amp; District Chamber of Commerce, said he doesn&#8217;t think the practices and habits people have adopted during the pandemic are going to disappear overnight.
&#8220;People will continue to practice disinfecting multiuse space or highly used spaces. Perhaps wear masks,&#8221; Hopkins said.
&#8220;I think that&#8217;s not going to go away and I think we&#8217;re going to continue to see that well into the future given what we&#8217;ve gone through.&#8221;
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Saskatchewan officials have said the province-wide mask mandate could end as early as July 11.

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Thanks to a crafty Cathedral resident, the neighbourhood is about to get a lot more colourful and bird-friendly.
Resident Angela Tremka just put the finishing touches on 50 birdhouses and 40 nest shelves, all of which will go out to homes in the Cathedral neighbourhood.
Construction was made possible by a micro-grant from the Cathedral Area Community Association, which Tremka applied for.
She says that, as an avid birdwatcher, she saw the grant as a chance to add a splash of colour to the community while also promoting its natural beauty.
		
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				Alberta man&#8217;s birdhouses supporting Stollery Children&#8217;s Hospital			</a>
		
	
&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a love of birds for a long time and I figured this community really values nature and the environment and I thought what a better project that fits so naturally within this neighborhood,&#8221; Tremka explained.
The Cathedral resident built a request form for the birdhouses and nest shelves online.
She says all 90 were quickly reserved and will be delivered in the coming days.
Tremka also explains that the hole in the birdhouse was designed to be just big enough to accommodate birds native to the area.
She&#8217;s hoping to help local bird populations thrive with this initiative.

Thanks to a crafty cathedral resident, the neighbourhood is about to get a lot more colourful and bird friendly.

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Cathedral resident brightening neighbourhood with birdhouses

Movie lovers in <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/gnca-regina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Regina</a> will be able to enjoy a flick on the big screen Sunday.
In Saskatchewan&#8217;s <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/covid-19-outdoor-sports-step-1-saskatchewan-reopening-roadmap" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Re-Opening Roadmap</a>, movie theatres are part of Regina businesses that once again welcome customers on May 30.
Landmark Cinemas CEO Bill Walker said the organization is thrilled to be back up and running after months of hiatus due to high <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> infection rates in Regina. He said his staff are prepared to open their doors to the public.
		
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				COVID-19: Step Two of Sask. re-opening begins June 20 after 70% of those 30 and older vaccinated			</a>
		
	
Proper measurements were put in place to ensure movie-goers can be safe while enjoying a film.
&#8220;Through our reserved seating and big recliners, we can create the optimal seat map to space people out and make sure the reserve seats set the right number of occupants per auditorium,&#8221; said Walker. &#8220;Just the way we set the showtimes, we can spread the showtimes out so there&#8217;s never an overload of people in the lobby.&#8221;
Walkers said the 30 person limit per auditorium is a step to the beginning of a return to normalcy that everyone is aspiring to reach.
		
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				COVID-19: Saskatchewan lays out ‘roadmap’ in reopening from pandemic			</a>
		
	
&#8220;The history of theatres in Canada and across the world has been good from a transmission perspective,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Even with vaccinations (continuing) to increase, we know there are still some risks out there but theatres have been really demonstrated to be one of the safest venues that you can go in this pandemic.&#8221;
Kicking off reopening day, Landmark Cinemas will showcase the latest blockbusters, including Disney&#8217;s Cruella and A Quiet Place Part Two, among others.
Landmark continues to ask movie-goers to wear non-medical face masks and to adhere to the health and safety protocols.
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Movie theatres in Regina such as Landmark Cinemas will re-open their doors on Sunday as part of Saskatchewan’s Re-Opening Roadmap in the Step One phase.

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<a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/southern-saskatchewan" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Southern Saskatchewan</a> is experiencing <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/drought" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">drought</a> conditions that are having an affect on birds in their natural habitat. Birds such as waterfowl, geese and ducks are having a hard time finding nesting spots around Regina due to sloughs and <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/wetlands" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">wetlands</a> drying out.
This is causing fewer baby birds, according to Regina biologist and educator Jared Clarke. When Canadian geese return to Saskatchewan in March, they have a hard time finding nesting spots near the wetlands.
		
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				Precipitation forecast for Saskatchewan no match for drought: expert			</a>
		
	
&#8220;When they arrived back this year, a lot of the sloughs and wetlands around Regina are dry,&#8221; said Clarke. &#8220;They&#8217;re not the right habitat for the geese to nest. We are seeing a decrease of these ducks and geese have moved into the city. Definitely having an impact.&#8221;
Clarke says the concerning part is the overall loss of wetlands around Regina. He adds that producers either till up or drain the wetlands, which permanently removes them off the landscape.
&#8220;We&#8217;re just seeing more geese in the park or concentrated in areas where there is water,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;We will probably see a reduction in goose productivity this year and duckling productivity.&#8221;
		
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				Soil conditions worsen across Saskatchewan as spring seeding continues			</a>
		
	
Clarke says the only thing people can do is to protect wetlands from being drained in order to protect the birds in their natural habitat.
&#8220;We need better regulations around drainage. So, when are producers able to actually drain, when shouldn&#8217;t they drain (and) where they are draining to,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Right now, it&#8217;s kind of open season on wetlands. We are losing wetlands at an alarming rate.&#8221;
Clarke says he would like to see stronger legislation, regulation and enforcement around protecting wetlands as they play a huge and integral role throughout the province.
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Regina biologist and educator Jared Clarke says the only thing people can do is to protect wetlands from being drained in order to protect the birds in their natural habitat.

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Infectious disease doctor Alex Wong says at this time last month, he was crying in an over-capacity Regina intensive care unit as people as young as he was, with young kids just like he has, lay dying.
&#8220;It was just tragic what was going on,&#8221; Wong told Global News on Wednesday, thinking back to when Saskatchewan&#8217;s age-based vaccination program was still slowly rolling out.
&#8220;It was really, really, really bad, in ways that, hopefully, we&#8217;ll never see again here.&#8221;
Of the 187 people hospitalized with <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> in Saskatchewan on April 26, 45 were receiving intensive care — 27 in Regina alone.
		
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				Infectious disease doctor calls for lockdown in Regina as ICU beds fill, variant spreads			</a>
		
	
One month to the day later, those figures have dropped significantly. As of Wednesday, 133 were hospitalized, 27 of them receiving intensive care across the province.
Wong says like others, he wants to and is looking ahead, but it&#8217;s been hard without looking back.
&#8220;There&#8217;s always that paranoia that we let our guard down and it&#8217;s all going to crash and burn again,&#8221; he said, describing the conflicting emotions he&#8217;s faced over the past week or two, getting to the point of acceptance he&#8217;s at now.
&#8220;We&#8217;re definitely out of the worst of it,&#8221; Wong said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a feeling of relief, but it&#8217;s also being able to finally exhale after being literally on edge for months.&#8221;
		
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				COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine available for 2nd doses in Saskatchewan			</a>
		
	
At what Wong describes as the peak of the third wave in Saskatchewan around that time, provincial officials were just  ramping up their mass immunization campaign.
As of April 26, the age of eligibility to receive a first dose of the two-dose vaccines being used here was sitting at 44, according to government&#8217;s data shared at the time. Only 38 per cent of adults over 18 years old had gotten a shot at that point.
&#8220;We really kind of rushed to get vaccine into people, at least first doses into people as much as possible, and that clearly played a really, really important role in terms of mitigating what this all looked like,&#8221; Wong said.
Wednesday&#8217;s daily update reflected how, for a more than a week now, vaccination has been open to anyone over the age of 12 in the province. Sixty-three per cent of those older than 18 have now had a first dose.
Saskatchewan, like other provinces, is planning for re-opening as it starts rolling out second doses.
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Premier Scott Moe has continually championed the province&#8217;s vaccination effort.
On Tuesday, he said that the majority of people receiving in-patient or critical care right now are unvaccinated.
&#8220;Some, it may not have been available at that point in time,&#8221; Moe told reporters. &#8220;Some may have made a choice, a conscious choice, to not be vaccinated.
&#8220;In the days ahead, there&#8217;s only one group of those people that will be available: those who make a conscious choice not to be vaccinated — and I would ask people to take that decision very, very seriously.&#8221;

The majority of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan right now are unvaccinated, says the province’s premier.

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Regina will be marking another Victoria Day subject to <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus pandemic</a> protocols.
Although officials have touted high vaccination rates across the province, including in the Queen City, Saskatchewan is still a week away from Step 1 of its &#8220;Re-opening Roadmap.&#8221;
Private and public indoor and outdoor gatherings remain under significant limitations.
		
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<h2>What’s open</h2>
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<li>The Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre (12 – 6 p.m.), North West Leisure Centre (12 – 6 p.m.) and Lawson Aquatic Centre (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.) will all be open. Pre-registration is required.</li>
<li>Playgrounds and spray pads</li>
<li>The city’s<a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/golf-courses" target="_blank"> four golf courses</a> are open and still booking tee times.</li>
<li>Gyms are permitted to operate. Check with specific fitness centres for operating hours and protocols.</li>
<li>Restaurants are allowed to offer limited indoor and patio dining. Check in with specific establishments for operating hours and protocols.</li>
<li>Stores are allowed to open. Malls are running on holiday hours. The Cornwall Centre, Northgate Mall and Victoria Square Shopping Centre will all be open 12 – 5 p.m.</li>
<li>Regina Transit will run Sunday service. Schedules are available online <a href="https://www.regina.ca/transportation-roads-parking/transit/schedules-routes/" target="_blank">here</a>. Paratransit will operate on a holiday schedule from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. The Information Centre and RideLine will be closed.</li>
<li>Garbage and recycling collection will be as usual. The landfill and yard waste depot will be open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.</li>
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<h2>What’s closed </h2>
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<li>Banks</li>
<li>Government offices will be closed</li>
<li>Regina Public Library branches</li>
<li>Saskatchewan Science Centre</li>
<li>Royal Saskatchewan Museum</li>
<li>RCMP Heritage Centre</li>
<li>Canada Post mail delivery service is cancelled</li>
<li>Service Regina will be closed on Monday.</li>
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For urgent situations such as a water main break or sewer back up citizens can call 306-777-7000.

Private and public indoor and outdoor gatherings remain under significant limitations. 

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With summer nearby, it&#8217;s an exciting time for outdoor activities. It&#8217;s also a time when young <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/animals" target="_blank">animals</a> like ducklings, rabbits, songbirds or fawns become more visible in their natural habitats.
Despite any good intentions, wildlife experts are reminding people that physical distancing guidelines aren&#8217;t only for humans.
&#8220;We want to make sure we give wildlife its space, and especially here in the springtime we know more people are getting out and about and this is the time of year when the wildlife is having its offspring,&#8221; said Ted Glass, Saskatchewan conservation officer.
Ecologist Sarah Romuld is reminding people not to assume that just because an animal is isolated, that it is orphaned.
		
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&#8220;For example, rabbits, they&#8217;ll actually leave their young, they&#8217;ll separate them and leave them in different spots intentionally,&#8221; Romuld explains.
&#8220;So, we do have people that come across young juvenile rabbits and they think they&#8217;ve been left all by themselves and in most cases, they&#8217;re actually left there by design,&#8221; she adds.
Saskatchewan&#8217;s Ministry of Environment says trying to help wild animals that appear orphaned, or lost, is often detrimental to their health and safety.
They add that in nature, young animals and birds are purposely placed into seclusion by their mothers to protect them from predators.
In the majority of cases, these young animals are not abandoned or deserted, and the mother is watching nearby.
The ministry notes the chances for survival decrease significantly when young animals come into contact with humans.
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They say the best thing to do is to leave them alone and enjoy the animals from a distance.
&#8220;Young wildlife should only be picked up if the parent is found dead nearby, or in an unnatural situation such as a young songbird found on a doorstep,&#8221; writes the ministry in a statement.
		
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&#8220;In that case, the young bird could be moved to the closest suitable habitat,&#8221; the statement goes onto to read.
Romuld says she also wants people &#8212; especially children &#8212; to refrain from chasing wildlife.
&#8220;I always say, imagine a dinosaur, because although they have not seen a dinosaur, most kids have imagined, or see pictures, and know how big they are, imagine how scary it might be for you if a dinosaur were chasing you,&#8221; Romuld said.
Feeding animals is also frowned upon since they can be overfed, or get sick, which can often result in excess fecal waste.
		
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Natalia Slipak is a clinic manager with the Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Regina and she shares some tips on how people can tell if an animal is distressed or has been injured.
&#8220;It can be blood, anywhere around the animal, it could be, in cases of little ones, dead siblings around them, look for maggots and flies,&#8221; Slipak explains.
She adds the summer can get very busy for the clinic, last summer they admitted 155 animals in 10 days.
The clinic is volunteer and donation-based, and people can often check their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SalthavenWest/photos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page to see what supplies they need.
At the end of the day, the wildlife experts emphasize that being considerate of the furry little creatures we share space with is highly integral to their survival.
&#8220;So, we do strive to have a balance between a recreational park and as well as it being a natural environment,&#8221; Romuld states.
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The Cathedral Village Arts Festival is one of Regina’s largest festivals. It spans an entire week, hosts dozens of performances and large outdoor events, and attracts and entertains crowds upwards of 40,000 people.
This year, however, the festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary online due to the ongoing pandemic.
Vendors, artisans and musicians have all prepared their pieces to fit an online format.
		
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Organizers also say there will be interactive art pieces being showcased in the Albert Street tunnel, such as murals as part of their legacy project.
Events and displays such as a virtual parade, a 50-50 raffle, a fence gallery, recyclable art, and participation videos for people to get involved with will be a part of the festival as well.
While Jefferson Wourms, Cathedral Village Arts Festival Chair, said he couldn&#8217;t say much about the interactive pieces since they&#8217;d like it to be a surprise for residents, he did say the planning committee is very &#8220;excited&#8221; to share it with the public.
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to get people outside of their homes, as well as tuning into the digital festival,&#8221; Wourms explained.
		
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Wourms says since they actually had more than a few weeks to plan for a virtual festival this year in comparison to last year, those interested can expect to see more virtually this time around.
&#8220;We&#8217;re really trying to put art out there because we can&#8217;t gather so might as well try to give individuals in the city something to look at when they go through that tunnel under the bridge there,&#8221; he said.
Despite the current situation, organizers say they are maintaining their commitment to &#8220;inspiring and bringing joy&#8221; to the community.
The online festival will be taking place from May 24 to 29. You can learn more about the programming at <a href="http://www.cvaf.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.cvaf.ca.</a>
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