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The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
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by Gregory Beatty
People have embraced all sorts of new hobbies and interests during the pandemic. Bike shops are sold out of inventory until 2022, vets are booked solid spaying/neutering kittens and puppies, sea shanties are okay, some “hobbies and interests” are just passing fads. But 14 months into the pandemic, others seem to have staying power.
Zoe Arnold is urban agriculture coordinator at CHEP Good Foods (chep.org) in Saskatoon. One trend she’s seen is a growing interest in gardening.
“Saskatoon has over 50 community gardens, so there has been a really strong interest around that kind of agriculture,” she says. “Unfortunately, even before the pandemic most of the plots in the city had wait lists.”