curtisanderson



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Born and raised in Saskatoon, Curtis Anderson has been writing for television and radio for the past 15 years. Every day is a new adventure with his beautiful wife and their two children....two children they ambitiously decided to have ten years apart. His first novel was purchased by Gothenberg, Sweden’s Kraken Press. If he ever wins an award for anything the first person he will thank is coffee.

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Waskesiu Lake: Fun to Visit, Impossible to Spell

Posted on: March 18, 2025

Waskesiu is not only fun to say, but it’s also the only town within Prince Albert National Park and the keeper of all my childhood summer memories. No, we never owned property up there, we would just rent cabins, but looking back- never being there long enough to get sick
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City Park Toy Library: Noise is Encouraged

Posted on: January 1, 2025

I’m seven years old…it’s Christmas morning…and maniacally torn wrapping paper reveals the iconic transformer Optimus Prime (leader of the Autobots, thank you very much) Santa had come through! To this day, that remains my most cherished childhood memory. I played with Prime until he was so beaten and broken that
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Training Day: Tall Tales, Tunnels and Trickery at the CP Railway Bridge

Posted on: September 29, 2017

Written September 29, 2017 Some mornings I snuggle my daughter and think to myself “What learning opportunities can I provide today to help shape you into a strong independent woman?” Other mornings I rub my temples and exclaim “It’s a bridge day!” Despite only being 1,119 feet long…..in the last
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CJ’s Climb and Play: Taking Play Structures to New Heights

Posted on: January 13, 2017

Until you have kids you never truly appreciate the ‘art’ of a successful play area/play structure. I’m talking about those multi-level primary coloured fortresses made out of plastic and netting and ropes and slides and giant tubes and ball pits. Pre-kids, you walk right by them – usually with your
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Western Development Museum: Celebrating Christmas in Boom Town

Posted on: December 23, 2016

Covering the Christmas-themed festivities at the Western Development Museum seems pretty straightforward – there’s a gigantic Christmas tree in Boom Town and there’s a room full of animatronic 1970’s Eaton’s Department Store window Christmas displays.(still functional today thanks to regular repairs and straight-up magic) While these two attractions remain up
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Boo Town: Boomtown drops the M and Raises the Dead at Western Development Museum

Posted on: October 27, 2016

It’s bizarre how something as simple as the passing of time can make things appear creepy. Exhibit A: old-timey toys. Just imagine children of yesteryear tearing opening their Christmas presents and squealing with delight at the sight of any of those wooden nightmares. Seems almost morbid, right? I realize toy
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The Saskatoon Civic Conservatory and the Ghosts of The Mendel Art Gallery

Posted on: October 25, 2016

In my opinion, the greatest single piece of Saskatoon property is the beautiful structure at 950 Spadina Crescent East; the Saskatoon Civic Conservatory. It’s the division between downtown and the character homes of City Park, the greatest riverbank trails spider-web in all directions behind it and across the street stands
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Berry Barn Halloween Kid Zone Maze: Entertaining And Not Berry Scary

Posted on: September 29, 2016

The Berry Barn will always be the total package. A five-minute drive on Valley Road leads you to a fairytale-like cottage that proudly stands on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, miles away from city lights and city noise. As you step out of your car you immediately fall
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Crickle Creek Fun Zone: An Inflated Sense Of Fun

Posted on: September 23, 2016

What was parenting like before bouncy castles? Throughout history there must have been contraptions capable of similar exercise trickery. I’ll bet a fresh set of parental eyes could immediately decipher complex cave drawings that have stumped scientists for years. “That looks like some sort of enclosed play area created to
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Bartari – Videogame Restaurant and Bar Now Has ALL AGES Weekend Afternoons

Posted on: September 21, 2016

  Bartari, Saskatoon’s first videogame restaurant and bar, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with the addition of all-ages weekend afternoons. Before I continue, allow me to hammer that point home – Bartari is a legitimate 19+ bar, except for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, when, from 11am to 4pm, kids of
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