Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for December of 2006
Storming along   Wednesday December 6, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : You will have noticed that Ensign has not been updated for the past seven days or so. I dashed off to Winnipeg and this is the story about this adventure.	December 2006 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The Greenwater report   Wednesday December 6, 2006 image by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : Archerwill's dinner theatre, storms a trip to Saskatoon, fat deer, a little fishing, a burning car and flipped gravel truck all make up parts of this week's report. Divide and Conquer - Quebecois as a nation within the Dominion of Canada   Thursday December 7, 2006 by : Robert Ede Richmond Hill, Ontario : A cheap political ploy by the Prime Minister's motion identifying Quebec as a nation has some far reaching and unpleasant results for all Canadians. Saskatchewan Conservative Party   Thursday December 7, 2006 by : Joyce Neufeld Waldeck : The attempted destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board by the federal government gets almost full support from the opposition party in the Saskatchewan legislature. Opposition needs to oppose Government Wheat Board destruction   Friday December 8, 2006 by : William Dascavich Edmonton : Though Liberal leader Dion vows to reinstate the Wheat Board if the government succeeds in destroying the institution by then the damage will not be reversible the need for strong opposition is right now. To do no harm   Friday December 8, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. Not only we as individuals but we as in our democratic government need to be increasingly aware of the harm that can be produced by the actions our government takes. Strahl implementing what U.S. failed to achieve   Friday December 8, 2006 by : Joe Hueglin Niagara Falls, Ontario : The wheat Board has been a thorn in the side of US agricultural policy and now we see the Harper government doing their Republican buddies yet another favour.
The Greenwater Report   Monday December 11, 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : Deep snow has insulated the ice below and poses a threat to snowmobilers who are out in big numbers. The park skating rink is open and in good shape and Gerald has three great pictures for us this week.   Orwellian double-speak at its best! Costing only $300 million   Monday December 11, 2006 by : Eugene Parks Victoria B.C. : Making declarations about cleaning up the environment or sorting out toxic chemicals makes good headlines but the Federal Environment Ministers appears to be involved in an elaborate smoke screen programme. Vanishing horizons   Tuesday December 12, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : What have we lost when Christmas carols, once sacred song of love and devotion have come to symbolise crass ultra commercialism? When did Santa Claus become Jesus' brother and would banishing him make any real difference? Questions that go beyond our line of sight. Last day for another house   Tuesday December 12, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : A house just west of the SAAN store was destroyed today making room for a new house or freeing up the lot for further development. Parkland Photography Club meeting report   Wednesday December 13, 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : This past month's theme was "speed" and the three images displayed do the job. The report tells of getting their displays and slide show in order and alerts members of their next meeting. Dawn takes Toronto   Thursday December 14, 2006 by : Dawn Shire Toronto : A set of fourteen images taken during mid November on a visit to Toronto by Regina artist and illustrator, Dawn Shire. That December look   Friday December 15, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The sun is low on the horizon and the horizon seems far away as the writer reflects on the worsening state of life in rural Saskatchewan. Perhaps its just the time of year, its all about the way you look at things.
Winter scenes from Northern Saskatchewan   Monday December 18, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Images by : Judy Shire LaRonge : A set of images taken this weekend that show the world as it appears at this time of the year in the Boreal forest of Northern Canada. Robertson Trading Company - revisited   Tuesday December 19, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire LaRonge : A remarkable trading post where furs are sold and goods received in trade or a place where you can purchase just about anything you might need while living in northern Saskatchewan. Our story features some the outstanding art available.   Greenwater Report   Tuesday December 19, 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : Looks like there is peace at the park as everyone is sorting out their Christmas and New Year plans. The Cove has a new manager and the Greenwater report will take a break over the holidays. Red Chamber rehab   Tuesday December 19, 2006 by : Robert Ede Richmond Hill, Ontario : For most Canadians those chapters in Canadian studies they took in grade twelve were just a lot of mumbo jumbo and sadly most people paid little attention to the actual nature of Canada's constitution and the way it has dynamically evolved. Mr. Ede takes a shot at helping us to put our awareness back on track. Senate will cease to be a revising chamber   Tuesday December 19, 2006 by : Brian Marlatt White Rock B.C. : From the west coast we have a similar complaint that the Harper government is ignorant of the basic concepts of the Canadian form of government and their attempts to make improvements are a real danger to the stability and sovereignty of the country. A different meaning   Tuesday December 19, 2006 by : Edwin Wallace Success : Going ahead with a barley vote the minister of Agriculture has called a "woe" to action on wheat at the Canadian Wheat Board. Mr. Wallace suspects that the Harper bunch have spotted some reasons to slow things down. Thomas Saf-T-Liner   Wednesday December 20, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The convention truck based school bus is evolving and we have the newest version of Thomas' product operating here in town with its one piece windshield. Cody Straker joins the Trojans   Wednesday December 20, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : A seventeen year old native of Wishart is the newest Trojan. He plays defense and has a reputation as a bit of a fighter. RECPlex fitted with defibrillator   Wednesday December 20, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Let us hope you don't get a charge out of this. This morning a defibrillator was installed in the RECPlex, this story tells about the device. Wise politics to obtain a coveted majority?   Thursday December 21, 2006 by : Joe Hueglin Niagara Falls : Farmers elected four out of five directors to support single desk marketing at the Canadian Wheat Board but the minister of agriculturre went ahead and firred the CEO. So much for respecting the majority.
Cleaning switches   Sunday December 24, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Life goes on and on and on as we all go about our business and shape our priorities the basics still have to be covered. The dishes need to be washed, the laundry done and when necessary the switches need to be cleaned. Speical holidays, family events and celebrations notwithstanding life still must fit into the sometimes whirlwind of everyday events. Christmas is special but it is also a part of every year events it is part of all that we do and fits into all of the details that make up the fabric of our lives. Merry Christmas everyone!   There's a better way to reform the senate   Sunday December 24, 2006 by : Ross Bateman Langton, Ontario : The formula the federal government has recently outlined to reform the senate is not going to do service to Canadians in general as it will only further fractionate the country and decentralise all forms of government. Airtist Ross Bateman has a better idea. The year the tail wags the dog   Saturday December 30, 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Winnipeg : Its time to once again contemplate the possibllities for a new year. Is 2007 the year we take the dog for a walk or is it the year that we follow along to see where the dog wants to go. Here is this year's New Year's predictions.