Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for May of 2006
Supply and demand Wednesday May 3 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Yesterday we heard the details of the Federal budget while the Looney has reached a higher value than seen in three decades, gasoline prices are around the $4.00 a US gallon and the one of the greatest economists of our time died this past week. A lot to think about.	May 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
Spring Rummage sale at St. Matthew's Thursday May 4 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Like the leaves coming out, the annual Anglican Church rummage sale is a sure sign that winter is definitely over. Here are some pictures of the sale that goes on tomorrow and Saturday morning.
A comparison with March 2005 Proposal Thursday May 4 , 2006 by : Joe Hueglin Niagara Falls : Yesterday we heard the details of the Federal budget while the Looney has reached a higher value than seen in three decades, gasoline prices are around the $4.00 a US gallon and the one of the greatest economists of our time died this past week. A lot to think about.
Parkland Photography Club April report Thursday May 4 , 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : This is an extremely active photography club as they participate in local events and provincial competitions. This month's theme contest was on "complexity".
The Greenwater report Sunday May 7 , 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : The park crew are back to work, the water levels are up and SaskPower made a terrible mess near one of the cabin areas. A friend was lost, new owner of the Tackle Box and fish season is open.   Old warehouse destroyed Thursday May 7 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : East of the bus depot the scene has been drastically altered as the old warehouse that stood there for a very long time has been tore down. The May rush Wednesday May 10 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Construction and renovation is the main event in Tisdale this week and this story gives you a brief run down of what's happening. The engine is now revved up for the Tisdale region, Team Tisdale plan developed - now ready for implementation Wednesday May 10 , 2006 by : Doug hay Tisdale : The Chamber of Commerce, Kelsey Development Corporation, the Town of Tisdale and the Tisdale Credit Union have been working intently together to come up with a comprehensive development plan and today they have announce the completion of that plan.   Making a mark Wednesday May 10 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Here is an explanation for the appearance of symbolic graffiti and the cure for the problem. 'Fiscal Imbalance' - Solved on Balance Sheet, not Operating Statement Wednesday May 10 , 2006 by : Robert Ede Richmond Hill, Ontario : If you want to solve the problem of financial inequality in Canada you need to start from scratch and the whole business of confederation needs to be taken into consideration, including provincial boundaries. Lutheran spring sale Friday May 12 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : This weekend its time for the annual Lutheran spring rummage sale.
The Greenwater report Monday May 15 , 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : With the beach cafe open Gerald is definitely in heaven, spring is here and his pictures of the park are outstanding.   Tisdale begins work on new water treatment plant Tuesday May 16 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : This better be good, with water costs to home owners going up exponentially (close to 300%) and pressure being a major dribble most of the time, Tisdale's water system is a serious irritant with home owners. On Monday, a huge undertaking began as the construction of a new treatment plant got underway. This story includes a video clip of the construction project. New movies this long weekend Tuesday May 16 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Just like the big cities Tisdale and Melfort have motion pictures coming out on their release date of this Friday. Not 300% but 31% increase Wednesday May 17 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : There we go an error of major proportions. Yesterday I said the increase in water rates in Tisdale was a whooping 300% and I was dead wrong. Mayor Rollie Zimmer sets the record straight in a video interview about the new $4,600,000 water treatment project. (This video requires a recent version of QuickTime be installed in your computer)   Tisdale pool opens Friday Wednesday May 17 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Everything is in place and ready to go for another season as the staff are already at working and ready to get the activities at the pool started this Friday. Tisdale is ready for this year's visitors Wednesday May 17 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The staff is in place and the regional park campground looks better then ever as we officially begin the tourist season this coming long weekend. We are wrong in Afghanistan Thursday May 18 , 2006 by : David Orchard Borden : Are we furthering democracy and saving ourselves from terrorist attack? Are we helping the people of the country? Are we acting on behalf of the United Nations? We need to know why Canadians are fighting an undeclared war and so far more than one quarter of the casualties have been killed by Americans.
Movie Review of The Da Vinci Code Wednesday May 24 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Every so often a movie comes along with a lot of hype and its share of controversy. The Da Vinci Code is that in spades. Here is what this writer thinks of the movie.   The Greenwater report Wednesday May 24 , 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : The Victoria Day holiday is behind us and it was a quiet weekend at the park. Gerald was out for a little trip to test the bad highways and includes in his report some details of life in Pontex. Communications - multidimensional Friday May 26 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Telephones were a revolution when they replaced the telegraph and the Internet and its services make the telephone seem more ancient then telegraph.
Another wet year Wednesday May 31 , 2006 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Thundershowers seem a certainty tonight or at least tomorrow night after a week of rain the sun has appeared and its time to consider the consequences. This story includes a spectacular QuickTime VR of Tisdale and its sky this afternoon.   The Greenwater report Wednesday May 31 , 2006 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : Rain and more rain as Gerald checks out the farming situation and notes that the lake is going down a bit