Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
April of 2007

 
Saar School, Kronau
 
Sunday
April 1, 2007
by: Ina Leippi
Kronau:
Big is not better and Saskatchewan's rural people are disturbed by the threats to close fifty school not in urban areas. Mrs. Leippi explains her concerns.

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The Greenwater report
 
Monday
April 2, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
A trip to Kelvington, some bowling start out this week's report. Gerald marks the passing of a friend Mr. Renneberg and relates some great stories about the man. The report ends with a bit on the Tisdale Rodeo horse pull and the great service at Mr. Ribs.
Conrad Black for Governor General
 
Monday
April 2, 2007
by: Robert Ede
Richmond Hill Ontario :
Conrad Black may be a pompous thief but his take on the Quebec provincial election is remarkably accurate and needs a long hard look.
Saskatchewan educational funding
 
Tuesday
April 3, 2007
by: David Gleim
Chaplin:
The closure of rural community schools is only part of a much larger picture that involves the way education is paid for in Saskatchewan and how the cities get most of their money from the province and the rural areas pay for it themselves.
A Saskatchewan perspective
 
Tuesday
April 3, 2007
by: Kevin McIntyre
Carrot River :
Though no completely unsympathetic Kevin voices his views about Mrs. Leippi's story Sunday about the possible closure of their school in Kronau.
Frozen fields
 
Thursday
April 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Watson:
The mild cold snap has retarded the spring run off process allowing the creeks and streams to drain and make the water movement out of the fields slow enough to prevent widespread flooding.
 
The Greenwater report
 
Monday
April 9, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
The melting process is slow at the park as well and dragging spring on a bit. Gerald is getting itchy feet and wants to get that motor home on the road and the deer think Doreen is an easy touch.
CWB e-mail: Civil servant suspended for e-mail
 
Monday
April 9, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton:
Mr. Dascavich praises the work of the Canadian Wheat Board in the light of a recent story in the Edmonton Journal about the extremist right wing views demonstrated by someone working for Alberta's Department of Agriculture.
Follow the education money to the cities
 
Monday
April 9, 2007
by: Linda Anderst
Richmound:
Richmound is a remote rural community in Saskatchewan's vast southwest border region and is facing the closure of its school. The parent suggests that the money to operate their school is being moved to pay for urban schools.
Strahl adds option #2 to #3
 
Monday
April 9, 2007
by: Nettie Wiebe
Delisle:
Perhaps its a new form of political mathematics as the minister of Agricutlure takes liberties with the numbers obtained in the so-called plebscite on barley handling with the Canadian Wheat Board.
Seeding time for Russian thistles
 
Friday
April 13, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Swift Current :
Canada may be an urban nation, filled with diverse cultures and depending upon immigration for growth but the bottom line remains the same as always, out here we grow things.
Make life in Saskatchewan even better; Close rural schools?
 
Saturday
April 14, 2007
by: Jaime Message
Ormiston:
In an open letter to the Premier of the province this seventeen year old grade twelve student makes his solid case for the continued operation of his community's school.
 
Over the banks
 
Monday
April 16, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Despite the week of cold weather the amount of water heading north up the Doghide River channel exceeds the river's capacity and it is now in flood stage.
The Greenwater report
 
Monday
April 16, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Stories of spring at the park as there are rennovations to the beach cafe and water treatment plant, the gold course will open again this year and no news on what will happen to the Cove. But the snow is melting and the water flowing, Gerald likes warm weather.
Look at our everyday ways of living
 
Monday
April 16, 2007
by: Larry Storm
Welland Ontario :
The challenge of global warming and the preservation of the environment is huge but maybe we need to think of it as solving one problem at a time. Cut down on commuting to work, reduce the size of car engines and tickle the auto's fuel efficiency.
TILMA
 
Tuesday
April 17, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton:
What we know and understand as the way of nature of Canadian life is in danger. NAFTA has made it difficult for Canadians to be Canadian now there is more and more encroachments coming our way and we need to be aware of the trouble ahead.
Moose at Lewvan
 
Wednesday
April 18, 2007
by: Stu Innes
Lewvan:
Not long ago moose were known only to live in the bush but for reasons yet unknown they are cheerfully moving out onto the open prairie.
Five minute parking
 
Wednesday
April 18, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Just what this world needs is more signs. Today the town crew installed five minute parking signs in front of the community post office.
Out and about class
 
Wednesday
April 18, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Its been a long time since you could walk around in shirt sleeves and teachers at TMSS have been taking advantage of the good weather and getting their classes out of the classroom.
Pick it up
 
Wednesday
April 18, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Great weather to go for a walk but the ugliness of the stuff dropped since fall is a bit of a mess. Here is the simple and healthy solution.
Wood Country expands facility
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
A large new building immediately west of the town square is going to radically change the look of that part of town.
War on the Plains
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Albert Horner and David Orchard
Blaine Lake and Borden :
The economic sovereignty and the commercial viability of western agriculture is at stake as the Harper government aims to please its American Master and extinguish the Canadian Wheat Board.
House number one
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Ten houses were built or moved into Tisdale last year and this year's construction process is under way with the first house with its first wall up.
$300,000,000 at $300 a treatment
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls :
Cancer of any kind is a killer and now a treatment appears to be available to protect this generation of women from cervical cancer but we really need to consider this and find out about the implications.
House number two
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Basement in place and work to get the foundation underway as the second house of 2007 has begun construction.
Green grass
 
Thursday
April 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
That seemed to me like a very long winter. I was surprised to see mud one day two weeks ago and today it was a relief to begin seeing bits of green grass showing up yet knowing full well that means cutting must soon follow.
Crushed Canoe
 
Friday
April 20, 2007
by: Leslie Peet
Tisdale:
The wreckage of a canoe at the CN trestle is the mute story of someone's misadventure with the Doghide in is flood condition.
ts not a they world, but a me world
 
Friday
April 20, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
The college shooting in Virginia and the war in Iraq are not something that can be explained and perhaps should not be explained but must be part of our awareness and realisation of the nature of humanity.
Ensuring the future
 
Saturday
April 21, 2007
by: Brad Thomson
Ottawa:
There have been many times when our form of representative parliamentary democracy has actually gone against the will of the majority. The issue of the Kyoto Accord is to important for the majority to be ignored.
Senate - a fraction of itself
 
Saturday
April 21, 2007
by: Robert Ede
Richmond Hill, Ontario :
Without paying much attention to grade twelve Canadian studies courses most Canadians have little understanding of the actual role and constitutional position the senate holds in the structure of Canadian government. Mr. Ede is attempting to straighten folks out on this one.
 
This year's crocus
 
Monday
April 23, 2007
by: Ken Jones
Regina:
For the past few years Ken has sent us a set of spring crocus pictures so today we present the third annual crocus celebration of spring.
Greenwater report
 
Tuesday
April 24, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Gerald keeps us up today on river and flood conditions from Ituna to Hudson's Bay. Works in a ride on an air boat and announces another great grand child.
Parkland Photography club report
 
Wednesday
April 25, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Planning for this year's outing, discussing slide competitions and this month's theme made up the content of this month's meeting.
Afghanistan and Iraq: it's the same war
 
Thursday
April 26, 2007
by: David Orchard and Michael Mandel
Borden and Saskatoon :
The invasion of these two countries was not sanctioned by any international body and is an illegal invasion and occupation that can not be condoned but its continuation is an offence to civilization as the number of civilian casualties rises day after merciless day.
Ag-Chem Equipment Terra-gator
 
Friday
April 27, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
With many fields in swamp conditions this is yet another year where the demand for high floatation field equipment is very high.
 
The Greenwater report
 
Monday
April 30, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Sandhill cranes sighted, sucker fishing, beach cafe opening, ice breaking up and a former resident passes on, all in this week's report.
What is a frost boil?
 
Monday
April 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Having a lot of water beneath the surface in a country that freezes solid each year can have some bad effects on the streets and roads above that water.