- Grand Forks shopping
- Tuesday
August 7, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Andrew Shire
Grand forks North Dakota : The rise in the Canadian dollar and the weakening of the U.S. economy make cross border shopping attractive but its not all a story paved with roses.
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- The Greenwater report
- Tuesday
August 7, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park : Outstanding weather at Greenwater continues and Gerald has the story on the Fisherman's Cove.
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- Weekend in Jerusalem
- Wednesday
August 8, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Jerusalem: We combine Jennifer's sight seeing and culture shock of both Friday and Saturday's reports. Now we can show you some of the sights with Jennifer's own pictures. This pictures can be cued by clicking on the (*).
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- Skeletons and gunfire
- Thursday
August 9, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Qubur al-Walaydah: Two days of sickness and back to digging as they uncover evidence of Egyptian culture and so far, two skeletons. The scientists squable as the data appears and Jennifer says fairwell to the rude German group. All the while only miles away rocket detonations and even gun fire can be heard coming from the strife torn Gaza Strip.
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- Montebello conference
- Thursday
August 9, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton: Beginning on August 20th a major secret conference is taking place in Quebec and is being touted as being important and good for Canada yet it is cloaked in extreme sectrecy and securiity. Mr. Dascavich wants to know what they are hiding and wants the public to know what is going on.
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- Visit to completed sites and the Dead Sea
- Sunday
August 12, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Dead Sea: Today's story tells and shows with Jennifer's pictures her trip this weekend to the Arad, Masada and the Dead Sea. We have updated all of the earlier stories with pictures, although we still have more to add. We have also added a prior story about her jet-lag visit to Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.
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- Blueberry jam rocks my world!
- Tuesday
August 14, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Qubur al-Walaydah: Life at the archaeological dig in the Negev desert of Israel is often less than glamourous as Jennifer fills us in an her daily breakfast menu and the progress of the dig.
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- This world after breakfast
- Wednesday
August 15, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Today's commentary on the news and how it might impact on our daily lives.
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- Harvest begins
- Thursday
August 16, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: For the past few days swathers have been working their way through Canola fields and some straight combining of wheat is underway. Its harvest time in this part of Saskatchewan
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- The Greenwater report
- Monday
August 20, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park: Internet connections and battery life intervened and prevented us from getting last week's report but this week we catch up on the Crawford's excursion West of Prince Albert and the latest developments at the park.
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- Yesteryear's Ukrainian Borscht
- Tuesday
August 21, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Moose Jaw: In much of Saskatchewan Borscht is a staple food yet it is simply not available on the shelves of your local food store. Well that has changed as a Moose Jaw company has gone into production and is turning out the real thing.
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- Controversy and a visit to Nazareth
- Wednesday
August 22, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Tel Aviv: Jennifer's expeditition is nearing its end and in this report she let's us in on controversy over the dig site and shows us some of the highlights of her visit to Tel Aviv, Nazareth and another dig in the Negev Desert.
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- Premature arrival of fall
- Thursday
August 23, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Though school starts next week, the pool closes Sunday and it was a chilly 13ºC today it still seems a bit odd to see the leaves turning colour so soon but alas little bits of colour are showing up in Tisdale's trees.
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- Jelly beans
- Thursday
August 23, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton: Has the Prime Minister's assurances been plausible. Who knows with such secrecy the Montebello meeting is subject to any and all speculation. But Mr. Dascavich is certain it wasn't about jelly beans.
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- Longbeach
- Friday
August 24, 2007
by: Michael Townsend
Tofino, B.C.: This is a magnificient photo essay of the scenes along the west side of Vancouver Island at Longbeach near Tofino. 35 outstanding images that take you to this amazing park of Western Canada.
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- Provocateurs
- Friday
August 24, 2007
by: Casper Davis
Victoria, B.C.: The nature of a law abiding society is such that it depends upon trust. Trust that those entrusted with protecting the society will do just that and not become agents inciting violence and property damage. That trust has been demonstratably broken with Quebec police pretending to be rioting protestors but were caught by a union leader. Now we have to consider other similar events and wonder what really was happening.
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- 25% jump in grain and oilseed income Positive, but more work needed
- Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Richard Phillips
Ottawa: Here is a news release from the Grain Growers of Canada as they reflect on the announcement today by Stats Canada of a 25% increase in grain and oilseed income.
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- The Greenwater report
- Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park: It just seems like a few days ago that summer began and now its over as Gerald brings us up to date on park businesses as they close and open for the season while filling us in on cabin construction and moving.
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- Have Canadian Forces in Afghanistan been pawns?
- Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario: So much for idealism, it looks like the negotiations that actually were on going prior to September 11, 2001 have kept developing the need for a US owned pipeline to be built across Afghanistan from the Caspian Sea to the Pakistan coast. This evidence is very solid much more so than any shaky reasons given so far for Canadians to be fighting and dying in the Panjwayl and Kandahar areas of Pakistan.
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- Listen, consider, respond: repeat as often as necessary
- Tuesday
August 28, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Dictatorships, totallotarian regiems and military mentality do not follow the Socratic method of dialogue and it would seem that many others fall into the same rut, fundamentalists, those driven by dogma and hatred, its a pretty big category.
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- Making way
- Tuesday
August 28, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: An older small house on 108th was destroyed today to make way for a replacement.
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- Pulse crops dry enough
- Wednesday
August 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Cereal and Canola crops were still to tough for combining today but the peas and lentils are ready and being harvested.
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- Forester Drive is getting its street
- Wednesday
August 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: With new houses eating up the space available the town is making the already serviced area ready for new construction with the installation of a new street.
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- Minor sports registration
- Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: While parent fill out the forms the young and old alike enjoy getting back on the ice and enjoying the freedom of skating and the joy of social interaction.
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- Community checkup
- Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: There's a dandy of a crop out there and the weather has turned toward the positive, things are looking good. That's what we did today we looked around and have some pictures to show you.
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- Football season begins with exhibition double-header
- Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A perfect afternoon for high school football and the stands were full today to see Tisdale take on Melfort and then Nipawin as the players and coaches worked out the formations for what looks like a great season ahead. This story includes a three minute streaming QuickTime video clip.
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- 100 years
- Friday
August 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Over a month ago this cairn was erected by the Messer family recognising their roots here in Tisdale for a full century.
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- House number nine
- Friday
August 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The demand for housing Tisdale continues as a lot that had an older small house on it is getting its services today in preparation for immediate construction.
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- Steven Truscott
- Friday
August 31, 2007
by: John Anderson
Ottawa: The courts have issued an acquittal of his conviction back in 1959 for the rape and murder of his teenage friend Lynne Harper. Mr. Anderson is concerned that part of the miscarriage of justice occurs because of a serious flaw in the system.
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