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The Week of September 15 to 21, 2002
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 Disposable Income- Sunday
September 15, 2002
A group of Harley Davidson enthusiasts take advantage of the exceptional weather
for a road trip.
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 House #9- Sunday
September 15, 2002
The relentless process of new houses being built or moved into Tisdale continues
as the ninth house for this year was begun on Friday and we have pictures of the
new basement ready for work to begin tomorrow.
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 The Greenwater Report- Monday
September 16, 2002
Fall is upon us and Gerald gives us a nostalgic look at the way things once were
with some vintage images from 1954 of the park. (This story will not be posted until
3:00)
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 Monday construction review- Monday
September 16, 2002
Six construction projects are highlighted in this review of work going on this morning
in Tisdale.
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 The Liberals and Kyoto- Monday
September 16, 2002
When the Liberal government came to office it had carried to the Canadian public
several very important promises. Those promises were overlooked once in power and
Jim Calvert of Gravenhurst Ontario is wondering if the same process is happening
with the Kyoto Accord, a lot of talk and promises but no committment.
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 Priorities seem very odd- Monday
September 16, 2002
Some things don't have to be complicated. We know why it is important to be Canadian
and we also know that there are many who would threaten both our sovereignty and
our values. Kristy Sewell from Winnipeg believes that Canada's military is coming
up very short with old equipment and we need to get our priorities straightened out.
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 Overnight break-in deposits documents in storm sewer- Tuesday
September 17, 2002
A break-in at an undisclosed location last night saw town workers and R.C.M.P. attempting
to recover documents from storm sewer.
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 CP replaces long
crossing on highway#3- Tuesday
September 17, 2002
Full extra-gang crew and both on and off track equipment in use as CP replaces a
large section of rail line that cross highway #3.
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 Terror or Freedom- Tuesday
September 17, 2002
This morning a Toronto United Church minister scolded on CBC radio, Canadians for
their selfish attitude as it relates to the 9-11 event. Brock Schultze a thirteen
year old boy from Winnipeg tells us directly what that event has done to him we had
better pay attention.
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 Liberals killing Bills to hide report- Tuesday
September 17, 2002
What is going on in Ottawa two bills already passed by the Commons and another of
great importance look like they will be dumped. Zeb Landon from Simcoe, Ontario brings
this serious matter to light for us.
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 Old Senior's Centre demolished- Wednesday
September 18, 2002
The town took the old and no longer used Senior's centre and tore it down this morning.
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 Blame Joe Clark- Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Toronto Sun columnist claims that it is Joe Clark's fault that the unite the right
campaign failed and that we had a second term of Liberals. Paul Pelletier of St.
Paul Albert points out that the three hundred who met in Edmonton would definitely
not agree.
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 A 10% GST . .
. and that's just the beginning folks. . .- Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Walter Robinson wrote this story yesterday afternoon and guessed at the time that
the rumour was perhaps just a trial balloon to get Canadians ready for tax hikes
as it was announced today that Canada slipped into the "red" in July.
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 Poverty and terrorism- Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Richard Neumann points out that it might simplistic to suggest that third world poverty
leads to terrorism. We have included a couple of interesting references that suggest
that this is something we should all do some thinking about.
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 Autumn Morning- Thursday
September 19, 2002
Long shafts of cool morning sunlight zip down the streets and lanes illuminating
the leaves that are about to depart for another year. As these pictures were being
taken the writer listened to the ramifications of the health workers strike. The
result is this rant, but you better look it over resistance is futile.
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 Elephant ears and pickles- Friday
September 20, 2002
For over twenty years Gwen Betthel and her husband have been selling gas, service
and fabulous meals at their service station in Bjorkdale, but come spring, it will
be time to take it easy.
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 Sylvania the fall of 2002- Saturday
September 21, 2002
Harvest is in progress, the leaves turning and children well into the new school
year. A look at rural life in a Saskatchewan village. This page includes a 620K Quicktime
VR panorama image.
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 Paul Martin no
financial wizard- Saturday
September 21, 2002
Rudy Fernandes of White Rock B.C. gives us the quick review of the former finance
minister's achievements and it isn't pretty.
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 Why Now?- Saturday
September 21, 2002
The auditor general asked the RCMP back in May to check into GroupAction but it was
this past week that they got around to it but this story is one that will not go
away. Even though the parliamentary committee looking into it was closed down by
Liberal MPs, something smells here. Bryan St. George from Kelowna is wondering why
now.
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 Bear- Saturday
September 21, 2002
The lives that touch our own and those lives that we touch are not species specific
as dogs and horse often define who and what we are. Bear was Mike Townsends fellow
traveller.
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 The Albertan Response to the Kyoto’s Issue:
Instant Democracy against True Democracy- Saturday
September 21, 2002
Mario deSantis explains the vulgar self interest of Alberta and its campaign for
its private business interests as it goes all out against the Kyoto Accord.
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