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The Week of August 26 to 31, 2007
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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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