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The Week of December 14 to 20, 2008

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Stay with your vehicle this winter and survive
Monday
December 15, 2008
by: Saskatchewan Safety Council
Regina: Last winter we had to endure the sorrow of several drivers getting into trouble with their vehicles and walking away from the vehicle only to die in a storm. The alternative is simple, survive.
The Greenwater report
Monday
December 15, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: Gerald tells about a teacher's experiences in Eastern Europe, family shopping and recognises Porcupine Plain's Kelly Chase who has distinguished himself for his community efforts.
Pieces of 8 - Costs of auto bailout & benefits
Monday
December 15, 2008
by: Robert Ede
Thornhill Ontario: The enormous bailout of US banks and financial institutes has been instructional. The massive amounts of money had done little to slow the slide in the economy and the true cause of the problem, mortgage defaults has not been addressed. Doing the same with the auto industry doesn't make sense, here is a better idea.
RBC's third annual teddy bear toss
Tuesday
December 16, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The staff of the Tisdale Royal Bank and the Tisdale Trojans are combining forces on Wednesday night to both cheer on the team and gather up a load of new stuff toys which will go to the Salvation Army for this year's hampers.
Truth or another "fudge it budget"?
Tuesday
December 16, 2008
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria British Columbia: There has been a remarkable shortage of information in Ottawa about the actual state of the economy. It was almost ignored in the 'fiscal update' and the opposition needs to know where things stand in order to participate and co-operate in the construction of the January 27th budget.
Digging at -33ºC
Thursday
December 18, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Most of the services installation project that has gone on for all of December so far has been completed. As water and sewer lines with hydrants have been installed along highway #3 and toward the mall.
Ideological fantasy: Canada's auto industry on its own
Thursday
December 18, 2008
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria British Columbia: As the big three auto makers become more and more desparate because of the lack of credit and astonishingly low sales, the governments of both Canada and the United States are doing nothing. Thousands of jobs and tax paying incomes are at stake and something must be done quickly.
Winter travel precautions
Friday
December 19, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Much of North America looks like this picture of highway #3 today as snow and blowing snow sweep from Vancouver to all of the Eastern seaboard. Heavy snow fall in the east and out west light snow fall with serious cold situations.
Majority interests unrepresented
Friday
December 19, 2008
by: Larry Kazdan
Vancouver, British Columbia: When you consider what group and class of people are responsible for the crumbling economy, world wide, it is more than a little ironic when you consider who the minister of finance is calling upon to give him advise to sort the country's pathway out of the mess that has been made.
Accountability and transparency?
Friday
December 19, 2008
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario: The Conservatives made a big thing about establishing and auditor to look over the books and established the office in the Federal Accountability Act. The problem is the first report from the auditor Kevin Page was not at all favourable to the government when something like that happens the Harper government cuts off its operating budget.