Thursday, April 6, 2006 Ensign Front Page Volume 9, No. 101

Window decoration contest winners

Wednesday
April 5 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The window decorating contest is over and the winners were served coffee this morning by the team.

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Ambassador Wilkins is optomistic

Wednesday
April 5, 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : Warming of relations between Ottawa and Washington have led the Americans to feel that they will triumph over the Canadians in the softwood lumber dispute by doing things the American way.

 

Preparing for the Telus Cup

Tuesday
April 4 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The ice is ready and businesses throughout the town have decorated their windows to celebrate the Trojans challenge to the cup beginning Thursday.

Dwayne Anderson - resign

Tuesday
April 4, 2006
by : Edward Sagan
Melville : Dwayne Anderson is one of those ideological problems facing Canadian farmers. Convinced that the free market, or at least American interests prevail, he has advocated the destruction of the Canadian agricultural infrastructure.

Countryside Grain Burning Stove

Tuesday
April 4 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Local distributor, Dan Salisbury has the answer to lower home heating costs on the farm. A grain burning stove.

Canadian Government US propaganda site

Tuesday
April 4 , 2006
by : Jim Love
Dartmouth NS : You might consider the Canadian Ally web site appropriate or if you share the opinion of most Canadians that the United States and its foreign policy is out of line you will find this web site offensive. Here is what Jim Love has to say about it.

The Greenwater report

Sunday
April 2, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This week's report fills us in on the return of the migratory birds and the trials and tribulations of attempting to recover ice fishing huts off of the lake which has been over flowing.

Barrel Racing

Friday
March 31, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The Rambler Rodeo and trade show launched this afternoon and the first big event, the barrel racing gets under way at 5:00. Here is an interview with Ryna Allen from Turtleford, here to perform in this the first event of the 2006 season.

"We look before and after and pine for what is not"

Thursday
March 30, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : An essay with contemporary images discussing our need for challenge and contentment. This essay includes the whole of Shelley's "To a Skylark" including a QuickTime audio rendition of the poem.

Council for Canadian Unity 'not going to roll over and die'

Thursday
March 30, 2006
by : Jared Milne
St. Albert, Alberta : Mr. Milne considers the Harper government decision to end funding of the Council a big mistake and hardly in keeping with the campaign promises of the Conservative Party.

Rambler Rodeo and Trade show on this weekend

Wednesday
March 29, 2006
by : Henry Neufeld
Waldeck : Its all out preparation time for the Rambler guys as they get the arena ready for this year's big event and the ice is still in there under the newly poured surface.

Parkland Photography club report

Wednesday
March 29, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Gerald fills us in on the snow cover in the province and the problems ice fishing is experiencing. But mostly this report is about snow.

Part-time scam

Tuesday
March 28, 2006
by : Henry Neufeld
Waldeck : Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan party oppose legislation that limits the number of part time employees hired by large corporations.

What precisely is the "vision of open federalism?"

Tuesday
March 28, 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : Harper's Conservative government have dispensed with the Canadian Unity Council as his Quebec lieutenant put it ""In our vision of open federalism, the role of the council had no place."

The Greenwater Report

Sunday
March 26, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Gerald fills us in on the snow cover in the province and the problems ice fishing is experiencing. But mostly this report is about snow.

Google earth

Friday
March 24, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A remarkable technology that let's look around planet earth with remarkable ease.

Jordan Spreader

Thursday
March 23, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: When comes to snow removal on the railway we think of snowplows and snow blowers but the standard tool for the job is a Jordan spreader

Springing

Tuesday
March 23, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Cabin Fever is a real thing and so is the feeling that come with these longer and longer days as the snow soaks up the energy and the puddles begin to form.

laRonge winter festival

Tuesday
March 21, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
laRonge: As the days stretch out winter is behind us for another year and in laRonge this weekend it was time celebrate the winter with contests and fun.

 

 

The Greenwater Report

Tuesday
March 21, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Gerald and Doreen have been off to Reno and this week's reports shares the trip with us.

St. Patrick's blow

Friday
March 17, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This is the storm season for Saskatchewan and today it was just a normal stormy day. Fortunately the temperature was not really down there to make it a true killer storm.

Gifts and Gadgets opens in the Tisdale Mall

Thursday
March 16, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Rick Sawatzky has renamed the former Dollar Store, Gifts and Gadgets and opened for business Monday. This is a welcomed addition to the Tisdale Mall and brings with it a Lottery Kiosk to serve mall shoppers once more.

Canadian Wheat Board or Cargill?

Thursday
March 16, 2006
by : Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck: Harper’s government is moving rapidly to destroy the Canadian Wheat Board and prairie farmers most of whom voted for the Conservatives are extremely divided over this issue.

To much snow

Thursday
March 16, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Many people are wisely clearing the build up of ice and snow from their buildings but some have already exceeded their tolerance.

Canada in Afghanistan

Thursday
March 16, 2006
by : Joe Heuglin
Niagara Fallsi: The discussion about what Canada is doing in Afghanistan is hardly over but has really only begun as Mr. Hueglin points out the confounding circumstances under which this expedition is being conducted.

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