Friday, April 18, 2008 Ensign Front Page Volume 11, No. 207

Explosion in downtown Nipawin

Friday
April 18, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Nipawin: About 10:45 it is believed a ruptured gas main exploded killing a back hoe operator and injuring at least six others as the explosion and resulting fire erased a meat shop, small dinner and some vehicles on the street.

Flood conditions and the threat of more water

Friday
April 18, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Nipawin: SaskWater officials were measuring the flow of water on the highway 35 bridge south of Nipawin this afternoon well aware that Environment Canada had warned of percipitation throughout this weekend which would greatly affect already high water levels.

Dealing with the flood of prejudice

Thursday
April 17, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The RCMP has been found guilty of serious discrimination and we look to them to uphold the laws of our land. But show me a man who says he is without prejudice and I will show you a liar, the issue is what do we do about it?

ONE CANADA, Deux nations, A Canada of 13 States?

Thursday
April 17, 2008
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Ontario: The relection of the Harper government depends upon success in Quebec and since winning is everything, the country may come out second best in this fight that really and truly is a matter of semantics. What do the words and phrases that are tossed around, what do they mean and to whom do they have specific meanings?

21 Century people

Wednesday
April 16, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A discussion on the modern challenges to parenting and the even more difficult challenges of growing up in a world that seems to be burning itself up every fifteen minutes or so.

Double start for house three

Wednesday
April 16, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: House number three was begun yesterday abut the work had to be done on a different lot today after it was discovered that the original lot had a gas line running across and lengthwise on the property.

House two gets its footings

Tuesday
April 15, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The second new house for this construction year got underway last week and this morning the forms were going in place for the footings for the house's foundation.

Moving, the North American way

Tuesday
April 15, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Watson: We all take it for granted that it is perfectly normal for a construction company to specialise in moving structures of all kinds. It is done all of the time but it is actually a phenomena of this part of the world.

Doghide in full flood

Monday
April 14, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: With the temperature staying above freezing the snow has all but vanished and the little Doghide is as high as we have seen in recent years.

The Greenwater report

Monday
April 14, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: This week Gerald shares with us some amazing images taken by his grandson Scott while touring Asia. These are National Geographic quality pictures and give us a rare glimpse into a world so remarkably different from our own.

The Queen City

Monday
April 14, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Regina: Regina is the home town to a lot of Saskatchewan people and to many others it's the city they know as the seat of government, education institutions, medical care and commerce.

ENSASK Biofuels rumored failure

Wednesday
April 9, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: An official announcement is expected next week to proclaim the failure of the Ethanol production facility for Tisdale and area.

Housing construction about to begin

Tuesday
April 8, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The first basement in Tisdale in 2008 was dug today and preparations for a succession of them are well underway.

Gradually the snow is disappearing

Tuesday
April 8, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: No spectacular floods so far, freezing each night and sun melting each day, this is a spring that requires patiences.

The Greenwater report

Monday
April 7, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: The Crawfords were out to Greenwater this past week and got caught up on the happenings at the park. Coffee row, and fishing were dealt with and now they are ready for the garage sale season.

Anticipating a new building season

Monday
April 7, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Two vacant lots have had the snow removed in preparation for the digging of new basements as Tisdale is ready for another year of housing construction.

Tisdale Ramblers Trade Show 08

Friday
April 4, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This year's trade show seemed more subdued and scaled back from other years. Many of the usual displays were not at this year's show and there was a light turn out Friday afternoon.

Tie quilting group wraps up another year

Thursday
April 3, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Thirty-five quilts have been produced in this year of cutting and piecing together projects that will be donated to various places.

Fat truck

Thursday
April 3, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Curious about an odd looking truck and the realisation that this is how waste cooking fat is collected for recycling.

Spring clouds

Wednesday
April 2, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Swift Current: With the passage of winter the sky changes and we once again get to see fair weather cumulus clouds and we also get to see surprise snow storms, the two don't always go together but it can happen.

From hockey arena to rodeo ring

Tuesday
April 1, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Each year in a matter of a couple of days the RECPlex arena in Tisdale is transformed from a hockey rink to a rodeo ring as the ice went out yesterday and the dirt hauled in and spread today the actual rodeo hardware was being put in place.

The Greenwater report

Monday
March 31, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: This week's report has some pictures of a garden show in Saskatoon and winter recreation at the park. The most important part of this week's report is Gerald's report on the problems with medical service even more compounded by interprovincial hospital services. This sort of difficulty needs to be considered very carefully especially in the light of concerns about poor communications between Medicine Hat and Calgary with the resulting death of a Leader man.

Busker in Tisdale

Monday
March 31, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In the lightened spirit of spring a young man got out his guitar and a battery powered amplifier and began singing and playing on the main downtown street corner in the community.

Parkland Photography club March meeting

Saturday
March 29, 2008
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: This month's theme was portraits and we have the top four images submitted. The club updated the group on various projects they have in the works. The next meeting is on April 22.

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