Friday, December 8, 2006 Ensign Front Page Volume 10, No. 94

Opposition needs to oppose Government Wheat Board destruction

 

Friday
December 8, 2006
by : William Dascavich
Edmonton : Though Liberal leader Dion vows to reinstate the Wheat Board if the government succeeds in destroying the institution by then the damage will not be reversible the need for strong opposition is right now.

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To do no harm

 

Friday
December 8, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. Not only we as individuals but we as in our democratic government need to be increasingly aware of the harm that can be produced by the actions our government takes.

Strahl implementing what U.S. failed to achieve

 

Friday
December 8, 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario : The wheat Board has been a thorn in the side of US agricultural policy and now we see the Harper government doing their Republican buddies yet another favour.

Divide and Conquer - Quebecois as a nation within the Dominion of Canada

 

Thursday
December 7, 2006
by : Robert Ede
Richmond Hill, Ontario : A cheap political ploy by the Prime Minister's motion identifying Quebec as a nation has some far reaching and unpleasant results for all Canadians.

Saskatchewan Conservative Party

 

Thursday
December 7, 2006
by : Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck : The attempted destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board by the federal government gets almost full support from the opposition party in the Saskatchewan legislature.

Storming along

 

Wednesday
December 6, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : You will have noticed that Ensign has not been updated for the past seven days or so. I dashed off to Winnipeg and this is the story about this adventure.

The Greenwater report

 

Wednesday
December 6, 2006
image by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Archerwill's dinner theatre, storms a trip to Saskatoon, fat deer, a little fishing, a burning car and flipped gravel truck all make up parts of this week's report.

Blue Jay: Cyanocitta cristata

 

Monday
November 27, 2006
image by : Judy Shire
Tisdale : Thouugh common to central Saskatchewan and Alberta I just haven't seen one of these guys in Tisdale before but Sunday afternoon this one dropped by to nibble on this spruce tree before hustling off to an appointment somewhere else.

The Greenwater report

 

Monday
November 27, 2006
image by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This week's report has some interesting questions about moose, muskrats and the migrations of both them and people.

Midnight Madness: Tisdale Mall craft sale

 

Friday
November 24, 2006
image by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : There are a lot of tables of crafts and gift ideas at the Tisdale Mall today and tomorrow as the Christmas shopping season gets started here in Tisdale.

November in Saskatchewan

 

Friday
November 24, 2006
image by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Begiinning and endings, that is what November is about and perhaps we should consider why December is one of the least pleasant months of the year.

The composite

 

Thursday
November 23, 2006
image by : Mike Townsend
Kamloops : Today's technology and the level of skill developed by image creators is pushing the limits so that what you see is rarely what really was photographed as we journey further and further into turning photography into a true interpretive and expressive art form with the photographer able to combine images to convey a vision to the viewer.

About Tisdale Thursday

 

Thursday
November 23, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Here are some pictures that give you a look around Tisdale this Thursday morning.

 

How far would you travel to watch curling?

 

Wednesday
November 22, 2006
by : Richard Phillips
Ottawa : Mr. and Mrs. Phillips went down to Ottawa to see their son Richard play a game with last year's Brier winner Jean-Michael Menard.

The saga of modern medical care

Wednesday
November 22, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Since the 1998 beginning of this web site we have hashed over and over the issues of health care and the form it takes in our society. Much of our problem with the system is the very nature of our democratic and freedom loving society. There are no solutions here but a good deal of troubling thoughts.

Dawn Lacey, music and poetry, November 25, 3:00 at the Tisdale Library

 

Tuesday
November 21, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Music and poetry from one of Saskatchewan's folk artists. Dawn has spent the last few years in Yellowknife and tells her original stories in verse and song. She will be making a personal appearance at the Tisdale Library on Saturday but also in Melfort and Saskatoon.

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