Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 11, No. 140

What if . . .

Wednesday
December 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A the heart of the woes we can find this Christmas are two things, to much communication and to much commericialisation. Neither are new but they are combining to move each of us closer to the point where we actually wonder, what if there was no Christmas.

Cold comfort

Monday
December 17, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Winter, can be not so bad. Of course everything is relative and as seasons go winter has both its rewards and its penalties. Fortunately for us the penalties went East this past weekend.

The Greenwater report

Monday
December 17, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: Some people collect stamps others coins but Gerald collects friends, friends by the score and this week he tells us about the folks who have been part of his life in the past and now rediscovered hiding in Saskatoon. The Crawfords celebrate Doreen's birthday and give us a snowmobile report for the park.

Why China and India laugh at Stephen Harper's climate targets

Friday
December 14, 2007
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria B.C.: Canada has been condemned at the Bali conference for leading the United States side of things in washing out meaningful climate targets. Our Prime Minister reflects his Alberta and pro-American stance to the shame of his country.

That city look

Thursday
December 13, 2007
Images by: Matthew Shire
Regina: Matthew takes us along with him as he drives down the Lewvan or what we all still call Pasqua Street in Regina. The pictures tell us about the city and the character of its cityscape.

Still standing

Wednesday
December 12, 2007
by: Gordon MacKinnon
North Central Saskatchewan: Almost on a monthly basis bits and pieces of Saskatchewan history are disappearing. These pictures were taken this fall and show a few examples of things still standing that were once the focus of their communities at one time.

Winter wonderland

Tuesday
December 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Highway #2: This winter's snow has truly dressed up the forest between LaRonge and Prince Albert. I made the trip up to LaRonge Friday and back Monday and here are some pictures taken along the way.

Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

Monday
December 10, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
LaRonge: I had always associated the arctic grouse with the Northwest Territories or Yukon but it seems they also like Saskatchewan. These guys were on Lac LaRonge enjoying their winter vacation in the South.

The Greenwater report

Monday
December 10, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: It seems like the Crawfords are settling in sorting out the subcultures from Foam Lake, Wynyard and many parts of northeastern Saskatchewan who now make their home in Saskatoon. But Gerald works in an ice condition and fishing report to keep us up to date on things at the park.

Tisdale Post Office offers free slip and slide zone

Monday
December 10, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: No change from last week. With only a light dusting of snow during the night the situation in front of the post office today was totally unacceptable.

A day to dig

Thursday
December 6, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: From the steam it looked like the town had a water break and CP decided to replace the crossing. Meanwhile snow removal continues as Tisdale continues to be a place of ongoing excavation.

Canada to Americans: NAFTA Superhighway exists

Thursday
December 6, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls: Canadian and American leaders have denied and ridiculed suggestions that there is a plan in place to built a continental unifying transportation system. It is a major issue in the on going American Presidential election and the arguments they are using related to disclosures by the governments of Alberta and Manitoba.

Weyakwin web cam

Wednesday
December 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Many states and now some provinces are putting up cameras to monitor their highways. The road from Prince Albert to LaRonge is long and lonely without services most of the way so it is impressive to see a web cam in operation on this highway.

Confirmed kill

Wednesday
December 5, 2007
by: Ray Strachan
Grimshaw, Alberta: When did the conflict in Afghanistan become our war. Mr. Strachan wonders when that happened and he is concerned about the morality of First Nations people enticed into the Canadian Armed Forces for some dubious reasons.

Tisdale Post Office sidewalk

Tuesday
December 4, 2007
by: Murray McEwan
Tisdale: Not only is the sidewalk sloped but it is left covered with snow and ice so that even young people find it treacherous let alone the large Tisdale population of seniors who daily have to contend with a hazard that could easily be remedied.

Infrared photography

Tuesday
December 4, 2007
by: Ken Styan images by Ole Loberg
Tisdale/Regina: Using Windows Media player Ken has put together a slideshow of images created using the heat portion of the light spectrum. These very dramatic images were created using a Canon G2 camera and most were shot in Regina's Wascana park near the legislative buildings.

More

Tuesday
December 4, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: That snow level is piling up in our back yard and with the amount that fell and blew around last night most of the streets are looking pretty tough as well. Is this going to be a bad winter, the question is, compared to what?

House #15 now in place

Monday
December 3, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: It was back on the 20th of September that the basement was dug for this house on Forester Crescent but an RTM is sitting in place on that basement.

The Greenwater report

Monday
December 3, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: This week's report fills us in on a big event in Porcupine Plain and the hard community work of some of its citizens. The Crawfords were out to a craft show and they have a new Steadman painting on the wall.

Parkland Photography Club November meeting

Friday
November 30, 2007
by: Darlene McCullogh
Tisdale: Working on a whole series of slide show presentations and sharing these with various seniors groups in the community seems to be one of the main activities of the club. But there is more by putting their work before one another they are constantly finding new and better ways to make that special picture. This month's theme was farming.

Dora Sharko, 1908 - 2007

Thursday
November 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Obituary by her grand daughter Joy Claypool and Ray Strachan's memories of a former storekeeper from Crooked River. Ken Styan dug up the obituary for this story and FTLComm collected some winter scenes from the area today.

Pioneer Inland Terminal - the new Murphy's Siding

Thursday
November 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This photo essay follows up on yesterday's story about what became of Murphy's Siding between Eldersley and Crooked River.

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