Friday, February 9, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 10, No. 128

Saskatchewan is what you make of it

 

Friday
February 9, 2007
by : Timothy W. shire
Tisdale : Its not Manitoba, or Alberta, though close to both Saskatchewan is a place geographically, socially and economically, entirely unto itself and we will all be better off when we begin to accept our place for what it is and realise what it is not.

Reflections over the third cup

 

Thursday
February 8, 2007
by : Timothy W. shire
Tisdale : Enjoying a third cup of brreakfast coffee this morning with the world outside frozen solid, cabin fever closing in and far to much coldness in our hearts.

Grain burner 2.0

 

Wednesday
February 7, 2007
by : Edwin Wallace
Success : A month ago Edwin told us about his work on a protype grain burning heating unit for his shop. Since then the work has progressed and a second version has been completed and is working.

I love Regina

 

Wednesday
February 7, 2007
by : Matthew Shire
Regina : Here is a picture essay of seventeen pictures taken in the last week of January while Matthew was going about his business in Regina. Street scenes that give you a sense of what Regina is like this time of the year.

Cool

 

Tuesday
February 6, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Looks like a few more days of -20º days, we might even get used to it, a look back in Februarys past indicates this is not a new thing, its that warm December that made us forget that we live in a very cold country.

The Greenwater Report

 

Tuesday
February 6, 2007
by : Geerald Crawford
Flagstaff Arizona : The tour continues for the Crawfords as they enjoy the events, scenery and the fun they make for themselves. Gerry is cool on shopping but is making the best of the trip which will see them back home this Thursday.

More 2007 Star Skate Championship

 

Monday
February 5, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : What a fantastic show! Today's report includes a ten minute streaming video of only one class of performers mid afternoon on Saturday.

2007 Star Skate Championship

 

Friday
February 2, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Saskatchewan figure skating championships began yesterday and continue through until Sunday as the top skaters of all ages compete here in Tisdale to earn their position in the world of Saskatchewan figure skating.

Salary for the CEO of the CWB

 

Friday
February 2, 2007
by : Vern Bretin
Leduc Alberta : Here is an explanation about the paying of a salary to the rreplacement boss at the Canadian Wheat Board. The minister of Agriculture failed to follow the established guidlines for CWB employees and the Board refused to pay the man $30,000 a month.

Potential buyers beware!

 

Friday
February 2, 2007
by : Dale Swirsky
Winnipeg : You do not have to dig up the past to find the Harper government trashing the whole concept of global warming. In 2006 they dismissed fifteen programmes and decided to set emission targets in 2050.

Its February

 

Thursday
February 1, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : If the months of the year were listed in a preference list number twelve on the list would be February. Even though it is a few days shorter than the rest that doesn't make up for this being the least desireable month of year.

Growing organic

 

Wednesday
January 31, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Farming for all of my life time has been a marginal business at best and in the last few years most farmers would be happy even to break even. Its time to consider "value added" options and on of those options is proving to be economically viable and certainly a hit in the grocery stores and that is becoming an organic farm operation. Difficult to get into be here is a way of jump starting into this form of agriculture.

Ominous

 

Wednesday
January 31, 2007
by : William Dascavich
Edmonton : If you saw Anderson Cooper last night or over the past few evenings one wonders what is cooking in the US government. Does anyone remember the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident" which actually never did take place but was the excuse for putting forces on the ground in Viet Nam? Important to note that the image used here was staged for photographers.

Abottsford Bike Show January 27, 2007

 

Tuesday
January 30, 2007
by : Mike Townsend
Kamloops : Here is a remarkable slide show of the Abottsford Bike show as you can see the motorcycles and exhibits through Mike's camera.

Marketing boards on the table when CWB single desk gone?

 

Tuesday
January 30, 2007
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : All this time we thought it was idealogy and now Joe has discovered that the campaign to destroy the Canadian Wheat Board is just the boys in Ottawa doing what the boy in Washington wants.

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
January 29, 2007
by : Gerald Crawford
Scottsdale Arizona : The Crawfords are on a bus tour of Las Vegas and now in Arizona, from the look of things they are having a great time. Gerald is over eating but taking lots of super pictures.

Attack ads as diversion: A new low!

 

Sunday
January 28, 2007
by : Eugene Parks
Victoria : The Conservative introduced their attack ads ridiculing Liberal leader Dion. Mr. Parks points out that an election has not even been called and this is a first for a governing party in Canada to develop and use such negative adervertisements.

Minister Strahl's unsubstantiated words

 

Sunday
January 28, 2007
by : joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : The minister of agriculture in his campaign to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board continues to make statements without any substantial backing to support his claims.

Security and Prosperity Partnership

 

Friday
January 26, 2007
by : Connie Fogal
Vancouver : There is a good chance you have not heard about the SPP, an agreement between big business, the elite leaders and the background folks at the US Whitehouse. Essential its a plan to, without any democratic involvement, to slap all of North American into a single entity. This story is intended to give you the basics of the agreement which is well along its way.

End of the mini-van; cross-over Equinox

 

Thursday
January 25, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Ford and General Motors have dropped the mini-van from their production schedule replacing them with the so-called cross-over machine, the combination SUV-mini-van. Here is a review of Chevrolet's Equinox.

Hoar-frost

 

Wednesday
January 24, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Seventeen images of the pleasant display of frost that adorns our community today.

Slow news day?

 

Wednesday
January 24, 2007
by : Brenda Gabriel
Tisdale : Tisdale's Elementary School principal reports that the school is not abandoning its students and the snow has been cleaned up.

"New Government's" limited perspective

 

Tuesday
January 23, 2007
by : Eugene Parks
Victoria BC : If one comes from Alberta it is reasonable to think of your country only in Alberta terms but to be Prime Minister of the country requires a much broader and more flexible perspective.

Leaking Dodge SX2.0

 

Tuesday
January 23, 2007
by : Christine Gerry
Vancouver : Back in 2002 this web site did a review positively praising the Dodge SX2.0. This reader tells how she likes the car but with each rain the passenger side fills up with water. She would like some suggestions as to what car of similar price would be a good replacement.

SaskPower Natural Ice Championship

 

Monday
January 22, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Weekes : Weekes hosted the provincial natural ice championship for women's curling this past weekend.

Looks like things aren't working out

 

Monday
January 22, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shirre
Tisdale : Hundreds of children go to school at the Tisdal Elementary school every day yet the sidewalks are under a foot of snow.

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
January 22, 2007
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Proivincial Park : The big news as with the rest of the province was the storm. Gerald fills us in on the details at the park and the surrounding communities and backs up his story with some outstanding pictures of the event.

The other side of the fence

 

Monday
January 22, 2007
by : Stu Innes
Regina : This web site has presented many articles attacking the Federal Government's attempts to quash the work of the Canadian Wheat Board. Here is a chance to hear from a farmer who shares a much different view.

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