Friday, July 17, 2009 0:06 AM Ensign Front Page Volume 12, No. 029

A couple of days in Dakota

Thursday
July 16, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Harvey ND: Its summer holiday time and we are definitely lagging behind a bit at Ensign. With trips and rest time posting has been spotty and will continue to be so for the next few weeks. We went to a family event in Harvey North Dakota on the July 4th weekend and visited towns, villages, a city and did some serious visiting this story tries to sum up some of the things we learned on our short visit.

The Greenwater report

Monday
July 13, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Kelliher: This report actually from last weekend tells us some history of Kelliher and the outstanding 100th Anniversary that was the main feature of the weekend of the July 3rd, 4th and 5th.

Duplex, housing start eleven

Monday
July 13, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This project got underway back on May 26th and during this past week its walls began to take shape. One of the main reasons for the slow progress is the size and scope of this project which is roughly equal to two full sized houses.

Canada Day in Regina

Friday
July 3, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Regina: Progressively year after year the rather constrained Canadian is becoming more and more demonstrable when it comes to showing their patriotism. Steadily we see young Canadians showing their seniors that being proud to be a Canadian is fashionable and perfectly okay for the typically reserved nature of our citizenry.

Dominion Day Challenge, Read your country's foundational documents

Friday
July 3, 2009
by: Robert Ede
Richmond Hill Ontario: The Canadian constitution is fundamentally much more complex than what we see in the news each day and it is substantially more dynamic than the ancient 1776 document that is the basis for the government of our southern neighbours. Many of our concerns about the Canadian government are covered in the constitional documents but ignored. Check out Mr. Ede's link to the basics that establish Canadian democracy.

Oh Canada

Tuesday
June 30, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Tomorrow is what we used to call "Dominion Day" but no matter what we call it there is no question that Canadians from coast to coast to coast appreciate their country and are dedicated to preserving those things that make this a great place to live and enjoy our days together. But all is not sweetness and light and we need to be on our guard to stand up for what we know to be Canadian and Canadian values.

Greenwater report

Monday
June 29, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Eagle Creek: The Crawfords are getting the use of their motor home this summer and this week's report comes from the Eagle Creek Regional Park near Asquith. But, the itinerary is building up as plans to go to Kelliher, Kelvington, Greenwater, Watrous and on to Manitoba are all in the works.

Promising, rain and hope

Thursday
June 25, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Things were looking pretty glum for Saskatchewan's primary industry. Dust bowl conditions and frozen pastures but then we got some rain and the countryside has turn a righteous green. But there is more to consider then just the weather and that's looking up as well.

KidSport hot dog sale

Thursday
June 25, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: KidSport is one of those outstanind projects in the community where the fund provides registration money for kids and their families so that every child has the oportunity to take part in organised sports and recreational programming.

Overwhelmed by our own helplessness

Wednesday
June 24, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: That storm cloud today was turned out to be fairly mild but the power of a storm compells our attention as do the events overseas, just as the woes of our economy seem to be insurmountable. This story has a second story with some suggestions.

Hell bent on an election

Wednesday
June 24, 2009
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria British columbia: Bar-b-ques, photo-ops, from now til mid September as Canada's federal politicians gear up for an inevitable fall election. This could be a really long summer.

Tri-Unity Challenge

Wednesday
June 24, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Carrot River: For competitive and recreational walkers and runners, here is an oustanding event planned for mid August. Find out about this first annual walk/run planned for the morning of August 15th at Pasquia Regional Park.

Monster sale tomorrow

Tuesday
June 23, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The Schapansky yard is full and then some with a huge range of products for Wednesday's big sale. Though intended as a haying and harvest equipment sale this one has the works from Semi tractors, to graders to a whole fleet of fishing boats and campers.

1931 Model A runabout

Monday
June 22, 2009
by: R. W. Shire
Moosomin: The Ford motor company has over the years made some very popular cars. The "T" was a legend but some versions of the model "A" were the equivalent of the Mustange of their day and like the pony still roll around towns and cities across the continent.

The Greenwater report

Monday
June 22, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: From driving in the rain to family get togethers this week's report tells us about the improvements to highway #41 and a television programme about the decline of rural Saskatchewan.

Airport breakfast

Monday
June 22, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Tisdale Aviation Associations annual breakfast and fly-in was on Sunday morning and there was a good crowd on hand right at 8:30 for eggs, sausage and hashbrowns.

Western Commodities Trading Inc.

Friday
June 19, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This company has been operating in Tisdale for almost a year now. They are busy rounding up cattle feed as the drought has really hit the cattle business with poor pasture conditions.

A helping hand to unemployed Canadian workers - Now!

Friday
June 19, 2009
by: Hon. Sinclair Stevens
Newmarket Ontario: Thoug there is talk of the recession showing signs of recovery the unemployment situation will continue to worsen even after a real recovery begins. Canadians and the Canadian economy is suffering because of the lose of jobs and with Employment Insurance we have the means to provide relief and we need to this far more than pump money into the ownership of General Motors. The Honourable Sinclair Stevens is the leader of the Progressive Canadian Party and servered for many years as a cabinet minister during the Mulroney government.

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