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SHSAA Girls and Mixed Curling Championship - Thursday
March 2 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Thirty-two teams from all parts of the province are in Tisdale this week to establish a high school championship girls and mixed curling teams. This story includes includes linsk to the schedule, draw, results, participating teams and pictures of the play this afternoon.
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By the nose and down the garden path - Thursday
March 2 , 2006
by : Marjaleena Repo
Saskatoon : While setting out to re-align Canada with US foreign and defence policy without working those issues out in public the new government has made a big deal out of its first major appointment with a fake hearing for the newly appointed Justice Marshall Rothstein to the Supreme Court.
I think this would be considered a snow storm - Thursday
March 2 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Plop, we got almost a foot of snow over night and all day long a little bit extra was added to the piles that covered up driveways, walks and streets. Here are some picture to tell that story.
Maybe, just maybe? - Thursday
March 2 , 2006
by : Brad Thomson
Ottawa : Now this is a stretch, Brad Thomson suggests a cute trick is being played with Ralph Klein's " third way " programme for healthcare. Brad forgets that both of these guys are Albertans.
Urban Crisis - Wednesday
March 1 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Winnipeg : While making a video in Winnipeg last Tuesday the realisation that a huge part of that city is a mess prompted this writer to wonder why conditions there and in other prairie cities seems to be going down hill.
Mr. Harper goes to Ottawa - Wednesday
March 1, 2006
by : David Orchard
Borden : Mr. Orchard explains how Stephen harpoer has come t be Canada's Prime Minister and how former Vice President Albert Gore sugguests he had a little help from his oil friends.
Donkey power at Success - Wednesday
March 1, 2006
by : Edwin Wallace
Success : Edwin has a shop made from bails, heats it with synthetic natural gas he makes from wood chips and now he has a home made wind generation system nearing completion.
Emasculated Canadian Wheat Board - Wednesday
March 1, 2006
by : Henry Neufeld
Waldeck : Edwin has a shop made from bails, heats it with synthetic natural gas he makes from wood chips and now he has a home made wind generation system nearing completion
FTLComm's new site - Tuesday
February 28 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Faster Than Light Communications' web site needed to be renewed so it was a good opportunity to give Apple's new iWeb a work out. This story gives a bit of a review of the software and the implications of this new kind of integrated technology.
The Greenwater Report- Tuesday
February 28 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Outstanding images of park deer in this week's report and the low down on the snow mobile trails groomed by Porcupine Plain and Kelvington clubs.
Confusion on priority priority - Tuesday
February 28 , 2006
by : Dr. Phyllis Wagg
West Bay, Nova Scotia : What's this about fiscal imbalance not mentioned during the election campaign, perhaps Quebec has other ideas.
The Greenwater Report- Tuesday
February 21 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This week an update on birds around the park and an amazing story about Rita the moose.
Cross Country RV Tours- Thursday
February 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. shire
Melfort : New web site on caravan touring. Bill and Anne Robb are getting ready for this coming season of travel adventure, north to Alaska.
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- 11 a winner- Thursday
February 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. shire
Tisdale : A short discussion on mortality with aset of pictures around La Ronge. No need to read the story, the pictures tell us what we need to know.
Where
not to do lunch- Thursday
February 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. shire
Prince Albert : A short discussion on mortality with aset of pictures around La Ronge. No need to read the story, the pictures tell us what we need to know.
Cranberry
Air- Thursday
February 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. shire
Tisdale : Arctic air engulfs a chilly aircraft parked in the harsh morning light at Tisdale's airport.
the
meaning of life and death- Wednesday
February 15 , 2005
by : Timothy W. shire
Lac LaRonge : A short discussion on mortality with aset of pictures around La Ronge. No need to read the story, the pictures tell us what we need to know.
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First Great Scandal of the Harper Alliance Conservatives- Wednesday
February 15 , 2006
by : Brian Marlatt
Victoria, BC : Claiming to be a dedicated Liberal David Emerson won his seat and promptly accepted a job in the Conservative government cabinet.
That
winter look- Tuesday
February 14 , 2006
by : Timothy W. shire
Lac LaRonge : This is a picture essay of the scene Sunday afternoon and includes a short video clip and a QuickTime panorama VR.
The
Greenwater Report- Wednesday
February 14 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Trips to Saskatoon, Kelvinton and Wadena all part of last week for the travelling Crawfords. Bad roads, more snow and ditch stories.
The
Greenwater Report- Wednesday
February 8 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Snow mobile fund raising and a fishing story for this week's report.
The
Honourable choice- Wednesday
February 8 , 2006
by : David Casper
Victoria, BC : Claiming to be a dedicated Liberal David Emerson won his seat and promptly accepted a job in the Conservative government cabinet.
What's
this cartoon story about?- Wednesday
February 8 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This story and its extensive list of references tries to make sense of the senseless series of riots and deaths in the Middle East over twelve cartoons published in September in a Danish newspaper. You can see the cartoons as there is a reference to them in the story.
The
Greenwater Report- Friday
February 3 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Tales of ice fishing, moose hitting and kids skating. The winter moves along even though at a pretty mild pace.
Part
time workers- Friday
February 3 , 2006
by : Henry Neufeld
Waldeck : The Saskatchewan party and Chamber of Commerce forced the provincial government to withdraw its attempt to limit large corporations hiring part time workers now Safeway boasts as it replaces experience workers with 300 part time workers to pay lower wages.
Parkland
Photography club- Tuesday
January 31, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Lots of competitions to keep the photographers working on new projects and new techniques. This month's pictures are on the theme "wheels."
deHavilland
DHC-6 Twin Otter- Thursday
January 26, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
La Ronge : The classic bush plane equally performs on wheels, floats or on skiis
LaRonge,
January 2006- Wednesday
January 25, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
La Ronge : In this extremely mild winter it was interesting to visit this remarkable northern Saskatchewan community and in twenty pictures attempt to give you some sense of what it is like there .
The
Greenwater Report- Wednesday,
January 25, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Warm winter interrupted only briefly as the Crawfords were off to Saskatoon for a short visit. The news is that there is a lot of open water around the park on the skidoo trails and ice fishing isn't all that bad.
The
Greenwater Report- Wednesday
January 18, 2005
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Cross country snowmobile events are underway and Gerald tells us about the skating rink set up at the park. Meanwhile a family member's knee replacement surgery has been posponed.
Harper
does not seem to understand- Wednesday
January 18 , 2006
by : John Anderson
Ottawa : With only days left in the federal election campaign Stephen Harper leader of the Conservatives is already backtracking on some of his promises as the polls show him in a possible majority situation and of course, that changes everything.
"Who
will speak for Canada?"- Wednesday
January 18 , 2006
by : David ordard
Borden : David Orchard warns voters in his riding of the treachery of Stephen Harper and his fellow "so-called" conservatives who he claims are unlikely to change their spots if elected as he endorses Liberal Chris Axeworthy.
Stephen
Harper's evolution: style or substance- Wednesday
January 18 , 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : You can clean somebody u,p but inside they will still be the same person we learned to know and dislike before.
Decision
2006- Friday
January 13 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : My mulling over of the issues in this federal election are really just that, my problem. So, if it doesn't interest you, no problem, check out the pictures of what Tisdale area is like on this fine sunny Friday the 13th.
Brian
Fitzpatrick, in his own words- Thursday
January 12 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Here is a video clip of Conservative candidate Brian Fitzpatrick. We have invited the Liberal and NDP candidates to make a clip but so far they have not made themselves available.
The
Greenwater Report- Thursday
January 12, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Rather unwinter-like weather has our man at Greenwater purturbed but he has time to work in a tall tale about moose hunting.
Curves- Wednesday
January 11 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : A new business opened Monday offering women an exercise and diet programme.
The clearness
of the morning- Friday
January 6 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Some Wednesday morning images and thoughts that went with them.
2006
a tangled year- Saturday
December 31, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This year's New Year's predictions. The year of more troubled weather and a continued rise in the Canadian dollar.
Bottom Of The Page Picture of the Day
Despite the efforts of the town crew many street in Tisdale are choked with snow piles.
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