Saturday, March 31, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 10, No. 171

Rambler trade show 2007

 

Friday
March 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This year we take you to the trade show with a streaming QuickTime video. The video features highlights of interviews with participants in the trade show and is 22 minutes long. In order to view the video you must have a recent version of QuickTime in your computer and it is to large a download for a dial up connection to the Internet.

Why go on and on about the Canadian Wheat Board?

 

Thursday
March 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: We have devoted a lot of time effort to discussing the issues related to the Canadian Wheat Board. Those who are not involved in agriculture might wonder, why bother? This is why!

Building a strong and united Canada? Not!

 

Thursday
March 29, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario : There is no hidden agenda for the Harper government. The Prime Minister has been up front from 1995 on telling Canadians how he intends to dismantle the dominion of Canada and pretty much go with the policies he shares with Mario Dumont leader of Action Democratic du Quebec.

Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

 

Wednesday
March 28, 2007
by: Helen Carson
Crooked River : Late winter, early spring visitors to the Carson yard include this small owl and calm bush rabbit.

No planning but crass politicking!

 

Wednesday
March 28, 2007
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria B.C. : With all the words of promise about the environment in the budget the real world is a good deal different as a committee set up to deal with air quality policies was disbanded four days before the budget was announced.

At first blush

 

Tuesday
March 27, 2007
by: Brian Marlatt
White Rock B.C. : The results of the Quebec election will have far reaching consequences as people notice the strong reseemblence between Dumont's policies and those of Stephen Harper only a few years ago both simply have their roots in the old Union National policies of Maurice Duplessis.

Healey Farms Ltd. auction

 

Monday
March 26, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Ten square miles of farmland, houses, seed cleaning plant and grain storage all sell at huge afternoon auction at the Tisdale RECPlex.

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
March 26, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Its the last fling of winter as Gerald tells and shows us the Kelvington Legion's Ice Fishing derby. Then we find out about geese, crows, starving deer and moose and news on the new store in Foam Lake.

Protest school closures at the Leg Tuesday at 12:00

 

Sunday
March 25, 2007
by: Christine Whitaker
Edgeley: Its time the government and Saskatchewan politicians became aware of how vital local schools are to the continued viability of rural Saskatchewan.

David Anderson and the truth

 

Saturday
March 24, 2007
by: Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck: David Anderson is the Saskatchewan member of parliament who is the Parliamentary Secretary for the Canadian Wheat Board and he like the government is determined to do as the Americans want and destroy the efficient and effective marketing mechanism. The man seems to have a bit of a problem when it comes to keeping the facts and the truth straight.

Ste´phane Dion speaks out for Western Farmers

 

Friday
March 23, 2007
by: David Orchard
Borden: There is considerable misinformation about the Canadian Wheat Board and its origins. In this story announcing an upcoming speech by the Liberal leader Mr. Orchard points out that the Wheat Board was originally established by a Conservative government.

Whatever became of Sandra Kaufmann?

 

Thursday
March 22, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Thirty four years ago as principal of Ceylon school this writer was also the ball coach and in today's story he thinks back to the team and wonders what became of those great people. Sandra will be almost fifty years old now.

Where is the justice in all this?

 

Wednesday
March 21, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The second trial for a Tisdale man charged with sexual assault is almost over and this writer is wondering just what purpose did all this serve and did it help our society, make us safer?

The waddlers are back

 

Tuesday
March 20, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The first five of our local Canada geese (Niska) population have made it back and are cheerfully awaiting the spring run off.

The Bloc has taken the bribe

 

Tuesday
March 20, 2007
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria B.C. : The Federal budget brought down yesterday is truly a set of bribes aimed at various target populations within the country without an over all plan or common mission for the country. Taxes are being allotted this way and that to bring contented smiles and the Bloc has bought the bribe to sustain the government. This has all happened before.

Trojans Awards Banquet

 

Monday
March 19, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The season is wrapped up for this year and it was time to look back on the achievements and the adventures of the past year as the players and Trojan executive celebrated the end of the 2006 - 2007 season. This story includes a nine minute video of the event streamed using QuickTime.

The Greenwater report

 

Monday
March 19, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Back from Alberta now off to Saskatoon, definitely Crawfords are on the road again. Signs of spring and spring storms as the park gears up for the coming season while Crawfords Family Fashions expands to another outlet this one in Foam Lake.

The bottom line came in the first part of the 21st century

 

Friday
March 16, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : We all know things have to change but what we didn't know was that we would have so little choice in the way changes would come.

Harper's words and actions: Consistent or convenience based?

 

Friday
March 16, 2007
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria B.C. : The Prime Ministers will soon be asking Canadians to re-elect he and his government and voters have to decide based on his record if this is a good idea or not. Mr. Parks has some serious reservations about this man's re-election.

Trojan captain wins SMAAAHL award

 

Tuesday
March 13, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Carson Schell has been awarded theChuck Harriot Scholarship Award by the league.

The Greenwater report

 

Monday
March 12, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This week the report goes to the dogs as Gerald and Doreen head off to check on family in the Carstairs area of Alberta.

Tracks on a Quad

 

Sunday
March 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Melfort: Recreational vehicles continue to evolve and one of the most creative lately has been to equip a wheeled quad ATV with tracks permitting its use in soft snow and mud.

Drastic measures

 

Sunday
March 11, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton Alberta : If we keep on living and working as we are at present the future is unlikely to be anything but devastatingly bleak. Mr. Descavich warns of what we as a society are going to have to give up and ponders if we will be willing to doing anything about the drastic measures that are a certainy.

Friday's Sunset

 

Sunday
March 11, 2007
Images by: Judy Shire
La Ronge : Seven pictures of the end of Friday as Judy Shire captured the sky's progress toward nightfall.

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