Friday, May 19, 2006 Ensign Front Page Volume 9, No. 120

 

We are wrong in Afghanistan

Thursday
May 18 , 2006
by : David Orchard
Borden : Are we furthering democracy and saving ourselves from terrorist attack? Are we helping the people of the country? Are we acting on behalf of the United Nations? We need to know why Canadians are fighting an undeclared war and so far more than one quarter of the casualties have been killed by Americans.

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David Orchard - We are wrong in Afghanistan
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2004 - buidling a back yard, skies and summer wheels
2003 - Mark Pitzel and 63 Pontiac
2002 - twilight, George Bush and Cynthia McKinney
2001 - pool opens, evidence based research and Andrew's first bike
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.Happenings In Tisdale:

 

Not 300% but 31% increase

Wednesday
May 17 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : There we go an error of major proportions. Yesterday I said the increase in water rates in Tisdale was a whooping 300% and I was dead wrong. Mayor Rollie Zimmer sets the record straight in a video interview about the new $4,600,000 water treatment project. (This video requires a recent version of QuickTime be installed in your computer)

Tisdale pool opens Friday

Wednesday
May 17 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Everything is in place and ready to go for another season as the staff are already at working and ready to get the activities at the pool started this Friday.

Tisdale is ready for this year's visitors

Wednesday
May 17 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The staff is in place and the regional park campground looks better then ever as we officially begin the tourist season this coming long weekend./

Tisdale begins work on new water treatment plant

Tuesday
May 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This better be good, with water costs to home owners going up exponentially (close to 300%) and pressure being a major dribble most of the time, Tisdale's water system is a serious irritent with home owners. On Monday, a huge undertaking began as the construction of a new treatment plant got underway. This story includes a video clip of the construction project.

New movies this long weekend

Tuesday
May 16 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Just like the big cities Tisdale and Melfort have motion pictures coming out on their release date of this Friday.

The Greenwater report

Monday
May 15 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : With the beach cafe open Gerald is definitely in heaven, spring is here and his pictures of the park are outstanding.

Lutheran spring sale

Friday
May 12 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This weekend its time for the annual Lutheran spring rummage sale.

The May rush

Wednesday
May 10 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Construction and rennovation is the main event in Tisdale this week and this story gives you a brief run down of what's happening.

The engine is now revved up for the Tisdale region, Team Tisdale plan developed - now ready for implementation

Wednesday
May 10 , 2006
by : Doug hay
Tisdale : The Chamber of Commerce, Kelsey Development Corporation, the Town of Tisdale and the Tisdale Credit Union have been working intently together to come up with a comprehensive development plan and today they have announce the completion of that plan.

Making a mark

Wdnesday
May 10 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Here is an explanation for the appearance of symbolic graffiti and the cure for the problem.

'Fiscal Imbalance' - Solved on Balance Sheet, not Operating Statement

Wdnesday
May 10 , 2006
by : Robert Ede
Richmond Hill, Ontario : If you want to solve the problem of financial inequality in Canada you need to start from scratch and the whole business of confederation needs to be taken into consideration, including provincial boundaries.

The Greenwater report

Sunday
May 7 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The park crew are back to work, the water levels are up and SaskPower made a terrible mess near one of the cabin areas. A friend was lost, new ower of the Tackle Box and fish season is open.

Old warehouse destroyed

Thursday
May 7 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : East of the bus depot the scene has been drastically altered as the old warehouse that stood there for a very long time has been tore down.

Spring Rummage sale at St. Matthew's

Thursday
May 4 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Like the leaves coming out, the annual Anglican Church rummage sale is a sure sign that winter is definitely over. Here are some pictures of the sale that goes on tomorrow and Saturday morning.

A comparison with March 2005 Proposal

Thursday
May 4 , 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Miagara Falls : Yesterday we heard the details of the Federal budget while the Looney has reached a higher value than seen in three decades, gasoline prices are around the $4.00 a US gallon and the one of the greatest economists of our time died this past week. A lot to think about.

Parkland Photography Club April report

Thursday
May 4 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This is an extremely active photography club as they participate in local events and provincial competitions. This month's theme contest was on "complexity".

Agreement, what agreement?

Thursday
May 4 , 2006
by : Caspar Davis
Victoria, B.C. : This is an extremely active photography club as they participate in local events and provincial competitions. This month's theme contest was on "complexity".

Supply and demand

Wednesday
May 3 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Yesterday we heard the details of the Federal budget while the Looney has reached a higher value than seen in three decades, gasoline prices are around the $4.00 a US gallon and the one of the greatest economists of our time died this past week. A lot to think about.

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