Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:55 PM Ensign Front Page Volume 11b, No. 204

The Qu'Appelle Valley

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Ken Styan
Qu'Appelle: It is a myth that Saskatchewan is some endless plain stretching from Brandon to Calgary. The reality is that there are some remarkable places in the province filled with history and truly spectacular scenery. Ken Styan shows us one of these places.

The Greenwater report

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Carstairs, Alberta: Due to a computer glitch Gerald was unable to get us his repoort last week but we make up for this week with a report today and another tomorrow. This report written on May 10th tells us about the trip to Alberta and a visit to a car show in Didsbury.

Celebrating Victoria Day in Yellowknife

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Kevin Bradshaw
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: Here is a glimpse of the fun and advensture of living in Northern Canada. As part of the Special Olympics fund raising a bunch of cool folks jumped off the ice in to the frozen lake as part of the Victoria Day weekend activities. Ensign is glad to have this story from Kevin whom the editor has known for more than 40 years.

Flower therapy

Friday
May 15, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Come along and visit the Four Seasons Greenhouse and enjoy this collection of pictures that take us to sporing even though there was snow on the ground this morning.

Grad car tradition continues

Friday
May 15, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The tradition of decorating and sometimes customising a car just to celebrate high school graduation seems alive and well in Tisdale in 2009.

Seeding grinds to a halt

Thursday
May 14, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: South of Tisdale the fields seemed littered with tractors parked and hitched to seeding equipment. The slate sky, the threat of more rain or snow, freezing temperatures all seem to have put a damper on this years planting.

The positive results of H1N1 Influenza A

Wednesday
May 13, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Though the new media response to the latest flu making its rounds has bordered on hysteria the public health officials across the country have had an opportunity to put into affect the things they learned in the Toronto SARs outbreak. We are all going to benefit from this as public awareness about how airborne infections are spread making our world a safer one.

Delawnification

Wednesday
May 13, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: More and more home owners are saying goodbye to grass, mowers, fertilizer and watering as they look for alternatives to surround their homes. This story has a number of pictures of yards were all or some of the grass has been replaced with rock or crushed rock.

Water and sewer service for new duplex

Monday
May 11, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: To install water and sewer service into a duplex requires twice the digging for a single family dwelling.  The town began the process of installing those services in the new duplex on 95th Street today but were unable to complete the project by the end of the working day.

Projects on the go

Monday
May 11, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: While construction workers work on the four new houses building their basements and structure there are a number of project being carried out in the community. This story gives you a bit of a review of those projects.

Continental commodity hauler

Thursday
May 7, 2009
Iby: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Both CN and CP had trains rolling through Tisdale this morning. The CP train was more than a mile long mix of loaded grain block and a good number of hemical cars. The four units had a tough time getting little more than 30kph.

Repairing new waterline

Thursday
May 7, 2009
Iby: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In front of a newly dug basement on the new cul-de-sac where the new water and sewer lines were installed only months ago, the town dug up the brand new fire hydrant and began making repairs to a line that has never been used.

This year's cool crocuses

Wednesday
May 6, 2009
Images by: Ken Jones
Que Appelle Valley: Each year Regina photographer Ken Jones makes a trip out to the Que Appelle Valley the last week of April to find the first little wild flowers of the year, the crocus.

Construction city

Tuesday
May 5, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Two new basements were begun  on Monday making it four new houses for this year around the new cul-de-sac, Forester and Newmarket. SaskPower working in the same area putting in underground electrical service and contractors going flat out.

Seeding begins

Friday
May 1, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Environment Canada is predicting near seasonal temperatures by Sunday and that makes it time to put the seed in the ground. Close to town there were tractors in the field and applying fertilizer as well as harrowing already seaded fields.

House number five

Friday
May 1, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Both house four and five were begun the same day and have moved along at the same pace. This story gives you the chronology of the construction project so far from the digging of the basement to getting the garage up today.

Parkland Photography Club April meeting

Thursday
April 30, 2009
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: Some interesting images of frost were the subject of this month's theme shoot. Nineteen members attended this month's meeting and enjoyed the outstanding presentation by Geoff Payton a photography instructor who also judged the evening's theme shoot.

St. Matthew's spring sale

Thursday
April 30, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The Anglican church hall was crowded this morning when the doors were opened for the annual spring rummage sale. It was nearly 5:00 this afternoon before I was able to drop in and get some pictures of this year's spring event. The sale runs for all of Friday and Saturday morning.

Trojan awards banquet

Wednesday
April 29, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This past Saturday night the Tisdale Trojans held their annual awards banquet to recognise the achievements of the team members this year and show appreciation to those who keep the organisation forging ahead.

House number four

Wednesday
April 29, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A new house is well along in construction located just across the street on the west side of the Beeland Co-op.

Political reality check

Tuesday
April 28, 2009
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria British Columbia: The prime minister is unpopular because he spends much of his time avoiding issues and creating dissent.

PMO paid former Bush aide $24K for advice

Tuesday
April 28, 2009
by: Brian Marlatt
White Rock, British Columbia: Let's face it the Prime Minister can use all the help he kind find but in this case looking for help from a political regime steeped in possible war crimes and of dubious credibility seems preculiar.

The Greenwater report

Monday
April 27, 2009
by:Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: Time for the Crawfords to get new tires on the car and replace the windshield. They had a chance to visit with some Great Grand children and this coming week they are getting the motor home ready to roll.

Automotive breaking and entering

Monday
April 27, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Unusual car accident occurs Saturday night when a car that was out of control crashed into the back of a duplex condominium lodging in the bedroom.

Downtown building being dismantled

Monday
April 27, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Most buidling when they are torn down are just reduced to rubble and hauled away. Here is an exception where effort is being taken to salvage some valuable materials from the building prior to destruction.

Entrepreneurs

Friday
April 24, 2009
by:Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Business is booming this weekend with garage and yard sales scattered throughout the community and the Little Candy Shop on a driveway at the north end of Newmarket.

Growing Parrish & Heimbecker

Thursday
April 23, 2009
by:Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Using a process known as "slipform" the contractor Todd & Sargent is building a 340,000 bushel storage facility that will merge with the storage already in place at the Parrish & Heimbecker Tisdale terminal.

Track and field season

Wednesday
April 22, 2009
by:Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Within a month the Track Meets will have been held and the season will be over for another year. It is difficult in Canada to prepare for competition with such a short season.

Neil Young in Concert

Wednesday
April 22, 2009
by:Kevin McIntyre
Saskatoon: Here is a first hand account of last night's Neil Young concert in Saskatoon complete with a conversion with an usher and the marvels of music of a very uncommon man.

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