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Monday, October 14, 2002

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Volume 5, N. 145


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The Greenwater Report
Monday
October 14, 2002
Gerald Crawford tells us this week about helicopters, traffic tickets and shows us with some excellent pictures, the forest now lit up with colour.

Today In Ensign

- The Greenwater Report

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- Re-forming the spirit of reform
- The wind in the willows

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Tim's Tip of the Day

We are trying to confirm a rumor that Monsanto is attempting to develop a genetically modified pink elephant designed to roam across the prairies hunting and stomping on unlicences "roundup ready" Canola crops, the new breed of pacadurm will be known as the "deschmizeriser."

Ensign Notes

The bottom of the page pictures of the day are accumulated on a page for each month and I am lagging a bit in getting them posted. Hope to have them up to date later today.



Thanksgiving Sunday
Sunday
October 13, 2002
Some things are a gift and almost all things a blessing one way or another. The pictures in today's story were taken by Judy Shire last weekend and thought to be unuseable until we discovered the mysterious beauty in these images yesterday.
 
 
Automated round bale handling
Saturday
October 12, 2002
An Alberta manufacturer is turning out equipment that allows the pickup of those huge bales fright from the field and then set them in the farm yard.
 
 
Sprinkle of colour
Friiday
October 11, 2002
With the odd year we have had the trees have changed colour species by species so that now the shrubs has turned scarlet.
 
 
Her Majesty the Queen
Friday
October 11, 2002
Rudy Fernandes of White Rock, like so many people across Canada have been upset at the very bad manners shown by both the Deputy prime minister and some reporters. Letter's to the editors pages have been swamped with letters like this one by Mr. Fernandes.
 
 
Investment rather than welfare
Friday
October 11, 2002
Mike Reilly emphasises the positive aspects of finding value added use of Canadian lumber with the export of pre built building components rather than raw logs to create employment for Americans.
 
 
Canola, golden beads
Thursday
October 10, 2002
A hardy oil seed crop that has delivered outstanding food value and could be the source of abundant renewable energy.
 
 
Auditor General issues another "wake up call" government still snoozin'
Thursday
October 10, 2002
Walter Robinson reports the concern we all should have about the government's extremely slow reaction to problems brought up in other reports by the Auditor General.
 
 
Once proud military
Thursday
October 10, 2002
Jason Inness laments the now glaring fact that even at the miserable level our armed forces are now at in eighteen months we will no longer even be able to support the present low and poorly equipped soldiers, airmen and sailors now in service.
 
 
United States election in November and Iraq
Thursday
October 10, 2002
Richard Neumann shares his thoughts on the relationship between George Bush's desire to thump out Saddam and his dire need to retain seats in the Congress and Senate as the election is only a couple of weeks away.
 
 
No pressure for publics' interest
Thursday
October 10, 2002
Joe Hueglin points out the odd ideas that the government has about ethics when it comes to coming down hard on MPs and Senators and ignoring cabinet ministers and their behaviour.
 
 
Construction updates
Wednesday
October 9, 2002
A month ago we went through the various project underway in town and today we have individual reports on houses under construction, the A&W, expansion at Nuform and Northern Steel's upgrade to the Fripp plant.
 
 
Canada's Armed Forces unprepared, under supported and over committed
Tuesday
October 8, 2002
Richard Neumann points out the foolishness and downright dangerous nature of the present course of inaction by the federal government. Canada, the very definition of our land as an independent country is now openly in question as we appear no longer a viable entity.
 
 
Children stealing from children
Tuesday
October 8, 2002
Two abandoned bicycles mar the normal outstanding level of trust in this Saskatchewan rural community.
 
 
The Greenwater Report
Monday
October 7, 2002
Gerald Crawford has some fabulous eye candy pictures of the snow last week and all the details in this week's report.
 
 
Careless Disregard
Monday
October 7, 2002
Derrall Bellaire from London Ontario reflects what so many Canadians feel as they worry about the credibility and safety of Canadian Armed Forces when the federal government seems so disinterested in their needs.
 
 
It was a throne speech we all could relate to
Monday
October 7, 2002
Ron Thornton is trying hard to curb is wild enthusiasm for the Prime Minister's throne speech a week ago today.
 
 
Manley and the monarchy
Monday
October 7, 2002
The minister of finance, the deputy prime minister and candidate for leadership of the Liberal party does not have the option of voicing personal views and when he spoke out in Montreal against the monarchy the reaction has been very strong. Here are three views from White Rock, Niagara Falls and Victoria. This story has extensive background stories using PDFs so the information will remain with this story long after they disappear from the media web sites.
 
 
"Through thick and through thin, all out or all in we're goin' to go through it together"
Sunday
October 6, 2002
What can you expect if you are a really short person in this world?

Bottom Of The Page Picture of the Day




The tough leaves of the weeping birch cling to the tree as the nasty North wind tosses the
poplar leaves into a crow's salade.


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