The Week of June 27 to July 3rd, 1999

At only +3 this morning its a chilly beautiful morning. There were reports of frost near Crooked River yesterday morning. Sunday June 27, 1999

Ensign Pre-empted For Most of the Day Sunday June 27, 1999 Though Ensign has been unavailable before due to server problems we have changed servers and continue to be rock solid. However, we are in the midst of one of the most important events in the history of the Interent. In order to carry out a project today the links and stories on this page and the whole of Ensign will be offline from 0800 until 1800 hours today. Here is what our server is up to. http://dbdrag.advance.mb.ca/Live_show_frame.html Live over the Internet broadcast of video and audio is now in our hands. This is a breakthrough in what might be called "backyard broadcasting" following the experiments that took place throughout last evening and concluded around 1:00AM we were able to send a signal from a remote location to the server and out to viewers on the internet with exceptional sound quality and acceptable video quality even at 28.8 speed modems. This means that with in a week we can actually produce live broadcasts from anywhere with a telephone connection to the Internet. There are some limitations such as only forty viewers being able to participate at a time but the concept and capability are as of today, a reality. We will keep you posted on this exciting development as Ensign might even have a video segiment for a few minutes each day.

TMSS Prepare For Today Monday June 28, 1999 Today is graduation day for Tisdale Middle Secondary School and here are some pictures of the preparation for Grad 99. In the mean time you might want to go and have a look at graduation last year.

Goldfinch Monday June 28, 1999 A poor picture of a pair of American Goldfinches but clear evidence of their presence.

Alternate Universe News: Of Nurses and Waiting Lists Monday June 28, 1999 Carey Heilman takes us on another trip to the Alternate Universe where his satire considers the problems of nurses who defy a strike and the continuing problem hospital waiting lists.

TMSS Grad 99 Tuesday June 29, 1999 We will have coverage of last night's graduation later this morning.

Wet Winds Wednesday June 30, 1999 Summer's off to a slow cool start with moss and ferns growing better then usual and corn looking pretty retarded.

Alternate Universe News: Healthfare Wednesday June 30, 1999 Carey Heilman's satirical consideration for paying for health related costs.

Showers across the prairies dampen Canada Celebrations Thursday July 1, 1999 With rain or the threat of rain all the way from Winnipeg to Calgary folks will have to pick their activities and clothing carefully. This picture was taken at 10:00 local time this morning in Winnipeg.

The Kelvington Escadrille Thursday July 1, 1999 A visit with some great horses near Kelvington and some interesting pictures of them.

Canada Day Launches The Fringe Festival Friday July 2, 1999 Large crowds and a festive spirit get Winnipeg's Fringe Festival underway. See what the scene was like Canada in today's article with a QuickTime VR of the action at Market Square.

Fringe Day 2 Saturday July 3, 1999 Today Ensign will bring you some more insights into the Winnipeg Fringe Festival with a day of juggling and live performance fun.

Winnipeg of the Past Saturday Jule 3, 1999 This photographic look at the older portion of Winnipeg's business district poses far more questions then it does answers.