Chronological Index of Ensign
Articles for
July of 2001
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- The Woes of Parenthood
- Sunday
July 1, 2001
So you think its tough raising a family and guiding your children toward a positive
life. Consider if you will the difficulties you would have if you were a crow.
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By the week
July 1
to 7
July 8
to 14
July
15 to 21
July
22 to 28
July
29 to Aug 4
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- A Daisy A Day
- Sunday
July 1, 2001
Simple and without presumption the daisy brightens up the world and expects nothing
in return.
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- The Way To Celebrate Canada Day
- Monday
July 2, 2001
Tisdale Museum throws on open house to celebrate Canada in an old fashion way. Outstanding!
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- The Greenwater Report for July 2, 2001
- Monday
July 2, 2001
Gerald Crawford fills us in on eagles, fireflies, fawn, badgers, fox and long lost
friends.
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- University - In The World But Not Of The World
- Wednesday
July 4, 2001
What is the role of the University in this century?
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- The Supreme Court of Canada:
A first step to curtail the lying of our politicians
- Wednesday
July 4, 2001
Mario deSantis points out that a new chapter in Canadian history has been written
as the Supreme court rules that a cabinet decision and committment must be upheld
to a Montreal hospital.
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- Bouvier de Flandres
- Wednesday
July 4, 2001
Find out about a great family pet.
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- Highways Rebuilds Bridge West of Tisdale
- Wednesday
July 4, 2001
Department of highways have installed a light system as they begin the process of
replacing a bridge West of Tisdale on highway 3.
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- Lions Park - Haven For A Hot Day
- Thursday
July 5, 2001
Summer programme at the Lion's paddling pool park gets underway and the place is
packed.
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- Government Dog
- Thursday
July 5, 2001
A four legged member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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- Department of
Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
- Thursday
July 5, 2001
This Federal department has not had a presence in this part of the world since confederation
but they are here now, God help the fish.
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- Airdrie
- Thursday
July 5, 2001
Northern Steel Industries ships six large tanks at once to Airdrie Alberta.
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- Beyond The Sunset
- Friday
July 6, 2001
Thursday evening came with a spectacular exit by our favourite star.
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- The Lived Environments of Girls and Women:
Conference
- Friday
July 6, 2001
A brief overview of an important conference held in Saskatoon this week.
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- Using the word of God to make money in
a dysfunctional social system
- Friday
July 6, 2001
All seemed to need to justify what they do and what better justification that invoking
the supernatural. Mario deSantis strikes gold with this commentary.
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- MP3 Download Alternatives
- Friday
July 6, 2001
For those of you with Windows computers Kevin McIntyre suggests some ways to get
your Napster fix.
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- Driveway Time
- Friday
July 6, 2001
A new house last year, a new brick driveway this year.
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- So How's It Growin'?
- Saturday
July 7, 2001
Our weekly look at the 2001 crop as we see developing around us.
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- A Message for Gordon Nixon:
Globalisation is not irreversible, and life is more important than money
- Saturday
July 7, 2001
The head of Canada's biggest bank sees the world through the eyes of what is good
for his bank, Mario deSantis points out that this is a myoptic view of things.
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- Flatland Music Festival
- Saturday
July 7, 2001
Here is your chance to see four of the musicians at the Regina Flatland music festival
on this weekend. Photographer Ben Checkowy has captured the spirit of the show, click
on each picture to see it full size.
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- So How's It Growin'? Part II
- Sunday
July 8, 2001
Peas and Flax were missed out of yesterday's report so we have these and other pictures
to show you of crops as they look right now.
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- Roses At The RecPlex
- Sunday
July 8, 2001
Indeed you can grow them here and they will do well.
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- Ottawa's spoonful of sugar:
A change of mentality is better than any Romanow
- Sunday
July 8, 2001
Mario deSantis explains that the Romanow commission on Medicare is doomed by the
man's former decisions and methods of operation.
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- Yesterday
- Monday
July 9, 2001
Another sunset to file with all the yesterdays.
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- Is GLOBALISATION
weakening national sovereignties?
- Monday
July 9, 2001
Transnational corporations and globalisation have threatened every corner of the
third world to the benefit of themselves.
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- Club Sask!
- Monday
July 9, 2001
Here is an unusual Saskatchewan humour web site that we think you will tickle your
funny bone.
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- Do We Need This Tree?
- Monday
July 9, 2001
A safety hazard that need not be in a location where it is.
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- The Greenwater Report for July 9, 2001
- Monday
July 9, 2001
Time to catch up on the news from Greenwater where Gerald tells us that the water
level is lower and the beach bigger, he gives his crop report and a visit to Hudson
Bay.
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- So What Is An Alliance?
- Monday
July 9, 2001
In this editorial Timothy Shire discusses the history of the ill-fated political
party oppositely named Alliance party.
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- Pot Gardening, NO! Gardening in Pots
- Tuesday
July 10, 2001
The major industry in BC is growing marijuana, we are not discussing that but rather
the growing trend for folks to use containers in which to plant their flowers and
even vegitables.
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- Class Action
- Tuesday
July 10, 2001
Advancing the rights of people against the Rule of Law of our Governments: Class
Action is tabled in Newfoundland and Tony Merchant contacts people in North Battleford
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- A Very Good Friend
- Tuesday
July 10, 2001
A companion, ferocious guard dog and buddy.
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- Bombardier and Globalization:
Externalizing Costs at the Expense of Governments and Democracies
- Tuesday
July 10, 2001
Why is it so easy for governments world wide to find no difficulty in supporting
the interests of huge businesses?
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- Walls
- Wednesday
July 11, 2001
The Golden Age Centre has had almost a two week delay as work proceeded in the basement
but today the framing begins.
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- Watch out for the conventional wisdom
of governments, judges and lawyers: Project Loophole and Tony Merchant's pursuit
of justice
- Wednesday
July 11, 2001
Mario deSantis discusses government action and legal struggles
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- Cenotaph Park
- Wednesday
July 11, 2001
This year's dispaly at the town's premier park is really exceptional.
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- This Is A Thursday Morning
- Thursday
July 12, 2001
A few minutes after five this morning the sky was dotted with microsoft clouds and
time to think about the coming day and the news of the one before.
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- The United Nations is giving us too many
numbers
- Thursday
July 12, 2001
Mario deSantis takes time to help us think over the rating system used by the UN
and tosses in some other factors we should all be thinking about.
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- More Walls
- Friday
July 13, 2001
Framing a new building goes quickly and we catch up on the Golden Age Centre as it
goes vertical. This page has a large movie that will take a few minutes to load as
you go to this page.
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- Corporate Globalization:
David Korten Versus the Chretiens of the World
- Friday
July 13, 2001
Mario deSantis points out the cheerleader status of the press when it comes to the
free trade agenda.
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- Finished
- Friday
July 13, 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Carpentier have finished their huge driveway and walk project.
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- Sprint Racers Take To Silvertown Track
- Saturday
July 14, 2001
Edmonton's Sprint races are in town this weekend for racing this afternoon and tomorrow
at the Silvertown Speedway.
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- Setting Up a LAN
and Sharing A DSL Connection
- Saturday
July 14, 2001
The only sure fire way to learn something is to do it and James deSantis has worked
out the kinks in making a small network using PC computers in a home setting to utilise
a DSL telephone internet connection. This is a really useful piece of information
as he spells out the products, setting and configuration that will make it work for
you.
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- Constable Sky
- Sunday
July 15, 2001
For those of us who grew up in the forties and fifties the walls of our homes and
schools were decorated with the paintings of the romantic period. This sunset evokes
memories of those scenes.
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- 59 Fairlane Hard Top
- Monday
July 16, 2001
When it comes to car design nothing has ever matched the fabulous fifties and this
red and white hardtop is what yearly designs was all about.
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- Defending our hegemonic democracies
in Genoa
- Monday
July 16, 2001
Mario deSantis gives us some important background to the upcoming G3 summit in Genoa
as it braces for violence.
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- Greenwater Report for July 16, 2001
- Monday
July 16, 2001
Its been hot out by the lake and Gerald Crawford has been picking and eating saskatoons.
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- Roadset From Shakespeare
- Monday
July 16, 2001
A sunset passes by and Timothy Shire fills you in on Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan.
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- Farmer's Market Tuesday
- Tuesday
July 17, 2001
Lots of patrons and outstanding products.
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- Dodge's hinted solution to the productivity
gap with the U.S.: drop the loonie
- Tuesday
July 17. 2001
Governor of the Bank of Canada wants to solve Canada's problems by adopting the US
dollar.
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- SchapanskyVille
- Tuesday
July 17, 2001
Work continues as Bruce Schpansky's Auctions hustle to get their new facility ready
for the next sale.
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- RM of Tisdale
- Drive In
- Tuesday
July 17, 2001
The RM is in the process of developing their shop and facility on the site of the
old drive in theatre East of town.
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- CN and Town Repair
Crossing on #35/Main Street
- Wednesday
July 18, 2001
Time to raise the crossing up to the street level.
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- Pre-Raftering The Golden Age Centre
- Wednesday
July 18, 2001
Rain interrupts work as preparations were underway to put up rafters at the Centre.
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- Ontario's Health Care Report Card: Reward
and Punishment
- Wednesday
July 18, 2001
Government by opinion poll, its not new but it is truly distasteful when carried
to such extremes. Mario deSantis gives us a glimpse of the wonderland of Ontario.
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- Black Patches
- Thursday
July 19, 2001
All over town yesterday spots like this one began showing up as we are at that time
of the year again.
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- Reflecting On Life and Lifestyles
- Thursday
July 19, 2001
A death of former classmate triggers some considerations on his own mortality as
Kevin McIntyre shares with us how that death troubled him.
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- Happy Ever Raftering
- Friday
July 20, 2001
Half of the building gets its roof installed as Senior Citizens Golden Age Centre
becomes reality.
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- G8 Summit In Genoa: Defending Democracy With Missiles
- Friday
July 20, 2001
Mario deSantis chronicals his dissolutionment with the betrayal of trust and how
ultimately things seem to come down to violence.
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- Let The Cows Eat It!
- Friday
July 20, 2001
East things are looking good but West some farmers have turned wheat fields into
pasture.
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- Minister of Justice Chris Axworthy :
Disguising a Racist Mentality with a Separate Justice System for Natives
- Friday
July 20, 2001
The failure of Saskatchewan's government to preserve equality has seen crime statistics
rise to the worst in the country, instead of accepting responsiblity the Minister
of Justice blames the victims for the situation.
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- Saskatchewan Express At Greenwater
- Saturday
July 21, 2001
Huge crowd turn out to see one of the best music shows anywhere. This story has a
QuickTime VR panorama of the scene and a clip of the music on stage. (The video(1.3MB)
and VR (540K) both will need time to load )
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- Construction Updates As The Last Week of July Begins
- Sunday
July 22, 2001
Here are some pictures of the present projects but there are signs of concern.
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- Poppy Time
- Sunday
July 22, 2001
The tenacity and lush colour of poppies is always a pleasure to view.
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- Two Inches
- Monday
July 23, 2001
Today the number one story is the rain. No big nasty storm, a crack or two of thunder
and then heavy rain, more than the spring run off.
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- Greenwater Report for July 23, 2001
- Monday
July 23, 2001
An auspicious week out at Greenwater as the official opening of the new administration
building and the official opening of one of Saskatchewan's best golf courses,
Saskatchewan Express, crows, berry picking and a new pontoon boat for our intrepid
reporter Gerald Crawford.
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- To High, Detour Still In Effect
- Tuesday
July 24, 2001
The raising of the CN crossing on 100th St (highway 35) should have taken a day,
we are almost a week with this detour.
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- G8 Summit in Genoa: a reaffirmation
of endemic violence in the New World Order
- Tuesday
July 24, 2001
Mario deSantis considers the violence both governmental and public confrontation
as a sad example of the sort of world we have become.
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- Town Reclaims
Property
- Tuesday
July 24, 2001
Work began to day in a major soil contamination project across the street from the
town offices.
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- Market Visit
- Tuesday
July 24, 2001
Tuesday is market day, time to shop and visit, visit and shop.
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- Reality: The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
- Wednesday
July 25, 2001
Shaping society and social conditions is not a matter of doing something difficult
it is a matter of coming to an agreement as to what we want.
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- SirCan 32 : Malicious Worm Crumples System
- Wednesday
July 25, 2001
Bad stuff is coming to e-mail everywhere and things are getting jammed.
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- Progress On Golden Age Centre For This
Week
- Thursday
July 26, 2001
All week long rapid development has taken as the second half of the roof has been
completed, heating system outside installed and more.
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- Health Public Policies: Taxing
fatty foods and exporting health hazards
- Thursday
July 26, 2001
Mario deSantis points out the nasty twist of corporation and government alliance
attempting to shift costs of healthcare while benefiting from abuse, after all as
the tobacco industry says dead people do not require Medicare
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- Sewer Line Collapses
- Thursday
July 26, 2001
South side street is turned into crater this morning as town crew repairs collapsed
sewer line. We also have updates on other projects.
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- United Cree Run
- Friday
July 27, 2001
Nelson House, Frog Lake and Saddle Lake runners stopped for a break at the 7-11 Thursday
on their way from Frog Lake to Quebec.
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- Notice Boards - Cultural Indicator
- Friday
July 27, 2001
Free form spontaneous and infinitely interesting, message boards tell a story not
about individuals but about the society and culture in which we live.
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- Shaboom
- Saturday
July 28, 2001
You may not have thought of clouds as musical but . . . well maybe you have to be
there.
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- Debunking the Myth that Speculators Increase
the Stability of Market Prices
- Saturday
July 28, 2001
With the stock market so suceptible to manipulation it is clear that its volitility
is of its own making.
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- Kramer Builds
Ramp
- Saturday
July 28, 2001
New loading ram being constructed for Kramer Tractor.
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- Like A Rock
- Sunday
July 29, 2001
Buidlings are not just to house a business they have the role of representing that
business by their very form.
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- No One Talked
- Sunday
July 29, 2001
No one ever said the courts would be fair nor should we expect justice but sometimes
the distance widens considerably from what should be and what happens. Mario deSantis
helps us consider the gap.
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- Marching Away
- Sunday
July 29, 2001
The showers of last night have departed to the East in a neat line and have left
behind them a town with cleaned washed streets and some green grass.
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- Clean-up Begins
- Monday
July 30, 2001
The concrete is gone, the engineer is on site, now its time to dig up the muck and
get rid of it.
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- Greenwater Report for July 30, 2001
- Monday
July 30, 2001
Some breathtaking pictures grace Gerald Crawford's weekly update on happening to
he and his family at Greenwater provincial park. This week we find out about a grebe
(mudhen), grain cars, the new pontoon boat and Jennifer's store in Kelvington.
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- Schapansky Auction Gets Ready For August 8 Sale
- Monday
July 30, 2001
The yard East of town is filling up as Schpansky's gets ready for the upcoming auction
sale on their new lot and their building is almost finished.
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- You Owe Me One
- Monday
July 30, 2001
Market Place spots shady dealings as inspectors look the other way. Mario deSantis
is not amused. You must check out the links on this page to find out more about this
astonishing story.
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- The Look of Night
- Tuesday
July 31, 2001
Last winter we had a look at the town after dark here is a summer peek.
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- Piper Cherokee - PA-28
- Tuesday
July 31, 2001
One of the most economical chariots of the sky, the four seat Cherokee.
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- Economic Development in Saskatchewan:
Additional Casinos
- Tuesday
July 31, 2001
The face of growing social crisis in Saskatchewan the decision to increase the number
of Casinos in the province seems bewildering.
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- Crater On Smooth
Street
- Tuesday
July 31, 2001
Let's call it Randy's Law of underground trouble " if a sewer
or water line need repairs it will for certain be under good pavement."
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