Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for June of 2003
Greenland 2003 Sunday June 1, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The rain certainly has made the countryside look considerably different then things were like at this time last year.	June 2003 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 By the week June 1 to 7 June 8 to 14 June 15 to 21 June 22 to 28 June 29 to July 5
Grad Car 2003 Sunday June 1, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Each year we have picked out at least one car and showed it on this site, this page has links to past years.
Populism Monday June 2, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire This story discusses the roots of Saskatchewan politics which seems to be a total void in understanding by press and media people and also a huge number of right wing politicians.
The Greenwater Report Monday June 2, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford The computer is fixed, as Gerald photographed the Relay for hope and warns us of wildlife on the roads around the park.
Farmyard of the past Tuesday June 3, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Here is another farm yard now no longer the home to any person but left behind as a remnant of what once was, horse barn and all.
Nest of birds Tuesday June 3, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire An unusual discovered of a couple of vintage cars parked side by side on an abandoned farm.
Wascana Geese Tuesday June 3, 2003 by: Ole Loberg We all know that Canada geese are social beings and we have observed how they live in pairs and feed alternately so one feeds the other stands guard, now we discover that their ability to work together far exceeds what one would expect of an animal with the brain the size of a walnut.
Golburn Valley Oilmill Wednesday June 4, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Family business munches and crunches oilseeds for fun and profit.
The militaristic and statistical tools of corporative marketeers: the sacking and the sapping of the Fair Market Wednesday June 4, 2003 by: Mario deSantis It appears as though the war in Iraq was planned long before 9-11 as Vice President of the United States company, Halliburton, had been given contracts for work there after the expected war. As in other stories like this we present you with a summary of the story with the details in the references.
House number three rising Wednesday June 4, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The walls are up and the new house has taken shape offering what amounts to a two story house.
Some holes are bigger than others Wednesday June 4, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The town crew keeps fixing them, one after another, today by the park, tomorrow on 95th and Friday by the hospital.
Some holes are deeper than others Wednesday June 4, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Well drilling is one of man's ancient struggles. Today we get a glimpse of the process as a large diameter well is dug South of Tisdale.
Roads not taken Thursday June 5, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Given enough time and sufficient roads I have always seemed to have been able to find a road that will get my vehicle stuck. But today I only show you the roads I didn't take and drove on. Fifteen pictures.
Tree replacement Friday June 6, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire A tree was in a vehicle accident this winter and today it was time for it to be replaced.
Motor Madness Weekend Saturday June 7, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The weather was a little less than exciting but Tisdale and its visitors are determined to make the best of 13º temperatures and cloudy skies.
Bush&Co's Public Policies: The Privatization of Justice and Peace Saturday June 7, 2003 by: Mario deSatnis This story and its references discuss the growing awareness by Americans that their leadership have been misleading them and have been doing so for reasons that are pretty much "the American way" while other and much more serious issues have been ignored.
British Columbia privatizes the Coquihalla Highway Saturday June 7, 2003 by: Mike Townsend British Columbia has decided to sell or lease its only toll road to raise money. It is not a popular decision but British Columbia has a rather goofy way of doing things and outside of the province this does not seem to be surprising.
Tisdale Aviation Association Fly-in and breakfast Sunday June 8, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Brilliant sunlight splashed through the tattered early morning cumulus to make a perfect setting for local people and flyers from all over Saskatchewan who came to share breakfast this morning.
Beechcraft Bonanza A36 (1977) Monday June 9, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire This six place, 193 mile per hour chariot of the sky can hustle for 802 miles. Many believe this version of the Bonanza the ultimate private single engine aircraft.
The Greenwater report Monday June 9, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford Gerald's first grand child got married this past weekend. But Gerald has time to tell us about the wildlife at the park. Then he tells us about a going away party.
Entitlement Program Report Monday June 9, 2003 by: Walter Robinson Our annual budget continues to grow each year with almost 1/5th of it going to pay interest on the national debt. Essentially we have to sort out expenditures and the place to start is reform of Employment Insurance.
On the street where we live Tuesday June 10, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Yesterday afternoon the town crew were preparing a damaged valve for excavation the following day and it errupted flooding the street above.
Right behind the bar Tuesday June 10, 2003 by: Kevin McIntyre Here is a peek at th outside of the office of Melville's Grant Schmidt who was turned down as candidate for the Saskatchewan Party after having 1,200 supporters at the nominating convention and will be running in the upcoming provincial election as an independent.
Camouflaging Racism in Saskatchewan and in the Saskatoon Police Association Tuesday June 10, 2003 by: Mario deSantis Racism is an ugly thing but we are not going to make any progress with it as long as we done come out and deal with the issue. Police Chief Sabo has acknowledged that two decades ago a least one Saskatoon police officer was reprimanded for leaving a woman out on the city's outskirts to die, the police association has proclaimed their lack of confidence in him. There are games being played here and its time to call it what it really is.
Flushing Out Yet Another Vision Of Senate Reform Tuesday June 10, 2003 by: Ron Thornton A truly lame idea for reforming the senate has come from Margret Kopala, a one time reformer and now a Canadian Alliance hopeful who thinks that it would be nice for the provincial governments to look after senate appointments.
Warm-up Wednesday June 11, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The alfalfa swathers got into the fields today and tomorrow Tisdale Alfalfa Dehydration will start picking up the crop of the first cut of 2003 and these stacks will come to life for another season of cooking.
Auster MK VI Wednesday June 11, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire When is a Piper Cub not a Piper Cub? When its an Auster, made in England based on the Taylorcraft design with a deHavilland Gipsy Major engine and at the Tisdale Aviation Association flyin-breakfast last weekend.
While Harper does the talking, MacKay does the walking. Wednesday June 11, 2003 by: Mike Reilly The Canadian political scene is substantially changed with the election of Peter MacKay as leader of the Progressive Conservative after having agreeing not to make a deal with the Canadian Alliance. Alliance leader Stephen Harper sees his Alberta party as becoming nationally irrelevant.
Cessena 140: the beginning Thursday June 12, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The most popular aircraft in history is the Cessna 172 but it was with the 120 which evolved into the 140 that the story really began.
Sidewalk Sale day in Tisdale Thursday June 12, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire What a fabulous day, sunlight, gentle summer temperatures, pizza and hamburgers, yes, a great day.
A'less Auto Repair Thursday June 12, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire A new automotive repair shop has openned in Tisdale.
Making Reality out of the Fiction of the Free Market Thursday June 12, 2003 by: Mario deSantis The political predisposition of so many leaders both at home and around the world is determining governmental action rather than basing administration on the needs of the real world.
Liberals goad regionalism Thursday June12, 2003 by: Richard P. Neumann Political power in Canada flows from the regional issues that produce separatist parties like the Bloc and the Canadian Alliance. But there is a solution.
Satisfying all save the extremes. Thursday June 12, 2003 by: Joe Hueglin The issue of same sex marriage has been steaming away for five years. Parliament and the courts are at odds and its time to look for a way out of this rather than rehash the same tired proclaimations.
Glasair: SH-2F Tuesday June 17, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Amateur built kit aircraft are a standard feature of the present general aviation world and the two place composite speed demon that we see here performs well beyond any commerically mass produced aircraft.
The Greenwater Report Tuesday June 17, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford On a bus tour this week as we see some of the highlights of Gerald's trip up to Flin Flon.
Ontario Courts Okay Homosexual Marriage Tuesday June 17, 2003 by: Ron Thornton Canadians of all parts of the country are a bit purturbed at the recent Ontario Court ruling and may even be more so with the Cabinet decision today to desolve the exclusive heteerosexual meaning of the term "marriage."
Tisdale Credit Union 60 years old Wednesday June 18, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Sixty years of anything is a major achievement but to continue to grow and support a community the Tisdale Credit Union deserves the respect it receives from its community.
Readjustment of the legal framework Wednesday June 18, 2003 by: Joe Hueglin Read this article carefully as we are proud to be able to bring to you such an exceptional compromise well thought out method of dealing with this emotional issue. Most importantly Mr. Hueglin recognises the vital need for a legal framework be established to guarentee the rights of couples.
The scientific governmental approach to public policies and the Iraq war: Continuous Statistical Polling Wednesday June 18, 2003 by: Mario deSantis If you ask a question it appears that the process in itself will develop an opinion that matches the views of the questioner. By polling continously and acting upon the polling results ignorance and misimformation become the means of government.
House number 4 - Resurrection Wednesday June 18, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The fourth house to be built in Tisdale this year is in progress on the South of town. The old house was removed and the beginnings of the basement have taken place.
Parkland Photography Club June 2003 Wednesday June 18, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford Beside the report on this year's last club meeting the theme pictures on feeding are spectacular as usual. This report includes a list of the themes in the coming year.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, checks out Saskatchewan Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Ken Jones With a press pass representing Tourism Saskatchewan our Regina man on the scene was there this afternoon when the Prince arrived in the Queen City.
No means no!, Harper's cynical approach, and the Doctrine enunciated Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Dale Swirsky, Thomas Curran and Joe Hueglin Unless you are an Alberta separatist few Canadians have much love for the sardonic Stephen Harper but this week he seems to have truly moved over the line and drawn a good deal of displeasure from members of the Progressive Conservative Party. Though each of these stories have a different direction to the condemnation we can see that Harper has ruffled some feathers and combined the three give a good picture of why.
Strapko Construction builds TecWater Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire The empty property across from the Town office that was reclaimed last year is now the site of the construction of a new building for TecWater who currently operates from the North part of town.
The SIGMA ANALYTICS poll doesn't absolve the bigoted Saskatoon police Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Mario deSantis Yesterday Mario told us how polls were being used to create, rather than measure public opinion, today he gives us an example of this process at work in Saskatoon.
Tunnel Vision Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Sherri Northcott We are very fortunate to be able to bring you this story. Fear and confusion seem to come from things we know nothing about and in this story we have a first hand explanation as to why the courts have made the decisions that have about same sex marriage. Time to widen our view.
Bush&Co's Larger Right Wing Agenda Thursday June 19, 2003 by: Mario deSantis This is a warning, you can choose to ignore the growing body of imperical evidence that points toward what the United States and its leadership are undertaking. But ignore it or not Mario deSantis is backing up his claims in this story with excellent sources who like he are disturbed at what they have discovered.
Space Ship clouds Sunday June 22, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire "A bit breezing" is how most Saskatchewan people would have described the gale force winds that dashed across the province Thursday.
The Greenwater Report Monday June 23, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford Time to catch up on happenings at the park as school groups have been holding their outings, fishing stories, neighbours come and go as life goes on at one of Saskatchewan's busiest parks.
A tax cut for all Canadians Monday June 23, 2003 by: Walter Robinson Good for all Canadians, fair and reasonable the best thing that could be done for the Canadian tax payer is increase the person exemption on Income tax.
The Privatization of the Rule of Law: The Immunity Legislations for tycoon Berlusconi and hegemonic America Monday June 23, 2003 by: Mario deSantis It is disturbing indeed to find out that the Italian Premier merely passes a law to prevent his conviction of corruption but even more disturbing that the United States is forcing nations around the world to sign agreements exempting Americans from War Crimes. Looks like Hitler and Musolini would have been better off to have had better lawyers.
"Psst, Need a new ship for your fleet?" Monday June 23, 2003 by: Rebecca Gingrich Being a wealthy ship owner and claiming that it is in a "blind trust" is just not going to work. Paul Martin may become the leader of the Liberal Party because he has bought and paid for its membership but Canadian voters are unlikely to elect someone who does his banking off shore and has his corporate hand out for corporate welfare.
The Kamsack conundrum Tuesday June 24, 2003 by: Timothy W. Shire Just as many, perhaps more people yet how do you attract business and young people to a small Saskatchewan town, even one with such a rich tradition in history and culture.
Batoche Once More Wednesday June 25, 2003 by: Timothy & Judy Shire An opportunity to share a visit to the Batoche Historical Park with the grade eight and nine students from Kelliher let us see the site and all that it symbolises. These pictures tell the story. This story includes 71 pictures and a 1MB QuickTime VR.
Albert Street Bridge Crash Thursday June 26, 2003 by: Stu Innes Even at the modest speeds that occur in city traffic when things come apart the results can be really rough. This incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Regina involving an SUV, a van, a taxi and a truck pulling a trailer.
Radwanski out of the frypan into the fire Thursday June 26, 2003 by: Ken Wilson What's this our hero George, defender of the privacy of all needed to be a private as possible as Ken Wilson asks some serious questions about this departed civil servant.
America is experiencing a big economic bubble ready to deflate: The Free Market competition for grabbing scarcer resources Thursday June 26, 2003 by: Mario deSantis The American economy accounts for fifth of all world trade and it is in a serious mess with a growing deficit, a trade deficit and mounting debt from its war adventures. It would be nice if this were their problem but unfortunately because of the dominance of their imposition of their system on the rest of the world we all will share in their catastrophic decline.
On his watch Thursday June 26, 2003 by: Mike Reilly Radwanski appears to have been quite a guy but to heap blame on him is just too easy when we realise that he was appointed by someone and all of his misspent money had to come from some where. Mike Reilly lays some of the blame with Paul Martin.
The Greenwater report Monday June 30, 2003 by: Gerald Crawford Gerald takes a trip and takes us along with him to share in the wonders of Central Saskatchewan.
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