The Week of February 18 to February 24, 2007

The Greenwater report

 

Monday
February 19, 2007
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : This week's report includes an outstanding sequence of pictures showing a mirage. Life at the park centres around coffee time at the beach cafe and snowmobiling. But, at the Crawford cabin its all about wildlife, birds, deer, rabbits and a great picture of a porcupine.

Why are the Harper's Quebec attack ads being continued?

 

Monday
February 19, 2007
by : Brad Thomson
Ottawa : The Conservative attack ads on the Liberals and their leader will adversely affect federalism in Canada. The deliberate move by the government suggests a pretty nasty attitude toward our country.

Government prepared to ignore
Wheat Board barley vote

 

Tuesday
February 20, 2007
by : Wendy Manson
Outlook : The barley plebscite is heavily weighted to favour the government's American position to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly but the signals are already there that the minister of agriculture is prepared to ignore the results of the vote no matter what the outcome.

A walk in the woods: my encounter with Wade Davis

 

Thursday
February 22, 2007
by : Michael Townsend
Kamloops : Wade Davis was interviewed on CBC radio's Sounds like Canada this morning and will appear tonight on The Hour on CBC television at 11:00. Mike tells us about his strange encounter with this world famous National Geographic explorer in residence.

Phishing

 

Thursday
February 22, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This story is a warning about a method of stealing from your bank account. It would be a good idea to look this over very carefully.

Reason not rhetoric necessary

 

Friday
February 23, 2007
by : Chris Schmurr
Windsor Ontario : The news media has realised the public's concern over environmental issues and the politicians are scrambling to out green one another. This story points out the extremes of the politicians and the need for the public to demand some solid reasoning.

Is "a full debate in the House of Commons on the SPP" needed?

 

Friday
February 23, 2007
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : Without public discussion and for the most part without even public awareness the process of turning North America into the United States of all North America is progressing. Should there be some public discussion on this process?

 

Trojan's season almost over

 

Saturday
February 24, 2007
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Friday night's game with the Swift Current Legionaires ended in a 4 - 4 tie and tonight the Trojans are on the ice for the last home game of the season with the Notre Dame hounds.