Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
March of 2001

Like a Lamb
Thursday
March 1, 2001
Once again March comes in like a lamb, as Malcom cleans his sidewalk yesterday we have some lambs to look on

By the week

Feb 25 to Mar 3

-Mar 4 to 10

Mar 11 to 17

Mar 18 to 24

Mar 25 to 31

Regina Health District and Interim CEO Jim Saunders
Thursday
March 1, 2001
Mario deSantis explains the management dementia system used to run Regina's hospitals.
Lambs and Earthquakes
Friday
March 2, 2001
Want to share with you some mail that both tickles and troubles.
A common economic language: People come first
Friday
March 2, 2001
Mario deSantis gives us some hint as to a basic troubling thought in our world of today, everything seems to be described in financial and economic language simply because that is what our society has come to emphasis.
Ralph Nader and the GDP Canadian Saga
Friday
March 2, 2001
Speaking in Toronto Ralph Nader discusses the main oponent facing our society, corporations, Mario deSantis takes issue with this position.
Parkland Photography Club holds February Meeting
Saturday
March 3, 2001
Gerald Crawford gives us his report on the meeting and coming club plans and we get to see four "aged" pictures including Wesley Swan's image shown here.
Inchworm - New Store Opens In Tisdale
Saturday
March 3, 2001
Downtown on main street a new specialty shop for childrens wear, toys, books and furniture looks like a niche market that needed to be filled in this community.
Bright Sunlight and Vanishing Snow
Sunday
March 4, 2001
Even with some cloud cover the longer days and intense sunlight is wearing down the snow around Tisdale

Advice to Dr. Barry Mclennan:
the integrity of research is more important than more research
Sunday
March 4, 2001
Mario deSantis points out the extreme need for the University of Saskatchewan to clean up its act with regard to research.
Bruce Cockburn Receives Award at Junos and Speaks His Mind
Monday
March 5, 2001
Folk musician receives life achievement award and take the opportunity to vent his concerns about the state of his country and society.

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
Monday
March 5, 2001
What is the role of music and humour in modern culture? This page includes a QuickTime of the song.
Waiting For Spring
Tuesday
March 6, 2001
Some pictures on a very dull unspringlike day.
The Third Way & Free Trade: The bounded rationality of Herb Gray and Tony Blair
Tuesday
March 6, 2001
Mario deSantis discusses the odd considerations and fractionated logic used to promote free trade initiatives.
Intelligence is People and it is Democracy, Intelligence is not Multinational Corporations and it is not Globalization
Tuesday
March 6, 2001
Mario deSantis points out the importance of understanding what it means to be intelligence and why humans as intelligent beings require democracy.

Round 4, Bantam "AA" Ties Kindersley
Wednesday
March 7, 2001
Tuesday night the Bantams began their two game home and home with Kindersley Bear and start out their game Friday night even 3 - 3.
Window Shopping
Wednesday
March 7, 2001
Some pictures from downtown Tisdale Tuesday evening.

Cross Country Skiing At La Ronge
Wednesday
March 7, 2001
A tradition outdoor winter activity that attacts huge numbers of people to sport.
Jesus Saves
Thursday
March 8, 2001
Jesus Saves, good to hear everyone needs to put something away for a rainy day.

Bantam "A" team Playoff with Nipawin
Thursday
Narch 8, 2001
First game for FTLComm to try a two camera shoot of a good end to end hockey game.
David Asper's put up or shut up: from defending David Milgaard to insulting Joe Clark and our journalists
Thursday
March 8, 2001
David Asper, VP of Global West the company that owns most of Canada's newspapers takes the unusal option of voicing his support of the PM after his own journalist had lead the main attack.

Downtown - Uptown
Thursday
March 8, 2001
A couple of night pictures of the business area of Tisdale.
The Tisdale Mall Parking Lot
Friday
March 9, 2001
Here is a involving snap shot of this moment in time as you can do a complete 360º look around the front of the Tisdale Mall in a QuickTime VR panorama, taken around five Thursday. The streaming panorma is around 600KB.

The Doghide River Festival 2001
Friday
March 9, 2001
A QuickTime VR of the window display in the Tisdale Mall advertising the upcoming festival.
Tisdale's Video Cable System Getting Overhaul
Saturday
March 10, 2001
The new operator of the cable system is renovating the system from top to bottom and installing new lines in some parts of town.

The disgrace of the Residential School Programs:
The initiative of lawyer Tony Merchant versus the work of our no-fault government
Saturday
March 10, 2001
Mario deSantis points out how important the Service Tony Merchant and his law firm are doing for the people of Canada.
The Tisdale Logging Industry
Sunday
March 11, 2001
Tisdale is known for its canola and honey right, well besides those to agricultural products Tisdale also serves the wood industry as well.
The Greenwater Report for March 12, 2001
Monday
March 12, 2001
Gerald Crawford brings us up to date on owls, Fisherman's Cove, ice fishing, snow conditions and icy roads.
Splashes of Spring in la Ronge
Monday
March 12, 2001
Some pictures of spring in la Ronge take last Thursday by Judy Shire.

Chrome Plated
Tuesday
March 13, 2001
Things look pretty shiny this morning with bright sunlight and a micrscopic coat of fresh snow.
Tail Gunners
Wednesday
March 14, 2001
We have all seen this in ever bureaucratic organisation and it remains a major problem to the progress of civilisation.

Snow Dripting
Thursday
March 15, 2001
A curious combination of high light levels and low temperatures causing the snow to melt and refreeze all in one process.
Tempo Test
Thrusday
March 15, 2001
Wick's Gas Bar underground storage system gets a thorough testing Wednesday.
Occupation Force Challenged
Friday
March 16, 2001
A sad story to tell but it is a reality as Saskatchewan's rural municipal government vote to expell the RCMP.
Profits don't come before people
Friday
March 16, 2001
Mario deSantis reports his concern about Toronto journalist support of intellectual property rights.
John Bob Farm Equipment More Than Farm Equipment
Friday
March 16, 2001
Tisdale's farm machinery dealer is branching out into new lines of products for industry and intensified agriculture.

Let It Melt Somewhere Else
Friday
March 16, 2001
Tisdale's town crew are moving away street cleaning snow to let it melt down away from the centre of town.
The Promise of Northern Development
Saturday
March 17, 2001
For all the time Europeans have lived in North America they have cherished the myth of developing the frontier, it is the potential and often the lost and forgotten hope.

Flirting With Oblivion
Saturday
March 17, 2001
David Orchard describes the termoil in conservative politics and the dangers of making inter-party deals.
Satuday Workshop With Provincial Coach
Sunday
March 18, 2001
Tisdale's Judo club gets a boast this weekend as they enjoy the skill and excitement of having the provincial coach on hand.

Greenwater Report for March 19, 2001
Monday
March 19, 2001
Gerald Crawford gives us an update and the passage of winter, how the owls are back and details about Oddball, Frankie, Bear and Peanuts.
Its Official
Tuesday
March 20, 2001
Spring arrived a few minutes after the picture above was taken as the sun moved to the North side of the equator and we have a day of equal day and night. Here are some pictures to document today.

Saskatchewan - The Place
Wednesday
March 21, 2001
This story took longer than expected to complete but here it is a look at the landforms of the province.
Ken Fyke's rediscovery of the simple whole truth: our health is more than spending more health money
Wednesday
March 21, 2001
Mario deSantis voices his comments about the pronouncements by Ken Fyke's.

Saskatchewan - The People
Thursday
March 22, 2001
Today's feature article discusses the demography of Saskatchewan and presents the first of seven pages on twenty-three of Saskatchewan's ethnical groups.
Cool Fairway
Thursday
March 22, 2001
This cold morning we take a look at the Tisdale Golf course on the East side of town still firmly in the grip of winter. This story includes a monster 1.7Mb QuickTime VR panorama. If you are using Microsoft windows, you must have the QuickTime player downloaded to see this, Microsoft's media player can not display a QuickTime VR.

Bread Line
Friday
March 23, 2001
Every nine six days a week a crew toils away making the bread for the next day.
Saskatchewan - the People - Dakota
Friday
March 23, 2001
Find out about the Sioux as we work toward telling the story of Saskatchewan's people

Then and Now
Friday
March 23, 2001
Pictures of last year and this as we have to be adaptable.
Post Office Gets Touch Up
Friday
March 23, 2001
End of the budget year and Ottawa decides to add a wall or two to the Tisdale post office.

Mac OS X - The Operating System Revolution
Saturday
March 24, 2001
Today Apple released its new next generation of operating systems. We are testing it and will have a review on it today.
Saskatchewan - the People - Dene
Saturday
March 24, 2001
Today we find out about the Chipewyan people of Saskatchewan's North West.
Joe Clark Demands A Public Inquiry:
Sunday
March 25, 2001
Mario DeSantis presents us with a short and simple demand for Joe Clark's inquiry to go ahead and get to the bottom of the Chretien scandal.

The People of Saskatchewan - Francophone
Sunday
March 25, 2001
French speakers live in all parts of Saskatchewan, and continue to develop and advance their language and celebrate their heritage.
Coming At You
Monday
March 26, 2001
An interesting excerise shows a series of cars and other vehicles driving into the sun Sunday evening near Kinistino.

There's Gotta Be A Reason!
Tuesday
March 27, 2001
Farmers meet in Success to purchase a scale from the Wheat Pool but there is a surprise waiting for them.
Southern Exposure
Tuesday
March 27, 2001
So what is it like for a prairie person to take up a new life in California?

Times Have Changed
Tuesday
March 27, 2001
Myra Gustafson applies some common sense as she comments on a story in Ensign on Saturday about the new Mac OS X.
The Greenwater Report For March 27, 2001
Tuesday
March 27, 2001
Some geese have shown up, fishing is good, Merv thinks George is a clown and Gerald Crawford enjoyed the Doghide River Festival.
Saskatchewan - The People - Greeks
Tuesday
March 27, 2001
A small group of people have a huge impact on the province of Saskatchewan as they take root in the hospitality industry.
This Is Canada
Wednesday
March 28, 2001
Judy Shire's stark images of la Ronge last night suggest that we need to expand our horizons and consider visiting and enjoyed the vast empty spaces of our country.

Its A Tough Job But Some Dog Has To Do It
Wednesday
March 28, 2001
White Lightning Express from Aberdeen makes a delivery to John Bob Farm equipment and we get to meet the guy in charge.
Prime Ministers 1993 Sale of Golf Course
Wednesday
March 28, 2001
Mario deSantis offers us some important details about the Prime Minister and his sale of golf course shares so that when you read this you will begin to understand that this is a very troubling issue.

Parkland Photography March 28Th Meeting
Thursday
March 29, 2001
Gerald Crawford provides us with information on the photography club meeting and shares with us some outstanding images of "warped".
Extra Foods Gives Produce Section a Spring Tune-up
Thursday
March 29, 2001
The sights and impression of a produce department of a supermarket is a giant leap into the human psychic.

The Origin of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Corporation
Thursday
March 29, 2001
Edwin Wallace explains that consequences of the March hearings and passing of bill #4 in 1995
The Confusion of Spring
Friday
March 30, 2001
Every year its the same, a little winter, a little less winter, a hint of warmth, a little winter. Here is a QuickTime VR (532K) of the marvellous spring sky yesterday South of town.

Something is terribly wrong, with the system and with Jean Chrétien
Friday
March 30, 2001
Mario deSantis discusses the underlying and basic distrust the Chretien is producing in Canada's political climate. This is a thought provoking and thoughtful consideration of the problem.
TV and Reality
Friday
March 30, 2001
Here is a discussion about the trends in modern television and what that means to us as viewers trying to make sense out of this world.
March Ends
Friday
March 30, 2001
Judy Shire shows us last night's sunset with a sequence of images that show the trees and sky of la Ronge.
Complete Replacement
Friday
March 30, 2001
Tisdale is joining Melfort and soon Nipawin as well, as all three communities have thier cable systems completely replaced.
So, Who's In Charge Here
Saturday
March 31, 2001
When the sky sends shafts of light down through shattered clouds one almost expects to here a choir.
Globalizing our economies and manufacturing our justice
Saturday
March 31, 2001
Mario deSantis lets us consider some of the difficult ramifications of the federal court judgement in favour of Monsanto and against Bruno farmer Percy Schmeiser.