Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
December of 2000

The Last Month Begins
Friday
December 1, 2000
Yes this is the first day of the last month of the twentieth century and of the second millenium and the frost is glorious this morning.

By the week
Nov 26 to Dec 2
Dec 3 to 9
Dec 10 to 16
Dec 17 to 23
Dec 24 to 30

Dec 31 to Jan 6

Road Trip
Friday
December 1, 2000
Tisdale Trojans head for Yorkton and Ensign's intreped reporter is there to share the experience. Find out about a road trip and on the "Second page" see how the game turned out.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien's involvement with the BDC's $615,000 loan:
Lack of Common Sense Democracy
Friday
December 1, 2000
Mario deSantis helps us understand the heavy burden of appropriate behaviour and offers some definitions to guide our opinion.
Breakfast Dog
Friday
December 1, 2000
A dog take's his human friend out for breakfast, it is all part of the arduous and complex process of human training.
Late Landscaping
Friday
December 1, 2000
Tisdale's Parks and Recreation have given most of the community's ball diamonds a real working over this fall. This one is still being worked on.
The Robertson Trading Company
Sunday
December 3, 2000
A store, a museum, a fur trading post, a place that is worth the trip to La Ronge just to visit.
La Ronge Health Centre
Monday
December 4, 2000
A welcomed facility in this Northern community.
The Greenwater Report for December 4, 2000
Monday
December 4, 2000
Gerald Crawford tells about the wind, birds, mysterious surveying, new snowmobile trail, Joe Clark and ice fishing.
Honourable Janice MacKinnon says: Saskatchewan is the Star of the Nineties
Monday
December 4, 2000
Janice MacKinnon trumpets Saskatchewan economic development despite reality.
The Huron Carole
Monday
December 4, 2000
Some outstanding pictures of this fabulous benefit concert tour by Regina Photograph Club member Ben Checkowy.
Brunch
Monday
December 4, 2000
A remarkable way to start the week, Sunday Brunch.
Let There Be Light
Tuesday
December 5, 2000
A discussion about awareness, intelligence and positive things to do about them.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's involvement with the Grand Mère affair prior to the loan's approval
Tuesday
December 5, 2000
Mario deSantis continues to chronicle the sequence of events that lead to the scandal in during the recent election campaigne.
Beeland Co-op Hands Out Dividends Tuesday
Wednesday
December 6, 2000
As members reach their mature years the Co-op pays off their accumulated dividends.
BDC's $615,000 Loan
Wednesday
December 6, 2000
Mario tells us how the Grand Mere hotel and its owner arrange a loan for a bankrupt and insolvent operation.
This Year's Christmas Lights
Thursday
December 7, 2000
Only a small sample of some of the Christmas decorations that have been lit up around Tisdale but these pictures give you an idea of what it is like.
Mr. Chretien's interest for his friends, golf course and jobs?
Thursday
December 7, 2000
Mario deSantis takes us along the road to the additions and financing of the Grand Mere Hotel as the Government bank manager sues for wrongful dismissal Nov.3.
Friday and we're on shaky ground!
Friday
December 8, 2000
A look at our world from the breakfast table.
The Dead of Winter
Saturday
December 9, 2000
Low temperatures and short days to be endured.
Part 2: Thinking Recursively is a Creative Process
Saturday
December 9, 2000
Mario deSantis helps us think through the saga of the Prime Minister's dealings with the Grand Mere hotel and golf course.
Uncomfortable Reality Not Accepted
Saturday
December 9, 2000
Joe Hueglin from Niagara Falls Ontario writes Ensign to explain the Ontario voter's decision this past election
December Moon
Sunday
December 10, 2000
A discussion on our sister planet and what human visits to it have meant.
Part 3: Job Creation in Chretien's Riding of S. Maurice
Sunday
December 10, 2000
What was the motivation that lead the Prime Minister to take the action he did? Mario deSantis questions these decisions and attempts to give us the details that surround them.
Looking South and It Doesn't Look Good
Monday
December 11, 2000
This pictures was taken precisely at 0900 this morning as the sun peaked over Tisdale for the first time today.
Part 4: Doling of Government Money
Monday
December 11, 2000
The story of tax distribution in the St. Maurice riding of Quebec continues as Mario deSantis explains the process and who was involved.
The Greenwater Report For December 11, 2000
Monday
December 11, 2000
Its cold at Greenwater and ice fishing is resuming after a brief lay-off on account of summer and Gerald Crawford tells us about his trip to Saskatoon, mule deer, great gray owl and Christmas.
Saving $11 on 3¢ Worth
Tuesday
December 12, 2000
Farmers reduce their costs by shipping grain themselves as two farms load malting barley in Tisdale.
PART 5: Mr. Gauthier, Chretien's golf course, and the pair Pepin & Lemire Co.
Tuesday
December 12, 2000
Mario deSantis is getting us the picture of a massive movement of funds to Shawinigan as the Prime Minister rewards and endows the community with HRDC money.
Van Mulligen's Leadership in Wrestling Welfare: Cut, Copy, Paste
Tuesday
December 12, 2000
Provincial government announces new triumph over welfare and it looks like Mario deSantis is not impressed.
Bush Elected by Supreme Court
Wednesday
December 13, 2000
US supreme court shames itself by stopping recounting of Florida ballots and then claiming it should be done right, but there is no time so Bush is the president.
Pat Atkinson and Janice MacKinnon:
they have to fix their minds before they fix health care and economic development
Thursday
December 14, 2000
Mario deSantis points out the serious problem of attitude as the province once again struggles with hospital bed closures due to nursing shortages.
Perhaps a Packard
Friday
December 15, 2000
While restoring some pictures for a customer we came across this remarkable car.
The Conservative, The Liberal and the Canadian Libertien Interpretation of the Law
Friday
December 15, 2000
Mario deSantis offers us and explanation about the ways of interpreting law and what these methods tell us about democracy.
Wheat Board Knuckles Under
Saturday
December 16, 2000
Grain companies threaten to not handle Wheat Board grains if grain car distribution program implimented on Monday.
"As the shoppers rush home with their treasures"
Sunday
December 17, 2000
Saturday was absolutely the Christmas shopping day as people went busily about their task of finding the right thing for. . .
Doing Business in Canada: Setting pyramidal paper businesses with the assistance of government?
Sunday
December 17, 2000
Mario deSantis spots the systematic method used by various characters to put government money into their pockets.
Snow And Adversity
Monday
December 18, 2000
Minor difficulties, temporary discomfort, acceptance . . . a discussion about the present gloom and a reflection on the same issue fifty years ago.
The Last Greenwater Report
Monday
December 18, 2000
Low temperatures, snow, farmers market, bantam hockey, gray owls and ...
Provincial Auditor, Saskatchewan 2000 Fall Report: The un-accountabilityof the Ins and Outs of a dummy SHIN
Monday
December 18, 2000
Mario deSantis explains that the Provincial auditor has also discovered the fact that SHIN does not control its spending
The Stars of 2000
Tuesday
December 19, 2000
This is a selective look at some special examples of Christmas house and yard decoration.
The SHIN Saga of Health Reform: Common Problem, No Problem?
Tuesday
December 19, 2000
SHIN marches onward and Mario deSantis points out the strange mentality that would develop such an organisation and how it can waste money with impunity.
Greetings From Brendaren Farm
Tuesday
December 19, 2000
Edwin Wallace tells us about the depth of his discontent.
The Charity Business
Wednesday
December 20, 2000
Royal Bank, Zellers, CP rail, most fast food chains all espouse good causes. Is it charity or is it business
Little Clipper
Wednesday
December 20, 2000
An Alberta Clipper roared through the Southern prairies yesterday but treated us gently.
Its All In the way you look at it!
Thursday
December 21, 2000
It may be the shortest day of the year here but today is the longest day of the summer in the Southern hemisphere.
Any Correlation between Political Corruption and Walkerton's Tragedy?
Thursday
December 21, 2000
Mario deSantis wonders if a general attitude is spreading from leadership to all levels of public service.
Blower
Thursday
December 21, 2000
Town crews clear streets following mild "little clipper" storm.
Taking away our freedom: Health Records and SHIN
Thursday
December 21, 2000
This is a clear warning, as Mario deSantis points out the dangers of centralised records in this computerised world.
Toasted Blower
Friday
December 22
Cold weather, preheat the blower, well, not that much.
Winter In Winnipeg
Saturday
December 23, 2000
Snow, crowded streets and chill, no one is dreaming of a white Christmas.
The Christmas Spirit
Sunday
December 24, 2000
Christmas is not shopping, Christmas is not stupid songs about reindeer and snowmen, it is about a genuine feeling, that fills and colours the wonder of life all around us.
Merry Christmas
Monday
December 25, 2000
Greetings to the readers of Ensign.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker
Monday
December 25, 2000
A life time experience, astonishing beauty, music that lifts you above this world and dance, dance of wonder and involvement.
Boxing Day
Tuesday
December 26, 2000
A shopping frenzy to get the best bargains a merchant driven phenomena.
Money Talks, Mandatory Voting and our Democracy
Tuesday
December 26, 2000
Mario deSantis explains the need for us to watch what politicians use as words to describe their actions and conditions.
Boxing Day Shopping
Wednesday
December 27, 2000
As Boxing day drew to a close we decided to venture forth and see how things were going, this is our report.
A Winter City
Thursday
December 28, 2000
A look around the streets of Winnipeg as we see how it deals with the season and how its people cope.
Normal Winter Driving
Saturday
December 30, 2000
The Department of Highways refer driving conditions as "Normal Winter Driving" conditions. Its a fact of Canadian life.
Productivity is the wrong thing to measure
Saturday
December 30, 2000
Mario deSantis gives us a hard look at the way economists see things and why they should clean their glasses.
The assembly line economics is obsolete
Saturday
December 30, 2000
This is a short article that needs to be digested carefully as Mario deSantis points out the underlying cause that explains the eratic behaviour in the stock market and commodities trading. If we have a knowledge economy supply and demand is no longer in effect.
The Last Day
Sunday
December 31, 2000
As the sun rises this morning on the last day of the year, the last day of the twentieth century and the last day of the second millennium its time for this year's predictions.
Into A New Century
Sunday
December 31, 2000
The coming of the century and the beginning of the third millennium are a momentious occassion and today we explore the future, predictions on a grand scale.
The need of new indicators to measure the performance of our Knowledge Economy
Sunday
December 31, 2000
Mario deSantis compares the view of the economics world as seen by Alan Greenspan and economic consultant Paul Strassmann.
Purple
Sunday
December 31, 2000
Yet another sunset, from Saturday night with a QuickTime VR to celebrate the beauty.
Big Brains Fyke and Rourke Have Spoken
Sunday
December 31, 2000
Mario deSantis lets us consider the pronouncements of Ken Fyke and Brian Rourke as they relate to common sense and Saskatchewan health care.