Sean Shaw has a great description of Stonebridge Stonebridge – a shining example of the type of unsustainable growth that will haunt Saskatoon for years to come Which I totally think should be incorporated into some sort of community signage…. he also takes on North Ridge Developments who want to take on a bad idea [...]
October, 2011:
Hiring American is harder than it sounds
From the New York Times Mr. Harold, a 71-year-old Vietnam War veteran who drifted here in the late ’60s, has participated for about a decade in a federal program called H-2A that allows seasonal foreign workers into the country to make up the gap where willing and able American workers are few in number. He [...]
Former Reform and Canadian Alliance MP Jim Pankiw to face charges
From today’s StarPhoenix Former MP Jim Pankiw has been charged with impaired driving, driving with a blood-alcohol content over the legal limit and failing to go for fingerprinting. The incident occurred July 26 in Saskatoon. Pankiw, 45, served as MP for Saskatoon-Humboldt from 1997 to 2004 – first as a member of the Reform party [...]
The end of Sarah Palin
David Frum says the end is near for Sarah Palin. Um, probably not. Sarah Palin’s political voice had dwindled well before she announced her decision not to run. Now it will sink altogether into inaudibility. She will be no kind of force in future national discussions. She will have no sway over party debates. She [...]
So much for democracy
GOP voter suppression bills could keep more than 5 million Democratic voters away from the polls Restrictive voting laws in states across the country could affect up to five million voters from traditionally Democratic demographics in 2012, according to a new report by the Brennan Center. That’s a number larger than the margin of victory [...]
You aren’t paying for quality
Piano quality today is nowhere near the quality that it used to be In the latter quarter of the twentieth century, it became increasingly obvious that major historical manufacturers had lost their capacity to build a magnificent piano. In one case, the failure was precipitated in the early 1970s when CBS bought Steinway & Sons. [...]
We love our smartphones
I may not be addicted to my Blackberry so much as I just really love it. Friends who have accidentally left home without their iPhones tell me they feel stressed-out, cut off and somehow un-whole. That sounds a lot like separation anxiety to me. Not long ago, I headed an effort to identify the 10 [...]
Column: Children lose out in 24-7 world
This week’s column in The StarPhoenix You may have seen the Canadian Tire Jumpstart commercial. It features three teens in hockey gear on the bench, about to go on the ice. The first two head on out while the third can’t, as we are reminded that one in three families in Canada cannot afford organized [...]
The Weekend In Sports
First the positives: The University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat the UBC Thunderbirds making Coach Brian Towris the winningest coach in CIU football. For you American readers, this is a pretty big deal. Brian Towris wins year in and year out with no scholarships and until recently, inferior facilities to almost every other university in Canada. [...]
The Junction
Sean Shaw uncovers to things about the City of Saskatoon. The first is the City is looking at redeveloping The Junction. The Junction concept plan seeks to link together major redevelopment projects in three Saskatoon core areas by recommending public realm improvements, identifying future uses for vacant/contaminated lands, increasing investor confidence, and synchronize past studies [...]
