Archive for September, 2009

Regina Public School Board may close fewer schools

Friday, September 18th, 2009

A couple of years ago, eight Regina schools didn’t have enough kids. Today, they might.

photographer Collin Stumpf’s “elegant protest”

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Regina writer Sarah Ferguson just brought this show to my attention:
The Morse Museum (2 hrs west of Regina) is currently (until Sept. 30) hosting an exhibit by photographer Collin Stumpf. (more details here, if you’re on facebook)
Sarah’s description of the exhibit was so irresistibly relevant that I had to share. Here’s what she had to [...]

a victory for backyard chickens

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Andre Mailloux, a chicken-raiser we spoke to in “What’s the Big Clucking Deal?” (Sept/Oct 09 issue), is allowed to keep his chickens… for now.

The Sept/Oct issue

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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The Sasquatch forges ahead, on its hunt for hard-hitting news that matters to you. In this issue, we continue to look at Regina public school closures and ask what’s really behind the changes. We show you the ins and outs of raising chickens and the joys of food preservation. We discuss international economic policy with world-class economist, Jeff Rubin and walk you through a million-acre agriculture initiative on our own soil.

So, don’t be shy. Read us, write to us, write for us, follow us on Facebook or Twitter – be part of the news that’s affecting you!

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Passing the torch

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

by Jenn Ruddy
THE SASQUATCH
Sept/Oct 2009
(Vol I No. 4)
It’s been almost two years since the idea of The Sasquatch was born. Born of a recognition of the need for more independent media on the provincial scene, including the need to tell underreported stories and to expand the range of debate in Saskatchewan, the goal of The [...]

Bursting the good-news bubble

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Pessimism gets lonely, but the “I told you so’s” help

‘I think I can, I think I can!’

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Food preservation tips for the little engine – err, activist – that canned

When is enough, enough?

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Human bodies stop growing when they reach maturity. Why not the same for human economies?

Less politics, more democracy

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Plowing for profit

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Plan underway to create a million-acre farm on prairies