Blog Archive

Eulogy for the Sasquatch

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

The following speech was given to friends and fans of the late, great Sasquatch at her wake and celebration of her life’s contributions.
Enjoy!

We are gathered here tonight to celebrate and commemorate the tragically brief but impressively prolific life of our dear friend, brainchild, teacher, lover, muse and co-conspirator in the fight for a better world, [...]

Crossword puzzle answers

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Looking for the answers to The Sasquatch’s locally-made crossword puzzle? See below.

One last hurrah

Monday, March 15th, 2010

by Shayna Stock
THE SASQUATCH
March/April 2010
(Vol II No. 2)
By now you’ve probably heard that this is the last issue of The Sasquatch before the publication’s indefinite suspension. After taking a hard look at our current financial situation and projections for the year, the Briarpatch staff and board of directors have come to accept that we simply [...]

Sasquatch wake: You are cordially invited…

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Please join us to celebrate the life of the Sasquatch and send her back to the wild in style.

Dangers of a single story

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

by Shayna Stock
THE SASQUATCH
Dec/Jan 2009
(Vol I No. 6)

“It is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person without engaging with all of the stories of that place and that person.”
-Chimamanda Adichie
I recently watched a lecture by novelist Chimamanda Adichie that brought new light to my understanding of the power of stories. Adichie spoke [...]

Crossword puzzle answers

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Looking for the answers to The Sasquatch’s crossword puzzle? See below.
It’s true, you can only play our locally made crossword puzzle if you subscribe to The Sasquatch.

Talk-blocker Canada recognized in Copenhagen

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

[Editor's note: ActUpInSask.org has some great coverage of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. According to the site, Saskatchewan is the world's third-largest per-capita carbon emitter. Our official position? "Saskatchewan will oppose any initiative that will unduly hurt our economy and see these monies go out of our province. We'll be firm in that position [...]

Give me the whole story

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

by Shayna Stock
THE SASQUATCH
Dec/Jan 2009
(Vol I No. 6)

For most species in this part of the world, winter is all about conservation of energy, hibernation and resourcefulness. So it strikes me as ironic that the mid-winter holiday season has come to embody such excess. I don’t need to inform you about the commodification of holidays that [...]

Call for submissions - February 2010 issue

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The Sasquatch, Saskatchewan’s newest and most biting independent newspaper, is seeking submissions for its February 2010 issue!
Published both online and in print, our stories are picked up by decision-makers, rural prairie folks, labour activists, the environmental movement and newsmakers across the country. Recent stories in The Sasquatch have exposed underreported and important issues like the [...]

Crossword Puzzle: Answers

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Looking for the answers to The Sasquatch’s crossword puzzle? See below.
Don’t have a clue what I’m talking about? Subscribe to The Sasquatch to play our locally made crossword puzzle (see page 12 of the November issue).