Blog Archive

New media rising

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

by Shayna Stock
THE SASQUATCH
November 2009
(Vol I No. 5)
“We are already living in two worlds. One world moves ahead by inertia from the past, like a massive luxury liner drifting at sea, while the other steps into the unknown, like a child entering the woods for the first time. On the front pages of newspapers and [...]

Call for submissions - Dec/Jan issue

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The Sasquatch, Saskatchewan’s newest and most biting independent newspaper, is seeking submissions for its December/January 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 youth [...]

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.

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 [...]

Call for submissions - November issue

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

The Sasquatch, Saskatchewan’s newest and most biting independent newspaper, is seeking submissions for its November 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 youth [...]

Job posting: Publisher

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Employer: Briarpatch Inc.Job location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Competition closes: Monday, August 17
Salary and benefits as per the Collective Agreement
Briarpatch Inc., publisher of Briarpatch Magazine and The Sasquatch, invites applications for the full-time position of Publisher. Based in the Regina office, the Publisher is responsible for the overall administration of the organization. The Publisher works collaboratively with the Briarpatch and Sasquatch Editors and reports directly to [...]

Crossword Puzzle: Answers

Wednesday, July 29th, 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 4 of the August issue).

Stepping out of false hope

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Did you hear the one about the isotopes? No, it’s not a joke.

Call for submissions - Sept/Oct issue

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

The Sasquatch, Saskatchewan’s newest and most biting independent newspaper, is seeking submissions for its September/October issue.
Published both online and in print, our stories are picked up by politicians, 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 sale [...]