Regina’s Unlikely Sights
An unexpected appearance by Beaker in the 3rd floor RIC window A wasp drinking some pop Red Sun at One in the Afternoon: I couldn’t figure out what the unnatural…
Regina
Storyteller Gil
My Dad’s cousin, Gil Dumelie, passed away last weekend. I was at his funeral today, along with about 600 (or more) other family and friends. Gil was a memorable guy,…
North Sky from Regina
– Last night during the thunderstorm. – A few months ago when everyone in Regina got those great mammatus cloud photos.
Tell Me What Music to Buy
I have 7 days left to use 35 iTunes song credits. Give me suggestions of independent, or Saskatchewan (or Canadian) musicians who need more money and make great music. I…
Bleeding Green
Mitch Alexander writes: What kind of council does the city of Regina have. You best believe that I won’t be going to that stadium. I think everyone should just boycott…
New column day
Here, on how Regina City Council’s attempt to use the same old spin to sell yet another stadium plan (which leaves most of the cost and all of the risk…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Zach Carter shines a spotlight on the few types of interests who stand to gain from austerity: But the austerity game also has…
On rubber stamps
There’s been plenty of coverage from last night’s Regina City Council meeting, with more surely to come. But aside from the complete refusal of any current Council member to respond…
Regina City Council – Stadiumapalooza #YQRcc
Check out my presentation here, or on Access 7 replay later on. CTV, Global, and LP mentioned me, but the CBC reporter they sent wasn’t interested in a quote even…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Joe Stiglitz discusses the link between increased inequality and the U.S.’ economic frailty: Any solution to today’s problems requires addressing the economy’s underlying…
On known unknowns
Others have already weighed in on City Council’s rush to lock in a stadium plan before anybody has a chance to ask serious questions about it. But let’s take a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sid Ryan takes on the Harper/Hudak double-team effort to prevent workers from having any voice in our political direction: (T)here can be little…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Harris continues to highlight some of the fundamental problems with the Cons’ view of politics, this time identifying Stephen Harper as being…
On ballpark figures
John Klein and Marian Donnelly have already raised some important questions about this weekend’s stadium funding announcement. But while the biggest problem with the announcement may well be just how…
Stolen Bike Alert
My Giant Boulder SE, men’s frame, silver colour bike was stolen from 15th Ave and McTavish St. (Regina) at 2:45pm Saturday; please watch for it. It had a yellow round…
The Moose Jaw Tornado
Last week there was an impressive tornado south west of Moose Jaw. Here’s one of the more popular videos of it, brought to you by Saskatoon Scanner who I know…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Dan Gardner rightly notes that we should be encouraging more public advocacy from charities and other groups with useful input to offer into…
Solar Tour
On the weekend I had a fantastic tour of the Regina area, along with my parents, seeing the sights highlighted by conversions to solar energy. Solar PV, and active and…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Roy Romanow rightly notes that Canada’s federal government needs to take a lead role in building our public health care system, rather…
Friday Evening Links
This and that to end your week. – Jeffrey Simpson discusses how the Cons have diminished Canada’s place on the world stage: For those who care about Canada’s international reputation…