I was happy to discover recently that the Brandon Sun has RSS feeds available. The feeds are very nice because there isn’t a lot of regional news available via RSS, and I almost never read print news. Plus, unlike it’s sister publication in Winnipeg, the Brandon Sun’s articles aren’t locked behind a subscriber wall. However, […]
Author Archives: the proprietor
Compromise on Devil’s Lake Drainage
7 August 2005 – 2:00 pm
I haven’t seen many details yest, but I’m happy to see there’s an agreement on the Devil’s Lake drainage project. It was obvious that the North Dakota government was going to go ahead with the drainage regardless of what the Manitoba government did. In light of that, a compromise on a filter (and no Missouri […]
Her Excellency, The G-G
4 August 2005 – 12:40 am
I’m ambivalent about the post of Governor-General, or what might also be dubbed the High Comissioner for the Promulgation of a Warm Fuzzy Feeling about the Government of Canada. Yes, there is the official Queen’s representative bit, but that’s just political wallpaper. In any case, the status quo is better than having to put up […]
More Focus on the North
I think it’s a good thing that there has been increased attention on the North lately. As is commonly observed: with the warming of the Northern climate there is bound to be more activity up there. So I was glad to read that the CF are sending some ships to Churchill and further. It’s going […]