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Shane: Still Lots of Jobs Going Unfilled in Alberta

nospam@example.com (Shane) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:31:43 -0400

Anonymous, you have proven my point you are from the the area that the businesses are discriminately hiring, people from NF and NS. It has been 2 years and both my wife and I have not recieved one interview. I tried a little test and changed my resume to reflect that I was from NF and would you believe I had a call from Syncrude and Suncor in one week, so I admitted to the recruiters that I had a little mistake on my resume that I was actually from Ontario and they said they would call me back to arrange an interview, well no calls. It is hard to believe but it is sadly true. We will be going back to Ontario real soon as we are running our life savings dry. A sad situation!!!!

Lynda Schill: DeBeers Opens Diamond Display Centre, First Nations Say Canadian Diamonds Not Conflict Free

nospam@example.com (Lynda Schill) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:00:50 -0500

interesting stories-especially about the DeBeers diamonds and First Nations Peoples, this has been a debated issue for some time but as usual, because it is First Nations- it gets pushed aside.Still, very interesting.

Amanda: Still Lots of Jobs Going Unfilled in Alberta

nospam@example.com (Amanda) — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:55:55 -0400

Sadly I can't agree with you, I have been in Calgary for a month. I have an apartment, and all that because I have hounded the city for one, with my boyfriend who is from here. Whenever he applies to jobs he gets a call back within two days, whereas when I apply to places, with a University Degree and job experience under MY belt I don't hear back from anywhere. I think that it's an eye opener to be sure, since I do not want a retail job but one in the office. I do not want to have to resort to a retail job, but unfortunately, I may have to. Argh

Anonymous: Still Lots of Jobs Going Unfilled in Alberta

nospam@example.com () — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:34:09 -0400

I agree with Mr Armeneau's article. My boyfriend and I arrived in Alberta just last Saturday, and are both from Nova Scotia. My boyfriend responded to only one job ad and was offered a job and began working just 3 days after arriving. I have only applied to 3 jobs, and have had 2 call backs. I have been offered one job, and am going to an interview for another job this week, when I'll decide which job I prefer. We both have some university education, but neither of us have finished our degrees, and both of us only have summer working experience. With a help wanted sign in almost every business' window, I find it hard to believe that people are having so much trouble finding jobs.

Keith Ranville: Oak Island 4 Sale, Micralyne Wins Big Award, Drunken Moose Terrorize Seniors

nospam@example.com (Keith Ranville) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:07:14 -0500

LOST TREASURE MAGAZINE April 2007 Edition Hard Copy Version Oak Island Update! Cree Code Breaker Challenges 140-Year Old Cipher MAHONE BAY, Nova Scotia The enigma of Oak Island has been called one of the greatest archaeological and engineering achievements of mankind. Often referred to as Canadas best known unsolved mystery, Oak Island proudly boasts its title for hosting the site of the Worlds longest treasure hunt in recorded history. Now in its 212th year this 10 million dollar project that has selfishly taken the lives of six young men is no closer to being solved than it was in 1795 when three teen boys discovered a shaft here and began digging for what they believed to be pirate treasure! The boys excavated down to the 30 foot mark, exhausted and unable to continue they realized the dig would be a much larger effort then they first imagined. What the boys found as they dug convinced all three that they had indeed discovered a man-made vertical shaft of sound engineering. Their only conclusion was that it had been built to hide an enormous treasure. Knowing that a proper excavation required equipment, animals and manpower the boys set out to find investment capital. It took years but they did find an investor with whom they became the founders of the Onslow Company, the first of many treasure recovery companies that would come and go on Oak Island. To date the cost of this intoxicating treasure hunt has far exceeded ten million dollars and consigned six sturdy treasure hunters to an early grave. Now for the first time since the 1860s one man has come forward to challenge the translation of a cryptic message found etched into a stone that was discovered at the 90-foot mark in the original shaft in 1803 by the Onslow Company. The stone vanished about 1900 and no known image or text was preserved showing the cryptic message. However a Mahone Bay school teacher in 1909 claimed to have copied the two line, forty-character coded text directly from the stone hoping that he could break the code himself. He provided the only image of the codex known to exist stating the code was a simple letter-for-cipher that was accurately translated by Professor James Leitchi, a professor of languages at Dalhouse University in 1860s. Leitchis translation reads Forty feet below two million pounds are buried. Although Leitchis translation has never been directly challenged it has always been suspicious since a business relationship is known to have existed between Leitchi and the Oak Island Association, the 1860s recovery company. Recently Keith Ranville, a Cree First Nations researcher announced his challenge of Leitchis translation stating Birch Island holds the secret to the meaning of the construction on Oak Island. According to the Lunenburg Progress Enterprise, Ranville claims that Leitchis method to break the code was flawed, citing that his translation using the First Nations tradition, sees the codex as individual abstract symbols that were never intended to be translated into a single message. Using Ranvilles method to decipher the code, which reads more like a map, Oak Island is directly linked to its sister island, nearby Birch Island by underwater man-made shafts. He cites the repeated use of the triangle from the original inscription and points to the large triangle that he discovered on Birch Island which is only visible from the air. The triangle on the 16-acre Birch Island takes up much of the Island which Ranville believes is also the ancient burial grounds for those who were involved with the complex construction found on Oak Island. Ranvilles work offers a completely different approach to solving the Oak Island mystery. Traveling across Canada Ranville has presented his findings to a number of scholars and groups many of whom have supported his work in principal. He has been interviewed on radio programs and his currently looking for funding to help pursue his research further. Those supporting Ranvilles research include mining engineer, Steve Zou, P.Eng.,PH.D, the Bear River First Nation of Nova Scotia, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum and to learn more you can log on to Ranvilles web site at: http://kr.mendhak.com Interview with Mr. Ranville December-2006 Is Oak Islands treasure really on Birch Island? First Nations translator deciphers ancient stone as a treasure map By Angie Zinck- Lunenburg Progress Enterprise October 18, 2006 WESTERN SHORE You many have heard about the Da Vinci code, but the Ranville code could be what solves the longest running treasure hunt in recorded history. Keith Ranville, a First Nations man, has traveled from Winnipeg to Nova Scotia in hopes of unlocking the secret codes on Oak Island. He says he has done so by re-translating one of the stones found on the island over 200 years ago. The stone was first found in 1803 by the Onslow Company. Found 90 feet down the Money Pit, the stone was believed to be two feet long and 15 inches wide, weighing approximately 175 lb. Since that time, it has been said that the inscription on the stone read, forty feet below two million pounds are buried, as translated by James Leitchi, a professor of languages at Dalhousie University. Some researchers have questioned this translation, as Mr. Leitchi was involved in a treasure hunting company trying to sell stocks. Today, the actual stone is lost. It was used as a hearthstone in two homes on Oak Island, but it was moved to a Halifax store front where it went missing when the building was torn down. Its last known location was around the Centennial Pool area. Mr. Ranville used pictures of the stone to decipher its series of shapes, lines and dots to reveal a new translation that reads more like a map. Ive brought some new stuff to the table, he says, adding that the stones etchings could be used to figure out the mystery of Oak Island. By his translation, much of the digging in the Money Pit area has been a waste of time and money. I believe the pit wasnt meant to go beyond 100 feet, he says. I believe it wasnt meant to go beyond these symbols. If one were to take Mr. Ranvilles code and follow it, it would lead you off Oak Island the site of all the treasure hunting for the past 211 years, under the water of the bay and onto the neighboring Birch Island via man-made shafts. The instructions at the bottom of the pit tell you about where and how to locate these shafts and I believe theyre in Mahone Bay, he says. Mr. Ranville believes the two islands are connected by these shafts. He said that aerial shots of Birch Island prove the island has been touched by human hands. These aerial shots of the 16-acre Birch Island do show a large triangle which takes up a good portion of the island landscape. What I want to do is investigate this island where I think these symbols lead to, he says. Mr. Ranville has contacted the owner, Christopher Ondaatje, to inquire about doing some soil testing and exploring on the island. In addition to being the home of the famous treasure, Mr. Ranville believes Birch Island may also be an ancient burial site of those who were involved in the original treasure hiding scheme. This is a significant Nova Scotia heritage discovery and that is Canadas national treasure brought here for our guardianship long before Canada was established, he says. We should respect the civilization that is responsible for the makings of these structures. They were a very unique culture and may hold the secret to many ancient structures. Although he doesnt know who actually buried the treasure, Mr. Ranville believes Oak Island and Birch Island need to be protected from further change to unlock their true history. At the time of this interview, Mr. Ranville had yet to hear from Mr. Ondaatje regarding the island. He says he will continue to research the island and its tales of mystery and treasure. Check out Google Earth on the World Wide Web to see satellite photos of Birch Island and its triangle. CANADIAN Native Treasure Hunter Keith Ranville http://kr.mendhak.com NEWS RELEASE NEW READING OF MYSTERIOUS OAK ISLAND INSCRIPTION Theory points to possible connection with nearby Birch Island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: Friday, July 14th, 2006 - - For the past two centuries, the tunnels of Nova Scotias Oak Island have piqued the imagination of historians and treasure hunters alike. Now, a new theory by First Nations researcher Keith Ranville may add fresh speculation to the mystery. Based on a unique reading of an inscription once found in the Money Pit, Mr. Ranville believes that the answer to the riddle may be found on nearby Birch Island. Oak Island, located on the scenic Mahone Bay about an hours drive south of the provincial capital of Halifax, has been associated with buried treasure since the late 18th century. Local settlers reportedly found a ships tackle block hanging from a tree branch, overhanging a large depression in the ground. Early efforts to dig down failed when the diggers encountered layers of timber every 10 feet. In the ensuing generations, several organized excavation attempts have drilled down nearly 200 feet, en route encountering some artifacts within the staggered layers of logs, clay, putty, charcoal, flagstones and most perplexingly, coconut husks. Among the scores of enthusiastic treasure hunters was a young Franklin Roosevelt, one of the investors in a 1909 excavation attempt. During the earlier diggings of 1800s, the tunnel had become flooded by seawater which many believed was the result booby trap being sprung thus complicating further digging since then. A drilling effort in the mid 1800s was said to have uncovered fragments of a gold chain. In 1971, a camera was lowered into the pit and reportedly captured images of wooden chests and human remains. One of the most fascinating artifacts from the pit was said to be a flat stone recovered at the 90-foot depth, carrying a mysterious inscription. A fragment of stone with similar symbols was found nearby in Smiths Cove in the 1930s. The stone tablet itself has gone missing, but a record of its symbols remains. Until now, the consensus is that the symbols are a code translated as forty feet below two million pounds are buried. However, Keith Ranvilles theory offers a different interpretation as to the stones symbols, which could lead to a new explanation of the Oak Island mystery. I believe these symbols have been incorrectly assumed to stand for something else. In the First Nations tradition that Im a part of, we believe symbols should simply be looked at in and of themselves, rather than thinking of them as codes that have to be cracked, Mr. Ranville explained. In the pictograms of Cree Salavics, for example, the images are meant to be descriptive, not abstract. Using this approach, Mr. Ranville examined the Oak Island symbols and found what may be a set of instructions about a tunnel system involving both Oak Island and nearby Birch Island. For example, the stone inscription begins with a triangle symbol, which is repeated throughout. Mr. Ranville believes that this represents nearby Birch Island, which has a distinctly triangular clearing on its north shore. Likewise, a symbol showing a circle divided into two hemispheres can be thought of as representing north/south directional markers. A series of dots in singles, pairs and triplets may be quantitative symbols. Examining all the symbols in this way, Mr. Ranville believes that the symbols on the Money Pits stone tablet are actually technical instructions describing the location and layout of a possible underground network involving both Oak Island and Birch Island. There was a fragment of another stone tablet that was found on Oak Islands Smith Cove in the 1930s, Mr. Ranville explained. It too has these types of symbols, but one in particular appears to be a Greek symbol designating underwater door. In conjunction with the other symbols, I believe this points to underwater doors and additional shafts on Birch Island itself. Smiths Cove is on the part of Oak Island that is closest to Birch Island, and is said to have yielded several artifacts itself over the years. Based on the inscribed symbols, I think we should be looking at Oak Island and Birch Island together in order to solve the mystery. If Birch Island proves to have underwater doors and tunnels around its triangular clearing, then it would be a huge step forward in our understanding of what Oak Island is all about. There have been many, occasionally bizarre, theories as to what the Oak Island tunnels may contain: a Masonic vault containing the Holy Grail, Viking or Pirate booty, Inca treasure, the French Royal Crown Jewels, payroll for colonial British soldiers or even the secret writings of Francis Bacon. Mr. Ranville prefers not to speculate. Those are interesting and sometimes funny theories, but Id rather just look at the evidence that we do have, and go from there. Mr. Ranville is a self-taught researcher born in Manitoba. While living in Vancouver, he became acquainted with the Oak Island mystery and began studying it. In October 2005, he relocated to Nova Scotia to further research and advance his theories on the subject. Both Oak Island and Birch Island are private property, and access must be sought by permission of the landowners. # # # For further information, please contact Keith Ranville http://kr.mendhak.com First Nations National News Birch Islands Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia North American Cree Native, Keith Ranville December 25 2006 Birch Island has the hallmarks of the North American National Treasure, says a Canadian Cree Native Indian. He believes the Triangle impression on Birch Island is a signature of the American pyramid that is on the U.S currency, if the U.S treasury has an answer to why this emblem is on there American currency, they have not really disclosed it to the general public. Mr. Ranville Is leading the pursuit in this new generation of treasure hunters, his concepts and theories are all original and are under-rated by the media and some Oak Island long standing organizations involvement in this treasure mystery. While listening to Mr. Ranville, I was fascinated with his journey across Canada and with only limited resources to none; he believes his dreams are the corner stone of understanding the Oak Island treasure mystery. He also believes his dreams are how the ancients fortified the capacity to process knowledge to a conscious of limitations of mechanisms of our own reasoning & thinking capabilities. He tells of amazing theories of involvement of Sir Francis Bacon, Templars, and Tumbez or Inca Treasure and how they are all connected, by a community Repository built to deposit ancient spiritual artifacts and treasures of incredible wealth to house these covenanted artifacts. Keith Ranville born in Winnipeg, Manitoba the province of the buffalo, of Father Elie Ranville and mother Christine Sinclair, at a young age of two, Keith left Winnipeg with his Family to Vancouver B.C he then became a ward of the court at a early age due to the loss of a parent he spent his childhood years & teenage years in group homes and foster homes. With his rocky up bringing he manage to a education himself to a grade of 9 or 10, he later educated himself on his own he then constructed a custom way of learning that he was able to build on and develop a unique way of processing information. What escapes me is his Sinclair Heritage; he explains that his mothers grandfather Albert Sinclair worked for the missionaries in the Cross Lake, Native Reservation in Northern Manitoba, he languished seven languages and what is known of him is that he traveled from the United States. In conclusion, Mr. Ranvilles heritage background, there can be a link to him to the Incas and the Templars there is no evidence that Keiths great grandfather Albert Sinclair was a Freemason. I can only speculate that he was a genius and his linguist abilities were handed down to Keith. Also with Keiths tenacious Scottish Heritage and spiritual Native Heritage may just be the link that is the combination to unlocking the secrets to the Oak Island Treasure Mystery. If you ever have the chance to meet this individual, the depth of his understandings will captivate your imagination, he has added a tremendous new spark to a once dying oak Island Treasure Mystery. His Popularity is drawing in crowds of people to this mystery like never before, the first by only one person. When it comes to treasure hunting he is far, the coast to coast the most fascinating Treasure Hunter of North America. "THE OAK ISLAND MYSTERY NATIVE TRE/\SURE HUNTER" Mr. Ranville is a self-taught researcher born in Manitoba. While living in Vancouver B.C, he became acquainted with the Oak Island mystery READ--> http://kr.mendhak.com

Shane Hogan: Still Lots of Jobs Going Unfilled in Alberta

nospam@example.com (Shane Hogan) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:23:18 -0500

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Darin Belanger: Happy New Year

nospam@example.com (Darin Belanger) — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:37:41 -0500

Well Dan I do believe you are right. It is a time of change and it is just a matter of a short period that society will not put up with inflated energy costs. Everyone knows that Alberta is making a killing on the gas prices. It's just like the government to offer a $400.00 "shut up" cheque to silence the up rising of rebutal against the fuel increase. I just got a letter in the mail yesterday suggesting that I "Donate" the $400.00 to needy causes of Alberta. Really, it said it was recommended by Ralph Klein to do this. Well Ralph how much you puttin' in? The price is still up, your still "raking" it in, why don't you step up to the plate and throw in? Speaking of Government, we are in the middle of an election, what to hell took so long? Paul Martin is a crook. Plain and simple. Not that I'm extremely impressed by anyone else but come on even Steve is better for us than him. Don't even get me started. On that note look for my up coming Web Site called wegotsomethingtosay.com till then have an awesome day and get out there and vote the west needs all the votes we can! Darin

jen: ZabaSearch.com - Frightening Stuff

nospam@example.com (jen) — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:45:32 -0500

This comment is in reply to the new zabasearch.com website. yeah, it may be scary, but the truth is, most of this info has been available for years for the right price. I found this site on Saturday. Within two hours, I had found my mom's long-lost brother, who was adopted in 1945. Without it, we'd still be searching. And in this case, it worked out well for everyone involved, because my uncle had been wondering for years where his biological family was, and everyone on his side is thrilled at their new found family. 60 years is a long time to wonder.

Jim Online: Batman Parks the Gas Guzzler

nospam@example.com (Jim Online) — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:16:48 -0500

Batman has joined the political bandwagon. The mortal superhero is now making waves in his own little way. I would suggest that Robin should do the acting. Batman thinks that the world will never be the same again. Who needs to protect the world when you can control it.

Dan: Okotoks Flood Causes Elevator to Go Off the Deep End

nospam@example.com (Dan) — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:57:07 -0400

I live in Okotoks and the story is true. It's lucky the shorted out elevator didn't set off the gasoline that was floating on the water from the flooded parkade. it's bad enough getting flooded out on the third floor but it would have been completely demoralizing to get blown off the map as well. Dan

Anonymous: Okotoks Flood Causes Elevator to Go Off the Deep End

nospam@example.com () — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:44:24 -0400

HAHAHA, my boyfriend told me that story the other day (we both live in Okotoks). Are you from the town or do funny stories just spread fast?

theresa: Psychotic Robots, Edmonton Serial Killer, Belinda Bill, Hydrogen Powered Motorcyle, ID Theft, Queen Buys an iPod

nospam@example.com (theresa) — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:49:44 -0400

I don't know what everyone is so worked up about, the animals didn't suffer - they were euthanized! They are better off dead than living a life of slavery. Petownership is slaverey.

Fred: Betty Crocker, Slavery, Beer Disaster, Firefox, Whizzinator

nospam@example.com (Fred) — Thu, 12 May 2005 18:10:41 -0400

I like how you mangle the headlines. Fred

Eh-Wire: The New Blog Thing

nospam@example.com (Eh-Wire) — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:10:50 -0400

Is this OK? I mean to comment on my own post? Just wondering