Blog entries

First time home owners what you get for your money!

Brian Kinash — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:26:03 +0100

OK, driving this morning I overheard Watson on Rock 102 venting about how his wife and him are looking for their first home but are frustrated with what you get for what you pay... having a home on the market my first thought was I should send him my listing, my second was an internal giggle at the fact that every house I've bought I've felt the same way.

Here's the deal though, when my parents moved to Saskatoon they felt the same, when they bought their next house moving to theRead More...

Saskatoon's Best First Home on the East Side

Brian Kinash — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:28:28 +0100

I'll try to keep this story brief, it starts 10 years ago, when my wife and I purchased our first home.

Money was tight, we were expecting our first child and right or wrong we didn't want to be raising our child on the west end of town, we wanted to buy but really even at that time we couldn't afford East side propertRead More...

Drunk, Stoned, Severe Mental Break or Jim Pankiw

Brian Kinash — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:39:08 +0100

Fair warning this is like a car wreck, you want to turn your head but you just have to look...

So today in a disturbing press conference of sorts, Jim Pankiw announced he would be running as an independent in the federal riding of Saskatoon-Humboldt.

This disturbing scene must be watched in it's entirety to fully appreciate the ignorance of this man. For those who believe in prayer this man needs your prayers as well as our tolerance and compassion that the doctors can safely reRead More...

Where to File your Taxes Online - Quicktax Online or Download

Brian Kinash — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:42:06 +0100

Looking to get your taxes done quickly, efficiently, cheaply if not free and without question on whether or not you did it right?

For a couple of years I've been using the online version of QuickTax, it's worked great, it's easy and I highly recommend it.

My taxes are not always simple, I have had years with a mix of self employment income, tRead More...

Driving through a cloud in Saskatoon

Brian Kinash — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:07:28 +0100

What a crazy beautiful place it is that we live, after a week of -40+ (wind chill included) temps this mornings -12 had me considering shorts and the gorgeous fog was surreal to drive through.

While I mention the beauty of the drive I should be clear, I was still driving Saskatoon's pothole ridden streets in the company of Saskatoon drivers which means that it was a slow bumpy cloud that I was driving through, but the softness surrounding took away from the typical frustRead More...

CBC The National - H1N1 Media Coverage

Brian Kinash — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:15 +0100

This is a short blog entry today, last night the National on CBC did a piece on the H1N1 media coverage that I very much enjoyed.

Here's the link to the CBC Story

Think what you will about vaccinations and all the other aspects, we can all agree to disagree for the time being, that's not what I'm addressing today.

This story was nice to see, it's a news piece in which the media is openly asking did we do wrong with how we handled coverage of this issue, while I would Read More...

Vaccine Clinics in Saskatoon Open for Public

Brian Kinash — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:21 +0100

So my natural instinct is to mock and crack jokes about things I don`t necessarily agree with, I can be a bit of a dick that way... Today I feel that it`s important to mention first and foremost that while I may have different opinions that some, possibly you included, I do recognize the fact thatRead More...

Saskatoon election results - civic election 2009

Brian Kinash — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:09:39 +0100

For anyone simply looking for the results and not my commentary Don Atchison won his third term with what's being described as a landslide... how much of a landslide you can have with only a reporter 27.3 per cent turnout at the polls I don't know.

So the whole point of putting together the blogging feature of ViewSaskatoon.ca was to encourage positive uplifting stories and commentaries on our wonderful city, so in an effort to stay true to this vision here is my positive spin:

Home and Small Business PC Data Protection

Brian Kinash — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:33:18 +0100

One of the strongest divisions of KDMI is our Data Recovery division, which is absolutely ridiculous in this day and age for most home and small business computer operators.

For those like me with short attention spans I'll jump to the punch line quick - There are two simple to set up things you can do to have your data secure.

Use a quality Anti-Virus protection program - I recommend ESET Nod32 (I'll get into why later)Backup your data - I recommend Carbonite online backups (Read More...

Police presence on Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon

Brian Kinash — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:31 +0100

Driving down Idylwyld Dr. today you may find yourself wondering, what the heck are all these police officers doing at nearly every corner? At least I did from about 29th street till I hit 22nd street this afternoon.

It was theRead More...

Photography Services in Saskatoon

Brian Kinash — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:31:55 +0100

Hey everyone,

Though it would be time to fire off a shameless plug for our photography division at Kinash Digital Media Inc. (KDMI) Interested now - go there directly at www.saskatoonphotography.com

For those of you who don't know who I am, well I'm CEO of Kinash Digital Media Inc. and for thosRead More...

It's Fall Again, Yes it is

Brian Kinash — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:59:56 +0100

So it's been said that in Saskatchewan all we talk about is the weather... yeah, is there any wonder why?

I'm very greatful that fall has come back and graced us with it's presence again, but if you are anything like me you are a little tentative on beleiving it's going to stick around very long.

So what's the upside? well it's got me off my but and working away in the yard, I'm not putting off anything for tomorrow if it can be done today, and I tell you that it feels good.

Saskatoon broadway coffee and tea

Brian Kinash — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:16:07 +0100

Have you ever faced the situation of going to the wrong coffee shop, ordering and then finding out you were at the wrong place? well that was my day today, in fact it pretty much illustrates how fried my mind was getting and how necessary the break was.

It really was no question there was no way I was walking into the Broadway Roastery with a fresh Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha in my hands, nor did I need the additional caffeine of ordering a coffee or espresso so a cup of herbal loosRead More...

Thanksgiving 2009, friends family gratitude

Brian Kinash — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:01:00 +0100

Well, I think acceptance of the snow has finally set in with me. Today the focus is purely on enjoying family both immediate and extended, and taking time to remember that many are not as fortunate as I am.

In fact I'm going to keep this short today and take my boys to the park and embrace the weather, later we'll join my parent, my inlaws and who knows who else for Turkey dinner.

I hope that everyone no matter their position can find gratitude in their heart today and feel the loRead More...

Grand Ole Opry - style event planned for Saskatoon!!

Tera — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:41:20 +0100

Following on the success of last year’s benefit concert that raised $30,000 for composer/musician Angie Tysseland and ovarian cancer, Cosmic Pad Studios is delighted to announce Trials By Fire II. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30pm at Lakeview Auditorium.

The 2009 edition could almost be compared to the Grand Ole Opry. This musical variety show stars The Deep Dark Woods, Andrea Menard, Stephen Maguire, Ellen Kolenick and Angie Tysseland. On stage throughout the night will be Read More...

Saskatoon say hello to snow

Brian Kinash — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:42:46 +0100

So it's Oct. 8th, and it snowed, for the first while I looked out the window and said to myself "it's melting when it hits the ground, and it really is beautiful as it floats down, as the day progressed and the snow began to stay I found I had to work a little harder to stay positive about it.

The truth is really the weather was quite nice, the snow is very beautiful coming down and for a brief time the white blanket leaves everything feeling fresh and clean, allowing us to forget aboutRead More...

The Crisp Fall Air in Saskatoon

Brian Kinash — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:57:52 +0100

This morning more than any so far this fall I was struck by the crispness of the air, I choose the word crisp carefully, as unlike other terms I may have used "crisp" has positive connotations to it.

That really is the point, positivity, this website viewsaskatoon.ca was put together to celebrate and provide a gathering place of persons who truly value this treasure of a city, with a goal of providing the ability to allow people to connect and blog about Saskatoon in a positive ligRead More...

Gogol Bodello Saskatoon Review

Brian Kinash — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0100

To say that the Gogol Bordello show was a hell of a party would be an understatement! The energy was infectious, and I find myself torn as to whether or not I'm surprised at the broad cross section of society represented in the crowd, including the lower level jammed to the stage bunch that bounced and swayed in unison with the occasional crowd surfer that would pop out in the midst and be quickly fished off the crowd by quick acting security guards.

The opening act... well they were tiRead More...

New Blogging Feature In Testing

Administrator — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:43:31 +0100

We're excited to announce that ViewSaskatoon not only has social profiles, classified ads, Real Estate Listings, News Headlines, Feature Articles, Airport Arrivals and Departures, Flash Games and more, but we now are testing our Saskatoon Stories Blog Feature.

We want to provide a platform for Saskatoon residents to express themselves, the final rules have not beRead More...

Testing of Saskatoon Article Submission

Brian Kinash — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:49:39 +0100

Hey it's a rainy day in Saskatoon