Alberta Government or CWB website

[haroldj]

charliep:I think you used to work at the CWB and now you work for the AB government right? Would either one of those organizations be behind the website: www.cwbforum.com?

[charliep]

I can only comment that is not an Alberta government website. The logos look like CWB ones but could just as easily be another group.

[haroldj]

Would the CWB actually do this? I am not sure. The information on the website seems to be balanced but then again??? Anyone else have any comments about this?

[Incognito]

Domain Name: CWBFORUM.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.tucows.com
Name Server: NS1.INTRICATENETWORKS.COM
Name Server: NS2.INTRICATENETWORKS.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 21-feb-2006
Creation Date: 21-feb-2006
Expiration Date: 21-feb-2007

[Incognito]

Whois info for, cwbforum.com:
Registrant:
Intricate Networks
Box 719
Gull Lake, SK S0N 1A0
CA

Domain name: CWBFORUM.COM

Administrative Contact:
Department, Hosting support@intricatenetworks.com
Box 719
Gull Lake, SK S0N 1A0
CA
1.3066724112x245
Technical Contact:
Lord, Preston plord@intricatenetworks.com
Box 719
Gull Lake, SK S0N1A0
CA
306-672-4112 x245 Fax: 306-672-4166



Registration Service Provider:
Intricate Networks, plord@intricatenetworks.com
306-672-4112 x245



Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 21-Feb-2006.
Record expires on 21-Feb-2007.
Record created on 21-Feb-2006.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.INTRICATENETWORKS.COM 207.195.37.83
NS2.INTRICATENETWORKS.COM 207.195.37.93


Domain status: ACTIVE

[Incognito]

South West Terminal and the CWB have worked together to launch a series of weather stations in the southwest of Saskatchewan.

http://www.swt.sk.ca/news.html?step=3&id=30

Phone: 1-888-672-4112
Fax: 1-306-672-4166
7 Miles East of Gull Lake, SK on Hwy#1
(Box 719, Gull Lake, SK, CA S0N 1A0)

[Incognito]

About Intricate Networks
Intricate Networks was created in January 2005.

The company name "Intricate Networks" has been registered as another operating name for South West Terminal in Gull Lake Saskatchewan Canada.

Intricate Networks was created to expand the software needs of South West Terminal as well as providing fast reliable web hosting solutions to other companies.

Currently we are writing software solutions for several different companies in a wide range of industries.

The Manager of Intricate Networks, Preston Lord, has been providing software solutions and consulting services for companies in the southwest of Saskatchewan since 1998.

We look forward to the road ahead, and encourage you to contact us to explore the solutions to your business needs.

[Incognito]

OK lets put it all together:

cwbforum.com:
Registrant:
Intricate Networks
Box 719
Gull Lake, SK S0N 1A0

The company name "Intricate Networks" has been registered as another operating name for South West Terminal in Gull Lake Saskatchewan Canada.

answer your question haroldj?

[Incognito]

To use the CWB logo they would have had to have permission or not be too scared of retribution from the CWB. This wasnt that difficult to put together.

[haroldj]

Thanks Icognito. So do you think it is the CWB behind the site? Or is it South West Terminal as a silent CWB partner? Being naive I thought the material on the site was pretty balanced but I was not sure who was behind the site.

[parsley]

The CWB and the Southwest Terminal have certainly consumated the marriage:

http://www.swt.sk.ca/news.html?step=3&id=30


Southwest Terminal shareholders will get their best cash returns from CWB grain. They NEED the Board. The Board needs them. Farmers don't need either.


Parsley

[Incognito]

That you may want to ask them.

From their website:

Why are website owners anonymous?

We are farmers. We don't want publicity. We don't want to compromise our neutral stance on this issue. We feel that if we say who we are we will be pressured by special interest groups trying to get us to be on one side or the other of this debate. We don't want that.
________________________________________
Here is the Kevin Nealon Saturday Night Live sublimal version:

We are farmers (who own a terminal that relies 85% on CWB shipments). We don't want publicity (and didnt think anyone would dig far enough to find out). We don't want to compromise our neutral stance on this issue (how do we suck up to the CWB and still stay on the right side of the 50% who want a dual market). We feel that if we say who we are we will be pressured by special interest groups (David Anderson) trying to get us to be on one side or the other of this debate. We don't want that.(you got it)

[parsley]

Here goes your pooling money:

Quotes from SouthWest website:


1. "A number of South West Terminal Board Members along with Mark Schell (CEO), Trent Weber (Director of Transportation and Marketing) and Rick Spetz (Grain Operations Mgr) toured the Port of Vancouver from Dec 5th to Dec 9th.

The trip was organized by Robert Chapman (Farm Business Rep) from the Canadian Wheat Board and was also attended by other local area producers. The tour was quite comprehensive with unfettered access to nearly all areas of the port. All participants felt that the tour was very informative and provided a unique view into many of the challenges faced by individuals working in the Port of Vancouver."


Buzz Hargrove would approve.

Parsley

[charliep]

I would treat it as another vehicle to communicate about CWB issues. Farmers are smart enough to watch the posts and know the spin that may be put on them. Everyone knows the CWB needs to change with the questions are how and how quickly. An area of concern specific to South West Saskatchewan is durum.

[parsley]

You make it seem like this is just another deduction from the pooling accounts.

One more tree chopped down on Easter Island.

My point continues to be, there NOT ENOUGH money left for farmers in the pooling accounts so he can survive.

Parsley