Local Arts

A 16-year-old Sacred Heart High School student will be among the inaugural participants in a brand-new international effort called the Global Citizen Youth Leadership Program.

Recently, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) launched the #CanolaCountry campaign to showcase the impact of canola across Canada and benefits of international trade.

It was a perfect day Friday for the 19th Annual Yorkton in Bloom garden competition winners tour. Top to bottom: Best Backyard, Natalie Bylsma. Best Young Yard, Shelley Mandzuk. Best Vegetable Garden, Vi and Max Protz.

Gillian Potter and Danita Thurston with Yorkton RBC Royal Bank presented Ross Fisher, the Executive Director of The Health Foundation, with a donation of $1,000 from RBC.

Late July marks the end of a busy season for the Burrowing Owl. Juvenile owls are now starting to leave the nest and forage for themselves after weeks of being fed by their parents.

The canola industry welcomed this week’s announcement of a modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) that will mean an immediate 40% reduction of tariffs on Canadian canola oil.

Although wildfires continue to burn in parts of northern Saskatchewan, conditions are safe to travel to and enjoy tourism businesses and attractions throughout many parts of the region.

The simple checkerboard has my attention of late, as regular readers will know, so I thought I’d stay with the theme as we come upon the end of July.

Cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been recently diagnosed in Sunrise Health Region. Pertussis is a serious infection of the respiratory (breathing) system.

The August long weekend is fast approaching which means an increase of traffic on our highways. Trailers, boats, and motorhomes continue to be a common sight.