Local Arts

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) announced the achievement of a tentative two-year SUN/SAHO collective agreement today.

The Sunrise Health Region is recruiting volunteer First Responders in the Foam Lake, Theodore and Esterhazy area.

For Early Childhood Intervention Week in Saskatchewan - April 30 through May 5 - the Parkland Early Childhood Intervention Program (PECIP) is promoting the services it and the province's other 12 ECIP programs provide to families in the province.

Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings rose by 5.0 per cent in February 2012, compared to February of last year, the highest increase among the provinces according to Statistics Canada. Average weekly earnings in the province were $905.

The Yorkton Arts Council, "Stars For Saskatchewan" concert series presents The Saskatoon Children's Choir, Thurs., May 10, Anne Portnuff Theatre, 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at The Yorkton arts Council 783-8722 or Welcome Home Floral & Gift Shop.

The recent budget failed to mesh with the Saskatchewan way of doing things. At least that was the contention of John Nilson, interim lead of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party when he spoke at a Yorkton Chamber of Commerce meeting last week.

The development of Stormwater Detention Ponds on Logan Green received an $8,000 donation from the Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association in a presentation made at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

W.E. (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Madonna. Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy. Boring drama that drowns a decent story in a dull one. Apparently Madonna is a film director now. Why were we not warned? W.E.

An error was made in the caption with a photo attached to the article, The Yorkton Film Festival: Audacity in Action. The information should have been the following.

There are long standing issues with Sully Avenue, and Council decided Monday at its regular meeting to close the road to through traffic and be restricted to local traffic only.