Local Arts

The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) encourages social workers and all Canadians to next week (October 2-8, 2011) champion Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in our communities and places of work.

Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. is in the process of completing an expansion to its Foam Lake biodiesel plant that will make the company the largest biodiesel producer in western Canada.

Another week of warm weather has Saskatchewan producers well ahead of the five-year harvest progress average. As of September 26, ninety-one per cent of the 2011 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

Alleys - Margaret Phillips, Sept. 6 to Oct. 28, 2011. To create these images of the urban landscape in Yorkton, Margaret focused her lens on the alleyways and hidden moments of charm and colour behind the scenes in the city.

Yorkton photographer Margaret Phillips was the focus of the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery's latest artist reception on October 2.

Have you ever wondered about your family tree? Researching the people and events of past generations in your family might seem like an overwhelming project, but the rewards and satisfaction of recording this information makes the journey back in time

So we are into October and that means thoughts of Halloween, and that means it's time for a look at a few games which fit the season, starting with one which has not been published, so if you want to play you need to be a little crafty.

Fast Five (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Justin Lin. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson. It's rarely a good sign when the movie you are about to watch ends with a number like "five.

The heavy hand of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service landed on 11-year-old Skylar Capo and her mom in June, after an agent happened to spot Skylar holding a baby woodpecker in her hands at a Lowes home improvement store in Fredericksburg, Va.

A Yorkton insurance business is spearheading an initiative to build a new skateboard park in the city's downtown.