Local Arts

Heavy Equipment Operator students and instructor pose with a scraper used in the project. Foam Lake, SK - A shortage of skilled labourers is a constant challenge for Saskatchewan's booming construction and resource sectors.

While many musicians have turned to touring solo, or with pared down bands to save money, Olenka and the Autumn Leaves have bucked the trend in order to preserve their approach to music.

Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO, has announced that members of the Communications Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) have voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement at SecurTek.

Kyle Braeden Furness, the 20-year-old Yorkton man charged with the June murder of Jimmy Ray Wiebe, had his second appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court last Thursday.

There's no snow on the slopes but the Asessippi Ski Area & Resort north of Russell hopes to attract a different type of clientele when its hosts the inaugural Subway Asessippi Folk n' Fest on Saturday, August 27.

New clinics are now open in Saskatoon and Regina to improve access to assessment and prompt treatment for people suffering from low back pain.

Hinder is hot these days. But like most bands the success did not come overnight said band lead vocalist Austin Winkler. "We have been together since 2001," he said, adding "that's making me sound old.

Federal and provincial governments are once again providing support to producers affected by excess moisture on the Prairies.

Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) recently signed contracts with its long-term Indian contract customers, Coromandel International and Tata Chemicals, to supply 670,000 tonnes of potash during the period October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.