Local Arts

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.

Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Dustin Duncan today announced a has review of the province's water management infrastructure and its current operations.

Thousands of Canadians are affected by disaster every year. On average, Canadian Red Cross volunteers respond to a disaster every four hours. Disasters range from house fires affecting one family to floods causing hundreds to be evacuated.

The federal government last month announced the Prime Minister's Volunteer Awards, the first annual federal program to acknowledge the country's hardest-working citizens.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents moving to Saskatchewan from other provinces or territories will now be able to apply online for a Saskatchewan Health Services Card.

From the H. Jackson Collection, we have this photo of Yorkton's first ball team in 1900. The players are: The first row: Morley Chubb, Pud Ball (pitcher), Orville Thomas. Second row: Walter King, Wes Fields, Alfred Arnold, Billy Long.

The first steps have begun on a volunteer project that will put a Yorkton family into a new home by next spring.

SaskPower warns the public to be aware of a telemarketer who has been contacting customers encouraging the purchase of a product to save power.

Perhaps the greatest influence on farm commodity prices over the past quarter of a century has not been hungry people, or the impact of Mother Nature, but has been the meddling in the market of world governments.