Local Arts

This extended review of The Illusionist (released this week on video) is in honor of a local connection: the film's animation director and assistant director, Paul Dutton, comes from Yorkton. The Illusionist (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Sylvain Chomet.

The second trial of Kim Walker, the Yorkton man convicted in 2007 of the second-degree murder of James Hayward, began on Monday.

The Saskatchewan government took the first step toward removing access to all auto injury benefits for convicted car thieves.

The fifth annual GX94 and FOX FM Airwaves for Health Radiothon last month was the most successful yet, raising $129,765 - two-thirds of the amount needed to fund a conceptual plan for the construction of a new regional hospital.

A new show highlighting local and regional artist is launching at the Godfrey Dean Gallery in Yorkton. The 2011 Landscape and Memory exhibition will feature paintings, sculptures, prints, photography and jewellery by 25 artists.

A 200-exhibit installation on the history of dirt and filth and their importance in our lives opened in a London gallery in March, featuring the ordinary (dust), the educational (a video tribute to New York's Fresh Kills landfill, at one time the wor

A major new business development is about to start along Highways 9 and 10 adjacent to the Parkland Mall. The development, which will be phased in with various business locations over a number of years is scheduled to begin this year with a hotel.

City residents are being urged to complete the 2011 Canadian Census package, which was delivered to every household last week.

It's finally Spring. The days are getting longer, the air carries a sweet fragrance and the ice has receded from the lakes. It's a time when millions of Canadians finally get back their favourite pastime and head out on the water in their boats.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and Ministry of Health warn that heightened risk of flooding in many parts of the province this spring may pose a threat to private water wells and cisterns used for drinking water sources.