Local Arts

New Calculations Show 92,000 People Came Off Tax Rolls - 12,000 More Than Expected New calculations by the Ministry of Finance show that the tax cuts introduced by the provincial government in the fall of 2008 removed more people from the provincial

On Feb 4, 2011 at approximately 11:21 pm, Kamsack RCMP were called to a fatal snowmobile collision near Green Lake north of Kamsack near Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

City representatives met with their counterparts from other Saskatchewan cities last week in order to come to an agreement on the key issues to take to the province.

Access Communications Co-operative has launched a unique new story-telling series to encourage literacy and promote the creations of Saskatchewan children's authors.

Rob Moir is headed west on tour in support of his first CD release, a trip which includes a Feb. 10, stop at 5th Avenue Cup & Saucer in Yorkton. Moir said he grew up with music, and found a fascination with it at an early age.

Pamela Wallin, Saskatchewan's most famous journalist, diplomat, and senator, spoke in Yorkton on Saturday at a fundraiser for the Yorkton-Melville Conservative Electoral District Association.

In his address today to the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention, Premier Brad Wall confirmed the government will keep its promise to provide annual revenue sharing equal to a full point of the provincial sales tax (

The monthly community potluck supper was held on Jan. 12 at the Hut. There was a good turnout for a cold winter's evening and, of course, lots of tasty food.

At the Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association (AWSA) in Yorkton, watershed education is a key component of the organization's activities. It is their belief that action is born through awareness that is fostered through education.

January 27 was Family Literacy Day in Canada, and celebrations were happening across Yorkton. Staff Photos by Chris Putnam