Local Arts

If one speaks to anyone from the Yorkton Film Festival, they will often remind you that it’s more than a weekend in May, that the festival has a large amount of programming spread through the year.

What a delightful surprise to receive the Best Buy School Tech Grant. St. Mary’s School, of Yorkton, was provided with a $1500 grant for assistance toward continuing the much loved, and well-received Reflex Math Program.

Emergency room services will resume at Preeceville & District Health Centre, effective November 7, 2016. The Preeceville & District Health Centre emergency room will be in operation 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

For years, it was common knowledge that Saskatoon police would sometimes take intoxicated indigenous people for a ride to the edge of town, drop them off and let them find their way home. There was even a name for it, “starlight tours.

There is always room in the cupboard for that game which is simply silly fun that everyone can play on an evening when the goal is fellowship, not in-depth gaming. That is just the spot in a collection for Pass the Pigs from designer David Moffat.

Jack Wruth announced that Re/Max Blue Chip Realty is donating a house valued at $169,900 to The Health Foundation.

To maintain the health of Saskatchewan’s wildlife population, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) is encouraging hunters to submit heads for Saskatchewan’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing this hunting season.

“Our Denim and Diamonds Gala was a great evening, raising nearly $40,000,” said Diane Rusnak, Chair of The Health Foundation. “We had 260 guests and raised a lot of money for the new equipment need in the ICU.

The Advisory Committee on Francophone Affairs’ latest report to the Government of Saskatchewan has been received by Provincial Secretary Nadine Wilson.

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