Local Arts

Dozens of students and their families attended Parkland College’s annual University Orientation Night August 31. The college continues to grow its university offerings with nearly 200 students registered in university programs and courses this year.

Gil Cardinal’s Foster Child opens with the story of how he met his foster mother.

Recently, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer®, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan improved in August to an index of 54.9, up 3.8 points from 51.

It has been three years since I first reviewed Blackwater Gulch: Gangfights in the Old West. At the time I noted I love a good western.

Beyond the gates of a popular mud track near Waldron, SK sits a quaint home surrounded by rich soil. This soil has been put to use by Martin Perepeluk, owner of the Purple Martin Orchard & Gardens.

Immigrants from Finland arrived in Saskatchewan in a time before the area was officially a province. They built a home out of logs, and raised a family.

The City of Yorkton is standing up to “help make muscles move” and is Proclaiming the month of September 2016 as Muscular Dystrophy Month. Proclamations such as this are the key to helping spread awareness and one day bring upon a cure.

Parkland College will receive up to $200,000 in government funding to further develop the College’s Emergency Services Training Site at Melville.

Saskatchewan residents and interested organizations are invited to provide feedback to the recently-announced advisory panel examining the restructuring of Saskatchewan’s health care system.

Area fiddler JJ Guy has a new disc fans will want to seek out.