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Provincial parks announce dates for 2016 seasonal camping

Provincial parks announce dates for 2016 seasonal camping

Though it feels as though winter has barely arrived, the Saskatchewan provincial park system is already gearing up for the 2016 season with the launch of the seasonal camping program. “We set a new record in 2015, with nearly 3.

Top trio of games reviewed this year

Another year is about to pass into history. So as is the tradition in columns like this, I took a quick peek at the 50-plus games covered here in 2015, and have gleaned the top-three for a short review.
SaskTel expects busy holiday calling season

SaskTel expects busy holiday calling season

SaskTel projects that its customers will make approximately 750,000 long distance calls this Christmas Day, December 25. That estimate includes approximately 350,000 wireline long distance calls and approximately 400,000 wireless long distance calls.
Know before you go and arrive safe this holiday season

Know before you go and arrive safe this holiday season

While many dream of a white Christmas, the Government of Saskatchewan would like to remind drivers to check road conditions before heading home for the holidays.
Woolly mammoth tusk discovered

Woolly mammoth tusk discovered

In early October, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) was contacted by Derek Lucik, Operations Manager with Inland Aggregates, about a potential fossil discovery at a work site just a few kilometres east of Saskatoon.
Big Bert shows our ancient past

Big Bert shows our ancient past

The Western Development Museum has always been focused on bringing Saskatchewan’s history to life. With the arrival of Big Bert, the museum is showing Saskatchewan’s ancient past.
Rusnak appointed Queen’s Counsel

Rusnak appointed Queen’s Counsel

In the life of a British Commonwealth lawyer there are few honours greater than being named Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.).
Trial set in sex assault case

Trial set in sex assault case

A Yorkton man has elected to be tried in provincial court on charges of sexual assault, administering a noxious substance and drug trafficking.
Acting globally, acting locally

Acting globally, acting locally

Going to El Salvador was a life-changing trip for Kaitlyn Kitzan, a Sacred Heart High School student who was selected to be part of the inaugural Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation Global Citizen Youth Leadership Program.

CORRECTION

In Thom Barker’s column last week (“Vaping: the new face of addiction” Yorkton This Week, December 16, 2015) the type of cancer Christopher Hitchens died of was misidentified. Hitchens died December 15, 2011 from esophageal cancer.
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