Local Arts

When the calendar changes 2016 many businesses in Saskatchewan will find themselves having to deal with a new recycling program. The Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program which will launch Jan.

It has taken four years of perseverance but today if you walk into select retailers in Shanghai, China you can purchase beef under the ‘Buckle Premium Canadian Beef’ brand logo.

One of the struggles for people with disabilities is finding what services are available for their needs. The Disability Resource Awareness Fair was about showing what is out there in the community for people with disabilities to live better lives.

Boarding a Douglas DC-4, a 4-engine airliner at the Yorkton Airport. 1963. A Saskatchewan Farmers Tour of Europe. Forty-eight members of the tour boarded the plane at Yorkton.

The provincial government has affirmed its commitment to significantly reduce wait times in hospital emergency departments, establishing a new target of a 60 per cent reduction in wait times by 2019.

Saskatchewan posted strong employment growth numbers in November, especially when compared to the rest of the country. Employment in Saskatchewan was up 7,200 or 1.

Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall wanted more specifics in the recently delivered Speech from the Throne. In a release, Wagantall said that she wanted to see more substance from the new Liberal government.

Students in Parkland College’s Welding Certificate program now have the opportunity to hone their skills on a high-tech simulator, thanks to a donation made by the CWA (Canadian Welding Association) Foundation.

Yorkton has advanced to the Final Four in the SnoRiders West magazine Sledtown Showdown competition. Voting opened Monday in the Semifinal Round pitting Yorkton against Athabaska, Alberta.

A new service dog has arrived in Yorkton to help a young boy with autism. And the family who welcomed ‘Vaughn’ in turn helped out National Service Dogs (NSD) with some funding.