Local Arts

By Devin Wilger N-R Writer The Canadian Counsil of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) has recognized one of Yorkton’s own. Rick Bilous was awarded the CCSO Excellence Award for Outstanding Snowmobiler.

The Grid Pickers are back with a new CD release; ‘Cheap Kazoos & Bad Tattoos’. The Grid Pickers are the husband and wife duo of Mike and Rachel McKerracher who are currently rooted in Buchanan.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $239,000 in funding will be given to the Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN) to support the Saskatchewan Community Literacy Fund as well as adult and family literacy programs throughout the province.

Given the volume of travel between Alberta and Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan public health officials are informing the public about a confirmed case of hepatitis A in a food handler who worked at an Original Joe’s Restaurant and Bar in Strathmore, Alber

As part of the Canada-Saskatchewan Agreement on Minority Language Education and Second Official Language Instruction, the province awarded more than $65,000 in complementary grant funding to three school divisions in Saskatchewan in support of French

After last week’s look at the modern interpretation of Petteia I was left thinking about the relative rarity of games played on a 12x8 checkerboard. The games using such an expansive board are quite limited.

As temperatures rise, so does your chance of contracting West Nile Virus from the Culex tarsalis mosquitoes that are more active in hot weather. Typically, the mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus are active from mid-July to the end of August.

The Government of Saskatchewan is removing the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) from feminine hygiene products, effective July 1, 2015.

Due to extreme wildfire hazards in northern Saskatchewan, the Ministry of Environment is recommending no non-essential travel to the La Ronge area including Air Ronge, Sucker River, Wadin Bay, Stanley Mission and Nemeiben.

Donations were made possible because of the generous support from Yorkton Businesses during the 2015 Kidney Foundation ‘Give the Gift of Life” Fun Run/Walk which was held June 14, 2015. A donation of $481.