Local Arts

Saskatchewan will provide up to $1.1 million over the next year as part of a partnership agreement with Alberta to help prevent the spread of the mountain pine beetle into northern forests.

Being ready to take advantage of opportunities is important if you want to operate a business.

The faces artist Lynn Strendin call to her, and she listens, capturing those she likes most in pencil portraits. Strendin said art has always been an interest.

Stephen Maguire grew up on the mean streets of Northern Ireland during "The Troubles." "I grew up in Belfast pretty much in the middle of a civil war," he said. "At our schools in Ireland, in the U.K., everybody wore school uniforms.

A visit by University of Saskatchewan president Ilene Busch-Vishniac may foretell good news for Yorkton.

If you want to succeed in business you have to have fun. "Fun is a competitive strategy," said Jeph Maystruck with Strategy Lab in Regina. Maystruck said being different is a good start.

There is snow on the ground and the trails are beckoning sledders and would-be sledders to get out and have some fun. But before the fun comes the safety.

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation today to provide the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) with the clear authority to operate as a polytechnic institution.

Santa Claus is coming to town. And there is a parade planned for Saturday to mark the man in red's arrival. Yorkton's 16th Annual Santa Claus Parade will begin at 5:30 pm from the corner of Seventh Avenue South (corner of Ramada Hotel).

Fans hang a tiger in effigy. Linda Banga leads "Nickki," one of Banga's Clydesdales from Canora, serving as mount for Calgary Stampeders mascot, 'Charlie Horse' during the Grey Cup Parade. Tanya Oliva and Craig Kozachenko.