Local Arts

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.

Recently Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) launched a $1 million matching gift campaign to support the province's food banks.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the results of the recent election for eight positions on the Chamber's Board of Directors. Returning to the Board are Carol Yaholnitsky, Domenic Rampone and Rob Bear.

This photo is an example of small town bars in the Canadian West in the years 1890s and the early 1900s. They were not all very elaborately decorated. Normally, there were no tables and chairs.

Yorkton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Women (ACW) invite you to share in their Christmas Tea and Bazaar Sat., Nov. 30, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Holy Trinity Anglican Parish Hall, corner of 2nd Ave. & Darlington.

As the March 2014 end date for the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative nears, surgical teams are making a final push to provide sooner, safer, smarter surgical care for patients.

Wholesale trade in Saskatchewan was $1.9 billion in September 2013 according to Statistics Canada, a jump of 10.8 per cent over last year, the second highest percentage increase in Canada and four times the national increase of 2.6 per cent.