Local Arts

More than 500 groups and organizations across the province will benefit from approximately $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA).

The Annual Lions Wine Festival, held September 21 is the service club's biggest fundraiser of the year. Wine Festival attendees bid on silent auction items. In addition to wine and beer, some spirits were available for tasting this year.

The Baby Friendly Initiative Working Group consists of health workers in Sunrise Health Region and the Yorkton Tribal Council.

Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty recently announced the Community Rink Affordability Grant, originally launched in September 2012, will be offered in 2013.

Students from Dr. Brass and St. Paul's Schools took part in the fall half of a 'Pizza Farm' project.

Tourism Saskatchewan reminds amateur and professional photographers that September 30 is the final day to enter the 12th annual Snap It! The Great Saskatchewan Photo Contest.

Growth in Saskatchewan's manufacturing sector led the nation in July of this year, with sales jumping 6.3 per cent over last year. Manufacturing sales totalled $1.3 billion, a record for the month of July. On a year-over-year basis, sales dropped 0.

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local held a barbecue last week to call attention to what they say is a disturbing trend in Saskatchewan health care.

Yorkton Community Unity (YCU), a coalition of human service agencies working toward building a safer community through collaboration, had an opportunity to learn more about the provincial government's Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime (BPRC) init

A Yorkton Provincial Court judge heard sentencing submissions yesterday from the Crown and defence in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old Yorkton girl by a former Sturgis Elementary School teacher.