Local Arts

Every year Christmas comes as a financial shock (and burden) to many and they are unprepared for the annual holiday. Even though everyone knows its coming and judging by the calendar, it soon will be here; Christmas should not catch us off guard.

There were 948,055 hits on the saskjobs.ca website in November 2012, up 17.6 per cent from November 2011.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced the launch of the Mineral Administration Registry Saskatchewan (MARS), an online system for issuing mineral permits, claims and leases.

"Coming Up Next! The Resurrection! Live!": "If the Messiah descends from the Mount of Olives as foretold in the Bible," wrote the Los Angeles Times in an October dispatch from Jerusalem, the two largest Christian television networks in the U.S.

It took three years of research, collection and writing, efforts culminating in the recent release of Horses, Harness and Homesteads.

It was going on three years ago now that I was first introduced to Ice Breaker: The Card Hockey Board Game. After only a couple of plays it was obvious the game was a must for anyone who loves hockey, and board games.

The inaugural Ebenezer Christmas Tradeshow was held Saturday in the former Ebenezer School. Proceeds from the one day event were for the Ebenezer Fire Department.

Saskatchewan job numbers hit a record high of 540,000 people for the month of November, according to the Labour Force survey released by Statistics Canada today. There were 15,800 more people working in the province compared to a year ago.

A bill introduced in the legislature recently will move the control of the development and operations of the Global Transportation Hub (GTH) from municipal to provincial jurisdiction to further ensure the business success of GTH clients.

A Manitoba company in particular was instrumental in getting the word out that going into cattle was smart and a money maker. They were Gordon & Ironside, later Gordon, Ironside & Fares.