Local Arts

Preamble-School lands The Dominion Lands Act of 1872 allowed for school lands; sections 11 and 29 were reserved for that purpose in each township.

A travelling troupe of Cowessess First Nation dancers demonstrated traditional dances at the Western Development Museum last week.

A fatal collision in the Orange Zone is a stark reminder of the need to slow down and drive carefully in construction zones. A flag person was struck by a vehicle in a construction zone early Friday evening.

Parkland College was pleased to host two representatives from the Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (ETC) of Vermilion, AB, on July 17 and 18 for an examination of the firefighter training site based at Parkland College's Melville location.

At the Godfrey Dean Gallery: Memory Eternal: Ukrainian Orthodox Church Interiors - July 9 to Sept. 7, 2012. Wynyard photographer Ed Stachyruk has been quietly documenting the interiors of tiny and often hidden Orthodox Catholic churches.

Officially, Christ the Teacher School Division is a separate school board. Where they are not "separate" is in their obligation to faithfully impart the provincial curriculum to students.

The RCMP has petitioned Court of Queen's Bench for a publication ban in the murder trial of George Allgood to protect undercover operatives. Allgood is accused of the 2006 shooting death of Susan Reinhardt in Saskatoon.

For most people, Labour Day is a holiday. In North America, it has come to represent the end of summer. It is one last gasp of glorious freedom for students before returning to school.

A 15-year-old charged with aggravated assault and theft of a purse pled guilty to those and a number of other property crimes in Yorkton Provincial Court last week.

Saskatchewan provincial parks experienced steady visitation levels and implemented millions in capital upgrades this summer. Government has committed more than $13 million to parks capital projects for the 2012-13 fiscal year.