Local Arts

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April 28 is the National Day of Mourning, a day to commemorate individuals who lost their lives due to work related injuries or illnesses and to remember those who have been injured on the job.

Seeding had been delayed at the Fred Oxenbury farm in May of 1948, because of a death in the family. The neighbours brought their machinery and seeded 6 quarter sections. The women arranged the cooking bee as seen here. Left to right: Mrs.

In 1981, the festival changed its name to the Yorkton International Short Film and Video Festival.

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) announced the achievement of a tentative two-year SUN/SAHO collective agreement today.

The Sunrise Health Region is recruiting volunteer First Responders in the Foam Lake, Theodore and Esterhazy area.

For Early Childhood Intervention Week in Saskatchewan - April 30 through May 5 - the Parkland Early Childhood Intervention Program (PECIP) is promoting the services it and the province's other 12 ECIP programs provide to families in the province.

Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings rose by 5.0 per cent in February 2012, compared to February of last year, the highest increase among the provinces according to Statistics Canada. Average weekly earnings in the province were $905.

The Yorkton Arts Council, "Stars For Saskatchewan" concert series presents The Saskatoon Children's Choir, Thurs., May 10, Anne Portnuff Theatre, 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at The Yorkton arts Council 783-8722 or Welcome Home Floral & Gift Shop.

The recent budget failed to mesh with the Saskatchewan way of doing things. At least that was the contention of John Nilson, interim lead of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party when he spoke at a Yorkton Chamber of Commerce meeting last week.