Local Arts

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Celebrate Success Business Awards has been extended by one week to January 27. Nomination forms are available from the chamber office or the Chamber website at www.yorktonchamber.com.

The students of MC Knoll School this month collected nearly 2,000 used toys and books for children in need.

In recognition of National Non-Smoking Week, the Government of Saskatchewan reaffirms its commitment to reduce tobacco use in the province, protect people from environmental tobacco smoke and assist those who want to quit using tobacco.

To help ensure SaskWater continues to meet customer needs for safe, reliable, quality water, the corporation will be raising rates effective for the April 2012 billing period. The increase is a part of a multi-year rate adjustment for 2012 to 2014.

New exhibitions at the Godfrey Dean Gallery in Yorkton! "A Fading Light: 25 Years of Photography at SIAST" Jan. 10 to Feb. 12, 2012.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar), on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced a record $8.

Yorkton will be one of eight sites hosting math curriculum consultation sessions between educators and members of the Saskatchewan government next month.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health's 2011 Covered Population Report puts Yorkton's population at 18,471 as of June 2011.

Saskatchewan has just posted its second-best year for drilling of oil wells and has broken a record, only a year old, for drilling of horizontal oil wells.

The Ides of March (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. George Clooney. Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Smooth and smart political drama about moral sacrifice and selling out.