Local Arts

Research confirms that a partial skeleton discovered in Saskatchewan is a new species of plant-eating dinosaur. The new species has been named Thescelosaurus assiniboiensis* after Saskatchewan's historic District of Assiniboia, in which it was found.

The Yorkton Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for the 2012 festival season till January 31, 2012. From now until December 15 you have a chance to save $15.00 off the regular price of submission.

Cowboys & Aliens (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Jon Favreau. Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde. Sci-fi action movie that takes a good idea and runs with it.

The province has allocated nearly $850,000 in funding to renew the Discounted Bus Pass Program to the end of March 2012.

As the weather turns colder throughout Saskatchewan, SaskPower is reminding customers to have a licensed gas contractor check their furnaces, chimneys and gas fireplaces.

Sympathy from the community is extended to the family of Betty Willway (widow of Fred Willway) who passed away in Wolseley on Nov 18, 2011 at the age of 89.

Premier Brad Wall today announced a few changes to cabinet responsibilities and cabinet committees as the government prepares for the new session of the Legislature which begins on December 5.

This photo from the Howard Jackson Collection dates back to 1928 when Yorkton became a city. It advertised itself as the "Youngest City of Saskatchewan".

Peter Moroz, President of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, recently presented a cheque to Ross Fisher, Executive Director, of The Health Foundation, to assist paying for the development of a conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

All That Jazz, a twenty piece big band under the direction of Larry Pearen performed "A Christmas Show" to a sold out crowd at the Painted Hand Casino Parkland Room on December 1st.