Local Arts

With summer comes hot and dry weather that can cause severe and unpredictable wildfires in Western Canada. In light of this, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) offers its IBC Top 10: Wildfire Safety Tips for those at Risk.

I must say discovering interesting abstract strategy games is a near passion for me. So when I found the game Lanko from Polish designers Andrzej Korczak and Krystyna Korcak Landowska I was immediately curious.

Yorkton Council began the procedural process to allow for a new social housing complex to move forward in the city.

With the pending development of a 96 acre parcel of land on Yorkton's west side, the City will undertake a closer look at its potential impact on both transportation and drainage.

The Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum held pioneer events for young people last week. Activities included; perogy making, rope making, a wagon ride, and old fashioned ice cream making.

After 18 years as president and CEO of Parkland College, Dr. Fay Myers is moving on.

Prominent theoretical chemist David Glowacki was ejected from a classical music concert at England's Bristol Old Vic in June for disrupting a performance of Handel's "Messiah" by attempting to crowd-surf in front of the stage. Dr.

The weekend of August 23 and 24 marks the province's second free fishing weekend of the summer. Everyone - including visitors to the province - will be free to fish on those days without having to buy a licence.

The engines roared at Painted Hand Casino's annual truck and tractor pulls held at the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds August 15 & 16. There was plenty of noise, smoke and excitement to keep the crowds on the edge of their seats.

Finance Minister Ken Krawetz has said the provincial budget surplus remains intact, even with a $150 million allowance for flood related costs. Krawetz released the First Quarter Financial Report today. The projected surplus is $75 million, up $3.