Local Arts

It's nearing deadline time once again. The deadline for making your 2013 contribution to investments held in your Registered Retirement Savings Program (RRSP), that is.

Steven Boucher is passionate about le langue français and in promoting French language education in Saskatchewan. "I think French education is important," he enthused.

Nellie McClung (1873 - 1951) was one of Canada's "Famous Five" who fought for the recognition of women as persons under the British North America Act.

Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) announces that it has reached agreement with Sinochem Fertilizer Macao Commerical Offshore Ltd (Sinofert) for the supply of 700,000 metric tonnes (MT) of potash to China during the first half of 2014.

While fierce weather at the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 slowed down pretty much everything, one thing it did not curtail was the need for blood donations leaving Canadian Blood Services (CBS) scrambling to catch up.

Two Good Spirit schools slated for a review considering grade discontinuance or closure have received a reprieve.

Tourism Yorkton made its annual report to Yorkton Council Monday covering 2013 operations.

Yorkton Council began the process at its regular meeting Monday to help facilitate possible development of a new seniors housing facility in the city.

Forms are now available to nominate businesses for Yorkton's Celebrate Success Business Awards. Presented by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, the Business Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at St. Mary's Cultural Centre, Yorkton.

January is normally the time one jumps into "jammies" directly after work, or never takes them off, if one does not have to go to work. However, the city of Yorkton has decreed "in motion month" for January.