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Thursday, December 5, 2013 - Volume 16, Number 42
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS – Yorkton’s annual Santa Claus Parade took place Saturday in the city. Milder temperatures and brightly lit floats brought many out to line the streets to enjoy the holiday season cheer.
Telling the Saskatchewan story: Brad Wall visits By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer A mantra of the Sask Party government has been that we need to tell the story of the province, and Premier Brad Wall was in Yorkton to do just that recently at the Premier’s
Dinner. The overall message of the speech was that the province is currently in good shape, with a growing economy and progress in areas such as infrastructure and health care. Wall says that the goal now is to keep things going well, and ensure that the
province isn’t resting on its current success. “Part of our message needs to be that the province should never be complacent about the economy. It is good right now, and there are things we all can do to make this sustainable. There are going to be ups and
downs, we still have a lot of natural resources that underpin the economy, but increasingly we are getting diversified,” Wall says. He notes that the province is becoming less reliant on the resource sector, as that part of the economy saw job numbers
decrease as the overall job numbers increased. “We’re not a one trick pony, but I hope we’re not complacent about the economy, because it does pay for everything else. Continued on Page 2.