Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards goes virtual
For 73 years the Yorkton Film Festival has been bringing filmmakers and Canadian audiences together. Things are a little different at the moment. But one thing that will never change is that the YFF will continue to honour Canadian filmmakers.
The Golden Sheaf Awards will be going virtual, on Thursday June 18, 7:00pm SK time.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Access7 provincial channels and streamed live onhttps://www.myaccess.ca/Live/YFF/
“We are proud to broadcast the Yorkton Film Festival – showcasing the very best Canadian film makers, and content producers – on our Access7, community channel, across Saskatchewan,” says Tracey Mucha, Community Programming Manager, Access Communications.
Conexus re-investing CEBA profits back into community through Conexus Kindness Capital Fund
On June 10th 2020, Conexus Credit Union (Conexus) launched the Kindness Capital Fund, a $200,000 fund to give financial support to continue acts of kindness people have shown across Saskatchewan during COVID-19.This fund will recognize 40 nominees across the province, providing them $5,000 each to continue their efforts. Administration revenue generated from the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan program is being used to reinvest into Saskatchewan through the creation of the Kindness Capital Fund.
“COVID-19 has disrupted our lives in a number of ways, and in a time when so many felt uncertainty, their instinct was to help others, in any way they knew how.” said Eric Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Conexus. “Throughout the province, we have seen a number of individuals and organizations lift each other up with kindness. We see how they’re making a difference and improving the well-being of our communities and our people. This fund allows us to re-invest in their kindness.”
Cystic Fibrosis numbers soaring in Saskatchewan
The number of cystic fibrosis patients in Saskatchewan is rising at a rate much faster than the province’s total population, according to a soon-to-be published research paper by the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Society (CCFTS).
“We examined several measurements of Saskatchewan’s cystic fibrosis population and were surprised at how quickly the numbers have been growing in recent years,” said Chris MacLeod, founder and chair of the CCFTS.
Between 2010/11 and 2018/19, SAIL’s CF caseload rose from 130 to 155 – an increase of 19.2 per cent.
Four-day work week possible by 2030 without sacrificing income, living standards
Canadians could enjoy a four-day work week—and actually work fewer hours—without giving up income or sacrificing their living standards if worker productivity increases by two per cent per year for the next decade, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“In light of the COVID lockdown, there’s been a lot of talk about a possible four-day work week in Canada, but to achieve a four-day work week where we actually work fewer hours while at the same time maintaining our current living standards, we need to be more productive,” said Steven Globerman, a Fraser Institute senior fellow.
With two per cent productivity growth per year, workers would even enjoy an inflation-adjusted cumulative 1.5 per cent increase in income.
