Local Arts

Premier Brad Wall today announced a donation of $250,000 would be made on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan to the Red Cross in Alberta. The donation will be used to support those displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfires.

Recognizing the importance of Early Childhood Education to the future of Saskatchewan’s youngest citizens, Education Minister Don Morgan has proclaimed May as Early Childhood Education Month.

Saskatchewan recognized the second annual National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday, May 7.

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May as Speech and Hearing Awareness Month to promote understanding of hearing disabilities, to increase awareness of hearing loss prevention, and to recognize organizations that support individuals who ar

Yorkton Girl Guides turned Yorkdale School into a trade show Sunday as a fundraiser for the organization’s next biannual trip.

Saskatchewan’s big game draw for hunters opens online May 1, with a new application deadline of midnight on May 25 – seven days earlier than last year’s May 31 deadline.

Ukrainian dancers from across Western Canada participated in Yorkton’s Kalyna Dance Festival from May 5 – 8 at the Yorkton Regional High School.

Maisy Wheeler, a Grade 8 student at Yorkdale Central School is heading to Kenya this summer. The opportunity came through a We Day initiative. “At WE Day they had a whole thing about it,” Wheeler said of the program.

A 22-year-old Regina man on release for allegedly trafficking crystal meth in that city now faces similar charges in Yorkton.

The Last Mountain Bird Observatory (LMBO), located in Last Mountain Regional Park, 15km West of Govan opens on May 9th for the spring season.