Local Arts

Another suspect associated with a rural crime spree between August and November 2015 has pleaded out.

RBC recognizes that the arts are the heart and soul of our communities …. — Gillian Potter, RBC Yorkton branch manager A lot of the time, talent just isn’t quite enough.

John Ridsdel, a former mining company executive and journalist who grew up in Yorkton, is being remembered and grieved this week after a Filipino terror group made good on a grisly threat Monday.

“They are a nasty nuisance [but] bed bugs do not transmit disease. They are not considered a health hazard.” — Sharon Tropin, Director of Communications, Sunrise Health Region Bed bugs have popped up to bite the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has named Yorkton Plumbing and Heating (YPH) and The Rock 98.5 its Large and Small Businesses of the year.

Wetlands are important in terms of a watershed management system, but they may also be an economic resource. At least that is the indication coming out of work by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

The environment is a big part of our economy and that is especially true in terms of the environment of water.

Water is a resource which is a critical asset on many levels in Canada, and for that deserves a concerted effort to manage it properly.

The front and back yards of Yorkton and the surrounding area are being uncovered after months under the snow and now it’s time to clean up and get them back in order.