Local Arts

The Government of Saskatchewan will set a new mill rate factor limit of 9.0 for the 2014 taxation year for all municipalities to support fairer taxation among municipal property tax classes.

The Yorkton Arts Council is so pleased to bring you John Gracie, the next Star in the 2013-2014 "Stars For Saskatchewan" concert series. John will be performing excerpts from his Vintage Vegas show, with favorites from Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.

"Fairs are living reflections of the life and times around them, rooted in agriculture and volunteer-driven.

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre officially opened, appropriately, on Family Day, February 17. The centre is intended to promote "healthy families rooted in strong community support and collaboration.

St. John Ambulance encourages people to recognize Heart Month by taking Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training. Cardiac and respiratory emergencies can happen anywhere, and at any time.

Yorkton Council's decision to install its members only to the Yorkton Airport Authority has one of the Authority's first members disappointed.

At least two U.S. medical schools so far are early adopters of Dr. Benjamin Lok's and Dr. Carla Pugh's "Robot Butt" for teaching doctors-in-training to properly (and compassionately) administer prostate exams.

There have recently been confirmed cases of measles in Saskatchewan.

Residents of the Yorkton District Nursing Home can tune into their favourite television shows in style with the installation of seven large screen TVs in various common areas of the facility.

With long winter days stretching ahead, have you entertained the thought of starting to work on your family tree, but you're not sure how to get started? Or have you begun, but have hit a few brick walls in your research? The Yorkton Branch of the Sa