Local Arts

T. Eaton Co. Limited was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton. Of Scottish ancestry, Eaton had lived in Northern Ireland where he had learned the retail trade, before coming to Canada.

"We are very grateful to the Pelly Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 65 for this very generous donation of $1,101 toward establishing our local STARS air ambulance program.

It has been widely reported that for the first time ever impaired driving was not the leading cause of fatalities on Saskatchewan roads in 2012.

Two clothing counterfeiters from Alberta were fined $2,000 each and forfeited more than $5,000 worth of merchandise in Yorkton Provincial Court on January 14.

Customers of York-Sask Dry Cleaners who had garments at the shop on First Avenue when fire claimed the business in November will know very soon whether they are getting their clothes back or a financial settlement.

City Council had a closer look at what its Yorkton West Drainage Plan might cost. "Associated Engineering (AE) outlined several solutions to deal with flooding in the City. These solutions were wrapped into one large scenario.

After 25 years on Canada's comedy circuit, Andrew Grose says he knows he's still not a household name, but if you saw him perform live at St. Mary's on January 11, it's a name you won't soon forget.

SaskTel recently added two new rooftop cell sites in Yorkton to complement an infrastructure enhancement erected in May 2012 on the Yorkton Exhibition grounds.

All At Sea Emily Baker 8-out-of-10 All At Sea is a carefully crafted collection of nine folk songs written and composed by Brighton, UK's Emily Baker.

Tourism remains an integral part of the local economic fabric. That was the message Yorkton Council heard at its regular meeting Monday when Tourism Yorkton president Neil Thom gave the group's annual report.