Local Arts

A delegation from Yorkton has just returned from Jordan.

Two inmates who escaped custody and stole a vehicle in Yorkton last week have been apprehended. Christian Hagel and Dale Churchill were taken into custody last Thursday after a brief chase by police.

Last Thursday, hundreds of people took to the streets across Canada to raise awareness about and pay tribute to the countless missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in the world. Yorkton participated in the Oct. 4 event.

Yorkton Fire Protective Services responded to 36 fires in 2018 so far, and 16 of those were preventable. The goal of Fire Prevention Week, running from Oct.

Some games are not created with the hope of greatness. Some games are simply created for fun. I suspect that fun was the focus for creator Brian Niro when he came up with Front Line No Komrades.

Students, faculty, and guests at Yorkton Regional High School feasted on a full Thanksgiving meal last Friday, filling the halls as they lined up for big platefuls of food.

Music is everywhere. The Dumpsta Dragons were in Yorkton to prove it. The duo of Alcvin Ramos and Andrew Kim were at St. Mary’s and Columbia Schools on Sept. 25 as part of an OSAC tour of Saskatchewan classrooms.

When we talk about the Brick Mill in Yorkton, we have to ask why people are working so hard to save it.

When they called Danielle Mills to the podium to accept her award, she was caught off-guard. “I honestly didn’t expect it at all,” she said. “It was surreal.

A ‘Life Chain’ was held at the corner of Broadway and Gladstone in Yorkton Sunday. The event was a respectful and silent public witness in recognition of the value all human life. It was organized by Parkland Right to Life.