Local Arts

The Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA) will be holding their annual Contractor Safety Breakfasts across Saskatchewan over the next month.

Even though rain quickly turned to snow over the weekend, residents in and out of province trekked their way towards the Yorkton Spring Expo at the Gallagher Centre.

Last week started the first of two parts on the great game of Shogi through the eyes of one of Canada’s best players Colin Ng.

Yorkton’s Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble held its annual year-end Spring Showcase concert at the Anne Portnuff Theatre on Sunday, March 20. With over one hundred and thirty dancers forming the ensemble, it was a very enjoyable evening.

Symposium — April 23, 2016 Saltcoats Community Hall Hosted by the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association (YFBTA) 1:00 Doors open 2:00 – 3:30 Presentations: Dragonflies – David Halstead The Intermediate Birder – Don Weidl 3:30 Break Nature films

The Government of Saskatchewan joins the Canadian Wildlife Federation to recognize April 10 to 16 as National Wildlife Week.

Volunteers who work tirelessly for the conservation of nature and wildlife are being recognized by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in Saskatchewan to mark National Wildlife Week and National Volunteer Week, both coinciding on April 10-16, 2016

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre lives up to its name, giving families in the region resources as they raise their children. Two initiatives at the centre have been designed to help new parents as their child grows and develops.

“It would have been nice to have seen more people out to the polls.

As polling stations opened Monday morning, the eventual result of the Saskatchewan election was never really in doubt. All indications were the Saskatchewan Party would form a majority government; the only question was how big the win would be.