Local Arts

After years of declining membership, the Yorkton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion got a boost last month with 17 new members.

The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce the return of OPEN Cinema. Join us at the Yorkton Public Library as we open up the film vaults and bring out some of the best. Yes, it’s movie night! It’s free. It’s fun. Everyone is welcome.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce welcomed a dragon into its midst at its Annual Chamber Dinner September 30.

Charles Thomas has been reappointed Chairperson to the Kamsack Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Marilyn Snyder, Florence Bielecki, Darlene Brown and Marilyn Lachambre.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court October 5, 2015.

DNA Memorial is excited to announce that Bailey’s Funeral Home of Yorkton Saskatchewan is a Licensed Provider of DNA Memorial services and products to the families they serve.

Effective Oct. 1, Saskatchewan minimum wage earners will earn $10.50 per hour. Since 2007, Saskatchewan’s minimum wage has increased by 32 per cent, with eight increases from $7.95 to $10.50 over the past eight years.

A significant milestone for a Yorkton business turned into a significant windfall for a local charity last week. Terry Ortynsky’s Royal Ford celebrated 30 years in business October 1 with an open house.

It is difficult to think of many things more natural than breastfeeding, yet by 1970 only about 25 per cent of Canadian mothers were initiating the practice.

There are those who find it difficult to understand other cultures. Satya Santhi hopes to overcome this barrier by using the flavours and cooking methods of her home in Southern India.