Local Arts

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and St. John Ambulance wants you to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a head injury. For many, summer is a season of adventure and activity.

Yorkton Council continues to pave the way for a new development for Maple Farm Equipment. At its regular meeting Monday Council approved a subdivision application on the property as well as a servicing agreement on the lands.

Another Yorkton Film Festival is in the books and filmmakers from across the country are on their way home, some sporting new hardware in the form of a golden sheaf for their mantelpieces.

June has been declared Recreation and Parks Month in the city by Yorkton Council.

The fourth annual Report to the Community, a guide aimed at providing residents in Sunrise Health Region with valuable statistics and information, including details on how to access a variety of services is being distributed to approximately 20,000 h

Roy Cross is unequivocal about the influence the Yorkton Film Festival has had on his life. “As a kid, I would go sit in the Anne Portnuff theatre for three or four hours and just watch whatever came up,” he explained.

Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer recently extended condolences on behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan to the family of a child who passed away while in care in 2010, following the release of “No Time for Mark,” a report by the Saskatchewa

The Wednesday, May 13 edition of History Corner had the title Queen Victoria Monument with no location cited, instead of the intended title “Queen Victoria Monument in Ottawa on Parliament Hill.

Visiting filmmakers work with Yorkton high school students during the Yorkton Film Festival’s annual High School Day May 21. Each group works a short film from start to finish over the course of the day.

Opening night at the Yorkton Film Festival kind of sets the tone for the weekend so organizers generally look for a feature--the only long-form film shown at the festival--that is fun and interesting with a local connection.