Local Arts

Yorkton Off Leash Dog Park Fundraising Committee and members of the community braved the blustery weather Sunday morning to clean Wiggly Field.

Twenty two students from the Yorkton Regional High School attended the Skills Canada Competition this past weekend and ten students came home with medals around their necks (gold and silver). YRHS competed in 11 different categories.

The Saskatchewan Drama Association (SDA) 2015 Region 4 High School Drama Festival was held April 23 to 25 at Kamsack Comprehensive Institute in Kamsack. Sacred Heart High School’s production of This is a Play, directed by Mr. G.

When it comes to role models in the Yorkton area, few are bigger than Jarret Stoll.

Gordon Barnhart, University of Saskatchewan president and vice-chancellor toured Yorkton recently as part of an annual glad-handing effort aimed at boosting the school’s profile and funding. The visit was basically three-pronged, he explained.

For a third year running Yorkton Regional High School’s mock trial team are provincial champions.

In just four short years, organizers of the Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo have turned it into a major event. “It’s just crazy,” said Darren Wandy, show president. “People are coming out of the woodwork.

Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd Elevator fire, July 23, 1953. Damage was $13,000. It was located opposite the Canadian Pacific Railway station, but rebuilt on the Canadian National Railway right-of-way; a new site at #25 Seventh Avenue North in 1953.

What looked like a positive downward trend in school zone speeding following the introduction of video speed enforcement in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw reversed itself in March.

SaskGaming released its 2014 Annual Report in the Legislature on April 15, declaring a net income before payment to the General Revenue Fund (GRF) of $49.8 million, up from $41.1 million in 2013.