Local Arts

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has elected five new members to its board of directors. Returning are Amie Zamonsky, Don Rae and Corey Werner. New to the board are Charlene Gibler, Cheryl Kustra, Greg Donnelly, Joel Martinuk and Laurie Fedorowich.

Yorkton Council proclaimed two weeks in the city at its regular meeting Monday. Multicultural Week was declared for Nov. 18-25.

Cross country skiers, as of Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19, can ski on packed and groomed trails at Good Spirit Provincial Park.

Rumours that a young pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run accident on 3rd Avenue near Broadway last week are unfounded. Const. Kerry Vicente of the municipal RCMP confirmed there was a hit-and-run, but that no pedestrians were involved.

The Cab Female Athlete of the month is a member of the Sacred Heart Cross Country team and the Sacred Heart Soccer team. At the Duck Mountain Cross Country meet she won gold and at the Cherrydale meet she also won gold.

Pieter Geldenhuys, who went missing from Esterhazy more than a month ago has made contact with the Esterhazy RCMP. Police said they could not release any more information at this time.

Thousands of Canadians die from heart attacks every year because they don't receive medical treatment quickly enough.

A unanimous decision released by the Supreme Court of Canada supports the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's (SHRC) position that meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities is a human rights issue.

It's getting to be that time of year when people in the higher latitudes are going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.

The Yorkton Business Improvement District (YBID) will spend more than $300,000 in 2013 in its efforts to enhance downtown and the West Broadway corridor.