Local Arts

The City of Yorkton will proceed with Public Notification for Discretionary Use application following a decision by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Yorkton held a certain significance for many of the racers at the Truck and Tractor Pull on the weekend. For Stacey Getz, it saw the end of his first mini tractor, which he started driving about 30 years ago.

September was unanimously designated Big Brothers Big Sister Month in Yorkton by City Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Saskatchewan building permits set a new record for June, according to a new report released today by Statistics Canada. Building permits reached a value of $308 million in June, a 33.5 per cent increase over the figure for June 2011.

There were more people working in Saskatchewan in the month of July than ever before, according to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada today.

Jarret Stoll, who was born at Neudorf, and played his minor hockey in Yorkton, returned to the city last week, and he brought the Stanley Cup with him.

Southern Air Yellowcard 7-out-of-10 I'd wager it's been about eight years since I've heard a Yellowcard song. "Ocean Avenue" was their breakout single, and album, in 2002, which I sank my 12 year old teeth into like it was a watermelon.

It took a change in approach, but the Broadway to King Street Recreation Corridor project was approved as per budget at the regular meeting of Council.

Saskatchewan will contribute $450,000 to mountain pine beetle control efforts in Alberta as the two provinces work together to aggressively detect and remove infested trees at the leading edge of the infestation in eastern Alberta.

A full stadium welcomed back the Truck and Tractor Pulls at Cornerstone Raceway for its second year after a 20 year hiatus on August 17 and 18.