Local Arts

An initiative that would see a new skateboard park built in Yorkton is through to the final round in the Aviva Community Fund Contest. Aviva, an insurance company distributes $1 million to projects across Canada each year.

Yorkton Council approved the 2012 fee schedule for the Deer Park Muncipal Golf Course during their regular meeting Monday.

At press time, Melinda Arnold, 34, was waiting to hear whether her mother would be accepted as an organ donor for her daughter - with the organ being the mom's womb.

January will be In Motion Month in Yorkton following a unanimous decision by City Council at its regular meeting Monday.

The City of Yorkton's proposed annexation of lands from the Rural Municipality of Orkney went before a public meeting in the city Thursday as a step in the provincial arbitration process.

2011 was a record year for Saskatchewan provincial parks with 3.37 million visits being recorded across the park system, which surpassed the previous record set in 2009.

From the City Archives, K. Dyer Collection, we present an embossed Christmas postcard of circa 1910. Santa is ready to make a delivery to all the good children! We can see toy soldiers, a doll, flute, drum, and balls are overloading Santa's sack.

A residential development on the old CJ Houston School property is a step closer following the passing of two motions by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

A few weeks prior to December 25, the stores are filled with pretty red and white candies. Christmas candy canes symbolize the Holidays.

The Sunrise Health Region had the lowest rate of in-hospital deaths in the country this year, according to results published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).