Local Arts

Value Village has opened in the Parkland Mall in Yorkton and that is good news for more than customers.

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Motion Captured, Motion Denied, Nov. 7 to Dec. 21. This touring exhibition features contrasting works by Zane Wilcox and Jody Barber-Green, two rising young stars in the Saskatchewan ceramics community.

Canadian country music star Michelle Wright will make a stop in Yorkton on her I'm Dreaming of a Wright Christmas 2011 tour on December 12. "The Christmas tour is an annual thing that I've been doing for eight of the last nine years," says Wright.

It's out! Over the next few weeks, you'll be able to walk into your local bank and get your hands on Canada's first polymer bank note.

A new arts program was launched in Yorkton last Wednesday which should help cultural organizations partner with businesses in ways beneficial to both. That is at the core of the artsVest program outlined at the press conference in Yorkton.

Yorkton Public Library is finally moving back home. The library will close its temporary space in the Parkland Mall at the end of this Friday, November 25, and begin moving back to its Broadway Avenue location on Monday.

The Melville/Ituna RCMP report the tragic death of a 17-year-old youth on a farm near Melville, Saskatchewan. On Saturday, November 12 in the afternoon, the youth was assisting family members in sawing firewood when the saw malfunctioned.

Justin Yawney, of Yorkton Plumbing & Heating donated $2,000 toward the conceptual plan for a new hospital; he presented the cheque to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation. "A new hospital just makes a lot of sense," said Mr.

While we may just be starting winter a group of people in the city are working toward establishing a community garden in the city next spring. "A few of us got together this year," explained Tricia Reed.

Whether it snows or not this holiday season, more and more Canadians are dreaming of a green Christmas. Green - as in a holiday that is gentler to the environment.