Local Arts

On Thursday, September 29 almost 100 participants came together to start a movement of change, by moving their hips.

Bernd Christmas, Canada's first Mi'kmaw lawyer and a highly respected advisor to business and government, spoke directly on the subject that many attendees came to hear about at last week's TransACTIONs conference: economic growth on First Nations re

This is Week IV, the final week of questions. QUESTION: There is a huge municipal infrastructure deficit, with sidewalk, pavement and sewer and water replacement in Yorkton on a 50-to-100-year cycle.

Yorkton Council has adopted a strategic plan for the City. At Council's Committee-of-the-Whole meeting Monday four department heads presented business plans outlining how their departments will work to meet the goals of the strategic plan.

Orlando-area cosmetic surgeon Jeffrey Hartog inaugurated Liquid Gold, a storehouse for patients' frozen liposuctioned fat, charging $900 to safekeep a coffee-cup-sized portion and $200 per year storage (in case the fat is needed later, as for smoothi

The bill to end Canada's long-gun registry introduced to Parliament last week is likely to be a significant milestone in the political career of Yorkton-Melville MP Garry Breitkreuz.

Todd Skikewich, Crystal Clear Imprints owner, recently presented a cheque for $1,000 to Ross Fisher, executive director of The Health Foundation, to help fund the conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

No presenter at the second annual SEER/YTC TransACTIONs conference at the Gallagher Centre was more distinguished than Dr. Roberta Bondar.

Alleys - Margaret Phillips, Sept. 6 to Oct. 28, 2011. To create these images of the urban landscape in Yorkton, Margaret focused her lens on the alleyways and hidden moments of charm and colour behind the scenes in the city.

The November 13 Festival of Cultures at Sacred Heart High School is shaping up to be the largest and most elaborate event of its kind in Yorkton's history.