Local Arts

The Great Canadian Roadshow is in Yorkton all week purchasing unique antiques and collectible items while working together and raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Good Spirit School Division is one of two divisions in the province refocusing its efforts to educate autistic children this year with a new online tool.

The Sunrise Health Region/Yorkton Tribal Council's Skin2Skin Collaborative is looking to promote breastfeeding and infant bonding this fall with an unusual photo contest for families of newborn babies.

A major housing project will proceed as Yorkton Council gave it the green light by unanimous vote at its regular meeting Monday.

Jackie Guy is making a dream come true as she released her first solo album of her country-inspired music. All 10-songs on the disk are Guy's own compositions. One of the songs was previously recorded, but went through changes for the solo effort.

X-Men: First Class (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. X-Men prequel film that's consistent with the quality of the first two movies (the good ones).

September has been declared Big Brothers Big Sisters Month in Yorkton following a unanimous decision of Council at its regular meeting Monday. The designation corresponds with a national designation of the month.

A Planned Unit Development can now proceed after receiving unanimous approval by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Yorkton Council gave an amendment to its Zoning Bylaw unanimous first reading support to allow for smaller parking areas under certain multi-unit development circumstances.

On September 9, 2011 at approximately 5:30 pm, RCMP attended a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident in the Melville area on Highway 9 near Yorkton approximately 5 km north of Highway 15.