Local Arts

Just because people couldn’t gather together in 2020 doesn’t mean that they didn’t have stories to share. This year the Yorkton Arts Council’s Story Slam event went virtual, with five local storytellers submitting their story virtually.

The annual Remembrance Day service usually fills the Flexihall at the Gallagher Centre, as people across Yorkton gather to remember the sacrifices of Canadian veterans who served over the generations.

Yorkton voters trekked to the polls today amid fresh snow and a cold breeze knowing they would be electing a new mayor.

The Good Spirit School Division has announced ​a division-wide cancellation of all buses for Monday, Nov. 9.

Morgan Sheppard is going back to school. The Grade 8 student at St. Paul’s School is showing her art online, with a virtual show at the Yorkton Arts Council’s community pARTners gallery.

A huge plume of whitish smoke hung over the horizon east of Yorkton Friday afternoon. The smoke was the result of a crop stubble burn just north along Highway #10 East, near Yorkton Memorial Gardens.

Remembrance Week has begun in Yorkton with the official flag raising by the cenotaph on Darlington Ave. This week, due to COVID-19, the week will be a bit different, with services and colour parties delivered virtually.

Yorkton will elect a new mayor Monday, Nov. 9. There are two candidates vying for the seat and Yorkton This Week sent a series of question to both and their answers are below. Question #1: Like most cities, Yorkton has an infrastructure deficit.

Regina – With winter on the horizon, major projects for the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure are wrapping up.

Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious: Yorkton October 29 Save-On Foods, 277 Broadway Street East (Parkland Mall)