Local Arts

The new mayor and Council elected in Yorkton Monday were officially sworn in at a meeting of Council Friday. Jessica Matsalla, Returning Officer for The City of Yorkton presented the official results.

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.

Will perform 'It's a Wonderful Life' this Decemember

Springside was officially declared a village by the Province of Saskatchewan in 1909. Monday, for the first time in the community’s history a woman was elected Mayor. Debbie Banks became the first female mayor topping Doyle Ward for the spot.

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.