Local Arts

Sunrise Regional Health Authority commissioned a master capital plan for the health region and received the plan in October 2010. The top three priority infrastructure needs identified in the plan are in Yorkton, Canora, and Esterhazy.

Kamsack RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating Ira Preston Cook. Cook, who is 13 years of age, went missing on Saturday, March 5 at approximately 3 pm. Cook was last seen on the Cote First Nation at the rink attending a carnival.

Rodney Ridge, located on Roslyn Avenue was full of adventurers seeking fun and sun on the weekend. The warm weather was a great opportunity for those looking to partake in a little toboganning or just get outside and relax.

RBC is back as a major sponsor of the Yorkton Film Festival this year adding to its contribution with a bursary for the top emerging filmmaker.

For Don Harris trips to the hemodialysis unit at the Sunrise Health Centre in Yorkton has become part of the routine which keeps him active and alive. Harris, 76, said he found out in 2004 he would need regular hemodialysis treatments.

At barely more than 20 years old, a woman with ties to the Yorkton area helped save a Ugandan orphanage and found her life's passion in the process.

Since the announcement of the $22 million Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program on February 22, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has experienced strong interest in the program.

Yorkton Council unanimously supported Mayor James Wilson's appointment to the City's new short-term Housing Committee.

This month, for the first time, the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA) will be hosting its annual general meeting in Yorkton along with a seminar aimed at improving businesses' bottom lines.

Enterprise Saskat-chewan and the Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (SYPE) have launched the Volta Award, to encourage youth to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice.