Local Arts

A very kind and generous friend recently gifted us with a clump of Jacob’s Ladder. Are you familiar with this plant? It is a pretty perennial that has a thick, bushy growing habit with dainty leaves, similar to a fern.

Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory

With food bank usage on the rise across Canada, the issue of hunger continues to be an ongoing concern in our community. From September 2018 to August 2019, the Salvation Army Yorkton Food Bank gave out 2,062 hampers, assisting 1,222 individuals.

On August 28, 2019 at 10 PM a group of 5-6 youths were seen damaging a scooter in the 100 block of Betts Ave North in Yorkton. The youth are described as 14-16yrs old, 2 females and 3-4 males. One a male was wearing a bright orange sweater.

Last week, I was talking about film, partially because I had film on my mind, and partially because people do ask me about it a lot.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m

It’s official, Yorkton will receive an extra $996,000 from the federal government under the Gas Tax Fund for infrastructure priorities like roads, wastewater and recreation. Saskatchewan has received the first of two $31.

It’s time for the annual ‘Extinguish Hunger Food Drive’. Yorkton Fire Protective Services is again taking a lead role in the effort to collect food for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

On Friday, Aug. 26, Walmart store manager Dave Pretty presented Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation, with a cheque for $1,000.