Local Arts

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.

The Ladom Ensemble is a truly international group, with musicians from Iran and Canada recording music from around the world. Prairie Debut presents the Ladom Ensemble as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan Series on Feb.

The Good Spirit School Division has announced that all rural school buses will be cancelled for Wednesday, Jan. 30. The school division cites the extreme wind-chill forecast for the 30th as the reason behind the cancellation.

If you’ve ever seen one of those giant plastic balls with the human inside and thought, “I wish I could try that,” well, now’s your chance. If, by any chance you haven’t...now’s your chance.

The Yorkton Municipal RCMP and Yorkton Rural RCMP detachments are amalgamating into a single detachment effective Feb. 14.

If you take the bus in Yorkton, get ready for some big changes coming on Feb. 1. Instead of the Dial-A-Bus system, the city has moved to regular bus routes, with two buses tackling two bus routes in the city.

For those looking to explore different facets of themselves through performance, Yorkton Pride has a new workshop that promises to open your mind.

St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada has donated $1,500 for new laboratory equipment. President Elsie Stechyshyn, Treasurer Elizabeth Zahayko and St. Mary’s Parish Asst.

Every child, regardless of their background, deserves to have access to healthy meals. The Soup Haven Lunch Program, which provides a free, nutritious lunch to over 300 Yorkton children every day, received a well deserved boost today.

Yorkton Council swore in the second Community Safety Officer at its regular meeting Monday.