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Bylaw appeals get update

Bylaw appeals get update

Yorkton Council was unanimous in amending a City Bylaw Providing for Establishment of a Development Appeals Board and Zoning Bylaw.
Old mill preservation is ongoing

Old mill preservation is ongoing

Work is ongoing to save Yorkton’s old brick flour mill, and the group behind that effort was at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday providing information on their efforts.
Ekphrastic: A celebration of fabric and poetry

Ekphrastic: A celebration of fabric and poetry

The Fibre Art Network (FAN) holds a special exhibition at the Godfrey Dean Gallery from January 7-February 23. Ekphrastic: A Celebration of Fabric and Poetry, pairs the winning submissions of twelve poets with a quilted work.
The attraction of good sausage

The attraction of good sausage

On Saturday night, you could see the cars lined up and down the streets – the lines of people spilling out through the doors hungering for over a dozen varieties of local, handcrafted sausage and perogies.
Drones: New regulations effective June 1

Drones: New regulations effective June 1

New regulations will come into effect June 1, 2019 for drone flyers. These regulations are more strict with harsher penalties than the current legislation. All drones, for example, must now be registered.
Want to join the RCMP?

Want to join the RCMP?

Have you ever considered a career as a police officer? Well, if you are between the ages of 18 and 29, of First Nation, Métis, or Inuit descent, and in good physical shape, then the RCMP wants to show you what it’s like to join them.
City paves way for new urban reserve

City paves way for new urban reserve

Yorkton Council approved a new sub division of property in the city to help the process of it becoming urban reserve.
Council approves budgets

Council approves budgets

Tabled at its regular meeting in December Yorkton Council approved the City’s 2019 operating and capital budgets at their first meeting of the new year. At the December meeting, Administration proposed a 2.
Federal money for drainage project

Federal money for drainage project

The City of Yorkton has received word it will receive a significant grant through the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF).
Whitesand project causes concern

Whitesand project causes concern

Residents along Pheasant Grove in the City are not pleased with how a drainage ditch out their backyards looks. And Monday Glen Walsh, one of the residents affected by the ditch, was at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council to voice his displeasure.
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