Local Arts

Gingerbread houses are a Christmas tradition, and kids at the Yorkton Public Library had an opportunity to build some of their own, though they used a graham cracker base for their own edible homes.

With a federal election anticipated in 2019 the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is already putting their suggestions before the federal parties, and Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden was part of the effort recently.

Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden has recently returned from a working visit to Jordan.

The Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton had a new fundraiser this year, offering people a chance to make ‘Whoville’ trees made famous by the story of ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’.

A Christmas baking sale was held recently at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre in the city. While bake sales are popular at this time of year this sale went a bit further with perogies, cabbage rolls and borscht also on sale.

As has been the norm in recent years water and sewer rates will rise in Yorkton in 2019. The rate proposed at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council, and ultimately passed unanimously, was an increase of 3.

Yorkton will again offer free parking in designated lots in the downtown area over the holiday season.

The Yorkton Farmers Market in the Parkland Mall is always a popular place to look for gifts created by local artisans, or to stock the cookie jar with homemade goodies. The market has been ongoing Saturdays though November and into December.

Laurene Jemieff leads the concert sing-a-long as Larry Pearen directs the Community Concert Band. The band and the Community Concert Choir teamed up for a seasonal concert at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in the city Sunday.

Morris Lodge in Bangor is now more accessible, thanks to a new automatic front door that was recently installed with a $3,000 donation from the Painted Hand Community Development Corporation (PHCDC).