Local Arts

Yorkton Council unanimously proclaimed January as Active Living Month in the city.

Jingle Bell ROCK OUT! combined a workout and a good cause to give people a unique way to start their Saturday. The event, hosted by POUND by Kaylee, raised money for Rebel Cat Rescue.

Every year, the Yorkton RCMP receives approximately 300 calls related to mental health.

Free My Muse Theatre presented their 27th youth play production 3 Billy Goats Gruff, an expanded retelling of the old children’s story about the eternal battle of goats vs. trolls. The production, which took place on Dec.

Clinton Moroz of Norquay, who was born December 16, 1982, passed away earlier this year on May 25, 2018. His parents Bill and Colleen Moroz made a donation of $10,000 in Clinton’s name, and directed the funds be used in the hemodialysis program.

Yorkton Council passed a bylaw at its regular meeting Monday which is designed to get people paying their fines in a timely fashion.

Bruce Thurston and Mya Desmaris have been announced as the inaugural recipients of the City of Yorkton’s Citizen Recognition Awards.

The Bali family is hoping for a Christmas miracle. An anonymous donor has given them a greater chance of getting the one thing they want this holiday, the return of Mekayla Bali.

Newcomers to Canada had a chance to learn about traditions in their new home with a Dreamcatcher Workshop for Newcomers, hosted by the East Central Newcomers Welcome Centre. Attendees learned how they could make dreamcatchers of their own.

The RM of Orkney is supporting the Health Foundation’s campaign to get new lab equipment for the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, pitching in $1,500 towards the project.