Local Arts

A walk down Broadway Street in the city Sunday was about remembrance and education. “It’s an education and awareness walk for residential school survivors,” explained Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup of the Yorkton Tribal Council.

The Taste of Yorkton Tasting Festival was held Saturday at the Nexera Flexihall at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton Saturday. The event was an opportunity to sample local foods and interesting wines. The event is hosted by the Lions Club of Yorkton.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area hosted a program Saturday to mark Culture Day in the city. The event, held at SIGN On Broadway included sessions on cultural activities such as acting and painting.

Crime and police services are certainly issues for rural Saskatchewan.

Yorkton and the surrounding communities sit on Treaty 4 land, but the relationship between the people on the land has not always been healthy and there are now wounds that need to be healed.

A collection of volunteers stood along a pathway in Logan Green. They were armed with small bottles. A group of runners rushed past them. The volunteers tossed their bottles at the runners, coating them in powdery colours.

Habitat for Humanity hosted a fundraiser BBQ last month, collecting $525.

The annual fall plant and bulb sale hosted by the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society was held at the Parkland Mall in the city Friday.

Winston Wuttunee, a storyteller and entertainer from the Red Pheasant First Nation, and recipient of 2013 Indspire Award for Culture, Heritage and Spirituality, gave a presentation Sept. 11, at the Yorkton Public Library.

Instructor Mike Reavie shows Rylan Bernauer how to rescue a choking baby at St. Paul’s School on Sept. 22. The Canadian Red Cross hosted a babysitting course for youths age 11-15 last Saturday.