Local Arts

You can’t get much more fresh than straight out of the garden, and the Yorkton Gardeners’ Market exists to get local produce from the city’s gardeners to its hungry residents. Pictured, Glen Tymiak sells some produce at the market.

Skateboarders and pedestrians who want to cross the train tracks might have to walk around them in the near future.

Ah the wonderment of a game that surprises the player with what the overall experience of playing the game are. Take as an example Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion from designer Dave Killingsworth and SolarFlare Games.

He’s the fastest young man in Canada, because he blitzed the field at the Canadian National Legion Youth Track and Field Championships in Brandon, Manitoba. Dami Ogunbiyi, who competes in the U18 category, ran the 100m dash with a time of 10.

If his career in politics doesn’t pan out, Ryan Meili can always apply for the role of Saskatchewanderer. He’s gained invaluable traveling experience as part of a summer tour through Saskatchewan.

Yorkton Council declared September as Big Brothers Big Sisters Month in the city. The decision was a unanimous one by council at its regular meeting Tuesday.

Ashley Stradeski, Director of Finance with the City of Yorkton, is being appointed to the Municipal Employees’ Pension Plan Commission as a Joint Representative of Employers of Police Officers and Firefighters.

When Jared Robertson died in a motorcycle collision, his family and motorcycle club, the Disciple Christian Motorcycle Club, wanted to find a way to celebrate his life and his passion, and show that there can be joy even in the midst of grief.

At the moment, Yorkton can feel like an oven cranked to the highest setting and left to roast. The town, along with the rest of Saskatchewan, is in the midst of a punishing heat wave. However, a break might be coming in the near future.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area brought together youth and police with the Kids ‘n’ Kops Teen program. The week-long camp had kids meeting with law enforcement, visiting court and taking part in a number of different activities.