Local Arts

The countdown to bus extinction has begun (in the Prairies, at least). Greyhound Canada will be closing its passenger bus and freight services in Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan (British Columbia will maintain a lone Vancouver-to-Seattle route).

On July 6 at 10:07 a.m., investigators from the RCMP Major Crime Unit arrested the driver of the semi-trailer unit, Jaskirat Sidhu (DOB: 1988-10-31), a 29-year-old male from Calgary, Alberta. Mr.

Canadian Raptor Conservancy is one of the largest captive breeding projects in the world. The Port Diver, ON. based organization has more than 200 captive-bred birds at its facility, and regularly breeds over 15 different species each year.

For the second year in a row a Langenburg-based rock band won the Yorkton’s Got Talent finals at the summer fair.

The light horse ring at the Yorkton summer fair was a classroom of sorts for Natasha Quigley. Quigley was shadowing show judge Tammy Hayward as part of a process to become a carded judge through the Saskatchewan Horse Federation (SHF).

The Health Foundation’s Rhythm ‘n’ Ribs will be bringing top quality barbecue to Yorkton. The amateur competition, challenging local barbecue enthusiasts to prepare their best ribs, is another highlight of the event.

During its fourth year of successful fundraising, RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty Family Fun Day has raised $10,000 to support Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Superstore wants people to eat together, and to encourage people to eat together, enjoy time with their family and make memories, they gave people the chance to eat at Superstore with a free barbecue, complete with entertainment by the Old Country La

Yorkdale students, teachers, and parents bade goodbye to another school year at an awards ceremony on Jun. 27.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that the pilot program, allowing trucks to increase the weight on wide-base single tires has been extended for one more year.