Local Arts

The Prairie Summer Solstice Festival took over 2nd Ave on Jun. 21, giving people the chance to improve their health and have some fun, with booths dedicated to health, wellness, and self improvement.

It’s the end of the fundraising season for Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer and they capped it off with a barbecue at the grand opening of Kristen Arnold’s Edward Jones office on Broadway Street East.

A flag raising can mean different things. For Parkland College student Crystal Whitehawk, currently in the Bachelor of Indigenous Education program, it means a lot to see the Treaty 4 flag flying above Parkland College.

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre wants the city’s families to be safe this summer, and held a safety day to give families the tools they need to stay safe. The day included information, games and a car seat clinic.

The Yorkton Regional High School wants to become a more welcoming place to students. On National Indigenous People’s Day, they took the opportunity to dedicate the new teepee they have erected in one of the school’s courtyards.

Yorkton City council proclaimed Wednesday as HIV Testing Day in Yorkton at their Jun. 25 meeting. Deanna Bartok, a registered nurse, brought the proposal before council during their Monday meeting. She asked council to declare Jun.

The march towards cannabis retailers regulation in Yorkton began at the city council meeting on Jun. 25. Michael Eger (Director of Planning, Building, and Development with the City of Yorkton) introduced a potential amendment to Zoning Bylway No.

The seacans have finally landed. After two months of consultations, revisions, and tweaks, Yorkton City council has approved of a change to a bylaw regarding shipping containers (also known as seacans). Council voted on the matter during their Jun.

A man who drove a bulldozer into a house in the Calder area will be in prison for the next four years. Ronald Fatteicher, 60, pleaded guilty to attempted murder after driving a bulldozer into the home of his daughter-in-law in July of 2017.

A warehouse on Smith Street was destroyed by fire on the evening of Jun. 21. A call came in to Yorkton Fire Protective Services at approximately 8:00 p.m., said Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey. The fire had started in the north end of the building.