Local Arts

Small steps made a big difference on Friday. Family and friends impacted by cancer walked in a circuit at the Gallagher Centre on Jun. 15 as part of the Relay for Life.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is looking for the best and brightest of the city’s businesses. With the annual Celebrate Success awards, the Chamber honors the best in business, but they need the city’s help.

The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $11.06 an hour from $10.96 an hour on October 1, 2018. The increase is the 10th since 2007. An indexation formula has been used to calculate increases in the minimum wage since 2011.

The 2834 - 64th Field Battery Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps of Yorkton hosted its 50th Annual Ceremonial Review at the Yorkton Armouries on June 16. Cadets received awards for marksmanship, improvement, and proficiency in training.

Filmmaker Eric Brunt was inspired by his grandfather. The late World War II veteran had many stories of his time in the war, but while Brunt was close with him, he didn’t have the chance to record them.

Premier Scott Moe ran through the Saskatchewan Party’s greatest hits of arguments against a federal carbon tax during his speech in Yorkton last week. “Saskatchewan should not be subjet to this tax,” he said. “It simply doesn’t work.

Bus routes in Yorkton were affected by a collision between a truck and two students. On Monday, June 18 at approximately 8 a.m., Yorkton Municipal RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians.

Gearheads, car fanatics, and casual visitors talked shop and studied vehicles at a car show over the weekend. The afternoon event, held at Yorkton Hyundai on Jun. 16, was full of snacks, drinks, and classic cars.

Parents and kids enjoyed the warm weather and good times at the Family Fun Day event outside the Parkland Mall on Jun. 16. Children decorated their faces with paint, bounced down slides, and even rode in a hot air balloon.

You have to appreciate a board game that comes in a small box with rules so simple they are printed on the inside of the box top. That is one of the reasons to like Partido by designer Nick Ryan. Partido is a tile laying game with a simple objective.