Local Arts

Members of Division 649 held signs of protest at the train tracks on Beck Avenue on May 30. It was day one of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) strike against Canadian Pacific Rail.

Not many people know the story of Rumble: The Indians who Rocked the World.

In the middle of the Gallagher Centre, I walked into a bar. An old dive bar, it hasn’t seen a new coat of paint in years, but it’s filled with authentic blues and people milling about. Taking in the scene, behind my head, I hear a disembodied voice.

Aaron Kienle and his family have been watching the protests and the use of force by the government to quell the civil unrest in the Republic of Nicaragua with great interest.

Paula Bali doesn’t want another family to go through what she has. Her daughter Mekayla is one of 22 missing children in the province of Saskatchewan, and she wants to see all of them back with their families.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is set to begin a $1.54 million dollar project at the Theodore Dam. The Theodore project is part of an overall plan by the WSA to invest an all-time record $43.

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 27 to June 2 as Saskatchewan Tourism Week.

The Yorkton Film Festival held something of an unofficial kick-off on May 23 with a screening of the film Rigger.

At Saturday’s Golden Sheaf Awards, ‘We Are Canada’ was awarded the Golden Sheaf for Documentary Series. The award culminated a day in which the first episode of the series was screened on May 26 in the city.

It was bike safety week, and grade 3 students across Yorkton had the chance to learn a bit more how to safely ride their bikes.