Local Arts

On Friday, Mar. 16, there was a full house at the Land Titles building in the city to view the local debut of the documentary film Myth.

Residential schools and the ‘60s Scoop are two things that have caused a wound among First Nations people in Canada.

Ask lawyer Mark Persick to talk about the laws surrounding marijuana next year and his presentation might be very different. Five years from now, it will be different still. Canada is heading into the unknown with the legalization of marijuana.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the RCMP are warning people of the potential of fentanyl or carfentanil in the area. Fentanyl is a prescribed painkiller that is often added to illicit drugs without people’s knowledge.

There was room at the table at the Gallagher Centre, as the Canadian Foodgrains Bank celebrated the contributions of six area farm families to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and hopefully expand the amount of support in the area.

February 16, 2017 — a date that signifies one of the biggest moments in Mosaic’s potash history. On this day a year ago, we hit the potash level at our new mine in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan.

The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce that they have partnered with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress to present a screening of the film Myth: For What Wassyl Slipak Died.

A frozen sewer line kept the Yorkton Public Library out of commission over the weekend. The library began experiencing backups on Friday. An inspection revealed there was no running water in the building.

It was a busy time for Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden last week as she attended a Board of Directors meeting with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in Laval, Quebec. Goulden said it was 13 meetings to attend over 3.5 days.

Mar. 21 is designated by the United Nations (UN) as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It’s a day observed all around the world to focus attention on the problems of racism and the need to promote racial harmony.