Local Arts

The Paper Bag Players’ annual Christmas Dinner Theatre featured A Bad Year for Tomatoes, the story of an actress who retreats to a small town to write her memoirs, but is distracted by her well-meaning, but eccentric, neighbors.

Today, when the citizens of Saskatchewan vote, the people of the province typically know with some certainty who is going to take the office that evening. In 1905, when the province was voting for its first premier, that was not the case.

The Yorkton Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign has reached $43,494 so far. The goal for 2017 was to raise $135,000 for the Christmas campaign, says Lieutenant Samuel Tim of the Yorkton Salvation Army.

The Yorkton Co-operative Association Limited Board of Directors has announced a one-time special cash payment to its members.

UPDATE: Rob Clarke has dropped out of the race for Sask Party leadership. At this time, we don't know if he'll still be attending the event.

The City of Yorkton is looking to become involved in a Jordan Municipal Support Project (JMSP). The five-year project is being implemented through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

The City of Yorkton is looking to update its Property Standards Bylaw. The current Property Standards Bylaw No. 1/2011 was originally adopted in 2011.

Water rates are going up again in 2018. Rates have risen in each of the past seven years for a total of 21.32 per cent. At its regular meeting Monday Yorkton Council approved a 3.97 per cent increase effective Jan. 1.

The number of species at risk of extinction in Canada has risen to an alarming level and officials are meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta to plot a strategy to combat the increasing problem.

The Government of Saskatchewan has made changes to strengthen The Adoption Act, 1998 and The Adoption Regulations, 2003 to better serve Saskatchewan children and their families.