Local Arts

The Sunflower Art and Craft Market is an institution in Yorkton, but while the name of the show stays the same the people in it change significantly every year. That’s true of 2017 as well, with 41 vendors who were new to the show.

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The provincial government will be conducting a consultation survey on cannabis from Friday, September 8 to Friday, October 6. “The legalization of cannabis represents a big change,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said.

Yorktonites will enjoy an evening of local and provincial wines, spirits, beers, and foods at the Gallagher Center this month. The Yorkton Lions Club is hosting the 15th annual Wine, Beer, and Spirits Tasting Festival with a Taste of the Parkland.

It’s time for local writers to put ‘Pen to Page’. The ‘Pen to Page’ writing contest is being held by the Parkland Writers Alliance (PWA) in partnership with Yorkton Public Library and Yorkton This Week.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) wants to keep in touch with doctors across the province and push for things those doctors feel are important. That’s the reason behind their annual president’s tour, which stopped in Yorkton recently.

The annual Health Foundation Gala is always a chance to dress up, get out and have fun for a good cause, and each year the team behind it brings forward a different theme to capture people’s imagination and get them excited about the evening.

The Health Foundation’s Farming for Health project is charging towards its goal of raising a million dollars for a new hospital in Yorkton. This year’s crop is now swathed, and waiting for the combine to come in the next weeks.

Everyone wants to be healthy, whether it’s a great-grandparent or a young child. A new Health Expo in Yorkton has started to give people advice and help them improve their health.

Events in the rest of the world can have an impact on Canada, and the events of September 11, 2001 changed the entire world.