Local Arts

Yorkton artists are coming together under one roof to promote creativity during Culture Days. Big Brothers Big Sisters Yorkton (BBBS) is hosting a Discovering the Arts event on September 30. It runs from 2-5 p.m.

Get ready for the pets. The Gallagher Center Agripavilion will be taken over by animals of all sizes during the weekend at the end of the month. They’ll be part of the inaugural Pet Expo. The expo is a joint effort by KAOS Dogsports Inc.

The City of Yorkton will continue to support three local organizations through the donation of agricultural land use.

Two famous Yorkton entrepreneurs were honoured for their service to the community by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.

The City of Yorkton has agreed to the installation of a Royal Canadian Legion monument on city property if the local Legion branch provides the funding.

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.