Local Arts

Wetlands are important in terms of a watershed management system, but they may also be an economic resource. At least that is the indication coming out of work by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

The environment is a big part of our economy and that is especially true in terms of the environment of water.

Water is a resource which is a critical asset on many levels in Canada, and for that deserves a concerted effort to manage it properly.

The front and back yards of Yorkton and the surrounding area are being uncovered after months under the snow and now it’s time to clean up and get them back in order.

A Ukrainian style pioneer house in the R.M. of Sliding Hills, owned by Wasyl Chabun. We received a history of this house from David Chabun of Canora, Sask.

National Immunization Awareness Week is April 23-30, 2016. The theme for National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) is “Go for the Gold”, encouraging all to be a champion for immunization.

A former Yorkton RCMP officer and hockey coach has been committed to trial for sexual assault involving three young boys in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association Conference Saturday in Saltcoats featured a number of displays dedicated to nature and natural products, as well as time to simply discuss a common passion for birding.

Dragonflies and damselflies are fascinating insects and Dave Halstead an instructor of Natural Resource Technology with SIAST was eager to tell their story at the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association Conference Saturday in Saltcoats.

Sunrise Health Region Public Health and 601 Outreach Yorkton will be participating in spring clean up of discarded syringes April 25 and May 2. Individuals use syringes for many different purposes.