Local Arts

A 36-year-old Yorkton man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for a sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl. Lynsie Quewezance pleaded guilty March 28 to one count of sexual assault.

A Saskatchewan Aboriginal advocacy organization says Saskatchewan’s remand system is in crisis and the Province is in breach of both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights.

Voters across Saskatchewan go to the polls in a provincial election April 4.

The New Arrivals Network will host a public meeting on Monday, April 11, for people interested in refugee sponsorship, where a longtime Saskatoon activist with refugee work will be the guest speaker.

A STARS Air Ambulance takes off from Yorkton Regional Health Centre for a patient transfer to Regina Friday. In 2014/2015, the last year for which statistics are available, STARS flew 1,046 missions in Saskatchewan, including 35 in the Yorkton area.

There will be 97 nominees in 21 categories vying for Golden Sheaf Awards at this year’s Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) not including craft awards.

A postcard collector, Peter Cox from Ontario has this postcard of a barn believed to be located in the vicinity of Yorkton. The information on the back tells us: Archibald McGregor was the builder.

SGI Canada is warning consumers about a “mystery shopper” scam involving fraudulent cheques that appear to be issued by SGI Canada. Targeted individuals receive a letter from a third party claiming to be contracted by, and on behalf of SGI Canada.

A Yorkton Court of Queen’s Bench justice has dismissed an application by a convicted cannabis grower to be released from prison. In January, Patrick Koskie, a Yorkton provincial court judge, sentenced Luc Bernard d’Abadie to 18 months in prison.

The piano is an instrument that can give you many sounds, moods and styles of music. Saskatoon concert pianist Samuel Deason is coming to Yorkton for a solo performance, part of the Stars for Saskatchewan series.