Local Arts

It was evening September 15th 1951 when Mayor Clarence G. Langrill pulled a switch at the Power House that put into operation Yorkton’s new streamlined street lighting system. J.R. Sarsfield , Business Manager and J.W.

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in July 2015 according to Statistics Canada. This was the lowest rate among the provinces and well below the 6.8 per cent recorded nationally.

The City of Yorkton is trying to recruit a contractor to deal with nuisance wildlife. A request for proposals (RFP) is currently open until 2 p.m. August 26.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced the federal government has approved creation of a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) at the Global Transportation Hub (GTH).

Rediscover Downtown, an organization made up of downtown merchants, hosted the Rolling Thunder Car Club Saturday on Second Avenue North between Broadway and Smith Streets in its Second Annual Car Show as a way to add to the attraction of the downtown

Yorkton’s Paper Bag Players held a Renaissance Fair July 8 at Rodney Ridge. It included a play, Willabella Witch’s Last Spell (above) fortune tellers, sword fighting, craft vendors, music and food in the natural amphitheatre of the park.

Nomination deadlines are fast approaching for both the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and the Volunteer Medal.

The Government of Saskatchewan has accepted five new communities into its Main Street Saskatchewan Program, a program designed to revitalize historic downtowns through a combination of government and private investment.

There is a tendency among board game fans to gravitate to the next new game every few weeks. That is not surprising.

A Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) board member has been recognized by her employer for her volunteer contributions to the festival. Rogers Communications presented Joanne McDonald with its Community Involvement Award last week.