Local Arts

The City held a flag raising ceremony June 1 to kick off Recreation and Parks Month.

The Sunrise Regional Health Authority recently approved what is planned as a balanced operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

With a late influx of some $3 million from the province, the Sunrise Health Region managed a small surplus on its 2014-15 Operating Budget.

The Sunrise Health Region Board approved more than $3 million in capital expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2016.

Audiology/Hearing Aid Program services in Yorkton will be reduced over the next 12 months to manage a leave of absence. The health regions regret that recruitment to the temporary vacancy was unsuccessful.

On May 15, 1909 at 10:15 p.m., Yorkton residents felt the tremors of an earthquake, especially experienced by those who were indoors.

A last minute cancellation in the Skills Canada National Championships this year has once again put Yorkton Regional High School at the top of the country in robotics.

A new self-help book by an author with local connections debuts at Coles this week. Guy Scholz grew up in Langenburg and went on to be an author, pastor, educator and a USA National Arena Curling champion.

The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association (YFBTA) will be hosting the Nature Saskatchewan Spring Symposium June 19 to 21 in Saltcoats.

Every year, the clubhouse at Cherrydale is enhanced by the work of a variety of local artists. This year’s artwork is now on display, and an artist’s reception brought together the community’s wide range of artists.