Local Arts

In the late 1960s & 1970s it was comprised of many sculptures, snow mobile races, dog team races, the crowning of a Prince and Princess, igloo opening, family skating parties at Jaycee Beach lit up by bonfires and torches, hockey and other sports, pa

The recommendations of the 2014 Provincial Court Commission regarding salary increases and benefits for Provincial Court judges take effect January 31, 2015.

The Yorkton Friendship Centre has been feeding local children with their hot lunch program since August, but now they need help. The issue is with the protein for the meals they make, as the program is running very low on meat.

The end of February will be marked with the sound of snowmobiles. The Yorkton Sno-Riders are the host of the 2015 Provincial Snowmobile Festival on February 27 and 28.

The Yorkton Community Clubhouse is beginning to take shape. The change room and washroom facility at Century Field has been in the works since 2009, and construction has finally begun.

Photographer Larry Easton and collaborators Margaret Hryniuk and Frank Korvemaker launched their second book, Legacy of Worship, at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Saturday afternoon.

After losing everything and being dislocated by the fire that claimed the Yorkton Manor Apartments December 2, Mark Hendrie got a most unwelcome Christmas present from Sasktel. On his December bill, there were three charges totaling $344.

SaskTel maxTV™ customers will have the exclusive opportunity to watch free live coverage of the SaskTel Men’s Tankard semi-final and final on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Live coverage of the semifinal draw will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Interest in art comes from all types of muse. In the case of Cole Denesowych the whisper to start to paint came as he convalesced. “Surgery was completed in September and I was on my lengthy road to recovery,” recalled the 23-year-old.

Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. It is held annually on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family.