Local Arts

SGI has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for driver’s licence and identification card production services. SGI’s current five-year contract for driver’s licence and identification card production expires at the end of March 2016.

The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Marquette as a judge to the Provincial Court in Wynyard.

Warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court December 15: Cheryl Musqua Anyone who has information should contact the Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, the Yorkton court house at 306-786-1400 or their local police service.

A 23-year-old Yorkton man is scheduled to go on trial in 2015 on forcible confinement and assault charges. Danil Davidson pleaded not guilty in Yorkton Provincial Court December 22 on the charges related to an incident in 2011.

An 11-member Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction was announced in Saskatoon by Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer.

Firearms are present in an estimated 17 per cent of Canadian households. There are almost eight million firearms in Canada (or about two firearms for every 10 people).

From Aberdeen to Zenon Park, 107 Saskatchewan communities will share a total of $3,257,109 in funding, with the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) today announcing approval of 245 grants that will support a wide variety of projects throughout the provi

1. Summer Fair brought chariot and chuckwagon races to Cornerstone Raceway. 2. SIGN opened its Family Resource Centre on Family Day in February. 3. Record crowds showed up for the Remembrance Day ceremony at Gallagher Centre. 4.

For many Canadians, scarves, mitts, boots and gloves have become fashion must-haves as the last leaves of autumn were followed by the first snow over the past week.

For the first article of the new year I thought I’d go a tad philosophical in terms of board gaming in Yorkton. Our city seems stuck in a sort of no man’s land in terms of what is available here and our population.