Local Arts

In support of Shoppers Drug Mart's ongoing commitment to women's health, the Company and its Associate-owners announced today that the 13th annual Tree of Life campaign will run from September 20th, 2014 to October 17th, 2014.

The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society is continuing its efforts to save the old mill building. That was the simple message to Yorkton Council Monday when Vern Brown gave the Society's annual report.

The face of the holidays will be getting a facelift in the city as Yorkton Council voted unanimously to replace its street decorations a year ahead of schedule.

Police and SGI continued a no tolerance policy on dangerous driving habits during August issuing more than 3,700 speeding tickets and 319 for distracted driving. Cell phone use remains the number one distracted driving offence with 228 citations.

Well it happened again! The leaves have turned and there is a touch of frost on the air. Fall is here! And, for many outdoor enthusiasts, so is the fall hunting season.

A local Kindergarten program will be a showcase for the province this school year. The Ministry of Education chose Deanna Hansen's class at St. Paul's School for the honour because it is model of what the government wants early learning to be.

For a second year in a row, Yorkton showed a significant drop in its crime severity ranking of cities with more than 10,000 population.

Peggy Worrell reads from Proudflesh, her recently published collection of short fiction, at a Parkland Writer's Alliance (PWA) event at Yorkton Public Library September 16.

Fall is well on its way and everyone is getting back to their regular schedules. Prevention is an important part of lowering this statistic: NEVER use a cellular device or any other handheld device while driving. Keep children in child safety seats.

Yorkton Council approved its 2013 Municipal Public Accounts by unanimous vote at its regular meeting Monday.