Local Arts

The Yorkton Arts Council (YAC) celebrated the start of summer with some help from Saskatchewan artist Jeffery Straker.

Vaccines Reported An additional 18,423 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,023,698.

The Western Development Museum (WDM) will be welcoming visitors back for in-person programs this year as they will be hosting a number of workshops throughout the summer.

Businesses in the province recently weighed in with their thoughts on the Government of Saskatchewan lifting COVID-19 restrictions on July 11. These thoughts were shared thanks to a survey done by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.

The York Lake Regional Park asked a school in Yorkton to help them decorate their nature trail. Grade 5 students from the Dr. Brass School painted birdhouses that were placed on trees throughout the trail for people to look at.

With summer officially here, the Yorkton Public Library will be kicking off it's Summer Reading Club.

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,496 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,005,275.

Yorkton Council has questions about recent increases in the assessment of some properties when the latest numbers came out. So Monday, at a Committee-of-the-Whole meeting they were seeking some answers.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has several members unhappy about their property assessments and related property taxes.

It might almost be July, but there always seem to be reminders of hockey in Saskatchewan.