Local Arts

Three developments by private developers had their concept plans adopted by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Broadway Street is in bad shape and needs to be rebuilt above and below ground. That was the crux of the message to Broadway business owners at a meeting February 5 sponsored by the Yorkton Business Improvement District (YBID).

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce last week named Canada's skills shortage the number one barrier to competitiveness for area businesses.

Yorkton-Melville MP Garry Breitkreuz was in Las Vegas last week to receive what his constituency office is describing as "the biggest award of his career.

Premier Brad Wall offered the Government of Saskatchewan's support for recent federal initiatives to increase grain movement and urged the railways to improve service to move this year's record crop to port.

Yorkton's Rotary Club president is concerned about the impact of funding cuts that has effectively ended a 38-year international development partnership between Rotary and the Canadian government.

Yorkton Council cleared the way Monday to help facilitate development of a new seniors housing facility in the city.

Increased Internet speeds have arrived in Yorkton and Melville. Access Communications is excited to announce that AccessHyperSpeed 20 is available now in these two communities.

Since September, over one hundred people, ages children to seniors, from Yorkton, Canora, Melville, Springside, Ebenezer and many surrounding areas, have been volunteering (an estimated 500-plus hours) and preparing to perform The Promise.

This past weekend the Yorkton cross-country ski club opened its Deer Park Clubhouse doors to the public in hopes of luring in some new members during its second annual cross-country skiing clinic.