Local Arts

The Yorkton Business Improvement District will be investing an additional $100,000 in lighting for the downtown area following Yorkton Council's acceptance of a proposal to extend their deal with the City for an additional year.

The Government of Saskatchewan is spending $150,000 for culvert and road repairs at eight locations in Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) is extending its $10 senior seat sale by an extra month. Seniors aged 60 and over can continue to ride across Saskatchewan for $10 one-way for the entire month of October as well.

For its first 42 years, the Grey Cup championship was always contested in central Canada, most frequently Toronto, until it finally came to Vancouver in 1955. These were the days before commercial air travel was affordable.

The federal government is in the process of making some great changes to aboriginal policy. While you may hear grumblings about the changes from some chiefs, know plenty of grassroots band members like what's going on.

After 16 hours, the final five miners trapped in the potash mine at Rocanville due to an early morning fire are home. PotashCorp reported early Tuesday morning that a cable reel located in the Rocanville mine was burning.

With the help of a number of volunteers supplying combines, trucks and time the Yorkton Terriers harvested a major fundraiser Friday. Seed to Score is a new fundraising effort in support of the local Junior Hockey Club initiated in the spring.

A bar in Horry County, S.C., named the Suck Bang Blow filed a lawsuit in May challenging the county's new ordinance prohibiting motorcyclists' "burnouts" (engine-revving with back-tire-spinning, creating smoke - and enormous noise).

Community Futures Ventures is excited to participate in the first provincial "How to Improve your Community" competition for grade 12 students in our region.

Culture Days 2012 - Western Development Museum, Yorkton. Sat., Sept. 29, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Join us at the Yorkton WDM as we celebrate the cross-Canada Culture Days movement! On Sat., Sept. 29 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.