Local Arts

A 2.5 per cent rise in landfill rates included in the City of Yorkton 2012 budget was officially passed Monday as Council unanimously passed the Sanitary Landfill Fees Bylaw.

Margin Call (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. J.C. Chandor. Starring Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons. Gripping thriller based on an untapped source of contemporary drama: the collapse of Wall Street.

For a number of years during the Christmas season, the York Colony Quilters Guild has donated hand crafted Christmas placemats to clients in the Sunrise Health Region Meals on Wheels program.

Sometime between the night of Friday, Dec. 9 and the morning of Saturday, Dec. 10, unknown person(s) removed and stole a flat deck utility trailer from the south end of the parking lot of Schrader's Honda.

Justice Minister Don Morgan introduced legislation to add three more constituencies, which means there will be 61 constituencies contested in the next provincial election. Morgan said the new constituencies reflect the province's growing population.

These days, it's so easy to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle of Christmas. For some, I know the holidays are a very busy and stressful time.

Yorkton Council approved $5,000 in adjustments to the City's 2012 Library Budget, with an additional $5,000 to be funded from the general surplus to help with additional staffing costs at the Yorkton Public Library.

When we think of kids and the holidays, family concerns, stress, and anxiety aren't typically things we associate with the gift-giving season.

Someone you know has been affected by sexualized violence - whether you know it or not. Statistics Canada has found that one in three girls and one in six boys have been sexually abused by the time they are eighteen (Statistics & Research).

Seven days a week, the Gift Shoppe is there for visitors to Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Patients, family members, and staff have come to depend on the shop's snacks and fresh-brewed coffee.