Local Arts

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are investing $75,972 to upgrade the rural water pipeline at Good Spirit Lake in the Rural Municipality of Good Lake, through the Building Canada initiative.

Darlene (England) and Stewart Stevenson arrived at coffee row recently with pictures of their brand new granddaughter, Ivy Wu Stevenson, born July 23 weighing in at 6 lbs 8 oz. Ivy is the first child of son, Dean and Muriel from Surrey, BC.

Yorkton's Newcomer Welcome Centre officially opened for business with a ceremony at its Smith Street location last Thursday.

Effective August 26, 2010, Sunrise Health Region will temporarily suspend Nurse Practitioner service at the Primary Health Care Office in Foam Lake. The service will be reinstated when a Nurse Practitioner is recruited.

The importance of conserving wetlands in the Yorkton area, as well as recognizing contributors and raising funds for the effort, was brought to attention at the Harris Conservation Project Dedication at Ducks Unlimited Canada in Yorkton, on Saturday,

The regular Noon Pot Luck Luncheon was held Monday, August 16 in the Stirling Room. Call 744-8169 if you need a ride. Bronwen Joyes of Edmonton spent a week visiting family and friends in the district.

SELF-TITLEDJay SemkoIndie8-out-of-10 It is interesting how time evolves the music of some musicians. Saskatchewan's Jay Semko is certainly one such artist.

The City of Yorkton is moving toward the sale of parcel of land west of the Gallagher Centre on which Water Treatment Plant #2 currently sits.

The most urgent restoration work at Yorkton Regional High School has been completed and the facility will open as scheduled on August 30.

As part of an ongoing program to renew and prepare the province's electrical infrastructure for the future, SaskPower is proceeding with the development of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system.