Local Arts

Yorkton City Councillor has been elected chair of the Provinces and Territories Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

A gourmet hot dog sale was held Friday at Cornerstone Credit Union on Jun. 8. Proceeds from the sale were earmarked for the Accent on Kids daycare.

The 2018 edition of the Kidney Walk was held on Jun. 10 in Yorkton. “It is an opportunity to celebrate, honour, advocate and meet others right here in Yorkton.

The 2018 Walk For Alzheimer’s was held at Century Field in Yorkton Thursday. The annual event, presented by Investors Group, saw a number of people take to the track to raise some $4,500 earmarked for the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan.

The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society was at the Yorkton Co-op on Jun. 8, cooking up burgers to help raise money to preserve the last brick mill standing. Pictured are Vic Surjik, Gladys Krepakevich, Juanita Brown, and Gene Krepakevich.

Summer is a great time to read, but where are you going to find the perfect book? Families at Columbia School had the chance to pick their next favorite book at the school’s book fair on Jun.

Access Com-munications held an event for its volunteers and staff recently to mark 40 years of operation. Here local manager Ron Irvine details some of the company’s long story.

A Heavy Equipment Operator course is underway at Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation. It’s part of a three-year agreement between Parkland College, CP Rail, and several First Nations bands in the Parkland region.

The annual ceremonial review of the #17 Yorkton Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron took place on June 6, celebrating the accomplishments of Yorkton’s Air Cadets over the past year. The squadron was reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Denis Letellier.

The Saskatchewan RCMP have provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy. Two months after the fatal bus crash claimed 16 lives, people still have questions about the accident.