Local Arts

The Yorkton Film Festival held something of an unofficial kick-off on May 23 with a screening of the film Rigger.

At Saturday’s Golden Sheaf Awards, ‘We Are Canada’ was awarded the Golden Sheaf for Documentary Series. The award culminated a day in which the first episode of the series was screened on May 26 in the city.

It was bike safety week, and grade 3 students across Yorkton had the chance to learn a bit more how to safely ride their bikes.

Every year, hair disappears en masse at the Parkland Mall.

Two male youths are facing multiple charges in relation to a break and enter robbery in Canora last week. On Thursday, May 24, five suspects forced their way into a Canora residence. They wore masks and carried baseball bats.

Two Yorkton students represented a country from the other side of the world at a gathering of like-minded youths.

It was an opportunity to showcase the art projects students have made in recent weeks as the Yorkton Tribal Council hosted an art market and show of Indigenous art in Yorkton on May 25.

The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Golden Sheaf Awards. The awards were presented on Saturday, May 26 at the Golden Sheaf Awards Gala that capped off this year’s festival.

Saskatchewan has launched a province-wide Victims and Survivors of Crime week, which coincides with the national event of the same tame.

Directors Kevin D.A. Kuryntik and Carol Beecher did not believe they had won the Golden Sheaf for Best in Festival.