Local Arts

Saskatchewan’s month-to-month growth in the retail sector for June 2016 outpaced all other jurisdictions in Canada, according to figures released by Statistics Canada today. Saskatchewan’s sales were more than $1.

The city is working hard to maintain drainage ditches in the city, but they are also taking a new approach to the problem. A cleaning of the drainage ditch on Victoria Ave. was a test of a new way of cleaning out drainage ditches in the city.

The choir program at Yorkton Regional High School is not going to be offered for the 2016-17 school year due to a lack of student interest.

Yorkton will be well represented at this year’s ABEX Awards. Representing the best in Saskatchewan business, the awards recognize achievement in Saskatchewan businesses in a wide range of categories.

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Technically, Cas & Dylan was never really a Yorkton Film Festival film, although the festival did host a screening in April to celebrate National Canadian Film day in April.

Manufacturing sales saw a strong increase in activity to begin the summer, with Saskatchewan ranking first among the provinces in terms of month-to-month percentage change.

Cases of pertussis have been recently diagnosed in the southern area of Sunrise Health Region. Pertussis is a serious bacterial infection of the respiratory (breathing) system.

The Summer Olympics have of course taken centre stage the last couple of weeks. So for something a little different, I have to comment a little on the potential of board games to be medal sports one day.

Two local rescue organizations conducted a first of its kind event August 16. The urban rescue training exercise was a collaboration of Parkland Search and Rescue (PSAR) and St. John Ambulance Medical First Responder Team.