Local Arts

The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce their partnership with the Sunrise Health Region for a screening and discussion on Hepatitis C in Canada.

Martin Davenport has been appointed Chairperson to the Whitewood Housing Authority Board of Directors along with the reappointments of Valerie Kitzul and Paul Nieminen.

Whitesand Regional Park celebrated their 50th Anniversary this past weekend. Celebrations on Saturday, July 18 included a parade, supper, live music and raffles. Pictured here are a couple of the floats that were entered into the parade.

“Everybody is cool, nobody’s upset. I think people were quite pleased with the way we handled it.

“It’s been something the community’s been asking for for a while, so it’s good news.” — Juanita Polegi, executive director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Rumours that Save On Foods is coming to Yorkton are no longer rumours.

A 34-year-old Yorkton man has been sentenced to two years in prison following a guilty plea for trafficking cocaine. Tyson Blahey was picked up near Theodore on June 18 in a traffic stop.

A new fourplex which will be exclusively for persons with disabilities was green-lit at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday. The development is to be built at 53 Lawrence via a Contract Zoning Agreement with the City.

The province and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement for April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2017.

Growing up in Springside, Good Spirit Lake, Burgis Beach and the community there were a big part of Jared Berrns’ life.

City Administration once again provided the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday with a Public Awareness Report.