Local Arts

SGI has submitted a proposal to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) for a net increase of 5.2 per cent to Saskatchewan Auto Fund vehicle insurance rates. The proposal includes the following components: A 2.7 per cent revenue increase A 3.

Free Community lunch - Sat., Feb 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church (by the water tower). --- On Fri.

The Government of Saskatchewan will set a new mill rate factor limit of 9.0 for the 2014 taxation year for all municipalities to support fairer taxation among municipal property tax classes.

The Yorkton Arts Council is so pleased to bring you John Gracie, the next Star in the 2013-2014 "Stars For Saskatchewan" concert series. John will be performing excerpts from his Vintage Vegas show, with favorites from Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.

"Fairs are living reflections of the life and times around them, rooted in agriculture and volunteer-driven.

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre officially opened, appropriately, on Family Day, February 17. The centre is intended to promote "healthy families rooted in strong community support and collaboration.

St. John Ambulance encourages people to recognize Heart Month by taking Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training. Cardiac and respiratory emergencies can happen anywhere, and at any time.

Yorkton Council's decision to install its members only to the Yorkton Airport Authority has one of the Authority's first members disappointed.

At least two U.S. medical schools so far are early adopters of Dr. Benjamin Lok's and Dr. Carla Pugh's "Robot Butt" for teaching doctors-in-training to properly (and compassionately) administer prostate exams.

There have recently been confirmed cases of measles in Saskatchewan.