Yorkton This Week

A walk down Broadway Street in the city Sunday was about remembrance and education. “It’s an education and awareness walk for residential school survivors,” explained Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup of the Yorkton Tribal Council.

The Taste of Yorkton Tasting Festival was held Saturday at the Nexera Flexihall at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton Saturday. The event was an opportunity to sample local foods and interesting wines. The event is hosted by the Lions Club of Yorkton.

The Yorkton Junior Raiders rolled through a home game against the Regina Schooners, scuttling the visitors 47-8 at Century Field Sunday.

The first points on the board in the Sacred Heart High School Saints’ game against the Broadview Bandits belonged to the Saints, with a field goal putting them up three.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area hosted a program Saturday to mark Culture Day in the city. The event, held at SIGN On Broadway included sessions on cultural activities such as acting and painting.

The Sacred Heart Senior Boys volleyball team competed in a tournament in Langenburg on Sept. 28-29, besting teams from Canora, Carnduff, and Cowesses. Sacred Heart fell to Melville in the gold medal game, winning the silve

Crime and police services are certainly issues for rural Saskatchewan.

Yorkton and the surrounding communities sit on Treaty 4 land, but the relationship between the people on the land has not always been healthy and there are now wounds that need to be healed.

A collection of volunteers stood along a pathway in Logan Green. They were armed with small bottles. A group of runners rushed past them. The volunteers tossed their bottles at the runners, coating them in powdery colours.