Yorkton This Week

As of July 1, 2017, new rights will be provided to renters who are fleeing situations of interpersonal violence and abuse.

The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed the Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (SCII) Act, on June 30, 2017.

The Yorkton Exhibition Association Summer Fair is set to run Wednesday to Saturday of this week. Again the four-day event promises fun for all ages with the return of family favourites such as the West Coast Amusements midway and petting zoo.

On June 26, Clare Drake was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder’s category. Born in Yorkton, on October 9, 1928, Drake was a fine hockey player in his youth, but made his mark in the hockey community as an extremely effective coach.

It’ll be a country Saturday night to wrap-up entertainment at the summer fair this week as Doc Walker takes to the Painted Hand Casino Main Stage. The Manitoba-based country band has been a force in the genre for years.

An iconic piece of Americana is coming to Yorkton.

It was a busy week for the Yorkton Cardinals in Western Major Baseball League action. The team played a total of five games at the time of print. They went 2-3 in those games, pushing their record to 7-17 for the season.

For some people in the Yorkton area, the Canada Day weekend for the past five years has meant getting dirty - very dirty. The 5th annual Quad Derby took place at the Redneck Rec. Land Mudpark over the long weekend.