Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Film Festival has been a part of the city's cultural fabric for going on seven decades. And as the longest-running film festival in North America it has a well-deserved reputation in the film industry across Canada.

When it came to making Indie Game: The Movie filmmakers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky went down unconventional paths with just about every aspect of its funding and release, and they all worked.

James Reginald Maslow, beloved husband of Annette Maslow of Yorkton passed away after a lengthy battle with COPD on Thursday May 16, 2013 at the age of 74.

Brittany Villeneuve of Yorkton, beloved daughter of D'Arcy and Cheryl Villeneuve entered eternal life on May 14, 2013 at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina. She was 23 years of age.

Rose Frances Milotte (nee Dobko) of Moose Jaw passed away peacefully on May 20, 2013 at the age of 95 at the Moose Jaw Extendicare. Rose was the youngest of eight children.

From a traffic safety point-of-view, the summer is off to a good start with no fatalities reported over the May long weekend.

Yorkton Council gave second and third reading to an amendment to the City Zoning Bylaw which could pave the way for construction of a new apartment complex.

Art Niefer, longtime Yorkton resident, passed away at his home on Friday, May 17, 2013. He was 89 years of age. Arthur A. Niefer was born in Detroit, MI to a Henry Ford assembly line worker, Ferdinand (Fred) Niefer.

Terry Ortynsky is well known as a car dealership owner and for community work in the city. But Ortynsky is also involved in the film industry, having now co-produced a trio of films.

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