Category Archives: Yorkton News
Yorkton mayor reports to council on trip to Ottawa
YORKTON - Yorkton's Mayor Aaron Kienle gave a brief verbal report, and circulated a report, on his recent trip to Ottawa with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, SUMA and SARM. The pres...
Nov 18, 2025
Emergency response fee caps finally pass in Yorkton
YORKTON - An amendment to Yorkton's Fire Prevention Bylaw pertaining to emergency response fee caps was back before Yorkton Council Monday. On Oct. 24, Administration brought forward an amendment to t...
Nov 18, 2025
Birds caused two widespread power outages in Yorkton area
YORKTON - The Yorkton area has been struck by two widespread power outages this month. The first, on Nov. 9, was the bigger incident. According to Joel Cherry, a media relations and issues management ...
Nov 18, 2025
City of Melville targets federal funding for Halifax avenue pathway
The City of Melville is moving forward with plans to build a safer route for students and families along Halifax avenue. City Council has officially approved submitting a full application to the Feder...
Nov 17, 2025 Melville's city hall.Photo sourced from the City of Melville's Facebook page
RCMP investigating fatal collision near File Hills First Nation
FORT QU'APPELLE - A woman from Peepeekisis Cree Nation has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 10 near the File Hills First Nation junction. Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP were called to the scene...
Nov 17, 2025
New court date for three suspects in Yorkton cocaine bust
Court appearances have been made by three of four people, arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Yorkton. On June 16, police pulled over a vehicle on Highway 10, just south of...
Nov 17, 2025
Trial concludes for Calder man, accused of murder
A Calder man has stood trial in connection with a death in that area. In June of 2023, Mounties were called to a home in the Calder district, to conduct a wellness check on 61-year-old Bentley Bauming...
Nov 17, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Montreal Alouettes to win 112th Grey Cup
WINNIPEG -- All season long, the Saskatchewan Roughriders claimed they had a singular goal for their campaign: find a way to win the Grey Cup. They went through as many ups and downs as a team can go ...
Nov 16, 2025
Province commits funding to support Yorkton RCMP positions
The provincial government is allocating new funding to policing in Yorkton. The government is committing $357,000 in 2025-26 through the Municipal Police Grants program to help fund three RCMP positio...
Nov 14, 2025
Yorkton and Melville area groups share in $103,000 from provincial charitable gaming grants
YORKTON - More than 1,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations across Saskatchewan are getting a financial boost from Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, including several in the Yorkton and Melville...
Nov 14, 2025 Photo by Julia Morales on Unsplash
