Council
Yorkton City Council is elected to act in the best interest of our community.
Made up of one Mayor and six Councillors, members are responsible for representing their constituents when making decisions that affect local policies, programs and services while keeping the well-being and financial integrity of the city in mind. Each one is elected for a term of four years.
If you have a topic or a question you would like to discuss with all members of Council, you can send them a message:

Councillor Dustin Brears
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-621-7161
Councillor Brears was elected as Councillor in November, 2020.
Councillor Brears has experience on the Economic Development Committee, Planning & Infrastructure Commission and Development Appeals Board for the City of Yorkton. He is a member of many local volunteer organizations and has served previously as a board member on the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.
Councillor Brears is part-owner of a local business that employs many people in and around Yorkton. He is focused on the well-being of Yorkton residents and the health of our business community. He is approachable and encourages people to provide any feedback that will help make Yorkton an even greater place to live and do business.

Councillor Randy Goulden
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-783-8707 (work) 306-782-9139 (residence)
Councillor Goulden's many years of work in the community, as well as her involvement with provincial and national organizations, have kept her in close touch with the people of Yorkton and the issues that directly affect them. She continually promotes Yorkton as the best place to visit, live and do business and believes in partnerships and empowerment towards growing a vibrant, safe and sustainable community.
Councillor Goulden was first elected to Yorkton City Council in 1997 and continues to serve as a Councillor. She has served on all council committees and commissions and has been an active Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) and Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) participant. Councillor Goulden has played an active role as Chairperson of both the FCM Standing Committee on Community Safety & Crime Prevention and the National Rail Safety Committee.
As an active community volunteer, she has served on numerous community, provincial and national committees and organizations, including terms as President of both the Canadian and Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association. She has also contributed her personal time towards the Saskatchewan Winter and Summer Games, World Junior Hockey Challenge, Yorkton Dance Association, Yorkton Nursery School Association, Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame, Band Boosters, Yorkton Music Festival, Ukrainian dance, Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club, Yorkton Figure Skating Club, the Rotary Club of Yorkton, and was the chair of the Vancouver Olympic Torch Run for Yorkton along with the last Royal Visit.

Councillor Quinn Haider
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-641-5334
Councillor Haider is focused on teamwork and collaboration at the Council table. He has served on the Protective Services Committee and the Yorkton Public Library Committee and is open to hearing what citizens have to say about all local matters.
Yorkton is where Councillor Haider was raised, educated and where his teaching career started 25 years ago. During his quality time in Yorkton, he has met thousands of students and their families in the community. He is proud to call Yorkton home and is dedicated to keeping people safe in the community.
This is Councillor Haider's second term on City Council.

Councillor Greg Litvanyi
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-621-6682
Councillor Litvanyi has been a resident of Yorkton for the past 45 years. He served his career as a Firefighter, Acting Captain and Deputy Chief with Yorkton Fire Protective Services for over 26 years, retiring from the Department in 2016. More recently Greg sat on the Development Appeals Board with the City and is committed to promoting growth by supporting our existing businesses and helping attract new businesses to our City.
He currently is the President of 251 Forensic Fire Investigations Ltd that employs 4 Fire Investigators and two admin staff throughout Western Canada. With his knowledge of the City of Yorkton and operating a small business, Councillor Litvanyi wanted to give back to the community and was successful in his run for City Council in 2024. Greg is passionate about building a community that his daughter will want to come home to after University and make a prosperous and happy life in the City he likes to call home.
Greg will continue to be engaged in our Community and bring the voices of our community to City Council.

Councillor Stephanie Ortynsky
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-621-6413
In her role as a Research Associate with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) and the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Regina (U of R), Councillor Ortynsky leads research initiatives focused on achieving long-term financial sustainability for municipalities across the province. Additionally, she instructs foundations in the social economy in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at the University of Saskatchewan online (U of S), equipping leaders with the knowledge to drive local transformation.
Stephanie earned her doctorate (PhD) in public policy from JSGS, a joint program between both provincial universities. Her postdoctoral research at the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance (IMFG) at the School of Cities, U of T, honed her appreciation of municipal budgeting and the imperative for multi-tier governmental collaboration to safeguard Yorkton’s financial future.
Her recent volunteer work with the JSGS Mentorship Program for masters' students; Upstream, now part of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPPA); and the Ukrainian Museum of Canada (UMC) - National highlights her devotedness to community engagement, cultural preservation, and leadership. These values shine through in her work on the city council, where she remains fully committed to listening to residents, advocating on their behalf, and fostering collaboration for the benefit of all people of Yorkton.
Outside of her professional and civic responsibilities, Councillor Ortynsky is passionate about holistic health and wellbeing for all. She adores daily hikes or runs on the edge of the city's dirt roads with her active 10-year-old Weimaraner pup Poet Pickles, teaching yoga with the city, consistently meditating in the Vedic tradition, and regularly joining in on Yorkton's plethora of group fitness options - gym boot camps, CrossFit, and spin classes.

Councillor Darcy Zaharia
City of Yorkton 37 3rd Avenue North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3
Telephone: 306-621-9660
Councillor Zaharia, in his role as Councillor, is committed to giving back to the community that has served him well during his life in Yorkton.
Councillor Zaharia serves as an auditor for the Provincial Government in his professional life and believes his accounting background and keen interest in citizen issues will bring a unique perspective to the Council table.
He was born and raised in Yorkton and is extremely proud to call this city home. Councillor Zaharia has volunteered in the community in many ways including, coach and board member for Yorkton Minor Football, board member of a local daycare, a volunteer firefighter and as an auxiliary RCMP member.
This is Councillor Zaharia's second term on City Council.
