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Holiday Recycling

Holiday Garbage and Recycling schedule for December 26, 2022 to January 2, 2023

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2022 11:55 AM

This holiday season the City of Yorkton is encouraging residents to practice proper waste disposal. Many items that end up in our landfill during the holiday season can actually be recycled, reducing the amount of unnecessary waste that goes into the landfill each year. 

Holiday items that can be recycled
  •  Wrapping Paper: If you can rip it, you can recycle it. No need to remove tape and staples, but it helps if you do.
  • 100% cardboard gift boxes, gift cards and paper packaging. Remove the plastic,...

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Let Yorkton Shine Holiday Map and Voting now available

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022 02:18 PM

The 2022 Let Yorkton Shine Holiday Map and public voting is now available. Grab some friends or family and go for a drive this holiday season to view the contest entries in person before voting for your favourite decorated home or store front online.

The public can download and print out theHoliday Mapor use the interactive map found on our new community engagement platform,Shape Your City. Public voting is also through the Let Yorkton Shine Holiday Contest page on Shape Your City. 

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Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect for the Downtown Core starting Thursday, December 15

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:22 AM

City crews were out at 2 a.m. this morning, Thursday, December 15, clearing the Urban Connector (Highway 9, Highway 10 E., Highway 16 A., and York Road). These roadways were completed this morning and crews have now moved on to Priority 1 main streets and emergency routes, focusing on Mayhew Ave., Darlington St. and Gladstone Ave. 

A Snow Route Parking Ban will be in effect starting tonight, Thursday, December 15 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. for the downtown business district (blue zone). These...

Public Notice - Committee of the Whole Council Meeting Cancelled

Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2022 01:14 PM

Please be advised that the Committee of the Whole Council Meeting that was scheduled for December 12, 2022 has been cancelled.

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Structure Fire – 406 Riverview Road

Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 02:20 PM

At 8:40 p.m. on December 5, 2022 the Yorkton Fire Protective Services Department (YFPS) received a call for a fire on the main floor of an apartment complex. Residents within the complex were evacuated and three people were rescued from the second and third floors of the complex with ground ladders. At approximately 11:15 p.m. the fire was extinguished and YFPS secured the unit where the fire started. As the complex was closed to tenants, those displaced were provided shelter in hotels.

At 4:45 a.m....