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Public Notice - Proposed Rezoning of 129 & 135 Myrtle Ave

The City of Yorkton will consider:

1. Proposed Bylaw No. 9/2022 to Amend the Zoning Bylaw by Rezoning both 129 & 135 Myrtle Avenue from C-1 City Centre Commercial to CMI-1 Commercial-Industrial Transitional; and
2. A Discretionary Use application to allow for a Self Storage Facility on the same property. The Discretionary Use cannot be considered for approval if the rezoning is not approved. Council approval of the Discretionary Use will enable staff to issue Development and Building Permits, subject...

SaskEnergy Inspection of Natural Gas Lines

SaskEnergy, and its subsidiary TransGas, will be performing a variety of safety tests and inspections in Yorkton between April and May, 2022. This inspection is part of their enhanced safety and gas line integrity program.

To inspect their gas lines, they may utilize a variety of techniques that can include both vehicle-mounted equipment and hand-held devices. These highly sensitive instruments are designed to detect natural gas and will be used to survey above and below ground infrastructure....

City of Yorkton receives funding from FCM

The City of Yorkton was one out of three Saskatchewan Municipalities to receive funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF).

Yorkton received $150,200 to complete a study to establish potential upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and water re-use options and reduce its impact on Yorkton Creek and nutrient-rich Assiniboine River, maintain regulatory compliance and explore future growth and re-use possibilities.

 The feasibility study...

Support for Ukraine - Humanitarian Aid

A message from our Mayor, Mitch Hippsley. 

Ladies & gentlemen, we are living in unbelievable times in the modern world.

As you are fully aware, president Putin of Russia is sending troops & invading the country of Ukraine.Who could have ever predicted such a horrific situation in the year 2022!

The tenacity & grit of the Ukrainian culture is the very reason Yorkton was founded, grown & continues to flourish. This tenacity is the reason the Ukraine will...

Public Notice Proposed Rezoning of 139 Dominion Avenue to allow for commercial use

Bylaw No. 3/2022 - Amend Future Land Use Concept Map and Amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 12/2014

Bylaw No. 5/2022 - Rezone to Allow for Commercial Use and amend Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003

The applicant proposes to amend the Official Community Plan Land Use Concept Map for 139 Dominion Avenue from Industrial to Commercial and to amend the Zoning Bylaw by rezoning from MI-1 Light Industrial to CMI-1 Commercial - Industrial Transitional, for the following reasons:

1. to make the existing Community...