City News

Deer Park Golf Course Celebrates Centennial

Mayor Mitch Hippsley and City Councillors, golfers, and several City of Yorkton staff gathered today at the Deer Park Golf Course to celebrate its Centennial year. The celebration included an unveiling of a historical sign describing the history of Deer Park. COVID-19 guidelines were followed for the event.

The golf course officially opened on May 24, 1921. The course started out with nine holes out of the proposed 18 and neither a clubhouse nor a pro shop had been built. A granary was later moved...

State of the City - April 22, 2021

Mayor Mitch Hippsley presented the annual “State of the City” address to the Chamber of Commerce April 22nd, outlining city accomplishments and challenges during 2020 and discussing plans and projects slated for 2021. The presentation was virtual via Zoom.

To view a PDF version of the State of the City, please click...

Get Out & Get Virtual Contest

The City of Yorkton presents our Get Out & Get Virtual Contest.

Contest deadline: Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The Get Out & Get Virtual Contest Winners

• Perry Zaharia
• Erin Roussin
• Leah Berlinic
• Danielle Mills

Challenges

Click below to find the correct answers for each challenge. 

Challenge one Question

• Name the City of Yorkton's Mayor
• Name the six Councillors of the City of Yorkton

Answer

• Mayor Mitch Hippsley, Dustin Brears, Ken Chyz, Randy Goulden, Quinn Haider, Chris Wyatt and Darcy Zaharia. 

Challenge two

Council Approves 2021 Budget - Upgrades to City Infrastructure Coming in 2022

Yorkton City Council approved the City’s 2021 budget at their regular City Council meeting on Monday, holding municipal tax increases to zero percent for this year.

The budget was tabled at the March 15 council meeting and the public was given the past two weeks to voice any questions or concerns via our City website, by email or phone. Aside from input from the Chamber of Commerce, no comments have been received.

Council also approved the City’s 2022 Capital Budget. “It is important for the City...

Garbage, Recycling and Organics Survey

To protect our environment, regulations regarding the disposal of solid waste are becoming more strict, thus more expensive. Funds required for landfill expansions are accumulated through the landfill fees. 

To help manage these expenses, we are surveying residents to help guide future decision making.

Residential Refuse Survey

The survey is open until May 15, 2021.