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FCM Jordon Project Award

City Receives Federation of Canadian Municipalities Award

The City of Yorkton recently received the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Award for Outstanding Institutional Contribution to FCM International Programs.  The award for participating in the Jordan Municipal Support Project was officially announced at the regular meeting of Council Monday. 

The Jordan Municipal Support Project supports Jordanian municipalities through professional advice and assistance in improving municipal...

2021 Water Main Flushing Program

The Public Works Department will begin a water main flushing program on Sunday, June 13 at 8 p.m. Flushing is required to remove the rust and sediment that has accumulated in the water mains. City crews will be flushing the mains from approximately 8 p.m. through to 6 a.m. daily until completed on June 24. 

Notification of areas to be flushed will be posted on the City of Yorkton Facebook page. You may also call the Public Works Department at 306-786-1760 for information between 7 a.m. and 4...

Council Sets 2021 Residential and Commercial Tax Rates

Yorkton City Council set commercial and residential tax rates for 2021 at their regular council meeting June 7. 

Every four years, the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA), does a revaluation of all properties across the province, and sets the new assessed value for properties in that year. These are the notices that all property owners in the province would have received earlier this year. 

“Property revaluations can have a significant effect on how much tax a property owner...

May Storm Cleanup

Emergency tree dump sites are no longer accepting trees/branches, please take your branches to the City Landfill.

Once residential branches have been picked up from the boulevards, any further branches must be taken to the City Landfill.

The City Landfill is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Broken trees and branches that are on your property are your responsibility to clean up. 

Any City owned trees with broken branches will be cleaned up by our Parks and Public Works departments.

2021 Roadway Crack Sealing

The annual roadway crack sealing program is scheduled to start Monday, May 31, and will continue throughout the summer. City crews will start on the west side of Yorkton and work their way east. 

Crack sealing involves spreading gravel then oil over asphalt road surfaces. This process prevents water intrusion leading to potholes, and greatly improves the lifetime of asphalt road surfaces. 

The following locations will be receiving crack sealing this summer:

• Tupper Avenue - Cameron Street to King...