1970
- The Yorkton Terriers Hockey Club captured the Provincial Senior Championship.
- A sod turning ceremony was held for the opening of Yorkton's Industrial Park.
1971
- Yorkton's population was 13,430.
- Yorkton International Film Festival received a grant of $500.00 from the City of Yorkton.
1972
- Jack Zepp was appointed curator for the Western Development Museum on Highway 16.
- Lorne Nystrom, Federal N.D.P. candidate for this constituency was elected.
1973
- The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce elected its first woman president, Winnie Spence.
- Brigadier General Alexander Ross died.
- Fifty rinks entered the Annual Ladies Curling Bonspiel.
1974
- Brother Methodius Koziak, teacher at St. Joseph's College received the ORDER OF CANADA.
- The Parkland Synchronize Swim Club was founded by Margaret Cugnet, with the objective of entering a team in the first Saskatchewan Winter Games held in North Battleford.
- The City donated $500.00 for the Senior Citizens Lounge at the S. I. G. N. building.
- For the first time in years Yorkton had 2 newspapers. YORKTON THIS WEEK began printing this year.
1975
- York Lake Cross Country Ski Club was established on December 21st.
- Yorkton Slow Pitch was organized this year.
- Brent Logan was President of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.
- YORKTON THIS WEEK was founded by Bob Thom, Ed Betker, and Dick DeRyk.
1976
- The Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Yorkton and District hosted the 7th Annual Malanka at the Corona Hotel.
- The Yorkton Farm and Leisure Show was founded by the Broadway Park Merchants Association, with a promotional feature held at the Broadway Park Plaza.
- The Parkland Mall was opened on October 7th.
- Artificial ice was installed at the Kinsmen Arena.
- The City of Yorkton Recreation and Parks Department hosted the 1976 Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Conference.
1977
- John Wytrykush, Manager of Eaton's Store became Mayor. He was a strong proponent of railway relocation.
- The Yorkton School Unit Band broke an earlier record by playing non-stop for 15 hours.
1978
- Yorkton Mayor, John Wytrykush greeted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip as they stepped down on Broadway Street from their special train on Saturday July 29th.
- The Dominion Lands Office, 10 Argyle Street constructed in the 1890s and one of the City's oldest buildings was demolished.
- Paul Ogrodnick of Yorkton invented a Doughnut Lifter, a patent number 1,034,781. (Source: Saskatchewan Firsts originally from Sask Centennial web site)
1979
- Antoinette Kryski received a special Gold Sheaf Award for her many dedicated years of work with the Film Festival.
- The water consumption in Yorkton was 457 million Imperial gallons per year (mga) for a population of 15,400; or an average of 81 Imperial gallons per capita per day (gcd). (Source: YORKTON MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MAY 1982.)