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Painted
Hand Casino
Yorkton
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Downtown Location
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The
current Painted Hand Casino is located in downtown Yorkton
at the corner of Smith Street and 3rd Avenue. The
'light teepee' appeared in late June of 2008.
( more
photos
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For more information on the spotlights, see the
Dakota
Dunes chronology |
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West Broadway Development
(to
open in 2009)
view
live WEBCAM
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New Painted Hand
Casino takes shape
(August 2008)
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After a sod turning in
October of 2007, construction is well away on the bigger and
better replacement for Yorkton's
Painted Hand Casino.
Unfortunately, the new location overlooks the
Ravine Ecological Preserve.
We're hoping the developer knows a lot more about lighting and
wildlife than the one
at Dakota Dunes
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(click here
for larger photo)
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< New Painted Hand
Casino from Ravine Ecological Preserve
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Yorkton's light dome and the
Casino lights from Melville,
45km to the south >
Photo: James Edgar
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Chronology
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September 11, 2008
CBC Radio
Regina reports that SIGA & local casino officials have agreed to
work with Saskatchewan Environment to come up with a
solution. In the meantime, the lights stay on.
September 8, 2008
Reports surface of migratory birds caught in the
Casino's lights, with "literally thousands" littering
the surrounding blocks.
August 20, 2008
The lights re-appear
on the Painted Hand Casino (downtown).
July 12, 2008
On or about this date,
the light teepee mysteriously disappears from the skies over the
City. It later comes to light that one of the many hail
storms pummeling the province recently claimed the 6 spotlights
among its victims. I like to think of it as Mother Nature
fighting back ;-)
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July 9 & 10, 2008
Editorial regarding
Painted Hand lights published by Yorkton's weeklies (Yorkton This
Week, The News Review)... read
it
here.
June 20, 2008
A 'light teepee'
appears atop the downtown Painted Hand Casino; it was expected to
debut on the new casino in 2009. Photos
April 23, 2008
Letter to Yorkton MLA
Greg Ottenbreit (SaskParty) re Yorkton's and other casinos.
April 22, 2008
Detailed e-mail
sent to City Planning & Engineering regarding the
strengthening of lighting bylaws in light of a development boom;
future casino problems emphasized. Mayor and all Councillors
individually copied.
April 19, 2008
Very
positive reply received from member of Ravine committee.
Particulars tba.
April 14, 2008
Time to go
public. Letter sent the Ravine Ecological Preserve
sub-committee.
November 7, 2007
The
provincial election sees a totally new government. We begin
from scratch.
October, 2007
Sod turning for new
casino on West Broadway. Deb Higgins attends; guess she
remembered.
August 24, 2007
Deb Higgins
(Liquor & Gaming) passes the buck to the Environment
Minister. Apparently she forgot that her department is a
partner to the casinos & issues them their licenses.
August 23, 2007
Premier Calvert
replies that its now their jurisdiction, but mentions than the Law
Review is reviewing options.
August 16, 2007
Reply from MP Garry
Breitkreuz, mentioning he'd passed my letter along to the
ministers of the Environment & Indian Affairs.
August 3, 2007
Letter to Deb Higgins,
Minister Responsible for Liquor and Gaming, copies to Premier
Lorne Calvert, local MLA and Deputy Premier Clay Serby.
August 1, 2007
Letter to Yorkton City
Council regarding casino issue, and requesting lighting bylaws be
strengthened. No response received to date.
August 1, 2007
Letter to Curtis
Standing, GM Painted Hand Casino, copy Zane Hansen, President
& CEO, SIGA. No responses to date.
August 1, 2007
Letter to PC MP Garry
Breitkreuz spelling out impending casino lighting concerns.
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