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Yorkton Lions Club opens first Christmas lights display [Video]

A brand-new holiday lights drive-thru display has opened in Yorkton.

Located at the city’s campgrounds, the “Wonders of Winter” community project consists of 23 different holiday displays, and over 20 decorated trees, for people and families to enjoy.

“We’ve partnered with Legacy Co-op in order to bring it to life. Essentially, it’s a Christmas lights display that takes about 10 minutes to drive-thru,” explained Denny Vachon, president of Yorkton Lions Club.

“I think it’s just going to raise everyone’s levels of Christmas spirit throughout the holidays.”

Open from Dec. 8 to Jan. 1, 2025, the $250,000 project will also serve as a fundraiser for the Yorkton Lions Club.

“This is probably our biggest fundraising project ever with Yorkton Lions Club in its 40-50 years in existence,” Vachon said.

“There are many other projects that we do throughout the year, and this will be the biggest one, I think that will …

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