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Symposium stresses treaty education

Symposium stresses treaty education

Mary Culbertson and other speakers emphasized the importance of treaty knowledge and awareness at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre on Mar. 9, hoping to pass the message on to the next generation.
Boardgamers Guild - Chess king becomes goal of game

Boardgamers Guild - Chess king becomes goal of game

The simplest ideas are often the best. Yes I recognize that statement is highly clichéd, but it happens to fit perfectly in the case of the game Six Making.
Musician bringing songs of faith to Yorkton

Musician bringing songs of faith to Yorkton

When Josh McCabe performed at the Yorkton Victory Church last December, he knew he’d be back. “[It was] such a good time,” he said. “A lot of people said they really enjoyed Josh,” said Mark Lautamus, pastor at the Victory Church.
Springside Library back from the brink

Springside Library back from the brink

The summer season in 2017 didn’t quite go how they wanted it to at the Springside Public Library. On the 17th of July, someone from the town office found a leak. It could have been worse, especially given that it’s a library.
Violin from the start with Chooi Brothers

Violin from the start with Chooi Brothers

On a VHS tape in the Chooi residence is footage of the Chooi brothers as children. Nikki Chooi, the older brother, plays violin.
Lifeguards get trained at the Gallagher

Lifeguards get trained at the Gallagher

Who keeps you safe in the pool? It’s a lifeguard, trained to keep an eye out to make sure everyone at the pool is safe and help whenever someone is in distress. A new group of lifeguards were trained at the Gallagher Centre on the weekend.
Peace Walk aims to help community heal

Peace Walk aims to help community heal

There have been many people walking the streets in Yorkton recently.
No raise for Councillors in budget

No raise for Councillors in budget

A suggestion in a letter to the editor published Feb. 28, that Yorkton Council is receiving a 7.38 per cent raise this year is incorrect says Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney. Maloney explained that the Mayor and Councillors actually took a 3.
Local Rotary exchange student in France

Local Rotary exchange student in France

Colbie Sherring is currently in France on an exchange arranged through the Rotary Club of Yorkton. “Being an exchange student has been a sort of dream of mine for several years now,” the 18-year-old told Yorkton This Week via email.
Encouraging respect among students

Encouraging respect among students

It was Pink Day at Dr. Brass School last Wednesday. In 2007, a Grade 9 student in Cambridge, N.S. was bullied by classmates for wearing a pink shirt to school.
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