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Water main breaks a winter hazard

Water main breaks a winter hazard

In a country like Canada, the winter months are going to typically result in some water main breaks in most of our cities. Yorkton is no exception, and city administration hopes that people of the city can help them deal with the problem.
In Focus - The details are what makes Wapos Bay

In Focus - The details are what makes Wapos Bay

Wapos Bay has been a favorite of the Yorkton Film Festival since the series began, since the pilot episode - There’s No I in Hockey, which is also what we’re looking at today - took home the award for Best Children’s Programming in 2006.

Miniature game gets rules update

It was more than a half decade ago I first came across MERCs. At the time I noted I enjoy gaming with miniatures, an area of the hobby which has a long and proud tradition.
Primary Health Care Enhanced in Preeceville

Primary Health Care Enhanced in Preeceville

Preeceville and area will now have increased access to primary health care and emergency room services, including extended evening and weekend hours, effective January 23, 2017: Monday to Friday emergency room services from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
History Corner - Memories of a harsh winter 70 years ago

History Corner - Memories of a harsh winter 70 years ago

By Storyteller, Wilmar Shingoose The winter storm of 1946-47 did not bother us too much because my parents and the families of Crescent Lake Métis community south of Yorkton were familiar with hardship.
Student ventures to Sweden

Student ventures to Sweden

Last fall, when others students were packing their cars to return to university, Laura Weinbender was boarding an airplane for a trans-Atlantic flight to attend a semester of classes in Sweden.
Canada 150 A Local Retrospective

Canada 150 A Local Retrospective

On January 11, 1922, Dr. Charles Banting and medical student Charles Best administered the first ever dose of insulin to a 14-year-old boy named Leonard Thompson.
Monday Warrants

Monday Warrants

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court January 9, 2017: Kade Christian Dobko Anyone with information can call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, Yorkton Provincial Court at 306-786-1400 or their local police servi
OPEN Cinema screening

OPEN Cinema screening

The Yorkton Film Festival continues this year’s OPEN Cinema screening program, with a kick-off for a unique event taking place at the Yorkton Public Library, through a screening of the film Human Library Stories.
New plan guides Parkland College in new year

New plan guides Parkland College in new year

Guided by a new strategic plan, Parkland College is beginning 2017 with a renewed emphasis on serving the needs of its students this year and beyond. The new plan dictates the College’s education and training priorities to 2020.
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