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The City of Yorkton is looking to update its Property Standards Bylaw. The current Property Standards Bylaw No. 1/2011 was originally adopted in 2011.

Water rates are going up again in 2018. Rates have risen in each of the past seven years for a total of 21.32 per cent. At its regular meeting Monday Yorkton Council approved a 3.97 per cent increase effective Jan. 1.

The number of species at risk of extinction in Canada has risen to an alarming level and officials are meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta to plot a strategy to combat the increasing problem.

The Government of Saskatchewan has made changes to strengthen The Adoption Act, 1998 and The Adoption Regulations, 2003 to better serve Saskatchewan children and their families.

The 10 member Saskatchewan Health Authority board of directors is holding their first meeting, as the new provincial health authority officially launched following the proclamation of The Provincial Health Authority Act.

Environment Minister Dustin Duncan introduced the provincial government’s climate change strategy.

After Confederation in 1867, the Hudson’s Bay Company transferred Rupert’s Land (Western Canada) to Britain, who transferred it to the Canadian Government who soon began planning for settlement of the West.

Kim Hyshka knows how devastating cancer can be. She’s lost her mother and mother-in-law to pancreatic and breast cancer, repsectively. “[It’s] close to home,” she said.

Saskatchewan schools now have access to a better streaming service as a result of a renewed Live Interactive Video Education (LIVE) Network agreement between the Ministry of Education and SaskTel.

Saskatchewan’s 2017-18 Budget remains on track, confirmed by the province’s mid-year financial report released today.