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Spending just 15 minutes a day doing literacy activities will improve your children’s skills dramatically, as well as your own. Here are some fun and easy daily activities from :ABC Life Literacy Canada 1.

eHealth Saskatchewan (eHealth) has partnered with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to make it easier for parents to apply for federal and provincial benefits for their newborn children.

An Alberta man accused of running a marijuana grow-op in Grenfell in 2010 and skipping out on his sentencing hearing two years ago will face a new sentencing hearing in Broadview January 20.

A Yorkton man serving time for trafficking marijuana and who will face another trafficking trial in May was back before the Court Monday on new charges of breaching an undertaking.

It is a time-honoured journalistic tradition at this time of year to look back on the year that was. The following stories were the biggest news of 2015 as judged by the editorial staff of Yorkton This Week. 5. Major Mosaic expansion A $1.

An upcoming issue in Inside Fitness Magazine will have a familiar face for those into fitness in Yorkton. Alicia Simoneau will be featured in a photo shoot in the publication.

Two unidentified women beside Maple Leaf Dairy Sleigh. Circa 1940s, Yorkton. We would welcome any historical facts about the Maple Leaf Dairy business. Dawn Palka Fonds, City of Yorkton Archives

Visitation to provincial parks set a new record in 2015 with nearly 3.9 million visits, while the Government of Saskatchewan fulfilled its commitment of investing an additional $10 million over four years into the provincial park system.

Losing weight is typically the most common New Year’s resolution. Getting fit also almost always makes the Top 5. As the New Year begins, the City of Yorkton is trying to help out in those regards. January has been designated Active Living Month.

Recently, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer®, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan ended the year on a stronger note, with an index of 56.