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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.
SGI fire response move positive

SGI fire response move positive

It has been announced SGI will stop using the non-productive call rate for time spent by fire departments responding to motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) on provincial highways.
Wagantall disappointed in budget

Wagantall disappointed in budget

Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall is disappointed in the federal budget.
Knife maker brings collection to Yorkton

Knife maker brings collection to Yorkton

Joe Lozinski is a trapper and a hunter, activities that require a lot of time and patience. When he bags a deer, he uses his personal knife to split the brisket. It’s a tough blade. There’s hardly a mark on it.
Bringing the classics to two guitars

Bringing the classics to two guitars

You have never heard Mozart like this before. Drew Henderson and Michael Kolk, the two men in the Henderson Kolk Duo haven’t been in Yorkton before, and they haven’t committed their new arrangement to record yet.
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