Local Arts

Yorkton Council proclaimed January as Active Living Month at its regular meeting in December.

As we approach the end of Canada’s 150th year, we also approach the end of the Canada 150 column, our dive into history through our own archives.

The leadership of Saskatchewan’s New Democratic Party is going to be decided in 2018. Trent Wotherspoon wants to be the person to take on the role as leader of the opposition, and then build towards an election win in 2020.

The Yorkton Lions presented a cheque for $10,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation, at the Lions annual Christmas supper. The donation is for the surgical microscope.

“We are very happy to contribute to our local healthcare and participate in the world around us,” said George Hofer, Manager of the Hutterian Brethren Colony of Crystal Lake.

Frustration with the speed of a case spilled out in Yorkton Provincial Court, as Blain Gaudet waits for trial dates to be set. Gaudet currently faces over 40 charges in relation to a string of robberies in September.

With the year coming to an end, it is once again time to look back at the top-10 news stories of the year, as determined by the editorial staff at Yorkton This Week. And here, starting with number ten is the 2017 list.

In Canada’s 150th year, it is important to recognize someone who looks in both directions, someone who recognizes and preserves the past, but also someone who is a builder in the community.

Susan Harris is an alphabet expert. The former teacher turned prolific author from Melville has crafted several books focused on the ABCs. She’s poured over the letters, finding the best words for children to learn about.

In the autumn of 1914, Pope Benedict XV tried unsuccessfully to stop a war that he described as “The suicide of civilized Europe.