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Make friends and shoot them with airsoft

Make friends and shoot them with airsoft

Yorkton’s Double Tap Airsoft Group now has a place to play. The club has set up their own field north of the city, and is on the hunt for new members to join up and participate in the sport.

Province announces changes to payday loan fees

Starting February 15, 2018, changes to The Payday Loans Regulations will result in a reduction in the maximum allowable cost a payday lender can charge on a loan and a reduction in the fee if there is a dishonoured payment.
Canada 150 A local retrospective - Death in Ottawa and in Melville in 1979

Canada 150 A local retrospective - Death in Ottawa and in Melville in 1979

On August 16, 1979, John Diefenbaker died. The thirteenth Prime Minister, and the only Prime Minister from Saskatchewan thus far, died of a heart attack.
Escape the room and save the library

Escape the room and save the library

The Yorkton Public Library is in danger. Someone is threatening to burn the library down, and the only way to stop them is to get clues, solve puzzles and get out of a room. The library is hosting its first ever escape room on August 22 and 23.
See flashing lights - slow to 60

See flashing lights - slow to 60

The Government of Saskatchewan and CAA Saskatchewan would like to remind you, if you see flashing lights ahead, slow to 60 km/hr. Not only is it the law, but also common sense to slow down to 60km/hr for anyone working on the side of the road.
A couple of paramedics

A couple of paramedics

Angela and Kyle Sereda don’t spend much time apart. The married couple live together with their daughter and several dachshunds. They use their free time to volunteer with various communtiy groups and to play golf.
Summer pianos bow out

Summer pianos bow out

Terri Pedersen enjoys hearing music from the pianos in downtown Yorkton, even if it’s become less frequent as the summer’s dragged along. “At the beginning of the year, before the weather got to them, pianists could play them,” she said. “Now...
Know an exceptional volunteer? Nominate them!

Know an exceptional volunteer? Nominate them!

Nominations are now open for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal Individuals will have until October 18 to put forward names for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal.
Harvest inching ahead across province

Harvest inching ahead across province

Producers in the province have two per cent of the crop combined and three per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.
A Blizzard of support for Saskatchewan kids

A Blizzard of support for Saskatchewan kids

The Hvidston family knows why the province needs a dedicated children’s hospital, but they hope they’re not going to have to use it.
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