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Big goofy dog inspires Barker’s next venture

Big goofy dog inspires Barker’s next venture

It’s clear that Thom Barker’s life is going to the dogs. In fact, it’s going to a specific dog, one named Lady Macbeth, a big black Newfoundland who is afraid of everything.
Canada 150 A local retrospective: Terry Fox dies, but his legacy continues on

Canada 150 A local retrospective: Terry Fox dies, but his legacy continues on

On June 28, 1981, Terry Fox died. At 18, Fox was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, or bone cancer, and had to have his leg amputated above the knee.

Human trafficking a concern for all

Human trafficking may not be an issue people immediately think of as a local issue, but it does happen in communities across Canada.
Minimum wage increasing

Minimum wage increasing

The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $10.96 an hour, from $10.72 an hour, on October 1, 2017. The increase was calculated using an indexation formula that has been used since 2011.
Summer reading promotion launched

Summer reading promotion launched

Good Spirit School Division and the Parkland Regional Library have joined forces to launch an exciting reading promotion this summer.
Businesses take hit with new commercial property taxes

Businesses take hit with new commercial property taxes

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the City of Yorkton, will be hosting a Town Hall meeting to discuss the 2017 Commercial Property Taxes 7:00 PM Wednesday June 28 at the Gallagher Centre.

Rae resigns after Facebook miscue

Within days of being announced as an appointee to the Board of Directors to govern the new Saskatchewan Health Authority Don Rae of Yorkton has resigned his position. Rae, the president and CEO of Yorkton-based Crusader Drilling Corp.
Madsen sentenced for aggravated assault

Madsen sentenced for aggravated assault

A Yorkton man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after being convicted of aggravated assault.
Connecting generations through the classroom

Connecting generations through the classroom

Every Friday, the Grade 1 class at Columbia School gets a chance to get out of their classroom and meet some old friends.

Saskatchewan keeps growing

Saskatchewan’s population continues to increase, growing by 3,026 to 1,161,365 people in the first quarter of 2017. Over the past year, Saskatchewan’s population grew by 16,047 people – a growth rate of 1.4 per cent.
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