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The Tourism Yorkton Visitor Information Centre will be taking on an expanded role in 2014. "Tourism Saskatchewan has made a decision on how they're providing information services on Highway 16," explained Tourism Yorkton manager Randy Goulden.

Circulation coins Over 1 billion circulation coins are minted each year at our high-tech plant in Winnipeg. The effigy of our monarch has appeared on every Canadian coin produced by the Mint since 1908.

Yorkton Council had a look at its Land Fund Budget Monday. In making the presentation to Council Director of Finance Lonnie Kaal said the Land Fund is about funding "growth", adding that means "infrastructure required for growth.

Fresh off of celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013, Parkland College is set to continue its success into the New Year.

A new centre about to be opened in Yorkton will be focused completely on helping families. Yorkton is one of three communities in Saskatchewan taking part in an 18-month, provincially-funded, pilot project to establish Family Resource Centres.

On January 27, 2014, Family Literacy Day will celebrate 16 years of learning together.

It amazes me that when it comes to abstract strategy games that there are still new ideas which leads to new games.

Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty announced a renewed lottery agreement, which guarantees that sport, culture and recreation organizations will continue to receive and benefit from Saskatchewan Lotteries proceeds over the next five year

Parkland College Year in Review 2013 Parkland College enjoyed a banner year in 2013.

Heath Dreger with the Yorkton chapter of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Association helped out with scoring in the annual YRHS and Home Hardware Big Buck Contest.