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The Sunrise Health Region Board approved the region's Health Promotion Grants for 2012 at its regular meeting last Wednesday.

So in most things, the sports teams I cheer for, fishing lure companies I tend to support most, and the board games I promote most, I am fiercely Canadian. But, when it comes to miniature wargaming, the Canadian options are a bit limited.

The City of Yorkton has launched a new website to assist both newcomers to the city and those thinking of moving here. The website is to provide a one-stop shopping experience for those looking for information on Yorkton and the surrounding area.

The City is moving its Maintenance Manager office out of City Hall to a new spot at the Gallagher Centre. At its regular meeting Monday Council authorized Administration to use $20,000 from Gallagher Centre reserves to relocate the office.

A request to close part of Seventh Avenue North, which was tabled at the Nov. 19 meeting of Yorkton Council, was discussed in length again Monday before being tabled again until Jan. 28, 2013.

The RCMP is investigating allegations of child abuse at Dr. Brass School.

Yorkton Council approved a small increase in its refuse collection fee at its regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

The Yorkton Regional Health Centre and the Sunrise Health District have recently gone through its Accreditation Canada Survey process, and the preliminary results show significant improvement from the same process three years ago.

An Alberta counterfeit clothing ring is out of business following a sting by Yorkton police on November 29.

The Saskatchewan RCMP hosted a unique event last week that proved quite popular with the public. From 6 p.m. November 20 to 2 a.m. November 30 the force live-tweeted all of the calls it received at its 911 call centre in Regina.