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Seniors Housing shortage reduced

Seniors Housing shortage reduced

The housing shortage for Yorkton low- to moderate-income seniors was reduced last week by almost a third with the official opening of Allan Bay Manor in the city's south end.
Fifty years of community service

Fifty years of community service

The Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Auxiliary celebrated its 50th anniversary with a supper in the city Sunday. The idea for an AN & AF Ladies Auxiliary originated in 1961.

Pedestrian hit

On September 18, 2012 at 8:40 AM the Yorkton City RCMP received a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle, pedestrian collision at the intersection of Broadway Street and Franklin Avenue in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Prison escapee on the lam

Prison escapee on the lam

On September 11, 2012, inmate Kevin Masuskapoe was discovered missing during the Riverbend Institution 9:30 p.m. count.
Remembering

Remembering

Yorkton firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians salute the first responders who lost their lives in the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Board gets look at student stats

Overall, catholic school students are engaged, have a sense of belonging, feel safe at school and are performing well in basic subjects according to a new survey unveiled at the Board of Education meeting Monday.
City seeks tweaks to boundary proposal

City seeks tweaks to boundary proposal

The Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency Boundary Commission did not meet with much resistance to its proposed new electoral boundaries in Yorkton Monday.
Tap water bottled

Tap water bottled

New York City's tap water is already widely regarded as world-class, in safety and taste (and subjected to a half-million tests a year by the city's Department of Environmental Protection).
Five decade career a mile at a time

Five decade career a mile at a time

To call Edward Tracey a veteran of standardbred racing would be the cliched understatement. "I was born in 1943 and got my license to drive when I was 15," he said as he relaxed in his trailer on the backstretch of Cornerstone Raceway in the city.
Yorkton's Corporate History

Yorkton's Corporate History

Joel Reaman was born at Woodbridge, Ontario, June 9, 1841. He was of Swiss German origin, originally from Pennsylvania, but referred to himself as a United Empire Loyalist.
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