Yorkton This Week

On Jan. 23, a newly formed organisation at the University of Regina, Academics for Climate, will launch a public lecture series on climate change in Saskatchewan and beyond, to be held between January and April 2020.

The University of Regina announced today that three new members have been appointed to its Board of Governors and one serving member has been reappointed.

Last week is ending my ramble I mentioned the sport of kabaddi.

On Jan. 23, at 4:30 p.m., Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP responded to a train vs SUV collision that occurred east of Balcarres, north of highway 10 at a railway crossing controlled by a stop sign. The SUV had four adult male occupants and all were injured.

On Jan. 23, around 6:15 p.m. Saskatoon RCMP responded to a report of a two vehicle collision on Highway #41 south of Aberdeen. Aberdeen Fire and EMS were already on scene when officers arrived.

There is little doubt that waste plastics are a major environmental contaminant these days. That is not to suggest all plastics need to be abandoned and forgotten.

Yorkton Regional High School student Connor Watrych could potentially win a major scholarship. He is one of 88 students travelling to Toronto to interview in the final selection process for the Loran Scholarship Foundation.

Come on out and support local artist Brandie Rae Perkins’s new art exhibition at Government House! On Saturday, Jan.

Listening to young people about issues that matter to them is an important commitment of the government.

An acute housing crisis in Yorkton began as early as 1942, lasting until after the war into the late 1940s.