Yorkton This Week

More people are living in Saskatchewan than ever before, as the province’s population grew to 1,174,462 as of July 1, 2019, according to new figures released today by Statistics Canada.

The Friends of Madge Lake (FOML) organization is a non-profit corporation whose goal is to raise funds to support projects at Madge Lake and the Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

Chris Balyski was voted in as a new councillor for the Town of Preeceville during the town's byelection held on September 18. There were 252 voters, with Balyski receiving 111 votes.

The progress of a condominium development project and the awarding of the Civic Centre ice maintenance and janitorial contract were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on September 17.

The Habitat for Humanity colour run kicked off Sunday morning with a huge contingent of runners. Over $10 000 was raised.

It was the shirt of many colours as Big Brothers Big Sisters showed people how to do swingin' 60s rainbow shirts.

The online school operated by Southeast Cornerstone School Division, Cyber Stone Virtual School, has been growing, and is seeing success stories for students who would not do well in a traditional bricks-and-mortar school otherwise.

The Arcana Kings light up the Anne Portnuff Theatre Saturday night with the rousing rock anthem "Here We Go".

In retrospect, I ought to have paid more attention when I first noticed the slight hiss in the basement. But it barely registered — until I went downstairs to get something, hours later.

The annual Yorkton Genealogical Society Conference was held Saturday at the Panted Hand Casino, and a full slate of presenters had a variety of interesting topics to cover.