Yorkton This Week

While delivering the Premier’s address at the 2019 Convention of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced that the Government of Saskatchewan will invest $5 million in the Saskatchewan Conservatio

New mandatory standardized training requirements take effect tomorrow for those wanting a Class 1 commercial licence in Saskatchewan to drive semi trucks.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed national offensive lineman Dakoda Shepley to a two-year contract, plus an option year in 2021. Shepley (6’4 – 310) was selected by the Roughriders in the first round (5th overall) of the 2018 CFL Draft.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- Mature Driver Refresher Course - Thurs., April 18, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CCST, Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community, 348 Morrison Drive, Yorkton.

Last night at approximately 8:30 pm members from the Wynyard Detachment, EMS, and Wynyard Fire Dept. responded to a collision on Highway 16 at Wynyard between a Wide load semi and a westbound SUV.

Yorkton Terrier head coach Mat Hehr is satisfied with his team’s effort in the opening two games of their playoff series with Nipawin.

A special meeting of Yorkton Council was called Monday where they unanimously approved a tender for the North Sanitary Sewer System upgrades. The contract went to Accurate HD Ltd., from New Bothwell, MB.

The Dean Gallery hosted Swift Current-based artist Heather Benning to talk about her work.

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leader Ken Grey made a stop in Yorkton Monday morning to call on the provincial government to move forward with a new hospital for the city and region.