Yorkton This Week

Happy Valentine’s Day! Roses are red, violets are blue, guess how many flowers are sold to me and you? I read somewhere that around this time of year, more than 110 million roses are sold in the United States, most of them coming from California, and

The Regina Pat Canadians were in Yorkton on Feb. 13 to take on the Rawtec Maulers. The contest between the two SMAAAHL teams was the second in the week, as they had met Monday in Regina, where the Maulers lost with a score of 6-2.

A recent survey by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) regarding agriculture information technology has revealed results that most would have anticipated before checking the boxes on a survey form.

Saskatchewan’s year-over-year employment increased by 7,700 jobs from January 2018. This marks the sixth consecutive month of strong job gains for the province.

Recently, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer®, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan increased in January to an index of 55.2, up from 51.6 in December.

Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, is currently accepting nominations for residents of Yorkton-Melville who deserve to be recognized for his or her volunteer service.

Daily natural gas consumption in the province has tied the current record of 1.50 PetaJoules (PJ). This record, set in the 24-hour period between 9:00 a.m. February 7th and 9:00 a.m. February 8th, ties the record set on December 30th, 2017. The 1.

When I first saw that there was a game called Tank Chess I have to say it was rather intriguing. I am a fan of chess variants in general, so that drew me. But then add the idea of battling tanks, and it was a game I had to check out.

Mayor Bob Maloney is optimistic following this year’s SUMA convention. The first piece of good news from the province came from Premier Scott Moe talking about a balanced budget, said Maloney.

The regional playdowns for under-18 curling was hosted at the Yorkton Curling Club Sunday. On the girls side a team out of the Saltcoats Curling Club advanced to provincials which will be held in Regina.