Yorkton This Week

Yorkton Council has adjusted what standard in regards to the National Energy Code of Canada will operate.

In 1941 only 21 Whooping Cranes existed in the world and many thought North America’s tallest bird was doomed to extinction. Through decades of dedicated and painstaking efforts the endangered Whooping Cranes now numbers some 650 in the wild.

Beef remains a part of the revised Canada Food Guide launched today by Health Canada.

Even though I have covered agriculture as a significant part of my job for the past three decades, I am still at times surprised by the level of diversity in the sector in this country. A case in point is the developing story of potatoes in Manitoba.

At first glance, there isn’t much in common between a garden outside the downtown Victoria library, a multi-use trail network near a Manitoba national park and a long abandoned railroad bed that’s being turned into a park in Hafford, Sask.

Easton Moline has been appointed to the Kamsack Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Carol Marriott, Raymond Muir and Robert Koroluk. Koroluk is chairperson.

The Government of Saskatchewan has released regulations with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from venting and flaring in the province’s upstream oil and gas sector by 4.5 million tonnes per year by 2025.

It’s always good news when someone is sending a cheque your way, so in this instance Yorkton Council is smiling as the City of Yorkton has received word it will receive a significant grant through the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF).

When politicians are done being politicians, should they be done with politics? The obvious answer would seem to be no. Once out of formal public life, they should be like anyone else and get to do whatever they want.

The 41st annual Robbie Burns Supper, presented by the Yorkton & District Scottish Society, was a celebration of Scottish heritage in the heart of Yorkton, as people gathered to celebrate traditions, honour Robbie Burns, Scotland’s bard, and enjoy som