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Local hockey battle

Local hockey battle

The Yorkton Snap-On Tools Midget Terriers and the Yorkton RE/MAX Blue Chip Midget Terriers met on the ice at the Farrell Agencies Arena for the last hockey game in Yorkton in 2018.
Thinking I do with words - Rear-view cameras not great in mud

Thinking I do with words - Rear-view cameras not great in mud

Transport Canada made rear view cameras mandatory in cars starting in May 2018. At the time, I thought it was an unnecessary law, and even after having a car with a camera, I still don’t think it made very much sense to make it a legal requirement.
Gardener's Notebook - Seed catalogues already arriving

Gardener's Notebook - Seed catalogues already arriving

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that a new year is beginning! The seed catalogues are already arriving, and time marches on towards spring! Should we make some gardening new year’s resolutions? Let’s make a cup of tea and sit down with our garde
From musician to maltster for Maier

From musician to maltster for Maier

You might recall Steven Maier as a Yorkton-born musician with time spent in bands such as Sexually Attracted to Fire and Crestwood. But there comes a time for many musicians when the lure of a regular job takes them in a different direction.
Guy releasing her third recording

Guy releasing her third recording

Jackie Guy, a five-time Saskatchewan Country Music association award nominee, is about to release her third CD. “The creation of this album revolves around two of my favourite songs,” Guy explained to Yorkton This Week.
Gateway Co-op Donation

Gateway Co-op Donation

Brad Chambers, General Manager of the Gateway Co-operative, presented a cheque for $2,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

Antibiotics have important role in ag

Since their discovery, antibiotics have served as the cornerstone of modern medicine. Infections that used to kill regularly, such as wound infections and pneumonia, now are usually easily treatable with antibiotics.
Agriculture This Week - Companies influencing farm decisions

Agriculture This Week - Companies influencing farm decisions

As we embark on a new year, it is always a time to contemplate what the world of agriculture may evolve to become? One thing that does seem likely to occur moving forward is that big corporations will increasingly decide what farmers produce, and per
Eecol Electric donates $1,000

Eecol Electric donates $1,000

Eecol Electric came forward with a donation of $1,000 toward the new equipment needed for the lab in the Regional Hospital in Yorkton today.
Open Cinema returns for 2019

Open Cinema returns for 2019

The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce our next installment in OPEN Cinema program, our first for 2019! “A new year means more great films as part of our OPEN Cinema program,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden.
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