Yorkton This Week

Instructor Mike Reavie shows Rylan Bernauer how to rescue a choking baby at St. Paul’s School on Sept. 22. The Canadian Red Cross hosted a babysitting course for youths age 11-15 last Saturday.

Did you find some exciting new plants at the plant sale? Thank you to everyone who supported the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fall Plant and Bulb sale last week, and special thanks to members of the Society who donated plants, he

Unseasonal snow might have deterred some Yorktonites from venturing outdoors last weekend, but not these burger vendors. Volunteers hosted a BBQ outside Value Village on Sept. 22, raising $270 for Saskatchewan Pride events in Yorkton.

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre and fourth year nursing students from Parkland College put on a free blood pressure clinic.

M.C. Knoll School in the city is 20 years old. And to celebrate the milestone the staff at the school “came up with the idea of 20-for-20 – 20 acts of kindness for the community of Yorkton,” said principal, Jason Trost.

A wet and cool week stalled most harvest operations in the province. Sixty-two per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2013-2017) average is 53 per cent for this time of year.

Last week I filled this space with thoughts on how over the centuries, farmers and pet hobbyists have modified a number of species through selective breeding.

Snow, which started falling Sept. 21 and continued Sept. 22, left swathes in the Canora area covered. The snow melted, but it will take some good weather before farmers can combine the crops.

The Saskatchewan Association of Veterinary Technologists (SAVT) celebrates National Veterinary Technician Week every year in coordination with all provincial AHT/VT Associations in Canada.

If you live in Yorkton, you can’t help but be aware of the train, given the two rail lines that cut through the city. Rail safety week, which runs from Sept.