Yorkton This Week

It doesn’t seem possible, but September is here! Summer may be slowing down, but September brings good things like the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fall Bulb and Plant Sale, Friday, Sept. 21 from 9:30 a.m. till 5 p.m.

The Health Foundation is setting sail this October and it’s inviting Yorkton to come aboard. The group is hosting its 23rd annual gala evening fundraiser at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre on Oct. 20.

Parents, students, and teachers bonded over hot coffee and tasty breakfast snacks last Friday morning. Yorkdale Central hosted its “Mugs and Muffins” event on Sept. 7, giving the school community a chance to learn about each other.

The beautiful Yorkton station of the Canadian Pacific Railway -- one of several buildings missed by long time residents today. On Apr. 7, 1910, one headline of the yorkton enterprise’ was: “C.P.R. Station plans arrive in town.

Declan MacLean is dreaming of one day taking to the skies. And the 13-year-old Corporal with Yorkton squadron of the Air Cadet League of Canada took a step toward that dream in August taking a three-week basic aviation course at Cold Lake, AB.

Master Bombardier Taylor Greba certainly hit his target this summer. The 13-year-old member of 2834 64th Field Battery Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps attended a three-week basic marksmanship course in Vernon, B.C. in July.

When you are a first year cadet with the Yorkton squadron of the Air Cadet League of Canada there is much to learn. For LAC Deana Stadnyk that meant heading to Cold Lake, AB., in August for some additional training.

Producers took advantage of the warm and dry weather to make considerable harvest progress before light showers later in the week put field work on hold, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

When the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) released its proposed decision to phase out the outdoor use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, two products used by canola growers to prevent damage caused by flea beetles, it caused more than a ripple

Dance studios, karate clubs, and sports teams put their best feet forward as they tried to attract new members to their groups at Yorkton’s City Wide Registration Night on Sept. 5.