Yorkton This Week

For a split second, we all thought “Skyflyer” Jeff Tyler was dead. His opponent, the dastardly, man-bun-sporting Michael Allen Richard Clark, had rolled out of the ring, taking refuge with his paid-bodyguard, V.I.P.

Children with mental and physical disabilities will have the chance to discover the joy of sports at a series of athletics camps. Special Olympics Saskatchewan (SAS) is hosting a Try-It camp at St. Alphonsus gym for three days in May.

Nigh is an old-fashioned word meaning “near” or “nearby.” So are snowmen and snow forts old-fashioned? Children and adults of winter countries have created these figures since time immemorial. But, lately — not so much.

As noted here before, April is the month of the great convergence in sport, at least if you have the varied sports interests that I do.

The Yorkton Health and Wellness Expo is all about improving the health of the community, through the body and the mind. This year, the festival began with a cacao ceremony, facilitated by Brooklyn Berrns and Vinoth Ramanaathan.

The City of Yorkton is still seeing development and is in good financial health. Those were two key messages given by Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney during a ‘State of the Union’ address following the annual meeting of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.

Pride Week was proclaimed for May 12-20 by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting on Monday, Apr. 23.

Twenty years ago, a need was identified in Yorkton. The Soup Haven was founded in order to feed hungry people in Yorkton. The way they feed people has changed over the years, but one constant remains, the need to feed the hungry in Yorkton.

A new survey shows Saskatchewan people think education is extremely important to our quality of life in Saskatchewan.

Emergency Preparedness Week was unanimously proclaimed by City Council at its regular meeting on Monday, Apr. 23. The week will be marked May 6-12, explained Lisa Washington, Community Development Manager with the City.