Yorkton This Week

Matt Charney, Parks Manager has been reappointed Yorkton’s Municipal Inspector, Weed Inspector and Pest Control Officer.

The Yorkton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion appears to have found a new home. At the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday a development permit application for a Community Facility use at 387-B Parkview Road was considered.

The City of Yorkton has agreed to sell four long-vacant lots to Habitat For Humanity. “In 1999, the City of Yorkton took title to four lots on Agricultural Avenue that previously belonged to PA Beverages Inc. (the old Coca-Cola plant).

A trip north to face Flin Flon on the weekend proved a long one for the Yorkton Terriers as they gave up 11 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League goals in losing a pair of games to the Bombers.

While people popped champagne and jotted down resolutions as they ushered in 2018, volunteers with Operation Red Nose (ORN) in Yorkton escorted their final batch of customers to their homes.

According to the latest report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), Yorkton has the second-largest property tax gap of Saskatchewan cities.

Yorkton was the host of the Triple A Directional Drilling Bantam A tournament, with games split between the Kinsmen Arena and the Farrell Agencies Arena.

It’s a rare class where the teacher hopes their students will never have to use the skills they learn.

I had a safe ride home on New Years, my date being more interested in drinking very sweet, but non-alcoholic, beverages. So did another couple we knew, who we gave a ride home from the same event.

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