Yorkton This Week

Until he died, my friend, Dr. Phil (not the television personality) recalled the first time we met. Years earlier, a few days before Christmas, our family had come to sing carols at his daughter’s door.

Wonder isn’t a movie; it’s a war of attrition on cynicism. Everything about the film is built to elicit maximum sympathy. It’s constructed as a full-blown assault on your heart, hammering away at your emotions with reckless abandon.

There is something about Vikings that intrigues many, and certainly for myself. Most things with the historical element of Vikings attached grabs my attention pretty quickly. Enter the board game Vikings: Raid & Conquer.

The number of species at risk of extinction in Canada has risen to an alarming level and officials are meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta to plot a strategy to combat the increasing problem.

I’ve done lots of things in life that have been ‘against better judgement’ and I think this week’s column is going to be one of them.

The Government of Saskatchewan has made changes to strengthen The Adoption Act, 1998 and The Adoption Regulations, 2003 to better serve Saskatchewan children and their families.

The 10 member Saskatchewan Health Authority board of directors is holding their first meeting, as the new provincial health authority officially launched following the proclamation of The Provincial Health Authority Act.

The directors of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society met recently for a high-level planning session; doesn’t that sound intriguing? It’s actually a meeting where our directors get together to discuss the past year, and make plans for speak

Environment Minister Dustin Duncan introduced the provincial government’s climate change strategy.

My nemesis is sitting on my desk, finally defeated. His eye is closed. His life energy has been drained. He tilts downwards, ashamed. I have truly vanquished him. I will never have to use that atrocious camera every again.