Yorkton This Week

Recently, the Saskatchewan Health Authority officially launched, with the proclamation of The Provincial Health Authority Act.

Aaron Kienle, centre, presents the November Cab Clothing Athletes of the Month Awards at the Yorkton Regional High School. The male athlete award went to Dustin Murray, left. Murray is a captain on the football team.

In this column, I will call out my dear old mother, though it probably applies to hundreds of thousands of mothers in the world, especially during the Christmas season.

This week, 100 years ago, Halifax blew up.

So folks I’m back. After about a year away from the local sports beat a roster shuffle here at Yorkton This Week has me back in the traces covering some of the local sports scene again, including the Yorkton Terriers.

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $400,000 in funding to support internships in science, technology, engineering and math through Mitacs. This funding will leverage $1.

While Canadians are stuffing torn wrapping paper in the trash and returning unwanted gifts to stores on Boxing Day, a select group of professional wrestlers will be piling into their cars and lacing their boots for a cross-country showcase.

The Under 13 Girls United Soccer Team captured gold in their first tournament; the Hollandia Off the Wall tourney held Dec 1-3 in Saskatoon. The girls opened the tournament with a victory against Regina Queen City scoring a 4-2 victory.

Legislation introduced recently will allow for ridesharing services to operate in Saskatchewan The Vehicles for Hire Act sets out the framework for ridesharing services also referred to as “transportation network companies” in the legislation.

The Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada has bestowed accreditation status on the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.