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Yorkton This Week

Settling in - Looking for a light show

Every province, no matter how small it is, no matter if their economy is a dumpster fire, no matter if their young populace is fleeing in droves due to poor job opportunities (*cough* Nova Scotia *cough*); all of them have one thing to be proud of.

Harvest progress has been steady

Producers have made significant harvest progress, due in large part to the warm and dry weather, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.
Heritage property designation for ranch

Heritage property designation for ranch

Acknowledged for its historical integrity and association with the ranching experience in Saskatchewan, the Historic W.D. & Alice Reesor Ranch has been designated as the province’s 52nd Provincial Heritage Property.
Canada 150 - Winning and losing the right to vote in 1917

Canada 150 - Winning and losing the right to vote in 1917

Exactly 100 years ago, some women in Canada earned the right to vote federally. There are a few caveats to that otherwise important landmark.
Dames - A Century of Film

Dames - A Century of Film

Light comedy and ambitious musical sequences.

Things I do with words-Flashing lights mean slow yourself down

Hearing about Const. Francis Deschenes in Nova Scotia, who was killed while helping someone change a tire, I’m reminded that it wasn’t too long ago that a police officer helped me change a tire.
Sask Party candidates prep for January election

Sask Party candidates prep for January election

Two candidates for the Saskatchewan Party Leadership position were in town last week to speak with locals and raise awareness about their campaigns.
Morrison remembers...

Morrison remembers...

Before there was a flour mill in Yorkton there was a brick-making company — and so it was that just around the turn of the twentieth century, the factory owner used his company to build a brick structure — the structure known for decades simply as th
A chance to discover the arts

A chance to discover the arts

Yorkton artists are coming together under one roof to promote creativity during Culture Days. Big Brothers Big Sisters Yorkton (BBBS) is hosting a Discovering the Arts event on September 30. It runs from 2-5 p.m.

Politics - Sask Party leadership needs TV debate

Many view this is a bizarre way to select the next premier. At issue is the replacement of Premier Brad Wall through the Saskatchewan Party leadership process that will end with the results of a preferential, mail-in ballot disclosed at a Jan.
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