Yorkton This Week

In 2016-17, SaskEnergy recorded income before unrealized market value adjustments of $70 million, compared to $86 million for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2016.

Consider the toughest times in Saskatchewan history for either the government or the people or for both. By no small coincidence, such times are inevitably accompanied by drought on the farm.

The war film that every other war film tries to imitate.

This year, the Yorkton Junior Band Camp kicks off on Sunday, 6 August when over 70 participants and staff from around the Yorkton area will come together to begin an amazing week of music, learning and fun.

This week, in 1936, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial was officially opened.

A few weeks ago, when walking to take a picture at a barbecue in the city, a man I know spotted me and my camera set to photograph someone flipping a few burgers. “Aren’t you sick of barbecues?” he asked. I can see his point.

It was a string of losses this week for Yorkton’s Western Major Baseball League team, the Yorkton Cardinals. The week started on a bad note with the first game against the Okotoks Dawgs at Jubilee Park on July 18.

After years of playing golf, Tyler Wright claimed his first Amateur Men’s title. Wright, representing the Wascana Country Club, came in first place at the 106th Access Communications Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship at Deer Park.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society invites you to their annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Display Show on Tues., Aug. 15 from 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. at St.