Yorkton This Week

Saskatchewan’s value of building permits from January to May 2017 was $805.3 million, up by 20.8 per cent over the same period last year. Nationally, building permits were up 9.7 per cent.

The Government of Saskatchewan has established trapping seasons for cougars and black bears in select wildlife management zones in Saskatchewan’s farmland.

Good Spirit School Division and the Parkland Regional Library have joined forces to launch an exciting reading promotion this summer.

This week in 1950, the Korean War was escalating. The Canadian ships HMCS Cayuga, HMCS Athabaskan, and HMCS Sioux had joined the United States naval task force as part of the United Nations contingent on July 13, 1950. The war began on June 25, 1950.

Ron Styles announced that he would retire from his position as SaskTel President and CEO effective July 1, 2017.

Kody Rock, a 23-year-old pitcher from Canora, has been part of the Yorkton Cardinals team for several seasons. Now, he’s trading in the red and blue Cardinals uniform for navy, gold and white as he takes his baseball career to the next level.

The first sound film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, and a better one than its reputation suggests.

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, the Sunrise Regional Health Authority met in the Board Room at Yorkton Regional Health Centre in Yorkton. The following is a summary of the highlights from the meeting.

The lady in white proved to be just right Saturday evening. Attired in an all-white dress, Julianna Moore from Saint Lazare, MB.

The divide between First Nations and others in the country won’t be mended any time soon. Or so suggests some of the protests surrounding Canada’s 150th-anniversary.