Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Terriers became a team in 1972. For the past 45 years, they have held the title of the most elite hockey team in Yorkton, and they’ve expanded from a team into an entire organization.

The Best Buds Society is looking to expand to Yorkton. Paul Warnecke, the man behind the medicinal marijuana dispensary explained it was initially registered for business in 2014 with a location in Regina.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- New Horizons Friday Night Dance - Great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

L ooking at ways to encourage youth to be physically active is unfortunately something which is much needed these days. It is increasingly rare to see youth being outside being active is a rarer thing.

On June 16, 300 rainbow trout were added to the Logan Green Fish Pond in Yorkton. The pond is available for anyone to use for catch and release fishing. The pond was first dug up in 2012, but the first stocking of fish did not happen until 2014.

It was a big weekend for Yorkton lacrosse players. The Yorkton Fighting Pikes U19 team won the gold medal at the field lacrosse provincials in Saskatoon. The Yorkton Fighting Pikes U16 team also brought home a bronze medal.

Getting students active by walking, or biking to school would go a long way toward meeting the suggested minimum in terms of daily physical activity.

The Anne Portnuff Theatre Revitalization Project has received $100,000 through the Co-op Community Spaces initiative. The Co-op program supports recreation, environmental conservation and urban agricultural projects.