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Gardner, Ellen

Gardner, Ellen

Ellen passed away peacefully on March 29, 2017 in Canora, SK. Ellen Elizabeth Maudsley was born on June 15, 1946 in Kamsack, SK.
Cutest pet contest winners announced

Cutest pet contest winners announced

The results are in! The cutest pets were chosen by the number of 'Likes' their pictures got on the Yorkton This Week Facebook Page. Contest winners can pick up their prizes at the Yorkton This Week office at 20 Third Avenue North.
Nanook of the North - A Century of Film

Nanook of the North - A Century of Film

Robert J. Flaherty invents the documentary and immediately bends the rules.
Yorkton RCMP intercept illegal cigarette shipment

Yorkton RCMP intercept illegal cigarette shipment

Yorkton Municipal RCMP, with the aid of the CN Rail Police, have arrested a Saskatchewan woman and seized a shipment of illegal tobacco products. At approximately 8 p.m.

Welcome to the twenty-first century

If you own a smartphone, you have more computing power at your fingertips than NASA scientists had when they put people on the moon in 1969! And it’s in a small device, unlike the massive hardware the space agency used.

Chef Dez on Cooking - Is regular table salt acceptable for cooking?

In today’s wonderful world of cuisine, salt has evolved from being just another staple in our pantries to a myriad of choices with considerations based on texture, flavour, and health aspects.
This Week's Photos April 5 2017

This Week's Photos April 5 2017

Sunny Side Up - Time to laugh a little

Other than these columns, I spend most of my writing energy penning serious letters and emails, on behalf of the amazing politician I work for and with. I’m blessed to do it, and thank God I can.

Thinking Critically - Are re-usable rockets a game-changer?

Just how important is the Space X launch of a used rocket last week? In last year’s Academy Award-nominated film Hidden Figures, the women who did the calculating for NASA’s Mercury mission were called computers. That is what they did.

Agriculture This Week - Access to Indian market is critical

Canadian pulse growers should be collectively exhaling a breath of relieve after a recent announcement that access to the market in India will continue.
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