Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton United Football Club’s U16 boys’ team travelled to Winnipeg last weekend for the 2017 Winnipeg Golden Boy tournament.

A new proposed snow removal strategy could save the City of Yorkton hundreds of thousands of dollars. Veteran councillor Randy Goulden explained: “We were in a committee of the whole meeting.

The Yorkton skyline is about to dramatically change according to a local developer. Ronald Crump plans to build a downtown condominium he is touting as the city’s first skyscraper.

Christopher Hayes has been convicted of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Facebook.

The battle over the solution to Saskatchewan’s deficit problem is heating up.

“I have a lot of respect for the farmer,” began Coffey, speaking at a BASF Knowledge Harvest event held in Yorkton last Thursday. “You feed the city; you feed the country; you feed the world.

The Yorkton Elementary School Sports Association (YESSA) boys’ basketball championships were held on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at MC Knoll School. The final was held between MC Knoll and Yorkdale Central School.

The wrestling team representing Yorkton Regional High School has had a very successful season so far. The team consists of six athletes who practice at Yorkton Martial Arts three times a week.

Dear Editor: In the most recent issue of the Yorkton This Week, the “my two bits” column dealt with the decision to hold City Council meetings every three weeks rather than follow the long-standing two week schedule.