Yorkton This Week

The debate about carbon tax has reached the equivalent level of discourse of a toddler and frustrated parent arguing about nap time. Premier Brad Wall has plugged his ears, stamped his feet and shouted no as loud as he possibly can.

Linda Clarke has been appointed to the Theodore Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Linda Quinton, Donna Zastrizny, Margaret Lewis and Val Blades. Blades is chairperson.

Dear Editor: The January 4 editorial suggests that rolling back government wages, as recently suggested by Premier Brad Wall, would somehow be detrimental to the economy. I completely disagree.

Canadian Wrestling Elite (CWE) is returning to Yorkton with another event – the New Heights Tour. The event will take place at Yorkdale School on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League have returned to play after taking a couple of weeks off for the Christmas holidays. The Maulers have played two games in the new year, both on the road.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- The Canadian Federation of University Women is pleased to announce that Linda Quart, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, will present a lecture on Estate Planning, on Wed., Jan.

There should be little surprise Saskatchewan will now operate as essentially one large health region (the north still having some autonomy based on its unique issues).

A 23-year-old Yorkton man is now a fugitive from justice.

Last week Health Minister Jim Reiter accepted all of the recommendations of the Saskatchewan Advisory Panel on Health System Structure, and announced the province will consolidate the 12 existing Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) into one single Pro