Yorkton This Week

The end of the year is when many publications around the world put together their best of the year lists.

It is kind of a tradition in journalism at this time of year to rehash the most significant stories of the year. I thought about a crime Top 5, but that might be a bit redundant since four of those also made it into the Top 10 overall news stories.

One football star from Yorkton will be taking his talent down south in January to compete against some of the best young athletes in Canada, the United States and Japan.

After a close semi-final match up, Yorkton has made it to the final round of the SnoRiders Sledtown Showdown competition. After polling closed on Dec. 20, Yorkton came out on top of Beausejour, MB in their semi-final match.

Sometimes, you just can’t say it as well as the politicians can say it in their own words. There again, sometimes, one suspects/ the politicians likely very much regret what they’ve said.

When naming Yorkton This Week’s Citizen of the Year, we looked for someone who has made life in the city of Yorkton better. We decided to go with someone who has been working hard to help people who need a place to call home.

10. Improved imaging In health technology, a decade can seem like an eternity. Computer Tomography (CT) scanning has advanced in leaps and bounds since Yorkton got its first CT scanner in 2006.

The Yorkton Film Festival is launching a new program aimed primarily at introducing them to film. Canada 150 – With Open Arms is a youth film project that will solicit submissions from across Canada.

Mrs. Mary Olynyk, formerly Malinowski of Yorkton, SK passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2016 at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina at the age of 95.