Yorkton This Week

Assuming the weather smartens up a bit by the time this article runs, the Moon will be pointing out a few planets in the evening sky. At around 6 p.m.

Yorkton is getting a new liquor store. Part of the province’s effort to privatize the sale of alcohol, communities like Yorkton are being positioned as “under-served” and receiving new stores from private companies.

This week there was another case in court that has me musing over the issue of public interest versus interesting to the public.

On Monday, Nov. 28, Sacred Heart High School held its fall sports banquet. This event takes place every year to honour and recognize deserving athletes from football, golf, volleyball, cross-country and soccer. All award winners are listed below.

The York Lake Golf and Country Club launched a new crowdfunding campaign last week in hopes of raising money to improve their clubhouse.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League had an exciting weekend on home ice hosting the Saskatoon Blazers. The two games played on Saturday and Sunday were as close as possible, both ending in shootouts.

The Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will be well represented at the upcoming Team Canada West tryouts for the 2016 World Junior A Hockey Challenge by assistant captain and defenseman Regan Seiferling, and athletic therapist/

The Parkland Association of Disc Golf Champions’ Champion Tournament for 2017 is already shaping up to be bigger and better. “The event was a great success for our first year,” said PADG tournament chair Trevor Lyons.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, twelve members and supporters of the Good Spirit Cross Country Ski Club (GSCCSC) gathered at the shelter on the Trans Canada Trail in Good Spirit Provincial Park.

Breathe deep. This is going to hurt a bit. It’s not something you want to hear form your doctor … or your Finance Minister at a time when he’s just announced the $400 million provincial deficit has just leapt to $1 billion.