Yorkton This Week

Before we go much further into the dangers of pipelines in the wake of the very poor handling of the Husky Oil North Saskatchewan River spill, let us quickly explore a less publicized news story this week.

Several members of the Yorkton Track Club recently earned honours.

“It was big thrill. It was the first walk-off I’ve ever had in my life.” — Caden Rosholt, on his game-winning RBI The Yorkton Cardinals have put their first playoff win in the books.

It came down hard, it came down fast and it left Yorkton reeling with 100-year floodwaters for the third time in six years.

Two perpetrators of a crime spree across Yorkton and area from August to November of 2015 have been sentenced. MacKenzie Johnson and Samuel Johnson both received conditional sentences for their part in the acts.

The Southeast Baseball League finals are under way and the defending league champion Yorkton Yankees are off to a solid start defeating the Langenburg Indians 9-0 in Yorkton last Wednesday.

The Yorkton Cardinals have completed the 2016 Western Major Baseball League season with the best record in franchise history, with a 28-19 record.

Dear Editor: I was surprised reading the recent transcripts of the testimony of Mr.

Dear Editor: So, here we are — had to happen eventually — dealing with our very own, made-in-Saskatchewan oil spill as Husky Oil’s muck and chemicals move down the beautiful North Saskatchewan River on its way to the open ocean and beyond.