Yorkton This Week

The 2016-17 Saskatchewan budget was not easy for many. The admitted deficit shortfall of $434-million (based on $14.02 billion in revenues — $968-million less revenue than last year — and $14.

The experience of cancer treatment is something many patients want to keep in private.

There was no crime. There was nothing suspicious about either death. That was the official word from the RCMP last week.

A request to rezone the property which has been the Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium from Institutional to allow for a retail business was turned down by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Three months into 2016 the City of Yorkton financials appear to be on track with budget. That was the good news Yorkton Council heard at its regular meeting Monday.

June has been designated Recreation and Parks Month in the city by City Council. “In conjunction with the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association, the City of Yorkton has been promoting JRPM for many years.

A 30-year-old Yorkton woman will serve a sentence in the community for assault causing bodily harm related to a nightclub incident last fall.

The provincial budget for 2016-17 reflects a new reality in the province, with a major drop in oil revenue leading to some big changes for the province, as well as a projected $434 million deficit.

Finance Minister Kevin Doherty tabled Saskatchewan’s 2016-17 Budget last week, and to no one’s real surprise the province will run a deficit. The Budget forecasts total revenue of $14.02 billion and total expense of $14.

It’s only a week into the Western Major Baseball League season, but the Yorkton Cardinals are currently sitting in second spot in the Eastern Conference. Yorkton has 4-3 record, 1.