Yorkton This Week

Few people would argue against making environmental review processes and regulations more efficient - as long as they're effective. But changes announced in the recent federal budget don't do that.

Mabel Margaret Gustafson passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Kelowna on October 14, at the age of 94.

Leslie Harold Reiman, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home at the age of 97 1⁄2 years. Leslie was born on September 9, 1914 at Ebenezer, SK to John and Rose (nee Muth) Reiman.

Saskatchewan's retail sales took a jump in February with a 6.2 per cent increase in February 2012 over February 2011 totalling $1.38 billion, the highest ever for the month.

The East Central Districts of high school badminton took place Monday afternoon in the Land of the Orange.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this time to say congratulations to everyone involved in Football Night in Saskatchewan. Once again the incredible support shown by Yorkton was amazing.

Sarah Vinge has what many attendees of the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association Annual Symposium might consider a dream job.

I want to say a public thank-you to the emails of support I got from last week's column concerning the overkill traffic blitz that was held in Yorkton a couple of weeks ago. A few people asked if I was sour because I, in fact, got a ticket. No.

The sustained growth of Saskatchewan's population and economy benefited SaskEnergy once again in 2011, as evidenced by figures from the company's annual report, tabled in the Saskatchewan Legislature today.

The winds of change have just blown through Yorkton. It was made effective Monday morning around 11 a.m. (Saskatchewan time). Things are going to be a little different for YRHS football. Last year it was the Regina league.