Yorkton This Week

Yorkton Council has unanimously approved the naming of a private street in the city.

A new commercial subdivision is going to be developed in the City of Yorkton following unanimous approval of Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

The storm water holding pond along Brodie Street is progressing with Yorkton Council approving digging of the pond at a tendered cost of $311,800. Three tenders were received with the lowest coming from Curtis Construction Ltd. at $311,800.

The SHHS Jr. Girls Volleyball team took part in the Yorkton Regional High School junior girls' volleyball tournament. The Saints were part of a four-team pool 'B' which included Canora, Estevan and Melville St. Henry's.

Yorkton Council has unanimously supported adopting a new Transportation Master Plan for the City to act as a guideline over the next decade.

Yorkton Municipal RCMP responded to an armed robbery at Holly's Night Club at 7 pm on Sunday night. A lone suspect wearing a hooded jacked entered the business, threatened the employee on duty with a weapon, and demanded money.

The return of the National Hockey League to Winnipeg has made headlines across the country, being one of the biggest stories in hockey since the collapse of Vancouver in last spring's Stanley Cup final.

Yorkton native Darrell Pasloski secured his position as premier of the Yukon in a decisive territorial election on October 11.

On the evening of October 11, 2011 and into the early morning of October 12, 2011, four males went on a spree of vandalism in the city of Yorkton, SK.

There is optimism for business in Yorkton, but also challenges. Dolores Harris, president of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce said the general mood of business in the city is very positive at present.