Yorkton This Week

The senior Saints of Sacred Heart football did something last week they had never done before this season. They actually did three things they had not yet done this season. They lost a football game, and they didn't manage to score any points in it.

The Parkland Valley Sport, Culture, and Recreation District will be managing the Parkland Valley Team that will be competing at the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Meadow Lake, July 29 - August 4, 2012.

I'm not the only one unhappy with economic systems based on constant growth and endlessly increasing exploitation of finite resources - systems that concentrate wealth in the hands of a few while so many people struggle.

For many businesses, an online presence is as important as a telephone - perhaps even more so, since it showcases the company 24/7 around the world. Yet only 40% of Canadian businesses have their own website.

Speed limits along Highway 9 through the City are going to be reduced. "The RCMP has discussed with Administration the number of accidents and general speeding for the intersection at York Road and HWY # 9.

The Sacred Heart Saints made Melville a very comfortable place to play over the weekend. Normally, enemy territory is an unfriendly place to play, but SHHS performed very well this past weekend at the MCS.

Dear Editor: The York Lake Road issue is still a very hot topic - especially for those of us that must drive it daily.

The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation has announced a $1.7 million family housing project for Yorkton. Three new duplex homes (six rental units total) will be constructed on 7th Avenue North by the summer of 2012.

The September Showcase for the SJHL was held in Estevan over the weekend. There were over two dozen scouts taking in the action, including eight National Hockey League teams that were represented.

The Yorkton Harvest appeared to put forth a better effort on a road trip to Tisdale last Thursday evening, outshooting the Trojans 28-24. Tisdale had a stronger showing in the last two periods where they scored three times in each.