Yorkton This Week

The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced legislative amendments aimed at improving workplace health and safety in the province.

B3Xtreme Sports in Yorkton will be creating a Ambition/B3 snowskate team this winter. Ambition is a company that sells snowskates and issued a press release recently that they will be sponsoring a local snowskate team.

The new year lays on the horizon and it promises to be an interesting one for our city.

Ronald Lyle Thompson passed away peacefully on December 17, 2011 at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home in Yorkton, SK at the age of 75 years. He had suffered a severe stroke 13 months ago.

Winter has hit Saskatchewan in full force and motorists will now be sharing the provincial highways with 300 snow plows from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure as they remove snow and treat ice on the 26,000 km network.

With the creeks on the rise, one might think it wasn't such a good year for rural Saskatchewan. Well, it was at least a pretty good year when it came to getting what they wanted out of their governments. Let us quickly review 2011.

The Cab Male Athlete of the Month was a very busy athlete this fall at Sacred Heart. Anthony Fetsch played on the boys' soccer team and was a dominant force as SHHS went into a shootout for provincial gold with Evan Hardy of Saskatoon.

Allen Konkin passed away on December 5, 2011 at the age of 71 years in Yorkton, SK. Allen was born on March 5, 1940 at the Kamsack Union Hospital.

A growth is a positive indicator for Yorkton says Mayor James Wilson. Wilson said that growth is helping in terms of funding services.