Yorkton This Week

The Sacred Heart senior girls volleyball team competed in a 10-team tournament in Canora over the weekend. The Lady Saints were undefeated Friday night defeating Norquay 25-11 and 25-15 and Regina Western Christian 28-26 and 25-13.

After the success of last year's first annual TransACTIONS conference in Yorkton, the Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) and the Saskatchewan East Enterprise Region (SEER) are back this fall with a bigger and better-rounded event.

To prepare your vehicle for the cold ahead, CAA Saskatchewan encourages drivers to follow these important tips: Test your battery: Colder temperatures can weaken the battery.

An overwhelming majority of Canadian HR professionals (86 per cent) believe there will be an increase in the number of employees working remotely in the near future.

Children walked many miles to school in the pre-1950s before school buses took over. If you were lucky if you could get there on horseback. Country schools also had a barn. You brought your lunch and the feed for the horse.

Matthijs Wenning, Brendan Campbell, Jaden Porte, Brandey Blahut and Braunty Pelchat rounded out the placings for the Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) at the SHSAA provincial cross country championships held in Middle Lake, Sk., over the weekend.

On Saturday, Cote First Nation members voted more than 98 percent in favor of a settlement proposal that will make their reserve one of the wealthiest in Canada.

It is Small Business Week, a time to salute the importance of the sector to our community. In Yorkton there is a definite feeling of optimism in terms of business, an optimism built of several factors.

Dear Editor: The Kidney Foundation "Give The Gift Of Life" Fun Run/Walk held in Yorkton on June 26, 2011 raised pledges of $10,305. Raffle proceeds of $2270 were donated to the Yorkton Hemodialysis to help with purchasing new chairs.

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