Yorkton This Week

In his book Ethical Oil, Ezra Levant raises an important point about the moral implications of products and activities in the global economy. I applaud the move to raise ethics to greater prominence in discussions around trade and economics.

Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud has proclaimed the week of October 9-15 as Veterinary Technician Week in Saskatchewan. "Veterinary technicians play an important role in the success of Saskatchewan's livestock sector," Bjornerud said.

We present again the photo of the Adams farm at Tonkin, taken on October 2, 1914.

The Yorkton Terriers lost a pair of road games on the weekend to even their season record at 3-3, good for six points.

The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) encourages social workers and all Canadians to next week (October 2-8, 2011) champion Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in our communities and places of work.

As with many organizations, such as ours, finances and active volunteers are always at a premium.

Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. is in the process of completing an expansion to its Foam Lake biodiesel plant that will make the company the largest biodiesel producer in western Canada.

Another week of warm weather has Saskatchewan producers well ahead of the five-year harvest progress average. As of September 26, ninety-one per cent of the 2011 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

Alleys - Margaret Phillips, Sept. 6 to Oct. 28, 2011. To create these images of the urban landscape in Yorkton, Margaret focused her lens on the alleyways and hidden moments of charm and colour behind the scenes in the city.

Climate change is one of those issues which held media attention for a time, and while very little has been resolved regarding its impact, is now garnering less attention because public interest is fleeting on almost everything these days.