Yorkton This Week

Sunrise Health Region is reminding residents to be aware of mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile Virus.

Saskatchewan is ranked best in Canada as the place for oil and gas investment, according to the 2011 Global Petroleum Survey released today by the Fraser Institute.

Jim Arthurs from Calgary, AB is visiting with his sister, Melba and Ron McAlpine.

Dream Rides was well represented in Yorkton this past weekend with Friday's cruise night followed by Saturday's Show & Shine in the Parkland Mall parking lot.

There's going to be one more prehistoric creature in town, as the Royal Saskatchewan Museum's (RSM) tylosaur, known as Omaciw, surfaces in Eastend on July 13.

Yorkton speed swimmer Jennifer Haczkewicz, 11, just returned from the biggest competition of her racing career. She swam at the ManSask Long Course Championships in Winnipeg, MB. The five- day swim meet ran from July 7-11.

Baseball playoffs are well underway in the South East Senior Baseball League (SESBL).

For the fourth consecutive month, Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada. Saskatchewan's June unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent (seasonally adjusted) was well below the national average of 7.4 per cent.