Yorkton This Week

The Saskatchewan Roughriders may have lost their second straight Grey Cup, and 15th in club history, but for long-time fan Randy Goulden this year's Canadian Football League final will forever be special.

It may not go down in history for being the best finals ever but it was a compelling game in a number of ways.

No presentation at last week's TransACTIONS summit in Yorkton was more central to the event's message of cooperation than that of Chief Ovide Mercredi from the Manitoba Cree Nation of Misipawistik.

The 98th Grey Cup Championship did not live up to expectations at least not from a scoring point of view. Although games are never over until they are over, this one didn't compare to other regular season games played between the two teams.

Yorkton Council began the process of necessary amendments to its Municipal Development Plan and Zoning Bylaw to accommodate a proposed residential development on a portion of the former C.J. Houston School property.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders settled for the title of Grey Cup finalists for the second straight year, losing 21-18 to the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday.

On frigid winter mornings, the fluttering of wings outside my office window sometimes distracts me. But I welcome my feathered visitors - today an evening grosbeak, chickadees, magpies, woodpeckers, and pine siskins. Birds speak hope to me.

The Yorkton Terriers racked up another three-win week in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to continue leading the league's Sherwood Conference.

The high school football season came to an end a long time ago, but it came to an official close Friday night when the teams held their year-end awards banquet Friday night at the Yorkton Regional High School.

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