Yorkton This Week

The City of Yorkton parks staff has begun works on Patrick Park to establish a course designed to introduce the sport of dis golf. Holes were filled last Friday morning and baskets were set in place for the game.

The Yorkton Aquabatix Synchronized Swim team held their year end water show Sunday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at the Gallagher Centre swimming pool.

It's finally Spring. The days are getting longer, the air carries a sweet fragrance and the ice has receded from the lakes. It's a time when millions of Canadians finally get back their favourite pastime and head out on the water in their boats.

In an effort to re-vamp Yorkton's Patrick Park, the City of Yorkton has started to design a course to help promote a game known as disc golf.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and Ministry of Health warn that heightened risk of flooding in many parts of the province this spring may pose a threat to private water wells and cisterns used for drinking water sources.

Over the past week and a bit there has been more badminton games in the City of Yorkton then you could swing a racquet at. There was an awful lot of badminton played here within the past five days.

On Friday, April 29, members of the Esterhazy and Kamsack Detachments began an investigation in regards to uttering threats and breach of a probation order. The investigation led to the arrest of a Wroxton area resident.

Over 200 Catholic women from across the Regina ArchDiocese gathered Sunday, May 1 in Yorkton to attend the 88th annual Diocesan Catholic Women's League convention. The convention began with an evening Mass where the celebrant was Rev.

Yorkton Council received and filed a copy of the Yorkton Business Improvement District Development Plan for 2011 to 2013, as well as the 2011 YBID Budget at Council's regular meeting Monday.

The Mosaic Company continues to demonstrate its commitment to the province with a $4,000,000 donation to the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan.