Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting Friday, followed by a State-of-the-City presentation by Mayor James Wilson. Wilson said he recognizes the importance of telling the story of Council to groups such as the Chamber.

The City of Yorkton will execute a memorandum of agreement with Harvard Development for the development of lands located at the intersection of Highway #9 and Broadway Street East, following unanimous support of Yorkton Council Monday.

The annual Residential Spring Clean Up Week Campaign again received the unanimous support of Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Laketown Leaders Annual Meeting is Thursday, May 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Stirling room. An annual meeting is an open meeting and memberships may be taken out. Val Trowell welcomes a new grandson, Jonah, a son for Christina and Todd Knihnitski.

Members of Yorkton's Rotary Club will be raising pledges in support of Shelterbox Canada at a fundraiser this month.

Yorkton Council set the water rates for 2011 at its regular meeting Monday. The rates will increase by 2.8 per cent, compared to a 3.9 per cent increase in 2010. "Prior to 2006, rate increases had been less than 1.4 per cent per year.

The Canadian Diabetes Association is asking South Saskatchewan residents to open their doors when a volunteer comes knocking May 1 - 15 and make a donation that will directly impact people affected by diabetes in their community.

The City of Yorkton mill rates were passed unanimously by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday. City uniform mill rate down from 23.75 to 23.25 mills. The decrease in the overall mill rate is because the garbage fee is not part of the taxes.

The heritage craft of quilting is alive and well as witnessed by all the fine examples on display at the 'From Pieces to Masterpieces Quilt Show' held at St. Mary's Parish Hall in Yorkton on the weekend.

It happened almost overnight, didn't it: we went from drifts of snow to robins chirping and tender green shoots of perennials shyly stretching towards the sun.