Yorkton This Week

Somebody had to win and somebody had to lose and for three sets it could have been either of them.

A major new business development is about to start along Highways 9 and 10 adjacent to the Parkland Mall. The development, which will be phased in with various business locations over a number of years is scheduled to begin this year with a hotel.

City residents are being urged to complete the 2011 Canadian Census package, which was delivered to every household last week.

The 2011 golf schedule has been released by Deer Park Municipal golf course and includes 12 dates to mark on your calendars. The season has just started and the first date to mark is May 27 for the 20th Annual Richie Hall classic.

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.