Yorkton This Week

Royal Bank account manager Dolores Harris is the new president of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce. Harris began her one-year term on January 1, succeeding past president Lawrence Wegner.

So to start I would like to welcome readers back to the world of board game reviews. A summer of flood basically had games in storage, and then it was the holiday season, but now with a new year, it's time to get back to the gaming table.

Tourism was a strong element of Yorkton's economy in 2010, and is expected to see continued strength through 2011, said Tourism Yorkton president Neil Thom. "From a tourism standpoint, 2010 was a great year for Yorkton and Saskatchewan.

Work is moving forward regarding plans to establish the Western Canadian Crop Technology Interpretive Centre in Yorkton. That was the news Yorkton Council heard in a presentation regarding the Centre at its regular meeting Monday.

The City of Yorkton is going to submit an expression of interest to Sask Power to be considered for the Self-generated Electricity Demonstration Project for Rinks. The decision was a unanimous one by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

As part of the Rural Infrastructure Program, SaskTel High Speed Internet customers in eight more communities are receiving higher download speeds after a recent upgrade.

We've come through the first decade of the 21st century, and it seemed appropriate to revisit a chapter marking the new millennium in my book, The Sacred Balance (Greystone Books/DSF, 1997). The following is from the final chapter.

The Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints junior girls basketball team took part over the weekend in the Melville Comprehensive School basketball tournament over the weekend.

The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) has received $39,375 through the provincial Community Initiatives Fund.

The Yorkton Terriers made a move that will have a major impact on their present and future by adding Justin Buzzeo and Jeremy Boyer from the Humboldt Broncos in a future considerations trade.