Yorkton This Week

The Premiers of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan recently opened the new Shanghai-based Western Canada Trade and Investment Office, advancing Western Canada's interests and bolstering economic ties in China.

The Coaches Associationof Saskatchewan has designated May 22-29, 2010 as the first ever Coaches Week in Saskatchewan.

Films are not always big budget, nor do they have a cast which reads like the telephone directory in Hollywood. Rust is one of those movies. It was shot in Kipling, SK., with townspeople in most of the roles. The budget was a quarter-of-a-million.

Regular season team play will start May 18 and every Tuesday following at Deer Park Golf Course with a 5:30 p.m. tee-off. Costs are as follows: men's club $25, team play $15, nightly fee $7 (plus green fees if not a member at Deer Park.

The Yorkton Regional High School is going to be a very busy place over the next couple of weeks.

On Friday evening, May 14th there was an author reading at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery by local author Guy Vanderhaeghe. He was born and raised in Esterhazy Saskatchewan and is now a successful local, and national author.

Approaching summer days means getting to leave the stuffy kitchen and firing up the barbecue. During this time, Yorkton Fire Protective Services reminds residents of the bylaws regarding backyard barbecues, pits and open-air fires.

My husband came home with two old, fabric-bound volumes the other day. They were the complete set of Sherlock Holmes adventures.

On March 8, the Yorkton Municipal RCMP Detachment received a complaint of vandalism to two vehicles belonging to members of the same family.

The East Central Districts of track and field will be held at Kinsmen Century Field on May 26-27. Action beings at 2 p.m. on May 26 and will include students from each school across the city.