Yorkton This Week

For the first time in more than a dozen years a Canadian claimed the bronze trophy in barrel racing at the Calgary Stampede. The combination to accomplish the feat was rider Bertina Olafson and her horse Duke from Hudson Bay, SK.

Welcome to the fifth and final edition of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’ for 2021. Like most of us I remain very much a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

Well, I think that we can honestly record in our garden journals that 2021 was a very stressful year for our gardens.

SASKATOON – To help protect Saskatchewan residents from emerging disease threats, Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) has invested $150,000 to help establish Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine a

June Traffic Spotlight shines light on a sad fact: Too many people don’t buckle up

A Diving Clinic was recently held at the Access Communications Water Park at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce welcomed people back with their first in-person event at the Painted Hand Casino. The first event back featured Jolene Watson. Watson is the President of Clarity Coaching and Development.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is pleased to see the Government of Canada offering additional support for producers who are facing a relentless drought.

The ninth home from Habitat for Humanity is now being constructed in Yorkton, and the local branch held a sod-turning to celebrate the new home. The new homeowner is Tania Fleury, and she was overjoyed to be selected for the home.

Warning: Details in this story may be upsetting to readers. Lac La Ronge Indian Band members are preparing to unearth the truth of the former Lac La Ronge Indian Residential School's possible unmarked graves.