Yorkton This Week

When it comes to international relationships we in Canada like to think we have something special with the United States.

The Yellow Thunderbird Lodge held a Smudge Walk in Yorkton today (July 1). The Walk was for ‘the children found and those yet to be found’. Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup said the walk was a time of reflection.

One of the truly interesting elements of being a journalist is being able to interview some extremely interesting people.

The expression ‘home is where the heart is’ certainly applied to Fred Sasakamoose. He is remembered by many as a hockey star.

Saskatchewan has soared past one million COVID-19 vaccine doses. This is great news — literally, the shot in the arm we all want.

The majority of crops in the province are in fair to good condition.

The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health are advising the public to avoid direct contact and intended or unintended consumption of any surface water where blue-green algae blooms are occurring.

St. Mary's School gives an A+ the Kinsmen Club of Yorkton for their generous $10,000 donation toward the school's upcoming kitchen renovation. The school serves a healthy breakfast and lunch daily.

It was a parade around the Yorkton and District Nursing Home Thursday as residents and staff gathered on the grounds to watch it pass by Wednesday afternoon (June 30).

Jeff Shattler, the Most Valuable Player in the Saskatchewan Rush’s run to the 2018 NLL Cup, has been signed to a new one-year contract, pending league approval.