Yorkton This Week

Effective, 8:00 a.m., May 18, 2021, eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program for FIRST DOSES moves to 16 years of age and older for the entire province, including the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.

New Canola Counts tool helps growers assess and improve plant stands

Yorkton Council approved a tender for the City’s 2021 Water Main Replacement Program at its regular meeting Monday. The tender went to KMS Construction Ltd. for $1,114,000 (plus taxes).

Current funding level means a 160-year replacement cycle

Sidewalks on 214-year renewal cycle, curbs 470 years

Seeding is well under way across the province, including on the farm of Jeff and Kristina Just west of Yorkton.

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan recognized May 17-21 as Innovation Week. Innovation Week provides an opportunity to recognize the achievements of innovation in Saskatchewan and the importance it plays in our everyday lives.

On May 12, 2021 at 4:40 p.m., Hudson Bay RCMP attended a residence in the Leason Trailer Court in an attempt to locate an individual on outstanding warrants. That individual was located in an outbuilding on that property and was taken into custody.

Methane emissions from upstream oil and gas production are significantly underestimated in Canada, according to a recently published study, confirming what researchers have been saying for years.

There’s a surge of excitement around seaweed cultivation on the West Coast if the heavy-hitters on the speakers’ list of an upcoming inaugural conference on the topic is any measure of interest. Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, B.C.