Yorkton This Week

Additional 10,195 doses of COVID-19 vaccine given

A Yorkton native has received recognition for his play on the golf course. Kade Johnson, who is currently a senior at the University of South Arkansas, was named the Great American Conference (GAC) Male Golfer of the Year. “It’s a pretty cool honour.

Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.

With schools closed for large chunks of the past year and specific exposure to COVID-19 sending children home intermittently even when they are open, it has fallen largely to their mothers to pick up the additional child-care duties.

It's always interesting to have a chance to talk a sport you enjoy with someone who was once as good at the game as anyone in his country.

It was another bad week for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, but things may be looking up on a couple economic fronts.

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Grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we explore the WDM collection. Connect and reflect with others on experiences from the past and/or youth with Virtual Coffee Club hosted by the WDM Moose Jaw. Four virtual sessions will take place via Zoom.

An additional 9,968 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 470,715.

Parkland College and Cumberland College are developing plans for a safe return to face-to-face learning for Fall 2021 programs.