Yorkton This Week

The Esterhazy RCMP is asking for your help to locate a 79-year-old male who has been reported missing. Harold Nilson of Esterhazy, SK hasn’t been seen since the morning on Jan 4th. Nilson is 5’10” with a thin build. Short grey/white hair.

The grandstand at the Yorkton Exhibition Association grounds requires some significant maintenance if it is to stay in service. “It’s in need of some repairs,” said Lori Walsh, past president with YEA in February.

Joe Hargrave, MLA for Prince Albert Carlton, recently resigned as Saskatchewan Highways Minister after making a trip to Palm Springs, California in late December landed him in a public storm given the general public has been urged to stay home to con

2020 was an unprecedented year with the Covid-19 pandemic impacting every country around the globe and hitting Canada in March. It’s been a year of challenges and difficulty as communities work together to try and move past this tough situation.

4,524 receive vaccine

As befits something that won the Civic Recognition Award in the Group Category, Farming for Health is a real group effort, with people from across the region and from across the ag community in the region getting together for the common goal of farmi

Two leaders of large northeastern Saskatchewan First Nations are waiting for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in their communities, despite rising case numbers in the region.

Captain Sam Tim said he wanted to smash the Salvation Army’s goal of $70,000 in the 2020 Kettle Campaign. They have accomplished that goal, with a final total of $100,186.70.

To finally pull the 2020 calendar down from the wall, crumple it, tear it into pieces and toss it into the recycle bin was likely something of a cathartic exercise for many this year. The year 2020 is one which was difficult to say the least.

The Yorkton Brick Mill has made a great deal of progress over the past year. The most visible sign of the continued progress at the site are some actual signs, which tell the history of Yorkton, starting with the Indigenous people in the region.