Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Film Festival

Central, East Central, Southwest, and Southeast leaders gather virtually

Regina– When the COVID-19 vaccine comes, Saskatchewan will be ready. That’s according to Minister of Health Paul Merriman, who started the Dec.

One hundred made-in-Saskatchewan ventilators will soon be available to support the needs of the province’s residents.

The Mayor of Spy Hill for this term will be Susie Atkinson. She became the Mayor of Spy Hill on November 9th but this is not her first time in the council chambers. Atkinson served two terms as a councillor approximately twenty years ago.

Regina– “No answer on the number of ICU beds,” New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili stated, after asking three times how many new intensive care unit (ICU) beds have been built in Saskatchewan.

Regina– Ambulance fees are going down for Saskatchewan senior citizens, the fulfillment of a Saskatchewan Party campaign promise in this past fall’s election.

Premier Scott Moe had to self-isolate the week before the beginning of the new session. He did so because he came into contact with someone at a restaurant in Prince Albert after a family funeral.

The Village of Calder held a Special Meeting to Swear in the Council with the Oath of Office. Mayor Ivan Sobkow called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. on November 16th with the new council all present.

Fossil fuel production around the world must start winding down now, dropping by six per cent per year for the next decade to avoid the more extreme consequences of the climate emergency, according to a major new study backed by the United Nations.