Yorkton This Week

The University College of the North (UCN) will be offering several virtual classes on conversational Cree starting Sept. 8. Classes will be taking place virtually on Zoom with a live instructor.

With school being pushed back a week there is an opportunity to have the kids get in a little more skill development sessions before the minor hockey season starts.

Saskatchewan property owners can start pruning their elm trees again on Sept. 1. The annual ban on pruning elm trees is in place to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch elm disease (DED), a fungus that kills elm trees.

Hope in the Darkness is a not-for-profit initiative that was founded in 2018 by Kevin and Harmony Redsky to help bring awareness to mental health in Canada.

Maranda Belcourt and family have new home

The City of Yorkton will have a new mayor after this November’s municipal election. Bob Maloney, who has held the position the past eight years announced Monday on the steps of City Hall he would not seek another term.

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 31, bringing the total to 1,619 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1), Central East (1), South West (1) and South Central (1) zones.

Willie Kuzub, owner of the West End Resort on Round Lake, has made a substantial improvements to his property by putting in a marina.

In baseball the difference in a doubleheader can be significant as the Parkland U15 Expos learned Saturday. The Expos hosted their namesake rivals the Regina Expos and in game one rolled to a 15-5 victory via the mercy rule after five innings.

During their regular meeting last Wednesday, Moosomin town council gave Town Foreman Danny Grainger the go-ahead to look into what it will cost the town to handle its own dust control instead of depending on outside companies and their timetables.