Yorkton This Week

There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 13, bringing the total to 1,511 total cases. The new cases are located in the South West (18), South Central (4), Saskatoon (3) and Regina (2) regions.

On the wilds of the internet, I saw someone get incensed that the kids these days called Phil Collins’ hit In the Air Tonight ‘old music.’ They did not believe it was old music.

Shortly before 8 p.m., on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, Esterhazy RCMP were dispatched to an armed robbery in progress. An adult male and an adult female had entered a business on Kennedy Drive in Esterhazy and demanded money from the employees.

The Saskatchewan Party government has been telling us for months now that COVID-19 means a “new normal” for all us. But that “new normal” surely isn’t being applied to the re-opening of schools in this province in three weeks.

There is currently a severe thunderstorm watch in Eastern Saskatchewn. Areas under the watch include: R.M. of Calder including Calder and Wroxton R.M. of Cana including Melville R.M. of Churchbridge including Churchbridge and MacNutt R.M.

Regina – Saskatchewan NDP education critic Regina-Lakeview MLA Carla Beck said on Aug.

The kids at the Boys and Girls Club in Yorkton know that a lemonade stand is a great way to make a little extra money, so the older group of kids, aged 8-11, organized a sale of their own.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 12, bringing the total to 1,484 cases in Saskatchewan. The new cases are located in the Regina (4) and North Central (1) zones.

Regina – The provincial government is recommending schools enact protocols like wearing masks in high traffic areas, but not mandating it.

Regina, North Battleford, Carlyle, Kenosee, Yorkton – If you can’t go anywhere due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might as well find a cottage and spend some time there.