Yorkton This Week

And adapt to COVID-19 rules

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) has cleared another major milestone in moving towards human clinical trials: t

The NDP criticized the Sask. Party on Monday for issuing what they called a “blank cheque” special warrant of $56 million, and continued their call to resume legislative business to table a full budget.

For Saskatchewan’s first Technology Access Centre

As of May 25, 2020, Saskatchewan has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 634. One new case is in the Far North, and the other is in the North. Of the 634 reported cases, 81 are considered active.

As province marks Tourism Week

Things will look at a little nicer at the old brick mill in Yorkton after the weekend efforts of Gene and Gladys Krepakevich. The pair were out filling the planters with flowers for the summer.

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 24 to 30 as Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week to raise awareness of the threat of invasive species to our province’s waterbodies.

Seed treatments are an effective integrated pest management strategy for flea beetles, the most costly insect pest of canola in Canada.

As of May 24, 2020, Saskatchewan has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 632. The two new cases are in the Far North. Of the 632 reported cases, 87 are considered active.