Yorkton This Week

Even with a crisis in the world, children are still growing and developing.

As of May 12, 2020, Saskatchewan has five new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 573. All of the new cases are in the Far North (three in the Beauval area and two in La Loche).

During the early morning hours of May 12, 2020 two dumpsters and a small structure were lit on fire at the Esterhazy High School. This is the second incident of intentional fires being lit on the school property within 6 weeks.

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has launched a COVID-19 Community Archive to document life in Saskatchewan during the global health crisis. “We want to help capture the everyday experiences alongside the formal responses to COVID-19,” said Dr.

Yorkton Council set the 2020 mill rate at its regular meeting Monday. In addition, exemptions, abatements and reductions were also unanimously approved by bylaw passage. As background the 2020 budget was approved December 16, 2019 with a 2.

The Yorkton Active Transportation Collaborative (YATC) is again being supportive of painted bikes lanes on city streets.

Water lines in city are old and are breaking more often

Municipalities will receive their share of the PST sooner than usual to help with cash flow issues brought on by the pandemic.

Leader of the Official Opposition Ryan Meili penned a letter directed at Premier Scott Moe, asking to begin negotiations around resuming legislative business, including the presentation of a full budget.

Did you know that Bicycle Safety Week is May 10-16, 2020? As the warm weather approaches, Yorkton RCMP would like to take the time to remind parents and children of the following bicycle safety tips: - Always wear a helmet - Ride single file on the r