Yorkton This Week

The Government of Saskatchewan has made a number of tools available for the public to ask questions, access information and obtain support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The doors at the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) are closed, but the phone lines are open.

On my desk, there is a pamphlet from the upcoming Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC 2020). It was printed to encourage people to sign up as billets, though that’s not why I bring it up.

We’re not exactly built to put blind faith in our politicians. For this, I will take my share of the blame as a member of the fourth estate and, specifically, as political columnists whose job it is to critique public policy. One gets that.

Leader of the Official Opposition Ryan Meili, announced Wednesday during his daily press conference he was “disappointed” with the measures taken in regards to the province’s Social Services pandemic response plan.

And campsite openings

The Indian Head RCMP are investigating some vandalism that occurred sometime during the night of March 27.

Mental health services and supports are readily available to Saskatchewan residents who need them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Saskatchewan resident in the 80-89 age range has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has three deaths related to the virus.

Shelby Gibson was the recipient of the Yorkton This Week Saskatchewan Opportunity Scholarship which was recently presented through the Parkland College. Overall $50,000 in awards were presented at the ceremony March 12.