Yorkton This Week

H. W. (Bill) Vaughan, City Councillor (on the right) attending a grocery store opening. Vaughan served on city council from 1943 to 1948. The name of the man on the left is unknown.

Event still planned for Yorkton

On Monday, April 13, at approximately 10:10 p.m., an unknown male entered a Canora Hotel offsale store carrying an axe. The male used the axe to smash a glass case and steal several bottles of liquor before leaving the business.

Leader of the Official Opposition Ryan Meili called on the province to match federal support with $1.5 million in emergency funding towards Saskatchewan food banks. “This is not a moment for the province to be cheap,” said Meili.

Mat Hehr to return as coach and GM

​The Saskatchewan Rattlers​, member club of the ​Canadian Elite Basketball League​ (CEBL), are excited to announce the re-signing of American forward Tavrion Dawson.

In a normal year, the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery would be putting out a call for entries for their Landscape and Memory show, an annual showcase of the work of local artists.

14 more recoveries, seven in hospital

Provincially, the number of new cases of COVID-19 appears to be leveling off at a rather low number. But, that doesn’t mean numbers can’t increase.

Battleship is a strange movie. Here is a film that is based on a board game, centered around guessing where the other player has positioned their battleships.