Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers had been preparing for its annual awards banquet following the cancellation of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season.

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act ensuring employees have access to job protected leaves during a public health emergency.

Finance Minister Donna Harpauer plans to proceed with a scaled-back budget release tomorrow, which is the scheduled date for the provincial budget.

Saskatchewan has its eighth presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The resident in their 50s was tested in Regina, following travel to Vancouver. The individual is self-isolating at home.

Last week the City of Yorkton sent out a release announcing it was continuing to work closely with the Saskatchewan Medical Health Office and their local officials and follow their lead in regards to COVID-19, mimicking what was the case with the Wes

In an announcement on March 16 at 8:30 p.m., Parkland College announced that all in-person classes would be suspended at the college.

It was a day of cards at the Legion Lounge Saturday. The Alexander Ross branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted the event that saw a full slates of teams pre-registered days before the first cards were dealt.

The health, safety and well-being of the communities Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area Inc support is of paramount importance, stated the organization’s Executive Director Irma Van De Bon-Nicol in a release Monday.

Painted Hand Casino among those closing for two weeks

On March 15 2020, the Swift Current Rural RCMP detachment, the Gull Lake Fire Department and EMS from Gull Lake responded to a structure fire at a rural property northeast of Gull Lake.