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Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels grew up on a farm near Tisdale, getting his start as a journalist at his hometown newspaper after winning a sports trivia contest in the paper.
He moved to Yorkton for a position at the then Enterprise with a focus on agriculture, and has remained with the same newspaper through a couple of name changes for more than three decades, earning him a Silver Quill Award from News Media Canada in 2020 for more than 25 years in the newspaper sector.
Over the years, Daniels has received media awards from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association and Saskatchewan Horse Federation. He has also earned 27 Premier Awards in the annual Better Newspapers Competition first place awards from the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association, along with a number of second and third place certificates.
Daniels has also authored eight books, three on hockey as a huge sports fan.
Currently he is the editor of Yorkton This Week.

Recent Work by Calvin

Yorkton Council approves tender for McBurney Drive waterworks

Yorkton Council approves tender for McBurney Drive waterworks

The tender for McBurney Drive accepted by Council Monday was $1,996,432.33 (plus taxes).
No tax break on new Yorkton Kinsmen Club clubhouse

No tax break on new Yorkton Kinsmen Club clubhouse

The motion to not provide a tax abatement passed.
Yorkton Ball Room Blitz sees a repeat winner

Yorkton Ball Room Blitz sees a repeat winner

The ‘celebrity judges were Yorkton Mayor Mirch Hippsley, Tammy Kostersky and Mike Stackhouse.
Sports This Week: Rush ink Robert Church for 2024/25 season

Sports This Week: Rush ink Robert Church for 2024/25 season

Sitting on 633 points in a Saskatchewan Rush uniform, the B.C. product is just 54 points away from becoming the franchise’s all-time points leader. 
Shelter in Yorkton getting some 'lucky' support

Shelter in Yorkton getting some 'lucky' support

Bruno’s Place was an obvious choice as the recipient of whatever he raises.
Agriculture This Week: One wrong move internationally and . . .

Agriculture This Week: One wrong move internationally and . . .

We’ve avoided the large-scale escalations for decades, but …
Sports This Week: Teqball prepares for first CDN championship

Sports This Week: Teqball prepares for first CDN championship

The effort in Canada is part of a bigger vision for Teqball internationally.
Sports This Week: Trinidad and Tobago athlete takes on bobsled

Sports This Week: Trinidad and Tobago athlete takes on bobsled

Trinidad and Tobago does have a bobsled team, and it is a team which now has a connection to Saskatchewan
Agriculture This Week: What uses are acceptable for farmland?

Agriculture This Week: What uses are acceptable for farmland?

Ultimately though this would seem only the start of a very important debate, what is an acceptable use of farmland in a world which is constantly changing?
Yorkton applying for junior football league franchise

Yorkton applying for junior football league franchise

Efforts are currently under way in Yorkton to bring a Prairie Football Conference team to the city.
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