Yorkton News Review - Archive

The SIGN Community Barbecue is about thanking the community for their support over the years, with free food and free entertainment, including a barbecue with the Yorkton Business Improvement District and demonstrations from the Yorkton Martial Arts

The Regina region will host its first obstacle course race – Mudd, Sweat & Tears Regina on October 3, 2015. The course will be located at Beaver Creek Ranch in Lumsden, located 31 km northwest of the city of Regina.

No matter what happens in the upcoming federal election, Yorkton-Melville is sending a new Member of Parliament to Ottawa.

Saskatchewan Express, one of Canada’s outstanding touring musical revues, is auditioning male and female vocalists for the 35th Anniversary Winter Cast.

According to the Green Party of Canada, polls show that eight in ten Canadians want mandatory labeling of GM foods and food ingredients. Last week, Premier Brad Wall asked federal parties to state their positions on GMOs.

Infrastructure. It is quickly becoming the buzzword in the federal election campaign. With good reason. For decades, Canada’s infrastructure deficit has been growing.

One of the things that Yorkton never really has to worry about is figuring out what riding we are in. In both provincial and federal politics, Yorkton is an anchor point, right in name of the riding itself.

To the Editor: As summer winds down, we can count on at least two topics to attract an increasing share of Canadians’ attention: their children - yes, the new school year is just about upon us - and the federal election to be held on October 19th.

To the Editor: What do Confucius, Albert Einstein and Leonardo Di Vinci have in common? Well, not much professionally, but they were all vegetarians.