Yorkton News Review - Archive

Let’s call this last issue of The News Review a canary in a coal mine. It is no secret that for some time both of Yorkton’s newspapers have been owned by the same company.

It’s weird to write an ending when, from your own perspective, not much is changing. Tomorrow, I will come to work in the same building, sit in the same chair and do roughly the same job I have been doing for the past several years.

The Yorkton Photography Guild Photos of the Week provided by Chantelle Rivers and Cindy Bailiie. Interested in learning more about the guild? Visit the Facebook page.

This nation needs a thoughtful dialogue on energy civics, because Canadians must become far more involved in the way energy policy is shaped and grounded in everyday life.

With Saturn above and Antares below, bright Venus begins showing up a half hour after sunset on the 27th, a little south of west. The trio is joined by a thin crescent Moon November 2nd. Mars remains the most prominent shiny object low in the south.

The National Hockey League season is under way, although admittedly it hasn’t been sports priority one as the Blue Jays have kept our sports interest on the diamond, at least until they were ousted last week by Cleveland.

Premier Brad Wall recently released Saskatchewan’s White Paper on Climate Change, outlining an alternative approach to Prime Minister Trudeau’s national carbon tax.

Influenza immunization clinics begin on October 31, 2016. Over the coming week, a listing of all Sunrise Health Region influenza immunization clinics will be delivered to every home mailbox in the region.

As Saskatchewan celebrates the 40th anniversary of Library Week from October 16 to 22, the province’s public libraries are increasing support for library patrons experiencing print disabilities.