Yorkton News Review - Archive

The Big Brothers Big Sisters Show ‘n’ Shine brings together a wide range of car enthusiasts to raise money for mentoring programs in the community.

The Sons of the Pioneers have become a tradition. Since its inception in 1933 with Roy Rogers – back when he was still known as Leonard Slye – it has become one of the longest running western vocal groups in the world.

The Yorkton Truck and Tractor Pulls was a festival of horsepower, teams from across the prairies showing their high horsepower machines to entertain the crowds in the city. The local team, LT Motorsports, competed in each class at the event.

Canada ranks sixth overall for its level of human freedom while the United States ranks 20th in the Human Freedom Index, released today by the Fraser Institute and a network of international public-policy think-tanks.

Charging for parking happens because of necessity. You pay a fee to park in a place because there is a premium on space, you put in parking meters and time rules because you want to get a rotation and free up space for other people.

Oil pipelines have become a wedge issue in this election, with people either against the entire concept or advocating as many pipelines as possible in order to move oil around the continent.

To the Editor: Justin Trudeau recently told people in Saskatchewan that he plans to grow the economy from the “heart outwards.” It’s unclear what exactly he meant by this line.

To the Editor: The Saskatchewan government must acknowledge the crisis-level conditions in provincial correction centres and move quickly to address them, rather than claiming ignorance, says the union representing Saskatchewan corrections workers.