Yorkton News Review - Archive

Ed was my neighbor for seven years; now he is my adopted cousin. My old neighbor has been going through a case of withdrawal, since our exit from next door. Ruby, Ed’s wife, emailed last week saying that Ed has been missing me.

Innovation Saskat­chewan is pleased to announce an additional $1 million investment in the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII). The funding was announced at the IMII annual general meeting today.

Premier Brad Wall has named a new Deputy Premier and a new Finance Minister as part of a small cabinet shuffle resulting from Ken Krawetz leaving cabinet.

Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced details of the consultations for The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act. The consultations will allow all interested parties to share their views regarding farmland ownership rules.

Sunrise Health Region has received notification that Dr. Augustine Egbagbe will leave Canora, effective May 31, 2015.

For the fourth consecutive year, PotashCorp is making a $100,000 contribution to Creative Kids and opening doors for more young people across the province to explore their creative pursuits.

Last year, the government of France honoured 659 Canadian veterans, including four from Saskatchewan to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of France during World War II.

Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer extended condolences on behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan to the family of a child who passed away while in care in 2010, following the release of “No Time for Mark,” a report by the Saskatchewan Advocat

As the growing season begins farmers need to closely monitor and protect their crop from potential insect problems. Early in the growing season the plants can be extremely vulnerable to insect threats and close observation is required.

Four hard-to-match Saskatchewan patients with immune systems that were likely to reject a donated kidney have received transplants thanks to the Highly Sensitized Patient (HSP) program officially launched last week.