Yorkton News Review - Archive

The federal government’s roster of media spin doctors seem to be holding up well in the face of the Harper government’s campaign to eliminate 19,000 positions from the public service, according to figures obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

This past weekend was the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag.

To the Editor: In recent weeks, NDP Leader Cam Broten has been asking our government – where did the money go? The answer is really quite clear.

Our country is no doubt in an economic mess, but calling it a “crisis” is simply a scare tactic.

To the Editor: The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released a new study documenting how high public sector employment rates in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have significant costs to the taxpayers of those provinces.

The Government of Saskatchewan is commemorating the lives of eight more fallen heroes through its Geo -Memorial Com­mem­orative Naming Program.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for two Employee of the Year Awards. One award will be presented in each of two categories - the Front Line Employee Award and the Support Employee Award.

Cases of measles have been reported in Canada. Measles is relatively rare in Canada thanks to high immunization rates across the country.

The Good Spirit School Division has changed its rules in order to honour a deserving member of the community who is not a staff member with one of its most prestigious awards.

SaskPower released preliminary performance numbers for the operation of Unit #3 at Boundary Dam Power Station, the world’s first coal-fired commercial power plant equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.