Yorkton News Review - Archive

Supporting education in the health region is the goal of the Health Foundation and TD Bank’s education awards. The fall awards saw 28 successful applicants receiving $18,525, for a total of $30,982. TD Bank provides $12,000 annually for the awards.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agricul­ture Minister Lyle Stewart announced nearly $6.9 million for crop-related research through the Saskatchewan Agri­culture Development Fund (ADF).

Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) has entered into a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sinochem Fertilizer Macao Commercial Offshore Ltd. (Sinofert) to supply a minimum of 1.

The Parkland Regional Library wants to be on the forefront of technology. The latest step for the library is the adoption of Hoopla, a new film, television and movie streaming service available to library members.

Changes are coming to the Fort Livingstone School in Pelly.

Large-scale personal income tax cuts could provide relief for working Canadians and lay the foundation for long-term economic growth, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

In 2012, French President Francois Hollande was elected on platform that included a prominent proposal to increase a range of taxes, including an eyebrow-raising increase on high income earners to 75 per cent.

This will not be the first thing you read about the terrorist attacks in Paris, which began with an attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

To the Editor: A handsome man struts over to the office water cooler with a smirk on his face. When his colleagues ask about his weekend, he replies enthusiastically, with audio muted.

To the Editor: It’s been 30 years since Mancur Olson, the late American economist, wrote Rise and Decline of Nations.