Yorkton News Review - Archive

To the Editor: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the federal government to explain the exorbitant travel expenses incurred over the last eight years by David Langtry, the Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission

This past August, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced the Canada-Saskatchewan Job Fund Agreement as a way to invest in initiatives responding to labour market needs.

The Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadians that it’s not just alcohol that impairs. Driving is such a daily activity, we can easily forget that it’s a complex task requiring skill, concentration and alertness.

Melville RCMP were dispatched on Friday, December 19 around 8pm to a 3 vehicle motor vehicle collision, 2 miles NE of Melville on Hwy 10. Melville RCMP, Yorkton Traffic Services (RCMP), Melville Fire and EMS attended the scene.

The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that Viterra Inc., Canada’s grain industry leader, is contributing $150,000 in scholarship funds for post-secondary students at regional colleges across the province over the next three years.

The Government of Saskatchewan has a plan for the province, and Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit says that over 2014 that plan has remained on track.

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of National Defence, recently announced that the Royal Canadian Air Force will acquire a fifth aircraft to augment the current CC-177 Globemaster fleet.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) celebrates the success of student ambassadors at Yorkdale Central School, who trained 134 community members this November in life-saving CPR.

2015 should be good, unless there is a real estate meltdown. Ed, my neighbor next door, always holds a New Year’s Eve party where he makes his famous predictions for the coming year.

Saskatchewan’s wholesale trade numbers reached new highs in October, hitting a record breaking $2.2 billion in sales and jumping 5.4 per cent (seasonally adjusted) over September 2014 according to Statistics Canada.