Yorkton News Review - Archive

Changes are now in effect that will make it easier for Saskatchewan people to vote in future provincial elections. The Election Amendment Act, 2014 was proclaimed today.

Christmas is the season for giving, and probably the best gift I can give to you is our much-loved recipe for my all time favorite dessert: Crème Caramel.

It’s time to spread the word about the employer application period for Canada Summer Jobs 2015. This year, applications will be accepted until January 30, 2015.

Last week saw the end of a historic apartment complex in the city. Yorkton Manor, built in the old hospital building, was a total loss after catching fire on Tuesday evening. All 50 residents were safely evacuated.

The Saskatchewan government maintains that their proposed privatization of the province’s liquor retailing system will not result in diminished government revenues.

For 37 years snowmobile enthusiasts have gathered in Yorkton for Snowarama, raising money for Camp Easter Seals in the province. In 2014, those riders raised $160,000, and a total of $1.7 million since the inception of the event.

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The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport has entered into a 10 year agreement with Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd. to renew the forest at Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

To the Editor: Stephen Harper’s former Finance Minister, the late Jim Flaherty, laid out a devastating critique of Mr. Harper’s ill-conceived Income Splitting scheme. He panned it as too expensive and unfair.

Ask for what you want for Christmas, but don’t expect to get it! Ed, my neighbor next door, has decided that there is a big problem with Christmas today.