Yorkton News Review - Archive

By Craig Baird For any community in the early-20th century, one of the greatest dangers is fire. One small fire can grow in size until it is threatening the entire community.

October 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week in Canada and in Yorkton. The initiative coincides with the 40th week of the year, thus symbolizing the 40th week of pregnancy.

Amidst world turmoil and economic uncertainty as we sail towards the beginning of a new year, things are looking good for Saskatchewan. According to the stats our population is up and prospects look good.

A traditional dessert at Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie, but there are so many other options that would feel just as seasonal. One of my favorites is Cranberry Bread Pudding.

The Government of Canada strongly condemns the actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Northern Iraq, including the killing of innocent civilians and the targeted persecution of religious minorities. The situation is tragic. 1.

The JJ Smith Mill Committee - tasked with overseeing the updating of the old Yorkton brick mill along Livingstone Street - has been given the go ahead by Yorkton City Council members to continue work at the site with a report due back in one year.

The first major milestone in the construction work on Dracup Aveune in Yorkton has been achieved, with the reopening of York Road. The intersection was closed in order to rebuild the infrastructure underneath.

Poor weather conditions has slowed infrastructure replacement and road construction at the York Road and Dracup Avenue intersection say Yorkton's Manager of Engineering meaning a delay in the road opening.

When the Yorkton Terriers 2013/14 season ended with a National Junior A Championship at the RBC Cup in Vernon, British Columbia it was a culmination of arguably the best era of hockey in the history of the Terriers and years of roster building combin

To the Editor: On September 9, more than 40 Saskatchewan communities provided an opportunity for people to talk about the most common preventable disability in the Western World; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).