Yorkton News Review - Archive

More than 800 groups and organizations across the province are benefitting from approximately $1.4 million in charitable gaming grants distributed by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGa) - $104,000 of goes to Yorkton.

"Let it snow... Let it snow... Let it snow!" That's some of the words in a popular song. That's also what the snowmobilers have been saying.

By Craig Baird While the rest of North America was going through a very difficult time during The Great Depression, those hard times seemed to have spared Yorkton, at least partially.

Though 2014 has barely begun, the Government of Canada is asking Canadians to look ahead to a grand celebration in 2017: the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

"O Canada... the true North strong and free..." That's what the lyrics say but are we at risk of losing ourselves and our identity? According to the stats the majority of Canadians were born in this country and this has been true since the 1800s.

There's no question there is a need for rules and laws in order for things to run fairly and smoothly, but with that said, when it comes to establishing a business and being business friendly, the less "red tape" the better.

When the 2014 Sasktel Tankard Men's Provincial Curling Championship goes underway this week Yorkton and the Parkland area will be represented as two teams are skipped by top local curlers in the field of 16.

To the Editor: As tax time approaches and I gather the information needed to perform this annual civic duty, I'm reminded just how complex it is managing finances in a modern economy.

Superbowl Sunday is just around the corner, and although I am not a big sports fan, one cannot help but being inundated by the media that this annual game day is fast approaching.

Tourism plays an integral role in the local economy and on hand to highlight that fact at a regular meeting of Yorkton City Council Monday evening was Neil Thom, President of Tourism Yorkton.