Yorkton News Review - Archive

I recently read an interesting bit of trivia. The movie Dawn of the Dead, released in 1978, was largely filmed in the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania.

We North Americans surround ourselves with food. We have the blessing of access at any moment. But around the world, 870 million hungry people have no access to good quality food.

The month of September is Big Brothers Big Sisters Month both in Yorkton and across Canada. This marks the 100th year the organization has served more than 37,000 children in Canada.

Despite a 21-7 final score for the Foam Lake Panthers to close out the Sacred Heart 9-Man football season opener at home, the Saints look to be headed in the right direction from last year.

Whatever happened to letting kids be kids? While I can see a little validity in some of what is being said, in my opinion society is trying to control far too much in areas that should be left alone and far too little in areas where attention is need

When we cut jobs, are we cutting our own throats? Jobs are our livelihoods; they give us life. In exchange for our time and energy, we earn income to meet our physical needs and we earn self-respect to fulfill our psychological needs.

The Green Party of Saskatchewan (GPS) says there needs to be more due diligence before Privatized Crown grasslands are ploughed.

The Yorkton Tribal Council's labor force development program is about getting unemployed and under employed local First Nations people employment and the opportunity to improve their lives.

To the Editor: In recent years, Canadian business and government leaders have directed much of their attention to emerging Asia - not only China and India, but also countries like Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and several others.

Singer/Songwriter Justin Hines wants to give back. It might be by giving audiences a good time or by giving to local charities across the country, promoting positive social change.