Yorkton News Review - Archive

For the second year in a row, Yorkton Hyundai is making a big contribution to Habitat for Humanity, donating a 2013 Hyundai Accent to the Hyundai for Habitat car draw.

This past month we heard much about the tornado that hit Moore Oklahoma. It appeared to have hit an area that was struck by a tornado once before. This tornado appeared to be in a far off distance to most people in our community.

CIBC has announced its support of the Parkland College Trades and Technology Centre with a donation of $12,500.

To the Editor: Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference in Vancouver. where I presented a session on corporate sponsorship and municipalities.

It's an opportunity that many families take for granted yet one that countless won't experience - but things are going to change if Boston Pizza owners in the province have anything to do with it.

Tim Horton's Camp Day was another success, raising a record $11.8 million for the Tim Horton Children's Foundation's biggest fundraiser of the year.

It may not have been the athlete combination that the Raiders thought would bring them 800 meter success at 2013 SHSAA Track Provincials, but the YRHS track team still got their two medals they expected out of the event as Cole Burkholder joined Jade

Defending their 2012 Southeast Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League crown, the Yorkton Yankees have came across a worthy rival in the Canora Supers to start the 2013 SESBL season.

To the Editor: It was Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. who famously said "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." Fair enough.

In sports, things should be banned for one of two reasons. Reason one, if the practice causes safety problems for players. Reason two, if the practice gives players an unfair competitive advantage.