Yorkton News Review - Archive

To the Editor: Someone is trying to reinvent the wheel - provincially standardized exams for high school students. There are perhaps a few hurdles to consider and overcome. Children come to school with a myriad of desires, ambitions and abilities.

To the Editor: One of Stephen Harper's taxpayer-funded government TV ads brags about federal tree planting.

To the Editor: Last week the wires were active with suggestions that people with obesity pay more for airline travel. This discussion was prompted by a Samoan airline announcing that they would begin charging passengers by the pound.

Yorkton accepted a challenge offered by the City of Regina to have a local poet open Monday evening's council meeting with the reading of her own poem.

It's a shame there is a need for such a week but through awareness and taking a stand perhaps things will begin to change. April 21-27 is Victims of Crime Awareness Week in Saskatchewan, to coincide with National Victims of Crime Awareness Week.

The Yorkton Regional High School took part in Earth Day this year. The school took part in various activities to emphasize the way energy is used and the way small changes can lead to a more environmentally conscious life.

Submitted by Greg Digout, Sacred Heart High School The Saskatchewan Drama Association (SDA) 2013 Region 4 High School Drama Festival was held recently at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton, featuring eleven competing plays from eight schools in the

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it has fulfilled its multi-year commitment to address a waitlist of 440 people across the province with intellectual disabilities that required specialized, residential, and/or day programs to meet their n

Spring is here, and while snow is still on the ground it means that the annual Heart&Stroke Big Bike season is just around the corner.

I love experiencing the tastes of different cuisines and I use any excuse I can find to switch things up a bit at the dinner table.