Yorkton News Review - Archive

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Twenty five nominations have been received by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce for the two Employee of the Year Awards that will be presented later this month. Carol Yaholnitksy, Co-Chair of the Chamber's Events committee is pleased with that number.

It may take some team work but the key is for Saskatchewan residents to get prepared - just in case.

SaskPower is reminding all customers to keep electrical and gas safety in mind as the snow melts. Weather and precipitation forecasts indicate that flooding will likely be a problem in parts of the province this spring.

Going into Tuesday night the Yorkton Terriers had to be feeling pretty good about their recent success in the SJHL Playoffs.

When it comes to cooking, baking, and mealtime, butter has a definite role in the kitchen and at the dinner table.

Spring is finally here. Even though storms wrecked havoc through most of the province last week, it is about that time of year where the snow melts and the weather begins to shift. Along with the weather patterns shifting so does the sports world.

Saskatchewan doesn't do Earth Hour. The event, designed to make people more aware of climate change, was this past weekend, and from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon has called the provincial budget a "Credit card budget," saying that it pushes costs onto future generations.

To the Editor: Prime Minister Steven Harper's reaction to the untimely death of Venezuelan's popular Leader Hugo Chavez is calloused and insensitive to say the least. Should one have seen Harper turning cartwheels in the halls of 24 Sussex Dr.