Yorkton News Review - Archive

With the Canadian Cowboys Association season at its midway point and an impressive purse on the line, the 2012 Painted Hand Roughstock Rodeo is set to have an impressive lineup of the best semi-pro cowboys in North America.

Submitted by Saskatchewan RCMP F Division Commercial Crime (Regina) Saskatchewan RCMP have issued an advisory to the public to be on alert of a scam being reported across the province.

(Editor's note: the following is an open letter to the Government of Saskatchewan) Members of the Communist Party in Saskatchewan point out that you are questioning the entire range of rights enjoyed by the labour movement and all workers, the majori

It's IH fever, and the International Harvester Club Chapter 38 has a serious case. The largest chapter in Western Canada, the group held their annual show in Yorkton this year.

In spite of the controversy that has surrounded the issue, Western Canadian farmers now have the freedom to sell their wheat and barley on the open market and the federal government believes that's a good thing.

Last week I wrote an article about the Canadian women's football/soccer team and how their quarterfinal match put them at a crossroads in their path to the top tier in the international game.

To the Editor: By destroying the world's largest marketer of wheat and barley, Stephen Harper has transferred a tremendous amount of wealth and influence away from farmers.

Right now, the federal electoral districts are being redistributed. Next time a federal election rolls around, all the ridings will be different, and the map is set to change fairly dramatically in the province.

Yorkton and area had a dominant showing in the pool at Sask Summer Games as the Yorkton speed swimming club racked up the medals for Team Parkland Valley in Meadow Lake for the 2012 games.

To the Editor: Sixty-nine years of history come to an end today. The single-desk marketing system of the Canadian Wheat Board, which started in 1943, is now officially dead. Few farmers were ever asked about this change.