Yorkton News Review - Archive

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it has proclaimed The Saskatchewan Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, enabling it to launch legal action against the tobacco industry to recover the costs of treating tobacco-related illne

The 2012 Stanley Cup Final begins on Wednesday May 30 and features the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils in an unexpected final series that is all too familiar to hockey fans as cinderella runs seem to be the norm.

The Sunrise Health Region (SHR) has launched an online "Well Wishes" program designed to provide family members and friends convenient access to send "get well" messages to patients in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre by using an online website for

Currently, 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. 57 per cent of Americans suffer from chronic or recurrent pain. The Canadian statistics are probably similar, since our diet and lifestyle are similar.

More than 400 Saskatchewan families, including two from Yorkton are set to be recognized by the province this month.

The Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) Raider Gridders recently had four players represent their school in the 2012 Roughrider and Senior Bowls respectively.

A new style of clinic is going to be established in Yorkton, with a satellite office in Foam Lake. The new concept, dubbed a Primary Health Care Innovation Site, will take a team-based approach to healthcare in the Sunrise Health Region. Dr.

The Yorkton Film Festival offers opportunities to learn more about film, and one of the workshops on that subject discussed the format of Narrative Non-fiction.

The East Central District Track Meet made its return last week after being cancelled in 2011 due to the teachers union strike.

To the Editor: This month's traffic safety blitz, held over the May long weekend, saw 30 motorists in the province charged with impaired driving, 24 temporary driver's licence suspensions and 25 tickets for having liquor in a vehicle.