Yorkton News Review - Archive

Concussions are a hot issue in professional and minor sports. Yorkton Minor Football took a huge step in fixing the problem Saturday by hosting the first ever Big Play Tackling Camp in Saskatchewan.

To the Editor: Since May 13, I've been participating in very useful meetings in Ukraine with Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.

I suppose it's time to make a confession, considering something that is dominating the conversation among many people I know.

Yorkton: it's the city where good things happen, and that's exactly the message council wants to convey to the rest of the province as well as the world.

Canada's health care system is one of the most generous in the world. It is also overburdened and abused by bogus asylum claimants from Europe and the US. Many have been rejected by our fair determination process, yet they refuse to return home.

The Yorkton Film Festival celebrated its 65th anniversary this year, and for only the second time in that history, the best film in the festival was a Saskatchewan production.

It was a Film Fest first and an opportunity to acknowledge important members of the community.

Mission Staff have been selected for the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

Losing your dad can be devastating, especially if you were close to him. I think we will always miss our dads but our sadness will lessen as the years go by. When Father's Day comes around, I would find myself in a state of sadness.

The 17th annual Gala of The Health Foundation is slated for Saturday, October and this year's theme is "A Gala Evening in Las Vegas!" "Gala Evening in Las Vegas is a perfect theme for fun and excitement, lots of colour and sparkle.