Yorkton News Review - Archive

The Parkland Dance Festival has been bringing dancers to Yorkton for eleven years, becoming a regional contest where dance schools can show their stuff. Dancers in ethnic, tap, ballet, hip hop, and group performances all competed at the event.

Every family has their own traditions, and for The Leahys, that tradition means getting on stage and performing.

Mike O’Donnell, a Regina city councillor, is calling for a review of school zone speed limits. He is right and Yorkton should be following suit. There are many issues with school zone traffic, but let’s start with the statistics.

It must be difficult to be a hateful idiot these days.

The Yorkton Photography Guild Photos of the Week provided by Bob Christopher and Chantelle Rivers. Interested in learning more about the guild? Visit the Facebook page.

To the Editor: Alberta Premier Rachael Notley was “disappointed” when the recent federal NDP convention in Edmonton adopted the Leap Manifesto as a guide to party policy. She should not be alone.

There are just a couple of days left to catch Mercury just above the western horizon; chances fade rapidly by the end of the weekend. The Sun sets at 8, Mercury an hour later. Start looking about 8:15 a couple of palm widths above where the Sun set.

It’s spring time in Saskatchewan. That means it’s time for CAA Saskatchewan’s Worst Roads Campaign. From April 8th to 29th, motorists can nominate and vote for their worst road at caask.ca/worstroads.

A few weeks ago I took a foray into professional ultimate in this space. At the time I noted there were two professional leagues, so this week I want to highlight the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL).