Yorkton News Review - Archive

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) reports it has provided $329 million to assist producers with land they were unable to seed due to excess moisture in 2011.

Weber's take new new focus going into 2012

The current youngest standard bred harness race horse owner in Yorkton who got his start when he was 12 years old is Levi Morin. Currently a 15-year old student in Grade 10 at the Yorkton Regional High School, Morin is a hands on owner.

The Yorkton Terriers have hired a new assistant bench boss to start the new season. The new assistant coach, Casey O'Brian has some pretty solid hockey credentials both on the ice and on the bench.

I suppose there was never a chance of the Green Party making an impact in the upcoming provincial election.

It's one thing to hear about our soldiers who lost their lives during Canada's long mission in Afghanistan, to see their flag-draped caskets lowered from an aircraft, or to stand by their gravesides.

Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of a world tragedy that Canadians and Americans won't soon forget - September 11, 2001. Regardless of where you were or where you are now, the world was forever changed as a result.

Let the campaigning begin. Chad Blenkin, Yorkton's NDP candidate for the upcoming provincial election, officially opened his campaign office doors last week in the city and he says he's ready for the long haul.

To the Editor: The voice of Prairie farmers will be heard on Sept. 9, when results of the Canadian Wheat Board's producer plebiscite on its future are released by MNP. The CWB's board of directors will respect the results of this plebiscite.

(Editor's Note: The following is an Open Letter to the Prime Minster) To the Editor: Mr. Harper in his Statement in Italy yesterday said, "And all Canadians thank you for the great job you have been doing." Such is not so.