Yorkton News Review - Archive

Local sport hunter and fisherman Martin Phillips recently traded his rifle for a camera with a good deal of success.

To the Editor: Liberals are running on two strong national themes in this election: Integrity in how government operates; and A strong economy focused on families.

Many people would assume that the most used spice is "salt". However, salt is actually a mineral, not a spice. This leaves its sidekick 'pepper' in the lead for the number one position.

The Saskatchewan Advantage: lower taxes, improved services, less debt... that's the promise of the newly announced provincial budget.

The Yorkton UCT Bantam AA Terriers had a satisfying end to a tough season.

The Yorkton Peewee A Terriers, a team made up of players from the three peewee Tier 2 teams, won the Saskatchewan Pee-wee A championship in a two game total point series.

To reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease (DED), pruning of elm trees is prohibited throughout Saskatchewan each year from April 1 until August 31.

There is a campaign going around that encourages people to boycott gas stations on April 15.

The search is on for Yorkton's top employee. Do you know of an employee in Yorkton who is outstanding? If so, why not nominate him/her? The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is once again on the look out for the city's Employee of the Year.

The Honorable Bob Bjornerud, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, was presented with the Award of Distinction in Equine Welfare Innovation 2011 at the Sask. Horse Federation (SHF) Convention banquet recently.