Yorkton News Review - Archive

To the Editor: "Without substantive and enduring cultural changes to the system that mistreats our veterans, however, to any promises of improvement are as shallow as Brian Dyck's final breaths." - Col. Patrick Stogran, 26 October 2010.

Tourism is alive and well in Yorkton and local Tourism President Neil Thom was in attendance at Monday evening's regular meeting of council to provide an update on 2010 happenings as well as to thank council for ongoing support.

The Yorkton Terriers and the SJHL announced three local players nominated by the hockey club to represent Yorkton at the year end SJHL awards at the end of the season.

NASA, inundated with questions about a transparently ridiculous apocalypse theory centered around December of 2012, has had to establish a website to prove, through science and reason, that the world will be just fine next year.

Wind turbines provide a source of energy in many other parts of the province and around the globe and soon Yorkton may be able to see the benefits.

The Yorkton Novice Clean Spot Terriers attended a 12 team Novice tournament in Melville over the recent weekend and came out as B side champs.

Every year, bird watching enthusiasts take part in an annual Christmas Bird Count. The event, which has participants throughout the Western Hemisphere, was held in Yorkton on December 29, 2010.

The Saskatchewan Horse Federation, the sport governing body which represents and promotes equine and equestrian sports in the province is looking forward to an exciting year in 2011 claims president Terry Fagrie.

"Cutting red tape is not about cutting corners, but about making sure business owners can focus their time and energy on their business, rather than on processes that create frustration and delays," Saskatchewan's Enterprise Minister Jeremy Harrison

To the Editor: Undoubtedly, the biggest story in federal politics affecting Saskatchewan last year was the near-takeover of the Potash Corporation by a hostile foreign bidder from Australia.