Yorkton News Review - Archive

Every so often one has the realization that the path of technology and what they actually want from technology are not necessarily the same thing. For example, this morning my personal computer had an update.

Another week has passed and what a great week it was for Yorkton. Thirty-two of the greatest curling teams in the world were in town for an international event and our fair city was up to the task of hosting it.

To the Editor: Saskatchewan has had a decade of record resource revenue come in, but we don’t have a lot to show for it. The Sask. Party blew through billions of dollars.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today appealed directly to Canadians this holiday season to donate to help one of our countries’ neediest corporations, Bombardier Inc.

Troy Media/ - Denying the existence of global warming will not rid the world of pollution. Nor will denial save the millions of lives either lost or irreparably damaged around the world every year as the result of despoiled air, water and soil.

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is delighted to announce that GERALD HILL of Regina is the new Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan. Gerry’s term will begin January 1, 2016 and will run until December 31, 2017.

The skies may finally clear up for a bit leading into the weekend, giving us a chance to point a pair of binoculars at the half-lit Moon on the 19th.

There has been a lot of talk around the Canadian Football League the past two seasons surrounding the issue of quarterback injuries. Some, like the one suffered opening day by Saskatchewan’s Darian Durant, have to just be chalked up to ‘bad luck’.

Computer Basics for Seniors – Winter 2016 The Yorkton New Horizons Seniors Centre is sponsoring an introductory course which will be presented by the Parkland College in Yorkton.