An 18-year-old man, wanted in connection with a string of incidents in the Kamsack area between the end of May and June 25th, has admitted his guilt. In Yorkton Provincial Court today (Thu), 18-year-old Chase Quewezance pleaded guilty to a total of 11 charges. They include five counts of Break and Enter. Quewezance was remanded in custody for sentencing on […]
Yorkton RCMP are probing several break, enter and theft complaints overnight. Garages and vehicles in the northeast corner of the city were broken into between 2:30 and 4:30 this morning, and thieves made off with tools, cash, cheques and electronics. Witnesses describe a possible suspect vehicle of an older model green pickup truck with multiple items […]
A Rocanville man was back in court again yesterday (WED), on charges stemming from a child pornography investigation in late-June. The 35-year-old, who can’t be named due to a publication ban, had his matters adjourned to October 2nd, in Regina. On June 26th, the Saskatchewan and Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Units acted on a tip from two […]
A man has been sentenced to prison time, for committing assaults on two drivers in the Yorkton area. On the evening of June 14th, a taxi driver picked up 32-year-old Frank Chartrand, and was driving him to Yorkton. Chartrand, who was intoxicated at the time, then started punching the driver in the back of the head. The […]
The Health Foundation has received a donation, following a golf tournament in the area last weekend. Organizers of the Don Happy Memorial Golf Tournament handed over a cheque for 15-hundred dollars. Over 100 friends and family gathered together last Saturday to hold the event in the memory of Happy, and to celebrate his life. A bench in […]
The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital officially opens in Saskatoon today. There are 176 private patient rooms in the new hospital, which cost some 75 million dollars. Among the amenities are the Child Life Zone, 24 hour children’s emergency department, the theatre, family rooms where children and teens can just hang out and find some normalcy.
Despite being a competitive place to do business already, the Saskatchewan Chamber of commerce has released a “Beyond 2020” business competitiveness blue print. The report has 24 recommendations for governments to ensure the business climate strengthens in the province, including a review of both provincial and federal tax systems.
The federal government is investing 75 million dollars to fight human trafficking across Canada. The funding includes a previously announced 14 and a half million dollars to create a Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline, and a now-further five year commitment of over 57 million dollars over five years to develop a new strategy on combating human […]
A pair of infrastructure projects in Melville will not go ahead this year. Two proposals for replacing a water and sewer line on 3rd Avenue East and the paving of Toronto Street were rejected by City Council due to the tenders being over budget. Earlier this year, the City had budgeted the projects mentioned above at a […]
There will be a Terry Fox Run in Yorkton on Sunday, September 15th, as one person has stepped up to the plate to help organize it. Last year’s event was nearly cancelled, however, Roby Sharpe and the Yorkton Regional High School stepped in to hold the run. Wynter Philip, the School and Communities Coordinator for the […]
