The third annual Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society Dinner will be held on Wednesday, September 25th, at St. Mary’s Cultural Center. Grain Millers Canada has been announced as the title sponsor, and General Manager Terry Tyson says it’s a natural fit. One of the guest speakers will be Yorkton Regional High School student Maggie Robertson, […]
Kamsack RCMP are still searching for a missing Keeseekoose First Nation woman. 28-year-old Jamie Lee Cote was last seen between 6:30 and 7 o’clock in the evening on Tuesday, August 13th, walking along Highway 10 near Melville, and police believe she could be heading to B-C. She’s described as five-foot-eight, 170 pounds, with brown eyes […]
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation believes the SNC-Lavalin affair speaks to the need for federal government reforms. The federation says the Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that Prince Minister Justin Trudeau was in a conflict-of-interest while pressuring the former Attorney General to remove the Canadian engineering giant from a criminal prosecution is proof of the need for better […]
Saskatchewan Agriculture reports farmers now have 2% of their crops harvested. That’s up from 1% last week, but behind the 5 year average for this time of year of 9% complete. Harvest progress is most advanced in the southern regions, where 3% of the crop is now combined. Producers in the central and northern regions have […]
The Saskatchewan government is investing $7.8-million in upgrades at southern provincial parks for 2019-20. Completed projects include water system expansions at Echo Valley and Moose Mountain, a new visitor centre and full service campground at Echo Valley, and campground electrical upgrades at Moose Mountain. Echo Valley will see major road improvements done, Moose Mountain and […]
Habitat for Humanity is in the process of building their 8th home in the City of Yorkton, as a ground breaking was held today (Thu) on Darlington Street. Co-Chair Tom Seeley says they project should be completed in under a year. Maranda Belcourt and her family were the recipients of the home, and are very grateful […]
138 drivers in Saskatchewan learned that speeding in construction zones is costly. SGI’s Tyler McMurchy says that’s how many tickets were handed out in July’s traffic safety focus on speeding in Orange Zones, and he says it’s the most expensive type of speeding ticket you can get. 76 hundred tickets were handed out for speeding […]
The search continues for a missing Yorkton woman, who would now be 20-years-old. Mekayla Bali, also known as Niebergall, disappeared from the city on April 12th, 2016. Initially, police believed she might be in Regina or Saskatoon, but have since expanded their investigation to all four western provinces, and the U-S Pacific Northwest. Two new tips have recently come in, suggesting she […]
The Good Spirit School Division is in the process of relocating from the division office on King Street. Director of Education Quintin Robertson says it’s the result of a review of non-school facilities, including bus garages in several communities, along with the board office. They’re now in the process of centralizing their operations at a new […]
Two Ontario residents arrested in connection with a traffic stop near Indian Head, have made their first court appearances. Mounties received numerous calls about a vehicle driving erratically on the Trans-Canada Highway last Thursday morning, and they were able to track it down. A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up illicit drugs and fake documents. 29-year-old Shawn Anderson and 33-year-old […]
