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Yorkton City Council have announced they’ve voted to part ways with City Manager Lonnie Kaal.  The decision was made during a special meeting of council held last night (Thurs), and the press release states that council felt that a change in leadership at this level is required at this time and is confident that Council can […]

Yorkton City Council has approved releasing a draft of the 2024/25 Capital and Operating Budgets to the public.    The proposed budget will be posted on the city’s website, to allow for public feedback, before Council gives final approval.  The budget would consist of 2.5% operational and 1.0% Capital increases, totaling 3.5%.    Online feedback forms are […]

On January 8, 2024 at approximately 8:05 a.m., Yorkton RCMP received a report of a serious assault that occurred on Tupper Avenue in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Officers immediately responded. Investigation determined there was an altercation between a group of individuals. An adult male was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious. As a result of […]

The winners of the City of Yorkton’s 2023 Civic Recognition Awards were announced during last night’s (Mon) city council meeting.  The awards were divided into three categories: Adult, Youth, and Group. Kristin Weber was selected for the Adult category, Avery Bond for the Youth category, and the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton took home […]

A serious fire has destroyed the Woodlander Hotel & Liquor Store in the community of Kamsack.  Fire crews in Kamsack with help from the Rhein Fire department, were called to the blaze around 10:00PM last night (Fri), and Kamsack Fire chief Ken Thompson says when they arrived they began work on the back of the […]

After discussing the potential end of its workshop meetings, Melville City Council has decided to keep them after all. Mayor Walter Streelasky says the workshop meetings will remain in place, though they they will be restructured, to make more efficient use of council’s time. Council voted unanimously to continue the workshop meetings. The workshops are […]

The latest Gross Domestic Product numbers for Canada place Saskatchewan as the top province in the nation for GDP growth. According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan had a 6.0 per cent increase from 2021 to 2022, ranking first among provinces and territories. The total dollar value of the province’s 2022 GDP is $76.7 billion. The main […]

Legacy Co-op is proud to announce over $12,000 in donations to local community groups from Fuel Good Day 2023. When community members filled up their tank on September 19 at Yorkton Palliser Way, Yorkton West Broadway, Kamsack, Churchbridge or Theodore locations Legacy Co-op donated 10 cents from every litre of fuel sold to the community […]

On October 30, 2023, at 4:50 pm, Minnedosa RCMP received a report of a missing 55-year-old male from an address located in the RM of Oakview. Jamie Wade was last seen on Friday, October 27, at approximately 5 pm. Wade is described as 5’10”, 120 lbs, with short gray hair, green eyes and wears glasses. […]

The Saskatchewan Party has named its candidate for Canora-Pelly, in next year’s provincial election. Buchanan Mayor Sean Wilson will carry the Sask Party banner into the October 2024 vote, after winning a contested nomination last (Tues) night. Since 2016, Wilson has served as the Mayor of Buchanan. He has also served as Division 3 Councillor for the RM of Buchanan and Deputy […]