Category Archives: Yorkton News
Moe calls for stronger federal push as China's canola tariffs hit Saskatchewan farmers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is ready to support Ottawa in negotiating an end to steep Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seed. Moe met with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacD...
Aug 21, 2025 Canola plants bloom in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Moe confident in future of BHP Jansen project despite delay
BHP says its Jansen potash mine will face major delays and cost overruns, less than a year after the company reported construction was ahead of schedule. According to the company's 2025 operational re...
Aug 21, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe listens to a question from the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Province commits to major investment in Grain Millers Drive north of Yorkton
A major transportation corridor north of Yorkton is set for long-awaited improvements as the Government of Saskatchewan announced it will cover up to half the cost of upgrading Grain Millers Drive. Th...
Aug 20, 2025 Highway Minister David Marit, Yorkton MLA David Chan, Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Premier Scott Moe, Yorkton Mayor Aaron Kienle, Reeve of RM of Orkney Randy Trost. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Yorkton Legacy Co-op fuel truck officially named Gasper
Legacy Co-op has unveiled the winning name of its "Name the Fuel Truck" contest, with the community voting to christen the vehicle Gasper. The announcement came during an event at the Legacy Co-op Yor...
Aug 19, 2025 L-R: Doug, Legacy Co-op Bulk Petroleum manager; Adalynn, Contest winner; Aaron, #77 Bulk Petroleum Truck Driver; Jennifer, Petroleum Coordinator. (Photo: Legacy Co-Op)
Yorkton and Melville face growing wave of healthcare service disruptions, NDP warns
The Saskatchewan NDP says Yorkton and Melville are facing a growing wave of healthcare service closures that are putting lives at risk. Jared Clark, shadow minister for rural and remote health, has be...
Aug 19, 2025 Jared Clarke, who was recently appointed as the Saskatchewan NDP’s Shadow Minister for Rural and Remote Health, gave a media conference in front of the Yorkton Regional Hospital Monday.Calvin Daniels / Yorkton This Week
Wildfire update: Feds announce $540K for training as Sask. fires burn
The big news Monday on the Saskatchewan wildfire situation was a funding announcement by the federal government for wildfire training. During their wildfire update on Monday, Corey Hogan, parliamentar...
Aug 19, 2025 Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, seen at a recent annnouncement into multiple projects within Saskatchewan's agriculture sector. Jon Perez
Mandatory deer and elk testing underway in Yorkton area hunting zones
Hunters in the Yorkton region will be required to submit samples from harvested animals this season as the province rolls out mandatory disease testing in select Wildlife Management Zones. The Ministr...
Aug 18, 2025 Photo: Government of Saskatchewan
Small-town filmmaker eager to share Indigenous stories
Jeromy Desjarlais is praising an experience that he said will help him grow as a filmmaker. The Lestock-area resident, who owns video production company No Budget Films, was one of 10 filmmakers from ...
Aug 18, 2025 Filmmaker Jeromy Desjarlais.Photo courtesy of CBC New Indigenous Voices
Westerns a 'fantastic experience' for Yorkton Cardinals
Yorkton U13 AAA Cardinals' coach Mark Schendel is praising the effort of the team at the Western Canada baseball championship. Yorkton travelled to Chilliwack, B.C., for the tournament, held Aug. 15-1...
Aug 18, 2025 The Yorkton U13 AAA Cardinals were among the eight teams entered. Photo courtesy of Mark Schendel
Construction underway on Yorkton's new Ma Faamii centre
Construction is underway on the new Ma Faamii Service Centre in Yorkton. Melissa Pederson, the director of infrastructure with Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan, said the contractor, Erickson Contracting and M...
Aug 18, 2025 Sod was turned at the site of the Métis Nation Sask's Ma Faamii Service Centre last year. Tyson Off
