Category Archives: Yorkton News
Melville Fire Chief reflects on busy start and rising call volume in 2025
Melville Fire Chief Aaron Buckingham is settling into his new role with enthusiasm and resolve, describing his first few months on the job as both fulfilling and fast-paced. Since stepping into the po...
Sep 03, 2025
New report show Saskatchewan slips in per-student education spending
A new Fraser Institute report says Saskatchewan is no longer in the top spot when it comes to per-student funding in the country on K-12 public education, with inflation and rising enrolment putting p...
Sep 02, 2025 Yorkton Regional High School. Good Spirit School Division
Excavator-turned-landmark stuck in Saskatchewan lake removed 11 years later
It took 11 years, loads of equipment and multiple attempts to pull an excavator-turned-landmark out of an east-central Saskatchewan lake. But for the owner of the company that got the job done, it was...
Sep 02, 2025 Raptor Picker Services and Hotshots has removed an excavator, right, shown in this July 2025 handout photo, that had been stuck in Quill Lakes for more than 11 years in east-central Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Nikita Lantz (Mandatory Credit)
Yorkton Chamber of Commerce to honour Larry Hilworth with life membership
The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce will recognize longtime business leader and community volunteer Larry Hilworth with an Honourary Life Membership. Hilworth will be formally inducted at the Member Appre...
Sep 01, 2025
Prairie Mountain Health welcomes eight new International Medical Graduates
Physician recruitment is ramping up in the Prairie Mountain Health region. In partnership with the province, Shared Health, and community organizations, PMH is working to expand access to doctors in r...
Aug 29, 2025
Saskatchewan child care report sparks criticism from NDP and CUPE
Saskatchewan is falling behind much of the country in creating new child care spaces as part of the national $10-a-day program, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternativ...
Aug 27, 2025 Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Early Learning and Child Care Joan Pratchler speaks at an event in Yorkton. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Province invests $1.3 million to upgrade group homes and day programs
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing about $1.3 million in capital grant funding to improve safety and accessibility in group homes and day programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. S...
Aug 27, 2025 Photo: Deer Park Villa Inc. website
Broadview RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing 23-year-old female
Broadview RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 23-year-old reported missing on Monday. Desira Ross was last seen nearly three weeks ago on Kahkewistahaw First Nation and last made contact...
Aug 27, 2025
From hate to hope: Yorkton family transforms vandalism into pride and unity
A Yorkton family has crafted a unique response to a recent hate crime. In an interview with SaskToday, Becky Willems said someone spray-painted a homophobic slur on her family's garage, house and shed...
Aug 26, 2025 The Willems family's response to a recent vandalism incident. Photo by Becky Willems
Yorkton Terriers taking steps to address deficit reported at AGM
The Yorkton Terriers reviewed financial statements and elected a new executive during the organization's annual general meeting on Aug. 18. Organization members, supporters and stakeholders gathered t...
Aug 26, 2025 Yorkton Terriers taking steps to address deficit reported at AGM
