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Jurassic chicken not science fiction

Jurassic chicken not science fiction

I've been a huge fan of Jack Horner since I was in university. Horner is the American paleontologist who was among the first to recognize the link between dinosaurs and birds.
EDITORIAL - Budget good for city ... but

EDITORIAL - Budget good for city ... but

The provincial budget dropped last Wednesday in the Saskatchewan Legislature and it was a document that has to be looked at as positive, from a Yorkton perspective.
Ezine photos are truly fishing art

Ezine photos are truly fishing art

Welcome to Week XLV of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
Helpful planting tips

Helpful planting tips

I don't know about you, fellow gardeners, but with every snowfall it seems harder to believe that it is now spring! The piles of snow everywhere make it difficult to imagine how our tulips and daffodils will ever make an appearance.
Letter to the Editor - Unhappy with hospital parking ticket

Letter to the Editor - Unhappy with hospital parking ticket

Dear Editor: I am a 69 year old retired Yorkton Regional Health Centre employee. On March 13, 2013, as her sole caregiver, I brought my 88 year old, 150 lb., disabled mother in for an EGD slated for 10 a.m.
Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.

Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.

Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets. But it has also seen worse. Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget, presented last week by Finance Minister Ken Krawetz.
Budget: kinder, gentler conservatism?

Budget: kinder, gentler conservatism?

Given recently released numbers from Statistics Canada, it is unsurprising last week's provincial budget includes a significant bump in spending for corrections and policing.
Motorcycle subsidy is not unusual

Motorcycle subsidy is not unusual

The media sure knows how to spin things don't they? Last week, a story came out regarding the Saskatchewan Government deciding to cap a hefty insurance increase against motorcyclists.
EDITORIAL - Partnership looks to future

EDITORIAL - Partnership looks to future

It was not an announcement with the greatest fanfare, but it was one which should have huge benefits for Yorkton and area moving forward. Transactions was a conference which promoted collaboration between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
Healthy kids need time in nature

Healthy kids need time in nature

Ontario's Healthy Kids Panel recently proposed a strategy to help kids get onto a path to health. The problem is that the path doesn't lead them into nature.
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