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Accident Monday
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A severe accident has occurred with EMS, RCMP, and fire services responding to the scene. The intersection of Fourth Avenue and Broadway Street was blocked off by emergency personnel with the perimeter extending over a full city block as RCMP directed traffic. Multiple ambulance staff could be seen loading and
tending to a patient on scene. A deployed airbag in a damaged vehicle could be seen. The situation is currently under investigation and no further information is available at this time.
Hunter Arnold sentenced By Devin Wilger Staff Writer In Court of Queen’s Bench in Yorkton, Hunter Arnold was sentenced following being found guilty of two charges of dangerous driving causing death. The charges stem from a collision on Sept. 24, 2016 which killed two men, Tyler Dobko, 29, and
Jordan Stoll, 17. Arnold was airlifted by STARS air ambulance to Regina with serious injuries and spent several weeks in hospital in Saskatoon. Arnold suffered severe nerve damage, multiple broken bones and heavy blood loss due to the collision. Arnold was sentenced to a period of one year in prison, followed by one
year of probation and 75 hours of community service. The sentence was a “near� joint submission between the crown and defence, with the only point of contention being whether a driving prohibition should be placed on Arnold following his custodial sentence. While much of the case law submitted in sentencing had sentenc-
es of 18 months, Judge J.D. Kalmakoff noted that the extent of the injuries experienced by Arnold, and his continued treatment for those injuries, would make a prison term more onerous for him than it would for someone in good health. The case is also on the low end for the offence due to the low likelihood to reoffend, Arnold’s oth-
erwise fairly clean driving record, and the fact that this is his only criminal charge on record. However, due to two people dying due to the offence, the only appropriate sentence would involve a period of incarceration. Arnold also did not receive a driving prohibition following his release. At the end of submis-
sions, Prosecutor Andrew Wyatt expressed that he wanted to make it clear that the decision to proceed with charges and the trial was his alone, based on the facts of the case, and was not influenced in any way by the victims’ families. Justice Kalmakoff added that the popularity of the verdict would not be a factor in the sentence.
Terriers fall Kozak headed to deeper into debt world golf event By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers lost a substantial amount of money suffering a $54,792 deficit over the past season. That builds on an existing debt of roughly $34,000, leaving the team with an overall debt nearing $90,000. The numbers were unveiled Monday at the Terrier’s annual general meeting by club treasurer Corvyn Neufeld. In presenting the numbers Neufeld did note the team’s auditors have pointed out to the club that the Terriers “don’t have enough assets to cover our liabilities.� “That number (the
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“That number (the debt), got a little bit bigger.� — Terrier treasurer Corvyn Neufeld debt), got a little bit bigger,� he noted. Asked who was owed money with the team in debt, Neufeld told Yorkton This Week the team has a line of credit with the Royal Bank. “We’re close to that limit now,� he said, adding the debt “fluctuates over the source of the year,� but the overall debt is now at the credit limit. The deficit on operations in the past year to May 31, came about for a variety of reasons, said
Neufeld. For example, on the revenue side dollars generated by advertising and sponsorships declined from $217,250 in 2018, to $178,800. But gate receipts, aided by a playoff run this spring jumped from $35,544 to $153,419, however season ticket revenue declined by approximately $14,000. The Terriers also lost $15,463 hosting the Montreal Canadiens
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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) has announced the players receiving exemptions into the 2019 US Kids Golf (USKG) World Championship to be held in Pinehurst, NC, in August, and Yorkton’s Ella Kozak is among them. “This is probably a bit bigger than most events I’ve been in,� the 13-yearold Kozak told Yorkton This Week, adding the event in August will have players from around the world competing. “I’m a little bit nervous, and a little bit excited as well ... It will be a new experience.� The weeklong tournament will include three rounds of championship golf, a parent/child tournament, a team challenge, a parade of nations, closing ceremonies, and the World Horn Cup challenge; all of the events take place on the Pinehurst No 2 golf course, the same that played host to the 2014 US Open Championship. A qualifying series took place across
Ella Kozak Canada on the MJT where players were shortlisted for spots into the tournament with the final winners determined by multiple factors including scores in relation to par/rating, scoring conditions, and others at the respective qualifying golf course. So now Kozak will have just over a
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