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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The consultation for the playground at Patrick Park involved important stakeholders, the kids who are going to play on the eventual structure.
City seeks input into Patrick Park playground By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The City of Yorkton is getting a new playground. The current proposal would see a new play structure get installed in the northeastern corner of Patrick Park, and the city was at the Yorkton Public Library to get feedback on what direc-
tion they should go with this playground. Taylor Morrison, Recreation Services Manager, said that the goal is to have a new playground in south-central Yorkton, because the area has lost four playgrounds in the past twenty years, whether they were city playgrounds or connected to schools.
They identified that families in the area are looking for a playground they can access without crossing a major arterial road. The location in the park is meant to balance parking, access to the Brodie walking path and minimize disruption to the current disc golf course. While it is currently penciled in for
Patrick Park, they still welcome feedback into the location and whether that’s the right spot for a playground in the area, said Morrison. The city has received ten different proposals, which attendees at the presentation could examine, rank and discuss what they liked and disliked about the designs.
The city wanted a playground with natural elements, Morrison said. “Getting back to wood timbers, boulders – be they real or be they fabricated – incorporating and encouraging that natural play.” They were happy to see children take an active part in the meeting, Morrison said, espe-
cially since they’re the playground experts. “Parents are great, but generally it’s the kids playing on the playground, so we want to make sure that we’re getting their comments and feedback on it.” The goal is to see a playground in place by fall of 2019.
TA Foods hosts Asian delegation By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer TA Foods in Yorkton hosted a tour of 65 visitors from China, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam Friday. The tour was arranged through the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership,
explained Mike Popowich, owner at TA Foods, and they were happy to host the delegation. “We’ve been part of STEP for a long time. It’s one of the key trade organizations to be part of,” he said. Yi Zeng, Senior Director, Asia with STEP
said bringing the group to Yorkton was a natural in terms of promoting agricultural processing in the province. “Yorkton is one of the largest food processing areas (in Saskatchewan),” he said, noting that in addition to TA Foods there are other processors such as Grain
Millers, the Richardson canola crusher and Harvest Meat. “It shows our visitors how we are dedicated to our processing.” Zeng said they had hoped to stop at other facilities in the city, but the size of the tour group made that impossible based on having enough
safety gear and other plant access requirements. The tour was a follow-up to the delegates attending the Saskatchewan Asia Trade Conference in Regina Tuesday to Thursday of this week. Popowich noted that TA Foods has been part
of the trade conference through the years, even presenting two years ago as a speaker focused on the flax sector in Canada. Zeng said both the conference in Regina, and the visit to TA Foods are efforts “to help Saskatchewan
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Runner takes on Sinister 7 race By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Sarah Roberts originally from Saltcoats competed recently in the Sinister 7, 100 mile ultramarathon in the Crowsnest Pass. The course took participants through rugged, remote and beautiful terrain in Alberta’s stunning Rocky Mountains.
With 6,400-metres of elevation gain across the course, it challenged the 250 solo participants who had 30-hours to complete the grueling event. The race’s name is inspired by the treacherous Seven Sisters Mountain that looms over much of the course. When the 30-hours had passed only 69 of the solo racers had completed the run
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in the allotted time, Roberts only of 13 women. She completed the run in a time of 27:49:39.5, third among female competitors. Roberts, who is now 35, has only recently become involved in ultramarathons. “I started running ultramarathon and trails about four years ago,” she said, adding that ultramarathons are any
race longer than 42 kilometres, or the standard marathon most people are aware of. “The 100-mile distance is a bit of an iconic distance, one that most sort of aspires too.” The Sinister 7 race was Roberts’ first attempt at the distance, although she has sort of been working up to the 100mile plateau. “Last September I did the
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Canadian Death Race,” she said, adding it is a 125-kilometre race at Grande Cache, AB. “The 125km course begins and ends on a 4200-foot plateau, passes over three mountain summits, and not only includes over 17,000 feet of elevation change but a major river
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