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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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The community had the chance to meet with RCMP officers and their partner organizations at Wednesday’s town hall.
Yorkton RCMP town hall meeting By Cory Carlick Staff Writer At the St. Mary’s Cultural Centre Wednesday night, the Yorkton RCMP hosted a town hall meeting, along with its member agencies. The meeting allowed the commun-
ity to interact with law enforcement in an informal setting in order to discuss issues in the neighbourhood relevant to them. Staff Sgt. Jeff Simpson, of the Yorkton Detachment RCMP, felt that the event was positive, helping to facilitate valuable communication between officers
and members of the communities they serve. “Essentially, we had a format where we had a number of tables set up throughout the evening, with a number of topics for each table,” said Staff Sgt. Simpson. “Also, we extended an invitation to
all of our partner agencies. So it’s given us an opportunity to for us to engage with the community and the different communities and public that we serve, and our jurisdiction within Yorkton Detachment. “It gives the opportunity to the
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Three candidates so far in Federal election By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The federal election has been called, and so far, three candidates have thrown their hat into the ring in the YorktonMelville constituency. In reverse alphabetical
order, the announced candidates are the following people: Stacey Wiebe is the candidate for the Green Party. An organic cattle and goat farmer from the Sturgis, Sk., Wiebe also works as the curator for the Sturgis Stationhouse Museum. Wiebe is also a secre-
tary of the Saskatchewan Goat Breeders Association Board. Cathay Wagantall is the incumbent, for the Conservative Party, and has been representing Yorkton-Melville for four years. Wagantall had previously operated a sign manufacturing and printing business with
her husband in Esterhazy. As MP, Wagantall served as the Deputy Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs. Ryan Schultz is the candidate for the newest party in the election, the People’s Party of Canada. Schultz has served as councillor in the village of
Young. He is an electrical engineer who has worked at the potash mine in Colonsay. The Liberal and NDP have yet to announce a candidate in the riding. The candidate nomination deadline is on Sept. 30. Canada heads to the polls on Oct. 21.
Lifetime honour The Chamber of Commerce recognized the longtime efforts of four of its own in Yorkton’s business community. At a luncheon, held Friday evening at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, the Chamber inducted from left; Donna Brown, Vern Brown, Janet Hill, and Diane Rusnak, with presenter Mike Stackhouse, president of the Chamber. Each were recognized as Honourary Life Members for their contributions to not only the Yorkton business community, but their commitment to the community in general. Staff Photo by Cory Carlick
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