Yorkton Council unanimously supported a joint request made at its regular meeting Monday by the Yorkton Exhibition Association, (YEA), and Yorkton Chamber of Commerce to proclaim the week of Nov. 5-11 Agriculture Week in Yorkton. In making the request Ron Hanishewsky, general manager of YEA noted more than 60 businesses in Yorkton are directly involved in serving the farming and ranching community; and whereas it is estimated that for every job in the agriculture industry another seven jobs are generated in the economy. Here Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney presents the proclamation to Hanishewsky, and Chamber executive director Juanita Polegi.
