Weyburn

Manitoba is continuing to work on growing the agri-food sector. 

Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced over $6 million in funding from the province and the federal government to increase food processing opportunities.

The announcement was made at Maple Leaf Foods in Brandon, one of the recipients of the funding. 

Maple Leaf's President of Pork Operations Dennis Organ says the investment will help modernize the Brandon pork facility with state-of-the-art equipment, improving reliability, efficiency and production quality. 

The Sports Court at Nickle Lake Regional Park is now ready for action, complete with basketball hoops, pickleball nets, and fencing. 

Park Manager Darren Wheeler said it was a couple of months in the making, and was finished off with plexi-paint.

"TOMCO Construction out of Calgary, Alberta, did the painting, and D.S.I. [Contracting] did all the concrete, and Epic Fence did the fencing on it. 

The multi-purpose court is open for anyone to play whatever sport they like, and Wheeler said the kids have been having fun at night playing basketball since it opened.

The latest Crime Severity Index, and other police-reported crime statistics, were released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. The numbers show the Crime Severity Index in Weyburn dropped by nearly 25 per cent in 2024, the largest decrease of any city in Saskatchewan. In fact, the total number of Criminal Code violations was the lowest the city has seen in over 25 years. In addition to the decline in the crime severity index, Weyburn also saw a drop in crimes against the person and crimes against property.

The name for the merged credit union, made up of Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy Credit Unions, will be Conexus Credit Union. The announcement was made official Wednesday morning. The first CEO of the new entity was also announced, with current Conexus Credit Union CEO Celina Philpot being selected by the boards of the three current credit unions. She will officially step into the role January 1st, 2026, when the merger takes effect.

The Weyburn Police Service continues to respond to an increasing number of mental health calls each week, with 13 last week, and, of those 13, two people were taken to the hospital.

"Unfortunately, the one person was in a rather really poor state, and EMS was called right away to get them to the hospital. They ended up being okay in the end but it was a close call," shared Deputy Chief Shane St. John.

David Brian Grams, late of Weyburn, SK passed away on July 21, 2025 at the age of 64 years.

He was predeceased by his parents, Reiny and Betty Grams; brothers, Jim Grams, Doug Grams; mother-in-law, Peggy Shangraw; brothers-in-law, Chris Shangraw, Derrick Shangraw.

A new report commissioned by the Alberta government says the City of Medicine Hat has been hobbled for years by a hostile dysfunctional city hall and something must be done.

“The governance function of the city is ineffective and is characterized by rancour, suspicion and accusations,” stated the report, authored by Ian McCormack and released by the Alberta government on Monday.

New Beef Cattle Research Council chair at the U of M to focus on best environmental practices and economic viability

A new beef-focused research chair will soon begin work at the University of Manitoba.

The 10-year role has been named the BCRC Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability.

“I believe this is the fourth chair position that we’ve developed,” said Craig Lehr, chair of the BCRC’s producer council.

Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same.

The U.K. announced last week that it would lower its voting age from 18 to 16 in a bid to strengthen British democracy and restore trust in politics.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran said the issue has been her "top parliamentary priority" since she joined the Red Chamber. She said lowering the voting age to 16 would be good for democracy and that the only arguments against it are "based on stereotypes."

8:25 a.m. - Environment Canada lifted the air quality warning for Weyburn at 8:22 a.m. Wednesday morning. The air quality sensors in the area showed the AQHI (Air Quality Health Index) was at 2 at the time the warning was lifted. 

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