Dylan Fiessel

The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #47 here in Weyburn along with Legions throughout the country started their poppy campaign last Friday. A campaign that’s been commemorating veterans and their service and sacrifice for over 100 years by helping raise funds for local Legions.  

Blackleg is a disease in canola mainly caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. It’s a serious disease that affect canola plants in the seedling stage by attaching to the stems and working up the stem as it grows, inhibiting the movement of water and nutrients within the plant. It can cause upwards of 50% yield reduction in severe cases. Blackleg was first spotted in western Canada in 1975 in north-east Saskatchewan. 

Congratulations to both of our winners in this year's Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Kristy Webber is a cattle farmer out in the Midale area and was inspired to create not one, not two, but three cattle themed pumpkins and was the winner of our adult category! (Ages 15+)

Harvest has all but concluded throughout the prairie provinces, according to crop reports released by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Government of Manitoba, and the

Harvest has all but concluded throughout the prairie provinces, according to crop reports released by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Government of Manitoba, and the

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings concluded their far northern road trip with a spirited 4-1 win over the Flin Flon Bombers. Back-to-back contests in the incredibly tough Whitney Forum, the Red Wings now extend their win streak to seven games. 

Braigh LeGrandeur got it started for the Red Wings halfway into the first period with a friendly bounce off of a skate for his third of the year at 10:36 assisted by Cyprus Smith-Davis and Lucas Schmid. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings extended their win streak to six with a 2-1 win over the Flin Flon Bombers. An unusually low scoring affair for the Red Wings, as in each of their previous five games they’ve scored six or more goals. The Red Wings don’t mind however, as this win now moves them into fifth place in the SJHL standings.  

The Weyburn Rotary Club is getting set for their Pitmaster BBQ Night on Thursday, October 17th. Taking place at the Royal Canadian Legion #47 here in Weyburn from 7:00-9:00 p.m. featuring guest speaker Adam Mazer of Bud’s BBQ in Ogema, SK. A fantastic night with even better food, former president and member of the Weyburn Rotary Club, Doug Loden is excited to maybe learn a few tricks to upgrade his grilling game. 

With harvest nearing completion in Saskatchewan, farmers are beginning to consider either fall spraying for weeds or pre-banding fertilizer for next year's crop. Disease pressure, including clubroot in canola fields, should also be top of mind. 

Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that attacks the roots of the canola plant, causing swelling and galls to form on the roots and kill the plant. It also has no economical control measures that could counteract the disease which means once it gets into your field, it's there forever.   

Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to open the conversation and remove the stigma regarding suicide and mental health. This year, the theme is Mental Health at Work, opening the discussions in the workplace surrounding mental health and how it can impact everyone in the workplace.  

Tasha Collins, Program Director for the Weyburn branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association’, extended the sentiment that we need to keep talking about mental health, noting how days like these can raise awareness on a delicate topic.