Dylan Fiessel

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. 

Campaigning for the provincial election is in full swing here in Saskatchewan, with many topics on the minds of voters as they cast their ballots later this month. One of the biggest issues facing voters is housing availability and affordability.

Campaigning for the provincial election is in full swing here in Saskatchewan, with many topics on the minds of voters as they cast their ballots later on this month. One of the biggest issues facing voters is housing availability and affordability.

With harvest nearly completed here in southeast Saskatchewan, farmers are beginning to look towards either fall spraying for weeds or pre-banding fertilizer for next year's crop. One thing that should also be top of mind is disease pressure, including clubroot in canola fields. 

With harvest nearly completed here in southeast Saskatchewan, farmers are beginning to look towards either fall spraying for weeds or pre-banding fertilizer for next years crop. One thing that should also be top of mind is disease pressure, including clubroot in canola fields. 

Norm McFadden announced earlier this week his bid for re-election as Reeve of the R.M. of Weyburn No. 67.

Thanks to some help from the people around him, McFadden said these last four years have flown by for him.