Steven Wilson

SaskPower was found guilty on three charges under the Saskatchewan Employment Act, after the deaths of two workers in October of 2020. The verdict was delivered in Weyburn Provincial Court last Tuesday.  

Natural gas prices have been hovering around the $2 USD mark for a few months now, dipping as low as $1.63 a gigajoule in February, and just recently getting back above $2. With the price of the commodity that helps to heat homes throughout Saskatchewan at prices not seen since June of 2020, it has some wondering if this means SaskEnergy could be looking at a rate decrease.  

The Saskatchewan NDP unveiled what their Hire Saskatchewan Plan is Monday, as the countdown to the next provincial election begins.   

NDP leader Carla Beck spoke with Discover Weyburn about the plan, which she said would prioritize Saskatchewan businesses, workers and projects when it comes to government contracts and infrastructure projects.  

The numbers are in for SGI’s traffic enforcement spotlight for March, which was on impaired driving. In all, 454 drivers were nabbed for an impaired driving offence. This included 312 administrative suspensions and 142 Criminal Code charges.  

Work will resume this spring on the twinning of sections of Highways 6 and 39. The announcement was officially made by the provincial Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, Lori Carr, near the hamlet of Corinne.  

The numbers are in for SGI’s traffic enforcement spotlight for March, which was on impaired driving. In all, 454 drivers were nabbed for an impaired driving offence. This included 312 administrative suspensions and 142 Criminal Code charges.  

The numbers are in for SGI’s traffic enforcement spotlight for March, which was on impaired driving. In all, 454 drivers were nabbed for an impaired driving offence. This included 312 administrative suspensions and 142 Criminal Code charges.  

This year will see Weyburn hosting the 20th edition of the biennial Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Show, and there is a full three days planned for those in attendance.  

The Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Mary Simon, will be making her first official visit to Saskatchewan early next week. The visit, which starts on Monday, will see her visiting Regina, Saskatoon, and more over the course of three days.  

A difference in language on the offer that will be going to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation membership early next month. The STF issued a release late Wednesday stating the offer was a final offer from the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee, while a release from the provincial government shortly afterwards called it a tentative agreement.