Weyburn

Teachers in Saskatchewan have signed a new agreement with the province after nearly two years of bargaining.

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says the deal is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2023, and will see teachers get a nine per cent pay increase over three years.

It says the agreement was finalized last week after the sides agreed to language relating to the issue of class complexity.

The presence of phone and internet scams in the area is prompting advisement from the Weyburn Police Service. They report receiving numerous calls regarding this type of fraud, with some successful and involving sums of money.  

Deputy Chief Shane St. John credits some of the issue to scams becoming ever more convincing.  

“Frauds again are still going hard, which is unfortunate, maybe it’s just some more training for the public we need to do but even then, they're getting so good at it.” 

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 47 in Weyburn is hosting their Huge Indoor Garage Sale today, tomorrow, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

From furniture and household items to clothing and anything else one can imagine, there's something for everyone at this event, being held upstairs in the Legion Hall.

Board member Jerry Ponto said the annual event continues to be quite successful

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that its first Crown oil and natural gas public offering of the 2025-26 fiscal year has raised nearly $12 million for the province. 

The land sale, held on Tuesday, brought in $11.98 million in revenue. 

Every year, the City of Weyburn works to deal with Dutch elm disease. The work starts in June and continues throughout the summer.  

“We’re looking for symptomatic elm trees, and we will actually take a sample and send it off to see if the fungus is present,” explained Parks Manager Curtis Block. “If it is a positive result, the only action we have is complete removal of the tree and disposal of the tree at the landfill.” 

Saskatchewan’s export-heavy economy could face turbulent times ahead following a whirlwind 24 hours on global markets, prompted by sweeping tariff announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump. 

The Weyburn Public Library is hosting the Spring Book Sale, which kicked off this morning. As usual, there was a lineup at the front door for those eager to find some great deals on books and other media items.

It's not just about great deals on books - though, on Saturday, anyone can fill a box of books for just $10 - it's about supporting all of the library's free programming for adults, teens, and children.

All season long, the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings have been showcasing their skills with a number of highlight reel plays. One play, however, has stood out above the rest. 

On March 8th, in a game against the Melville Millionaires, goaltender Ty Matonovich made a save that has captured the attention of the entire league. Divng across the crease, he got his stick in front of a shot by Millionaires' forward Gaborik Carlson, saving what looked to be a sure goal. After a vote by fans, the save was named the SJHL's Highlight of the Year.

World Atlas recently named Weyburn the number two Most Neighbourly Town in the Prairies. 

MLA for Weyburn Bengough, Mike Weger, says he’s not surprised to see the community so high on the list.  

“We're one of the best places in the world to live, work, raise a family. Pretty much every community in Saskatchewan I feel the same about, but I feel a little stronger, of course, about Weyburn, which is where I'm living, working, and raising a family and I'm just very happy to see that our community gets recognized on a list like this.” 

Built in to the regular duties of a Weyburn police officer is checking that community members on release conditions are complying with them. Deputy Chief with the Weyburn Police Service, Shane St. John, sends this reminder after two separate people were found in violation last week. 

“We are out checking conditions and if they're not in compliance, they will be charged so I think it's just more of a reminder to the people that are on conditions that that we do check them and we check them often just to make sure that they are in compliance.”