Weyburn

The Weyburn Beavers Baseball Club is looking for the community's help as they gear up for the 2025 baseball season.

Brittany Sparwood is the billet coordinator for the Beavers, she says one way families can help is by becoming a billet family.

"The billet family is a family that lives in the community of Weyburn that takes in a player for the season. They provide them a place to sleep, have food available for them to make, as well as be essentially the family that they don't have while they're away from their own family."

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, colleague, neighbour and friend. Greg passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the of 63 years.

Greg was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Nikkel; grandparents Heber and Mary Coburn; and grandparents, Erdman and Agnetha Nikkel.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres, a 20 per cent decrease from last year, but traders question the estimate’s accuracy

Canaryseed brokers and traders think acres this year will be larger than Statistics Canada is indicating.

“Definitely acres are going up, not down,” said David Nobbs, a trader with Bornhorst Seeds.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres of the crop, a 20 per cent decrease from last year.

“I don’t even know why they’re involved in this crop. The numbers that come out are just always wrong,” said Nobbs.

The Sask Volleyball Provincial tournament was held through the weekend bringing teams from across the province.

From the Weyburn Volleyball Club, Weyburn Surge delivered an impressive performance throughout the tournament, finishing second in the Division 2 Championship and bringing home the silver medal.

Competing in Pool C, Weyburn Surge saw a strong start on Saturday claiming three straight set victories against the Eclipse Elite, Momentum Black, and Route 20 Renegades. 

 A two-vehicle collision occurred last Wednesday at the intersection of Railway Avenue and Government Road. The Weyburn Police Service responded to the incident; Deputy Police Chief Shane St. John reports no injuries.  

“No injuries, but both vehicles did need to be towed from the scene, and one person was charged for proceeding from a stop sign before it's safe to do so.” 

In the event of a minor accident, St. John says either 9-1-1 or the local police number can be used to reach emergency responders. However, 9-1-1 will get the needed services dispatched faster. 

An exhibition opens up next week at the Weyburn Art Gallery featuring photos taken by the late Greg Nikkel, spanning the better part of his more than 30-year career with the Weyburn Review.

City Curator Regan Lanning said the timing couldn't be better to make an exception to her rule of hosting just one exhibition at a time in the gallery.

A late-April snowstorm has blanketed areas throughout southeast Saskatchewan, causing travel disruptions and snow removal challenges in Arcola, Carlyle, and Kipling. With wet snow and slushy roads, residents and officials are urging caution on the roads.

In Arcola, Town Administrator Rebecca Korchinski shared her thoughts on the difficult driving conditions. “The roads, obviously, are going to be a little slick as it did rain before the snow, so I'd advise everybody to just take that extra time to get to work this morning,” she said.

Work began today on Government Road between Coteau Avenue West and Coteau Avenue East for a service line installation 

Crews from the City of Weyburn will be continuing the work again tomorrow.

Detours are in place along Mergens Street via Hill Ave to the west of Government Road and on Foster Street to the east of Government Road.

For the safety of workers on the site, the City is asking drivers to avoid the area if possible.

It’s National Soil Conservation Week, and today is Earth Day.  

Farmers and ranchers play a very important role in soil conservation and helping to improve the health of our soil.  

Over the years, producers have modified some of their practices as a way to improve the soil.

The occasional spring snowfall is not unusual for Western Canada, bringing additional moisture prior to seeding.

Parts of southern Alberta including areas around Calgary, Olds, Airdrie, Beiseker and Three Hills received another blast of winter over the weekend, with more snow overnight making travel challenging.

Meteorologist Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc says a significant snowstorm is going to continue to occur in the southeast part of Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba today with some other areas seeing some light snow or rain.