Weyburn

Shirley Carol Kater, late of Weyburn, SK passed away August 16, 2024 at the age of 84 years.

A Private Family Funeral Service will be held at a later date. Interment will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery ~ Columbarium, Weyburn, SK.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Shirley may be made to the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation, Box 1416, Weyburn, SK, S4H 3J9.

Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK

(848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333)

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association gave some participants in this week's Canadian Beef Industry Conference a taste of Saskatchewan.

CEO Grant McLellan says this is the first time the event has been held in Saskatchewan and they're excited to welcome everyone here.

He says the sold-out tour involved several stops at cattle operations around Saskatoon.

The tour stops focused on rotational grazing, Longhorns and a Farm-to-Fork business, a Simmental operation with a solar watering system, and a fifth generation farm established in 1906.

Conditions are favourable for a severe storm to pop up in the southeast according to a severe thunderstorm watch issued by Environment Canada.

In their release they expect the thunderstorm to last through the afternoon and evening.

That thunderstorm could produce strong winds, damaging hail, and severe rainfall.

They remind people to seek shelter if a thunderstorm is approaching and to keep an eye on the forecast.

The Teamster's Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC), a union representing members of both CN Rail and CPKC has given a 72-hour strike notice.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board set the date that strike action could occur as August 22, after finding that rail service was non-essential in Canada.

Earlier this month both CN and CPKC announced that they would be locking out employees on August 22, shutting down rail operations across Canada.

The smell and taste of the water in Weyburn has been less desirable this summer, which is thanks to the presence of algae in Nickle Lake, the source of Weyburn's water.

There is currently no swimming at Nickle Lake's beach due to high levels of toxic algae in the water. While this may raise some concerns for people about the safety of the drinking water, the Superintendent of Weyburn's Water Treatment Plant, Shabir Sakrani, said their processes ensure the utmost safety, and the taste is just an aesthetic quality.

A tornado warning was issued along the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the weekend with some severe weather overhead.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says the area did manage to avoid having any tornadoes touch down.

"We didn't get reports of any kind of tornadoes or anything like that, you know, a bit of hail here and there, but wasn't anything too massive either."

A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, authorities said.

The Minor Box Lacrosse Nationals wrapped up in Regina this past weekend, and Team Saskatchewan came home with several medals. Five of the six teams playing Saturday would come home with a medal, with all six playing in a medal game.  

Local artisans are getting the opportunity to show off their stuff at the Market on the Farm this upcoming weekend. 

The event organizer, Alissa Bjorn, is always excited to put these on for the community. The next Market on the Farm will be held on August 24th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

She says Market on the Farm is unique in many ways.