Weyburn

As harvest gets underway in the southeast, the risk of accidents causing injuries or death becomes greater. With more activity and machinery in motion, there is that increased risk or accidents and taking proper steps to help prevent it becomes more prevalent than ever.  

Weyburn may see the risk of some severe weather this afternoon.

According to the thunderstorm outlook from Environment Canada, a disturbance in the upper atmosphere is moving into the area. Moisture coming from the southeast combined with warm surface temperatures creates fuel for possible storms. 

Strong winds near the ground can create spinning in the atmosphere and potentially lead to the formation of supercells which are capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. 

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is getting ready to open up its ranks for the Young Leaders program again this year.

In that program, they invite anyone between the ages of 18-40 to look at the policy side of agriculture and what APAS does.

APAS Vice President Bill Prybylski talks about what that entails for the people selected.

The Little Ballers program is coming to Weyburn this fall.  

Owner of Little Ballers Chad Celaire is hosting a free awareness class for the program this Sunday for parents and kids to try the program before committing to the classes in the fall. 

Weyburn is set to experience the thrill of arm wrestling for the first time.

Arm Wars, an event hosted by Michael Gass and backed by the Saskatchewan Arm Wrestling Association, unites athletes and onlookers for a weekend competition that Weyburn hasn't experienced in quite some time.

"It's not our tournament; it's also Weyburns first arm wrestling competition in over two decades," shared Gass. "Hosting this event and witnessing our community come together is incredibly thrilling."

There will soon be a new director of engineering in the City of Weyburn, as the current director, Jennifer Wilkinson will be officially retiring this week.  

“I think a lot within this last week is obviously just making sure everything is progressing as it will be,” Wilkinson told Discover Weyburn. “I probably won’t see a lot of things finished before I’m gone, but as I told my department, it’s not like I won’t be keeping tabs.” 

When the Paralympics start on August 28th, southeast Saskatchewan will be well-represented as Midale’s Keely Shaw will be taking to track for the second time as part of Team Canada.  

Railways across Canada are inching closer to strike conditions as nearly ten thousand workers haven't yet reached a deal on a new contract with Canada's biggest rail companies.

The Canadian Industrial Relations Board delayed a possible strike back in May to determine if there was any danger in the strike and has now given a date of August 22 for that strike to start if a new contract is not agreed on.

The first day of games is in the books for the Minor Box Lacrosse Nationals in Regina, and the teams from Saskatchewan had mixed results during the day yesterday. 

The U13 co-ed team would run into a tough team from Ontario. Saskatchewan would have a tough time getting their offence going in the game and ultimately fell 10-0.  

It is the time of year when black bears have started to look for extra food ahead of hibernation. With fall just around the corner, bears are in a period called hypophagia, where they can eat upwards of 20,000 calories of food a day. As they look for extra nourishment, they are more visible, sometimes venturing from their more familiar locales in search of food.