Weyburn

The Annual General Meeting for Prairie Sky Co-op will be held at the Weyburn Legion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15th.

General Manager Kevin Arthur said they'll be sharing reports from management and the Board of Directors, as well as holding an election for the board of directors. 

"Anybody can attend the meeting and only members are able to vote. If you have a Coop membership, you get a vote," he explained. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings took a commanding lead in the semi-final series against the Flin Flon Bombers, winning games one and two in Flin Flon over the weekend. The series will continue tonight and tomorrow here in Weyburn. 

Sales and marketing director of the Weyburn Red Wings, Ryder Burns, explains the fan experience planned for the upcomng home games. 

The Board of Directors at United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited (UFA) announced the appointment of Jennifer Wood as their new board chair. 

The election took place during UFA's recent Annual General Meeting on March 28th, when Kevin Hoppins announced he would be stepping down as Board Chair after serving in this role for the past 11 years. Hoppins will remain on the Board as a Director ensuring an orderly transition to a new chair.

Wood is the first woman to be elected as board chair for UFA in its 116 years.

The Weyburn Communithon Committee is hosting its Annual General Meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Southeast College.

Vice Chair Lindsay Manko-Bauche said there are some exciting things on the horizon for the annual telethon held on the last Friday of October in Weyburn for going on 44 years.

The Weyburn Humane Society's 'Ride for Paws - Support the Cause' is back! This year they're selling raffle tickets for a 2025 Jeep Compass North 4x4, which they picked up just yesterday afternoon from Weyburn Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Ltd.

Board Chair Beverly Paul said they have 2,000 tickets available, each selling for $100 directly from the animal shelter, where the Jeep is currently parked.

With only three weeks away to the Canadian federal election, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are ensuring that agriculture is top of mind for campaigning parties by announcing a new strategic agenda called Unleashing Agriculture for Canada's Growth. Jeremy Welter, vice-president with APAS, talks about the need to improve Canadian agriculture and make it a point of focus for the federal government. 

Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend.

Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary precinct that mainly houses offices for senators and their staff.

An Ottawa police spokesperson told The Canadian Press that the suspect was still in custody as of Monday morning.

The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal election campaign in British Columbia — a battleground province with 43 seats up for grabs when Canadians go to the polls.

The Liberals pledged environmental conservation measures and support for seniors, while the Tories offered more efficient approvals for resource projects.

The Young Fellows Club of Weyburn is celebrating a successful Auction and Banquet event on Saturday evening, which featured a prime rib dinner, a photo booth, DJ Richy Roy, performances by the Calgary Dueling Pianos, movie theatre popcorn, the conclusion of the club's online auction of 400 items, and a live auction of 15 items.

"We are well over $100,000 between the online and the live auction that we raised," shared Ryan Skjerdal, one of the organizers of the event.

Last week marked a successful spring book sale for the Weyburn Public Library. Branch manager Dawn Silver reports $4835.75 was raised to support their programming. 

“The funds for the book sale are earmarked for programming in particular, because we want to make sure that we can continue to offer all the ages of programming to people for free. The library board feels very strongly that we must continue to do that in today's economic climate.”