Weyburn

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.” 

Classroom of the Month presented by Canadian Tire continued today with a visit to St. Michael's School! 

We went ALLLLLLLL the way down the hall to end up at the Kindergarten classroom, nominated by Becky Tuchscherer. Check it out! 

With temperatures in Weyburn set to reach a near-summerlike 21° on Friday, many residents are wondering if winter has finally released its grip on southeast Saskatchewan. While the warm forecast is certainly welcome, Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Danielle Desjardins advises caution before packing away the winter coats. 

Weyburn’s housing market is showing signs of strain, not due to a lack of buyers, but a shortage of homes available to purchase. According to local realtor Chad Bailey of RE/MAX Weyburn, the sharp drop in benchmark price seen in March's real estate statistics doesn't tell the full story. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters Weyburn announced late last week that the after-school program in Weyburn will be coming to an end at the conclusion of the current school year. The program, which was launched as a pilot project, will not continue into the fall of 2025. 

A reception was held Friday night at the Weyburn Art Gallery to open up the new exhibition, "Exploring C.Q.", featuring works by artist Wilbur Sargunaraj.

Curator Regan Lanning said the artist is a singer, a songwriter, an author, a photographer, and a cultural facilitator.