Weyburn

A wheelchair-accessible swing was recently installed at Legacy Park Elementary School. The swing was unveiled last Friday at the school, honoring a disabled student in their fifth-grade class.  

Part of the funding for the swing was from one of the Weyburn Credit Union Community Fund Grants. Other funding came from Access Communiations’ Children’s Charity Fund. 

The schools SCC hosted fundraisers to help with the cost of the swing, and Souris Valley Industries contributed to the cost of the concrete base.  

With children now back to school this fall, there is an increased risk in the transmission of infectious diseases such as colds, COVID-19, measles, and pertussis/whooping cough. Staying safe as fall settles into Saskatchewan is the number one priority on the minds of parents with children back in the classrooms.  

Weyburn's youth have a new place to go after school, thanks to the efforts of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Weyburn, which recently opened an after-school program for kids in grades one to six. 

Amy Mohr, the organization's Director of Development and Communications, expressed excitement about the program's first few days.

"I had the pleasure of being there for the first day, and it was super fun," Mohr said. "We played outside on the field, had snacks, and coloured. It was a great time."

The latest data from Statistics Canada showed the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan, which held steady at 5.4 percent in August, was the lowest in the nation. This came with 2300 more people working in full-time roles but with 2700 fewer people working overall. Here in the southeast, the Regina-Moose Mountain Economic Region, which includes Weyburn and Estevan, the unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, up from 5.9 percent in July. This was the second-highest of all economic regions in the province last month. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings opened the 2024 preseason Friday night, entertaining the Melville Millionaires. Hometown skater Aiden Mohan would finish with two points, including the game-winner in overtime, while Nick Forsyth made 33 saves in the goal as Weyburn beat the Millionaires 4-3. 

"It's so good to see those two kids come in," Red Wings head coach Cody Mapes said after the game. "Nick knew at the end of the day, he was coming in and this was his last day with the team, and he did such a good job. You could argue that he was possibly the difference."

A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire.

She had just stepped out of her Grade 9 social studies class for lunch on Thursday, she says, when she saw two other girls in a hallway. A girl in a crop top poured liquid from a black canister onto the head of the girl standing next to her.

When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan.

They say Khan used encrypted messaging to warn that because of the arrests "here in Toronto," there was a need to "lay low" on his own alleged plans: killing as many Jewish people as possible in New York around the Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel.

Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. 

Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. 

Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher to an ambulance, which sped off with its siren on.

The first Girl Guides meeting for the Midale unit will be held on September 25th. Contact guider and sparks leader, Megan Birdsell, says meetings are starting up for all age groups. 

“It's so exciting. We haven't had Girl Guides for many years in Midale, but it's such a positive group to be bringing into our community.” 

Birdsell says her excitement stems from the positive impact the group will have on the girls and the community. 

Elizabeth Walkeden and her family were able to enjoy some delicious KFC in the field thanks to our Grain Rush! 

Driven by Great Plains Ford, we hopped in the truck and headed south down Highway 35 near the town of Tribune, SK today to deliver chicken and smiles!