Weyburn

Summer break is coming to an end and the brand-new school year will begin early this September. With a new term comes new grade twelve students who will soon be making important decisions about their future.    

Trent Whippler is a Career Guidance Counsellor at Weyburn Comprehensive School. He says one of the most important considerations is passion.    

"It does very much depend on your passion. Is it something that you really want to pursue? And you also have to keep in mind, you might get there, and take it for a year, you might not find it's what you want."  

Get ready for a weekend filled with incredible music on The Canadian Country Showcase! We’ll be featuring Lawrence Maxwell from Prince Edward Island with his latest single, “What You See in Me,” and Savannah Jade, formerly of Five Roses, making her solo debut with the sassy new track, “He’s the One.” Plus, we’ll take a look back at this week in 2023 with a #1 hit from Jelly Roll.

Tune in to the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

Gaenel Roland Blackmore, late of Ceylon, SK passed away peacefully on August 21, 2024 at the age of 88 years.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Ceylon United Church, Ceylon, SK with Judy Beck officiating. Luncheon will be at the Prairie Pride Community Centre, Ceylon, SK and interment will be held at Ceylon, Cemetery, Ceylon, SK.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Gaenel may be made to the Ceylon United Church, Ceylon, SK, S0C 0T0.

The ongoing rail conflict between members of the Teamster's Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), CPKC, and CN Rail has had another development as the union is planning a strike.

This morning the TCRC issued a 72-hour strike notice which detailed that they would be withdrawing work for 6500 members from CN Rail beginning on Monday.

The union previously issued strike notices for CPKC, which will have workers remain off the job pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

There are plenty of options for things to do this weekend in Weyburn, many with inclusive opportunities for attendees.

Those who have never arm wrestled, those who maybe happen to know they're great at it, or even those who just enjoy a good competition, can check out the Arm Wars event coming to the Weyburn Legion this Saturday. Weigh-ins begin this evening, with the competition taking place starting at 1 p.m. tomorrow. 

The Weyburn Police Service is reminding drivers and pedestrians to obey barricades and signage around the construction on First Avenue, where crews have been busy repaving between Government Road and Tenth Street.

The reminder comes as damage to newly poured concrete can delay projects and cost significant amounts of money should someone fail to see, or deliberately disturb, the fresh concrete.

According to Sergeant Shane St. John, traffic tickets are an attest to how many drivers are simply not paying attention.

Eva Donalda Maas, late of Weyburn, SK passed away on August 21, 2024 at the age of 81 years.

Prayers will be on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, August 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Weyburn, SK with celebrant Fr. Valentine Amobi. An interment for Joseph and Eva will follow at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Weyburn. SK. Luncheon will be at Lower McKenna Hall, 317 ~ 3rd Street, Weyburn, SK.

Through the weekly report from the Weyburn Police Service, the public is made aware about what tickets were handed out, if someone was charged in a vehicle collision, or what they need to be mindful of, such as school zones.

Brent VanDeSype, Weyburn's interim Chief of Police, said he accepted writing up the weekly reports as one of his duties as Deputy Chief.

"So the majority of it was me, but I encourage other officers to let their voice be heard on the radio, let the community hear somebody different than myself occasionally," he noted. 

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket lines at Canadian National Railway Co. and its workers will begin returning to work on Friday.

However, the union says the work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. remains ongoing pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Following months of increasingly fraught contract talks, Canada's two biggest railways both locked out workers after failing to reach deals with the union by a Thursday deadline.

Thanks to the Weyburn Salvation Army's Back to School program, and sponsorship from Bree Patterson and her family, 42 local students will return to school with all the supplies they need. 

Patterson, Associate Broker at ReMax Weyburn Realty, said the Salvation Army makes it easy, as for the past couple of years they've been ordering the supplies directly from School Start.

"Just for ease, and then kids are getting exactly what is on their school supply list and it just comes right to the Salvation Army," she said.