Weyburn

As of Wednesday afternoon, the beach at Nickle Lake Regional Park has reopened, with the 'Do Not Swim' Advisory being rescinded.

However, park management said that because there is still a low level of algae present in the swimming area, a 'Caution' has been issued as a general warning for swimmers and skiers to take caution if algae is found to be present.

As some may have noticed this past week, renovations have been getting started at the Prairie Sky Co-op Food Store.

In addition to the exterior work as seen in the above photo, General Manager Kevin Arthur said the work will include the replacement of refrigeration equipment, produce displays, and floors.

The pharmacy will also be moving to the center of the west wall, allowing more space for the much-needed resource.

Inclusion Weyburn received a one-thousand-dollar donation from Weyburn Dodge. The funds came from their Mopar Madness Car Show and Swap Meet. Jackie Wilson, president of Inclusion Weyburn says the funds will go to support their summer camps for youth with intellectual disabilities.   

CN and CPKC took steps early Thursday morning to lockout over 9000 employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference after an agreement was not reached.

In a press release following the lockout, CN notes that they chose to lock out employees after the union did not respond to another offer by CN in a final attempt to avoid a labour disruption.

CN says over the last nine months they have negotiated in good faith

In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year.

In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after the parties disagreed on a new contract before the midnight deadline.

Thunderstorms raged across southeast Saskatchewan last night, bringing lightning, thunder, rain, and hail. Strong winds were also reported, with gusts up to 65 kilometres an hour from the north reported in Weyburn, and much stronger winds reported in areas to the north.  

The storm system moved up into the province from Montana around 5:00 p.m., with some of the severe storm warnings being escalated to tornado warnings near Mankota and Coronach. 

The Weyburn Police Service handled 12 individual calls for assistance last week relating to mental health concerns. 

While in many instances, police can use their training to deescalate and work to find safe solutions with people suffering from mental health concerns, in two of last week's cases, the people were required to be apprehended under the Mental Health Act and were taken to the Weyburn General Hospital for appropriate treatment.   

The Heritage Village is gearing up a paranormal investigation. This event is in partnership with Canadian Paranormal Expeditions, a team from Qu’Appelle Valley who hold events across the country.  

Leisure Services Manager for the City of Weyburn, Amanda Wallace, says they’re very excited for the experience to come to Weyburn.  

“You will experience Heritage Village through the miscellaneous ghost hunting tools that they provide. You'll be able to handle and manipulate the ghost hunting equipment and experience it in your own hands.” 

Weyburn's Deputy Chief of Police, Brent VanDeSype, has now taken on the role of Interim Chief of Police for the Weyburn Police Service.

He said he worked well with the former Police Chief Jamie Blunden, who will be the new Police Chief for the Estevan Police Service beginning in October.

For weeks now, the agriculture sector has been calling for action to avoid a potential rail strike urging the Federal Government to take action to stop the strike.

On Wednesday, with just hours left before the strike deadline for over 9000 CN and CPKC workers they gathered once again to voice their concerns.

Terry Youzwa, a farmer from Nipawin and chair of Pulse Canada says we're staring down a rail stoppage of historic proportions.