Weyburn

The Canadian Cattle Foundation (the Foundation) presented the second annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award to support the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program last night at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. 

The recipient of the 2024 award Cassie Marchand from Vernon, BC was presented by Lynn Grant, Vice President of the Foundation & Canadian Cattle Association Board member. 

The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing "significant strain" on RCMP personnel and taking resources from other federal policing priorities, warns an internal briefing note. 

The national police force is "forced to walk a delicate balance" in providing protective services in response to threats flagged by parliamentarians, says the newly released February memo.

"The limited capacity of the RCMP's protective services must be prioritized based on these assessments."

Monday's supermoon was the first of four this year.

During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A supermoon isn't bigger, but it can appear that way in the night sky, although scientists say the difference can be barely perceptible.

September's supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October's will be the year's closest approach, and November's will round out the year.

The Weyburn Police Service has charged a woman from Weyburn with arson, and arson with disregard for human life. The charges come after an incident earlier this month.  

The latest inflation numbers were released by Statistics Canada this morning, and here in Saskatchewan, the inflation rate continues to be below the national average. The rate of inflation in July was 2.5 percent nationally, and 1.55 percent here in Saskatchewan. While this is up slightly from June, when it was 1.4 percent, it is still the lowest in the nation, ahead of Manitoba at 1.8 percent.  

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization stated that mpox was a cause for international concern, as the number of cases of the disease continues to increase. Here in Saskatchewan, though, officials aren’t too concerned about it spreading in the province.  

The City of Weyburn has closed a portion of Railway Avenue. This is to make way for work that is scheduled on that stretch of the street.  

Railway Avenue will be closed from 8th Street to 9th Street, with no access to or from 8th Street onto Railway Avenue for the duration of the time the stretch is closed off. Those who need to go through the area are asked to detour using 7th Street and 9th Street.  

An event coming to Weyburn this weekend after two decades: Arm Wars, an arm wrestling event at the Weyburn Legion will give anyone the chance to compete.

Arm Wars CFO, Dennis Vallier, said you don't even need to have experience, as it's mostly physics.

Larry Bruce Johnstone, late of Carlyle, SK passed away on August 16, 2024 at the age of 61 years.

A Graveside Service and Interment will be held Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. from the Glen Morris Cemetery, Carlyle, SK with  Michelle Moore officiating.  If you require seating at the graveside, please provide your own chairs. 

With the threat of a potential rail strike by CN and CPKC just days away, a reminder to let politicians know the potential impact this will have on the agriculture sector.

Farm groups across the prairies have a link on their websites allowing farmers to send a form letter out calling for the Federal Government to intervene and stop the rail strike and "Keep Canadian Grain on Track".