Weyburn

The Weyburn Agricultural Society is asking for feedback from those who attended the 115th annual Weyburn Fair Days in July.

Media Relations Director Brandie Fisher said an online survey will help them get information such as how many people were in your group.

The proposed wind energy project set to be built around Weyburn has been met with a lot of opposition. Weyburn Big Muddy MLA and minister responsible for SaskPower, Dustin Duncan says he’s not overly surprised. 

“I think that you often see that when these types of projects come to communities. And I certainly know that as the proponent Enbridge is aware of that as well, that's why they have had outreach with members of the community, with the landowners, with some of the neighboring landowners, acreage owners as well, and continue to do so.” 

The federal government says the Ukrainian army can use military equipment provided by Canada inside Russia.

A spokesperson for National Defence says Canada places no geographic restrictions on military equipment donated to Ukraine.

The statement comes after Ukraine launched a surprise military offensive into Russia earlier this month. 

The attack is unprecedented for its use of Ukrainian military units on Russian soil.

Ottawa has committed $4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine through 2029.

Due to high levels of toxic algae present in the water, the beach at Nickle Lake Regional Park has been closed until further notice as of Thursday afternoon.

According to a post on social media, the Saskatchewan Health Authority tested the water to determine the advisory, and will be testing the waters again next week.

Further advisory information can be found in the image below.

In the post, the park management apologized for any inconvenience this may cause.

According to this week's crop report from the Saskatchewan ministry of Agriculture, hot temperatures and minimal rainfall have caused an early start to harvest due to the rapid crop development. 

Harvest is 11 percent complete, which is above the provincial average. Fall rye has the highest harvest progress with 64 percent in the bin. Behind rye is winter wheat at 18 percent. 

Defence lawyers making final arguments on behalf of one of the prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers are maintaining their client's innocence, with proceedings scheduled to continue next week.

Diane Magas argued before a judge Thursday that her client, Chris Barber, never meant to gridlock Ottawa and that he is not responsible for the actions of convoy participants.

She also said there's an "enormous" amount of material to deal with in the trial and the process has taken more time than expected. The trial began in September 2023 and has faced a number of delays.

Saskatchewan is seeing harvest continue with many cereal crops ready to go around the province.

Tyce Masich, a Crops Extension Specialist with Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture, talks about the current pace of the harvest.

Biosecurity is an important part of any farming operation with ranchers having to take special care for their own farm systems.

That can include managing disease risks wherever they pop up, including from outside sources.

Chelsea Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, talks about what biosecurity looks like on farms.

Those looking for places to rent in Saskatchewan are having a tough time finding any as vacancies on rental properties have reached an all decade low. Since the COVID pandemic, the availability of places to rent continues to decline. CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association, Cameron Choquette, explains the reasons why it seems harder and harder to find a place to rent. 

With the big draw date nearing soon, the Weyburn Humane Society is making a push for ticket sales for their vehicle raffle. Volunteers will have the 2024 GMC Terrain parked at the corner of Souris Avenue and Government Road this Friday, August 16th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., where they'll be selling raffle tickets and mini-donuts.

Shelter Manager Colleen Morrice said the cost of the vehicle still hasn't been covered by what they've sold so far.