Weyburn

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) will be one of the organizations helping to host the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, this year taking place in Saskatoon.

Ryder Lee, the general manager for the CCA, says it's good to be in the province.

Why make your kids wait until the end of October to go trick or treating, when they can do it this Saturday night?

Nickle Lake Regional Park will be holding the annual Halloween in the Park tomorrow evening from 6 to 8 p.m., and the weather forecast couldn't be better.

Park Manager Darren Wheeler said they'll start the spooky-themed event today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Beaver Den with a 'Haunted Crafts' activity.

"There'll be costume contests," he shared. "We'll have awards given for those and site decorating awards." 

Producers here in the southeast have one percent of the crop in the bin so far this season. 

According to the Weekly Crop Report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture for the week of July 30th to August 5th, most producers are now getting their harvest equipment ready and are dessicating pulse crops.

A senior member of the Weyburn Police Service last Monday pulled over an erratic driver, and suspected impairment by drug.

Constable Dallas Austin shared what typically happens after that.

"That's when a D.R.E. would generally come in, one of our drug recognition experts, and they would determine what drug," he said. "Unfortunately in this situation, there was no D.R.E., so the officer went with a blood demand."

The Weyburn Minor Football season is just around the corner, and the association is looking for players, coaches, and board members to join. President of Weyburn Minor Football Ryan Maloney looks to continue to grow the association not only on the field, but off it as well. 

Lavern William Schad, late of Weyburn, SK passed away August 6, 2024 at the age of 66 years.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024 from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK with Sharon Elliott officiating. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Weyburn, SK.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Lavern may be made to the Weyburn Humane Society, P.O. Box 1062, Weyburn, SK, S4H 2L3.

Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK

The Canadian Cattle Association has laid out its nominees for The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) with farming operations across Canada being nominated.

Carol Reynolds, the CCA's communications manager, talked about how they've been supporting those farmers with the awards.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and SaskTel are working on preliminary steps to introduce the next generation of 9-1-1 services.

Saskatchewan will be the first province to transition all 9-1-1 communication centers to the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) environment, in compliance with the new federal mandate.

Once the project is complete, Saskatchewan’s Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) will offer multiple ways for the public to communicate with 9-1-1. These features will provide emergency services with more informed and effective responses.

Weyburn's Cooper Knox has been selected to the U-15 Team Saskatchewan. He will be heading to Laval, Quebec later this month to compete in the Ray Carter Cup.

"They do their first trial in May and then usually they would do like a Top 40 or top 30 after that, but they didn't this year," he explained. "So I kind of just waited for that and had to work hard during the regular season to achieve my goal. And I did."

He said he was informed on Tuesday via an e-mail congratulating to all the U-15 kids who made the roster. 

Dr. Robert Kitchen is stepping down as the Conservative MP for Souris Moose Mountain, the new candidate will be selected this Friday with nomination meetings being held for Conservative party members throughout the weekend. 

Michael Strachan is one of two candidates seeking the role. He is currently the Mayor of Torquay and says many residents and businesses asked him to seek the nomination. He announced his intention to run at the beginning of July.