Weyburn

Midale buzzed with excitement this long weekend as the town enjoyed the Midale Rodeo and the 58th Annual Threshing Bee, drawing crowds for a mix of thrilling events and heritage celebrations.

“We had a great turnout and just couldn’t be happier with how things went, and the support that we had was amazing,” said Adam Carlson, president of the Midale Rodeo Committee.

On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched down outside Lachute about an hour after the alert. But three other twisters that day slipped past forecasters.

After landing back in Toronto, Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris if selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony.

The Toronto teenager who won four medals at the Paris Games, including three golds and a silver, says it would be "an honour" to carry the flag for Canada. 

McIntosh says that having returned home, she wants to take a break from swimming and plans to relax at her cottage with friends before likely coming back to Toronto to do some shopping. 

But she is not ruling out a quick turnaround to Paris. 

Donna Lou O’Brien, late of Midale, SK passed away August 1, 2024 at the age of 92 years.

At Donna’s request, there will be no funeral service.  Interment will be held at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale, SK at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, for family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Donna may be made the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, #301—2550 12th Avenue, Regina, SK, S4P 3X1.

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

(848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333)

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) has set out its principles for sustainable trade and what it hopes to see from international organizations in the future.

Those include global food security, trade stability, climate measures, and pest practices for countries and organizations.

Micheal Harvey, the Executive Director of CAFTA, talks about the need to get out and let others know about Canada's values.

One morning during my commute to Weyburn, I noticed a new landmark just off the highway in the small community of Ralph. A boat was buried, nose down, into the ground. I went to investigate one day and found a local of Ralph, Hedley Crowther, had planted the boat there to do just what it had done: attract attention.  

‘We just kind of put the boat in there for people to look at and kind of same idea as the Cadillac Ranch, we welcome people to kind of come in, spray paint it, paint their name on it, do whatever.” 

As the summer sun beats down on us, it is also the perfect conditions for harmful blue-green algae in our local waterways. 

Blue-green algae is a naturally occurring bacteria that is present particularly in lakes and reservoirs. Buffalo Pound Lake has been known to have blue-green algae in the past. 

The blooms thrive under the summer heat and can give the water a shimmering, foamy, and pea soup-like appearance. 

It was a warm and dry July for the province of Saskatchewan, with the southeast seeing one of the record-driest months of July ever recorded.

Meteorologist with Environment Canada, Andy Yun, said temperatures were pretty much above normal through the area in the southern grain belt. However, he said a lot of the really warm temperatures ended up being up north.

The Saskatchewan government says students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year.

The move, announced Tuesday, applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms. 

Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said in a news release that too often phones are taking students' attention away from what they should be learning.

"This new policy will allow students to be more engaged with their teachers and focused on learning the skills and knowledge they need to reach their potential," he said.

Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died.

Officers began searching the landfill in May for 22-year-old Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who was reported missing in December 2020.

Police said at the time they had collected evidence from electronic devices that led them to the landfill.

Chief Cameron McBride says an autopsy could not determine the cause of the woman's death.

But he says a suspect in the death died of a drug overdose in 2023.