Weyburn

Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown's approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests, with the party's deputy leader calling it an act of "political vengeance."

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament Hill for more than three weeks in early 2022.

Barber was also convicted of counselling others to disobey a court order.

Three players from the Weyburn Soccer Association's U-15 Division 1 Celtics team took the trip of a lifetime this spring, attending the Real Madrid training camp in Madrid, Spain, from May 24th to 31st, 2025.

Lexington Roy, Ranson Jordens, and Ethan Thiedig were selected for the camp during a Real Madrid camp held in Edmonton in the summer of 2024. 

The City of Weyburn has advised that 5th Street NE has been closed due to a watermain break between Souris Avenue and Bison Avenue. The closure took effect just after 11 a.m. and is expected to be in place for the rest of the day. 

The closure comes as crews are already working on watermain infrastructure to the south of where the break took place. Souris Avenue is closed between 4th Street NE and 5th Street NE, along with the intersection of 5th Street and Souris Avenue. 

Motorists are asked to avoid the area when possible and to follow all of the signage in the area. 

The long-simmering tensions between the village of Richmound and the followers of self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" Romana Didulo boiled over last week, leading to the indefinite closure of the village office and a physical altercation with RCMP that resulted in one arrest. 

Sixty kilometers south of Weyburn on Highway 35 is the hamlet of Oungre. According to the 2021 Census of Population, the hamlet of Oungre is home to 10 people. However, a lot more than ten people enjoy the amenities of the Oungre Memorial Regional Park (OMRP), located just north of town.  

A new, dedicated fundraising committee will be helping the Weyburn Theatre Community Service Co-operative. Announced by the president of the co-operative, Ryan Janke, the committee will be looking to help bring the community-driven project to completion. The announcement also comes on the heels of the announcement of a major donation by the Weyburn Young Fellows last week, and the pouring of the foundation Friday morning.  

Work on the rehabilitation of Highway 18 has been underway for a few years, and construction is underway on one of the final stages, the stretch between Estevan and Outram. Provincial Highways Minister David Marit stated the crews are on-site, and the paving is expected to be completed this year. Once it is wrapped up, it will be what he calls a major upgrade for the highway from Estevan to the junction with Highway 6. 

The ongoing fire situation in Manitoba, resulted in the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers meeting virtually last week.

They discussed a number of issues, from the weather impacts to international trade, improving interprovincial trade opportunities, and enhancements to AgriStability.

For the 2025 program year only, they agreed to increase the AgriStability compensation rate from 80 per cent to 90 per cent and increased the maximum payment limit from $3 million to $6 million. 

Severe thunderstorms moved through southern Saskatchewan Sunday night, the second night in a row of active weather. Around 7 p.m., the system made its way to Weyburn, where it showed some rotation, but no funnel clouds were reported. The storm, which lasted around 45 minutes, dumped 12.8 millimetres of rain on the city and had sustained wind speeds of 60.2 kilometres per hour, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada data.

Drivers in downtown Weyburn will need to adjust their routes starting today, as the City of Weyburn has announced a new road closure. 

Effective Monday, the intersection at 5th Street and Souris Avenue is fully closed to traffic. The closure is necessary for crews to perform vital watermain infrastructure work. City officials anticipate this closure will last for a few days.