Weyburn

The Completely Branded RentPro Weyburn Razorbacks came out flying Friday night at Tom Zandee Sports Arena, but couldn’t hold off the Moose Jaw Mustangs, who rallied for a 10-5 win in Prairie Gold Lacrosse League action.

Weyburn jumped out to a 3-0 lead just two minutes into the game thanks to quick goals from Nick Huntley, Vann Dennis, and Jack Missal. The Razorbacks looked to be in control early, capitalizing on clean passing, well-timed screens, and high-percentage shots.

Weyburn City Council will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, with a fairly packed agenda to cover.

Mayor Jeff Richards will proclaim  May 12th to 17th, 2025 as Economic Development Week in Weyburn. This is following the Province of Saskatchewan declaring May 12th to 17th as Economic Development Week in Saskatchewan and May 12th as Indigenous Economic Development Day.

Richard Henning, Director of Leisure Services will make a recommendation to award a tender for a roof replacement for Weyburn Police Station and fall protection.

CMHA's Mental Health Week wraps up today, which saw more than 5,300 door hangers distributed with their annual awareness initiative, encouraging our community to hang them where they are visible to create connections to mental health, community, and resources for support.

The Saskatchewan Selects Football Club will be hosting a skills development camp for players and coaches in Weyburn on May 16th from 5 to 9 p.m. on the Weyburn Minor Football Field.

According to Matt Sheridan, former CFL defensive lineman with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who is in charge of Community Outreach for Sask Selects, "this is not your typical football camp." 

Here's a look at some of the photographs the Discover Weyburn staff captured throughout the week:

The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic that were barely used.

Early on in the pandemic, as the federal government moved at breakneck speed to respond to a global health crisis, it issued rush orders for these Mobile Health Units.

The hockey season officially wrapped up for the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings on Sunday with their year-end Awards Night. Voice of the Wings Dylan Fiessel conducted exit interviews with each of the eight 20-year-old players at the end of their SJHL careers.

Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and was known for advancing reconciliation efforts and apologizing — both in the Vatican and in Canada — for the Catholic Church's role in widespread abuses at residential schools.

His visit to Canada in 2022 was described as a "penitential pilgrimage" as Francis insisted on meeting with Indigenous survivors of residential schools and hearing their stories.

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar have reached a new 5-year agreement.

The new supply agreement was announced in a press release on Friday.

Roger's Taber location is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada. Established almost 75 years ago, the Taber facility is supported by approximately 200 Southern Alberta farm families, which supply the refinery with sugar beets. 

According to the ASBG website, those farms harvest about 900,000 tonnes of sugar beets annually, which are turned into 125,000 tonnes of sugar or nearly 2 million cups!

The Weyburn Police Service responded to 78 calls for service from April 28 to May 4. Here's a look at notable events from the week and our follow-up.

On April 28 in the early morning hours a business owner located a male dressed in all black on the business property who ran away. Police were notified and attempted to locate the individual through patrols and using the Weyburn Police Service drone. Attempts to locate the suspect were unsuccessful, however Police wanted to use this circumstance to advise the public to contact Police if they see any type of suspicious behavior.