Weyburn

The warm weather has been a help for some producers in the Weyburn area, but a hindrance for others, according to the most recent crop report released by the provincial Ministry of Agriculture. The report, issued this morning, showed there had been limited rain over the past week, with some areas now in need of rain for crop development. 

At the City Council meeting Monday night, a bid was accepted from Crosby Hanna & Associates for the development of a Downtown Revitalization Conceptual Plan. The plan will see an assessment of the downtown core, and develop concepts for the enhancement of the area. This will include comprehensive public consultation.

The warm, dry weather in Weyburn is expected to continue for a bit longer.  

Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to get up into the 30s right through the weekend, and well into next week. One question, though, is whether or not it will get warm enough in the southeast corner of the province to prompt heat warnings to be issued.  

It isn’t every day that a porcupine is seen within the city limits, let alone downtown. However, one was seen in a tree along Souris Avenue in downtown Weyburn shortly before 11:00 a.m.  

Margaret Isabelle Lukey, late of Weyburn, SK passed away July 15, 2024 at the age of 93 years.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. from the Grace United Church, Weyburn, SK with Rev. M. Barnabas officiating.  Honorary Pallbearers are all in attendance.  Urn Bearer will be Kyle Lukey.  Luncheon will follow the service at Upper Grace Hall, Weyburn, SK with interment to be held at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Weyburn, SK.

A familiar face is returning to Weyburn this weekend for an author reading at the Weyburn Public Library.  

Rachael Clarke, who was formerly a member of the Weyburn Police Service, will be in town on Saturday, July 20th. 

“I’m very excited to come out,” she said. “I am going to be popping into the library there with all of my books and I will be doing a reading from my debut sci-fi western novel, Race to Novus. “ 

Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's record on foreign policy at the national convention in Milwaukee, as many party faithful called for America to step back from its contributions to the world. 

Wednesday's agenda and its theme of "Make America Strong Once Again" will give leaders around the world insight into the potential impact of a second Donald Trump presidency. 

"No NATO. I want America strong," said Kimberly Nguyen, wearing a star-spangled dress and draped in a Trump 2024 flag outside the convention.

It is the time of year when construction projects are in full swing in Weyburn. This year, there is no bigger project than the rebuild of 1st Avenue between Government Road and 9th Street, but there are plenty more which have started or are getting close to completion. 

Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.

Silk brand almond milk, coconut milk, almond-coconut milk and oat milk were recalled earlier this month, as was Great Value brand almond milk.

Most of the recalled products have best-before dates up to and including Oct. 4. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

The AGI booth at Ag in Motion is easy to find with it's large 16 foot mixed flow grain dryer on display.

On top of that dryer is AGI's new patent pending pre-cleaner for their NECO or AGI mixed flow grain dryers.

The pre-cleaner attaches to the grain dryer and removes any unwanted debris, such as beeswings, fines, and chaff from the grain before it enters the dryer.

Ron Kleuskens, a technical sales rep for AGI in Canada says the pre-cleaner system was in development last year and did some pretty extensive testing on farms.