Weyburn

Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding in Alberta.

Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019.

The Conservative party confirms that Poilievre will run in the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection once it's called.

Pothole repair work is underway on a stretch of Highway 35 north of Weyburn, just days after the highway was named one of the worst in Saskatchewan by CAA’s Worst Roads campaign. 

The repairs are being handled by the City of Weyburn, which is responsible for maintaining a 1.7-kilometre portion of the highway just north of 5th Avenue North. Crews began the work Friday, and it is expected to continue into next week, weather permitting. 

The month of May brings a renewed focus on keeping roads safe as SGI and law enforcement across Saskatchewan shine a spotlight on intersection safety. Here in Weyburn, the message from police is clear: pay attention and follow the rules of the road. 

Deputy Chief Shane St. John of the Weyburn Police Service said one of the most common infractions within the city is drivers failing to come to a complete stop before turning right at red lights. 

Alberta

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) is notifying irrigators that they are now accepting water orders.

For the 2025 irrigation season, water allocation will remain at 12 inches at the farm gate based on the recent Irrigation Water Supply Forecast from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation.

Crews have started flushing lines and are charging the system for water startup, expected to be available across the entire district by May 5th to 9th.

Crime rates in rural communities are consistently higher than in urban centres, suggests new data presented in a Statistics Canada report -- a long-term trend one criminologist says is unsurprising.

The report, published Tuesday, found the rate of police-reported crime in rural Canadian communities was 34 per cent higher than the urban rate. That disparity was especially pronounced across the Prairies and in rural British Columbia.

Around 500 people stopped by the Weyburn Agricultural Society's Exhibition Hall for RONA Weyburn's Spring Home Show and Networking Event on Thursday. It featured more than 40 booths and 60 vendors with truckloads of samples and personnel from all of their suppliers, as well as representatives from some of Weyburn's non-profit organizations, complementary businesses, and the City of Weyburn.

The season got off to a good start for a lot of lacrosse players from Weyburn over the past week. 

U13 Weyburn Security Thrashers 

Although the 2024-2025 season is over on the ice for the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings, they’re still keeping busy with a full weekend ahead. Starting this evening, the Red Wings are beginning their Spring Camp.  

The spring camp allows younger players a chance to hone their skills and showcase their abilities. The camp will continue throughout the weekend until their Red vs White intersquad game on Sunday afternoon. 

The Weyburn Kin Club drew three names on Thursday for their fourth annual Grillin' 'n' Chillin' raffle.

The winner of the first prize package, a Napoleon Rogue barbecue with seasoning packs from Prairie Lily, was Jim Gross from Regina. 

The winner of the second prize, a Yeti cooler, hot dog grilling sticks, and a liquor package from Bandits Distilling, was Mike Chuckry.

The winner of the third prize, rocking chairs, a cooler, and liquor supplied by RONA, was Mark Thorn.

In the last issue we discussed warm and cold clouds, and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow, even in the summer.

This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and examine how each type forms.

Next on our list of precipitation types is sleet or ice pellets.

This form of precipitation is created when raindrops freeze in the air before they reach the ground.