Weyburn

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.

After much hounding by federal officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is giving Canadian dogs a slightly longer leash when it comes to new rules aimed at controlling the spread of rabies.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday that he's been able to secure some changes to the regulations for dogs entering the United States from Canada after a series of meetings in Washington, D.C.

"We made good progress, I think it significantly improves the situation, but it's not enough," he said.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is holding their Summer Meeting in Whitehorse this week.

The meeting is planned in conjunction with the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers Annual Conference.

CFA President Keith Currie says their Summer Meeting which covers two days has focused on a wide variety of issues from how ag production companies like Syngenta, BASF and Nutrien are looking to the future.

During Monday night’s City Council meeting, a tender for upgrades to the stoplogs at the Albert Douglas Dam was accepted from DMS Industrial Constructors. The project, which has a price tag of $552,000, will see numerous upgrades at the facility, including new steel stoplogs for each spillway bay and a new electrical hoist system. They will also be looking at the existing monorail system at the dam.  

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has announced there are some changes to the fire bans that are in effect at the provincial level 

Applications opened Wednesday for two streams in the federal government's new $30-billion public transit fund even though the money won't start flowing for another two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund has been in the works for months and was in the recent federal budget but more details were provided as Trudeau made a visit to a subway yard in Toronto.

The Weyburn Beavers found themselves down by four runs when they came up to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night against the Swift Current 57s. Some timely hits, though, would turn the tide. Niko Kekatos and Halen Otte would both go yard in the 7th inning, with Kekatos’ being a two-run no-doubter to left field and Otte’s a towering blast to right-centre, as the Beavers would rally to overcome the deficit and go on to an 8-5 victory.  

The Weyburn Police Service dealt with a pair of calls last Tuesday, both of which involved alcohol.  

The first call was in the early morning hours and came from the staff at a local hotel. A group of men staying at the hotel became involved in a physical altercation. Officers responded to the scene and spoke with the men that they believed were involved. 

Today is a day that is aimed at helping change the lives of children across the country. Today is Tim Hortons Camp Day, where 100 percent of the proceeds from coffee sales go towards the Tim Hortons Foundation.  

Weyburn’s Renee McDonald is an alumnus of the Tim Hortons camp program. She first went to the camp in 2008 and then moved on to being part of their youth leadership program from 2012 to 2016. She said her experience at the camp over the years was invaluable.