Weyburn

As part of Weyburn Fair Days, the Weyburn Agricultural Society is gearing up for Canada Day favourite.  

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division is continuing to deal with a shortage of bus drivers as student ridership rises across the region. The issue was the focus of the transportation report presented at the division’s board meeting on June 17th, where officials also noted efforts to improve service heading into the 2025-26 school year. 

This past weekend saw the fourth annual Energy City Exposure Showcase deliver its most ambitious and successful event yet at Nickle Lake Regional Park. The three-day showcase brought together softball players from across the Prairies for a weekend of skill development, games, and face time with college scouts. 

School is out and the Salvation Army’s summer programming is back! 

The summer lunch program kicks off this Wednesday at the Salvation Army Food Bank. Throughout the summer, kids will be able to stop by Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a free lunch. 

Community Ministries Worker with the Weyburn Salvation Army, Nicole Strickland, explains the program is important to many families facing food insecurity.  

The Weyburn Canoe and Kayak Club saw an influx of new board members since putting out a call in May for more help. Lindsay Sterling said she didn't want to see the club go under, so she hopped on board.

"I wanted to be there to support it and give back to the community because it's done so much for me and my kids," she shared. "My kids love being out on the water. I've been canoeing and kayaking since I was 17 years old, and I taught my kids and they just love it."

Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sunday night.

The announcement came following a phone call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, and just hours before the first payment under the tax was going to come due for major tech companies like Amazon and Google. 

On Friday Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social he was terminating all trade discussions with Canada because of the tax.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a "fresh" look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced.

It would be the Liberals' third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online.

Fraser told The Canadian Press in an interview that the government hasn't decided whether to rewrite or simply reintroduce the Online Harms Act, which was introduced in 2024 but did not pass.

Berry lovers will be happy to hear that the U-pick season has now started. 

Across the Prairies, strawberry U-pick seasons typically start in early July. Raspberries and Saskatoons are then often available from late July through August. 

Andy Loewen is the owner of Friedensfeld Honey and Berry Farm, located east of Friedensfeld in Manitoba. He says their strawberry U-pick season officially got underway on Friday. An opening day of June 27th is a little bit earlier than normal for their farm.

The Weyburn Canoe and Kayak Club will be hosting Day Camps this summer for children ages six to 12 at Nickle Lake Regional Park.

Media and Communications for the club, Lindsay Sterling, said they'll be running it throughout July for the first two weeks of August from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the option to register for the entire six weeks.

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