Weyburn

The Salvation Army’s Summer Lunch Program offers free lunches to kids in the community every weekday of the summer holidays. Their truck has been parked in front of St. Micheals School from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. handing out one hundred or more lunches every day. 

With the reopening of First Avenue north, some may be wondering what's happening with the traffic lights at the intersection of Government Road, as it is still being operated as a four-way stop.

Director of Engineering with the City of Weyburn, Renee Cugnet, said First Avenue will resume the week of September 9th, due to delays with suppliers for the signal heads and detection cameras, as well as contractor crew scheduling.

The Weyburn Police Service made an arrest for impaired driving on the weekend, thanks to a tip through the Report Impaired Drivers, or RID, program.  

“They located the vehicle that was called in, and it was pretty straightforward,” said Sergeant Shane St. John. “They received an impaired (charge) and a court date at a later date. Always a danger when driving impaired, but there was no one hurt in this incident, and you’re always thankful when that occurs.  

There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found. 

The Canadian Digital Media Research Network launched an investigation after hundreds of X accounts posted about the Conservative leader's July rally in Kirkland Lake, Ont., all using the same language with phrases like "buzzing with energy" and "as a northern Ontarian."

The Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation is raising funds to equip the new Weyburn General Hospital, which is currently under construction on Fifth Avenue north. There are two raffles with two separate draws, with one being a simple 50/50 jackpot, and the other being a round-trip for two from Regina to Nashville that includes a two-day trolley tour and a $2,000 gift card from CAA.

When the temperatures are hot, nothing feels better than a dip in the pool. This past weekend was the last chance for many to go for a swim at the outdoor pool at the Weyburn Leisure Centre. Of course, the pool would only be available during its hours of operation, but for one group, they didn’t necessarily think the rules applied to them.  

Saturday night, the Weyburn Police Service would find a group who had hopped a fence at the facility.  

It's smooth sailing for drivers now along First Avenue north, making the two months of traffic inconveniences worthwhile.

Renee Cugnet, Director of Engineering with the City of Weyburn, said with the start of school on Tuesday, it's a bonus the work was completed more than a week ahead of schedule. The work consisted of repaving from Government Road to 13th Street. The project was completed by Genco Asphalt out of Estevan.

Farmers owed money for unpaid deliveries to Purely Canada Foods Corp. are encouraged to contact the Canadian Grain Commission immediately.

The CGC revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences for Purely Canada Foods Corp. in Avonlea,  Kindersley, and Lajord, Saskatchewan as of 11:59 pm last night (August 27).

The company may owe grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta money for grain deliveries.

The provincial government announced this morning 14 doctors who have completed the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program in May have begun their practices across the province. Two of those physicians will be starting practice in southeast Saskatchewan.  

According to the release making the announcement, Dr. Behzad Khorvash will be practising in Carlyle, while Dr. Funmilola Abosede Ogundipe will be practising in Kipling.  

The opening ceremonies for the Paralympics will be held today in Paris, France, and among the athletes wearing the red and white of Team Canada will be Midale’s Keely Shaw.  

"I am beyond excited and beyond honoured to have the opportunity to represent Canada at my second Paralympic Games,” Shaw told Discover Weyburn while she was at the Cycling Canada training facility in Bromont, Quebec earlier this month.