Weyburn

The Weyburn Police Service is reminding residents to lock their vehicles after an arrest last week.  

Sergeant Shane St. John said it all started when someone tried to enter into a vehicle that wasn’t their’s last Thursday.  

Volleyball players in Weyburn recently had the opportunity to hone their skills and learn new techniques before the school year hits. 

The camp catered to students from grades 8 through 12, offering girls and boys a chance to learn from high-performance athletes.

Cassidy Klapak, one of the organizers and a fourth-year setter for the University of Regina women's volleyball team, shared her excitement about the camp's impact. 

A man wanted by the Carlyle RCMP is a person of interest in a separate case involving the RCMP from Manitoba, as well as the Broadview and Moosomin detachments.

Yesterday, the Broadview RCMP were advised by the RCMP in Manitoba that a stolen truck was heading to their area. Moosomin RCMP spotted the trick on Highway 8 north of Moosomin and attempted to pull the vehicle over. The driver did not pull over, though, and fled.  

At 12:01 a.m. Thursday, freight traffic on the two largest railways in Canada came to a halt, as Canadian National Railway Co. And Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. Locked out 9,300 employees, including engineers, conductors and yard workers, after the two sides were unable to agree on a new contract before the deadline.  

The City of Weyburn's new interim Chief of Police, Brent VanDeSype, was in attendance at City Hall for the August meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday.

While VanDeSype said he was not as prepared as he will be going forward, Board Chair Ron McCormick thanked him for stepping into the role on short notice. 

As of Wednesday afternoon, the beach at Nickle Lake Regional Park has reopened, with the 'Do Not Swim' Advisory being rescinded.

However, park management said that because there is still a low level of algae present in the swimming area, a 'Caution' has been issued as a general warning for swimmers and skiers to take caution if algae is found to be present.

As some may have noticed this past week, renovations have been getting started at the Prairie Sky Co-op Food Store.

In addition to the exterior work as seen in the above photo, General Manager Kevin Arthur said the work will include the replacement of refrigeration equipment, produce displays, and floors.

The pharmacy will also be moving to the center of the west wall, allowing more space for the much-needed resource.

Inclusion Weyburn received a one-thousand-dollar donation from Weyburn Dodge. The funds came from their Mopar Madness Car Show and Swap Meet. Jackie Wilson, president of Inclusion Weyburn says the funds will go to support their summer camps for youth with intellectual disabilities.   

CN and CPKC took steps early Thursday morning to lockout over 9000 employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference after an agreement was not reached.

In a press release following the lockout, CN notes that they chose to lock out employees after the union did not respond to another offer by CN in a final attempt to avoid a labour disruption.

CN says over the last nine months they have negotiated in good faith

In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year.

In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after the parties disagreed on a new contract before the midnight deadline.