WEYBURN – The Pesakastew Solar Power Project was ready for construction in the spring in the RM of Weyburn, just southwest of Weyburn.
Weyburn has seen an increase in the number of calls to police and EMS about drug overdoses this year, and it’s just “the tip of the iceberg”, said Weyburn Police Chief Jamie Blunden, with the deadly drug fentanyl as the current problem.
The Weyburn Agricultural Society had a challenging year in 2020, as reported at their virtual annual general meeting held on Feb. 23.
A Fillmore area man, Cody James Nagy, 19, had a pretrial on his charges of first degree murder and indignity to human remains, stemming from the death of his grandfather, Randall Dayman, in March of 2020; the charges were adjourned to April 13.
A longtime RM councillor and volunteer and board member of the Weyburn Red Wings, Ron Fellner, passed away on March 6.
The City of Weyburn’s Walk of Fame Committee announced on March 8 that swimmer Kathryn Groshong and PGA golfer Graham DeLaet were the inductees for 2021.
The Weyburn Rotary Music Festival had a very different look, thanks to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the only live portion of the festival was piano.
Weyburn, the horse, was the winner of the $300,000 Gotham Stakes at the Aqueduct in New York, and was classified as Grade 2, earning Weyburn the possibility of qualifying for the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
Calvary Baptist Church launched a second appeal of the decision to allow the Liquor Spot to locate in the building immediately adjacent to them, after they lost their initial appeal.
The Weyburn Quota Club made the decision to not host the annual Quota International of Weyburn Women of the Year in 2021.
Weyburn’s city council approved two applications for cannabis outlets in the city’s downtown core at their meeting on March 22.
The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings received a devastating blow on March 22, along with many businesses in Weyburn, as the provincial government sent word they were not approving the plans for a return-to-play for the SJHL.
The Weyburn Beavers announced they would not return to Tom Laing Park for the Western Canadian Baseball League for the 2021 season due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
The top vote-getters in the James Weir People’s Choice art competition were announced live on March 25 via Facebook, and included in first place, Kendra Garbe; Melanie Hiske in second, and Olha Matiusheva in third.
