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Weyburn Year in Review – September

Memorial benches for closed schools set up at Legacy Park

WEYBURN – Three memorial benches were installed at the new Legacy Park Elementary School, in an effort to honour the memories and moments experienced by students and staff attending Souris, Haig and Queen Elizabeth Schools.

The Weyburn Therapeutic Animal Park board celebrated a new permanent play structure at their location, and had a number of families attend a special event at the Animal Park on Aug. 29.

A new cairn was installed at Diane’s Sanctuary in Griffin on Aug. 25, as the late Don Kowalski donated 800 acres of prime wildlife habitat, along with $100,000, to the Saskatchewan Habitat Trust Program, which was named after his sister.

Weyburn Tourism announced that Meaghan Andrew was the grand prize winner of the “Be A Tourist in your own Hometown” campaign over the summer.

The provincial government’s key priorities to advance private sector investment in carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) was announced by Energy and Resources     minister Bronwyn Eyre on Sept. 7, at one of the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects, operated by Whitecap Resources near Weyburn.

A former trustee and chair of the Weyburn Public Library and Southeast Regional Library, Isabelle Butters, was remembered with a dedication of a bench in front of the Weyburn branch on Sept. 12.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce launched its “Meet Weyburn” campaign to strengthen the local economy and support local employment opportunities.

Issues ranging from carbon capture sequestration and pipelines to COVID measures and vaccine passports, were among the issues discussed at the candidates forum on Sept. 9 in Weyburn.

Friends, family and residents gathered in front of Weyburn City Hall on Sept. 11 for the induction of golfer Graham DeLaet and swimmer Kathryn Groshong to the City’s Walk of Fame, both in the category of athletics and recreation.

Robert Kitchen of the Conservative Party was re-elected as the riding’s member of Parliament during the federal election on Sept. 20, and in landslide fashion with 76.4 per cent of the popular vote.

A longtime volunteer from Weyburn, Fred Sandeski, was finally able to receive his Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in a ceremony and reception with Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Russ Mirasty, and wife Donna, on Sept. 21 at Government House.

Crocus 80 Theatre and the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre held their first official meeting of the amalgamated board at the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 24.

The Weyburn Rotary Club was chartered on April 1, 1920 and celebrated its 101.5-year anniversary with a supper on Sept. 29.

The Weyburn Youth Centre board decided to cancel the fundraising banquet set for Oct. 2, and went ahead with an online auction instead.

The Western Hockey League announced that Alex Clarke, a native of Weyburn, officially became the first female linesperson in WHL and Canadian Hockey League history, after officiating at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Calgary.