Local News

The influenza season started later than usual this time around and is now in full swing across Saskatchewan, including the southeast area according to information released by the Sun Country Health Region late last week.

Some of the challenges that have plagued the Sun Country Health Region remain intact.

A theft, a couple of incidents involving obstruction of police officers and a number of policing interventions summed up most of the major activities of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) during the last few days of 2013 and the first days of 2014.

A young offender was sentenced following an unprovoked attack that left a young man in hospital requiring surgery.

Saskatchewan's education system is going through some watershed experiences heading into the new year. The South East Cornerstone Public School Division will definitely be influenced by what comes down the pipe of learning.

The Estevan detachment of the RCMP has a new leader with the arrival of Sgt. Cate Rigaux who assumed the duties in early December. Her 16-year career in the RCMP has taken her through B.C. and Alberta and now into Saskatchewan.

A large group of residents gather around a bonfire in the Exhibition Grounds on New Year's Eve, to mark the end of the centennial year for the City of Weyburn.

Lake Alma (cpd) - Clare and Ida Offet traveled to Regina on Dec. 21 where they had an early Christmas with Suzanne and Rick Brown, Darcie and Janessa Bell and Jessica and Rachel Brown, Craig and Charmaine Offet, Courtney Offet and Eli Minion.

One of the few givens in life is change. But the City of Estevan took that to an extreme in 2013 as it went through a raft of changes to both personnel and policies.

The final celebration for Weyburn's centennial was held Dec. 31, with family-oriented activities and events throughout the day, including a firework display at the Exhibition Grounds.