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It was a meeting of the spiritual minds when dignitaries within the United Church of Canada visited the Energy City over the weekend.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce is alerting residents to a change in the parade route. The Chamber changed the route to avoid construction and high traffic areas in town caused by the extreme growth the city is experiencing.

Emergency room registered nurse Dana Renwick, far right, pulls in a stretcher into position, to demonstrate the lack of privacy in the ER at the Weyburn General Hospital.

The Weyburn staff at MRC Global are ready to serve their customers, as the company continues to expand and grow. Recently, MRC Global had a name change, as it was previously known as MRC Midfield Supply.

Aaron Bohnert of Pressure Force sprays down a service rig for Petro-Therm of Weyburn on Monday morning, in preparation for the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show, which opens its displays today, Junr 5, and will wrap up Thursday, June 6.

Brett Kot repairs a bottom hole pump, that is used in the oilpatch by Cenovus. Kot is one of the bottom hole pump technicians at TS&M Supply in Weyburn.

Tatagwa View resident Gladys Baxter recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Of course, this is something she has in common with the City of Weyburn, but Gladys is a proof that one person can get a lot of living done in 100 years and counting.

Saskatchewan led the country in wage increases in March, with average weekly earnings rising 5.5 per cent compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. Saskatchewan's increase was the highest among the provinces and well above the 3.

The long weekend of May usually sees a high number of RCMP calls. In the past serious collisions and alcohol related incidents were issues.

The Carlyle Detachment of the RCMP received reports of 102 incidents between May 17 and 23.