Weyburn Review

The Weyburn & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Farmer Appreciation Night is ready to go, and are now ready for nominations for the Golden Sheaf Award.

Teacher Therese Durston and other adult chaperones will be travelling to the Dominican Republic along with 55 Grade 11 and 12 Christian Ethics students from Weyburn, Estevan and Radville, to participate in a mission trip with "Dominican Experience".

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing a grant of almost $25,000 to Student Vote, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, to engage students in Saskatchewan's upcoming provincial election.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of October 3 to 10: During this reporting period the Weyburn Police Service received 130 calls for service.

Smoke pours out of the windows and door of a Third Street home on the morning of October 12. Emergency responders received a 911 call at 9:57 a.m. to report the house fire and were on the scene within three minutes.

Weyburn has a bright future in performing arts due in part to the plans underway for the Triple C Centre, which will be located at the Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS).

The October sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights has brought in $13.1 million in revenue for the province. Total land sale revenues for the 2011 calendar year now stand at $228 million.

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing grants to more than 1,000 volunteer organizations across the province.

Saskatchewan has set an employment record for the month of September and for the seventh consecutive month has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. There were 530,200 people employed in Saskatchewan in September 2011.

"Since my Grandma Fleck is currently fighting breast cancer, I wanted my contribution to mean something this year. Usually I will shave my head, but I do keep my hair cut quite short anyway," said Bryan Fleck.