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It was the issue that would not die. On at least three different occasions, a motion to lower the speed limit in Estevan's residential areas from 50 km/h to 40 k/h had come before city council and on each occasion the motion was voted down.

Weyburn was busy working and growing in 2012. Here are some highlights of the year. On January 12, the Turner Curling Museum celebrated its grand opening at a new location, having been made part of the newly renovated Tom Zandee Sports Arena.

We knew early on in 2012 that Estevan would have a new mayor. What we didn't know was who would replace Gary St. Onge, the man who'd held the position since 2005.

Thick hoar frost weighs down the branches of a weeping willow tree, and contrasts brilliantly with the deep blue of the winter sky, in this scene captured on Dec. 20 in Beaubier by reader Sharon Solie on her iPhone.

Birdwatchers had a "perfect day" for the annual Christmas Bird Count, which was held Dec. 15 by the Weyburn Nature Society. There were 16 participants in this year's bird count.

A blanket of snow and a coating of hoar frost lies on a winter landscape, found on the former Souris Valley grounds on Dec. 15.

Halfway through this month's Operation Overdrive provincial traffic safety blitz, law enforcement officers have checked more than 4,700 vehicles and issued nearly 1,000 tickets.

Sakoda Seitz is all smiles, surrounded by Christmas decoration before celebrating her first birthday on Jan. 1. Sakoda was the New Year's baby for 2012. She was born to Curtis and Shantel Seitz at 7 a.m. on Jan.

The year 2012 was one of both highs and lows for the City of Weyburn, said Mayor Debra Button in a year-end interview, adding she has great optimism for the coming year based on the solid financial footing the city is in heading into 2013.

The Southeast Regional College has begun moving into their temporary home in the City Centre Mall, so they can open for classes on Jan. 2, 2013. The halls at their King Street campus are lined with boxes and furniture ready for moving.