Local News

Residents of Carlyle and surrounding communities gathered Friday May 19 to raise money to start building Saskatchewan's new Children's Hospital.

Wawota will be holding their 17th Annual MS Walk on June 3. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. and the walk will commence at 3 p.m. Last year they were able to raise $14,900.

Fifty-six students in Grades Five and Six at Queen Elizabeth School were recently given a unique opportunity to be one of only nine elementary schools across western Canada to participate in the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producer's (CAPP) awa

Carlyle Elementary School participated in Saskatchewan's 10th annual Bicycle Safety Week, May 13 to 19, by holding their Bicycle Rodeo. May 15 saw students bringing their bikes in for a maintenance check and practicing the rules of the road.

District track meet will be held on May 23 at WCS to choose a team to go to SHSAA provincial track meet On June 1st and 2nd. Graduation will take place on Wednesday, May 30th. The ceremonies are open to the public and will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Twenty-two per cent of the 2012 crop has been seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2007-2011) average for this time of year is approximately 18 per cent seeded.

Saskatchewan residents are advised to take precautions to minimize the risk of exposure to hantavirus with the camping and seeding season now unfolding.

Saskatchewan is forecast to have the lowest unemployment rate in the country for the next two years. The anticipated province unemployment rate will average 4.8 per cent this year and fall to 4.5 per cent next year - the lowest among all provinces.

Weyburn's 56th Annual Clean Up Campaign is underway, which is a residential campaign between five areas of the city.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of May 13 to 20: During the reporting period, police received 148 calls for service. Police conducted a number of traffic initiatives in support of the Canada Road Safety Week program.