Local News

A community came together on Nov. 16 to show their support for a local family. Manor School staff and students organized and ran a Benefit Supper and Auction for Shawna Englot to help with the costs incurred as a result of her cancer treatments.

Anyone who has lost someone close to them knows that those memories will forever be a part of their lives. The Palliative Care Committee knows this as well.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of November 28 to December 4: During the reporting period, the police attended 83 calls for service. *Several officers provided D.A.R.E. training classes to Grade 6 students. D.A.R.E.

The Telehealth department of Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) is replacing older equipment with standardized sets to make it easier for staff and members of the public to use.

The 9th annual Dickens Village Festival was another booming success! The streets of Carlyle were bustling with locals and visitors, all excited to take part in the fun-filled weekend.

Saskatchewan will be contributing $150,000 to the fight against mountain pine beetle in Alberta.

Howard Georgeson, Chief of Police of the Weyburn Police Service, has announced his resignation, effective the end of 2011. Georgeson expressed a desire to be closer to his family in Prince Albert.

It's not a contest, but for the 59th year an open invitation has gone out to all musical talents in the community to be part of the Estevan Rotary Club's annual Carol Festival.

Premier Brad Wall announced the expansion of the children's clothing Provincial Sales Tax (PST) exemption on Nov. 15.

Weyburn Mayor Debra Button and Don Shumlich, manager of the Weyburn Credit Union, recently announced a friendly competition to collect food for the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train.