Local News

With floodwaters inundating numerous areas in southeast Saskatchewan, a number of scenarios that once seemed unthinkable have presented challenges for everyone from law enforcement to utility companies.

A police chase that took Estevan Police Service (EPS) members and their counterparts in other communities to the outskirts of Weyburn on the night of June 21, culminated in a court room for an Estevan man.

A crew of city workers empties sandbags on the Government Road bridge on Monday morning as they begin taking down the flood dikes.

A local man was remanded in custody after charges alleging he stole a vehicle and evaded police while impaired. The Crown prosecutor was not agreeable to the release of Estevan resident Evan Garrow, during provincial court proceedings on June 23.

Weyburn residents no longer have to worry about boiling their water. As of Wednesday Mayor Debra Button announced that the Ministry of the Environment had lifted the boil water advisory for Weyburn.

As he stood beside his boat, Harley Jahn had a perfect view of the terrible fate that has befallen the village he once called home. "It's heartbreaking," he said.

Relief for the victims of flooding this spring has begun to pour in, through donations, and the help of a benefit concert.

After reaching a record high of 770 cubic metres per second, outflows into the Souris River are gradually beginning to drop.

During the past week of June 20- 26, members of the Weyburn Police Service dealt with 111 occurrences; many of the complaints were alcohol related or of loud noise, and members also attended many flood-related calls for service.

Severe excess moisture continues to be the main difficulty facing farmers in the southeast.