Local News

The weekly RCMP report is prepared with the assistance of the Carlyle RCMP. Issues involving the Mental Health Act, among others, are not reported. The report this week covers the period of March 11 - March 18. The detachment assisted with 60 calls.

Marketing Weyburn to the world

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce was forced to cancel their annual President's Dinner and Golden Spike Award presentation on March 11 due to the weather.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of March 7 to 13: *A 23-year-old male from Weyburn is facing charges of uttering threats following an incident during the early hours of March 13.

In his address to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention held last week, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced the final stage of Education Property Tax reform.

Premier Brad Wall, on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan, has offered condolences and support to the people of Japan and those affected by the overwhelming destruction of last Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on March 14; here are the major points of interest: *City Council set a date for a municipal by-election to replace Councillor Dave Craigen, who resigned his post on March 2.

A local business is one of the finalists in the 2011 Better Business Bureau Torch Awards. Industrial Electric Ltd. of Weyburn is up against the Morsky Group of Companies of Regina in the Industrial Products and Services category.

The much anticipated opening of Weyburn's Boston Pizza became official this week.Publiclyopening its doors on March 14, the restauranthosted a grand opening on March 11, which included speeches by dignitaries and a ribbon cutting.

The Pre-Health Professions Club was in Weyburn on March 11 to promote the field of health care to students.