Weyburn Review

Evan Ross Goranson, late of Weyburn, passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 19, 2017 at the age of 86 years.

Ralph Gray passed away January 10, 2017 in Vancouver, BC at the age of 70. Ralph was born in New Westminster BC, educated in Weyburn, worked in Winnipeg, MB and Calgary, AB then retired to Vancouver.

Two projects in the southeast area are amongst a list of 62 recreational and cultural facilities that will receive a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure grant. In Fillmore, the village will receive a grant of $15,000 to upgrade Memorial Hall.

With the recent snowfall in many areas of the province, and with temperatures expected to rise this weekend and into next week, SGI Canada recommends homeowners clear the snow off their roofs before it melts to avoid an ice dam.

Keith Stemler, CEO of Dominion Energy, answers concerns one-on-one with Stoughton’s Fire Chief Pat Slater following a public meeting about the company’s proposed refinery for the Stoughton area on Thursday at the Legion Hall.

In Saskatchewan, resource violations such as poaching, wasting of game, over-limits of fish and hunting out of season are serious issues.

Grade 11 student Julie Ducharme talks about the brain with Grade 7 student Ember Schira, during the health and anatomy symposium held on Wednesday morning in the Cugnet Centre.

The Red Cross are promoting special merchandise for their annual #PinkDay, and encouraging local schools and businesses to participate in the annual event.

In the next decade, the number of people in Saskatchewan diagnosed with diabetes will increase by 35 per cent. It’s estimated the number of people living with diabetes in Saskatchewan will grow to 100,000 in 2017, up from 97,000 in 2016.

The 2017 Saskatchewanderer is a small-town guy with five years of world travelling experience, who is ready to share Saskatchewan stories. Andrew Hiltz is from Coronach, and brings with him a background in marketing and a passion to explore.