Weyburn Review

On July 5, the Weyburn Police Service received a call regarding a missing nine year-old child. While gathering the initial information, and within 10 minutes, the youth had been located after having wandered off from home.

The Government of Saskatchewan is removing the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) from feminine hygiene products, effective July 1, 2015.

Municipal officials, as well as affected employees, have been informed that neighbourhoods of Weyburn - postal codes starting with S4H - will be next in the conversion of door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes.

Some areas in the province received rainfall last week, which helped address topsoil moisture conditions; however, significant rain is still needed in many areas to help crops, hay and pasture develop, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Weekly

‘Tis the season for sunscreen (or sunburns), hot dogs (I don't mean the kind left in a car) and bonfires. Summer is upon us and camping in Saskatchewan is in full force.

The Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop held their Annual General Meeting on June 17 in their new Day Program building located at 1800 Ebel Road.

The Weyburn Group Home Society Inc. held their Annual General Meeting on June 24. It has been a challenging and exciting year for the WGHS. In December, the Board of Directors announced the appointment of Colin Folk as Executive Director.

The Saskatchewan government hit its budget targets in 2014-15, finishing with a surplus of $62 million, down just $9 million from budget projections. The province's year-end financial results were released June 26. Total revenue was $14.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce held its annual Fair Parade on June 30 with over 50 floats participating. Although the judges had a difficult time, in the end the Chamber awarded prizes in three divisions. Business: El Nell Farms Ltd.

On June 29, the Weyburn PS received a report of the tires of a vehicle parked in the 400 Block of Third Street South being slashed. The matter is still under investigation.