Weyburn Review

Weyburn Special Events is pleased to announce the 2012 Treasures of Home Craft & Trade Show, which will be happening this Saturday, November 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall as well as at Grace United Church Hall.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall recently released the "Saskatchewan Plan for Growth", setting a goal of 1.

The Tenth and final Damon Goski Scholarship bonspiel was held November 10 at the Weyburn Curling Club. First place winner was Skjerdal #1, second place was Hoggin All The Cool, third was Wallin and the fourth place was tied between R. Vopni and C.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of November 4 to 10: During the reporting period, the Weyburn Police Service attended to 82 calls for service, including a number of calls for minor vehicle accidents.

University of Regina Rams offensive lineman and Weyburnite, Brett Jones, has been named Canada West conference's outstanding student-athlete as well as Canada West's top lineman.

The Qmax Wild were defeated November 13 by the Estevan Wolves. The game was close after the first period with a score of 6-4 for Estevan and at the end of the second the score was still a close 8-6 for Estevan.

Submitted by Bob King, WCS Activities Director The senior girls' volleyball team will compete at provincials in Prince Albert this weekend. This event will bring to a close the last of the fall sports at WCS.

Weyburn Concert Series is excited to bring John McDermott to Weyburn on Tuesday, November 20. He will be performing at the Weyburn Comprehensive School at 7:30 p.m. in the Cafetorium.

A new report released on November 8 by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows urban housing starts are up by 33.4 per cent in the first ten months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, the highest percentage increase in Canada.

A recent return on investment study commissioned by the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) has estimated that investment in wheat and barley varietal research is providing producers with a very high return on their investment.