Weyburn Review

One man was fatally injured on Monday when the tractor he was driving was struck by a train. The collision occurred one kilometre north of Weyburn just off Highway 39 at about 4 p.m.

The picture shown with my column this month is one of my Dad celebrating his 85th birthday in May. A very wise man (Dr. Phil) has said that the most influential person in your life is a same sex parent.

Fifteen hundred employees from more than 100 branches of Western Financial Group took to the road on June 13.

It was time for the Nature Society's final meeting before breaking for summer. The meeting was held at Knox Presbyterian Church on June 20 at 6:00 p.m. It was a pot luck supper, and everyone enjoyed the company.

Lomond 4-H held their 4-H Demonstration on June 3 at the Wiesbecks' farm. Riley and Cody-Ray Lafrentz conducted the demonstration. The 4-H members enjoyed it and learned a lot from the two men.

The City of Weyburn 2012 Clean up Committee held its final meeting on June 12 at City Hall. As a result of the Residential Judging that was done on June 1, Area 1 was declared the Best Improved Area winner. Area 5 was runner up.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of June 10 to 17: During the reporting period, police responded to 130 calls for service. Police responded to a number of alarm calls and over the weekend they handled a number of noise complaints.

Jeff Stock has the best summer job ever. Or, at the very least, he has the best summer job in Saskatchewan. For a single 22-year-old, it's a dream job. Jeff is the Saskatchewanderer. He gets paid to travel in style across Saskatchewan.

The Weyburn Beavers players and coaches are spending some of their summer in schools all over Weyburn.

Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent and Saskatchewan's Minister of Environment Ken Cheveldayoff have announced that they are working toward an equivalency agreement on coal-fired electricity greenhouse gas regulations.