Weyburn Review

An aerial photo of Government Road and Highway 39 shows the amount of flooding that caused problems for several businesses and residents in Weyburn.

George Barker, Weyburn representative for the Canadian Red Cross, greets residents who need emergency help due to the flooding which hit Weyburn and area with a huge rainstorm on Friday, at a station set up in Crescent Point Place.

Several businesses along Government Road are threatened by high water levels from the Souris River, after heavy rains caused a state of emergency in Weyburn on Friday.

Volunteers work at trying to remove sewage which backed up into the basement of the Family Place on Friday and Saturday, a result of a huge rainstorm which dumped over four inches of rain on the city and area.

Boil water advisory has been issued

Relay For Life had another successful year in Weyburn. The event raised $57,967 for the Canadian Cancer Society on June 10 and 11.

Players tested their skills at the pickleball workshop held on June 11 at the Weyburn Comprehensive School.

"We are emerging into something we haven't done before and going somewhere we haven't gone before.

The June sale of petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $40.9 million in revenue, making it the third best on record for a June sale. Land sale revenue for the 2011 calendar year now stands at $193 million.

Weyburn's Meagan Milatz will represent the province at nationals after a successful weekend of competition. Milatz competed in the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association provincial competition in Moose Jaw on June 3 to 5.