Weyburn Review

National Volunteer Week, April 10 to 16, is an opportunity for communities within southeast Saskatchewan to say thank you to those local volunteers who have dedicated their time to make their community a better place.

Firefighters from across the province will be in Weyburn for the 61st annual Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs Conference and Trade Show, held April 14 to 16. This event is being hosted by the Weyburn Fire Department and the City of Weyburn.

A case that shocked many residents was back in Weyburn Court on March 31. Angela Vermeulen of Weyburn pled guilty to the charge of disposing of the dead body of a child with intent to conceal its birth.

Four candidates have been announced in the Souris-Moose Mountain constituency for the May 2 federal election. The Liberals have named Gerald Borrowman of Weyburn as their candidate, replacing Marlin Belt from 2008.

SaskTel announced on April 5 that it will invest $199 million in its Saskatchewan network in 2011 and approximately $670 million in a seven-year Next Generation Broadband Access Program (2011 - 2017).

Allan Arthur was nominated as the NDP candidate for Souris-Moose Mountain at a nomination meeting held in Estevan on March 30.

Real estate agent and auctioneer Winston Bailey has announced his candidacy for the local by-election on May 18.

SARCAN is reminding its customers that as of April 1 it will be officially necessary to remove all bottle caps from plastic and glass bottles prior to receiving deposit refunds.

Bullies: we have all seen them, they're pushy, loud and mean. But not all bullies fit the profile, especially today's bullies. They are not as easy to spot.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of March 28 to April 3: *On April 3, police were called to investigate a complaint of a noisy party.