Weyburn Review

A unit of the Weyburn RCMP was one of many throughout the province that assisted the RCMP Major Crime Unit out of Regina on a homicide case, recently.

Marketing Weyburn to the world

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce was forced to cancel their annual President's Dinner and Golden Spike Award presentation on March 11 due to the weather.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of March 7 to 13: *A 23-year-old male from Weyburn is facing charges of uttering threats following an incident during the early hours of March 13.

Jennifer's Journal

In his address to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention held last week, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced the final stage of Education Property Tax reform.

Premier Brad Wall, on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan, has offered condolences and support to the people of Japan and those affected by the overwhelming destruction of last Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

The Allie Griffin Art Gallery will be featuring the artwork of local junior high and high school students this month. "Youth View" will be on display from March 17 to 30.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on March 14; here are the major points of interest: *City Council set a date for a municipal by-election to replace Councillor Dave Craigen, who resigned his post on March 2.

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfor the week ofMarch 6 to 12: Bridge: (Monday) 1stElfrieda Mantay2nd Andy Dumba, 3rd Basil Holyer. Bridge: (Friday) 1stJean Janoski,2nd John Whitell, 3rd Marion Brown.