Weyburn Review

The condition of roads, the presence of rats, and the possibility of flooding in the spring, were all topics of discussion at the RM of Weyburn's annual ratepayers meeting held Thursday evening in the Captain's Hall.

The Weyburn and District Hospital Foundation received a boost from the community, after the Weyburn Travelodge and El Rancho hosted its second annual Greek Feast fundraiser for the Foundation on Jan. 15.

Officials for Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) need to take a long look at the railway crossing on Queen Street just off Highway 39. There have been a number of collisions with trains at that crossing, and on Jan.

The Weyburn Police Service attended to 113 calls over the week of Jan. 23-30, including break-and-enters, thefts and a violent assault. Police attended a residential break and enter on the 1100 block of Park Avenue on Jan. 23.

Grade 9 students try to pile on three and four-deep as they sled down the tobagganing hill on Confederation Drive near River Park on Jan. 25.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority says there is a high potential for spring flooding from runoff across southern Saskatchewan, especially in the southeast.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on January 24; here are the major points of interest: *Councillor Nancy Styles discussed the Communities in Bloom committee's desire to continue with the program, despite not winning the national

The invitational tournament win in Saskatoon over the holidays was a start to the Weyburn Bantam AA Crescent Point Energy Wings recent dominance. Since the tournament, they have played in six contests and have not lost.

Weyburn's Boston Pizza is expected to be open by the second or third week in March, according to Area Developer for Boston Pizza Gary Tremblay.

The Saskatchewan South East Enterprise Region Inc. (SSEER) has launched its new regional website to promote business in the southeast. For SSEER, the regional website has been a major undertaking that started in March of 2010.