Weyburn Review

SaskTel has announced the launch of the first phase of its new 3G+ wireless network.

Scotty the T-rex received a grand welcoming to Weyburn at the Soo Line Historical Museum on August 18. The Museum held a reception to acknowledge the arrival of the travelling exhibit from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM).

The Weyburn area has received the most bids in Saskatchewan for the sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights, generating three-quarters of the province's total revenue. August's sale brought in $95.

Weyburn's Garett Walbaum and Eric Evans were in Kindersley from August 11 to 15 to play as members of Team Saskatchewan in the Canada Cup Midget Baseball Tournament. In the opening game they faced Team Manitoba winning 5 to 3.

Sun Country Health Region announced that Hal Schmidt, vice-president of finance and corporate services, has resigned. CEO Cal Tant accepted Schmidt's resignation, effective immediately.

For the third consecutive month, Saskatchewan has recorded a significant decline year-over-year in the number of people receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Just three months after kicking off the opportunity to purchase Rider licence plates, SGI has received over 12,000 orders resulting in a profit of about $325,000 for the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club.

The Weyburn Canadian Tire is seeking applicants to its Jumpstart program. Jumpstart is a community-based charitable program that helps children aged 4 to 18 participate in organized sports and recreation such as hockey, dance, soccer and swimming.

The offensive and defensive lines for the peewee Junior Eagles practice a punt return situation as they chase the ball carrier (centre), during a preseason football practice at Jubilee Park on Wednesday evening, under the watchful eyes of the coachin

Residents of Sun Country Health Region are being advised to take precautions throughout the month of August, with the arrival of more hot weather and the species of mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.