Weyburn Review

Sculptor Lea Vivot said she is disappointed over the coverage that national media gave to the unveiling of her Tommy Douglas statue in Weyburn.

Health Minister Don McMorris has announced a new Saskatchewan-based assessment process designed to better recruit more foreign-trained physicians to the province.

Jennifer's Journal

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the period of September 13 to 19: *On September 19, police were called to assist in locating a missing resident from a local group home. The resident was located a short time later.

Wet conditions in the southeast have caused harvest operations to come to a standstill, with concerns for late-seeded crops being affected by a forecast of frost.

The Weyburn Police Service dealt with 186 occurrences over the week of Sept. 13-19, many of them alcohol related, with one item including a search for a missing resident, and a B&E at a local business.

Joanne Stewart races with two Estevan opponents for control of the soccer ball, during a game for the Comp Eagles girls team at Jubilee Park on Sept. 14.

Head to Flin Flon for weekend games

The sculptor of the newly-unveiled bronze statue of Tommy Douglas is upset about the coverage by the national and out-of-province media of the unveiling ceremony, but promises she will leave the statue in Weyburn where it is.

Weyburn had the enviable position of being the centre of attention on Sept. 10; local residents might remember this was the day famous actor, producer and director Kiefer Sutherland came to town.