Weyburn Review

The Weyburn and district Labour Council contributed $677.25 to the Soo Line Historical Museum on June 14 in honour of Canadian labourers.

Members of the business community were honoured on June 11 at the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce's WEYBEX Awards.Southern Industrial and Truck received two honours including the New or Expanded Business Award and Business of the Year.

Construction of Weyburn's new outdoor pool is almost complete, according to Director of Leisure Services Mathew Warren."We are waiting to get the stairs done for the twin slides and the diving boards have to be put up as well," said Warren.

Synchro Saskatchewan has announced the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team that will compete as Team Saskatchewan next February in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Weyburn native Crysta Geisler.

Fourteen and 15 year-olds seeking summer jobs must complete Saskatchewan's Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) before being allowed to work.

The Southeast Connection Sport, Culture and Recreation District, in partnership with the City of Weyburn, are committed to providing a quality summer recreation program.

Small numbers of the Culex tarsalis mosquitoes, that can transmit West Nile Virus, were caught in some of the mosquito traps set up in Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) during the first week of June.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the period of June 7 to 13: *On June 10, police attending to a complaint of a theft from a local business.A quad seat was stolen.Police are continuing to investigate.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on June 14, here are the major points of interest: *Council was presented with the seventh and final concept for development of the Souris Valley grounds by Principal Engineer for Stantec Consult

The June sale of petroleum and natural gas rights generated $46.2 million in revenue, making it the second-highest June land sale on record. Land sale revenue for the 2010 calendar year now stands at $275.