Weyburn Review

Eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program moved to age 37 and older as of May 4, except for residents living in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, where it moves to age 18 and older.

The Weyburn Police Service experienced a busy week with over 100 calls for service during the week of April 26 to May 2.

Two Weyburn Credit Union staff members, Charles Ries and Erica Dorsch, presented a cheque for $4,500 to the Weyburn branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association on Tuesday.

There are 189 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 4, bringing the provincial total to 42,006 cases.

There are 207 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 3, bringing the provincial total to 41,806 cases. There are two new COVID cases in the Weyburn area, and 59 active cases, with 212 active cases in the southeast region as a whole.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists for the 2021 WEYBEX Awards presented by Prairie Sky Co-op, on Friday, June 11. These finalists personify the excellence and success of Weyburn’s business community.

The Government of Saskatchewan announced it is sending 100 ventilators to India to assist the country as they manage a major surge and the highest active COVID-19 case count seen worldwide during the global pandemic.

Weyburn RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover seven miles east of Pangman along Highway 13 around 5:30 a.m. on May 1. There was one occupant in the vehicle and he was deceased at the scene. He was a 29-year-old man from Ceylon.

An Estevan RCMP officer was conducting regular patrols on Highway 18 on Saturday, when he located two red cars traveling eastbound near Bienfait. The two vehicles were traveling side by side on the two-lane, divided highway at a high rate of speed.

There are 7 new COVID-19 cases reported in the South East 3 Zone on May 2, which includes the Weyburn and area. According to the daily COVID-19 report from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, there are 67 active COVID-19 cases in the zone currently.