Weyburn Review

There are 12 new COVID-19 cases reported in the South East 3 zone on April 28. The South East 3 zone, which includes Weyburn and area, currently has 60 cases according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s daily report.

Municipalities of Saskatchewan welcomes the Government of Canada’s investments in hometowns through broadband and infrastructure funding, as announced in the 2021-22 federal budget.

The Fire and Protective Services Bylaw for the City of Weyburn received its first and second reading by Weyburn City Council at its April 26 meeting, and is now open for review by residents.

Every year on April 28, Canada marks the National Day of Mourning and provincially, flags at all government buildings are lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset.

Prairie Sky Co-operative had a full review of their past year in a virtual annual meeting on Thursday evening, and reported a successful year in spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19, which did have an impact on operations.

The eligible age ranges for booking COVID 19 vaccinations is lowering incrementally through the week.

There were two new COVID-19 cases reported in the South East 3 zone on April 27, which includes Weyburn and area. According to the daily COVID-19 report from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, there are 53 active cases in the Weyburn area.

The City of Weyburn provided an update about construction progress on the Credit Union Spark Centre, which will receive $917,930 in combined federal-provincial funding toward its completion.

The Weyburn Credit Union had its second highest growth in deposits, and one of their slowest years for loans, in 2020, due in most part to the COVID-19 pandemic, members and staff heard at the Credit Union’s annual meeting held via Zoom.