Weyburn Review

More than 180 representatives from Saskatchewan towns, villages, resort villages, and northern municipalities gathered online May 19 for a virtual sector meeting hosted by Municipalities of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Provincial Parks' annual campsite reservation launch saw thousands of successful bookings take place over a two-week period, from April 12 to 23, 2021.

Each year, tragic and avoidable water-related fatalities occur across Canada. The City of Weyburn’s Leisure department is recognizing National Lifejacket Day on May 20 and promoting lifejacket use during outdoor water activities.

A program dedicated to teaching illiterate mothers how to read, and in turn to teach their children in the slums of Bangladesh, was detailed to the Weyburn Rotary Club in a Zoom presentation on Thursday.

There are 141 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 19, bringing the provincial total to 44,982 cases.

The Weyburn Police Association (WPA) ratified a renewal of its collective bargaining agreement with the City of Weyburn and its Board of Police Commissioners. The three-year deal includes wage increases and clarity around workplace injuries.

A group of Ceylon area residents participated in a Walk for MS on Sunday, organized by Chelsey Lillejord, who has multiple sclerosis.

Three recipients of the Millie Coghill Fine Arts Award were named by the Weyburn Arts Council for 2021. The winners include Jillian Harder, Kristen Fortune and Darcy Klein, and each were awarded $500.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in elementary and high schools across the province in June. Delivery dates are currently being finalized with local education officials.

Weyburn city council has awarded the contract for repaving Ebel Road to Genco Asphalt. At their meeting on May 10, councillors were told the road has deteriorated to a substandard condition.