Weyburn Review

Pink Shirt Day, which falls on February 24 this year, started with the story of two Nova Scotia teens who stood by a bullied classmate. Here are 10 other stories to teach kids of all ages about bullying, empathy and acceptance.

The Weyburn Police Service received 86 calls for service during the period of Feb. 15-21, resulting in 20 charges for the week, along with three calls of drug overdoses.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has confirmed there are three new family doctors in place in the city, with a fourth doctor here on a temporary assignment.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has made walk-in COVID testing available in Weyburn, with a “Stop, Swab and Go” centre. The testing site is located at 1623 First Avenue, and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30-3 p.m.

There are 177 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 22, bringing the provincial total to 27,797 cases. There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn and there are now only two active cases as of Feb.

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that Saskatchewan pharmacists are formally on board to play a key role in the delivery of the largest mass vaccination campaign in provincial history.

LGBTQ youth are more likely to be bullied than their heterosexual and cisgender peers, which puts them at a greater risk of depression, substance abuse and suicide.

The Weyburn Communithon committee is very excited to announce that the planning for the 2021 Communithon is underway. The date has been set for October 29, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the fundraising goal has been set for $82, 021.

There are 182 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 21, bringing the provincial total to 27,620 cases. There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn area, with four active cases currently, and 39 for the southeast as a whole.

Contrary to what some people think, bullying isn’t a normal part of childhood. Here are some other realities about this harmful behaviour that need to be ac­knowledged. 1.