Weyburn Review

The Young Fellows Club members were out in force on Saturday afternoon as their truckload of Christmas trees arrived, and the trees were quickly unloaded onto their lot, located on Second Street behind the Prairie Sky Co-op food store.

One resident in the 80+ age group who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The person was from the Northwest zone. There are 197 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Nov. 28, bringing the provincial total to date to 7,888 cases.

The virtual Festival of Trees, which wrapped up the silent auction and a day-long virtual auction of the decorated Christmas trees, raised around $30,000 altogether, an “amazing” amount considering circumstances.

It is a challenging time for many local athletes right now, as recent COVID-19 restrictions have put a hold on games, and restrictions on the amount of people that can attend a practice or a workout.

Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Three of the deceased were residents from the North Central, Regina and Southeast zones and in the 80+ age group and one resident was from South Central in the 70-79 age group.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) continues to escalate its response to COVID-19, using the Health System Readiness Plan to guide actions being taken to contain, delay and mitigate the virus.

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Saskatchewan announced the introduction of CMHA’s BounceBack program to Saskatchewan residents that was possible after a donation from Bell Let’s Talk.

Norm Mondor presented a donation of $10,000 to the Salvation Army’s director Ronza Reynard on Thursday to kick off their 2020 Christmas Kettle campaign with the first donation.

The 2020-21 Mid-Year Report released today forecasts a deficit more than $380 million lower than budgeted, and an improving economy.

Winter weight season began for a number of secondary highways in Saskatchewan on Friday, November 27 at 12:01 a.m.