Weyburn Review

There are 30 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 14, bringing the total to 1,541 total cases. The new cases are located in the North Central (1), Southwest (23) and South Central (6) regions.

(Photo by Bill Allen) Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million.

Did you know you can DIY your personal finances? We all have plans for the future. We want to have healthy finances and reach the financial goals we’ve set for ourselves. This requires having a good financial plan in place.

There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 13, bringing the total to 1,511 total cases. The new cases are located in the Southwest (18), South Central (4), Saskatoon (3) and Regina (2) regions.

Weyburn Tourism’s “Be a Tourist in your own Hometown” campaign has been taking place this summer with the wrap up happening on Sept. 7, with a prize package now available for those who enter.

Weyburn This Week editorial

Going to the lake or to the pool in the summer is a wonderful time. However, if safety isn’t front of mind, that trip can lead to a tragedy. There have been four fatal drownings of children six years and under in Saskatchewan in the past six weeks.

After three government press conferences in a week addressing a COVID-19 back-to-school strategy, the education minister has “somehow managed to further muddle directions about school reopening in the fall,” said NDP education critic Regina-Lakeview

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 12, bringing the total to 1,484 cases in Saskatchewan. The new cases are located in the Regina (4) and North Central (1) zones.

Health Minister Jim Reiter and Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) President Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz were pleased to announce that Saskatchewan physicians have ratified a new five-year contract.