Weyburn Review

Weyburn police received a complaint on July 1 regarding a series of serious historical and ongoing domestic violence offences.

Saskatchewan’s annual summer free fishing weekend is July 11 and 12. On this weekend, residents and visitors can fish in any of Saskatchewan’s public waters open to sport fishing, no licence required.

A resident in the North who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was in their 20s. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 15. There is one new case of COVID-19 to report on July 7, bringing the total to 806 cases.

There are 805 total cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan as of July 6, including two new cases reported on July 4, four new cases reported on July 5 and three new cases reported on July 6.

The site selection process for Weyburn’s new acute care hospital is proceeding, and it will come down to a cabinet decision for the final selection, said MLA Dustin Duncan, including what size and services the hospital will have.

Starting August 4, 2020, the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) will begin accepting eviction applications from landlords for non-payment of rent.

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is temporarily increasing video lottery terminal (VLT) commissions paid to bars and restaurants across the province effective July 6.

Slow cooked pork perfect for busy families

Homeowners, fire fighters, SaskPower and City of Weyburn crews were all busy late on Friday evening on into Saturday cleaning up damages from a heavy thunderstorm late Friday.

The Government of Saskatchewan is partnering with Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and the federal government to replace 100 RM bridges over the next four years.