Weyburn Review

One week of workplace hemorrhaging from COVID-19 has punched a sinkhole into the economy, with a half-million Canadians into employment insurance. This, next, and the weeks to follow will see monstrous displacement of workers across sectors.

Anne Lazurko and Mary Shirkie have established a forum page on Facebook, the Weyburn Pandemic Community Support Forum, to help area residents get the resources or help they need to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the late hours Thursday, members of the Weyburn Police Service’s Investigation and Drug Enforcement Unit, WPS patrol officers and RCMP K9 (Yorkton), executed a CDSA search warrant at a residence in the northwest area of the city.

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings announced last week they had signed three more players for the upcoming 2020/21 season. The organization announced on March 18 they had signed ’02 born forward Elvis Gorontzy-Slack from Jasper, AB.

The Government of Saskatchewan has launched a Business Response Team to support businesses in the province dealing with the economic challenges resulting from COVID-19.

Weyburn Special Events is doing their part to help keep the community happy and healthy during this self-isolation period by encouraging the public to go out for walks and do interactive activites to win prizes from them.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce applauded measures announced recently by the province, including support programs for businesses, which pertain to the current COVID-19 situation.

Did you know that soybeans are among the most versatile foods one can include in his or her diet? Soyfoods are processed into a variety of food products and served in many different ways.

As of March 22, 2020, the province of Saskatchewan has eight new, confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 52 reported cases. • Thirty-three cases are confirmed and 19 cases are presumptive positive.

In response to recommendations from the Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada, the Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop has enacted a pandemic response plan that is aimed at protecting the health of their participants and staff, while providing as much service as p