Weyburn Review

Weyburn city council approved a bid from Regina firm Pinchin Ltd. to do a full assessment of all city properties for the presence of asbestos.

Weyburn’s Challenger Baseball program received support from the Weyburn Young Fellows Club and the Weyburn Rotary Club recently, as they plan to send athletes to the National Challenger Jamboree.

Representatives of Weyburn Special Olympics bowling and the staff of TS&M in Weyburn gathered to present a donation of $1,350 to bowler Justin DeRoos on Tuesday. All of the staff contributed towards this donation for DeRoos.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced charges laid against a traveller, following an incident at the North Portal border crossing.

To kick off Saskatchewan Tourism Week, Weyburn Tourism launched the “Be a Tourist in your own Hometown” campaign for the second summer in a row. The campaign will take place from May 27 to September 2, with a winner to be announced shortly after.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented Weyburn teacher Karen Kennedy-Allin with the Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, at a ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday.

There are winds of change blowing in the world of politics, not only here in Canada but in other locations around the world, and federal politicians here should take note of this as the federal election will be held in October.

A new social afternoon for veterans has been started at the Weyburn Legion Hall as a way to reconnect with the Legion’s original purpose, and to provide a way to show appreciation to veterans.

Weyburn police received a complaint on Thursday regarding a Facebook fraud involving Steam cards. No loss was suffered and the information was reported for reference only by the police.

A motocross racer zipped by in front of the starting line, as he completed another circuit for his race while a group of racers patiently waited for their turn to hit the track.