Weyburn Review

Canada follows the United States in many things, in culture and in relation to the economy, and the current push in TV ads is no exception, as “Black Friday” is the big deal this week, here in Canada as well as in the U.S.

Shoppers filled the aisles as they looked over the products available at the annual "Treasures of Home" trade show on Saturday at the Cugnet Centre.

The Grades 5 and 6 classes at St. Michael School gathered after having a pizza party for lunch on Wednesday for raising the most money for the recent Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk held in Weyburn.

A Grades 3-4 class sings “I Need a Christmas Vacation” during music class at Haig School on Wednesday, led by director Holly Butz. The students were preparing for the Quota Carol Festival, set for Sunday, Dec.

June Barber, a longtime former piano teacher in Weyburn, played some tunes on the brand new piano donated to the Tatagwa View long-term care centre, as Gail Murray (at left), Stan Runne and Ron Jeffery listen in.

A new mentor for the SPARK program through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) is being trained in Weyburn, as part of the involvement of the Weyburn Concert Series with the provincial organization.

Weyburn city council is treating the cancellation of a tax exemption as a salary cut, and have served notice they want offset this loss to their remuneration by increasing it by 8.58 per cent. The notice of motion was put forward at the Nov.

The Cugnet family from Weyburn was honoured as Outstanding Philanthropists on Wednesday at the 17 th annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Regina, presented by Greystone Managed Investments.

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