Weyburn Review

The warm temperatures in Saskatchewan have pushed the province’s peak power use to a new high yesterday, at 4:26 p.m.

Christa Jarvis of the Weyburn Group Homes Society held up a baby piggy before it was presented for kissing to the winner of a raffle ticket draw, during the society’s annual barbecue on Thursday afternoon at River Park.

Fire fighters prepared to fight a blaze that engulfed a residence at the Cyril Tessier farm southwest of Yellow Grass on the evening of Aug. 28.

Hockey season is right around the corner for the Weyburn Red Wings, as their fall camp is scheduled for this weekend. Camp will open with registration in Crescent Point Place lobby on Saturday, September 2 at 9 a.m.

The Wheatland Senior Centre had a busy two weeks. Plans are being made for Seniors Week, with weeklong silent auction being started on Sunday, September 24. A pancake breakfast will be held on Sunday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Weyburn United Way received a cheque for $4,045 from the staff of the City of Weyburn on Sunday, which were the proceeds from the City’s annual Duck Derby fundraiser held to help kick off the 2017 campaign for Communithon.

The Agricultural Producers Association disagrees with the Canadian Pacific Railway’s decision to close at least 10 producer car loading sites in Saskatchewan.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce and the Weyburn Red Wings have announced that the Montreal Canadiens Alumni Tour, presented by Canadian Tire, will make a stop at Crescent Point Place on Friday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.

The Weyburn Leisure Centre’s outdoor swimming pool will be open for its last day on Sunday, Sept. 3, and there will be a two-week switch-over period before the indoor pool will open on Monday, Sept. 18.

There has been a lot of attention in the media recently regarding the call to remove statues and monuments that are tied to a controversial public figure.