Weyburn Review

Crops are developing quickly but normally in much of the province, according to Sask. Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Livestock producers in the region now have 22 per cent of the hay crop cut and 54 per cent baled or put into silage.

More than 4,000 athletes and coaches from across the country will head to Winnipeg for the 2017 Canada Summer Games. The Canada Summer Games runs from July 28 to August 13.

The Weyburn Silver Seals will have 24 swimmers competing at the semi-final meet, which will be held in Estevan this week. The top swimmers from semi-finals will advance to provincials, which will be held in Watrous on August 5 to 6.

The City of Weyburn is in a good position as a municipality, riding high from its high rating by MoneySense magazine, said Mayor Marcel Roy in an address to the Weyburn Rotary Club on Thursday, with some major challenges coming down in the next while

Tickets are now available for the Communithon Concert Jam, which will be hosted by the Weyburn and District United Way at the Cugnet Centre on Saturday, October 21, starting at 1 p.m., as the second day of Communithon.

The Weyburn Beavers are chasing first place in the east division of the Western Major Baseball League. The Beavers wind down their regular season this week, with five more games in the regular season.

Graham DeLaet will be one of 13 Canadian golfers who will be competing for the $6 million U.S. purse at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. The Canadian Open will be held at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

There are indications from the provincial government that the proposed and long-awaited twinning of Highway 6/39 may actually never happen, following a recent meeting between Highways Minister David Marit and his American counterpart from North Dakot

During the past week, the Weyburn Police Service responded to a couple of impaired driver calls, reports of mischief, and dealt with a report of counterfeiting.

U.S., Sask. committee