8 - The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, February 13, 2019
New Community Recovery Team funded for city A new Community Recovery Team in Weyburn is providing more intensive supports for people living with complex, persistent mental health challenges. The province has dedicated $4.2 million in targeted funding to support the launch of Community Recovery Teams in Weyburn and seven other Saskatchewan communities. “Community Recovery Teams do incredible work helping people stay safe, healthy and in the community,” Environment Minister and Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan said. “Team members are on the front lines to help people better manage symptoms and achieve their individual goals. Through their work, we will create a better, more efficient and more caring health system for people with mental health issues.” Community Recovery Teams (CRTs) use a holistic and team-based approach to help clients manage symptoms, achieve their goals, avoid hospitalization, and thrive in the community. The Weyburn CRT includes a team lead, six community
health nurses, two mental health therapists, an addictions counsellor, and an occupational therapist. “The Community Recovery team in Weyburn will allow us to be flexible and responsive to our clients and provide the specific services they need, when and where they need them. It’s all about providing patient-centered care and this new model really allows us to do that,” said Robert Stephenson, director of Mental Health and Addictions (southeast) for the Sask. Health Authority. CRTs support Saskatchewan’s Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan and are also being launched in Regina, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Yorkton and Saskatoon. Funding comes from the Canada-Saskatchewan Bilateral Funding Agreement. Announced in January 2017, the federal government is providing Saskatchewan with close to $350 million over 10 years for targeted incremental investments in home and community care and mental health and addiction services.
Junior curler wins first ‘True Grit Award’
Review Photo — April Zielke
Junior curler Abbey Johnson (centre) was presented with the first-ever Kim Brady and Michael Mainil True Grit Award scholarship, donated by Weyburn OTS at the Oilmen’s Bonspiel on Friday night. Presenting Johnson with the award was junior curling coordinator Danette Tracey and OTS board member Kim Brady. Brady and Mainil are being honoured in the name of the $500 scholarship due to their longtime commitment to the OTS board. OTS plans to continue awarding this scholarship annually. The banner in this photo will be placed under one of the sheets of ice in Weyburn Curling Rink and every winner of the award will have their name added to the banner.
CMHA Community Connections meeting postponed to March A Community Connections meeting for the Weyburn chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) was postponed until March, after originally being set for Thursday, Feb. 21. The meeting will now be held on Thursday, March 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CMHA building at 404 Ashford Street in Weyburn. The gathering of community-based resource agencies occurs about three times a year, said Tasha Collins, executive director of the CMHA. Not all of the community agencies are always able to attend, but usually a good number of them are represented, she noted. Some of the agencies include Weyburn Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inclusion Weyburn, Child and Youth Services, Social Services, the Community Low Income Centre, Weyburn Police Service, the Family Place, Envision Counselling, the Salvation Army and Weyburn Group Homes Society, as examples of the groups which take part. The meetings often include presentations by a community agency or
two, with the next meeting to feature Southeast College and Weyburn Group Homes making information about their services and programs. The Community Connections meetings are a partnership between CMHA and WASES (Weyburn Area Supportive Employment Services), and CMHA provides a $5 lunch for participants if they wish, said Collins. “The meetings were to provide a community forum to talk about the services the agencies provide,” said Collins, adding this provides those in nonprofit organizations with a way to work together or to share ideas. “We talk about what’s available in the community, so if someone I’m working with has needs for a service I can’t provide, then I can talk to someone from another agency who can,” said Collins. For those interested in attending the next meeting, the CMHA needs to know by Monday, March 11 if they will be having lunch at the meeting. They can be contacted by email at tashac@cmhask.com, or by phoning the office at 306-842-7959.
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Weyburn OTS donates to Special O curling
Review Photo — April Zielke
Weyburn OTS donated $850 to Special Olympic Curling in a presentation Friday night at the Oilmen’s Bonspiel, held at the Weyburn Curling Rink. Accepting the cheque donation was Junior curling coordinator Danette Tracey, Special Olympic silver medalist curler Dennis Whitrow, Special Olympics coach Shontelle Bouvier and Special Olympic League curler Stephanie Guest.
Weyburn OTS donates to junior curling
Review Photo — April Zielke
The Weyburn OTS Oilmen’s Bonspiel donated $4,410 to Junior Curling on Friday evening. Junior curling coordinator Danette Tracey, and Weyburn junior curlers Emma Wiens, Abbey Johnson, Gregg Wiens, Keagan Woodard, Hunter Labbie and Landon Field accepted the donation.
Spring runoff likely to be below normal in SE Notice of Advance Poll Village of Lang PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that provision has been made for an advance poll. Voting will take place on Friday, the 22nd day of February, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the following polling places: Polling Area No 1- Lang Community Center, 306 Main Street, Lang Darlene Wingert Returning Officer VOTER IDENTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VOTE
The Water Security Agency (WSA) released the preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2019 on Thursday. With the dry conditions in the summer and fall of 2018 combined with below normal winter precipitation so far, below normal spring runoff is expected across most of southern Saskatchewan. The summer of 2018 saw extremely low rainfall across a large portion of southern Saskatchewan with near record dry conditions in some locations. These conditions con-
tinued into the fall where precipitation was also below normal. As a result, soil moisture conditions were dry at freeze-up and significant wetland storage was available in many areas. There is a band through the northern agricultural region and southern boreal forest where, based on current conditions, near normal snowmelt runoff is expected. Below normal snowmelt runoff is also expected over the far north. The spring runoff outlook could change as there is potentially another 8-10
weeks of winter remaining. However, with dry fall conditions and below average winter precipitation to date, it would take well above average precipitation in February, March and April to produce an above average spring runoff within most areas. With below or well below normal snowmelt runoff expected in the spring of 2019, it is anticipated that there could be some agricultural water supply shortages similar to 2018. These issues will likely intensify and expand across southern Saskatch-
ewan. This could also create some surface water supply issues for municipalities and irrigators if conditions remain dry into the summer months. Unless conditions change significantly, WSA will be aggressive in storing water during the snowmelt runoff period to ensure water supplies are adequate and lake levels are desirable for recreational uses through 2019. As conditions change and get closer to spring runoff, WSA will issue another updated forecast in March.