Weyburn Review - August 19, 2020

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weyburn Vol.111 No. 34 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 10 Pages

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Lacrosse wraps up

Dance fun at summer program

Field lacrosse practices wrapped up for the summer last week.

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Children in the ‘Fun in the Sun’ rec program had some dance fun recently.

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Hands up for going on a ride with an officer

Review Photo 4974 — Greg Nikkel

Children raised their hands to indicate they wanted to go on a bike ride with Const. Melinda Mintenko, during the Weyburn Police Service’s bike rodeo on Friday afternoon in the Sports Arena parking lot. Children were tested on their knowledge of bike safety and the rules of the road, and had their bicycles inspected for safety. At least 72 children were registered for the event, and sponsor JumpStart from Canadian Tire provided 17 bikes and helmets for children who couldn’t afford their own.

School year start delayed by one week, $40M more for schools

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Premier Scott Moe announced in a video on Facebook on Saturday that school would be starting on Sept. 8, a week later than schools had initially planned, and on Monday, he elaborated why.

In a press conference with Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Moe said that he sought to address concerns he’s heard over the past several weeks, noting that the usual excitement about a return to school is “mixed with some anxiety.”

“And I understand,” he said. “I know most parents want to see their kids go back to school, but they also have concerns. And they have questions. They are looking for more clarity on how things are going to work and what things are going to look like. So today, I want to provide as much clarity as we can.”

The announcement came as the opposition New Democratic Party has been calling for more clarity from the Government on its COVID-19 back-toschool plan.

Moe said the provincial government would be providing “more resources, more information, more time and more testing capacity to ensure a safe return to school this fall.”

Moe said the province will allocate $40 million from the $200 million provincial COVID-19 contingency fund for additional costs related to ensuring the safety of students and

staff through the pandemic.

This is in addition to $40 million in savings schools realized from not operating in the springtime.

Half of the $40 million in contingency funding will be available to school divisions on an application basis for pandemic-related costs, including staffing and sanitation supplies.

Another $10 million will be available to enhance non-classroom options like distance learning to help ensure immune-compromised and medically fragile students have continuous access to learning across school divisions, available on an application basis.

The last $10 million will be allocated to the Ministry of Education to centrally procure masks, PPE and other supplies for school divisions.

Moe noted that COVID-19 testing in Saskatchewan has ramped up from 1,000 to 1,500, then 2,000 tests per day. It is now approaching 3,000 and by early September will reach 4,000 tests per day. He explained that testing, including voluntary, randomized testing, will be available for students and staff.

Moe noted all teachers and school staff are being encouraged to seek testing prior to returning to school and at frequent points throughout the school year.

Priority access to testing will be established for teachers and school staff in the coming days, with referrals available through 811.

Targeted school testing is a key focus of the expanded testing plans,

with plans including targeted monitoring, testing of students with parental consent, and priority testing for teachers and school staff.

Participating schools will be selected based on a number of factors, such as number of students in the school and if the community is experiencing a recent surge of new cases. In school public health visits for routine childhood vaccinations will now include COVID-19 testing, where parental consent is granted, Moe noted.

School divisions are to release their schoolspecific operation plans online no later than August 26, to allow parents to decide what they will be doing. This may mean some parents refraining sending their kids to school, choosing distance learning instead. Moe said individual schools will be somewhat different. These include things like bussing protocols and which entrances students will use.

As for the extra days before school starts, Moe said, “It will provide teachers and other staff two to four days to be in the school, to be trained on protocols, make sure their classrooms are configured properly, and in some cases, hold virtual meetings with parents to discuss exactly what the new procedures are.”

The terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement currently held with the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation will be honoured, the govern-

ment noted in a release.

Instructional hours will not be extended, meaning depending on the school division, there will be two to four fewer instructional days this school year.

School divisions have been working within the provincial guidelines and public health guidance provided through the Safe Schools Plan to implement initiatives like block scheduling, cohorting, and considerations for alternating school days. Under the new funding made available to divisions, additional staff to reduce class sizes in exceptional circumstances will be considered.

Moe said school divisions are encouraged “to use all the capital assets they have, to the greatest ability they can, to reduce class size.”

He noted that if one

school has larger class sizes, but another school a mile away has additional capacity, it should be used. He didn’t specifically say students would be reassigned to different schools, however.

Shahab noted that occasional clusters in school or a family of a student might happen, but “it should not always be a cause of concern,” he said, adding it should not cause panic.

With enhanced testing, there will be cases of students who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, he noted.

If a student is sick, they should stay home. He pointed out, with cough and cold season coming, that 99 times out of 100, testing does not turn out to be COVID. If they test negative, they can come back when better.

Twister spotted near Tyvan

Moe noted how there have been concerns at each stage of Saskatchewan’s reopening, be it retail, or health services, or athletics, but they have all be done successfully.

School divisions are currently preparing plans for submission to the Ministry of Education this week for considerations of altering operations of highdensity schools, primarily in collegiate settings, under Level 3 of the Safe Schools Plan.

Shahab said, “It’s really important for children to be in schools, both for their education and for their social development and mental health.”

He will be sending his own son to school. “I have one child starting high school,” he said. “My son will go to school, whether Level 2 or Level 3.”

Photo 4936 — submitted by Dave McLeod

For the second time in the past few weeks, ASL Paving employee Dave McLeod was witness to a funnel cloud, this one near Tyvan on Wednesday evening. He also saw some smaller ones closer to Yellow Grass the same evening, where he had seen funnels in the clouds a couple of weeks ago.

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Benefit drive-in concert to help Weyburn girl battling cancer

Electrical fire during a thunderstorm

Photo 0608 — submitted by George Hill

A storm caused this electrical fire behind Weyburn resident George Hill’s home on the 600 block of Fifth Street on Wednesday evening, across the street from the Leisure Centre. City police, fire and SaskPower all responded to the fire, which burned up some of the overhanging trees near a power line and transformer, and the power was out for local residents for about three and a half hours.

Weyburn’s utility rates to be increased in 2021

By Greg Nikkel Weyburn city council approved increases to the water and sewer rates starting on Jan. 1, 2021, with equal increases following the next two years, to help pay for the system upgrades and capital projects.

Council approved the increase on Monday evening, with the average household to see an increase of $8 a month on their utility bills.

Jennifer Wilkinson, director of engineering, explained that utility rates are designed to cover the operations and capital projects related to water quality, and all operations are paid for by the utility fees and not through taxation.

The water, waste water and infrastructure charges are based on consumption, with a base charge to ensure a minimum revenue to

deliver the service.

Under current billing, minimum monthly bills range from $72 up to $325, depending on the size of the pipe used for servicing a property. For customers of the Weyburn Utility Board the minimum monthly bill is $40.41, and for North Weyburn it’s $68.50.

Some of the capital projects in the past few years included the major reservoir expansion, upgrades from lead water lines and a city-wide water meter replacement, watermain replacements, new sewer trunk mains, and coming this year a new lift station.

In coming years, there are two major projects lined up, including new plant 300, decommissioning of play 100, and new raw water intake from an alternate water source, with these projects com-

bined to cost an estimated $50 million.

The projects and upgrades of the past few years have drawn down the utility reserves, which were at $3.159 million at the start of 2020 and will be down to $1.924 million by the end of this year.

The increases in the rates are in part to help rebuild those reserves, said Wilkinson, with the increases to take effect on Jan. 1 in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

• In other council business, the official community plan was approved, and the city’s zoning bylaw will be amended as a result, with a public hearing on the changes to take place at the next council meeting on Monday, Sept. 14.

The official community plan lays out the planning process for how land is used

in the City of Weyburn, and helps to manage the future growth and development of the community.

Consultations have been held with the public as well as with the Chamber of Commerce, the RM of Weyburn and other stakeholders, and a consulting firm went over the documents and bylaws to revise and modernize the language of the plan.

The plan includes a future land use map, showing areas on the northern part of the city for future residential development, as well as the areas set aside for commercial and industrial growth and development.

The zoning bylaw lays out how the city implements their development policies and regulations and to control the use of land and regulate development.

A night of local, physically distanced entertainment with an all-Weyburn lineup of talent will be held on Friday, Aug. 21, with all proceeds going to Ensley Akins of Weyburn.

Ensley, daughter of Shenan and Luanne Akins and sister of WCS graduate Abby, is a 21-year-old university student battling cancer for the second time. Her faith, fight and positivity are big.

Luanne spoke of the community’s support for Ensley as a major blessing to them at this time.

“We live in this amazingly supportive community.

We’re overwhelmed by the love we’re getting,” she said.

“After not being able to go anywhere or do much, it’s exciting to anticipate a social event, especially in En’s honour,” she added.

Gates will open on the fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $40 per vehicle, and are available at the Weyburn Credit Union, or by contacting Debra at 306-861-1951 or Rhonda at 306-861-1436.

The concert will include bands The 7th Avenue, Dead Levee, Switch and singer Onello Bahingawan.

The 7th Avenue is a Weyburn cover band playing in a wide variety of genres from rock to country, and they held a benefit concert for Ensley at the Weyburn Legion Hall for her first time around with cancer.

The band consists of Brayden King on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Cywin Tapia on lead guitar, vocals, and piano; Kelly Kwochka on bass guitar and vocals, and Cameron MacMurchy on drums and vocals. Their high energy show is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy.

The Regina southernrock-inspired Dead Levee, is a five-piece band con-

sisting of Dane Von Hagen of Weyburn on lead vocals; Ray Klapatiuk on lead guitar, Tayler Morgan on bass and vocals; Rylan Dusyk on rhythm and slide guitar; and Preston Laschuk on drums.

The five prairie boys, based out of Regina, have been touring coast to coast since 2018 playing alongside bands such as The Lazys, The Wild!, and Chilliwack.

The high-energy rock band is known for their wild stage antics, rock and roll roots, and signature outfits.

Dead Levee has a threesong EP “Live at Studio One” which came out on August 17. The order link is at: https://distrokid.com/ hyperfollow/deadlevee/liveat-studio-1 For information about the band or to make merchandise purchases, message them on social media,.

Switch is a musical group of friends that have a great passion for playing music.

They play a range of music from 60’s to present rock and country, even a few that have been switched up.

Band members include Craig Davies on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Pierre Parise on vocals and lead guitar; Nick Bain on rhythm guitar; Corey Branvold on bass and Jason Hill on vocals and drums.

Onello Bahingawan is an 18-year-old aspiring performer from Weyburn. Since the age of six, Onello has been on the stage performing in various community events like Telemiracle and community and school plays and talent shows.

A graduate with the WCS Class of 2020, he recently had the opportunity to tour with SaskExpress, a theatre performing group in 2019 and virtually in 2020. In the future, he plans to study Music Education at Brandon University to teach music for a living.

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Weyburn auto dealer shares challenges of dealing with COVID

By Greg Nikkel There were many challenges to deal with when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but with the support of staff and the community, a Weyburn businessman said they have been able to survive those challenges thus far.

Mal Barber, general manager of Barber Motors, a family-owned dealership in Weyburn that just celebrated their 70th anniversary last year, shared how they fared through the pandemic as he spoke via Zoom to the members of the Weyburn Rotary Club

on Thursday.

Barber noted how through the years there have been many business challenges for auto dealers, such as in the 1940s and 50s, when many dealers in smaller communities lost their dealerships, and later in the 70s a number of dealers couldn’t make their loans.

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spring before things started reopening again.

Barber noted that as an auto dealer, they were considered an essential service so they were allowed to continuing operating the business. The impact of the lockdowns were still felt, said Barber, with sales of vehicles down by about 80 per cent, “not just for me but for a lot of business owners.”

In spite of this impact, Barber said the biggest challenge as a manager was to give hope to the staff through this time of uncertainty.

“I bought grocery cards for my staff. I felt they had to have something to feel good about,” said Barber.

“The worst thing is to have someone under-employed

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with nothing to do. We had the staff take turns coming in to work, and we paid wages to the key people so they would know they were still needed.”

Some employees went on unemployment, with Barber’s idea to share the work and have it scheduled so everyone felt they were a part of the business.

“Our business has come back, and we’re up to the 75-per-cent range,” he said, commenting that the government has developed a plan that put the country into a welfare position, “which I would argue we are in right now.”

The dealership is back at 100-per-cent employment again, and Barber said, “We’re busy enough.

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He attributed a big part of their survival to their customer base, noting that when things were really slow and no one was travelling anywhere, his rural customers brought in their vehicles for repairs and upgrades.

“Ranchers and farmers had been putting off fixing their vehicles, and they made a point of bringing them in at that time,” said Barber. “When the virus hit, people stopped driving.

It helped me and helped the staff.”

He added these were examples of neighbourshelping-neighbours which is seen in rural communities more so than in large urban communities, “and I’ve seen a lot of that in the last three months.”

The other aspect to living in this community is people look at risks and challenges in a relational way, and residents here approach the situation in a completely different way.

Meantime, at the dealership, there have been many measures taken to accommodate the requirements of public health, such as making masks available at the door, and using disinfectant on the counters with plastic shielding around where the receptionist is located.

In addition, said Barber, they’ve piled up boxes or

tires in front of areas like the receptionist desk, the service desk and the parts counter to ensure customers are keeping a physical distance from the staff.

The main area of the showroom where people come in is cleaned four times a day, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon, and times of the cleaning are recorded and initialed. When a vehicle is brought in, all high-touch areas are cleaned.

Rotarian Gary Anderson noted he was one of the customers who bought a vehicle during this time, and said it seems like there are fewer vehicles on the lot.

Barber noted that one day they sold 27 units, but then the next day they only sold one. When COVID hit, the auto manufacturing plants were shut down for a time, and it then takes a long time for those plants to come back online and filling orders for new vehicles.

“It’s come a long ways in the last six weeks,” added Barber.

Another factor is the United States put on a tariff for any vehicles not made in the U.S., which has largely cut off the U.S. market for used trucks as they automatically lost $45,000 on their vehicles just due to the tariff.

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Work resumes on Highway 39 near Yellow Grass

Photo 2202 — submitted by Dave McLeod

Road construction crews were busy on Highway 39 near Yellow Grass in the past week, where ASL Paving is working to complete the project. In the section from McTaggart to Lang, there are projects including lane widening, turning lanes, merging lanes and passing lanes. This part of the project is scheduled for completion this fall.

Schools reopening plan sets out protocols for sick students To ensure all members of Saskatchewan’s school communities attend classes safely this fall, local administrative procedures have been developed for students exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19 under the Saskatchewan Safe Schools Plan.

All schools must identify a designated isolation area for any student or staff presenting COVID-19 symptoms who are not able to immediately leave their school facility. If a student is exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 at school, the students’ teacher must notify the designated school official to accompany the student from the classroom to the school’s pre-identified isolation space.

Physical distancing between the student who is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 and the staff member should be maintained as much as feasible at all times.

Staff must wear a medical mask and face shield during all interactions with the student to avoid con-

tact. The student will also be provided with a medical mask, and requested to wear it if safe to do so. The student will be supervised at all times.

The designated school official will call parents or caregivers immediately to pick up and remove their child from the school.

They will then call their local Public Health contact to provide notification of the student being removed from the school.

Public Health will then conduct an initial assessment and provide direction to the school. Arrangements will be made for the student to be transported appropriately from school by the student’s parent(s) or emergency contact.

School staff will not transport the student home.

Once the student has exited the school facility, staff must wash their hands adequately with soap and water and ensure high touch areas are cleaned and disinfected.

The school’s isolation area must be cleaned and disinfected by non-teaching staff. The designated

school official will arrange for the timely cleaning and disinfection of the student’s classroom and, in particular, the student’s desk and surroundings desks as well as any other common touch items in the classroom and/ or other school facilities to which the student would have had access that school day, such as washrooms.

If a teacher develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they must inform their designated school official to provide alternative arrangements for in-class instruction, as well as to notify their local Public Health contact to conduct an initial assessment and provide direction to the school. Once the teacher has notified their designated school official, they should immediately leave the school facility, and the school cleaning and disinfection procedures will take place.

If a case of COVID-19 is confirmed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), the school will be notified by SHA Public Health on the next steps that would be required.

Police investigate Service Canada phone scam Weyburn police have received several calls regarding a Service Canada phone call scam. The computerized voice on the phone indicated that there is a warrant for the person’s arrest and to press 1 for further information.

The Weyburn Police Service would like to remind people that Service Canada does not issue warrants and that they typically will contact you through lettered mail.

Weyburn police received a complaint of a dog leaving its residence and attacking a dog being walked by its owner on Aug. 11. The dog sustained minor injuries which were treated by a veterinarian. The matter was resolved civilly.

The Police Service’s Community Safety Officer located a male urinating in a public place on Aug. 11.

The male was charged under the City of Weyburn Bylaw

for depositing liquid human waste in public.

Weyburn police received a report of a theft of solar lights from a backyard on Fourth Street on Wednesday.

The matter is still under investigation, if you have any information please contact the Weyburn PS or CrimeStoppers.

City police received a report of a broken tree that had landed on a power line causing a fire on Wednesday evening. The police assisted with traffic control while Weyburn Fire and SaskPower put out the fire and repaired the line.

Weyburn police assisted an RCMP Traffic CTSS member who had a vehicle stopped within the city of Weyburn on Thursday. The Weyburn police member assisted with the roadside breath test. The accused was subsequently charged for

impaired operation of a conveyance and operating while over .08.

Weyburn police responded to a 911 call after several apartment unit doors were kicked in at an apartment building on Coteau Avenue on Friday. The matter is still under investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Weyburn PS or CrimeStoppers.

City police received a noise complaint from an apartment building in the downtown area on Saturday.

Police attended and mediated the situation. A warning was provided to the subject of the complaint.

Weyburn police received a complaint involving harassing communications through text messages over a two-week period on Sunday.

The matter is still under investigation.

These may include selfisolation or self-monitoring, contact tracing, testing and appropriate communication.

The school shall have record keeping of attendance and seating arrangements to support public health investigation and contact tracing.

School divisions will have alternative learning opportunities in place for students who are unable to attend school for medical reasons.

This will ensure students have continued delivery of education.

Self-monitoring practices are also being encouraged in schools as a preventative measure.

Parents and caregivers are asked to monitor their children for any signs or symptoms of illness. If a student or staff member exhibit any symptoms, they are to remain home and self-isolate.

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NDP says COVID back to school plan is muddled

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Regina – After three government press conferences in a week addressing a COVID-19 back-to-school strategy, the education minister has “somehow managed to further muddle directions about school reopening in the fall,” said NDP education critic Regina-Lakeview MLA Carla Beck on Aug. 12.

Education Minister and Deputy Premier Gord Wyant announced on Tuesday that school divisions will have the ultimate say in determining what level of restrictions schools would implement.

The province was recommending schools starting at Level 2 on a four-level scale, but not mandating it.

Beck said, “As we go back to school in the fall, and also renew our calls for the convening of the Human Services Committee to get to as quickly as possible to uncover the and provide some clarity around, around this very process that we’ve seen so far. Yesterday I expected to hear some clear direction from the minister about masking. Instead, what we got was further confusion. We, on Friday, heard from the minister that the chief medical health officer would make the decision about when to move to Phase 1 or Phase 2 or Phase 3 or Phase 4 of the plan, and then yesterday he seemed to go back on that and leave it up to school

divisions.”

She repeatedly pointed out that there are only two weeks before school starts, and these items should have been addressed at least a month ago, if not earlier.

“It feels very much like the clock is ticking. September 1 is coming upon us very, very quickly,” she said, noting parents and staff members are trying to make decisions for themselves, and their careers in the fall.

The NDP is calling for smaller class sizes. Beck said the province should provide what maximum class sizes, or at least reasonable class sizes, should be. She noted some jurisdictions have limited class sizes to 15, or cut current class sizes by half.

“That is inevitably going to require additional staffing and something that school boards simply will not be able to do within their current budgets,” she said, noting that funding had not kept up with basic growth and inflation even before the pandemic.

Beck noted she’s a former school board trustee herself, and said divisions know how big their classrooms are, what resources are available in the community and things like flexibles spaces that could be

Review Photo 4950 — Greg Nikkel

Const. Melinda Mintenko of the Weyburn Police Service, at right, led a group of cyclists through a course set up on the fairgrounds as part of the bike rodeo. The event had at least 72 children registered, and was organized by the police with sponsorship by Canadian Tire’s JumpStart foundation. A total of 17 bicycles and helmets were provided by JumpStart to children who could not afford their own bike.

used. But they are not experts on public health.

She also called for clarity from the provincial level on a mask policy, and “that they would stand behind their decision and not throw the school divisions under the bus.”

When asked about bussing, she said flexibility about start times might come into play.

Some people are considering home schooling, she noted, but many people do not have that option and need to work. And flexible start times may not work out for them either, she noted.

Beck said she knows the minister is getting emails on this, as she’s been cc’d on many of them. “I wish that he would understand how much concern and fear and frustration is being caused by the lack of clarity,” Beck said.

“This plan has to be clear and it has to work for those families for whom in school is not the only option that they have. But perhaps their student is struggling at home, and really needs to have that interaction at the school level.”

She said, “We could have a plan that prioritizes safety. That, or we can have a cheap plan. We can’t have both. This is going to require an investment from the provincial government.”

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Pouring the foundation for the Co-op’s new Home Centre

Review Photo 5077 — Greg Nikkel

A construction crew poured the concrete into the forms for the foundation of the new Home Centre, under construction for Prairie Sky Co-op at its location near the Crossroads convenience store and cardlocks at the intersection of Highways 39 and 13. The project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2021.

Harvesting underway in southeast, hot weather continues

By Greg Nikkel Harvest is getting underway in the southeast region, with some farmers starting to combine and many more are desiccating their pulse crops.

Currently about one per cent of the crop is combined and three per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The fiveyear average for this time of year is three per cent combined and five per cent swathed.

Provincially, producers have one per cent of the crops combined with two per cent swathed or ready for straight-cutting.

Of the crops which have been harvested so far, 66 per cent of the fall rye, 26 per cent of the win-

ter wheat, nine per cent of field peas, seven per cent of barley and three per cent of the lentils are now in the bin.

For farmer Dale Paslawski, who farms in the Cedoux area, he has already taken off a quarter section of early-seeded durum, and he notes many of his neighbours are also in the fields, especially lentil growers.

Of the durum crop, he said, “My yield wasn’t that good, but the quality was No. 1 with high protein, and the price is pretty good right now.”

He noted he seeded his durum early, and it lacked for adequate moisture, going for 58 days without any rain. He estimates he’s had about four inches of rain

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By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Regina – Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million. And Saskatchewan’s oil production has seen a slight rebound after a sharp dip due to the destruction of oil demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $2.4 million sale falls within the range of the

through the growing season altogether.

“My canola looks really good, and I should be combining it fairly soon,” said Paslawski, adding that producers of lentils and field peas are going fairly hard right now. In the case of lentils, the price is really good right now, and farmers want to be able to get it off the field before any hail or wind can damage it.

When he’s travelled up to Regina or down to Estevan, the crops he’s seen look really good right now.

“I’d say the province is in for a massive crop this year, with a very large pulse crop,” he added.

The main crops Paslawski has left is canola and flax, and while flax is usu-

six sales conducted over the last year, which varied from $3.4 million in December 2019 to $442,000 in the previous sale, June 2020. Indeed, the $2.4 million is higher than the average of $2 million per sale over the last year.

Land sales are posted several months in advance. Oil companies, typically through their land agents, will ask the Ministry of Energy and Resources to put a certain parcel up for bid (e.g. post it), and then bid competi-

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LOMOND NO. 37 Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before October 19th, 2020, a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

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ally a September crop, he noted some of his flax fields are already starting to turn.

“There’s been a lot of sun and heat. Any rain from now on is not welcome,” chuckled Paslawski, noting he had a little bit of hail during the thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, but it didn’t cause much damage to his crops.

“Everybody’s kicking it into high gear. I’m excited and a lot of my neighbours are excited,” said Paslawski of the start of harvest.

“We’re ahead of the game.

We’re excited and quite pleased.”

There were scattered rain showers throughout the region in the past week, ranging from 31 mm in

tively on that parcel. In the case of the Aug. 11 sale, the closing date for postings was April 14, a month into the COVID-19 crisis, and less than a week before West Texas Intermediate oil prices tumbled for one day into negative pricing territory.

While oil companies will often use land agencies to mask who is actually buying the parcels, some chose not to. In this sale, Villanova Energy Inc. was the most active with six parcels, Vermillion Energy Inc. picked up three, Buffalo Hill Resources bought two, as did Midale Petroleums Ltd.

the RM of Brokenshell, 9.5 mm in the RM of Wellington, to a range of 25 to 33 mm in the RM of Francis. The Weyburn area had 8.9 mm from Wednesday through to Friday from a series of thunderstorms, and from 2 to 5 mm in the Radville area.

Paslawski said rainfall amounts have been quite variable around the region this summer, with some friends south of Weyburn getting almost too much rain.

Moisture conditions remained around the same level as last week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 47 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and five per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated

Aldon Oils Ltd. got one, as did Vital Energy Inc. and ROK Resources Inc. The bonus bid per hectare ranged from a high of $3,449.50, paid by Vital Energy, to $24.71, paid by Aldon Oils.

Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre said of the land sale, “It’s a reasonably strong result.

And I think it shows that the sector sees opportunity here. And then, it’s a sign of some economic recovery.”

She added, “In light of everything that we have faced, it’s also positive in that Saskatchewan has performed well compared

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as 28 per cent adequate, 53 per cent short and 19 per cent very short.

Haying and baling is wrapping up in the southeast region, and yields are lower than normal. Dry conditions have limited pasture growth in the area.

Alfalfa hay had an estimated yield of 1.1 tons per acre, as did brome-alfalfa, with other tame hay yielding 0.9 tons per acre, wild hay had 0.8 tons per acre, and greenfeed had a yield of 1.9 tons per acre.

The majority of crop damage this week was due to wind, dry conditions and localized reports of hail, with reports of grasshoppers, bertha armyworms and diamondback moths in the region.

to our neighboring jurisdiction.”

Eyre said Saskatchewan had done better than Alberta so far this fiscal year. Saskatchewan still has attractive geology and a stable royalty regime, she said.

“It’s a cautiously good sign, and we’ll take it,” she said.

NDP economy critic Trent Wotherspoon said, “The fact of the matter is that the sales are up a little bit at this time. But it’s a tiny fraction of the land sales that we were experiencing back just a number of years ago, and it reflects that.”

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Financial stability is needed now in Canada The timing couldn’t be worse, but the resignation of federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau was needed, and the government is going to have to ensure the things that are needed will still be provided to Canadians.

The reason this is especially bad timing is Canada (and the world) is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis involving health care and the economy, precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Canada is reeling from the huge impact of this pandemic, including a devastating two-month lockdown that cost this economy a huge amount, not to mention the loss of jobs and businesses, a stable government with a firm hand on the financial rudder is what’s needed.

Thus the resignation of the man in charge of the money couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Unfortunately, Morneau and his boss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, were the authors of their own demise, as both of these leaders were inexcusably embroiled in the WE charity scandal.

Many pundits have rushed forward to point out that wasn’t the only reason for Morneau to step down, and this is true — but the scandal was a major contributing factor, as Morneau (like Trudeau) did not recuse himself in voting on handing WE a huge student employment grant.

This program has since died and left students across the country out in the cold during a time of pandemic, making a difficult time impossible for many as they try to earn money for college or university in the fall.

Trudeau should also be resigning in shame, but he likely won’t, as this would trigger a federal election during the pandemic, which would be the worst possible timing for a federal election ever, at a time when some provinces are also holding one (including Saskatchewan this fall).

While he doesn’t deserve his hold on power to remain, Trudeau needs to stabilize the government with a new finance minister, and with a plan of how the government is going to deal with the serious financial situation it now finds itself in.

The debt is projected to be in the order of $1.2 trillion, much of it caused by the spending during COVID to try and make sure the country doesn’t implode and the economy completely collapse, as it surely would have otherwise.

The problem here is, COVID is not going anywhere, contrary to the claims of the leader of the neighbouring country to the south, so we have to learn to live and work within the constriction of the virus.

We can’t just let everything collapse into anarchy. The economy has to go on, children have to be in school, jobs need to be secure, and there needs to be a plan on the part of the federal government on how all of this is supposed to be paid for. — Greg Nikkel

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Email: editor@weyburnreview.com Communities show their spirit of resilience in challenging times, and this region is no exception, with community events that help ensure our sanity and provide opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, our weather and to support each other.

In the past while, such events included the Weyburn Police Service’s bike rodeo, held on the fair grounds by the Sports Arena on Friday afternoon.

In past years, bike rodeos were held at each of the elementary schools in the city, usually organized by city police members and parent volunteers. They were all-day affairs, as each grade and class got a turn to go through the bike rodeo (they spelled it “roadeo” at that time) to reinforce bike safety and the rules of the road.

This event did much the same thing, but with several volunteers all converging at the site, and chalked-out road routes all laid out to ensure that the children on bikes could all get a turn, and be physically distant at the same time.

That’s the sad reality that we’re living in right now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which literally touches every aspect of our lives right now.

In spite of the pandemic, which has ruined more lives and community and family events than was needed, the bike rodeo was a very successful venture, with 72 children registered.

In addition, with the police’s partnership with Canadian Tire’s JumpStart foundation, bicycles

and helmets were provided to at least 17 children who were not able to afford their own.

There were snacks provided, prizes, giveaways and information pamphlets on safety, and many, many community volunteers, including from our police, fire and EMS departments.

This was a great way to give children a fun afternoon, and with distancing and hygiene protocols, you may be sure everyone was kept safe.

All through the spring and summer, there have been parades to celebrate everything from grads to birthdays to retirements and even a baby shower, and one was a triumphant return of a tiny cancer fighter to her home.

Coming up this Friday evening, Aug. 21, is another event for a cancer fighter, as organizers are setting up a drive-in concert at the fair grounds with loads of Weyburn and area talent.

The drive-in aspect is to ensure that everyone is physically distanced from each other, and the music will be provided by The 7th Avenue, Dead Levee, Switch and singer Onello Bahingawan. The concert is to help out Ensley Akins of Weyburn, who is in her second round of chemo fighting cancer.

Everyone is hoping for good news as she has been undergoing treatment, and the good music will help involve the community in supporting her and her family — and that’s what a caring community does. We take care of each other!

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Guidelines issued for hockey teams in Saskatchewan No games allowed at this time

Hockey teams in Saskatchewan, including minor hockey, junior hockey and senior hockey levels, will be in a training mode for the first part of the 2020-21 season, with no dates set as to when games will be allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kelly McClintock, general manager of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association, issued the return-to-hockey guidelines across the province on Wednesday based on Hockey Canada’s health and safety guidelines, and said they are working with the province on when game might be allowed again.

“Currently the provincial govern and the Sask.

Health Authority are not prepared to provide a set date to the SHA of when games of any kind can begin,” he said, going on to indicate that hockey is allowed to be a “training phase” for the time being, including junior hockey.

Minor hockey associations that have AA team can hold identification camps,

restricted to a 50-person limit within a “mini-league”, including coaches, staff, instructors, officials and volunteers. Spectators who are not part of a previously listed category are not included in that limit.

Of the 50 people, only 30 individuals can be on the ice at any one time.

In addition, organizers have to keep a detailed list of all players, spectators, staff and volunteers with a signin on arrival to enable contact tracing should someone become infected with the COVID virus.

“Once teams are formed, they are restricted to practicing together. No games of any kind are sanctioned until the SHA is provided approval from the provincial government and the Sask Health Authority,” said the guidelines, which went on to specify that no tournaments will be sanctioned in Saskatchewan until 2021, and the COVID-19 situation will be reassessed at that time.

There are also limits imposed for age level AA

teams. For teams of underseven, nine and 11 years of age, the team must register players within an 80-km radius of the community; for U-13 teams, it’s an 80-km radius; for U-15, communities can register players from a 120-km radius; and for U-18 teams, communities can register players from a 160-km radius.

For junior hockey teams, including the Red Wings, no games of any kind will be sanctioned until the province and SHA provide approval.

Teams can be formed, registered and can practice in the meantime.

“We are certainly in a time where it is difficult for any group to forecast wheat will transpire this fall. With schools set to reopen, school sports, community recreational and cultural activities, the anticipated flu season all in the future, there are many factors that must be taken into the decision-making process, all while attempting to keep the health of everyone in Saskatchewan as the priority,” said McClintock’s letter.

A hit to the outfield

Trying to bother the ball carrier

Review Photo 4702 — Greg Nikkel

A young lacrosse player tried not to be bothered as she ran up the field carrying a ball in her stick, as her group played a version of “British Bulldog” at their practice on Thursday evening. This was the last week for the Weyburn Rattlers field lacrosse players to have practices at Jubilee Park.

Weyburn area drivers place at Estevan Speedway A number of Weyburn area drivers were able to place well in the races held on Sat-

urday at the Estevan Speedway for their regular points night.

In the IMCA hobby stock feature race, first place went to Connor Hansen of Torquay, with Beth Ann Goudy of Stoughton coming in ninth; Quentin Skjerdal of Weyburn in 10th; and Brent Skjerdal of Weyburn in 12th spot.

Drivers Mike Hudson of Weyburn and Adrian Dickie of Stoughton did not finish.

In the first heat, Dickie placed sixth, Quentin Skjerdal was seventh and Goudy was ninth. In the second heat, Hansen was first, Hudson came sixth and Brent Skjerdal came in eighth.

In the IMCA stock car feature race, Rob Pickering of Weyburn placed seventh and Gary Goudy of Stoughton was eighth. Goudy had placed fifth in the first heat, and Pickering was fourth in

the second heat.

In the IMCA modified feature race, Tyler Wagner of Weyburn came in third; Kelly Bauman of Weyburn was seventh; and Stu Bauman of Weyburn came in ninth.

In the first heat, Kelly Bauman was second, Gary Goudy was fourth and Stu Bauman was fifth. In the second heat, Wagner was third, Isaiah Geisel of Torquay was fifth, but did not finish in the feature race.

In the Slingshot feature race, Jagger Ashworth of Weyburn was eighth; Jacek Ashworth was 10th; and Brogan Wagner came in 12th.

In the first heat, Jagger Ashworth was fourth, and in the second heat, Brogan Wagner was third with Jacek Ashworth coming in fifth.

The next race at the Estevan Speedway will be the two-day Dirt Wars races on the weekend of Aug. 28-29.

Review Photo 5118 — Greg Nikkel

A long fly ball was hit to the outfield by an Iron Pigs player during their game against the Regina Ghosts on Friday evening at Tom Laing Park. This was the final home game of the season for the Iron Pigs, who play in the Qu’Appelle Valley Baseball League, and they came away the victors by a score of 7-4. The Iron Pigs had more difficulty getting their offence going on Sunday evening, as they took a 12-0 loss to the Regina Trappers.

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Weyburn family surprised, delighted by baby birds

By Greg Nikkel A pair of budgies brought a surprise to the Greve family of Weyburn in the form of six eggs and four hatchlings.

The family had seen the budgie pair come available online, as someone on Facebook was giving them away to a new home.

They were assured the two budgies were both boys, and the pet store had told the previous owners both birds were males, so no surprises were expected.

The previous owners had the pair since June of 2019, and they had had no young born from them, even naming the blue and green birds Sterling and Douglas.

“We had seen them be affectionate with each other, and 18 days later she hatched her first egg,” said Trisha Greve, noting over a course of 12 days there were six eggs laid, and the first baby hatched on July 16.

“For the first two weeks we didn’t really see the mom, as she was sitting on the eggs in the nesting box,” added Trisha.

The Greves had a large bird cage from when they had birds a number of years ago, plus her daughter Camryn had made a nesting box in Girl Guides a couple of years ago, and this was added on.

Trisha noted they had put nesting material in the bottom of the nesting box, but the mom bird promptly removed it all. The information they had was that there should be nesting material for the babies or their legs will end up developing

in a splayed-out way, noted Camryn.

“It’s really interesting to watch them,” said Trisha, pointing out that the dad will feed the mom, and the mom then goes into the nesting box and regurgitates the food as she feeds the four baby birds.

She was able to find a book online about caring for parakeets, and it has helped the family a lot as they didn’t really know about how to provide for a budgie family with newlyhatched young.

“I love the babies. I put a towel on my lap and holding them. I love petting them, they’re very soft,” said Camryn as she held Sonny, a green budgie and the first baby to be born.

“The parents are scared of people, so we’re trying to train the babies not to be scared of people,” added Camryn, noting they try and take out the babies to hold them at least once a day.

The large cage is put out on the back deck every day so the birds can enjoy the fresh air outside. While the cage is inside, the birds are kept in the cage as the family has a cat in the house.

Holding a blue baby in her hand and stroking it, Trisha said the babies were quite ugly and tiny when they first hatched, and added, “It’s hard to believe this is how they look only three weeks after being hatched.”

They will likely keep a couple of the babies, and said if anyone would like a couple of the baby birds they will give them away to a good home.

A nesting box for the budgies

Review Photo 5231 — Greg Nikkel

Camryn Greve shows the nesting box she made while a member of the Girl Guides, which has been put to use for the baby budgies that came as a surprise to the family.The budgie pair produced six eggs with four hatchlings that are growing in the nesting box.The dad bird feeds the mom, and the mom regurgitates it for the babies, going into the nesting box to feed them.

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Review Photo 5224 — Greg Nikkel

Two of the four baby budgies were held on the hands of Camryn and her Mom,Trisha Greve.The babies are about a month old, and will be in their nesting box for another three to four weeks. The Greves picked up a budgie pair, told that they were both boys, but then the pair produced six eggs, hatching four.

Concert Series reminds ticket holders about refunds The Weyburn Concert Series has issued a last reminder to holders of season tickets, or single tickets for Tenille Arts or the American Woman concerts to get their refunds before the deadline of Aug. 31, 2020.

The 2020-21 season of concerts was cancelled by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), of which the Weyburn Concert Series is a member, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, the Tenille Arts and American Woman concerts had previously been postponed, and now have been cancelled by the Weyburn Concert Series.

OSAC announced they are working with the artists and their agent partners to try and reschedule the tour dates, and will monitor the situation to see if any possibilities

will arise for communities to offer any concerts during the upcoming year.

For the Weyburn Concert Series, they are offering refunds to the over 600 subscribers who had season tickets.

Season ticket holders are being contacted about getting the refunds to them.

Those who had single tickets or advance tickets, they are being advised to mail the tickets to the Weyburn Concert Series, 1834 Warren Avenue, Weyburn, Sask., S4H 3B6, and a refund will be sent to them.

Anyone with tickets for Tenille Arts or American Woman can contact Judy Van Betuw at 306-861-3241, or at judyvanbee@hotmail. com to arrange for a refund.

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“It is disappointing to have to cancel a season that had a record 179 performances booked throughout the province, but at the same time, it is the safe and reasonable thing to do,” said Skip Taylor, performing arts coordinator for OSAC.

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Daniel Mokelki

1949 - 2020 Daniel Brian Mokelki was born in Kinnaird, B.C., on Friday, March 25, 1949. When he was 5 years old, the family relocated to the farm at Goodwater, SK. Dan attended school in Goodwater. While growing up he helped out on the farm and played baseball and hockey. In 1971, Dan married Lois Kelly. They lived in Weyburn, then the Prince Albert area. Dan was very experienced in homebuilding; he became a journeyman scaffolder and had a very satisfying career in Occupational Health and Safety. Dan was predeceased by his wife, Lois; his daughter, Tracy; his parents, Ralph and Jean Mokelki; his in-laws, Art and Sally Kelly; his brother, Roy Mokelki; his brother-in-law, Albert Ernst. Dan is survived by his children, Jaimie Joelle Mokelki (Doug Jacobson), Skyler and Logan; Daniel Micheal Mokelki (Ashley Kozub); Darcy Allen Arthur Mokelki (Elice), and their children, Caleb, Isaac and Emma; Amanda Gail Mokelki (Jason Barrett), and their children, Madison and Jesse; his sisters, Patsy Ernst, Lana (John) Tosczak, Gail (Wayne) Nykoluk; his brothers, Chris (Wendy) Mokelki, Garry (Donelda) Mokelki; his brothers-in-law, Lorne, Allen (Elaine), and Patrick (Suzan); as well as numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, family and friends. The Visitation for Dan was held at 7:30 p.m., on Sunday, August 16, 2020, at River Park Funeral Home, in Prince Albert, SK; and the Graveside Service was held at 1:30 p.m., on Monday, August 17, 2020, at Prince Albert Memorial Gardens, Pastor Robert Jackson officiating.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Don Moriarty, Funeral Director.

Murray Frederick Scharnatta

1938 ~ 2020 Murray Frederick Scharnatta, late of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, born August 27, 1938, passed away August 4, 2020 at the age of 81 years. Murray was predeceased by his parents, Orville & Alice Scharnatta; in laws, Bud & Irene Beaton and brothers in law, Morris Beaton and Murray Beaton. Murray is lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Loney Scharnatta of Weyburn, Saskatchewan; children: Tammy (Dwight) Haider of Weyburn, Saskatchewan; James (Paul) Scharnatta of Regina, Saskatchewan; Russ (Colleen) Scharnatta of Midale, Saskatchewan; Brad Scharnatta of Weyburn, Saskatchewan and Shelley Scharnatta of Medicine Hat, Alberta; grandchildren: Alissa (Terry), Barb (Rodney), Devan (Brandi), Desiree (Aaron), Deidra (Matt), Derek (Cheyenne), Tannis (Chris), Mitch (Morgan), Torilee, Bristie (Kris) & Kreggan; great grandchildren, Addisen, Bohdan, Carys, Taylor, Nova, Olivia, Elizabeth, Caleb, Chloe, Zeke, Emma, Alexa, Austin, Dakota, Dayton, Xavier, Rogue, Ivy, Mayhem, Wilder and Riot; great-great grandson, Jeydenn; brother, Garry (Iona) Scharnatta of Midale, SK; brothers and sisters in law, Penny (Vern) Marks, Bette (Jim) Foreman, Bob (Bernice) Beaton and Joe (Dawn) Beaton as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives & friends. A Celebration of Murray’s Life was held on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Russ’s yard, Midale, Saskatchewan. Interment will take place at a later date. Donations in memory of Murray may be made to the Weyburn Wildlife Federation at Box 612, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, S4H 2K7. Condolences may be left at: www.fletcherfuneralchapel.com. Arrangements entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Weyburn, Saskatchewan 306-842-5432.

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(nee STEWART) November 5, 1921 August 10, 2020 Jean was predeceased by her parents, Edith and Fletcher Stewart, all her siblings, husband Earle and all his siblings, son Wyman and daughter-in-law Wendy. Jean is survived by son Orley (Melvina), their children Nolan (Lisa), Jennifer (Stephen) Greschner, Dane (Jackie); daughter Audrey (Dennis) Audette, their children Daniel and Madison; Wyman and Wendy’s children Nichola (Darren), Gina, Ginger (Devon) Wiberg, Peter (Mandy); all her beloved great grandchildren; dear family friend Tex (Irene) Lockyer and his family.Jean was born and raised on the Stewart family farm at Fillmore. After high school, she lived and worked in Toronto and Regina, then returned to Fillmore to marry Earle in 1945. Together they raised their three children, for the most part on the Treble homestead, until moving to town in 1982. Jean started a new life in Regina in 2010 and a few months ago moved to the Fillmore Health Centre. She lived life with purpose and determination. She gave time and energy (and so many pies) to her church and community. She preferred connection over recognition. She had a strong prairie soul with a special regard for walking in the pasture, birdwatching, reading “true stories” and socializing over meals with family and friends. She was known for her small acts of kindness towards those she felt needed some encouragement: sometimes that was children, sometimes adults. It’s how she came to be known as Grandma Jean to many more people than just her own. Jean had many wonderful and diverse friends and never stopped making new ones. She was fiercely proud and protective of her nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.A Private Family Funeral Service was held Friday, August 14, 2020 from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK with Rev. M. Barnabas officiating.

Those who wish to donate in Jean’s name may do so to a children’s charity of their choice or to the Fillmore Health Centre Residents Fund, Box 246, Fillmore, SK, S0C 1N0. Arrangements were entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333) Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at: www.rdfuneralchapel.com “Honouring Life and Celebrating Memories”

Donald Elliot

January 30, 1941 August 9, 2020 Donald Elliot, born January 30, 1941, late of Okotoks Alberta, formerly of Weyburn Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully August 9, 2020, at the age of 79.

For a full review of Don’s life and to leave messages of condolences, please visit: www.snodgrassfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Don’s name to the Alzheimer’s/Dementia charity in your community. Arrangements in Care of Snodgrass Funeral Home Okotoks 403-938-3111.

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August 3, 1947 - August 10, 2020 Mervyle “Merv” Stuart Renz, late of Milestone, Saskatchewan, born August 3, 1947, passed away on August 10, 2020 at the age of 73 years. Merv was predeceased by his parents, William Alexander & Lois Ivy Renz and father & mother in law, William Alfred & Margaret Ellyn Sheard. Merv will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Kelly-Ellyn Renz; brother, Dale (Rhonda) Renz and family, Melissa (Tyrel Hansen) and their children, Eli, Ryan, Reese and Benjamin; Dallen (Dean Hodgkin) and their daughter, Cali; Lindsey (Brett Tuchscherer) and their children, Chloe and Bree; brothers in law, Grant Sheard (Kim Shatford) and his children, Eleanor and Jessica; Garth Sheard and his son, Benjamin as well as numerous cousins, relatives & dear friends. A Graveside Celebration of Life was held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Milestone Cemetery, Milestone, Saskatchewan with Reverend Merv Switzer officiating.

Interment followed at Milestone Cemetery Milestone, Saskatchewan. Active Pallbearers were Melissa Renz, Dallen Hodgkin, Lindsey Tuchscherer, Murray Anderson, Bev Siebert and Benjamin Sheard. Honourary Pallbearers were all relatives and beloved friends attending. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Merv may be made to Parkinson Canada, Saskatchewan Diabetes or a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be left at: www.fletcherfuneralchapel.com. Arrangements entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Weyburn, Saskatchewan 306-842-5432.

Wesley Evalt Schultz October 1, 1928 - August 11, 2020 Wesley Evalt Schultz passed away on Tuesday August 11, 2020 at the age of 91 years. He was predeceased by his parents William and Bertha Schultz; his wife of 64 years, Ruby Schultz; sisters: Lydia Borys, Gunda Busch, Alma and Olga Schultz; and brother Leon Schultz.

Wes is survived by his daughter Bev (Calvin) Hill; his granddaughter Ronna Hill-Schnell (Trent) and his greatgranddaughter Madison Hill-Schnell as well as his in-laws, numerous nephews, nieces and relatives.

Wes was born October 1, 1928 in the Yellow Grass area and was the youngest of the family of one brother and four sisters. He received his schooling in a country school called Kilmarnick. After school he remained farming with his dad until 1951 when he married Ruby (Arndt). They then continued farming and also working in Weyburn. Ruby worked at Safeway and Sears while Wes first worked at Ramsay & Bird. After that he worked for the RM of Wellington for 7 years, thereafter he served as a Councilor of Division #3 for 8 years. They then moved to Weyburn in 1972 and Wes worked for Dreis Brothers and Great Plains Ford as a car salesman until 1982. They sold the farm in 1978 and then went on to manage a filling station being the Lightening Lube till he retired in 1982.

But he never really got farming out of his blood as every spring and fall he would be out helping with seeding or running a combine for someone. They enjoyed life around Colfax and Cedoux, socializing with their friends at dances, curling and playing cards. For a number of years, Wes and Ruby travelled down south to Phoenix for a month or so with their friends. Wes also enjoyed a drink or two with his friends and relatives.There are many thanks to be given but most importantly we want to thank all nurses and staff at House 3 at Tatagwa View for their compassionate care and support throughout his stay. A Graveside Service was held on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Weyburn, SK with Pastor Victoria Mwamasika officiating. Honorary Pallbearers are all in attendance. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Wes may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 504 Windsor Street, Weyburn, SK, S4H 0W5. Arrangements were entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333). Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at www.rdfuneralchapel.com “Honoring Life and Celebrating Memories.”

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Barbecue outfits stop in Weyburn for charity

Review Photo 1326 — Greg Nikkel

Three professional barbecue outfits parked in the Wholesale Club parking lot on Sunday afternoon, along with a couple additional vendors. The outfits normally attend large competitions across Western Canada and large exhibitions, but COVID has shut all of those down. The barbecuers raised money for PC Children’s Charities, with the money raised here to stay in Weyburn.

Five drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan, production up

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Over the previous five years, Saskatchewan would typically have 30 to 50 drilling rigs working in mid-August. That’s substantially less than 2010 to 2014, when there were closer to 100 rigs. In August 2011, a record of 122 active rigs was set.

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on oil demand has had a dramatic effect on drilling.

Until mid-July, there was only one rig working in Saskatchewan, and it was drilling for helium, not oil.

(Only two natural gas wells have been drilled in Saskatchewan in the last five years) “Since then, over the last few weeks, there has been a bit of an increase.

There have been 18 wells

drilled since mid-July, so again, a little bit of cautious, slow improvement,” Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre said.

There were five drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan as of Aug. 12. One was drilling for helium south of Eastend for North American Helium. Of the four rigs drilling for oil, two were drilling in west central Saskatchewan, at Dodsland and Plato, for Teine Energy Ltd. Prairie Thunder Resources Ltd. had one rig drilling on the outskirts of Macklin. The last rig was drilling near Carievale, for Fire Sky Energy Inc. Asked if there is anything the province can or should do to provide an incentive for drilling, she said, “We are looking at things. So, we are engaging

with sector stakeholders.

We’re looking at potential new initiatives, things we might be able to do to help accelerate new investments and employment as we move into this economic recovery. But that’s work that, in some cases anyways, was being done prior to the perfect storm, because we were looking at some potential areas where we could do something.

We’re continuing that now, obviously.”

Eyre spoke of trying to maximize secondary recovery, a process known as waterflooding, within the province.

Oil production Eyre said Saskatchewan’s oil production had increased to 395,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June.

That’s up from 361,000 in May, an increase of 34,000 bpd.

In March, Saskatchewan was producing 502,700 bpd, so the May numbers represented a fall of 28.2 per cent. June’s numbers were 21.4 per cent lower than March’s.

“Oil production levels are expected to climb in July and into the fall, as more shut-in and turned down production is brought back and new drilling occurs. So, I think the trend is seen as positive,” Eyre said.

Saskatchewan also has a higher number of drilled but uncompleted wells, which Eyre sees as a positive. When oil companies do decide to eventually complete and bring those wells online, it will help production.

She also noted that gasoline demand is improving in North America, another positive sign.

NDP reaction NDP economy critic Trent Wotherspoon said, “This important industry to Saskatchewan is in a challenging situation. Hopefully, the modest increase shows that there’s some daylight for this industry.

Because the fact of the matter is that thousands of workers in the energy sector have lost jobs in the last number of years. And that’s created real hardship for those workers that have lost jobs and it’s created real hardship for Saskatchewan, with the loss of investment and the loss of royalties that flow in from this important sector.”

Wotherspoon went on, “So it’s an indication that this sector is in a challenging situation, and it should be also be a reminder and a wake-up call to the government to do all it can to

secure an economic recovery that works for people and creates jobs that folks can count on. And certainly that includes things like market access, but acting to eliminate the PST on construction labour to help fire up the economy, acting on renewable power like rooftop solar, as well, and utilizing a Sask-first procurement approach when we’re building the infrastructure that Saskatchewan needs.”

As for drilling, Wotherspoon said, “The drilling activity, or lack thereof, is devastating for the workers who count on those jobs, and it reflects this industry that’s in a really challenging spot. And so, it’s a reminder why we need to do all we can now to secure an economic recovery that creates jobs for thousands of people across Saskatchewan.”

Prize package for ‘Be a Tourist’ campaign Weyburn Tourism’s “Be a Tourist in your own Hometown” campaign has been taking place this summer with the wrap up happening on Sept. 7, with a prize package now available for those who enter.

This initiative encourages residents to explore and document the vast options of summer activities available in our community.

This year Weyburn Tourism put a special focus on their brand new Crocus Tour.

Visit our Tourism Weyburn website to learn more about how you can enjoy this interactive tour.

“This year we are encouraging our residents to enjoy a ‘staycation” in Weyburn. There are so many interesting sites and experiences in our own community,” said Tourism Weyburn Executive Director, Twila Walkeden.

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nounced the giveaway for their summer campaign, Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown. A draw will take place from those who have documented their Crocus Tour experience on social media. And the winner of the draw is in for a treat!

“We want our winner to experience a ‘Safe Staycation’ by getting this ultimate giveaway package: A Swim and Stay Package from the Ramada Weyburn for one night in a family-friendly triple room, and a $75 gift card from Boston Pizza,” said Walkeden.

This campaign has been a great success thus far and there is still a few weeks left to get involved.

“Thanks to those residents and visitors that have experienced the Crocus Tour. Let’s continue to celebrate our great community of Weyburn in a safe and enjoyable manner,” she said.

Young children need to be kept safe around water Going to the lake or to the pool in the summer is a wonderful time. However, if safety isn’t front of mind, that trip can lead to a tragedy.

There have been four fatal drownings of children six years and under in Saskatchewan in the past six weeks. Three sixyear-olds drowned in separate incidents in separate areas of the province and most recently, a two-year-old drowned in Moose Jaw in a back yard swimming pool. In addition, another six-year-old was successfully resuscitated last week after being pulled unconscious from a hotel pool in Prince Albert.

“These incidents are so sad and so preventable. It breaks my heart,” said Shelby Rushton, CEO of the Lifesav-

ing Society in Saskatchewan.

To prevent a similar drowning occurrence from happening to your child, please follow these water safety tips when in, on, or around water: Stay within arm’s reach of child; install four-sided locking fencing around your backyard pools in addition to the fenced in yard.

Don’t let distractions get in the way of direct supervision of your children: stay off your phone, put your book away, and don’t get caught up in a conversation with someone while you’re supervising.

Set up a buddy system with your fellow parents or caregivers for supervising children around water. Take turns being the “lifeguard” in 15 or 20 minute intervals.

Doing a dance exercise

Review Photo 4445 — Greg Nikkel

Dance instructor Jessica Dixon, centre, along with Faith Bratrud, led a group of children in a “follow-the-leader” style of dance activity at the Fun in the Sun recreation program on Wednesday afternoon. In this exercise, each person in the circle demonstrates a dance move which the others then try to imitate. Earlier in the afternoon, Dixon and Bratrud taught the group a dance routine.

The Town of Midale invites applications for the permanent full time position of:

LABOURER

The Town of Midale is offering an exciting permanent full time opportunity.

This entry level permanent, full time Labourer position is an integral component to the Town of Midale maintenance processes. We are seeking a long term, goal-oriented individual with an interest in a municipal career.

The Town of Midale invites applications for the position of:

ACTING ADMINISTRATOR The Town of Midale is a dynamic and progressive municipality located on Highway #39 between Estevan and Weyburn. Midale has a population of over 600 residents and has a K to 12 school as well as several updated recreational facilities. For more information on our community please visit www.townofmidale.com.

We are seeking an individual with an interest in a municipal career to fill an Acting Administrator position within the Town Office.

Applicants must be qualified as required by The Urban Municipalities Act and have working knowledge of local government accounting practices, payroll and general office procedures. They should be proficient with general computer setup, Microsoft Word, Excel and Munisoft Municipal Accounting programs. Excellent communication, time management and public relations skills are required.

The Town also employs a part-time office assistant, town foreman and one laborer. Salary negotiable depending on experience. Applicants are invited to submit a resume with a cover letter, references and a current criminal records check by mail or email. All submissions will be held in confidence.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a criminal record check prior to start of employment.

The Labourer will be responsible to: • operate various pieces of equipment as required (tractor, mower, skid steer, grader etc.); • perform all duties associated with roads and infrastructure maintenance and repair; • operate water treatment, distribution system, sewage treatment and collection facilities; • be physically fit and prepared to work in the outdoor environment in all weather conditions; • participate in the after-hours and weekend ‘On Call’ rotation; • be required to work occasional overtime; • maintain and upgrade certifications as required; • maintain a positive attitude with public and staff; • must be capable of working within a group or with minimal to no supervision; • attention to detail, safety conscious and ability to take direction from Foreman; • various other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will: • have completed Grade XII or equivalent; • possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license; • preference will be given to those applicants who possess their Level 2 Water Treatment , Level 1 Distribution & Wastewater Distribution Certification.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a drivers abstract and a criminal record check prior to start of employment.

Resumes will be accepted until suitable candidate has been found.

Resumes will be accepted until suitable candidate have been found.

Please submit resumes or direct further position inquiries to: Town of Midale Box 128, Midale, SK S0C 1S0 Electronic resumes to: townofmidale@sasktel.net

Please submit resumes or direct further position inquiries to: Town of Midale Box 128, Midale, SK S0C 1S0 Electronic resumes to: townofmidale@sasktel.net

The Town of Midale thanks all applicants for their interest in this employment opportunity but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Town of Midale thanks all applicants for their interest in this employment opportunity but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Challenge a friend to a game of disc golf out at River Park

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Enjoy an afternoon of bird watching

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Check out the Weyburn Arts Council’s Outdoor Walking Gallery along 1st Ave & 4th Street

Stay in your jammies all day

Shine up your ride with a Touchless Car Wash at Sud City

Take a book, leave a book at one of our two Free Little Libraries

Pick up some freshly baked jalapeno cheese burger buns from Welsh Kitchen and fire up the grill

Be long-weekend ready at Co-op Food & Liquor Store in Milestone

Go for a walk on the track at Weyburn Comp

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Read “Who Has Seen The Wind” by W.O. Mitchell, who was born in Weyburn in 1914

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Pick berries

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Check out the Soo Line Historical Museum Virtual Tour Go camping Sleep in a tent in the backyard Fuel up at Co-op in Milestone and enjoy a Big Cool Beverage

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Draw murals with sidewalk chalk Clean out your fridge or freezer Draw or paint a picture Go star gazing Do some canning Go boating Take a golf lesson

Get up early and watch the sunrise

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Brew a pot of locally roasted coffee from Liberty Coffee

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