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weyburn Vol.111 No. 38 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 12 Pages
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Swinging for scholarships
A little library on South Hill
The annual Swing for Scholarships golf event was held Friday for Southeast College scholarships. Page 6
Morgan Jones has set up a little free library nook in front of her home on Fourth Street South. Page 7
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Riders for the Salvation Army
Review Photo 8461 — Greg NIkkel
A motorcycle pulling Santa’s sleigh led the Toy Run as it wound its way on Third Street through the downtown and up South Hill before finally finishing at River Park on Saturday afternoon. This annual event collects toys and monetary donations for the Salvation Army, to go towards their Christmas hampers later this year. There were 64 motorcyclists who took part in the Toy Run, the most ever for the Weyburn Independent Riders.
By Greg Nikkel Two familiar faces in local politics, former councillor Laura Morrissette and former school board trustee and former police officer Dana Pretzer, have both announced their intentions to run for Weyburn’s city council. Morrissette served on council from 2012 to 2016, and then was not re-elected in the 2016 municipal election. “I knew I would take another run at council at some point,” she said in an interview. “I would really like to make my way back to council for 2020.” She enjoyed the committee work she did while on council, and hopes if she’s elected, she might be able to serve on some of them again. One she particularly was for Communities in Bloom, which the City has gone away from in the last few years. “I think it’s something council should promote. I’d
like to see Weyburn put back in the competition,” she said. In terms of issues, Morrissette said she doesn’t have a vested interest of any kind, but wants to represent the voice of a working parent on council. While there are no women on council currently, it isn’t a driving reason for her to be running, although she admits she’s been hearing a lot of comments about it. “I feel I can bring a different perspective to council, as someone who just works in the community and is trying to make their way and raise a family here,” said Morrissette. She learned a lot from her four years on council previously, and has had time over the last four years to reflect about the things she did or didn’t do as a councillor. “I want to do a better job on council, and I would hope the community of Weyburn will give me that opportunity again,” she said. Continued on page 2
Weyburn Credit Union to pay City $1M for WRCC naming rights By Greg Nikkel The Weyburn Credit Union (WCU) and the City of Weyburn announced a new multi-year partnership that will see the new Weyburn Recreation and Cultural Centre named the Credit Union Spark Centre. The announcement was made at Saturday night’s drive-in movie fundraiser for the Weyburn Artistic Swimming Club held on the fairgrounds, in a commercial shown prior to each of the movies. Approved by Ci ty Council, Weyburn Credit Union will contribute $1 million to the City over 20 years, securing naming rights for the duration. In the coming months, the WCU brand will be visible on new signage and across all communication platforms. “When we entered the negotiations with the City of Weyburn last year, our
credit union, community and economy was in an entirely different place,” relates Lynn Colquhoun, Board Chair of Weyburn Credit Union, “but we believe in our community; it’s where we live, work and play. We believe in investing in our community to make it better, brighter and stronger. Although our landscape has changed, our beliefs have not. In fact, we feel investing in our community is more important now than ever.” “We’re very happy about it, because it just fits in with our beliefs and values. It supports the community sport, culture and arts, and it fits in so well. We just felt it fit as we’re trying to make a positive impact for the community. It just all lines up,” said Don Shumlich, CEO of the Weyburn Credit Union. Colquhoun noted the
name stems from the credit union’s logo of a round spark comprised of Ws, which they use in their logo and marketing efforts. “Even at the board table, we talk about sparking great thing in the community, so there will be a great display of the spark. We’re pretty fond of it,” she said. In explaining some of the rationale and thoughts of the board around making the decision to spend this level of money, Colquhoun said they reviewed what this can do in the community in terms of impact. “It won’t take away from member rewards. We’re not pulling money out of one pool to put into another. It’s other money. We’re not reducing our budgets in other areas, like Don’s office isn’t going to be reduced to a hole in the back room, and we
aren’t taking away any of the benefits for our staff,” she said. “It’s just something we can do.” As it’s spread out over 20 years, at about $50,000 a year, Shumlich pointed out this is part of marketing for the credit union, and is a way of giving money back to the community. “That’s where the benefit is, giving the money back. Hopefully this encourages other projects in giving money back. Weyburn and area is a great place to live, and it’s just going to make it a better place to live,” he said. He also noted that Weyburn Credit Union is owned by the people who bank with them and WCU has always used its profits for their members’ good. Colquhoun added that the institution is modeling for other community organizations, some of whom do business with
The Mainil Farms crew harvesting canaryseed
them, and encourages them to look for ways to give back to the community in various ways. “It can’t always be money, so it might be an event like this, for the Weyburn Artistic Swimming Club,” she said. “The City of Weyburn is extremely excited for the upcoming opening of the Credit Union Spark Centre in 2021,” said Andrew Crowe, Director of Leisure Services for the City of Weyburn. “The new leisure and arts facility is a major attraction in our community which will provide safe and healthy inclusive opportunities for years to come. We value the strong partnership with the Weyburn Credit Union and are thankful for their decision to invest back into our incredible city.” The Weyburn Recreation and Cultural Centre (WRCC) is a welcome
enhancement to the community. Currently under construction, the WRCC is set to open in September 2021, alongside the Legacy Park Elementary School. The gathering place will be completely accessible with barrier-free access points to the building and interior features including the art gallery, pottery studio, multipurpose rooms, indoor track, simulator room, mini gym, multi-use synthetic field, children’s play space and outdoor ice surface. WCU applauded the City of Weyburn on their forward-thinking vision for the community. Because their vision aligns with the City’s, WCU is proud to partner with the City and rename the multi-purpose sports, culture and recreation facility the Credit Union Spark Centre.
Review Photo 8233 — Greg Nikkel
Mainil Farms had five combines out on Friday on a field of canaryseed located northwest of Weyburn, with two grain carts emptying the crop from the leading two combines, one driven by Dale Mainil. The farmer estimated he and his crew were about 75 per cent done harvesting by the end of day Friday, with the Weyburn crop district at 62 per cent completion as of Thursday.
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Communithon preparing for online auction fundraiser
Phys.Ed students plant trees at Comp
The Communithon committee is preparing to host an online auction, which will be held on their Facebook page from Saturday, Oct. 10 to Sunday, Oct. 18. The Communithon committee is currently seeking auction donations from local businesses. “We welcome auction donation from any local businesses, home-based entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, artists, sport teams, and other interested individuals. We will tag local businesses and individuals in posts when possible,” said Sabrina Kraft, chair of the online auction committee. She noted that donations to the online auction are not Photo 1636 — Jody Kerr, WCS
Grades 11 and 12 students plant some trees on the Weyburn Comp School grounds as part of a project for their class. They began by levelling off a hill at the southeast corner of the track and putting grass on the area. The school purchased these trees from an auction, and the students are giving back to the school and its future generations through its tree-planting initiative.
Weyburn’s water is safe to drink By Greg Nikkel The drinking water provided by the City of Weyburn is safe to drink in spite of the taste and odour of the water at this time of year, city council was told on Monday evening. In a report on the state of the drinking water’s smell, city engineer Jennifer Wilkinson said the quality of the water, drawn from Nickle Lake, is affected by a number of factors. “The primary sources of taste and odour problems in drinking water are from algae and bacteria. Despite taste and odour concerns, the water is still completely safe for consumption,” she said, noting that continual ongoing testing proves the safety of the water. The level of Nickle Lake dropped to 57.2 cm as of Aug. 31, a drop of 18.3 cm.
The low water levels of Nickle Lake creates an environment for algae blooms to grow in the summertime, with light, temperature and nutrient conditions adding to this condition. “When we send it through the treatment plant, it removes the harmful contaminants during the treatment and disinfection process. These factors trigger the earthy, fishy or grassy smell resident may experience coming from their water taps,” said Wilkinson. Trained city staff performs tests on the water every four hours to make sure it is safe and that the harmful contaminants are removed. There are multiple samples sent every week for bacteriological testing to the provincial lab.
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The City of Weyburn had a major upgrade in their water treatment system, as in 2018-19, a $15 million project was completed to add a 13-million litre reservoir to the main plant, along with upgrades to the First Avenue reservoir. The total treated water produced in the month of August was 175.27 million litres. • In other council business, council approved a development permit for the Liquor Spot to locate a shipping container for storage on a property at 1720 East Avenue. The container measures 40 feet by eight feet near the former location of the Wor-Kin Shop SARCAN depot.
• The City of Weyburn issued six building permits in August with a total construction value of $1,139,500. The biggest project was to add a waterslide and pool room to a property on Grace Street, with a value of $1,080,000. The other projects were for detached garages, a rear covered deck and for exterior renovations. In the year to date, the City has issued 36 building permits with a total construction value of $7,617,000. Also so far in 2020, the City has processed four applications for the Weyburn Builds program, and issued a total of $3,085 in grants for these projects, mainly exterior renovations and additions.
eligible for a tax donation receipt. The deadline for online auction items is Friday, October 9 at noon. To donate an item, contact Sabrina Kraft, skraft@accesscomm.ca With the belief that “Community makes Communithon Successful”, the committee is planning and preparing for a safe and successful Communithon event on Friday, Oct. 23. For more information, follow the Facebook page, visit the website at www. communithon.com or email communithon.committee@ sasktel.net to find out more information on how you can help the Communithon committee plan for the 2020 Communithon.
Nominations for council candidates opens Sept. 22 The period of nominations for mayor or councillor for Weyburn’s city council will open on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and will close Wednesday, Oct. 7, with the civic election day to be held on Nov. 9. For someone to be nominated to run for the position of mayor or councillor, they need the signatures of five residents of Weyburn, all eligible to vote in the city’s election. They must be 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, have resided in Saskatchewan for the past six months, and a resident of the city or on land now in the city for the threemonth period preceding the date the nomination papers are filed. Nominees also will need to provide public disclosure of who their employer is, and of corporate interests, partnerships, business arrange-
ments, property holdings, contracts and agreements. After nominations close at 4 p.m. on Oct. 7, the notice of polls will be issued on Oct. 9, with the advance polls to be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 1-5 p.m., and on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 5-9 p.m., both times held in the Sun Room at the Weyburn Leisure Centre. Election day is Monday, Nov. 9, with polls open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is also the election day for trustees of the two school divisions, Southeast Cornerstone for the public schools, and Holy Family for the Catholic schools. After this, those candidates who are declared as elected to council will have an orientation during the day on Nov. 16, and their inaugural council meeting will be that evening at 5 p.m. in council chambers.
Former councillor, former trustee running for city council Continued from front page Other committees she served on included the library board, representing council at the Ag Society, and serving on the Leisure Services committee, which has since been combined with a couple other committees. She would also like to see the City involved again with a doctor recruiting and retention committee, as they had had a few years ago and is in need of again, or at least a committee that can look at making life in Weyburn attractive for a physician’s family. “If the family of a physician we’re recruiting isn’t happy here, they can’t have a happy life. The municipality can’t do anything about recruiting, but we can form a partnership with the doctors to make this a place that doctors will want to come to,” she said. She and husband Corey are raising two daughters, Natalie and Jenna. Of their mom’s running for council
again, she said, “I just want them to know it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can take on something new.” Former police sergeant Dana Pretzer is also trying something new as he is also running for council. He served in the Weyburn Police Service for 33 years, and has been a school board trustee for 10 years as well as serving as a member of various volunteer boards and organizations in the community. He began as a trustee before the Southeast Cornerstone board was formed, on the Weyburn School Division No. 97 board, then on the Sunrise School Division and finally he served a half-term on Cornerstone’s board, from 2015 to2017, when trustee Brian Wilson passed away. “You learn a little bit about governance,” he said of his board experience. “It’s not like the old days, but I’m also old-fashioned, and I believe you represent people as a board member.
You’re not just a rubber stamp.” Pretzer said he has served the city since he was 18 years old, when he first joined the police force, until he retired in 2015, and he would like to continue serving the community by being elected to city council. “I like to listen to people and do the right thing. I’m not saying council isn’t doing the right thing, but I’d like to be part of that. As a former officer, the safety of the citizens is foremost in my mind.” The city’s health and safety is continuing to be an issue with the COVID-19 pandemic, which will impact on how he is able to campaign this fall. He said he will reach out through the media, and use social media platforms as well, and will answer questions or concerns if anyone wants to reach out to him. He thinks the City has been doing well with infrastructure projects in recent years, and said there are
always more things that could be done in this regard.
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COVID causes ‘most interesting’ school opening for Holy Family
By Greg Nikkel There have been many adjustments needed at all levels with the reopening of schools on Sept. 8 in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, board trustees heard at their first board meeting of the new school year. “It’s been the most interesting start up we’ve ever had for Holy Family,” said Gwen Keith, education director for Holy Family, who noted there were two major objectives they aimed for: reducing the risk of transmission of the COVID virus, and continuing classroom instruction with the least disruption possible. She noted the staff at the schools had a gift of a few extra days to prepare for school opening when it was pushed back to Sept. 8 from Sept. 1 by the province. Holy Family, along with all other school divisions, are at Level 2 out of the four levels set by the province’s Chief Medical Health Officer, which requires mask-wearing by students from Grades 4 to 9 in high-traffic areas, such as hallways or anywhere that physical distancing is not possible. Keith said the decisionmaking on what level to operate on was left up to the school divisions, but in reality the Chief Medical officer recommended that schools be at Level 2 or higher, and there really is no realistic way a school board can go against that. “Really what we are looking at for Level 2 is the expectation our school are operating in cohorts, bubbles or clusters. If we were to get any kind of trouble, it would be easier for
tracing and for people to stay within their clusters,” she said. “What we’ve done is give them the gift of bringing in our own nurse that we’ve hired to help us manage the complexity of this, and to help us be OH&S compliant.” She referred to RN Joan Pratchler, who came in and did an inservice with administrators, teachers, bus drivers and caretakers, giving specific information for their areas of responsibility in how to understand what COVID is and how to make sure people stay safe. As a part of the board meeting, a series of educational videos about COVID were shown to the trustees, who were then able to sign an official form that they have had full information provided to them about the pandemic and how to deal with it. Keith noted that the theme for Holy Family for the 202021 school year, which goes along with this emphasis, is “Work safely! Teach safely! Learn safely!” In her presentations, Pratchler told the staff the most important critical piece for everyone involved is proper hand hygiene, followed by proper physical distancing. “When you think about how the pandemic spreads, the whole focus is why you have to be using things like masks if you can’t properly social distance,” said Keith, adding the school division is staying very tight to the province’s public health officials and their recommendations for safe practices. “If we have to move to Level 3, it will be in discussion with public health,” said
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Keith. “We’d have to have a hybrid model where we can’t have as many people in a building as we do now, so how do we micro-manage people in a building in a different way?” Under Level 3, half of the staff would work from home and half at the school, she added. Holy Family has hired additional support staff to do the cleaning and sanitizing of the buildings, over and above the normal cleaning of the caretaking staff. The school division has also started their own online cyber school for those parents who are not yet comfortable with sending their children to school. Each school in Holy Family will have a separate, dedicated room, a “care room”, for any time a child is sick at school
Weyburn police lay 27 charges, including two for drugs The Weyburn Police Service received 88 calls for service during the week of Sept 7 -13. Of the 88 calls, 19 situations resulted in a total of 27 charges being laid, including nine charges under the Criminal Code for failing to comply with a court order, along with four other Criminal Code charges and two charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Officers responded to a suspicious person in a vehicle with a handgun on Sept. 7. The person was spoken to and a pellet gun was seized. Officers also responded to a suspicious person believed to be in an individual’s apartment suite on Sept. 7. That person was known to the tenant. A traffic stop conducted on Sept. 8 saw one motorist arrested and charged for driving while suspended as well as possessing a controlled substance. A passenger in the vehicle was
also charged with possessing a controlled substance, possessing a weapon dangerous to the public, and two counts of failing to comply with a court order. An individual was arrested and charged with mischief following a complaint of a broken window on Sept. 8. Two separate businesses contacted the WPS on Wednesday with video surveillance of suspicious activity. One business reported a theft and the suspect has been identified, and the other business reported a suspicious person appearing to tamper with a vehicle. Both matters are under investigation. Several residents also reported receiving scam calls threatening police action unless immediate payment was made to clear a debt owed to the Canada Revenue Agency. These are very popular calls and are completely false. Do not provide any personal or financial infor-
Review Photo 1936 — Greg Nikkel
The Holy Family board of trustees were all spaced apart from each other as they met for their September board meeting on Wednesday evening. Much of their discussion centred around the reopening of schools and the impact of making them safe in this day of COVID restrictions and rules.
mation to anyone unless you are absolutely certain of their identity. WPS received a call forwarded from the RCMP dispatch center early Friday morning advising of an erratic driver near Weyburn. Officers responded and located the vehicle as it was approaching the city. As a result of the traffic stop, the driver was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired as well as refusing to comply with a breath demand. WPS received 18 calls over the weekend, including one call reporting a suspicious person dressed in dark clothing that exited a vehicle outside a local business and appeared to have a firearm. The suspect vehicle had left the area but officers are hopeful video surveillance from the business will be available to help identify the suspicious person.
NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office of: Board Member: South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209 Subdivision Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Board Office, 80A–18th Street N.E., Weyburn AND during regular business hours from September 11, 2020 to October 6, 2020, at the Board Office, 80A–18th Street N.E., Weyburn. Nomination forms may be obtained at the following locations: The Board Website: www.secpsd.ca The Board Office at 80A–18th Street N.E., Weyburn Dated this 10th day of September, 2020. Shelley Toth, Returning Officer
or exhibiting any of the symptoms of COVID-19, or even of the flu or a bad cold. Each care room is equipped with special supplies, and staff are dressed in a gown with mask and face shield, and are trained to look after the child until a parent is able to pick them up. Asked if the school division is supposed to make up the lost days with the startup of school later than originally planned, Keith said, “The government didn’t tell us to make any further adjustments in our calendar, but they’re also pretty adamant that we still have to achieve all of our outcomes.” As schools were shut down in March until the end of the last school year, this already
put students behind, but the ministry of Education has not mandated any additional requirements, “so it’s up to the teachers and students,” said Keith. Some concern was expressed by trustees about people panicking over the signs of a cold and whether people will automatically assume that it’s COVID, particularly with allergies and flu season coming up this fall. Keith said there will need to be “huge communications” going on with parents and teachers, so if a child does have allergies, the staff at the school will know that, or if a child has a bad cold. Keith commented this
school year will not be a sprint but a marathon, and likely the schools will be dealing with this situation for the entire school year. Board chair Bruno Tuchscherer said the teachers and administrators both deserve a lot of credit. “How many times have the regulations changed since June? And it could be different again tomorrow. The government is sometimes not on track with what’s going on,” he said. Another factor that will impact on students and parents is there is a ban on transporting students to events, like sporting events or concerts, and most extra-curricular activities have been put on hold for the time being.
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CITY OF WEYBURN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT AN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING BYLAW The Council of the City of Weyburn hereby gives notice of its intention to pass two bylaws pursuant to the Planning and Development Act, 2007. Adoption of the bylaws would establish a new Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw. AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the first reading of both bylaws was conducted on August 17, 2020. Minor amendments have since been made to the original bylaws, specifically, the addition of a land use map to the Official Community Plan and minor textural changes (grammar, spelling, and punctuation). Intent: The proposed Official Community Plan bylaw would establish municipal goals, objectives and policies relating to land use and development. The proposed Zoning Bylaw would establish land use regulations, determine the location of zoning districts, prescribe permitted and discretionary uses within each zoning district, establish a process for issuing development permits, prescribe a process for appeals and provide for bylaw amendments. Affected Land: The proposed bylaws will affect all land within the incorporated area of the City of Weyburn. Reason: The Official Community Plan will guide development decisions by identifying municipal goals and objectives. The Zoning Bylaw will help direct and manage growth and development within City boundaries. Public Inspection: Any person may inspect the proposed bylaws on the City of Weyburn website at Weyburn.ca/public-notices/ or at the City of Weyburn office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of the bylaws are available at cost. Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 5:00pm. The public hearing will be held at Council Chambers at City Hall. Any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws is welcome to attend or to submit comments prior to the meeting. Council will consider all comments received. All written submissions for the City Council’s consideration must be forwarded to: His Worship the Mayor and Members of City Council c/o City Clerk’s Office, City Hall 157 3rd Street, Weyburn, SK S4H 2K6 All submissions received by the City Clerk by Tuesday, October 13, 2020, will be forwarded to City Council. For more information, contact the City Manager at (306) 848-3209 or email mwarren@weyburn.ca Issued at the City of Weyburn September 9, 2020
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Mainil Farms crew taking off canaryseed crop
Review Photo 8193 — Greg Nikkel
A team of five combines approached the ends of their rows as they took off a crop of canaryseed on Friday afternoon, in a field located northwest of Weyburn. Dale Mainil estimated that by the end of Friday he and his crew of 14 workers were about 75 per cent done harvest, a far cry from a year ago as they had to deal with rainfall.
Harvest progressing quickly in southeast region
By Greg Nikkel Harvest operations are progressing along very quickly around the southeast Saskatchewan area, with harvest at 59 per cent done for the region as a whole, with an additional 19 per cent of crops swathed or ready to be straight-cut. In the Weyburn crop district (2A), harvest is 62 per cent done, while in the Radville-Lake Alma district (3ASE) it’s 78 per cent completed. Provincially, harvest is 43 per cent in the bins, with an additional 29 per cent swathed.
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For Weyburn area farmer Dale Mainil, he said as of the end of day Friday they were about 75-80 per cent done their harvesting, after doing a large field of canaryseed that day northwest of Weyburn. “It’s been a good fall,” he said. “The yields are down from what we thought, but overall we have average crops. Last year the quality was poor because of all the rain.” At this point, they have some canola crops left, along with canaryseed and flax, which will be a late-September early-October crop, he added. “Everything has progressed really well. The wheat was really good quality, and the yields were above average from the amount of moisture we received. It’s not the best crop we’ve ever had,
but it’s not bad. The quality was good on our pulse crops, and the yields were down from what we’ve had before. They’re still decent,” said Mainil, adding the canola yields are “definitely down bushel-wise from the last few years, about 25 to 30 per cent. The yield is down because of the heat we had in August.” Overall the harvest has been a pleasant surprise for Mainil Farms, as he explained the picture wasn’t looking good earlier in the summer. “From what it looked like at the end of June, it looked really bleak, very scary, but we got enough rain, just enough, plus we had reserves from last fall’s rain. We had very timely rains. We didn’t get a lot of rain, but it was timely,” said Mainil, pointing out there was a six-week per-
iod where they received no rain on the crops. Estimated yields were provided by Sask. Agriculture in their weekly crop report, and the following are for the southeast region: winter wheat, 49 bushels per acre; fall rye, 44 bu/ac; hard red spring wheat, 46 bu/ac; durum, 42 bu/ac; other wheat varieties, 40 bu/ac; oats, 79 bu/ac; barley, 67 bu/ac; flax, 23 bu/ac; canola, 36 bu/ac; soybeans, 21 bu/ac; peas, 39 bu/ac; canaryseed, 1,221 pounds per acre; mustard, 1,041 lbs./ac; lentils, 1,661 lbs./ac; and chickpeas, 1,403 lbs./ac. Crops which are done or mostly done include winter wheat (100 per cent), fall rye (99 per cent), barley (87 per cent), field peas (100 per cent), lentils (98 per cent) and mustard (82 per cent).
The crops which are well underway with harvest include spring wheat (65 per cent combined and 16 per cent ready to straightcombine); durum (69 per cent combined, 17 per cent ready to straight-combine); oats (67 per cent combined, 10 per cent ready to straightcombine and eight per cent swathed); canola (42 per cent combined, 22 per cent swathed and 11 per cent ready to straight-combine); and chickpeas (59 per cent combined, two per cent ready to straight-combine). Crops which are early on in harvest include canaryseed (20 per cent combined, nine per cent swathed); flax (three per cent combined, 85 per cent still standing); soybeans (14 per cent combined, 86 per cent still standing). Rainfall in the past week
ranged from a trace in the RM of Brokenshell to 6 mm in the RM of Wellington, and a range from 2.5 to 5 mm in the RM of Francis, and 2 mm in the RM of Laurier. Fields and pastures remain dry and are in need of a significant rain to help replenish both topsoil and subsoil moisture levels for next year. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 24 per cent adequate, 61 per cent short and 15 per cent very short. Hay and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 19 per cent adequate, 47 per cent short and 34 per cent very short. There are indications there will be less winter cereals seeded this fall than normal due to the dry field conditions. Farmers are busy combining, baling straw, moving cattle and hauling bales.
Crescent Point reactivates shut-in wells, revises budget Crescent Point Energy shut-in certain higher cost production during the second quarter to preserve value and enhance its financial flexibility. The company’s reactivation plan is now complete,
and all economic production has been brought back online, representing the majority of volumes previously shut-in. Crescent Point’s annual average production guid-
ance is now forecast to be 119,000 to 121,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d), approximately 20 per cent higher in comparison to its previous guidance. Crescent Point’s 2020 capital expenditures are now expected to be approximately $665 million, in line with the lower end of its prior guidance range of $650 to $700 million. As a result, the company expects to generate approximately $125 million of excess funds flow during the second half of 2020, based on guidance at current strip prices, which it plans to allocate to continued net debt reduction. “Our process to shut-in and reactivate economic production demonstrates our
continued focus on returns in a disciplined manner. We expect to generate excess cash flow in the current price environment and have further increased our downside protection through our strong hedging portfolio. We have also enhanced our sustainability in a low price environment through both ongoing improvements to our cost structure and the expected moderation in our decline rate,” said Craig Bryksa, President and CEO. Based on preliminary work done on its 2021 program and current market expectations, Crescent Point anticipates being able to generate annual average production in 2021 that is in line with, or exceeds, its
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Consider letting your name stand for election The democratic process is alive and well in Saskatchewan, and coming up this fall is a prime opportunity at the local level to become involved in the matters that concern each and every person, no matter where they live. Elections at both the provincial and municipal level will be held this fall, with the province going to the polls on Monday, October 26, and then municipal and school board elections will be held on Monday, Nov. 9. The elections at the provincial level should be of interest to every person, as the policies and operations of the province impact our lives greatly, from public health and their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the provincial economy, health, education, social services, highways and infrastructure and funding for municipalities, to name just a few of their responsibilities. The most basic level of politics where people can be involved is at the local municipal level. If you have thoughts and opinions on how your city or town or RM council is run, on things they are or should be doing, then you should consider putting your name in and standing as a candidate. If your interest is in our education system, there is an opportunity to be a candidate for trustee of either the Southeast Cornerstone public school division, or the Holy Family Catholic school division. These boards have the responsibility of overseeing the administration of education in our schools, and educating our children, the future leaders of our communities, and our future workers, parents and business owners who will carry on after this generation has moved on. Many people may consider politics “boring”, or “that doesn’t make any difference to me”, and they may not consider being on council as anything they would have an interest in. The fact is, being a councillor or trustee has an impact at the most basic level. Look at the services that a town or city council has an impact on: garbage and recycling pickup, the condition and care of the streets, lights and sidewalks, funding for police and fire emergency response services, the provision of water and sewer services, and provision of recreational and culture facilities and services. In Weyburn, the latter includes everything from the ball diamonds and soccer fields at Jubilee Park to the ice rinks at Crescent Point Place and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena, to the Weyburn Leisure Centre and the tennis-pickleball courts, just to name a few. Do you like these services and facilities? Do you like how they’re run, or have ideas on what services or facilities the city has or should have? (Or what your town or village has?) If so, then consider stepping up and putting your name on a ballot, and make a difference where you and your family lives and works. — Greg Nikkel
Giving is never out of style
MY NIKKEL’S WORTH By Greg Nikkel
Email: editor@weyburnreview.com Weyburn has always been a generous and giving community, and residents of the city and surrounding area are quick to get behind any fundraiser event that will help other people. This past weekend certainly showcased that, as no less than three events held that day all had to do with helping others. And really, in the past few months, even though COVID-19 has put a major dampener on what people can do or where they can go, there have been a number of events where people have been able to reach out and help. The events on Saturday included a gumball rally, put on by the Soo Line Cruisers, with the proceeds going to help Ensley Akins and her battle against cancer for a second round. She was also recently the beneficiary of an outdoor four-band concert in Weyburn, which was really quite an extraordinary event for the city and was held in a way that respected the COVID guidelines and regulations. In this case, the car club was able to do a rally where owners of vintage and classic cars and trucks could take part and drive as far as they wished, with the windup held at Mainprize. In the end, Ensley’s dad Shenan was presented with a cheque for $2,045 to help them out.
On the same day the annual Toy Run was held by the Weyburn Independent Riders, with 64 motorcyclists taking part, the most ever. There was even a contingent who came down from Moose Jaw to take part, and most every rider brought toys and/or cash donations, plus there were many toys donated by non-motorcycle riders as the sleigh was parked outside the Walmart store. As a representative of the Salvation Army said, this may be a very tough Christmas for some families because of COVID, and the economic pressures that has put on many people and many businesses. Thus, the generosity and outpouring of donations of money and toys will be very greatly appreciated by the children who will be receiving them this Christmas. Lastly, but not leastly, a drive-in movie event was held for the Weyburn Artistic Swimming Club at the fairgrounds, with some 85 vehicles bringing people in to watch two movies, Lion King and Twister. These events all gave Weyburn and area residents and businesses the opportunity to give and to help out others, and this is great to see. It’s nice to know that the pandemic is not going to defeat us, and generosity is still alive and well.
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Weyburn ham radio operator Rawn Oliver worked the radio during a 24-hour island campout held by the Weyburn Amateur Radio Club, held on Beaver Island. The island is on the Souris River near River Park, and the event was held over the Sept. 16-17 weekend. The island was officially activated as a radio site, and reached 215 other operators across Canada.
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A Prairie Sky Co-op team ‘swings for scholarships’
Review Photo 8179 — Greg Nikkel
Members of the Prairie Sky Co-op team teed off from the first hole on Friday at the Southeast College Foundation’s “Swing for Scholarships” golf fundraiser event at the Weyburn Golf Course. The team included Darren Paul, Rob Kalman, Dustin Gerry and Jamie Geiger. There were 12 teams registered to take part in the event.
DeLaet returns to PGA, cut from Safeway Open Weyburn’s Graham DeLaet returned to play in the PGA over the weekend after a long absence dealing with a back injury, and he was cut in his first event back. He entered the Safeway Open, held at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif., and posted rounds of 74 and 75 on the Par 72 course. The cut off was set at -5, so DeLaet was not able to continue after his second round, with a total of 73 PGA players not making the cut at this event. Since the Weyburnborn player turned pro
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in 2006, DeLaet has had three second-place finishes and three third-place finishes, with 33 top 10 finishes in PGA events. He has played in 182 PGA events and made the cut 124 times, and has finished as high as eighth in the FedEx Cup standings.
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Review Photo 8151 — Greg Nikkel
Players in the Under-10 group practiced their skills and learned new techniques at practice on Thursday evening at Jubilee Park, including practising how to tackle properly. Weyburn Minor Football has teams in the U-10, U-12 and U-14 age groups, each doing their practices on a different night.
Weyburn Iron Pigs edged out 4-3 in final game The Weyburn Iron Pigs season came to an end Thursday night, as they fell to the hands of the Regina Ghosts by a score of 4-3 in the deciding game of the Qu’Appelle Valley Baseball League finals.
The Pigs jumped out to an early two-run lead in the first inning when Ketter Hoium delivered a twoRBI single, but the Pigs weren’t able to hold on. The Pigs had one run in the sixth inning to tie the game, but surren-
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dered the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Eric Evans was on the mound for the Pigs for four innings, with Andrew Sillers relieving him for two innings. Evans allowed eight hits and three runs, with two strike-outs, while Sillers allowed two hits and one run with one strike-out.
Kelton Hoium had the other RBI. The finals began on Sept. 3 in Regina, when the Ghosts edged out the Pigs 4-3, and then back in Weyburn on Sept. 8, the Iron Pigs trounced the visitors 7-1 to force the deciding game in Regina. T h e t e a m t h a n ke d their fans for all of their support this season.
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Weyburn Iron Pigs pitcher Eric Evans threw a hard pitch to the Regina Ghosts player during their last home game for the Qu’Appelle Valley Baseball League finals. They won their Weyburn match but were edged out 4-3 in Regina for the league championship.
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Making a book selection from a ‘little library’
Little free library set up on South Hill
Review Photo 8609 — Greg Nikkel
Madeline Mead picked out a fantasy novel from the selection in Morgan Jones’ new little library, located in front of Morgan’s house at 719 Fourth Street South on Monday. Morgan was inspired by two others she had heard about, on Staveley Crescent and McGillivray Drive, and set this one up for residents of the South Hill neighbourhood. She’s named it “Dot’s Reading Nook” after her wiener dog, Dot, and has the tiny library listed with LittleFreeLibrary. org., which is a database for small neighbourhood libraries around the world.
Giant minion to be featured in Ripley’s 2021 book By Greg Nikkel A giant minion constructed of 1,300 balloons, made by Weyburn brothers Richy and Preston Roy for the Weyburn Fair parade in 2018, will be featured in the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not book for 2021. The news that they would
be featured in this book came as a complete surprise to Richy, who recalled that he and Preston submitted their giant balloon creation to both Ripley’s and the Guinness Book of World Records for consideration. The Guinness book didn’t work out due to the
red tape and the requirements to be a part of that book, said Richy. “I hadn’t heard back from Ripley’s for almost two years, then I got an email from the editor saying they were going to send us a free copy of the 2021 book because we’re in it,” said Richy. “That’s pretty cool to be in the book for 2021,” he added, noting this book is sold in many countries, like Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. “When you’re a kid in elementary school and we went to the school library, all the kids raced to get the Ripley’s book. As a kid I always wanted to be in it, so now I can take that off my bucket list,” he said. He recalled that Preston used an air generator nine hours a day pumping up balloons while he twisted them together, using sizes like 240s, 350s and 646s. “It took a good seven days to put it together,” said Richy. “I remember about halfway through that week, Scott Moe sent us a tweet encouraging us to get it finished.” In a “normal” year, he
and Preston are kept busy putting on magic shows and other stage entertainment events, but Richy noted that because of COVID-19, they have lost all of their entertainment gigs for 2020, with only the Big Time Live online game shows working out for them. Thus it was nice to get this news, said Richy, and when he told his brother, “he said this made it all better and put a smile on his face.” He doesn’t foresee being able to go back to stage entertainment any time soon, but he and Preston will be restarting the Big Time Live online game shows in November, with three months of game shows planned at this point. In addition, the Game TV network did an interview with them about their game show, as they are doing a program about game shows in Canada, and the Big Time Live show was one of the biggest online game shows in the country. The story about their show will be aired possibly by January, said Richy, and it will be hosted by Colin Mochrie.
Weyburn woman to be honoured at ABEX Awards The ABEX Awards are Saskatchewan’s largest and longest-running business awards program, celebrating business excellence since 1984. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ABEX Awards will be shifting from its traditional celebration of Saskatchewan business success to recognizing businesses and individuals who have become Saskatchewan’s everyday heroes.
Weyburn’s own Melissa Carson will be one of those celebrated heroes, receiving an Award of Merit, as is Fast Trucking of Carnduff. Melissa was recently recognized for her efforts in serving meals to truckers during the COVID-19 lockdown, because for the first couple of months there were no restaurants open for truckers to be able to get food while on a long-haul delivery.
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Most often she served the meals at the Co-op’s Crossroads truck stop, and estimates she’s served just under 1,000 meals since the lockdowns began. This year’s awards will be taking place virtually on Nov. 14, and the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is encouraging nominees, recipients and the public to host viewing parties in accordance with S a s k a t c h ewa n H e a l t h Authority guidelines. In honour of the chamber’s 100th anniversary, the theme of this year’s awards is “Roaring Twenties” and viewers at home are encouraged to host 1920’s-themed viewing parties of their own. Saskatchewan is navigating the challenges brought about by the global pandemic and economic slowdown by working together, sup-
porting communities, and looking ahead with optimism. The Saskatchewan spirit of resilience is more evident than ever and the ABEX Awards will be celebrating the businesses and individuals who have exhibited this spirit of resilience. In March 2020, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce encouraged the public to nominate businesses that supported the community, demonstrated resilience, or have been strategic and innovative in their approach to serving clients and engaging customers. Over the coming weeks leading up to Nov. 14, nominees and their stories will be featured on the ABEX Awards social media channels and the recipients will be honoured during the virtual awards show.
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By Greg Nikkel A confessed book lover, Morgan Jones, asked for a book nook library for her birthday, and her fiancé built her one. She now has “Dot’s Book Nook” in front of their home at 719 Fourth Street South, named after her little wiener dog, Dot. Morgan, who is an employee of the Southeast Regional Library, was inspired by a story in the Weyburn Review about a similar little library set up by WCS teacher Vanessa Flavel on Staveley Crescent, and thought it would be nice to have one for South Hill also. When her fiancé, Daniel Kelly, asked her what she wanted for her birthday, she knew what she wanted, and they had most of the materials on hand for the library box and the books to start it off with. The post in the ground was the only part they didn’t have. They looked at some of the designs of similar neighbourhood libraries, and the library box was made, complete with siding and shingles to protect the books from the elements. The little library was installed on Labour Day, and she has had a pretty good response to it so far, noting that even on Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., there were some local kids visiting it. “We’ve had lots of kids
coming by,” said Morgan, adding this is a good supplement for the public library, with the bonus that people can keep a book from her mini-library and not worry about fines. “We still want people to go to the library,” she added, noting this is a way to have some books available up on the South Hill. Morgan would like to see others spring up too, spread out around the city to encourage the love of reading in various neighbourhoods. She has her minilibrary registered with LittleFreeLibrary.org, like the one on Staveley and an additional one on McGillivray Drive. The website lists registered little libraries, and provide resources if people don’t have those available to them. She considered herself fortunate in that she has lots of books left from her growing up, and they had most of the materials on hand for building it.
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September 29, 1935 Weyburn, Saskatchewan September 9, 2020 Calgary, Alberta Our family sadly announce the passing of our beloved husband and father, Frank Anthony Honig, of Calgary, AB formerly Weyburn, SK. He passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, at the Southwood Hospice on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the age of 84 years. Frank and Adeline married on October 1, 1966. The family moved to Alberta in 1981. Frank and Adeline worked together establishing businesses in the service industry as well as in the oil and gas (Imperial Oil) in Weyburn, High River and Calgary. His sons also worked with him in some of the businesses. Frank and his wife attended St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Frank enjoyed his work in business, he also had an affinity for nature, wildlife and spending time with his family camping and going on holiday trips. Frank is survived by his loving wife of fifty-three years, Adeline; his sons, Allan, Gary (Edna), Blaine, and Craig. He is also survived by his brother Mervin (Carol); sisters-in-law Sophie Honig, Fay Regush, Alice Neufeld, Gloria (Greg) Ratch, as well as his nephews, nieces and cousins. Frank was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Honig of Weyburn, SK; his brothers, Adam, Henry and Joseph; his sisters, Hilda (Art) Goodfellow, Helen (Patrick) Moore; and sister-in-law Blanche Honig. Funeral Services will be held at McInnis & Holloway (Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB) on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed on Frank’s obituary at www.McInnisandHolloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made in Frank’s honour directly to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Administrative Office, 10531 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton AB T5H 4K1. Tel: 1 (866) 9505465, www.alzheimer.ab.ca, the Alberta Lung Association, P.O. Box 4500, Station South, Edmonton, AB T6E 6K2 Telephone: 1 (888) 566-5864. www.ab.lung.ca. the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 - 14th Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca or to the charity of one’s choice. In living memory of Frank Honig, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB T2X 3J3, Telephone: 403-256-9575.
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January 16, 1926 August 29, 2020 Leeta Whitrow was born in the family home of Horace and Florence White at Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. She studied to be a secretary at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and worked for the provincial government prior to moving to Calgary, Alberta to attend Alberta Bible College. In 1949 she married Ralph Whitrow. Ralph was a minister and their first ministry together was a church plant at Big River, Saskatchewan. Their three children were born there. In 1959, they moved back to Alberta where they served congregations in Great Bend, Taber and Wrentham. In 1974, they returned to Saskatchewan to Yellow Grass, Ralph’s hometown. Leeta worked for Canada Post, first as an assistant then as post mistress. In the early 90’s they returned to Calgary, where Ralph and Leeta provided support for daughter Flo and family during her battle with cancer. They returned toYellow Grass where they remained until 2010 when Ralph and Leeta moved to Imperial Place, a retirement home in Surrey, British Columbia. Imperial Place was conveniently located a few minutes from son Stirling and family. Leeta was always active and enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, and gardening. Her guestbooks tell of warm hospitality shared with many. Her well kept diaries tell of the enjoyment she received from writing. Most days she wrote in her diary and could usually quickly check her diaries to supply details of her life and that of her family. She was very active in church and community. She received immense enjoyment from her involvement in the Weyburn Horticulture Society. Every year she entered baking, flowers and garden produce in the Weyburn Fair. Later at Imperial Place, she made many friends and seldom missed an exercise class, spellingbee, or any other scheduled event. She took daily walks on the track around the complex and would know how many miles she had clocked each week. She used her computer to the day she went to the hospital. The computer was one of her greatest frustrations but it also gave her great pleasure. She used it to faithfully email what she called her “Monday Letter.” This letter kept her in contact with her family and many friends from every era of her life. She enjoyed writing this letter, especially when it brought replies. She was adept at using Google search and loved to share the information she discovered with friends and family. Leeta Whitrow died peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Ralph (2012), daughter Flo (1993), and by her sisters Ruby Mackay and Cecilia Carver and her brother Murray White. She is survived by her daughter Monelle (Ron) Fraser, son Stirling (Christina), son-in-law Keith Traptow; grand children, Kyle, Brendan, Tyler, Kayd, Teal, Carter, Ellory, Denton and Elliott; and great-grand children, Abbi, Mattias, Jace, Isla and Florence; and by her sister Vivian Graham. Memorials may be sent to: Mercy Hill Christian Church, Box 34024, 17790 Hwy. 10, Surrey, BC V3S 8C4 OR The Terry Fox Foundation, 1608960 University High Street, Burnaby, BC V5A 4Y6
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March 23, 1937 September 7, 2020 It is with heavy hearts, the family of Jean Jacobs (nee: Erickson) announce her peaceful passing at the age of 83 years on September 7, 2020, in Weyburn, SK. Jean was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Jean was predeceased by her parents, Alfred and Della; her brothers, Murray and Leroy; and her sister Doreen. Jean will be forever in the hearts of her devoted husband of 64 years, Morley; her son Doug (Sharon); grandchildren, Rachelle (Tyler) Axani and Ryan Jacobs; her great-granddaughter, Elliott Grace Axani; sisters: Shirley Boys, Grace Lavergne, Joyce Bachiu, and Myrna (Nigel) Lilley; brothers: Ron (Jean), Neil (Wanda), and Jim (Cyndy); as well as several nieces and nephews. She was born in Midale, Saskatchewan on March 23, 1937 and grew up in Midale, Estevan and Weyburn. She met the love of her life, Morley on Halloween night in 1953 and after many shenanigans, they were married in 1956 and had one son, Doug in 1957. As a child along with all of her siblings, Jean faithfully attended the Baptist church in Midale where she was very involved with choirs, trios and the like. As she grew older she had the opportunity to learn how to play the piano and later in her married life, her husband Morley was able to purchase an electric organ so she could play at home. Jean’s faith in God was solid which helped her introduce her husband to Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. As they moved from place to place throughout Saskatchewan they met and enjoyed long lasting friendships with many along the way, particularly in the Kindersley area. Attending and being an integral part of Church life was important to them and they grew in their faith as a result. Finally coming back home to Weyburn over the past several years, both Jean and Morley enjoyed the fellowship of likeminded Christians at Silver Heights Bible Church where she quietly passed away into the arms of her Saviour. Jean had a passion for wood carving and that passion shined through on the hundreds of birds, flowers and animals that she carved over the years. She also enjoyed baking, photography, gardening, playing cards, music and dancing. Jean had a playful personality and always enjoyed some lighthearted teasing, and you were usually on the receiving end of the ribbing. But it was all in good fun.The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of the Weyburn General Hospital and Weyburn Special Care Home during her short stay there.The family will not be holding a formal funeral service. In lieu of flowers, for family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Jean may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, Unit #26 ~ 1738 Quebec Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1V9, or the Canadian Diabetes Association, 917 A. Albert Street, Regina, SK, S4R 2P6, or a charity of your choice 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.”
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Kenneth Roy Brewer
1929 - 2020 Kenneth Roy Brewer passed away on his 91st birthday. Kenneth was born on August 21, 1929 to William James and Ivah Edith (Cody) Brewer in Forget, SK. He was 1 of 10 children. Kenneth was a farmer and loved animals.Kenneth is survived by his brothers Earl Loran (Sylvia) and Harold Raymond (Dianne); sister Merle Ruth (Larry) Leister; numerous nieces and nephews; very dear friends Delbert and Ida Payton and family who took great care of Ken for the past several years. Kenneth was predeceased by his parents William James and Ivah Edith; brothers William James, George Norman, Daniel Robert and Charlie Otter; sisters Hazel Hannah Horwitz and Florence Parker. Ken was buried next to his brother George and parents on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Stoughton Cemetery, Stoughton, SK. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online obituary at: www.MyAlternatives.ca. Arrangements in care of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services, Regina, SK (306-757-2327)
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JANE ELEANOR (JOHNSRUDE) MOORE
Jane passed away peacefully at home, in her sleep, on September 9, 2020 in Moose Jaw, SK at the age of 77. Jane was born in Fillmore, SK on March 2, 1943. Her parents Einar and Letitia Johnsrude settled in Weyburn in the early 1960’s. She left home in 1964 when she met Harley Moore. Jane did the big move to the United States of America and married Harley. They became the parents of four children, Joseph, Suzette, Sally and Donna. Her husband worked as long-haul trucker and the family travelled many places together. After Jane’s divorce in 1986 she moved back to Canada. She lived in Weyburn, SK until July 2020 then finally moved to Moose Jaw to be closer to family. Jane left behind her son Joseph and his family knowing she would be happier in Moose Jaw, as she talked of it often. Jane will be remembered for her love of crocheting, knitting, crosswords, cards, cats, chickens, cows, her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. We cannot forget DQ, going for coffee, bread making, and gravy that was never lumpy. Also, her stories, and most important spending time with her grandchildren Faith, Lee, Shane Tegart and Hope Moore; later her great grandchildren Joel and Lance Huffman and Macey Lillejord. Jane was also proud of her other grandchildren showing everyone pictures of Lexi and Jessica Nelson and her great great grandson Levi. Jane will be sadly missed by Joseph (Alvina) Moore, Hope Moore all of Weyburn, SK; Suzette Ward of Janesville, WI; Sally and Jessica Nelson of Creal Springs, IL; Casey, Erika and Levi Hallwachs of Fargo, ND; Lex Nelson of Fargo, ND; Donna Tegart of Moose Jaw, SK; Faith (Richard) Huffman, Joel and Luke Huffman of Moose Jaw, SK; Lee Tegart of Regina, SK; Shane Tegart of Weyburn, SK; great grandchildren Joel and Luke Huffman, Levi Hallwachs and Macey Lillejord. Due to the current Covid restrictions a funeral will be held at some time in 2021. In living memory of Jane, a memorial planting will be made by JonesParkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com or www.parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain - Funeral Director
Lucien Arsene Sylvestre
1943 ~ 2020 Lucien (Lu) Arsene Sylvestre late of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, born January 30, 1943, passed away on September 8, 2020 at the age of 77 years. He passed peacefully surrounded by family. Lucien attended the University of Regina and was an entrepreneur in Redvers, Treherne and Weyburn. He was best known in the Weyburn area for his last venture, Sylvestre Electronics and for being one of the best and most reliable sound technician in the Weyburn area. Lucien loved doing the sound productions for the youth and he enjoyed seeing so many develop into professional singers. Volunteering in his community was of equal importance and regularly donated his time and talents every year to United Way Communithon. Lucien was predeceased by his parents, Lucien and Josephine Sylvestre and brothers, Paul Sylvestre, Peter (Irene) Sylvestre and Louis Sylvestre. Lucien will be lovingly remembered by his son, Larry (Heather) Sylvestre of Winnipeg, MB; grandson, Kieran Sylvestre; daughter, Roxanne Sylvestre (Randy Cassidy) of St. Thomas, ON; daughter, Theresa Sylvestre (Chris Hamilton) of Toronto, ON; siblings, Andy (Lorna) Sylvestre, Roger (Elaine) Sylvestre, Agnes Tumback (John) and Madeline (Raymond) Lamotte; sister in laws, Lydia Sylvestre and Darlene Sylvestre as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family of Lucien encourages friends & family to celebrate his memory by spending time listening to their favourite music. A Memorial Service & Interment will take place in Wauchope, Saskatchewan at a later date. Donations in memory of Lucien may be made to the Radville Marian Health Centre at PO Box 310, Radville, Saskatchewan S0C 2G0. 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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Notice is hereby given that Evangeline Arances and Reid Alaro has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Tiya Kuys Bar and Resto at Hwy. 39 Service Road, Midale, SK, S0C 1S0. Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious, or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered, and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing. Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 Regina, SK S4P 3M3 **38/39
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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- September 16, 2020
Terry Fox Runs will be held virtually this year
Across Saskatchewan, people of all backgrounds from over 30 communities will be participating in the 40th Annual Terry Fox event, with the theme, “One day, Your way.” This year all events will be virtual and organizers encourage families to find their own unique way to honor Terry and help make an impact on cancer research. It has been 40 years since Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope awakened a movement in Canadians to come together for a single cause – to create a world without cancer.
Terry has become a hero, while the annual Terry Fox Event has become a Canadian tradition. In 2019, Saskatchewan raised over $800,000 through The Terry Fox Foundation. To date, over $750 million has been raised across the globe for cancer research in Terry’s name. All Terry Fox Runs are 100-per-cent volunteer driven and could not happen without them. In Saskatchewan alone, the foundation rely on more than 1,500 Saskatchewan residents to keep Terry’s dream alive right here on the prairies.
Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: REEvE fOR ThE R.M. Of CyMRI COUNCILLOR fOR ThE R.M. Of CyMRI - DIvIsION 1 COUNCILLOR fOR ThE R.M. Of CyMRI - DIvIsION 3 COUNCILLOR fOR ThE R.M. Of CyMRI - DIvIsION 5 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Rural Municipal Office at 234 Main Street, Midale, SK., and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 until October 6, 2020 at the Rural Municipal Office at 234 Main Street, Midale, SK. Nomination forms may be obtained from the Rural Municipal Office. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020. Sarah Leck Returning Officer
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Farmland values show increases in Saskatchewan Average farmland values in Canada are once again showing modest increases for the first half of 2020, although the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be weighed, according to a review by Farm Credit Canada. Saskatchewan’s land values are strong as farmland values have increased 4.2 per cent in the first six months of 2020. The national average for farmland values increased an average of 3.7 per cent for the first half this year. This increase is in line with mid-year results over the past five years, which showed single-digit increases for the full year. “Given the global economic situation during the first half of 2020, Canada’s farmland market is show-
ing remarkable resilience in the face of adversity and uncertain times,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief agricultural economist. “Changes to production and marketing plans induced by the pandemic have had a definite influence on profitability, yet the demand for farmland remained robust.” FCC’s review showed lower 12-month increases in average farmland values for most provinces over the last 12 months compared to last year’s average, with the exception being in Alberta (8.5 per cent compared to 3.3 per cent) and Saskatchewan (7.9 per cent compared to 6.2 per cent). In general, the pace of farmland value increases over the past six months was slightly higher in west-
Notice of Call for Nominations
Notice of Call for Nominations
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of:
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:
REEvE COUNCILLOR FOR DIvIsION 1 COUNCILLOR FOR DIvIsION 3 COUNCILLOR FOR DIvIsION 5
MAYOR: VILLAGE OF LANG COUNCILLOR: VILLAGE OF LANG (Number to be elected 4)
Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96
Village of Lang Municipal Election
will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Rural Municipal Office at 48 Main Street, Fillmore, and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 until October 6, 2020 at the Rural Municipal Office at 48 Main Street, Fillmore.
will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Village Administration Office, 223 Main Street, Lang, Saskatchewan and during regular business hours from Wednesday, September 16th to Monday, October 5th, 2020, at the Village Administration Office, 223 Main Street, Lang, Saskatchewan.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the Rural Municipal Office.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the undersigned at the following location(s):
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
Village Administration Office - 223 Main Street, Lang, Saskatchewan
Vernna Wiggins, Returning Officer
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of : Mayor:
City of Weyburn
Councillor:
City of Weyburn Number to be elected: six (6)
Board Member: South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209 Number of elected: two (2) members to be elected on an at-large basis by electors Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 140 Number of elected: two (2) members to be elected on an at-large basis by electors will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Returning Office in City Hall, and during regular business hours on September 22nd to October 6th, 2020 at the Returning Office in City Hall. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Returning Office in City Hall or on the City website at: www.weyburn. ca/elections Dated this 16th Day of September, 2020. DONETTE RICHTER RETURNING OFFICER
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Josh Mainil drove a grain cart that collected harvested canaryseed from a combine as his family and crew harvested a section northwest of Weyburn on Friday afternoon. The Weyburn crop district was 62 per cent finished harvest as of Thursday, while the Mainils estimated they were about 75 per cent done by end of day Friday.
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ern provinces and slightly lower in central and eastern parts of the country, with the exception being New Brunswick. Average farmland values have increased every year since 1993; however, increases were more pronounced from 2011 to 2015 in many different regions. In 2015, the average increase was 10 per cent, and since that year, Canada has seen more moderate singledigit increases in average farmland values. Low interest rates, the limited supply of farmland in the market and confidence among producers in the farmland market appear to be the main drivers behind the 2020 mid-year increase. “Despite supply chain disruptions that have impacted some sectors, such
as red meat, the pandemic has so far not significantly affected the agriculture land market,” Gervais said. “In fact, the grain, oilseed and pulse sectors have performed well in the first half of 2020, supporting the slightly higher rate of increase in western Canada.” Crop receipts (excluding cannabis) for the first six months of 2020 are 1.6 per cent higher than for the same period last year. Gervais recommends farm operators should continue to exercise caution, especially in regions where the growth rate of farmland values significantly exceeded that of farm income in recent years. He also recommends operators maintain a risk management plan to protect their business from unpredictable circumstances.
Notice of Call for Nominations Village of Creelman
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: Mayor: Village of Creelman Councillors:Village of Creelman Number to be elected: 4 Will be received by the Nomination Officer on the 7th day of October, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village of Creelman Office, 28 Main Street, Creelman, Saskatchewan and during regular business hours from September 17, 2020, to October 6, 2020, at the RM of Fillmore Office, 48 Main Street, Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Nomination forms may be obtained at the RM of Fillmore Office, 48 Main Street, Fillmore, Saskatchewan during regular business hours. Completed nomination forms may be given to: Returning Officer - Vernna Wiggins Nomination Officer - Diana Hume Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
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STEVEN ARTHUR SANDERSON AND KRISTY DARLENE GIROUX TAKE NOTICE that the Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7 intends to be registered as owner under the above Act of the land described as Lot 1 Blk/Par 4 Plan No BL709 Ext 0, Title No. 139855089, Lot 2 Blk/Par 4 Plan No BL709 Ext 0, Title No. 139855124 and Lot 3 Blk/Par 4 Plan No BL709 Ext 0, Title No. 139855146. The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 187144342, 187144454 and 187144432 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land. The amount required to redeem the land may be ascertained on application to the Clerk, Treasurer or Administrator of the municipality. For any questions about the tax enforcement process please contact Taxervice at 1-877-734-3113. Dated this 14th day of September, 2020. Erica Pederson, Treasurer Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7
Vernna Wiggins Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: REEvE: RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF TECUMSEH NO. 65 COUNCILLOR REEvE: RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF TECUMSEH NO. 65 dIvISION NO. 1 - NUMBER TO BE ELECTEd - 1 dIvISION NO. 3 - NUMBER TO BE ELECTEd - 1 dIvISION NO. 5 - NUMBER TO BE ELECTEd - 1 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 Office at 319 Donnelly Street, Stoughton, and during regular business hours from September 22 to October 6, 2020, at the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 Office at Donnelly Street, Stoughton. Nomination forms may be obtained from the following location: RM of Tecumseh No. 65 Officer at 319 Donnelly Street, Stoughton Dated this 14th day of September, 2020. Kellee Slimmon Returning Officer
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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- September 16, 2020
Saskatchewan’s drilling rig count climbs to nine By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Drilling rig activity has started to slowly pick up in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, but the numbers are still very low compared to any point over the last decade. On Sept. 11, Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) showed nine rigs working in Saskatchewan. It was eight the previous day. That makes for a utilization rate of nine per cent, out of a total of 97 rigs within Saskatchewan. And that number has, in recent years, dropped from a steady 120 rigs in the province. Some have recently been cut up for scrap.
Those nine rigs working are an improvement from the static three to five that were working from July 25-to Sept. 7. Drilling activity was totally flatlined at zero from spring breakup, when the COVID-19 crisis hit, until mid-July. For the past several years, Saskatchewan saw roughly 30 to 60 rigs working from May to mid-July. While nine is an improvement, it is a shadow of even the last few years, considered downturn years, which saw an average of 40 to 55 rigs working throughout the province from late July to mid-September. To put that in perspective, from 20102015, there were typically 60
to 90 rigs working during that period, and in August, 2011, a record of 122 rigs were in the field at the same time. Things aren’t much better in Alberta, where there were 38 out of 359 rigs working on Sept. 11, an 11 per cent utilization rate. In 2019, one of Alberta’s worst drilling years in recent memory, there were 93 rigs working on Sept. 12. The year before that, the number was 157.
Manitoba is showing zero rigs working out of four in the province. British Columbia is the only jurisdiction showing better numbers this year compared to last year. There were 14 out of 31 rigs working, for a country-leading 31 per cent utilization rate. On Sept. 12, 2019, B.C. had 12 rigs working, and on Sept. 12, 2018, the number was 17. Nearly all of Saskatch-
Notice of Call for Nominations R.M. of Brokenshell No. 68
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: REEvE COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION 1 COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION 3 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the R.M. Office and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 until October 6, 2020 at the R.M. Office, Weyburn, SK.
Notice of Call for Nominations Village of Goodwater
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: MAYOR: VILLAGE OF GOODWATER COUNCILLOR: VILLAGE OF GOODWATER (Number to be elected 2) will be received by the undersigned on 7th day of October, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, Goodwater, SK., and during regular business hours from September 16th, 2020 to October 7th, 2020 at the Municipal Office, Goodwater, SK. Nomination forms may be obtained from Municipal Office. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020. Aleshia Underwood Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37
Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: REEvE COUNCILLOR fOR DIvISION NO. ONE (1) COUNCILLOR fOR DIvISION NO. ThREE (3) COUNCILLOR fOR DIvISION NO. fIvE (5) will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office, and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 to October 6, 2020 at the municipal office. Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Municipal office, 102 Coteau Ave., Yellow Grass, SK. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020. Shelly Verbeurgt Returning Office
REEvE: Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66 COUNCILLORS: Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66 Divisions 1, 3 and 5 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the office of the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66, and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 to October 7, 2020 at the office of the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66. Nomination forms may be obtained from municipal office. Tawnya Moore Returning Officer
Pamela Scott Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations Town of Midale
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nomination of candidates for the office of: MayOr: ONE (1) COUNCILLOrs: sIx (6) Nominations of candidates will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and during regular business hours on September 17th, 2020, to October 6th, 2020. Nomination Papers and Public Disclosure Statements may be obtained at the Town of Midale Business Office, located at 233 Main Street, Midale, Saskatchewan. Dated at Midale this 17th day of September, 2020. Returning Officer Linda M. Dugan
Notice of Call for Nominations
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of:
Aleshia Underwood Returning Officer
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
REEvE: R.M. of Lomond No. 37 COUNCILLOR: R.M. of Lomond No. 37 - Division No. 1 COUNCILLOR: R.M. of Lomond No. 37 - Division No. 3 COUNCILLOR: R.M. of Lomond No. 37 - Division No. 5
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
Notice of Call for Nominations
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97
Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office.
hazy, Ensign Rig 689, working on potash. In southwest Saskatchewan, helium drilling has continued for North American Helium Inc., which has Savanna Drilling Corp. Rig 629 working at Oxarat, north of Consul. Vital Energy Inc. has Savanna Rig 419 working just west of Gull Lake, drilling for oil.
Nomination forms may be obtained at the R.M. Office.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of:
will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, Goodwater, SK., and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 until October 7, 2020 at the Municipal Office, Goodwater, SK.
ewan’s drilling activity since COVID-19 hit has been on the western side of the province. Only a few holes have been drilled for oil in southeast Saskatchewan, but the increase to nine rigs shows one rig, Precision Drilling Rig 195, working for Crescent Point at Huntoon, northwest of Benson. As usual, Mosaic Canada had a rig show up at Ester-
REEvE COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION NO. 1 COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION NO. 3 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office, Cedoux, SK and during regular business hours from September 16th to October 6th, 2020 at the municipal office, Cedoux, SK. Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020. Heather Wawro Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations R.M. of Weyburn No. 67
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: REEvE COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION 1 COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION 3 COUNCILLOR fOR DIvIsION 5 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the R.M. Office and during regular business hours from September 16, 2020 until October 6, 2020 at the R.M. Office, Weyburn SK. Nomination forms may be obtained at the R.M. Office or at www.rmweyburn.ca
Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: REEVE COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION 1 COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION 3 COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION 5 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office, and during regular business hours from September 21, 2020 until October 6, 2020. Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020. Edward Mish Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations
Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: Reeve Councillor for Division No. 1 Councillor for Division No. 3 Councillor for Division No. 5 Will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, Oungre, SK, and during regular business hours on September 16th – October 7, 2020, at the Municipal Office, Oungre, SK. Nomination forms may be obtained from the Municipal Office. Dated this 16th day of September, 2020 Erica Pederson Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations Village of Fillmore Municipal Election
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office of: MAYOR: VILLAGE OF FILLMORE COUNCILLOR: VILLAGE OF FILLMORE (Number to be elected 4) will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 until 4:00 p.m. and during regular business hours at the Village Office from September 16th until October 6th, 2020. Nomination forms may be obtained from the undersigned at the following location: Fillmore VIllage Office, 51 Main Street
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.
Pamela Scott Returning Officer
Angela Lubiens Returning Officer
12 Weyburn: A community that cares
Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- September 16, 2020
Toy Run collects toys for the Salvation Army
Review Photo 8491 — Greg Nikkel
Motorcyclists in the annual Toy Run, held by the Weyburn Independent Riders, gathered at River Park and handed over their toy donations, gathered for the Salvation Army for their Christmas hampers later this year. There were 64 motorcyclists who took part, including a group from Moose Jaw, the most ever for this annual event.
Santa’s thumbs-up Selling tickets for gumball rally
Review Photo 8356 — Greg Nikkel
Members of the Soo Line Cruisers sold gumballs and raffle tickets for their gumball rally fundraiser for Ensley Akins on Saturday morning, at the Canadian Tire parking lot. The car club enthusiasts could choose which route they wanted to drive or how far to go, and the group met up at the end of the afternoon at Mainprize Regional Park for prizes. The event was to help out Ensley Akins in her second bout with cancer.
Soo Line Cruisers donates Gumball Rally proceeds
Photo 3835 — Joe Ganczar
The Soo Line Cruisers presented the Akins family with a donation of $2,045, including a $250 donation from the car club, which were the proceeds from the Gumball Rally held on Saturday. From left are club president Trev Sealy, Shenan Akins, events coordinator Todd Busch, vice-president Joe Ganczar and club secretary Mark Hill. The rally began in Weyburn, and ended in the afternoon at Mainprize Regional Park, where this presentation was made. There were 43 vehicles with 70 participants.
Review Photo 8372 — Greg Nikkel
Santa Claus (a.k.a. Don Sealy) was happy as his sleigh filled up prior to the start of the annual Toy Run on Saturday afternoon for the Weyburn Independent Riders. There were a total of 64 motorcyclists who took part in the annual event, held to collect toys and donations for the Salvation Army’s Christmas hampers.
Rallying to support Ensley Akins
Review Photo 8327 — Greg Nikkel
Members of the Soo Line Cruisers car club met at the Canadian Tire parking lot on Saturday morning to start their gumball rally, held as a fundraiser to help out the family of Ensley Akins. She is battling her second round of cancer, and the car club raised proceeds from those taking part in the rally and from a raffle.They met up at the end of the afternoon at Mainprize Regional Park where the prizes were handed out.
Movie lovers pack parking lot for Artistic Swimming Club
Review Photo 8541 — Greg Nikkel
The fair grounds parking lot was filled with around 85 vehicles for the fundraiser drive-in movie on Saturday evening, held in support of the Weyburn Artistic Swimming Club and featuring a doubleheader.The evening included a million-dollar announcement by the main event sponsor, the Weyburn Credit Union, as they bought the naming rights for the Weyburn Recreation and Culture Centre for a 20-year period.