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weyburn Vol.111 No. 45 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 12 Pages

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Poppy sales begin

Cuthbert commits to Queens

As the cadets are not able to meet due to COVID-19 restrictions, Legion members will be out selling poppies at local businesses. Page 8

Cash Cuthbert announced his commitment to play football at Queens University. Page 7

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New Weyburn ministries coordinator wants to serve anyone in need By Greg Nikkel The new ministries coordinator for Weyburn’s Salvation Army, Lauralee Fanning, is excited to serve the people of Weyburn, to help out any person or family who needs it. The resident of Lang took over the position about a month ago after serving as a coordinator of a street ministry in Alberta, and as a community worker in fundraising for the Christmas kettles for the Salvation Army in Regina. She grew up in Regina, and after living for five years out of province, including in Alberta working at non-profit ministries, she came back to Regina, moving to Lang about two years ago. When Fanning saw an ad for the community ministries coordinator in Weyburn, she applied for the position, along with applying for two jobs in Regina — and she was accepted for all three positions. She took the Weyburn position because she loves the community and wanted the opportunity to serve here. “I applied for it because I really wanted this job, I felt this is where I was supposed to be,” she said. “I love working with people. I believe everybody, everybody at some time needs a help up.” As a part of the Salvation Army ministry, she said this could be anything from clothing to furniture to food, or it could be just a listening ear or to pray with them if they want. “My door is always open,” she said. “Being a Christian organization

is awesome, as people are willing to share their stories.” As the ministries coordinator, she is responsible for the Christmas programs offered by the Salvation Army, and there are changes this year, in large part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For families, the Salvation Army is asking for the support of residents and businesses to supply more toys, as they will have parents of children come in and choose three toys for each child instead of having parents supply a wish list, for those who apply for assistance this Christmas. “We have a lot of people coming in who have never used the food bank before, ever, and they have children who need to have a Christmas. We want to make sure all children will have three toys each,” said Fanning. “So we’re praying for toys to come in. As a corporation, we will be taking care of all their needs, and there will be a hamper for them.” The Christmas kettles will also be out in the community this year, but they have had to make changes there also due to COVID. The longtime coordinator for the campaign, Helen Orsted, has retired from that position, and another coordinator will shortly be joining them. Once the new coordinator is in place, she will be contacting all of those who have volunteered for the kettles before to see if they are willing to do it this year, said Fanning, recognizing some may choose not to because of concerns

over COVID. “We will take cash donations at the office,” she noted, as they will try to make things COVID safe for everyone, with protocols in place for the volunteers to follow. The Salvation Army will not be holding their community Christmas supper this year, due to COVID, but will look to helping out in other ways if they can. One of the major sources of money and food for the Salvation Army each year has been the Holiday Train, but this has been cancelled by CP Rail (again, due to COVID), but they will be doing a virtual concert with donations to be made to the food banks the train has supported in past years. “It’s different for everybody, but Weyburn and surrounding area are so generous, and we will make sure everybody is taken care of. It’s going to look different, but I believe God will supply everyone’s needs,” said Fanning. Besides donations, a big need for the Salvation Army is for volunteers, such as around their Thrift Store and food bank location, or in manning a kettle this Christmas, or even just to help sort out items at their location, she said. Her hope is to build a base of volunteers that she can call on as needed throughout the year. “We have lots of areas we could use volunteers to help, and I would love to have a volunteer base so we can become more community friendly,” she said.

New City of Weyburn signs installed

Review Photo -- Sabrina Kraft

A crew from John Hulbert Construction install a new City of Weyburn sign on First Avenue NW, right by the Souris River bridge. The signs will welcome travellers as they enter the city along Highway 39 east and west, Highway 13 east and west, and Highway 35 north and south.

SWNA Awards are presented The Weyburn Review and Weyburn This Week newspapers earned some awards from the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association’s yearly Best Newspapers competition. Normally presented during the SWNA’s annual convention in April, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the awards were announced in a Zoom meeting with newspaper publishers this past week. Continued on Page 2

Business, development issues discussed by candidates at forum By Greg Nikkel Business and development issues were examined in detail at the candidates forum hosted by the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce for the upcoming municipal election, set for Nov. 9. Fourteen of the 16 candidates running were present for the forum, which was held virtually from the Weyburn Legion Hall, as no public was allowed in due to COVID-19 restrictions. Due to the large number of candidates, each question was posed to a grouping of three or four candidates, so not every candidate could speak on every issue. In addition,

the mayoral candidates were included in with the council candidates. One of the business-related questions asked how a candidate would help ensure Weyburn is businessfriendly. Candidate Jeff Richards was first to answer this question, pointing out he feels the city already is business-friendly, “and we should be proud of that. Are we perfect? No.” He is proud that Weyburn doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all kind of business environment, but wants the city to be able to ask a business person what they need from the city, and how can they best be served?

John Lawrence noted that in his years working for Foreign Affairs, he has lived in many different cultures and countries. “Something that resonated with me is the active partnerships,” he said, and pointed out that Weyburn has a very active Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development committee that can help businesses out. “The result is a civic pride that’s hard to quantify, but it’s really good for the city and for its citizens,” he said. Dick Michel said if he were a prospective business owner, he would drive around the city and look at its infrastructure, and

find out what services are like, such as police, water issues, education facilities and so on. He pointed out there are good schools here, and the Credit Union Spark Centre under construction “will bring more people here than you shake a stick at.” A question asked how the city can help the business community move on after COVID-19, taking note that some businesses were already struggling before the pandemic hit. Ryan Janke agreed there were economic challenges for the city, and suggested one way to help is to assist in the transfer of wealth and equity to Weyburn as people look to

move here in light of the trend towards working at home. He said if people are working from home, they could do that in a community like Weyburn rather than a large city. John Corrigan said in his response, “These are unusual times that we are in. When the pandemic hit we didn’t think it would be on this long.” He said businesses have had to adjust to operating within COVID guidelines and have had cut costs to survive, and suggested this is something the city should also be doing. The city should also create an environment for businesses to succeed, such as with taxation.

Marcel Roy said Weyburn is well situated to help businesses move on, as Weyburn has the third lowest commercial tax rate in the province, plus a high quality standard of living, and the city is easy to work with. Nick Coroluick said a regional economic recovery plan would have to include the district planning commission, and the city and RM need to continue working together along with Weyburn Tourism, the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce and the economic development committee, and all the resources these groups can provide. Continued on Page 3

Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- November 4, 2020

Weyburn gears up to vote in 2020 municipal election

Attendance at the first advance polls for the upcoming municipal election exceeded expectations for city staff, with more than 530 people in attendance throughout the day at the Sun Room in the Weyburn Leisure Centre on October 31. Paige Tenbult, Communications Coordinator for the City of Weyburn, said that city staff checked advance poll numbers that were recorded in Prince Albert, Swift Current, North Battleford and Yorkton and all those other cities had reported a lesser amount of advance voters at a one-day station. The amount of people who voted in the advance poll on Saturday was also more than the two advance polls combined in 2016. Tenbult said that the average age of voters at the advance poll were in the 40 and over age range. She also noted that the requests for mail-in ballots are also higher this year, when compared to 2016. The municipal election date for the City of Weyburn is Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 and the City of Weyburn is encouraging residents to create a voting plan and learn more about the upcoming municipal election. Another advance poll will be held on Thursday, November 5, at the Sun Room in the Weyburn Leisure Centre from 5 to 7 p.m. The City of Weyburn provides services that have a direct impact on your daily life. Decisions made by municipal governments have an impact on citizens’ quality of life, well-being, access to services and much more. Your vote is your opportunity to impact your community. There are many ways to vote in the 2020 municipal election including advanced polls, mail-in ballots and the regular poll at the Cugnet Centre on Election Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find detailed information about where and how to vote on the City of Weyburn website at www.weyburn.ca/ elections. All qualified voters may vote to elect a mayor and councillors. To be a qualified voter, the follow-

ing requirements apply: • is a Canadian citizen; • is at least 18 years of age; • has resided in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding day of the election and • has resided in the City of Weyburn, or on land now in the municipality, for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election, OR • is the owner of assessable land in the City of Weyburn, or land now situated in the municipality, for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election; • has not already voted in this election. When you arrive at the polling station, election officials will help you fill out a voter’s registration form and you have to provide acceptable voter ID. Municipalities in Saskatchewan do not have a voters list and therefore require this registration at the election polls. This year’s election is the first time electronic vote counting equipment will be used. To ensure your ballot is properly processed, please follow the directions on the ballot and clearly mark your choice. Eligible voters will receive a ballot with the following: • Candidates for mayor for the City of Weyburn. Select one name only. • Candidates for councillors for the City of Weyburn. Select up to six. • Candidates for public school board in the City of Weyburn. Select up to two. For more on acceptable voter ID, voter registration forms and who is running in the 2020 municipal election, visit the City of Weyburn website www. weyburn.ca/elections. Official results will be declared at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at the election office at city hall. Unofficial live results can be found on the city website on election night. Voting is the most important way to make your voice heard on the issues that matter you and the City of Weyburn thanks its residents for their interest.

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Mayoral Candidates

Nick Coroluick

Bruce Croft

Marcel Roy

Council Candidates

Debra Button

Trevor Butts

Ryan Janke

Dr. John Corrigan

John Lawrence

Laura Morrissette

Dick Michel

Dana Pretzer

Jeff Richards

Melanie Sorensen

Sheila Sutherland

Mel Van Betuw

NOTICE OF POLL The Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 By-Election

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: (1) A vote will be held for the election of: Councillor for Division No. 6. (2) The vote will take place on Wednesday, the 2nd day of December 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Midale Civic Center, 128 Haslem Street, Midale, SK. (3) I will declare the result of the voting at the Municipal Office, Midale, SK. on Thursday, the 3rd day of December 2020, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. Dated at Midale, SK., this 28th day of November, 2020. Sarah Leck Returning Officer

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SWNA: Greg Nikkel wins first place for Best Health coverage Continued from front page Greg Nikkel won first place for Best Health/ Health Care coverage, for a series of stories about a major community fundraiser for STARS air ambulance. The series featured interviews with people whose lives were touched

by a rescue by STARS. In the General Excellence category, Weyburn This Week won first place for Best Editorial Page in its circulation class, Class C. The Weyburn Review also won second place for Best Editorial Page in its circulation class, Class B.

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Fourteen of the 16 candidates running for Weyburn city council prepared for the start of the candidates forum at the Legion Hall on Oct. 27. The forum was hosted by the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce and was broadcast by AccessNow on the community channel. It can be viewed by streaming it from the Chamber or Access web sites, plus Access will be rerunning the forum leading up to the Nov. 9 election.

Chamber hosts 14 candidates during virtual candidates forum buying groups. Trevor Butts said, “The biggest thing we need is more consumers, which means more population.” He noted he and Morrissette had a similar background living in Barrie, Ont., where they also had a new hospital built, and he noted they complemented that hospital with medical services, labs and clinics, and this is something the city could do is ensure there are specialty clinics established in conjunction with the new hospital to come.

Melanie Sorensen said one challenge she sees is the shift to digital platforms for shopping, and other challenges include access to a skilled work force and taxation levels. There needs to be access to education to improve the opportunities for developing a skilled work force. She also noted that less than half of the city’s revenue comes from property taxes, so grants from the federal and provincial governments are needed to shore up their revenues.

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Land sale brings in $777,000 for October

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter T h e S a s k a t c h ewa n Crown land sale for oil and gas mineral rights was worse than the last one, but better that the one before that. The Crown land sale results announced by the Ministry of Energy and Resources on Friday saw $769,849 in revenue brought in. In August, it was $2.4 million, while the June sale saw $442,000. Land sales occur every two months 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, and then bid competitively on that parcel. This is the fourth of six oil and gas public offerings and brings the cumulative 2020-21 fiscal year total to $5,317,643. This time around, there were 137 leases covering 14,513 hectares posted, but only 59 parcels covering 6,329 hectares were sold. Crescent Point Energy Corp. was the most active bidder in this offering, picking up eight leases totalling 777 hectares for $211,526, an average of $272 per hectare. After a few years of disposing of acreage, Crescent Point is again in the game of acquiring it. The Estevan-Weyburn and Swift Current areas brought in the majority of the bid activity. The Estevan-Weyburn

area received $362,967 in bids for 39 parcels totalling 2,574 hectares. The highest bonus bid received in the southeast was on a 259-hectare lease located four kilometres west of Lampman and adjacent to the Bryant Midale Beds Oil Pool and the Bryant Frobisher Beds Oil Pool. Aldon Oils Ltd. bid $40,111 or $155 per hectare on this parcel. Villanova Energy Inc. bid $772/hectare on a 32-hectare lease, which is the top dollars per hectare received on a parcel in the southeast area. Crescent Point Energy Corp. was the most active bidder in this area, picking up five leases totalling 324 hectares for $103,080, an average of $318 per hectare. In the Swift Current area, 15 of 34 posted leases sold, totalling 2,202 hectares. That brought in $209,794, averaging $95 per hectare. Crescent Point Energy Corp. was the most active bidder in this area, picking up three leases totalling 453 hectares for $108,446, an average of $239 per hectare. The highest bonus bid received in the October public offering was $84,922 for a lease in the Lloydminster area. This 259-hectare lease was awarded to Lacadena Land Company Inc. and is prospective for heavy oil in the Mannville Group. The scheduled date for the next public offering is December 1, 2020.

Winter schedule in place for landfill, refuse The City of Weyburn is reminding residents that landfill hours and garbage pickup transitions to respective winter schedules starting in November. As of Nov. 1, landfill hours of operation are as follows: Weekdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Closed on Sundays; and Closed on Nov. 11, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26. Landfill winter hours

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of operation remain up to March 31, 2021. For more information on gate fees and proper disposal, visit www.weyburn.ca/wastedisposal-ground. Refuse collection transitions to a bi-weekly pickup calendar starting Nov. 16 and therefore garbage will not be collected the week of Nov. 23. During the winter schedule, refuse collection returns for a two-week period after Christmas from Dec. 28 to Jan. 8, 2021. Bi-weekly refuse collection will continue until the beginning of April 2021. Bi-weekly pickup ensures that less waste goes into the landfill and strongly encourages citizens to recycle their paper, plastic and cardboard products. The cut in the cost of operation also means an increase in other services, such as improvements to the landfill. Residents are encouraged to download the refuse collection calendar and map from the City of Weyburn website.

NOTICE OF ADVANCE POLL The Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 By-Election

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: (1) An Advance Poll will be held for the election of: Councillor for Division No. 6 (2) The Advance Poll will take place on Friday, the 27th day of November 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Midale Civic Center, 128 Haslem Street, Midale, SK. Dated at Midale, SK., this 28th day of October, 2020. Sarah Leck Returning Officer

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business

Fixing up a spur line for WIT

Review Photo 2062 — Greg Nikkel

A work crew from CP Rail worked on a section of spur line just to the west of Highway 39 on Saturday.The spur line extends west and south. It will be used by the Weyburn Industrial Transload facility, which is being developed on land just southwest of the city in the RM of Weyburn. With this spur line, the rail cars loaded at the WIT facility will have access by the Soo Line to any market in Canada or the United States.

PSAC forecast: Saskatchewan drilling expected to take another nosedive By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter If this year wasn’t bad enough for the oilpatch, next year’s drilling activity is expected to be even worse, with substantially fewer wells drilled across the country. That includes Saskatchewan, which is projected to drill less than a quarter of the wells in 2021 than it did in 2014. That’s according to the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), which released its 2021 forecast via Zoom call on Oct. 29 from Calgary. PSAC interim president and CEO Elizabeth Aquin was joined by Ben Brunnen from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), John Gibson from BMO Capital Markets, Rowena Gunn from Wood Mackenzie, and Bemal Mehta from JWN Energy. The presentation reflected on the year to date, the worst in living memory in the oilpatch, and what is expected for next year and the following years. “All in all, it has been a dismal year for the industry in general and for the oilfield services sector, in particular, that bears the brunt of the downturns earlier than our customers, laying off valuable employees sooner from lack of work, cost pressures and liquidity challenges,” Aquin said. “We’ve seen, as others have mentioned, capital budgets have been slashed from the demand destruction of the pandemic, low commodity prices that this year fell into negative territory for the first time ever, and the continued protests and legal challenges over critical infrastructure that would give us access to the much needed global markets, continued uncertainty from federal policies and capital

investments that are now threatened by the new ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) culture that questions investments in fossil fuels.” “And, of course, we know that the results of the U.S. election next week will also have an impact on us one way or the other. Whether for better and for worse remains to be seen.” In the final presidential debate, Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden said he intends to “transition away from the oil industry, yes.” But when asked why none of the five presentations factored in the possibility of a Democrat Joe Biden presidency, Brunnen responded, “The speculation on the U.S. presidential elections always a little difficult. I recall, when we had Trump get elected, there were all kinds of discussion on what he was going to do – border adjustment tax and what and whatnot. And so, we did spend a heck of a lot of time actually looking at that. It turned out to be quite different than what actually was sort of discussed during the campaign. And so that’s a little bit why I didn’t really raise any commentary on this is, it’s just the speculation has too much uncertainty surrounding it.” He said demand is still expected to be robust demand in the near term. Gibson said in 2020 global oil demand had dropped by one of the largest amounts, ever. “It fell by around 17 million barrels per day in Q2 to around 83 million barrels per day,” he said. “Given the steep drop in global drilling activity, we anticipate year over year decline in production of about six million barrels per day to 95 million barrels per day by year end 2020. So overall, we expect to supply overhang to keep the

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cap on oil related activity levels until at least the back half of 2021.” He said at US$30 per barrel for WTI, production is shut in. At US$40 WTI, the range it is right now, the industry is in more of the maintenance activity level. At US$50 WTI, producers will be more confident and put additional equipment back in the field. “Personally, any guesses as to when demand is going to come back are purely just that right now – just guesses,” Gibson said. “Until we start seeing a vaccine (for COVID-19), or something along those lines, I’m not sure we can even start talking about timelines for recovery.” Drilling forecast The drilling forecast was based on assumptions of average oil price of US$42 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate, $2.50 per mcf for AECO gas, and a Canadian dollar worth 76 cents US. The forecast for 2020 as the year wraps up is 2,850 wells drilled. For 2021, the expectation is 2,600, a decline of 250 wells for the entire country. For Saskatchewan, there were 1,889 wells drilled in 2019. The forecast for 2020 is 1,066 wells, a decline of 44 per cent. Most of those wells had been drilled in the first quarter. For 2021, the forecast is just 900 wells, a decline of a further 16 per cent from an already devastating 2020. For reference, there were 3,665 wells drilled in Saskatchewan in 2014. Alberta is expected to see similar declines, dropping from 2,401 wells in 2019, to a forecast of 1,348 for 2020, and 1,230 for 2020. Put another way, Alberta, whose oilpatch is multiple times larger than Saskatchewan’s, is expected to drill on third fewer wells in 2021 than Saskatchewan did in 2019, and that was a comparatively poor year for Saskatchewan. Part of this is the dramatic increase in drilling rig efficiency, with rigs generally producing three times as much as they did five years ago. Mergers and acquisitions mean that five drilling companies now do 80 per cent of all drilling in Canada. An important consideration is the length of wells, or meterage. Aquin noted that from 2014 to 2021, wellbores have grown, on average, 40 per cent longer. In Saskatchewan, the average is now over 2,000 metres. But total meterage has de-

clined from over 25 million metres in 2014 to just over 8 million in 2020, “a massive 67 per cent decrease in just six years,” Aquin said. That’s brought total meterage “down to levels not seen in recent history.” The need for crude-byrail is expected to drop to zero next year, according to Brunnen. Aquin noted some service companies have benefited from the $1.72 billion well abandonment program to close orphan and inactive wells. She noted the work has been challenging and slower than hoped for, PSAC is projecting just over $450 million to be spent on well abandonments in 2020, and just under $700 million in 2021. All the funds must be used by 2022. The work in Saskatchewan is expected to double from this year to next. “On a positive note we’ve again already started to see some beginnings of recovery coming in Q3. So rig rates have started to increase,” Gunn said. Saskatchewan Regarding how Saskatchewan is doing, Gunn, replied in an email, “So we’ve seen Saskatchewan hit hard by the recent crash, in part because it is so heavily liquids weighted and the current environment has been a challenge. “We do forecast cashflow for 2020 to remain positive but there has been deep implications for production. On average across Canada we expect 2020 production to fall about three to four per cent, for Saskatchewan that’s much higher, at about 12 per cent. Although we expect production will recover over the next few years, Saskatchewan is the only region where we do not forecast production to ever reach 2019 highs again. However, just to frame that a bit, by 2025, we expect it to be pretty close, only one to two per cent off 2019 production levels. Gunn continued, “We do see some growth in heavy oil in the region, partially from thermal projects that were operated by Husky prior to the Cenovus/Husky merger, however we don’t really see any other big wedge of growth. Some of the past growth has been driven by the Viking, but these wells have relatively short lives so additional drilling is required and most of the top tier locations have already been drilled.

Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- November 4, 2020

editorial opinion weyburn review Editorial

Municipal elections bring democracy home Voters in the City of Weyburn will have their work cut out for them on election day, which will be Monday, Nov. 9, with one more advance poll on Thursday, Nov. 5. For the mayoral position, the incumbent, Marcel Roy, is going up against a former councilor, Nick Coroluick, and another challenger, Bruce Croft. For council, there are 13 candidates for six positions, including Jeff Richards, John Lawrence, Dick Michel, Dr. John Corrigan, Casey Drullette, Ryan Janke, Laura Morrissette, Melanie Sorensen, Debra Button, Sheila Sutherland, Dana Pretzer, Trevor Butts and Mel Van Betuw. The good news for the electorate of Weyburn is that the level of interest is high in this election, and the result is a long list of people who for the most part genuinely want to serve the residents by taking part in the city government. As candidate Casey Drullette said at the forum, any one of those at the table would be a good choice for council. Not everyone who runs is serious about it, as can be seen by those who did not make any effort to campaign or to appear at the forum, but the vast majority of the candidates put in their name to stand for election, and they did their homework on the issues. Many of them have put out signs, put ads in the paper, and are meeting people to talk about what is good and what needs improvement in the City of Weyburn. No matter how the election results break down on Nov. 9, each candidate who put in an effort should be happy that they were a part of the democratic process in this city, and the votes of the people will show who they think will do a good job on everyone’s behalf. To be sure, there are issues that need working on, and will need further discussion and information, such as the doctors shortage in Weyburn, the ongoing need for updating the city’s infrastructure and facilities, and maintaining the recreational, arts, water plant and other public works facilities to enable the city to continue to provide the services that residents and businesses want and need. There will be a range of issues and ongoing applications for development in the coming weeks, months and years, such as one issue that came up shortly before the election. An application for a new liquor store in the former location of the Olympia gym, beside Calvary Baptist Church, came up and was denied by council. The matter was further put off at the council meeting, as there were parties against the development, and concerns were raised about the condition of the alley way. This is just one example of the kind of issues that councillors will have to discuss, think about and to vote on, for the betterment of city residents. The important part of this democratic process lies with the voters of Weyburn, to cast a ballot if you have not already done so, on Nov. 9. — Greg Nikkel

A tribute to the best Bond

MY NIKKEL’S WORTH By Greg Nikkel

Email: editor@weyburnreview.com For fans of the James Bond series of movies, there is a never-ending debate about who was the best Bond. For many, including myself, the best Bond of them all was Sean Connery. Not that the other versions of Bond didn’t do a good job, as each one brought their own style and mannerisms to the screen. I think a close second would be the current Bond, Daniel Craig, who has elevated Bond with more realism than his predecessors have. Some people just don’t like the Bond movies, and that’s fine. In spite of the claims of a couple of daughters that “they’re all the same”, the formula actually changed and updated in the past few years, and they’re still good adventures, in my ever-so-humble opinion. At any rate, Connery was a really good actor who distinguished himself in a number of different roles over the years, as shown by his resurgence as an actor after the age of 60. Thus it was saddening to hear of his passing at the age of 90, and I’ve tried to pay some sort of tribute to him by watching some of his films, including a couple of his Bond flicks. He won an Academy Award for his role in “The Untouch-

ables” as the crusty cop who helps Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) take down Al Capone. It’s one of his roles where he dies before the end, but he was really good in that movie. “Finding Forrester” is another movie where he passes away, in a far less violent way, but it shows he has a really good range as an actor. He portrays a writer who is similar to J.D. Salinger in some ways, as he mentors a young black student in the art of writing. I also really enjoyed him as the voice of “Draco” in the original “Dragonheart” movie, and he was all right in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” in which he portrays the legendary Allan Quartermain. He had some Bond-like touches in “Entrapment”, a movie set at New Year’s Eve of Y2K (for those who remember how everyone freaked out for that turning of the century), with the lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones. For fans of Indiana Jones (like myself), he plays Harrison Ford’s father in “The Last Crusade”, another fun romp at the movies. Overall, Mr. Connery left quite an indelible mark on the movie world, and he had a long, great career we will enjoy for years to come.

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FLADELAND Judy Helen Sept 6, 1958 - July 21, 1975 Dennis Loren July 22, 1946 - Oct 27, 2012 Wendy Lou Jan 2, 1954 - Oct 23, 2015 Murray Donald May 26, 1962 - Aug. 25, 2019 Time slips by, but Memories stay. Quietly remembered every day. Forever loved & missed, the family. Also remembering all Fladeland & Gold family members.

A very belated but sincere “Thank You” to all who helped us celebrate our 75th wedding anniversary at “The Parade” in Gladmar Sk. We, could not have a party so this was a great way to help us celebrate this special event. Some of you came a great distance and others from nearby. It was fun to see the different vehicles and very “heart warming” to see you all. Sorry that we could not even give you a cup of coffee, perhaps another time. You made us feel “so special.” It was Awesome !!! Ted & Gertrude Fladeland

1929 ~ 2020 Anderson, Doris Norma, born April 30, 1929 passed away on October 27, 2020 at the age of 91 years. Doris was predeceased by her husband, Morris Anderson and daughter, Dianne Paul. Doris will be lovingly remembered by her children, Beverley (Steinar) Tangedal of Edson, AB; Vivian Anderson (Neil Thompson) of Calgary, AB; Kathy (Ron) Gagnon of Calgary, AB; Allan Anderson of Lake Alma, SK; Albert (Wei) Anderson of Weyburn, SK; Margaret (Mike) Salik of Okotoks, AB; son in law, John Paul of Lake Alma, SK; grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; sister, Ilene (Alec) Miles; brothers in law, Wesley Anderson & Ed Chymycz; sister in law, Jo Anderson as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives & friends. A Visitation was held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Fletcher Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, Saskatchewan and the Graveside Service and Interment was held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Saron Cemetery, Lake Alma, Saskatchewan. The family of Doris gratefully declines flowers and/or donations, however your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Thank you. Condolences may be left at:www.fletcherfuneralchapel.com. Services in the Care of Fletcher Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, 306-842-5432.

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M. Yvonne (Harkness) Milne, late of Weyburn, SK passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the age of 85 years. Yvonne was predeceased by her husband George; parents, John and Mary Harkness; father and mother-in-law, Harry and Christina Milne; sister Margaret Silliker; sister-in-law Peggy McKellar; and three brothers-inlaw: Robert Silliker, Cam Gaudet, and Jim McKellar. She is lovingly remembered by her children: Karen (Bill) Coleman, of Weyburn, SK, Jennifer (Michael) Houlden, of Kahshe Lake, ON, and Jeffrey (Melissa) Milne, of Camrose, AB; three grandchildren: Lisa Coleman, Ryan (Kimm) Coleman, Amelia Milne; two great-grandchildren, Abbygale Coleman and Pierce Coleman; her sister Jean Gaudet, of Aylmer, QC; as well as many nieces and nephews. Yvonne was born in Kisbey on January 24, 1935. Yvonne Harkness married George Milne on April 17, 1954. They farmed on the Harkness farm in the Hazelbank district, north of Kisbey for 17 years. They moved to Weyburn in 1971. Family was very important to Yvonne, especially her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, who gave her much enjoyment and pleasure over the years. Yvonne was always baking and filling the freezer with yummy treats and the best buns in the whole world. She loved to make a meal for family and friends and it gave her a lot of joy to have company at her table. Yvonne was an avid reader as well as a beautiful seamstress. She worked at the fabric department of the Co-op department store for many years. To the day she passed she could touch a piece of fabric and tell you if it was of good quality or not. George and Yvonne enjoyed traveling across Canada with particular enjoyment of Canada’s north and the mountains. She will be missed dearly by family and friends. A Private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Warmley Cemetery, Kisbey, SK. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Yvonne may be made to the “Activities Department”,c/o Tatagwa View Care Home, Box 2003, Weyburn, SK. 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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Red Wings right-winger Matthew Rathbone, No. 24, watched the puck hit the twine behind the Estevan Bruins goaltender for the Red Wings first goal on Friday evening at Crescent Point Place. The Richardson Pioneer Red Wings went on to a 5-2 victory over the Bruins, after losing both of their games against them the previous weekend. By Sabrina Kraft The Richardson Pioneer Red Wings split their pair of preseason games against the Estevan Bruins that were held October 30 and October 31. They won their home match on Friday by a score of 5-2, but then dropped their Saturday night game in Estevan 6-4. “Overall, the exhibition games with the Bruins went very well. There was one game that I didn’t like that much, but from the other three games we have a lot of possibilities and opportunities to start pre-

paring our players for the regular season,” said Rich Pilon, head coach for the Red Wings. Pilon noted that as coaches, one of the goals is to make the team stronger throughout the season. “We will do what we have to do. We are trying to get our cohorts together, and looking for those pieces of the puzzle to make the team better.” “One thing we noted after facing Estevan in the pre-season, is that the Bruins are a very physical team … and we are still missing that guy who will

give others strength just by being on the ice.” The Red Wings will open the regular season with a home game against the Notre Dame Hounds on Saturday, November 7, with a puck drop at 7:30 p.m. At this time, only those with a paid season ticket will be permitted into Red Wing games, as Saskatchewan Health has provided Saskatchewan Hockey approval for up to 50 per cent capacity in Crescent Point Place with restrictions around social distancing. Seat selection is not

guaranteed and office staff will assign seats accordingly. Contact tracing records must be recorded and retained for 30 days by Red Wings staff. As a coach, Pilon noted

that sometimes the league should be planning for the worse, and feels that a few directions came up short, in regards to when teams could return to the ice and how to deal with their num-

bers internally. “There will be some decisions we have to make, as we asking for more support from the players parents to make sure that our players get that ice time,” he said.

New curling season is now underway at Weyburn rink A new curling season started at the Weyburn Curling Club on Monday. Patti Skjerdal, co-manager of the Weyburn Curling Club, said that all the regular leagues will be back in action, but there are no set dates for bonspiels yet. According to Curling Canada and CurlSask, it is entirely possible for people to continue to curl in a manner that is physically distant, and the Weyburn Curling Club will be observing those social distancing guidelines during the upcoming season. Each of

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Owen White, sergeant-at-arms, and Brian Glass, both from the Weyburn branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, show a tray of poppies they took out on Friday to begin this year’s campaign. Poppies are sold in advance of Remembrance Day each year in support of veterans, and for members of the public to remember the sacrifice made on their behalf by those who have served in wartime, or as peacekeepers in peace time. As the cadets are not able to meet due to COVID-19 restrictions, Legion members will be out selling poppies at local businesses.

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Virtual annual meeting held for Concert Series Virtual annual meeting hThe Weyburn Concert Series met for their annual general meeting at Knox Fellowship Hall on October 28. President Linda Aitken welcomed those in attendance, with only the executive members attending in person wearing masks, and other interested individuals attending virtually. The annual reports from the executive and committee heads were shared. The 2019 – 2020 season began with seven concerts on the agenda, but due to COVID-19 regulations, the last live performance of the season was held at the Cugnet Centre on February 6. Membership for the season was 614 people, just slightly down from the previous year. “Our community enjoyed and was entertained by five of the season’s concerts,” said Aitken. “By mid June, it was apparent that the remaining two concerts

would have to be cancelled. The decision to cancel those, and then to literally cancel our 20202021 concert season was heart wrenching.” The Weyburn Concert Series also made a decision to offer reimbursement of ticket costs to membership and those who had purchased single tickets for the last two concerts that were cancelled. “It was a massive undertaking, but nearly 1,000 people were contacted … and it is now a done deal,” said Aitken. “In summary, these past eight months have been challenging not just our Weyburn community, but the entire world,” said Aitken. “Weyburn Concert Series does know that we will be back, and we will be better, bringing live performances to this community … when our government and Saskatchewan Health says it is safe to do so.”

School zone expanded for St. Michael School The City of Weyburn has expanded the existing school zone boundaries for St. Michael School to now include two high-traffic intersections. Four new 30 km/h signs were installed on Monday along Park Avenue, Hartney Avenue and 13th Street, increasing the school zone perimeter to help improve driver awareness of significant crosswalks in the area. The City and Weyburn Police Service consulted with the Holy Family Roman Catholic School Division on options to increase pedestrian safety near St. Michael School, after Weyburn residents voiced their concerns that busy crosswalks were not within the existing school zone. “After a full assessment by the Department of Engineering, Public Works

Department and Police Service, we deemed that the school zone needed to be expanded,” said director of engineering, Jennifer Wilkinson. “This is especially important now with an increase in pedestrian and vehicular traffic due to Covid-19 bussing restrictions and will help ensure we are protecting the most vulnerable pedestrians.” Motorists will now slow down to 30 km/h in the St. Michael School area and use caution beginning on 13th Street (heading south from First Avenue NE), Hartney Avenue (heading east) and Park Avenue (heading both east and west). The City of Weyburn and Weyburn Police Service ask drivers to please slow down, use caution and drive safely in all school zones within the city.

Speeding in school zones leads to hard lessons for drivers September was back to school across Saskatchewan, and more than a few drivers learned a tough lesson about the cost of speeding through school zone. Police issued 673 school zone speeding tickets in September. While that’s less than half the number that were caught during last year’s focus on school zones, it’s still too many drivers speeding through school zones. Getting a school zone speeding ticket is even worse than getting sent to the principal’s office (20 km/h over the speed limit = a $310 ticket, plus three demerits), but the most important reason drivers need to slow down in school

zones is to #KeepKidsSafe School looks a little different these days, but driving advice for school zones hasn’t changed. If any drivers want to brush up, they should review The SGI Study Guide for Safe #SchoolZones. While speeding was by far the most prevalent traffic infraction in school zones, a handful of drivers were ticketed for other offences. Police continue to be on the lookout for distracted driving in October. It’s easy to avoid getting one of those very expensive distracted driving tickets. Just leave the phone alone, set aside other distractions and focus on the road.

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Flu shot clinics now being held

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Ian Fleck, pharmacy manager at Prairie Sky Co-op, receives his influenza shot from pharmacist Amanda Gartner. Influenza vaccine clinics are now being offered through Saskatchewan Health Authority sites, and pharmacies in Weyburn. It is recommended that residents wear a mask to receive the influenza vaccine.

Sask Health Authority recruiting new doctors for Weyburn The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has been working hard to recruit physicians to vacancies in the Weyburn area. The departure of a number of physicians over the past year had led to challenges in maintaining clinical services. Recruitment conversations are currently taking place with a number of physicians who are interested in the Weyburn opportunities. There are currently 28 physicians undergoing the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) and if successful two are expected to start practice in Weyburn in

late January, 2021. In the short term the SHA is utilizing locum providers when they are able to secure their services. “I would really like to thank the local teams for their commitment and extraordinary effort while we continue to recruit, said Dr. Kevin Wasko, SHA Physician Executive with Integrated Rural Health. “In addition, we thank the public for their understanding. We understand the concern if you do not have access to a provider.” If you are not able to access services in the community of Weyburn for the interim, the SHA

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encourages people to consider seeing a provider in a surrounding community while they work through this physician shortage. For community members who are looking for a family physician, please refer to the SHA website section on “physicians accepting new patients”, or contact the Weyburn Primary Health Care Clinic at 306-842-5404. The SHA would like to remind the public that the Primary Care Clinic continues to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic with both inperson and phone-in appointments available.

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Colleen Herberholz Morrice, Humane Society shelter manager, and Kaylee Vanbeselaere make several phone calls for bail, as they were locked up for the Jail and Bail fundraiser held by Pet Valu. A number of community participants were involved in the Jail and Bail, and the Humane Society was the benefactor of the fundraiser.

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Donation brings ‘Smiles’ to the Family Place

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The Family Place received $11,496 from the Weyburn Tim Hortons, which was collected during their Smile Cookie Fundraiser. Tom Carisse, owner of Tim Hortons, and his daughter presented the donation to Dawn Gutzke, Judy Lumb and participants from the Mini Go Program.

Rotarians hear how New Zealand is handling COVID pandemic

By Greg Nikkel Members of the Weyburn Rotary Club heard a presentation about how New Zealand handled the COVID-19 pandemic compared to Canada. Peter and Pariya Williams had hosted a number of couples from Weyburn on a friendship exchange trip, and they in turn visited here a few years ago. They spoke via Zoom with the Weyburn club members and gave a synopsis of how their country handled the virus. Williams noted after word came out of China in mid-January about a new coronavirus, New Zealand kept a close monitor on the situation, with their chief medical officer, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern beginning their series of regular updates later that month. “I have to say, even though I’m not a Labor supporter, she’s done an excellent job of communicating. She’s a very good communicator, and she’s had quite a good response from around the world,” said Williams. “I think the best thing she’s ever done for New Zealand was to respond to this virus.” The country began on Jan. 30 to put restrictions on foreign nationals travelling there, he noted, commenting, “They recognized that being an island, we could probably keep ourselves reasonably isolated, which I could imagine would be more difficult in a place like Europe.” They began on Feb. 3 to require travelers to selfisolate for 14 days, and on Feb. 8 a cruise ship docked in Christchurch, the Diamond Princess, had two passengers test positive for the coronavirus. “The day before, I was actually picking people up off that ship, and we took them on a little trip,” said Williams, noting that some of his fellow drivers were tested for the virus, but none of them were infected. Between Feb 8 and 24, there were 634 cases of the virus related back to the cruise ship, and Williams noted the government was criticized because they had let people

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off the ship. “I think at that stage everyone was fairly ignorant about the virus,” he said. On Feb. 20, a New Zealand man in his 60s tested positive after he travelled in from Iran, so restrictions were put on travellers from that country. Towards the end of that month, residents began to buy up things, such as toilet paper, and stores ran out of it fairly quickly. One person apparently bought thousands of packages, hoping to make some money from it, but the person was charged, plus New Zealand has a manufacturer of toilet paper so the shortage didn’t last very long. In mid-March, the prime minister said any traveler that came to New Zealand had to self-quarantine, and any who didn’t would be deported. The government also came up with a fund of $12.1 billion to help workers who were affected by the virus, and size restrictions were introduced for any gathering, with the limit of 100 people set at first. “At that stage, all folks like us were told to stay home, as they recognized that we were the most vulnerable,” said Williams, noting that people began to help seniors, such as by picking up groceries for them. On March 25, New Zealand was placed at Level 4 and the entire nation went into self-isolation, said Williams. There were 1,160 cases as of April 7, but most importantly, the numbers of recoveries were bigger than the numbers of new cases.

Williams noted at the time that U.S. President Donald Trump was saying there was no problem, while New Zealand was dealing with the situation. “Jacinda took quite a lot of criticism from Mr. Trump for what she was doing,” said Williams, noting soon after this the country finally began to let stranded New Zealanders back into the country. “Trump said we had an outbreak, so don’t go to New Zealand because it’s a terrible place to be, but in fact we were dealing with it rather well at that stage. I’m sure Jacinda had a big smile on her face when she mentioned it,” said Williams. The country went back down to Level 2 by early May, and by August they only had had about 22 deaths from the pandemic, “so we felt the community transmission was fairly safe, and that’s why we moved back to Level 2.” There were some restrictions kept in place, so he noted it was deemed a sort of Level 2.5, to try and keep control of community transmissions but allow some businesses to resume operations. One measure put in place was to require anyone who travelled to selfquarantine for 14 days upon their return. At first, this was paid for by the government as they were put up in a designated hotel, but more recently if a traveller returns from overseas, they have to pay for the quarantine period, a fee of about $3,000. Meantime, there are promotions for New Zealanders to travel within

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their country and see their own islands, and flights are being offered at a cheap price to encourage this, said Williams. “I think a lot of businesses are desperate for people to come and visit,” he said, noting more people also have more disposable income since they are generally not travelling outside of their country. He noted that people there don’t like wearing masks, but he pointed out that they have been very good at physical distancing and are keeping their numbers low for infections. “We were told this was going to be the devastation of New Zealand’s economy eight or nine months ago, but the fact is, it hasn’t really changed a great deal,” he said, adding later, “I think most people feel we’ve got it under control.”

The Government of Saskatchewan’s efforts to keep invasive species out of Saskatchewan waterbodies got a boost recently, with a $25,000 contribution from SaskPower to the Ministry of Environment’s aquatic invasive species (AIS) program. This is the second year the corporation has financially supported the program. “The threat of invasive species to aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure requires a coordinated effort to manage effectively,” Environment Minister and Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan said. “SaskPower remains an important and much appreciated partner in AIS prevention in Saskatchewan.” The SaskPower contribution will help the ministry expand its existing inspection program to better monitor watercraft coming into the province. The ministry currently has eight mobile watercraft decontamination units to support its AIS inspection and decontamination program. “SaskPower’s contribution to the AIS program is an example of our ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, and will ultimately help to safeguard our infrastructure from potentially costly damage,” said Tim Eckel, SaskPower Vice-President of Asset Management, Planning and Sustainability. “Continued collaboration with our government

and non-government partners will be crucial as we work toward a shared goal of maintaining a healthy aquatic environment in Saskatchewan.” Saskatchewan’s AIS program focuses on prevention through public education, promoting Clean, Drain, Dry best practices for watercraft, roadside boat inspections, decontaminations and regular monitoring of Saskatchewan’s waterbodies. Prevention of zebra and quagga mussels remains a top priority for the province, with monitoring taking place on more than 120 lakes province-wide. To date, no invasive mussels have been found in Saskatchewan waterbodies. AIS are plant, animal and invertebrate species that threaten waterways and damage aquatic habitat, fisheries, valuable recreational resources and important power generation, irrigation and municipal water infrastructure. AIS can be impossible to eliminate once established in a waterbody, and can cost millions of dollars annually to manage. Saskatchewan works with the federal Canada Border Services Agency and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as well as provincial organizations and provincial governments in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and the Yukon, to coordinate prevention efforts across Western Canada.

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Three trustees bid farewell to SE Cornerstone By Norm Park, Contracted Reporter for SECPSD Three trustees for the Southeast Cornerstone School Division board bid their farewells to their fellow board members on Wednesday. Elwood White said he was honoured to have been a part of the decision-making processes during his two terms as a member of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of trustees. “I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience,” he told his fellow board members during the start of the October 14 general board meeting, which was his last as an elected representative at the conference table in Weyburn. Saying he hoped he had helped shape the future of provincial education in some manner, the Subdivision 6 representative (Gladmar, Oungre, Pangman, Ogema, Yellow Grass et al) concluded by saying it was a tremendous experience. Harold Laich, another retiring board member, r e p r e s e n t i n g S u b d iv ision 2, (Arcola, Carlyle, Manor, Wawota) spoke next, noting he has been a part of the provincial education system in one way or another since 1983 as teacher, administrator and in management positions as well as a long-serving board member with regional board positions prior to the amalgamation of legacy school systems into what is now South East Cornerstone. He also served a term as chairman of the Cornerstone board. “The learning curve is significant,” he said, speaking to the proposed newcomers who will take board seats at the Nov. 18 session. “The issues are more complex than you can imagine sometimes

and even more so than being on a town council.” Laich went on to say he served the board with passion as did other members and that sometimes led to conflicts. “But, you don’t have to agree on everything. In fact this is what gives the board strength, strength comes from diversity and in the end we come together with a solution, an answer, for the public.” Laich also drew a round of laughter as he recalled his occasional disagreements with board chairwoman Audrey Trombley, while making the point that disagreements make the board better when the arguments are made with respect. Laich also thanked Director of Education Lynn Little, who, he said, “is an outstanding director. She is more prepared than anyone I have seen in this position over the years.” It was noted that Little is just one of five female educational directors within the province. Shari Sutter, the junior member of the retirement trio, just completed her first term as an Estevan City representative, and said she appreciated getting to know her fellow board members and to get to know the issues surrounding the delivery of public school education in a large sector of the province. “Learning the issues and getting to work on them, has been a privilege,” she said. All three were thanked by Trombley for their service over the years and they received a heartfelt round of applause by their fellow trustees before they all returned to the business at hand, and for the three of them, their final opportunities for direct input into the board decisionmaking processes.

Family visits Halloween event at mall

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A family stopped at one of several booths set up for the Halloween Trick-or-Treat event held at the City Centre Mall on Saturday afternoon. The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce partnered with Weyburn Tourism and the Weyburn Police Service to put on the event, with a number of groups and businesses also present to hand out treats.

Grade 6ers dress up at Souris School

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Grade 6 students at Souris School gathered for a group photo on Friday, to show how they dressed up in costume for a dress-up spirit day at the school. Most schools had a dress-up day for the day before Halloween, allowing the children to have a little fun at school before trick-or-treat day on Saturday.

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Getting treats from Ms. Ladybug

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Paris Lyon and her mom, Tammy Bhimji, dressed as Ms. Ladybug, handed out bags of chips at their booth, set up as part of the Weyburn Chamber’s indoor Halloween Trick-or-Treat event on Saturday afternoon. Booths were set up down the length of the mall, and families were able to get their treats and move through.

Campaign fights distracted driving A cellphone lies on the ground; its cracked screen displaying increasingly frantic messages. As it rings, a police reconstructionist picks up the phone, looking somberly at the call display, before putting it carefully in a plastic bag. A few metres away, the lifeless body of the phone’s owner lies underneath a tarp next to the wreckage of a crashed, overturned vehicle. SGI’s latest awareness campaign shows the devastating consequences of distracted driving. It depicts not only the scene of a fatal crash, but the impact on the family left behind.

“It’s not easy to watch the pain of young widow faced with a life without her husband, knowing their baby daughter will grow up without her father,” said Andrew Cartmell, President and CEO of SGI. “But this fictional scene is reality for many families who have lost loved ones to distracted driving.” The scenes in the commercial are based on actual experiences of Saskatchewan first responders. Quite often a phone will ping or ring at the scene of the collision, with a family member checking in on their loved one – but getting no answer.

Driver distraction and inattention was a factor in 16 deaths on Saskatchewan roads in 2019, second only to impaired driving. Distracted driving is also one of the leading causes of injuries and collisions overall on Saskatchewan roads, with 688 people injured last year. In addition to the 60-second commercial, the campaign includes four 15-second videos that show different scenarios of people distracted by texting while driving. The message is simple: taking your eyes off the road can result in a serious and potentially deadly collision.