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weyburn Vol.112 No. 01 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 14 Pages
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss
Brainstorming ideas for JA
The Grade 1 class at Haig School celebrated a week of Dr. Seuss stories. Page 3
Entrepreneurship 30 students are getting ready to soon roll out the new Jr. Achievement company in Weyburn. Page 10
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COVID shuts two Weyburn schools down, moves to remote learning
Getting an early visit from the Easter bunny
Review Photo 6596 — Greg Nikkel
The Easter bunny paid an early visit to Weyburn over the weekend, making special deliveries of treats to lucky children and collecting donations at the same time for the Weyburn Humane Society. The children here include Ben Bolen, Abby Stewart, Brooks Bolen and Ryder Stewart.The bunny will be back for special drop-offs of treats on Saturday and Sunday, April 3 and 4, between 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and those interested can book with Shannon Seitz on Seitz’s Rentals Facebook page.
Moe responds to carbon tax ruling with five strategies, including small modular reactors By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Saskatchewan’s fight against the federal carbon tax was lost on March 25, when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 that a federal carbon tax is indeed constitutional. It’s been a long haul for Premier Scott Moe, who recounted the fight going
back to his days as environment minister, prior to assuming the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party and premiership. Speaking to a press conference at the Legislature in response to the court loss, Moe said that back in October, 2016, he and the other environment ministers were meeting to discuss reducing greenhouse gas emissions
“while respecting provincial jurisdiction and recognizing the unique characteristics of each region across this great nation.” “At the very moment that we were meeting in 2016, at that very same time, when we sat down in Montreal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rose in the House of Commons to announce that the federal government
would unilaterally impose a carbon tax on all of the provinces and territories. This was a stunning betrayal of the prime minister’s promise to premiers to work in a cooperative fashion on climate change. A promise that He had made just a few months prior, at the first ministers meeting in Vancouver, where all 13 of the provinces Continued on page 2
Painted skies in the country
Two Weyburn schools, Souris School and St. Michael School, shut down classes as of Monday to move to remote learning until after the Easter break week, after positive cases of COVID have appeared in individuals at both schools. Letters were sent out to the parents or guardians of students at both schools, advising of this situation. In a letter from education director Lynn Little, she indicated there have been two more cases of COVID-19 in individuals at Souris School, and those in close contact will be contacted by public health officials. “All students in elementary classrooms of positive cases are considered close contacts. Students in all grade levels except the Grade 6 class are considered close contacts at this time and are asked to isolate. Public Health will contact those deemed as close contacts and provide direction,” she said in the letter, noting that “a close contact is anyone that has been within six feet of the positive individual for an accumulated 15 minutes.” Public health will be contacting parents/guardians of students and any staff/ visitors/volunteers who may have been in close contact with the cases and providing direction. If you do not hear from them, your child has not been identified as a close contact. “Due to the number of staff and students impacted, it is not possible to continue face to face classes, thus Souris School will transition to remote learning effective Tuesday, March 30 through to April 1. School will reopen on Monday, April 12. There will be no classes on Monday, March 29. Staff will prepare for the transition to remote learning and will be in contact with all to establish expectations and
schedules,” said Little. Little indicated in regard to the other city schools in Southeast Cornerstone, “We will continue to work with Public Health to monitor the COVID situation and impact in the remainder of the schools.” Parents of St. Michael students were told in a letter from principal Dean Loberg the school would also not be in session on Monday. “In collaboration and communication with Public Health, and Holy Family School Division, St. Michael School has been placed in Level 4 of the Provincial Safe Schools Plan until Monday, April 12th. Due to potential exposure to a positive COVID-19 case in a single room and the number of students who have been unexpectedly ill this past week (approximately 10 per cent) students will not be returning to the building on Monday, March 29th,” said Loberg. As with the Souris families, Public Health will be contacting parents/guardians of students and any staff/visitors/ volunteers who may have been in close contact with the single known case of COVID and providing direction. “We remind everyone to monitor for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 and contact Public Health if anyone in your family develops symptoms. “Under Level 4 of the plan all students are required to continue instruction remotely. During online instruction, if your child is unable to attend class, please contact the teacher or the office as you normally would. Your child’s teacher will be in contact with you and/or your child to provide more direction,” said Loberg. All families will be contacted by Thursday, April 8, with further information regarding return to school for Monday, April 12.
Photo 4223 — submitted by Sarah Leguee
The clouds were painted in tones of red and orange at sunset as viewed by Sarah Leguee on her family’s farm west of Fillmore. Saskatchewan has long been famed for being the home of “The Living Skies” with sunsets and sunrises throughout the year that include such amazing colours.