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Taking these projects and ventures together, it would seem clear that the Weyburn area is doing fairly well in spite of the bad news that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the economy over the past year. This is not to downplay the hurt that public health restrictions have caused in the local, provincial and national economy, as this has been an all-too-real problem that business owners and industries have had to deal with, and are continuing to deal with as long as these restrictions are ...

Mayor Roy said he has a “very optimistic view” with commodity prices doing well right now for both oil and agriculture. With oil prices staying above $60 a barrel for the past while, there are more people getting back to work again, including with the well abandonment program. With recent conversations with the chamber’s new executive director, Larry Heggs, the mayor said the mayors caucus would like to urge chambers of commerce to push the province to go back to supporting the film in...

Article content Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie urged residents to keep following COVID-19 restrictions a day after Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer said the city was on “red alert.” Dr. Saqib Shahab identified Moose Jaw as a place of concern due to the rise of COVID-19 variants at a news conference on Tuesday. However, the province has imposed no new restrictions — like those introduced in the Regina zone earlier this month — on the zone that includes Moose Jaw. We apologize...

The recommendation was to raise the mill rates for agricultural and railway properties, and on residential properties, and to lower the commercial mill rate. The result will be, for a commercial property with an assessment of $300,000, a decrease of $13.70, and for a residential property with an assessment of $300,000, there will be an increase of about 97 cents. Coun. Jeff Richards said he would vote in favour of this move as 2020 was a very difficult year for the business community, and 20...

“We are pleased to advise that three family physicians have joined the Weyburn Health Centre this month,” said Trevor Tessier, Director of Primary Health Care for Southeast 8 (Weyburn and area). Drs. Ebelechukwu Ejiofor, Dr. Arian Ravaei and Dr. Saheed Gbamgbola all started their practices near the beginning of February. They can be reached for appointments by calling 306-842-5444. In addition, Dr. Pradeep Amarasooriya is joining the Weyburn Primary Health Care Clinic until the end of J...

“I’d like to thank the Weyburn Ag Society for nominating me and Rae,” said Neal in accepting the award. “More than 40 years is a long time. You know, it’s so much fun, you just don’t want to quit.” Neal has been volunteering with the Ag Society since 1974, and became a director in 1988, serving as Ag Society president from 1991 to 1993. Rae has also been volunteering for many years, since the late 1980s, and like her parents John and Isobel Norman, has helped out with the bookk...

(Photos: City of Weyburn for turf photo, @treavortuff for exterior photo) The City of Weyburn is on schedule and on budget with the construction of their recreation and culture centre, the Credit. . .

Saskatchewan invests in community airports, funding applications open for next year February 1, 2021 The Government of Saskatchewan on January 28 released a statement that it has contributed a record $1.5 million for improvements at 15 community airports in its 2020/2021 Budget. The additional funds came from the provincial government’s two-year, $7.5 billion stimulus program focusing on economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Saskatchewan’s communit...

  “Saskatchewan’s community airports play an important role in economic growth,” said Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw.  “They also ensure the safety of our communities by supporting vital services like Air Ambulance and firefighting.” “The City of Weyburn completed a full rehabilitation of its main runway,” said Weyburn Mayor Marcel Roy.  “We were pleased to work in partnership with the province on this critical infrastructure, which is vital to our safety and our economy....

“The City of Weyburn completed a full rehabilitation of its main runway,” Weyburn Mayor Marcel Roy said.  “We were pleased to work in partnership with the province on this critical infrastructure, which is vital to our safety and our economy.” Some of the other communities that benefited from the program include Humboldt, Leader, Melfort, North Battleford, Unity and Wynyard. With the added stimulus amount for 2020-21, more than $9 million has been invested in community airports sinc...