FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021
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Weyburn city council back to Zoom due to COVID Weyburn city council will be holding its April 12 meeting at its regular time of 5 p.m. via Zoom, due to increased COVID-19 and variant of concern cases in the community and surrounding area. Council had originally planned on going back to in-person meetings in the council chambers. Council meetings can be viewed by the public live on the City of Weyburn YouTube page (@cityof-
weyburn). Council will monitor the cases in the Weyburn area and announce its decision regarding the scheduled April 26 Council meeting at a future date. The City of Weyburn continues to follow COVID-19 public health guidelines set by the Government of Saskatchewan and information on the City’s pandemic response can be found on www.weyburn.ca/covid-19.
Community agencies can submit funding requests Community agencies are now welcome to submit their application for funding from the 2021 Weyburn Communithon. The Weyburn Communithon is a local annual event raising funds to support Weyburn community agencies and their programs. Interested organizations in Weyburn and area must complete a United Way Regina Funding Application package for consideration. Application forms are available by request; please email Kristin Gushuliak at kgushuliak@unitedwayregina.ca. The application period opened April 1 and will close with a deadline of April 30, 2021 by 4 p.m. United Way Regina and the allocation committee of the Weyburn and Area Communithon will review all applications, and the final decisions on 2021 Communithon recipient community agencies will be announced after May 31. Eligible organizations must meet the following criteria: • Align with the United Way focus areas (All That
Kids Can Be, Poverty to Possibility and Healthy People Strong Communities); • Use the funds in the Weyburn area specifically; • Are incorporated under provincial or national jurisdiction; • Are a registered charity in Canada; and, • Will assign a representative to the Communithon Committee The Weyburn Communithon will mark their 40th anniversary in 2021, during their live televised event on Friday, October 2, 2021. The Communithon has a rich history of helping to raise much-needed funds for community agencies, and the programs and services that are provided in the Weyburn and area. In the past 40 years, it is estimated that over $4 million in funding has returned to our community, because of the hard work and dedication of the Communithon Committee. Keep watch on the Communithon Facebook page and website at www.communithon.com for more information about the 2021 Communithon.
Scooting at the skateboard park
Brad Wall, W. Brett Wilson, Rex Murphy to highlight Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s just two months out, but the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show is still a go, despite concerns about the ongoing pandemic. The show, held every second year in Weyburn, may look different, but the organizers are doing their best to find a way to make it happen June 2-3, preceded by an exhibitors golf tournament on June 1. Show chair Dan Cugnet said on March 30, “We’re meeting every week. We’ve submitted things to the city and to the provincial government. “We’ve got Brett Wilson and Brad Wall coming to speak on the Wednes-
day, the day of the awards. We’ve got Rex Murphy coming to speak on Thursday. These are all confirmed.” Two years ago, Rex Murphy spoke about how the oilpatch helped save the people of Newfoundland when that province was laid low by the collapse of the cod fishery. He also discussed the absolute necessity of the energy sector in our lives and nation. “Energy is thee essential commodity of all 21st century life,” he said at the time. The YouTube video of that speech has since been viewed 62,500 times. The Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman award was announced on March 29, with Derrick Big Eagle
Pet owners reminded not to allow dogs, cats to run at large With spring around the corner, pet owners are reminded that dogs and cats are not allowed to run at large in the City of Weyburn. There is a bylaw that regulates the ownership of dogs and pets, and consequences could include impounding of any dog or cat found running at large at the Weyburn Humane Society.
Included in the bylaw includes no person shall possess or harbor more than three dogs or three cats, or combination of both for a total of three pets. There is an exception for dogs and cats kept in the ordinary course of business for a veterinary hospital, clinic, barding kennel, or grooming business. Shops or breeders
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Keenan Paloners rode his scooter down the ramp as his brother Andrew watched from the top, at the skateboard park on Saturday morning by the Weyburn Youth Centre. There was still some lingering snow in places around the park, but the ramps were mostly clear, enabling kids on bikes, scooters and skateboards to enjoy the park once again.
who have a business must get approval as a commercial kennel under the City of Weyburn. All dogs outdoors must be on a leash if they are not on the owner’s premises. There is an off-leash dog park available to dog owners. Cats who are allowed outside should also be
leashed, as they are considered a nuisance if they are trespassing on private property, without the permission of the owner of the property. The Animal Control officer or any Police Constable may be contacted to capture or seize any dog or cat found running at large. Those animals will be held at the Weyburn Humane Society.
receiving the honour. Southeast Saskatchewan Legends awards will go to Vi Day, Ken Lee, Norm “Pierre” Mondor, Ray Frehlick and Ron Carson. The Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year and Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame inductees have not yet been announced, as those awards are chosen by a separate board. They are still working on dealing with the realities of the pandemic, adapting as required. “We’re going to have everybody that’s attending pre-registered, so it’s not going to be people showing up at the gate,” Cugnet said. “Plans are currently fluid right now,” he said, as they adapt to what public health regulations will allow. Much of this depends on optimism for success in Saskatchewan’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and an easing of
public health restrictions. The provincial government has been working on widespread vaccination of the adult population, with Premier Scott Moe noting during the regular COVID-19 briefing on March 30 that in the next few weeks, Saskatchewan is expecting as many vaccine doses as has been received to date, and more to come. Moe said we are in the “final weeks of this pandemic,” and in the “final steps of the race.” At that same press conference, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said, “Over the next six to eight weeks, the bulk of the population, maybe even 40 and older, especially people with underlying risk factors, will have been vaccinated with at least one dose, and we will be in a very different place in six to eight weeks, but we really need to stay the course for those six to eight weeks.”
FOR SALE BY TENDER
VACANT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE IN WEYBURN For tender:
a 50’x120’ vacant residential lot located at 132 7th Street N.E., Weyburn, SK. Legal description: Lots 8 & 9, Block 41, Plan S1405 (minerals included) Tenders must be: - in writing with a certified cheque (payable to the undersigned) for 5% of the offered price as a deposit; and - placed in a sealed envelope which reaches the undersigned by 10:00 a.m. CST Friday, April 30, 2021 Balance of offered price is payable by cash or financing arrangements (satisfactory to the undersigned) when notice of intention to accept the offer is given. Cheques of unsuccessful tenders will be returned. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Horner Law Office 21 - 5th Street N.E. Weyburn, SK S4H 0Y9