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weyburn Vol.114 No. 35 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 10 Pages
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WWF holds Family Fun Day Weyburn Wildlife Federation held their inaugural family fun day. Page 7
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Having fun with archery
Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
Ruth Frayn was all smiles as she pulled back on the string of a bow, as John Tilley helped her learn about archery. Tilley is with the Weyburn Wildlife Federation’s archery club, and this was part of the family fun day held on Saturday at the WWF’s clubhouse and grounds at the former South Weyburn school house.
BMO Bank of Montreal has notified its Weyburn customers they will be closing the Weyburn branch at the City Centre Mall as of March 7, 2025. On that date, the Weyburn branch will transfer the accounts of their customers to the Estevan branch. In a statement sent to their customers, the bank stated, “As many in the community are aware, the Weyburn Square Mall we are located in is undergoing changes affecting its operations.” The statement invites customers to call the branch or come in to speak to one of the employees about this impending closure. The branch will hold an informal session on
Thursday, Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. about the impending closure. Under the regulations of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), the bank may be required to hold and attend a meeting with FCAC representatives and interested parties if customers feel the bank has not adequately consulted with the community about the closure, or if an individual or community representative submits a written request to the commissioner for a meeting, if the FCAC feels “the request is not frivolous or vexatious.” The BMO serves over 13 million clients across the country. In 2023, the BMO was ranked #1 in Personal Banking Customer Satisfaction.
Hail damages crops as harvest half-done in Weyburn region By Greg Nikkel With harvest operations about 52 per cent done in the Weyburn region, and 21 per cent for the southeast as a whole, a series of thunderstorms moved through the region with hail on Wednesday evening, and heavy rain. Area farmers reported varying amounts of rain and of hail, with some fields seeing as much as 100 per cent damage. Dale Paslawski, who farms in the Cedoux area, said they received about 1.4 inches of rain, and hail stones, damaging crops and property. “We were hit hard by ping pong and golf ball sized hail for 10 minutes, which broke five windshields and badly damaged metal on vehicles and our metal roof on the house and sheds. It also
badly dented crops very badly over a large area, and we have some crops hailed out 100 per cent,” he said on Friday. To the north and northwest of Weyburn, Dale Mainil said they received close to two inches of rain, and had some hail damage throughout their fields, “anywhere from 10 to 100 per cent. It was a bad storm.” Further east, in the Creelman-Fillmore area, Marcel Van Staveren said they saw rainfall ranging from a half-inch to two inches, and while some hail fell, it didn’t do very much damage to their crops. “We noticed very very little damage or yield loss from the few stones that fell,” he said, noting their hail was “wet” rather than dry hail, as in they re-
Flashing across the sky
ceived the rain first before the hail, and it dampened any damaging effects of the hail on their fields.
incremental rain already as produced by excess July heat without rain. We are seeing light test
Ongoing wetting and drying from rain have reduced the milling quality of cereal grains – Marcel Van Staveren “We have become concerned with the ongoing rain every two or three or four days,” he said. “Ongoing wetting and drying from rain have reduced the milling quality of cereal grains, such as wheat and durum, as it bleaches in colour from red or amber to a whitish colour. This deterioration will soon be evident with
weighted wheat and durum, downgrading or discounting average or below average type yield,” said Van Staveren. The Sask Ag crop reported noted some wide variances in harvest progress, depending on moisture conditions throughout the southeast. Some areas, such EstevanLampman-Redvers areas,
only report seven per cent done while the ReginaIndian Head-Rouleau area is 16 per cent done, and Weyburn is furthest along at 52 per cent. Within the southeast as a whole, 88 per cent of fall rye has been harvested along with 51 per cent of winter wheat. For springseeded cereal crops, 32 per cent of durum and oats are harvested, along with 29 per cent of barley, and eight per cent of spring wheat. For pulse crops, 66 per cent of field peas, 49 per cent of lentils and 25 per cent of chickpeas are in the bin, and for oilseeds, mustard is 31 per cent completed, while canola is four per cent harvested. Regionally, 40 per cent the fall rye is 1CW and 60 per cent 2CW, while winter wheat quality is
reported at 39 per cent 1CW, 54 per cent 2CW, five per cent 3CW and two per cent as feed. Topsoil moisture conditions continue to fall short within the region, excluding areas hit by the recent thunderstorms. Cropland topsoil moisture prior to the rain was 33 per cent adequate, 37 short and 30 per cent very short. Hayland topsoil was 25 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and 35 per cent very short. Pasture topsoil is 17 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short and 41 per cent very short. Currently, 18 per cent of pastures are in good condition, 23 per cent are fair, 49 per cent are poor and 10 per cent very poor, and the recent rains may help improve conditions in some areas.
Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
A burst of lightning flashed across the sky as viewed from a road north of Weyburn on Wednesday night.There were a number of thunderstorms on consecutive nights in the Weyburn area, with this one bringing some hail and heavy rain.