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weyburn Vol.114 No. 41 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 12 Pages
Weyburn student Fire places second Prevention Week
WCS Eagles Jr. A Girls win
Emily Schick was runner-up in national story contest.
Weyburn Comp Eagles Jr. A girls finished first in Oxbow.
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Dancing Northern Lights shine brightly
Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
The Northern Lights covered the skies over Weyburn on Monday night, the second night in a row for the natural phenomenon. With no clouds to obscure the light show, the Aurora Borealis covered much of the skies above, the result of a strong solar storm hitting Earth’s upper atmosphere.This photo was taken from a grid east of Weyburn with a 10mm wide angle lens to show as much of the sky as possible
City of Weyburn to have full slate of candidates in election The City of Weyburn will have a full slate for the municipal election, with the final deadline today, Oct. 9, for filing nomination papers. As of Tuesday morning, the following are candidates for mayor: incumbent Marcel Roy, Jeff Richards and Bruce Croft. For council, the following are candidates: incumbents John Corrigan, Laura Morrissette, Ryan Janke and Larry Heggs, and new candidates Kellie Sidloski, Dana Pretzer and Todd Be-
dore. Voting in the advance polls will be on Nov. 7 from 5-9 p.m., and Nov. 9 from 1-5 p.m. at the Credit Union Spark Centre. Special polls and election day will be Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Credit Union Spark Centre. The special polls are at the Weyburn General Hospital, Weyburn Special Care Home and Tatagwa View. A person is eligible to vote in a municipal or school division election who, on election day, 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; and has not already voted in this election. In addition to voting in person, the City is offering mail-in ballots as a convenient voting option for all eligible voters in the upcoming municipal election, set for Nov. 13. Applications are being accepted both in person and electronically. To apply via electronically, email to election@ weyburn.ca to request a mail-in ballot package. Once the registration and
declaration forms are completed, signed and submitted with the required ID, the returning officer will confirm the application by email. Voters can also apply in person by visiting the returning office at City Hall, at 157 Third Street, during regular office hours. Voters must bring acceptable ID and complete a voter registration and declaration form. The deadline to apply for a ballot electronically is Oct. 31 at 4 p.m., and the
deadline to apply in person is Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. Once the application is approved, voters will be added to the mail-in voter registry. A mail-in ballot package will be sent out as soon as the ballots become available. The criteria to be eligible to vote by mail-in ballot is the same as for voting in person. For more information on the election, contact the returning officer, Tina Clay, at election@weyburn.ca or visit the City of Weyburn website.
Weyburn-Estevan joint tactical team holds training exercise
Tactical squad moves in formation
Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
The Weyburn-Estevan police’s Joint Tactical Support Team moved in to a vacant building, as they took part in a joint training exercise on Friday morning in Weyburn. The squad used the former John Deere dealership building on the New City Garden Road for their manouevres.
The Weyburn-Estevan police’s Joint Tactical Support Team held a training exercise in Weyburn on Friday morning, using the former building of Watson Distributors on New City Garden Road as the training location. In the scenario, which the team members were not told about ahead of time, police responded to a call of a possible domestic situation, with a man yelling at a woman and dragging her into the building. Tw o p a t r o l m e m bers attended, and in the course of the scenario exercise, one was shot and
the other was not able to rescue him. The Joint Tactical Support Team and negotiators were called as it was a hostage situation. “They did save the shot officer and they were able to negotiate the female hostage out of the building, then they dealt with the armed suspect,” said Deputy Chief Shane St. John, in describing the scenario set up for the exercise. “This is a joint exercise. We do work closely together as a single team, which is very beneficial to the citizens of Weyburn and Estevan,” said the deputy chief.