weyburn Vol.114 No. 44 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 10 Pages
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Strong showing for Mike Weger in provincial election By Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca Weyburn lawyer Mike Weger has a new job as of Monday night, as he took the riding of WeyburnBengough easily in his first election for the Sask Party. With all 31 voting stations reporting, Weger brought in 5,595 votes, with Seth Lendrum of the NDP in second place, garnering 1,490 votes; Rose McInnes of the Sask United Party was third with 1,067 votes; North Hunter of the Green Party received 110 votes, and Andrew Shanaida of the Buffalo Party received 88 votes. Provincially, the Sask Party formed another majority government, with 35 seats in the Legislature and the NDP with 26 seats, and no other party elected any candidates in the 61 seats available. The Sask Party garnered 232,760 or 53 per cent of the vote, while the NDP had 173,285 or 39.5 per cent of the vote. Provincially, a total of 53 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot. Mail-in ballots are to be counted today, Oct. 30, and the final vote will be done by Nov. 9. In an interview at McKenna Hall, where Weger and his supporters gathered to watch the election results, he said he learned a lot in his first campaign. “I just never took anything for granted. We ran the campaign like we were 10 points behind,”
he said, adding that even while he was out doorknocking, he kept wondering who else was out door-knocking and what conversations they were having. “I’m really impressed with the turnout of voters and the support for the Sask Party in this riding,” he said. “I stepped up my game big-time, being a new candidate.” He said he felt he could not rely on what former MLA Dustin Duncan had done in his last campaign, because Duncan had big name recognition in the riding, while this time the riding boundaries changed somewhat to add areas like Kronau, Sedley and Bengough to it. The first communities he visited once he was nominated as a candidate was to hit every door in Kronau and Sedley, and many expressed surprise that this was the first time they had a political candidate come to their door. E a r l i e r, b e f o r e h e addressed his supporters, he was introduced by his middle daughter Meaghan. She pointed out when her parents turn their minds to do something, “they absolutely do it. We’ve seen it with cystic fibrosis fundraising, and now they’ve turned to politics, making our constituency and province a better place to live and raise a family and do business. Continued on page 2
First MLA elected for new Weyburn-Bengough riding
Weyburn-Bengough’s first MLA, Mike Weger, gathered with his family at McKenna Hall, where he addressed his supporters and campaign workers as they watched the election results. From left are Teresa, Bennett, Meaghan, Mike and Cara with daughter Abigail in front. Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
Communithon has ‘boom-bastic’ finish By Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca The Weyburn Communithon finished off the air late Friday night as they held their air band competition with a “boombastic” finish, and reached the final tally of $91,955 with more donations still rolling in. The goal had been $98,000, in honour of long-time contributor and performer Kathryn Gro-
Early trick-or-treating at Pumpkin Lane
shong, who marked her 98th birthday this year. The day kicked off at 8 a.m. with the marching on of the colours, the singing of O Canada by the Weyburn Comp’s RISE Choir, and a recitation by Jean Fahlman of her annual original poem for the event. The day’s entertainment included several groups and choirs from the city’s schools, as well as local performers ranging
from dance to singing. The Monster Mash was held with many children coming in costumes to dance for the audience to Halloween music. Some new fun competitions were held this year, including the Office Olympics just before the school groups began, and in the evening, the “Minute to Win It” contest was held and the air band competition took the broadcast
right past 11 p.m. The Minute to Win It contest featured the Weyburn Comp Eagles football team versus the U18 AAA Gold Wings hockey team. As the Gold Wings ended up beating the Eagles in their competition, including in the air band competition, four Gold Wings got to pie four Eagles, after the Communithon went off the air. Continued on page 3
Photo – Greg Nikkel, SaskToday.ca
Many Weyburn and area families were out for the third annual Pumpkin Lane event on Sunday evening, put on by Weyburn Tourism. Over 1,200 residents came through, many in their Halloween costumes, to see the carved pumpkins lining the park path, and to get candy from organizations and businesses along the way.