Weyburn News

The Greystone Singers will be performing in Weyburn on February 19 at Grace United Church.

The story of a Weyburn family who racked up a $10,000 bill on roaming charges while on holidays to the United States is a remarkable one.

Sylvia Thompson joined her daughter Doris and James Trobert and family and James's mother Kathy Trobert of Estevan, Greg and Sherry Trobert and family of Regina on Jan.

Weyburn's business community has been buzzing with excitement over the recent announcement by Nicor Developments, a Regina-based developer which wants to begin work this spring on a major residential development on 52 acres of the Souris Valley grounds.

This survey helps us understand where CCS, which is a critical part of Canada's plan, plays in public perception," says Carmen Dybwad, CEO of IPAC-CO2, agrees: "Effective communication underlies the ability to engage in discussion on how we can sustainably and responsibly meet our future energy needs.

When the Gibsons of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, in Canada, returned home from a family vacation in Arizona, they found a $10,600 bill from their Internet provider - all because they had let their children stream movies on Netflix without realizing there would be roaming charges.

A Canadian family's vacation has proved very expensive, after they racked up an $11,000 cellphone bill for watching Netflix.

Each participant went home with 12 meals each to have ready to cook when needed.

When you're a teenager in a tiny Saskatchewan town, you are bound to get into trouble.

A group of 3D modellers are looking for special buildings around Weyburn. The group is doing this so more buildings will be seen as 3D models in Google Earth's "3D Buildings" layer.

Central Alberta Well Services Corp. is an independent energy service company. The company provides range of oilfield services including well servicing, coil tubing, equipment rentals, service rigs, snubbing, nitrogen, well testing and oilfield rentals to exploration and production companies located in Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

There is a lot of interest for the biennial Redvers and District Oil Showcase and Dinner, according to committee member Leta Brisebois.

Vera May Bissett, late of Weyburn, passed away January 8, 2012 at the age of 99 years.

Beryl Noreen Tytlandsvik, late of Weyburn, passed away January 9, 2012 at the age of 71 years.

The home farm, or "husmannsplass", of the family of Truls and Olia Pederson, is shown in this photo sent by a relative in Norway; the couple raised eight children here, and then emigrated to Canada in 1883.

The world's first curling museum has re-opened in Weyburn at a new location. The museum, which celebrated its' grand opening on January 12, has been made a part of the newly renovated Tom Zandee Sports Arena.

A former Point Pelee warden and resident, Jack Holzmiller, passed away December 22, 2011 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. continued to clean up its balance sheet Thursday, announcing that it would sell its 2.2 per cent interest in the gigantic Cenovus Energy Inc.-operated Weyburn, Sask., oilfield for $105 million.

Hjordis and Gordon Olson and Rodney spent the Christmas holidays in Saskatoon with Connie and Dave Holmes and family.

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