Voters can see the exhibit in person, or they go online and vote virtually for their favourite art works. Once the People’s Choice exhibition has wrapped up, the Allie Griffin Art Gallery will no longer be used for art exhibits. There are preparations to replace this gallery with the new gallery in the Credit Union Spark Centre, which will house the arts and recreation programs for the City of Weyburn. An exhibit entitled “Living Skies”, featuring works by Kelly Meng Stephenson, is on display at the Weyburn Credit Union gallery from now until April 29. Stephenson was the top winner of last year’s People’s Choice exhibition. The next featured artist at the gallery will be Kendra Garbe.
(Photos: City of Weyburn for turf photo, @treavortuff for exterior photo) The City of Weyburn is on schedule and on budget with the construction of their recreation and culture centre, the Credit. . .
“We’re pleased to be partnering with the City of Weyburn to support this new facility through a long term agreement that aligns well with our overall focus on health and wellness,” said Kyle Jeworski, Viterra’s CEO for North America. “As a longstanding member of Weyburn’s business community, we look forward to seeing the positive impact this facility will have for local residents for many years to come.” “The City of Weyburn is excited about our partnership with Viterra,” said Andrew Crowe, City of Weyburn director of leisure services. “Viterra is a business known for supporting local Saskatchewan sporting organizations and events and we are grateful for their investment in our community.”
Part of the increase will be shared equally with all residential property owners and condo owners, a total of 4,240 properties, as the base tax was increased from $660 to $670, to cover off the costs of police and fire protection, and the services of snow removal and sanding of streets. The principle of this flat tax is to make everyone pay the same amount, but in practice, this tax is the same whether for a large well-appointed home and property or for an older home of a far lesser value and income level. The issue of fairness all depends on one’s perspective for a senior who’s barely making ends meet while dealing with COVID challenges, it’s hardly going to be the same as for someone who can easily afford the tax bill.
“Definitely for me that was the highlight this year, bringing more certainty to the project,” said Duncan, noting the top two questions he has had from constituents, either calling him or stopping him on the street, was when Weyburn is getting a new hospital and where it will go. He noted that signs will soon be going up on the site of the new hospital, and tenders for the project will soon be going out to start the process. The other main highlight of the year was the provincial election, held on Oct. 26, his fifth campaign. “They are all different, but this one was much different than what we’re used to,” he said, noting having the Saskatchewan win a fourth consecutive majority was a historic win, not seen in Saskatchewan since the days of the Douglas government.