Members of Weyburn City Council are in Regina this week for the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Conference. Mayor Jeff Richards was joined by Councillors Larry Heggs, Kellie Sidloski, Laura Morrissette, and Ryan Janke. Council addresses key topics with provincial leadership Richards says the event gives city leadership an opportunity to gain valuable insights from professionals, and network with other Saskatchewan municipalities. “It’s an opportunity to come together with your peers, other cities, other towns and villages too, from across the province and network and learn what they're doing differently, what we could maybe learn from them, and share with them things that we do.” Richards says there were a number of keynote presentations, as well as an address by Premier Scott Moe and Opposition Leader Carla Beck. He says his key takeaways include conversations about healthcare and public safety. “We had some really great conversations with ministers around our hospital. We had some key conversations with ministers around the future of healthcare in our province. Lots of great conversations about community safety and policing in our province and how we can continue to build our police service." Local success garners provincial recognition City Council was also able to celebrate provincially recognized successes from the community, as the Weyburn Youth Council received a Saskatchewan Municipal Award, and Utilities Manager Kim Wilkes was recognized for years of service. “One of our very own, Kim Wilkes, our Utilities Manager, received a meritorious award for his 24 years of service to the City of Weyburn. We're just so proud to be here and support Kim when he received that award.” Richards says the connections and discussions at SUMA will help guide council as they continue addressing key issues like healthcare and safety back home.