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EPS is ready for cannabis legalization

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur believes the Estevan Police Service (EPS) will be ready once cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17.

Speaking with the Mercury, Ladouceur and Deputy Chief Murray Cowan said the issue has been discussed for a long time, but the legalization date still arrived quickly.

The EPS has focused a lot of time and energy on having a plan in place, ranging from the number of retail outlets – Estevan will have one – to the test the EPS will administer to detect impairment by drug.

“We have trained two of our members in drug recognition. They are considered experts in the field, so our members will be able to call upon them if they suspect an impaired driver by drug.”

Other officers will take that training in the future.

The two trained members can be called on at any time if there is suspicion of impairment by drug.

A number of officers are also being trained in standardized field sobriety testing, which is the first phase to determine if someone is potentially impaired by drugs.

The EPS, the Weyburn Police Service and the RCMP have been teaming up on educating school students regarding drugs and impairment by drugs. Officers have taken a federally-developed training module online through the Canadian Police Knowledge Network, which was offered to all police officers in the country. They have also taken a provincial course.

“Certainly we’re well positioned when it comes to the legalization of cannabis,” said Ladouceur.

There have been concerns regarding a surge in the number of motorists apprehended for driving while impaired by drug, while others are concerned youths will be using cannabis in droves.

“Pot isn’t something new.

It’s been around for years,” Ladouceur said. “So to sit back and be naïve enough to think that people aren’t already using it, or people aren’t already driving after using it, would be a very naïve approach.”

He predicted there would be a spike in impaired driving by drug cases, because so many

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resources will be directed that way.

“That doesn’t necessarily mean that more people are doing it. It means we’re doing a better job of detecting it. Will more people do it? We’ll have to wait and see.”

The saliva test is the one the EPS will be using. There have been concerns about how the saliva test can be affected by such factors as weather, but Ladouceur pointed out it’s a tool in determining sobriety.

“In combination with the roadside saliva testing and a drug recognition expert, I think we’ll be well-grounded to say ‘We’re confident that this person is impaired by drugs.’ It’s not just the test you’re relying on. It’s the expertise of the experts.”

It’s often not hard to pick out an impaired driver, Ladouceur said, whether it be from alcohol or marijuana.

He ’s also confident charges for impaired driving by drug will hold up in court.

People have been unsuccessfully challenged the drug recognition experts at the Supreme Court of Canada level. There have been cases in which people have been successfully prosecuted for impairment by drug.

“I think it’s a learning time for everyone, everyone from police officers to the judiciary, to lawyers, both defence and Crown attorneys,” said Ladouceur.

The EPS is taking a waitand-see approach when it comes to cannabis consumption by members. It’s an issue that will be discussed with the Estevan Police Association.

“With or without policy, an officer can’t show up for work if they have drugs in their system that may affect their judgement,” said Ladouceur.

The police chief noted different agencies have taken different approaches. The Toronto Police Service has said officers cannot use cannabis within 28 days before working a shift. The Calgary Police Service has taken a zerotolerance approach.

Other services are following the Canadian Forces lead with “fit for duty” approach.

“I’d personally like to see a little more guidance on what ‘fit for duty’ means, and I think that part of the problem is there’s still a lack of knowledge A2 » CBSA

questions from local reporters on issues facing the province and the Estevan area, including the future of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station, the proposed equivalency agreement with the federal government and the issues posed by the ongoing oil price differentials.

SaskPower announced earlier this year it would retire Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam. Without an equivalency agreement, they would come offline at the end of next year. An agreement would allow Unit 4 to remain online until 2021, and Unit 5 to stay online until 2024.

“Right now we have the equivalency agreement that we have sent in to the federal minister of the environment’s office, and we’re waiting for her signature,” said Moe. “We’re waiting for her approval so that we can move forward in what is the most affordable manner on behalf of all the people of the province, but also to move forward with respect to understanding that traditionally we’ve had a large part of our power source come from this Estevan area through coal mining.”

Not only would the agreement extend the life of Units 4 and 5, but it would also affect the Shand Power Station, Unit 6 at Boundary

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Premier Scott Moe was in Estevan on Saturday for one of the first times since winning the Saskatchewan Party’s leadership race in January and becoming the province’s premier.

Moe was in attendance at the Saskatchewan Party’s southeast regional meeting, which attracted supporters from the Estevan, Cannington, Last MountainTouchwood, Moosomin and Yorkton constituencies. He discussed several initiatives that have occurred and have been successful, and plans for the next provincial election, expected in 2020. He then answered questions from the party members.

That night, he spoke at a social for the membership.

“Most certainly we’re going to be thanking the people of the southeast region of the province of Saskatchewan for their support, not just over this past year with all of the things that have happened within the party with a leadership race … but thanking them for their support over the last 21 years, as we are a relatively young political party,” said Moe. In between the two meetings, Moe answered

Dam and the units at the Poplar River Station near Coronach.

The agreement was sent to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna a few months ago. The government has been asking its federal counterparts, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to approve that agreement so that Saskatchewan can move forward with its power generation needs. “ We are not shifting away from the methods that

we had produced power over the decades,” said Moe. The premier has a number of concerns with the federal government, and the length of time for the equivalency agreement is one of them.

An equivalency agreement would not affect any potential decision on whether to retrofit the Shand Power Station or Unit 6 at Boundary Dam with carbon capture and storage A2 » PREMIER

Early morning pursuit leads to collision and arrest stop the vehicle, it didn’t stop right away. Cowan said there were no dangerous speeds involved in the pursuit, but the vehicle did turn off of Perkins Street onto an area adjacent to Park Drive, and went down the hill, causing damage to all four tires.

The pursuit continued, with the vehicle reaching Souris Avenue South and making its way up the hill.

Members were able to stop the vehicle around the intersection of Souris Avenue South and Fourth Street, after a collision between a police car and the suspect vehicle.

“One of the police cars had to pull in front to stop the (suspect) vehicle,” said Cowan.

The police car sustained what Cowan described as

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has released details of an incident that occurred Thursday morning in the Hillcrest area.

Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan said police were notified at about 5 a.m. of a domestic type of incident in the Hillcrest area. While they were travelling to the scene, they were informed that a woman had allegedly been pushed out of a moving vehicle, and the suspect was likely still in the area.

“As members got to the area, they noted the suspect vehicle that was described to them at the time,” said Cowan.

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The damage will be repairable.

The suspect vehicle suffered “major damage,” but Cowan said there was already a lot of damage to the vehicle before the collision.

“We determined that the vehicle was stolen out of Medicine Hat, and had obviously been damaged in the meantime, and had been travelling down to this area,” said Cowan.

Due to property that was in the vehicle, a search warrant was obtained. Cowan didn’t have specifics into what was found, other than drug paraphernalia and prescription medication.

The EPS has been looking into why the two people were in the Estevan area.

Blake Dunstall, a 34-year-old man from B.C., has been charged with driving while impaired by drug, dangerous driving, evading police, driving while disqualified, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property worth more than $5,000, and violating his release conditions.

C a t r i n a C o o p e r, a 33-year-old woman from Moose Jaw, was charged with possession of stolen property worth more than $5,000, and violating her probation order.

The charges against Cooper were stayed during an appearance in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday.

The matter is still under investigation, and Cowan said additional charges could be laid for assault and possession of stolen property.

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Estevan MLA Lori Carr to seek another term in next provincial election Lori Carr wants another term as the MLA for the Estevan constituency.

Carr was acclaimed Oct. 4 as the Saskatchewan Party candidate for Estevan for the next provincial election, expected in 2020.

“As we head toward the next provincial election, I am honored by the opportunity to continue to represent the

constituency of Estevan,” said Carr. “I am proud of the progress our party has made.

I’ve said it before, we are going to continue to move this province forward.

“I am ready to stand up for Estevan by standing up for Saskatchewan alongside our Premier Scott Moe.” The nomination meeting was much less dramatic than

when Carr became the Sask.

Party’s candidate the first time. That nomination meeting, held in March 2015, saw her defeat Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig in a two-person race. Hundreds of people were in attendance.

In the 2016 provincial election, she received 5,454 of the 7,005 votes cast, or 77.86 per cent of the popular vote.

Since her election in 2016, Carr has been a member of the government ’s house leadership team as deputy whip and has served the minister of finance and the minister responsible for SaskPower as a legislative secretary.

She was appointed as the minister of Highways and Infrastructure in August.

“Estevan has grown; Saskatchewan has grown.”

Carr said, “Our record has been one of a continued response to our decade of growth. In the area of highways and infrastructure, we have responded to the growing needs of our communities by building bridges and bypasses to accommodate travellers.”

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CBSA issues warnings ahead of legalization « A1 when it comes to how long can cannabis affect people. It affects people differently.”

The legalization of marijuana will have an impact on the EPS budget, although they don’t know the degree just yet. Ladouceur doesn’t expect it will save time for officers, since he expects to see an increase in the number of people using cannabis in a public place, underage

consumption and impaired driving.

Cowan sits on the provincial committee for cannabis legalization, and he noted the province is looking at legislation regarding members’ use of cannabis.

A number of meetings have taken place in Regina.

Some of the penalties for marijuana use have some teeth, Cowan said, such as smoking or consuming cannabis on a school property or

at a child care facility, or for consumption in public.

Those types of charges will be similar to Alcohol Gaming Regulations Act. “ To legally consume cannabis, you have to be in a private place or in your home,” said Cowan.

There will also be charges for those who are carrying more than 30 grams.

Luke Reimer, a communications officer for the Canada Border Ser vices

Agency, said it will remain illegal to import cannabis into Canada, or export it from Canada, without a valid permit, issued by Health Canada.

“The CBSA’s message to travellers about cannabis is that border rules are not changing,” said Reimer. “It’s simple – don’t bring it in, don’t take it out. “ The unauthorized movement of cannabis across Canada’s international bor-

ders will remain a serious criminal offence, subject to enforcement up to and including criminal investigation and prosecution.”

All travellers entering Canada, including Canadian citizens, will be asked whether they are in possession of cannabis, similar to questions already asked in relation to other controlled or prohibited goods, such as firearms, weapons and food or animal products.

Although the possession of cannabis is legal in some U.S. states, it remains illegal under U.S. federal laws in any form and quantity, making it illegal to bring across the Canada-U.S. border.

Previous use of cannabis, or any substance prohibited

by U.S. federal laws, could mean that a person is denied entry to the U.S. Canadians travelling for reasons related to the cannabis industry may be deemed inadmissible.

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“It ’s going to impact on the decision on broader terms on how we are able to and when we are able to bring different power sources online,” said Moe. As for whether there would be a relief plan for Estevan due to the closure of Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam, Moe said SaskPower is engaged in ensuring there

wouldn’t be layoffs. There are other opportunities for people in Estevan and elsewhere in the province for SaskPower employees affected by the closure.

He didn’t address the potential for layoffs at the local mines due to the closure of Units 4 and 5, or the impact of those layoffs on the community.

Moe also discussed the price differential facing the

Western Canadian oil patch.

The price of oil for West Texas Intermediate oil was $70.97, as of Friday morning, while Western Canadian Select was at $20.47, for a differential of $50.50.

Moe believes that if agriculture or auto manufacturing were affected by such a wide differential, or if Bombardier was impacted, there would be a different discussion. But since the

Conviction handed down for pot possession, two days before legalization

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Two days before the legalization of cannabis in Canada, it was still possible to net a pot possession conviction.

Such a conviction was handed down in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday. Cannabis legalization day is Oct. 17.

Nathan Hanson pleaded guilty to possessing less

than 30 grams of marijuana on May 11. Police had conducted a traffic stop on Estevan’s King Street. When they checked the occupants, they found one had a no contact order with Hanson.

That person was arrested.

They found a bag of mushrooms.

A bag of marijuana, weighing 23 grams, was found in Hanson’s undergarments.

The Crown stayed pro-

ceedings on another possession charge.

When Judge Lane W iegers asked Hanson, who represented himself, what he did for a living, Hanson replied he worked for a drilling company.

Wiegers handed down a $500 fine and a $150 victim impact surcharge. Hanson was given one month to pay.

energy sector is impacted, the issue isn’t resonating to the degree that it should at the federal level.

“We have a disastrous oil differential that’s costing the economy and the province of Saskatchewan. The latest figure is $7.4 billion a year (for the economy). It’s costing directly the Government of Saskatchewan about $500 million per year. If you put that in the perspective

The Ministry of Corrections and Policing and partners are providing $25,000 in funding to MADD Canada as part of government’s efforts to curb impaired driving.

“Government has had a strong partnership with MADD Canada for many years, and we’re proud to provide them with this funding for their educational programs,” Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell said.

“We’re always impressed by the great work that MADD

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Government recently paired with MADD Canada, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, SGI, SLGA, RCMP, municipal police, and

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Despite the price differential, Moe said the provincial budget will be balanced in 2019-20.

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of the budget that we’re trying to balance here in the province, it much more than offsets the immediate financial challenges that we have.”

It’s a challenge not only for communities in the oilpatch, but it’s a loss to all Canadians, because it bites into federal revenues. “ We ’r e n o t a b l e t o achieve the price that Eastern Canadians are paying

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Model Engineer Show brings hobbyists to Estevan

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The longest-running event of its kind in North America once again brought a wide variety of hobby enthusiasts to the Energy City.

The 31st annual Estevan Model Engineer Show was held Saturday and Sunday at the Wylie-Mitchell Building.

Four clubs and 46 exhibitors were on-hand for the show, and 214 engines were among the items on display.

People came from several Canadian provinces and U.S. states for the event.

Kelly Tytlandsvik, who is among the organizers of the show each year, was pleased with the variety of the machinery.

“It’s all hand-built,” said Tytlandsvik. “There’s miniature steam engines, shop equipment, gas engines, trains, trucks, well-drilling (machines and) motorcycles.”

Exhibitors at the east end of the building used remotecontrolled machines to move dirt around.

Tytlandsvik pointed out that there is always something new for people to see.

“Whatever people bring, it’s always interesting to see,” said Tytlandsvik. “There are nice projects that have been built.”

Don Holloway from Kipling has been coming to the show for 20 years. Among his displays this year was a small red engine that he created.

“That’s totally built from scratch, from the drawings on the paper right up to the engine being built,” said Tytlandvik.

Holloway said it’s a horizontal steam engine. He also brought a 65-horsepower Case steam tractor that is one-fifth scale and fully operational.

“It gives me something to do in my spare time,” he said.

“It’s just a hobby, like golfing or fishing or anything else.”

The show has become like a family, as he has built strong friendships with many of the other exhibitors.

Then there’s Clifford Roemmich, who is from just outside of Rapid City, S.D. He brought a model of a Lance Bulldog farm tractor, which was sold from 1923-1926.

There are only six in the world; the other five are in Europe.

He found out about it when he saw the website of someone in Belgium who was working on one.

“I started working on it early this year,” said Roemmich. “I put five months into it. It’s not done yet; it probably has about three months of work to finish it this winter.”

But he wanted to make sure it was ready for the Estevan show. Roemmich has been coming for the last 20 years, and it is always a fun event.

“Usually I’m working on two or three projects at the same time, different engines, because I’ll burn out working on one, get tired of it, and then go on to the next one and then come back.”

Roemmich built his first model engine when he was eight years old. He eventually bought a lathe, and he has dedicated his life to learning what he needs to know about model engineering.

Tytlandsvik pointed out that Benjamin Roth from Elgin, N.D., brought a 3-D printer to print off patterns for a miniature Flour City tractor he is building.

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From left, Kody Tucker, Keegan Tucker and Anthony Johnson check out one of the displays at the Estevan Model Engineer Show.

Don Holloway of Kipling stands with his exhibit at the Model Engineer Show. are having an impact on the hobby, Tytlandsvik said.

“It’s new technology to old guys like me, but it’s surprising how many older people, too, are catching on to the digital stuff,” said Tytlandsvik.

Tytlandsvik also applauded the efforts of Clarence Elias of Edmonton, a fixture at the show who brought his miniature motorcycles once again this year, along with a

miniature gas pump that’s about 2 1/2 feet tall and operational.

Sask. Polytechnic was present to promote their machinist courses in Saskatoon, and the wives of the exhibitors were on hand to showcase some of their hobbies.

“We get people who just come walking through, maybe for the first time, to come have a look, and don’t realize that

these are guys who made this at home in their shops, in their home machine shop, and the different stages to making an engine, whether it’s the machining or the casting or the printing of 3D parts, or the drafting or design part of it.”

The exhibitors are friendly to talk to, he said, and they’re always willing to share information and ideas with each other.

Clifford Roemmich came from South Dakota with his display, including a unique Lance Bulldog tractor.

Study seeks opinions on Souris River The International Souris River Study Board (ISRsB) is asking the public to share its experiences with water levels along the Souris River.

A questionnaire is available on the website of the International Joint Commission, which is responsible for bodies of water that cross both Canada and the U.S. Participants are asked to fill out the survey until Nov. 12.

Debbie McMechan, the Canadian co-chair of the ISRSB, said a major focus of this study has been obtaining public feedback.

“In this instance, where

they’re looking at reservoir operations, high and low levels at different times of the year, which do have tremendous impacts on folks,” said McMechan, who works out of Pierson, Man. “Being able to get feedback from different people living in the basin allows our … water science engineers to input that information into the modelling platform so they can test and evaluate different operating scenarios.”

Understanding the impacts of reservoir operations and water levels along the river will help ISRSB make recom-

mendations that best reflect the needs and challenges of basin communities on both sides of the border.

McMechan said much of their work is connected to the flood of the Souris River from seven years and the devastation it caused. The flooding in Minot was particularly alarming to her.

“They’re not just considering the city of Minot. The study is looking at the entirety of the basin,” she said. “Nobody wants to tweak things so much that they fix it in one area, but they leave other areas vulnerable.

“So although the flood that was devastating in ’11 was a reason for the study to be commissioned, the study itself aims to look at the entire Souris River Basin.”

Some work on the study took place as far back as 2013.

McMechan said it took seven years for this study to be launched because funding needed to be secured.

The committee is interested in any information that can be provided.

As part of the study, water science engineers will set up various modelling platforms to test and evaluate different

operating scenarios. Public responses to the questionnaire will help these technical experts better understand the impacts and benefits to communities in different parts of the basin as flows increase and water levels reach different elevations.

The first phase of work using public input will begin in November and is expected to be completed in February 2019. Those who get their information in by November will likely have their data included, McMechan said. If it comes in afterwards, it might not be included, because they’re working

on a timeline that ends in 2020.

“This isn’t the last time the public will have an opportunity to comment,” said McMechan.

“As we go through the different phases of the study, there will be other opportunities where we’re going to be asking for public input and feedback in order to best understand this basin.”

To be informed of future opportunities to participate in the study and to receive an email notification when new information is available from the study, members of the public are encouraged to subscribe to updates.

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It’s finally here. Now what?

While it’s only been about 18 months since the federal government introduced its legislation to legalize recreational cannabis use in Canada, it seems like it’s been a much longer timeframe than that.

After all, the date to legalize marijuana was pushed back earlier this year, from Canada Day (which seemed like a fitting date, at least for legal cannabis proponents) to Oct. 17, which seems like an abstract date.

There has been so much talk about cannabis being legalized, and the ramifications for everyone from landlords to employers to law enforcement, that it seems like we’ve been talking about the issue for several years.

Now it’s here. And the focus has shifted to “now what?”

At times, it seems like the federal government has been tripping over its proverbial shoelaces on this issue. There was the delay in the legalization date. And there have been questions that have lingered throughout this process.

Some of them have been answered regarding provincial jurisdiction, the amount the federal government will have to share with the provinces, the legal age of consumption, and the regulations surrounding cannabis sales.

We know that Estevan will have one pot retailer, and it will be in a strip mall in the northeast corner of the city. It won’t be open on Oct. 17, but it will likely be open soon. There are some concerns about the proximity of the store to the Estevan Comprehensive School,

but there is a bar with an off-sale outlet located closer to the school.

Employers have been forced to consult their legal teams to determine how they can handle employees who use marijuana on the job or how to handle those who show up to work while impaired by marijuana They even have to look at how long an employee has to wait to work after using cannabis.

And then there’s the ramifications for law enforcement, which has likely been the issue to gain the most attention.

There are lots of concerns, and for good reason, about how police will test for impairment.

Many are skeptical about the saliva test, which has been cited as a means to test for cannabis.

Police are pretty good at gauging whether someone is impaired by marijuana, but there is still the risk of someone not being charged when they should be, or someone being unfairly charged.

The one bit of good news is there’s zero tolerance for impairment by cannabis.

A lot of people think the country isn’t ready for cannabis to be legalized, and they’re probably right.

The feds put themselves in a tough position on this one. When they promised legalized cannabis during the last federal election, they didn’t seem to realize how complex the issue would be.

They didn’t have a map to guide them based on the experiences of other nations; Canada is just the second nation in the world to legalize

cannabis, joining Uruguay. It’s unlikely you’ll see many nations following suit, and if they do, they likely won’t be following Canada’s lead on this one.

It’s also going to be an evolving issue. It’s been nearly a century since prohibition of alcohol was lifted in Canada, but alcohol legislation is constantly being reviewed and updated.

This isn’t the first time the feds how encountered an election promise that proved to be more difficult than they thought. Remember the promises for electoral reform? The Liberals abandoned it when they realized the complexity of the issue, and that Canadians wouldn’t be happy if they passed a system, namely the preferential ballot, that distinctly favoured the Liberals.

So they bailed on electoral reform. That was the right move. And while bailing on legalized cannabis would have been the right move on the surface, you can imagine the field day the Liberals opponents would have had if the Trudeau government ditched another campaign promise.

The Tories would have been quick to reintroduce the “He’s just not ready” commercials from the last federal election about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Liberals also couldn’t delay legalization any longer, since the next federal election is now less than a year away.

So they had to forge ahead with it, even though this doesn’t feel like the right time, and it doesn’t feel like the Liberals have taken the right approach.

Wheat for $2.61 a bushel, Chevy Impalas for $12,511 each Among the several reasons I did not take after my father and grandfathers before him as a farmer was this little thing called $2 wheat.

When I came of age in the 1990s, wheat that went for $2 to $3 a bushel was a very real thing, and a very real way for people to go bankrupt. Many did. In recent years, farming in Saskatchewan has actually been profitable for the most part, with the exception of the current never ending harvest. That’s in part because the price of wheat hasn’t been in the dumpster.

Last week I took the heavy oil price differential narrative and turned it on its head. I put it in the perspective of applying the discounts heavy oil was getting to other commodities.

West of the Battlefords is heavy oil country.

Slowly over the years, the oilpatch has crept towards the Battlefords, a few kilometres at a time.

So I pulled up the grain prices from the Cargill terminal at North Battleford, and applied the discounts heavy oil was getting on that day, Oct. 9, to wheat, canola and soybeans.

On that day, Western Canadian Select (WCS) was trading at US$28.84 per barrel, $45.50 less than the US$74.34 per barrel West Texas Intermediate (WTI) had been demanding.

The discount amounted to 61.2 per cent. A few days later, when I was speaking to Premier Scott Moe in Estevan, the discount had risen to 71.1 per cent, or US$50.50. But let’s work with the 61.2 per cent value for argument’s sake.

If those same discounts were applied to various agricultural commodities at Cargill, North Battleford, red spring wheat would fetch $96.11 per tonne instead of $247.75, when compared to the WCS/WTI discount. The Brent discount, applied to the same wheat, would result in a price

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK of $84.90 per tonne.

I’m still old school, so I think in bushels.

That means wheat was getting $6.74 per bushel, but if the 61.1 per cent discount applied, is would be getting $2.61 per bushel. With the Brent discount applied, wheat would be $2.31 per bushel.

In other words, $2 wheat, all over again. No farmer wants to ever go back to that again, and no oilman should want to see oil trading for next to nothing again, either.

When oil prices were depressed worldwide, it was somewhat understandable that WCS was getting beaten down. But as oil prices have rebounded, being the last kid picked for the team, so to speak, is a little hard to take.

For Saskatchewan, if this discount was applied on an annual basis, Moe told me on Oct. 13 it would cost us $500 million in taxes and royalties to the province, and $7.4 billion to the economy. He’s had to revise that number several times in the last six weeks. It used to be $200 million. Then $300 million. Now it’s $500 million. That is an enormous amount of money we are leaving on the table.

Let’s apply this discount to something a little more important to Ontario than the price of wheat, like the price of Chevy Impalas.

Why, you might ask? Because President Donald Trump did the very same thing a few weeks ago, when he spoke “off the record” to

Bloomberg News about NAFTA negotiations.

They soon became on the record. He said, “Off the record, Canada’s working their ass off.

And every time we have a problem with a point, I just put up a picture of a Chevrolet Impala.”

Macleans noted that “This full-size sedan has been one of Chevrolet’s most iconic and best-selling models and a staple of the Canadian automotive manufacturing sector for the last half-century.”

They added the car, assembled in Oshawa, Ont., retails for $32,245 and up.

Trump had threatened to apply a 25 per cent tariff to Canadian-made cars, and it had us trembling. Here, we’re taking a 61.2 per cent differential on our oil.

So what does an Impala go for, with a 61.2 per cent discount? A measly $12,511 each. In other words, the same price I paid 20 years ago for a brand new 1998 Geo Metro.

GM wouldn’t be making cars in Canada with a 25 per cent tariff, yet that much of a cut would be wonderful compared to how we’re getting beaten on heavy oil.

The original plans for both the Northern Gateway and Energy East pipelines would have had them in service today. If they had been built, on time, these headlines would not exist today.

But they do. And we are all much, much poorer as a result. And it’s money once lost, is lost forever.

Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. You got marijuana through by now, but not those pipelines. I wonder which would have paid the bills?

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Haven’t I seen this plot before?

One website that I always get way too much enjoyment out of researching examines the ideas behind some of the most popular works of fiction and takes them apart.

The site tvtropes.org is a wormhole you can get easily sucked into.

Hitting the ‘Random Trope’ button is a sure way to kill an afternoon. “Cursed with Awesome” is a good place to start.

If your work of fiction has a character with special powers saying any variation of the phrase “I just want to be normal”, you’ll need to get that character in line. Everyone with special powers, from Spider-Man to Arrow to Supergirl to the Big Bang Theory’s Leonard to Buffy the Vampire Slayer all has long story arcs about them just wanting to be normal. You want to yell through your television that “You guys wouldn’t have a show if you were normal because normal people like us don’t sell DVDs and action figures!”

And Batman? Please. I consider myself a fan of Batman but my goodness for an ultra rich guy with his own assortment of vehicles and toys, he sure does complain about wanting revenge a lot.

It’s the same in any movie. And the Clark Kent character on Smallville is worse. My goodness, dude, you’re Superman. Stop whining about it.

TV Tropes presents the idea that everything you’ve seen on television, theatre, films, comic books and other fiction has already been presented before, to the point where just about every idea you’ve thought of as a brilliant and original thing is suddenly reduced to a plot used countless times in other forms of entertainment. Sometimes it’s a mildly depressing look at our entertainment but it’s also important to realize that maybe that brilliant idea isn’t so brilliant after all.

Once you recognize tropes, you can’t unsee them. If you see someone coughing blood into a handkerchief and telling you they’re alright, you can be sure that they’ll be dead in less than 10 minutes of show time. If you see a villain making a “Brand New Era” type of speech broadcast over all public forms of communication, you know things are very soon going to go horribly wrong by the end.

Cat people, for example, are all over science fiction, from Babylon 5, to the many different kinds of cat people on Doctor Who, Grimm and Red Dwarf.

It’s rare to have an overweight person in animated television or live action TV and movies who isn’t portrayed as a blundering idiot.

From Fred Flintstone of yesteryear to Hurley from Lost, Chumlee from (the partly fictional) Pawn Stars, Fat Bastard from the Austin Powers movies, Homer Simpson, Cleveland Jr. and Peter Griffin from Family Guy and Cartman on South Park, being overweight and a complete blundering fool is an easy and all-too common way for comic relief.

Have a racist grandparent in your work of fiction? Sadly it’s been done before. Woody Allen’s Annie Hall had one, Randall’s grandmother in Clerk’s II, an unknown woman in Blazing Saddles, there are a couple of them each in Parks and Recreation and Community (I always got those shows confused and thought for years they were the same show), and of course, Sophia Petrillo in the Golden Girls (sometimes).

Finally, one of my favourite frequently used plotlines is having a smart person play chess, sometimes a few games at the same time, to show the audience exactly how smart they are. Professor X and Magneto from the X-Men film series play chess, R2D2 and Chewbacca play a Star Wars-y version of it and Spock plays a three dimensional version of it on Star Trek IV: A Voyage Home and a few episodes of the original TV series.

That 3D chess is also used in Star Trek: The Next Generation and 3D Go is used in Andromeda. The chess has even crossed over into other fictional universes. Sheldon and Leonard in The Big Bang Theory played it, for goodness sake.

The Avengers play the regular version of chess in their 1998 movie, it’s in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, it’s in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, one of Alan Turing’s team on The Imitation Game is a chess champion and HAL plays it in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Basically, if your ultragenius character doesn’t have a solid background in chess it’s apparently like a big red flag that they might not be that smart.

Before unleashing your work of creative fiction on the world, it might be worth going through these commonly used plots or characters to see exactly how you can make it better, or, at least different.

The board members for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division were provided with a one-hour presentation of facts and examples of student achievement successes when they met in the school division’s conference room in Weyburn on Oct. 10.

Lynn Little, director of education for the division, provided the first portion of the presentation that also included the facts and figures. Rocanville School educators Nathan Bromm and Michael Gowan then took over, but only after a trio of students provided proof of the high level outputs by reading samples of their personal narrative essays they had composed last school year as Grade 6 and 7 students.

The student presentations came from two Westview School students, Kiarra Biette and Alex Spencer, and Grace Pederson from Lyndale School in Oungre. Pederson is now attending the Weyburn Comprehensive School.

Their stories dealt with a pet dog (Alex), a memorable letter (Kiarra) and distant memories (Grace).

It was pointed out that when the division embraced the Turning Points program that centres on character awareness, resilience and literacy among students through written expression, the results were positive.

The program kicks in at the Grade 6 level and continues through to Grade 12.It empowers students to reflect upon their values, and the opportunity to expand literary skills, Little said.

From left, Alex Spencer and Kiarra Biette from Westview School and Grace Pederson from Lyndale School in Oungre presented to the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board on Wednesday. Photo by Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review The two Rocanville educators explained how the lessons were delivered and essays allocated. Bromm and Gowan noted how the judging was carried out and how the program is expanding within the division.

They said the 270 students at the school had answered the challenge and 18 teachers got very involved in the process in its first year.

Little spoke of how Cornerstone weighed in above average on 18 of 20 marked provincial programs in various subjects, not only in writing and for classrooms, but also on drama, debate and music stages and on athletic fields.

She revealed the above average success rate of Cornerstone students in the Grade 1-3 read-

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Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service dealt with a train collision and a garage fire last week.

The fire department, as well as members of the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services, were called to a collision between a train and a semi-trailer unit at the Kensington Avenue south train crossing on Oct. 10.

A southbound semi-trailer unit had been struck by the train as it was passing through the crossing.

Part of the load of fiberglass pipe from the trailer fell and struck a northbound pickup that was stopped for the train, causing some damage to the pickup truck.

“Thank goodness, to everybody’s surprise, it was actually a heck of a lot better than what the initial reports were, as there were no injuries sustained as a result of the collision,” said

Fire Chief Dale Feser.

As they were wrapping up the call, firefighters were alerted to another collision on Viewfield Road northwest of Hitchcock, between a semitrailer unit and a sports utility vehicle (SUV). The SUV sustained substantial damage, but there were only very minor injuries.

The scene was eventually turned over to the RCMP for investigation.

Firefighters were called to a local restaurant in the early morning of Oct. 12. Crews arrived to find no visible smoke or flame from the exterior of the building, but there was a smell coming from the manager’s office.

Feser suspects the cause might have been faulty computer or electrical equipment.

Three calls came in on Oct. 13. The first was a fire in a detached garage in Benson.

When firefighters arrived, the garage was fully engulfed and the fire was threatening the nearby home.

“Crews did arrive on scene and established exposure protection control so that there would be no extension of fire to the home itself, which we were successful in, and then contained and supressed the fire in the garage,” said Feser.

The garage was a total loss.

The fire department was assisted by the Stoughton Fire Department for water supply in this particular incident.

The cause is still under investigation, but Feser said it’s not believed to be suspicious.

As firefighters were returning to the city, they were called to a report of a power pole arcing and causing a fire adjacent to the truck bypass east of the city. After a search of the area, including the sub-

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The scene was turned back over to the property managers so they could contact an electrician and fix the electrical issue that was the cause.

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provided examples of student achievement at high school levels, taken from their own school’s registered students and how both students and teachers responded to various challenges by creating a positive environment for all that allowed the student to ultimately reach their targeted goals.

The duo, along with Little, fielded a number of questions from the trustees following the presentation. The questions generally dealt with attendances, communications and program offerings.

The Rocanville team as well as the student presenters were thanked by vice-chairwoman Carol Flynn who was chairing the meeting. Chairwoman Audrey Trombley was absent due to family reasons.

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Writing skills of Cornerstone students at the Grade 9 level, as an example, were measured independently at over 73 per cent, compared with the provincial average of just under 68 per cent.

She also pointed out the success rate of the early years’ evaluation program that helps ensure more success once a student enters kindergarten.

She noted the marked improvements from the fall to spring assessments, indicating how well the program works with Cornerstone’s professional teams of educators, consultants, speech pathologists and English as Another Language instructors, among others.

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Province has had no discussions with Westmoreland Coal since Chapter 11 filing Premier Scott Moe says the provincial government has not had any discussions with the Westmoreland Coal Company about purchasing Westmoreland’s Saskatchewan operations, after the coal business filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Moe was in Estevan on Saturday for Saskatchewan Party regional meetings, and answered questions from the media in between the meetings and a social that night.

The premier said the province has a good working relationship with Westmoreland Coal. The government works with them if there are difficulties that affect the Saskatchewan operations.

But the province also needs that coal supply if it is to provide electricity to Saskatchewan residents and businesses.

“We will engage if there are any challenges with supplying that in the future,” said Moe. The province hasn’t had discussions on the potential for SaskPower to take over the mines. Westmoreland

has indicated the Chapter 11 won’t impact their Canadian operation, and that’s the attitude the province is taking.

Moe also didn’t have information on how much money the provincial government receives through coal royalties each year.

“Whether the royalties are paid or not, the fact of the matter is power is used by the people of the province. It’s their coal, and it’s ultimately used by us. The power that is generated from that coal is used by the very same people that own that coal. That is how the Crown corporation or the Crown utility works in this case.”

Coal-fired power is growing in many countries around the world, and Moe views carbon capture and storage is an option to reduce emissions while using coalfired power.

We s t m o r e l a n d a n nounced on Oct. 9 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. and it has entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with members of an

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ad hoc group of lenders that hold approximately 76.1 per cent of its term loan, approximately 57.9 per cent of its senior secured notes, and approximately 79.1 per cent of its bridge loan.

In addition, Westmoreland affiliate Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLP) simultaneously filed for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

WMLP has agreed to terms with its secured creditors on the use of cash collateral to fund WMLP ’s normal course operations and allow WMLP to serve its customers during the course of WMLP’s chapter 11 case.

WMLP intends to continue working constructively with an ad hoc group of its secured lenders in connection with a value-maximizing sale and marketing process that began prior to the commencement of WMLP ’s chapter 11 case.

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More than 50,000 tonnes of CO2 captured SaskPower has released the monthly data for the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

Unit 3 at Boundary Dam came back online in early September, and the carbon capture and storage (CSS) facility resumed operations Sept. 5. According to the monthly report, posted on Twitter on Friday morning, Unit 3 was online for 83 per cent of the month, which was its best showing since April, when it was online for 94.9 per cent of the time.

Unit 3 had been offline for less than 48 hours in the first four months of 2018. It was taken offline in May for

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Westmoreland anticipates no staff reductions in Canada or the U.S. as a result of the restructuring announcement.

scheduled maintenance and upgrades. Then it was back online for only a couple of weeks when a severe thunderstorm rolled through the Estevan area June 14, causing significant damage to Unit 3 and interrupting service until September.

When Unit 3 is offline, the CCS facility at Boundary Dam is also non-operational.

“Moving forward, we’ll focus on meeting our daily commitments to off-takers and maintaining emission levels,”SaskPower stated in the monthly report.

Unit 3 was online for 64.5 per cent of the time from Sept.

1, 2017, to Aug. 31, 2018.

An average of about 105 megawatts of power was produced last month, exceeding the 12-month average of 84.1 megawatts.

Boundary Dam also captured a little more than 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) and operated at 58 per cent of its maximum capacity for September, compared to the 12-month average of about 48 per cent capacity.

The one-day peak for CO2 captured was just shy of 2,500 tonnes.

Since Unit 3 came online in October 2014, a total of 2,246,744 tonnes of CO2 have been captured. This year has seen 407,410 tonnes captured.

SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 209 South East Cornerstone Public School Division is offering for sale through public tender the following properties; 1.

Midale Teacherage, located at 617 College Avenue, Midale, Saskatchewan. Legal description of the property is; Lots 4 & 5, Blk/Par 14 – Plan# FP 5416

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Legal description of the property is; Lot 10, Blk5 – Plan# S1574

Sealed tenders are to be clearly marked ‘SECPSD Property Bid’ and will be received by the undersigned until 2:00 p.m., CST on Thursday, November 1, 2018.

The School Division wishes to inform bidders of the following conditions: Tenders will be reviewed on each parcel separately.

Properties will be sold as is.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all tenders received and the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

The provisions of The Education Act, 1995 regarding disposal of real and personal property must be strictly adhered to.

Further information may be obtained by contacting: Andy K. Dobson Manager of Facilities & Transportation South East Cornerstone Public School Division No. 209 80A – 18th Street NE, Weyburn, SK S4H 2W4 Phone: (306) 848-0080 • andy.dobson@secpsd.ca

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Meili proposes ‘Renew Saskatchewan’ plan for clean energy The provincial New Democratic Party announced its strategy for a “clean energy transition” Saturday, one that aims for a widely distributed system of very small power generation.

In his keynote address to NDP convention delegates in Saskatoon, NDP Leader Ryan Meili presented his “Renew Saskatchewan” plan.

It was touted as removing the barriers that are keeping Saskatchewan families, farms and businesses from reducing energy usage and shifting to lower-cost, renewable options.

“Climate change demands the best of us, but Saskatchewan has fallen behind. This plan is designed to jump-start the clean energy transition we know we need, meeting the urgency of climate change with the oppor-

tunity of low-cost clean energy.”

Similar to past Saskatchewan government innovations like the Rural Electrification Program or the Family Farm Improvement Program, the Renew Saskatchewan plan outlined by Meili would provide assessments and financing for clean energy installations or retrofits for homes, farms, businesses, industry, municipalities and reserves. After an initial assessment to determine the lowest-cost and highest-return option for a given property or organization, some or all of the cost of the installation would be covered by the fund, and would be paid back over time from the customer’s power or energy bills based on the value of the power generated or fossil fuel energy saved by the installation.

“Investment in renewable

energy or retrofits of inefficient buildings pay for themselves in the money saved on heat or power,” Meili said. “People want to make the shift to clean energy, but the up-front cost stops them, even though it would save a lot of money over the long term. This plan would remove the barriers that currently prevent people taking action on climate change.”

Investments from the fund are not tied to any particular technology. The specific work would be based on individual consultation to find the best fit for the property or organization, but would consider solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydroelectricity, electric vehicles, energy efficient retrofits and new buildings. Qualification for the program would be based on an assessment to determine pro-

jected savings and payback time.

Excess power produced by renewables would be fed back into the grid (net metering) with power produced over the end users consumption to be purchased by SaskPower.

The cost of the technology and installation would be repaid through an assessment on the property’s power or energy bill that would not exceed the amount saved through usage reductions or net metering.

In his speech, Meili said, “Renew Saskatchewan will create thousands of local jobs in manufacturing, installation, retrofitting and maintenance. It will drop your power bills right away, and in a few years get them down to almost nothing.

It will create revenue opportunities for farmers, homeowners, small towns and reserves

through a new approach to net metering that will allow producers to sell extra electricity back to the grid. It will increase Saskatchewan’s supply of clean electrical power and significantly reduce our use of energy and our carbon emissions.

“And, and this is perhaps the most exciting part, as the loans are repaid the money can be re-used, a revolving fund, for the next phase and the phase after that,” Meili said.

Premier Scott Moe, in an interview in Estevan later the same day, reacted by saying, “It’s really an idea as opposed to a policy. It’s a feed-in tariff, with respect to trying to finance that over the longer term.

“The fact of the matter is there’s already incentives with respect to small-scale producers that was enhanced by an

NDP leader Ryan Meili announcement … by Minister (Dustin) Duncan the other day.

The idea they’ve come forward with is really nothing more than a climate Ponzi scheme, to be honest. Now we have a federal carbon tax shell game and a provincial opposition Ponzi scheme released here today.”

Impared driver had a licence plate that expired 17 years ago

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Judge Lane Wiegers looked rather incredulously at Ronald Grant McIntyre, asking him, “You were driving a car with the licence plate expired 17 years before?”

“Yes,” came the response.

McIntyre pleaded guilty Monday of driving on Aug. 20 with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08 near Glen Ewen.

Crown prosecutor Chris White laid out the case in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday. He noted Estevan RCMP Traffic Service had stopped McIntyre just north of Glen Ewen. There was an open case of beer on the seat beside him and he admitted he had been drinking.

When it came to the breathalyzer, McIntyre blew

.120 and .110, in excess of the .08 legal limit.

Wiegers inquired if McIntyre had any issues, to which McIntyre replied in the negative.

McIntyre had a criminal record that White said was related, but dated.

Wiegers handed down a $1,300 fine, along with a $390 victim impact surcharge, which McIntyre will have one month to pay. He was also given a 12-month driving prohibition.

An associated driving while impaired charge was stayed. *** Brent K. Shier, 50, of Estevan, came home from a very long, 30-hour day in the oilfield and started drinking. At some point, he got hungry.

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Defence attorney Kathryn Gilliss said he had some drinks at home and then went out. “He regrets that decision,” she said.

She noted Shier losing his licence will impact his work. He had a prior record from when has a younger adult.

A joint submission between the defence and Crown saw Shier plead guilty. Judge Wiegers agreed with the joint submission and handed down a $1,400 fine, $420 victim impact surcharge, and 12-month driving prohibition.

Wiegers noted that what jumped out at him was “the readings were very high, and that’s very concerning.”

Shier was given six months

to pay his fine and surcharge. *** Morgan Konjolka was so drunk, she was driving her vehicle from shoulder to shoulder before finally hitting the ditch mid-afternoon on June 29.

Konjolka was northbound on Highway 47 north of Estevan at the time.

She was observed hitting the left ditch and skidding sideways. When police arrested her and put her in the back of the police vehicle, she slipped off her handcuffs. Police then had to remove her from the car and re-handcuff her, netting a resisting or obstructing a police officer charge in addition to a driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08 charge, both of which she pleaded guilty to on Monday.

As is customary, an associated driving while impaired

charge was stayed with the conviction of the .08 charge.

Her blood alcohol levels were in excess of three times the legal limit, blowing .250 and .270.

Her lawyer noted she felt bad about what had happened and suggested substance abuse and anger management treatment.

Wiegers chided Konjolka and added, “Your behaviour in the police car was reprehensible,

too” He gave her credit for showing remorse and embarrassment.

The sentence came in at a $1,500 fine, $450 victim impact surcharge, and a suspended sentence with a 12-month probation order. She must attend substance abuse and anger management treatment, and has a 12-month driving prohibition.

Konjolka has nine months to pay.

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The Brick places an emphasis on local

By David Willberg brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net While The Brick might be part of a large nationwide chain of furniture and appliance stores, it’s still locallyowned and operated, and franchisee Desmond DeRosier said being local is a big part of their business.

DeRosier owns the store, and several other franchises along with Ryan Jackson. They have been the owners since The Brick opened in Estevan in 2008.

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cently celebrated 10 years in Estevan, and all 10 years have been at the Estevan Shoppers Mall.

Being a franchisee for the Brick has been a great experience, he said. They also own locations in Brooks, Alberta; Cranbrook, B.C.; and Swift Current. They have 10 people working in Estevan who are all local people. The manager is Estevan’s Trina Milford.

“She is doing a great job,” he said.

He compared the franchise to what is seen in restaurants and other locations.

The Brick has almost anything someone would need for their home, with major appliances, electronics, furniture, mattresses, accessories and more.

“Our bread and butter is our beds, with mattresses, box springs, and what we would call mattress attachments, with the … mattress pads, pillows, blankets, sheets and all that kind of stuff,” said DeRosier.

They also have a local appliance service in the store, and a national warranty through The Brick.

Store manager Trina Milford stands among the furniture found at The Brick in Estevan.

“That’s what makes it great in smaller markets like in Estevan or Swift Current, is we’re able to offer the same pricing that The Brick offers nationally, but we’re able to do it with local … staff, local service and a local feel,” said DeRosier.

The local franchisees still have control over advertising, donations and more.

The Brick’s 10th year in Estevan has been an active one. The business signed a long-term lease at the mall, and they spent about $100,000 on renovations, showing its commitment to the community.

Those renovations included flooring, paint, lighting, security systems, telephone upgrades and displays.

“Our displays got bigger.

We did increase the size of our appliance department on purpose,” he said.

The store has seen growing activity, but that’s only after some lean years caused by the economic slowdown.

“When we first opened in 2008, we went through that mini-recession, but then we for a few years we were one of the biggest franchises,” he said.

There are 55 franchise stores across the country, and Estevan won the Brick’s Franchise of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012.

The recession was tough, but business has rebounded.

And The Brick is seeing an increase in business from communities such as Oxbow, Carnduff and Lampman.

A full-time appliance repair person is going to be hired eventually. It will be someone licensed to repair all appliances, while serving Estevan and the surrounding area. The appliances won’t have to be purchased at The Brick to be repaired.

DeRosier said he enjoys delivering a quality product to the people, as well as the service element of the job and the competitive nature of the industry. And he’s pleased to have the local flavour.

“We have customers in Estevan that we’ve seen every year for the last seven or eight years. We’ve done every room by room, house by house. So the personal relationships within the marketplace are probably the most rewarding.”

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Estevan Chamber of Commerce praises the contributions of local small businesses Small business play a vital role in Estevan and communities across the country, according to Jackie Wall, the executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce.

The national Small Business Week is Oct. 14-20, and Wall pointed out that small and medium-sized businesses account for 99.7 per cent of Canada’s businesses, and contribute 25 per cent of the nation’s goods and services exports.

“I know it’s been high previously, but I didn’t realize it was at 99.7 (per cent),” said Wall. “I knew it was above 98 per cent, though. So that’s a very interesting look at how important small and mediumsized enterprises are.”

She believes those numbers are reflected in Estevan’s business community. The majority of businesses, and

chamber members, are those that have one to 10 employees. “ We understand that small businesses are basically the backbone of our economy,” said Wall.

Estevan has a very diverse businesses community. Some businesses have started up in the last couple of years, even though Estevan has had to battle through the impact of the recession that started in 2014.

“A lot of businesses had to take a look at how they were operating, and they had to make adjustments according to the market conditions, but a lot of them did that successfully, and … there are those businesses that have flourished, and some start-ups have done fantastic in the last few years,” said Wall.

Many have shown resiliency and an ability to adapt.

Jackie Wall “They really took a look at ‘How is it that I can serve my customers,’ and what is it that they are really looking for. They have adapted to be even more relevant to the community.”

The chamber provides a voice for small businesses through its advocacy efforts,

and its connection to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce provides a link to the provincial chamber’s network.

A similar link exists through the national chamber to the federal government for issues that come up. When the proposed small business taxes were brought forward last year, the chambers at various levels rallied together and did a lot of lobbying to create change.

The chamber will host a one-day business summit on Oct. 18 in honour of Small Business Week. Many of the topics will focus on issues that have come the chamber’s way from its membership. Other topics will focus on timely topics such as workplace impairment stemming from the legalization of recreational cannabis Oct. 17.

There will also be busi-

ness panels that will focus on branding and the future of business in Estevan. “ We’ve invited a few veteran business people from our community, and they are

improve our economic base,” said Wall.

The summit is part of an effort by the chamber to have a big event during Small Business Week each

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going to talk about the challenges that their businesses faced and how they’ve met those challenges, and then also just a general discussion on what can we do as businesses in Estevan to

year. Last year the chamber hosted the Estevan Business Excellence Awards (EBEX) during Small Business Week, and the EBEX Awards will be the big Small Business Week event next year.

Small businesses drive Saskatchewan’s economy The Government of Saskatchewan is recognizing the positive impact of small businesses to the province during the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Small Business Week, taking place from Oct. 14-20.

The week is set aside every year to celebrate entrepreneurship across Canada.

Saskatchewan has Canada’s second highest rate of small businesses—about 130 for every 1,000 people, compared to about 111 nationally. These organizations, which have fewer than 50 employees, made up 99 per cent of all businesses in the province in 2017.

“Small businesses continue to be major players in Saskatchewan, helping to keep our economy dynamic and competitive,”Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Through innovation and a commitment to their communities, they offer goods and services that advance the province and the quality of life of all who live here.”

In 2017, small businesses in Saskatchewan employed 31.2 per cent of the province’s workforce, paying $6.3 billion in wages and salaries and accounting for 25.6 per cent of total payroll. They also contributed almost a third of the province’s

gross domestic product at 27 per cent, in the same year.

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to invest in initiatives, services and programs that support small businesses in the province.

Some of these include: •The Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive, the first “patent box” style incentive of its kind in North America; •The Saskatchewan Technology Start-Up Incentive, which offers a 45 per cent non-refundable tax credit for individual and corporate equity investments in eligible technol-

ogy start-up businesses; •The Product2Market: Value Added incentive which helps support small-and-medium-sized agri-businesses, from product development through to marketing activities; •The Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant, an employerdriven program which helps employers train new or existing workers to meet their specific workforce needs; •A small business income tax rate, at two per cent, for Canadian-controlled private corporations. The rate applies to the first $600,000 of business income and is among the lowest

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Available for adoption From left, Harmony Resler, Lisa Monteyne, Josh LeBlanc, Joan Selk and Meigan Wilhelm from Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate hold cats that were at the business’ office Saturday. Coldwell Banker in Estevan participated in the nationwide Homes for Dogs and Cats adoption initiative. The real estate firm teamed up with the Estevan Humane Society, and some of dogs and cats available for adoption at the humane society’s shelter were at the office. Other highlights included a fundraising barbecue and a pet food drive.

Three important demographic trends From October 14 to 20, 2018, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) will be celebrating entrepreneurship during the 39th BDC Small Business Week. The event seeks to highlight the work of Canadian entrepreneurs, who have many challenges to face. Here are three demographic trends you’ll need to adjust for if you run a small or medium business.

1. The aging workforce The retirement of baby boomers and the low growth rate of the Canadian population are already causing labour shortages in many areas. To face the situation, make efforts to attract young workers and retain your current staff members by offering favourable working conditions (flexible hours, pension plan, insurance, etc.).

2. The rise of the millennial generation According to Statistics Canada, millennials and generation Z will account for more than half of the Canadian workforce by 2030. To best tap into this generation’s talents, you should promote your business on social media. The BDC also suggests partnering with schools to facilitate the recruiting of young workers.

3. A more culturally diverse population If current trends are maintained, by 2032 up to 80 per cent of the country’s population growth will be attributable to immigration. Therefore, to counter the labour shortage, you should start hiring new Canadians right away. Adjust your training methods accordingly and reach out to different cultural communities.

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Buffalo plays important role for White Bear artist For Joely BigEagleKequahtooway, her artwork is all about the buffalo.

The White Bear First Nations artist was at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum last week for a project through the Common Weal Community Arts Respond to Racism initiative. All of her art is about buffalo.

“I write about buffalo, I paint buffaloes, and I talk about the history of buffalo to educate,” she said. “I facilitate art workshops and incorporate all of those elements.”

She guided classes on Oct. 10 and 11. On the first night, she taught buffalo flag art, in which participants made five-inch by seven-inch flags and painted buffalo on them, and then incorporated it to be hung on a wall.

The following night, they painted on buffalo rawhide, which still has the fur.

“Everybody will take a piece of buffalo home with them,” she said.

She was also present for the fall family fun day the EAGM hosted on Oct. 13.

“We had a buffalo hide set up in the back, and so we’ve been scraping the hide, removing the fat … the meat, a layer of epidermal skin, and then we had hoped we could remove the hair, and then we used the rawhide for future workshops, or for making drums or rattles,” she said.

A fashion designer, she incorporates rawhide into her clothes by making corsets out of buffalo hide.

School students were also involved with her work, as classrooms visited throughout the week. A Grade 5 class strung up the hide on Oct. 9, and two other classes stripped all the wet flesh off, including the fat and the meat.

Then they let it dry overnight.

The next two days school groups scraped off the last of the fat and the skin.

“They have been integral in preparing the hide for its next steps,” said Raven Broster-Paradis, the programmer at the EAGM. A teacher workshop was held at Bienfait Weldon School Oct. 12 during a professional development day. “ They learned about plains Indigenous history, the importance of buffalo to Indigenous peoples, and also got to make a miniature drum,” said Broster-Paradis.

BigEagle-Kequahtooway has been told she is part of the buffalo people.

They were buffalo hunters, and she wants to understand what that means.

“There aren’t too many First Nations that actually have buffalo. We don’t hunt buffalo anymore, and we don’t live with buffalo like we used

Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway demonstrates art techniques at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum on Thursday night. to. So I’m just really immersing myself in buffalo to really find out the connection, and what it means to be a buffalo person without being able to live as a buffalo person like we used to.”

She has been learning the number of buffalo that used to be here, and she’s on

what she called a “buffalo odyssey.”

There used to be 65 million buffalo in North America, and 1 1/2 million buffalo in Saskatchewan, she said.

So many were killed by immigrants to North America in an effort to force Indigenous people onto reserves.

She believes the death of the buffalo has contributed to the issues of depression and high suicide rates among Indigenous people.

“As buffalo people, just to have that relationship severed, it’s been really traumatizing,” she said. “So I am looking to identify how I can

use or how I can incorporate that knowledge in my art teachings, and sharing that knowledge with others so they realize how we’re still connected.

“It’s the spiritual tether, this emotional tether, and so we’re still connected, and buffalo are still important.”

Family Fall Festival at the EAGM The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s (EAGM) inaugural Family Fall Festival proved to be a hit with people from the community.

Included in the festival were indoor entertainment, with performances by the Daae Family, the Duncan Family and Backroads.

Fall-themed crafts were offered for children and adults, including a heritage agricultural display, a fall photo booth by Durr Pho-

tography, a traditional buffalo hide tanning demonstration, and apple cider and pumpkin spice latte bars. Outdoor attractions included a petting zoo by Tail-ling Hills Farm, bumper cars and bouncy castles.

The event was one of the new programs offered at the EAGM this year, as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

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By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins put two decent periods of hockey together against the Flin Flon Bombers, but their uneven second period was something they couldn’t recover from Sunday at Affinity Place.

The Bruins lost 6-2 to the Bombers after they surrendered three goals late in the period and one early in the third and stopped their winning streak at one. “I think we kind of lost our game plan for the second period and it showed,� said Bruins captain Jake Heerspink, who picked up an assist in the game. “I feel like we came out really well in the first and we dominated for most of the game but a couple of mental mistakes in the second really beat us up and that’s all it takes in this league. “We can not make those mistakes. We can’t lose our Dzone. We can’t shy away from our game and turn it into an individual effort.�

The Bruins tied the score at 1-1 when Tristyn DeRoose scored his second as a Bruin at 18:28 of the first period on a delayed penalty with assists from Austin King-Cunningham and Heerspink. The Bruins outshot the Bombers 14-8 in that period and seemed to be playing just as well as in their dominant win against La

Bruins forward T.J. Irey looks to centre a pass Sunday against the Flin Flon Bombers at AfďŹ nity Place.

Ronge but the wheels fell off.

The Bombers outscored the Bruins 3-0 in the second and outshot them 14-8. “I think we lost our composure for an entire period,� said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “(It was a) long string that cost us. We played really well for 40 minutes. We played well enough to put ourselves in a good position in the first

and third but when you have a stinker in the second and you’re behind the 8-ball, you’re playing catch-up.�

By the time Eddie Gallagher scored his second goal in as many nights for the Bruins at 14:38 of the third period, the game was effectively a lost cause.

Lewgood said they have to trust the players to turn things around when things start going sideways on the

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ice like they did in the second period. “(Sunday) We didn’t see as much of that,� he said. “Maybe going forward instead of trusting that’s going to happen we maybe shake things up a bit. But every scenario, every game is different. Maybe in hindsight we should have shaken things up in that third period.�

Sunday, Jake Anthony and Grant Boldt combined for 27 saves in the loss.

It was a different mood after Saturday’s tilt against the La Ronge ice Wolves. That night, the Bruins took their losing slump and put it firmly in the rearview mirror with a dominating 7-1 win.

The Bruins lost 2-1 Wednesday to the same Ice Wolves but came out with a much more determined effort from top to bottom and snapped their four game losing slump in the process. “The boys are pumped obviously and I think we’ve got the ball rolling now,� said DeRoose, who scored a goal and three assists in his second game with the Bruins after

being released by the Western Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Warriors. “Everyone’s confident going into the rest of the season.�

DeRoose scored his goal on the power play providing a screen in front when a shot came from the blueline and deflected off him into the net. Even with TJ Irey back from injury Saturday night, DeRoose remains in the top six and was getting significant power play time. “I’m getting back to a different role and it’s different and harder but tonight (I was) feeling a lot more comfortable. Things are coming to me a lot easier and the game’s slowing down,� he said.

Eddie Gallagher, coming back from injury, scored his first career Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League goal at 7:27 of the second period. “(I was) just working hard in front of the net and got a nice rebound,� said Gallagher.

The mood in the dressing room was a lot happier than during their slump, which saw them lose two in a row

on home ice. “There’s a lot of high hopes but we’ve got to be prepared for tomorrow’s game, too,� said Gallagher. “We can’t be too high.�

The other goals in the game were scored by Johnny Witzke - with two - Tanner Manz, Turner Ripplinger and George Cathers. Anthony stopped 17 of 18 shots in the game from the Ice Wolves.

With their loss to Flin Flon in the rear view mirror, the Bruins will have a few days of practice to figure out the game plan before a pair of tough opponents in the Melfort Mustangs Friday and the Nipawin Hawks Saturday, with both games at Affinity Place. “We’ve got four days of practice in prep for two teams,� said Lewgood. “We’ve got to learn from these games.

We make some adjustments when it comes to how we approach certain scenarios but we focus on our game plan.

We’ll throw some tweaks in there that are specific to our opponents but really it’s just back to work.�

Southeast athletes hit cross-country provincials The town of Delisle once again played host to the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association’s cross-country provincials, with some Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) and other southeast school talent in the mix.

On the rugged terrain, ECS’s Mikayla Hack placed 43rd in midget girls with a time of 13 minutes, 59 seconds, while the school’s Justin Hertes was coincidentally 43rd in senior boys with a

time of 21:15.

As a school, Carlyle’s Gordon F. Kells was fourth overall in the 2A division, while Oxbow Prairie Horizons was eighth and Redvers was 14th overall in that division. Stoughton was 14th in the 1A schools.

The Southeast placed fifth in the senior boys with a total of 112 points with a number of strong showings from runners from the area.

The senior boys had a

lot of southeast area runners, with Redvers’ Evan James 20th in the division with a time of 19:46, and Tucker Sharp of Gordon F. Kells School in Carlyle was 34th with a time of 20:40. Bradon Zieglgansberger of Midale Central School was 40th at 20:58. Nathan Muir of Oxbow Prairie Horizons was 48th at 21:25, and Jackson Goudy of Stoughton was 61st at 22:11, and Brayden Hill of Gordon F. Kells was 64th at 22:23.

Colby Douglas at Oxbow Prairie Horizons was 75th with a time of 22:52 and Ryan Aulie of Redvers was 78th at 23:32. Dylan Preston of Manor finished in 81st at 23:52 to round out the senior boys running at provncials.

The junior boys division had Connor Gardner of Carnduff place 36th with a time of 17:19 and Michael Miller of Oxbow Prairie Horizons in 50th at 17:46.

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Jonah Dyck of Carlyle’s Gordon F. Kells was 25th with a time of 11:52 in the midget boys, and teammate Nathan Simons wasn’t far behind with a time of 12:01.

Stoughton’s Greyson Goudy placed 46th with a time of 12:28 and Oxbow Prairie Horizons’ Dawson Greenshields was 82nd at a time of 13:42.

Easton Bernier of Stoughton was 92nd at a time of 15:04,

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In the senior girls, Carnduff ’s Leah McFarlane was 41st at a time of 19:15, Redvers’ Erin LeNouail was 51st at a time of 20:04, Manor’s Madison Cuddington was 62nd in senior girls with a time of 20:47, Oxbow Prairie Horizons’ Madison McNeil was 74th with a time of 21:43 and Redvers’ Jessica Magotiaux was 89th at 23:45.

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By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys volleyball team cruised through many of their round robin matches at their home tournament, with one exception – the Kipling Magyars.

So guess who they played in the final of the tournament Saturday afternoon at the ECS gym? That same Kipling team that brought them a headache or two in their round robin match Saturday.

Once again, the Magyars were a tough opponent but the Elecs got the better of them in a 25-21, 25-23 straight sets victory to claim their home tournament title.

The Elecs were down 1917 in the first set when Elecs head coach Nathan Johnson and his assistant coaches called a very quick time out.

“We needed a little more focus than we had, and in that last set we were able to turn it around after 20,” said Elecs head coach Nathan Johnson.

“We played a little better in the second set and we had a couple of lulls that obviously we want to avoid. Kilping’s a good team and they put some pressure on us… Having a close match isn’t the end of the world, as long as we end up rising to the occasion at the end. I was happy with the way we finished up.”

The Elecs played well in the rest of the tournament, winning all 12 sets they played in the round robin. Friday, the Elecs swept Kipling in the evening match (25-15, 29-27), and had little issue disposing of Weyburn

ECS Elecs senior boys and girls volleyball teams celebrate their Co-Op Challenge series win over the Weyburn Eagles Monday night at the ECS gym.

ECS edges Weyburn for Co-Op Challenge Lais Lindquist of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs leaps to get a ball in the home tournament final against the Kipling School Magyars Saturday at the ECS gym. in the first match (25-13, 25-15) and Wawota (25-13, 25-10).

Saturday, they battled Redvers (25-22, 25-8), Oxbow (25-13, 25-6) and Carnduff (25-17, 25-17).

“We started off strong and got some quick wins off the bat,” said Elecs player Justin Van Achte. “Then we came in (Saturday) confident in ourselves because we thought we’d played some pretty good volleyball over the past couple of weekends leading into this tournament.

We had some lulls and upsets but we came back and played our best when we needed to.”

They defeated Weyburn in the semifinal Saturday afternoon and Kipling defeated Wawota in the other semifinal.

“Regardless of the competition we want to serve tough and put the other team in trouble,” said Johnson. “That extended some of the scores. We

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got some big wins … and I can attribute that to us serving tough and putting the other team in trouble right away. Because we’ve got some big guys that can really hit it, our offence runs well when they’re giving us free balls.”

The first set against Kipling in the final, Johnson said they missed five serves and weren’t serving well.

The season is winding down in a few weeks but the Elecs will still have a few tournaments to go to after this weekend, which they will take off. They have a tournament at Regina LeBoldus and one more at Yorkton Regional before Weyburn hosts 5A regionals Nov. 9-10 weekend.Three of the seven teams in that tournament will qualify for provincials from that region, and provincials will be at the St. Mary and the Sask.

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By Corey Atkinson sports@estevamercury.ca

The third annual Co-Op Challenge was won by the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior volleyball teams Monday, but late in the first set of the final boys match at the ECS gym it almost fell apart.

The boys were down 21-16 to a Weyburn Eagles team growing in confidence with every shot when head coach Nathan Johnson used a timely timeout to reset the focus for the Elecs. After a side-out, Leighton Mus served up eight straight points and the Elecs dominated the rest of the matches, giving ECS the title in their head to head match with Weyburn.

The atmosphere was nearly McLeod Series-like in its intensity, particularly in the boys game.

“We didn’t prepare very well because that start wasn’t what we wanted,” said Johnson.

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The Elecs boys won their games 25-21, 25-14, 25-18 and the Weyburn girls won their sets 25-21, 25-18, 25-18.

“It feels amazing, especially since it’s our senior year and we have a team full of Grade 12s and one Grade 11,” said Mus. “To win this, we’ve got to carry our momentum into the following week.”

The ECS senior boys swept Weyburn in both matches and the senior girls from Weyburn swept the senior girls from ECS. The series came down to points earned in their losses and the ECS girls got more in their losses than the Weyburn boys – 98 to 97.

“It was absolutely crucial that we came back and won that last set,” said Johnson. “I think that got the ball rolling at that point.”

Mus is one of several servers who can get momentum going for the Elecs, as was shown Monday.

“This team has been in the making for four years now,” said Mus. “Mr. Johnson has put in many hours to try to build this team. At our practices he’s always focused and always wants us to do our best.To have this … in our senior year is just great.”

ECS senior girls head coach Nicole Rogalski was happy with the way the Elecs

girls played well despite not having a lot of experience.

“We didn’t win any of our sets but I couldn’t have asked for… them to play any better,” Rogalski said. “Weyburn is a really tough team and they’re just better than us, which isn’t a bad thing. They give us good competition and we came out strong and finished strong.

I’m very happy with how they played.”

The Elecs girls won the tournament they entered in Yorkton last weekend, defeating Melfort in the final.

“They’re pretty tough,” said Rogalski. “They’ve got a lot of tall girls and big swingers. But our girls came out with their serves, pushing them forward and pushing them back like we worked on in practice, and their coverage. They were up getting at least their hand on it, and they were there helping out with coverage.”

Johnson, also a vice-principal at ECS, was happy to see the atmosphere at the gym for the volleyball series.

“Awesome atmosphere,” said Johnson. “It was great getting the kids from the musical doing O Canada and we got the cheerleaders here. That’s the reason we do this. It’s absolutely awesome for both of our schools.”

“I think it’s going really well and I’m glad we started it up again,” said Rogalski.

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Elecs football team bows out in Swift Current “We’re constantly adjusting personnel on the fly and I don’t remember a year like this in all my years of football where there were this many significant injuries, whether it’s season-ending injuries or just nagging injuries throughout the season.

“It was frustrating, but we had to call upon other players and make do with who was there. The players who were slotted in played hard and it was good to see.”

Schott said it would have been easy for those players to not try to carry on and play hard but they didn’t have any of that. Schott said it spoke well of their character and next year most of the injured players will come back.

The Elecs will graduate 11 players this season, not the least of which was Rylan Erdelyan, who stepped in at quarterback for the injured Kaleb Bechtold and also played defensive back and receiver at different points in the season.

“We’re definitely losing some key pieces but the bulk of our team is coming back and there’s some good players coming up from the bantam team that we’re hoping to work into the mix,” said Schott. “We’re hoping the talent and pieces are still in place and the core of our team is still returning.”

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

There were a lot of battles the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs football team was able to face head-on, but the battle of attrition hurt their chances of success more than any game this season.

The Elecs lost their last regular season game 80-6 in Yorkton to the Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders and then proceeded to take only 21 players into their playoff game Saturday in Swift Current and lost 69-22 to the Colts.

Given the fact that there were so many injuries over the course of the season and the importance of the players lost to injury, head coach Mark Schott credits the players throughout the year.

“We were really shorthanded going into that (playoff ) game,” he said. “We lost a couple of players to injuries during the game so we had 19 players playing most of that game and as a group, they played hard and tough football right to the end.

“The odds were stacked against them and the group of players that we had, they didn’t let that get them down and they were determined to keep fighting and playing right to the end of the game.

It was an impressive effort…

Elecs player Rylan Erdelyan runs with the ball earlier this year against Moose Jaw Central. File photo with the numbers that we had and the key players we were missing.”

The Colts had beaten the Elecs 51-15 at Woodlawn

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The Elecs had a lot of

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Charlie Jerome Joseph Loustel passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Hill View Manor, Estevan, Sask. at the age of 90 years.

Charlie was a twin born to Wendel and Catherine (Fornwald) Loustel on March 5, 1928 in Lampman, Sask. &KDUOLH¡V WZLQ EURWKHU &ODXGH passed away at the age of 18 months. Charlie was raised on the family farm 14 miles east of Lampman along with his brothers, Albert and Gordon and one sister Rita (Loustel) Ward. This farm was the original homestead WKDW KLV JUDQGIDWKHU 0DWKLDV /RXVWHO ÀUVW DFTXLUHG DIWHU PRYLQJ WR Saskatchewan from Winkler, Manitoba. Charlie met and married Audrey May Brock on April 21, 1959 and from this union four children were born: Clara Marie (Loustel) Freitag, Dale Evans, Pius Wendel and Randy Joseph.

Charlie, along with his siblings attended school at Cateville School, a rural school two miles from the homestead. He completed grade 8 and went on to complete a welding course which came in handy on the farm. Charlie farmed along with his brother Gordon until 1983 and continued farming with his sons until 2017. Hereford cattle, milk cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, cats, dogs and one horse for winter chores rounded out the farm life.

After Charlie and Audrey moved to Estevan in 1988, he continued to be interested in the seeding, harvest and how things were going. The amount of rainfall, the weather, how many bushels RI JUDLQ SHU DFUH GXULQJ KDUYHVW WKH HIĂ€FLHQF\ RI WKH -RKQ 'HHUH HTXLSPHQW ZHUH DOO IUHTXHQW WRSLFV RI FRQYHUVDWLRQ Charlie is survived by his brother Gordon Loustel of Estevan, numerous nieces and nephews and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren: Clara Marie (Loustel) Freitag married to Dennis Freitag and their children: Cory married to Rayanne and their children, Bowyn and Aubree of Alameda, Sask.; Jeremy married to Amber and their children, Kaelynn and Hadley of Bienfait, Sask.; and Christina engaged to Brett Rubbert, both of Alameda, Sask.

Dale Evans Loustel of Airdrie, Alta. and his children: Nicholas of Alberta; Brendan of Alberta and Brooke and her child, Luna of Airdrie, Alta.

Pius Wendel Loustel married to Felicia Katherine Klein, of Frobisher, Sask.

Randy Joseph Loustel, Denise Blondeau and his son Jaden of Emerald Park, Sask.

Charlie will also be greatly missed by his many friends, neighbours and special friends, Marianne and Cathie.

Charlie was predeceased by his wife Audrey May Loustel; parents, Wendel and Catherine; infant brother Claude; brother Albert; sister Rita Ward; brother-in-law John Ward; sisters-in-law, Mary Loustel, Audrey E. Loustel and Rose Loustel.

A Prayer Service was held on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with 3DWULFLD .HHIH RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 7KH )XQHUDO 0DVV ZDV FHOHEUDWHG on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Sathiadas Antony.

Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, after which family and friends were invited to a time of sharing and lunch in the church auditorium.

If friends so desire, donations in memory of Charlie Loustel may be made to the Hill View Manor Activity Fund, 1401 - 1st Street, Estevan, Sask., S4A 2W7 or the Knights of Columbus, c/o 203 1226 3rd Street, Estevan, Sask., S4A 0R9.

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Police apprehend impaired driver The Estevan Police Service apprehended another alleged impaired driver during the Oct. 13 night shift.

Police arrested and charged a 24-year-old man from Gilbert Plains, Man., for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He was released and will appear in court in Estevan in December to answer to the charges.

In other recent police news, officers received a complaint of a 13-year-old female stealing money from a residence during the Oct. 8 day shift. As a result of the investigation, the female has been charged with theft under $5,000 and will appear in court in December to answer to the charges.

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ing the Oct. 8 night shift, a 27-year-old woman from Estevan was charged with driving while suspended and she was arrested on outstanding warrants from another police agency. The vehicle she was operating was seized for 30 days, as she was an unauthorized driver.

Members received a call during the Oct. 12 day shift from a Regina parole office that a local resident, who is on parole, had a Canada-wide arrest warrant. Police attended the residence and spoke to his family. The man was not home at the moment, but family contacted him and he came to the police station on his own a few minutes later to deal with the issue. The man was remanded in custody until he can speak to his parole officer next week.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD TWO MEMBERS AT LARGE NEEDED! Prosperity is a result of a coordinated, cooperative effort of many individuals and organizations in the public, private and civil sectors.

Serving as a Member at Large will permit you to join in the exchange of ideas and information that becomes a part of our strategic plan and development as well as participate in the decision making process of this organization.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Economic Development Board please submit a letter with your past and present experiences that would be relevant to this board and your qualifications by October 31, 2018 to: Jeff Ward, City Manager 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Email : j.ward@estevan.ca Applications will be considered and chosen at the discretion of the board of directors based on best fit for the Community Strategy and applications received.

GUARD/MATRON The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be able to work independently with little supervision.

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The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to implement a bylaw to establish and statutory authority to set Regulating Snowmobiles within the City of Estevan On October 1, 2018 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on October 22, 2018.

The proposed Bylaw 2018-2008 may be inspected by any person in the City Clerk’s Office, on the main level of City Hall, between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 2018 Judy Pilloud 1102 4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7