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the impact, and … with a sense of meaning and clarity,” dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca said Keith. It helps with any impacts The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School the division might face. Holy Family started to Division and the South East Cornerstone Public School prepare for the legalization of Division have not encountered cannabis shortly after the fedany issues related to cannabis eral government announced in since it became legal to possess April 2017 that it intended to less than 30 grams of the drug legalize the drug. “We didn’t get really far last month. Gwen Keith, the direc- ahead of this because we knew tor of education for Holy there would be organizations Family, said their policy is and structures that would be equivalent to what they al- helpful in this area, and we ready have for issues such wanted to make sure that we as smoking. Cannabis is not were aligned to the key reallowed on school property. sources to be used,” said Keith. “We really became en“It hasn’t been a major issue or process that we’ve had to use,” gaged with processing and said Keith. “Basically the same working on this last spring, and then as resources came types of rules apply.” No students have showed to us, we were more heavily up to school impaired by can- impacted this fall, and we used nabis, and no students have those resources to create more been caught with cannabis on clarity and more impact.” Lynn Little, the director school property. Keith noted that Holy Family operates of education for South East elementary and middle grade Cornerstone, said students schools, and not high schools, cannot use, consume, be unso they’re less likely to en- der the influence of, possess, counter issues with the drug. distribute, offer for sale, or sell It’s also a smaller school cannabis. The policy extends to division, with five schools alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, in four communities in the illegal drug paraphernalia, prescribed drugs for which southeast. If an employee shows they do not have a prescripup to work in possession of tion or prescribed drugs which cannabis, Holy Family would may cause impairment, and have to find out if an accom- that pose a safety risk for the modation is required, since student or those around them that person might have a while at school or on school prescription for medicinal sponsored activities. “Students may also not marijuana. have a strong odour of alcohol Employees are expected to show up ready for work. In or cannabis on their person that instance, Holy Family’s that would indicate impairpolicies are similar to alcohol. ment,” said Little. She pointed out the diviPeople cannot be impaired if sion’s administrative procedure they are working. Holy Family has also 352, which deals with safe received resources to help the school environments, and division create coherent and the school’s practices have clear policies on the issue. remained unchanged. Meanwhile, she said Schools have resources they can send to parents, students employees are not to use, consume, possess, distribute, and staff about the issue. “Being that we are in offer for sale, or sell the aboveeducation, we try to proac- listed drugs, again including tively make sure that people cannabis, as per the terms of A2 » DIVISION understand what this is, and

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The numbers are in for the John Mellencamp concert at Affinity Place last month, and they show a large crowd turned out for the show. According to a press release from the City of Estevan released Monday afternoon, more than 2,400 tickets were sold for the Oct. 26 concert, generating a net profit of $21,000 for the city. City manager Jeff Ward told the Mercury a profit was expected, thanks to the large crowd and the timing. Since the concert was held on a Friday night, an increase in food and alcohol sales materialized as expected. An exact breakdown for revenues and expenses was not released, but Ward said about 2,200 tickets needed to be sold to break even. “Most of our shows, we project that 2,000 (tickets sold) would be fairly close (to breaking even), depending on booze and food sales. So that’s always the target we want to hit for our shows is 2,000 tickets, in addition to the boxes,” said Ward. It was great to have a show on a Friday night, and the city would like to have more shows on Friday and

John Mellencamp performed on Oct. 26 at Afﬁnity Place. About 2,400 tickets were sold for the concert, helping the City of Estevan post a proﬁt. File photo Saturday nights, but that’s not a guarantee, since Estevan is a smaller community on most tours. Ward pointed out that well-known classic rock acts, such as Mellencamp, tend to be the ones that draw the best crowds for Estevan. “I know council will be considering any options that come up, and looking at the cost-benefit analysis of bringing those shows to Estevan, especially in the spring once the ice is out at Affinity,” said Ward. Ward didn’t get much of an opportunity to watch the

show, since he had to work that night, but he believes Mellencamp is still a big draw and still puts on a good show with his band. “The vocals, the musicianship, they’re still there,” said Ward. “They know what they’re doing. I’ve heard nothing but positive comments from the actual performance itself, so that’s great to hear.” The city continues to look for efficiencies when it comes to the setup and take-down of the concerts, and with the new promoter. Some people who are with the promoter, rather than

city staff, were involved with food and beverage sales and take-down. Among the ideas that have been discussed for future events is the possibility of having a pre-show lounge in the multipurpose room. If the doors open at 7 p.m. for an 8 p.m. concert, there isn’t much time to have a drink and socialize. “People might be able to come right after supper, or come a little early and have a couple beverages and talk before the show actually starts,” said Ward. “There are things A2 » CITY

New nursing home committee encouraged after meeting with province The new Estevan Regional Nursing Home Committee is feeling optimistic following a meeting with representatives of the provincial government Monday in Regina. Committee members Don Kindopp, Greg Hoffort and Roy Ludwig met with Minister of Health Jim Reiter, Minister of Rural and Remote Health Greg Ottenbreit, and Estevan MLA Lori Carr, who is also the minister of Highways and Infrastructure. At the time, the committee presented the report by

1080 Architecture Planning of Regina, which the committee received last month. The provincial ministers asked questions of the committee. “I was very pleased with the meeting, in the sense that the report really piqued the interest of both ministers, and they want to look at the possibilities of how we can do this in a very creative manner,” said Kindopp, who is the chair of the new nursing home committee. The report from 1080 calls for a three-story, 72-bed

building to be attached to St. Joseph’s Hospital. The cost of a new nursing home has been lowered to $30 million from $40 million, in large part because it would be built over three stories instead of one. Attaching to St. Joseph’s would create efficiencies in the kitchen, heating, electricity and materials management of about $500,000 a year. The new nursing home committee has received more than $8.2 million in pledges and donations, with about $8 million of the money com-

ing through the Hearthstone Community Campaign from 2011-2015. They have more than the required 20 per cent of the cost of the building. The firm also looked at a “greenfield” option of building a replacement nursing home on its own. They also looked at renovating the present nursing home, or constructing a new nursing home at the present location on Wellock Road, which wasn’t feasible. This week’s edition of Lifestyles will have much more on this story.

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Fire department praises local schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser is praising the response of Sacred Heart School/Ă&#x2030;cole SacrĂŠ Coeur, after members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to the school Nov. 19 just before 9 a.m. When firefighters arrived at the school, they found there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any visible smoke or flame coming from the exterior of the building. Staff members had already evacuated students from the school. A liaison person approached the fire department, indicating there was an issue

with a duct detection device from the heating and air conditioning system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing that all the students were safe, crews did make entry into the building and attended all of the mechanical maintenance areas, only to find no signs of fire, smoke or flame, or any visible heat signatures after using thermal imaging technology cameras to entirely sweep the building,â&#x20AC;? said Feser. Crews expedited the process to get students back into the building as quickly as possible, and once the â&#x20AC;&#x153;all clearâ&#x20AC;?

Salvation Army sets goals The Estevan Salvation Army has set a goal of $100,000 for its annual Christmas campaigns, the same goal that it had a year ago. The Salvation Army has the Christmas kettle campaign, which will run from Nov. 29-Dec. 22, and the letter appeal. The letters have been mailed to Estevan residents, asking for donations to support the Salvation Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts. The goal for the kettles is $30,000, and the goal for the mail-outs is $70,000. Ronza Reynard, the manager of family services for the Salvation Army, said they wanted to have the same goal as the year before.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do know that it is still kind of tough in Estevan, with everybody trying to keep going here,â&#x20AC;? said Reynard. Last year the two campaigns generated a total of $96,404. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our big fundraising push for the year. Money that is raised over the Christmas season helps us during the Christmas season, but it also helps us throughout the year,â&#x20AC;? said Reynard. The money raised will go to sending children to a camp during the summer months, running a back-to-school backpack program, partnering with the Warm Welcome kitchen program and having other initiatives to assist those in the community.

signal was given, students were allowed back in with the assistance of teachers. After a substantial amount of time combing the facility, it was found there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any reason for alarm, which meant a faulty detection device in the duct work system was the probable cause. The scene was turned back over to mechanical maintenance and supervisory staff of the school. Feser said the location of the alarm and the timing was troubling, but the staff handled the situation well.

ÂŤ A1 like that which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at.â&#x20AC;? The city doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to take away from the business that local bars and restaurants have before a concert, but he has heard those sites were full that night, and Ward believes the city can still offer a lounge and not compete with businesses. The city noted that since Affinity Place opened in 2011, there have been many shows at the venue. A review of all profits and losses over that time shows the city has essentially broken even in total while hosting these events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the past five years that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been seeing reports intermittently after concerts, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always kind of been the fluctuation point is that some shows are better-received, depending on timing and what other events are happening,â&#x20AC;? said Ward.

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remain a focus as we move into 2019,â&#x20AC;? the city stated in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are already looking for acts in the spring, once the ice is out at Affinity Place.â&#x20AC;? Ward said the city will wait for the spring for the next conference because the St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival of Trees and the Home

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ing a division vehicle or their personal vehicle for divisionrelated purposes.â&#x20AC;? Much like students, they may not have a strong odour on their person of alcohol or cannabis. Little pointed out these procedures have been in place for a number of years, and so the legalization of cannabis meant treating it in the same way as alcohol under this policy.

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The president for Kin Canada wants Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs across the country to strive to be what she refers to as “possibility thinkers.” And she believes the local clubs are doing just that. Erin Thomson, who is from Timmins, Ont., was in Estevan on Thursday as part of a tour of Kin Canada’s District 3, which includes the Energy City. District 3 is on her touring cycle for this year. “Every year the national president of Kin Canada changes, and we do our best to come out and visit every district across the country, and District 3 happens to be on the rotation this year,” said Thomson. Joining her while in Estevan was Michelle Jindle, a Kinette from Lloydminster. A stop to the Mercury for an interview was among Thomson’s first tasks in Estevan. She then visited St. Joseph’s Hospital, which Kin members have supported in the past. Thomson toured the community to see the contributions of local Kin clubs, and helped set up for the Kinettes’ Craft Sale, which was held Saturday in the WylieMitchell building. And she spoke at an evening social with the Estevan Kin club members, where she shared some national updates. “The message that we really are looking at this year, and something that we’re trying to inspire people to be, is possibility thinkers. So we’re really trying to chat a little bit about what possibility thinking is, and to celebrate the possibility thinkers that have been here in Estevan.”

Leaders in the Kinsmen and Kinettes clubs are possibility thinkers, she said, and Thomson hopes they will continue to think about the potential that exists. “We really believe that Kin, and the spirit that Kin has – which is meeting their community’s greatest need – is what makes us truly unstoppable,” said Thomson. “So my slogan was #beunstoppable when I was campaigning, and it has carried through to this year.” Kin club members carry on despite adversity, she said, and that makes them unstoppable. “ When others in the community see hurdles, Kin Canada sees possibilities,” she said. “We always find that way to think about things in a new way, to encourage each other, to speak with positivity, and to meet that need the community might have.” She was particularly looking forward to seeing the Hillside Play Park and the work the local Kin clubs have undertaken there, particularly the outdoor, year-round spots facility that is used as an outdoor arena during the winter months. “I love it when clubs can go around town and show off some of the wonderful things that they have helped to accomplish,” said Thomson. “And what I also typically tend to say to clubs is just imagine what your community would look like if the Kinsmen club or the Kinettes club had never been here. “There are so many communities that wouldn’t have parks, that wouldn’t have arenas, that wouldn’t have sports teams, that wouldn’t have food on their shelves in food banks.” Kin clubs truly are a part

From left, Estevan Kinettes Club member Fay Bonthoux and Susan Colbow, Kin Canada president Erin Thomson, Lloydminster Kinette Michelle Jindle and Estevan Kinette Club president Angela Bresciani gather for a group photo at the Mercury ofﬁce on Thursday. of the fabric of so many communities in Saskatchewan. Two years ago, when she was campaigning for the national president’s job, Thomson saw the contributions of Saskatchewan’s Kin members when she attended Telemiracle – the annual fundraiser organized by Saskatchewan’s Kinsmen and Kinettes. “I got to meet a wonderful bunch of Kinsmen and Kinettes, and the family of Kin, and they really embraced me, and I wanted to just come back and shed a little bit of love on D-3 and shed the light on them from across the country,” said Thomson. Thomson joined the Kinettes Club in Timmins in 2002, but her roots in the

organization trace back much further than that. She is a “Kin kid, which means her father was a Kinsmen and her mother was a Kinette. Thomson’s aunt and uncle are life members of their respective clubs as well. She was born while her mother was serving as the president of the Kinette club in Timmins. “I was truly born to do this job,” said Thomson with a laugh. She became the national president in August, and will serve a one-year term. “It has been absolutely wonderful,” she said. “I have had the opportunity to travel quite a bit already.” The president of Kin

Canada has two roles. Not only does she serve as a national ambassador for the service organization, but her other purpose is to be the chairperson of the 11-member board, which is responsible for fiduciary responsibilities, strategic planning and governance. There’s also an operations side of Kin Canada, which includes paid staff and volunteers. “We all have things in us that we feel we can give. To me, leadership is about service, so I truly wanted to be a servant leader. I found that all of the levels that I had learned in Kin just helped to prepare me for the next level.” Within Kin Canada, they

believe in leaders building leaders, so that there is always somebody ready to step into leadership positions. “I truly felt that Kin Canada gave me so much that I wanted to serve in the highest possible office that I could, in order to give back as much as I could.” It’s also been a lot of fun serving as president. The visit to Estevan was part of a whirlwind tour of Saskatchewan for Thomson. The following day, she travelled to Assiniboia, and then she went to Saskatoon, Yorkton and Regina. Other stops during her time in Saskatchewan included Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Rosetown and Tisdale.

Kinette Craft Sale The Kinette Craft Sale attracted plenty of vendors and potential customers to the two major venues on Estevan’s Exhibition Grounds Saturday. Raylene Voth of Raylene’s Organic”ness” talked about some of her natural bath and body products to some of the people who went through the doors at the Wylie Mitchell Building. The event was also extended to the Exhibition Hall through the day. There were over 70 vendors with crafts and trade show specialties.

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If it’s not your land, then stay away Another archaic law in Saskatchewan appears to be on the verge of coming to an end. The provincial government announced the results of its trespassing survey last week, and it shows about two-thirds of respondents support advance consent being required for anyone who wants to access privately-owned rural property. It means that the days of people hunting, riding all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiling on a farmer’s private property, without consent, are mercifully coming to an end. Currently, farmers have to put up a sign that says people are not welcome to venture onto their land. There seemed to be some form of assumed consent if that sign wasn’t in place, although it was the honourable thing to do to ask a farmer to enter their land before venturing on it with a snowmobile. Farmers likely have better things to do than put up a sign that says visitors aren’t welcome. Urban residents don’t have to put up signs saying no trespassing. Why should farmers? Frankly, it’s stunning in retrospect that Saskatchewan hasn’t had this type of legislation already. Farming plays such a huge role in the Saskatchewan economy; this province has been described as the bread-basket of Canada. While other economic sectors play such a pivotal role in the economic success of the province, if you were to ask people from outside of the province about the strongest industries in Saskatchewan, most would think of agriculture

first. Other provinces have similar laws in place to keep people from trespassing on farmers’ land. Those are provinces where agriculture does not have the same impact that it does here. So you would expect there would be a desire to have anti-trespassing laws in place. The comparison between rural and urban landowners isn’t necessarily an apples and oranges deal. But if someone were to stroll into the backyard of a property in Estevan without permission while wearing camouflage and toting a gun, and hang out around a bush waiting for pheasants to fly by, they’d be nailed for trespassing. (And likely other charges as well). In the same breath, you can’t go into someone’s backyard with a case of beer and start chatting with friends without permission of the homeowner. Yet it has been legally permissible to venture into someone’s property or field, and hunt and socialize without the farmers’ permission. Most hunters and snowmobile operators are good people who will ask for permission before entering someone’s private property. Many hunters and outdoor recreation enthusiasts are farmers themselves who live according to the Golden Rule. Most farmers are pretty reasonable as well. If you go to them and ask them permission, they will grant it. If you respect the land you’re on and the fact that it’s private property, you’ll be granted permission on subsequent occasions.

If there’s land they don’t want you on, they will let you know. But if you don’t respect their property, you won’t be granted access again. And if you’ve been caught on a farmer’s property without permission before, and been told not to come back, then don’t expect to be allowed now, unless you find a way to make amends. There are other issues at play here, most notably when it comes to rural crime. This new legislation isn’t going to do anything to reduce theft rates and other problems associated with crime. The days of farmers comfortably leaving the doors to their homes unlocked, or even keys in the ignition of their vehicles, are likely over. We wonder why people would be opposed to this type of legislation in the first place. Are they the types who weren’t asking for permission before entering someone’s yard? Do they have such an enormous sense of entitlement that they can walk onto someone’s property, possibly damage the crops or the land, and not be held accountable for their actions? Do the right thing. Ask the land owner for permission each time. Respect the property you’re on, and the value that it has to the owner. The rights of the landowner to protect their property trump the rights of someone to walk onto the land and hunt or snowmobile or have a party without permission.

History is no longer about history, it’s about right now It was Nov. 10, the day before Remembrance Day, and I turned on the TV to History. On the big screen appeared an episode of Forged in Fire. Surely, this is a mistake, I thought. Maybe it’s just one episode. Nope. It was a marathon. I am completely and utterly disgusted with History Canada, what was once known as the History Channel. In the week leading up to the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending the Great War, the First World War, they had next to no actual history. Most of the week saw a few episodes of Hunting Hitler and Hunting Nazi Treasure. The rest of the time was filled with reality shows like Yukon Gold, Ice Road Truckers, Counting Cars, Mountain Men and American Pickers. On November 10, they had seven hours of the reality series Forged in Fire, from 2 p.m. until midnight. They played Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. And two hours of the morning, 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., had another reality series, Ice Road Truckers. On Nov. 11, Remembrance Day, they actual had some things dedicated to the Great War.That is, if you consider seven hours of War Junk, related. From 5 a.m. to 8 a.m., you could watch War Story, an actual historical show, but little of that was during the time when people are actually awake. At 1 p.m., they aired Dieppe Uncovered, and a repeat of a War Story episode, also on Dieppe. The afternoon saw Black Watch Snipers at 4 p.m., Searching for Vimy’s Lost Soldiers at 5:30 p.m., more War Junk at 7 p.m., then two hours of 100 Days to Victory. So one day, Remembrance Day, had some historical coverage, but not much at all about the 100th anniversary of the armistice. It should have been wall-to-wall.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK In their show listing, History has a Car Week, but no longer has A Week of Remembrance. Why they can’t rebroadcast something out of their library is beyond me. I used to love History. There were decades worth of documentaries on it. It was thought provoking, knowledgeable, and interesting. I learned things from it, almost every time I turned it on. But not anymore. This is how their website’s “About” page describes the channel: “History explores stories of human endeavour, achievement and progress through award-winning series and specials. History is not the story of then, it’s now. And it’s not the story of them, it’s us. History is made every day, everywhere.” Well, what do ya know? History isn’t history, folks! It’s now! I should feel so much better, now that I’ve read that. But I don’t. When I look at the dozens of channels on TV that I am paying some ungodly amount for each month (out of the hundreds available), I would like to have at least a couple that offer something of quality, each and every time I turn it on. When I turn on Discovery, I would like to see real science, but rarely is that the case anymore. When I turn on History, I want to see actual history. I don’t watch Animal Planet, but I presume they still have animals. History, you have become a mockery to your

name. A fraud. A pathetic excuse for a television network if there ever was one. Change your name to something else – maybe Reality Shows R Us. But please, don’t call yourself History anymore. Corus Entertainment, I have been paying you plenty of money over the years, and for what? For this garbage? If your History channel can’t actually air real, related history during the week of the the 100th anniversary of the conclusion of one of the greatest conflicts of all time, why on earth am I giving you my hard-earned money? No wonder people are cutting the cord in droves. Who could blame them? I get infinitely more historical value from watching a handful of YouTube channels than I am getting from you. I’ve been slowly cutting down our TV, down quite a ways from a package that had been pretty much the works. And you know what? I don’t miss it, and neither does anyone else in the household. My kids hardly watch broadcast TV at all. I don’t know if our 13-year-old could even tell me the channel number for any particular station other than the news channel. It is of little use to her. Instead, she watches Netflix, on her laptop or iPad. I think there is a very real need and space for specialty TV – but most of those channels seem to have lost their way. And most of those channels happen to be owned and operated by Corus. The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has allowed this to happen, slowly but surely, over the years. If that’s the case, why do we even have a CTRC? If History can’t show history anymore, I don’t know if I need a TV. Those scissors are coming closer and closer to cutting the cord. Are you listening, Corus? Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Professional lacrosse labour stoppage is troubling I know your gut tells you that you’re not supposed to sympathize with billionaire National Hockey League team owners in a labour dispute with millionaire hockey team players, but what about when it’s millionaire and billionaire team owners against players playing for less than full-time wages? That is the situation facing the National Lacrosse League (NLL) as they locked out their players and moved to cancel their first games of the season, which affects the defending league champion Saskatchewan Rush but also affects minor lacrosse associations across the province and the country. The Rush and a handful of other teams in the league might be able to survive a protracted labour disagreement about their collective bargaining agreement but it’s incumbent upon the league to figure something out or else teams will simply dry up. The league now has two new franchises – the San Diego Seals and Philadelphia Wings – that have been working over the summer to try to build up a fan base and build something, only to have the league opt out of the first couple of games. The league and the players union have been batting proposals back and forth, which is more than can be said for the NHL and their players’ association when they’re at each other’s throats. The association offered a one-year proposal to get games going, including 10 mandated negotiation dates, but it was rejected by the league. Lacrosse is a sport on the rise in Saskatchewan. The provincials that were hosted here went smoothly from an organizational standpoint and the skill of the players was evident, particularly at the bantam level. If these players can move on to play midget and junior B, there’s no doubt that some of them can even play at the Rush level. Saskatoon hosted its first ‘world juniors’ over the summer and while the participation from other nations isn’t at a high level yet, the idea is to try to build the sport and the event so that it’s looked at in somewhat the same way as hockey’s version in late December and early January. The average NLL player won’t make a lot of money in his lifetime. Certainly not enough to make it their only gig, and that makes a bit of sense considering the season is as short as it is. Teams only had an 18-game regular season last year and all of the playoff rounds were either single elimination or the final, which was best of three. That’s not a lot of revenue from gate receipts coming in. The players understand that. But what does come in is some serious coin. The Rush is one of the healthiet franchises in Canadian sports and their three playoff games attracted a total of over 36,000 fans to Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre. A game in the middle of the season against the Calgary Roughnecks got over 15,000 fans. Six other games attracted over 14,000 fans each. Surely the players who the fans were coming to see deserve a piece of that pie. Calgary themselves had over 17,000 people at the Scotiabank Saddledome for one of their games, 15,000 at another one and never dipped below 8,874. The Colorado Mammoth stuffed 16,000 people into the Pepsi Center in Denver one night and at least 15,000 three others. The Vancouver Stealth (now the Vancouver Warriors if this season ends up taking place) played in the much smaller Langley Events Centre but still never dipped below 3,000 fans, which was pretty good for a team that won only two games on the season. People will come to watch professional lacrosse, drawn by their appeal to the fast game that looks deceptively simple but is intricate in its play design. The people who play the game at the highest level are some of the highest skilled part-time professional athletes around today. There was an athlete in Moose Jaw who got an outdoor lacrosse scholarship from a U.S. school and upon graduation was drafted in the NLL. His schedule as an adult included working at a New England firm and flying to Philadelphia, or wherever they were playing for the weekend, and then flying back, ready for work the following Monday. And he wasn’t alone in that kind of schedule. Many of the players don’t even live in the cities they represent. It’s a gruelling travel schedule to be a semi-professional lacrosse player, and you’re still at the whim of ownership and management that might trade you at the drop of a hat. So for a league that feels confident enough to expand to two more teams for this year, certainly a little bit more in the kitty for the players isn’t that much to ask.

Carter Brown, second from left, was presented an Outstanding Youth Philanthropist Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals South Saskatchewan chapter last week. Joining him for the photo are his brother Finley, his mother Jennifer and his father Mike. Photo submitted

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Carter Brown’s willingness to give back to the Canadian Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Montreal has been well-documented in the past. A former Estevan resident who now resides in Milestone, Carter, 11, was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, and has been to the Shriner’s Hospital 50 times in his young life. He has raised more than $100,000 for the hospital, and his most recent initiative has been to create a splint kit to help families across the country whose kids have OI. Carter was presented with an Outstanding Young Philanthropist Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) South Saskatchewan chapter. The presentation occurred at a National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Regina on Nov. 14. “We were very proud to hear that Carter had been nominated for Outstanding Young Philanthropist,” said his mother, Jennifer, in an interview with the Mercury. “We’re always so proud of his accomplishments and his willingness to give back.” She described the luncheon as an inspiring event. They heard many stories from individuals and groups who are giving back and doing

what they can to make life better for others. Four other groups and individuals were presented with Outstanding Young Philanthropist Awards. “Carter also was very happy to be there, and being honoured just for having a giving heart, and wanting to help other people was pretty cool for him,” Jennifer said. They returned from the luncheon with a renewed willingness to give back. Carter has set up cookie and lemonade stands, and has sold maple syrup, t-shirts and hoodies to support the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal, and has accepted donations in lieu of birthday gifts. At age six, he was named the hospital’s Western Canadian Ambassador for a fundraising campaign, and he has also hosted a Regina dinner for 400 people with his friend, legendary CFL quarterback Anthony Calvillo. He has also served as a patient ambassador for an international project, raising OI awareness and funds, addressing audiences throughout North America and helping raise $440,000. In his bio, it was noted that Carter was given no hope of walking when he was born. Jennifer and her husband Mike took him to the Shriners Hospital for the first time when he was seven weeks old. Thanks to the care and the treatment he has received in Montreal, Carter has been

able to run in the last two Queen City Marathons. His latest effort is the creation of the splint kit, which he raised all the funds for. The kits have materials needed to treat a broken bone. Carter know the pain of broken bones, as he has suffered 12 in his life, most of them coming when he was a baby. The kits have been distributed to all 350 OI patients at the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal. Extra funds will be used to provide free replacement materials for any patients who need them. “We’ve had so many messages from families that are thankful for receiving one of the kits, and saying it’s just like Christmas for an OI parent to receive something like that,” said Jennifer. “It’s not always easy for others to understand that something like that can make such a difference, but when you’re dealing with fractures on sometimes a monthly basis, having those supplies on

hand to help treat your child and take away their pain is so helpful for a parent.” And he wants to ensure that young people diagnosed with OI will have access to them. Carter has also volunteered at a Children’s Wish Foundation golf tournament, and held a bake sale at Milestone School for the tournament. A few years ago, he used a wish from the foundation to go on a Disney cruise. “Just like with the hospital, any time that someone has really gone out of their way to help him, or worked to make his life better, he wants to, in turn, give back to them and hopefully help others as well,” said Jennifer. He also hosts annual Wishbone Day parties May 6, which is International OI Awareness Day Jennifer said the family is very proud of Carter’s efforts, and they are confident he will continue to find ways to help others.

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Trinidad maintains support for Precision merger Daily Oil Bulletin – Ensign Energy Services Inc. says it is varying certain terms and conditions of its all-cash offer dated Aug. 30 2018 to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Trinidad Drilling Ltd. to shorten the time period for acceptance of the offer. Trinidad shareholders now have until Nov. 27 to accept the offer rather than Dec. 14, as provided for in the initial Ensign offer. Ensign said it is entitled to shorten the time for acceptance of the offer as Trinidad has accepted an alternative offer from Precision Drilling Corporation in the form of Precision common shares whose value has declined by as much as 30 per cent since Oct. 4, the day before the Precision offer was announced. “Notwithstanding the significantly lower implied value of the Precision consideration for Trinidad shares, we are maintaining our offer price of $1.68 in cash for each common share of Trinidad,” said Bob Geddes, president and chief operating officer of Ensign. “Ensign is committed to this transaction and to delivering value to Trinidad shareholders.” Precision’s depressed share price means that Trinidad shareholders would not receive full value for their common shares and will be exposed to the continued and increased risks of high debt leverage as part of any new combined Trinidad-Precision entity, according to Ensign. Trinidad, however, confirmed on Nov. 19 its continued support for a strategic share exchange merger. Following the completion of the Precision transaction, the combined entity will be one of the largest North American land drillers, operating a high-quality fleet of 348 rigs in key United States and Canadian basins, with an expanded international footprint, it said. “Trinidad’s board of directors continues to believe that the Precision transaction is the best available option for Trinidad shareholders, despite a recent market downturn in the oil and gas sector,” said Ken Stickland, chair of the Trinidad board. “This belief is supported by the future long-term value creation

Ensign Energy Services has not given up on its offer to purchase Trinidad Drilling in a cash deal while Precision Drilling and Trindad are looking at a merger. Up for grabs are over a dozen rigs in Saskatchewan, including Trinidad Rig 427, seen here in this ﬁle photo. expected from the combined entity, in which, if approved, Trinidad shareholders would own approximately 29 per cent and further evidenced by consensus analyst price targets.” With the combination of the two companies, Trinidad shareholders have the opportunity to benefit from the future upside created through a highly competitive fleet, growing cash flow generation and improved efficiencies, including significant cost savings, he said. “Those benefits, if achieved, are likely to deliver a superior return compared with either a standalone option or the inadequate Ensign offer.” Trinidad acknowledged that in the short term, the Precision share price has dropped due to market conditions, reducing the implied value of Trinidad shares under the Precision transaction. Trinidad’s board, though, said it continues to manage its business for the long term and encourages investors to consider the long-term benefits this strategic merger with Precision offers. The Trinidad board con-

tinues to unanimously recommend that shareholders reject the Ensign offer and vote for the Precision transaction by proxy or at a Dec. 11 meeting for Trinidad shareholders. Precision said Nov. 19 that the waiting period under the Competition Act (Canada) expired Nov. 16 in relation to the combination with Trinidad and at Precision’s election. The expiration of the waiting period now satisfies the required Competition Act condition under the arrangement agreement between Precision and Trinidad. “Successful termination of the waiting periods for both Canadian and U.S. competition acts marks a significant milestone in the regulatory review process for the Precision-Trinidad combination,” said Kevin Neveu, Precision president and CEO. “We remain committed to the Trinidad board supported acquisition of Trinidad and have had a positive response from both Precision and Trinidad shareholders to our proposed combination,” he said. “ We understand the

timing of the Ensign cash bid for Trinidad has been opportunistically accelerated as markets have experienced recent volatility,” Neveu added. “The Trinidad board stands by its recommendation to shareholders to reject the inadequate Ensign cash offer and support the Precision-

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Operation Christmas Child boxes loaded up By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

With a little bit of help from their friends with the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins, Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes were loaded up onto a truck and shipped, where they will make their way to kids in need. The Bruins helped load the boxes onto the truck late Sunday afternoon. Organizer Jillian Ursu said there were 980 shoeboxes from Estevan and area, which were gathered at the Estevan Alliance Church. “It’s down from previous years but still quite a large number,” she said. “It was great. (The Bruins) have helped for many years. They packed them in just over five minutes flat and there were over 46 cartons. They did a

great job.” People would gather specific hygiene items and school supplies for the boxes and small toys for kids in need overseas and on specific missions. From Estevan, the boxes will go to a Samaritan’s Purse International Relief Canada processing centre in Calgary. “There, they just check and make sure the shoeboxes have nothing that would have trouble getting through customs,” Ursu said. “If someone put in candy, that’s taken out… they will keep the box in its integrity as it came and then they take out if they absolutely have to.” From Calgary they will go to the country they’re assigned, which could be any one of several missions Samaritan’s purse delivers to.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins helped load the boxes onto the truck for Operation Christmas Child. They are, from left, Ryder Pierson, Kade McMillen, Jayden Davis, Michael McChesney, Grant Boldt, Johnny Witzke and TJ Irey. Submitted photo

Sacred Heart ﬁlls shoeboxes Mackenzie Saunders, left, and Rayelle Curtis from Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur packed their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes on Thursday afternoon. The students ﬁlled the containers with school supplies, books, hygiene items, toys and other items that young children in other countries need and would enjoy receiving as a gift.

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Dechief honoured for volunteer work with Estevan District Music Festival By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

It’s been a long and enjoyable time for Pam Dechief on the board and as a volunteer for the Estevan and District Music Festival. That dedication was recognized when the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association as one of a handful of people honoured for their volunteer

work with their respective music festivals. Dechief is one of the Music Festival Volunteers for 2018. The nomination was put forward by the local festival. “You get the nomination, you get the award,” she said.The local festival had a supper in her honour earlier Thursday night. “Ten people are chosen, ten people are given a certificate and then acknowledged at

the provincial level for being great volunteers for the music festivals in their communities.” Her appreciation of music is a lifelong one, having started as a participant in the local festival as a solo clarinet player as a child. One of her daughters entered the festival in piano at age 5 and not long after, Dechief was on the committee for the festival and spending five years as president.

“It’s such a great organization to give children an opportunity to showcase their talents,” she said. “Whether it’s music, piano, band or speech arts.” She said speech arts, or story recitation and story telling, is her favourite because you don’t need instruments to take part. “You learn a lot about gaining the confidence for public speaking and it helps them through life,” Dechief said. “It’s so great seeing the little kids going out and reciting their poems at age 6, 7 or 8,

and see how they develop when they’re 13, 14, 15 years old” she said. “It’s just incredible to see the change in their ability to deliver a speech or a poem or storytelling. With her children now adults, Dechief maintains volunteering at the festival. “I don’t play an instrument (now), but I got involved with the activities my children participated in over the years and threw myself into them 100 per cent to be a part of my kids’ lives,” said Dechief. “It benefitted me in that I developed a lot of friendships with the people I

was working with, and getting to know the community.” Dechief is also a dedicated volunteer at a lot of events and causes in the community, including the Girl Guides, Canadian Red Cross disaster services and community outreach, the SaskTel Tankard earlier this year and the Home Hardware Canada Cup, as well as vicechair for the Sask Summer Games in Estevan. Speech arts, though, remain her favourite part of the festival every year. ““The most entertaining is musical theatre.”

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Estevan and District Music Festival Association president Esther Bangsund, right, presents Pam Dechief with her volunteer award for 2018. Photo submitted

GFL resumes recycling glass containers and plastic bags Green for Life (GFL) Environmental has announced that local residents can once again place glass containers and plastic bags in single-stream recycling bins. The company revealed earlier this year that it could

no longer accept those materials in recycling bins due to changes in China’s National Sword Program. According to a GFL statement released at the time, other companies from across Canada were facing a similar problem.

But in a news release issued on Nov. 13, GFL said it has been able to secure an alternative for those materials, allowing people to once again place plastic bags and glass containers in their single-stream recycling bins, effective immediately.

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Farmers’ market Christmas sales start Nov. 24 The Estevan Farmers’ Market is getting ready for another year of Christmas sales. The sales will take place every Saturday from Nov. 24 to Dec. 15 at the Estevan Shoppers Mall, starting at 9 a.m. each week. A total of 35 vendors have confirmed to be part of the sales, and according to market manager Pat Thompson, people can look forward to a lot of variety. There will be some new vendors, who will be selling such items as designer cookies, jewelry and more. But the bulk of the vendors will be those who are found in the mall’s parking lot for outdoor markets every Saturday from May to October. All 35 vendors won’t be able to attend the Christmas markets every week, but

Thompson expects the majority of the vendors will be there each week. “For the most part, they try to attend as many as they can out of the four,” said Thompson. People can look forward to seeing bakers, home crafters, home-based businesses and more. “There are some businesses that we don’t normally see at our outdoor markets,” said Thompson. “So there will be a few regulars and a few that just come to the Christmas sales.” Many of the vendors will have a Christmas-related products, and others will bring items that can meet people’s needs for Christmas shopping. The registration deadline to be part of the markets was

in October. Thompson pointed out the market needed to send its list of vendors to the mall in advance. “ We always get contacted by people trying to get in (after the deadline), but it’s too late,” said Thompson. Vendors are typically very happy with the markets, thanks to the number of people who fill the mall’s hallways during the four sales. It’s a big time of year for them. “It’s been commented that we do draw a lot of people into the mall. Normally we see the parking lot full, from the mall right up to the boulevard. So that even brings people in when they see all the vehicles there.” But shoppers are also happy, as are the mall merchants, because the sales bring in more shoppers for them.

The Estevan Farmers Market Christmas sales start Nov. 24 at the Estevan Shoppers Mall. File photo

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The City of Estevan requires an energetic, dedicated and career oriented Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist to perform a range of duties supporting Divisional Managers within the Human Resources Division. This hybrid position is primarily responsible for compensation, employee benefits, full cycle payroll and pension plan administration. This includes designing, planning, and implementing policies and procedures that adhere to legal requirements. Additional functions of this position are labour relations, performance management, and managerial relations. The Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist will achieve these goals in a cost-effective manner, while administering plans that align with organizational needs and conform to the collective agreements. Integrity and the ability to provide value are crucial for this role. MAIN DUTIES: Payroll: Human Resources: EDUCATION Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) certification; Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation preferred. Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field such as Finance or Human Resources Professional designations such as Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) preferred. Proficiency in Computer Software including MS Word, Excel and Outlook and Municipal software would be an asset. Strong understanding of unionized environments and interpretation of collective agreements is required Previous experience providing HR generalist support in areas such as compensation and benefits, labour relations, performance management, managerial relations and training and development would be considered an asset. EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS •

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6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 7:45 AM - 8:35 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM *NOT ON NOV 26 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 10:50 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

TUESDAY SPIN 6:10 AM - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM- 6:10 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM TWINGES & HINGES 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM GRIT 615 PM - 7:00 PM OPEN 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH MOM & BABY AQUA AQUA STEP CARDIO BOOTCAMP OPEN

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THURSDAY SPIN 6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM TWINGES & HINGES 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM AQUA STEP 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM GRIT 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM OPEN 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM FRIDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH OPEN SATURDAY OPEN SUNDAY DEEP WATER POWER OPEN

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SPIN CLASS is a pre-register class but extra spots may be available for drop -in registration. You can conrm your spot by pre-registering at wwww.estevan.ca or at the Information Desk. 306-634-1888.

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The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. To see more details on this position please visit our website at www.estevan.ca Careers. Interested candidates are invited to apply, in writing, including a cover letter, resume and three current references to Sheryl March, Human Resources Manager 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7, Ph: (306) 634-1841, apply@estevan.ca The closing date is November 30th, 2018. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons being held in custody. They could be called on short notice and at various hours of the day or night. Shifts vary from three to eight hours. Training is provided. Applications can be picked up at the police station or requested by email.

MONDAY LANE SWIM AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUAFIT * NOT ON NOV 12 LANE SWIM AQUA STEP LANE SWIM

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Spenny and the Jets looking forward to performing at Festival of Trees By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

For an Edmonton-based band, Spenny and the Jets, will be fairly familiar to residents of Estevan. Spencer Vaughn Lafrentz is the lead singer and guitarist for the band which will be both the entertainment at the Festival of Trees Dec. 1 but also helping out with the Estevan Comprehensive School’s production of Footloose. Lafrentz is originally from Estevan and is looking forward to spending time here. The festival provides a great chance for those both familiar and unfamiliar with the band to catch them live. “Me and the guys are really excited about it and really looking forward to it,” Lafrentz said. “It’s probably one of the biggest gigs we’ve ever played.”

He has a dream of being able to play at the Orpheum Theatre, which can accommodate around 400 people, but Affinity Place is a bit of a bigger place with a tonne of people. “(The Orpheum) is so intimate and I’ve only seen two shows there,” he said. “They don’t really have shows there that often.” Spenny and the Jets will be playing a wide range of songs from their repertoire, including covers and originals. “We’ll be playing some original songs but with that we’ll also be playing a lot of covers that range from 60s to 2000s and even some stuff in the later 2000s,” he said. “A lot of country, a lot of classic rock, a lot of blues.” The original songs will be coming mostly from the first album he and the band recorded in 2016, SVB, but they

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do have another one recorded and waiting for a 2019 release. Spenny and the Jets evolved from a combination of the cover band that had this name and his other band, Spencer Vaughn Band, which performed original songs. “We were kind of getting fed up with the state of the

band and the other guys in it, so we formed a cover band with these other two guys who we were really good friends with,” Lafrentz said. “We were all in university at the time and people started to graduate and moved on to other things. We just kind of stuck together and a lot of the other bands

fell apart that everyone was part of. We kept the originals and then we wrote a record that’s coming out… in the new year.” Songs on the new album were grinded out on the month before recording and Lafrentz said it sounds really good.

Spenny and the Jets will perform at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees banquet on Dec. 1 at Afﬁnity Place. Sumitted photo

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Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse Association hands out awards By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

It was a memorable year for lacrosse in Estevan. The bantam Voltz team went undefeated in league play and the bantam, peewee and atom Voltz teams hosted provincials in the summer. The Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse Association capped the year by handing out its second annual

awards Sunday afternoon. Mark Tribiger won the Harris Oilfield volunteer of the year, Kelsey Magnien won the TS&M female player of the year, Chase Foord won the TS&M male player of the year and Jase Malaryk won the Fast Trucking official of the year. Dion Wagstaff was named the JL’s Bike & Skate coach of the year. Tribiger answered the

Kelsey Magnien accepts her award for female athlete of the year from Marc Seemann Submitted photo

call for coaches and volunteers for the younger group and won the award. “My daughter plays mini-tykes and I guess I was doing it because I’m a dad,” said Tribiger. “She started playing lacrosse and they needed coaches. I’m involved with a lot of sports, like minor football. I’ve played lacrosse my whole life and it’s something new and the community was looking for coaches.” Tribiger’s daughter had friends that were in lacrosse, which sparked her interest. “She thought it would be a fun thing to do and she likes sports like I do.” It’s that kind of interest that has helped move lacrosse into getting good numbers of enrolments, especially for the younger age groups. “Lacrosse is growing in this community and we’re seeing a lot more kids,” said Estevan lacrosse president Marc Seemann. “We had a great bantam team and we had a great peewee team… “All our other teams came out and maybe they weren’t the top but they were right up there.” Looking back at the year for the organization they saw

a lot of success on and off the court, including having enough players to field two novice teams this year. “It’s not even the association, it’s all the kids,” said Seeman. “Once you have a kid talking about lacrosse or even having a stick in their hands just around the community, people start wondering, hey I used to play that game and maybe I should get back into it. All the kids and all the parents that are in our association know how to get ahold of us. “We just let their kids do their thing and hopefully they bring in all their excitement into the games.” Foord had a great year on the court, both with the local peewee Voltz team and Team Sask. “It’s really exciting and I worked really hard for it,” said Foord. “We had a good season.” Foord said the fun aspect of the game was a highlight for him. “When we got to score, everybody was always working hard,” he said. Hosting provincials this year meant extra practices but Foord didn’t mind. “I think we all just treated

Chase Foord accepts his award for male athlete of the year. it like another game,” he said. “We just worked hard and kept going.” Lucas Smyth won the Tyson Juhlke Memorial Award for dedication, determination and love of the game

and Leighton Mus won the Dustin Pratt ‘Hard Charger’ Memorial Award. The president’s award went to the 2018 bantam Voltz team for the season they had.

Bruins drop road game after dominant home win By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Only 24 hours after their most dominant win of the season – a 6-0 thrashing of the Melville Millionaires on Friday – the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins couldn’t overcome the Yorkton Terriers in a neutral site game in Canora Saturday. The Bruins (13-13-1) fell 4-2 to the Terriers (129-1), who are now within striking distance of the Bruins for the Viterra Division lead with five games in hand going into Tuesday night’s match at Yorkton. Jake Heerspink opened the scoring in Canora with his seventh goal of the season but the Terriers responded with two goals of their own before the period was over. The Terriers took a 4-1 lead by the 1:13 mark of the third period and the lead was too much for the Bruins to come back from. Bruin forward Michael McChesney scored with 47 seconds left in the third. Goaltender Grant Boldt stopped 34 of 38 shots in the Bruins net. Four different defencemen scored for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins in their decisive 6-0 win over the Melville Millionaires Friday at Affinity Place. One of those defencemen – Kade McMillen – scored his first two goals in regulation in his Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League career, in what Bruins head

coach and general manager Chris Lewgood feels will be the first of many. “ There’s no question Kade is an offensive defenceman,” said Lewgood. “The numbers don’t show it right now but he’s gong to be a leader in our league and amongst the statistical leaders in our league throughout his career. He’s going to be a key part of our power play but he’s also responsible player.” Forward Jayden Davis opened the scoring at 4:19 for the Bruins by accepting a feed from Tom Sweeney and going hard to the net. From there it was all defencemen scoring, starting with McMillen’s first career marker at 8:06 of the first. “It feels great,” said McMillen, who scored a shootout winner a couple of weeks ago but didn’t officially have a goal next to his name in regulation. “I’ve been waiting a while for that one and I finally got one.” Austin King-Cunningham scored from the point that got through 25 seconds after McMillen’s, and then McMillen got his second goal at 17:27 of the first when he snuck in from the point and got a good feed from Eddie Gallagher. “It was a nice pass from Eddie where he found me in the seam,” said McMIllen. “I just saw top corner and I just put it where I saw it. I didn’t even know it went in, I thought it went off the crossbar and then I saw Rooster (Tristyn DeRoose) coming

to give me a hug.” Heerspink and Johnny Witzke scored for the Bruins in the second period to round out the scoring. “Their D is really aggressive in the offensive zone,” said Lewgood. “But what happens is you generate offense through your weak-side defencemen and if their D are aggressive then we can break out that same side by sending a winger over and that allows a defenceman to take his spot along the far wall. I know that contributed to at least two of them.” Lewgood also felt his defencemen were seizing opportunities to jump in the play. The large number of goals from defencemen raised eyebrows but the more eyeopening stat was the 12 shots allowed by the Bruins. Boldt stopped all of them for his first career SJHL shutout. “I thought we did really well in our backcheck principles,” said Lewgood. “We knew who we’re to go to and communicated really well on the backcheck and worked really hard at it. I think we’ve been working hard 200 feet but sometimes we’re making poor decisions. In this case here I thought we executed really well.” The Bruins next home action is Thursday, Nov. 22 against the Humboldt Broncos. The night is also Teddy Bear Toss night, with the stuffed animals scheduled to come onto the ice with the Bruins’ first goal of the game.

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Finally at home, peewee Bruins edge league-topping Melville By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Home, sweet home for the Estevan Meter Bruins meant a solid win over tough opposition in Saskatchewan Peewee AA Hockey League action Sunday. The Br uins (4-4-1) won 4-3 over the Melville Millionaires (5-4-1) in their first league game at Affinity Place this season. After watching their schoolmates and former teammates battle it out in the city’s peewee tournament, the AA Br uins seemed inspired to impress just as much. Nonetheless, the win over Melville was a big deal for the Bruins as Melville was the first place team in the league going into the game.

“I think it’s huge and it just gives our guys more confidence and we had some trouble on the benches trying to keep up with some matching but I think it ’s huge,” said Bruins head coach Aren Miller. “We’re as good as any team in the league and we just proved it beating the best team in the league here. It’s nice getting home, for sure.” Miller said the team worked hard and the win should give them a boost of confidence. Carter Onrait scored a pair, with Kade Phillips scoring the other, as the teams entered the third period tied 3-3. “Playing at home, you’re just more motivated because it’s your own barn,” Onrait said.

Bruins forward Carter Onrait protects the puck and tries to come out of the corner Sunday against Melville. But it was Mason Barta who broke the deadlock, assisted by Phillips, and the team handled the pressure

the rest of the way. Phillips’ snap shot hit the Melville goaltender high and Barta jumped on a rebound to

stuff it in for the eventual game-winner. “We want two people down low and then banging in pucks and crashing the net, and getting good low hard shots on the net for a rebound,” Onrait said. Ryder Davidson

stopped 27 shots in the win. The Bruins’ other recent league game was a 3-3 draw with the Yorkton Terriers (4-1-1), the team with the best winning percentage in the league. The standings are tight with only six points separating first from sixth. The Bruins are getting good results against some of the top teams in the league. Now that they’ve got confidence the Bruins can work on other aspects of their game. “I think it’s a lot of special teams stuff,” said Miller. “Even (Sunday) there was a lot of power play stuff and you’re continuously working on that. Both our goalies have been playing good.” The Bruins were also scheduled to play at Weyburn Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time. Their next scheduled home game is Sunday at 2:45 against Moose Jaw (2-5-2).

Bear Cats victorious in North Dakota Mandan, N. D. couldn’t handle one Estevan atom Bear Cats team last weekend, so two teams were always going to be way too much for the state. The Bear Cats 1 team defeated the Senchuk Bear Cats 2 team in the Cadillac Cup final in Mandan with a 4-1 score. Julia Durr scored twice, with Alexis Williamson and Bentlee Fairbrother

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Thunder dramatically win another peewee A tournament With a flare for the dramatic once again, the Estevan McGillicky peewee Thunder won their second tournament in a row, this time on home ice. Affinity Place Sunday afternoon saw a dramatic victory over in-town rival Estevan Tower Wolves, as the Wolves came back to tie the final game

in the third period, only to have the Thunder come back with a goal of their own and an empty netter to seal the 5-3 win. “In the final game we played really good,” said Thunder head coach Adrian Fraser. “We beat them with four lines and we rotated four lines steady. Our D-men played hard and the boys never gave up. They never quit.”

Gedak wins men’s SCT event in Moose Jaw By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Brent Gedak has once again found success in Moose Jaw. Gedak, formerly a provincial junior champion as a third on the Brock Montgomery rink in 2000 which was based in Moose Jaw, grabbed a whole bunch of Saskatchewan Men’s Curling Tour points Sunday with a 6-5 win over Saskatoon’s Rylan Kleiter. Winning this particular event doesn’t quite give an automatic berth into the Tankard but it does get Gedak a lot closer with the 10 tour points that are awarded to the winner. Gedak, whose rink includes third Jason Ackerman, second Derek Owens and lead Curtis Horwath, put up four in the fourth end to give him a 6-1 lead and then watched as Kleiter crept back into the match, taking one in the fifth and stealing a single point in each of the last three ends. The team opened with an 8-4 win over Steven Howard and a 6-2 win over Shawn Meyer. They moved

to the C side of the event with an 8-6 loss to Kleiter but then went undefeated the rest of the way. They beat Jeff Hartung 10-2 and then in the quarterfinal, defeated Mike Armstrong 8-2. Gedak outduelled Carson Ackerman in the final 8-6 when he scored four in the eighth and final end, leading to the final against Kleiter. Also in Moose Jaw, the Rae Williamson rink based out of Weyburn that also includes lead Leah Moriarty of Estevan, went 3-1 in their four games at the Saskatchewan Women’s Curling Tour event. The Williamson rink opened with a 7-5 win over Mandy Selzer and followed with an 8-4 win over Madison Kleiter. The Williamson rink then won 5-4 over former provincial Scotties champion ship Penny Barker before falling 6-2 to Selzer in the semifinal. The next stop on the men’s tour will be Nov. 30Dec. 2 at the Power Dodge Curling Centre while the women’s tour’s next event is that same weekend in Humboldt.

Brent Gedak at the 2018 SaskTel Tankard at Afﬁnity Place. File photo

Despite being peewee teams in the same town, the Thunder and Wolves hadn’t played each other this season until Sunday. “We were excited to play them,” said Fraser. “There’s a lot of former teammates on that team and former coaches that we played with. We were excited and pumped to play them and it was great to get the win. The Thunder’s Conrad Hase scored late in the second period to help his team to a 3-1 lead but the Wolves’ Tymur Maidanskyi and Hudson Hitalka scored to tie the game in the third. Shortly after that tying goal, Hase scored again and then with Wolves’ goaltender Tyler Piper pulled, he shot from long range into the empty net to seal the win. “I was so happy and surprised,” said Hase. Shea McNabb had the other goal for the Wolves and Dayton Fraser and Koen Turner scored the other goals for the Thunder. Cowan Ludtke got the win in net for the Thunder. Two weeks ago, the Thunder won a tournament in Oxbow, with an equally dramatic final period. This time they went undefeated in four games en route to a home tournament win.

The Estevan McGillicky peewee Thunder and their coaches celebrate the home tournament win at Afﬁnity Place. They started in the round robin with a 7-1 win over the Regina Falcons and a 7-5 win over the Moose Jaw Stars. “That Moose Jaw game we thought we would whoop them but we almost lost,” said Hase. “After that we got right back in it against Weyburn and I got my first hat trick.” They battled the Weyburn Kinsmen Wings and won 8-5 in the quarterfinal before a 7-4 semifinal win over Yorkton Marks Terriers in the semifinal. Hase got hat tricks in games against Weyburn and Yorkton before his three-

goal performance against the Wolves. “Coming on the ice we got the go ahead goal and then they started to come back,” said Hase. “After the second intermission we got back at it in the third period and we kept on grinding.” Fraser was happy with h i s t e a m’s p e r f o r m a n c e throughout the tournament. “We’ve been rolling four lines all year and they just keep coming and coming,” said Adrian Fraser. “They never take a shift off and our defence is always steady and staying at home. Our

Bantams win fourth game in a row By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Don’t look now, but the Estevan TS&M Bruins have won four games in a row in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League. The Bruins (6-5-0-1) continued their winning ways with an 8-1 win at home Saturday over the West Central Wheat Kings (2-9-0-1) and a 4-2 win on the road Sunday over the Yorkton Terriers (0-10-0-1). “We talked about it before the game (Saturday) that we’ve got to put more pucks on the net and that’s the only way we’re going to score,” said Bruins head coach Blaine Chrest. They fired 48 shots at West Central’s goaltenders during the game and that helped them grab an early 3-0 lead on goals by Kaden Chrest and two from Mason Fichter. “We had our heads in the whole game and started great right off the jump,” said Fichter. “We just escalated from there.”

Saturday, Fichter would end up completing his hat trick, while Boden Dukart added a pair with Kaden Chrest also scoring two goals in the game. James Mann got the other goal for the Bruins. “It was nice to get eight against a northern team,” Blaine Chrest said. “Maybe we fit in better with the north.” Regardless, it was a good idea to jump on a big early lead against the northern teams, which provide much stiffer competition on the whole than some of the southern teams. “If you leave them in the game too long they’re going to come right back at you,” Fichter said. It was also strong physical play from some of the bigger players on the Bruins that held from the first period through the last. Players like Blayze Siebert, Mann and Connor Hewitt were involved physically throughout the game. “We know West Central’s a physical team as well and we

Carson Birnie of the TS&M Bantam Bruins chases after a puck Saturday night at Afﬁnity Place. match up well against them,” said Blaine Chrest. “It’s just nice we kept it clean and we didn’t take a penalty all night, until the end. We’re happy with the was the kids played, at least for 40 minutes.” Dukart and a member of the Wheat Kings took coincidental double minors with no time left on the clock for a wrestling match but no Bruin was in the penalty box the entire game. Blaine Chrest said they let

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Estevan Police Service called to accidents involving apartment and power pole Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) were called to an accident in which an SUV collided with an apartment building near the intersection of George Street and Souris Avenue North during the Nov. 13 day shift. The suite the vehicle struck was vacant at the time. A tow truck was needed to pry the vehicle away from the building. No injuries were sustained in the accident. The motorist was charged with driving without due care and attention as well as driving as a learner without a supervising passenger. That night, a semi-trailer unit struck a SaskPower pole in north Estevan. Police witnessed the collision and with the assistance of SaskPower, were able to remove the truck. Crews repaired the damage, but power was knocked out to the area for some time, and the traffic lights at the intersection of King Street and 13th Avenue were also down. The driver was issued a ticket for being off the truck route as a result of the collision. In other recent police news, officers were called to a report of an assault during the Nov. 13 night shift. Members investigated the matter and separated the parties for the night. The matter remains under investigation. Officers attended to a complaint of a male threatening a roommate with a hammer during the Nov. 14 day shift. A 25-year-old Estevan man was arrested and charged with uttering threats to cause bodily harm. He will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in January to answer to the

The Estevan Police Service responded to a collision involving an SUV and a building last week. charge. The EPS and the Estevan RCMP attended to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of King Street and Sawyer Road. One vehicle was towed from the scene and occupants of one vehicle had minor injuries. An Estevan male was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for failing to yield the right of way. A 34-year-old male was arrested for breaching the conditions of a recognizance during the Nov. 14 night shift. He was held to appear in court

in the morning. Police arrested a 56-yearold man for charges of breaching his recognizance during the Nov. 15 night shift. The male was confronted by police when they learned that he was outside of his residence without permission. The male had refused to comply with police and would not exit his residence. Police negotiated with the subject who surrendered shortly afterward and was taken into custody. Members followed school buses throughout the city at the

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resident stated that person was in trouble and that they could help. Fortunately, no information was exchanged and the matter concluded without further incident. Police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Souris Avenue North and Wellock Road during the Nov. 16 night shift. A 21-yearold woman from Stoughton is facing charges of driving while impaired and refusing to provide a sample of breath as required. She was lodged in cells until sober and released for court in January to answer to the charges. Officers were called to a local lounge for a report of a man causing a disturbance. A 30-year-old man from Watrous was arrested for failing to comply with a probation order. He was lodged in cells until sober and will appear in court in January to answer to the charge. Police conducted a traffic stop on 15th Avenue and Fourth Street, and arrested a 28-year-old Estevan woman on outstanding warrants from the Estevan and Regina Police Services. She was lodged in cells to be taken before a justice of the peace. Police were called to an accident during the Nov. 17 day shift in which a vehicle was rear-ended. Both vehicles were towed and no injuries were reported. The driver of the offending vehicle was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for driving at a speed that is not reasonable and safe.

Officers resumed their positive policing efforts for impaired driving during the Nov. 17 night shift. According to the EPS Twitter feed, officers patrolling licensed establishments during the night placed a little token of appreciation, an SGI window scraper, on the windshield of vehicles that spent the night at those establishments. Previous initiatives have included leaving gift cards on the windshields of vehicles that spent the night at establishments. Members responded to a domestic dispute in the Willow Park Greens Trailer Park. A 44-year-old Estevan man was arrested on a warrant for failing to comply with a probation order. An investigation into the dispute resulted in the male also facing two charges of assault. He was lodged in cells until sober and released on an undertaking with conditions. He will appear in court in January to answer to the charges. Members responded to a complaint of a male passed out in the football field near the Estevan Comprehensive School during the Nov. 18 night shift. A 34-year-old Estevan man was located and arrested for public intoxication. He was lodged in cells until sober. O f fi c e r s s t o p p e d a 62-year-old Estevan man for driving while suspended in the downtown area. His vehicle was impounded for 30 days and he will appear in traffic court at a later date.

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