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Vaccination rates high in the southeast By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

There are currently no confirmed cases of measles in Saskatchewan. However, with the breakout of the now-rare disease in B.C. and in the U.S. the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health encourages people in the province to make sure that their vaccination is up to date. The last time cases of measles were reported in Saskatchewan came in 2014. Then, 16 people were diagnosed with measles. Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab pointed out that they were able to keep infectious illness under control due to a high rate of vaccination in the province. “Measles vaccine is very effective.Two doses are 99 per cent effective. And what we’ve seen is that for the most part severe measles infections only happen in unvaccinated children,” said Shahab. Even one shot of vaccine is 95 per cent effective. Yet two doses are the norm and are recommended to be done on time. “For measles that means getting your first dose of MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine) at 12 months, the second dose at 18 months. So for parents who have children under the age of two making sure that they are up to date with the vaccine,” Shahab said. However, if for some reason the person didn’t receive the vaccination on time, it’s always possible to get it later. “Anyone born after 1970 should have two doses of the measles vaccine. So it doesn’t matter if your child is pre-school, or is in school, or if you are a young adult who for some reason didn’t get vaccinated, make that call to the public health,” Shahab said. The vaccination doesn’t guarantee that one won’t get sick, yet if vaccinated the illness will be milder. “We hardly ever see fullgrown measles in a vaccinated child,” said Shahab. Shahab also pointed out that the decision not to take the MMRV shot affects not only those who get vaccinated but also people in their closest circle. “When we choose to get a child vaccinated we obviously protect our children but we also protect others around them. Especially those children who may be having chemotherapy or other treatments and because

of their current condition may not get vaccinated at that time,” said Shahab. He also reminded that vaccines are safe and have saved more lives in Canada in the last 60 years than any other medical intervention. International travels may also bring more risk if the proper measures are not taken. In that manner, if travelling outside of Canada and traditional Canadian sun destinations such as the Caribbean with a little child, it may be a good idea to contact the local health authority. “If you are travelling internationally to the parts of Europe, Africa, South America, Asia do check online … and if those countries are mentioned do talk to public health, because if you have an infant – six months to 11 months – travelling to selective countries … you can ask if your child qualifies for an additional dose of MMR,” Shahab said. Less than one per cent cannot be vaccinated due to previous reactions or a current condition. And despite a robust public discussion on the pros and cons of vaccinations, it turns out most people still choose to vaccinate. “Less than one per cent of people actually refuse immunization due to personal believes. About five to 10 per cent have questions about immunization,” said Shahab. Those who have questions are advised to address them to public health specialists. In most cases, after all questions are answered, people choose to take a shot. “Go to credible websites, increase your understanding and talk to a professional about your questions. We have seen that when parents have that discussion with the public health or medical health officer, nine times out of 10 they have decided to get vaccinated,” said Shahab. Sometimes negative examples also motivate people to take action. Thus, more people decided to get vaccinated after the 2014 measles breakout. General vaccination numbers in Saskatchewan are quite high. The vaccination rate for children starting school is around 89-90 per cent. It gets to about 92 per cent at Grade 1. And by the time the children finish school, it’s around 95 per cent. The most recent available statistics from 2016 demonstrates that when it comes to measles vaccination southeast Sask. was similar to the rest of the province.

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Cornerstone responded quickly to tragic situation The South East Cornerstone Public School Division moved quickly to put its tragic response protocol into place last week after the death of a student at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS). Aaron Lavoie, a 16-year-old student who was in Grade 11 at ECS, died on Feb. 24. Lynn Little, the director of education for the school division, said when the division receives notification of a tragic event, they will identify the nature of the tragedy, and the people who will be affected directly. “And then we begin to reach out to our various teams to put supports in place,” said Little. One of the first calls made will be to the school’s administration, so that the school can begin to prepare their staff members. The staff members will be aware of the situation and can support the students once they arrive at school. Providing support for staff is also a task that must be taken care of, she said.

A r r a n g e m e n t s we re made through Aaron Hiske and his team at student services for the support of student services counsellors, who are trained specifically to support students in these challenging times. “ We have a number of counsellors assigned to specific buildings, and then in the event where we have a tragic event occur like this, we pull them from different areas for a little bit of time to offer additional support for students in need or for staff in need at a specific site,” said Hiske. The additional counselling services were provided from Feb. 25-28. The counsellors were very busy, and Little believes that reflects the positive relationships between counsellors and students. They’re good at what they do, and students are willing to talk to them. If counsellors are deployed to other schools, then the school will do what is necessary to compensate for the lost staff members. “We’ll leave those resources in that school or in

Lynn Little that setting until there’s a sense that there’s stability, and everybody who is typically a part of that school is then able to manage and move forward,” said Little. The size of the school and the impact of the incident will determine how many counsellors they bring in. And it is a fluid situation, so they might have to bring in extra counsellors as the week progresses in case they are busier than expected, or they might send counsellors back to their school if it is quieter than expected. There are two full-time counsellors in student ser-

vices at ECS, and three other counsellors were brought in from other schools to see students. The division has 16 1/2 counsellors available. In recent years, those counsellors have also responded to such tragic situations as the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy last year, and the school shooting in La Loche in 2016. Hiske said he was pleased with how the school responded to the tragedy. Little said these situations are more common than people might think. Counsellors are sent in to a school three or four times per month, whether it be for situation involving a student, teacher, staff member or another member of the school community. “Our counsellors primarily support the students. They do also help with staff, of course, but primarily for students,” said Little. Teachers also have supports through the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation through an employee family assistance program to deal with tragic occurrences.

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“Hit After Hit” tour coming to Estevan Canadian country music legend and multiple Juno Award winner George Canyon announced Monday he will be embarking on a national Canadian tour with hit-makers Doc Walker and Charlie Major. Newcomer Manny Blu will also be performing during the tour. The ‘Hit After Hit’ crosscountry tour will begin April 18 in Camrose, Alb., and wrap in Barrie, Ont., on May 25th, making stops in more than 30 towns and cities along the way. Estevan will be their 21st stop. The Estevan concert will take place at Affinity Place on May 11. Tickets will become available on March 8. There will be just five concerts played in Saskatchewan as part of this tour. Hot off the heels of his 2018 release Southside of Heaven, George’s new single Out Of This Town from his forthcoming EP produced by Scott Cooke, was released to all digital platforms on Feb. 22nd and hits radio airwaves March 8. Canyon rose to become one of Canada’s top country music stars in the early 2000’s and has won countless accolades and awards, including Juno Awards, Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) and East Coast Music Awards, to name a few. He has been inducted

into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame, recorded 12 albums and was recently presented a certified Platinum Award for his debut album One Good Friend. With country hits like Just Like You, I Believe in Angels, Drinkin’ Thinkin’, Daughters of the Sun, I Got This, I Want You To Live, Slow Dance and many more, he is also a humanitarian, strong supporter of the military and, most important, a father and husband. With over 20 Top 10 singles, Doc Walker is one of the most recognized Canadian country acts of the past two decades. The group has received multiple Canadian Country Music Awards, including fans’ choice, group or duo of the year, Country Music Television video of the year, single of the year and country music program or special of the year. In addition, Doc Walker has been nominated for several Juno Awards for country album of the year, including a win in 2009 for the album Beautiful Life. Charlie Major is a true Canadian legend. He has sold nearly half a million records in Canada alone, and has been the recipient of three Juno Awards and seven CCMA Awards. Rising to the forefront of the Canadian music

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Farm evening will be March 26 The Estevan Farmers’ Appreciation Night is almost all set and ready to roll. The committee has just a few last tables left to be sold, and the program for the night is arranged. Howie Mercer of Yellow Grass was announced as the main speaker of the night that will take place on March 26 at the Beefeater Plaza. Mercer works for the grain marketing company called Farm Link and he will do a talk on grain markets. “I’ve heard him before and he puts it into normal person’s terms. I really enjoyed the first time I’ve seen him speaking. He really simplifies the grain marketing side of things and explains why things happen,” said Alf Tide, the chairperson for the appreciation evening. The main speech will be complemented by at least three 4-H Club speakers. Tide also mentioned that they might have another invited speaker to talk on some relevant issues. But no commitment was received as of March 2.

In this manner, the only thing the committee is missing now is a few more nominations for the Farm Family of the Year Award. “We are going to be the Year Award. We actually opened up nominations till March 8.We sure would like to have at least a couple more,” said Tide. It’s a one-page form that can be picked up from the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. To be nominated the family would need to farm within a 100-kilometer radius of Estevan and to be active in the community. There are no restrictions as of the size or type of the operation or age of the nominees. And with that part accomplished the Farm Appreciation Night will be completely organized. “Our sponsorships were actually in last year already, and we still got few more coming in. Everything is ready to go,” Tide said. He pointed out that the committee working on the event is professional, and a lot of members have invaluable experience.

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Hunter Chipley’s ability with a bow and arrow puts him into the national spotlight By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

People in Estevan, and in Canada’s archery community, know how talented Hunter Chipley is with a bow and arrow. At age 17, he has already competed on the national stage and has won championships. But now he is gaining recognition for his abilities beyond the archery community. Chipley, 17, was a star at the recent Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. He won a gold medal in the men›s individual recurve event and a silver medal in the team recurve mixed event, alongside teammate Jay Gegner of Regina. Then, just hours before the Games ended, Chipley found out he would be Team Saskatchewan’s flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. He led a team of 215 athletes and 96 coaches, managers and support staff into the venue for the ceremonies, which were held at the Enmax Centrium on March 2. The event aired on TSN/RDS. “I didn’t think they would pick me, because there was 200-something athletes, and a variety of athletes there,” Chipley said in an interview with the Mercury. Once they had walked into the venue, Chipley was presented with a Saskatchewan flag that he held onto for the rest of the ceremonies. Not only was he singled out for his success in the sport, but he was also chosen for having a positive attitude. He recognizes there were a lot of talented athletes to choose from. Chipley was among the contenders in men’s individual recurve from the outset. After the first round, he was in second place with a score of 573, just seven points behind first place

finisher Aaron Cox of Alberta. He also had a score of 573 in the second round, which was nine points behind Cox. It’s a pretty good score, he said, as it is out of 600 possible points. Archers are awarded points based on their proximity to the bull’s-eye with their arrows. Chipley finished the qualification round in second spot with a score of 1,146, which earned him a bye to the quarter-finals. He defeated New Brunswick’s Luc Arseneau Chiasson 6-0 in the quarters, and Ontario’s Reece Wilson-Poyton 7-3 in the semifinal round, setting up the showdown with Cox in the final, which Chipley won 6-4. “You shoot a round, and if you win it, you get two points, and if you tie, you get one each,” he said. Archers get to shoot three arrows in each round in the playoffs.Ten points are awarded for a bull’s-eye, and Chipley said a score of 29 is really good. The first archer to win three rounds wins. It means he could have as few as nine arrows to shoot in a matchup, which was the case against Arseneau Chiasson, or closer to 20, which happened against Cox. The final against Cox was a tough match between the toptwo ranked competitors, but it was a lot of fun. “In one of the 600 ends (in the preliminary round), I was shooting beside him, and it was a good time. We’d talk and have fun. But we respected each other. If he shot a good round, or I shot a good round, we’d say it was a good round to each other.” Cox is 19, so it was his last year as a junior, while it was Chipley’s first year as a junior. The following day, he added the silver medal to his tally.

The Saskatchewan entry of Chipley and Gegner was among the best throughout the competition. They were second after the initial qualifying round with a score of 1,083 points, and finished third in Round 2 with 1,073 points. Their two-round total of 2,156 points left them in third spot overall. “There were lots of strong shots, and holding everything together,” said Chipley. “But it’s really hard. Before you know where you’re placed for medals and things like that, there are lots of nerves because you want to get into the medal matches, but as soon as Jay and I got into the gold and silver match, we relaxed.” They knew they were going to leave with a medal they had earned together. In the quarterfinals, they defeated sixth-seeded Manitoba 6-4, and then knocked off Ontario, the No. 2 team, 6-4 in the semifinal round, putting them in the final against Quebec, which they lost 6-2. This was the first time he had competed with her. “We get along pretty well,” he said. “We both know how to calm each other down, and stuff like that, and make each other feel good about ourselves,” said Chipley. Chipley said he worked really hard to be a contender at the Games, and he was happy with how he shot in Red Deer. There were some very talented young archers at the Games, and he was happy to come home with two medals. “We’re all shooting really high scores, and really consistent scores, so the competition was pretty hard,” said Chipley. He believes his previous experience at national events was a big boost. “It’s a multi-sport event,” he said. “So there’s a whole bunch of different sports here. We all stay in one village and

Hunter Chipley takes aim during one of the archery competitions. Photo by Jody Bailey with Team Sask.

stuff like that. But it helped with calming myself , and knowing my steps, and what I have to do.” Archery is truly a family affair for the Chipley clan: Hunter has been training in the sport since the age of two, his older sister Jade is a two-time archery team alumni of the Canada Games, his father Ken has twice coached the archery team at a Canada Games, and his mother Monai Wanner was team manager for archery. He credits his parents and the Estevan Archery Club for his development in the sport. He and his father have gone to Toronto for competitions and other events, allowing him to learn from the best in the country. Wanner was pleased with not only the amount of work that her son put in, but with all of the archers on Team Sask. “They’ve all been in the program for the last three years, and have met at least once every two months to practice together, to go through training through Sask. Sport,” she said. “They did mental training with Sask. Sport, as well as physical training.” That commitment and

dedication paid off. This is their sport, and they’re not usually involved in other sports. The archery athletes at the Winter Games were the best in the country, too.

“All of the kids, in order to get on the team for each province, had to go through some type of elimination round or competition to pick the best kids in that province,” she said.

Hunter Chipley of Estevan won a gold and silver medal in archery at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. Photo submitted

Team Sask. archery manager Monai Wanner talks with her son Hunter Chipley. Photo by Jody Bailey with Team Sask.

Hunter Chipley, middle, stands proudly during the medal ceremony after winning a gold medal in men’s individual recurve. Photo submitted

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Trying to emerge from a deep hole People tend to have short memories. They’ll often say “I’ve never seen anything like it before” or “I’ve never experienced anything like that previously,” even though a similar or greater situation had occurred in the not-toodistant past. But when you hear all sorts of veteran reporters and insiders say they had never experienced anything like Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony last week, in regards to the SNC-Lavalin controversy that has been brewing in Ottawa for nearly a month, then you begin to realize how significant her comments were. Wilson-Raybould’s testimony became must-see TV last week as she outlined the sustained pressure she faced from numerous sources to drop charges against SNC-Lavalin. She alleges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with people in the prime minister’s office, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and other high-ranking Liberals have all tried to interfere. It’s not just what she said that should grab people’s attention, it’s how she said it. She spoke with conviction and credibility under the glare of the national spotlight and the Commons justice committee that was peppering her with questions. She gave answers that were detailed but not long-winded. And she didn’t waiver in what she said, or contradict herself. It’s a contrast from the prime

minister, who has changed his tune on the scandal several times in the past month. Even the biggest skeptic would have had a hard time questioning her credibility last week. And when she noted that the prime minister mentioned an upcoming election in Quebec, and his status as an MP for a Quebec riding, as one of the motives for sweeping the legal woes of SNC-Lavalin under the rug, it represented another serious blow to Trudeau’s credibility. The optics are terrible for the Liberals. They pressure the attorney general to drop charges against a Quebec-based engineering firm that donated to the Liberals in the past. They claim that Canada is a rule of law country, but then they seemingly try to obstruct justice. When the attorney general says no, she’s dropped to a lesser role as the minister of veteran’s affairs. The testimony of Wilson-Raybould will mark one of three things for Justin Trudeau as prime minister: the end, the beginning of the end, or a crisis that causes a lot of damage at the time, but can be overcome. The most probable option would be the middle one. It’s unlikely that the end is near for the prime minister. Don’t expect him to resign from this mess, unless something else comes to light, or unless the pressure to resign becomes so great

that he has to abdicate his role. We’ll see if there are any criminal investigations. But his resignation would not only be a massive blow to Trudeau, it would cause serious damage to the party. The time for Trudeau to resign would be if he’s defeated in October’s federal election, not now. As more details into this scandal become public, it becomes more and more difficult for the Liberals to win the next election. It seems that the Tories are now the favourites, and for the Liberals to hold on to power after the election, they will need a big blunder from the Tories. And as the story continues to linger in the media and in the memories of Canadians, it becomes harder for Canadians to forget what has transpired. This scandal is reflective of one other thing: the need for good journalism. Kudos to the Globe & Mail for breaking the story, and for doing it relatively quickly. The issues that morph into scandals often take a long time to surface. This controversy was reported within weeks of Wilson-Raybould being demoted from her justice minister role. The diligence shown by the people who worked on the article, and the depth they provided, should be further evidence that the value of newspapers is still as great as it’s ever been.

Quebec jobs obviously trump western energy jobs for Trudeau First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody WilsonRaybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on Feb. 27. For a political junkie, it was more riveting than anything John Grisham, Stephen King or Steven Spielberg could cook up. And it was live – for over 3 1/2 hours. Secondly, I’m certain she tested the bladders of every politician, and journalist, in the room, as the chair kept suggesting between each round of questioning – do you want to take a 10-minute break, perhaps to use the washroom? I’m certain he wanted to. But I think Wilson-Raybould was intent on making sure that while she had the rapt attention of the nation, she wasn’t going to interrupt it. Commercial breaks be damned. Third, the underlying tone of her interactions with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his staff, kept coming back to the idea of losing Quebec jobs if SNC-Lavalin was convicted of bribing Libyan officials, as they would be locked out of federal contracts for 10 years. That’s no idle threat, either, and likely precisely why it was brought into law in the first place. For instance, the Boundary Dam Unit 3 Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Project was helmed by SNC-Lavalin. It has $240 million in federal money in it. If SNC had, at that point, been debarred (banned) from federal contracts for 10 years, they would not have gotten the contract. Someone else would have. And it is on this point I want to delve much deeper. While it is clear the prime minister’s office (PMO) was acutely aware of the threat to SNCLavalin’s future (and apparently their Plan B of moving to London), it was not Justin Trudeau’s, or his office’s, fault SNC-Lavalin was in this mess. It was ultimately that of the leadership of SNC-Lavalin during that time, and in particularly,

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK the buck stops on the CEO’s desk. If your company felt it was a good idea to allegedly spend $30,000 on hookers for the son of the Libyan dictator, that falls on your head, not the prime minister’s. Where the PMO appears to have failed Canadians here is in trying to rescue SNC-Lavalin from a conundrum of its own making. I really don’t care if they’ve changed all their leadership, and claim to be goodie-two-shoes now. Suck it up, buttercup. Hookers aren’t cheap if they cost you your company. Then there’s the key point of the potential of losing thousands of jobs – thousands of QUEBEC jobs, I must emphasis. This had me, and many people much smarter than me, scratching our heads as to how those jobs were so important, but many, many more jobs in the oilpatch out west apparently don’t count for squat. Former premier Brad Wall tweeted, “The lengths to which this Prime Minister will go to protect jobs in Quebec and the comparative disinterest in and damage to jobs in the western Cdn energy sector stand in stark contrast today.” Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said, “The concern must always be with all sectors, and the impact on all jobs, in all provinces. “I would hope that the prime minister would acknowledge that this is a problem in a number of sectors across the country,” she said while in Ottawa to emphasise Saskatchewan’s stance against Bill C-69. This is no idle discussion, either. I have said in these pages, over and over again, that the oilfield

services companies I spoke to in 2017 had, almost universally, half the staff of what they had in 2014. I’ve heard all sorts of numbers for jobs losses in Alberta, but over 100,000 seems to stick out. The federal government does not control the price of oil. That power rests with the Saudi oil minister more than any other person on the planet. But this federal Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government did ban oil tankers off the West Coast and killed Northern Gateway. It did move the goalposts on Energy East and killed that project. It did fumble the ball on Trans Mountain. It is currently trying to pass the no-morepipelines bill, Bill C-69, which will be devastating to any future growth in the resources sector in this country. Where was/is his concern about our jobs? That’s what Wall wants to know. That’s what Eyre wants to know. And that’s what I want to know. We’ve been getting the boots applied to us for years, by our own federal government. In the meantime, over the last decade or so, our one customer has nearly tripled its oil productions. North Dakota once produced a quarter to a half of Saskatchewan’s production. Now it is nearly three times what we are producing – and that’s with the same price of oil. We’ve got oilfriendly provincial and state governments in both jurisdictions, and some of our geology is common. So what’s the difference? Federal governments – that’s what. For all the hate of the Trudeau Liberals in the west, what’s going to really stick in our craw the most in the coming months is how WilsonRaybould detailed Trudeau’s great concern for the Quebec jobs of a company in court for corruption charges, but has spent three years not giving much of a damn about our jobs. We always knew we weren’t the favourite child. But it hurts to be reminded of it. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

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Why quality of time-off matters The cold winter air felt fresh and pure. And while the mineral water was keeping me warm, tiny ice crystals were growing on my hair and eyelashes. The sun was so bright that I had to keep my eyes closed. My face was warm from the inside, but I could feel the frost mixed with light sun touches on the surface of my skin. Humid air filled with steam was almost as dense as water, which was holding me up and pushing out. I felt as if I was floating in the air, weightless, calm and relaxed. It was the second day of our short escape, but it felt that we were away for at least a week. This time we decided to use our weekends smart and instead of doing housework, shopping or finishing never-ending routine duties we went to Moose Jaw. And all of a sudden two days turned into a full-scale high-quality vacation. American writer and artist Henry Miller once said, “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” I guess that’s what makes travels feel so special. A simple and at the same time hard decision – to leave home when you have a very limited time – takes you out of the comfort zone, yet it allows you to discover a different life. You meet new people and see new places, you get to know something you didn’t know before. And right there your brain quits doing things automatically and switches to exploration mode. New food, new interiors, new landscapes, new emotions, new feelings, new experiences. After a weekend like that you come home fulfilled and inspired. Especially if you feel that life becomes overwhelming, each day turns into a Groundhog Day, and after weekends you feel as tired as before, it’s the time to get away from it all. Psychologists state that by changing environment we decrease the number of mistakes and misfortunes. Long-lasting routine makes us more tired than anything, which leads to irritation and inattentiveness towards loved ones. And even a short getaway is one of the best medicines allowing you to restart. It positively affects your mood, refreshes, shakes you up and changes your life flow. When exploring something new, your brain is forced to create new images, connections, associations, categories and so on. That increases its efficiency. Now, when you ask it to process old problems and tasks, your brain will have enough virtual fuel to offer new ideas and decisions. In other words, while having quality time off, you fill up and make your imagination work. Travel options are usually limited by our own imaginary “I can’t,” “I must” and “I don’t want to” frames. We can choose to go to the lake or visit friends in the cabin, go camping or fishing, visit a different town, city or even a new country, take a bike or pedal down the river, hike, run or even horseback ride, just to name a few. Nowadays, there are hotels and Airbnb options available in almost any place in the world. And if it’s summertime you always can get a bit closer to Mother Nature and spend a night in a tent. Two years ago my best friend had a baby. By the time the boy was 22 months old he has visited 22 countries and a countless number of cities, museums, parks and attractions. No, they are not rich and they have to work a lot. They built their life that way so they can do most of their work long-distance, but mainly it’s their open-mindedness that allows them to travel the world. They take all the opportunities they see and go for it. And even when they are completely overloaded with work they prefer to step out of the house and go for at least a short walk in the park. Just think, why prisons are counted as one of the worst punishments. Correctional institutions limit their inhabitants to the monotony of the surrounding reality and take away their ability to change the situation. So while we are not prisoners, why so often do we deprive ourselves of changes by following the same routine even during our days off? Every so often, when we are physically tired, we forget how refreshing shake-ups are and how great they feel. So since we are free to leave our prisons we can actually afford to fill our lives as much as we want. No matter what the budget is and how much time you have, try breaking the home-work-home pattern as often as you can. If you think of it, you have about 130 free days a year to step out of this circle. Three-four weeks of vacation, 52 weekends and about 10 stat holidays. The world is your oyster, and when you take opportunities life pays back.

Kitchen believes Justin Trudeau should resign Souris-Moose Mountain Member of Parliament Robert Kitchen believes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign in light of the SNCLavalin controversy. “I believe he has definitely lost his moral authority to govern,” Kitchen told the Mercury. “My leader, Andrew Scheer, has called for him to resign, and in that regard, we look at him, and I don’t believe he can continue to govern.” He pointed out that Scheer has sent a letter to the RCMP, asking them to open an investigation into numerous issues that occurred, which the Tories believe could reflect criminal activity. “There’s evidence for at least the RCMP to look into,” he said. He doubts the prime minister will actually step down. Trudeau and the federal Liberal government has been under fire for nearly a month after reports surfaced that Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured to drop charges

Robert Kitchen against Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin back when Wilson-Raybould was attorney general and the minister of justice. Her refusal was allegedly what led to her being removed from the post, and moved into veterans affairs, a post she later resigned. Wilson-Raybould presented testimony before a Commons justice committee Feb. 27. “She presented … the indications of a co-ordinated, unwanted, concerted, consis-

tent and sustained effort to politically interfere in the exercise of her role for prosecutorial discretion,” said Kitchen. He pointed to pressure from 11 senior government officials, including the prime minister, Finance Miniser Bill Morneau and other topranking Liberals. “She indicated that there were approximately 10 meetings and 10 phone calls, and all of them were putting pressure on her, and she believes, and I believe she stated, the objective

that she saw was to get her to stop criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin,” said Kitchen. The prime minister has been changing his story, Kitchen said, and the local MP believes that causes Canadians to wonder what’s been going on. When he first heard of the story, he didn’t believe it would grow into something that would be a daily topic of discussion for a month. “It seems to be growing daily, and I don’t think we’ve seen the end of it yet, and I think ultimately what it does show is the reality that Canadians expect better of their government, and they should not expect the government to break the law in order to save jobs, and that’s the spin being put on by the Liberals at this point of time,” said Kitchen. Kitchen said he was disappointed to see that the SNC-Lavalin scandal overshadowed a number of other stories, the pro-resource rally that made its way across much of the country to Ottawa in late February.

Fire Rescue responded to a twovehicle collision with injuries The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on March 3. The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of 10th Avenue and First Street. The Estevan Police Service (EPS) and Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) also arrived at the scene. “There were some injuries that occurred as the result of the accident. EMS treated patients from the collision,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. The EFRS crews that arrived at the scene isolated both vehicles. The EPS took over the scene control and continued to investigate the cause of the collision. EMS transported several patients to St. Joseph’s Hospital for further assessment. No details about their condition were released.

Besides that accident, the past week wasn’t very busy for the EFRS. With winter being almost over, there is still a lot of snow on the ground, which creates additional hazards when it comes to fire safety. The EFRS responded to a complaint about snow being piled up in all emergency egress routes on the exteriors of a building. They investigated and found that the claim wasn’t true. However, the fire department reminds people that it’s their responsibility to ensure that all emergency egress routes are free and clear of snow at all times. “It also goes for fire hydrants if you have one on your property, you hire your snow-removal company as well as fire department connections making sure that they are free and clear,” said Feser.

There has to be at least three feet of clearance so that the fire crews could adequately get to hook up to fire hydrants in case of an emergency. In other fire department news, Sunday morning at 2 a.m. firefighters received a report of smoke in a single-family dwelling in the south-central area of the city. The crews arrived at the scene. They entered the house with thermal energy cameras and gas detection equipment. It was found that the furnace was not running correctly, however, there was no smoke that was reported, nor there were signs of heat. The family was allowed to return home and was informed there was no emergency happening. The EFRS members also attended a training course with six new recruits on Feb. 26.

Ambulance tips over on Highway 9 The RCMP and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have released details on an incident that involved an ambulance last week. The ambulance was travelling northbound on Highway 9 in the early morning hours of Feb. 21 when it entered a ditch and tipped over. Two attendants and

one patient were aboard at the time. “Another SHA ambulance responded to the incident and transported the patient and the crew from the first ambulance to the nearest hospital, where the patient passed away,” the SHA said in a statement. The SHA said it is still

gathering information, and it is not able to provide any further details on the location, the patient, the patient’s cause of death, or the situation, as that information may identify the patient. The EMS team was assessed and released at a hospital. In the release, the SHA

said will investigate this incident fully and provide additional information to the family of the patient as it becomes available. If any information can be released to media, they said they would provide an update. The Carnduff RCMP is also investigating the incident.

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Most companies do their best to get you to use more of their product. But conversely, SaskPower has numerous energy efficiency programs to help individual customers and businesses use less power. Megan Patterson, consultant in customers strategy and programming, spoke to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 27, explaining many of these programs, which can be found on SaskPower’s website. She noted that SaskPower’s energy efficiency programs have added up to approximately 139 megawatts of power production. That’s the equivalent of taking 84,000 cars off the road, planting 37,000 trees or powering 53,000 homes. “Our focus is helping our customers understand

their total consumption,” she told the chamber, which had approximately 20 people in attendance for the luncheon meeting. SaskPower offers online energy assessment tools for both residents and businesses. For businesses, it includes reference to what type of business it is, such as a restaurant. Patterson noted that the company has a lighting incentive program, and that lighting is a significant potential area to save. “For most businesses, lighting is the biggest opportunity for savings,” she said, adding LED lighting is the easiest way to save money. It can pay for itself in as little as three years. For customers whose power consumption is greater than 300,000 kilowatt hours per year, over $40,000 per year, SaskPower has a

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There is a net-metering program which allows customers who produce their

own power, such as with solar panels, to build up credits to be applied to their accounts. A recent change allows those credits to now be built up over three years, as opposed to one year. SaskPower has rebates for installation of solar power, at 61 cents per installed watt, up to $20,000 for projects up to 100 kilowatts. A new program is the power generation partner program, which focuses on newer technologies or carbon neutral ones. That second category includes flare gas being used for power generation. The first category is for projects from 100 kilowatts to one megawatt, while the second is for 100 kilowatts to five megawatts. There is one intake period per year. Patterson encouraged the usage of online access to accounts, as well as usage of a mobile app.

Record crop insurance coverage announced for 2019 Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2019 Crop Insurance Program. Once again, Saskatchewan producers can access the highest coverage in program history. “Insurance-based programs help to ensure farmers have the tools they need to maintain and grow their business,” said MacAulay. Marit added that by investing in sound risk management programming, they are providing a foundation for the agriculture industry to grow. “ We want farmers to be innovative, make sound business decisions, and propel the industry forward as agriculture continues to be a major driver of our provincial economy,” Marit said. On average, Crop Insurance coverage levels are increasing to a record $230 per acre, up from $216 per acre in 2018. The average coverage remains strong due to the success of Saskatchewan producers’ ongoing improvements in crop production with an increase in overall yields. Premiums have remained

relatively steady, with the premium per acre only slightly increased to an average of $8.61 per acre, up from $8.41 in 2018. For 2019, insured values on tame and native grazing are significantly increased to better reflect the losses producers experience during a shortfall in forage production. Another enhancement for forage and grain corn producers includes the introduction of the corn rainfall program. This program provides coverage against lack of moisture for corn acres. Claims are triggered when precipitation is below 80 per cent of the long-term average at any of the weather stations across the province. Corn acres grown for grain, grazing or silage are now eligible for protection through this new cornrainfall program and the corn heat unit program. Also new for 2019, both programs will provide an establishment benefit of $90 per acre on corn crops that fail to adequately establish or suffer damage before June 20. This year, 55 new weather stations will be added throughout the province to increase SCIC’s weather data

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Shoot for a Cure makes a difference By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Members of the Estevan Comprehensive School’s senior girls basketball team played strong on the court and make a difference off of it during the Victor Elias Memorial Shoot for a Cure basketball tournament at the school’s gymnasium Friday and Saturday. The Elecs went 1-2 at the tournament, opening with a 77-45 victory over the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones on Friday, but then dropping a 62-60 overtime decision to the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles in the semifinal Saturday afternoon, and a 7151 game to the Notre Dame Hounds in the bronze medal game that night. The tournament was about more than just basketball, as for the ninth straight year, it was a fundraiser for the fight against cancer. Proceeds

will be directed to William Sinclair, a former Estevan resident who now resides in Kensoee Lake, and has had multiple bouts with cancer since his first diagnosis in 2015. The tournament is named after Elias, the father of Elecs head coach Jessie Smoliak. Elias died from cancer in 2017. Smoliak said she was impressed with how the girls played in the tournament opener, because they spent the week fundraising for the tournament, and because a lot of them knew Aaron Lavoie, who died in late February. “They played their hearts out for Aaron, as they dedicated their game to him with putting his number 13 on their shoulder,” said Smoliak. They also had a “V,” in honour of Smoliak’s father, on their other shoulder. The Elecs played well defensively, she said, and their

Haylee Jones (10) of the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls basketball team tries to take the ball from a Weyburn opponent during a semiﬁnal game at Shoot for a Cure. team play was strong. “Everyone played so well and us coaches were super impressed with what they did

as a team,” said Smoliak. In the Weyburn game, Smoliak said they came out flat and missed a lot of open

opportunities on offence, including layups and inside shots, which left them down by 15 points at halftime.

Members of the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls basketball team line up during the tournament’s opening ceremonies.

But Estevan came out strong in the second half and led by five in the final minute. A couple of mistakes allowed Weyburn to tie the game and send it into overtime. A couple of starters fouled out, but Tiana Seeman, a Grade 9 student, played well in the last couple of minutes, Smoliak said. “She was told to rebound and that is exactly what she did, we just could finish the little shots inside,” said Smoliak. They played well against Notre Dame until half-time, but then just ran out of steam. Smoliak said they struggled against the Hounds two sixfoot post players, making it tough to rebound. She praised Grade 10s Haylee Janes and Renee Stephanie for strong performances on both sides of the ball, while Bethany Montebon registered at least 20 points in every game. This year marked the ninth time that the Elecs have hosted a tournament as a cancer fundraiser. Prior to the game against Moose Jaw Central, the Elecs and the Cyclones lined up on the court. Sinclair was on hand, and was presented with a gift by the Elecs captains. Each of the captains and Smoliak gave him a hug. Players on both teams carried pink balloons with a name inscribed of someone they know who is fighting cancer or who has died from the disease. They read off the name, and then released the balloon into the air. “It really made the girls realize how much cancer affects everyone,” said Smoliak. Up next for the Elecs is an exhibition tournament in Weyburn this coming weekend, and then regionals will be the following weekend. For more on Sinclair’s story, please see this week’s edition of Southeast Lifestyles.

Midget A Bruins grateful for support of many The Estevan midget A Bruins quest for a provincial title came to an end Saturday afternoon during an emotional day. The Bruins lost 2-0 to the Swift Current Broncos at Affinity Place, and dropped the two-game, total-goal series 6-5. Coach Jim Ludwig said Swift Current scored their first goal on a seeingeye shot from the point, and added their second goal with a little more than a minute to play. “They needed both of them to beat us, because we came home one (goal) up,” said Ludwig. The Bruins played as hard as they could in what Ludwig described as a pretty good team effort, and they

received strong goaltending from Nigel Mack. “He held us in it,” said Ludwig. “He played an excellent game. He stopped 37 of 39 shots.” The game was played six days after the death of Aaron Lavoie, a 16-year-old forward on the team. His photo was placed on the video scoreboard and a moment of silence was observed before the game. The crowd was the largest that Ludwig has seen for a midget game at Affinity Place, and he attributed it to people wanting to show their support for the club. Ludwig remembers Lavoie for always having a smile on his face and giving a great effort.

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“He was always giving 110 per cent, that’s for sure, even a little bit over the edge sometimes,” said Ludwig. “And he never, ever backed down from anybody.” Even though most players were bigger, that didn’t matter to Lavoie, who played house league hockey with the Estevan Tower Wolves midget team. The midget A’s opponents from Swift Current were also very supportive. The Broncos sent flowers and well-wishes to the family, and purchased a certificate at the Tower Café for the Bruins to have supper after the game. “They also brought little ribbons, black and yellow ribbons, for us to wear in honour of Aaron,” Ludwig said.

Nigel Mack had a strong game in goal for the midget A Bruins against Swift Current on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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Bruins will face Humboldt in quarter-ﬁnals By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins are going to have some extra attention on them during the quarter-final round of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s (SJHL) playoffs. The Bruins are going to face the Humboldt Broncos in the quarters. Humboldt, of course, has been in the spotlight this season as the team has been rebuilding following the tragic bus collision with a semi-trailer unit on April 6, 2018, that left 16 people on the team’s bus dead and 13 more injured. The first two games will be at Affinity Place, with Game 1 on March 15 and Game 2 the following night. Both will start at 7:30 p.m. Estevan dropped all four meetings with Humboldt this year. They lost 6-2 in Saskatoon during the league’s showcase event, 5-3 in Estevan on Oct. 6, 3-2 in Humboldt on Nov. 11, and 5-1 in Estevan on Nov. 22. The two home games against the Broncos were among the largest crowds for a Bruins home game this season.

Isaiah Thomas (27) scored twice against the Weyburn Red Wings Saturday night at Afﬁnity Place. And the Broncos, ironically, had a better record than the Bruins, as Humboldt (35-19-3-1) finished with 74 points, while the Bruins (3123-3-2) had 67. Estevan will be the third-seeded team because they won the Viterra Division title, the third straight season they have done so. Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said the Bruins are a different team from the one that played Humboldt earlier this season. And the Black and Gold were 15-4-2 after the

Christmas break. “We weathered the storm with some injury stuff and psychologically stayed strong, and have become a much better team as a result,” said Lewgood. Lewgood believes Humboldt is one of the most complete and skilled teams in the league. “They’re going to be a challenge,” said Lewgood. “You have to get through all of the best teams to win any sort of a championship, and our goal is to win an SJHL title this year. We were going to have to see

Humboldt to do so at some point, so we might as well see them now.” Team captain Jake Heerspink added the Broncos are a good, fast team, but he doesn’t believe the Broncos have seen the Bruins at their best. “We just have to come out and work hard, and good things are going to happen for us,” said Heerspink. Heerspink is not concerned the Bruins haven’t beaten the Broncos this season, and he believes the Broncos have yet to see the Bruins at

their best. A third-year player, Heerspink is also pleased the Bruins have won a division title for the third straight season. Prior to this run of success, the club hadn’t won a division crown since 2007. “You play a lot of games against these teams over the course of three years, and to be atop of that all three seasons I’ve been here is pretty cool. It’s pretty special,” said Heerspink. He believes the team’s experience will be a big boost once they return to the ice following a 13-day break. Nine players remain from the team that made it to the league final last season. All of those players went through the bye to the quarter-finals last year. “Guys have little nagging injuries,” said Heerspink. “You get that cleared up, and a little break and time to prepare for our opponent.” Centre TJ Irey is the only player who might not be ready to play in Game 1 against Humboldt due to injury. “We got the break, and we earned it, and we have to make the most of our time off to prepare and be ready,” said Lewgood.

The Bruins clinched the division title on Friday night, even before their game at the Weyburn Red Wings was finished. The Melville Millionaires knocked off the Yorkton Terriers 6-2, which meant the Terriers couldn’t catch the Bruins for the division lead. The Bruins lost that game 4-3 in overtime. Will Koop scored twice for Estevan, while Tyson Manz also scored. Estevan wrapped up the regular season Saturday night with a 5-3 win over Weyburn, in front of more than 1,800 fans at Affinity Place. Isaiah Thomas scored twice for Estevan, while Koop, Bryce Platt and Michael McChesney also scored. Grant Boldt was in goal for both games. Lewgood said they had some lulls on Saturday night, but once they started dictating the pace of the game, the team was rewarded. “I thought we really locked things down pretty well. They were playing highrisk, high-reward hockey, and it’s hard to defend against that. I thought we managed our emotions pretty well in the game as well.”

Bantam Bruins split ﬁnal games The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins split their final two games of the regular season. Estevan defeated the Saskatoon Outlaws 6-5 in overtime on Friday night at Affinity Place. Boden Dukart, Landon Marcotte and James Mann scored in the opening 15 minutes of the first period for a 3-0 lead. But the Outlaws scored thrice in the final five minutes of the frame to tie the game. The teams traded goals in the second and third periods, with the Outlaws scoring first each time, and the Bruins re-

sponding. Anthony Davis and Mann scored for Estevan. Kaden Chrest scored the winner 55 seconds into overtime. Jackson Miller stopped 23 shots for the victory. The bantams closed out the regular season Sunday with a 2-1 road loss against the Melville Millionaires. Chrest scored 6 1/2 minutes into the first period to give Estevan a 1-0 lead, but the Mills scored twice in the second. Joshua Bittman stopped 31 shots in the loss. Estevan finished third in

the Saskatchewan Minor AA Hockey League’s bantam division with an 18-11-2 record. They will play the Prairie Storm in the first round of the playoffs. Game 1 is March 7 in Estevan at 7 p.m. Game 2 would be March 9 in Balgonie, and Game 3, if necessary, would be the following day in Estevan. *** The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins dropped the first two games of their South Division semifinal series against the Swift Current Broncos. Game 1 saw Estevan come

close to handing the Broncos their first loss in 39 regular season and playoff games this season, but the Broncos won 4-3 in overtime Saturday. Swift Current opened the scoring in the first period, and after neither team scored in the second. The Broncos took a 2-0 lead with a goal 35 seconds into the third. Chase Gedak scored 24

seconds later to pull Estevan to within one, and Tristan Sorenson tallied a few minutes later to tie the game. The Broncos scored again to lead 3-2, but Sorenson put up his second of the game with 4:30 to play to force overtime. Swift Current scored the winner 3:41 into extra time. Morgan Wanner was in goal.

The Broncos had leads of 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 after two in Game 2 Sunday. Zane Winter was in goal for Estevan. Game 3 will be March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Affinity Place. Game 4, if necessary, would be the following day at 5:15 p.m. at Affinity, and Game 5 would be played March 12 in Swift Current.

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Midget AA Goldwings advance The South East midget AA Goldwings have moved on to the South Division final in the Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s playoffs. The Goldwings, who had the best record in the regular season at 18-2, swept the Notre Dame Hounds in a best-ofthree South Division semifinal. They blanked the Hounds 4-0 on Thursday night in Midale, and edged the Hounds 2-1 in Wilcox on Sunday. Brynn Kuntz opened the scoring for the Goldwings in Game 1 with just over seven minutes to play in the first period. Neither team scored in the second, and then the Goldwings turned it up in the third with three goals.

Kaycee Mullinger scored 68 seconds into the frame, and Kendra Kotylak and Ally Park scored less than two minutes apart in the second half of the period. Kara Zelyck had the shutout in goal. In Game 2,Taylor Rooney scored with 1:51 to play in the first period to give the Goldwings a 1-0 advantage, and Mullinger scored midway through the second period to double the Goldwings lead. Notre Dame scored their only goal of the series with 5:49 to play in the middle frame. Taryn McKinney stopped 16 shots for the win. The Goldwings will face either the Regina Rebels or

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Wyatt Haux of Estevan won an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference gold medal in men’s basketball recently. Haux is a ﬁrst-year forward for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Trojans, who defeated the Concordia Thunder 95-84 in the championship game. They will advance to nationals in Langley, B.C., later this month. Photo submitted

the Parkland Fire in the South Division final. *** The Estevan peewee Bearcats were eliminated from the playoffs after losing two overtime games to the Parkland Fire. They lost 3-2 in extra time on Feb. 27 in Estevan, three days after a 4-3 overtime loss in Melville. Brooke McKinnon and Kallie MacMillan scored for Estevan in Game 2. Both goals game in the second period, and gave Estevan a 2-1 lead. The Fire scored in the third, and added the overtime winner. Riley Scott was in goal for Estevan for Game 2.

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Workshop offers advice on cannabis in the workplace It’s been more than four months since possession of cannabis for recreational purposes was legalized in Canada, but there are still a lot of questions that remain for business owners regarding policies for cannabis use and impairment while on the job. An information meeting was held at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus on Thursday regarding cannabis and other drugs in the workplace. Chad Secondiak, who is the vice-president of E.C.S. Safety Services Ltd., spoke to a crowd of about 50 people regarding some of the issues that the company has seen. Energy Safety Canada Saskatchewan hosted the event in partnership with Whitecap Resources Inc. Secondiak said he hopes people realize that impairment at the workplace, be it by drugs or alcohol, is not acceptable. “They do have the right

to stop it, and they should train their supervisors in recognizing the signs and symptoms, so that they have the tools to be able to recognize and stand the people down,” said Secondiak. Every drug presents its own concerns, but the legalization of cannabis is generating a lot of discussion. “ We have to educate people that just because it is legal, does not mean it’s safe,” said Secondiak. “It does not mean it’s safe to drive on (cannabis), it does not mean it’s safe for people to work on.” He has been to Estevan five times alone since cannabis became legal last October, although he is quick to point out that Estevan is no different than other communities in Alberta and Manitoba. While the energy sector has made a lot of requests for his presentations, Secondiak said it’s a concern for all industries, including manufactur-

ing and transportation. “Every industry has to understand that substance abuse can affect their workplace and it can affect the safety of their employees,” said Secondiak. The most common drugs that they wind up seeing, outside of cannabis, are cocaine, methamphetamines and opiates. E.C.S. Safety wants companies to understand they have resources available. Energy Safety Canada has what he called an excellent guide, The Canadian Model, that can help businesses with their policies and procedures on dealing with substance abuse in the workplace. Among the demonstrations that Secondiak made during his presentation was the ways that people will try to sneak in cannabis and other drugs. They will use soft drink and lemonade cans, or even water bottles. “There are a lot of dif-

ferent products that are out there that are designed to either go and conceal or hide (drugs), so that people can bring the paraphernalia or the drugs that they want into the workplace, and use it when they want to,” he said. He believes it’s fascinating for people to see that, because it’s not something that every person would know about. And he also showed ways that people might get around a drug test, such as a fake urine sample. Secondiak also pointed out where people might purchase these items, and how employers can respond. He predicted the normalization of cannabis will be a gradual process, and people will become more accustomed to the drug. That means usage will go up, but it also means the number of people arrested for driving while impaired by drug will also increase.

Chad Secondiak demonstrates how employees might sneak cannabis into the workplace during a workshop at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus on Thursday.

TSB releases report on St. Lazare train derailment By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

The Tr anspor tation Safety Board (TSB) released an update March 1 to its investigation into a crudeby-rail derailment and spill in the Assiniboine River valley southeast of St. Lazare, Man. “On 16 February 2019, at 2:31 a.m. Central Standard Time, a Canadian National (CN) unit train, consisting of 110 tank cars loaded with petroleum crude oil (UN1267, Class 3 PG I), was proceeding eastward at about 49 mph on the CN Rivers Subdivision when it experienced a traininitiated emergency brake application at Mile 198.3 near St-Lazare, Manitoba. “The temperature at the time was about −27 C. TSB site examination determined that 37 Class 117R tank cars had derailed near mile 197.0. “The fifth and sixth cars remained upright and had no visible tank damage or leaks. The remaining 35 derailed cars came to rest piled up in various positions over a distance of approximately 300 to 400 feet. About 16 tank cars sustained breaches and released at least 1,000,000 litres of product, which was mostly contained in a lowlying area adjacent to the track. There was no fire, no injuries and no evacuation. The TSB is investigating,” the update said.

One million litres is equal to 1,000 cubic metres, or 6,290 barrels of oil. That is the equivalent of the full contents of nine rail cars, if they were loaded to a 700-barrel capacity. The derailment spilled substantially more than a January 2012 derailment near Oxbow, when 22 cars derailed after a rig worker departing a

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AUCTIONS Mack Auction Company presents a land auction in the RM of Bienfait #4 for Ted Fai. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 @ 7pm, Bienfait Legion Hall. SE-21-02-06-W2 RM OF COALFIELDS #4; SW-21-02-06-W2 RM of Coalfields. www.mackauctioncompany.com | 306-421-2097 | 306-487-7815. Follow our Facebook page to get the latest news daily! PL 311962

Mack Auction Company Presents a land auction in the RM of Browning #34 for Brian Fornwald. Monday, April 15, 2019 @ 12:00 NOON, Lampman, SK. NE 21-6-4-W2, RM of Browning #34, Land Access from Paved Highway #604, Land Includes Westeel 1650 Bushel Grain Bin On Wood Floor. www.mackauctioncompany.com | 306-421-2097 | 306-487-7815. Follow our Facebook page to get the latest news daily! PL 311962

Mack Auction Company Presents a land, Thursday, March 28, 2019 @ 7pm Bienfait Legion Hall. Join the Baniulis Family and Mack Auction Company in Bienfait for the sale of 4 quarters of land. This land has unlimited commercial development and further oil drilling potential. There is over $24,000 of surface lease revenue that will be included with the land! SW 07-01-04-W2 RM OF COALFIELDS #4, SE 07-01-04-W2 RM OF COALFIELDS #4, NE 01-01-05-W2 VILLAGE OF NORTH PORTAL, NW 06-01-04-W2 RM OF COALFIELDS #4 *Sub-divided Acreage is not included in land sale!*

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Messages and lessons from the convoy The United We Roll Convoy to Ottawa is over now, but there are still many stories to tell, and approximately 55 people came out to hear them on Mar. 2 at a town hall meeting in Estevan. Jay Riedel and Pat King met through their efforts in organizing the convoy, with Riedel in Estevan and King in Red Deer. Riedel has been one of the key organizers of the yellow vest protests in Estevan since mid-December, and he led a Saskatchewan contingent of 10 trucks that left Carnduff to join the main convoy on Feb. 15. Both of them spoke on

Parliament Hill. Riedel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had no idea what to expect throughout the country.â&#x20AC;? They saw some anti-pipeline counter-protesters on the far side of Winnipeg. But once they got into Ontario, they were blown away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow, it opened our eyes,â&#x20AC;? Riedel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little kids were waving flags.â&#x20AC;? Towns the size of Bienfait and Carnduff showed strong support along the way. The convoy was broadcasting its location through an online app, allowing people to know when they would arrive. They often couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make their planned timings, because they ended up spending so much time at communities along the way

who had opened their hearts to the convoy. Even in a -30 C wind chill, people stood on the side of the street for an hour, waiting for the convoy. The industrial fire truck driven by Glen Carritt, the convoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead organizer, had a sticker on the hood for people to sign. In the end, the whole truck was covered with signatures, and they estimate it was around 20,000 in all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That sticker didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last one town,â&#x20AC;? Riedel said. At Pembroke they estimated 2,000 people came out to see the convoy. A first nation lit off fireworks for 15 minutes in their honour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were starting to realize weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not divided as Canadi-

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Jay Riedel, left and Pat King, talked about their experiences in the United We Roll! convoy to Ottawa. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

Lillian Bll It is with much sadness, but also with grateful hearts for a long and full life, that the family of Lillian Bill announces her passing at Parkside Extendicare in Regina on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, surrounded by family following a long struggle with dementia. Lillian was born on October 18, 1925 to Jacob and Mary Schaff at Lampman, Saskatchewan. She was one of 9 siblings, with 6 sisters and 2 brothers. On April 12, 1944, Lillian met the love of her life, Lawrence, and they were married on May 7, 1946. They went on to raise 10 children - 5 boys and 5 girls. 0RP VDQJ ZLWK WKH (VWHYDQ ZRPHQÂˇV FKRLU WKH 6ZHHW $GHOLQHÂˇV She was a very active and devout Catholic, a long-time member of the CWL, as well as a member of St. John the Baptist senior choir. Mom sang at numerous weddings, as well as funerals, where she sang sometimes 2 or 3 times a week up until the time she moved WR 5HJLQD IROORZLQJ 'DGÂˇV SDVVLQJ LQ )ROORZLQJ 'DGÂˇV SDVVLQJ PRP PRYHG WR 5HJLQD WR EH FORVHU WR IDPLO\ PHPEHUV DQG VKH UHVLGHG DW College Park Sen-iors Residence; Spruce Lane Care Home and Parkside Extendicare. Lillian is lovingly remembered by her children, Russell, Karen, Brenda, Gregory, Janet, Lawrence, Lester, Lisa, Stephen, and Susan and their spouses; numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; brother William (Florina) and sisters Marie, Agnes, Ann and Irene (Brian); as well as many nephews, nieces, and cousins. Mass of Christian Burial to be held at Christ the King R.C. Church, 3239 Garnet Street, Regina, SK on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. presided by Father Stephen Bill, along with his brother priests. Cremation will follow with interment of ashes to take place at the Estevan City Cemetery. Please join the family immediately after the Mass for a period of fellowship. Pallbearers will be the grandchildren. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV GRQDWLRQV LQ PHPRU\ RI /LOOLDQ FDQ EH PDGH WR WKH $O]KHLPHU 6RFLHW\ RI &DQDGD 12 Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 3X1 or a charity of your choice.

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We wish to express our deepest and sincerest thank you to the North :LQJ 6WDII DW WKH 3DUNVLGH ([WHQGLFDUH GXULQJ PRPÂˇV ODVW \HDUV DV she struggled with the horrible disease of Dementia. Also thank you to Michaela Lang with Speers Funeral Services, Regina and Dustin Hall with Hall Funeral Service, Es-tevan for assisting the family. Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.speersfuneralchapel.com Keith Ian Duncan February 04, 1947 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 20, 2019 It is with sadness that the family announce the passing of Keith on February 20, 2019, after a brief illness, with his wife Judy by his side. Predeceased by his parents Ken & Ena Duncan (Estevan, Sask); Keith is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Judy; his son Ken and his daughter Wynita (Scott) Jaworski, his grandchildren Brittany, Austin, Clayton, Wyatt and Kobie; his sisters Audrey Landry and Valerie (Bernd) Hitchen; as well as other relatives and friends. Cremation has taken place. No Service by request. If so desired, GRQDWLRQV LQ .HLWKÂˇV PHPRU\ PD\ EH PDGH WR WKH 9DULHW\ &OXE RI BC or Port Alberni Kidsport. To send a condolence to the family please visit www. yatesmemorial.ca YATES MEMORIAL SERVICES 250-723-5859 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lives Cherished and Celebratedâ&#x20AC;? Lyle L. Balon 1955 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2019 Lyle peacefully passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Regina, SK at the age of 63 years. /\OHÂˇV PHPRU\ ZLOO IRUHYHU EH FKHULVKHG E\ KLV VLVWHU 1RUPD (Brian) Pierrot, Vernon, BC and her children, Jennifer (Kyle) Rose (children Jensen and Charlise), Rhonda (Marc) Hirsch (children Julia and Kayla); brother Wayne (Melanie) Balon, Estevan, SK and WKHLU FKLOGUHQ &RG\ -RU\ /DIUHQW] DQG %RRQH 6KD\OD 7RVK Lyle was predeceased by his parents Daniel and Margaret (nee Henrickson) Balon. ,Q NHHSLQJ ZLWK /\OHÂˇV ZLVKHV WKHUH ZLOO EH QR VHUYLFH If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Estevan Humane Society, P.O. Box 1095, Estevan, SK S4A 2H7. <YRQQH &ODUN DW +DOO )XQHUDO 6HUYLFHV (VWHYDQ LV DVVLVWLQJ /\OHÂˇV family. Published weekly by the 3UDLULH 1HZVSDSHU *URXS / 3., a subsidiary of Glacier 0HGLD ,QF The Glacier group of companies collects personal information from our customers in the normal course of business transactions. We use that information to provide you with our products and services you request. On occasion we may contact you for purposes of research, surveys and other such matters. To provide you with better service we may share your personal information with our sister companies and also outside, selected third parties who perform work for us as suppliers, agents, service providers and information gatherers. Our subscription list may be provided to other organizations who have products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to participate in such matters, please contact us at the following address: The Estevan Mercury, Box 730, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 2A6; or phone (306) 634-2654. For a complete statement of our privacy policy, please go to our Web site at: www. estevanmercury.ca The Estevan Mercury is owned and operated by 3UDLULH 1HZVSDSHU *URXS / 3 a subsidiary of Glacier 0HGLD ,QF.

ans, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re united as Canadians,â&#x20AC;? Riedel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not Canadians that are divided, but the mainstream media and the government that are dividing us.â&#x20AC;? At Parliament Hill, where the convoy rallied for two days on Feb. 19-20, Riedel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Trudeau was peeking through the blinds.â&#x20AC;? No one from the Liberal or NDP parties showed up, he noted. As for criticisms that the convoy was in some way racist, Riedel showed a video of a black man from Weyburn who emigrated from Kenya over two decades ago, who took part and supported the group. King spoke of how he left Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., after high school because of the difficulties that community, largely dependent on the iron ore and steel industry, had suffered over the years, with massive layoffs as a regular occurrence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they shut down our mines, our industry shut down,â&#x20AC;? he said, warning that the same could happen in Estevan as the federal government moves to â&#x20AC;&#x153;phase out coal,â&#x20AC;? a statement Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated on March 4 in Toronto. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched my town fall through the floor. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched people suffer, and starve. Our steel plant comes on and off, on and off, with two-year layoffs, caused by the government handing over our resources to foreign markets.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canada is a carbon sink. If they shut down your plants, Estevan will be a ghost town. You have an industry that is your livelihood. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about to lose it. Bill C-69, C-48, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m seeing here is exactly what happened in Ontario 20 years ago. He spoke against low voter turnouts and urged people to vote. As much as he would like to, King said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot do experimental politics. We have to choose the lesser of two evils, the party that will get the people heard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want us to succeed. People with power

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scare governments. People with a voice scare governments.â&#x20AC;? On Parliament Hill, King had his eyes opened. Police denied him access to the Centennial Flame, where he wished to pay his respects. He found that CBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interview of him, as broadcast, was substantially different than what was recorded live. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CBC took every word and flipped it around.â&#x20AC;? He said the media has been bought for $600 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You lose your freedom of speech,â&#x20AC;? King said. King said Saudi Arabia ramped up its oil production to match Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curtailment. On top of that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay carbon tax,â&#x20AC;? King said. Regarding freedom of

speech, King felt that there was some form of interference with their online broadcasts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were shutting us down. My feeds, our webpages were being shut down,â&#x20AC;? he noted. As for the counter-protests, King said that while politicians were stealing the stage, he hugged a young gentleman who had been pounding the drum in the counter-protest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found out he was from my native band,â&#x20AC;? King said. There were some questions and answers, but King ended on a somber note. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a friend in Sault Ste. Marie that I have to go and clean out her foreclosed house tomorrow.â&#x20AC;? That house was in Estevan.

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM OF BENSON NO. 35 The following farmland is offered for sale by tender (minerals not included): SW 35-05-09 W2 SE 35-05-09 W2 Each quarter is approximately 160 title acres with approximately 135 cultivated acres. SE was cropped to spring wheat last year. SW had 75 acres in flax and 60 summer fallowed. Tenders must specify separate prices for each quarter but may be conditional on both being accepted. Tenders must be received at the office of Orlowski Law Office, 1215 5th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0Z5 by 4:00 p.m. on March 15, 2019. Tenders must be accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft for a minimum of 10% of the bid price payable to Orlowski Law Office Trust Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Balance of funds from successful bidder will be due by April 15, 2019. Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be refunded. For further information contact Stephen J. Orlowski at: Orlowski Law Office Prof. Corp. Phone: (306)634-3353 Fax: (306)634-7714 Email: steve@orlowskilaw.ca

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Ice ďŹ shing derby: not too cold for ďŹ shermen, but too cold for the ďŹ sh The Heretics Motorcycle Club held its fifth annual Energy City Ice Fishing Tourney on March 2 at Rafferty Dam. The road towards the Rafferty Marina was ploughed Saturday morning, however, the deep snow that piled up on the Rafferty ice was tough to get through for those whose shacks were sitting at the fishing area. Despite that, and the

extreme cold warnings issued by Environment of Canada, 27 brave participants hit the ice to try their luck. However, peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardiness wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to make the fishing contest work the way it was designed to. The fish did not co-operate with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;catch and releaseâ&#x20AC;? derby contestants, and over the three-hour ice fishing competition, not a single fish was caught.

Nevertheless, the participants had a great time and after the derby, gathered at one The Flats Eatery and Drink for lunch and the prize draw. Due to extreme weather conditions, there were fewer participants than expected, and the tourney organizers had more prizes than there were contestants. No complaints were received about that problem.

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Telemiracle 43 wrapped up after raising over $5.6 million for Saskatchewan people By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

It was another successful year for Saskatchewan’s biggest fundraiser. After 20 hours of airtime, Telemiracle 43 wrapped up at TCU Place in Saskatoon raising $5,619,214. Over 10 national cast artists and numerous great Saskatchewan talents were joined by over 500 volunteers who put in over 10,000 joint hours over the weekend, thousands of viewers and hundreds of donors all came together to make this inspiring telethon happen. After just a few hours of sleep Telemiracle 43 public relations shadow chair Susan Colbow of the Estevan Kinettes Club shared her impressions with the Mercury. “It was great. It was a great year. People donated what they could and the end result was great. Saskatchewan came through again and we did great,” said Colbow. There are usually about 300 Kin volunteers joining the telethon. Colbow noted that they didn’t get much sleep over the weekend, yet the event and the support it brings are definitely worth it. “We celebrated a little bit and we did get some sleep, but

it probably will take a couple of days to catch up on what I missed on a weekend,” said Colbow. “I think the average sleep is four hours. When I was talking to people, asking how much sleep they got throughout the weekend the average is four hours, some people had a little bit more, some people had a little bit less.” The joint effort paid back. The money raised this year didn’t break the last year’s record of $7,151,256, but was still around the average Telemiracle numbers. “On average they’ve been usually doing about $5 million, so $5,6 (million) is really good,” Colbow said. “There was a couple of very large bequests last year. This year the biggest bequest I think we had was $500,000. Last year we had two bequests that were over a million dollars, that’s why it was recordbreaking last year, but we still had a huge bequest this year as well,” she added. There were also touching memorial performances. Fifteen-years-old dancer Maddy Christianson of Martensville played a stirring tribute to her billet-brother Logan Schatz, who died in Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

The Telemiracle 43 closing ceremony at the TCU Centre in Saskatoon. Photo submitted “That was beautiful and that was pretty amazing. There were a few tears shed over that performance,” Colbow said. The Countdown to Telemiracle was another success as well. For the second straight year, the pre-show ran for over two hours the night of the Telemiracle. It allowed room for more Saskatchewan talents and also helped to raise money. “They had 12 performers from Saskatchewan and they got to do two performances

each. And there are some amazing talents out there,” Colbow said. She expects that since this year the countdown once again went well and raised a lot of money, they will keep this tradition in the future. However, nothing is written in stone until the committee comes together to discuss the past Telemiracle and to start planning for the next year. Every time it takes a lot of planning and person-hours to put together this great

event, so the first meetings for the Telemiracle 44 will happen as soon as April or May. All of the committee members for next year are shadowing this year. And with a long history of success Colbow doesn’t foresee any major changes coming in for the following Telemiracle. “It’s been 43 years so it’s pretty well run… There is usually just little changes that get done. People watching the show usually don’t see these changes just because it is a lot

of behind the scene changes that get done. Nothing major,” Colbow said. Colbow also thanked all people who donated money making Telemiracle 43 another great success. In 43 years the telethon has raised almost $130 million. Organized by Saskatchewan’s Kinsmen and Kinettes clubs, the fundraiser helps to provide access to medical assistance, special needs equipment and support for people in the province.

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Estevan police have help for check stop Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) were out again during the March 2 night shift to conduct a check stop and look for impaired drivers. No impaired drivers were found during the night. In a tweet, the EPS pointed out that volunteers with the Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter in Estevan helped out with the check stop. In other recent police news, members received a complaint about vehicles being left running in residential areas of the city during the Feb. 26 night shift. It is a violation for vehicles to be left running for extended periods of time. The matter is still under investigation. Officers received a report of an attempted scam during the Feb. 27 day shift.

The complainant was contacted, asking for confirmation information relating to a purchase through Amazon. The complainant had not make a purchase so did not respond to the request for information. Police received a report of another attempted scam, in which a message was left on the complainant ’s messaging system, claiming there was an arrest warrant for outstanding taxes with the Canada Revenue Agency. The complainant did not respond to the request for information. Members are looking into a complaint of theft under $5,000 that came in during the Feb. 27 night shift. Officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 800-block of Fourth Street, after the vehicle was noted

to be driving slowly up and down back alleys in the area. The driver was sent on his way with no further police involvement needed. The public is reminded to report any suspicious activity to police. Police attended to a number of residences during the March 1 night shift for curfew and conditions checks on individuals currently out on court-ordered conditions. All were found to be in compliance. Members received a call about a diesel motor being left running. The driver of the vehicle was located and warned. The matter was resolved. Officers were called to check on the well-being of a dog at a residence in central Estevan during the March 2 day shift. The dog was located inside the residence

and seemed to be in good health. Police received a request during the March 2 night shift to perform a welfare check on an individual that family and friends were unable to reach. Members attended and determined the individual was fine. Officers received a complaint of a vehicle left running for an extended period of time. Police were unable to locate the vehicle as it had moved prior to police arriving. Members received a complaint about an individual’s driving. The vehicle was located and the driver was issued a summary offence traffic ticket. Police received a report of noise coming from a residence. Police attended and warned the individual in control of the property about

the noise bylaw. Officers received another request to conduct a welfare check on an individual. Police attended and found the individual to be intoxicated. The individual is on conditions not to consume alcohol. The person was arrested, lodged in cells, and charged with breaching probation. Police received a call about a hit and run involving a vehicle at 15th Avenue and First Street. Through investigation, a suspect vehicle and driver were located. The matter is still under investigation with all parties being interviewed. The EPS received a report of a suspicious vehicle and individuals during the March 3 night shift. Members located the vehicle and performed a traffic stop. The occupants were identified but nothing further resulted from

the complaint. Officers received a report of a vehicle failing to remain at the scene of an accident. A legally parked vehicle was damaged by another vehicle at a business parking lot. The matter is still under investigation. Police received a request for information from another police agency. The information was forwarded. The EPS has received multiple complaints of improper parking around Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and the Estevan Leisure Centre, in areas that are marked with staff parking signs as well as no parking signs for fire lane areas. Police will be issuing parking tickets to offending vehicles located in staff parking lots that do not have a 2019 parking pass from the city that is clearly displayed.

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