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Physician recruitment continues By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan is going to be losing another physician, but that loss is expected to be offset with the scheduled arrival of a new medical doctor. Dr. Michael Ovueni, a family physician who has been in the Energy City since 2013, will be leaving his practice at the Estevan Medical Group, effective the end of July. According to hospital CEO Greg Hoffort, Ovueni has provided a great service to the community since arriving more than six years ago. “ He ’s been with us through one of the physician shortage cycles, and he’s been a doctor who has provided service to a lot of patients.” Hoffort said Ovueni’s departure is for personal reasons, and he will be working in another community. “He practises in a group practice, so if patients desire, they will keep their files in that practice, and see one of the other doctors there. The option is also there that if they find another family physician to transfer files, but we expect some will stay with the clinic.” He expects Ovueni will continue to practice until his departure date. O uvueni’s departure leaves Estevan with 10 family physicians who see patients, and one specialist surgeon, Dr. Khalid Sheikh. Some of the family physicians do have specialities. The physician recruitment committee has been actively trying to bring in new doctors to Estevan, Hoffort said, and he expects there will be a new doctor arriving prior to Ovueni’s departure. He could not release any details about that new doctor as of yet. Despite the departure of Ovueni, and the loss of a couple of other physicians earlier this year, Hoffort said Estevan still isn’t in a physician shortage situation. When they were down to five or six doctors in the community, that was a crisis situation. “We are recruiting. Certainly it’s not a crisis at this point, but we definitely have

a need for additional physicians,” said Hoffort, who would like to see Estevan’s physician count increase by one every six months for the next couple of years. Other physicians having been carrying out short-term and medium-term locums in Estevan and covering for physicians in town, since the physicians can’t work every day. Their top priority would be a physician with anesthesiology skills, and the second priority would be more family physicians. Estevan has been without a permanent anesthesiologist since the departure of Dr. Anthony Davies nearly a year ago. They have been able to fill the gap with locum physicians, and they have more locums scheduled until the end of September, with the exception of a two-week gap in the summer. “It could cause temporary gaps in the provision of emergency surgery, but other than for two weeks during the summer, we’ve got it covered,” said Hoffort. D uring those two weeks, anybody requiring surgery or any high-risk patients will have to be transferred to Regina. “There is an anesthesia shortage right across the country. Some of the locums we used to count on are now unable to come, because their communities are in a shortage. We’re not alone. It doesn’t make it any easier for us. It doesn’t make it any less concerning. But this is a problem that extends far beyond Estevan.” One of the locums provided services to Estevan for about eight months. The hospital is also looking for a physician with obstetrical skills. Dr. Edward Krickan has been serving as Estevan’s gynaecologistobstetrician since the departure of Dr. Ahmad Sawwan earlier this year. “We are definitely appreciative of his efforts in bridging this gap, and we’re also using some locums,” said Hoffort. Krickan has been able to handle the workload of being Estevan’s obstetriciangynecologist in addition to see patients as part of his practice.

White Bear First Nation Dancers Dancers from White Bear First Nations performed at the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Power Dodge Curling Centre. In the end of the program they invited everybody to join them in circle dance. For more on the National Indigenous Peoples Day see Page A3. Photo by Anastsiia Bykhovskaia

Government commits to resurfacing Highway 47 south of Estevan Highway 47 from Estevan’s south city limits to the U.S. border has long been a source of frustration for local residents who have complained about the condition of the highway. But according to a press release from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, it could soon be receiving a much-needed facelift. The 14-kilometre stretch of highway was included in the 2019 spring tender schedule, which lists more than $50 million worth of highway improvement and safety projects that will be tendered in the next several weeks. Este van MLA L or i Carr, who is also the minister of Highways and Infrastructure, said this project has been a long time coming. “That road has been in quite the state for a few years, so I think this repaving will be completely welcome by the people who live out there

Lori Carr and by the people who use the recreational facilities in that area also,” she said. Motorists who cross into Canada from the U.S. should also be pleased to see the resurfacing take place. The roads in North Dakota are very good, she said, but many in Saskatchewan aren’t at quite the same shape. “It will be really nice to have this new surface for

them,” said Carr. She hopes all of the crushing and material will be prepped this year, and then the resurfacing can begin in the 2020 construction season. “If we get the tender done and the bid out and everything, then whoever gets the job will be able to prepare for that job by doing all of crushing ahead of time in the winter,” said Carr. A portion of Highway 47 between Estevan and the U.S. border was shifted in 2004 to accommodate coal mining that was happening in the area. That stretch of highway was constructed over reclaimed land. Carr admits the highway hasn’t been in good shape since that time. There have been issues with settling because it was constructed overtop of reclaimed land. “I think that’s the reason the road is in the condi-

tion it is now is because of that settling. So they are fully aware of that, and they have done some geotechnical in that area, and we’re truly hoping that when the road is resurfaced this time, that they ensure the proper base and everything gets put down and that we have a nice, level driving surface going forward.” The geotechnical work and the engineering work should result in a good road surface moving forward. Carr said she has received quite a few comments regarding that road, and she believes many of them are from people who use Highway 47 to access the Boundary Dam Recreation Site inside Woodlawn Regional Park. “They take their campers out there for camping on a regular basis, and the roadway does concern them. They have reduced speed limits in A2 » RESURFACING

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Council discusses uncontrolled intersection plan Estevan city council discussed plans to reduce the number of uncontrolled intersections in the community during their meeting on Monday night. Estevan has received $40,000 in funding through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund to install stop signs at half of the uncontrolled intersections in the community. The plan has been to apply for more funding next year to install stop signs for the remaining uncontrolled intersections in Estevan. A document that outlines which intersections need to be remedied first has been approved by the city’s traffic control committee and the Estevan board of police commissioners. It called for stop signs to be installed in the Hillside and Hillcrest subdivisions this year, since those are the areas where the highest accident rates occur at uncontrolled intersections. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the traffic committee discussed the areas they wanted to address first, and which they saw as the most problematic. They wanted to address the situation in a systematic way, rather than do a few in each quadrant of the city. “ This isn’t a case of they’re forgetting about this intersection, or this should be

Uncontrolled intersections, such as George Street and Alexandria Avenue, are going to be phased out starting this year. a priority, we have to give credence or a little bit of credit to the traffic (committee) members that are out there every day. They’re looking for where they’re seeing the most common areas for accidents.” But after a suggestion by Councillor Trevor Knibbs at

last week’s police board meeting, it was decided to also add stop signs at the uncontrolled intersections near schools in the northwest and southwest quadrants. Knibbs wanted to ensure that the signs were located next to schools and parks.

“ There’s going to be some public outrage at stop signs,” said Knibbs. He cited the example of the First Street, where people go sledding in the winter, as an example of an area that could use more stop signs. The revised map was

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proached a young child and attempted to take a photo. The child’s parent intervened and prevented the photo from being taken. The subjects then left the restaurant in a white-coloured van. A Facebook post by the mother of the child said one of the men grabbed the arm of the youth to take the picture. At the time of the incident, the EPS said there does not appear to be an immediate public safety issue or cause for alarm despite the unusual actions of the subjects. Members of the EPS located the suspect white van involved in the incident at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The two male occupants were identified and spoken to in regards to the complaint. Both men acknowledged that they were the ones involved and have been spoken to about their actions. Officers have updated the family and will continue to look into the matter fur-

ther, including any related occurrences. Deputy chief Murray Cowan said the two individuals thought it was an innocent thing, and they were trying to take a picture with the kid. As of Monday afternoon, the EPS had not found any suspicious incidents involving the two men involved. He doubts they could have been charged with a crime, despite the allegation of grabbing the child, but Cowan said it was unusual to do something like that without asking permission from the parent. In these situations, the EPS will usually reach out to the Crown council to see if there is anything that could lead to charges. “The two men were very honest with the officers at the time, forthright, saying ‘Yes, it was us,’ and they were just taking a picture and didn’t realize that what they were doing was offensive,” said Cowan.

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anything,” said Knibbs. Mayor Roy L udwig pointed out the grants are a contentious point with larger communities in the province, since the money is generated by tickets from photo radar in larger communities and some photo radar revenues are going to smaller cities and towns. “Those cities are not happy, they ’re lobby ing against it. While that program is in place, we get the benefit of getting grants like this,” said Ludwig. The mayor suggested council could pay the extra $40,000 to have all of the uncontrolled intersections phased out in 2019, and still applied for the grant next year. Councillor Shelly Veroba, who has been an advocate of stop signs at all intersections, cautioned that if the city does proceed with completing all of the uncontrolled intersections this year, then it might not be eligible to receive funding next year. If the city would still receive funding despite going ahead, then she would probably support it, but if not, she would rather wait until next year. Ludwig countered the people administering the fund would probably look favourably at the city for taking the initiative. “SGI, which is a strong partner in this, they would probably advocate because it saves them money on the accident side, so we would probably get it, but there’s no guarantees,” said Ludwig. Council tabled the document so that it can be advertised for the next two weeks, and members of the public can provide feedback. They will then revisit the issue at their next meeting, which is scheduled for July 15. Councillor Dennis Moore suggested that when the map is advertised that they include a reminder of how uncontrolled intersections work for those who haven’t encountered them before.

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the south city limits, which is part of Highway 47, it is still scheduled to be resurfaced this year. Since it will be through the Urban Highways Connector Program, it will happen through a costsharing program between the province and the city. It ’s a more involved project than the resurfacing a highway, she said, as they have to determine if curbing and other works need to be completed. The biggest source of concern among constituents, though, has been Highway 18 west of Estevan. The stretch from O utram to Torquay was resurfaced last year, and Torquay to Oungre is slated to be taken care of this year. As for the construction of passing lanes on Highway 39 between Estevan and Weyburn, the request for proposals hasn’t been issued yet. They have finished negotiating and consulting with landowners in the area, and they are in the midst of getting people to sign off. “Now we’re able to actually send that out to tender and be able to get that job given out.” Carr is hopeful that one or two sets of passing lanes will be constructed this year. “It is going to happen and it will be done. We will have passing lanes from Estevan all the way to Regina over the next couple or three years.”

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Estevan celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan community gathered at the Power Dodge Curling Centre on Friday to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. The rain forced the event to move indoors, but it didn’t ruin the beauty and spirit of the day. “National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis Indigenous People of Canada,” said Rhonda Dzuba, Aboriginal Committee member and CUPE local 5430 Region 4 member, who was responsible for organizing the event this year.

She also explained why the celebration takes place on the first day of summer. “The date of June 21 was chosen because it corresponds to the summer solstice, longest day o the year, and the time of the year that many Indigenous groups have traditionally celebrated the cultural heritage,” added Dzuba. The event, organized by CUPE 5430, attracted about 200 people with a lot of Hillcrest School students coming in at noon. Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig brought greetings. And well-known Cree artist Michael Lonechild opened the celebration and did the prayer.

“It’s an honour for me to be here… When we begin a powwow ceremony we always have an elder to say a prayer and to get things started. We also all believe in God, we all pray to the same God. And I would like to say it in my language because I believe He understands me more when I use my language,” said Lonechild. He had the crowd to stand up as he was saying the prayer in Cree, asking for a good day. Then CUPE Saskatchewan vice-president Tom Graham took the floor to thank those involved with the event as well as the City of Estevan for allowing to use the Curling Centre. He

Dawn Marie Sloan-Beahm displayed her personal collection of Metis culture. Photo by Anastsiia Bykhovskaia

also talked about CUPE’s involvement with the event and broader relations with Indigenous People in Saskatchewan. “CUPE, we have about 30,000 members across the province. And we are quite proud of our effort to build bridges with First Nations, Metis people in the province. We were instrumental in the early 2000s and working with government, with First Nations, Metis and other institutions to drive them through the aboriginal employment in the province,” said Graham. He talked more about their efforts and what CUPE does to improve relations and overcome unemployment. The event went on with

young dancers from White Bear First Nation taking the floor and having spectators memorized by their beautiful energetic performances. Lonechild admitted that it was the first time when he saw them performing. A Metis fiddle player and guitarist from Manitoba played some traditional music. The guitarist also taught a little bit of jigging, which is a Metis dance. Southeast Newcomer Services, Settlement Workers in Schools Estevan and Weyburn, South East Advocates for Employment and CUPE Saskatchewan helped with a delicious barbeque lunch. Souris Valley Museum joined the celebration, offering the

Cree artist Michael Lonechild said a prayer in the beginning of the celebration on Friday. Photo by Anastsiia Bykhovskaia

younger guests a chance to colour and put together their own little teepees. Snow cones and bright balloons added colours to the rainy day. CUPE also organized a doll-making station for children and their caregivers. Dawn Marie SloanBeahm brought her personal collection to make a Metis cultural display. Dzuba said it took a lot of effort and time to put the celebration together. They started planning about eight months ago. “You have to book the dancers and all of it in advance. And then we had cancellations, so we are very lucky to put together what we did today,” she said. The annual event switches locations between Estevan and Weyburn from year to year, but it usually follows the same plan with some variations. “We try to get different Aboriginal communities involved (in performing),” noted Dzuba. She also said that putting these celebrations together is important for CUPE because the organization “likes to be involved with the Indigenous community as much as they can. They always have been.” And once again the event turned out great with a lot of community and volunteer support.

Canada Post Food Drive helps Salvation Army to restock By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

For the second year, Canada Post Food Drive took place in summer instead of fall. And according to Jane Anne Ireland, who is responsible for community family services with the Salvation Army, it was just in time. Most of the Salvation Army’s food supplies were down and some were completely gone, which opened up a lot of room on the food bank’s

shelves for groceries delivered on Saturday by the Canada Post letter carriers, who since the early morning were driving around the city picking up food donations made by community members. Ireland noted that having Canada Post Food Drive in summer really helps them to make it till Thanksgiving and Christmas when alwaysgenerous Estevan are residents traditionally donate a lot of various items to make it easier for people to get through win-

Canada Post Food Drive made a big difference for the Salvation Army food bank. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

ter and to make sure that every family has nice holidays. Altogether on Saturday, the food drive delivered 1,716 pounds of non-perishable food items on Saturday. Another 250 pounds of food donations that people had brought directly to the post office were delivered on Monday and were added to the food bank. The donation bags were carefully weighed, checked and sorted. For a few hours, volunteers turned into grocery experts trying to decode and sometimes just simply find the expiry date on products. Most items were then moved to a particular basket according to their type and expiry date. Unfortunately, quite a few goods were expired and ended up in a garbage container. Which meant that not only volunteers were wasting their time delivering and then tossing expired food, but also the Salvation Army was paying the extra money, which could go towards some more needed initiatives or supplies, to cover the disposal expenses. All of that could be saved in a matter of an extra minute spent check-

ing groceries prior to packing them for donation. The total weight of expired items was 120 pounds. Another 25 pounds of donated items are expiring in July and were set on the free table in the store for people to take home. After all these subtractions, the total weight of food donations was over 1,700 pounds. This is enough to fill 23 two-months hampers. “Overall, (the food drive) was very well. I think it was maybe down a bit from last year because of the weather potentially. It was raining. May have been the grocery items that people didn’t put out because they didn’t want them to get wet. Cardboard boxes, that sort of things, it would damage the packaging. Overall, it went really well,” said Ireland. If anybody is willing to add a donation to the food drive total, they can bring it to the Salvation Army store or to the post office by June 28. “Just attach the orange tag to what they are donating, and we can continue to add that up until Friday,” said Ireland. Ireland was very grateful

Salvation Army assistant Lynn Rosso, left, and Jane Anne Ireland, responsible for community family services, were weighing food parcels as volunteers were bringing them in. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia for the support they receive from both the community and volunteers. “We appreciate all the donations and volunteers that have taken part, both Canada Post and community volunteers who helped sort and put away,” said Ireland.

She also noted that over the past few years they witnessed a significant rise in the number of their clients, with fewer than 30 people using the food bank in 2016 and around 60-80 individuals and families in 2019. So all support and donations are always welcome.

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Changes at ECS will take time As we enter summer vacation for southeast Saskatchewan schools, there is some uncertainty about the future of schools in the Estevan area and how they might look in a few years. The South East Cornerstone Public School Division announced during the school year that it would form a committee on the future of the Estevan Comprehensive School, which is now 50 years old. They’re not looking to close the school or discontinue grades, but they are looking at their options as they are faced with a decision of whether to renovate the building or build new. And they’re also examining ways to get more use out of the school. Any decision they make could have a big impact on Estevan’s other schools. A public meeting late last month seemed to send clear messages about the desire to continue to provide all of the programs currently offered at the school. The Comp. has that full fleet of programs for students to choose from, including arts, music, drama and trades programs, which

are taught by dedicated and knowledgeable staff. There is also a wealth of extracurricular activities. It would be wise of the Cornerstone board to continue to offer these programs, especially as many of these programs become more in demand by employers. People also seem to want ECS to continue to remain a Grade 9-12 school, rather than adding Grades 7 and 8, a direction the Cornerstone board has taken with the Weyburn Comprehensive School. People are not only concerned what would happen if Grade 7 and 8s had to go to school with Grade 12s, but they seem hesitant about what would happen if the four public elementary schools reverted to Kindergarten-Grade 6, which they were until 2003. An associated concern is how this would affect the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, which has two K-8 schools in Estevan. Regardless of what the board ultimately decides, it will be years before any changes

actually go through. There is a serious question to be asked: what can be done to maximize the usage of ECS, regardless of whether that’s the current school or a new building? The school division says that ECS has never been fully utilized. It was constructed to handle about double the number of students that it currently has. And when you have significant portions of the building that aren’t used, it’s tough to turn to the provincial government and ask for money to renovate such a large building. At one time, it was home to the Southeast College’s Estevan campus, but those days ended a few years ago when the college moved most of its programs into what was the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute. The future of ECS and, in turn, the other schools in Estevan, is a big decision facing the board, one that must be weighed heavily. About the only thing that we can expect is the division won’t be opting for the status quo.

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The headline on the National Post on June 20 read, “Ontario case could set special rules for sentencing black offenders, similar to Gladue for Indigenous people.” The story explained how “Eleven prominent human rights, legal and ethnic organizations have been granted special status in the government’s appeal of a ‘lenient’ sentence of a black man in Toronto last year.” Basically, the court is looking at setting up a sentencing regime for black offenders similar to the Gladue principles for Indigenous offenders, which were laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1999. Those principles call upon the sentencing judge to look at the background of an Indigenous offender, looking at things like residential schools, where they grew up, etc., and use these as mitigating factors, essentially reducing their sentence. I’ve seen these principles be used at times when I spent 2004-2008 covering the courts in North Battleford and Battleford. For the past 20 months, I’ve been covering docket court in Estevan for the Estevan Mercury, and I have not seen them implemented once here. Why? Gladue is meant, in large part, to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous offenders in the justice system. In North Battleford, I would estimate at least 80 per cent of the people I saw before the courts were identifiable as Indigenous. That was roughly three times, proportionally, what their share of the local population was. For whatever reason you wish to attribute, there was no question of overrepresentation. But generally, people don’t appear before the courts, and get convicted, if they didn’t do something to deserve it. In Estevan, I have seen next to zero people before the courts that I could readily identify as Indigenous. That’s likely because there aren’t any nearby reserves, and Estevan’s percentage of Indigenous people is very low. Thus, I cannot recall hearing Gladue come up at all in docket court in Estevan. The final report of the recent National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) has several specific “calls for justice,” i.e. what other commissions have called recommendations, when it comes to sentencing in the criminal courts.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK Essentially, they want to reduce sentencing for Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people when they are the offenders, but increase sentences for offenders when those same Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people are the victims. Several recommendations focus on the impact of mandatory minimum sentences as it relates to the sentencing and overincarceration of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people and to take appropriate action to address their over-incarceration, community-based Indigenous-specific options for sentencing, Gladue reports and the impacts of Gladue principles. And then there’s this one: “5.18 We call upon the federal government to consider violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people as an aggravating factor at sentencing, and to amend the Criminal Code accordingly, with the passage and enactment of Bill S-215.” It looks like the federal Liberal government is considering implementing these recommendations. Point 5.18 is a different principle than Gladue. Gladue considers the background of the offender, while this MMIWG recommendation considers the background of the victim. What does all this mean? It could mean, in the coming years, that we have competing sentencing principles which could compound, conflict, or cancel each other out. First of all, we must realize that despite all the options of conditional sentence orders, suspended sentences with probation, jail and penitentiary time, and rarely used sentencing circles (I’ve been to just one), the reality is that for serious offences, there is truly only one calculation: how much time an offender serves behind bars. So let’s look at this: if the hypotheti-

cal base case is a white man assaults a white woman, and gets a sentence of two years, then an Indigenous man assaulting a white woman should get a sentence of less than two years, if he had Gladue factors (like parents who went to residential schools). But if an Indigenous man assaults an Indigenous woman, he should get a reduced sentence for his Gladue factors, but an increased sentence for assaulting an Indigenous woman. Do these factors cancel out, resulting in a two-year sentence? But what happens if a black man assaults a white woman? Or an Indigenous woman? How does that change? If these suggested sentencing changes are implemented, concerning black offenders and female Indigenous victims, surely the next issue to tackle will be gender. And this is where many of these arguments collapse. If the judge is to consider Indigenous and black overrepresentation before the courts, surely those same arguments should apply to males before the courts. The vast, vast majority of people standing before a judge in any court in Canada is male, despite making up only half the population. Should they get special consideration, too? (When I say special consideration, that generally means a reduction in sentencing. Consider it a discount, like 20 per cent off at the store.) In that case, a white woman assaulting an Indigenous woman should, by this principle, get a harsher sentence than a white man assaulting an Indigenous woman. If that sounds ridiculous, it’s because it is. The justice system is slowly being altered such that individual identity and responsibility is being subverted to group identity – group identity of the offender, and group identity of the victim. This is the worst form of identity politics, and we are slowly but surely engraining it into our most fundamental laws. Somewhere along the line we need to return to the idea that individuals commit crimes, against individual victims. But with our current Supreme Court and government, that will never happen. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Is there human trafﬁcking happening in Estevan?

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After a few days of good rain (thanks to everyone who read and followed my last week’s column, we did well), I decided to get out to the weed patch that used to be our garden and try to find some sprouts we planted about a month ago. The dirt was nice and soft, with a decent amount of moisture inside, but not so muddy on the top level. So I put my gloves on, took my little spade and got to work. The main problem we have in our garden is bindweed. I’m not sure if it’s a sign of particular soil disbalance (water we use for the garden is high in salt and lime, can it be the factor?), or we just brought a bunch of weed seeds when we tried to improve the dirt with manure. One way or the other, bindweed is taking over the entire vegetable pad we have. So as I was slowly getting through our weed jungles and blisters were growing on my hands, I started thinking about the nature of this ambitious low-key and stubborn plant. And the more I was observing it, the more I believed that we have something to learn from it. I don’t think that ever in my life I’ve seen the top of bindweed root. The plant holds on to it as far as it can (unlike thistle which breaks as soon as you try wiggling and pulling it out), but instead of risking its existence it breaks, leaving the end of the root deep in the soil. So in other words, it fights for what matters but only within reasonable limits. Bindweed roots can go real deep (apparently they can be as deep as 20 feet below the surface). It can grow in any type of crappy soil and through any kind of crust. I used to have special black fabric covered with mulch in my flowerbed. You think it stopped bindweed? After the learning edge period, it managed to move fabrics apart and get through to see the sun and crawl on my flowers. While pulling those brats out I also noticed that there is never a single plant in one spot. They always have at least two or three roots going into the dirt. And if you dig further you see tiny little plants getting ready to pop up as soon as you are done weeding and tend to believe that you are a winner in this game. So I looked up the bindweed root system. The discovery was shocking. Vigorous root and rhizome system makes it almost impossible to control. One acre of land infested with bindweed may have up to five tonnes or 11,000 pounds of bindweed roots. That’s four Volkswagen New Beetles! Bindweed is in no hurry. It can stay dormant in the soil for up to 60 years waiting for its time to shine. But as soon as it hits the surface, it opens up its big relatively wide leaves outcompeting my tiny shy tomatoes growing from seeds. It knows no pride, it lays on the ground as if it was always kneeling with its face down and quickly moves around any obstacle, as a scared servant. But it definitely does not hesitate to use anything to get further out, climbing and holding onto other plants. It competes with other plants for sunlight, moisture and nutrients, and without humans’ protection, most plants become total losers when bindweed gets to them. But pretending to apologize for its barefaced behaviour in people’s eyes bindweed ends up blooming with cute and gentle white or pinkish flowers. Despite everything I know about this monster, I still adore these little elegant trumpets. After all, bindweed belongs to the morning glory family and is actually pretty. Unfortunately, the beauty is just another survival trick in this battle, as bindweed, when it takes over, becomes a huge money taker. It was estimated that total crop losses due to bindweed in the U.S. in one year were over $377 million (not sure how it was calculated, but what would a weed do with this kind of money?) And the product of this beauty, the fruit, has two seeds (why risk it with one, right?) that birds can eat to help this invader take over the world. So an hour later I found myself a few feet away from where I started, sitting in the garden and visualizing bindweed apocalypse. To shake off this scary picture I went to look at the rototiller in the garage. It looked like a scary-enough weapon. I know it won’t help me win, but it may give the plants some time to get a little bigger and muster up their strength for a new battle. I still hope to one day figure out how to get rid of this evil tricky captor, but in the meanwhile, as Ovid said, we can learn from anyone even our enemies. Seems that bindweed knows everything about survival (metaphorically, of course) and if I will have to compete for survival one day, I’ll definitely take its lesson.

Human trafficking is a dark organized crime activity. And it’s very deep under the radar for many people especially the general public. Smaller communities like Estevan are often viewed as safer places since it’s always more difficult to be invisible in a city where a lot of people at least know of each other. However, the real picture suggests that it would be blind to call any place absolutely safe. The Mercury spoke to Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur about human trafficking and the situation in the Energy City. He noted that up until April 2018, when the backpage.com classified advertising website that developed into the largest marketplace for buying and selling sex, was still up and running, they saw a lot of advertisements on it, which could be a part of the human trafficking system. “We can’t say with 100 per cent certainty that every add on there was involved in human trafficking. What we can say is that there are cases where women and sometimes men are forced into the sex trade,” said Ladouceur. People often look at human trafficking as something that’s coming from other countries. Foreigners are lured into Canada under the cloak of cleaning or modelling jobs, for example. When they make it here they already don’t have their passports and are usually terrified by violence and threats. And the original job offer morphs into the sex trade. However, according to Ladouceur, human trafficking doesn’t only happen internationally. “It often happens locally, or provincially, or nationally as well. People get this misconception that human trafficking has to be cross

border,” said Ladouceur. He compared human trafficking to drug trafficking where people are selling a product, which in this cases is a human body. But in the case of human trafficking, the product can be reused over and over again. And this criminal activity knows no borders, be it national, or within communities. “We’ve seen human trafficking case thorough massage parlors, and I’m not talking legitimate massage parlors... We’ve seen human trafficking cases through social media. We’ve seen it through old mainstream prostitution… It comes in all forms, all shapes and all sizes,” said Ladouceur. So do we look at the problem of sex trafficking at the Estevan community as well? “Absolutely! One hundred per cent. We are always mindful to the fact that human trafficking is taking place. The hardest part when it comes to human trafficking is having … co-operation,” said Ladouceur. Victims are traumatized, scared to try to reach out for help and in many cases, are under surveillance all the time, which makes it even more difficult for the police to proceed with the investigation. Even in communities the size of Estevan, it’s possible that there are people who are victims of human trafficking, who, for example, like in other places all over the world come to hotels to provide sex services. However, the EPS haven’t had any victims of human trafficking recently come forward to them. As of now, they also don’t have any information or intelligence that leads them to believe that there are some people in Estevan that may be victims. But it still doesn’t mean that it’s not happening. Besides the fact that human trafficking systems operating both within Canada

Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. File photo and internationally are wellorganized and target the least protected social groups, the legislation aiming at battling human trafficking and prostitution has recently undergone some serious changes which made the investigation even more complex. “It’s created in some cases I believe some complexities for police, some challenges that several police agencies are still working their way through to deal with,” said Ladouceur. Police put a lot of effort into fighting human trafficking systems, but it’s impossible to change it without education. There is a number of ways to trick people into the system, especially when they are not aware of the danger or tend to believe that it’s something happening #NotInMyCity (movement raising awareness and taking collective action to end sexual exploitation and trafficking). One of the main schemes usually involves first charming stage, followed by a suggestion to move to a different part of the country to take the victim

away from any connections or support. Then victims are either asked for a favour or offered a way to make money and no matter what the answer is in most cases at that point they already don’t have a choice. “The big education component here is this can be a case of someone who lives next door to you and begins a relationship with you, and takes you away and forces you to sell your body eventually for sex and for money,” said Ladouceur noting that not every case has to be a big organized crime. “I think (the education about the topic) needs to be pushed forward to the general public, it needs to be discussed in schools, because often time these are 15-16-17-year-old girls (who become victims),” said Ladouceur. He also outlined that communities need to have open honest discussions about the problem. Nobody likes to talk about things like that happening in their city but it will be impossible to change without education.

Ellson convicted of three charges A jury has found a Regina woman guilty of three charges, stemming from a drug-related arrest in October 2017. Marion Ellson was convicted of possession of carfentanil for the purpose of trafficking and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. Both charges are under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. She was also convicted of one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm without

a licence under the Criminal Code of Canada. Her case was adjourned for sentencing on Aug. 6. Jury selection for the trial occurred on June 10. The trial began later that afternoon. It continued until June 13, and resumed on June 16. The judge gave the jury instructions in the early afternoon on June 17, and the verdict was handed down at about 8:40 p.m. that night. A co-accused in the case, Neil Goertzen, has had his

matters adjourned until the conclusion of Ellson’s matters. Ellson and Goertzen

were arrested by the Estevan RCMP following a traffic stop near Frobisher on Oct. 7, 2017.

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McDonalds celebrates dual-lane drive thru The McDonald’s restaurant in Estevan is celebrating the completion its new stateof-the-art dual-lane drive thru. “We converted our singlelane drive thru into a new dual-lane configuration and we also upgraded our menu board to a new digital system that includes video menu boards, and a complex camera system that ties into the tills to help ensure that orders are going to the correct vehicles,” said restaurant owner-operator Tim Jenish. The upgrade to the digital menu boards will provide an easier and more accurate experience for the customers, as they will be able to change throughout the day between the regular and breakfast menus, and they can reflect changes in prices for sales and promotions. Upgrades also include a new high definition sound system between the customers and the till staff. “We put the addition in the drive thru for the convenience of our guests, and it will really help with service,” said Jenish. The upgrades have also provided a few more job opportunities, as the drive thru requires more staff to meet the higher flow of customers trav-

From left, restaurant manager John Jenish, owner-operators Tim Jenish and Christine Jenish, Mayor Roy Ludwig, Estevan MLA Lori Carr and ﬁrst assistant Cherry Boloto participated in the ribbon cutting for the Estevan McDonald’s new dual-lane drive thru. Photo by Robert Godfrey elling through the drive thru. This was welcomed by Jenish as a business owner working to strengthen the economy. “We have a high level of confidence in the economy in Estevan, we have seen highs and we have seen lows, but

the community has always worked hard to make sure that the city stays strong and they have supported us along the way,” he said. Jenish said they also believe in the different levels of government and their ability to

foster economic growth. “Estevan continues to grow and prosper,” said Jenish. While the staff adjusts to the system, Jenish says that customers may experience slightly higher wait times, but assures the public that the kinks are

being worked out. “A lot of our staff are young people and part-time so it takes some time to get them all up to par on the system, but they have all gone through an extensive training program and are working on the hands-on

training at this time.” Many other McDonald’s restaurants in the province have already made the upgrade to a dual-lane drive thru, but Estevan is one of the first in the province to upgrade to the completely digital experience.

Cornerstone school board passes 2019-20 budget For consecutive years, the South East Cornerstone Public School Division is going to wrestle with the fact their governing body, administration and employees face another deficit budget situation. The division’s board members were well aware of the situation going into their June 19 open business meeting held in Weyburn. Chief financial officer Shelley Toth delivered the

facts behind the $3.2 million operating cash deficit for the 2019-20 fiscal year. She said the deficit is to be funded from the division’s accumulated surplus. A similar situation arose last fiscal year. In the year previous to that, a deficit budget was planned but the system realized a small surplus at the end of the cycle. The system has worked extensively on belt tightening moves to reduce budget ex-

penses. Those moves included a reduction in administration personnel through attrition and some serious cuts to the governance side of the financial picture. One major capital project was added to the division’s roster, the start of construction on a school bus garage in Weyburn, on division property that will be fully funded by the division at a cost of $3 million. Following the meeting,

Southeast College for Kids What are your kids going to be doing this summer? The Southeast College is inviting our local youngsters (ages 6 to 10) to the College for a summer day program. The program runs from July 8th to August 9th with each week focusing on a different set of fun learning activities. You are invited to register your child/children in individual week(s) or for the entire 5 week program.

Toth noted that there was “still some room, but if we keep dipping into our surplus, it will get very difficult.” That statement was backed by director of education Lynn Little and board chairwoman Audrey Trombley, who said the cuts made at the board and administration levels a few years ago left little wiggle room now for further dramatic cuts. The trio stated that while school divisions in the

province’s two major cities are also dealing with tight finances, the rural divisions have their own unique set of circumstances such as having to transport a large student population over longer distances and often to smaller schools. That had been affirmed earlier by Andy Dobson, the manager of facilities and transportation for the division, in his semi-annual transportation report.

“We are maintaining the status quo in terms of staffing and programming for the upcoming year,” said Little, referring to the 1,045.22 fulltime equivalent employment positions currently filled in the division with about 550 of those being teachers. The total revenue projected in the 2019-20 budget was $115.8 million with operating expenditures listed at $107.9 million and capital expenditures of $19.9 million.

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Moe speaks out against Bill C-69 and C-48 passage, federal carbon tax on Alberta By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too impressed with the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions in finally passing two controversial bills, Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act, and Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, in late June. In response to their passage, he posted the following on Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The passage of Bills C-69 and C-48 marks a dark chapter for our energy and industrial sectors, and is deeply concerning for our government and all those that value the economic prosperity of our nation,â&#x20AC;? Moe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this legislation, the federal government has sent a clear message to the Canadian and international investment community that they do not support the competitiveness of our wealth generating and job creating sectors. The approval of TMX (Trans Mountain pipeline expansion) earlier this week was a positive step, but Bills C-69 and C-48 drastically restrict the possibility of further pipeline and industrial projects to be approved or built.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving into the future, this legislation greatly limits our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to overcome critical barriers in transporting our energy products to international markets, and selling these products for a fair price. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week, six premiers representing 59 per cent of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population wrote to the prime minister to outline our concerns that this legislation would harm Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic prosperity in key industries that employ families, sustain communities, and support small businesses. While the prime minister had the opportunity to heed this advice, he instead chose to play politics with the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Canadians. Ultimately, this prime minister will answer to Canadians this October for why he does not support their jobs, and for why he disapproves of our sustainable energy and industrial sectors.â&#x20AC;? The first act of the new United Conservative Party government in Alberta was to repeal that provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carbon tax. A few weeks later, the federal government announced it would impose a carbon tax on that province, in the same

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney spoke to the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show on June 5. Photo by Brian Zinchuk manner it has already done on Saskatchewan. Alberta is taking the federal government to court on the issue, as did Saskatchewan previously. Saskatchewan will now be seeking intervenor status in the Alberta case. To that end, on June 20,

Moe posted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saskatchewan has long stood against the harmful and ineffective carbon tax, and we are pleased to see the Government of Alberta file their reference case with the Alberta Court of Appeal against this harmful tax.

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Southeast College announces programming changes S outheast College â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2019-2020 full-time program schedule was recently updated due to lower student numbers than anticipated. The fourth class power engineering and welding applied certificate courses that were scheduled to start Sept. 3 at the Estevan campus have been paused for the upcoming year. The fourth class power engineering program has been offered consistently between the Estevan and Weyburn campuses for the past 14 years and has produced approximately 140 graduates

into the local and regional economy. Uncertainty of the future of coal-fired plants for power generation is believed to be part of the challenge in maintaining student enrollment. Post-secondary institutions across the province are seeing a similar shift in power engineering enrollments. Southeast College will continue to focus on its offering and development of third and second class power engineers through its partnerships with Great Plains College and SaskPower. The Estevan campus

started offering the welding applied certificate course when it moved into the new location on Bourquin Road in 2011. This program has consistently shown a fair to strong labour market attachment. However, the student demand has not always indicated the same success. As with power engineering, welding programs across the province have experienced declining interest over the past few years. Jody Holzmiller, vicepresident of training for Southeast College, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153; We will continue to be

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One person charged for attempted murder One person has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing incident in Estevan. At approximately 9:40 p.m. on June 18 the Estevan Police Service (EPS) received a report of a disturbance at a residence located in the south

end of the city. Upon arrival, a woman was located outside the residence. The EPS says it was evident that the woman was a victim of a stabbing. The 25-year-old victim was transported to St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital and subsequently air-lifted

by STARS Air Ambulance to Regina for further treatment. According to the EPS, the victim has been released from hospital. A 34-year-old man was located and arrested in the area a short time later. Detectives from the EPS Criminal

Investigations Division continue to investigate. The male remains in custody and there is no risk to public safety. The victim and accused are known to each other, although the EPS did not provide more details in an effort to protect the identity of the victim.

The name of the accused also wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released due to the nature of the incident. In a statement on its Twitter feed on June 19, the EPS confirmed that the man had been charged with attempted murder, and remained in custody.

He was remanded into custody for court on June 19, and was back in court on June 24. As for the victim, Ladouceur said she will make a recovery over time, but the injuries from the stabbing were significant.

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Fair brought the fun and drew big crowds The 2019 edition of the Estevan Fair proved to be a popular event with families in the southeast region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was incredible. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe the people coming in the gates and in these doors. It was phenomenal the number of people coming through,â&#x20AC;? Estevan Exhibition Association president Tamera Huber said at the conclusion of the event. The fair was held June 17 and 18 at the Estevan Exhibition grounds. People who attended the fair had numerous attractions to choose from. West Coast Amusements once again supplied the midway, with rides for young children and older people alike, along with carnival games and food stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody seems to be having fun and enjoying themselves,â&#x20AC;? Huber said.

A couple of rides broke down during the fair, and Huber chalked it up to the rigors associated with the rides travelling for seven months. Local organizations and businesses also had food booths set up on the grounds. The domestics show was located in the exhibition hall. Huber said they had 250 entries in total, with 58 people submitting works. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up in exhibitors, and out of the 250 entries, there were 172 photographs entered, and 55 craft items were entered. It was amazing.â&#x20AC;? Another 534 pieces of artwork were submitted by school students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People seem to be enjoying the show,â&#x20AC;? she said. Huber, who is in her fourth year at the helm of the domestics show committee, cited several reasons for

the continued growth in the domestics show. She believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partly due to the work of the committee. Members even greet people at the door as they enter. It can also be due to the renovations at the exhibition hall, which were completed last year. And it could be because of the growing interest in the fair. Entertainment was provided by the Estevan Sings and Estevan Sings Junior competitions, which were held on a stage next to the exhibition hall. It was the first time since 2013 that such contests were offered during the fair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been hearing for a while now that people wanted Estevan Sings back, or it was Estevan Idol at one point, but people wanted it back, and we talked about it at our board meetings once in a while,â&#x20AC;? said Huber.

She approached Travis Frank to be the producer, and once he decided to return, the association agreed to bring it back. Huber believes the support shows how much the community wanted it. A final attendance tally for the fair wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released, but Huber believes it was up from the 7,200 people who were at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair. Volunteers were a big part of the success of the event. Huber said they worked at the gate, on the grounds and behind the scenes to make the fair happen, and the event couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have occurred without them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a lot of people to put this on.â&#x20AC;? As for whether the fair can return to a three-day event, which it was until last year, she said people will have to wait and see, but she is confident something big will happen next year.

The Ferris wheel was one of the many popular rides found in the midway of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Estevan Fair. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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Longest Day of Golf a marathon event Brian Fitzpatrick was stiff and sore on Sunday afternoon after playing 115 holes of golf the previous day. But it was all worth it, and he looks forward to doing it all again. Fitzpatrick and his friend Kris Carley participated in the Longest Day of Golf fundraiser for Kidsport on Saturday at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. They started at 4:30 a.m. and played right through until it was dark 17 hours later, despite some occasional adverse weather conditions during the day. “Fighting that wind all day was especially draining,” said Fitzpatrick. The 115 holes was equivalent to a little more than six 18-hole rounds. “I didn’t know how well we would be doing, but we got out there really early, and the first 36 holes we were done in four hours. So I knew if we kept up any kind of pace at all, we would definitely get to our 100-hole goal,” said Fitzpatrick. “It was a little slower in the afternoon because there were people out on the course, but everybody was really good

about letting us (play) through, and we played a few holes with a few different people. We tried to keep up a good pace all day.” Intermittent showers during the day caused some brief interruptions, but it didn’t cause a prolonged delay. When it started to rain heavier, they were fortunate in that they were usually close to the clubhouse, so they took a brief rain break and allowed the rain to pass. A heavy rain occurred late in the afternoon, so they sought shelter under some trees. Having a good friend in Carley out there with him certainly helped with the experience. They talked all day and listened to music, and Fitzpatrick doesn’t know if he could have done it by himself. People on the course were very cordial, talking to them about how the day was going. Once the Longest Day of Golf was finished, the twosome was very sore. Even after supper, Fitzpatrick said he could barely lift a golf club. When he woke up on Sunday morning, it was difficult to get out of bed. “The stiffness was every-

Brian Fitzpatrick watches one of his shots during the Longest Day of Golf Saturday at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia where: my arms, my shoulders, my back, my hips, my knees. My feet are sore. It was everything.” He didn’t expect he would be that sore, and he expects it will be a few days before he’s out on the golf course again.

Rondeau Cup attracts junior golfers

Kail Hilstrom was among the entrants in this year’s Rondeau Cup at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia One of the long-standing junior golf tournaments in the Estevan area was contested Sunday afternoon at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club. The 24th annual Rondeau Cup attracted 30 young golfers of various ages. They were divided into teams of three and four based on their skill level. The golf club also tried to have golfers of different ages on each team, as the tournament attracts participants from ages four to 16.

The team of Hudson Chernoff, Colby Gress and Kashton Cassmore finished in top spot with a 1-overpar 37. They were one stroke better than the team of Jacey Farr, Connor Spencer, Hailey Sinclair and Mason Mack. Carter Onrait, Andrew Schmidt and Merek Wilhelm were third with a 40. The other teams entered were Jaiden Sinclair, Kail Hilstrom, Henry Blub and Joseph Hozjan (43); Colton Pushie, Aidan Turner, Joshua

Bittman and Cameron Milbrandt (43); Garrett Wolner, Owen Pushie, Gaston Pushie and Hudson Irwin (43); Riley Brooks, Carson Deichert, Jillian Rosengren and Brynley Rosengren (45); and Brielle Farr, Graiden Irwin, Jace Biggs and Anna Biggs (48). The tournament is named after Eldon Rondeau, who has been a big part of golf in Estevan for decades, and has been a strong supporter of the golf course’s junior program.

But it was worth it, and he looks forward to doing it again next year. Fitzpatrick doesn’t have an exact figure for how much money he raised, as he is trying to tabulate what he received

from those who donated on a per hole basis. He expects it will be around $4,200, which is more than double his initial goal of $1,500. “I was really pleasantly

surprised how much more than the goal we were able to get,” said Fitzpatrick. His GoFundMe page at https://ca.gofundme. com/715xllk will remain online through June 26.

Fonstad invited to Hockey Canada camp Estevan’s Cole Fonstad is among 43 players invited to attend Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp from July 27 to Aug. 4 in Plymouth, Mich. The five goaltenders, 13 defencemen and 25 forwards selected for the camp were revealed on June 19. They will be split into two teams – Red and White. The Canadians will play four games in Plymouth, taking on the United States twice in addition to matches against Finland and Sweden. Brad McEwen, who hails from Whitewood and is the head scout for Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence, and management group member Mark Hunter assembled the roster for the camp. They will continue to monitor the athletes through the start of the 2019-20 season ahead of Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp in December, and the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Hockey Championship in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. “We’re very pleased with the group that will be brought together in Plymouth,” said Shawn Bullock, director of men’s national teams for Hockey Canada. “This is a development opportunity for some of the younger athletes, and it’s a great opportunity

Estevan’s Cole Fonstad, pictured here celebrating after winning the WHL championship last month, has been invited to Hockey Canada’s summer development camp. File photo for our coaching staff and players to start developing a solid relationship ahead of the World Juniors.” Fonstad was selected in the fifth round, 128th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He played his minor hockey in Estevan until his first year of midget, which he spent with the Moose Jaw Generals midget AAA program. He has spent the past

three seasons with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. This past season, he helped the Raiders win the league title for the first time since 1985, and he had an impressive showing at the Memorial Cup national tournament, where he had a goal and two assists in three games. Fonstad was part of Team Canada at the World Under 18 Hockey Championships in 2018.

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Putting for Family Centre Ryan Bohlken and his teammates were among the 60 participants golﬁng during the Estevan Family Resource Centre’s Hole-in-One tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course on Friday. The fourth annual competition was sponsored by local community businesses, which put monetary values on different holes. Golfers could earn anything from a $1,000 to $20,000, but nobody got any of those pots of gold. The weather wasn’t great, but the players still had a lot of fun. Money raised through the day of golﬁng goes to Estevan Family Resource Centre’s operating budget and programming. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Estevan hosts lacrosse playoffs Top young lacrosse teams from throughout southern Saskatchewan were in Estevan on the weekend for the South Sask. Lacrosse League playoffs at Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and the Bienfait Memorial Arena.

Games were played from Friday to Sunday. Medallists were crowned in four different divisions. In the novice age group, the Swift Current Rampage TT took home the gold, the Moose Jaw Mustangs won

silver and the Swift Current Rampage MW captured the bronze. In peewee, the Swift Current Rampage won gold, the Weyburn Thrashers won silver and the Moose Jaw Mustangs won bronze.

The Moose Jaw Mustangs won gold in the bantam division, while Swift Current Rampage teams won silver and bronze. In the midget division, the Regina Attack won gold, with the Moose Jaw Mustangs taking silver and the Regina Snipers winning bronze.

The Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse Association had three of their teams entered: the novice McDonalds Voltz, the bantam Power Dodge Voltz and the midget MNP Voltz. The Regens Metals peewee Voltz were eliminated before the playoffs began in Estevan.

The peewee, bantam and midget teams have all qualified for the provincial tournament, which will be held in Saskatoon on July 5 and 6. Teams from across the province will be competing. The bantams and the midgets will have players from Weyburn to help round out the roster.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Learning edge at Bikes and Books Rodeo By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan community took advantage of an opportunity to have outdoor fun in indoor settings as the Power Dodge Curling Centre turned into practice biking grounds on Saturday for the Bikes and Books Rodeo. The Estevan Police Service (EPS) and the Estevan Public Library joined their efforts to put together a fun family event. The library set up their station right by the entrance. Visitors could register their six to 12-year-olds for the TD Summer Reading program that helps children not to forget what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned in

school and to continue reading throughout summer. Besides, the library was promoting its Kindergarten Ready Story Time program suitable for younger patrons. They also brought their tablet kiosk and painting chart over to make a pit stop, where young riders could have a break from their safe biking practice routine. The rest of the rink was re-arranged to allow children to learn safe riding skills. But prior to practice, all participants had to go through some information and safety checks. The first station offered the helmet fitting service. Volunteers made sure that children had the proper gear and were offering extra hel-

mets to those who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have their own. Then the bikes had to go through a safety control stop, where experts checked tires and general condition of the vehicle and also did a rundown on the proper biking equipment. After that, rodeo participants were turned over to EPS officers on duty, who explained the rules of biking on the road. They focused on hand signals, proper safety outfit and gear. They also were reminding participants that cyclists are considered vehicles when on public roads, and thus are required to drive on the main part and follow the same rules and laws that cars do. Community program-

ming officer with the EPS Monica Rae explained that this eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main goal was to teach children the rules of the road and empower them to keep themselves safe as cyclists. Besides, it was a good reminder for family members that they as motorists are also responsible for keeping kids safe. After the brief orientation session bikers went off for the obstacle course, which was the most exciting part. EPS officers and Mothers Against Drunk Driving volunteers helped riders to get through intersections, stop signs and sharp road turns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were really pleased with this event, and the com-

munity support we received through attendance, sponsorships and the amazing volunteerism,â&#x20AC;? said Rae. Sponsors supplied prizes for the raffle, which included visible and other bike accessorize. And one lucky cyclist won a $400 new bicycle sponsored by Ironside Energy Services. Mr. Mikes supplied the guests with delicious barbecue.

And to make the day completely perfect after the rodeo there was an ice cream wagon waiting for guests outside. Everything was free of charge, and about 75 children and their families attended the event. And for the EPS and the library, the Bikes and Books Rodeo was a great way to get involved with the community.

MADD volunteers were helping children to go through obstacles. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER R.M. OF COALFIELDS NO. 004 Constable Michelle Beaulieu was explaining to young riders the rules of going through a stop sign and signaling when turning. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia The Rural Municipality of Estevan has the following equipment for sale by tender: 2010 Chev 2500 HD 4WD 4 , 4 #+ (' #-#('#'! +.#, ('-+(% The equipment is offered for sale as is. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Submit tenders clearly marked 2 " / +. $ ' +5 1 ) & . , 1 .%1 -" R.M. of Estevan No. 5 3 -" -+ ,- / ' Any questions or for viewing, please direct all calls to Dean Karcha at (306) 421-9926

The Rural Municipality of Estevan has the following equipment for sale by tender: 1998 Case Loader 621B 7 *0-. 7 ! /! %- *) %/%*)! 7 03%'% -4 4 - 0'% . 7 %) *) 0 &!/ The equipment is offered for sale as is. %#$!./ *- )4 /!) !- )*/ )! !.. -%'4 !+/! 0 (%/ /!) !-. '! -'4 ( -&! 5 * !- !) !-8 4 + ( 0!. 4 0'4 /$ R.M. of Estevan No. 5 6 /$ /-!!/ ./!1 ) Any questions or for viewing, please direct all calls to Dean Karcha at (306) 421-9926

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(306) 634-3631 For information contact Lori Meyer at (306) 421-8624 Tenders may be submitted for one or all parcels. All tenders must be in writing, without conditions, and must be accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the tendered amount payable by certified cheque to: Kohaly Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP in trust. Deposits for all rejected offers will be returned forthwith. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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The whole Nicholson Family will be together again after over 40 years. The family is hosting a Come and Go Tea on Friday June 28, 2019 from 12:00 to 2:00pm at the Fireside Room at the Days Inn in Estevan.

Place: Benson Recreation Hall Date: Saturday July 13 2019 Time: 3:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M. Cold Plate and Drinks will be available throughout the day. Julie and her family are looking forward to seeing all her friends and relatives on her special day.

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Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to a collision on June 24 on the truck bypass north of Estevan. Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies said a vehicle struck a deer. No injuries occurred, and the vehicle sustained minor damage. The deer died in the accident. Davies said the fire department did not spend much time at the collision scene, as the involved vehicle did not leave any debris on the highway. In other recent news from the fire department,

firefighters were called to a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in the evening of June 17 at a residence just north of the city. Crews responded, checked the house and there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any CO readings, so it was determined to be a faulty detector. Three days later, firefighters were called to a commercial fire alarm in northeast Estevan. It was deemed to be false, as some contractors working in the building set the alarm off. As for community engagements, firefighters went to Spruce Ridge School for

a public relations activity on June 19. They hosed down students after one of their year-end activities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a popular occurrence at schools in the Estevan area, particularly at the end of track and field days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the year, we have a lot going on for the school year windups,â&#x20AC;? said Davies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So this month weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been busy with a lot of younger day care and kindergarten school tours coming through the station. They come through and we show them our equipment and show them our trucks.â&#x20AC;?Â

One person charged after drug bust One person has been charged with several offences following a drug bust in Estevan. The Estevan Police Service (EPS) Drug/ Intelligence Unit conducted a cocaine trafficking investigation on a man from Saskatoon. A male and female were taken into custody without incident in the south end of the city June 19 at about 4 p.m. for their alleged roles. Multiple gram level packages of cocaine, a small amount of money and multiple cell phones were located in the vehicle they were travelling in. Police subsequently executed a search warrant at a hotel room located on the east side of Estevan. Additional cocaine, cell phones and other items used for the sale and distribution of cocaine were seized.

Emmanuel Ennocent Dario, 29, of Saskatoon has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and trafficking cocaine under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had information that the accused was trafficking cocaine, and as a result of that investigation and information obtained, we were able to make an arrest on that individual and conduct that search warrant,â&#x20AC;? said Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. The female was released, but possible charges are still pending. Dario was held in custody and appeared in Estevan Provincial Court on Thursday morning.

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Police board hears concerns over cats Concerns over the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cat problem were raised during Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners. In the monthly bylaw enforcement officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report, S pecial Constable Josie Palmer was noted that there were 36 animal calls in May, bringing the total for the year to 130. In the first five months of 2018, there were just 52 such incidents. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still working with the bylaw officer to determine what the best path forward is,â&#x20AC;? said Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to remind owners to take proper care of their cats.â&#x20AC;? There are some areas of the city where there are lots of stray cats on the streets. Mayor Roy Ludwig suggested talking to the Estevan

Humane Society about the issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want have a solution that obviously appeases everyone, and sometimes thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to do, but it starts becoming that problematic when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all over the place,â&#x20AC;? said Ladouceur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are people calling the police and the bylaw enforcement officer saying there are cats all over the place, and causing problems in their yards.â&#x20AC;? Many of them are feral cats, he said, and some of them are carrying diseases. The bylaw enforcement officer handled 134 occurrences in May. In addition to the animal calls, 32 were for unkempt property inspections, 19 were for parking complaints, 16 were for parking violations and 18 were classified as â&#x20AC;&#x153;other bylaw.â&#x20AC;?

So far this year, the bylaw enforcement officer has had 615 occurrences, with animal calls leading the way, followed by 116 parking violations, 90 parking complaints, 85 unkempt properties and 81 snow removal notices. *** The monthly crime statistics for May showed the EPS handled 632 infractions and calls for service, down from 719 in May 2018. The total calls for service for the first five months of the year were 3,234, down 2.2 per cent from the 3,306 for the first five months of 2018. The EPS had 11 crimes against the person in May, with 10 assaults and one assault causing bodily harm, bringing the total for the year to 44 such incidents. Thirtynine reports were for assaults,

three were for assaults causing bodily harm and two were for sexual crimes. In May 2018, there were 17 such crimes, and the total for the first five months of last year was 60. Twenty-seven crimes against property were committed last month, the same number as May 2018. Last month saw two mischief/ wilful damage incidents and 10 thefts under $5,000. So far this year, there have been 108 crimes against property, with theft under $5,000 (51 incidents) and mischief-willful damage (37) leading the way. Also reported were seven residential break and enters, four business break and enters, three other break and enters, three thefts of vehicles and three thefts over $5,000. In the first five months

of 2018, there were 117 such incidents. Two charges were laid under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in May. Both were for trafficking. There were 10 charges laid under the act, with five each for trafficking and possession. In May 2018, there were eight charges issued, and 36 charges for the first five months of the year. Thirteen charges were issued for Criminal Code traffic violations, including nine for impaired drivingrelated offences, two for impairment by drug and two for dangerous driving and other. In the first five months of the year, there were 53 violations, with 41 for impairment or exceeding related offences, seven for impairment by drug and five for dangerous driving and other.

Nineteen such charges were laid in May 2018, and 71 were issued in the first five months of last year. *** Ladouceur pointed out the police have encountered issues with the saliva test device used to determine impairment by drug. There have been a couple of incidents in which the machine had to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs. The product was manufactured by Drager, and Ladouceur said they have a good reputation, but there are other products out there on the market. Before purchasing a different unit, Ladouceur said it might be prudent to look at what else is available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Drager is a good piece of equipment but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly large to be a mobile unit,â&#x20AC;? said Ladouceur.

Estevan Police Service releases the names of four alleged impaired drivers The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has released the names of four people charged for allegedly driving while impaired. Geoffrey Hirst, 29, of Estevan was charged in connection with an incident on May 29. He has been charged with impaired driving and operating a conveyance with a bloodalcohol content exceeding .08. He was also charged for breaching his release conditions and public mischief for misleading a police officer. Christopher Love, a 32-year-old Regina resident, was charged June 6 with impaired driving and operating a conveyance with a bloodalcohol content exceeding .08. The other two were charged on June 14. Lucinda Prokopetz, 45, of Estevan, and Jerry Rosner, 55, also of Estevan were charged with impaired driving and operating a conveyance with a blood-alcohol

content exceeding .08 in separate incidents. None of these charges have been proven in court. In other recent police news, police received calls June 17 about motorists passing school buses with the busesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stop arms activated and red lights flashing. Fines for failing to stop in either direction in these situations start at $360. Members arrested and charged an 18-year-old Estevan man for failing to comply with an undertaking. He appeared before a judge the following day. Police are investigating after a report came in of a child being bit by a dog during the early evening hours of June 19. The child sustained minor injuries and was taken to St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital for treatment and was released. The matter is under investigation. Officers attended to a disturbance in the 700-block of King Street on June 22. The

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Excludes discounted, clearance, 8am - 11am items, Hot Buy deals, Buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best items, and Special Buys. Can Cannot be combined with any other offer.

8AM-11AM ONLY

449

After Discount

87â&#x20AC;? Olivia Modern Sofa Loveseat $429 Chair $349 LIMIT 1 PER HOUSEHOLD

SAVE $600 SAV

OLIVBKSF/LV/CH

Stanton Queen Bed $1028.97

OFF

599

STANWQBD

Rails and footboard are not as shown.

MATTRESS

87â&#x20AC;? Brody Fabric Reclining Fab Sofa

8AM-11AM ONLY

Reclin Loveseat $579 Reclining Reclining Chair $449 Reclin AVAILA AVAILABLE: power reclining BRODG BRODGYRS/RL/RC

After Discount

SAVE $815 Argent Eurotop

5-PC. 8AM-11AM ONLY

Queen Mattress

299

Reg. 1214.97 ARGENTQM

8AM-11AM ONLY QUEEN MATTRESS

After Discount

SAVE $146

399

Aran Casual Dining Package

After Discount

Includes table and 4 chairs. 7-PC. SHOWN $399 - 5-Pc. + 2 chairs irs

LIMIT 1 PER HOUSEHOLD Boxspring sold separately.

ARAN0DP5

AVAILABLE: dark walnut

BOXING DAY BLOWOUT RETURNS ONE DAY ONLY DEALS SATURDAY, JULY 19!

OFF

MATTRESS

OFF

ALL SIZES

SAVE $1735 Ceremony

QUEEN SET

399

Queen Mattress

$11.09/ 36 MOS*

5-PC. NOW ONLY

*Product only. Fees apply.

429

After Discount

Reg. 2834.97 CRMONYQM

SAVE $600

QUEEN MATTRESS

After Discount

SAVE $224

Amore Eurotop Queen Mattress Set

1099

Reg. 999.97 AMOREMQP Full Set $379 After Discount SAVE $570

After Discount

5-Pc. Calla Casual Dining Package

Yorkdale Queen Bed $2799 26xxxxxx Rails and footboard are not ad shown.

Includes table and 4 chairs. CALLADP5 7-PC. SHOWN $589 After Discount - 5-Pc. + 2 chairs

Boxspring sold separately.

NOW ONLY NOW ONLY

2449 After Discount

SAVE $750

1279 After Discount

5-Pc. Kimba Power Reclining Sectional AVAILABLE: multiple configurations KIMB-SEC

NOW ONLY

SAVE $960

86â&#x20AC;? Toreno Genuine Leather Reclining Sofa %0.648482 9?0<0,= C %0.648482 3,4; AVAILABLE: power reclining TORGR3RS/RL/RC

1279 After Discount

88â&#x20AC;? Leo Reclining Sofa Reclining Loveseat with console $1279 Reclining Chair $959 AVAILABLE: power reclining, genuine leather LEO-RS/RL/RC

$35.53/36 MOS.* *Proud only. Fees apply.

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NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR

18 MONTHS

OR MAKE

36 EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS

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