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The voters of Estevan have given Trevor Knibbs a strong mandate to fill the vacant seat on city council. Knibbs was the runaway winner in last Wednesday’s byelection, earning 686 votes. The owner of Power Dodge, Knibbs said he was both surprised and excited by the support he received. “I didn’t think it would be quite that big of a margin,” Knibbs said during a media scrum shortly after he was declared the winner. “I’m really excited to serve the city of Estevan.” A total of five candidates put their name forward to fill the seat vacated by former councillor Chris Istace. But it was Knibbs who launched the most aggressive campaign with a barrage of advertisements throughout the city and in

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A 27-year-old woman is dead after what local police are calling Estevan’s first murder since 2008. Leslie Erin Dwyre was found dead in her Petterson Drive home April 21 after the Estevan Police Service were notified of an incident at 10:30 that evening. The following morning, the EPS alerted the public of a suspicious sudden death and confirmed last Wednesday that the case was a homicide. Nathan Mullen, who had been in a relationship with Dwyre, was charged with second-degree murder and made his first appearance in provincial court on Thursday. EPS Chief Paul Ladouceur said the investigation is ongoing and at this time his department cannot release any of the particulars surrounding Dwyre’s murder. “Anytime there is an investigation like this, leads keep coming in and information still keeps coming in and there is a number of evidentiary items that we have to handle,” Ladouceur said. “Sometimes these investigations can go from weeks to months, although the charges have been laid.”

Nathan Mullen made his first appearance in provincial court Thursday to answer to charges of second-degree murder. (Photo by Chad Saxon) A post mortem was conducted last Wednesday to confirm that Dwyre had been murdered and a follow up autopsy was also carried out. Ladouceur said the autopsy did determine a cause of death, which he did not divulge. Dwyre, who was originally from Brockville, Ont.,

had lived in the area for the past couple of years and was a teacher at Hillcrest School. Mullen, 30, is originally from Ottawa and according to his Facebook profile, had been living and working in Estevan for at least two years. We a r i n g a b r o w n sweater and handcuffs,

Mullen was escorted into the Estevan courthouse last week, where he met with Legal Aid lawyer Robert Grimsrud, who represented him during his first appearance. Mullen entered the courtroom and took a seat in the jury box. → A2 Accused

Young educator fondly remembered By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Fellow staff members and students at Hillcrest School and administration of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division were first recovering from the shock of sudden loss and then holding out fond memories of educator Leslie Dwyre last week. The 27-year-old Grade 8 teacher at Hillcrest was

Leslie Dwyre in her second year of service with the Cornerstone division, having taught at Weldon School in Bienfait

before transferring to Hillcrest for the current school year. Dwyre was found dead in a condo on Petterson Drive and Nathan Mullen, a man known to her, has been charged with second-degree murder. A native of Brockville, Ont., Dwyre was one of those teachers who could be relied on by other educators who worked with her, said Hillcrest principal David

Gillingham. “Hillcrest was a better school with her in it. She had one of those positive, bubbly personalities, a great sense of humour, and she was definitely dedicated to the kids,” said the principal. “She was one of those teachers who wouldn’t hesitate to seek an alternative way to reach a student if she saw they weren’t getting what they needed. She handled → A2 Counsellors

local media outlets. He acknowledged the approach “didn’t do any harm” and the numbers support that, as he captured almost 40 per cent of the votes cast. Marge Young placed second with 391 votes while Stewart Miller received 345. Former councillor Lynn Chipley placed a surprising fourth with 330 votes and Mohammed Waseem was fifth with 81 votes. Knibbs was thrown to the fire almost immediately as he was officially sworn in during Monday night’s regular meeting of council. The married father of two sons said his first order of business is to learn the proper council procedures. “First of all, I need to see what’s all entailed,” he said. “That’s the biggest thing, getting → A2 Automated

Property taxes to rise 20 per cent One year after getting hit with a significant increase, Estevan property owners are getting dinged with another major tax hike. Council approved a 1.8 mill increase at Monday’s regular meeting, a hike of roughly 20 per cent. The increase will result in an extra $2.2 million of additional tax revenue for the City. “Unfortunately, we went for too many years without raising the mill rate and now we are paying the price,” Mayor Roy Ludwig said after Monday’s meeting. “We are hoping after this second increase, which is a fairly large increase again this year, that we can go back to more reasonable increases in the future. Ludwig added the extra revenue from the increase will go towards helping the City complete projects such as the Estevan Leisure Centre parking lot and Highway 47 rehabilitation as well as debt reduction. The City’s current debt is in the $38 million range. Asked if he felt it was fair for the City to hit taxpayers with a large increase for a second straight year, Ludwig said raising taxes is never an easy decision but was needed to help Estevan turn a financial corner. “I know it is not a popular decision but we will turn this debt issue around,” he said. “This is a commitment we made and we are following through with that.” For more on the tax increase, please see next week’s edition of the Mercury.

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Accused in homicide remains in custody ← A1 Presiding Judge Karl Bazin read the charge into the record, asking Mullen to stand. He confirmed his identity with a nod when Bazin asked if he was the accused. As the charge was read, Mullen kept his eyes lowered to the floor and said nothing during the proceedings. Grimsrud asked for the matter to be adjourned until May 8, requesting Mullen be allowed to appear via closedcircuit television from Regina. Mullen was remanded in custody until that time.

A collection of Dwyre’s co-workers attended the courthouse to observe the proceedings. Ladouceur said Mullen and Dwyre had been living together at the time of her death and confirmed the murder was the result of a domestic situation. “That is always concerning whenever there is a domestic type homicide and in my view it happens too often in this country,” said Ladouceur who added it was an isolated incident and that Estevan remains a safe

community. The murder came just one week into Ladouceur’s tenure as chief and in a remarkable coincidence, Dwyre had been a resident of the same Brockville community that Ladouceur just moved from. As the Brockville Recorder and Times first reported, Dwyre is the daughter of Chris Dwyre who is the town’s Fire Chief and was a colleague and friend of Ladouceur. In a subsequent article in the Recorder and Times Chris Dwyre

described his daughter as a “lovely person” whose ultimate goal was to teach high school. “She was kind and generous,” Dwyre told Ron Zajac of the Recorder and Times. Ladouceur said this is obviously a difficult time for the Dwyre family. As for his connection, he said it is an unfortunate aspect that comes with being a police officer in a smaller community. “In Brockville, I had the unpleasurable experience of investigating serious of-

fences that often involved people I knew or relatives of people I knew, the same as I expect will happen here,” he said. “It’s part of the job; I’m not going to say it’s not difficult at times, but in this position I am in now, I am not hands on. I am running the organization, I am not the lead investigator in the file so that is some assistance

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Automated voting system passes test ← A1 my feet wet and knowing what we can do and what we can’t do. “It’s easy to be a perfect critic from the outside, which I guess I have been for a lot of years. Since (being on council) is something I have never done, it’s definitely going to be a learning curve, but I’ll catch on to it very quickly.” A total of 1,837 people voted in the byelection, which is just under 20 per cent of the population. City officials said they were pleased with the total as byelections are typically plagued by low voter turnout. The byelection was also the first time that an automated voting system was used by the City. According to comments made follow-

← A1 some pretty frustrating events with a lot of skill. We’re grieving here, and we are missing her.” Gillingham said the public school division was most professional in dealing with the tragedy in a quick and resourceful manner, ensuring that counsellors were available for staff and students the first morning after it was learned of her untimely death. Three additional counsellors were assigned to the school and one more was dispatched to Weldon School in the event there was a need to communicate with staff and students who had known and worked with Dwyre there. “The whole Hillcrest community has stepped up to help us out. The parents have been very supportive and understanding,” said Gillingham. Marc Casavant, director of education for Cornerstone, said counsellors were at the schools at 7 a.m. on the morning after the death and discussions were held with regards as to how to best get through that day and standby teaching personnel were available if required. “We are also co-operating with Estevan Police Service, they’re doing excellent work as far as I can see,” said Casavant, in reference to the incident. “We informed the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation about the incident and

Estevan’s newest councillor Trevor Knibbs was officially sworn in Monday night by Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Guy Chicoine. ing the election, there were no issues with the system, which was loaned to them by the City of Regina. The

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without a doubt.” Ladouceur was officially introduced as chief during Monday’s regular meeting of council. During a brief speech he said the community should be commended for the care and compassion it has shown to the Dwyre family. He also credited the officers of the EPS for their professional handling of the investigation.

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some details in the event some of their members might require additional attention to help them get through this,” Casavant added. Another counsellor, assigned to the Estevan Comprehensive School was made aware of the possibility that some students Dwyre taught last year, might be seeking some support too. Gillingham said Victim Services made their presence felt, too, and between them and EPS, they were a major factor in helping the school community work their way through the loss. Casavant said Cornerstone would definitely send an official representative to Dwyre’s funeral service in Brockville. “We just feel sick for her family. It was so tragic and so sudden. She was a great employee, a wonderful individual. Now her family has to come to Estevan to take her home.” “It’s a tremendous loss for us. I know there are many different ways of showing grief, so I just have to trust that what we’re doing is right for Leslie and right for the students and staff,” said Gillingham. Casavant said that following the tragedy, he and others in administration will be scrutinizing the list of possible temporary replacements for the young teacher. They will seek someone who will help the more senior Hillcrest students keep focused on their work and assignments while understanding the trauma that many of them will be going through. “We have a list of strong substitute educators. We’ll go through it to see who will be able to help the school finish out the year,” Casavant said.

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Five winners in four categories say Women of Today judges There were four categories but five winners at this year’s Women of Today Awards luncheon. The event that singles out and pays tribute to local women of accomplishment had two winners in the Young Women of Today category this year with Lampman’s Elusha Baird and Estevan’s Jacqueline Peeace being singled out from among the eight nominees as co-owners of the Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for 2014. Daryl Story received the SaskPower Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award, being selected from a field of seven nominees, and Lynn Tedford received the nod as the recipient of the Ida Petterson Memorial Award as an Outstanding Entrepreneur from a group of three nominated finalists. Another field of three nominees for the SaskTel Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award, had Brenda Noble emerge as the ultimate selection of the judges who performed their difficult task under the auspices of the Estevan Quota Club, the organization of just a few women who put this highlight event together every year. As event co-ordinatdor Valerie Hall noted earlier, Quota isn’t able to do it without the generous assistance of a background team of volunteers and sponsors. This year’s event attracted close to 300 people to the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Hall on April 23 with Lorelei Lachambre keeping the event rolling as emcee and award traffic control officer. Holly Pedersen, director of the deaf/hard of hearing education program in the Department of Special Education at Minot State University delivered an inspiring message of hope and measuring success to an attentive audience during her keynote address. Quota Club president Stacy Boyko extended congratulations to all nominees and outlined some of the many community organizations that benefit from the event’s financial success such as the installation of FM sound systems in local and regional schools and extended care facilities, hearing test systems for newborns at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Envision Counselling and Support Centre, the Family Resource Centre, the Hearthstone community campaign that is collecting funds for a new nursing home, and the Estevan Warm Welcome shelter program. These contributions have amounted to

Women of Today winners were presented with bouquets and plaques of recognition during a luncheon ceremony. From the left: Lynn Tedford, Daryl Story, Elusha Baird, Jacqueline Peeace and Brenda Noble. more than $180,000 in recent years. The award presenters included Judy May, vicepresident of special projects for SaskPower, Jim Fahlman for SaskTel, Kevin Ross, Ida Petterson’s grandson and Michelle Orsted and Bill Orsted, Shirley Orsted’s granddaughter and husband. In her presentation, Pedersen asked the question of the audience as to what they would use to define success, noting that it can come in various shapes and levels. Using (with permission) examples of three of her current and former clients, Pedersen illustrated some of her interpretations of success beginning with five-yearold Emma who is profoundly deaf but now has language skills that are superior to her hearing peers while Kaylin, 9, who is blind and deaf has reached levels of success

Focus on palliative care in Sun Country region Sun Country Health Region is honouring Palliative Care Week from May 4 to 10. The region offers palliative care services to all those diagnosed with lifelimiting illness. Palliative care services are a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death. A team of healthcare professionals, along with the patient, family and caregiver, work to meet

the needs and goals of the patient. This multi-disciplinary team could consist of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, clergy, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists and dietitians. Team members provide an holistic approach that offers physical support as well as social, psychological, emotional and spiritual support to the patient, their family and their caregivers.

Palliative care services offer pain and symptom management, including finding relief from nausea, constipation or difficulty breathing. The team promotes opportunities for meaningful experiences and personal and spiritual growth as one prepares for death and dying, helping people cope with end-of-life issues with dignity and compassion. “Death and dying may cause one to experience depression, anxiety or stress.

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that could never have been dreamed up at her premature birth. There was also James … autistic and deaf and yet a remarkable achiever in a world where odds are stacked against him. Pedersen, who grew up on a nearby farm, was introduced by her sister Errin Goettling. The recipients of the four awards made brief observations while accepting their floral bouquet and plaques. Story, a commercial account manager at Affinity Credit Union, agreed with Pedersen that opportunities arose every day to influence somebody positively and thanked her friends, family and those who nominated candidates and Tedford thanked her staff and husband for helping her consulting business grow from a fledgling operation to a full-service community force and viable business. Peeace and Baird later related to The Mercury how they were surprised to be selected, especially of the fact it was a dual award this year and were honoured to be recognized for their volunteer and organizational efforts as they prepare to leave high school and enter the world of post-secondary educational pursuits. “I’ll just keep doing what I can do,” said Peeace, while Baird suggested the award served as incentive to become increasingly active in the community. In accepting her award, Noble thanked her friends and family, especially her mother Joyce for being her regular monitor. She thanked those who worked with her in the various volunteer groups she is involved with, for working with her as they make visions turn into realities. The other nominees who walked away with floral gifts and huge smiles included Sonja Colbow, Wendy Hersche, Lynn Little, Misty Moneo, Sheena Onrait and Sheila Squires in the SaskPower Contribution to the Workplace category, and Laurel Buck and Dee Dee Chomyk in the Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur. The other nominees in the SaskTel Award for community contributions were Christa Morhart and Susan Colbow, and the six other nominees in the Orsted Memorial Award for Young Women were Caitlyn Friess, Molly Fogarty, Teagan Graham, AnnaRae Gustafson, Tess Rensby and Landra Schlamp.

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Voters say yes to fluoride, no to casino By Chad Saxon editor@estevanmercury.ca

The push to build a casino in Estevan has stalled before it ever got started. Voters in last Wednesday’s byelection were overwhelmingly against the development of a casino in the Energy City with 70 per cent of those casting ballots voting no. The decision to keep fluoride in the local drinking water was also an emphatic one as 60 per cent opted to continue fluoridation. In an interview shortly after the results of the non-binding questions were announced, Mayor Roy Ludwig admitted that he was not surprised by either decision. “From the feedback that I got, most of the people I talked to did not want the casino and although most of the people were ambivalent about the fluoride question, most that had an opinion felt that we should keep it,” Ludwig said. The question of whether or not to move forward with casino development became an issue in March when the City announced that the Little Pine First Na-

tion had approached them. Little Pine, located near North Battleford, proposed the construction of a casino and hotel complex that could also include a convention centre. If the project was fully realized with the convention centre it would have cost in the $70 million range. At a meeting in March Ludwig made a motion to include casino development on the ballot and since then the topic has sparked an intense debate in the community. Ludwig said residents cited concerns about addiction, an increase in crime and various other social ills that could follow the opening of a casino. “Whether or not that’s reality, that is some of the concern I was hearing.” Little Pine Chief Wayne Semaganis said he was disappointed, but not surprised by the decision of voters last week. Semaganis felt with the proposal being so new to the community, it was not something that would be accepted overnight. “There are a lot of issues that come with gaming and we all acknowledge

that but we certainly respect where the community wants to take things,” he said. “We are not going to force anything on anybody, we have to accept their decision.” Semaganis said he would eventually like another opportunity to present the casino proposal to the citizens of Estevan and is hopeful that if their facility in Lloydminster becomes a success, they will see how it might benefit the city. “It’s a learning process for them and I am comfortable with that. I am certain if we had done more presentations and more advertising, we would have had a better result but to say that we would win them over, I can’t say that. “When the people in Estevan see how it is going to benefit Lloydminster, maybe the community would like to be a part of it. I am pretty sure the Chamber of Commerce and the business community sees more of a benefit than the average person does because it is an added attraction to the city but it takes the whole community to make something work and the majority of the community has to be satisfied and comfortable with it before

we bring it there.” Councilors Kevin Smith and Greg Hoffort, who were both on hand in council chambers to hear the results, said they too were not surprised with the results. “I felt the casino was something that would not be so easily accepted in the community and who knows where it goes,” Smith said. “It was quite a substantial margin,” Hoffort said of the casino vote. “There was some discussion among us that it might have been premature to have on the ballot given the lack of information we had, but nonetheless it was on the ballot and it was something to be considered.” Of the 1,827 people to cast a vote last week, 1,297 voted no to casino development while just 524 voted yes. On the fluoride question, 1,147 voted yes while 655 voted no. Newly elected councillor Trevor Knibbs said he didn’t have a strong opinion on the fluoride matter but was not surprised that voters opted to maintain the status quo. “If it helps one person why wouldn’t you continue doing it,” Knibbs said.

Cundall captures provincial literacy network prize By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Carol Cundall, executive director of Estevan Diversified Services Inc. is one of five recipients of Saskatchewan literacy awards that were handed out in Regina on Apr. 23 by the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor. Cundall was awarded the Professional Leadership in Literacy Award by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network at their Literacy Award of Merit ceremony in Government House. The awards acknowledge outstanding contributions by provincial citizens, organizations and businesses for the improvement and development of literacy and essential skills. “I am grateful to the Saskatchewan Literacy Network for celebrating the capable and generous individuals and organizations who give the life-changing gift of literacy to so many people in our province,” said Solomon Schofield. “This year’s recipients have demonstrated a spirit of dedication and commitment to the development of literacy and essential skills in Saskatchewan,” said Karen Rosser, executive director for the Literacy Network. The network has supported literacy and essential skill building for 25 years. The Workplace Training Excellence Award went to the Gordon Retail Centre on the George Gordon First Nation and the Outstanding Literacy Project Award was presented to the Workplace Literacy Program for Newcomers at the Regina and District Food Bank. The Volunteer Service Award was picked up by Sylvia Obrigewitsch of the Global Gathering Place in Saskatoon and the Cameco Literacy Learner Award and Bursary was claimed by Lindsay Brittain, youth worker and culture program co-ordinator in Nipawin at the Oasis Community Centre Co-operative Ltd. Cundall told the Mercury she learned she had been nominated by EDS board member Cheryl Kvamme. “Literacy is fundamental around here,” she said of the workplace where she and other management personnel work in concert with learning challenged adults. “We teach and try to improve the literacy skills of all our clients for safety reasons, for social reasons, for general interest and everyone is involved. We have a literacy area that provides access to all,” she said, noting that in the past an EDS

Carol Cundall employee captured a literacy award for advancements made over the years. She said EDS has assessment tools for gauging adult literacy among the workforce at the centre, and they are similar to those used to assist adults who speak other languages when they start out to learn English. Some tools are written, others are auditory so it was a matter of sorting out the desired route and how to move forward, which could be in large or small groups or individually. “We partner with the library and the local literacy group and adapted their skill building materials to our needs,” Cundall said. “We have short and long-term goals that we constantly reevaluate. It could be an employee mastering a computer process so they can communicate with their family. It might be increasing basic reading and comprehension skills. As an example, we take the Mercury every week and go over it carefully and learn about what’s going on in the city. At the library we have literacy favourites with their computers, books and movies.” Cundall said they have had some heartwarming breakthroughs. One in particular she recalled was when one of the clients finally broke through far enough in skill development that he was able to use a telephone. “He phoned his mom,”

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Cundall said. A basic, simple skill we all master early and quickly … or is it? “Sometimes literacy is just a picture to be understood,” Cundall added. Service organizations in Estevan contribute to the program by their presence in the lives of the employee/clients, making the effort even more of a team experience. “Service groups have also provided funds so we could purchase a computer and a Smart Board.” Cundall said she is happy to be a part of the literacy program because there is always something positive coming out of it and “that which they don’t get, we make do. If nothing else, we’re flexible. We just have to make sure it works … somehow.” The program, co-ordinated by Connie Wahlmeier is diving into the issues of food safety and the employees are now working in concert with some ECS art students on a graphic novel pertaining to human rights. “Literacy is huge for us in opening doors in our community,” Cundall said in conclusion.

Bienfait vehicle vandalized A window was broken in a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Carbon Avenue in the town of Bienfait the night of April 26 or early morning hours of April 27. The Estevan detachment of the RCMP said that while there were a some items of value in the vehicle, nothing was reported stolen but the estimated cost for the window repair will be several hundreds of dollars. As a result of this incident, police are again reminding the public that if they need to keep valuable items in their parked vehicle, they should be stored out-of-sight when the vehicle is left unattended. Anyone with information regarding this act of vandalism is asked to contact the Estevan RCMP at 306-637-4400 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Estevan’s Little appointed new director at Cornerstone The South East Cornerstone Public School Division found the person they were looking for right within their own family. The division announced April 25 they had selected Lynn Little as the person to take on the task of director of education this coming summer following the departure of current director Marc Casavant who is moving on to the Prairie Valley School Division near Regina. “The transition I expect will go quite smoothly because Lynn, who is already involved in a lot of administration as superintendent of education, has been working with Marc for a few years already. She is familiar with our three-year plan and knows our priorities and is familiar with our strategy to implement the provincial sector plan,” said Harold Laich, chairman of the Cornerstone board of trustees. Little, who was des-

tined to be the division’s first-ever deputy director beginning Aug. 1 will now jump right into the top job, leaving the board with the task of filling the newly created deputy director’s job, which they will be offering on a one-year trial basis. Laich said some can-

but that list was quickly narrowed down to just two finalists and Little, he said, came out the strongest in the interview processes. The division will begin the work of backfilling other administration jobs since two of the three school superintendents are retiring

“This will mean a definite change in the leadership team, but there’s lots of talent around, and we’re excited about finding them and working with them.” — Harold Laich

didates for that role have already surfaced and unlike the search for the director, which they hired a consulting firm to lead, this time they’ll be doing the ground work themselves. Laich said the consultants garnered about 10 qualified applicants for the Cornerstone director’s role,

this summer. “We’re needing to hire two school superintendents and one superintendent of education, which was Lynn’s job. We have a superintendent of human resources in place. The window for applicants isn’t that big right now. The deadline is May 11 and we’ll be con-

ducting interviews May 20,” Laich said, adding that he expected some candidates from within the division will surface for sure and that guarantee some quality will be available to them. “This will mean a definite change in the leadership team, but there’s lots of talent around, and we’re excited about finding them and working with them,” Laich said. Little assumes the task of overseeing a division that sprawls throughout southeast Saskatchewan, embracing 8,200 students in 39 school facilities including a cyber school. She has been with the Cornerstone division since 1993 first as teacher then principal and as the superintendent of student services and curriculum before being named superintendent of education. Little achieved her bachelor of education degree from the University of Regi-

Lynn Little na and a master of education degree at the University of Idaho. In 2009, she was awarded the honour of being named one of Canada’s outstanding principals while she was overseeing students at Pleasantdale School. She began her teaching career

in Craik in 1986. She later moved on to Hawarden School and then a second principalship at Carievale School for four years before moving on to Estevan Junior High School as principal in 1997. She took on her first superintendency in 2001.

Everything Fitz brings show to Estevan Everything Fitz is coming to Estevan on May 4. This six-piece family band featuring four of Canada’s finest young musicians will be on stage at the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Cafetorium at 2:30 p.m. for the concert that will be the last in this year’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. With roots in the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition and Ottawa Valley step dancing, their unique stage show combines a variety of musical styles that include traditional jigs and reels, bluegrass, swing, Celtic and gospel as well as a few novelty numbers. The group features Julie, the 2009-10 Canadian Grandmasters Fiddle Champion, not to be outdone by her youngest sibling Tom, who won the same title in 2012. Pat dances and plays percussion and Kerry dances, plays fiddle, mandolin and keyboard. These spirited young performers are noted for their polish while providing captivating entertainment for a diverse audience. Advanced discount tickets are on sale at Henders Drugs in downtown Estevan and regularly priced tickets will be available at the door on the performance afternoon. More information regarding the concert may be obtained by contacting the Estevan Arts Council at 306-634-3942.

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Knee-jerk reaction only hurts business For all of the instances when governments fail to react, and there are many of them, there are almost as many cases where they overreact to a situation. The federal government’s decision to suspend the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for restaurants is one of those examples. The TFWP was dragged into the spotlight earlier this month when two Weyburn women went public with claims they had been dismissed from their waitress jobs, the owners could hire foreign workers. The owners of the restaurant have since rebutted their story, saying that the two women were offered their jobs back with reduced hours but refused. The incident quickly became a national story, and on Thursday the government made the odd decision to suspend the program, which means restaurants cannot hire any new foreign employees while the moratorium is in effect. In the process of making this knee-jerk reaction, the government has placed the future of many restaurants, particularly here in Saskatchewan, in jeopardy. It is not a stretch to say that without the TFWP the majority of eateries in Estevan would be closed. It had become almost impossible for local restaurants owners to find employees and the TFWP became a muchneeded source of labour. These newcomers

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Multis e gentibus vires — “From Many Peoples Strength.” Most of you will recognize those words as Saskatchewan’s official motto emblazoned on our coat of arms. It’s as good a motto as there is. Saskatchewan has truly drawn its strength from everyone who has come here and everyone who was here before the others came. From the First Nations and Métis people who have inherited our land and our resources to the many, many immigrants who helped develop them, we have learned two very important things. We have learned to work and live together co-operatively. But we’ve learned, the importance of being independent and entrepreneurial. And while the two notions have often clashed in our politics, both have been needed. Both have contributed mightily to making us who we are. From many people, we have gained this strength. And we are not done. Not by a long shot. We have had many more people come here in the last 10 years, and many of them

to our country were not hired instead of local residents; they were hired because there were no local residents to hire. Estevan’s situation is hardly unique, in fact, it’s all too common in Western Canada, which is why the government’s decision is so heavy handed and misguided. Some local businesses have already stated that residents had better get used to waiting a long time for their food and paying more for it. That isn’t a comment made out of spite, it’s a cold reality created by the government’s massive overreach. If Immigration Minister Jason Kenney felt changes were warranted then he should begin an investigation or a study (we all know governments love studies) and fix what needs to be fixed. If there are abuses taking place, close whatever loopholes are allowing them to transpire and create a system that benefits all involved. There was no need to suspend the program and put the financial well-being of business owners throughout the country in jeopardy. The events in Weyburn have created another unintended consequence and that is to bring trolls of our world out from underneath their bridge. The thinly veiled racist and xenophobic comments have been in ample supply with the majority of people claiming that foreign workers are stealing the jobs of

hard-working Canadians. Of course, they forget that foreign workers were hired because there was a short supply of hard-working Canadians. The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, which has made the dubious claim of being the voice of working people in our province, is one of the many groups to come out against the TFWP and that is their right. The manner in which they did it, however, leaves something to be desired. In a press release, they state that foreign workers should enjoy the same occupational health and safety and labour standards as full citizens. There is no argument there, but the obvious implication is that businesses in our province are not affording their foreign employees those rights. That is a slap in the face to business owners who, the last time any of us checked, are working people in our province. No program is perfect, especially one run by government, but for many businesses the TFWP has helped them keep their doors open. The decision to suspend the program places an enormous burden on one segment of the business landscape, the majority of whom have followed the rules. The government needs to lift the suspension, make whatever changes are needed and get out of the way of the business community. And they need to do it now.

are helping to renew our strength. But while this is providing a new opportunity for both our province and our new arrivals, what should never be lost is the principle of fairness we’ve established in Saskatchewan over nearly 109 years of existence. Of course, there is little time to ponder such heady notions in a growing and busy province. But maybe every once in a while it is important to take stock. The recent issues over long-time, hard-working Saskatchewan people being replaced by temporary foreign workers has us now pondering such values … even if we don’t quite realize it. At issue is the case of two Weyburn waitresses, Sandy Nelson and Shaunna Jennison-Yung, who both lost their jobs at Weyburn’s Brothers Classic Grill to foreign workers. Nelson, 58-years-old, had worked at the restaurant for 28 years. Jennison-Yung had worked at the grill for 14 years. Both were laid off last month along with some of the temporary foreign workers hired through the federal program to cope with the lack of labour in the Weyburn area. But while at least two of the temporary foreign workers were rehired, Nelson and Jennison-Yung were not. The restaurant owners insist that they followed the rules of the program. That, however, hasn’t stopped Employment Minister Jason Kenney’s office from starting an investigation into whether or not the employers abused the program. Clearly, this hot topic of debate has

touched a nerve and some have gone as far as suggesting a boycott of Brother’s Classic Grill for their actions. Meanwhile, others are trying to use the case of Nelson and Jennison-Yung as a rally point to end the use of temporary foreign workers altogether. Whether this is a completely rational response is as questionable as replacing these long-time taxpaying Canadian citizens with the temporary citizens. As was the case 100 years ago when European settlers came to Saskatchewan to do the job of settling the province, many of these temporary workers are filling jobs others have been unwilling to fill. Many have specialized skills and are winding up in areas like implement manufacturing because employers can’t find workers. Competing against the wages paid in the oilpatch is not easy, nor it easy to attract other Saskatchewan residents to rural communities. Sometimes, temporary foreign workers are the only option. And while not necessarily part of the federal program, Premier Brad Wall, city manufacturers and even city governments have all found it necessary to go abroad to seek everyone from welders to bus mechanics to nurses. That said, the case of Nelson and Jennison-Yung shows us the dangers of simply opening the doors wide to anyone willing to work. We need to take stock of what is fair and right. From many people, strength. And our greatest strength is our fairness.

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Norm Park All Things Considered This just in from the They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To team of critics. I was listening to a guy who was introduced on a talk radio program as an outstanding expert on architecture. Now, I would have to take the host’s word on that because my own knowledge of architecture ended when the crate pallets from the deep freeze my mother had shipped to our house when I was eight years old were used to build my backyard fortress. It fell down quite easily when attacked by a marauding team of boyhood bandits who then joined me for a celebratory drink of Kool-Aid at our makeshift saloon. End of fortress, end of my construction and architectural career. Therefore, I had to believe the guy on the radio was good because it seemed none of his buildings fell down, at least not easily. Architect guy claimed that North America, which includes Canada by the way, wasn’t much interested in building grand structures any more. He claimed that 90 per cent of the big buildings going up now were engineered Lego structures built to house big box retail outlets like Target and WalMart and people and were meant to last no more than 20 years. And that would be fine, he said, because the business experts were telling him that with the rapid changes being experienced in the retail and social world we live in now, we should not expect our business outlets and living quarters to last that long anyway. “Put them up, knock them down, put another one up, probably somewhere else,” he said. With that in mind, there wasn’t much use in spending time and money on design work. Build the rectangular box and move in within a year. Wait for the roof to leak and the cement to crack in 15 years and then move out. There are still some magnificent structures going up, but they are usually giant edifices paying tribute to some giant of industry as a head office in a large centre or a Middle East emir wanting to prove to the world that he’s richer than that other emir and/or sheik next door. Those guys are still building wonderfully original structures or at least their architects are. That’s why I think it’s rather important to preserve the few wonderfully old and interesting buildings we have in our midst now. We must understand, however, that while we’d love to preserve them all, some just aren’t conducive to the preservation treatment. We can’t make them work, we can’t use them as historical structures and they’re taking up valuable space. There are some like that. We lament their passing, but they just have to go. Others, however, are well worth saving, renovating and being given a new life, perhaps as something other than what they were originally designed to do. I’m thinking of some former railway stations as one example. Some old arenas qualify, too, many of them built in post-war Saskatchewan as a community gathering place along with some well designed Legion Halls and other service clubs. That seemed to be a golden age of building in this province, that era from 1945 to 1960 and then again in our centennial year. How many Centennial Halls were built in 1967? Some of them were pretty neat looking, because we could make them look different if we wanted to. Now many of our structures are pre-determined cookie cutters using poly this and plastic that with vinyl touches and pasted on bricks and stones. I guess that works for some.

The life of our son Carter was dramatically changed the moment we became involved with the Shriners. They offer hope to so many children and families that may not have any at all. Carter was born in Estevan in 2006 with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease) and had 12 fractures at the time of his birth. He experienced constant bone pain, extreme fragility, muscle weakness, and countless other issues that no parent ever expects their child to experience. The doctors in Saskatchewan had said there was no treatment and that he would just constantly fracture throughout his life and never be able to walk or sit on his own. When he was just a few weeks old, we contacted the Shriners after learning of their orthopedic hospital in Montreal. They paid for our flights and hotel rooms and had us seeing world-class doctors at their amazing hospital by the time Carter was just seven weeks old. They offered him a bone building IV drug infusion on that first trip and even better, they gave us hope that our son’s quality of life would be far better than what we had even been hoping for. The treatment that was developed

at that very hospital in Montreal immediately gave our baby relief of the bone pain he had been feeling every day of his life and also started to increase his bone density. Carter has not fractured since he started the treatment and his bone density has now increased by over 150 per cent. It is very hard to think about what life would be like if we did not have the Shriners and their incredible hospital in our life. The treatments, surgeries, equipment, therapies and staff that have improved our son’s life are all thanks to the work of the Shriners. They have covered our expenses in all of these areas and also for our trips to the hospital more than 30 times. Carter is now a very active and happy seven-year-old boy! He is running and jumping more than he ever walks these days. He has far surpassed the expectations the doctors had upon his diagnosis, and we are so thankful for that. He would not be living the life we dreamed of for our child if it weren’t for the Shriners. Please support them when the circus comes to Estevan on June 3. The funds raised during the circus can help so many children get the care they deserve, and by supporting them, you can help change someone’s life! Mike, Jennifer, Carter and Finley Brown

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save money by bringing in workers from other countries. It just doesn’t work that way. Using the TFW program is costly: an employer must go through all the administrative steps to qualify, pay for a lower skilled worker’s transportation costs (either from a worker’s current location in Canada or his home abroad) and provide wages based on a regional average (which is often higher than the Saskatchewan average). If they have to terminate a lower skilled TFW worker, they are also on the hook to pay for return transportation to the worker’s country of residence. However, the TFW program fills a real need and employers are willing to pay for it. It is due to this demand that the TFW program has grown and expanded beyond its original mandate namely, the need to bring in higher skilled workers to fill labour shortages. In 2002, the program was altered, and has since become a patchwork of legislation trying to fill a myriad of needs across our huge country. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce understands these changes were implemented to meet new demands, but the clarity of the program, understanding of the rules, and inherent contradictions are becoming reoccurring issues. How can a foreign worker be contracted

Immigrants are welcome and very much needed in Saskatchewan communities. For over a century, Saskatchewan has welcomed newcomers as productive members of society, as employers and employees, community builders and contributors to our economy. The need for such new people now is as strong as ever; our labour shortage is not a ploy manufactured by business to obtain ‘cheap labour’ as some groups may suggest. As of today, there are over 15,000 job vacancies posted on the SaskJobs website, and our province is leading the nation in low unemployment. Shortening hours, closing doors, or forgoing sales because there are too few workers will benefit no one. The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program has been and continues to be a vital component to the growth of Saskatchewan’s economy, particularly for the regions and sectors not typically attractive to potential employees. For many businesses, it is only through the availability of foreign workers that they have been able to meet demand and grow. Contrary to popular belief, employers are not using the program to

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Southeast Newcomer Services (SNS) aims to be a welcoming vehicle of hospitality throughout the Energy City for years to come. The SNS opened their new location to the public on Jan. 2, and held their grand opening ceremony on April 23 with a gathering of staff, board members, city officials and those who have benefitted from the service. One such beneficiary is Oksana Makovych, who used the service when she first moved here from Ukraine and is now working for SNS, having completed her permanent residency application last year. “I had been working at a hotel in Ukraine and had a friend who had lived in Canada for two years, and she invited me to come,” said Makovych, who arrived in the country on a temporary work permit. “I would never have thought that Saskatchewan would become my home. I’m happy. I’m happy to work here now.” Makovych first worked at the Tower Café, but started working at SNS in December 2013. “Pete Sereggela was my boss and he picked me up from the airport. I still remember that. It was February, and it was -33C. I thought, ‘It’s so cold in Canada.’ At the Tower Café I met so many good people. Ev-

eryone was so helpful. I find this community really friendly. That’s why I like it.” Becky Wock, settlement adviser, said the move has been met with a positive response once everyone became aware of their Sixth Street location, having vacated their office at the Southeast Regional College that used to be located in the Estevan Comprehensive School. “We’ve seen clients finding our new location. Our numbers are increasing each month. We’re all moved in and people are aware of our new location,” she said. The move occurred as the SNS changed service providers from the regional college to Community Advocates for Employment. The organization is still funded by the Ministry of the Economy. The new location has seen increased foot traffic, and Wock said they have many clients come in who have just driven or walked by and noticed their sign, something that would rarely have happened in their previous building. “A lot of clients who don’t drive, it’s easier for them to get to us. We see them coming multiple times,” she said. “We see more success with our clients because they’re able to get here easier.” They see a wide mix of people who are very new to the community and those who are immigrating and have been in Estevan for

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awhile but still require their services. Wock said they also see more people coming in from provinces around Canada. Attending the grand opening last week was Michel Cyrenne, Estevan Chamber of Commerce executive director, and he said the program has an important role helping businesses retain employees. “If people can’t adapt to the community, it’s nearly impossible for those businesses to retain those employees,” he said, noting that with so many jobs still available in the city, it’s necessary to hire from outside the local area. SNS continues to provide wide-ranging services, including settlement adviser sessions, action planning (coming up with employment and education action plans), making referrals for language classes and connecting newcomers with various other services and organizations within the community, helping with health card applications and registering children for school. “When I came to Canada, and my friend took me to the Southeast Newcomer Services, they registered me and offered me English classes. I was really surprised. Free English classes for immigrants,” said Makovych. “In Ukraine, when you go and want to learn a foreign language, you have to pay money, and you have to hire a private teacher. Here, the government looks after immigrants and sets them up with classes.”

She took English classes twice each week in the evening after she finished with work. SNS also helped her get a health card, connecting her with the local health-care services. The service also hosts events, which help newcomers connect with others in the community. “They have some events, like bowling nights, that helps you meet more people. Every newcomer who comes here, they usually work and stay at home because they don’t have many friends, so events like that help put them together to help them get to know each other better,” Makovych said. In her time working at SNS, Makovych said she has enjoyed meeting other newcomers and helping them adjust to the community. “It’s really great. We get to meet so many people of different cultures. Most of them come from the Philippines, India and a lot of Ukrainians as well. It’s nice to see how people live here and to help them.” “We’re just a nice, fun place to be,” said Wock, adding that they are a friendly and welcoming place for people to go to when they first arrive in town. “They have so many questions. They need someone to listen to them, and sometimes it’s really nice they can come and see us. We do our best to try to help them,” said Makovych.

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congregation said they kind of wanted to keep all the events right here anyway, no matter how crowded it might be, so it was decided to do that,” she said. At the same time she said the Army appreciated the invitation from St. Paul’s to share their facilities on the weekend. The Army and St. Paul’s are lead partners in the Warm Welcome shelter program that offers displaced/homeless residents of Estevan a safe place to spend evenings during the winter months. Lieutenants Brian and June Bobolo who have been serving the local community for the past couple of years, said the welcome mat was definitely out for everyone in Estevan to come in and spend some time during the celebration, even if it is to just say hi during this milestone weekend.

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When the general population makes reference to our city’s essential services, we’re betting they rarely include our religious community and especially the Salvation Army, but perhaps they should. Nobody takes care of the displaced and disadvantaged as well as they do. Nobody devotes more time and attention to the well being of Estevan’s general population than does the Army. Essential services? Water, sewer, street sweeping and maintenance, property tax collection, walking paths, leisure services … yes, we require them all. When it comes to the maintenance of our city’s soul, however, that’s where you’ll see the SA arm go up in the air with the shout, “pick us, we’ll do that.” They’ve been doing that ever since May 26, 1914 when the first Salvation Army Corps (church) took root in the budding village of Estevan under the guidance of Captain Mary English who conducted the first fellowship session in the Oddfellows Hall. The hall was moved to a Third Street location in 1921 and stood, most often empty in recent years, until two years ago when it was dismantled to make room for a multiplex housing

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project. The early Army services also took place in a temporary sanctuary over a Fourth Street store for awhile. Housing quarters were found in the 1100 block of Third Street. Since Captain English, the Salvation Army in Estevan has welcomed and embraced 48 more officers in command, with 35 of those being married couples. “The services have grown so widely these past few years, I don’t know if a single officer could do it all now,” said Ronza Reynard, one of the Army’s stalwart management team members and a community volunteer. “It probably takes at least two … or more.” The Army currently conducts a whole host of community services including a vibrant thrift store with 11 employees on either a full-time or part-time basis. T h e A r m y ’s b e s t known benchmark location for decades was the solid stonework structure on the corner of Third Street that now houses a giftware and salon retail outlet. The Army’s historical notes say that in July of 1986 they found a temporary home in rented space at Border Wholesale on Sixth Street and opened the thrift store on Fifth Street. The move was across the street from their current location at a former vehicle dealership and service centre that was converted for their use. They shared the facility with the Souris Valley Community Church until that organization closed its operations a

few years later. Progress was steady and by May of 2005, the new building, which serves not only as the church and thrift store but also a very active food bank service, opened to greet the public. Getting there included more than a few planning changes, the sale of the former church and fundraising efforts. The new $1 million building was readied for the big move by early September of 2006, and it was completed in time for an official launching in November. At that time, the church was looking at handling a $350,000 mortgage to cover the gap in construction costs. The 10,700 square foot structure includes the church sanctuary with seating for up to 100, as well as the busy food bank along with storage, family services and counselling offices, administrative office space and kitchen. All are wheelchair accessible on one floor. And it’s there where this coming weekend’s celebration will take place. At the time of opening, tribute was paid to former Lieutenants Kirk and Linda Green (now Captains) who were instrumental in getting the wheels in motion to have the new place of worship and community service become a central piece of Estevan’s active population. After they were transferred, the finishing touches were left in the care of Captains Jamie and Shelly Rands. The Greens will be coming back to Estevan to help lead the celebrations and worship services this weekend.

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It’s a great place What attracts volunteers to the Salvation Army? I t d e f i n i t e l y i s n ’t wealth, power or prestige. Although power may be found within, it’s not economically or politically driven, not at all. “Most people relate to the thrift store and the food bank, that’s our most public face,” said Ronza Reynard, who has found a home within the SA community and has embraced it as a local manager of various operations. “There is a definite spiritual connection, too, if you want to find it. Family Services provides so much help in that regard. You’ll find it within the church congregation itself. That works for some people because it’s such a welcoming atmosphere,” she added. “Lieutenant Brian and June (Bobolo) and I sometimes call it our messy church. Welcome to our messy church. If it has to be a bit messy or chaotic at times, we’re good with it,” she said with a big laugh. “Estevan, I think, appreciates the work we do, and they show us that by the number of hours and the dollars they contribute annually and not just during the special seasons, but all year round,” Reynard said. “I don’t know how many times some local citizen or local business will phone in and ask us what

Ronza Reynard we need right now for the food bank and by the end of that day, we’ll have it on our shelves. That’s pretty impressive. “The community has helped us expand the Warm Welcome shelter program in a partnership with St. Paul’s United Church and others. That’s just the latest example.” Reynard said she has been a part of the Army’s family in Estevan and elsewhere and has always felt the vibration of belonging even as a youngster and now she’s pleased to be

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The list of Estevan’s Salvation Army leaders over 100 years In the 100 years of service to the community, the Salvation Army has sent a total of 49 officers or officer couples to Estevan. The list in chronological order is: 1914 — Captain Mary English assisted by Lieutenant Agnes Todhunter 1916 – Captain Eva Stride assisted by Captain Maggie Chatterson 1917 – Ensign Hedley Jones* 1919 – Captain Robert McBain* 1920 – Captain George Mundy 1921 – Ensign Fred Merrett* 1923 – Ensign D. Johnstone* 1925 – Pro.-Captain N. Boyle* 1926 – Captain William Yarlett* 1929 – Captain Robert Middleton* 1931 – Captain John Steele* 1932 – Ensign John Loughton* 1933 – Adjutant Allen McInnes* 1935 – Adjutant Harold Chapman* 1937 – Captain Ernest Fitch* 1938 – Captain Henry Johnson* 1940 – Captain Theodore Dyck* 1942 – Captain Ronald Frewing* 1945 – Captain Stanley Mattison* 1948 – Major Harold Corbett* 1950 – Captain Reginald Peacock* 1952 – Captain Sigvard Hagglund* 1955 – Second Lieutenant David Peck* 1957 – First Lieutenant Sydney Whitesell* 1958 – Second Lieutenant Douglas Moore assisted by Pro. Lieutenant Roger Rooks 1959 – First Lieutenant Norma Morgan assisted by Pro. Lieutenant Vera Herrick and Elvira Jolly

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1960 – Lieutenant William Hansen* 1962 – Captain Kenneth Dalrymple* 1963 – Aux. Captain Roy Figley* 1965 – Lieutenant Reta Berland 1965 – Lieutenant Ronald Barkhouse 1966 – Lieutenant William Cummings* 1968 – Lieutenant John Morgan* 1970 – Lieutenant Donald Oakley* 1972 – Lieutenant William Savage 1974 – Lieutenant and Mrs. Winston Stevenson 1978 – Lieutenant Virginia Walford 1981 – Lieutenant and Mrs. Charles Oldfield 1984 – Aux. Captain and Mrs. Russell Sutherland 1986 – Aux. Captain Elizabeth Fleck assisted by Lieutenant Florence Campbell 1989 – Lieutenant Florence Campbell 1993 – Captain Joan Shayler 1999 – Lieutenants Robert and Nancy Pollett 2000 – Lieutenants Kirk and Linda Green 2005 – Captains Jamie and Shelly Rands 2007 – Captain Heather Fudge 2008 – Envoys Garry and Joyce Jones 2009 – Majors Leonard and Rosslyn Millar Current – Lieutenants Brian and June Bobolo * denotes married couple.

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Covering the community bases While the Salvation Army may be best known by the general population as the manager and operator of the community food bank and to a lesser degree, operators of a busy thrift store, there are many more vitally important elements to their community presence. Worship is, of course, still on top of the Army’s to do list, always has been, always will be. This is carried out in a variety of ways, a tribute to the Army’s flexibility and being able to fill the need wherever it exists. There are regular prayer meetings and Bible studies, Sunday worship services and Sunday School classes. Services are offered in at least four senior and longterm care facilities throughout the city.

Youth is also served with a youth ministry program. A women’s and men’s monthly fellowship is arranged, and of course, the pastoral care and counselling services are provided as needed at the times they are needed, which could be any time. How do they do it? They do it through fundraising that includes the church offerings. There is the Red Shield Appeal, partnerships in missions, Christmas campaigns that include a mail out solicitation and the well-known Kettle Campaign. The Army’s food bank is continually being re-stocked through generous community donations by charitable volunteer groups, businesses and individuals. On the practical side, the commu-

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nity will often see the Army take on a partnership with another service group to bolster a local campaign that can be done together. That may be a support program for family services, counselling or simply helping people fill out an annual tax return. The Army has been there in local emergencies with their unique response team that will again partner with others such as the Red Cross, to give quick, essential service for those whose lives are under stress. Who hasn’t linked with the Salvation Army through the Christmas Kettle Campaign or the Holiday Train, the toy store or the hamper program? They are there to greet newcomers to

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Survivors’ retreat sets another stage for upcoming Relay for Life event By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

About 40 cancer survivors and a few friends and family members who continue to provide support and care, gathered in the Taylorton Room at Days Inn on Saturday for a special survivors’ retreat. The event, organized through the auspices of the Relay for Life, which is coming up in June, focuses on the many services being offered to those living with cancer and those who have emerged from the battle with a clean bill of health but continue to be involved. Mary Antonenko and Carol Cundall, two cancer survivors along with Canadian Cancer Society director of support services, Debbie Polischak, organized the Estevan retreat and called on this year’s honourary chairwoman, Marlene Gaudry for a few words of encouragement and a few collective comments on her continuing journey through a battle with cancer. “We bring you together so you can see you’re not alone,” said Polischak, in her opening comments to the group. She then called upon each person in the room to introduce themselves while providing brief histories of what they are

Cancer survivor retreat leaders, Mary Antonenko, Carol Cundall of Estevan and Debbie Polischak, who is director of support services for the Canadian Cancer Society in Saskatchewan. going through, or what they have gone through, in dealing with cancer. “We’re hearing from 20year survivors and beyond. We all want to be happy and healthy and that’s why we’re here,” she said, before calling on Cundall and Antonenko to provide details of the upcoming Relay for Life and the Mini Relay for Life that will be organized at Bienfait’s Weldon School on May 30, beginning with a survivors’ lunch at 11 a.m. Each year an Estevan and area school plays host to a mini-relay to increase awareness of the main event. The two women said that promotional ma-

terial regarding Canadian Cancer Society services and Relay for Life information will be available at the Estevan Shoppers Mall during the entire month of May. Gaudry, the women said, was selected as this year’s honourary chairwoman due to her positive attitude and spirit. Gaudry said she is still in the throes of treatments, but really wanted to get one of the Relay for Life survivor T-shirts. “It’s about putting one foot in front of the other,” Gaudry said, while relating some humourous moments as well as some of the physical and emotional struggles

one encounters while engaged in this unique battle. Polischak provided a power-point presentation on the services the Canadian Cancer Society offers, which includes a partnership project that gives a patient a local person as a contact, someone who has already been down the path and has come out the other side. There is also online assistance, she said and that is available at any time. The retreats, such as the one in Estevan, are another avenue that is supported by the society, she said. There is a volunteer driver program that can be

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used by all clients, especially those from rural Saskatchewan who need to go into Regina by bus. The volunteers pick them up at the bus depot in Regina and deliver them to the clinic or place they are staying and will take them back to the bus station after. She said volunteers racked up 74,000 kilometres last year serving 250 rural visitors to the cancer clinic in Regina alone. There is a financial assistance program, up to $1,500 to help those meet transportation and accommodation costs when needed. Support staff members help clients understand diagnosis, treatments, side effects, and timelines, to ease the anxiety. They also provide advocacy services to help those who may have fallen through the cracks in the system or who are dealing with an employer who may not fully understand the situation, or clients who are required to go out-of-province

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for additional treatment. In the afternoon session, Dr. Toby Bridgeman, a naturopathic doctor from Weyburn, helped lead the group through a discussion on medicines they are dealing with and how they work and affect the body. “My goal is to attempt to help these people in a general way, help them support their bodies while the body deals with cancer,” he said in an interview. “There are tools they can get that will give them a higher quality of life while they’re in treatment,” he said. Bridgeman said about 20 per cent of his current client list are people dealing with cancer. He said if he can help them control the pain, lead them toward a healthier diet or exercise regime, in other words, to develop a holistic plan, he was happy to be part of the exercise. “Then it becomes how can I make it work better, what is beneficial and what isn’t working? We can develop a plan together, something they have confidence in and remove the confusing advice that is out there all the time … all the crazy stuff that just muddles the issue. I also spend some time actually explaining the naturopathic process, so they’re clear about what it can do to help them.”

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Restaurants dealing with foreign worker moratorium decision By Jordan Baker jbaker@estevanmercury.ca

With a moratorium being issued by the federal government on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the local businesses that have benefitted greatly from the employees it has brought to the Energy City are wondering when those benefits might resume. The TFW program came under scrutiny a year ago when companies were found to be taking advantage of some loopholes in the system, like requiring foreign languages for jobs that didn’t need them in order for businesses to apply for foreign labour. The program underwent some changes, closing some loopholes to help limit misuse. Some new allegations toward companies abusing the TFW program, including an incident involving a Weyburn restaurant, has now led to the suspension of the program for restaurants nationwide while the government completes a review of the program as a whole. Estevan has been a beneficiary of the program for several years as the Energy City deals with the issues of a booming economy with lots of opportunity

for well-paying jobs. Many of those jobs don’t exist in the local service industry, which can’t compete with the wages being offered in the explosive oil, coal and resource industries. Michel Cyrenne, executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, sums up the situation quite plainly: there aren’t enough people to fill all the open positions in Estevan and taking away an avenue for employers to find employees will likely be detrimental to Estevan business owners. “(Canadian workers) simply aren’t there. We have over 1,100 jobs available here in Estevan. Those are just the posted jobs. We simply don’t have the people here to take those jobs,” said Cyrenne. “We have a very competitive labour market here. People aren’t willing to move from Ontario to Saskatchewan to take a $10 to $20 an hour job. (Some other) people, however, are willing to move halfway across the world to take those same jobs.” Between the coal mines, the power plants, the oil and gas sector, and the agricultural sector, he said there are many high-paying positions in the community for skilled

workers that many Canadians gravitate toward or are willing to move to the Prairies for. “Those positions in restaurants or hotels or the retail sector, they’re far more difficult to fill with local people,” added Cyrenne. “It’s simple math; we don’t have the people here to fill those positions.” The TFW program is widely used by business across the city to help fill positions they can’t otherwise find employees for. “Be it for a specific skilled trades or our hotels and restaurants using it to attract cooks, servers or housecleaning staff. The TFWP allows some of these businesses to operate during their general hours. For those businesses trying to grow and expand, it helps them be able to do that,” said Cyrenne, who referred to the 1,100 jobs posted on SaskJobs in the city. “It helps them not only fill their staff needs but to just maintain them on a more consistent basis. “There are some drastic work shortages and we definitely understand the concerns some people have that there are hundreds of thousands of people out of work across the country, but that’s not the case here. Those issues don’t exist

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here. We simply have too many jobs for the people we have.” With an absence of labour, Cyrenne said local businesses have take it upon themselves to put forward the extra cost to hire from outside the area and in particular, outside the country in order to fill their needs. He noted some Canadians are concerned businesses are using the TFWP in order to save money, but said businesses are not saving any money by employing through the program. Temporary foreign workers are not a source of cheap labour he said. “These employers pay upwards of $5,000 just to get a person here. They haven’t even started working yet. On top of that, they’re not just paying the minimum wage. They’re wages are not based on minimum wage, they’re based on what the regional average is (for that job). A lot of times that regional wage is higher than what the local pay scale is,” said Cyrenne. Service Canada sets wages based on the region, which here includes Alberta, and dictates what employers pay the temporary workers. That means the wages for these work-

ers are at times higher than what a Canadian would receive, which could act as a disincentive for businesses to use the program if they can find Canadians to fill the positions. For many businesses in Estevan, they can’t. Cyrenne spoke with Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki last Friday to discuss the status of the TFWP and the moratorium, which he said is expected to last a couple of weeks rather than a couple of months. “We discussed the concerns that our business community has, in terms of a lot of restaurants not being able to maintain themselves if this program is stalled,” he said, noting he has spoken to restaurant owners in the community who have expressed in no uncertain terms they would not have enough employees to be in business without the program. Employers like Jeff Pierson, who runs the Days Inn along with Blackbeards, Granby’s and the Beef Bar noted he will receive 50 applications when he posts a job and not one will be from a Canadian citizen. “Any (applications) that comes across my desk are from foreign workers

looking for a labour market opinion. The booming economy has led to more opportunities for the Canadian worker and it has left a void in our industry,” said Pierson of the service businesses in Estevan. His restaurants have experienced closures on Saturdays and Sundays because of the inability to hire enough people to work those shifts. “We would be in a dire position if we didn’t have the foreign workers that we do here.” Pierson said he had two labour market opinions pending in the program and what will happen to those isn’t entirely clear. Cyrenne said it’s possible any business who had pending applications will have to start the process over again. Cyrenne said abuses of the system are serious and must be treated as such but called the moratorium a punishment on the majority of businesses in Estevan and across the country who follow the rules. “Those particular businesses need to be reprimanded, not the rest of the business community. The majority of businesses respect the regulations around the TFWP and abide by its regulations.”

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The Women of Today heard a message of positivity and success during the 16th annual event. Dr. Holly Pedersen, raised in Macoun and now director of the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Education Program in the Department of Special Education at Minot State University, gave the keynote address during the luncheon at the WylieMitchell Building April 23 on how we evaluate and determine success. “If this was a classroom exercise where we discuss at our tables what we thought and what our characteristics (of success) were, I’d expect to find very different perceptions all around the room about what makes a person successful or what makes a person unsuccessful,” said Pedersen. Pedersen told the roughly 250 attendees of the program to take time to define success for themselves. “Because if you don’t, you will waste significant time and energy chasing after somebody else’s definition, and I do mean chasing. I think all of us are so busy. But if you don’t take time to really define what that means to us, you’ll be pursuing what someone else thinks is where we should go.” She said people need to slow down at times and evaluate the path they are on, adding “if you don’t define that and you don’t know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?” She shared three case studies presenting the stories of three children whom she has worked with. Each of the children Dr. Holly Pedersen of Macoun but who now works for Minot State University shared is deaf but has overcome obstacles, as her message of defining success with the local men and women who attended the Pedersen asked whether or not the chil16th annual Women of Today award show last week. dren could be considered a success. “These three children really caused me to think about what my definition of they are.” success is and what I want.” Pedersen said that with so many opportunities to make a positive impact on One was five-year-old Emma, who is profoundly deaf but equally comfortable someone’s life each day, it’s only a matter of consciously choosing to make that effort. using sign language or her voice to communicate. “We have multiple opportunities all through the day to be an influence on someone The second was nine-year-old Kaylin, who is legally blind and who lost her else’s life, whether it be positive or negative. It can be in our interaction of buying hearing after being born just 1 pound and nine ounces after a 24-week pregnancy. a cup of coffee,” she said, noting positive acts don’t require grandiose displays of She is now equipped with a cochlear implant. Nine years later, the young girl sings greatness. in a choir, talks and communicates on social media. “All of us, no matter what our profession might be, no matter what your possibilThe third child was James, the inspiration for Pedersen’s entire presentation, ity in life might be, we can all do small things with a good attitude. We have all been who has fetal-alcohol syndrome and autism, and carries a virus that eventually took privileged to live in a great place, so we have a responsibility to give back and share away his hearing. with others some of those lessons that we’ve had. I encourage you take that challenge His mother took him to doctors to see if he would be a candidate for a cochlear today in your interactions, whether they be small or ordinary to see how can I have implant, and while the doctor confirmed he medically was a candidate for the sur- a positive influence in these daily interactions with these people?”

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Manitoba contractors fined Construction pace strong for workplace safety A Manitoba company and a number of its employees have been fined for workplace safety violations. Dave Nicholson, operating as Dave’s Do It Right Construction, of Cypress River, Manitoba pleaded guilty to two counts under occupational health and safety legislation and was fined $2,520 in Estevan Provincial Court on April 7. Nicholson pleaded guilty to failing to ensure workers used a fall protection system and failing to ensure that the worksite was properly supervised. The two charges carried a combined $1,800

in fines. According to a government press release, the charges relate to a workplace inspection, which occurred in Estevan on July 14, 2011. Two Occupational Health Officers observed workers working on a roof and an elevating platform without utilizing fall protection equipment. In relation to the same incident, Kevin Sholdice, Dean Nash, Trevor Robidoux, Chris Hacault, Kevin Boyd and Sam De’Athe pleaded guilty to charges under occupational health and safety legislation in Estevan court on April 7.

Sholdice, a supervisor at Dave’s Do It Right Construction, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure employees under his direction complied with OHS laws and ensuring a fall protection system was used. He was fined a combined $800. Nash, Robidoux, Hacault, Boyd and De’Athe also face charges for failing to wear fall prevention devices and were hit with fines in the $600 to $800 range. Falls represent more than 12 per cent of all injuries reported in the construction industry.

Grain bag recycling program to continue through 2014 Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart have announced $100,000 to extend the Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project in 2014. The program includes recycling for both grain bags and twine. “The high level of farmer participation in this project demonstrates the importance of responsibly disposing grain bags,” said Ritz. “Our government is proud to continue to partner with the Government of Saskatchewan to support this program for producers.” “We are pleased to ex-

tend the Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project until a permanent program is implemented,” Stewart said. “With increasing use of grain bags to store the record crop from last year’s harvest, we want farmers to continue to have an option to responsibly dispose of their bags.” The Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project was first implemented in March 2011. Since inception, approximately 325,800 kg of plastic (2,172 bags) and 6,600 kg of twine has been recycled. The Ministry of Environment is currently working on the creation of regula-

tions that will form the basis for an industry-led, permanent recycling program for 2015. The Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project is administered by Simply Agriculture Solutions Inc. (formerly the Provincial Council of Agriculture Development and Diversification Boards) and funded through the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework. “Simply Agriculture Solutions looks forward to continuing to provide an environmentally responsible solution for the disposal of the grain bags and twine and working with producers across the province as we in-

corporate additional plastics (silage plastic and net wrap) into the pilot program,” Agricultural Plastic Recycling Co-ordinator Travis Quirk said. Farmers and ranchers can access collection sites across the province with local sites in Macoun, Hirsch and Oungre. If recycling is not an option, producers should check with their nearest landfill to see if they take used grain bags. For more information, producers can contact Simply Agriculture Solutions Inc. toll-free at 1-866-2987222.

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Beatty sentenced to max in theft case Rodney Beatty was handed a maximum twoyear less a day conditional sentence order Monday following his guilty plea to theft. The former Estevan city councillor was facing charges of theft and fraud for his conduct in defrauding Regens Disposal, the local company he worked for as operations manager between November 2008 and his termination in December 2011. After pleading guilty to theft the charge of fraud was stayed by the Crown. During sentencing in Estevan provincial court April 28, Crown prosecutor Dana Brule detailed the circumstances that led to Beatty stealing nearly $80,000 from the company. During his time as op-

erations manager, Beatty was involved in finances and implemented the TelPay system so employees could be paid through direct deposit, while also moving the company’s accounting over to the QuickBooks system. These changes were welcomed by owners Gene and Margaret Baniulis, who considered Beatty a model employee until they noticed behavioural changes in 2011. Issues came to light when, in November 2011, the company’s credit card had been declined as a result of being over the credit limit. The card statements could not be found at the office when the owners attempted to look into the matter. “This led the owners to look further into the finances

Rodney Beatty of the company,” said Brule. The initial investigation into the books showed no anomalies, but the Baniulis’s obtained banking records relating to certain expenditures and the owners stumbled across discrepancies with the TelPay figures. They reflected that Beatty had been paying himself

twice. Between Jan. 5 and Dec. 5, 2011 he was supposed to be paid $54,433.08, but paid himself $133,782.72, an extra $78,027.25, according to the Crown’s figures. Beatty also used the company credit card to make a down payment of $1,000 on a BMW vehicle he was using for personal use. He never reimbursed the company for those funds and paid for the rest of the vehicle himself. One further fraudulent transaction was in relation to Rogers Communication as the company was billed for $2,905.82 from Rogers, a company Regens was not doing business with. “Based on this, the Crown suggests this is a breach of trust situation,”

A week of variety for Estevan Police Service personnel In the early morning hours of April 21, Estevan Police Service personnel were asked to look into a reckless driver complaint following a near-miss traffic incident in the city. A license plate number was provided and the police will continue their investigation into the incident. They are also looking into another matter involving some vandalism to a vehicle that was parked on the north side of the city. EPS members continue their investigation into a mischief incident at Affinity Place that resulted in some damage being done to the building’s exterior. Another April 21 incident required police to open an investigation file and then close it, following a complaint of criminal harassment between a landlord and tenant where the landlord issued a notice of eviction without the lawful authority to do so. The matter has since been resolved and closed with no charges being laid. On the night of April 23, EPS members re sponded to a report of a hit-and-run incident on the north side of the city. The complainant had witnessed the collision and attempted to stop the suspect from leaving the scene, to no avail. While speaking with the witness/victim in the case, the investigating officers learned the suspect had turned himself into police at the police station so the investigative matters were resolved. Police were called to assist with an incident in a lane behind a local lounge

where an intoxicated person had passed out in a garbage bin. The man was removed from the bin, arrested and charged for being intoxicated in public and was lodged in cells for the remainder of the night. On April 27, EPS members on the day shift were called to a residence on the south side of the city in response to a domestic disturbance. Both parties were spoken to and the ongoing issue was referred to the Ministry of Social Services to assist with a family issue. During the weekend shifts, police noted that they received information regarding a counterfeit $10 bill that had been passed off at a local business. Retail merchants are being reminded to check for proper markings on the bills they receive. The EPS noted that the counterfeit bill they examined was of

very poor quality. A complaint of a pedestrian being splashed by passing vehicular traffic was passed on to police on April 26. EPS remind motorists that careless driving near pedestrians can result in a $280 fine, since it is considered to be driving without reasonable consideration for others. Police ask motorists to exercise some common sense and courtesy if they are required to drive by pedestrians who are near the road while the current slushy conditions prevail. Police were called to a north-side residence on the night of April 28 in response to a concern being expressed about a person’s well-being. The police located the person in question and noted he was intoxicated and in an emotionally disturbed state. The man was taken to St. Joesph’s Hospital for

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examination before being lodged in cells for the remainder of the evening for his own safety. EPS members next received a call regarding a possible impaired driver enroute to Estevan from the North Portal area. EPS and RCMP members conducted an awareness search but were unable to locate the vehicle in question. Police then responded to a residence on the west side of the city, based on a 911 call that was registered but did not have anyone on the line. Through their tracking system, police were able to determine the site of the call and learned that the residents in the home were having ongoing problems with their telephone line, so SaskTel was contacted and informed of the problem with no further action required by police.

said Brule, adding the courts are directed to issue jail sentences in these matters. While a conditional sentence is a jail sentence served in the community, Brule noted that since these offences occurred, the laws have changed and no longer allow conditional sentences as an option to judges. Beatty was sentenced using the previous legislation, allowing him to avoid jail, but the two year less a day conditional sentence is the maximum under the old rules. “This is an individual who was responsible for bookkeeping functions as well as management functions of the corporation and was clearly trusted by the owners,” said Brule. The Crown read the victim impact statement to presiding Judge Karl Bazin. The letter expressed how Beatty had become a trusted friend within the company. “We feel that Rodney is a professional manipulator and con artist. He has a personality that warrants its way into your heart,” and they felt they were targeted by Beatty, whose activity led to some further embarrassment for the company as the Canadian Revenue Agency ordered penalties of about $13,000 as result of some discrepancies. Beatty’s lawyer, Joelle Graham, told the judge her client was very remorseful for his actions and didn’t intend to steal from the company until the criminal op-

portunity arose. She said he intends to write a letter of apology to the complainants but hasn’t been able to find the words. Beatty didn’t say anything during the proceedings. The pre-sentence report prepared for the matter identified Beatty at the lowest end of the range in terms of the risk to reoffend in the community. Apart from the conditional sentence order, which will require Beatty to observe a curfew in the first six months between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., undergo an assessment and programming directed at gambling addiction, and the completion of 80 community service hours, he is subject to a restitution order to pay back $78,027.25 to the complainant. The sentence was jointly suggested by the Crown and defence and Bazin accepted the submissions and sentence. In other court proceedings, Tyler Spencer pleaded not guilty to four charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm. The indictable offences required him to elect the venue for his trial, either in provincial or Queen’s Bench court, and through his lawyer he elected a trial at the court of Queen’s Bench in Estevan sitting before a judge and jury. The matter was adjourned until May 12 to set a date for a preliminary inquiry, with the defence hoping to set a time in July.

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Tuttle soaks up marathon experience By Jordan Baker jbaker@estevanmercury.ca

From the staging area to the start line was about three-quarters of a mile. “You’re walking with your other runners shoulder to shoulder for almost a mile. You see this sea of people going down this hill, and then it turns,” said Ward Tuttle. Walking to the start line of the Boston Marathon was a final moment of anticipatory electricity before the race began, like the slow chug of a roller coaster as it slowly climbs the lift hill before releasing down the first slope in a rush of acceleration. For Tuttle, an Estevanite and investment adviser at RBC Dominion Securities, his experience at the 118th Boston Marathon was an uplifting one he won’t soon forget. “I’d never experienced that. It built that excitement even more, and even the first three miles of the race, you’re just body to body.” Tuttle, who turned 48 over the weekend, ran on April 21 with the roughly 32,000 other marathoners in the men’s race. After leaving their gear at the finish line, they were transported to the start. Runners were organized in four waves of about 9,000 people and those were segmented into between six and nine corrals. Tuttle was a unique case as one of the runners at the marathon who did not qualify. Traditionally, runners qualified based on their age and race time. Tuttle’s age group had a qualifying time of about three hours and 30 minutes, a point he said he wasn’t at for the 26 mile ordeal. “I maybe could run one of those this year, but through an affiliation with John Hancock, who is the main sponsor of the race, I was able to get an invitation to the race without qualifying,” said Tuttle, who hoped to run a marathon time of about three hours and 45 minutes. “It was tossed out to me as an idea back in September or October, and in November I got the official word I had been accepted into the race.” With the sponsor’s invitation, Tuttle had the winter to train. With the marathon in Regina held in the fall, he had all spring and summer to train. For Boston, he had to train throughout the Prairie winter. Not as amenable to outdoor running, he worked a mix of treadmill training and running at the indoor track at Affinity Place along with outdoor runs when the temperature wasn’t too harsh. “I’ve always run recreationally, and I would have to say I’m still technically a recreational runner. My interest in marathons started later on in life,” he said, noting he started training in 2011 for his first marathon, Regina’s Queen City Marathon in 2012. “I loved it. It was really challenging. I did a few things wrong because I was a rookie,” Tuttle said with a rueful smile. He didn’t hydrate enough and ran a little too

hard in the beginning. “All the textbook things I was told not to do.” He did push his way through and finished the race. Despite the few missteps, it wasn’t a miserable experience but rather an exhilarating one. “Once you’ve finished and you get that sense of accomplishment, you want the opportunity to run more. Once you do get over the line, especially this race was such a sense of accomplishment and really just

“When you enter downtown, which would be a mile and a half out, that’s where you get a tremendous sense of the crowd because the noise with the buildings cascades and it comes right at you.” — Ward Tuttle

an emotional time. All the runners around you give you a hug or shake your hand and congratulate you.” The relief of finishing comes after months or years of training and strategic planning, something Tuttle thinks marathoners enjoy as much as the race itself. “In my opinion, to marathoners, the reason that it appeals to them is there is a definite strategy to running that distance. It’s not just the ability to say “I’m going to run tomorrow 26 miles. It’s a culmination of many months of training, if not years of building that base of miles.” The actual race involves a complex strategy and in-depth organization for the ultimate test of sticking with the plan. At what miles do you take on hydration, at what point do you add carbohydrates to store for later on and injury management, something Tuttle, much to his disappointment, had to cope with very early on in the race. At Mile 5, the mild case of plantar fasciitis he had been battling flared up. “It reared its head that day. It stopped me from maybe running the race I wanted to, but I still was able to run a pretty comfortable race overall.” Aches, pains and other bothers of the body are to be expected during a marathon, but having begun so early on, while not crippling, probably affected his race time. “You expect to be sore after mile 18, 19, 20. You expect certain muscles to start to talk back and complain. When something happens in Mile 5, it’s disappointing, but

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Estevan’s Ward Tuttle ran in this year’s Boston Marathon on April 21, a year following the bombing that occurred at the annual event. He found the entire experience rewarding and exhilarating. Photo courtesy of MarathonFoto.com in my mind, I was making certain I could finish the race.” For Tuttle, he just had to manage the discomfort by being more mindful of the area, landing his foot in a slightly different way to make it as comfortable as it could be. With that change, he was able to complete the rest of the race. After running through Boston for four hours and 13 minutes, he crossed the finish line, a little behind his goal of three hours, 45 minutes. “When you enter downtown, which would be a mile and a half out, that’s where you get a tremendous sense of the crowd because the noise with the buildings cascades and it comes right at you. About the last third of a mile, you take a sharp left-hand turn onto Boylston, which is where the finish line is, and once you see the finish line gate, you know it’s happening and you’re so energized.” Supporting him in Boston were his wife Lori Ann and son Jack, who were waiting for him near the finish line. Tuttle ran in the final wave of the day, which largely consisted of runners from last year’s race who weren’t able to finish, following the bombing. “Most of those were in my wave. Having the time ahead to meet with them and talk and hear about what happened to them, that was really quite powerful,” said Tuttle. “You knew it was going to be a very

special occasion for that city. Everyone from the organizers to the police to just the owners of the stores along the way. They were doing everything they could to make sure it was going to be a great celebration,” said Tuttle. “As soon as people knew that you were running, they wanted to know who you were and really made you feel welcome.” He said in the days prior to the race, all around the city, runners were thanked for taking part in the marathon. As the Boston Marathon has a course that runs from one point to another, rather than circling in a large loop, it gives runners a chance to move through the many different neighbourhoods of the city. “Each of those towns threw their own party. That was really neat. The signs on the course were hilarious and supportive,” said Tuttle. “I just felt blessed that I could participate. It was an uplifting experience. It really signified a moving forward for that city. They want to get back to normal.” With the runners in the Energy City, he’s hoping the sport continues to grow and the running community gets a little stronger. “There are a lot of very good marathon runners in Estevan who I’ve met and I hope it catches on in Estevan more and more. I’d love to see a running group in Estevan. It would be a great support system in place for runners.”

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Lawrence to run again in Moose Jaw Former Estevan resident Greg Lawrence has been nominated as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in Moose Jaw Wakamow for the next provincial election. Lawrence was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in the 2011 provincial election. “I am truly honoured

that the people of Moose Jaw Wakamow chose me as their representative in the legislature in 2011,” Lawrence said in a Sask. Party press release. “I humbly ask for their support and vote again in the next provincial election.” Lawrence wants to see Saskatchewan continue to move forward so that his

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children will benefit. “My children are still in university and technical school,” Lawrence said. “I have one grandchild and another on the way. I want to make sure that the future of our province is shaped in the right direction for them.” Lawrence currently sits on the Legislature

Standing Committee on Human Services and the Caucus Standing Committee on Human Services. In February 2013, Lawrence was appointed Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Social Services for Foster and Child Care. “I have been especially proud to work as Legislative Secretary for Social

Services and work on the Foster Parent’s file,” Lawrence said. “Being a foster parent myself, I have found this role especially rewarding.” With Lawrence’s nomination as the candidate for Moose Jaw Wakamow, the Saskatchewan Party has nominated 10 candidates for the next provincial election.

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CITY PAGE NOTICE PROPOSED HOUSE RELOCATION Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for relocation of a new pre-assembled (RTM) single-detached residential dwelling to the following property: 1) Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 171, Plan 102100431 Civic Address: 2007 Nicholson Road The above noted property is zoned Residential Low Density Single-detached Zone in which ‘Singledetached dwelling units’ are permitted uses of the zone subject to compliance with the City’s Preassembled Dwelling Relocation Policy and any applicable Architectural Controls. Any requests for information or concerns may be forwarded to Land Development Services at 634-1862, or email: a.nordquist@estevan.ca, on or before the 30th day of April 2014.

NOTICE PROPOSED HOUSE RELOCATION Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for relocation of a new pre-assembled (RTM) single-detached residential dwelling to the following property: 1) Legal Description: Lot 11, Block 224, Plan 102126563 Civic Address: 377 Matchett Bay The above noted property is zoned Residential Low Density Single-detached Zone in which ‘Singledetached dwelling units’ are permitted uses of the zone subject to compliance with the City’s Preassembled Dwelling Relocation Policy and any applicable Architectural Controls. Any requests for information or concerns may be forwarded to Land Development Services at 634-1862, or email: a.nordquist@estevan.ca, on or before the 7th day of May 2014.

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Toddler Time: April 29-June 4 Ages 18 months - 3 years. Tuesday or Wednesday @ 10:00-10:30am Stimulate your child’s imagination and pre-literacy skills Programs are FREE! by participating in action rhymes, songs, crafts and great stories! Story Time: April 29-June 5 Ages 3 - 5 years. Tuesday @ 10:45-11:30am or Wednesday or Thursday @ 1:30-2:15pm Stories, fingerplays, songs and crafts make up this fun program that highlights early literacy skills and encourages reading readiness. Baby Time: Thursday, May 22 @ 10:30am or Monday, May 26 @ 7:00pm. For babies up to 18 months & their caregivers. Songs and rhymes, bounces and books! This is a fun, interactive parent-child program that ends with a babyinspired craft or activity. Mother’s Day Earring Craft: Saturday, May 10 @ 4:00-5:00pm. Ages 8+ (younger children will need adult helper) Personalize a pair of earrings for Mom or someone special and discover just how creative you can be! We will also make gift containers to put them in. Basic Drawing-Cartoon Insects: Monday, May 12 @ 6:30-7:30pm. Ages 6-9. Don’t let anything “bug” you as you learn to draw cartoon insects using step-by-step instructions. TEEN & ADULT PROGRAMS – FREE! Gluten Free Baking. Saturday, May 3rd @ 2:00PM. If you have ever been interested in baking gluten-free, this is for you! Join local baker & special guest, Katrina Poier for a demonstration and informative afternoon on how to bake without gluten. Space is limited, so registration is required. Ages 15+. Handmade Mother’s Day Card. Monday, May 5th @ 6:00PM. The unwritten rule of Mothers is that if you make it by hand, they have to like it. Come join us & test that theory with guest Melanie Hiske as we create a beautiful card to give to your favorite female caregiver this year! Ages 13+. Registration is required, space is limited. Essential Oils in the Medicine Cabinet. Wednesday, May 7th @ 5:30PM. Even your medicine cabinet needs some Spring Cleaning, and why not do it naturally and toxin-free? Come join special guest Jessica McKenzie for an informative presentation on how to makeover your medicine cabinet using certified pure therapeutic grade essential oils. For ages 15+, no pre-registration required. Hello Computer! Thursday, May 8th and Wednesday, May 28th @ 5:00 or 6:00*. *alternate times can be arranged case-by-case. Computers are complicated, but don’t let them get you down. Come and get answers to your computer questions in 30 minute ‘one-on-one sessions.’ Bring your laptop or use a public computer. To register, please call Krista and indicate what you would like to learn.

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY The City of Estevan will be doing maintenance work to ensure good water quality for all users of City water. This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. The water is still safe to use, and if your water appears discolored during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at (306) 634 - 1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

CITY OF ESTEVAN – 2014 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE Thursday, Friday - May 1 & 2, 2014 Area bounded by Perkins Street and Luscar Park on the North, Water Treatment Plant on the South, Woodlawn Ave on the West, and Hwy 47S Service Road on the East (Includes Luscar Park, City of Estevan Public Works yards, and businesses on Hwy 47S Service Road) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - May 5, 6, & 7, 2014 Area bounded by 6th Street on the North, Valley Street, 1st Street, and Westview Place on the South, Alice Road and Woodlawn Avenue on the West, and Souris Avenue on the East (includes Westview, Central, and downtown regions) Thursday, Friday, Monday - May 8, 9, & 12, 2014 Area bounded by 6th street on the North, McDonald Road and Perkins Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington Ave on the East (includes the Eastend, Bay Meadows, and Valleyview regions, and Jubilee Place) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – May 13, 14, 15, 16, 2014 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - May 20, 21, 22, & 23, 2014 Area bounded by King Street on the North, Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - May 26, 27, 28, & 29, 2014 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions) Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - May 30, June 2, 3, 4 & 5, 2014 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road)

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Bourque brings wisdom to Estevan dinner By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The NHL defenceman who scored more points than any other defender in the league’s history (1,579), paid a visit to the Energy City last week as the main speaker at the Sportsman’s Dinner held in Affinity Place. Ray Bourque, No. 77 of the Boston Bruins and for the final two years of his 22year NHL career, a Colorado Avalanche, entertained a crowd of about 450 people during the fundraising event for the Estevan Bruins Jr. A squad. Bourque retold the story of how agonizing it was to leave the Bruins to join the Avalanche who had a legitimate chance at winning the coveted Stanley Cup, something that the Bruins had never been able to accomplish during Bourque’s tenure with them. The dream came true in his second year with the Avalanche as they captured the cup, defeating the defending champion New Jersey Devils in a seven-game final. Born and raised in Montreal, Bourque said he was a dedicated Canadien fan until he was drafted by the Bruins, in the first round, eighth overall in the 1979 junior draft. He told the audience

The headline speaker at the Estevan Sportsman’s Dinner April 24 was long-time Boston Bruin and Hall of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque, who shared stories from his 22-year career in the NHL. about his first modest contract that called for a $100,000 signing bonus and $100,000 salary, which manager Harry Sinden agreed to under more than a little duress and hints of threats from Bourque’s former junior coach cum agent. Joining the Bruins as a quiet but talented 18-yearold, Bourque said he learned a lot about being a professional hockey player by the team captain Wayne Cashman and the likes of Terry O’Reilly, “one of the toughest guys and hardest workers I’ve ever seen. I tried to follow his good work habits,” said Bourque about O’Reilly’s influence. Later on, he said anoth-

er defenceman, Brad Park, took him into his confidence as the youngster began to relax and started to enjoy the journey as a professional hockey player. In his first season, Bourque served notice that he was going to be a force to reckon with by posting 17 goals and 65 points, earning him the rookie of the year award. Bourque said that while posting big scoring numbers was one important part of his history on ice, there were other moments he will recall fondly for the rest of his life. He said the night that he joined with only a few others to set up the formal retirement of sweater No. 7

to honour former Bruin Phil Esposito was a touchstone event, because it was being done in a conspiratorial manner. Bourque was first assigned No. 29 and then No. 7, Espositio’s former number when he joined the Bruins as a starter on defence. Espositio had left the Bruins under a cloud of disagreement with Bruin management, but eventually the air cleared and unknown to Espo, on the night that the sweater was to be retired, Bourque wore the number during pre-game warm-ups. He then slipped into the trainer’s room and donned a No. 77 sweater under the 7 and just prior to the start of the game, Esposito was brought out and Bourque stripped off 7 to reveal his new No. 77 and handed the important No. 7 back to the former Bruin centreman. “It’s the first and only time we saw Esposito speechless,” he said with a chuckle. Bourque recalled another touching moment involving a former rising rookie sensation Normand Leveille who had joined the club. Being another Quebec phenom, Leveille didn’t speak English so Bourque, who was comfortably bilingual, took him under his wing. Not too long after

that, Leveille suffered a debilitating stroke and his short hockey career was quickly over. “But in 1995, we had the last hurrah in the old Boston Gardens before moving into the new rink. So we were all ready for our final memories of that old barn in a game against Montreal. Normand wanted to have that last skate on the Garden’s ice with us and we gave it to him. He hung on to that stick and Bobby Orr and I and other guys guided him around that ice. Those are the moments, I remember, not the numbers.” Bourque then recounted the years when the Bruins had near-misses on a road to the Stanley Cup, but never achieved that ultimate goal in a hockey player’s career. “You have to be tough to achieve this goal and at 38-years-old I had a hard time getting to that place, and I needed a place where they could challenge,” he said. That was the Avalanche with goaltender Patrick Roy and players like Joe Sakic and Milan Hejduk. He said on Day 1 in Colorado the bar was set high and the team finally made it there with him on the second try, and he had the distinct honour of being the first player to hoist the cup, even before Captain Sakic.

“I remember the last three minutes of the game, we were up 3-1 and they kept throwing me out there, and I was nearly collapsing yet trying to stay in the moment and when that game ended I experienced an incredible flashback of all the great players I had ever played with including Team Canada and the Olympic team,” he said. Bourque got to take the Stanley Cup home with him that night and he and his friends placed it on the curb near his home and had a party with it until 5 a.m. He got the cup a little later on that summer and after clearing it with City Hall, took the cup to Boston where he was welcomed “home” by about 20,000 hockey fans. Being an NHL player is a great experience he said later during a question and answer period with broadcaster Rod Pederson. “You get to act like a 15-year-old every day yet treat people the right way.” In response to a question regarding the importance of being a team captain, a distinction he wore a lot, Bourque said “It’s tough when your ship is going the wrong way. You gotta rally the troops and gotta get the guys to believe in themselves again. It can be tough.”

Estevan athletes, volunteers recognized for excellence

The Estevan Sportsmans’ Dinner administration committee last week honoured the ability and dedication of four athletes and volunteers. Those attending the banquet, held at Affinity Place on April 24, took the time to acknowledge the top male and female athletes in Estevan over the past year while honouring a dedicated coach and official. The Boston Pizza Estevan and District Female Athlete of the Year was handed to Megan LeBlanc, the Boston Pizza Estevan and District Male Athlete of the Year was Cole MacCuish, the Estevan Kinsmen Club Volunteer Coach of the Year award went to Brenda Lyons and the Kim Anderson Young Official of the Year was awarded to Brayden Pachal. MacCuish has played three seasons with the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team, and he was the breakout star of the 2013 season, taking owner-

This year’s Estevan Sportsman’s awards winners are from left: Brenda Lyons, Cole MacCuish, Megan LeBlanc and Brayden Pachal. ship of the running back position as well as playing a key defensive role. MacCuish was a big factor in the Elecs’ first win in two years, as he ran for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns in the 14-7 win over Vanier. Perhaps buoyed by the victory, MacCuish topped those numbers the next week out by rushing for 177 yards and three visits to the end zone. “It feels pretty good. I play football, lacrosse, soft-

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ball, hockey, pretty much everything, and I didn’t even know I was nominated but it feels pretty good,” said MacCuish, a senior, about the honour. “Starting (football) at the high school level was kind of tough. The first season I only played two or three games. This year I played every game. I like to win. I don’t like to lose.” LeBlanc established herself as one of the best young hockey players in the province during the 2013-14

season in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League, recording 62 goals and 93 points in just 24 games with the Estevan Chargers bantam A squad. “It’s cool. I wasn’t expecting it,” said LeBlanc, who started playing the sport when she was five. “I have good coaches and a good team behind me. We all clicked this year.” The team finished 221-1 in the regular season and LeBlanc was selected

to play for the southeast female hockey team in the 2014 Sask. Winter Games in Prince Albert. At the tournament, she scored three goals and had two assists, helping Team Southeast get a silver medal. Lyons has been a passionate supporter and volunteer coach of the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming team for a number of years, and the program has blossomed in the years she has spent with the team, becoming the second largest program in the province. “It was a surprise, but I’m really happy. You don’t do it for the awards or recognition. You just do it every day because you love the kids, and you love working with them,” said Lyons. “To get the recognition, sometimes it’s nice to get a little wind in your sails (to tell you) OK, you’re going the right way. So keep going, because you’re doing the right thing.” This award is just an-

other on the mantle for Lyons who also received the Saskatchewan Sport Coach Dedication award, the Synchro Canada Grassroots Volunteer of the Year award and the Synchro Saskatchewan Sadie Caulder Knight Coach of the Year honour, all of which she received this year. Lyons is also the president of Syncho Saskatchewan and the chair of its human resources committee. Earning the young official award was Pachal, who has been an official, refereeing games in the Estevan Minor Hockey schedule for the past five years. This past season, he averaged four games per week acting as both referee and linesman. He juggled his duties as an official with school and a hefty playing schedule himself as he wore the black and gold for the bantam AA team this year. Pachal officiates games from the bantam A level down to the younger age groups.

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Grey Cup winners hit Energy City banquet By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Prior to the start of the Estevan Sportsman’s Dinner at Affinity Place on April 24, the Mercury was given a few minutes to fire some questions at the Canadian Football League’s Annis Stukus Award winning coach Corey Chamblin and one of his Grey Cup winning receivers Chris Getzlaf. The two members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders were in the city to help the Estevan Bruins Junior hockey team do some fundraising and to visit with local football fans. In the exchange with Getzlaf, the homegrown football product noted he was not expecting any major changes to the ‘Riders offensive playbook or attitude, even with the loss of 1,000 yard receiver Weston Dressler. “There won’t be a pile of change. The offence coaches will bring something in that we will adapt to mentally and physically,” he said. “Of course, there will be new things, but no wholesale changes. We’ll do what we need to do in Weston’s absence. The offensive scheme will be the same. George Cortez (offence co-ordinator) has a good system where he can put in new things each week of the season.” Asked to comment on the presence of veteran receiver Geroy Simon who joined the team last year and helped them reach the Grey Cup final, and win it, Getzlaf said that with a man of Simon’s calibre and experience, there was a lot

Chris Getzlaf of learning that could be embraced due to his years of employment with the B.C. Lions. “Sure we share information among ourselves, and I can learn a lot from a guy like that. He said he wants to play another year, at least.” Getzlaf and Chamblin said the Roughrider defensive secondary should be one of their steadying influences this coming season. Neither of the two wanted to speculate as to what they think the new salary cap will be this year but it is expected to rise significantly from its current $4.4 million per team based on the recently signed agreement between the CFL and television broadcaster TSN that is paying $40 million for exclusive television rights. “The cap questions I leave to the league and our team representatives,” said Getzlaf. “I expect there will be an increase, but just how much I don’t want to guess.” Chamblin, in response to a question on communication with general manager Brendan Taman regarding player signings and budget considerations, said he has a

Corey Chamblin concept of a set roster even before the 70 or more players who are vying for a spot on the team arrive at training camp. “We have the veterans, the good players, the depth chart guys and then we have the bubble guys,” said Chamblin. “But when I start camp I don’t know the numbers (salary levels) I just try to deal with the players and how good they are or can be, and I don’t want to know the numbers, and I don’t care about the numbers.” But when it comes down to the last few days of camp and the last few players on the bubble, Chamblin chuckled and said, “Oh yes, Brendan will be there and I’ll be looking and he’ll be looking, and I might get a raised eyebrow when I suggest that one player might have a bit of an edge over another.” In other words, if there are two players on the bubble with nearly identical skills, Taman would much rather see the Roughriders sign the guy who may not cost them as much on pay days. That’s the brutal reality of life within the salary cap.

Asked about finding a replacement for the talented tailback Kory Sheets and his, at one time, heir apparent, Jock Sanders … Chamblin laughed again. “We’ll have a replacement. I’m always looking for two kinds of tailbacks. I look for a true tailback who is a real tailback, like Kory, and I want to look at tailback/ receiver, guys who can be a good tailback but bring the additional receiver trait, and I believe we have some of both ready to come to this year’s camp. We did the same thing last year and it worked out well didn’t it?” Chamblin agreed with Getzlaf that offensive coordinator Cortez is capable of building an innovative attack that will play well with receivers and runners. Asked about the status of 38-year-old Simon, Chamblin again, was on the same page as Getzlaf. “Geroy’s got a lot of miles in him yet,” he said. Later in the evening, Chamblin admitted that Simon, on occasion, didn’t always appreciate the role he was asked to play on the field, often as a decoy receiver, but

he genuinely embraced it and his veteran moves always made him a threat. When he was used as a primary receiver, like in the Grey Cup game, where he caught two touchdown passes, he was more than equal to the challenge and was always prepared and always willing to provide sage advice to the younger players. On the defensive side of the game, Chamblin said he and defensive coach Richie Hall spent a lot of time working on details. Chamblin came to coaching as a defensive expert and was involved in defence as a player in the NFL and other leagues. “Our defensive concept is clear.” During their speeches, Getzlaf focused on the need to make sacrifices and paying dues as a bench sitter while learning the professional game. Both men paid tribute to Roughrider quarterback Darian Durant as a man who was a consummate professional on and off the field. Chamblin, a native of Birmingham, Ala. now makes his home in Regina, with his wife and three sons. “It’s a tough job coaching the Roughriders, especially when I came in, some of the players were older than me, the 37-year-old said. He is now in his third year as head coach. Chamblin recalled a conversation he had with Durant before he took the head coach job and while the first season led to some ups and downs, it was always positive steps being taken when the

dust had settled. Speaking of the losing streak the team went through in the middle of last season, Chamblin said “that’s when you get to test your championship mettle. The turning point was the fourth losing game in that streak. We learned a lot about ourselves as a team, and we galvanized after the second win when we came out of that losing streak. That game against B.C. that week was one of the toughest games to coach because they were so ready, but we beat ‘em.” Getzlaf noted that Chamblin was a players’ coach and he felt he (Getzlaf) and Durant shared a certain chemistry during games thanks to the fact they put in extra time in preparation so that when an extra wrinkle, or an addition to a pass route became necessary, they were both on the same page. “He knows where I’m supposed to be and where I might be,” said Getzlaf, adding that over the past few years Durant has taken a lot of undeserved criticism from fans but has remained mentally strong. Chamblin called him one of the toughest players he has ever encountered and “I believe he still has another level.” As for Durant not running with the ball as much as he had in the past, Chamblin just smiled and said, “you look for the right time and when he chose to do it, it was the right time. Cortez wouldn’t call it, he’d hold him back, but we knew, he knew, when he needed to run.”

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Twins kick off 2014 season Thursday By Chad Saxon editor@estevanmercury.ca

The weather might say otherwise, but baseball season is upon us. The Southeast Twins kick off their Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League Thursday against the Regina Athletics. Their home opener is, weather permitting, Saturday when they host the Regina Wolfpack at 3 and 5:30 at Lynn Prime Park in Estevan. They are also scheduled to host the Athletics Sunday at Lynn Prime Park with the games going at 1 and 3 p.m. The Twins are coming off a season that produced mixed results. They were a middle of the pack team for much of the regular season but put everything together during the provincial midget AAA playoffs and finished second, which earned them a spot in the Western Canada Championships. Guiding the Twins this year are Tyson Friesen and Derek Wallace who was a

star player on a number of Estevan ball teams before embarking on a college career that included stops in B.C. and North Dakota. An Oxbow product, Wallace said he is excited to join the Twins and give back to the sport that gave a lot to him. “It’s good to get back in the area here and help kids have the kind of opportunities I did,” Wallace said. “It’s always something I’ve wanted to get back into after I was done and last summer I was an assistant coach with the Weyburn Beavers in the WMBL, so this year I thought I would give this a whirl.” The Twins have a roster of 15 with players coming from throughout the southeast corner of the province. Wallace said they have a good mix with a solid veteran presence and some young talent on the club. He expects that pitching depth will be one of the Twins’ strengths this season. He added they will

have to do some juggling with the roster as they have a number of kids who play the same position and will have to learn to play in a new spot to get themselves in the lineup. “It might take a little while to get everybody used to that on defence but I think they are good athletes that will be able to do that,” said Wallace who added that returning veterans Garrett Fitzpatrick of Carnduff and Carver Krafchuk and James Giroux of Weyburn are players the Twins will be relying on to have strong seasons. They have also added pitcher Chris Cooper who had a solid 2013 campaign but was looking for a new club after the Moose Jaw Devons dropped out of the SPBL’s AAA division. Along with their league schedule the Twins will compete in tournaments in Williston, Kenosee Lake and Medicine Hat. The provincial championships are scheduled to begin July 24.

Due to the rain Sunday the Southeast Twins were forced indoors for their practice.

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Bruins’ spring camp offers look at future It’s hockey’s version of a crystal ball. The Estevan Bruins hosted their spring prospects camp over the weekend at Affinity Place and roughly 70 players from throughout North America found their way to the city for the annual event. Those players were put through their paces as they competed in four scrimmage sessions over three days, all with an aim towards impressing the Bruins coaching staff and scouts. Head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said he was pleased with the attendance, noting that just a few players they had hoped to see were unable to make it. Of those who made it, Lewgood said the level of talent was very strong. “It was exactly where we had hoped it would be,” he said. “There was really good high end talent at the older ages and then the youth is just deep. There is talent everywhere in the youth so there are a lot of good days ahead of us.” Due in large part to the recent success they have had in adding young talent to their protected list, Lewgood said their group of talent born in 1998 and 1999 stood out in the various scrimmages. Among those players catching the eye of coaches were 1998 born forwards Chaseton Sare and Riley Woods. Included in the top 1999 born players were Estevan’s Brayden Pachal and twin brothers Tanner and Tyson Manz. “Those were all guys who really stepped up and proved that they were good list players and are definitely going to play at this level, if not higher,” Lew-

Estevan Bruins held their annual spring camp over the weekend at Affinity Place. Around 70 players from throughout North America attended the three day camp. good said. Although there is plenty of talent in the group, Lewgood acknowledged

The strong spring continues for the ManSask WolfPack. The club spent the weekend in Brandon for the Source for Sports AAA Hockey Challenge and captured the silver medal in their division. However, the WolfPack opened the tournament with 7-3 loss to the Huskie Prospects based from Saskatoon. According to information provided to the Mercury, the WolfPack hit the scoreboard first and came out with fire and fury in their game catching the Huskie Prospects by surprise. The Huskie’s then evened up, but before long the WolfPack was back on top with a 2-1 lead in the first period. The WolfPack put in a valiant effort but couldn’t quite hold on

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that came in and proved what we thought to be right, that they can step in next year. There were even some surprises on guys that we thought might be close but came in and proved that they were prepared to jump in and play for us next year.” With camp out of the way, Lewgood said the next task is to get the players they have identified as future Bruins signed. Clubs across the country typically get their cards in late-May. “We’ll open our ears to other voices we have out there and sets of eyes that are scouting throughout North America and see if we can convince some of these other guys out there that didn’t come to spring camp to come into fall camp and see where they fit in.”

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proved to be too much for the Thunderbolts as the WolfPack smothered the Thunderbolts in an 11-2 win. In game three the WolfPack faced the Parkland Prospects from the Yorkton region in a one

sided game which they won 25-0. Goaltender Ryan Hicks earning his first shutout as the WolfPack’s starting goaltender. With that win in hand the WolfPack then faced the Shooting Stars hockey team with players coming

from Flin Flon, The Pas and Hudson bay areas. The WolfPack continued their dominance as they rolled over the Shooting Stars 14-0, earning the right to play in the gold medal game on Sunday. In that game, the WolfPack played with heart and pride in what was their first gold medal match. They faced the Huskie Prospects once again and although the teams were well matched with shots being equal throughout most of the game Huskie’s proved to be too much and claimed the gold medal. Next up for the WolfPack is a set of exhibition games against the Moose Jaw Epic, followed by the City of Bridges AAA Challenge in Saskatoon May 16–19.

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2014 race season opens Saturday

The Estevan Motor Speedway will have a new look when it opens the 2014 race season Saturday. The track’s opening day will feature the debut of the popular Wissota late model class. In previous years EMS had only brought in late models for one special program but with many local drivers entering the class, the track’s board of directors felt there would be enough cars to bring the late models in for five races this season. EMS will also host the Blaine Brothers Late Model Challenge Series, which is a tour similar to the Dakota Modified Tour that races in Estevan each season. President Lynn Trobert said everyone is excited to add late models and feels they will get enough cars out to make it an entertaining and competitive division. “It took us a long time and we had to get the com-

“It’s going to be an exciting year,” Trobert said. “We are trying to make things better and get our program to two and a half to three hours. We want to make it very fan friendly and allow them to get into the pits.” As part of their effort to give back to fans, Trobert said they also plan to award a scholarship to a student from the Estevan and Weyburn Comprehensive Schools for a second consecutive year. Trobert added they are also working on a wheelchair ramp that she hopes will be ready at some point in 2014. Saturday’s program is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., weather permitting.

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Estevan Motor Speedway has another busy schedule planned for 2014. Among the highlights will be the return of the Dakota Modified Tour. (File photo) mitment because it has been a track policy that you should have 12 cars to make a class,” Trobert said. “We have been working on cars and commitments. In Estevan, there are late models here and some have added late models so we know that we’ve got four or five right in this area.

“Plus, a lot of our (U.S.) drivers that come up for the mod class also have late models. A lot of these drivers are going to be running two classes. We are really hoping that we are going to have enough ,and we are going to give it a whirl.” Trobert said along with

Colbow, Irwin earn national title with Gold Wings A pair of Estevan hockey players can call themselves national champions today. Both Madison Colbow and Tamara Irwin were members of the Weyburn midget AAA Gold Wings squad that captured the Esso Cup Saturday in Stoney Creek, Ont. T h e G o l d Wi n g s downed the Edmonton Thunder 2-1 in what was

the team’s first trip to the national tournament. Tessa Wilson opened the scoring early in the first period to give the Gold Wings the lead. Bailee Bourassa had the other Weyburn goal while Brett Campbell scored the lone Edmonton goal. Colbow, who is one of the anchors on the Weyburn defence, had two points in seven tourna-

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Super Truck Series for a double-header June 13 and 14. The series made its debut in 2013 and was very popular among fans. The Dakota Modified Tour will return on July 7 while the championship night program is scheduled for Aug. 22. A special $5,000 non-points race is set for Sept. 20. That program will offer $3,000 to the winner of for the IMCA modified class, $1,300 for the IMCA stock cars and $700 for the IMCA hobby stocks. Other annual events such as the enduro race and Eve of Destruction will also return for 2014.

North Portal community news Betty Baniulis North Portal Correspondent Bridge was held at the home of Bette MacDonald April 14 with two tables. High honours Bette McDonald and Trish Barker 2nd High. Mrs. Clara King’s funeral was in Regina on Tuesday April 22. Her service was held at the Cathedral Court Chapel Regina. Emily Gillies drove and took Dorothy Fuchs, Bette MacDonald and Elsie Earl, which they appreciated. On Easter weekend Mike and Emily Gillies and sons had Emily’s parents Peter and Mary Calhoun Moose Jaw, Joe Calhoun and his wife Lisa with son William from Saskatoon.

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Regina Riot hold camp in Estevan By Jordan Baker jbaker@estevanmercury.ca

The Regina Riot went on the road to tour their team around the province and energizing Saskatchewan’s young girls while drumming up interest for both the team and the sport. The club came to Estevan April 26 to run drills at Dana Quewezance Field in Woodlawn Regional Park with a handful of local girls attending the afternoon camp, despite the rain, to get a taste of who the Riot is. Lisa Ziegler, Regina Riot general manager, said with their tour also stopping in Moose Jaw April 13 and Weyburn April 27, they are hoping to grow a strong base of female football players on the Prairies. “Female football in the province right now is growing incredibly, with the Valkyrie in Saskatoon and the Regina Riot, two of the best teams in the league,” said Ziegler. The only losses suffered by either of those teams in the Western Women’s Canadian Football League have been at the hands of the other. Female football has seen about an 11 per cent growth in Saskatchewan, including flag and touch along with the tackle sport. “That’s why we’re coming here: to show girls there is a team for them to go to. When they start to look at universities, we want them to look at the University of Regina and say ‘Oh I can go play

The Regina Riot stopped in Estevan on Saturday during their tour of the province to promote the team and the opportunities available to young women in football. The group ran drills with a handful of local girls who wanted to see what the Riot was like. football for the Riot.’” She said for young girls looking to get into the sport, Estevan Minor Football is the place to start. The Riot also hold a fall camp, this year in October, where they welcome girls as young as 10 years old to run some drills and get a taste for the game. “Minor football is where it all happens, and

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organization.” While the competitive nature of the team is important, Ziegler added that being a steward of the community is prized by all Riot members. “Growing the sport for all women is important for us, but it also means we’re out in the community all the time. You’re going to see us at every event,” she said. Riot players played hockey against the Canadian Special Olympics team and have helped out through flood relief efforts. “Anywhere people are needed and volunteers are needed, you’re going to see the Regina Riot. I think that’s the experience you get. We are part of the community.” The Riot had seven players make the Canadian National team which played at the World Championships in Finland last year. Ziegler said that with the team they have developing now, in three years, they may send 10 to the next world tournament. “Dominating the Team Canada football team is something we want to do, because we want to prove Saskatchewan has the most amount of talent. We have three years to get girls ready, even girls working in the minor program in Estevan right now. If they work for three years, and they’re able to keep coming to our camps in the spring and the fall, they could be ready for Team Canada in six years. It’s exciting for us to keep putting that calibre of football out for girls.”

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Provincial prize winners in the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poster, essay and poetry contest were awarded certificates and cash awards for their efforts during a brief ceremony in the Legion Hall in Estevan last week. From the left: Elizabeth Wasmann of Macoun School was third in the provincial intermediate essay finals; Rebecca Duncan of Pleasantdale School took first for junior essay and Randi Milbrandt of Pleasantdale captured first for primary coloured poster. Missing from photo is Dakota Emde of Midale Central School who was third in senior poetry. the provincial competition and Dakota Emde from Midale Central School also grabbed third place honours at the provincial level for a Remembrance Day poem. Sharren Dukart from the Legion’s provincial command said that when the local winning entries advanced to the zone level, there were a total of 933 entries and at the district level there were 5,155 entries. “Based on those numbers, and the fact there are four districts in the province, you can safely say there were probably over 20,000 entries to judge at the provincial level and I don’t know how many there would be by the time they

got to the national finals,” Dukart said. Linda Betnar, chairwoman of the competition at the local level, congratulated the participants and parents and thanked the judges for their input during a brief presentation ceremony in the small Legion Hall last Wednesday evening. Randi’s sister Kaitlin managed a first place status for junior coloured posters at the district competition joining Rebecca, Elizabeth and Dakota in the winner’s circle there. Alicia Hawe took third place in the district level competition for senior coloured poster and Tia Schmidt had a third place in

the senior black and white poster competition. Rebecca, it was noted, also had a second place awarded to her at the district level for her junior poem, an addition to her first place prize for junior essay. Khrystal Montebon from Westview School also had a second place at districts for her intermediate age group poem. The following is a list of winners and categories at the local and zone levels: Local branch winners and runners up, listed in order of first, second, third and honourable mention(s): Primary black and white poster: Dre Khalaf, Westview; Kiana Stovin,

Westview; Maria Baniulis, Westview and T.J. Klyne, Westview. Primary colour poster: Randi Milbrandt, Pleasantdale; William Duncan, Pleasantdale; Taryn Stovin, Westview; and Brooklynn Ruzicka, Westview. Intermediate colour poster: Selena Thompson, ECS; Shaun Montebon, Westview; Alejandra Robinson, Westview; and Parker Pearson, Westview. Intermediate black and white poster: Luigi Ambita, Westview; Conner Gerling, Westview, Damion Michel, Westview; and Jenae Peterson, Westview. Junior black and white poster: Nyla Dyck, Westview; Caprice Lukye, Westview; Kolby Kaban, Westview; and Sydney McKenzie, Midale Central. Junior colour poster: Kaitlin Milbrandt, Pleasantdale; Clay McKersie, Spruce Ridge, Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale, Brynn Kuntz; and Carter McKersie, Pleasantdale. Senior Colour poster: Alicia Hawe, ECS; Joey Wall, ECS and Chad Willette, ECS. Senior black and white poster: Tia Schmidt, Midale Central; and Dakota Dietz, ECS. Junior poetry: Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale; Taylor Geisel, Macoun, kaylee Carlson, Spruce Ridge, Dalis Prawdzik; and Emma Stadnick, Midale Central. Junior essay: Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale; Bridgette Neb, Macoun;

and Shaylee Kuhberg, Macoun. Intermediate poetry: Khrystal Montebon, Westview; Tristan Eagles, Macoun; Amber McMunn, Macoun; Jonathon Wall, Macoun; and Brooklynn Hayward, Midale Central. Intermediate essay: Elizabeth Wasmann, Macoun; Jonathon Wall, Macoun, Amber McMunn, Macoun; and Jenae Peterson, Westview. Senior poetry: Dakota Emde, Midale Central; TaMaira Backlun, Midale Central; and Maggie Peters, Midale Central. Senior Essay: Ashley Krueger, Midale Central. Zone 1 Competition: Intermediate essay: Elizabeth Wasmann, first. Intermediate poetry: Khrystal Montebon, first. Intermediate black and white poster: Luigi Ambita, third. Senior essay: Ashley Krueger, first. Senior poetry: Dakota Emde, first; TaMaira Backlun, second; and Maggie Peters, third. Senior coloured poster: Alicia Hawe, first. Senior black and white poster: Tia Schmidt, first. Primary colour poster: Randi Milbrandt. Primary black and white poster: Dre Khalaf, second. Junior essay: Rebecca Duncan, first. Junior poem: Rebecca Duncan, first. Junior coloured poster: Kaitlyn Milbrandt, first.

Easterling delivers free and easy concert experience By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Wyatt Easterling definitely enjoyed his brief stay in the Energy City. It was written all over his music and demeanor as he sang and visited with an intimate crowd of about 40 people who attended his Friday night concert in the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. Easterling’s appearance, part of the Southern Plains Co-op/EAGM After Dark series, delivered a brief introduction to each of the songs on his playlist, most of which he either wrote or co-wrote. His writing styles, which bend mostly to country and blues, were self-evident and Easterling used his writing talents to issue a few new challenges to a group of a half-dozen aspiring song writers who

attended a Saturday afternoon songwriting workshop in the gallery. “The workshops are for all levels of writers. I never exclude anybody. They’re always enthusiastic,” he said, noting that songwriting is probably a first love, and he’ll be joining other writers for a major symposium in Baltimore in the near future. Easterling, who now lives in Chapel Hill, N. Carolina is currently engaged in an extensive Canadian tour. He conducted a concert and writing workshop in Prince Albert before arriving in Estevan and was slated for another concert in Medicine Hat earlier this week. “I like giving the workshops because I have an enthusiasm for writing and I’ve learned a lot through the decades so I can impart

Wyatt Easterling, singer/songwriter entertained an EAGM audience on Friday and conducted a song writing workshop Saturday in Estevan. some wisdom now,” he said with a quiet laugh. The art of songwriting can sometimes lead

to a strange world where you “bank a melody in the books and then one day when you’re noodling

around on the guitar you’ll get a great rhythmn, or get a hook to a song, a title line or two that you can repeat in a chorus and you weld it with some additional lyrical content and you get a song.” Easterling does enjoy singing, too, when he’s not collaborating on a song, which he admits can be tricky until you find the two to four other songwriters and singers you enjoy working with over a period of time. He said he often tours with a group of like-minded musicians. They call themselves the Troubadors and they have a great time. “We toured Alberta and Ontario last year, and we’ll do it again this spring.” Easterling says he has a close relationship with his Daion acoustic guitar

that he keeps it by his side at all times. “It’s a Japanese guitar, a workhorse, the Ford F-150 of the guitar world,” he said. Easterling, who has worked with some of the best, including Sting for over a decade, recounted some of his adventures in writing and travelling while working his way easily through his songbook on Friday. The playlist included several of his favourites and soon-to-be Estevan audience favourites such as Somebody Prayed for Me, A Soldier Comes Home, Life’s So Funny, Sometimes it Makes me Sad, Bigger than Dallas, Right Before My Eyes and Where the River Goes. Following the Friday night concert, Easterling enjoyed visiting with his audience while signing copies of his recent CD.

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Estevan audiences were entertained during the final Southern Plains Co-op After Dark concert of the spring with a show on Saturday night. Dustin Ritter and Tyler Gilbert performed the second of two nights of music at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum as part of their Hats and Glasses Tour. The tour saw the pair of Regina musicians play shows in Regina, Swift Current and Moose Jaw, before playing the final leg at the EAGM on April 26 to a small crowd of about 15 concertgoers. Ritter performed covers of songs from The Big Lebowski, a movie that he will be honouring in May during a concert that will see him and his band mates performing each song on the soundtrack. From the movie he covered Creedance Clearwater Revival’s Lookin’ Out my Back Door and The Man in Me, by Bob Dylan. Ritter also performed The Beatles’ A Day in the

Playing the second half of the Southern Plains Co-op After Dark concert at the art gallery on Saturday night was Tyler Gilbert. Life, as part of his effort to be the ultimate crowd pleaser, he said by performing the highest rated song by the Fab Four, widely considered the greatest band in the history of pop

music. Ritter also performed a selection of his own creations, including some songs off his previous album, Dead Airwaves. Among those were Echo

When I’m Gone, and Broke Feet, a song he said was dedicated to his terrible skills at picking up women at the bar. Following Ritter ’s opening, Tyler Gilbert took to the gallery stage to strum a mix of his songs and a cover of Damian Jurado’s Sheets. Gilbert also performed a mix of new and old material, including What if I Told You? from his 2011 album Tyler’s World, and Prison Wall Blues from his 2008 EP Vos. Gilbert released his latest album in 2013 with OK Murphy, and showcased his mix of rock and folk music with songs from that album as well with Lady of the Mountaintop. Though the concert marked the end of the After Dark series until next fall, the EAGM is planning on hosting a small music festival, in the summer, before offering up a second annual Big Bash with a wide mix of musicians from around the province.

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St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary Betty Baniulis Publicity President Sharon Heinz opened the meeting on April 21 with the members saying the auxiliary prayer. Twenty members answered the Roll Call. Minutes of the March meeting were read by secretary Eva Hagel. President Sharon Heinz approved the minutes as read. Treasurer report from Darla Wilhelm: A motion made by Verna Cook, sec-

onded by Jo-Anne Bill, all in favor. Committee Reports Louretta Gooding – would everyone turn their tickets from our raffle in (to her) by May 3. Picc Covers – Sharon Penner. She made 107 for Home Care and 56 for hospital. Janet Ternes made a

motion to accept all reports seconder Jean Didkowski. Unfinished Business – Spring tea May 7 at hospital auditorium. Nola Joseph made a motion we give the hospital equipment for a presentation. ICU: On May 7 at the tea, Jo-Anne Bill seconded it.

Remember your door prizes. Birthday girls Verna Cook and Laura Barlyk. Thanks to Marge Heidinger and Laura Barlyk for serving coffee today. Motion to adjourn Lillian Raiwet.

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Thank you! The families of Courtney Ehrmantraut would like to thank our families, friends and the community for all of the support we’ve received since Court’s accident Feb 22. We would especially like to thank Joyce Hill, Brenda Beatty, and Diane Rosenbaum the three angels who were there to revive her. The emergency responders and the emergency room doctors and nurses who worked tirelessly to stabilize her until the STARS helicopter could take her to Regina. The doctors and nurses in the intensive care unit and the neurological unit at the Regina General Hospital who took such great care of her and the nurses here at St. Joseph’s Hospital who continue to care for her. Crystal Horrocks, Susie Ross and family and Blair and Jenn Berg for generously opening their homes to give us a place to stay and a shoulder to cry on. The ongoing support from our families and friends in the form of prayers, phone calls, messages, visits and also financially can never be repaid. Courtney is still in the hospital in Estevan where she will remain until such a time as there is a room available in the long term care wing at St. Joseph’s. If you are her friend or family please drop in for a quiet visit with her. Just found out today she’ll be going back to Regina to see a gastrointestinal specialist. Hopefully she’ll be back here again soon.

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CARS 13 Chrysler 200 LTD 4dr loaded, factory warranty, 13,600 kms .............$23,995 11 Chev Impala LT 4dr factory warranty, 71,117 kms .............................$14,995 10 Ford Mustang GT factory warranty, only 2,793 km .............................$27,500 09 Dodge Caliber SXT 4dr factory warranty, 53,981 km .........................$12,995 09 Toyota Corolla warranty 76,200 km ....................................................$11,995 07 Chev Malibu LT 4dr warranty, 126,800 km ...........................................$9,995 07 Chrysler 300 Touring 4dr warranty, 81,081 km .................................$14,995 01 Hyundai Tiburon 2dr Coupe 5 speed, warranty...................................$5,995

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’s 13 Jeep Compass North 4x4 factory warranty, 25,948 km .....................$23,995 13 Jeep Patriot Sport North 4x4 factory warranty 23,120 km.................$23,995 12 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Crew/Cab 4x4 factory warranty......................$27,995 11 Chev Equinox AWD factory warranty .................................................$20,995 11 Dodge Dakota SXT Crew/Cab 4x4 factory warranty, 30,650 km .......$22,995 10 Chev Silverado LT Crew/Cab 4x4 Z-71 factory warranty, Flexfuel ....$25,995 10 Ford Edge LTD AWD 4dr nav, leather, sunroofs, warranty ................$24,995 10 Ford Escape XLT AWD factory warranty ............................................$19,995 09 Dodge Grand Caravan Stow-N-Go 7 passenger, warranty ...............$14,995 09 Dodge Journey SXT AWD 7 passenger, factory warranty..................$18,995 03 Chev Silverado Crew/Cab 2500 LS 4x4 warranty................................$8,995 95 GMC SLE E/Cab Diesel warranty..........................................................$5,995

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Parts & accessories

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Wrecking auto-trucks: Parts to fit over 500 trucks. Lots of Dodge, GMC, Ford, imports... We ship anywhere. Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff... Trucks up to 3 tons. North-East Recyclers 780-8750270 (Lloydminster).

421 - 4th Street – Estevan, Sask.

Senchuk’s Super Deals! Used Cars

RVs/CampeRs/TRaileRs

2009 Ford Focus SES 66,000 kms ................................................$10,900 2007 Audi A4 2.0 T Quadro 65,000 kms ..........................................SOLD

For Sale:1995 30 foot 5th wheel. Canadian built Triple E. Sleeps 6 comfortably. Bathroom is self contained. Full slide out. New tires, many extras. Asking $15,000.00 or best offer. If interested , to view and request pictures call 306-3224474

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans 2013 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED 4X4 18,000 kms ......................$42,995 2013 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW 4x4 20,000 kms .............................$38,995 2013 ESCAPE SEL 4X4 51,000 kms .................................................SOLD 2012 F350 KING RANCH C/C 6.7L DIESEL 124,000 kms ............$42,995 2012 E450 CUBE VAN 29,000 kms ...................................................SOLD 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 53,000 kms .................$19,995 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 27,000 kms....$29,995 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE 147,000 kms ...................................$33,995 2010 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW 4x4 149,000 kms ...........................$19,500 2009 EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER 64,000 kms ..............................$21,900 2009 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC 4X4 LIMITED 147,000 kms .......$19,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 6.4L DIESEL 140,000 kms..$25,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 178,000 kms .......................$24,995 2008 F250 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 6.4L DIESEL 149,000 kms .$22,995 2007 F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW 4X4 170,000 kms....................$13,995 2007 CHEV EQUINOX LT AWD 47,000 kms .................................$15,995

Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.

Your home of after sales service 118 Souris Avenue North – Estevan, Sask.

306-634-3696

Utility trailers

highenergy@sasktel.net www.highenergytrailers.ca

2014 MiSSioN 8 1/2 x 22 EnclosEd $19,600

New Trailers Arriving Daily

TRAiLERS

2014 alcom 5 x 10 Flat deck, all aluminum, 13” wheels .............. $3,100 2014 alcom 6 1/2 x 14 Flat deck, all aluminum, 15” tires ............ $3,750 2014 alcom 6 x 12 standard enclosed .......................................... $6,100 2014 Haulmark 7 x 12 v-nose, low hauler ..................................... $8,500 2014 Big tex 8 1/2 x 30 gooseneck tandem dual ....................... $12,500 2014 Haulmark 7 x 14 kodiak ......................................................... $7,200 2014 Haulmark 7 x 16 v-nose ......................................................... $7,100 2014 Haulmark 6 x 10 passport ...................................................... $4,000 2014 Haulmark 6 x 12 v-nose ......................................................... $5,200 2014 Haulmark 20ft, 85x20 10,400 guW ...................................... $10,500 2014 rainbow 7 x 14 express dump 2-7k springs....................... $8,600 2014 Haulmark 85 x 16 v-nose ....................................................... $7,700 2014 rainbow partial tilt 7000 axle ............................................... $6,800 2014 rainbow deck over 2-7k springs ......................................... $6,200 2014 rainbow 20’ 2-7000 lb flip up ramp....................................... $5,315 2013 rainbow 6x10 3500 axle flip up ramp ................................... $2,100 2008 gMc yukon 4 Wd, loaded, leather 142,000 kms ............. $17,500

WE HAVE RENTALS

Flatdecks, enclosed trailers, cars, trucks & 15 passenger vans.

rentals for Business, leisure, Weddings or school sports teams.

We are just a call aWay!

Derrick Motor Hotel & Lounge at Estevan, SK seeking a Maintenance Carpenter $20.00 - $22.00 F/T. High School Diploma, Min 3 yr exp in building maintenance carpentry. Basic Proficiency in English required. Responsible for building renovation of cabinetry and finishing carpentry for motel accommodations. Must have experience in minor electrical repairs and related activities to building and hotel maintenance. Send your resume to derrickmotorhotel@gmail .com or Fax to 306-634-4878 DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes: Guaranteed 40 hour work week + overtime, paid travel, lodging, meal allowance, 4 week’s vacation/excellent benefits package. Must be able to have extended stays away from home for three months at a time. Experience Needed: Valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes, commercial driving experience. Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers, FastTRACK Application. HELP WANTED!! Make up to $1000 A Week Mailing Brochures From Home! Helping Home Workers Since 2001! Genuine Opportunity! NO Experience Required! Start Immediately! www.TheMailingHub.Com

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Obituaries

PO Box 46 Site 145 RR1 Brandon, Manitoba R7A 5Y1 Class 1 Drivers Required **$0.47/mile to start** **Paid Can/US border crossings** **Paid loading** **Paid unloading** **Benefits incl. vision, health, dental, disability** **Company matched pension** Contact Tyler P: 204.571.0187 ext. 5 F: 204.571.9363 E: theuchert@ renaissancetrans.ca

OWNER OPERATORS REQUIRED

441 - 4th Street - Estevan 306-634-7977

General employment

Career OppOrtunities

Utility trailers

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Domestic cars

Looking for owner operators to haul asphalt oil within MB, SK, AB, and North Dakota. Loaded and empty miles paid equally.

BONK, Peggy Joyce Peggy Joyce Bonk of Edmonton, Alberta passed away on April 18, 2014 at the age of 64 years. Peggy leaves to mourn her husband of 44 years, Dr. Norman Bonk; her daughter Keri Bonk-Dolynchuk (Jason) of Edmonton, Alberta and her son Chad (Paula) Bonk of Sherwood Park, Alberta; her sister Bonnie Boe of 100 Mile House; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Peggy was predeceased by her parents Carl Rodenbush and Lula Rodenbush of Oxbow, Saskatchewan; stepfather Jack Hamm of Regina, Saskatchewan; and sister Donna Mohagen of Carnduff, Saskatchewan.Memorial Celebration Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Mill Creek Christian Assembly, 8928 -83 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Another service will follow on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 3:30 pm at Wolf Creek Circle Square Ranch, Wolseley, Saskatchewan. Memorial donations may be made to Debt of Love Ministries, 419 High Park Blvd,High River, AB. T1V 2C4. To send condolences or to share a memory, tribute or photo please visit www.serenity.ca or www.facebook.com/normbonk

Contact Tyler for details 204.571.0187 theuchert@renaissancetrans.ca GM DEALER REQUIRES 3rd/4th/Journeyman Techs. GM/Diesel experience an asset. Competitive wages, full benefits. Email resume to: donheeg2003@yahoo.ca or fax to 780-645-3564. Attention: Don. No phone calls please. Smyl Motors, St. Paul, Alberta.

HOME BUILDING CENTRE, Red Deer Seeking experienced salespeople (contractor desk); also Project Estimator. Building supplies knowledge a must. Wage commensurate with experience. Email resume: rob@executivehbc.com. 1-403-343-6422.

Reporter / Photographer required. Willing to train on the job, must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle. Full-time or parttime, wages commensurate with experience and education. Gas allowance, group benefits and company pension plan.Send resume to Weyburn Review, Box 400, Weyburn, Sk S4H 2K4, email: dward@weyburnreview.com or fax 306-842-0282.

Sales rep required to sell advertising and special promotions, up to 40 hours per week. Send resume to D. Ward Box 400, Weyburn, Sk S4H 2K4 or email dward@weyburnreview.com.

Remember Your Loved Ones with a Memorial Tribute in The Mercury

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Estevan Mercury

60 and Over Club notes Correspondent: Shirley Graham

ing

Married life is frustrat-

The first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neigh-

bors listen. Mark your calendar Folks for our upcoming events. The monthly meeting will be held on May 1 at 12.30 p.m. The cribbage tournament is on May 8. Please put your name on the list, we are expecting a big turnout. And don’t forget the Jam Session on May 11. Winners of Bridge

Tournament were: 1st Jim Brown & Lucie Nickel, Weyburn 2nd Millie Wimegoers & Isabelle Butters, Weyburn 3rd Annie Easton & Marg McCarthy, Carlyle Winners of Cribbage were: 1st Frieda Krupka 2nd Edmund Schell 3rd Nick Morsky An elderly gentlemen

walked into a drug store and asked for some cough syrup. The newly hired clerk couldn’t find it so he gave the man a laxative. Later on, the boss came in and said to the clerk “Why is this man leaning up against the wall?” The clerk explained. The boss said “You can’t do that!” “Oh yes I can, look at him, He’s afraid to cough!!” Happy Mother’s Day

CHARGED CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES

Businesses/Private Parties placing Classied Advertising (Want Ads) in either The Estevan Mercury or the Southeast Trader Express and requesting these ads to be BILLED TO AN ACCOUNT WILL BE CHARGED THE FOLLOWING RATE: $11.95 for the First 20 Words + 25¢ for Each Additional Word ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO 5% GST Please remember … Each Abbreviation Counts as One Word (You don’t save money by abbreviating, you just make your ad more difcult to read) Web Sites (i.e. www.world.ca) count as three words

Your Guide to Area Estevan Gospel Chapel

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

“Equipping God’s people to think biblically, to live godly, and to serve effectively – influencing our world for Christ”

Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@accesscomm.ca

1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761

Pastor: Josh Permann Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m. Weekly: Prayer Meeting

www.estevangospelchapel.ca An Associated Gospel Church

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

St. Giles

Anglican Church Parish of Estevan 317-12th Avenue

Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 10:00 am September - May Children’s Sunday School: 10:00 am The Rev. Mark Osborne ALL ARE WELCOME! Church Office: 306-634-4113 www.estevananglican.com

Faith Lutheran Church Nicholson Centre, Estevan

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Pastors: Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773 Cell: 306-471-8130 Brad McKenzie- Youth Leader

LC-C

Sunday Worship

9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion Sunday School A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

REAL LIFE LIFE REAL REALPEOPLE PEOPLE REAL REALGOD GOD

100 Kin g St ree t Est evan , Sa sk (306) 63 4 -81 33 www.livinghope-ca.org

NOW 22 Sunday Sunday services services to NOW to choose choose from from * 9:00 am and 11:00 am * With coffee 9:00 am and 11:00 am With coffee in in between between LIVE RUSSIAN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION LIVE TRANSLATION during the 11:00 am service during the 11:00 am service

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

Where We Get Grace, Get God, Get Going!

Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611

SUNDAY WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL - 11 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

MINISTER: REV. BRENNA NICKEL Email: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m. Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller ALL ARE WELCOME email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre

His Glory Bible Church

2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan

306-634-9191

1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

Tim Pippus

Office: 306-634-3116 Sunday Services:

Bible Class - 10:00 a.m. – Worship - 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - 7 p.m. Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.

Free Clothing Outlet

First & Third Thursday of Each Month - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan Youth Program Wed. 6:30- 8:00 pm

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Program

Church of God

Pursuing God Building Relationships Impacting Lives

1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 www.estevancog.com Estevan Church of God 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.

7:30 p.m. Fridays theGROVE Youth Ministries

Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministries and events.

Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C.

Come and Worship With Us

Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday Worship 10:30am

Nursery and Children’s Ministries available Sunday School at 9:30am Friday Night Youth 7:30pm (Gr. 7-12) Children’s Clubs - Wednesdays: 7:00-8:00pm

140 King Street (accross from Staples) www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance 306 634 2601

(Light of Life Ministries International) Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: St. Joseph Bookstore 1033 4th Street, Estevan S4A 0W4 (opposite court house) When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

Visit us on the Web: www.estevanmercury.ca

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Legal ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE Barrister & Solicitor

Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net

Branch offices at: Arcola Redvers Carnduff Arcola Agencies Carlsen Bldg. Carnduff Agencies Bldg. Wednesday A.M. Wednesday P.M. Thursday P.M. Phone: 306-455-2277 Phone: 306-452-3377 Phone: 306-482-4077

TroberT Law Firm

James F. Trobert B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor

Estevan Wicklow Centre 305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6

Ph: 306-634-2616 Fax: 306-634-9881

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Roofing/Eavestrough

Real Estate

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B.

• Standing Seam Metal Roofing • Designer Series Metal Roofing • Seamless Metal Siding • Flush Wall Metal Panels

• Vinyl Siding • Soffit & Fascia • 5” & 6” Continuous Eaves • Custom Bent Cladding

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Serving Estevan and Area for over 35 years

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24-Hour Abuse/Sexual Assault Support Line

1-800-214-7083 Our dedicated volunteers have been supporting Southeastern Saskatchewan for 20 years!

 A listening ear by trained volunteers who are educated with the most up to date information on abuse and sexual assault.  A confidential place to reach out for support and caller identification is never used.

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FOR RENT

• WHEELED & TRACK SKID STEERS • MINI TRACK HOES • PORTA POTTIES • MINI SKID STEER • FLAT DECK TRAILERS FRESH WATER AVAILABLE FOR FRAC WATER, DRILLING RIG, ETC. • 5500LB TELEHANDLER Water hole location 35-1-8 W2 • DOOSAN LOADER • CAR HAuLER TRAILER Ken Mehler Sales & Rentals 306-421-9576 Estevan, SK – 306-634-9955

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Randy Franke 306-421-2244

Life Coach

Roxanne Stevenson

Sales Representative

roxanne.stevenson@century21.ca

Financial Planning Insurance & Investments Services

& Home Improvement Contractor

Plumbing

Sales Representative

Support Line

Y B Wet Roofing Ltd.

Shawn Wells

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Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative

FINANCIAL

403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial

Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.

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Estevan Mercury

Starting at $13.50/hour Apply in person with resume at the

Weyburn Travelodge office Email: travelodge@Kosmos.ca or Ph: 306-842-1411 Fax: 306-842-1719

NOW HIRING

Permanent Full-Time

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER Further information on the position visit our website at www.cornerstonesd.ca

DaPaJo Construction Brooks, Ab. Accepting Applications For:

SHOP WELDERS

CWC IS LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE CREW FOR STEADY WORK

Competitive Compensation & Benefits Phone: 403-362-7570 Send Resumes to: Fax: 403-362-2862 Email: dave.z@dapajo.com

Rig Manager ~ Driller ~ Derrickhand ~ Floorhands EXPERIENCE Rig Manager must have a minimum of 5 years experience

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H2S Alive Standard First Aid Valid Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License with Airbrakes High School Education

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Employment Earn Extra Summer Money! The Estevan Mercury & Southeast Trader Express are looking for sub carriers for July and August. Two routes in Pleasantdale area. One 75 paper route and one 150 paper route. We deliver the papers to your door for delivery to your customers. If interested please call Gayle at the Mercury (306) 634-2654

EXPRESS SOUTHEAST TRADER

Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division # 140

Bylaw EnforcEmEnt officErs rEquirEd for EstEvan arEa

Summer Student

• Full-time/part-time positions available • Law Enforcement experience preferred •Training required

Applications are being accepted for the following position:

For full details on this position go to: www.holyfamilyrcssd.ca Applications are due by Friday May 16, 2014

Apply to: lmang@commissionaires.sk.ca or Commissionaires South Saskatchewan 122 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4R 2N2

101 Supreme St. (Shand access road)

Now hiring:

SERVICE RIG PERSONNEL Class 1A & 3A Preferred Above Industry Wages Benefits Packages Opportunity for Advancement Please email or fax resume to:

Email: sleibel@suncountrywellservicing.ca Fax 306 634 1200 • Cell 306 421 3418

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Experienced Directional Drillers and MWD Field Operators. Location: Saskatchewan & Manitoba

Training positions also available.

To submit a resume please forward to

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HYDROVACOPERATORS OPERATORS HYDROVAC ANDSWAMPERS SWAMPERS AND • Offering excellent wages • Offering excellent wages

• Offering excellent wagesavailable •• Excellent benefit package Excellent benefit package available • Excellent benefit package available •• Willing to to train if necessary Willing train if necessary • Willing to train ifasset necessary Safety tickets asset •• Safety tickets an an • Safety tickets an asset • Operators must possess class 3A1Adriver’s • Operators must possess class 3A or • Operators must possess class 3A driver’s license driver’s license license Living with accommodation available •• Working new equipment • Living accommodation available • On-Site living accommodations available For more information call: For moreat:information call:or Trevor 306-483-7777 Trevor at: 306-483-7777 Kim at: 306-483-7722 or Kim at: resume 306-483-7722 Email to: Email resume to: extremeexcavating@hotmail.com extremeexcavating@hotmail.com or fax to: 306-483-2082 or fax to: 306-483-2082

SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS

is currently accepting applications for

PREFABRICATED HOUSING ASSEMBLERS • Required Immediately • Permanent Full Time • 30 Available Positions • Starting at $14.70 per hour plus benefits Duties include: • Assembling and installing modular components Send, fax, e-mail or drop off resume to: Box 845 #200 Hwy. 18 West, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 Fax: 306-634-7597 E-mail: jobs.shelter@gmail.com

is hiring for the following positions:

• Chemical Delivery Driver In the Estevan/Stoughton area

• Pressure Batch Truck Driver In the Estevan/Stoughton area

Send resume - Attn Kris Carley: Fax: 306.482.5213 or Email: kriscarley@candnoilfield.com

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Estevan Mercury

Your Locally Owned, Nationally priced Brick Store is hosting its

7th ANNUAL INDOOR TENT SALE

On Now!

Thousands of dollars in: • As is • Discontinued • Scratch & Dent • Overstocked Item • Returned Custom Orders

in the mall for your immediate possession price reduced from

OFF ITS STICKER

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EXCLUSIVE OFFER An Amazing

GENUINE LEATHER SOFAS

% OFF

when you buy the matching chair OR loveseat

PLUS the launch of the exclusive Sealy Crown Jewel proback mattress featuring 963 coil count $809 plus tax

ON ESTEVAN’S BIGGEST SAMSUNG LINEUP

all Samsung major appliances OFF

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