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If you weren’t there, you were missing out on a lot of fun.

That was the consensus of opinion flying around the Boundary Dam reservoir beach Saturday afternoon during the second annual Beach Bash.

The event, sponsored by the Woodlawn Regional Park Authority and the Estevan Chamber of Commerce (tourism), was a hit right from the noon hour opening bell.

The newly built dual beach volleyball courts were kept busy all day and even into the evening as the lights came on.

At one point, a count of watercraft in and around the action centre came up with 80 while the head count of beach fans exceeded 1,000,

even as more people spilled into the venue as night fell and a fireworks display lit the skies.

A wakeboarding demonstration by local champion Taylor Johnson as the sun slid slowly down into the western skies, kept the beach people enthralled as did the early evening lighting of dozens of Chinese lanterns that lifted upward toward a full moon in a clear sky.

The hot and muggy weather throughout the day was perfect for those who sought out the refreshing waters of the lake.

Those who found their way to the beer garden, and the nearby picnic area were treated to a variety of musical entertainment that included the Third Town

Band, Spencer Vaughn Lafrentz, Jen Lane and Smokekiller, Tequila Mockingbird and Third Degree Birnz. That music went on until early Sunday morning.

The beer gardens also played host to over 150 people who gathered around a big screen television to watch the Roughriders versus Alouettes CFL contest in the mid afternoon.

Youngsters were invited to dig up treasures buried in the sand in a certain area of the beach during the day while others swung out over the water on a tree rope, floated in small inflatable dinghies or engaged in chicken fights in the water.

Organizers of the event were all smiles as the lineup grew at the two concession Over ⇢ A2

Sadie Rabiej took a rope swing ride out over and into the water at Boundary Dam during the Beach Bash on Saturday.

City finished 2012 with surplus Despite facing a number of challenges, the City of Estevan managed to finish the 2012 financial year with a surplus.

The audited financial statement for the past year was presented at the Aug. 14 regular meeting of council by Byron Mack of MNP. The City finished the year with a surplus of $1.035 million, which was a vast improvement over 2011 when they posted a deficit of $848,815.

While the surplus is obviously welcome news, the City still has many financial hurdles

facing it.

The report indicated that as of Dec. 31, 2012, the City had a bank indebtedness of $11.37 million. It was also carrying a long-term debt of $23.77 million.

“The big number on the financial statement is definitely that bank indebtedness,” Mack said.

“The line of credit or overdraft as you like to call it increased significantly in (2012) going from a position of $3.2 million as a liability, to $11.37 million as of year end.

“You go through the numbers and this is the number that changes the most within the net financial position within the City. The operating fund was used to operate and fund a lot of the capital additions within the City.”

Mack added that in 2012 $15.5 million was spent on tangible capital assets, with $11.8 million of that total going to infrastructure. The other large expenditure was the T-Rex fire truck that was purchased for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. Financial ⇢ A2

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Glen Stomp of Griffin was just one of several volunteers who worked hard at getting old farm machinery oiled and fueled up for some demonstrations and parades as part of the Midale Pioneer Echoes celebration on the weekend. Here he applies some good old cranking power to fire up an old tractor.

Over 1,000 people take in event ⇠ A1 stands, remembering that even though last year ’s inaugural Beach Bash was dampened by a constant drizzle of rain, the spirits had remained high. That event didn’t attract anything similar to Saturday’s crowd due to the persistent rain and cooler conditions.

“The official admission count was 1,036, but that doesn’t include those who arrived by boat or any of the volunteers,” said Rebecca Howie, events manager for the Estevan Chamber of Commerce.

She figured the physical body count would be in excess of 1,500 at the peak of activities.

“Clean up on Sunday took most of the day, five volunteers and five park staffers,” she added.

There were no major glitches in terms of crowd control or behaviour as the music and fun rolled into early Sunday.

“There was great interaction with the bands. The one concession area was overworked and had a long lineup all day and night, but concession operators from

all over the region were invited to set up on Saturday and I guess they chose not to, so it is what it is. I expect the two who were there were pretty happy.

They were very busy all day,” Howie said.

This year, the weather was co-operative and the community response was hugely encouraging, leaving the Woodlawn Regional Park Authority and local C of C members and administrations, including Howie with encouraging thoughts.

There had been some speculation surrounding

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the rehabilitation and expansion of the Woodlawn Park system to include the Boundary Dam site, as to whether it would be well-received or needed.

That speculation ended on Saturday.

“Oh ya, there will be Beach Bash 3,” she said with a laugh.

The planners for the third annual event will know what to expect now and will plan accordingly, which means additional parking.

“We had set out space for 400 vehicles and ended

up having to send quite a few into an overflow area,” Howie said.

The fireworks display under the direction of Paul Carroll was an evening highlight and he was given full credit for providing a great light show that was within budget and quite spectacular as the fireworks were launched from the lake.

“I don’t have the financial results, that was Nathan’s (Puffalt, Woodlawn Regional Park supervisor) area, but I know we more than covered costs

Financial changes continue ⇠ A1 “Aside from the fire truck which was purchased by way of a capital lease, everything else was self-funded by the City. Everything else was funded by the bank

indebtedness and the general operations of the City.

That really drives how the overdraft goes from $3.2 million to $11.37 at the year end.”

Mack noted that prac-

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and we’ve learned what to expect next year if the weather is good. Nathan and I were in awe of the evening events and the reactions from the people.

It was a great day.”

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tice was scrapped by the City after MNP made a number of recommendations following a separate audit the accounting firm conducted earlier this year.

“The projects now are accounted for through different funds so you can properly track long term projects funded through long term financing and shorter term projects through the general operating account.”

Overall, the City finished the year with total revenues of $28.40 million, which was up by almost $3 million from 2011. Expenses saw a similar rise, going from $26.28 million in 2011 to $28.19 million.

Mack said the bulk of the revenue increase came from events at Spectra Place, although he noted that expenses at the facility were around the same level.

“It isn’t run for a tremendous profit,” Mack said.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said due in large part to the recommendations made by MNP, he feels the City has taken a number of positive steps forward that will benefit Estevan in the long run.

“We needed those initial steps to help us turn the corner and now, along with those steps and continued diligence with our new City treasurer working closely with MNP, we have complete confidence that we will get our financial house in order,” Ludwig said.

“We understand and we are aware of the fact that we have serious debt.

Is it unmanageable? It is not. We are working very hard and we have every confidence we will get our debt level down to a more respectable level, and within a manageable time I believe we should be sitting fairly well financially.”

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Travellers denied entry into Canada after CBSA checks

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) processed over 43,000 travellers at their two major border ports in southeast Saskatchewan in July.

CBSA officials noted there were a number of incidents that required more than cursory attention by border inspection agents during that period of time, including a July 1 impaired driver who failed an alcohol screen breathalyzer test. He was arrested by CBSA agents and turned over to the RCMP. A 39-year-old man was refused entry into Canada on July 5 due to a criminal record. The traveller had told border officials he had no criminal history so the false declaration meant he wasn’t able to enter the country. The man originally denied the two impaired driving convictions attributed to him, but later admitted to the offences.

A 47-year-old commercial driver was refused entry into Canada on July 7 after his three driving under the influence of alcohol charges were uncovered. The driver was unable to continue his scheduled trip to Edmonton and it was noted that as well as the three DUI convictions, he also had three convictions for assault and one sexual assault charge and conviction.

Another man, a 40-year-old, was denied entry on July 15 when it was discovered he had been convicted of assault as well as impaired driving. The man, who had been on his way to Alaska, was sent back to the United States.

A 28-year-old commercial driver from Michigan was refused entry on July 17 due to a recent conviction for possession of cocaine. The man had been attempting to get to Estevan but was returned to the U.S. instead.

A 22-year-old man travelling to Alberta for work informed CBSA agents he would be staying in Canada for six months. The man had no letter of employment and no work permit and admitted he had worked previously in Canada without authorization. He informed officers he wanted to live in Canada permanently and would be staying with friends, but he was issued a removal order and barred from returning to Canada for one year. Later that night the same man appeared at the port of Coutts, Alberta and informed agents there he was coming into Canada just to visit friends for a month. He was again returned to the U.S. and was counseled to not attempt to enter until he was eligible to do so.

On July 20, CBSA officers seized an undeclared .40 calibre handgun at the North Portal Port. They also seized a

loaded magazine and 30 rounds of ammunition from a South Carolina man traveling to Alaska. The man maintained the moving company was to blame for the error, but CBSA officers found the items packed in his personal vehicle in a safe on top of luggage. The firearm and ammunition were seized, he was issued a $1,000 penalty and was subsequently allowed to enter Canada.

On July 22, CBSA officials refused entry to a 35-yearold commercial driver from Wisconsin who had an outstanding charge for a hit-and-run incident. The man insisted the case had been dismissed but court records indicated the matter was still an ongoing item in the justice system.

On July 24, CBSA officers made a significant seizure of suspected child pornography when a 45-year-old Minnesota man was entering Canada to deliver goods. During a secondary examination, officers uncovered numerous photos of suspected child pornography on the man’s mobile tablet and located more images on his cellphone. He was arrested and turned over to the RCMP’s Integrated Child Exploitation Unit.

On July 30, CBSA officers issued a removal order against a man who misled officers about his intention in Canada. He told officers he was travelling to Alberta and would eventually seek employment, but through further investigation, officers found he had already received an employment offer, and the employer was in the process of obtaining a Labour Market Opinion.

The man stated he would be sharing an apartment with two friends, but officers found out the friends were actually his landlords and that he had placed an online ad looking for roommates to share living expenses. Officers also found messages between the man and a female Canadian friend that stated she would marry him so he could obtain status in Canada.

He was barred from attempting to enter Canada for one year.

Things were no less busy at the Estevan Highway Port in July, with a 39-year-old man being refused entry on July 13 due to a conviction involving conspiracy associated with a theft of $35,000 from his former employer. The man was spoken to about the procedures that he needed to follow to apply for re-entry and was returned to the U.S. On July 14, a 23-year-old woman informed officers she was moving to Canada and would be living with her Canadian boyfriend and would eventually find work. She

admitted she was not aware of requirements she had to meet to enable her to live and work in Canada and since she had no money and no ties to the U.S., she was refused entry and advised on the steps she needed to take to gain entry.

On July 18, a 57-year-old Utah man arrived at the Estevan Highway port with the intentions of driving to Estevan for the afternoon. He was refused entry when background checks revealed he had two reckless driving convictions and one other conviction for assaulting a police officer.

At the Torquay Port on July 10, a 36-year-old man working in North Dakota told a CBSA officer he was coming to Estevan for the day after he had just obtained a passport. He was refused entry though when it was discovered he had convictions for destruction of property and vandalism.

At the Oungre border crossing, a 61-year-old commercial driver from Washington was refused entry when it was discovered he had previous convictions for sexual assault, sexual abuse, theft and possession of marijuana.

Later that same day a 66-year-old South Dakota man in transit to Alaska was denied entry when it was revealed he had been convicted of killing an animal.

On July 18 at the port of Oungre, a 60-year-old Montana man was refused entry after a background check revealed he had been convicted on five counts of human smuggling from Mexico into the U.S. as well as convictions for assault, driving while impaired and a variety of other convictions.

At the Northgate border point, a Saskatchewan couple who declared $1,540 as the price they paid to purchase three purebred pit-bull puppies that had been shipped from Georgia to North Dakota and subsequently into Saskatchewan, were called into question. They were prevented from bringing the puppies into Saskatchewan when the CBSA officer challenged the bill of sale that did not appear to be legitimate and the declared value did not appear consistent for other values placed on purebred puppies. After further questioning the female traveller admitted that the purchase price had been $2,850. That led to an $800 penalty for providing a false bill of sale. A truthful declaration would have resulted in a $285 payment.

CBSA reminds Canadian travellers returning home after visiting the U.S. that they can keep track of wait times at major ports, including North Portal by visiting http://www. cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/menu-eng.html or by subscribing to Border Wait Times on Twitter.

Border traffic numbers Nominations open for volunteer down at North Portal medals in Saskatchewan Once again, July was a very busy month for Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) personnel at the two major crossings in Saskatchewan.

In spite of a decrease in the volume of traffic in July of this year compared with July of 2012, the processing of travellers continued to be challenging.

While the count was down at the North Portal Port, the busiest in Saskatchewan, the traffic at the Estevan Highway Port increased compared with last year’s figures, said CBSA officials.

In July of this year, 36,078 travellers entered Canada at North Portal compared with 38,221 in July of 2012.

Similarly, the number of regular vehicles that passed through the North Portal gate in July was down slightly from 11,238 in 2012 to 11,121 this year.

Commercial truck count was also down from 11,171 last year in July to 10,377 this year.

The figures support a recent trend that has seen a decrease in traffic at North Portal for the past few months.

But on the contrary, the Estevan Highway Port of entry experienced an increase in the number of travellers processed in July this year compared with 2012. This year there were 6,743 travellers processed at this port compared with 6,201 last year. There were a total of 3,746 vehicles passing through to Canada at the Estevan Highway Port plus 227 commercial trucks. Last year there had been 3,330 regular vehicles and 227 trucks.

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Any Canadian citizen who is a current or former long-term resident of Saskatchewan is eligible for nomination. Nominations are not accepted for sitting members of Parliament, the Legislature or judiciary. Groups or organizations cannot be nominated and posthumous nominations are not accepted.

The Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal is silver, circular in form and suspended by a V-shaped clasp from a ribbon of green and gold, the provincial colours. It bears the Saskatchewan shield of arms with the Crown and the motto Nos ipsos dedimus (We Gave of Ourselves).

Recipients also receive a circular silver lapel pin displaying the Saskatchewan shield of arms superimposed on a “V,” a certificate and are entitled to use the post-nominal letters S.V.M. Recipient names are also inscribed on a board adjacent to the Athabasca Gallery on the main floor of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.

The medal is presented by the Lieutenant Governor during an annual ceremony.

Since its inception in 1995, 156 people have received the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal.

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Warm Welcome to return this winter After a successful debut this past winter, the Warm Welcome program will be returning again in the fall.

Lieutenant Brian Bobolo of the Estevan Salvation Army was before city council last Wednesday to speak about the shelter’s first few months of operation and their plans for the future. Bobolo also asked council to continue allowing shelter guests free access to the showers at the Estevan Leisure Centre, a request that was carried unanimously.

Bobolo said the seeds that grew into the Warm Welcome were planted around this time last year

by Pastor Brenna Nickel and many of the congregants at St. Paul’s United Church where the shelter is located. He said they had come across a number of people who were struggling to find shelter throughout the year and wanted to help

those in need.

“They wanted to assist the community in a direct manner as Warm Welcome does,” he said, “through providing the provision of direct services to people who

“The city should not be embarrassed to declare to the world we have a shelter like Warm Welcome. We can hold our heads up high and say we go the extra mile. Yes, we have issues, but we take care of our own.”

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require emergency shelter as well as generating a spirit of volunteerism in the community and Warm Welcome accomplishes both of these things.”

Bobolo said it was

Warm weather heightens West Nile concerns A week of warm weather has drastically changed the outlook for the West Nile virus in Saskatchewan.

According to the weekly report from the provincial government, the increase in temperatures has led to an increase in the mosquito population and risk of obtaining WNV. The report noted that the cooler weather experienced over the last few weeks did limit Culex tarsalis activity and lowered West Nile virus transmission and risk for southern Saskatchewan.

However, this has given way to much warmer conditions and this will result in increased mosquito biting activity and virus transmission over the next week. Although Culex tarsalis is susceptible to any kind of environmental disturbance, such as cool evenings or thunderstorms, if there are several consecutive nights of stable, warm weather there will be increased activity of this mosquito, particularly on warm, humid nights.

“Therefore, there is still a risk of human infections as long as we see Culex tarsalis coming to our traps and the weather stays

Nickel and the group from St. Paul’s who approached him and the Salvation Army about getting involved with the shelter, a partnership which he called a “no brainer.” As word of the potential

warm.” the report said.

The report encouraged people to get out and enjoy the beautiful evening weather but also to use personal protective measures, particularly as dusk approaches. The public should cover up and use repellents when their activities take them into areas where mosquitoes are present — whether one is working outdoors, hiking, camping, farming or gardening in the back yard. It should be noted as well that Culex tarsalis is difficult to see and bites will often go unnoticed.

The traps have shown the difference that the weather can make as the results for week 32 (Aug. 4 - 10) show the numbers of Culex tarsalis have rebounded and peaked in southern and central areas.

Preliminary trap results for week 33 (Aug. 11 – 17) show that numbers are beginning to decline, but remain at relatively high levels in a few communities, including Estevan.

The communities with the highest average numbers for week 32 include: Estevan (140.2/night), Assiniboia (21.8/night), Swift Current (15.5/night), and Maple Creek (15.0/ night).

program began to spread, Bobolo said other community groups such as the United Way and Estevan Ministerial Association and businesses including Tim Hortons and the Days Inn threw their support behind the program.

Bobolo said all involved were very happy with how things went over the winter.

“There is a spirit of community that developed at the shelter throughout the winter and this is very important to people who have issues with finding secure

shelter, especially in smaller centres like Estevan.

“A lot of times they feel marginalized, they feel like they are treated like misfits.

A lot of times smaller centres can’t understand why there is a need for an emergency shelter like that and they have a hard time finding acceptance and we really provide that at the Warm Welcome Shelter.”

The shelter was open for 75 nights over the winter and had 210 admissions, the bulk of which were men.

Bobolo said, thanks to word of mouth, they expect to house five to six people per night.

After being open for just four nights a week over the winter, Bobolo said they plan to be open every night, which he feels will benefit the community in a number of ways.

“I think Warm Welcome aids the ongoing labour shortage that we are experiencing in the city of Estevan. We help individuals stay a little bit longer, rather than come in, realize there is no housing and do an about face (and leave).

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In his closing remarks, Bobolo said that contrary to the stigma that comes with a shelter, he feels the presence of Warm Welcome in Estevan is a sign of success, proving that the people of the city look out for each other.

“The city should not be embarrassed to declare to the world we have a shelter like Warm Welcome. This is a symbol of great community success. An entire community has come together to provide this service. We can hold our heads up high and say we go the extra mile.

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What’s really fair?

On the surface it appears as if Regina’s great waste water treatment plant debate bears no relevance to anything that is going on in the rest of the province.

Anybody who has given even a casual nod to news in the past six months realizes that the debate in Regina is focused on two camps. The argument being waged pits the private versus public teams against each other.

It has become very clear that even though a referendum has been called to allow citizens to vote on whether Regina should pursue a P3 contractor or build the waste water plant using public funding and operations, their council prefers the P3 model.

The arguments for both sides are genuine and both teams are making excellent points to defend their stances. What it boils down to, it seems, is the fact that $58 million in federal funding will only be made available to the Regina project if they use the P3 model. The feds check in with money if the project ends up in the hands of a private contractor to build, maintain and operate with the understanding that the City of Regina still owns the facility and overall direction. For some reason, if Regina’s citizens determine the project should be built using the traditional model, the federal government won’t be writing any cheques.

We don’t know why that is, but it is a compelling feature that definitely favours the P3 model.

Where Estevan, and for that matter, all other Saskatchewan cities, come into play on this subject is the fact that if the federal government is going to play fast and loose with our taxpayer funds, what might we expect with our next major infrastructure idea?

Estevan is just putting the finishing touches to our own major expansion of water storage and treatment facilities and we don’t think we were graced with any federal funding assistance, no matter what process we used.

Let us keep in mind that $58 million injected into the Queen City is $58 million that won’t be going anywhere else in the province as part of any equalization payment or infrastructure formula.

So in an indirect way, you might say we are contributing to the Regina waste water treatment project, whether we agree with it or not. At least we’ll be contributing to it if they vote to pursue the P3 model in September.

If Regina gets those federal funds, it means we don’t.

Now Regina’s project is a worthy one, no doubt about it. It is needed.

But we believe it is still a Regina project, not a provincial or federal project.

We can see where federal money can be legitimately used and defended when it comes to building roads, bridges, airports, health facilities and yep, even event centres and power plants with clean coal technology that serve a wide range of populations.

But waste water treatment plants for individual cities using tilted playing fields?

Is there a different set of rules for larger cities versus smaller cities when it comes to questions of unequal treatment?

What kind of precedent is being set?

We have to question the dictating of the process that has to be followed to gain federal funds, but then, only after shading the rules to allow it to happen.

We’re not sure either of these pass the smell test. But if this is a precedent being set here… let’s hold our collective noses and get in line.

Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

No need for potash panic Living in the topsy-turvy world of commodity prices where markets for grains, oilseeds, pulse crops, oil and potash are always uncertain, rural people know better than to panic over a bit of bad news.

Others now in full-scale panic over the admittedly bad news in the potash sector might be well-advised to follow suit.

The relative ongoing strength and success of the overall Saskatchewan economy and government finances may mean that we will weather the bad potash news better than we think.

For those of you who missed it — or perhaps missed the significance of it at the time — a move by a potash producer half a world away will supposedly hammer us hard here in Saskatchewan.

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A market to get into Several years ago I attended a public meeting in my hometown.

As is typical in most communities, public meeting meant the usual 22 people showed up.

The topic was where they could put the local farmers’ market. They had lost their traditional neutral Saturday location.

Eric, the local Co-op food store manager, raised a few eyebrows when he appeared to make an impassioned plea to have the market set up in his store’s parking lot.

“But why would you want that Eric? They have the fresh food, maybe better than yours?

Why set yourself up for that?” one skeptic asked.

“So they get their strawberries at the market, not from me.

But maybe they’ll come to my store to get the whipped cream and then they might remember they need milk and soft drinks.

They’ll maybe buy bread or buns at the market, but I can sell them the butter and the market will sell them the honey, but I’ll sell them the peanut butter. I want the market in my parking lot,” he said. Of course after 30 years, I’m paraphrasing here. But you get the gist. Eric knew how to market, and he recognized opportunity when it slapped him in the face.

Now the Canadian Manufacturing and the Food In Canada Magazine article I read recently informs me that in British Columbia, the farmers’ markets are gaining in stature and clout. They are a $170 million business there

Norm Park All Things Considered and a recent survey that included 9,819 respondents in 33 province wide centres, showed that market growth was 147 per cent in six years. The number of big farmers has gone down in those six years but the number of small farmers, different farmers, who are protecting the land base, are increasing.

The average farmers’ market buyer has increased their average market day purchases from $23.41 per visit to $28.81 over the six years.

What is really interesting though, is that there is an 80 per cent loyalty retention rate for the outdoor markets. OK, some of them are indoors or under a roof.

But this is where Eric’s argument is proven out: The survey indicated that 55 per cent of the farmers’ market customers intended to shop and buy something else in a neighbouring shop that same day.

So Eric was right.

Was the survey legitimate?

Well, the people who did the fact checking seemed to think so.

They visited all the neighbouring businesses and 80 per cent of them reported increases in sales on market days.

Taking it even further, 80 per cent of the shoppers said the farmers’ market was their primary reason for being in that particular area of the city that day, so one side

that markets its product collectively to keep the prices higher.

Of course, we’re all taught that such free-market competition is a good thing and it is … if you are a buyer rather than a seller.

As a potash producing economy, anything potentially lowering the price can hit us hard. Consider the 2009 provincial budget when a predicted $2 billion in potash revenue for the province disappeared because Saskatchewan Party government officials bought into the potash industry’s overly rosy forecasts for sales and prices.

And as the biggest producer of potash — 20 per cent of the world’s supply, exceeding PotashCorp’s contribution — anything Uralkali does is a big deal in the industry.

By deciding to go it alone, it is expected that Uralkali will undercut potash prices. This could have a big impact on Saskatchewan government revenue.

Analysts suggest that potash prices could fall by 25 per cent to around $300 a ton compared with current prices of $400 a ton.

One analyst from BMO Capital Markets went so far as to call it “the end of the potash world as we know it” while the Royal Bank of Canada said the Saskatchewan economy would now be growing half as quickly as predicted.

In turn, the Royal Bank predicted this may reduce Saskatchewan’s GDP growth by a full percentage point, with further impacts down the road because of stalled potash mine construction.

Premier Brad Wall and his Sask. Party government responded by saying it was too early to tell — exactly what

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of facts bears out the premise made on the other side of the issue.

Businesses can feed off one another. I believe that’s marketing 101, but there are some business people out there who still don’t buy into that fact and I don’t know why.

Vehicle dealership owners will confirm the theory. Get a whole bunch of them rounded up in one city or square and watch the sparks of competition fly and count the increasing influx of potential buyers. Word gets out that this is the place to get the best buy, best vehicles and you’re purchasing from the best guys and girls in the business because they’re sharper than a Bay Street trader moving Nortel shares. They’re not desperate, they just know stuff about opportunity.

So is this my pitch for farmers’ markets?

I suppose so. I confess, I’m a fairly regular attendee at the local market for a variety of reasons. If the weather is good, I can loiter and that’s something I can’t seem to be able to do anywhere else.

There is no pressure, no hard hawking big blowers hauling me into their carnival tent … just regular folks offering their best products.

You meet good people and even if it’s wet, windy or yes, snowing … you’ll still see good spirits and have a few laughs if you need them. For me, I accept it as a brief social outing, even if I’m not buying.

I view it as a kind of good habit to get into.

one might expect from a government because it is its job to downplay negative news and present an optimistic view for voters and potential investors in the province.

But if initial indicators mean anything, Wall and his government appear to be right.

The latest job statistics for July show 590,000 working people — an increase of 16,100 from a year earlier.

Of course, this means little in relation to the Uralkali decision that just happened. But considering where the jobs are being created, it does show that Saskatchewan is more than just potash.

Of more interest, however, is the news emerging from the Saskatchewan government that the surplus budget is still largely intact.

Despite a projected decline in forecasted potash revenues of $21.3 million, overall revenues for the 2013-14 budget are actually increasing by $11.3 million because of stronger oil prices.

Alas, our surplus is now expected to be smaller because of $43.6 million in extra spending, mainly for flooding assistance that the government didn’t adequately budget.

And things could potentially be worse on the potash front because the government predicted in its March budget a $122.5 million increase in potash revenue over the 201213 budget. It still may be overestimating its potash revenue.

But what it does seem to show is the Saskatchewan economy is diversified and somewhat resilient.

In the unpredictable world of commodity pricing, it may be a little early to panic over potash.

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Letters to the Editor

SSBA looks forward to new direction The Editor: After discussions earlier this month with Minister of Education Russ Marchuk and newly-appointed Deputy Minister of Education Dan Florizone, the Saskatchewan School Boards Association is encouraged and excited to begin working with our partners in education and government to shape a new direction in education for the benefit of all Saskatchewan students.

The government of Saskatchewan, school board members, school division administrators, teachers, students and their families all share a common and overarching goal — improved student achievement and success rates in our province. However, of late, the education plan and agenda for this province has been largely “Ministry-driven” and that approach has not resulted in the outcomes we all desire. Research supports and experience proves that the best educational decisions are those made closest to home, by those who best know and understand their communities. Saskatchewan is a large and diverse province — from the North, to sparsely populated rural school divisions, to large urban systems experiencing tremendous growth — each faces important and unique challenges.

These challenges have not and cannot be overcome with a centralized, “top down” approach. Instead, all education partners — from locally-elected school board leaders

to the teachers and other staff in the classrooms of this province — must be engaged in developing and implementing a shared plan for success that produces positive results for children and youth.

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association has received the commitment of the Deputy Minister to immediately begin developing an “education-sector” plan for publiclyfunded Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 12 education in this province. The plan will be created by all education partners in Saskatchewan — the Ministry of Education, elected school board members, administrators and teachers in consultation with students, families and local communities. It is hoped that the draft plan will be completed by December 2013 and presented for approval to elected school boards and the government of Saskatchewan.

This approach bodes well for the success of Saskatchewan students and supports the Premier’s commitment to the continued growth and prosperity of our province. We are excited about this long-overdue change of direction. Our students deserve nothing less!

Janet Foord, President, Saskatchewan School Boards Association

EYES camp focuses on science, engineering

The Educating Youth in Engineering and Science camp was held for five days last week at ST. Mary’s School. On Friday the students finished the week by building make shift cars that were raced by instructors Sarah Hognestad (below in blue and Dallas Montpetit (below in purple).

A number of Estevan kids had the opportunity to learn a little more about science and engineering last week.

The Educating Youth in Engineering and Science camp was held for five days at St. Mary’s School. Organized and sponsored by the University of Regina, the program is geared towards kids from Grades 2 to 9 and includes a number of activities, such as creating a car out of various parts the kids collected.

“We do all sorts of science and engineering activities; hands on, that is our focus,” Sarah Hognestad, who teamed up with Dallas Montpetit to run the camp.

“One of the favourite (activities) this week was called Elephant’s Toothpaste. We combined hydrogen peroxide and yeast with some dish soap and it makes a reaction that looks like toothpaste.”

Hognestad said the 23 kids involved in the camp were very attentive and retained much of the information thrown at them throughout the week.

“A good example of that was when we talked about Cartesian planes. We talked about plotting X and Y co-ordinates and we did a human-sized Battleship game. At the beginning, it was kind of like ‘what is a Cartesian co-ordinate and which is the X and which is the Y’ and by the end of it, it was like ‘I know which one is the Y axis because it points upward.’”

Hognestad noted that over 1,500 kids throughout Saskatchewan take part in the various camps organized by the university.

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Teeter-Totter Marathon

One of the teeter-totters at Rusty Duce Park was dominated by adults on Saturday as Jennifer Kuchinka and friends set out to raise money for acquired brain injury research and education. The 12-hour marathoners had collected over $2,000 in pledges by the mid-way point at noon, taking two-hour shifts. From the left: Sandy Gardiner, Amber Kuchinka, Jennifer Kuchinka, Lisa Sovdi-Beaulieu, Patsy Klein, Dana Laevens and Shylee Martel.

Crop development lagging

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The recent run of warm weather has helped, but crops throughout Saskatchewan are lagging behind with respect to their development.

The weekly report from Saskatchewan Agriculture said crops are 10 days to two weeks behind the usual average in many areas of the province.

In the southwest and west-central regions, some winter cereals are ready to straight cut and producers have just started swathing canola. Desiccation of peas and lentils has started, and other crops are starting to turn in some areas.

In the southeast, most crops are in the podding and filling stages, with some of the later seeded crops finishing up flowering. There are reports of some canola just starting to be swathed and peas and lentils being desiccated. Most crop reporters are indicating crops are 10 days to two weeks behind normal in development for this time of year. Rainfall recorded in the region ranged from nil to 58 mm (Briercrest area). The Redvers area has recorded the highest cumulative rainfall for the region at 502 mm since April 1, 2013.

Livestock producers continue with haying operations, but are experiencing challenges in finishing baling. Frequent showers and heavy dew in the mornings have resulted in slow dry down time. Hay yields in the region vary from 1.3 ton/acre to 3 ton/acre on dryland brome alfalfa stands.

Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 18 per cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate and four per cent short. Hay land and pasture moisture is rated as 13 per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate and seven per cent short. Crop district 1A is reporting 39 per cent and 25 per cent of cropland and hay acres, respectively, to have surplus topsoil moisture.

There was some crop damage due to insects, flooding and disease. Bertha armyworm and grasshoppers are causing the majority of insect damage. Producers are also busy haying and getting ready for harvest.

Elsewhere in the province, challenges with swath dry down and baling continue for livestock producers. Haying progress varies according to rain showers. The estimated average hay yields on dry land are reported as 1.6 tons per acre (alfalfa and alfalfa/brome hay), 1.3 tons per acre (other tame hay), 1.3 tons per acre (wild hay) and 2 tons per acre (greenfeed). On irrigated land, the estimated average hay yields are 2.8 tons per acre (alfalfa and alfalfa/brome hay), 1 ton per acre (other tame hay), and 4.2 tons per acre (greenfeed). Hay yields on dry land as well as on irrigated land are on par with the five year average.

The majority of crops are filling, with crops in some areas podding and finishing flowering. Most areas of the province recorded rain last week ranging from trace to 58 mm. Insects and disease caused some crop damage.

Across the province, topsoil moisture on crop land is rated as five per cent surplus, 81 per cent adequate, 13 per cent short and one per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent surplus, 79 per cent adequate, 17 per cent short and one per cent very short.

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Dollars For Senior Care

The Estevan Antique Auto Club donated $2,000 to the Hearthstone Foundation on Aug. 15. The money came from their spring flea market. Accepting the cheque on behalf of Hearthstone was chairman Don Kindopp (second from left) and Tania Andrist, Hearthstone’s communications co-ordinator. Making the presentation were Marv Paulson (left) and Barrie Murray. The presentation was made in the A&W parking lot. The club will be staging an antique auto display at A&W on Aug. 22 in support of that company’s annual contribution to muscular dystrophy research. The car club will be staging their fall flea market in the Wylie-Mitchell Building in Estevan Sept. 21.

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Council delays decision on housing request be located at the rear of the building.

He added the residence would add to the city’s rental stock and recommended the permit be made as long as the owners comply with all building and fire codes.

In his comments, city manager Jim Puffalt disagreed with Bjorge, noting that although Estevan does have a housing shortage, the City has not permitted residences on the main level of commercial buildings in the past and should continue to follow the practice “to ensure a clear separation of non-compatible uses. As well, there may be some issues with the use of the building.”

The report noted other City division managers as well as fellow downtown businesses, expressed concerns about the proposal. One respondent noted there are concerns about the types of activities taking place at the business while another felt that residential suites should be on the second floor of buildings to preserve the “charm” of the downtown area.

City council has postponed a decision for a discretionary use permit made by a downtown business that would like to set up a residence in their premises.

The request, which was made by Tranquility Spa and Massage according to information from the City, would clear the way for a residential suite to be located in the rear portion of what is a single-story commercial building, if approved.

Because the building in question, which is located on the 1200 block of Fourth Street, is zoned for commercial purposes, council would have to approve any changes. First reading of the bylaw request was made earlier this summer but council said until they hear a report from Fire Chief Ron Tocker, they would not make a final decision.

In his report to council, Eric Bjorge, a development planner in the land development services division, noted the business would continue to operate in the front of the building while the residence would

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RM council and industrial partners respond to transloading concerns Questions and concerns were asked and answered while others remain to be addressed after a resident in the RM of Estevan confronted the RM council last Wednesday morning.

Bob Story also had several questions for Millennium Stimulation Services and the Long Creek Railway corporation, the company that operates a short line rail service from the outskirts of Estevan.

Story approached council during their open session, seeking answers to the concerns he had outlined in a letter to the local rural municipality earlier.

In emphatic fashion, Story reiterated the six major concerns he had listed in his letter, noting that he was opposed to the establishment of a sand transloading facility on RM land that he said was just too close to his residence, about 500 feet.

Story said the noise level of the locomotives that are used to pick up the sand for oilfield fracking practices is just too loud. He also wanted to get information regarding the off-loading process that would be used, dust control methods, communication with local residents, road conditions and loading frequencies.

Dean Hillenga, chief operating officer for Millennium and Ron Deringer, district manager for the same company, provided responses as did Doug Ashworth, representing the Long Creek rail company.

The Millennium representatives assured Story the loading process involved an electric loader to carry the product into a 186-foot silo and that gravity loading would take over from that point. A pneumatic system is being deployed for dust control.

Ashworth said the locomotive, when not in use, will be in a shed well-removed from the Story residence.

Since the business pace will dictate the number of trips trucks and rail cars will make daily, Deringer later told The Mercury, the expectation was for between two and six truckloads per working day for delivery of product to the silo.

RM Reeve Kelly Lafrentz assured Story that the council had taken the proper public notification steps prior to moving forward with the proposal and that his response was the only negative reaction to the project to date.

Story countered that he felt the business simply was too intrusive, that it would disrupt residential well being in the RM and that “the RM needs some quiet spots, it’s a selling feature for you, but maybe you’re just trying to bring in the money.”

Hillenga and Deringer said similar transloading facilities are located in North Dakota and they too, are fairly close to residences and don’t appear to be causing grief. However, they added, they would be willing to provide more information regarding acceptable noise levels and dust control.

“My suggestion is that Millenium hit the road and find a rural property to use,” said Story.

Lafrentz reminded Story that the property in question is in an industrial subdivision and that perhaps he was assuming some things that just weren’t going to become a reality.

Hillenga said the loading plant will be creating less noise than any grain handling program and the noisiest part of the operation will be the dust compression unit. Speaking from experience, he said it was difficult to hear them from 40 feet.

“But we’ll do more research on decibel levels, what’s acceptable and what isn’t and we’re willing to do more if necessary,” said Hillenga.

Ashworth said Long Creek’s plan is to only operate the locomotive during traditional

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working hours between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The rest of the time the locomotive will be deployed elsewhere along the line, or will be housed. He said last winter the locomotive was left in an idling state on a few evenings for about a month during the early winter before the shed was built.

“We don’t want to disturb neighbours, we will be willing to address any perceived problems,” said Hillenga.

Deringer said there might be an occasional night load, but that would not be a normal practice.

As far as rail car movement was concerned, Ashworth noted that this is done with an electric cable and with rail cars moving only one direction, the process will be quieter than normal traffic movement.

Discussions regarding the sad state of local highways then cropped up, with Ashworth reminding everyone that the process was taking pressure off the already abused local grid and highway system.

As the discussion wound down, Lafrentz said councillors would engage in further discussion and would respond to Story in writing, as he requested.

In a lighter moment of the conversation that was rather tense at times, councillor Dennis Blackburn asked whether Long Creek could arrange for a passenger car to be added to their fleet so that some local residents might be able to move around while avoiding the bad highways.

Lafrentz noted that property owners cost share dust control in the industrial areas of the RM. Deringer later told The Mercury Millennium hoped to have the concerns addressed and that the transloading facility could be operational by mid-December with council’s approval and if the weather co-operated and they were able to find a good labour force to complete construction. He said the expectations would be for the loading and dispatching of up to 40 rail cars of sand per month. He said the company will investigate the decibel level questions and will take that and any further information required back to council in the near future. In the meantime the company is moving ahead with the construction of an office in Estevan.

In other council business, the RM said they still have no decision made on a 260person man camp suggested for the outskirts of Estevan. The Reeve said there had been some opposition raised to the proposal. Lafrentz said that in the previous agreement with another company, the builders and operators of the camp would be responsible for security, water and waste disposal and reasonable roads and traffic patterns in and out of the camp.

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Council Briefs

News and notes from the August 14 regular meeting of Estevan city council Council unanimously approved a community events permit for a road hockey tournament being held on Aug. 24 in the parking lot of the Days Inn. Event organizers are looking to have a beer gardens as part of the tournament and needed approval from the City in order to get a liquor permit from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association.

• • • • • • Council approved

spending $15,000 to conduct preliminary design work for a new athletics and track facility on the grounds of the Estevan Comprehensive School.

The facilities would be required if the bid to bring the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games to Estevan is successful. However it was noted by councillors Kevin Smith and Greg Hoffort, who are the two City representatives on the committee, that even if Estevan

does not get the games, they would still like it built as there are currently no track and field facilities in Estevan.

• • • • • • In his report, City manager Jim Puffalt said the new curbside garbage collection system for areas outside of the Pleasantdale Subdivision has been working well since it began earlier this month.

Puffalt said in the first week there was 80 to 90 per cent compliance from

residents. He also noted that curbside recycling will begin on Sept. 2 in the Pleasantdale area. The program will then be rolled out to the rest of the city in October.

• • • • • • Council approved a number of new and updated human resources policies at the meeting. Among the topics included in the policies were diversity in the workplace, corrective discipline, employee attendance, City vehicle usage and

social media.

• • • • • • After a slow start to the year, the City has truly gained some momentum on the building permits front.

According to the report for July, 21 permits, which had a combined value of $8.34 million were issued. That is well ahead of 2012 when they only had $112,000 worth of permits issued in July.

For the year, the City has now issued 78 permits.

The value of those permits is now up to almost $23 million compared to $19.44 million at the same time last year.

Commercial activity accounted for much of July’s total as $5.62 million in permits were issued. There were also two multi-family permits issued with a combined value of $1.86 million.

The report also noted those two multi-family buildings will have a combined 35 units in them.

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Day care co-operative holds open house The Estevan Day Care Co-operative held an open house event at their location just off Souris Avenue (Highway 47 north) on Sunday.

The event was held to allow prospective families an opportunity to explore the facilities with their children between 2 and 4 p.m.

“We’re open on a daily basis from 6:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., said Shawna Judd, programming director.

The centre is licensed for up to 90 youngsters be-

tween the ages of six weeks and 12 years.

Administrative director, Nikki Schreiner said the centre currently has a full complement of 22 employees as care givers and other services. She said at one point last year they were forced to reduce the enrolment due to the fact they didn’t have all care giving positions filled, but that was only a temporary situation. The centre has always had a healthy waiting list, so the two women

Nikki Schreiner (left) and Shawna Judd of the Estevan Daycare Co-operative helped direct traffic at the daycare open house Sunday afternoon.

and the co-operative’s board members are dedicated to keeping the positions, most of them full-time employment, filled.

“We have taken one of our two outdoor playground areas off service temporarily while we convert it to a wheelchair accessible site,” said Judd. The other outdoor playground was busy on Sunday as was the upper level of the two-floor centre that formerly served as the Knights of Columbus Hall and has now been renovated and refurbished to accom-

modate an ambitious day care program.

“The staff we have here today are volunteering their time, which we really appreciate,” said Schreiner.

“We have well trained, certified staffers,” she added.

Judd said the centre was conducting a series of raffles and auctions, thanks to donations from local businesses, in an effort to raise additional funds to better equip both playgrounds and to replace aging playground items.

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“I feel like we have pedal to the metal ever since we started construction.”

— Mike Reinheller

Trimount Developments held a grand opening for their new North Point and Fairview Villas projects Thursday. From left to right: Terry Germain, Century 21; Mike Reinheller, Trimount; Lynn Chipley, Century 21 and Kevin Smith of the City of Estevan.

Trimount unveils new projects From sitting in a barren field to unveiling their latest in a string of successful housing projects, it’s fair to say the last three years have been kind to Trimount Developments.

The company held a grand opening Thursday for the North Point condominium project and Fairview Villas, a collection of duplexes.

Both projects are located in the Dominion Heights subdivision, an area that Trimount has been developing for just over a year.

Mike Reinheller, who is one of three partners in Trimount, said they are excited about the new project and the public reaction as six of the 39 condos in the first phase of North Point are already sold.

“I really get the sense that people don’t about it

yet,” said Reinheller who added that four of the 16 duplexes they plan to build have also been spoken for.

“People like the duplexes.

We found that once we did 117 condo units (at Petterson Point) we kind of saturated the market for that year. There is pent up demand for single family and we did our best to satisfy that for a bit and now we are getting back into the higher density condominiums and duplexes.”

Reinheller said he expects the first duplexes to be ready by February while work on the first phase of North Point will start in September with a late April, early May finish date.

Trimount first entered the Estevan market with their Petterson Point condo development in the Trojan subdivision. They further

cemented their presence in Estevan after purchasing 86 acres of land in the Dominion Heights area. When fully built out, Reinheller said 700 residences will have been created between the single family lots and multi-family developments.

“I feel like we have pedal to the metal ever since we started construction,” he said. “As quick as we can build them, we are selling them. The big thing that we had to build with Estevan was respect and trust. I feel like we have gotten that with the community and we just have to maintain it and keep doing what we say we are going to do.”

Reinheller said Trimount also has plans to develop a park in the Dominion Heights area that will include a pathway system, spray park and picnic area.

“It will be a nice central location for families to come and enjoy.”

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Outdoor activities means more responses for police An alert member of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) noted some erratic driving activities by the operator of a vehicle on Estevan streets on the night of Aug. 13.

The vehicle was stopped and after the driver displayed signs of impairment, a roadside breathalyzer examination was conducted and the driver provided readings that indicated impairment.

The male driver was subsequently charged with impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent. He will appear in court at a later date.

EPS received a call prompted by the local Report Impaired Drivers (RID) campaign later that same evening. The caller said the vehicle under observation had been swerving on the road and doing some tailgating of other vehicles.

The suspect vehicle was located by police, who determined the female driver had been consuming alcohol and was showing signs of impairment. A roadside examination led to the issuing of a 24-hour driving suspension.

Police also received a series of phone calls from a woman who they finally

found in a grassy area of the city in a very intoxicated condition. The woman was arrested and charged with being intoxicated in public and was lodged in cells until sober.

EPS members also set up an investigation into a possible bullying incident following a complaint registered with them regarding invasive Twitter account use.

On Aug. 16 EPS members stopped a vehicle after noticing that it was being driven in an erratic fashion. The male driver was charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08 and has a September court date.

On Aug. 17, EPS members were called to the south side of the city in reaction to a report of an unwanted male attempting to gain access to a residence.

The man fled the scene prior to police arrival, but a short time after this event, police received another call from the same location indicating that the man had returned and was again trying to gain access to the home.

This time police found the man a short distance from the scene as he was attempting to drive away.

Police arrested him and

charged him with trespassing. The subject refused to provide a sample for a breathalyzer examination, so he was charged accordingly. He was also charged for having open liquor in a vehicle and operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s licence.

A 20-year-old Estevan woman was transported to hospital on the night of Aug. 17 following police investigation into an assault that occurred on the city’s north side. The woman suffered minor injuries while the man involved in the incident did not suffer any injuries. Police have opened an investigation

into the matter.

Another assault complaint came from the central part of the city a short time after the previous incident. The suspect in this case had fled the scene

RCMP investigating fuel theft and vandalism incidents The Estevan detachment of the RCMP are seeking further information to assist them with a pair of investigations regarding incidents that occurred in Lampman and an area near Benson.

Police said that some time between 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and 6 p.m. Aug. 4, vandals broke into a storage shed at the Lampman School. Using cans of spray paint that were found inside, the vandals defaced the school and some of the surrounding structures with graffiti.

It was also noted that some picnic tables at the rear of the school were also damaged or destroyed.

The second event occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 when a dark coloured Dodge pickup truck was seen parked in a farm yard near Benson. A large volume of diesel fuel was located

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Witnesses said a tall blonde haired woman was observed getting out of the driver’s side of the truck with a jerry can in her possession.

By the time the observers determined that her actions were, in fact, a theft, the truck had left the scene. A subsequent check at the storage tank revealed that 132 litres of diesel fuel had been removed.

The RCMP have sent out a reminder to rural residents to lock up or disconnect the power to their fuel pumps when they are not in use.

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Due to the fact there were several outdoor public functions underway on Aug. 17, EPS members were engaged in a number of stopand-check procedures. By paying even more serious attention to these matters, police ended up issuing charges for six alcoholrelated violations, eight traffic offences and one charge for possession of a controlled substance. These charges were all laid within a two-hour time span.

EPS members also came across a group of young people consuming alcohol in a city play park.

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On the night of Aug. 18, EPS members attended to a local lounge in response to a report of a fight in progress. The people involved in the fracas were located and the matter remains under investigation.

On the night of Aug. 19, EPS were asked to investigate a vandalism incident that occurred in the 100 block of Second Street where it was revealed that a car had been damaged through keying.

EPS members also report that they ended up responding to an unusually high number of false alarms throughout the city on Aug. 19.

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SOUNDING OFF “I think that our submission will be first class. We put a lot of work into it. We’re proud of it. When we host the Games we’re going to be proud to do it.”

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— Estevan Steelers head coach Phil Zajac on losing running back Levi Pick on the first play of a 46-0 loss in their season opener on Monday.

Estevan is one of eight finalists in the Richardson Pioneer Rider Nation Community Celebration contest. If selected as a winner, the city could receive either $50,000 or $25,000 to be put toward work being done to restore Dana Quewezance Memorial Field, seen above.

Estevan a finalist to get field funds Bid by Woodlawn group among eight contest finalists The committee working to restore Dana Quewezance Memorial Field is hoping the project will receive needed funds through a contest for the second time.

Estevan was named one of eight finalists around the province in the Richardson Pioneer Rider Nation Community Celebration on Saturday.

Of the finalists, three communities will receive money for their cause, with the winner getting $50,000 and two runner-ups being awarded $25,000 each. The top three will be chosen by fan voting.

The competition, which involves Richardson Pioneer, the Saskatchewan

Roughriders and the 101st Grey Cup Festival committee, is aimed at helping other communities share in the Grey Cup experience.

Estevan’s bid was submitted by the Woodlawn Athletic Park committee, with the funds going toward the continued restoration of that part of the Woodlawn Regional Park, if chosen as a winner.

The other finalists are Assiniboia, Moosomin, Whitewood, Dalmeny, Davidson, Leroy and Unity.

Wanda Harron, a coach and board member with Estevan Minor Football, who was involved in making the submission, said the process was “very, very similar” to

that of TSN’s Kraft Celebration Tour, which Estevan won a stop on in 2011, along with $25,000 for the field.

Harron also submitted that bid.

Estevan’s submission included an essay about the field and the flooding it endured in 2011, and the ongoing plans to revitalize the area as part of the Woodlawn Athletic Park Restoration Project. It also featured photos of the field after the flooding and, more recently, during restoration work.

“It wasn’t necessarily just sports, they wanted to see how the whole community could get involved in your project,” said Harron.

“We involved the football/

soccer field, the ball diamonds, how the committee wants to get better parking and a playground down there. We submitted pictures of the grand re-opening, and showed all aspects of who could use that park.”

The essay submission included details of the cleanup effort and the work that still needs to be done.

“The field had the irrigation system installed and sod was laid late last fall. The restoration of buildings like the locker rooms, concession and announcer’s booth continues. Many, many hours have been spent re-sheeting and painting the interiors of these buildings by our volunteers. The concession is in

need of new cupboards and appliances. There’s electrical and plumbing work yet to be done,” the submission notes.

“We need to continue the development of the project. Primarily, funds would pay for lighting installation, improvements such as a picnic area, fencing, more sod, a children’s play area, grass and upgrades to the ball diamond, including shale and fencing. And of course, help cover the costs of the current projects. All these projects total well over $200,000.”

Harron said that submitting a bid for the contest is a good way to try to get money required to finish the

project, without again putting the squeeze on people and corporations that already donate to a variety of causes on a regular basis.

“The community’s been so good to us that personally, I always hate going back to the well and asking for more money. If you can take the initiative and do something like this by having the whole community get involved in voting every day…”

P e o p l e c a n v o t e o n ce p er d ay a t www.101greycupfestival. ca/vote. The voting period closes on Sept. 11, with the winners being announced on Sept. 14 during the Riders’ home game against the Toronto Argonauts.

Steelers lose Pick in season-opening defeat Bantam club fails to get on the board against Stampeders They lost arguably their best player on their first play of the game, and it didn’t get any better from there for the Estevan Lions Club Steelers on Monday night.

The bantam football club fell 46-0 to the Regina Stampeders in the Queen City in their season opener.

Monday’s loss was part of a rough start to the season for Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football, with the atom Miners having lost 36-0 to the Regina Bombers on Sunday.

For the Steelers, star running back Levi Pick went down with a twisted ankle on the team’s first play after rushing for 17 yards.

“The offence struggled a bit with the loss of Levi. He’s one of the top running backs in the province. It’s kinda like losing Walter Payton,” said Steelers head coach Phil Zajac.

“The offence struggled a bit, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. What I told the kids is that nobody quit. We played

hard all the way through the game.”

Pick is considered day-to-day as the Steelers prepare for Saturday’s home opener against the Regina Renegades.

The 5 p.m. tilt is part of Football Day in Estevan at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

Zajac said the Steelers particularly struggled in the first half as they adjusted to new teammates.

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I don’t think the score really reflects the game. Did we score a touchdown? No. We had lots of good things. We blocked five extra points, we blocked two punts, we had great plays by a lot of veterans.”

Zajac said that with the Stampeders being a new entry in Regina Minor Football this year, he wasn’t sure what to expect from them.

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Committee organized and ready for 2016 Sask. Games bid

With a motto of“We will not fail,”a group of Estevanites is forming a bid they hope will grant the Energy City the chance to host the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

With everyone on the committee assigned to their roles, the large committee is in the process of finalizing their bid for submission to the provincial Sask. Games council.

Committee co-chair Brian Senchuk said he and Brian Smith, his fellow cochair have worked together before, especially with the local football program.

“We work very well together. We’re just making sure everybody else is on schedule and helping out wherever we need to be,”said Senchuk.

He said in an interview earlier this month that the bid was about 75 per cent complete. They just need to complete the finishing touches and detail work prior to their submission prior to the Oct. 1 deadline.

“We have started to write the submission. Our goal is to have it completed roughly by the first week of September,” he said.“(That way) we’re ahead of the game and it gives us time to double check and triple check.”

With Senchuk and Smith as the committee cochairs, the rest of the board is rounded out by Greg Hoffort and Kevin Smith, city council reps; Nathan Jesse, city parks; Nathan Puffalt, secretary; Josh LeBlanc and Brian Smith, athletic services; Becky Conly, friend

of the games; Joe Lingelbach, Nathan Puffalt and Lindsay Clark, sports venues; Leanne Boehm, medical services; Sheila Guenther, volunteers; Steve McLellan and Jeff Walters, information and technology; Art Beselt, logistics; Curtis Hack, food services; Brenda Lyons and Blair Ullrich, marketing and promotions; Michel Cyrenne, ceremonies and protocol; and Amber Andersen, cultural events. The games manager is to be filled at a later date, and administration and finance is vacant.

The whole group meets together once a month and there are several other meetings between the co-chairs and the different heads to keep everybody on track and working toward a common goal. They will continue to chip away at the task as they prepare for the final bid submission.

“We’re very well on our way, and I have to give full credit to Brian Smith, because he has just been so organized and so motivated, and he has done a real good job for us,” said Senchuk.

Once all bids are in, the members of the provincial Sask. Games committee will conduct a sit visit sometime in October to each hopeful city.

“We hope to tour them around the city, show them the different venues and meet our committee, and those who would be behind it and responsible to show them that if awarded, they would have the support of the community,” said Senchuk.

The next big goal for the committee is getting the

community on board with the Games. The committee will be getting the word across the city of what they want to do in order to host the Games in 2016 and are hoping the community will support the endeavour.

LeBlanc said their biggest concern is, of course, completing the bid. After that, their job will be to get the word out to rally community support.

“We want everyone to be aware that we’re doing this and that we want it to happen. It’s going to have a huge impact on our community,” he said.

“We want to show them when they do come for a site visit that it’s a community thing. It’s not a few people working to bring something that’s not supported,” added Senchuk.

LeBlanc, who shares the athletic services committee role with Smith, said the Estevan Comprehensive School will be used as the headquarters and main campus for the Games. Athletes will be housed in makeshift dormitories, meals will be provided there as well as entertainment, medical services and competition results.

“Right now everyone’s

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“I think that our submission will be first class. We put a lot of work into it. We’re proud of it. When we host the Games we’re going to be proud to do it.”

“If you look at the impact on the economy that it’s going to have, and then you look at the impact on the facilities and the community as a whole — I look back at what we did when we were competing to be Riderville — this is something that I put to that,” said LeBlanc. “This is a major event. It gives us the opportunity to showcase our city and what we really are.”

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just working on their separate portion of the bid,” said LeBlanc. “Then we’ll group together and combine it. It’s just a matter of getting everything ready, formalized and put on paper.”

Senchuk said the committee has the right mix of people to produce a successful bid.

“It’s a diverse group.

They’re all people who are doers,” said Senchuk of his fellow committee members.

“They’re doing a bang-up job. It’s just a matter of putting it all together. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to come forward and

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Woodlawn finally ready for football It has been a long two years, but in 2013, Estevan will once again kick off its minor football season at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

To celebrate, Estevan Minor Football is hosting a Football Day in Estevan on Aug. 24 as its two teams, the Miners and Steelers, play host to their first home games of the 2013 season.

EMF president Steve McLellan said this day is the moment he and the rest of the Estevan football community have been waiting for since the field was washed away due to flooding in 2011.

“I think for everybody involved in football from prior to the flood until coming back, it’s finally a bit of closure. It has been a long, long stretch of two years here where we have been displaced,” said McLellan.

The past two years have involved a lot of hard work, assessing damage, making the decision to rebuild on the same site, fundraising and finally rebuilding the field almost from scratch. The effort was spurred on in August of 2011 when the TSN Kraft Celebration Tour

rolled through the Energy City thanks to the EMF bid to rebuild the field.

McLellan also noted that they had only just finished work at the field in 2011 before the floods hit.

“The unfortunate thing, of course, was that we were just comfortably done when the floods hit,” he said regarding the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field in Woodlawn Regional Park.

“I know some of us, especially myself and lots of us who have worked there all along with their own blood, sweat and tears getting put back into it, we’re quite excited to return and be back to normal.”

The majority of the work has been completed by volunteers and some other labour and equipment has been donated.

“This is our final push,” said McLellan, regarding the final detail work that EMF had to complete in time for the pair of home openers.

“With the realities of any project, I guess, to be realistic there probably will be some work outstanding,” he added, saying

that there may still be some work to do at the field following the opening of the football season in Estevan.

The Football Day in Estevan festivities will kick off at noon, with the Miners taking the field for the first time at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field. The Miners will play against the Regina Cougars in their home opener.

“We hope everyone can come out. We’ll have as many festivities going on as we can during the game,”said McLellan, noting 50/50 sales will start at that time. “We’ll hopefully make it just a really fun, welcome back atmosphere there.”

Following the Miners’ game, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will take the field … not at Woodlawn Park, but they will square off against the Edmonton Eskimos in Edmonton.

That game will be broadcast at the Souris Valley Theatre.

“We encourage everyone to head over to that,”said McLellan.

There will be a raffle and the theatre’s concession will be open as well as a beer garden.

“It will be a really great atmosphere. It’ll be shown on the big screen so it’ll be as close to being at the Rider game as we’ll probably get in Estevan.”

The bantam Steelers will be host to the next game on the day’s docket. They will be up against the Regina Renegades for their home opener. Fireworks will mark the game’s conclusion.

That display will mark the beginning of a cabaret, which will be held around the field and surrounding area. Chris Henderson will headline, along with Wonderland.

Proceeds from the cabaret and other activities from throughout the day will be split between EMF and the Souris Valley Theatre.

McLellan said all funds raised for EMF will go toward the costs incurred for the construction of the Woodlawn field.

“It should be a really fun day, and we’re hoping everyone can come out. Towards the end of summer it’ll be a busy day in Estevan, but we’re hoping everyone can stop by for at least some part of the festivities,”added McLellan.

Miners blanked by Bombers in season opener In their season opener on Sunday, the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners showed some chops defensively but found out they have some work to do on the offensive side of the ball.

The atom football club kicked off their season with a 36-0 loss to the Regina Bombers at Leibel Field in the provincial capital.

The Bombers scored one touchdown in the first quarter and three more in the second. But the Miners buckled down and shut the door for most of the second half, surrendering one more major in the last minute of the game.

Among the highlights defensively for the Miners, they stopped Regina three times in the red zone, including one series where the Bombers had first and goal on the three-yard line.

“The defence was on the field for three quarters of the game and they just got plum tuckered out. The offence knows we’ll be better,” said first-year head coach Wanda Harron.

It was a tough day for the team’s offence, and Harron said that “the whole game situation was maybe a little overwhelming,” particularly for the first-year players suiting up for their first game ever.

“I know we’ve heard the cliche before, but that score is not indicative of how we played. On the offence, I honestly think it was just a lack of polish. In practice against our defence, which I consider to be a really good defence, our offence was gaining yards left, right and centre.”

Estevan fumbled the ball three times, and Harron said she believes nerves played a factor.

“I would say most of our wide receivers which we were relying on to run plays were brand new,” she added.

The Miners’ coaching staff, which includes Steve McLellan as offensive co-ordinator and Kevin Mortenson as defensive co-ordinator, will work in a few new plays in practice this week, as the team prepares for its home opener on Saturday against the Regina Cougars. The game starts at noon.

Harron said that on the Bombers’ first touchdown

drive, the Miners were “in place to make tackles,” but weren’t wrapping up the ball carrier.

“As soon as they were told very early in the game that you guys have to get in there and wrap, the tackling was darn near perfect for an atom team,” she said.

The Miners’ defence did have some trouble with the sweep in a variation of an ongoing issue last season.

“Our kids would be there, but as soon as Regina would change direction and go inside quick right away, the kids had a little bit of trouble with the change in direction,” Harron said, noting that the team will work on tackling angles in practice this week.

Harron added she was impressed with the team’s conditioning and the leadership shown by some players at a young age.

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Elecs football in desperate need of players For the second straight year, the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team is having trouble filling out its roster as the season draws near.

After an underwhelming turnout at the team’s spring camp, head coach Mark Schott said he’s hoping to have upwards of 25 players for the first few days of training camp, with that number growing as the school year begins.

Training camp begins on Friday, with practice running from 4-6 p.m. following the second of two equipment handouts. Camp continues on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by daily sessions during the week.

Equipment will be distributed on Thursday in the team’s locker room from 4-5 p.m., with another session on Friday from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

“Anybody that is planning to play football should come out and get properly fitted for equipment,” said Schott, who noted that players need to pay a $200 equipment deposit and a $50 team fee, with the cheques payable to Parents of ECS Football.

Players that are hoping to play in the season opener (on Sept. 6 against the A.E. Peacock Tornadoes), they need to be at practice before school starts. It’s very difficult to get a player into our first game if they don’t show up at practice until school starts,” said Schott.

Regardless, there is plenty of playing time available, even for those who have not played the sport before, he added.

“Anybody that’s concerned that maybe they’ve never played football before and they don’t think they’re going to play, that’s not the case. There’s lots of opportunity,” he said. “Hopefully football is something they will enjoy.”

Players from Oxbow, Carnduff, Lampman and Carlyle are eligible to suit up for the Elecs, along with ECS students.

ECS has about 15 players eligible to return from last year, along with a group of graduates from the bantam Steelers, but Schott said it’s tough to pinpoint exact numbers right now.

“We had some disappointing numbers at spring camp in terms of returning players, so there’s a lot of uncertainty heading into the season regarding what our numbers will be and exactly what players will be returning. We have a good group coming up from the Steelers team from last year. With the numbers at spring camp, it’s really tough to say what they’re going to be.”

The ECS football program has been building momentum since it began in 2009, highlighted by a 2011 season that included two regular season wins and a quarterfinal victory, all coming against Swift Current.

But the club went winless last year, and Schott said it’s tough to continue growing with a smaller roster than the other teams in the Moose Jaw High School Football League.

“It’s difficult to have success on the field when the numbers are so low, because injuries happen and we just don’t have the depth. A larger roster and more players would definitely produce a better product on the field. To grow the team we have, the numbers we need are a balanced group across grade levels to make sure we grow from year to year,” he said.

The Elecs are also looking to round out their coaching staff.

“Football coaching experience isn’t a requirement, but it’s encouraged,” Schott said.

Anyone interested is asked to contact the head coach at mark.schott@cornerstonesd.ca.

Haselhan, Dougherty compete at Canada Games A pair of local products were among the more than 450 athletes, coaches and staff representing Saskatchewan at the Canada Games this month in Sherbrooke, Que. Lampman’s Shalane Haselhan competed in high jump at the Summer Games, while Estevan’s Wyatt Dougherty was part of the province’s lightweight fours rowing team.

Haselhan, a former member of the Estevan Legion Track and Field Club,

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tied for ninth in the high jump final on Friday, with her best successful attempt sailing over the bar at 1.60 metres.

Haselhan cleared the bar at heights of 1.50, 1.55 and 1.60 before failing to clear 1.65.

The University of Regina athlete was competing in her second Games, but was hindered by a severe ankle sprain this year that affected her indoor season and wiped out a lot of training time.

“I kinda figured that I wouldn’t be jumping my best. I knew I had to make my first attempt to get a good placing. I was pretty happy I made my first attempt. I finished about where I thought I would finish,” she said.

Haselhan’s personal best is 1.69 metres.

With 16 competitors in the event — the maximum allowed in a final — there was no qualifying. Alberta’s Rachel Machin earned gold with a jump of 1.84 metres,

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British Columbia’s Emma Kimoto took silver (1.80) and Nova Scotia’s Rebecca Anne Haworth (1.73) was the bronze medallist.

Haselhan’s showing tied her with teammate Kennedy Glassford of Wilkie and Mikella Lefebvre-Oatis of Quebec.

“I competed against some of the same girls and the people who finished first and second, they have improved a lot. They had really good heights. After that, it was kinda right around the 1.60s range,” Haselhan said.

Having participated in the 2009 Games in Prince Edward Island, Haselhan knew what to expect away from competition this time around.

“It was a lot more fun.

I kinda knew how the bus schedule worked, and I didn’t need to go super early for my event because I knew how long it would take me to get ready.”

Haselhan’s sister joined her in Sherbrooke and she said the two enjoyed the off days, spending the down time getting a pedicure, walking around the area, going to a movie, shopping and going to a beach area, among other activities.

Dougherty, meanwhile, was a member of the lightweight fours team that finished last of six boats in the final on Friday, posting a time of 6:57.71.

The foursome began the Canada Games experience with their heat on Aug. 13, finishing last in a group of four with a time of 6:37.58.

However, Dougherty and his teammates rebounded in the repechage later that day, winning the race in a time of 6:52.38 to advance to the final.

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Football programs still in fledgling state For the last five years, Estevan’s football programs have been providing another option for kids from atom age to high school to get involved in.

In more recent years, they have churned out several players who have made university and junior teams, and played in prestigious provincial events like the Ed Henick Senior Bowl.

In order to remain sustainable over the long term, though, Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football and the high school Elecs need to get better on the field.

We are seeing this year that it’s hard to recruit enough players to keep teams going. That’s not to say that the loss of the peewee Chargers and the low numbers for the Elecs are due to their struggles on the field, but having teams that win a few games would sure help in attracting kids to play.

EMF did a great job of building a minor football system from scratch, a testament to the work ethic of parents and coaches, especially considering most of them had never coached football before.

The people involved with the organization have come through again in the last year, pitching in to ensure football could return to Woodlawn for this season after the field down there was devastated by the 2011 floods. That’s a great off-field success story.

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out But on-field success is a big component in maintaining a sustainable feeder system, something that becomes much harder when you don’t have a peewee team for your atom players to jump to.

A major factor in the struggles of EMF’s teams has been that Estevan simply doesn’t have the resources that Regina’s football teams do, and the other out of town teams, Weyburn and Yorkton, have had their programs in place much longer. So it’s a very slow process when you start from scratch.

It’s critical that resources are available for EMF’s coaches: clinics and other activities to help them get better at what they do in a sport they haven’t been involved with for all that long.

The better our coaches are, the better our teams will be.

At the high school level, the Elecs are perennially struggling with low player turnout, and that makes it very hard to win, regardless of how good your coaches and players are.

The Elecs had a breakthrough season in 2011, with three wins over the Swift Current Colts, including one in the quarter-final. But last year, they just weren’t at the level of the other six teams in the Moose Jaw High School Football League.

A team that can hold its own could go a long way toward getting more players out, but that’s a tall order with a small roster. It’s a vicious circle for ECS. I’m not a football coach, and I don’t have solutions, but it probably won’t get any easier to field full rosters in every age group if our teams don’t see results.

Along with the necessary focus on making sure kids have fun, Estevan’s teams also need to be focused on constant improvement leading to wins.

Contact Josh Lewis at 306-634-2654 or sports@ estevanmercury.ca. Any mistakes in his stories this week can be blamed solely on the fact that he just returned from vacation.

Not easy to make Roughrider fans happy Rod Pedersen Rider Insider As long as I live, I’ll never figure out Rider fans. At least, a very large portion of them.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to a CFL-best 6-1 on Saturday afternoon with a last-second 24-21 victory over the Montreal Alouettes before a sold-out crowd of 40,637 at Mosaic Stadium. Kicker Chris Milo hit a gamewinning 34-yard field goal with no time left before the third-highest attended regular season game in Roughrider history.

All should be good, right?

Wrong.

Had the Riders lost the game, and to be honest, it really looked like they would when the team went down 21-14 with less than two minutes remaining, I was planning to head straight home afterwards to avoid the wrath of the Rider Nation on the streets of the Queen City.

However, since the football gods smiled on the Green & White and afforded them the comeback victory, I thought I’d venture out to a local watering hole to join the celebrations.

However, the smoke had barely cleared from the postgame fireworks when the barrage of negativity started flowing in. “That was the worst football game I’ve ever seen,” one local TV reporter said in the parking lot outside the stadium.

I suppose I could give him that. It was an unexpectedly low-scoring contest in which the Riders held a narrow 8-7 lead at the halftime break. The game won’t be shown on ESPN Classic anytime soon, and I’ll admit I tried to watch the game a second time on Sunday evening but it was just too painful. At best, it was a cure for insomnia.

However, things certainly heated up in the second half and the game was tied 11-11 going into the fourth quarter. And it was a war in the trenches

on a steamy August afternoon, with stars from both teams leaving the game with injury. For Montreal, it was quarterback Anthony Calvillo and for the Riders, it was wide receiver Rob Bagg. At press time, the severity of their injuries wasn’t known.

The Riders were 12-point favourites heading into the game but the proud Alouettes, and backup quarterback Josh Neiswander, gave the Green Guys all they could handle in the latest chapter of their simmering rivalry, which

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It turned out to be a thriller, in a case of last possession wins. The game may have been sloppy, but the Riders proved to be the

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Afterwards, in the watering hole, fans were shaking their heads over and over at returner Jock Sanders’ two fumbles, and another from Durant, which looked at times like they might cost the team the game.

Heck, they shouldn’t have won. Saskatchewan lost the turnover battle (4-3) as well as time-of-possession, but it’s a 60-minute game and the Riders did just enough to be the better team

but kept the games close enough so that they could win it in the end like a Hollywood movie script.

However, that’s just not going to happen. Perhaps Chris Milo put it best after the game.

“Huge thank you to all the 40,000+ at Mosaic today!” Milo wrote on Twitter. “Place was rockin’!

Thank you for your endless support! Wasn’t pretty but a win is a win!”

Indeed it is. And 6-1 looks pretty good to me.

on that Saturday afternoon.

“Against Calgary or B.C., they would have gotten slaughtered,” huffed one fan afterwards while another chirped, “They never would have won if Calvillo had stayed in the game.”

I just smiled and nodded. Earlier in the season one fan complained that the games weren’t that entertaining because the Riders were blowing teams out week after week. Are you kidding me?

Actually, I think I’ve figured it out. It appears the Rider Nation would prefer if their team played error-free, perfect football

For daily Rider news, follow Rod on Twitter at @ sportscage.

Down On The Farm

The Down on the Farm Carnival was held Friday at the Rusty Duce Playpark. The event included events such as apple bobbing and petting zoo.

Beef Bar holding charity road hockey tourney The Beef Bar will be hosting a charity road hockey tournament on Saturday in the parking lot of the Days Inn. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., with 10 teams playing in a double elimination format.

Each team will choose a charity to play for, and the winning team will donate all of the tournament fees to their chosen organization.

“This event has been a long time returning to the streets of Estevan. The last time was about 15 years ago and we are excited to bring it back as a charity event,” bar manager

Melissa Marcotte said in a news release.

The public is welcome to watch the games.

Winnipeg’s DJ Turbulence will be playing music all day in the parking lot.

A barbecue and concession area with hot dogs, burgers and non-alcoholic beverages will be available beginning at 11 a.m., and there will be beer gardens for those over the age of 19.

“The Beef Bar and its

staff are committed not only to providing entertainment and outstanding service, but also to contributing in a meaningful way to the community that provides us with our customer base. For this reason, we are very excited to be offering this event to our customers and the members of our community. We hope to see you all there, cheering on your favourite team,” Marcotte said.

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A memorable trip for Foord that combined music, history and culture

By Norm Park Of The Mercury It was a memorable trip on several levels as far as Rebecca Foord saw it.

A journey through several European communities that most tourists and travellers would never include on a vacation schedule delighted the 85 members of the University of Saskatchewan Winds Orchestra and the Greystone Singers this

performance in spite of some significant jet lag, Foord said. “ We p l a y e d i n a n old cathedral theatre that was just fabulous. The acoustics were amazing, so much better than the university’s rehearsal hall we’re used to,” she said.

The festival attracts a lot of people even though it’s staged in a relatively small community. She said the audience was very attentive and knowledgeable

classes didn’t mesh very well on the schedule so she dropped music there and only picked it up again as an interest when she returned to Saskatchewan.

Most of the students in the orchestra are music majors, so she said she had to work hard to catch up with them. She said she’s improved her playing skills substantially since re-dedicating herself to the instrument.

“Our repertoire for

The U of S musicians and singers got together with Canadian NATO troops and their families in Europe during their tour of Germany, Holland and Belgium this summer. (Photo Submitted) summer.

In fact, Foord, a clarinetist with the orchestra, was one of three former Estevan students on the tour. Jan Michael Bourgeois is a percussionist with the orchestra, while

and the U of S orchestra went on stage later on in the day, but there was still a good number of music lovers in attendance.

They were followed by the University of Georgia and then University of

“The choir had a public performance in Switzerland and when we got to Heidelberg in Germany, we played in the city square at suppertime. It was fun, playing for people as they dined in the outdoor restaurants.”

Aubree Bangsund is a member of the Greystone Singers.

The 10-day whirlwind tour saw the troupe leave Saskatoon for Toronto and on to Zurich, Switzerland on July 7 and 8.

The first stop on the musical junket was the Jungfrau concert where the orchestra and choir got together for a pretty strong

Louisville orchestras with Louisville’s effort being very impressive, she said.

Foord, who has earned a political science degree from the University after also attending the University of Ottawa for two years, is now pursuing a law degree. She said while in Ottawa she had started working on a degree in music, but the

competition was mostly Canadian. The audience loved our RCMP March.

We also played the Maple Leaf Forever and some Canadian student compositions, she said.

The orchestra, under the direction of Darrin Ohlerking and the choir, directed by Gerald Lagner, held a number of rehearsals before heading overseas and they arranged one concert as a team prior to their departure.

“The choir had a public performance in Switzerland and when we got to Heidelberg in Germany, we played in the city square at suppertime. It was fun, playing for people as they dined in the outdoor restaurants.” A quick tour led them on to the Netherlands, where they arrived at NATO headquarters and met many Canadian troops and their families who were stationed there.

“It was one of those amazing things in your life. To play for Canadians doing military service was a privilege. They had a big barbecue set up for us and we joined them and their families. I heard some great stories. Many of them had been deployed to Afghanistan, so we heard about that. I got to meet their children who take a

Canadian curriculum in the military school and then share language classes with local kids. It was a small audience, but they were very appreciative and we certainly appreciated them.”

In Kerkrade, Netherlands the orchestra and choir were entered in the World Music Contest, an event that is staged only once every four years.

They were scheduled late in the program so they managed a quick rehearsal and played, just before midnight.

“We don’t know what score we got, we don’t get that until much later on.

There were five orchestras in the competition on that first day when we played.

I think there would be 15 to 20 in total.”

The touring wrapped up in Belgium, where the troupe got to see the sights and didn’t need to arrange for any more concerts.

The only glitch happened near the end when one of their buses was broken into and some electronic equipment was stolen along with a few passports. The orchestra members without passports had to do some scrambling to get temporary papers from Canadian officials so they could return home with the rest of the members.

That was the only negative experience in the whole adventure.

“Learning how others live, learning about the cultures, getting an opportunity to visit with people in the smaller communities was great because when we wandered around the town, everyone would know who we were.”

In Belgium, it got a little easier from a language perspective since several orchestra and choir members are comfortable speaking French, including Foord. The orchestra even had a few members who spoke German, so they came in handy and certainly helped the guides doing some translation work.

When they made it to Ath, Belgium, Foord said she had arranged to meet up with a Belgian family she had stayed with while she was a Rotary International exchange student when she was in Grade 11 at ECS. “ We h a d a g o o d laugh when we got together and they were so surprised to see and hear

For Rebecca Foord, the trip wasa good European musical experience. how my French had improved. They said I was terrible at French when I was there back then, but now it seemed pretty comfortable,” she said with a laugh.

The Debraekaleer family had a great reunion experience with Foord.

“It was six years ago or more and you leave the family and you think you’ll probably never ever see them again. I had kept in contact with their daughter on Facebook so when we got over to Europe they followed our itinerary and we met up again and it was so nice to see them again.

We went to the fair, just like we had done when I was with them back then.

Their daughter, who was living in Brussels showed up too. It was really cool.

The University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra and Greystone Singers in Germany following the competition. (Photo submitted)

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And with my French being so much better, that made it an even better reunion.”

Foord said another poignant moment for the Canadian students arrived when they visited the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery while they were in the Netherlands.

A U of S orchestra member played the Last Post and the students observed a minute of silence in tribute. They then visited the gravesites with some quiet reflections.

“Needless to say, there weren’t any dry eyes there that day,” she said.

The trip back was efficient and quick, leaving the members plenty of time to enjoy the rest of their summer and prepare for another busy year on campus.

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Paley duo got the kids bouncing in the library

They’ve been doing gigs for kids for over 30 years and it definitely showed in their professionalism and connection with the youngsters.

Lee and Sandy Paley share songs with children and they can do it in intimate settings such as the Estevan Public Library’s lounge area, or in large stadiums.

“We really love the more intimate environments though. It means we can get up close with the kids,” said Sandy just prior to the couple’s launching into one of their signature opening activity songs involving green jelly beans.

About 25 youngsters clapped, clanged and banged away with the Paleys last Wednesday afternoon in the sun-filled library setting.

The Paleys are best known for their longrunning television show Ballooner Landing, a set they share with their dog Do-Good, a shy pink parrot named Prudence and the anything but shy flea, Tex Critter.

The winner of the Can-Pro Gold Award for best Canadian, produced

children’s series, Ballooner Landing aired for 15 years on various networks including YTV, CBC and Global as well as on PBS and Kidztime in the United States. They have also made appearances on Treehouse and Sesame Street.

The couple have written and recorded over 200 action songs contained on 10 CDs and DVDs, all from their Ballooner series.

Their songs, printed in music books, including their well known Don’t Get Peanut Butter in the Strawberry Jam and Cow’s Woc Backward, are now published in textbooks and distributed by Pearson Education of New Jersey.

The two say they love children and believe childhood is just too short, so they encourage families to play, laugh and sing together to focus on the positive message of caring, friendship and love. “ A s w e a l l k n o w, when children are happy they play well together and find it easier to learn,” they said.

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Lee and Sandy Paley of Calgary led a group of youngsters in a number of action songs and games at the Estevan Public Library on Aug. 14.

Upcoming motorcycle runs will raise funds for good causes

A couple of important motorcycle rides are once again being arranged for local bike enthusiasts who will take to the highways in southeast Saskatchewan while raising funds for good causes.

The first ride is for female motorcyclists only with the Estevan Prairie Winds, the female bike club, arranging their 12th annual fundraising run on Sunday, Aug. 25 starting at 2 p.m. from the leisure centre following a one-hour registration period.

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Pam Currie, one of the co-ordinators for both events, said the Prairie Winds girls started their fundraising fun ride several years ago as a good way to get women interested in motorcycles and the fun that can be achieved by riding, especially if the weather is good. The friendships forged are solid and each year some worthwhile organization is assisted through

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Currie said this event attracts riders from as far away as Carlyle and Weyburn as well as locals.

The registration fee of $20 goes to Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon.

The riders leave the local McDonalds parking lot after registering, around 3 p.m. and make their way to Stoughton via Lampman and Arcola and stop for a beef on a bun at Crossroads Inn in Stoughton. There is a small fee for the lunch, which is then traditionally donated back to the cause by that ownership group so the money can be added to the club’s donation.

“It’s a fun time and we invite everyone to join in,” said Currie.

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“I think we can raise around $700 or more for a local charity or organization. This year it is the Estevan Humane Society.

The executive decides each year who or what group will get the donation,” said Currie. The registration fee is a simple cash donation to the cause, she said, and usually the 25 to 35 riders the event attracts are pretty generous.

The registration fee and pledges for the Ronald McDonald House run will net around $3,000, said Currie, if the weather remains good. This motorcycle run attracts between 75 to 100 bikers and is organized by the Prairie Riders Motorcycle Club.

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The total receipts in the EstevanWeyburn area were $11.084 million, an average of over $1,078 per hectare.

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Oil and natural gas Crown land sales net over $15 million Interest remains strong in the Saskatchewan oil patch, especially in the southeast sector. This was evident in the results posted from the latest sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights by the provincial government on Aug. 12.

The sale of land, which takes place every two months, saw the August sale generate $15,053,899.37 for provincial coffers compared with $9.66 million that was realized in the previous sale held in June.

The big reason for the healthy increase in income had much to do with the fact there were additional hectares of oil-producing lands made available for bids this time around, including four exploratory licences. All four were picked up at a total price of just over $2.01 million.

The average price paid per hectare was pretty consistent with the June payments, coming in at $652.02 per hectare compared with $653.64 per hectare in June.

In most of the sales over the past four years, the southeast area of the province gains the most favour among the buyers and the Aug. 12 sale was no exception. The total receipts in the Estevan-Weyburn area were $11.084 million, an average of over $1,078 per hectare. This compares with the $7.88 million that was spent in June with an average price of over $810 per hectare.

The three exploratory licences for sale in the southeast sold for just under $2 million while 54 of the 69 lease parcels captured a further $9.16 million.

The top purchaser of land in the province was Scott Land & Lease Ltd. who spent $2.44 million in acquiring seven lease parcels and one exploration licence.

The top price paid for a single licence was $1.674 million paid by Scott Land & Lease for a 1.36 hectare block located next to the Benson Midale Beds Oil Pool, 22 kilometres north of Estevan.

Mammoth Land Services Ltd., paid the highest amount per hectare in the sale when they spent $5,617 per hectare for 64.75 hectares in a parcel located two kilometers east of the Bench Shaunavon Oil Pool, 22 kilometres south of Gull Lake.

Three oil shale special exploratory permits located near Hudson Bay were acquired by Canshale Corp., with work commitment bids totaling just under $4.61 million.

Gas prone area attracted bids of just over $87,000 at an average of $84.43 per hectare.

Parcels offering deeper rights only brought in just under $1.76 million, or 11.69 per cent of the total sale with an average price of $1,377.23 per hectare.

In the southeast area, the top purchaser of land was Soo Line Resource Group Inc., who spent $2.23 million to acquire ďŹ ve lease parcels.

Windfall Resources paid the top price for a single lease with the $1.18 million spent on 259 hectares adjacent to the Oungre Ratcliffe Beds Oil Pool, 60 kilometres west of Estevan. This was also the highest dollar paid per hectare at $4,562.32 per hectare.

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CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................................................................................6A4-28-1C13-28-9-8 Shooting Star Fairlight ......................................................................................................................1-20-11-30 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................... 1D1-34-3A1-35-6-9 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................3C12-23-2A16-23-8-9 VOC Redvers .......................................................................................................................................6-8-7-31 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................4A9-21-1C12-21-7-11 PBEN Moosomin ............................................................................................................................13-31-13-31 Elkhorn Silver Bay Northgate Hz...................................................................................5B11-10-1C14-10-1-3 Epping et al Bellegarde SWD ............................................................................................................3-15-6-31 FCL Carlyle S Hz ..............................................................................................................3B1-29-1D7-20-8-2 Highrock Lightning ..............................................................................................................................3-8-8-32 FCL Carlyle S Hz ..............................................................................................................3D1-29-2D8-20-8-2 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 Pengrowth Willmar Hz....................................................................................................... 1A9-30-3A1-30-5-3 Tetonka Steelman 2Hz...................................................................................................... 1B1-19-1B8-19-4-4 Legacy et al Buffalo head Hz ............................................................................................4C11-3-2A14-2-8-5 Caprice View Hill 2Hz......................................................................................................6C11-22-2A9-22-4-8 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................2C4-26-3B4-27-7-9 CPEC Viewfield Hz ....................................................................................................... 6B13-35-1B13-34-7-9 CPEC Viewfield Hz ..........................................................................................................5A9-11-4C5-11-9-9 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................4D8-11-3D8-12-9-9 FCL Wordsworth East Hz..................................................................................................... 2B11-4B4-11-7-3 Aldon Bryant Hz ..............................................................................................................3D2-22-3D15-22-5-7 Longview View Hill Hz ....................................................................................................... 1A3-27-3A1-27-4-8 CPEC Viewfield Hz ...........................................................................................................3B4-35-1C4-34-7-9 Enerplus Skinner Lake 2Hz.............................................................................................3D5-10-1C12-9-4-17 ARC Parkman V1U Hz ....................................................................................................4B8-14-3D9-11-10-1 Canera Alalmeda 2Hz ....................................................................................................... 4B9-10-4A2-10-3-2 ARC et al Steelman 2Hz ...................................................................................................4C16-3-1C5-11-5-4 Canera Bryant 2Hz........................................................................................................3C13-19-1C15-24-5-8

12L062 13G386 13F158 13G151 13G258 13G089 13G084 13E084 13G301

Canelson #22 .......................................... RROI Ryerson Hz .......................................... 8B4-36-3A1-36-6-30 Hillsdale #8 .............................................Hillsdale Rocanville .......................................................... 9-3-16-31 Precision #149 ..................................... Arc Glen Ewen Unit hz.......................................2C15-34-3B12-2-3-1 Partner #4 ...........................................CPEC Hastings West Hz .......................................3D11-3-1C8-10-4-1 Red Dog #3 .......................................... Elkhorn Pinto East Hz ......................................... 2A4-12-3A12-1-2-3 Betts #1 ................................................ Elkhorn Pinto East Hz .......................................3D16-33-2D16-4-2-3 Alliance #1 ...................................... Spectrum et al Wordsworth N .................................................. 16-15-7-4 Stampede #1 .................................... Southern Wordsworth 2Hz...................................4C12-22-4C1021-6-5 Panther #4 ........................................... Legacy et al Kisbey Hz ........................................ 3B3-26-3B3-23-8-5

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average price paid in this region was $239.78 per hectare compared with an average of just over $163 per hectare in the June sale.

The Swift Current region in the southwest corner of the province attracted just under $1.14 million in bids on land offered in that sector. Nine of the 17 leases up for bids were actually taken at an average price of $428.18 per hectare, compared with $53.79 per hectare received in the June sale.

In the Lloydminster area in the northwest part of the province, the total was just under $689,000 with all nine of the leases that were up for sale being taken. The average price per hectare was $569.09 compared with an average of $1,268.39 per hectare that was paid in the June sale.

The next sale of Crown land for oil and natural gas exploration and drilling will be in early October.

THE THE ESTEVAN ESTEVANMERCURY MERCURY DRILLING DRILLINGREPORT REPORT 13E231 Panther #2 ..............................................Husky Weir Hill 2Hz .........................................3C16-20-1D2-20-5-6 13C206 Ensign #609 ..........................................

PBEN Viewfield SWD ............................................................ 9-8-7-7 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 13G265 Canelson #26 ............................................CPEC Viewfield ..........................................................4A8-34-8-7 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 13G146 Horizon #4 .............................................. CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................2B2-27-1C15-27-10-7 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW .......................................................................................................

15-13-20-33 13F107 Lasso #1 ..................................................Aldon View Hill Hz ............................................ 1B2-28-1B2-21-4-8 13B037 KRC Cantal South DD ..................................................................................................4D16-18-2D16-18-5-33 13G121 Precision #381 ........................................ CPEC Viewfield Hz .........................................6B3-14-2C14-14-9-8 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 13E145 Precision #120 ......................................

Longview Macoun Hz .........................................1C7-25-1C5-25-4-9 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13E035 Canelson #25 ......................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz ........................................... 3A1-19-3B4-19-7-9 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13E252 Precision #380 ........................................ CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................

1A16-15-2A16-14-8-9 13C125 CPEC Viewfield Hz .....................................................................................................

7D15-29-3D15-32-10-6 12G154 Silver Spur Viewfield Hz ......................................................................................................

4C13-3-4B4-3-7-7 13G331 Precision #409 ..........................................

NAL Midale 2Hz ..............................................3D11-3-3A9-4-6-10 13B299 CPEC Viewfield Hz .......................................................................................................

3D16-23-2D16-26-9-8 13E204 Canelson #11 .......................................... Canera Innes 2Hz ........................................

2B4-34-4B15-28-7-10 13B127 CPEC Veiwfield Hz ............................................................................................................1D1-24-2D1-19-8-8 13F213 Canelson #21 ......................................... CPEC Viewfield Hz .....................................3B13-26-2C13-27-8-10 12E307 CPEC Viewfield .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 13G214 Precision #275 ..................................CVE et al Weyburn Unit Hz .................................4C2-31-3B12-30-5-12 13C062 CPEC Viewfield ..............................................................................................................2C12-19-1C16-24-8-9 13C157 Alliance #3 ...............................................

CPEC Oungre Hz ............................................ 2B5-18-3B4-6-1-12 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 13C276 Panther #3 ...............................................

Husky Oungre Hz ....................................2C13-+26-3A16-34-1-13 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 13F070 Canelson #23 .......................................... CPEC Oungre Hz ........................................3C13-1-2C13-12-1-13 13A034 CPEC Hoffer Hz .................................................................................................................3A4-14-4B4-2-1-13 13D172 Ensign #645 ......................................Enerplus Skinner Lake 2Hz ................................... 3A9-17-3A9-16-4-17 13A116 CVE Weyburn ..................................................................................................................................8-18-6-13 13F046 Ensign #625 .......................................... Arc Skinner Lake 2Hz .....................................4D8-13-2C15-18-4-17 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 10B263 Arc Tribune ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 12K295 RROI Fertile Hz .......................................................................................................... 4A16-35-2A165-36-6-30 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 \13D175 RROI Fertile Hz ................................................................................................................ 1B2-15-3A2-10-6-30 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz ......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 12L261 Shooting Star Fairlight ..................................................................................................................... 1-20-11-30 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 13B239 Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .............................................................................................. 3B4-32-3A4-31-8-30 12B395 VOC Redvers ...................................................................................................................................... 6-8-7-31 12K341 PBEN Moosomin ........................................................................................................................... 13-31-13-31 11K442 Epping et al Bellegarde SWD ............................................................................................................3-15-6-31 11B210 Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 10E269 Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH .................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 10G299 CPEC Wawota ................................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 12D331 Mosaic K1 Esterhazy 1 WSW ....................................................................................................... 15-13-20-33 13A139 V40C Glen Ewen ................................................................................................................................. 13-9-2-1 12J237 Phase et al Manor .............................................................................................................................10-11-8-1 11J193 Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 13C162 FCL Carlyle DD ................................................................................................................. 2C9-19-1C9-19-8-2 11H433 Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 13F025 Spectrum et al Willmar ........................................................................................................................4-35-5-4 13F133 CPEC Viewfield Hz ......................................................................................................... 4D15-26-3B1-26-8-5 13G104 CPEC Viewfield Hz ..................................................................................................... 4C13-14-2D13-23-10-7 12L187 Canera Viewfield Hz ...................................................................................................... 3D14-22-2D14-27-6-8 12E307 CPEC Viewfield .................................................................................................................3C4-12-3D1-12-9-9 12C096 CPEC Viewfield WSW .........................................................................................................................9-10-8-9 13B077 Husky Oungre East Hz .......................................................................................................2A4-10-4B4-3-1-12 12J173 CVE Weyburn .................................................................................................................................15-26-6-12 12K078 Husky Oungre Hz ........................................................................................................ 2C14-24-4B14-25-1-13 12J008 CVE Weyburn ...............................................................................................................................12-30T-6-13 10B263 Arc Tribune ......................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 12A364 Rio Tinto Sedley ..............................................................................................................................4-20-14-16 12B199 Sparton Ceylon ...............................................................................................................................16-29-6-18 13C033 Epsilon Ceylon Hz ......................................................................................................... 4C6-31-1C14-36-6-19 11K043 PBEN Pangman DD .................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20

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B10 August 21, 2013

Estevan Mercury

Province to review surface rights program The province has launched a public review of The Surface Rights Acquisition and Compensation Act. The act establishes guidelines to ensure the rights of landowners and mineral rights holders with respect to accessing land for exploration and development.

“The act was introduced in 1968 and has remained largely unchanged since that time,” Energy and Resources

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Minister Tim McMillan said. “The agriculture and oil and gas industries have experienced many changes over those years, so a review of the act is needed. We want to ensure that the legislation continues to serve the needs of all property holders — surface or mineral.”

The public review will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders — including landowners, rural municipalities, agricultural organizations and the oil and gas industry — as well as members of the general public to provide comments on potential changes to the legislation.

“We believe that Saskatchewan landowners and the oil and gas industry deserve to operate under an efficient and effective system that respects everyone’s property rights,”

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People can participate in the review by submitting written comments on the potential changes. An online discussion paper contains an overview of some of the issues raised in recent years, as well as questions to assist participants in the review and initiate discussion. The tentative deadline for comments is November 30, 2013; however, if harvest is delayed in Saskatchewan, the deadline will be extended.

Visit www.economy.gov.sk.ca/surfacerightsreview to participate in the online review or email surfacerights@ gov.sk.ca or call 306-787-5727 for more information on how to participate in the review process.

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Kenn Beggs 1934-2011 Gone are the days we used to share But in our hearts you are always there.

The gates of memories are never closed And we miss you more than anyone knows.

In God’s care you rest above In our hearts you rest in love As time unfolds another year, Memories keep you ever near.

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We love you and miss you Mom! Love -your Family Ross Harris July 13, 1943- August 20, 1988 Loving memories never die, As years roll on and days pass by; Deep in our hearts a memory is kept, Of the one we loved and will never forget.

Lovingly remembered by Jan, Cathy ( Scott ), Barb ( Brian) , Theresa ( Kevin ), extended family and friends.

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In loving memory of Susan Sovdi, who passed away August 7th, 1968.

Hello Susan And how are you today?

Are you glad that I am here, To talk to you today.

Do you know SusanThat 45 years this day, Your accident happened, I’ve counted each day.

Yes I remember that dear The day the sun glowed, When we all prayed for you.

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You were my sister Susan I think back to those years, I try to keep from crying, But, from my eyes come tears.

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Estevan has never seen two nights like this before! September 6 The Canadian Playboyz September 7 The Canadian Covergirlz Back to back, Ladies Night Out and Mens’ Night out. Tickets for VIP are $40 and regular seating is $30 100% of proceeds to go our group fundraising for out of country surgery. Get your tickets today! Available from Diane at the Estevan Legion during her office hours. Call 306-634-3135 Pioneer Fun Day - Souris Valley Museum - August 24th; 10:00am4 : 0 0 p m - Fre e - H ay R i d e s, Games, Crafts, Demos, Tours Call 634-5543 Seniors Social - Souris Valley Museum - August 21st; 1:30pm4:30pm - Free for Seniors - Call 634-5543 to Register - Dainties, Drinks, and Discussion The family of Ken Raine invite you to his come and go 90th Birthday Celebration: Sunday, September 1st from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the Estevan Church of God Living Room. Short program at 3:15 pm.

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Pro-life’s Annual Gigantic Garage Sale When: August 26th,27th & 28th Where: St. John’s School Gymnasium- 1118 2nd Street Monday: DROP OFF DONATIONS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND CLEAN from 9am-8pm Tuesday: sale from 12 noon-8pm Wednesday: sale from 9am-noon

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2013 Dodge Dart Rallye Maximum steel, 9,935 kms ..................... $22,900 2012 Chevrolet Impala LT Silver, 17,327 kms ............................... $16,900 2011 Ford Mustang GT Boss Black, 28,832 kms........................... $30,900 2007 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible Red, 119,918 kms .................... $12,900

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2012 RAM 1500 Limited Loaded White, 19,164 kms ..................... $45,900 2012 RAM 1500 Sport Loaded, White, 27,903 kms ...................... $38,900 2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Loaded, Red, 84,000 kms...................... $49,900 2012 RAM 2500 SLT Plus Yellow, 35,142 kms ............................... $44,900 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LTZ Gas White, 116,139 kms $32,900 2012 Jeep Compass Limited Silver, 15,378 kms ........................... $25,900 2011 RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn Brown, 35,000 kms ............... $39,900 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LT Diesel, White, 152,248 kms ..................................................................................... $34,900 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Cheyenne Extended Cab Grey, 60,000 kms ....................................................................................... $22,900 2011 RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn Black Two Tone, 91,200 kms ....................................................................................... $34,900 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab Red, 89,044 kms.............. $24,900 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Brown, 126,121 kms ................... $42,900 2010 Acura RDX Technology Silver, 60,695 kms .......................... $29,900 2010 GMC Terrain SLE-1 Cloth Black, 59,495 kms ....................... $21,900 2010 Cadillac SRX Premium Collection Grey, 52,600 kms ......... $35,900 2009 Lexus RX350 Loaded Silver, 55,000 kms .............................. $27,900 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Dually White 201,000 kms ................ $26,900 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Silver, 87,287 kms .................. $30,900 2008 Ford Escape XLT Red, 91,121 kms ....................................... $14,900 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LTZ Lifted Loaded Black, 58,879 kms ....................................................................................... $39,900 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged Grey, 120,233 kms ..................................................................................... $32,900 2005 Cadillac Escalade Loaded Pearl White, 141,000 kms .......... $19,900 2005 Nissan Titan LE 5.6 Black 160,323 kms ................................ $15,900 2005 Dodge Dakota SLT Quad Cab Grey, 106,000 kms ............... $12,900

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CARS

12 Dodge Avenger SXT 4dr warranty, 16,875 km ...................................$20,995 11 Chev Impala LT 4dr factory warranty ..................................................$16,995 09 Dodge Caliber SXT 4dr factory warranty, 53,981 km .........................$12,995 09 Pontiac Vibe 4dr H/B factory warranty, 44,140 km............................$12,995 08 Chev Cobalt LT 2dr warranty, 100,900 km, 5 spd, was $9,995 .........................................................................................Reduced to sell $7,900 07 Chev Malibu LT 4dr warranty, 126,800 km ...........................................$9,995 07 Monte Carlo SS 2dr warranty, 95,000 km ...........................................$15,995 07 Pontiac G5 SE 4dr warranty .................................................................$8,995 06 Pontiac Pursuit 2dr warranty, 5 spd, was $6,995.....Reduced to sell $5,995 04 Chev Optra 5 LS H/B warranty..............................................................$5,495 03 Ford Mustang Pony warranty, 5 spd ....................................................$9,995 02 Mazda Protégé 5 H/B warranty, 5 spd, was $3,995 .. Reduced to sell$2,900 01 Chrysler Sebring LX 4dr warranty........................................................$4,995 99 Olds 88 Anniversary 4dr warranty .......................................................$1,995 88 Ford Mustang LX Convertible 2dr warranty ........................................$5,995

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12 Jeep Compass North 4x4 factory warranty, 33,265 km .....................$22,495 12 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4 factory warranty, 38,241 km..........................$23,995 11 Ford Escape XLT AWD factory warranty ............................................$20,995 11 Ford F150 Super Crew/Cab XLT 4x4 EcoBoost factory warranty ....$30,995 10 Chev Silverado LT Crew/Cab 4x4 Z-71 factory warranty, Flexfuel ... $25,995 09 Dodge Dakota Crew/Cab SXT 4x4 factory warranty ..........................$19,995 09 Dodge Dakota Ext/Cab SXT 4x4 factory warranty .............................$18,995 09 Dodge Journey R/T AWD 7 Pass 84,000 km, warranty .....................$22,995 09 Dodge D150 Ram Quad/cab SLT 4x4 warranty .................................$18,995 07 Chev Colorado E/C 2wd warranty ......................................................$11,995 07 Chev Trailblazer 4x4 warranty, sunroof ............................................... $9,995 04 Chev Silverado Z-71 Crew/cab 4x4 4dr warranty ..............................$14,995 03 Dodge Dakota ClubCab SLT 4x4, topper warranty .............................$9,995 02 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT QuadCab 4X4 warranty ...................................$8,995 97 Ford F150 E/C warranty.........................................................................$3,495

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Bi-weekly 2012 FORD FUSION SEL AWD all options, 16,000 kms, white diamond.....................................................................................$165/$23,980 2012 CHEV IMPALA LT 29,800 kms............................................................SOLD 2012 CHRYSLER 200 leather, 25,000 kms.......................................$144/$20,817 2011 CHEV MALIBU LT SK tax paid, only 16,000 kms......................$138/$17,490 2008 CHEV MALIBU LT 104,000 kms, pr. roof.................................$104/$10,900 2006 BUICK ALLURE CXL white, 131,000 kms..............................................$8,990 2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SLE 132,000 kms..........................................$8,995

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USED CARS

2012 CHRYSLER 300 LTD Loaded, 19,600 kms ........................... $33,900 2011 CHEV MALIBU LT Loaded, 15,175 kms................................ $21,995 2010 CHEV COLBALT LT 57,000 kms .......................................... $12,395 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT 52,000 kms ...................................... $15,900 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT AWD ................................................. $8,995

USED TRUCKS/VANS

2012 RAM 1500 Longhorn Fully Loaded ....................................... $44,900 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Fully Loaded ....................................... $39,995 2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Fully loaded......................................... $42,995 2012 RAM 1500 CREW CAB LARAMIE 4x4 ................................. $39,995 2011 DODGE 3500 CREW CAB 4X4 ............................................. $34,995 2011 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD Loaded, 68,000 kms ................... $33,900 2011 RAM 1500 OUTDOORSMAN ................................................ $31,900 2011 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD White ...................................... $27,900 2010 DODGE 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 Loaded ................................... SOLD 2009 CHEV AVALANCHE LTZ loaded........................................... $29,995 2009 DODGE JOURNEY RT Loaded, red ...................................... $24,900 2009 FORD CREW CAB 4X4 XLT ................................................. $20,995 2008 RAM 3500 SLT Black, loaded ................................................. $31,995 2008 DODGE 2500 LARAMIE DIESEL .......................................... $28,995 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ......................................... $15,995 2008 GRAND CARAVAN SXT ....................................................... $12,900 2007 CHEV TAHOE Loaded ............................................................... SOLD 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT .............................................................. $12,995 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY ......................................................... $12,995 2007 HYOSUNG SCOOTER ............................................................ $1,600 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Loaded ...................................... $11,995

2012 FORD SUPERCREW FX4 4x4 5.0L, 31,000 kms..................$212/$30,900 2011 CHEV AVALANCHE buckets, 20” rims, orange, 40,000 kms......$246/$31,700 2011 CHEV TRAVERSE LT AWD 8 passenger, 45,000 kms...............$193/$24,642 2011 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW 52,455 kms...................................$178/$25,900 2010 F-150 XTR XLT Silver, 46,000 kms.........................................$215/$25,900 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD black, leather, 89,608 kms...........$195/$24,930 2010 CHEV EQUINOX AWD LS silver, 121,000 kms.......................$132/$16,700 2010 JEEP NORTH EDITION R458 AP 94,500 kms......................$208/$24,981 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD leather, two pannel roof, 97,580 kms....$192/$21,943 2008 GMC YUKON XL DENALI 105,636 kms................................$233/$27,700 2008 HUMMER H3 4WD black, 77,520 kms...............................................SOLD 2008 GMC ACADIA SLE AWD blue, 110, 000 kms.........................$196/$20,970 2007 CLASSIC CREW DENALI power roof, DVD, black, 113,000 kms......................................................................................$223/$23,900 2007 HONDA Ridgeline 4x4 silver, 83,000 kms..........................$237/$20,979 2007 CHEV TAHOE LT 4X4 grey, 148,000 kms...............................$167/$17,700 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE black, 81,500 kms................................$150/$15,900 2006 CHEV SILVERADO CREW 4x4 5.3L, 154,000 kms, wholesale.............SOLD 2006 GMC CANYON CREW 4x2 115,000 kms...........................................$9,990 2006 BUICK TERRAZA rear DVD, extra clean, 153,000 kms.............................$8,995

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Used Cars

2013 FORD TAURUS SEL 16,000 km............................................$25,995 2010 FORD FOCUS SE 79,000 kms .................................................SOLD 2008 MAZDA 3GT 90,000 kms .......................................................$14,995 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT SE 4 Door 99,000 km.............................$6,995

Obituaries

CROSSWORD

Terry Wrigley The interment of ashes for Terry, who passed away on December 18, 2012, will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Forest Glen Cemetery, Estevan. Terry was the son of Dick Wrigley and Olga Krupka.

Please call Darlene at (306) 543-8037 for further details.

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans

2012 EXPEDITION 4x4 LIMITED 20,000 kms ................................$47,995 2012 E450 CUBE VAN 29,000 kms ................................................$34,995 2012 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD 27,000 kms .............................$29,995 2011 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.76L diesel, 130,000 kms ..$39,995 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 4x4 57,000 kms .......................$29,995 2011 F150 LARIAT SUPERCAB 4x4 76,000 kms .........................$26,995 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT1 AWD 18,000 kms ...................$24,995 2011 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 120,000 kms ..........................$23,995 2010 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW 4x4 76,000 kms ................................SOLD 2009 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 80,000 kms ............................$21,995 2008 DODGE 1500 SLT QUAD CAB 4x4 leather, moonroof, 56,000 kms ......................................................................................$22,995 2008 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4x4 6.4L Diesel ..........................$20,995 2008 F350 KING RANCH CREW CAB 4x4 6.4L Diesel....................SOLD 2008 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4x4 84,000 kms ............................$15,995 2007 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT 4x4 119,000 kms ...............$17,995 2006 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4 136,000 kms ..........................$13,995 2006 EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER 168,000 kms ...............................SOLD 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR 146,000 kms ............................................SOLD

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Obituaries

Raymond Norman Gedak 1944 – 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Raymond (Ray) Gedak on May 23, 2013 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice in Kamloops, B.C. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith officiating.

Following the graveside service, a barbeque will be held for family and close friends, at the home of Britt and Elaine Gedak.

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Beverley (Bev) Anne Brandon 1936 – 2013 A well known Bentley resident Beverley (Bev) Anne nee Quinn passed away at the Red Deer Hospice, Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the age of 77.

She was predeceased by her parents Fred and Lexie Quinn, brother Terry Quinn and nephew Norman Whatmore, and brother-in-law Dennis Walline. Beverley is survived by her husband Mervin Brandon recently of Red Deer, Alberta, son Bryan (Laurie) Brandon of Carbon, Alberta, daughter Janine (Casey) Steneker of Calgary, Alberta and Warren (Michelle) Brandon of Edson, Alberta. Sister: Margaret (Wayne) Whatmore of Whitecourt, Alberta, sisters-in-law Ramona Quinn of Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Bernice (Ken) Rind of Calgary, Alberta and Eileen (Bill) Olstead of Edmonton, Alberta . Seven grandchildren, Kelsey and Tyler Brandon, Rebekah and Scott Steneker, Curtis (Jessica), Cody and Tanya Brandon. Two great-grandchildren Hayden and Andre,and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was born at Alameda, Saskatchewan on November 28, 1936 and grew up on the family farm, 5 miles north of Frobisher, Saskatchewan. In 1957, she graduated as a Registered Nurse from Brandon General Hospital. She spent some time as a Surgical Nurse in Brandon General Hospital, and then worked in Bienfait Hospital for 2 years.

Shortly after she married Mervin Brandon on May 24th,1960, and that same year they moved to Bentley, Alberta and have lived there ever since. Beverley commuted to Rimbey, Alberta to work at the hospital for a while before getting on at the Bentley Hospital where she worked mostly in the Operating Room. She later took a Health Records Technician Course and worked at the Bentley Hospital in the Records Department for 18 years.

She played the organ for the United Church at Bentley for many years and has participated actively in the Royal Purple serving as Honored Royal Lady and as Pianist.

Beverley loved her crafts, sewing, knitting, quilting, playing cards, curling, golf and camping. She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, that will be missed dearly by all.

A service to celebrate her life will be held August 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blindman Agricultural Centre (Bentley Ag Centre) with Shealagh McLelland D.M. officiating. A family Interment to follow at a later date.

If so desired, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4R 3S6 Ida Helen Kolke 1926 - 2013 Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through his servant Ida Kolke.

Ida, formerly of Estevan, Sask., passed away at Extendicare Parkside in Regina, Sask. on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the age of 86 years Ida Helen Kolke was born on the farm in the Estevan district on September 10, 1926 to parents, David and Ida Olischefski.

She was reborn as a child of God in the waters of Holy Baptism on October 12, 1926. On June 1, 1941 she was confirmed in the Christian faith and was fed the life-giving body and blood of Jesus. Ida was united in holy marriage to Paul Kolke on May 10, 1950 and they were blessed with 55 years of married life together. God also blessed them with the gift of a child, Marilyn.

On August 4, 2013 God called Ida home to heaven. She is survived by her daughter Marilyn Kolke; “adopted daughter” Jamie Halpenny; two sisters-in- law, Ruby and Lorraine Olischefski and brotherin-law Hubert Kolke, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of our sister Ida. Service of Christian Burial was held on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Daryl Solie officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

In lieu of flowers, a donation in Ida’s name would be gratefully accepted by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 130 Souris Ave., Estevan, Sask., S4A 1J6 or Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 935 McCarthy Blvd. N., Regina, Sask., S4X 3L2.

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord. We give thanks to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord for our sister Ida. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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The family of the late Ida Kolke would like to thank everyone for their prayers and acts of kindness during Ida’s illness, passing and funeral.

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North Portal happenings

By Betty Banuilis Correspondent Maxine Amos of Oxbow spent a couple days with Betty Banuilis last week.

On Wednesday, Aug. 14 Betty Banuilis celebrated her birthday with North Portal friends Bette MacDonald, Dorothy Fuchs, Elsie Earl and Maxine Amos at the Houston Pizza Patio.

Gene and Margaret Banuilis and sons Logan and Kyle hosted the Regens summer party at the farm to near 80 people on Saturday, Aug. 17.

Doreen Maxwell, formerly of North Portal, has been a patient in St. Joseph’s Hospital for a couple days.

Clayton and Lorna Story, along with their daughter Kaitlin Story and Kaitlin’s daughter Jayda Velasquez, flew to Niagara Falls. Kaitlin attended a Pampered Chef conference while Clayton and Lorna took care of Jayda.

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Midale news weekly happenings Catrina Moldenhauer Midale Correspondent The Midale Lions Club will be hosting a Dedication to Manley Park Aug. 24 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come out and join in the festivities.

Coffee and donuts will be served. Midale’s Black Gold Bullnanza Committee is pleased to be bringing saddle bronc riding, bareback riding and wild horse racing along with last year’s popular events of Novice/Jr bull riding and mutton busting. This of course is all on top of the bull riding! Please keep Saturday, Sept. 7 open on your calendar and attend this great event! Things will kick off at 10:30

a.m. this year! The cabaret will get underway at 8 p.m. at the Midale Harry O’ Memorial Arena with Blake Berglund.

For more information call Adam Carlson or Cody Martin. For entries into the rough stock event please call Muriel @ 306-584-3427 to register. Mutton busting registrations will be taken that day and children must be seven years of age or younger with the maximum of 40 entries.

Children must be 65 lbs. or less and there will be a scale to verify weights. Please bring your child’s hockey helmets if you have one. Admission prices are as follows: rough stock event or cabaret $15 each or both for $25 for Adults; students are $10 for both and preschoolers are free.

Midale Minor Hockey Association is holding a regis-

tration night at the Midale Civic Centre on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Releases for members joining other teams outside our community will be available. For more information please call Terry Hauglum or Colin Rosengren.

The museum is once again open to the public for the summer. There are no set hours as it is all done by volunteers. There is a note on the door of people you can call so you can go in and look around. There is a nominal fee of $3 for seniors, $4 for adults while children are free.

Just a reminder that the Midale Pool is open seven days a week, weather permitting, from 1 p.m. – 4:30 and 5 – 8 p.m.

Until next week Midale and area, have a great week!

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

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Sunday Worship

10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion

Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith Juanito Vargas Associate Pastor: Father Peter Nijssen 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.

Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.

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NOWus 2 Sunday to choose from Join at 10services AM for worship, 9:00 am and 11:00 am With coffee in between the Word and coffee after LIVE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION during the service.

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ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH Corner of 14th Avenue & 3rd Street Phone: 306-634-2885 – Fax: 306-636-2611

SUNDAY WORSHIP - 10 AM Coffee Fellowship Before Church

WELCOME!

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

Phone: 306-634-2074

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1107 - 4th Street

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service

ALL WELCOME!

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.

Church Office: 306-634-5684

ALL ARE WELCOME email: trinity.luth@sasktel.net • www.etlc.ca

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre

His Glory Bible Church

306-634-9191

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1033 3rd Street Estevan

Sunday Services:

Bible Class - 10:00 a.m. – Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship - 7 p.m.

Wednesday Meeting - 7 p.m.

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

SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 a.m.

Coffee and fellowship after worship Pastor Stewart Miller

2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information

Tim Pippus

Office: 306-634-3116

A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

Pastors: Danny Krauss & Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-634-3773 Cell: 306 471 8130

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

1302 - 8th Street, Estevan

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

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Phone: 306-634-2190

CHURCH OF CHRIST

(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

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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.

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Wednesday A.M. Wednesday P.M. Thursday P.M. Phone: 306-455-2277 Phone: 306-452-3377 Phone: 306-482-4077

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BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS JOHN J. BILLESBERGER, B.A., LL.B.

1017 Third Street Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0R4

TROBERT LAW FIRM

Phone: (306) 637-3710

James F. Trobert

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP

305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6

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

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

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Financial Planning

Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901

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Thursday p.m.

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Outram – Torquay news Betty Ribling Outram-Torquay Correspondent

• Born to Dustin and Jocelyn Hall (née Styre) on July 28, 2013 a daughter, Grace Antoinette Hall. Proud grandparents are Lyle and Leona Hall and Antoinette Styre.

• Born to Gregg and Alisha Mann (née Reiley-Brokenshire) on August 8, 2013, a son, Hudson Ross Mann. Proud grandparents are Wayne and Connie Brokenshire and Jim and Lois Mann.

Bridal Guide Kristen Hildahl & Cary Grays .................................... September 6, 2013 Ashleigh Cherewyk & Zach Dzuba ............................ September 7, 2013 Miranda Andrews & Chris Paul................................ September 14, 2013 Brea Kinna & Michael Thievin ................................. September 14, 2013 Kayla Schoff & Chris Duchcherer ............................ September 21, 2013 Lisa Mitchell & Kyle Petterson ................................ September 28, 2013 Monique Belanger & Kevin Ley ...................................... October 5, 2013 Natasha Mydonick & Brad Tinant ................................... October 5, 2013 Amy Keess & Paul Gutheil .......................................... October 12, 2013 Tressa Whitman & Mathew Procyshyn......................... October 18, 2013 Pamela Young & Travis Packer................................ November 12, 2013 Carly Fraser & Michael Berg ...........................................March 17, 2014 Amie Sehn & Kyle Whitehead .............................................July 12, 2014 Amy Hammermeister & Bradley Belitski ...........................August 2, 2014 Jolene Pettapiece & Chris Byers ......................................August 2, 2014 Breonna Alexander & Robert Graham............................August 30, 2014

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Sympathy is extended to the Adams families on the passing of Hector Wood of Swift Current.

Donald and Faye Mantei attended the threshing days at Austin, MB, while there they visited with Kari Mantei and her son David. Donald and Faye also enjoyed a trip to the Peace Gardens.

Happy Birthday to Jeff Pyra who had a birthday August 8.

Albert and Betty Ribling went with a group of family and friends to Regina on Aug. 10. The group enjoyed a visit to the Science Centre and the Imax Theatre. Then they all went to Tumblers for supper.

Joe and Christie Pyra were weekend visitors at the home of Jeff and Heather Pyra.

Happy Birthday to Sarah Pyra who celebrated her fourth birthday on Aug. 11. She was honoured to have her great aunty Dorothy Sabin visit her on the special day.

I hope you are enjoying this warm weather. It won’t last for long.

Roy and Myrna Lohrse from Beaubier visited Don and Faye Mantei on Wendesday August 14. Roy is Faye’s brother.

60 and Over Club Notes Shirley Graham 2013 Correspondent

Overheard a small boy praying, “Lord if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it, I’m having a real good time like I am.”

What a wonderful time we had last Sunday at the “Jam Session,” when everyone finally got there. It was over 60, and a good time was had by all. See you all Sept. 8 for the next one.

The scores for Wednesday Aug. 14 are as follows: For Bridge: In first place was Helen Marriott taking second was Carrie Leptick and third place went to Joan Derosier.

The scores for Thursday Aug. 15 are: For Cribbage: first place went to Bert Parent, second was taken by Nick Morsky, and coming in third was Marg Cantlon.

A Story of the Week A new employee approached one of the women in our office with an important looking paper in her hand.

She pointed to a paper-shredding machine and asked how to operate it. “You just turn on this switch and put in your paper. That’s it!” As the machine devoured her documents, she asked,” How many copies does it make?”

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Loans program geared towards livestock producers The Ministry of Agriculture has amended the rules for the Livestock Loan Guarantee Program to better meet the needs of producers and grow the industry.

“Our government is committed to providing producers with the tools they need to remain competitive in today’s marketplace,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “These changes were made in consultation with industry stakeholders, and will help to grow the livestock industry in Saskatchewan.”

Individual maximum loan limits have been increased from $300,000 to $500,000 under the cattle feeder option, and from $200,000 to $500,000 under the cattle breeder option. The combined individual maximum limit under both options has been increased from $300,000 to $500,000.

Individual maximum loan limits have been increased from $200,000 to $500,000 under the bison feeder option, and from $125,000 to $500,000 under the bison breeder option. The combined individual maximum limit under both bison options has been increased from $300,000 to

$500,000.

Other changes include increasing the corporate maximum loan limit under cattle and bison feeder and breeder options from $300,000 to $1.5 million. Previously, corporate and individual borrowing limits were the same.

LLG supervisors now have the authority to allow the interprovincial movement of cattle enrolled under the feeder and breeder options. The new rules will help to reduce barriers to livestock expansion and reflect a modern and evolving industry.

Using Radio Frequency Identification tags on calves as an alternative to brands are now permitted under the cattle breeder option. The tagging date for calves under the bison breeder option has changed from Dec. 1 of the year of birth to March 31 of the year after birth, to align with the weaning process.

Increasing the size of the livestock herd in Saskatchewan is one of the targets set out in the plan for growth, and supports the goal of establishing the province as a global leader in agriculture production,

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cumstances in Saskatchewan’s livestock industry so directly,” Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president Harold Martens said. “Producers now have more choice when it comes to managing their livestock operations, ultimately leading to greater efficiency and higher returns for Saskatchewan.”

The Livestock Loan Guarantee program was established in 1984 to encourage growth of the province’s livestock industry and provide financing to producers purchasing livestock or developing feedlots.

Trinity Tower happenings

By Peggy Bolton Correspondent Hi Everyone from Trinity Tower Hi Risers. We are finally getting a taste of summer heat, so enjoy.

Dianne and Luverne Bod have returned from a holiday to Courtenay B.C. In Dianne’s absence Donna Hanson looked after the manager job very well. We are so lucky here to have these two wonderful women who go over and above the call of duty. Thank you.

Brent Leptich from Red Deer visited his parents Laurence and Vivian Leptich on the Aug. 10 weekend.

We wish Susanne Widenmaier fast and healing and we want you home soon. We all miss you.

Helen Ross shared delicious cheese cake with us on her birthday August 14.

We were happy she did not have any calories in it.

John Fowler is now in the Lampman Care Home. We miss you here John but our

loss is Lampman’s gain. We are sure you will keep them smiling there.

Erling Rothe has moved to Creighton Lodge. Happiness to you in your new home.

You will be missed here so do come back for a visit. His family came to help him move and enjoyed their visit with him.

Dianne Green and son Josh from Regina visited the Boltons on the Aug. 17 weekend.

Hubby and I had a relaxing holiday at Flin Flon visiting Lyall’s brother Dennis.

Crops look great so hopefully the farmers can get them off. We had a chuckle on our trip when we had a long wait in construction. The young fellow who was standing holding the stop sign kept falling asleep, would jerk forward, shake his head and fall back asleep again. Hubby compared him to a horse sleeping on his feet. We concluded he had a very hard night or an extremely boring job. He kept us entertained wondering if he would do a face plant.

Until next week, God Bless and keep smiling.

R.M of Benson No.35 requires a full-time/part-time

Torq Transloading Inc. (Tribune) is looking for

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to operate at our Bromhead transload terminal.

This terminal is exclusively focused on transloading crude oil from tank trucks to railcars.

Please send resumes to:

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D & D Oilfield Rentals is now hiring for the position of Well Site Technician in our Weyburn shop.

Experience with repairing RV units would be a definite asset, as well as experience with HVAC repair and maintenance. Physical fitness (some heavy lifting) and a strong mechanical aptitude are both required. An RV technician certification would be desirable, but training is available for the appropriate candidate.

Qualified candidates may drop off a resume or email to: weyburn@ddoil.net with the subject line:

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food security and innovation.

“The new rules under the LLG program refl ect the changing needs of Saskatchewan livestock producers,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association chair Mark Elford said. “It’s great to see our government working so closely with producers to increase the size of the provincial herd, leading to increased competitiveness and economic growth in the province.”

“I’m really pleased that our government has responded to the changing cir-

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State qualifications, hourly wage expected and references.

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DISPATCHER Oil & Acid Division • Must have excellent organizational skills • 1A license required • Drug Screening required • Computer Knowledge preferred

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Senchuk Ford Service Department has the following full time positions available

• Service Advisor • Shop Foreman/ Technician Automotive and computer knowledgeable, as well as, experience and ADP training an asset but willing to train.

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EMPLOYMENT 101 Supreme St. (Shand access road)

is looking to hire a

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- is proficient with computer systems - has excellent communication and organizational skills.

We would like to offer you: - an exemplary health, dental and optical benefits package; - a fulfilling career where you can relate to and engage with an incredible team.

Skills and Abilities: - continuous learning - computer use - finding information - job task planning and organizing - critical thinking - decision making - problem solving - working with others - oral communications - document use.

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WOOD COUNTRY is currently accepting resumes for the following positions at their Estevan location:

Truck Drivers

Full and part time positions available. Must possess a class 1A license with air endorsement and be capable of driving a tandem truck or single axle for deliveries.

Weekends off.

Company benefits available for both positions & salary based on experience and qualifications.

Interested applicants can fax resume to Brian at Wood Country at 306-634-8441 or email resume to brianwoodcountry.estevan@sasktel.net No phone calls please.

Parts Specialization: - heavy equipment - on/off highway trucks and related equipment.

For more information or send resume to: Winacott Equipment Group Bienfait Box 369 Bienfait, SK S0C 0M0 Attn: Jerrod Tedford Email: j.tedford@winacott.ca Phone: 306-388-3788 Fax: 306-388-3789 Cell: 306-421-7233

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Parts Manager Description: - Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Branch’s Parts Department in compliance with the company’s established policies and procedures.

- Effectively manages and directs all aspects of the Parts Department’s operations in a manner that ensures maximum benefit to the dealership.

- Co-ordinates activities and co-operates with other dealership departments to best serve the customer.

- Plan, direct and control all activities within the Parts Department to ensure that overall profitability and growth objectives are met or exceeded.

- Responsible for the Parts Department’s overall performance and profitability.

- Continually maintains the highest level of customer service and professionalism in serving our customers’ needs.

Requirements: - High school diploma or general education degree (GED) essential.

- Qualified as a Journeyperson preferred.

- Strong leadership skills.

- Excellent customer relations skills.

- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

- Strong organization skills.

- Strong business ethics with a professional approach at all times.

- Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial reports.

- Equipment knowledge is preferred.

For more information or send resume to: Winacott Equipment Group Bienfait Box 369 Bienfait, SK S0C 0M0 Attn: Jerrod Tedford Email: j.tedford@winacott.ca Phone: 306-388-3788 Fax: 306-388-3789 Cell: 306-421-7233

Recycle This Paper Oil Lift Technology Inc. designs and manufactures innovative equipment for artificial lift applications and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with several satellite offices around the world.

Oil Lift is part of Dover Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

Oil Lift is currently seeking a qualified individual for the position of South East Saskatchewan Field Sales Representative. The successful candidate will work from Estevan, Carlyle or Weyburn.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop and maintain a network of strategic contacts in South East Saskatchewan area of oil and gas production and service industries • Systematically develop business relationships within the network to keep abreast of areas of activity and identify potential business opportunities • Conduct sales activities with field sales within the Western Canada region as required • Develop sales/marketing plans and goals using marketplace information • Initiate contact with potential new clients, and systematically follow up with mail outs, telephone calls and meetings • Maintain relationships and sales with existing customer base • Work closely with technical personnel in the development of business proposals which are designed to address the key needs of potential clients • Coordinate the introduction of new products/services into the marketplace • Maintain a sales and service follow-up program for the purpose of assessing customer satisfaction and identifying areas for potential service improvement • Assist with the resolving of post-sales customer issues with regard to accounts receivable, product performance and service • Determine the requirement for and develop sales and marketing tools including brochures, trades show displays, and advertisements • Develop technical papers/presentations • Prepare weekly sales reports and forecasts • Implement approved changes

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QUALIFICATIONS • Oilfield production knowledge • Strong technical sales of Artificial Lift systems; primary focus will be on Progressing Cavity Pumping systems • Excellent interpersonal and communicational skills • Accomplished written, verbal and group presentation skills • Experience with MS office software and functional keyboard skills • Class 5 driver’s license • Valid Passport required (this job may involve some international travel)

Please forward resume to HR@oillifttechnology.com and include job title in the subject line.

Oil Lift offers competitive compensation with benefits and an excellent work environment.

No phone calls, recruiters, agencies or drop-ins, please.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only qualified individuals will be contacted.

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca

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OPPORTUNITIES SALESPERSON REQUIRED

Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 140 Is currently seeking applicants within Estevan and Weyburn for the following positions: Full and Part-time Educational Assistants For further details on these positions go to: www.holyfamilyrcssd.ca employment

Mature Salesperson required for a permanent/part-time position.

Drop off resume in person to:

1210 4th St. Estevan

RON'S

Canada

Hunting Titan (Canada)

THE WORK WEAR STORE LTD. Ph: 306-634-8232

Warehouse Supervisor A world-class manufacturer of Perforating Gun Systems, Wireline Hardware and Accessories, Shaped Charges, and Electronic Logging Tools for the oil and gas service sector. Hunting Canada, puts people at the center of everything we do - from protecting the safety and health of people and the environment to helping you succeed.

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible to supervise and coordinate the management of the Estevan warehouse for all product lines.

Requirements are:

HYDROVAC OPERATORS AND SWAMPERS Days Inn, Estevan is looking for

3 Room Attendants/ Housekeepers for permanent full time, employment.

Completion of Secondary School is preferred but willing to train.

Applicant must have a flexible schedule & be willing to work late evenings & weekends.

Position is 40 hours per week with the possibility of overtime.

Duties to include: • sweep, mop, wash, wax and polish floors • dust furniture and vacuum carpet, area rugs, drapery, etc.

• make beds, change sheets and distribute clean towels and toiletries • attend to guests’ requests for extra supplies • stock linen closet and supplies area • clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances • wash windows, walls and ceilings • report and store lost and found items • may provide basic information on facilities • may handle complaints Salary $13.50 Can./hour

Fax resume to (306)634-8733

• Offering excellent wages • Excellent benefit package available • Willing to train if necessary • Safety tickets an asset • Operators must possess class 3A driver’s license • Living accommodation available For more information call: Trevor at: 306-483-7777 or Kim at: 306-483-7722 Email resume to: extremeexcavating@hotmail.com or fax to: 306-483-2082

Prairie Mud Service

Laboratory Manager Praire Mud Service has an opening for a Laboratory Manager.

The qualified applicant will be in charge of laboratory supply and management, soil and drill solids and fluids analysis, sample preparation and documentation. Previous experience would be an asset, however not required-training available.

The successful candidate will hold a diploma or degree in Chemistry or Lab Management and/or have experience in the field of environmental, chemistry or other sciences. You are an individual who enjoys multitasking and working on his/her own as this position requires good time management skills and self-discipline. You are a forward, outside the box thinker, with the ability to keep current clients happy and develop new opportunities.

Please email your resume in Word format to doug.ford@hunting-intl.com

is looking for two FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for full time positions.

Starting wage $11.01/hour Description of positions: • Customer service • Prepare the subs and salads • Slicing vegetables and meat • Taking inventory, records of food supplies Interested individuals can send resumes to: Quiznos Sub Unit 9, 461 King Street Estevan, SK S4A 1K6 CANADA Ph: 306-634-6202 email: kamalpreet111@gmail.com

SEARS HOMETOWN STORE

Start Date: Starting immediately Salary: Depending on education and experience To apply for this position please send your resume to Darwin Frehlick at Prairie Mud Service via email or fax:

1305 - 9th St. Estevan

• Familiar with all OH&S, DOT, and AFT applicable regulations as well as • Meet all applicable regulations in reference to handling hazardous material such as receiving, storing and delivery of explosives • Minimum 2 years of related experience and/or equivalent training

Bus: 306-634-3411 Fax: 306-634-1951 Email: darwin.frehlick@prairiemud.ca CC: loran.thue@prairiemud.ca

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The Sears Hometown Store located in Estevan, SK is currently hiring for a Contract Manager Position Sears Hometown Stores offer the most popular brands of Major Appliances, Mattresses, Home Electronics, Floor Care & Sewing Products, Air & Water Treatment Products and Lawn & Garden Equipment, plus Sears Catalogue Services.

Interested candidates should call: Telephone: 204 806-3218 Or email your resume to: rkelly6@sears.ca

Come meet our Management Team in person at the

RecRuitment FaiR

In-Store Thursday, August 22nd 9 am - 3 pm 413 Kensington Ave. Estevan, SK

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES JOURNEYMAN/APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS OILFIELD & COMMERCIAL

is seeking a

- Oilfield experience a definite asset - Assorted powered mobile equipment experience an asset - Knowledge of Estevan & area an asset - Flexible hours, competitive wages, benefits and bonus - Overtime always available

full time quick lube technician

If you are reliable, take pride in your workmanship and looking to work for a company who values its employees

Drop off resume to 238 4th St.

Send resume to Harvey/Donna: pselectric@sasktel.net Fax: 306-634-3043 Phone: 306-634-9888

- wage negotiable - we will train

Required Immediately

PRESSURE WELDERS • The successful applicants must have valid drivers licence, H2S Alive, 1st Aid / CPR and Fall Arrest safety courses • Must have carbon steel and stainless steel tickets (submit copy of tickets with resume) • Must pass drug and alcohol testing • Health benefits and RRSP plan offered • Wages based on experience • Non local applicants must be willing to relocate Please apply to Jordyn by email, fax or in person:

email: jordyn@brentgedakwelding.com or by Fax to 306-634-5148 #1 – 126 Lamoro Street (Hwy 39 West of Estevan) www.brentgedakwelding.com

Labourers required for oiLfieLd TubuLar inspecTion

• Competitive wages, an RRsp plan and exCellent benefit paCkage available • Class 5 dRiveRs liCense a must

Interested IndIvIduals can fax resume to (306) 634-8025

See career ads online!

Hiring all Positions:

Hydrovac Operator Swampers Mechanic (CVIP Preferred) Safety tickets and experience an asset.

Please Apply with resume to: E-mail: ballen@dfi.ca Fax: 306-848-0070 Telephone: Bill Allen at 306-848-0034

www.estevanmercury.ca

OILFIELD LABOURERS REQUIRED

Sales People Required Senchuk Ford is looking for a dynamic, upbeat person to join their sales team. Previous sales experience is not necessary, but is an asset. If you are outgoing, competitive, and enjoy working with people, this will be an excellent career for you.

We offer: • A strong management team dedicated to help you succeed • Ongoing training that gives you an edge in the market • A positive work environment • Benefits package

If you’re not happy with your present work environment or would like a new challenge, we want to talk to you. Come by and see Randy or Rick. Bring your resume or e-mail it to randy@senchuk.com

TO ASSIST WITH OILFIELD TUBULAR INSPECTION. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING AS WELL AS PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING. CLASS 5 DRIVERS LICENSE PREFERRED. PREVIOUS OILFIELD EXPERIENCE PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

DFI thanks all applicants who apply, but only those canidates considered will be contacted.

www.dfi.ca

118 Souris Ave. N., Estevan

DROP OFF RESUME AT 341 IMPERIAL AVENUE, ESTEVAN OR FAX: 306-634-2606 OR EMAIL: ESTEVAN@GUARDIANOIL.COM NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Visit us on the web!! www.estevanmercury.ca Applied Industrial Technologies LP. a group of industrial distribution companies located throughout Canada, and we are currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of:

Customer Service Representative Estevan, Saskatchewan

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to: • Providing service to branch customers and managing assigned product lines or customers.

• Active involvement in company’s Quality Management process as evidenced by continuous improvement in processes directed toward reducing costs, increasing sales/gross profit and customer satisfaction.

• Carries out policies and procedures as defined in the company policy manual.

• Continuous development through reading, seminars and on the job training.

• Provide a high level of customer service to branch customers including timely, accurate responses to inquiries.

• Cross train to assist or fill in when fellow team-mates are absent or their workload volume is high • Work with distribution centre to expedite special requests as necessary • Engage in direct sales actives • Provide telephone support for outside sales force • Meet or exceed sales performance targets • Ensure accurate, timely order processing through the computerized order processing system • Maintain cooperative and productive inter-departmental relationships • Attend branch meetings as required • Take personal responsibility for and actively engage in product systems and skills training and development • Maintain highest regard for safety and housekeeping • Perform other similar or related duties as assigned by the branch manager or supervisor.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications and attributes: • High School or equivalent • Related industry experience or 3-5 years industrial inside sales experience preferred • Bearing and power transmission experience is a definite asset • Proficient computer skills, experience with SAP is an asset • Sales and customer service experienced • Mechanically inclined • Ability to work independently • Analytical and problem solving capability • Enthusiastic and exhibits a positive attitude and desire to succeed Applied Industrial Technologies offers competitive salary, comprehensive group benefit plan, company sponsored RRSP/DPSP, ongoing opportunity for training and development and promotion within the company. Send your resume to aithire@aitcanada.com or fax attn.. Chris Babyak 403-214-1423.

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you.

Now hiring the following positions: Experienced Class 1 Drivers / Operators  Experienced Cement and Acid Operators  Journeyperson - Heavy Equipment Technician  Electronic Technician 

Applicant Requirements:  Self-motivated  Willing to work flexible hours  15 / 6 rotation  Safety-focused  Team oriented  Clean Class 1 Drivers abstract

Why Canyon?  Dynamic and rapidly growing company  Premium compensation package  New equipment  Paid technical and leadership training  Career advancement opportunities  RRSP matching program

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

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Captured Forever

This fierce looking wolverine was just one of many wild animals that were on display at Mel’s Taxidermy in Roche Percee. The pieces from Mel Well’s collection were on display in the home with the story behind each piece given by Sharon Wells. The invitations to visit were part of the Estevan Art Council’s Culture On The Go self guided tour to see the work provided by regional visual artists.

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COMING EVENTS: 7:30pm May 4

At The Library...

Programs are FREE!

Toddler Time: August 28, September 10-October 16 Ages 18 months - 3 years Tuesday or Wednesday @ 10:00-10:30 Stimulate your child’s imagination and preliteracy skills by participating in action rhymes,

songs, crafts and great stories!

Story Time: September 10-October 17 Ages 3 - 5 years Tuesday @ 10:45-11:30am or Wednesday or Thursday @ 1:30-2:15 Stories, fingerplays, songs and crafts make up this fun program that highlights early literacy skills and encourages reading readiness.

Baby Time: Thursday, September 26 @ 10:30am or Monday, September 16 @ 7:00-7:30pm For babies up to 18 months & their caregivers. Songs and rhymes, bounces and books! This is a fun, interactive parentchild program that ends with a baby-inspired craft.

Pumpkin Pie Play Dough: Saturday, September 14 @ 3:30-5:00pm. Ages 8+ (younger children need older helper) Smells good enough to eat! Come out & create your own delicious-smelling play dough but remember not to eat it!

Tuesday, September 17: Parents & Caregivers! Join us for an informational session about what Envision Estevan is & the helpful services they provide@ 2:30 & then stay for “Baby Sign Language” @ 3:00 (children are welcome, we will supervise & provide fun activities). A unique way of communicating with your baby! Facilitated by Sheena Wock, Certified Sign Language Interpreter. Held in partnership with Envision Counselling & Support Services. Call 306-636-1621 for more info.

Basic Drawing: Monday, September 23 @ 6:30-7:30pm. Suggested for ages 6-9. Based on the Ed Emberley technique of drawing. A different theme every month! This month’s technique involves thumbprint drawing.

TEEN & ADULT PROGRAMS – FREE! Hello Computer! Wednesday, September 4th & 11th @ 5:00 & 6:00PM*. *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.

Mobile Device Advice. Mondays, September 16th & 23rd @ 3:00 & 4:00PM. Tablets, e-readers and smart phones – oh my! If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by your mobile device, we are here to help! Join Krista for a 30 minute one on one tutoring session on your device.

Crafter’s Circle. Tuesdays, September 3rd & 17th @ 5:30PM Do you knit, crochet or just enjoy crafting?

Enjoy the company of others crafters like yourself. All experience levels welcome. A great opportunity for ongoing support; share your knowledge or benefit from the advice of other crafters. Just bring your own materials and come join the circle. No pre-registration required. Ages 15 and up.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Every Tuesday @ 5:30 Welcome back! Join Katharina Ulbrich for an introduction to the German language. This is an ongoing program and will take place at the library every Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:00. The classes are designed to be fun and non-competitive; those who want to learn faster will get extra homework. All ages welcome. Held in partnership with the Estevan & District German “Feundschaft” Society.

Eating Healthy After your Baby. Friday, September 6th @ 4:30PM. Parenting is an important job with a steep learning curve; let us help you along the way! Join the Library & Estevan Public Health for a presentation on post natal nutrition for new or experienced parents.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Relaxation. Saturday, September 7th @ 1pm. The first thing the all knowing & very informative Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy tells you is DON’T PANIC. One way to keep from panicking is to do something relaxing (or drink a Pangalactic Gargleblaster). Join us at the Library for an afternoon of pampered relaxation and laughs as we make & use a “edible mud” facial mask and watch the hit movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Themed snacks to be provided. Ages 13+.

Cover-to-Cover Book Club. Thursday, September 12th @ 5:30PM. This month we will be reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Pulitzer Prize winning author Katherine Boo. Full of stories from the people living in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, it has been called “Riveting, fearlessly reported… plays out like a swift, richly plotted novel… Grade: A.” by Entertainment Weekly. Call to reserve your copy today! New members of all ages always welcome!

The Library will be closed September1, 2 & 30.

Regular hours resume September 3 • Book sale: Sept. 26, 27 & 28 We will be open till 9:00pm on Friday, September 27 To pre-register or for information call 1-306-636-1621

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CITY WIDE REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 5:30-9pm in the

ICON CENTRE

if your organization has interest in attending, please contact:

Erin at e.wilson@estevan.ca

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL? “promoting the arts in OUR community”

Subscribe Now! 2013-2014 concert season: Stars for Saskatchewan Celtic Tenors – Musica Intima – Elmer Iseler Singers Ballet Jörgen (Romeo & Juliet) – Guy & Nadina – Everything Fitz

Koncerts for Kids

Missoula Children’s Theatre “The Secret Garden” ~ L’Aubergine Burletta (a new generation of stanchly modern clowns) ~ Fubuki Daiko (reinventing traditional Japanese drumming) and Wide Open Theatre: “Massive Munsch” (stories come alive with puppets)

QUILTING 101 Starting Tuesday, September 17 (6 weeks)

With step by step examples, instructor Eileen McKersie, an avid quilter, will teach you the basic skills and terminology that are the building blocks of the art! Cost is $150.00 + $90.00 quilting kit fee.

And we are CALLING ALL ARTISTS! for submissions in our Annual Adjudicated Art Show November 28 – December 20, 2013 __________________________ If you have a passion in the arts and would like to encourage others, our Visual Arts committee is looking for instructors & committee members. Call Joyce for details 306.421.5886

306-634-3942 www.estevanartscouncil.com

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City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE

ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE

The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intentions to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided: 1) Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning part of the South West Quarter Section 14, Township 2, Range 8, West of the Second Meridian, Estevan Saskatchewan, shown as Parcel X on a Plan of Proposed Subdivision prepared by T.W. Luddington SLS, Midwest Surveys Inc., and dated July 15, 2013 To be rezoned from the existing Natural Area Zone (NA) to the Residential Mobile Home Zone (R5) Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a new private Residential Mobile/Manufactured Home (Condominium) Park development.

(Boundaries of Rezoning are shown on the plan below)

PUBLIC NOTICE Changing of Street Names

PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGING OF STREET NAMES

The Council of the City of Estevan herein gives notice of its intent to pass a Bylaw in accordance with Section 16 of the Cities Act, 2002, authorizing the changing of street names as herein described: 1. That effective on the date of third and final reading hereof, the following Municipal streets located in the Northeast and Northwest Quarter Section 23, Township 2, Range 8, West of the Second Meridian, Estevan, Saskatchewan, shall be renamed accordingly; a) “Walker Road” shall be renamed “Walker Avenue” and; b) “Trout Crescent” shall be renamed “Trout Avenue”.

Any person(s) claiming to be negatively affected by the proposed bylaw may submit their written objections and/or advise of their intent to be heard by the Council, by contacting the City Clerk’s office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan on or before 12:00pm, on Thursday, September 5, 2013.

ATTENTION ESTEVAN RESIDENTS NEW METER INSTALLS • Don’t wait, book an appointment right away!

Take advantage of these features: Leak detection (15 - minute interval testing over a 35 day period) • Leak history and diagnostics reporting. (daily and hourly) • Radio frequency, keeping our workers out of your yard • Wireless Accurate readings and billing • Leak details directly on invoice

FOOD BANK FUN SWIM

August 23 1-4 PM

At the Leisure Centre Pool

Bring a much needed food bank item (or two) and receive a free admission into public swim that afternoon!

SUMMER DAY CAMPS Summer Day Camps are just around the corner! Try something new this summer!

Yoga Camp:

Aug. 21 from 9:30-11am Ages 9-14 Cost: $10 Leisure Centre

Make sure to sign up a week in advance to avoid cancellations!

The amending Bylaw (#2013-1918) may be inspected by any person at the legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.

City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 7:30pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Ofce, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Thursday, August 22, 2013.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 23rd Day of July, 2013

Physicians In Estevan Nicholson Road Clinic 306-634-2661 Dr. Grobler Dr. Akensete Dr. Horri Dr. Oveuni Dr. Langeni

Hospital Foundation Clinic Dr. Sheikh — 306-637-2750 Dr. Omosigho — 306-637-2760

Clinic @ No Frills Grocery 306-634-6444 Dr. Tsoi Dr. Christie Dr. Pehlivan

PLAYPARKS Our nal week (Aug. 19-23) is Around the World Week at the Parks! Check out what’s happening as you say goodbye to the PlayLeaders at the parks: Rusty Duce: Monday: Gumball Guess; Tuesday – Freezie Sale; Wednesday – Night Swim; Thursday – Show and Tell; Friday – Summer-End Party!

Hillside: Monday: Birthday Celebration; Tuesday – Morning Swim and Parachute Day; Wednesday – Balloon Swim; Thursday – Lemonade Sale; Friday – Summer-End Party!

Trojan: Monday: Backwards Day; Tuesday – Bake Sale; Wednesday – Hat Day; Thursday – Show and Tell; Friday – Summer-End Party!

Churchill: Monday: Potato Dig; Tuesday – Glitter Swim; Wednesday – Storytelling and a Picnic; Thursday – Morning Swim; Friday: Summer-End Party!

Hillcrest: Monday: Parachute Day; Tuesday – Night Swim; Wednesday – Balloon Swim; Thursday – Show and Tell; Friday – Summer-End Party!

There will be no Saturday Swim this week.

This Week’s Saturday Swim will be at Hillcrest Play Park from 1-5pm! * Remember - Children under 6 require a parent or guardian over the age of 15 to be with them!

* For more information: contact Liisa Kleemola, Summer Program Coordinator at playparks@estevan.ca or 634-1880.

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Join our team at the City of Estevan!

We are currently seeking people who have the desire to grow with us, and serve your community. We work at rock concerts, hockey games, maintain the Parks operate Zambonis and all forms of heavy equipment.

We make a difference to your friends, family and neighbors every day.

• Tired of working 12 hour shifts or longer?

• Working long stretches without a day off?

• Routinely miss your kids, sporting events?

• Can’t stand to miss another family function?

Openings exist for Laborers, Events staff, Executive Assistant, Facility Managers, Foreman and an Electrician.

We offer a competitive wage; benets and great pension plan. Enjoy stability and opportunity for a strong work life balance.

Kelvin Pillipow - Human Resources For further information, please contact: 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Email – hr@estevan.ca

‘Doodlebugs‘

Part-Time Play Care Facilitator

Leisure Services, as part of a healthy community initiative has an opening for a Play Care Facilitator.

Typical hours run from 9 AM to 3 PM - Monday to Friday.

This position is ideal for; • a stay at home parent looking to work while the kids are at school, or • a retired individual.

The instructors are able to look after the children, while the parents or guardians are free to enjoy personal time in our facility tness Centre, swimming pool, multi-purpose room and or tennis/squash courts, focusing on their physical and mental health For further information, please contact: Kelvin Pillipow, Human Resources Co-ordinator 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: (306) 634-1842 | F: (306) 634-9790 | hr@estevan.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

CAN YOU FILL THESE BOOTS It takes a special person to fill the boots of an Estevan Firefighter.

City of Estevan

Facilities Manager – Permanent Full-Time

Reporting to Leisure Services Manager, the ideal candidate would possess a positive attitude and a powerful personal work ethic. This position leads our Maintenance, Arena and Cleaning Technician teams, and provides a wonderful opportunity to support our community services and customer rst approach.

The job requires: • Grade 12 education • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Arena Operator’s Certicate – Level 1 & 2 • Pool Operators Certicate – Level 1 & 2 • 5TH Class Engineer’s Certicate • Custodial Care Certicate • Five years, including three years of supervisory experience

It takes someone with the desire to do something important for the community, someone with courage and dedication who isn’t afraid of hard work, and is willing to accept the challenge of a difficult job.

If you are this kind of person, you are needed as a paid on-call firefighter.

We may be able to fit you with a pair of boots.

Contact Estevan Fire Rescue Services: Phone 306-634-1850 or visit the Fire Station at 1101 3rd Street

BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Hours of Work: Full Time - Monday to Friday Duties and Responsibilities: Enforcement of City of Estevan Bylaws, Property Maintenance, Parking Enforcement, and Animal Control.

Respond to incoming complaints and general public inquiries regarding Bylaws.

Issue tickets for Bylaw offences and maintain a daily report management system.

The Successful Candidate: Must possess a valid driver’s license Must have suitable computer skills Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Must be able to work independently and efciently.

Must be able to understand and work within the justice system.

Must pass a Police Security Clearance Process.

Successful applicant will be placed on a one year probationary period.

Applications are available at the Estevan Police Service. Return completed applications including a resume to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask.

S4A 1C7 Phone: 306-634-4767 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

For a complete job description, visit www.estevan.ca and search under Employment.

GUARD/MATRON The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be honest, trustworthy and able to work independently with little supervision. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons who are being held in custody.

Retired persons are also encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be on call and will have the right to turn down shifts.

Applicant must pass a Security Clearance.

If you would like to apply or would like to receive further information please contact the Estevan Police Service at:

301-11th Ave., Estevan, Sask., S4A 1C7 Or call 306 634 4767 You can also email schartrand@estevanpolice.ca

Del Block – Chief of Police Estevan Police Service

Kelvin Pillipow - Human Resources 1102 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Email – hr@estevan.ca

CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN…

Highway 47 Roadway Surface Rehabilitation and Upgrades- Phase 1 The City of Estevan is undertaking Construction of Curb and Gutter replacement, Median replacement, roadway surface rehabilitation, Watermain crossing replacement, Valve replacement, Driveway and Blvd Restoration Construction on: Highway 47 - (CP Rail Tracks to Wellock Road) King Street - (13TH Avenue to Cundall Drive) This work would require closure of immediate areas of excavation and may necessitate parking restriction in adjacent areas. This work will commence during the week of July 07, 2013 and expected to be complete on October 15, 2013 (subject to weather condition).

Safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas of open excavation.

Theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades please contact 306-421-1952, the Site Foreman or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may cause and thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. If you have any question or concerns, please call at 306-634-1820

PUBLIC NOTICE

TENDER

The City of Estevan WT/WWT Services Division is constructing a Steel framed building for the purpose of containing the equipment to de-water the bio-solids generated at the WWTP. The Building will be built on a slab on grade supported by footings and will be clad with metal siding. The building dimensions are 12 meters by 20 meters and will be serviced with water, gas, electrical, telephone as per drawings. An air handling unit will be used for the HVAC. Please refer to the specs and drawings available at City Hall and submit a tendered cost to erect the building as specified. Tenders will be accepted until 3:00PM August 27th 2013. Label submitted tenders WWTP Bio-Solids Building and send to: Legislative Services Business Division Main Floor City Hall 1102, 4th Street Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0W7 If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Kevin Sutter, WT/WWT Services Division Manager at 634-1822.

THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED.

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