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From the left, United Way Estevan president Christa Morhart, past presidents Debbie Gress, Gloria Threinen, John Deadlock and Jim Warner, first vice-president Patrick Fisher, and past presidents Doug McDavid, Lynn Trobert and Larry Elash celebrate the United Way Estevan surpassing the $8 million mark in funds raised over the past 40 years. This year’s Telethon raised $372,394.

United Way’s 40 Telethon one to remember

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The United Way Estevan had numerous reasons to celebrate during their annual Telethon on Friday and Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion.

For starters, it was the 40th edition of the fundraiser, and thus it was a celebration of their history and accomplishments.

They also raised $372,394, which exceeded their goal of $325,000.

Proceeds will be directed toward the United Way’s 15 member agencies and two community impact projects.

“Right from the beginning, when we set that goal, I knew we would make it,” United Way Estevan president Christa Morhart said moments after the telethon.

“I did not know if we would make it on air, or if it would be the end of December.”

The United Way surpassed their goal at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with a little less than three hours remaining in the 33-hour show.

A $74,100.64 donation from the employees and the

corporation for the Westmoreland Coal Company pushed the United Way over the top.

Moments after the donation, national president Jacqueline Nyman informed Morhart that the local United Way was the first United Way in Canada to reach its goal for the 37th time in the last 40 years.

“I want to wish (you) an enormous congratulations, and (I have) just an incredible pride in you and your community, and your board, and all of your volunteers, and especially your donors,” said Nyman.

The previous off-air record of a little more than $370,000 was set in 2011.

With less than an hour remaining, the United Way received a donation worth a little more than $6,800 from ARC Resources. It pushed the United Way past its secondary goal of $362,000, which was the amount it needed to raise to eclipse the $8 million mark for its campaigns since the first telethon in 1977.

“I’m not going to lie, the $8 million I thought was going to be a reach,

and I was floored when we hit it and surpassed it,” said Morhart.

Morhart said the 40th edition of the Telethon might have encouraged some people to give a little more, but she believes the biggest reason for the support is the member agencies.

She lauded the media for making people aware of the services the member agencies provide.

“By … the media profiling those member agencies, and us working to get our name out there so people understand where that money goes and what it does for our community, I think that’s what made this community and the surrounding area come together and donate that money, because they knew how much that money was needed, and what it was going to do,” said Morhart.

The Telethon opened at 8 a.m. on Friday morning.

It received a big financial boost early, as Fire Sky Energy presented a cheque for $11,475 that was raised through their golf tournament in mid-September, and

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The donations continued to roll in throughout Friday, and by the end of the night, the Telethon was just short of $128,000, which was the best total ever for a Friday.

The Telethon received its biggest financial boost just after 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when SaskPower’s employees and corporation came in with $128,044.15, their largest donation ever. Less than an hour later, the mines made their contribution to push the telethon over the top.

Entertainment happened throughout the 33 hours. In the first few hours, the telethon showcased the talents of local school students, who sang, danced and acted, and ensured the Legion Hall would be filled with spectators.

“I don’t remember seeing one lull in 33 hours,” said Morhart. “We had more youth from this community than we have ever had before, singing as individuals

or schools. The schools stepped up their game. We had so many more classes this year.”

The remaining 33 hours featured local singers, instrumentalists and dancers. Worship band The Way was the featured act on the first night, while country gospel act The Daae Family was the closing band.

There was also a poignant moment on Friday night, as the United Way paid tribute to the late Duane Foster Sr. Foster and his family performed at the Telethon for many years, and always looked forward to the event.

United Way board member Larry Elash presented Foster’s family with an engraved guitar strap at the end of their performance.

Numerous former board members dropped by to wish the United Way good luck. Jim Warner and his wife, Deb Gress, drove from Alberta for this year’s Telethon. Joining them was long-time United Way volunteer and host John Deadlock.

“They brought a sense

of energy and nostalgia to the hall,” said Morhart.

The telethon also had a record 68 bid items available through a silent auction. The Hearts and Hands Quilting Guild once again created a quilt for the raffle.

Funds were also raised through a concession and the sale of Helping Hands.

Morhart is relieved the United Way reached its goal during the telethon. In 2013 and 2015, the goal wasn’t met until a few weeks after the broadcast.

The support from the community will allow the United Way to fulfill their commitment to their member agencies.

“I did not want to go back to one member agency and tell them we did not make our goal, and we have to give them less money,” said Morhart.

The United Way’s allocations committee will meet at some point before the end of the year to determine what to do with the additional money. They will go through each member agency’s application, and distribute the funds accordingly.

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City ready for upcoming municipal election

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan is making final preparations for the upcoming civic election on Oct. 26.

City clerk Judy Pilloud said there will be two polling stations for residents.

Those who live south of the CP Rail tracks will vote at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. Those who are north of the tracks will head to the Estevan Church of God. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.

Voters are asked to bring a piece of photo iden-

tification. Those who lack photo ID will require two pieces of ID, and one must have an address to prove they are an Estevan resident.

Pilloud noted there is also a form on the city’s website that will allow people to advance through the lineup quicker. It can be filled out in advance, and then signed in front of a worker at the polling station.

The city will also use electronic voting in a civic election for the first time.

They tried out an electronic voting system for the councillor byelection in April 2014, and it proved to be very successful, as the results were tabulated within

30 minutes of the polls closing.

The system will be leased from Electronic Systems and Software.

“We are leasing it, and part of the reason is you only use it every four years, and at the rate the technology changes, it really doesn’t make sense to for us to purchase it, because you still have to maintain them, and you still have to take them in and get them tested before you actually run the election,” said Pilloud.

The technology for the electronic polling stations changes about every six years, she said.

Pilloud hopes the re-

sults will be known before 9 p.m. on Oct. 26. In the last civic election in 2012, when manual voting was employed, the final polling station reported after midnight.

“This has better speed and more accuracy,” said Pilloud.

It will cost about $10,000 to lease the equipment, and there will be extra costs for ballots and USB devices, but the expense should be offset since the city will have about 24 people working instead of 40.

The first two advance polls for the election occurred on Oct. 13. One at Trinity Tower for residents

of that building attracted 44 people, and another at city hall attracted 72 people who wanted to vote prior to Oct. 26.

“It’s similar (to four years ago), and I expect to have approximately another 70 to 100 people at the next advance poll, based on the reception I received the other night (on Oct. 13),” said Pilloud. “I still have people calling in.”

The next advance poll for the community will occur on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at city hall.

Pilloud said people were appreciative that the city had an advance poll so soon in October. According

to the provincial regulations, Oct. 13 was the earliest they could have such a poll.

“I was trying to accommodate the snowbirds, because a lot of them like to leave right around Thanksgiving,” said Pilloud.

There will be special polls for the residents of Valley View Heritage Place, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inglis Court, Creighton Lodge, Midtown Manor and Yardley Place.

As for the Rural Municipality of Estevan, there will be an election for reeve this year. The polling station will be located at the RM’s office from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 26.

Council candidates offer varying views Even with nine candidates vying for six council positions in the Oct. 26 Estevan civic election, no actual debates broke out last Wednesday night during the candidate forum that was staged in the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute auditorium, in front of about 100 interested citizens.

The format for the evening did not cater to a debate format anyway, thereby allowing the contestants equal opportunity to introduce themselves, discuss local issues they wanted to address and, with a few minutes each, to respond to questions sent forward from the audience through questionnaire cards.

Following preamble information from Estevan Chamber of Commerce president Josh LeBlanc, C of C executive director Jackie Wall and moderator Jeff Richards, the co-event arranged by the C of C got underway with each candidate being given time to introduce themselves. After that was completed, each one was given an opportunity to respond to prepared questions by the chamber members and then another opportunity to respond to questions from the floor via the question-

naire cards.

Travis Frank, a newcomer to civic politics, was the first one up and he provided background information on his involvement in local committees including the United Way, Bible camps and the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan.

During the questions portion of the evening, Frank spoke about the community’s involvement with an economic development officer and the need to revive a program to provide tax credits for newly arrived businesses.

When asked about his opinion on maintaining a local health-care tax levy, Frank said the needs for hospital equipment replacements and renewals “will always be there and the benefits will always come back to the citizens.”

On the topic of administration needs, Frank said he felt the right people were now in place at city hall to guide the way to further debt reduction Kevin Smith, an incumbent, was elected in 2012. He has six years of experience on the local board of police commissioners. He said he felt a few years back, the city had become complacent but

council and the new administration showed “courage to change and things started to happen, like paving projects, a new water and waste water plant, while still reducing the debt.” He said debt reduction was now at the top of his priority list since “it’s caused grief in the past with interest payments, instead of putting the tax dollars to work for the taxpayers.” He said there had been a lack of foresight in previous councils and administration to introduce gradual tax increases and now there was a team in place that understood the need to plan for both short and long terms.

He said the city missed an opportunity decades ago when it was decided not to build the Shoppers Mall in the central part of the city and he was one of the few who favoured a traffic speed bump (or hump) along Wellock Road as a means of slowing down vehicles near schools and playgrounds in that area. He also supported the renewal of the regional airport runway and housing developments with greater green spaces.

Dennis Moore, another incumbent, making a run for a third term, said newcomers were beginning to feel welcomed in the community.

He noted since he was retired

From the left: Estevan City Travis Frank. from an extensive business career, he had time to be a city representative at events where other councillors might not be able to attend.

He said he was available to the taxpayers and “if I don’t have answers, I’ll find them and get back to you. I like to brag about Estevan being a city where, when we set our mind to it, we do it.”

Moore is in favour of retaining the health-care levy since it has already served a good purpose in physician recruitment and future funds can be directed to hospital and nursing home needs where everyone benefits. He was not in favour of Wellock Road speed bumps, saying there were other ways to get traffic to slow down in the sensitive areas.

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Moore was also adamant in his opinion regarding the removal of former city manager Jim Puffalt, saying “we never got true numbers, there was always a reason.

I’m not an accountant but as a councillor I expect to get true numbers, not covered numbers.”

Lyle Yanish, a newcomer to civic politics, has also served on the police commission, as well as being a church and community volunteer. He said he saw some welcomed stability come to the council business front in recent years with spending being done responsibly.

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When it came to the health-care levy, Yanish said he felt it should be up to the citizens to decide whether it should be kept or to set a new goal.

Yanish also said he did not favour the idea of speed bumps on Wellock.

He said he is working on his personal skill-set insofar as he is learning to listen more and grasp what the community wanted.

Greg Hoffort, an incumbent; seeking a second term, said when he first entered council four years ago, there was a big need for infrastructure investment and much had been done in the interim with water and sewer line replacements and renewal water treatment plant as well as roads and parks. “There was a financial mess and now there is a solid financial plan in place with solid people.”

He said regarding debt reduction, the city could look at working toward larger items, like the international trade corridor, and needs to become a receptive city for future development while being totally accountable.

Hoffort went on to note Estevan had done well on the communication file with the local rural municipalities and brought a CT scanner into Estevan thanks to these governments working together.

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Some common ground also found by council hopefuls

From the left: Estevan City Council candidates, Cameron Robock, Trever Knibbs, Shelly Veroba, Greg Hoffort and Lyle Yanish.

On the topic of the speed bump, Hoffort said he would fall in the line of approving them since it came as a recommendation from the Estevan Police Board.

On debt reduction, he said he felt no long-term plan had been developed in the past and it didn’t take long for expenses to far surpass the revenue pace, to the tune of about $5 million per year.

But for the past four years, council had worked hard to reverse that trend and was now succeeding in that goal.

“After years of damage control, we are now turning negative into positive. It’s your city and we work for you.”

Shelly Veroba, another newcomer to civic politics, outlined her role as manager of Creighton Lodge and before that, an employee of the local health region with a volunteering background in hockey and football pro-

grams as well as the Sask.

Summer Games.

She said she felt her communication skills were good and she was a good listener and would always be willing to discuss local issues and offer feedback.

She also said the city could actively promote even more things like tournaments, conventions, seminars and tours to attract visitors. “We have the facilities to support them.” She said she favoured the current debt-reduction plan posted by the city.

Veroba also views the health-care levy as a benefit for the entire community.

She said she found the people she talked with, split on their opinions regarding the speed bump proposal for Wellock Road. She feared that if they were built, drivers would start to find detours around them, placing other neighbourhoods in jeopardy. In her

closing comments, Veroba urged all residents, including younger citizens, to get out and vote.

Trevor Knibbs, a twoyear incumbent, said he felt he had the skill set to bring to the council table and would be able to address local problems and find solutions and “continue our growth with a new budget.” He added the “drive for debt reduction has caused grief because we want your tax dollars working for you, not going to interest payments.”

Knibbs is also in favour of retaining the health-care levy and was opposed to the speed bumps, saying there were better methods to use, such as stop signs and motorist education. He noted he had been on council for a little over two years and was “anxious to keep at it.” He also noted the city needed to continue campaigns and projects to attract people to

Estevan, “to bring in people who will want to stay.”

Cameron Robock, is not a newcomer to councillor campaigns, but has not tasted success to date. He said his ties to Estevan were strong and he marvelled at how Estevan came together as a community for such things as this summer’s flood recovery and then the Summer Games.

Robock also lamented the level of debt in the city and would rather see the money paid in interest, go to projects for the city and he preferred more options for awarding city contracts.

“Spending was out of order and erratic and I wondered why council was not aware of what was happening?”

He, too, endorsed the retention of the health-care levy, saying it could be used to attract a service such as a full-time emergency room physician.

Robock said he felt a speed bump on Wellock would be punitive, especially for trucks and larger vehicles.

He said signs and enforcement of a lower speed limit should serve the purpose.

Brian Johnson, a veteran incumbent councillor, is seeking a return to the table. He said he saw council functioning as a team, not separate entities, and he wished to continue a focus on infrastructure and debt reduction. He added that council could do more in lobbying senior governments for grants for major projects and noted how communications with larger agencies had brought such things as the Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture plant and the new building they were using that night, the SETI and Southeast College campus facility, as examples.

“We need infrastructure to make this city a welcome place. We need our city to be clean and safe and we’re getting there.”

Johnson said debt repayment was high on his priority list while paying attention to how the city looked and felt for locals as well as visitors. “We can keep on this path. We are watching the debt load and reducing it.”

When it came to the health-care levy, Johnson said it was needed to get doctors in the community, and it worked, and now there

were more tools needed, including a need to elevate the local hospital to a regional hospital status. He also felt no need for Wellock speed bumps, saying vehicles such as the SMILE van, who use the road frequently, would be adding discomfort to the rides they provide for seniors and disabled users of the service. He said the need was for enforcement of existing speed limits Johnson said rapid growth spurred on a lot of the debt load in years past with the need for the new water reservoirs and treatment facilities, road building and street repairs, water mains and new subdivision developments … some of them delayed. That caused even more money to be spent than what was originally estimated.

He said there was a need to pick up knowledge from other councils and committees, which could save Estevan time and money, and there was a need to focus on the growth of the arts and cultural community.

“Estevan is at the crossroads in terms of needs, with a new nursing home needed, some repairs and extension to King Street and increasing positive relations with the RMs,” he said.

With Johnson’s wrap-up comments, the time allocated for comments and answers from all council candidates concluded after about two hours of discussion.

Two challengers and incumbent face off

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With no previous municipal council experience, two contenders for the mayor’s chair in Estevan’s City Hall were at a decided disadvantage as they faced off against incumbent mayor Roy Ludwig during a civic election political forum on Oct. 12.

The duo consisted of previous mayoralty contender James “Jim” Halladay and first-time hopeful

Rhyan Hagel.

Halladay made an unsuccessful run at Ludwig in the previous election held in 2012 which Ludwig, a council veteran, became the mayor.

The three candidates for the city’s top governance job, took up the second part of a two-part public forum that included nine council hopefuls who are vying for the six other seats at the council table, preceding them at the podium.

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Local issues receive fair airing

But if the audiA3⇠ ence of about 100 local citizens were expecting fireworks on the elocution front, they received none as both challengers spoke of what they hoped they could do in the top job without issuing any challenges or questioning Ludwig’s previous leadership moves.

Ludwig drew the opening card from the hat and was called to the podium by moderator Jeff Richards.

The incumbent spoke about what had been accomplished on the civic front during the past four years and that included the completion of significant infrastructure remedial work that was called for following the disastrous 2011 flood and a subsequent significant flash flood last summer that again caused damage around the Energy City.

He spoke of Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) funds being used just recently to resurface the runway at the regional airport and a rebuild of the north part of Kensington Avenue as well as road extension, city

park and landfill upgrades and positive activities to beautify the city leading up to the Western Canada Cup and Saskatchewan Summer Games which the city played host to this past spring and summer.

In response to a couple of prepared questions coming from the Estevan Chamber of Commerce members, who hosted the evening’s events in the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute auditorium on the Southeast College campus, Ludwig said future growth depended on good strategy that would involve continued communication. Working with stakeholders such as the chamber of commerce, neighbouring rural municipalities and local MLA Lori Carr and MP Dr. Robert Kitchen, were imperative.

“There are plenty of opportunities for businesses to establish here,” Ludwig said.

He added that the improvement of recreation facilities, including the showpiece Affinity Place and the business and industrial moves such as the carbon

capture project at Boundary Dam, were proof there was a need to continue to lobby senior governments to gain support for the C of C and the city.

Ludwig said being the mayor meant “you have to put yourself in the other person’s shoes, you need to be able to speak up publicly and you need to remind yourself you are the go-to person. You have to be approachable and remain calm in emergencies and tell the truth.

“It also means you must be collaborative and the role requires experience.”

Often the job requires the mayor to “take the lead from the councillors.”

He also said transparency was necessary when conducting general business and in-camera discussions were only needed when dealing with certain city employee issues or dealings with developers in the early negotiation stages.

Halladay, a former police officer and currently the owner and manager of a taxi company, said the

mayor needed to rely on his own strengths as well as those of council. He said he was happy to see attention had turned to infrastructure, but felt more could be done with regards to local opportunities such as rail services, jobs and industrial development while reducing taxes. “We need people to come to Estevan and stay.

We can keep young people here while exporting major goods.”

Halladay went on to say that his approach to the job would be straight forward and if he didn’t have immediate answers to questions, he would find the solutions and fix the problem, understanding that “a mayor is only as good as his council.”

“I find time to get jobs done and I don’t waste time,” he said.

Halladay said he felt the city’s emergency response in last summer’s flood was very strong, but there were some drainage problems on Fifth Street that could have been alleviated with a better infrastructure plan. “I’d also like

to take the keys away from those idiots who keep driving around on the flooded streets, just making things worse.”

Addressing the concern that he had no previous council experience, Halladay said he felt the time was right for him to step up and into the job. “The leader can make changes, but he can’t go into it blind. You have to know what to do.”

Hagel, a recent university graduate said his roots were in Estevan and he wanted to invoke positive change. He said a lot of progress had been made within the cultural community and he wanted to keep that going.

“The mayor can’t be afraid, he must have a spirit of understanding and not rush into decisions. He also must be aware of the impacts of his decisions because they follow him.”

Hagel added it was time for the next generation to step up and be heard. That can be done, he suggested, by giving them proper information.

In response to the ques-

tion concerning lack of council experience, Hagel said he would be capable of picking up policy details.

“Everything on council would be reported and of course, I would seek advice from those who have experience.”

Hagel added later that when it came to council business “everything is to be documented, after all, we’re working for the taxpayers.”

In his closing remarks, Hagel said “This is democracy at work. Yes, I am inexperienced, but I am ambitious and I will work and talk with anybody and deal with everything.”

Following the threehour forum, moderator Richards said he felt the messages from all the council candidates, were consistent and the candidates were quite well-educated on local issues.

“All around the world, there are a lot of people who would love to have the right to make a decision about their leaders, and they don’t.

An event like this is very important,” Richards said.

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Participants in the EPS Half Marathon were off to a strong start, despite the cold windy weather, on the morning of Oct. 16. Photo by Sam Macdonald

Half Marathon runners brave chilly Sunday

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Runners in the Estevan Police Half Marathon braved the grey skies, intermittent light rain and chilly winds on the morning of Oct. 16, running and walking for a good cause.

The EPS Half Marathon attracted over 35 participants who began their running and walking at the Chamney Running Track at Panteluk Athletic Field, in a loop along streets on the north end of the city, eventually returning to the track where it all began, for a congratulatory barbecue.

Although the windy conditions weren’t perfect for going too far on foot, spirits were high among the participants that morning.

“It was a pretty windy day, which made for a bit of a cold start for everyone.

But once we got going, I found it to be a really positive experience,” said Kim McNeill, a first-time runner in the half marathon. “We had good support from volunteers and police cruisers that were stationed through the course, and I even saw a few residents on their lawns cheering us on as we ran past.”

McNeill said that al-

though she found it challenging at times, the event had an encouraging atmosphere. She added it felt good knowing the funds raised are going to a good cause.

Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said it was great to see everyone out that morning, and he emphasized how good an opportunity such events are for the EPS to engage the community.

“We’ve had people from within Estevan, and people from all over the province and from other provinces. We had one that came all the way from

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Winnipeg, so it’s good to see this little run expand a little more each year,” said Ladouceur. “We’re seeing a lot of people looking forward to it, wanting to know when it’s happening next year, already.”

Ladouceur thanked the many local sponsors who assisted in making the half marathon possible this year. He noted that the proceed’s from this year’s event will be going to a youth initiative, sending a a child dealing with an illness and their family on a vacation.

“What we do is we accept donations at our open house, which was earlier this year. The money raised last year went to send several families to the Saskatchewan Summer Games,” said Ladouceur.

“We’ll be asking the community early in the new year, to nominate a family.

We often hear of children who are going through a lot, and illness is a lot to endure for both youth and their families.”

Ladouceur said that although attendance at this year’s half marathon was

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down from the previous year, there were significant donations from the community, totalling $3,000 by Monday morning. Many of the donations came from people who didn’t even run in the event.

“It was certainly a great community event we had. It’s something we look forward to doing annually,” said Ladouceur. “We still have some donations coming in, but we’re expecting well over $3,000. That will be combined with anything raised at the open house as well.”

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Democracy at its basic best General municipal elections are the best because they bring out the purest form of campaigning with basic platforms and no-nonsense candidates.

We say this in light of the upcoming civic and municipal elections in our city and throughout our region.

Regretfully, many of these democratically selected candidates will be placed in their respective roles through acclamation, which probably evokes a sigh of relief from them, but in many respects, signals local apathy among the populace, which is never a good thing.

A local election should bring out the best in the candidates and the voters alike. Unfortunately, voter participation rates are usually around 25 to 35 per cent of those eligible to cast a ballot. Sad, but true.

Too often, we are quick to criticize and complain about local issues and services, but remain stubbornly uneducated about them and too lazy to even

express a modicum of interest by casting a vote for a local candidate.

In fact, we’re wondering that even if the voting process were made easier, like a check mark on an online app, the illinformed public would still pass up the opportunity to exercise their democratic right and responsibility.

The general response, would probably be, “What responsibility? I didn’t even know there was election? Who is running anyway?”

Last Wednesday evening, with fine weather conditions and a state-of-the-art facility at their disposal, only about 110 residents, out of a city population of over 12,000, bothered to show up to hear local candidates talk about local issues while pleading for local votes.

It was an opportunity to get up close and personal with the nine council aspirants and three mayoralty candidates, to ask them questions about how they would help run our city,

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

A not-so-quiet session?

The Saskatchewan legislative sitting begins this week.

As sittings of the assembly go, it looks like this will be a rather uneventful one.

There will be no budget until spring.

Even the usual obligatory throne speech (for however significant it ever is) isn’t required.

Given this is now a third-term government, the desperate need for game-changing legislation isn’t there.

That said, we might see legislation to toughen drunk driving laws, that may spark some controversy.

So one might be led to believe this should be a pleasant little gathering for Premier Brad Wall and his forces, a bit of a victory lap after the craziness of a spring election followed by a throne speech and a budget.

In fact, what controversy we may see this session will likely centre around an issue that really doesn’t even emerge out of Saskatchewan.

Certainly, Wall has every intention of making this a session about unifying the province against Prime Minister Justin

and then receive an upfront response because, generally speaking, local council candidates don’t waffle and waddle like candidates for more senior government positions. They usually like to tell it like it is, sometimes unfiltered, and there is nothing wrong about that.

In fact, it’s refreshing to hear honest, off-the-cuff responses to concerns involving everyday problems, whether it be garbage collection, water line breaks, street paving, policing and security, sidewalk repairs, subdivision development, park improvements, equipment purchases and contracted services for public consumption.

These are the every day issues we have.

We want local problems addressed and we heard from candidates about what they would do about them.

We heard about plans to reduce the city’s debt load, or how it needed to be added to, to get things done.

We heard honest responses

Trudeau’s $10 to $50-a-tonne new carbon tax.

Notwithstanding the fact Wall has offered nothing resembling a well-rounded alternative policy to combat greenhouse gas emissions, there is little reason to question his assertion that carbon pricing could cost Saskatchewan.

Even if one accepts the “revenue neutral” argument put forward by the federal Liberals who argue their carbon pricing revenue will remain within the province from which it is taken, it is still rather problematic for a province like Saskatchewan that is so dependent on its oil and mining sector.

How drilling companies might react to such a levy, when they might have an option of drilling south of the border, is something the Liberal government hasn’t really answered.

To this end, Wall has valid reason to continue questioning its impact on Saskatchewan jobs.

These are the points that Wall would clearly like to make as the focal point for this session.

As relevant as the economic concerns of carbon pricing might very well be, it’s hard not to be somewhat suspicious that one reason Wall wants to make them the province’s exclusive issues is to deflect from another very real economic reality.

That other very real economic reality is that this is a province, regardless of whatever financial straits Trudeau’s new carbon pricing might put us in, that has its own economic and budget problems that Wall doesn’t much

to honest questions from citizens who are honestly involved in making Estevan and area a better place through a simple exercise in democracy.

Unfortunately over 11,000 of our local citizens, decided to stay home and only a few picked up Twitter feeds or expressed much interest in an event that took time and talent from the local Chamber of Commerce to plan and produce.

The signal that was sent to the candidates was that everything is fine in Estevan, we’re happy with what’s going on and what went on. Elect whomever you wish, I’m really not that interested.

Our only challenge in response to this apathetic attitude is … think about the alternative.

Democracy is certainly not perfect, but it’s well ahead of whatever is in second place.

Look around, get educated on local issues and vote, folks.

It only happens every four years.

Invest a little time in your own well-being.

want to talk about.

We are a province that is clearly reeling from US$40 to $50 a barrel oil after experiencing prices nearly US$100 a barrel higher.

But we are also a province reeling from the decision to borrow $700 million and $1 billion in the last two budgets to pay for the government’s aggressive infrastructure plan.

Obviously, the Wall government defends this as a wise plan.

That said, one seriously doubts there is much interest in the government dwelling on this issue, especially when the consequences of nine years of spending choices are quickly becoming all too evident.

Already, we are seeing the government chip away at so-called marginal programs, many of them impacting the homeless, welfare programs and education in the north.

Such cuts aren’t hitting the Sask. Party’s core vote, but if this government is to deal with its structural deficit it can’t go on much longer without doing some things that will impact rural voters.

If everything is on the table, than everything is on the table.

It is during this sitting where we may start to see the reality of that hit home.

After all, we are already hearing rumours that rural MLAs are not exactly overjoyed with the 2017 budget preparation that may soon impact their constituents.

Is it really any wonder that Wall would rather see the focus on Trudeau’s carbon tax and its impact than his own decisions?

It could be an interesting session, after all.

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Kindness is a nice word Norm Park All Things Considered If it’s all right with you dear diary, I’d like to spend a little time discussing kindness today.

I don’t think there is enough of it.

It’s only healthy to hate certain things, like parsnips, but I feel a little uncomfortable when hatred becomes overwhelming. When there is no balance between hate and kindness, the slippery slope gets another layer of ice and becomes difficult to climb back up that hill of decency.

You probably think I’m now going to start talking about Donnie Trump.

Well, I’m not, even though he would serve as an ideal Exhibit A. His venom is so obvious, I don’t believe it even qualifies as hatred. His diatribes lay somewhere beyond hatred, something that requires clinical assistance. So Donnie ain’t the topic.

Rather, it’s just the everyday goodness we observe that brings us the realization that newly born babies bear no hatred. We learn how to hate. But we can also learn kindness.

Countless studies indicate it’s better for the body and mind to be subjected to kindness than having to react to hate.

What I find remarkable, is how little it takes to “make someone’s day.”

Twice last week, I read remarks on kindness that, as far as I know are unattributable, but certainly caught my attention.

One statement was a fun observation that simply stated that “if you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.”

How many times have we practised that lesson?

The other one stated that “it is better to be kind than right.”

Too often, I believe, the well-learned among us create a mini-firestorm simply because they stubbornly refuse to be wrong, even if they are. Again, I’m afraid Donnie has to be trotted out as the ideal example. Wrong more than he’s right, but in his assessment … always right.

Nobody sets out on a path to get things wrong.

Civic politics is one clear example.

Candidates, who become councillors always, to every man and woman, want to get it right for their community. I haven’t run across a local politician who hasn’t carried that ideal in their front pocket.

Alas, humanity gets in the way. Mistakes are made and success doesn’t arrive as anticipated, or doesn’t arrive on time to suit the masses.

So how do we approach those who have failed in a certain task or duty?

Do we pick kindness or hatred? And, please don’t cover yourself by using the phrase, “I’m not angry, just disappointed.”

Well, OK, you can use it, because that’s where the decency of vagueness (first quote, remember?) steps into the picture.

That’s why I applaud local people who are, in every respect, just ordinary citizens, willing to enter the ring of public scrutiny with scant rewards and plenty of critics, and yes, hatred, usually for some obscure reason. They enter the small world of local politics. They are, most often, amateurs, but they are sincere and they deserve to be heard and we, who are doing the scrutinizing, need to be kind. That does not mean abandoning criticism or skepticism … nay, those are healthy traits, often displayed within newspaper editorials and opinion pieces. It’s called free expression in a democracy. They are sacrosanct, or at least they are in my world.

Local candidates are generally not putting themselves out there for applause or to impress anyone with their need to be right. They just want to express opinions, yours and their own, and make decisions for the welfare of their community.

We can only hope they do their homework so that they are, in fact, right more often than they are wrong. That’s all we should expect. So vote dear diary, it will make you feel better.

Are realtors facing current realities?

The Editor: According to local banks visited recently in Estevan, it appears that realtors in town are holding onto a dream that once was.

The realtors are attempting to hold prices for single family dwellings high by keeping the prices on properties at premium levels based on the last Estevan area boom.

Some personal acquaintances are upset be-

cause they have tried to drop the prices of their own houses that are presently listed and overpriced in today’s Estevan market and were told they have to wait until their real estate listing agreement came to the contractual end of the property listing date. At that time, the homeowner could then list with someone else.

Prices of single family dwellings have dropped $100,000 or more across the

board since the boom and maybe dropping even more since the boom died over 18 months ago.

Bank appraisals for properties are a lot lower (generally $80,000 to $120,000) lower than realtor appraised values and new home buyers are not able to acquire property unless the purchaser wishes to place more money down on the property to offset the bank’s appraisal versus

the real estate agents’ listed price.

Property price correction will eventually take place and realtors will have to come to the realization that the present economy does not support the prices they place on their MLS listings. For any potential newcomers to Estevan, hopefully, this will happen sooner rather than later.

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Environment critic questions gov’t inaction The Editor: When it comes to climate change, we need a made-in-Saskatchewan plan. Now, the NDP is opposed to any scheme that Ottawa imposes without consultation, but Brad Wall and the Sask. Party need to look in the mirror and recognize that they are the ones who threw away our province’s voice and their own credibility by refusing to do anything on this file

except for complaining and grandstanding.

In 2009, the Sask. Party introduced and, with the support of the NDP, passed into law a plan to make the province’s biggest polluters pay for the pollution they cause and then put that money into a green technology fund that would invest in sustainable energy. But the Sask. Party has never enacted that law.

The first step to earn-

ing back some credibility on fighting climate change would be to implement the fund. It would not only diversify the economy but create jobs too.

According to the Conference Board of Canada, had the fund been put in place, in the first four years alone, it would have invested $1.3 billion back into the Saskatchewan economy and would have created 8,568 jobs.

Obviously we have to continue to develop and export our natural resources.

They drive the economy and create jobs. But how can the Sask. Party expect to have credibility on the national stage while they refuse to engage in a responsible and sustainable way and won’t even enforce their own laws?

Cathy Sproule NDP Environment critic

Seventy-nine tickets issued Members of the Estevan Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan unit issued 79 tickets and 16 warnings between Oct. 2 and 8.

Sixty of the tickets were for speeding. They also handed out five tickets for exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 35 kilometres per hour (km/h), one for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h, and two for travelling more than 60 km/h while passing an emergency vehicle with its lights on.

Unit members also handed out two tickets each for driving without

a seatbelt, driving without due care and attention and driving without a valid driver’s licence. Single tickets were for disobeying a stop sign, a passenger failing to wear a seat belt, operating a vehicle without valid registration, having excessive damage to the windshield and having a trailer with protruding sharp edges.

Sixteen warnings and two inspection notices were also handed out.

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sued 52 of the above noted tickets on this day alone.

Members issued 41 tickets for the week of Oct. 9 to 15. Thirty-one were for speeding.

They also caught four people exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 km/h, one travelling more than 50 km/h above the speed limit, one exceeding 60 km/h while passing an emergency vehicle with its lights on, and one for exceeding the posted limit in a reduced speed zone.

The other tickets were for driving without due care and attention, not having a proper child seat

and driving without a valid driver’s licence.

Unit members also issued five warnings and two inspection notices.

They are also reminded motorists to have a licence plate firmly secured to a vehicle, so it can be distinctly visible and legible. Also, nobody can drive on a highway if the licence plate or any portion of the licence plate is obscured in any manner that prevents the licence plate, or any of the numbers or letters on the licence plate, from being accurately photographed or captured by a red light camera system or a speed monitoring device.

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Pub Night an informal get-together for the local business community

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce hosted a new kind of event that departed from the usual formality of its luncheons. Pub night at the Estevan Public Library, on the evening of Oct. 17 entailed a more casual setting for people in and involved with the local business community.

“It’s great fun, and I think it’s an overall success tonight. It’s nice to see a lot of the local businesspeople getting together and just socializing,” said branch manager Kate-Lee Nolin, who hosted and helped organize the event.

Business owners, members of the local business community and a number of dignitaries gathered to sip beer, snack on appetizers and discuss business with one another. Representatives from Community Futures Saskatchewan and TD Canada Trust were also present to discuss future events, and resources they offer, that are available to local businesses.

Jeff Pierson, general

manager of the Estevan Days Inn, spoke optimistically to guests, saying that the pub night event was the result of a significant and historical change for his business, through the government’s update of liquor laws, allowing for businesses like the Estevan Days Inn to directly purchase of liquor from any retailers, rather than only from SLGA stores.

“The Saskatchewan government made substantial changes to the liquor laws, and that actually allowed us to do what we’re doing tonight. Up until Sunday, as a private off sale, we had to buy all our spirits, coolers and wine through an SLGA Store,” Pierson said.

“That changed on Sunday, October 9. It will lower all our prices substantially, and now we can sell to restaurants and pubs, and we can sell permits for events like the one tonight.”

After the business discussions at the beginning of the night, guests sat down and split into competing teams for several rounds of Canadian trivia, over drinks and appetizers. The trivia

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rounds greatly enjoyed, and created an atmosphere of levity and fun for guests.

Estevan Chamber of Commerce executive director Jackie Wall was pleased with how the event went, and the number of people in attendance, taking into consideration that it took place on a busy Friday night with the other events going on in Estevan, such as the After Dark Series concert at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum and the hockey game going on that night.

“I was a little concerned, but I’m quite pleased with the turnout,” said Wall. “I was hoping to have between 20 to 30, and we’re close to 30, so that’s fantastic. We had great support from our sponsors as well, and great support from the community.”

A number of guests affiliated with Estevan and its business community attended the Estevan Chamber of Commerce’s Pub Night at the Estevan Public Library, on the evening of Oct. 14. The event was less formal than the Chamber’s luncheon events and featured beer, snacks and Canadian trivia— an opportunity for all involved to socialize and relax. Photo by Sam Macdonald

Government approves second natural gas bill decrease for 2016 The Government of Saskatchewan recently approved adjustments made to both commodity and delivery service rates, by SaskEnergy. These changes were recommended by the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel.

Beginning Nov. 1, 2016, residential customers will see a decrease of nearly two per cent a month, or $15 annually, on their heating bills. This comes after a

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decrease of $53 annually, a change which came into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

“When you add the savings from earlier this year to this latest decrease, residential customers will see their natural gas bill shrink by $68 annually,” said Dustin Duncan, the minister responsible for SaskEnergy. “I’m pleased we’re able to pass on savings to customers as we head into the winter heating season. SaskEnergy also of-

fers price protection, which shields customers against market volatility at a time of year when they’re using most of their natural gas.”

A commodity rate decrease from $4.30/GJ to $3.65/GJ has been possible due to low market prices.

The rate review panel supported SaskEnergy’s application, with an adjustment to the commodity rate, a 13 per cent decrease instead of the 14 per cent decrease for

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which the Crown corporation applied, in May 2016.

SaskEnergy will also implement an 8.6 per cent increase to its delivery service rate, to remain competitive with other utilities. This increase will provide one of the lowest residential delivery charges in Canada. The main purpose of the increase is to accommodate the costs for safety and infrastructure renewal.

“SaskEnergy continues to invest in safety technology, as well as proactive infrastructure programs, such as the service tee upgrades in areas of the province prone to ground shifting from excessive soil moisture,” said Duncan. “Over the past five years, SaskEnergy has upgraded more than 13,000 pipeline connections to reduce potential for underground leaks.”

Since 2009, SaskEnergy has achieved more than $38 million in efficiencies, with another $4 million in efficiencies planned for this fiscal year. The review panel report also noted future billing of customers in energy rather than volumes.

It is under further review by SaskEnergy and the provincial government.

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Small business matters to Estevan

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is stressing the value of small business to the local and provincial economy during Small Business Week from Oct. 16 to 22.

“Small businesses are the backbone of this community,” said Jackie Wall, the chamber’s executive director. “If you take a look around, it is the small businesses who are local people who are employing local people, and have a vested interest in the community.”

These businesses don’t

just have an office or a store in Estevan. They financially support local schools, charities and other organizations.

They also volunteer for service clubs.

“Local small businesses build communities,” said Wall.

She noted the bulk of the businesses in this province are small businesses.

Wall understands the value of small business.

She used to run a floral shop in Ponteix, and she provided business consulting services.

Her family also operated a ranch in southwest Saskatchewan.

Local businesses have

felt the pinch of the downturn in the local economy over the last couple of years, but there are some businesses that are expanding and growing, and have moved to larger locations.

“There are businesses that are feeling the impact, but they’re adapting, and they’re looking at new ways to increase their business, or just ways of staying viable during the slower times,” said Wall.

Other people have decided to follow their dreams of being an entrepreneur, and they have started their own businesses in the last couple of years.

She doesn’t have an estimate for the number of small businesses in the community, but the chamber has about 330 members, and most of them are small businesses.

“I think the small business owners are some of the hardest-working people, across the board,” said Wall. “They work hard, not only for their businesses, but for their community and their employees.”

The staff members aren’t just a number for most small business owners. They become colleagues and friends.

The chamber does a lot for small businesses, as they advocate for the local business community, and they bring local concerns to the attention of municipal, provincial and federal governments.

They also have a group insurance plan that

is available for small businesses, even those that don’t have any employees.

And chamber members have access to discounts for merchant data and shipping services.

The chamber is also highlighting October as Women in Business Month, and the efforts that women make to thrive in

the business world.

Oct. 16 to 22 also marks Co-op Week, with International Credit Union Day falling on Oct. 20. The chamber wants people to be aware that co-ops and credit unions are set up in small communities to provide a service to customers that would otherwise go unfulfilled.

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Police will continue to crack down on impaired driving

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Local residents can expect to see members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) out in full force to apprehend impaired drivers in the coming weeks.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur told the Mercury that motorists will notice more check stops as Christmas approaches.

The police want to catch those who insist on driving while impaired after leaving Christmas parties and other seasonal events.

“Those check stops won’t just occur in the evenings anymore,” said Ladouceur.

Two impaired drivers were apprehended in the early afternoon earlier this month, and so people can expect to see check stops during the daylight hours.

“We don’t like to have to stop vehicles in the middle of the day when people are going to and from work, and things like that, but in the grand scheme of things, when we have people driving while impaired through

school zones … it certainly won’t be tolerated,” said Ladouceur.

Motorists can also expect to see spot checks in non-traditional locations.

“I have told my officers to stop as many vehicles as they can in this city to check sobriety,” said Ladouceur.

Those who insist on driving while impaired have to expect they will be stopped eventually, he said.

People can also expect to see more officers and liquor inspectors walking through licenced establishments. The chief vowed there would be strict enforcement for bars that overserve customers.

“I’ve had cases where I’ve seen, in my career, people in a bar, completely drunk, and they continue to be served,” said Ladouceur.

“The onus is on everybody to correct this. Those licenced establishments have a requirement, under their licence, to ensure that they’re not overserving customers, and to be accountable and responsible for the people who are in their

establishment and leaving their establishment.”

The Estevan Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan will be part of the campaign as well. The EPS wants to use all the resources they can to make sure people aren’t driving while impaired.

“These are officers that are working assigned shifts,” said Ladouceur.

“They are not overtime officers. They are officers that are already working, whether they are part of the CTSS traffic unit or whether they’re part of the patrol division.

“We won’t see a huge increase to the budget, or to taxpayers, albeit, if there was some increase, it’s certainly something that would be supported by the community.”

The EPS launched a large crackdown on impaired driving last October, following two collisions in a four-day span that allegedly involved alcohol. One of those accidents was fatal.

There were a number of check stops in the city, including one in mid-No-

vember that saw several hundred people checked for sobriety.

“The community was talking about it, and the community was engaged, without a doubt,” said Ladouceur. “We want to keep that conversation alive.

Reality is we have to keep the conversation open that impaired driving is certainly a serious concern in this province and certainly in this community.”

The EPS had billboard and poster campaigns that discouraged people from drinking and driving. Those posters were in such locations as arena dressing rooms and drinking establishments.

Ladouceur also encourages people to contact the Report Impaired Drivers line if they spot someone who they suspect is impaired.

“Pull over and call 911,” said Ladouceur. “If you can get a licence plate, that’s fantastic, and past direction of travel, that’s all the better. But certainly you won’t be criticized for calling in a suspected im-

paired driver if they’re not impaired. The bottom line is it’s just a precaution.”

He noted at last month’s police board meeting that impaired driving is back on the rise in Estevan. It’s not a situation that’s unique to the Energy City, as other law enforcement agencies in the province have noticed the same trend. “ We w e r e r e a l l y pleased with how we started the momentum going last year,” said Ladouceur.

“We want to re-engage the community in the same way moving forward, and we want to keep that conversation open as we move forward.”

Ladouceur points to the encouragement they receive on Twitter as proof that the public remains behind their anti-impaired driving initiatives.

“Anybody who doesn’t, I’d have to ask why you wouldn’t support it,” said Ladouceur. “Everyone has loved ones in this community. Everyone travels these roadways. People have kids that walk to and from school. There would

Paul Ladouceur be no reason whatsoever, in my view, for someone to complain about getting stopped for two minutes to get checked for sobriety.”

The chief also has a hard time believing that people are still driving while impaired. Every police agency, along with Saskatchewan General Insurance and Premier Brad Wall, have articulated their frustration with Saskatchewan’s impaired driving rates.

“People can go out, and they can spend hundreds of dollars drinking in a bar, but they can’t spend $10 on a taxi? There’s absolutely no excuse,” the chief said.

Library bringing in an Escape Room fundraiser

The Undead Roam the Streets Members of the Estevan Junior Roller Derby, their families and friends gathered as a horde of zombies on the evening of Oct. 16, for the Estevan Junior Roller Derby Zombie Walk. Dressed and carrying themselves as a pack of zombies, participants walked a circuit around several city blocks, eventually ambling back to where they began, in the north end of of the city. The Zombie Walk was an effort to collect donations to the local food bank. Photo by Sam Macdonald

The Estevan Public Library (EPL) will be hosting a new fundraiser during the first weekend of November.

The Escape Room is a concept that is growing in popularity, and the EPL is excited to bring it to Estevan. From Nov. 3 to 6, groups of four to six people will be able to schedule a 45-minute adventure in the Escape Room, which will be set up in one of the EPL’s meeting rooms.

Escape Room is an interactive puzzle room, in which participants are locked in a room, for a set amount of time, and must solve riddles and clues to unlock their way out.

Victoria Utman, children’s programmer at the library, is excited to bring this event to Estevan.

“We’ve never seen anything like this here yet,” said Utman. “It’s great for groups of friends, or as a team building activity for staff groups, and it’s only going to be here for a limited time. So make sure you call us at the library and book your visit as soon as possible.”

Prices are $15 per person, and are payable upon booking the room. Anyone interested in participating in the Escape Room is asked to contact the library at 306-636-1621.

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Significant Donation A donation for $71,100.64 from the employees of the Westmoreland Coal Company’s Estevan Mine and the corporate head office pushed the United Way Estevan past their goal of $325,000 during the agency’s 40th annual Telethon on Oct. 14 and 15.

The donation came in with less than three hours remaining in the 33-hour broadcast. Local employees with the United Mine Workers of America Local 7606 held several fundraisers prior to the telethon, and the corporate head office matched the amount. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, United Way board member Larry Elash, UMWA Local 7606 financial secretary Jody Dukart, UMWA Local 7606 president Rick Dowhanuik, Estevan mine environmental superintendent Andrew Hutchison, Estevan mine general manager Kraig Wanner and United Way Estevan president Christa Morhart.

Changes coming for fire department dispatching

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Local residents who contact 911 to report a fire will soon notice a change in the process.

Currently, if someone calls 911 for a local fire, the call will go to the provincial emergency call centre in Prince Albert, which is run by the Emergency Management and Fire Safety office.

The call is then forwarded to the dispatcher for the Estevan Police Service (EPS), who then notifies the local fire department.

But due to the increasing call volumes for members of the Estevan Fire

Rescue Service and the EPS, the calls will no longer be forwarded to the EPS. The call centre in Prince Albert will directly notify local firefighters about the call.

“So this is going to lighten the load over there (at the EPS building), and we’ll be able to receive a little more efficient and effective fire service dispatch through the province,” said Fire Rescue Chief Dale Feser.

Feser predicts it could save some time, since they have one less person involved with the process.

“I had the opportunity of having a tour of the provincial dispatch centre a

couple of weeks ago, and found them to be very effective and very efficient,” said Feser. “I saw the call centre and have also experienced the other end where another fire department in the area received a 911 call, so I was able to listen to it … and hear the communication between the responding fire department and the dispatchers. All of it was very smooth.”

Deputy Fire Chief Charles Olsen vowed local residents won’t notice any disruption in service or changes in service levels.

“People with commercial and industrial occupancies or, say, condominium

complexes, that have monitored fire alarm systems in there will have to change that number from the current EPS dispatch number to the provincial dispatch number, which is 911,” said Feser.

“Most of them are already aware of that, and we’ve been changing it on our inspections as well,” added Olsen.

Even though the police and the fire department respond to similar emergencies, they have different jargon for key terms that they use. The provincial dispatch centre understands the lingo used by firefighters.

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The EPS is on board with the move, Feser said.

If the two agencies continued with the current system, they would have to hire additional dispatchers at the police station.

The system changes won’t result in any job losses, either.

Feser noted that it will cost about $18,000 to use the emergency call centre for dispatch services, but he also pointed out that’s cheaper than hiring additional dispatchers.

“They’re really busy and we’re really busy,” said Feser. “We’re almost splitting that one person, because we’re seeing an

overlap of calls.”

Estevan is also one of the few communities in the province that has a fire dispatching service other than the provincial call centre, Feser said.

The current system worked well in the past, he said, but as call volumes increase, it becomes more difficult for one dispatcher to handle fire and police calls.

Feser said they’re currently working through some paper work with the province before the change can take effect. It is expected the changes will take effect at the beginning of next year.

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Estevan Mercury

Carr finding comfort level in new job as Estevan MLA

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

She admits to having been more than a little nervous entering the provincial legislative building and the general assembly chambers for the first days at work, but Estevan MLA Lori Carr, it turned out, was a quick study and managed to find her political posting as a pretty awesome experience.

Now that the legislature body is assembling for a fall session, Carr feels much more comfortable insofar as she now knows her way around the building and has met most of the players.

“The clerks and trainers showed so much friendliness, and the colleagues on both sides of the floor are approachable, so I’m feeling much better about this session. Those first few days I felt a little overwhelmed, but it’s all good now,” she said with a smile.

The relatively new MLA, elected in the April general provincial election to replace Doreen Eagles as the Sask. Party representative in the assembly, said she is tending to her homework and realizes that items such as the

upcoming federally imposed carbon tax, will probably be one big item on the agenda.

Since that topic has direct bearing on her constituency, Carr said she is firmly entrenched with Premier Brad Wall in terms of the need to find a better solution, preferably in a partnership model, not a federal imposition model.

“I believe in the product that is at Boundary Dam. It is far exceeding federal government standards that they want to target, so I’m on board for the next generation of carbon capture technology. It is cost effective and the world needs this technology because there are a lot of carbon emitting countries, much worse than us, who could benefit from it. I am also aware of the economic impact of the industry in this constituency. There are mining jobs and spinoff factors like suppliers and equipment manufacturers who rely on this business. So BD3 has been a ‘good news’ story and it should continue with Units 4, 5 and 6.”

Carr said that her statement did not preclude the need to continue on a clear path toward developing renewable energy sources.

MLA Lori Carr “We are not turning our back on renewables at all. The goal is 50 per cent electrical power generation by 2030, and we’re at around 30 per cent now.”

The fact she was appointed the legislative secretary to the minister responsible for SaskPower, Gord Wyant, means she will have ample opportunity to raise her voice when it comes to carbon capture, renewable and sustainable energy sup-

ply.

“It’s in my wheelhouse and with sequestration working, and emissions being captured at a better than reasonable rate, we can work for the future.”

Obtaining a new regional nursing home in Estevan is another major item on her “to do” list, she said. A meeting with Health Minister Jim Reiter has been requested by local committee members and Carr plans on being in-

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volved in those discussions and lobbying efforts. She said the previous health minister Dustin Duncan and Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit had received the message, and now it was Reiter’s turn to hear the story from the determined local committee.

“They are determined, but not adversarial. I know these people and we have mutual respect for one another. I promised them I’ll bring it forward and keep it there and they understand we’re in this fight together not on opposite sides. And, I’m realizing that by using the word ‘fight’ it is probably not the proper, operative word to use, but the understanding is there and the importance of the project is well-known.”

Working in a new era of fiscal belt-tightening though, is not going to be easy, she admitted.

“With commodity pricing the way its been, it’s been a struggle because the government was building the province without raising taxes. So it seems some capital projects are the victims right now. I don’t have a feeling that a tax increase is in the wind either, personal or corporate and I don’t expect the royalty regime to change either.”

On the topic of upcoming transformational change in health care and as a way to do business in Saskatchewan in the latter part of 2016 and into 2017, Carr said there were still some clarifications needed.

“Will it mean doing

more with less, with more efficiencies, without affecting lifestyles? How to do that is the question,” she said. She noted a three-person panel has already been struck to seek some of those avenues on the health-care front. She said their findings and recommendations will most likely strike some interesting chords.

“Health care is important for areas like ours and the far north, for example. We are different with different needs than what they have in the larger cities. I hope our needs are recognized and met in a bigger plan. I mean change just for the sake of change, doesn’t cut it. There needs to be a rationale, a positive factor coming out of it.”

Carr said she was the second MLA in the assembly to be offered the opportunity to make her maiden speech and she took full advantage of the 15 minutes allotted to her by introducing and educating her fellow MLAs and the general public to the local constituency and what it offers the province.

On a personal front, Carr said at first she found the continual heckling by MLAs a negative issue and a major distraction that she just couldn’t engage in at this stage in the process. She was thankful to learn that when it gets too disruptive the Speaker does get in there to calm things down. “Let’s say, it’s an interesting process in there,” she said with a laugh. “I’m getting used to it I suppose.”

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Smiles Galore The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation was the beneficiary of a week-long tasty campaign in September launched by Tim Horton’s outlets in Estevan. Both Tim Horton’s locations sold Smile cookies for the week with the one dollar purchase price being directed toward the local foundation for the purchase of necessary equipment and materials. This campaign netted the foundation $8,400 this year through the cookie sales. Pictured here is Becky Conly (centre), executive director of the St. Joe’s Foundation, accepting the cheque from Mandy and Ryan Irwin, owners of the Tim Horton’s King Street outlet, representing the Tim Horton’s franchises. Photo submitted.

CP Holiday Train will arrive Dec. 15 The 18th annual visit of the CP Holiday Train to North Portal and Estevan will be on Dec. 15 according to information released by the rail company last week.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is once again making its annual effort to raise money, food and awareness for local food banks. Since its launch in 1999, the program has raised more than $12 million for food banks along with 3.9 million pounds of food for communities along CP’s routes in Canada and the northern United States.

The Holiday Train that visits North Portal, Estevan and Weyburn on Dec. 15, is

the United States version of the annual trek by rail, as it crosses back into Canada at Portal/North Portal and then makes a stop in the Energy City before concluding its schedule of appearances in Weyburn.

The train will arrive in North Portal around 11:45 a.m. and after entertaining an audience there, musicians and vocalists Kelly Prescott and Colin James, will be featured performers when the train’s stage doors open for an Estevan crowd around 3 p.m.

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Between the Canadian and American versions of the Holiday Train, there will be about 150 musical shows between the start date of Nov. 25 and the concluding evening of Dec. 15 for the American version and Dec. 17 for the Canadian route train.

Every pound of food and dollar raised at each stop stays with the local food bank to help feed those in need.

The all-Canadian musical lineup features Canadian Country Music Award and Juno Award winners, including James who just recently was honoured by the Western Canadian Music Awards committee for his extensive contribution to the musical scene both in Canada and the U.S. The Canadian version will feature musical guests Dallas Smith along with The Odds, while Kelly Prescott will team up with Doc Walker for the first leg of the American schedule between Montreal and Detroit/Windsor and then James, who will continue the trip covering

the American Midwest and Great Plains regions with Prescott.

First-time stops on this year’s tour through the United States will include New Albin, Iowa; New Hope, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Callaway in Minnesota. The Canadian version is adding Olds, Alberta and Canoe, B.C., this

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The promoters of the trains also encourage fans to follow them on social media and also to enter their, now, annual photo contest, capturing images of the colourfully lit train, specially outfitted to provide entertainment for visitors as well as food bank awareness. The Capture the Spirit

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Police make arrests for robbery and driving infractions Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) were active during the past week, as they arrested individuals in connection with robberies, driving violations and other infractions.

Officers charged a 21-year-old Regina man with driving while disqualified due to a traffic stop in west Estevan during the Oct. 10 day shift. He will appear in provincial court in November to answer to the charge.

Members were also active patrolling the city during that day, and they handed out several tickets for exceeding the speed limit under the Traffic Safety Act. Police received a call during the Oct. 10 night shift about an erratic driver who was suspected to be impaired. Police located the vehicle and conducted

a traffic stop. It was determined the motorist was lost and trying to find their way. No further police action was required.

Members were alerted to some children who were playing in traffic.

Police went to the area and warned two children about playing on the roadway.

Officers received several complaints during the Oct. 11 day shift about individuals claiming to be from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation. They claimed that phone call recipients had won cars and money. The EPS reminds the public to not give out any personal information over the phone, and to inform the EPS if they receive any such calls.

Members were active on patrols of the city and issued numerous tickets for offences such as exceeding the speed limit,

unlawfully having window tint and failing to properly wear a seat belt.

Police were called to a report of a dog barking in the city’s north end during the Oct. 11 night shift. Police attended, spoke to the owner and issued a warning about the noise bylaw.

Members arrested a 30-year-old Estevan man for assault after a complaint of a family dispute at a residence on Petterson Drive during the Oct. 12 night shift. He was lodged in cells until sober and will appear in court in December to answer to the charge.

A 31-year-old Calgary man was charged with driving while impaired and driving while over .08 after a traffic stop in downtown Estevan. He will also appear in court in December.

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Members responded to a complaint of a suspicious person in the 900-block of George Street. The person was not located.

Police received a report of fraud for an overdue bill at a local business during the Oct. 13 day shift. The matter is still under investigation.

A child custody dispute at a school was also reported to police. The matter was resolved without charges.

Members arrested a 47-year-old Estevan man on warrants from the Carlyle RCMP during the Oct. 13 night shift. He was released to appear in court in Carlyle.

Officers responded to a complaint of suspicious activity at a local pub.

Two males left before police arrival, but they were located and spoken to by members. The matter is still under investigation.

Police responded to a call of an assault in the 1300-block of Nicholson Road. Charges of assault with a weapon and assault are pending against a 23-year-old man.

Officers responded to a call of a suspicious male in the 1800-block of Second Street.

A 26-year-old Estevan man was arrested on outstanding warrants. He was released on recognizance with a cash deposit and will appear in court in November to answer to the charges.

A 31-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested during the

Oct. 14 night shift after police were called to a report of a break and enter.

The man was charged with robbery, uttering threats, resisting arrest and breaching the conditions of his probation. The woman was charged with robbery and public mischief. A victim sustained minor injuries in the incident.

A 30-year-old man was arrested for assault following a brief foot pursuit. The male got into an altercation with staff at a bar and assaulted the staff.

Police were called to the parking lot of a local bar for a report of a group of people fighting. The suspects were not located.

Officers were also dispatched to Affinity Place because a group of people were causing a disturbance inside. The group was located and removed from the building for the night.

Holy Family students meeting and exceeding provincial benchmarks Students enrolled in schools embraced by the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division are exceeding provincial benchmarks.

That information was contained in a report filed with the division’s board members attending an Oct. 12 meeting in the division’s head office in Weyburn.

The report showed that 89 per cent of Holy Family’s kindergarten students are in receptive learning

mode, compared with the provincial assessment, while 81 per cent of Holy Family students in grades 1 through 9, are reading at, or above, grade level.

The same report showed 87 per cent of the grade 1-9 students were achieving Level 3 or 4 in mathematics numeracy, according to curricular outcomes, while students in grade 4 through 9 selfreported a high level of positive engagement which

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The board was pleased to learn that 95.6 per cent of Holy Family students are attending school 90 per cent to 100 per cent of the time. Again, this is above the provincial average for every grade.

Provincial records indicated that Holy Family is the fourth fastest growing school division

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This year’s enrolment number at Sacred Heart/ Sacre Coeur in Estevan stood at 347 which included

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At St. Mary’s School, Estevan’s second separate school, the student population was listed at 270 as of Sept. 30.

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The board members noted the division will be participating in three upcoming programs that include the development of a Catholic curriculum for Grade 9, Reverence for Life Month, and Education Week with the theme being Celebrating Today, Preparing for Tomorrow.

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Chargers battle in the trenches against Vikings

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Century 21 peewee Chargers two-year grudge match with the Moose Jaw Vikings will come to a head this weekend.

The Chargers (3-2-1) played the Vikings (3-2-1) to a 0-0 draw at Elks Field on Friday night with a coveted second-place finish in the Moose Jaw Minor Football League (MJMFL) standings and subsequent home field advantage in the playoff quarter-finals on the line. With the tie and a Moose Jaw Mustangs (3-3) win over the Weyburn Eagles (3-3) on Saturday, the Chargers end up with the third seed heading into the playoffs meaning they will once again travel to Moose Jaw for the post-season tilt.

The Mustangs win eliminated the Eagles from the playoffs and set them up with a first-versus-fourth matchup against the Weyburn Ravens (6-0). The winners of both quarter-final games will meet in the MJMFL championship at Elks Field on Oct. 28.

Jason Bresciani, head coach of the Chargers, said the 0-0 tie against the Vikings was a battle in the trenches between both team’s defences that continually managed to freeze any offensive momentum from the opposing side. He said the only time in the game when an offence pressured from the red zone came thanks to two defensive penalties on their behalf that moved the Vikings onto their oneyard line.

“We stopped them three plays in a row,” said Bresciani. “We just did our job and knew what they were going to do and stopped it.”

Bresciani said the game also featured a trick fumblerooski play courtesy of the Vikings that even had the Chargers coaching staff cheering. He said the Vikings centre snapped the ball to the quarterback as usual on the play, but the QB then put the pigskin on the ground before faking a move to a side of the field with another player then picking up the ball and running it to the open side.

“All the coaches were just excited to see kids executing that,” he said. “It was awesome.”

The Chargers 0-0 tie against the Vikings follows a 20-19 win over the club at Elks Field last season. Bresciani said the focus in practice heading in is to work on blocking, speed coming off the snap, tackling and just being mentally prepared for another close game.

“I think both sides are going to tweak up a couple plays, but I mean we’ll just get focused and go have some fun.”

Nigel Mack runs the ball downfield during the second quarter of the Oilers 7-7 tie with the Razorbacks at Woodlawn Field on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Oilers give their all in draw against the Razorbacks

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A tough battle on the gridiron showcasing two teams using everything they have was on display in the Estevan Lions Club bantam Oilers 7-7 tie versus the Moose Jaw Razorbacks at Woodlawn Field on Saturday.

Paul Duncan, head coach of the Oilers, said the Razorbacks run game and ability to get the ball downfield gave their defence a big test, but they stood strong during the constant pressure and provided the home side a chance at victory. He said both club’s final game of the 2016 Moose Jaw Minor Football League’s regular season was a hard struggle with neither team surrendering an inch of the field without a fight.

“We were down in their end lots, but we just kept kicking ourselves in the foot,” said Razorbacks coach Bryan Boys.

“They have a great defence.

They play different. They have their wide nines. Their linebackers tackle well. They make it tough on you. You have to earn every yard against this team.”

The Razorbacks put the Oilers defence to the test on their first possession of the game with receiver Brandon Bauer making a long catch and run to the home side’s 29-yard line. Moose Jaw then moved the ball to Estevan’s four-yard line on a Drake Douglas quarterback sneak and short pass to Dylan Yaminuk before the Oilers

defence stuffed their next three plays in the red zone to take possession at their own 14.

After Estevan moved the ball to midfield, neither team seemed able to penetrate each other’s defence until the beginning of the second period when Oilers quarterback Kaleb Bechtold completed a 28-yard pass to Rylan Erdelyan to set them up for a first down on the Razorbacks 36-yard line.

A Moose Jaw unnecessary roughness penalty coupled with a short pass to Cole Sletten moved the Oilers to the Razorbacks 17 where Bechtold teamed up with Erdalyan again on a long pass into the end zone at the 5:41 mark, which was followed by a Nigel Mack convert to make the score 7-0.

The Razorbacks came right back thanks to a 12-yard run by Jamie Dominie followed by two straight runs by Yaminuk that moved the ball from just inside the Oilers territory to six yards from its goal line. Douglas then ran the ball in for a touchdown on a sneak to the sidelines with 2:55 left in the quarter, but he could not get past Oilers defensive stalwart Hunter Eagles on a similar play for the ensuing convert.

“He’s little, but he’s fiery,” Boys said of his quarterback.

“He’s like that for us every day.

He had one called back too, so it could have been a gamewinning touchdown as well.”

The Razorbacks marched the ball down to the Oilers four-yard line to begin the

Rylan Erdelyan hauls in the ball for the Oilers sole touchdown against the Razorbacks. Photo by Jamie Harkins. third quarter only to be stopped once again by a strong tackle on the ball carrier by Eagles in the backfield before Jonathan Swriski intercepted a pass in the end zone meant for Devin Baumann. Each team’s defence went back-and-forth with midfield stops following the touchdown attempt until Douglas ran in the negated touchdown from the Oilers red zone 5:35 into the fourth quarter, but that missed opportunity did set up a Razorbacks punt from their opposition’s 17-yard line resulting in returner Swriski being brought down in his end zone for the rouge to tie the game 7-7.

The tie brings the Oilers to a 2-3-1 record on the season and a fourth-place spot heading into the playoffs meaning they will face the top-seeded Swift Current Steelers (5-1) on the road this weekend. The Razorbacks

(3-2-1) will travel to Weyburn to face the Falcons (4-2) in the other playoff matchup with the winners from both games meeting in the bantam championship at Moose Jaw’s Elks Field on Oct. 28.

Duncan said a lot has changed for the Oilers since their season-opening 9-0 loss to the Steelers on Sept. 3. He said they have continually gotten stronger as the season has moved along, which is evident by the club’s two straight wins before meeting the Razorbacks, and they’re just going to play Oilers football when they meet the Steelers.

“We got to make sure we put the pedal to the metal the whole entire time,” said Duncan. “Push them downfield all the time. Not just half a game, not just three quarters of a game, but the whole game.”

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TS&M Bruins fall to Prairie Storm despite early success

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Penalty trouble and a lack of execution on the kill cost the Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins a win at Affinity Place on Sunday.

The Bruins (1-4-2) fell 5-2 to the Prairie Storm (2-1) despite controlling the play in the first period that resulted in a 1-0 lead off a tip from the top of the crease by Cody Davis fivehole on Storm goalie Jordan Muhr with 3:07 remaining in the frame. The Storm’s Trenton Curtis got that back a minute later breaking in on Bruins netminder Zane Winter and potting a marker backhand off a deke before Connor Giebel and Cal Caragata increased the lead to 3-1 before the period was out with two straight powerplay goals.

“We got to be stronger on the puck,” said Bruins coach Tom Copeland.

“They didn’t bring anything at us that we couldn’t defend. We just didn’t get the job done plain and simple.

We got to be quicker, stronger, faster, all those things.”

The Bruins penalty trouble continued into the second period with Adrian Riddell taking a four-minute double-minor for head contact 4:15 in, but a strong clearing shot that bounced off the end boards and onto Bruins captain Cale Adams’ stick off a streak into the opposition zone helped the Black and Gold get back to within one while short handed. Both teams took turns pressing the play from then on with the Storm capturing the momentum in the third period leading to a Hunter Degelman insurance marker 12:33 in.

Tyler Council finished the scoring on an empty netter with a little over a minute remaining.

“Our guys played pretty listless for a good portion of the game and I think that some of it is that we haven’t played enough, but other parts they sort of got a little bit complacent,” said Storm head coach Mike Dumelie.

“We suffered a bit on the

TS&M Bruins forward Turner McMillen and Prairie Storm defenceman Landon Kosior battle for a loose puck at Affinity Place on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. power play on our defensive side, so that is something we’ll be continuing to work on. But our goaltender played well today and our forwards played well and our (defence) were okay.”

Copeland said their weekend homestand, which included a 6-0 win over the Notre Dame Hounds (0-2) on Friday and a 2-2 tie versus the Prince Albert Venice House Pirates (2-2)

on Saturday, is a step in the right direction, but they still should have beat the Storm. He said their players can compete with anybody and right now the goal is to make the kids realize that.

“If that means they have to sit on the bench or even potentially sit in the stands (then) that’s how you do it,” said Copeland. “You got to be accountable to the way you play this game.”

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“He played great all game,” said Jamieson. “He made a couple outstanding saves.”

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North Stars capitalize on Bruins errors ing Stars goaltender Taryn Kotchorek to the ice during a scrum in front of the Battlefords net, which was followed by a Connor Sych major penalty and game misconduct for a blow to the head on a high hit in the corner on Jake Fletcher before Bruins defenceman Josh Rieger notched his own major and game with a knee on Logan Nachtegaele.

Between the penalties, the Stars’ Connor Logan, with two, and Keaton Holinaty found the back of the Nic Tallarico’s net, who had come in to replace Alalouf after the Stars seventh goal.

Tyler Hengen provided the only Bruins reply.

“Coming into the third all we wanted to do was come out and play for the guys in the room and play for the fans and play for that emblem on the front,” said Pastachak. “We (had) to work hard and do what it took. If it took a fight or a big hit or wear a couple slashes or deal a couple slashes, that’s what we came out to do in the third.

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Unforced errors and a lack of execution led the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins to a 10-3 loss to the Battlefords North Stars at Affinity Place on Saturday.

“Nobody wanted to work,” said dejected Bruins captain Lynnden Pastachak shortly after the defeat.

“Hard work is all it comes down to when you want to play hockey. Things weren’t going right, so we simplified things down (to) pucks in deep, pucks out.

That’s all you have to do and we didn’t do it tonight.”

The Bruins (8-3-0-1) carried the play early on only to get caught on a clearing attempt pickoff 10:18 into the first period

by Stars left wing Ben Allen who skated in unopposed and backhanded a shot blocker side on Bruins goalie Nathan Alalouf. Troy Gerein made it 2-0 less than two minutes later on the man advantage poking in a loose puck that lay open in the crease before Layne Young added to the score at the 12:29 mark on another Bruins letdown.

“Execution on our game plan wasn’t there for the first three,” said Bruins head coach and general

Bruins defenceman Johnny Witzke attempts to move the puck during the second period of Estevan’s 10-3 loss to Battlefords at Affinity Place on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. manager Chris Lewgood.

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Chargers take first steps toward a strong season

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The Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers quickly put behind a 12-0 season-opening loss to the Moose Jaw Mavericks at the Civic Auditorium on Friday to look ahead at what could be a strong season.

“Our team this year is predominately a lot of first year kids,” said Chad Farr, head coach of the Chargers. “There is an adjustment there and those adjustments will be made as we grow into the year and these girls become more confident with their skating skills and their puck skills and their leadership.”

Farr added the players in the room have to grow as competitors in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League and bond together if they hope to have success. He said they’ll win as a team and lose as a team this year, so everyone has to come to the rink focused on moving their feet and being ready to play.

The Mavericks (3-0) got off to a quick start against the Chargers (0-2) pinning the home side in their own zone with Estevan goaltender Devan Fayle providing the heroics first stoning Eden Gusa with a paddle save on a shot from the hash marks three minutes in before dropping down to stop Tia Miller’s initial shot from the slot and covering up the rebound in front of a couple of Moose Jaw forwards halfway through the frame. The Mavericks offence

found an opening 9:15 into the first period on a Kaelyn Logan-Pemkowski one-timer, which was followed with scores from Crystal Wade and Logan-Pemkowski again before the first intermission.

Mavericks forward Makayla Anderson brought the score to 4-0 Moose Jaw 49 seconds into the second before Wade, Miller, Lindsay Daniel and Anderson, with another two, made it 9-0 entering the third period. Moose Jaw’s Wade, Gusa, Delaney Townsend and LoganPemkowski lit the lamp in the third despite the outstanding play of Fayle who never gave up on a shot making a couple of big stops late in the game including a goalsaving pad save on Anderson with two minutes remaining when the Mavericks sniper was perched alone at the top of the crease and looking into an open side.

“She played one whale of a game,” said Farr. “We were outshot 49-10. Our goalie, she was our player of the game.

She kept us in the game and she worked hard.”

Farr said the team will build positives from the negatives they experienced on opening weekend, which also included a 5-3 loss to the Mavericks at home on Saturday where Keara Merriman made an incredible 52 saves, in an attempt to get better shift by shift and period by period.

He said they’re going to build confidence from there and come back better for their next matches against the Southwest Bantam Cyclones (0-0) at home this weekend.

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Sharks Back On The Attack The Estevan Sharks water polo boys and girls teams got back in action this weekend in Regina, which was music to the ears of Logan Marshall, left, who enjoyed the chance to tune up his goal-scoring form.

Both clubs began the fall season by competing in an under-14 tournament at the Lawson Aquatic Centre on Saturday where the boys team captured 15-1 and 14-4 wins while also suffering 11-5 and 13-10 losses and the girls team tallied 8-3 and 11-8 victories along with 10-10 and 12-12 draws. The Sharks mini-atom and atom teams are hosting a tournament this Sunday at the Rural Municipality of Estevan Aquatic Centre with the atom boys and girls clubs looking to start off defending their provincial championship seasons with wins. Submitted photo.

Panthers team game foils Mavericks

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A complete team effort propelled the Estevan Power Tech midget AA Panthers to a 6-1 win over the Moose Jaw Mavericks at Affinity Place on Sunday.

Tr e v o r M o r r i s o n , coach of the Panthers, said everyone up and down the lineup contributed to the win by keeping their feet moving throughout the game, attacking with their speed and communicating with each other on the ice.

He said they want to play in motion this year and that is exactly what the girls did.

The Panthers got off to a quick start pinning the Mavericks (0-5) in their own zone early on and clogging up the neutral zone to stop any attempted rushes into their end of the rink.

Michaella Matthies notched the game’s opening goal 9:21 into the first period by tipping in a rebound from the slot off a Tasia Trobert attempt that pulled Mavericks netminder Caitlyn Bilan to the side of her net.

Despite Estevan carrying the play for the next 12 minutes, Moose Jaw got

Panthers forward Marci LeBlanc lets a shot go through traffic in front of the Mavericks net. Photo by Jamie Harkins. on the board next thanks to Mahteya Dumelie winning a battle behind the Panthers goal before heading out front and poking the puck five-hole on goaltender Ayja Hegland. Panthers forward Hannah Olfert replied back

at the 4:28 mark of the second period with a shot from the faceoff circle that eluded Bilan.

Defenceman Ashton Magotiaux and rookie forward Marci LeBlanc then notched markers of their

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own 16 seconds apart to put Estevan up 4-1 less than two minutes later. With six minutes left in the period, Matthies picked up the puck at the Mavericks blue line, drove toward the opposition goal and fired home her

second of the night to give the Panthers a four-goal cushion heading into the final frame.

Magotiaux said their offensive outburst in the second period came down to distributing the puck and

being in their correct positions to get a shot on net.

From there, she said they just outworked the opposition and got to the rebounds.

“Today we scored more on our chances,” said Morrison, noting the Panthers beat the Mavericks 3-1 at home one day earlier. “We had a lot of chances yesterday, but we let a lot of rebounds go and (fired) a lot of high shots and middle shots (for) no rebounds. We shot the puck better today.”

The Panthers (3-0) first road game of the season is scheduled for this Saturday when the team travels to Regina to face the Capitals (1-0). The club then heads home to play the Regina Ravens (0-1) on Sunday.

Morrison said the Capitals had a strong win in their first game, a 6-1 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds on Oct. 14, and the Ravens always present a tough matchup, so this weekend will help them see where they sit. He said they’ll continue to work on moving the puck and working as a unit to get ready with a focus on using good communication to put forward a team game.

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Kristol Nagy and her son J.J. admire a Meccano Crane built by Rick Collette (right). The crane was one of many model engineering projects on display at the show on Oct. 15 and 16, at the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Hall. Sam Macdonald photo

Model Engineering show continues to be a hit

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Hall was animated, this past weekend, with a medley of machinery and pet projects, whirring, spinning and moving like chaotic clockwork. This year’s model engineering show was the 29th consecutive one that has taken place since its beginning in the Estevan Shoppers Mall.

The show, which ran on Oct. 15 and 16, attracted hobbyists, professionals and guests from a gamut of locations all across Canada and the U.S., who brought an assortment of projects from small engines and functional miniature tractors, to tools and guitars crafted out of sheet metal.

Many of the creations were

miniature replicas of larger industrial machines, such as cranes, or vehicles. One of the most common sights at the show was the small model engines that exhibitors crafted to function just like their larger, historical counterparts.

Kelly Tytlandsvik, curator of the show, said there were a total of 42 exhibitors, showcasing 237 engines in the hall. He added the show he hosts in Estevan is the oldest continuous model engineering show in North America.

“There are bigger shows, but they’re in places like Detroit, and no matter where the show is taking place, you see the same thing—people helping each other out,” he said.

Tytlandsvik described

the dynamic of model engineering shows as one of collaboration among people who build the assorted engines and gadgets, swapping stories of how they made a component work or what sort of parts they used to build their projects, often swapping or selling items at the event.

Richard James, an exhibitor who travelled from Valemount, B.C., was present at the show for the second time, and he had a number of small gas-powered engines set up at his table.

“The last time I was here was two years ago.

I sometimes go to other shows, and this one is always a good outing, so I thought I’d come again,” said James. “It usually takes me a winter to build

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one of these engines. About five to six months for an engine, and for the tractor, it took me about two years.”

Tytlandsvik said he is pleased that the show has become a place where people often make connections, bonding over their common love of the hobby.

“There was a group of guys that used to do casting. They never met, but they were determined they were going to come here to meet,” said Tytlandsvik, describing the type of fellowship and networking that takes place at model engineering shows. “They came here about 15 years ago, met and have been

coming ever since.”

This year, Tytlandsvik said he gained three new exhibitors, adding that with every addition there are a few losses. What that amounts to is a steady crowd of people with a passion for model engineering attending every year.

“It’s exciting to see new people showing interest, because it’s a unique hobby. You can’t go to Walmart and get the materials you need to do it, there. A guy will find a source and tells people or there’s trading,” said Tytlandsvik. “Not everyone comes every year, but people do come back other years. The show’s all about

getting people into the hobby.”

In addition to the exhibitors, Tytlandsvik said there was a steady flow of guests, curious to check out what was on display. The busiest time, he noted, was when the hall was packed with guests, around lunch on Saturday.

Tytlandsvik expressed gratitude to the locals who helped set up tables at the show, adding that out of all the tables set up that weekend, there was only one left empty in the corner of the hall.

He said, “There’s always a connection here. You can always find something unique at these shows.”

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Isabelle Marie Dame It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Isabelle Marie Dame on Tuesday, October 5, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital at the age of 83 years.

Isabelle is survived by her sons, Doug (Linda) Hovind and Jeff (Charlene) Hovind. Also left to cherish her memory are her grandchildren, Jerod (Christa) Hovind, Dylan and Kyle Hovind and great granddaughter Sloane Hovind as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Isabelle was predeceased by her parents, Gustav and Dora Stabenow; her first husband Gordon Hovind, second husband Ray Dame; as well as all of her siblings, Earl Stabenow, Myrtle Eldstrom, Pearl Eldstrom, Dorcas Kittleson , Mabel Freidrick and grandson Cory Hovind.

A graveside service will be held at a later date. Those so wishing, may make donations in Isabelle’s memory to Mainprize Manor, Box 239, Midale, SK S0C 1S0.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK.

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ROBERT (Bob) PHANEUF Feb 13, 1951 - Sep 3. 2016 Bob passed away suddenly in Vancouver, BC. Retired from Revenue Canada, he had vacationed in Costa Rica and had looked forward to visiting online friends in Europe.

He was sadly predeceased by his loving wife Jan, and step-daughter Reva, also his parents Rene and Aline Phaneuf of Estevan Sask, and brother-in-law Paul Brissette.

He leaves behind his loving sister Dianne Brissette and nephew Douglas Brissette of New Westminster, BC, niece Michele Brissette of Calgary, also brother Paul Phaneuf (Darlene) and niece Debbie, nephews Garry and Darren, all in Sask.

Also grieving at his loss are Bob’s many dear friends locally, Regina Roughriders football buddies, and a wide online community of close friends across Canada, USA and Europe.

Bob was loved by many and will be missed by all.

Cremated remains interred in Gardens of Gethsemane, Surrey, BC

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- Able to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment The position is part time, the time schedule will be made each month according to our monthly deadlines, so must be flexible.

Please send resumes to jchoi@estevanmercury.ca

BattlefordsJanuary Campus 23, 2017

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Your Guide to Area

Faith Lutheran Church Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH Sunday Worship 10:30am Nursery & Children’s Ministries Available Sunday School at 9:30am

Friday Night Youth 7:30 pm (gr 7-12)

Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am Jason Richards

EMAIL:

Children’s Clubs -Wednesdays- 7-8 pm 140 King Street (across from Staples)

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PASTORS: JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX

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

Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am

738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 E: trinity.luth@sasktel.net Website: www.etlc.ca

THE SALVATION ARMY Estevan Community Church

10:30 a.m. - Sunday Service ALL WELCOME!

1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net TIM PIPPUS

SUNDAY SERVICES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. • Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship - Sunday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Bible studies on any subject can be arranged at your convenience. Please call us.

GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN

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

“Holding fast the faithful word”

REAL LIFE

REAL PEOPLE

10:00 am

Followed by coffee time 100 King Street, Estevan, Sask • (306) 634-8133 • livinghope-ca.org

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 130 Souris Ave. N. Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net

www.stpeterslutheranestevan.com

Wednesday: Club DJ for kids 6:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School

An Associated Gospel Church

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

REAL GOD

Sunday Service at

Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

www.estevangospelchapel.ca 1107 4th Street • 306-634-2074 • www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

CHURCH OF CHRIST

PASTOR STEWART MILLER

Coffee & Fellowship after Worship

stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca ALL are Welcome!

Sunday Worship

A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International) Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: Westview School When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

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After Five Club members hear tale of renewal Coffee and socializing preceded the meeting of the Estevan Christian Women’s After Five Club on Sept. 21.

The supper meeting was held at the Salvation Army Church with the evening program beginning with a prayer followed by a delicious meal catered by EB’s restaurant.

Jessica Lewgood discussed Urban Poling (Nordic walking). She made a presentation outlining the health benefits derived from the use of walking poles, such as assisting with balance and stability. She pointed out poles can be particularly helpful when walking before and after knee and hip surgery in that they help support and transfer weight away from the painful joint.

Madonna Dyson of Sherwood Park, Alta., (“yes,” she said, “that really is my name and, no, I’m not related to the vacuum cleaner manufacturers”) was the guest speaker for the evening.

Dyson, the youngest of

Serenading After Dark

seven children, (“my parents finally got their girl”), related how she became an adrenaline junkie, taking part in all sorts of highrisk activities. She told of coming close to death during a whitewater rafting experience in which she was ejected from the raft and plunged into the rapids, getting caught up in the swirls, eddies and underwater rocks.

She had an experience in which the Holy Spirit came to her and told her to be still and let God help her.

Since that experience, she developed a personal relationship with God, a different view on life and she has let God lead her forward in a more fulfilling way. She related how she always felt a need to be perfect, which caused tension in her life.

Since her renewed walk with God, the need to be perfect has fallen away, and her life is more peaceful.

Dyson wrapped up her presentation by inviting

everyone in attendance to share in a prayer for a new beginning for the rest of their lives.

The club’s next meeting will be held at the Salvation Army Church on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. and will include supper followed by a mini-concert featuring Sheila Ann Smith of Prince Edward Island, who has been sharing her musical talent by performing concerts in Canada, the United States, Peru, Singapore and other global locations. Through her music she will weave her life story including her journey through cancer.

Estevan’s After Five Club is one of several groups under the RSVP Ministries umbrella, formerly known as Stonecroft Canada Ministries. There are no membership fees or commitments and women and girls of all ages are welcome.

Those wishing to attend the next meeting are asked to contact Ronza at 306-634-2074 prior to the meeting.

Lauren Mann, a former winner of CBC’s National Searchlight competition, performed a series of heartfelt songs from her third album, Dearestly, at the Estevan HUGE Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM), on Oct. 14.

Mann’sEQUIPMENT, performance was the first in RV, VEHICLE the EAGM’s After Dark concert series for 2016-17.

Photo

by Sam Macdonald

MACK AUCTION 60-and-Over

LAND CONSIGN TODAY!

ESTEVAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY

AUCTION

SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2015 9:00 A.M. — ESTEVAN, SK

DIRECTIONS: EAST OF ESTEVAN ON SHAND ACCESS ROAD WATCH FOR SIGNS

Mack Auction Company presents a very large annual Equipment-RVVehicle Auction Saturday June 20, 2015 Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Sask 9:00 am. Consign Today!! A complete farm equipment dispersal for long time rancher Harley Jahn! Up for auction TW25 Ford FWA tractor with dual PTO and 3PTH, DX 90 2WD tractor with FEL and 5720 hours, 2002

Macdon 16’ 5020 mower conditioner with very few cutting acres, Vermeer 605L Series round baler with bale kicker and Vemeer updates, Degelman 14’ rock rake PTO drive, Degelman PTO rock picker, IH 5500 DT 28’ chisel plow cultivator, MF 850 SP combine, MF 90 with FEL and grapple fork, Spra Coupe for parts, 1997 Eagle Industries 24’ gooseneck flat deck trailer, 3 PTH yard

COMMERCIAL LOT

sprayer, new Pool 3HP aeration fan, 2200 bushel Weststeel hopper bottom bin, 2- 1850 bushel Westeel hopper bin, 2200 bushel Westeel Rosco hopper bottom, Westeel 1600 bushel hopper bottom bin, 40 ton hopper bottom fertilizer bin, Sakundiak HD 7-1400 grain auger with Onan 18 HP, Check on this ad each week for new additions to this large sale!!

SATURDAY OCT 29, 2016 @ 12:00 NOON #105 SHAND ROAD RM OF ESTEVAN,forESTEVAN, SASK. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com sale bill and photos. Join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Here is an one acre parcel of land zoned “Commercial” with good access to Shand Road and Major Highways including the new Truck Bypass on the East side of Estevan. Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Plan 60A08687 will be sold as one parcel and will be sold with an agreement with the RM of Estevan #5 that the dwelling be demolished and site levelled within 90 days of auction date. Property taxes estimated by RM of Estevan to be approximately $783.00 for vacant land once home is demolished. This lot has existing Natural Gas and Power utilities on site.

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In appreciation for National Veterinary Technologist Week we would like to Thank you Kristin Caldwell, Melissa England, Megan Turton, Sarah Betnar and Jenna Powell

Club hightlights Submitted by Shirley Graham

Did you know cats are smarter than dogs? You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through the snow. Or that people who hate cats come back as mice in the next life.

Good news for the club is coffee after crib is back.

Notes from the most recent club meeting: the cribbage tournament will be held on Oct. 20. Also, the Christmas party is scheduled for Nov. 24 at 5:30 p.m., following cribbage. Members are asked to bring a donation for the food bank.

Shuffleboard winners

for the week of Oct. 11 were Nick Morsky and Connie St. Onge. Mary Morgan and Joe Claude were second.

Margaret Sawyer was the winner in bridge. Irma Lasuik was second and Jim Bennison came in third.

Gordon Loustel finished first in cribbage. Marjorie Cantlon was second and Bertha Andries finished third.

An RCMP officer responded to a report of a barroom disturbance. The disturbance turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed almost 300 pounds. What’s more, he boasted he could whip the officer and Muhammad Ali, too.

“I’ll bet you’re also an escape artist, better than Houdini,” the officer said.

The man nodded.

“If I had some chains,” the officer continued, “You could show us how strong you really are. But all I’ve got is a set of handcuffs.

Why don’t you see just how quickly you can break out of them?”

Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled and jerked for four minutes.

“I can’t get out of these,” he growled.

“Are you sure?” the officer asked.

The fellow tried again.

“Nope, I can’t do it.”

“In that case, you’re under arrest,” the officer said.

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L to R: Tracy McConnell, Kallie McConnell, Kelly McConnell (owner), Mayor Roy Ludwig, Kim Mayuk and Amanda Davidson.

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Early Convertible This model of the 1896 Ford Quadracycle was crafted by Ed Drachenberg of Humboldt who brought it to Estevan for the annual Model Engineering Show. Drachenberg said it took him three years to build this unique buggy based on old pictures. The gas motor is the same as the Ford basic models that came later. The first carburetor for this unit was taken from a lawn mower then had to be simplified to work in this machine. The vehicle is driven fairly often, he said, usually to give rides to youngsters as well as seniors. Photo by Norm Park

CITY PAGE 1102 4TH STREET• ESTEVAN, SK • 306-634-1800

ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE - Fitness Schedule Tues.

Mon.

Tues.

Mon.

9am-10am (TRACK)

Spin*

9:10am-9:50am (SPIN ROOM)

Spin*

6AM - 9AM 9AM - 10AM

Twinges & Hinges Thurs.

9am-10am (TRACK) 9am-10am (POOL)

9am-10am (TRACK)

Twinges & Hinges 9am-10am (TRACK)

9:10am-9:50am (SPIN ROOM) *starts Sept. 29

Tabata

9:10am-9:50am (MPR)

Twinges & Hinges 9am-10am (TRACK)

Twinges & Hinges

Tabata

9am-10am (TRACK)

Sept. 7-20 Mom*starts & Baby 9am-10am (POOL) *starts Sept. 29 Aquaďƒžt

9:10am-9:50am (MPR)

Easy Stretch

10:10am-10:50am (MPR)

Easy Stretch

10:15am-11am (POOL) *starts Sept. 29

Baby Mom &Mom Baby&Stroller Aquaďƒžt Bootcamp

Tabata

9:10am-9:50am (MPR)

Easy Stretch

10:10am-10:50am (MPR)

Easy Stretch

10:10am-10:50am (MPR)

Tabata

12:10pm-12:50pm (MPR)

Mom & Baby Stroller Bootcamp

12:10pm-12:50pm (MPR)

H.I.I.T.

11:30am-12:15pm (TRACK)

Spin*

Spin* Twinges & Hinges

9am-10am (TRACK) 9:10am-9:50am (SPIN ROOM) *starts Sept. 8-22

H.I.I.T.

9:10am-9:50am

9am-10am (POOL)

Spin* Mom & Baby Aquaďƒžt

Aquastep

Spin*

Aquastep

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5:30pm-6:10pm (SPIN ROOM)

Tabata 5:15pm-6pm (POOL)

5:15pm-6:00pm (MPR) *starts Sept. 26

Spin*

5:30pm-6:10pm (SPIN ROOM)

Tabata

Aquastep

5:15pm-6pm (POOL) Circuit

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Circuit

5:15pm-6:00pm (MPR)

5:15pm-6pm (MPR)

CIVIC ELECTION GET OUT & VOTE!

10:15am-11am (POOL)

Mom Mom&&Baby BabyStroller Bootcamp Aquaďƒžt

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11:30am-12:15pm 10:15am-11am (POOL) (TRACK) *starts Sept. 29

Mom & Baby Stroller Bootcamp

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11:30am-12:15pm (TRACK)

5:15pm-6pm (POOL)

Sun.

9:10am-9:50am

12:10pm-12:50pm (MPR)

*starts Sept. 26

Sun.

October 26, 2016

H.I.I.T.

9:10am-9:50am (SPIN ROOM)

H.I.I.T.

Tabata

Aquastep

5PM - 6PM

Sat.

Section 18 (a)

12:10pm-12:50pm (MPR)

5:15pm-6pm (POOL)

5PM - 6PM

Fri.

*starts Sept. 29

10:15am-11am (POOL) 10:10am-10:50am (MPR) 11:30am-12:15pm (TRACK) *starts Sept. 29

12PM - 1PM

*starts Sept. 8-22

*starts Sept. 29

9AM - 10AM

10AM - 11AM

*starts Sept. 7-20

9am-10am (POOL) Spin*

Sat.

*starts Sept. 29 6:10am-6:50am (SPIN ROOM)

6:10am-6:50am (SPIN ROOM)

Tabata

10AM - 11AM

Wed.

9am-10am (TRACK)

Twinges & Hinges

Twinges & Hinges

9:10am-9:50am (MPR)

Fri.

6:10am-6:50am (SPIN ROOM)

6:10am-6:50am (SPIN ROOM)

Twinges & Hinges

Thurs.

Spin*

Spin*

6AM - 9AM

12PM - 1PM

Wed.

TENDER

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH THURSDAY DECEMBER 22ND

Aquastep

5:15pm-6pm (POOL)

If a dog or cat defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner, the owner or keeper shall cause such defecation to be removed Deep Water immediately.

Fitness

*starts Sept. 26

Aquastep

5:15pm-6pm (POOL) Spin* *starts Sept. 26

5:30pm-6:10pm (SPIN ROOM)

Spin*

5:30pm-6:10pm (SPIN ROOM)

SUNDAY

8PM - 9PM

Deep Water Fitness 8pm - 9pm

8PM - 9PM

Deep Water 8pm-9pm

Failure toFitness clean up*starts after your Oct. 2 8pm-9pm pet holds a fine of $50.00 for a first offence. *starts Oct. 2

Some classes may not run as scheduled. * Classes must pre-register at www.estevan.ca Depending on demand asrun well holidays.

Some classes may not as as scheduled. or by calling 306-634-1888 * Classes must pre-register at www.estevan.ca Please call 306-634-1888 to well conďƒžrm times.

Depending on demand as as holidays. or by calling 306-634-1888

Please call 306-634-1888 to conďƒžrm times.

www.estevan.ca www.estevan.ca 701 Souris | Estevan, SK SK| 701Avenue Souris Avenue | Estevan,

Deadline for entry is Oct. 21, 2016.

WORKSHOP Working in Layers Paper cuts & Stencil Making Workshop Ages 15+. Presented by Diana Chisholm Sat., Nov. 12, 2016, 10 AM - 4 PM Fee: $40 Art Room - Leisure Center *Pre-registration with Estevan Arts Council required.

COST: TBA * Pre-registration is required SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB with JON GILLIES Love photography? This club is for beginners and advanced photographers alike.

Bring your own camera and any questions you may have.

WHEN: Oct. 25, Nov. 29 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $25/person for an annual membership GIVE AND TAKE Join us for a delicious cup of gourmet tea or French pressed coffee and bring a recipe or craft that is unique to give to the small group. Bring samples and/ or do a demonstration. Take away new recipes and skills! Space is limited so register now!

WHEN: Oct. 19, Nov. 30 TIME: 7:00 - 8:30pm COST: $5/person *Preregistration is required SCRIPT WRITING with MAUREEN ULRICH Maureen will teach those new to writing techniques to develop stories, and how to create compelling works for the stage.

This is a great workshop for anyone young or old to stretch their writing skills.

WHEN: November 23 TIME: 6:00 - 9:00pm Contact Martina Veneziano to register.

CRAFT AND COFFEE FOR SENIORS Come for the coffee and crafts stay for the company.

WHEN: November 16 TIME: 10:30 - 11:30am COST: $5 /session (preregistration is not required) AFTER DARK Join us for our live music series which features up and coming musicians performing original music in our gallery space. All ages are welcome to attend these events.

WHEN: Nov. 18 (Justin Labrash) TIME: Doors open at 8:00pm COST: $20/person, tickets available at the door THE HALLOWEEN HAUNT Join us and celebrate the Halloween season! This event features: crafts for kids, a Halloween movie, hot beverages, a spooky photo booth and a costume contest for kids.

WHEN: October 22 TIME: 4:30 - 8:00pm COST: $2/person ESTEVAN KENTUCKY DERBY FUNDRAISER Bring your staff, bring a friend, come solo, just come out for a fun night of bidding on your favourite “horse�! Tickets are 118 4th Street Estevan, SK, S4A 0T4

Please keep school grounds and public properties enjoyable; Clean up after your pet.

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701 Souris Ave. ¡ 306-634-3942 estevanartscouncil.com “A Call to Artistsâ€?

The Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show 2016 Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 7:00 PM at Estevan Art Gallery and Museum

For a complete list of class descriptions visit www.estevan.ca

Message From

The Mayor

Come out and join in the fun at the Estevan Derby! Watch the horse races on November 5, 2016. For details contact EAGM.

sold individually, but group seating will be accommodated. Support the Gallery and experience this unique event at the same time. Contact Amber for further details or for tickets.

WHEN: November 5 @ WYLIE MITCHELL TIME: Doors open at 7:00pm Races begin at 8:00pm COST: $20/ticket

DROP INTO ART AFTER SCHOOL Join us for art after school! We will be doing a variety of art projects and encouraging the development of creativity each week. For children ages 7-12.

WHEN: November: 9, 16, 23, 30 December: 7, 14 TIME: 4:00 - 5:30pm COST: $5/child/session

HOMEMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Finish up your Christmas shopping at the most unique craft show in town! Featuring only handmade, original, art, craft and dĂŠcor. Not sure what to do with the kids?

Drop them off in the craft room for a fun Christmas craft.

WHEN: December 3 TIME: 1:00 - 4:00pm COST: $2/person FAMILY ART Come create, explore and learn with your little ones through art! For toddlers aged 18 months and up. Parent/guardian participation is required.

WHEN: October: 20, 27 November: 3, 10, 17, 24 December: 1, 8, 15 TIME: 10:00 - 10:30am COST: $10/family/month

KINDER KLUB Drop into the Art Gallery after kindergarten to do some art! We will be doing a variety of art projects catered towards improving fine motor skills and developing creativity. This workshop is open for all children ages 4-6.

WHEN: October 27, November: 10, 24 TIME: 4:00 - 5:00pm COST: $5/child/session KIDS ART JOURNALING Join us each month and create your own art journal in this drop-in art class.

Learn how, express yourself and put your thoughts onto a page in a creative way!

For children ages 10-15.

WHEN: Oct. 25, Nov. 29 TIME: 4:00 - 5:00pm COST: $5/session *This workshop is free for those with a family membership to the EAGM

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The City of Estevan is Tendering a contract to install 3 blower units for the WWTP. Duties will include building modifications, piping and electrical work, and commissioning of the blower units that have been pre purchased by the City of Estevan.

The contract specifications and drawings are available from the MERX’s web site at (www.merx.com) - Tender will close October 27 at 3:00PM Call Kevin Sutter Water and Wastewater Services Division Manager if you have any further questions at P: (306) 634-1822 / C: (306) 421-0114 Or the City’s Consultant at: Chris Mountenay, P.Eng Principal, Water Stantec 200-325 25 Street SE Calgary AB T2A 7H8 Phone: (403) 716-8017 Cell: (403) 680-0623

Notice of Advance Poll In the City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that provision has been made for advance polls for electors who: • are physically disabled; • have been appointed as election officials; or • anticipate being unable to vote on the day of election.

Voting will take place at on: Advanced Polls City Hall 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK • Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 between the hours of 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm and • Sat, Oct. 22, 2016 between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Special Advance Polls Trinity Towers Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 between the hours of 9:30 am - 11:30 am Special Poll St. Joseph’s Hospital Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 10:00 am – 12:00 am Creighton Lodge Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Midtown Manor Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Hillview Manor Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Valley View Heritage Place Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 9:30 am - 11:30 am Inglis Court Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Yardley Place Wed, Oct. 26, 2016 between the hours of 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Judy Pilloud RETURNING OFFICER

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION Notice of Poll PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: 1 A poll has been granted in the City of Estevan for the election of: Mayor Councillor Southeast Cornerstone School Division No. 209 - Acclaimed Holy Family Separate School Division No 140 - Acclaimed 2 Voting will take place on Wed,, the 26th day of October, 2016, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm at the polling places listed below.

3 I will declare the result of the election at City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan on the 28 day of October , 2016.

Polling Area Polling Place Address #1 Church of God 1920 Wellock Road #2 Estevan Art Gallery and Museum 118 4th Street Dated at Estevan this 23rd day of September, 2016

Judy Pilloud RETURNING OFFICER

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