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Estevan shows support for veterans on Remembrance Day By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

It was another emotional and somber Nov. 11 at the Estevan Comprehensive School, as hundreds of local residents gathered for the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch’s Remembrance Day service. Almost all the seats inside the school’s cafetorium were filled by people who turned out to show their support for Canada’s veterans. A few people were standing at the back of the venue. “I think it’s good to see that all the seats are full, and that everybody is coming out to support their veterans and their loved ones who did serve or are still serving,” said local Legion president Troy LeBlanc. He couldn’t pinpoint a reason as to why they’ve had larger crowds in the last

few years, but LeBlanc is pleased to see that people continue to support the annual ceremony. The service opened with the traditional parade entry of dignitaries, veterans, the Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary members and the Legion’s colours. After the Legion anthem and O Canada, the Last Post was played, and then two minutes of silence were observed, followed by Reveille. LeBlanc read the Roll of Honour, which lists the names of people from Estevan who died in combat during the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War. LeBlanc and pastpresident Sharren Dukart placed a wreath at the grave of the unknown soldier. Emcee and Legion member Geoff Thiessen read the famous war poem In Flanders

Fields. After the hymns of service, and a response to In Flanders Field by a member of the Estevan Army Cadets, the annual multi-media presentation was shown for the crowd. It has the photos of hundreds of Estevan residents who served in combat missions and peacekeeping efforts. Infantry music and songs from the war years played in the background while the photos scrolled through in alphabetical order. LeBlanc noted they have added five or six photos of veterans each year. “It is up to 15 minutes now, so it’s going very well,” said LeBlanc. The crowd then shuffled into the school’s courtyard, where they watched local dignitaries, community leaders, service groups and youth organizations lay

wreaths at a cenotaph that was set up. Members of the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets and the Estevan Army Ca-

dets guarded the cenotaph. “I think everything went very well,” said LeBlanc. “I’m glad everybody

came out to support it again this year, and the crowd looked quite happy to see everything going on.”

Const. Greg LaRose, left, and Const. Chad Mehl placed a wreath on behalf of the Estevan RCMP.

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Bruno Bouncing Back Cindy Beaulieu, the advertising sales manager, was just one of several Mercury employees who were eager to greet Bruno the miracle dog who survived a 27 day ordeal at the bottom of an abandoned well and who is now on his way to recovery. An update on Bruno’s journey is found on Page A3. Photo by Norm Park.

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The recent closure of the registry and sheriff’s offices at the Weyburn courthouse have resulted in the loss of jobs for two Ministry of Justice employees. A statement released by the Ministry of Justice stated the decision was difficult, and that the services provided in those offices will be moved, and delivered from Estevan. Registry offices are used to administer court files, as well as helping the public with matters like paying fees and the filing of legal documents. The purview of the sher-

iff’s office involves the enforcement of judgments on financial matters, like bankruptcies. The closure has earned the disapproval of the NDP. Justice critic Nicole Sarauer said the closures were done without the forethought of a long-term strategy, nor consideration of the consequences of such an action. “This is an accessto-justice issue and an access-to-court-services issue,” said Sarauer. “Four years ago they were cutting red ribbons in front of of this building, and now they’re just cutting.”

The province spent $8.4 million in 2012 renovating the Weyburn courthouse. Don Morgan, the jusWtice minister and attorney general at the time, praised the courthouse as “truly a Weyburn landmark, (that) has met the needs of the justice system for many years, and … will continue to meet our needs for many years to come.” The recent layoffs in Weyburn are part of a number of layoffs and reductions of service the Ministry of Justice is implementing, as it continues to reduce spending.

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City receives funding for infrastructure projects By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan will receive an influx of federal and provincial funding for a pair of water infrastructure projects that will improve water quality and environmental standards. The announcement was made on Nov. 10 during a press conference at city hall. The bulk of the funding will be directed towards the construction of a new water intake and pipeline to access Rafferty Dam Reservoir as a water source. Once the project is finished, Rafferty will sup-

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plant Boundary Dam as the water source for the city. Boundary Dam will be a backup water source. The other project will be the construction of a residuals management facility to treat the wastewater generated by the city’s water treatment plant, using an effective and lowenergy process. This will help to protect the local environment, including the Souris River Watershed. Kevin Sutter, who is the manager of the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants, told the Mercury that local residents will notice the difference once Rafferty becomes Estevan’s main water source. “Raw water from Rafferty Dam is of much higher quality than Boundary Dam, so our water will be softer, and will have less minerals in it,” said Sutter. “It will be a lot easier to work with washing clothes.” The process for adding Rafferty as a water source has already started. Sutter predicted it will take a year to complete the project’s design, and then it will

take a couple more years to complete construction. “It will be three years from today that I would expect commissioning to happen with the new water supply,” said Sutter. An intake structure and a pump station will have to be installed at Rafferty Dam. Then a pipeline will have to be constructed from Rafferty Dam to the water treatment plant. Boundary Dam will be retained as the backup water source if there is a problem with Rafferty Dam. “As everybody heard this summer, with North Battleford and Prince Albert, when they lost their water source, it caused a lot of issues,” said Sutter. “If we ever had something occur to our raw water source to Boundary Dam right now, we would have no secondary intake, so we would lose the ability to treat water and supply the city.” The residuals management project will mean the solids will be removed from the wastewater, and clean water will be poured into the Souris River. It

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From the left, Estevan city councillor Dennis Moore, Estevan MLA Lori Carr, city manager Jeff Ward and water/wastewater treatment plant manager Kevin Sutter were pleased the City of Estevan will receive more than $6 million in funding from the provincial and federal governments. should be constructed and commissioned next year. “It’s already been designed,” said Sutter. “We had anticipated this need, and paid for a design on that project already. It’s just been sitting on the shelf, and waiting for some funding. “So when this funding opportunity came up, we grouped that with the secondary intake project, and made the proposal,” said Sutter. Sutter has been pushing for these projects for a number of years. When he first started with the city in the 1980s, they had the Souris River as a backup water source, but the quality of the river water was not sufficient. So that was discontinued, and they haven’t had a secondary source since then. Rafferty has proven to be a very high quality water source, Sutter said, but a pipeline project is expensive, and it would have likely been costprohibitive for the city to proceed with the project on their own.

The Rafferty project has an estimated cost of $7 million, and the residuals management facility will cost a little more than $2.3 million. The money is coming from the federal government’s new Building Canada Plan, which supplies funding for infrastructure projects. The federal and provincial governments are each contributing up to $3.1 million. The City of Estevan will be responsible for all remaining costs of the projects, which has a total eligible cost of $9.4 million. Estevan MLA Lori Carr said these joint investments in water projects will make life better for

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Miracle dog regaining strength, nearly a month after rescue By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

If you’ll pardon the expression, Bruno is definitely lapping up the attention. The chocolate Labrador retriever, who miraculously survived a 27-day ordeal in the bottom of an abandoned well, is on a full recovery mission thanks to his owners and some dedicated veterinarians and vet medicine researchers. The now well-documented story of Bruno’s disappearance in mid-September and rescue on Oct. 14, has reached around the world now, turning him and his owners into somewhat reluctant, but appreciative celebrities as the Billesbergers field queries and well wishes from all over Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, India and the Middle East. “It got a little crazy, and it’s still pretty crazy,” said Cindy Billesberger who brought Bruno into the Mercury office for a quick visit. “He was a pretty aloof dog before, you know, not like his mates on the farm. Now, he’s just basking in the attention,” she said with a grin, as Bruno posed for the camera. “It’s interesting, the other dogs on the farm distanced themselves from him when we brought him home. He was excited to see them, but they were cautious around him, tried to avoid him. I’m guessing it was a matter of reacquaintance. His scent was probably different too,” she said. “It’s getting better though, they aren’t necessarily avoiding him now, it’s returning to normal.” What isn’t normal yet, is Bruno’s diet, which she said, is specifically designed to bring him back from his emaciated form to a more healthy weight and strength condition using a carefully planned diet that was worked out by veterinarians at the University of Saskatchewan College of

Veterinary Medicine where Bruno was taken after receiving initial treatment at the Prairie Animal Health Centres in Estevan and Weyburn. The team referenced literature on refeeding syndrome in cats and humans who had undergone severe malnutrition and starvation, but Bruno was the first canine they had experienced who had gone through such a lengthy time without food. The protocol, said clinical nutritionist Dr. Tammy Owens, was similar to what humans suffering from anorexia nervosa go through. Deficiencies in electrolytes, phosphorous, magnesium and potassium all have to be addressed and monitored carefully during the recovery process, which took 22 days in the Saskatoon college, where researchers like Dr. Alison Khoo, the small animal internal medicine resident who managed Bruno’s case, said there was a noticeable improvement, day by day, as Bruno managed to get up, move outside and become food-motivated. “Energy is back and he’s starting to show more of his personality,” said Khoo, just prior to his release. Billesberger said their pooch is still subject to a very careful diet of alternating foods, four times a day. “And, he’s loving it. He’s definitely not rejecting any food,” she said with a laugh as the once 85 to 90 pound dog is slowly adding weight after being reduced to less than 47 pounds during his ordeal in the bottom of the well. His fur is coming back and his paws, which were damaged as he tried to claw his way out of the well, have healed with the exception of one that was treated with cold laser therapy. His toe, now, won’t have to be amputated, which the doctors feared, at one point, would have to happen, and they were worried about performing surgery in his weakened condition.

Bruno with his owner Cindy Billesberger when they visited the Mercury office on Nov. 14. Bruno’s gait is very normal, even with his “walking cast” on one paw and he soaked up the lavish attention he received from Mercury staff members who each received a gentle lick on the hand or cheek from a grateful dog. While in Saskatoon, Bruno’s case was co-managed by Dr. Sue Taylor, an internal medicine specialist and professor of small animal medicine at the WCVM. She said Bruno

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doctors Taylor and Owens on a scientific case report documenting Bruno’s remarkable recovery which could help other veterinarians who will deal with refeeding syndrome in dogs in the future. In the meantime, Bruno’s celebrity status continues, unabated. “I just received a call from a woman in B.C. this morning, and some people came into the office once they heard we had him in

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Laying A Wreath Troy LeBlanc, the president of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch, accepts a wreath from Weyburn Army Cadets Warrant Officer Bailey Gaignard during the cenotaph service for Legion’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Family physician group adding Dr. Omosigho to the roster Dr. Charles Omosigho announced this week he will soon be joining four other family physicians who are currently running their practices in the same clinical setting as his. “I’ll just be walking across the hall here,” he said with a smile, referring to the fact that the Estevan Medical Group, the team he is joining, is conveniently located on the other side of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation Medical Clinic, separated only by an open spaced waiting room. “My practice isn’t changing, I’ll still be here, only on the other side. Joining the others,” said the physician who has been providing a single family physician service to the community. “It gives me some ad-

ministrative assistance and an opportunity to confer even more closely with my colleagues,” Omosigho said. “We can share ideas, consult one another, provide better medical service because we’re all family physicians,” he added. “If one happens to be away or immediately unavailable, perhaps another doctor in the practice can see the patient and they won’t have to wait as long.” Dr. Omosigho has been in practice in Estevan for the past seven years, and said he is looking forward to the move that will officially take place in early December. “I will just have to move some desks and a bit of equipment over there,” he said, motioning to the other clinic spaces across the waiting room area.

“I will provide the same services, adults, children, nursing home residents and we all do a rotating on-call service for the emergency room, so none of that changes, just the small shift in location.” Omosigho will be joining forces with current Estevan Medical Group practitioners doctors Folajimi Akinsete, Mehdi Horri, Michael Ovueni and Constance Ovueni. “I have an office and examination rooms ready for me over there.” Those making phone call appointments will be informed by voice mail, that the phone number has been changed and on Dec. 1 the system will provide a direct telephone line to his new home, Estevan Medical Group.

Dr. Charles Omosigho will soon be joining other Estevan Medical Group family physicians.

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by offering programming, as well as counselling and support services. “Considerable thought and effort went into enhancing our online presence, such as understanding the needs of those assessing our services online and deciding how to make the browsing process

as efficient as possible,” said Lynda Rideout, the assistant executive director at Envision. Rideout had a leading role in the development of the new website. The simplified layout of the website has a focus on providing a cleaner, more user-friendly inter-

face, sharing information. The website’s new layout outlines the programming offered by Envision, and also displays current initiatives and upcoming events. The new website also has an assortment of educational articles relating to domestic violence, as well

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After Dark concert will feature country rock group this Friday By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

A country rocker with roots in Saskatchewan is bringing his energetic performance to the Energy City, to lighten up the night as the days grow shorter, on Nov. 18. As part of the After Dark Concert Series put on by the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM), Justin LaBrash and True North will be performing. LaBrash, who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the group, said he looks forward to what will be his first time performing

in Estevan. LaBrash noted that he plies his trade as a musician playing shows both solo, and as part of a band. The upcoming performance at the EAGM will be a group performance with his band mates. “I’m a solo artist, but I tour with a band, (and) with the same three guys, so I’m a little bit of both,” said LaBrash in a phone call with the Mercury. “This upcoming concert is one in our unplugged series.” LaBrash noted the performance is an intimate acoustic-based show, with himself and his band mates

playing their songs back in the original raw unplugged format. Another feature of the musical style of LaBrash and True North is that it is a hybrid of country and rock, with a lot of energy thrown into the mix. “We’re very high-energy. Our shows, even the unplugged ones, are very upbeat. Hopefully, it will be entertaining,” said LaBrash. “We try to make it interesting for the audience to watch every time.” LaBrash said he is personally excited to play in Estevan because of familial connections with the area: his mother was

originally from the Estevan area. LaBrash grew up on a Saskatchewan farm, and added the country style of his music can be attributed to his rural upbringing. “Estevan is part of our first major Saskatchewan tour we’re going to be doing,” said LaBrash. “It’s called the 1,500 Mile Tour. It’ll be a bunch of different dates all around the province.” The 1,500 Mile Tour will be in six Saskatchewan cities and towns over the course of the coming weeks, including Estevan, Regina, Moose Jaw, Livelong, Lumsden and Carlyle.

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How will this election result impact us? Perhaps we can safely assume that Donald Trump is no longer convinced that the U.S. presidential election was rigged in favour of the Democrats? It is now the president-elect’s job to put together a White House staff and executive council. Remarks were made by a political pundit last week that this appointed team might very well be branded as the coalition of anger, and that might not be too far off the mark. North America now eagerly awaits the arrival of the Donald at his Oval Office desk in January. We all want to see what we’ll be getting because the man is still wrapped in a warped cocoon of mysterious ways. Will we get the petulant, vindictive, bigoted, misogynist with the quick temper? Or will we get the smooth-talking salesman with loads of patience and understanding? Maybe we’ll get both … perhaps within his 12 to 16-hour working day cycles. How the president-elect tends to run the business of operating the biggest country and the biggest budget in the world, means a lot to Saskatchewan. There is clear evidence (so far) that the

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

Sask Party MLAs block disclosure Last week’s federal election may finally bring an end to Canadians looking down their noses at the massive flaws in the American electoral system. In fairness, there are big problems with a disengaged U.S. electorate. What this year’s American’s presidential race clearly demonstrated is that many U.S. voters live in an echo chamber where nonsense is repeated by partisan media commentators and on social media echo chambers until it’s accepted as fact. No doubt, this is the very thing that’s nurtured the irrationality in U.S. politics where common sense has followed honesty and truth out the window. But while one might easily point out the problem in America caused by partisan blinders, consider what’s going on in our very own backyard as it relates to Regina’s Global Transportation Hub (GTH) land deal. The very day of the U.S. election, Sas-

long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project might get the green light, since he said so when answering a question posed by our own Pipeline News editor Brian Zinchuk in mid-campaign. Of course, the Donald said he wanted a piece of the action, or a hunk of the profits, in return for his blessing. But at least, if the line does get completed and operational it will be of benefit, if somewhat limited, to the local oil industry that will no longer be stymied in seeking an alternative market for their valuable product. Another item that will have a direct impact on southeast Saskatchewan will be the new president’s vows not to implement any sort of carbon tax on the oil, coal and gas industries, as he attempts to build a new tomorrow for the United States. That will put pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reassess his solitary decision to start placing escalating carbon taxes on this country beginning in 2018, thus placing Canada in a serious disadvantaged situation on international trade fronts, especially in the U.S., if he does so. Perhaps this will force Trudeau’s hand and make him take a closer look at other carbon reducing options such as our own proven clean coal, CO2 sequestration pro-

gram as a means of cleaning the air spaces and environment in a cost-effective manner. If Trump rips up the North American Free Trade Agreement, as promised, in order to supposedly protect America’s industrial complex, then that will also have a huge impact on Canada, and Saskatchewan in particular. Trade with the U.S. is no small item for this province. We do between $17 billion and $23 billion worth of sales to our southern neighbours every year. We don’t need that to be jeopardized by a rash decision fuelled by a sudden hissy-fit or childish outburst coming from the White House balcony or a Trump Tower. We need our borders to remain open between Canada and the U.S. We don’t want to see the newly minted president suddenly retreat into a 19th century protectionist stance. We need to keep our oil, gas, potash, uranium … our raw resources, heading south as steadily as we can in order to retain our own living standards. So, we hope the new American president can see the wisdom of maintaining this long-lasting and mutually lucrative relationship, and yes, friendship, with “those guys up north.”

katchewan Party government MLAs were voting to refuse to bring before the legislature the people behind the decisions that led us to pay $103,000 an acre for 204 acres valued at $10,000 to $15,000 an acre a year earlier. Yes, you read that correctly. Those who you elected, many of them rural MLAs, made it their job at the legislature to ensure that you have less information and government accountability than you would have otherwise had. Like Donald Trump, many of these elected Saskatchewan people like to claim they are not politicians … or at least, not career politicians. Regardless of political stripe, it’s rather amazing how quickly non-politicians adapt to acting in the political interests of themselves and their party. The NDP opposition wanted to bring before the legislative committee three former chief executive officers of the GTH and deputy ministers who were all involved in the land deal. Instead, Sask. Party government public accounts committee members Glen Hart, Larry Doke, Warren Michelson, Jennifer Campeau, Herb Cox and Randy Weekes used their majority status to ensure the only ones coming before the committee would be new GTH CEO Doug Moen (hired long after the mess) and the current Highways Ministry (who had no role in the land purchase). This is more than wrong. It was a blatant attempt by the Sask. Party to use its majority to conceal any potential embarrassing information. Admittedly, digging up embarrassing

information was what the NDP was clearly hoping to accomplish by demanding these individuals be brought forward and forced to testify before the legislative committee. Some might argue that Sask. Party and NDP committee members were both playing games. To some degree, this is true. But the huge difference here is the opposition was trying to get to the bottom of this mess and the government members were clearly trying to stop anyone from getting there. And lest there be any doubt that this remains a mess, consider what Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson stated in her June report. Ferguson said the land was bought “at significantly higher price and not in a fiscally responsible manner,” because of a “unique” board governance (that included) the active involvement of the GTH chair, who happened to be former economy minister Bill Boyd. From there, we have since learned that Boyd took to cabinet a proposal to sell the land that had to be rejected because the owner of the land was not known. Finally, SaskPower, in December of 2013 (a time when Boyd was minister) spent $25 million to buy other GTH land, a huge convenience, because the GTH didn’t otherwise have the money to buy the 204 acres. Boyd assigned his chief political aide to negotiate the $103,000 an acre deal with negotiations the GTH didn’t know about. It sure sounds like there are still questions to be asked. But, like the U.S., some voters may be choosing to see only where and what they want to see.

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Only a touch of Trump in this Selling Crowns is not an option column Norm Park All Things Considered Last week, we spent some time discussing the future of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Now, dear diary, let’s talk about the future for the rest of us, and, no, I am not going to belabour the results of the American presidential election. Let’s just say that when Sunny Ways meets Hazy Daze, there could be some Crazy Waves. Let’s focus on our own homeland, just for fun. We can save the world on Thursday, my fellow Canadians. Today, we must selfishly focus on ourselves. Personally, I don’t like the growing imbalance we have in our country that was clearly illustrated when Sunny Ways said he and his henchmen and women were going to impose a carbon tax/ levy/ fee (or whatever he cared to call it), on all of us. Again, the disparity in our country was spelled out. Ontario rules, Quebec pouts and gets its way, Alberta screams because it no longer gets to call any shots, and B.C. shrugs its shoulders and, pretty well ignores the rest of us. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are left to seethe and simmer in their own juices, and the Maritimes get the last laugh, because they elected nothing but Liberals in the last federal election. Acting as a coalition, they can no longer be ignored. Welcome to the new reality for our province, now run federally by Ralph Goodale and that guy who works for him. We have agriculture products, but we can’t move them until the two railways decide they want to move them. We have oil, but a shortage of pipelines to get them to where the market counts. We have potash, but the price sunk and nobody else cares about the price of potash (except the potash companies and Saskatchewan). Bombardier must be saved 18 times, if necessary, because we don’t want Quebec to pout. As for those generic potash companies … well, they’re owned by foreigners now, aren’t they? Same for the coal and oil companies. Beef industries? That is to laugh. Fast foodies get their meat from the U.S. and Australia. Live cattle here … boxed beef from there. How does that happen? The response is, Don’t know. Don’t care. Refugees and newcomers? Most don’t know agriculture the way we run it here. They know customer service, computers and clothing industries. They don’t have agrarian, mining or drilling backgrounds. Canada’s population as of this past summer was 36.3 million, up by nearly 140,000 from the April check off by Statistics Canada. Year over year, we’re bringing in about 321,000 immigrants, while our total population increases by 438,000. So we know where our growth is coming from. We are seeing the largest influx of immigrants since the 1910s when Eastern Canada decided it was time to populate Western Canada after assigning us certain borders to make sure that no newly created province could ever counter the power base that was already in place in, what was then known as, Central Canada. Alberta came close to posing that threat about 100 years later. But they got that knocked out of them in a hurry. B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan might do it. But again, the centralists were smart enough back then to make sure our provincial boundaries, loyalties and political structures would guarantee them the sustainable power base, by means of finances, politics and population. So, do we accept the fate handed to us by others, or do we dig in and just do what we need to do for our own good and for the good of our province and let Sunny Ways and Hazy Daze fight it out?

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The Editor: In 2012, Crown Corporations, Sask. Tel., SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SGI, Sask. Gaming and ISC earned $524.9 million in profits and returned $325.5 million in dividends to government coffers. From 1987 to 2011, the same group of Crowns (minus Sask. Gaming) earned $6.771 billion with $4.852 billion going to general rev-

enue. Under Wall’s proposed legislation that would allow him to sell up to 49 per cent of any Crown, it means 49 per cent of those dividends would go into the hands of private investors. This shorfall would then have to be made up by you and me. Selling off 49 per cent of any Crown and still calling it a public utility, is a lot like saying one is a little bit

pregnant. The Crowns have continually added to government coffers to benefit all people in Saskatchewan. Yet, when Wall is asked to come clean on his privatization plans, all he does is deny, deny, deny. The Sask. Party has continually bungled the provincial budget by cutting taxes for the rich to appease their friends, robbing the

Crowns of their dividends, thus forcing them to increase their rates to consumers and now they want to give away the profit-making crowns to their friends. By selling off 49 per cent of any Crown, means giving away 49 per cent of the profits that is yours and mine. They belong to all of us. It is that plain and simple. Joyce Neufeld Waldeck, Sask.

CUPE raising laundry concerns Concerns that laundry services in Saskatchewan’s health-care community is inadequate, were raised in the early part of November by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The response was triggered by a recent report that indicated a number of “sharps and debris” had been found in hospital laundry after it had been returned to various facilities by the central laundry service, K-Bro Linen, a privately operated company headquartered in Alberta who won the contract to provide the laundry cleaning services for most of Saskatchewan’s health-care facilities. Sandra Seitz, president of CUPE Local 5999 which serves the Sun Country Health Region said last week that “we are dealing with a poorer quality of service with stained and ripped

laundry, for instance. It’s something that will have to be dealt with on a provincial level and during our CUPE and health region partnership meetings.” Seitz said there has been no reported findings of sharps or significantly dangerous debris in the laundry returned to Sun Country’s health-care facilities, but “they have found objects in returned materials that just shouldn’t be there.” Seitz, who had worked in laundry services in Sun Country before they were centralized and privatized, said the way the laundry was handled prior to the move to centralization provided for “some checks and balances. A system was in place before and that included sorting done before the laundry cycle began which identified a lot of badly stained or potentially dangerous items, and

removed them.” She said another growing concern that needs to be addressed would be inventory controls, especially during certain viral outbreaks, that would include such items as isolation gowns. She said that additional attention was needed to ensure patient and employee safety. “If the laundry services come up short, it seems there is no real Plan B to kick in, other than to wait for the next truck,” she said. Seitz said she wasn’t sure whether K-Bro were proponents of, and adhered to, the LEAN efficiency models being advanced by Sun Country’s (and other health region’s) Kaizen Promotion teams, to improve service and safety. Seitz said that as far as she knew, when centralized laundry services were introduced in Sun Country, no

laundry service employees were let go, but rather were deployed to other positions, but, she said, “the job losses are there, jobs (in laundry services) that were in our communities, aren’t there now. So the community loses in the long run.” Seitz said returned laundry is supposed to be inspected upon its arrival at various sites and CUPE and Sun Country employees will continue to monitor and the union will address any further issues, as they come up. “Right now, we don’t see the quality of laundry service that was there before,” Seitz said. Anita Labossiere, who worked in laundry services in Prince Albert, said they too, were disappointed in the quality of the service since the contract was awarded to the Edmontonbased laundry service last fall.

Speeding and seatbelts get attention Members of the Estevan Combined Traffic Services unit have been busy handing out tickets for speeding, seatbelt use and other infractions. From Nov. 7 to 13, they handed out 79 tickets and 10 warnings. Fifty-five of those tickets were for exceeding the posted speed limit. One person was ticketed for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 kilometres per hour (km/h). Fifteen tickets were issued to motorists who failed to wear a seatbelt. Four more were for passengers who weren’t using a seatbelt,

and one was for having an inadequate or no seatbelt. Single tickets were issued for distracted driving, having tinted front side windows and having excessive damage to the windshield. Ten warnings and four inspection notices were also given out. Also during the past week, traffic services members were patrolling in the Stoughton area on Nov. 11 when a semi-truck was stopped for a seatbelt infraction. Police noticed the driver displayed signs of alcohol consumption. A road side screening

test was administered, which the driver failed. The motorist was subsequently arrested for impaired driving. The driver was then transported to a nearby detachment for breath samples, which were over the legal limit. No further details will be released, and criminal charges are pending. Members handed out 55 tickets and issued 23 warnings from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5. Twenty-nine of the tickets were for exceeding the posted speed limit. Two more were for exceeding the speed limit by more than

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Farstad’s work chosen at art show By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Sheila Farstad isn’t a stranger to the Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show hosted by the Estevan Arts Council on an annual basis. She has submitted works on a number of occasions, and she has been chosen as the best, or one of the best, entries in the show multiple times. She enjoys the show, and she has grown artistically because of her participation. Farstad was selected by adjudicator Diana Chisholm to apply for a touring exhibit through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), thanks to Farstad’s entries at this year’s adjudicated art show. Chisholm made the announcement at a reception on Nov. 10 at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM). Farstad’s exhibit celebrates her long-standing love of flowers and her new-found passion for incorporating wool in her art. The selections have the flat plane of a watercolour painting underneath, and the sculpture of wool on top. “About a year ago, I discovered wool,” said Farstad. “This is raw wool that I’ve dyed. And it’s on paper. So the underside is all dyes and paper. And then I did an armature out of the paper, and applied

wool to it.” Farstad’s introduction to wool came when she attended a workshop at the Station of the Arts in Rosthern last year. They were learning wet felting, and how to make materials out of wool. “I really liked how wool is really tactile, and how soft it is,” said Farstad. “It’s really warm and soft, and I really liked that feeling. So I wanted to explore it.” She can also alter the entries that appear on the wall, making them into something new. Farstad said the art show has helped with her development as an artist, because she has learned so much from the other participants. “What they’re experiencing also helps you,” said Farstad. “It’s a huge learning environment. You learn from the adjudicator, and you learn from the other participants.” The conversations between her, the other artists and Chisholm will also be beneficial. Chisholm, who was serving as an adjudicator for the first time, said Farstad’s presentation style was strong. She was particularly impressed that Farstad took a body of work created a few years ago and displayed as a two-dimensional paper piece, and transformed it into something new. “It was also the most

interconnected as far as a body of work,” said Chisholm. “It’s really vibrant with a lot of exploration, paired with a lot of play. And it was unique.” Chisholm, who recently wrapped up her tenure as the artist-in-residence for the Estevan Arts Council, was very impressed with the works that were on display. “It was nice to see some sculptural works, since that’s my background,” said Chisholm. “I felt like they were very conducive bodies of work with a variety of mediums.” She was particularly impressed that the entrants are challenging themselves. Some of the participants, including Farstad, have switched to something new after working in a particular medium for years. Others recently started creating art. Chisholm gave each artist advice on their submissions, and they had good conversations about being an emerging artist, exploring their respective mediums, and experiencing the benefits of having a touring exhibit through OSAC. Other artists participating were Brenda Blackburn, Rebecca Eddy, Ken Frederickson, Tamara Irwin, Fran Paszkowski, Sandra Pryor, Marleen Vicary and Cathy Wysman. “They were a wonderful group of people, and it was a great experience,” said Chisholm.

Sheila Farstad stands next to Big Purple/Yellow Hairy Flower, which was one of her submissions for the Estevan Arts Council’s Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show. She was selected by adjudicator Diana Chisholm to apply for a touring exhibit with the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils. This year’s art show was dedicated to the memory of Evelyn Johnson, who died earlier this year. Johnson was a long-time advocate of the arts and culture in the Estevan area, and a board member with many different organizations.

“Ev was one of the first people that I met when I came to Estevan,” said Chisholm. “I often went over for coffee, and the first time I went over, she showed me through her house, and all the art that she had.” Johnson was also a

frequent entrant at the Adjudicated Art Show, and was selected to apply for an OSAC travelling show on a number of occasions, most recently in 2012, when she received acclaim for her rug-based wall hanging art.

Driver fined for impairment Jonathan Dundas was fined a total of $1,560 for driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, during the Nov. 14 during the regular sitting of the Estevan court. The Crown disclosed to the court that Dundas’ vehicle was spotted by police

driving on the wrong side of the road on King Street during the early morning hours of Sept. 25. Police then performed a traffic stop around 1 a.m. Dundas was found to smell heavily of alcohol, and had bloodshot eyes. Dundas admitted during the traffic

stop that he was previously at a drinking establishment in the area. Breath test results revealed that Dundas had a blood alcohol level of 130 mg/L and 110 mg/L. Dundas pleaded guilty during his first court appearance, which was the earliest possible oppor-

tunity to do so. Presiding judge Lane Wiegers stated that such a decision served as a mitigating factor to the offence. Wiegers accepted Dundas’ guilty plea. Wiegers said that although Dundas had no prior record, and the readings were not the most

dramatic the court had seen, they were significantly over the limit and his driving was particularly dangerous, requiring that the fine be over the mandatory minimum. Dundas told the court that his erratic driving was the result of him trying to make a turn to exit King

Street, and hesitating, realizing that he was about to accidentally turn into a curb, rather than turn into the parking lot of the Estevan Shoppers Mall. In addition to the fine he was ordered to pay, Dundas was given a one-year driving prohibition.

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frame, the price of natural gas decreased 23 per cent. As a result of these declines, capital expenditures in the oil and gas production industry fell 33.7 per cent to $53.5 billion in 2015. This was the first drop in five years and was mainly attributable to the conventional oil and gas extraction sector where capital spending was down 34.8 per cent to $30.6 billion. The non-conven-

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The View from the desk of Marga Cugnet, CEO Flu shots are for sissies A spunky, elderly neighbour of mine told me a few years ago, “You guys spend so much time trying to sell your darn flu shots. Flu shots are for sissies. I’ve never been sick a day in my life and I don’t need one!” I went to his wife’s funeral that same year, just before Christmas. Her doctor believes she got the flu from her husband. He wasn’t really sick; just a bit of a head cold and an upset stomach for a day or so. She was in a higher risk category. The virus can be spread a full day before a person feels sick. There are three types of influenza viruses, called influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza A and B are associated with seasonal influenza and the cause of most outbreaks and epidemics of influenza. Influenza C is relatively rare and does not usually cause epidemics or outbreaks. Influenza B and C are human pathogens. Influenza A can infect humans as well as birds, pigs and other animals. Influenza A causes a more severe illness than influenza B, often resulting in hospitalization and sometimes death in the elderly and others at risk, such as people with chronic disease. World epidemics and pandemics, like H1N1 a few years ago, have been due to influenza A. Influenza is spread from person to person through droplets (e.g. saliva, sneezing) and by touching objects and surfaces that are contaminated with the virus (e.g. doorknobs, telephone receivers). The influenza virus may persist for hours in dried mucus and be transmitted by direct contact. It is spread very easily indoors, which is why it is so prevalent in the winter months in northern countries, when people like us spend more time together inside. The flu vaccine is the first line of protection. The second, to be used in conjunction with immunization, is good hand hygiene practices, like hand washing with soap or use of an alcohol-based hand rub, especially after contact with the eyes, mouth, nose or secretions. Always avoid handling soiled tissues or objects used by an ill person and cough or sneeze into your elbow. Lastly, stay at home when you’re sick, although that may not have helped my neighbour’s wife because it just threw two sickly people together without protection from each other. So get your flu shot. It is readily available at flu clinics throughout the Region, your community pharmacist, your family doctor or nurse practitioner. Protect yourself and the people you love.

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High school students offered cash prizes in WorkSafe video contest High school students in southeast Saskatchewan are being invited to join other high schoolers across the province in producing

safety videos that could net them between $500 and $1,000 in prize money for the best productions. WorkSafe Saskatche-

wan is promoting the Youth Video Contest for students from grade 9 to 12. The students are being asked to create a two-minute video

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focusing on workplace safety. By doing so, the young video artists, actors and producers will be helping Saskatchewan achieve their Mission: Zero goal, meaning zero injuries and zero fatalities and therefore, zero suffering by Saskatchewan families. WorkSafe Saskatchewan noted that workers under the age of 25 are at highest risk for being injured on the job in this province. About 6,000 young workers are injured each year. When students make a video focusing on safety, they are more knowledgeable before entering the workforce and they are more aware of their rights and responsibilities in the workplace.

Students will have until March 31, 2017, to submit their videos and WorkSafe Saskatchewan encourages them to promote the contest and their video on social media. For details, visit worksafesask.ca/youth/teachers/ youth-video/2016-youthvideo-contest-winners/. There will be realtime updates on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The majority of the workplace incidents involving use are usually involving cuts, strikes or burns to the hands. Those types of accidents are reported in 46 per cent of the incidents while 17 per cent involve back injuries, often caused

by over exertion which includes lifting, climbing, reaching and twisting. Another 15 per cent of injuries involve sprains or strained arms while 10 per cent are eye injuries caused by chips or splinters. An average of three young people die on the job each year in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan legislation requires youth 14 and 15 years of age to complete the Young Workers Readiness Certificate Course before starting work. Three videos of what is expected to be dozens of entries in the contest, will be awarded cash prizes with $1,000 going to the winner, $750 for the second-place entry and $500 for third.

Moe promoting CCS Saskatchewan’s Environment Minister Scott Moe was the provincial representative at the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Morocco. Moe attended the opening session on Nov. 14 and will be in attendance until the conference wraps up Nov. 18. The provincial minister is expected to participate in the sessions on agriculture carbon offsets and carbon capture and storage. advancing the themes of climate mitigation, adaptation and technology. “The conference will allow us to promote how Saskatchewan’s approach can deliver real global results in addressing climate change,” Moe said. “We will share the Saskatchewan stories showing how environmental stewardship can be achieved while protecting economic prosperity, such as our commitment to zero tillage which has transitioned agricultural lands into tremendous

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soil sinks, absorbing millions of tonnes of carbon every year. Our commitment to carbon capture and storage technology and our aggressive move toward renewable electrical generation technologies are two other key planks in our strategy.” With an estimated 2,300 coal plants in development around the world, Saskatchewan maintains that carbon capture and storage technology has the potential to be a climate change solution. As well, Saskatchewan continues to move toward a 50 per cent renewable capacity in its electricity generation mix by 2030. Moe will also meet with Moroccan pulse importers and a durum wheat processor. Morocco is a key market for these crops with more than $190 million worth of durum and $5 million worth of lentils exported there in 2015. Saskatchewan accounted for 66 per cent of Canada’s total exports to Morocco in 2015.

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Training partnerships will be led by SE College The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Southeast College, announced on Nov. 10 they are forming a partnership to offer management level training courses to rural municipality employees starting in January 2017. The courses being offered to RM administrators and foremen, include time management and organization skill training, along with effective communications, conflict manage-

ment, safety planning and general leadership skill development. Courses will be offered in conjunction with SARM conventions as well as regionally, to make them accessible to those living in rural areas. “Employees working in our RMs are being called upon to build capacity in themselves to meet the demands of growth legislation and to adopt new practices to create efficiencies,” said SARM president Ray Orb. “We are

Dion McGrath (left) Southeast College president and CEO, and Ray Orb, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president, sign the partnership agreement.

excited to work with an organization as professional as the Southeast College and are proud of our commitment to make these resources readily available to RM employees.” “This is a tremendous opportunity, and our college is honoured to partner with SARM to develop and implement this municipal training program across rural Saskatchewan,” said Southeast College president and CEO Dion McGrath. “We will be working with all colleges across the province to ensure responsive, timely and cost-effective delivery of this program.” Sheena Onrait, manager of marketing and communications for Southeast College, said the various skill-building courses, designed for one or two-day sessions, are based on similar programs developed by the Southern Alberta Institute Training (SAIT) programmers and adopted by Southeast College about seven years ago. “The training advances in increments during the

workshops with different levels achieved by the participants whose progress is marked as they move forward,” said Onrait. Registration for all RM employees in Saskatchewan wishing to take up some or all of the training programs, will be done online through the Southeast College website. The new site is being built right now to accommodate the influx of registrations. More complete information about the training courses will be available from colleges throughout the province or through contact with the Southeast College, she said. “We are getting feedback already, and it’s positive. We are certain we will have enough trainers and presenters to fill the demand,” said Onrait. Southeast College has been designated as the trainer of choice in southeast Saskatchewan by serving approximately 8,000 students and producing over 5,000 graduates from a variety of programs annually.

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Estevan receives funding for officers The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has received $330,000 in provincial funding for three police officer positions. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the money will support EPS community liaison officer Const. Danielle Stephany, as well as their drug and intelligence officer position and one of the EPS officers who are part of the Estevan Combined Traffic Services unit. The funding will be in the 2017-18 provincial budget, through the municipal police grants. He was concerned the money might not be available next year, but he also believes the government realizes these officers play an important role with the EPS. “Cuts are never easy for any government to make, but it’s especially concerning if we cut back on public safety,” said Ladouceur. Public safety needs to be a priority for governments, even when the economy isn’t booming.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur “As a chief, you certainly give a sigh of relief when you see that funding come through,” said Ladouceur. “It means that we can maintain some of those integral positions.” Estevan has received more than $2.5 million through the grants since 2008. “Community safety in our cities, towns and rural municipalities is a priority

for the Government of Saskatchewan,” Estevan MLA Lori Carr said on behalf of Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant. “These three officers help ensure the safety of families and communities in Estevan and area.” This funding is part of the $14.2 million provided to municipalities for 125 targeted police officer positions across the province.

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Elecs, Eagles and Colts advance to provincials By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercuryca.

Three senior boys volleyball teams from southern Saskatchewan, including the hometown Elecs, have earned a chance to compete for a provincial championship this weekend in Regina. The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs, Swift Current Comprehensive High School Colts and Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles got the provincial championship berths by capturing the top-three spots at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) 5A Regional Volleyball Championships that was held at ECS on Friday and Saturday. The Colts finished in first place at regionals besting the Eagles 20-25, 25-19 and 15-10 in the championship game, while the Elecs scored the third spot with a dominant 25-17, 25-14 win over Balgonie’s Greenall High School Griffins in the three-versus-four game. “We’ve played them before and we knew they

The ECS Elecs senior boys volleyball team, with top row from left, coach Nathan Johnson, Justin Van Achte, Logan Stepp, Wyatt Haux, Shae Little, Preston Audet, Jack McGeough, coach Kevin Perkins, coach Daniel Betnar; bottom row, Hunter Perkins, Lais Lindquist, Sage Dayman, Rizen Rioferio and Jordan Fichter, earned a spot at the SHSAA 5A Provincial Volleyball Championships with a third-place win over the Greenall Griffins at regionals on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. had two good corner hitters, so we tried to watch them a lot and make sure our blocks were big wherever they went,” said Elecs left side Jordan Fichter. “If we lost that game we wouldn’t play volleyball, as Grade

12s, for the rest of our high school career, so we made sure we came out with everything we had.” The Elecs went 1-1 in round-robin play at regionals before tallying a 2510, 25-16 win over Moose

Jaw’s Central Collegiate Cyclones in the quarterfinals and a 19-25, 25-27 loss to the Eagles in the semifinals to lock them into the third-place game. A strong start propelled the Elecs to a quick 7-2 lead

over the Griffins, which they increased to 10-4 on a strong serve by Fichter and a kill by Wyatt Haux. The corners work of Haux and Shae Little coupled with a strong defensive game by Preston Audet and

Justin Van Achte proved too strong for the Griffins to handle for the rest of the set that had Logan Stepp providing the winning point with a block on Griffins middle Adyn Bylsma. The Elecs continued to click in the second set jumping out to a 6-1 lead on a number of Griffins errors and didn’t look back from there. Fichter notched the winning point on an ace down the sideline. “We had great passing throughout the entire game,” said Fichter. “A couple bloops, but we always bounced back right after.” The Colts went 2-0 and the Eagles went 3-0 in the round robin with Swift Current advancing to the final on a 25-10, 25-16 semifinal win over the Griffins and the Eagles earning the shot with the playoff victory against the Elecs. The first set between the two teams was back and forth with the Colts first gaining a multiple-point lead at 10-6 on the serve of Logan Fritzke. The Eagles battled back eventually

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Bruins rookies topple Broncos By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan Power Dodge Bruins rookie centre Kyle Dosanjh scored his first Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) goal at the exact moment his team needed it the most. Dosanjh potted the Bruins opening marker 5:16 into the club’s 6-2 win over the Humboldt Broncos at Affinity Place on Saturday. The goal opened the floodgates for the Bruins, which had gone scoreless for 166 minutes before the tally, and helped the team collect their first win in four games. “From the faceoff, (Logan) Foster made a great play,” said Dosanjh. “He came and helped me out, got the puck to the defenceman and I went to the net, got the rebound and scored.” Bruins centre Michael McChesney quickly followed in Dosanjh’s footsteps deflecting a Jason Miller shot from the point into a bottom corner of

Broncos goalie Garrett Mason’s net only 40 seconds later. With the Bruins dominating in all areas of the ice early on leading to an 8-2 advantage on the shot clock, McChesney notched his second of the night 10:03 into the game with a wrist shot from the top of the circle that beat Mason five hole. Dosanjh made the score 4-0 a little over three minutes later by jamming in a Matt McNeil rebound before Broncos centre Michael Korol wired a shot from the wing low far side on Bruins netminder Curtis Meger to bring his club to within three 15:32 into the first period. After a slow start to the second stanza for both teams, the Bruins began to apply pressure around the middle of the frame with McChesney nailing a one-timer off an offensive zone faceoff 10 minutes in, which was followed three minutes later by a Miller deke and backhand at the top of Mason’s crease that

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the goaltender got a pad on. Broncos right wing Daniel McKitrick replied back at the 14:26 mark with a move to the middle from the side boards where he fired the puck into the top of Meger’s net to make the score 4-2. A Broncos parade to the penalty box midway through the third period helped the Bruins add to their lead. Left wing Hayden Guilderson got the team’s first power-play marker of the period corralling a pass off his skate and flipping the puck into the blocker side from the top of the crease at the 8:56 mark before veteran defenceman Josh Rieger beat Mason with a slapper from the point with just under five minutes remaining. “We’re one of the hardest working teams in the league,” said Dosanjh. “We’ve got skill too, but hard work (did it). We dug down and got the win.” Chris Lewgood, head coach and general manager of the 16-7-0-1 Bruins, said there was something miss-

Bruins right wing Lynnden Pastachak skates in on a breakaway during the second period of Estevan’s 6-2 win over the Humboldt Broncos at Affinity Place on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. ing in each of the team’s three previous losses, but they simplified their play, included all elements of the game plan and played a complete 60 minutes to get the win. He said they’ll need to do the same this weekend as the team heads on the road to face the Broncos (15-7-0-1) on

Thursday, the Kindersley Klippers (9-13-1) on Friday and the SJHL leading Battlefords North Stars (19-5) on Saturday. “It’s a big trip in that we’re playing against teams that we haven’t had our best luck against, but it’s also big in that we’re also playing against teams that we’re

going to be competing with in the big picture,” said Lewgood. “Kindersley is a little lower in the standings, but they’re a team that has beat us twice in regulation and the other two are teams that we’re going to have to be able to beat if we’re going to make any noise this year in the playoffs.”

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Bruins so money against Millionaires By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Westmoreland peewee AA Bruins beat the Melville Millionaires 5-3 at Affinity Place on Saturday, but they’re not happy with how they accomplished it. “Today our kids came to the rink and thought it was going to be easy,” said Bruins coach Aren Miller. “We took pretty much the first 40 minutes off and then realized we were in a game.” Neither team seemed able to generate much offence early with the Millionaires’ Tyler Powell earning the first good chance firing a wrist shot top corner 13 minutes into the game that Bruins netminder Talon Howie got a blocker on. Powell followed that up five minutes later springing Marshall Light on a rush down the middle where he wired the puck top corner from the hashmarks. Bruins right wing James Mann tied the game

10:49 into the second period when he potted the puck into the low corner on a wraparound with the Black and Gold enjoying a man advantage. Kaden Chrest gave the home side a 2-1 lead 17 seconds later when Millionaires goalie Winston Grayson inadvertently knocked a crosscrease passing attempt into his net. Millionaires leading scorer Tysune Brazeau then went to work notching his first of the afternoon 13:45 into the second period on a drive to the net where he deked blocker side before sliding the puck in low glove. Brazeau put Melville ahead with 1:29 remaining in the frame blocking a Bruins clearing attempt and slapping the puck into the top corner from just inside the blue line. Chrest admitted the guys were tired on Saturday having played the Millionaires (2-7) twice already, 6-2 and 11-2 wins, in the previous 26 hours, but that’s no excuse for not

Bruins forward Carson Birnie gets a shot off while under pressure from the Millionaires defence. Photo by Jamie Harkins. showing up ready to play. He said they didn’t want to end the game the same way, so they came out strong and fired up in the third period. Bruins left wing Ty Hoste had the first oppor-

Estevan Skaters Compete At Sectionals Four members of the Estevan Skating Club competed at the 2017 Skate Canada Saskatchewan Sectionals tournament in Humboldt on the weekend. Madison Folkerts earned a second-place finish, Carly Paton came in fifth and Kelsey Carson finished in sixth place in the Juvenile U14 Women category. Emily Hanson captured eighth place in the Pre-Novice Women division. Submitted photo.

tunity to tie the game 5:40 into the final stanza on a high shot from the hashmarks that Grayson made a shoulder save on. Mann got the equalizer three minutes later rifling the puck high short side off a drive down the wing before Chrest notched the game winner with 5:56 remaining. “It was a rebound that (went) to my backhand and

I shot it in,” said Chrest, who also scored the insurance marker for the hat trick with 2:02 remaining. “The goalie pulled it out, but the referee said it was in.” Miller said the Bruins (5-1-1) won’t see any more action in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League until a doubleheader on the road against

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Bruins win Kelly Dmyterko Memorial title By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins captured the A-side championship at the 29th annual Kelly Dmyterko Memorial tournament in Prince Albert on Sunday. “It’s a good chemistry builder and, obviously, a good chance for our team to come together and gel,” said Bruins coach Blake Jamieson. “It’s one milestone that we’ve accomplished throughout the year and we’ll build on that and move forward (when we) get back to our league play.” The Bruins opened the tournament with an 8-0 win over the Martensville Marauders on Friday with Liam Rutten and Hunter Piche leading the way with two goals and an assist each. The Black and Gold’s toughest test came next in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Buffalo Hockey Association Rangers The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins celebrate their Kelly Dmyterko on Friday. Hauser Centre on Sunday. Submitted photo. Rutten opened the scoring shortly into the Bruins Kelly Dmyterko Memorial championship 3-0 the game with Calgary’s Booker Chacalias replying back before the period was out. Bruins assistant win against Edmonton’s South Side Athletic Club Lakecaptain Josh Skjonsby scored the winner halfway through wood Chevrolet on Sunday afternoon. Hull and Piche the second period with goaltender Bryson Garton holding added insurance markers in the second period, while Garton earned the shutout in net. the fort in net to preserve the victory. The Bruins controlled the play in the tournament semifinal scoring an 8-2 win over Winnipeg’s Eastman Selects on Sunday morning. Dylan Hull led the team with one goal and four assists in the game, while Ethan Veroba earned the victory between the pipes. Tristan Seeman opened the scoring five minutes into

Memorial tournament A-side win at Prince Albert’s Art “Our work ethic was great,” said Jamieson, noting veteran Bruins’ Skjonsby, Piche, Brady Long and Daymon Wanner led the way throughout the tourney. “We were able to capitalize on our chances and our power play and penalty kill were both really good.”

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HOW IT WORKS: 1) Bring a new or lightly used Teddy Bear to the Bruins game. There will be Teddy Bears to buy from the Salvation Army as well as in the lobby. 2) When the Bruins score their first goal of the evening toss your Teddy Bear on to the ice.

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Momentum swings help and hurt Elecs Volleyball teams By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs freshmen and junior girls volleyball teams had a tough end to their season last week. The junior Elecs fell 2-1 to the Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS) Eagles freshmen volleyball team in the South East District Athletic Association (SEDAA) intermediate championships final at ECS on Thursday. A similar fate befell the freshmen Elecs, which lost 2-0 to the Eagles in the SEDAA semifinals. The freshmen Elecs

opportunity to compete late into the SEDAA championships came through a big win over the Carlyle Cougars in the quarterfinals. The Elecs, which went 0-2 in round-robin play, found themselves in tough against the 1-1 Cougars losing 25-14 in the first set and going down 7-4 early in the second. Despite the score, the girls kept battling eventually jumping ahead 14-13 on five straight points off Gemma Bittman’s serve. The Elecs and Cougars exchanged points over the rest of the match with Carlyle moving ahead 2322 on a powerful Sheredin Slykhuis serve that the

ECS squad could not return. Slykhuis’ next serve fell short allowing Trixie Elquira to spike the goahead point off a Desirae Shiels volley before Ally Park scored an ace to secure the 25-23 win. The Elecs controlled the play in the third set roaring out to a 7-2 lead thanks to a transition point by Shiels followed by three more on her serve. The Cougars climbed to within a two-point deficit at 20-18, but could not regain the advantage losing the third set 25-22. “Just momentum,” said freshmen Elecs coach Tammy Podovinnikoff on how they got the win. “It

Elecs junior volleyball player Shanelle Rioux gets a dig against the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles in the SEDAA final. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

seemed to swing our way at the right time and then we kept it. It’s nice. When you lose the first set and win the second, it’s easier to win that third set.” The Elecs fell behind the Eagles quickly in the semifinal with a number of serve-return errors proving costly. The home side also seemed unable to counter the Eagles attack in the second set losing the game 25-10, 25-5. Like the freshman Eagles, the junior Elecs went undefeated leading up to the championships final compiling a 2-0 record in round-robin play before disposing of the WCS junior Eagles 2512, 25-12 in the SEDAA semifinals. The first set between the two clubs was back and forth with WCS taking the first big lead at 14-9 halfway through on an inability of the ECS defence to return Blayke Walbaum’s serve. The Elecs came back on Hannah Mantei’s serve where a couple of Julia Klatt spikes helped the Blue and Red get back to within one at 16-15. A strong setting game by Abby Hanson helped the Elecs pull ahead 19-18 on another Klatt kill, which they would not relinquish winning the first set 25-22. “ I d o n ’t t h i n k w e played that well in the first,” said Eagles coach Bryan Fleck. “We just made a few too many errors and we weren’t that aggressive, so the second set we wanted to make sure we hit at them and I think that turned the tide for us.” ECS controlled the play early in the second set with a few Weyburn errors during Mackenzie Skuce’s serve helping the home side to a 6-2 lead.

Elecs freshman volleyball power Trinity Rooks smashes a hit during Estevan’s 2-1 SEDAA quarter-final win over the Carlyle Cougars. Photo by Jamie Harkins. The Eagles replied on a strong serve by Jacey Rowland that, coupled with a powerful attack from the net by Chandler Dickie, put them ahead 10-6. The Elecs couldn’t seem to find their game after the WCS comeback losing 25-15. Weyburn dominated play off the start in the third set jumping ahead 6-0 on Harmony Grainger’s serve. The Eagles didn’t look back during the remainder of the frame winning 25-12 to capture the 2016 SEDAA intermediate

title. “Volleyball is always such a mental game, so once they got in our heads a little bit we just had a hard time turning that around,” said junior Elecs coach Ceanna Lindquist, noting her team did show an improved movement from defence to offence in the championships despite the loss. “We’ve had trouble getting that whole transition from the pass to the set to the swing, so that finally came together for us today and it’s super exciting.”

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Chargers fizzle against Blues By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A 6-1 loss to the Regina Blues at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday showcased the strides and struggles the Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers have faced this season. The Chargers (1-7) battled the Blues throughout the first period, but fell behind 1-0 with 2:09 late in the frame on a shot by Madelyn Kaban that got past Estevan goaltender Devan Fayle. Despite a spirited contest with the Chargers managing to buzz the Regina net, Blues forward Kailey Halstead made it 2-0 with 2:57 left in the second period on a short-handed breakaway. Chargers head coach Chad Farr said they’ve struggled to grab the lead

in any of their games this year and that was the case again against the Blues (2-6-1). He said it’s a new group of kids on the team and they all have new roles, but they have to adjust to those tasks and progress if they’re going to have success. “ We ’ v e g o t t o b e ready,” said Farr. “We got to be going and we got to get to the net and cause some havoc. We’re generating shots, but we’re not generating good quality shots.” The Blues jumped ahead to 3-0 on a Jett Herda marker a little over three minutes into the final frame with Victoria Aird and Rileigh Reynoldson adding two more for the road team in the following eight minutes. Chargers forward Adah De Leeuw got her team on the board

Charger Brynn Kuntz skates the puck into the Blues zone at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. with 3:27 remaining by picking off a Blues clearing attempt in the offensive zone and firing a shot

high glove side on Regina goalie Kallie Colwell, but Halstead quickly replied back to ensure the Blues

lead remained at five. “We had most of the chances in the first and second periods and we just

were unable to score,” said Farr. “We ran out of gas in the third because we were chasing the puck and we’re giving the puck away too much. We’re burning most of our energy chasing and we have no energy for the offensive side of the puck.” The Chargers have an 11-day break before their next game at Yorkton against the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League leading Gardon Crushers (10-0-1) on Nov. 25. Farr said they’ll use the time to teach the kids what it takes to be a strong competitor in this league. “We’re breaking the game down, back to the basics for these kids and hopefully they keep having fun and wanting to learn. We’re progressing. We just haven’t put it all together yet.”

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taking a 21-16 lead off a tip by Walter Happ past a couple of Colts blockers before Paul Dionne sealed the win on a spike from the corner. The Eagles gained the lead early in the second set only to have the Colts come back half way through the frame on the serve of Dayton Patzer. The aggressive attack of Patzer, Henry Rempel and Braedon Friesen then paced Swift Current to the second set win. “Before the tournament we decided we’d like to force a lot of middles,” said Friesen. So, at the “start of the games we’d always force middles even if it wasn’t always there and it worked, got us a lot of points. Then throughout the game we started mixing it outside and come back into the middle and just always go in different spots

and it helped us out.” Like the previous two sets, the third and deciding stanza was a tough battle between the two evenly matched squads. The Colts gained the early lead on the serve of Jay Schwartz before Dionne got the Eagles back into the driver’s seat with his strong play at the net. Swift Current made the push for the win late in the set with Quinn Hodges notching two straight points from the corner before Rempel scored the winner on his serve. “Swift is a really good team,” said Eagles left side Spencer Anderson. “They’re going to be contenders for sure. We just didn’t come together in the third set. It kind of fell apart, but I’m really proud of my boys for making provincials. That was the big picture here.”

The SHSAA 5A Provincial Volleyball Championships on Friday and Saturday at Regina’s Miller Comprehensive High School will pit the Eagles, Colts and Elecs against clubs from Saskatoon’s Holy Cross High School and St. Joseph High School, Regina’s Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School and the host team, Prince Albert’s St. Mary High School and Carleton Comprehensive High School and Meadow Lake’s Carpenter High School. Fichter said most of the 10 teams have played each other in tournaments over the course of the season and the belief in the Elecs dressing room is they have a good shot at improving on their fifthplace showing in 2015 this time around. “I think, for sure, we can definitely come out of it with a medal.”

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Colts right side Logan Fritzke attempts to hit the ball past the Eagles blocking tandem of Devin Pompu, #9, and Owen Hiltz during the championship game of the SHSAA 5A Regional Volleyball Championships at Estevan Comprehensive School on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Author provides historical references in fascinating story of perseverance By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

All news reporters and columnists learn early on in their careers, there is always a story behind the story they are telling. Author Dale Eisler, a former newspaper reporter and columnist was successful in telling both stories in his historical fiction rendering of Anton, a young boy, his friend and the Russian Revolution. Speaking to about 30 members and guests of the Estevan and Area German Friendship Club on Nov. 10, Eisler explained that the idea to relate a version of this, not so well-known, part of global history came from his mother, the youngest in a large family, and who, at the age of four, saw her father executed by the Bolsheviks, before escaping with her mother and siblings to Canada. As a reporter, Eisler said he couldn’t let the story go untold, but “I’m sorry I didn’t pursue it earlier,” he told his audience, referring to his novel, which was

published in 2010 and is now in its second printing. “Mother would talk about this traumatic event, but she would just get started and then the emotions would take over, she would cry and go quiet,” he said. So his interview circle expanded to the aunts and uncles who provided a bit more insight into that tragic July 31, 1919 day. Recollection for them was also emotional and painful, Eisler explained. “But my newspaper instincts took hold. They were dying and taking the story with them.” Eisler spent time with one uncle, Anton, or Tony as he was called in Saskatoon where he ended up settling. That’s where the name Anton came from for the book’s title. Eisler explained, many of the youthful recollections in the story, were his mother’s, but were better told by the author from a young boy’s perspective, especially since the intertwined tale includes a friendship with a Muslim youngster. “I used to have to travel between Regina and Sas-

Author Dale Eisler with German Friendship Club’s Kathrina Ulbrich katoon a lot, so I would stop and visit with him in a long-term care home. It was not too bad, until a series of strokes made it difficult. He could hear but couldn’t speak well. I had the book published eight months before my mother died, but I don’t believe she was aware of it, since she had failed badly by that time, too,” he said. Eisler spent time with the local club members in discussing their various backgrounds and the con-

nections that some of them had to the Russian-German settlement(s) near the Black Sea around Odessa and how their parent’s or their own migration to Canada brought them to various regions in Saskatchewan. Eisler said he found one official historical reference to that final day in July of 1919, where his grandfather’s murder was chronicled, noting that 11 other men from the village were executed, that same day, with bullets to the

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home, with horses hoofs pounding on the porch and a water bucket and ladle, used to first quench the thirst of those who then performed the executions. “It’s raw in places, definitely adult reading,” Eisler warned his audience, “but I wanted it to be realistic and to capture an important period in history. “The meaning of friendship, especially childhood friendship is powerful,” said Eisler who was introduced and thanked by Katharina Ulbrich on behalf of the club. The author, who is a senior policy fellow at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, and his wife Louise, spent some time socializing with the members who peppered him with several questions and provided him with information about more German-Saskatchewan connections.

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head by the horse-riding Bolsheviks. While he served as Counsul General in Denver, Eisler said he joined a German-Russian society and gained more historical perspectives, allowing him to come to terms with his own identity, “and how I began to relate to my own granddaughters, because my grandfather was just a distant figure who died before I could get to know him.” Eisler noted the book takes the reader through the story through the eyes and mind of a young Anton and an adult Anton with the varying thoughts derived from the journey. Young Anton and his friend Kaza build a world of their own and voices of their own, Eisler said, although the traumatic events, such as the murder, which his mother viewed from an upstairs window in their

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Win big with Ugliest Christmas Sweater Ever Contest starting today You can win $5,000 in cash and merchandise prizes just by getting dressed. The Estevan Mercury’s Ugliest Christmas Sweater Ever Contest, gets underway Nov. 16 and here’s what you have to do to be eligible for the big prize. Put on an ugly sweater, a real ugly Christmas themed sweater to be more precise and then get on down to one (or more) of the 25 or more participating businesses in Estevan, and take a selfie, including an item, person or sign that will confirm your presence at the business. Post the picture on

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row seats at the Blue Rodeo concert in January, which is being sponsored by the Mercury, said Cindy Beaulieu, advertising sales manager for the Mercury. The draw will be made on Dec. 22. “Enter as often as you like, but you must be at or in the business and identify it clearly, in order to make the selfie an eligible entry,” said Tarnes. Each separate, ugly Christmas sweater selfie entered on the Mercury Facebook page represents one official entry. “Another big reason and a fun reason to shop local,” said Beaulieu.

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Police take aim at underage drinking By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur believes underage drinking is a “serious problem” in the community, and so the Estevan Police Service (EPS) will be targeting the issue over the next six months. Ladouceur says EPS officers have been instructed to provide stricter enforcement of the social problem, by issuing tickets to young people that they catch consuming alcohol. “We’ve received numerous complaints from parents, and even some kids themselves, who have raised huge concerns, not only when it comes to underage drinking, but the fact that underage drinkers continue to get younger and younger and younger,” Ladouceur told the Mercury. Not only do they hear concerns that underage drinking is becoming a social norm for youths

in their early teens, but also that it is being tolerated by adults. Ladouceur said the EPS has seen situations in which adults have decided it is acceptable to host parties and serve alcohol to minors. “If it was meant for 13-and14-year-olds to consume alcohol, the law would say that 13-and-14year-olds can consume alcohol,” said Ladouceur. The EPS has also investigated incidents, such as sexual assaults and mischiefs, that involved kids who consume alcohol. In the past, if four underage people were caught drinking, the police would issue one ticket, and the youths would divide it accordingly. But as part of this new crackdown, if there’s a group of four young people consuming alcohol, then each will get a ticket. “More importantly, if we see parents serving underage people (who aren’t their own children), or supplying liquor to underage people, they will be charged. No

questions asked, no excuses. They will be charged,” said Ladouceur. The law does allow parents or guardians to supply liquor to their own children at home. Ladouceur said an example would a Christmas dinner in which the adults are having a glass of wine, and they decide to allow a 17-year-old or an 18-year-old to also have a glass. “It’s not designed to allow children to go out and get hammered. It’s not designed to allow kids to get to the point of intoxication. It’s not designed for parents to go and supply liquor for their kids to go out drinking,” said Ladouceur. There are hefty fines in place for adults who unlawfully supply alcohol to children, he said. Peer pressure is a factor in youth drinking, but Ladouceur cited “parent pressure” as another problem. A child will come home and say a friend’s parents allow the friend to drink. The parents will then be pressured to allow their children to consume alcohol.

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He compared underage drinking to impaired driving, in that the number of people they apprehend is only a fraction of the number actually committing the crime. While the number of tickets for underage drinking that have been issued this year is very low, Ladouceur said it’s because they have been lenient on the issue. As noted earlier, they might issue one ticket to a group of kids who are drinking, or they’ll give the kids a ride home and issue a warning. They will also try to educate the parents and the children about the risks of underage drinking. “This is becoming the social norm, and that’s very concerning when parents are seeing this as the social norm, that it’s okay to host these parties and have these parties,” said Ladouceur. Education will be part of this campaign. Parents and children will be spoken to about making the right choices, and they will be asked why there is a rush to drink

alcohol. Community resource officer Const. Danielle Stephany will also be speaking in the schools. She doesn’t have any school appearances booked yet. The police chief admits there are some parents who have been critical of this crackdown. They believe it’s better for their child to drink at a party that they know of, but Ladouceur countered the parents should then be at the party to ensure their children aren’t drinking excessively. “This will not be a popular topic,” he cautioned. “There are truly some parents who think this is completely all right. They ask what the big harm is, or they think it is the social norm, or they say ‘Come on, everybody does it. We did it too while we were young.’” The EPS doesn’t want to be giving tickets, but they also want people to realize this is a concern, and young teens should not be drinking.

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Students at Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) busied themselves with plans for the future on Nov. 10. The school hosted Post-Secondary Education Day, featuring a gamut of institutions and potential career paths for students in Grades 11 and 12. Students filled the courtyard, checking out an assortment of tables representing institutions from all over Saskatchewan, the Prairie other provinces, and even some from some parts the U.S. In attendance were representatives for institutions ranging from Southeast College and Brandon University, to the RCMP and Minot State University. “The sessions are mostly put on by post-secondary institutions. We’ve got the

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Leonard Gress 1940 - 2016 Leonard Gress passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at St. Joseph's Long Term Care at the age of 76 years. Leonard is survived by his brothers, Gary (Betty) Gress of Estevan, SK, Lawrence Gress of Victoria, BC and Donald (Bev) Gress of Victoria, BC; sisters, Dorothy Jessie of Prince Albert, SK, Carol (Lloyd) Henry of Estevan, SK, Barb (Tom) Horn of Victoria, BC, Joann (Delbert) Edwards of Airdrie, AB, Jolene (Chris) Laub of Steelman, SK and Dianna Edwards of Estevan, SK; Uncle Leo Gress of Estevan, SK; aunts, Bernice Gress of Estevan, SK, Mary (Dez) Gates of Seattle, WA and Llyda Friedt of Calgary, AB as well as many special nieces and nephews. Leonard was predeceased by parents, Joseph and Magdelena Gress and sister Gloria Jalbert. The Prayer service for Leonard was held on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan with Mr. Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was held on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services with Fr. Brian Meredith presiding. Interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens and lunch followed at St. John the Baptist R.C Church basement. In memory of Leonard, memorial donations may be made to St Joseph's Hospital Foundation Inc- Long Term Care, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Arley John Krueger 1931 - 2016 Arley Krueger passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Friday, November 4, 2016 at the age of 85 years. Arley's memory will be forever cherished by his wife of 55 years, Marlene Krueger; sons, Keith Krueger, Allan (May) Krueger and Brian Krueger; daughter Gail Shirley (Bryan Mierau); grandsons, Andrew Shirley, Adam Shirley and Dalton Shirley and granddaughter Kyanna Krueger; sisters, Sirena Foote, Eileen (Jim) Arts and Dianne (Jim) Taylor, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, neighbours and friends. He was predeceased by his son Murray Krueger; parents, Albert and Martha Krueger; brother Alvin Krueger and brothers-in-law, Donald Westman and Delbert Foote. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Rev. Randy Kleemola officiating. A luncheon in the church fellowship hall immediately followed the service, after which interment took place at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale, SK. Those wishing to make donations in Arley's memory may do so directly to Muscular Dystrophy Canada, PO Box 72, Lashburn, SK, S0M 1H0 or St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 130 Souris Avenue N., Estevan, SK, S4A 1J6. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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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

B14 November 16, 2016

Estevan Mercury

Local police make several arrests Members of the Estevan Police Service recently dealt with multiple impaired drivers, numerous other driving infractions and an assault. Officers received a call about a possible im-

paired driver during the Nov. 7 night shift. Members responded and found a 33-year-old Estevan man who was intoxicated. After an investigation, he was arrested and charged for impaired driving. He will

appear in court in December. An erratic driver was reported from south Estevan during the Nov. 8 day shift. A licence plate number was obtained and the matter is under investigation. Police also received a

PROGRESSIVE 50/50 DRAW! Tickets are: 1 for $20 3 for $50 8 for $100