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Four people charged in latest drug bust Four people have been charged in connection with the latest drug bust in the city.

Members of the Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) Drug Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Division and Containment/Warrant Entry Team, along with general duty officers, executed a warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence in south Estevan on Dec. 14.

The subsequent search resulted in the seizure of more than $10,000 of cocaine and crack cocaine, $1,600 in the marijuana extract shatter and several thousand dollars of cash.

Digital scales and equipment used for the packaging and distribution of the drugs were also found.

Eight males and one female were arrested at the residence.

Four of the males – 23-year-old Spencer Persson, Tristen Stuckey, 20,

Marshall Littlejohn, 19, and Christian Merphy, 21 – are being charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine/ crack cocaine, trafficking in cocaine/crack cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking in cannabis resin, trafficking in cannabis resin and possession of property obtained by crime worth more than $5,000. All four are from Estevan.

“As previously stated, during our recent project Minch investigation, the Estevan Police Service remains committed to our fight against drugs in our community,” said EPS Inspector Murray Cowan. “As stated, this is only the beginning.

If you are going to traffic in illegal narcotics in our city you will be caught, charged and prosecuted.”

The four individuals made their first court appearance in Estevan on Dec. 15. They were released with conditions. Cowan said the

EPS did not oppose their release, since they don’t have significant criminal backgrounds.

The other five individuals were released without charges.

An investigation into the drug bust is ongoing.

Cowan said this investigation had been going on for a relatively short period of time.

“Our drug investigations are ongoing all the time, and our intel investigations are continuing all the time,” said Cowan. “These types of things lead into what happened last night (Dec. 14).”

Cowan noted there doesn’t appear to be a connection between the Dec. 14 drug bust and the other recent drug busts in the city, such as Project Minch, which resulted in three search warrants being executed in Estevan, and another in Weyburn, and 13 people being charged in November.

Best Of The Parade Helping Others Together was selected as the best entry of the parade during Christmas in the Park at Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday afternoon. While the cold weather limited the number of parade entrants, there were still a number of welldecorated and creative floats for the public to enjoy. For more on Christmas in the Park, see Page A2. Photo by David Willberg.

Khan to be sentenced in new year Former Estevan Police Constable Muhammad Khan has been convicted of assault. It was determined that he will be sentenced in 2017.

Judge D.J. Kovatch said he accepted the Crown’s evidence at a Dec. 13 sitting of the Estevan provincial court, and Khan was found guilty of one charge of assault.The date for Khan’s sentencing was set for Jan. 20. It will take place at the provincial court in Regina.

Khan was not in Saskatchewan at the time of his conviction. At the time, he was staying with family in Ontario. He will return to Saskatchewan in the new year for his sentencing.

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always been of the belief that ethics and accountability are the highest concern for any police organization,” said Estevan police chief Paul Ladouceur.

Ladouceur emphasized that the conduct for which Khan was found guilty is not accepted within the EPS, and that it shouldn’t be accepted in any police force.

“Obviously, the actions of one don’t reflect the actions of all,” said Ladouceur. “We have some great members within our service. I hold my members to the greatest degree of accountability, and so should the community.”

Khan joined the Estevan Police Service in August 2014. He was involved in the arrest of an individual following a drug

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complaint in May, 2015, from which allegations of assault, abuse of authority and discreditable conduct stemmed.

Khan was subsequently dismissed from the EPS in July 2015, and later resigned.

Two investigations

were carried out to examine the matter. One of the two was an independent investigation done by the Public Complaints Commission.

Both found that the allegations against Khan were substantiated and he was charged with one count of assault.

Mullen enters guilt plea, will be sentenced in the new year Nathan Russell Mullen has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2014 death of Leslie Erin Dwyre. Mullen’s guilty plea was entered in Regina on Dec. 9, but it was not announced until Dec. 13. Mullen will be sentenced at a hearing scheduled for Jan. 23, 2017.

“The Crown and defence will make submissions in regards to the sen-

tencing, and the judge will make a final decision then,” said Estevan police chief Paul Ladouceur. “It’s nice to see that it’s finally come to a resolution. I think the family (of Dwyre), and anyone who knew her, is happy to see this come to a conclusion. It will bring some closure for them.”

Dwyre was found dead in her Petterson Drive home on April 21, 2014 after the Estevan Police Ser-

vice (EPS) were notified of an incident at 10:30 that evening. They confirmed subsequently that the case was a homicide. At the time, Dwyre was 27. She was originally from Brockville Ont., and had lived in the Estvan area a couple of years prior to the incident, employed as a teacher at Hillcrest School, and Bienfait Weldon School.

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Inaugural event deemed a success

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

A wind chill warning couldn’t dull the enthusiasm for the organizers of the inaugural Christmas in the Park at Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday afternoon.

An estimated crowd of about 200 people attended the event, which featured a parade through the park, sleigh rides and activities at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club’s clubhouse.

“It was a huge success,” said Woodlawn Regional Park manager AaronLee Soparlo. “Even with the cold temperatures and the nasty weather, we had an awesome turnout. All the organizers of the event are very happy with the turnout for this first event.”

The parade started at the Mets Stadium baseball diamond and made its way through the park. Most of the people who watched it stood near the clubhouse’s parking lot. Several floats were entered, and there were also vehicles entered.

The Helping Others Together float was awarded

Fresh Air Fitness’ parade entry saw people jog the parade route while dressed as reindeer, despite the cold. top spot for its variety of Christmas-themed items.

Harris Oilfield came in second for their float, which included an appearance by the Grinch, and Fresh Air Fitness was awarded third, as their entry featured eight people jogging while dressed as reindeer.

Santa Claus was on

a float at the end of the parade, riding in a sleigh with horses. Local resident Becca Fee organized the parade.

The cold weather also didn’t stop the sleigh rides in the park from being a popular attraction during the day. The front entrance of the clubhouse was the

start-finish line, and there was often a lineup for the rides.

Outdoor carnival games that had been scheduled were cancelled due to the weather, but the clubhouse was a busy place, with a visit from Santa Claus, children’s art activities and hot chocolate.

Soparlo said there were discussions about rescheduling the event due to the frigid temperatures, but since it is difficult to reschedule a Christmas event, especially one that is so close to Christmas, they decided to proceed.

She expects that Christmas in the Park will become

an annual event. For a firsttime event, Soparlo said everything went well.

“It was something that our community was missing, that whole Christmas in the Park, with the outdoors and the parade, and having Santa there,” said Soparlo.

They haven’t discussed what they would do differently, or how they would add to it for next year, but Soparlo said organizers will be hoping for nicer weather next year.

Christmas in the Park occurred after three events planned for the community in December came together.

Fee planned to have a parade down Fourth Street on Dec. 8, the park was planning to host a Christmas celebration on Dec. 17, and Coldwell Banker Real Estate wanted to have a Christmas carnival in an Estevan park the following day.

But organizers of those three events opted to have one big event instead, with the golf course and the Souris Valley Theatre also coming on board as partners.

Council approves smoking control bylaw Estevan city council has approved a new smoking control bylaw that restricts smoking, vaping and other practices around city facilities.

Council gave second and third readings to the document during its meeting on Monday night. The

bylaw replaces the previous smoking policy, which contained anti-smoking measures for the city’s three arenas.

The new bylaw bans smoking, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco and vaping inside the city’s recreation facilities, as well

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as city-owned buildings. It also outlaws those actions within five metres of the entrances to those buildings, and within five metres of the playing surface of outdoor recreation facilities.

Anyone who violates the bylaw will face a $250 fine. If that fine is paid within 14 days, the fine is reduced to $150.

There will also be fines for those who fail to leave a public place after being asked to do so for violating the tobacco bylaw; those who return to a facility after being prohibited for smoking, vaping or using chewing tobacco; and those who remove, cover up or alter a non-smoking sign.

The bylaw takes effect on Jan. 1, 2017. *** Council approved the city’s 2017 membership for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. The total membership fee is $10,652.60, with the city paying 58 cents per capita for a population of

11,054, which works out to $6,411.32, and $533.43 of each of their seven voting delegates, for another $3,734.01. *** The city will back the local Habitat for Humanity committee. Council will give a $10,000 discount on the purchase of a lot, as well as provide support for the connection and permit fees. *** Eight building permits, with a total value of $597,800 were issued in November, bringing the total numbers for the first 11 months of the year to 54 permits worth $9.87 million.

The number and the value of permits is still lagging behind 2015, as in the first 11 months of last year, 74 permits worth a little more than $11 million were approved.

Last month saw three commercial permits, one residential permit and fourth miscellaneous per-

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mits approved. *** Council approved the water treatment plant chemical tenders for next year.

ClearTech was awarded the liquid chlorine tender for $16,570.89, the potassium permanganate tender for $20,538 and the sodium hydroxide solution tender for $50,400.

Border Chemical Company was awarded the aluminum sulphate tender for $61,530, Canadian Colours and Chemicals received the ammonium sulphate tender for $10,500, and Univar Canada was awarded the hydrofluosilic acid tender for $11,718. *** Council gave first reading to a bylaw for rezoning a parcel of land adjacent to Highway 47 South. It is necessary to rezone the lot to support the development of a new nail technician business within the existing office space. ***

Council also gave second and third readings to allow the West Valley Village residential subdivision to proceed. Council annexed the land that the residential subdivision is located on earlier this year. Bare land condominiums will be constructed on the site. *** Councillor Shelly Veroba voiced concern with the temperatures inside the Civic Auditorium this past weekend. The heating inside the 59-year-old arena was a concern last season as well.

She is worried that the conditions could lead to games being postponed, especially for younger hockey players.

Councillor Greg Hoffort noted that due to the building’s age, insulation and heating equipment, the temperatures in the building can be an issue. He also noted that there could be a report on the future of the building in the upcoming budget.

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Comtrax group expects to offer choice for Southeast producers

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Service, alternatives, variety, flexibility.

These were some of the terms floated out to a small but interested audience of potential investors who were attracted to a public information meeting conducted by Comtrax Logistics Solutions on Dec. 12.

Some of the principal promoters for Comtrax made their way to the Microtel Inn to present facts and potential uses of, and investment in, the logistics hub they expect to build on property between Weyburn and Midale.

The main commodity to handle, process and move to markets would be grains, oilseeds and lentils, said Mark Bratrud, one of the original directors who led the discussion in Estevan along with Dan Cugnet, another principal in the project. They explained they are just two of an original team of eight who were cobbled together to serve as point personnel from an original group of about 30 interested investors who had met earlier in the year to get the project moving. That team is now conducting a series of 11 meetings throughout southeast Saskatchewan, mostly in the geographic sphere of influence, which would be about 120 miles in any direction.

Access to a main railroad line was imperative, said Bratrud.

“We thought the CPR would be one of the toughest ones to sell on the idea, but they have become one of our biggest supporters, which was a bit of a surprise for me,” said Cugnet, who pointed out the current stable of about 24 commodity terminals in southern Saskatchewan, are actually owned by just three main grain-handling companies, which leaves the door open for Comtrax to engage not only producers but also major commodity companies who want to gain a presence in southeast Saskatchewan.

Comtrax would provide processing, grading and shipping services for other commodities such as crude oil, aggregate and fer-

tilizers among other things, using a loop track on an original 25 acre site capable of loading 50,000 bushels per hour using two terminal driveways, or 134 cars in eight hours. They would be able to unload eight cars in one hour. The original property sketch included up to 95 more acres for future developments and expansion. The total railcar loop would accommodate up to 260 cars using the loop and ladder combination, the men explained.

“It would run on a business model of fee for service for grain, pulses, oilseeds … any handling and processing. It would have the flexibility to isolate any particular shipment with an issue, without holding up anyone else,” said Cugnet. The terminal condo segments could be sold or leased to commercial grain traders.

The crude oil transloading unit would offer more flexibility and alternatives for oil producers, said Cugnet who provided some video snapshots that indicated how southeast Saskatchewan crude could be moved by rail to a wider market base at a cost that would be comparable to pipeline charges, adding that information he had been able to gather, points

enough capacity, even if all their proposed lines get approved,” he said.

The commodities hub they intend to build will cost approximately $75 million and the promoters are seeking $30 million from potential investors and they will complete a feasibility study and business plan. Cugnet said that is the most difficult part of the promotion because they want to keep local producers in the driver’s seat. The rest of the capital would come more easily from major corporations who are anxious to gain a voice and presence in the region and are currently blocked by the three main corporate grain handlers.

“We would plan a 60,000 tonne workhouse and storage room with two separate cleaning lines and grain drying capability along with a pellet plant and those special bins for problem products,” said Bratrud.

The location is vital, the men said. It needed to be central to grain and oil gathering operations with no natural barriers like large bodies of water or deep valley and be close to the border while having access to a reliable labour pool. That’s why southeast Saskatchewan filled the bill

“We thought the CPR would be one of the toughest ones to sell on the idea, but they have become one of our biggest supporters, which was a bit of a surprise for me.”

- Dan Cugnet to a pipeline glut between 2019 and 2029 as oil production in the region is expected to climb.

“With all the pipeline debates and wars and hundreds of regulatory hurdles to get over, I see the pipeline industry not having

on all counts, Cugnet said.

A series of business investment plans for potential investors, designed by the accountancy firm MNP was also introduced to the audience. It pointed out various options that could be used to gain equity in

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Mark Bratrud the operation. “There are different ways to invest and several pretty flexible options,” said Bratrud.

In the meantime, the original working group of eight will be expanded by four or five more members from the original group of 30, as the feasibility study and business plan move into a reality stage.

“We want to make sure all areas are represented and heard during the planning stages and we are engaging professionals when it comes to the business plan.

We have some expertise within the group, but we still need to have them come in to form that structure,” said Bratrud. The partnership(s) with the interested corporate community would be entertained once the original investors and partners were on board.

“Everyone will start equal. No one has lined pockets early. We want ownership and we want to do it with a large group of friends, neighbours and investors,” said Cugnet. “Yes, there are risky dollars at the

start, during the feasibility stage, but costs won’t be huge. We need to get local interest up to get us to the next stage. We have hit 20 per cent of our target ($30 million) already. If it turns out that we can’t go with the big plan, then we bring it back to see where you want to go,” Cugnet said.

Several potential investors and producers made additional queries before the two-hour meeting adjourned with the Comtrax

team armed with a few more names and addresses of possible participants.

Before leaving, Cugnet told Agri News and the Mercury previous meetings held in Regina and even in some smaller communities attracted between 12 and 80 interested producers and potential investors, so they were feeling more confident that this version of a logistic hub would definitely find a niche in this area of Saskatchewan.

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Messages to deliver this season As Saskatchewan residents head into the yuletide homestretch, it is only fitting that we extend to all our readers our heartfelt greetings and a Christmas card of thanks for your continued support.

The last two years have seen trying times for this province on the economic front, and thus, by default, some serious concerns on the social front, which always seems to come in concert with the economic challenges.

Have we turned the corner?

Oil prices have rebounded slightly and recently issued news releases indicate there is a rebuilding of economic strength in southeast Saskatchewan.

In fact, Premier Brad Wall took a courageous stand on the carbon capture and sequestration front on behalf of provincial residents when he railed against the supposed upcoming federal edict that insists all provinces will have a carbon price or cap and trade program in place by 2018.

Some critics suggested Wall was being petulant and out of touch with realities when in fact, the premier was simply being pragmatic and very realistic, while reminding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his A-team the resource sectors still belong to the provinces and Saskatchewan was not going to be wrestled into another ill-advised and poorly planned faux pas on

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

Christmas gifts for all ‘Tis the season of giving and, for this political columnist, a little atonement for all the nasty things I’ve written.

What better excuse than Christmas to give our Saskatchewan politicians overdue credit for what might have been overlooked.

So, in the true meaning of Christmas, let’s hand out the presents.

There is a reason why Premier Brad Wall, after nine years in power, is still the most popular Canadian premier and why he secured the largest majority in April.

Wall has a true knack for doing and saying the right things, something he truly demonstrated in August when he condemned the racist social media posts in the wake of the Colten Boushie shooting and death.

This may not have been an especially popular thing to say in some circles, but it was true leadership. In fact, taking on the worst in all of us, is greater leadership than Wall demonstrated in being the lone hold

the energy front like what happened when Justin’s father was at the controls, imposing the ill-fitting national energy program.

Four provinces, representing the majority of the country’s population have a carbon pricing or cap and trade program in place, or are getting there. The problem, that none of them seem to want to discuss in detail though, is the fact none of them are working that smoothly. Despite the claim that the carbon price (tax) will be revenue neutral, we all note that is not the case, and what is transpiring in British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta prove that point, whether it be imposition of a carbon pricing system or a cap and trade regime. Managing and administering these programs costs money and creates another layer of governmental interventions which our premier and a few others see as being unnecessary.

To its credit, the federal government finally admitted that there is an equivalency situation in Saskatchewan and although the carbon capture program in this province doesn’t tuck in neatly with their Ottawa-tailored plan, they at least acknowledge its existence and the fact that it is working. As to how our Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture program will be credited and accounted for at the federal level, remains to be seen.

Of course we could be a little facetious here and state that it really doesn’t matter what the federal government thinks about BD3, as long as the rest of Canada and those around the world who are embracing its technology, understand its importance and place in the greenhouse gas (GHG) removal process.

As noted in a recent letter to the editor and from other corners, Saskatchewan is probably already doing more on the GHG emission reduction scale than any other province, and not getting credit for it. If our agricultural sink factors, carbon capture and current industry responses are taken into consideration, Saskatchewan is well ahead of the curve, not behind.

However, the feds seem to favour their own scorekeeping system.

So we can see why our premier is doing a bit of hollering. That must be done if you are the voice in the wilderness with a positive message to deliver, and those who need to hear the messages are covering the ears and eyes to the realities in this province.

So, at the Yule break, we encourage Premier Brad Wall to keep on hollering, eventually someone who knows something about the carbon capture files, will pay some serious attention beyond an equivalency memorandum.

out on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon pricing stance. Wall deserves credit for taking on Trudeau because it was necessary to do so, although it might not have been his toughest choice.

Also deserving of a gift are the past and interim NDP leaders, Cam Broten and Trent Wotherspoon, largely for their dogged pursuit of the truth on the Global Transportation Hub (GTH) land purchase mess.

It is never easy taking on a popular premier and even more difficult when you are taking on his government on a complex story with serious implications.

This is often the case when it comes to the unpleasant role of an Opposition leader. It was tough but necessary work.

Speaking of tough but necessary work, Finance Minister Kevin Doherty deserves something in his stocking for being forthright about the necessary steps needed to deal with the billion-dollar deficit in the 2016-17 budget.

Again, this is not a pleasant matter, but it’s always better when politicians are straight up with the public.

For similar reasons, let’s hear it for Deputy Premier and Education Minister Don Morgan, tasked this year with setting the table for delivery of a new governance system for education.

Appointing former civil servant Dan Perrins was the right course to take, although, not necessarily the easy way out because Perrins may not give the government what it wants to hear.

Past and present health ministers Dustin Duncan and Jim Reiter faced challenges in their bid to restructure health regions.

To undertake such changes when you are already dealing with a huge ministry that has a boatload of problems is more than a little ambitious.

When it comes to doing the right thing, let us hear it for past and present social services ministers Donna Harpauer and Tina Beaudry-Mellor who reversed direction on program cuts to those receiving disability payments while also receiving some form of social assistance.

It’s all too easy for politicians to simply blunder ahead with the wrong decision. In the spirit of Christmas kindness, let us hear it for those politicians who do the right and kind thing.

One other such Sask. Party politician is Justice Minister Gord Wyant, who not only reversed his direction on an inadequate piece of legislation, but also proved to be a voice of reason on the GTH land deal.

Then there are guys like Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart, new Parks and Culture Minister Ken Cheveldayoff. You don’t hear much from them because they are quietly going about their business.

Finally, let’s offer Christmas cheer to former Deputy Premier Don McMorris, not for acknowledging his drunk driving charge, but for dealing with the embarrassment with grace and humility.

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So what about the tree?

A special greeting from our MP Norm Park All Things Considered

This week’s Mercury online poll question is asking you if you put up a live or artificial Christmas tree this year? Or, no tree at all, for whatever reason.

For the past dozen years our household has chosen the latter and there isn’t a lot to be read into that dear diary. It’s a decision of convenience and efficiency for a small family.

I get to go where other people have dressed up their abode. I love it! And, yes, I’m lazy, but I won’t let that truth get in the way of my very logical argument for not constructing this annual Yule symbol.

The thought struck me three days ago, as I pondered the question of real tree versus artificial, that throughout all the years of having a Christmas tree, never once did we go the artificial route. And, I could not discern any particular reason for that decision. It’s just the way we rolled, when I was a kid or as an adult before we went sans tree. Granted, way back when I was a kid, there weren’t a lot of artificial trees around and those that were, weren’t very worthy.

Now we see spectacular versions that barely touch the realm of the reality of Christmas. I mean, c’mon, nothing says Christmas more than a purple tree with tinges of orange and pink with self-starting superimposed lights.

You can figure out by the above statement, I do appreciate some of our Christmas traditions, including the insistence on referring to this particular holiday season, as Christmas. I really don’t believe anyone is offended.

So, nope, we have never had an artificial tree in our home.

Another thing I suddenly realized was that we always had tall Christmas trees because we happened to live in buildings with high ceilings.

One of my fondest memories of childhood were the two nights set aside for my sister and I to decorate our 10 foot plus tree. She, being nearly four years older, accepted the role of angel or star “placer” as the finishing touch because she was the only one of the two of us, responsible enough not to fall off a six-foot ladder.

We also got to select the tree, with assistance from the staff at the local hardware store where the trees were sold. When we picked late the selections were not great and the tree suffered more than a few significant branch gaps. But to us, that made it even more great and authentic as we set out to cover up its deficiencies with our wonderful cosmetic touches. Those generally consisted of gobs of tinsel and more than a few additional lights in front of the branch gaps.

What I loved about the scene, and only came to realize later, was the fact our parents never intervened to “tweak” our attempts at designing greatness. If the decorating attempts left the tree unbalanced, or bereft of ornaments near the top, because I couldn’t reach that high, that’s how it stayed. We may have had the ugliest Christmas tree in our town, but it was always a tall one decorated by hand by two non-artistic kidlets and, on occasion, their friends.

The fact our cat liked to climb it, added to the fun and glory plus several re-decorating missions. Or, our dogs, Laddie or Mac, who were big canines, might knock it over while playing, as did I, at least once. We always blamed our “stupid tree stand that isn’t very good.”

So it may be the tree, or it may be what goes into and onto the tree and the season it represents, that actually counts.

The most wonderful time of the year is here.

Christmas season is upon us once again. I hope all constituents are able to spend some time relaxing with family and friends as you celebrate over the holidays.

This is a time when we can slow down from

the hectic pace of life and count our blessings from the past year.

I encourage everyone to get outside and get active over the holidays, whether that is by going for a walk, building a snowman, or having a good, old fashioned snowball fight.

At Christmas, I always look forward to hearing Gipp Forster on the radio throughout the riding.

I am so grateful to hear his soothing voice and his calm and clear message of faith, hope and peace.

On a brisk winter day with a light sprinkling of snowflakes, it often brings

a tear to my eye as I think of family, friends, those with us today, and those who have come and gone.

From my home to yours, Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year!

Dr. Robert Kitchen MP Souris-Moose Mountain

Crime numbers edge downward in October and November statistics Two new members, Lynn Chipley and Lorne Resler, were sworn in as members at large at the Dec. 13 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners. Also, former member at large Lyle Yanish was sworn in since he is now a councillor.

Statistics released at the meeting show a decrease in the rate of crime in Estevan, when comparing both October and November 2016 to October and November in 2015.

The total number of calls for service in October 2016 was lower than in October 2015, with 743 calls for service in October 2015 and 575 calls for service in October 2016.

The total number of crimes against people decreased by 40 per cent over the course of the year, from 19 to 8. The only crime against people that increased between October 2015 and 2016 was robbery, with one occurring in October 2016 compared to none in 2015. The year-todate number of robberies committed in October 2016 (five) also exceeds the yearto-date number of robberies in October 2015 (one).

Crimes against property also decreased, with a 40 per cent overall drop in total violations in October 2016, compared to the previous year. The most dramatic decrease was the 75 per cent drop in the year-to-

date number of thefts over $5,000, with one occurring in October 2016 compared to four in 2015.

An increase from October 2015 versus those in 2016 was found in crimes under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act. However, this increase wasn’t evident in the month of October, since there were 23 crimes in 2015 compared to 14 in 2016, there has been a year-to-date increase from 157 in 2015 to 176 in 2016.

Traffic violations decreased in October 2016 from the previous year, from 29 to 15. The most dramatic reduction in traffic violations was found in the dangerous driving/other category, with a 56 per cent decrease.

Overall calls for service in November 2016 also decreased, with 600 calls for service in November 2015, and 509 calls in 2016.

The year-to-date number of calls for service in November 2016 is also lower than in 2015, with 7,312 through November 2015 and 7,206 for the first 11 months of this year.

Crimes against people decreased from eight in November 2015 to five in November 2016, and there has been a year-to-date decrease from 130 in 2015 to 82 in 2016. One significant increase that occurred among all the decreases was a 400 per cent increase in the year-to-date number of

robberies committed, with one year-to-date robbery occurring in 2015 and five in 2016. In November 2015, however, there was one robbery committed, compared to none in November 2016.

The total number of crimes against property declined in November 2016, with 19 compared to 27 in November 2015. The yearto-date number of crimes against property decreased, with 320 in November 2015 versus 272 in November 2016.

The year-to-date number of traffic violations in November 2016 was 153 compared to 150 in November 2016 — a two per cent decrease. There were 13 traffic violations committed in November 2016, a decrease from the 18 in November 2015. The only increase was seen in the number of dangerous driving/other offences, with one being committed in November 2016 versus none in November 2015.

The year-to-date instances of dangerous driving/other in November 2016 increased from seven in 2015 to 10, representing a 43 per cent increase.

The bylaw enforcement officer’s report for October 2016 filed by Special Constable Michelle Pickering, showed an overall increase in the year-to-date number of occurrences, with 1,759 through October 2016 compared to 1,627 in

October 2015. There was a total of 109 occurrences in Oct 2016 alone.

The most common occurrence was found in parking violations, with 21 instances of them in October, although the yearto-date number of parking offences this year (387) is lower than last year (564).

Another dramatic drop is evident in year-to-date animal offences, with 58 in October 2015 and 15 in October 2016.

The number of yearto-date occurrences in the November bylaw enforcement report also showed an increase from the previous year, with 1,868 occurrences for the first 11 months of 2016 compared to 1,723 occurrences in November 2015. There was a total of 109 occurrences in November 2016 alone.

The highest rate of occurrences was found in the parking violations category in November, with a total of 46. Year-to-date, there was actually a decrease in 2016 compared to 2015, with 433 through November 2016 and 608 for November 2015. Some of the more dramatic increases, year-todate, since November 2015 include snow removal notices/fines with 28 in 2016 compared to none in 2015; general cleanup, with 402 in 2016 and 230 in 2015 and regulating signs with 71 incidents this year and nine in 2015.

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BOXIING WEEK

Jeff Ward’s first year as the city manager has been marked with interesting experiences.

Some of them showcased the best of the city, but others represented challenges for the city.

Dec. 21 marks the oneyear anniversary since Ward was hired to be the permanent city manager. He had already been through two stints as the interim manager before he was hired to manage the city’s business on a full-time basis.

During the past year, Estevan has hosted the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup junior A hockey championship and the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

The city has also endured a flash flood that saw more than 125 millimetres of rain fall in two hours in July, and two winter storms within a week in late November and early December that dumped an estimated 50 centimetres of snow.

“I’d like to think I’ve seen a lot of it in one year,” Ward said with a laugh. “But it’s been great.”

During his tenure, there has also been a civic election, which yielded three new councillors. Ward believes everyone on the new council is there to move the city forward.

“You could even tell during the debates, it was never a criticism, it was a continuation, as the general consensus,” Ward told the Mercury. “(They were saying) we like what’s going on. We want to be a part of it and moving forward to make it better.”

Ward is pleased with the management team the city has in place. Dale Feser was promoted to the role of fire chief, and Norm Mack was named the public works roads and drainage manager the same night that Ward became the

permanent city manager, and Ward believes those promotions were a natural fit.

“You can tell in the management meetings that there is a sense that everyone is working together,” said Ward.

“I know that it might not always have been the case, so it’s really rewarding to have a group where everybody is on the same page.”

It has been difficult to build stability, he said, since he was the third city manager since 2013. There have been a number of changes to other management positions in the last few years as well.

“This is the stable group, and we need to start building on this,” said Ward.

The bulk of the management team has been in place for at least a year.

At the same time, they’ll suffer a loss in January when land development services manager Rob Denys retires after nearly 30 years with the city. A decision has not been made on whether to find a replacement for Denys, or to proceed with the people they have in place in the department.

At the same time, the first year brought a steep learning curve. Ward had a little more than three years of experience as city treasurer when he was handed the city manager’s job last December.

Attending conventions for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, and the city mayors and city managers, helped with the transition.

“You really get a chance to network, and that’s not something I shy away from when I go to those,” said Ward. “I like to talk to other city managers, and find out what they are doing, with what works and what doesn’t work.”

Other cities are facing similar issues to Estevan, so Ward wants to bounce ideas

City manager Jeff Ward off of them.

Ward praised Mayor Roy Ludwig, who has been on council since 1994, and city clerk Judy Pilloud, who has a wealth of information, for helping Ward with his adjustment.

It was also difficult to balance the city manager and city treasurer portfolios early in his tenure. While Ward still holds the city treasurer’s job, the hiring of Trudy Firth as financial comptroller in the summer has eased some of his workload.

“I think my skill set tends to be that I lean to looking at that stuff a little more than maybe some administrators do,” said Ward. “It was great when Trudy came on board, that she could catch up on some of the day-to-day stuff.”

The economic climate also remains a challenge, although Ward believes there is more confidence now than at this time a year ago. A balance has to be struck between

tax increases, debt reduction and capital expenditures, and council will have to keep in mind there could be an increase for the education portion of property tax.

There are also challenges associated with people who can’t afford their property taxes due to the recession, or have left the city and created vacancies.

“One thing that wasn’t really forseen as a big effect, that is now, is the utility usage of water with the vacant homes,” said Ward. “You kind of budget based on your rates and average consumption, and the change in the market and the number of vacant homes has really dropped our utility income.”

The budget is expected to be available for public viewing before Christmas. From there, people will be available to provide feedback, and it should be approved in late January or early February.

Local barrister receives QC designation Paul Elash, of Estevan has been recognized with the honourary Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) designation for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and public service.

“I am pleased to recognize the exceptional contributions and dedication of these recipients,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said. “These individuals have made significant contributions to the legal profession and have

demonstrated a commitment to public service.”

Elash, a senior partner in the Kohaly, Elash and Ludwig law firm in Estevan was admitted to the bar in 1978, spending most of his professional career in this city.

Elash was one of 15 lawyers in Saskatchewan who were honoured with this particular designation. Included in that list was William Burge, Senior Crown Prosecutor in the Public

Prosecutions Division who was admitted to the bar in 1985.

Burge is a well known figure in southeast Saskatchewan as he, as Crown prosecutor, has dealt with several cases that have found their way to the courthouse in Estevan.

Queen’s Counsel appointments are based on recommendations from a selection committee consisting of Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the

Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan or the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench and the past presidents of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

Recipients must live in Saskatchewan and must have practiced law for at least 10 years in the superior courts of any province or territory of Canada, the United Kingdom or Ireland.

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Members of the Estevan Combined Traffic Services unit issued 24 tickets from Dec. 4 to 17.

Seventeen tickets were for exceeding the posted speed limit.

Three more were for operating an unregistered vehicle.

Tickets were also handed out to a passenger who failed to wear a seatbelt, an individual who passed without a clear view of the highway, a motorist who operated a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s licence, and a person with illegal tint on the

front side windows.

Ten warnings were also issued during those two weeks.

The traffic unit is also reminding the public that when encountering a snow plow with its blue warning lights in operation, motorists are required to

slow to 60 kilometres per hour to pull out to pass the plow, or when meeting the plow in the opposite direction on the highway.

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Waiting Their Turn

Three young artists from Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur School got busy with some fine colouring tools they deployed right on the floor in the lower level of St. John the Baptist Church on Dec. 15 as they waited their turn on stage in front of a standing room only audience upstairs. Enjoying their artistic moment were, from the left: Kylie Ibot, Charlotte Waldegger and Lindy Trobert. Photo by Norm Park

Information technology services moving forward in Cornerstone division

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The technology needs and communication systems within the South East Cornerstone Public School Division are continuing to improve thanks to some developing partnerships that are paying off.

That was a message delivered to the public school division’s trustees who met on Dec. 15 to hear an updated report on the information systems, delivered by Brian Belinsky, manager of information systems for Cornerstone.

“We are in year three of a five-year cycle on renewing school technology,” he told the board members.

Belinsky said not a lot of devices have been added to school inventories lately as individual schools now usually deploy laptops on carts to classrooms, rather than having a dedicated computer room or laboratory.

“We have left some legacy machines in schools because they are still useful,” Belinsky said. “Some desk tops are getting recycled, or are donated to other community centres

and shelters where they can be used efficiently.”

Most of the laptops in the system are being well used even though some are no longer under warranty, he told them.

Some school servers are scheduled for refreshment, and that list includes Hillcrest and Westview Schools in Estevan as well as Weldon School in Bienfait.

There is a consolidated school server at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

To date, Belinsky said Cornerstone had 500 student laptops, 300 desktop

100 staff laptops and 150 Ipads in service in the division.

Voice over paging systems are also going to be upgraded in four locations as old telephone systems are replaced and phone portability systems are integrated with other applications, including email service.

The school division is also eliminating geographic boundaries when it comes to long distance.

Speaker enhancements are being placed at Spruce Ridge School in Estevan and Belinsky said SaskTel is offering new, low-cost

connectivity in the early part of 2017 which will improve CNet services where problems were identified in the past.

“The transition is happening and it’s been a pleasant experience so far with great upgrades now that SaskTel has come on board as the CNet administrator,” Belinsky said.

He said the provincial Crown company had invested $3 million to improve core and connectivity servers from four to seven gigabytes. He said there are now only nine schools within the division’s 38

school system that require an upgrade from 10 to 25 megabytes.

He said his team is also looking at having one server for several schools in a specific geographic area which will reduce annual costs from $91,000 down to $74,000 while enhancing the service. “Over the total system, if we do that, we could save more than $62,000,” Belinsky added.

Board chairwoman Audrey Trombley thanked Belinsky for the comprehensive report and the opportunity to have their questions and concerns answered.

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The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 7606 recently presented $2,000 to the Estevan Salvation Army. The money will be directed towards the ministry’s efforts to fill Christmas hampers. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, UMWA Local 7606 president Rick Dowhanuik, Salvation Army Major Heather Harbin and UMWA Local 7606 safety chairman Sammy Dryden. Photo submitted.

SaskPower sets new consumption record The return of winter’s full blast brought a new record for power use in Saskatchewan on Dec. 12 at 5:24 p.m.

At that point in the day, SaskPower’s new peak load usage reached 3,710 megawatts (MW). The previous record of 3,640 MW was set on January 12, 2016.

The record was surpassed by 70 MW, the equivalent

power use in 70,000 homes.

“We’ve seen new goals set nine times since 2007, and we know this trend is going to continue. We want to make sure our customers have the safe and reliable power they depend on,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower president and CEO. “That’s why we are working to bring new generation to our fleet, such

as Chinook Power Station.

We also want to make sure we meet this growing need for power in a sustainable way, and that’s why future demand records will be increasingly met by more renewable power as we double our renewable sources by 2030.”

New peak records have been set in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

and twice in 2015 and now twice in 2016.

The Crown Corporation listed a few things consumers could do to keep their power usage down, even during the extremely cold days. These hints include the simple move of turning down the thermostat, especially when no one is home. Changing the temperature in the home

by even a few degrees can make a significant difference. For every degree a homeowner lowers the thermostat for an eighthour period (overnight), there is a saving of up to two per cent on heating costs.

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Using a block-heater timer can save about $25 per year.

Shorter days and longer nights mean lights in the home are generally turned on for longer periods. So, turn them off if you aren’t using them, especially if you are leaving home. The use of LED light bulbs also lends efficiency.

Police Chief pleased with crackdown results

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Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur is pleased with the results from the Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) crackdown on impaired driving this month.

Speaking with the Mercury on Monday morning, Ladouceur noted the crackdown hit its peak on Dec. 10, when more than 1,200 motorists were stopped for impaired driving checks at various locations in the city.

Only one impaired driver was arrested that night, and that motorist was pulled over before the check stops were set up.

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burn Police Service and the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan joined the EPS that night.

“We’ve done the same thing in Weyburn for the Weyburn police,” said Ladouceur. “We’re working together. Communities are starting to work collaboratively on these types of things, picking the city and converging on that one city to send the strong message that impaired driving won’t be tolerated.”

Police have conducted a number of other check stops this month, and Ladouceur believes the crackdown has been “very successful.”

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cess is to deter people from drinking and driving, and hopefully not have people pass through the check points (while impaired),” said Ladouceur.

If check stops weren’t an effective means of deterring impaired drivers, then Ladouceur said police wouldn’t run them.

Ladouceur encouraged caution, though, when looking at the numbers associated with impaired driving.

“Does it mean we’re doing a great job out there catching impaired drivers, or does it mean that there’s an increase in impaired driving?” asked Ladouceur.

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The public remains supportive of the crackdown, he said. People understand why the police have conducted check stops in the community this month, and throughout the year. Ladouceur believes most people recognize that stopping for a few moments to be checked for sobriety is a minor inconvenience, especially since so many other motorists are being

stopped as well.

“The members who were out there on Dec. 10 … said that the public was very supportive when they were talking to drivers,” said Ladouceur. “People were very polite, and they were very understanding as to why they were being checked.”

Police made a couple of other impaired driving arrests since Dec. 10, including one through the Report Impaired Drivers line.

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A crowd began to form just as the CP Holiday Train rolled into Estevan on Dec. 15.

Kelly Prescott and Colin James belted and strummed out some rocking holiday tunes for guests on Dec. 15.

Holiday train brings Christmas cheer to Estevan on the tracks near Affinity Place on Thursday afternoon, decked out in a full complement of LED lights.

Its onboard stage opened shortly after its arrival, to reveal musicians Kelly Prescott and Colin James, bundled up, full of Christmas spirit and ready to per-

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A traditional harbinger of local Christmas cheer chugged into Estevan on Dec. 15 to the sound of excited cheering from residents. The CP Holiday Christmas Train made its appearance

form. Prescott and James treated guests to a series of holiday tunes infused with the sounds of rock and roll, with the CP Holiday Train band playing backup instrumentals.

A significant crowd braved the cold for the entirety of the concert and showed the full force

of the local generosity the Energy City is known for, bringing an abundance of monetary and food donations for the Salvation Army.

By the end of the concert, the Salvation Army ended up driving away with a truckload of food and $4,500 in donations.

“We were really pleased with

the generosity of the folks there the other night. We had quite a bit of food,” said major Heather Harbin with the Salvation Army.

“We never know what to expect, and it was great this year. It was a really nice sized crowd. Everyone looked like they had a lot of fun. It was great to see all the support.”

Benson 4-H begin new season with a busy schedule The returning members are Brody Walter, Keaton Walter, Charlie Hayes, Lila Hale, Dane Hogg,

The Benson Beef 4-H Club kicked off the new year of club activity in October with 14 members.

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The secretary is Mason Wigley and the treasurer is Ashley Tedford. The Cloverbuds will be reporting the news.

Once the elections were over, members discussed some field trips they would like to take which included a butcher shop, Agribition and a cow autopsy. They said they would also like to learn more about feeding, grooming and showmanship. Club members practiced some public speaking at the meeting and brushed up on parliamentary procedures.

On Nov. 5, some 4-H

Benson 4-H Beef Club members assisted with the serving of the annual Christmas supper for long-term care residents at St. Joseph’s Hospital. members attended the Contenders Junior Clinic in Alameda and the sale that followed. The clinic consisted of clipping, fitting, halter breaking, daily hair care, nutrition, show preparation day and prospect selection. The Benson

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club members thanked Tableland Cattle Co., Vandy Cattle and Roch Springs for the demonstration.

Members declared they learned a lot that day.

The club’s regular meeting was held on Nov. 7 at the Petterson farm and they had the pleasure of Dr. Carol Ross coming out and performing a cow autopsy. It was a very educational meeting. Members were able to confirm that cows, did indeed, have

four stomachs and they got to see them and the heart along with other organs.

On Nov. 26, some members attended the 2016 Agribition and took in a milking and sheep shearing demonstration and attended the Family Agriculture Pavilion and the Prospect Steer and Heifer Show and Sale.

Then, for a little additional fun, they took in the Agribition’s Running of the Bulls event in the evening.

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Mustangs Best Thunder Estevan Senchuk Ford atom Mustangs forward Rayelle Cooley drives past Swift Current Thunder defenceman Krysten Gardner during the third period of the Mustangs 9-2 win over the Thunder at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday. The victory was the Mustangs first of their South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League season.

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Peewee Bruins tame top-seeded Broncos

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Westmoreland Coal peewee AA Bruins made a statement to the rest of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League (SSMHL) with a 4-2 win over the top-seeded Swift Current Southwest Terminal Broncos at Affinity Place on Saturday.

“Just because they were 13-0 doesn’t mean that we’re any less better than them,” said Bruins right wing Mason Fichter. “We’re up there with them and the big bad Bruins are coming on a winning streak.”

The Bruins (8-4-1 and the second-place team in the SSMHL) came out of the gate strong against the Broncos with Fichter gaining the first good chance about five minutes in on a break down the wing where the speedy forward hit the net with a backhand that Swift Current goalie Rylan Hildebrand got his pad on. Both teams exchanged chances throughout the rest of the evenly-played opening period with Broncos top scorer Kalan Lind earning the best opportunity at the 12-minute mark on a cannon from the slot that Bruins netminder Jackson Miller gloved

Bruins centre Kaden Chrest attempts to move the puck to the front of the Broncos net while under pressure from Kalan Lind. Photo by Jamie Harkins. down.

Swift Current buzzed the Estevan net during the first few minutes of the second period, but it was Bruins left wing Colby Cuddington who found mesh first with a onetimer from the hashmarks that beat Hildebrand five hole. The Broncos

increased the pressure following the goal hemming the Bruins in their own zone and peppering Miller’s net before Rylan Williams banged in an Orin Olson rebound at the 16:16 mark to tie the contest.

Fichter got the goal back 30 seconds later on a drive to the net from the

corner before backhanding the puck in short side.

“That seemed like the turn on to make our gear go into high speed,” said Miller. “We’re pretty even, but I think it’s pretty clear we’re the better team.”

The Bruins carried the mo-

mentum they gained from the goal into the third period with Fichter earning a chance early on through a one-timer from the slot. Kaden Chrest made it 3-1 shortly thereafter with an in-and-out move on a Broncos defender before jamming the puck past Hildebrand.

Lind brought the Broncos back to within one seven minutes into the period on a short-handed drive to the net where he roofed the puck top corner on Miller from the top of the crease. Both teams pressed hard through the remainder of the third period with Fichter scoring the insurance marker with 1:54 left to play.

“I just went to the net hard with my stick down on the ice,” said Fichter. “Fortunately my teammates got me the puck and I put it in.”

The Broncos stepped up the attack following the score continually driving to the Bruins net and firing everything on goal. Lind and Broncos captain Jaydon Jessiman each had quality chances to make the score closer, but Miller stood tall stopping any shots that came his way.

“We just played good defensively,” said Miller. “We played our game and just played Bruins hockey.”

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Knights Win Tournament Of Champions The Estevan Knights of Columbus bantam Knights captured the top spot at the Tournament of Champions in Minot, North Dakota, on the weekend. The Knights started the tourney with a convincing 7-0 win over a club from Hazen, North Dakota, before downing the Arcola Jr. Combines 3-2 in a hard-fought contest between the two Moose Mountain Minor Hockey League rivals. The win earned the Knights a berth in the tournament final where the team beat Prairie Storm 3-2 in a shootout to capture the championship. Photo submitted.

High-flying Panthers beat Broncos

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

What a difference a day makes.

The Estevan Power Tech midget AA Panthers trounced the Swift Current Full Line Ag Broncos 7-0 at Affinity Place on Sunday.

The lopsided win followed a scoreless draw between the two teams on Saturday evening.

“We were just hungrier,” said Trevor Morrison, coach of the Panthers.

“Yesterday we got a lot of shots, but no in-tight traffic or causing trouble for their goalie. Today we were right after it from the get-go and it paid off for the girls.”

After Panthers forward Ireland Biette opened the floodgates early in the first period with a bullet from the slot, Kelsey Pastachak made the score 2-0 at the 16:34 mark tapping in a cross-crease pass from Karli Colpitts low glove side on

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Michaella Matthies put her team up by four about twoand-a-half minutes later tapping in a pass out front from Marci LeBlanc.

The Broncos (4-8-3) found an extra gear after the fourth goal, but Panthers goalie Morgan Fayle was up for the challenge including a goal-line stand six minutes into the frame where a buzzing Swift Current offence attempted to jam the puck past Fayle’s pad and the post.

Balon notched her second opening-minute goal 21 seconds into the third

period sliding the puck into a low corner after a drive down the wing. Biette then scored her second about four minutes later stealing the puck in the neutral zone while on a penalty kill before skating it into the Broncos zone and firing it bar down. LeBlanc picked up the Panthers seventh and final goal with 3:37 remaining wiring a backhand from the hashmarks that beat Giraudier low blocker side.

“We just work really well together,” said Biette.

“We all just clicked and we wanted to win.”

The Panthers (11-2-3) enter the Christmas break with the second-best record in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League.

The team is back in action on Jan. 7 and 10 with a home-and-home against the Weyburn Aaron Well Servicing Drillers (5-8-2).

“The girls are playing good right now,” said Morrison. “Unfortunately for some weather we haven’t been skating much, so we’re not in as good a shape as we’d like. But the effort is right where we want it and I’m feeling very good about the girls right now.”

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Apex Bruins earn bruising win over Warriors

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

Bad blood and special teams’ prowess were on full display during the Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins 5-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors at Affinity Place on Sunday.

Less than 24 hours after the Bruins dispatched the Warriors courtesy of an 8-0 score, the Black and Gold went back to business with defenceman Dylan Hull scoring a power-play marker from the point through traffic just over three minutes into the teams’ second contest. Fellow rearguard Tristan Seeman made it 2-0 about six minutes later on another man advantage by batting in a Dawson Schaff rebound before the normally stayat-home defenceman notched his second on a shot from the point at the 11:59 mark.

“The defence are very

important (at creating offence),” said Seeman, who only had three goals in 16 games this season before the Sunday encounter with the Warriors. “We contribute a lot on the power play and we find the back of the net.”

Rough and hard-hitting play defined the first 20 minutes of the game resulting in a continual parade to the penalty box for both clubs. The Warriors’ Josh Fitzpatrick capitalized on one carryover man advantage 15 seconds into the second period slapping a Dawson Kurz rebound top corner on Bruins netminder Ethan Veroba. Estevan forward Jordan Stein and Moose Jaw defenceman Brendan Seida dropped the gloves shortly afterwards with each landing a few heavy blows.

Bruins veteran centre Hunter Piche said the rough-and-tumble contest against the Warriors was

Bruins forward Jordan Stein and Warriors defenceman Brendan Seida exchange punches during a secondperiod tilt at Affinity Place on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. expected noting the Moose Jaw players always lay a

Chargers Knock Off Crushers The Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers (4-9), with forward Bailey Farr, above, beat the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s top-seeded Yorkton Gardon Crushers (13-2-1) 5-3 and 2-1 at the Civic Auditorium this past weekend. The Chargers are back on the ice Jan. 6 with a home game against the Weyburn Creekside Carwash Wings (4-8-2). Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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He said their reply was to just give back as much as they get, make sure they score on their chances with the power play and force them hard on the penalty kill.

The Warriors (7-12-3) seemed to take control of the play at times during the middle frame with Kurtz earning a quality opportunity to score 12 minutes in on a deke through traffic only to fire the puck wide, which was followed by a Noah Braun break down the wing with Veroba coming up big as the last line of defence. Bruins centre

Dalton Schrader helped relieve the pressure with 52 seconds remaining in the second period wiring a one-timer from the slot five hole on Warriors goalie Zen Tucker.

Veroba came up big again in the third period stabbing out his glove to catch a Joel Litt-Jukes deflection that was going top corner 12 minutes in before stacking the pads on Litt-Jukes on a Warriors two-on-one break with just over two minutes remaining. Piche scored the Bruins fifth goal off the ensuing rush.

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finish off their pre-Christmas schedule with a home date against the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s top seeded Weyburn Streamline Oilfield Wings (19-2-1) this Friday at Affinity Place. Estevan currently sits second in the league with the Yorkton Kinsmen Terriers (15-42) and Melville Millionaires (16-5) right on their heels.

“Everybody has got to be going for that (Weyburn) game,” said Piche.

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The Estevan Power Dodge Bruins clawed back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits to beat the Notre Dame Hounds 5-3 at Affinity Place on Friday.

The win ended a threegame losing streak for the Black and Gold and sends the club into the two-week Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Christmas break on a positive.

The match was also the third time the two teams had faced each other in a week and a half with the Bruins (24-11-0-1) taking the first game 2-1 at Wilcox’s Duncan McNeil Arena and losing the second 3-1 also on the road.

“We were starting to figure out who they were relying on more, what they were trying to do on their power play and their special teams,” said Bruins left wing Jake Fletcher. “That really played into it a lot.

We were able to make better reads and just know how they play.”

Fletcher got the Bruins off to a quick start onetiming a kick-pass from Lynnden Pastachak at the Hounds goal before picking up his own rebound and tapping it past goalie Jordan Greenfield-Flemon. Despite Estevan controlling the play for the majority of the first period, Hounds centre Alex Hanson got the marker back with 25 seconds left to play in the stanza on a give-andgo break with Adam Dawe.

Notre Dame’s Conor MacLean then gave his team the 2-1 lead two minutes into the second period before Bruins defenceman Johnny Witzke tied the game with his third of the season by coming down the pipe and batting in a rebound through three Hounds defenders. The Hounds’ Egan Wolford restored the lead 6:06 into the third period on a three-way passing play with Dawe and Marshall Wilton culminating in the defenceman tapping the puck in low blocker side from the side of the crease only to have Bruins assistant captain

Jason Miller tie the game once again on the power play just under two minutes later with a slap shot from the point.

Hounds head coach and general manager Clint Mylymok said teams can win 2-1 and 3-2 in this league, but they have to be able to pay attention to detail and protect their points in the standings to do it. He said Estevan played more abrasively than they did and came in with a purpose to get the two points and they didn’t do a good enough job of protecting the lead and winning the special teams’ battle.

“Estevan is a good team,” said Mylymok, whose team moved to 1514-3-1 with the loss. “They have got a lot of speed and tonight I thought the difference was they just came out with a little more physicality that helped them get into it and they seemed to thrive off of that.”

Bruins defenceman Josh Rieger notched the go-ahead marker while short-handed with 2:31 left

Bruins goalie Curtis Meger goes down for a save while teammates Mark Edmands, left, and Kaelan Holt help clear the front of the net. Photo by Jamie Harkins. to play. Despite the Hounds four-on-one on the puck in the Bruins zone during the play, Estevan centre Zach Goberis managed to come out with it before he raced down the wing and fed Rieger with a crosscrease saucer that the rear-

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Pastachak scored the insurance marker into an empty net with 1:02 remaining in the game.

“Especially having the skid before it was big to get this,” said Fletcher, who will step back onto

Affinity Place ice with his teammates for a home game against the Weyburn Red Wings on Dec. 30. We “have some confidence going into the break and (we) ended it on the right note, so we can come back happy and ready to go.”

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Christmas Time Machine From the left, Tayson Armstrong-deVries, Ella Rubiletz, Layla Rittaler, Kion Abarquez and Cheyla Zieglgansberger performed during Westview School’s annual Christmas pageant, Christmas Time Machine, on Dec. 15. The show featured the singing, acting and dancing talents of the youths. A seniors’ tea was part of the dress rehearsal on Dec. 15, and so after the show, students served coffee, tea and snacks to their grandparents and other senior citizens. Photo by David Willberg.

Police called to accidents, arrest impaired drivers Members of the Estevan Police Service were called to a number of accidents that occurred in the city in mid-December.

The EPS reported they attended multiple collisions during the Dec. 12 and 13 day shifts. No injuries were reported, but officers have been reminding motorists to drive according to road conditions and to slow down near intersections.

In other recent police news, officers attended to a downtown business during the Dec. 12 night shift, and arrested a man on two outstanding warrants. The man was lodged in cells until he was sober, and released with new court dates for the charges.

Police were able to locate a suspect vehicle and driver stemming from a hit-and-run that occurred the night before in the 700-block of Third Street. The driver of that vehicle has been charged under the Traffic Safety Act for driving a vehicle without due care and attention, and failing to notify the owner of property damage.

Officers received a complaint of an assault from west Estevan.

Police are investigating and have taken steps to resolve the issue.

Members will continue to work with all involved to bring the best outcome possible.

Police were called to the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall during the Dec. 13 day shift, as an unwanted person was causing some issues.

Officers attended and spoke to the individual, who was subsequently banned from being at the mall.

The person was then escorted off the property.

Members received a call about an individual who had uttered threats to another person. Police took statements and the matter is under investigation.

Police attended to a domestic dispute during the Dec. 13 night shift. A female and male had been arguing. The matter was resolved for the time being, but it remains under investigation.

A male was also warned that night about riding his snowmobile within city limits.

Police conducted a traffic stop after observing a man in a vehicle who was leaving a local restaurant. The 19-year-old male driver failed the roadside test and was taken to the police station for breath samples. He provided breath samples that were above the legal limit, and he was charged for driving while impaired and driving while over .08. He will appear in court in February.

Officers were called about an intoxicated male who was passed out behind a local es-

tablishment during the Dec. 15 night shift. Police attended and found him. He was taken to his residence and turned over to a sober person.

Members received a call about a suspicious vehicle that was driving without its headlights. The vehicle was located and checked.

The youth driver was spoken to about the incident and warned about their driving.

Police received a report about a fraud during the Dec. 16 day shift.

The victim was contacted by a collection agency for an outstanding cable bill from 2011.

Police assisted a stranded motorist in the 900-block of King Street, after his vehicle stalled and lost all power. Police were able to disengage the parking shift lock and moved the vehicle to the side of road, and gave the male a ride home out of the cold.

A two-vehicle accident occurred in the 1200-block of Sixth Street. One of the vehicles could not be driven after the collision.

Police arrested and charged a 52-year-old Estevan woman with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample during the Dec. 16 night shift, after a call came in through the Report Impaired Drivers line. She will appear in court in January to answer to the charges.

Members responded to several parking complaints. One vehicle was towed because the plates were found to be expired, and it was blocking a back alley.

Police were called to a local arena after a complaint of parents yelling and treating the minor hockey officials with disrespect.

Several adults were asked to leave the premises.

Officers are looking into a complaint of criminal harassment, after a statement was provided to police during the evening hours.

Police were called about a suspicious person in the backyard of a home in the Willow Park Greens trailer park during the Dec. 17 night shift. The subject could not be located.

Members responded to the complaint of a Christmas globe theft from Mayfair Drive.

A 26-year-old Regina man was arrested for breaching his curfew after police received a complaint of someone setting off an alarm at a hotel. He was lodged in cells to be released for court at a later date.

Officers were called to a local lounge and assisted the staff with patrons, as four males were refusing to leave due to the cold.

Members responded to a call regarding a large group of people standing outside a lounge with open alcohol. The alcohol proved to be

closed. All were sent on their way in cabs or with a designated driver.

Officers located a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch near the Fourth Avenue South and Bachorcik Road intersection. The matter is still under investigation.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance during the Dec. 18 day shift. A female was arrested for public intoxication.

Officers were then called to another domestic dispute. A female was arrested, but she was released without charges following the investigation.

Police assisted Estevan Emergency Medical Services with tending to an injured male who was involved in a snowmobile accident.

The male was transported to hospital for treatment.

Members were called to another domestic disturbance later in the day. No offence had occurred, and the subject of the complaint left on his own.

Officers responded to a complaint of children who weren’t dressed for the weather at a local restaurant during the Dec. 18 night shift. The vehicle and occupants were gone when police arrived.

Members are investigating a complaint of an assault and mischief in the early hours of Dec. 18.

A 28-year-old Estevan male was lodged in cells until sober.

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College’s campus challenge brings in 817 pounds of food for local programs The results of the Southeast College staff and students all campus food bank challenge were revealed this week.

The campus participants in Estevan, Weyburn, Indian Head, Moosomin and Whitewood combined for a total collection of 817 pounds. The food was delivered to local food banks for dispersal during a very busy Christmas season.

The drive was carried out as part of an intercampus competition, spearheaded by the Weyburn Campus.

“This is the first time we have done a competition of this nature at the college campus’,” said Sheena Onrait, manager of marketing and communications for the college. “We are so proud of our staff and students for supporting this initiative and we have set the bar high for next year’s competition.”

Collection bins were placed in all campus locations for over two weeks.

The Estevan, Moosomin and Whitewood campus collection totaled 455 pounds while the Weyburn and Indian Head campus’ combined

The students and staff from the Estevan campus, most of whom are pictured here, managed to collect 217 pounds of non-perishable food items for the local food bank as part of a Southeast College’s Christmas season food drive at all campuses. The college teams collected a total of 817 pounds. Photo by Norm Park. for a total of 362 pounds.

During the Estevan presentation, Melanie Mantei, campus manager, presented student Mallory Cappelle with a prize for having the ugliest Christmas sweater that day. That presentation was made during a staff and student cookie and hot chocolate break.

“We value the communities we are a part of and this is one small way we can give back to them,” said Dion McGrath, president and CEO of the college.

“We are overwhelmed with the amount of food our staff and students brought in.

They really took this challenge and ran with it.”

Fundraising supper planned to help cancer victim An evening supper in support of a motorcycle enthusiast who has been diagnosed with Stage three to four lung cancer, has been set for 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 at Gibby’s Pub in downtown Estevan.

“He’s a work friend and a club member,” said organizer Ken Hoste, referring to fellow Heretics Motorcycle Club member Wade Bye.

Tickets for the spaghetti meal are available from any member of the club or at Gibby’s Pub. “Come on out, have a good meal with great company and support Wade’s fight,” said Hoste who added that a silent auction will also be held that evening to raise funds to assist Bye and his family with 100 per cent of the money raised being directed to them.

Proceeds Presented Royal LePage Dream Realty in Estevan presented the proceeds of a pair of fundraisers to the Envision Counselling and Support Centre on Tuesday morning.

Royal LePage held a garage sale and a draw for a playhouse earlier this year, and raised $4,727.54 for Envision. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, Jamie Dyer, Erin Wagstaff, Cindy Dueck and Cherel Drysdale with Royal LePage, Skylar Gunderman and Juli-Ann Dzuba from Envision, and Kristen O’Handley, Mike DeBruyne and Lori Gonas with Royal LePage.

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Christmas Spirit These choral students from Sacred Heart/Sacre Couer School displayed some quick animation skills as well as vocal expertise as they entertained a large audience at St. John the Baptist Church with their rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. From the left: Gracie Dzuba, Manuela Garrate and Keira Lindsay Zepeda. Photo by Norm Park.

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Kevin James Hoium 1956 - 2016 Kevin passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the age of 60 years.

Kevin James Hoium was born in Midale, SK on November 28, 1956 to Jim andAlma Hoium. Kevin was the oldest of three children. He started school in Halbrite, SK then later finished and graduated in Midale.

After high school Kevin started working in the oilfield all over Saskatchewan and Alberta. He eventually transferred back to Estevan, working for Canadian Natural Resources Limited until he suffered a stroke in 2001.

Kevin met Ladonne in Taber, AB in 1993. They later moved to Estevan and were married in 2003. Kevin and Ladonne enjoyed travelling, went on several vacations to warm climates or trips to a good old ball game.

Kevin enjoyed baseball hockey and other sports, a good iced capp with the guys at Tim Hortons or a visit with family and friends. Kevin loved life and a good joke. He lived life to the fullest and never felt sorry for himself. He had no regrets.

Kevin was predeceased by his parents, Jim and Alma. His memory will be forever cherished by his wife Ladonne of Estevan; step daughter Jasmine Kilborn (Gabriel Wasacase) of Estevan; grandchildren, Aliyah, Gaige and Hunter; brother Ron (Jaelynn and her children, Keegan and Logan) of Midale; brother Neil of Taber; brother-in-law Dan (Connie) Kilborn and their daughter Kelsey Kilborn (Chris), all of High River, AB; aunt Ruth; uncle Bazel and many relatives and friends.

A service to celebrate Kevin’s life was held on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Cicely McDougall officiating. Interment will take place at a later date at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale.

Memorial donations to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3, would be appreciated by Kevin’s family.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Public school sector trims more from deficit budget The South East Cornerstone Public School Division is operating within a $3.2 million deficit budget in this fiscal year and on Dec. 15 during their regular open board meeting in Weyburn, trustees set their sights on reducing that number.

“We have looked at all possible places for reductions away from the classrooms,” said board chairwoman Audrey Trombley in concert with a report filed

by Lynn Little, the division’s director of education.

Three senior administration positions are being eliminated through attrition.

One superintendent’s position will go unfilled, as will one manager’s position and one co-ordinator’s position.

“There will be some doubling up on jobs,” said Little.

The board members said they too, are continuing on their path of reducing governance costs.

“I commend the staff members for finding even more efficiencies. It’s something we’ve all had to do,” said Estevan board member, Pam Currie.

“It’s not like there were any real inefficiencies before,” said Trombley, noting that it was once again an example of existing staff members taking up the challenge to do more with less.

Marilyn Yurkiw from the division’s business and financing department said an anticipated increase in funding through grants should become reality and will be recorded, when received from the provincial government. That hike is due to an increase in student enrollment. She said that tuition revenue will also be up by just over $300,000 but in the total picture, the division will be about $413,000 short on revenue expectations while an additional $44,000 is anticipated on the expense side.

“So really, the picture hasn’t improved,” said Trombley, commenting on the impending cuts.

The board also learned the province’s audit on student behaviour, that was a first-ever adventure for both the provincial auditor and the school division, had now culminated in a report.

The student behaviour audit process was met with a great deal of resistance by several trustees when it was first announced over a year ago. The members said they feared compromising student and family confidentiality by handing over certain files to the provincial auditor Judy Ferguson. Her office provided assurances that no breaches of confidential reports would take place and after further dis-

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cussions and negotiations, the audit was allowed to proceed.

Little said since it was the first time an audit of this type had been carried out in Saskatchewan, there were certain concerns that had to be addressed, but ultimately, the audit was done and the overall results posted with nine recommendations for the school division to take into consideration to improve student behaviour.

Little noted that most of those improvements were already underway before the audit began, but had not been recorded properly, or at least, not to the satisfaction of the auditor.

“We spent several hours with them as they collected data,” said Little. “But the process showed positive elements of our protection of privacy avenues.” The director noted the Regina Public School Division is now undergoing a student behaviour audit and a recent audit of the Regina Roman Catholic Separate School Division had been released that showed some concerns regarding their support for English as Another Language programs.

Little said there is an expectation that audits of varying components of school division work will be held on a rotational basis every three years.

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What’s Going On? Little Norah Graham was certainly fascinated by all the activity going on around her backstage as she was being tended to by Nancy Bourbonnais while her mother was busy with a group of students from Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur School who were performing in front of a standing room only audience at St. John the Baptist Church on Dec. 15.

Field crop production report released with 2015 at 31.7 million tonnes. This marks the second time in five years that wheat volumes exceeded 30 million tonnes with the other being the 2013 bumper crop of 37.5 million tonnes.

The increase in total wheat production resulted from a higher average yield of 53.2 bushels per acres this year which was up from the 42.8 bushel per acre average a year earlier, an increase of over 24 per cent. The actual harvested acreage declined 7.3 per cent to 21.9 million acres, the lowest acreage of land put into wheat in five years.

Saskatchewan farmers reported an 11.6 per cent increase to 14.5 million tonnes, despite the fact harvested area declined by 1.6 million acres from 2015 to 11.3 million acres.

The gain in total wheat production was the result of a 27.2 per cent increase in average yield in Sas-

The numbers are in and Canadian farmers increased production of wheat, canola, barley, soybeans and lentils in 2016 compared with 2015.

Corn for grain and oat production levels were lower than the year before.

Statistics Canada said in their latest report issued on Dec. 6, that significant snowfall in October halted harvest operations in some regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan so some combining was not complete at the end of their survey period. Warmer, snow-free conditions in November allowed most of them to complete the job though, after giving the statistics gathering team their best estimates of what their total crop production would be.

WHEAT: Wheat production is expected to be 15 per cent greater in 2016 compared

katchewan, which was 47.3 bushels per acre.

Alberta farmers brought in 9.9 million tonnes of wheat on 6.3 million acres with an average yield of 58 bushels per acre. The rise in yield was 25.5 per cent while the total acreage was down 4.6 per cent in Saskatchewan’s neighbouring province to the west.

To the east, Manitoba farmers reported 4.2 million tonnes of wheat in 2016 which was virtually unchanged from their 2015 levels.

In Ontario, wheat came in at 2.5 million tonnes driven by a 56 per cent increase in 2015 winter wheat harvested in 2016 as well as a record high average yield of 90.9 bushels per acre which was up nearly 16 per cent over the previous year.

CANOLA: Canadian farmers pro-

duced 18.4 million tonnes of canola in 2016, pretty well unchanged from 2015.

The average yield was a record high at 42.3 bushels per acre surpassing the previous high mark of 40.6 bushels per acre in 2013.

These factors were offset however with a 6.6 per cent decline in harvested acres to 19.2 million acres.

In Saskatchewan canola production was up 2.3 per cent while Alberta and Manitoba saw declines of 2.3 per cent and four per cent respectively.

Canola production in Saskatchewan was at an all time high at 9.7 million tonnes, thanks to a record high yield of 41.2 bushel per acre on average, an increase of 8.7 per cent since the acreage put into this crop decreased 5.9 per cent to 10.4 million acres.

Alberta’ canola production was 5.8 million tonnes while Manitoba brought in 2.7 million

tonnes.

SOYBEANS: Nationally production rose for the eighth consecutive year to 6.5 million tonnes led by Ontario where production was down to 3.4 million tonnes with an average yield of just under 46 bushels per acre.

In Manitoba, soybean production was up over 27 per cent to 1.8 million tonnes, due to record levels of both harvest acres and average yield of 41.3 bushels per acre.

LENTILS: Production of this crop reached a record high this year up nearly 28 per cent to 3.2 million tonnes. This was due to a 42.5 per cent gain in harvested area to 5.7 million acres since the average yield was down 10.3 per cent to 1,248 pounds per acre.

The majority of national lentil production

originates in Saskatchewan where growers reported producing 2.7 million tonnes this year with a harvest area of 5.2 million acres with a decline in the average yield to 1,167 pounds per acre.

BARLEY & OATS: Barley production was up 6.8 per cent to 8.8 million tonnes this year. This was attributed to a nearly 13 per cent increase in average yield to a record high 73.4 bushels per acre.

Harvested area decreased 5.6 per cent to 5.5 million acres.

Oat producers reported a production decline of 8.2 per cent compared with 2015 to 3.1 million tonnes.

This was despite a record high yield of 92.3 bushels per acres, up 8.2 per cent from last year. The drop in production was attributed to the 15.1 per cent drop in harvested area to 2.2 million acres.

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Guns seized, arrests made at Saskatchewan border stations The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released information this past week regarding some of their activities at international border crossings in the southern part of the province during the month of November.

A restricted .45 calibre pistol was seized by officers at the North Portal border port on Nov. 13. It was the ninth undeclared handgun confiscated by CBSA officers this year.

The gun was located during a search of a commercial vehicle. Charges are pending against a 44-year-old Alabama man who has a Jan. 9 court appearance date in Estevan.

Earlier in the month, officers searched a commercial vehicle and found a prohibited butterfly knife inside some pants in the sleeping area of the truck.

The male driver from Manitoba was detained for smuggling and paid a $500 penalty for failing to declare the item following his release.

On Nov. 25 border officers uncovered a set of brass knuckles and a switchblade in the cab of a commercial truck. Both of those prohibited items were seized and the male driver from Kentucky was returned to the United States.

On the last day of November, officers at the Regway border crossing searched the vehicle belonging to an Alberta man who was returning to Canada and found a prohibited knife and stun gun in addition to undeclared tobacco products and a pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue. The traveller was allowed to continue into Canada, but without the mentioned items. He also paid a $500 penalty for failing to declare them.

Front-line CBSA officers are responsible for enforcing outstanding warrants and intercepting people who are wanted in

Canada. In accordance with these directives, CBSA officers arrested a Saskatchewan man at the Saskatoon International Airport on Nov. 8 since he was wanted on a warrant for assault. He was transferred into police custody.

On Nov. 15 at the Regway border station, officers arrested another Saskatchewan male who was wanted on an impaired driving charge and for failing to appear in court on an assigned date. He was turned over to the RCMP for further processing.

At the Carievale border crossing on Nov. 21, officers arrested a Saskatchewan woman who was facing harassment charges and was wanted for a breach of recognizance. She, too, was turned over to the RCMP for further action.

While CBSA officers were examining a trailer bound for Alaska on Nov. 17 at the North Portal crossing, they uncovered a variety of live animals that had not been declared in total.

The trailer contained 40 cats, three birds and one goat and many of these animals and birds lacked proper import permits or vaccination certificates.

The female owner, a resident of the U.S., was turned back by the border officers.

On Nov. 5, a U.S. resident bound for Alaska was refused entry due to mul-

tiple convictions including vehicular manslaughter and grand theft. He then made another attempt to enter Canada through the Torquay area border station later that day and was again turned back south.

A man from Tennessee was refused entry on Nov. 10 since he had been convicted of using a government computer to view child pornography.

On Nov. 16, officers turned an American commercial truck driver back to the U.S. since he had been convicted multiple times for several offences including battery, arson and impaired driving.

Officers at the North Portal port, the largest land border crossing in the province, welcomed 19,000 travellers to Canada in November while refusing entry to 39 foreign nationals for various reasons, including criminality.

The .45 calibre pistol that was seized at the North Portal border crossing on Nov. 13.

CBSA reminds Canadians picking up parcels in the United States during this busy season to know

when crossing the border since a CBSA officer may need to open the package to verify the declaration.

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Clarence Morgan finished first in cribbage. Phil Sauter was second and Ed Schell came in third.

A special thanks goes out to Dave Kjersem, who kept everyone dancing at the jam session on Dec. 11, with his guitar and great singing.

A good time was had by all.

The following is sung to the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town: You better not fret, you better not jeer. We’re going to upset tradition this year, Santa’s wife is coming to town.

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NOTICE OF LEAVING PRACTICE Dear Patients, It is with mixed emotion that I am announcing the relocation of my practice as of March 1, 2017. The decision has not been made lightly, as I have enjoyed working in Estevan.

As of March 1, 2017 the physicians at Estevan Medical Group will be taking over my practice, as well as the bulk of my medical records. The highly skilled and well quali�ied physicians at Estevan Medical Group are: Dr. M Horri, Dr. M Ovueni, Dr. C Ovueni and Dr. C Omosigho

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Big donation has a local connection The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan will benefit from a donation from a family that has local connections.

The Cugnet family of Weyburn announced on Wednesday that it was donating $1 million to the foundation to help fund a new pediatric surgical suite for the hospital, which is under construction. This gift to the We Can’t Wait capital campaign will support one of three dedicated pediatric surgical suites, which are a first for the province.

“We ask ourselves often, are we builders or bystanders? We hope this Christmas, in the spirit of giving, that others will choose to be builders for the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan,” said Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, a former Estevan resident who is a children’s author and also worked as a nurse for 20 years.

The gift will be made in memory of BannatyneCugnet’s late husband, Ken Cugnet.

“Our family has always been grateful to those who came before us to build this great province,” Bannatyne-Cugnet said.

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schools, churches, libraries, universities and hospitals that were built by those who had so little but worked hard and shared what they could to contribute to the future.

“We are proud to make this donation to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan to build a facility that will be there in the future to serve the medical needs of Saskatchewan families when they come looking for a miracle for their child.”

Located on the ground floor of the new maternal and children’s hospital, these special surgical suites will be designed to meet the unique needs of children who require surgery. Conveniently situated near the dedicated pediatric emergency department, the integrated suites include both an operating area and induction room allowing parents to stay with their child while anesthesia is being administered, offering a reassuring presence when preparing for surgery.

“Having to go for surgery can be a frightening experience for any child and their family,” said Brynn Boback-Lane, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of

The Cugnet family has announced a $1 million donation for the new Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon. Photo submitted.

Saskatchewan. “The new pediatric surgery unit will be specially designed to help make each family’s

experience as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

“We are so incredibly grateful for the Cugnet fam-

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Construction on the children’s hospital is about one-third complete. It is slated to open late in 2019.

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City of Estevan PUBLIC NOTICE The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 & the corresponding Zoning Map as hereinafter provided:

Police Bylaw Bylaw 2016 – 1963 Section 34(1)(b) No person shall park a vehicle on any street for a period more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.

City Hall will be closed Dec. 26th and 27th for Christmas Break

Message From

The Mayor On behalf of City of Estevan, council and staff, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year.

Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw Map by rezoning Parcel G, Plan 64R106616 Ext.01, Estevan, Saskatchewan, from ‘Industrial Heavy Zone (M2)’ to ‘Commercial Arterial/ Highway Zone (C3)’;

Reason: Rezoning is being undertaken to support a proposed Personal Service Establishment (Nail Salon) development.

The boundaries of the rezoning are shown highlighted and crosshatched on the above noted plan.

The amending Bylaw (#2016-1977) may be inspected by any person at the Legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.

City Council, at it’s meeting to be held on Monday, January 16, 2017, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishing to be heard with respect to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed zoning amendment, provided such intentions and/or submissions are received by the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 14th Day of December, 2016

Happy Holidays From Your Local Merchants

CHRISTMAS GREETING EDITION 2016 AN ESTEVAN MERCURY PUBLICATIONS SUPPLEMENT

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WELCOME TO THE 2016

Christmas Greeting EDITION

Keeping the season’s spirit alive

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nce again the Estevan Mercury publications family is sending out a warm and sincere season’s greetings to all our readers. Our Christmas Greetings publication is our opportunity to connect with you during a very special time of year.

This section is our multi-paged Christmas card to you with a lot of help from several teams of creative young people who eagerly agreed to help us deliver wonderful thoughts and extra

special wishes.

This year we welcomed the Grade 4 students from St. Mary’s School who lent their artistic skills to the cause by sketching out Scenes of Christmas for all of our readers and viewers to enjoy.

These students were joined by their Grade 1 counterparts who composed some special Letters to Santa, which we are also happy to pass along to you, for your consumption and entertainment.

Let us not forget the important

contributions made by the youngest participants at the Mary’s Little Lambs Preschool where a group of four-year-olds were eager to show us in pictures and tell us in their own words, what they liked about Christmas.

What better way is there to spread the joy of the season than through the eyes and feelings of the youngest among us?

They know the importance of celebrating this special occasion.

And for the 114th consecutive

season of our existence as the first news source of our community, The Mercury once again wishes you all the very best and we reissue our promise to bring to you, all the viable news within our community in the coming year.

We thank you for your dedication to our efforts and we, in turn, will re-dedicate ourselves to you, because together, we are stronger.

Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Thank you TO THE GRADE 1 & 4 CLASSES OF

St. Mary’s School and Mary’s Little Lambs Pre-School for all your hard work; writing, drawing and colouring!

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Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday! from staff & management of

Friends and neighbors like you are what make this community so special. Thanks for your trust in us.

We greatly appreciate your readership, and we hope this holiday delivers everything on your wish list!

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Letters to

Santa

From St. Mary’s School Grade 1

Merry Christmas

From Our Place To Yours How sweet it is serving good people like you!

We appreciate your visits this year and look forward to seeing you again, soon!

306-634-6456 1305 - 9th St. Estevan, SK

Wishing you peace, joy, friendship and all the wonder that makes the holiday season so very special.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

DT

Dwight Thompson

Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca

from the staff at

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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TAKE A BOW, you deserve it!

Boughs of holly, bows and snow, mistletoe, music and lights all aglow. May the sights and sounds of this special season fill your heart and home with the magic of Christmas. Best wishes to you and yours!

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We really appreciate your kind patronage.

Merry Christmas!

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KEEPING THE MAGIC OF SANTA ALIVE He had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf. And Ilaughed when I saw him in spite of myself. - “A Visit From St. Nicholas” Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Santa Claus. Santa will forever be ingrained in the holiday season, serving as an endearing symbol of the season regardless of your religious affiliation.

Parents typically go to great lengths to ensure their children enjoy the holiday season. By keeping the magic of Santa alive, parents can add a special touch to the holiday season for their youngsters. Children may become more skeptical of Santa around the time they turn 10, but there are plenty of ways to encourage this spirit to live on year after year. * Read an uplifting story. The holidays are ripe with stories that tug at the heartstrings.

Parents can take their children to the library and rent a Christmas tale or take home a book of holiday stories, reading a different one before bed each night. Encourage children to write their own positive stories of what the holidays mean to them and read them aloud to family and friends. The book “101 Ways to Keep the Spirit of Santa Alive: For “Kids”

Christmas Is in the Air

It’s Been A Pleasure Serving You! We wish you a Merry Christmas and hope to see you again next year!

Thank you for choosing us.

Everywhere we go, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and we can’t think of a better place to celebrate than right here at home with all of you. Your friendship and goodwill mean so much to us,and we feel deeply blessed to be a part of this community. We wish all of you a merry, bright and blessed Christmas.

With Thanks & Best Wishes From Our Entire Team

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A round of best wishes to you and yours at this festive time of year!

Thanks for your patronage.

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Wishes Warm & Bright Hope your holiday glows with peace, love, beauty and happiness. It’s been a delight serving you in 2016.

We look forward to seeing you again in the New Year!

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Greetings at the Holidays May all your dreams come true as we embark upon this magical time of year. We appreciate your dropping in, and look forward to your continued friendship. Merry Christmas and thanks!

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From 1 to 92” by John Hagerman is a great way to get everyone in the house enthusiastic about Santa. * Keep the magic flowing. Children who believe in Santa for an extra year or two often come from families that keep the magic of Santa alive. In addition to the standard traditions of leaving cookies and milk out for the jolly old man, come up with new ways to evoke the essence of Santa. Spray peppermint air freshener around the tree and other places Santa is sure to visit. Use a large boot to make a footprint in a plush rug. Find a way to trigger noise on the roof to give kids the impression that Mr. Claus himself has arrived.

Extra measures to keep Santa alive can help everyone enjoy the holiday that much more. * Take advantage of opportunities to spend time with Santa. Parents and children alike have many opportunities to spend time with Santa during the holiday season, including photo opportunities at the mall and personalized videos sent directly to youngsters’ email accounts. Elf dolls and breakfast with Santa at a nearby restaurant are other opportunities to spread the magic.

Make the most of these opportunities over the course of the holiday season.

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THANK YOU

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays

FOR TRUSTING US WITH YOUR HOME

Season’s Greetings Wishing You a Season of Splendor May your holiday bring with it all the unique joys that make this season so very special.

Joyous Noel

We appreciate all of your business and look forward to serving you in 2017!

Feliz Navidad

HE T R O HF Y C T A W NUAR E

No matter how you say it, we hope it’s grand!

We value your business and look forward to seeing you again, soon.

CLEA

Thanks to our treasured friends and customers for making our year a soaring success. We greatly appreciate your kindness and support.

Happy Holidays!

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EXPLORING THE ORIGINS OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS For millenia, people around the world have commemorated the arrival of a new calendar year by adhering to various traditions. Once such tradition is making resolutions for the year ahead.

Resolutions are promises to oneself geared around personal fulfillment and betterment.

Resolutions are widely practiced, but some people may not understand the origins of New Year’s resolutions and why they have become the norm.

Some historians tie the practice of making resolutions to the ancient Babylonians. More than 4,000 years ago, the Babylonians celebrated the New Year in March rather than January.

The spring harvest was in March, and a festival called Akitu, which lasted 12

days, was celebrated. An important part of the festival was the crowning of a new king. Special rituals also affirmed a connection to the gods. The Babylonians made promises to the gods, which included vows to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts.

Resolutions can also be traced to ancient Rome. The Romans were instrumental in creating a more formal calendar, and the start of the new year was moved from March to January (January and February were added to the Roman calendar under the rule of Numa Pompilius).

Julius Caesar wanted to honor January’s namesake, Janus, the Roman god of beginnings. Janus’ two faces enabled him to look back into the past and forward into the future. Sacrifices to Janus were

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made, and worshipers exchanged gifts with one another. A custom of setting resolutions began during this period as well, with Romans promising to be good to one another.

Eventually, these resolutions were funneled into prayers and fasting when Christianity was adopted by the Roman Empire. Other religious parallels include the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which is a day of atonement and reflection as celebrants examine their wrongdoings and seek forgiveness and to behave better moving forward. Yom Kippur follows Rosh Hashanah, Judaism’s own new year.

Resolutions also may be loosely tied to Medieval times. During this time, knights took a “peacock vow” at the

end of the Christmas season. Each year, these knights would reaffirm their commitment to chivalry.

Today New Year’s resolutions are largely a secular tradition, but they’re still connected to a desire to be a good person and put one’s best self forward.

Thank You

for your support this year.

It is our pleasure to care for your pets and livestock and be your store for clothing, boots, pet supplies and tack.

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Here Comes Santa Claus!

Another Christmas is rolling in, and we hope it delivers everything on your wish list!

Thanks for being an important part of our year. Your friendship and support have made 2016 a great ride for us, and we wish you all the best this holiday season and in the coming year.

Merry Christmas to You and Yours!

1010 - 6th Street Estevan, SK 306-634-6060 Lance Mack • Yansey Hagel

Thanks for Dropping In on Us! As we celebrate the holidays, we’re reminded of how fortunate we are to be surrounded by good friends and neighbors like all of you. We greatly appreciate your support and friendship, and we look forward to sharing more visits with you in the coming year.

May your holiday season be trimmed with every happiness, including friendship, love, health and good fortune. We wish you all the best.

Merry Christmas!

May the spirit of Christmas shine in your heart and light up your days, just as your visits have brightened ours.

Thanks for being such wonderful friends and neighbors.

JOHNSON

PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.

Serving Estevan & Area since 1967 1037 - 5th Street • Estevan - Ph: 306-634-5172 • E-mail: jph@sasktel.net

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THESE 4 YEAR OLDS FROM MARY’S LITTLE LAMB PRE-SCHOOL TOLD US

what they like about Christmas

What I like about Christmas: Giving presents & toys Ethan

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Decorating the Christmas tree and opening presents

Snowball fights and getting presents and being with family opening presents

Myrah

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Everleigh

With deep gratitude for your loyal support, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season.

98 Souris Ave. Estevan Siever Vermeersch & Fonstad

Chartered Professional Accountants 1123 4th St. • Ph: 306-634-7331

Jim Vermeersch, B.Ed., FCPA, FCGA Donna Fonstad, Dipl. Acct.,CPA, CGA Ryan Siever, B.Sc., CPA, CA

Jesus birthday and decorating

Gabriel

Hark The Herald Angels Sing,

Season’s Greetings

306-634-6600

What I like about Christmas:

Presents, reindeer and to love Jesus

Setting up the Christmas Tree

Evan

Hunter

GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING! May the joyous spirit of Christmas resound throughout your heart and home this holiday season, and may many glad tidings come your way in the year ahead.

For your loyal support we are deeply grateful.

306-634-9707

Email: bobs.electric@sasktel.net Box 698, 81 Escana St., Estevan, S4A 2A6

Season’s Greetings

Thank you for your loyalty & support

306-634-8233 • 1506 4th Street

E-mail: hallfs@accesscomm.ca • Website: Email: info@hallfuneralservices.ca Website:www.hallfuneralservices.ca www.hallfuneralservices.ca

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If You Love Christmas!

With greetings and gratitude from all of us to all of you at this joyous time of year.

It’s been a pleasure serving you, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

1139 5th Street Downtown Estevan

306-634-2823

www.estevanmercury.ca

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What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Decorating the tree

Santa’s reindeer and bringing toys

Getting presents

Alice

Avianna

Bentley

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Opening presents

Toys from Santa

The beautiful lights

Ryder

Rylee

What I like about Christmas: Getting presents

Alyssa

Avi

Merry Christmas!

Dr. Robert Kitchen

Tenley

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Santa Claus is my best friend so I give him cookies

Getting and opening presents

Braxton

Celebrating the Gifts of Friendship & Community

From my family to yours, wishing you joy, peace and hope this holiday season and throughout the New Year!

Member of Parliament Souris-Moose Mountain

What I like about Christmas:

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As we wrap up another year, we think about how lucky we are to know good folks like you.Thanks for making us feel so at home here.

We sincerely appreciate your patronage and support.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our entire team!

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WE WISH YOU A

Merry Christmas May the season’s message of peace on earth and goodwill toward all mankind reach every corner of the world.

Thank you for your generous support and friendship. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Ph: 306-634-3900 Fax: 306-634-4167

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What I like about Christmas: Getting presents and getting candy and toys Cale

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

A white Christmas tree and getting presents

Candy canes and Christmas trees Makayla

What I like about Christmas: My pretty lights on my house

Carsyn

Mariah

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Opening presents, Jesus being born

Giving Santa Claus some cookies and milk

Claire

What I like about Christmas: Giving Santa cookies Gurnoor

Elise

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Santa giving presents around the world

Santa Claus on the Christmas train with beautiful lights

Hudson

Levi

Have A Ball…

It’s Christmas!

Merry Christmas

As we celebrate another holiday season, we thank you for giving us so much to celebrate this past year.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

May your holidays be filled with peace, joy and goodwill.

Box 947 Estevan, Sk. S4A 2A7 Wishing You a Happy, Healthy 2017 Curtis Graves, DD and Staff

306-634-4554

WE’VE MOVED!!!

Come see us at 311 Kensington Avenue

Have a

Murray Christmas!

1-306-400-1375 Text or Call Toll Free • 311 Kensington Avenue, Estevan • www.murrayestevan.com

306.634.2030 1.800.667.6400

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What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Giving Santa cookies and giving Santa presents

Elves making toys and ornaments on the tree

Reanna

Karwin

What I like about Christmas: It’s Jesus birthday

Jensina

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

What I like about Christmas:

Santa gives us presents and brings his reindeer and it’s Jesus birthday

Christmas lights

Santa’s reindeer rides Waylon

Payton

What I like about Christmas:

Isla

What I like about Christmas:

Santa and his reindeer flying in the sky delivering presents

Christmas trees and lights

Bentley

Janiyah

Mary’s Little Lamb Pre-School

Merry Christmas AND

SEASONS GREATINGS! We at Stream-Flo would like to wish you and your families, our customers, and neighbors a prosperous 2017.

Stream-Flo Industries Ltd. 201 3rd Street Estevan, SK S4A 0N6 306.634.4719 www.streamflo.com

Tidings of Comfort & Joy Wishing you a warm and cozy Christmas filled with family, friends and all the comforts of home.

We thank you for your patronage.

937 George St, Estevan

(306) 634-5512

Bright Wishes

May your holiday shine with happiness!

Thank you for being such great customers and friends.

342 5th Street, Estevan • 306-634-3601

Jolly.

Happy.

Magical.

Here’s hoping the holiday season brings all of your wishes to life!

We thank you for your business, and wish you all the best this Christmas.

OrlOwski law Office 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan • Ph:306-634-3353

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MERRY

Happy Holidays

M A TE ER

T H E P O WER DEAL YO U

N W O R HOMET

We simply couldn’t pick a better place to do business! Thanks for your generous support and friendship. We wish you a most merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE - a skilled team of florists who will create unique, original designs tailored to you. We offer a free consutlation at a location chosen by you. We will come up with a proposal to fit your budget.

On the day of your event, we will professionally install everything to ensure your event goes off without a hitch. We use only quality suppliers, so you can be assured of a top quality floral service.

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409 KENSINGTON AVENUE

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MERRY

Happy Holidays

M A TE ER

T H E P O WER DEAL YO U

N W O R HOMET

We simply couldn’t pick a better place to do business! Thanks for your generous support and friendship. We wish you a most merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE - a skilled team of florists who will create unique, original designs tailored to you. We offer a free consutlation at a location chosen by you. We will come up with a proposal to fit your budget.

On the day of your event, we will professionally install everything to ensure your event goes off without a hitch. We use only quality suppliers, so you can be assured of a top quality floral service.

OPEN Monday - Friday | 9 am - 5:30 pm

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FLORIST • HOME DECOR • GIFT SHOP

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HASSLE FREE • COMMISSION FREE • ALWAYS GUARANTEED

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Enjoy

these “Scenes of Christmas” drawings created by the grade 4 class of St. Mary’s School

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Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season.

SUPPLY LTD. 6th Street, Estevan, SK • Ph: 306-634-2312

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Merry Christmas Thanks for your loyal support and friendship. We look forward to seeing you in 2017.

Dr. Peeace Dr. Erdie Dr. Holman 2-421 King Street • 306-634-2918

Merry Christmas from

EXPERT

To our fine friends and neighbors here in the community, we wish you a most merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

May 2017 bring much happiness to you and yours.

Thank you for your kindness in 2016.

Estevan

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#1 Breeze Street, Estevan

306-634-9556

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SERVICES

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Have A Jolly Good Season!

We sure do appreciate your dropping in this past year. Merry Christmas and many thanks!

306-634-9955

#6 Mehler Drive KRJ Industrial Park, Estevan, SK

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DID YOU KNOW? What would Christmas gift-giving be without a tree under which to place the presents? Tree shoppers have plenty of variety to choose from when selecting that ideal tree.

Approximately 21,000 Christmas tree farms exist in the United States and Canada, and these farms sell between 30 and 35 million real trees each year. Those who prefer artificial trees can shop for everything from trees that appear to be natural to pastel-hued boughs. The first printed reference to a Christmas tree was made in 1531 in Germany. Since then, Christmas trees have grown in popularity through the centuries.

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Thank you for your continued business.

We look forward to seeing you again in the new year.

With thanks for your valued business.

Merry Christmas!

"Qualified Service Staff for ALL Communication Needs"

Miranda

Look forward to seeing you at the sales in 2017!

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Serving SE Sask. for 27 years!

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89 King Street East, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3783

STOCKUPON Cheer!

We’re dashing through the snow to say, have a happy holiday! May all of your wishes come true this season.

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Merry Christmas

From

Thank You! May your cart overflow with glad tidings and joy, and may your heart be full with love and contentment this holiday season and beyond.

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306-482-3244

THANK HAN NK YOU FOR S SHOPPING WITH US! 440 King Street 306-637-2550

Jacquie Mvula M.S., R. Aud. #5 - 418 Kensington Avenue, Estevan, SK (Across from Walmart)

(306) 636-EARS (3277)

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Wishing You a Season of

Wonder

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Joy to the World

Thanks for Hanging With Us!

May every moment of your holiday be magical and bright. We hope the season finds you surrounded by loved ones, laughter and all the makings of new memories you will cherish for a lifetime.

It’s the little things that make the holiday season so very special, and we hope this little wish for much happiness brightens yours.

We owe our success to the faith and support of our good friends and customers here in the community, and we are grateful to share another year with all of you.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas!

We know that the kind words and support we’ve received from our friends and customers in this community have made all the difference to us, and we owe our success to all of you. Thank you for your loyal support!

We’d like to wish our good friends and neighbors a string of good tidings this Christmas:

We value your support at the holidays and all year. Thanks for doing business with us.

306.634.5555

a note of thanks

Hwy. 361, Lampman, SK Phone (306) 487-2525 Cell (306) 421-0390

202 6th Street, Estevan • 306-634-2544

Season’s Greetings from Our Staff to Your Home

–and a round of best wishes to our many good friends this holiday season.

BORDER CLEANING SERVICES

Ethan

102 Hwy 47S, Estevan 306-634-4060

706- 5th Street • Ph: 306-634-3522 • 24 Hour Service • 7 Days A Week!

HENDERS DRUGS Larry

Allen

Dawn

Falynn

Travis

Peggy & Jean

Cindy, Joanne

& Pat

1220 4th Street, Estevan 306-634-3666

9 am - 9 pm Monday to Friday • 9 am - 6 pm Saturday 12 noon - 4 pm Sundays & Holidays

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With Our Gratitude at Christmas

Jade

Hang on—

IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS! Before the festivities begin, We’d like to thank you for dropping in– For your goodwill and friendship, too, We’re truly grateful to each one of you!

Mayers Machine & Welding

for the Loyal Support to Our Friends and Customers.

Your Trust in Us is Truly a Gift

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

Jesus is here!

Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division #140

BEST WISHES AT CHRISTMAS! Wishing you a warm and happy season!

HUTT’S TRUCKING LTD. www.huttstrucking.ca

Lampman Dispatch: (306) 487-8120 Estevan Dispatch: (306) 634-8120 Bus: (306) 487-2608 · Fax: (306) 487-2296 huttholdings@sasktel.net

from Management & Staff Merry Christmas!

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DID YOU KNOW? Leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus is a Christmas Eve tradition. Children regularly place a dish of cookies and a glass of milk by the tree on Christmas Eve so that Santa has enough energy to complete all of his gift-giving before kids wake up on Christmas morning. The tradition of leaving cookies out on Christmas Eve may trace its origins to Saint Nicholas. On the feast of St. Nicholas on December 6, children would leave food and drink for the saint and any attendants. The treats would be exchanged for gifts. While that’s one theory behind the tradition, others think it is linked to the history of the Christmas tree and the edible decorations that adorn it. Santa would snack on the ornaments.

Even after edible decorations gave way to inedible ornaments, the tradition of leaving a snack for Santa remained. Whatever the origins behind the tradition, millions of children dutifully leave milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thanks to all of our friends and clients for making 2016 an outstanding year for us. We owe our success to your loyal support, and we wish you and yours a very happy holiday!

WOOD COUNTRY

ESTEVAN MCLEAN TISDALE Shop online at: www.wood-country.com

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot like Christmas!

With glad tidings from our entire staff this holiday season. We thank you for your business during the past year and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Dr. Sarah Sliva Ph: (306) 634-5111 407 Kensington Avenue, Estevan WINTER HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:30 Saturday: 8:00 - 5:00 | Sunday: Closed CHRISTMAS HOURS: Closed Dec. 24, 25 & 26 and Dec. 31, Jan. 1 & 2

Optometrist

Dr. Melissa Vass

Optometrist

4 - 102 Souris Ave,Estevan Phone: (306) 636-2020 www.southeasteyecare.ca

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May the message of the season fill your heart and soul with glee!

Thank you for choosing us. Your trust in us is what makes our work most meaningful at the holidays and all year.

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Joy Peace Hope Love

Health Happiness Harmony Prosperity The only thing left to add is our gratitude!

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Let us echo the message of the season by expressing our sincere thanks to you, our loyal patrons. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

BILLESBERGER LAW FIRM

Wishing you every happiness this Christmas season and beyond.

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS

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YULETIDE GREETINGS

(306) 637-3710

Sending best wishes your way this Christmas.

Thank you for visiting us this year.

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I’d like a stocking made for a giant, And a meeting house full of toys, Then I’d go out in a happy hunt For the poor little girls and boys; Up the street and down the street, And across and over the town, I’d search and find them everyone, Before the sun went down.

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With THANKS Here’s hoping this holiday delivers your fill of special surprises!

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Celebrate the Season!

Whatever you do this holiday season, please know our warm wishes are with you. Your patronage and goodwill have given us much cause for celebration; thanks!

Sing.

Dance.

Laugh.

Play.

Hope.

Dream.

Be merry.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Drewitz School of Dance Box 1518, 101 6th Street Tel: (306) 634-8655 Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 Fax: (306) 634-8028

1037 - 2nd Street, Estevan 306-634-6973 Email: drewitzschoolofdance@sasktel.net Website: www.drewitzschoolofdance.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS! With a bundle of best wishes & gratitude to all of you from all of us.

Quest Line Locators Ltd. 104C Perkins Street 306-634-6491 questlocators@sasktel.net

Merry Christmas

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Concrete & Rentals Rentals 306-634-1025 |Ltd. HWY. 39 WEST, ESTEVAN

HO, HO, HOLIDAY GREETINGS Delivering wishes merry and bright to all of our friends and neighbors at Christmas time!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas!

HO ... HO ... HOpe it leaves you laughing all the way!

ANNER BIT SERVICE CELL: 306-421-3726

With sincere thanks for your loyal support, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Schilling 80 King Street, E Estevan, SK 306-634-3689

SURFACE BIT RENTAL QUALITY RERUN & RETIP 24 HR SERVICE

Merry Christmas!

CHAD FROESE

CELL: 306-421-3726 RES: 306-634-7538 OFFICE: 306-388-2941

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We hope your season is delightful in every way!

Thanks & Best Wishes

Trobert Law Firm

305 - 1133 4th Street | Estevan, SK | 306-634-2616

Estevan, SK • 306-634-7276

1437 4th Street 306-634-9228

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SOUTHERN PLAINS CO-OP may your days be

I would like to wish all of our citizens the very best holiday season and may you have a safe and prosperous new year!

Merry &Bright

We hope your holiday is special in every single way.

Thanks for adding some sparkle to our year.

We appreciate your support and friendship. Merry Christmas!

Sincerely, Mayor Roy Ludwig Council & Staff

Estevan • Carlyle • Oxbow • Gainsborough

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There’s More to Christmas…

There’s More to Christmas…

There’s more, much more to Christmas Than candle-light and cheer; It’s the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all the year; It’s thoughtfulness and kindness, It’s hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding And for goodwill to men!

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KEEP THE HOLIDAY SEASON HEALTHY, SAFE AND SECURE During the holiday season, many people do not want their thoughts to stray to anything unpleasant. Although celebrating may be the primary goal come the holiday season, individuals and families also should devote some attention to keeping the holidays safe.

Just because it’s Chanukah, Christmas or New Year’s doesn’t mean safety and security should not remain a top priority. The following guidelines can help families enjoy a holiday season that is healthy, safe and secure.

• Exercise caution when decorating.

Decorations can be beautiful, but they also can be hazardous if not used properly. Overloading outlets is commonplace during the holiday season, but that can lead to home fires. Exercise caution around candles and other open flames.

Pets may become tangled in wires or knock over glass ornaments.

Keep delicate decorations away from harm.

• Wash hands to prevent germs.

As the cold weather arrives, people may spend greater periods of time indoors or in close proximity to other people.

The holidays also are about greeting friends and relatives, and embracing or kissing. Do not ruin the festivities by spreading germs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the holiday season is also flu season.

The CDC recommends celebrants wash their hands with soap and clean running water for at least 20 seconds to remove germs.

• Keep track of curious children.

Children are enamored with the sights and sounds of the holidays and may be more curious than ever during this time of year.

Things adults take for granted can be hazards to youngsters. The needles of holiday trees can cause painful cuts in the mouth and throat of a child who swallows them. Snow sprays may be harmful if the aerosol propellants are used improperly. Peanuts and

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Happy Holidays to You Soon it will be Christmas Day, so we’re chiming in with our best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday!

Merry Christmas, and thanks for your patronage.

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• Be a smart host or hostess.

Alcoholic beverages and holiday revelry sometimes go hand in hand. Responsible party hosts know when a guest has had too much and will arrange safe transportation home. Because kids imitate adults, many may drink the beverages they see adults drinking. Alcohol poisoning is a real risk for children, so pay attention to youngsters no matter how young they may be.

• Protect the home. Deter home burglars when traveling for the holidays by having neighbors keep a watchful eye on your house. Use motion-sensor lights, keep up the appearance that someone is home by having mail collected, and do not advertise any travel plans on social media. Investment in a home security system if need be.

Ensure a happier holiday season by making safety and health a priority.

Aven

Merry Christmas With best wishes and thanks for your continued patronage.

306-634-3144

67 Devonian Street, Estevan, Sk

Specializing in: Water & Sewer Repairs and Installation • Erosion Control Trenching & Excavating Final Finishing • Demolition Supply Materials • Snow Removal

Cordell Fiest: 306-421-3455

www.estevanmercury.ca

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SEASON’S GREETINGS Wishing you a healthy and prosperous New Year!

Jason Beutler Cell: (306) 735-7811

To view full colour feature sheets of all our CURRENT LISTINGS visit our website www.lanerealty.com

Peace on Earth

Wishing you and your family much peace, love and joy this holiday season and beyond.

Serving Southeast Saskatchewan, Southwest Manitoba & North Dakota since 1956.

306-483-2848 (Oxbow) 306-458-2344 (Halbite)

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas Deck the halls and have a ball this holiday! We hope your season is merry, bright and filled with all the makings of happy new memories.

Thanks & Happy Holidays!

LANE REALTY

PERCY H. DAVIS LTD.

Saskatchewan's Farm & Ranch Specialists™ WITH OVER 30 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS! Ph: (306) 569-3380

Email: lanerealtycorp@sasktel.net

www.lanerealty.com

CUSTOMS BROKERS

North Portal (306) 927-2165 • Estevan (306) 634-5454 www.percydavis.com

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays Happy Chanukah

Greetings of the Season

Wishing you in all sincerity A season of peace and joy and much prosperity.

Investing in us is what you do We’re deeply indebted to each of you!

No matter what you celebrate, we hope it’s grand!

We appreciate your trust in us and look forward to serving you again, soon.

306-634-7209 regensdisposal.ca

Lori Carr, MLA Estevan Constituency Office

306.634.7311

loricarrmla@sasktel.net

Merry Christmas from our Home to Yours!

Deck the halls—display good cheer— have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With thanks for your continued patronage and goodwill.

231 12th Avenue Estevan

(306) 634-0800

Investors Group Financial Services Inc.

Estevan Motors Ltd. Family Owned and & Operated Since 1937

Corner of 4th & Souris

306-634-3629

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