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Rockin’ Out On Sunday The members of Blue Rodeo perform for guests at Affinity Place on Nov. 15. The band’s performance brought out a smaller than expected crowd which made up for its size with enthusiasm and energy. Photo by Sam Macdonald.
Council approves purchase of new fire hall By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
After years of speculation, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) appears to have found its new home. Estevan city council unanimously approved the purchase of Murray GM’s former Estevan dealership location during Monday night’s council meeting. The building will become Estevan’s new fire hall. The purchase will cost $2.3 million. It will cost an estimated $200,000 more to renovate the building so that it can be suitable for the fire department’s needs. Fire Chief Dale Feser said the property stood out for several reasons. It’s in a central location, which allows for a quick response to all areas of the city, as well as the three rural municipalities – Estevan, Benson and Cambria – that the EFRS serves. “We service 1,500 square kilometres of ground, so … we have to make sure access to the outside corridors is easily achieved as well,” said Feser. The new fire hall is also flanked by two arterial roads – 13th Avenue and Souris Avenue North, creating easier access. Currently the fire trucks have to use Third Street and other secondary roads before reaching a main road.
The building is also on the northern half of the CP Rail tracks. Feser noted most residences are now north of the tracks, and future plans for expansion are in the northern end of the city. The size of the building is “exactly” what the fire department was looking for, Feser said, since the EFRS has outgrown their current building, which opened in 1961 and has 6,220 square feet. The building on the former Murray GM lot measures 16,892 square feet. “We have some seasonal equipment, and our second reserve pumper, down at the city yard,” said Feser. “So should we need that equipment, it adds to additional response time. Now, having all that equipment under one roof in a central location, it’s going to decrease the response time that’s needed.” Fire trucks will no longer have to back into the hall off Third Street and disrupt traffic, the chief said. Now they can back into the building from the parking lot. And both command vehicles can be parked indoors rather than outdoors during the winter months. The fire department was also on the verge of using all the 32 lockers that are available in their current building. Their new home will allow them to have additional locker spaces, and consequently
add more firefighters. Feser hopes they can move into the building this summer. The firefighters will be participating in work bees to prepare the building. A couple of overhead doors will have to be installed so that all of the fire trucks can be stored. They will also need to modify the offices to make them larger, and the former parts area will be transformed into a training space. The area that was used as the show room could be transformed into a museum, Feser said, with an old fire truck and other memorabilia from local and provincial firefighting history. Snow removal is one issue that Feser said has been brought up. Clearing snow is a relatively quick and simple process at their current location, but they will have to remove snow from a large parking lot once they move. A new building for the fire department has been discussed for several years. There was land set aside in the Dominion Heights subdivision in north Estevan for a new fire hall to be constructed, leading to speculation of whether Estevan would operate with one or two fire halls. Feser believes it would have been logistically difficult to have two fire halls, and a second fire hall would have doubled the operational and
Murray GM’s former home in Estevan will be the new fire hall for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. equipment costs of the department. Purchasing the former Murray GM building will carry a cost now, but city manager Jeff Ward expects it will save money in the long run. The city will take out $3.5 million in new debt this year to pay for the $2.5 million cost of the purchase and the renovation, as well as the $1 million needed for improvements to King Street. Since this purchase came together relatively quickly, it was not included in the 2017 budget. But Ward stressed that constructing a new fire hall would have cost between $7 million and $10 million, so this was what he called “a strategic move.” Part of the building’s appeal, Ward added, was that they won’t have to spend a lot of money on renovations. “It’s pretty much turnkey ready. The offices in the
front will work for everything we need,” said Ward. “The apparatus space in the back is definitely large enough. It’s a wide open space. Mayor Roy Ludwig said there were preliminary discussions with Feser about the former Murray GM site last year, but nothing was seriously discussed until after Murray GM moved to their new home on Kensington Avenue late last year. It was not a decision that council took lightly, the mayor said. “Council thought we have the opportunity coming up … and we feel it’s the right opportunity for the city to take advantage of this,” said Ludwig. Councillor Dennis Moore called this move a “win-win situation” for the city and its residents. “Looking long-term, we are going to be saving not hundreds of thousands,
but millions of dollars,” said Moore. The land in Dominion Heights that had been earmarked for the new fire hall can now be sold, recouping some of the cost of purchasing the Murray GM land. An engineering review is still needed to make sure there aren’t any glaring problems with the building, but Feser, Ward and council don’t expect there will be issues, as their walk-throughs haven’t indicated any problems. Feser is hopeful the building can serve as Estevan’s fire hall for 30 to 40 years. And while the fire department hasn’t vacated their present home, there are plans being discussed for the building. Ludwig said they are looking at ways it could be used for the Estevan Police Service’s needs, since the EPS has outgrown the dimensions of the current police station.
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Police call volumes declined slightly plummeted in 2014, the EPS has seen a decrease in some types of crimes, but an increase in others. “We get more calls involving alcohol,” said Ladouceur. “People are dealing with more stress and money issues. We get more calls involving domestics and things like that.” Also, while there has been a drop in call volumes, the workload hasn’t necessarily gone down. A barking dog complaint can be cleared in a few minutes, he said, while a domestic situation can take several hours to clear. Ladouceur reiterated his previous statements that a lot of domestic abuse incidents in the city aren’t being reported. The EPS hasn’t seen an increase that other agencies, such as social services, have witnessed. “Domestics have always been a tough one for policing, because, as we
By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
For the third straight year, the Estevan Police Service (EPS) experienced a slight decline in the number of calls for service and infractions. The EPS had 7,671 calls for service in 2016, which was down from the 7,834 they had in 2015. Those numbers include speeding tickets and other traffic violations. Calls for service peaked at 9,177 in 2013. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said some people might expect the call volume to experience an even greater decrease, due to the state of the economy. “But we’re in the unique business because sometimes when the economy goes down, our work goes up,” he told the Mercury. Since the price of oil
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know, a lot of these incidents go on behind closed doors, so we always encourage people to seek the help they need, whether that be going to get counselling or going to the police,” he said. “Nobody should have to live with domestic violence.” Impaired driving remains a concern, both locally and provincially, he said, due to Saskatchewan’s abnormally high rates for that particular crime. “But sometimes you’re the highest because you’re working the hardest,” said Ladouceur. “What I mean by that is if our members are out there, diligently apprehending impaired drivers, the numbers for impaired driving rapidly increases.” Through the first 11 months of 2016, there were 140 impaired-related offences, down slightly from 146 the previous year. Those numbers include those caught driving while their blood alcohol content level was above .04 but under .08. The police chief believes a lot of work and education remains when it comes to impaired driving in Saskatchewan. Drug trafficking charges were up last year, as the police had a number of highprofile drug busts. “Our drug intelligence unit is gaining traction,” said Ladouceur. In 2015, which was the unit’s first year, there were 108 drug trafficking charges. That number grew to 124 last year. Possession charges were down from 62 in 2015 to 50 in 2016. Ladouceur chalked it up to the EPS placing a greater emphasis on trafficking versus possession. As for other crimes,
dangerous driver charges were up from seven to 10, but Ladouceur is concerned when such incidents occur. Robberies were up from one to five, which Ladouceur described as a reflection of the local economy. Residential break and enters were down from 32 to 21, while commercial break and enters jumped slightly from 14 to 16. The clearance rate for 2016 hasn’t been finalized, but out of the 7,671 calls for service and infractions, 3,174 were cleared by charges, or 41.4 per cent. “Out of those 7,671 reports to police, not all of them are criminal incidents, so they wouldn’t result in a charge,” said Ladouceur. Another 532 were listed as cleared otherwise. “The problem with clearance rates in general is we like to give it up to two months, because clearance rates aren’t done, necessarily, if you have an investigation that came in for November, and our detectives are still working on it.” Domestic violence, impaired driving and drug enforcement will continue to top the EPS priority list for this year. “We want to really look, and take a deep look, at what’s going on with domestic violence, and why we’re seeing a larger increase of disclosures outside of the police service as opposed to the police service,” said Ladouceur. “One has to only read the papers to see what can result from ongoing domestic violence.” As for impaired driving, Ladouceur said it has taken people more than 25 years to realize they can’t drive home after drinking.
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Blue Rodeo draws modest, but very enthusiastic crowd By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca
Although Blue Rodeo didn’t pack the seats at Affinity Place as much as anticipated, the band put on an excellent show for over 800 guests on Jan. 15, and attracted a crowd of its most ardent local fans. The band’s set entailed a variety of songs from many of the albums in their extensive discography, including several songs from their newest album, 1000 Arms. “I’ll admit, the size of the crowd was a little disappointing. We were hoping for more people to attend, since Blue Rodeo is a storied Canadian band with 15 albums,” said leisure services manager Nathan Jesse, during Sunday night’s concert. “We thought that more fans would come out.” Although there weren’t as many guests as anticipated, the enthusiasm in the audience was palpable and infectious. The audience showed a unanimously high level of excitement for the performances of both Blue Rodeo and the night’s opening act, Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins. A particularly robust round of applause was heard as Blue Rodeo entered the stage, and that same applause bookended
Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo provides guitar and backup vocals at the band’s Jan. 15 performance at Affinity Place. each of the 25 songs on the band’s set list, from Heart at the beginning of the show, to Lost, the song that ended the band’s performance. Jesse said he and the rest of those who worked to make the concert happen were grateful to all of those
who did attend, given that it is a great deal of work to bring a band as famous and in demand as Blue Rodeo, to a city the size of Estevan. “There was a good feeling out there, in the crowd, on the floor, and they were pretty engaged out there,” said Jesse. “I
think that although there weren’t many people out there, there were a lot of true-blue fans of Blue Rodeo in the audience tonight. They all knew the catalogue, and were excited to see them.” Earlier in the night, Ron Hawkins and The Do
Good Assassins, a Toronto band, warmed up the crowd, playing songs with a similar sound to those which Blue Rodeo played; songs that blended rock, country folk and numerous other musical styles. Jesse emphasized how impressed he was with the
performance by Hawkins and his band, noting that they were chosen as the opening act only a week before performance. He added, “The opening act was really solid. I didn’t know they’d be that good. They’ve got a lot of talent.”
Some RM residents opposed to proposition for cannabis greenhouse By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca
The response from a number of residents in the RM of Estevan to the concept of the RM issuing a development permit for a marijuana growth operation in an area near Roche Percee was overwhelmingly negative. Residents voiced their perspectives in response to a recent application for the discretional use of land in the RM of Estevan for a medicinal cannabis greenhouse, during a public meeting hosted by the RM on Jan. 11. The application was
submitted to the RM by Dr. Michael Awad, Donna Langois and John Jones, all associated with a company called Vert Health. It was subsequently denied by the RM, after the meeting, on account of the resistance residents in the area showed the idea. Fifteen people living in, or planning to live in the proposed area attended the meeting. They voiced a variety of reasons they did not want to see a greenhouse built there. The land chosen for the proposal is an agriculturally zoned area, but it falls within a residential subdivision.
Because of the land’s proximity to a residential area, many residents expressed their concern over the proposed land use, citing potential implications of putting the greenhouse at the end of a road that terminates in a dead end. There was a consensus among most of the residents at the meeting that they did not want to be near anything like a cannabis greenhouse. A significant complaint from many of the residents who attended the meeting was the danger of the potential nuisances in the area, created by traffic and other activity at the operation, if it
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account of potential activity that the greenhouse could have brought into the area. One resident suggested that there would be an increase in illegal activity if there was a cannabis greenhouse built in the area, citing statistics she found that showed links between increases in criminal activity and the shutdown of such operations, and adding that it could encourage more criminal activity relating to drugs in the Estevan area. Another concern was that of property value, putting a cannabis greenhouse so close to residential properties. One resident ex-
pressed her misgivings over the long-term value of her property, saying, “We have been working hard to get a place where we thought we would get peace and quiet. What will we be able to get for our place? We didn’t buy a place for the value to go down the crapper.” Some residents were concerned about how the property would be taxed, and whether it technically counted as agricultural use, given that it wouldn’t reach the acreage size necessary for it to be deemed agricultural, and given that it was so closed to an area zoned residential.
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Budget worthy of scrutiny It may not be the most compelling piece of literature to be unleashed on the local populace in the past 12 months, but Estevan’s city budget should receive serious consideration among local taxpayers. A civic budget is your money at work and taxpaying doesn’t get any more basic than a local city’s accountancy and numerical transparency. Before we get on high horses to complain about another three per cent rate increase on property taxes, why don’t we look at some of the cash requirements within this document that outlines what is going to happen with the $33 million or so we are giving this council and administrators to do our bidding. Are we comfortable with the modest decrease in debt? Are we OK with paying just under $1 million a year of interest payments on that debt? If you would like to see a bigger chunk of that $29 million debt disappear this year, then are you going to be alright with perhaps saying goodbye to the ancient Civic Auditorium as the backup ice surface and event complex? Would you be in agreement with fewer trees being trimmed and none being planted? If so, then the debt can be knocked down a further $500,000 perhaps.
Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post
One health board may be better There are some things about the proposed changes to health governance in Saskatchewan that rural people might not like. Or, at least, they might not like them until they can be convinced that one health authority addresses problems in the system the current 12 boards couldn’t address. The first pronouncement of Premier Brad Wall’s government in 2017 was a big one, a call for the reorganization of the current 12 health regions into a single province-wide health authority. Unfairly, rural Saskatchewan people are sometimes labelled as resistant to change. Virtually no other Canadians have seen as much disruption to their communities, economies and way of life, as Saskatchewan’s rural residents who have had to adapt to dwindling communities caused by the mechanization of farming. That said, there are times when rural people have fought hard against changes to their governance structure. It lobbied, intensely
We probably wouldn’t appreciate a boil water advisory this year, so utility consumption rates have to keep going up just to keep pace with improvements in water and waste water security and safety as well as increasing supplies. The city could cut back on salaries by eliminating some police and fire and rescue personnel, probably another $1 million to be saved there. You might be OK with that, until your garage catches fire or an unknown intruder enters your yard and tries to get into your basement and the response time is not as swift as it used to be by our protective services personnel. Widening King Street in that well known embarrassing stretch, could wait for another year or two couldn’t it? It’s only been about 30 years since we first discussed the need to fix this anomaly. Do we want any streets paved this year? If not, then expect a much higher pothole repair invoice in return. Mother Nature is cruel. Water main breaks? Should they be repaired quickly, or when public works employees and contractors can get to them within a normal scheduled work day? You decide. We could save another $300,000 to put on that debt if you don’t mind not flushing your
toilet for three or four days. Do you want green grass, flowers and budding leaves, or brown grass, weeds and no leaves? It’s your turn to voice your choice. We could go on, but the picture is clearly drawn. Within a civic budget, you only gain in one area by sacrificing in another and it’s a balancing act with a host of local ratepayers claiming to know how to do it better than those “jerks at city hall.” You also had an opportunity to run for civic office last October, or to cast a vote in favour of or against those who did. A city budget is a golden opportunity to have your voice heard. All we would ask is that you make a reasonable argument or request in doing so. Those who are making things happen out of city hall, probably don’t need silly Facebook postings or anonymous tweets critiquing civic activities they don’t know much about, but just like grousing for the sake of grousing. It’s your turn. The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is providing one outlet for your voice to be heard. We are sure our councillors would like to hear from you too, in the public forum, as long as the tone is reasonable. It’s a democratic system, use it.
against the mere suggestion of changing the existing system of 296 rural municipalities. Opposition to such change hasn’t always been completely rational. So, having said that, while there is a 111year attachment to the existing rural municipal system, the same can’t be said about the short life span of the existing dozen health regions. In fact, since the demise of the myriad local hospital and ambulance boards a quarter century ago, the current 12 health regions have often been considered the worst of both worlds. Regions are too small and powerless to take on the power of government. But they were often too big to represent concerns in specific local communities. Moreover, if one looks at the borders for the regions, they simply don’t make any sense. Sticking Moosomin in the ReginaQu’Appelle Health Region reflects the holusbolus nature of regions that did not reflect trading areas or neighbouring communities. The complaints of overpaid, local administration and endless bureaucracy have been endless. Of course, it’s questionable whether the new single authority governance model will achieve the “significant savings” Health Minister Jim Reiter talked about when he announced his government was accepting his independent advisory panel’s recommendations. While Reiter did cite savings in information technology, payroll, procurement and less board management, his government could only quote a $10 to $20 million saving on board governance by 2018-19. More recently, the government added
that the health department spends an estimated $160 million on information technology including the IT system for the current health regions, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and eHealth. However, its consolidation would only produce savings of about $9 million a year. In total, that amounts to less than $30 million in savings, a drop in the bucket in the health system that is costing us $5.7 billion annually. Then there is the fear that when a government talks about amalgamation in health-care, it may be talking about hospital closures like the 1992 closure of 52 rural hospitals under the Roy Romanow government. But Reiter was adamant that what his party contemplates “is not a consolidation of frontline health-care.” If that doesn’t bring solace to rural people, there are other things emerging from the panel’s recommendations that should. The panel’s work was largely predicated on the notion that all Saskatchewan people, regardless of where they live, should be entitled to equal access to health care. With inequitable boards, that didn’t always happen. For example, one of the key areas addressed in the panel’s recommendations is consistency in ambulatory care. Currently, some towns don’t have access to paramedics because the health region has deemed that a less affordable expense. Of course, there are worries. It would help if we had an independent health ombudsman to arbitrate. But a single authority mandated to ensure equality may better address such issues. One board may just be better than 12.
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We have a few items to discuss this week dear diary, so pull up a chair and let’s get started. Oil prices appear to have steadied out above $50 a barrel. Of course that’s not what our producers here get. It’s nothing anything near that in the discount delivery system. But, at least it’s better than $25. It seems the economy in Sask. hit bottom mid-year last year and all the adjustments that had to be made, were made. I predict 2017 will be a better market and economic year than 2015 and 2016 were. The United States Navy put in an order for 330 more ships, delivery in three to five years. The Canadian Navy, by those standards and ratios, could be looking at 33 new frigates and destroyers et al. Instead, we are getting none. We lost our one supply ship last year, our frigates that were retrofitted with new technology now have problems with the air exchange systems that keep the new equipment cooled. Back to the drawing board. Our ever-humiliating submarine fleet of one to four machines still can’t re-surface after diving. That’s a bit problematic. Canada may get one new ship for our decimated navy sometime before the start of the 22nd Century, but don’t count on it based on our history of military procurements. And speaking of our Department of National Defence, it seems they are spending $1 billion on retrofitting 10 buildings they intend to use as new headquarters, in Ottawa. These are unused buildings they bought in the Nortel firesale. Remember Nortel? Another Canadian success story, right? But, it turns out, the 10 buildings can never be made secure enough to accommodate the military intelligence community … and I use the word intelligence loosely here. The special operations folks and joint operations command are going to have to stay right where they are because while their offices are old, they are supposedly secure. But, I have my doubts about that too, based on track records. They have to stay put or else the international intelligence bureaus that Canada engages on a semi-regular basis, will no longer be engaged if they move to the new (old) Nortel campus. Based on what I learned, 3,400 military and civilian employees will move into the new facilities and eventually that will increase to 8,500 employees over the 148 acre spread. I don’t know how many secret intelligence people will be left to wander in the Ottawa outbacks in the older, but more secure, quarters, because, I guess, that’s part of the military secret stuff. I don’t have an app for that. The defence teams are currently housed in 35 different building around the national capital region. In the meantime, out in the frontlines, Canada deploys about 68,000 to 70,000 supposedly combat ready troops, sailors and air force personnel. They have 8,500 red tape cover artists in national defence command, ready to serve. Do ya think we might have too many captains, colonels and generals and not enough troops? Yet, when other military operatives speak of Canadian forces, they do so, usually, in glowing confirmations of great skills. So, it seems, in spite of all the odds stacked against them in terms of upper-level leadership, or lack thereof, our military can still perform well when needed. Did you notice I didn’t even bring up our ongoing comedy show regarding the purchase of new fighter aircraft? That would be another whole column all by itself. That file is more comical than the screen door submarines we keep trying to deploy. Of course it would be more comical if they weren’t needlessly spending all our hard-earned billions of tax dollars in the course of these misadventures.
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Ludwig looks ahead to another year By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Estevan was a busy city in 2016, thanks to a number of marquee events and some other moments, according to an annual address by Mayor Roy Ludwig at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council. The mayor expects the city will remain busy this year, too. Estevan played host to such events as the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup junior A hockey championship in April and May, and the Saskatchewan Summer Games in July. Those events were a showcase of the community and its venues. The opening ceremonies for the Games happened just two weeks after a flash flood dropped approximately 125 millimetres of rain on the city in two hours. Ludwig applauded the efforts of the Estevan emergency measures organization and its co-ordinator Helen Fornwald, as well as emergency services, city employees and other crews for their quick response. “Our community rolled
up their sleeves and helped out their neighbours, and within a couple of weeks, we hosted a very successful Summer Games,” said Ludwig. “This speaks the resiliency to our community.” During the week of the Games, the Estevan Airport runways were dedicated, and the famed Snowbirds aerobatics team made an appearance in Estevan to highlight the celebrations. A civic election was held in October, which resulted in the election of three new councillors – Travis Frank, Shelly Veroba and Lyle Yanish. The city also incurred two blizzards in December. Estevan received 53 centimetres of snow last month, which is a new record for December. Ludwig praised city crews for their efforts to clear the snow. The twinning of Highway 39 from Estevan’s east city limits to an area near Bienfait started in the spring. “Hopefully the province will continue to work on the twinning until completion from North Portal to Regina,” said Ludwig. The CT scanner at St. Joseph’s Hospital opened last
Mayor Roy Ludwig reflected on some of the highlights for Estevan in 2016, and offered a look to this year during his annual mayor’s address. year, and Ludwig described that as a positive for healthcare in the city. The Soldiers’ Tree monument, which is located across from city hall, was dedicated during a ceremony in September. Ludwig called it “a masterpiece.” As for 2017, Ludwig noted the city hopes to start the rehabilitation of King Street by paving from 13th Avenue to Arthur Avenue, and widening King Street between Bannatyne Avenue and Pine Avenue. They also hope to resurface Sister Roddy Road to Wellock Road. There are also plans to spend money to improve
heating in the Civic Auditorium and to move forward with upgrades to the city’s parks. Finally, the city will proceed with a couple of projects for the utility fund, including the residual management program, which will pump clean water into the Souris River, and the secondary water intake project, which will shift the primary water source for the city from Boundary Dam to Rafferty Dam. “We will continue to have open lines of communication with our community, and deal with day-to-day operations in our community,” said Ludwig.
City will apply for funding The City of Estevan will apply for support for two projects through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. Speaking at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council, city engineer Kiflom Weldeab said there are several projects that could fit the fund’s criteria. He suggested the top priority would be a storm, sanitary and water main system upgrade in the Hillside subdivision, with a projected cost of $12 million. The other is a combined sanitary and storm system in the Westview subdivision for $4.8 million. Design for both projects is in progress. Members of council voiced some concern whether the city could afford a project if they were successfully chosen, but they ultimately decided to apply. The federal, provincial and municipal governments will each fund one-third of the chosen projects. Council tabled a request from the Estevan Kinsmen Club to support the multi-sport outdoor
facility for the Kin club’s play park in the Hillside subdivision. The Kinsmen asked the city for $50,000, which the city did not budget for this year. After some discussion, Councillor Shelly Veroba noted that the outdoor venue will benefit from this May’s Savour the Southeast fundraiser, and so she would like to see the request tabled until later in the spring. Water and wastewater services manager Kevin Sutter brought forward a report from Associated Engineering regarding the identification of treatment and management alternatives for city-generated waste water effluent, and its use as a make-up water supply at the Shand Power Station. Associated Engineering saw a need to facilitate a combined effort to deal with the issues arising from the disposal of the city effluent water stream. They also proposed arrangement between SaskPower and the city. The firm believes there will be a financial benefit for both the city and SaskPower. Phase 1 of the propos-
al, which involves a study, has a cost of $14,000, which would be cost-shared. Council gave first reading to a zoning bylaw that will allow for an indoor play structure to be built in the 500-block of Fifth Street. The bylaw is needed so that the project can proceed without affecting the zoning of the other tenants in the building. Three readings were given to a pair of bylaws that were introduced late last year. The first is a zoning bylaw with some updated language and definitions. Council also approved a rezoning that will allow an esthetics business to open at a site at the south edge of the city. Council also suspended a bylaw regarding building permit fee increases. The permit and inspection fee would increase from
$5 to $6 per $1,000 of computed building value. Also the minimum building permit fee will be increase from $40 to $100. C o u n c i l l o r Tr a v i s Frank expressed some concern with the building performance deposit section of the bylaw, in which all permits will be subject to a deposit of five per cent of the commuted building value, to a maximum of $5,000. He believes this could hinder the city’s competitiveness. But Mayor Roy Ludwig countered that people have taken out building permits in the past and have done nothing, leading to diminished property values and frustration for neighbours. Ludwig suggested leaving the bylaw in abeyance so that the building performance deposit clause can be replaced by fines.
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Tournament Raises Funds The Estevan Police Association recently presented the proceeds of their annual Memorial Open Golf Tournament to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. The tournament was held last July and raised $5,666.76 for the foundation. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, association members Braden Lonsberry and Trevor Roberts, hospital foundation executive director Becky Conly and association president Evan Handley. This year’s edition of the tournament will be held on July 14, and will once again benefit the hospital foundation. Photo submitted.
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Estevan saw another decrease in building activity last year, as the local recession from the declining price of oil continued to leave its impact. Fifty-six permits with a total value of a little more than $9.88 million were issued last year, down from the 77 permits worth $11.11 million that were granted in 2015. Miscellaneous permits accounted for the largest share of the number of permits, as 19 permits worth $735,205 were approved. Fifteen garage permits worth $286,385 were given the green light. The bulk of the permit value came from commercial permits, as 14 permits worth $5.79 million were granted. Commercial permits were the one category that saw an increase from the previous year, as six permits worth $1.83 million were issued in 2015. The remaining permits in 2016 came from two categories, with six single-family residential permits worth nearly $2.23 million, and
two industrial permits worth $415,000. No permits were issued last year for multifamily, secondary suite or institutional projects. Rob Denys, the manager of the city’s land development services division, told the Mercury that a decrease in both permit numbers and values was not unexpected. “We were probably projecting in that $10 million to $15 million mark as far as building valuations,” Denys said. Residential activity was expected to be down, not only because of the state of the local economy, but because of the existing housing inventory in the city. As for commercial numbers, Denys was not surprised to see the numbers so high despite the recession. He noted there have been times in which residential permits have generated more activity than commercial and industrial permits. “During a downturn, the cost of materials and labour can be lower, so on the commercial side, if somebody is looking to a commercial development, they’ll take advantage of those lower costs,” said Denys.
Denys believes the amount of building activity in the city this year will be contingent on the state of the economy. There has been an increase in oil prices in recent months, and he has seen forecasts for drilling activity that are encouraging. “We’ve seen a lot of residential development, and that’s slowly absorbing, so it might generate demand for new residential development, particularly for single-family housing,” said Denys. The land for the West Valley Village subdivision has been annexed by the city, and the green light has been given for the developer to proceed with a new bare-land condominium subdivision. That could have an impact on the number of building permits issued this year. There are also some lots available for development in Essex Developments’ subdivision, The Meadows, in northwest Estevan, and Denys said there could be some activity in that area this year. “There are 22 lots available right now that are ready for development,” said Denys.
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Bruins Bench help propels Elecs to bronze bankrupt Millionaires By Jamie Harkins
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The Estevan Power Dodge Bruins noticed something seemed a bit off with Melville Millionaires goalie Colby Entz’s game early into last Wednesday’s 3-0 win at the Horizon Credit Union Centre. “We wanted to test him right away and we thought that he was struggling to control the puck,” said Bruins defenceman Johnny Witzke. “We just tried throwing everything we had at him and a few of the goals that we had were rebounds, so it worked.” After a scoreless first period, Bruins left wing Jake Fletcher got the road team on the board 1:50 into the middle frame ending Entz’s shutout streak at 172 minutes. Bruins captain Lynnden Pastachak scored his 20th of the season just over eight minutes later to give the Black and Gold a 2-0 lead with Jayden Davis potting his fourth of the year at the 19:21 mark. “We came out flying in the second period,” said Bruins goaltender Curtis Meger, who captured SJHL goalie of the week honours for his efforts. “We were very fortunate to bury the chances that we did have and I thought we got on the forecheck really well and that really set the tone for the entire period. Even though we were on the PK (penalty kill) for a little bit we killed those off pretty well and then we bounced back and got a couple of goals.” Meger stopped 36 shots, including 28 in the final 40 minutes, for his second shutout of the season. The rookie netminder noted a few of those opportunities were quality scoring chances considering a couple of two-on-ones, a breakaway and a four-on-three were part of that group. “They had a lot of good looks, but we kept them to the outside and blocked a lot of shots,” he said. “I know the guys in the dressing room take a lot of pride in doing that, so I’m very thankful and the shots that did come my way I was able to see and I was fortunate to stop them.” The Bruins entered an eight-day break after the Millionaires (16-21-2) contest with their next game scheduled for Jan. 20 at Affinity Place against the Humboldt Broncos (23-16-0-1). The return to action will start a six-game home stand for the Black and Gold, which currently sits third in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and first in the Viterra Division with a record of 26-13-0-1. “That’s really important to our team,” said Witzke. “With how far up we are in the standings right now we need to get as many wins as possible and hopefully try to get that division clinched.”
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A tough double-overtime loss led the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs to a berth and a needful reliance on their depth in the team’s junior boys basketball tournament third-place game. “My starters played a lot of minutes, so we were kind of wore out,” said Elecs coach Rob Gallaway. “We just said we’re going to have to use some more of the bench guys and we all worked together. They stepped up big time in this game against Yorkton and it’s a big reason why we came away with the win.” The Elecs beat the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders 58-32 to capture the third-place status in a game that started a mere three hours after ECS battled the Moose Jaw Vanier Collegiate Institute Vikings to a hard-fought 88-81 doubleovertime loss. The Vikings fell 112-90 to the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles in the championship match. “One of our players, (Jean-Luc Dupuis), came in and he just got a spark started,” said Elec Lais Lindquist about how the team overcame the tired legs and first quarter press from the Raiders. “The whole team worked off that spark and everybody got fired up.” Gallaway said the Elecs are led by their big men like Lindquist who are almost unstoppable when they get the ball inside. He said the team, which includes five Grade 9, seven Grade 10 and two Grade 11 athletes, also rely on a strong fast break with assistant coach Justis Grimsrud proving a major asset in that development. The Elecs next competition will be at the Oxbow Prairie Horizon School Black
ECS Elec Angelo Derain attempts to make a jump shot over a stifling Raiders defence. Photo by Jamie Harkins. Knights senior basketball tournament on Jan. 27 and 28. “I don’t have anything (expectation
wise) for placing,” said Lindquist. “Just as long as our whole team works hard and puts in the effort, I’m happy with it.”
Elecs jr. girls win Eagles tournament By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs junior girls basketball team exacted a bit of revenge on the weekend. The Elecs captured the Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS) Eagles junior girls basketball tournament championship with an undefeated run through the fourteam competition on Friday and Saturday. The victory followed a championship game defeat to the Eagles in the Elecs home tournament last month where the home side fielded two teams of six players and one affiliated recruit. “This was our full team and this will show us how we’re going to play against them in districts,” said Elecs coach Kevin Kobitz. “We’re going to always improve, so I think we’ve got a good chance of winning districts this year.” Bailee Mickel led the WCS tournament in scoring through the three-game competition. The Elecs defeated the Eagles 40-30, knocked off the Assiniboia Composite High School Rockets 83-43 and clinched the championship with a tight 59-56 win over the Swift Current Comprehensive School Ardens. “They were composed,” said Kobitz. “Our defence has come along since the beginning of the season, which has helped out quite a bit in our games (with) more
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The ECS Elecs junior girls basketball team celebrate a tournament championship at Weyburn Comprehensive School on Saturday. Submitted photo. intensity plays. Our offence is still lax, but the defence pulls it up enough for us to win.” Kobitz said the team, which includes six Grade 9 and six Grade 10 players, has been focusing on the offensive side of the game including working to get open looks and executing clean passes since the season began. He said they have one more tournament in Moose Jaw the weekend of Feb. 3 and 4 before co-hosting the South East Dis-
trict Athletic Association championships with the junior boys Elecs on March 7 and the expectation is the girls will continue to show improvement until then. “We’ve grown since the beginning,” he said. “The defence has improved immensely, but we’ve got to work on offence a lot (more). I think they can do it. I’m constantly pushing it, so I’m very positive that we’re going to win districts. That’s our goal.”
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Estevan’s Brayden Pachal moves the puck up ice during his first game as a member of the Prince Albert Raiders last Wednesday at the Art Hauser Centre. Photo courtesy of Lucas Chudleigh/Prince Albert Raiders.
Pachal welcomes chance with Raiders By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
Brayden Pachal got his wish for a larger role on a Western Hockey League
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Estevan. “So, I asked out of Victoria and asked if I could be traded to a place where I’d be a top guy and play a lot more and see a lot more opportunity.” Pachal said the initial request for a trade was made right before Christmas, but it wasn’t until late last Sunday night that he found out the move had been made. He said the Royals had just got back from a trip to Prince George to face the Cougars when Victoria gen-
eral manager and president Cameron Hope called to let him know he’d be heading to Prince Albert in the morning. “It was just pack your suitcase, stay the night, say goodbye the next morning and on your way,” he said. “It’s bittersweet the trade. You’re leaving family back in Victoria, so it’s always sad saying goodbye to best friends that you make, but then again I’m coming to a new team and making 23
new ones.” An old friend greeted Pachal when the six-foot and 194-pound defenceman first stepped onto the ice for practice with the Raiders on Tuesday morning. The young Raiders squad also includes 16-year-old Estevan forward Cole Fonstad, who most recently played regularly with Pachal on the Estevan bantam AA Bruins during the 2013-14 season. Pachal said it’ll be a cool experience to share a junior hockey career with one of his best friends, but it still takes a while to get used to everything when coming to a new team. He said the coaching staff has helped that transition by pulling him aside to explain their game plan concerning the immediate and long-term expectations of him. “They told me I would be a big part of the team,” said Pachal, who enjoyed five-on-five, special teams and overtime minutes in his first game with the Raiders last Wednesday. “Even though I’m young I’m going to play in situations that in Victoria I wasn’t and sometimes they’re going to get me out of my comfort zone. “So, I think anytime you get more opportunity and more playing time you’re going to become better as a player and I just have to listen to what the coaching staff has to tell me and take their word and keep getting better.”
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Bruins acquire present and future assets By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Power Dodge Bruins addressed an immediate need on their blueline and acquired a future asset in goal during the hours leading up to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s trade deadline last Tuesday. In a move that will help the team out now, the Bruins obtained veteran defenceman Evan Scott from the Maritime Hockey League’s Berwick, Nova Scotia-based Valley Wildcats for a player development fee. The six-foot-three and 212 pound rearguard suited up in 32 games for the Wildcats this season scoring seven goals and 19 points while picking up 40 penalty minutes. Scott, 20, spent the previous three seasons playing with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Rimouski Oceanic and Shawinigan Cataractes tallying three goals, nine points and 157 penalty minutes in 113 games. “In the past I’ve always been a more defensive defenceman,” said Scott, 20. “I played major junior for three years and I was always relied on to step up for my teammates and get the energy going. More of a penalty killing guy, but when I decided to take the step down to go to junior A it really gave me the chance to show off my offensive abilities and really become the two-way defenceman that I was back in bantam and midget.” Chris Lewgood, head coach and general manager of the Bruins, said Scott was made available nationwide by the Wildcats due to their focus on rebuilding this season. He said Valley head coach and general manager Nick Greenough gave the Bruins the courtesy of a recruiting phone call with
“I just want to come in, play my game and do whatever I can to help the team win.” - Evan Scott Scott before the acquisition with both parties coming to the conclusion that his move to Estevan would be a good fit. “I’m really impressed with the progress of our young D-men,” said Lewgood. “Our D has been an area of strength here over the last several games. Not our team defence as much as our defencemen. But it still remained important that for any sort of playoff run we wanted to be harder to play against and we wanted to find a guy who has some experience that can take some pressure off Riegs (Josh Rieger).” In a bookend to the Scott transaction, the Bruins acquired SJHL veteran left wing Teal Sobkowicz from the Melville Millionaires as compensation for the future considerations part of the Dec. 7 deal that sent rookie forward Logan Foster to the Millionaires. The Black and Gold then flipped Sobkowicz and a third round pick in the 2017 SJHL draft to the Flin Flon Bombers for prospect goaltender Matt Lenz and a first round pick in the 2017 draft. Lewgood said the decision to flip Sobkowicz, who has tallied 28 goals and 55 points in 125 career SJHL games, came down to simple asset management. He said when they were moving Foster they evaluated their return options and, despite already having an area of strength with their forward group and not needing a player like Sobkowicz, it was felt the return on a trade at the deadline could yield
more for him than Foster. “We didn’t have a goalie,” said Lewgood, noting they expect Lenz, who has a 1.69 goals against average and .938 save percentage in 16 games with the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Generals this season, to be in their lineup in 2017-18. “That was an area of need we wanted to address at this deadline. We’ve looked at a few guys from around Saskatchewan and we’ve recruited outside, but ultimately it landed on Lenz. He was in our top couple of choices and he was our top ’99 choice and he was in our top two overall and when it came down to evaluating our options with the Sobkowicz trade, Lenz’s availability is what put it over the top.” Scott said the plan was to arrive in Saskatchewan on Monday night and hit the ice with the Bruins at practice on Tuesday. He admitted the team, the league and junior A hockey in western Canada is a bit of an unknown to him as he comes in, but he’s excited for the opportunity and will give his all to help make this a memorable season for the Black and Gold. “This is my fourth full year of junior hockey and I’ve never won anything,” said Scott. “I just want to come in, play my game and do whatever I can to help the team win. Typical stuff for a new guy coming in, but whatever I can do to help out and make a run at the playoffs and make a run at the Cup here would be just fine with me.”
Estevan Skaters Win Over Carlyle The Estevan Figure Skating Club sent a huge contingent of 28 skaters to the Skate Canada Regions 1 and 6 Invitational Competition at the Carlyle Sports Arena on Saturday and Sunday. The skaters did extremely well earning a bevy of gold, silver and bronze placements. Submitted photo.
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Bruins try to tame the Wild By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Blue Sky Air atom AA Bruins fell just short in their attempt to come back from an early four goal deficit against the Mouse Mountain Wild at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. After Moose Mountain (3-13-1) jumped out to a 5-1 lead after 23 minutes on markers by Chase Robertson, Matty Fornwald, Blaise Jorgensen and Porter Barnett, the Bruins began to battle back getting pucks to the Wild net and pouncing on any rebounds. Bruins right wing Carter Hirsch started the comeback four minutes into the middle frame before defenceman Hayden Terrett made it 5-3 at the 14:10 mark of the second by deflecting a Carter Onrait point shot past Wild goalie Ty Fehrenbach. Each of the teams engaged in an evenly played third period with both earning chances to light the light. The Wild’s Ben McCarthy enjoyed the best opportunity 14 minutes into the stanza skating into the high slot from the wing and wiring a shot top corner that Bruins netminder Tyler Piper snagged with his glove. Onrait finally brought the score to 5-4 with a one-timer off a rebound from a point shot by Jayden Kuchinka with 34 seconds remaining, but the club could not notch the equalizer in the final seconds. “The kids showed a lot of perseverance and a lot of perspective
Estevan’s Cameron Gillingham competes with the Prairie U14 team at Regina’s Lawson Aquatic Centre earlier this month. Submitted photo.
Water polo athletes back in action Bruins defenceman Chase Foord drives to the Wild net during the second period of Moose Mountain’s 5-4 win over Estevan at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. for 10 year olds as far as how to get themselves back into the game,” said Bruins head coach Chuck Lang. “That was good to see.” The Bruins survived a Wild comeback attempt on Saturday when Moose Mountain notched three goals early in the third period to tie the score at 6-6. Onrait, with two, and Kade Phillips replied in the final 10 minutes to help the Bruins (1-11-1) to a long awaited 9-6 win. Lang said the victory picked the whole team up and makes everyone want to push a little harder to put the
puck in the back of the net. He said they’ll need some big team efforts to get a few more wins as the team heads into the final month of the regular season. “We’re a fairly young team, so everybody is starting to come along now in their understandings of the systems and how the puck needs to move out of our zone and through the neutral zone,” said Lang. “We’re starting to develop an understanding of how to cycle. As far as what I want to see (moving forward), I just want to see our kids pushing themselves every game.”
A host of Estevan Sharks water polo athletes joined forces with other players from Saskatchewan over the past two weekends to compete in the Water Polo Canada National Championship League (NCL). During the weekend of Jan. 6-9, a number of Sharks boys and girls teamed up with members of the Weyburn Hurricanes to form two under-14 Prairie teams that competed at the Lawson Aquatic Centre in Regina. The U14 boys earned a 3-1record while the U14 girls went 0-3-1 at the competition. Three Estevan players travelled to Calgary’s Talisman Centre to play with the U16 Saskatchewan team at an NCL tournament this past weekend. The Sharks’ Cameron Gillingham helped the U16 boys squad go 6-0, while Emily Marshall and Taeghen Hack joined the U16 girls team that rolled to a 3-2 record. The Estevan Sharks mini-atom and atom teams will travel to Weyburn for games this weekend. The Sharks cadet players also head on the road for a competition this weekend with the athletes travelling to Regina for their final regular season tournament.
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City of Estevan Traffic Bylaw 2016-1963: Section 53 1. No person shall deposit any natural substances on any highway, public sidewalk, boulevard or ditch within the City of Estevan, excepting: a) On 4th Street from Souris Avenue and 14th Avenue where building is abutting the property line; b) On 5th Street from 13th Avenue to Souris Avenue where the building is abutting the property line; c) On 11th Avenue from 3rd Street to 5th Street where the building is abutting the property line; d) On 12th Avenue from 3rd Street to 6th Street where the building is abutting the property line; e) On 13th Avenue from the North side of 4th Street North 40 meters. 2. No person shall dump any substance on any highway, public side walk, boulevard or ditch within the City of Estevan. 3. The occupier of property in the City of Estevan shall remove any snow, ice or other obstruction from the public sidewalk adjacent to such property within twentyfour (24) hours of the time such snow, ice or other obstruction appears on such public sidewalk. In the event that this subsection is not complied with, the City may remove such snow, ice or other obstructions at the expense of such occupants or owner, and in the event of the non-payment of such expense, such expense may be charged against the property as a special assessment to be recovered in like manner as and with the taxes.
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More power and gas use records set One record broken, another one tied. That was the story for SaskPower and SaskEnergy this past week as Saskatchewan’s extremely cold conditions placed unprecedented pressures on the province’s electricity and heating source corporations. In fact, the record set by SaskPower at 5:51 p.m. on Jan. 13 was the third time within 40 days this Crown corporation exceeded previous high electrical consumption targets in a growing province. Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,747 megawatts (MW) in power use, which topped the previous record of 3,726 MW set on Dec. 16, 2016, which in turn had beaten the 3,710 record that had been set only four days earlier.
The new record exceeded the previous one by 37 MW, the equivalent power use of 37,000 homes. New peak electrical consumption records have now been set 11 times within the past decade, the power company said. While that was going on at SaskPower, the natural gas suppliers and carriers at SaskEnergy and TransGas reported the daily natural gas consumption over the 24-hour period between Jan. 12 and 13, tied the previous record set in December of 2016 of 1.33 PetaJoules (PJ) of natural gas. This is the fourth consecutive winter that a new record has been established and eight of the top 10 peakload or near record-setting days for SaskEnergy, have occurred this winter.
The previous 24-hour record was set on the same day as SaskPower’s previous record, Dec. 16, due
of measurement equivalent to one million GigaJoules (GJ) of natural gas. The average home in Saskatch-
to the extreme cold temperatures and high demand from industrial customers and power plants. The 1.33 PJ record is three per cent higher than the previous record set in January of 2016. A PetaJoule is a unit
ewan consumes about 102 GJ of natural gas annually. Record-setting and near record-setting natural gas usage days are happening more frequently with higher customer volumes. SaskEnergy’s system is designed around increased
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growth, ensuring additional capacity so that even on peak record days, the system is able to provide more natural gas than required. “We’ve become used to seeing the record beaten every winter as Saskatchewan grows. With new technology we’re also seeing each household and business use more power,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower’s president and CEO. “We’ve never seen new peak load records being set several times in a month. That’s why it’s so crucial we keep updating and growing our power grid. We need to make
sure our customers have the power they need when they need it.” In the meantime, SaskPower and SaskEnergy continue to urge consumers to exercise conservation measures when it comes to their power and heating needs. Homeowners are urged to turn the thermostat down if no one is going to be in the home for an extended period, use timers with vehicle plugins, (four hours are all that are required to keep a vehicle’s engine block warmed), and to turn off lights in rooms that aren’t occupied.
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Oaklyn Dawn Louise Mosley March 5, 2016 Daughter of Melissa & Travis Mosley
Kristian Charles Beaudry March 28, 2016 Son of Brett & Karen Beaudry
Madelyn Pearl Grobbink July 6, 2016 Daughter of Jess & Mike Grobbink
Piper Ann Marie Currie July 19, 2016 Daughter of Adam & Teanna Currie
Rhys Grier Deatherage February 9. 2016 Son of David & Kyla Deatherage
Lexi Michelle Kathy Olson August 4, 2016 Daughter of Matthew & Mallory Olson
Owen John Bath October 6, 2016 Son of Melinda & Justin Bath
Hayden Grace Friess April 8, 2016 Daughter of Marcus & Kim Friess
Arianna Marie Sliva November 19, 2016 Daughter of Kevin & Sarah Sliva
Nile Stanley Beaulieu July 5, 2016 Son of Alicia & Cole Beaulieu
Tenley Mack January 13, 2016 Daughter of Aaron & Channy Mack
Ethan Enrique Marcel Rauda April 19th 2016 Son of Marvin & Christa Rauda
Mackenzie James Mann May 7, 2016 Son of Alisha & Gregg Mann
Rylee Nicole Gallaway September 6, 2016 Daughter of Ashley & Rob Gallaway
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A B B I E S of 2016
Simon Lyle Hall December 21, 2015 Son of Dustin & Jocelyn Hall
Jerzey Ann Dukart April 12, 2016 Daughter of Jody & Misty Dukart
Torrie Adria Leatherdale February 10, 2016 Daughter of Andrea & Preston Leatherdale
Tripp Clinton Davies June 13, 2016 Son of Kendra & Rick Davies
Emilia Mariana Bravo-Gonzalez October 7, 2016 Daughter of Anibal Bravo-Farias & Mayra Gonzalez-Bravo
Colton James Himmelspeck June 18th, 2016 Son of Cory Himmelspeck & Katie Clarke
Zebb Emmanuel Parcon- Silla February 21, 2016 Son of Jerome & Sheila Silla
Embree Rose Park December 21, 2016 Daughter of Jon & Mandee Park
Daylen Gagnon March 3, 2016 Son of Randi Gagnon
Reya Rose Marie Mack September 8, 2016 Daughter of Jayme & Kristen Mack
Lucy Grace Hoffort September 3, 2016 Daughter of Michael & Kristin Hoffort
Hayley Avvy Cynthia Hoffort January 14, 2016 Daughter of Marc & Angela Hoffort
Miller James Spencer November 15, 2016 Son of Riley & Hollin Spencer
Ezra Jaron Cossette February 10, 2016 Son of Jolene & Aaron Cossette
Falynn Jayde Eckel August 30, 2016 Daughter of Kwyn & Travis Eckel
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A B B I E S
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Kacee Ann Stang June 24, 2016 Daughter of Carolyn & Jeremy Stang
Austin Carter Dupuis December 12, 2016 Son of Megan & Jeff Dupuis
Marreck Leigh Young February 23, 2016 Daughter of Darcy & Tessa Young
Miya Tammy Diane Cederwall March 6, 2016 Daughter of Cheyenne Grant & Trent Cederwall
Sarah Marlene Sinclair May 4, 2016 Daughter of Ashley Mucha & Mitch Sinclair
Braylon Matthieu James Gagnon March 12, 2016 Son of Ricki Gagnon
Kellan Henry James Bath January 1, 2016 Son of Josh & Katie Bath
Jordynn Drahun & Journee Drahun December 29, 2016 Daughters of Justin Drahun & Kassie Krunick
Harrison Branrick Eskra August 17, 2016 Son of Shelagh & Aaron Eskra
Delilah Elizabeth Fowler January 13, 2016 Daughter of Billy & Rhonda Fowler
Cooper Kenneth Himmelspach June 16, 2016 Son of Jennifer & Adam Himmelspach
Liam Timothy Jack Stevenson August 23, 2016 Son of Trevor & Roxanne Stevenson
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Roberta E. Perkins 1929 - 2016
Arthur J. Friesen 1924 - 2017
Roberta Perkins passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the age of 87 years. Left to cherish precious memories are Roberta’s children, Donna (Colin) Honan, Ione (Bill) Thomas, Bev (Dan) Barton and Ron Perkins; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Christopher (Connie) Honan and children, Chase and Caitlyn, Tania Honan (Ethan Smith) and daughter Sitka, Michael Honan, Kari (Sean) Paxman and children, Zachary and Samantha, Rhonda (Rupert) Higgins and children, Eugene and Sara, Robert (Heather) Thomas and children, Mackenzie and Taylor, Murray (Krisy) Thomas and children, Cassidy, Brayden, Ben and Blake, Amanda Barton (Justin Radford) and son Lukas, Jackie (Derek) Yaganiski and children, Brody and Owen, Danette Barton (Dean Nelson) and children, Jayden and Alaina, Tyler (Nicole) Perkins and children, Tyson and Alexis, Tanner (Alyssa) Perkins and son Kaedin. Roberta will also be lovingly remembered by her sisters-inlaw, Joyce Beggs, Norma Kuntz, Florence (Bert) Hall and Marion Snyder; brothers-in-law, Blake Brandon and Vernon (Bernice) Perkins. She was predeceased by her husband Wes Perkins; parents, Robert and Hazel Beggs; siblings, Robert, Warren (Roberta), Gordon, Kenn, Adra Brandon and Vivian (George) Wilson. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Jason Richards officiating. Interment took place at the Estevan City Cemetery, and a luncheon was held in the church auditorium. Those wishing to make donations in Roberta’s memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201—2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Louis Joseph Belanger 1933 - 2017
Louis Belanger passed away at the Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK, with his family by his side on Friday, January 6, 2017, at the age of 83 years. Left to cherish precious memories, is Louis’ wife of 62 years, Adele Belanger and their children, Louise-Ann (Lynn) Baerwald and Paul (Benita) Belanger. Louis will also be lovingly remembered by his numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as his siblings, Germaine Carlson, Yvonne (Ted) Reise, Gerard (Eva) Belanger, Yvon (Linda) Belanger, Anita (Johnny) Fleck, Annette Ehrmantraut and Rose-Anne (Norman) Johner, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Gerard and Yvonne Belanger; brother Paul Belanger; sisters, Cecile (Jules) Lambert, Pauline (Marcel) Laverdiere, Louise Johnson and two brothers in infancy; parents-in-law, Hormidas and Alma Sylvestre; brothers-in-law, Tony Zimmerman, Don Carlson, Joe Ehrmantraut and Roy Amos; sisters-in-law, Viola Belanger and Beverly Sylvestre, and son-in-law Don Thomas. A Prayer Service was held on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith and Rev. Melchor Samonte presiding. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, after which a luncheon was held in the church auditorium. Those wishing to make donations in Louis’ memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Our family would like to thank the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan and especially the staff in I.C.U. at the General Hospital in Regina for the compassionate care they displayed toward Louis and his family. We would like to thank Dustin Hall and his staff at Hall Funeral Services, Doug Third, Father Brian, Father Melchor, the choir, the Knights of Columbus and for all the support from our family and friends. A special thank you to all. -Adele Belanger & family
Arthur Friesen, age 92, late of Creighton Lodge, Estevan, SK passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017 with family by his side. Dad was a Halloween baby born on October 31, 1924 on the farm near Waldeck, Saskatchewan. He will be fondly remembered by many as someone with a great sense of humor who cherished family and loved the land. Dad met the love of his life, Angeline, at a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool picnic and they were married in 1950. Dad farmed near Hitchcock from 1959 until their retirements in the early 90’s. Mom and Dad were pleased to have one of the children continue the farming tradition. Dad loved bowling, cribbage tournaments, camping with family and friends at Mainprize Park and Mouse River and attending dances at Roche Percee. Dad also loved his long walks when he took the opportunity…to pick up littler on the streets of Estevan from which he was recognized for. Arthur is survived by his loving family; son, Ken (Joanne) Friesen; daughters, Eleanor (Owen) Kesler, Janice (Mike) Craven, Fern (Greg) Dukart and Donna (Dave) Friesen; grandchildren, Hal, Wade (Heather), Bryce (Hailey), Janelle (Craig), Sean (Allison), Jordan, Megan, Ashton, Alex, Taylor and Cory; great grandchildren, Alyssa, Eric, Harper and Lucy; sisters, Gladys (Ray) Buzan, Tillie (Curtis) Jahnke; sisters-in-law; Geraldine Gervais, Agnes Friesen and Elvra Friesen. Arthur will be fondly remembered by many dear nephews, nieces, neighbors and friends. Arthur was predeceased by his loving wife, Angeline, of 66 years less than 2 months ago; his parents, Nicholas and Helena (Veer) Friesen; brothers, Abe, Al, Ben, Jake and Nick; sisters, Emalyn Reitenbach and Hazel Wiebe; grandson James Dukart; brothers and sisters in law; Virginia Friesen, Willa Friesen, Donna Gervais, Edmond Gervais, Joseph (Alice) Gervais, Paul (Esther) Gervais, Raymond (Clara) Gervais, Roland Gervais, Yvette Gervais, Yvonne (Lawrence) LaCoste, Aline (Rene) Phaneuf and Henry Reitenbach. Prayers was held on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Mr. Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith presiding. The interment took place following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens and lunch was held in the church auditorium. Those so wishing may make donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 1400-522 University Ave, Toronto, ON. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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We would like to say thank you to all who travelled so far, all friends at Creighton Lodge, choir and Fr. Brian Meredith, CWL and the lunch ladies at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church and to Hall Funeral Services. Thank you for all your compassion and thoughtfulness. It will be forever cherished. Arthur’s Family.
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Sunday Service 10:30 am Sunday school during service Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.com
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January 18, 2017 B11 Obituaries Leonard, Clifford George 1927 – 2017
It is with great sorrow that the family announce the passing of Clifford Leonard on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 89 years. Clifford was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Annie (North) Leonard; son Lyle Leonard and grandson Christopher Leonard. Clifford will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 66 years, Elda Leonard and their children Brenda (Richard) Stark, Brian (Becky) Leonard; brother Gordon Leonard and sister Phyllis Morrow. Clifford’s memory will live on with his grandchildren Rechel Leonard, Brett (Reena) Leonard, Jeremy Stark (Ashley), Ashley Cote (Dominic), Justin Leonard, Joel Leonard and Callie Leonard. Grandpa will be greatly missed by his great grandchildren Piper Stark, Layla Stark, Brooks Cote, Addison Cote, Olivia Leonard, and Aiden Leonard. A Funeral service was held on Monday, January 16, 2017 at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, SK at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Jason Richards officiating. Interment followed luncheon at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, SK. Those so wishing may make memorial donations in Clifford’s memory to a charity of choice. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK.
Accidents, wildlife and assaults keep police busy
Members of the Estevan Police Service have handled calls for accidents, assaults and even wildlife in recent days. Police were called to the Seven-11 on Fourth Street during the Jan. 10 day shift, on a report of an accident. Police arrived at the scene and learned that a piece of snow removal equipment had struck a power pole, damaging it and knocking out power to part of the city. SaskPower was notified and repaired the damage. Members received a complaint of a possible a physical altercation. Esfraud from the staff of a tevan Emergency Medical local business during the Services were called and Antonio Joseph Jan. 11 day shift. The claim the victim was treated and Armand Boutin released. The matter is is under investigation. 1925 - 2017 Officers attended to under investigation. Antonio was born on September Members responded several vehicles that were 19, 1925 to O’Neil Boutin and to several hit and run colstuck in snow or unable to Marie Gervais. He and his lisions during the Jan. 12 navigate the roads in the brothers and sisters grew up on a farm in the Cantal, Sask. day shift. The incidents are city. All were able to get district. AD PROOF & ESTIMATE being investigated. moving again. Antonio married Thérèse Officers attended a Police received a Section call Media InsertiontoDate Poirier onDocket November 15, 1955. two-vehicle collision on about a moose that was Together, they farmed and 1701-022 Estevan Mercury Careers Jan 18/17 cared for their children. Mom running around the city’s Henry Street. One vehicle Full Colour and Dad recognized God’s north residential area dur- was towed and the driver grace through 62 years of ing the Jan. 11 night shift. was charged for failing to marriage. They lived in the Cantal area for 20 years, until moving Police went to the area and yield the right of way at an to Estevan, Sask. in 1975. In 2004, they chose to return to their roots, building a new home in Redvers, Sask. guided the wildlife out of uncontrolled intersection. Guiding Antonio’s strong community involvement in each of There were no injuries. the city. the towns in which he made his home, was his deep belief in Police received a reOfficers then were the Catholic Church, the strength of family, the importance of port of a suspicious person alerted to a complaint of education and the value of friendship. He was especially devoted to St. Raphael, St. John the Baptist and Our Lady of Fatima Parishes and was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus. Antonio saw the face of God in everyone he met and lived each day gently and kindly. His grace, patience and humour opened the hearts of those of us lucky enough to have known him. Antonio passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Redvers Health Centre, at the age of 91 years. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Thérèse and their children, Marc, Alice, Pierre, Lily, Charly, Bruno, Larry and all their families. He leaves fond memories for his remaining siblings and their families. Waiting to greet their dad in Heaven were his son Roy and daughter Suzette, his parents and all his friends and family who have gone before him. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Raphael R.C. Church, Cantal, with Rev. Wilfred Calinawan and Rev. Melchor Samonte presiding. Interment followed at the parish cemetery, after which a luncheon was held at the Alida Memorial Hall, Alida, Sask. Those wishing to make donations in Antonio’s memory may do so directly to the Redvers & Community Health Foundation Inc., Box 766, Redvers, Sask., S0C 2H0. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Redvers. Larry W. McClement 1951 - 2017 Larry Wayne McClement otherwise known as ‘Mr. Wonderful‘ to his family, passed away on January 5, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 65 years. Larry was born on November 21, 1951 in Estevan, SK to Vernon and Isabel (Veroba) McClement. Left to cherish precious memories are his daughters and their families, Treena (Chad) Hirsch along with their children Kelle Hirsch and Haeleigh (Matt) Grado and their daughter Aubrie-Lynn. Stacey (Rod) Richards along with their children Jesse Richards and Riley Richards. Larry will also be forever remembered by his parents Vernon and Rosalia (Mack) McClement and his siblings, Rhonda Hordichuk, Janice McClement, Ken (Sandra) McClement, Darrell (Diane) McClement, Krista McClement, Doug (Jacquie) McClement; Goddaughter Erin Valentine; mother of his children Cheryl Kendall as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends including Allan and Karen Yoner. Larry was predeceased by his mother Isabel (Veroba) McClement; brother Wesley McClement; grandparents, Joseph and Katherine Veroba, Cameron McClement and Mabel (Paul) Conrad and Vince and Katherine Mack. He began working on the farm and hauling gravel for Vernon and Lorne. He then went to work at Homco (Shelter Ind) in 1970 and started at AMF Tuboscope in the mid 70’s as a pipe inspector/ straightener operator which resulted in moves to Calgary and Newfoundland. Before the move to Newfoundland he was named Manager of the Year which he held in highest regards. On the move from Newfoundland to Calgary, a stop in Estevan for Christmas resulted in a permanent move home where he managed the Estevan location. In the late 80’s he opened and managed the Estevan Guardian location where he stayed before becoming a partner in Frontier Inspection. After selling his shares he became an Entrepreneur and was his own boss until his untimely passing of Renal failure. The Memorial Service for Larry was held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Mr. Doug Third officiating. Interment will take place in July 2017. In memory of Larry, memorial donations may be made to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Rd, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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old Estevan male was arrested and released before a justice of the peace with conditions. Members responded to a 911 hang-up call in south Estevan during the Jan. 13 night shift. A male was lodged in cells and a possible assault allegation is being investigated. Officers are looking into a complaint of willful damage that was reported during the night. Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle during the Jan. 14 day shift. Police were unable in a south side residential to locate the vehicle. area during the Jan. 12 Officers arrested a night shift. Police attended 25-year-old Estevan male to the area, conducted a for breaching his probation Prepared by the REP. Carly HR ADWORKS search and no one was conditions to not consume DESIGNER Julie Service Team located. alcohol. He was released PROOFED Carly Members responded for a court date in March. ESTIMATED Carly to a report of a break and A 25-year-old Estevan SENT male is facing Carly enter in progress in south charges of Estevan during the Jan. 13 driving while over .08, All prices exclude taxes day shift. Police attended driving while impaired by Prices do not include 5% GST and determined it was not Ad Size Price alcohol and driving while a break and enter, as the prohibited after a traffic 3 col x 6.43 $0.00 complainant was mistaken stop in the 1200-block of about what he heard. $0.00 Sixth Street during the Jan. Police also received$0.00 a 14 night shift. The male report of someone uttering $0.00was lodged in cells until threats. The matter is still $0.00 sober and will appear in under investigation. court in March to answer TOTAL PRICE $0.00 Officers received a reto the charges. port of assault. A 48-yearMembers are investigating a complaint of an online banking fraud. Police ask the public to not provide any personal information online unless they are certain of the company or the individual they are dealing with. Canadian Plains Energy Services LP is a privately owned Saskatchewan Officers responded company providing pipeline, facility construction and maintenance to a complaint of an unservices to the energy industry. wanted male in the Willow Park Greens Trailer Park area. One person left the residence for the evening and an assault allegation is being investigated. We have a number of exciting career opportunities in Saskatchewan including: Police received a report of a theft during the SCHEDULERS AREA MANAGERS Jan. 15 day shift. The matter is still under investigaPROJECT MANAGERS HSE ADVISORS tion. QA/QC SUPERINTENDENTS Officers arrested and REPRESENTATIVES lodged a 29-year-old womESTIMATORS an in cells for public inADMINISTRATORS toxication during the Jan. PROJECT CONTROLS WELDERS 15 night shift, after she PIPELINE FOREMAN was observed to be very PIPEFITTERS intoxicated outside a local CREW FOREMAN venue. She was released TRUCK DRIVERS when sober. EQUIPMENT WELDERS HELPERS OPERATORS Police checked on the health of a male after some LABOURERS MECHANICS messages were received by a concerned friend. EQUIPMENT MANAGERS He was located safe and sound, and was spoken to Please submit resumes via email to Dale Ziegler at careers@cpenergy.ca and reference your specific by members. position of interest. Officers responded to Canadian Plains Energy Services LP is an equal opportunity a complaint of a suspicious employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however person in the downtown only those selected for an interview will be contacted. area. He was located by A Strike Group Company. police. Police also issued nuFor more information on Canadian Plains Energy Services LP merous tickets under the please visit our website at www.cpenergy.ca Traffic Safety Act for various violations. Buying or Selling A Vehicle? Members are reminding the public that since SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility the temperatures have SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS risen and the snow is beis currently accepting applications for will get you on the road! ginning to melt, the road conditions are not ideal, so they need to drive with caution.
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Habitat for Humanity gets big boost The fundraising pace for Estevan’s first-ever Habitat for Humanity (HFH) project just picked up substantially on Jan. 12 when Western Financial Group employees in the Estevan and district office decided to donate all of the $5,000 they had collected for their Western Community Fund, to the HFH cause. “The fund (foundation) began in 2002 with the mandate to give back to the communities where we work,” said branch manager Vicki Penney just prior to handing over a large cheque to HFH chairman Doug Barnstable and treasurer Dan Jenish. “We have an annual Support the Cause Walk as our main fundraiser and we have other events during the year to raise even more,” said Penney. There is also a golf classic in High River, Alta., each year that raises more funds for major causes. “We have corporate infrastructure grants and
awards for exceptional achievement, bursaries and matching grants for particular projects as well as the Gold Achievers Support the Walk program,” said Penney. “At the local level, we have a staff meeting where we determine what we are going to support each year and sometimes we split it among two or three causes, but this year it was a unanimous vote to give it all to this project,” Penney added. Barnstable said the money will be used to help pay for a lot on which the home for a single mother, Stephanie Bramham and her young daughter Teal, will be built. “We have a property picked out, but it’s not definitely confirmed yet. The developer is giving us a good discount and the City of Estevan has allowed us a grant of $10,000 so once everything is in place, we can announce the location, but it’s 95 per cent assured,” said Barnstable.
“We can move on with a house plan about the same time and get a building permit in place for a low-cost housing project. The total build cost is budgeted for $225,000 with the property cost around $85,000,” said Barnstable, remarking on how the latest donation will help move them closer to the property purchase stage. “We will continue fundraising over the next few months and we want to be ready to start building this coming spring,” Barnstable said. The feature of HFH projects includes “sweat equity” from recipient families and their relatives and friends as well as volunteer input under the direction of a professional construction foreman. The donations can take the form of cash, materials or work-in-kind. When the new homeowner takes possession they are required to make regular monthly mortgage payments (interest free) and meet all other nor-
Estevan’s Western Financial Group employees presented Habitat for Humanity (HFH) leaders this $5,000 cheque on Jan. 12 to assist with the purchase of a property for the HFH’s first project. HFH chairman Doug Barnstable (holding cheque) along with treasurer Dan Jenish, accepted the donation from Western Financial’s office manager Vicki Penney (with cheque). Other employees included, from the left: Kaela Bonokoski, Cory Case-More, Laura Mantei, Denise Fonstad, Lori Mehler, Sherry Goudy and Lorna Tester. mal household expense requirements, but in return, they get to build equity in the house and gain full ownership once the mort-
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