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Library cuts “devastating” their MLAs to let them know they support libraries. The library has been speaking to municipalities, trustees and staff about the potential implications of the cuts.

“People need to understand what’s happening first, and then maybe we can have a dialogue started with the government and have some of this funding recovered, because we really cannot function without it,” said Richards.

Education Minister Don Morgan has defended the cuts. Speaking during a media scrum last week, he claimed Saskatchewan has one library for every 4,000 people. In Manitoba, there is one for every 10,000 people, and Alberta has one for every 15,000 residents.

“We’re not saying what the right number is, but we are saying to the municipalities and the school divisions, can you share space and can you share accommodations?

Is there benefits to having this type of material is available at one place, and another material is available at another?” said Morgan.

Richards said the southeast library board has not

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Southeast Regional Library has not made any decisions on cuts, following the 58 per cent funding reduction they received in last month’s provincial budget.

James Richards, the regional branch manager for the Southeast Regional Library, said they knew cuts were coming in the March 22 provincial budget, but they had no prior warning the funding reduction would be so dramatic.

“We were planning for something between three and four per cent, and we had taken some action,” said Richards. “We had prepared a budget and we had done a few trims around here.”

A reduction of three or four per cent might have meant the library would have been looking at purchasing fewer materials, but it wouldn’t have meant staff layoffs and some of the other measures that have been discussed since the budget was released.

The library is trying to reclaim some of the money they have lost. They have been urging people to call

Talented Musicians Katie Ostrander, left, and Hyezel Montebon perform Calypso Morning, as part of the band highlights and awards program for the Estevan and District Music Festival on Sunday afternoon at the Estevan Comprehensive School’s drama room. Highlights and awards programs were held for band, vocal and speech arts on Sunday, and piano on Tuesday. Photo by Sam Macdonald

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Cugnet and Goeres retire from Sun Country Sun Country Health Region CEO Marga Cugnet and vice-president of facilities Murray Goeres have accepted voluntary separation packages from the Government of Saskatchewan, and have retired from their positions with Sun Country. Their retirement is part of the broader plan that entails the province moving toward a centralized health authority with fewer executive positions.

“With the move to one provincial health authority, there will now be one CEO, and of course, there certainly will not be 62 vicepresidents,” said Cugnet in a call with the Mercury on March 31, the final day of her tenure as CEO with the region. “I have had a great career in health care, and I think it’s about time, I started

looking at Semi-retirement.”

Cugnet said it was a difficult decision, and that “there were a few sleepless nights for me to think about this,” before she made her decision to accept the government’s offer. That being said, Cugnet acknowledged that she would end up having to make the decision sooner or later, “or someone would be making it for me.”

“It happened in less than a month, from when they first said, ‘Whoever would like to, please express your interest,’” said Cugnet. “They came back and offered some packages, and we made a decision.”

Cugnet has worked in the health-care system for 42 years, and has spent 37 of those years working for in the region.

Marga Cugnet “Murray has about 35 years in health-care, as well, so it’s been a big part of our lives for many years.

We’ve developed a lot of relationships with staff here, and we’re very proud of the work we do,” said Cugnet.

“When it’s that much of a part of your life for so long, you can’t easily just shut the door on it.”

The exact amounts of compensation Cugnet and Goeres received in their separation packages from Sun Country is private, but will be announced in the annual report from the region, among other compensation packages around the end of July.

Last week, Jim Reiter, minister of of health, stated that there were seven people who accepted the voluntary separation offer extended to executives across Saskatchewan’s different health regions. The offer was extended to a total of 12 CEOs and 62 vice-presidents.

“The total severance will be around $1.8 or $1.9 million dollars. Certainly, that’s money we’d have preferred to use on frontline health-care, but there are

legal responsibilities we have under common law, and there are also contractual arrangements with the people who have taken that offer,” said Reiter.

Reiter stressed the fact that none of the people being offered severance packages will be landing a role in the new provincial health authority, saying, “I’m confirming that will not happen. Anybody who accepts a severance package for that term will not be working for the provincial health authority, or any area of government.”

There have been no concrete decisions as to what the organizational structure of the new provincial health authority will look like, Reiter noted.

“Positions will be eliminated when the time comes,

and people will be dealt with fairly,” said Reiter. “There will be no golden handshake.

The amount that executives are getting is the amount they’d be entitled to by law, anyway.”

Cugnet, who officially left Sun Country at the end of March, was replaced by John Knoch, vice president of corporate and finance.

Knoch has been appointed acting president and CEO of Sun Country. A press release from Sun Country states that Knoch has worked in leadership roles with health and public service for 27 years in western Canada. Knoch is also a member of the Saskatchewan Health Employees’ Pension Plan Partner Committee and the College of Health Leaders Assiniboia Chapter Executive.

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Estevan gets a break on grant reduction The City of Estevan has received some good news regarding the reduction in grants-in-lieu of taxes.

The provincial government announced on Friday it will cap the grants-in-lieu reduction to municipalities at no more than 30 per cent of the amount the municipality receives in revenue sharing in 2017-18.

City manager Jeff Ward told the Mercury said the city was looking at a reduction of $896,328, but with the 30 per cent cap, the city will lose $649,167 instead, so the difference

amounts to $247,161.

“It’s generally operating dollars, because it will be a sustainable cut from year to year,” said Ward.

“It’s not a one-year hit. So we’re looking at operational, trying to figure out how to make up that $650,000.”

Ward said he wasn’t surprised the government took some action to help municipalities. The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association met with the government last week, and at that time, it seemed promising the government was looking at options.

Council is still look-

ing at options to deal with the shortfall. Ward has been tasked with putting together a list of items that can be cut from the operational and capital budgets.

Tax increases are also an option.

“I still think there’s going to be a balance in there somewhere,” said Ward.

He expects there will be further discussion at Monday night’s council meeting.

While the city is happy with the reduction, Ward believes the province should have consulted with city mayors and managers

City manager Jeff Ward before the grants-in-lieu were cut.

The government revealed in its budget on March 22 that it decided

to cancel the grants-inlieu of taxes paid to municipalities by SaskPower and SaskEnergy. The government states most municipalities would see a reduction equivalent to no more than 15 per cent of their municipal operating grants.

A few municipalities took a hit of more than 30 per cent. Government Relations Minister Donna Harpauer said that after discussions with SUMA, the government thought it was too much of a burden to put on those municipalities, so they are capping the reduction.

The government stated Estevan and eight other municipalities will retain a portion of their grants-inlieu payments from SaskPower and SaskEnergy.

The others are Humboldt, Melfort, Melville, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Weyburn and Yorkton.

The government said that while these payments

by SaskPower and SaskEnergy are referred to as grants-in-lieu of taxes, they are actually based on a flat percentage of utility sales within a municipality and are unrelated to the value of property.

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closures or staff layoffs, but they might have to discuss those options. The board will be assembling in Weyburn on April 8 for the Southeast Regional Library’s an-

nual general meeting, which Richards will be a “turning point” for the organization.

“Now that we have this devastating news, we can bring it to our board, present some options and some

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scenarios, and get direction from the board on how they want us to proceed,” said Richards.

He noted municipalities fund such expenses as the library building, staff salaries and local programming, so those will be safe for the Estevan Public Library and other branches, he said.

But if the regional library funding is not restored, many services would be at risk including the purchase of materials like books, magazines, DVDs and video games; the ability to transfer books between branches and regions; their digital resources, including the Hoopla service and downloadable newspapers and magazines; computer services; their integrated checkout system for materials; and their ability to hire and train staff.

“Without a headquarters co-ordinating all these things, it is definitely going to have an impact on them (the local branches),” said Richards.

Province-wide programming that they co-ordinate, like the summer reading program, the Makerspace kits and the Aboriginal Storyteller Month event, would not happen.

“If we have a 58 per cent reduction in our budget, that means that we’re either wiped out, or we have a 58 per cent reduction in all of those services,” said Richards.

Effective April 4, anything requested from libraries in other regions will not be filled unless it is already in transit. The system will

no longer be able to provide the ability for customers to place holds on materials from other regions, starting April 10.

Kate-Lee Nolin, the branch manager for the Estevan Public Library, said they also receive support from the Southeast Regional Library’s office. For example, the regional library has a human resources person who helps out with the hiring process.

“The cuts are a lot to process overall,” said Nolin.

“Businesses don’t get cut 58 per cent overnight. And I’m not saying libraries are a business, but organizations don’t get cut 58 per cent.”

Nolin said the government hasn’t come to them and said they want to work with them. She interprets it as the government wanting the regional libraries to shut their doors.

“What do you do with a 58 per cent cut?” she said.

Morgan said he knows the Palliser Regional Library system out of Moose Jaw has already laid off some employees. But he also said that library has $2 million in reserves they can use.

The education minister also suggested libraries could look at partnerships with schools. The Carnduff branch is part of a fully integrated library with the Carnduff Education Complex (CEC), a relationship that has existed since the CEC opened in 2004.

“It does function pretty well as a school-public library, as best as it can,” said Richards. “To be perfectly honest, there are complica-

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tions when you run a schoolpublic library.”

Those complications include administration, staffing and integrated collections.

It has worked in Carnduff, but it requires more work as well.

Richards noted the Oungre Public Library is located inside Lyndale School, and there is a shared space, but they operate distinctly.

Meanwhile, a wing of the Maryfield School has been turned into a community area that includes the village’s library.

“We’re just struggling to survive at this point,” said Richards. “If the government wanted us to look deeper into school-public library integration projects, I think we’d be willing to have those conversations and explore that further. But the way things sit right now, we’re

not even sure where we’re going to be come the spring and summer.”

Morgan said there are 10 to 12 integrated libraries in the province, and he believes they could be phased in over time.

Richards noted to make up for the lost funding, the urban and rural municipalities in their region would each have to come up with $5.77 per capita in funding.

A few administrators and mayors have said they will take it back to council for discussions. No municipalities have rejected the idea.

A Drop Everything and Read rally will take place on Friday in front of Estevan MLA Lori Carr’s constituency office on Fourth Street.

Library supporters will gather to quietly read and support public libraries.

Two men facing drug charges Two men have been charged with drug-related offences following a cocaine trafficking investigation in Estevan.

Members of the Estevan Police Service’s Drug/ Intelligence Unit and its patrol section conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Souris Avenue North and King Street on Friday at noon.

The two men were arrested on the scene without incident.

Police seized a quantity of crack cocaine valued at approximately $1,000, and another $1,100 in cash.

Police also seized a pickup truck.

Raymond Christenson, 44, of Estevan, and Jamie Charles, 27, of Calgary, have been charged with trafficking cocaine under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and possession of property obtained by crime under the Criminal Code.

Christenson and Charles will be released in front of a justice of the peace. Their next court appearance will be on June 5 in Estevan.

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United Way celebrates successful year

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The United Way Estevan enjoyed a record-setting telethon last October, but it wasn’t the only highlight for the organization last year.

The United Way celebrated its accomplishments from 2016 during its annual general meeting on Friday night at the Beefeater Plaza.

Their 40th annual telethon raised $372,394, which set a new off-air record, while their eighth annual Day of Caring set records with 43 projects and 145 volunteers.

Audited financial statements showed the United Way received $406,460 in donations in 2016, although $2,880 will be written off as uncollectible pledges. The total surpassed their goal of $325,000, and was a significant improvement from the $346,862 they received in 2015.

Total revenues for last year were $405,522, which surpassed the $330,150 they had in 2015.

Allocations to their 15 member agencies were $312,630, and community impact fund contributions will be $26,972. They also had $38,394 in expenses related to the telethon.

The United Way finished 2016 with an excess of revenues over expenses of $11,504.

In her report, Angela Stepp from MNP LLP said the support for the United Way shows the community spirit of the city and the great

work of the United Way. “All in all, it was a very successful year,” said Stepp.

The United Way also eclipsed the $8 million mark for funds raised through the telethon last year.

Christa Morhart, who was the president in 2016, recalled that when she became president a year earlier, she vowed to give 110 per cent, and to try to live up to the work of the presidents since she joined the board.

“In the midst of the economic turmoil, we all knew the challenges we were facing, and that the member agencies were more needed than ever,” said Morhart.

“But I also had faith in this wonderful community that we all call home, and I knew the people and the businesses would come through, and I knew our board members would come through.”

The board worked hard to promote the United Way and its work in the community, with an emphasis on the member agencies and community projects.

“We are so blessed that individuals and businesses alike in this community stepped up to ensure we met the goal,” said Morhart.

Morhart also paid tribute to the United Way’s volunteers for their efforts.

“Some of you might not know, but we have people who have been coming and running cameras, probably for as long as I’ve been alive,” said Morhart.

Their two employees, bookkeeper Becky Gigian

United Way Estevan past-president Christa Morhart presented the president’s gavel to new president Patrick Fisher during the United Way’s annual general meeting on Friday night. and director of marketing and administration Debby Knight, have also played a key role in their success, since Morhart said they were accessible at all hours.

“Without those two staff members, I know for sure I would have failed,” said Morhart. “They kept me organized, and they kept the rest of the executive and the rest of the board organized.”

Treasurer Lynn Trobert, who has been part of the board for many years, is a valuable mentor for the board members, Morhart said.

“Without her, a piece of the puzzle would be missing, just like if any other board member wasn’t there,” said Morhart.

Patrick Fisher will be the

United Way’s president for the next 12 months. Elizabeth Pinel will be the first vicepresident and Travis Frank is the second vice-president.

Seven directors had their three-year terms expire, and they all agreed to another term: Dawn Densley, Melanie Graham, Wendy Gustafson, Scott Harrison, Marian Huber, Doug McDavid and Mark Pettitt.

Fisher has been on the board for nearly seven years, and has resided in the city for about a decade. While he might not have deep roots in the city like some of the current board members, he has developed an admiration for the United Way since joining the board.

“Over the past couple of

years, I have had the honour of listening to some of our past presidents talk about their deep roots in this town and with the United Way,” said Fisher. “Some of them have been around to perform in it, some saw their kids perform, and mostly they have all grown up knowing about the United Way Estevan telethon and what a staple it is in their lives.”

When he attended the telethon for the first time in 2010, he had never seen anything like it. People donated time and talents to help the cause.

“When the dust had settled, this community of just over 10,000 people had raised more than $300,000,” recalled Fisher.

Estevan is filled with generous people who step forward with donations of money, time and talent, he said, and it’s seen during annual events like the telethon, and during special events like the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games last summer.

Fisher also noted the two most successful telethons, in terms of funds raised, were in 2011 and 2016, when Estevan was affected by flooding.

“People’s homes and basements were in disarray, but we reached out to help everyone pull through together,” said Fisher. “This is a city that makes you proud to call home.”

The United Way has played an integral role in Fisher learning about everything Estevan has to offer, and he looks forward to sharing that information with the public.

The meeting concluded with reports from each of the member agencies and the community partners. They discussed the services they provide for the city, and how they use the money from their United Way allocation.

The 41st annual telethon will take place on Oct. 27 and 28 at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch.

Fisher noted the telethon had to be pushed back two weeks because of a scheduling conflict with the legion this year, and since the legion has been such a great host venue for the telethon over the years, the United Way wanted to ensure the broadcast remained at the venue.

Projects are needed for Day of Caring The United Way Estevan hopes to have another recordsetting Day of Caring this year.

The ninth annual event will take place on May 24. Volunteers will offer their services and complete a variety of tasks throughout the city.

United Way board member Wendy Gustafson promoted the upcoming endeavour at the organization’s annual general meeting on Friday night. She told the audience that the United Way is looking for volunteers and projects to can be completed.

Some people have already inquired about the Day of Caring.

She urged the United Way’s member agencies and commu-

nity projects that can be completed, or let the United Way know if they can volunteer.

“Day of Caring is a great opportunity for everyone to get together with the board and with the people in the community, and to be able to help others that maybe can’t do projects on their own,” said Gustafson.

Day of Caring projects can include painting or yard work for residences or institutions.

Some volunteers have visited senior citizen homes to chat with residents.

“There are all kinds of jobs for everyone,” said Gustafson.

Numerous businesses allow their employees to help out during the day, and some of those

businesses will issue challenges to other companies.

The Day of Caring has been held in June in recent years, but the United Way decided to push it back to late May. “June is a really, really busy time, and we find that if we’re doing a lot of gardening and things like that, then May is a better time than in the middle of June,” said Gustafson.

Sara Pippus, who is the community education liaison for Hillcrest School, noted the school’s students volunteered for the Day of Caring last year. Hillcrest’s Breakfast Club program has been a United Way community impact project since 2011.

Gustafson said that’s the

type of story she likes to hear.

“This is a perfect example of how communities pitch together, and the effect it has on others when you’re helping,” said Gustafson. “It makes a lasting impact on people.”

Gustafson shared a story at the annual meeting regarding an elderly woman who offered to volunteer last year, rather than to have a project completed for her, because helping out meant more to the elderly woman.

“That just tells you what the Day of Caring is really all about, that she got more out of it going out and doing something for others,” said Gustafson.

There will also be a barbecue at noon at the Estevan

Alliance Church on May 24.

Local United Way president Patrick Fisher said people who can’t commit to working during the Day of Caring can still enjoy lunch. People can make donations during the lunch to help cover the cost of the Day of Caring.

Last year’s event saw 143 volunteers help out to complete 45 projects in the community.

Both totals set records. The deadline to apply is May 15.

“I think it will be even bigger and better this year, because people were excited about it last year, and we have people asking about it and saying they’ve been looking forward to it,” said Gustafson.

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The beginning of the end Last week’s announcement that Sun Country Health Region CEO Marga Cugnet and vice-president of health facilities Murray Goeres had accepted severance packages is the latest in a series of indicators regarding the impact of transformational change on the province’s health-care sector.

Cugnet’s departure, of course, will get the most attention locally. Not just because she was the Sun Country head honcho, but because she is part of a well-known family in the Weyburn area, and she had a lengthy career in health-care in the province.

The health region CEO position will be a lightning rod for criticism, and Cugnet has certainly received her fair share of it since she was appointed the interim CEO in 2010. (She moved into the role permanently in 2012).

But she also dedicated more than four decades to a sector that can be incredibly stressful, thanks to the pressures and the changes that are constantly taking place.

She’s one of the first CEOs to accept

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK

100 years from Vimy Ridge Most of my life I’ve had a strong interest in military history, from books to documentaries. I consume as much as I can. But I recently had a realization. A few, actually.

Much of what I’ve read and watched over the years has been focused on the Second World War and other wars since then. But next to none of it has been on the First World War, or, its original, and perhaps more fitting name, the Great War. Many years ago I read Pierre Burton’s book, Vimy, about the April 9-12, 2017 battle that has become one of Canada’s founding stories. I also have read All Quiet on the Western Front, from the German foot soldiers’ perspective of the war. But that’s been about it. I need to change that. So it was with some vigour I consumed the audiobook A World Undone by G.J. Meyer over the last month.

It’s a comprehensive tome covering the war from the angles of all participants, starting from the shot heard around the world, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire, to the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. Most importantly, it covered all angles of the war, not just the Western Front which, for most Canadians, was the sum and total of the now-largely for-

a buyout from the provincial government, but she won’t be the last. Thanks to the provincial government’s plan to have a single health region in Saskatchewan by the end of the year, we can expect more of these in the next few months.

We’re still waiting to see the full ramifications of the switch to the single health authority. It’s the sort of transition that should have people reserving judgement.

There are a lot of concerns on how this will impact front line health-care, and whether it will result in the savings of $18 million forecasted by the provincial government.

Some will tell you that this is a horrible idea, that the provincial government went too far with its health region reduction scheme. They believe there should be anywhere from two to five health regions, although many of them wouldn’t have had a problem with the status quo, either.

There are others who will say this is the right move by the government, that a single health region will slash administra-

tion costs, and the savings will benefit taxpayers and health-care as a whole.

Ultimately, we don’t know what the benefit will be. But it’s hard to believe the accountability levels and the public engagement will remain the same with one central board and executive staff located in Regina.

Once upon a time, we had small health districts with locally elected trustees. Then we wound up with appointed board members. And then health districts were merged into health regions, and the board members were still appointed.

With each of these steps, the public has felt a little more distant from the people in charge of administration for health-care.

That’s not a good thing.

One health region is going to happen, regardless of whether we like it or not. The departure of Cugnet and Goeres is further evidence it’s happening soon.

One health authority feels like it might be too much, too soon.

gotten war. It went into detail on the Eastern Front as well as Gallipoli in Turkey and the numerous Balkan fronts.

Throughout all of this I listened intently for mentions of Canada’s contribution. In a 28-hour audiobook, it only warranted a sparse few minutes. Vimy Ridge, the battle of such significance to Canada, was hardly touched upon. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras.

Only in the second last chapter of 37 chapters did Canada’s contribution to the war effort garner much attention.

Meyer wrote, “The push at Arras, with Canadian troops in the lead, was another success for the Allies. They broke through everywhere they attacked. The defence seemed so porous that (German Gen. Erich) Ludendorf agreed, at last, to a pullback to the Hindenburg Line, to the surrender of everything taken in the year’s offences.

His decision came too late, however, for an orderly retreat to be possible. On the British part of the front alone, during the two weeks of the withdrawal, the Germans lost 115,000 men, 470 guns, and stores they had no means of replacing.

“The war had come down to a rapid succession of hard Allied blows that Germans could only do their diminishing best to contain. A disproportionately large number of these blows were being delivered by the ANZAC and Canadian Corps, which, after four years of hard fighting, remained so potent that Haig turned to them repeatedly as a battering ram with which to smash the German line. A strong case can be made that these were the best fighters of the war, their divisions the most effective on either side.

This was made possible, partly (by Australian Lt.-Gen.) John Monash, and partly by his Canadian counterpart, Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Currie.”

At Vimy, Canada’s four divisions plus

one British division totalled 170,000 men.

It was the first time Canada’s four divisions were put together, fighting as one in the Canadian Corps. Prior to that our troops fought piecemeal within the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) like any other BEF unit. To Canadians, this was a big deal.

The sad reality is, it wasn’t, in comparison to the size and scope of the overall war.

If no one was shooting at you, i.e. 10 miles behind the front line, a man could easily walk the breadth of the Canadian portion of the front in an afternoon. This, in a front with trenches that extended from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps. Our four divisions were a rounding error in the broader order of battle which saw, at times, over 150 divisions on either side of the Western Front, never mind the Eastern Front or the various Balkan fronts. For Canada, it was an enormous effort, but in the meatgrinder of the Great War, it didn’t amount to a lot.

Only in the past year of a lifetime of studying military history have I come to the realization of what these various wars truly were: waste. Men and material, from the moment they see action, either are degraded to the point of destruction, or nearly so. Once committed, all they become is waste in one way or another.

My late grandfather, born three weeks after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, used to ask me, “Do you want to stop a bullet?”

It’s only now, in my 40s, do I realize how profound a statement that was. For Canada and the BEF, 3,598 men stopped a bullet or artillery shell at Vimy, another 7,004 were wounded.

We won the battle, and the war, but the world wasted a generation in the process.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.

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The no-go and Nagano David Willberg Willberg’s World The NHL’s announcement that they won’t be competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, is being lamented by fans everywhere.

They want to see the best players in the world competing. And while there’s still a chance the NHL could go to the Olympics next season, their participation seems very unlikely right now.

There really isn’t a benefit for the NHL in being in South Korea. They’re shutting down the league for more than two weeks to send players halfway around the world, and to play games in a very non-traditional market.

Games will be played at terrible times for North American television broadcasters.

The biggest benefit of playing in South Korea might be that the league would leave itself inline to play in China in the 2022 Winter Olympics, and give them a chance to build the game in the most populous nation on the planet. But whether the NHL would actually see a boost from competing in Beijing is unknown.

The fans and players wanted to see the NHL in Pyeongchang next year. But the pragmatic option was to stay out of the Olympics.

I can’t help but think about the last time the Winter Olympics were held in Asia. It was the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan, and it was the first time the best players in the world were competing in the Olympics.

As you can imagine, the excitement for the tournament was incredible. Finally, the best in the world would be competing. Canada hadn’t won gold since 1952, and this was easily our best shot at finishing on top.

I was in my sophomore year of university, and in my dorm, North Upper, we were ready for the tournament. Canada was going to win. We were going to crush the Americans, the Russians and anyone else we faced.

One of the guys in the dorm went to a certain business that had a no questions asked return policy, and purchased a television so we could watch the games on something better than the TVs we had in the dorm.

It was a 27-inch, bulb screen, rear projection TV that was pretty good for its day (but would be obsolete by today’s standard).

We stayed up late to watch every Canadian game, and many of the other events as well. We weren’t alone.

It was in the midst of midterms, but nobody did much studying that week.

Then a strange thing happened on the way to the gold medal coronation: we lost in the semifinal to the Czech Republic in a game that Canada struggled through for the first 55 minutes. And when we did play great, we could only beat Dominik Hasek once in the final 15 minutes of game play, and the five-round bane of hockey that is the shootout.

Everyone was crushed. Well, almost everyone. My roommate, who is an American, thought it was delightful, even though his knowledge of the players started and ended at Wayne Gretzky.

And yes, the day after Canada lost to the Czechs, we returned that 27-inch television. The boys in the dorm had as little interest in the bronze medal game as the players on Team Canada.

Still, until the shootout, it was an incredible week of bonding while staying up until 4 a.m. to watch Canada play Kazakhstan.

So while it makes sense from a business perspective for the NHL to snub next year’s Olympics, it’s sad news for the players. And it’s sad that university students across the country won’t experience the bonding associated with watching Team Canada at an Olympics in Asia.

Concern expressed over cuts to libraries An open letter in response to 2017 Saskatchewan budget cuts, to Estevan MLA Lori Carr, Premier Brad Wall and by extension the Saskatchewan Party: I am writing you to express my concerns in regards to the recent budget cuts to library services in Saskatchewan, particularly how those cuts will affect many rural communities.

I know firsthand the importance of library services in the community, and the recent 2017 budget cuts are nothing less than devastating. Libraries are pillars of the community; we serve young families, people searching for work and newcomers to Canada.

We offer access to free resources including, books, DVDs, video games, the Internet and more, and we

also provide quality programs and events otherwise unavailable in the community.

I cannot begin to express how deeply concerned I am that the Saskatchewan Party seems to undervalue these themes of service and community. By cutting funding, from 50 to 60 per cent in regional library headquarters, I am concerned about how rural libraries are expected to operate.

Surely, you understand that by asserting these budget decreases, libraries will be forced to reduce their programming, collections and perhaps even close their doors. In rural areas, libraries are often the only source of accessing muchneeded resources, and without them, you condemn those communities to find

those resources elsewhere.

I believe in libraries.

Our library provides a safe place for people of all ages to learn, discover, and imagine. We work closely with local schools to reach children and encourage literacy.

We partner with many community organizations to support local non-profits. Our library promotes acceptance, diversity and multiculturalism. We often reach out to the most underprivileged demographics and advocate for equality.

By decreasing the funding to such an institution, the Saskatchewan Party communicates a blatant disregard for these values.

I implore you to reconsider these severe budget cuts. They leave libraries and the health of our communities suffering. The aftershock will affect future

generations and be felt by the most vulnerable members of our society.

I would like to remind you that your own slogan is “Keep Saskatchewan Strong,” and I hold you accountable to that promise. The strength of our province is rooted in the education and value of our communities, both urban and rural.

Every community deserves the resources libraries are able to provide, and a strong Saskatchewan begins with access to those resources.

I look forward to your reply on this matter.

Victoria Utman Estevan Editor’s note: Utman is the children’s program coordinator with the Estevan Public Library.

Budget’s cuts extend to agriculture sector The editor: The 2017 provincial budget contained a number of measures that will affect our province. Tough decisions were made to manage deficits and put the brakes on future debt.

Agriculture was recognized as a major driver, contributing revenue when other sectors have struggled.

But even with the reduction in income tax, farmers, ranchers and rural people will see substantial tax increases and service reduc-

tions.

It is more expensive to fuel, insure, replace and provide parts for this engine.

Increased taxes on fuel, insurance and vehicle purchases, as well as education taxes, will cost roughly $72 million, or $2 an acre.

We cannot pass added costs along, so that comes directly out of our pocket.

The industry also faces considerably lower commodity prices this year.

The budget’s shift to a consumption tax dispropor-

tionately affects agriculture.

Farms and ranches are highrisk ventures and rely heavily on insurance. It is not out of the ordinary for a farm to have a $100,000 in premiums, including crop, hail, building, vehicles, machinery, income and livestock coverage. The elimination of the six per cent provincial sales tax exemption on insurance is significant.

Agriculture is the engine that drives the Saskatchewan economy. Let’s recognize that costs have

increased to live and do business in the country.

If Saskatchewan is going to see better times ahead let’s make sure that a major economic driver is allowed to flourish.

Money may not grow on trees but it does grow in the fields and ranches of this province.

Todd Lewis Gray, Saskatchewan President of the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan

Elm tree pruning ban begins To reduce the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED), pruning of elm trees is prohibited throughout Saskatchewan from April 1 to August 31 each year.

The elm bark beetles that spread the disease are most active at this time of year. Fresh cuts from pruning can attract the insects and increase the chance of a DED infection.

Proper pruning outside the annual ban period helps keep elm trees healthy and more resistant to all diseases, including DED. Removing dead and dying elm wood also means fewer places for beetles to breed, and helps keep their populations in check.

Throughout the year, including the ban period, people are asked to re-

move and dispose of DEDinfected elms promptly.

Because elm firewood can spread DED, it is illegal to use, transport, store or sell elm wood for any purpose. Dispose of elm wood promptly, using the method and locations chosen by the local municipality.

If someone hires a contractor to prune their trees, check their qualifica-

tions. Commercial pruners of elm trees are legally required to complete a recognized training program or be under the supervision of someone who has. Improper pruning techniques can spread DED and other tree diseases.

For more information, call your local municipal office or the Ministry of the Environment’s Client Service office.

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Rafferty nears full supply level The water levels for Rafferty Dam and Alameda Dam continue to gradually increase.

According to information on the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency’s website, Rafferty Dam’s depth has been climbing steadily since mid-March,

and was at 550.24 metres, as of Monday morning.

Full supply level (FSL) for the reservoir is 550.50 metres.

Water is not being released from Rafferty at this time. The WSA has stated previously that it plans to see Rafferty Dam filled be-

fore water releases begin.

The WSA has been diverting water from Boundary Dam to Rafferty Dam, in an effort to reducing Boundary Dam’s depth, which is contributing to the rising reservoir depth for Rafferty. The diversion channel reached a peak

of nearly 50 cubic metres per second (m3/s) early last week, but it has since tapered off.

The diversion channel was at 12.79 m3/s on Monday afternoon.

B o u n d a r y D a m ’s depth was at 560.73 metres on Monday, which is

slightly below the FSL of 560.80 metres. However, Boundary’s depth has been slowly declining for the past few days.

As for Alameda Dam, its depth was at 560.92 metres, but it has been steadily rising since water releases were halted on March 24.

Alameda’s FSL is at 562 metres.

Runoff from the melting snow has been contributing towards the depths of Boundary, Rafferty and Alameda.

In a spring runoff update released on Friday, the WSA said runoff is currently underway or completed across much of the southern half of Saskatchewan.

The areas in the eastern part of the province near the Manitoba border and in the northeast are just now experiencing significant snow melt.

Above normal snowfall during the month of March increased the runoff potential in east-central areas of the province. Some areas received in excess of 50 millimetres of precipitation in March, which is about twice as much as normal accumulations for the month.

Runoff that occurred across southern Saskatchewan filled most major water supply reservoirs, including Boundary, which was below its normal levels in 2016.

The WSA reported there has been little to no flood related impacts reported in the southeast thus far, despite the aboveaverage snow pack.

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Wilson will speak at Bruin banquet

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The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins are taking a different approach for their largest fundraiser of the year.

Traditionally they have brought in a top athlete or sports personality to speak at a Sportsman’s Dinner. But this year they will host a Celebrity Dinner, with former Saskatchewan resident and prominent Canadian entrepreneur Brett Wilson as the keynote speaker.

The event will happen on May 3 at Affinity Place.

“We just wanted to engage as many people in Estevan as possible,” said Chris Lewgood, the Bruins head coach and general manager.

“With the economic and political climate in Saskatchewan right now, particularly in southeast Saskatchewan, we thought that somebody like Brett Wilson would really captivate our community and be a good draw, and speak to any number of a different groups of people.”

The fact that Wilson is a former Saskatchewan resident should allow people to relate to him.

“He has a lot of strong roots in the province, and with our type of economy as well,” said Lewgood.

Wilson was born in

North Battleford and now resides in Calgary. He has enjoyed a lengthy career in the Canadian energy sector, was a co-founder of FirstEnergy Capital Corp., and is the chairman of Canoe Financial.

He was also a panelist on the CBC television series Dragon’s Den from 2008 to 2011. During those three years, he reached more deals than anyone else on the series. He also released a book, Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes, in 2012, and has been recognized for his many philanthropic contributions.

Lewgood hasn’t heard Wilson speak in person, but has heard excerpts of different speeches Wilson has delivered, and is looking forward to Wilson’s address.

There will also be a question-and-answer session involving Wilson and Saskatchewan Roughriders play-by-play announcer Rod Pederson, who will MC the event. Lewgood expects some of Wilson’s sports background will be addressed at that point in the evening.

Wilson is one of the owners of the NHL’s Nashville Predators.

“We know that he’s a big sports fan, and somebody who cares a lot about

the sport of hockey,” said Lewgood.

Lewgood is excited to have Pederson back as the master of ceremonies. Pederson brings a strong professional and promotional element to the team through his work with 620 CKRM in Regina.

The live auction is also shaping up to be fantastic, Lewgood said. They have a driveway package from F&L Concrete, a fly-in fishing trip to northern Saskatchewan donated by Dart Services, a trip to the final NASCAR race of the season sponsored

by Turnbull Excavating, and autographed jerseys from such NHL stars as Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs, donated by Power Dodge, and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, donated by Trent’s Tire.

The silent auction will also have a variety of merchandise.

The Boston Pizza Estevan and District Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards, the Estevan Kinsmen Club Volunteer Coach of the Year Award and the Kim Anderson Memorial Award for top junior official will also be handed out that night.

Tickets are available by calling the Bruins office.

Momma Says Levi Stepp performs Momma Says, from Footloose, as part of the vocal and speech arts highlights and awards program for the Estevan and District Music Festival on Sunday evening at the Estevan Alliance Church. Photo by Sam Macdonald

Correction

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ing and long-term care residences. That is incorrect, as long-term care will not be part of the building. The Mercury apologizes for any inconvenience this might have caused.

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Mittens and Mocs Margaret Messer, one of the owners of MMMC Creations, shows off a pair of custom fur lined mittens, one of the many garments for sale at her table, at the Quota Spring Arts, Crafts and Trade Fair. The show featured a number of vendors at the Wylie Mitchell Hall on April 1. Photo by Sam Macdonald

Motions passed, LTC survey released at Sun Country meeting There were several motions passed at the monthly board meeting of the Sun Country Heath Region, on March 29. One of these was a motion to approve the demolition of the old location of the Kipling Memorial Health Centre.

“We have been in the new facility for just over two years now, and have been discussing demolition of the old building with the town and ministry,” said retired CEO Marga Cugnet, in a call with the Mercury.

A motion was made to reject a request to con-

struct a helipad at the Galloway Health Centre in Oxbow. Cugnet stated that after a consultation with the Ministry of Health and STARS, it was determined that STARS could safely land their helicopters in Oxbow, without use of a formal helipad.

Cugnet stated that Sun Country has begun its work on preparing a 2017-18 budget, adding, “The board got an overview of what we received from the ministry, with a target of the status quo.”

Cugnet said now that the

board has the actual fiscal numbers, they are analyzing what the specific impacts of the provincial budget will entail, and what needs to be done to present a balanced budget. More details on Sun Country’s 2017-18 budget will be available after its May board meeting.

Sun Country’s longterm care (LTC) survey’s results were released at the meeting, and indicated an overall 95 per cent general satisfaction rating across the region from patients, and an overall 93 per cent rating from their families.

There was a strong degree of approval of experiences with, and services provided at facilities across the region in the survey.

At the meeting, it was disclosed that 88 per cent of direct care staff were trained within LTC guidelines by March 17. This is above the provincial average for direct staff training, which is 43 per cent.

The subject of primary health care goals within the region was given attention at the meeting, with the board discussing a review of a series of measures of

primary health-care success.

“We actually review how long it takes for patients to get an appointment, to measure how well we’re doing, in meeting patient needs,” said Cugnet.

“Our target is four days, and even with all the recruitment of physicians, we’re not yet meeting that target.”

In a primary healthcare update, it was disclosed that the regional wait time for the month of February was 18 days.

“It’s something we review with staff, to see if

there’s a different way to be booking appointments, trying to look at the process, to ensure our patients are getting good access to physicians, and appointments in primary health care,” said Cugnet.

Cugnet said recent work done to meet the expectations entailed in region hoshin goal improvement project. She said the board has those objectives continually tracked to ensure that the region is meeting the goals entailed in each hoshin improvement.

“One hoshin was a partnership between primary health and mental health.

We have two hoshins a year,” said Cugnet.

It was reported that the project was on target for the goal to improve access to patients and reduced emergency departments by 60 per cent – a goal that is set to be achieved by 2019.

Another aspect of that hoshin is a 10-year mental health and addictions action plan that outlines how to enhance access to support, improve prevention and intervention, co-ordinate services, respect diversity, partner with First Nations and Métis people, reduce stigma, create awareness, transform the system and sustain that change.

Recruitment was discussed at the meeting as well. Cugnet said that recruitment efforts in the region are an ongoing effort, as they try to fill vacancies for physicians.

A physician candidate summary released at the meeting, for Feb. 28, indicated that Dr. Ishpinder Singh Ranu has joined the Carlyle primary health care clinic, and that Dr. Saloomeh Oudji joined the Radville practice on March 1. Oudji will also be providing weekly clinics in Coronach. Dr. Amir Minoo started in Redvers on Feb. 2, and will be transferring to Kipling in May. “For the most part, Sun Country has all its vacancies filled. We were in a tough spot five or six years ago. Fifty per cent of our physician spots were empty and we didn’t have any candidates,” said Cugnet.

“It’s very deliberate, and there’s lots of work by the province and region done, in recruitment and working with local communities that services are in place in a timely fashion.”

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Poker tournament has good turnout, supports a good cause The Estevan chapter of Habitat for Humanity (HFH) is steadily making gains towards the goal of constructing its first house in the community. The organization made a significant step toward completing its fundraising efforts in a Texas Hold’em poker tournament on April 1.

A total of 71 poker players from 19-year-olds to seniors, ranging in experience in the game from beginners to more experienced players attended the Elks Club for a series of poker games that stretched late in the night, as the first cards were dealt at 4 p.m., and the tournament winner was announced at 1 a.m.

Buy in to enter the tournament was $100, an amount that entitled players to $10,000 in chips for the games. Players also had the option of buying back in for another $100. Total prize payout was $5,000, with $2,000 being the top payout to the winner of the

tournament.

“There was a lot of enthusiasm, and a lot of positive remarks about the tournament from everyone,” said Roberta DeRosier, a committee member who handles publicity for HFH. “There were some long games. It was knockoutstyle, so you’d combine tables as the night went on, and people would do more games before getting knocked out of the tournament. We only took a half hour break for supper.”

Specifically, the tournament raised funds for the purchase of a lot, for the first home HFH intends to build. The tournament raised a total of just over $7,000, an amount that was in line with the goal for the tournament.

“We can’t start building until we raise enough to purchase the lot,” said D e R o s i e r. “ I t ’s a b o u t $100,000, so we’re getting closer. We’re still not there yet, but this tournament helped.”

Although there was no particular expectation for how many guests the tournament would attract, DeRosier said she is satisfied with the turnout for the event. She added that she thought it was enough of a success that it could

be a good formula to carry forward, when considering future fundraising ideas.

She said, “It was our first fundraiser that was this big, so we’re definitely going to carry it forward.

We’re planning on building a house every two years

in Estevan, so we’ll need ongoing fundraisers.”

On the matter of fundraisers for HFH, DeRosier encouraged volunteers to help out with fundraising efforts, since that is currently where volunteer assistance is most needed.

“We have a lot of volunteers for the actual build; people are excited to help out with that,” DeRosier said. “The fundraising before we can get to building is also a large part of the support for Habitat For Humanity.”

Tournament Proceeds Presented The Estevan Lions Club recently presented the proceeds from its Lions CNIB golf tournament. The event, which was held last July, raised $7,300 for the CNIB. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, Estevan Lions Club member Bob Abernethy and CNIB representative Nanette Ermel. Photo submitted.

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Cheerleaders win gold at provincials Southeast College adapts its course offerings in response to budget The Estevan Comprehensive School’s (ECS) Elecs cheerleading team took top spot in the senior school level 2 at the 11th annual provincial cheerleading competition in Weyburn on March 25.

ECS finished with a score of 93.05 per cent to win gold in a division that also included Warman High School, Marion M. Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon and Winston Knoll Collegiate in Regina.

Coach Bonnie Chepil-Kvamme, who has been guiding the team for nearly 25 years, said the judges were impressed with the ECS cheerleaders’ jumps, their height for their basket tosses, their clean and precise dance routine and their energy throughout the performance.

“The judges take a look at things like choreography, the difficulty of the stunts, the execution of stunts, enthusiasm and the overall performance quality,” said ChepilKvamme.

“We have to do some required elements.

We have to do some stunts that just involve one leg, we have to have a pyramid in there, and we need to have a clean routine.”

The students executed the choreography extremely well, and the stunts were solid.

“We didn’t have one bobble,” said Chepil-Kvamme.

The competition was very tight, she said. At the Best of the West meet at the University of Regina the weekend before, the competition was decided by two-tenths of a point.

The Elecs have won provincials several times over the years, and Chepil-Kvamme says there have been many changes, for both the athletes and coaches, that have made provincial competitions more difficult.

The cheerleading team had just 12 members for provincials, so they are a relatively small squad. Cheerleading is physically demanding, she said, and the team members dedicate a lot of time throughout the year.

“We put in two hours (of practice) every Sunday, but also, before any competition, we have at least an hour every morning, up to an hour-and-a-half every morning (for a week) for practice, so we’re definitely looking at over 100 hours of work,” said Chepil-Kvamme.

They also participate in cheer clinics with an expert instructor to work on their stunting techniques.

“They put time in at home where

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The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs cheerleading team took top spot in their division at provincials last month. Photo submitted they’re practicing their routine,” said ChepilKvamme. “It’s not just something they do in the gym. They have to do a lot of extra work at home.”

Chepil-Kvamme said she had the as-

sistance of two former cheerleaders from the community, Danica Friess and Taylor Kuntz, who helped out throughout the season. She added the team wouldn’t have enjoyed this level of success without them.

Southeast College is preparing for the effects of a reduction in budgetary allotments from the province. Last month’s provincial budget release entailed a five per cent net reduction in operational funds from the government. This reduction constitutes a decrease of $292,000 in funding for the college.

Dion McGrath, president and CEO of Southeast College, is optimistic that the college is ready to face the challenges of reduced funding in the coming year.

“We were anticipating a tougher provincial budget,

so we took it upon ourselves to prepare for this, through the 14 per cent reduction exercise we went through this year,” said McGrath.

McGrath referred to a specific plan of action the college took, by implementing efficiencies and costsaving measures last year.

Those ended up reducing the college’s operating expenditures by 14 per cent.

“So when the budget came out this year, we were prepared, and ready to continue to provide educational services that we do in southeast Saskatchewan,” said McGrath.

The college, through this year’s budget, will receive almost $50,000 for

matching scholarships and $71,000 for preventative maintenance funding. Funding for several programs, including adult basic education on reserves, skills training and English as another language programming, will remain the same this year.

In a press release from Southeast College, McGrath stated they were grateful for the confidence the provincial government has in the college, to invest in its students and labour market needs.

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Cheerleaders win gold at provincials Southeast College adapts its course offerings in response to budget The Estevan Comprehensive School’s (ECS) Elecs cheerleading team took top spot in the senior school level 2 at the 11th annual provincial cheerleading competition in Weyburn on March 25.

ECS finished with a score of 93.05 per cent to win gold in a division that also included Warman High School, Marion M. Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon and Winston Knoll Collegiate in Regina.

Coach Bonnie Chepil-Kvamme, who has been guiding the team for nearly 25 years, said the judges were impressed with the ECS cheerleaders’ jumps, their height for their basket tosses, their clean and precise dance routine and their energy throughout the performance.

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We have to do some stunts that just involve one leg, we have to have a pyramid in there, and we need to have a clean routine.”

The students executed the choreography extremely well, and the stunts were solid.

“We didn’t have one bobble,” said Chepil-Kvamme.

The competition was very tight, she said. At the Best of the West meet at the University of Regina the weekend before, the competition was decided by two-tenths of a point.

The Elecs have won provincials several times over the years, and Chepil-Kvamme says there have been many changes, for both the athletes and coaches, that have made provincial competitions more difficult.

The cheerleading team had just 12 members for provincials, so they are a relatively small squad. Cheerleading is physically demanding, she said, and the team members dedicate a lot of time throughout the year.

“We put in two hours (of practice) every Sunday, but also, before any competition, we have at least an hour every morning, up to an hour-and-a-half every morning (for a week) for practice, so we’re definitely looking at over 100 hours of work,” said Chepil-Kvamme.

They also participate in cheer clinics with an expert instructor to work on their stunting techniques.

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By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs cheerleading team took top spot in their division at provincials last month. Photo submitted they’re practicing their routine,” said ChepilKvamme. “It’s not just something they do in the gym. They have to do a lot of extra work at home.”

Chepil-Kvamme said she had the as-

sistance of two former cheerleaders from the community, Danica Friess and Taylor Kuntz, who helped out throughout the season. She added the team wouldn’t have enjoyed this level of success without them.

Southeast College is preparing for the effects of a reduction in budgetary allotments from the province. Last month’s provincial budget release entailed a five per cent net reduction in operational funds from the government. This reduction constitutes a decrease of $292,000 in funding for the college.

Dion McGrath, president and CEO of Southeast College, is optimistic that the college is ready to face the challenges of reduced funding in the coming year.

“We were anticipating a tougher provincial budget,

so we took it upon ourselves to prepare for this, through the 14 per cent reduction exercise we went through this year,” said McGrath.

McGrath referred to a specific plan of action the college took, by implementing efficiencies and costsaving measures last year.

Those ended up reducing the college’s operating expenditures by 14 per cent.

“So when the budget came out this year, we were prepared, and ready to continue to provide educational services that we do in southeast Saskatchewan,” said McGrath.

The college, through this year’s budget, will receive almost $50,000 for

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The teams that entered the Broomball Canada juvenile nationals in Estevan as the defending champions successfully defended their national titles.

Nationals were held at Affinity Place and the Civic Auditorium from March 28 to 31. The Caj Centre-du-QC defeated Ontario’s Eastern Thunder 1-0 in triple overtime to win the women’s title for the second straight year.

The Valley Gamblers edged their Ontario rivals, the Sting, 2-1 in overtime in the men’s final to also repeat as champions.

None of the teams in the women’s tournament were able to dominate the round-robin, as each team lost at least twice. Caj Centre went 2-3 in the roundrobin, while the Thunder were 3-2.

In the semi-final, Caj Centre defeated their Quebec rivals, T-Miss, by a 2-1 score, while the Thunder upended the Palmerston Terminators 1-0.

In the final, the Thunder’s goaltender, Stefanie Gorman, was injured midway through the first overtime, forcing captain Gracin MacMillian to play goal. She came up with several key saves.

The Thunder had opportunities to win the game in the second overtime, thanks to three power plays, but they couldn’t beat goaltender Chloe Bouchard.

It was a Caj Centre power-play late in the third overtime that yielded the winning goal, with Delaine Hester scoring the winner.

“They beat us in the preliminary game, but we stood up and we knew we could beat them and we did it,” said Caj Centre defenceman Christine Cyr. Cyr said they were thrilled to repeat, especially since there was so much depth in this year’s tournament. “ We h a d u p s a n d downs during the tournament, but it was a nice time, because we stepped up in the right time, in the semifinal and the final,” said Cyr. “They were very, very strong games.”

Cyr paid tribute to Bouchard for her play, particularly during the overtime period.

She also praised the venues where the games took place, and the efforts of the organizing committee, who ensured that everything was wellorganized.

The Gamblers and the Sting were the two best teams throughout the men’s tournament. They each went 5-0 in the round-robin. The Gamblers defeated Saskatchewan’s champions, the Bruno Axemen, 3-1 in the semifinal.

The Sting, meanwhile, defeated Team Manitoba 5-2 in the semifinal.

The final was scoreless through the opening half, but Nick Last scored 4:21 into the second half to give the Gamblers the lead. It appeared it might be enough, until Mikael Gibeault tallied for the Sting with 46 seconds left in the second half to tie the game.

Bradley Nicola’s goal with 6:39 to play in the first overtime period lifted the Gamblers to victory.

The goal game on a de-

The Valley Gamblers gather for a group photo after winning their second straight national juvenile men’s broomball title. layed penalty call, and was controversial, as the Blitz thought there was a glovehand pass before the goal.

“One of the toughest things in sport is to repeat as champions, and not just to repeat, but to repeat with 10 different kids,” said coach Kevin Kealey.

The Gamblers had 12 players who weren’t part of last year’s team, and Kealey was impressed with how the players came together.

“Teamwork was the key,” said Kealey. “It was coming together as a group and buying into a system that we put in place for the kids that they all can learn, and if everyone does the same system over and over, we learn as we go.”

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Both teams are from the Ottawa area, and so they’re very familiar with each other. After the teams were presented with the medals, many of the Sting and Gambler players were hugging during the postgame handshakes.

“A lot of our boys grew

up and went to high school with them, and know each other very well,” said Kealey.

Kealey echoes Cyr’s statements about the venue, and the work of the organizing committee.

“The organizing committee did a fantastic job throughout the week,” said Kealey. “There weren’t any complaints. We just came to play, and everything was done for us.”

Brodziak headed for Telus Cup tourney E s t e v a n ’s P r e s t o n Brodziak will be competing in the Telus Cup national midget AAA hockey championship.

Brodziak’s Regina Pat Canadians punched their ticket to the Telus Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Thunder Bay Kings on Sunday in the final of the west regionals in Steinbach, Manitoba. The Pat Canadians won all four of their games at westerns, and outscored the opposition 17-6.

The Telus Cup will be contested in Prince George, B.C., from April 24 to 30.

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He finished sixth in team scoring during the regular season with 13 goals and 36 points in 43 games.

But in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League’s playoffs, he finished second on the team in points with five goals and 16 points in 11 games.

Among his goals was the game-winner in the third period in the Pat Canadians 2-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blazers in Game 5 of the best-of-five first round series.

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Opening ceremonies took place in the evening of March 28. The team MVPs, the tournament all-stars and the top scorers from the round-robin were recognized during an awards banquet on March 30.

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Nationals a valuable experience for Raiders Jase Malaryk admits the results weren’t what he hoped for the Estevan Murray GM Raiders juvenile broomball team at the national championships in Estevan from March 28 to 31, but he was still pleased with the team’s play and he hopes it will be a beneficial experience.

The Raiders went 0-7 at the national tournament, which was held from March 28 to 31 at Affinity Place and the Civic Auditorium.

They went 0-5 in the roundrobin, and dropped both of their playoff games.

But Malaryk, who was the team’s manager, still carries a lot of positives from the competition.

“They’re trying,” said Malaryk. “There’s a little bit of an experience difference.

The (Valley) Gamblers and some of these teams play together, and they’re set up for this tournament. We played as separate teams, and then we meshed two teams to come together.”

The Raiders had 11 players from Estevan and nine from Odessa. They had about one month to come

together as a team.

Their first game was a 4-1 loss to Team Manitoba, which featured the best players from that province.

Dwight Kress scored the Raiders lone goal in that game.

Up next was a 7-0 loss against the Valley Gamblers from Ontario. The Gamblers would go on to win nationals for the second consecutive year.

“It’s just unreal how smooth they are with the ball,” said Malaryk. “They just know where each other is, and they set it up so nicely. As a meshed team, it’s hard to set up lines to play against their lines.”

At times the Gamblers looked like professionals out there, Malaryk said.

The game against the Gamblers took place after the opening ceremonies, and it attracted a large crowd to Affinity Place.

Estevan dropped two games on March 29. The first was a 5-0 decision to Ontario’s Kilsyth Flyers and the other was a 2-1 game to Quebec’s Blitz. Malaryk said it was their best effort

of the tournament.

Brady Rist had the Raiders goal against the Blitz.

“We played 100 per cent like a team,” said Malaryk. “We were attacking well. We were passing well.

We weren’t letting them into our zone easily.”

The Raiders finished the round-robin with a 5-0 loss to another Quebec team, the Frost.

In the playoffs, the Raiders opened with a 5-1 loss to the Blitz in a consolation round semifinal.

Ryan Schaffer scored their lone goal.

“The Blitz showed up and they were ready to play,” said Malaryk.

In the bronze medal game, they lost 4-0 to the Flyers.

Malaryk said they improved as the tournament went along, particularly with their passing and chemistry. They had a growing awareness of where they were supposed to be on the ice.

He hopes the tournament will provide a boost for the team and the sport lo-

Matthew Gillingham chases down a Quebec Blitz opponent, and the ball, during one of the Estevan Murray GM Raiders games. cally. The Raiders watched the other teams play, and took note of how those teams play the game.

“I’m really hoping it grows the sport,” said Malaryk. “It’s not an expensive sport by any means.

Registration (costs) are very low. Broomball equip-

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Compared to hockey and football, it’s a very lowpriced sport.”

Despite the scores, the team’s goaltenders, Abraham “Nikki” Bogdan and Preston Fieber, played well, he said. Carter Tuchscherer and Kyler Phillips also had

strong tournaments. Defenceman Alex Stevenson was named the team’s most valuable player.

“He just had a good heart, good hustle, and allaround had a really good week,” said Malaryk. “He didn’t cough up too many balls.”

Gymnastics club competes in Saskatoon Members of the Estevan Gymnastics Club’s pre-competitive and competitive teams travelled to Saskatoon on March 25 and 26 for the Can-Am Personal Best competition.

In the pre-competitive junior Olympic 1 division, Bree Moroz and Sadie Young won gold medals.

Danika Lukye, Greycin Biette, Kaydence Larsen, Morgan Bussian and Peyton McIntyre took home silver medals.

In junior Olympic 2, Cammy Henry, Gabrielle Stephany, Presley Hollingshead, and Presley McClean were silver medalists, and Haley Bonokoski

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Pre-competitive athletes receive medals according to their score for each event – vault, bars, beam and floor – and then a medal for their all-round total.

In the competitive division, Haley Murphy finished in 12th place for the

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In junior Olympic 3 for those born in 2004 and earlier, Sydney Davidson finished in fifth, Megan Wilson was sixth, Brianna

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Mermaids win medals at provincials The Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club sent 39 athletes to the 2017 Sadie Caulder Knight Provincial Stream competition in Regina on Saturday and Sunday.

Team members ranged in age from just under eight to adults, and for some of the limited stream competitive (LTD) athletes, this is their one competition per year.

Figures competitions were held on Saturday. Elle Meyers took top spot in the eight-and-under competitive division with a score of 44.66, and Alyssa Halkyard was fifth at 41.75.

Rachel Duncan had the top score in the 10-andunder LTD competitive division with a score of 47.25.

Among the 11 and 12 LTD athletes, Camryn Westling took second place with a 46.83 for silver and Isabella Michael finished 10th with 44.75.

The 11-12 provincial stream novice swimmers were exceptional, as Katie Waldegger won the bronze medal with an average score of 48.56. Annalise Weinrauch was fourth with a 48.39 and Lindsay Mack took fifth at 47.64.

The 13 to 15 provincial stream athletes dominated figures. Gemma Bittman won gold with a score of 59.16, Haley Copeland won silver at 58.08, Hannah Mantei was fourth at 57.66 and Nyla Dyck was seventh

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Marlie Weinrauch took eighth in the 16 to 18 provincial stream figures at 54.66, despite an injured shoulder, and Maya Daoust was close behind with a 53.33 to finish ninth.

Brenna Lawrence scored 48.99 to finish first in the 16 to 18 LTD figures.

Routines took place on Sunday. In the Level 1 LTD solo, Cynthia Goudy finished first with a score of 78.48.

Rebecca Duncan also won a gold medal in the 10-and-under LTD competitive solo final.

Hannah Mantei won gold again in the 13 to 15 provincial stream solo final with a score of 115.26, and Haley Copeland was fourth with a 112.58.

Brenna Lawrence swam in the 16 to 18 division, and finished with a score of 98.69.

Duets saw Jersey Hirkala and Seriah Potoma compete in the provincial stream 11 and 12 category and finish sixth with a score of 100.63, while Amber Mantei and Shannon Wanner were second in the masters division.

Team routines wrapped up provincials. Sarah Greening, Alyssa Halkyard, Elle Meyers, Claire Mowchenko, Eva Schmidt, Rowyn Shier, Navaeh Wakely and Charlotte Waldegger won silver in 10-and-under LTD rou-

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cial stream squad took fourth with a routine mark of 52.73 and a figures score 50.29 for a championship mark of 103.03. Team members were Kyra Driedger, Jersey Hirkala, Gabrielle Jocelyn, Se-

Peewees win league title The Estevan Tarpon Energy peewee Storm are the champions of the South East Minor Hockey League.

The Storm defeated the host Radville Nationals 2-1 in overtime on March 26 to win the best-of-three series in three games. Conner Terness scored the winner with 1:05 to play in the first overtime period to lift his team to victory.

The two goals scored in regulation came in the opening minute of the second period. After Radville scored 34 seconds into the second period, Braxton Dukart tallied to tie the

The Estevan Tarpon Energy peewee Storm celebrate after winning the league title over Radville. Photo submitted. to take the lead in the 1 4-3 in overtime, while game.

The Storm appeared middle frame, but the goal Radville took Game 2 5-2.

The Storm also beat was disallowed because the whistle blew before the the Weyburn Wings in a Rafferty Marina Annual General Meeting puck crossed the goal line. three-game series in the Neither team scored first round of the playoffs, in the third period, setting and swept the Estevan the stage for Terness’ he- Wolves in two straight games in the semifinal roics.

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From the left, Maya Daoust, Haley Copeland, Caitlin Graham, Hannah Mantei, Marlie Weinrauch, Nyla Dyck and Gemma Bittman were part of the 13 to 15 team that won gold at provincials. Missing: Rebecca Duncan. Photo submitted

riah Potoma, Laura Swirski, Emily Tarnes and Annalise Weinrauch. Their coach was Brenda Lyons. With a championship score of 94.1036, the other 11-12 team took eighth place. Team members were Jordyn Tarnes, Alianna Young, Lindsay Mack, Sasha Mantei, Alandra Young and Gracie Dzuba. They were coached by Shannon Wanner and Kelsey Potoma.

The 13 to 15 provincial stream entry won gold with a championship total of 110.47. Members were Gemma Bittman, Haley Copeland, Rebecca Duncan, Nyla Dyck, Caitlin Graham, Hannah Mantei, Maya Daoust and Marlie Weinrauch. Their coaches were Brenda Lyons and Desiree Franke.

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Friday Lenten Lunchtime Services Schedule The Estevan Ministerial Invites You To Our Annual Lenten Worship & Lunch Series 12:05 EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Cambria No 6 for the year of 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days, Monday to Friday, April 3 to May 31, 2017.

FOR TENDER

75 acres of Hay Land with approximately 1.25 bales per acre.

A Bylaw pursuant to Section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Only 1 cut allowed.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, R. M. of Cambria, Box 210, Torquay Saskatchewan, S0C 2L0, by the 31st day of May, 2017.

Bid on the standing hay per pound with an average weight of 3 bales.

Sealed Tenders are to be sent to the office of the R.M. of Cambria #6 by:

Dated this 3rd day of April, 2017.

Monica Kovach Assessor

NOON MAY 5TH 2017

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Dated at Estevan, Saskatchewan this 4th day of April, 2017.

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April 5, 2017 A15

Bruins season was on the brink

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins were on the verge of elimination after dropping the first three games of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinal series against the Battlefords North Stars.

Battlefords took Game 1 7-4 on Friday night and Game 2 5-1 on Saturday.

Both games were played in North Battlefords.

Then they defeated the Bruins 5-2 on Monday night at Affinity Place.

All three games saw the North Stars jump out to early leads. They have scored 10 of their 17 goals in the first period.

The North Stars took a 3-0 lead in Game 1 before the contest was 14 minutes old, thanks to two goals by Owen Lamb and a marker

by Reed Delainey. The Bruins responded with goals by Jason Miller and Michael McChesney to pull to within a goal.

Markers by the North Stars Coby Downs and Ryan Rosengren in the second period restored their three-goal advantage after two periods.

The score remained 5-2 until late in the third, when Delainey scored with less than five minutes to play to pad the Stars lead. Isaac Embree and McChesney responded to pull the Bruins to within two, but Delainey notched an empty net with 16 seconds to play.

The two teams combined for 136 minutes in penalties in Game 1.

Battlefords raced out to a 4-1 lead by the end of the first period in Game 2. Keaton Holinaty and Layne Young scored in the opening 8:12 to give the Stars a 2-0 lead. Kaelan Holt pulled the Bruins to within one with a goal 12 minutes into the first, but Logan Nachtegaele replied 11 seconds later to restore the two-goal lead, and Ben Allen’s goal just over two minutes later upped the lead to three.

Connor Logan scored with less than four minutes

to play in the second to round out the scoring.

The start of third period was delayed due to ice problems in North Battleford. Once the game resumed, neither team was able to score.

Battlefords once again jumped out to a 3-0 lead in Game 3. Layne Young scored twice in the opening eight minutes, including a goal 34 seconds into the game. Then Troy Gerein scored with 92 seconds to play in the first period for the three-goal advantage.

Miller scored with 4:21 to play in the second to make the score 3-1, and Matt McNeil’s goal 3:13 into the third to pull the Bruins to within a goal, leading fans to believe the club might have a shot at a comeback.

But Keaton Holinaty scored on a power play with 8:09 left in the third, and Connor Manegre finished the scoring with an empty net goal with 33 seconds left.

Nathan Alalouf started the first three games for the Bruins. He stopped 48 of 54 shots he faced in Game 1, but was pulled after the second period in Game 2 after stopping 28 of 33 shots, and was pulled again after the first period

Bruin forward Matt McNeil celebrates after scoring against the Battlefords North Stars in Game 3 on Monday night.

Photo by David Willberg. of Game 3, as he allowed three goals on 11 shots.

Curtis Meger stopped all 15 shots he faced in the third period of Game 2, and 23 of 24 shots in the fi-

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Ta r y n K o t c h o r e k stopped 18 of 22 shots for the Stars in Game 1, and Joel Grzybowski made 24 saves in Game 2. Ko-

tchorek was back in goal in Game 3, and made 22 saves.

Game 4 was slated for Tuesday night at Affinity Place. (Results were not

available at press time).

The Bruins needed to win to keep their season alive.

Game 5, if necessary, will be played Thursday night in North Battleford.

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Estevan Mercury

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Traffic services issues various tickets

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Members of Estevan Combined Traffic Services issued a total of 66 tickets and 37 warnings during the week of March 25 to April 1.

Members issued 32 tickets for exceeding the posted speed limit. Three tickets were issued to motorists for disobeying a stop sign, while one was issued for crossing a solid line to change lanes, and one was distracted driving.

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Six tickets were issued to motorists for failure to wear a seatbelt, and one was issued for passenger failing to wear a seatbelt.

One ticket was handed out to a motorist driving without a valid driver’s license, and one ticket was handed out for driving while suspended.

Five tickets were handed out to a motorist for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, five tickets

were given out for tinted front side windows and one ticket was handed out for an obstructed license plate.

Nine inspection notices were given out, as well.

Combined Traffic Services advised the public to exercise caution on roads, when changing lanes or turning corners, now that motorcycle season is approaching, and motorcycles can be difficult to spot when driving.

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in second.

Cathy Hoffort was the winner in bridge. Jim Benison came in second and Doris Heidinger was third.

Lucy Swanston finished first in cribbage.

Brian Callfas was second and Betty Daniels finished third.

Jim asked his friend Tony whether he bought his wife anything for Val-

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Obituaries Diana Lynn Perkins 1967 - 2017 Diana Perkins, late of Estevan, SK passed away at the Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the age of 49 years.

Diana’s memory will be forever cherished by her spouse Kelly Wanner; twin sons, Taylor and Dustin Gervais; sisters, Michelle Bartlett (Tony Smith) and Rayann Perkins (Scott Zieglgansberger); niece Calisha Bartlett; parents-inlaw, Ron and Dorothy Wanner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Debbie & Greg Henders and Cory & Cecilia Wanner, and their families.

She was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Maureen Perkins and nephew Jesse Bartlett.

A service to celebrate Diana’s life was held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Jason Richards officiating. Cremation followed, and interment will take place at a later date. A luncheon was held in the church auditorium immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations to STARS Air Ambulance, 2640 Airport Road, Regina, SK, S4W 1A3 would be appreciated by Diana’s family.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Rose Mary Hood Mar. 31, 1943 – Dec. 23, 2016 Rose passed away Dec. 23, 2016 at the General Hospital, Regina.

With her at her bedside were her Husband Doug and son Scott and his girlfriend Tricia, and other family members.

Rose was predeceased by her parents Mary and Richard Ray also three brothers and three sisters, and her mother-inlaw Iva and father-in-law Craig Hood.

Rose will be remembered by her family; Husband Doug and son Scott and her two granddaughters Meegan and Michelle Hood, also her four sisters and her niece’s and nephew’s and two brother-in-law’s.

There will be a graveside service and interment at Oxbow if weather is good. If not service will be in Oxbow’s Anglican Church at 2:00 P.M. on May 20, 2017, and luncheon will be in the Oxbow Friendship Center.

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Women of Today Awards nominees announced The influence of 14 local women, and their contributions to the Estevan area, have earned them recognition as nominees for the 2017 Women of Today Awards.

The names of the nominees were released at a press conference held at the Estevan Days Inn, on Mach 29.

The nominees for the Cathedral Insurance Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award are Wendy Courteau and Joyce Mack. Courteau works as an office manager, and Mack, as a cosmetology instructor. Both are at Estevan Comprehensive School.

Robin Dowhanuik and Fay Harris are the nominees for the Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur.

Dowhanuik is the owner of Crown Advertising, and Harris is the owner of Whistle Stop Toys. Harris’ friend Jessica Jansen accepted the nomination on her behalf, due to circumstances that prevented Harris from attending the conference that day.

The nominees for the Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for Outstanding Young

Woman of Today were eight high school students. They include Tia Dayman, Avery Dechief, Kalee Donovan, Amber Hammermeister, Kourtney Kobitz, Mataya Michel, Jordan Walter and Sarah Wright.

The SaskTel Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award’s nominees are Christa Morhart and Jessie Smoliak.

This year’s speaker for the 2017 Women of Today Awards luncheon will be Sherry Knight, the past president of the Regina Chamber of Commerce amd a past nominee for the Woman of the Year in Business category for the Woman of Distinction Awards, and a mentor and coach to businesswomen and entrepreneurs.

Knight also sits on the board of the Canadian Family Enterprise Exchange Association.

The theme of her speech at the April 26 luncheon, at Wylie Mitchell Hall, will be “An unstoppable community starts with you.”

Robin Dowhanuik, left nominee for the Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur, and Jessica Jensen, a friend accepting the nomination on behalf of Fay Harris.

Christa Morhart, left, and Jessie Smoliak, nominees for the SaskTel Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award.

Nominees for the Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for Outstanding Young Woman of Today were, back row, from the left, Avery Dechief, Kalee Donovan, Amber Hammermeister, and Kourtney Kobitz; front row, Tia Dayman, Sarah Wright, Mataya Michel and Jordan Walter.

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ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

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Sunday Worship and Sunday School

• 11:00 am

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Wendy Courteau, left, and Joyce Mack, nominees for the Cathedral Insurance Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award.

EMAIL: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

ALL are Welcome!!

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

“Holding fast the faithful word” Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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Sunday Service at

10:00 am

Followed by coffee time

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

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Estevan Alliance Church

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Nursery & Children’s Ministries available during the service.

Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am

Children’s Clubs Wednesdays 7-8 pm

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

140 King Street (across from Staples)

306.634.2601

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PASTORS: JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

ALL WELCOME!

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CHURCH OF CHRIST TIM PIPPUS

10:30 a.m. - Sunday Service

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

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

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

THE SALVATION ARMY Estevan Community Church

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Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am PASTOR STEWART MILLER

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

Sunday Service 10:30 am Sunday school during service Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.com

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

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Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Regina is four weeks away In just four weeks the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference will take place in Regina May 2-4. The conference, with a strong focus on the geology that drives the industry, provides a strong indicator of where things are going in the years ahead, as well as a substantial analysis of the year past in the reports of each of the participating jurisdictions.

The conference, which takes place at Evraz Place, is downsizing its exhibit space, from over 200 booths in previous years to 50 to 60 this year. At that level, the booth space has now been sold out, according to Norm Sacuta, of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre, one of the organizing agencies behind the conference.

Tuesday, May 2 will focus primarily on a core workshop and an icebreaker

later in the day. Commercial displays will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The presentations run in earnest throughout Wednesday, May 3, with displays open from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. On May 4, presentations and displays will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

Sacuta noted, “The presentations are really good.

“Anyone can come into the trade show floor for free.”

To attend the presentations, the charge for registration is $350 if registered online beforehand at www. wbpc.ca, or $400 at the door.

Sacuta pointed out the presentation of Jim Sorensen of the Energy & Environment Center from the University of North Dakota will focus on enhanced oil recovery in unconventionals. He speaks at 4:20 p.m. on May 3.

Attendance to the display space will be free at this year’s Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. However, there will be fewer exhibits than in previous years. Photo courtesy Petroleum Technology Research Centre.

International CCS Knowledge Centre, Global CCS Institute forge partnership The International CCS Knowledge Centre in Regina, and the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 30 at the centre’s office, which is located in the Innovation Place technology hub on the University of Regina campus. The agreement intends to promote greater collaboration between the two organizations to support the global deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

In a press release, the two organizations recognize that they share the same objectives of accelerating the implementation of CCS worldwide by sharing knowledge and best practices that will advance CCS technology and understanding. The MOU sets out a partnership that can help fulfill their mutual goals of sharing expertise and knowledge, building capacity and influencing policy and regulatory structures.

Under the MOU, the two parties will identify opportunities for joint activities, as they seek to remove barriers to the capture, transportation and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) – a key contributor to climate change. They will jointly conduct an annual workshop on CCS, and will cross-promote each other’s activities and achievements in an effort to raise awareness around the environmental and economic benefits that CCS can deliver.

“We are excited at the opportunity to work with our like-minded colleagues at the Global CCS Institute in a collaboration

that is so aligned with our mutual objectives,” said Mike Monea, president and CEO of the International CCS Knowledge Centre.

“This partnership will solidify the work of both organizations in tackling global greenhouse gas emissions and, ultimately, climate change. We are looking forward to jointly hosting our first annual symposium on CCS in Regina in the fall as one of the first initiatives under this MOU,” Monea added.

“The CCS Knowledge Centre is an ideal body for our organization to align with, as its corporate sup-

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Estevan Mercury

Police called to accidents and more Members of the Estevan Police Service handled calls for an accident, thefts, driving complaints and other matters in late March and early April.

Police were called to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Henry Street and Alexandria Avenue during the March 27 day shift. One motorist was transported to hospital with minor injuries. The matter is still under investigation.

Police are also investigating a complaint of a fraud involving the sale of an original book that was reported during the day.

Members are looking into items that were stolen from a residence.

Officers are investigating the theft of a trailer hitch from a residence that occurred the previous weekend.

Members received a complaint of an assault during the March 28 day shift.

The matter is still under investigation.

A report of a possible impaired driver, who was committing offences under the Traffic Safety Act, came in during the March 29 night shift. Police located the vehicle parked in a resi-

dential area. No occupants were found.

Members received a Report an Impaired Driver (RID) call during the March 31 night shift. Police located the driver and the motorist admitted to driving over a curb. The driver was passing through the city and didn’t know the area.

Officers received a report of criminal harassment.

The matter is still open and under investigation.

Police conducted a small traffic blitz for speed and seat belt violations during the April 1

day shift. Two summary offence tickets were issued before police were tied up with another matter. Police will continue to hold traffic safety blitzes in the community.

Members arrested a 24-year-old woman on nine outstanding arrest warrants from the Regina area. She was remanded into custody and transported back to Regina so she could be brought before a judge.

Police arrested a 22-year-old woman for the possession of methamphetamines. After she was arrested, she was medically

checked and then held until she was sober. She was released on conditions by a justice of the peace.

Officers were notified of a report of a loud party at two neighbouring residences in north Estevan during the April 1 night shift. Police attended and warned the property owners.

Members were called back to the same area a short time later because males were fighting in the street. Police attended and learned that a group attended the party and weren’t welcome or given access.

They started to fight as they

were leaving.

Police received a report of an assault during the April 2 day shift. The accused, a 20-year-old Estevan man, was arrested in the afternoon at his residence. He was later released with several conditions.

Police are also investigating a complaint of uttering threats that came in during the day.

Members received a report of a suspicious male in the downtown core during the April 2 night shift.

Police attended and were unable to locate the male.

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Open House The City of Estevan will hold an Open House with S.A.M.A. representatives in attendance at City Hall, on Tuesday, May 9th and Wednesday May 10th, 2017 by appointment.

If you have any questions regarding your assessment, or are considering an appeal please call 306-634-1811 to book your appointment.

If you are considering an appeal, please be aware that a mandatory part of the appeal process is the discussion of your assessment with the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency.

City of Estevan Traffic Bylaw 2016-1963: Section 53

CITY OF ESTEVAN NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Pursuant to subsection 187 (1) of The Cities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the City of Estevan for the year of 2016, has been prepared and is open to inspection at the City of Estevan, Finance Department, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: March 31, 2017 to May 29, 2017.

Any person having an interest in any property who wishes to appeal the assessment of that property to the Board of Revision is required to file a notice of appeal in writing to: The Secretary of the Board of Revision, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 on or before the 29th day of May, 2017.

Dated this 31st day of March, 2017 Trina Sieben City Assessor

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 twenty-four (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.

Public Notice The Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 209 of the Saskatchewan Planning and Development Act, 2007, gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 as hereinafter provided: Consideration is being given to amend the Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834 to include new provision allowing the Land Development Department to require a performance deposits of no more than $5,000 for new construction within the City. The deposit will be used to ensure that the development is completed within acceptable time frames and follows any standards or conditions of the permit. The deposit will be fully refundable and will only be forfeited in cases of continual non-compliance with the Bylaw or the approved permit.

The amending Bylaw (#2017-1985) may be inspected by any person at the Legislative Services Business Division, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, between the hours of 9:00am and 12:00 noon, and 1:00pm and 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

City Council, at its meeting to be held on Monday, April 10, 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 amending bylaw and will further consider any written submissions respecting the proposed bylaw, 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, March 29, 2017.

Dated at the City of Estevan this 14th Day of March, 2017.

WHEN: April 27, May 25, June 29 TIME: 7-9pm COST:$25/person Pre-registration is required KIDS PROGRAMS: FAMILY ART A hands on arts and crafts program for toddlers aged 18 months and up. Parent participation is required.

WHEN: March 30 April 6, 13, 27 May 4, 11, 18, 25 June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 TIME: 10 – 10:30am COST: $2/family/session Pre-Registration is required KINDER CLUB Encourage creativity and artistic development in your kindergartener. For kids age 4-6.

WHEN: March 29 April 4, 12, 26 May 2, 10, 16, 24 June 6, 14, 20, 28 TIME: 10:30 – 11:15 COST: $5/child/session Pre-Registration is required MINI ART CAMPS Keep your kids busy during their time off from school with these fun and engaging mini art camps.

WHEN: April 19, May 8 TIME: 9:30 – 11:30 Ages 7-9 1:30 – 3:30 Ages 10-12 COST: $15/child Pre-registration is required THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE Stop just pinning the crafts you see on Pinterest and start doing them! Each month we will create our own crafts that are trending on Pinterest.

SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB Instructed by Jon Gillies, this monthly club is for beginner and advanced photographers alike.

WHEN: March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27 TIME: 7-9pm COST: $25/annual membership Pre-registration is required PHOTO TRANSFER WORKSHOP Participants will learn to transfer photos onto wood, creating their own personalized home dĂŠcor piece.

WHEN: April 12 TIME: 7-9pm COST: $25/person Pre-registration is required LADIES NIGHT OUT Grab your girlfriends for a fun night of crafting and wine. Each month will feature different activities and events.

WHEN: April 28 TIME: 7pm COST: $25/person Pre-registration is required CARD MAKING WORKSHOP Instructor Mandi Perry-Zohner will guide us in creating a variety of greeting cards for every occasion.

WHEN: May 31 TIME: 7-9pm COST: $25/person Pre-registration is required

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