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Marijuana legalization poses issues for police but in practice we find that it’s a very different approach,” said Ladouceur.

The EPS has already started to prepare for next July, so their officers will be adequately trained before marijuana becomes legal.

They will also continue to treat marijuana as an illegal drug until it’s legal, so if people in the community are caught trafficking, possessing or using the drug, they will face charges.

Ladouceur doesn’t expect the legalization of marijuana to be a complete game-changer for police, nor does he anticipate see-

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It’s been nearly a month since the federal government announced its intention to legalize marijuana on July 1, 2018, and the Estevan Police Service (EPS) is still looking at how it will impact them.

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said some of the issues are already known, but there will be unknowns whenever significant new legislation is proposed.

“When new laws are passed, we look at what their intents are in theory,

ing hundreds of people racing out to purchase the drug once it becomes legal.

Rather, he expects a similar situation to alcohol and tobacco.

“Cigarette smoking is legal, but that doesn’t mean everybody does it,” said Ladouceur. “Alcohol consumption is legal, but a lot of people drink responsibly and in moderation. Not everybody abuses it.”

The EPS is increasing their capacity to detect impairment by drug for motorists. Two officers, who have yet to be determined, will be sent on the Drug Rec-

ognition Expert Training Program in late May, which will give them the skills and attributes to assess motorists for impairment.

A portion of the course will be in Regina and the rest will be in the U.S. “This is not anything new, by any means, it’s just a matter of having more officers available, given the fact that it’s now going to be legalized, so the concern could very well be that more people might be apt to consume marijuana and then choose to drive,” said Ladouceur.

Two EPS officers have

already been trained as drug recognition experts, but their training was a few years ago.

“If an officer stops a vehicle, and believes the driver may be under the influence of drugs while driving, they would be able to go before that drug recognition expert and be assessed,” said Ladouceur.

The police chief compared it to when an officer stops an impaired driver and brings that motorist before a qualified intoxilyzer recognition officer.

There are a number of tests a drug recognition

expert can use to test for impairment by drug, Ladouceur said, including coordination, stigmatization of the eyes and saliva tests.

He predicted it will be interesting to see whether the courts find saliva testing for marijuana use to be too intrusive.

Ladouceur hopes the police won’t see an increase in the number of charges for motorists impaired by drug once marijuana is legalized, since it will be more accessible to people, but he cited Colorado as an

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New outdoor sport facility under construction It’s a day that Estevan’s Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs have been waiting for: the start of construction of the outdoor multi-sport facility at their play park in the Hillside subdivision.

Construction started on Monday with excavation of the site. From there, they have to install the electrical work. Wires have to be trenched in for the facility’s lighting. Then they will begin work on construction of the concrete pad itself.

It is expected to be about six weeks before the cement pad is fully cured, but the timeline is weatherdependent. Dave Elliott, a

member with the Estevan Kinsmen Club, said they need a few weeks with as much hot and dry weather as possible.

“It’s important for us to have this done before the kids are out of school,” said Elliott.

Once the concrete has cured, the boards will then have to be installed. Elliott said they have to work according to the schedule of the company responsible for installing the boards, so boards might not be in place until later this year.

“But it’s exciting,” Elliott said. “This is becoming a reality.”

Excavation has started on the new outdoor arena project at the Kin Play Park in the Hillside subdivision.

The fundraising for the project is ongoing. They’re working hard, Elliott said, and the Kin clubs are wel-

coming donations from anyone who wants to be a part of it.

“It’s a big project, and

the more details you look at, it seems the more costs arise,” said Elliott.

The projected cost is

$240,000. But Kinsmen club member James Jones said there are ongoing plans for continued improvements to the park. He said they would love to see a roof put over the facility, renovations to upgrade the neighbouring warmup shack and improvements for lighting in the park.

The facility will be the main beneficiary from the second annual Savour the Southeast fundraiser on Saturday night at Affinity Place. Elliott expects it’s going to be a “phenomenal” event with many local

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SIEU and Cornerstone reach agreement The South East Cornerstone Public School Division and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – West have come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The announcement was made at Cornerstone’s April meeting. It’s a two-year contract that is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2016, and will expire on Aug. 31, 2018.

SEIU-West represents the division’s education assistants, library technicians, custodians, maintenance/ journeypersons, kitchen/ cafeteria staff, administrative assistants and school bus drivers.

As part of the deal, there won’t be any wage

increases, but there will be a couple of changes, according to Lynn Little, the director of education for South East Cornerstone, and Connie Barnard, the division’s manager of human resources.

One will be to have an irrevocable election clause that will allow current unionized supervisory positions, including head caretakers and office managers, to remain a part of the bargaining unit indefinitely.

They also signed a letter of understanding for casual employees to accrue seniority based on hours of work.

“It will have a separate causal seniority list that will

be maintained,” said Barnard. “And casual employees will be called in their order of their seniority.”

Little added the lack of a wage increase is an issue being discussed during other collective bargaining negotiations around the province.

Janice Platzke, the treasurer for SEIU-West, said the absence of wage increases is a better situation than the wage rollbacks facing other public sector workers in the province.

“The employees can understand that when there are financial pressures like that, but there needs to be some give and take,” said Platzke.

Both sides said nego-

tiations were much more amicable this time. The previous negotiation resulted in a strike in 2015 that lasted nearly three weeks.

“We certainly were pleased with the level conversation we were able to have with SEIU right from

the inception of the conversation and throughout,” said Little. “There was a recognition we all desire to work together, all of us knowing the context of the day, and we certainly appreciated them coming to the table in that light.”

Platzke said she was in the southeast for the strike during the previous negotiations, and it seems both sides have pulled together this time around. She believes it could be due to outside forces stemming from the last provincial budget.

“There just seems to be a stronger appreciation for the role everyone plays in the education sector,” said Platzke.

Over the past yearand-a-half, both sides have been working hard to establish a good working relationship, Barnard said, and they’re aware of the current economic climate in the province.

Facility will Questions linger over legal pot have several purposes A1⇠ example of a juris-

A1⇠ restaurants, Saskatchewan-based alcohol companies and other businesses promoting their products to those in attendance.

“Hopefully the crowd will be bigger than last year,” said Elliott.

Elliott said they will be promoting the facility, with the concrete pad in place, when they host their Canada Day celebrations at the play park on July 1, but they will likely save the formal dedication celebration until the boards have arrived and are installed.

Once it is complete, the facility will be used for such activities as hockey and skating in the winter, and roller derby and basketball in the summer.

The South East Sask. Roller Derby Association is among their partners for

the project, and Elliott said they would be able to use the venue even without the boards.

Once the cement is cured, lines can be painted on the concrete pad and the roller derby athletes can use the facility.

“It’s definitely going to get some use this summer, and then, of course, once it’s fully completed, it’ll get a tonne more use,” said Elliott.

They have four basketball hoops, two on each side, that will be used during the summer months, and Elliott expects it will be a popular destination in the winter months for ice sports.

“Once we get the ice poured in there, I’m looking forward to seeing that place full of skaters,” said Elliott.

diction where the number of arrests for impairment by drug increased since marijuana became legal.

If there is an increase in the number of motorists impaired by marijuana, Ladouceur said it would have an impact on the local police force’s resources.

Ladouceur believes a black market for marijuana will also continue to exist.

Tobacco and alcohol continue to be sold illegally in Canada, he said, and since marijuana has been illegal

A Bienfait man has been arrested and charged after the Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) Drug-Intelligence Unit and the Estevan RCMP conducted a joint drug investigation.

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“There are a lot of unknowns that will have to be explored in the coming months, and a lot of preparation that has to be undertaken,” said Ladouceur.

He cautioned people that even though marijuana is likely to be legal next year, that doesn’t make it healthy or beneficial. The EPS isn’t encouraging everyone to use it. And while marijuana has been

shown to have some medical benefits in some cases, that doesn’t mean it will be beneficial for everybody or in all situations.

“There are a lot of drugs out there that are sold legally through prescriptions and pharmacies,” said Ladouceur.

“Let’s look at fentanyl and pain medication and things like that, where when it’s controlled, and prescribed under the right schema, it can help people. But that doesn’t mean it’s healthy for everybody.”

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The EPS is also interested to see how the provincial government will handle the issue.

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He has also been charged with possession of property obtained by crime under the Criminal Code.

Schick was released in front of a justice of the peace on several conditions.

He is scheduled to make his next court appearance on July 10 in Estevan.

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“It’s teaching that the simplest of interventions make the biggest difference,” said Sidloski.

Sidloski said HELP International distributes trees across Western Canada, and the agency also performs contracted tree plantings in three provinces. The organization loves to work with kids at projects like the one at the cemetery.

Chad Jesse from the Bridges and Co. Law Firm said the cemetery has not been in use since about 1918, leading to a lack of care and attention over the years. He applauded Don Cowan and others for refurbishing the cemetery.

“They have done a really remarkable job,” said Jesse.

The law firm was inspired to see what they could do to improve the appearance of the cemetery, so it approached HELP International about planting trees.

“It’s a major community effort to really beautify and preserve the cemetery,” said Jesse.

Jesse was impressed with the presentation from HELP International and the information supplied to the students.

“I think it adds quite a bit to have young people involved,” said Jesse. “It helps

them take some ownership in a community activity, and they also learn a bit about planting trees and the care for them.”

Pleasantdale School Grade 4 teacher Mercedes Morstad said it was exciting to be out there planting trees. The information relates directly to what they have been learning in their classroom studies about restoring habitat and planting trees.

And it ties in nicely with what they have learned in history class.

“We’re learning about the first settlers in Estevan, so it’s really cool to see the people who are buried out here, because these are the people who started Estevan, so the students are learning a lot, and it’s hands-on, so they’re really going to remember it and experience it,” said Morstad.

She noted that Jesse is a parent of one of the students in the classroom, and Jesse approached the school to see if they would be interested in the project.

Cowan said everyone involved did a good job.

He has been looking to have some trees planted at the graveyard for a while.

Initially he wanted a few trees, but then he connected with HELP International, and the project grew in size.

“I really think it’s going to be good for the looks of the cemetery,” said Cowan.

Cowan grew up in the east end of Estevan, and he played in the area near the

cemetery as a child. He was always stunned by the dilapidated condition of the cemetery.

In recent years, he and a few other people have dedicated time to improve the cemetery’s appearance, and received a lot of support from the community.

There are 52 gravesites at the cemetery. The first person to be buried there was in 1884. The land is located on the southeast edge of the city, and the property is owned by CP Rail.

Thanks to some of his connections in the energy sector, the cemetery has been refurbished, as a new entrance road has been constructed, weeds have been pulled and headstones have been recovered.

Cowan has had a meeting with the local scouts

troop about caring for the trees.

“The boy scouts are going to take care of the weed eating and painting some of the fence that we have to have done, and tending to the watering of the trees, which takes a great load out of me,” said Cowan.

He wants to tap into a nearby SaskPower water line, and run a water system to the cemetery so the scouts don’t have to carry water for the trees.

He also has a group to mow grass inside the cemetery itself, and he has an arrangement with the City of Estevan to mow grass along the access road.

“A lot of it is now in place for people to look after it, and I think it’s going to work,” said Cowan.

Rodney Sidloski from HELP International spoke to students about the value of trees.

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Many of Estevan’s early residents are buried at the Grace Pioneer Cemetery southeast of Estevan’s city limits.

An effort in recent years has led to the restoration of the cemetery and a renewed interest in the cemetery’s history.

The most recent upgrade to the cemetery was the planting of more than 400 trees by the 26 students in the Grade 4 class at Pleasantdale School. The Bridges and Company Law Firm contracted out HELP (Health, Education and Livelihood Project) International, a Weyburn-based organization that partners with Prairie residents for ecology, research and other projects, to plant the trees.

Rodney Sidloski from HELP International explained the benefits of planting trees to the students. He described everything from the environment to beautification to shade, and talked to the youths about the work HELP does in Saskatchewan and around the world.

Interns from HELP International discussed their work and answered questions from the audience.

Sidloski said they would plant scots pine trees in the first row around the cemetery. That will be followed by a row of okanese trees, which are the fastestgrowing hybrid poplar tree, with lilac hedges in be-

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“There will be a … hedge with every three metres being a big tree, so you’re going to get a lot of wind and snow protection here, but also the lilacs attract robins, so that’s habitat, and the kids are also planting at least three trees within the cemetery for shade,” said Sidloski.

He noted the only large tree within the cemetery is an American elm, which is close to 80 or 90 years of age. On a hot, windy day like Friday, Sidloski said the students experienced how a tree can provide muchneeded shade.

Pleasantdale School students learned five different skills as well: measuring the distance between the trees for quality control; tree stomping to create depressions around each tree to trap water; pulling trees out of the plastic mulch film; placing stones on top of the plastic to draw the rain into the tree holes; and planting trees in the cemetery.

“What we learn in our own lives is that when someone invests in something, that’s where ownership starts, and the kids, by them doing these projects, it’s (also) giving them knowhow,” said Sidloski.

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A fight that must continue Law enforcement agencies in southeast Saskatchewan were back in the news last week for a couple of drug busts.

First there was the arrest of three people following search warrants in Carlyle and Arcola. Then there was the arrest of a man in Bienfait following an investigation by the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan RCMP. Each arrest resulted in significant amounts of drugs being seized, and in the case of the arrests in the Carlyle area, firearms were seized as well.

Of course, these arrests yield the usual assortment of comments on social media, ranging from good job for the police, to comments about the character of those involved in the drug trade.

You rarely hear a murmur from those defending the people who were arrested.

The fight against drugs is moving into a new stage right now, as Canada prepares to be just the second country in the world to legalize marijuana. It’s a political and legal landmine of an issue that has yielded lots more unanswered questions for law enforcement officials and Canadians as a whole.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK

We have a 13-yearold on Facebook Number one daughter, Katrina, showed me a new icon she had just installed on her iPad. It had a lower case f surrounded by a blue box.

Oh boy.

Katrina had just had her 13th birthday a few days previous, and she reminded me that I said she couldn’t have Facebook until she reached their minimum age, 13. In other cultures, you become an adult. In ours, you can join Facebook.

Katrina had also worked very hard over the weekend, cutting grass and scrubbing various vehicles with gusto. Maybe she was killing the always useful, “We don’t reward bad behaviour” tactic. Alright, it was time to give in.

We had some missteps with her first encounter with social media, Instagram, and that resulted in her account being wiped and creating a new account later. But she seems

But until July 1, 2018, marijuana will be illegal in this country, unless you have a permit for medicinal marijuana, and recent arrests have shown police won’t be lax on the issue in the next 14 months.

For those trafficking marijuana before next July, and those who sell it without a licence after the legalization date, you can be sure the punishment will be stiff if there is a conviction.

Some have questioned whether the fight against drugs should continue, or if it should be abandoned all together. They believe we might be better off if other narcotics, such as cocaine, methamphetamines and heroin, were legal, and our law enforcement priorities were directed elsewhere.

Fortunately, there doesn`t seem to be much credibility in their arguments, and there isn`t much support from Canadians, either.

Do we really want to see the drug trade legal in Canada? Most sensible Canadians would say no.

Do we really want the government to be able to regulate the sale of drugs and enjoy the revenues from taxation? Again, most Canadians would likely say no.

There is absolutely nothing that’s redeeming about legalizing cocaine or other drugs.

The legalization of marijuana is difficult enough as it is. Are we going to look back on this 30 or 40 years from now, and wish we could have had a mulligan on this issue? Will there be higher health-care costs moving forward because marijuana use will become more prevalent once it is legal?

Decriminalization of marijuana makes sense. The government should take the step of making it punishable by a ticket, rather than with charge. It would free up the court system, allow the police to focus on other pressing issues, and also create a deterrent for marijuana use.

But instead the government decided to go from outlawing marijuana to making it legal.

However, a full-fledged legal drug market would be among the biggest mistakes the government could ever make.

It would likely be political suicide for a government to move in that direction.

Marijuana is likely to be the stopping point for legalized drugs in Canada, regardless of what some people would like to see.

to have found her groove with that. As for SnapChat, my response remains, “Hell no! That’s designed specifically so parents don’t know what’s going on.”

It’s a non-starter.

As for Facebook, I started with the rules: You friend mom and dad first, and you never hide anything from us. You don’t post anything that you wouldn’t be proud to show your grandma (whom she friended third) or a boss, and you don’t click like on everything you see. Only friend people you know in real life. I also get full access when I so choose, and keep your privacy settings high.

A few minutes later I returned to find Katrina and Spencer laughing uproariously at the photos they had found I had posted over the years. I don’t know if I had ever heard her laugh so hard or obnoxiously in my life. They found a picture I took a couple years ago particularly amusing. I had spent the day sanding paint while shirtless, and I was covered in dark dust from top to bottom. I did one of those selfies in the mirror that is apparently the in thing with younger, attractive women, except that my extra 50 pounds made my belly look like a dirt-lined basketball. I commented, “As an answer to all those duck face cheesecake selfies, this is a hard workin’ man selfie. Spent the day sanding the entire deck after I painted the garage door. I look like I came off the 4020 after a day of harrowing.”

I guess there’s a new rule: don’t post anything you don’t want your daughter or son to see, either. That includes years later, too.

It’s difficult to escape the social media world when raising kids now. I’ve had Facebook for something like 10 years now,

and since I’ve worked at home for nearly all those years, it’s often been one of my few social outlets. It’s allowed me to remain somewhat sane as a social human being.

For Katrina’s cadet squadron, the unit’s Facebook page is its primary method of disseminating information, and it works very well. When I was an officer from 2001-2008, we could never assume that every family had something as simple as email. Today, Internet and smartphones are so prevalent that one might think the world revolved around them.

Facebook’s recently added live streaming feature had a huge impact on how I gather news. Working for an industry newspaper, two hours away from Regina, I was often overlooked when it came to the daily goings on in the capital, some of which had a direct impact on my beat. But now there’s much less need to attend a scrum in Regina, as I can watch them live on several different streams. I can’t ask a question this way, but for many of these items, the obvious questions are already asked by those present.

Additionally, I can often watch a whole, unedited press conference, pulling out the things I need that others might edit out.

I’m sure we’re going to have our trials and tribulations along the way with a teenager on social media. But what isn’t a trial or tribulation with a teenager in the first place? She’ll make mistakes, we’ll make mistakes. But we’ll learn from them.

No matter what, we can’t pretend it doesn’t exist.

That also means, for the parents, our kids are in the audience, too. Oh happy day.

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It’s like my Super Bowl Thank your mother on Sunday, and every day David Willberg In such an upsidedown world, it is the women who sacrifice their children and families for professional, political, or personal ambition, and achieve the status and wealth they seek above all else, even as their domestic life crumbles, that are recognized for awards and other honours.

My mother never received such an award because she was not “active” or “accomplished” enough in the eyes of this world.

But we, her children, are

grateful for that, because she chose instead to be there for us and provide us with everything we needed, always with great love.

It was difficult for her sometimes because my father was frequently absent with many pursuits outside the home, for which he was recognized with various awards and honours.

To the suggestion that a colleague made, that a street be named after him, I would reply that in my eyes, with due respect to

my father, of whom I am very proud, my mother would be a worthier recipient.

On this Mother’s Day, I want to say thank you to my mother for the countless things she has done and continues to do for our family; and I urge everyone to see this special day as an annual reminder to celebrate these women all year, rather than observe it only one Sunday in May.

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Why give money to energy corporations?

The editor: If there was ever any doubt that the Sask. Party government’s cuts and privatization agenda is ideologically-driven, look no further than Premier Brad Wall’s eagerness to hand money to big corporations, most notably his recent sales pitch to Alberta energy companies.

Fighting the deficit is the rationale for slashing funding to schools, libraries and health services,

firing hundreds of public employees, and shutting down the Saskatchewan Transportation Company.

But at the same time, Wall is offering incentives to oil companies to relocate to Saskatchewan.

This, on top of a new corporate tax cut that will put our province’s tax rate at the lowest in the country.

If Saskatchewan is so strapped for cash, why is Wall so willing to give handouts to big business?

Maybe the current financial mess, which government created by its own reckless spending, has provided an excuse to gut and sell off public services and Crowns once and for all.

If the government was not determined to undermine public services, it would consider other obvious alternatives to its slash and burn budget. It could ask corporations to pay more, not less. It could reduce the deficit over six

years instead of three. It could rein in its own spending on consultants and mega projects.

But those options won’t be considered by a government determined to hand more public services over to for-profit businesses, and sell off Crowns to corporate interests that know little about our province, and care even less about its people.

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“I wasn’t aware of how much rape and sexual assault is going on in our world.” said an anonymous student regarding a previous sexual assault presentation done by Envision.

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Envision believes education and awareness are key factors in preventing violence in communities.

“Sexual assault is a topic that we, as a community, often want to avoid, but we must break the silence and speak of it loud and clear in order to end it,” said Christa Daku, the executive director at Envision.

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We all have that one special event of the year in which we set aside everything to watch.

Movie buffs have the Academy Awards. Music lovers get the Grammy Awards. Sports fans have the Super Bowl, and in Canada, they likely have the Grey Cup. In this province, if the Saskatchewan Roughriders are in the Grey Cup, everyone will stop everything to cheer on the Green and White.

The Grey Cup is that kind of an event for me, and I’ll be sure to watch it regardless of who is playing.

But my other event of the year was on Saturday: the Kentucky Derby.

Those who know me well know about my love for the Sport of Kings. My parents have owned a horse farm in Aldergrove, B.C., since 1999, but I’ve been a horse racing fan for as long as I can remember.

Thanks to my keen memory and my skills with numbers, I’ve always been able to pick winners, and more times than not, I’ll make money at the track. (Admittedly, the sample size is pretty small, since I get to the track just a couple of times a year).

The Kentucky Derby is the one horse race each year guaranteed to gain mainstream attention. There are races that are older (the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine in Toronto, for example), there are races with deeper fields and more money on the line (the Breeder’s Cup Classic is the horse racing world championship).

But the Derby is the race that thrusts the sport into the spotlight.

Some people like to watch the broadcast for the celebrity element; others like to watch it for the fashion and the funny hats. And, of course, there’s the gambling element.

Yes, I did put a few dollars down on the Derby. I went with a little Saskatchewan influence, and bet on Gormley. (Note: the horse has no known connections to Saskatchewan broadcaster John Gormley). Gormley the horse had fairly long odds, even though he had won one of the top pre-Derby races, the Santa Anita Derby, earlier this year.

The horse finished ninth. (I’m waiting for a New Democratic Party supporter to call and question how I could ever bet on anything named Gormley).

The best horse in the field, Always Dreaming, won the race. A lesson for all you novice betters: when it comes to the Kentucky Derby, never bet against an undefeated horse.

It’s unlikely we’ll have a Triple Crown winner this year, but don’t be surprised if Always Dreaming wins the Preakness, which means a lot more hype for the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Why am I a horse racing fan? It’s not just because I can pick winners. It really is the thinking person’s gambling. The people who are successful handicappers aren’t lucky; they understand how everything from the race distance to the level of the race to the horse’s post position to the track conditions can have an influence on the outcome of the race.

The gambling element is fun, and there are few thrills greater in spectator sports than to watch your horse win. Most people are hooked once they get that first victory.

But there is also a majestic element to watching horses run, thanks to their incredible speed and strength.

And there are few things harder to control than a thoroughbred, which is why being a jockey is such a daunting profession.

So I apologize if you were trying to reach me on Saturday, and I didn’t get back to you right away. I was busy pulling for Gormley to win the most exciting two minutes in sports.

The editor: We live in an often upside-down world, where nice guys finish last, where press coverage goes to the rogue cop while the great and many good deeds of his upstanding colleagues go unpublished, and where people are idolized on the basis of accomplishments rather than character.

It is why Mother ’s Day is so important, because it is an invitation to revere great women whose heroic love and care often go unrecognized.

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Opening day is close for regional park with their online bookings.

“They have been consistently coming in,” said W o o d l a w n R e - Soparlo. “Every day we gional Park is getting have new bookings happenready for the start of its ing with the online reserva2017 camping season. tions, so the online reservaAaron-Lee Soparlo, who tion system works fantastic, is the park’s business man- and we’re happy to have it ager, said they opened their for the second year.” campground for seasonal The park’s summer campers to move in on May e m p l o y e e s h a v e b e e n 1, and many campers have hired and are in place. The set up their sites already. maintenance workers are Woodlawn will open for doing their part to make the season on May 19, in sure the park is ready for time for the start of the the opening weekend.

Victoria Day long weekend. T h e g a t e h o u s e s t a ff The weekend is actually rel- will start working next atively quiet, she said, but week, beginning with more people are camping at orientation and training, the park that weekend. so that they’re ready for “May long is getting to the opening weekend. be more and more popular Sewer services will be inin our park,” said Soparlo. stalled in 95 campsites Soparlo said about 90 per along the Souris River this cent of their seasonal camp- year. All of the campsites sites have been booked. in the Souris River camp“We have a few avail- ground will now be fully able sites at both loca- serviced. Soparlo noted tions still,” said Soparlo. they haven’t had sewer Those locations are along for all of the Souris River the Souris River just south campsites since the flood of Estevan, and at the of 2011.

Boundary Dam beach site She is hopeful the work further south. will be finished prior to the The demand for short- start of camping season. term stays has also been high The park has already been since they started accepting busy with activity. The registrations on March 13 TS&M Woodlawn Golf

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Seasonal campers have pulled their trailers into Woodlawn Regional Park’s Souris River campground.

Club, which is located within the park’s boundaries, has been open for a few weeks.

The Estevan Wildlife Federation opened fishing season by hosting their annual Opening Day Walleye Classic at Boundary Dam. The Souris Valley Theatre is getting ready for the start of their season, the Coal Country Run-Walk will be held within the park’s confines this weekend, and the Fresh Air Fitness group has been moving dirt at their site as they prepare to install outdoor fitness equipment.

A few capital projects are also on the go. There will be a new gate house at the Boundary Dam site, and they want to have a filleting shack at Boundary Dam. The park also plans to have a new shower and bathroom facility for the beach area at Boundary Dam. The outdoor stage has been constructed, and it will be in use this summer.

The annual Beach Bash Festival will happen on July 29 and 30, the first time it has happened over two days. And the park has

partnered with the Souris Valley Theatre to bring in Saskatchewan Express for a concert on August 10 at the outdoor stage at Boundary Dam. Soparlo reminded the public to respect other people’s property. Now that the seasonal campers are arriving, kids are coming to the park and using the fire pits and taking wood piles in the campground. Soparlo said people take pride in their campsites.

They have also had issues with vandalism

and graffiti on signage.

The park has talked to the RCMP about the situation, and the RCMP is investigating.

If anyone does see something suspicious, Soparlo encourages them to report it to the park staff or the RCMP. People also need to keep their dogs on a leash at all times.

To book a campsite, they can visit the Let’s Camp website for both Boundary Dam and Souris River campgrounds.

Kitchen talks Conservative leadership race With the Conservative leadership race closing in just weeks, the Estevan Mercury caught up with local Member of Parliament for Souris – Moose Mountain, Robert Kitchen, for his general thoughts and top picks for the next Conservative Party leader.

Kitchen, a Conservative MP, said it’s been a long haul for the race and considers all 13 candidates good contenders, bringing a lot of different perspectives to the table.

As for his top pick, Kitchen is giving the nod

to Erin O’Toole.

“He’s young, he’s a family man, he brings business experience and military experience in the sense that he was in the Canadian Air Force after 10 to 12 years, and he’s a lawyer,” Kitchen said.

“He brings that aspect to the game, which I think is something we need; I also think he’ll keep the party together and that’s an important thing.”

He also pointed out O’Toole is a bit younger than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his policies

toward youth and keeping the younger generation working are reflected by the fact, something Kitchen said is important because the youth are the country’s future.

When Conservative voters cast their ballots on May 27 they’ll be given 10 choices to rank in order of preference and Kitchen said his second and third choices will be Andrew Scheer and Lisa Raitt respectively.

Where he goes from there he’ll determine at a later date.

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It’s hard to talk about the race without at least mentioning Kevin O’Leary, the reality show celebrity who recently dropped out of the competition.

“He probably brought some attention to the race during that timeframe. He brought new membership to the party and the party’s membership is up over 270,000, which is good; it’s showing that there’s some interest in there,” said Kitchen.

“Whether he did that or not, that’s speculation - I couldn’t say.”

No matter who wins, Kitchen said he believes whomever is voted in will likely be the next prime minister, largely due to the current Liberal regime’s overspending of taxpayer money.

He said Trudeau and co. are spending money at record speeds, and inaccurate projections regarding federal budgets is something he hopes Canadians will wake up and push back against.

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Savour the Southeast will be on May 13 If there ever was a universal trifecta of elements needed for a good time, food, drinks and entertainment would likely be near the top of the list.

At the annual Savour the Southeast organizers make these three things the focus of the event, and anyone looking to partake can do so on May 13 at Affinity place.

“We have tons of different beer, wine, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, as well as food come to Affinity Place, and we also have really good bands all from Saskatchewan playing throughout the whole night,” said Josh LeBlanc, co-chair for the event.

“We have different local restaurants that’ll be there; we have some local producers in terms of things like gluten free baking, we have pizza with Pizza Hut, then other local restaurants usually do up their own special items.”

LeBlanc added there’ll also be four or five food trucks setting up shop in front of the venue, so

there’ll be no shortage of eats to choose from.

Savour the Southeast, which is going into its second year, started in 2016 when organizers were looking at ways to fundraise for the Saskatchewan 2016 Summer Games.

This time around all proceeds are going to the Kinsmen and Kinettes for a new outdoor arena in their play park, so attendees can feel confident about helping with a good cause while sampling the different food and drinks and taking in the entertainment.

“I think it’s an awesome event - for $35, it gets you in the door then you also get to see three awesome bands - there’s Private Drive, these guys just got back from Europe; they were recording out there for a while,” LeBlanc said.

“The Pistol Whips, they are a band out of Saskatoon and there’s been a huge local following with them in Saskatoon. We heard a lot of people say they wanted something different.”

LeBlanc admitted that last year’s entertainment might have been a bit too country oriented for the diverse crowd, so this year organizers made a point to add some variety in terms of artists playing the event.

That doesn’t mean the country acts were ditched altogether, though, as Brody Siebert, who recently won Male Vocalist of the Year from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association, will also take the stage.

Added LeBlanc, “So that’s one thing that’s pretty cool. The community is getting high calibre entertainment. They’re getting lots of fun…and it all goes to support a really good cause in the community too.”

LeBlanc also wanted the public to know this year’s Savour the Southeast will be more spacious, as the 2016 event may have been a bit cramped, but he assures with the brand new floor plan there’ll be plenty of room for people to eat, drink and be merry.

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Wilson reflects on career in business world

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Brett Wilson had already enjoyed a successful career in the business world, particularly in the energy sector, before he became a panellist on the CBC television series Dragon’s Den in 2008.

Not only did Wilson’s national profile soar thanks to the show, but the series became more popular thanks to the deals he struck during his three seasons on the program.

Wilson was the guest speaker for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins Celebrity Dinner on May 3 at Affinity Place. He discussed his thoughts on business and recapped some of his Dragon’s Den experiences for a crowd of nearly 400 people.

Wilson opened his speech by discussing how growing up in North Battleford affected his life. His father was a used car salesman who coached various sports teams, while his mother was a social worker who dealt with cases of domestic abuse, rape and incest on her job.

“My parents were consummate, communityminded citizens,” said Wilson. “My dad worked out of town, but he would drive home for the evenings just to coach, and then go back out to wherever it was he was working.”

His mother was involved with the swimming club, even though she couldn’t swim, and was an innovative, creative and community-minded person.

“My parents were role models extraordinaire,” said Wilson. “Unfortunately when I was a kid, I didn’t respect that role model. I just took it for granted. I didn’t really appreciate just how much my parents cared, first about family and second about their community.”

It wasn’t until he was well into a business career that he appreciated how much his parents gave.

He also praised a book,

Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street can Learn from the Code of the West by James Owen, which Wilson called the most powerful business book he has read. In particular he became very emotional when he read about the Code of the West, because it represents so many values he came to know in small town Saskatchewan.

The code includes living each day with courage, taking pride in work, finishing what you start, doing what has to be done, being tough but fair, keeping promises, riding through the brand, talking less while saying more, and remembering that some things aren’t for sale.

“Many of these need no comment because they stand alone as I read them,” said Wilson.

Wilson believes he has been associated with a lot of business people who shared those same values.

After leaving North Battleford, Wilson went to the University of Saskatchewan to study civil engineering, and then went to work in the oilfields of western Canada. He noted that among the areas he worked in was Bromhead to gain experience.

Wilson co-founded an investment banking advisory firm, Wilson Mackie & Co., in 1991, and in 1993, he co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. He said it was the first company in the country to provide investment-banking services to global participants in the energy sector.

In 2008, he tried out to be a panellist on Dragon’s Den, but they had more than 60 candidates. He was on a safari in Africa with his daughter when he was asked to tell them why he should be a Dragon.

“I wrote them a list of the top 10 reasons to pick me,” said Wilson.

The No. 4 reason on the list was the differencemaker, he said. He believes it took a combination of confidence, brains and the wallet to do deals, and the show appeared to be short

Canadian entrepreneur Brett Wilson discussed his career in the business world during the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins Celebrity Dinner on May 3. of all three at the time.

He said he was trying to tell them that if they wanted to make the show a theatrical production, they should go with someone else. But if they wanted someone to make deals, he should be on the program.

Wilson noted that the Dragons typically see an explosion in popularity for their businesses thanks to appearing on the show.

“I didn’t have a single business or service that I was trying to sell on the show. I had nothing,” said Wilson. “I had no reason from a brand point of view.”

The first deal he made was also the one he regards as possibly his best: the Hillberg and Berk jewelry company in Regina.

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Wilson struck a deal with them. The business grew to $600,000 in revenues the first year, but then it plateaued. Then Wilson gave them more money to expand their product lines.

The company has now exceeded $3 million in profit, is continuing to grow, and has turned Regina into a hotbed for jewelry manufacturing.

Another Saskatchewan business he invested in, 320 Modular out of Saskatoon, has been another success story, he said. They take shipping containers and repurpose them into living quarters for remote mining camps and other job sites.

In the three seasons he was on the show, Wilson said he did a total of 60

deals. About half of them were completed, while the others fell through during the due diligence stage.

Out of the 30 deals closed, 25 were different than the ones reached on the den.

“I made changes to get the deals actually done, so what we shook hands on wasn’t always going to work out,” said Wilson.

He wound up investing $4.5 million in Dragon’s Den deals.

But he also became frustrated when he heard Dragons ask for at least half of the business. And he wanted to see the Dragons focus more on giving advice to the entrepreneurs, rather than criticizing them because it made for good television.

Wilson also used his speech to reflect on some of his personal struggles and

his two battles with cancer.

He has described himself as a graduate of cancer rather than a survivor.

And he told the crowd that in an ironic sense, the first bout with the disease in 2001 likely saved his life, because it caused him to rethink his priorities.

He finished his speech by touching on the value of corporate philanthropy for businesses. He recapped one of his own experiences, when a matching campaign he was a part of helped raise money for health-care in North Battleford.

Wilson encouraged the audience to take their support for charity seriously, and reminded them that if someone from out-oftown can support causes in their community, then they should be able to back the causes in their backyard.

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Members of the Estevan Police Service have been monitoring the detour that is in place now that King Street has been closed from Dufferin Avenue to Pine Avenue for a street widening and resurfacing project.

The detour began on May 1. Traffic is being rerouted from King Street onto Henry Street. Temporary stop signs have been installed in the Hillside area, and the speed limit is now 30 kilometres per hour on Henry Street from Dufferin Avenue to Spruce Drive.

Police have also monitored the back alleys in the vicinity of the construction on King Street. The speed limit on the back alleys is 20 kilometres per hour.

In other recent police news, due to a complaint of a suspected suspended driver, officers conducted a traffic stop on Henry Street during the May 4 day shift.

Andrew Lever, a 22-yearold Estevan man, was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, driving while over .08 and failing to comply with a probation order. Lever was released in front of a justice of the peace on numerous conditions and will appear in court in July to answer to the charges.

During the same traffic stop, Cyrus Ackrill, also a 22-year-old Estevan man, was also arrested and charged with failing to comply with his release conditions. He was taken before a justice of the peace and released for court in July on conditions.

Police were alerted to a suspicious vehicle that was parked near a school during the May 4 night shift. Police checked the vehicle and learned the occupants were in the school yard playing.

Officers received a report during the May 5 day shift of an individual losing garbage from their vehicle on their way to the city landfill. Police attended and determined a landfill employee spoke to the individual responsible.

The refuse was cleaned up.

Police received a driving complaint regarding a school bus. The matter is still under investigation.

Members attended to a collision at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

The matter was referred to Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

Police were notified of an elderly man falling and appearing to be hurt. When police attended, he wasn’t located. Using a description of the man, police called a family member to check on him.

Officers conducted a welfare on an elderly woman. She was found to be all right.

Members attended to a dispute in south Estevan. A solution was mediated for the day.

Police received a report of nuisance telephone calls. The matter is still

under investigation.

Officers arrested and charged a 21-year-old Estevan woman during the May 5 night shift for failing to abide by her courtordered curfew and for failing to comply with a non-consumption of alcohol clause. She was lodged in cells and was taken before a justice of the peace.

Police have charged a 27-year-old Stoughton woman with possession of a controlled substance and failing to comply with release conditions after a traffic stop on Victoria Avenue. She will appear in court in July to answer to the charges.

Members arrested and lodged a 23-year-old man for being intoxicated in a public place and causing a disturbance after a report of two males fighting on Albert Street.

Police received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers line during the May 6 night shift, regarding a possible impaired driver on a highway entering the city. The suspect vehicle was located and the driver was found to be sober. He was having mechanical issues with his vehicle that caused the poor driving actions.

Officers also responded to a 911 hangup call. A male reported he was being followed and was scared.

Police located him in an alley. He was intoxicated and not co-operative with police. He was arrested for public intoxication and obstruction of a police officer. The matter remains under investigation.

Members were called to a suspicious package during the May 7 day shift. Police determined the package to be garbage.

Officers were then called to assist a family with getting medical attention for a family member.

Police received a report of a suspicious person.

Members spoke to the individual, identified him and determined the matter to be unfounded.

Officers received a report of a barking dog in the Trojan subdivision. Police attended and the matter has been turned over to the bylaw enforcement officer.

The EPS has reported some more scams are floating around the community. One of scams involved someone claiming to be with the STARS Air Ambulance home lottery, while another involved a possible online passport renewal fraud. Police want to make the public aware of the potential of the loss of money or personal information if a person gives out any information to these scammers.

Members of the Estevan Police Service and the RCMP Combined Traffic Services Unit were active throughout the city last week, handing out numerous tickets for offences under the Traffic Safety Act and Vehicle Equipment Regulations Act.

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Haukeness reflects on the anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfires

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Nolan Haukeness has a hard time believing that May 3 marked the one-year anniversary of the wildfires that swept through Fort McMurray and destroyed his family’s home.

The former resident reflected on the anniversary in an interview with the Mercury on May 4. He and his wife, Jenine, lost their duplex home in the Abasand subdivision in the wildfire last year.

All they carried from the duplex were a few bags, their prescriptions, the deed to the duplex, their dog and their car. Eventually they had to leave their vehicle behind, and escape with just prescriptions, the dog and the deed to the home.

A few days after the fire, they arrived in Estevan, driving a vehicle they borrowed from a neighbour.

The couple spent most of the next two months living in the Energy City.

They returned to the Alberta city in late June, and they are temporarily renting a property in the Thickwood subdivision.

Their daughter, Aiden, was born in September.

Raising their daughter has occupied a lot of their time, and they are also waiting for their new duplex to be constructed.

“We just got our building permit approved last week, so hopefully we begin digging next week,” said Haukeness. “That’s the hope, anyways, and that’s

the commitment that’s been made to us.

“It’s been rather busy, which is probably good, because then you don’t have time to sit around and think about everything that has been going on, and you’re not focusing so much on things that you can’t control, like that building process.”

They have some great landlords who have been very understanding of their situation, he said. When their one-year lease expires next month, they will be renting the property on a monthly basis until they get an occupancy date for their new home.

The building process has been slow, but probably moved as quickly as possible, Haukeness said.

They have to go through the bureaucratic and the building permit processes.

“We were supposed to start building on February 20. That was the original commitment made to us,” said Haukeness. “And now hopefully we’ll be started

by May 20.”

It’s been frustrating, but when he looks back to a year ago, he thought construction on the new home would start in May. T h e c o u p l e ’s n e w home will be a duplex, like they had before, and on the same lot. And they will have the same neighbours.

“There were some question marks as to whether or not that would be happening, so we were very happy to be in that situation, where our neighbours are willing to rebuild with us,” said Haukeness.

And he said it will be a better building, since the duplex they were living in was 40 years old.

“We’re probably in a better situation than most around here,” said Haukeness. “There are people who had a lot of damage to their houses, but their houses are still standing.

“Those people are just fighting such a tremendous battle with insurance companies to live in those houses now,” said Haukeness. “There are reports of people living in houses that weren’t remediated properly, and their kids are sick. There’s a lot of suffering still here.”

There are also people in other areas who started to rebuild their homes, only to be told to stop because of slope stability issues.

“A lot of the trees that were holding the slope together have burned, so now the slope is deemed unstable, and they might not be able to ever rebuild there, even though they already started the process,” said Haukeness.

Those homes, with their walls and roofs in place, might have to be torn down, and be rebuilt elsewhere, he said.

He’s glad they will have some of the same neighbours as before, because a lot of friends left the city permanently after the wildfires. Haukeness doesn’t fault them, because if the unit he was renting burned down, and he received a $40,000 insurance cheque, he might consider going elsewhere, too.

“For some people, the

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Former Estevan resident Nolan Haukeness, pictured here with his wife Jenine and their daughter Aiden. Photo submitted emotional toll of coming back was too much for them, and they couldn’t do it,” said Haukeness.

A community gathering was held on May 3 for people to drop by for food, activities, workshops and socializing. Community groups were on hand to speak to victims of the fire.

Another event was held in an Abasand park that night. Sixty per cent of the neighbourhood was destroyed in the fire, and those whose homes were spared organized the social.

“It was great to be there for that, and to see our neighbours and to chat with people,” said Haukeness.

“And it was great to be

around people who know exactly what you’re going through, and know exactly what you went through on May the 3rd. You don’t have to rehash it a bunch of times.”

It was the first time in a year he had seen the neighbours from across the street who fuelled up his vehicle during the evacuation process. The service station in Abasand had already been evacuated.

“Their house is actually still standing, although they can’t live in it yet,” said Haukeness. “The remediation work has just begun. It was nice to see them and chat with them and catch up. And thank them.

That was a big thing.”

Haukeness has been able to return to his job with the Northern Lights Health Foundation. The hospital was saved from the fire, thanks to the efforts of firefighters.

And the support from friends and family in Estevan has remained strong, he said. People in Fort McMurray are amazed when he tells them about the support they received during their time in the Energy City following the wildfires.

Estevan will always be home, he said, and the experience last year only reinforced his love for this city.

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Midale resident finishes first in Canada

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The first foray into the fundraising world for Katie Emde and her husband, Landon, proved to be a successful one.

The Midale residents finished first in Canada in fundraising for the Inside Out for Autism campaign that ran throughout April.

They collected $4,344.40 for Saskatchewan Families for Effective Autism Treatment (SaskFEAT), which will allow children to attend a camp.

Initially she said they wanted to raise enough money to send five kids to camp, but now they can send more than that.

“The money that was raised really is going to help a lot of families,” said Katie Emde. “It’s going to help a lot of kids.”

Not only is she proud of how much money they were able to raise, but they were pleased to create more awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Their five-year-old son, Avery, has severe autism.

“For awareness and everything else, I really feel like our fundraiser got autism awareness out and … for people to know about,” said Emde. “We really tried to push for it.

Our son is the only kid here in Midale on the (autism)

spectrum. We really tried to promote awareness.”

There are still lots of people who don’t know a lot about autism, she said, and it’s not always talked about. It can also be a touchy subject.

“It gave us an opportunity to let people know what autism is all about, and how our day is, what our day can be like and what our life is like,” said Emde. “It’s a look into what autism means to us.”

If people raise awareness and acceptance, she believes everyone will be more knowledgeable about the challenges facing families affected by autism.

“We really wanted everyone to know that these kids might be different, but it’s okay to be different,” said Emde. “Different shouldn’t be considered a bad thing.”

Their fundraising efforts wrapped up on April 30 with a supper at the Fired Up Grill restaurant.

More than 100 people turned out for a steak or chicken supper. The silent auction items, which included home décor, clothes and other merchandise, proved to be popular, and there was a 50-50 draw.

The winner donated her winnings back to the fundraiser.

They also received a $1,000 donation from an

Estevan family that day.

“We know our community really well here in Midale, but to have people from Estevan reach out to us, get involved in this fundraiser with us, and call us, or get in contact with us through email, and tell us their story about their family member’s son or grandchild who is on the spectrum … it was a really good experience,” said Emde.

The owners of Fired Up Grill, Robin and Sylvia Garchinski, are close friends, Emde said, and they worked hard to promote the supper and the Emdes’ fundraising efforts.

But she was happy when the fundraiser was finished, the donations were submitted, and the month of fundraising was completed.

The following day, she was notified by Autism Canada that they were indeed the top fundraisers in the country.

While Emde didn’t view herself as the fundraising type at the start of last month, now she has found a passion for it.

Inside Out for Autism draws its name from the desire of many children with autism to wear their clothes inside out, since the tags on their clothes can be agitating.

This is the first time

Avery Emde is a Midale youth diagnosed with severe autism. His parents, Katie and Landon Emde, raised the most money in Canada in the Inside Out for Autism campaign. File photo the fundraiser has taken place, and Emde hopes more people will be involved with it next year.

“It’s something that is really close to our hearts, and it’s something that affects us, so we gave this fundraiser our all, and I

know just from the families that have reached out to us, closer to the end of this fundraiser, they have said they didn’t really know about it, and they were thankful to us for doing it,” said Emde.

Some families are looking to jump on board

individually next year, she said, while others will look to partner with the Emdes.

Thanks to the fundraiser, the couple has become aware of some other autism-related initiatives, and Emde said they will try to get involved with them.

Culture Pass will offer summer fun Any patriotic Canadians looking for fun activities in Estevan throughout the summer might do well to check out the Estevan Summer Culture Pass.

The promotion, which takes place from May until September, is organized by the local arts and culture community in celebration

of Canada 150 and will have thousands of dollars in prizes to give away.

“We’re getting people to go through Estevan to our different sites like Woodlawn Park, the museum, the art gallery, obviously anything arts and culture related, we all have events that are running, and people

are going to go to each of those events,” said Rebecca Eddy, adult program coordinator at the Estevan Public Library.

“They’re going to get a passport, which they can pick up at any location that’s participating, and we have prizes to give out at the end of it all, so if you have

10-plus stamps, you get your name put into a $1,000 draw and there’s going to be lots of other good prizes as well.”

After participants get their passports they can get them stamped at the attractions, and that’s how to become eligible for the draws and prizes.

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The stamped passports can then be dropped off at any participating locations with the participant’s name and phone number by Sept.

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Arts Council, Estevan Gallery and Museum, Estevan Public Library, Southeast Newcomer services, Souris Valley Museum, Souris Valley Theatre and Woodlawn Regional Park, with activates being hosted like mosaic creations, science fun, cultural dances, historical movie screenings, cowpokes and cookouts, concerts and Beach Bash.

Other prizes include a Braven portable Bluetooth speaker from Audio Video Unlimited for those who get four to nine stamps, and a family photo session with JMW Photography for those who get one to three stamps.

Eddy said the Estevan Summer Culture pass is also a good way to get involved in the community, have fun, and just see what’s going on around town.

She added, “We’ve come such a long ways as a country, we’re so diverse now and it’s just important to celebrate that because it’s a big achievement for us and we just want to celebrate our culture.”

Those interested can contact the respective organizations for more details on each event or for general information on the Estevan Summer Culture Pass, contact the Estevan Public Library at (306) 636-1620.

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Education: § Diploma of Technology such as Water Resources Engineering Technology § AScT or CET designation § Proficiency in Computer Software.

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Experience and Additional Requirements 5 years of Municipal experience including three years of supervisory experience Application Deadlines This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package.

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Tenders are to be delivered in a sealed envelope clearly marked Vehicle Tender to the attention of: Chief of Police, Estevan Police Service 301 - 11th Ave., Estevan, Sask, S4A 1C7 Tenders must be received at the Estevan Police Service NO LATER than 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 25th, 2017.

Unsealed tenders, tenders not properly completed or late tenders will not be considered.

Only the successful bidder will be contacted.

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All residents are asked to keep their properties clean and free from: ¡ Garbage and junk ¡ Junked vehicles ¡ Excessive growth of weeds and grass – including boulevards and behind fence in alleys ¡ Infestations of rodents or vermin ¡ Dead or hazardous trees ¡ Accumulation of pet wastes

Clean Sweep May 19 – 22, 2017 FREE WEEKEND AT THE LANDFILL SITE Proof of Residency will be required.

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According to Bylaw 96-1489 11.(2) all loads must be completely covered or secured to prevent littering while in transport to the landfill.

4. No Commercial Refuse allowed.

SANITARY SEWER MAIN AND STORM SEWER FLUSHING PROGRAM Beginning Tuesday, May 2, 2017 and continuing to Friday, September 1, 2017, the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main Flushing and Storm sewer Flushing, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the occasional carry over to 6:00 p.m. During the periods of jetting, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains. Storm sewer will have no effect on homes and business’.

2017 Program Area will encompass all streets East of Souris Ave and North of the CPR Railroad tracks within City limits including: Drader Street Hwy 47 N Souris Avenue (East Side) Queen Street Phillips Place Garner Place Edward Street Edward Place Albert Street Isabelle Street

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Hagen, Mann, Lutz and Glasser win at Estevan Motor Speedway season opener

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Motor Speedway opened its 2017 season on Saturday night with racing in its four championship classes.

Travis Hagen was the winner in the modified feature, Gregg Mann took the checkered flag in the stock car race, Zack Lutz finished first in the hobby stock division, and Keenan Glasser took top spot in the slingshots class.

Kody Scholpp, who won the track championship in the modified division last year, established himself as the driver to beat early on in the modified race. He led the first eight laps, but a trio of early cautions kept the field bunched together.

The final 16 laps were contested under green flag racing. Travis Hagen passed Scholpp for the lead midway through the feature, but Scholpp took the lead back with eight laps remaining.

Hagen regained the

lead with four laps to go, and then gradually pulled away from Scholpp. It was ultimately Joey Galloway, not Scholpp, who mounted the biggest challenge on Hagen, and Galloway wound up in second.

Aaron Turnbull and Justin Medler were third and fourth, respectively.

“We’re going to try to run a full year here, so it’s a good way to start,” said Hagen.

Hagen said he knew Scholpp was going to stick to the outside line, so Hagen was looking for a way to lake the inside lanes.

Early in the race, Hagen was trying to pack down the low line, because it wasn’t in the best racing condition.

“I figured that if I could get it going and get it worked in, it would be the best,” said Hagen. “I just tried to stick with it down there the whole way, and by the end, it was worked in pretty good.”

Scholpp was also entered in the stock car feature, and for the vast majority of the race, it

Hobby stocks raced during the opening program of the season. appeared he would cruise to victory. The stock car feature was marred by six yellow flags, but there was a 12-lap stretch of green flag racing, when Scholpp dominated, and took a lead

The slingshot class had racing for younger drivers.

of several seconds.

But he couldn’t pull away after the final caution with a few laps remaining, and on the final lap, Gregg Mann passed Scholpp in the back straightaway. Mann then held off a challenge

by Scholpp coming out of the final turn.

“I waited for my opportunity to happen a few times, and then thought it’s not going to happen, so I have to make something happen coming out of turns 1 and 2,” said Mann.

He had a good run coming out of turn 2 to take the lead, and had to hold Scholpp off by taking the inside lane.

“Those last lap victories are always a fun race,” said Mann. “I didn’t even know it was the checkered

flag. I couldn’t see the flag man.”

Once he realized he had won, Mann knew he made the pass at the right time.

Mann encountered problems with a header during the heat race, and made a couple of adjustments prior to the future.

Jeremy Swanson, who won the track championship last year, finished third, and Jordan Boyce came in fourth.

In the hobby stock feature, Devon Gonas and Carl Hanson had the lead for much of the race, but Lutz took the lead with eight laps to go. Hanson dropped out moments later.

The final eight laps were contested under green flag racing, and Lutz man-

aged to pull away. The closest battle was for second, as Rese Dignan edged out defending track champion Leevi Runge and Tyler Lucy for the runner-up position.

The slingshots division in a developmental series for young drivers. Competitors drove cars that resemble smaller sprint cars.

They raced a short, makeshift track in the infield.

Glasser emerged as the winner in the short race. Ty Saxon was second and Dexter Saxon finished third.

The next program at the speedway will be a regular program on May 20, with a special start time of 5 p.m. Modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks and slingshots will be competing once again.

Twins split games in Regina The Southeast Performance Pump midget AAA Twins split a doubleheader in Regina against the White Sox on Sunday.

The Twins took the first game 9-7, although coach Kent Phillips said the game was likely closer than it should have been. Then they dropped a 3-1 decision in a game that was called in the top of the sixth inning due to darkness.

“We hit the ball well,

especially in the first game,” said Phillips. “From the top to the bottom of the order, we were swinging the bats well, and we scored the runners who were in scoring position.”

The Twins trailed 3-1 after the first inning of the opening game against the White Sox, but then they rattled off eight straight runs over the next 5 1/2 innings to lead 9-3 entering the bottom of the seventh and final

inning.

The White Sox scored four times in the seventh to make it interesting.

Jaxon Robertson had two runs batted in and stole two bases in the victory. Ryan Gaab and Rhett Nikolejsin also knocked in two runs each for the Twins.

Brett MacMurchy gave up eight hits, but just two runs, in 5 2/3 innings of duty. He also struck out three. Thomas Husband and

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“Brett MacMurchy pitched a good game ... and then the relief pitching was good after that as well,” said Phillips.

The Twins other game was called in the top of the sixth inning due to a power failure in Regina. It occurred in the evening, and left the ballpark in darkness, which prevented the game from being finished.

(Details on the game were not available).

The Twins record is 3-1. They will play their home opener on Wednesday night in Weyburn against the Regina White Sox, starting at 7 p.m. Phillips said the game will be a fundraiser for a Weyburn family with a child who needs a service dog, and a good crowd is expected for the game.

Then they will host the

Saskatoon Giants on Saturday at Lynne Prime Park for their first games of the year in Estevan. Games will be at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

“We’re playing really well,” said Phillips. “It doesn’t matter who we put in the order, it seems the kids respond well and hit well, and they’re just smart ball players.”

The Twins will then visit the Muenster Red Sox on Sunday.

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Kourtney Kobitz, left, accepts the Female Athlete of the Year Award from TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club head pro and former award recipient Amanda Minchin.

Jayden Dudas, left, accepts the Male Athlete of the Year Award from Bruins president Cory Prokop.

Blake Jamieson, left, accepts the Volunteer Coach of the Year Award from Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood.

Top local athletes and coach annual banquet The accomplishments of two outstanding young athletes and a dedicated coach were recognized during the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins Celebrity Dinner on May 3.

Golfer Jayden Dudas was presented with the Boston Pizza Estevan and District Male Athlete of the Year Award, basketball player Kourtney Kobitz was recognized with the Boston Pizza Estevan and District Female Athlete of the Year Award, and Blake Jamieson of the Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins was presented with the Estevan Kinsmen Club Volunteer Coach of the

Year Award.

Dudas, who is a Grade 9 student at the Estevan Comprehensive School, competed on the provincial Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour in the bantam division, and finished with one first place finish and four second place finishes.

Among the highlights were a tournament win at the Willows Golf and Country Club in Saskatoon, and a second place finish at his home tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

He finished first in the provincial Order of Merit standings, and fifth overall in the country. Dudas then

won the national championship at the Legacy Golf Club in Phoenix, and was named the tour’s national player of the year.

Dudas wrapped up his season by helping the ECS male golf team win gold at provincials, and he took the individual bronze medal.

Kobitz, who is in Grade 12 at ECS, has excelled on the basketball court for the Elecs senior girls team. She has been a starter since Grade 10, and has helped the Elecs win the McLeod Series against the Weyburn Comprehensive School the past three seasons.

She also helped them reach provincials this year for the first time since 2005.

Kobitz was presented with the MVP award at the Michael A. Riffle tournament in Regina in December, and was selected to play in the Daytona Homes all-star game, featuring the best players from northern and southern Saskatchewan.

She has received interest from collegiate and university basketball teams.

Kobitz has also excelled in volleyball and track and field, winning awards in volleyball and competing in provincials in track and field.

Jamieson has dedicated many hours to the midget AA Bruins program for the last few seasons, serving first as an assistant coach and then as the head coach.

He has made the team his top priority, and has fostered a great working relationship with the players. He is as much of a friend as a coach, and has earned the players’ respect and attention while teaching and coaching.

He holds the players accountable, but always keeps practices and games fun.

This past season saw the midget AA Bruins enjoy their success during his

tenure with the team, as they won the A final of the Kelly Dmyterko Memorial Tournament in Price Albert, had the best record in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s midget division during the regular season, and reached the league final, which they dropped to the Yorkton Terriers.

Blake Blondeau, who was this year’s recipient of the Kim Anderson Award for the Top Junior Official, was also recognized during the evening. He was presented with the award during last month’s annual general meeting for the Estevan Minor Hockey Association.

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With Norman headed for overseas, Evelyn came home and soon found herself teaching in her home log school with home-made desks.

Following the War, they moved to Moose Jaw, where Norman became a welder and three more children were born, Garry, Arleen and Garth. Evelyn began teaching at Prince Arthur School.

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Eels preparing for the season Members of the Estevan Golden Eels summer swim club have held their first practises of what they hope will be a banner year for the club.

The Eels first practice was May 1 afternoon at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. Their 63 swimmers this year range in age from six to 17.

Cassidy Reich, who coaches the Eels with her sister Abbie, said the club always has at least 60 swimmers, making it the largest summer swimming club in the province.

Outside of the sixyear-olds, the Eels will be sending kids to compete at meets this summer, since the minimum age to swim at a meet is seven.

Cassidy Reich said the coaches are trying to determine the strengths of their swimmers.

“We want the ones who need help with certain strokes to be grouped together, and those who need help with certain skills to be grouped together,” she said. “It might take a couple of days before we figure it out.”

Adah DeLeeuw was among the Golden Eels who practised at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre on May 2.

But she is happy with what she has seen so far.

The youngest swimmers are impressive already.

The club has a lot of swimmers in the 11- and 12-year-old age group. A lot of swimmers from last year’s club moved up from the nine and 10 age divi-

sion.

Swimmers will practise from Monday to Friday at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. A mini meet will happen on June 14, giving the younger swimmers a chance to experience what happens during a meet.

Their first two competitive meets will be in June, and then there will be several events in July. The Eels will host the southern Saskatchewan meet on July 29, and top finishers from that competition will advance to provincials in Watrous the following weekend.

Reich said the Eels have a lot of kids returning from last year’s team that won the provincial title.

She believes their success can be attributed to the number of swimmers who turn out to compete in meets each weekend.

“That really helps to

add up the points,” said Reich.

Reich is confident the Eels will have another strong team this year, and she expects the coaches will know how the club measures up with others in the province after the first couple of meets.

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Walleye tournament goes off without a hitch The Estevan Wildlife Federation (EWF) Boundary Dam Opening Day Classic walleye tournament saw warm sunny skies on Saturday, though the wind may have annoyed a few anglers.

Not Mike Reid of Virden, Man., however, who with his fishing partner Paul Skoczylas of Estevan won the tournament with 17.6 pounds of walleye, the sum of their six-fish maximum.

Reid laughed and said he enjoyed the wind, which isn’t surprising considering the pair spent eight hours on the water underneath the hot sun.

“It feels really good,” Reid said of the big win.

“It’s a good tournament, lots of fish caught and lots of fish weighed in, and the guys here do a great job of running it.”

Reid and Skoczylas brought home a total of $1,900.

Both agreed it was a good day of fishing, with a good amount of pike and bass being caught along with the walleyes.

Not bad considering Reid said he hadn’t participated in six years or so, and it was also the first year in a while for Skoczyla as well.

“I have fished it in the past, but I wasn’t here last year, so hit or miss whether I can make it or not,” said Skoczylas.

The biggest fish was awarded to the fifth place

It was clear sunny skies for the 2017 Boundary Dam Opening Day Classic on Saturday, which saw a full 50 teams participate and loads of fish caught and weighed. team of Clinton and Chandler Harkins, who got $500 for a walleye that came in at 4.12 pounds.

This time around marked year 14 for the tournament, and as always, organizers managed to fill the 50-team maximum and even used two of the six teams that were on reserve.

Mike Halirewich, past president of the EWF, said there’s always a reserve list in case a team or two can’t make it, so the tournament can keep an even 50 teams on the water.

Proceeds from this year ’s event will go to improving the Boundary Dam recreation site, like clubhouse and dock maintenance.

Paul Skoczylas, left, and Mike Reid walked away winners of this year’s Boundary Dam Opening Day Classic, netting them a handsome sum of cash and bragging rights until next year’s tournament.

Elecs advance to badminton provincials One singles player and one team from the Estevan Comprehensive School’s (ECS) Elecs senior badminton team have advanced to the upcoming provincial tournament.

The regional qualifier was held at the Weyburn

Comprehensive School on Saturday. A round-robin was used to determine the athletes who would move on to provincials, with the top two in each division advancing.

Sage Dayman reached the provincial tournament

in the boys division by finishing second with a 4-1 record. He opened the tournament with four straight victories, as he defeated opponents from Weyburn, Kipling, Sturgis and Whitewood in straight sets in bestof-three matches.

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Kipling. A 2-1 win over Invermay and a 2-0 victory over Kipling followed, but then they lost 2-0 to Melville in their final roundrobin game.

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Melvyn Grimes passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, November 15, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 69 years.

Melvyn’s memory will be forever cherished by his daughter Stacey and son in law Keith Wempe and his grandchildren, Garrett and Katie; special friend Norma Hudye; siblings, Gary (Bev) Grimes, Judy Gingras and special friend Robert Cote, Barbara (Bryan) Forseth and Karen (Ralph) Harris; nieces and nephews, Kirk Grimes, Kevin Grimes, Darren Gingras, Brent Gingras, Holly Piche, Kathy Fleck, Steven Harris, Ryan Harris and Mallory Harris; 17 great nieces and nephews as well as It was Melvyn’s wish for numerous family members. the Celebration of Life to Melvyn was predeceased by his parents, Clayton and Kathleen take place on May 13, 2017 at Grimes, wife and son, Margaret and Clinton Grimes and one 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Seven brother in-law Robert Gingras as well as other loved ones.

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Tornadoes open season on the road The Estevan TS&M peewee AA Tornadoes opened the season by playing doubleheaders on the road against the Swift Current 57s and the Regina Buffaloes.

The first game against the 57s was the closest, as they lost 7-6.

Then they dropped a 22-12 decision in the second. Both games were played over six innings.

Coach Ryan Siever said they played really well in the top of the first inning of Game 1, as they forced the Swift Current pitcher to toss 29 pitches. “ We w e n t o u t and we swung the bats well, right off the hop, which I was really happy with,” said Siever. “The boys came out there ready to go, and they put the ball in play, which is what we’re asking them to do all the time.”

Leadoff hitter Derek Weinrauch got on base with a hit and eventually scored, which Siever said put the 57s on their heels.

In Game 2, the Tornadoes scored a couple runs early once again, and the pitchers threw strikes.

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But the Swift Current batters hit the ball well and found the gaps.

“The thing that we were really happy with in Game 2 was they had us a couple of times where they could have ended the game on a mercy rule score, and we were able to come back and score some runs in the top half of the inning,” said Siever.

Scoring 12 runs isn’t easy,

Buffaloes, the pitchers threw strikes, Siever said, but the Tornadoes committed some errors in the field.

“In Game 2, the defence was a lot better,” said Siever. “We cleaned it up a lot more and made some better defensive plays. We didn’t commit as many errors.”

Siever noted they were up 6-4 through four innings, thanks to a strong pitching performance

by Mason Fichter, and then they had a tough inning in the fifth. “ We w e r e throwing some guys (on the mound), just to see where we’re at with our pitchers … at the start the year, and to -Tornadoes coach of see what we need Ryan Siever to work on,” said Siever. The pitchSiever said, but the 57s outhit the ers threw the ball really well during Tornadoes. the weekend, he said, as they threw The Tornadoes then dropped strikes and they gave the defenders 19-0 and 12-6 games against the a chance to defend.

Buffaloes. The first game was called The Tornadoes will host Swift after 4 1/2 innings due to the mercy Current on Saturday for games at rule. The other went the full seven 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Cactus Park.

Then they will visit the Melville innings.

In the first game against the Millionaires on Sunday.

“We went out and we swung the bats well, right off the hop, which I was really happy with.”

Two local players picked Two players with local connections were selected in the 2017 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft on Thursday.

D e f e n c e m a n A l e x Vo n Sprecken was selected in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the Spokane Chiefs. Von Sprecken, who played most of his developmental hockey in Estevan, spent last season with the Notre Dame Hounds bantam AAA program, and finished

the season with three assists in 30 games.

Another southeast defenceman, Carey Levesque, was selected in the ninth round, 191st overall, by the Moose Jaw Warriors. Levesque, who hails from Carnduff, spent the past two seasons with the Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins.

He put up eight goals and seven assists in 29 games for the Bruins last season.

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It’s now golf season and people are finding out that they have not used certain muscles in quite some time.

Working off the early season rust in our games takes time, I often hear people say that they must get in golf shape again. They have problems with loss of distance with all their clubs, chunks or hitting it thin.

I see people swinging their clubs with an arms swing, not using the big muscles to swing the club.

Stretching is a great way to maintain the flexibility needed for golf and everyday activities. Some people are more flexible than others.

I recommend early season golf lessons. Have your local golf professionals at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club give you an assessment on your swing and flexibility.

You can discuss your goals and work on a game plan to map out your season while working on your golf game. You will learn the fundamentals to develop an efficient golf swing.

This is a great way to start the golf season and work towards improving your golf game.

Sluggers get a tie in opening weekend The Estevan KPC Mosquito AA Sluggers opened their season by playing doubleheaders against the Regina White Sox and the Weyburn Beavers on the weekend.

The games against the White Sox were played on Saturday at Cactus Park, and the games against the Beavers were Sunday in Weyburn.

(Scores from the games were not available).

Coach Nick Mayer said they batted really well in the four games of the

season, and the pitchers were okay.

The club will be putting an emphasis on defence during practice this week, particularly when it comes to their play in the outfield.

The Beavers will play four league games in Regina this weekend. First they will face the White Sox in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, and then they will play the Regina Buffaloes on Sunday afternoon in another doubleheader.

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Creighton Lodge news for April What a difference a month makes. The grass is green, the trees are covered with leaves and the tulips are in bloom.

Residents are anxiously waiting for the United Way Estevan Day of Caring on May 24, when they will get all their pots planted and our flowerbeds filled with colourful flowers.

It’s always a blessing to receive the help from so many volunteers that day, plus this year, the lodge is having a class of students from Sacred Heart School/ Ecole Sacre Coeur coming to visit and play games with the residents.

It will be a good time at the lodge that day.

The lodge had a pretty busy April. The month started off with an afternoon of reflexology treatments for residents. What a treat. Three reflexologists, Deanna Pastachak, Audrey Johner and Colleen Macmillan, gave an information session and a short treatment so everyone could understand what reflexology is. Residents will likely be going back for more.

Musically, residents were entertained by the Freebies, Kelly and Del, the Church of Christ singers and the Happy Wander-

ers. Thanks to all for their time and commitment. The lodge loves having them.

The churches continue to provide worship services on Sundays.

Thanks to the Estevan Ministerial Association who organized this. They also had communion with Trinity Lutheran Church and mass with St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church on Sundays and Father Cornelius Lucey on Fridays. They really appreciate being able to attend church at Creighton Lodge.

Sun Country Hearing held a clinic on April 12 for the residents to get

their hearing aids checked and cleaned. This is also a service that so many are thankful for so they don’t have to venture out.

The month was also filled with many sessions of exercises with the help of Sharon Dayman, Monica MacKenzie and Irene Tarnes. They are a godsend to keep residents motivated and moving. The residents are continuing their walks and exercises with their Urban Poles.

They are a great way to exercise the upper and lower body and visit and laugh at the same time.

Thanks goes out to the Estevan Public Library

for bringing their books every month and to Sarah Harder for calling Bingo in Joan Wock’s absence.

There was also a visit from Christina Wock and her therapy dogs, movie afternoons and two cocktail parties, so there’s no lack of something to do around the lodge.

The evening brings out the card players when there isn’t scheduled entertainment, which is great to pass the time.

The Creighton Lodge choir is taking a break for a few months, and they are hoping some more singers will move in over the summer. The numbers are

down so they’ll maybe just have some “sing-songs” and see if there are any new interested singers.

The month ended with the fundraising gala at the Beefeater Plaza on April 28th. What a roaring success it was. The dinner sold out, they had a diamond pendant raffle, a silent auction and dance.

Thank you to all who supported them in any way.

Sponsors and silent auction donors provided a lot of support. They will be putting the proceeds towards the replacement of their walkways and parking lots. Look out – more construction ahead.

A yoyo presentation Around the World Yoyo’s John Fox, left, brought Grade 8 student Kurt Pagail on stage for some help at the School is Cool assembly that took place at St. Mary’s School last week. Fox travels to schools across North America every year, using the yoyo and other activities to teach the importance of education.

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Oil downturn impacts Williston Basin Petroleum Conference attendance The 25th annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference saw a definite impact from the oil downturn that has hit the industry since mid-2014.

The May 2-4 event, which alternates between Regina and Bismarck, N.D., saw a substantial drop in attendance compared to previous years it has been held in Regina. In Regina, attendance peaked in 2013 at roughly 2,200 people. This year’s conference had 635 total registrations.

Arden Marsh of the Ministry of the Economy, said, “Based on the current economic situation, I think we can all agree it was fairly successful with the number of attendees we had.”

Last year’s numbers in Bismarck were also impacted, with a large reduction in the number of booths. How-

ever, overall attendance got a substantial boost when presidential candidate Donald Trump was announced as the keynote speaker at the end, and that those attending were able to attend Trump’s speech. As it turned out, just before he arrived at the conference, Trump secured enough support to lock up the Republican presidential primaries and become the party’s candidate for president. The rest is, quite literally, history.

Trump makes a pretty tough act to follow, as Mark Lenko of Canadian Discovery, pointed out in his, the final presentation of this year’s show.

The number of booths was down to around 50, compared to around 200 for the show two and four years ago. Despite this, the attendence during technical

sessions was strong, and appeared similar to previous years. Most of the technical sessions focused on geology, which has always been the core of the conference from the beginning, when it started as an invitationonly event for a few dozen people.

The presentations varied from presentations on the characteristics of the Great Plains polygonal fault system within the Williston Basin to Bakken production optimization of surface facilities. Of particular interest was a presentation

by Michael Nelson of the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy on evaluating production performance of horizontal well refracs in Saskatchewan. That presentation showed that wells that were initially fracked, then fracked again several years

There were only about one-quarter of the exhibits at this year’s Williston Basin Petroleum Conference compared to previous years in Regina, but three years into a downturn of oil, organizers were okay with that. Photo by Brian Zinchuk later, would often, but not always, show results that were nearly as good as when

the well first went on initial production.

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Carbon capture unit online most of April On May 3 SaskPower released its monthly report on the operation of the Carbon Capture and Storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station for April, outlining how it was online nearly the whole month, but will be down for maintenance in a few weeks.

The facility was online for 97 per cent of the month of April, going offline for

less than a day to address ash buildup in the power plant’s boiler, the company said. The facility captured 56,809 tonnes of carbon dioxide, contributing to the 1,530,368 tonnes captured since inception. As of the end of April, the plant had captured 198,330 tonnes of CO2.

In mid-April, SaskPower installed a full-scale

activated carbon treatment test to address amine performance issues. Amine is the principal chemical used to capture carbon dioxide in the system. Initial results show a positive impact.

Thermal reclamation of the amine resumed in early April, reducing the level of degradation in the solvent.

These positive developments increase the maxi-

mum available capacity and the efficiency of the process.

Optimizing the maintenance costs of the amine solution will continue to result in reduced CO2 capture rate until the completion of the upcoming outage.

This was evident as the daily average of carbon dioxide captured has remained flat for the last three months at just under 2,000 tonnes

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Debbie Denise Alexander Nee Lukye 1959 – 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Debbie Denise Alexander at St Joseph’s hospital on April 13, 2017 at the age of 57 years.

Left to cherish precious memories are husband Dave Alexander and her children Rene Alexander (Shawn Debruyne), Madison, Daiten, Joyce and Craig Alexander and Tammi Kulhavy. Also left to cherish special times are Debbie’s mother Maxine Lukye and sister Marilyn Dukart, sisters in law Karen Mack and Gail Jackson, brothers in law Gerry and Randy Alexander, also Debbie’s fur babies Jersey and Stella, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, friends and extended family.

Debbie was predeceased by her father Peter Lukye and brother Roland Lukye, also parents in law Katherine and Joe Struble and brother in law Harvey Mack.

Services were held at St. Paul’s United Church April 19 with Jason Richards officiating.

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Those wishing to make donations in Debbie’s memory may do so to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation ( Pallative Care ), 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A0H3, or a charity of choice.

Debbie spent times enjoying her grandchildren and all of their activities. She also loved camping, playing bingo and Yatzee, and long walks around their acreage.

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Gladys M. Glasser 1920 - 2017 On Sunday, April 30, 2017, Gladys Glasser of Lampman, Sask. passed away peacefully, with family at her side.

Gladys was born on September 25, 1920, the first child born to Thomas and Queenie Ross of Chandler, Sask. In 1937, the Ross family moved to Browning, Sask. where Gladys met and married Lawrence Fieber in 1945. They had eight children together.

Gladys loved life and she faced it cheerfully and courageously. She loved music, gardening, reading, crocheting, her pets and family and friends. A few years after Lawrence passed away, Gladys married Phil Glasser and a new family was added to her life.

Left behind to cherish precious memories of Gladys are her two daughters, Taylor Ross and Deborah Ann Jones (Alex); four sons, Fred (Beryl), Richard, Edward and Christopher (Eva); Phil Glasser’s family, Ron (Linda), Garth (Shirley) and Dan (Val); sonin-law Al; brother Dick Ross, as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Prayers were held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. and the Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. Leonardo Tamayo. Both services were held at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows R.C. Church, Lampman. Interment took place at the parish cemetery, after which a luncheon was held in the church basement.

Those wishing to make donations in Gladys’ memory may do so directly to the Lampman Community Health Centre Trust, Box 100, Lampman, Sask., S0C 1N0.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Lampman Community Health Centre for the loving care provided to Mom. Also, thanks to all those who came, prayed, encouraged, provided ministry and hospitality, food and support during this difficult time.

Thank you to Hall Funeral Services for their assistance with funeral arrangements.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Obituaries Steffa B. Yeates 1936 - 2016 Steffa passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Lampman Community Health Center, Lampman, SK at the age of 80 years.

Steffa was born on a farm south of Central Butte, SK. on July 2, 1936. She attended Green Prairie School.

She was predeceased by her husband, William (Bill) Yeates in Feb. 1988.

Left to cherish Steffa’s memory is her son William “Bill” Yeates; siblings, Ann (Warren) Spicer, John (Loretta) Mattus, Elizabeth (Pete) Ellerby, George (Hope) Mattus as well as several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, Nicholas and Mary Mattus.

The Graveside service will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, SK. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Leonard Wock (1924-2017) On the doorstep of his 92nd birthday, Len Wock, formerly of Estevan, passed away suddenly at his home in Saskatoon on April 26th.

Predeceased by his wife and forever companion Marion, his brother Dan and sister Katie,Len will be fondly remembered by his only remaining sis-ter-in-law Frances Simonsen and Doreen Wanner, and by his many nephews and nieces and their fami-lies.

Len was known for his many outdoor pursuits and varied interests. He loved fishing. In earlier years, he and Marion piloted their houseboat through the calm waters at Boundary Dam, always stopping to barbeque steak...”it was cheaper and better in those days”...and savour Marion’s potato salad onshore before setting off again to trail their lines before sunset.

Len loved cars-and talking about new cars-but he especially loved Buicks and Cadillacs. It helped that they lived above Foley Motors whose owner must have given him great deals on the shiniest model in the showroom. Len always had a spiffy new car to drive his nieces and nephews to the Dairy Queen, or to visit relatives in Manitoba in the dreaded cold of a December night, or to drive various members of Marion’s family to visit relatives throughout Saskatchewan and the west. Len was a proud member of the Estevan Order of the Elks fraternal organization. If anyone asked what the ‘B.P.O.E.’ in the name stood for, he would answer, “Best People on Earth”! And he was. Patient, inquisitive, and ap-preciative of others to the end.

A very special thank you to niece Donna Dyck of Saskatoon who was called upon many times to assist her uncle.

In accordance with Len’s wishes, no formal funeral will be held.

At a later date this summer, a private graveside service will gather family once again to remember Len.

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Lenora Wanner 1922 - 2017 Lenora passed away at Hill View Manor, Estevan, SK on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the age of 95 years.

Lenora is survived by two sons, David (Lil) and Terrance (Terry Lynn); three grandchildren, Shannon, Darren (Jennifer) and Chrissy; three great grandchildren, Rhett, Rhea and Rowan; niece Lorna-May Sargent; sister-in-law Jean Wanner, as well as several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Chris; brothers, Ted, Theron, Raleigh and Desmond; sisters, May, Hazel and Levine; sisters-in-law Clara and Ida; brothers-in-law, Jake and Joseph.

Prayers were held on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Mr. Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan,

by Rev. Brian Meredith. Interment followed at the Estevan City Cemetery, after which a luncheon was held in the church auditorium.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make donations in Lenora’s memory may do so to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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In the southeast, producers are reporting that three per cent of the crop is seeded, while in the southwest, producers have two per cent seeded. There is very little, if any, crop seeded in the other areas of the province.

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Natural Health and Healing Expo sees a great turnout The Natural Health and Healing Expo took place at the Wylie Mitchell Hall over the weekend, and organizers considered this year’s event another success.

The expo offered those in attendance a look at different forms of alternative healing, an opportunity to buy organic food and products, and a chance to visit with not only a card reader, but also a woman from Alberta who reads buttons.

“This year has been really good, yesterday I think we had close to 100 people through the door; it’s been a good turnout,” said Sheila Farstad, hostess of the event.

“This community has a lot to offer in the way of health and healing and this is just a really good way of putting it out there; letting people just come to one place so they can experience a lot of different things, like the people that are here are doing minisessions and readings.”

Farstad, who’s organized the expo for three years now, added features like mini-sessions are great for those who are curious and want to dip their toes into something new, like reflexology for instance, but might not be quite ready for the real

deal.

She got involved with alternative healing because she believes people need to start taking a larger interest in their own health, she said, which means not just going to the doctor and getting tests done, but also looking at all options to see if there are other ways to help support and enhance one’s health.

The Natural Health and Healing Expo wasn’t just for the benefit of attendees either, as Farstad pointed out. Many of the vendors don’t have brick and mortar shops or access to great advertising, so the expo gives them a means of publicity. “ We h a v e o rg a n i c food businesses that are from this community, like Daybreak Mill, they’re 100 per cent organic, but they’re not here in Estevan, but they’re in the community, right,” she said.

“So they don’t have a storefront, but this gives them an opportunity to be visible in the community and gives them more exposure, and I think for most of the people here, we’re here, but we’re not always in everybody’s faces, so this is just a really good showcase of what Estevan has to offer.”

The annual Natural Health and Healing Expo took place over the weekend at Wylie Mitchell Hall, where organizer and hostess Sheila Farstad encouraged attendees to check out the various tables and try out card readings and mini-sessions that were offered at the many booths around the hall.

60-and-Over Club report Submitted by Shirley Graham

“Hello? Hello? Is that you, Sam?” the caller asked.

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Clarence Morgan was the winner in shuffleboard for the week of May 1.

Jake Fichter came in second.

Cathy Hoffort finished first in bridge. Irma Lesiuk was second and Doris Heidinger was third.

Dave Highberg took top spot in cribbage. Geraldine Gervais was second and Joe Claude came in third.

At a meeting, the scout master asked, “Did you all do a good deed this week?”

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“Yes sir,” Johnny replied.

“Well, what happened?” the scoutmaster asked.

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Cleanup Initiative Members of the First Estevan Sparks, Brownies, Girl Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers, along with their leaders and a few parents, participated in a work bee on Sunday to clean up the Metochos Ministries Bible Camp’s grounds, as part of the Saskatchewan Girl Guides cleanup initiative. The service project taught the youths about protecting and caring for their environment, as well as giving back to their community. The Girl Guides are wrapping up for the 2016-17 season, and online registration for new members will open June 1. Photo submitted.

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A16 May 10, 2017

Estevan Mercury

St. Joseph’s Hospital receives needed donation

Participating in the cheque presentation were, from the left, United Way Estevan board members Mark Pettitt and Lynn Trobert, St. Joseph’s Health-Care Auxiliary secretary Eva Hagel, St. Joseph’s Hospital board chairman Don Kindopp, hospital CEO Greg Hoffort, and auxiliary treasurer Darla Wilhelm and co-chair Nola Joseph.

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health-Care Auxiliary raised a generous $20,000 for needed equipment and amenities in the building’s operating room, and presented the cheque last week at their Spring Tea, Bake Sale and Raffle.

The needed equipment and amenities include a new table and sterilization equip-

ment, and come with a projected cost of $100,000.

The auxiliary also recieved money as a United Way Estevan member agency. St. Joseph’s Hospital executive director Greg Hoffort was on hand to accept the cheque and offered thanks to the ladies for their efforts, as well as the efforts of the local United Way who pitched in

on the fundraising.

“It’s always one of my favourite days when the ladies are hosting their events here, not just because they’re giving us cheques with lots of zeros, but because it brings such energy to the building and staff and everyone loves to have these days,” said Hoffort.

“Estevan is blessed to

be one of the most generous communities in the country and the leadership of the United Way in that regard is truly impressive, so thank you guys very much.”

Board chair Don Kindopp was also present to give thanks for the volunteer work, and spoke to his appreciation for the money raised from Estevan’s charitable

residents.

“Certainly it’s been pointed out a couple of times that without you, the people in our community supporting the auxiliary, this would not be possible,” Kindopp said.

“So I just think that we are very fortunate to live in the community we live in and for all the volunteers and for all of the energy and

enthusiasm that’s been generated toward an event like this, which ultimately ends up benefiting the patients and the staff here at St. Joe’s Hospital, so thank you very much.”

St. Joseph’s Hospital is now roughly $15,000 shy of its goal and is expected to complete fundraising by the end of the year.

Drewitz School of Dance exam results Students from the Drewitz School of Dance, under the direction of LorieGay Drewitz-Gallaway, were tested earlier this year for the Canadian Dance Teachers’ Examination for jazz, ballet and tap exams, badges and medal.

The examiner was Gaetanne Hughes from Mississauga, Ontario.

In jazz examinations elementary major, Kelsey Romanyk and Reese Handley were highly commended.

For jazz badges and medals, in the preliminary jazz badge, Kiarra Biette, Kaitlynn Ricard, Hunter

McNabb and Kaitlyn Desrosiers were listed as successful.

In pre-bronze jazz medal, Shayla Gill, Halle Adams, Tyann Babyak, Ava Laevens, Randi Mildbrandt, Ariadne Nagel, Jaycee Neff, Sadie Smith and Makenna Schell earned honours.

Kate Schmidt, Katelyn Zukewich, Hailey Taylor, Marley Nashiem, Bryanna Morrow, Jayla Memory, Lindsay Mack, Cloe Legault, Mercedes Irwin, Logan Hase, Mackenna Empey and Samatha Carritt were highly commended.

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Mercer, Brooklynn Ruzicka, Alyssa Saccary, Maya Sands and Ekko Sanguin were commended.

Rya Strilaeff and Amariah Logue received a pass plus.

In bronze jazz medal, Lauren Kobitz, Jersey Long, Kelsey Kowalchuk, Emily Phillips and Shayla Gill were highly commended.

Kaitlin Milbrandt, Elsie Alexander, Olivia Carr, Shayna Fichter, Jenna Fleck, Faith Haberstock, Semia Harding, Madison Hrywkiw, Cloe Legault, Codie Lemcke, Eva Salamon, Tiana Seeman and

Lyssa Strilaeff were commended.

In silver jazz medal, Colesey Goetz and Brielle Wakely earned honours.

Chauntay Schlosser-Nelson and Kailey Kowalchuk were highly commended, while Sarah Wright was commended.

As for ballet examinations, in the ballet badges and enrichments category, Mya Desrosiers, Aubree Drabek, Taylor Ellis, Sophia Fowler, Morgan Hase, Elizabeth Harmsworth, Jennicka Linthicum, Sierra Mantei, Aspen Mayuk, Peyton McIntyre, Marlow Molstad, Janaye

In pre-bronze tap medal, honours went to Halle Adams, Marley Nashiem, Randi Milbrandt, Taya Saigeon and Katelyn Zukewich.

Bryanna Morrow and Eva Salamon were highly commended. Ekko Sanguin, Alecia Wiebe and Maya Sands were commended.

Brooklynn Ruzicka and Alyssa Saccary received a pass plus.

Honours in bronze tap medal went to Kaitlin Milbrandt, Jersey Long, Lauren Kobitz and Emily Phillips, while Tiana Seeman earned a commended recognition.

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Risdale, Taylor Short and Avery Talsma earned successful distinctions.

As for tap examinations, in elementary major, Reese Handley earned honours.

In tap badges and enrichments, in preliminary tap badges, Samantha Carritt, Tenaya Empey, Sophia Fleck, Gabrielle Gedak, Mercedes Irwin, Ava Laevens, Amariah Logue, Hunter McNabb, Scarlett Mercer, Emma Morhart, Alexis Paton, Annelise Renauld, Rowyn Siever, Sadie Smith and Jaycee Neff earned a preliminary tap badge.

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