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Dancing In The Air Members of the pre-intermediate Jazz 1 class, from the left, Jordyn Meshke, Kaitlin Milbrandt, Tiana Seeman, Emily Phillips, Elsie Alexander, Madison Hrywkiw, Faith Haberstock, Shayna Fichter and Kelsey Kowalchuk leap while performing Dancing in the Air at the Drewitz School of Dance’s Spotlight on the Stars dance recital. A dress rehearsal was held on Friday and the recital was on Saturday. For more on the recital, see page A7. Photo by David Willberg.
Estevan Humane Society asks public to take the pets pledge elle Lesiuk, public relations student for the EHS. “Especially because dogs’ bodies are so much more susceptible to getting way too hot too fast; you might not think it’s that hot, but it usually is, even if you’re in the shade and the window is open.” Lesiuk added dogs have a limited ability to sweat and even a short time in a hot environment can be life-threatening. A dog’s regular body temperature is roughly 39 C and a temperature of 41 C can only be handled for a short amount of time before permanent brain damage or possible death can occur. There are a few signs one can look for to see if an animal is getting heat stroke, like excessive panting, drooling, drowsiness or unconsciousness. If heat stroke is suspected, getting the animal
By Jaime Polmateer jpolmateer@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Humane Society (EHS) wants the public to know it’s not cool to leave pets in hot vehicles. The humane society has joined with Ontario’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and its No Hot Pets campaign, which runs from May 23 to August 31. This campaign aims to educate people on the dangers of leaving pets in vehicles throughout the hot summer months and asks members of the public to take a pledge promising not to. “If you’re taking a pet somewhere and you know you can bring them out of the vehicle as soon as you’re leaving it, that’s fine, but just to keep it safe it’s way easier to just leave them at home if you don’t need to be bringing them,” said Kend-
veterinary attention is vital, and in the meantime it’s recommended to wet its fur right away with lukewarm or cool water, bring it into the shade and give it drinking water. “There’s a bunch of different signs you can look for and it’s usually pretty easy to tell if they’re in danger,” Lesiuk said. “We do want people to report it if you do see it, because you never know — is the window open? Is the AC on? How long have they been there? “We want people to tell us because we do see it as being a little bit irresponsible.” Despite yearly initiatives to inform the public, the SPCA still gets hundreds of reports across the country of pets being left in hot vehicles each year. Lesiuk said this might be because owners like bringing their pets with
Kendelle Lesiuk, public relations student for the Estevan Humane Society (EHS), warns leaving a pet in a hot vehicle, even for a short amount of time, can cause permanent damage or even death to the animal. Pictured is Lesiuk with EHS shelter resident Harley them places, but as mentioned, it’s safer to just leave them at home. “I think it’s just hard
for us to realize we’re not carrying a whole bunch of fur on us,” she said. “If we sit in the car
we’re probably fine, yeah, but even we can’t sit in a hot car for that long, and usually NO MORE⇢A2
Strong warning issued about a scam a STARS lottery. But it proved to be a fraud, and her mother, whose name was not released, lost more than $6,000. Wheatley found out about the scam after she and her husband returned from the Dominican Republic. Once she found out her mother was believing she had won, Wheatley booked a flight from her home in Calgary so she could get to Estevan. “These guys said they
By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
A former Estevan resident has issued a warning about a scam involving someone pretending to be with the STARS Air Ambulance, after her mother lost thousands of dollars through the fraud. Gail Wheatley says her mother received a call, claiming that Wheatley’s mother had won $45,000 and a new car through
were coming to deliver the prize to my mother’s house, and she lives in Inglis Court,” said Wheatley. When a friend checked in on Wheatley’s mother, she was on the phone with the scammer who was reportedly being very abrasive. Based on her research, Wheatley believes the scammers are based out of Jamaica, thanks to their 876 phone number. Wheatley noted a lot of scams are out
of Jamaica and have the 876 area code, and they dupe people out of millions of dollars each year. The scammer was going by the name Michael Bradley, and Wheatley added that people who have posted on Facebook about the STARS scam said they received a call from someone named Michael. Wheatley called the scammer and confronted him over the phone, saying the Estevan Police Ser-
vice would be present if he showed up to present the prize to her mother. He hung up on Wheatley. When she called him back, she said he didn’t appreciate the call. “I said to him ‘I’m going to get to the bottom of this, Michael, and I’m going to shut you down right across Canada, because I’m not going to let you do this to the senior citizens,” said Wheatley. Wheatley noted she changed her mother’s phone
number after she was victimized, and made it an unlisted number, only for her mother to receive a phone call from another scammer a few days later. She also suspects the scammers have a local person involved. They tried to meet Wheatley’s mother in person. And she believes somebody stuffed a STARS Air Ambulance pamphlet into her mother’s mailbox, since she was the only perSTARS⇢A2
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City announces Canada 150 plans The City of Estevan has announced some initial details for its Canada 150 celebrations. The Canada 150 Street Fair will be held on June 30, starting at 3 p.m. Activities will be held in and around the Estevan Leisure Centre and the surrounding buildings and grounds. There will be child r e n ’s e n t e r t a i n m e n t , games, live bands and a beer garden. Admission will be free. “We didn’t want to interfere with the traditional things that were going on (for Canada Day), like in the town of Bienfait as
well as the Kinsmen putting on their event on July 1 (at their playpark),” said Rod March, the City of Estevan’s manager of parks services who is heading up the Canada 150 bash. “So we just thought we would do something a little different, and do a June 30 pre-Canada Day celebration.” The day will start at Centennial Park at 3 p.m. with a children’s entertainer, Funtazm, doing face painting and an audience interactive science show. Six bouncy castles, dinosaur-related activities, a reverse dunk tank and
Rod March many other games will be held in the area. Cotton candy will be served. The Estevan Police Service and the Estevan
Fire Rescue Service will be in attendance. Fire trucks and police vehicles will be on display, giving the public a chance to view the vehicles and the associated tools and technology. There will also be a street carnival set up near the west entrance of the Estevan Leisure Centre, with carnival-style games scattered throughout the street and food trucks in the covered mezzanine. A free swim will be offered at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. People are encouraged to play games and enjoy other activities.
In the evening there will be two live bands, Chris Henderson and Third Degree Burnz, as well as the beer gardens, near the Civic Auditorium. “A lot of people are busy on July 1, so it was a little bit difficult getting good, quality entertainment, so we were lucky to do that for June 30, considering most of them are booked for July 1,” said March. March believes the festivities will appeal to people of all ages, with the carnival for children and families, and activities for adults.
A flag rising will occur at midnight with a colour guard from the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch, the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. A rendition of O Canada and Happy Birthday will follow, and birthday cake will be served to finish off the event. “This is not funded by taxpayer dollars,” said March. “It’s funded by grants, and then another source of funding we recently received.” More details on the event will be released at a later date.
Council tables King Street decision Estevan city council has tabled a decision to complete additional work on King Street this year. A widening and resurfacing project on King Street from Bannatyne Avenue to Pine Avenue is already underway, and at their May 15 meeting, council approved the resurfacing of King Street from Souris
Avenue North to Arthur Avenue. At the time, city engineer Kiflom Weldeab said the city might be able to resurface King Street from Arthur Avenue to Bannatyne Avenue for $100,000. Since the repairs for King Street, as well as resurfacing a small portion of Sister Roddy Road, came
in under budget, council authorized Weldeab to look into the project. Council found out at Monday night’s meeting that the tender from Souris Valley Paving to complete King Street from Arthur Avenue to Bannatyne Avenue would be $124,150, plus tax. Since the project came
in above the $100,000 mark, council tabled the project to their next meeting on June 12, so they could get more information. City financial controller Trudy Firth asked council to be cautious and to wait until all of the numbers are in for the King Street widening and resurfacing project. “I know this decision
will be made if we have enough money,” said Firth. “Right now it looks like we’re going to be really close, but I like to err on the side of caution.” Councillor Greg Hoffort wanted to know why the resurfacing of King Street from Arthur Avenue to Bannatyne Avenue came in nearly 25 per cent above
expectations. And Councillor Dennis Moore questioned if the project was tendered properly. “I would like to see somebody else maybe bid,” said Moore. “I don’t care who it is, but from last … meeting, there was quite a difference on a piece of road we were going to do.”
STARS doesn’t ask winners for money A1 ⇠ son to receive one. “I think what’s happening is they’re going around and they’re getting the names off the buzzers at the … seniors’ complex, because that seems to be their biggest target, and then they go into the phone books and find their phone numbers, and verify the address,” said Wheatley. “Then they start calling and playing the seniors.” Wheatley noted her mother is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and gets confused easily. The money that Wheatley’s mother lost can’t be recovered, because it was
sent on money transfers through the bank. First she lost $1,300 by Purolator to a Florida bank. “The police should be able to go and take that information, because when you go and open up a bank account, you need identification,” said Wheatley. “So, she has the names of the people she sent it to. The bottom line is even if it was a fake name, they still would have had to present ID when they opened up the account.” T h e n W h e a t l e y ’s mother was asked to send another $5,000 to a number in Fort McMurray. A Can-
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ada Post employee flagged it, and warned her not to send the money. She sent it anyways. Also, a bank employee changed Wheatley’s mother’s account numbers, and tried stopping the money order, but it had already been cashed. She knows of other people in Estevan who have been approached by a scammer with an 876 number from Jamaica. Wheatley is concerned that the scammers are using the STARS Air Ambulance, because she views STARS as a great cause. Mark Oddan, the communications lead for STARS in Saskatchewan, said they have received reports of scam-related calls
happening in the province. The reports have surfaced at the same time that STARS home lottery is taking place in Saskatchewan. “Presumably the scammers are taking advantage that our lottery is on now, although they aren’t quite aligned with our dates,” said Oddan. Oddan noted that when the STARS draws are made, they make phone calls to people who win a marquee prize, or a prize worth a certain amount of money. “We certainly identify ourselves as being with STARS, and also provide other information that obviously legitimizes who we are,” said Oddan. Every prize winner receives a letter in the mail
to let them know which prize they won, and STARS never asks for money or any other action on the part of the person who has won, other than making arrangements for pickup or delivery of a prize. “It seems with these scams, one of the common denominators is people are asked to do a wire transfer, write a registered cheque or a money order, or some sort of thing in order to claim their prize or to pay for delivery fees or licencing fees or something like this,” said Oddan. “When you win a legitimate prize from a STARS lottery, or … any registered lottery, it comes with no strings att a c h e d , ” s a i d O d d a n .
Oddan said STARS hates to see a scam like this occur. They’re disappointed scammers would try to take advantage of the good names of STARS and other charities across the country. “What we try to emphasize is for people to be extra vigilant,” said Oddan. If anyone is in doubt as to whether they have won a prize through STARS, Oddan encourages them to check the STARS website, or to contact STARS through their toll-free number. And if someone suspects they have received a fraud call, Oddan encourages them to hang up and call the local police or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
A1 ⇠ you think you’re going to be faster than you are sometimes, ‘I’m just running into the store, it’s not going to be that long.” Those who choose to leave their pets in vehicles can also face charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, so just running
into the store really quick could come with a costly penalty. Those interested can visit nohotpets.ca and take the pledge not to leave their pets in the vehicle during the summer months or look on the Estevan Humane Society Facebook
page as well as its website for more information. “People can also always call the shelter if
they have a question,” said Lesiuk. The EHS can be contacted at (306) 634-3444.
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Estevan Comprehensive School shows its pride By Jaime Polmateer jpolmateer@estevanmercury.ca
Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) held its inaugural Pride flag raising ceremony Thursday, where students, teachers and local dignitaries gathered in solidarity of the LGBTQ community. Those who attended took in speeches, enjoyed barbecue and raised the rainbow Pride flag, declaring ECS and the City of Estevan as safe, inclusive places for all people. Student Tyler Knibbs addressed the audience of roughly 50, speaking to how his school and city are great places to be for diverse groups of people and how proud he is to be apart of both. Prior to the speeches Knibbs told the Mercury, “Essentially we’ve all come here to show our pride, all the students, all the teachers… then we’re going to raise the Pride flag; it’s been really interesting, I’ve never seen anything like this at a school, and it makes me proud to be a student here.” Standing before the crowd he told the story of how he came out to his parents, how worried he was about it, and ultimately, how he had nothing to fear in the first place. Knibbs explained the reluctance he felt breaking the news and how he lived
with the secret for a long while, before his father finally revealed he’d already known for some time, bringing a round of good-natured laughter from those in attendance. “Two years, 11 months and 22 days later I would come to realize I had the world’s most accepting parents, that I had the world’s best friends and that I had a school where I could walk in the front doors and be proud of who I am,” he said. “In the 11 years that I’ve been in Estevan, Saskatchewan, learning in the South East Cornerstone Division, I have yet to come across any major legitimate hate toward diverse people, so this just goes to say in an accepting community such as this one, you’re loved just the same.” Jodi Tweed, ECS student service counsellor and an advisor with the school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), told the Mercury how important the event was because it showed support, inclusion and acceptance of all students. This is also the inaugural year for the school’s GSA, a division-wide initiative for South East Cornerstone with more than 50 people registered at ECS alone, and Tweed said the division has done an excellent job of promoting the alliance and showing students they’re safe within its school.
Student speaker Tyler Knibbs delivered a speech at the Estevan Comprehensive School Pride flag raising ceremony on Thursday. She added people who are gender diverse exist in all parts of the community, in the forms of students, friends and family members, making the flag raising ceremony an especially important event. “I hope they (attendees) realize that there is an (LGBTQ) community and there is support behind them, that while we’re new to the pride movement, there definitely is recognition in the school division, in our school itself and in our community,” said Tweed.
Laura Budd, education coordinator for Moose Jaw Pride and the Saskatchewan Pride Network and Jodi Tweed, Estevan Comprehensive School student service counsellor and an advisor with the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, kicked things off at the pride flag raising ceremony with a few words last Thursday.
“That there is support and that there are people that understand, are accepting and that we feel everybody belongs.” Also on hand was Laura Budd, education co-ordinator for Moose Jaw Pride and the Saskatchewan Pride Network, the organizations that helped facilitate the event and others like it for smaller urban centres in the province. She said she’s been getting to help be apart of LGBTQ history in the making on a regular basis in Saskatchewan and was excited to see the students’ faces when they raised the Pride flag, knowing something they identify with is now a bigger part of their school experience. “I think what people can take away is that Saskatchewan — and Canada, is an inclusive place — that love is in fact love, and that we love and respect each other and we want all people in our communities to feel safe and welcome, to be who they are, and love who they love, ” she said. “I’m just really thankful to be here in Estevan, to get to know the people and to share with them what we do in the Saskatchewan Pride Network in offering pride support, helping people with language and inclusion.” Budd also delivered a speech by the flag where she mentioned how the world is becoming more progressive, and how it wasn’t always
that way. “We have had people that do not understand the LGBT community, or the Rainbow Alphabet Soup that we like to call ourselves, but we are apart of your community,” she said. “We always have been, but we have been hidden from you out of our own safety. (Our own) physical and emotional protection; we now have protections in law in Saskatchewan, in Canada, to tell us that we are safe, to tell us we are loved and people are coming forward as allies to tell us the same.” Religious organizations are now coming forward and admitting mistakes, she added, and these organizations want to be part of future where progress and social justice are headed. One of the local dignitaries at the ceremony was Deputy Chief Murray Cowan of the Estevan Police Service (EPS). Cowan joked he thought Budd was going to ruin his speech by addressing the laws involving equality and freedom of expression, which would have left him with less material of his own to add to the party. “Laura, you almost stole my thunder,” he said, bringing in more laughs from the crowd. “You started to talk about law a little bit, I wrote a couple of points down because they were important points I wanted to make to-
day and I went, holy smokes, don’t take my thunder away — so I’m glad you didn’t do it too bad Laura.” Those points involved the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the fact that no one should be denied work, be disadvantaged, harassed — and given it was a school event — bullied in any way, shape or form. These values apply to people of all genders, gender expressions, religions and ethnic backgrounds, Cowan said. He pointed to the laws in place protecting all citizens from being refused these rights and ensured the EPS is committed to enforcing these laws both on the criminal and local level. “Because we have bylaws in place when it comes to things like bullying, so that’s extremely important and that applies of course to everyone,” he said. “All these rights apply to everybody and that’s of course everybody in the LBGTQ community as well. All of us.” The ECS event was held as part of Estevan and Weyburn Pride Week, which featured numerous events around the Energy City from May 23-28, including a previous flag raising and cake cutting at city hall, postcard making at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, a concert by musician Rachel Elizabeth and a Sunday service at St. Giles Anglican Church.
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New leader, old direction? Supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada have picked Regina MP Andrew Scheer to be their new leader. In some ways, he seems to represent a change for the Tories. At age 38, he was the youngest candidate in the field. His most notable role during the time when the Tories were in power came when he was the speaker of the House of Commons. He was never a cabinet minister, although it could be argued the speaker is often a more high-profile gig than a cabinet minister. He’s young, he’s affable, and frankly, he had the best chance among the 13 Tory leadership hopefuls to knock off Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Whether he’s able to dethrone the Liberals has yet to be seen. Don’t expect it to happen in 2019, but Scheer doesn’t strike us as being a one-and-done leader. But Scheer seems to bring a similar mindset to former Tory prime minister Stephen Harper. And that might be what the doctor ordered for the Tories. It wasn’t necessarily Harper’s policies and platforms that led to his ouster in the 2015 federal election, although he certainly had his fair share of detractors. Rather, it was his cold, controlling and calculating demeanour, his unrelenting need for power and his overall attitude to just about everybody. Among Harper’s slogans in the last election was “Serious Leadership for a Serious Job,” which summed him up perfectly. It created quite a contrast to the affable and outgoing Trudeau. Scheer’s policies and philosophies should be enough to appeal to the Tory voters, and his disposition should help woo voters from outside the party who might have been turned off by a
From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK
Well, there was a missed opportunity On March 4 I had the chance to trade in my usual golf shirt for my suit and tie to attend one of those political events that happens now and again. This time, the man of the hour was Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina Qu’Appelle and former speaker of the House of Commons. He was one of 14 candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, a horribly muddled race if there ever was one. Scheer was also something of a frontrunner, as much as one can be in a race of 14. At the time, Kevin O’Leary was sucking most of the oxygen out of the metaphorical room in this leadership race, and Maxime Bernier of Quebec was also one of the top dogs. So even though he had the highest number of endorsements from sitting members of Parliament, Scheer was not exactly running away with this race. Even so, I was somewhat astonished at the low turnout of the local Conservative crowd when Scheer came to speak in Estevan. I’ve seen the Beefeater Plaza filled with at least 200 people, and possibly more,
decade of Harper. The leadership campaign and convention did seem to expose a number of issues Scheer will have to address, not the least of which is his support within the party. He won with less than 51 per cent support on the final ballot. Not only that, but he trailed Quebec MP Maxime Bernier until the final ballot, when Scheer received a late injection of support, thanks to the leadership convention’s preferential ballot system. He also won a leadership race long on quality candidates but short on outstanding contenders. There wasn’t a Jason Kenney, a Peter MacKay or a John Baird in the field. Bernier was cast as the front-runner throughout the campaign, and for most of the convention, it appeared those projections would materialize. Also, the leadership race was starving for attention until reality TV star and business mogul Kevin O’Leary entered the fray. (Thankfully, O’Leary later dropped out). Finally, Scheer has to deal with the strong social conservative element that remains in the party. It was troubling to see Brad Trost, with his outdated views on a number of issues, finish fourth. He should have been one of the first people dropped from the ballot, but the social conservatives seemed to latch onto Trost’s message. But Scheer can worry about those issues later. In the meantime, his focus needs to be on selecting a shadow cabinet, establishing himself as a credible opposition leader, and plotting out the burdensome task of building up support in the east so the Tories can challenge Trudeau’s Liberals in the 2019 federal election. The latter will be most difficult job of all.
for similar events. I’m pretty sure Brad Wall packed the place a few years ago. Yet only 105 people attended on this day. Let me be clear – the Estevan area is about as Conservative as you can get, both federally and provincially. (Anyone who thinks there’s much difference between the two needs to give their head a shake. All the same people attend the federal and provincial functions, be it Conservative or Sask Party.) In the 2016 provincial election, Sask Party candidate Lori Carr took 78.9 per cent of the vote. Dr. Robert Kitchen, for the federal Conservatives in Souris-Moose Mountain in 2015, got 70.1 per cent. Perhaps many thought the race was going to go to O’Leary or Bernier, and who was this guy from Regina, anyhow? What, truly, are the chances of a Saskatchewan candidate, anyhow? We haven’t had a hope in leadership of the Conservatives since Dief the Chief (Justin Diefendbaker). Besides, he’s originally from Ottawa! Maybe that’s why so many stayed home. But I’m betting a lot of them are kicking themselves now, as their chance to meet and speak to the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada was squandered. So what did they miss? Not a barnburner, that’s for sure. Scheer is a good speaker, but he’s not one to thunder from the pulpit. I didn’t detect anyone getting goosebumps on the back of their neck. The applause was not raucous by any means. It was a good speech, but I would not call it a great speech. He did not capture the crowd, like Wall typically does. Indeed, he often spoke very highly of Wall. I’ve seen people come out of similar presentations by Roy Romanow, Lorne Calvert, Stockwell Day, and Wall excited
and invigorated, ready to take on the world, to follow their leader through thick and thin. “Hell ya!,” you could almost hear them thinking. They were pumped. I don’t think I saw that on March 4, with Scheer. What does that say about the Conservatives’ new choice for leader? Is that why it took 13 ballots for him to win? Maybe its because people get more fired up when they’re against something than when they’re for it. Scheer’s message is a positive one. He said in Estevan, “I believe it’s because we failed to deliver and articulate a positive message for what Conservative policies can do for this country. We spent a lot of time focusing on why people shouldn’t vote Liberal, but we didn’t do a good enough job encouraging people and convincing people that voting Conservative would actually mean a better four years for them than voting Liberal. “The key to winning in 2019 is not to change who we are, sell things we don’t believe in or promise things that we know won’t work. We do need a leader that can articulate a positive vision for our country and reach a broader audience of Canadians.” Andrew Scheer is now that leader, and now he has a few years to articulate that vision. Young, smart, affable and — most importantly — fluently bilingual; he’s got a lot of the qualities that helped catapult Justin Trudeau to power. And he’s even got good hair, too. But that’s where the similarities end. Scheer wants Canada to live within its means. Too bad more people didn’t come out to hear that a few months ago. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.
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It was an a little more than a year ago that Estevan was hosting the Western Canada Cup (WCC) junior A hockey championship. The tournament was a junior hockey fan’s paradise. Estevan hadn’t seen hockey of that calibre since the Western Hockey League Bruins left Estevan for New Westminster in 1971. The WCC was a success on the ice, but it was also a hit off the ice. It made money, which is something it hadn’t done in its previous three editions. Due to those off-ice issues, there were questions about the future of the tournament, beyond 2017, even before the puck was dropped in Estevan 13 months ago. Those concerns have come to fruition. This year’s tournament in Penticton, B.C., will be the last. And I’m sad to see the WCC go. It was great junior hockey. There were a lot of players in that tournament who will play professional hockey. One of the players we were treated to watching was Cale Makar, the pint-sized defenceman from the Alberta league’s Brooks Bandits. He’ll likely be a top-10 pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. The Estevan WCC champions, the West Kelowna Warriors, went on to win the RBC Cup national championship. They beat the Bandits in the WCC final and in the RBC Cup semifinal. I’ll argue the hockey at the WCC was better than the hockey at the RBC Cup. The junior A loops in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan are the best in the country; these leagues were represented at the WCC. The Western Canada Cup wasn’t diluted by having an entry from Atlantic Canada or Quebec. The tournament also provided another opportunity for young players to showcase their talent for scouts in attendance. Many of these players, particularly from Saskatchewan and Manitoba, wouldn’t have that opportunity to play before those scouts, and you can be sure performances at the WCC created opportunities that wouldn’t have existed otherwise. Despite the higher calibre of hockey, the WCC wasn’t as popular with scouts as the RBC Cup, and it didn’t create the drawing card for talent like the RBC Cup. And one of the telling moments of the WCC in Estevan came when the Warriors didn’t lift the tournament trophy after beating Brooks 6-0 in the final. It was like a team winning the Western Conference or the Eastern Conference in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs, and not lifting the trophy. Estevan can take pride that we put on one heck of a tournament. There was a tremendous sponsors’ dinner with guest speaker Brian Burke that kicked off the tournament. The tournament was a tremendous showcase of Affinity Place, and it was great to see the Bruin history wall that added just before the tournament began. And the WCC allowed people to see Estevan’s great volunteers base and wonderful people. How big of a deal was the Western Canada Cup in Estevan? My dad timed his annual trip to Saskatchewan to ensure he would be out here to catch a few of the games. These are the highlights, in addition to the hockey, that I will remember from the Western Canada Cup. Estevan showed in that nine-day span that we could host a top hockey tournament. It won’t be the last. Regardless of whether it’s the World Junior A Hockey Challenge or the RBC Cup, we’ll get another marquee competition here one day. It will require a lot of great volunteers and a lot of planning, but the day is coming. And you can be sure that when Estevan gets the chance to host one of these tournaments, we’ll do a great job. It will be done right. Just like the Western Canada Cup.
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Budget still top of mind for many By Jaime Polmateer jpolmateer@estevanmercury.ca
The Saskatchewan Party’s budget for 2017 may have come out months ago, but for some, including members of the provincial NDP, it’s still top of mind and the most significant thing to come out of the spring sitting. Trent Wotherspoon, interim leader of Saskatchewan’s NDP, said he thinks citizens are feeling betrayed by the Saskatchewan Party, and Premier Brad Wall specifically. “It was just a year ago that the Sask. Party and this premier went to Saskatchewan people and clearly they weren’t honest…so they’ve really broken their word, have broken trust and so people are really feeling deceived,” Wotherspoon said. A point of contention with the budget was an increase or addition of PST on certain goods, including children’s clothes. The Saskatchewan Party reduced income tax for low-income earners to offset the costs this new taxation would put on certain citizens, but Wotherspoon said he doesn’t think it’s enough. While the NDP supports the reduction for lowincome earners, he said the government is jacking up costs “on front after front” for hardworking people and the offset won’t change that. “The hike to PST across the province in general really does hit the hardworking people and families in a big way, so
Estevan MLA Lori Carr. there’s certainly no offset in this budget,” Wotherspoon said. Shutting down the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) is also something that doesn’t sit well with the party leader, especially after the Sask. Party promised not to, he said. The STC is a vital service, especially considering Saskatchewan is heavily rural, he added, and citizens rely on the STC to connect them to family, friends, and other reasons like making it to healthcare appointments. Not only is the shutdown bad for the people, but he also predicts it could hit the government in the wallet down the road, forcing it to pay for more expensive modes of transportation for healthcare patients. Estevan MLA Lori Carr, on the other hand, said it’s not all as bad as it sounds. She agreed it was a tough budget and difficult decisions were made, but
NDP interim leader Trent Wotherspoon. they were necessary to get on track for balance within three years and not all Wotherspoon’s other concerns may be founded. “Our goal is to get to balance within the next three years, and what that does is it prevents us from having our deficit from getting higher and higher, to a point that eventually it’s going to be my kids that end up paying for it because we didn’t take care of now when we still could.” She added the deficit is currently in a manageable place and her party feels strongly it can hit the target and be balanced in three years. The idea to tax things like children’s clothes was also an unpopular decision she agreed, but the government still believes offsetting it with the tax credit is a helpful move. “Basically we just looked at all of the exemptions and pretty much every exemption that was there, instead of picking
Two charged in drug bust Two Estevan residents have been charged following a drug bust in the city in mid-May. The Estevan Police Service’s Drug/Intelligence Unit, with the assistance of the provincial Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), conducted a two-day investigation on a man and a woman suspected of trafficking cocaine
within the city. The Drug/Intelligence Unit and the CFSEU executed a search warrant at an apartment in northeast Estevan on May 19. The woman was taken into custody at the residence, while the man was taken into custody from another location. Quantities of cocaine and seized psilocybin, along with more than $1,600 in
cash and a vehicle. Police also found items used for the sale and distribution of cocaine. Mark Groisman, 23, is charged with trafficking cocaine and possession of psilocybin under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 under the Criminal Code.
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Jessica Lee Smith, 26, of Estevan, is charged with trafficking cocaine and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. Groisman and Smith appeared before a justice of the peace the following day. They were released on several conditions. Their next court appearance is scheduled for July 10.
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and choosing winners and losers, we just picked everything that was exempt from PST and added PST,” she said. “And it makes it a fair playing field with all of the other stuff that already does pay PST.” Wotherspoon’s projection the government would still be on the hook for providing more expensive modes of transportation for health-care patients may also be a moot point, Carr said, given the government already provides transportation for low income residents in the medical system. She said with numbers the government obtained, and using the northern part of Saskatchewan as an example given it’s more expensive for those residents to get to appointments, only roughly five per cent even used the bus. The other 95 per cent found a different way of travel covered by Saskatchewan Health. “So it was a very small percentage of people that were actually using the bus, and when you think about the subsidies that we were paying to keep those buses running, each trip was costing the Saskatchewan taxpayer an extra $95 for that person to take that trip,” said Carr. “Just to make it clear, a few years ago, the NDP had actually closed down some bus routes because they weren’t profitable and at that time they closed them down because it was costing a subsidy of five dollars, so we’ve decided to close it down now at $95.”
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Souris Valley Museum celebrates grand reopening of its expanded building By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The Souris Valley Museum has proven to be a popular attraction since an expansion to its building was completed earlier this year. The museum celebrated its grand reopening on Saturday as part of its annual Cowpokes and Cookouts season-opening event. Board chair Marguerite Gallaway and City Councillor Lyle Yanish, who is the city’s representative on the museum board, cut the ribbon in front of a gathering of board members, staff and others. The expansion includes an activity area and washrooms, which will allow the museum to remain open throughout the year. Mark Veneziano, the director-curator at the museum, said after the ribbon cutting that the activity room has already been used several times, and they hope to use it more for programs, crafts and summer camps. “It’s going to be a very good thing for the community of Estevan,” said Veneziano. “It allows them to come out to the museum, and it gives them another place to come throughout the year.” Their first program was an
archaeology camp for children during spring break in April. “All of the campers enjoyed themselves,” said Veneziano. “We’ve heard positive feedback from parents, and we’re definitely looking forward to doing that again in the future.” On days when school isn’t in session, the museum has programs for children ages five to 12. Topics are connected to items in their collection and the history of Estevan. “Our last one was actually Moving Through History, in which we invited a yoga instructor to come out here and talk about the history of yoga and do a yoga class in the museum,” said Veneziano. “Part of the group learned about the history of Estevan sports as well as some local historical sports teams.” Thanks to the success of the archaeology camp, they created a series for young children with the theme “I am.” Their first session was “I am a Dinosaur,” in which children ages three and four came to the museum to learn about dinosaurs that roamed the southeast millions of years ago, and played games that allowed them to pretend they were dinosaurs. Their next session will be I am a Firefighter on
June 7 and 9. The two fire trucks in the museum, including Estevan’s first fire truck, will be incorporated into the presentation. “We’re going to learn about the history of the department,” said Veneziano. The programming area is expected to be popular this summer, as it will be the site of their summer camps, with their Pioneer Day Camps for children ages five to 10, Discovery Day Camps for those eight to 12, and a Pioneer Play Time for toddlers. People are also happy the museum has washrooms. Until now, visitors had to use the washrooms at the neighbouring Tourism Estevan Visitor Information Centre. “It makes it a lot easier to do programs, so that if a kid has dirty hands, we don’t have to worry about the child walking through the museum with dirty hands,” said Veneziano. They also don’t have to be dependent on the hours at the Visitor Information Centre. The museum was traditionally open from May to September each year. But now with the washrooms, they will be open until the end of this year, and starting next year, they will be open year-round for the first time.
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Souris Valley Museum board chair Marguerite Gallaway, left, and Estevan City Councillor Lyle Yanish performed the ribbon cutting. As for Cowpokes and Cookouts, it had several events related to a western theme. There was a chili
cook-off, various activities in the museum, a children’s craft in the programming area, panning for gold, rope
making and butter making. Schoolhouse re-enactments took place in the old Schneller Schoolhouse.
Local women to be recognized in new EAGM exhibit The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) is gearing up for its Heroines exhibit, which will feature 18 local women who actively contribute to the Energy City community. The new exhibit is a continuation of sorts to a previous exhibit titled Estevan Women: the Dynamics, created nearly 20 years ago in 1998. “We’re doing it as part of our legacy project; so it’s Canada 150 and we think it’s a great time to recognize the contribution of women in the community and because it is also tying into a previous exhibition, we thought it was a nice tie over with that,” said Sarah Durham, curator of collec-
tions for the EAGM. “It works out fairly well because the exhibition will be at the art gallery from July 15 until August 26 and then it’ll be touring the community for about a year before it becomes part of our permanent collection, so it also ties into our 40th anniversary celebration.” Durham said the locations around the city haven’t been determined yet and as of press time, she’s still trying to round up the featured women for photographs. A full list of who will be in the exhibit should be released later in the week. The process of selecting the local heroines involved opening up nominations to the public, begin-
ning last November and closing earlier this month, then a jury made up of an assortment of individuals from city council representatives, a few EAGM board of directors members and others in the public voted and pared down the selections. Durham said this method would hopefully create a diverse and unbiased voice that would allow maximum fairness in the selection process. The idea for the exhibit came about last year when the EAGM was doing a reshowing of Estevan Women: the Dynamics and staff thought it would be a nice time to revive the idea.
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Drewitz dancers put on a show at annual recital The Drewitz School of Dance wrapped up its 2016-17 season with the presentation of the 34th annual Spotlight on the Stars dance recital on Saturday. Capacity crowds filled the Estevan Comprehensive School’s (ECS) cafetorium for afternoon and evening performances. The show was choreographed and directed by Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway. “Both shows went very well. I was very pleased with them,” said Drewitz-Gallaway. “The children did exceptional. It’s a lot of work … for parents getting the children on and off the stage, and getting them changed. I have a good staff and good workers. In general, it went really well, and
really smoothly.” A total of 258 children were part of the studio this year. The show featured solos, small group dances and large group performances, giving each of the dancers the opportunity to showcase their abilities for the audience. This year ’s theme was the Magical Garden of Dance, so the many of the outfits fit the gardening theme. Dance titles often pertained to gardening. The afternoon and the evening programs were the same, but Drewitz-Gallaway noted the evening edition sees the families and friends of most of the graduates in attendance because of the presentations that occur to the grads. Isabelle Beahm, Avery Dechief, Mia Hanson,
Tamira Krall, Makenna Mack, Kelsey Romanyk, Kia Rosenbaum and Sarah Wright were this year’s graduating dancers. The recital capped a busy year for the Drewitz School of Dance. They performed at the United Way Estevan’s 40th annual telethon in October, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies Ball that was part of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees in November, and at the Robbie Burns Night in January. They also tested their abilities at various dance exams during the year. “The recital mainly gets put together in April and May, because they have all these other activities that they are doing up to that point,” said Drewitz-Gallaway. “It’s a very busy year. I was proud of them all; they really did an
This year’s graduates from the Drewitz School of Dance were: back row, from the left, Tamira Krall, Sarah Wright, Isabelle Beahm, Avery Dechief and Makenna Mack. Front row, from the left, Kelsey Romanyk, Kia Rosenbaum and Mia Hanson. exceptional job out there.” Nearly half of the students on stage during the recital each year are new to dancing. Some of the firstyear dancers will be older than others, but they come a long ways, she said. “Every year, you see a different child bloom differently,” said Drewitz-Galla-
way. “I explained on stage that it’s kind of like my garden. They’re all different flowers and they all bloom at a different rate and at a different speed.” Drewitz-Gallaway said improvements come from hard work, dedication, practice and muscle memory. She believes parents play an im-
portant role in the improvements the children make throughout the year. Drewitz-Gallaway noted many of the dancers come from communities outside of Estevan, and she applauded the rural dancers and parents for coming to Estevan two or three times a week for practices.
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE MAY 29 REGULAR MEETING OF ESTEVAN CITY COUNCIL
Council approves mill rate factors Estevan city council has approved the mill rate factors for properties in the city this year. Council gave second and third readings to the mill rate factors bylaw at Monday night’s meeting. The residential property rate is at 4.12 mills, which is down from 5.03 mills last year. The commercial and industrial property rate is at 6.27 mills, compared with 8.28 mills a year ago. An agricultural property is at 1.43 mills, down from 2.67 mills last year. Mayor Roy Ludwig noted council had to lower the factors because of the provincial reassessment this year. But due to the increase in assessments, property
taxes still went up this year. Ludwig noted the city also put a greater burden on the residential property taxes as opposed to commercial and industrial, so the city’s so-called property tax gap, which is calculated by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business each year, should be lower. City clerk Judy Pilloud reported they didn’t receive any public feedback on the mill rate factors. Council also amended the health levy for this year. The original health levy bylaw, passed in February, called for a levy of .255 mills to be assessed to taxpayer bills to raise $290,000. But the city only needed a levy of .20 mills for this year’s levy.
The health levy will raise $240,000 for the city’s commitment to the new Estevan Regional Nursing Home. The remaining 450,000 will go towards general health-care support. *** Estevan Comprehensive School band director Kyle Whitehead requested the city allow the band program to use Affinity Place rent-free for a fundraiser in the fall. Students typically hold several fundraisers throughout the year to cover travel costs, but this year they want to have a large-scale fundraiser in late August or early September. The band program would also like to supply
their own meal and run their own bar. Council tabled the request. They want Whitehead to appear before council to answer their questions. They suggested having the event in July, so that it would happen before the ice installed, or having it at another venue. City manager Jeff Ward said the total rental fee,
including setup, take down and installing the arena floor over the ice, would be $6,726. *** The Estevan Fire Rescue Service responded to 19 calls for service in April, including seven vehicle accidents, six false alarms, five fire alarms and one gas leak or carbon monoxide alarm.
They also had five training nights last month. *** Councillor Greg Hoffort would like to see some information on how Estevan compares with other similarsized cities in Saskatchewan for their mill rate increase, their spending on administration and expenses for different departments.
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MLS#SK578871
MLS#SK590899
MLS#SK582282
MLS#SK604705
SOLD
$295,000
$289,900
$289,500
$284,900
$279,900
1906 Second Street A, Estevan
621 King Street, Estevan
108 Lundy Place, Stoughton
1805 Second A Street, Estevan
521 Tiverton Avenue, Torquay
$265,000
$259,900
$250,000
$250,000
$249,900
$249,900
$249,000
$249,000
$245,000
$239,900
1337 Eighth Street, Estevan
413 First Street, Estevan
1110 Third Street, Estevan
626 Fifth Street, Estevan
1038 Third Street, Estevan
6 Rattray Place, Estevan
602 Division Ave., Roche Percee
510 Tavistock Avenue, Torquay
#201 - 408 Heritage Drive
845 Edward Street, Estevan
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MLS#SK599891
MLS#SK605343
MLS#SK610391
MLS#SK605918
MLS#SK587495
MLS#SK588861
MLS#SK610438
MLS#SK578673
MLS#SK605699
MLS#SK605308
MLS#SK610671
MLS#SK597628
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MLS#SK595721
MLS#SK608307
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$235,000
$235,000
$229,900
$229,000
$225,000
$220,000
$219,900
$219,000
$209,900
$209,000
#3 - 1250 Eighth Street, Estevan
#12 - 1621 First Street, Estevan
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1245 Seventh Street, Estevan
932 Fourth Street, Estevan
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MLS#SK604350
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MLS#SK577116
MLS#SK601497
MLS#SK588177
MLS#SK596086
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$209,000
$199,900
$195,000
$190,000
$190,000
$189,900
$179,900
$179,000
$179,000
$175,000
1834 Second Street A, Estevan
410 Doerr Street, Bienfait
1 North Roberts Street, Torquay
170 Monroe Street, Macoun
518 Montgomery Street, Midale
229 Fourth Street, Estevan
830 First Street, Estevan
266 Hansen Avenue, Macoun
110 Markhov Place, Stoughton
422 Doerr Street, Bienfait
$165,000
$150,000
$145,000
$144,000
$139,900
$130,000
$99,500
$95,000
$95,000
$89,500
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633 Third Street, Estevan
River Road Acreage, Estevan
100 Clare Street, North Portal
#207 - 517 Albert Street, Estevan
733 King Street, Estevan
Eckert Acreage, Estevan
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MLS#SK599909
MLS#SK602471
MLS#SK606269
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$79,000
$59,500
101 3rd Avenue E, Lampman
228 Willow Park Greens, Estevan
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Starting at
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MLS#SK602352
MLS#SK598361
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Large Lots - Hitchcock
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MLS#SK583698
$49,000
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Half Acre Lots - Macoun
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MLS#SK597640
MLS#SK598302
MLS#SK592316
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$45,000
$29,900
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$895,000
$725,000
$674,900
$569,000
$549,900
$539,000
$499,900
$499,000
$479,900
Krueger Parcel A, Estevan
Galloway Acreage, Oxbow
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1918 Jesse Bay, Estevan
329 Poplar Bay, Estevan
109 Jahn Street, Estevan
106 Lindsay Street, Hitchcock
401 Willow Bay, Estevan
330 Spruce Drive, Estevan
1481 Mather Crescent, Estevan
$474,900
$460,000
$459,000
$459,000
$449,900
$445,000
$439,000
$439,000
$429,000
$419,000
425 Petterson Drive, Estevan
830 Valley Street, Estevan
801 Shurygalo Road, Bienfait
1279 Veterans Crescent, Estevan
1230 Second Street, Estevan
614 First Street A, Estevan
435 Clasky Drive, Estevan
Macoun Acreage, Macoun
702 Jubilee Place, Estevan
234 Young Street, Bienfait
$409,000
$385,000
$380,000
$379,000
$369,900
$367,500
$364,900
$355,000
$349,000
$334,900
110 McDonald Road, Estevan
1590 Wahlmeier Drive, Estevan
248 Duncan Road, Estevan
642 Second Street, Estevan
319 Weldon Road, Bienfait
206 First Street, Roche Percee,
1382 Nicholson Road, Estevan
1205 Eighth Street, Estevan
1617 Third Street, Estevan
1809 First Street, Estevan
$329,000
$327,500
$324,900
$310,000
$309,900
$309,000
$299,900
$295,000
$295,000
$295,000
808 Hastings Place, Estevan
315 Archibald Street, Midale
707 Arthur Avenue, Estevan
737 Eva Street, Estevan
318 Tiverton Avenue, Torquay
1917 First Street, Estevan
1522 Thorn Crescent, Estevan
Stoughton Acreage, Stoughton
505 McLeod Avenue, Estevan
1710 3rd Street, Estevan
$279,900
$275,000
$274,500
$269,900
$265,000
1301 Second Street, Estevan
121 Portland Street, Torquay
350 Tavistock Avenue, Torquay
1730 McCormick Cres, Estevan
818 Third Street, Estevan
MLS#SK593569
MLS#SK606543
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MLS#SK595723
MLS#SK603622
MLS#SK588685
MLS#SK605115
MLS#SK611034
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SOLD MLS#SK598790
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MLS#SK600174
MLS#SK608085
MLS#SK595543
MLS#SK590861
MLS#SK599562
CONDITIONAL SALE
MLS#SK592815
MLS#SK608121
MLS#SK604242
MLS#SK593559
SOLD
MLS#SK608361
MLS#SK592829
MLS#SK594235
MLS#SK606781
MLS#SK590567
MLS#SK600046
MLS#SK598459
MLS#SK582214
MLS#SK603855
MLS#SK592437
MLS#SK600161
MLS#SK603839
MLS#SK578871
MLS#SK590899
MLS#SK582282
MLS#SK604705
SOLD
$295,000
$289,900
$289,500
$284,900
$279,900
1906 Second Street A, Estevan
621 King Street, Estevan
108 Lundy Place, Stoughton
1805 Second A Street, Estevan
521 Tiverton Avenue, Torquay
$265,000
$259,900
$250,000
$250,000
$249,900
$249,900
$249,000
$249,000
$245,000
$239,900
1337 Eighth Street, Estevan
413 First Street, Estevan
1110 Third Street, Estevan
626 Fifth Street, Estevan
1038 Third Street, Estevan
6 Rattray Place, Estevan
602 Division Ave., Roche Percee
510 Tavistock Avenue, Torquay
#201 - 408 Heritage Drive
845 Edward Street, Estevan
MLS#SK607761
MLS#SK599891
MLS#SK605343
MLS#SK610391
MLS#SK605918
MLS#SK587495
MLS#SK588861
MLS#SK610438
MLS#SK578673
MLS#SK605699
MLS#SK605308
MLS#SK610671
MLS#SK597628
MLS#SK603375
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$235,000
$235,000
$229,900
$229,000
$225,000
$220,000
$219,900
$219,000
$209,900
$209,000
#3 - 1250 Eighth Street, Estevan
#12 - 1621 First Street, Estevan
#2 - 1621 1st Street, Estevan
1509 Third Street, Estevan
717 George Street, Estevan
1245 Seventh Street, Estevan
932 Fourth Street, Estevan
Frobisher Acreage, Bienfait
313 Second Street, Estevan
#2 - 416 Heritage Drive, Estevan
MLS#SK596665
MLS#SK597351
MLS#SK604350
MLS#SK608187
MLS#SK594351
MLS#SK577116
MLS#SK601497
MLS#SK588177
MLS#SK596086
MLS#SK596847
CHOICE REAL ESTATE
$209,000
$199,900
$195,000
$190,000
$190,000
$189,900
$179,900
$179,000
$179,000
$175,000
1834 Second Street A, Estevan
410 Doerr Street, Bienfait
1 North Roberts Street, Torquay
170 Monroe Street, Macoun
518 Montgomery Street, Midale
229 Fourth Street, Estevan
830 First Street, Estevan
266 Hansen Avenue, Macoun
110 Markhov Place, Stoughton
422 Doerr Street, Bienfait
$165,000
$150,000
$145,000
$144,000
$139,900
$130,000
$99,500
$95,000
$95,000
$89,500
379 O'Connor Avenue, Macoun
633 Third Street, Estevan
River Road Acreage, Estevan
100 Clare Street, North Portal
#207 - 517 Albert Street, Estevan
733 King Street, Estevan
Eckert Acreage, Estevan
401 Willow Park Greens, Estevan
513 First Avenue E, Lampman
RM of Estevan #5, Estevan
MLS#SK607549
MLS#SK599909
MLS#SK602471
MLS#SK606269
MLS#SK582256
$79,000
$59,500
101 3rd Avenue E, Lampman
228 Willow Park Greens, Estevan
MLS#SK597512
MLS#SK595725
Starting at
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MLS#SK602352
MLS#SK598361
$57,500
MLS#SK589482
Large Lots - Hitchcock
MLS#SK607927
$55,000
MLS#SK585648
Starting at
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243 Willow Park Greens, Estevan
MLS#SK604166
MLS#SK583698
$49,000
MLS# SK607232
Half Acre Lots - Macoun
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MLS#SK597640
MLS#SK598302
MLS#SK592316
$47,500
$45,000
$29,900
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216 Willow Park Greens, Estevan
Lot Block: G, Plan AD5641, Roche Percee
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202 Perkins Street, Estevan
1212 Fourth Street, Estevan
1134 Third Street, Estevan
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MINING WEEK MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2017 Mines play a key role in Energy Tours Each year, the Tourism Estevan committee offers free energy tours during the spring and summer months, providing a glimpse into the local energy sector for local residents and visitors alike. The tours take people to the Westmoreland Coal Company’s mine site, as well as SaskPower’s Shand Power Station and the Shand Greenhouse. Rebecca Westling, who is the destination market and communications consultant with Tourism Estevan and the City of Estevan, said 646 people took an energy tour last
year. That number doesn’t include school tours. Fourteen Energy Tours were offered through local schools last year. “For people on the tours, there was an increase from 2015 by 35 per cent,” said Westling. Tours happen at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. They begin at the Visitor Information Centre west of the city. Westling asks that people arrive a few minutes before the tour arrives, so they can be outfitted with safety gear and receive a brief explanation from the tour guide before embarking on the tour. “It takes you right
down into the mine site,” said Westling. “You get to see the coal haulers being loaded, and see the actual drag lines digging for coal. From there, they tour you around, and show you the different sizes of the draglines.” The tours then proceed to the Shand Power Station, where they get to see how the coal generates electricity. Tours wrap up at the Shand Greenhouse. Westling took a tour last fall when she was showing people from Tourism Saskatchewan around Estevan.
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“It was pretty exciting, because they had never seen anything like that, so to experience it again from a new perspective and see the questions they had to ask was very exciting,” said Westling. They were very impressed with the tour, the information that was provided and the knowledge of the tour guide. “They wanted to see first-hand, and experience first-hand, what the tour is, so they can actually explain what the tour has,” said Westling. Westling had taken the tour a few times in the past.
There will be a new tour guide this year, Chloe Hjorteland. She works for the Westmoreland Coal Company and is very knowledgeable, Westling said. “She knows all of the ins and outs of the mines and the power station and the greenhouse,” said Westling. A few tours have been booked already this year. They have had three separate groups, and a total of nine people take the tours, as of Friday afternoon. “They were local people who were showing around people from out-
side the community,” said Westling. School tours typically start at the end of May or in early June. They have lots of school tours booked already, she said, and the students are eager to see the sites. Westling believes the tours are a great opportunity for people to give friends and families an inside look at mining and power generation, which are driving forces behind the local economy. To book a tour, contact Tourism Estevan’s Visitor Information Centre at 306634-6044.
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MINING WEEK
MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2017
Effort continues to restore Bienfait locomotive By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Locomotive No. 3522 continues to stand proudly in Bienfait, providing a look to the history of coal mining in the southeast. But years of exposure to the elements necessitated some repairs and renovations for the retired steam engine. The locomotive is among those featured in The Locomotives of Bienfait, a documentary that profiles three steam engines that were used in the mining industry in southeast Saskatchewan. And a GoFundMe campaign has been started by Heather MacKenzie, who co-produced the project with her husband, William Fraser. Fraser also directed the documentary. “Locomotive 3522 resides at the end of Main Street in the town of Bienfait, Saskatchewan,” Mackenzie wrote for the GoFundMe page. “Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907, she finished her working life hauling coal trains in the Bienfait area in 1965. “She was one of the last commercially operated
steam locomotives in Canada. Now, she’s a memorial to miners who worked the coalfields from the turn of the 20th century.” Locomotive 3522 has been on display for 48 years, and is in need of repairs, stripping and paint, MacKenzie said. The campaign has raised $2,815, as of Monday morning. Fraser and MacKenzie set a goal of $10,000. “I think it will go a long way to fixing it up,” said Fraser. There was a very good initial response to the campaign when it was launched following the movie’s premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in November, and donations continued to come in for a while. Then they tapered off. Fraser noted they received some donations recently in memory of the late John Yakomovich and Louis Belanger, two people from the Estevan area who shared their memories about the locomotives and the mining industry for the film. “Some donations were made in their memory to the GoFundMe campaign, and also to the Town of Bienfait,” said Fraser.
Locomotive 3522, located on Main Street in Bienfait, played a key role in hauling coal. A GoFundMe campaign is underway to restore the locomotive. File photo “Luckily they were able to make it to the film (premiere in November). We watched it together, and it was a great experience. We feel fortunate that they were able to see the film. “The feedback I got was that they really enjoyed it, and felt as though they made a significant contribution.” Belanger was a fireman on those locomotives
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and was the last known crew member for Locomotive 3522, while Yakomovich grew up in Taylorton, which was one of the mining camps spotlighted in the picture. Once the renovation on Locomotive 3522 begins, Fraser is hopeful some businesses in Estevan will donate materials or expertise towards the project. Fraser and MacKenzie have pro-
moted the fundraising but they will leave decisions on how to proceed with the renovation up to the town. Fraser said they have been speaking with the Orpheum Theatre about showing the movie at the theatre in late June or early July. It would also be a fundraiser for the restoration project in Bienfait. “We’re looking at it as the wrap-up of our fundrais-
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ing efforts,” said Fraser. “We’d like to bring that total up if we could, and once that’s over, we’re going to turn the money over to the Town of Bienfait.” DVDs will also be available at the showing. Admission will be free, but Fraser said they will be accepting donations towards the restoration of Locomotive 3522. Locomotives of Bienfait continues to receive positive feedback, Fraser said. They have been selling DVDs online and in a few stores. “We’re really happy with the way it turned out and people’s response to it,” said Fraser. The documentary not only profiles the history of the locomotives, but offers a study into the history of mining in the area. Fraser believes the documentary provides a good look into the small mining camps and villages that used to be part of the southeast landscape.
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MINING WEEK
MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2017
Celebrate Mining Week in Saskatchewan from May 28 to June 3 The impact and contributions of the province’s mining industry will be the focus of Saskatchewan Mining Week, which was officially proclaimed on Monday at the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina. Organized by the Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) each year to promote awareness of the people and activities that comprise the industry, the overall theme of this year’s week is “Mining in Transformational Times”. “This year ’s theme speaks to the resiliency and innovative spirit that defines
the qualities of Saskatchewan’s dynamic mining sector,” said Energy and Resources Minister Dustin Duncan. “Part of our job in government is to do our best to enable businesses to invest in our province, helping to create sustainable jobs and grow our economy.” “SMA member companies have made multibillion dollar investments in Saskatchewan over the past decade,” said Jessica Theriault, the chairperson of the SMA. “And because of these investments, mining remains a key pillar of Saskatchewan’s economy
We value and appreciate those involved in the various mining industries and the contribution they make to our economy and the communities of Souris-Moose Mountain.
in these transformational times.” Saskatchewan is the largest potash producer in the world, possessing almost half of the world’s potash reserves, and is the world’s second largest primary uranium producer. It also boasts a catalogue of other minerals such as coal, gold, base metals, clays and diamonds. The mining sector is responsible for 30,000 direct and indirect jobs in the province. Saskatchewan ended 2016 with a total value of all mineral sales of $6.4
billion, and led all provinces in mining capital expenditures, according to Natural Resources Canada. Saskatchewan is recognized as the world’s No. 1 jurisdiction for attracting mineral investment, according to the annual Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies. “Saskatchewan provides a low-risk environment because of both the great geological framework, and also the considered regulatory and policy frameworks,” said Theriault. Earlier this month, the Saskatchewan mining in-
Acknowledging the contributors to the
Pam Schwann, Events are scheduled across the province to celebrate the industry during Mining Week. The highlight of the week will be the final event, the 49th annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition, to be held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on June 3. The competition tests the abilities of surface and underground mine rescue teams in a variety of areas. The Westmoreland Coal Company’s Estevan mine is among those entered in the surface competition.
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dustry celebrated two major milestones – the grand opening of K+S Potash Canada’s Bethune Mine and the completion of the K3 Shaft at Mosaic’s Esterhazy K3 mine, which symbolically represents the next 50 years of potash mining. “Saskatchewan mining operations feed and fuel the world with their products, improving the quality of life around the world and at home, where indigenous people and companies are an integral part of exploration and mining operations as employees and suppliers,” said SMA president
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Mining matters to Saskatchewan Mining continues to play an important role in the economy of Saskatchewan and in the day-to-day lives of its people. Saskatchewan coal, mined in the Estevan, Bienfait and Coronach areas by the Westmoreland Coal Company, represents the primary source of energy in Saskatchewan, accounting for more than 40 per cent of the province’s available power capacity and the majority of its base load capacity. The province is a national and a global leader in the production of potash and uranium. High-quality, economically mineable deposits of both potash and uranium are currently produced in relatively few jurisdictions in the world.
Canada, Russia and Belarus account for just more than two-thirds of global potash production, and Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia produce two-thirds of the world’s uranium. Saskatchewan has the largest high grade reserves in the world for both potash and uranium. The mining industry supports government investment in geoscience to ensure the province continues to attract new investment capital. There are more than 25 mines operating in the province. In addition to potash, uranium, gold and coal, Saskatchewan has a wealth of developing mineral resources including diamonds, platinum, palladium, rare earth elements,
copper, zinc, nickel, sodium and potassium sulphates and mineralized brines. Mining is a major contributor to Saskatchewan’s economy. These revenues support government programs and services such as health-care, education and infrastructure development. Saskatchewan’s mining industry creates direct and indirect employment for approximately 30,500 people. It is estimated that with retirements and expansions, mining and related industries in Saskatchewan will require an additional 15,000 workers from 2008 to 2021. This includes 4,000 tradespeople, more than 500 engineers and 1,000 technologists. From 2008 to 2028, the
Saskatchewan mineral industry will invest more than $50 billion in expansions and new mines. This translates to new investments of more than $6 million a day. Saskatchewan’s mining industry has a strong commitment to safety and consequently is one of the safest industries in the province. Workers Compensation Board statistics illustrate that the mining sector has a lower time lost injury rate than the provincial average, and it is lower than either the health or government worker sectors. There are more than 130 safety professionals employed by the mining companies in Saskatchewan and an additional 1,000 emergency responders trained at the mine sites.
Environmental stewardship and sustainability are important to the mining industry as well. The Saskatchewan mining industry directly employs dozens of dedicated environmental professionals at mine sites throughout the province whose responsibility is to ensure that all operations meet or exceed federal and provincial environmental standards and regulatory limits. The Saskatchewan mining industry invests considerable human resources and millions of dollars every year in environmental stewardship activities, including the monitoring of environment stations at sites, prevention and mitigation of envi-
ronmental impacts, and in decommissioning and reclamation efforts. The industry actively participates in research, development and implementation of new technologies to improve combustion efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resource conservation and further reduce environmental impact. All new mining projects are required to incorporate reclamation and decommissioning plans as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment Statement that is submitted to Saskatchewan Environment when applying for a mine operating licence. Information courtesy of the Saskatchewan Mining Association.
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Twins drop two doubleheaders By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
Playing in a fairly windy part of the season, errors and throwing balls away haven’t been a good scene for the Southeast Performance Pump midget AAA Twins. The Twins lost in Regina Saturday 7-4 and 11-7 to the Regina WolfPack and lost 9-8 in an extra inning and 8-5 to the Regina Athletics Sunday at Lynne Prime Field. The Twins have had a stretch where they’ve played plenty of games on the weekends in tournaments or league games but their weeknights have been nothing but practice. “It’s pretty hard to stay sharp because there’s only so many things you can do in practice,” said Kent Phillips, head coach. “You don’t have to be as intense in practice as you do in the games, but it’s hard when there’s such a long layoff.” So once they did get in game action on the weekend, things started not go-
ing their way on the field. “It’s hard to be sharp all the time but they did pretty well considering the long layoff,” Phillips said. “It’s hard to get into it when the wind’s blowing and you’re freezing.” By the end of the first game in Regina, conditions deteriorated from a nice late spring day to a wet spring day in a wind tunnel. In the 7-4 loss, right fielder Layne Shad had a good day at the plate, going 3-for-4, and first baseman Ryan Gaab went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Brett MacMurchy pitched five good innings for the team in the loss, allowing only three earned runs and striking out six while scattering five hits and two walks. In the other game Saturday, the 11-7 loss, left fielder Walker Happ hit a two-run home run as part of a 2-for-4 day at bat. Shad went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Sunday’s first game, and McMurchy went 2-for-3 with a double. Burke Lyons
nearly went the full game allowing 11 hits over six and two thirds innings. He struck out four and walked one in the loss. Three unearned runs crossed the plate in the eighth inning on Hunter Perkins. The last game, Gaab and Jose Reyes were each 2-for-4 with an RBI. Errors have been an issue, Phillips said, but he was also concerned about throwing the ball away when they do field it cleanly. Next action for the Twins is Saturday at home against the Swift Current 57s at Lynne Prime Field. Games are at noon and 3 p.m. “We definitely have to work on just getting ready to play,” Phillips said. “Errors are killing us right now and our pitchers are pitching great. But we’re not giving them enough offence early enough. By the time our bats finally come alive, it’s like we’ve dug ourselves too deep of a hole because of errors or just the other team hitting the ball.”
Hunter Perkins pitched for the Twins on Sunday against the Regina Athletics.
Locals compete at national event Three members of the Estevan Sharks water polo program joined Team Saskatchewan entries at water polo nationals in Calgary from May 26 to 28. Emily Marshall and Teaghan Hack played with the 16-and-under girls team, and Marshall also played with the 19-and-under girls team. Cameron Gillingham played with the 16-andunder boys team. Each team played in a four-team tournament that started with semifinals. The losers played in the bronze medal games and the winners went to the gold medal game. The 16-and-under girls team opened the tournament with an 8-3 loss to the Montreal Camo team. Camo struck for three goals in the first period and two more in the second on their way to the win. Marshall and Hack were both part of the starting lineup. They had numerous scoring opportunities in the
From the left, Teaghan Hack, Emily Marshall and Cameron Gillingham competed at water polo nationals during the weekend. Photo by Kim Marshall game but were unable to find the back of the net. Saskatchewan dropped down to the bronze medal game, which they lost 6-5 to Quebec’s Dollard Black program. The Prairie team led for much of the game, and had a 5-4 lead entering the fourth quarter, but Dol-
lard scored twice in the final frame, including the winner with 35 seconds remaining. Marshall scored Saskatchewan’s second goal of the game. The 16-and-under boys team opened their tournament against the Mavericks Black squad from Ontario.
The Mavericks had a 20-0 record entering the game, and they defeated Saskatchewan 18-12. The Mavericks led 4-3 after the first period, and they gradually pulled away as the game progressed. As one of the youngest on the team, Gillingham did
not leave his mark on the scoresheet but contributed defensively to the team’s effort. The bronze medal game saw Saskatchewan drop an 11-9 decision to the Montreal Machine. Saskatchewan held a 6-5 lead at half-time, but the Machine rattled off
four unanswered goals in the third period for a three-goal advantage, and then held on in the fourth quarter. The 19-and-under girls team won silver at nationals. Their first game was an 18-7 win over a team from St. Lambert, Quebec. Saskatchewan outscored St. Lambert 4-1 in the first quarter, and then rattled off six straight goals in the second for a 10-1 advantage at half-time. Saskatchewan then outscored St. Lambert 4-3 in each of the third and fourth quarters. Marshall contributed a couple of assists in the game. The gold medal game was against the Montreal Camo. Camo led 2-0 after the first period and 5-2 at half-time. It remained a three-goal game through three, as each team scored once in the third, but then Camo ran away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Saskatchewan 5-2, winning 11-5.
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Mercury welcomes new sports reporter My name is Corey Atkinson and the first thing I wanted to do when I moved here was get lost. Longtime residents here will scoff. “How can one get lost in a community of 11.000 people?” It’s possible. I went to three different grocery stores trying to find a couple of specific items in each, not only trying to find the things, but also trying to find a way to get from Point A to Point B. With the construction on King Street, you can see the issue that I faced right away. In the coming weeks, I’m going to go on hours-long
walks and not know where I am. It’s going to be tremendous. But it’s not just the streets and stores in which I wanted to get lost. I want to get lost in work. And this is where you come in. I want to get lost in you Estevan. I want to hear about your judoka, your racers, your hockey players and your lacrosse players. I want to watch your baseball, be on the sidelines for your football and be there when your golfers come in from shooting six under par. In short, I want to be your conduit to telling your
stories to the people of the area. Make me busy by constantly contacting me about your stuff. I have extensive experience writing and editing sports and beyond over the past 20 years, from the early days in the Carillon at the University of Regina to the present time of working in a layout department and stressing over clever headlines for wire feature stories. If your’e wondering, “Everybody Yurts” for a feature on vacationing in yurts is my personal favourite. You can see why we had to be laid off and had
our positions move to the east coast. It’s been at times a long strange trip from the U of R to Yorkton to Moose Jaw to Fort McMurray back to Moose Jaw and back to basics here in Estevan. Like full-time steady employment in the oil patch, newspaper jobs are like gold. An actual newspaper job in an actual newspaper? When I started in university, I thought newspapers would be around forever. In 2017, the opportunity seems rarer and rarer. So let’s keep me busy and help me stay lost in work.
Corey Atkinson is the new sports reporter for the Estevan Mercury.
Western Canada Cup is no more Chris Lewgood isn’t surprised the Western Canada Cup has been discontinued, but he’s still lamenting the demise of the tournament. Lewgood, the head coach and general manager of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins, said he knew the 2017 edition of the tournament would be the last, even before the Bruins
played host to the five-team showdown last year. “In my opinion, it’s probably the best junior A tournament in the world,” said Lewgood. “I think, from a hockey standpoint, it’s sad to see it dismantled. But from a viability standpoint, I think the provincial-regional playdown makes more sense.” Estevan hosted the
fourth edition of the tournament in April and May of last year. The tournament posted a surplus of $120,000, and it was the first time the Western Canada Cup had made money. “The thing that stands out about Estevan is the size of the community and the nature of the event we put on here,” said Lewgood. “Our community is
small enough that it’s community oriented and community minded, and it’s hockey country, just like the other communities.” The strength and the generosity of the corporate community helped make last year’s tournament a fiscal success, he said. Lewgood suspects this year’s tournament in Penticton, B.C., also made
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money. He’s not sure why the previous editions of the tournaments suffered financial losses. But he noted Fort McMurray, Alberta, hosted the tournament less than a year after the price of oil slumped. “We were lucky to go fourth, learn from the first three, and improve on what they did,” said Lewgood. The Western Canada Cup featured the league champions from the B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba junior A leagues, as well as the host team. The top two teams advanced to the RBC Cup national tournament. Prior to the WCC’s arrival in 2013, the champions of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba squared off for the Anavet Cup in a best-of-seven series, while the top teams in B.C. and Alberta met in the Doyle Cup final. The winners of those tournaments advanced to nationals. The Anavet and Doyle Cups will return next year. “To have the opportu-
nity to have three or four more home games per team is very attractive,” said Lewgood. “Although the host of the Western Canada Cup pays for the bulk of the expenses, it’s still lost revenues and added expenses for the teams attending.” Lewgood noted this year marked the first time that a participant from the Western Canada Cup didn’t win nationals. The Brooks Bandits won this year’s Western Canada Cup, but lost 3-2 in overtime to the RBC Cup host team from Cobourg, Ontario. The Bruins have now set their sights on hosting the RBC Cup, and he believes it’s just a matter of time before they submit a bid. “We know that with the success we had at the Western Canada Cup, and the obvious desire from our community to see those types of events, we will be looking towards hosting a national championship in the future,” said Lewgood. “Whether it’s the near future or the distant future, I’m not sure.”
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Lots of action for local lacrosse teams Four local lacrosse teams were busy during the weekend, thanks to games that were held at Affinity Place. The Estevan midget Thunder played twice, dropping a 10-2 decision to the Regina Honeybadgers on Friday night, and a 1512 decision to the Standing Buffalo on Saturday. The Thunder fell behind early against the Honeybadgers, as the Badgers led 5-0 after the first period and scored twice more early in the second to lead by seven. Carter Bonokoski scored midway through the second period, but then the Badgers added three more before the game was finished. Jacob Dukart had the final goal with 24 seconds remaining in the game. The following day, the Thunder were involved in a high-scoring contest with the Standing Buffalo. The Thunder were down 5-2 entering the final minute of the opening frame, but they scored twice to pull within one. Dukart, Leighton Mus, Bonokoski and Dylan Pratt had the goals in the first period. Each team scored four times in the second period. In the case of the Thunder, they once again scored twice in the final minute. Dukart, Kade Bachorcik, Zach Graham and Kyler Gervais had the Thunder’s goals. The Standing Buffalo pulled away by outscoring the Thunder 6-3 in the third. Mus, Bonokoski and Gervais had the Thunder goals. Owen Williamson was in goal for both games. The Thunder have a 2-5 record. They will visit the Regina Honeybadgers on June 3. *** The Estevan Ban-
tam Warriors picked up two convincing wins over teams from Weyburn, as they crushed the Thrashers 2 team 14-1 on Saturday, and beat the Thrashers 1 team 6-2 on Sunday. The Warriors scored six times in the opening 5:21 in their game on Saturday, and 10 times overall in the first period. Kaden Chrest led the offensive attack with five goals. Tanner Hall had three goals, Layne Gilroy and Andrew Glydon scored twice, and Kalen Stang and Keagan Marriman also scored. The Warriors jumped out to a 4-1 lead over the Thrashers 2 team after the first period on Sunday, and cruised to victory. Stang, Chrest, Hall and Ben Wagstaff scored in the first period. The teams traded goals in the second period, with Chrest scoring for the Warriors. G l y d o n ’s g o a l f o r the Warriors was the only marker in the third period. The Warriors were also slated to host the Thrashers 2 again on Tuesday night at Affinity Place. (Results were not available at press time). Their record is 3-4. *** The Estevan peewee Voltz split games they played on Saturday, defeating the Thrashers 8-2 but losing 7-6 to Standing Buffalo. The first period was scoreless between the Voltz and the Thrashers, but then the Voltz outscored their Weyburn foes 3-1 in the second and 5-1 in the third to take over the game. Ry d e r D a v i d s o n , Kersey Hollingshead and Nathan Wagstaff scored in the second, and then Wagstaff, Tayson Deitz, Kash Millions, Logan Lang and Tye Farnsworth added goals in the third.
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The Estevan bantam Warriors defeated the Weyburn Thrashers in games played at Affinity Place on the weekend. Wagstaff scored four times against Standing Buffalo, including two late in the third period to help the Voltz rally from a 6-4 deficit and tie the game. But Standing Buffalo scored with 2:35 to play in the game for the win. Ryder Davidson and Tayson Deitz had the Voltz other goals. The Voltz record now stands at 5-2. They will host their annual home tournament this weekend at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre. *** The Estevan novice Vipers also played twice on the weekend, and dropped a pair of home games. They
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games were not available). The Vipers record is 3-6-1. They will also have their home tournament
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New K9 dog will be named Max The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has revealed its new police dog will be named Max. The EPS held a contest in April for children in the community to name the new police dog, an 18-month-old purebred German shepherd who arrived in the spring. Const. Paul Chabot is the dog’s handler. The local police announced on Saturday that Liam Flavell, a Grade 2 student at Hillcrest School, was the winner of the contest. Liam said he selected the name because it’s the name of a dog from the movie Secret Lives of Pets, and he really likes the name. In fact, Liam even tried to name his family’s new dog Max, but they opted for Finley. Brian Hayes, who teaches the Grade 2 class, said each student submitted a name for the contest. Liam won an iPad and a pizza party for his classroom. He’ll also get a framed photo of him with the dog. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the EPS received more than 50 entries. Some e-mails had multiple entries, and there were classrooms, like Hayes, that supplied lots of entries. “While we may have received 50 or 60 e-mails, a lot of those e-mails had names from two or three children,” said
Ladouceur. Five or six people who submitted the name Max, Ladouceur said, so after Max was chosen, the EPS placed all of the entries for Max in a hat and drew Liam’s name as the prize winner. “Obviously it was a popular name amongst the community as well,” said Ladouceur. The name Max was selected for its simplicity. “When you’re working with a dog, you don’t want a name that’s too long, or has multiple syllables,” said Ladouceur. “It’s an easy name. And the fact with Max, we started talking about it, and said it was a perfect fit because the dog is designed to maximize public safety.” Chabot ultimately had the final say on Max’s name. He said the name is unique, and he’s pleased it had personal meaning for Liam. “It’s an easy name to remember, a good quick name for a police dog,” said Chabot. Training for Chabot and Max began a couple of weeks ago in Regina. There are some good people leading the program, he said, and the instructors are very knowledgeable. “Max is learning lots, and so am I,” said Chabot. Tracking and obedience have been the
From the left, new police dog Max, Estevan Police Service Const. Paul Chabot and Hillcrest School Grade 2 student Liam Flavell pose after it was announced that Flavell was the winner of the Name the Puppy contest organized by the police. emphasis so far. “We have someone lay a scent through a field, and take some turns, and Max needs to learn to track the scent,” said Chabot. “At the end of the track right now, we have food.” Obedience work includes following basic commands, with food offered as a
reward as well. “I think we have a good bond going here,” said Chabot. “Like with any animal, you start to develop a relationship the more you spend time together, and I really enjoy him being part of the family now.” Training is expected to wrap up in about four months.
Safety emphasized at bike rodeo The Estevan Police Service (EPS) taught local youth and adults alike about bicycle safety and care during a bike rodeo on Saturday at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s parking lot. Chief Paul Ladouceur said they have had lots of positive feedback from the people who attended. He didn’t have an exact tally on the number of people who
Ryden Summers was among the young people who attended the bicycle rodeo.
participated, but Ladouceur believes it was around 200. “My understanding is we’ve done some bike rodeos with the schools in the past, but we haven’t done a big one for the community,” said Ladouceur. “We thought rather than going from school to school to school and doing these things, it might be better to make it into an event, where we can have everyone come out.” The bike rodeo featured several stations. It started with an inspection area to make sure the bikes were safe. Then participants moved to a verbal presentation on rules of the road and lessons on proper hand signals. A small obstacle course featured pylons, and required people to go through a figure-8. “From there, they moved onto a mock roadway, where they would be required to stop at an intersection, signal properly, look both ways to make sure no traffic was coming, and proceed safely,” said Ladouceur. The rodeo wrapped up with a slow ride competition to see who could ride the slowest without putting a foot on the ground. When they completed the stations, participants were presented with prizes, entered their name for a draw and enjoyed a barbecued lunch. Ladouceur noted that some kids had loose bolts on their bicycle tires, so the only things keeping a tire on a bike were
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Former Mercury editor releases first novel By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Norm Park is wellknown locally for a journalism career that spanned more than 50 years. The majority of his career was spent with the Estevan Mercury. But after retiring from his job as the Mercury’s editor in mid-February, Park was looking for a new opportunity for his creative energies. It didn’t take long for something to emerge. Park’s first work of fiction, Tamaras: Where a Diamond Rules Supreme, was released on Amazon on May 29. The novel, which is through Wahba Publishing, will initially be available through an electronic format. “There’s a little bit of romance and intrigue, and a little bit of character development and a little bit of conflict, and a little bit of murder,” said Park in an interview with the Mercury. Tamaras was conceived just a few months ago. Park was speaking with Andrew Wahba, a former Estevan
resident now residing in Regina who heads up Wahba Publishing, at a concert by another former Estevan resident, Chad Armstrong. “We started talking about what he was up to, and I was being the reporter type, and asking him what he was doing, and he was talking about this marketing of authors,” said Park. “It sort of ding-dinged into us at the same time that I’m going to be free to do this pretty quickly, so why don’t we collaborate?” Tamaras is a small, fictional village on the Prairies, he said. “Authors should be writing about what they know,” said Park. “I grew up in small town Saskatchewan, so I know a little bit of what small town Saskatchewan is about.” The online version is about 240 pages long and in large fonts, so Park said it would translate to about 140 pages in a normal novel. Online novels don’t fit in as 600-page or 900-page epic novels, he said. Rather, Park said they’re best-suited
The front cover of Norm Park’s novel, Tamaras: Where a Diamond Rules Supreme, which can now be downloaded on Amazon. Image submitted. to being short stories or midlength stories that are 35,000 or 40,000 words in length. There are different approaches authors can take with online publishing, he said, including self-publishing, getting paid per page, or getting paid up front by the publishing company. A physical copy of Tamaras could be released, but Park said Wahba wants to see the response for the
novel. Park admits he was surprised with how quickly it came together, but Wahba was very helpful with getting the novel to the finished stage. “If I was going to do it, it would have probably taken a lot longer, but he knows his way around the cyber world a lot better and a lot more efficiently than I do,” said Park. Park said he has never written fiction before, other than when he attended a writer’s retreat several years ago. He always wanted to dabble in the medium, but never knew if it would materialize into something. “I’m kind of addicted to the keyboard, so I’ll try this style,” said Park. “I’ve done biographies, I’ve done features, I’ve done stories, I’ve done columns, I’ve done editorials, so why not try fiction? “And it is kind of fun, being able to make stuff up. But I also found out that you still have to be cohesive, you still have to get the storyline done and through, and make
Norm Park has released his first work of fiction, Tamaras: Where a Diamond Rules Supreme. File photo. some sense of it all. I came to that realization when I got about a third into the book, and said ‘I have to put this stuff together.’” Park is happy with his first novel. There are some flaws, but he believes it must be pretty good, because Wahba is already floating the idea of a sequel. Park,
though, wants to see whether people enjoy it before committing to Tamaras Part 2. “I’ve already got some plot development if there is a followup, with the same group of characters,” said Park. Tamaras can be downloaded by visiting the Amazon website.
Fired Up Grill to host its first live show By Jaime Polmateer jpolmateer@estevanmercury.ca
Fired Up Grill will be seeing its first ever live musical performance on Friday, with solo act Brandy Moore. Self-described as soulful, powerful, warm and
real, Moore said the audience can expect to hear a diverse mix of originals and covers, with stories and jokes thrown in between songs, culminating in the most powerful performance she can deliver. “I love singing more than anything else on this
planet; I love expressing myself emotionally, intellectually and spiritually through songs,” said the singer/songwriter. “I love performing covers that are meaningful, poetic, and beautiful and I also love performing my own originals, which are deeply personal.” Moore didn’t even realize she’s going to be the first musical act to entertain at the Fired Up Grill, but upon finding out she said she was honoured and excited. There’s a bit of a story as to how she got booked at the venue, dating back to 2001 when she used to sing outside the Scarth Street Mall pedestrian walk in Regina.
Moore said Sylvia Garchinski, who co-owns Fired Up Grill with her husband Robin, used to sit and listen to her sing and ended up buying a copy of Moore’s CD Without You. Earlier this year, a decade and a half later, Moore was in B.C. recording her newest song when she got a Facebook message from Garchinksi, asking her to come perform in Estevan. “I replied back saying how nice it was to hear from her, and that I’d love to come sing,” Moore said. Her lyrical content touches on everything from life, loss, loneliness, longing and independence to human and women’s rights, social justice and protecting the
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Lampman Dispatch: (306) 487-8120
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HUTT’S TRUCKING LTD. Estevan Dispatch: (306) 634-8120
|
Bus: (306) 487-2608
Box 1518, 101 6th Street Tel: (306) 634-8655 Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 Fax: (306) 634-8028
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Now offering sucker rod guiding capabilities BREATHING APPARATUS
Services New & Reconditioned Wellhead and frac tree installations Rentals
TROYE CARSON Manager/Owner Cell: 306-421-3603 tcarsonsafety@sasktel.net
PRESTON MAJERAN • Frac trees, 3", 4" and 5", 10,000# Sales & Service Technician Cell: 306-421-6609 *Pick up2", & 3", 4", 5" and 7", • Gate valves, pmajeransafety@sasktel.net Delivery
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Estevan Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) president Conrad Meili, left, presented Anthony Melle with the championship trophy at last year’s OTS Oilmen’s Golf Tournament. Melle fired a 3-under par 69 in the final round at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club to win the 36-hole tournament’s championship flight by four strokes over Nolan Rohatyn. File photo.
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Gladys Melle 1930 - 2017 We, the family, would like to announce the passing of our mother, Gladys Melle at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the age of 87 years. Gladys was born in Killaly, SK and raised in Esterhazy before moving to Estevan where she worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital until she met and married her loving husband Paul, a local area farmer, in 1955.They farmed for another four years, until a tragic and unforeseen event made them move into Estevan where they raised their four children. Mom loved to travel which she did a lot of with Dad, but later in life she enjoyed one or two day excursions. Mom loved her antiquing jaunts. All you had to say was “let’s go” and she was off, just like the energizer bunny! Reading was another big part of her life, as well as her family, faith, friends and her love for her four-legged friends - her own and everyone else’s. Gladys is survived by her loving family: children, John (Cindy), Donna and Joe (Tammy); grandchildren, Annmarie (Cory) Rosner, Ryan Melle, Jordan Melle, Anthony (Laura) Melle and Stephen Melle; great grandson Kellen Melle; brothers, Frederick (Theresa) Terry, Allan (Georgina) Terry and George (Frances) Terry; sisters-in-law, Beatrice Terry and Irene Terry, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving husband Paul; son Terrance; siblings, Louis Terry, Donald Terry, Raymond (Pearl) Terry, Frank Terry, Lawrence Terry and sister Clara (Paul) Ruel. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Davies, the nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital and absolutely everyone at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home - Mom loved you all, you brought great joy and laughter to her life. A special thank you to Dustin and Shirley at Hall Funeral Services - without you, we don’t know what we would’ve done. Your kindness and help is so appreciated. To all those who visited and sat with Mom through her lengthy illness - in our Mom’s words, we are “overwhelmed” with gratitude. A Service of Remembrance was held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Mr. Doug Third officiating. Interment followed at the Estevan City Cemetery, after which a luncheon was held in the Taylorton Room at the Days Inn Estevan. If friends so desire, donations in Gladys’ memory may be made to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, 1921 Wellock Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 2B5. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Musician kicks off series The Estevan Arts Council (EAC) kicked off the Spark series in Estevan on Friday night with a concert by Saskatchewan musician Rachel Elizabeth at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM). Elizabeth, who used to perform under the name Fern, sang for an intimate crowd of young people and board members from the arts council and the EAGM. She played songs on the guitar and the piano from her albums. Her songs ranged from Morning in a Burnt Room, which she said came from a Margaret Atwood poem, to Wildflowers of the Prairies, which was inspired by her grandfather. Between songs, she told stories about her career, and provided background on her music. Elizabeth joked that the banter and the stories between songs should lighten the mood from her
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music, which she said could often be serious. During the past year, she wrote full-time for the first time in her career, with support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board. The Spark program is targeted towards people between the ages of 13 and 29. Spark committee member Victoria Utman told the audience that Spark’s arrival was a “monumental occasion” for the EAC, because they put on a lot of concerts and events relating to the arts, but they’re trying to reach out more to teens and young adults. “It’s designed to engage youth … in the arts and culture of your community,” said Utman. “This is the first concert of many that we’re hoping to bring to Estevan with this series, and we’re also hoping to host other events.” Utman suggested karaoke nights and art-related activities could happen in the future.
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Job Title: Supervisor Operations Projects Location: Estevan Closing Date: June 4, 2017 Job Overview: As the Supervisor of an Operations Projects team, you will provide leadership in the planning, design, procurement, construction and wrap-up stages of the project lifecycle. In addition, you will provide oversight to the management of regional capital and expense programs that support company operations and strategic plans. Position Responsibilities • Provide oversight, direction and support to personnel ensuring assigned pipeline and facilities projects are managed in accordance with approved scopes, schedules and budgets. • Work closely with Engineering Services, Technical Services and Operations Departments to ensure various project types are planned and implemented to meet the needs of both external customers and TEML Operations. • Provide leadership, planning and direction to staff members to achieve the short-term and longterm goals and objectives of the company and the department; prioritizing work requirements, assessing staff levels, evaluating and improving productivity, coaching for performance and personnel development. • Assign projects to departmental staff, ensuring project requirements are clearly understood. • Prioritize and delegate response to urgent technical inquiries and requests related to new business opportunities. • Monitor departmental performance to ensure quality of work, application of disciplined project management practices. • Provide guidance and support for issue resolution as required. Skills and Qualifications:
▪ Manage assigned programs to support TEML’s vision and strategic plans. ▪ Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and develop projects to assigned programs and align with long term strategies. ▪ Lead and/or provide input for defining and implementing technical solutions regarding system operations. ▪ Responsible for the design and project management of capital and expense projects relating to the maintenance, upgrade, and expansion of liquid pipelines and facilities. ▪ Provide technical support on operational and engineering matters. Position Responsibilities ▪ Actively manage and document programs and long range project plans. ▪ Identify projects that align with TEML’s strategies, directives, and vision through engagement with stakeholders based on initiatives, needs, regulations, and identified gaps. ▪ Develop projects by providing a project objective, justification, and preliminary scope, schedule, and budget. ▪ Facilitate effective communication between stakeholders regarding project scopes and program planning. ▪ Contribute to long range plans and budget submissions to ensure TEML’s continued reliable operation. ▪ Ensure that system planning is conducted in a manner to ensure sound relationships with regulators, customers, contractors, communities, and landowners. ▪ Lead technical initiatives, engineering support, and studies within assigned programs. ▪ Provide engineering support on operational matters and assist with evaluation, justification, planning, and implementation of system improvement and maintenance items. ▪ Participate in What-IF analysis, PHA, and HAZOPs for projects under assigned programs. ▪ Ensure that mechanical, electrical, and civil facilities are planned so that TEML’s pipeline systems can be operated in a safe and efficient manner. ▪ Steer continuous improvements of processes and procedures. Project Management ▪ Manage large multi-disciplinary projects as well as maintenance and upgrade projects utilizing best practices to ensure a cost effective, fit for purpose design. ▪ Provide engineering support to ensure the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of TEML facilities, considering all aspects of operations, construction, operational risk management, integrity management, and expansion of pipeline operations. ▪ Plan and implement work in accordance with the Company’s health, safety and environmental policies, Company engineering and construction standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable legislation. ▪ Ensure that correspondence is conducted in a manner that ensures sound relationships with regulators, industry personnel, customers, contractors, communities, and landowners. ▪ Direct the efforts of internal and external departments, consultants, and contractors, including those outside the incumbent’s engineering discipline, to ensure that the project scope, schedule, and budget meet company objectives. ▪ Ensure that mechanical, electrical, and civil facilities are designed so that TEML’s pipeline systems can be operated in a safe and efficient manner. ▪ Drive continuous improvements of processes and procedures. Skills and Qualifications:
• 10 years of progressive pipeline operations and operations engineering experience is preferred, but must have project management experience • PEng preferred • Strong aptitude to can clarify and prioritize problems, opportunities and solutions. • Proven experience as a leader and capable of establishing objectives and directing team activities to obtain results. • Demonstrated application and understanding of CSA Z662, National Energy Board Onshore Pipelines Regulations, and Saskatchewan and Manitoba Provincial legislation would be an asset. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and well developed interpersonal skills. • Proficient with MS Office software and able to operate at a basic level in various programs
▪ 8 years of progressively responsible experience in Engineering, Operations, and Project Management. ▪ PEng preferred. ▪ High degree of personal initiative and the ability to work effectively, both independently and in a team environment. ▪ Knowledge of pipeline standards, regulations, industry best practices, and pipeline system operations ideally including control systems, pumps, and leak detection. ▪ Previous program management experience is an asset. ▪ Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and change management skills. ▪ Ability to work and communicate with internal and external stakeholders on a frequent basis.
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We thank all interested candidates; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted, please submit your resume to careers@teml.com
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Penn West to change its name to Obsidian Energy Ltd. as changes continue The name Penn West will soon be no more. Penn West, which used to produce more than 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) but now is in the 30,000 boepd range, is proposing a name change after several years of transformation and shrinkage. The new proposed name is Obsidian Energy Ltd., according to a May 26 press release. The oil downturn hit the company hard, and it has spent several years working through its difficulties. “As we look around today, our company is very different from just a few short years ago,” said David French, president and chief
and set of principles that will guide us as we move forward. Our new company is one based on discipline, relentless passion for the work we do, and accountability to our shareholders, our partners and the communities in which we operate.” He went on, “We propose the name ‘Obsidian Energy’, after a naturally occurring volcanic glass with a similar sheen to crude oil. Obsidian is created through a geological process transforming into a substance of strength, dependability, and longevity. We’ll be proud to take the name and what it means for us. “As a company, we are positioned with the right
executive officer. “Over the past several months, we spoke a lot about concluding the story of our restructuring, which touched everything from our balance sheet, key development areas, people and operating practices. We rebuilt the company from the assets up and refocused from the top down. “We no longer resemble the old ‘Penn West.’ This year marks a new beginning for us, and we are excited to turn the page on a new chapter. In recognition of this, we will ask our shareholders to vote in favour of a proposed name change at our upcoming annual and special meeting — a name
assets, people, and organizational structure to succeed in the current commodity price environment. We look forward to providing a more detailed review of our portfolio at our analyst day in the coming weeks and to our upcoming annual and special meeting.” The company’s numerous rounds of selling off assets resulted in selling assets in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba, it closing its Estevan field office several years ago as well as its Waskada, Man. field office. Its former field office in Estevan, the largest field office of its type in the Energy City, is now a car dealership. According
to Penn West, the company used to employ more than 2,000 people across 25 office floors and 15 field offices. Now “streamlined,” the company has 2.5 floors of office space and four field offices. Whereas before they had a broad suite of assets across four provinces, now the company is focused on key development areas in
Alberta. Its website states, “Based in Calgary, Penn West operates a significant portfolio of opportunities with a dominant oil position in the Cardium, Alberta Viking and Peace River areas of Alberta.” The company shed significant debt over these years, often selling assets to address its heavy debt levels.
More than 100 tickets issued Members of the RCMP and Estevan Police Service Combined Traffic Services unit issued 109 tickets from May 14 to 27. Sixty tickets were for exceeding the posted speed limit. One ticket was for exceeding 60 kilometres per hour (km/h) while passing occupied highway equipment, one ticket was for exceeding 60 km/h while passing highway workers, and three more tickets were for exceeding the speed limit in a marked speed zone. They also issued one ticket for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 km/h, and one for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h. Sixteen tickets were for disobeying a stop sign, and 15 were for operating an unregistered motor vehicle. Remaining tickets included four for motorists failing to wear a seatbelt, three for driving while suspended, two for having tinted front side windows, and one each for a passenger under seven not being properly restrained, and for using a licence plate on the wrong vehicle. Unit members also issued 88 warnings and nine
inspection notices in the two-week span. Members of the Estevan Police Service and the traffic unit conducted joint impaired driving enforcement initiatives on May 19 in conjunction with the National Impaired Driving Awareness Week. More than 300 vehicles were checked. Three roadside screening tests were conducted with a pair of three-day driving suspension handed out. One ticket was issued for a non-alcohol related traffic offence. As part of the same initiative, members of the RCMP Combined Traffic Services were on patrol in Arcola on May 20. A member conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. In speaking to the motorist, it was determined the driver
had been consuming alcohol prior to driving. A roadside screening test was administered and the driver failed. The driver was subsequently arrested for impaired driving and transported to the Carlyle RCMP detachment, where two breath samples were obtained. Both samples exceeded the legal limit. The driver was charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08. The motorist was given a driving suspension and a future court date in Carlyle. On May 26, a member of the Estevan Police Service who is part of the traffic unit was on patrol near Arcola with his traffic unit counterparts. He was conducting a traffic stop when a vehicle pulled over and the driver was frantically waving her arms.
She advised the officer that her granddaughter was in labour and they would not make it to the hospital in time. The constable took control of the situation and had emergency medical services (EMS) dispatched from Arcola. The constable helped the mother remain as calm as possible while waiting for EMS. They arrived on scene and the female was safely transported to the Arcola Hospital.
Penn West used to operate three rigs working near Waskada, Man. in 2010, when the company was a major player in the industry. This is Precision Drilling Rig 205, a super single. File photo
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60-and-Over Club report Submitted by Shirley Graham A man and his wife decided to take a grandma out hunting in the woods. Suddenly, a huge bear rushed into their camp.
The grandma grabbed a frying pan. The wife screamed at her husband, “Aren’t you going to do something?” “Why?” he answered. “That bear got himself into this mess. Let him get
himself out.” The bridge winner for the week of May 22 was Carrie Leptich. Helen Parish was second and Cathy Hoffort came in third. Bertha Andries finished first in cribbage. Lyle
Dukart was second and Murray Fowler came in third. The club’s next meeting will be held on June 1. There won’t be meetings in July or August. Little Harold was practising violin in the living
room while his father was trying to read. The family dog was lying in the den, and as the screeching sounds of little Harold’s violin reached his ears, the dog began to howl loudly.
The father listened to the dog and the violin as long as he could. Then he jumped up, slammed his paper to the floor and yelled above the noise, “For pity’s sake, can’t you play something the dog doesn’t know?”
1102 4TH STREET• ESTEVAN, SK • 306-634-1800 CAREER OPPORTUNITY Position Title: Water/Wastewater Plant Superintendent Reports to: WTP Services Manager Summary: Oversees daily operations of the Water/Wastewater Treatment Services and supervises all direct reports. Length of Position: Temporary, Full Time, 1 year term with possibility of extension. Duties: § Works with and provides management and leadership for staff involved in water and wastewater treatment operations. § Ensure Plant QA/QC is maintained, advise and assist staff to make sure the requirements are met and ensure operation of the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant meets provincial guidelines. § Coordinates facilities maintenance and ensures facilities instrumentation is calibrated and programmed. § Oversees scheduling and reviews for Water/Wastewater Treatment Employees § Submit justifications for budget requests, and assist in controlling expenditures § Provide or coordinate staff training, working with employees to correct deficiencies § Participates in hiring, appraisals, promotions, demotions, transfer, suspension, or dismissal of staff. § Investigate complaints and recommend corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints § Maintain time, material and equipment use records; requisition supplies and materials. § Complete work activities safely and monitor the performance of all work activities to ensure compliance with the City of Estevan Safety program. § Any other duties as assigned. Education: § Diploma of Technology such as Water Resources Engineering Technology § AScT or CET designation § Proficiency in Computer Software.
§ Valid Class 5 Drivers License § Water & Wastewater Treatment Certification – Class IV Water Treatment, Class III Wastewater Treatment and Class II Water Distribution
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: Clasky Drive Drader Street Isabelle Street Garrish Place Milne Crescent Maple Bay Orlowski Avenue Abbot Bay Hwy 47 N Eva Street Holmgren Bay Frehlick Bay Souris Avenue (East Henry Street Willow Bay Side) George Street Pine Avenue Peterson Drive Seregella Place Poplar Bay Heritage Avenue Ross Court Queen Street Victoria Avenue Wahba Court Phillips Place Alexandra Avenue Kensington Avenue Marwood Street Symons Bay King Street Walker Road Garner Place Arthur Avenue Moss Avenue Rooney Road Yardley Place Edward Street Dufferin Avenue Trout Crescent Nesbitt Drive Bannatyne Avenue Hastings Place Edward Place Smith Street Brooks Road Bourquin Road Princess Street Albert Street
Land Development Performance Deposit Procedures As per the new amendments to Zoning Bylaw #2010-1834, performance deposit may be requested to ensure compliance with any development standards. Effective May 31, 2017, deposits shall be required alongside a development/building permit for the following types of projects:
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.
• Any new residential dwelling or an addition to an existing residential dwelling; • Any new commercial structure, addition, or accessory building over 120 square metres; • Any new industrial structure, addition, or accessory building over 120 square metres; and, • Any other development with special development standards as determined by the Development Officer or the Building Official.
For further information or to apply, please contact: Sheryl March,Human Resource Generalist 1102-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: (306) 634-1841 Fax: (306) 634-9790 apply@estevan.ca
The performance deposit amount will be calculated as 5% of total estimated value of construction, to a maximum of $5,000. The deposit will be collected at the same time as the Development Permit fee, or the Building Permit fee in case of residential development. The deposit will be returned in its entirety when the following conditions are met:
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
• The applicant has requested a final inspection of the project; • All conditions of the permit of been completed to the satisfaction of either the Development Officer or Building Official; • The structure is compliant with the National Building Code 2010; and • The project has been completed within two (2) years of the permit issuance or an extension for the project has been granted and the work is completed in that time period.
Experience and Additional Requirements 5 years of Municipal experience including three years of supervisory experience
Property Maintenance Bylaw 2005-1711 Section 14 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
Any performance deposit held for a period greater than two (2) years will be forfeited to the city. Any applicant may make a request in writing to extend the period by one (1) year. An applicant cannot make more than two requests for any given project. All requests must be made within the end of the given time frame. All performance deposit inquiries may be forwarded to Land Development Services
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2017 Summer Art Camps
Art Scientists: July 3-7 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will get to create their own pieces of art and materials using scientific experiments. Make Like the Masters: July 10-13 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will study famous artists through the ages and create their own versions of their artwork. Art and Advertising: July 17-20 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp participants will create ads for local businesses that will be advertised in the Estevan Mercury. Art Exploration: July 24-27 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will create artwork using a variety of mixed media: painting, sculpture, drawing etc. Art Scientists:
July 3-7 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will get to create their own pieces of art and materials using scientific experiments. Make Like the Masters: July 10-13 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will study famous artists through the ages and create their own versions of their artwork. Art and Advertising: July 17-20 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp participants will create ads for local businesses that will be advertised in the Estevan Mercury. Art Exploration: July 24-27 9am-Noon OR 1pm-4pm In this camp, participants will create artwork using a variety of mixed media: painting, sculpture, drawing etc. For children ages 7-12 years $50/child/week. Pre-payment is required You may register for a morning OR an afternoon session, not both Outside playtime included, participants may bring a snack Call 634-7644 to register or email Karly at galleryed@sasktel.net
For children ages 7-12 years $50/child/week. Pre-payment is required. You may register for a morning OR an afternoon session,not both. Outside playtime included, participants may bring a snack. Call 634-7644 to register or email Karly at galleryed@sasktel.net
Message From
The Mayor Come on out to Rotary Lobsterfest on June 9th.
Please use public or your own garbage receptacle when cleaning up after your pets
CITY OF ESTEVAN – 2017 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE The City of Estevan will be doing maintenance work to ensure good water quality for all users of City water. This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!
Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington Ave on the East (includes the Eastend, Bay Meadows, and Valley view regions, and Jubilee Place)
(1)Thursday, and Friday- June 1&2 2017 Area bounded by Perkins Street and Luscar Park on the North, Water Treatment Plant on the South, Woodlawn Ave on the West, and Hwy 47S Service Road on the East (Includes Luscar Park, City of Estevan Public Works yards, and businesses on Hwy 47S Service Road)
(5) Tuesday– Wednesday July 4 -12 2017 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions)
(2) Monday – Friday June 5-9 2017 Area bounded by 6th Street on the North, Valley Street, 1st Street, and Westview Place on the South, Alice Road and Woodlawn Avenue on the West, and Souris Avenue on the East (includes Westview, Central, and downtown regions) (3) Monday- Friday June 12-16 2017 Area bounded by 6th street on the North, McDonald Road and Perkins Street on the South,
(4) Monday –Friday June 19-30 2017 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road)
(6) Thursday– Friday July 13-21 2017 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Monday- Friday July 24-28 2017 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)