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Living Skies Airshow entertained a large crowd at the Estevan Regional Airport By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The second edition of the Living Skies Airshow drew a large crowd to the Estevan Regional Airport on Sunday afternoon. An estimated crowd of between 1,500 and 2,000 people watched six different performers, who not only showcased their aerial abilities, but also the abilities of their planes. Numerous other airplanes were on display for people to view. Moose Jaw’s Brent Handy, who was the opening act at last year’s airshow, once again opened this year’s event with his array of aerial stunts in his Pitts Special propeller aircraft. Handy, speaking to the audience, said he has the good fortune of being able to fly for a living, and entertaining audiences with his aerobatic displays in his spare time. He was a member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatics squadron in 2012 and 2013, an opportu-
nity that he said came out of nowhere. “A good friend that I used to work with at a flying school up the road in Moose Jaw said … ‘I’m looking for a wingman. Would you like to put your name in for the Snowbirds?’” It proved to be an amazing experience, and it opened up the world of airshows and the different planes he gets to fly. Handy said the plane he flies requires his total attention at all times. He uses minimal electronics when flying it, but his propeller allows him to do the unique things with his plane. “With a jet, it’s designed for speed and for a tactical mission … but with the aerobatic airplanes and the propellers in general, the spinning propeller allows me to develop some really cool forces and get the plane to tumble end over end, and you can never do that kind of stuff with a jet,” said Handy. When he flew the Pitts Special for the first time, it was almost like he was learning to fly again, he said.
Skydive South Sask., also out of Moose Jaw, then impressed the audience as several individuals parachuted onto the airport’s grounds. Up next was another Saskatchewan pilot, Stefan Trischuk, who performed in his light Pipistrel Virus aircraft. Geoff Latter of Langley, B.C., followed in his restored Nanchang CJ-6A. He noted that he doesn’t have the background in aviation that many other airshow pilots possess. Rather, he has spent nearly two decades flying a variety of planes. “People see a guy like me, who’s just a regular guy chasing down his dream,” said Latter. “We always tell everybody ‘If I can do it, you can do it,’ and it’s great to inspire our youth that maybe don’t have the opportunities at their doorstep to encourage them to go chase down that dream.” The crowd was then treated to a couple of aerial tandems. The Vanguard Squadron, which is a U.S.based act, flew their eth-
Yellow Thunder’s Drew and Dave Watson entertained the crowd in their yellow Harvard planes. Photo by Brian Zinchuk anol-fuelled planes. Gary Middlebrooks and Mark Ketchem were representing the Vanguard Squadron in Estevan. Yellow Thunder, consisting of Alberta-based pilots Drew and Dave Watson, featured Harvard Second World War airplanes. Dave Watson said the Harvard is quite nimble to fly, even though it is a fairly heavy plane. “When you do a roll, it’s a nice, slow gentle roll,
Hamann makes another court appearance By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
The case of Debra Hamann of Bienfait, who is facing several charges in relation to a fatal highway collision on June 24, has been put on hold while she undergoes a 28-day rehabilitation therapy program. Hamann had been charged with one count of impaired driving causing death, one count of driving while over .08 causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing death. All three charges are under the Criminal Code. The two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Highways 39 and 18, west of Bienfait, and took the life of 35-year-old Bisho Varghese, an Estevan cab driver. A 28-year-old male passenger of the car was also injured. Hamann was 59 at the time of the collision. Appearing in court on Sept. 18, much of her time before Judge Lane Wiegers revolved around her request for a courtappointed lawyer. As she is hard of hearing,
the judge invited her to stand right beside his bench so she could hear better. Representing herself at this point, Hamann explained that she has been unemployed since July 2016 and her employment insurance benefits have run out. With her husband also unemployed, they are facing serious financial difficulties and cannot afford a lawyer. When the judge asked what her income was, Hamann replied she had none. Judge Wiegers noted that court services had argued she shouldn’t have one appointed. However, he was sending the application back to court services. He also questioned if her RRSPs were indeed locked up until she turned 65. The judge asked if she had talked to any lawyers to see how much her defence would cost and what their rates would be. Hamann replied she had not. The judge said she should. Regarding the rehabilitation program she is to enter on Sept. 20, Judge Wiegers said, “That’s probably a good idea.” The case has been adjourned to Oct. 30.
and when you do a loop, it’s a nice, big gentle loop,” Dave Watson said. Handy then returned with another demonstration of his abilities. Estevan Regional Airport manager Richard Reetz, who co-chaired the event with city Coun. Greg Hoffort, said the airshow was a tremendous success. He hopes the performers and the audience members enjoyed the show as much as he did.
“Every performer was first rate,” said Reetz. “They brought their ‘A’ game, and we were really pleased with each performer. I enjoyed working with them all.” He said the airshow committee would be glad to have any of them back again. Handy’s performance was very popular with spectators, and Reetz believes people enjoyed watching his stunts. The Vanguard A2 » AIRSHOW
Sask. Party leadership candidate visits Estevan By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
One of the early frontrunners in the race to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan Party was in Estevan on Monday to meet with community leaders and discuss his ideas for the province. Scott Moe, who has the backing of Estevan MLA Lori Carr and more than 20 other Sask. Party caucus members, visited the Energy City as part of his tour of the province. He stopped by the Mercury office to discuss the status of his campaign. “We’ll be back over the course of the next weeks and months as we are looking to meet a number of different people … and to
Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Scott Moe, left, joined Estevan MLA Lori Carr to meet with people in the community on Monday. talk to people to start the work to put together our platform,” said Moe, who is the MLA for the northern constituency of RosthernShellbrook. He said he would be speaking with people from the agriculture and energy
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Airshow could become a biennial event « A1 Squadron was very good as well, and Yellow Thunder had larger, louder planes. “Each performer brought something a little different, and that’s what we tried to do was bring in a … set of performers, so
that each brought a little something different to the table,” said Reetz. The static displays were popular before and after the air show. Some of the displays couldn’t make it, but those that were present provided a nice mix
of large aircraft, smaller planes, and everything in between. Reetz noted that Ed Moon of Winnipeg brought a T-28 to Estevan. It’s a former U.S. Navy training aircraft. A Transport Canada of-
A member of Skydive South Sask. parachuted into the Estevan Regional Airport in a demonstration for the crowd. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
ficial was also at the event to make sure everything met its standards, and Reetz said the agency didn’t have any problems. He also believes the issues with accessing the site and parking that occurred with last year’s air
show were resolved. The volunteers and police who controlled the parking did a great job, he said. Reetz hopes the airshow can become a biennial event. The airport ran an airshow this year to build off of the momentum from last
year, when the Snowbirds were in Estevan. “I don’t know if it’s something we’d do annually,” said Reetz. “I think we’d have a little more interest if we saved our money and put a better focus on doing it biennially.”
Geoff Latter demonstrated his abilities in his restored Nanchang CJ-6A. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
Moe looking forward to leadership debates « A1 Boundary Dam Power Station. He made numerous trips to the world-leading facility while he held the environment portfolio, and was involved with a number of high-profile tours. “There are a number of opportunities when it comes to powering our electrical generation sources here in the province, and CCS is most notably one of those,” said Moe. As the government continues to add renewables such as solar and wind to the province’s power grid, they still need to have a baseload power source, such as coal outfitted with CCS technologies.
“Coal and CCS is a very real opportunity for the province of Saskatchewan, but I think it’s an even larger opportunity when we look at the coal-fired electrical generation that is, around the world, already in existence,” said Moe. “This is an exciting technology and it’s necessary if we’re actually going to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere.” Moe officially submitted his leadership campaign papers last week, becoming the first candidate to do so. He believes he had a strong start, with the caucus members stepping forward to back him. “Now we’re up to what
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we need to do each and every day, which is to tour across the province and meet people, and have the discussions of what our province will look like moving into the decade ahead,” said Moe. People have been talking to him about a number of topics, including decisions that were made so the government can return to a balanced budget in 2019-20. “We have had some discussions with individuals with industries on those decisions, and the best way to move forward,” said Moe. “The other, more broad conversation that we’ve had the opportunity to have is where
are we going over the next five years, 10 years and 20 years as a province, how are we going to get there, and what are the decisions that we need to make in order for us to get there.” Saskatchewan exports about $30 billion of product to more than 150 countries around the world, he said. Those exports create wealth and employment for people in the province. “If we’re going to grow our exports and if we’re going to grow our careers, quite frankly, that service those exports in the province, and ultimately grow our communities and grow our population, how do we best
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do that?” he asked. Growing exports would enhance all careers in the province, and improve opportunities to increase the population. Moe said it could be particularly applicable to such sectors as energy, agriculture, manufacturing and mining. “We’d look at putting boots on the ground, people in those higher markets where we have significant exports, those top four to eight countries where we export a significant amount of product,” said Moe. He has already announced his desire to have a ministry of international trade and exports replace the current ministry of the economy, and to have a premier’s council on international trade and exports that would see industry leaders deliver precise policy advice on how to increase markets. A schedule for six leadership debates was announced the same day that Moe was in Estevan. This city was left off the list; the closest debate will be Nov. 30 in Weyburn. He believes the six debates will be a sufficient number. He is looking forward
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Forever in the Clouds honours victims of plane crash near Estevan in 1946
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The latest monument to pay tribute to Canada’s veterans has arrived in Estevan, and will soon have a new home. Forever in the Clouds pays tribute to the 20 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force and one grounds member killed in a plane crash on Sept. 15, 1946, at a former location of the Estevan Airport south of the city. Darren Jones has carved the faces of 17 of the 21 people killed in the plane crash using a chainsaw. Jones’ friend Kevin Booth assisted with the project. The committee looking after the monument is seeking photos of the other four victims, and then those will also be carved into the monument. The monument arrived in Estevan on Thursday afternoon and was located at the Kensington Avenue yard of Bert Baxter Transport. An official unveilling ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at the Estevan Regional Airport
as part of the Living Skies Airshow. Members of the No. 30 Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets from Estevan and the No. 675 Bow Valley Air Cadets from Oxbow led the colour party for the ceremony. Several dignitaries spoke, including Jones, Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig and Col. Denis O’Reilly from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 15 Wing Moose Jaw base. Once the speeches were finished, three CT-156 Harvard 2 planes from 15 Wing Moose Jaw participated in a missing man formation flyover of the airport. Jones, who also carved the Soldier’s Tree monument that now stands near the Estevan Courthouse, said he had a tight deadline for this particular sculpture as he had to get it finished in about five weeks. But he was thrilled with how it turned out. “This is very, very emotional, because of the background of it, and the loss for the families,” said Jones. “I really have empathy for loss for families,
15 Wing Moose Jaw Sgt. Mark Pollock and Chief Warrant Officer John Hall, Estevan MLA Lori Carr, sculptor Darren Jones, Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig, monument committee member Lester Hinzman and 15 Wing Moose Jaw Col. Denis O’Reilly gather for a group photo in front of the Forever in the Clouds monument.
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and I want them to remember their forefathers for the heroes they were.” A little finishing work is needed for the monument, Jones said, and he wants to add a brief poem. Jones selected the name because he believes it’s appropriate for the sculpture. “At this point, I’m not focused on how they passed away, but their remembrance,” said Jones. “And because they’re airmen, they would be in the clouds.” He believes the airshow marked the perfect time to unveil the sculpture to the public. “Everything worked out perfectly, and everything fit in when it was supposed to, and it’s being unveilled when it’s supposed to,” said Jones. The people of Estevan have been very supportive of his vision and the air force helped him find photos of the 17 airmen whose faces are carved into the tree. O’Reilly said that when he looks at the monument, he thinks of soldiers returning from war, and the excitement they would have had of seeing their families again. “First of all, as a serving member, having been away for six or seven months on deployment, I’ve been back and I’ve realized just how much you miss your family,” said O’Reilly. “Just imagine (being gone) from 1940 to 1946, coming back and being reunited with family, with your children, and all of the hope and the future that you have ahead of you to establish yourself and your family, to build a house, to start a new career, to get to know your kids better and get to know your wife, and to have it all removed suddenly on September 15, 1946,” said O’Reilly. Even though the airmen didn’t die overseas during the war, they paid the ultimate sacrifice, and their families had their hopes for the future dashed in one day. He hopes the family members of the 21 people
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Darren Jones discussed the sculpture during an unveilling ceremony at the Estevan Airport while Mayor Roy Ludwig and MLA Lori Carr look on. killed in the plane crash can come to Estevan one day to view the monument. Ludwig noted that not many people get to have two dreams come true, but Lester Hinzman has done that. Hinzman, who was part of the committee for both Forever in the Clouds and the Soldiers’ Tree monument, wanted to see both monuments constructed. “Here we are today, thanks to the … unbelievable talent of Darren Jones … the sculptor, and Lester Hinzman’s vision. We now have two fantastic sculptures in the city,” said Ludwig.
Hinzman, who was part of the committee for this project, marvelled at the monument. “It’s a really good tribute to the men who survived the (Second World) War and came home in 1946, and died in that horrible plane crash,” said Hinzman. Many of the men who died in the crash were decorated by King George VI, Hinzman said. One pilot flew more than 150 missions. “These are our heroes. These are the ones that we owe our quality of life to. Our freedom we have
today is because of veterans,” Hinzman said. Hinzman praised Jones for the work he did in carving the sculpture, and for putting his heart and soul into the project. The monument began its journey from Jones hometown of Rimbey, Alta., to Estevan on Sept. 13. It arrived the following afternoon, and according to Hinzman, there weren’t any issues in getting the towering tribute to Estevan. Hinzman said he hopes the monument can go on the east side of the Estevan courthouse.
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A loss of accountability The Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) released what will likely be its final annual report at the end of August. The document is always an interesting snapshot of what is happening in the health region, with a look at activity levels for hospitals and health centres, accomplishments for the health region in the previous year, plans for the current year and the future, and a key component for every inquisitive reporter, financial statements. You can question how much the general public actually cares about whether the health region (and other government agencies) makes money, or how much the CEO makes. But these documents are an important part of transparency. Those in the public sector likely aren’t too eager for the general public to know how much they made in the 2016-17 fiscal year, but it’s part of public sector life. Taxpayer money pays their wages, so taxpayers ultimately have the right to know how much these people make. Whether the public actually cares is up to them. Once the Sun Country Health Region
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Atlas Shrugged, and entrepreneurs want to Several years ago, one of those weird bits of trivia struck me. Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve in the United States from 1987-2007, de facto chief economist and banker of the world, apparently derived a great deal from book, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. He eventually became a friend and collaborator of Rand and was deeply tied to her philosophy of objectivism. I’ve never got around to reading it, but it’s likely the next on my audiobook listening list. The publisher’s summary on Audible. com says, “In defense of those greatest of human qualities that have made civilization possible, one man sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike. Is he a destroyer or a liberator?” Obviously there’s more to it, but the gist, from what I gather, questions what would happen if the people who are the prime doers in society said, “To hell with it!” and buggered off. I spend much of each week talking to entrepreneurs and professionals. I can tell you from many of my conversations in recent weeks, along with reading in mainstream
and the other 11 health regions in the province are rolled into the new, monolithic Saskatchewan Health Authority, these regional annual reports will be lost. Instead, we can look forward to one annual report for the entire province, just what we see with Crown corporations. The information will now reflect healthcare for the province as a whole. The days of finding out how many kilometres were travelled by ambulances in the Estevan area will likely be over. There might be some breakdowns for the individual healthcare facilities in the province, after all, the government will want people to know how busy these facilities are for a variety of reasons, including if there are calls to close hospitals or cancel services. But most of all, we’ll lose the fiscal accountability brought about by these reports. They are a way for the government to be transparent on how much money they’re spending, where they’re spending that money and who is receiving that money. It’s going to be more difficult to hold the health regions accountable for individual expenses and employee wages now.
Because of these annual reports, people can find out that Marga Cugnet made more than $900,000 in her final year as health region president and CEO, thanks a combination of her base salary, the money she received when she retired, and the vacation time that had to be paid out. Or that Murray Goeres, the former vice-president of health facilities, received more than $550,000, for the reasons listed above. It might be an infuriating number for some, and the public doesn’t have to like it, but it’s one of the perks of being a top person with a health region who has more than 35 years of experience. Once the health region amalgamation occurs, that information will be much tougher to find. Those wages will get lost in a long list of workers making more than $50,000 per year. Furthermore, the highest-paid employees will be working out of the head office in Saskatoon. There won’t be executives in the new mega health authority working out of Estevan or Weyburn. It’s yet another thing that will be lost later this year when 12 health authorities become one.
and social media, that is precisely the feeling that many entrepreneurs and professionals in Canada are feeling right now, in the face of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed tax changes to Canadian private corporations. Getting the “rich” to pay a little more, in the name of fairness, lends itself to a lot of questions about fairness, itself. Yes, there are tax advantages to incorporating. Yes, people who do incorporate tend to make more money, if they are successful in business. But there is no guarantee of success, and indeed, many ultimately fail. Take this Facebook post that crossed my screen: it laid out a grid of benefits employees get, but entrepreneurs do not. I realize not everyone gets all these benefits, but most wage/salary employees do have access to most of them. Those benefits include: minimum wage, overtime pay, paid vacation, employment insurance, maternity benefits, employer contribution to Canada Pension Plan, health benefits, employment standards, consistent paycheques, pension contributions, paid sick days and employee stock options. Entrepreneurs do have the privilege of losing their personal assets and, for the time being, income splitting. But that income splitting will disappear with the changes. The accounting costs to file taxes, already orders of magnitude more than a tax software package, will go much higher. Taxation rates will go from high to confiscatory on investment income and capital gains. Looking at the list above, it makes one wonder why anyone would want to go into business. That’s the general trend of the discussion. These people take enormous risks to be in business. In doing so, they employ many people whose own risks in life are largely diminished. So why are they now being punished?
Our daughter, Katrina, is constantly asking about different possible career paths. She is very cognizant that she is in Grade 8, and the class choices she makes in Grade 10 will have a profound impact on her future. I keep explaining to her the various different trades and professions, but I also point out a consistent message: the people who get ahead the furthest, from my experience, are the people who own their own business. And it’s not just the people running the trucking firms or retail stores. A doctor or dentist’s practice is, in fact, their own business. So is a law firm in many cases. Ditto for many plumbers, farmers and electricians. For everyone else who works in the private sector, but is not a business owner themselves, their job is primarily to make money for the people who own those businesses. That receptionist at the doctor’s office is there to ensure the doctor can continue to see patients, and bill for those treatments. So what would happen to Canadian society if, after these proposed tax changes take affect, a huge swath of the Canadian small business and professional class, just said, “To hell with it?” Most of them don’t have that luxury of mobility. They can’t just relocate their business elsewhere, be it farming, retail or legal. But some can – particularly medical professionals. Doctors and dentists could easily pick up and find work south of the border. Poof! Years and years of work trying to build up the number of doctors in this country could erode like a sand castle in the path of a hurricane storm surge. Faced with Trudeau’s proposed changes, a great many Canadian business people are questioning if they should shrug, too. And if they do, we are in serious trouble. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.
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The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins have taken on all opposition they can find and have beaten them fairly easily. In the pre-season’s last three games, they outscored their opponents 21-6. In the first two regular season games, they outscored them 9-3. Even in the Gerry Aspen Cup game between the Bruins and the Bruins, it took till overtime for the Bruins to defeat the Bruins. The Bruins enter the season with a roster with two good scoring lines and rookies eager to make an impression with their bottom six. Their defence has played well enough to stifle a lot of chances for the opposition and the same players are on the power play, creating offence and moving the puck well. The goaltending hasn’t needed to be brilliant but the saves are coming and the team hasn’t been hampered by the lack of experience in net. Some are waiting for the other shoe to drop in Prince Albert as Curtis Meger takes a shot at making the WHL’s Raiders, but the three that are here now can each at least handle a few SJHL games without too much bother. Meger himself isn’t a silver bullet to stop all teams but he does have more junior A experience than his current Bruins counterparts. So with a team as good as they are in such limited action, what does that mean for the rest of the season? No one can be sure. But here’s what we do know: First, the Viterra Division (which includes Melville, Yorkton and Weyburn) will be the Bruins’ opposition for over a third of the season. The Bruins just defeated Melville twice in a row with only a hiccup in the very first game of the season. They chased starting goaltender Colby Entz in the second game with three goals in the second period. Games against Melville, Yorkton and Weyburn will be crucial to win the division, which with this team should be the first big goal this season. Second, the rest of the league has teams that have been a thorn in the side of the SJHL for a few years in the Battlefords North Stars and the Flin Flon Bombers. Both of these teams have gotten off to equally good starts, but the Battlefords provides their own incentive because of the way last year’s playoffs ended. The desire to make up for last year’s playoff sweep will be an important one as the Bruins play them twice this week – once in North Battleford and the next time a couple of days later in Saskatoon at the SJHL Showcase. This will give the Bruins the opening to forget the college scouts for a moment and think about the chance to get the team that beat you in the second round last year. If you think they’re not thinking about that, you may be surprised. Thirdly, an eye will be kept on the national rankings. Maybe not by the team itself but the people around it will be reminding them. While everyone dismisses them when they’re not on it (and the Bruins were one of 11 SJHL teams that weren’t on the pre-season ranking; only the Battlefords made it) the Bruins have a chance to either be in the top 20 in Canada or at least secure an honourable mention early this year. Victories over the Battlefords next week will help but the consistency of play will be another factor. It’s about respect and it can be a motivating factor whether you’re on or off of the list, depending on how you use it. So get yourself a seat and enjoy the season – it could be a very good one with a lot of interesting angles.
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The editor: Back in January 2011, a number of stories appeared in Canada’s national media outlets claiming that the Weyburn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project – where high-pressure carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected into the oil reservoir to both help recover more oil and sequester the greenhouse gas – was leaking into the atmosphere and posing a risk to wildlife, and via implication, humans. The alleged leak was on the Kerr property, near the site where Cenovus injects CO2 into the ground to a depth of well over a kilometre. Dead birds, a rabbit, goat, cat, and duck were reported near the supposed leak, along with “night-time blowouts, which sounded like cannons and left gashes in the side of the pit” on the Kerr’s property. The troubles began in 2003 after a gravel pit was dug on the property. Following an apparent dispute with the provincial government that continued to 2007, the property owners told the media they received a pledge from the province that the problem would be studied. The Kerrs claim the promise wasn’t kept, and so they hired an independent consultant to conduct an investigation. In October 2010, the consultant produced his report, which found CO2 concentrations in the soil at levels 70 times higher than what the consultant considered normal. The consultant’s conclusions were that these concentrations “could be very dangerous” and that the chemical fingerprint of the elevated CO2 levels in the soil matched the signature of the CO2 being injected into the oil reservoir. These findings caused considerable concern among the scientific community, the oil industry, and the provincial government. A review of the data by some scientists and the industry cast doubt on the claims. Early soil sampling in the area prior to the start of large-scale CO2 injections found CO2 concentrations much higher than what was reported on the Kerr property in 2010, suggesting the high levels could be naturally occurring. Similarly, Cenovus argued that it was unlikely that injected CO2 could have travelled underground from their site over to the Kerr property. Likewise, the provincial government stated that they did indeed keep their promise to the Kerr family, taking air, water and soil samples and producing a 2008 report
finding no sign of CO2 leakage. The lack of evidence to support the allegations of leakage were all consistent with the extensive research done at the carbon injection site by various teams of international researchers prior to the start-up of large-scale injections. This collective body of work had continually shown no significant risk of major CO2 leaks that could endanger nearby wildlife or pose a risk to humans. Since the allegations surfaced in public in early 2011, a number of subsequent peer-reviewed publications have also appeared in the scientific literature by academic research groups from the United States, Canada, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. These studies collectively found no evidence of any CO2 leakage at the Kerr property or in the nearby area. During the past two years, we have also undertaken an extensive monitoring study of near-surface atmospheric CO2 concentrations at dozens of locations both within the Weyburn CCS project and at background locations throughout southeastern Saskatchewan. We found, in agreement with all the prior studies, no evidence whatsoever of any elevated CO2 levels at, or near, the ground surface, regardless of the time of year, soil temperature, moisture condition, wind speeds, presence or absence of snow cover or other variables. If there were CO2 leaks of the magnitude alleged in the 2011 media reports, being of an extent that was regularly killing wildlife and posing a potential risk to humans near the CCS site, we would expect there to be reproducible and easily demonstrable evidence for such leaks in the region, possibly even including “domes” of elevated CO2 levels above normal background concentrations near the ground surface within the area. Our research, along with that of other well-respected groups, has found no such evidence. As a result, after much controversy since the allegations were made public more than six years ago, we must conclude that there is absolutely no evidence at this time to support concerns that the Weyburn CCS project is leaking into the atmosphere above. Dr. Sierra Rayne and Kaya Forest Moose Jaw Editor’s note: Sierra Rayne, Ph.D., is an independent scientist. Kaya Forest is the program head for environmental engineering technology at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.
One Edmonton man charged following local drug bust Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) arrested one person during a drug bust in the city. In a press release, the EPS said its Drug/Intelligence Unit conducted an investigation on a man involved with trafficking crack cocaine. Members of the EPS’s Containment Warrant Entry Team and Drug/Intelligence Unit, along with patrol officers, executed a search warrant inside the suite of an apartment building in south Estevan at about 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. The male was taken into custody
21-year-old Edmonton man, is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, all under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and possession of propwithout incident. A search of the residence resulted in the seizure of 23 grams of crack cocaine, over $21,000 in cash, an amount of marijuana and other items used for the sale and distribution of crack cocaine. Johnny Rwigema, a
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Correction In the Sept. 13 edition of the Mercury, there was a photo of an Estevan Bruins player lifting the Anavet Cup in 1999. The cutline identified the player as Brant Kersey. The player was actually Brad Kennedy. The Mercury apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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A change in location has resulted in renewed interest among exhibitors for the upcoming Estevan Showcase Business Expo. Showcase will run from Sept. 22 to 24 at the Power Dodge Ice Centre (PDIC). The event was held at the building for many years, but it shifted to Affinity Place in 2011 when the
events centre opened. However, due to concerns about water seeping in through the temporary floor overtop the ice at Affinity Place, the Showcase organizers – comprised of representatives of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Estevan and the Estevan Lions Club – decided to move Showcase back to the PDIC. Jackie Wall, the executive director for the
chamber, said 60 booths had been booked, as of the morning of Sept. 18. One of those exhibits is an outdoor display that will occupy the front courtyard of the Estevan Leisure Centre. “ I t ’s s i g n i f i c a n t l y ahead of last year at this time,” said Wall. “That’s great to see.” Last year 42 booths had been booked as of the Monday before Showcase. She didn’t have a figure
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for how many vendors were booked, since some of the vendors will have more than one booth. “Some of those double booths, they will have more than one product,” said Wall. The PDIC can accommodate 71 vendors. If all of the available spaces in that building are booked, then Showcase can use the Estevan Leisure Centre’s hallway.
Wall said the vendors have been very receptive about the change back to the PDIC. “We have not had one complaint about moving over to the other facility,” said Wall. “They are very accepting because there is not going to be any ice, so we won’t have any issues with the flooring, or with the temperature.” If someone wants to be part of Showcase, Wall asks them to be booked before
setup on Thursday. “We would encourage people, as soon as possible, to get their applications in,” said Wall. Showcase will offer a good variety of exhibitors this year, she said. Some of the popular annual vendors will be back this year, but they also have some new vendors. Some non-profits will be present to promote their upcoming events and fundraisers. A7 »
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By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The City of Estevan has issued a notice of intent to the Rural Municipality (RM) of Estevan to annex land currently located in the RM. In a report to city council at the Sept. 11 meeting, development planner Adam Nordquist said the city has been looking at annexing the land from the RM of Estevan since 2014, due to projected long-term growth of the community, as well as the construction of the Highway 39 bypass and increasing development pressures in the RM around the city’s boundary. “In contrast to prior annexations, this proposal is for the long-term growth of the city of Estevan, with the intent of securing land reserve for the next 30 years,” Nordquist wrote. The initial proposal called for the annexation of 10 quarter sections of land, or about 1,600 acres, primarily between the existing north boundary and the truck bypass After negotiations, a revised proposal was supplied for 5 1/2 quarter-sections of land, or 950 acres, which included the West Valley Village in southwest
Estevan. The West Valley Village land was annexed last year. About 570 acres has been proposed as future residential land reserve, which Nordquist said will give the city approximately 20 years of land reserve. The other portion, about 395 acres, has been marked for future commercial and industrial development. Nordquist said the RM’s council has decided to halt all negotiations regarding annexation, forcing the city to move forward with the notice. RM of Estevan Reeve Terry Keating said he believes the city doesn’t need to acquire further land from the RM now that the most recent economic boom is over. “We lose the tax base,” said Keating. “We’ve built all the infrastructure out there.” There will be a 30-day period in which the RM or any affected landowner can submit an objection to the city. If the city receives an objection, then it will enter into mediation with the party. “Should mediation fail, we will then need to make an application with the Saskatchewan Municipal
Board to schedule a hearing and review our application,” said Nordquist. “The land is primarily agricultural … with a few commercial and industrial land uses in the proposed area,” said Nordquist. “Portions of the land have been subdivided into residential acreages; however, the land has not gone under any significant development yet.” People are also currently residing on the land the city is looking at, Keating said. “When the city has their public consultations and presentations, maybe residents will want to join the city,” said Keating. “From our perspective, anything we heard from any of our residents in the RM were … against being amalgamated with the city.” Mayor Roy Ludwig said the two sides have had many meetings about the land acquisition, and the city believes this would be the right time to acquire the land. “If we don’t do it sooner, then we’re looking at development on our borders, or within where we need to expand,” said Ludwig. If the city doesn’t purchase the land, it could result in a situation in which there are farms within the
city’s borders, which has happened in other communities that grew quickly. Land that the city purchased from the RM years ago has yet to be fully developed, but Ludwig said growth projections point to the need for the land. Ludwig and Keating said this issue hasn’t strained the relations between the city and the RM.
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ment decides they can have anything.” Keating said the RM’s council has spent about an hour at every meeting for the past year discussing this issue. The city will host an open house at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room on Sept. 28, starting at 7 p.m., to discuss the proposed annexation.
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Dazzling display The Vanguard Squadron performed a number of tandem aerial manoeuvres at the Living Skies Airshow at the Estevan Regional Airport on Sunday afternoon. The squadron, comprised of Gary Middlebrooks and Mark Ketchem, flew ethanol-powered planes in various formations and in solo flights. They entertained nearly 2,000 people who attended the show. Photo by Brian Zinchuk.
Hurricane Irma created nervous moments for local residents with homes in south Florida By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
While Hurricane Irma was blasting Florida with its powerful winds and torrential rains, local residents were watching the drama unfold, hoping their winter homes in that state would emerge unscathed. Vern and Lenora Symons have a home inside the Olé subdivision of the Lely Resort complex in the southwest city of Naples. It’s a relatively new community with 623 homes in it, within close proximity to both
to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Everglades. Miami, Tampa Bay and Orlando are all within driving distance. The Symons family purchased the home in the resort community about nine years ago. He knows of about eight people from Estevan followed suit and have homes in Olé, within about a six or eight-block radius. Not only did the homes owned by local residents emerge relatively unscathed from Irma’s wrath, but the subdivision itself didn’t sustain much damage. The only damage was due
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Bruins sweep Millionaires to start SJHL season
By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
The regular season has started for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins, but they picked up right where they left off in the exhibition season – undefeated. The Bruins won 4-2 over the Melville Millionaires at Affinity Place Friday to start the season and then went to Melville where they won 5-1. The Bruins fell behind early though, facing their first touch of adversity during the 2017-18 campaign as they struggled to stay even with Melville. “You can tell the first couple of shifts, that we needed to pick up our game and pick up the speed,” said Bruins’ forward Michael McChesney, who scored twice in the third in the season opener. “You could tell we were trying to do too much. We’d turn over the puck and they’d throw it down the ice.” Defenceman Clayton Eisler got Melville on the board at 2:26 of the first
period and it took until Aigne McGeady-Bruce’s point shot through traffic at 18:46 of the period to tie it up. The second saw the Bruins take a territorial advantage through much of it but Melville’s Alex Maticic jumped on a loose puck at 15:14 of the second to claim the lead. “It’s a long game and we knew we were going to score some goals,” said Bruins’ head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “Maybe we were frustrated at times tonight. Guys were getting a bit down on themselves. I think with a successful pre-season guys were expecting things to come a little easier and it was just a reminder not to get down on yourselves and manage your emotions. For the most part, I thought the guys had the right mindset.” The Bruins didn’t panic though and took full control of the game in the third, outshooting Melville 15-3 in the period. “After a while we understood we just had to make simple plays,”
Estevan’s Matthew Chekay moves the puck away from Melville Friday at Affinity Place. McChesney said. “Dump it in, chip and chase and once we started making those simple plays in the third period we kind of took over the game.” O n a p o w e r p l a y, the puck ended up on McChesney’s stick in the
Goaltender Matt Lukacs deflects the puck away while defenceman Jake Heerspink goes for the rebound.
slot and he roofed it behind Melville’s Colby Entz at 4:06 of the third, tying the game. Isaac Embree on another power play at 9:11 gave the Bruins the lead and McChesney’s shot from his own end into an empty net at 19:34 of the period sealed the game. The veteran presence of players like McChesney and Embree, as well as captain Jake Fletcher and alternates Kaelan Holt and Zach Goberis, meant the Bruins were never really panicking after going down early in the game. “We just regrouped,” McChesney said. “There was a lot of talk on the bench and... we just found a way to get the win.” Matt Lukacs stopped 16 of 18 shots in the Bruins net. “We didn’t play that well tonight, but once we get all three or four lines going, we’re going to be a deadly team,” McChesney said.
Saturday in Melville, the team got goals from Goberis, McChesney, Embree, Tanner McKechnie and TJ Irey. Maxim Sidelnik stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Bruins net. The Bruins still have 26 players with the team – 15 forwards, eight defencemen and three goaltenders – and that roster need to be whittled down as the season comes to the roster deadline Dec. 1. “We’ll make decisions as they come to us,” said Lewgood. “We actually have some other guys waiting in the weeds who we feel are able to play at this level as well. As decisions come apparent, we’ll make them. But in the meantime, we’ll keep rotating. Guys have got to be patient and bide their time and use their opportunities to prove themselves.” Now the Bruins’ task gets a bit more difficult. They play several of their
next games away from the Viterra Division when they go to Kindersley to play the Klippers Friday night. They then go to the Battlefords to play the Stars Saturday – the Stars who knocked them out of the playoffs last year – and then go to Saskatoon to pay in the SJHL showcase. They face the Stars again Sept. 25 and the La Ronge Ice Wolves Sept. 26. “Road trips are fun,” said McChesney. “You get to hang out at the hotel with the guys, you get to learn new things about everybody. New roommates in the hotel rooms and you’re probably not staying with the same guys you live with in Estevan so it’s always good to get around and meet the new guys. You’re still learning new things with these guys. There’s a lot of guys here.” Their next home game is Sept. 29 against the Yorkton Terriers.
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McKnight wins muddy, mucky Enduro race By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
Two days of rain in the Estevan area turned the Enduro Race Sunday at the Estevan Motor Speedway into a war of attrition – with very few able to survive without getting caught. The race, which features 150 laps or an hour and a half of racing, with no one allowed from the previous Estevan Motor Speedway’s racing season
in the hobby stocks, street stocks or modifieds, was in its 12th year but few of those would have been muddier. The race couldn’t even get the green flag out without several vehicles getting caught in the dirt track’s overly-rutted muck. Nearly all of the 39 entries needed help at some point during the race. “A win is a win. Two years in a row, too,” said race winner Dwain McK-
night. “You had to just run the high line, that’s all you can do. Find the groove and stay to it as best you can.” Very early, a pair of vehicles collided – softly, of course, as due to the track conditions no one could go very fast – and entangled themselves in the muck in the middle of the front straightaway. With an area above them for cars to go and an area on the low side of the track they were left there for the entire race -
Dwain McKnight leads the way on a thick mud track Sunday at the Estevan Motor Speedway. even as other vehicles went past them. As the race went on, other vehicles weren’t able to avoid them every time and collided with the parked cars. The race had only one official yellow when there were roughly 20 cars unable to move due to either the mud or stalling. McKnight won by completing 59 laps, three ahead of second place Kelsey Gerle. Third place went to Brad Scharnatta. “It was tough,” said McKnight, who used the same car he won with last year. “Other people made
At this point in the race, Dylan Coffey is ahead of Dwain McKnight and (22) Kevin Dodd.
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Estevan Taekwondo Club Minor football teams welcomes record number of drop games to Weyburn new adult, child members for
As far as trips to Weyburn go, the Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football teams were probably thinking it could have gone better. The Estevan Lions Club bantam Oilers lost 25-0 to the Weyburn Falcons Saturday, while the Century 21 peewee Chargers lost 31-0 to the Weyburn Eagles. “We had some injuries through the game that affected the pace and the
flow of the game for us,” said Oilers head coach Paul Duncan. “(Our team) played a bit tentative and through the game our guys were concerned about their size and numbers.” The Oilers have had some injuries pile up through the season in the first few games. Because of that, they’ve had to plug in players at some different positions. “I think we’ve fared pretty well to get players
where they need to be,” Duncan said. The bantam AA hockey tryouts also affected the team’s personnel, and with that out of the way some of the players will be able to commit to football at a higher level, Duncan said. The Chargers’ next game is Friday at the Moose Jaw Razorbacks, while the Power Dodge atom Cudas play at Weyburn Saturday and the ECS Elecs also play at Weyburn.
Grayson Auger of the Century 21 Estevan pee wee Chargers carries the ball against the Weyburn Eagles Saturday in Weyburn (Photo by Greg Nikkel, Weyburn Review)
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It was the first meeting of the season for the Estevan Taekwondo Association, so senior head instructor Wayne Brown wasn’t about to make the members drop and give him 10 pushups for each routine missed. Brown will help get the club ready for the district’s first tournament of the year Nov. 4. “ To u r n a m e n t s a r e something that we do because it’s great to be able to compete against others and test your skills against others,” he said after Saturday’s Try Taekwondo event at Spruce Ridge School. “But... right now we’re just about getting the rust off and getting some basic skills and techniques. A lot of people before the end of the session last year were promoted to a higher rank.” Brown said there are 16 new students this year, with eight new students and eight new adults in the beginner
class. The club now has a record number of 27 in the mini class – ages five to seven – and 24 in the beginner class and another 28 in the adult class. “Taekwondo is a really disciplined martial art,” Brown said. “When you’re five or seven, you’re still having some fun. And this (adult class) is fun, but it’s also much more regimented.” The numbers of participation are getting better this year, with the encouraging sign being that there’s a big increase in both adult and child numbers. “It’s great discipline and a great way to stay fit,” Brown said. “The mental training is so beneficial for young people and for adults. As we get older, obviously the mental discipline and the mental fitness is important too. We find it’s really of interest to young people.” The interest continues once adults – who often have little to no personal taekwondo history – will take their
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Estevan Mercury
Passing lanes will proceed next year By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The passing lanes for Highways 39 and 6 between Estevan and Regina will likely proceed next year, according to David Marit, the provincial minister of highways and infrastructure. Marit says the provincial government has already started the process of planning and determining where the passing lanes will be located. The government plans to start work on the passing lanes next year. “I’m hoping that within three years, we will have it complete,” said Marit. A decision hasn’t been made on where the first passing lanes will be constructed. It could be outside of Regina or Estevan, or it could be a combination of both. The government will have to consult with municipalities along the two highways to determine the ideal location for passing lanes, he said. The passing lanes can’t be located where they might affect a municipal road that plays a key role for a rural municipality. Fifteen to 20 sets of passing lanes will be constructed in each direction between the two cities, he said. The passing lanes are typically two kilometres in length, but in some
cases, Marit said they might be extended to 2 1/2 kilometres. The passing lanes will likely cost $15 to $20 million, he said, which would be the same as twinning 10 kilometres of highways. Marit said he is confident that passing lanes will fulfill the ministry’s goal of making the 200-kilometre stretch of highways as safe as possible, and in a shorter amount of time than twinning. “We can probably have the whole highway done in the same timeframe that it would actually take us to design, construct and open 20 kilometres of twinned highway, just because of the process it takes,” said Marit. Twinning highways requires moving utilities, acquiring land and building the road before asphalt can be applied. Marit stressed passing lanes do work. He pointed to Highway 10 from Regina to Fort Qu’Appelle and Highway 7 from Saskatoon to Rosetown as examples, although he admits traffic on Highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina is different due to the volume of heavy trucks. Passing lanes are currently under construction on Highway 5 from Saskatoon to Humboldt. “There are other areas of the province where we have traffic congestion and huge concerns,” said Marit. “We have to address them, too.”
Education will likely be needed for passing lanes and how they work, Marit said. Slower traffic will have to pull over to the right lane so that the traffic that wants to get by can do so. During a meeting with the local Time to Twin Highways 39 and 6 committee on Sept. 1, one of the committee members stressed the need for education, Marit said. Even though the government is proceeding with passing lanes, Marit said it doesn’t mean the government has completely abandoned the possibility of twinning in the future. And there could be stretches of the highway that could be twinned. “We might twin out of Estevan for a little further. We might twin in both directions out of Weyburn a little further. Or we might twin where Highways 39 and 6 meet, or something like that. There might be some aspects of it that we’re going to have a look at.” But constructing passing lanes won’t be a waste of money, since they will make the highways safer. Marit said he has spent time in the southeast region, both as a cabinet minister and previously when he was the president of the Agriculture Producers of Saskatchewan. He recognizes it’s a major trade corridor, and there is lots of farming and oil traffic, in addition to local traffic.
Author offers advice for Hillcrest students Students at Hillcrest School received writing tips from a published author on Monday when Sheena Koops travelled from Fort Qu’Appelle to lead writing workshops. Koops is a former resident of the Macoun area who penned the teen novel Voice of the Valley. She has also written poems, songs and manuscripts. Koops said she spoke with Hillcrest teacher Melanie Young about how to boost the students’ writing skills this year. She held four different sessions with the students, and talked to the teachers as well during a meeting during the noon hour. In particular, she talked to the kids about the “show, don’t tell” principle for their writing. Each student wrote a poem that began with the words “I am from.” Then
they included different things that engage the five senses, such as their favourite place in nature or a favourite food. “It’s a beautiful way to say who you are through all your different stories,” said Koops. Students also wrote metaphor love notes, in which they thought of someone special, and wrote a metaphor about that person. One student wrote that her mother is a garden, and the peonies are her smile and a sunflower is her heart. “They were really good,” said Koops. “They wrote some beautiful little love poems.” Koops also urged students and teachers to avoid using adverbs, because she believes they tell, rather than show, and they weaken writing. “I actually had a writ-
ing workshop with the Estevan Writer’s Guild last spring … and that was one of the best activities we did, was just going through and critiquing their writing, and circling adverbs,” said Koops. The students looked at how the adverbs can be removed, and replaced with an action word. She also took the students on a treaty walk. She urged them to imagine
what the land was like before the settlers arrived, and encouraged them to think about treaties. It’s an issue that has occupied a lot of her time. “My people came to this country because there were the treaties, and yet we haven’t honoured them,” said Koops. “There’s a lot of work and a lot of discussion that needs to happen there.” Koops said she was
excited to be back in Estevan and to talk to the kids about writing and treaty education. “We thought with the settler myths that we came to an empty land, but the land wasn’t empty. And there’s a whole history there. I think we really need to learn what our shared history is, and how our land was cleared, and how we have benefitted from that one-sided (ar-
rangement).” She hopes the teachers will view themselves as writers, because that will help them improve the writing of their students. It’s not easy, but she believes the teachers are capable of it. Koops remains an active writer. She has a treaty walk blog that takes up a lot of her time. And she has started to work on her PhD.
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Council approves two policies Members of Estevan city council approved two policies during their meeting on Sept. 11. The first is a capitalization policy, which will be used to determine the capital assets that are to be recorded in the City of Estevan’s annual audited financial statements. In a report, city financial controller Trudy Firth said the policy will assist civic departments to operate more effectively and efficiently. Her recommendation that $5,000 be established as the threshold amount
for minimum capitalization was accepted. Any items below the amount should be expensed in the City of Estevan’s financial statements. The other policy, which also came through a report from Firth, dealt with amortization, which is currently not included in the city’s annual budget. Therefore, she said actual expenses appear significantly higher than budgeted. Amortization will now be included in the budget, so that a true comparison is given.
Total amortization for 2016 was more than $5.4 million. *** Council approved the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins’ request for a community event permit, so they can host a tailgate party prior to their game against the Yorkton Terriers on Sept. 29. The event will happen at 5 p.m. in the forecourt of Affinity Place. *** The building permit report for August showed seven permits worth $1.91 million were approved,
bringing the total for the year to 41 permits worth $4.87 million. Forty permits worth $8.24 million were issued in the first eight months of last year. Two single-family residential permits worth $660,000 were issued last month. There was also one commercial permit worth $700,000, one institutional permit for $500,000, two garages for $30,000, and one miscellaneous permit for $20,000. *** Council approved a
right-of-way for a utility pipeline so that West Valley Village bare land condominium development could connect with the city’s water and sanitary systems. Once the connection is complete, the developer will continue to pay off-site development levies whenever they connect a new unit to city services, which amounts to $7,379 per unit. C o u n c i l l o r Tr e v o r Knibbs voiced some concern with the arrangement, wondering if the connection fee would remain the same for 10 or 20 years.
City development planner Adam Nordquist said this will affect water and sewer rates for the next couple of years. *** Council also approved the consolidation of two lots at 1883 and 1885 Tedford Way. One is currently developed with a singledetached house, while the other lot is vacant. The owner wants to consolidate the titles to reduce paperwork and allow for future development on the property without crossing property lines.
Shelter won’t be offered this winter The Warm Welcome committee won’t be operating a shelter for 2017-18, but it will be offering a hot supper program. Major Wilf Harbin with the Estevan Salvation Army said the committee met in early September, and they
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one person, two people at the most, showing up at the shelter (most nights),” said Harbin. It meant that on many nights, they had more staff and volunteers at the shelter than clients. The lack of clients for the shelter meant that Warm Welcome closed down for the season in mid-February, about six weeks earlier than scheduled. Harbin said the committee is changing its focus. Instead of offering beds each night of the week, the committee will start the Warm Welcome Kitchen, with a hot meal twice a week.
Beginning in November, the hot meals will be served at the Salvation Army on Monday evenings and St. Paul’s United Church on Thursday evenings. The two churches have been partners in Warm Welcome since its inception in 2012. “We will revisit this issue on a month-to-month basis,” said Harbin. He suggested Nov. 13 might be an opening date for the kitchen, and he hopes the kitchen program will continue until the end of March. The committee is looking for somebody to organize the menu, but Harbin suggested meals such as
spaghetti and meatballs could be served. At the same time, they won’t serve just pasta. And there could be special meals for certain occasions. He suspects they will likely take the proposed menu to a dietician for input. There won’t be a limit for the number of people they can serve during an evening, other than the amount of food they have, and Harbin said the meals will be open to everybody. Individuals and groups are needed to volunteer to prepare the meals. If there is a change in the demand for the shelter,
Harbin said it could be offered again, but the vacancy rate in Estevan discouraged the committee. “When the Warm Welcome shelter opened five years ago, the vacancy rate was nill. That’s why we opened the shelter,” said Harbin. Harbin stressed the Salvation Army will still provide lodging for people if they find themselves stranded, with no place to stay, for a night during the cold months of the year. They can’t provide five nights, but the Salvation Army would help people out for a night.
Concert a tribute to Canada The next performance in the Estevan Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series will be a tribute to the many great musicians who have come from Canada. The show will be on Oct. 1 at Estevan Comprehensive School, starting at 2:30 p.m. Oh, Canada, We Sing
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Drilling activity continues to stagnate around the mid-30s mark, according to numbers posted by Rig Locator (www.riglocator. ca) on Sept. 15. On that day the active rig count for Saskatchewan, defined by of rigs either drilling or moving, was 35. Two rigs were notice-
able outliers. Quinn Drilling Inc. Rig 19 was working for Dawn Energy Inc. eastnortheast of Moosomin within sight of the Manitoba border. While the area due east of this site has seen drilling on the Manitoba side of the border for several years, it’s not common to see activity in this area within Saskatchewan. The second outlier was the resumption of drilling
for helium near Ponteix. Savanna Drilling Canada Rig 416 was drilling for North American Helium Inc., northeast of Ponteix, home of Mo, the pliesosaur. The southeast’s gain has been west central Saskatchewan’s pain. In particular, activity has picked up in the Stoughton area, but dropped substantially in the Kindersley region. The Kindersley area has
generally been leading the province for the number of active drilling rigs, but there were only eight, stretching from Macklin to Elrose. The City of Medicine Hat had Quintera Drilling Ltd. Rig 7 at Senlac. Further south, near the Alberta border, Teine Energy Ltd. had Bonanza Drilling Rig 1 at Milton. Teine’s other two rigs included Ensign Drilling Inc. Rig 356 at
Listen closely Samantha Hayes, right, with the Missoula Children’s Theatre listens to Jordyn Tarnes, left, and Emmalee Ursu sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat during an audition for the children’s theatre’s performance of Gulliver’s Travels on Monday afternoon at Westview School. Children tried out for parts, and many were selected to be part of the cast. Others were selected for behind-the-scenes roles. They held their first rehearsal on Monday night, and will continue to prepare for the show until Friday. Gulliver’s Travels will be performed Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Souris Valley Theatre’s Frehlick Hall.
Lucky Hills and Rig 358 at Dodsland. Nearby, at Dodsland, Crescent Point Energy Corp. had Savanna Rig 436 turning to the right. Further south, at Plato, Crescent Point had Savanna Rig 420. Raging River Exploration Inc. was down to one rig, Savanna Drilling Rig 439 at Elrose. Precision Drilling (PD) Rig 188 was drilling next door for NAL Resources. Five rigs were working in northwest Saskatchewan. Right along the Alberta border, at Onion Lake, Ensign Rigs 350 and 112 were working side-by-side for Black Pearl Resources Inc. Akita Drilling Ltd. Rig 6 was working for Husky Energy Inc. at Celtic. Their second rig, Precision Drilling Rig 197, was at their Rush Lake thermal area along the North Saskatchewan River. For the first time in a long time, Husky appeared on the list of top five active operators across Canada, as listed by Rig Locator. It was tied for fourth place with Peyto Exploration and Development Corp., with seven rigs apiece. Baytex Energy Ltd. also had a PD rig, PD Rig 155, working just a few kilometres northeast of Maidstone. Activity in the southwest remains close to normal, with four rigs beyond the aforementioned helium rig. Savanna Rigs 419 and 629 spudded across the road from each other for Crescent Point northwest of
Shaunavon, at Clintonville. Horizon Rig 16 was working for them at Rapdan, southwest of Shaunavon. Surge Energy Inc. continued drilling with one rig in the Eastend area, employing PD Rig 191. In southeast Saskatchewan, three Crescent Point rigs were working south of Torquay, including Trinidad Drilling Rigs 421 and 423, and Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Service Ltd. Rig 3. Closer to Oungre, Spartan Energy had Horizon Rig 29. Alliance Rig 2 was working for Midale Petroleums southwest of Benson, at Bryant. Alliance Rig 5 was working for Crescent Point at Froude. PD Rig 146 was working north of Stoughton at Lost Horse Hill for Crescent Point, while PD Rid 195 was working southeast of Stoughton at Morrisview. Trinidad Rig 427 was in its usual stomping grounds at Steelman for Torc Oil & Gas Ltd. At Pinto, Stampede Drilling Ltd. Rig 2 was drilling for Astra Oil Corp. Spartan had Tempco Rig 9 working at Queensdale and Panther Drilling Rig 4 at Winmore, southeast of Carievale. Tundra Oil & Gas Ltd had Trindad Rig 12 working at Antler. Panther Rig 2 was working for NAL at Alida. At Bellegarde, Betts Drilling Rig 2 was drilling for Silver Bay Resources Ltd. Finally, Ensign Rig 689 was drilling near Esterhazy for Mosaic Potash Esterhazy Limited Partnership.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital has been busy recruiting physicians to bring to Estevan St. Joseph’s Hospital is trying to recruit new physicians to come to Estevan, now that the number of medical doctors in the community has dropped to 10. Executive director Greg Hoffort said the number is less than ideal. Two of the physicians – Dr. Ahmad Sawwan and Dr. Khalid Sheikh – are specialists, with Sawwan an obstetrician and gynecologist, and Sheikh a surgeon. Two of the eight general practitioners are family
physicians with specialties, Hoffort said. The decline in the number of physicians has put a strain on those currently in the community. “Give our existing physicians an awful lot of credit; they are booked right up, and they’re working as hard as can be to meet the demands,” Hoffort told the Mercury. “It’s a little bit uncomfortable. We’d like a couple more physicians, so we’re hoping our recruiting efforts will pay off.”
The current physicians are booked to capacity right now, he said. A reduced number of physicians has also created a strain on the hospital’s emergency room, because people can’t always get in to see a doctor when they need the attention, so they’re showing up in the ER. When a dozen physicians were practicing in the community, Hoffort said it was a “relatively comfortable” situation. Dr. Mehdi Horri had
his certificate of registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan revoked in the spring, following an act of misconduct that happened when he was practising in Ontario. Dr. Jimi Akinsete and Dr. Hakan Pehlivan left the community this year to practice elsewhere. Hoffort said all three had a lot of patients. No other physicians have indicated they are leaving the community,
Hoffort said. Hoffort stressed there isn’t a risk of losing any medical services in the community. The remaining physicians and specialists are doing their best to meet the needs. He attended a medical residency symposium in Moose Jaw last week that attracted all medical residents in their first year or their final year. “These are physicians who are ready to practice this spring or the following
spring,” said Hoffort. At the time, he talked to a lot of young, prospective physicians who are training in the province. “We had a lot of really good discussions with a lot of young doctors there, and we’re hopeful that something might work out there,” said Hoffort. “We’re also advertising in journals across the country and abroad.” But it will be some time before a new physician arrives in the city, he said.
Artist conducting studies in Estevan A talented artist has come to Estevan as part of her PhD studies in electronic arts. Maria Michails has spent most of her life in Eastern Canada, but she is currently in the midst of working on her PhD at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) near Albany, N.Y. She has been spending a lot of her time in the Albany area, but she also decided to study in
Estevan because she had a professor at RPI who was researching in the Estevan area, in conjunction with another professor at the University of Regina. The RPI professor’s project didn’t pan out, but as Michails did further research into the Estevan area, she gained an interest in the region. “I decided that I’m in the program now, so I’m going to continue the project,” said Michails.
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“I thought it would be really great, because I’m Canadian and I’d like a Canadian perspective.” She has already started a program at the Estevan Public Library, in which she is working with local youths on a project that incorporates science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics to create an exhibit that will be at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum in 2019. And she has also started an initiative for the Souris Valley Museum on the oral histories of Estevan. Seniors will get together on Mondays to discuss the history of the community. (For more on these two programs, please see this week’s edition of Southeast Lifestyles). But there isn’t a particular organization that has brought her to Estevan to work as an artist-inresidence. She was in Estevan for the first time last year to meet with people and get a sense of the community. Then she came back in June to line up her projects. Michails returned to Estevan last week. The city has made a good first impression, outside of the smoke that filled the area during her second day in the city due to the forest fires elsewhere in Western Canada.
Maria Michails is tackling her PhD studies in Estevan by offering programs in the community. “The people are super friendly here,” said Michails. “And they’re open and wanting to do stuff. I haven’t met a lot of people. My orbit right now is the library and the two museums.” Michails will be in Estevan until the end
of October or early November. Then she will be back in the city in the spring for follow-up projects, either with the same people or new community members. “And then I’ll come back the following year to put the show on (at the
EAGM),” said Michails. “So I estimate it will be six months over time.” But it will be the works created in the community this year and next spring that will ultimately determine how much time she needs to spend in the community.
Traffic unit issues 65 tickets over two-week span of September Members of the Estevan Combined Traffic Services unit issued 65 tickets from Sept. 3 to 16. Forty-one of the tickets were for exceeding the speed limit. Three were three tickets for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 kilometres per hour (km/h), and one was for exceeding 60 km/h when passing a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights activated. Six tickets were for
operating a vehicle or trailer without proper registration, three were for disobeying a stop sign, and two each were for a driver failing to wear a seat belt and driving a vehicle without a valid licence. Single tickets were for driving a vehicle to the left of the centre line when unsafe to do so, failing to move to the right when approached by an emergency vehicle, distracted driving, driving a vehicle
with an unrestrained passenger under the age of 16, failing to comply with licence restrictions, discarding a burning object from a vehicle and having excessive damage to a windshield. They also handed out 95 warnings and 12 vehicle inspections. The traffic unit is reminding motorists that it is illegal to toss a burning object from a vehicle. There has finally been
some relief with the hot and dry weather, however, people are asked to refrain from throwing a burning substance from a vehicle, regardless of the weather conditions. Fines start at $150 for committing this offence. Traffic unit members are also asking the public to drive with caution in school zones, and to be aware of their surroundings for the sake of children’s safety.
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EAGM exhibit reflects artist’s personal battles
A new exhibit at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) reflects the personal journeys through depression and anxiety for the artist. Robyn Anderson’s Nature and Other Terrible Things is on display inside Gallery No. 2. She describes it as a dark look at nature, looking at anxiety-causing uncertainties in relationships, both among people and with nature. Through it, she wants to explore the uncertainty of what is bad in nature, not just in the literal sense, but with human nature. The concept of The Black Sun, which deals with the negatives in life and how they are necessary, plays a key role in the inspiration for the exhibit, she said. “I do deal a lot with masks, and the strength that comes from masks, but also the weakness that comes from masks, and the fact that we put masks on when we go into public,” said Anderson. Masks can be used to hide identities, commit crimes or survive the winter, she said. But she also said the
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title is ironic. “I was thinking about the nature of nature,” said Anderson. “I talk a lot about dichotomies, and we forget how terrible nature can be, and often times it can’t terrible anymore.” She asked the audience when they have been out in the wilderness, and unable to contact anyone or be rescued, because people now have cellular phones and it can be easier to locate them. But if they do find themselves stranded in nature, it can be a really terrible thing. There are a lot of darks and lights in the exhibit, but also a lot of grey. The figures in the exhibit, such as the wolf, become grey, and so it’s hard to tell who is good and who is evil. The domestic doilies in the exhibit are influenced by her family, so they become hard to react to. “The first ones are based on my grandmother’s doilies,” said Anderson. “And I took the small doily and made it huge. And so it went from something very delicate and very tiny and feminine, to something huge and cumbersome and masculine.” Anderson’s battles with
depression and anxiety play a key role in the exhibit. She had her first panic attack when she was 13 years old, and it left her crying and gasping. “There was some talk about mental health (back then), but I think the focus was more towards depression, whereas I find that now, people are more aware of anxiety, just because we lead such stressful, stressful lives,” she said. Anderson battled anxiety early in her 20s, when she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life. At one point, she went weeks without going outside. She showed a performance piece called Sink Fast or Learn to Swim, in which she attached a cinder block to her body and entered a small pond. “I was trying to understand and trying to work through the fact that I had no idea what I was doing with my life,” said Anderson. She also wasn’t willing to talk to people about the struggle she was going through, but she could express herself artistically. At the time, the idea
Robyn Anderson stands next to one of her creations for her exhibit, Nature and Other Terrible Things, now on display at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. of speaking in front of a crowd at a reception at an art gallery and explaining her work would have been unbearable. “Being able to actually tell someone I was going through this was one of the toughest parts of my life, but my life at that point was
almost unliveable, because I wasn’t able to leave my apartment, and I was crying constantly,” said Anderson. This is the third time Anderson has shown the exhibit in a gallery setting, and she was pleased with how it turned out. The EAGM employees were helpful
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Obituaries John W. McGillicky 1936 – 2017 John passed away at the Lampman Health Centre on Friday, September 8, 2017 at the age of 81 years. John will forever be remembered by his children and their families; son, John Jr. (Sharon) McGillicky of Red Deer, AB and their children, Travis, Allison and Krista; son, Ross (Debbi) McGillicky of Red Deer, AB and their children, Dustin and Landon; son, Tim (Kim) McGillicky of Red Deer, AB and their son Greg; son Jason McGillicky of Sundre, AB; daughter Chelsey (Jeff) McIntyre of Estevan, SK and their children, Peyton, Paisley and Phalyn; son Cody McGillicky (Tessa) of Lampman, SK and their children, Hallie and Deegan as well as numerous greatgrandchildren. John will also be lovingly remembered by his siblings, Bill (Linda) Kalencuck, Joan Guern, Carol Larson and Zena McBride as well as numerous nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by his parents, Kasmir and Anne McGillicky (nee Drabek); brothers, Ralph McGillicky, Martin McGillicky and Mike McGillicky; sisters, Joyce Healy and Rose Parry and special aunt Doreen (Elmer) Jorstad. The Memorial Service for John was held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Sandy Dalziel officiating. The interment took place at the Bienfait Cemetery, Bienfait, SK with the lunch reception to follow at St. Monica’s Parish hall. In memory of John, memorial donations may be made to the Lampman Community Health Center, P.O Box 100, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Garratt, Edward (Eddie) Paul June 22, 1944 - September 8, 2017 It is with great sadness that the family of Ed Garratt announces his unexpected passing on September 8, 2017, at the age of 73 years. Ed will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 20 years, Janis; and his children Leah (Marvin) Schmidt, and Melissa (Lydell) Seglie and 5 grandchildren: Téa, Joshua, Keats, Crosby and Macy; his stepdaughters Angie (Rob) McDow Malli, Tammy McDow, Melanie (Chris) Meints and 5 step grandchildren: Danielle, Christopher, Austin, Dylan and Addison; his sisters Lillian (Gabriel) Raiwet, Irene Garratt, and Alyce Garratt. Ed will also be dearly remembered by his nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and dear friends. Ed was predeceased by his parents Wayne and Louisa. Eddie was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan. He grew up watching the Roughriders and Estevan Bruins. He continued to cheer for the Bruins long after leaving Saskatchewan and has been a passionate life long Roughriders fan. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, September 16th at 4:00 pm at the Houston, BC Seniors' Centre. Those who so desire can make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Local harvest is nearly complete Producers have continued to make significant harvest progress, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s most recent
weekly crop report released on Sept. 14. Sixty-five per cent of the crop had been combined, up from 45 per
cent the previous week, which is well ahead of the five-year average of 40 per cent for this time of year. Twenty-two per cent
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Obituaries Robert Wilson Frijouf 1927 - 2017 Robert Wilson Frijouf was born October 10, 1927 to Frank and Julia Frijouf, the fifth child in a family of six. Greeting his arrival were sisters Mary Jane, Anna and Emma, and brother Jim. Several years later brother Franklyn was born to complete the family. The children were raised on the farm south of Macoun where they were taught the joys and sorrows of life. They learned to have fun together, and to do their share of the work. Bob and his siblings attended McGregor School just south of the farm. Transportation to school each day was on foot – no matter what the weather! Bob ended his school years early to help his Dad on the farm. He was a dedicated farmer, and spent long hours in the field. The haying was always done with horses! Bob was never too busy to help the neighbours, and was active in the community. He enjoyed playing ball with the Macoun team and never missed the sports day to visit with family and friends. Bob and Sybil met in 1957 and were married March 30, 1959. They honeymooned in Minot, and returned to live at the Frijouf family farm south of Macoun. They lived in a skid shack for the first few years and started to build their new home in1967. Bob farmed 6 quarters with his Dad and usually kept around 15 cows. While farming Bob also worked in Estevan. He worked at Holmgren Motors as a mechanic and then at Tenold Farm Equipment setting up and working on machinery. Bob took the time to take his Dad to football games in Regina. He must have inherited his love of football from his Dad because he rarely missed watching a Rider game. Bob and Sybil were very involved in the Macoun community. They square danced, curled and socialized at the curling rink, and they were active members of the United Church. Bob often spoke of all the friends they had in Macoun. Bob and Sybil also enjoyed skidooing in the winter time. Bob and Sybil took part in countless family functions, get togethers and reunions with both the Frijouf and Eaton families. Every niece and nephew had a special place in their hearts. They saw the ones who lived close by often and travelled long distances to make sure they saw the families who lived far away. They babysat nieces and nephews and helped their siblings in any way they could. In 1994 they decided to retire from farming and moved to Estevan. In 2014, Bob and Sybil moved to Hillview Manor where the kind staff took care of them. Their time together at Hillview was short as Sybil’s health was failing her quickly and Bob was slowing down. When the love of his life, his soulmate Sybil passed away on May 29, 2015, Uncle Bob lost his everything and struggled to continue on with his broken heart. We now find comfort knowing that Bob and Sybil are together again. Bob passed away peacefully at Hillview Manor, Estevan, SK on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the age of 89 years. Bob is survived by a large extended family of Frijoufs and Eatons. Bob and Sybil were a special part of the lives of their siblings, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. They happily took part in all family celebrations with everyone. Bob was predeceased by his wife Sybil; parents, Frank and Julia Frijouf; sisters, Mary Jane (Bill) Boulding, Anna Frijouf and Emma (Les) Wass; brothers, Frank (Ruth) Frijouf and Jim (Laura) Frijouf. The public visitation was held on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service was held on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Church, Estevan, with Rev. Jason Richards officiating with the interment following at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. The lunch reception was held at the church fellowship hall. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Paul's United Church Memorial Fund, 1418- 3rd Street, Estevan, S4A 0S4 in memory of Bob. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Bob’s extended families, the Frijoufs and Eatons, would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Hillview Manor who took such good care of Bob. Thank you to Hall Funeral Services for making all the arrangements. Thank you to Rev. Jason Richards and Kaye Hemus for their prayers, support and the funeral service. Thank you to Shirley Andrist and the St. Pauls United Church Choir. Many thanks to those who prepared and served the lunch at St. Paul’s United Church. And to all family and friends who called Bob and visited these past 2 years, it was greatly appreciated. Oliver James Kennedy 2011 - 2017 Oliver James Kennedy, born December 16, 2011, passed peacefully from this world surrounded by love on September 10, 2017 at Calgary, Alberta. Oliver is survived by his mother, Jennifer Kennedy, and his father, Michael Higginson, his Grampa and Gramma, David & Jacqueline Kennedy; his Granny, Hilary Higginson & Rob; Judith Leptich; great-grandparents Carol Kennedy; Vivian Leptich; Sybil Higginson; Bill & Patti Green; aunts and uncles Chris & Jenny Kennedy (Jackson & Dylan); Brad Wolgram (& Bhaavna); Alicia Shirreff & Kirkland (Arya); Christian Shirreff; great aunt and uncle Jacinta & Danny Leptich, as well as many great aunts and uncles and cousins too numerous to list.
of the crop was combined. The southeast region had 76 per cent combined, the west-central region 66 per cent and the east-central region 57 per cent. The northeast region had 37 per cent combined, while the northwest region had 35 per cent combined. Some producers have wrapped up harvest operations and many more expect to be finished soon. Ninety-eight per cent of lentils, 95 per cent of field peas, 82 per cent of mustard, 81 per cent of durum, 71 per cent of barley, 63 per cent of spring wheat, 50 per cent of canola and 20 per cent
of flax had been combined. Thirty-nine per cent of canola was swathed or ready to straight-cut. Topsoil moisture conditions were deteriorating in early September, with the warm and windy weather. Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland was rated as 15 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and 46 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 11 per cent adequate, 34 per cent short and 55 per cent very short. Precipitation arrived in the southeast on Sept. 14, which was expected to improve topsoil moisture.
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Fall/Winter Programs @The Souris Valley Museum I Am.. Ages 3-4 l $5.00 per session l 10:30am -11:30am Sept. 22 l Oct. 20 l Nov. 17 l Dec. 15 l Jan. 19 l Feb. 16 l Mar. 9 l Apr. 20 l May 18 No School Workshops Ages 5-12 l $10.00 - $15.00 per workshop l Ages 5-7: 10am - 12pm l Ages 8-12: 1pm - 3pm Oct. 13 l Nov. 10 l Dec. 4 l Jan. 31 l Mar. 16 l Apr. 30 Winter Camps Winter Wonderland l Ages 3-5 l Feb. 20-22 l 10am - 12pm l $30.00 Inventions Camp l Ages 6-10 l Feb. 20-23 l 1pm - 4pm l $50.00
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES LEISURE SERVICES MANAGER The City of Estevan is searching for a talented senior level Manager who can provide superior customer service, adapt quickly to a challenge, and wants to be part of a growing community. Reports To: City Manager Business Division: Leisure Services Summary: Manages and supervises the Events Facility including three (3) ice surfaces, leisure pool, gymnasium, curling rink, skate park and tennis courts; as well as managing recreation programs, facilities and activities. The successful applicant will lead, manage, supervise and co-ordinate all Leisure Services activities for the City of Estevan along with a talented team of Management and staff. The Leisure Service Manager will focus on the following duties: § Manages, supervises and co-ordinates Leisure Services § Plans, organizes, co-ordinates, directs and evaluates all Leisure Services Facilities and Programming. Prepares long and short-term plans. § Ensures that Leisure Services Facilities are maintained and repaired. § Directs, co-ordinates and ensures that Leisure Services has a Comprehensive Programming Plan. § Promotes and markets facilities, advertises programs and attracts events. Assists with the organization of major community Leisure Services events. § Administers Community Grant Program. § Directs the implementation and monitors the progress of policies and programs, evaluates and recommends changes. § Develops and implements Business Division policies, procedures, plans and budgets including long term capital budgets. Monitors and controls expenditures. § Provides information for the preparation of specifications, tenders and contracts. § Researches, prepares and submits reports on any matter. § Participates in the appointment, hiring, training, suspension, dismissal, appraisal, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal of staff. § Approves Leisure Services Board Agenda Packages § Attend all meetings of Leisure Services Board. Attends meetings of Council and Council Committees as assigned and participates in the exchange of information providing opinion, guidance, advice and recommendations. § Drafts correspondence resulting from decisions of the Leisure Services Board or Council. § Manages contracts and books facilities during off-season. § Responds to requests for information and investigates complaints. § Acts as liaison with Federal, Provincial and Local Government Officials, Consultants, Customers and Members of Boards, Committees and Community Groups. § Assists the public and associate staff members with records, bylaws, policies and procedures § Other duties as assigned REQUIRED EDUCATION & TRAINING § Grade 12 Diploma § Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
§ Degree in Sport and Recreation
EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS § Seven (7) years of progressively responsible leadership roles and experience in Leisure Services Management § Seven (7) years Municipal Experience § Experience working with volunteer boards and committees § Proficiency in Computer Software Programs § Superior leadership, interpersonal and organizational abilities § Superior oral and written communication skills
The reasons for the proposal are: 1. There is a need to secure future developable land for the next 30 years so that the City can plan and implement a future growth plan. 2. The recent population growth and residential development has pushed expansion to the City boundaries. It is now vital to secure land beyond the City’s boundaries for future development. 3. The City of Estevan has limited growth potential as to the direction in which development can take place beyond its current limits without running into conflicting land use or environmental hazards. 4. The development of the Highway 39 Bypass has had a significant impact on land development in the region and as the City expands towards this area it needs to secure the land in face of competing interests. A public meeting will be held on Monday, October 23rd at 6:00pm at City Hall to discuss the proposal. Any persons who wish to object to the proposed restructuring may file a written objection, stating clearly their reason for their opposition, with the City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 A written notice of objection must be received by the administrator by October 18th, 2017. The complete proposal may be viewed at the City of Estevan office between 8:00 am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Dated at the City of Estevan this 11th Day of September, 2017 Annexation Public Meeting September 28, 2017 @7:00pm in the Multi-purpose room at Leisure Services. Everyone welcome.
APPLICATION DEADLINE This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. 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 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Clean Sweep |
September 29 – October 1, 2017
FREE WEEKEND AT THE LANDFILL SITE Proof of Residency will be required. 1. Items allowed to be dropped of for “free” include: furniture, grass clippings, tree branches and regular household garbage including appliances (excluding refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and mattresses/box springs). 2. All hazardous materials and any waste from rural customers will not be accepted for free. 3. According to Bylaw 96-1489 11.(2) all loads must be completely covered or secured to prevent littering while in transport to the landfill. 4. No Commercial Refuse allowed.