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United Way Estevan soars past its goal during the 41st annual telethon By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The United Way Estevan continues to receive outstanding support from the community for its annual telethon. The 33-hour broadcast, which ran from 8 a.m. on Friday to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch, went off the air with a total of $350,215, one of the highest off-air figures in the fundraiser’s 41-year history. The money raised will benefit the United Way’s 15 member agencies and two community partners. “It doesn’t whether it’s a good time or bad, the community of Estevan steps up, whether it’s businesses, whether it’s individuals, whether it’s people new to Estevan or people who have been lifelong residents, they understand what the United Way does, they support everything it does and they allow us to succeed,” said local president Patrick Fisher. The United Way entered the telethon with a

goal of $325,000. It eclipsed the objective just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, when SaskPower came in with a donation of $115,336.50. But the support didn’t stop there, and donations continued to come in until the broadcast’s conclusion. Just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, Fisher called Jacline Nyman, the United Way’s national president and CEO, and informed her that Estevan’s United Way had eclipsed its goal. “That is fantastic news,” Nyman said. “Congratulations.” Fisher then stressed that raising money for the member agencies is the most important thing of all. “The city of Estevan, everyone in the community, understands and knows the works that the United Way Estevan does, that the United Way does with all of our member agencies, and the service they provide,” said Fisher. The telethon enjoyed excellent support from the moment it went on the air. By 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, it had already sur-

passed the $100,000 mark. The final total by the end of Friday was above $119,000, which is one of the best Friday totals ever for the telethon. The broadcast continued through the overnight hours. The donations picked up again on Saturday morning. Most of the large donations came in on Saturday afternoon. Fisher admits he was surprised with how much money was raised, since the price of oil remains relatively low and some in the community are still struggling economically. “Factoring in the economy, and factoring in things like that, I obviously wanted to make sure that we had a realistic goal,” said Fisher. “I never would have expected we would be $25,000 over (the goal).” He was always confident the United Way would reach its goal, regardless of whether it happened during the broadcast or after the event was finished. In 2013 and 2015, the United Way surpassed its goal following the telethon.

The students from Macoun School looked cool for their performance during the United Way Estevan’s telethon. Fisher said it’s imperative that the United Way reach its goal every year. “That means we’re able to go to our member agencies and say ‘What we said we would give you, we will give you.’ In the end, that’s what matters, and that’s what our board strives for,” said Fisher. “It’s a full group mentality to get to that goal regardless, and whether it took us a little longer than telethon, I knew

we were going to reach it.” Entertainment happened throughout the 33 hours, with people of all ages in the community lending their talents to the broadcast. Fisher noted the telethon was held two weeks later than normal, since the legion hosted the provincial convention during the telethon’s traditional time the weekend after Thanksgiving. It allowed the United

Way to book some performers who haven’t been able to entertain in recent years because of scheduling conflicts. “We actually got a lot of new entertainment and a lot of different performers,” said Fisher. He was particularly impressed with local band the Way, who served as the closing act. The Way had performed in the past, but A2 » ENTERTAINMENT

City of Estevan Residuals management project nears completion

One person injured in Highway 18 rollover

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

One person sustained serious injuries in a rollover on Highway 18 near Torquay on Monday morning. Members of the Estevan RCMP, the Torquay Fire Departments, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and Estevan EMS were called to the rollover just before 8 a.m., about five kilometres east of Torquay. Cpl. Craig Park of the Estevan RCMP reported the lone occupant of the eastbound vehicle was a female who had to be airlifted to Regina by the STARS Air Ambulance in serious condition. Highway 18 was closed for about two hours while an RCMP traffic analyst conducted an investigation. Park said the cause of the accident had not been determined as of Monday afternoon, but road conditions were believed to be a factor. The highway was icy at the time of the accident due to freezing rain that had moved through the area, and the new asphalt on the highway became smooth and icy.

One of the most significant capital projects undertaken by the City of Estevan this year is slated to be completed before the end of November. A residuals management facility, which is located behind the water treatment plant, is a $2 million project that is being costshared by the city, the provincial government and the federal government. Kevin Sutter, the water division manager for the city, said the project is on track to be completed in time for a grand opening celebration on Nov. 24. “They have to put some of the mechanical equipment in,” Sutter said in an interview with the Mercury. “They’re working on putting on some pumps that will move the water to the ponds. And there are some valves that have to be put in on the decant structure of the ponds, and some mechanical things.” The lingering work can be completed regardless of the weather, he said. Even if Estevan receives a large dump of snow, it

The residuals management project behind Estevan’s water treatment plant will be completed before the end of the year. won’t prevent the remaining tasks from happening. The ponds for the residuals management have been dug and are complete. The landscaping is finished as well. “The whole project required a lot of clearing of brush, and then digging the

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Mercury welcomes new reporter By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

My name is William Acri and I am the new reporter for the Estevan Mercury. Moving out west for work is something a lot of my friends in Acton, Ont., would say when they were about to take part in Canada’s natural resource industry. For me moving out west meant finally getting a full-time job as a reporter. I moved from Acton a few days ago to live and work in Estevan. Acton is a small town in southern Ontario. Similar to Estevan, Acton was also an industry-based community. The recession that started in 1987 brought an end to the last of the industrial employers in my town. Acton is now a bedroom community because most of the people who live there work in Toronto. I graduated from Loyalist College in 2016 with a diploma in photojournalism. After graduation, myself and many other students quickly found out that the market for journalists in Ontario is oversaturated. I personally always liked community reporting and since I do not have a passion for living in big cities, I was very excited when I received a call to work at the Estevan Mercury. My trip from Acton to Estevan was intended to be a carefully planned and unevent-

New Mercury reporter William Acri ful trip. I arrived in Wawa, Ont. on the night of Oct. 25. I went to sleep that night not knowing I was on the edge of the first snowstorm of the year. I did arrive safely in Estevan but the trip ended up being a lot more interesting than I had anticipated. Ever since I was young I had a passion for photography. I got my first camera when I was 10 and it was a No. 2A Brownie Box camera that used 120 film. A few years later I had upgraded to a Pentax Spotmatic with interchangeable lenses. That camera allowed me to start learning how to take professional photos. The more photos I took, the more I realized what I was doing with my photos was storytelling. Because of this I began to seriously think about a career in journalism and I am very happy to finally achieve a dream that I was never really sure was even possible.

United Way board member Scott Harrison, left, listens in while president Patrick Fisher speaks with United Way Canada president and CEO Jacline Nyman via a phone call.

Entertainment earns rave reviews at Telethon « A1 this was their first time as the closing group. They played a mixture of country music, rock and roll and Christian praise songs. “The last hour was just full of energy, the hall was rocking and it was great,” said Fisher. The telethon also featured a quilt raffle, which raised $1,541. The Heart and Hands Quilt Guild created the quilt. A record 96 bid items were also received this year, and they fetched $4,815. All bid items were hand-crafted by people in the community. “It’s not just the number, but the quality and the uniqueness

of them,” said Fisher. “I jokingly said a couple times that we basically had a craft show there. There were bird houses and there were paintings and so much more variety than in years past, and so many new names stepping up and donating.” At one time, the United Way used to struggle to get bid items, he said. Now they have to find room for all of the merchandise. The entire telethon aired live on Access Channel 7. The theme was United Through Adversity. The United Way’s allocations committee will meet early in the new year to decide how it will

divide the excess money from the telethon, and any donations that come in between now and the end of this year. The money raised during the telethon is paid out during the 2018 calendar year, he said, so the United Way can wait to allocate the money. “There are member agencies that we have marked that if we get excess (money), we will then dole out to add (to their allocation),” said Fisher. “Obviously a lot of them asked for more money than we were able to give. So extra money goes into the member agencies’ pockets.”

Rafferty water intake project is on schedule « A1 Once the facility is finished, the two ponds constructed as part of the project will be able to start accepting the wastewater from the water treatment process.

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they had to haul it to the site. When that was happening was when the rain decided to come.” Sutter said he is looking forward to having the project completed. He expects both provincial and federal representatives will be in attendance for the grand opening. The city is also making progress with the water intake project, which is also being cost-shared with the federal and provincial governments. It is also still in the design phase. Once complete, it will shift the primary water source for the city from Boundary Dam to Rafferty Dam, since Rafferty is viewed as a better source. Boundary Dam can still be accessed as a backup source. The design work, the

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Alanna Koch believes she would bring unique experience if she is elected as the new leader of the Saskatchewan Party. Koch was in Estevan on Monday afternoon, where she spoke to about 35 people at an event at the Estevan Elks Club. She then visited the Mercury office for an interview before heading to Weyburn for an evening event. The gathering at the Elks saw her speak about some of the issues she has encountered during the campaign, and then she answered questions from the crowd. She said people from various industries and demographics were in attendance. “I talked about the breadth and depth of experience that I have and that I bring to the table, my experience in both the government side and the political side, as well as the private sector,” said Koch. Koch is the only one of the five candidates for the Sask. Party leadership who hasn’t held a seat in the legislature in the past. But she believes her other experience, including her tenure as the deputy minster to Premier Brad Wall, will help her overcome that lack of elected experience if she becomes the new Sask. Party leader, and, in turn, the new premier. As deputy minister to Wall, she was the top civil servant in Saskatchewan. “I have a very different background and experience

than all the other candidates,” she said. As a premier, she believes decisions would be pragmatic so that the public servants can implement the direction of the government, and ensure programs and services are provided to Saskatchewan people. She also worked as the deputy minister of agriculture for nine years. And she has worked in the private sector. Koch isn’t concerned the lack of experience as an MLA or in other elected positions would hurt her. “We have the rest of caucus that is elected and has that tremendous experience, and I think it’s about renewal,” said Koch. “It’s an opportunity for the party to have some new energy, some new ideas and some new perspective, and all of the experience I bring to the table absolutely can make a

The platform calls for Saskatchewan to lead in food, fuel, fertilizer, technology, while have a strong valueadded industry, a climate for business growth, sustained population growth, safe communities and excellent education. Among the questions she faced while in Estevan was regarding the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Boundary Dam Power Station. Koch reiterated her support for the technology. “In my opportunity to be on trade missions with the premier, I spent a great deal of time in Asia, and I heard how much interest there was in CCS, and the interest that was from, in particular, India and China, on the technology,” said Koch. There is a lot of opportunity for the technology to be taken up by customers

“In my opportunity to be on trade missions with the premier, I spent a great deal of time in Asia, and I heard how much interest there was in CCS, and the interest that was from, in particular, India and China, on the technology,” Alanna Koch huge difference for the party and for the government.” Koch also explained her policy platform in her speech, and her ideas for governing the province.

around the world, she said, so continued investment is needed. She also expressed her continued opposition to the carbon tax the federal gov-

Sask. Party leadership candidate Alanna Koch and campaign volunteers Roland Lafrance visited the Estevan Mercury office on Monday afternoon. ernment wants to impose on Saskatchewan. “Carbon is not a villain,” said Koch. “In fact, we need it to, for example, grow crops in Saskatchewan. And we’ve done a whole bunch to reduce our carbon emissions in Saskatchewan, and we’ve gotten no recognition of it from Ottawa.” Koch believes the alternative is to focus on Saskatchewan-made alternatives for a carbon tax, such as the use of science, technology and innovation to reduce emissions, including CCS and the use of zero-tillage practices in agriculture. Changes in technology in the oil and gas sector can also reduce Saskatchewan’s carbon output, she said. “We’re a food and energy security giant for the world, and we need our federal government to recognize the contributions

Saskatchewan has made to in fact reduce emissions and drive the economy,” she said. The oil and gas sector needs continued stability in the regulatory climate and business climate, she said, and government needs to send a message that the industry is welcome and supported. Questions from the audience covered the usual topics of healthcare, education, the economy, the budget, agriculture, exports and trade, as well as the provincial sales tax on insurance premiums, the Global Transportation Hub and a harmonized sales tax. People she talks to during the campaign have told her they view her as someone very different than the other candidates. Koch said she has travelled more than 18,000 kilometres and 70 communities since she entered the leader-

ship race. The Estevan constituency marked the 57th constituency has visited. She has already been to Stoughton and Lampman, which are part of the Cannington constituency. Cannington MLA Dan D’Autremont is among her backers. Koch has enjoyed the first two debates for the leadership race, and is looking forward to the next one this coming Saturday, which will be part of the Sask. Party’s annual convention in Saskatoon. “I was really looking forward to the debates, because it gave me an opportunity to demonstrate that I have a really good background, and I have the ability to handle myself on my feet. I’ve had great feedback on how the debates have gone thus far.” The Sask. Party will select its new leader on Jan. 27, 2018.

Government releases highway traffic volume map The 2016 Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s traffic volume map, released on Monday, shows the amount of activity found on southeast Saskatchewan highways. Of particular interest for local residents will be that this year’s map marks the first time that data from the truck bypass north of the city was included in the map. The bypass opened in November 2015, several months after the 2015 data was collected. The stretch of the bypass between Highway 47 and Kensington Avenue appears to be the busiest, with 1,330 vehicles per day. There were 1,180 vehicles per day east of Kensington Avenue, and 1,220 vehicles at the east junction of Highway 39 and the bypass. An average of 970 vehicles per day used the bypass west of the junction of

Highway 47 and the bypass, and 870 vehicles each day were at the west junction of the bypass and Highway 39. As for other highways in the area, there were 5,980 vehicles per day on Highway 39 east of the city limits – an area that is currently under construction for highway twinning. That number dropped to 5,220 vehicles per day east of the junction of Highway 39 and the truck bypass. Both numbers are down from the 7,630 and 6,040 vehicles per day, respectively, seen in 2015. As for Highway 39 west of the city, the bypass had a significant impact on vehicle numbers, as there were 2,990 vehicles per day at the Highway 39 west entrance, down from 4,520 seen in 2015. But the 4,020 vehicles each day west of the junction of Highway 39 and the bypass

was up from 3,840 two years ago. On the north end of the city, there were 3,200 vehicles per day on Highway 47 at the city limits, up from 3,050 in 2015, and 2,830 vehicles per day on Highway 47 north of the junction with the bypass, down 50 from 2,880 seen two years ago. South of town, there were 1,780 vehicles per day on Highway 47 at the city limits, which was the same as 2015. Highway 18 west of the city had 2,000 vehicles per day at the city limits, and 980 vehicles each day west of the Boundary Dam access road. The figures for 2015 were 2,240 vehicles each day at the west city limits and 980 per day west of the Boundary Dam road. Traffic was down on Highway 39 between Estevan and Weyburn. In 2016 it ranged from 3,189 vehicles each day near Estevan and 4,360 vehicles a day near Wey-

burn, to 2,570 vehicles a day near Midale. In 2015, there were 3,840 vehicles a day northwest of Estevan, 5,330 vehicles each day southeast of Weyburn, and around 3,160 vehicles a day around Midale. The future of Highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina has been the subject of much speculation once again this year, after the provincial government announced passing lanes, and not twinning, were in the future for Highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina. Also, Highway 39 had 1,000 vehicles per day near the Canada-U.S. border at North Portal, easily the busiest stretch of highway close to an international border crossing. The ministry tabulates the traffic numbers through multiple counts during the year, and then averages out the numbers.

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Don’t tinker with snow removal Now that November is here, it means that the first big snowfall likely isn’t too far away. It also means the City of Estevan will be approving its snow removal policy for 2017-18, possibly as soon as the next meeting on Nov. 6. Each year, there will be a few minor tweaks made to the document, which governs how the city will handle snow removal for the winter. You’ll see a couple of changes for the priority status of the roads. (The staff at the Mercury would like to see Souris Avenue from Seventh Street to King Street moved to Priority 1 from Priority 2, since it’s a key access road for leisure facilities in the community). And the city might relocate a couple of snow dump sites. But we hope the city won’t make any big changes to its snow removal procedures. Last winter was a feast or famine winter for Estevan. The first legitimate snow storm came in late November and the last one was in early March. There was snow on the ground for less than four months.

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK

Just a piece of paper? The other day, my son Spencer, 10, showed me something he picked up on the ground. Pulling it out of his jacket pocket, he revealed a little piece of paper – a McDonald’s Monopoly game piece. And I told him to throw it away, right now. On the ground. Don’t bother for a garbage can. Why? Recently I wrote a story for the Estevan Mercury about an American who got collared at the border, crossing with 20 patches of LSD on a paper, kept in a tin. Here’s how the story read, “Your buddy gives you a blotter paper with a small amount of LSD for your 23rd birthday. You think nothing of it, put it way in your pile of things where you live, somewhat haphazardly communally, as an instructor at a ski resort in Colorado. Two years later, driving through Canada to get to your new job at a ski resort at Juneau, Alaska, Canada Border Services Agency officers at North Portal find your small tin, with the 20 blots of LSD on paper. When they

By winter standards in southeast Saskatchewan, it was actually pretty short. But there were five pretty serious storms that hammered the Energy City last winter, forcing the snow removal budget to soar. Prior to the first snowstorm, the city had spent $50,000 on snow removal in 2016. By the end of the year, the city was well over budget for snow removal. And with two large storms early in 2017, snow removal costs will likely be high again this year. Most people will understand if snow removal is over budget, as long as the expenses are reasonable and the service is excellent. If the city is windrowing the snow after just an inch of accumulations, that’s when there’s a problem. It’s more acceptable to have a high level of snow removal service run over budget, than a substandard service that is implemented for cost-cutting purposes. A look back at the front page, and the letters to the editor section, of the Mercury in 2002 and 2003, will show you what hap-

pens when the city delivers a level of snow removal that people aren’t happy with. And while we are certainly happy when letters to the editor are emailed to us, we also like having high-end snow removal. It’s why the city shouldn’t change a thing with its procedures when it comes to snow removal. Keep delivering an excellent service. Do what they can to keep the streets unplugged during a major storm, and then when it’s safe, start windrowing and clearing the snow from the streets. If necessary, clear the snow from Priority 3 roads as well. After all, there are people who drive small cars. There are those who don’t drive a pickup truck or a sports utility vehicle. Those with small cars who reside on those quiet residential roads have to be able to drive so they can get to work, the grocery store and other businesses. They have to be able to access essential services. We want the snow removal to be as good as it can be. Hopefully the citizens of Estevan will want it to be at the same level as last year, too.

confront you, you immediately fess up that it’s LSD.” Now, I will freely admit that my exposure to illicit drugs, of any type, is nearly nil. Only once, in my entire life, has anyone ever offered me any drugs – a puff on a joint of marijuana – and by that time, I was already 24. I was a man, not an easily influenced child. But this recent case got me thinking about how such innocent things, like little pieces of paper, soaked in drugs, can find their way into kids’ hands. Two days later, CBC reported on Oct. 29 that, “Winnipeg police are warning the public about a potentially deadly drug that looks like a harmless piece of paper with a witch stamp on it. “Police seized six fentanyl blotters, each marked with a witch on a broom — a drug dealer’s signature — in a drug bust in Fort Rouge Friday and believe there are more blotters in the city.” Such an innocent looking thing – a little piece of paper, with a cartoon on it, yet with one of the most potent, and, if you follow what’s going on in British Columbia, deadly drugs out there. So here I found myself, explaining to my very innocent 10-year-old, that he shouldn’t pick up little scraps of paper, because you have no idea what it could be. And before you think I’m off my rocker, the CBC story noted, “‘With Halloween coming on Tuesday, police are especially concerned the blotters could get into the wrong hands, maybe of a child, and be mistaken as just a piece of paper,’ he said.” I showed Spencer the CBC story, with

the picture of the cute little cartoon on the paper, and explained it could kill him. His response? “Whoa!” Our kids are living an essentially bucolic life. Yeah, we have our struggles, like everyone else. But exposure to anything that might be considered “inner city” - drugs, gangs, prostitution, poverty, destitution, crime, family members in prison – that’s only stuff they see on TV. For them, none of that stuff is “real.” For most of my life growing up, none of it was real either. I never saw it, I was never exposed to it. My life has largely been sheltered, I guess, and so have theirs. With a daughter about to go into high school next year, she already knows she will be offered drugs there. I still think high school should begin at Grade 10, not Grade 9, for this very reason. Doing away with junior high schools over a decade ago throughout Saskatchewan was a bad idea. I don’t think Grade 9 kids should be in the same building as Grade 12s, because they’re still too wet behind the ears, as it were. But that ship has sailed. This is where parenting gets tough. The long nights rocking the baby, the diapers – that was easy, I now realize. Getting kids ready for the bigger world appears to be a lot harder. Maybe I did overreact with regards to the Monopoly scrap of paper. Things are generally pretty innocent around here. But I don’t think I can ever look on a scrap of paper the same way again. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Corey Atkinson New Material Only In two months, 2018 is on its way. I’m old enough to remember when New Year’s Eves weren’t from the 2000s, old enough that when you saw ‘2018’ as a date on a science fiction film, there were sure to be oddly shaped clothes, sunglasses and incomprehensible fashion trends. And the flying cars. Yes, the flying cars. But consider this the first ‘where do the year go?’ column you’ll read about 2017. It was 10 months ago that we clinked our glasses and rang in the year in the hope that this year was going to be different. For some of us it was. Maybe we moved, found love, lost it, found it again and tried to find our place in the world. Or maybe during your year you kept your feet in the ground and were happy about it. You’ve found your place and your comfort zone and doggone it, you don’t want to leave it. Why should you? But for those whose 2017 hasn’t been what you wanted, whose fault is that? Did you honestly put into it what you wanted to get out of it? “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose,” Yoda told Anakin Skywalker in 2005’s Revenge of the Sith movie. Inspiration can come from a lot of things, but the one that personally motivates me is fear. I don’t want to miss out on things in life. I don’t want to ask questions like ‘what if?’ Regret is a useless feeling. And while I didn’t specifically say it on Jan. 1, 2017, I feel like this year is the year I personally stepped out of way more comfort zones. I moved 2 1/2 hours away from a city I adore. I started reading a lot more and exercising way more. My daily routine would be unrecognizable to those who knew me 18 months ago as an unhappily married, sad figure just waiting for life to happen to him. Call it a midlife crisis, except with good things happening and far less convertible cars than I was led to believe this would have. But still passivity rules in my life. Most people know me as the quiet one and, in some cases in my profession, that isn’t a bad thing. The idea that I’m still trying to figure out the best combination of following where the spirit takes me and being far more at the steering wheel of all of the aspects of my life So the question that I posed up top – where did the year go? - remains for the reader to ask themselves internally: where did your year go? If you’re still hovering here with regret in your life, ask yourself what could have been done that would have changed the result. Chances are you regret not taking a bit of a chance, not talking to that person that could have changed your destiny or not saying something that could have helped out a tense situation in your relationships. But it’s OK. Don’t let 2017 be the year that got away. Start November with saying the things today you wish you would have gotten off your chest a long time ago. And if that doesn’t happen, don’t worry. As a matter of fact don’t worry, period. Don’t try to be a good person. Be a good person. Yoda said: “Do or do not; there is no try.” Wrong, has Yoda ever been? If you’re not going to let me inspire you, the least you can do is let Yoda help you into 2018.

The editor: The Justin Trudeau Government has failed Western Canada yet again, this time through their mismanagement and failure to champion for the Canadian energy industry. The cancellation of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline is bad news for constituents in southeast Saskatchewan. The town of Moosomin was counting on this privately-funded, nation-building project to create much needed jobs within the community. N o w, b e c a u s e o f Trudeau’s unwillingness to support our energy industry,

instead of advocating for its success, Trudeau introduced new regulations on Canadian energy products, making it much more difficult for these projects to be approved. It is clear that Trudeau’s blatant lack of support for our energy industry played a major role in the decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline, furthering Canada’s unnecessary reliance on foreign oil imports. As conservatives, we believe that supporting the middle class is more than just a talking point. We believe in supporting policies and projects that actually

help the middle class by creating jobs and prosperity so that Canadians can create more opportunities for their children and their grandchildren. When the Conservative Party forms government, we hope TransCanada will try once more to advance this nation-building project that creates thousands of Canadian jobs, and helps export Canadian oil to Canadian provinces and around the world. Robert Kitchen Estevan Souris-Moose Mountain MP

Carr applauds throne speech contents Estevan MLA Lori Carr was pleased with the contents of the provincial throne speech that was released last week. Speaking with the Mercury hours after the document was handed down, she said many thought this sitting of the legislature would be a “lame duck session,” because it will be the last for Premier Brad Wall before his retirement takes effect early next year. But she believes this throne speech is an ambitious document that outlines the government’s plans for the next year. In particular, she was pleased to see the government repeal Bill 40, the contentious document that allowed the government to sell up to 49 per cent of a Crown corporation without having a public referendum. The government said it repealed the legislation because of public opposition. “Of course, we were still going to retain the majority ownership,” said Carr. “Having said that, after we passed Bill 40, over the past few months, we have been talking to people in our constituency, and others across the province, and they really didn’t like the idea of that at all. Even our supporters (didn’t like it).” The throne speech also called for the government to

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TransCanada has cancelled Energy East, negatively affecting the middle class Canadians that the prime minister claims to support. There will be a trickledown effect on the region as well. The area’s municipalities and towns, as well as the cities of Estevan and Weyburn will also suffer the consequences of Trudeau’s failure to champion this project and Canadian energy as a whole. Not only will there be jobs lost in the oil industry, but also the communities’ service industry. The energy sector has faced a significant downturn in recent years and

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Estevan MLA Lori Carr forge ahead with the consolidation of the province’s 12 regional health authorities into the single Saskatchewan Health Authority. Carr said that amalgamation is expected to happen on Dec. 1. “Of course, the goal is to reduce administration and reduce costs as we move forward,” said Carr. The government will also introduce legislation that will protect the right to school choice by invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It will allow nonCatholic students to continue to attend Catholic schools. “All I’ve heard from people is they truly believe that people have the right to choose whether they want to go to a Catholic school or whether they want to go to a public school. … Within our system, the only schools

that offer French immersion are Catholic schools, so why would we deny someone who might not be Catholic the right to have a French immersion education,” said Carr. The throne speech also indicates the government will introduce legislation for the federal government’s legalization of non-medical marijuana, even though the province continues to have concerns about the federal government’s rushed timetable. The provincial government will also work with municipalities to allow ride sharing-services like Uber and Lyft to operate in Saskatchewan. Also, the government will continue to improve internet and cellular coverage throughout rural Saskatchewan; return the corporate tax rate to 12 per cent – the same as other western provinces – and raise the small business income threshold to $600,000, the highest in Canada; provide individualized funding to children under six with autism spectrum disorder; and improve

the rate of organ donation in the province through a new program led by donor physicians. The provincial government will also continue with its opposition of a carbon tax. Carr noted the end of the fall sitting of the legislature will be a sad time, because of Wall’s pending retirement that will take effect once a new Sask. Party leader is found during the winter. “He, as far as I’m concerned, is the best premier that this province has ever had,” said Carr. “He became premier 10 years ago, and he has left the province in a better state now than it was 10 years ago. And I don’t think anyone can argue that fact.” Carr is interested to see how the Saskatchewan political landscape will look after the leadership race. The throne speech was not only the last for Wall, but it was also the last for Vaughn Solomon Schoefield as the province’s lieutenant governor. A new lieutenant governor is expected to be appointed in the coming months.

Correction In the Oct. 25 edition of the Mercury, it was noted that the CP Holiday Train would be stopping in Estevan on Dec. 17. The actual date is Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. The Mercury apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Highway 39 twinning is almost finished The twinning project on Highway 39 from Estevan to an area south of Bienfait is nearing completion, but a little bit of work remains before the second set of lanes will be open.

When those lanes will be open is still not known. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways had hoped to have the project finished before the end of October, but there were

some tasks that remained as of Monday afternoon. The most notable lingering task would likely be the resurfacing of a stretch of road west of the junction of Highways 39 and 18,

where an overpass above the former coal haul road was removed. Brandy Leippi, a communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, said the ministry is still unable to give an exact completion date. “The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting lower, which is hindering some types of our work,” said Leippi. It’s hard to say when

the project will be completed. But the temperature needs to be at least 5 C to apply asphalt and finish the work. Temperatures are expected to remain below that mark for at least a few more days. “It’s really going to depend on the temperature,” said Leippi. The asphalt has been applied and the traffic lines have been painted for most of the double lanes. The traffic lines can be painted regardless of the tempera-

tures, she said. The work on the junction of Highways 39 and 18 near Bienfait has been completed as well. The junction was relocated to the west as part of the project to create a safer location. The previous junction was located close to a curve in the road. Some minor construction cleanup will be ongoing for a little while this year once the double lanes are finished and opened, Leippi said.

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Farmers drop off pesticides at Richardson Pioneer

Local producers were able to safely and responsibly dispose of their unwanted or obsolete pesticides last week. In partnership with the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), Cleanfarms, an industryled, national not-profit organization, was at Richardson Pioneer’s Estevan terminal on Thursday. Davin Johnson with Cleanfarms said they were accepting pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. “Throughout the province and throughout Canada, some farmers, whether through inheriting land or purchasing new land, they end up with either obsolete pesticides or unwanted ones (because) the registration has been withdrawn on the chemical, and/ or the product is damaged because the product froze over winter,” said Johnson. Cleanfarms offers producers a safe place to dispose of the unwanted materials. By taking the unused chemicals, the chemicals don’t wind up in municipal landfills, which don’t accept the chemicals. Quite a few people dropped off their unwanted or unusable items, he said. “A lot of people did know about this,” said Johnson. “We advertised in all different avenues.” The visit to Estevan was one

Katharina Giesbrecht from Cleanfarms with some of the pesticides that were collected at Richardson Pioneer’s Estevan location last week. of about 20 across the southern portion of the province last week, and Richardson Pioneer was one of several businesses in southern Saskatchewan to serve as drop-off points. “It’s been a really good collection everywhere,” he said. “We’re hearing from the other crews that there has been a good response.” After collection, the pesticides are taken to a licensed waste management facility in Alberta where they are safely disposed of through high temperature incineration. “That facility has special filtration systems in it as well so that there’s nothing being emitted into

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the atmosphere from incinerating it,” said Johnson. The obsolete pesticide program, which also includes a livestock and equine medication collection component, is a national program that is alternated to different parts of the country. In between collections periods, farmers are asked to safely store their unwanted pesticides and livestock medications until they can properly dispose of them through the program. Since 1998, Saskatchewan farmers have turned in more than 560,000 kilograms of obsolete pesticides, and 183,000 kilograms during last collection in 2014 and 2015.

Bienfait Lions not hosting theatre this year The Bienfait Lions Community Theatre has been a popular event in the area since it was launched in 2004, generating lots of laughs with its productions, while raising money for community projects. But the club has decided it won’t host an event this year. Bienfait Lions Club president Marion Harper, who handled the ticket sales, marketing and other tasks for the production, said fall is a busy time of the year, and it seemed like everyone who has traditionally been involved with the play had other commitments this year. She is sad the production won’t take place this fall. “It is a very, very good fundraiser,” said Harper. “One hundred per cent of it (the money raised) is donated (back to the community), and over the years, we have donated a huge amount of money.” A meeting was held a few weeks ago to discuss this year’s production. At that time, they decided to take a break this fall. The play required a lot of work each year, with people volunteering their time, not just to perform the show, but to work behind the scenes, and serve the meal and the drinks.

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Estevan hosts 3A girls soccer provincials

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Elecs were always going to have a hard time being able to compete against the best girls soccer teams from some of the biggest schools in the province and they indeed had a rough couple of games Friday. But the season can only be considered a success given that most of the team had spent years away from the pitch and had to re-learn aspects of how to play the game. The Elecs lost 11-0 to Regina O’Neill Friday afternoon in their second and final game after a 7-0 loss to the Swift Current Ardens knocked them out of contention for the title. “I think, preparationwise, we just stuck to the game plan when it comes to teaching the girls the skills we needed to play,” said Elecs head coach Stacy Murphy. The team had good numbers with 20 players coming out to play this season but over half of them hadn’t played since

Estevan’s Hallie Hanson (red) and Swift Current’s Juliana Whalen (blue) go for the ball Friday at Woodlawn Field. they were small children. Skill teaching became paramount for the coaches. “But they picked up

on them super-fast and... in preparing for provincials, they just had to stay focused mentally. I think that

Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association assistant executive director Dave Sandomirsky offers greetings Friday at Woodlawn Field at the opening ceremony of the 3A girls provincials.

the three of us (coaches) were more excited than they were,” Murphy said. There was a big change in the way the Elecs played from the first day of tryouts to the way the season went. Murphy was assisted this season on the sidelines by Shannon Mack and Megan Lingelbach. “We didn’t have the outcome we wanted here (Friday) at provincials but they have won games this season and they have scored goals,” Murphy said. “There has been the commitment and that effort.” The other teams that played in the tournament were mostly from Regina and Saskatoon, as well as Weyburn, Swift Current and Prince Albert. In most cases, those teams also

have the benefit of a league as well as the weekend tournaments the Elecs enter in. The Swift Current Ardens, for example, have won Moose Jaw’s high school league nine years in a row. This puts teams without a league like Estevan further behind in experience. “It’s a challenge but we have the adage, we’re trying the best we can and they’re doing the best they can,” Murphy said. “Our expectations have been met and their expectations have been met and I think that’s the most important thing. They’ve ... improved leaps and bounds from the beginning to now.” Saskatoon St. Joseph won the event with a 5-0 victory over Swift Cur-

rent Saturday. Saskatoon Centennial won the bronze medal with a 4-3 victory over Prince Albert Carlton. The Elecs were also not used to playing at home. “There’s lots of jitters when you finally get to play in front of a hometown crowd and haven’t played in provincials in 21 years,” said Lingelbach. “We tried to hype it up as much as we could. I think the morning (game) was just about getting used to the jitters and working through a few things. And the new teams.” “They’re all strong teams in 3A,” Murphy said. “And like Megan said, we’d only seen P.A. Carlton play this year. We hadn’t seen any of the other teams coming in.”

Woodlawn Golf releases general manager By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The board of directors at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club has relieved general manager Travis Merritt of his duties. Club president Jeff Ward confirmed the information in a phone conversation with the Mercury last week. “As we transition into

the offseason, the board has made the decision to move in a new direction regarding the general manager position and will not be proceeding with Mr. Merritt’s contract into the 2018 year,” a memo Ward sent to Woodlawn members said last week. Merritt, a certified PGA pro, had been with Woodlawn since March, replacing Kyle Mulligan.

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“At this time the board has decided that Travis Merritt’s skill set did not align with the club’s vision moving forward,” Ward said in an email to the Mercury, explaining why they let him go. The board will be assessing its options moving forward getting information from their management team, Ward said. “We need to ensure

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that the structure moving forward fosters an environment for us to ensure the best value and service for the members of our club,” he said. The course maintenance employees performed some of the final winter preparations for the golf course, which had a very busy 2017. They hosted their normal popular club events as well as the

Future Links championship and high school provincials. “Operationally we had a great season,” Ward said. “Member and general public feedback of the course conditions have been resoundingly positive, especially considering the try(ing) year we had.” Superintendent Bob Currie and his team did an amazing job, Ward added.

“Financially the club is stable and feedback in regards to golf shop and food and beverage services has been very favourable, this is due to the great management group of Amanda Minchin (head pro) and Tracey Tuchsherer (food and beverage manager). Member surveys show that the service to members has remained at a high level throughout the year.”

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Estevan Mercury

Elecs senior boys drop quarterfinal match at their annual home tournament By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys had a very quick exit from their home

tournament last weekend. The Elecs bowed out in straight sets 25-16, 25-16 to Oxbow two rounds before the final, in what was a pretty good season – and tournament – up to that point.

“I was really happy with how we were playing in the round robin,” said Elecs head coach Nathan Johnson. “We were exceeding expectation, I thought, and then we didn’t show

Bruins deal for Miller, lose to Notre Dame By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

After a busy first month and a half of the season, the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins are taking a bit of a break from game action. The Bruins played only one game last week, a 4-1 loss on the road to the Notre Dame Hounds on Oct. 25. The Bruins fell behind 3-0 after two periods when Tanner McKechnie scored at 13:36 of the third period. With 1:04 on the clock, Zack Kosteniuk scored on a power play for the Hounds to restore the three-goal lead and send the Bruins home. Matt Lukacs stopped 24 of 28 shots in the loss. In the game, defenceman Raihan Kheraj took a five-minute major for a check from behind and a gross misconduct. If he’s suspended for the act, it’ll be the second suspension to a defenceman this season, with Tyler Hengen already serving six games for a hit to the head. The Bruins also added former Western Hockey League player Arthur Miller. They dealt 1998-born forward Isaac Embree and

1998-born defenceman Nolan Ferguson to the MJHL’s Steinbach Pistons for the rights to Miller, who hasn’t played since the Swift Current Broncos released him in October. “Arthur Miller brings a much-needed piece to the club. We have had to ask some of our young, inexperienced players to play on the left side with Goberis and McChesney. All the players we have cycled through there have done well considering being put in a very tough spot with high expectations. Miller is a natural fit with those guys and brings a lot of speed, skill, and grit to what has already been one of the league’s most explosive lines,” said Bruins general manager and head coach Chris Lewgood in a press release. M i l l e r, a 5 ’ 9 ” , 180-pound left wing from Regina, scored seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points and 111 penalty minutes in 65 regular season games with the Broncos last year and was part of the 2015-Regina Pat Canadians midget AAA team that won bronze at the Telus Cup. Miller scored two goals and an assist in the bronze medal game there. Other

members of that team include current Bruins Jake Heerspink, Mark Edmands and Matthew Chekay. The team loses a pair of 19-year-olds who were both veterans on the team. “A large part of the success our team has had over the last 13 months stems from the culture and character in the dressing room. Today we’re parting ways with two very good young men who helped build that culture in to what it is today. Both players will be missed greatly by their teammates, coaches, and fans,” Lewgood said in the release. Ladner, B.C.’s Embree had four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 14 games, while Abbotsford’s Ferguson had a goal and 12 assists for 13 points in 15 games. Embree was the team’s leader in penalty minutes with 52. Later that day, the Melville Millionaires swung a deal that sent Daniel McKitrick to Steinbach for Embree. The Bruins play two home games this week: a Wednesday tilt against the Notre Dame Hounds at 7 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday against the Nipawin Hawks.

up to play in the playoffs.” During the round robin, the team went 3-1 in winning matches against other senior teams. They beat Moose Jaw Peacock, Melville and Wawota, losing only a three-set battle with Weyburn. “Oxbow made us pay,” Johnson said. “They played well and we didn’t and it was over quickly.” The round robin saw the Elecs have better effort and execution, according to Johnson. “I’m not sure why we

were lacking effort in a playoff match but obviously we were, and that led to really poor execution,” he said. “We made a lot of errors that we weren’t seeing in the round robin. They made us pay for it.” Oxbow had an offensive minded team, leading to several kills through a defence that was at times slow to act. “They were as aggressive as we were expecting,” Johnson said. “I think we want to play a totally differ-

ent game than what we did and coming (this week) we have a lot of work to do.” The junior Elecs also played in the tournament on the other side of the bracket, going 0-4. They lost to Redvers, Carnduff, Oxbow and Rocanville. The senior Elecs have one more tournament in Yorkton this season and then regionals Nov. 10 weekend in Swift Current, where they hope to be in the top three of six teams among the 5A schools.

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TS&M Bruins forward Mason Fichter reaches for a puck in the Melville zone Sunday at Affinity Place.

TS&M Bruins hang on for win over Melville By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Perhaps surprised by their ability to get a few power play goals early, the TS&M Bruins weren’t able to keep up their offensive pressure but were able to hold on for a 3-1 win over the Melville Millionaires Sunday afternoon. The Bruins won only their second game in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League season but find themselves only a few points out of second place.

As far as Bruins head coach Tom Copeland is concerned, his team took way too many penalties Sunday. “You can’t take that many penalties and generate any momentum,” said Copeland, whose team gave Melville nine chances on the power play, but Melville didn’t score on any of them. “Our penalty kill has been better and we’ve walked about it. Good on our penalty killers tonight for getting the job done.” Kaden Chrest and Colby Cuddington scored

power play goals in the first five minutes of the game, and Turner McMillen added another at 6:43 of the first to give the Bruins the lead. “We’re finally getting traffic to the net,” Copeland said. “We talked a lot to the kids about how the shots have to come in from the outside, and get the traffic to the net and create your opportunities that way. The game changes when you get to the bantam level and you’re not going to get that 1-2-3 move type thing and then square up and get your

scoring opportunity. You’re going to have to create those by shooting through traffic.” Jackson Miller stopped 24 shots in the Bruins’ net. “He needed that,” Copeland said. “He did what he had to. He probably wants that one goal back to get the shutout but overall, he was solid in there and that’s what we need to see.” The previous night, the Bruins lost 3-1 to the

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lot of work and you saw that five-on-three. We’ve been focusing so much on defensive hockey. Now we’ve got to work on our offensive game a little bit.” Copeland said he thinks the defensive side is cleaning up, but now the quest for goals and offensive chances begins. The Bruins next game is Wednesday at Weyburn and then have the weekend off.

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Westmoreland Bruins forward Emmett McCarthy takes a shot at the Weyburn net Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place. The Westmoreland Bruins had a good thing going in the first 40 minutes of their home game against Weyburn Sunday afternoon but a collapse led to eight goals against in the third period at Affinity Place. The Bruins lost 10-2 in South Saskatchewan Peewee AA Hockey League action to Weyburn, a day after a 5-3 loss to the same Weyburn team. Jordan Marcotte and Ty Hoste scored for the Bruins in the second period Sunday and the game seemed within their

grasp as the third started. But within three minutes, Weyburn had grabbed a 5-2 lead and the goals flew in from there. Not even a timeout by the coaching staff or and a goaltending change from Tallan Howie to Chloe Sorenson could stop the flow of goals in the period. The previous game, Hoste, Kersey Hollingshead and Marcotte each scored for the Bruins, who got 60 minutes out of Sorenson in the net. The Bruins go on the road this weekend, battling Swift Current Saturday and Melville Sunday.

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Apex Bruins forward Jaiden Gervais battles with Melville’s Thomas Husband behind the Melville net Sunday at Affinity Place.

Apex Bruins continue winning streak By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The goals came fast and furious in both of the Apex Bruins’ games against the Melville Millionaires but by the final buzzer, the Bruins had won both of them, pushing the team over .500 for the first time. The Bruins won 11-5 and 9-6 over Melville in a pair of South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League games at Affinity Place. “At the end of the day we found a way to get the W,” said Bruins head coach Robin Ulrich after Sunday’s game. “The boys set a goal at the start of the weekend to get above .500 and they did that this weekend. Not the prettiest win in the world,

but sometimes you’ve got to find a way. The game Sunday was back and forth with the game being tied at 3-3 early in the second, but then the Bruins ripped in four more in the period to Melville’s one. Still, the three-goal lead seemed anything but safe as the Bruins and Mills collected power plays and power play goals throughout the game. “They’re a resilient bunch,” said Ulrich of her team. “They find ways of having a bad play in our end turn into an offensive chance somehow. They buried on a lot of the chances we got.” Saturday, the Bruins got two goals each from

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Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced significant land acquisitions, but also a large loss, when making its third quarter results public on Oct. 26 in Calgary. Saskatchewan’s largest oil producer picked up approximately 500 net sections of land, increasing the size of its Flat Lake resource play. While the existing Flat Lake region, where most of the activity is between Oungre, Torquay and the U.S. order, targets the Torquay/Three Forks and Bakken formations, this new area targets the Lodgepole formation. It extends to the westnorthwest, from Tribune to south of Bengough. (See additional, in-depth coverage in the upcoming December edition of Pipeline News.) Its net income for the three months ending Sept. 30 (third quarter) was $270.6 million, an increase from $108.5 million for the same quarter in 2016. However, the company showed a substantial turnaround in its net income, as the first nine • • • • • • • • • • •

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Obituaries BENNEWEIS, Dr. Douglas Russell (Russ) June 8, 1966 – October 22, 2017 Russ Benneweis, beloved husband of Alison of Airdrie, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the age of 51 years. Russell loved reading and had an inquisitive mind on many topics. He had a passion for military history which led him to change his career path and move to Alberta to pursue his dream of completing his Ph.D. in History in addition to his B.S.A. and Master’s in Strategic Studies. Russ’ career choices included sessional instructor in History at the University of Calgary, veteran interviewer and curatorial assistant at the Military Museums, and manager at the Weyburn Inland Terminal. Russ was also a skilled baseball and hockey player and played on numerous teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta. His interest in sporting activities included coaching the women’s university hockey team and enjoying other sports such as golf and curling. He was also a big fan of the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Bruins and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Russ also volunteered at the Military Museums in Calgary. Russ had an affinity for children and animals who were always drawn to him. He also embraced his agricultural roots after leaving the farm and enjoyed attending cattle sales and other farming exhibitions. Russell had a keen interest in music, teaching himself to play guitar and joining the church choir. He was loved for his kindness, patience, sense of humour and incredible generosity of his time, talent and spirit. His love of his wife first and foremost, family and all people was obvious to those who knew him. Russ was incredibly brave, not only in these last few years, but also in his courageous story of how he followed his passion. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Besides his loving wife Alison, Russ is survived by his father Douglas Benneweis of Okotoks; brother and sister-in-law, Gregory and Lisa with their children Rachel and Carter of Spokane, WA; sister Lois Benneweis of Spokane; brother-in-law Andrew and his wife Vivianne with their children Julia and Victoria of Calgary; brother-in-law Michael Carroll with his wifeTamiko; and too many friends to list. He was predeceased by his mother Sheila Benneweis and his grandparents. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Luke’s Catholic Church (Corner of Northmount Drive & Northland Drive N.W., Calgary, AB) on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Reception to follow at the church. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Poppy Fund, #1, 4539 – 6th Street N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 3Z6, Telephone: (403) 265-6304 or to The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail S.W., Calgary, AB T2T 5J4 Telephone: 403-410-2340. Thank you to the staff of the Foothills Medical Centre for providing care. In living memory of Dr. Russ Benneweis, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Park Memorial, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Calgary, AB, T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200. Audrey H. Cairns 1926 – 2017 Audrey passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 91 years. Audrey’s memory will be forever cherished by her sons, Jim (Jeannine) Cairns and Doug (Cathy Walker) Cairns; grandchildren, Teresa (Randy) Stovin, Dianna (Gary) Katrusik, Michael Cairns and Shawn Cairns; great grandchildren, Ryan Stovin, Taryn Stovin, Cody Cairns and Brady Cairns, one great great granddaughter Rylee Cairns as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Audrey was predeceased by her parents, John and Hazel; husband Ken Cairns; siblings, Merton Coates, Erna (Elmer) Thompsett, Ruth (Jerry) Wilson and Fay (Fred) Watson as well as numerous loved ones. The Memorial Service for Audrey was held on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens with the lunch reception at the Royal Canadian Legion club room. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Allan Blair Cancer Centre, 4101 Dewdney Ave, Regina, SK S4T 7T1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) were busy with calls for drugs, an assault, a theft and more last week. Police stopped a motorist for his driving actions during the Oct. 24 night shift. An Estevan male possessed 13 grams of marijuana and nearly half a gram of cocaine, and was charged accordingly, and was also charged for breaching his release conditions. He was also charged for stunting under the Traffic Safety Act. He will appear in court in December. Officers arrested a 33-year-old man from Estevan for possession of cocaine and breaching the conditions of his probation order during the Oct. 26 night shift. Police attended to serve a court document to the man for an upcoming

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Students at Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) have been rehearsing for its biennial musical since the start of the school year. School of Rock will be performed at the school from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. The performances the first three days will be at 7 p.m., and the show the final day will be a matinee at 2 p.m. It is based on the 2003 musical comedy starring Jack Black, and a Broadway musical released a few years ago. Evanne Wilhelm, who is a co-director of the production alongside ECS music teacher Kyle Whitehead, said the rehearsals have been going well. They had a huge weekend for rehearsals on Oct. 21 and 22, since they involved elements the students haven’t worked with before. “We had the pit band there and we had some extra lighting on stage,” said Wilhelm. “We had our choreographer from out of town come in, and the students just rose to the challenge. It was a huge weekend with lots of challenges thrown in.” But there is still a lot of work remaining, she said. Not only do they have to keep rehearsing, but they have to add costumes and

makeup to the performance. ECS staff members are involved with the work behind the scenes, gathering props, creating costumes and helping out with sets. The technical aspect is also significant. Many instruments are part of this year’s show, and the kids are performing their instruments live on the stage, which makes School of Rock unique to previous musicals. “The students that we chose for some of the lead roles actually had to be able to play the instruments, like bass and guitar and keyboards and drums,” said Wilhelm. Wilhelm said 34 students are part of the cast for School of Rock. Eleven more are involved with the backstage crew. Fifteen or so cosmetology students will start helping out in a few weeks for makeup and hair. Another 24 ECS employees also help out, she said. Wilhelm said she and Whitehead are always looking for shows that feature kids when deciding on the cast for the musical. But they also base their decision on the talent in the ECS band and choirs. For example, Grade 11 student Levi Stepp is in the

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School of Rock lead role of musician-turned-teacher Dewey Finn. Stepp has impressed in musical theatre while taking lessons from Arlene Lafrentz and during the Estevan and District Music Festival, and has been on the radar for Wilhelm and Whitehead for a few years. “When this show came to Broadway and was something that was popular, and had a male lead, we knew that it was going to work with Levi,” said Wilhelm. He even has the personality and body type of the Finn character, she said. Many of the students who are part of School of Rock were involved with the Grease musical ECS performed two years ago. “It’s good for those kids to get involved in the first year that they can, in Grade 9 or 10, so that they can get a bigger part for Grade 11 or 12,” said Wilhelm. When Grease was performed two years ago, it had been four years since ECS had hosted a musical, so the cast and crew had to

Estevan Comprehensive School students performed School of Rock at the United Way Estevan’s telethon on Friday night. learn how to piece a musical together. This time the learning curve is much shorter, thanks to the experience from Grease. “They know what to expect and they’re ready,” said Wilhelm. “They’re ready, they’re hungry for the knowledge and they took to it immediately.” Auditions for the parts were held in June and rehearsals started on Aug. 17. Students involved with School of Rock have had a few chances to promote the show. They performed

a couple of times during the Estevan Showcase Business Expo in September, and launched ticket sales that weekend. They played three songs during the United Way Estevan’s telethon on Friday night. They will also perform during the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees the week before the musical. A dollar from every ticket sold during the Festival of Trees will be donated to the hospital foundation.

Wilhelm is pleased with the ticket sales thus far, but a lot of tickets still remain. Tickets for School of Rock can be purchased at Pharmasave in Estevan, and people get to choose their seats. “The musical that happens right now creates the pot of money to pay for the next musical in two years,” said Wilhelm. “We don’t know which musical that will be, but if this musical doesn’t go well, then there is no musical opportunity for the kids who are there two years down the line.”

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