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Decision on the future of the Civic delayed to Dec. 4 By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Civic Auditorium is still closed, but Estevan city council has decided to delay a decision to shut down the arena permanently. Estevan city council tabled a decision on the future of the 60-year-old arena during its meeting on Monday night. Council will revisit the issue at its next meeting on Dec. 4. Council wants reports from SaskPower, SaskEnergy, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and Municode, and Mayor Roy Ludwig said council won’t make its decision until those reports are submitted. The Civic has been closed since Nov. 7, the day after the city received a report from the WSP Group that expressed concerns with structural issues in the building, and outlined other needs facing the arena. Dozens of people showed up on Monday to show their support for

Chad Farr, left, listens while Warren Waldegger makes a presentation to Estevan city council on Monday night regarding the future of the Civic Auditorium. keeping the Civic open – the largest crowd to attend an open council meeting in years. Numerous people had to stand outside of council chambers because of the size of the crowd. Warren Waldegger, who is a professional engineer and a user of the Civic, gave a lengthy presentation

in response to WSP Group. While he commended council for initiating a review of the Civic, he said council has more than two options to consider, and he called the Civic closure a “kneejerk” and “premature” reaction. “The WSP report is full of descriptions, using

words such as ‘likely’, ‘may be’ and ‘probably,’” said Waldegger. “This report is not definitive and making a final determination at this stage is potentially irresponsible.” He called the report the first step and the start of the process, and he said it would add liability to the

city if ignored. However, Waldegger believes there are ways to manage the high-priority items listed in the report. “By doing so, our city will be exercising a duty of care far beyond its peers and our residents can confidently use the Civic facility, knowing the city is being

diligent with both public safety and our financial resources,” said Waldegger. He noted the Civic has a capacity of 2,200 people and the assessment was carried out with this capacity in mind. But events at the Civic now have just a few hundred people. A2 » LUDWIG

Twinned portion of Highway 39 is now open By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

After more than 18 months of work, and more than four years of planning, the double lanes for Highway 39 east of Estevan are open to the public. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure announced the lanes were open in a press release issued on Thursday morning. The $27 million project created double lanes from Estevan’s east city limits to an area southeast of the junction of Highways 39 and 18. The stretch of road has around 6,000 vehicles per day, according to numbers from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. The number was above 7,500 vehicles per day as recently as 2015. The twinning project also included the relocation of the junction of Highways 39 and 18 by a few hundred metres to the west. The

junction is now on a 90-degree angle, and is further away from a curve. A new two-lane overpass constructed south of the newly-twinned portion allows for access to nearby coal deposits for the area’s power plant. Intersection improvements also occured at the intersection of Highway 39 and Sawyer Road in Estevan. Doug Wakabayashi, the executive director of communications for the ministry, said the key work for the twinning project has been completed, including the asphalt, pavement markings and signage. There won’t be any lingering asphalt work for next year, he said. Any work that does have to be completed in 2018 would be minor, such fixing defects. “If there’s any cracking of pavement or potholes, that would show up in the spring,” said Wakabayashi. Wakabayashi said there

is typically some lingering cleanup work that remains after a construction project of this magnitude is completed, but he’s not sure of any specifics for remaining tasks. “There may be some shaping of the side slopes and landscaping,” said Wakabayashi. He said there is a sense of relief to have the project finished, since twinning projects are always significant. In the case of Highway 39 east of Estevan, it’s a heavily travelled highway that is part of the national highway system, and it leads to the province’s busiest border crossing with the U.S. at North Portal. The ministry was always confident that the twinning project would be completed this year, he said. “We had a really good summer this year for highway construction,” said Wakabayashi. “We were able to beat the cold weather. In the last week or so,

The new twinned porition of Highway 39 east of Estevan opened to traffic on Thursday. we’ve just been finalizing some things like pavement markings and signage. It’s the sort of thing we do in the winter all the time.” There were some unique challenges with the project, most notably the proximity of the highway to an active mining operation. The Westmoreland Coal Company was a good partner to work with, he

said, and concerns that were brought up were addressed. An overpass for the former coal haul road, located to the west of the junction of Highways 18 and 39, had to be demolished late in the twinning process. Wakabayashi said that part of the project went well. Construction of the new coal haul road proved to be

a good opportunity, he said. “We had a good ready supply of earth material for the sub-base of the road,” said Wakabayashi. When projects such as twinned lanes open to the public, project managers will monitor traffic flows for a period of time, to make sure it flows in the desired fashion. There haven’t been A2 » NO

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Ludwig defends maintenance at the Civic « A1 “It may not reduce the structural requirements, but it will most certainly have an impact on mechanical, electrical and architectural recommendations,” he said. Waldegger noted the Civic has successfully withstood significant snow and wind during the past winter, which should give people confidence with the facility. He added the arena was the primary ice hockey facility until Affinity Place opened, and he wants to know how a building can go from primary ice surface to unwanted in only six years. “My family would use the Civic immediately provided the city monitors the ‘possible’ structural issues and addresses snow loading as needed while you devise an acceptable longterm plan,” he said. Waldegger also said a report by UMA Engineering in 2004 projected the Civic could last 20 years or more, and he believes maintenance of the build-

ing is the issue. Council entered the meeting with a report by city manager Jeff Ward, recommending closure of the Civic, thanks to the cost to repair the building. High priority costs are pegged by WSP at more than $2.9 million. Medium and low priority costs are another $2 million, for a total cost of nearly $5 million to repair the arena over the next few years. (For more on WSP’s report and Waldegger’s response, see Page A6). Several members of council explained to Waldegger and the other people present why they support the closure of the Civic. Coun. Trevor Knibbs wanted to know why the city would take any risk if a serious incident were to happen. “To put any money into it, I don’t see that,” said Knibbs. “(Why) fix it and keep going with it, when we could put the money into a new rink?” Estevan needs a new

third ice surface and a field house, he said, rather than to sink hundreds of thousands of dollars into repairing the Civic. Coun. Shelly Veroba voted in favour of closing the Civic two weeks ago because of the liability issue. She recommended waiting on the final decision until the reports from the other groups are filed. “The fire chief has the ability to come in and do a full assessment on the likelihood (of a fire), and if so, if … a fire struck, how long it would take before the building is consumed,” said Veroba. Coun. Greg Hoffort said that when Affinity Place was constructed, most believed the Civic Auditorium was nearing the end of its life expectancy. “Do we put $300,000 into this? Do we put a million dollars into this? Even if the (WSP) high-balled some of the immediate necessities of this, is that $300,000 or a million well

No problems reported with double lanes « A1 any problems observed or reported to them as of yet. The Government of Canada contributed up to $12.5 million to the project under the New Building Canada Fund’s ProvincialTerritorial Infrastructure

Component, National and Regional Projects. The next project for Highway 39 will be the installation of passing lanes on highways 39 and 6 from Estevan to Regina. Wakabayashi reiterated previous statements that up to 15 or

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16 sets of passing lanes in each direction could be installed. The ministry is in the process of hiring a consulting engineer to help them plan for the project. While there has been speculation that construction of passing lanes could begin next year, Wakabayashi said that won’t be known until the provincial budget for 2018-19 is finalized.

A large crowd turned out at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan to show their support for the Civic Auditorium. spent? And we haven’t touched the heating or the insulation issues.” Before the survey, Hoffort said council was prepared to spend money to address heating, insulation and cosmetic issues in the building. Council decided to do a survey first, and the structural issues came to light. “There was no hidden agenda here,” said Hoffort. “This report is a result of our desire to put money into the Civic Auditorium.” Ludwig said council members have concerns stemming from the WSP Group report. “If we can get around the liability issues, and

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Waldegger said the Estevan Minor Hockey Association has struck a sub-committee since the WSP Group report was released. Their goal is to see the Civic reopened. The committee consists of two minor hockey executive members and three members at large. He said he wants council to take more time to look at the WSP Group report. “Do you make a decision on a multi-million dollar asset based on a $16,000 report that covered a large scope? Let’s maybe take a closer look at the structure and start from there,” Waldegger said.

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take care of the structural issues that we’re concerned about, to keep the Civic open, I think you’ll see council do that,” said Ludwig. Ludwig said that when Affinity Place opened in 2011, the thought process was to either turn the Civic into an indoor field house, or look at other options. While he believes the arena has been properly maintained, he admits council never had a serious discussion about the future of the building. “I don’t think it was a case where we were avoiding it, or purposely running it into the ground,” said Ludwig.

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When Estevan’s kidney dialysis unit opened in November 2007, it was a time of celebration and relief for a lot of people. The local healthcare community spent a lot of time lobbying for the highly sought-after unit. And for southeast Saskatchewan residents in need of dialysis, they knew they wouldn’t have to travel two or three hours to Regina, up to three times per week, for dialysis any longer. The dialysis unit celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. Lunch and birthday cake were served for current and former patients and staff, and it was also a chance to socialize. Kelly Storlie was a nurse at the dialysis unit from when it opened in 2007 until her retirement in August. She still works there on a casual basis. Storlie said the unit allows patients to receive care closer to home. “I never realized how bad it was until I was up there (in Regina) for my training for the three months,” she told the Mercury. “Then you realize just how tired people get. This has been fabulous for these patients, because they no longer have to make that horrible trip. “Some of them, when they get off dialysis, are really exhausted, so then you have to get home.” When she found out Estevan would be getting a dialysis unit, she spent time at the unit in Regina to see if it was an area where she wanted to work. Storlie had worked in almost every other department at St. Joseph’s. Her husband’s best friend is on dialysis, which

was a factor in her decision to work in the unit. “I was really hoping that they would get a unit so that he can be here,” said Storlie. The unit has been even more beneficial than she expected. Storlie said patients who have received treatment have been very appreciative of the staff and the service. When the unit opened, up to 12 patients could receive treatment three days a week, with six in the morning and six in the afternoon, although it took some time before the unit was at capacity. The unit is still open three days a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but the number of patients has increased to 18 a day, with nine in the mornings and nine more in the afternoons. Most patients are there three days a week, but some need treatment once or twice a week. “We’ve had two successful transplants happen since we’ve been here,” Storlie said proudly. But some people who received treatment have died, she said, and that’s tough to see. “You get very at tached,” said Storlie. “They become like family.” Chad Evans, who lives in the Frobisher area, is one of the people who received treatment at the dialysis unit and has gone on to receive a kidney transplant. He was on dialysis for five years, and has been off since the transplant in June. Evans’ kidney failure was caused by what he called an unknown auto-immune complication. There wasn’t an official diagnosis for what caused it. He was pleased to be back at the hospital for the

Pictured with the dialysis unit birthday cake are, back row, from left, Brenda Sehn, Crystal Kowal, Melany Jordan, Gail Torgenrud, Sheri-Ann Vezina, Kelly Storlie, Brittinay Rowland and Renee Goulet. Front row, Kelly Vatamanuick and Bruelle Evans. 10th anniversary celebration. “It’s great to come and see everybody, and see how everybody is doing,” said Evans. He still visits the dialysis unit occasionally because he has to go through post-transplant outpatient evaluations. The care he received at the dialysis unit was outstanding, he said. “The nursing staff felt more like family than nurses by the time I was here for even a few weeks,” he said. “I felt more like I was being cared for like a family member than as a patient.” He believes he would have had to relocate to the Regina area if not for the presence of dialysis at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Evans had to relocate as it was, as he was living close to Redvers at the time. He said he was able to get a transplant because of his age, health and finding the right match.

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From left, Terena Friess, Joan Grobbink and Kelly Storlie flank equipment that is used in the dialysis unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital. But he still had standards to meet. Kidney transplant recipients need a certain body mass index, and Evans was thin enough on the operation side. Lifestyle factors are also considered. Evans said he feels pretty good now. The kidney is working very well, and he has noticed a difference. “I’ve been told my colour has improved greatly,” said Evans. “Personally, I have noticed my stamina and stuff has started to come back to somewhere better than what it was before. My freedom for what I eat and so forth is a lot greater now that I’ve had a transplant.” Bud MacArthur travels from Kipling each week for treatment. He spent a month receiving treatment in Regina, and when the

opportunity arose to come to Estevan, he jumped at it. He has been coming to Estevan for six years. “It was quite a change for me, because there’s more of a home environment here,” said MacArthur. “You know everybody, and you get along with everybody.” He recalls there was a snowstorm the same day as one of his treatments last year. He spent a couple of nights at the hospital, rather than going to a hotel. Another dialysis patient, Julie Chase, stressed that it is important for people to fill out their organ donor forms. “There are so many people who need a kidney, and a lot of times family members are not a match,” said Chase, who has been a dialysis patient for four years.

Bud MacArthur is among the dialysis unit’s patients. Chase echoed statements about the care she receives locally, saying the patients and nurses are like a family. “I have come in after a weekend, and they will say ‘We were thinking about you on the weekend. How are you feeling?’ They really care. It’s really close here,” said Chase.

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Waiting for a Civic decision Estevan city council likely made the right move when it tabled a decision to permanently close the Civic Auditorium on Monday night. After all, it’s one of the biggest decisions council will face during this term. They have had the report on the Civic’s issues for only two weeks, and there’s still some more information that council says it needs. Council has taken far more time with far less pressing decisions than this. They will spend at least two meetings discussing bylaws, regardless of the nature of the bylaw. So what’s the harm in taking two more weeks to decide the future of a 60-year-old arena? If nothing else, Monday night’s meeting showed the unwavering support that many still have for the old rink. Dozens of people attended the meeting, the largest crowd for an open council meeting in many years. They filled the seats at the back of council chambers, lined the council chamber’s walls and stood outside of council chambers to hear the ideas exchanged. You can be certain that most of them were there because they want to see the Civic

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The Tesla semi will be a robot Elon Musk is so cool, Star Trek: Discovery referenced him recently as one of the greatest innovators in human history, alongside the Wright brothers (real), and the inventor of humanity’s faster-than-light travel (fictional). That’s pretty heady praise. In that reference, given that the character was talking about flight, it probably had a lot more to do with Musk’s SpaceX venture, and his plans to colonize Mars. But last week, Musk was much more down to earth. He wants to colonize our roadways with robotic semis, electrically powered. Tesla-powered. Most people were probably thinking about the all-electric drivetrain of the Tesla Semi. It’s different, alright. The driver is positioned in the centre, although there is a jump seat for a passenger. The dashboard isn’t clusters of gages and switches, but two 15-inch touchscreens. Since there’s no giant diesel engine in front of you, the driver’s visibility is nearly unimpeded. It might even be better than that of the 70s-era cab-over design (think the original Optimus Prime), except that the central seating and sloping windows probably provides better

remain open. It was great to see so many people at the meeting. Warren Waldegger, a well-known member of the community and a Civic user who also happens to be a professional engineer, voiced lots of concerns about the survey from WSP Group that caused council to close the Civic back on Nov. 7. As you would expect, he had valid concerns. Whether his concerns actually change council’s stance on the Civic won’t be known until Dec. 4. And there’s no guarantee that council will vote to close the Civic at that time. Of course, there are lots of people in the community who believe it’s time to close the Civic. They believe the WSP Group report shows the issues the Civic is facing. Some of them likely have a hard time believing the Civic is still open to begin with. They want to see the Civic torn down, a third ice surface constructed next to the Power Dodge ice Centre, and possibly a field house constructed for indoor sports at the site of the Civic. Others want to see the city proceed with

just two arenas, and forego the idea of the field house as well. Regardless, council is not going to make everyone happy. There are several different options council can proceed with; each one will have significant opposition. We believe Estevan has a need for a third arena. We also see the benefits in creating some kind of a field house structure. And we definitely have a soft spot for the Civic. But any money spent on the Civic has to make sense. You can’t dump significant amounts of money on a building to extend its life expectancy by just a few years. The taxpayers of this city deserve better. If there’s a way to save the Civic for a low amount, then it should be considered. Council also has to avoid emotion when making its decision. A decision needs to be made soon. Council needs to decide whether to spend the money to save the Civic and keep it open for a few years, or it needs to close the arena and move on. The 2018 budget is looming. It’s imperative for council to decide the Civic’s future by then.

views of the right side than a cab-over does. That visibility is all great, but apparently, soon to be unnecessary. That’s because this semi is designed to drive autonomously. I didn’t notice any rotating LIDAR (light detection and ranging, i.e. laser-based radar) on its centre line, so however this truck senses, it must be through optics and radars systems. Right now it’s got automatic lane keeping, automatic emergency breaking, and forward collision warning. Since this is a prototype, maybe we’ll see all the ugly sensors appear on a production model. An innovation that may be coming to autonomous trucks, and quite possibly this one, will be the ability to do “platooning,” where several trucks drive together in convoy. This convoy won’t have the Rubber Duck calling Pig Pen, good buddy, because Pig Pen’s truck will be empty. Current plans by Pelton Technology, a company working on platooning, involve having a a driver in the lead truck. But maybe some day they won’t? I just can’t wait to get behind three semis on a highway, driving so close that they are drafting each other. I can see it now – some jerk in a three-quarter-ton with a lift kit doing a suicide pass around three semis, coming right at me and my family. And when they realize they can’t make the pass, they won’t be able to squeeze in between the semis. Great. It’ll be even better when that jerk is pulling a trailer. Will the platooning semis, with a lead driver or not, identify the suicide passer? If so, what will they do? How will they react? Will they slow down and let him pass, or will they open up a gap for him to sneak

in? If they do slow down, will humans start to game the system, knowing that passing a platoon of Teslas will make them slow down, allowing you to zip by them? What will that do to other traffic? Platooning allows multiple trucks to travel together for efficiency’s sake. Fortune magazine says each Tesla Semi will be able to pull a 53-foot trailer. Well, we already have a similar concept – it’s called a B-train, and they pull two trailers in close proximity together all the time. I’d much rather see more B-trains on the road than killer robots. I’m not throwing “killer” robots out there glibly, either. Somewhere in their programming, autonomous vehicles must make life-and-death decisions. As we mere human drivers already know, every decision is life-and-death on the road. Straying across the line? Deadly. Turning left in front of someone? Deadly. Not being able to see well around a blind corner? Potentially deadly. These are all decisions that the programming will have to decide. There will also be cases where the robotrucks will have to decide whether to hit the school bus or the pedestrian. They might have been just as dead with a human driver, but is it really the same? Yes, we’ve had robotic autopilots doing most of the flying for airliners for decades. But the fundamental difference is airliners fly in essentially open skies, whereas these trucks are going to be driving down crowded highways and streets. I, for one, do not welcome our robotic semi overlords, Mr. Musk, no matter how cool Star Trek thinks you are. 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 It’s getting harder and harder to find reasons to listen to AM radio in 2017 but if the right set of circumstances hit, it’s like finding that YouTube channel with a direct line to your own nostalgia. Back in the day, the big American AM radio stations would have their signals pumping out for hundreds of miles, reaching audiences that never were fully aware of what they had. On a good day, you can still get Denver and St. Louis from here. But the Canadian ones were less powerful, through CRTC regulations, and even then you could get a radio station from a couple of provinces, over. I remember a family trip to Ontario in the early 90s when we were able to get Moose Jaw’s 800 on the radio in Kenora, Ont. Suddenly, home didn’t seem that far away. Fast forward to today when I have a not-verymodern car and a need to drive a few hours every couple of weeks. I’ve tried FM during the trips but the stations just parrot each other, the same-sounding commercials pile up and the interest wanes. I’m not listening to audio books, Brian Zinchuk, because I have no doubt they’d put me to sleep and podcasts are much the same way. Then I rediscovered AM. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part AM radio in 2017 is a quaint reminder of another day. In some cases it’s also staffed by those from a bygone era. The stings really hit you right int he memory button. The only place you’ll find an old timey preacher telling you the world is going straight into the dumper is on AM radio. It’s amusing when one realizes those are just replays from decades ago and that preacher who died in the early 1990s is likely currently repeating those same things in heaven. It wasn’t too long ago when AM was the place to find things like what was happening when, the only place where you could hear a brief audio clip of a local news person and the only place where an emergency weather bulletin could be heard by anyone outside of a news room. I mean, I still remember it so it can’t be that long ago, right? But the same playlist that could have been dusted off from 1992 plays in a near-constant state on AM. Perhaps the programmers don’t care to update because they don’t know who wants to listen to a new song with weak audio in 2017. I might, just for the laughs, but who else? And I know I’m saying these things about radio being a delightful anachronism in a newspaper, speaking of reminders to a better day for news gathering. Media organizations have to evolve and I understand that. One of the biggest stories locally this week will be that people made the Huffington Post Canada website. Try explaining that story to your grandfather. And I’m saying it while my hometown of Moose Jaw will no longer have a daily paper but the AM station chugs along, mostly automated with occasional people here and there being heard. I like the fact that I can hear The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby on AM in 2017. There’s something reassuring that no matter how much else changes in my life, when I have my kids in the car, they can have somewhat the same experience that I did on longer road trips. If they can put down their devices long enough.

The editor: As we transition to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in December, healthcare workers are anxious about yet another health care experiment by this government. The government claims merging 12 health regions into one will save between $10 to $20 million in executive salaries and board expenses, a drop in the $4 billion health care budget. Now the new SHA CEO tells us the restructuring is not about saving

money but allowing patients to move seamlessly through the system. Improving patient care is important, but we’ve been sold this bill of goods before. The health systemwide implementation of Lean or Kaizen methods, which morphed into continuous quality improvement, was also supposed to improve patient care and save millions of dollars. Numbers we obtained from an Access to Information (ATI) request to

the Ministry of Health show that in 2015-16, there were 190.7 full-time staff working in Kaizen in the province. Salary and benefits for these employees totalled $54.24 million from 2012-2015. The number of Kaizen staff was reduced to 138.3 in 2017, but we estimate total salary and benefit costs since 2012 were $94 million. This doesn’t include the cost to implement Lean, estimated by University of Saskatchewan professors at between $44 million and

Settlement workers help newcomers in Holy Family schools By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review Over 150 children from newcomer families in the southeast are helped out by two workers with the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) program, trustees for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division heard at their monthly board meeting on Nov. 15. The two positions are funded by the federal government through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and they work in both Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division and the South East Cornerstone Public School Divisions. K a t i e B l o o r, w h o works in the Weyburn office, and Aimee Haralson, who works out of the Estevan office, explained their roles are to help children of immigrants settle in to their new country and new communities. The program has been in Saskatchewan for three years, and the southeast region is the seventh one to become part of the program, operating in Holy Family since the spring of 2017. “We started at the school in September, and so far we’ve been doing a lot of things, like making appointments with families, ensuring they have a family doctor,” said Haralson. “They’re not usually comfortable in arranging

things, so we book their first doctor’s appointment, and help them get insurance coverage.” They have also been helping students at the two comprehensive schools with university applications and looking for scholarships, bringing them to hockey games and to learn-to-curl sessions. “They had fun on the ice, and for many of them it’s their first time on the ice,” said Haralson. “They’re so excited, so when they get a turn to do curling at school, they feel comfortable about it.” Bloor added the program is probably about five years too late from when they really needed to have it in place, noting that before their positions were in place, it was often an administrative assistant at the schools who spent extra hours after school helping new immigrant children and their families. She noted she takes c a r e o f t h e We y b u r n schools, plus schools in 15 area schools, including Radville, Wilcox and St. Michael School from Holy Family. “How this works is, we’ll get a referral from a teacher or administrator,” said Bloor. “We might get a call, such as a child has arrived at school without ski pants, and can we help them? Some calls are as simple as that, and some are more complicated.

Aimee Haralson “We also have to get permission from the parents to help out. We have confidentiality rules, just like your teachers do, but we also get parental permission. Then, if we come to a community event and see one of these children, we can interact with them” Asked how many children this involves, Haralson said in the Estevan area she had 74 to start with in September, and in October and November has added another 30. Bloor added that between the two of them, they are dealing with around 150 children at least, and noted communications are sometimes an issue. She gave the example of an event she organized at Ogema School, sending out emails, texts and invitations to 18 families to attend the event, and didn’t get a reply from one of them — but on the day of the event, 77 people showed up. The SWIS workers have connected families with such agencies as Jump-

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Start, KidSport and cultural groups for funding for things like piano lessons. At this time of year, when three-way conferences are arranged for students, their parents and the teachers, the workers have offered to accompany any who feel uncomfortable, not knowing what the conferences are all about. In working with the families, they encourage newcomers to take in the English classes offered at the campuses of Southeast College in Weyburn and Estevan, and note that the children are often quick learners. Many of the new immigrants are Filipino, and have learned some English already before coming to Canada, Haralson noted. Board chair Bruno Tuchscherer said he’s amazed at how well the newcomers have done, noting if he had to go to the Philippines to start a new life there, he wouldn’t do nearly as well.

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Report shows repairs needed to the Civic needs, would be nearly $5 million. The structural review The Civic Auditorium was the basis for the city’s is in need of significant decision to close the arena, repairs if it is to open again, and also the focus of Walaccording to the structural, degger’s rebuttal on Monarchitectural, mechanical day night. The arena glulam coland electrical report filed by the WSP Group engineering umns appear to be the biggest source of concern. firm. The report was posted WSP said decay and severe to the City of Estevan’s wood deterioration were viwebsite last week, and it is sually confirmed at the base the document that led Es- of one of the main glulam tevan city council to close columns along the south the 60-year-old Civic on side of the arena. “It is expected that the Nov. 7. However, local resi- base of this column may dent Warren Waldegger, have been exposed to higher who is a local engineer and moisture near an exit-ena Civic user, argued against trance door,” said the report. The main building colthe report at Monday night’s umns need to be able to council meeting. “In most cases, it is withstand a factored snow desirable to review original load of 72,000 pounds. The deteriorated colarchitectural and engineering drawings to aid in com- umn needs to be repaired pleting the report,” WSP or reinforced, and the rewrote. “Due to the age of maining columns should be the building, drawings were subject to detailed structural assessment. not available.” Also, four columns in A structural review was completed on Aug. 17. the northeast corner of the Architectural, mechanical arena appear to have settled and electrical reviews were up to 76 millimetres (about completed on Aug. 31. Dan three inches). WSP said this Kroeker, the City of Estevan observation is based on the building maintenance super- difference in elevation bevisor, guided the WSP rep- tween the strip of paints on resentatives throughout the the exterior steel stud wall building for both reviews. and the columns. The deckEach section includes re- ing floor surrounding these ports on the different needs columns has also dropped. “We believe that the of the arena, as well as settlement is due to the photos. The report projects failure of the soil bearing high-priority repairs would capacity beneath the foundhave a total cost of more ing at these four columns than $2.9 million, while over the years,” WSP said. the total repairs, including “The maintenance staff has medium and low-priority mentioned that this settle-

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ment has occurred in the recent years.” The report called for a structural assessment and selective reinforcing or replacement for $250,000. “If the facility owner does not intend to follow up shortly with additional structural assessment and selective replacement-reinforcing, we recommend that the public occupancy be restricted on an ongoing basis for this facility,” WSP said. Waldegger questioned the risk posed by the structural issues, because the structural survey was carried out on Aug. 17, and the report wasn’t presented to council until Nov. 6. He said the columns should be reviewed in detail as this is the primary area of concern. He believes the south area may have a drainage issue with both the Civic and the neighbouring Estevan Curling Club building shedding water into the area. “There is likely an easy surface grading solution, provided the structure can be repaired efficiently,” said Waldegger. “The location of the repair is in a portion of the arena that is used primarily for table and chair storage. Very few spectators use this portion of the building.” Waldegger said the Civic does not need the seating in the south area, so removing these stands for efficient access to repairs would result in a better storage area in the long-term and have little impact on the

Civic user experience. He also noted the structural steel connection at the top of the column has not been compromised, so he would like to see the drainage issue fixed and monitored for future settlement. “I’m not convinced we need to excavate the foundation, as the structure has proved itself for 60 years.” He also believes the issues found at the northeast end appear to be completely repairable and preventable. As for the $250,000 estimate, Waldegger said further investigation is required with a focused scope of work and detailed costing. Regardless of the long-term use of the Civic, he believes this investment may be worthwhile. The WSP report also calls for a detailed structural assessment of arena roof trusses within the next year that would cost $25,000. Depending on the results of the detailed assessment, WSP said restoration work may need to take place and related costs could be significantly more. The coiling tower structure also needs replaced for $50,000. The arena’s bleachers, roof joints, vapour barrier, front lobby roof sheathing and strapping, and furnace room roof all need repairs or replacements, but WSP categorized those as mediumpriority and low-priority items. Structural costs are pegged at $325,000 for high-priority needs, $375,000 for medium-pri-

ority tasks and $25,000 for low-priority, for a total cost of $725,000. As for mechanical needs, the report looks at drainage systems, domestic water systems, plumbing fixtures, natural gas, fire protection, heating system, ventilation system, air conditioning, building controls and ice plant. The heating and ventilation systems were to be upgraded this year until council decided to go with a survey of the Civic. “The heating in the arena area of the building is limited to the radiant heaters located above the stands, which provides limited heat to the largest portion of the building. It is recommended that another source of heat be provided in this space to temper the air in this space. This could be achieved as part of a ventilation system upgrade.” Total cost for heating upgrades are more than $300,000, including lowpriority projects. Mechanical needs are $558,500 for high-priority costs, $270,000 for medium-priority needs and $223,500 for low-priority expenses, for total costs of $1,052,000. Electrical costs are $720,000, with $675,000 for high-priority and $45,000 for low-priority. The architectural needs were the most expensive, with $1.379,500 in top priority needs and another $1,055,000 in medium priority expenses, for total costs of $2,434,500.

Collision on Souris Ave. results in a rollover Tw o p e o p l e w e r e injured in a collision on Thursday evening in central Estevan. Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS),

Estevan Fire Rescue Service and Estevan Emergency Medical Services were called to the accident on Souris Avenue North in front of the Civic Auditorium. A

vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, causing one of the vehicles to roll over. The 52-year-old Estevan male driver was trapped in the vehicle that rolled.

He was freed and taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital by ambulance for treatment. The other driver also went to hospital to be checked out. During the investiga-

tion, it was learned that the 52-year-old male driver had suffered a medical incident and had caused the accident. The matter remains under investigation.

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Kinette Craft Carnival brings out large attendance with an equally large variety of vendors By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

The annual Estevan Kinette Craft Carnival took place last weekend and it was a great success with hundreds of attendees coming to look at the large variety of items that were provided by the 72 vendors. “The event has been very successful and this is our 34th annual so it has grown over the years,” said Jacinda Drew, who is the co-chair for the Estevan Kinette Craft Carnival. This year’s craft show was held in the WylieMitchell Hall and in the Estevan Exhibition building. The carnival has had humble beginnings, starting out with only one building but it has since grown into one of the largest annual craft shows in the local area. “We used to only be in the one building where we used to have a bit of struggle. We took it over from the Quota Club a few years ago and it has slowly grown and now we are in two buildings,” said Drew. Drew and her family have been involved with the Kinette craft carnival for some time and she wants to continue that tradition.

“I have been a Kinette for 10 years and this has always been something that the cadets have always done and I am staying as long as they are happy with me and we keep having successful shows,” said Drew. The carnival has always been a busy event in Estevan because it is a major shopping event just before Christmas. Adding to the popularity of the carnival, much of the revenue collected goes to helping out charitable causes. “This is normally the kick off to Christmas so lots of people like to come out and get ready for Christmas and that kind of thing and they know the proceeds are going towards our community,” said Drew. “The Estevan craft sale gives donations to St. Joseph’s Hospital and we have done funding before to individuals who need it. We like to keep the craft sale funds locally within the community,” she added. Many of the vendors experienced high traffic through the two halls with various costumers looking to get their Christmas or personal shopping done in time for the holidays. “This is my first time being at the show and there

From left, Jacinda Drew and Janelle Luddington pose for a photo at the Kinette Craft Carnival is an amazing amount of traffic,” said Byron Fichter, who was one of the vendors at the event. “I have wanted to do it in the past; it’s just my day job has gotten in the way and one of my friends is kind of helping co-ordinate this year so she asked and I was on board,” he added. Drew helps out with organizing the event, gathering vendors, helping

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Internatonal choruses preparing for concert Talented singers from both sides of the border are into their final rehearsals for the upcoming 47th annual Celebration of Christmas

Music, performed by the Southeast Chorus and the Northwest Chorus. The choir features singers from both Saskatchewan

and North Dakota, so there will be concerts on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. The concert for southeast Saskatchewan

Estevan resident celebrates 107th birthday By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

Myrna Wetsch celebrated her 107th birthday on Sunday with her family at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. She has had three kids who were all in attendance. Wetsch was born in 1910 and after she had raised her family she went to university and worked as a teacher for 18 years. Wetsch had teaching experience prior to her raising her family but she had to go back to school to get further education. Wetsch spent part of her career teaching at St. Mary’s school she did also have prior teaching experience from elsewhere in the province. “She was a teacher and she taught for 18 years,” said Tanya Kuski, who is the daughter of Wetsch. Wetsch’s family was in attendance during the birthday celebration and they came from all over the province to celebrate her birthday.

Wetsch has been at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for only three years; before such time she lived in her own home. “She was still in her own house for her 100th birthday,” said Trudy Wetsch, daughter-in-law of Wetsch. “I asked her how she

feels being 107 and she said she feels like she is about 50,” said Trudy. “She can’t understand what the big deal is because she doesn’t feel any older,” added Tanya. “She is an amazing women and we still visit to play bingo and dice and she goes and does it all.”

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will be Dec. 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan at 7 p.m., while the show for North Dakota will be the following day at 4 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church in Crosby. “I think rehearsals are coming along really well,” said Wilma Mantei, the spokesperson the Southeast Chorus Association. “We’ve been practising every Tuesday since September.” The local singers have been travelling to Crosby each week since early September for rehearsals. Between 50 and 60 people are singing in this year’s concert, Mantei said, and she believes that at least half of them are from the

Estevan area. “It’s really nice to sing with our American neighbors,” said Mantei. “We don’t see them much throughout the year, but we really enjoy being with them for these four months.” This year’s theme is Come to the Light. Mantei said the show will feature some beautiful songs. “Sometimes they’re a little on the heavy side, such as when we sing some parts of Handel’s The Messiah, but this year they’re easier,” said Mantei. “We’re not having difficulty with timing or high pitches.” Shauna Meek of Estevan and Harlan Johnson of Crosby will be the directors. Ed Retzer, also of Crosby,

who had been a director for many years, retired from conducting two years ago, but remains a part of the chorus. Local musicians Danielle Evenson and Allison Holzer will be the piano accompanists. Mantei noted this year’s performance features some talented soloists with terrific voices. A men’s chorus and a women’s chorus will be part of the show. There will also be instrumentalists who can play percussion, string instruments and more. She also stressed that it’s an affordable evening of entertainment, since tickets are $5 for students, $6 for adults and $15 for a family.

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Police call numbers up six per cent Call numbers for the Estevan Police Service continue to be higher than they were a year ago. According to figures released at the Nov. 14 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners, the EPS had 821 calls for service last month, a significant increase from the 614 calls received in October of last year. The EPS has now received 7,129 calls for service so far this year, a six per cent increase from the 6,743 calls that came in through the first 10 months of 2016. As far as crime statistics, seven crimes against people were reported to EPS last month, with six assaults and one sexual crime. The total for the year is 106 crimes against people, including 83 assaults and 18 sexual crimes. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur noted there has been an increase in the number of sexual crimes this year, from 11 to 18, but he noted many of those stemmed from one investigation against a local teacher earlier this year. There has also been a 34 per cent increase in the number of assaults from 62 to 83. But he noted the number of assaults causing bodily harm is down from 10 to five. Nineteen crimes against property were reported last month, with nine thefts under $5,000, eight mischief or willful damage complaints and two residential break and enters. The EPS has had 261 crimes against property this year, with 117 mischief or willful damage complaints, 111 thefts under $5,000 and 18 residential break and enters leading the way. Ladouceur noted the number of mischief and willful damages is up 23 per cent from 95 in 2016 to 117 this year. Ten charges were issued under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act last month, with nine for possession and one for trafficking. So far this year, 46 charges have been for possession, 40 for trafficking and one for production, for a total of 87 charges. Police had 13 charges for impaired driving and related offences, bringing the total for the year to 142 charges. Four other charges have been issued for dangerous driving and other Criminal Code traffic violations. Ladouceur expressed disappointment that the number of Criminal Code traffic violations is almost identical, from 145 last year to 146 this year. “I’d like to see, obviously, that number start to come down, and keep working on that,” said Ladouceur. *** Special Const. Josie Newton was officially introduced as the new EPS bylaw enforcement officer. Newtown has been with the EPS as a dispatcher for a few years. Ladouceur said the EPS is waiting for approval from the Saskatchewan Police Commission and the Ministry of Justice before she officially starts in bylaw enforcement. *** Financial numbers through Nov. 6 have also been released. The EPS

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Salvation Army receives donation From left, Major Heather Harbin, Saskatchewan Area Commander Major Mike Hoeft, Food Banks Canada representative Steve Compton, Estevan Walmart representative, Wendy Nielsen and Food Bank manager Ronza Reynard participated in a cheque presentation from Walmart Canada to the Salvation Army on Nov.15. The Salvation Army purchased a sixth fridge for the food bank.

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Christmas events planned for Metochos Ministries

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A fundraising concert will take place at the Metochos Ministries Lutheran Bible Camp early next month in an effort to create awareness of its building and raise funds for operations and programming. A Kelly Family Christmas will happen on Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. The Kelly family hails from the Rocanville area, and event organizer Heidi Fleck said the group will provide a couple of hours of nice Christmas music. Fleck said she has heard members of the family play before, but she has not heard all or most of them play together, so she is looking forward to hearing them. “Anthony Kelly instructs at a music camp that we have attended before,” said Fleck. “We have heard him and some of his kids play together.” The Kelly family has released two Christmas albums with its country, bluegrass, folk and gospel music. Funds raised will be directed towards the building at the Bible camp, and to some of the day programs offered by Metochos. The building opened several years ago, and not only was it used when Metochos had overnight camps, but it is available for the community to rent. “There is still a lot of local people

who don’t know about the building out there, and that it’s available for rent for different occasions,” said Fleck. Metochos Ministries is located southwest of Estevan, along the shore of Rafferty Dam. The Bible camp hasn’t offered overnight camps the last two summers, but it did have day camps in 2017. A music and arts camp was offered, in addition to a Bible study over a few days. The music and day camps was well attended, Fleck said. “I know the music and arts camp was very successful,” she said. It appears the day camps will be offered again next year. The people who run the camps are volunteers, Fleck said. Tickets are $40 each, and a table of eight is $300. Tickets include a dessert bar and refreshments. About 100 tickets are available for the concert. The Bible camp will also host Christmas at Metochos on Nov. 25, starting at 9 a.m. People can view more than 50 different nativity scenes, listen to Christmas music throughout the day, bid on items through a silent auction, visit the children’s shopping corner, and bring Christmas cookies for an exchange.

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Reports To: City Manager Business Division: Land Development Services SPIN BAR Summary: The successful applicant will lead, manage, supervise and co-ordinate all Land SPIN BAR Development Services Division of the City of Estevan. The Land Development Manager will focus on the following November 11 -- 30, November 30, 2017 2017 SPIN BAR duties: 5:30pm - 6:10pm SPIN* ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE NOVEMBER 1- 30, 2017 9:10am - 9:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM • Manages, Supervises and co-ordinates Land Development Services. 9:10am TABATA 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 9:10am -- -9:50am 9:50am • Administers the Development Plan & Zoning Bylaw. TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 9:10am 9:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM - 9:50amTABATA TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 9:10am -- --9:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM2017 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH 9:10am9:10am 9:50am 5:15pm 6:00pm MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 10:10am 10:50am November 1 - 30, EASY STRETCH • Researches and prepares bylaws, policies, plans and regulatory proposals for Land Planning and Development 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCHMOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM BOOTCAMP AFFINITY PLACE TRACK 5:15pm -- --6:00pm TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 10:10am 10:50am- 10:45am 5:15pm10:00am 6:00pm AQUAFIT POOL TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM activities. 5:15pm -- 6:00pm TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM ROOM 5:15pm TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 5:15pm -- 6:00pm 6:00pm - 10:50am AQUAFIT POOL 10:10am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 5:15pm AQUAFIT POOL • Delivery and maintenance of urban planning programs and services such as: 5:15pm -- 6:00pm 6:00pm AQUAFIT POOL 5:15pm 6:00pm AQUAFIT POOL 5:15pm 6:00pm POOL 6:10am 6:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR 9:10am5:15pm - 9:50am - 6:00pm TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM - Current CIRCUIT MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM Planning practices 6:10am 6:50am 9:10am 9:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR 10:10am 10:50am EASY MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 6:10am -- -6:50am SPIN 6:10am 6:50am SPIN*STRETCH SPIN BAR BAR - Processing and issuing of property/zoning compliance certificates 6:10am 6:50am 9:10am -- 9:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR 6:10am5:15pm 6:50am 5:30pm 6:10pm AQUAFIT POOL 9:10am SPIN* SPIN BAR 5:15pm 6:00pm - 6:00pm TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 9:10am -- 9:50am 9:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR - Coordinating the planning and design of City initiated land developments November 1 30, 2017 9:10am 9:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR 5:30pm 6:10pm 9:10am -- 9:50am SPIN BAR BAR 5:30pm SPIN* SPIN 5:15pm 6:00pm AQUAFIT POOL 5:30pm - 6:10pm 6:10pm SPIN* SPIN BAR • Manages City land sales. 5:30pm 6:10pm SPIN* SPIN 5:30pm -- 9:50am 6:10pm SPIN BAR BAR 9:10am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 6:10am - 6:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR • Responds to requests for information and investigates complaints and/or bylaw infractions. 9:10am -- -9:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 10:00am 10:45am MOM STROLLER BOOTCAMP AFFINITY 9:10am 9:50am MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM TABATA 6:10am SPIN*& BABY/TOT SPIN BAR PLACE TRACK 9:10am 9:10am - 6:50am 9:50am - 9:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM SPIN* SPIN BAR • Responsible for preparation and negotiation of development and service agreements, designs and concept plans. 10:00am 10:45am MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP AFFINITY PLACE TRACK 9:10am 9:50am TABATA 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 10:00am 10:45am MOM & BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP AFFINITY TRACK 9:10am - --9:50am SPIN* SPIN BAR PLACE 10:00am 10:45am MOM & STROLLER AFFINITY PLACE TRACK 10:00am 10:45am MOM & BABY/TOT BABY/TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP BOOTCAMP AFFINITY PLACE 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM for the enforcement of the land use bylaws, development permit conditions and servicing agreements. 10:00am5:30pm 10:45am- 6:10pm AFFINITY PLACE TRACK TRACK 5:15pm -- --6:10pm 6:00pm CIRCUIT SPIN* 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 5:30pm SPIN* SPIN BAR 10:10am - 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM November 1 - 30, 2017 SPIN BAR •• Responsible 10:10am 10:50am EASY STRETCH MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 5:15pm 6:00pm CIRCUIT 10:10am-- --6:00pm 10:50am TABATA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM Assists the public and associate staff members with Business Division records, bylaws, policies and procedures. 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Public Notice The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to pass a Massage and Body Rub bylaw for the specific purpose of Regulating use in the City of Estevan. On the November 6, 2017 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final reading is expected to be on November 20, 2017 The proposed Bylaw 2017-1990 may be inspected by any person in the City Clerk’s Office, on the main level of City Hall, between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Dated this 7th day of November, 2017 Judy Pilloud 1102 4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

Duties and Responsibilities Duties include answering incoming telephone calls including 911 and non-emergency, general public inquiries and complaints, communication via radio transmission with patrol members, clerical work and data entry. Must be able to work independently under stress and produce a high degree of accuracy with the ability to multi-task. Preference may be given to candidates with law enforcement or dispatch experience or those possessing education in this area. Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills. Application packages are available at the Estevan Police Service, or can be mailed or emailed upon request. Please return the completed package with an up to date resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service, 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask. ,S4A 1C7 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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The Estevan Police Service offers a competitive benefit salary package along with ongoing professional development and a range of career opportunities. Application packages are available at the Estevan Police Service, or can be mailed or emailed upon request. Please return the completed package with an up to date resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service, 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask. ,S4A 1C7 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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Estevan city council gave second and third readings to a bylaw on Monday night that will govern massage and body rub parlours in the community. The bylaw outlines the requirements for parlours and their employees. It also explains what is allowed inside a parlour, and reasons a parlour licence could be suspended. When the bylaw was

introduced two weeks ago, police Chief Paul Ladouceur said some massage parlours become involved with criminal activity, including sexual activity and human trafficking. The bylaw gives local police a document to work with if it happens here. A person who is convicted of an offence could face a fine of up to $10,000, and/or up to a year in prison.

Further violations within a 12-month period would result in harsher penalties. City clerk Judy Pilloud said she hasn’t received any concerns about the bylaw. Coun. Shelly Veroba said she received a phone call from someone in Edmonton, who represents 6,000 licensed massage therapists and was worried about the language in the bylaw. Veroba said after she

Agribition is underway An annual gathering of the agriculture sector in Saskatchewan is now underway in Regina. The Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) is happening at Evraz Place. Opening ceremonies kicked off with the traditional Burning of the Brand. “The Burning of the Brand is the most symbolic part of Agribition,” said Agribition president Bruce Holmquist. “To be able to open the show in the new International Trade Centre with our partners and supporters is truly a special experience and one that’s been a long time coming.” Many local producers attend Agribition each year to compete in the various shows and to learn more about trends in the agriculture sector. New programs and experiences in 2017 include free goat yoga, minichuckwagon racing, a steer riding rodeo school, the CWA show calf genetics sale and a visit by celebrity horse trainer and trick rider

Tommie Turvey. Returning events include the Agribition pro rodeo, full contact jousting and running with the bulls. The details and complete schedule of events can be viewed on the Agribition website and in the official show guide. Highlights from the opening day included the Canadian National 4-H and Youth Judging Competition, the Agribition high school rodeo, a milking demonstration, youth team grooming, an open house for the international business centre, an equine extravaganza with Turvey and the Saskatchewan Horse Federation, and the winners circle auctioneer competition. Also on Monday, provincial Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced a renewed $200,000 partnership with Agribition that will provide $50,000 in funding for each of the next four shows. Stewart made the announcement at the Burning of the Brand. “Canadian Western

Agribition is a testament to our agriculture industry and a signature event that the Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to invest in,” Stewart said. “It brings together thousands of producers, consumers, agribusinesses and international buyers, building our economy, trade relationships and tourism.” Approximately 125,000 people visited Canadian Western Agribition in 2016, including 1,200 international visitors from more than 75 different countries. It also featured a diverse collection of 2,500 animals, including cattle, horses, bison and sheep. The tradeshow and educational displays provided a learning opportunity for the more than 8,000 students who attended from across the province. CWA made history this year with a $1 million funding contribution to the International Trade Centre, the newest infrastructure addition at Evraz Place. The event is the first event to occupy the new facility.

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sent the bylaw to the woman, it seemed to ease concerns. *** Council voted to dissolve the leisure services advisory board during the meeting. Coun. Travis Frank, who was the city council representative on the advisory board before it was dissolved, said the board’s job was to provide information, rather than to dictate or decide what happens in leisure services and its facilities. “We have been considering the option of dissolving the board and moving more to more of a community advocate committee,” said Frank. The committee will be replaced by a new board that deals with the application and allocation of community grants in the spring and fall. That board will be established in January 2018. “This is not to cut out communication with any of these user groups,” said Frank. “In fact, most of

the discussion around this has been to increase communication with the user groups.” City manager Jeff Ward said committee meetings haven’t been taking place since leisure services manager Nathan Jesse resigned in the summer. Since then, discussions have taken place about what the committee does and which user groups are represented. The city has been operating with three people splitting the duties of the leisure services manager in the last few months. Veroba and Coun. Greg Hoffort suggested tabling the end of the leisure services committee, but under the terms of the leisure services bylaw, the city would have to advertise for new members on Dec. 1. The city didn’t want to advertise for a committee that soon wouldn’t exist. Veroba said she knows of one person who is concerned about the committee’s demise, but she believes people who have

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ESTEVAN NO. 5 • PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act, that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 22nd day of January 2018, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount of $ 17.00 required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Roll No.

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issues with such services in the community can approach other people. *** The monthly cart report from Green for Life Environmental (formerly Regens Disposal) was received. It showed that 4,543 recycling carts were emptied in October, with a total weight of 34,890 kilograms. The average weight was 7.68 kilograms per cart. As for trash bins, 14,397 carts were emptied, and the total weight was 289,730 kilograms, for an average weight of 20.12 kilograms. *** Council tabled the new agreement between the Woodlawn Regional Park Authority and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. Coun. Greg Hoffort wanted to wait to approve the document because it does have budget implications. The agreement governs the cost of emergency incidents, fire suppression, alarms and other calls at the Woodlawn Regional Park.

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Estevan Mercury

Estevan Art Gallery has a new programming co-ordinator Barrie, Ont., and she is currently filling in for a maternity leave position at EAGM. Jursa will be apart of the community for a year’s time; afterwards she will continue to work on her career wherever that may take her.

By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) has recently acquired a new education and outreach programming co-ordinator. Alison Jursa is from

The turn of events that landed her the position were unexpected but she is nonetheless very happy to be in her current role. “I didn’t apply for this position, I applied for an internship position and I was offered an interview for

this one and I got the job,” said Jursa. Jursa started out perusing a more academic pathway for her studies but discovered along the way she enjoys more hands-on work like teaching, programming and exhibit setup. “I went to school for history and archaeology and I found that I wanted a bit more of a hands-on experience. I therefore went to museum and gallery studies at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. “From there I kind of fell in love with the idea of educating and building programs for children and adults as well,” she added. Jursa enjoys programming the most and is looking forward to adding her expertise and passion about art to the community while working at the EAGM. “I just found it was something really interesting and it is a way to engage with the public. I think it provides almost a way of entertainment but it also provides ongoing education,” she added. “It is a way to almost teach the public your own passion without them having to go through all the

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Alison Jursa is the new programming co-ordinator at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum schooling you did,” said Jursa. Jursa has had a bit of a culture shock coming from a large city and moving to a small town in a rural community. “It is definitely a change coming from Barrie because I am so use to having a large city around me,” said Jursa. “However the people here and the atmosphere is all incredible and it is nice to see another part of this country.” As the current education and outreach and

programming co-ordinator Jursa has plans to start new programs and educational opportunities for people within the community. “I am actually in the current process of building the programing for the next year,” said Jursa. “I am building some art camps for children and some programming for teen and young adult audiences as well.” “We are also working on some programming for adults in particular Cards and Cabernet coming up next month.”

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Power Dodge Estevan Bruins forward Jayden Davis tried to go around a Humboldt defenceman Saturday night at Affinity Place.

Bruins split weekend against Battlefords, Humboldt By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins took almost a full period to score Saturday against the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action but once they did there was little that stopped them. The Bruins won 6-3 on Teddy Bear Toss night at Affinity Place, with Arthur Miller’s goal at 17:21 sending the crowd into cheers and sent the bears and stuffed animals on the ice. The Bruins didn’t stop scoring until newest team member, Jayden Davis, notched an empty net goal with 1:20 left on the clock. “Getting back in the systems, I felt really comfortable tonight (Saturday),” said Davis, who played last season with the Bruins but just returned to the team after playing 11 with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes. “It’s just going to keep getting better every night.” The Bruins got offence in the second period from Miller and Hayden Guilderson and withstood an early third period goal by Humboldt to dominate the rest of the final period on goals by Kaelan Holt, Jake Fletcher and Davis. “I think we just played well defensively and then our offence kind of came

with playing hard in our own end and doing things the right way,” said Davis. Davis’ linemates have been TJ Irey and Guilderson the first two games and with his hard-hitting style, Davis has fit in well with them. Moreover, Davis is back at home where he feels comfortable. “I missed it and there’s a lot of good guys here,” said Davis. “It’s really good.” The game came a night after a 5-4 home loss to the Battlefords Stars. “At the end of the day I didn’t think there was a lot different in our effort,” said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood of Saturday’s game against Humboldt. “I think we eliminated some of the big mistakes we had (Friday) night and that’s the difference between winning and losing.” The team still has tons of depth, rotating out players on the fourth line and the entire third pairing (plus one) on the defence. Everyone will see some time, most likely, Lewgood said, even as rookies like Jerzy Martin, Jack Kilroy and Andrew Warhoftig have been unable to secure regular icetime, and players like Tanner Manz and Tyson Manz have been shuffled in and out at times. “I thought Jerzy Mar-

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tin’s elevated his game over his last few outings and has become a much improved player in all three zones,” Lewgood said. “I think the Manz boys, (it’s) really tough to pull them out of the lineup after (Friday) night after their continual efforts. At the end of the day we were chasing the game against Battleford and that line didn’t get a lot of ice time because we’re not going to pursue with them on offence. But when

they were out there, they were excellent. It was really hard pulling them out but today was a game where we thought we could get some other guys some action and we’ve got good team guys.” Friday’s goal-scorers were Jake Tesarowski, Holt, Michael McChesney and Miller. Matt Lukacs stopped 23 shots in the loss. The Bruins’ next action is this week with another four games in five nights. After Tuesday’s battle in

Nipawin, they will take on La Ronge Wednesday, Flin Flon Friday and Melfort Saturday, closing out their road visits to that division until, potentially, the playoffs. “We’ve got to go up there and get six points. That’s our goal,” said Lewgood. “We’ll shoot for two points every night and if we come back with six we’ll probably be happy with that.” “It’s going to be busy

but hopefully we’ll go up there and get a win streak,” said Davis. The Bruins are still an offensive juggernaut, with SJHL lead scorer Zach Goberis leading the way with 40 points and four other members in the top 10 in league scoring (McChesney, Fletcher, Holt and Guilderson). Their next home game will be Nov. 29 against Yorkton, which marks the halfway point in the season.

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Power Tech BearCats nearly beat league’s best team By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Quoth the Regina Ravens: nevermore... in our net. The Regina Ravens (111-2) knocked off the Power Tech Estevan BearCats 3-2 at Affinity Place Sunday afternoon. The Ravens remain in first place in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s midget AA division. Overall, BearCats (6-3-1) head coach Trevor Morrison was happy with the way the game went. “We made some mistakes and it ended up in our net and they made some mistakes and it ended up in their net. They just got one more than we got,” he said. “A couple of times at the end of the game, we were close to getting them. We got a couple of lucky bounces

that they didn’t get another one but it’s good for them to come in.” Bailey Farr’s power play goal for the BearCats early in the third period tied the game at 1-1. While the Ravens scored the next play, Marci LeBlanc’s individual effort on a goal at 12:08 of the third brought the BearCats back to close. The BearCats have six tough games before Christmas, Morrison said, with many games against the Ravens and Regina Capitals. “We’re going to see what we’re made of,” Morrison said. The mistakes they made Sunday are what he considers fixable errors. “We sometimes just aren’t ... overly aggressive sometimes,” he said. “We’re a nice team. We’ve got to be a little bit of a meaner

Kayla Wanner of the Power Tech BearCats tries to dig away at a loose puck against the Regina Ravens Sunday at Affinity Place. team. Not dirty-wise, just aggressive-wise. It’s hard to play a perfect 60 minutes. We made mistakes but I’m very happy with our team and I look forward to the

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Apex Bruins grab tie of first place By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Well, at least one Argos team fell in Saskatchewan sports scene Sunday. While the Saskatchewan Roughriders came up short against the Toronto Argonauts Sunday afternoon, the Estevan Apex Bruins defeated the Notre Dame Argos 5-4 in overtime Sunday evening in South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League action, putting the Bruins into a three-way tie for first place. Jaiden Gervais’ marker at 2:27 of the extra frame gave the Bruins the win. “We just have a really resilient bunch,” said Bruins head coach Robin Ulrich, whose team also defeated the Argos the night before at Notre Dame. “There’s been multiple games over the last little while where we’re either down and we keep finding

Adams scored the team’s other goals, with Terran Holzer scoring three assists. “We had a couple of (penalty) kills that we needed to kill off and we were kind of panicking,” said Holzer. “We had to get the puck out and give it our all trying to kill those penalties off.” Logan Nagel got the win in net. Saturday, the Bruins got their goals from Adams, Benning and Carson Schaff with a pair. Bryson Garton got the win in net. The Bruins have now won nine of their last 10 in league action. “We’ve definitely come a long way since the start of our season,” Holzer said. The Bruins have the weekend off of league action but get ready for a pair of games Dec. 2 against Yorkton (8 p.m. at Affinity Place) and Dec. 3 against Lumsden/Bethune (5:15 p.m. at Affinity Place).

ways to keep coming back or here today, adversity being up and having the lead slip away a few times.” The Bruins had played well in a 4-4 tie late in a game until captain Daymon Wanner took a penalty for interference on the goaltender with six seconds left in regulation. After the Bruins killed that penalty in overtime, they ended up scoring the winner, with Wanner and Triston Seeman picking up the assists. The Bruins’ own power play performed well earlier in the game, with Wanner claiming a pair of goals in the second period. “It’s our third game in a row against them so we knew we had to give them a couple of different looks,” said Ulrich. “We just wanted to create more options and the boys did a good job of moving the puck and finding some open lanes.” Carson Benning and Cale

Westmoreland Bruins drop three on the road The Estevan Westmoreland peewee AA Bruins played three tough road games on the weekend in South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League action and weren’t able to come up with a win. They lost 7-4 in Moose Jaw Friday, 3-1 at Swift Current Saturday and 12-3 at Swift Current Sunday. Friday, the Bruins weren’t able to find the scoresheet until the third period, by which time they were already down 6-0. They won the period, however, by snapping four goals by the Warriors. Ty Hoste scored two, with Sam George and Jordan Marcotte also scoring. Shots on goal were unavailable but Chloe Sorenson took the loss in net. In Weyburn, the Bruins’ Hoste opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal 5:45 into the first period. The Broncos tied it up

in the second and then added a pair in the third. Tallan Howie took the loss in net and shots were again unavailable. Things got away on the Bruins the next day in Swift Current. Hoste again opened the game’s scoring at 11:08 of the first on a power play but the Broncos replied with three goals in a 2:18 stretch late in the first. The Broncos scored a pair of shorthanded goals 36 seconds apart in the second, with the Bruins trying to come back on goals from Emmett McCarthy and Hoste. That was all the Bruins would score as the Broncos scored the next seven unanswered. Howie and Sorenson split duties in the net. The Bruins’ next league action is Dec. 16-17 at home to the Swift Current Broncos. Games are at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 16 and noon Dec. 17.

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TS&M Bruins draw with visiting Humboldt By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The TS&M Bruins drew 3-3 with the visiting Humboldt Broncos in

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Now, the time will come to get some wins as they try to get their season to level up from ‘middle of the pack’ in the southern division to ‘consistent winner.’ Cade Bendtsen’s power play goal at 6:50 of the third period helped power the Bruins to the tie but more than that, it was Zane Winter’s high quality netminding in the Bruins’ net that gave them the win. The Broncos were credited with 62 shots on Winter in the game. Shots were something like 16-1 for Humboldt after the first half of the period. “Overall, once that (first) 10 minutes passed, we did what we had to do to tie the hockey game,” said Bruins head coach Tom Copeland. “You’ve got to keep parking those 10 minute slots. You have a bad ten minutes, you park it.

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There was so much interest in MNP’s presentations on federal tax changes and provincial sales tax changes that they were bringing in extra tables and chairs to squeeze more people in at the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch’s small hall on Nov. 8. Wayne Paproski led off with a talk on proposed changes for private corporations. Jeff Harrison spoke about the six-month journey on the provincial sales tax (PST) since the 2017 provincial budget. Back in 2000, services were added to the PST, but since then, not much has changed. “The frustration with all these changes is they didn’t consult the industries they were going to affect ahead of time,” Harrison said. “They didn’t really make any changes you couldn’t really plan for, but you should have been able to understand. “The oil and gas sector, itself, is going to have some challenges. We understand Sask Finance is willing to listen to some changes, but they want to see at least six months passed since their changes have come through, to more or less provide some information, some numbers to show them the cost. “In a way it’s a bit of an unlevel playing field.

“The first impact is on capital goods. There used to be a remission order on very specialized equipment, referred to as permanently-mounted equipment. What it meant was, you would buy that equipment, free of PST, used in your business. It was drilling rigs, rig components, very specialized equipment, and expensive as well. “Now that that’s been removed, every time you purchased new and used equipment like that, it used to be under a remission order, you paid PST on it. That will be involving bringing equipment in from out of province, or a contractor bringing in equipment from out of province, or you outright purchase it or rent it from within the province,” Harrison said. Items already in the province are grandfathered, until sold. Harrison said, “The non-resident contractor, bringing that exact same equipment in, has to pay tax as soon as they cross the border. It’s the temporary import rule, no different than bringing equipment or tools across the border. That’s always been inherit with PST, whether it’s Saskatchewan, Manitoba or B.C. They have to pay tax on it if it’s used in the province.” Using the example of a $10 million drilling rig, if owned in Saskatchewan, it’s grandfathered. It’s not until it’s sold to someone else or you go to replace

it that PST will have to be paid. A drilling rig coming in from out of province, the same drilling rig, same value, has to have tax paid when it crosses the border. It can be appreciated method, or paid over time for the time it is here. That’s an additional cost for coming into the province, he explained. “When the rules came out, we were dealing with Sask Finance right away, specific to oil and gas,” he said. “They said, ‘This is taxable, this is taxable, this would be exempt,’ and so forth. Then it was about two, three months later in June of 2017, they came out with a bulletin with a whole host of exemptions.” The list is available from Sask Finance. It created a lot of confusion, because some items on which taxes were being collected was now except, and vice versa. “That’s creating a lot of confusion. You’re going to either collect tax that you shouldn’t have, or you’re not going to collect enough tax, and they’re going to deal with it at audit time,” Harrison said. Repairing real property has PST, for instance. But maintenance, like snow removal, is exempt. “Service to real prop-

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Career OppOrtunities

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Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) conducted high visibility check stops in several areas of the city during the Nov. 17 and 18 night shifts. Several summary offence tickets for Traffic Safety Act offences were issued as a result of the check stops on Nov. 18, but nobody was charged for impaired driving on either night. Police noted on their Twitter feed that when they drove by bars and restaurants at 5 a.m. on Nov. 19, they saw many cars left in parking lots, which the EPS viewed as a good sign. In other recent police news, members were alerted to a collision in south Estevan during the Nov. 13 day shift. Police attended and learned one of the vehicles sustained enough damage that it was unsafe to drive. There was also a report of some minor injuries. Emergency

Obituaries

medical services crews were not required. Reports were filed and the matter is under investigation. Members conducted a walk-thru at a local liquor establishment during the Nov. 13 night shift. There had been reports of suspicious activity. A 52-yearold man was located in the bar and had an outstanding warrant. He was released with a new court date. While responding to another call for service, members witnessed a vehicle proceed through a red light at an intersection, nearly causing a collision. The 16-year-old driver was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for disobeying a red light. Police were alerted to an accident in north Estevan during the Nov. 14 day shift. Police attended and learned that one of the vehicles sustained enough

damage to make it unsafe to drive. One of the drivers was charged for failing to yield the right of way, which carries a fine of $230. Members received a request during the Nov. 14 night shift to help locate a missing teen from Weyburn who was believed to be in Estevan with a friend. After further investigation, the teen was located in another city. The EPS received a complaint of a Canada Revenue Agency scam during the Nov. 15 day

shift, in which the victim provided a credit card number via email to receive a refund. Police remind the public not to provide any information to anyone over the phone or email if not completely certain of their identity. Police are looking into a theft under $5,000 complaint that came in during the day. Members attended to several motor vehicle accidents during the Nov. 15 night shift. One of the accidents occurred in the city’s south end. Both vehicles sustained enough damage that they had to be towed from the scene. No injuries were reported. Another accident occurred in the parking lot of a local business. Only minor damage was reported. Police received a complaint of a hit and run collision near 16th Avenue

CAREERS POLICE CONSTABLE

Michael Frank Csada 1937 – 2017 Mike Csada passed away peacefully with family present on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 80 years. Mike’s memory will be forever cherished by his wife Maxine Csada; sons, Michael Csada (Marlene Andreas) and Kevin Csada; daughters, Corie Csada and Tara (Robin) Holma; granddaughter Courtney Nicole Csada and grandsons, Travis, Zach and J. J. Holma; sisters, Josephine Gibson and Theresa (Stan) Morgan; special family friends, Karl, Wendy and Krystal Baxter and his cat Patches. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Frances Csada and siblings, Ernest (Oline) Csada, Isabelle (John, Tom) Gross, Lucy Csada, Arthur Csada, Albert Csada and Herman Csada; brother-in-law Walter Gibson. Mike was born in Gravelbourg, SK on September 29, 1937. He went to school in Gravelbourg, and later to Campion College in Regina, SK. Mike worked as the Comptroller/Accountant at Estevan Brick from 1971 – 1997. Mike and Maxine met in Regina. This past September 21st marked their 60th wedding anniversary. Mike enjoyed numerous hobbies. He enjoyed cooking, and was known for the best ever homemade cabbage rolls, as well as his sausage and soups. Working in the yard was another of Mike’s passions, with his own greenhouse, vegetable and flower gardens which he carefully tended. He also had a love of sports – never missing his grandsons’ hockey games and known to be an avid Toronto Blue Jays, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Estevan Bruins fan.We love you Papa and miss you.

Thank You

Mike’s family would like to extend special thanks to Drs. Tsoi and Sheikh and all the staff of Unit A, Home Care and Palliative Care at St. Joseph’s Hospital for the compassionate care given to Mike. At Mike’s request, cremation has taken place and a graveside service will take place in the spring of 2018 at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, near Gravelbourg. If friends so desire, donations in Mike’s memory may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 – 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for trained and experienced POLICE CONSTABLES. The Estevan Police Service offers a competitive benefit salary package along with ongoing professional development and a range of career opportunities. Application packages are available at the Estevan Police Service, or can be mailed or emailed upon request. Please return the completed package with an up to date resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave. Estevan, Sask. S4A 1C7 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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and First Street during the Nov. 16 day shift. Anyone who has information on this incident is asked to contact the Estevan Police Service at 306-634-4767. Members received a report of an attempted fraud involving someone pretending to be with the STARS Air Ambulance lottery during the Nov. 17 day shift. The complainant received a call saying that they had won the lottery. A request for banking information was made. No information was given out. Police received a report of an Estevan male driving without a valid licence. The matter is under investigation. Police received a report of a stolen dog. The matter is still under investigation. Police are investigating a disturbance outside a local business that occurred during the Nov. 18 day shift. Police received a complaint of a stolen cellular phone during the Nov. 19 night shift. The phone was located a short time later and matter is still under investigation. Officers are looking into a complaint of a male failing to comply with his court-ordered release conditions. Charges are pending. A set of keys, found in the 400-block of 12th Avenue during the Nov. 19 day shift, were turned over to police. Police issued a ticket to a passenger for smoking in a vehicle with occupants under the age of 16 years. The individual will appear in court in Estevan in February 2018 if the individual chooses not to pay the $280 fine.

Preference may be given to candidates with law enforcement or dispatch experience or those possessing education in this area. Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills. Application packages are available at the Estevan Police Service, or can be mailed or emailed upon request. Please return the completed package with an up to date resume in a sealed envelope to:

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Andrew King exhibit brings out crowds to see artwork of past Mercury owner van Mercury,” said Amber Andersen who is EGAM’s director. King’s notable speciality was his use of primary colours such as red, yellow, blue and white for example. His use of primary colours in his work wasn’t a stylistic choice, but a business one, Andersen said. Primary colours do not need to be mixed and right from factory they are ready to be used as ink for printing purposes. This knowledge that King had saved him a great deal of money during his career but also unintentionally gave his work a very unique look. Andersen gave a detailed and passionate speech about King, his work, his life and his contribution to the Estevan community. “Born in 1885 in Winnipeg, Andrew King grew up in rural Manitoba and in rural Saskatchewan and upon marrying purchased his first newspaper in rural Saskatchewan,” said Andersen. “King developed a passion for wood, for whittling, for craving and for the written word. King would spend

By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca

The print making skills of the late Andrew King were out on display again at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM). Many locals from around the community came to look at some of King’s most rare pieces of artwork. The art gallery held a reception on Friday night to celebrate the artwork of King and Sheila Farstad, who had a separate exhibit. The EAGM has the largest collection of Andrew King artwork in the country. This is because King lived here in southeast Saskatchewan for quite some time. During his life he owned and operated the Estevan Mercury. King was a printer and innovator, and his talents were related to the printing process such as posters, flyers and brochures. “Between 1911 and 1958 King owned and operated the following printbased companies; the Rouleau Enterprise, Enterprise Show Prints, King & Show Prints and lastly the Este-

Amber Andersen gives a speech about Andrew King to reception attendees. Photo by William Acri hours writing and reading. These skills would serve him well later in life,” she added. The most difficult part about King’s career was the constraints of the time period he was living in. A lot of his work, before it could become a paper product

that could be sold, viewed and appreciated, it had to physically carved into a wood block or blocks, then put into a printing press. Approximately 100 people who attended the reception came to look at the artwork that was on display. The event shows

a well-rounded collection of King’s work throughout his career. “Our purpose tonight was to showcase a varied selection of King’s work that best reflects his entire artistic career,” said Andersen. The work of King will

be on display alongside Farstad’s works from Nov. 17 to Dec. 8. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the artwork of local artists and view the legacy of King’s artistic career. This week’s edition of the Lifestyles will have more on Farstad’s work.

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More than 1,100 shoeboxes collected locally Local residents filled a total of 1,180 shoeboxes through Operation Christmas Child campaign this year. The collection week for the shoeboxes was from Nov. 13 to 19. People brought their shoeboxes to the Estevan Alliance Church. The containers were then shipped to Samaritan’s Purse’s Calgary location on Nov. 19, and from there, they will be sent to children in 10 different countries. “It was quite a generous giving by the community,” said Jillian Ursu, who is the local campaign co-ordinator.

She noted members of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins helped out with getting the shoeboxes on the truck to be sent to Calgary. Schools, businesses, churches, groups, families and individuals contributed to this year’s campaign. The total number of shoeboxes was down this year. Ursu suspects it might be because people alternate which organizations they’re going to support at Christmas time. “We’re still pretty excited about the number of shoeboxes that were sent off,” said Ursu.

Ukraine is among the countries supported locally through Operation Christmas Child, and Ursu said they received a number of shoeboxes for people in the European nation. Those who wished to have their shoeboxes sent to Ukraine had to indicate it on the container. “More people are aware they can pack things like toques and mitts in their shoeboxes, and then they just put that extra tag on there for Ukraine, because that’s one of the only places that we send to that actually gets cold enough to use those items,” said Ursu.

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Jillian Ursu holds some of the boxes collected through the Operation Christmas Child campaign in Estevan.

Estevan, Saskatchewan

November 24-26, 2017 Special Attraction

WHOVILLE Don't miss Whoville when you attend any of the Festival of Trees events!

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November 24 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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 ECS Choir  PPCLI Pipe Band  Bake Sale

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See houses of all shapes and sizes. Submitted by the public to judge!

A Celtic Christmas — FUNDRAISING DINNER —

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Bring out your kilts, your plaid scarf or anything else you have to blend into our Celtic theme.  Exciting Atmosphere  Celtic Games  Interactive Activities  Live & Silent Auction  Beautiful Trees

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November 25 | 5pm: Cocktails 6:30pm: Dinner, Auction, Entertainment

November 26 | 9:30 - 11:30am

ADMISSION: $5 at the door ( 3 & under are free )  Pancake Breakfast with Santa  Face Painting  Bouncy Castle Presented by Estevan Mercury

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