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City didn’t get necessary insurance for Civic By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Mayor Roy Ludwig and Fire Chef Dale Feser participate in the hose uncoupling during the grand opening for the new fire hall.
Community celebrates new fire hall grand opening By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Fire Rescue Service celebrated the move into its new fire hall building on Saturday with a grand opening that included speeches, ceremonies and tours of the building. A large crowd of more than 200 invited guests and members of the public showed up for the event. The fire department moved into its new home in mid-November. Many from the Estevan Fire Department do not miss the old one, with its lack of space and troublesome setup for moving around the bigger fire trucks. The new fire hall, which was the former Murray GM dealership on 13th Avenue, has become a beacon of hope for many small communities around Canada looking to have a new fire hall without spending a lot of money. The repurposed dealership has gone over extremely well with a large amount of people in the community helping out in any way they could to get the fire hall fully operational. “In today’s economic environment, when you take a look at new buildings versus repur-
posing an older one, it is more favourable economically to not build a new fire hall. We saved a lot of money and for a fraction of a cost of building a new fire hall,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. Feser says he is looking forward to other improvements to the fire hall such as a training facility that are set to happen within the next few years. “The thing I miss the least about the old fire hall is the location and accessibility for our large trucks. It is difficult of them to leave quickly with the narrow streets that were apart of the old fire hall,” said Feser. “Having access to two main road ways on either side of this fire hall is going to increase our response time and that will go a long way in helping the community,” he added. The grand opening started off with speeches from Feser, Estevan Church of God pastor Geoff Thiessen, Cannington MLA Dan D’Autremont, Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen and Mayor Roy Ludwig. They all had wonderful words to say for Estevan’s new fire hall. Thiessen blessed the new fire hall with prayers of hope that the firefighters and those
Fire Chief Dale Feser delivers an impassioned speech about the importance of having a good fire hall in Estevan while thanking the many community members who donated their time and effort to make the new fire hall a reality. in need of the fire service will not perish. Past fire chief Rick Perry was not able to attend the opening, but deputy fire chief Rick Davies read a letter that was penned by Perry. After the speeches people were invited outside where the famous uncoupling of the grand opening fire hose was done by Feser and Ludwig. Once the hose was uncoupled, vari-
ous dignitaries and community members pushed fire engine No. 1-8 into one of the truck bays. Everyone was invited back inside where Feser and Ludwig cut the first piece of the fire hall cake and started to pass out slices to attendees. The Kinsmen also passed out pieces of cake and were credited with helping out with the fire hall renovations. A2 »FORMER
St. Joseph’s Hospital continues to experience physician shortage In response to our community’s needs and as a result of the physician shortage in Estevan, St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Estevan physicians have announced that there will be a physician stationed in the emergency department of St. Joseph’s Hospital from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. This temporary measure is in addition to the emergency room coverage provided by the physicians on a 24-hour emergency basis. This additional coverage does not include weekends. Regular emergency coverage will be provided on weekends. In addition additional nursing and patient registration staff
will also be added during this time. The goal of this initiative is to allow those, unable to secure timely access to a family physician, an opportunity to see a physician more quickly. “While we recognize that this situation is less than ideal, we are taking these measures to help with the present situation and St. Joseph’s Hospital is continuing to recruit physicians to meet the long term needs of our community,” said St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Greg Hoffort. Hoffort commended the present physicians and hospital staff for their extraordinary efforts during this challenging time.
St. Joseph’s Hospital continues to recruit physicians during the present physician shortage. “We are in discussions with five physicians, and our efforts have yielded some medium to long term success, with a few physicians slated to arrive in April, and our efforts will continue,” said Hoffort. St. Joseph’s Hospital has two physicians in the Saskatchewan physician assessment program and upon completion will be able to commence practice in April. Additionally one physician from the U.K. has agreed to a site visit in February with a view to an April start date as well.
The city of Estevan is about to begin the decommissioning process for the Civic Auditorium. Estevan city council found out on Jan. 15 that it would not receive the necessary insurance coverage. An announcement was made the following morning. Mayor Roy Ludwig said he was surprised that the Civic did not receive the necessary insurance, but the insurance carrier described the Civic as “a substandard, non-traditional risk, and therefore it would not insure.” Due to the condition of the building, Ludwig said the insurance provider deemed it to be a risk to reopen. Ludwig said the insurance provider would not provide any type of insurance, including liability insurance. The city wanted to maintain the level of insurance it had in the past. “We asked our carrier, JLT (Group), and after we gave them both of the engineering reports, and what we had planned to do, obviously they took the time to pour over that, because it was 2 1/2 or three weeks before they got back and basically said ‘We feel this is a substandard building,’ and they’re not interested in insuring it by the end of the month.” Those two engineering reports included the initial report from WSP Group, which came in on Nov. 6 and led to the closure of the 60-year-old arena the following day. A local private group sought a second opinion, which arrived in early December. Its findings led council to approve reopening the arena, as long as it received adequate insurance. While he was optimistic the Civic would receive the necessary insurance, Ludwig said other members of council were not as hopeful. And the longer council had to wait, the more concerned council was that insurance wouldn’t come through. The insurance company said they would cover until Jan. 24, but that would only be with the understanding that the Civic remains closed, and they would not insure the building any further. JLT has the insurance for all of the city’s buildings, including city hall, leisure services buildings, public works buildings and more. Ludwig said the local insurance broker has approached three other insurance companies to see if they would provide coverage for the Civic, as well as the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s SUMAssure. The three insurance companies said they wouldn’t provide A2 » INSURANCE
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Fire on Albert Street causes severe house damage By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca
Shortly after mid night on Sunday Jan. 21 a fire had engulfed a residential home on Albert street and the Estevan Fire Department was able to make it to the fire in time to save most of the house and prevent the fire from spreading. The home owner did end up in St. Joseph Hospital and had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Feser pointed out that people are never really aware how
much plastic and toxic fume omitting items people have in their home that can make a fire very deadly. A few of the firefighters sustained minor injuries mostly groin pulls from slipping on ice and having to work until 7 a.m. The home owner was temporarily missing when the fire department arrived on scene but he was found very quickly and was sent to the hospital. “There was some significant damage caused to the home on the upper
The fire damaged home on Albert Street level. It was single-family residential dwelling that
Insurance premiums expire Jan. 24 « A1 insurance for the Civic, while SUMAssure said it would look at it if the city supplied the insurance package for all city-owned buildings. “We already have our insurance in place for the city for the year, so we couldn’t switch at this point in time anyways,” said Ludwig. “SUMAssure wouldn’t even take a look at it unless we gave them our whole package … of everything we insure.” Warren Waldegger, who has been among the vocal supporters for reopening the Civic since the building closed last year, said he expected the city would receive the insurance that it needed to get the Civic open again. He previously urged council to reopen the arena, and was part of a committee formed by the Estevan Minor Hockey Association to advocate for the arena. Waldegger questioned how the Civic could go from being “our number 1 events centre,” up until Affinity Place opened in 2011, to being closed, all within a little more than six years. The Civic hosted Power Dodge Estevan Bruins games, Estevan Comprehensive School graduation and other popu-
lar events. He also questioned the WSP report, reiterating previous statements that the $5 million price tag cited to repair the building would be for a building that seats 2,200 people, which he believes would make it a primary events centre. That’s not what Estevan needs, he said, since the city now boasts Affinity Place. “It sort of snowballed into something that the city has lost control of, and by saying that, I mean an insurance company is now controlling the fate of the Civic, and I have a problem with that,” said Waldegger. Waldegger said he would like to see consultation on the short-term and long-term objectives of the Civic Auditorium. “To me, it is still the No. 2 ice hockey surface in Estevan,” said Waldegger. “It is not the Power Dodge Ice Centre.” Waldegger also noted the CA Reed report suggests the structural issues are not as dire as the WSP report. “I would say both reports are very, very preliminary, and there are warnings within the reports that they are very preliminary,” said Waldegger. “We need
to continue to investigate the structure, and go from there. If we lose this hockey season, that’s fine. But let’s figure it out for next year.” He also said that for $100,000, the structural elements for the building should be fine. From there, an investigation is needed for the electrical and mechanical elements of the building. Waldegger added he would like to see a copy of the insurance report. The push to save the Civic isn’t about nostalgia, he said, it’s about community asset management. The Civic is a community facility, and he’s sad that it went from being such an important facility to being shuttered. With the insurance ending on Jan. 24, Ludwig said the process of shutting down everything will begin, with a plan of having employees out of there by Jan. 24, when the insurance expires. From there, council will look at options, including demolition and salvage. “We’ve had ideas coming from the public, of course, and we appreciate that, but we’ll take any and all ideas moving forward, and we’ll take them under consideration as a council,” said Ludwig.
we responded to. The fire appears to have started in the kitchen and the cause of the fire is currently still under investigation” said Feser. For a modern home like the one on Albert St. the burn time is five to seven minutes, meaning after such time the homes structural integrity is compromised and the home will be entirely engulfed in flames. Feser stressed the absolute importance of having smoke detectors in people’s homes and putting
one in each room. “The home owner was able to make it out of the home after reports surfaced that the home owner had gone back into the home after 911 was called,” said Feser. “Fire crews were able to located the home owner and we assisted bringing him out and sending off to EMS for treatment on scene and further treatment at the hospital,” he added. The home owner will be displaced from his home to due to the sever-
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Mayor Roy Ludwig hands out the first piece of the official grand opening cake out to the public while Feser gets ready to start handing out the rest of the cake to attendees. « A1 The rest of the event centred around a free lunch with everyone getting a chance to eat and connect with other community members. Many of the attending dignitaries stayed for the lunch as well. Former fire department member Lowell Holmgren,
who is the oldest living former member of the department, was present and had a great many stories to share about devotion to public safety. Holmgren was a member of the Estevan Fire Department from 1949 to 2000 and when he was 14 years
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ity of the fire. “The emergency services family both EMS and the fire department usually contact Red Cross and the Salvation Army to offer their services for lodging, food and cloths until insurance services can be contacted to help the home owner,” said Feser. The home did sustain minimal structural damage but nothing major, Feser has had the structure boarded up and would like to remind people that entering the home is illegal.
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old he was driving a fire truck for the department. Many in his family were members of the fire department and he has memories of his mother standing at the door of their house getting people dressed as they rushed out the door to fight fire. On a very cold winter night Holmgren remembers a rural fire that required an excessive amount of water and the only place to get it was a frozen body of water. He remembers they drove out on the ice put a hole in it and started pumping water and by the time they were done the ice level had dropped dramatically. “I can’t believe how many people were attending today. It is such a overwhelming feeling to see that many people wanting to partake in the event,” said Feser. “People were watching this from all around the province on what we are able to accomplish and those who attended showed a keen interest in wanting to be here.”
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Robbie Burns Night continues to be a huge success for Estevan Legion
By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca
Approximately 230 people descended on the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch on Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. Burns Nights across the country have become a celebration of Scottish culture as well as Burns’ famous poems and songs. Burns Nights stared in Estevan in 1978 and has been going strong ever since. Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist who was writing during the Enlightenment Period and his place in history occupies the mid to late 18th century in Scotland. He was born on Jan. 25, 1759, and is most well known for contributing to Scottish culture with such pieces as his famous song Auld Lang Syne. Although he could have written his poems in the more common Queens English, Burns wrote everything he produced in various dialects of Scottish. Burns, like other Scottish writers of the era such as Sir Walter Scott, were a part of a sub-movement in art, history, storytelling and literacy know as romanticism. The No. 2901 Estevan Elks Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
(PPCLI) Cadet Pipes and Drums Band were the main musical attraction, playing songs such as Scotland The Brave, Rowan Tree and Bonnie Dundee Steamboat. The Kilted Wind Pipe Band played the opening songs such as Pipe in the Flags and Pipe in the Haggis. There were various dances that were performed, such as Earl of Errol and The Irish Jig by approximately 30 members of the Drewitz School of Dance. The night also featured an address to the haggis, lead by Cpl. Brayden Renkas of the army cadets, and the haggis was available to anyone who wanted to try it. Dyana Wright read the Immortal Memories of Robert Burns, highlighting his various achievements and why he has been remembered for so long. Cadet Cpl. Brayden Renkas read the Selkirk Grace, which was written by Burns in an old dialect of Scottish. Grace did a good job or reading the grace word for word. While Renkas was reading the grace, he had an sgian dubh, a traditional Scottish knife, in hand, which may not be the way most prayers are read but it is in Scotland at traditional ceremonies. The event ended with the song Green Hills of Tyrol When the Battle’s O’er being played by the pipe and drum band.
Brayden Renkas addresses the haggis
Performers from the Drewitz School Of Dance end the night with a spectacular display of coordinated dancing. CAPT. Robert Rooks, who was a part of the South Saskatchewan Regiment (SSR) before it was disbanded in 1968, is an instructor of the pipes and drum band. Rooks started the band in the early 1970s, and had the SSR not been disbanded, he would have liked to see the pipe band represent the SSR. “People get into the band very young,” said Rooks. “We usually start them at nine or 10 years old, learning how to play bag pipes properly is very difficult. “We had two instruments pipes and drums at the begging and we thought it couldn’t be that hard. That was quite the misconception having bagpipes and drums work together and sound good is very difficult. “We got some help from Weyburn and before we knew it we were marching around playing bag pipes and drums.” Rooks has been grateful for the help the Estevan Elks Lodge has provided to the pipe band over the years. They have played a very big role in getting them the right equipment such as drums and various bagpipes.
“The cadet core was started in 1972 and the South Saskatchewan regiment had been disbanded in 1968. Sgt. Major Slater from the SSR knew there wasn’t any point in having a pipe band for a disbanded regiment so him, myself and few others thought the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry would be a good alternative to have a pipe band for,” said Rooks. “The officer that was in charge of army cadets in Saskatchewan was a part of
the Patricias and said the Patricias are not sponsoring any cores in Saskatchewan so he thought it be a good idea for the pipe band to be apart of the Patricias,” he added. The attendees who went to this year’s Burns Night really enjoyed the festivities. “It was awesome I have a granddaughter here that was dancing tonight so it was very enjoyable,” said James MacDonald. “I came once before to the Robert
Burns night about 10 years ago, but that was because I had another granddaughter that was dancing in the event.” Estevan Legion president Lyle Dukart also enjoyed the event and was happy that the legion was picked to host the event. “Yes, most definitely we at the legion are very happy to hold Robert Burns nights, there has been a long tradition of having them here and we want to continue it,” said Dukart.
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Four options to replace Civic While a lot of people wanted to see the Civic Auditorium open again, the insurance company said no, seemingly sealing the fate for our venerable rink. It’s sad that the final word for the Civic came from an insurance company’s head office, rather than the local city council or city management. But if the city wasn’t going to have liability coverage, even after moderate repairs to the rink, then it would be a big mistake to open the Civic again. The Civic likely would have operated without problem for the rest of the season if it opened again, but council can’t tempt fate on an uninsured arena. It will also be a sad day when the Civic is torn down. Regardless of whether you thought it should be saved or closed for good, you can’t deny the service it gave to the community. Now the city has to decide its next step. We believe there are four options. The first would be the status quo. Continue to operate with two arenas that can serve the needs of the community. The only change should be renovations to the
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A nuclear missile is inbound. What do you do? It took me a while to get into this audiobook, Eric Schlosser’s Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, but eventually it got hold of me. I had two hours left in the nearly 21-hour long audiobook when the news from Hawaii broke. If you were in Hawaii on Jan. 13 and had your cellphone on, you got a message you probably never knew could be sent to you. “Emergency Alert – BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” If you had a heart condition, you probably were reaching for your nitroglycerin at that point. While the governor of Hawaii was informed within two minutes it was a false alarm, it took 38 minutes for the rest of the population to start getting word. That’s twothirds of an hour of knowing the world not only could, but likely would, end any minute. After all, it was not a drill. Thankfully, there was no ballistic missile inbound. With all the threats from North Korea, the most likely source of any attack these days, it sure seemed possible. Curiously, the alert was missing a key phrase: nuclear. But that’s what anyone
Power Dodge Ice Centre to make it more spectator-friendly. A lot of people, perhaps an unsilent majority, want to see this option. They believe two arenas are enough for our needs. We operated with two arenas for many years, and communities larger than Estevan have two arenas. They argue that if you give user groups time to adapt, they’ll be all right. Those user groups haven’t had the chance to prepare in the last two years when one of Estevan’s arenas has been out of commission. Option two would be to build a third arena. User groups for ice sports want this option. They’ll point out the challenges they have experienced the last two seasons when Estevan has had two ice surfaces. They’ll also point out, quite astutely, the indirect benefits of a third arena. It allows Affinity Place to be used for community events during hockey and figure skating season. It also allows for larger hockey tournaments, which carry a significant economic spinoff. The third option is a fieldhouse which would be used for indoor summer sports
such as lacrosse and indoor soccer. The fieldhouse idea has been growing in popularity in Saskatchewan in recent years. Communities with comparable populations to Estevan have gone with two arenas and a fieldhouse, and will tell you it’s the way to go. It can also be used for community events, such as trade shows or fundraisers, during the ice sports season. The final option would be to build both. In a perfect world, this would be great. But it likely wouldn’t work. Ultimately, options 2 and 3 are the best. Option 1 doesn’t work for a community the size of Estevan, and option 4 might be too expensive. City council will be tasked with the decision of whether to build an arena or fieldhouse. They’ll have to look at the pros and cons of each. They’ll need to study fieldhouses in other communities, but ultimately they have to select the best fit for Estevan. And council will have to remember that they can’t make everyone happy. In fact, no matter what they decide to do, there will be a lot of unhappy people.
would think. And a hydrogen bomb, which North Korea recently tested, dropped on Pearl Harbor would make Dec. 7, 1941 look like a walk in the park. Oddly enough, I’ve spent much of the last year listening to numerous audiobooks on the nuclear age and the Cold War. The interest stems from the fact the closest United States Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silo is precisely 50.0 km from our front door, according to Google Maps. That’s close enough that a shock wave from an H-bomb would likely rattle our windows, never mind the fallout. And with Minot Air Force Base being one of only two remaining principle B-52 bases, it surely has numerous missiles aimed in its direction as well, in addition to all the nearby missile silos. If a nuclear war hit, everything south of 49 around here would glow in the dark, and we likely would, too. The book I had completed just before Command and Control was called Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die, by Garrett M. Graff. Very quaint book, given what happened in Hawaii. Basically, we all die. Oh, the United States had plans, kinda, to save some people. But they gathered dust, fallout shelters were abandoned, and basically the plan was to just die. Only a select few would actually, hopefully, be saved. For most of the Cold War, the various war plans of the United States and NATO boiled down to this: FIRE EVERYTHING! And do it in the first day. After that, it’s all over. There were no war plans after that. Early in the Cold War, a system of detectors that looked like coffee cans with a glass bubble on top were put on telephone poles across the country. They were designed to detect the flash of a nearby nuclear explosion and relay that signal to a headquarters before being wiped out itself. Eventually constellations of satellites went up to detect missile launches around the globe.
The Soviets had similar early warning satellites. And in 1983, those satellites told their defences that five American missiles had launched, and were on their way to the Soviet Union. It was only because of the cool-headedness of Lt.-Col. Stansilav Petrov, who figured it must be a false alarm, that the world didn’t end on Sept. 26, 1983 with a massive retaliation of Soviet missiles. I was 8.5 years old at the time. Tensions were so high in the fall of 1983, the world could have ended many times. Yuri Andropov, the Soviet leader, had ordered all their spies to watch for signs of impending attack – signs like mass slaughters of cattle. It was called Operation RYAN. The Soviets, on a hair-trigger after American F-14s overflew one of their islands in the northwest Pacific earlier in the year, shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, killing all aboard. It strayed into restricted airspace. What most people don’t know is that the United States, when its fighters did that overflight, was operating three aircraft carriers together in that region in an effort to spook the Soviets. The only time so many carriers get together, historically, was when America has been at war. The climax was Able Archer 83, an annual war games in Germany that simulated all the communications that would take place in a conventional war in that theatre that would lead into a nuclear war. The Russians were expecting an attack any minute, because their own war plans called for using war games as a cover to initiate a war. There were no cellphones back then to issue alerts. Just radio and TV. But there was a lot more fear, a fear most of the world has forgotten about. Now, with this business of North Korean nukes, there is reason to fear again. What would you do if the missiles came? Probably die. 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 Every year, I find the Academy Awards are a lesson in the films I didn’t or couldn’t watch. The Academy Award nominees for this year were announced Tuesday morning and I could probably count on one hand the number of movies that were nominated in the big categories that were shown either here or Weyburn. It’s not the fault of the theatre here. They go where the major audiences are, and they do a very good job of bringing in films and documentaries of local interest. Put into the simplest of terms, films that are released to big audiences are often either big budget, big special effects explosion-fests, or they’re slow moving pieces where the director weaves an emotional tapestry where characters learn a Very Big Lesson, often about race relations, personal relationships with family members, or about how great the human spirit is. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 touched on some of those themes, yes, but it also had a wisecracking raccoon and a dancing twig. Name me an Academy Award winner with a raccoon in a key role. Also, for movies like The Post, I’m going to watch to watch that in the comfort of my own place, where going to get a snack means I can just pause it. It’s going to be a complex plot where I don’t need someone’s 11-year-old asking if they can go to the bathroom. Meanwhile, when I watched The Last Jedi, having it on the big screen meant a bigger level of excitement when stuff happened on the screen. But sometimes a film will slip so far under the radar until awards season begins, it’s like someone just threw a dart at a map to get a random city, or threw random words together, attached formerly nominated director and actors and just made up a film. Zero Dark Thirty? Winter’s Bone? Brooklyn? Phantom Thread? Not a clue what any of these films are about. This year is no exception. Given who the president of the United States is, it’s not surprising that race relations are going to be the focus of some of these nominees. I assume, at least. I presume Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is not actually a documentary about the struggle to keep billboards in small town America updated and is about something to do with race. Equally, I believe Lady Bird is not a new superhero movie about a female avion. Even my youngest child should know by now the there is no shape for The Shape of Water, because water takes the shape of its container. Mary J. Blige was nominated as Florence Jackson in Mudbound a movie neither you nor I have ever head of. Canadian acting legend Christopher Plummer was nominated for All The Money In The World, a movie I only heard about because the original actor who played John Paul Getty in the movie was Kevin Spacey and director Ridley Scott did some mad re-shoots in order get that guy out of it when Spacey’s controversy hit. It takes a great actor to get nominated for an award for a film he wasn’t even in until after it was first cut. I stand to be corrected but I believe three of the animated feature films were shown here: Coco, Ferdinand the Bull and The Boss Baby. Being the parent of young children over the previous few years, it wasn’t at all uncommon to see far more of these movies than Best Picture Academy Award nominees. January to March would be catch-up time on various video on demand platforms after the kids were in bed. So let’s all agree that we’re going to give these quieter, slower moving dramatic pieces like the ones I mocked earlier the same amount of energy and time as we do the porgs in The Last Jedi. I personally vow to watch Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig with the same amount of enthusiasm as the most recent Star Trek film. But if The Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t get nominated next year for a bunch of stuff, I may start throwing things.
If ever we needed a perspective wider than that of political advantage, the current debate over carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the time. The COP 23 conference in Germany, a followup to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, brought the issue of global warming to the forefront of public debate once again. But real progress has been difficult. Canada pledged at the conference to join about 20 other countries in a declaration that we would stop using coal to generate power by 2030. Canada contributes less than one per cent of global emissions from coal. The biggest coal-burning nations – Russia, China, Germany, the US and India – did not join the coalition. While coal produces twice the emissions of a natural gas plant of similar vintage, it is also cheap and readily available in many countries. That’s why it will not soon disappear, despite the pledges of Canada and other nations that don’t use it very much. What’s the best way to reduce coal emissions from power plants? For developing countries, the economics of using coal make sense. For these countries, carbon capture will help
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them meet their environmental targets. What does that have to do with Saskatchewan? It affects the debate on coal and carbon capture in two ways: first, by putting the merits of carbon capture in a new light and second, by showing us the positive global implications of continuing to use and develop CCS. Let’s not doubt the effectiveness of CCS. Saskatchewan’s Boundary Dam project eliminates 90 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions from coalfired power generation, and 100 per cent of the sulfur dioxide that causes acid rain. As the first project in the world of its scale, it suffered costly teething problems. But the facility is running smoothly now, and captured about 85,000 tonnes of carbon last October alone that would otherwise have been dumped into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, coal with CCS accounts for only four per cent of Saskatchewan’s power, according to SaskPower. Coal without CCS supplies 40 per cent and natural gas 36 per cent. Wind represents only three per cent. Is it wise to increase our dependence on imported fuel sources like natural gas to generate baseload demand? Should we rely on one source to generate
76 per cent of our electrical power, especially a commodity that is prone to wide price swings? Should we sacrifice thousands of Saskatchewan jobs in construction, maintenance, coal mining and processing? These are important questions, because as things stand, Saskatchewan cannot rely on hydro, wind and solar to generate baseload supply. As Ontario found after pumping billions into wind and solar, renewables other than hydro are simply not dependable enough to replace nuclear, coal and natural gas generation. Critics of CCS say it would be much cheaper to reduce emissions by replacing coal with natural gas. But even the newest gas plants generate three to four times the emissions that come from coal with CCS. And much of the natural gas Saskatchewan uses is produced by fracking, surely of more a concern to environmentalists than clean coal. The single reason to choose gas over coal with CCS turns out to be money. And the $940 million the province spent on the CCS installation at the Boundary Dam project is a big target. But the target gets a lot smaller when we consider that the cost will be spread over 30-plus years and the price of coal will not change during that time.
And CCS is getting cheaper and more efficient with every installation built. The money-based argument also falters on macroeconomic and on environmental considerations. How much tax money do the thousands of mining, construction and longterm maintenance workers in Saskatchewan’s coal industry generate for provincial coffers? Retraining these people will cost millions. Social assistance will cost even more, if they are forced to use it. And that doesn’t begin to estimate the cost to businesses and communities. On the positive side, coal-generated power with CCS is just about as clean as power from renewables. CCS has generated hundreds of well-paying, hightech jobs in Saskatchewan, and can generate hundreds more. CCS will allow us to meet our carbon targets — in reality, we won’t meet them without it. And Canada can be a world leader in exporting CCS technology to other countries, if we don’t lose our rapidly shrinking lead because the vision of some critics stops at short-term political gain and dollar signs. Joseph Maloney is the international vice-president for Canada of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.
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By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review The computer network for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division has been beefed up with up-to-date cybersecurity, following an attack by hackers last fall on school board trustees and the school division employees. The trustees heard a report earlier this month on a network vulnerability assessment carried out on the computers used by Holy Family employees and board members, and what measures have been taken to strengthen the system and make it safe. “Education is currently under fire in this area, which came as a surprise to me,” said Chad Fingler, superintendent of school operations for Holy Family. He pointed out that
hackers were apparently looking for any personal information they could possibly get, such as social insurance numbers or health care numbers, which could then be sold to the black market. Hackers use such methods as Trojans or ransomware to extract information, he said, explaining that Trojans are programs within programs that give a hacker the ability to lock down an organization. Ransomware has been used to lock up an organization’s data until a ransom is paid, usually by bitcoins. Holy Family asked IBM to come in and do a network vulnerability assessment, and they compiled a list of the issues in Holy Family systems that were fixed, said Fingler. The school division also arranged to have them come and educate their staff on
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Approximately 100 people have showed up at city hall since Jan. 1 to get their pet licence renewed. Bylaw enforcement officer Josie Newton has said that if a person’s pet is lost and recovered, and their pet licence hasn’t been updated, they can face a fine of over $100.
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the pet license issue. I can assure the point of the system we have is to keep pets with their owners and the logistics of having a by-law and making sure it is doing what it should is what we will be talking about.” Before 2004 there was problem with pets being lost. Issues that arose included unvaccinated starving dogs wandering around public areas, pets running in front of cars in the winter time, and pets creating a food supply for wild animals that normally do not enter the city. “The licensing system only effects cats and dogs but the animal control bylaw officer does expand to other types, which is listed online and anyone looking to renew the pet licence is encouraged to come stop by city hall,” she added.
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scans were made of the computer network. One of the good points is that employee emails are not readily available on the Internet, and there were no critical external threats to Holy Family’s network, he added. Holy Family were encouraged to ensure they use good secure passwords that aren’t duplicated in use anywhere else, said Hambly, noting some people will use a “default” or “Golden Ticket” password, the same for all of their accounts or Internet activities. This is a practice he urges all computer users to avoid doing, as it could expose them to being hacked. “You should change passwords regularly, and keep a combination with upper and lower case with numbers,” said Fingler, adding the most common password in the world is the number
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“We decided to go with IBM, since they built our infrastructure initially. They are an international company with a high level of expertise, and they are up-to-date on cyber-attacks,” said Fingler, who noted they were able to provide security that is appropriate to a school or school division. In a report card on the Holy Family’s cyber network, 17 per cent of issues were deemed as “critical,” 12 per cent were high, 54 per cent was medium and 17 per cent of issues were considered as low-risk, with 76 items that IBM determined needed attention. “In the big picture, we’re not that far from the national average, although we were a little higher in critical areas. They were internal things that were easy for us to manage,” said Fingler, explaining that both external and internal
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Students receive Highland dance results
Students from the Drewitz School of Dance, under the direction of LorieGay Drewitz-Gallaway, recently participated in Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance Highland exams. The examiner was Betty Sutherland from Glasgow. Students were evaluated in medal, Scottish national and jig categories. In the medals category’s pre-bronze fling division, Sophia Fleck was highly commended. Kasia Harding, Marin Burnett and Cana Marsh were com-
mended, Tegan Mosley Mya Desrosiers, Alyssa Saccary and Kaitlyn Desrosiers received a pass plus. Alexis Paton was commended in pre-bronze sword, while Aurora McCutcheon and Sienna Kuntz received a pass plus. In bronze medal, Kerison Burnett earned a commended plus while Gabrielle Gedak was commended. In pre-silver medal, Marley Nashiem was highly commended, Jersey Long received a com-
mended plus and Halle Adams and Logan Hase were commended. Jenna Fleck and Eva Salamon were commended in silver medal. Tiana Seeman and Elsie Alexander were commended in pre-gold medal, while Brielle Wakely, Jenna Fleck and Eva Salamon earned a pass plus. In Scottish Award 1 medal, Madison Zandee was a commended plus. Colesey Goertz and Olivia Carr were commended, while Abby Hanna and Gabrielle Bokhorst earned
Saxophone quartet coming to Estevan The Estevan Arts Council is bringing Prairie Debut – The Proteus Saxophone Quartet to Estevan next month. The quartet will perform in Estevan on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. After meeting in France, the saxophone quartet, comprised of Tommy Davis, Holly DeCaigny, Mark Michalak and Mi-
chael Morimoto, formed in 2011 and currently unites throughout the year for intensive music projects taking them through Western Canada, the U.S. and France. They strive to perform music from many styles, which feature the saxophone and its diverse personas. They include works from the classical saxophone canon, popular
pass plus. Ricki Graham was commended plus in Scottish Award 3 medal, while Kia Rosenbaum was commended plus in Scottish Award 4 medal and Kia Rosenbaum was commended in Scottish Award 5 medal. In the Scottish national medals category, Kerison Burnett and Gabrielle Gedak were highly commended in pre-bronze national. Jersey Long and Marley Nashiem were highly commended in bronze national, while Halle Adams and Logan Hase were commended. Marley Nashiem and
Jersey Long were also highly commended in silver national, while Logan Hase was commended and Halle Adams had a pass plus. In gold national, Madison Zandee was highly commended, Tiana Seeman was commended plus, Eva Salamon was commended, and Jenna Fleck, Elsie Alexander and Brielle Wakely had a pass plus. Colesey Goetz and Madison Zandee received commendation plus in Scottish Award 1 national. In Scottish award 3 national, Ricki Graham, Abby Hanna and Gabrielle Borkhorst were commended, and Olivia Carr
received a pass plus. As for Irish jig medals, Jenna Fleck and Eva Salamon were commended in pre-bronze jig. Elsie Alexander had a commended plus in bronze jig, while Tiana Seeman, Brielle Wakely, Jenna Fleck and Eva Salamon were commended. Madison Zandee was highly commended in silver jig. In gold jig, Abby Hanna and Madison Zandee were highly commended, while Gabrielle Bokhorst, Colesey Goetz and Olivia Carr had a pass plus. Ricki Graham was highly commended in Scottish Award 2 jig.
tunes and modern interpretations of musical works for the saxophone. Prairie Debut – Proteus Saxophone Quartet is part of the Stars for Saskatchewan concert series. Advance tickets are available at Henders Drugs, ticketpro.ca or at the Estevan Arts council’s office. Regular priced tickets will be available at the door.
Toastmasters event brings out large crowd The Proteus Saxophone Quartet will perform in Estevan on Feb. 12 through the Stars for Saskatchewan series. Photo submitted
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Estevan Police Service very busy Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) responded to calls for thefts, made arrests on drug charges and handled other calls in recent days. Police received an anonymous report of a drug deal taking place in a motor vehicle parked on the street in downtown Estevan. Attempts to locate the vehicle were unsuccessful. Members were alerted to a fuel theft from a local service station during the Jan. 17 day shift. Police are looking into video surveillance, and the matter is under investigation.
Police were alerted to several thefts of merchandise from local businesses during the Jan. 18 day shift. Officers are looking into video surveillance footage from the businesses and the matters are under investigation. Members located two people who had suspended drivers licenses and were operating a motor vehicle during the Jan. 18 night shift. Both were issued traffic tickets and had their vehicles seized, one for 30 days because it was his first offence, and the other for 60 days as it is the second time in a month the
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read this passage and never really think about it, but there is a pattern contained within it that we must understand. The first thing to notice is that wherever Jesus goes, he brings healing. In this case, it was a physical healing. In other cases, it was a spiritual healing from things like demon possession, guilt, fear and, ultimately, sin. This should not surprise us as Jesus himself said, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour” (Luke 4:18-19). Where Jesus is, healing takes place. The second pattern to notice is that we are healed so that we can serve. Immediately after being made well, Peter’s mother-inlaw starts helping others. We are not saved to sit. We are not made to be consumers. Those who have been saved are to help save others. When we miss this part of the pattern, the church becomes selfish, weak and, eventually, useless. One must be careful with pattern theology. Not every example is worth following. However, when you see a pattern starting to form, it is time to pay attention. Like Jesus, we can bring healing by making things better wherever we go and like Peter’s mother-in-law we can knowledge our blessings by blessing others. That is a pattern worth repeating.
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Vermilion picks up 1,150 bpd in Sinclair/Fertile area By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
Calgary – On Jan. 15, Vermilion Energy Inc. announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire a private southeast Saskatchewan producer for total cash consideration of $90.8 million. Under the terms of the arrangement, Vermilion has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of that private company, including all its shares issuable, in accordance with the terms of existing grants of options or warrants, prior
to the effective time of the arrangement, and assume all outstanding debt of the private company. The purchase price will be funded from Vermilion’s existing credit facilities. The board of directors of the private company has unanimously approved the arrangement and recommended that its shareholders vote in favour of the arrangement. The arrangement is expected to close on or about Feb. 15, 2018. The acquisition is comprised of high netback, low base decline, light oil producing fields in the Sinclair and Fertile areas, straddling the Saskatchewan/Mani-
toba border, approximately 55 kilometres northeast of Vermilion’s existing operations in southeast Saskatchewan. The assets include approximately 42,600 net acres of land (approximately 100 per cent working interest), three oil batteries, and associated pipelines, along with the necessary water infrastructure to facilitate the existing seven waterflood projects and initiate up to eight additional waterflood projects. The assets produced approximately 1,150 barrels per day (BPD) of 40° API oil during Q4 2017, sourced from the Bakken/Three Forks formation. All of the
Torquay area is very active The area southwest of Torquay is one of the busiest in the province right now, as Crescent Point Energy Corp has nine rigs working in an area roughly the size of a township. Here are two of those rigs on Jan. 18, all lit up. The closest is Ensign Drilling Rig 650, and the further one is Stampede Drilling Rig 4. Photo by Abigail Kjarsgaard
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current production and infrastructure will be 100 per cent owned and operated by Vermilion. Total proved plus probable (2P) reserves attributed to the assets at Dec. 31, 2017 are 6.7 mmboe (100 per cent crude oil), based on an independent evaluation by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. The assets demonstrate a low base decline rate of approximately 15 per cent at present, and are expected to have even lower decline rates over time. Areas under waterflood have decline rates of less than 10 per cent with certain areas of flat or increasing production. Approximately 45 per cent of the production comes from active waterflood projects, leaving significant opportunity to expand the waterflood. The acquisition is accretive on a fully-diluted per share basis for all pertinent metrics including production, fund flows from operations, reserves and net asset value. Making no deduction for undeveloped land value, transaction metrics equate to $13.55 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) of 2P reserves, and $79,000 per flowing barrel of production. Based on 2018 WTI strip pricing of US$61.83/bbl, the operating netback for the Assets is estimated at approximately $51.80 per boe. Using the 2P finding, development and acquisition cost (based on the reserves in the
FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM OF ARGYLE NO. 1 The following farmland is offered for sale by tender: NE 34-02-30 W1 NW 34-02-30 W1 SE 34-02-30 W1 SW 34-02-30 W1 Mineral rights are not included in the sale, but 6 current surface leases, with total annual rental of $17,700.00 will be included in the sale. Land consists of approximately 556 cultivated acres in total. Sale includes two quonsets both approximately 40’ x 60’ one metal, and one wooden. Wooden quonset is in need of repair. Also included are 8 – 1,650 bushel bins. Tenders must be submitted on the entire section as quarters will not be sold individually. Tenders must be accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft for a minimum of 5% of the bid price payable to Orlowski Law Office Trust.
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GLJ report) of $19.02 per boe (including future development capital), the Assets are expected to deliver a 2P after-tax fund flows recycle ratio of 2.7 times. Using the same strip pricing assumption, the total acquisition cost (including assumed debt) is approximately 5.1 times estimated annualized 2018 fund flows from operations (FFO), after deducting incremental interest expense. Calculated on a debt-adjusted cash flow basis, the total Acquisition cost (including assumed debt) is approximately 4.6 times. Pro-forma the acquisition, Vermilion’s year end 2018 debt-to-FFO ratio is forecast to be 2.0 times based on January 11, 2018 strip pricing, as compared to 1.9 times prior to the acquisition. The acquisition complements Vermilion’s cur-
rent southeast Saskatchewan operations and will be managed out of its existing field office in the area. Furthermore, the acquisition aligns with its sustainable growth-and-income model by targeting low risk assets with high netbacks, strong free cash flow generation, low base decline rates and strong capital efficiencies on future development. As a result of the acquisition, and based on a mid-February closing date, Vermilion is revising its 2018 production guidance to between 75,000 and 77,500 boepd (from 74,500 to 76,500 boepd previously). Vermilion are also increasing their 2018 capital budget to $325 million (from $315 million previously) to reflect additional capital activity on these assets planned for the second half of the year.
January 28th A Day for Remembering the Victims of Abortion On January 28, 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada issued the Morgentaler decision which struck down abortion as part of the criminal code. Since then, there have been no laws whatsoever to regulate abortion in Canada through all nine months of pregnancy. On January 28th, wear a green ribbon and remember the 3 million Canadians who have lost their lives to abortion.
Prayer for the Preborn Children Loving father, Today I pray for your powerful intercession to end abortion in Canada. As your humble servant, I commit to Never be silent. Never be passive. Never forget the preborn who can be legally killed at any time. I ask for compassion to comfort those suffering from abortion, Wisdom to guide those considering abortion, And courage to challenge the status quo that allows abortion. Let me be a defender of life. I ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen
We have moved to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 130 Souris Avenue, Estevan. S4A 1J6. West Rear Entrance, Downstairs.
Pro-Life Estevan and Area Inc. Call Bridget at the office: (306) 461-4611 estevan.prolife@sasktel.net
Tenders must be received at the office of Orlowski Law Office, 1215 5th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0Z5 by 4:00 p.m. on February 20, 2018.
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Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Balance of funds from successful bidder will be due by April 2, 2018. Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be refunded.
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THE ESTEVAN MERCURY DRILLING REPORT DRILLING LICENSES
10 new licenses issued to Monday, January 22 89367 89427 88114 89502 89603 89539 90031 90130 90009 90147
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Panther Drilling ..................................NAL Resources ........................................................6-18-5-33 Alliance Drilling ............................... Midale Petroleums .......................................................3-30-6-7 Stampede Drilling ............................... Astra Oil Corp .........................................................13-32-5-7 Stampede Drilling ............................... Astra Oil Corp .........................................................13-18-7-7 Betts Drilling .................................. Highrock Resources ....................................................15-10-6-7 Betts Drilling ...................................... Spartan Energy ......................................................14-25-1-31 Ensign Drilling...............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................2-26-1-7 Alliance Drilling .............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................4-32-8-7 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy.................................................15-10-1-13 Spartan Energy .................................. Spartan Energy ..........................................................1-32-6-8 Alliance Drilling .............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................13-3-8-7 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy.................................................15-10-1-13 CWC Well Services............................Vermilion Energy.......................................................13-12-3-5 Red Dog Drilling............................Crescent Point Energy.....................................................5-11-6-9 Horizon Drilling .................................. Spartan Energy ......................................................14-34-2-15 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy...................................................3-26-1-13 Panther Drilling ............................Federated Co-operative ....................................................4-31-2-1 Stampede Drilling .........................Crescent Point Energy...................................................4-26-1-13 Panther Drilling .................................. Spartan Energy ........................................................3-18-2-13 Panther Drilling .................................. Spartan Energy ........................................................14-7-2-13
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Power Dodge Estevan Bruins take two from Red Wings By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
Thanks to the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins’ janitorial service, the Weyburn Red Wings have been effectively swept away so far this season. The Bruins beat the Wings twice on the weekend, 6-1 at Affinity Place Friday and 5-3 in Weyburn Saturday to give the Bruins a 4-0 series lead so far in the games between the two teams. Friday, three first period goals by the Bruins in 31 seconds chased Weyburn goaltender Arik Weersink and helped the hometown Bruins cruise to victory. “When you’re playing Weyburn you just want to jump on them quick and just beat them down with the body,” said Bruins’ forward Michael McChesney, who scored two of those goals in that span. “Those quick three goals just gave us exactly what we needed.” After that, Bruins forward Hayden Guilderson got a minor penalty and a game misconduct for cheking from behind. “It was a little bit of adversity that we had to fight through,” McChesney said. “We only dressed
11 forwards and then one forward got kicked out… A few guys had to double shift and we had to spot through, and we just had to do what we needed to do.” The wins against the Wings gave the team a six point lead on the Wings in the Viterra Division standings. “These are huge,” said McChesney. “We’re one and two right now so if we keep winning games against them, we’ve got a pretty good look forward on getting that spot for the playoffs.” The six goals that were scored Friday was an offensive outburst for a Bruins team that had struggled to score the previous week against Kindersley. “That was nice to have this time,” said Bruins forward Zach Goberis, who scored a goal and two assists in the game. “We still have confidence in our D zone where we can win 2-1 or 3-2 games, but it was obviously nice to get that six goals tonight.” The bottom line was the two points, said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. Still, those three goals in a short span helped. “I know what it’s like with our young guys ev-
Power Dodge Bruins forward Michael McChesney shoots the puck past Weyburn’s Wyatt Arndt Friday at Affinity Place. ery year and I assume it’s like that with every team, when you start to pile on, two or three in a short period of time, that’s hard on young people and hard on their psyche,” Lewgood said. “We were able to take advantage there and I think that gives us a mental advantage going forward in the game.” The Bruins Friday also got goals from converted defenceman (for the night) Aigne McGeady-Bruce,
Arthur Miller and Kaelan Holt. Matt Lukacs was tested often but shunned 34 Weyburn attempts. S a t u r d a y ’s B r u i n marksmen were Miller, McChesney, Guilderson, Jake Fletcher and Mark Edmands. Bo Didur turned away 16 Weyburn shots. The game Friday was Bruins fans’ last chance
to see the team on home ice until Feb. 14 against the Red Wings again. “Going into the four games in five nights, those teams have played us tough all year,” Lewgood said. “We just had a hard-fought series with Kindersley last week and Humboldt and Battleford are top quality opponents. We just have to
take it one game at a time and if you go expecting you’re going to accomplish a whole bunch in one night, it’s overwhelming. So you have to play it shift by shift, I know it’s a cliché.” The Bruins’ next games this week are Wednesday in Yorkton, and then not again till Jan 30 in Kindersley and Jan. 31 at the Battlefords.
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League standings
(As of Jan. 22, 2018)
Viterra Division
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L
OTL
SOL
Estevan Bruins 43 25 14 3 Weyburn Red Wings 41 22 15 4 Melville Millionaires 41 13 26 0 Yorkton Terriers 40 8 29 2
Bruins forwards Jayden Davis and Tanner Manz (15) look to the puck behind Weyburn’s net Friday at Affinity Place.
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L
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Nipawin Hawks 42 32 5 2 Melfort Mustangs 41 28 8 4 Flin Flon Bombers 40 15 19 3 La Ronge Ice Wolves 41 8 31 0
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Final qualifying rinks for Estevan Tankard Estevan’s Wade St. Onge rink won a few games at southern qualifiers in Moose Jaw for the Tankard last weekend but fell just short of their goal. Qualifying as one of the top two teams at the bonspiel would have meant St. Onge’s rink of third Andrew McMillan, second
Dustin Doerr and lead Tyler Corbin would join the field at the SaskTel Tankard Jan. 31-Feb. 4 at Affinity Place. Unfortunately, they weren’t quite able to get there. St. Onge won 6-3 over Regina Callie Club’s Michael Bryson Thursday night, 6-5 over Jason Ackerman from Regina’s
Highland Curling Club Friday morning and 6-4 over Regina’s Daniel Selke rink Friday afternoon. But a loss 7-2 to Callie Club’s Randy Bryden Friday night started a tailspin that saw them lose twice more and not qualify for the playoffs. St. Onge lost the B semifinal 7-6 to Ackerman
Saturday morning. They beat Regina Highland Curling Club’s Ben Gamble rink 9-6 Saturday afternoon to qualify for the C semifinal, but lost that 6-4 to Lampman’s Mark Walter rink Saturday night. The Selke and Bryden rinks ended up qualifying for the Tankard., as did north-
ern qualifiers Drew Heidt of Kerrobert, Saskatoon Sutherland’s Brady Kendal and Brady Stewart rinks, and Saskatoon Nutana’s Aaron Shutra. The Tankard field also includes Estevan’s Brent Gedak, Regina Ryan Deis, Saskatoon’s Scott Bitz, Langenberg’s Jeff Hartung,
Regina’s Adam Casey (former PEI champion), and provincial and national tour qualifiers Colton Flasch, Steve Laycock, Josh Heidt, Carl DeConinck Smith and Jason Jacobson. The winner of the Tankard will represent Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier in Regina March 3-11.
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This big lovable goof is Tucker! He is still searching for his forever home! He loves chasing balls, running around outside and butt scratches. He prefers a home as an only dog or with a dog that has a compatible personality to his own. He is eager to spring free from the shelter and get back to living the good life!
Spayed and neutered pets are much happier pets.
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Estevan Mercury
Elecs’ star Dutka signs with Medicine Hat College Rattlers
Apex Bruins in first place after roller coaster weekend in and have a good game (Sunday)… I liked the way we responded after (Saturday) night.” Ulrich dressed nine forwards and six defencemen – including affiliate player Chase Gedak. The team didn’t lack the energy needed to shut down the Hounds, and went a solid 4-for-8 on the power play. The Bruins jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first on a trio of power play goals. Tristan Seeman scored one and Joey Meredith picked up a pair of his own. Triston Sorenson and Dawson Schaff picked up the others. Bryson Garton played well in the game, tested 20 times in surrendering only two goals. “Our whole team last night, we just didn’t play together,” said Garton. “We didn’t come together as a team. (Sunday) night, it just seemed to flow more and we just played better together.” Saturday’s game was a good reminder, Ulrich said, of how tough it is
By Corey Atkinson
By Corey Atkinson
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The Apex Bruins, short of players due to suspension and injury, came out Sunday like their first place lives depended on it and they came through with a 5-2 win over the Notre Dame Hounds. The Bruins (20-82-0) now lead the South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League by a single point over the Regina Rangers (19-83-0) as they won two of three on a wild weekend. They won 6-1 over the Lumsden/Bethune Lions at Lumsden, lost 9-5 to the Regina Vics (11-14-0-0) in Regina and then won 5-2 over the Hounds (8-16-20) at home. “Overalll, this game was important for us,” said Bruins head coach Robin Ulrich after the win over Notre Dame. “We had a little bit of a blip on the radar (Saturday) night. We weren’t very good at all, kind of across the board. So it was nice to get back
The path from Estevan to Medicine Hat is a well-worn trail for local basketball players, and yet another one will add her name to the list next season. Tatiana Dutka, a senior point guard with the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls basketball team, will be taking her talents to the Gas City for the 2018-19 hoops season. Dutka attended a basketball camp recently and was offered the scholarship there. “I just wanted to leave Saskatchewan to experience something new,” she said. “I have a couple of friends who went to Medicine Hat, Kristian Skjonsby and Tess Lindquist, and I heard good things about the program from them. I wanted to play basketball at the next level and they seemed to have a good team.” As a guard/point guard she’ll be picking up the points shooting and dribbling the ball up the court to set up the offence. The Elecs, who are remaining in 4A this year, are trying to get back to the provincial final tournament Hoopla again, as well as help win the McLeod Series against Weyburn next month. Dutka wants to help the Elecs work on fast-breaking and running the floor as a fast team in order to get back to Hoopla. “I really like to improve on my dribbling skills as well as my driving
to be the top dog in the league. “Every night you’ve got a team coming in that wants to knock you off,” she said. “You have to meet and exceed the energy level and intensity level that they bring. Our focus from now on in is that if you’re going to be the top tier dog in the league then you have to play that way every night and that’s the expectation.” “We’ve just got to keep the boys motivated to keep going,” said Garton. “We want that number one spot, so we’ll just try to hold every other team out and the next games against Weyburn, just shut them down more than anything.” The Bruins have two games against Weyburn in February. The Wings have six games in hand and are six points behind the Bruins. The Bruins’ next action is Saturday at the Swift Current Broncos and Sunday at the Notre Dame Hounds.
Tatiana Dutka of the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Elecs senior girls basketball team looks to the net last year. Submitted photo to the hoop as well,” she said. Dutka and five other players helped lead the way last year for the Elecs to get to Hoopla, and she is part of a four-senior attack. “All four Grade 12s are starting,” she said. “We’re really put in charge of the team and leading.” Dutka, who will be taking university level
transfer courses in education while at Medicine hat isn’t sure about what to expect in terms of playing time yet. “I know they’re graduating quite a few, so I guess it depends on how hard I work and I need to put in the work if I want to have good minutes next year,” she said.
Triston Sorenson of the Apex Bruins directs a puck at the Notre Dame Hounds’ net Sunday evening at Affinity Place.
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Minor football players heading to Texas next month Everything – especially the football – is bigger in Texas. Members of the Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football Association teams have been practicing with the South Selects and will be playing in Texas in February. Those players have been trying to raise money for their Pigskin Classic Tournament trip to San Antonio for three provincial teams, joining up in Moose Jaw for training every couple of weeks. “It’s a whole other level of football,” said James Knibbs, a defensive end playing U14 football in this tournament. “I’ve only ever played bantam football, so going straight to this calibre and level of football is kind of a jump and I am finding it challenging,” said Parker Lavoie, a 16U offensive lineman. “In the end, it’s going to be a great experi-
ence going on to the high school level and continuing in football.” The players are working to play 11-man football. The defensive linemen don’t have to give the offence a yard off the ball, meaning the game is a whole lot faster as a lineman. “Me, playing bantam, I’ve had that yard and in bantam I was a big fish in a small pond,” Lavoie said. “At this level, the guys are faster…. And I’m one of the smallest guys on the offensive line. I do have trouble with the speed.” Coach Matt Sheridan, a former Canadian Football League player, is with the team and has told them that technique can beat speed and Lavoie is trying to take this to heart. This is Knibbs’ second year with Selects and next year he intends to take his experience into the high school level with the
Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs. “Size, athleticism, we have that in the high school,” Knibbs said. “It’s technique. The new drills and hand movements, getting past the offensive linemen… (It’s) a new way of thinking of how to get past people, how to run the ball up the gut, it’s just a whole another level.” Chayton Fornwald, a 12U defensive back, has enjoyed the camp experience so far. “I’m one of the smaller kids, but it’s a lot of good hits and clean hits,” Fornwald said. “The intensity level is pretty high.” That includes conditioning drills, which are more intense than what he’s experienced so far. The adjustment is tough for some of the kids who haven’t had the experience of even watching 11-man American football that much but they are ex-
Estevan’s members of the South Selects Football Team raise money at McDonalds for their trip to Texas next month. They raised $380 at a Big Mac Day fundraiser. Football players are, from left, Chayton Fornwald, Hayden Borhot, Hunter Eagles, James Knibbs, Parker Lavoie and Lucas Rooks. Submitted photo. cited to be going to Texas. “We learn different plays and we’re still trying to work as a team,” said Hayden Borhot, a 12U
defensive back. “It’s way more intense than Estevan,” said Lucas Rooks, a 12U wide receiver/slotback. “It took me
awhile to get used to it.” The tournament goes Feb. 24-25 in San Antonio. But the team will be there Feb. 20-26.
TS&M Bruins defeat winless Moose Jaw It’s tough to judge the progress of a team when they play a winless squad like the Moose Jaw Warriors, but the Estevan TS&M Bruins will take the 6-0 victory anyway. The Bruins (9-14-2-1) won the game Sunday at Affinity Place against the Warriors (0-24-0-0), who have been outscored 22924 this season. “We’ll take it,” said Bruins head coach Tom Copeland. “We’re trying to find ourselves again and I think we haven’t had a real good week at practice. We need to put a lot more compete in our practice this week and hopefully that can help reset who we are. We’ll take the win.” The Bruins led 1-0 after the first on a goal by Kaden Chrest 56 seconds into the game. But they didn’t open the floodgates until midway through the second period, when Turner McMillen, Kieran Stewart, Clay McKersie and Tayce Miller scored in succession. Chrest scored his second of the game in the third period to round out the scoring, as Jackson Miller picked up the shutout in net for the Bruins, stopping 21 Moose Jaw shots. “We should pump that team 12-0,” Copeland said. “We haven’t had a lot of compete in our practices and it shows out there. You don’t see that… we’re either thinking too much or slow to attack.”
McMillen set a team record by playing in his 72nd career regular season and playoff game with the Bruins. If he plays out the regular season, he’ll set the league’s games record. “This year it’s been a struggle for him because he hurt his wrist early on but he’s been playing through it,” Copeland said. “Last year, we buried that kid defensively so he was 200 feet away from the offensive zone before he started… “It’s an inner hand injury, so if he can get that
corrected for himself, he’s a step above. Saturday, the Bruins lost 5-1 at Affinity Place to the Regina Monarchs (15-7-1-1). Stewart scored the lone goal for the Bruins. Zane Winter stopped 38 of 43 shots in the Bruin net. “We’ve got to be better than that,” Copeland said. “For us to be successful, our leadership group has to be successful.” The Bruins received banners and a plaque from the Warriors before the game to recognize assistant
coach Mike Sarada, who died earlier this month. “We didn’t expect it,” Copeland said. “The whole league reached out for
Mike. I guess the people that he touched are everywhere, and that’s just indicated by that. That’s a classy bunch and I’m very
thankful to them for doing that.” The Bruins’ next action is Saturday in Regina against the Aces (10-11-4-0).
The Moose Jaw Warriors presented members of the TS&M Bruins with small banners and a plaque to commemorate the memory of Bruins’ assistant coach Mike Sarada, who died earlier this month. One of the parents of the Warriors went to school with Sarada.
Forward James Mann of the Estevan TS&M Bruins looks to set something up behind the Moose Jaw net Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place.
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Student services highlights valuable role It is often the case of just doing a little bit extra that will boost a youngster from a world of failure into an environment of success on the educational front. To that end, Cheryl Anderson and Tracey Kiliwnik, co-ordinators of student services and learning supports respectively, provided South East Cornerstone Public School Division board members with information that suggested this was happening in southeast Saskatchewan’s public school system. With teams of educational psychologists, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, student counsellors and other consultants and programs such as literacy intervention and wide ranging methods for diagnosis, young students are able to receive a huge leg up when it comes to advancing their educational experiences. Kiliwnik noted there are 184 identified intensive needs students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 this academic year. Anderson added that important partnerships have been forged with other agencies to not only gather information but also to provide different programs.
Student profiles are built to discover the youngster ’s weaknesses and strengths and the school support systems make use of both divisional and outside agencies to achieve targets. “By doing these assessments we can find gaps or missing pieces and sometimes it’s just a matter of that student not having been tested for hearing or vision challenges. Intensive needs students across the division now number 184,” said Anderson, and there are 67 in the Tier 2 category who require overseer supports. “We also have 40 students with complex medical problems and others with complex behavioural issues,” said Kiliwnik. Autism has been diagnosed in 43 students and another 13 have bipolar or depressive issues and they receive assistance from the school division’s support team. The two even noted that English as an additional language (EAL) students, who number 574 this school year (including pre-kindergarten and kindergarten) within a student population of about 8,300, require special attention. They noted how classroom educators are now even
better prepared to deal with EAL students and have lessened the load on the EAL consultants as a result. By having the families getting involved in the practices and programs, the intervention process works even more smoothly, they suggested. The partnerships include professionals in the mental and social services sectors as well as justice, medical and settlement consultants. The two co-ordinators outlined on screen how they developed student success profiles, labelling it as an evergreen document that reflects a student’s needs. It is a collaborative form that leads and supports conversations throughout the student’s journey through the educational system with evidence-based documentation. They also led the board members through the Review 360 program. This is viewed as a solution to help staff reduce such issues as student suspensions, reduce bullying, and generally improve behaviours to improve the school climate. The program gives teachers information on implementing support systems, best practices for approaching common
Tracey Kiliwnik, left, co-ordinator of learning supports, and Cheryl Anderson, co-ordinator of student services. Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division to support new EAL families to the area. The two also touched on the Jordan’s Principle plan that has come into use just recently for students aged six through 17. The program offers support for families to get transportation to medical appointments, to find secure childcare, find family-driven solutions by encouraging them to connect with qualified service providers for
behavioural issues, and giving them the ability to track and monitor inclusion rates, among other things. “The foundation of Review 360, includes five steps: track, aggregate, analyze, intervene and communicate interventions,” Anderson said. New to the SouthEast region this year are two settlement workers in schools (SWIS). These SWIS workers work with both SECPSD and Holy
physical, mental, spiritual and cultural issues and to assist families through difficult times. The current caseload regarding Jordan’s Principle applications within the Indigenous communities, now numbers 14 youngsters. The variety of student services found within this structure was to be welcomed and admired, said board chairwoman Audrey Trombley, who thanked Kiliwnik and Anderson for their input and progress report.
Police monitoring vehicle thefts By William Acri wacri@estevanmercury.ca
Three vehicles have been reported stolen in Estevan so far this year, and the thieves appeared to be targeting mostly newer trucks. The Estevan Police Service is investigating the
thefts and Police Chief Paul Ladouceur has said they are making progress with the investigations. The approximate value of all the vehicles stolen is $150,000, although Ladouceur thinks the value may be higher depending what options were on the vehicles.
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A common theme was people leaving the keys in their vehicle or leaving their vehicle running. The ongoing investigation has mounted enough evidence that the car thefts are most likely connected. Ladouceur noted one the reasons they believe the thefts are connected is because the same types of vehicle were stolen within a short time frame. “The investigation is ongoing and we take vehicle theft very seriously, moreover the case has been reassigned to our Criminal Investigations Unit and they are also working with our Criminal Intelligence Unit,” said Ladouceur. Ladouceur said the thefts that occurred were high-level crimes and the stolen vehicles have been most likely sold or trans-
community likely knows something or overheard something in a public space, or through a series of friends heard something. The police should be provided with any tips, no matter how bizarre. “Estevan is a small community and we like to believe that we can leave our vehicles unlocked, but it doesn’t matter where you live that is always a bad idea,” said Ladouceur. “The same goes for low level thefts, if you are leaving your property in your vehicle and you’re leaving your vehicle in your driveway don’t be surprised when you wake up one morning and your car or its contents are missing. “It is important for the community to realize that a few bad apples don’t make our community less safe. A
ported elsewhere. “These thieves are targeting high-end vehicles, pick-up trucks primarily, and we are encouraging people to ensure their vehicles are not left running, keys are not left in vehicles and that people’s doors are left locked,” said Ladouceur. “I say it time and time again we like the help, and I’d much rather get a phone call about suspicious activity in the middle of the night, and go investigate that phone call and find nothing, than wake up in the morning and find out that someone has had their vehicles stolen.” He noted that these types of vehicle thefts are normally done by a small group of people, and in a small community like Estevan, someone in the
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Michael S. Sarada 1974 - 2018 Michael passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, Estevan, SK at the age of 44 years. Michael was born in Melville, January 2, 1974- he was Melville's New Year baby that year. All his schooling was in Melville, graduating from the Melville Comprehensive high school in 1992. Mike was an all sports guy, both as a participant and a fan. Hockey was his passion. He played for the Junior B Hudson Bay Saints, the Junior A Flin Flon Bombers and the Junior A Melville Millionaires. He then carried on his hockey career as a senior player with the Grenfell Spitfires, Wawota Flyers, Altona, Bienfait Coalers and the Midale Mustangs. Mike attended the University of Regina and obtained his Bachleor of Administration degree in 2001. As an outdoors man and having been influenced by the Sarada farm and his grandparent Denesyk farm he chose to focus his business career in agriculture. He had summer jobs in Sintaluta, Kelso, Ituna then began his full time career with Pioneer in Balgonie then Winnipeg and finally settling in Estevan for the past 14 years. Mike was very involved with the kids activities especially with McKenna's volleyball. He was very proud of her dedication and all of her hard work as he was all of the children. Mike always made a special effort to always know what was going on in their lives whether it was a chat while watching a hockey game, a stop by their room or a random text. He always checked in on them. Mike never entered a room without asking how our day was or if anyone needed anything....He was the most thoughtful man we have ever met. Mike will always be remembered for his smile and his hey buddy attitude. Wherever Mike went he instantly made lifelong friendships with lots of laughter. Mike will always be remembered by the love of his life Tamie; children, Megan (Mike Seida) Bieber, Kaelum (Kaibre Watson) Bieber, Jayda (Zach Maurer) Bieber, Moraea (Colby Martinson) Bieber, McKenna Bieber; parents, Peggy and Richard Sarada, Sister Lori (Justin) Komarychka; nieces, Molly, and Anna; nephew Jack as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Mike was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Steve and Frances Denesyk; paternal grandparents, Fritz and Mary Sarada; uncles, Johnny Sarada and Bill Sarada; aunts Lorraine Giles and Lillian Sarada. The Celebration of Life for Mike was held on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of God, Estevan with Pastor Geoff Thiessen officiating. The lunch reception was held in the church auditorium immediately following the service. The private family interment took place at Yorkton Memorial Gardens, Yorkton, SK. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the TS & M Bantam AA Bruins, Box 146, Estevan, SK, S4A 2A2. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Ernest Martin Foord 1924-2018 On January 15, 2018 Ernie Foord of Macoun passed away peacefully at Mainprize Manor & Health Center, Midale, SK at the age of 93. Left to cherish his memory is Balvina, his loving wife of 66 years; their children Lorraine (Greg) Foord, Linda (Jeff) Foster, George (Chris) Foord, Tom Foord and their families; as well as his brother Vernon (Margaret) Foord and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Lily Guldenpfennig. Ernie was born on January 28, 1924 to Mary (Bourke) and Ernest Foord. Some of his fondest memories were those working alongside his father in the Bienfait coal mines. On January 19, 1952, he married his lifelong partner, Balvina (Milewicz). Their greatest pride was their farm and their greatest joy, their family. A Graveside service will be held in early spring at the Macoun Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Tamie Bieber and family would like to thank everyone who sent flowers, condolences, food, cards and phone calls during this difficult time. Mike would be so grateful to everyone for all the support we received. Thank you to Hall Funeral Services for all your kind words and support. A very heartfelt thank you to Yvonne Clark, you made a very difficult situation easier to deal with. Thank you to Geoff Thiessen for your wonderful service. We have had so many compliments on how you honored Mike. Mike Sarada’s Family
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Scott “Sandman” “Scooter” Erickson Sept. 11, 1969 – Jan. 5, 2018 Scott Erickson passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK on Friday, January 5, 2018 at the age of 48 years. Scott is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Terri (nee Huber) and their daughter Paige Erickson. Left with fond memories of Scott, are his parents, Arvid and Doreen Erickson; parents-in-law Garry and Judy Huber; sister Sherry (Wade) Wilbraham; nephew Wade Haberstock and brother-in-law Corey Huber. Scott was predeceased by his grandparents George and Elsie Erickson, Betty (Ackrill) Horrocks and Harry Ackrill; auntie Marlene Ivarsin, uncle Stuart Lamb, aunt Pat Erickson, uncle Dennis Ackrill, uncle Vern Erickson and cousin Tony Ackrill. A Celebration of Scott’s Life was held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK with Pastor Martin Olson officiating. A luncheon followed the Celebration. Interment will be held at a later date. Those so wishing may make donations in memory of Scott to a Trust Fund for his daughter Paige Erickson at the Estevan Branch of the Royal Bank. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Terri and Paige would like to thank Hall Funeral Services, Estevan Police Service, physicians and nurses for all they did for Scott. Thank you to everyone that sent flowers, cards, texts, phone calls and stopped by to see us and for the donations to Paige’s education fund. Many thanks to the friends that have supported Paige and I from the start to present and Scott’s close friends and pallbearers for being a part of his Celebration. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the care and comfort we have received, it means so much. Terri and Paige Erickson
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Louise G. Mitchell 1933 - 2018 Louise passed away peacefully with her son by her side on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK at the age of 84 years. Louise is survived by her son Brian (Cecilia) Mitchell; grandsons, Dallas Mitchell, Roddy (Tara) Michell and their children Ethan, Justin, Seth, Marissa, Cory Mitchell and his children, Nazareth and Darion; step grandchildren, Darcey and his children, Hunter and Hope, Glenn and his children, JJ, Connor, Cole and Cazlyn Barnstable; her brother Tom Graham; sister Phoebe Clements; sister in law Shirley Graham and brother in law Art Nicholson as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Louise was predeceased by her husband Leslie “Pete” Mitchell; sons, Alan Mitchell and Gerry Mitchell; her parents, Bill and Rose (nee Abood) Graham; brothers, Bill Graham, Ken Graham; sister in law Lorraine Graham. Louise was also predeceased by her parents in law, Don and Dorreen Mitchell; sister in law, Vivian Carver and Devona Nicholson; brothers in law,Gordon (Sharon) Mitchell, Dorland (Kathy) Mitchell and Frank Clements. The Memorial service for Louise was held on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment will take place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens at a later date. If friends so desire memorial donations may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 2nd Street, Estevan SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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