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Estevan MLA appointed to cabinet post By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
It was announced last week that Estevan would be receiving the city’s first cabinet minister in more than 25 years. Premier Scott Moe announced a cabinet shuffle on Aug. 15, and Estevan MLA Lori Carr, who has been the MLA for more than two years, was elevated to cabinet, given the position of minister of Highways and Infrastructure. “It truly is a great honour to have the confidence of Premier Scott Moe to be able to do this job,” said Carr. “I really want to send a special thank you out to all the constituents in the Estevan area, the people who voted me in to have the opportunity to be their MLA and now their minister.” Carr’s predecessor, Doreen Eagles, was never a minister in her 16 years as MLA, about half of which were in government. “I believe it was 1991 the last time we had a minister,” said Carr. “The minister at the time was Grant Devine, was actually the premier at the time. So it does mean a lot to me to have this position; it’s going to be a big job but I think I’m up for it.” There are numerous highways in southeast Saskatchewan that are in need of improvement, including Highway 47 south of Estevan and north of Stoughton, Highway 350 south of Torquay, Highway 361 and 318 in the Alida area and Highway 18 in the Oungre area, all of which Carr says are concerns, and issues that she has been, and will continue fighting for. “I don’t think we’re going to necessarily see a direct impact within the city of Estevan with this new position,” said Carr. “But with that said, when you have the opportunity to sit at the cabinet seat and be right in the mix with all of the decision makers, I think your voice is heard maybe more than others. “So I’ll have the opportunity to be in everybody’s ear a little bit more about things that are needed in the Estevan area. Since I was elected in 2016 I’ve been fighting for the different
A new friend Lori Carr areas of roads that people have concerns about. As with anything else, in whatever ministry, there are priorities, and there are reasons there are those priorities. It won’t stop me from fighting for the roads in the Estevan constituency but there is an entire province to take care of.” Ac c o rd i n g t o C a r r, safety will be the highest priority when it comes to highways and motor vehicle traffic, saying she believes that safety should come first on the roads above all else. Carr was previously awarded another title, that of caucus chair, a position that was short lived. “I think that I’ ll go down in history as the shortest caucus chair,” said Carr. “Last week I ran for caucus chair and my peers voted me in so I became chair. So when I went and saw the premier on Aug. 14, I just assumed he was going to be talking to me about that role. But when I sat down he said to me ‘you’ve chaired your first and last caucus meeting’ and I thought ‘oh no what have I done wrong.’ He then proceeded to tell me he wanted to offer me the minister position, so my disappointment was very short lived in that.” Carr said she didn’t expect to receive an opportunity like this for several more years but that she is extremely excited for the opportunity. “Right now I’m not nervous, I’ve had the opportunity to sit in the office and meet my first stakeholders so I guess we’ll just see what comes along and go from there,” said Carr.
Syena Murphy made a new rabbit friend in the petting zoo that was offered during the Pioneer Fun Day at the Souris Valley Museum on Saturday. Many families turned out to enjoy the activities that were offered. Other attractions included a scavenger hunt, crafts, butter-making lessons and tours of the museum. Photo by David Willberg.
Council supports date change for the next election By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Estevan city council has voiced their support for a change in dates for the next civic election. The provincial government has approached Saskatchewan’s urban and rural municipalities and school boards to see if they support having the next civic election in 2021 instead of the initially scheduled date of 2020. It means the current term for council would be five years instead of four. This would be the only time that would happen. Council would then return to having four-year terms, with an election taking place in 2025. Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig said council was unanimous in their support of five years for the current term. “ We e-mailed all of council, and got responses back, and council was all right with the one-year extension, with the understanding that would go back to four years after that,” Ludwig told the Mercury. The current schedule calls for the next civic election to occur on Oct. 28, 2020. The next provincial election is slated for five days later on Nov. 2. The province asked
Members of Estevan city council support the provincial government’s notion to extend the current city council term to 2021.File photo for the municipal and school board date to be pushed back because of the quick turnaround. Ludwig said he would rather see the province and the municipalities work together to find a new date for the provincial election, and not change the civic election dates. But he ultimately understands the situation, and the need not to have two elections within a week of each other. “As long as there’s no
great outcry, it would appear that’s the way they’re heading,” said Ludwig. Most of the municipal councils he has talked to have said they’re in favour of delaying the next election to 2021. There was some discussion of having a provincial election in the spring of 2020 or 2021, but Ludwig said that from the province’s point of view, they thought it would be more advantageous to have their vote in the fall,
even though the last provincial election was held in the spring of 2016. The mayor doesn’t expect there will be any issues for the current council members if the current term is extended from four years to five. He also stressed that this is based on a recommendation that came from the provincial government, and that it wasn’t the municipalities who approached the government about the need to change dates.
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King Street re-opened after construction By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
The remaining section of King Street that was closed to vehicle traffic due to construction has now been re-opened. The arterial road was closed spanning from Pine Avenue to Kensington Avenue in late June due to a widening and resurfacing project. According to city manager Jeff Ward the project was completed nearly within the original timeline and with minimal issues. “We had to extend the original deadline by eight business days due to rain delays,” said Ward. “The project was still completed on time, our biggest issue throughout was the rain we experienced near the start of the project.” The project focused not
only on providing fresh asphalt for the road surface, but widening the road so it is now the same width from Bannatyne Avenue to Kensington Avenue. Line painting on King was completed on Aug. 15, so for now the city will be monitoring the road to ensure it meets the standards set by the city. Several other projects are still underway. “Arthur Avenue rehab is being completed right now and will be open by the time school starts,” said Ward. “We also have miscellaneous patches from sewer and water digs.” The King Street rehabilitation project was a top priority for the city to complete this summer. Large quantities of rain had troubled workers in July, as it wasn’t possible to complete certain aspects of the project while
Vehicle traffic flows freely on King Street, after construction to expand the street had been completed. rainwater was present. Final costs for the project were within the original expectations.
“A full financial debrief will occur once the project is fully realized and finalized,” said Ward.
“Construction went according to plan and everything was completed within the tendered amounts.”
The city would like to thank drivers and pedestrians for their patience during the closure.
Meeting held regarding Savour the Southeast’s future By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
It was announced in July that the committee that organized Savour the Southeast would be taking a step back from the organization of the event. Since then there has been mass speculation regarding the continuation of Savour. The event, which boasts food, beer, wine and spirit vendors, as well as live musical performances and this year’s addition, the Chef Showdown, has always been popular in the area. A meeting was held Aug. 15, at the Days Inn Estevan, seeking out local organizations that may be interested in taking the reins and continuing the event itself. “We had five different organizations come to the meeting at the Days Inn,” said Josh LeBlanc, co-chair of the Savour the
Southeast committee. “We laid out the event for the organizations at the meeting, and we told them about everything that’s involved with planning the event. We told them the timeline and all the different aspects of everything that goes into doing it. We’ve asked all the organizations to indicate their interest in taking the event over by Sept. 21, and we’re going to select the winner by means of a lottery on Sept. 24, to decide who gets to take over the event.” The event, now coming up on its fourth year, has always had a positive community reaction, and been able to generate sizeable amounts of money. This year all proceeds raised from the event were directed to Envision Counselling and Support Centre. More than $40,000 was raised attracting more than 1,500 people According to LeBlanc, the event stands a good chance of
going on in the upcoming year, but changes to the event may be made with new leadership. It won’t be known for certain if the event will continue until a decision is made on Sept. 24, but with an event as popular as Savour the Southeast, there is bound to be a large amount of support from organizations within the surrounding communities. “The current organizing committee will be there for support and transition during the change. But in terms of major changes to the event we don’t have a say in that anymore. We’re leaving that up to the new organization that takes over,” said LeBlanc. Organizations interested in becoming involved with the Savour the Southeast event can contact any member of the Savour committee before the Sept. 24 deadline for further information.
Accident results in minor injuries Emergency crews were called to the scene of a twovehicle collision at the intersection of 13th Avenue and King Street on Monday afternoon. A northbound pickup truck collided with an eastbound sports utility vehicle in the early afternoon. Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service, Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the scene. Occupants of both vehicles sustained minor injuries in the collision. All of the individuals who were treated for minor injuries were released from the hospital a short time later. Both vehicles were towed from the scene and the driver of the northbound vehicle was subsequently charged with failing to stop for a red light at the intersection. While some lanes were blocked off due to the accident, some traffic was able to get through the intersection.
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A rock god excited to perform in Estevan
By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
Alice Cooper has been a household name in shock and roll for over 50 years, and he shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Cooper is slated to perform in Estevan on Aug. 26 as a part of his ‘A paranormal evening with Alice Cooper’ tour and the rock legend says he is going to put on a great show. “To us it doesn’t matter where we are playing,” said Cooper. “We’re going to play the same show no matter where we are. If were playing a club with 12 people or if we are playing Madison Square Garden, we are going to put on the same show.” Born in Detroit in 1948, Cooper’s musical career began when he and a group of friends entered into a high school talent show as a Beatles cover band. The group, all track and field members played track and field versions of classic Beatles hits. Cooper, at that time known as Vincent Furnier, then started his first real band – the Earwigs.
The Earwigs, who later became the Spiders, played covers of bands that Cooper adored like the Who, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. After the local bar scene had been exhausted the group moved to Los Angeles where they caught the attention of Frank Zappa, who signed the young band to a record deal. Almost immediately the band became known for their outrageous live performances. In one famous incident, a fan threw a live chicken onto the band’s stage. Cooper responded by picking the chicken up and throwing it back into the crowd, who proceeded to tear the chicken apart. In altered versions of the story Cooper killed the bird himself and drank its blood. Alice Cooper built a reputation as the king of ‘shock rock’, with performances involving guillotines, electric chairs, decapitated dolls and plenty of fake blood. “I kind of keep Alice locked away when we aren’t playing,” said Cooper. “Before a show I couldn’t be more normal, but as soon
Rock legend Alice Cooper is looking forward to performing at Affinity Place on Aug. 26. Photo submitted as that curtain goes up, my entire physiology changes, and I become that Cooper character, but as soon as it
Youths in the Souris Valley Theatre’s youth summer camps participate in a dress rehearsal for the opening scene of Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure.
goes back down Alice is gone again.” Touring for more than 50 years, Cooper has become
a household name in the music industry and shows no signs of leaving the lifestyle behind. “I never get tired of playing, because of the audience’s reaction when they hear us on stage,” said Cooper. “I’ve been doing different versions of this show for 50 years and I still don’t get tired of it, it would be impossible to get bored when you have an audience like ours.” Like many rock stars, Cooper has struggled with addiction throughout his career. Alcohol became a major issue in the singer’s life, an addiction that he would later conquer, and replace with another, much better addiction – golf. “I guess we’ll play some golf depending on what time we get in,” said Cooper. “We try to play at least nine holes a day, we golf in the morning and rock and roll in the night and by the way your publisher Rick Sadick still owes me $5 from a game in Kelowna in 2000.” Cooper admits he has seen his fair share of changes in the music industry since he became a part of it, but says he doesn’t see rock and roll going away any time soon.
“I think rock will always be around; everyone loves hard, guitar rock,” said Cooper. “The music has gone from grunge, to emo, to hair metal and back again but I don’t think rock will ever die. I hope that there’s kids in garages right now listening to The Who, Aerosmith and Alice Cooper. I think the only advice I would give to people that want to be rock stars is to learn how to strut. When you get up on stage, your supposed to be larger than life, you’re supposed to be this snotty outlaw, but all I see now are bands that are totally introverted. Every now and then you’ll see someone who really struts and those are the real rock stars.” Cooper is slated to release several new albums in the upcoming year. These include a live from Paris album and a studio album both for Cooper, and a live and studio album from Cooper’s other band, The Hollywood Vampires, which features Cooper on vocals, as well as lead guitarist for Aerosmith, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp on guitar. The name Hollywood Vampires originates from a Hollywood drinking club Cooper founded.
Souris Valley Theatre’s Act 3 youth summer camp students participate in a musical number during a dress rehearsal for their performance of Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure.
Souris Valley Theatre youth camps wrap up Estevan’s Souris Valley Theatre youth summer camps have come to their conclusion. The camps are designed as a way for young people to learn aspects of theatre, including acting, lighting, choreography, sound design and positive peer interaction. The camps are offered for three separate age groups, which are categorized into Act 1 for ages six to eight, Act 2 for ages nine to 12, and Act 3 for ages 10 and up. “Today (Aug. 17) is the Act 3 final performance of Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure,” said Kelsey
Potoma, theatre camp director for the Souris Valley Theatre. “We’ve had the kids with us for two weeks now and we did an audition process with them all and cast them for their parts. Then we spent the last two weeks learning lines and practising scenes and learning full musical numbers.” Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure was written by Lampman’s Maureen Ulrich, who also wrote Pirate Heart, which recently concluded at the Souris Valley Theatre. Lost and Found follows the story of seven young girls living in an
orphanage. The girls are told the story of a magical place called Neverland and ultimately end up on an adventure of their own, travelling to Neverland where they end up meeting up with the likes of beloved characters like Tinker Bell and Captain Hook. “We have 16 kids with us this year in Act 3, and the age ranges from 10 and up,” said Potoma. “Every kid has a part in the play. We have three boys who decided to do tech, so we had some people from the theatre come and teach them how to do the lights and sound and stuff like that.”
The youths involved in the camps walk away with new friends and a deeper understanding of the world of theatre. Kylie Phillipchuk, who was in the Act 3 camp for the first time this year, said she definitely plans on attending the camp again next year. “We got to learn how to pronounce new things and we learned lots of famous dances and moves that were really fun,” said Phillipchuk. “Plus we got to play lots of games in our spare time when we weren’t rehearsing for the show. “ Riller Lay-Street, who was also
in the Act 3 camp, said he plans on returning next year as well. “I enjoyed that we got to learn to do all these dances and everyone got a part and we all learned how to sing. I’ll definitely want to come back next year to be in another play,” said Lay-Street. The camps vary in length and price based off of their corresponding group. Act 1 camp, which runs for one week, has the lowest cost at $125, Act 2, which also runs for one week is $175 and Act 3, which runs for two weeks is $275.
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Four years is long enough A few years ago, there was a discussion on whether urban municipalities should have elections every four years instead of three years. While Estevan city council wanted to retain a three-year term, the bulk of the cities, towns and villages wanted four years, and so the four-year term was implemented in time for the 2012 civic election. Now it appears we’re going to get a onetime only gift of a five-year term for municipal governments. The provincial government has asked urban municipal governments, as well as school boards, to delay their next civic election from 2020 to 2021. They have also asked rural municipalities to wait until 2021. Then there would be a fouryear term that would end in 2025. Voters in Subdivisions 2, 4 and 6 in rural municipalities will still go to the polls later this year. But if the provincial government has their way, the next election for reeve and Subdivisions 1, 3 and 5 would occur in 2021, and the subsequent election for Subdivisions 2, 4 and 6 would be in 2023. Clear as mud? The next provincial election is slated for Nov. 2, 2020, which would be five days after the scheduled civic and school board elections. The government is concerned that the two elections are too close together, so they say the civic and school board elections should be delayed. Now, those with great memories will remember that in 2003, the civic election was
held in late October, and the provincial election was two weeks later. Few complained about the timing of the two votes, and both elections received the attention they deserved. Maybe the provincial government believes that the times have changed so much since 2003 that people can’t handle going to the polls twice in a matter of days. But if the province is so eager to avoid this scheduling conflict, the government should lead by example and change their own date. The last provincial election was held in April 2016. It was supposed to happen in November 2015, but due to the timing of the federal election in October 2015, the provincial vote was pushed back about five months. The timing of a spring vote did cause the provincial government to delay the release of its budget until later in the spring, but outside of the budget issue, people weren’t complaining about the election timing. So why not have a provincial election in the spring of 2020, instead of the fall of 2020? It would be four years since the last vote, and four years in the ideal time between elections, at least at the federal and provincial levels. In theory, it should be easier for the provincial government to switch its election timing than its municipal counterparts. There are 61 provincial ridings, with one elected official in each, versus hundreds of urban and rural municipalities, where the number of elected officials ranges from three to more than 10. It can also be tough for municipal councils
and school boards to have a fifth year. Most mayors, reeves, councillors and school board trustees have full-time jobs. Some might be willing to stick around for two more years to fulfill their mandate, but they might not be so willing to be around for three years. It could result in an increase in the number of resignations, which would lead to costly by-elections. Municipal governments are the bedrock of democracy in this province. They are the level of government that we have the closest level of contact with, especially in rural communities and even in small Saskatchewan cities like Estevan. While our member of Parliament, Robert Kitchen, and our member of the Legislative Assembly, Lori Carr, are both very accessible, one works in Ottawa and the other is in Regina. And both have other areas to represent than Estevan. In the case of Kitchen, he represents a vast riding that requires several hours to traverse. We have access to Mayor Roy Ludwig, and six councillors, that we aren’t going to have otherwise. Estevan city council seems to be in favour of extending their terms by one more year. And the province will likely ratify the extension to five years for this term. We still like the three-year term for urban municipal councils, although we understand why they went to a four-year term. Five years is a really long time for a municipal government, even if it’s only going to happen once.
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to Good Spirit earlier in the day on an almost perfectly straight line, but I am not going to take a risk, in the evening, with a suspect tire. Mom happened to be out and about so she met me at the gas station where, surprise surprise, they were sold out of tire gauges. Thus I still did not know what tire was suspect. So she drove me over to Walmart and I loaded up on two gauges, an extra lug wrench, WD-40 to loosen the lugnuts and a new air compressor, just in case the one I have in the truck is nonfunctional. (Two is one….) Back at the truck I check the tires, and found one is down from 42 pounds to 24. I dig out the change kit and lower the spare tire, which would have been difficult to see in the dark. (Do I have a functioning flashlight besides my phone and the one on the new air compressor?) When I get it out, I notice the old tire that was put on as a spare is incredibly worn and showing almost no thread. Sure enough, it’s soft, and there’s no way I’m going to pump it up and pray it’s going to stay inflated for the now 3 1/2 hour drive (on pavement) back home, at night. I phone my wife, and I phone the Mercury to tell them I won’t be covering court the next morning and I will be taking the truck to the tire shop first thing in the morning. Thank goodness most vehicles today have pressure gauges in the tires to alert the driver in exactly such instances before they end up upside down in the ditch. But there are several other lessons I realized from this little episode. Lesson 2: check the tire pressure regularly. This was apparently a slow leak, which means a periodic check would have detected it before I set out on a 700-kilometre journey. I used to do
this religiously, and have gotten out of the habit. Lesson 3: Circle check. I do this daily. While I couldn’t really see if the tire was down, a proper circle check might have detected it. Lesson 4: Always pack a few things. No one has ever accused me of packing lightly. But this morning, given the round trip nature and beautiful weather, I didn’t pack any clothes, heading out in shorts and a nice golf shirt instead – the very same golf shirt I would be in while crawling on the pavement to extricate the spare tire. The thing is, I consciously considered doing this, but chose not to. Lesson 5: Never, ever leave town without all your medications. This one, thankfully, I did follow. I never go out of the city limits with just the afternoon’s worth of stuff. I take a bag with everything. If I hadn’t, I would be in a panic right now, trying to get heart meds and insulin in a different town, at night, on a Sunday. Lesson 6: Never put a crap tire as your spare. I’ve apparently made the foolish choice of putting the “least worst” tire on as a spare when we last changed tires. It is apparent now that this was a foolish mistake, and one I won’t repeat. I am glad that is was me, not my wife, who ended up dealing with this. It’s one thing to have to change a tire, but quite another when you have no spare, and on a gravel road, in the middle of nowhere, at night. Most of these lessons I know from my previous work in the oilfield, especially the circle check. I’ve simply lapsed and become lazy. I won’t be doing that again. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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Good habits are easily forgotten Having just dropped off the daughter at Good Spirit Bible Camp, I stopped in briefly at my parents’ place in Yorkton to refill the belly. Eight kilometers out of Yorkton, the truck made an odd ding. “Low tire warning,” the dashboard computer told me as I pulled over to the next approach. I reached into the door pocket for the trusty air pressure gauge obtained from some oil show handout. Foosh! What the heck? The thing had fallen apart. Checking the door pocket again, the second gauge, the really good one, was missing. I had moved it to my SUV, and this was my wife’s truck. Lesson 1: Two is one and one is none. If you have only one piece of mission critical equipment, and it fails, you are hooped. So I drove back to Yorkton instead of chancing it to Melville. The shortcut from Yorkton to Estevan involves about 40 kilometres of gravel on what used to be paved Highway 47. This route indeed took me all the way from Estevan
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Rock out with your yacht out A generation ago, a few years before Miami Vice made yachting seem accessible to young police investigators, there was a softer kind of music on radios across North America. No longer would disco rule the airwaves. A deliberate antidote to excitement, soft rock became known derisively as yacht rock over the last couple of decades. So Sirius XM joined the yacht rock revolution and earlier this summer started playing soft rock hits of the late 70s and early 80s. People of my generation grew up on this stuff. I’d frankly be more respectful of my kids, if in a few years, they started liking Christopher Cross and Steely Dan more than whatever heavier rap or metal or New Country flavour of the month is out there at that time. “Body’s like a back road”? More like “body’s like a cool, calm day on the lake.” See, yacht rock isn’t cool to anyone. No one listening to Rupert Holmes’ Escape (The Pina Colada Song) thinks they’re cool. It’s music by affluent, predominantly white musicians for exactly that audience. They’re eminently singable, catchy little numbers with the social impact of a white t-shirt. So what songs are these? Well, America’s Sister Golden Hair ties with Loggins and Messina’s Vahevala for the most plays in the late July, early August count from the station. Neither of these songs will be inspiring revolutions or are pretending anything other than scientifically designed for future use in elevators. Tied for third on the list is Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street, more notable for hooky guitar swells and a seemingly endless saxophone solo, and Canadian Gino Vaneilli’s I Just Wanna Stop, which uses its saxophone solo to grind the slow, prodding ballad to a screeching halt. Peter Quill, aka Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy, will be happy to know that Looking Glass’ Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) is in the top 10. Elsewhere in the frequently played list on the station are Cross’ Ride Like The Wind, most notably used in baseball highlight packages from the early 1980s that I always somehow think of. Somehow on a yacht rock station, that gets played more than Cross’ Sailing, which might be the yacht rockiest child ever created. It’s a yacht rock song about yachting, and there is absolutely no way to top that. It should be the national anthem of whoever separates to form Yachtville or Yachtopia or whatever they want to call it. The most frequently played Toto song on the yacht rock station is indeed not Africa but Rosanna, which is another highlight of yacht rock songs – they need to involve a woman from a previous relationship and either a need to move on or re-evaluate what’s going on there, or just wistful reminiscence. The Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers rate high on the playlist, as does solo McDonald. They can almost make compete sentences if you jam them together. Minute by minute, I gotta try what a fool believes. I keep forgettin’ you belong to me. Also, Ya Mo Be There. There’s something to be said about Air Supply when even a specifically soft rock station that has little time for them (like most of us in 2018), but All Out Of Love is the most frequently played song at 48th most popular on the station. Even in their heyday, no one could possibly have named a member of that band. All bands in the era could have been accused of yacht rock. Fleetwood Mac had Dreams, Gypsy, Everywhere and Rhiannon, for example. Chilliwack had My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone). The Eagles performed The Long Run and Best Of My Love directly into the ears of those with plenty of time for their yachts and no time to give a hoot about anything else. Yacht rock may have reached its peak in 1986 when the Beach Boys (or a version of them that had enough original members to qualify) recorded Kokomo, perhaps the softest, least exciting song in the history of music. It’s yacht rock on Ambien, and perhaps somehow the Michael McDonalds’ and Hall & Oates’ of the world knew they could never top it. The genre died like the faded pastels worn by many of its musicians. And so we stand here a generation later, many of our parents possibly falling in love to these hopelessly inoffensive songs like Rickie Lee Jones’ Chuck E.’s In Love. The artists and songwriters took every Grammy in the era, while this generation of mine defied our parents by willfully ignoring their songs and believing the 70s and 80s belonged to either disco or punk. Next time you’re on your luxury yacht down at Boundary Dam, crank up the Bertie Higgins or Michael Martin Murphey and remember a time when this lifestyle was just a distant dream.
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Carr discusses provincial issues with city council members Members of Estevan city council had the opportunity to discuss provincial issues and pose questions to Estevan MLA Lori Carr during council’s meeting on Aug. 13. After a brief introductory speech by Carr, council members took turns chatting with Carr. Coun. Greg Hoffort broached the issue of the closure of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station, wondering if a community impact assessment has been completed on the economic impact. “Is it reasonable to ask to keep this dialogue going on Units 4 and 5, in light of the fact that until there’s a mitigation plan, until there’s an economic assessment, until there’s a guarantee for clean coal, and perhaps to wait and see what are the results of the next federal election?” asked Hoffort. She responded by saying a community impact assessment has not been tackled by the provincial government, but acknowledged there will be a trickle-down effect to the mines, the sub-contractors and all aspects of the community. The provincial government is continuing to work on an equivalency agreement with the federal government. “Our goal is absolutely to continue to have coal in the mix for the province of Saskatchewan, and my goal would be to see all of our units stay open at the end of the day,” said Carr. She would like to see other countries adopt carbon capture and storage for their coal-fired generating stations, to help the technology spread globally. Councillor Travis Frank added that in the face of closing Units 4 and 5, he would like to see the provincial government step forward with incentives to attract new businesses. Carr said she would be an advocate for the riding in that situation. Council also voiced concerns with the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA). Councillor Dennis Moore pointed out that one local family that has been in the restaurant business for many years has been trying for years to get an off-sale licence. They have not secured one, while other businesses have come into the city and secured a licence. “The communication’s not great. I’ve seen what’s been going on,” said Moore. Mayor Roy Ludwig also voiced frustration with the challenges created by SLGA for the Savour the Southeast, which has allowed many Saskatchewan food and beverage companies to showcase their products. Councillor Lyle Yanish questioned how a company could receive four or five licences to sell cannabis in Saskatchewan, when there were so many companies bidding for a licence. Moore also discussed healthcare in the community. He recalled that a few weeks ago, he had a couple of scans in Regina, and was then told the results would be known in four weeks, which surprised him. While there are good people in the front line for healthcare, Moore doesn’t believe the system is running as it should. Mayor Roy Ludwig followed up Moore’s concerns by asking why many physicians take vacations at the same time rather than staggering them. Carr countered by reminding
Estevan MLA Lori Carr spoke with Estevan city council during the meeting on Aug. 13. them the doctors run their own practices, and aren’t employed by the Ministry of Health. “We keep having conversations on trying to make things work smoother, but at the end of the day, they are still their own boss,” said Ludwig. Another health-related question came from Councillor Shelly Veroba, who voiced concern with home care services being cut back. It is a struggle for seniors to gain access to home care and mental health. “I find sometimes they’re getting a service and then all of a sudden it’s cut back,” said Veroba. “I know there’s an appeal process, but someone who’s in their 80s and 90s, they don’t understand that.” The mayor also reiterated previous calls to have the provincial reassessment every two years instead of four, and to limit property tax increases for 30 per cent. Carr also discussed Premier Scott Moe’s adjustment to the role of provincial premier, reminded council that the provincial government is on track to have a balanced budget in 2019-20. “Of course, once we get there, that doesn’t mean there’s going to be a spending frenzy, because we’re still doing some borrowing, so we still want to be fiscally responsible.” The provincial government has started discussions regarding equalization and the fairness with other provinces, and also continues to challenge the federal government on the carbon tax front. When asked by Councillor Trevor Knibbs about the carbon tax, Carr said the provincial government won’t be willingly turning over funds to the provincial government.
Theft investigation leads to arrest for other charges An investigation into a theft last month led to Estevan Police Service (EPS) members making an arrest for additional charges. Officers apprehended the man, 60-year-old Brian Leibel, stemming from a complaint of a theft under $5,000, after several bottles of alcohol were taken from a local offsale business in late July. “As a result of an investigation into these thefts, members had attended to his residence in order to arrest him for the thefts that they were investigating,” said deputy Police Chief Murray
Cowan. During the arrest, members were alerted to a possible assault involving a female in the residence. After further investigation, Leibel is facing two charges for theft under $5,000, as well as charges for assault and forcible confinement,
since the female had been prevented from leaving the residence. The female and Leibel were known to each other, Cowan said. He was lodged in cells and taken in front of a judge or justice of the peace on Aug. 15. Leibel has been released with a
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Council approves development appeals board; receives reports for fire department and water division
Estevan city council has given the green light for the creation of a development appeals board. Council gave second and third reading to the bylaw during its meeting on Aug. 13. The board will be tasked with handling concerns for those who want to appeal a development. The appeals board is required for Estevan under the Cities Act, and the bylaw was needed so the city can have local procedures and modifications. The decisions rendered by the appeals board are final, unless someone wants to go
to court or to the province. A decision cannot be appealed to Estevan city council. The board would meet as required. Members will be appointed by city council, based on a list provided by the city clerk. Board members cannot be city employees or active members of city council, and must be a resident of the city. The term of each board member will be two years, and a board member may be reappointed a maximum of two consecutive times. It’s expected that city council will start looking for members late this year.
City clerk Judy Pilloud said city hall did not receive any concerns regarding the bylaw. *** Council received the monthly reports for June and July from the Estevan Fire Rescue Service. The fire department received 25 calls for service in June, with 10 fire alarms, eight false alarms and seven vehicle accidents. They also participated in three weekly training nights and 11 activities. Total expenses for those calls came to $6,942, and revenues were $6,847. The 14
Richard Neufeld training nights and activities carried an expense of $3,250. In July, the department
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had 24 calls for service, with 10 fire alarms, eight false alarms, four accidents, one fuel leak and one gas leak/ carbon monoxide alarm. There were also three training nights and 14 activities. Total expenses for the calls were $7,618, and revenues were $10,642.75. Training nights and activities had another $2,652 in expenses. *** The monthl y water quality report showed the water division treated more than 253 million litres of water and pumped more than 196 million litres of water into the distribution system. There were no plant upsets and all regulated parameters were below government regulations, except trihalomethanes, a problem the city hopes to address once Rafferty Dam becomes the new primary water source. *** The city approved three documents from land development services. The first was to convert a vacant portion of a strip mall in the 1300-block of Seventh Street to accommodate a place of worship for Jesus our Light International Ministries. A place of worship has been operating
at the site for about nine months. Internal renovations are planned for the site to make it more suitable. Land development services manager Richard Neufeld said the only potential issue would be parking, but Neufeld said there is enough demand. The next request was to have a secondary suite in the 900-block of Second Street. There would be a detached garage with a secondary suite on the second floor. The garage would replace an attached garage that has been converted to living space within the home. One individual raised a concern with offstreet parking associated with the project. Council also moved forward with an amendment to allow semi-detached housing, such as duplexes on Sillers Street in northeast Estevan. Neufeld said the area has been a difficult sell over the years. Matchett Bay is mostly sold with some high-end homes, but much of Sillers Street is undeveloped. First reading was given to a bylaw for the changes to Sillers Street. Second and third readings are scheduled for the Aug. 27 meeting.
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Southeast Saskatchewan comes in second to the Kindersley area in provincial August land sales
The Kindersley area was the primary focus of attention for Saskatchewan’s August public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights, which was held on Aug. 14 and generated $6.5 million in revenue for the province. This public offering, the third of six scheduled throughout the year, brings the total for the 2018-19 fiscal year to date to $25 million. A total of 79 leases representing 17,595 hectares were sold in the Kindersley area for a total of $3,741,872. The Estevan area produced revenue of $2,692,362 for 21 leases totaling 1,829 hectares, while the other two regions, Lloydminster and Swift Current, had negligible results. “We continue to work hard to develop a positive investment climate for the petroleum industry in Saskatchewan and, as a result, the industry recognizes our royalty regime is stable and
compares favourably with other jurisdictions,” said Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre in a release. “We are committed to working closely with industry to provide as much certainty as possible for current and future investments.” Ten parcels loc ated north of Kisbey and totalling 971.25 hectares were purchased for $1,320,678. These parcels were purchased by Beacon Land Services Ltd. and are prospective for multiple targets including the Frobisher-Alida Beds of the Madison Group and the Bakken Formation. The highest bonus bid for a parcel was $568,649 for 162 hectares. This parcel is located northeast of Midale and was purchased by Windfall Resources Ltd. In west central Saskatchewan, the top purchaser of acreage was Turnstone Energy Inc. who spent $1,500,810 to acquire 28 lease parcels.
The top price paid for a single lease in this area was $235,953, paid by Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. for a 259-hectare parcel situated within the Plato North Viking Sand Oil Pool, five kilometers north of Eston. The highest dollar per hectare in this area was received from Teine Energy Ltd., who paid $1,236/hectare for a 32-hectare parcel located within the Kerrobert Viking Sand Oil Pool, 30 kilometres northwest of Kindersley. In the Swift Current area, four leases sold with the total bonus received in the area coming in at $93,333, an average of $303/hectare. This compares to $61,090, an average of $945/hectare at the last sale. The top purchaser of acreage in this area was Windfall Resources Ltd. who spent $70,300 to acquire three lease parcels. The top price paid for a single lease in
More and more crude is being moved by rail as the result of pipeline shortages. This can be evidenced by this unit train rolling eastbound down the Canadian Pacific line through Yorkton on Aug. 19. Photo by Brian Zinchuk this area was $40,100 paid by Windfall Resources Ltd. for a 64.75-hectare parcel situated
Police issue warning about thefts from industrial sites
The Estevan Police Service is warning industrial property owners about securing their sites after receiving reports of three industrial thefts in a little more than a week. The police reports for the Aug. 9 and 14 day shifts, and the Aug. 17 night shift, noted the businesses had experienced theft of wire. Deputy Chief Murray Cowan said these thefts have happened in the past, and there has been a recent increase in the activity. “Our members are certainly … stepping up patrols in these areas,” said Cowan.
All three thefts involved copper wire. “That tends to be what people target there, because there is quite a value to that stuff,” said Cowan. Most businesses now have surveillance videos in place to monitor their sites, and that is a step the EPS wants businesses to take. “It’s funny how people tend not to worry about those things, in this day and age with computers and electronics and stuff,” said Cowan. “There’s a lot of preventative measures that these businesses take, and we think that’s fantastic and great, and
we continue to encourage people to take those steps.” It’s tough to say whether the three thefts are connected, he said. Officers have gathered evidence from each of the scenes. “There’s always what we call a footprint left behind, and people can try to cover their tracks as much as they can. It does not matter, there’s always some kind of footprint left behind, and that’s usually how they can tell whether there’s a relation between the different thefts have occurred.” These types of thefts tend to happen in cycles,
he said, and sometimes the culprits think it’s an easy thing to enter a yard and try to steal items that are in secured compounds or yards. He urges businesses to have the necessary surveillance and security equipment, as the merchandise that is being stolen or taken is more valuable than the cost to purchase and install the cameras or motion sensor alarms. The thefts are under investigation. Anyone with information can contact the Estevan Police Service at 306-634-4767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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the last offering. Top (and sole) purchaser of acreage in this area was West Lake Energy Corp. who acquired the one lease parcel. This parcel is situated five kilometres north of the Neilburg Mannville Sands Oil Pool, five kilometres south of Lashburn. The next public offering of petroleum and natural gas rights will be held on Oct. 2.
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The number of participants was down for this year’s Roche Percee Trail Ride and Wagon Trek, but those who did turn out enjoyed the three days of rides and the beautiful scenery. Forty-seven people from throughout the province registered for the event, which ran from Friday to Sunday. Each day they took a different route to view some of the sights in the Roche Percee valley. “The trails were good, but very dry,” said Joyce Schlapkohl, one of the organizers of the event. “It’s very dry out there. A lot of places where we crossed water in other years, there was absolutely no water out there. It was just plain dried right up.” But it was still very green in a lot of areas, she said, and much of the valley looks very nice. “They did go in some places and see the teepee rings, and of course they went right along the U.S. border so that you could see the little cement statues that say ‘Canada’ on one side and ‘U.S.A.’ on the other side.” Saturday ’s ride was the longest at more than 20 kilometres, with a break for lunch on the trail. The shorter rides on Friday and Sunday were still at least 10 kilometres. The horses and riders handled the heat well. In
fact, Schlapkohl believes the smoke from forest fires in B.C. likely kept people on the trails cool. Schlapkohl said the trail ride’s organizers – the Souris Valley Trekkers and the Roche Percee Recreation Board – will likely look at ways to increase attendance. At one time hundreds of people participated in the trail ride, but attendance has been dwindling in the last few years. They send brochures to those who have participated in the past three years. She suspects the start of har vest might have played a role in attendance. “Harvest was early this year, and there’s a lot of people out in the fields, so that could have been part of our problem.” Meal packages weren’t supplied for the trail ride and wagon trek this year, and the only food that was served were hot dogs and hamburgers at the beer garden. She believes that might have contributed to the lower attendance. The recreation board usually supplies the meals, but Schlapkohl said they couldn’t do it this year. S he is hopeful the event will continue into the future. “I know that everyone who did come had a wonderful time, and just because the numbers are down doesn’t mean that you’re going to quit,” said Schapkohl.
Evan Barbour was among the youngest participants for this year’s ride.
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Monument committee finds the face of another fallen soldier The committee working on the Forever in the Clouds monument has found the face of another soldier killed in the Estevan plane crash of 1946, and now needs just one more face for the monument to be completed. Vitantos Luke Kirko was one of 21 people killed in the plane crash that occurred on Sept. 15, 1946, at the former Estevan Airport location south of the city.
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The monument, carved by Alberta chainsaw sculptor Darren Jones, will have the faces of the 20 pilots and one groundscrewman once it is finished. Marie Calder, who is part of the committee, has been searching for people with the last name Kirko online, and could only find three in the country. Of the three, she could contact only one, and that person didn’t know anything about him. But after posting a plea for information on social media, someone sent her an article from the Toronto Star that had a picture of Kirko with his sister, along with a
brief story, saying he had six siblings, and he was expected to be discharged in October of that year. His family was not only looking forward to celebrating his discharge, but they were looking forward to his 21st birthday. “I got a really grainy picture from someone, and then I communicated with that person,” said Calder. “I still don’t know who that person is. I just know a name.” Calder asked if this person ever saw anything else on Kirko, and she received a series of six head-andshoulders photos, including one of Kirko. She was then
able to get a photo of Kirko from Major Victor Tyerman from CFB Moose Jaw. Calder believes they now have a good enough photo of Kirko for Jones to carve into the monument. As far as details on Kirko, Calder said they are still looking for more information on him. She has yet to find anyone who knew him. The last remaining soldier is Clifford Somerville Coppin of Kamsack. “We have to have that final photo before it will be completed. It just doesn’t feel right to leave him behind,” said Calder.
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Impaired driving down, theft incidents up The number of people that the Estevan Police Service (EPS) apprehended for impaired driving in July was way down. F i g u re s re l e a s e d a t Thursday’s meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners showed that three charges were laid for impaired driving-related offences last month, compared to 18 in July 2017. The Este van Police Service laid 81 charges for impaired driving in the first seven months of this year, compared with 96 in the first seven months of 2017. “Hopefully we’ll ... see those continue to go down,” said Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. There was also a decline in the number of people apprehended for impaired driving in June. Ten people were charged that month, compared to 19 in June 2017. Among the other notable crime statistics from June and July was a signifi-
cant increase in the number of cases of theft under $5,000 in July, as it rose from eight in July 2017 to 24 in July 2018. Ladouceur said a lot of those are thefts from stores and vehicles. He reminded people to lock their vehicles and remove valuables. The EPS had 728 total calls for service in July, which was up slightly from the 692 they had for July in the previous year. In June, they had 688 calls, which was down sharply from the 857 calls for that month. In the first seven months of this year, the EPS has had 76 crimes against the person, with 57 for assault, 15 for sexual crimes and four for assault causing bodily harm. There have been 200 crimes against property, with 111 of those for theft under $5,000, 54 for mischief or willful damage, 15 for theft of a motor vehicle and nine thefts over $5,000. Fifty-two drug related
charges have been laid, with 46 for possession and six for trafficking. And there have been 85 Criminal Code traffic violations, including the 81 for impaired driving and four for dangerous driving and other charges. *** The June report for Spec. Const. Josie Newton, the city’s bylaw enforcement officer, showed there were 106 occurrences last month, with unkempt property inspections leading the way with 41. Among the other notable violations were 16 parking vio-
lations and 15 animal calls. Ladouceur noted that Newton now meets with city manager Jeff Ward on a weekly basis to have a direct link between concerns that she receives and those that come into city hall. *** The EPS continues to look for a dedicated community programming officer for the schools who will work on a one-year trial basis. Traditionally the EPS has had one of its full-time members serving as a school resource or community resource officer. But each time they were short-
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Frobisher celebrates its farming roots Farming and community history were celebrated in Frobisher on Sunday during the annual Thresherman’s Reunion in the village. Activities were held in
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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 implement a bylaw to establish statutory authority to amend the zoning bylaw 2010-1834 to provide for a change in the type of housing within Siller Street neighbourhood. On August 13, 2018 meeting the first reading of this bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on August 27, 2018. The proposed Bylaw 2018-2005 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 14th day of August, 2018 Judy Pilloud 1102 4th Street Estevan, SK S4A 0W7
NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT Application has been made for the development of: Application No. DP031-2018
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Civic Address #18, Hwy 39E
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Should you be interested in obtaining more information on this permit application or wanting to comment on the application contact City of Estevan Land Development Services at 306-634-1800 or write to landdevelopment@estevan.ca. Any submissions should note the development permit application number and be submitted by September 11th, 2018 at 12:00 PM. (noon). Richard Neufeld, Development Officer City of Estevan 1102 Fourth Street Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7
ESTEVAN POLICE SERVICE Community Programming Officer (Temporary Full Time Position – One Year Term – with a possible extension) The Estevan Police Service is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual to fulfill the position of Community Programming Officer (CPO). The CPO will be responsible for: Contributing to the Estevan Police Service’s relationship with the community on crime prevention / reduction matters through liaison, consultation and partnership development Identifying specific community crime prevention / reduction priorities including intervention, education / awareness needs at the community and / or individual level Engaging community partners in the identification / coordination/ implementation of a continuum of evidence-based community led responses to crime that contribute to the core police role of prevention and reduction of crime Contributing to the review and evaluation of local crime prevention / reduction strategies Providing education to local schools, businesses, vulnerable persons and via social media regarding crime prevention, health and wellness, personal safety and various social issues. Arranging and supervising community engagement events hosted by the Estevan Police Service Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police Requirements: Post-secondary education in one of the fields related to education, child development, or social sciences or secondary school diploma with several years of experience working with community partners, youth, and/or “at risk” populations. Proficiency in computers and social media platforms is an asset. Interested applicants may contact 306-634-1518 to request a comprehensive application package. Applicants will be required to complete a security background check and criminal record check. Closing date for applications is September 15th, 2018.
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Season runs October - March. Fees to be determined Pre CanSkate | age 3 in 2018 | *dependent on instructor availability CanSkate | age 4 and older | Monday and/or Thursday 6:15-7pm Bridging | dates and time to be determined Figure Skating | dates and time to be determined For more information email estevanskatingclub@gmail.com
ESTEVAN JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY
Season runs from September - mid November Recruitment night | Females in grades 4 -12 | Thursday, September 13 & Sunday, September 16 | 5:30 - 7:30 Regular practice times | Females in grades 4 -12 | Thursday & Sunday $150 fee For more information email : dwysminity@gmail.com
6TH ESTEVAN SCOUTING
Season runs from September - May. Summer programming may be available. Beavers | K - Grade 2 | register online at www.myscouts.ca Cubs | Grade 2 -5 | register online at www.myscouts.ca Scouts | Grade 6 - 9 | register online at www.myscouts.ca
Penalties are accumulative, applied the 1st of each month starting September 1, 2018 as follows: September 1 1%, October 1 1.5%, November 1 2.5%, December 1 3.5% Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2018 Payment Options: •In person at City Hall, Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm •Payments accepted by Cash, Cheque or Debit •Mail to: 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 •City Hall Drop Box – located at main entrance at City Hall. Cheques only please. •Payment can also be made on-line / or at your financial institution New This year! •Pay via credit card through a third party service provider called Plastiq. Customers using this service will be charged a 2.5% service fee per transaction by the provider. oTo pay via Plastiq please visit their website at www.plastiq.com you will need a credit card as well as the 12 digit roll number (don’t include the decimal, but use all the numbers) that is found on the top right hand portion of your Notice of Property Tax Levies Interested in pre-paying your taxes monthly? The City of Estevan offers (TIPPS) tax installment payment plan service. TIPPS allows property owners to pre-pay their property tax bill in 12 monthly installments making budgeting easier with no added fees or penalties. Monthly withdrawals are made on the first banking day of each month. TIPPS applications forms are available at City Hall or by visiting our website at www.estevan.ca
NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT The City of Estevan has approved the following discretionary use development permit applications: Application No. DP025-2018 DP026-2018
Proposed Use Secondary Suite Place of Worship
Civic Address 902 – 2nd Street 1302-1322 Building 7th Street
Zoning Residential (R2) Commercial (C3)
Persons interested in obtaining more information on this permit approval may contact City of Estevan Land Development Services at 306-634-1800 or write to landdevelopment@estevan.ca Persons affected by a development permit as approved by the City of Estevan may appeal the permit approval to the City of Estevan Development Appeals Board. Appeals must include reasons for the appeal, a non-refundable $300 fee payable to the City of Estevan and be addressed to: City of Estevan Development Appeals Board. Secretary of the Board 1102 Fourth Street Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7
LAND DEVELOPMENT CITY OF ESTEVAN DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD The City of Estevan invites interested citizens to sit on the City of Estevan Development Appeals Board. The Development Appeals Board hears appeals on matters related to land use and buildings within the City. Development Appeals Board decisions shape the community and affects developers, neighbours, citizens and businesses. It is important for the public to have confidence in the quality of these decisions and the decision-making process. To be eligible, candidates shall be a minimum of 18 years of age and must be a resident of the City of Estevan. Applicants cannot be an employee of the City of Estevan and must not be currently sitting on any other boards for the City of Estevan. Appointments are for a period of two years. Applicants must submit a letter describing their experience on previous positions on boards and other organizations and experience or knowledge they can bring this board. Other factors include a flexible meeting schedule to attend hearings as they arise (typically in evenings) and the ability to make decisions with fairness, objectivity and impartiality. Some familiarity with chairing a meeting and land use related bylaws would be an asset. Deadline for applications is September 11, 2018 at 4:00 PM. Please mail, fax or e-mail your application to: Judy Pilloud, City Clerk 1102, Fourth Street, Estevan Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 Email: cityclerk@estevan.ca
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ESTEVAN SHARKS WATER POLO CLUB
Regular Season October 2 - March 30. Mini PLA season runs October - January. All fees include insurance and tournament fees. Mini PLA (Mini Atom) | 6-8 years old | Must have Level 1 Red Cross | Sunday 5-6pm & Thursday 6-7pm | $250 PLA (Atom) | 9-11 years old | Sunday 5-6pm, Tuesday 6:30-8pm & Thursday 6:30-8pm | $450 PLB (Bantam) |12-13 years old | Sunday 6-7pm, Tuesday 8-9pm & Thursday 7 -8:30pm| $450 PLC (Cadet) | 14-15 years old | Sunday 6-8pm, Tuesday 8-10pm & Thursday 8:30 -9:30pm| $450 For more information email Melanie Dzeryk at dzerykdm@signaldirect.ca
ESETVAN CURLING CLUB
Coop Kids Curling | Grades K - 2 | Oct 28 - Dec 16 | Sundays 2-3pm | $60 fee Coop Kids Curling | Grades 3 - 5 | Oct 28 - Dec 16 | Sundays 3-4pm | $60 fee Novice/Juvenile Curling | Grades 6 -12 | Oct 30 - Feb 12 | Tuesdays 6-7pm | $185 fee For more information email Pauline at estevancurling@accesscomm.ca
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ESTEVAN TAEKWON-DO CLUB
Season runs from September - January and February to May. Mini Class | 6&7 years | Thurs. | 6:00pm - 6:30pm 8-13 years | Mon. & Thurs. | 6:30pm-7:30pm 14 and up | Mon. & Thurs. | 7:30pm-9:00pm For more information email estevantkd63@gmail.com
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By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
Estevan’s Nolan Rohatyn is no stranger to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, and his sizzling 69 helped him earn the club’s title for 2018 last weekend. Rohatyn (76-69-145) won the championship flight title in the twoday tournament thanks in no small part to a 70-foot putt on the 15th hole on Sunday as he played with eventual second place finisher Mark Spencer (73-73-146). “It’s usually a good group of guys out here and it would be nice to see a big group of members somehow,” said Rohatyn. “It’s a nice fun weekend after the (Frametech) Classic long weekend. It’s a little more relaxed so it’s a nice tournament.” Rohatyn and Spencer were tied on the back nine as they played together for most of Sunday’s round. “I sunk a 70-footer on 15 for birdie and he made a 20-footer on top of me,” Rohatyn said. “It was a good battle on the back nine.” Cody Balon had been in the mix after an opening round 72 but struggled with an 80 in the second round and finished fifth in the championship flight. “Preston (Erickson) and a couple
of the other guys shot well (Sunday),” Rohatyn said. “It’s fun and competitive.” Golf is family for Rohatyn, who played the tournament in the men’s division while his dad and his uncle played in the senior division. “It’s an honour to be the club champion here,” said Rohatyn. The men’s first flight winner was Brian Fitzpatrick (86-84-170) and second place was Jaren Prokop (8689-175). Bernadette Peters won the women’s flight with 94-93-187, as reigning three-time champion Megan Betnar delivered a baby earlier this month. Kim DeLaval was second (95-97-192) and Roxanne Willerth won the low net (102-96-198, net 156). Brent Peacock won the senior men’s championship flight (75-73-148) and Pat Murphy was second (74-76150). Mike Ross was the low net (7675-151, net 139). In the senior men’s first flight, Rod Sands took home the title with 87-84-171 and Garth Dacey was second (89-87-176). Jace Carlisle won the junior division (score unavailable) – the same title Rohatyn won years ago as a junior member. “As a junior winning it and as an amateur now, it’s still fun to win,” Nolan Rohatyn poses with a championship trophy after winning the men’s club championship Rohatyn said. at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club Sunday.
Estevan Minor Football gets ready for 2018 season By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
It feels like last week that the province was in the grips of a 40-degree heat wave but the calendar says football season is just around the corner.
Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football was handing out equipment and performing their first workouts of the year over the last week, with bantam, peewee and atom teams getting set for football action.
The Estevan Lions Club Oilers bantam team has players aged 13-15 and is frequently the most seasoned football talent of the three divisions. “I like a lot of the athletic talent that we have on the team so far,” said Paul Duncan,
president of the minor football association and head coach of the Oilers. “We’re always looking for more players. Anybody that’s between 13 and 15, come on out and play some bantam football. It’s going to be a lot of fun this year. We’ve got a lot of competitors. The kids here… are hungry and I think that’s going to work well for us this year.” Monday was the first night of practice and workouts for the Oilers and numbers were pretty good leading into the day. “It’s a good starting point,” he said. “We need to get more. There’s no ifs ands or buts about it, we need to get more players. We’ve seen a drop-off at the bantam level whether it’s a specialization of sports going into
hockey or playing high school football. There’s a lot that we go up against. If there’s anybody sitting at home looking to be part of a team we’re definitely looking for more people.” Some talent is returning from last year and looking to improve upon last season. Duncan said the Century 21 peewee Chargers started their practices last week and the 8-9 year-old Power Dodge atom Cudas are also looking for some more players. “The peewees are sitting at a pretty good level but no matter what we can always accept more players at any level,” Duncan said. The Chargers and Oilers start their seasons in Moose Jaw Sept. 1. The Cudas are in Weyburn Sept. 15 to start their season. “We’re highly optimistic
for the season. Hopefully we can get off on the right foot and be prepared for Football Day In Estevan Sept. 22,” Duncan said. That day will be the first home games of the season for the three minor football teams at Woodlawn Field. The Cudas start at 10 a.m. against the Weyburn atom Cardinals, the Chargers host the Weyburn peewee Eagles at 11:30 a.m., the Elecs host the Weyburn Eagles at 2 p.m. and the Oilers close it off with a skirmish against the Swift Current bantam Colts at 4:30 p.m. “It ’s the second time we’ve done it and we’re trying to make it more of an event that everyone in the community can come down and show their support for the kids who battle hard for the city of Estevan,” Duncan said.
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Jason Bresciani, right, helps a player with the Century 21 peewee Chargers get equipment fitted Monday at the field by Estevan Comprehensive School.
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The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins won’t have very many to get into shape for the 201819 SJHL season. The Bruins start their preseason with a game at Notre Dame Monday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. Their next game is Friday, Sept. 7 at Weyburn before the teams come to Affinity Place Saturday, Sept. 8 to Affinity Place for the return affair.
The Bruins close out their pre-season with a battle against the defending Central Cup champion Minot Minotauros of the NAHL Monday, Sept. 10. The regular season for the Bruins will start Sept. 14 at the Melville Millionaires with their home opener the following night against the Mils at 7:30 p.m.
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Elecs football team opens camp this week By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
With an 0-6 season in their rear view mirror for 2017, the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team is looking to make a big impact in 2018. “We’re really looking forward to having almost our entire team returning,” said head coach Mark Schott. “We graduated seven players from last year’s team and they were some pretty big pieces of our team last year, specifically on offensive and defensive line. But the youthful core of our team is all coming back and we’re adding some nice pieces that have come up through Estevan Minor Football.” Camp opened with equipment handout Aug. 22 at the practice field by ECS, and then practice starts today, and Schott hopes the pieces they’ve added can add to some improvement on the field. One of the key returning pieces on three sides of the ball is Hunter Eagles, who handled running back
and kicking opportunities, as well as playing on defence, as a Grade 9. “Hunter was a huge part of our team last year and we’re expecting another big year out of him as well this year,” Schott said. “He’s another year bigger and older and the league isn’t as new to him now. He had some good football experiences over the summer and we’re looking forward to bringing those experiences back to our team.” Schott also notes the team is returning with leading receiver Nigel Mack, and a new young quarterback in Kaleb Bechtold, who played on the Estevan Lions Bantam Oilers last season. “ We ’ l l h a v e J a m e s Knibbs at fullback and Jonah Bachorcik as part of a running back rotation as well,” Schott said. A lot of the players that have been coming up through the Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football program have been getting different kinds of football experiences through the Team Saskatch-
ewan that went to Texas last year and through the Football Canada Cup that Eagles was involved in. “There’s a lot of opportunity out there for players looking at getting some additional football experiences in during the offseason,” said Schott. “A number of players have done that over the years and three or four did that this past offseason. It’s great that these players play on the club teams and these all-star teams in various camps over the summer to make sure they get going here once we start up.” The first week of camp leading into the Elecs’ pre-
season scrimmage at Weyburn Aug. 31 will be focused on fundamentals. “A number of our players have good technique and tendencies already,” Schott said. “We want to make sure as a team… we have proper tackling and technique down and crisp route running and one-on-one coverage, and things like that. We instill those fundamentals into our players and our team, then we can shift our focus over to team systems, offensive, defensive and special teams.” The Elecs will once again be playing in the Moose Jaw High School Football League,
which includes the Peacock Tornadoes, Central Cyclones and Vanier Vikings out of Moose Jaw, as well as Weyburn, Yorkton Regional Raiders and Swift Current Colts. The Elecs first game of the season is Sept. 14 at Moose Jaw’s Gutheridge Field, where they’ll play Peacock and their first home game is Sept. 18 at Woodlawn Field against Vanier. “A lot of the Moose Jaw teams have a pretty well developed minor football program that feed into their teams, so they seem to have a fairly even number especially between grades 11 and 12 every year,
so they’re pretty balanced in that way,” said Schott. “Weyburn has the high 30s in numbers and they have some players that have fed into their program from Weyburn minor football, which they have strong numbers in that program.” But it was Swift Current and Yorkton who made it into the league final last year and Schott expects them to be strong again this year. “It should be a tough and competitive league and we’re hoping to improve on our record from last year and be in the mix come playoff time,” Schott said.
It should be a tough and competitive league and we’re hoping to improve on our record from last year and be in the mix come playoff time. Elecs player James Knibbs takes the ball on a handoff last year against the Weyburn Eagles in a pre-season scrimmage. File photo
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Kovach, Culy enjoy Canada Cup experience By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Baseball Canada Cup was a great experience for local coach Blaine Kovach and umpire Kevin Culy. Kovach was the assistant coach for the Team Saskatchewan, which had won gold the previous year, and Culy worked one of the semifinal games at the annual midget-aged tournament that took place Aug. 8-12 in Moncton, NB. “It’s great to see pitchers out there throwing 91, 92 miles an hour regularly, and hitters are out there hitting home runs and doubles, guys are fast,” said Kovach, the head coach of the Southeast Performance Pump Twins’ midget AAA team based in Estevan. “It was a really good experience and a really good time.” The team won the 5/6 playoff game against Quebec and overall went 3-4 in the tournament. Kovach is the performance director for Estevan Minor Baseball and will be taking some lessons from the tournament into camps. “I truly wish we had more players like this all over Saskatchewan and especially down here,” he said. “That’s what they love and that’s what they excel at but around here, they’re focusing a lot on hockey. They’re multisport athletes and I love the multisport athletes but it would be nice to get guys who want to advance themelves in baseball and take that next step and … go to college and
get to where these players are at right now. It would be an amazing thing.” Kovach would like to drive baseball as a primary sport more and more and get more players from the southeast doing well. “In general in the southeast we need to get better,” Kovach said. “There’s a lot of talent out there and a lot of potential to get that kind of talent and … the smaller centres need to get into that baseball buzz. That’s the big thing that we’re going to try to push around the southeast, get out there and play more ball, try and get better. There are a lot of opportunities to get better and to go somewhere with it.” Culy meanwhile is a veteran umpire with high certification. He got the plum assignment during the May long weekend. “My initial reaction was surprise,” said Culy. “Usually for a major assignment they’ll phone ahead just to make sure that you’re able to go and everything. This year they just announced it and my name came up.” Culy has donned umpire’s equipment for 20 years, and has had the Baseball Canada national program, achieving Level 4 status among umpires. He’s been at two Canada Cups and this was his seventh national assignment. “The baseball is usually really good at that level,” said Culy of the Canada Cup. “The games are fun to work because the baseball is really good.”
Blaine Kovach, right, and Kevin Culy were at the Baseball Canada Cup recently in Moncton, NB.
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Bruins camp Tyson Manz (19) skates with some novice and initiation level kids at the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins annual summer hockey camp last week in a slightly foggy Affinity Place. Kids up to pee wee age got to have supervised scrimmages with Bruins players and coaches during the week.
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On Monday July 30, 2018, Lloyd William Maley, late of Estevan, SK passed away at ST. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan SK at the age of 86 years. Lloyd will be lovingly remembered by Una (Maley) Seymour; children Beverly (Walter) Schmidt, Dennis (Sharon) Maley, Karen (Frank) Skilnick, Dawn (Leroy) Corpe; brother Carl (Irene) Maley; sister Marilyn Tenold and brother-in-law Elwin (Isabel) Byers. Lloyd will be greatly missed by his 11 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Lloyd was predeceased by his special friend Connie; parents Bill and Naomi Maley; son Barry Maley; brother Norvin Maley and sisters-in-law Adele Maley and Rose Maley. A celebration of Lloyd’s Life will take place Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Beefeater Plaza, Estevan SK. Those so wishing may make donations in Lloyd’s memory to the CNIB- 2160 Broad St. Regina, SK S4P 1Y6 Deb Heidinger at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan is assisting Lloyd’s family. Melvin Dennis Hokanson August 21, 1930 – August 13, 2018 On the afternoon of Monday, August 13, 2018, Melvin Dennis Hokanson, late of Estevan, SK passed peacefully into eternal life with family by his side at the age of 87 years. Mel is survived by his loving wife of nearly 63 years, Rose Hokanson (Yaworski), daughter, Gloria (Doug) Gee, son Dale (Cindy) Hokanson. Grandchildren Heather (Shane Peterson) Gee, Brenden (Jasmine) Gee, Erik (Terra Lynn Weeks) Gee, Lauren (Mike) Posey, Kelly Hokanson, Kyle (Cassy Smart) Hokanson. Great grandson, Evan Peterson. Siblings Wilbur (aka Red)(Judi) Hokanson, Margaret Fernetti, Henry (Lynn) Hokanson, Shirley Uchacz. Brother-in-law, John Yaworski (Bertha Moore), sister-inlaw, Tillie (Frank) Chopik. Also many nieces, nephews, cousins & friends. Mel was predeceased by his parents, Nellie (Downes) & Adler Hokanson, sisters Edith Hitchens, Doreen Hokanson (infancy), Dorothy Hokanson (infancy) & brother, Warren Hokanson, brother-inlaws Roy Hitchens, Don Uchacz, Frank Fernetti & Walter Yaworski. Mel was born on the family farm near Hazelcliff, SK and attended school until grade 8 when he went to work to help support the family. He worked briefly for the railroad then worked as a hired hand on a local farm. He met Rose Yaworski of Ituna, SK at Yorkton, SK. They were married on November 26, 1955. Mel became employed with the oil industry and they initially resided in Gull Lake, SK then transferred to Drayton Valley, AB and Edmonton, AB before coming to Estevan in 1956. They were blessed with two children, Gloria (1956) & Dale (1957). Mel was employed at Steelman Gas Plant for 29 years. He also sold real estate and had an auctioneering business. Mel was dedicated to community service where he volunteered many, many hours of his life. He was Lignite Louie along with Bill Harris who was Billy the Kid at Estevan Winter Festival for a span of 10 years. He was involved with the Estevan Exhibition Association, the Estevan Oddfellows & the Bienfait Lions for a number of years. In 2017, he was awarded a 40 year membership pin to the Estevan Legion. He was also a member of the Estevan Elks Lodge, serving once as Exalted Ruler. He was a life member of the Estevan Wildlife Federation and worked tirelessly for them. His favorite job was looking after the clubhouse and grounds located at Boundary Dam. Besides his family, his pride & joy was the Estevan Wildlife Federation Youth Camp which he was instrumental in developing. The camp just completed it’s 21st year and Mel was involved in all but the last 2 when is health no longer allowed him to. Through these organizations, Mel and Rose made many life long friends both young and old that are left with fond memories of Mel. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, SK with Sandy Daziel officiating. Interment took place at Estevan City Cemetery Columbarium followed by the luncheon at the parish auditorium. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Estevan Wildlife Federation Youth Camp, Box 105. Estevan, SK., S4A 2A2 in memory of Mel. Yvonne Clark of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted the Hokanson family.
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Our family wishes to express sincere appreciation to those who have offered support, messages of condolence and for all the kindness that we have received. Your thoughtfulness and compassion continue to bring great comfort to us at this time of sorrow. Thank you to EMS, medical staff on Unit 3E at Regina General Hospital as well as medical staff in emergency, Unit A & Long Term Care at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan. A special thanks to Carol Peterson and all the Home Care Staff and to all of Mel & Rose’s neighbours who assisted them in their struggle & determination to remain in their home. Thank you to Sandy Dalziel for officiating the service as well as the St. Paul’s United Church family for wonderful music and lunch and to Yvonne Clark and staff at Hall Funeral Services. Everyone’s kindness is humbling, our heartfelt thanks to each and everyone one of you. The Hokanson Family.
Creighton Lodge residents enjoying summer Submitted by Judy Pratt Remember this joke? “I asked my Canadian friend, ‘Did you have a good summer?’ And he replied, ‘Yes, indeed, we had a picnic that afternoon.’” Well our summers may be short but this summer is certainly one to write home about. We’ve had many, many days of beautiful weather, nice rains and wonderful evenings. And what a lovely summer we’re having at Creighton Lodge. The staff members are caring for our grounds and flowers so well; it’s actually very beautiful around here. We’re anxiously awaiting our new parking lots. The concrete patio has been replaced and now the paving can be done. We’re going to have a big barbeque to celebrate when the work is all completed. July 23 was a special day when the Affinity Credit Union’s South East District Council presented Creighton Lodge with a cheque for $10,000 to put towards the renovation of the tub room. We are so fortunate to be the recipient of this grant and appreciate that we can now begin plans for updating and replacing things in the tub room. One more act of kindness from the community of Estevan and area.
July was pretty quiet on the music front due to some of our loyal entertainers taking a bit of time off this summer. Not all of them took a break, though. Kelly and Del came and entertained at our birthday party and Bob Olson was playing and singing for us on our KFC night. Janice Hirsch also came for her sing-song in July. Thanks to all of you for all you do for us. We are able to keep up our fitness program even though our volunteer instructors are taking a few holidays. We hope they all enjoy their summer and we really appreciate the time they give us. Another activity that we never take a break from is Bingo. It’s probably the bestattended activity we have at Creighton Lodge. Joan Wock is our wonderful Bingo caller – we hope she knows how much she is needed. Christina Wock is a regular visitor to Creighton Lodge with her dog therapy program. We really enjoy our visits with her dogs. Also, a big thank you to all the gardeners who are bringing in fresh vegetables for us. We miss having our own gardens (not the weeding, though) and so really appreciate a taste from yours. We want to thank the Estevan Public Library for their
afternoon of reading and reminiscing. We all enjoy listening to the stories and reminiscing afterwards about our lives. They also bring us our books to read every month so we don’t have to get out to the library ourselves. A big thank you once again to our fabulous five – Margaret Mac k, Marge Heidinger, Jean Delorme, Doreen Hagen and Sylvia Prime – for helping out every month, rain or shine, summer or winter at our birthday party and our KFC supper. They are very devoted women and we love them to bits. Attendance at our activities is down some due to residents being away and generally busier with family than they are during the winter months. There are some Sundays when there are just a few out for the church service. We hope the Estevan Ministerial Association understands and we want to reassure them that this is a vital service to the lodge. So thanks to all the churches who participate. Add to our schedule our cocktail parties, movie and popcorn afternoons and card playing, and that pretty well rounds out the month of July. Many of us can be found sitting outside enjoying the warm sunshine and the lovely gardens. Life is good here at Creighton Lodge.
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Estevan police arrest one for impaired driving they would be arrested for obstruction of justice, which would result in both the bylaw offence and a Criminal Code offence. The two individuals then made the decision to comply with the bylaw officer’s request for identification. Members were asked to check on an Estevan male’s welfare. Family members from outside the city had been unable to contact the male for a number of days and were concerned. Police attended and spoke to the male. He was asked to call his family. Officers were contacted regarding two reports of possible fraud. Both matters are still under investigation. A fraud was reported to police during the Aug. 17 day shift, in which a person met someone on an online dating website and sent them money via iTunes gift cards. After sending the money, the complainant discovered it was a fraud and reported it to police. A theft from a vehicle was reported. The vehicle was left unlocked on the street for a few hours. When the complainant returned, property was found to be missing from their vehicle. Police received a report of an Estevan male being harassed over social media
during the Aug. 17 night shift. The matter is still under investigation. Officers concluded an investigation into an accident in which a driver struck a parked car with his pickup and failed to remain at the scene to exchange information with the owner of the car. The Estevan male has been
charged accordingly and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in October. Members located a number of horses loose in the exhibition grounds during the Aug. 18 night shift. It appears that someone must have let them out of their pens. The horses were rounded up and put back in the pens.
Police received a report of an assault during the Aug. 19 night shift. All the parties
involved were spoken to but the matter remains under investigation.
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Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) arrested an individual for impaired driving and driving while over .08 during the Aug. 18 night shift. An Estevan male supplied two samples of breath that were just under twice the legal limit. His vehicle was seized and his license was suspended. He will appear in court on a later date. The individual’s name was not immediately released. In other recent police news, members were called to a residence in central Estevan during the Aug. 14 day shift. A baggie with a white powder was located and the caller did not know what it was. Police tested the powder and determined that it was not a controlled substance. A theft from a local store was reported. A female ran of the store after employees tried to confront her. The staff reported that she likely put items in her purse. The matter is still under investigation. O f fi c e r s a r re s t e d a 41-year-old Estevan man during the Aug. 14 night shift, after a complaint the previous weekend about a break and enter. He is facing charges of break and enter to a residence, mischief and uttering threats to do bodily harm. He was in court on Aug. 15. Police were notified of suspicious activity around a commercial business’ fenced compound during the Aug. 15 day shift. The matter is still under investigation. Members received a report of criminal harassment. The matter is still under investigation. Police were called regarding an assault. The matter was investigated and no criminal charges will be filed, as the matter was mediated by police. An 18-year-old Saskatoon male is facing a charge of failing to comply with a Youth Criminal Justice Act sentence, after a traffic stop in the downtown area during the Aug. 15 night shift. The male was released on a promise to appear at an office in charge undertaking and will appear in court in October to answer to the charge. Members are investigating a complaint of mischief to a motor vehicle and a residence in the downtown area. Police received two reports of criminal harassment during the Aug. 16 day shift. Both matters are still under investigation. The bylaw enforcement officer was attempting to speak to individuals accused of committing a bylaw offence. The two Estevan residents refused to identify themselves to the bylaw officer. They were informed
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Firefighters called to wildland fire The Estevan Fire Rescue Service had a busy schedule last week, with a rollover, a wildland fire and other calls. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, fire crews, as well as the Estevan RCMP and Estevan Emergency Medical Services, responded to a two-vehicle collision. “The collision was north of the city, three miles west of Highway 47 on the Steelman grid road,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “Crews arrived on scene to find both vehicles upright, there was a minor injury on one of the drivers which EMS had treated on scene. After
continued road monitoring the scene was then turned over to RCMP to continue their investigation.” Firefighters were also called to a grassland fire on Aug. 19 at 1:30 a.m. southeast of the city. “Crews arrived on scene and found what looked like a small wildland fire. Crews did suppress the fire, however, due to unstable ground conditions of an old mine, working crews were limited to what they could do so the fire was contained and allowed to burn itself out.” In other recent news for the fire department, in the evening of Aug. 15, crews
responded to a commercial fire alarm in a mixed-use occupancy in the central part of the city. Firefighters arrived on scene to find it was a cooking related issue. “The homeowner did provide the monitoring agency with the correct password but it wasn’t accepted at that time,” said Feser. “The homeowner did everything they could possibly do in their power to negate an unnecessary response from the fire department, so there will be no subsequent charge for this particular response for preventable false alarm, as when crews arrived on scene
they did find it avoidable in nature.” Then they were called to a commercial fire alarm in eastcentral Estevan in the evening of Aug. 18. “ When crews arrived on scene they found the fire panel had gone into alarm and it appeared that the area was experiencing issues with power. SaskPower crews were dispatched to the location to figure out what was going on. This particular occupancy was swept through by fire crews to ensure there was no danger and the scene was turned back over to SaskPower for further troubleshooting.”
The fire department also had a number of public relations calls in the past week. “ Wednesday was our first call for service for this particular week,” said Feser. “We had a Smokey the Bear presentation, which was done in conjunction with Woodlawn Regional Park, in which a lot of the people from the campground came to partake in a public education seminar, which pertained to fires in the outdoor environment.” Members of the RCMP were also present at the event with some of their cruisers for the public to look at, and the fire department’s new wild
land utility task vehicle was present. The was event done in coordination with Woodlawn Regional Park and the Southern Plains Co-op. Crews were also involved with a public relations engagement on Aug. 18 in conjunction with Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse Casual’s slo-pitch tournament held at the Pleasantdale Softball Diamonds. “Two members of the crew were in the dunk tanks to raise funds for the Estevan Firefighters Association for further purchase of wildland firefighting equipment,” said Feser.
SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION #209 2018-2019 SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULE BUS NUMBER
*** Any questions please call Evelyne at 306-636-7458 *** SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
82-109
Driver - Larry Johnson 9th Ave & 2nd Street
8:03
7th Ave & 5th Street(Back alley)
8:06
9th Ave & Alley by Credit Union
8:07
8:20
302 - 4th Ave
8:13
Approximate Pick up Time
a.m. route
Henry & Bannatyne
8:22
5th Ave & 2nd Street
8:14
8:24
7th Ave & 2nd Street
8:15
Alexandra & Eva
8:26
Victoria & Albert (south mailboxes)
8:29
Valley Street & Coronation Street
8:18
Alexandra & Edward (mailboxes)
8:30
Daycare
8:32
Hillcrest School
8:22
Drader Street (only if bussing is requested)
8:37
ECS
8:38
Spruce Ridge School
8:40
80-107
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Julie Milford Royal Heights
7:58
1402 - 5th Street
8:04
1225 - 5th Street (Parking Lot)
8:05
1318 - 2nd Street
8:07
1014 - 2nd Street
8:10
** Hillcrest Comp students will transfer to Jeri-Lee Jones' bus # 82-811 at Hillcrest**
SPRUCE RIDGE/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 82-218 a.m. route
Driver - Larry Johnson 834 George Street
8:33
926 George Street
8:34
8th Street & Souris Ave Stop Sign
8:37
848 Smith Street
8:38
Corner of Arthur Ave & Smith St
8:39
8:11
1001 - 10th Ave & Valley Street
8:12
1st Street & 11th Ave
8:13
ECS
8:41
1821 - 1st Street
8:15
Spruce Ridge School
8:42
Stop Sign & Woodlawn Ave
8:18
Alice Road & 2nd Street A.
8:20
West Valley Edge (only if bussing is requested)
8:22
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ HILLCREST AREA COMP SCHOOL 82-811
WESTVIEW AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 80-107
a.m. route
8:22
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Jeri-Lee Jones The Ridge
8:10
455 Willow Park Greens
8:12
410 Willow Park Greens
8:14 8:15
18th Ave & 1st Street
8:28
325 Willow Park Greens(Empty lot)
15th Ave & 2nd Street
8:30
Service Road (Across from Highway 18)
8:17
13th Ave & 2nd Street
8:31
Sun Valley Drive(Shell Lot)
8:21
10th Ave & 2nd Street
8:33
Corner of Coronation Street & Valley Street
8:34
Hillcrest School (Pickup ECS students from Bus # 82-218 for ECS)
8:22
ECS
8:40
Murray St
8:24
5th Ave & 2nd Street
8:26
ECS
8:33
PLEASANTDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 82-118
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Paulann Boulding 8th Street & 14th Ave (empty lot)
8:00
Estevan Day Care (Pleasantdale Only)
8:05
60 Cundall Drive
8:06
Crosswalk on King Street (Chinook Bay)
8:08
Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive
8:10
Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (mail boxes)
8:13
Nicholson Road (beside town houses)
8:18
2001 Mayfair Bay
SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL/COMP 82-119
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Brandy Janecke 517 Milne Cres
8:23
563 Milne Cres
8:24
8:21
Post Office Boxes at Alley across from 481 Petterson Drive
8:25
Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way
8:23
388 Petterson Drive
8:27
Wellock Rd and Dieppe
8:25
Pleasantdale School
8:28
Seregella & Petterson Drive
8:30
ECS
8:32
Spruce Ridge School
8:35
PLEASANTDALE AREA ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 82-118 a.m. route
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Julie Milford Westview School
a.m. route
Approximate Pick up Time
Valley Street & Coronation Street
Westview School
a.m. route
Approximate Pick up Time
Henry & Arthur
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
a.m. route
82-218
Driver - Bev Schmidt Henry & Popular Bay
a.m. route
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY/ESTEVAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Please arrive 3-4 minutes early
a.m. route
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Paulann Boulding Pleasantdale School
8:28
Wellock Rd & Dieppe
8:29
Corner of Nicholson Road & Newcombe Drive
8:31
Nicholson Road & Veterans Ave (postal boxes)
8:33
King St & Chinook Bay
8:35
Nicholson Road & Grundeen Crescent (White Apartment)
8:36
Corner of Nicholson Road & Tedford Way
SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOOL/COMP 82-219
Approximate Pick up Time
Driver - Nicole Williams Rooney Road
8:26
340 Brooks Road
8:28
8:39
437 Brooks Road
8:29
Wellock Road & Mayfair Bay (by the garage)
8:41
364 Petterson Drive
8:30
60 Cundall Drive
8:43
ECS
8:33
ECS
8:47
Spruce Ridge School
8:34
a.m. route