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Council approves business incentives program By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Dwight Bramble believes that the new business incentive program for the City of Estevan is unprecedented for the community. Estevan city council approved the incentives plan during Monday night’s council meeting. Bramble, who is wrapping up his first year as the city’s economic development co-ordinator, expects the incentives will play an important role in bringing new businesses to the community, while retaining those already in place. “I believe it will go a long ways in really instilling confidence, not only in the existing businesses, but in the prospective businesses who want to come to Estevan,” said Bramble.

them that time and give them that support,” said Bramble. Another key concept is a commercial property within city limits that has undergone storefront façade and other improvements, including parking lot paving, can receive a property tax exemption equivalent to 25 per cent of the costs of the improvement, or $15,000, whichever is the lower amount. The exemption would be applied the calendar year after the improvement has been completed, and will be spread over three years. “The objective of that is to really spruce up the city, and … improve the appearance of the city, particularly the business community, which of course would be attractive to new and prospective businesses as well,” said Bramble. Parking lots were added to the document during Mon-

We don’t have any time to wait as far as trying to fast-track an improvement of the business environment here. - Dwight Bramble

The plan has three key components. The first is that any new or existing business that constructs a new location within city limits can receive a property tax exemption for the next three years. Those operating within the city’s five priority investment areas – agri-value or processing, greenhouse technology, manufacturing, warehousing, and geothermal and other renewable energy sources – can receive a five-year property tax exemption. “This exemption applies to permanent new buildings or facility development, and is not applicable to building renovations, expansions or taxes levied on lands,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig while reading off the report during Monday’s meeting. Bramble said three years was selected as the length for the exemption because it usually takes three years for a business to establish itself and see meaningful results. “We just wanted to give

day’s meeting, a move that was warmly received by council. “I think the addition of the parking lots in this is very good, because parking lots in a lot of businesses could use some improvements, and it’s also very costly to do so,” said Councillor Shelly Veroba. Finally, the city will partner with community foundations, business enterprise centres, Community Futures Development Corporations and other entities to identify and support business retention and transition opportunities. The city will support a business incubator to provide business support and services. “The city would not be running it per say, but the city would support it,” said Bramble. “The details of that support have not been determined yet.” Councillor Travis Frank also applauded the new incentives program and how they could stimulate growth in the community. Bramble believes the

business incentives program can improve the quality of life in Estevan by stimulating development and making it an attractive place. “The focus is on providing a very clear and enhanced plan for economic development for community groups,” said Bramble. The business incentives plan required a lot of research and time, Bramble said. Draft recommendations were presented to the economic development board, and then the final version was presented to Estevan city council. Bramble started working on it several months ago, prior to SaskPower’s July announcement that it would eventually retire Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station. SaskPower’s decision has caused a lot of uncertainty in the community. “One of the things that I have been proposing since I came as the economic development co-ordinator – and city council and the economic development board have adopted the same approach and mindset – is we have to diversify the economy of Estevan,” said Bramble. It means creating other choices and opportunities to enhance growth in the city. “We don’t have any time to wait as far as trying to fasttrack an improvement of the business environment here so that we can attract businesses, and we can continue to support the ones which are already here,” said Bramble. Bramble doesn’t know of any business incentives that have been in place like this in the past. There was the CANDO incentives program that was introduced in 2005 and was in place during the economic boom years. It provided incentives for the construction of new residential and commercial buildings. But there hasn’t been an incentive program that was geared towards businesses. “They are unprecedented, as far as I know,” said Bramble. “There has never been anything like this in Estevan before.” While there isn’t anything in this document for residential construction, Bramble said that could change in the future. “Our focus at the moment is the business sector, because we feel that we need to prioritize business growth A2 » RESIDENTIAL

No more Mr. Nice Guy Rock and roll legend Alice Cooper strikes a pose while performing at Affinity Place on Aug. 26. Cooper opened the show with an electrifying performance of his hit song Brutal Planet. See story on Page A3. Photo by Brady Bateman

Committee meets with Carr to discuss highways By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

It didn’t take long for Lori Carr to have a meeting with the Time to Twin committee. Carr, the Estevan MLA who was appointed as the new minister of Highways and Infrastructure two weeks ago, met with the committee last Friday to discuss the future of Highways 39 and 6. The Time to Twin committee has been lobbying for nearly a decade to have Highways 39 and 6 twinned from North Portal to Regina. And while committee co-chair Marge Young was encouraged with the meeting, Carr said the government is still looking at a combination

of twinning and passing lanes for the highways from Estevan to Regina. “I thought Lori was really receptive to the things that we had to say. She’s a good listener,” Young told the Mercury. “She gave us 40 minutes.” The meeting was an effort to bring Carr up to speed on the committee’s efforts since their formation in September 2009. Young said that each time they have to deal with a new highways minister, they feel like they’re starting over. Carr is the sixth minister the committee has dealt with. “The new ones don’t seem to know what the previous ones have done with us,” said Young. Carr has been part of

meetings with the committee in the past, and she had some familiarity with their previous work. But the committee still presented her with lots of background information, including results from an Estevan Mercury online poll a few years ago showing tremendous support for twinning, and a petition the committee created back in 2013. They also reiterated stories of their experiences on the highways in the past. The MLA said the meeting went well, with the committee discussing their goals and Carr offering the government’s stance. “It was a lot of the same stuff, but nonetheless all very important stuff,” said Carr. A2 » BOTH

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Theatre numbers increased this year in August had to be cancelled due to the outdoor heat. Two other Pirate Heart performances had to be delayed due to the heat outdoors. The shows can’t be performed when it is at least 33 C outside. “Our matinees were really well attended, which is something that’s unusual,” said Vilcu. “ We had over 100 for both matinees, so it’s nice to see that people were coming out for an afternoon show.” Vilcu cited strong media coverage and excellent publicity efforts as reasons for the better attendance this year. “We also have a board that’s a little more active this year,” she said. Also beneficial was having plays written by southeast writers. Maureen Ulrich, who penned Pirate Heart, is from Lampman, while Leeann Minogue, who wrote Homecoming, is from Griffin. V i l c u w a s a l s o i mpressed with the calibre of the shows. Pirate Heart was being performed for the first time. “They were both awesome,” said Vilcu. “I was very, very happy with both of them. Happy with the turnout. They were both very

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Souris Valley Theatre experienced an increase in attendance for its two main-stage shows this year, and also had good turnouts for its other attractions. Lyn V ilcu, speaking with the Mercury last week, said the numbers were up about 40 per cent for the two shows. Homecoming ran from July 11-21 and Pirate Heart ran from Aug. 8-18. Homecoming had 908 people for 10 shows, or about 90 spectators per night, while Pirate Heart had 875 people for its nine performances, or about 97 per night. One performance of Pirate Heart

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well-written. “Leeann Minogue … actually came to opening night (of Homecoming), met with the cast and told them it was one of the best performances she has seen of it. So that’s good when the playwright’s happy with what you do.” The theatre had several first-time members in its cast and crew this year. It can be a challenge with new people, because they’re living and working together during the summer, but they came together well and worked well together. The theatre also held a pair of concerts this year. The first, with Weyburn’s Tenille Arts and her band, was held on July 7 and was the first event to take place at the theatre this summer. It brought in a total of 156 people to the theatre. Then the Petersens from Branson, Mo., joined local favourites The Daae Family on July 26 for a country gospel concert that attracted a sold-out crowd. The numbers were also up for the children’s theatre camps in July and August, Vilcu said. The first camp, which is for children ages six to eight, enjoyed the largest turnout that it has had for some time. W hile Frehlick Hall will be used when the local Koncerts for Kids series brings the Missoula Children’s Theatre to Estevan in September, Vilcu said the theatre has held the last event it will organize this year.

Residential incentives could be added eventually to package « A1 and business stimulation,” he said. Bramble believes the city can create the environment to attract and support businesses, but it’s up to the investors and the businesses to make the decision on whether to locate and operate in Estevan. He believes council and the economic development board are doing a good job of creating a healthy environment for business investment. These business incentives represent a good start, he said, and he expects more incentives will be added in the future. Bramble said he is also going to embark on a public-

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The government is still going to proceed with passing lanes instead of twinning for Highways 39 and 6 between Estevan and Regina, although there are a few short stretches that will be twinned. “We can finish it in a much quicker time frame, which makes that road a much, much safer road for all of the residents that travel it,” said Carr. Construction has started on the first set of passing lanes

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south of Regina; Carr is optimistic it will be completed this year. Some details still have to be worked out, such as whether the passing lane construction will start in Regina and work their way towards Estevan, or if they will start in Regina and Estevan, and work their way to the middle. Among the five previous highways ministers the committee has dealt with, Carr is the second who lived in the area covered by Highways 39 and 6. Don McMorris was the other, as he represents the MilestoneIndian Head riding. Young believes it will be beneficial to have a highways minister from this part of the province, because that minister will understand the issues associated with travel on this highway. When the committee asked Carr whether she uses

Estevan MLA Lori Carr for twinning from Estevan to Regina back in 2013, and there were meetings regarding double lanes on Highways 39 and 6, but the government decided to direct funds to the Regina bypass, and Young believes that

If you stagger the passing lanes, then that doesn’t really help you so much for twinning in the future. Highways 39 and 6 to get to Regina, Carr said she did. The committee suggested that if passing lanes are the step to be taken, then they would like to have the passing lanes built side-by-side, so that they’re built with four lanes. “Then it could be converted to being twinned at some point without having to tear out (the passing lanes),” said Young. “If you stagger the passing lanes, then that doesn’t really help you so much for twinning in the future.” Committee members are concerned about having offsetting passing lanes, in which there would be a passing lane for traffic in one direction, and then a passing lane for traffic in the other. Carr said they would be offsetting. Young and the other members of the committee remain opposed to passing lanes. She pointed out that the government voiced support

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reduced the amount of money available for twinning. Thanks to the number of trucks travelling on Highways 39 and 6 from North Portal to Regina, she believes twinning is the best option. Young also noted that previous highways ministers have done a lot for highways within their ridings, with Wayne Elhard, the first minister they dealt with back in 2009, getting a lot for the highways in the Cypress Hills region, and Jim Reiter getting a lot for Rosetown highways. “We reminded her that we did not ask for this whole highway to be twinned in four years or so. We went back to the same thing. Do the 20 to 40 kilometres per year that the province could afford.” It took 10 years to twin Highway 11 from Saskatoon to Regina, Young said. Carr noted that this was the first meeting of its kind that she has held since she became the highways minister. And it was fitting that it was with a local committee. Young hopes that the two sides can meet again. She would also like to have SourisMoose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen and Estevan city councillor Dennis Moore, who is the chairperson of the South East Transportation Planning Committee, involved in the meeting so that all the parties involved can be part of it.

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Estevan becomes Cooper’s Brutal Planet for a night By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca

Shock rock legend Alice Cooper graced Estevan with an ear deafening performance at Affinity Place on Aug. 26, as a part of his ‘A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper’ tour. Although the show was only 90 minutes long, Cooper put on a fantastic performance, which left the audience wanting more song after song, according to Diane Wenham, events manager for the City of Estevan. “ We don’t have any of the numbers or anything like that quite finalized yet, but we all think the evening went absolutely great,” said Wenham. “We had roughly 2,000 people in attendance, and it was just a really fantastic show. The energy both on stage and in the crowd was amazing.” Vehicles lined the streets for blocks around the venue and herds of eager fans could be seen walking in droves down the city streets prior to the show beginning. The band began playing at 8:15 p.m., and opened with Cooper’s hit song Brutal Planet. Excitement ran rampant through the crowd as the curtains rose and continued throughout the evening. Adoring fans came to the show dressed in Cooper inspired outfits that the shock rock legend would have been proud to wear himself. “For me I think the coolest think was seeing all the different outfits and ages of people that came out to the show,” said Wenham. “I was amazed how many younger kids were at the show and right into the music, singing along to every song. It was really great to see people getting so involved and it was awesome to watch.” Notable songs throughout the rock and roll filled night included hits like No More Mr. Nice Guy, Billion Dollar Babies, an incredible guitar solo from guitarist Nita Strauss which was followed by the hit song Poison, Feed My Frankenstein, and finished off with arguably one of Cooper’s best songs, I’m Eighteen. Cooper and his fellow band mates also delighted the crowd with

an encore performance of Schools Out, mixed with Cooper’s own touch of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall. “We actually spoke to part of Alice’s production crew after the show, and they were really impressed with the energy level in Estevan and how much fun the crowd was having,” said Wenham. “Alice actually became part of the community for the day…he went to lunch at a restaurant in town and he actually got a chance to play some golf while he was here as well. He is so down to earth and such a nice guy, which is something you really don’t get to see very often.” Cooper, who is now in his seventies, shows no sign of slowing down on stage, and still delivers a fantastic experience to his fans. One lucky fan got to leave the show wielding Alice Cooper’s own cane, which he tossed into the crowd near the beginning of his show. As well, guitarist Strauss threw several of her guitar picks into the audience. No security issues arose during the concert and according to Wenham the entire evening went off without any notable problems. “We didn’t have a single issue during the entire performance. No security problems, and no issues at all affecting the show,” said Wenham. “We really just want to thank all the people that helped us out with the show last night, like our ticket takers and the merchandise people, we wouldn’t be able to have awesome events like this without them.” The next major show scheduled for Affinity Place is the John Mellencamp performance, which is slated for Friday, Oct. 26. “Now that the Alice Cooper show is done our priorities have switched to the Mellencamp show that we have coming up in October,” said Wenham. “That show is only two months away and we’re expecting an even bigger crowd to come out since most people won’t have to work the next day, which makes it easier for everyone to come out and have a good time.”

Alice Cooper belts out one of his hits accompanied by guitarist Nita Strauss, at Affinity Place on Aug. 26. Strauss was recently ranked first in the Guitar World article ’10 female guitar players you should know’.

Alice Cooper, centre, stands next to band mates Chuck Garric, left, and Tommy Henriksen, right, during the concert at Affinity Place.

Lighting up the night along the Souris River

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The second annual Glow Paddle event was held in Estevan on Aug. 25, and was a night filled with glowing decorations and fun on the water. The event is free to anyone interested in participating, and was started last year by Estevan’s Monique Willms and Jennifer Durr. Participants decorated their flotation device of choice with glow sticks and lights, and spent a few hours paddling the Souris River. “We had seen some advertisements for glow paddle tours in Costa Rica and I mentioned to Jennifer that it looked like something fun to do and it all just went and snowballed from there,” said Willms. “Jen started up a Facebook group as a way of contacting and advertising to

people that might be interested in joining us and it’s just carried on from that. There’s no money in it or anything like that, we just thought it looked like something that would be really fun to do.” The paddlers began arriving at 6 p.m. for the event, and took to the task of decorating whatever they had brought as a means of navigating the river. Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards were all present, and the riders decorated each in a spectacularly unique way. This year’s paddle was arranged to start earlier than last year’s, as the organizers wanted participants to have more time in the daylight to decorate. The group hit the water at 7 p.m., and was filled with several lavishly decorated designs, and participants eager to spend an evening on the water. “We hit the river as a big group and then we just paddle along,” said Willms.

Participants in the second-annual Glow Paddle held in Estevan on Aug. 25, decorate their boards, canoes, and kayaks before departing for a night of paddling on the water. “It makes for some really great photos, the long exposure shots catch some really cool looking light trails of all the glow sticks in the dark.” The event saw roughly 20 participants last year, a

number that the organizers said they were hopeful to see again this year. “Last year we had a really good turnout, especially since there isn’t an official organization or anything like

that. We just put an open call out to anyone that wanted to join us and went from there,” said Willms. “A lot of us have come and paddled the river before so we all feel comfortable on

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the water, but it does get very dark, to the point where headlamps don’t help very much, so we wanted to give people more time this year to be able to really decorate their boards bright enough that it wouldn’t be pitch black.” The event is scheduled to continue next year, and will remain free to anyone interested in participating. Participants must provide all of their own safety equipment including life jackets, and all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. “It’s a really great way to meet people and just have a great time,” said Willms. “Most people that come out for the first time tell us that they really wish they had brought more glow sticks, so we really encourage everyone to go overboard and really light themselves up as much as possible. It’s a really great time and just so much fun.”

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Moving economic development forward One of the more interesting issues that came up during the civic election two years ago focused on economic development in Estevan. There was debate on whether the city should hire a new economic development co-ordinator, and the responsibilities for that individual. Council ultimately decided to hire a new individual, although the position was vacant for about 10 months after the 2016 vote. Council believed, and rightly so, that in a time of economic uncertainty – due to the murky future of coal mining in Canada and the lower price of oil – an economic development employee would play an important role in the diversification of the economy and in the attraction of new businesses to Estevan. The city’s economic development coordinator, Dwight Bramble, delivered arguably his most important document thus far during Monday’s city council meeting. It’s a business incentive program designed to give stimulus for businesses to come to the community. The biggest plank in the incentives program calls for a three-year property tax exemption for new and existing businesses that construct buildings within city limits. If a new restaurant, for example, decides to come to Estevan and build a new location, rather than move into an old one, then it will receive a three-year exemption. And if an existing company decides to build a new location within the city, then it will receive that three-year exemption.

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What is Canada building? An interesting thing popped up on my Facebook feed on Aug. 21. A bunch of Avro Arrow enthusiasts had successfully retrieved a scale model of that fabled plane from the bottom of Lake Ontario. During development of that plane several models were attached to rockets and fired off over the water. We Canadians are so desperate for anything attached to the Arrow that now, over 60 years later, we’re scouring the depths to find a model of it. Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker’s orders to destroy all prototypes and plans for that plane truly did its job, attempting to erase it from history for God knows whatever reason he came up with. Curiously, on this same day, the National Post reported that Iran had just displayed its new, domestically produced fighter plane. It’s a twin-seater, whose limited specs (speed of Mach 1.2) are, at first blush, substantially less capable that the Arrow of the 50s. It’s an obvious knockoff of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, a cheapie light fighter built for export which first flew in 1959. Even if it’s a knockoff (if not just a repaint of an old unit) it goes to show that countries are striving to independently develop their own fighter planes.

Furthermore, if a business that falls within one of five targeted areas decides to build a new site within city limits, then there’s a five-year exemption. There are also incentives for businesses that make improvements to storefronts, or who decide to pave their parking lots. And there are plans for mentorship for new entrepreneurs. All of this represents a step forward. The city has to do what it can to allow new businesses to come to the region. Estevan not only needs to be competitive with other areas in the province and in Western Canada, it needs to be one of the most desirable markets for that construction. With the pending retirement of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station, the city has no choice but to diversify its economy. SaskPower can claim there won’t be job losses when Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam are shut down, but there will likely be employees shuffled to other SaskPower sites in the province. And there will be jobs lost at the mines, just like there were job losses when Units 1 and 2 at Boundary Dam went offline a few years ago. These people will need work. And Estevan isn’t a large enough community to not feel the effects of a significant out-migration of people. It should also be noted that these incentives represent a starting point. Others will be coming in the future. It would be nice to see this incentive program extended to residential properties, so

that those who want to construct new homes or multi-family developments can also be rewarded. This isn’t the first time that Estevan has had an incentives program. The CANDO project was introduced in 2005 as a means to have new residential and commercial properties constructed in the city. You could argue that CANDO ultimately wasn’t needed, since it came in just before the local and provincial economic boom, but it was a nice asset to have when approaching businesses about coming here, or trying to entice developers to build here. CANDO was eventually phased out towards the end of the boom, and hindsight says it maybe should have been retained. As for the relevance of an economic development co-ordinator, it can be a hard job to evaluate. It’s not as easy as looking at the number of businesses that have been brought to the community, although as we progress further into Bramble’s tenure, business attraction will gain greater relevance. But there are a lot of other things that an economic development co-ordinator is tasked with, not only in terms of bringing businesses to a city, but keeping them here, and fostering a climate that is enticing for business. This business incentive program is a good step forward. Hopefully it resonates with business leaders, and it yields results as Estevan moves into what could be a decade of uncertainty.

Indeed, a few weeks earlier, in mid-July, Britain announced it is developing its new stealth fighter plane, the Tempest, to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon. England used to build its own fighters going back to the First World War, but the last purely domestic fighter was likely the Harrier Jump Jet. Since then it’s played along with its European allies and built the Tornado and Typhoon. The island nation also recently built two new aircraft carriers, its largest ever, exclusively around the precept that it will fly the American F-35B. And back in April, Japan announced that it, too, is developing its own new stealth fighter, the F-3. Japan, too, is to receive the Lockheed F-35. It received its first F-35A in September 2016. Their first four planes were made in Texas, and the remaining 38 on order are being assembled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya, Japan, according to Lockheed. Britain, like Canada and Japan, were participants in the F-35’s development, and has now started receiving some of its very first planes. Canada, on the other hand, has totally waffled on the project. We’re soon going to be taking deliveries of some very old, very used Australian F-18 Hornets to beef up our numbers of planes so we can put off the procurement decision of new fighters for even another federal government term. Now what do Britain, Japan and Iran have that Canada does not when it comes to aerospace capabilities? That’s a good question. Britain and Japan have been building fighter planes on a continual basis for many years, even if, in Britain’s case, it was part of a joint venture like the Eurofighter. But what about Iran, one of the most isolated regimes in the world? They are still flying long-retired F-14 Tomcats that were purchased before the fall of the Shah. They have turned inward for their own, domestic needs. While Canada hasn’t built it’s own design of fighters since the Arrow, it did assemble

CF-18s and CF-5s back in the 1970s and 1980s. And we have this little company called Bombardier, which, on the large airplane side, is actually a world player and finally seeing some success with its C-Series, which it basically handed over to Airbus as the A220. The reality is the Canada can, and should, have its own, independent aerospace capacity. Do we have stealth expertise? No. Can we work with Britain and Japan on this, if the Americans don’t want to share their expertise? Maybe. With all these new planes on the market, plus France’s Rafale fighter and Sweden’s Gripen, there’s not likely a lot of room for an export market for a Canadian fighter, which I shall dub Arrow II. But maybe we can develop a plane that is uniquely suited for our needs. That may mean a much larger plane, like the Arrow, with much larger internal fuel capability and therefore longer range. (The legs on the Arrow were quite impressive, apparently). The F-35, which we were so hung up about, has serious design compromises. It made the mistake of trying to have one airframe do everything, with is a horrible design premise. In particular, it tried to make a plane that could do all the F-18 Hornet, F-16 Falcon and F-117 stealth fighter could do and marry it with the Harrier Jump Jet. That meant one, massive engine, not two, which would be preferable for Canada. It meant an airframe that could land on a carrier, when we will never have one. These are just two of a laundry list of compromises that the F-35 made. A clean-sheet Canadian design would need to make none of these compromises. It’s obvious that is what both Japan and Britain have realized. Maybe we should too. Maybe the Arrow’s great-great-grandson, the Arrow II, could fly for Canada at last. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Switchin’ to glide… towards help While I’ve been on a music trend the past few weeks, I’ve learned to listen and over-listen to the lyrics and perhaps read too much into them. In the early days of rock and roll, there were few original ideas when it came to words, so finding different ways of expressing the same few sentiments became something needed to survive. Songwriters have had to find different way of expressing themselves, and one of those ways has been in a moment of pride and with no hubris or humility present, describe themselves and explain why they should listen. This self-description has been the hallmark of an introduction to an artist and Canadian rock is no exception. The Kings – again, clearly checking their humility at the door – released This Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide on the album The Kings Are Here in 1980 and the song(s) have been on constant repeat on Canadian AM and FM stations since then. But the question remains: what does it all mean? I believe that on some occasions, a songwriter can seem… shall we say desperate for attention. I don’t know lead singer and bassist David Diamond but I believe there are issues with overcompensation when it comes to his friends and his relationships with others. One of my favourite parts of this song and its most enduring rhyme is to rhyme ‘Donna’, ‘wanna’, and ‘Toronto’. As a nativeborn southern Ontarian I can say this is 100 per cent an accurate way of how locals pronounce Canada’s largest city. ‘Tronna.’ This is a column idea for a later date. But this point is, our singer is calling up three women without hiding the fact he wants to spend time with all of them. The next lines are ‘I have lots of friends that I can ding at anytime/ Can mobilize some laughs with just one call/Like a bunch of lunatics, we’ll act till way past dawn/Sure we’ll be rockin’ will our strength is gone/this beat goes on.’ There’s a lot to unpack there. Not the least of which is the idea that lunatics stay up till past dawn, rockin’ till their strength is gone. Apparently they call friends beforehand, because you don’t want to do that kind of thing alone, and rock. And the beat goes on. And on, and on and on, he says. The next line includes a deliberate shout out to his bandmate Mister Zero (which perhaps is not his God-given name), when Diamond calls out to ladies: “Me and Zero request you in the Mercedes.” That seems a bit forthright, but it’s 1980 and those ladies aren’t going to get into a stranger’s Mercedes unless politely asked. “And then we’ll ride/so zoomy inside/the sky’s the limit, this time I’m switchin to glide.” OK, sir. That’s good to know. No one can be sure what it means, and what you’re switching from, but this is a Burger King drive-thru, you realize. For me, the song falls into overcompensation when he says ‘I don’t give a hoot about what people have to say/I’m laughing as I’m analyzed.’ Mr. Diamond if you didn’t give a hoot about what people had to say you really would have no need to say so. In fact, the fact that you’re laughing as you’re being analyzed (by whom?) suggests that indeed, people’s opinions do matter to you. And you know what? That’s OK. If we didn’t have that concern about what other people thought, we’d live a lonely life indeed. The next line ‘Lunatics anonymous, that’s where we belong’ is also full of problems. First of all, I know of no groups going by that rather pejorative name, and even if there were such a group, I’m not certain Mr. Diamond would qualify. His only claims so far towards such a diagnosis are rockin’ till past dawn, a desire to have some ladies join he and his friend/ bandmate in a Mercedes and lacking common empathy. These are not signs of what people in 1980 would call lunacy, but rather a carefree approach to life and really not all that uncommon. Did Diamond and Zero really think they were lunatics for this? Going back a bit to the line where he says he’s got lots of friends he can ding at anytime, I think he’s trying to tell us something. Why aren’t those friends dinging him? He feels like he has to reach out and invite people, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but why aren’t they trying to get to him? Anyway, next time you hear this song, which will likely be in the next hour, try to think about this song as a cry for help. Mr. Diamond, I think about how you’re doing and hope everything is ok.

The enigma of two Saskatchewan lads The editor: Before anyone counts out federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, let me remind them of several factors. Mr. Scheer became the youngest speaker of the federal House of Commons in Canadian history. He, like Mr. John Diefenbaker (another

great federal Tory leader), is an Ontario-born transplant to Saskatchewan. Dief the Chief, the MP for Prince Albert for many years, overcame a 20-point voter poll deficit in defeating Liberal PM Louis St.-Laurent and he wasn’t expected to. The Tories then went on to capture a majority government

in 1958. Diefenbaker, like Scheer, was a Tory leader who was believed to be unable to succeed and yet he did so exponentially. A much younger man than Dief, Scheer has proven to be a most able parliamentarian. Despite Maxime Bernier’s actions, Scheer, that he is free

of Bernier’s distractions inside caucus, has every chance of gaining power from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, or at least reducing them to a minority status government. Rory J., Koopmans Edmonton

Council approves a couple of requests at meeting Estevan city council approved a couple of requests during its meeting on Monday evening. The first was from the Estevan Arts Council, who came looking for a sponsorship of the upcoming Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show, which will take place at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room from Nov. 2-4. The event will include an art show and a workshop with the adjudicator on Nov. 3. Entries for the art show are now being accepted. Council also granted a request from the Estevan Fire Rescue Service to allow alcohol to be served in the fire hall on Oct. 26, as part of a social for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters’ Association’s fall convention. The local fire department will be hosting the convention from Oct. 26-28. More than 300

people are expected to attend the fire school. The social will also serve as an opportunity for instructors and students to tour the building, which has been the fire department’s home for about nine months, and for the department to fundraise for new equipment. *** Building activity continues to be down in Estevan, both in terms of the quantity and the value of the permits. Three permits worth $162,000 were issued in July. One was a commercial permit worth $150,000, and two were miscellaneous permits worth a total of $12,000. In July 2017, there were five permits worth $162,000. So far this year, 23 permits worth nearly $1.37 million have been granted. Miscellaneous permits represent the largest share of the permit volume, with nine for $200,100.

Commercial permits represent the biggest share for value at $384,500. *** The meeting wrapped up with some brief discussion regarding the Alice Cooper concert at Affinity Place on Aug. 26. Coun. Greg Hoffort said the city pulled off a great show, and he said it’s impressive a city the size of Estevan can attract the entertainment like that. He believes it’s due to the venue the city has at Affinity Place, and the work

of city staff and management. He also believes the city’s new promoter for concerts has paid off. Council said at the end of the meeting that they expect the concert will break even or post a slight profit. City manager Jeff Ward said it was a long day for a lot of staff members, but they did a great job. He also praised the volunteers who helped with the concert. Hoffort noted the John Mellencamp concert on Oct. 26 should be a success as well.

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Support for Habitat Affinity Credit Union’s Southeast District Council recently presented a cheque for $6,500 to the local Habitat for Humanity committee. The money will be directed towards Habitat’s efforts to build another home in Estevan. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from left, Affinity representatives Dennis Bode and Duane Chipley, and Habitat for Humanity committee members Calven Johnson and Doug Barnstable. Photo submitted

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World Traveller Carnival draws hundreds of local youths to Royal Heights park By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca

The World Traveller Carnival was held at Estevan’s Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park on Aug. 23, and saw hundreds of children from the community in attendance. The youths were excited to play and learn about the world they live in. The carnival featured a variety of fun and learning filled events, focused on the theme of travelling and having fun while learning fun information about the world, according to play park supervisor Anne Elder. “The kids get to travel from North America to Asia, Africa, and all over t h e wo r l d , ” s a i d E l d e r. “Each kid gets a world map that they can fill in as they travel across the different continents, each continent has different games and activities they can play, and then they can win a prize at

the end of the night.” The event was held from 2-7 p.m., and saw a large tur nout, thanks in part to warm weather. Activities included a slip and slide, food vendors, Easter Island head nose picking, and hunting for crocodile eggs. Every game had a direct relation to the continent the children were learning about. “Our slip and slide is definitely our big draw, but we really put the time in to figure out new creative events for the kids,” said Elder. “ E ve r yon e wo rk i n g t h e events is a play park supervisor. We are all a big team all summer long and everyone is really excited to be a part of something this fun.” Organizers were planning for roughly 300 kids to be in attendance. “Not only do the kids have the opportunity to learn while they’re having fun, they can win really cool prizes and spend a beautiful day outside,” said Elder.

“We were a little worried earlier in the day because the wind was picking up quite a bit and we weren’t sure if the weather was going to co-operate with us, but it really turned around and the wind completely went away so its turned into a really

fantastic day.” The event is scheduled to continue next summer, with organizers already discussing ideas for themes for the event. “We’re always looking ahead for themes and things we can do that we think the kids will think are fun. We

want to always improve and make the events better for the kids in the area so they have something fun to look forward to in the summer,” said Elder. “We have 15 prizes available for the kids, and we had a ton of fun shopping for them, they are all really unique. I

think the event turned out so well because we are all so invested in it, we all want to see the kids have a great time. We’re very happy with the day.” Possible ideas for next year’s carnival theme include outer space and cops and robbers.

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Estevan youth’s enjoy the waterslide that was featured at this year’s World Traveller Carnival held on Aug. 24. The event boasted a number of fun activities based around a theme of learning about the world we live in.

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Local youths were able to learn about the intricacies of the newspaper business and the world of advertising through the annual Art in Advertising camp held at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM). Young people in the community had the opportunity to take a tour of the Estevan Mercury offices thanks to a partnership between the Mercury and the EAGM, learning the ins and outs of the newspaper industry, and seeing how the paper is put together each week. The camp, which was held in July, saw the youths being put to work to create advertisements, which will be featured in this week’s edition of the Mercury. Raven Broster-Paradis, who is the educator for the EAGM, said that the kids were extremely excited to have the chance to tour the Mercury offices, and all released their inner creativity when it came time to make their advertisements. “Having a calmer, quieter style camp, that has a larger focus on creating art in different forms, has been a big switch in gears,” said Broster-Paradis. “But we think that it’s gone over really well, and the kids seem to really enjoy it. While they are working there is absolute silence, they really immerse themselves and it’s great to see them loving it so much.” The EAGM offered several other camps for youths in the

area this summer. Art and Activity camp, which was held from July 9-12, saw children participating in activities such as bubble wrap painting, soccer croquet, giant Jenga and water balloon piñatas. Forts, Flags and Fortresses camp was held from July 23 – 26, and allowed the children a week of building, breaking, and exploring. I-magic-nation camp was held from July 30 to Aug. 2, and was filled with activities pertaining to magic, including potion and wand making, taming magical creatures, and learning to fly broomsticks. The EAGM also boasts several programs for adults as well as a community outreach program for seniors in the community. This years Art and Advertising camp had 12 participants from the community, each one creating their own unique advertisements to be featured in the Mercury, along with several other creative projects over the course of the camp. “First all of the kids had the chance to make comic strips and super hero cuffs, then the next day they all wrote their own story, and then they did flip art and then they all got to work on finishing their ads and illustrating a fairy tale,” said Broster-Paradis. “The kids really enjoyed walking through the newspaper offices, they were all really excited about getting to have a behind the scenes kind of view of how that whole industry works. We asked the kids on the bus ride on

Participants in the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s Art in Advertising Camp toured the Estevan Mercury Publications office last month. Those on the tour were, back row, camp leader Carson Perkins. Middle row, from left, Venice Juanco, Elijah Olheiser, François Mercado and Shelby Mantei. Front row, from left, Yelim Kim, Ehla Domasig, Waylon Mantei, Turner Baldwin, Jazmine Alvento and John Alvento. the way back if anyone would be interested in becoming a journalist or working at a paper and we got a ‘yes’ from a couple of them, which is amazing to see.” “The kids are all really excited to see the stuff they’ve created in the newspaper, it’s like a little taste of being famous for them. I think some of the parents might actually be more excited than the kids, I’ve had lots of the parents asking me when they can see what the kids have made.”

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The fourth annual Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum will happen Oct. 4, and the Regina event has been growing every year. This year’s event will again take place at the Regina Delta Hotel. Last year was the first time they held a trade show. This year they expanded, and it sold out. So they expanded it again, and it too sold out. Now, according to organizer Eric Anderson of the Saskatchewan Industrial & Mining Suppliers Association Inc. (SIMSA), they will have basically double the number of booths for the trade show compared to last year. But there’s a limit as to how far they want to go, as Anderson stressed the importance of putting buyers and suppliers together. They had considered moving to a larger venue, but nixed the idea. If the trade show is too large, then the buyers won’t have the time to get to see all

the vendors. That face-to-face contact is important. “The success and growth of our show is based on bringing buyers and sellers face-to-face,” he said. And that’s the key focus of this event. As opposed to a typical trade show where companies have booths and hope a buyer comes by, this event has the big companies in the business – the largest oil companies and pipeline companies in Saskatchewan, present and explaining in their presentations what they are looking for. Husky, TransCanada, Crescent Point Energy, Enbridge, Teine Energy, Baker Hughes, Federated Co-operatives Limited (refinery and oil extraction), Stantec and Schlumberger have already confirmed their participation, and Anderson said on Aug. 27 they are talking to a few more. “We have more participation from the Tier 1, Baker Hughes and Schlumberger. They’ll buy from our membership,” Anderson said. Next year they will seek to add more engineering firms,

companies that are often important in the procurement process. If you are attending, it’s time to get your elevator pitch polished.The speed networking event is a huge draw for the event. Each of the major players has a table, and several will have multiple people there to speak to. Participants get five minutes (strictly timed) to make a pitch to that oil or pipeline company. They can pitch a product, or perhaps ask who it is they need to speak to within the organization. When the time is up, it’s time to get going and let the next person make their pitch. “It’s an amazing piece of five minute conversations,” Anderson said. “You can figure out if you have a hope with a company.” They’re expanding the length of time for speed networking to nearly two hours this year so there are plenty of opportunities for people to get in on the action. “Frankly, that piece is worth more than everything,” Anderson said. They’ve done it at previous shows like this, and also had it for SIMSA

members at this past June’s Global Petroleum Show in Calgary. Several of the same companies, the biggest players in the Saskatchewan oilpatch, took part in June. The keynote presentation will be by Brad Bechtold, national director of oil and gas mining transformation for Cisco Systems. His presentation will focus on digitization, and how that works in oil and gas. Anderson pointed out Cisco is a globally leading company in this regard. There is a fee to attend $200 a head for the early-bird registrations, and $400 each after Sept. 21. Those fees generally mean all in attendance will be active in the industry, as opposed to the general public checking things out. Anderson said the tradeshow booths, at $500 each, are roughly one-third the price of those at competing events. “It’s the business focus, what projects are coming up,

what they are buying, and who you want to talk to,” Anderson said of highlights of the forum. The Government of Sas-

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Hearing what the big players are doing is a big draw for the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum. Here, Ryan Champney of Enbridge spoke at the 2017 forum about the company’s upcoming projects.

The trade show portion of the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum will double this year compared to last year’s show.

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Trevor Goetz, left, of Estevan’s Smart Power Systems spoke to Dwayne Romansky of Teine Energy during the speed networking portion of the 2017 Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

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Saskatchewan Science Centre teaches youths about the world of science

By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca

The Saskatchewan Science Centre returned to Estevan for the Go Science event, which was hosted by the Estevan Public Library on Aug. 24. The event featured activities related to several science topics including ‘With Great Power’, which focused on super powers, ‘Building Better’ ,which had the youths learning about and building structures, and ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy Life’, where attendees learned about the planet we call home, as well as various other fun science related activities. Jean-Paul Belanger, science educator with the Regina Science Centre, said the event maintains a yearly focus of introducing youths to science and sparking an interest in science related activities. “We’ve been planning this day since probably sometime in January,” said Belanger. “As soon as we find out what the summer reading program themes are we start thinking about different workshops, activities and experiments we can do that kind of fit in with that theme.” The event ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and saw roughly 70 local youths in attendance. “Today’s event is totally free, the kids just had to register online to join us and have some fun,” said Belanger. “We have a bunch of really fun things planned for the kids. They’re going

to learn about the digestive system, they’re going to do some building in a three little pigs style, where we are going to blow their buildings down with a leaf blower, we’re also doing some shrinky dinks and lots of other really great stuff.” The Saskatchewan Science Centre has been involved with several events in the Estevan area in previous years, and participated in more than 100 science-related events in Saskatchewan this summer alone. According to Belanger the centre hopes to continue to peak the interest of youths throughout Saskatchewan and increase interest levels in the sciences. “This is hands down the busiest summer that the Science Centre has seen through our outreach program. From July to August we’ve had over 100 science-themed events, so it’s been non-stop for us, but we absolutely love seeing the kids getting interested in science,” said Belanger. “It’s always a pleasure to be coming to events like these. Estevan is always a hit, the kids love it and have a great time, and we already have kids talking to us about the pig’s brain that we brought last year for them to see and telling us how cool it was. Unfortunately we don’t have anything quite that gross with us this year but I think the kids will still have a great time.” According to Belanger the event will make a stop in Estevan again next year, but the themes will be new and exciting and will continue to be geared towards involving youths from across Saskatchewan in science.

Local youths participate in the Go Science event held at the Estevan Public Library on Aug. 24. The event was held in partnership with the Regina Science Centre and featured several fun events which all related to the world of science.

Youths line up to participate in the first activity of the day at the Go Science event held at the Estevan Public Library on Aug. 24. The event saw roughly 70 children participate in a day of science-related activities.

Yvonne Hawkins By Jazmine Alvento

Help us celebrate Yvonne Hawkins 90th Birthday Come and Go Tea 1pm to 4 pm Renaissance Retirement Residence, Regina 1801 McIntyre Street Please no gifts.

Programs Offered: Active Start

Active Start is a family-centered program targeting children with intellectual disabilities ages 2 to 6. Through the program, children learn basic motor skills such as walking, running, jumping, and throwing in a fun and safe environment. Skills developed through the Active Start Program are physical skill acquisition, physical fitness, social skill development, decision-making, knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of physical activity.

By John Alvento

FUNdamentals

FUNdamentals is a continuation of the Active Start Program for athletes ages 7 to 12. This program transitions from basic movement skills to basic sports skills in an atmosphere of fun and meaningful interaction. Skills developed through the FUNdamentals Program include: development of physical literacy skills, improvement of fundamental motor skills, an opportunity to participate in a structured physical activity, and an increased understanding of game structure.

Swimming - Tuesdays 6-7pm • Bowling - Thursdays 6pm Come see us at City Wide Registration, Thursday, September 6 @ 5:30

For more information Contact Kandyce Meili 306-421-9610

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A big motorcycle ride Participants in the 2018 Hippy Boogie depart from Estevan at the start of their annual rally. The event is held in Tannas Valley outside of Estevan yearly, and is a celebration and remembrance of friends and family that have passed away.

SOUTH EAST CORNERSTONE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION #209 2018-2019 SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULE BUS NUMBER

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