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City moving forward with economic incentives

Cooper concert lost money despite good attendence The numbers are in for Alice Cooper’s August concert at Affinity Place, and it lost money for the City of Estevan.

Financial statements for the concert were released at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council. City treasurer Trudy Firth said the concert sustained a net loss of $17,721.25.

She believes the concert needed to sell about 200 more tickets to break even. A total of 1,876 tickets were sold, and 2,066 was the break-even point.

To t a l r e v e n u e s were $170,860.51, with $148,791.69 coming through ticket sales and $22,068.82 from concession and merchandise sales.

Expenses were at $188,581.76. The cost for the musician was $141,140.08, which accounted for the largest expense. Production was $23,372.45, advertising was $11,952.54, security was $7,229.20, and administration was $4,887.49.

In an email to the Mercury, Firth said the band fee, converted to Canadian dollars, was $111,557.13. There was also $1,950 for band spotlights as per artist specifications, $1,157.45 for band and crew food and drink, and $26,475.50 for band promoter fees.

“There really was a positive response to the show, and they said they enjoyed the venue and there was great sound,” Firth said in her report.

She noted there was a slight increase in server costs as the city tried to ensure they

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan is plowing forward with its efforts to bring new businesses to Estevan while trying to retain existing ones.

Economic development co-ordinator Dwight “Fitz” Bramble said the city has received a lot of inquiries from existing and potential businesses since economic development incentives were released at the end of August.

Bramble said he has also been marketing the city in terms of an investment attraction and promotion program.

“When I interact with prospective businesses, and even local existing businesses, I let them know that these incentives are the city’s way of trying to lend support, and to encourage and motivate with the participation in the business environment here,” said Bramble.

The existing businesses he has spoken with have been pleased with the plan, although some questioned why the incentives didn’t come out before they started their business.

He countered that the timing doesn’t always work out as some want. He compared it to going to a business and trying to get something on sale after that sale ended.

“The fact is that we are still providing that environment to help even these businesses that have already been in existence,” said Bramble.

The incentive that targets

had enough drink service with a four-bar setup.

“The fact that the show was on a Sunday night reduced our potential sales – both tickets and alcohol,” Firth said. “Most acts will fill the prime Friday and Saturday night spots with venues in larger centers. After that, they will then consider the smaller venues that are close enough to the already booked larger centers.”

Councillor Greg Hoffort asked for a total financial report for concerts since Affinity Place opened in 2011.

He believes they are close to breaking even on the shows over that time.

City manager Jeff Ward pointed out such a report was released last year, after the Blue Rodeo concert, which also lost money.

C o u n c i l l o r Tr e v o r Knibbs asked about the possibility of having a 50-50 draw during concerts, with money going to local charitable organizations. Ward countered each tour has guidelines for initiatives such as that, but they could look into the possibility.

While the concert wasn’t a success financially, Councillor Travis Frank said there were a lot of restaurants that were full and hotel rooms that were booked the night of the concert, so there were benefits for the community.

At a council meeting the night after the concert, council members and city administration said they hoped the Cooper concert would break even or even make a small amount of money.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said he was surprised with the figures included in the state-

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Dwight “Fitz” Bramble storefront façade improvements would benefit any business, regardless of whether they have been open for 10 days or 10 years, he said.

A business incubator facility, which the city is strongly supporting, will benefit all businesses in the community as well, and those to come. The incubator will provide a mentorship opportunity between established entrepreneurs and those in the community.

An update on the incubator program is expected at some point in the near future.

The other key incentive is any new or existing business establishing a location within city limits can receive a property tax exemption for three years.Those operating within the city’s five priority investment areas – agrivalue or processing, greenhouse technology, geothermal and other renewable energy, manufacturing and warehousing – can receive a five-year property tax exemption.

Bramble believes the city is already starting to see A2 » OPPORTUNITIES

Alice Cooper’s August performance at Affinity Place was well received, but it still lost more than $17,000. File photo ments, but he still supports bringing concerts to Estevan.

“This is something that this council has agreed to do, and previous councils, is bring entertainment to our city and it’s great for the economic activity that it brings to our businesses within our community,” said Ludwig.

The mayor suggested the city should create a line item for concerts in its budget and set some money aside for any potential losses that occur throughout the year, rather than having it come from other line items.

The report was filed just a few days before Friday night’s

concert with John Mellencamp at Affinity Place. That concert had a few hundred tickets still available as of Monday evening, with most of the available tickets on the back of the floor towards the sound area.

Council members are confident that the show will make money, and offset the losses from the Cooper concert.

“We have great numbers.

We’re just about sold out at this stage, and with it being on a Friday, we always get more of a response on a Friday or Saturday than during the week,” said Ludwig.

Discarded cigarette likely caused grass fire A discarded cigarette was the probable cause of a large grass fire that required the attention of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service for about 4 1/2 hours on Oct. 17.

The department was called to the fire, which occurred near the junction of Highway 18 and Collins Road, in the early afternoon.

Fire Chief Dale Feser said the fire had the potential to be serious.

“We want to make sure that we’re containing it to keep it under control and prevent it from spreading to any other major properties,” said Feser.

Nobody was injured, but

there was some personal property on an adjacent section of land, including a camper, a boat and a classic muscle car, that the fire department wanted to protect.

“When we first arrived on scene, that was our priority to knock down the leading edge (of the fire) to make sure these weren’t going to be damaged in any way, shape or form,” said Feser.

The flames came close, but were kept at bay.

Had the fire department arrived two minutes later, Feser speculated they might not have been as successful.

“We were very fortunate to get suppression streams

out and in place at strategic locations right at the initiation of our suppression efforts to prevent any further damage from occurring,” he said.

About 30 acres of land were burned in the fire. Most of the land was used for feeding horses and livestock.

It was a lengthy effort to combat the flames, but Feser said that was largely due to the topography of the land. “ There was a lot of marshy land area, and inaccessibility to certain areas as well.

We had to wait for the fire to burn to a point. It was under control, but we had to wait for it to come to us in certain areas so we could safely and effec-

tively fight the fire without damaging any vehicles, and prevent any firefighters from being unnecessarily injured during suppression efforts.”

There was also a SaskPower transmission line in the area that is used to provide electricity to Weyburn, and some Saskatchewan Water Security Agency property.

The fire did not cross Highway 18.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it appears to be the careless discarding of a cigarette. No other credible sources of ignition have been located around the scene.

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“I know at the very beginning stages of the fire, there was a very healthy thick black plume of smoke, which is isn’t typically or normally consistent with vegetation fires, but it gets into the cattails, and the cattails produce an oil that will actually turn that smoke fairly black,” said Feser.

Conditions are fairly dry now, and when it is windy, a fire can get away on the firefighters. It might be surprising to some, considering the moisture that the Estevan area

received in late September and early October.

But with the wind that Estevan had the day of the fire, and some other days recently, it doesn’t take long for a fire to spread.

“The wind will actually sap the moisture levels right out of any vegetation that may be remaining once ignition occurs. Obviously this was a wind-driven fire here, as it took and spread quite quickly here.”

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Opportunities could exist in distilling, brewing « A1 dividends. The fact that incentives are out there is positively affecting the confidence of existing and potential businesses.

But it’s hard to know when those businesses will be starting up.

“Starting and operating business is such an uncertain eventuality that nobody can really predict accurately what’s going to happen. We could wake up next week and hear that three or four or five huge companies want to move to Estevan. Those are uncontrolables that we really can’t comment on.”

“What’s within our control is that we will provide the support and the help to create as healthy of an environment as possible to make those dividends … to create those realities where we are reaping those benefits,” he added later.

Bramble has created investment packages which includes 10 reasons to do business in Estevan. It includes the incentives program, and information on the Saskatchewan business start-up check list.

The City has also started to target three specific business opportunities: craft distilling, craft beer and cannabis greenhouses.

Craft distilling is of particular interest because the city has conducted research , and believes the city has a competitive advantage.

“This is something that can be done pretty quickly, within 12 months,” said Bramble. “If we market this properly and we are fortunate enough to find a viable partner, we can have a craft distillery here within a year.”

Bramble said he has been talking to a group of local

business people who are interested in starting up a craft brewery in Estevan.

Both craft distilleries and craft breweries have been opening in the province within the past few years, with some popping up in markets that are a similar size or smaller than Estevan.

“Those are some of the specific opportunities with regards to investment and investment attraction,” said Bramble.

Bramble has also completed a draft of an investment profile, and once the final draft has been completed, it will be posted on the city’s website and will be used for an investment attraction strategy.

And he is about to begin a business survey in which he will be interacting with local businesses, particularly those downtown, to find out what

the city can do to better assist and support the businesses in Estevan.

“Some of the issues that we will be looking at will be things like downtown revitalization and improving the appearance of the downtown business area, what kind of information and input can we get from the existing businesses and those kinds of things.”

While he has been focusing a lot on the commercial component of economic development, Bramble said he will soon switch to the residential side to see how the city can reach out more directly to residents, which could take the form of having residents more involved.

“We all have a role to play, and I think we need to emphasize that message a little more in my view,” said Bramble.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST. WE WOULD SINCERELY LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF ESTEVAN for having embraced us these past 13 years. We have enjoyed serving you and hope that we have lived up to your deservedly high standards. Our King Street lease expires on October 31 and we have as a result, chosen not to continue on. Much like the Estevan community, our business over the past decade has evolved dramatically. We now build huge boutiques (27 in all), with onsite Optometric practices and literally 1,000’s of luxury label frames. Our existing Estevan location simply does not support that magnitude of operation.

Your product warranty and our commitment to customer service will continue uninterrupted. Over the final 2 weeks of October, we will be attempting to contact you for product pick-up in Estevan. On November 1; 1. All customer jobs not completed or picked up, will be sent to our 518 University Park Drive Regina location (306-790-7682) – the largest optical boutique in Saskatchewan; 2. At your request, we will be happy to further ship your product to any of our other 3 Regina stores or our Moose Jaw location, if that is more convenient to you. Similarly, we would be happy to ship finished product to your home.

We sincerely hope that we have not introduced too much inconvenience to our very loyal following in Estevan. We genuinely believe that based on the infrequency with which people have to buy quality Rx eyewear, we will be able to better serve you from Regina (or Moose Jaw, if that’s better for you?) with tons more selection, more people, and onsite Optometrists.

Your patronage for 13 years in Estevan will never be forgotten, and who knows, as your great City continues to grow, we may indeed return bigger and better.

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Panel believes Estevan’s business future should still be bright, but some challenges remain

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The future direction of business in Estevan was the focus of a panel discussion Thursday during the Estevan Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural business summit at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus.

Ray Frehlick from Prairie Mud Services, Nathan W ilhelm with W ilhelm Construction, Dr. Sarah Sliva from South East Eye Care and Pete Sereggela from the Tower Café, 1124 Social House and The Tap House discussed their business backgrounds and their thoughts on the direction of the community.

They represented different business sectors in the community, and have varying degrees of experience as well.

Among the topics discussed during the summit was the future of Units 4 and 5 at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station, and how their pending retirement will affect the local business climate.

“We can’t lose the plants and expect this community to stay the same as it is, because it’s what built us, and it’s what’s going to keep us going,” said Jim Wilson, one of the people in attendance.

W ilhelm said it has come up at the economic development committee.

Sliva, meanwhile, said it’s important to have a large and united voice on the issue.

While the closure of the plants might not have an direct impact on her, there would be an indirect impact on both her business and family.

“My kids’ friends would be moving away because mom and dad are leaving,” said Sliva. “It all affects us one way or another.”

Frehlick brought attention to another issue facing the local economy: the

significant price differential between West Texas Intermediate oil its Western Canada Select counterpart.

“That’s a huge hit on all Canadians, the money we’re losing, because we have only one customer, and that’s the U.S.,” said Frehlick. “ We have no pipelines to be able to supply the demand. Until we get pipelines, until we get the infrastructure to move our oil, we’re going to suffer.”

They also discussed agriculture in the community, and the possibility for a canola crushing plant.

Frehlick questioned whether people would see a return on their investment on such a plant.

He noted he was the chairperson of Southland Pulse Inc. when it opened a plant northwest of Estevan in 2001, and he was previously involved an effort that studied an ethanol plant in Estevan. “ There’s tremendous risk, and even if you do feasibility studies and do all the

homework you can, there are always obstacles that come up if you’re not prepared,” Frehlick said.

Sereggela said the more that can be brought to Estevan, the better off the community will be.

Other issues were discussed. Wilhelm pointed out the need to retain the businesses currently here, in addition to bringing new businesses to the city. One person in attendance clapped loudly in support of Wilhelm’s assertion.

“I think if we can put a little bit more effort and thought into the businesses that are here in the community, I think that’s going to go a little bit further,” said Wilhelm.

A geothermal plant that has been proposed for the southeast could be beneficial for greenhouse sales, he said.

There were also discussions on what the City of Estevan could do to bring more businesses to the community, and how Estevan can

improve its image.

“I think ever ybody ’s moving in the right path,” said Sereggela. “I think when ever ything was busy and everyone was booming and all the shops were open, and there wasn’t a single space to rent at the time. Nobody was really thinking about it.

Maybe that was the time we should have been.

“As a city all together, or maybe as a downtown, we need to look at ways to make Estevan just a little more beautiful, a little more attractive, not just to people who are travelling through, but people who are living here.”

W ilhelm noted that earlier in the day, he was in Carlyle for the grand opening of a business that had been in Estevan but relocated to the town an hour away. The reasons they chose Carlyle were listed, and they included the land and the cost of development levies and taxes.

“I think the city is starting to take some of the right steps towards getting the right people in the right chairs at city hall, and it’s night and day doing business now with this administration as opposed to the previous one,” said Wilhelm.

W ilhelm believes it would be beneficial for people to get out and vote in civic elections.

Frehlick said it’s important for young people to get involved with their communities, particularly when it comes to service clubs.

“A lot of the communities we used to go to can’t find help anymore, or a lot of the old-timers have passed away, and a lot of the young people aren’t stepping forward and they have to cancel these fundraisers.”

Sliva said people should be proud to live in Estevan.

When her family came here nearly a decade ago, she said the perception was that Es-

Ray Frehlick was among the participants in a panel discussion on the Future of Business in Estevan.

Dr. Sarah Sliva offered her thoughts on a number of issues pertaining to business in Estevan. tevan was filled with clusters of small town people living in a city.

But she is proud to have a business here and raise a family in Estevan.

The panel was the final part of the day. Other highlights of the summit were Nicole Davis from Daybreak Mill, who opened the event by discussing slow food values in a fast-paced world. Estevan MLA Lori Carr, who was named the minister of Highways and Infrastructure earlier in August, provided a political review.

Amy Groothuis discussed workplace impairment and the latest information for employers now that cannabis is legal. Her speech was timely since it came the day after recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada.

The first panel discussion of the day was held before lunch, and it featured insights from Trinda Jocelyn of Trinda Jocelyn Design, Brady Johnson from Encompass Fitness Studio, Josh LeBlanc from Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate Service, Sheena Onrait from Southeast College and Jeff Pierson from the Days Inn regarding online business.

Jasmine Gray from the Saskatchewan’s Centre for Entrepreneurship’s Square One program offered tips on starting a business, and Warren Jackson from the Business Development Bank of Canada provided an update on trends, transitions and technology.

The summit was offered in honour of Small Business Week from Oct. 14-20.

United Way making final preparations for telethon The United Way Estevan is making the final preparations for its 42nd annual telethon, which will run from 8 a.m. Oct. 26 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch.

T h i s ye a r ’s g o a l i s $345,000, and the money raised will be directed to the United Way’s 15 member agencies and two community partners.

President Travis Frank said he is confident the United Way will reach its goal this year.

“I know our community has always been amazing with

the United Way, and we will certainly do our best to impress them, and we’ve been working tirelessly with a lot of big groups to make sure the money comes in,” said Frank.

All money raised will remain in the community.

“That money goes to all of those groups who work tirelessly throughout the year to support our community, so we want to make sure we raise money for them so they don’t have to go out and raise it themselves,” said Frank.

The United Way has been holding weekly meetings since early September, and

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they have been discussing all of the needs associated with the telethon.

Entertainment for the 33-hour broadcast has largely been booked, although they still have a few slots available for the overnight hours.

“Certainly there are some opportunities if somebody is looking to perform,” said Frank. “We can find space, but we do have entertainment booked throughout the days.”

Local schools will occupy much of the entertainment slots during the telethon’s first few hours. Then it will shift to people from the community,

with singers, instrumentalists, dancers and other performers showcasing their talents.

Country gospel act The Daae Family will be the closing act.

Bid items will be set up in the legion throughout the telethon. Dozens of items, which are all handmade, will be sold through a silent auction.

Frank paid tribute to the hard work of the committee, led by Wendy Gustafson and Melanie Graham.

“They work very tirelessly on getting those bid items, and that has really paid off,”

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said Frank. “We have certainly seen an increase, not only in the number of bid items, but the quality of the bid items.”

There will be some items that Frank believes would make for great Christmas gifts.

Frank said the United Way will try to promote the items as much as possible.

Volunteers from outside of the board have committed to help out with the telethon, although they could still use a few more, he said.

The telethon was originally scheduled to happen Oct. 12 and 13, but it had to

be pushed back two weeks because Oct. 12 was a professional development day for local teachers. Frank believes the preparations have gone a little smoother because of the date change.

“It gives all of our groups a couple of extra weeks’ time to prepare, so a lot them really support that change, especially the schools who don’t really get to start preparing until September, and then they have to be ready for telethon.”

It also gives the board some extra time to prepare as well.

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Keep bringing shows to Estevan The numbers are in for the most recent concert in Estevan, and they likely aren’t what the City of Estevan expected.

Financial statements for Alice Cooper’s visit back in August showed the city suffered a deficit of about $17,000. It’s believed that an additional 200 tickets had to be sold in order for the concert to break even.

Alice Cooper generated rave reviews from the 1,800-plus people who attended. It was a fun night in which we heard many of his biggest hits, and saw some of the antics that you would expect from a pioneer of shock rock.

But it still lost money.

There will be a variety of reasons cited for why the concert wasn’t a financial winner: the cost of the tickets, the cost of the band, and the timing of the concert which cut into ticket sales and alcohol sales.

But would the city have sold a couple hundred more tickets if the concert was on a Friday night? Would it have made enough money on alcohol to offset the tickets if the concert was on a Saturday night?

Yes, the city would have sold more alcohol on a Saturday night, but not enough to make up for those 200 tickets.

Perhaps Alice Cooper was going to attract 1,800 people regardless of whether the concert was held on a Sunday night in August, a Friday night in October or a Saturday night

in April.

As for the cost of tickets, yes, it is expensive to spend at least $80 per ticket to see a show that will last about two hours.

You’ll get three hours of entertainment if there’s an opening act and an intermission.

The city has to charge enough so that it can cover the cost of the performer. And it won’t break even if the average ticket price is $60.

And while you might find cheaper tickets in Moose Jaw, Regina or Saskatoon, you also have to factor in the cost of travel, food and possibly accommodations for that out of town concert.

It’s worth noting that the report from the city came four days before the next concert at Affinity Place, which will be by famed rock start John Mellencamp on Oct. 26. Ticket sales for Mellencamp have been great; the vast majority of the tickets available, as of Monday night, are on the floor, in the rows surrounding the sound booth. Approximately 100 tickets were available in the permanent seating area.

The show likely won’t be as spectacular as Cooper’s, but Mellencamp appeals to a broader audience.

It’s hard to say how the concert will do financially. The city said after the Cooper concert that they thought they would make money or break even. They didn’t. It looks like Mellencamp will be a winner financially,

but we won’t know until the bills are tallied.

If Mellencamp is a big success, will the critics still say the city shouldn’t be bringing in this type of entertainment to the community?

We hope the concerts will continue.

They diversify the entertainment offerings at Affinity Place, which was supposed to be an events centre.

We’ve had some great entertainment come through Estevan since Affinity Place opened. Many of them have made money. In fact, in 2011 and 2012, when Affinity was its busiest for concerts, only one show lost money.

In a perfect world, promoters would rent out Affinity Place and bring shows here. It’s a low-risk proposition for the city, since they don’t have to worry about a deficit, and we get a night of great entertainment.

Unfortunately, when that has happened in the past, those shows have struggled.

Even Hedley’s concert in 2014 (a rental) was nowhere near as successful as when the city brought the band here in 2012.

But the city has to be smart about the acts it brings here, just like it has to be smart with all of our taxpayer dollars. They have to factor in all pros and cons associated with an act, most notably whether it will sell tickets in Estevan.

Bringing in Alice Cooper was the right move. The revenues came up a little short, but it was a good decision.

This is happening now. What would you do in this situation?

A friend posted a line above a picture of the migrant convoy making its way from Honduras through Mexico right now: “This is happening now. Trump has to make a decision.

What would you do?”

In recent days a flood of migrants showed up on a bridge between Guatemala and Mexico.

Eventually, they made their way through into southern Mexico, bound and determined to find their way to America, an America that does not want them. It’s a very, very long walk.

I wonder what they will eat or drink along the way? How will they survive? They’re not carrying much, and I’m pretty sure “for everything else, there’s MasterCard,” does not apply.

Nearly all the Canadian and American population is made of up immigrants and their descendants, myself included, so it’s mighty rich for any of us who are not Indigenous to say, “Whoa, boy, we don’t want you here!”

And yet the reality is a nation cannot allow its borders to be porous. There has to be some sort of control, or you’re not really much of a nation, are you?

This caravan is apparently growing. CBC reported on Oct. 22 it had reached 5,000 people. If it does keep growing, it will soon be larger than the size of our raiding party on the beaches of Dieppe in 1942. That’s not a handful of people. It’s an invasion, a literal invasion.

And, simply put, nations cannot allow invasions. The response to an invasion is with your military, and that’s exactly what President Donald Trump is talking about.

Oh, but have a heart, people say. And I generally agree. I don’t think those people are walking the length of nearly all of Central

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK America and Mexico because they had nothing to do on a weekend. They are desperate, and they see hope in America.

And while America has been trying to control its southern border, the reality is they have not been effective, as evidenced by the millions upon millions of people who have come to the U.S. illegally over the years. The southwest U.S. economy simply wouldn’t function without these people.

So back to Trump: this caravan plays directly into his narrative. “Build a wall!” he’s been saying.

What would you do with this convoy, as president? No nicey nicey talk. What concrete action would you do when faced with a literal invasion?

If you’re Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, you put out a stupid tweet, and over the next several years Canada sees the RCMP arresting people at the border between New York and Quebec. A man loses most of his fingers to frostbite crossing illegally into Manitoba in the middle of winter. The provinces complain they are overwhelmed. Gee, I wonder why?

So Trump has to do something. But what?

If he pulls a Trudeau, the flood will become a tsunami. It won’t be 4,000 or 5,000 people at a time. It might be 20,000. Why wouldn’t a huge chunk of Central America just start

walking north? Have you seen the drug violence in Mexico? The abject poverty? The repression of various regimes in “banana republics” going back to, well, forever? What would be holding you back?

Its not like people have not arrived in North America by the thousands before. In Canada, it was at Pier 21 in Halifax. In America, it was Ellis Island in New York. Ships showed up and disgorged hundreds at a time. A quick perusal of the ship arrive database at pier21.ca shows how common it was for ships to show up with 600-700 passengers at a time, and you can bet most of those were one-way trips.

But those sites were controlled. Governments largely knew what was going on, at least at these points.

But one might argue that, at least for America, they never did really know how many people have been crossing the Rio Grande.

We are very rapidly reaching the halfway point in the first Trump administration. How much has he actually been able to accomplish on this front? Did his wall get built? No. Is it going to get built? Will it stop the flood? Will anything short of machine-gunning people at the border stop the flood?

Trump, like President Barack Obama before him, is faced with a no-win situation.

Nothing will stop this tide, short of bullets. No wall, no deportations. Not even the atrocious act of splitting up families. There is no solution that will work.

And yet he has to do something. So again, what would you do?

Brian Zinchuk is the editor of Pipeline News.

He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Talent is there for high level midget hockey team You hear it every year during the World Junior Hockey Championship: if only Canada had access to the very best of the best, including current National Hockey League players, this country would grab the title every year and never look back.

This statement would likely be false anyway – imagine Finland with Winnipeg Jets superstar Patrik Laine for the last couple of tournaments – but it fuels imagination when it comes to who would exactly be on that team and who would be playing on what line.

It’s the kind of thing that comes to mind when I see the midget AA Apex Bruins. The best midget aged players from the Estevan and Weyburn areas could absolutely form their own midget AAA team based on who’s playing elsewhere this year.

This isn’t to say that these players must play locally, just that if they did the talent is so obviously there it’s impossible to ignore it.

Forward Josh Romanyk is playing with the midget AAA Regina Pat Canadians, while forward Dawson Schaff and goaltender Bryson Garton have hooked on with the Tisdale Trojans, joining forward Liam Rutten. The Moose Jaw Generals have forward Jake Palmer, defenceman Carey Levesque from Carnduff as well as Alameda’s Cody Davis.

The Prince Albert Mintos enjoy the presence of forward Turner McMillen from Carievale and defenceman Alex Von Sprecken. The Swift Current Legionnaires have defenceman Kersey Reich and forward Mason Strutt.

From the Prairie Hockey Academy in Caronport, defencemen Kolby Kaban and Carter McKersie, and forwards Zach Ashworth and Clay McKersie are playing close to the midget AAA level with the Canadian Sport School Hockey League and defenceman Max Wanner is playing with the ‘Elite 15’ team there.

And don’t forget the current crop of midget AA Bruins, including but not excluded to forwards Dalton Schrader, Cale Adams, Dylan Hull, Chase Gedak and Joey Meredith, goaltender Zane Winter and defencemen Tristan Seeman and Adrien Riddell.

So the hockey diaspora with that age group alone is enough that this area could easily host its own midget AAA team in the way that even smallish communities like Tisdale, Beardy’s, the Battlefords and Yorkton can.

These kids and parents aren’t turning their backs on the Estevan hockey system, but it’s proof that the players developed here can have success at the high levels. There’s enough male hockey talent in the 15-17 age group in Estevan and area alone to ice a competitive team in the provincial midget AAA league.

But you need more than talent and the desire to get together and play as an area at this level. You need a major sponsor and a coach who can be pretty steadily equally dedicated to the recruiting aspect and on-ice product. There are some good coaches in this area here and many local businesses can and have stepped up for similar ideas in the past.

While this isn’t quite like the Canada World Junior fantasy team, it’s easy to see that with a little bit of imagination, the same kids that came up through the atom, peewee and bantam teams in the area could combine for a pretty rockin’ kind of team. This isn’t even including some of the Weyburn and area players that would undoubtedly only add to the level of talent a team like that could have.

One of the rights of passage for young athletes is spending time away from home training for the specific purpose of getting better at one’s discipline. It happens in a lot of sports, with water polo being one of those coming to mind.

One of the huge things that stand in the way of something like this happening is the strong pull of teams like Moose Jaw, Regina, Prince Albert and Tisdale that have much bigger reaches than their local areas. Saskatoon ices two competitive midget AAA teams as well, but an even bigger roadblock exists in Notre Dame where the midget AAA teams can draw from across Canada.

Last year’s Telus Cup championship team had regular season leading scorer Luke Mylymok from Boise, Idaho, playoff leading scorer Brad Morrissey from P.E.I., and goaltenders Riley Kohonick from White City (OK, so that’s not so far away) and Aaron Randazzo from Annapolis, Md. You know, Annapolis, right next door to Wilcox, Sask.

The Hounds’ roster last year also had players from New Brunswick, Alberta, Alaska, Florida, Switzerland and California.

Their Argos team had players from Nunavut and Montreal.

It’s difficult for the other teams in the Sask Midget AAA Hockey League to compete, recruiting-wise with the kind of pull that Notre Dame has. But a team with southeast Sask players might just give them a run for their money.

No changes in City of Estevan’s snow removal policy

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan has announced there won’t be any changes to its snow removal policy for the upcoming winter.

The policy was posted on the city’s website earlier this month.

Norm Mack, the manager of the public works’ roads and drainage division, said the plan has been tested on numerous occasions in recent years, and it has worked.

It means there won’t be any changes to the roads that are designated as Priority 1, 2 and 3.

“We kept with the status quo simply because it seems to work,” said Mack.

He cited the purchase of a second snow blower a few years ago as a big reason for the improvements in snow removal. It allows the city to run two snow blowers simultaneously, and complete work in a much quicker fashion.

“A major snow event like we’ve had in the last couple years, we’ve taken the snow all

off, and had the streets 100 per cent clean in Estevan in five or six days or so,” said Mack.

When a large snowstorm hits, Mack said the goal is to make all roads accessible as quickly as possible, regardless of the priority, so that vehicles don’t become stuck.

“Then we’ll move onto Priority 1 once the storm subsides. We’ll be tackling that in the early morning hours.

“We’ve gotten into the habit, in the last few years since I started, to right after the storm, be out there at 2 or 3 a.m. and get ahead of the game before traffic starts to flow at 8 a.m., and it seems that we can get a lot of our No. 1 arteries open,” said Mack.

The cit y has spent $263,400 on snow removal so far this year; much of that expense came during a winter storm that struck in early March. A blizzard later that month also resulted in some snow clearing expenses.

There was a little bit of money spent on snow removal in early October after Estevan received a few centimetres of snow.

“We have to keep our equipment in top-notch shape and have it so it works when you need it. We keep it maintained and replace it when it needs to be replaced. But the moment you let the equipment go, and put more hours on the equipment than you should have, and haven’t dealt with it, then you get into trouble.”

The equipment is ready to go, and the city has been updating equipment on an annual basis so it’s ready and not broken down. A new tandem truck and a new loader been purchased for this year.

The policy also dictates what to do in the event of major and minor snow events.

In the case of a major snow event, crews will push snow to the sides of Priority 1 roads whenever possible. The snow will then be blown and hauled.

Crews and contractors will work 12-hour shifts starting early in the morning to clear Priority 1 and 2 roads.

Equipment will be hired and people will work overtime.

For priority 3 roads, the snow will be windrowed to the middle, loaded and hauled.

Crews will work in eight to 12-hour shifts after Priority 1 and 2 roads are completed.

For a minor snow event, crews will sand when required and troublesome areas will be cleared on Priority 1 and 2 roads. Priority 3 roads will be cleaned and traffic will pack the snow.

The city will clear pathways and sidewalks in some high-traffic areas following major snow events, but residents are responsible for clearing sidewalks in front of their homes.

“We treat our sidewalks … and pathway system like King Street, Souris Avenue North and our main sidewalks … like Priority 1. We think it’s very important to have our power sweepers out on the skid-steers early in the morning to have our sidewalks and pathway system open, because there are a lot of people who walk to work.”

Keeping the sidewalks cleared will also help prevent them from icing up.

The policy still has to be approved by Estevan city council.

Stories play important role for Catholic youth worker

By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review Telling personal stories and sharing stories from the Bible are at the core of Tim Elliot’s work as a Catholic youth worker, as he shared his own story with the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division’s board on Oct. 17.

Based in the St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Estevan, Elliot told the trustees he’s originally from Newfoundland, where stories are an important part of their culture.

He noted he started a degree at a university in Newfoundland, but found they had no heart for stories, “which is interesting, as in Newfoundland, our entire civilization is founded on stories. I grew up in a town of 51 people.”

Elliot went for a year with National Evangelism Teams Ministries, which is when he fell in love with the Prairies, and where he fell in love with story-telling again, attending St. Therese Institute in Bruno for two years.

He said he spent his second year studying what to write in a 26-page paper.

“That’s when I realized that stories and education don’t have to be incompatible. I wrote my paper on the importance of enjoying a child’s imagination in educa-

Tim Elliot, youth co-ordinator for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Family schools in Estevan spoke to Weyburn trustee Rocky Sidloski, Estevan city trustee Bev Hickie and Estevan rural trustee Bob Cossette. Photo by Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review tion,” said Elliot, adding that academics and imagination are not opposing ideas, but can work together.

He attended St. Stephen’s University in New Brunswick, “the smallest university in Canada”, where he studied the importance of story to a culture and to civilization as a whole, finding its “important to our foundation as humanity.”

One of his conclusions is that a community that does not have a spiritual centre or polus will disintegrate, and said this is of vital importance to Holy Family as educators to keep in mind while educating the children

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He noted he has been working with students at the Estevan Comprehensive

School, but as it is a public high school, he has restrictions as to how or when he interacts with students there.

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Paul Vollmin opens up in his first book Paul Vollmin admits that writing his first book felt a little like standing naked out in public, because his wanted to be transparent with his story.

H e re a d f ro m S t i l l Standing: A Personal Journey to Find the Heart of God, on Oct. 17 at the Estevan Public Library. It shares his story from growing up in a small Prairie town to rebellious years in his youth, and then battling depression.

“It’s a story of my life and what I have learned,” Vollmin said. “ What else are you going to write about when you’re writing a biography?”

At one point, when he was a young father, Vollmin said he found himself hospitalized for severe depression and considered suicide as a

viable way out.

Still Standing doesn’t have an idealized picture of what a Christian life should be like, he said, but it is a look at how God has brought healing to his life.

“It’s quite a transparent book, but I felt it was necessary to share it in light of what I was to learn,” said Vollmin. “ We’ve covered everything, we let the dirty laundry out on the clothesline, and we’ll see what happens there.”

Vollmin started writing the book about four years ago, but has really been working on it earnestly the last two years. A self-published book through Friesen Publishing, it came out at the end of June.

He credits his wife Lorna for prodding him to

complete the project.

Still Standing has sold about 200 copies thus far, including a couple of copies sold in Europe.

The response to the book has been favourable.

“As soon as people read it, they often come back for one or two more copies, because … they know somebody else who needs to read it, and I think that’s the most positive thing of it all,” he said. “So the book is going places that I could never go or could never reach.”

He believes the book has great potential because of its message. Even though self-publishing has made it possible for everybody to publish a book, Vollmin says Still Standing could sell a lot of copies.

Vollmin preaches most

Sundays, and is used to writing for sermons, which is a verbal medium. When he finished the initial draft, he was told it needed a lot of work by both his wife and his editor, because it felt like it was written for a sermon.

“People have to see.

They don’t have any expressions or hands or the pauses

or anything else. You have to write those things in. So it’s a whole different creative aspect to writing a book.

“And then there’s the context and the flow. You can’t just skip over things and take a question later. People have to get it all at one time.”

His editor found the book had value, but also gave

pointers to help with the writing process.

If there is another book, Vollmin hopes he will be able to find a publisher.

Still Standing is available by contacting Vollmin, or through the Friesen Press book store or Amazon. It is available through both traditional book or e-book format.

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Paul Vollmin reads from his book Still Standing on Oct. 17 at the Estevan Public Library.

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Cooks that Cook supports United Way The United Way Estevan will once again benefit from the culinary skills and generosity of local residents, thanks to Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd.’s (TEML) 10th annual Cooks that Cook fundraiser Friday night at the Wylie-Mitchell Building.

More than 250 people showed up for the benefit, and raised money for the United Way’s upcoming telethon Oct. 26 and 27.

More than 50 chefs prepared meals for this year’s event. Local restaurants, United Way board members, TEML employees and people from the community served samplesized food to the public.

A live auction offered 20 items and raised more than $13,000.

Four tickets to the Edmonton Oilers home game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 18 went for $1,400, as did a one-year adult membership to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

A silent auction and a raffle were also part of the event.

MC Justin Pierce noted that in its first nine years, Cooks that Cook raised more than $275,000 combined for the United Way, and organizers were hoping to clear the $300,000 mark in cumulative funds this year.

He told the crowd that TEML receives considerable donations from the community for the auctions and raffles.

Cooks that Cook is TEML’s primary fundraiser for the United Way each year.

United Way board member Wendy Gustafson applauded TEML for their commitment to the United Way. She reminded the crowd that the money raised would be distributed to the United Way’s 15 member agencies and community partners.

She believes most people in attendance have benefited in some way from the member agencies’ efforts.

The Cooks that Cook fundraiser for the United Way Estevan attracted a large crowd on Friday night.

Tribute show Your guide to real estate is coming draws a large crowd David James participates in the sound check during the dress rehearsal for a concert at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday night. A sold-out crowd of approximately 400 people packed the large theatre to watch James and Big River’s tribute concert to famed country music stars Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. The concert opened with some of Jennings biggest hits, and then moved into Cash’s chart-toppers, ranging from Ring of Fire to Hurt.

The audience was often singing along with the hits.

Those who are looking to purchase a home in the Estevan area will be able to find what they’re looking for with Southeast Saskatchewan’s Real Estate Guide, which will be included in the Oct. 26 edition of Southeast Lifestyles.

Deanna Tarnes, the sales manager for Estevan Mercury Publications, said the publication will include real estate listings, with agents from Century 21 Border Real Estate Service, RE/Max Blue Chip Realty, Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate and Royal LePage Dream Realty in Estevan all participating.

Eve Realty in Carlyle and Carnduff Agencies are also participating.

Almost all of the Realtors in the region are par-

ticipating in the promotion.

Some have used it for listings, while others are promoting their expertise or their websites.

“We wanted to come up with a product that would help the local Realtors get the word out,” said Tarnes.

This publication will allow people to see what’s available, and it will be attractive and well-designed.

“The Estevan Mercury is trying to find a way to spread the message in an affordable format,” said Tarnes.

There is something available in the southeast in every price range, she said.

The publication will also appear in News Break, which will allow it to be available in even more locations in the city.

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Ironside Energy Services wins provincial award Ironside Energy Services has been recognized for its growth since opening nearly two years ago.

The Estevan oilfield company was presented with the award for the top new business venture during the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s Achievement in Business Excellence Awards on Saturday at TCU Place in Saskatoon.

“We’re very honoured and very excited to win it. It’s

a big accomplishment to be recognized on the provincial level by the Chamber of Commerce,” said Dan Blackburn, who owns the company alongside Chad Himmelspeck.

Blackburn and Himmelspeck are 50-50 business partners on the venture. They have a day-to-day field manager Durwin Grodecki, and they said he looks after everything, from the oil changes to the people in the company.

The company will cel-

ebrate its two-year anniversary on Nov. 15. When they opened, they had just one dozer.

Now they have expanded their equipment base, and have 26 employees who have played an instrumental role in the company’s success.

Blackburn believes the company was selected for the award because of its growth and the service it provides. The business has also been successful even though it started in a

downturn in the oilpatch.

“We started this company when oil was $38 a barrel,” said Blackburn. “And we made it work. We made it work in a down market when there wasn’t a lot going on.”

Most of their work comes from the patch, although they do perform road builds for the Rural Municipality of Estevan.

They have dozers that build drill pad lease sites and they perform cleanup on the leases after the well is drilled as part of the reclamation efforts. They have a road grader and they build lease roads in the oilfield sector, in addition to their road-building work for the RM, and they perform

pipeline cleanup.

They also have trackhoes for cleanups on the leases, and for digging dugouts and building roads.

Blackburn said they enjoy working with the companies they deal with in the oilpatch, and the people they work with in Calgary at a corporate level.

“The guys that we’re working with are just fantastic guys. And for me and Chad, we both enjoy the heavy equipment, having the heavy equipment, building leases and just seeing the finished product of what our guys are capable of doing at the high level that we’re doing it,” said Blackburn.

Blackburn hopes the

company can continue to grow. They have gone through rapid growth, both in terms of equipment and staff members, and he sees a continued demand for their services.

Among the other ABEX award recipients was Affinity Credit Union, who received the community involvement award. Affinity has branches throughout the province, including some in Estevan.

This year, more than 80 ABEX nominations were received and 50 finalists were selected. Ultimately, 12 Saskatchewan recipients were selected. By striving for excellence, these winners personify business success in Saskatchewan.

At work near Benson Chad Himmelspeck, left, and Dan Blackburn hold the top new venture award that they won at the provincial Achievement in Business Excellence Awards on Saturday. Photo submitted

Betts Drilling Rig 1 was working south of Benson along Highway 47 on Saturday. This rig has spent a good chunk of its career drilling for Burgess Creek and its predecessor company, Elkhorn Resources. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Small town, rural life appreciated by music legend John Mellencamp and his band

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

While they may never have specifically been in Estevan at any point, John Mellencamp and his band are no strangers to places this size.

Mellencamp himself expressed his appreciation for small towns like Estevan – the song Small Town from 1985 album Scarecrow is close to a national anthem for rural Canada – and it’s more than just talk. He and many of his band live in and around Bloomington, Ind., which is not much bigger than Estevan.

“On one side of me right now is a cattle farm and on the other side of me is a cattle farm,” laughed Mike Wanchic, Mellencamp’s longtime guitarist, co-producer and friend.

“And behind me is 2,000 acres of unbroken timberland. I live in a rural area in a log house. I think where you live is the perfect audience for me.”

Mellencamp is bringing the Sad Clowns & Hillbillies tour to Estevan’s Affinity Place Friday in what is likely to be a packed house of appreciative fans.

Wanchic has been there since the beginning, and stayed when a series of stage name changes took Johnny Cougar to John Cougar to John Cougar Mellencamp, to today’s John Mellencamp.

“We made a very conscious choice at about 1980 not to move to Los Angeles,” Wanchic said. “Management was in L.A. and they said ‘You can’t stay in Indiana, this is where the music busi-

ness is. And we just didn’t want to do it. Number one, if we had we would just not exist today…. You tend to start morphing into your peers and I’d hate to think we ended up like RATT (a heavy metal band from the 1980s).”

Staying in Bloomington was an important decision for the band. They decided after 1982, when they had the album American Fool that they hadn’t approached their music any differently but the audiences were getting bigger. Wanchic said they felt it was because some of their people were shallow and just looking for the next big thing.

“It stamped in our mind that we were never going to leave,” Wanchic said. “So we built a studio here and made our records here ever since then. There’s no reason to move anywhere. I mean, why? What’s my advantage to moving to Los Angeles, California? Nothing personal against Los Angeles, but there’s higher stress and bad air. We live in a beautiful place. Why would we go anywhere?”

While there was a moment when they enjoyed the benefits of stardom, coming home to Bloomington also keeps the band grounded and rebalanced. “ You go to the g ym and play basketball with the same guys who will knock your teeth out,” Wanchic said. “They don’t care who you are… it’s a balancer and I think it’s always been that way. That’s what allowed us to make 23 records instead of three. John’s a really dedicated songwriter who works

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on his craft every day and we work on our craft every day.”

Long ago, Mellencamp and his band could have simply chosen the nostalgia tour route and played nothing but music he’s released from the mid ‘70s to the early ‘90s but they’ve been busy releasing five full length albums since 2007. The hunger to create new material is clearly still pumping through the veins of Mellencamp and his band.

“Age discrimination in my business is massive,” Wanchic said. “At what point did Paul Simon cease to be a good songwriter?

Bob Dylan? Why suddenly if you add 15 years to your life, you’re suddenly no longer a viable artist. That’s bull (expletive).

“John’s a better writer now than he’s ever been and we’re better players than we’ve ever been. I really have resentment toward the music business in the way that it glorifies youth…

That’s a driver to keep making records and continue to develop your art. The audience is smaller but that’s not what it’s about at this point.

It’s about art.”

With that said, Mellencamp was a deserving 2008 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and he and the band know that fans want to hear his classics.

“We look at our entire catalogue when we set our tour in motion and you have to pay homage to the hits, there’s no question about that,” Wanchic said. “Whenever I see Neil Young, who I’ve seen 20 times, I want to hear Cinnamon Girl, I want to hear the great songs, like

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Submitted photo Old Man. ”And I personally, even as a professional artist, I feel cheated if I don’t hear those… Music is one of the greatest drivers of memory, and we know that. So there’s a lot of hits. But at the same time we have so many records that we think are brilliant records, if we do say so ourselves, and we handpick material from as many records as we can possibly fit. Not everybody’s going to hear every song that they want to hear but it’s not just a Beach Boys show. We’re drawing from 10 albums during this show.”

That includes solo acoustic songs with Mellencamp only to full on re-arrangements with the full band of his most wellknown hits. A recent stop in

Thunder Bay, Ont. included Small Town, L onely Ol’ Night, Check It Out, Jack & Diane, Crumblin’ Down, Pink Houses and Cherry Bomb, among other huge hits and recent songs.

“I think our audience should be really pleased and it covers 40 years,” Wanchic said. “There’s a balancing line we’ve learned over the years to walk. It creates an air of excitement for us because we need to be excited about what we’re doing. It’s easy to become complacent when all you’re doing is parroting hit records. What’s the point of that? You want a quick way to end our career?

Do that.”

From the time when Mellencamp refused to let Ronald Reagan use the song Pink Houses on his 1984

re-election campaign to the current Donald Trump era of politics, Mellencamp hasn’t shied away from letting his feelings known about the state of his country.

“It’s mildly reflected in the show because we’re not trying to soap-box, but there will be comments here and there,” Wanchic said. “We continue to support the politicians and the policies in this country that we think are relevant, particularly Farm Aid.” The annual farm benefit show took place this year in Hartford, Conn., and Mellencamp has been there with Willie Nelson and Neil Young almost every year since the first one in 1985 with the intention of helping farmers facing mortgage debt.

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1. Keep a safe distance When the road is snowy, slick or icy, your tires can’t grip as well and more time and distance is needed to stop. Always stay a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of you when driving in such conditions.

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If you are interested in becoming a member of the Economic Development Board please submit a letter with your past and present experiences that would be relevant to this board and your qualifications by October 31, 2018 to: Jeff Ward, City Manager 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Email : j.ward@estevan.ca Applications will be considered and chosen at the discretion of the board of directors based on best fit for the Community Strategy and applications received.

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DUTIES They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally performed outside of Troubleshoot, repair, overhaul, install and carry out routine maintenance of heating, the listed duties above. (Other duties as assigned). ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems as well as other associated EDUCATION equipment Grade 12 or equivalent Improving HVAC system performance by changing filters, cleaning ducts, or refilling Minimum 3 years direct experience as a HVAC/Refrigeration Technician refrigerants Licensed Journeyperson with Red Seal certification Ensure all systems are kept in a safe working condition, taking appropriate precautions Proficiency in Computer Software including MS Word, Excel and Outlook to prevent risk to employees and to the product.

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Bruins sweep weekend over northern foes

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Whatever the equation, Will Koop seemed to provide the missing chemistry the first line has had for the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins.

Koop joined the Bruins in an elaborate five-team trade Saturday via the Steinbach Pistons and scored his first goal as a Bruin only 8:08 into the first period as the Bruins beat the visiting Nipawin Hawks 4-1 to win their second in a row. The Bruins won 5-1 Friday over Melfort to give the team two home wins before a big road trip.

“It’s exciting,” said Koop.

“I didn’t know where I was at even 18 hours ago so just coming in here, all the guys are so accepting. It made me feel right at home right away and I just kind of found instant chemistry right away with my linemates.”

Koop was on a line with Bryce Platt and Isaiah Thomas and Platt scored the game’s first goal at 4:37 of the first period, followed soon by Koop’s marker.

“We clicked right away and we scored on our first or second shift,” said Platt. “I think I was just as surprised as everyone else about the chemistry we had right away.

It’s pretty easy to play with a guy who knows the game and skates well.”

Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood said he looked at their skill sets and determined that Koop would be a good fit with Platt.

“Those guys seemed to be a good match,” said Lewgood.

“When you get two good guys who think the game well, you’re going to find some chemistry.”

The Bruins’ hard work earned them a power play later in the first and a Johnny Witzke point shot went into

the net at 15:20 of the first period to give the Bruins a 3-0 lead on the defending Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions.

From there, with little resistance, the Bruins won 4-1. Turner Ripplinger scored the other goal for the Bruins and Grant Boldt, making his second start in as many days, earned the win with 32 saves in the Bruins net.

In the 5-1 win against Melfort, Boldt made 24 saves for his first career SJHL win.

“It feels really good,” said a beaming Boldt after the win over Melfort. “Not much to say, just happy to get a win with the guys and it was a great effort today, too.”

Not long after Platt served a penalty early in the second period, he found himself on a three-on-one against Melfort’s Hunter Arps. Platt chose to shoot and found the back of the net to tie the game at 1:27 of that period. Then, on a scramble in front of the net Jake Heerspink corralled a puck down low and beat Arps at 8:09. Jayden Davis scored at 9:29 of the second to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead and they never seemed out of control of the game after that.

Boldt didn’t get a lot of starts before this – the Melfort start was his third of the season, plus one relief appearance – but Boldt didn’t change his mental approach going into this game versus any other.

“Every time I come to the rink I think I’m going to be going into the net,” Boldt said. “Where it’s Jake Anthony or (Kaden) Kilpatrick will be starting. I just have that mindset and come to the rink and prepare like I’m going to start the game.”

T.J. Irey and Isaiah Thomas, into an empty net, sealed the game in the third period for the Bruins.

“Boldty was due for a start so we played him (Fri-

Bruins forward Bryce Platt scores from a difficult angle against the Nipawin Hawks Saturday night at Affinity Place. day) night and we wanted to reward him so he came in and was strong again here (Saturday),” said Lewgood.

“We’ve got some good goaltenders here. We’ve got three guys who can play the game.

Boldty’s hot right now and it was a night to take advantage of it.”

Koop was a coup for the Bruins, and the self-described two-way forward looked at ease in his first game as a Bruin.

“I pride myself on both ends,” said Koop. “I want to contribute in points and goals, but I don’t want to be on the ice for any goals against…”

“I like that he’s a dynamic player who skates really well,” said Lewgood.

“He handles the puck and can shoot it. Although he’s a natural winger, he’s played centre ice and played really well at this level. He kind of fit all the needs we have up front. And his versatility doesn’t hurt us either.”

Conditioning wasn’t much of a factor for Koop, who seemed to fit in easily with Platt and Thomas.

“It was OK,” said Koop.

“I’ve worked hard to stay in shape waiting for the trade.

Obviously it’s not exactly where I wanted it to be considering I hadn’t played in a

month, so I was pretty happy with it.”

The Bruins, quite a few of whom on the top two lines have played half a dozen or less games with Estevan, will now go on the road for four games in five nights.

They started with games in Nipawin Tuesday and Flin

Flon Wednesday and then go to La Ronge Friday and Melfort Saturday.

“I think any time you can get on the bus and in hotels for five days it’s going to be huge,” said Platt. “I’m excited to get to know the boys a little bit better and I think we’re going to roll from there.”

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League standings (As of Oct. 22, 2018) Viterra Division Yorkton Terriers Estevan Bruins Weyburn Red Wings Melville Millionaires

GP 14 14 13 15

W 8 7 5 2

L 5 7 7 9

OTL 1 0 1 2

SOL 0 0 0 2

Pts 17 14 11 8

Global Ag Risk Solutions Div Kindersley Klippers Humboldt Broncos Battlefords North Stars Notre Dame Hounds

GP 14 16 13 15

W 10 10 8 6

L 3 5 4 8

OTL 1 1 0 0

SOL 0 0 1 1

Pts 21 17 17 13

Sherwood Division Flin Flon Bombers Nipawin Hawks Melfort Mustangs La Ronge Ice Wolves

GP 16 14 13 15

W 9 9 8 4

L 5 5 4 11

OTL 0 0 1 0

SOL 2 0 0 0

Pts 20 18 17 8

Bruins earn profit after lengthy playoff run

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins would have had a difficult financial year in 2017-18 if it wasn’t for playoff revenue.

So it was clearly a good thing the club played three home dates in front of over 2,600 people each for the Canalta Cup final and sold season tickets during that playoff run.

“We would have definitely been in a loss position financially last year if it wasn’t for the playoff run,” said Bruins president Cory Prokop, a couple of days after the Bruins’ Oct. 18 annual general meeting. “It made a huge difference. We has huge support from the fan base of Estevan and the corporate community and it shows in the financials.”

The Bruins netted a whopping $1,081,446 in revenue from the regular season and playoffs last year, and had $768,930 in cost of sales. The

club made a gross profit of $312,516, less $299,142 in expenses, making a total net income of $13,372.

That leaves their overall balance still $86,153 in the red. Two years ago, that number was $171,331.

Last year’s financial statement showed the profit from the Western Canada Cup and brought the Bruins $71,806 in net income.

“If it wasn’t for the donation … last year would have been a tough year and if you compare our numbers to that, they’re very, very promising,” Prokop said.

The playoff run saw the team gather $239,701 in revenues from game day gate admissions to 50/50 sales and game day sponsors, while spending $113,115 on billet costs, travel and meals and equipment. That translated to a $126,586 profit for the playoffs.

This year the team has started off slow in the regular season but Prokop hopes that picks up in the coming

U-

weeks.

“If we can get a consistent run here going and have those fans who have bought those season tickets (out) for some good hockey, that translates into bigger crowds as the season progresses and we’ ll see hopefully some financial success again this year,” he said. “It would be nice to have another long playoff run, of course.”

There is a ton of corporate support for the Bruins in the community as well, something Prokop believes is crucial to any team’s financial success in the SJHL. “ We’re very lucky to have the support that we do have here in Estevan,” he said. “The corporate community has stepped up year after year and this season is no different.”

The board has been happy with the performance of head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood and the coaching staff.

“I think he’s done a good job in continuing to

The crowd at Affinity Place for Game 4 of the Canalta Cup final applauds some action. File photo make sure we’re competitive and improving the team from year to year during his tenure here,” said Prokop.

“I think he’s confident that this year will be another step in the right direction.

The pipeline of talent looks pretty strong into the future and I think you witnessed that at the camp here in the fall. I think he and the rest of us are pretty excited about this season and the future of

the team.”

The board will remain the same with the exception of Brian Skojnsby deciding to leave as his term expired. His replacement is Josh Biggs.

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Elecs junior girls volleyball team split up into two teams as they host own tournament

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Hosting a junior girls volleyball tournament isn’t just as easy as getting teams organized to come to your gym and getting a few volleyballs and refs together.

Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) hosted a junior girls tournament on the weekend and ran into difficulties organizationally.

Some teams had pulled out leaving head coach Tamara Franklin and the Elecs with some holes to fill.

“We had a couple that pulled out pretty much on the day of the tournament for age restriction reasons,” said Franklin. “There’s a new age limit this year as to who can play with whom, and so those teams unfortunately couldn’t make it to the tournament.”

She split the Elecs junior girls into two teams and those teams finished in third place and sixth place.

“We had to revamp our schedule and in order to make sure that every team was able to get six games minimum, I was able to say ‘Why don’t I just split my team?’”

Franklin coached the B team and assistant coach

Erin Wagstaff took the A team, although in the A team’s 25-13, 25-12 loss to Weyburn in the semifinal, Franklin was able to watch from the stands.

“It worked out perfectly because every girl was able to play every game, all the time,” Franklin said. “The problem is they get tired fast.”

W hen teams play at the senior level, it’s often the case where the teams will be playing as often as the Elecs teams did.

“For those players that want to look at playing at the senior level, at a senior level tournament, they have to look at the situation and think ‘I’m going to be in this similar type situation in those tournaments’” said Franklin.

After adding three players who didn’t make the team after the try-out process to fill the two teams, Franklin was happy with the way the individual players were able to rise to the challenge and bring out some good play.

“With the girls that I did split up, I took them and said we were going to work together and develop our skills,” she said. “We may not win but we’re here to advance our skills. And those girls I

Members of one of the Elecs junior girls teams discuss the game Saturday at the ECS gym. coached did so well.”

Franklin said a couple of the players picked up on some of the timing and setting better than they had earlier this year.

The Elecs will get back together in practice and start getting ready to host districts this year, facing some of the teams they had hosted on the weekend.

“We did some repositioning, and we did some different situations because we had to do different strategies and different situations,” Franklin said. “We’ll take the

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The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins dropped a pair of games up north on the weekend.

Saturday, the Bruins lost 5-2 to the Martensville Marauders and lost 3-2 to the Saskatoon Maniacs Sunday in Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League action.

Mason F ichter and Boden Dukart scored a pair of second period goals on Saturday against Martensville but it wasn’t enough. In net, Jackson Miller stopped 37 shots in the loss and the Bruins had 24 shots on goal in the game.

Sunday’s game saw the Bruins tie the game early in the third period but surrender a goal late in the third. Blayze Siebert scored 2:07 into the third period unassisted to tie the game but Tyrus Flory of the Maniacs scored with 1:57 left in the game. Although the Bruins called a timeout with 19.1 seconds left they weren’t able to get the back to even.

The Bruins fired 36 shots at the Saskatoon net, including Fichter with the Bruins’ other goal in the game. Joshua Bittman stopped 23 of 26 in the Bruins net.

Starting Thursday is the Graham Tuer Bantam AA Challenge in Regina, where the Bruins will play at least five games.

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Peewee Bruins fire over 40 shots Midget AA Bruins split in Melville in tournament loss to Weyburn

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Este van Meter peewee AA Bruins aren’t likely to score lots of goals in a game, but this weekend showed they weren’t going to give a lot of goals up either.

Strong defensive play helped the Bruins allow only 12 goals in four games in their home tournament, but they only scored six as well, dropping the third place game 4-3 in overtime to the Weyburn Red Wings Sunday at Affinity Place.

The Bruins were down 2-1 going into the third period but came back twice to tie it up and eventually send it into overtime, where they

lost after about a minute of three-on-three hockey.

“I think our whole weekend was good (even though) our record doesn’t indicate how well we played,” said Bruins head coach Aren Miller. “We never gave up more than four goals in a game. We told the kids that three-on-three here is getting the game over with because we’re tight on ice time. If we had kept playing five-on-five I think we win that game for sure.”

Miler said the kids didn’t quit and competed to the end, with Kade Phillips scoring the Bruins’ last goal to tie the game with 17 seconds left. Ryder Mathison and Turner Knockaert scored

the Bruins’ other goals.

Ty Fehrenbach got the start in the final game, and both he and Ryder Davidson played well between the pipes. But it was also a good performance by the defence, who allowed only 20 shots in the contest. “ We’ve got six really good d-men and they’re getting better every game,” said Miller. “They’ve buying into how we want them to play and I think on this big ice surface it’s to our strength.

Our D had a good weekend and our centremen did a good job down low. We didn’t score enough goals and that’s something we can work on.”

Miller said they knew going into the season that

It’s not often that a team will win by six goals and lose to the same team by six goals the next night, but the Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins and Melville Millionaires accomplished that feat Saturday and Sunday.

Still facing a lot of injuries in the early going, the Bruins won 9-3 in Melville Saturday on the strength of a Tanner Stovin hat trick. After the first period, when they led 2-1, the Bruins stormed out for five goals in the second period and led 7-2.

Other than Stovin, the Bruins got a balanced scoring attack from six other goal scorers: Dalton Schrader, Joey Meredith, Tayce Miller, Kyler Gervais, Jared Fornwald and Chase Gedak.

With injuries to regulars Triston Sorenson, Cale Adams, Dylan Hull, Kaleb

scoring goals wouldn’t come easy for the Bruins.

“We don’t have the firepower to score five or six goals per game so we’ve been really preaching defence and taking care of our own end,” Miller said.

The Bruins poured over 40 shots on Weyburn goaltender J’Anne Colbow, who played well to keep that many pucks out.

The Bruins lost 4-2 to the Regina Buffalos Friday, won 2-1 over the Regina Mustangs and lost 3-0 to the Minot Wolves in Saturday’s games.

The Bruins’ next action in the South Saskatchewan Peewee AA Hockey League is a pair of games Saturday and Sunday in Swift Current against the Broncos.

Poole and Morgan Wanner, there were some new faces in the lineup. Affiliated player Leighton Mus picked up an assist in the game, and the Bruins used a pair of other affiliates as well in Carter Bonokoski and Reid Waldegger.

Goaltender Zane Winter stopped 24 of 27 shots for the win.

There were no such good times for the Bruins on Sunday, as the Millionaires led 5-2 after 40 minutes.

Schrader, Gedak and Kieran Stewart scored the Bruins’ goals. Winter and Logan Nagel split time in the Bruins net and stopped a combined 30 shots.

The Bruins next action is on the road this weekend, when they travel to Wilcox to play the Notre Dame Hounds Friday and are at Yorkton Saturday to battle the Terriers.

Pool tournament Peewee AA Bruins forward Chase Robertson goes into the corner Friday against the Regina Buffalos at Affinity Place in the Bruins’ home tournament.

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Gertie Lev (Aug.28 / 1921 - Oct. 4 / 2018).

Gertie passed away in Winnipeg at age 97 after a long struggle with dementia. She was predeceased by her husband Morris Lev (1988) and remained in Estevan until 2011, continuing her many friendships and community service roles.

She is survived by daughter Charne, grand and great grandchildren and many family members and friends.

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According to figures released at the Oct. 17 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners, the EPS received 6,168 calls for service through Sept. 30, which is a three per cent decrease from the 6,327 calls for the first nine months of the previous year.

The EPS had 786 calls in September, which was down from 825 for the same month in 2017.

Last month the EPS had 12 crimes against people, with 10 assaults and two sexual crimes. There were 13 crimes against people the previous year.

So far this year, there have been 97 crimes against people, with assaults (76), sexual crimes (17) and assaults causing bodily harm (four) accounting for the activity.

The EPS had 42 crimes against property in September, compared to 28 the previous year. The crimes for this year included 23 thefts under $5,000, 15 incidents of mischief or willful damage, three break and enter incidents to a

residents and one theft over $5,000.

So far this year, the EPS has responded to 274 crimes against property, with 148 thefts under $5,000 and 77 mischief or willful damage incidents. There have also been 19 break-and-enter incidents, 18 thefts of a motor vehicle, 11 thefts over $5,000 and one theft of a vehicle classified as other.

There were three Controlled Drug and Substances Act charges in September, with all three for possession.

There were five in September 2017.

In the first nine months of the year, the EPS has had 64 CDSA charges, with 56 for possession and eight for trafficking.

Thirteen Criminal Code traffic violations were issued, with all for impaired driving or exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit. It was the same number as the previous year.

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Police issue ďŹ rst ticket for cannabis violation It only took a few days after the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) to find someone contravening the provincial Cannabis Act. The EPS reported on its Twitter feed on Sunday evening that they had issued their first charge for smoking cannabis in a vehicle. A tweet later in the evening said the occupant was not smoking cannabis, but was illegally in possession.

A $360 fine was issued for the offence.

In an email to the Mercury, Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan clarified the situation.

He said occupants of a vehicle can possess cannabis, but this is only legal when transporting from a place it was lawfully obtained to another place where it may be lawfully kept or consumed.

It is otherwise illegal to have cannabis in a vehicle.

Recreational cannabis use has been legal in Canada since Oct. 17, but it is subject to many regulations.

The EPS has also released the names of two people charged with impaired driving earlier this month.

Marilyn Dukart, 61, from Estevan was charged Oct. 9 with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a bloodalcohol content exceeding .08.

Then on Oct. 14, Shawn William Karaim, 24, from Gilbert Plains, Man., was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08.

The charges have not been proven in court.

In other recent EPS news, Police conducted traffic enforcement around the city throughout the Oct. 15 night shift, resulting in four drivers being charged for speeding. The speeds were

of concern and in the range of 36-42 kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit. The fines range from $546-$708.

Officers responded to a reported hit and run accident in the Walmart parking lot during the Oct. 16 day shift. When police arrived on the scene, they found a yellow cube van was struck on the front passenger side. A piece of the offending vehicle punched into the vehicle, damaging the radiator and making the vehicle non-drivable.

Police are asking for the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance in this matter. If anyone saw the accident or knows who did the damage, they can call the Estevan Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

Members were called to a downtown parking lot during the Oct. 16 night shift, as a female was trying to keep two intoxicated men from driving impaired. When she called police, one of the men threw a beer bottle at her. The two took off running and were located by

responding officers a short distance away. A 19-year-old man from Estevan was arrested for assault and having open alcohol in a public place. He was lodged in cells until sober.

Police stopped a vehicle in downtown Estevan. The driver was arrested for breaching conditions of a recognizance. He had charges out of Regina and was supposed to be inside his Regina residence at 11 p.m. for curfew, but was located driving around Estevan after midnight.

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He was arrested and lodged in cells until he could be brought before a justice of the peace in the morning.

Officers and SGI personnel were at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) during the Oct. 17 day shift to hand out National Teen Driver Safety Week information.

Members responded to a complaint of a theft under $5,000 from a local business during the Oct. 18 day shift.

On arrival, members arrested a 17-year-old Bienfait female.

She was released on a promise to appear in court in December to answer to the charges.

Officers responded to a report of a possible Statistics Canada fraud. Matter is still under investigation.

Police dealt with a minor accident on 13th Avenue during the Oct. 18 night shift. Officers investigated and learned that the accident was not reportable to police and there was only minor damage to both vehicles. No further police action was required.

Members received a report of fraud during the Oct. 19 day shift, in which an individual was convinced to purchase iTunes cards for payment for services.

Police were called to ECS for a report of damage to a number of vehicles. Police attended to learn that an individual was performing a stunt in the parking lot with a vehicle. Rocks from the parking lot where thrown into four vehicles. The driver of the vehicle was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for stunting.

The matter is still under investigation for mischief to property.

A second fraud was reported. The complainant reported that another individual was given access to the complainantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bank account and misused the account.The matter remains under investigation.

Officers were called to a disturbance and assault in progress in the city core during the Oct. 20 day shift. Police attended and spoke with the victim of the assault. An Estevan male later turned himself into the police and has been charged with one count of assault. He will appear in court in December.

Police also received a report of an individual lying in a field and not moving. Police attended to locate a Weyburn female lying in the field and found her to be high on narcotics. She is on conditions not to consume.

She is being held for court on Monday morning.

Members responded to a complaint of two men failing to pay their bill at a local lounge during the Oct. 20 night shift.

The men, ages 20 and 21, were located a short time later and arrested for obtaining food by fraudulent means. They were lodged in cells until sober and will be released with conditions to appear in court in December.

Officers arrested a 21-yearold Estevan man for mischief after he damaged property inside a local lounge. He was lodged in cells and will be released on conditions for court in December.

The EPS conducted high visibility check stops during the night at various locations in the city. One driver provided a sample into an approved screening device and was found to be safe to operate a motor vehicle.

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FireďŹ ghters called to collision involving wildlife Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to an accident involving a vehicle and a deer on Thursday evening, seven kilometres east of Bienfait on Highway 18.

Fire Chief Dale Feser said crews arrived on scene to find there were five occupants in the vehicle. While the occupants were shaken up and the vehicle wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drivable following the collision, all of the injuries were treated at the scene by the Estevan Emergency Medical Services.

There were some fluid leaks that required attention of

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The Estevan RCMP responded to the scene as well.

Firefighters were also called to a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in south-central Estevan. Once they arrived, it was determined the homeowner had received a couple of â&#x20AC;&#x153;hitsâ&#x20AC;? on his detection device. He checked that device and others in the home.

None of the other CO devices in the home indicated a release or exposure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We actually went in and assessed with our instrumentation as well with gas detection

equipment, and found indeed that was the case. It seems to be that was a faulty battery on the monitored system that was picking up a carbon monoxide read on there.â&#x20AC;?

Feser reminded people not to take chances with CO, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a colourless and odorless gas. They should exit their home until the issue is resolved.

Members of the fire department gathered on Friday afternoon to watch the graduation ceremony of local firefighter Jordan Baun from the Lakeland College in Vermilion,

Alta. Baun received his International Fire Service Accreditation Congress accreditation for National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Levels I and II, and NFPA hazardous materials training. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is back here now, and responding to calls just like everybody else,â&#x20AC;? Feser said.

Firefighters also attended the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins games on Friday night against the Melfort Mustangs and Saturday night against the Nipawin Hawks to sell tickets on their upcoming 50-50 draw. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were a lot of people

out buying tickets and supporting us,â&#x20AC;? said Feser.

Tickets will be available until Oct. 27. If all tickets are sold, the winner will receive $25,000. Feser said a little more than half of the tickets have been sold.

The fire department is now getting ready to host the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighters Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training school from Friday to Sunday.

More than 250 firefighters have registered to take courses, and an additional 60 instructors will also be in attendance.

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Education summit looks ahead for next decade Members of the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division took part in the provincial education summit held in Saskatoon over the Oct. 13 weekend, as they looked at what K-12 education should be focusing on in the next decade in Saskatchewan.

Holy Family board chair Bruno Tuchscherer, along with director of education Gwen Keith, represented Holy Family, where some 65 organizations and boards had representatives, including from the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and school boards across the province.

The summit narrowed the discussions down to eight different themes around education, said Tuchscherer, including grad requirements, an equitable and sustainable education system, early education, reconciliation with First Nations, school environment, mental health, deep learning and engaging and respectful relationships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is we can get the SSBA, Health and Education ministries, the STF all working together towards the same goal,â&#x20AC;? said Tuchscherer, adding there was a lot of emphasis on First Nations issues.

The discussions were â&#x20AC;&#x153;very cordial, with no fighting,â&#x20AC;? he said, making for a very good two days of discussions.

He noted the teachers federation is going to be a big player in the coming months, as they are working on their own project about the renewal of education in Saskatchewan. *** In other school board business, Holy Family was asked by the Ministry of Education to reduce their operating line of credit amount. The trustees were told that school boards were asked to do this as the province now collects all property taxes for the funding of education, which was previously done by the school divisions, therefore the risk of non-payment of taxes is also

removed for the school boards.

A total of 17 school boards around the province were requested to lower their line of credit, and Holy Family complied, reducing theirs from $3 million to $1 million. As the board was told, the school division never had to use their credit limit, so there would be no risk to the division by doing this. *** The new provincial student information data system has been renamed as MySchool Sask from USIS, and Holy Family is involved with 20 other school boards as they figure out what they need to do for all student information to be put onto one provincial database.

Keith noted just earlier the day of the board meeting, they had a conference call with the 20 other boards, which makes the process somewhat complicated as they move forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very complex to do decision-making over the phone with 20 other people,â&#x20AC;? said Keith, noting the Saskatchewan School Boards Association lawyer is very involved with the process as they figure out how to hand over the information for all of

their students to a new company setting up the information system.

She also noted they are still using the information system by another company, Maplewood, which has been co-operating in this switchover to a province-wide system. The one concern would be if discussions start on having a new report card system, but she said it seems most school divisions are not talking about implementing this at this point. *** With the new provincial contract agreed to for the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, there was a discussion with the Holy Family teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association at a liaison meeting

held on Wednesday, and the reaction overall was positive, said Tuchscherer, noting that the teachers and school board are going through the fine details of the new contract to see how it applies at the local level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are areas we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to cause too much problems,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that one of the implications of the contract is determining what is defined as â&#x20AC;&#x153;teacher timeâ&#x20AC;?.

Keith noted they will have to have a discussion also with South East Cornerstone as to how or if this will impact how the two school divisions set their school year calendar, which in the last few years is a co-ordinated effort between the two divisions.

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