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Estevan Police Association hosts provincial Wellness Conference for officers By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
The fifth annual Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers Wellness Conference took place at the Estevan campus of the Southeast College on Sept. 25-26. This year it was Estevan Police Association’s turn to host the event, which proved to be a big success. “I think it went really well. When you plan this sort of things you spend eight to nine months looking at it over and over again and you start to wonder, ‘Is it as good as you are hoping it’s going to be.’ And I think it really exceeded our expectations,” said Cst. Danielle Stephany with the Estevan Police Association. She went on to say that they were really satisfied with the attendance and really grateful for the support from the community they received as several businesses stepped up to supply gifts for the speakers. “ I c an’t thank the community enough,” said Stephany. She also praised the group that brought the event to life. “ The group did an amazing job putting this together. We are happy it’s done. We can rest now and I don’t know what we are going to do with our free
Estevan Police Association’s organizing committee members were, from left, Dave Sinclair, Kevin Reed, Danielle Stephany, Deanna Conquergood, Brienne Malmgren, Michelle Hall and Don Dechief. Missing from the committee are Dan Gaignard, Paul Chabot, Keaton Wlaz and Katia Bigney. time, but it went really, really well.” Acclaimed thought leader, training innovation specialist, catalyst for change in the law enforcement profession, author and trainer Brian Willis was the keynote speaker. He held a session on Winning Mind Training. “His biggest thing is What’s Important Now, that’s his W.I.N. process. It ’s on various things. What’s important now at work? If you are responding to a call, what’s important at this moment? If you are home with your family, what’s important now? It’s a
broad range. He just focuses you to change your habit of thinking more to a positive setting. Even trigger words (like) ‘I have to do something’, instead of saying that just ‘I get to do something’. Those positive switches in your life,” recalled Stephany. The entire conference focused on how to make things that people, who are involved in law enforcement, can control more positively. “Our own wellness, sleep, the way we handle our physical wellness, our home life, all those things, (Willis) just reemphasizes on how to switch that,”
added Stephany. Other speakers were Verbal Judo instructor Darcy Pennock, Olympic medalist and police officer Cindy Klassen, founder of 911 Lifest yle Andi Clark, Moncton shooting dispatcher Lisa Rouse, president and founder of Bullying Ends Here Tad Milmine and Estevan’s personal trainer Jennifer Olfert who talked about healthy nutrition and meal preparation. “O ur speakers exceeded my expectations as well… They were unbelievable,” said Stephany. The conference is de-
signed for all Saskatchewan municipal policing. This year the Estevan Police
Association also extended invitations out to the local RCMP, EMS, Canada Border Services Agency, firefighters and also to their spouses. “We can’t do this job without the support of our family, so not only do we need to focus on how we can change and better our lives, but they need to, not that they need to change their focus, but maybe a better understanding of little things that we go through as well. I think it’s so valuable to have the spouses here,” said Stephany. M o o s e J a w Po l i c e Association initiated this conference five years ago. Since then it has been to Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina. Next year, hosting duties are going back to Moose Jaw.
Keynote speaker Brian Willis talked about what he calls a winning mind training, where W.I.N. stands for What’s Important Now?
Field set in Souris-Moose Mountain for federal election The field has been set in Souris-Moose Mountain for the upcoming federal election. The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Liberal Party revealed their candidates late last week. Ashlee Hicks, a member of the Cowessess First Nation who used to live in Broadview but now resides in Saskatoon, will be the NDP candidate. Javin Ames-Sinclair of Regina will be the Liberal candidate. The deadline to be declared a candidate was Monday afternoon. Hicks said she decided
to run because there are a lot of people who might be more likely to vote if the NDP had a candidate that they knew. “I feel like me being from the riding is probably very beneficial … if you want to connect with the people who live in the riding,” said Hicks. She believes some rural residents don’t feel like they’re important. Some people running family farms are having a hard time making ends meet. But she believes there are other issues in the riding besides agriculture.
Ashlee Hicks will be the NDP candidate in SourisMoose Mountain. Photo submitted “As a kid, I did feel like politics did not mean anything to us out there. It never really seemed to make a difference who got in or
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Thanksgiving long weekend. This is not the first time she has run for the NDP in an election. She was a candidate for the party in the 2016 provincial election in the Moosomin constituency. She finished second behind Steven Bonk. “I won’t be so nervous. It was my first time running, so I had no feel for the area or anything like that. I haven’t lived in a rural setting for a while, so I thought it would be very neat to go out and connect with some rural residents.” Ames-Sinclair could not be reached for comment.
No information on him was posted on the Liberal Party’s website as of Tuesday morning. The other candidates in the riding are Robert Kitchen of the Conservative Party, Judy of the Green Party, Travis Patron of the Canadian Nationalist Party and Philip Zajac of the People’s Party of Canada. A candidates’ forum, hosted by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Oct. 10 at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch. The federal election will be Oct. 21.
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Saskatchewan Medical Association brought Estevan doctors together By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
Readers who were living in Estevan or Lampman in the 80s probably still remember a young family physician named Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz. Her practice in this corner of the province came to an end a long time ago, but being a vice-president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) within frames of the provincial tour, Konstantynowicz came to the Energy City on Sept. 23. The Estevan meeting was one of 11 stops as the SMA president and the vicepresident tour the province to hear from local physicians and discuss the issues and challenges they are dealing with. “It ’s been a tradition for quite a number of years, because docs in the province each face very similar concerns and issues, but also very specific to their areas of work, the populations that’s there or the specialties they practise in,” said Konstantynowicz. The SMA is a professional membership organization and is the trusted voice of Saskatchewan’s more than 2,400 practising physicians. It negotiates for and on behalf of Saskatchewan doctors; supports the education-
al, professional, economic and personal well-being of physicians; and advocates for a high-quality and patientcentred health care system. Konstantynowicz noted that it is hard for the SMA to understand what issues doctors across the province are facing unless they actually have the opportunity to meet face-to-face and talk to them about what’s going on in their part of the province and what issues are there. Prior to Estevan, the meetings were held in Rosetown, Swift Current and Saskatoon. In the past, the tour route was based on health regions, and until SMA sees if things have changed after going to a single health authority, they decided to cover the same sites. Konstantynowicz noted that this way they can attract the physicians from the surrounding areas and have better representation. “ O u r go a l i s t o go around the province and to listen to the physicians that are here to see if there are issues, not that we anticipate an issue,” explained Konstantynowicz. Concerns about the evolving relationship between the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the province’s physicians and bylaws and rules that
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Vice-president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz. articulate this relationship are one of the points that are being discussed during the meetings. “There were regions before, what would happen in one region sometimes would be very different from what happened in another. Now that we have a single health authority we all have to be governed by the same rules and regulations. So bylaws are now being negotiated between Saskatchewan Health
Authority and the SMA to try to come up with what makes sense,” said Konstantynowicz. She went on, opening it up with an example of privileges. “Physicians are granted a thing called privileges. It means that in my community I can work in this area of medicine with these procedures that I can do. But only in my area previously. Now we have to figure
Public Notice Rural Municipality of Estevan No.5 Notice of Intent to Amend the Zoning Bylaw Pursuant to Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, the Council of the Rural Municipality of Estevan No.5 hereby gives notice of its intention to amend Zoning Bylaw 5-2014 by passing bylaw 2019-12. Intent: This text amendment is to increase the maximum allowable square footage of accessory buildings in the CR - Country Residential zoning district from 2000 ft2 to 4000 ft2. Reason: The reason for the amendment is to allow homeowners more flexibility when constructing accessory buildings for private use. Public Inspection: Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw at the R.M. of Estevan Municipal Office at #1 - 322 - 4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost. Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing to receive submissions, written or verbal, on the proposed bylaw at 11:00 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 in the Council Chambers of the R.M. of Estevan No. 5, #1-322 4th Street Estevan, Saskatchewan.
out how that works for the whole province. If we have a specialist in Saskatoon who wants to do the same surgery, for example, in Regina, how does that privileging work? Can they cross over to different locations and how is that going to work?” said Konstantynowicz. adding that the problem is also relevant to family doctors. Beside, SMA creates a field for peer support. Quite often physicians struggle to find the balance between the system rules and the best options for their patients. Doctors are coming across such questions as to how to get home care for the patient, how to get mental healthcare for the patient, how to look after the seniors in their practice and so on. And the SMA tour helps doctors to exchange experience and sometimes find answers using examples of their colleagues. Another issue discussed during the tour meetings is physicians’ wellness. Repeated studies have shown many of Canada’s physicians feel burned out. The SMA is in the process of expanding its Physician Support Program, which is a support mechanism within the SMA for physicians. SMA president Dr. Allan Woo said enhancing collegiality among all physicians by promoting get-togethers would go a long way toward helping physicians who feel they are working in a silo, isolated from their peers. “We are trying to be respectful of what our strategic plan has been. And we want physicians to be supported in the work they do and be able to do the work that they do. So a thing called physician wellness is very important
to us,” said Konstantynowicz. Konstantynowicz pointed out that the SMA is very respectful of the physicians in the province. “They do their best for the people that they look after and they only want for the people of Saskatchewan to be healthy and well. But we all work under certain rules and regulations, and we have to find that balance between how hard do we work and what are we able to offer.” She also noted that so far there were no unusual or worrisome concerns coming up during their tour. After they go trough all 11 meetings, the SMA will go back, review the conversations they had with the colleagues and take a look to see if there is a common thread. Their task is to come up with some strategies to advance with the issue forward for the good of the people of Saskatchewan and for the good of the profession as well. Sometimes the SMA itself can take some steps to help address the issue. “Twice a year we have what’s called a representative assembly. That’s when representatives from Estevan physician group and all across the province meet. Every physician who is free to attend is free to attend… Often we’ll debate or discuss the concerns that have come up, and we bring a force of resolution. And the resolution then sometimes goes to Ministr y (of Health), or (Saskatchewan) Health Authority, or to the greater public at launch,” said Konstantynowicz. The tour will come to an end in the middle of October with a meeting in La Ronge.
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Colbow receives a Kinettes life membership
Susan Colbow has been a big part of the Estevan Kinettes Club since she joined the service group in 2002. At the local level, she has had a couple of stints as president and has held a number of other positions within the club. Provincially, she has been part of the provincial Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation Board. She was the chairperson of the board for Telemiracle in 2018, the year in which Telemiracle cleared $7 million for the first time ever. And she’ll be the Telemiracle public relations chairperson for the 2020 edition. Now she has received a life membership from the club – the highest honour a Kinettes club can provide. The award was presented at a celebration Saturday night at the Estevan Elks building. Her fellow Kinettes were joined by family, friends and other who gathered for the celebration. Colbow said she didn’t know the recognition was coming. “I was very shocked. They had pictures of my 17 years and stuff that I’ve done and people I’ve been with, and they had a poster board with pictures and lots of pictures on the tables.” The Kinettes perpetrated a ruse that night, telling Colbow they would be holding a pub crawl and supper that night. They met at the Tap House for their first stop of the night, and decided to go to the Elks. On arrival, Colbow was ready to go downstairs, but they wanted to go upstairs to see if it would be
suitable for the Princess and Superheroes Ball fundraiser they hold each January. The lights were out, and when Colbow entered, everyone was ready to greet her. “The room was filled with family and friends and Kin members from in town and out of town. It was very, very shocking,” said Colbow. “I had no idea. I thought we were just going on a social night with the Kinettes.” They had video messages from people she has come to know through Telemiracle, such as Saskatchewan entertainers Jeffery Straker and Jill Straker, and former Estevan resident Chris Henderson. “It was a very emotional night. It was great. It was humbling. It was all of my emotions rolled up into one little ball.” She thought that when she was chair of Telemiracle and the event cleared $7 million for Saskatchewan people, that it would be the greatest thing to happen in her life with the Kinettes. But this was even better. Needless to say, the pub crawl ended once they arrived at the Elks building. Colbow knew a thing or two about being a member of the Kin clubs before she became a Kinette. Her parents were both Kin members, and she was asked by a co-worker back in 2002 to attend a meeting. Her daughters were old enough that she could go out and volunteer. It started her love for volunteering, as now she does anything she can. As for the Kinettes, Colbow loves making a difference and the social element the
club provides. “You get to go out and you get to meet new people that you probably never would have met. There’s the volunteering, and helping out in the community and knowing that you’re making a difference.” Serving on the Telemiracle Foundation board allows her to meet people across the province. Since Colbow has been a Kinette, Barb Wright is the only other person to receive a life membership. She knows of a couple of others in the past who have received such an honour. Colbow said she is looking forward to remaining a member of the Kinettes and continuing to serve at the local and provincial level.
Members of the Colbow family who attended the celebration were, back row, from left, Jim Colbow, Susan Colbow, daughter Courtney Colbow and Chelsey Istace and Jeremey Istace. Front row, Riley Istace, Hunter Istace.
Members of the Estevan Kinettes Club joined Susan Colbow, sixth from right, in congratulating Colbow on her life membership. Photo by Jolie Bayda
Naming rights announced for outdoor facility The Estevan Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs have revealed the name of the outdoor sports facility at the Kin Hillside Playpark. The site will be named the Audrey Fichter Memorial Arena. Preston Majeran, the current president of the Kinsmen Club, said the facility was named after Fichter because F&L Concrete did a lot of work for the project and donated a substantial amount of money/ “That is what F&L Concrete had elected to name the rink,” said Majeran. Fichter was the wife of F&L Concrete’s Norm Fichter. She died in 2013. The amount the business contributed to the rink was not disclosed, but it was a substantial donation in terms of financial support and work in kind.
The outdoor sports facility at the Kin Hillside Play Park will be named the Audrey Fichter Memorial Arena. Majeran said he has come to know the Fichter family, as he has seen them at Bruin games and other functions in the community where they have shown their support to various causes.
“It’s very deserving with the work between the Kinsmen and Kinettes and F&L Concrete. I think we’ve given the community a very nice outdoor facility,” he said. A donor board is now
in place at the outdoor rink. It has the names of the companies that showed their support. They are listed as platinum, gold or silver donors on the sign. They also recognized friends of the rink.
KRJ Custom Fabricating supplied the sign. The outdoor rink has been open since the summer of 2017. Each night that he drives by in the spring and summer months, Majeran
said he sees kids playing ball hockey, basketball or roller skating. And it has proven to be a popular attraction in the winter months for shinny and skating. “That was our main goal was to create a year-round facility that allows the youth in that area and around Estevan to have some place where they can enjoy their outdoor sports,” said Majeran. Once the ice is installed for the winter months, the rink will constantly be in use. The facility has held up well, he said. There is still some work to be completed in the park, he said, including the construction of a new change room facility, and other projects that they hope will add to the experience of park users.
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We deserve better than phantoms We now know the six candidates who are vying to be the member of Parliament for Souris-Moose Mountain in the upcoming federal election. Robert Kitchen, the Conservative who was elected to a first term as MP in 2015, will be challenged by Javin Ames-Sinclair of the Liberals, Ashlee Hicks of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Judy Mergel of the Green Party, Travis Patron of the Canadian Nationalist Party and Phil Zajac of the People’s Party of Canada. The Liberals and the NDP had to go outside of the constituency for their candidates. The NDP opted for Hicks, who now resides in Saskatoon but at least used to live in the riding. You have to wonder if someone in Saskatoon, with a job and a family, will be able to put in anywhere close to what should be the minimum amount of work for a federal election candidate in a rural riding like this. The Liberal candidate is Ames-Sinclair. As of Monday afternoon, the party has yet to post any information about him on their website. Hopefully he won’t be just another phantom Liberal candidate in Souris-Moose Mountain. As for the others, Mergel lives just outside the riding’s boundary in Willow Bunch. Greens have typically had pretty good candidates in Souris-Moose Mountain, including Bob Deptuck in the last three elections, despite a platform that is not friendly to Souris-Moose Mountain.
Given party leader Elizabeth May’s plan to essentially destroy the Canadian energy sector as we know it, you have to expect Mergel will be in for a rough ride in the debates. Patron, who is the leader and founder of the nationalist party, is also their lone candidate in this election. His beliefs certainly don’t align with the majority of Canadians, or the majority of people in Souris-Moose Mountain for that matter. Many believe he shouldn’t be on the ballot in the first place. The People’s Party of Canada’s Phil Zajac was the second candidate to be nominated. At least he’s been trying and promoting himself by attending community events and by opening a campaign office in Estevan. Don’t be surprised if Zajac has one of the best results outside of Quebec for the fledgling party. You might not agree with the party’s policies or the conduct of its leader, but in SourisMoose Mountain, they have a candidate who’s willing to try. Kitchen has done a pretty good job of representing this constituency as its MP. He has kept his nose clean, and hasn’t given Tory critics much ammunition. He has also become a strong advocate for the energy sector in the face of an accelerated phase-out of conventional coal power and the continued struggles in the oil and gas industry. He also has the proverbial incumbent’s advantage.
It’s tough being a candidate in SourisMoose Mountain. Ever since the hotly contested 2004 election, which was won by the Tory’s Ed Komarnicki over independent candidate (and former premier) Grant Devine, voters in this constituency have served up one lopsided victory for the Conservatives after another. The 2006 vote saw Komarnicki win with 62.8 per cent of the vote. The Tories have since captured at least 70 per cent of the vote in each of the last three elections. The Tories have a message that resonates with rural voters, particularly in the energy, mining and agriculture sector. You aren’t going to win a lot of voters in a riding like this if you back a carbon tax. But when you get lopsided election result after lopsided election result, it makes it difficult for the other parties to field credible candidates. Why would an intelligent, competitive and hard-working aspiring politician put in a lot of effort if they’re going to get 15 per cent of the vote, at best? Their defeat will be in the papers and on the Elections Canada website forever. The people of this riding deserve to have candidates who will door knock and show up at the debates and engage people in this riding, rather than just be a name on the ballot so they can stroke an item off of their bucket list. We deserve better than phantom candidates. Is a little competition too much to ask?
Green Party platform is their end for the Canadian oilpatch It’s hard to come up with the proper adjective or description for the Green Party of Canada’s energy policy in its platform. Devastating doesn’t come close. Apocalyptic is closer. As much as I hate to say it, this is May’s ‘final solution’ for the Canadian oilpatch. She’s not talking about wiping out people, true. Just the entire industry – one of the most valuable industries in the entire nation. The one that pays the bills for things like equalization. The vast majority of the Alberta economy. All gone, supposedly to be replaced by green jobs. I had seen the headlines throughout the day here and there, but I didn’t really clue in until I read the platform statement itself. “Since producing and burning fossil fuels is the largest source of emissions, we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground, and retool society to run on non-polluting, renewable energy sources. This is entirely possible, according to studies by the Stanford University researchers and the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project,” it said. This means, “No new pipelines, or coal, oil or gas drilling or mining, including offshore wells, will be approved. Existing oil and gas operations will continue on a declining basis, with bitumen production phased out between 2030 and 2035. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations will be banned outright due to impacts on groundwater quality, methane release and seismic activity.” Let me unpack that for you. This one paragraph is the complete and utter destruction of the Canadian oilpatch, from Hibernia to Kitimat. The oil downturn has already reduced Canada’s land drilling rig fleet from 800 to 549. This would reduce it to zero. Absolute zero. As a rule, every well produces less today than it did yesterday. Without continual drilling to replenish reserves, natural declines will mean every well, oil and gas, will eventually run dry. If you do not keep drilling, your existing production will decline at an exponential rate, down to nothing. Unless we import it from the United States,
From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK every home heated by natural gas will go cold, lest they install electric or some other form of heating. Every petrochemicals plant will shut down. Every fertilizer plant that converts methane to ammonia will cease operation. Every barbecue – propane, natural gas and likely coal briquettes – will go cold. With no new wells, and a ban on fracking, the ascendant natural gas industry in British Columbia would come to a complete and quick halt. LNG Canada? Done. In just 16 years – well, really 15, bitumen production would cease. That means the vast majority of Canadian oil production would go to zero. Fort McMurray, the economic engine of the nation, would soon look like its not-too-distant neighbour, Uranium City. And there would be no money to pay for remediation and cleanup. Forcing an entire industry into oblivion means they will quite obviously not be able to meet their obligations. It would all fall upon the taxpayer.Taxpayers with no oil, gas or coal revenue, related jobs, or indirect jobs. A few short years ago, Saskatchewan’s oil revenue paid for the equivalent of half of our entire expenditure on health care. Every doctor, nurse, hospital, old folks home, pill and dressing south of Davidson. That would all be gone. Estevan, Lloydminster, Carnduff, Kindersley, Weyburn, all would be ground under the Green heel to dust And we would be getting off easy, compared to Alberta. While Fort McMurray would be the worst hit, almost the entirety of Alberta, from Zama to
Medicine Hat, would lose its primary industry. There would be an armed rebellion before Alberta lets that happen.The succession referendum would be immediate, and overwhelmingly passed. That’s the upstream side. On the downstream side, the Greens would “Ban the sale of internal combustion engine passenger vehicles by 2030.” If you get rid of the fuel, you might as well get rid of what consumes it, right? Except that the platform offers no solutions for transport trucks, heavy equipment, or farming equipment. Where will they get their diesel, if we shut down all oil production? Will there be batteries capable of running 600-horsepower tractors 24/7 in seeding time? But not to worry – they would reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture. So not only will the farmers have no fuel for their tractors, but not be allowed to use all that much fertilizer. And how would they make nitrogen without natural gas? Apparently we’re all going to get around with rail whenever possible as part of “zerocarbon public ground transportation.” Would that be on the tracks abandoned decades ago? Where will all the electrical power come from, to replace all the fossil fuels? “Implement a major ramp-up of renewable electricity. By 2030, 100 per cent of Canada’s electricity will come from renewable sources,” it says. Do we dam every river? How, if we have no fuel for the bulldozers? The platform suggests existing oil wells could be repurposed for geothermal energy. Does that mean all of them? “A Green government will create a just transition framework for oil, gas and coal sector workers that reflects the unique conditions of each province,” the platform says. I don’t think their transition will be to an enlightened, electrically-powered age. A return to the stone age is more likely. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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Searching for Cathy Late September evening. Nights start taking over earlier, and skies, fortified by mercury clouds, turn pitch black by 8 p.m. The rain has settled in and now wraps everything it can reach with its sticky cold nudes. Chilling Prairie wind picks up fallen leaves, shuffles them around and makes them run down the roads in the mystical fall dance, breaking the evening quietness. Every little detail adds on making for a picture of a usual fall night in the Estevan area. Everything is in place but the 12 people, quietly walking in somewhat of a line. They are geared up with compasses, GPSs, backpacks and flashlights, dissecting the night blanket. They are walking through the field side by side seveneight feet away from each other. Flashlights slowly glide up, down and all around. Every move is slow but sharp. There is one person ahead and one behind, trying to keep a straight line. All of a sudden a loud voice makes the line stop. “Command, this is team Alpha. Do you copy? Found a piece of evidence. It’s a plantain chip. Over” “Team Alpha, it is positive evidence. Go ahead, make a note, mark the location and pick it up. Report when you are done.” “Roger that, over.” Quietness with some whispering around the evidence location. “Command, this is team Alpha. The evidence is registered and picked up. Over.” “Team Alpha, continue search. Over.” The other voice breaks the cold night air. This time it’s coming from behind the line. “Team Alpha, forward.” And 12 people again start slowly making their way through the area. They are zigzagging, sometimes turning around and shining the lights on trees, light poles and other obstacles around. “Command, team Alpha. Another plantain chip. Over.” This time it’s somebody else not far from the first finder. More and more chips are found within the next 15 minutes. The joint level of excitement goes up, as the pieces of evidence suggest that the group is moving in the right direction. These people are searching for Cathy. She is a threeyear-old active girl, who’s already been lost before. She was last seen about five hours ago. It’s nighttime and it’s raining, so the group is trying to move forward searching the area as fast as it’s possible without missing anything. “Command, team Alpha. Found a pink kid’s shoe. Over.” “Positive clue. Register and pick it up,” respond comes. The evidence suggests that the kid was here. But it also means that now she doesn’t have at least one of her shoes on, and might get colder even faster. The evidence is registered and the group continues to move forward. There are hardly any conversations. All eyes are focused on the surroundings. “Left side, slow down, right side, catch up,” the voice from behind the line cuts the space in an attempt to make the line move as one body, one mechanism calibrated to see the “bread crumbs” left by the little lost girl. The closer the team gets to the tree line, the more pieces of pink kid’s clothes they find. In the end, they are almost running, sensing that the subject, little Cathy, is really close and might need immediate help. Finally, they see her. Cathy is lying under the tree. Most of the group stays far enough not to disturb the scene. The first aid assessment shows that Cathy is alive but unconscious and is probably experiencing moderate hypothermia. Within less than a minute two searchers make a hypothermia wrap to keep her warm while getting her out to the EMS pick up location. One of the finders carefully lifts Cathy, a blond plastic doll, and as if she was a real child, he carries her out of the trees. The search is over. The first twelve southeast Saskatchewan volunteers completed the basic searcher training course last Sunday. I was one of them. The night search exercise was a part of the training. We hope that we will only use the knowledge and skills we received in further training or when hiking. But it feels nice to know that there are some trained and dedicated people in the area that are ready to act if the real call comes.
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Suspect appears in Estevan court after incident in Carnduff One person is facing charges for firing at a police vehicle in Carnduff last week. According to a report from the Saskatchewan RCMP’s media relations, an officer from the Carnduff RCMP detachment was transporting a 65-yearold male suspect to his residence in Carnduff on Thursday night. The man had been arrested, charged and released for impaired driving and refusing to submit to a breath test. “The accused had been co-operative with the police and was being turned over to his spouse at their residence until his court appearance,” stated a news release from the RCMP. He was taken out of the police car by the officer outside of the residence. They moved inside the double garage attached to the house where they were met by the spouse of the accused. According to the news release, the accused then told the officer he had to go to the bathroom. The officer told him not to leave, but
An RCMP vehicle was fired upon in Carnduff on Sept. 26. Photo Submitted the accused continued to walk away toward a door within the garage. The officer asked the spouse if there was a bathroom in that area; she reported the door does not lead to a bathroom. The officer got closer to the unknown door when he heard the distinctive sound of a round of a shotgun being chambered. The officer drew his pistol and backed away from the door as the accused exited the room carrying a shotgun pointed at the ceiling. The
officer told him to drop the shotgun. “The accused instead told his spouse to open the garage door,” the news release stated. “He exited the garage and fired rounds at the police car before fleeing on foot. The officer was not in the police car, but still in the garage.” The officer quickly moved the spouse to safety inside the residence while tracking the armed individual with his pistol. Additional RCMP
members and a police dog were called to the scene and set a perimeter to contain the accused. Shortly after the police dog arrived at the scene, the accused walked out of a nearby wooded area, unarmed, and surrendered. The shotgun was recovered from the wooded area where the accused was hiding. The accused was taken into custody. The accused will make his first court appearance Sept. 30 in Estevan Provincial Court. Gar y Munroe Millions has been charged with single counts of impaired driving, refusing to submit to a breath request, escaping lawful custody, mischief/ willful damage in excess of $5,000, using a prohibited device while committing an offence, using a firearm in a carless manner, carrying a firearm for the purpose of committing an offence and three charges of unlawful firearms storage. He was remanded into custody and his next appearance will be in person Oct. 7 in Estevan Provincial Court.
Police board reflects on the month of August outcomes The Estevan board of police commissioners went over the latest crime statistics at their meeting Friday. Crimes against the person were down 21 per cent on a year to date basis with just 77 cases as opposed to 97 in 2018. The total number of crimes against property was down 11 per cent with 210 registered cases in 2019, and 235 cases in 2018. However, there were 84 mischiefs/willful damage violations in 2019 and only 64 last year. At t h e s a m e t i m e thefts under $5,000 went down from 127 cases in 2018 to only 89 cases in 2019. There were fewer thefts over $5,000 as well, with only three this year and 10 by this time last year. Controlled Drug and Substances Act violations saw a decline of 57 per cent with 26 cases registered from the beginning of this year as opposed to 61 cases last year. There were no Cannabis Act violations in August 2019. The Criminal Code traffic violations went
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third party.” The chief added that if anybody has questions or concerns about the planned addition, they could always phone the station and arrange a tour to see the existing conditions. “I want a professional building for a professional service that is suitable for the type of work we do,” said Ladouceur. The addition will provide the needed office space for EPS members. * * * The bylaw enforcement officer’s report was also discussed during the police board meeting. The animal related calls went up significantly from 114 calls last year to 235 calls this year. Ladouceur pointed out that most of this calls were about stray cats, which are gradually turning into a serious problem in Estevan. “Cats, cats and more cats. We are really seeing an increase in stray and feral cats. We’ve been working with the city to come up with some kind of viable solution,” said Ladouceur,
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noting that the solution hasn’t been found yet. Ladouceur used the opportunity to remind people that to keep the animal population under control it’s is very important to spay and neuter their animals. There were also 217 unkempt property inspections done in 2019 as opposed to 166 in 2018. “These are not 217 charges laid, but 217 investigations and notices served in regards to unkempt properties. This became an issue and we were directed by the city to start addressing the unkempt properties and issuing more notices,” said Ladouceur. The board also reminded the public to ensure that their snow removal equipment is operational. “Snow is coming, and please keep your sidewalks clean. If you will not, there will be warnings and then tickets,” said police board member Lyle Yanish. Mayor Roy Ludwig also asked the public to remember to switch to winter tires in a timely manner.
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Westview School went on a Terry Fox walk The weather was playing its tricks all morning long on Friday, as Westview School students and staff were getting ready to go for the Terry Fox Walk. Fortunately, by afternoon the rain stopped allowing everybody to make a big circle around the school. Many students were wearing hats and contributed $2 or more to Terry Fox. Altogether the school collected $370 while also raising awareness about cancer research, carrying on the legacy of Terry Fox. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia
Cundall fondly remembered for commitment to others through the Canadian Cancer Society The Canadian Cancer Society is paying tribute to an Estevan woman who dedicated much of her time to helping others cope with their cancer diagnosis. Carol Cundall died on Sept. 12 at the age of 62. She was active in many aspects of the community through her work and her volunteering efforts. She was the executive director at Estevan Diversified Services, which allowed her to be a strong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. But she was also a voice and a listening ear for people who are facing a cancer diagnosis. Cundall was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in early 2005, but managed to survive for more than 14 years thanks in large part to her willingness to face the diagnosis with a
positive outlook. She openly shared her experiences with people in the community and with those going through a cancer journey. Heather Monus, the program manager with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Saskatchewan office, said Cundall was a peer match program volunteer, which meant she gave free and confidential phone-based support for adults 18 years of age and older who have been diagnosed with cancer, or those who are caring for someone with cancer. She was a particularly valuable resource for those with Stage 4 breast cancer. “Carol had the opportunity to speak one on one with individuals experiencing cancer and those who have had a similar cancer experience,” said Mo-
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The newest addition to Estevan’s downtown business community is looking to provide some much-needed services for families and children in the city. Little Monkeys Treasure Box, located at 1213 Fourth Street, opened Tuesday morning. The business will buy and sell second hand children’s clothes, toys and accessories for those who are newborns to age five. Owner Natascha Berndt noted she is the mother of a toddler named Hunter and it can be difficult for her to find clothes in Estevan. There are some secondhand clothing stores, but they don’t specialize in children’s clothing. “Because it’s specialized for kids, I will have a much bigger variety than the other stores in Estevan,” said Berndt. “They cover everything … used, and we do just kids.” Living on a farm near Frobisher, Berndt and her husband are always in need of good clothing and clothes that can be used for outdoor activities. “If the business does well, then we expand and we take in maternity clothes, but we have to see how it goes first,” she said. It’s also a place where parents can find toys and accessories, such as high chairs, mattresses, nursing pillows and bedding. Children can run around
Natascha Berndt is excited that the Little Monkeys Treasure Box on Fourth Street is now open. and play with the items in the store while their parents shop, and she encourages busy parents with young children to drop by and relax. “I know how tough it was with Hunter,” she said. “In his age now, it’s way easier, but when he was smaller, I came into Estevan once a week to get my groceries, and with a baby, especially in the winter time, it’s tough. It
takes me four or five hours to get everything once a week, and you have to feed them in between and you have to change diapers in between.” S o even if a parent doesn’t want to buy something, and wants to sit down and have a coffee and take a break, they can stop by because she knows how challenging it is. Hunter loves coming to 19101BS1
the business and playing with everything she has there. “We have the deal that he puts ever ything away again, and he’s doing pretty good for 2 1/2 years,” said Berndt. Berndt said she came up with the name because some people in Canada refer to their children as little monkeys, although it’s an expression that she has never heard
before in her native Germany. “I hope that it will be a treasure box in here for most of the people, that they find what they need and even more than that.” People who talked to her prior to the opening told her they thought the business was a great idea. Some were already looking to sell her used items, while others wanted to buy something in advance,
but Berndt had to tell them she doesn’t place reservations on items. “They have to come here and buy it, because it wouldn’t be fair to other people,” she said. Berndt had the idea to start her own business about 12 to 18 months ago, but didn’t follow through. She saw a different retail space available in Estevan, and the idea for Little Monkeys popped into her head again. The space didn’t work out for what she needed. “I found this one, and it was just meant to be, that space. That’s what the owner said, too, it’s made for that.” The location is ideal in downtown Estevan, as there are excellent neighbours and storage space for all that Little Monkeys has to offer. The opening on Tuesday featured meat and cheese trays, cookies, coffee and water, as well as balloons for the kids. While there was still work to be done before the opening, she was looking forward to it. “Like everything, when you do something new, you always think you won’t make it, but in the end, you will make it anyways,” said Berndt. The business will also have a donation bin for unsellable clothing. Donations will go the Estevan Humane Society or the Estevan Family Resource Centre. 19101BS0
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Folk/roots musician Jeffrey Straker is bringing a new show to Estevan By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
Born in Punnichy, the now famous folk/roots singer, songwriter and pianist Jeffery Straker has just released a new song One Foot On Main Street, which was inspired by “memories of being from a small Prairie town.” He is now going through many small and big Saskatchewan towns and cities and will be stopping in Estevan on Oct. 9. The tour started on Oct. 1 in Shaunavon and over the next month will take Straker, the band and two other wellknown Saskatchewan artists all across the province. Straker is no stranger to Estevan. In the interview with the Mercury, he shared his memories of his last visit. ”The last time I performed in Estevan was probably five years ago (2014) and it was a small show at the Art Gallery, but it was packed it was a really nice audience. So that’s my memory of Estevan, so I’m hoping for similar memory from this show,” said Straker smiling. Not only will this per-
formance be bigger, but the format of the show also will be different. “Last time it was just me and the piano. This time I’ll have a small backing band and two guests. So I think we are bringing something special to Estevan. I think it’s going to be a great night and the audience is going to like it,” said Straker. Guests joining him on the tour are Jack Semple, who is a blues guitar player and vocalist, and folk singer Annette Campagne, who also plays the acoustic guitar-player and sings in both French and English. The music they play is different from Straker’s but it works well together. “I think there is a real variety across three of us, so I think it makes for a good and interesting show,” said Straker. Besides the individual parts, the three artists plan to come together on some cover songs and sing three-part harmony. When performing, they also like talking to the audience, giving them background on the songs and telling some funny stories from what hap-
Famous Saskatchewan-born folk/roots singer, songwriter and pianist Jeffery Straker is coming to Estevan on Oct. 9. Photo submitted pened on the tour. “We like to create an intimacy with the audience,” said Straker, noting that it’s something that will happen during the Estevan performance as well. The audience will also get a chance to hear Straker’s new song, which has already
received a lot of positive feedback. “The lyrics of the song recall long-time memories, and … there is so many people living in big cities, small cities, cities the size of Estevan and Weyburn who really came from a small town in the first place. And they seem
to be really finding or seeing themselves in this song,” said Straker. “So I’m excited to be able to perform it for the first time live on this tour and see what the life experience is.” And even though due to family reasons he spent quite a bit of time in his small town of Punnichy earlier this year, he still misses it. “It’s a charming little place… Every time I went back I just had so many memories of things that’d happened through my younger years. Driving past my old school, seeing the pool hall where we used to play. It was a simpler time. And small towns, even the ones that are still doing well today, they are great because they’ve just got that slower pace about them,” said Straker. These days he spends half of his time in Toronto, and a half in Regina, and finds his trips back home “a little magical.” The notion of a small town is another thing that unites the three performers, who all grew up in smaller communities and now happen to live in the same neighbourhood in Regina.
“We all like coming to places outside Saskatoon or Regina for shows,” said Straker. The Estevan audience will also get a chance to personally meet the performers after the show. “We like to stop and say hi to people wherever we go. For me, that’s half the fun... It’s just so great to connect after you spend that time together in the theatre, me making music, them listening and soaking up the music, it’s so great to then actually have a conversation and just be people,” said Straker. The Estevan concert will be celebrating the 50 years of the Organization of Sask Art Councils. It will take place at the Estevan Comprehensive School on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 for adult/senior, $15 for teens (13-18) and $7 for children (3-12). Door prices will be $30 for adult/senior, $18 for teens and $8 for children. Advance tickets are available at Henders Drugs, ticketpro. ca, the Visitor Information Centre in the Estevan Leisure Centre and the Estevan Arts Council office.
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Scheer proposes national energy corridor for oil, gas, power and telecommunications
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Ever since Februar y, when Premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick joined Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on a stage in Moosomin, there has been growing talk of a national energy corridor. On Sept. 28, Scheer made it part of the official Conservative platform in this federal election, with an announcement on the campaign trail in Edmonton. Standing before frac pumpers and workers in fire retardant coveralls, Scheer announced his intentions for a national energy corridor. “Our country’s potential is as vast as the distance between our shores,” he said. “Leaders like Sir John A. MacDonald, whose vision of a country that spanned from the Atlantic to the Pacific led to the Canadian Pacific Railway. “Like Louis St. Laurent, whose vision of a more engaged, more united nation, led to the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Transcanada Highway. Like John Diefenbaker, whose vision of a Canada of the north, led to the first all-weather road across the arctic circle. “These were leaders who could see beyond what was there, so what there could be. Leaders who could turn to Canadians and say, ‘Follow me, the journey will be difficult, but the destination will be worth it,” Scheer said. He took aim at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, saying since he took office as prime minister, Trudeau had repeatedly attacked Canada’s energy sector and the men and women who work in it. He cited Bill C-69, the Impact Assessments Act, as the “no more pipelines” bill, and C-48, the tanker ban off the norther British Columbia coast. “The results have been as depressing as they have been predictable. Two major pipelines cancelled, Trans Mountain on life support. Investment has left the country, and hundreds of thousands of hard working people have lost their jobs.” “Canada works better when we work together, and our natural resources can be a force for good,” Scheer said. “A new Conservative government will create a national energy corridor to carry Canadian energy, and resources, from coast to coast.” “It will move oil, gas, hydro, telecommunications and accommodate other linear infrastructure. It will be a transnational corridor, that will generate economic and social benefits for the entire country. A national energy corridor will provide Quebec with new opportunities to export its hydroelectricity to new markets. It will provide rural
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced his intention to create a national energy corridor on Sept. 28. Photo by Andrew Scheer Facebook page communities the opportunity to connect to vital telecommunications infrastructure. It will provide economic activity for Indigenous communities along the route,” Sheer said.
“With a single corridor, industry wouldn’t need to submit complicated route proposals for every new project. With a single corridor we could minimize environmen-
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without sacrificing quality, increase certainty for investors, get critical projects built, and create good-paying jobs. Responding to reporters, he said it hasn’t always been difficult to build pipelines in Canada. “I am convinced that with this idea, we can address some of the concerns that business communities have, some provinces have, and do assessments all up front, so when project proponents come along, the heavy lifting has been done, and they can do what they’ve always done, get pipelines built with private sector money, not with taxpayers’ money.” “I know Quebecers understand it’s better to buy Canadian energy. It makes no sense that they’re spending their consumer dollar on energ y that ’s coming from the United States. I’ve made my choice. I support Canadian energy. I support Canadian energy workers. I
think the world needs more Canadian energy. I think needs more Canadian energy. And this energy corridor will help us accomplish exactly that.” He spoke of talking to people in the energy sector whose companies went bankrupt and their equipment went up for auction, only to be sold to work on projects in the U.S. Asked about a preferred route for this corridor, Scheer said that would be determined by the blue ribbon panel after extensive consultations with Indigenous communities and premiers. “Obviously it will need to get to ports. We would envisage this to go through areas that would ultimately allow us to export our energy throughout the world. That would be the ultimate endpoint. How we get there, we’ll leave to the experts, the scientists, the geologists and the Indigenous leaders.”
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Locals incorporated into new EAGM exhibit One of the new exhibits at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) has a unique local connection. A reception was held Friday night at the EAGM for Manitoba artist Lisa Wood and her exhibit Consumed. Wood, who was in attendance to discuss her work, uses time -lapse photography of people eating in various situations, and then paints those images on a large canvas to get the viewers to think about what they eat and how they feel about it. But Wood also wanted to get local people involved in the exhibit. “This series began as a conversation between Lisa and I when she was questioning what kind of food-specific gatherings are unique to Estevan,” said Amber Andersen, the curator-director of the EAGM. Andersen suggested wing night, which is offered at many pubs and restaurants in the city on Wednesday nights. Wood brought together Andersen, gallery programming co-ordinator Karly Garnier, board member Amber Ganje and local artist
Byron Fichter to eat wings in the EAGM. She photographed them consuming the popular food, and then created the large-scale paintings of them. Wood said she is interested in social interactions and how food makes them easier and more comfortable. “ W hile we’re eating food, we’re often disengaging from what’s going on around us. It brings us together, but it also is a moment where we’re not engaged in social acting,” said Wood. She likes to bring local people into her exhibits as well. “I love being able to make work that responds to the place. I think it’s exciting to get to know different communities and I think that the communities respond really well to it. It’s more interesting for me if I can get to know a few people and then re-present them in their spaces.” When Wood spoke with Anderson about the exhibition, Wood was interested in the moment of consumption, and how it is fascinating because it takes something on the outside, and puts it inside the person.
“Mouths are strange orifices that we both talk with and eat with. Things come in and out of our mouths, and so I wanted to be able to create paintings that focus on the mouth.” Wings proved to be a great suggestion for something to eat. Wood noted that early in her career, she was working a lot with self-portraiture. After she was finished, she decided she needed to shift into a different body of work, but she didn’t know how.. “I decided that what I would do is I would ask people to come to my studio, my friends, and sit for me, so that I could paint their portrait from life, and so in order to do that, I said that I would get them whatever snacks and drinks they liked.” People came and sat for her, but the paintings and drawings lacked the movement associated with eating, which made her reflect on what the project is about and how important food and drink are to interactions. Eventually she brought food into the mix, and has studied both individuals and groups while they eat. She
Lisa Wood discusses Consumed, the latest exhibit at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s Gallery No. 1. has photographed and painted family dinners, a friend’s 30th birthday, a wake, a cafeteria and the wing night. Andersen noted the series of works in Consumed involve more than six years
of effort. She believes that wings made the perfect food to showcase in Consumed. “There’s no dainty way to eat a chicken wing, as we can all attest … but to
simply rip the meat from the bone. It’s messy, it’s visceral, delicious and something we share together,” said Andersen. Consumed will remain at the EAGM until Nov. 8.
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Elecs finish 1-2 in boys division at high school golf provincials
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Members of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs were the class of the boys division at the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association’s (SHSAA) provincial golf tournament this year. And the teams from southeast Saskatchewan swept the gold medals at the event. Provincials were held at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course on Friday and Saturday. Eighty-seven of the top young golfers in the province were entered. They braved cool, windy conditions each day in the quest for provincial titles. For the first time, golfers were divided into teams based on regions instead of schools. They also competed for individual medals. The top three boys scores on each hole counted towards the overall team total, and the top two girls scores each hole counted towards the girls team score. In the boys team event, Team South East finished first with a 436. They shot a 211 in the first round and a 225 in the second. North Central was second with a 485 and South West was third with a 491. The South East entry was comprised of Chase Gedak and Jayden Dudas of ECS, Theoren West of Wawota School and Darien Herlick of the Weyburn Comprehensive School. Wes Kreklewich of ECS is their coach. Dudas said the South East entry had a good weekend across the board. They all scored under 90 for their rounds, keeping their combined score low. Gedak also won the gold medal in the boys singles event. He shot a 69 in the first round and a 74 in the second to finish with a two-day total of 143, 11
Members of the Team South East that won the provincial title were, from left, coach Wes Kreklewich, Theoren West of Wawota, Jayden Dudas of Estevan, Chase Gedak of Estevan and Darien Herlick of Weyburn. better than Dudas (74-80). “For the weather, I feel like I couldn’t have played much better,” said Gedak. “It’s my lowest tournament score ever, so I’ll take it.” The strong showing in the opening round gave him a little bit of a cushion, but he knew he couldn’t be complacent. “Jayden crept in on me in the back nine, but I still managed to keep it together,” said Gedak. He said it was important for him to keep the ball in the fairway and hit a lot of greens in regulation. The first day the conditions were OK, but in round 2, it was tougher to stay warm. Dudas said he played well until late in the back nine of the second round, when he had a couple of high scores. He believes home-course advantage helped. “The conditions were
pretty tough, and the course was playing pretty tough today,” said Dudas after the second round. Gaige Balkins of the South West entry was third with a 155, and West was fourth at 158. Herlick finished tied for 10th with a 167. Two other ECS golfers competed. Drew Fenwick finished tied for 10th with a 167, and Ryan Chernoff was 30th with a 181. Gedak and Dudas, both in Grade 12, are no strangers to team success at provincials. They won provincial titles with ECS in 2016 and 2017. Gedak was part of the team that won silver last year; Dudas didn’t play due to an injury. Dudas said he likes the new regional format, but he preferred the old system. “We’d have four kids from our school playing, instead of two (ECS students)
and the other two.” Kreklewich cited several reasons for the success of ECS golfers in recent years. The biggest reason, he said, was the parents. “If the parents are willing to take the kids to the course, buy them the clubs, buy them memberships and take them to all of these tournaments, that’s No. 1. Number 2 is our junior program. Our junior program here is second to nobody else in the province that I’m aware of, and that helps tremendously, particularly when you’re in your formative years.” And ECS has a great program where they allow kids to enter tournaments. He knew he had a special group of talents coming up when Dudas, Gedak and Jace Carlisle, were in elementary school. Carlisle graduated this past June and is now on a golf scholarship in the U.S. “I did everything in my
power to get them into high school tournaments when they were in Grade 7 and 8 to get
a look at them and get them competing, and then hope when they got to Grade 9, that they can be contributors right away,” said Kreklewich. As for the new format, Kreklewich said it allows all schools and districts to be competitive. While Team South East had a healthy margin of victory in the boys event, second to seventh were separated by six strokes. As for the girls division, the top three teams were separated by two strokes. Team South East finished first with a two-day total of 371 (182189). Battle West was second at 372 and Horizon Central was third with 373. Members of the South East entry were Maddy Berry of Moosomin, Jade Krainyk of Redvers, Hallie Bourassa of Radville and Kaysha Turner of Carlyle. Tannis Schewan of Moosomin was their coach. Lauren Fox of Team North East won the individual girls gold medal with a 160, followed by Autumn Neiszner of Regina with a 163.
Chase Gedak won the gold medal in the boys’ individual event.
Elecs football team posts first shutout It was a historic day for the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs on Saturday, as the team posted a shutout for the first time in its 11-year history. The Elecs (1-2) blanked the host Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings 35-0 Saturday afternoon. Not only was it their first-ever shutout, but coach Mark Schott believes it was the most lopsided victory in the franchise’s history.
“We were coming off of our bye week, and we really emphasized that if we’re going to achieve anything this year, we have to do it as a team, that no one player can carry the load or do it by themselves,” said Schott. “I think our team came out today with that exact mentality. It was a total team effort, and everybody got onto the field and everybody was making plays.”
Schott believes it was great to see the team buy into their approach, and have it pay off with an impressive display on the field. It was a relatively close game early on, as ECS led 7-0 after the first quarter and 14-0 after half-time. Chase Martel scored in the first quarter and Kaleb Bechtold had the major in the second. The Elecs pulled away
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What is common between the Winter Olympics and policing? Cindy Klassen By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
It appears that there is a lot in common between the Olympic games and policing routine. But it was Canadian retired long track speed skater and one of the most decorated athletes Cindy Klassen who brought the two together. Klassen came to Estevan on Sept. 25 to participate in the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 2019 Wellness Conference organized by the Estevan Police Association. After retiring from speed skating in the summer 2015, Klassen achieved a degree in psychology and fulfilled her childhood dream, joining the Calgary Police Service. While in Estevan, she talked about the resonance between her sports career and experience in the policing world and about some things that are important for wellbeing in both. Klassen is six-time medalist having achieved one gold, two silver and three bronze at the Winter Olympics. She knows better than many others the feeling of heartbreak and success. Through injuries, achievements, setbacks and personal tragedy, Klassen has learned what it takes to dream big and remain positive in all circumstances. While presenting in front of Saskatchewan law enforcement, Klassen focused on four main ideas that kept her pushing hard and fulfilling her dreams. “The first point is to try something new,” said Klassen opening the idea up with the story of how she came to speed skating. Her original dream was to be a professional hockey player, however, at some point she got cut from the team. And when that door closed, a win-
dow opened and it was suggested she try speed skating. “My first reaction was absolutely not. Because there was absolutely no way I was going to put on one of those tight skid suits, and the long blades just looked funny to me,” said Klassen. But she went on and tried something new, which ended up paying off. “Through this whole experience going from hockey to a new sport, speed skating, I really found that big thing that really helped me was that I found this new passion,” said Klassen. “I think that really helped push me and motivate me. The other thing was that it was a new challenge…. Another thing was just learning… And then there was problemsolving… There were also just the relationships with new people,” said Klassen, then bringing up examples of the same patterns in the world of policing. The second point was “preparation.” “A lot of times it would be things like sleep, diet, getting treatment after practice,” said Klassen. “And they are not hard to do, but they just seem so timeless and so easy to let those things slide.” She talked about the preparation for her first big race in Calgary. She was so nervous that she had trouble sleeping and eating during the week leading up to it. “I got so bad that the night before the big race my coach… ended up taking me to McDonald’s to get some comfort food in me,” said Klassen. But it was the supporting email she received before the race, followed by an understanding that she’d done everything she possibly could to succeed, that released her
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Cindy Klassen demonstrated a brief video from 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino where she won gold in her signature race, the 1,500 metres. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia nerves and allowed her to go into the race feeling confident. And she won bronze in that race. Even though she learned the value of preparation, she said in policing work it’s still really easy to let such important things as sleep, nutrition or active lifestyle slip away. S he formulated the third point as “let it go.” This
life lesson Klassen learned through the months leading to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, when she was pushing hard to beat German athlete Anni Friesinger in a number of races but was constantly fractions of a second behind. It was only after hours of analysis, thinking and doubting that she came to the conclusion that she was doing
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her best and she couldn’t control what others were doing, so she let it go. It took several more attempts, but she ended up achieving her goal. “By taking my mind off of these things that I can’t control I think I really got my eyes opened to the positives,” said Klassen. She won the gold medal in women’s 1,500 metres speed
skating competition, and Anni Friesinger came in fourth. Klassen pointed out that, same way in policing, it’s important to let go the things officers can’t control. And finally Klassen talked about “perspective.” She shared the story of her sister getting into a near-fatal accident, which significantly changed Klassen’s life. “At that point, I realized that even though I still had a lot of races left in the season, I had some big competitions coming up like world championship …I decided that I would finish my season right there … so I had time for my family,” said Klassen. “Although it’s a tremendous honour to be able to race for Canada, I was so grateful for that opportunity, I really had to remember what’s the most important in life for me… Because my identity didn’t wind into the skating, without hesitation, I was able to take a step back and be with my sister as she recovered.” And as Klassen was demonstrating her gold medal, she noted that the ribbons were tearing a bit and the piece was wearing out a little, but the relationships that were the most important for her weren’t falling apart. She explained that in a similar manner, in policing it’s vital to keep the identity and relationship outside of the career as life is never limited to work, which sometimes may come to an end unexpectedly. Klassen left Estevan shortly after sharing her experience and inspiration with the audience, as she had a shift scheduled for the next day.
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Midale’s Keely Shaw a para-cycling star By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
It hasn’t taken long for Midale’s Keely Shaw to establish herself as a star in the world of para-cycling. Her latest major competition was the Union Cycliste Internationale 2019 Para Cycling Road World Championships in Emmen, The Netherlands, from Sept. 12-15. Shaw represented Canada in two events in the C4 classification. In the time trial, held Sept. 12, Shaw posted a time of 32 minutes and 35.30 seconds, which earned her a fourth place finish. “I really had my heart set on a bronze medal, so it was pretty heartbreaking to miss that by 11 seconds,” said Shaw, the daughter of Carol and Greg Toles. “On that course, that’s really two extra pedal strokes going into each corner. There’s definitely some frustration there, but we know what to work on.” Her power output was where Shaw needed it to be, so
now it’s her bike driving skills and the technical work that she needs to focus on in the next 11 months leading up to the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo – an event she hopes to compete at. “Although it was really frustrating to miss my podium there in the time trial, there’s definitely still a lot of good things that came out of it.” She also competed in the road race, where she managed a seventh place finish in the 65-kilometre competition. She didn’t enter with a lot of expectations, as she is still building her skills as a road racer, so a top-10 finish was satisfactory. “ The bike actually worked really well. I had some issues with my braking system on my bike when we got to Holland, but by the luck of the draw I ended up bringing a spare braking system, so the mechanic was able to switch it up and have it ready to roll for race day,” she said. Earlier this year, she won silver at the para-cycling track
worlds, which were also held in the Netherlands. Shaw came to the world of para-cycling fairly recently. Growing up on a farm, her cycling extended to what most kids would do. Hockey was her sport, and she rose through the ranks of the different divisions. She also competed in volleyball, badminton and motocross, and dabbled in cross-country, track and field, soccer and baseball. But she suffered a serious brain injury in a horse riding accident when she was a teen, which seemingly dashed her sporting aspirations. “I was approached one day working out at the gym at the University of Saskatchewan here, and it was a classmate of mine who said ‘I’ve heard your story.’” That classmate was a wheelchair basketball player who saw how Shaw moves and works out, and thought Shaw might be eligible for para-sports. “So I went with her to see her sport scientist here
Keely Shaw has worked tirelessly to compete for Canada in Paralympic events on the international stage. Photo submitted
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Keely Shaw recently competed at Union Cycliste Internationale 2019 Para Cycling Road World Championship in Emmen, The Netherlands. Photo submitted including return trips to the para-cycling world championships in track and road racing, along with World Cup events. When she won’t be getting ready for the Paralympics, she will be finishing her master’s degree at the University of Saskatchewan in kinesiology. She is finishing her edits on her thesis statement on the impact of dark chocolate on cycling at high altitudes, and hopes to have it wrapped up before Christmas. “And then in January I will be starting my PhD, also in kinesiology, because there’s nothing like starting your PhD the same year you hope to go to the Paralympic Games,” said Shaw. She credits her support system at the university for
allowing her to tackle such an ambitious schedule. “I’ve already told my supervisor that my involvement in typical school stuff in this first year is going to be pretty minimal because there are my goals and this is what I’m doing. My supervisor is super supportive and everybody on campus is super supportive of me.” She is also fortunate to have people on the sports side who understand when she needs to duck out five minutes early to attend a class via Skype. It’s a juggling act, but she wants to be at the Paralympics – the pinnacle of her sport that happens every four years and features the best in the world.
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Very Important Potatoes at the EAGM The new exhibit in the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s Gallery No. 2 offers a look at combining food with portraits. A reception was held Friday night for Andrzej Maciejewski’s exhibit VIP Portrait Gallery, with VIP standing for Very Important Potato. Maciejewski was unable to attend, so EAGM director-curator Amber Andersen read an artist statement for the exhibit. She noted it features black and white, portraitstyle photos of potatoes. “This exhibition uses a mundane subject, the potato,
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These potatoes are part of Andrzej Maciejewski’s exhibit V.I.P. Portrait Gallery at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. VIP Portrait Gallery. The exhibit will remain on display through Nov. 8.
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A18 October 2, 2019 Obituaries Blain, Gertrude 1919 - 2019 Gertrude Blain (née Zimmerman) of Stoughton, Sask. passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, just nine days short of her 100th birthday. Gertie was born near Torquay, Sask. on September 30, 1919 to Anton and Rose (née Breitenbach) Zimmerman who came to this country from Landau, Ukraine. She was the 9th of 11 children. Gertie was predeceased by her husband, Roger; by her parents, and all of her older siblings: Florence Steier, Isabelle Soroko, Pauline McGillicky, Frank, Tony, Peter and Ralph Zimmerman and Caroline McKnight (as well as all their spouses). She is survived by two daughters, Eleanor Blain of Brandon, Man. and Irene Haynes of Regina, Sask. as well as a son Roger (Sharon) Blain of Stoughton. Grandchildren include: Marguerite (Dallas) Torgunrud; Roger Luke (Glady) Blain, Matthew, Kathleen and Frederick; Andrew Haynes; Chris (Rosa) Haynes, Sierra and Allegra; Robert (Melissa) Haynes, Annabelle and Theodore; Heather (Bob) Faris and family, Matthew (Lindsay) Faris, Jackson; Rachel (Shane) Hardy, Harlow and Stella; Jenna Faris (Tyler); and Luke Faris, son Isaac. Gertie also has two surviving younger sisters, Edith Mohns of Prince George, B.C. and Eleanor Vipond of Weyburn, Sask. as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Gertie’s long life has been devoted to hard work, helping on the farm, and especially to her family. An elderly gentleman told me the other day, “she was a real lady”. She will be greatly missed by all her family. The Funeral Mass for Gertie was celebrated on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of La Salette R.C. Church, Forget, Sask. by Rev. Yodel Cereno. Interment followed at the parish cemetery, after which a luncheon was held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Stoughton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of La Salette Parish, Box 40, Forget, Sask., S0C 0X0 in Gertie’s memory. Dustin Hall with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted the Blain family. OLHEISER, Donald Joseph May 31, 1944 – September 22, 2019 Donald Olheiser, beloved father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the age of 75 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his one daughter and sonin-law, Rana Bell and Garry Bell of Airdrie, AB; two grandchildren Ethan Bell and Abigail Bell; his brothers and sisters-in-law Leo and Lucille Olheiser, Edward and Carol Olheiser, Lawrence Olheiser; his sister and brother-in-law Diane and Jerome Yoner; cousins, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be most remembered for his kind, friendly, hard-working nature, and generous heart. He was always the first to offer help. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2020 at 2:00pm at McInnis and Holloway Funeral Home in Airdrie, AB. Condolences may be forwarded through www. McInnisandHolloway.com. The family would like to thank all the wonderful doctors and nurses of Unit 36 of Foothills Medical Centre. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Rita Verbeem 1929 - 2019 Rita Verbeem passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, Estevan, Sask. on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the age of 90 years. Rita will be lovingly remembered by her family: children, Debbie Bulych, Dale Grimes (Sharon), Lorna Moreau (Ed), Brenda Fleck (Russel) and Sandra Keck (Darren); sisters, May Lischka (Henry), Edith Haselhan and Doreen Christofferson (Dennis); 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews as well as several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Mary Krieg; parents-in-law, Thomas and Anna Grimes; brothers, Eugene and Amie Krieg; husbands, Allan Grimes and Andrew Verbeem; daughters, Bernice Grimes and Audrey Verbeem; sons-in-law, Milo Korchinski and Matt Bulych; grandchildren, Tiffany Korchinski, Daphne Fleck and Andrew Keck, as well as several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. The Prayer Service was held on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan with Sr. Jacqueline Lussier officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Sathiadas Antony. A time of fellowship and refreshments followed in the parish auditorium, after which the Rite of Committal took place at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish Cemetery, Lampman, Sask. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, anyone may make a donation to the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, Sask., S4A 0H3. Dustin Hall with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Rita's family.
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We, the family of Rita Verbeem would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Hill View Manor in Estevan for the compassionate care and kindness shown towards her. Special thanks to all those who helped in any way with the Mass, Prayer Service, luncheon and funeral planning, as well as everyone for their prayers and the expressions of sympathy shown to us in various ways. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Carol Cundall (nee Collins) November 27, 1956 – September 12, 2019 It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Carol Cundall (nee Collins), in Estevan, Saskatchewan, on September 12, 2019 at the age of 62. Carol faced a lengthy battle against breast cancer with courage, strength and optimism. Carol will be deeply missed and mourned by her loving husband of 43 years Lynnwood; children, David (Amanda), Amy (Michael), Michelle (Curtis) and Matthew (Mackenzie); grandchildren, Connor, Isla, Luke, Bennett and Emmett; siblings, Michael (Delaine), Neil (Barb), Gordon (Janet), Paul (Connie), Catherine (Marcos), Sean (Leane) and Carrie (Jason); godmother Phyllis; brother-in-law Lyle (Pat) Cundall; sister-in-law Lauralie (Ken) Ireland; sister-inlaw Lindsay Ganson Collins; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents, Bernie and Delphine Collins; in-laws Bertha and Thomas Cundall; infant brother David and infant great-niece Zara. Carol was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. She spent her childhood growing up close to her cousins and spent summers at the cabin at Katepwa Lake. In 1976, she married the love of her life, Woody, who she met while attending university in Saskatoon. Without question, the most important part of Carol’s life was family. She was blessed with four children, David, Amy, Michelle and Matthew. Winters were spent at the hockey rink where she made countless hockey friends and summers were spent camping at Woodlawn, relaxing at Madge Lake, and adventuring with the kids on road trips across Saskatchewan. As her children got older she became a passionate volunteer, volunteering at Sacred Heart School, public library board, St. John the Baptist Parish, peer support for the Canadian Cancer Society among many others. She spent her life working at Estevan Diversified Services and was an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. Her passion, commitment and enthusiasm for her work was recognized by those she worked with and across the province. We are fortunate to have had her as a wife, mother, proud grandmother and friend. We are mostly appreciative to say one thing – that her life improved all of ours. A Funeral Mass took place at St. John the Baptist Parish in Estevan, Saskatchewan on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Prayers were held in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, Saskatchewan on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
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Carol’s family would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude for all the thoughtful expressions of love and kindness by relatives and friends during their time of loss and grief. The family would like to thank the Chemotherapy and Unit A staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Dr. Tsoi, Dr. Salim, Dr. Bridgman, Dr. Davies, Estevan Home Care and Estevan EMS for their loving and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Arcola Daycare (Box 205, Arcola, SK, S0C 0G0); Hope’s Home Daycare (2200 25th Avenue, Regina, SK, S4S 4B6); Estevan Diversified Services (1339 6th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 1B2) or the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation (1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3). Dustin Hall with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted the Cundall family.
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Marching through Estevan Members of the No. 30 Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets squadron held their inaugural march through Estevan on Saturday afternoon. Cadets started at their hall in central Estevan and marched through downtown Estevan before returning to the hall. They sported their uniforms for the event, which was a fundraiser for the squadron.
EPS members made several arrests last week Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested individuals for resisting arrest and impaired driving in separate incidents Sept. 29. Police responded to a complaint of an unruly patron at a local lounge. A 42-year-old Estevan man was arrested for obstruction of police and having outstanding warrants, and was subsequently charged with resisting arrest. He was lodged in cells and was taken before a judge Monday morning. Also, as a result of a call to the Report Impaired Drivers line, members conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle around Souris Avenue North and Eighth Street. An 18-year-old woman has been charged with driving while impaired and driving while over .08. She will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in November to answer to the charges. The woman’s driver’s licence has been suspended indefinitely and the vehicle has been impounded for 30 days. No other details were immediately released. In other recent police news, a report was received Sept. 23 of a group of males being loud and drinking alcohol outside a local hotel. Police attended and spoke to a group of people. They warned them about the noise and sent them inside for the evening. Members were dis -
patched to a street in eastcentral Estevan on Sept. 24 on the report of an injured dog. The dog, which appeared to have been struck by a vehicle, was found and captured and soon turned over to its owner. The dog’s injuries were not life-threatening. Two .22-calibre bullets, found in an east-central Estevan parking lot, were turned into police. The public is reminded to turn in such items to police when found and to exercise caution when doing so. If there are safety concerns, the public is asked to call police, who will attend to safely pick it up. Police also responded to a report of a noise complaint in a northeast Estevan apartment building. The tenant was warned of the City of Estevan’s noise bylaw. An 18-year-old woman from Estevan was arrested for assault and breaching conditions of an undertaking Sept. 25, after police were called to a residence on the west side of the city. The woman was remanded for court the following day. The same day, police were called to a group of suspicious youths near a building under construction. Police found the building was insecure and spoke to the young people in the area. A thorough search of the building was conducted and no damage was located. The youths were identified, spoken to and sent on their way.
Police are also investigating a complaint of erratic driving on the west side of the city. The suspect has been identified and the matter remains under investigation. Officers are investigating a driving complaint that took place in the Estevan Comprehensive School’s parking lot Sept. 27 after school hours. Police are checking surveillance videos and speaking with witnesses in regards to the matter. Officers are also looking into a hit and run that occurred in the Canadian Tire parking lot in the late afternoon of Sept. 27. The matter is now under investigation. Police responded to a licensed establishment for a complaint of a disturbance. On arrival the parties had been separated, and one group was leaving the business. They were spoken to and banned from returning. Members attended to a local pub after a complaint of a male re-entering after having been asked to leave for the evening. The male was located and due to his level of intoxication, he was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. He will not face any charges under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act. Police attended to a complaint of an unruly male at a residence. The male was spoken to and the situation mediated. No further police action was required.
Impaired driver sentenced for May arrest By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
An attempt to cover up a drunken collision ultimately resulted in a conviction in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday. Geoffrey W. Hirst pleaded guilty to operating a conveyance with a blood alcohol level exceeding .08 from circumstances on May 28. Three other related charges were stayed by the Crown upon his conviction. Crown prosecutor Mitch Crumley explained that police were called that day with a report that a vehicle had been stolen. They found Hirst crawling on a gravel road. He had been drinking and gambling and later drove into a field. He told police he had rib and spinal pain, something
Crumley said, were “smoke and mirrors.” Hirst also claimed that other people had been with him, and had taken his vehicle. In fact, he had been observed earlier that day playing video lottery terminals, returning to an automated teller machine several times. He was alone the whole time. Hirst drove into a ravine south of Estevan, causing significant damage to his vehicle, damage he claimed had been done by others. Hirst is 29 years old, with family in Regina. He works on service rigs based out of Weyburn. Representing himself, Hirst said he was the sole provider for his family composed of his girlfriend, with their infant and a stepdaughter. Regarding the made-up story, he said, “I was more
worried about my girlfriend.” As for the “smoke and mirrors,” as he put it, Hirst said, “I have no excuse.” Judge Kevin Lang pointed out that “We have way too much drinking and driving,” and that the maximum penalty for killing someone while driving drunk is life imprisonment. He expressed that more people should be aware of that. “I know you’re not going to feel lucky today,” Lang said, but he told Hirst he’s lucky to be alive. Lang imposed a $1,500 fine, a 30 per cent surcharge and a one-year driving prohibition. It would be up to Hirst to apply for an ignition interlock. Hirst asked for 12 months to pay. Lang gave him six, but said he could apply for an extension if necessary.
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Engaging Comp. students Estevan Mercury sales manager Deanna Tarnes and editor David Willberg were at the Estevan Comprehensive School on Thursday afternoon to speak to Lori Meyer’s Grade 9/10 French Immersion language arts class. Tarnes and Willberg spoke to the students about the newspaper industry, the changes occurring in the business and the importance of newspapers to a community. The attentive students, who have been working on newspaper articles of their own, had plenty of questions for the Mercury employees. Participating in a group photo were, back row, from left, students Maleah Daoust, Kylie Phillipchuk and Josie Andrist, sales manager Deanna Tarnes, teacher Lori Meyer, and students Chayton Fornwald, Kiral Murphy and Logan Hase. Front row: students Graysen Hodgens, Cloe Legault, Katryna Heleta, Garrett Schwab and Liam Kirstein.
New children’s hospital is now open The new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital ( JPCH) is now open and fully operational. The move into the hospital was completed Sunday. In a press release issued Monday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said that as the first pediatric surgery and outpatient clinics opened, the SHA began its first full day of operations. After years of designing, building, planning and preparing, patients are now settled in. “Our dedicated staff, nurses and physicians all worked together to ensure the big move to our beautiful new hospital yesterday was a success,” said Carrie Dornstauder, executive director of maternal and children’s programs for Saskatchewan Health Authority. “It’s that staff collaboration, along with the assistance of our moving company, Health Care Relocations (HCR), and the cooperation of our patients and families throughout the day that meant we could make this move a positive experience for our patients and their families.” Royal University Hospital (RUH) adult and JPCH children’s emergency, pediatric and maternal services opened in the new hospital at 6 a.m. Sunday. The first patient – a child needing emergency care - entered the hospital at 6:10 a.m. The first new patient was admitted to JPCH at 7 a.m. that morning. The first new maternal patient arrived at JPCH at 8:45 a.m. The big patient move for pediatric and maternal services
began at about 7:17 a.m. on Sept. 29 and was completed at 11:31 a.m. – three minutes ahead of schedule, despite additional patients being added along the way. All patients moved without incident. In total, 112 maternal and child patients were moved from RUH to their new patient
rooms inside JPCH. All adult emergency department patients were transferred to the new emergency room by 1:15 p.m. “The opening of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital marks a dream more than two decades in the making finally coming true,” said Brynn
Boback-Lane, president and CEO of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. “This historic milestone means the start of a new era of care for Saskatchewan families. Words cannot adequately express our heartfelt appreciation for the time and funds that made this possible; this
project truly represents how Saskatchewan people come together. A new and exciting chapter has begun.” Once the doors to the new children’s and maternal hospital opened, it didn’t take long for babies to begin arriving. The first baby born at JPCH was delivered at 2:32
p.m. As of 11 a.m. on Sept. 30, six babies have been born at JPCH. While all inpatient services are available at JPCH now, pediatric outpatient services will continue to ramp up over the course of the next few weeks and months in the new facility.
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