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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
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The Offspring and SUM 41’s concert was a Pretty Fly night for Estevan By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Since Affinity Place opened in 2011, it has been the site of some loud, raucous and energetic concerts that have delighted spectators. But Saturday night’s concert at the events centre, featuring The Offspring and SUM 41, might have been the loudest yet. A large crowd attended Saturday night’s show, with the majority of the fans were on the floor of the arena. There weren’t any floor seats for this particular concert, which allowed fans to stand and dance, jump up and down, mosh and even crowd surf. The concert started with opening act Dinosaur Pile Up, and the group did
Dexter Holland and the rest of The Offspring performed their biggest hits Saturday night at Affinity Place. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia their part to energize the audience by delivering a loud performance for the crowd. Then SUM 41 took to the stage for their performance. The veteran Canadian punk-rock group
opened their set by playing Turning Away, The Hell Song and Motivation. There were recent songs like Out for Blood and A Death in the Family, and a cover of Queen’s We Will Rock You. Then they launched
into some of their biggest hits like Pieces, In too Deep, Fat Lip and Still Waiting. Throughout their set, SUM 41 was interacting with the audience, with lead singer Deryck Whib-
ley telling jokes and reminding the crowd of how eager they were to be in Estevan. Steam cannons went off several times during the set. After an intermission to allow for the stage to be altered and the backdrop to be swapped out, long-time American punk-rock group The Offspring began their set. They opened by singing Americana, All I Want and Come out and Play. Then they played their latest song, It Won’t get Better, before delivering hits like Want you Bad and Original Prankster for the crowd. They also had a cover song with Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC. While they had their comedic interactions with each other and stories for the crowd, there were also
poignant moments, such as when lead singer Dexter Holland played Gone Away on the piano as a tribute to people he knows who have died too young. Spectators turned on their cell phone lights during the song. Beach balls bounced around the audience during the playing of Why Don’t You Get a Job. Their set concluded with a couple of their biggest hits Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) and the Kids Aren’t All Right, and the encore songs were You’re Gonna Go Far Kid and Self Esteem. The members of the Offspring noted they have passed through Estevan in the past, but this was their first time performing here, and they hope it won’t be their last.
Deryck Whibley of SUM 41 brought a lot of energy for the band’s set at Saturday’s concert. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia
An energetic crowd was excited to hear the music of SUM 41 and The Offspring. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia
Three people were transported to hospital after a three semi-truck collision Three semi-trucks were involved in a traffic collision on Highway 39 near Roche Percee, one kilometre east of the Bienfait turnoff. According to the RCMP news release, the serious accident occurred on Nov. 21 at approximately 4:08 a.m. Estevan RCMP, EMS and the Estevan Fire and Rescue all attended the scene. At the time of the call, it was known that there were entrapment and injuries.
One semi-truck was travelling from North Portal when it jack-knifed. Shortly after, a second semi-truck driving southeast collided with the first semi-truck and split the trailer from the tractor. While first responders were already rushing to the accident, just a few minutes after the first collision, a third semi-truck, also travelling southeast, collided with the second semi-truck, which pushed it into a ditch. The third
semi-truck started on fire. “Once we did arrive on scene we did find a fully involved truck unit that was on fire with still one person that was entrapped. (It was) unknown, which vehicle he was trapped in,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser. “We had suppression crews jump into action right away and start to extinguish the fire in that unit. There was also EMS doing an amazing job out there. We divided up and assisted with EMS there to locate the
entrapped individual.” All three drivers and the single passenger were quickly located and accounted for. Fortunately, the last person wasn’t in the truck that caught on fire. “We had a crew go to the extrication side of things as well and safely extricate the driver from the vehicle,” said Feser. EMS treated all individuals involved with the collision. Two of the drivers and the passenger were transported to St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Estevan and were released later that morning. The fire was extinguished without incident, and fire crews were back to the station at about 7:30 a.m. The highway was shut down since early Thursday morning for a considerable amount of time due to the location of the accident, as well as the amount of debris and the investigation portion of the incident. The highway was not passable in
either direction. At the time of the collision, the highways were observed to be icy and rutted. Visibility was poor due to the fog. “There were extremely hazardous road conditions as well as low visibility due to ground cover fog in that area,” said Feser. The Wednesday snowstorm that hit the Estevan area earlier also affected the driving conditions. The investigation is ongoing.
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