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ECS principal Jeannot will retire in June The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) will have a new person at the helm in the next school year. Pat Jeannot, who has been the principal since the fall of 2013, has announced he will be retiring at the end of the 2019-20 school year, ending an education career that started in Carievale in 1987. “I’ve been in education for 33 years, and I felt that I’ve accomplished what I set out to accomplish, and it’s time for me to focus more on family,” he said in an interview with the Mercury. While he started in Carievale and finished in Estevan, most of his teaching career was spent in Oxbow, where he worked at the former Oxbow Prairie Heights School and the Oxbow Elementary School. Then he became the principal of the Oxbow Prairie Horizons School, which opened in 2010. He was the vice-prin-
cipal of the latter when he took the job at ECS. “I spent my entire career in southeast Saskatchewan, so I really appreciate the fact that in order to gain new experiences at different schools and new positions in education, I didn’t have to move out of this part of the province,” said Jeannot, who considers his time spent in the southeast to be a highlight. Jeannot was in the classroom for 16 years of his 33-year teaching career, and was an administrator for the other 17 years. Making the move to Estevan proved to be a very worthwhile change. “It’s been fantastic to get to know the kids,” said Jeannot. “Through my position, I’m able to see them in the classroom, in the hallways, through sports and things like that.” When he arrived at ECS, Estevan and the south-
ECS principal Pat Jeannot is retiring at the end of the current school year. File photo east region as a whole were in of that,” said Jeannot. “That community all made him the tail-end of the economic would be the biggest thing feel very welcome, and were boom. The economy is not that I could say, is I’m very very easy to work with. “I really appreciate the as strong as it was, and at- proud of how the staff has tendance at the school has responded to all the chal- quality staff we have here. lenges, and every opportu- They do so much for kids declined. But he’s pleased with nity we have and how the and it’s been great to be part how the staff members have community has been sup- of that. The community has responded to challenging portive during my tenure been very supportive, it’s here.” great to be part of the comsituations. The students, staff and munity to help the youth in “I’ve been very proud
our community.” Education has gone through some big changes over the years, particularly when it comes to technology. “As our society has changed, and with the introduction of new technology, we’ve introduced a lot of that technology into education to stay up to speed as to what society needs and what industry needs in our communities, and I would say that’s the biggest thing, is how we use technology as opposed to how we used to use technology.” The South East Cornerstone Public School Division is now advertising for Jeannot’s replacement. Jeannot said he will see what opportunities come up, such as substitute teaching that would allow him to be back in the classroom, but for now he is looking forward to placing his focus on spending time with his family.
Plans coming along for second Rafferty Rumble The preparations are going well for the 2020 Rafferty Rumble. Some changes are being made, but a lot of attractions will be returning for this year. The second edition of the resurrected event will be July 24-26 at locations throughout the community. Josh LeBlanc, who chaired the event, said they received a lot of feedback from a year ago, so they had to make some changes, most notably when it comes to the street fair downtown, which will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on July 25. Admission for the street fair will be $5 per person, except for children under three, who get in for free. Last year it was $20, but that covered both the street fair and the night-time street dance. “We’re also going to be increasing the number of bouncy castles and things like that, so there’s a lot more for kids’ activities and entertainment on the street,” LeBlanc told the Mercury. The live music, which was a big part of last year’s festival during the day, won’t be happening as much dur-
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The street fair will once again be a big part of the Rafferty Rumble. File Photo ing the day. The bands will be replaced with different children’s entertainers, such as magicians and singers. “We’re also launching the Rafferty Rumble Talent Search. We’re after people who can sing. If you have a band, bring a band down. If you can juggle, ride a unicycle,
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vendors, show-and-shine, games and other activities. Downtown businesses have been amazing to work with, he said. For the second straight year, there will be the downtown street dance, starting in the evening. The Bromantics have confirmed they will be
back for the second straight year. Organizers are still waiting to hear back from two other bands. It will cost $20 to get into the street dance, regardless of whether people paid $5 to get into the street fair earlier in the day. “The street dance was
an amazing thing to see last year,” said LeBlanc. “Everyone is super pumped, and they heard lots about it.” They believe that at various times, there was about 2,500 people downtown during the street fair, despite the heat during the day that forced many people to go home and take a break. “We’re working on some stuff between the 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock hour to get people downtown,”said LeBlanc. Last year’s event had a lot of great bands, but there wasn’t a lot of people to watch them, especially in the mid-afternoon when people were trying to cool off from the heat. “In order for us to do the $5 admission, there had to be cuts in places, and unfortunately that’s where we had to do the cuts,” said LeBlanc. Proceeds from the street fair and the dance will be directed to the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. Several other organizations will be running events in conjunction with the Rafferty Rumble. The Estevan Motor Speedway will kick off A2 » ORGANIZATIONS
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City releases numbers from November concert The City of Estevan has released the figures from the most recent concert at Affinity Place. A total of 2,006 people attended the Nov. 23 show that featured veteran Canadian rock group SUM 41 and long-time American punk rock group The Offspring. Dinosaur Pileup was the opening act. In an email to the Mercury, city manager Jeff
Ward said the city tracked ticket sales and almost 50 per cent of the tickets were sold outside of Estevan, which meant a substantial influx of people coming into the community. The event posted an $8,167.87 profit. “Feedback from the concert has been fantastic and extremely positive in all aspects,” said Ward. One of the unique aspects for a concert in Este-
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Griffiths: Change is coming. Communities and cultures that don’t change die By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
Estevan – Estevan is potentially facing a big change, with the future of conventional coal-fired electrical production in doubt. Community Future Sunrise, based in Weyburn, brought in Doug Griffiths to talk about dealing with change. CF Sunrise has received some funding to assist with the coal transition strategy. Griffiths is a former Alberta MLA and cabinet minister for over 13 years. He’s worked with over 500 communities across North America since retiring from politics in 2015. His book, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, is the focus of one of his regular presentations and was presented to about 200 people in Moosomin on Feb. 11 and about 50 in Weyburn on Feb. 13. His presentation, Everything is About to Change, was given in Estevan on Feb. 12 at the Days Inn. Before politics, he used to teach junior high and ranch in east-central Alberta. He noticed the three communities he taught, lived and ranched in were dying. “People were moving out, the housing prices were in decline, our main streets were dying, young people were leaving, and I thought, we need to do something about this because I want to stay here.” He spoke out for the need of a rural community development strategy for Alberta, which led to his entry into politics. He spent two years travelling Alberta and came up with a wide-ranging
Doug Griffiths spoke of how change is inevitable. Photo by Brian Zinchuk report called, Land of Op- because consequences are portunity. going to happen whether you But it didn’t gain trac- like it or not.” tion because right after “It’s only when you have acknowledging the issues hard times that you actually raised, many immediately re- change what you’re doing,” verted to talking about what he added. was wrong and what was He worked with Hanna impossible. While he empha- and Wabamun, Alberta, both sized the importance of fed- of which lost significant emeral, provincial and municipal ployment in coal and power co-operation, Griffiths noted, generation. “That’s what you “If a community was going should be working on, reinto be stronger, ultimately it venting yourselves,” Griffiths was up to the people in the said. “I know, working in community to decide they those other communities, wanted to be successful. That people were angry. They were was it. You can’t force anyone sad. They were depressed. to be successful. They have to They were frustrated. There’s want it.” nothing wrong with that. But Negativity abounded. if that’s the place you stay, the “People would say it won’t community is going to suffer. work for us, it’s impossible. You have to work through it Great. Then I guess failure and find out what’s next.” is what you’re choosing on He said, “The world is purpose.” changing so fast, we’re going In regards to “it’s too to experience more change in risky,” he said, “They miss the the next 15 years than the last point that if you do nothing, 50, or 100. that’s the greatest risk of all. “Getting ready for today You have to try something is not enough. You have to get
ready for tomorrow.” He pointed out the rate of change in society has been accelerating, from smartphones to computers to autonomous vehicles. He pointed out from 1900 to 1913, New York went from horse and buggy to almost complete conversion to automobiles. He figures it will take only 15 years from now for autonomous electric vehicles to reach 85 per cent adoption. In the oilsands, haul truck drivers have been replaced by an autonomous operation. Computer capacity, fibre optic data transmission, digital imaging, and quantum computers are all doubling between every nine to 24 months, exponential rates of growth. Uber is the world’s largest taxi company and it doesn’t own its own cars. Airbnb doesn’t own its own accommodations. Facebook doesn’t make its own content. He tells businesses not to compete against Amazon. Instead, compete on things like quality, quantity, experience, atmosphere. Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods was because they realized the next generation is not prompted by price, but by quality, connection to their community, atmosphere and service. Millennials and the generation behind them are not as motivated by money so much as purpose, autonomy and mastery, Griffiths asserted. “They can’t be bought or sold in any way, shape or form. Money isn’t driving them as much as it used to drive previous generations, and it’s caus-
ing massive changes.” A community in Minnesota that lost its powerplant had great housing and lots of jobs, but they couldn’t get people to come there. They had a great school system but lacked sufficient daycare. Building a massive daycare spawned a renewal of the town and caused it to boom. “Economics is no longer just about business and taxes, having the lowest taxes. It is about all sorts of stuff to grow your economy because the next generation is choosing where they want to live and businesses are following them, not the other way around,” he said. They don’t value titles or working for a company for 40 years. They live in a gig economy online. No one wants to work in a cubicle anymore. They want to move around. They value locally-owned coffee shops and local brew pubs. They want yoga studios, not curling rinks. “Young people want to work online, in social environments, have walkability in their communities,” he said. “They want a local connection, collaboration, diversity, and less stuff. “They won’t sacrifice their entire lives for one company or one place for 50 years. It’s the gig world they’re working in.They want to enjoy their passion takes them. And they want to enjoy life. Businesses and industries are following where they go to live. It used to be industry set up, and we’d move for the jobs. Now they’re locating where people want to live.” The Millennials want
smaller housing as neighbourhoods downtown with social spaces, not subdivisions with three-car garages. It’s the age of immediacy, where pretty much everything is available immediately, online. Diversity on company’s boards of directors ends up with better decisions, he emphasized. The pending retirement of the baby boomers is going to mean a huge loss of institutional knowledge. But seniors want to be involved and are a huge driver of the economy. Griffiths said communities all try to be like everybody else. Instead, they should try to do one thing really well. An example was a community in Pennsylvania that focused on semi-retired seniors. It had lost its coal industry but had lots of seniors. They enacted senior-friendly policies like allowing the usage of golf carts in town, trails for them, gardens, pickleball, grocery delivery, activity focus and taxation issues. All this led to a growing community. The family farm is not coming back. But China has over a billion people who are terrified of their own food supply, so do one type of food they want, but do it well. “Anti-change cultures die. Anti-change communities die. If you try to go back to what you were, to resist the change, to ignore the opportunities; and yes, they are challenges, but they’re also opportunities, you’ll die too,” he said. None of it is fair, but you have to embrace the change, which is coming, he concluded.
Second round of donations towards new nursing home While the new Estevan Regional Nursing Home committee is still waiting for some action from the provincial government, some community members decided to take proactive steps and approached the board to make another donation. Shelley and Reynold Bert participated in fundraising for the new Estevan nursing home when the campaign started in 2015. And five years later their family decided to donate another $10,000 towards the project that hopefully one day will come true. “Like a lot of other people, we donated the first time raising money. This is the second… Now maybe we need to raise more to up our share, that might be the look of our future maybe. If
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aged to quickly meet the 20 per cent funding requirement for the building, and since then they’ve been trying to get the provincial government on board offering different ways to construct the new building. But there have been no results yet. “We are trying to get the government of their stools, and we’ve been working with them and trying to get them to move on it. And we understand the frustration of the people in the community because it hasn’t happened within five years since we reached our goal,” said new nursing home chair Don Kindopp. The last dialogue with the government happened in December. There haven't been any updates since then.
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Where do your higher fees go? Nobody wants to pay higher fees. For anything. So there will be some people who won’t be happy after Estevan city council gave first reading at its February meeting to the fees and services bylaw, a document that regulates how much will be paid for services provided by the city. There are the obvious fees in the document, such as a pass to use the Estevan Leisure Centre, or the cost to rent a city facility like Affinity Place, the multipurpose room or even a playpark. But then there are the less obvious ones, such as the cost for a city flag or a pin, or the cost to have the city perform a photocopying service. Each of these has a cost, and each one needs to have some form of cost recovery. (We don’t know whether it will cost that much to make a City of Estevan flag, and frankly, we wonder if having a few more around town might indicate a little civic pride. But on the list of issues facing the city, the cost of a flag is pretty low). And some of these costs are now in place to act as a deterrent. You might choose
to eschew the internet and email in favour of going down to city hall to pick up a document, but don’t complain when it costs you money now. It’s up to city council to find the balance between having a service at a cost-recovery level, and keeping it affordable to the general public. Many of these fees have to go up every year. You have two options: keep the rates the same in perpetuity, or have the gradual increases to keep pace with the rising costs of labour and equipment and doing business. If you keep them the status quo, then either you’ll risk eventually losing the service, or you’ll have to one day hit users with a larger and sudden increase that makes nobody happy. It’s much better to have the monthly pass at the leisure centre go up in price every year, and to keep pace with the cost of doing business, than to have a large and unexpected increase once every five years. And frankly, the way the city has been going about things in the past few years has been the right way. At one time, you’d get a rate review every few years. You’d find that
the city had fallen behind other communities of a similar size for many rates, and those rates would go up considerably. A few years ago, they created a document that established the rates for the subsequent years. If you bought a pass to the leisure centre, you would know what it will cost not only for that year, but you could find out what it will cost the following year, and the year after that. Generally, it’s the right way to go. You might run into a situation that will force the city to have a larger increase than what was expected, but they have stayed very close to this document. At this time in Estevan’s history, people obviously want to see increases of all kinds kept to a minimum. If the increase is too steep, it becomes a barrier to using the services and facilities provided by the city. But we also have to remember that providing these services is not cheap. You have to pay the employees and keep the facility going. In the case of many services, you have to always keep purchasing new equipment. So it’s understandable that the fees would be going up each year, bit by bit.
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A few weeks ago, I was accelerating as I pulled out of town. I exceeded the 60 kilometre speed limit, I guess because once you are out of town, the natural tendency is to speed up, even in a speed zone that is artificially low. There was an Estevan cop going the other direction. She nailed me on radar, and I immediately pulled over before she even turned around or put her lights on. I knew my goose was cooked, and I got a ticket. But it struck me that if I could have done something different instead of speeding. Instead I could have taken my SUV a mile south of where I got the ticket, parked it on the Canadian Pacific rail line passing through Estevan, and gathered a dozen or so other people to join me with a few signs saying I supported the Wet’suwet’en’s fight against the Coastal GasLink pipeline. I highly doubt the police would have touched me. And if I had done so, I would have shut down Western Canada’s mainline rail connection to the American Midwest, causing a huge portion of the Canadian economy to grind to a halt. Just me, a dozen people, and few signs and maybe a flag. And no real consequences. This is what has been happening across the country. On Feb. 13 CN announced they were shutting down large portions of its network. Via Rail was shutting down entirely, across the country. “Law enforcement should enforce the law,” said Conservative leader Andrew Scheer in Ottawa on Feb. 14, the day I write this. He was saying what almost every other elected leader has said in the first half of February. But the same words were heard, almost word-for-word, with regards to the Regina Co-op Refinery Complex lockout and subsequent blockade. The premier of Saskatchewan called on the Regina Police to enforce the law, and yet the blockade stayed up for weeks, in direct defiance of two court injunctions. The Coastal GasLink and Co-op
From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK blockades are different in focus, but similar in operation. More significantly, both have proven the utter impotence of police to react and enforce clearly defined court injunctions. The difference between the two is that there’s still a very small amount of intestinal fortitude for police to enforce court orders against union protestors. But there’s next to none if the protest/blockade/barricade/whathave-you has any sort of Indigenous element. This is continued fallout from the Oka crisis of 1990 led to the Ipperwash crisis of 1995, both of which saw someone die. This led to the Caledonia crisis of 2006, in which police inaction was so grievous that people were issued “passports” to go to their own homes. The recently deceased Christie Blanchford even wrote a book about it called Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us. For 30 years, we’ve suffered Oka paralysis. Here’s the pattern – someone feels wronged, so they set up a barricade. A court injunction orders the removal of the barricade. And the police do… nothing, for days, weeks, or, sometimes, ever. If it’s Indigenous, lean towards never. It reminds me of the quote widely attributed to Mark Twain saying, “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The politicians have all been talking about “the rule of law,” and that “police should enforce the law.” But the feds say the provinces should be dealing with the rail blockades, Quebec says the feds should, the provincial ministers (and Regina mayor) are saying they can’t specifically direct police, and the police do … nothing.
Indeed, in the Regina Co-op situation, the Regina police chief went so far as to issue a public statement basically telling the premier to buzz off, saying, “For the effective function of a democracy, police must be independent of elected officials.” Okay, you’re independent, so long as you enforce the law, including the specifics of court injunctions handed down from the bench. Do your job. And if they’re not going to do that, the police commission should fire the police chief. Oh, eventually the Regina Police got around to removing the barricades, and the effective camps at the refinery. It only took the better part of two months to limit the nearly impenetrable picket lines and the total barricades. And eventually the RCMP got around to opening access down a logging road in the B.C. interior. But the whole of Canada cannot wait for “eventually” when there will be layoffs in the thousands, or tens of thousands, or even more, with CN shut down where it counts. If the court issues an injunction, it needs to be dealt with, now. If the police are not going to do this, the situation is going to get much worse as frustrations boil over and people start doing what the police will not. In recent days I saw a video of a pickup blowing through a blockade. Another shows a man arrested for removing one. (It didn’t help he had a mask on, however.) You get some good old boys who can’t get to work mad enough, and the fur is going to fly. Then the police are really going to have a problem on their hands. If the police aren’t going to enforce these court injunctions and clear all the blockades across the country, should I pay my ticket? Do I get to ignore the police and the judge, too? Or do only some laws count? Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.
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Please, excuse the mess I think I’ve heard this phrase in at least every second house, apartment or room I entered. And I know that about half of those homeowners did clean prior to my arrival. In reality, some places were a bit messy, others were perfectly clean, few times it was a real mess. Once I visited friends, who chose a Scandinavian style for their apartment with minimalism as the central idea. (Even though they have a two-year-old, everything in their surrounding has a purpose and is used, they have zero extra stuff.) There were no toys on the floor or the couch and no useless items anywhere, but the host still said that magical “excuse the mess” when I came. Well, to be truthful, I too say it almost every time somebody comes over for a visit. And it doesn’t matter how clean or dirty the house is. I’ve just spent the entire weekend cleaning. Yes, I haven’t done it since last year (which sounds worse than it is, keeping in mind it’s only February). But I literally spent all the time I had wiping, sweeping, arranging, washing, scrubbing, rearranging, dusting and rearranging stuff again. And I’m nowhere close to having it done (to my standard), so when the neighbour stopped by, I did it again, like a habit. Please, excuse the mess. Once I said that I looked around and realized that in general, the house looked quite decent. I’m not a minimalist and have a lot of sentimental or just cute, but useless pieces sitting all over the place, but by no means, the house looked like a mess. So I started wondering, why do many of us feel obliged to say those words? First, I assumed that we are trying to create an airbag, apologizing ahead of time, so even the fussiest guest won’t judge us. After all I already said I was sorry, right? But then, I analyzed some of those situations, and it turned out that most people who apologize either were caught by an unexpected visit or actually have a kind of a constant mess (in most cases, they have at least one kid, usually more, and pets, so the paranoia from picking up and cleaning same stuff over and over again every single day finds its way out through these three words). I also tried to recall what I felt when I heard those words or their variations. First of all, when there are like three toys on the floor and people apologize for it, I always say that they haven’t seen my place. In reality, I just feel uncomfortable because it makes me think that usually, their place is completely perfect, and I’m way too far from that ideal clean and tidy standard (which hardly ever exists in reality). In other situations, it made me feel unwanted as if people weren’t really expecting anybody (and I never just pop at the door). Besides, friends usually know how we live, so if someone is apologizing for the mess it creates a greater distance, alluding that we are no that close and the hosts usually prefer to show me the outer side of their life, but they didn't have time to mask it this time. Third, in most cases until people bring attention to what’s wrong in their house, I usually never notice it. So if the host focuses on the mess, I’m guessing it really bothers them and it’s a totally different problem. I also feel that when people apologize for the mess they will judge me after all for a tiny untidy corner, so now I will apologize no matter what’s going on in my house. But the most absurd was that outside of creating those uncomfortable feelings and doubts, “excuse the mess” never changes anything. If it’s a mess, it will remain there even if you apologize (you just will attract more attention). And if someone is judgmental about the condition of your house, chances are they will judge you no matter how clean it could be. After all, it’s our life and our home, so we either accept and enjoy it without trying to look perfect in our friends’ eyes or just make a plan on how to get rid of the mess once and forever. So after that flashback, when a family friend stopped by and I already opened mouth to say the sacred words, I quickly bit my tongue and instead said: “Welcome, feel like home.”
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Library promotes self-esteem at sleepover The Estevan Public Library promoted confidence among tween and teenage girls during its annual self-esteem sleepover Feb. 7 and 8. Nearly a dozen girls gathered in the library for the event. Christine Batke, who is the children’s programmer for the library, said the event was a success and she believes it fulfilled its mandate. “It ’s a very positive event,” said Batke. “And I think it has the potential to have a really positive impact on youth’s self-esteem or self-image, and I think it brings together a lot of the youths that are already attending my programs in a really wholesome environment, so that they feel welcome.” This year she had some community facilitators. In previous editions, she ran the event by herself, but due to the high needs of some of the participants, she wanted to have the right connections in place to support the growth. “We had two facilitators this year, and in
The self-esteem sleepover hosted by the Estevan Public Library on Feb. 7 and 8. Photo submitted the future, we’re hoping to get some more,” said Batke. “I’ve reached out to a couple of different organizations that are hoping to jump on board for next year.” The first facilitator was Juli Dzuba from the Envision Counselling and Support Centre, who ran their ice-breaker activity and some group sessions for
the girls, based on positive self-esteem and self-image. Then Marissa Tisdale from Wandering Wellness ran a talking circle for the girls. “They made their own journals and put some positive goals into those as well,” said Batke. Boston Pizza provided pizza for the participants. Games took place later
on in the night to enrich the participants, and they watched movies as well. It proved to be a late night before they went to bed. In previous years, the sleepover has been for Grades 5-8, but after talking to the facilitators for this year, and after seeing some of the needs for older children, they decided to concentrate on Grades 7-9.
Businesses will be recognized in Best of Estevan contest Estevan Mercury Publications will be bringing back one of the most popular promotions in its recent history with the Best of Estevan competition. The contest gives people the chance to vote for businesses that they believe are doing a great job. More than 200 categories have been created. Ballots will appear in the Estevan Mercury on Feb. 19 and 26, as well as March 4, and in Southeast Lifestyles on Feb. 21 and 28, along with March 6. The ballot can also be found on the Mercury`s website at www.estevanmercury.ca. Due to the number of categories, the online ballot has to be broken up over several webpages. Deanna Tarnes, who is the sales manager and the publisher for Estevan Mercury Publications, said there
are so many great businesses in Estevan, and this promotion gives the public the chance to recognize their favourite companies. “It’s a way to get the people of the Estevan area to think about all of the great businesses that are in town,” she said. Everyone has a favourite entrepreneur or their favourite businesses, and this contest is a great way for people to think about them. The promotion has so many different categories because the Mercury wants to ensure there is a category
for every business. Many of the businesses in Estevan are eligible in more than one category. Several categories have been created for energyrelated companies this year to ensure they will be represented. “We want to show the diverse number of businesses that Estevan has, and promote that you can do anything you need to do locally,” said Tarnes. Numerous businesses have opened in the community since the promotion was last offered in 2018. They will now have a chance to be recognized as well. Each business that wins will receive a framed certificate to proudly hang in a high-profile location of their building. Many of the businesses that won when the promotion was previously offered in 2011
and 2018 still have their certificates. Others use their signs or billboards to display that they were voted Estevan`s favourite in a particular category. Those who vote via the ballot in the newspaper or online will have the chance to win a prize of $100 in cash. To be eligible for the giveaway, people must vote in at least 25 categories. A special publication, highlighting the different winners, will be released in the March 25 edition of the Mercury. The deadline to vote in the Best of Estevan Reader’s Choice competition is March 6 at 11:59 p.m. local time. Tarnes said the promotion was very well received when it was last offered two years ago, and she believes now is a great time to offer it again.
City of Estevan PROCLAMATION Kin Canada Week
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Kin Canada has been a vibrant, responsible, all-Canadian association of service clubs devoted to the concept of serving its communities throughout Canada since its founding in Hamilton, Ontario, on February 20, 1920. Kin Canada has been dedicated to meeting the needs of our community and has diligently sought the development and completion of timely relevant programs to meet the needs and challenges of our ever-evolving society, Kin Canada is celebrating it 100th anniversary on February 20, 2020.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: I, Roy Ludwig Mayor of the City of Estevan in the Province of Saskatchewan do hereby proclaim February 20, 2020 as “Kin Canada Day” and the week of February 16 - 22, 2020 as “Kin Canada Week” we urge all citizens of Estevan to recognize Kin Canada and reflect with pride on the rich heritage of accomplishments throughout the 100 years Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs have been in existence in Canada.
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With new president, innovations coming to College By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
Patrick Stoddart, the new CEO and president of the Southeast College, has worked all across the country throughout his life, gaining valuable experience that is now going to be used for the advances of current and prospective students in the southeast. Stoddart has been in the education field since 1996. His most recent role as the executive officer for Grassy Narrows Education Authority at a First Nations reserve in Northern Ontario made him responsible for the overall planning, operations and performance of the school authority. From a college perspective, he’s pretty much done every job in a post-secondary environment, from teaching and learning to overseeing instructional design, overseeing student services and programming. “The breadth of experience that I bring to the table right across the board should benefit the college,” said Stoddart in an interview. “Moving forward, based on my experience, we’ll probably make some changes, a little bit more focus on the students, a little bit more focus on student services and meeting the particular needs of our target audience going forward.”
Stoddart started at the Southeast College in October 2019, and he said that so far it’s been great, but there were some surprises. “I’m really impressed with the facilities and the staff that we have. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Prairies, and the economy has changed quite a bit. So that was a bit unexpected for me,” said Stoddart. With the global economic changes, along with changes in views on carbon, oil and gas, the education system is also facing some adjustments. “We were doing quite a significant amount of training, shorter courses, fall protection, H2S Alive, things like that. And because of the decline in the oil industry, there doesn’t seem to be the demand that there was for those shorter courses,” said Stoddart, citing one example of the changes. He was also quite impressed with the Estevan campus. “The Estevan campus is a beautiful campus. Somebody put a lot of thoughts, time and energy into that.” He also pointed out that the campus is not going anywhere and they hope to broaden the scope around some of the programs that they offer after they complete an economic analysis of what the next 10 years look like for education.
New Southeast College CEO and president Patrick Stoddart. Photo submitted “We are putting together a number of proposals for the government to look at on programming that will go beyond the traditional programming offered in the Estevan campus,” said Stoddart. It ’s only been four months, but a lot of work has already been done. And while Stoddart didn’t want to let the cat out of the bag just yet, he said that very soon some announcements will be coming in regards to a new program for Weyburn. There are also a few other projects underway, and the details will be announced as soon as they become available. “You will see some new programming, some entrepreneurial programming coming forward. What I mean by that is a lot of this programming won’t be relying on government grants for
base budget programming. We’ll be offering services that will be compensated for by other third parties,” noted Stoddart. A lot of Stoddart’s experience was in rural and remote communities, so accepting a new position in the multi-campus college, he wants to be present in all of the offices as much as possible. “One of the first complaints that I usually hear from organizations that have multiple campuses, especially as diverse as ours, is that they are often a second thought. And I want to ensure that I’m getting out to the campuses quite often… and ensure that they feel like they’ve got a voice at the table and they are being paid attention to for the local needs that they actually have,” said Stoddart, while actually being on
the way to Moosomin and White Bear campuses. Stoddart said that after serious consideration they decided to move the campus out of Mossomin to a more appropriate space. The project is already underway, and hopefully will be completed in September. The changes are ongoing in the White Bear campus as well, where they will be taking over a little bit more space from a local education authority, which will allow more programing out of that campus. Talking about the major goals for this year, Stoddart named alignment of the organization and support of students from the strategic enrolment management perspective as the number 1 priority. He explained that
for the college it’s important to understand who their potential students are and do all they can to create an appropriate support system that would serve their needs. “Don’t underestimate the importance of alignment. The left hand always needs to know what the right hand’s doing. And most secondary is to ensure support right from prospective students, who come in the door, who might think that they want to become a student, right through directly engaged students in the classroom learning about what’s in the classroom and outside of the classroom to actively engage alumni that hopefully … would recommend the college going forward.”
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Moe says blockades are hijacking rail access and illegally disrupting the daily lives of Canadians Premier Scott Moe’s position on blockades and pipeline protests was made clear in a Facebook post he made on Feb. 12. They must end. In sharing a National Post article entitled, Wet ’suwet ’en solidarity blockade: CN Rail says ‘significant’ parts of rail network may close if protests go on, Moe wrote, “On Monday, I returned from Washington, D.C. from meetings with key decision-makers in the United States. One of the topics that came up repeatedly was the discussion surrounding cross-border infrastructure, particularly pipelines. These discussions became all the more relevant after a train derailment that we now know released 1.2 million litres of oil just outside of Guernsey. “Let me be clear: the oil on that train should have been in a pipeline. Pipeline projects should
be supported as the safest method of transporting some of the most sustainable energy products in the world, and the construction of these projects puts thousands along the routes to work. “Contrary to this, we see the national conversation around pipelines devolving into a discussion around protestors holding nationwide blockades illegally. These blockades are hijacking rail access and illegally disrupting the daily lives of Canadians, targeting legislators or intimidating journalists. Yesterday, CN issued warnings that their rail system could be shut down due to these blockades, vastly impacting one of our only methods of transporting products like sustainable agricultural, potash or manufacturing goods. “ The rule of law is a fundamental pillar of our Canadian democracy. W hen did the right to
protest turn into the right to illegally impede the lives and livelihoods of lawabiding Canadians?” Moe concluded. CN shuts down portions of network On Feb. 11, CN put out a press release from Montreal, stating, “CN announced that it will be forced to shut down significant parts of its Canadian network imminently unless the blockades on its rail lines are removed.” B y Fe b. 1 3 , t h e i r warning was acted upon, and the largest rail carrier in the country shut down large parts of its network. That, in turn, meant Via Rail had to shut down all of its operations on CN lines. The only Via service remaining in operation was the Sudbury-White River (CP Rail) and ChurchillThe Pas (Hudson Bay Railway), until further notice. CN said on Feb. 13, “The company has been
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Elecs come up just short in McLeod Series By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys and girls basketball teams came up just short in the annual McLeod Series games with the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles. The Elecs dropped the annual best-of-four showdown with their Weyburn counterparts. Each team won twice in the series, so it came down to point differential, which Weyburn won 314-312. Estevan’s senior girls basketball team soundly defeated their Weyburn foes 92-72 to give the Elecs a 2-1 series lead in the 85th annual best-of-four basketball battle. Estevan also had a four-point advantage in point differential after the victory. “I was so happy with how our team played, especially our grade 12s,” said coach Jessie Smoliak. “You could tell how much this game meant to them as their last McLeod Series game, and that they wanted to contribute to the game.” They played as a team
by using their post/guard connection, which played a big part in the win. “The whole team supported one another – if they were on the bench or if they were on the court,” she said. The Elecs seized a 2919 lead after the first quarter, and led 47-30 at halftime. The Eagles rallied in the third to close within nine, but Estevan took over again in the final frame. “I was so proud of the girls, especially for winning both games in the McLeod Series. We haven’t taken both games in the series in a very long time, if ever, in the 11 years that I have coached at ECS.” Estevan defeated Weyburn by narrow margins in previous meetings this season, but everyone contributed for Estevan to win by 20. Renee Stephany missed the game for a personal reason and Laren Kobitz was injured, but the remaining players came together well. This will be their final game for two weeks. They’ll be back on the court for an exhibition game against Indian Head, and then they will host their annual Shoot for a Cure home tourna-
Brie Hagen (12) dribbles the ball in the senior girls game in Weyburn. Photo by April Zielke of the Weyburn Review ment Feb. 28-29. Smoliak hopes the Elecs don’t lose momentum from the McLeod Series. The Elecs senior boys lost 78-62 to their Weyburn rivals, leaving the series tied 2-2, and requiring the tie-breaker to be used. Estevan was down just one point, 31-30, at halftime, but the Eagles pulled away in the second half, with most of the damage coming in the third
quarter, as the Eagles had a double-digit lead after three frames. “In the second half, we got away from what was working in the first half,” said coach Trevor Dutka. “We were down one point going into the second half, and again we went away from our game plan, and Weyburn outrebounded us, and their shooting was a little bit better than ours.” Francois Adaya had
27 points to lead the Elecs. Aden Haywood led the team in rebounds, which impressed Dutka, because Haywood is under six feet tall. It’s the third straight meeting between the two teams in which the two teams were close for much of the game, only to have Weyburn pull away. “It’s not that we’re not prepared for the second half. I don’t think they
changed anything. We didn’t change anything. We both ran the same offence and the same defence, but their shots sank and ours didn’t.” Clark Cabiluna didn’t play much in the third quarter because he had a twisted ankle, which hurt the Elecs. And they ran into foul trouble in the second half as well. W hile the crowd wasn’t as big as what was seen in Estevan the previous week, it was still large and respectful, and likely the second-biggest the Elecs will face all year. The senior boys were slated to host their annual home tournament on Feb. 14 and 15, but it was cancelled. Dutka noted that after the McLeod Series, ECS had played 10 games in the last 12 days. The first two games in the series were played Feb. 5 in Estevan, with the Eagles winning the senior boys game 96-78, and the Elecs winning the senior girls game 80-78 in a thrilling battle. Weyburn now has a 45-40 lead all-time in the McLeod Series.
Sharks successful against top teams in Edmonton Seven water polo athletes who had their start in Estevan competed in a marquee event in Edmonton as part of the National Championship L eague Crossover Tournament. Tr i s t a n T h r e i n e n , Cameron Gillingham and Ethan Elliott play on Team Saskatchewan’s 19U men’s team. Josie Andrist, Alex Andrist, Mikayla Hack and Taeghen Hack play for Team Sask. in the 19U women’s division.
The Team Sask. 19U men’s team started off the crossover tournament Jan. 30 by playing the West Coast Warriors. It was a close, hard-fought battle and Team Sask. came out with a 13-12 win. Next they played Fraser Valley that night, and once again it was a very close game with Team Sask. winning 13-12. They faced their first eastern opponent, the Scarborough Shadow out
of Ontario, on Jan. 31, and came out with a 14-8 win. That night was their matchup against the Calgary Torpedoes and the boys continued their winning streak with an 11-7 victory. Their first game Feb. 1 was the time to play the Pacific Storm, the No. 1 team in the west. The boys knew they would have to fight hard, and they did, but they fell 15-5. Then they had to regroup as they were facing
another team from the east, the Camo out of Montreal. Team Sask. doubled up their opponents 14-7. Team S ask. played their semifinal game Feb. 2 against the Warriors, and came out with an 8-6 win to advance to the championship game, which they lost 14-5 to the Storm. Thanks to all of their hard work this weekend, they are now ranked second in the west. As for the U19 wom-
en, they opened the tournament by facing off against the Calgary Renegades, and they emerged with a 9-8 victory. Then they played Fraser Valley and won 10-9. Team Sask. split their games on Jan. 31, as they lost 9-8 to the Edmonton Tsunami in their first game of the day, but then they soundly defeated the Pacific Storm 13-5 in their next contest. The semifinal was held
in the morning of Feb. 1, and Team Sask. came away with a 10-4 victory over the Renegades to reach the final. They faced the Tsunami for the second time in the tournament, and avenged their earlier loss, defeating the Edmonton squad 8-5 to be crowned the best in the west. With the win, Team Sask. qualifies for nationals in Montreal at the end of March.
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Estevan water polo players who competed in the 19U National Champions League Crossover Tournament in Edmonton were, back row, from left, Taeghen Hack, Alex Andrist, Mikayla Hack and Josie Andrist. Front row, Ethan Elliott, Cam Gillingham and Tristan Threinen. Photo submitted
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Bruins picked up two more lopsided wins For the second time in 2020, the Estevan Bruins have been riding on a fivegame winning streak. The Bruins picked up two more lopsided victories, 8-0 over the visiting La Ronge Ice Wolves on Feb. 12 and 5-1 over the host Melville Millionaires on Feb. 14, to extend the winning streak to five. The Bruins had goals from eight different players in the drubbing of the Ice Wolves. Erik Boers, Cody Davis and Griffin Asham-Moroz scored in the first 10 minutes of the first period of the game to give the Bruins a 3-0 lead. It was also a relatively tame first period, with only two penalties assessed. Eddie Gallgher scored early in the second to add to the Bruins advantage. Then in the third, Tanner Manz, Isaiah Thomas, Tyson Manz and Ryder Pierson tallied to give the Bruins the eight-goal lead. Keenan Rancier stopped 27 shots to get the shutout for Estevan, who outshot La Ronge 52-27. The game unravelled
after Gallagher’s goal, as the two teams would combine for 185 penalty minutes once it became a 4-0 game. La Ronge received 117 of those minutes. The most significant incident came after Pierson’s goal, when La Ronge goalie Liam McGarva was assessed a match penalty for physical harassment of an official. McGar va has been suspended 30 days for the incident, meaning the banishment will carry over to the playoffs. Two nights later, the Bruins came out strong once again, as Caleb Petrie and Gallagher scored less over two minutes apart midway through the first period to give the Bruins a 2-0 advantage after the first period. Luke Nkwama’s goal 35 seconds into the second
The Estevan Bruins swarm La Ronge goaltender during an 8-0 romp Feb. 12. Photo by Durr Photography cut the deficit in half, but Tyson Manz scored 30 seconds later to restore the
two-goal advantage and Devan Harrison tallied before the period was out to
leave the Bruins up three. Tanner Manz finished the scoring with an empty
net goal with three minutes to play in the third. Keenan Rancier stopped 30 shots to earn the victory. As of Sunday evening, Estevan was in seventh place in the overall standings with 56 points (26-21-3-1). They are one point ahead of the eighth place Humboldt Broncos, with two games in hand. The Bruins are now in the midst of their final northern road trip of the season, as they will play four times in five nights against Sherwood Division foes. They were slated to play the Melfort Mustangs on Feb. 18. (Results not available at press time). Then they will visit the Ice Wolves on Feb. 19, the Flin Flon Bombers on Feb. 21 and the Nipawin Hawks on Feb. 22.
Roller derby season getting underway The Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers season is getting underway. The roller derby pro-
gram’s season began Feb. 6, and a recruiting session was held Feb. 9 at the Trinity Lutheran Church gymna-
sium. Another recruiting night will happen Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m., also at Trinity Lutheran. The sessions are for girls in Grades 4-12. If any parents would like to put on skates and try out as well, the club will have equipment available in the right size. They are always looking for people to volunteer for serving as
a referee and helping out with non-skating official roles during games. For games this year, the Level 3 group will be travelling to Medicine Hat, Alta., for a tournament on March 21 and Regina for a tournament April 25. They will also be hosting a home tournament again this year at the Bienfait Memorial Arena
on the weekend of May 23. This will be an opportunity for area residents to watch some great roller derby from teams around Saskatchewan. The Coaler Rollers also hope to schedule more games with other leagues for the Level 1 and 2 groups since games for these two groups do not get scheduled as often as Level 3. 20023JJ0
Donation to minor ball The Estevan Knights of Columbus presented a cheque for $5,000 to Estevan Minor Baseball on Thursday afternoon. The money was raised through ticket sales from the Knights of Columbus’ charity appeal, and will be directed towards upgrades at the Cactus Park ball diamonds, including the backstops, dugouts, washrooms and general maintenance. Participating in the cheque presentation were, from left, Knights of Columbus financial secretary Larry Johnstone, grand knight Sheldon Spilchuk, Estevan Minor Baseball president Joe Williamson, maintenance worker Mel Murray, treasurer Ryan Siever, member at large Darcy Henry, and local Knights charity appeal chairman Albert Petrash.
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In Motion continues with its work in Estevan Saskatchewan In Motion continues with its efforts to make an impact in Estevan. Working with a small local action team, In Motion has made considerable inroads in the community since last summer, when they held a Community Chase event in the city, according to Kim Herperger, a communication strategist with In Motion. “Christine Batke from the Estevan Public Library has really been key in getting it going and helping us find folks. They’re always looking for more volunteers, but they have a good group to start with,” said Herperger. They have a healthy number now, and as they move forward and identify
actions people want to take, they’ll be looking for volunteers to spearhead action items. They also met with Estevan city council and spoke to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce’s coffee talk in December regarding their efforts in Estevan. In Motion also continues to gather information to help them understand the current level of physical activity in Estevan.They have held focus groups with students and launched a survey for the community. “Often when we think about physical activity, the mind jumps to facilities and programs and parks,” said Herperger. “This process is
Kim Herperger with Saskatchewan In Motion. Photo submitted trying to get people thinking beyond the traditional to things that are more sustainable and longer term, to make it safe for kids and families to be more active.” Julia Frigault, a community action specialist with In Motion, has spent time in the community in the past,
and she will be back for more focus groups and interviews. A community symposium is scheduled for March 18 in Estevan. The event will bring the community together to start a made in Estevan plan so local kids will be moving more. “The symposium ultimately helps the community arrive at some priorities,” said Herperger. “So usually they’ll have somebody who comes in and speaks about the importance of physical activity for kids. Then we talk a little bit about the process, and the community will identify what they think their priority areas are, and they will get together into groups and talk about those different areas.”
Those could include safe routes for walking to school, physical literacy or other concepts communities want to address. “The symposium is a first step, and once the symposium is complete and we compile all of the information, we’ll be back probably a time or two to solidify things and really put the final touches on the plan,” said Herperger. Similar events have happened in other communities. “What we look for in a community is anybody who cares about physical activity, because it really does take a village,” said Herperger. Parents, coaches, municipal leaders, educators and those in the health care sector
are among those who have been involved with previous efforts. Potential end results include more kids walking to school, volunteers coming forward who haven’t in the past and partnerships being formed. “We see communities in schools creating physical activity-friendly policies. We see things happening in terms of infrastructure to support physical activity, so maybe sidewalks or bike racks or trails or benches being created.” Things they do to make kids more physically active can benefit adults as well, she said, even if the focus is on children.
Whiskers and Wine a big night for humane society The community once again showed their support for the Estevan Humane Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The W hiskers and Wine Gala Saturday night attracted about 175 people to the Estevan Exhibition Association’s building, where they enjoyed a night with a supper, entertainment and an auction.
“I’m really, really happy with it. I think it was our best year yet,” said president Angela Prette. Live and silent auctions were well-supported, as they generated about $7,500. The live auction was expanded this year, as it traditionally had just art, but this year it also included tires, tickets to sporting events, an ice fishing shack and gift packages
for hotels and restaurants in the city. Artwork this year included works by Deanna Brown, George Bennett, Doug Sully and Lyle McGillivray, and a quilt by board member Angela Denys. The silent auction had lots of great items that generated lots of interest as well, Prette said. Glenn Weins served
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as the auctioneer for the evening. Prette expects the gala will generate about $12,000 for the humane society. Aside from the auctions, money was brought in from the cash bar, coat check donations, merchandise sales and 50-50 ticket sales. Live entertainment was courtesy of a couple of local acts. Former Estevan resident Joel Henderson, who per-
forms under the name Poor Namless Boy, was the first to take to the stage, and then local folk trio Hook and Nail, comprised of Lindsay Arnold, Mike Davis and Jeff Michel, had their turn to perform. “I thought they were really good. They’re both great bands, very popular and they sound great. I think in between their songs, too, they kept the crowd inter-
Hook and Nail – Lindsay Arnold, Mike Davis and Jeff Michel.
ested,” said Prette. DJ Angela Clements provided music during supper and after the live auction. The music continued until after midnight. Proceeds from the gala will be directed to the society’s animal shelter. The humane society has to raise the majority of its revenues just to operate and stay open. “We have a lot of cats, always, that we have to care for, and dogs we have a few right now. Caring for them with medical bills and food, and paying our staff to look after them (adds up).” The Whiskers and Wine Gala is not only their biggest fundraiser of the year, but it also creates a lot of awareness. The sale of corporate tables and individual tickets, the sponsorships and the volunteers ensure that the gala is a success every year.
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With heavy hearts the family wishes to announce that Bob Holden, late of Estevan, SK passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Regina Pasqua Hospital at the age of 63 years. Bob was predeceased by his parents, JT and Willie Holden; brothers, Timmy, Howard and Edward; father-in-law Charlie Gall and brother-in-law Al Phillips. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 38 years Lori Holden and their family, Linda (Rob) Beam (Skyla, Kelsey and Paxton), Tommy Holden (Jack and Wesley), Whitney (Clinton) Wojcik (Leo), Jonny (Allie) Holden (Ari and Nile). Fond memories will remain with Bob’s mother-in-law Jean Gall; siblings, Jack (Mary) Holden, Tom Holden, Pat Holden and Bill (Marilyn) Holden; brothers-in-law and sisters-inlaw, Judy (Sheldon) George, Darlene (Maurice) Pittet, Pat Phillips, David (Ursula) Gall, Pam (Darcy) Wilkinson, Gary Gall, Neil (Jo Ellen) Gall and Alanna (Brad) Gervin as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Robert Wesley Holden was born and raised in Napinka, MB, to JT and Willie Holden, he was the 6th little brother to Jack, Ed, Tom, Pat and Bill, he was followed by Howard and Timothy. He atttended Napinka School until grade 9 where he attended the Melita Collegiate. He had many fond childhood memories of Napinka. Bob loved his sports, he played hockey (with the Melita Bisons), baseball (with the Melita Beavers), high school football, golf, curling and excelled at them all. During these years he made lasting friendships. He also loved classic cars... he had (and still has) a 1967 Beau Mont convertible, it has lovingly sat in the garage for many years with aspirations of getting it running. He also loved classic rock, or I guess in his day it was just rock, he loved motorbikes and movies, which led to him purchasing the Strand Theater with his brother Bill. In 1981 he married the love of his life Lori Gall. They settled into their mobile home in Napinka where they had their first 2 children Linda and Tommy. In 1985 the family moved to the apartment behind the theater in Melita, where they welcomed 2 more children, Whitney and Jonny. With 4 children needing more space they bought a beautiful lot overlooking the valley on North Main street in 1990. In 1998 Bob’s work with the CP rail would find them moving to Estevan, SK. This is where they cultivated many more friendships. As well as continuing his coaching hockey and baseball. Bob became a grandpa in 2003, he has been very proud of his 6 grandchildren, Skyla, Kelsey, Paxton, Jack, Wesley and Leo, and will be watching over those grandbabies to come. Over the years, he has also been very welcoming to other children who have come into the family and always cared for them as his own grandchildren. Bob loved children and held a special place in his heart for all of his nieces and nephews as well. Bob’s priorities were being active in his children and grandchildren's upbringing, providing a shining example of giving, loving, kindness, gentleness, generosity and faith. There was nothing more important than family. "There are a lot of things we've done right over our years ", Bob found a love for travel and found paradise in Mexico and Florida and wishes for his family to continue to visit his favorite places. "Heavens Draft picks are in and Bob is on his way, There is a lot of people that can do exceptional things in their life, but never have I met someone that was so exceptional in making other people’s lives better. Bob was so kind and fun loving, always involved and not just willing to help but going the extra mile continuously. His influence and example left some giant size shoes to fill. A true and genuine man of integrity and honor. Some may say why do the good ones go early and others don’t, but the truth is that you don’t burn gas if you’re not moving. Well Bob was always moving, truly living his life with an amazing balance of sharing moments with the love of his life and family and enjoying himself surrounded by the things that meant the most to him. Never have I seen a more perfect textbook example for an amazing father and husband . A tough guy, a sweet man , honest, true ,funny ,dedicated and more admirable qualities than I’ve ever known to be in one person. You will be deeply missed and never forgotten . I am proud to have known you, and will do my best to live up to your example, and know that if there was an example of what it is to be loved, respected and cherished in life, ask anyone about Bob Holden." - Rob Beam We would like to thank the staff of the MSU in the Pasqua Hospital in Regina for the excellent care to my husband and our father. We were impressed with how caring and kind you all were to Bob. A special thank you to the pallbearers; Bob's sons Tommy Holden and Jonny Holden; Sons-in-law Rob Beam and Clinton Wojcik;and nephews James Gerlock and Evan Holden. We would like to thank Deb Heidinger and staff from Hall Funeral Services for making this part of the journey much easier than expected. Also, a thank you to St. Paul's United Church Estevan for the beautiful service held on February 1, 2020, the luncheon was excellent. To Sandy Dalziel for officiating the service, you made it so personal and for that we thank you. We would like to thank all who attended the viewing and funeral in Estevan, and the interment in Napinka, MB. We would like to thank Pat Holden and the community of Napinka for putting on the lunch at the Napinka Drop-in Center. Thank you to our friends who brought flowers and food to the house. A special thank you to Blackburn Oilfield for their huge contribution of food and flowers, and to TS&M Oilfield Supply who supplied the food at the legion. To my friends who were there helping in every way, we are so blessed to have you in our lives.
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EPS make several arrests Members of the Estevan Police have made arrests for impaired driving, assault, fraud and other infractions so far this week. Po l i c e a r r e s t e d a 39-year-old Estevan man for impaired driving on Feb. 10. He was released and will appear in court in April. Members received a report of loud music in south Estevan. Police attended and warned the property owner under the bylaw. Police were called to a second report of loud music from the Westview area. Officers attended and warned the property owner under the bylaw. Members attended to keep the peace and mediated a dispute over property. Officers received a report of break and enter and theft from a residence. The matter is still under investigation. Po l i c e a r r e s t e d a 32-year-old Estevan man for assault causing bodily harm on Feb. 11. He was held in custody to appear before a judge the following day. The matter remains under investigation and more charges are pending. Members received a report of loud music in south
Estevan. Police attended and warned the property owner under the bylaw. Officers were called to a report of a break and enter and theft from a garage. The matter is still under investigation. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Kensington Avenue. The incident was deemed to be non-reportable and police assisted the motorists with exchanging information. Members received an open line 911 call. Police were able to determine the location and attended to speak with the individual involved. No further action was required as the number was called by mistake. Police attended to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Officers attended and weren’t able to locate the vehicle. Officers mediated a dispute that night. The individuals will be reaching out to community services and resources. Police arrested a youth during the evening who was out past curfew. The youth was charged for failing to comply with his release conditions and released to his parent. Police received a com-
plaint of a fraud on Feb. 12, and as a result, a 47-yearold Estevan man has been arrested and charged with fraud under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime and failing to comply with a probation order. He was released with further conditions and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in April to answer to the charges. Members received a complaint of a break and enter in progress in the north end of the city. On arrival members determined the break and enter was unfounded. The 29-year-old male caller was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for assessment under the Mental Health Act. On Feb. 13, police charged an Estevan man with failing to stop for a school bus that had its safety lights activated. He is facing a $360 dollar fine. EPS members were also called to a business on the south end of the city to a report of a theft. Police recognized the female from the surveillance video and located her a short time later. The property was recovered and the female is facing a charge of theft under $5000 dollars.
Kitchen fire occurred in central Estevan A minor fire in a multi-apartment residential building resulted in apartment evacuation. A fire alarm went off at about 2 p.m. on Feb. 12. in the central area of the city. Upon arrival, fire crews couldn’t see any visible smoke or flames from the exterior, so they entered the building. The occupants safely mustered at the common area down below. The fire alarm panel inside the building indicated that the alarm went off in one of the apartments on the fourth floor. “Some of the information that was provided at that time was that it was possibly burnt cooking,” said
Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser. Crews made their way to the fourth floor and found indeed it was a cooking-related incident, and the fire already had been extinguished, however, there still was light smoke in the hallway and medium smoke in the apartment. Firefighters had to ventilate the building and reset the fire alarm panel. “Everybody did a great job in this particular instance, where they did not only rely on the fire alarm system for the building, but they also had subsequent 911 calls,” said Feser. “Just a gentle reminder, whenever you are in a multi-family residence occupancy like this, you definitely
want to follow all the established emergency protocol when an emergency occurs, such as mustering down in to the lower areas, the common areas. So that way we can have everybody accounted for,” said Feser. He also reminded the public that unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires in Canada. Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service also held their regular training on Feb. 11. The training saw the NFPA 1001 candidates that are going for certification wrapping up on some hazardous materials awareness and operations level training. They’ll go through testing for certification later this year.
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Chris Funk brought his magical show to Estevan Almost 400 people attended Chris Funk’s magic show last Friday at the Estevan Comprehensive School. The performance turned out to be a combination of his best tricks, illusions and a bit of comedy and was appreciated by kids and adults alike. “It was all ages, from small children all the way up to senior citizens,” said Melanie Memory, the administrative secretary for the Estevan Arts Council. She noted that Funk was really entertaining and
held the crowd’s attention throughout the night. Besides doing magic, while gluing the show together with humour, Funk also added a pinch of music to the performance. “He played the violin and the guitar and he incorporated some magic into that as well, so it was very good. Very good concert,”said Memory. The artist concentrated on card tricks, and also did a number of rope focuses. Memory noted that to see
those tricks live was “fascinating.” And it seemed that people who were in the audience completely agreed with her. “It sounded like after the show people in the community heard that it was good and they wished they had gone. I think it was well-received.” The performance was
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Above normal runoff expected for the southeast The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) has released the preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2020. Although well below normal snowfall accumulations have occurred to date over the southern portion of the province, near normal runoff is expected over these areas because of an extremely wet fall. Estevan is on the edge of the area expected to have above-normal runoff. Areas to the west are expected be at near-normal runoff; those to the east have above-normal runoff expected. “Throughout the fall, most of southern Saskatchewan received precipitation well above normal, with the wettest areas being around Swift Current and the Souris River Basin,” the Water Security Agency said in a news release. “While wet conditions at freeze-up increase the runoff potential during the spring melt, it does not guarantee that a flood will occur.” In central and northern Saskatchewan, below normal spring runoff is expected across most areas because of near normal moisture at freeze-up, combined with below normal winter precipitation. Only some northern areas, particularly around Cluff Lake, have received near normal winter precipitation to date. Last summer saw near to above normal rainfall, which alleviated the dry conditions experienced throughout most of the grain belt last spring. The only areas where drier than normal conditions still existed at freeze-up were around Kindersley, between Saskatoon and Prince Albert, and a small area northeast of Yorkton extending to the Manitoba border. While conditions over much of the south were wetter than normal last fall, conditions were not as wet
as the falls of 2010 and 2016. Precipitation amounts are predicted to be near normal across the province for February, March and April. However, the spring runoff outlook could change as there is potentially another eight to 10 weeks of winter remaining. The first spring runoff forecast will be issued early in March.
brought by Estevan Arts Council. The next Estevan Concert Series show is Prairie Debut Presents: Vc2 Cello Duo. A classical concert with a modern spin, which promises to be quite exciting, will take place on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Chris Funk’s magic show attracted many people. Photo by Doug Sully of Freeze Frame Photography
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