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Issue 44

SERVING THE ENERGY CITY SINCE 1903

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Westmoreland Estevan Mine GM: “I want to focus my attention on supporting employees now” Westmoreland Estevan mine General Manager Tom Shaw has confirmed that changes are coming and up to 25 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 7606 employees in operations and maintenance are to be permanently laid off, with the final list to be announced on March 4.

The notice was sent out to the employees on Feb. 18, offering hourly workers the opportunity to apply for voluntary layoff and/or early retirement to minimize the impact.

“The employees are very good employees are very strong and they are responding very well. It’s a difficult time as you might anticipate,” said Shaw.

“What I want to do right now is to focus my attention on our employees. They are very good employees and they are very important to me. So

my focus right now is to try to be there for the employees and get them as much support, I hope, as I can get.”

Shaw noted that there are still some things that they have to work through: for that reason, in the notice, they intentionally said that “up (25) UMWA represented employees” would be permanently laid off. There will be more clarity after Feb. 28, when the list of everyone who is willing to step forward and is granted voluntary separation is formed. There are no expectations about how many people will decide to do so.

As for any more changes in the company, Shaw said they are not likely to happen, but it will depend on the economy.

“I have no idea what the economy is going to do, but right now I’m not anticipating (any more layoffs),” said Shaw.

It was explained to the employees that the coal sales are being impacted by the availability of low-priced natural gas and the imposition of carbon taxes on the customers, which are the driving forces to less demand for coal and thus for changes in the company.

All company approved voluntary and permanent layoffs will be in accordance with Article 7.04 of the UMWA/ Estevan Mine Collective Agreement.

City of Estevan’s reaction While the current dialogue is happening between the Westmoreland Estevan mine management, employees and the UMWA, the City of Estevan also stepped forward to update the public on the current and future projects aimed at stabilizing the community during the coal transition phase.

Preparing for the pend-

ing closure of SaskPower Boundary Dam Units 4 and 5, the city has set up the economic development board and a transition committee consisting of local stakeholders and federal representatives.

The city has been accessing funds from the Government of Canada under the Canada Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) fund, which provides $25 million for coal transition initiatives in communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan affected by the coal phase-out and is

administered by the federal agency known as Western Economic Diversification (WD).

The objective of the CCTI is to mitigate the impacts of the coal phase-out to maintain the long-term viability of communities.

Within the coal affected areas surrounding Estevan and Coronach, the following types of projects may be eligible for CCTI funding: • Innovation including activities leading to technology adoption, commercialization and skills development;

• Business development including activities to improve business productivity, foreign direct investment and enhanced market and trade development; • Community economic development including activities contributing to planning and strategies, development viability and economic adjustment; and • Policy advocacy and co-ordination, including activities related to research and analysis.

To date, the City of Estevan has obtained funding for two projects: coal transition co-ordinator for $260,000 for two years (20192021), and business resource centre/incubator $518,500 for three years (2020-2023).

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Saskatchewan’s travelling tourism ambassador made Estevan her first stop on her 2020 tour of the province It had been a couple of years since Estevan had enjoyed a visit from the Saskatchewanderer – the provincial tourism ambassador criss-crosses the province each year to promote this province’s wealth of events and attractions.

So Leah Mertz – who was selected to be the ’Wanderer f or 2020 – made the Energ y City her first stop for her tour this year.

Mertz arrived in Estevan on Thursday and had a whirlwind tour of the city and the surrounding area that came to an end on Saturday afternoon.

“I’m a little sad to go,” she said. “It ’s been fantastic so far.”

Her first stop in Estevan was at Estevan Mercur y P ublic ations.

Estevan was chosen for her first stop thanks to an editorial in the Feb. 14 edition of Southeast

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Lifestyles that praised the Saskatchewanderer program, and invited Mertz to come to Estevan and see all that the area has to offer.

“I saw the article … and I actually brought it to the table at Tourism S askatchewan, and we did realize that we hadn’t been in a while, so it happened pretty naturally and pretty fast, but I was glad to come by for the first stop,” she said.

After meeting with the Mercury’s staff, and having a Facetime conversation with vacationing Mercur y editor David Willberg, who wrote the editorial, she ventured out into the city, visiting restaurants in Estevan, walking through downtown, stopping by local businesses and City Hall and viewing the tree carvings in Estevan, including the Soldiers’ Tree monument that was completed by chainsaw sculptor Dar-

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ren Jones. She also went cross-country skiing on the frozen Souris River through Woodlawn Regional Park.

Her final stop on Saturday was the pierced rock formations near Roche Percee and the draglines outside of the city.

“The people have just been wonderful, from the hotel I stayed at, and all of the businesses that I’ve gone into. Everyone I’ve come across has been super, super kind, and really nice, and really excited to show me around Estevan, so to me that’s the

highlight is when people are excited to show you and excited to have more people find out about these things that they love so much,” she said.

Mertz knew Estevan was the Energy City, but she didn’t realize the scope of the mines that surround

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Leah Mertz, the 2020 Saskatchewanderer, made the Estevan Mercury building her first official stop this year, and had a phone conversation with vacationing editor David Willberg, who invited her to Estevan.

the area and create quite a visual.

And she praised the valleys that surround the city.

“There are so many good lookout points that look over the river, and you get a lot of different topography out here,” she said.

Mertz had posted several photos and videos of her journey through Estevan as of Monday morning on her social media feeds. For her video on her Tower Café pizza, she even broke into a song. “ I ’ve a l w ay s l o ve d music. I don’t necessarily think I’m the best musician out there, but if I can have fun with it and may be do some songs along the way, I’m definitely open to it.”

She said there is a bigger video coming, likely this week, to show the behind the scenes process of her coming here.

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MLA Lori Carr hosts a coffee day for constituents Local residents were invited to Estevan MLA Lori Carr’s constituency office Monday for her first-ever coffee day.

Twenty-nine people visited her office. Some of them were there to greet her and to discuss her work, but most wanted to talk about issues facing the constituency and the province, with the biggest topic being the carbon tax. People remain upset they have to pay it, she said.

Others wanted to discuss the future of coal-fired electrical generation in the region and the need for a new regional nursing home in Estevan.

She also talked to them about job losses at the Estevan mines.

“It was a good day. It wasn’t a confrontational day,” Carr told the Mercury.

“People were really respectful. We had some really,

really good conversations.

Some of the dialogue was really good to hear, and how people would rationally go through things with you and talk about what they thought was important.”

The coffee day came less than a week after it was revealed that up to 25 employees would be laid off soon at Westmoreland Mining LLC’s Estevan mine.

Carr said it was a good opportunity to have open dialogue with people who have concerns about their employment future and the future of Estevan.

“I did have a couple of women here, and it was interesting to hear their stories about their futures, as they are going to be the ones who are going to be affected, and the consequences that come with that,” said Carr.

“The conversation was very detailed towards them, but

Rick Horsman, left, visited with Estevan MLA Lori Carr Monday during the first coffee day at her office. then it turned more towards what are we doing about the carbon tax and how can we prevent this from happening or how is the future of Estevan going to look like if there is no coal.”

Carr said there are

people in Estevan who have some great ideas about what to do moving forward, and she pointed out there is an economic development committee looking hard at industries more diverse than what is already in Estevan.

The open house had already been scheduled before the job losses at the mines became public.

The start of the open house was the busiest time, she said, as there was a group of 10 that came to talk to

her about the job losses and other issues. Representatives of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, the City of Estevan and the local economic development committee were present as well, and some members of the general public dropped by, too.

A couple of other MLAs have had similar events, she said, and she thought it would be a good idea to bring a coffee day to Estevan.

“I thought this might give people an opportunity who wouldn’t normally come to say ‘I am going to take an opportunity to go down and say hello now,’ and talk about whatever it is that is bothering them or whatever it is that they’re happy with.”

She expects this will happen annually, as she views it as a great opportunity for people to come and talk to her about the constituency.

Mertz hopes to return to Estevan this summer « A1 Mertz hopes shhe can return to Estevan later this year. A lot of people have mentioned to her that the Estevan Motor Speedway is something incredible to witness, so she has requested that it be a stop in the summertime. She also heard that Estevan’s golf courses are really beautiful in the summer.

But she also knows it will be a busy year with so many events and festivals to attend.

“I know there’s defi-

nitely no shortage of places to go, so I just want to take full advantage, and get to as many as we can.”

Among the events she will attend will be the Juno Awards in Saskatoon, which is perfect for her due to her background as a musician.

She thought the position as the ’Wanderer has mirrored her life in a lot of ways over the past 10 years.

“I’ve lived all over Canada. I lived in many different cities, had many different jobs, and have really

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Now a proud resident of Saskatoon, Mertz looks forward to getting to learn more about Saskatchewan and showcasing the province.

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Government of Canada, in the 2019 budget, outlined a further $150 million Infrastructure Fund starting 2020-2021 for WD and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support priority projects and economic diversification in impacted communities. The details of this fund are being finalized but the City of Estevan plans to submit additional projects for funding under this program.

The Government of Saskatchewan has also made available $10 million for the communities of Estevan and Coronach to be used for coal transition activities. The program design of that fund is being finalized and the City of Estevan hopes to be accessing those funds

in the not too distant future.

“These funds are for economic development initiatives at this time.

Our priority continues to be clean coal technology on units 6 and Shand, along with the possibility of exploring nuclear energy to reach capacity on the existing power grid, leaving Estevan,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig in the statement.

“I hope this explains some of the initiatives that the city along with provincial and federal representatives, have been working on,” added Ludwig. “If you have any ideas, concerns or suggestions, please contact myself, Jeff Ward, city manager or Dwight Fitz Bramble, economic development co-ordinator.”

Correction

In the Feb. 19 edition of the Estevan Mercury, in the article on new Southeast College president Patrick Stoddart, there were multiple mentions regarding programming at the White Bear First Nations campus. The campus is actually located in Whitewood.

The Mercury apologizes for any inconvenience this might have caused.

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A mom of two, married, hardworking, loving and caring, Estevan resident Christie-Lee Sinclair has made it to the quarterfinals of the North American contest for Miss Jetset 2020 magazine cover, leaving some 25,000 other contestants behind.

With absolutely no modelling background, this challenge came into Sinclair’s life unforeseen.

“A c o u p l e o f m y friends tagged me in the post and asked me to join it,” said Sinclair. “I had some doubts about whether I was actually going to participate in the contest, just because I didn’t think I was going to be able to make it this far. But it looks like everybody’s behind me and supporting me, and we actually came pretty darn far.”

Sinclair works as a family support worker with Envision Counselling and Support Centre, as well as at Estevan Diversified Services as a direct support worker. With great support from her father, husband, friends and the community throughout the four weeks of contest Sinclair has constantly held first and second place positions in her group. She also won a VIP invitation to the Private Miss Jetset Landing party on April 4.

Along the way, as of Monday afternoon, Sinclair already raised over $800 that will go to the B+ (Be Positive) Foundation, which works with families who are impacted with childhood cancer. She said the entire experience has been incredible so far. “(It ’s been) a little over whelming. It actually brought more than I actually imagined. I’ve got some new contacts, I’ve made some friends along the way and I’ve been coming out with my story a little bit more, with my background as to why I’m doing what I’m doing,” said Sinclair.

Besides the cover picture, there is a $50,000 cash prize on the line. Sinclair, who hails from North Battleford and has been an Estevan resident for the past 11 years, said that she plans on donating a good portion of those winnings back into the community.

“I want to give back to the food bank and places that share a similar background of where I came from because we did utilize the food bank when I was younger and growing up. My mom and I didn’t have the closest relationship when I was growing up, and my dad, he struggled with alcohol addiction. And I wanted to do better in my life,” said Sinclair.

“Once I saw this contest and what I was about, it

was a chance at giving hope to families in our province.

And that’s what I really want to do it for.”

Sinclair said she has a few organizations in her mind that she wants to give money to should she win.

“A lot of that is going to go to the United Way in North Battleford and United Way in Estevan because they have so many subcategories that … their proceeds go to. And I would also love to donate to Telemiracle as well,” said Sinclair.

Sinclair was grateful to local people and businesses that helped her along the way, and those who voted for her throughout this exciting month. But she will need the entire community to come together to help her achieve her goal while promoting Estevan and raising money for a good cause.

“I am looking for my community support on being successful in the next couple of rounds!”

The competition is based on votes. People can either just vote every 24 hours or vote through a $1 donation, with proceeds going to B+ Foundation.

“In order to be successful and represent the cities of Estevan and North Battleford and their citizens as well as local businesses while I attend the Miss Jetset VIP landing party in Scottsdale, Arizona, I need my community’s support to

Estevan’s Christie-Lee Sinclair made it to quarterfinals of the contest for Miss Jetset 2020 magazine cover. Photo courtesy Lacie-Paige Photography help me get there and make our province of Saskatchewan proud,” said Sinclair.

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Sinclair people can go to https://www.jetsetmag. com/model-search/2020/ christie-lee-sinclair. To

make it to semifinals Sinclair needs to be the first one in her group. Voting closes on Feb. 27.

Local Kin clubs making preparations for Telemiracle The Estevan Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs are looking forward to the upcoming Telemiracle 44 fundraiser at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

The telethon will open March 7 with a kickoff show at 6:15 p.m. and the main broadcast will run from 9 p.m. March 7 to 5 p.m. March 8. Proceeds from the benefit will be directed towards the medical needs of Saskatchewan residents.

Last year’s fundraiser generated more than $5.6 million for the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation.

Susan Colbow, who is a local Kinette and the chairperson of the Telemiracle public relations committee, said they’re trying to get corporations and people involved by selling helping hands and holding fundraisers.

“Local clubs are doing some fundraising as well,

and there are fundraisers happening all across the province,” said Colbow.

Since the event is in Regina, it means there will be more Kin members attending than when it is held in Saskatoon.

More than two dozen local Kin club members are expected to attend this year.

The local clubs have some fundraisers planned, including a matinee movie at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 22, a pass the bucket fundraiser at the Estevan Bruins hockey game against the Weyburn Red Wings on Feb. 29, and a steak supper fundraiser at Black Beard’s Restaurant on March 3.

A yoga for a cause fundraiser was held with OM Yoga Studio and a poker tournament at Willy’s The Tap House were held earlier in February to benefit Telemiracle. Several businesses and organizations are selling helping hands

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Susan Colbow is the publicity chairperson for Telemiracle 44 this month.

Colbow is one of several local Kinettes involved with the Telemiracle steering committee. Jacinda Drew is the security chair, leaving her in charge of the security of the building during the event, and making sure that people go where they need to be.

Janelle Luddington is the finance chair, which means she’s involved with tabulat-

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Chelsey Istace is the education chair, which leaves her in charge of the children who post the tote board numbers, among other duties.

“It shows that we’ve been around and these members have been involved with the Estevan Kinette Club for 10 years,” said Colbow. “It shows that we can be relied on and we can do a good job, which makes you feel good.”

As for Colbow, most of her work will be finished once Telemiracle begins, but she is tasked with touring the national cast around during the broadcast. Right now she is busy promoting the event and acknowledging sponsors who support the show.

The remaining Kin club members have a variety of tasks during the event.

“The Kinsmen, I believe, do messengers most

of the time, so they ’ ll be running around getting people and money to where they need to go.”

Kinettes will be helping out the committees that Luddington, Drew and Istace are chairing.

Brad Johner and the Johner Boys and Chris Henderson are local acts who will be part of the national cast. Local folk Trio Hook and Nail is part of the Saskatchewan talent, along with Encore Musical Theatre and Dance, which has members from Stoughton, Fillmore and other communities.

Colbow encourages people of Saskatchewan to show their support for Telemiracle, and in doing so, help Saskatchewan people.

“The need is there.

The need is great and it’s growing. There are so many people who need help with getting to places where they need to be.”

The provincial govern-

ment will cover a medical treatment, but if someone can’t afford the travel cost or accommodations, that’s where Telemiracle comes in.

“They have to take their child there … so they’re not working. They have to take time off and their spouse has to take time off. They have to travel there, pay for gas and pay for meals and pay for accommodations.”

Pe o p l e t h i n k t h e Telemiracle Foundation helps out with medical equipment, and they do.

Telemiracle has assisted such projects as the dialysis unit and the maternity ward at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the van for SMILE Services and the playground equipment at Westview School and Hillcrest School.

The money that will be raised will stay in Saskatchewan, and people who donate to Telemiracle know their donations will help this province’s people.

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Tough news for the entire community Ever since SaskPower made the decision to retire Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station, we knew the day was coming in which there would be job losses at the local mines.

After all, if there was less demand for the coal, there would be fewer jobs. Unit 4 will close in 2021, and Unit 5 will shut down in 2024, so we thought there would be some time for the inevitable, but not a lot.

It’s unlikely that people expected job losses would come so soon.

We learned last week that up to 25 jobs were being axed from the workforce at its Estevan mine, citing a 21 per cent contraction of revenues. Westmoreland Mining LLC cited the current preference for natural gas and the imposition of carbon taxes on customers as reasons.

Voluntary layoffs and early retirements are options to minimize the number, but the bottom line is up to 25 people who were employed by the mine at the start of the year won’t have a job in a few weeks.

Those are 25 good-paying jobs that will no longer be in the community, and those losses carry a considerable spinoff.

For a community like Estevan, which has been through so much in the past few years, it’s yet another blow. It’s certainly a much harder blow than when Sherritt Coal laid off 23 people at the mines in 2014, back

when the economy was stronger.

And we know that further layoffs are coming at the mines over the next few years.

Obviously, the biggest blow from this announcement will be for the employees who are laid off, regardless of whether it’s through early retirement or lack of seniority.

It will put a strain on them and their families.

Those who have started working at the mines in the past couple of years knew that this was an uncertain time, and they might not reach 40 years with the mines like those who came before them.

If 25 people step forward to take a voluntary layoff or early retirement, then it will be a tough way for their careers to end, and the mines will suffer from that loss of experience.

It’s also a tough time on the management of Westmoreland’s Estevan operations.

They don’t want these employees gone, either.

One of the things that people from outside of mining communities don’t understand is the amount of pride that mining employees have in their work. These people are proud to say they are miners. They recognize the value of the work that they do, even if big city folks don’t.

In the case of coal miners, they knew that they have been supplying the fuel for the province’s electrical grid. They know they power Saskatchewan.

They have also made great friends through mining, friends they wouldn’t have otherwise.

This is something we have to consider when we think about job losses from mining.

It’s not just as easy as telling someone to get retrained and to find a job in another sector.

This announcement also adds to the uncertainty facing Estevan, Bienfait and other communities at this time. If you don’t think your job will be affected, then you haven’t been paying attention to the value of mining in this area.

Some of these 25 people might be able to find work elsewhere in Estevan, but others will have to look to other communities, hurting every corner of the city.

And we need to view this as yet another reminder of the inevitable change in Estevan, and the need to do everything to prepare.

And it’s a wakeup call for those who shrugged their shoulders and said we can wait until 2025 to have plans in place.

It’s why those who are involved with economic development in our city are playing such a vital role.

It’s why we need to bring in a new coal transition co-ordinator as quickly as possible.

And it’s why it’s important to relentlessly promote Estevan as a place to live and a place to be, with opportunities that create excitement for residents and visitors.

Churchill is back in play by pipeline In the first two weeks of February, I’ve heard more about the possibility of exporting oil by way of Churchill, Man., than I have in several years.

The first recent mention I saw was in an announcement that Premier Scott Moe is forming a cabinet committee to look at proposals for export pipelines, including the possibility of investing public money into projects, as a way of reducing the political risk.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been talking about it, too.

But a Global News story on Feb. 13, quoting Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister talking about Churchill, suddenly made this more real.

The initial concept of shipping oil by tankers out of Churchill, Manitoba, was to get the oil there by rail.

But in the intervening years, the rail line basically fell apart due to flooding. Its operator, Omnitrax, didn’t want to put any money into it. Only recently has that rail line, under new ownership which includes many local First Nations, gone back into operation. Given the recent propensity for crude-by-rail derailments (on the Canadian Pacific mainline, no less), the idea of using the Hudson Bay Railway, with its ever-wonky track, loses a lot of appeal.

So now the talk is about a pipeline.

There’s basically two ways to build a pipeline to Churchill. One would involve an almost straight line east from Fort McMurray to Churchill, with zero roads or rail along the route. It would be primarily across the Canadian Shield, one of the toughest environments across which to build, well, anything, including a pipeline. Bring lots of dynamite. My measurements on Google Maps put such a pipeline at about 1,050 kilometres as the crow flies. A substantial portion would be through the Athabasca Basin.

The other alternative would be to connect

From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK to the Enbridge Mainline at its Cromer, Man., terminal. It is almost as far as you can get from Churchill and still be within Manitoba, about 1,300 kilometres. The first 450 kilometres of that, and possibly the last 70 or so, would be in the soft soil. That last 70, in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, could be a challenge. The rest is shield.

As the crow flies, the distance is almost identical from Fort McMurray, but having to snake around parks in the south, then follow the rail line in the north (the only way to get pipe, material, equipment and men up there), makes up for that additional 250 kilometres.

That is not, by any means, a short pipeline. Nor would I expect it to be a large one.

A 16-inch line would give you about 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity. A 20-inch would be closer to 500,000 bpd. But there’s no way they’d consider a 36-inch line like Keystone XL, with 830,000 bpd in capacity.

Why? Because such a pipeline would fill a very large crude carrier (VLCC), i.e. a supertanker, every day, or every second day if it was an ultra large crude carrier, year-round.

That is a lot of ship movements coming into a port that, without building a large fleet of icebreakers, is only ice-free an average of 112.7 days per year. I’m talking more icebreakers than in the entire Canadian fleet, as we speak. Canada’s newest polar icebreaker, which still hasn’t started construction, saw its budget balloon from $720 million in 2008 to $1.3 billion, in 2013.

Alternatively, you could have several

ice-capable tankers to shuttle oil in the winter months from Churchill to some transfer point off the island of Newfoundland – perhaps some quiet, deep ice-free bay that would make a good transfer harbour.

That “shuttle run” would be 3,100 kilometres each way from Churchill to the coast of Newfoundland. The total shuttle run, at 6,200 kilometres, is a little under the total distance from Kitimat, B.C., to South Korea, but who’s counting?

And if you’re loading a ship a day, or even every third day, you would need a lot of ships in transit in the winter just to keep that sort of volume moving. And remember, you don’t make 15 knots in ice. In 1.8 metres of ice, the best U.S. icebreaker makes three knots.

Hudson Bay ice gets to be up to 1.6 metres.

At that speed, doing 135 kilometres a day, it would take a ship 13 days to get from Churchill to ice-free water off of the northern tip of Labrador.

For all these reasons, I can’t fathom anything more than a 16-inch pipeline, or more than 250,000 bpd in exports from Churchill.

Trans Mountain Expansion ballooned in price to $12.6 billion. At 1,150 kilometres, it’s a similar length to either a Fort MacChurchill or Cromer-Churchill line. The difference is building in mountains, and the Lower Mainland, versus building in Canadian Shield. The Churchill option is quite literally all downhill, which makes pumping it that much easier. So how much would a Churchill pipeline cost? I have no idea.

Because of the disaster which is the Canada Energy Regulator and its predecessor, the National Energy Board, it makes more sense to build from Cromer to Churchill that than build a straight line from Fort Mac to Churchill.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News.

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

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Why do we love conspiracy theories?

Novel coronavirus keeps spreading around the globe. By Feb. 25, the number of confirmed cases got closer to 80,000 with over 77,000 cases in China and the rest affecting people in 28 other countries. The number of fatalities was around 2,600, which is about a three per cent mortality rate.

Even though thousands of people successfully recover after being diagnosed with 2019-nCoV, the facts are that the disease keeps spreading, that we still don’t know its origin and that there is no vaccine, which all can be summarized in one word – uncertainty, keep feeding endless conspiracy theories that grow like mushrooms after the rain.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time watching terrifying and irritating videos in which Chinese (or often Chinese-looking people) get terrorized and humiliated in different situations and in different countries. These situations made me feel like we are back into the age of the black plague when Jewish people were blamed and ostracized for poisoning Christians.

I understand that people are panicking, and that uncertainty allows paranoia to grow. And while there is a lot of unknowns in the situation that keeps developing, conspiracy becomes not the last, but for many the best resort to find answers.

There are some main flow theories that start in the media (sometimes even mainstream) in different countries and then bloom in comments and on different forums all over the Internet.

Last weekend I came across anything from virus being a bioweapon that is strategically used by Americans to kill the second largest economy in the world, to it being an experiment that leaked out of the lab in Wuhan, from discussions of existing vaccines being kept away from people (for different reasons) to Clorox and Lysol being sufficient measures to kill the virus. Most of those theories sound racist anxious and usually quite crazy.

But why is it every time the humanity is facing another pandemics, conspiracy theories spread so fast and so bad?

It would be easy to blame the Internet and its capabilities for that but unfortunately it seems that even though rumours spread slower, they did the same job back in the days. When crisis hits, combined with lack of truthful information (which in reality takes more time to gain) blind fear produces explanations, usually based on the core idea of some almighty powers being responsible for the disaster or the disease (in that sense, conspiracy theories to a point are similar to religions). That group is usually pure evil, existing behind the scenes and orchestrating the entire situation to its own, sometimes-unknown benefits.

Conspiracy theories are usually holistic in nature. They are based on the idea that everything is interconnected and everything happens for a reason. Even if that reason is not obvious for us, it is for some conspiratorial group.

Due to a complicated social and economic organization of society, especially if we don’t have special education, we just can’t explain many processes and social phenomenon.

A lot of things are out of our control, but it’s hard to believe that nobody in the world can control them. So conspiracy theories turn into an easy comforting explanation that helps us to get through all the existing controversies, understand the processes and sometimes even feel that we can affect the situation.

Thus, nowadays conspiracy became a new type of worldview, which is an important part of the contemporary global culture. While conspiracy theories may be intriguing, exciting and quickly formed, the real explanations and actual reasons take time to discover. And in cases of existential events, those that threaten our existence, especially in a scientific way like a virus or an unknown infection, the fear constantly pushes us into the arms of conspiracy theorists who are always ready to offer quick answers to all our questions. But unfortunately, those answers usually belong to the same category as fairy tails.

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Everything we need to make Estevan the Energy City again is here. The only thing we are lacking is the method to make steam.

We cannot expect the sun and wind to run the blast furnace at Evraz Place or

the potash mines or the upgrader in Regina.

Think about what it would take now to run a natural gas pipeline to Shand from Alberta. Pipelines for this purpose are bad news now.

W hat I am talking about is ripping out one boiler at Boundary Dam and replacing it with a nuclear reactor. With a little

modification on the steel superstructure to accommodate the reactor, it could be done.

What we have here is the cooling water for the reactor, the turbine, the generator, the transformer, the transmission lines to all parts of the province. The environmental costs would be held to a minimum.

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lege and two first-class universities that could start teaching fission classes now to keep the high paying jobs for the young people here.

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Fire crews called to Boston Pizza Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to Boston Pizza on Feb. 20.

Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies said nothing major occurred, but people had to leave the building for safety reasons.

“Just before 1 o’clock, we were alerted to a possible kitchen fire in Boston Pizza restaurant. Upon arrival the kitchen staff had already shut down the kitchen and evacuated the restaurant area,” said Davies.

Restaurant management informed firefighters that while employees were cooking in the kitchen, smoke started filling the room.

Crews checked the building and investigated the cause of the incident.

“We believe there was a problem with HVAC or the exhaust system for the kitchen,” said Davies. “There

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service was called to an incident at Boston Pizza last week. was no fire at the time that we were there, so there is possibly some internal damage that they would need to call a local contractor to do repairs.”

He also noted that the equipment for kitchen exhaust is located on top of the roof, so a couple of members accessed the roof to investigate the equipment to determine there was no smoke or fire.

It took the crews about

15 minutes to ensure that there was no danger and then the scene was returned to the restaurant management.

The restaurant confirmed that they called the specialists to fix the equipment immediately, and reopened shortly after the incident.

Also last week, the fire department was called to a vehicle fire in the industrial east area Feb. 17. While on their way, firefighters were

informedthe fire was extinguished.

They continued to the scene, and upon arrival, found there was a crew working on a truck.

“They had started a small fire, but were able to extinguish it. Crews arrived and we just confirmed that nothing else was burning.

Everything else was OK.” Very minor damage occurred to the vehicle.

The following day, they were called to a commercial fire alarm in the industrial area, but they were informed it was a false alarm due to maintenance on the alarm panel, so they did not attend to the scene.

A training night was held Feb. 18, with a followup session on the bus extraction course they held earlier in the month.The probationary firefighters also went through hazardous materials training.

Preparing for annual farm evening The organizing committee for the 55th annual Estevan Farmer’s Appreciation Evening is pleased with the progress made so far for this year’s event.

The 55th annual Farmer ’s Appreciation Evening will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at the Beefeater Plaza.

Highlights will include the presentation of the prestigious Farm Family of the Year Award, which will be handed out to a deserving family in the Estevan area.

Cocktails are at 5 p.m. and supper will be served at 6 p.m. Then there will be the Farm Family of the Year Award, 4-H speakers and a keynote speaker.

Jackie Wall, who is the executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce and a committee member, said they have a number of criteria for the

farm family award. It has to be a family farm, and they will look at the family’s innovation in farming.

“We also look at how they ’ve impacted their community, how they’ve been a role model, not just in their community but perhaps in their industry,” said Wall. “It ’s all-encompassing. There are so many farm families that it ’s more than just their farm. It’s their community, it’s volunteering, whether it’s at the rink or with their local clubs or with their schools.”

Last year’s recipient was the Marcotte family, who operate JSM Farms Ltd. in the Outram area.

Nominations that came in the past couple of years for the award will be carried over to this year. “ T h e re w a s a b o u t three really strong final-

ists from last year, and we always carry forward nominations two or three years, so we already have some that are already set to go,” said Wall.

Committee members always contact the neighbouring RMs about the award, and they talk to other people for ideas for nominations.

The deadline to nominate somebody for the Farm Family of the Year Award is March 6.

Local 4-H club members will deliver their speeches during the evening. Last year had speakers from the Outram-Madigan, Benson, Browning, Crossroads and Steelman clubs entertain the hundreds of people in attendance with their speeches.

“Sometimes the 4-H club speakers rival the

guest speaker. They’re always tremendous,” said Wall.

The guest speaker will be Isaac LeClair, a program manager for Farm Credit Canada’s Agriculture More Than Ever department, which creates positivity, unity and mobilization within Canadian agriculture. His job is to get people inspired to talk about farming and their food.

Organizers have started to sell corporate tables and sponsorships are coming in.

A meeting is scheduled to happen in the final week of February to finalize their plans.

The Farmer’s Appreciation Evening is a project of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association.

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Michael’s Coffee Shop and Bakery coming to Estevan

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

A little Carlyle coffee shop that became famous across the province for their cinnamon buns, delicious coffee and unique treats is bringing their second location in Estevan.

The Mercury talked to owner Michael Ellis, who said that the Energy City

was their natural choice for the expansion.

“It’s the largest community within our radius,” said Ellis. “Actually from Carlyle in the same driving distance there are four other communities that we considered for that, but right now there is an excellent opportunity in Estevan. This is a really prime location.”

Patricia Himmelspach and Michael Ellis making crepes at the Carlyle Coffee Shop and Bakery. Photo submitted

Elis was grateful to the people at Hirsch Construction that helped them to make a lease for the coffee shop. He also thanked the City of Estevan for the different programs they have for motivating businesses to move into the city.

The menu at the new location will be almost exactly the same as in Carlyle, so now the Estevan community will have immediate access to the freshly brewed specialty coffees, just-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns, wonderful cookies and muffins.

“We also bake bread ever y day. We do soup and sandwich from fresh homemade bread. We also make pizzas. We make smoothies. And now we also do crepes, sweet or savoury,” said Ellis. “That’s the kind of crepes that will make you look forward to the next time you come in to have another one.”

The full menu can be found on the business’ Facebook page. And as soon as the coffee shop opens, customers will have an option to order their delights off the same page as well. All baking will be done in the store.

The coffee shop will be located at No. 9461 King Street. Even though the place was previously used

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Michael’s Coffee Shop and Bakery will be located at No. 9 461 King Street No 9 in Estevan. Photo submitted for Quiznos, Ellis said that there is a fair bit of work needed inside.

“It ’s just an empty shell right now … There will be new flooring. We are going to have walls painted fresh and all of the equipment has to come in.

There is a lot of work that has to be done over the next few weeks,” said Ellis.

“But we feel like we are really up to the task.”

He noted that the washrooms will be in the same spot as in the previous restaurant, but otherwise it will be a brand new place. They plan on seating between 30 and 40 people.

Ellis didn’t give out any more details about how the place will look like, preferring to keep it a surprise for the opening day.

“I’m excited for how it’s going to look like on the opening day and then really excited for what it’s going to mature into over the next 24 to 36 months.

We keep adding things all the time, we never stop, we never stop changing, we never stop growing and

considering what could be a great element for people to come and enjoy today at Michael’s coffee shop and bakery,” said Ellis.

But so far there are still a few weeks before the day. Contractors are currently working inside the building, and depending on how well things come together Elis has two dates in mind for the opening.

“I’m aiming at midApril. And we are planning a grand opening celebration for May 1,” said Ellis, suggesting that people still keep eyes open for updates on social media for the opening date, as things sometimes may change along the way.

The Carlyle location has 15 employees including the owner. It’s not clear yet how many people will be needed to run the coffee shop and bakery in Estevan, but Ellis said that they already have a couple of key people in place including lead barista and lead baker.

“Those are the two most important people to me right now, and I’m

just really proud to have them on staff already. And we are looking forward to meeting new people in the weeks to come who fill in the blanks.”

Ellis, who ser ved as a pastor at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church for a few years after he moved to Arcola in 2003, opened Michael’s coffee shop and bakery on April 30, 2007. Many things have been changed throughout the past 13 years. The coffee shop was originally set up in Arcola, but several years later they relocated to Carlyle and never stopped improving.

“We’ve been through some different growth experiences, a lot of challenges and a lot of really great learning experiences that have taken place,” recalled Ellis. “We are really confident and excited for this opportunity to start the shop in Estevan.”

The business will head into their 14th year in the southeast on the day before they officially open their second location.

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Industrial TransLoad rail facility has been announced

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

There once was a time where you could load and unload rail cars at almost any siding and in every town on the Canadian prairie. Not these days. The days of plentiful local loading sites are long gone.

That even includes Weyburn, a community so synonymous with rail, it used to have a roundhouse on the Soo Line (now the Canadian Pacific mainline which connects Western Canada to the American Midwest).

And that’s why a group of partners from southeast Saskatchewan has come together with the intention of building the Weyburn Industrial TransLoad (WIT).

They intend on building a facility on the south edge of Weyburn. In a way, it’s back to the future.

Those partners include Blair Stewart and Carter Stewart, who are the president and general manager of operations and business development, respectively, Dale Mainil, Calvin Tracey and Jason LeBlanc.

If those names sound familiar, it’s because all but Carter Stewart were the key organizers of last year’s truck convoy to Regina. The convoy and subsequent rally protested the federal government’s policies on energy and the carbon tax, as well how they affect agriculture. Now, they’ve come together to do something they see as a strong positive – local, Saskatchewan investors wanting to build local infrastructure.

The Stewart name is also synonymous with rail, having built up Stewart Southern Railway, a shortline from Stoughton to just outside of Regina. While still shareholders, as of last summer for Blair, and Jan. 1 for Carter, they are no longer involved in its operation. They bring with them insight for markets they’ve identified for their new facility, as well as deep operational experience.

That facility is on land owned by Mainil on the south side of Weyburn. The existing Canadian Pacific

From left, Carter Stewart, Calvin Tracey, Jason LeBlanc, Dale Mainil, Davin Mainil and Blair Stewart announced the Weyburn Industrial TransLoad project on Feb. 19. Photo by Brian Zinchuk Radville subdivision splits off the mainline near Weyburn’s McDonalds restaurant. That line, which sees little use these days other than rail car storage, is key. The new facility would be on that line, south of the ethanol plant.

The investment is substantial, but the partners declined to say how much.

The initial plan is for two “ladder tracks” parallel to the existing line of 914 metres each.That’s room for approximately 30 cars per track, 60 in total, depending on the length of the cars.

But from there, their plans have multiple possible configurations. Some include

multiple spurs. Another option includes a loop track, or multiple loop tracks. Expansion would be driven by market demand, but Mainil noted they have lots of room available.

Carter Stewart emphasized the importance of freight rates. Due to its proximity to the mainline, WIT qualifies for mainline rates.

That is a significant savings for clients.

Asked what products they wish to handle, Carter Stewart explained they intend on starting with aggregates – sand, rock and gravel, to be trucked in from within the region. Petroleum products

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And as one of the largest dirt-moving outfits in the region, they have the iron and manpower to do it, especially during spring breakup, when activity in the oilpatch slows.

Carter Stewart noted there is pent up demand for the scrapping of old rail cars.

He pointed out that there’s only one other company doing it in Western Canada, and it’s in Manitoba.There’s a need to scrap 15,000 rail cars in North America, he noted.

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However, crude-by-rail is also being considered. Agricultural products are also on the list.

But their eyes are to the horizon, literally, on what can be done. “We are in the market to bring in wind turbines,” Carter Stewart said.

The project was initiated last July. Mainil said an open house was held last year for their zoning application. The projects’ regulatory approvals, from zoning to Transport Canada, are each at advanced stages. Dale Mainil, who, with his brother-in-law Tracey and other brother Dennis, own

Regina, where much of the steel is turned into pipeline pipe. He noted that it’s hard to get track space in Regina.

Weyburn is a good alternative for a scrapping operation.

They also could provide a site for minor repairs of rail cars. Those that can’t be repaired economically could then be scrapped.

As for crude-by-rail, Blair Stewart said, “We’re interested. We’re in the heart of oil country.”

There are lots of opportunities. LeBlanc pointed out that products that you couldn’t do be rail locally before, could get onto rail with the completion of their facility.

They could even bring in pumpjacks or cement bases for pumpjacks, Carter offered.

Blair Stewart said grain is on the “lower end of the scale” right now for WIT. “Today our focus is not to compete against the elevators,” he said.

Indeed, the whole project is intended to work in partnership with Canadian Pacific.

As for employment, it would start with one person, but Blair Stewart said three to four would likely be employed in the near future, and as many as 25 down the road, if things play out.

“If anyone is interested in transloading opportunities, call Carter,”said Blair Stewart.

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Midget AA Bruins sweep their way to the next round The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins have advanced to the South Division semifinal in the Saskatchewan Minor AA Hockey League’s playoffs.

Estevan defeated the Regina Rangers 5-0 Feb. 23 at Affinity Place to sweep the best-of-five first round series in three straight games.

The first half of the opening period in Game 3 was scoreless, but then Cale Adams, Joey Meredith and Trey Stovin scored less than three minutes apart to give Estevan a 3-0 lead.

Kaden Chrest and Kieran Stewart added goals two minutes apart before the midway mark of the second period to dash any hopes Regina had of a comeback.

Coach Riley Hengen said it was important to get those early goals, especially since two of them were on the power play, where the midget AAs struggled in the first two games.

“It was just a boost to our team, and we didn’t look back after that,” said Hengen.

Logan Nagel stopped 23 shots to get the shutout win for Estevan, and Cade Bendtsen had three assists in the victory.

“I thought we played well all three games,” said Hengen. “There were times where there was some chippiness to the series, but I

Kaden Chrest (27) of the midget AA Bruins skates past a couple of Regina Rangers defenders Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place. thought we did a good job of playing disciplined and stuck to our game.”

The midget AA Bruins had the best record in the league in the regular season with a 31-3-1-1 mark.

They opened their first round series against the Rangers with a 3-2 victory Feb. 19 in Estevan.

James Mann scored the winning goal with 9:38 to play in the third period, 28 seconds after the Rangers had tied the game.

Tayce Miller and Tanner Stovin had Estevan’s

other goals. Both came in the first period and gave Estevan a 2-0 lead.

Nagel had 23 saves in the win.

“Their goalie played really well, and Regina played well,” said Hengen.

“In the playoffs, anybody can beat anybody, so we just need to be prepared every single game.”

Game 2 was a 5-1 victory Feb. 21 in Regina.

Miller scored in the first period, and after the Rangers tied it up in the second, Clay McKersie, Adams,

C h re s t a n d M e re d i t h scored in a 3 1/2-minute span of the second to help Estevan pull away.

Jackson Miller stopped eight shots for the win.

Hengen said he is looking forward to having a week off and giving the players a chance to rest some nagging injuries.

The midget AAs next opponent has yet to be determined.

• • • The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins

dropped both of their games in league play, 7-0 to Yorkton on Feb. 21 and 14-1 to the Saskatoon Maniacs on Feb. 22.

Zack McGillicky had the Bruins lone goal on the weekend.

• • • The Estevan Meter peewee AA Bruins had their season come to an end on the weekend when they were swept in a bestof-three quarter-final series by the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The first game was one

of the Bruins best this season, a 4-3 loss to the Warriors in double overtime in Moose Jaw. The two teams were tied after the first period, with Kobe Wotta scoring for Estevan in the first period, and it was still 1-1 through two periods.

Conrad Hase scored for Estevan early in the third, but then Moose Jaw scored twice to take the lead. Wotta scored his second of the game with 57 seconds to play in the third to tie the game again.

The Warriors scored the winner six minutes into the second extra time.

Amy Swayze was in goal for the game.

Game 2 was a 7-2 loss at Affinity Place. Payton Phillips and Gunner Moore scored in the first and second periods, respectively, to leave Estevan down by a goal, but Moose Jaw pulled away.

• • • The Estevan Western Star Signature Hotel atom tier 1 Bruins are now into the playoffs. They lost 4-3 to the Melville Millionaires on Feb. 23 in their regular season finale. They are playing Melville once again in a best-of-three quarter-final series.

Game 1 was slated for Feb. 25 in Estevan.

(Results were not available at press time).

Bruins clinch playoff berth after strong road trip The Estevan Bruins are officially heading to the playoffs, and they are still looking to continue their late-season push up the standings.

The Bruins won three of four games that they had in a five-night road trip through the ultratough Sher wood Division, which boasts four of the top six teams in the league.

The road trip didn’t begin well, with a 9-2 loss to the Melfort Mustangs on Feb. 17. Tanner Manz scored late in the first to leave Melfort up 2-1, but the Mustangs rattled off seven unanswered goals until Brady Nicholas scored late in the third.

Keenan Rancier stopped 31 shots in the loss.

The Bruins responded with a 6-5 shootout win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves the next night in a game that saw the teams trade goals throughout the night. Tyler Savage scored in each of the first and second periods, and Mason Strutt, Ryder Pierson and Jayden Davis also scored.

Eddie Gallagher and Tylor Ludwar had Estevan’s goals in the shootout.

Randy Cooke stopped 39 of the 44 shots he faced in regulation and overtime, and six of seven shots in the shootout.

The Bruins clinched the playoff berth the follow-

ing night in a 5-4 overtime win over the Flin Flon Bombers. Isaiah Thomas’ third of the game 2:13 into extra time was the winner, and sent the Bruins to the playoffs.

“For a long time, within our group, we didn’t have any doubt that we were a playoff team,” said head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “It’s a matter now of building as much as we can and advancing as far as we can in the standings.”

Flin Flon led 1-0 after the first, but Erik Boers and Manz scored 26 seconds apart in the second for Estevan. Then Thomas had his first two of the game to put Estevan up 4-1 through two.

The Bombers tied the game with three goals in the final eight minutes of the third, setting the stage for Thomas’ heroics.

Cooke made 36 saves for another win.

“At this point, we feel that Randy’s really come into his own and become a competent backup and a guy that can beat any team in the league on any given night,” said Lewgood.

The road trip ended with a 6-5 win over the Nipawin Hawks on Feb. 22. Estevan led 2-0 after the first on goals by Gallagher and Pierson, and 5-3 through two after Cody Davis scored twice and Gal-

The Estevan Bruins celebrate after scoring Saturday night in Nipawin. Photo submitted lagher added his second of the game.

Savage scored in the third to give Estevan a 6-3 lead, but Nipawin tallied twice to make it interesting.

Rancier made 29 saves for the win.

The Bruins played the final 23 minutes with four defencemen, as Kersey Reich and Alex Von Sprecken were ejected after fights with Nipawin players late in the second.

The club also played without centres Manz and Caleb Petrie for much of the third due to penalties.

“It took a lot of courage for the guys to adjust the game plan in such a way that we could manage that and buy in and put the work in in general,” said Lewgood.

Lewgood was pleased with the players’ work ethic in the final three games of a daunting road trip.

“There was adversity

but we kept playing and pushed hard.”

Estevan (29-22-3-1) sits seventh in the overall standings with 62 points, three ahead of the eighth place Humboldt Broncos.

Both teams have three games remaining.

Estevan is also two points behind the Nipawin Hawks, with a game in hand on Nipawin.

The Bruins three-year reign as the Viterra Divi-

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The Bruins will visit the Notre Dame Hounds on Feb. 26 in Wilcox. Then they have a home and home with the Weyburn Red Wings, as they will visit Weyburn on Feb. 28 and host Weyburn on Feb. 29. That game will start at 7:30 p.m.

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Bowl a Spiel: 13 hours of bowling and excitement

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan Bowl opened its doors to men, women and youths who were craving some good old 10-pin bowling.

The Bowl a Spiel mixed team tournament was held Feb. 16 and once again attracted many players of different levels.

Levi Rosenbaum, who is the manager at Estevan Bowl, said the tournament went really well. They had 12 teams. Each team consisted of four bowlers, which brings it to 48 participants in total. One team came from Plentywood, Mont., and others were from Estevan.

All teams bowled a five-game round robin, and then the top four teams went to the A-division, next four to the B-division, and the bottom four teams competed in the C-division.

After the five-game round-robin, they bowled a two-game elimination bracket match.

“It’s two games total pinfall and the winning team goes on to the finals,” explained Rosenbaum.

The winners on the A-side were the Bowling Stones, consisting of Mark Tarnes, Pat Ford, John Prette and Bryan Prette.

The overall tournament winners took home a cash prize of $1,000.

The B-side winner was team F&L Concrete, consisting of Chris Fichter, Norm Fichter, Dallas Weinrauch and Kelee Lyke.

The C-side winner was team Beers with Jesus. Jessica Beakin, Jen Prybylski, Mike Godfrey and Jeremy Godfrey were on this team.

The organizers also ran a strike-pot during the tournament.

“We sell three tickets for $5. Anybody can buy. If your ticket gets drawn, you have one chance to throw a strike. And while you are up there throwing your shot everybody in the tournament can yell and heckle at you to get you to miss,”

A-side winners were, from left, John Prette, Bryan Prette, Pat Ford and Mark Tarnes. Photo submitted explained Rosenbaum.

The total strike pot was $345, and the winner was Jonny Holden.

The highest individual

bowler for the entire tournament was Jeremy Godfrey.

The tournament ran for about 13 hours. Teams started bowling at noon and

went all the way until 1 a.m.

With six 10-pin lanes available at the Estevan Bowl, bowlers had breaks down the road, but the organizers

are considering expending the tournament. Next year they may run qualifying games on Saturday and have finals on Sunday. “ It ’s actual l y S askatchewan’s biggest 10-pin bowling tournament,” said Rosenbaum. “It’s a long event, but it’s really exciting.”

The tournament started in the 70s but there was a break for over a decade. It’s organized by Levi and his father Dave Rosenbaum, who owns Estevan Bowl, and was started by Levi’s grandfather.

Three years ago the Rosenbaums decided to bring the tournament back, and so far it’s been really popular among Saskatchewan bowlers.

“We are just trying to make a bigger and better event for the tournament each year,” said Rosenbaum.

“It’s open to anybody, you don’t have to be an elite bowler to bowl in the tournament. We have bowlers off all skill levels … It’s just a really fun day for everybody.”

Ice fishing derby was a fun day out on the dam

The Energy City Ice Fishing Derby attracting anglers to Boundary Dam. Photo by Tourism Estevan The Heretics Motorcycle Club’s sixth annual Energy City Ice Fishing Derby was once again a big hit with the community.

Seventy-six people entered this year’s tournament, which was held Saturday afternoon at Boundary Dam. Most of the participants gathered around the Yankee

Point boat launch.

They enjoyed perfect conditions for ice fishing, as it was a warm, sunny day with a light breeze.

One fish was caught during the three-hour competition. Rosanda Eagles had a walleye that weighed in at four ounces.

This year marked the first time that the derby has been held at Boundary Dam as opposed to Rafferty Dam, and organizers are pleased with how the change worked out.

Numerous prizes were handed out thanks to the support of local businesses.

Tw o m e m b e r s o f the Estevan Bruins are finalists for this year’s Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) awards.

Devan Harrison, who is in his second year with the club, has been named as the Viterra Division’s nominee for SJHL’s best defenceman, and forward Griffin Asham-Moroz is the division’s finalist for the top rookie.

Harrison has five goals and 34 points in 55 games played this year. According to a news release from the Bruins, Harrison has been playing top minutes in all situations against the opposition’s top line.

in 54 games, and Tristan Lemyre of the Flin Flon Bombers, who has 26 goals and 57 points in 40 games played.

• • • The Bruins also held their annual skills competition Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place.

Players were divided into two teams: Team Gold and Team Gre y.

There were seven different competitions: hardest shot, most accurate shooter, fastest skater, fastest back-

Harrison and Austin King-Cunningham tied for the hardest shot at 96 miles per hour. Brady Nicholas won the most accurate shot competition by hitting all four targets in the quickest time.

Cody Davis successfully defended his fastest skater title by completing a lap in 13.73 seconds, Kade McMillen was the fastest backwards skater in a time of 15.75 seconds, and Davis and Isaiah Thomas won the trick move shootout

Harrison and Asham-Moroz finalists for awards Matthew F letcher of the Battlefords North Stars and Alex Rondeau of the Melfort Mustangs were also nominated.

Asham-Moroz has had one of the most productive rookie seasons for a Bruin in recent memory with 17 goals and 44 points in 55 games.

He has made an immediate impact with the Bruins and has consistently produced offensively scoring just under a point-per-game pace while garnering top minutes at the centre position.

He’ ll be up against Karter McNarland of the Humboldt Broncos, who has 10 goals and 43 points

wards skater, team relay, the shootout, and a trickmove shootout where style was recognized over actually scoring.

Points were distributed to the top four finishers and their teams in each category. Five points were awarded for the team relay winner, and one point was awarded to each team for every goal or save in the shootout.

Team Gold won the competition over Team Grey 85-58.

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Tema Grey took the shootout 14-8, while Team Gold won the relay with a time of two minutes and five seconds.

After the skills competition, fans flocked to the ice for the RBC Community Skate, which was hosted by defenceman Kade McMillen, who was selected as the Bruins community ambassador this season for his leadership and contributions off the ice.

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It’s awesome here at the Estevan Arts Council’s camp

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Each year, the Estevan Arts Council holds a three-day day camp during the February break, and each year it sells out. This year was no different.

The day camp took place at the Leisure Centre from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., making life a bit easier for parents who have to work, and yet the kids are not at school, according to Melanie Memory, administration secretary for the Estevan Arts Council.

“It’s awesome here,” said Bentley Urquhart, 8, on Tuesday before heading off to a lunch catered by the Leisure Centre cafeteria. She and her compatriots had just finished banging finishing nails into planks of wood. Later, they would use string around those nails to make string art.

“We take 30 kids, and it’s full,” said Memory. The participants were 6 to 12 years old.

There is a fee associated with the day camp.

In addition to the art, the kids got to go swimming in the pool.

Those hammers were put to good use, making string art on Tuesday during an art day camp at the Leisure Centre.

Photo by Brian Zinchuk

Museum’s camps: From old vehicles to spaceships and aliens Souris Valley Museum knows how to engage their young patrons when they don’t have to go to school.

For the winter break, they set up two camps: Zoom, where younger participants learned all about fast and slow-moving objects, and Space Camp for a bit older kids, where they travelled through cosmos, exploring stars, planets and aliens.

“Camps have been very successful this week,” said museum’s executive director Mark Veneziano. “The kids were very interested in space, and they knew a few different space travels (like) Apollo 13.”

Zoom camp was filled to capacity with 13 participants, who had a chance to learn everything about the museum’s collection of

old vehicles, fast and slow animals and much more.

Veneziano noted that when they were developing the programs for the camps, they tried to build on local history and connections. For example, the buggy the kids got to see closer was driven in Oungre during the 30s, and the old fire truck was used at the airport during the British Commonwealth

Air Training Plan.

The idea of the Space Camp was also born out of Estevan history.

“In the 70s Estevan experienced some crop circles phenomenon, so Space Camp developed from that,”

said Veneziano. “Sometimes history can be depicted as long and boring, something that kids don’t want to learn about. And we have a challenge where we have to make history fun, so we pick topics they would like.”

The registration is now open for the Fairytale Adventures and Recycling spring camps that will take place in April. People can register online at www. sourisvalleymuseum.com or call the museum.

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From left, Emily Burkholder, Emmett Burkholder and Liam Knowles were busy colouring cosmonauts at the Space Camp. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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Leona Marguerite Selk 1924 – 2020 On Monday, February 17, 2020, Leona Selk, late of Estevan, SK passed away at the Regina General Hospital at the age of 95 years.

Leona was predeceased by her parents, Agnes and Mark Buckmaster; loving husband of 49 years, Rudolph and their son Brian.

Leona will be greatly missed by her children, Fern (Keith) Walton, Karen (Darryl) Henry, Kathy Henderson, Sandra Walters (Shane Radies), Maureen Selk (Tom Stewart) and Laurie (Dave) Styre; 16 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Fond memories will be held dear by her sister Ione Schwabe and sisters-in-law, Agnes Selk and Irene Selk.

A Funeral Service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Lori James presiding. A time of lunch and fellowship will follow the service. Interment will take place at Estevan City Cemetery.

Those so wishing may make donations in memory of Leona to the Canadian Lutheran World Relief, 600-177 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 0W5 or Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 1738 Quebec St., Regina, SK S7K 1V9.

Deb Heidinger with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan is assisting the Selk family.

Lois Sutcliffe 1954 - 2020 Lois moved to her Eternal Home on Friday, February 14, 2020.

Lois was born in 1954 as a surprise package to Jake and Mildred, both past child bearing years. Jake passed away four years later when his leukemia returned, so Mildred courageously and adeptly raised their daughter using her quiet and gentle spirit.

Lois took piano lessons in her early years. As the need arose for musical accompaniment at the church, Lois was pressed into the position of accompanying the children’s choir while still in grade school, and then the junior choir, as well as a teen choir group when in high school.

She graduated from Millar Collage of the Bible, completed her teacher’s certificate from Regina University, and took her first job in a two-teacher school in Aneroid, loving making her home in this small town. She loved being a part of a square dance club, and making new friends. Her teaching career also took her to West Africa and Montana. She eventually returned home to Estevan to care for her mom, all the while spending countless hours volunteering in many capacities, serving God and others, enriching countless lives.

Lois felt she lived a God-blessed life, and so when she received a terminal cancer diagnosis, immediately labeled it her God journey, expecting God to teach her lessons in ways that He could not otherwise teach her, and thus saw it in a positive light, seeing many blessings come as a result of the diagnosis, always wanting God to be glorified through her life.

The Funeral Service was held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Estevan Gospel Chapel, Estevan, Sask. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. The Active Pallbearers were Garnet Wilhelm, Dave Clearwater, Kory Clearwater, Perry Mackenzie, Ladan Mackenzie and Justin Nixon. The Honourary Pallbearers were Lois’ cousins, Garry Tedford and Carol Streelasky.

If friends so desire, donations in memory of Lois may be made to Choose Life Ministry, Box 176, Glen Ewen, Sask., S0C 1C0 or online at chooselifeministry.ca Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Dustin Hall - Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Daryl Kolke 1951 – 2020 Daryl passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, February 17, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 69 years.

Daryl is survived by his wife Berva of 49 years; son Jeff (Leanne) and daughter Mariah as well as their extended family; daughter Pam (D’Arcy) and their 3 children, Jenni (Justin), Emma (Tyler) and Darson; brother Mike (Sandra); Berva’s siblings, Bill (Tessa) Knight and Donna (Al) Knight- Waters; brother-in-law Warren Fossum as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Daryl was predeceased by his parents, Bruno and Charlotte Kolke; sister Sherry; Berva’s parents, Don and Gladys Knight and sister Eileen Fossum.

The Memorial Service for Daryl was held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church with Sandy Dalziel officiating. The lunch reception was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan, SK (large hall) immediately following the service.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan Inc. (designate to the Allan Blair Cancer Centre), 4545 Parliament Avenue Regina, SK, S4W 0G3. or online at cancerfoundationsask.ca or to the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 in memory of Daryl.

Yvonne Clark at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Daryl’s family.

Estevan police continue to handle calls for scams The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is once again warning the public about scams occurring in the area.

Officers have received multiple calls regarding a phone scam making its way around the city. The call is an automated message stating that a person’s social insurance number (SIN) has been stolen. Some people have connected to the call, at which time a scammer tells the person the authorities are investigating drug trafficking or some other offence to try to cause concern.

They then try to get personal details from you, including your SIN, date of birth and address. Attempts to tell the victim to send money to avoid being arrested have also occurred.

The EPS urges people to not provide any personal information or banking data to these people. Police are advising the public to hang up the phone and not connect with anyone.

Police have also received a report of an attempted fraud in which the caller was being advised their Netflix account was being hacked. The matter is still

under investigation.

Police arrested and charged a 50-year-old Estevan man for impaired driving and driving while over .08 on Feb. 15, after a traffic stop on King Street. The male will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in April to answer to the charges. His driver’s licence has been suspended indefinitely and the vehicle he was operating was impounded for 30 days.

An Estevan Police Service member working with the Combined Traffic Services unit arrested and charged a 42-year-old man from Manor with impaired operation and driving while over .08, after a traffic stop in the Carlyle area. His licence was suspended indefinitely and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days. He will appear in court in April to answer to the charges.

Officers attended to a residence on Jan. 19 for a report of an assault. A subject has been arrested and since released on charges of assault and breaching his probation. He will appear in court in April.

Police stopped a vehicle to check for impairment. The

individual supplied a sample which resulted in a warning level reading. The driver was issued a three-day driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded.

Members received a criminal harassment report on Feb. 20. The matter is still under investigation.

Officers were called to a report of a driver failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Police initially were not able to locate the driver or the suspect vehicle.

Several hours later the vehicle was found. The driver has been charged under the Criminal Code for failing to remain at the scene of an accident, and has also been charged with driving while suspended, backing up in an unsafe fashion and breaching curfew conditions. The driver was released before a justice of the peace the following day.

Officers were called about an assault complaint.

The matter is also under investigation.

Officers arrested a man Feb. 23 for breaching conditions of an undertaking.

He was released with a new court date.

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Major construction projects underway in Cornerstone They are on time and within budget.

Two major capital construction projects undertaken by the South East Cornerstone Public School Division are progressing according to plan said Andy Dobson, the division’s manager of facilities and transportation who spoke to the division’s board members during their Feb. 12 public meeting. A new Legacy Park Elementary School is going up in Weyburn as well as a new bus garage in the same city.

Dobson also spent some time reviewing several other smaller projects that were completed, currently underway or in the planning stages as well as ongoing repair and maintenance situations within the division’s 37 school buildings and other facilities they own and operate.

Dobson said the Legacy Park Elementary School, the largest project at 7,741 square metres will contain 21st-century learning spaces

with an open concept and an abundance of natural light and a curtain wall as well as 51 daycare spaces.

Shelley Toth, the division’s chief financial officer, said later, the total construction cost for Legacy Park will be $26 million with additional architect and furnishing costs to be added later.

The bus garage, mainly to be used for school bus repairs and deployment will be 100 by 120 feet in size and will come with a cost of just over $2.5 million, Toth said.

Dobson showed photos of Legacy Park progress with about 100 skilled trades workers on site, will be ready for occupancy by students in September 2021. He said the major construction completion date is near the end of March with subsequent finishing work to be completed by the end of June.

Dobson also showed photos and provided updated information on several other projects around the division

Andy Dobson including upgrades to the science labs in Midale Central School and 33 Central School in Fillmore plus home economics classroom updates in Rocanville and Radville.

Future major renovations will set sights on Arcola’s gymnasium, a portable classroom addition in Arcola, pending Education Ministry approval, as well as a portable for MacLeod Elementary School in Moosomin and demolition and upgrade at Maryfield.

A home economics and library room swap has been

January numbers for Boundary Dam released The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station captured 48,242 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in January.

According to information released by the Crown corporation on Friday, the CCS facility was online 60 per cent of the month, coming offline for 243 hours to accommodate multiple outages at Unit 3 at Boundary Dam. It was also offline for 57 hours to do maintenance on the CCS facility.

The CCS facility had been online for an average of 68 per cent of the time in the

previous 12 months.

BD3 produced an average of 105 megawatts of power in January, compared to the previous 12-month average of 99.7 megawatts.

The average daily capture rate was 2,193 tonnes per day, with a peak one-day capture rate of 2,846 tonnes. The January average represented about 48 per cent capacity.

The average for the previous 12 months was 51,085 tonnes.

A total of 3,129,694 tonnes of CO2 have been captured since the CCS facility went online in October 2014.

proposed for McNaughton High School in Moosomin to enhance commercial cooking programming.

The 2019-20 facilities sector contained a $2.66 million budget for preventative maintenance projects, Dobson said. Most of that money was spent on roof repairs in Lampman, Estevan (Estevan Comprehensive School), and Moosomin.

The plan for the 202021 school year will again involve roof repairs and air exchange systems as well as division-wide facilities repairs and several electrical replacement projects plus portable classroom installations or removals within a $3 million budget.

Plans are also in place for 2021-22 at a proposed cost of about $3.2 million Dobson said.

The facilities and transportation manager provided updates on caretaking and transportation advancements. He said that in the past few years, attention had been placed on playground equipment. He also noted safety management plans “have received a great buy-in from staff and bus drivers.”

He and others had focused on safety management in an earlier report, outlining

CAREERS

Tundra Oil & Gas is a Manitoba-based oil and gas exploration and production company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons, Limited. Tundra’s head office is in Winnipeg, with additional offices in Virden and Calgary. At Tundra, we believe that our people are the foundation of our success, and we are dedicated to growing our company in a sustainable and disciplined way. This philosophy has served us well since our inception in 1980. Today, Tundra is a team 300-strong, and a leader in the Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan oil industry. We take pride in supporting the communities in which we operate and stewarding the resources we manage for today and for the future.

We are committed to working together and to getting everyone home safe every day.

Student Operator Job Type: Term; Summer of 2020 Location: Estevan/SE Saskatchewan The successful candidate must be a current post-secondary student and should possess the following abilities and competencies: Qualifications: • Strong analytical skills and mechanical aptitude.

• Agility, endurance, and the ability to work in a field-based position.

• Good judgment and safety conscious.

Closing Date: March 6, 2020 We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted EVERYONE HOME SAFE EVERY DAY. For full job details and to apply, please visit www.tundraoilandgas.com

the two-phase system and its current status that was moving forward according to plans.

On the positive or success side of the portfolio, Dobson said the five-year maintenance program had realized a 46 per cent reduction in roof leaks and a 62

per cent reduction in heating system failures. The other positive aspects included staff conforming to on-line leaves, positive department restructuring with qualified staff on board and the two aforementioned capital projects that were quickly approaching successful completion.

CAREERS SRI HOMES’ Estevan Facility SHELTER HOME SYSTEMS is currently accepting applications for

PRODUCTION WORKERS • Required Immediately

Duties include:

• Assembling and installing modular components Send, fax, e-mail or drop off resume to:

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JOB POSTING Job Title: Journeyman Millwright Location: South East Saskatchewan Job Overview The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Millwright/ mechanical function to Kingston Midstream and provide technical expertise for the gathering system, to optimize production processes and eliminate operational downtime.

Position Responsibilities • Perform preventative and repair maintenance to a wide variety of mechanical equipment such as motors,production equipment and machines to ensure it is in good working order.

• Complete all maintenance record keeping and ensure all related maintenance information is available and documented in Azzier.

• Ensure all maintenance work is performed safely, and in accordance with statutory and company regulations and good engineering practice; ensure all safety training is complete.

• Assist in the continuous improvement of Kingston Midstream’s Preventative Maintenance program.

• Liaison with various groups with the commissioning of new facilities to meet in service dates.

• Recognize abnormal operating conditions and perform tasks to resolve the condition.

• Perform system/equipment improvements as well as research and test new equipment.

• Respond to emergency situations, providing on-call services for after hour requests to repair failed equipment.

Skills and Qualifications • Journeyman Red Seal/Interprovincial Industrial Mechanic Certificate • High school diploma or GED required • Possess strong interpersonal, team work and communications skills required • Positive attitude towards safe work practices and safe driving habits • Strong Computer skills • Understanding of technical drawings • Proven analytical skills for problem solving • Possess valid Class V drivers’ license and a clean drivers’ abstract Note: Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada without sponsorship.

We thank all interested candidates; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted, please submit your resume to Careers@kingstonmidstream.com Closing Date: March 1st

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BEST OF ESTEVAN – 2020

RULES: - Fill in your favourite local business/service name on the lines below.

- A minimum of 25 categories must be filled in.

- Every ballot with 25 categories filled in will be entered to win $100 cash.

- Forms must be submitted by March 6, 2020.

- Drop forms off at The Estevan Mercury, 68 Souris Avenue.

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Businesses that receive the most votes in their category will be declared the ESTEVAN MERCURY’S READER’S CHOICE BEST OF ESTEVAN. AUTOMOTIVE Auto Body Repair _________________ Auto Glass _______________________ Auto Parts ________________________ Car Dealership (new) ______________ Car Dealership (used) ______________ Car Wash ________________________ Gas Station ______________________ General Auto Repair _______________ Oil/Lube Change _________________ Tire Shop ________________________ BEAUTY Body Piercing_____________________ Botox ____________________________ Cosmetics ________________________ Eyelash Extensions ________________ Hair Salon _______________________ Laser Hair Removal ________________ Manicure/Pedicure ________________ Skin Care ________________________ Tanning Salon ____________________ Tattoo Artist ______________________ Teeth Whitening __________________ Waxing __________________________ BUSINESS & SERVICES Accounting Firm __________________ Advertising Specialties _____________ Ag Machinery Sales _______________ Ag Machinery Service _____________ Alterations _______________________ Auction Company _________________ Bulk Fuel Supply __________________ Communication Systems ____________ Computer Service _________________ Convenience Store ________________ Day Care Service _________________ Dry Cleaner ______________________ Engraver _________________________ Equipment Rental __________________ Home Made Business ______________ Insurance Company _______________ Investments _______________________ Lawyers __________________________ Local News ______________________ Locksmith ________________________ Hotel ____________________________ Pet Grooming_____________________ Pet Boarding _____________________ Photographer _____________________ Print Shop ________________________ Real Estate Company ______________ Realtor___________________________ Senior Housing ___________________ Self Storage ______________________ Skate Sharpener __________________ Travel Agent ______________________ Veterinarian ______________________ Web Design ______________________

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