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Tori Fingler was among the young people excited to be at the spray park in the Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park on Saturday.

It was a hot sunny day in Estevan, with temperatures reaching 30 C, so it was a perfect day for children to be out at one of Estevan’s splash pads. Young people and families could also be found using play structures, having picnics and enjoying the shade at Estevan’s parks. Photo by David Willberg

Estevan’s Canada Day fireworks were a hit

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The City of Estevan gave its residents, and a few who came into the community, a Canada Day show to remember last week.

A fireworks spectacular was held on July 1, with the sound and the lights associated with the fireworks lighting up the community starting at about 10:30 p.m.

“I thought they were great,” said Diane Wenham, the events manager for the City of Estevan. “There was a few people out, but a lot of people did the social distancing thing and watched them from their homes.”

Those who did venture out watched the fireworks from such locations as the Estevan Exhibition grounds, the Estevan Leisure Centre parking lot and some of the neighbouring streets. However, the city asked people to stay at home to view the show. There were also some who watched the event from

the Estevan Comprehensive School’s parking lot or behind the Estevan Shoppers Mall.

No i s s u e s we re re ported for social distancing among those who gathered at or close to the exhibition grounds, which is where the fireworks were set off.

Since so many people opted to stay at home to watch the fireworks, that makes it impossible to know just how many people witnessed the display. “ The fireworks were (shot) fairly high and we’ve had reports that you could see them from a lot of different locations within the city,” said Wenham.

She expressed thanks to the Estevan Exhibition Association for allowing the city to use their property.

A short but powerful thunderstorm rolled through the city just before 9 p.m. on Canada Day, dumping more than 10 millimetres of rain and even some hail in a matter of minutes.

“As soon as the storm

hit, the pyrotechnic crew covered what they could with tarps to keep things dry, and once the storm passed, they went back out and, of course, had to wait until the lightning had passed, and uncovered everything that hadn’t blown off with the wind and the rain,” said Wenham.

“They had to hook up a bunch of the fuses that were just getting finished before the rain hit.”

While the storm delayed the show by about 30 minutes, Wenham said there was never any talk of cancelling.

“We just needed to make sure that we had everything, that there was no damage to the fireworks that were out in the storm, and we took a few extra checks from the pyrotechnics,” said Wenham.

She believes there were a few fireworks that couldn’t be lit due to the storm, but more than 90 per cent were utilized.

The pyrotechnic crew had to wait for the lightning to pass completely through

A spectacular fireworks show entertained Estevan residents on Canada Day this year.

Photo by David Willberg the area before the show could begin, which was part of the reason for the delay.

The storm moved to the north once it finished the deluge of central Estevan.

“Once they got going, everything went really, really well,” said Wenham.

The city has received a lot of positive feedback, with people saying they were happy to see something hap-

pening for Canada Day. The fireworks show has traditionally been held in Bienfait for their Canada Day celebrations, but Bienfait announced in June that they were postponing their Canada Day bash until later this year, possibly September, due to the restrictions associated with the pandemic. At that time, Estevan stepped in to host the fireworks.

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Looking for deals? Find them in the Mercury’s summer coupon book and support local businesses The Estevan Mercury is employing some nostalgia for one of its summer promotions this year.

The Mercury has printed a coupon book that will be filled with coupons from more than 20 participating businesses in the city. Some businesses will have more than one coupon. There will be everything from food to clothing, and vehicle detailing to beauty services.

The businesses will have deals that start at 20 per cent off merchandise and services.

“There are deals that are

exclusive to this book,” said Deanna Tarnes, the Mercury’s sales manager and publisher.

“You’re going to want to get it quick because we’re only printing 500 of them. And all of the net proceeds will go to the United Way Estevan.”

Coupon books will be available for purchase starting July 8 at the A&W restaurant, Henders Drugs and the Estevan Mercury office. Books are $10 each, and must be purchased with cash.

Tarnes said many people have fond memories of the

coupon books that were available each year, and how they were chock-full with all sorts of great bargains.

“Hopefully people can flip through it, and realize that they can save this summer on all sorts of things,” said Tarnes.

The participating businesses are excited to be involved with this promotion.

“It’s been really well-received. People like the idea of something new and exciting.

They’re thankful for the Mercury for coming up with a campaign that really adapted to try to help

The Estevan Mercury has a summer promotion coming that will celebrate the local business community, showcase the fact that you can get everything you

need in Estevan, and give people chances to win cold, hard cash.

“You don’t need to shop online or leave town to get everything that we need,” said

Deanna Tarnes, the Mercury’s publisher and sales manager.

The Mercury will be giving away $1,000 cash at the end of July and the end of August. The money will have

them out during this time.That’s the whole reason that we did it this way,” said Tarnes.

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munity is filled with resilient entrepreneurs. They all went above and beyond to meet the needs of their customers during

to be spent at local businesses.

People can enter by visiting the 25 participating businesses and filling out an entry form, or submitting a form on the Mercury’s website, www. estevanmercury.ca , under the contests tab.

There is a wide variety of businesses that are participating in the promotion.

“ W hen you shop in town, you get the benefits of not having to wait for your package to arrive,” said Tarnes. “You don’t pay for shipping. You get expert service, and you can take your item home with you today.”

If you shop out of town, then you have to pay for gasoline associated with the

the COVID-19 pandemic, and Tarnes believes now it’s important to showcase how diverse the city’s entrepreneurs really are.

Summer promotions a reminder that you can get everything you need in Estevan trip. When you shop local, you don’t have travel expenses.

And, of course, you’re supporting those who support your community.

Tarnes said people can also look forward to stories throughout the summer on the local business community, showcasing everything that they can find in Estevan.

Playpark season in Estevan began July 6

From left, Eli Robock, Lily Robock, play leader Madison Flaman and Leo Robock enjoyed craft time at the Hillside Playpark on Monday.

A staple of summer in Estevan is now underway.

The City of Estevan’s leisure services division’s paddling pool and playpark season opened Monday.

Three different parks – Rusty Duce, Hillcrest and Hillside – will be open this year for crafts, games and activities in the mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, and free swimming in the afternoons from 1-5 p.m.

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we have the opportunity to open our paddling pools and playpark programs to give kids and families in our community the opportunity to be creative, get active and enjoy the outdoors,” said Cassidy Reich, the program co-ordinator for this year.

The programs will continue until Aug. 24.

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“We do have some changes to how our programs will function, such as handing a craft package to each child for craft time and having a limited number of toys available for pool times. We do allow outside toys into the pool, so if your child wishes to bring theirs from home, please do.”

The Churchill park location will not be open at this time. The city says it is working with Public Health on measures to improve the current conditions of the paddling pool. More information will be announced at a later date.

This year, playpark leaders will rotate throughout the parks so kids will get to meet them all. Nyla Dyck, Madison Flaman and Charlotte Andrist will spend the summer keeping kids active and engaged.

Monthly calendars and program rules will be available at each park as well as the City of Estevan website.

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A special anniversary observed at Creighton Lodge

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

A little more than 10 years ago, Creighton Lodge was faced with an uncertain future. The building was for sale by the Sun Country Regional Health Authority, and many of its suites were empty.

Then a consortium of southeast rural municipalities – Estevan, Coalfields, Cambria, Benson and Cymri – stepped in to purchase the facility. The lodge had once been owned by RMs, who sold it to the former South East Health District, with a proviso that if the lodge ever came on the market, the RMs would get first right of refusal to buy it back.

Eventually the health district was amalgamated into Sun Country, and when Sun Country decided to sell the lodge, the RMs stepped forward to buy it.

“They got together and they gathered any other RMs in the area that were willing to basically come together and form a committee to take the management over of Creighton Lodge,” said lodge manager Shelly Veroba.

Creighton Lodge marked 10 years of RM ownership on July 1.

When the RMs took ownership, there were 28 residents, so almost half of the building was vacant.

“There was a back wing, that we call the Valley Wing

now, that was actually not even rentable,” said Veroba.

“We had to completely renovate it at the time, in order to be able to rent those suites.”

Residents were able to move into those suites in December 2010. Early in 2011, they had all of their units filled, and a wait list was needed.

Now they have 49 residents, including three married couples, occupying their 46 units. And their wait list now stands at 157 people.

In the past 10 years, the lodge has been able to accomplish a lot, with the support of the RMs, the business community and others in the Estevan area. One of the biggest accomplishments was the completion of their lounge expansion at the end of 2015.

It gave them a 2,000 square foot area that could be used for a variety of functions. A new entrance area and office were also constructed.

“We used to just have parties with the residents and a few honoured guests, and now we’re able to host 200 people at most of our functions,” said Veroba. “And so it’s been a blessing, because it’s allowed us to have our families, friends, our supporters and volunteers, in at some of our functions.”

COVID-19 has brought the lodge’s functions to a halt, but they look forward to the day when they can have crowds gather in their

Creighton Lodge has now been owned by a group of local rural municipalities for 10 years – a partnership that has been very beneficial for the lodge’s residents. lounge again.

They have also replaced all of the windows in the lodge and the roof over the south hallway. Parking lots have been resurfaced.

“Our cement pads in our parking lots were starting to crack and cause a safety issue for the residents who live here,” she said.

A fence has been installed in the back, which has been a good addition because children would play in the rear parking lot.

And all 46 rooms have been renovated with new flooring, new paint and more.

“Everybody coming together has just made sure that Creighton Lodge, since July 1, 2010, has not had to look

back. We just keep looking forward,” Veroba said.

The lodge had planned to have a barbecue in midJune to mark the 10-year milestone. A Little Taste of Heaven catering was to prepare food for 250-300 people.

All current and former council members from the RMs since July 1, 2010, were going to be invited, along with past and present volunteers, and possibly even family members of residents who became close to them.

But after Creighton Lodge cancelled their Duelling Pianos fundraiser scheduled for March, it became evident they weren’t going to have the barbecue bash, either.

“We are still holding out hope that there could be a fall celebration, but because our seniors are most vulnerable (to COVID-19) and the most important to us, we are just going to make darn sure that before we even entertain that idea, that we are going to be able to do it safely,” said Veroba.

COVID-19 has forced them to have more staff working with extra shifts. They place an emphasis on social distancing. When they were limited to 10 or 15 people in a room at once, they had to use the dining room and lounge for meals, with two separate sittings, but now they can serve everyone in one sitting.

The lodge also purchased

new dining tables just before the pandemic. They can have 20 tables set up, with two people at each table.

“We have increased our cleaning procedures. We have always been a very clean building, but now we’re making sure that things are sanitized and sterilized twice a day as per the provincial requirements. Our staff are wearing masks any time that we’re interacting with the residents,” said Veroba.

She views Creighton Lodge as a valuable part of the community. It’s not a nursing home, but it’s what Veroba called an enriched living facility.

“We don’t provide actual care. What we provide is a building filled with caring people,” said Veroba. “We’re here for the people to live independently, however we do supply meals, we supply 24hour staff in the building, and we make sure that the seniors have someone to go to 24-7 when they need something,” said Veroba.

And if it’s something they can’t help with, they find someone who can.

“It’s just a building that’s really here for the seniors of southeast Saskatchewan, and because we provide the meals while still allowing them to live independently, we’re unique in the fact that we’re the only building in Estevan that provides that service,” she said.

Communities found ways to celebrate Canada Day Canada Day celebrations across the country had a different look this year, but many communities in the southeast and throughout Canada were still able to have something to mark this country’s 153rd birthday.

The Oungre Memorial Regional Park had a fun day of activities. Members of the antique auto club in Weyburn came down and displayed their vehicles. About 40 vehicles were on display. “ We were quite impressed with the turnout,” said park manager Suzanne Brown.

The annual tractor parade made its way through the park, and children decorated their bicycles for another parade.

“We do have a lot of seasonal campers here, so of course some of them were associated with it, such as grandkids or children,” she said.

Brown emphasized that social distancing was followed throughout the activities.

Fireworks in the evening wrapped up the festivities. She lauded the company that they worked with for the display.

“They had very short notice to get it to us, and they got it to us on Tuesday

( June 30),” said Brown.

A country gospel jamboree is typically one of the highlights of Canada Day in Oungre, but that couldn’t happen this year due to current restrictions for live music.

Brown said people missed having the live music, and she hopes it can return next year.

Still, they managed to attract 200-300 people for the day.

Meanwhile, Mainprize Regional Park also had activities for people of all ages.

Business manager Donna Frank said they started with some children’s crafts, with sponge painting that attracted about 50 kids. The young people were divided into three different sessions in the park hall.

Staff members helped out with the children’s activities.

“They had to register, and it didn’t take any time at all, and we were full. People were really looking forward to having something to do,” said Frank.

Then there was a parade with golf carts and all-terrain vehicles through the park.

Campers, park residents and other people decorated their vehicles for the parade. She believes there were 25 people

entered for the event. “ We had some really unique ideas this year,” said Frank. “They drive through, past the houses and the campsites for all to see.”

It’s an annual tradition at the park that people look forward to seeing.

Fireworks were lit at about 10:15 p.m. There was a slight delay due to thunderstorm activity in the area, and once the show began, Frank said it proved to be great.

“For the fireworks … I would have to guess we had over a thousand people who probably had the opportunity of seeing them because the park was probably 90 per cent full, and a lot of the residents even invited guests out. People drive here from the surrounding RMs and towns and villages around us. It’s really become a community event.”

Other communities had celebrations as well.

In Carnduff, the Choose Life Ministry, which operates a residential program for young women facing lifecontrolling issues, held a fireworks show that attracted many people.

O x b ow, m e a nw h i l e, held a fireworks show at the Bow Valley Regional Park on July 3.

A golf cart and ATV parade was held at Mainprize Regional Park for Canada Day. Photo submitted

Classic vehicles were on display at the Oungre Memorial Regional Park on July 1.

Photo submitted

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Growing tired of the waiting game The message when SaskPower released its annual report Monday was clear: there won’t be a decision coming on the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in other coal-fired power generating units for some time.

Most of the talk seemed to be on the Shand Power Station, as opposed to Unit 6 at Boundary Dam or the two units at Coronach’s Poplar River Station, which could be a telling sign for those holding out hope that the powerful Unit 6 at Boundary Dam could be retrofitted with CCS technology before it’s scheduled to come offline late in this decade.

Based on what SaskPower is saying, we’ll be speculating and asking questions about the future of CCS for years to come.

And that’s what is so frustrating for us.

We don’t know what’s going to happen over the next 10 years.

We have this marvel of CCS technology used for Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station – the first project of its kind in the world. But it’s more than just this testament to human ingenuity. It’s technology that we have proven to be viable. It works.

It’s creating a better environment, to the tune of approximately 3.4 million tonnes of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) since it started up in October 2014, and more than 274,000 tonnes of CO2 in the first five months of this year.

That’s on one unit of a coal-fired power generation station. Imagine how much more we could capture if this technology was employed on Shand and at Unit 6 at Boundary Dam, both of which are more powerful than Unit 3.

We have the technology. We have the expertise. We’ve proven that it can make a difference. We’re hearing all these numbers about how it will be much more affordable to retrofit Shand and Unit 6 with this type of technology. Whitecap Resources, the company that purchases the sequestered CO2, is willing to buy more.

For countries that have an abundance of coal-fired power, they want to keep coal in the mix. It’s an affordable and reliable source of baseload power. It’s there when you need it.

And for those governments trying to balance environmental concerns with keeping coal in the equation (yes, you can balance environmental needs with pragmatism), CCS makes sense.

Unfortunately, we’re sitting here, waiting for the government to make up its mind on what to do next.

Meanwhile, a big part of the future of our community and our region is on the line. We have good people who are working hard on economic development initiatives, trying to come up with ideas to not only keep jobs and people here in the short-term and the medium-

term, but to ensure the long-term survival of Estevan, Bienfait and other communities that lean so heavily on coal-fired generation.

They almost find themselves in a situation in which they have to prepare for the worst – the demise of coal-fired power in this region in about 10 years – but hope for the best.

If we don’t get a retrofit of Shand, then it will have to close in 2030, 10 years from now.

And if Shand and Unit 6 are forced to close, then it will be tough for a mining company to stay around here for one solitary unit, even if that unit and its associated carbon capture and storage facility is home to some jaw-dropping technology.

That’s a big part of why we’re so impatient while waiting for the government to decide the future of these units. That’s why we’re always asking representatives of SaskPower about whether a decision has been made, or when it will be made, or whether it’s close.

If we get CCS for Shand, then we all stand to gain, not just in Estevan, because of how much the mining industry means to us, but throughout the province, because we’re getting the best of both worlds: coal is still in the power mix, and it’s going to be environmentally friendly.

So please forgive us for being pushy or aggressive when it comes to this issue. After all, much of our future is on the line.

Welcome on board the COVID era flight The life of an immigrant is full of big and small adventures. Even when you don’t see them coming, they are there for you, and a lot of things that go smooth and simple for most people may turn into real issues if you were born in a different country or on a different continent.

My latest paperwork quest I could foresee well ahead but couldn’t really avoid it. So I went with the flow, which just recently had me travelling to Montreal to do some paperwork. The four planes I had to take to make it there and back became my first experience of air-travelling during the new COVID-19 era, which was quite different from any travelling before.

The changes started as early as the Regina airport and they were getting more intense the closer I was getting to Montreal. In the middle of the day, the usually somewhat busy Regina airport seemed abandoned. I went through check-in online and didn’t have any luggage to drop off, so once inside right away I headed upstairs. It was around 12:30 p.m., but the only other travellers I met on the first level were standing by the escalators, which still weren’t working. (Not that we needed them, but an employee came and started them for us).

Throughout this entire trip, I was quick on sanitizer having my hand on it all the time as cowboys have theirs on guns in westerns. I had my mask on since I entered the airport, however, the first time I was asked to make sure I have it and keep it on was in the screening area. The screening itself felt like it went faster with people not willing to dig through my personal belongings unless they really had to.

(Quite often, I’m the lucky one randomly picked for a drug check or something else, so my bags hardly ever make it through security

Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… without being open. I thought it was another “advantage” of having a wrong colour passport, but maybe not).

Masks are our new accessories. They were obligatory to wear during the entire time in the airports and onboards with exceptions made for people with special conditions and little kids.

At the boarding area, those who went through check-in online were asked to come to the desk for a temperature check. And even though it was quiet, passengers were spread apart and were wearing masks, humans remained humans and the entire atmosphere was still calm and friendly.

The experience on board the plane was also different. On my first flight, cabin crew members wore single-use coveralls and clear goggles. Passengers were physically distanced with at least one empty spot left in between them and I’d say that plane was a third full.

But even though the pilot said that they were taking extra measures and doing a thorough cleaning, my seat pocket was filled with someone else’s garbage, so along with half of the plane, I ended up wiping everything around.

The pilot also apologized for the absence of their regular services. Not only is there no food, drinks or snacks served as a part of the flight now, but it is also impossible to purchase anything. No menus or magazines to flip through in the seats.

Passengers were provided with a bag of goodies: hand sanitizer, gloves, face mask, sanitizing

napkins and water. The flight began with an announcement about the health tips the public should take to prevent the spread of the virus and off we went.

The entire experience may have felt pretty different, but nothing could take away the excitement of taking off heading towards the sky. I love flying. Every time I hear the noise of speeding jets my heart starts rushing and a big grin automatically takes over my face even if it’s covered with a mask (by the way, I think I mastered the art of smiling with eyes during this trip). The rest of the flight went along the traditional pattern.

I had a layover in Toronto, where everything seemed stricter than in Regina. Only travellers and employees were allowed to come to the airport. No seats were marked as not to be used in Regina. In Pearson, every second one was asked to be left open, and in Montreal, every two seats had crosses on them. Most restaurants and stores were closed and the open ones had the seating areas taped off. Surprisingly there were no arrows on the floor, but wherever the lines could be formed there were stickers reminding people about distancing.

The departure screens that usually would change a few times before you could see your flight in five hours now were about a quarter filled with no more than 20 flights on. But a couple of them were international flights.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Pearson or Trudeau airports so empty. And even though my flights back were a bit busier (especially one from Toronto to Regina, where the passenger distancing practice was tossed), for the most part the new style flying experience felt safer than grocery shopping in Estevan on a busy afternoon.

Nevertheless, it felt incredibly nice to be back.

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Feds must do more to support the energy sector The editor: As Canadians, we are fortunate to live in a country with vast and abundant natural resources. The development of these resources is, and will be, a cornerstone of our economy for generations – despite industry challenges including destructive Liberal policies, foreign nations manipulating the price of oil to try and destroy North American production, and reduced demand for energy because of COVID-19.

In recent years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s blocking and delaying of export pipelines caused a major downturn in the price of Ca-

nadian oil with a devastating effect on Canadian energy employers. The result: mass layoffs throughout the industry and many businesses forced to close their doors for good, while others removed Canada from their names and shifted operations south of the border.

The impact on Canada’s economy is far reaching. Restaurants, hotels, retail stores and oilfield service and equipment companies all experienced significant decreases in the number of customers, jeopardizing the viability of their businesses.

Many communities in Saskatchewan are centred

around local natural resources, whether that is mining, forestry, oil and gas, or other means of energy production. In some cases, up to 80 per cent of a community’s population will be employed by a single mine.

This Liberal government accelerated the closure of coal communities across the country. A transition period that would provide support, resources and opportunities – while promised – has not materialized. When the government, through a federal policy, kills workers’ jobs, it is the government’s moral obligation to ensure those workers have the support they need to

find alternative employment.

There is hope for Saskatchewan resource workers.

Carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) is a global environmental solution, and something the international community sees as a key component of a low-carbon future.

We have seen firsthand how using CCS on retrofitted coalfired power plants can achieve significant reductions in emissions.

The Boundar y Dam Power Station already reduced emissions equivalent to taking over 750,000 cars off the road.

This technology can also be utilized in other high emis-

sions industries, such as cement factories, some of the largest CO2 emitters worldwide. Just last month, a new CCS project in Alberta was approved to take emissions from a factory and refinery near Edmonton and to pump that CO2 underground into old oil reservoirs.

Western Canadian technology is leading in protecting the environment and job creation. The energy industry continues to come up with innovative ways to do this, whether through using CCS technology, enhanced oil recovery, developing and using geothermal energy and much more.

The people of Saskatchewan are resilient and willing to roll up their sleeves to do the hard work, but we need a federal government that will support the home-grown initiatives that will revitalize the energy industry, while also providing resources to those workers affected by Liberal policies. It is only by working together at all levels of government that we can truly achieve this and secure the vitality of our province’s energy sector now and into the future.

Robert Kitchen Souris-Moose Mountain MP

How about some value-added money for projects in the southeast?

The editor: We heard about the provincial government’s plan to put a $4-10 billion finish to an ambitious irrigation program that was originally planned for Lake Diefenbaker in the late 1950s and into the 1970s. The program was left incomplete.

It’s wonderful news that will help our province reconstruct following the COVID shutdown and the oil market debacles that came about through no fault of Saskatch-

ewan oil producers.

Now this raises questions.

Apparently the plan was to include water flow into the Qu’Appelle region and waterways through to southeast Saskatchewan. I recall how MPs Ralph Goodale, and before him, Alvin Hamilton, were touting similar plans.

Those plans, however, were hatched prior to the construction of the Rafferty and Alameda Dams, and waterways.

We’re looking for economic revival projects for this part of the province to compensate for the unnecessary abandonment of coal as an energy source. But that’s an argument for another day.

The point is, we are seeking resources and plans to promote fresh projects to ease the pain, if not provide a brighter tomorrow.

Rafferty’s original plans included ambitious irrigation potential. I believe Alameda’s

reservoir plan also included this idea.

Shand Greenhouse is modest in scope, but has proven to be of environmental value.

Are you beginning to see a bigger picture beyond the City of Estevan paying an additional $250,000 for a pump that, it seems, wasn’t in the original Rafferty to Estevan water delivery plan?

If the premier and his team are truly serious about delivering economic assistance

to this part of the province that has devotedly supported the Sask. Party since their Day 1, one would think they would give us at least a little more than lip service for a nearly equally important project that could make more effective use of an underutilized pair of major water reservoirs.

In other words, the planning would be easy, the project should have validity and if billions can be found for a long forgotten Diefenbaker

Lake project, what about some value-added programming for southeast Saskatchewan, using resources that are already here?

Let’s do some spitballing here folks. The feds aren’t going to be flying in as caped crusaders, like they have for Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin on a regular basis. So let’s get our own ideas flowing and market what we do have.

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Auxiliary makes another payment to the hospital The St. Joseph’s Healthcare Auxiliary has made another payment on its latest effort to support St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Auxiliary members presented $30,000 to the hospital on June 30.

The money was raised through donations, proceeds from its annual raffle and allocations from the United Way Estevan.

The auxiliary is one of the United Way’s long-standing member agencies.

With the payment, the auxiliary has raised $140,000 of the $255,000 cost for this latest project – the purchase of new, modern beds for longterm care. The previous beds were 30 years old.

The new beds also have advanced comfort levels and technology built specifically for seniors and other resi-

dents of long-term care.

The auxiliary was able to make the contribution despite the challenges of the pandemic. Their annual spring tea and bake sale in early May was cancelled, and they haven’t been able to operate their gift shop in the hospital. They also haven’t been able to have a regular, monthly meeting with members in attendance.

St. Joseph’s Hospital executive director Greg Hoffort marvelled at the efforts of the auxiliary during the past few months.

The auxiliary also held the draw for its cash raffle. Curtis LeBlanc won the $500 first prize, Jordan Irwin the $300 second prize and Karen Johnstone the $200 third prize. More than 3,500 tickets were sold for the raffle.

The raffle was originally supposed

to occur at the spring tea and bake sale.

The auxiliary also held an executive meeting in May. Those in attendance were president Marlene Shurygalo, past-president Nola Joseph, vice-president Eva Hagel, secretary Ginger Anderson and treasurer Darla Wilhelm.

The auxiliary says it has missed all members who could not be at this meeting, or any meetings that have occurred since March. They hope this will change soon.

Scholarship recipients have also been announced. Kelsey Littlejohn is attending the University of Saskatchewan for its nursing program, and Trinity Rooks is enrolled in physiotherapy at the University of Regina.

Each will receive $1,000 to help with their studies.

Participating in the cheque presentation from the auxiliary to the hospital were, from left, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Auxiliary president Marlene Shurygalo, treasurer Darla Wilhelm, St. Joseph’s Hospital executive director Greg Hoffort and United Way Estevan president Melanie Graham.

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Estevan’s Orpheum Theatre became one of the three businesses in Saskatchewan and one of 62 from across Canada to receive a grant from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Salesforce, through their Canadian Business Resilience Network Small Business Relief Fund initiative.

Jocelyn Dougherty, who co-owns the theatre along with her husband Alan Dougherty, said that when they were applying for the funding, they thought their chances were “slim to zero,” as there were so many other businesses across Canada that also could use some assistance. So the news was even more surprising.

“I’m very excited and happy about it for sure,” said Dougherty.

They had to put in an essay-type submission, telling about the challenges the Orpheum is facing and about how the grant would help the business recover and support its resilience. They also had to outline the role the business plays in the community, all while keeping it to the limit of so many words.

More than 1,100 small businesses across Canada applied to the relief fund. The funding was designed to help small businesses across the country stay afloat and sup-

port their recovery efforts, pay salaries, retrofit their workplaces and acquire technology to adapt their business model.

“Reviewing the applications was inspiring as it was heartbreaking, with so many deserving businesses to choose from. Alongside our heartfelt congratulations to the recipients, we sincerely wish we could have helped all the applicants,” said Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian chamber.

“It has been incredible to see the resilience and innovation coming from Canada’s small business owners over the last few months. We know it hasn’t been easy, and are thrilled that we could help,” said Margaret Stuart, Canada country manager with Salesforce. “The applicants have further demonstrated what we already knew to be true – that Canada is rich with innovative, entrepreneurial talent. We’re hopeful that these grants will provide essential support to small business owners as they get back to work.”

The Orpheum Theatre, along with 61 other successful candidates, received $10,000.

Dougherty said that the money will be used to assist with some of their bills. Besides, even though they are not open yet, they are gearing up towards the day when they are able to see their guests again and are ordering some personal protective equipment (PPE). Besides, there will be a lot of new mea-

sures that they have to put in place to prepare for reopening, so the money is going to help them out with that as well.

Unfortunately, unless Hollywood gets back to production, Estevan’s movie theatre won’t be able to get back to entertaining the community.

“We are looking into the future and planning towards (re-opening). Unfortunately, the new releases that were set for July were postponed for August and I see that in L.A. and Arizona, they were ordered to close their theatres again, so we have to watch what’s happening in the US to see when Hollywood is going to have all their new releases. Hopefully, they are not continuously postponed.”

The Orpheum Theatre could open with classic movies but going from their library can only work for so long.

“People want to be excited to see new movies again, so we hope that would be sooner than later,” said Dougherty.

She also added that once they are open, the theatre experience will look quite different from what people were used to for safety reasons.

“We will be blocking some rows of seats off and the aisle seats will be blocked off. Every night we’ll alter these rows, so different rows are blocked every night, so the same rows won’t be used for 48 hours basically.”

They’ll also have PPE for

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Orpheum Theatre is one of the three businesses in Saskatchewan to receive funding from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Salesforce. File photo their staff and will implement other measures to keep everybody safe.

“One of our issues is that our concession area is small, but we think that we can work it a bit so that we can (have) as much physical distance as possible in the area,” said Dougherty.

They want to make sure that all the proper measures are in place so people do feel safe and comfortable coming back to the theatre.

“Once they see all the measures that are in place, I think they will feel comfortable and hope that they will continue to keep coming back once we do open.”

Dougherty doesn’t foresee selling reserved seating as they don’t have the software, but she

believes they have the capacity to keep seating arrangements well organized.

“We think with being a smaller town that we can instruct people that if you are not a family you have to sit so many seats apart and we can monitor that. We are a smaller facility and we don’t have 10 screens to monitor. I think it will be fairly simple to implement it that way.”

And while Hollywood is still dealing with the pandemic, the Orpheum Theatre plans to use the grant to prepare and get everything in place so when the day comes they are ready.

They might look at not being open seven days a week initially and have a slower start for the re-opening. They

are also considering a few innovations that could be valuable to the community and also would allow different groups of people to feel more comfortable during their time at the theatre.

“We are looking at possible showtimes for seniors and more vulnerable patrons that might feel more comfortable coming (at a separate time),” said Dougherty.

“We are looking at a variety of things ... Because we do have a liquor licence, we might look at having one night on a regular basis for adults only.”

Once they open, they also will look into the possibility of having private rentals of the theatre for video gaming events or private screenings.

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Southeast College announces scholarship recipients The Southeast College has announced that students at its Estevan campus have received $16,500 in scholarships and bursaries.

The awards were distributed to students in various Estevan programs, including heavy equipment and truck and transport technician (HETT), industrial mechanic and firstyear university.

This year a formal luncheon was unable to take place, but that did not take away from the value of the awards.

“We are incredibly proud of our students, and everything they have achieved, and continue to work towards,” said Kassandra Lawrenz, manager of college advancement. “Student awards are a great opportunity not only to celebrate the work our students put in, but also

to recognize and express our most sincere gratitude to the outstanding support we receive from the community and our partners.”

Southeast College scholarships and bursaries are made possible by donations from community organizations, businesses and individuals, as well as various fundraising events such as the College’s Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournaments. Eligible funds are matched by the Ministry of Advanced Education through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship (SIOS) program.

This year’s scholarship recipients are: • Fire Sky Energy Ronald Wanner Scholarship: Lincoln Garton, industrial mechanic.

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Scholarship (now operating as GenCo Asphalt Inc.): Courtland Herzog, HETT, and Brett Grieve, HETT. • Weyburn Oilwomen’s Association Pursuit of Oilfield Excellence Scholarship: Ayja Hegland, industrial mechanic.

• City of Estevan Bursary: Herzog and Grieve.

• Estevan Lions Club Bursary: Maxim Ginzburg, HETT. • Quota International of Estevan Saskatchewan Opportunity Scholarship: Lisa Frederick, university.

• Power Dodge Scholarship: Gordon Turnr, industrial mechanic, and Hegland.

• Southeast College PostSecondary Saskatchewan Opportunity Scholarship: Ginzberg, Turnr, Andrianna St. Dennis, practical nursing, and Keshia Moreno Tuffnell, university.

The Southeast College recently announced the recipients for numerous scholarships at its Estevan campus.

SaskPower: CCS decision years down the road Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There’s no question the COVID-19 crisis has had an impact on SaskPower.

Its 2019-20 annual report, released Monday, opens by stating, “In the 90-year history of SaskPower, there has likely never been a more singularly disruptive event than the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan during March 2020. “ Within a matter of days, our wide-ranging business-as-usual activities had been narrowed down to two essential priorities: ensuring we could continue to deliver a reliable and secure source of electricity to the province, while also taking all possible steps to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities.”

The annual report was presented in Regina by Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan and SaskPower president and CEO Mike Marsh.

Within a week of the fi r s t p re s u m p t i ve p o s i tive case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, SaskPower joined other Crowns in announcing that interest would be waived on outstanding bills for six months, and customers would have a year after that six-month period to pay outstanding balances.

S askPower also saw nearly 2,000 of its staff working from home.

In the first few months of this fiscal year, SaskPower has seen about a 10 per cent decline in energy sales, yearover-year, from April to June, related to the COVID-19 impact on the economy and the utility.

However, it’s still going to be several years before decisions are expected to be made on either going ahead with a new carbon capture and storage project at the Shand Power Station, or small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

Duncan said, “We still have not made a decision on Shand going forward, whether or not it would be carbon capture and sequestration. We know that regulations are not going to allow us to operate beyond 2030 with an unabated coalfired generating station in any community, including Estevan.”

D uncan noted SaskPower is “looking at a number of different options, CCS being one of those. Obviously that would be a benefit to community, like Estevan, if we were to do Shand.

But, you know, I think at this point regulations are changing so quickly in this country that it's, I think, it's causing all the utilities, not just SaskPower, to really consider what the options are. So, CCS is one of those.

“You know I'd like to be able to give more certainty to that community, to those communities today, but we're just we're not in that position

to be able to do so here and in 2020.”

As for when a decision would be made, he said, “I would say we're not there in 2021. We're likely looking more towards the middle part of the decade, maybe a little bit sooner than that. “ We h a v e n ' t g o n e through that process to make that decision,” he said. “ We're just, just not at a point to make that decision today.”

With the impending closures of coal-fired generating units in the coming years, SaskPower is on track to meet its commitment of reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by

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As for SMRs, Marsh said SaskPower is working in a consortium with Ontario Power generation, New Brunswick Power and Bruce Power to go through the feasibility stage.

“This current year we're doing technical evaluations on various vendors that can supply SMR technolog y.

Once that decision is made, there's also a lot of work that has to be done on site selection and regulator y approvals to get to a point where you'd make a decision on construction.”

He said there were probably three to four years of doing pre-work.

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“We're looking in the early part of the next decade for any additions to the fleet if it were an economic an economic choice that was going to work for the province here,” Marsh said.

As for site selection, in particular, with regards to Estevan, Marsh said, “There's a lot of work to be done, a lot of public consultation that would have to continue the next couple of years before we get to that point.”

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020 Property Tax Notices were mailed out Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Please contact City Hall if you do not receive your property tax notice or need to update your mailing / contact information.

2020 Taxes are due: July 31, 2020 Penalties are accumulative, applied the 1st of each month starting October 1, 2020 as follows: October 1 1.5%, November 1 2.5%, December 1 3.5% Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2021 Payment Options: • In person at City Hall, Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

2020 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE

• Payments accepted by Cash, Cheque or Debit • Mail to: 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

The City of Estevan will be flushing watermains to ensure good water quality for all users of City water.

This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. During this process you may notice a substantial drop in pressure, this will be brief. As well, discoloured water is possible during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again.

Please contact City Hall at 634-1800 if issues persist. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

(6) Monday -Friday July 6-10 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Monday- Friday July 13-17 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT BYLAW BYLAW NO. 2020- 2027 Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Part X of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, will consider adoption of the City of Estevan Community Engagement Policy Bylaw.

The intent of the Bylaw is to describe the manner in which public notice and civic engagement is to be undertaken on matters related to the land use planning within the City of Estevan.

Prior to consideration of this Bylaw, a public hearing will be held: Date: Location: Time:

July 13, 2020 Council Chambers, City Hall 6:00 PM

The public hearing is your opportunity to make presentations directly to Council. Those unable to attend may submit written comments to the City Clerk.

City Clerk, cityclerk@estevan.ca City Hall, 1102 – Fourth Street, Estevan, S4A 0W7 The Bylaw may be viewed at City Hall during regular office hours or viewed online at www.Estevan.ca.

CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN VETERANS CRESCENT - The City of Estevan is undertaking construction for the Watermain replacement. The affected area includes Veterans Crescent.

Property access and parking restrictions are to occur.

This work will commence June 15, 2020 and will take approximately eight (8) weeks to complete (subject to weather) City of Estevan will perform this work within the current Bylaw regulations and specifications.

Safety - Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas affected.

Theft or Vandalism - If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades please contact 306-634-1800, or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns - The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may cause and thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. If you have any question or concerns, please call at 634-1800 or approach the supervisor or foreman on site.

CAREER The City of Estevan is seeking: Associate Returning Officer MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides administration support for the Returning Officer in fulfilling requirements of The Local Government Election Act. • Assists with booking of polling locations (regular, advance, special, mobile).

• Assists with recruitment, organizing of temporary election officials.

• Provides customer service for candidates, electors, and election workers, including answering or redirecting emails, telephone calls and in-person inquiries.

• Assists with ordering and distributing ballot boxes, ballots, vote counting equipment, and election supplies including coordinating logistics with voting locations across the city.

• Assists with closing of the Election process and evaluations following the election.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS AND HOURS OF WORK: • This is a contract, hourly assignment. Hours will vary based on operational needs, with increasing hours as the election date (November 9, 2020) approaches.

• Must be available to work Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. as well as some evenings and weekends from October 1 to November 15, 2020.

Please submit your resume with qualifications to Judy Pilloud, City Clerk cityclerk@estevan.ca or 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7

• City Hall Drop Box – located at main entrance at City Hall. Cheques only please.

• Payment can also be made on-line / or at your financial institution • Pay via credit card through a third party service provider called Plastiq.

Customers using this service will be charged a 2.5% service fee per transaction by the provider.

• To pay via Plastiq please visit their website at www.plastiq.com you will need a credit card as well as the 12 digit roll number (don’t include the decimal, but use all the numbers) that is found on the top right hand portion of your Notice of Property Tax Levies Interested in pre-paying your taxes monthly?

The City of Estevan offers (TIPPS) tax installment payment plan service. TIPPS allows property owners to pre-pay their property tax bill in 12 monthly installments making budgeting easier with no added fees or penalties. Monthly withdrawals are made on the first banking day of each month.

TIPPS applications forms are available at City Hall or by visiting our website at www.estevan.ca The best time to start would be August 1st to prepay for 2021. Contact City Hall 306-634-1800 for more information.

PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Estevan has received an application for a change of use within an existing building, described as: • Civic Address: 530 Twelfth Avenue Service (C2) • Application: DP025-2020 • Use Classification: Fleet Services, • Legal Description: Lot 19-20, Blk 13, Discretionary Use Plan 12538 • Proposed Use: Office Relocation For • Zoning Classification: Commercial Existing Taxi Service Prior to this application being considered by the approving authority, any person may inquire and/or make written or verbal submissions on the proposed development. Please direct inquiries to Land Development Services @ 306-6341821, write or e-mail landdevelopment@ estevan.ca prior to 12:00 PM, July 13, 2020.

Please note that the proposed development is not to take place on your property. Rather, it is on the adjoining medical centre building. You are being notified so that you have an opportunity to comment on the proposal.

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PLEASE NOTE - Due to the pandemic-related protocols registration has moved to a PRE-Registration process.

Users must pre-register online or by calling the Information Desk. Patrons will be screened upon arrival and asked a few questions as per the Operational Health and Safety Guidelines. Space between workout stations have either increased or a machine has been put into 'not in use.' Drinking fountains and change rooms will be closed.

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Bruins resume season ticket campaign, fundraising The Estevan Bruins have resumed their season tickets sales for the 202021 season, and have also embarked on a 50-50 fundraiser.

The club had to close its office in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when July arrived, they could open the office again and start selling season tickets.

The club was at the Tower Café on Friday to sell ticket packages.

Super fan pricing is in effect, and will continue until July 17.

“We usually do this in playoffs and at the end of the season to try to get season tickets for the next season already going, but obviously we had to wait a little bit,” said Danny Ewen, the club’s director of marketing and operations.

There will be a 33 per cent discount for the regular price for season tickets and punch cards, and there will also be a break for corporate packages.

The Bruins have already sold more than 100 season tic kets, between those sold this month and packages sold during the playoffs.

The Bruins have also decided to partner with the Eclipse Downhole Solutions Estevan U18 AAA Bears

hockey team, whose inaugural season starts this fall.

“We’re trying to position it where people can buy their tickets for both the Bruins and the Bears in a one-time purchase and support both clubs with a season ticket,” said Ewen.

The number of season tickets sold is lower than where they would normally be in early July, he said, but it’s still a pretty good number considering they lost 3 1/2 months of sales.

“We’re expecting a lot more in the next couple of weeks, and hopefully right up until the season starts,” said Ewen.

Last year the club had between 650 and 700 season tickets. He hopes the Bruins can come close to that number this year.

The schedule for the 2020-21 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season has yet to be released, and it’s not a guarantee they will play a full season this year.

“We just want to make it worr y-free for anyone buying a ticket, that they are going to get their value of what they paid for,” said Ewen. “If for some reason there isn’t a full schedule – if we’re only able to play 20 home games instead of 28 home games – then depending on what you paid for your season ticket, what

time you buy into the price per ticket, then you’ll get a credit towards playoff or future regular season tickets.”

The club is also still working on how it will handle where people can sit to accommodate social distancing. There aren’t any specific restrictions in place at this time, but there may be adjustments necessary when the league releases its Return to Play protocol. He hopes that people will be understanding if they have to move down a row or over a few seats.

The club is also in the midst of its Mega 50-50 draw.

“The 50-50s and hockey games seem to go hand in hand, especially in Estevan, so we figured this was a pretty straight-forward one, and that people could do it from the comfort of their own home, which was another thing that we wanted to be able to accommodate,” said Ewen.

It launched on July 1 and will continue until Sept.

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This will be an onlineonly draw, and there won’t be any physical tickets available for sale at the office or elsewhere.

Ewen said it’s a very simple process, and people will be able to complete the purchase in less than five

The Estevan Bruins are hoping to play a full slate of games this season, and have launched a season ticket campaign. File photo

minutes.

“We were hoping to get a fundraiser going because like everybody else, as a nonprofit, the funds are starting

to get depleted, and we’re trying to make some money so that we can get up and running when the season starts in September.”

The c lub can sell a maximum of $50,000 in tickets, which means the winner could take home up to $25,000.

Speedway to race in front of fans July 18 and 19 The Estevan Motor Speedway is excited to have fans in the stands for the first time this season, so it will have a doubleheader July 18 and 19 with fans present.

They were originally slated to have a program July 5 with spectators in the grandstand, but that plan was scuttled when the provincial government announced on June 30 that racetracks couldn’t have fans in a grandstand until July 16.

The July 5 program did not happen.

Track president Byron Fichter said the speedway has been forced to cancel or postpone several events this year. They did have a practice session in May, and

their season-opener in June was held on pay per view, without fans in the stands, although some fans watched the races from their vehicles, behind the south fence.

The speedway was to open its season in early May with a doubleheader weekend. “ We wanted to kick things off with a bang,” Fichter told the Mercury.

Having a doubleheader is also a strategic move on their part. The speedway typically relies on having drivers from Minot, Williston and other North Dakota communities that are within a couple of hours of Estevan.

Those American drivers won’t be able to compete

in Estevan on July 18 and 19 because the CanadaU.S. border remains closed to non-essential traffic. So the speedway is reaching out to drivers from Alberta, Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan.

“We felt that if we held a doubleheader, it would provide a better opportunity for those drivers to make a weekend of it, come stay for the weekend, be able to race two times, and make it worth their travel,” said Fichter.

Other Western Canadian tracks race with a different sanctioning body than the speedway, which is affiliated with IMCA, he said, but the speedway has been working with those drivers

from other Canadian tracks on changes they will have to make to their vehicles, such as tires.

“There has been quite a bit of interest, and I guess time will tell how many cars we’ll be able to pull from those areas,” he said.

The expectation is the speedway’s grandstand will be able to be at 30-40 per cent capacity, or about 450-600 fans in the 1,500seat area. Fichter said that’s around what they would get for a regular program. Their special events would attract more than 600 fans.

Tickets for the July 5 program had been on sale for a few days before the speedway had to postpone

the program, and interest had been high for the event.

Those who purchased tickets for July 5 can use them for the next event, or they can get a refund.

The track would have gone beyond the provincial standards for cleanliness for July 5, and closed off two of every three rows of seats.

Fans were asked to not sit next to each other, unless they were from the same household.

Fichter said the speedway was surprised when they found out they couldn’t race in front of spectators on July 5. He said the board had been told they could operate under the same guidelines as other outdoor sports, such

as football and baseball, and they were working with regulations issued for live theatre shows.

He also found it interesting that race tracks were not listed in any stages of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan until recently.

“After they shut our race down (on July 5), race tracks were actually specifically listed in the Phase 4.3 of the reopening plan.

I guess whatever noise we made worked enough that they actually addressed us specifically.”

Tickets for the doubleheader weekend will be available at Murray GM and High Energy Performance.

Estevan Lacrosse going to the field this season Estevan Lacrosse has shifted its plans for this season in an effort to still have something available for local youths in 2020.

Their emphasis will be on outdoor field lacrosse rather than the indoor box lacrosse that it has offered in Estevan for nearly 20 years.

President Misty Hall said they will teach skills and drills for those in the U12, U14 and U16 age groups.

It is not known if they will be able to have games

this year.

“With the season being much later than it usually is, people have made other plans for their summer, so competition is unlikely for Estevan this year,” said Hall.

Thus far, in the three age groups, they have 18 players registered. They are still accepting registrations for the field lacrosse season, as they can have a maximum of 25 kids.

Youths will learn all of the skills and strategies as-

sociated with field lacrosse.

There won’t be contact in the drills.

Practice sessions will be Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Pleasantdale School at 7 p.m., and the first session was scheduled for July 7. All three age groups are to be on the field at once. If they have enough interest, and they have more than 25 kids registered, they might look at splitting up the age groups and having additional sessions.

Hall pointed out there

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is quite a bit of difference between field lacrosse and box lacrosse. The field version has more players on the surface and the game isn’t as aggressive. There are also differences in terms of the rules for offence, defence and goaltending.

“We had a couple of kids try it out last season. They went to a festival and they really enjoyed it, so we thought this would be a good opportunity this year to maybe get some more kids involved in

it,” said Hall.

The goal would be to eventually offer box and field lacrosse in Estevan. It’s become more common to have both forms of the sport in Saskatchewan communities.

Hall said it will be difficult to not have box lacrosse this year.

“Our players are missing it, our coaches are missing it and our parents are missing it terribly, and we can’t wait to get back in the rinks next year,” said Hall.

Parents and players have been very patient this year, and Hall hopes the association can provide something enjoyable and beneficial for those who are part of field lacrosse.

The age rep. teams that compete under the Estevan Voltz name won’t be competing this year. Also cancelled is the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League, which includes the juvenile Big Dogs and the senior Impact for Estevan teams.

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Legion hands out bursaries and gears up for a truck raffle

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan branch of Royal Canadian Legion continued supporting the community throughout the lockdown times.

Even though it wasn’t easy on them and all their fundraising activities were put on pause for about four months, they still did their part providing about $7,500 in donations.

“It’s been a very difficult time. We cannot open our hall and we are not able to have any hall rentals … And at the same time, we were trying to help the community,” said Estevan legion president Jim (Frosty) Forrest.

A lot of their income comes from hall rentals and bingos, so revenues were certainly low and pretty much nonexistent due to the pandemicrelated regulations. The poppy campaign they had last year helped them to support the food bank, Indigenous veterans, and other community organizations in the spring.

Despite the challenges, the

Estevan legion also provided their traditional bursaries to six graduating students.

“We always try to support graduates. We give six bursaries, $1,000 each, for graduating students. We are still able to do that,” said Forrest.

Each student applicant had to send in a profile about themselves, explaining their connection to veterans. They also had to include references from one of the teachers and from someone in the community. The legion formed a committee of four people that evaluated and scored applications. They had about 12 applications this year.

“It was a very tough decision. It was a good crop of kids coming up from our school this year… The scores, when we were done, were fairly close,” said Forrest.

Jonah Bachorcik, Joren Dryden, Darson Gannlaugson, James Knibbs, Zachary Schmidt and Jacob Wade were chosen to receive this year’s bursaries.

The legion hall and their

bar are still closed since recreational activities they offer and bigger gatherings are still restricted by the provincial government. But Forrest said they are ready to open as soon as they have the green light.

In the meantime, the Estevan legion started their fourth truck raffle, which is their biggest fundraiser of the year. And it seems that this year it may turn into a bit of a challenge.

“It’s going to be more difficult to do it well this year simply because there are no car shows, and (other events) where we sell our tickets. It’s going to be a lot tougher,” said Forrest.

But they still believe that with the community support they will be able to run it successfully to keep meeting their goal of helping people in and around Estevan.

There will be only 1,500 tickets available, which can be purchased at Murray GM, at the legion or via e-transfer to truck.raffle@sasktel.net (include name and phone number in notes). The draw will take place on Dec. 31.

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“Our community support is dependent on the support we are getting from the community as well,” said Forrest.

“We are going forward and we are always looking for ways to keep ourselves going to help out the community. That’s our motto, to help our veterans, the families of veterans…

“Please support our truck raffle and help the legion keep doing the good work we do.”

Forrest added that as soon

Estevan legion’s fourth truck raffle is now on. The grand prize is this 2020 Chevrolet Silverado. as they are able to start renting the hall and allow patrons to use pool tables and shuffleboards and run bingos again, they will reopen their doors to the public, while ensuring that everybody is staying safe.

“We also want to make sure that we are operating safely where people aren’t getting sick.”

No date was set yet as to when the legion will get back to their routine.

Courtney Struble has now been missing for 16 years It’s the question that has haunted Estevan residents for nearly 16 years: what exactly happened to Courtney Struble?

Courtney vanished in the early morning hours of July 9, 2004, after watching a movie with friends at the Estevan Veterinary Clinic on the west edge of the city. Her friends offered her a ride home, but she declined, and opted to walk instead.

She was last seen at approximately 12:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Highway 39 and Woodlawn Avenue North (now Sister Roddy Road) in west Estevan.

The RCMP Historical Case Unit took over the investigation more than a decade ago, and has since been treating it as a homicide rather than a runaway. They

have received leads, and have been in Estevan on numerous occasions, but nothing that would lead to an arrest.

Jessica Cantos with the Saskatchewan RCMP’s media relations said there has been no new information come forward to assist the investigators with the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit at this time.

“This investigation continues to be an ongoing, open file and our officers continue to follow up on any information they receive,” said Cantos.

Meanwhile, Courtney’s friends and family members haven’t forgotten about her.

Courtney’s friend Nicole Burkholder posted a touching tribute Sunday evening in the Facebook group Help Us Find Courtney Jennelle Struble.

Burkholder said she thinks of all the things they

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“I think of the person you would be today,” Burkholder wrote. “A part of me wishes to see you again wherever you may be, or to actually know what happened 16 years ago so we can have some closure.”

Burkholder wishes someone who knows something would come forward with the information. She also promised she will continue to share her memories of her friend until Courtney is found.

Courtney was fivefoot-three and weighed between 110 and 125 pounds when she vanished. She had a birthmark on the nape of her neck, and a 1 1/2-inch scar on her left shin.

The night that she disappeared, Courtney was wearing a grey hoodie, blue jeans and running shoes.

Anyone with information can contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Estevan Laser Health Clinic plays an important role in local beauty and health services

By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca

With over two decades of experience as a registered nurse behind her, in 2016 Estevan medical specialist Sheila Mantei felt that she wanted to broaden her field of expertise and do something else.

She looked into laser body contouring and the results were impressive. The procedure that uses a low-energy laser to target fat cells under the skin, breaking them down so that the body could eliminate them, seemed promising, and in 2016 the opportunity came up to open a little business.

“I was preparing to open up a laser body countering (clinic) and at the same time knowing that I was going to need a little more to be a viable business. But I didn’t want to step on too many toes of other businesses. I wanted to find my own little niche. So I was getting ready to open and I got a call from one of those businesses asking me if I would be possibly interested in buying them out. Absolutely I was,” recalled Mantei, who owns and operates the Estevan Laser Health Clinic Inc. But as they started making plans to open the clinic, life took

a bump. In June 2016, Mantei was diagnosed with cancer and had to give her plans a second thought. While it definitely wasn’t an easy time, she still decided to go through with the clinic. And time proved that it was the right decision.

“I absolutely love what I do. It doesn’t feel like work at all,” said Mantei.

Estevan Laser Health Clinic opened in August 2016. Along with her work at the hospital, it kept her busy throughout the trying times and after. By December of that year, Mantei was diagnosed as cured of cancer.

In June 2019, the clinic moved to the current location at 1236 Fifth Street in Estevan, and Mantei is really happy with it. Her highly professional team consists of an esthetician, a massage therapist and an energy healer.

“Because I am a registered nurse, I want everything done as professionally as possible. We really thrive there to be professional to educate our clients on what we are going to do, but still be fun and be a place they are happy to come to,” said Mantei.

The list of services and procedures offered at the Estevan Laser Health Clinic is impressive and Mantei does

Maureen Mantei is the esthetician at the Estevan Laser Health Clinic. Photo submitted

many things herself.

“I do the body contouring procedure, I do Bioflex laser, which is a more medical-based procedure ... It’s cold laser treatment and it’s for pain associated with injuries of any sorts, sports or just work-type injuries, arthritis, fractures, regenerating nerves and wounds and that sort of thing … And I also do Botox and Juvederm.”

Bioflex laser is one of Mantei’s favourite and most rewarding procedures, in which she is directly affecting how her clients feel.

“I love connecting with my clients and helping them heal.

I do a lot of Bioflex … People come to you, and other things that they’ve tried maybe didn’t do anything. I’m doing my procedure and I know that they are improving because of what I’m doing directly. When they come to me, I’m the one that is making a difference for them.”

Mantei noted that people often get surprised by the wide variety of services the clinic has to offer. They provide different types of facials, dermo plaining, micro-needling, hair removal, vein removal, different options of body contouring and much more. The full list of procedures offered at the Estevan Laser Health Clinic can be found at www.estevanlaser.com.

Not only does the Estevan Laser Health have many services to offer, but it also has many other advantages appreciated by the customers.

“We have a professional atmosphere, everything is confidential. We do a free consultation. I think it is important that we are professional people.

I am a registered nurse, my esthetician is an esthetician.

My massage therapist also has credentials behind her name.

We try to make sure that everybody is comfortable and fun in that environment when they come here. We are flexible with booking our appointments,” said Mantei.

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Estevan Laser Health Clinic Inc. owner Sheila Mantei, who is an RN and BsN, does laser body contouring and many other procedures. Photo submitted this ingredient is the personal connection specialists have with their clients that sets them apart.

“I love getting to know people and a lot of them become friends. I get to know what’s going on in their lives. It just doesn’t feel like work. I go every day and it’s, I guess, a passion at this point,” said Mantei.

Like many other businesses, the Estevan Laser Health Clinic had to close its doors at the end of March due to the

COVID-19 pandemic. Since then they were able to reopen in stages staring with Bioflex laser, then adding the massage therapy and finally being able to offer all of their services again.

Mantei said this June seemed to be as busy as it was a year earlier, and their daily routine hasn’t changed much since they always were very precise with cleaning.

“As far as operational wise, we always clean our machines … between clients. We always use appropriate PPE.

Now I’m wearing a mask, PPE just in general in there, cleaning the high-touch areas more frequently. We are doing a little bit of COVID screening each visit, limiting extra people … just to maintain social distancing.

We’ve always tried to schedule people so that they don’t really see each other anyway for confidentiality. There isn’t a whole lot of difference in what we are doing other than a little bit of extra cleaning in the hightouch areas.”

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Flashback – Wednesday, July 7, 1993

Cheers Cheers to the City of Estevan and Tim Hortons for putting in the new splash park, music structures and playground equipment at the Dennis Moore Centennial Park. Recent visitors to the city were really impressed, as the park is beautiful with many picnic tables under trees and the kids had so much safe fun.

Cheers to the great fireworks display offered by the City of Estevan on July 1. The show went ahead despite a thunderstorm that rolled through shortly before the fireworks were to start. It proved to be a great night.

Cheers to all of the communities and organizations that were able to offer something for Canada Day. It’s not easy to do with all of the restrictions that are now in place, but a lot of people appreciated these activities to help celebrate Canada’s 153rd birthday.

Cheers to the fact that the playparks in Estevan are now open, and the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre is to open next week. Looking forward to when ice is installed at Affinity Place, too.

Jeers Jeers to those who are complaining about petty issues. Stop being such a whiner all your life.

Jeers to whoever is responsible for the miscommunication with the Estevan Motor Speedway over when they can have races with fans in the stands. The speedway’s board, volunteers, drivers and fans deserve better, and they should have been able to race July 5.

Jeers to the lack of sidewalks in the east edge of the city. You’re taking your life into your own hand when you walk down Kensington Avenue, or the eastern blocks of Fourth Street and Perkins Street.

To submit a cheer or a jeer, please email it to dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca, or visit www.estevanmercury.ca.

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One big complete family it was in 1993. According to the Canadian record keepers there weren’t many families, other than this one, that has all the children, parents, grandparents and great grandparents alive and well at the same time. This record-setting group, back row, from left, Ray and Florence Bayliss of Carnduff, Max and Dorothy Connelly of Midale, Carl and Marg Hauglum of Midale, Arnold and Hazel Molstad of Outram. Middle, George and Mona Connelly of Midale, Ralph and Karen Molstad of Midale. Seated, Miles and Brenda Molstad of Midale with Blaine, Brittany and Brian.

Arcola farmer Chris Lees re-elected as Agribition president The next 12 months will be an interesting time, to say the least, for Arcola’s Chris Lees, who is the chairperson of the board for the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA).

Lees was re-elected to the second year of his two-year term as the president for Agribition during the annual general meeting in late June. The 2020 edition of Agribition was called off in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lees and the other members of the executive and the board will have lots to do, as they plan to offer digital programming and more.

“We have a few programs that we’re still involved in,” said Lees. “We have a mentorship program. We have a scholarship program, an education program, and the education part of it is a huge aspect of the show itself.”

Last year, for example, more than 10,000 children entered the Agribition barns and learned about where their food comes from, how it’s produced and how it gets to

be on their plates.

The decision to cancel this year was tough, but it was one that had to be made.

“We have to be very aware of our exhibitors, our sponsors, our international people and our staff and our volunteers.

We need to make sure they’re safe, and in order to do that, we felt it necessary to postpone the show for this year, and we’re just working towards …

2021 to be bigger and better than ever.”

Lees, whose family has been in the Arcola area since 1882, is proud that his family has been part of Agribition since the first year in 1971.

“My father (Tom) was very influential in getting Agribition started in 1971, and we raised purebred polled Hereford cattle. We showed at the very first show, and our family has shown at all 49 of them,” said Lees.

A lot has changed over the years, especially in the past few years now that it is in the International Trade Centre at Evraz Place.

It doesn’t matter where you’re from, when you arrive, Lees said you can spend the day touring the trade show, attending the livestock show, a rodeo or other entertaining events.

“There’s a lot of things that you can do, and you can definitely spend a couple of days just touring around, and you probably won’t see it all,” said Lees.

He views Agribition as a valuable event for Saskatchewan because it’s where you get to display your purebred livestock and compete with other breeders from across the continent. Agribition is the largest livestock show in Canada.

“Canadian genetics are sought after worldwide, and we have a large contingent of international guests every year that buy embryos and semen packages, etcetera, just because of the influence that Canadian genetics can do for them on their herds back in their own home countries,” he said.

As for the board, Lees

Chris Lees. Photo submitted said it is a diverse group of people with cattle producers joined by other livestock people, rural residents and urban dwellers.

“They’re all hard-working and the main goal they have is to make Agribition the worldclass event that it has become,” said Lees.

Each year 25,000 people pass through the Agribition barns on a daily basis.

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Dorwart, Marie Jeannine “Lucienne” 1923 – 2020 In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the St. Joseph’s Long Term Care facility Lucienne Dorwart drew her final breath and joined her husband Henry to dance in Heaven at the age of 96 years.

Lucienne was born to Harvey and Marie Anne (Hamel) Jeanotte on the family farm near Coderre, SK. Lucienne married Henry Jacob Dorwart on December 26, 1944 at St. Boswells Lutheran Church.

Mother was a Practical Nurse and worked several years at the Gravelbourg Hospital and then the Lampman Union Hospital after the family made the move from Glen Bain, SK to Lampman, SK. Mother loved riding horses and raised German Shepherd dogs, winning top awards at dog shows all over Canada. She loved the farm and handled farm machinery with ease helping during seeding, summer fallow and harvest. Her fruit cellar was always full of fruits, pickles, vegetables and jams and jellies which she prepared each year that would last into the next planting season. Mother was an excellent cook and her cabbage rolls, perogies and apple pie were the very best we’ve ever tasted. When Mother wasn’t busy on the farm or with her animals, she was busy shopping. Above all, Mother loved spending time with her family and listening to us play music.

Lucienne was predeceased by her parents Harvey and Marie Anne; husband Henry Dorwart; brothers, Jean and Gerald Jeanotte and sister Germaine Bekker; son-in-law Ronnie Prophet and grandson-in-law Ryan Greer.

Lucienne will be fondly remembered by her children Glory-Anne (Carriere) Prophet, Larry (Eve) Dorwart and Raymond (Glenys) Dorwart. Precious memories will be kept in the hearts of her grandchildren Warren (Lesa) Carriere, Rhonda (Bill) Paisley, Tamara Greer, Gwen (James) Gunderson, Jason (Crystal) Dorwart, Tanya (Richard) Gibson and Ravin Carriere (Todd); and her 11 great grandchildren.

A Private family graveside service will be held at a later date when travel restrictions are removed.

Lucienne’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff at St. Joseph’s Long Term Care for the impeccable care that was given to their Mother for the past few years.

Those so wishing may make donations in memory of Lucienne to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation (designate Long Term Care). 1176 Nicholson Rd., Estevan, SK S4A 0H3.

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Veronica Wanner-Johnston March 6, 1925 – June 20, 2020 We wish to celebrate the life of our loving mother Veronica Wanner- Johnston who passed on June 20, 2020 in Saskatoon at Luther Special Care Home. We thank all the care givers in Saskatoon during this trying time. Veronica is predeceased by her husband’s - Alphonse {Alf} Wanner and Lawrence Johnston.

She is survived by her sons {Floyd Wanner & Terry Wanner}, grandchildren {Mark Wanner, Benjamin Wanner, Josh TrotterWanner and Felice Trotter-Wanner}, 4 great grandchildren, sisters {Marion Slugoski, Inez Yoner, Florence Choubaniuk}. We would also like to thank Grace Kuntz for her longtime friendship and support. She is also predeceased by 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

Veronica was born in Torquay into a large family {Erick family}. She lived most of her life in the south east portion of the province. This included the Wanner farm north of the Maryland Church, Oxbow, Benson, Estevan, Weyburn and Saskatoon.Mom still had a zest for life when she turned 95. She took pride in being a home maker. She also enjoyed crocheting, playing her organ, shopping, and dancing. A celebration of Veronica’s life will be held at a later date in Estevan, SK.

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Delores Pauline Paproski (Fuchs) (née Yoner) 1943 - 2020 Delores came into this world on May 16, 1943, born to Rose (Bonokoski) Mooney and John Yoner. Delores was the 11th child of 12, and grew up in the Estevan Saskatchewan area.

Delores met and married Jim Fuchs in 1965 and in 1976 the two welcomed their only child Frankie John. Delores and Jim were married for 22 years until Jim's passing in 1989.

Delores was a very driven woman with a huge heart and contagious laughter. She worked hard and believed that it didn’t matter what you did as long as you did your best. She loved deeply, was devoted to her family above all else, and was truly the happiest when she was with her son and grandchildren. She lived by example and always saw the good in others. Delores married Lawrence Paproski in 1993 and relocated to Foam Lake Saskatchewan where she gained three daughters: Michelle, Melanie & Maurie.

Delores enjoyed spending her winters in Arizona, where family and friends were always welcome.

When back home she enjoyed a good steak barbeque, entertaining friends and family, and Sunday drives. Delores took pride in her picturesque back yard, decorated with ornaments and beautiful flowers. She always had a puzzle on the go, loved playing cards with her friends, and going for lunch dates with her girlfriends. Delores loved to shop, whether it was at a mall or at a garage sale, she could always find a treasure or two.

In July 2019, Delores decided to trade in the warm winter months of Arizona for the opportunity to move to Airdrie Alberta to live with her son, his wife Leah and their children. She was excited and very proud of her apartment in their home, she decorated and settled in quickly making it her own.

Unfortunately, in the fall of 2019 Delores was diagnosed with cancer for the 2nd time and so began her long courageous battle. She completed her earthly journey on June 20, 2020 at Dulcina Hospice in Calgary, Alberta. She was 77.

Delores will be missed by her family, friends, and those that had the opportunity to know her.

Delores was predeceased by her parents: Rose (Bonokoski) Mooney and John Yoner; first husband Jim Fuchs; second husband Lawrence Paproski; brothers: Thomas Yoner, William Yoner, Walter Yoner, Joe Yoner and Lawrence Yoner; sisters: Ann Briltz, Elizabeth McMurdo, Terry Lylyk and Margaret Curry.

Left to cherish Delores’ memory are: her son FRANKIE JOHN FUCHS (Leah), grandchildren: Mackenzie, Kayden, Jerzy, Alyssa and Jaxon; daughter MICHELLE (David) Stuckel, grandchildren: Brenna, Kaylin and Jared; daughter MELANIE Paproski, granddaughter Courtney; daughter MAURIE (Derek) Andrew, sister Patricia Johnson, sister Bertha Harris, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A celebration of Delores’ life will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's United Church, Estevan, Saskatchewan. Sandy Dalziel will officiate. Interment will follow at the Estevan City Cemetery, after which a reception will be held at Eleven24 Social House, Estevan.

Donations in memory of Delores may be made to the St. Marguerite Manor – Dulcina Hospice 110 Evanspark Manor, Evanston Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T3P 0N4, via phone (587) 230-5500 or online at: https://www.covenantfoundation.ca/donate-online Cheryl Walker of Choice Memorial Cremation & Funeral Services, Calgary and Dustin Hall of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan are caring for Delores' family.

Gerald Lloyd Dixon 1939 -2020 Gerald Lloyd Dixon of Melville, Saskatchewan, passed away at his home on Monday, June 22, 2020.

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, on March 29, 1939, to James and Dora Dixon, he lived his life in the communities of Neudorf, Indian Head, Midale, Regina and Melville, Saskatchewan.

Jerry grew up in Neudorf with his brothers, Ross and Tom, and sisters Helen and Jean. He attended Notre Dame High School in Wilcox, SK, then went on to Luther College in Regina before completing his degree in Education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Jerry married Jo-Anne Dally on October 26, 1963, and they welcomed James (Jim), Todd, Patrick, Michael (Mike), Shari and Christopher (Chris) into their lives. Jerry and Jo-Anne started out their married life in Indian Head, where Jerry worked as a high school teacher. The family moved to Midale in 1974 after Jerry accepted the position of principal at the K-12 Midale Central School. Jerry was passionate about sports and played hockey and baseball as a youngster and continued playing baseball for as long as he could. He coached the senior hockey teams in Indian Head and Midale and led those teams to championship seasons. Jerry had a keen sense of humour and was known as a fun guy to be around. He had a gift for storytelling, stories of his childhood, his brothers and sisters, his mom and dad, his grandparents, his dad’s harness racing and hotel days, playing and coaching baseball and hockey, his favourite NHL team The Toronto Maple Leafs, colleagues, students, hail adjusting, Jo-Anne and the kids, in-laws … and his many other life experiences.

Jerry's beloved wife, Jo-Anne, died in 1991 after a battle with cancer. She was loved by all and was dearly missed by Jerry and family and friends. Jerry finished his teaching career in the 90s but didn’t fully retire until many years later, as he continued to work as a hail adjuster for Co-op Hail Insurance. In retirement he enjoyed travelling, spending time with family, watching sports, both live and on TV, playing the piano, cruising in his yellow convertible and daily coffee and stories with friends in Midale. After living his life in small-town Saskatchewan, Jerry moved to Regina and spent a number of years enjoying the city, travelling and spending time with his friend, Sharon Hurd. A few years ago, Jerry moved to Melville to be closer to Shari and Mike and his grandsons.

Jerry is survived by his children and their families, Jim and Lynn, Todd, Patrick and Nadine and daughters Johanna and Jayden, Mike, Shari and Dwight and Shari’s sons Dakota and Dallas, and Chris. Arrangements were entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville.

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Highway 18 under construction A stretch of highway in southeast Saskatchewan is receiving some attention. Highway 18 west of Oungre is currently under construction. Motorists are asked to reduce speed where crews are working, and to watch for equipment and people in the construction zone.

They should also be prepared to stop.

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Several situations required firefighters’ attention last week Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) showed their dedication to the community during some busy nights last week.

Monday saw them respond to four calls in a six-hour time frame, starting at 5 p.m. The first was at a three-story apartment building in north-central Estevan. Crews arrived on scene and found that there wasn’t a visible smoke or flame.

“Crews did arrive to observe and investigate the fire alarm panel to find that several detection heads were going off inside the occupancy, but we noted that as soon as we made entry, it was extremely humid due to the weather conditions that day,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser.

After inspecting the floors with thermal imaging cameras, the scene was turned over to the property management group. Feser noted this building has a history of humidity-related calls.

The next call was at a restaurant in southeast Estevan at 6:30 p.m. The activated detection device was in the kitchen area, and was again set off by the humidity.

“The staff was removing some items from the big, walk-in freezers, and the door was open for a considerable amount of time, which caused some moisture to be released,” said Feser.

Their third call Monday was at 10 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Crews found that humidity was the source, and there had been a history with that detection head. Hospital staff members have since been fixing the problem area.

Finally, they were called to a two-story, multi-family dwelling at 11 p.m. in north-

central Estevan, which was caused by humidity.

“The biggest thing we would like to make sure that everybody is aware of is just because it is a humidity-related alarm – and in all of these instances, there was no real emergency occurring at that time – please don’t just take that for granted, because there could be a real emergency going on there,” said Feser.

In all incidents, people did a great job of evacuating the buildings.

Friday afternoon, Estevan firefighters were called to a reported power line and tree fire in the northwest part of the city.

Crews responded to the call. Once firefighters arrived on the scene, it was found that the powerline was indeed down in the residential backyard.

“Crews secured the scene and assessed the situation. There were no threats of fire at any time,” said Estevan Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies.

EFRS members remained on site until SaskPower crews arrived. Then the scene was turned over to them for repairs.

Davies noted that SaskPower specialists had no issues with fixing the line.

The fire department also had a training evening Tuesday in which new recruits performed search and rescue drills. They carried charged hose lines, and found and retrieved rescue dummies. The focus was on communication and incident command outside the scene.

And they were on scene Wednesday night for the City of Estevan’s fireworks display.

No issues occurred during the fireworks that required their attention.

A lesson from the river Frustrated with all the bad news lately, I loaded my kayak and headed to the Souris River to find some peace and quiet.

On the way, a deer ran out in front of my truck. Knowing there was likely more than one, I stopped, backed up, and waited. Out of the ditch came the smallest fawn I have ever seen. It looked like a small cat on spindly legs.

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Once I got to the river, I saw hundreds of painted turtles sunning themselves on the semi-submerged tree branches. I saw two huge snapping turtles. A white-tail deer came bounding out of the trees, saw me, and let out a shriek. I had never heard a deer make that noise before and then he did it two more

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What most impressed me, though, were the water bugs. If I sat still for a moment, 10 or 15 of these bugs would come and skitter all over the place. They were so small that I could not see them. All I could see all these wakes being formed on the surface of the water.

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