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The Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers are the Moose Jaw Minor Football League’s U12 champions. The Chargers shut out the Moose Jaw Spartans 27-0 Saturday evening in Moose Jaw to capture the title. It’s the first-ever championship for a team in Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football. For more on this story, please see Page A12.

Remembrance Day ceremony will be held outdoors at the cenotaph again this year

By Ana Bykhovskaia A fun project initiated by the Wolensky family made many people in the community smile this summer.

The colourful rock snake, which Brae and Maddyn Wolensky started with about 20 painted rocks, grew to 509 pieces as of the end of last week.

The snake is located on the walking trail adjacent to Rooney Road, on the other side of the railing on a retaining stone.

Brae and Maddyn’s mother Kaylyn Wolensky said the community was quick on picking up the torch and helping their fun

snake grow.

“Lots of people were sending me videos of them putting rocks into it. It’s pretty cool,” Kaylyn said.

“And the girls (Brae and Maddyn) love going there. They ask to go back and check out the rocks snake all the time. Whenever they have friends over, they’re like, ‘Let’s go see rocks.’”

The snake was born in mid-July when the girls decided they wanted to paint some rocks. The Internet helped with bumping the idea of the painted rocks up to the next level.

“We were looking online for different ideas on how to paint rocks, and then we came across this rock snake idea and I’m like, ‘That’s kind

of cool.’ And then we just went for a walk and they decided that’s where they wanted to put it. So we wrote down on a little piece of paper what it was and it just took off from there,” Kaylyn recalled.

Throughout the past three months, the girls added some rocks themselves, and also invited their friends to make their contribution.

Kaylyn said they probably didn’t expect much involvement from other people, but the snake didn’t leave members of the community cold, and the natural art project kept growing up until recently.

“It’s starting to slow down now that school is back in and it’s starting

to get cold out. But it’s taken off and it’s pretty long now. It’s fun to go watch. There are a lot of people who say how much they like just walking by and seeing it,” Kaylyn said.

She noted that there were a few people who thought it was a “take a rock, leave a rock” type of initiative in the beginning. And about two weeks after they started the snake, someone knocked rocks down off the ledge. The Wolensky family put them back up and ever since they didn’t have any other incidents with the project.

“Some people will come and rearrange the rocks a little bit but that’s fine,” Kaylyn said.

Now that winter is coming, the project will probably freeze for the time being.

“It’s nice where it is. It doesn’t get in the way with snow removal or tripping hazards or anything for the city. It’s on the other side of a fence ... So I think it could probably stay for the winter. I hope it does,” Kaylyn said.

While rocks were painted by many different people, Kaylyn said she hopes the images and colours make it through the winter and next year the snake will still be there to keep bringing the community together to make it grow or just smile looking at it.

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New Estevan police chief has enjoyed time in the city

By David Willberg The new chief of police for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) has enjoyed his time in the community thus far, and been kept busy getting to know the men and women in the EPS and its procedures.

Lowen’s first day on the job was Sept. 20. He briefly addressed Estevan city council at its meeting on Oct. 18, and was at his first regular meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners three days later.

He was previously with the Winnipeg Police Service, where he was a superintendent and had command of investigative services, overseeing major crimes, specialized investigations, organized crime, forensics, intelligence, technology operations and professional standards.

It meant he oversaw more than 460 officers.

“In a big service, you had groups of people that were able to do whatever challenge you had, whether it

was putting together a plan or putting together a budget,” Lowen told the Mercury. “I came from a place where I had a whole finance division.

I came from a place that had a whole HR (human resources) division.”

Multiple divisions would handle specific investigational needs.

In Estevan, officers have to be a “jack of all trades,” he said.

“I have to bring the people around me in, so that I can learn what they know and what they’re working on, and I can share what I know with them, and we can do it together. In a small service here, you have to be able to work together.”

And he’s already been able to get to know the officers here in a way he didn’t in Winnipeg, where he worked for 32 years.

“I had a lot of people that I meet and a lot of people that I didn’t know,” said Lowen. “When you have almost 500 people just under your division, never mind 1,300-plus total officers, and with civilian staff,

New Police Chief Richard Lowen you have almost 2,000 people there.

There was a lot of people who knew who I was, but I didn’t know who they were, which was a challenge when you’re trying to help people get their job done.”

He has been trying to establish

better lines of communication within the EPS to ensure that everyone knows what’s happening.

Budget work has also kept him busy.

“We face challenges with trying to do the best we can with the amount of money we have. We have a finite amount. We have a limited amount of funding, and we have to be able to provide that service to the community with that amount.”

The EPS has to be responsible for how they use taxpayer dollars, and they need to openly show people how they do it.

Lowen has established an executive management team that reviews the cost of doing business, and finds ways to do things better.

“We’re setting up more of a unified operation,” said Lowen.

There have been operational changes, and technical issues needed to be sorted out. There were some deficiencies in the building that had to be addressed. An electrician

had to come in to sort things out properly.

They’re also just finishing the landscaping around the building, and making sure it’s usable for everybody.

“Whenever you do any kind of construction, there’s always little things that you thought were OK that you needed to change afterwards, so it’s not like it’s a huge undertaking. There’s just little finetuning.”

Lowen is impressed that a small service can accomplish as much as this one does.

In the community, Lowen said he and his wife have been exploring the local restaurant scene. They have found some wonderful places to eat.

And they have also explored the community through the new pathways that have been constructed and the existing walking areas.

Lowen said they have met some very nice people since coming to Estevan.

Most RM of Estevan residents now have civic addresses

By Ana Bykhovskaia Most residents of the Rural Municipality of Estevan now have street names and building numbers assigned to their homes.

In the past couple of months, people have been receiving letters from the RM indicating their new civic addresses, which are to be used for emergency needs.

The RM of Estevan has been working with the provincial government to implement the civic address system and now it’s nearing completion.

“It has been a huge undertaking and we are quite excited to see it falling into place,” said Keri Lukye, administrative assistant (accounts receivable) with the RM of Estevan.

Christopher Clemett, acting executive director, enterprise projects and external rela-

tions with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), noted that the Saskatchewan Civic Address Registry (CAR) program became operational in 2014, and since then, the focus has been on developing awareness of the program, encouraging rural municipalities and urban municipalities to participate in the program and validate their information, offering training and support for the user community, and integrating the CAR dataset into different emergency response technology platforms.

The program was needed to improve emergency response in rural areas.

“In rural settings, the CAR program helps establish the entry point to locations of interest of human activity, which assists emergency responders to find homes quickly in the event of an emergency.

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Often in the case of legal land description (DLS), lot block plan or other rural land survey systems, entry points to dwellings or places of activity are not captured or easily identified.

These entry points are critical information for emergency response personnel. The CAR program provides information to cover that gap in information,” Clemett explained.

Lukye said that with the exception of a few homes, for which more location information is required, the RM of Estevan should have every home and business registered with the CAR. As the CAR program is voluntary and access points change over time, it will be an ongoing process to keep the map up to date, but most of the residents already know their addresses.

“Once we are confident that all of the homes and busi-

nesses have been addressed council will be discussing options for signage,” Lukye said.

The RM has several streets and roads named after residents. For example, there is a Hinzman Road in the southern area of the RM, named after Lester Hinzman – a long-term resident. Some roads are named after previous or current councillors or reeves, such as Jahn Street in the east industrial subdivision or Dukart Drive located off of the Highway 39 Bypass east of the city.

Some streets were also named after current or past landmarks.

“Other road names include Boundary Beach Road, named simply because of where it leads or EGS Road which is the road from the city that leads to the landfill, EGS referencing the Estevan

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Generating Station that was once located in the valley down that road,” Lukye said in giving some other examples.

She noted that the civic addresses will not be printed on their RM maps. But according to SPSA, it is anticipated that as the CAR dataset becomes more mature and information is validated, commercial entities such as Google, Bing and others will look to CAR for the information it provides to augment their own products.

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He went on to explain that the CAR system was envisioned to provide information for services beyond emergency response such as courier, package delivery and food delivery services. However, it does not contain names or postal code information, and as such, currently it may not provide sufficient information for mail delivery.

Land locations or PO boxes, which residents had as their addresses for the documents, can still be used as there is no requirement to change addresses in other systems unless required by the organization gathering the information, Clemett noted.

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By David Willberg

The Million Dollar Auction lived up to its billing Thursday night, with plenty of happy people who attended the event leaving with items supplied by local businesses.

The event took place at the Estevan Market Mall, with bidders and interested onlookers present. Those who collected promotional money during the previous six weeks showed up with their cash to try to secure their desired items.

The auction was a partnership between the Estevan Mercury, CJ 1150,

Sun 102.3 FM, Rock 106 and Discover Estevan.

Norm Mack and the Mack Auction Company served as the auctioneers.

Thirty-one items, all supplied by local businesses, were sold during what was a fast-paced auction. There was a variety of merchandise available, from electronics to gift certificates, tools to beauty products, sporting goods to home supplies, and bedding to vehicle needs.

With all of the products available, it ensured there would be something available for people of all ages, and it showcased

the diversity of businesses that could be found in the Estevan area.

The top selling item was an Ashley queen-sized bed in a box, courtesy of Room by Room Furniture, which sold for $100,000 in play money. Gift certificates for pizza for a year from The Tower Café attracted a bid of $75,000, while two items fetched $70,000: a collection of gift certificates supplied

by Winmar Property Restorations, and a six-piece Milwaukee tool package from Cervus Equipment Peterbilt.

The minimum value of the items available in the auction was $250, ensuring plenty of quality.

More than $1.036 million in play money was spent on the 31 items Thursday night. In some cases, people pooled their money together, and then split the prizes.

Additional promotional money was collected by people in the community during the campaign.

The auction was launched on Sept. 8. In the weeks leading up to the auction, people earned play money by spinning the auction wheel during live on location spots hosted by the radio stations at each of the participating businesses.

People could also en-

ter through promotions offered by the businesses, or through the popular Win Wednesday Facebook initiative on the Mercury’s Facebook page.

Deanna Tarnes, the sales manager and publisher for the Estevan Mercury, called the auction and the promotion as a whole a success, and a lot of fun. Lots of happy people walked out with items.

“We had a nice variety of prizes,” said Tarnes. “We had a lot of local businesses participate.”

Tarnes said she had a lot of happy clients among the participating businesses. They liked the collaboration between the local media outlets, and how the businesses were marketed.

Nick Yakimchuk, the local manager for the radio stations, marvelled that items valued at $400 or $500 went for $40,000 in promotional money.

“It was a great collaboration overall. I love the fact that the businesses love the idea of bringing the two medias together to do a promotion that would really drive traffic to the businesses,” said Yakimchuk.

The businesses saw customers they might not have had otherwise because of the auction, he said.

Norm Mack was the auctioneer for the Million Dollar Auction at the Estevan Market Mall on Thursday.

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This barbecue from The Brick was available at the auction.

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PLUS 2 PILLOWS | QUEEN SHEET SET Estevan area residents viduals, families, groups and nation of $10 per shoebox MATTRESS are once again encouraged to churches are encouraged to to cover shipping and other PROTECTOR | COMFORTER fill a shoebox with a variety participate. People can also program costs. Place the of items for children around fill an ordinary shoebox. donation in an envelope on the world as part of the Donors are asked to top of items in one of the PLUS A Operation Christmas Child decide if they are packing shoeboxes. Donations can be 78,000BTU campaign. for a girl or boy and what combined into one shoebox BBQ “Operation Christmas age group, be it two to four if multiple shoeboxes are Child, a project of Samari- years old, five to nine, or packed. courtesy of tan’s Purse, brings hope and 10-14. Giftscourtesy shouldofbe ageNational Collection courtesy of courtesy joy into of the lives of hurting appropriate.

Week is Nov. 15-21.courtesy The of children around the world, Items accepted include Estevan Alliance Church through gift-filled shoe- toys, such as balls, dolls, is once again the drop-off boxes,” said Jillian Ursu, stuffed animals, socks, hair location, and will be open exthe drop-off team QUEEN lead for accessories, cars, musical tended hours throughoutTRAEGER the ASHLEY BBQ OIL CHANGES Estevan and area.

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55” SMART BED IN A BOX FOR A YEAR A total of 741 shoeboxes ropes, etc.; hygiene items, Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. were collected from the Es- such as a toothbrush, comb, to 3 p.m. on the Saturday tevan area last year. brush, soap bar, floss, wash and 9-4 p.m. on the Sunday.

“It was incredible to see cloth, t-shirt, etc.; and school “I am truly excited to how people were still deter- supplies, including pencils, see Estevan and area come mined to pack shoeboxes and pens, crayons, pencil crayons, together once again and put give even when it was more notebooks, etc. smiles on the faces of hundifficult to do so,” said Ursu.

Donors are also asked dreds of children by packing In 2021, shoeboxes col- to include a personal note shoeboxes,” said Ursu, who is lected in Estevan and else- or a photo. in her eighth year as the local Jillian Ursu is the team lead for Operation Christmas Child in Estevan. File photo where in Canada will be Items not accepted in- co-ordinator. going to El Salvador, Nica- clude used merchandise, If anyone is feeling un- boxes, they will be accepted in over 170 countries and religion or gender. The shoemany of these boxes often open the door for ragua, Costa Rica, Senegal, food, candy, playing cards, certain about packing physi- in a donation bin at the territories. For courtesy of children, the gift-filled shoe- Samaritan’s Purse Gambia, Guinea Bissau, toothpaste,courtesy war-related toys, cal shoeboxes this year, but Estevan Alliance Church. courtesy of to work of courtesy and of Sierra Leone.

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Local restaurants are worthy of support Estevan is blessed to have an array of great businesses, particularly when it comes to restaurants.

Our local restaurants offer tremendous diversity. Many of them have that signature or featured dish for which they’re known, or they have a certain food in their name, but then they also have plenty of other foods to meet their customers' fancy.

We aren’t just a city that has burgers, fries and pizza on the menus. And our fast food joints have a pretty good selection as well.

We’ve seen a number of restaurants open during the past 12 months, just like we’ve seen numerous other businesses open. This has certainly been a positive development for the community – as with any other business, competition is healthy, and new businesses create jobs and reflect confidence.

The restaurants that have come to Estevan since March 2020 have done so during a very challenging time. Not only has there been the uncertainty with the pending closure of Unit 4 at the Boundary Dam Power Station at the end of this year, and the less than glorious times in the oilpatch, but it’s been tough because of the pandemic.

We hoped that we were shifting back to more normal times in July when the government removed the pandemic restrictions. You could walk into a restaurant without a mask, you

could sit with as many people at your table as you wanted, you didn’t have to social distance, you could have a buffet-style meal, and it felt like we could gather and have fun again, if we wanted.

And licensed restaurants didn’t have to worry about a 10 p.m. last call.

While the latest round of public health orders aren’t as restrictive as what we had in the spring, and they aren’t as onerous as in other provinces, they’re still tough on restaurants, particularly now that proof of vaccination is required.

Not only does it cut into the potential customer base for these businesses, but for whatever reason, those who are fully vaccinated and in possession of their proof of vaccine aren’t eager to go out and eat, despite the simplicity of proving you’ve had two doses.

Restaurants have noticed a decline in business in the past few weeks.

We all have positive memories connected to a restaurant. For many of us, our first job was in a restaurant, whether it be a cashier, a cook, a server or a dishwasher, or any one of a number of other jobs that are available.

We all fondly remember a great meal we enjoyed, a great night out with family and/or friends, or a celebration held at a restaurant or bar.

Often we’ve turned to a restaurant on short

notice when we needed a meal in a pinch, or when our at-home meal plans didn’t work out.

Our restaurant owners are a big part of the community as well. You see their names attached to sponsorships at all kinds of different events, and they make donations to plenty of causes. They host fundraisers and they want to give back to the community that supports them.

We all have our favourite restaurants in Estevan. Many of us will also have a favourite item at that restaurant, although it is always worth trying something new; you won’t be disappointed.

The food industry is tough to enter. The profit margins aren’t as significant as many of us think. Owning a restaurant results in long hours and lots of stress. And it’s more difficult than ever to be in the food business. If one person has one bad experience, they’ll rant on social media, assume that every meal ever served there has been bad, and that everyone should gather together and boycott the establishment.

Reality is that most people who go to a restaurant have great experiences, or they wouldn’t come back.

Inside this week’s edition of the Mercury, you’ll find the Rally for Restaurants special. We encourage you to hold onto it, learn about the menu offerings and specials for these businesses.

After all, we’re fortunate to have them in our community.

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What are the symbols of our times?

Masks and needles probably would be the first things coming to mind these days.

But that sits on top and doesn't really reflect the depth of the current situation.

Recently Dasha Yausheva, my classmate who I met through the journalism faculty in St. Petersburg, made a post in which she discusses a symbol that'd best suit the society we live in. Her point was that not only does the Russian community nowadays seem like its crest – an eagle with two heads, each looking the opposite way – but the global community as well has turned deeply divided, and reminds us of that eagle.

I thought it was a very accurate comparison.

"Anything that used to bring us together became secondary. Everything that divides us stands out. Or is getting spotlighted.

Depends on the perspective," she said in her post.

From my peace and conflict background, I knew in theory that any crisis or social conflict results in polarization and radicalization of people. But I don't think that in conscious life before I have witnessed that happening, especially on such a major scale and in absence of a military conflict.

We, as a society, are getting polarized every day, and it's not just about the pandemic.

The many problems we are facing, like a weight on people's shoulders, push us towards the ground. But instead of getting tighter together (something we witnessed at the beginning of the pandemic) and trying to find solutions, we split because of our views.

I've now witnessed too many talks that seemed like complete monochrome - no

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Be it climate change, pandemic approach, national or global politics, economy, global crisis, vaccination, religion, international affairs, health, history or any other issues that one way or the other affect everyone, people are divided and sit on the two opposite sides of that imaginary line. There is no real golden middle anymore, or maybe there is just hardly anyone there.

With individuals and individual rights being a central value of our culture, we became overly sensitive to any kind of comments or discussions.

Almost everything is a trigger now.

Over the last two or three years, the list of hot-button or pretty much forbidden topics has grown significantly, and things that are not intended to be a personal issue are taken personally, dividing people and creating walls between them.

Dasha pointed out in her post that those few who "stick to one of the shades of grey" in our contemporary black and white society, keep it quiet. I've met a couple of people like that. They analyze, research, think and then most of the time keep their conclusions to themselves, simply because it seems that no one is interested in discussions, and rather would stream their positions, mostly fortified by emotions, not arguments.

If they do voice their thoughts or try to

bridge the gap between polar groups, they are often quieter than those on the poles.

While polarization splits the society into us and them, it brings the "us" into a tighter group. It may go against pre-existing social lines, such as family bonds, friendships, social groups, religion, ethnic groups, etc., creating a new value that glues the new group, which is more meaningful for the members.

In their polarized views, people want to find like-minded ones, but in reality, the more we polarize, the further apart we are and the further the social conflicts between the groups escalate. And as that happens, further polarization occurs – stereotypes damage the relationship between adversaries, and more and more lines of communication that are normal in regular life are cut off. It's an endless circle unless we choose differently.

Dasha said that when she gets too tired of the opposing parties' aggression, she turns on the lectures by the Dalai Lama, as he always looks for something that unites the opposing groups.

And that's what we need the most these days. We need to relearn how to see the gold in the black and white world and bring this gold up. We need to dig out that talent inside ourselves because before everything turned sharp and contrastively, we all had values that united us. And we need to listen a bit closer to those quieter voices that still can see these different shades, as they can bring us back.

We didn't lose the values that united us before, we are just more focused on other things. But to not live a life of a two-headed eagle, we can consciously choose to highlight something that unites us rather than divides us.

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Minor football’s perseverance pays off Back in March 2008, Sheila Leach-Dougherty proudly told me “Estevan no longer doesn’t have minor football.” (Or words to that effect).

For those of you who moved to Estevan in the last few years, you might be stunned that Estevan, a city in Canada’s football hotbed province, didn’t have youth football until 2008.

No minor football. No high school football. Communities a fraction of our size had youth football, but we didn’t.

So when Leach-Dougherty decided to bring football back to the Energy City for the first time in many years to give her son a chance to play, so many of us cheered.

Of course, it wasn’t just one person who made it all happen.

It took a lot of dedicated volunteers to bring football back. The following year, high school football made its return, ensuring that kids could play football from when they’re eight (or less) until they graduate from the Estevan Comprehensive School, if that’s what they want.

That first day for minor football games in Estevan was a blast. The stands at the Woodlawn Athletic Park were packed.

There were a couple of age groups with two Estevan teams, so we were treated to a couple of Estevan versus Estevan games.

Football was back.

Times haven’t always been easy for minor football since 2008. There have been winless seasons, lopsided losses, unfortunate injuries and heart-breaking losses. The field at the Woodlawn Athletic Park was covered in mud and debris in the spring of 2011 after the Souris River flooded.

But there have been lots of highlights, too, and not just on the field. After the flood of 2011, local football supporter Wanda Harron submitted a bid to have Estevan host a visit from the TSN Kraft Celebration Tour. Estevan succeeded, defeating Swan River, Man., in a vote showdown, and bringing a live SportsCentre visit to Estevan, and some support for youth football.

Still, Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football was looking for its first championship. Until now.

Nobody can deny that the Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate Chargers were the kings of the Moose Jaw Minor Football League’s U12 division this year. Yes, they suffered a close loss to the Moose Jaw Lions to start the year, but they won their last seven games of the season, and didn’t allow a point in two postseason games.

The final Saturday was played in Moose Jaw, even though Estevan had the best record in the league during the regular season, but all league finals are played in Moose Jaw. Fans who drove to Moose Jaw for the game were rewarded.

The game wasn’t close. It wasn’t suspenseful. Estevan was the clear-cut better team. Their regular season games against the Moose Jaw Spartans were decided late. This one wasn’t.

Everyone involved with that team earned that championship - the coaches, players, volunteers, sponsors and other supporters. Many of the parents did their part.

My guess is that there were a lot of people on an emotional high on the bus ride back from Moose Jaw. Hopefully, those kids will continue to love the game and develop their skills, so that Estevan will have strong teams as they rise through the ranks to U15 and eventually high school football. And hopefully there will be more championships to come.

For the teams that have struggled, they need to remember that it wasn’t always easy for the Chargers, either. It takes time to build a program.

While championships are great, we do have to remember they aren’t the only measure of success for youth sports. Finding a love and a passion is important. So is having fun. And so is meeting people and building life-long friendships.

At the end of the season, the question for youth sports athletes shouldn’t be about wins and losses. Nor should it be about championships; after all, only one team can win a title.

The questions should be about how they progressed as players, if they made new friendships, if they had fun, and whether they believe the experiences of the campaign will help them when they move up to the next level.

Kids sports are supposed to be fun. If athletes get to the highest levels of the game, that’s where wins and losses can be the biggest point of emphasis.

But winning is still fun and championships are still nice.

And hopefully it won’t be too long before it happens again.

New primary health and wellness centre coming to Oxbow in December

The Rural Municipality of Enniskillen has acquired property at 119 Railway Avenue in Oxbow, which will become a primary health and wellness centre. Photo submitted by the RM of Enniskillen

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Rural Municipality of Enniskillen has acquired property at 119 Railway Avenue in Oxbow and is hoping to open a primary health and wellness centre as early as this winter for the residents of Oxbow and all neighbouring rural communities.

The project is being done in partnership between the RM, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Galloway Health Centre in Oxbow.

"The reeve and council are pleased to announce the collaboration of this new facility," said RM administrator Pamela Bartlett. "This partnership is greatly needed to ensure that our community stays viable.

This collaboration with the health authority and health centre will also ensure that the needs of our local emergency medical responders and primary care paramedics will be met through adequate housing, transportation, training and office space."

Bartlett added that while the idea of the creation of an EMS base with living quarters was around for about 10 years and fundraising for it was ongoing, the building acquisition "happened quite quickly."

"This has been something that has been needed for more than 10 years. And so, the right building came up and just suited the needs," Bartlett said. "Due to COVID, homecare as well as other specialties … were displaced from the hospital. Physio hasn't been in Oxbow for around two years, so it's just a definite need. And this (building) suited basically the needs of the ambulance, the EMS station, as well as the needs of supportive care. That's why this building was chosen."

Paramedic Britt Venn, who is a part of the project and worked on building acquisition, liaised between the SHA, the regional EMS director, the healthcare administrator, the RM of Enniskillen and the Hospital Auxiliary to ensure everything worked out.

She said she was working on the project for about a month, and with a background in construction, she knew what was possible based on what they had to work with for available buildings.

She said that it was important for her to see the project progress.

"My dad was actually one of the people who started EMS services here in Oxbow.

And so I had a little bit of a familial duty just to pay it forward or improve the service if I could. I came into the EMS service in Oxbow only in March, and having worked in many other places, I noticed there was a few things that the staff were missing.

And I thought if there was a way for me to improve everyone's quality of life, then that would just make everyone's workplace better, make the community, the service better, in hopes that we can attract more paramedics to this area in order to be able to have better coverage on our ambulance," Venn explained.

She added that she recently had a baby, and she had to take the baby out of town often for appointments because there is no place in Oxbow where the community health nurse or dieticians or other specialists can just come.

"I recognized that there was a pretty substantial need within the community to have what we are calling the Health and Wellness Centre, just a place to allow those folks who provide medical services a professional and clean space that they can do their job," Venn said.

The new health and wellness centre will open many opportunities for Oxbow and surrounding communities. Bartlett said that their goal is to have as many health professionals as possible in a centralized location, providing the best care for their residents.

"Our goal is to partner with health professionals – home care, mental health, public health, dietitian, physio, addictions, telehealth, and hopefully one day to include massage, natural and holistic care and other important essential services housed under one roof. There will also be a space for the new handi-van to be kept indoors," Bartlett said.

They will need to attract some supportive care specialists from outside the community, most likely from Estevan, Weyburn and other bigger centres.

Having this new base will benefit the Galloway Health Centre and will potentially improve the situation with recruitment and retention of paramedics.

"We have had a very hard time with getting ambulance back, as well as retaining ambulance staff without having somewhere for them to stay. And the ambulance would often be on bypass or they would be not in service, because there was no staff for them. So having the ambulance base with living quarters, they will be able to recruit ambulance staff from surrounding areas," Bartlett said.

Venn added that while there is a general shortage of medical staff, the new centre should help the community with attracting paramedics.

"It's definitely a big step in the right direction. It's not doing anything to invent

more paramedics. But what it will do is allow for accommodations to be available.

So then, if there are paramedics from out of town that are interested in taking shifts in Oxbow, then we can actually provide them with accommodation, so then it's not cost prohibitive for them to come and do a shift here in Oxbow. And then, maybe we can also utilize those accommodations for people on a little bit more long-term basis. If we move someone into the area, we provide temporary housing for them until they find their own place," Venn said.

A wide variety of services offered through the centre will better cater to the needs of the surrounding communities.

There is an ambulance in Carnduff, but if they are not in service or on a call with another patient, Oxbow Ambulance will cover their service area. Oxbow's ambulance covers a large area – Glen Ewen, and north, to the middle of Alameda and Carlyle, Hirsch and Frobisher and down to the US Border.

The RM will take possession of the building on Nov. 1 and hopes to have the primary health and wellness centre open and operational by Dec. 6.

Work will begin immediately to start the renovation process to ensure all necessary accommodations and retrofits are completed, including wheelchair accessibility.

If anyone is interested in contributing to this venture, through monetary donations or new furnishings for the bedrooms and kitchen or would like to know more information about renting a space, they can contact the RM. Tax-deductible donations will be issued for all monetary contributions.

Bartlett added that the community has been great in supporting the project.

"Huge support from the community," Bartlett said. "We're just so thankful for the support from Oxbow, the RM and the surrounding communities for such an amazing project."

"It was it was definitely a big joint effort amongst many members of the community and there's been a lot of fundraising initiatives that made this possible over the years … I'm just really happy that it all came together and that everyone could work together and see it through in a pretty timely fashion," Venn said.

The RM also saluted Alan Gay, who was the building owner, for his generosity towards this new partnership. Bartlett explained that he knew what the project was going to be, and he was very excited about it, so he dropped the asking price, making it possible for the RM to purchase the building.

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Estevan Writers Group invites the community to their 35th anniversary celebration

By Ana Bykhovskaia Not too many member groups in town stay together for as long as the Estevan Writers Group (EWG).

The organization is to celebrate their 35th anniversary on Oct. 28, and they are inviting the community to join them for some author readings, an open microphone and just a nice evening at Michael’s Coffee Shop

and Bakery at 7 p.m.

“We’re really excited to be doing a coffee house. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to meet in person like that,” said group chair Victoria Koops.

Two of the group members will be reading from their work. Maureen Ulrich, who recently published the fourth and last book in the Jessie Mac hockey series, will introduce pieces of her latest book. One of

the group’s founding members Betty McGillivray will also read some of her short stories.

“Both of those ladies are going to be our feature readers.

And then we’ve extended an invitation to all of our current members if they want to read something that they’re currently working on,” Koops explained. “This would be a great venue just to show people in Estevan what the writers

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The event is free of charge, and drinks and desserts will be available through the coffee shop before the event.

“It’s going to be pretty casual. Obviously, because it is a public space people will be coming and going and that’s totally okay. It’ll be really relaxed and intimate,” Koops said.

She added that because the event is to take place at an eatery, they’ll be following the provincial guidelines for masking and also will need participants to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result.

The EWG was started in 1986. Before the pandemic, they used to host coffee houses in partnership with the Estevan Public Library, but those haven’t been happening for a while now, so they thought it would be nice to remind people in the community what they are and what they do.

Koops said the EWG is a really robust writing group with many active members, who are very supportive of each other’s work.

“We’re really proud of the quality of support and engagement and encouragement that is found in the Estevan Writing Group. We have really diverse members, people who write fiction and nonfiction, short and long, poetry all the way up to novels. So we’ve got lots of experience in our group, we have a lot of different genres and diversity. And with that, we’re able to really support each other in unique ways,” Koops said.

The EWG has members who’ve published their works, like Ulrich and Rhonda Stock.

But there are also members

who haven’t been published or are not really aiming at publishing and just enjoy writing. And there is support and expertise the group can provide to any member.

“Many of our members are emerging writers and have been working on manuscripts generally speaking,” Koops said.

She added that the writing group is what made her feel like a writer. She joined six years ago. With a love for writing, she thought it’d be something interesting to try, which proved to be true.

“It clicked for me and I really started chasing writing as something that I want to do professionally as well. The writing group was so encouraging at the beginning of that story, at the beginning of my journey as a writer. And now I’ve completed a manuscript and I’m currently working on getting it published,” Koops said.

“The writing group helped me build my social media presence and my platform and has really supported a lot of those dreams. I don’t think I would have pursued writing the way I have if I hadn’t joined the writing group when I did. So it’s a pretty special place to me as well.”

The group runs events for members throughout the year.

They have monthly meetings, which are held on the last Wednesday of every month.

During COVID, they switched those from in-person to virtual meetings, and they are going to continue doing virtual meetings for the time being. Koops explained that it allows them to accommodate people from different areas.

“We have members from all around southeast Saskatche-

wan here. We have a member in Manitoba. And it’s just nice for the wider group, that’s not just in Estevan, to be able to access the support and resources that we have to provide monthly through virtual meetings,” Koops said.

On top of monthly meetings, the members also get access to many other events that the group holds privately, including writing critique workshops, writing retreats, etc.

“We do stuff with our members quite frequently, at least three or four times a year.

And then we try to bring in other writers to do workshops with our members so that we can bring in other voices as well,” Koops said.

The next writing retreat is coming up at the beginning of November.

She added that moving forward, they want to be in the community a little bit more so that people know there is a writing group in Estevan and that it’s here as a resource for people who are interested in learning more about writing or exploring their writing or publishing.

There is an annual membership fee of $40, which covers September-June. They take a break over the summer and start fresh in the fall. While the membership deadline is the end of October, they do accept new members throughout the year with a prorated $20 fee charged mid-year.

The group has about 10 active members on average and 12-15 people taking part in some bigger events.

For more on the Estevan Writers Group, visit their website at estevanwritersgroup.com.

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Rally for Restaurants in Estevan The Estevan Mercury and Josh LeBlanc with Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate are teaming up to encourage people to Rally for Restaurants in Estevan this fall.

You can find the 12-page Rally for Restaurants special section in this week’s edition of the Mercury. People are encouraged to save the special, and use it when they don’t feel like cooking or want something special. You can find complete menus and special offers in this flyer.

Deanna Tarnes, the publisher and sales manager for the Mercury, said that since March 2020, the restaurant industry has been hit hard,

and the recent public health order, which requires a proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test result from within the last 72 hours, has made it even more difficult on these businesses.

“The day that came into effect, a lot of restaurants noticed a major decline in people coming in to dine in,” said Tarnes. “So we thought we would come up with a way to help them promote their menus and show the people of Estevan the nice range of local restaurants that we have.”

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“They all are adapting to the restrictions to make it easy for people. They all are offering multiple ways to enjoy their food,” said Tarnes. “You can dine-in, take out, have it delivered, order online or phone your order in, depending on the restaurant.”

Tarnes said it’s nice to have a blend between the new restaurants and the well-known favourites involved in Rally for Restaurants.

This promotion will also create awareness of all that the different restaurants have

to offer. Many of them have a signature meal for which they are very well known, but they also have diverse offerings on their menu.

LeBlanc, who is a great advocate for Estevan’s business community and its restaurants, has purchased a $100 gift card to every restaurant that purchased a page in the promotion.

A promotion will begin on Oct. 27.

“Every couple of days, we’ll feature a restaurant on our Facebook page and Josh’s page.

People can enter to win the $100 gift cards,” said Tarnes.

People are asked to use the #RallyforRestaurants hashtag for the promotion.

City to back RM’s plan for Kensington Avenue

Estevan city council has offered its backing for a bid from the Rural Municipality of Estevan to resurface a portion of Kensington Avenue.

Council approved a motion at the Oct. 18 meeting.

The letter, from Denise Bell with the Southeast Sask. Economic Partnership (SSEP), says the SSEP is working on an application from the RM to Western Economic Diversification Canada to receive funds for paving Kensington Avenue from the north city limits to the bypass.

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The letter states that paving this road connector will provide a direct link between the commercial and industrial businesses on the north side of Estevan and Highway 39.

“At present during the current state of the connector road, drivers use alternate, longer routes to the bypass. The upgrade will shift traffic back to an appropriate road specifically built for heavy truck traffic, and alleviate up to a mile of additional travel for drivers.”

It will also increase traffic efficiency and public safety, while it decreases

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• • • This year’s Festival of Council tabled a proTrees will have a mixture of posal from land development in-person and virtual activi- services manager Richard Neufeld for a second access point for Sigma Place, a mixed commercial and multi-family residential property on Kensington Avenue.

Currently there is only one access point to the property on Kensington.

The two options considered were a second access point from Kensington, or a laneway adjacent to the

ba said there was concern from the property owners about proximity of the laneway to the residence. Those who reside in the northeast corner of the city are also concerned the laneway would be another shortcut, and those who use the back lane would be speeding.

Councillor Kirsten Walliser noted the laneway proposal was reviewed by engineering, land development and the fire department, but she wanted to know if it’s been considered by the traffic review board.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said it hasn’t been before the traffic review committee, which resulted in the motion to table.

• • • Council approved a permit for a cannabis retailer at the location of the Shell gas station, convenience store and car wash on Souris Avenue South.

The current convenience store on the property would be divided roughly

in half to accommodate the cannabis retailer, and there would be no indoor access.

This would be the fifth cannabis retailer for Estevan.

There is no limit on the number of stores allowed in the community.

Three written responses were received. One family did not want to see more stores open, believing Estevan now has enough. Another voiced opposition, but did not explain why.

And a third believes the store would be harmful to children, exposing young people to drugs, and attracting “drug-addicted people.”

It was noted that the Estevan Police Service has not responded to a call from any of the Estevan cannabis retailers since the first one opened in the fall of 2018.

• • • Six building permits worth $322,060 were issued in September, bringing the total for the year to 36 worth more than $2.16 million.

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Three friends in their early 20s in the Carlyle area have started a new business serving the oilpatch and other sectors.

Copperhead Energ y Services Ltd. is owned by Colby Himmelspeck, Jace Fischer and Jayden Currie.

Since it opened up in early October, it has been busy with a number of projects in the region, including some work in Estevan.

“We saw that oil was starting to pick up here, and three of us got together,” said Himmelspeck.

Steaming and washing are chief among the services they offer. When it comes to steaming, if the pipes at an oil site are frozen up, they will use hot water from a nozzle to warm them up and allow service to resume.

“It unthaws them, and lets whatever’s froze up to pass through,” said Himmelspeck.

In terms of washing,

Copperhead Energy uses a pump with a boiler, which allows them to rival a pressure washer. The three of them purchased a special foam to allow them to wash equipment and anything else.

“Lots of farmers use it, and they ’ve said nothing but good things,” said Himmelspeck.

The three have been close friends for some time. Himmelspeck had another business operating, and Fischer and Currie came to him for advice. He decided to enter another business venture, thanks in large part to their friendship.

Lots of local companies have reached out to them for support, including some farmers, because their business extends to agriculture.

If a company needs a steamer or a water truck, they will be there.

“Local companies have been really awesome by reaching out. They want to give us work and support,”

From left, Jace Fischer, Jayden Currie and Colby Himmelspeck in front of one of their trucks. Photo submitted said Himmelspeck.

Fischer said they had been talking about going into business for about six months, and decided now was the time to forge ahead. “ We s t a r t e d g o i n g through documents of how things can get started. We knew a bunch of people who had done stuff like this, so it was nice to get their side of the story and start it up,” said Fischer.

Customers have been

happy with their work, Fischer said. The equipment has worked out well.

Fischer said cleaning is the most important service they have to provide. They can carry 1,600 gallons of water, which usually covers them for the full day. Their services are important because people need to keep their equipment clean, and they need someone to respond if equipment freezes up.

Currie hopes things will

pick up in the winter time.

He’s glad to be operating with his pals.

“We all see eye to eye.

That typically helps in a business,” said Currie.

Their clients have included people he knows through hockey and other initiatives. Connections to people in the communities have been advantageous.

All three have jobs outside of Copperhead Energy, with Himmelspeck owning

his own business, Fischer a welder and Currie a grain hauler. But they’ve been able to balance the needs of the business and their other work.

“It helps that there are three of us, so we can take turns on the sites,” said Currie.

Fischer has used his connections in the oilfield, and the people they know, to reach out to people.

“I know quite a few guys out there, and my dad, he’s a consultant for CNRL, and he knows a lot of guys. So I grew up out in the doghouse, watching all the boys work.

I’ve always had a real passion for the oilfield,” said Fischer.

Currie’s grandfather used to work on the rigs, and his father was a battery operator who would take him to job sites.

Copperhead Energy is based out of Carlyle. They have had a number of projects as far away as Estevan, Alameda and Gainsborough along Highway 18.

FCL exploring carbon capture with Whitecap Resources As part of efforts to achieve emissions targets, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with Whitecap Resources that will tangibly increase the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) being captured and sequestered in Saskatchewan.

FCL is committing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent below 2015 levels by 2030. FCL is also aspiring to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Through the planned operating agreement, CO2 emissions captured from the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina

and Co-op Ethanol Complex near Belle Plaine would be transported to, stored in and used as part of the Whitecapoperated Weyburn unit.

“The transition to a lowcarbon economy is one of the largest, but most necessary, shifts we’ll have to make in our long history,” said FCL CEO Scott Banda. “Carbon capture and the work we’re doing with Whitecap is just one of multiple paths we’re exploring as part of a strategic plan to integrate sustainable solutions into our operations to improve environmental performance.”

FCL will fund, construct and operate facilities at the

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Co-op Ethanol Complex and Co-op Refinery Complex that will capture nearly 500,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually and transport it to the Weyburn Unit, which is the single largest anthropogenic carbon sequestration project in the world.

“We are pleased to partner with FCL in support of their commitment in transitioning to a low-carbon economy,” said Whitecap CEO Grant Fagerheim. “Leveraging our experience and expertise in carbon sequestration will help advance FCL towards its climate goals and provide significant economic benefits to the people of Saskatchewan.”

The Weyburn Unit has sequestered over 36 million tonnes of CO2 since the project’s first injection in 2000. The project is expected to continue to sequester carbon at a rate of about two million tonnes per year.

“Today’s announcement firmly positions Saskatchewan as a world leader in innovative carbon capture technology

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and is just the beginning of significant private investment opportunities in the CO2 sequestration value chain,” Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said.

“This proposed project will include CO2 enhanced oil recovery, which lowers GHG emissions by 82 per cent compared to traditional extraction methods while increasing production. This is good news for the environment and the economy.”

There are significant environmental and economic benefits for Saskatchewan but clarification regarding climate change regulations and incentive programs for projects that support a transition to the low carbon economy is required to support final investment decisions.

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Chargers win Estevan’s first minor football title

By David Willberg Matt Schell says the league championship for the Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers football team was for everyone who has been part of the Chargers program.

The Chargers blanked the host Moose Jaw Spartans 27-0 Saturday evening in the Moose Jaw Minor Football League’s U12 final. It was the first title ever for a team in Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football, which was established in 2008.

“I’m just grateful that Estevan has a program, and it’s a great feeling to put these kids (on the field),” said Schell.

He was there when the Chargers were formed in 2008, and were part of the Regina Football League.They switched to the Moose Jaw circuit a few years later. Schell recalls those tough games for a new program.

Schell, who has been the Chargers head coach since 2019, believes the program is now well on its way to a lot

of success.

“I share this with Estevan Minor Football as a whole,” said Schell. “This championship is for everybody. It’s not just for myself or my personal goals.

This is big for EMF and this one goes out to all of the players that donned the Charger uniform in the past, and all of the coaches that have been part of the organization.”

Schell said he couldn’t ask for a better group of kids or a better group of parents, as many of them provided support on so many different levels during the season.

TJ Thompson finished with three touchdowns, and Taylor Lisafeld had the other.

“We took what we learned about the Spartans from our previous game, that shootout a couple weeks prior (a 60-51 Estevan win). We put all of our efforts into stopping their offence,” Schell said.

Defensive coach James Haagsman put together a great defensive game plan, Schell said.

Running back Zander Pelletier was moved to defence to add

speed and size, and adjusted very well.

During practice, the Chargers mimicked the Spartans defensive schemes so that the offence would be prepared.

“We also did their offence to make our defence more aware of what they’re doing.

These kids were on it. We had a great week of practice,” said Schell. “We worked hard. We got used to the cold weather, because if you want to play in the championship, you’re going to have to get used to the cold weather.”

The Chargers dropped their opening game of the season, and then rattled off five straight wins to finish first in the league at 5-1. Two of the wins were against the Spartans.

In the semifinal round, Estevan trounced the Weyburn Ravens 64-0.

The Chargers did not allow a point in the postseason, which was stunning because Schell said the Spartans were a “heck of a football team.”

“Was I expecting us to shut out Moose Jaw? No. I was

Chargers head coach Matt Schell and players Kaleb Crossman, Hugh Ross, TJ Thompson and Dexter Ciepliski accept the championship trophy from a representative of the Moose Jaw Minor Football League. Photo courtesy of Kevin Mortenson expecting it to be a tight game.

I knew it wasn’t going to be a shootout. Moose Jaw thought it was going to be another 111-point game, but I knew it wasn’t.”

The final was played in Moose Jaw even though Estevan had the better record. A contingent of Estevan fans travelled to Moose Jaw for

the game.

“To see the smiles on these kids’ faces, that’s why I coach, and that’s why we’re all in it, is for these kids.The trophy’s great and all, but to see these kids through this, and to be there with them, every step of the way, that’s what it’s all about.”

About eight players are eligible to return next year. The

rest will move up to the Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers male team or the Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos female team.

Schell said there’s a good contingent of players ready to move up from the Estevan Power Dodge U10 Cudas program as well.

“I’m already excited for next year.”

Dudas’ freshman year was one to remember

By David Willberg

Jayden Dudas didn’t expect his first year of collegiate golf would be so successful.

Dudas, a first year power engineering student at Medicine Hat College who graduated from the Estevan Comprehensive School in 2020, earned a number of accolades and championships this fall, the most recent of which was a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association men’s national championship.

The tournament was held from Oct. 13-15 in Windsor, Ont. Dudas finished with a three-round total of 211, which was 2-under-par, and three strokes ahead of his nearest competitor.

He was also named a tournament all-star, and the Rattlers won the bronze medal in the team event.

Dudas was previously named the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC)

Male Golfer of the Year and the Male Golf Rookie of the Year.

“I had no idea that it was going to be this good,” Dudas told the Mercury. “I was playing good golf coming into the year.

I knew it was possible, I knew I could win if I played well, but I didn’t know it would actually happen.”

At nationals, Dudas shot a two-over par 73 in the first round, and was 1-over-par through 15 holes in the second round. But then he birdied the 16th and 18th holes in the second round to finish with a 1-under-par 70, and sit at 1-over for the tournament.

His final round was the best. Dudas birdied the third, seventh and eighth holes for a 33 on the front nine, and then had a 35 on the back nine, to shoot a 3-under-par 68.

“I was hitting the ball really good. I was driving the ball good, I was hitting my irons good and I was hitting my wedges pretty good,” said Dudas.

Estevan’s Jayden Dudas won a number of awards in his freshman year at Medicine Hat College, including a Canadian collegiate golf title. Photo submitted The only issue he had during the weekend was his putting.

“I could have been 10 shots lower if I could have made

more putts inside of eight feet. I was hitting the ball so well when I was out there.”

After strong winds for the first round, the course condi-

tions improved for the second and third rounds.

The tournament was shortened by a day because the final round was rained out.

“The course was already pretty wet the first three days.

You’d get mud balls in the fairway and the course was soft. It rained all night after the third round and then it downpoured the whole fourth day. I think I got pretty lucky with the rain,” said Dudas.

Golfers from Ontario and Quebec were particularly strong, he said, and some of the Quebec golfers will be competing at the NCAA Division 1 level in the future.

Dudas decided to join Medicine Hat because of the power engineering program, and because his close friend Colby Friedrich was going there and would be part of the golf team. Friedrich hails from North Battleford.

He praised Rattlers coach Dillon Batsel for his leadership this season.

“He’s probably one of the best guys on and off the course.

He’s just really good,” said Dudas.“He’s almost like an idol. All the players have a really good relationship with him. He’s just a really good guy.”

Taking a year off to decide what he wanted to do proved to be the best decision.

“I think I needed some more experience in the workforce to kick-start things and decide what I wanted to do. I wanted to get into trades, and that’s what I did.”

Dudas was a long-time member of the junior golf program at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, and was also part of the junior golf program at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, winning multiple provincial titles.

“I couldn’t thank the people down at Woodlawn enough.

Amanda (head pro and general manager Amanda Minchin) and them, they’ve been a great support, and they’ve always been there.”

Elecs close out regular season against Swift Current The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team wrapped up the regular season with a 23-6 loss to the Swift Current Colts Saturday afternoon at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park.

Swift Current led 21-0 at halftime, but the Elecs outscored the Colts 6-2 in the second half.

The Estevan touchdown came late in the fourth quarter on an 11yard touchdown pass and run from Tristen Tober to Andrew Schmidt.

The score was set up by a long punt return by Mason Mack.

“It almost seemed like in the first half, we were just content to be out on the field, and Swift Current was the much more physical team,” said Elecs head coach Mark Schott.

“And then the second half, we elevated our play and ramped up our physicality, and we were able to get some good plays on special teams, offence and defence.”

The Elecs recovered an onside kick after Schmidt’s touchdown, and moved the ball down the field, but the Colts came up with an interception on the goal line to snuff out a drive.

“It was an exciting second half, and I think that’s the type of game that we’ve been wanting to see out of our team … for the whole season.

We showed it in spurts, but it’s just been finding that consistency with a young team,” said Schott.

Swift Current has a big, physical team, and they tried to pound the ball on the ground. But the Elecs defence,

which has been the strongest facet of the team this season, was able to contain the Colts in the second half.

“That put us in some really good spots for our offence,” said Schott.

“We had a couple of really good punt returns in the second half, but we were only able to punch one in.”

Estevan will wrap up the season with a mini tournament against the Moose Jaw Peacock Tornadoes and the Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings Friday night in Moose Jaw. The coaches from the three teams have devised a concept they believe will be exciting and fun for the players.

The teams will play mini-games, Kolby Forseth returns a punt against Swift Current on Saturday. using overtime rules, and each team the winner. If the game is tied, they will have five possessions during the depth players on the field.

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Bruins won two, lost one, in four-day span The Estevan Bruins broke out offensively Saturday night, pumping nine into the net in a 9-0 rout of the host Melville Millionaires.

The Bruins started scoring early, as Griffin AshamMoroz notched a shorthanded goal 2:21 into the first period. Kian Calder added another shorthanded marker at the 11-minute mark of the first, and Mikol Sartor scored 98 seconds later to add to the lead.

Asham-Moroz finished with two on the night. Antoine St. Onge, Cody Davis, Eric Houk, Brandon Ambrozik and Zach Burfoot also scored. Burfoot’s goal was his first in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

“I thought our intensity level was a little bit higher,” said Estevan Bruins head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic. “Any time you can score two shorthanded goals early in the game, that’s going to create some momentum for you, and take the sails out of the other team as well.”

The nine goals were nice, but it was particularly good to see the offence by committee with eight different players scoring. And he’s glad to see Burfoot picked up his first goal in the league.

Boston Bilous stopped all 18 shots he faced for Estevan, who outshot Melville 40-18. Bilous was making his third start in four days.

“He’s a veteran goalten-

Bruins goaltender Boston Bilous makes a glove save against the Flin Flon Bombers last Wednesday. der. There’s a reason we went out and recruited him to play here this year. He’s a calming influence back there and he can take charge of a game,” said Tatarnic, who noted Bilous made a big save early in the first period when the game was still on the line.

The Melville game followed a pair of tight games against northern opponents.

The first was a 3-1 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers last Wednesday, a game Flin Flon led 1-0 in the third period.

The Bombers entered the game on a six-game winning streak, and with a

10-3 record overall, and they showed early why they’ve succeeded. They outshot the Bruins 18-9 in a scoreless first period.

The Bombers opened the scoring 72 seconds into the second period on a power play.

The Bruin comeback started 3:11 into the third on a shorthanded goal by Caelan Fitzpatrick. His goal came moments after Bilous made an impressive glove save to keep it a one-goal game.

Houk scored his first as a Bruin less than six minutes later, and Sartor added an empty net goal with 41 sec-

onds remaining.

Bilous made 41 saves for Estevan.

“Both goalies gave their team the chance to win the hockey game, and fortunately for us, Boston made a few more saves than the other guy. We’ll take it. I thought that was an excellent game played by two very good teams,” said Tatarnic.

Bilous was pleased with the way the Bruins grinded their way to a victory.

“They (Flin Flon) found some momentum at times, and I thought we found momentum at times. It was a good hockey game and

they’re a good team,” said Bilous.

Houk thought the Bruins played well in the first period when the two teams were at even strength, but the second period wasn’t as strong. In the third period, they stuck to the game plan and won battles. “ We knew Flin Flon had a good power play coming in. We know they score lots of goals, and we were happy to limit them tonight.

They got a few guys with quite a few goals on that side,” said Bilous.

The next game was a 3-2 shootout loss to the

La Ronge Ice Wolves on Thursday. After a scoreless first period, La Ronge scored twice in 61 seconds to lead 2-0. Calder scored before the end of the second, and Olivier Pouliot tallied with 75 seconds left in the third period to force extra time.

Bilous made 32 saves for the Bruins, including six in overtime and two in the shootout. La Ronge had the lone goal in the penalty shot contest.

“We had those lapses in the second period, and they cost us. They cost us two goals. Those goals against, we could have ... eliminted those goals, and that’s something we have to do,” said Tatarnic.

The Bruins were slated to visit the Battlefords North Stars Tuesday. (Results not available at press time).

Then they visit the Kindersley Klippers the next night.

There is also a home and home with the Mills on Oct. 30 in Melville and Oct. 31 in Estevan. The home game starts at 3 p.m.

In off-ice news, the Bruins have dealt defenceman Owen Simmons to the Jamestown Rebels of the North American Hockey League for a player development fee. Simmons family relocated to Estevan last year so he could play here as an underager, but Tatarnic thought the shortened season hurt Simmons, because it erased his chance to adjust to junior hockey.

Estevan Bears win twice in Tisdale on the weekend The Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears went into Tisdale on the weekend and came away with two victories against the Trojans.

Estevan opened the weekend with a 5-1 victory Saturday night. Blaze Gutzke opened the scoring 5:41 into the first period, but Tisdale tied the game with a goal with eight seconds to play in the stanza.

Carter Tuplin put the Bears up for good two minutes into the second period.

Cade Cole scored on a power play before the period was out, and Carson Birnie and Tucker

Buhay added goals in the third.

Kaden Perron made 29 saves for the Bears, who outshot the Trojans 47-30.

Estevan struck twice early in a 6-3 win on Sunday Birnie scored 46 seconds into the first period, and Jase Konecsni tallied less than 90 seconds later to give the Bears a 2-0 advantage.

Cutter Knight and Cole had goals in the second period, and Carter Onrait and Buhay tallied in the third for the Bears, who outscored the Trojans 2-1 in each period.

Jackson Miller stopped 25 shots for Estevan. The Bears held

a 35-28 edge in shots on goal, including 17-5 in the first period.

The Bears (3-6-4) were slated to visit the league-leading Regina Pat Canadians Tuesday night. (Results not available at press time). Then they will host the Saskatoon Blazers on Oct. 29 and 30. Both games start at 8 p.m. at Affinity Place.

• • • The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins improved their record to 7-0-1 to start the season with an 8-0 win over the Prairie Storm Sunday evening at Affinity Place.

Declyn Henderson opened the scoring with a power play goal in

the first period, and James Mann doubled the lead before the end of the first.

Kaden Chrest, Carter Beck, Spencer Copeland and Mann scored 10:05 apart in the second period to put Estevan up by six.

Mann completed the hat trick in the third, and Colton Pushie rounded out the scoring.

Tallan Howie made 22 saves for the shutout in goal.

The U18 AAs will visit the Regina Vics on Oct. 30, and host the Swift Current Broncos on Oct. 31 at Affinity Place, starting at 6:30 p.m.

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Estevan (0-2-1) will return to the ice on Oct. 30 when they visit the Weyburn Gold Wings.

• • • The South East TS&M U18 A Gold Wings dropped a 5-1 decision to the Southwest Cyclones on Sunday in Midale.

Dixie Corscadden had the Wings lone goal in the third period.

Karley Martin was in goal for the Wings.

Their next game is Oct. 29 at the Regina Rebels.

• • • The South East U18 AA Gold Wings had a tie and two losses in games they played over a three-day span last week.

The Gold Wings tied the Notre Dame Hounds 1-1 Thursday in Midale. Madi Doud scored 6:46 into the third period to tie the game.

Phoenix Preston-Winder made 20 saves in the draw.

The following day, Estevan dropped a 3-2 decision to the Warman Wildcats. Katelyn Thackeray opened the scoring for the Gold Wings, and Mckenna Walls also scored.

Kara Zelyck was in goal for the Wings.

The final game was a 5-1 loss to the Saskatoon Comet Legends. McKenna Walls had the lone goal for the Gold Wings. Preston-Winder stopped 33 Saskatoon shots.

Up next for the Gold Wings will be another three games in three days stretch.

They will host the Warman Wildcats on Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m., the Northwest Sharks on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m., and the Comet Legends at 1 p.m. on Oct. 31. Al three games will be played in Midale.

Numerous athletes participated in a five-pin bowling tournament hosted by Estevan Special Olympics at Estevan Bowl on Saturday.

The tournament was a qualifier for the 2022 Special Olympics Saskatchewan Winter Games competition. About 30 athletes from across the southeast were entered.

Games were played over two sessions.

Justin De Roos of Weyburn was the top bowler with a 457 total over three games. He opened with a 189, and then recorded a 126 and a 142.

Robin Stetler of Weyburn was second with a 405 (112138-155). The top Estevan bowler was Julia Iverson with a 335 (105-107-123).

A supper was held at EB’s Dining following the tournament.

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Mya Farr had the lone goal for Estevan.

Adalyn Christopherson was in goal for both games, which were played at the Power Dodge Arena.

The Bearcats 1 team was supposed to play the Purple Lynx on Oct. 23 at home, but the game was rescheduled to a later date.

• • • The Estevan Southland Pulse U15 A Bearcats dropped two games on the weekend.

The first was a 5-3 decision to the Parkland Fire on Oct. 22. Ella Fornwald scored twice for the Bearcats. Teanna Trobert had the other marker.

The next game was a 6-0 loss to the Parkland Fire.

Casey Brady was in goal for both games, which were played at Affinity Place.

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Because I had to return a borrowed wheelchair to our local Red Cross location, I drove to town and enjoyed a delightful cup of tea in the presence of a lot of customers.

Although I didn’t know most of them, I was surrounded by happy chatter. I loved it.

M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, though, I was able to pass on genuine thanks to the folks who make life easier for the rest of us through health-related organizations.

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EPS issues a reminder following reports of suspicious activity Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have issued a reminder to the public to be wary of suspicious activity after a couple of incidents last week.

Police received a complaint on Oct. 19 about a male going through vehicles in southeast Estevan. Officers attempted to locate the male but were unsuccessful.

Police remind the public to secure their vehicles and not leave any valuables in plain view from outside the vehicle.

The following day, officers responded to a call of a male going through a yard in the 400-block of Spruce Drive.

Nobody was located in the area at the time, however, the matter is being looked into further.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, including security camera footage of the area, please contact police.

Residents in the area are asked to check their property and report any signs of suspicious activity.

In other recent police news, the EPS responded to a collision at the intersection of Souris Avenue North and Eva Street on Oct. 18. No injuries occurred, but one vehicle had to be towed from the scene. One driver was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for proceeding from a stop before it was safe.

Officers were called to a disturbance on the north end of the city. Police arrested a 41-year-old woman for breaching the condition of a release order and

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Police also arrested a 68-year-old man for breaching conditions of a peace bond. He was released on an undertaking a couple of hours after his arrest.

Members responded to a dispute at a north end apartment building. Nothing criminal occurred but one person was eventually arrested for being intoxicated in public and was lodged until sober.

Police are investigating the theft of a bicycle from Spruce Ridge School. The lock on the bike was cut and the bike was taken Monday night. It is described as a green and black Capix Rail BMX bicycle.

The EPS is looking into two suspects.

Officers received a report Oct. 19 of a disturbance at a residence in south Estevan. Police spoke to one of the parties involved and the matter is still under investigation.

Police were advised that a citizen received a call from someone indicating that she had a warrant for her arrest. The complainant advised she thought it was a scam and blocked the number. The EPS reminds the public that warrants for arrest are not cleared up over the phone.

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Members received a complaint about an individual operating a vehicle in a careless manner on a school parking lot.

The vehicle was located and the driver was charged under the Traffic Safety Act. Officers received a driving complaint regarding a white Mustang. The matter is still under investigation.

Members responded to suspicious activity around a residence in northwest Estevan on Oct. 20. The location is a residence under construction. Nobody was located and nothing seems damaged or broken into.

Police responded to a call and located a male in breach of his release conditions. He was heavily intoxicated and had outstanding warrants from Manitoba. The male was arrested and will be remanded and sent back to Manitoba to answer to the charge.

Police were called to a two-vehicle collision early on Oct. 23. The incident occurred between a taxi and a pickup truck, and resulted in both vehicles being towed due to the damage sustained.

The EPS says the eastbound taxi entered an intersection and was struck by a northbound vehicle. Minor injuries were sustained to two of the taxi passengers.

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Friends of the Moose Mountain Lodge volunteer their services for the residents

By Laura Kish

After spending 35 years in a career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at the Moose Mountain Lodge in Carlyle, Bertha Isleifson saw a need for the 42 Lodge residents to have those “little extras” to brighten their day.

Isleifson retired in 2018 from the long-term care facility

and then came back as a casual LPN last year.

She spearheaded the idea of the volunteer group “Friends of the Moose Mountain Lodge” but she says she had a lot of help with setting up the committee, who made sure everything was being done by the book and following the proper bylaws.

“Our activities department does a wonderful job but some-

Friends of the Moose Mountain Lodge in Carlyle. Photo submitted

times financially their hands are tied,” says Isleifson. “We just wanted to do those little ‘extra’ things for the residents.”

“The health region has so many facilities to fund and the little things like paying to bring in a musician for the day is not in their budget.”

The volunteer group was started back in 2015. Some of the volunteers had loved ones in the facility and their goal is to enhance the everyday lives of the residents and support the staff who care for them.

“The volunteers vary but the group has 10 strong,” explains Isleifson.

Prior to COVID especially, the group has done a variety of things.

“We purchase fresh fruit once a month and then also our local legion buys fruit once a month for them. It’s just an extra treat for the residents, this month it happens to be peaches.”

Sometimes they may be treated to an A&W meal.

The group hosts family barbecues and decorates for various holidays.

They purchase the flowers for the outdoor patio.

The volunteers have done much of the fundraising to pay for various items but a lot of the time when a family’s loved one passes, they’ll leave a donation to the Friends of the Moose Mountain Lodge as part of their bequest.

“Our Lions Club in Carlyle has given us very generous donations,” explains Isleifson.

Families also donate to the music fund.

“We bring in musicians including Rory Allen and Jeffery Straker, but sometimes we get local musicians to come in and just volunteer their time and talent.”

“We just like to try to give those little ‘extras’ to the residents.”

“We work with the activities department, who line up things and we help pay.”

Now that the COVID-19 rules have relaxed a bit, the group is able to once again bring in musical talent which is always a big hit with the residents.

There may be a core group of 10 volunteers but there’s so

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Isleifson is grateful for the co-operation from the businesses as well.

“My ultimate goal is that this group continues on into the future,” says Isleifson.

“When I had this dream five or six years ago, I ran into a few ladies and I always teased that every strong energetic woman in town should join my group and we just have had such success because we just have the attitude ‘well we’ll try it and see how it goes.’”

Everything has been very successful.

“We buy Christmas gifts for the residents every year so that they all have something under the tree,” explains Isleifson, who adds, “the local quilting club Bits and Pieces made and donated all these beautiful lap quilts and bed quilts so we had one for every resident.”

“The community is behind us so much…it’s wonderful.”

“Some volunteers have moved away but we’re always recruiting,” says Isleifson.

Feel free to give Bertha Isleifson a call at 306-577-9644.

Heritage Saskatchewan winners have SE connections Heritage Saskatchewan has announced the winners of the 2021 Heritage Awards, and there are a couple of recipients with local connections.

In the Intangible Cultural Heritage category, Garrick Schmidt, an educator from the White Bear Education Complex, won for his Land Based Learning and Southeastern Saskatchewan project.

Marieke De Roos, a communications co-ordinator with Heritage Saskatchewan, said Schmidt is a perfect example of demonstrating intangible cultural heritage. It encompasses stories, skills, traditions, ways of doing things, ways of speaking and methods of interacting with each other in the environment.

“It is our heritage, but expressed in ways that are not material to us, so dances or cooking methods, or things like that,” said De Roos.

Schmidt teaches his students ways of living on the land and in traditional Indigenous ways. He has worked with the Ochapowace Nation in addition to White Bear and with the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan.

In the public outreach category, the late Adrian K. Paton, who lived in Arcola, won for An Honest, Genial and Kindly People – A Private Collection of First Nations Photographs from the Turn of the Century in Southern Saskatchewan. The book was released in 2019.

“It has been very successful and distributed quite widely throughout Saskatchewan and Canada,” said De Roos.

De Roos noted Paton’s daughter nominated him.

Paton was recognized for working very closely with Indigenous people and respecting the information they provided him.

Paton, who died earlier this year, always took a keen interest in history and in photographs of people, particularly Indigenous individuals, building up an impressive collection of pictures during his life.

He released the book at age of 85.

An Honest, Genial and Kindly People also features history and stories that Paton gathered over the years.

Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russell Mirasty will present the winners with their awards on Nov. 2 at Government House in Regina. This annual event celebrates those projects that safeguard the living heritage of this rich and diverse province for future generations.

Recognition is given for the skills, knowledge and commitment that each of the nine winners demonstrated during the development and implementation of each heritage project.

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Estevan’s rock snake grew all summer long and now is ready to hibernate for the winter

By Ana Bykhovskaia A fun project initiated by the Wolensky family made many people in the community smile this summer.

The colourful rock snake, which Brae and Maddyn Wolensky started with about 20 painted rocks, grew to 509 pieces as of the end of last week.

The snake is located on the walking trail adjacent to Rooney Road, on the other side of the railing on a retaining stone.

Brae and Maddyn’s mother Kaylyn Wolensky said the community was quick on picking up the torch and helping their fun snake grow.

“Lots of people were sending me videos of them putting rocks into it. It’s pretty cool,” Kaylyn said. “And the girls (Brae and Maddyn) love going there.

They ask to go back and check out the rocks snake all the time. Whenever they have friends over, they’re like, ‘Let’s go see rocks.’”

The snake was born in mid-July when the girls decided they wanted to paint some rocks. The Internet helped with bumping the idea of the painted rocks up to the next level.

“We were looking online for different ideas on how to paint rocks, and then we came across this rock snake idea and I’m like, ‘That’s kind of cool.’ And then we just went for a walk and they decided that’s where they wanted to put it. So we wrote down on a little piece of paper what it was and it just took off from there,” Kaylyn recalled.

Throughout the past three months, the girls added some rocks themselves, and also invited their friends to make their contribution.

Kaylyn said they probably didn’t

expect much involvement from other people, but the snake didn’t leave members of the community cold, and the natural art project kept growing up until recently.

“It’s starting to slow down now that school is back in and it’s starting to get cold out. But it’s taken off and it’s pretty long now. It’s fun to go watch. There are a lot of people who say how much they like just walking by and seeing it,” Kaylyn said.

She noted that there were a few people who thought it was a “take a rock, leave a rock” type of initiative in the beginning. And about two weeks after they started the snake, someone knocked rocks down off the ledge. The Wolensky family put them back up and ever since they didn’t have any other

incidents with the project.

“Some people will come and rearrange the rocks a little bit but that’s fine,” Kaylyn said.

Now that winter is coming, the project will probably freeze for the time being.

“It’s nice where it is. It doesn’t get in the way with snow removal or tripping hazards or anything for the city. It’s on the other side of a fence ... So I think it could probably stay for the winter. I hope it does,” Kaylyn said.

While rocks were painted by many different people, Kaylyn said she hopes the images and colours make it through the winter and next year the snake will still be there to keep bringing the community together to make it grow or just smile looking at it.

Brae and Maddyn Wolensky started the rock snake back in mid-July to cheer up the community.

Brae, left, and Maddyn Wolensky counted 509 rocks in their rock snake last week. Photo submitted

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Carievale 4H Beef Club opens its season The Carievale 4-H Beef Club has started another season, with two meetings already under its belt.

The club held its reorganization meeting on Sept. 13 at the village’s Golden Years Centre. Members participated in a scavenger hunt around town while parents filled in the registration forms. When the members returned, they were given a prize and the meeting was called to order by last year’s vice-president Karissa Elliott.

The club has 27 members this year.

Past-treasurer Dane Taylor read the treasurer’s report.

They discussed having a bottle drive, which wound up being held on Sept. 18.

Election of officers was conducted. Karissa Elliott is this year’s president, Marisol Gilliland is vice-president, Kenzie White returns as secretary, Ryan Cowan will be the treasurer and Lance McMillen is the reporter.

Teresa Cowan will remain as general leader. Amy Taylor and Jessica Buchanan will be assistant general leaders. Project leaders this year are Kevin Taylor, Eion Kennedy, Mikyla Cliffe and Bailey Kozma. Representatives to district meetings will be Amy

Taylor and Eion Kennedy and members Dane Taylor and Braden Thompson.

Their next meeting was held on Oct. 4, also at the Golden Years Centre, with 22 members present. The upcoming 4-H district meeting was discussed.

Nov. 3 is National 4-H Day and there will be a 4H sustainability initiative coming in November.

Kevin Taylor led the members in how to make a rope halter and neck tie. The members divided into groups, with the older members helping the younger ones.

The next meeting is Nov. 8.

The Carievale 4-H Beef Club members show off their neck ties. Photo courtesy of Teresa Cowan

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A18 October 27, 2021

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Estevan fire crews called to structure and wildland fires; participate in training with Weyburn Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to a structure fire at a north-central condominium building Friday and to a wildland fire on Saturday.

The call for the structure fire came in at approximately 12:30 p.m. Several reports were filed with dispatch. The fire was on the exterior of the main floor of a four-story condominium building.

“The building itself was safely evacuated with no injuries as a result,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “The fire was quickly brought under control and contained to the exterior of the occupancy.

Once crews were able to safely eject all the smoke from the building itself, the occupants of the condominium complex were allowed back in.”

Feser noted that the fire started on some artificial grass next to the building and then quickly progressed to the vinyl siding and up the wall.

“It was climbing quite quickly, and we were able to knock it down before any serious or major damage happened,” said Feser.

The damage to the exterior of the affected unit will need to be repaired, but nobody was displaced.

An investigation revealed the careless discarding of smoking materials caused the fire.

Feser reminded the public to make sure they properly dispose of tobacco or smoking materials, so they don’t cause a fire.

On Saturday at about 3:30 p.m. fire crews were called to a wildland fire, occurring north of the city in the RM of Estevan.

“When crews arrived on scene, there was a fairly large fire that was burning out of control with local farmers trying to keep it at bay with some double dicers,” Feser said.

It took firefighters about four hours to get into the field, bring the fire under control and extinguish it.

The fire was a result of a previously reported controlled burn, which occurred a couple of days earlier. The wind whipped up some smouldering embers and spread it over to a neighbouring field, starting vegetation on fire.

The fire was approximately 1 1/2 kilometres in length and half a kilometre wide.

Fire crews were able to bring it under control and suppress it before it hopped the road and endangered

neighbouring farms.

“We were very fortunate to make sure that everybody was safe around. And we thank the farmers for their assistance in keeping the fire under control that day until we could extinguish it,” Feser said.

“Just a reminder, make sure that even though it’s starting to get colder out there, fires can reignite in extremely windy conditions even after a couple of days.

So even if you had a reported controlled burn and it looks like all the material was done, you want to make sure that you check on it for a couple of days after and ensure that there are no embers that may stir up and start another fire.”

L a s t We d n e s d ay a t about 8 p.m., fire crews also responded to a residential fire alarm that went off in the north-central area of the city. Upon arrival, it was found that the cause was from cooking supper.

“There wasn’t enough smoke in the building to work any ventilation. Crews turned the scene back over to the homeowner with a warning about the notification procedures, making sure the homeowner’s the primary contact and returned to the

Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service joined their Weyburn counterparts for training on Saturday. fire station,” Feser said.

On the weekend the Estevan fire department also hosted practical skill testing for professional certification.

Ten firefighters from Estevan and Weyburn partook in two days of intensive training.

The weekend saw firefighters showcase their skill sets in front of a group of evaluators. Firefighters per-

formed vertical and horizontal roof ventilation of a smoke house, vehicle firefighting and vehicle extrication. They also safely laddered buildings, completed a series of ropes and knots to raise and lower tools that are required above or below grade, conducted search and rescue drills and mayday and alarm drills. Feser said they practised pretty

much every aspect of the fire service that one can imagine.

“They have to possess those skill sets and show proficiency to get their final sign-offs and get their journeyman status if you will in the fire service,” Feser said. “It was a great weekend of training, and we’re very proud to announce that all candidates are successful.”

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CITY OF ESTEVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE

The City of Estevan invites interested citizens to sit on

The City of Esteven is looking for 6 individuals who are interested in serving as a member at Large on the Economic Development Board. This opportunity will permit you to join in the exchange of ideas and information that becomes a part of our strategic plan and development as well as participate in the decisionmaking process of this organization serving Estevan.

The Board meets on a monthly basis at City Hall and new members will commence their role January 01, 2022 and serve a two year term.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Economic Development Board, please submit a letter with your past and present experiences that would be relevant to this board and your qualifications that would help lead the community.

Forward your application to: Jeff Ward, City Manager 1102 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Email : j.ward@estevan.ca Applications will be considered and chosen at the discretion of the board of directors based on best fit for the Community Strategy and applications received.

AQUATIC SCHEDULE Monday

Tuesday

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Thursday

Friday

LANE SWIM

LANE SWIM

LANE SWIM

LANE SWIM

LANE SWIM

6:00am-6:45am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-8:45am

6:00am-6:45am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-8:45am

6:00am-6:45am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-8:45am

6:00am-6:45am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-8:45am

AIS

PROGRAM RENTALS 9:00am-9:45am

AIS

9:00am-9:45am

STARFISH PLUS

9:00am-9:45am

AIS

9:00am-9:45am

11:00am-11:45am *ONLY SEP22-NOV24

Saturday

6:00am-6:45am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-8:45am

AIS

9:00am-9:45am

AIS

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DUCK PLUS

11:00am-9:45am *ONLY SEP22-NOV24

AFTERNOON LANE SWIM

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-1:00pm

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

LANE SWIM

LANE SWIM 12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

12:15pm-1:00pm 1:15pm-2:00pm

FAMILY SWIM

SURF & SWIM

SURF & SWIM

SURF & SWIM

SURF & SWIM

SURF & SWIM

PUBLIC SWIM

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LIONS FREE SWIM

1:15pm-3:00pm

PUBLIC SWIM

3:00pm-5:00pm

LANE SWIM

3:00pm-3:45pm

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LANE SWIM

3:00pm-3:45pm

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3:00pm-3:45pm

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3:00pm-3:45pm

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LANE SWIM

3:00pm-3:45pm

LANE SWIM

1:15pm-3:00pm

3:00pm-5:00pm

EVENING LANE SWIM

5:15pm-6:00pm *STARING OCT 25

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DEEP WATER POWER

LANE SWIM

8:00pm-8:45pm

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9:00pm-9:45pm

If you are interested in becoming a Member at Large, please send a letter explaining your qualifications and what past experiences you have that could benefit this board in writing by November 8, 2021: City Clerk, 1102 - 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: 306-634-1852; Fax: 306-634-9790 email: cityclerk@estevan.ca Criminal Records Check may be required upon request.

ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE - 2021

EFFECTIVE - August 30 - December 18, 2021 Sunday

THE ESTEVAN BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

PROGRAM RENTALS

PRIVATE BOOKING AVAILABLE

5:15pm-6:00pm

LANE SWIM

FAMILY SWIM

PUBLIC SWIM

PUBLIC SWIM

LANE SWIM

4:00pm-6:00pm 6:00pm-6:45pm

7:00pm-9:00pm

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Stat holidays will not have classes on Monday Oct. 11, and Thursday Nov. 11. *Pre-booking is required for Lane Swim and Deep Water Power.

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Schedule Subject to Change. Please visit www.estevan.ca for updates on closures and cancellations. Proper footwear and exercise wear is required to participate. Please note during school breaks, (Teachers convention, Spring Break and Christmas Break) Fitness, Aquatic Centre and arena schedules may vary. Please visit our live schedules at www.estevan.ca

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