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Crowd gathers at North Portal border crossing to protest vaccine mandates for truckers, other issues By Ana Bykhovskaia Over 50 vehicles, cars, trucks and semis, and up to 100 people, gathered near the North Portal border crossing Saturday morning. On the day when the U.S. imposed a vaccine mandate on foreign travellers, including truck drivers, and a week after Canada implemented similar regulations requiring truck drivers to be fully vaccinated in order to enter the country, people who oppose the new rules came together to demonstrate their opposition and discuss their stance. Even though it was short notice and the weather was pretty typical for this time of year – cold and snowy – dozens of Canadians gathered on their side and were met by several Americans, supporting the protest on the other side of the border. Emily Gilles of Estevan opened by singing the Canadian and American national anthems, with those present singing along. Then, supervised by the American border agents, Jay Riedel of Roche Percee and American Doug Hysjulien exchanged flags as a sign of mutual support. Riedel then delivered a speech. “We all know what’s going to happen with these truckers that can’t cross the border. Omar Alghabra who is the truck minister in Canada, was saying that there is 120,000 truckers and only 10 per cent of them will not be crossing the border,” Riedel said, adding that the Canadian Trucking Alliance estimates that about 38,000 truck drivers could opt out of crossborder work because of the vaccine
Many people gathered by the border crossing at North Portal on Jan. 22 for a demonstration against vaccination mandates for truck drivers. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia mandate. “A little bit of everything here that’s going to be affected. We knew it was coming. And now the States are going to be the same way,” Riedel said. “How many people through the course of a day, a couple of days, are they (truck drivers) actually in contact with? Three to four at the most. (So how can we) justify that them needing to be jabbed is more important than getting food on our tables … This government’s overreach is beyond anything anybody has ever
Jay Riedel, left, and Doug Hysjulien exchanged American and Canadian flags across the border. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia
seen before. And they can’t justify any of it,” Riedel continued. Gilles, who grew up in North Portal, took the microphone next. “I am a U.S. citizen. I moved to north soil when I was eight, I became a Canadian citizen when I was 23. I was growing up here when the border was an easy place to cross. No ID was necessary. Not even a passport, surely not a dream of a vaccine passport. We would ride our little pedal bikes over to Portal, get a pop and a cheeseburger and visit our friends. We would cross the border for a dozen reasons every week,” Gilles shared. “We were enjoying our international golf course here on the 49th parallel, unique to all the world. We have community groups that were active on both sides of the border. But times have changed,” she said. She pointed out that during the gathering, a number of semi-trucks crossed the border. Also, Gillies was an officer at the Port of North Portal for 14 years, and at that time 200-400 trucks a day crossed the international border going into Canada, and as many were going into the U.S.. “That is a lot of men and women hauling all of our stuff in and out of the country,” Gilles noted. She also shared her reasons for quitting the job, which she knew she would do after Stephen Harper’s
government announced in 2006 that by 2016, they would arm all border officers. She addressed the CBSA officers questioning them about what their job is asking from them now. “Are you being asked to violate someone’s privacy by medical choice? If you follow this mandate towards commercial carriers, then you are. And is that who you believe you are as a person? Does that match your beliefs of yourself ? Probably not,” Gilles said. “I have a friend in the trucking industry, and he wrestled all fall whether to get the vaccine to pay his mortgage to keep his house, to support his 17-year-old son. No one should be in that position. My friend is a truck driver who, for the most part, is by himself in his truck. He’s not a danger to anyone. There’s been no link that truckers contributed to any spread of COVID as they travelled around our two countries,” she said. “Are you doing anything to stop this? You complaining to your superiors? Are you pointing out the legalities of what’s going on? Do you find other people in your office that might feel the same way and organize a walkout?” Gilles continued her address to CBSA officers, supported by A2 » SPEAKERS
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In consultation with Crown prosecutors, the Saskatchewan RCMP announced Friday it had charged Carievale area resident Michael Gordon Jackson with one count of abduction in contravention of custody or a parenting order. Additionally, investigators obtained a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest. The RCMP says investigators believe individuals may be aiding or assisting Michael Gordon Jackson in evading police. It is important to remember this activity may result in Criminal Code charges. Individuals with information related to this are asked to contact police or report information anonymously to Crime Stoppers. The RCMP is also seeking the public’s assistance to help locate his daughter, sevenyear-old Sarah Jackson, who is believed to be with him. “Sarah: we want you to know that you are not in any trouble,” said chief superintendent Tyler Bates, officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP South District. “Your mom misses you very much and we have police officers doing what they can so you can see her again soon.” Sarah Jackson is described as being FilipinoCaucasian, 4’2” in height and weighing 76 pounds, with long, waist-length brown hair that is all one length with no bangs. She has brown/hazelcoloured eyes and last had tealcoloured eyeglasses, which she wears most of the time. Since Jan. 5, when an
Michael Gordon Jackson is the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant, and has been charged with abducting his daughter, Sarah Jackson. Photos submitted enforceable court order was issued, the RCMP says investigators have followed up on several tips and reported sightings of the two. Every one of these has been thoroughly investigated and police officers have determined all sightings reported to police were not them. This included officers attending to multiple businesses to view surveillance video. Investigators are ensuring Sarah’s legal guardian is aware of all steps officers are taking to locate the child. Additionally, officers continue to work closely with and consult with Crown prosecutors as well as other government and community partners. At this time, the RCMP says the criteria is not met for an Amber Alert. Jackson allegedly took his daughter in mid-November to keep
her from getting immunized against the coronavirus. Investigators continue to assess the circumstances and information related to this file on an ongoing basis and new information is reported to police. “Locating Michael Gordon Jackson and Sarah is a top priority for Saskatchewan RCMP officers,” said Bates. “Our investigators are diligently following up on all tips and reported sightings. “Every piece of information received is thoroughly examined and investigated. The charge laid against Michael Gordon Jackson is significant. The seriousness of the charge is reflected in the fact that the Saskatchewan RCMP have laid 34 charges in relation to 21 investigations since 1998. We are committed to locating Michael Gordon
Jackson and reuniting Sarah with her mom.” Michael Gordon Jackson is described as a 52-year-old man, weighing approximately 250 pounds with blue eyes and dark brown hair. He typically wears glasses. He does not have a known vehicle. He resides in the Carievale area and may have connections to the communities of Dilke, Oxbow, Alameda and Regina in Saskatchewan, and Lamont, Alta. However, he may be in another community. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Michael Gordon Jackson or his daughter are asked to call the Saskatchewan RCMP at 310-RCMP (7267) or (306) 780-5563. Information can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1‐800‐222‐TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
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A number of people made speeches in front of the protesters at North Portal on Saturday. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia « A1 applause from the crowd. “We did this thing called work-to-rule. You cannot be fired from your job if you do the job you are hired to do. So there are loopholes, look for them. You can do your job and show up and ask for people’s declarations and check their receipts and collect duties and taxes. But you can also say my job is to uphold the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, so I won’t be enforcing this mandate. That is work-to-rule.”
“You don’t have to go along with whatever the government boss man tells you, because you work for the public, you don’t work for the elected leaders. And I’m sorry, customs officers, that you have been mandated to get the vaccine yourselves. No one should be in the position of being forced, it should be a choice. So we now have the choice to extend a choice to the truck drivers,” Gilles said, reminding the crowd that truck drivers kept everyone going when others could work from home, risking
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Estevan’s Cole Davenport to anchor CTV news By Ana Bykhovskaia Estevan’s own Cole Davenport is proving by example that the sky is the limit when one knows what they want, and a small-city origin is an advantage than a hindrance on this path. In early January, Davenport, who currently reports for CTV News Regina, announced on social media that as of mid-February he will be taking over anchoring CTV News at 5 p.m. Monday-Friday in southern Saskatchewan. Born and raised in Estevan, Davenport had his very first media experience at the Mercury, where he worked as a paper carrier. His passion for journalism developed early in life, and it took him through several other jobs and destinations. “The passion for media has always been there. I’ve had a lot of teachers going through school that really emphasized the importance of video, and through that, I really started to just make videos about whatever,” Davenport said. While still at the Este-
van Comprehensive School, Davenport was a part of the ECS radio show. After he got out of high school Lyle McGillivray with CJ 1150 let the young and passionate teen come onboard. “After a little bit, a couple of people left, and I ended up getting to take over an afternoon show at CJ 1150. That was when I was 17. Since then, it’s been quite the ride,” Davenport recalled. His local experiences solidified his vision for his career. “There’s one summer when I was working radio in Estevan. The Saskatchewan Summer Games were in town. There was a crazy storm, and just a couple of things happened and that was such a rush when news breaks that I think I almost got addicted to it a little bit. “That’s where I found my passion for it, it was down in Estevan. And now I get to do it for all southern Saskatchewan, which is just a privilege.” He gr aduated from the interactive media arts program at the Assiniboine Community College (ACC)
in Brandon, where he learned all he could about radio and TV. That experience left him with one main vision of his career path – TV. While still at ACC, he took a practicum with CTV Regina. “I got to meet and work with a bunch of great people, learn more about the news than I would have thought possible in six weeks. That was pretty sweet,” Davenport shared. “And then out of that, I managed to get a job in Yorkton. Being from Estevan, Yorkton wasn’t too much of a different step. But that was really fun to just be out there and get to talk more of the world’s stories.” He was with CTV News Yorkton for a year and then headed to Regina in 2018. Ever since he has been mainly working as a video journalist but also has experience as an anchor and fill-in digital content producer in the Queen City. That lasted until the new exciting opportunity recently came up. “When I was growing up, I remember watching
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Cole Davenport who currently reports for CTV News Regina will become a CTV news anchor in mid-February. Photo submitted by Cole Davenport CTV Regina with my grandparents and just seeing the story of the day and watching the different anchors that came through over those years. And now it’s just an absolute thrill to be able to be one of them for somebody else watching the news with their grandparents, whether that’s in Estevan or wherever in the south,” Davenport said. He added that growing up in Estevan he picked up knowledge and skills that help him a lot in his career. “You can ask anybody in this room, I won’t shut up about Estevan or the different things that I learned and saw down there. It helps to be able to connect with any community, once you’ve learned how to connect with the people in your hometown. And just from growing up there, you get to meet pretty much everybody and talk to everybody. And then working out at the radio station, even
more so, you are talking to the mayor, talking to everybody. It played such a huge role in everything. It shaped a lot of the stories I like to do, too,” Davenport said. While he is now a big city reporter and is becoming a national news anchor, he said his secret to a successful career in media is to tell any story as if you were telling it not to a big audience, but to one particular person. “If you go to school for this sort of thing, they’ll tell you that you’re only ever talking to one, one viewer, one listener, as long as you just keep reading, like you’re talking to them, that’s the way to do it.” He noted that as the news isn’t always the best and often it’s not easy to listen to, it can be easier for the audience if they have a calm voice to guide them through the chaos that is the average news day.
“I guess just keep that one viewer in mind. It’s not a group of people. It’s just one person. It depends on the night, sometimes I want to be thinking about my grandparents, sometimes my mom who passed away a few years ago. But you just think about that one person that would be most difficult to tell some of the stuff that you had to tell. You got to put it in a way that makes it sound like there might be problems, but there’s a way to address it,” Davenport explained. He also thanked everyone who helped him grow, supported his first steps in Estevan and keeps supporting him now. “To everybody who has listened to me on CJ, listen to the newscast I’ve been doing for the last little while, whether that’s on late night or whatever, I appreciate it. And I hope that you felt like that one viewer,” Davenport said.
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“Dr. Liknes is a welcome addition to the medical staff in Estevan in terms of the obstetrical and surgical services that will be provided,” said executive director Greg Hoffort. The hospital has also announced the arrival of a family physician, Dr. Nazanin Tahbaz. Tahbaz will start her practice in February at the Southeast Medical Group. She graduated from Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran, in 1997. Tahbaz has been a hospitalist, emergency medicine physician and a family medicine physician. “Dr. Tahbaz is a welcome addition to the medical staff in Estevan in terms of the family practice that will be established, and the coverage she will provide in our emergency room and medical ward,” said Hoffort.
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Residential roads getting needed attention It might not be the most glamourous line item in this year’s city budget, but the residential roadway rehabilitation that will be starting this year is vital nonetheless. Council approved the budget at Monday night’s meeting, after giving the public two weeks to provide their input. In the document, you’ll find an assortment of capital items, both big-ticket and small. Some of them will happen thanks to government support. You’ll find operational expenses and a commitment to continue to pay down long-term debt. And you’ll find the start of the residential roadway rehabilitation plan, with money to resurface Smith Street, Yardley Place and Hastings Place. The city has actually done a pretty good job on most of the arterial roads. The eastern half of Fourth Street was resurfaced last year. Most of King Street and Souris Avenue have been taken care of in the past decade. Kensington Avenue is in reasonably good condition, at least in the highest-traffic areas. Yes, the city received government support for many of these upgrades to happen. Yes, Perkins Street needs attention, as does Sixth Street from Souris Avenue South to Kensington Avenue. The downtown blocks of Fifth Street could also use some asphalt.
But this is still better than the days when Souris Avenue North would be a perennial contender for CAA Saskatchewan’s Worst Roads contest. And we don’t see as many Facebook pages complaining about the state of our roads as we used to. Still, we have a lot of residential roads that are due for resurfacing. Some of have been taken care of through the water main replacement program. And it was encouraging to see the city resurrect the program a few years ago, even if the execution of the program caused frustration for some. The asphalt and concrete patching program that the city has for roads affected by water and sewer main breaks has also been beneficial. We remember the frustration that used to exist with roads that would not be patched for a couple of years after a water or sewer main break. (Think the corner of Smith Street and Arthur Avenue, or the intersection of Albert Street and Bannatyne Avenue). You had areas riddled with potholes, and it reflected poorly on the city. These patches are a good short-term and medium-term solution. A nice coat of asphalt that will last for at least a couple of decades is not only nice to
drive on, but it helps attract people to neighbourhoods. With this project happening, a couple of things are needed. The first is a long-term commitment from the city. It can’t be something that they have for two or three years, allows them to take care of some of the more troublesome roads, and then is halted, with a pledge to get around to it again in the future. There are enough roads that need to be taken care of that this should be a part of the budget for years to come. And the public needs to be patient. You might think that your quiet residential road needs attention. You might be right. You might think it needs to be the top priority. Again, you might be right, but there’s a good chance that there’s a road that needs resurfacing more. You might think the city should do more than a few roads a year, at least at first, but keep in mind this is expensive. If you want to see more roads resurfaced, then taxes have to go up, or the city has to make significant cuts to other departments. With a project like this, no matter what the city does, people will be dissatisfied. But it’s good to see the residential roads are getting the attention they need.
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Last week, the Saskatchewan RCMP announced it had charged Carievale area resident Michael Gordon Jackson with one count of abduction in contravention of custody or a parenting order. Investigators also obtained a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest as he’s been withholding his seven-year-old daughter Sarah Jackson, who the RCMP is also trying to find, since November. As it turned out by abducting the child, Michael wants to “protect” her from vaccination. While social media is buzzing about the need for an Amber Alert and discussing how freaky that move is, unfortunately, this story is not unique nonsense and rather illustrates a greater problem we are facing. Society is split. COVID and everything that came with it split us pretty deeply, and the break keeps growing and deepening, as it spreads over from life around us into our families, and from parents to children. The Jackson family example turned vocal and resonating, but I’m sure that it’s one of the many of this kind. In this case, a former family broke apart over their attitude towards COVID vaccination. I know at least one other full family, where a kid also got caught in a vaccine crossfire and has to live with it. A friend of mine, eager anti-COVID19-vaxxer until the mid-last year when he changed his mind and took both shots, has his teen daughter aggressively advocating against the vaccine now. He’d share his thoughts on the injection early on, reproducing some of those stories that were and still are circulating the web. And kids are like sponges; they absorb the information spilled on them. They can’t resist the information going deep into them, even when they don’t fully understand it. Especially when the information
Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… comes from parents. So now that kid lives with the confidence that the world, the system and what’s even worse, her mother, are trying to harm her by suggesting that she takes a shot to protect herself and others from getting sick. In the case of Sarah Jackson, her mother Mariecar says she first had no idea why her ex was withholding the kid. Not until he appeared on a podcast and stated that it was his way to save his daughter from COVID-19 vaccine. We don’t know how the situation was in their family before November, but when asked about why she doesn’t want to get vaccinated during the show, Sarah said she believes vaccine “can change your DNA and I don’t believe God wants me to and it can make you sick and kill you,” according to CTV News Regina. I assume the father’s intentions probably were the best, but there is a saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It all went too far. Now, when they will be eventually found and the kid will be reunited with her mother, it won’t be about taking a shot or not, it will be about overcoming what could be a serious trauma. It will be about trying to learn how to trust. It will be about dealing with so much of what no seven-year-old should ever have to deal with. And I’m sure there are many many more stories of this kind, where parents and children are quietly struggling, caught in this new social divide. I’ve always advocated for vaccination. Once the COVID shots were approved, I’ve
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It’s the Winter Olympics already? It feels like just yesterday we had an Olympic Games. Actually, it was six months ago. The Tokyo Summer Games – arguably Canada’s most impressive Summer Olympics ever, when you consider the number of medals our athletes won, the number of gold medals won, and the sports for those gold medals. And in the Paralympics, Midale’s Keely Shaw won bronze in paracycling, and it was Canada’s first medal at the Tokyo Paralumpics. Lots of reasons to celebrate. So forgive me for not feeling as excited as I normally would be about the Winter Olympics. It’s hard to believe the opening ceremonies will be on Feb. 3. There are other factors for my Olympic malaise. For one, the Games are in China. It means a lot of the big events will be happening in the overnight hours. For the third straight Olympics, I’ll be waking up to find out the medals that Canada has won. Or I’ll have to stay up late to watch the competitions. And China shouldn’t be hosting the Games. The International Olympic Committee, in its never-ending quest for a Nobel Peace Prize, has decided to overlook Communist China’s human rights record to award the Olympics to that country. (Note: this is not an indictment of the people of China, most of whom are wonderful folks. It’s a criticism of the Chinese government itself and the way it treats dissidents. There’s been a lot of talk about whether Canada should be sending athletes to China. I don’t think a boycott is the way to go; it’s not fair to the athletes and others who have spent four years preparing for the event. But the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games by Canada and other countries isn’t exactly sending a strong message. It’s worth noting that the only other bid for the games came from Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the Kazakh government hasn’t exactly been a beacon for the treatment of its citizens, either. The lack of participation by NHL players also diminished my interest. I was looking forward to watching the NHL’s best compete in the Olympics for the first time since 2014. Canada has won gold in three of the last four Olympics that featured NHL players. And a generation of gifted players would have been able to play in the Olympics for the first time. The last time the NHL players were in the Olympics, Nathan MacKinnon was a rookie and Connor McDavid was 16 months away from being drafted. The hockey would have been better than it was in 2014, when it was rather bland. But due to all of the NHL games that were postponed due to COVID-19, the NHL decided it would be better off using the two-week Olympic break for makeup games than sending players to China. And when you consider that an athlete who tests positive for COVID-19 will have to self-isolate for several weeks in China, even if they’re asymptomatic, it became a no-brainer for the NHL to pull out of Beijing. It’ll be interesting to see who will be playing for Canada in men’s hockey at the Olympics. There will be a few young players who will get to showcase their skills for people on a large scale. And you’ll have players who are currently competing overseas in Europe, some of whom will be well-known to Canadian hockey fans. It’ll be worth watching, but the interest won’t be there like you would see with the best players in the world present. I’ll still get to enjoy the great women’s hockey, lots of curling, short-track speed skating, freestyle skiing and the other events that typically draw my attention. I’ve always enjoyed the Winter Olympics over the summer counterpart. Canada traditionally does better in the Winter Games. It’s the reality of being a winter nation that puts a big emphasis on winter sports. I’ll still cheer Canada’s accomplishments and the efforts of these athletes. I’ll be sure to check out the highlights. And I’ll marvel at the talent and dedication of those who represent Canada, and other nations. One last thing: Vancouver and Whistler are expected to bid for the 2030 Games, and right now, they’re considered the favourite. We all remember the thrill of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Canada’s record setting performance. While support for hosting the Games in Vancouver for a second time is certainly split, nobody can deny it would be a great event for Canada once again, and it would create new sporting memories.
It was a rare sight in the Estevan area last week, with the appearance of a moondog. Local photographers who found the right time and place to take a picture were rewarded, including Breanne Van De Woestyne, who took this picture near Woodlawn Regional Park. A moondog is a rarer phenomenon than the sundog, thanks to the conditions and timing required to see one.
Cornerstone changed plans for exam week schedule The South East Cornerstone Public School Division had to make changes to its plans for exam week for students in Grades 10-12. In a message sent to parents late last week, director of education Lynn Little said COVID outbreaks and impacts have continued to escalate across the school division. “We have a number of students away from school due to COVID – close contacts, family contacts, and personal or family choice,” Little said in the letter. “This has made it difficult for many students to complete courses and provide evidence of learning in all outcomes. It has also been difficult for teachers to manage and support all students. Traditionally, the final week of January has been reserved for course completion and assessment of final outcomes on term work. South East Cornerstone will be adjusting expectations and processes for exam week across the system, Little said. For all physical schools, students in Grades 10-12 attended classes in-person on Jan. 24. Rather than traditional final written exams, the remainder of the week will be dedicated to assisting students to complete learning, provide evidence of outcome attainment or to enhance the current marks they have in specific outcomes. Assignments or learning completed and assessed from Jan. 25-28 will not negatively impact student marks, Little said. Student marks can only increase but not decrease during this time. There will be no in-class learning nor in-class assessments for full classes of Grade 10-12 students. “Instead, teachers will work with
students individually or in small groups, to support their learning and assessment,” Little said. “This may occur online or in-class. Arrangements may be made, in some community circumstances, for students to attend in-person at the school. It is important for students to know and understand that participation in the learning and assessment is not optional, but a requirement of their classes.” Students with intensive needs who attend functionally integrated programs will continue to attend as previously scheduled. Little noted there has been a significant number of students absent from school over the last several weeks as well as prior to Christmas. “Our goal is to support both the academic needs as well as the mental health needs of our students,” said Little. “The pressure of written exams when students are ill or have been absent is very challenging. We will use the time to identify areas where individual students may require support either to complete work or assessments.” A total of 906 individuals in Cornerstone have tested positive with a COVID-19 rapid test since Jan. 3, which Little said illustrates the many challenges and the need for measures to alter delivery. The absence of a written exam will have no impact on a student’s ability to apply to post-secondary or apply for scholarships. Some other school divisions have also cancelled exams, and all provincial exams had been cancelled since January 2020. The second semester is slated to begin on Feb. 1, after a scheduled nonstudent day.
“We anticipate that all students will return to full in-class learning at that time,” said Little. “There are a couple of classes that have moved to remote learning across the system who will have a later return date – the date of their return will remain as originally communicated.” School staff will be in contact with parents and students to share expectations, processes and schedules. South East Cornerstone also noted that in an effort to reduce the transmission of COVID and enhance safety of all, Grade 9 classes at the Estevan Comprehensive School and Grades 7-9 at the Weyburn Comprehensive School moved to remote learning effective Jan. 25. Cornerstone anticipates a return to in-class learning on Feb. 1. “This will allow an opportunity for students and staff to prepare materials required,” the school division said. “The situation and dealing with COVID is fluid and challenging. We had previously communicated that (a) move to remote learning would likely have a short turnaround time. Our attendance rates in many schools and staff availability contributed to this decision. We have moved several classes to remote with one day’s notice as a result of rising cases and shortage of staff. Ideally, we would not have to move to remote at all. Unfortunately, that is not the circumstance we are in,” Little said. Because substitute staff will not be required at the 10-12 level across the system for the remainder of this week, Cornerstone can deploy that staff into kindergarten to Grade 9 settings where the division is challenged with being short staffed due to illness.
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Elks help a local boy to improve quality of life By Ana Bykhovskaia Living with Down syndrome, young Wyatt Wock already has some challenges in his life, but fortunately, weak hearing shouldn't be bothering him anymore, thanks to the support the family received from the Estevan No. 113 Elks Lodge. Some time ago the doctors told Wyatt's family that the kid needed hearing aids, and the estimate for it was over $3,000 – money that was difficult to produce on the spot. But the audiologist that assessed Wyatt directed the family towards their local Elks lodge, and it turned out that the service club could help the family with covering this essential expense. "We reached out to them, and they helped us walk through the process and then donated the cost of the hearing aids," said Wyatt's mother Kala Wock. The exalted ruler of the local lodge, Randy VanAchte, said that this program has been running through the
From left, Kala and Wyatt Wock receive a donation that will cover Wyatt's hearing aids from the Estevan No. 113 Elks Lodge exalted ruler Randy VanAchte. Elks Saskatchewan and Elks Canada for quite a while, but until now the Estevan club hasn't had a chance to help anyone through it. "We do a lot of stuff for kids, and the hearing program is just one of them that works out very well. A lot of people
obviously don't know it has been out there, but it has," said VanAchte, adding that they hope to assist more children that need their help. "The Elks are not just standing for the hearing aid part, but it's for a lot of other kids’ charities that we help
out."
VanAchte said Estevan Elks secretary Bonnie Mack knows a lot about the club's programs, and she was the one to guide the Wock family through the paperwork. Kala noted the "Elks were so good," as they did their best to process
everything in a timely manner. The process was started in late November-early December, and after the holidays the family received a call saying they were approved. "There's a bit of a process. We sit down as a board and decide, Hey, okay, this is what's come up, what can we do? Where can we help out? And with this one we said, no, this is important to do. And we got through really quickly. So hopefully it was quick enough to help," VanAchte said. Wyatt has already received his first hearing aid, a cochlear implant, and is now getting used to the new life experiences. Kala said they knew something was wrong with Wyatt's hearing since they adopted him, but it took doctors quite a bit of time to figure out what it was. "Wyatt can't hear from the outside of his ear to his ear. This (the new hearing aid) goes through the bone, it vibrates tiny bones behind your ear that conduct the message to your brain," Kala explained. "It bypasses the
inner ear, which isn't working for Wyatt. It's a specialized device. And we're really very grateful. We have seen how it's improved his quality of life, so we're really thankful to be able to have this for him." "We're really glad that we're able to help out and that Wyatt could benefit from it," VanAchte said. "We are honoured that we were able to offer this to your family and hopefully down the road to other families and organizations because it's not necessarily families, there're organizations that may need help too. So it's good that we can keep it local and in the community." More information on Elks programs can be found on their website elksofcanada. ca. People can also call Elks Lodge in Estevan and talk to VanAchte or Mack. Some programs are running locally, but there is also a lot of opportunities on provincial and federal levels, and members are happy to do their best to get people the help that's needed.
Council approves City of Estevan’s budget for 2022 Estevan city council approved the city’s budget for 2022 at Monday night’s meeting. The budget package had been brought forward to council at the Jan. 10 meeting, and was then posted on the city’s website so that the public could provide feedback. City manager Jeff Ward said city hall didn’t receive any responses about the document, and when Mayor Roy Ludwig asked council members if they had heard anything negative, none of them reported any complaints. Council previously held a spe-
cial budget meeting in November, when the city’s management team members were brought in to discuss operational and capital needs for this year, and to answer questions from council. This year’s budget does not have an increase to the municipal share of property taxes, nor is there an increase for the water consumption rates on utility bills. The school boards have yet to announce whether they will be increasing the education portion of property tax. “Obviously we have no control
over the school portion,” said Ward. Ward said there haven’t been many changes to the document since the November meeting. The city will be seeking grants for some of the capital projects, such as repairs to the Estevan Leisure Centre’s roof, HVAC and membrane work, and they will also look for funding for street renewals. “That’s one thing that would change the actual cash flow and potential borrowing bylaw, is whether we get funding for those projects,” Ward said. We generally won’t hear about those until then end of March.
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That’s usually in line with some of the federal year-end dates. “That’s the only thing that we wait for that could adjust the budget. These projects need to be done, it’s just how they’re going to be funded.” There is money in the budget to begin a residential road rehabilitation program, with Smith Street, Yardley Place and Hastings Place to be resurfaced this year. “It does coincide with the construction of the Dennis Moore Centennial Park, seeing a lot of traffic and a lot of people in that area. I think it’s a good time to review that, and try to
do some surface work in those areas.” The capital budget also calls for continued water main replacements, the completion of resurfacing in the 800 and 900 blocks of Fourth Street, repairs to the paddling pool at Churchill Play Park so that it can open again, fleet renewals, sidewalk repairs and pathway maintenance. Repairs to the city’s water tower, which will be funded by federal gas tax revenues, are also included in this year’s budget. The budget also calls for the continued reduction in the city’s long-term debt.
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Farm Family Award is a go, but in a mixed format; nominations open shortly By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Farm Family of the Year Award will once again be handed out in a private setting rather than during a big traditional Farmers' Appreciation Evening. The Estevan Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association opted for following the same path as they did last year. Jackie Wall, executive director with the chamber, asked the public to watch their website as nominations will be opening shortly. People will have an opportunity to nominate deserving families up to March 31, and then once the decision on the winners is made, the family will be contacted to arrange a celebratory meal. "I'm hoping to get the package together as soon as possible. We will be going out to sponsors as well shortly," Wall said. "Because of everything that's been happening and because of the projections with COVID, we've decided we are going to stick with a private event, similar to last year, where the winner of the Farm Family (Award) will receive a meal out to their farm at their convenience. We're
thinking perhaps after seeding. Once we have the winner picked, we contact them, we will have a date that that will happen. And then we are going to proceed with a feature of the farm families through social media, through video through YouTube, and do it similar to last year." There are some nominations from previous years, but they hope to see more coming in. "We really encourage people to send in their nominations. That gives us a nice cross-section to be able to choose from. And we will be sending out all the communications for that. We contact all of the different RMs and we try to get this out as much as possible so that we can have a really nice nomination list," Wall said. Producers in the Rural Municipalities of Estevan, Benson, Browning, Cymri, Cambria, Enniskillen, Coalfields, Griffin, Moose Creek, Souris Valley, Tecumseh and Brock are eligible. Besides the farming successes, which can be small or big, the jury also looks at how the family has had an impact within their community as a whole, and within the farming sector. Every year, the farm fam-
Last year the Emde family of Midale was recognized as the Farm Family of 2021. File photo by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce ily event also supports an agricultural scholarship granted to a local student. "This scholarship is for a farm family student. So basically, they have to prove that they are farming through a land location number. And then some other criteria are preferable. For example, if they are going into something that's ag-related, although that is not a requirement, and then also if they have participated in one of the regional 4-H clubs as well,"
Wall explained. The scholarship is to be given to a high school student from this region that will be graduating within 18 months. "It is a minimum of $500. However, if we have a very successful sponsorship amount, and we raise extra money from the event, then we up the scholarship amount, depending on how successful the event is," Wall said. The application for the scholarship is separate from the Farm Family Award
nomination and can be done through high schools. The chamber is currently putting the application together and it will be available for the students in the near future. Wall explained that once the nomination packages are ready, they will start looking for sponsors for the event as a whole and also different parts of it. The nomination packages for the Farm Family Award will be available at estevanchamber.ca.
"We really want to showcase how a lot of the farmers have a huge impact not only in the farming sector as far as their peers but also within their communities. A lot of them are very active in their communities, their local rinks, their local 4-H, their local sports. And we just want to recognize that farmers do contribute a lot to our economy and also to the communities where they live. It's an honour to be able to take time to really celebrate that," Wall said.
Local woman organizing Biggest Loser contest By Ana Bykhovskaia The search is on for Estevan’s Biggest Loser. A local woman put a shout-out for people interested in challenging each other and themselves in losing weight. Robyn Dwernychuk said an idea came to her a few weeks ago. She joined the Biggest Loser challenge in Stoughton a couple of years ago, which was a positive and successful experience. But after she had a baby six months ago, she again wanted to lose a few extra pounds. To make it more motivating, she decided to find Estevan's Biggest Loser this time. "I have started a Biggest Loser Estevan and Area for any ladies who want to shed some weight and maybe need a little boost to get going in that direction," said Dwernychuk in a Facebook post. And just to try and lose some weight," she added in the interview with the Mercury. To do so she suggested a challenge similar to the Biggest Loser TV show. Dwernychuk said for her the competitive part of the Stoughton challenge was the biggest motivation. "I'm a very competitive person. That's why I think it worked for me. Just having to know how other people are doing and just trying to beat them," she explained. In Estevan's version of the Biggest Loser, everyone participating is invited to come to Dwernychuk's place on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. to weigh in and record their starting points. "This is the only way I have figured it would be the fairest," said Dwernychuk. "Masks will need to be worn for this." Then participants will all be added to a closed group, in which they will be sharing healthy recipes, workouts, motivational ideas and other tips. Dwernychuk already added some information including an app that generates personalized workout plans and some healthy recipes. Those seeking the title of Estevan's Biggest Loser will also have to weigh themselves at
home every two weeks, take pictures of scales, and Dwernychuk will post everyone's progress. The challenge will continue until May 1. But she won't post any progress in the last four weeks, to keep it interesting for everyone participating. In the end, participants will once again gather at Dwernychuk's place to weigh in and find out who earned the title.
The main point of the project is to create an incentive to keep people going towards their goals and make that journey exciting. The participation fee is $40, which will all be added up to form the two prizes. The Biggest Loser – the person who loses the highest percentage of weight over three months – will take 75 per cent of all money collected. The second biggest
loser will be awarded the remaining 25 per cent. "Somebody could weigh a lot more and say they needed to lose 60-70 pounds. And then there might be a person who joined who only wanted to lose 15. So that works out better to have the percentage of total body bodyweight," explained Dwernychuk, adding that a special program will calculate
the percentage. She hopes to have at least 15 people partaking, which means the top prize will be $450 and second would be $150. "I had posted for 15. But if 15 doesn't go through, I'll make another post in the group and say only 10 are going, and they would have an option to stay in if they wanted to, or I will refund their mon-
January 28th A Day for Remembering the Victims of Abortion On January 28, 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada issued the Morgentaler decision which struck down abortion as part of the criminal code. Since then, there have been no laws whatsoever to regulate abortion in Canada through all nine months of pregnancy. On January 28th, wear a green ribbon and remember the 3 million Canadians who have lost their lives to abortion.
Prayer for the Preborn Children Loving Father, Today I pray for your powerful intercession to end abortion in Canada. As your humble servant, I commit to Never be silent. Never be passive. Never forget the preborn who can be legally killed at any time. I ask for compassion to comfort those suffering from abortion, wisdom to guide those considering abortion, and courage to challenge the status quo that allows abortion. Let me be a defender of life. I ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen
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Federal government announces funding for communities affected by coal transition The Government of Canada, through Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), is investing in communities affected by the transition from coal-generated power. Since 2018, PrairiesCan, formerly Western Economic Diversification Canada, has been working with communities in southeast and southcentral Saskatchewan to target funding investments that build on regional strengths and encourage innovation. Support is being provided to local and municipal governments, community organizations, and local educational institutions to assist communities, enabling residents to pursue their careers and continue to enjoy a high quality of life. To date, over $6 million has been invested in Saskatchewan communities. Daniel Vandal, Federal Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, announced additional funding of nearly
$13.7 million for 11 projects in Saskatchewan. These funds are being provided under the Canada Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) and Canada Coal Transition Initiative – Infrastructure Fund (CCTI-IF), delivered through PrairiesCan in collaboration with Infrastructure Canada. Among the projects receive support is the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, which received $3,022,011 to upgrade and pave a section of Primary Grid Road 605. In a press release, the RM said the goal of this project is to upgrade and complete the paving of Primary Grid 605, improving the connections between the RM of Coalfields, Town of Bienfait and the Town of Lampman. This will also supply enhanced access to two significant businesses in the area, Kingston Midstream’s Steelman terminal and Steel Reef ’s Steelman natural gas processing facility. Upgrades to sections of Primary Grid 605 will improve travel from Highway
18 to Highway 361, which connects to Highway 13. This project will significantly improve heavy truck market access and commuter safety in southeast Saskatchewan. “This is basically a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity for the RM of Coalfields to secure a significant amount of funding from the Government of Canada to upgrade Grid 605 to a 20-year, primary-weight paved road connecting businesses and communities in the southeast,” said RM of Coalfields Reeve Richard Tessier. “I have been a resident of the area my entire life and I know how important the 605 is as a connector link for the ratepayers of the RM, the Town of Bienfait and many other southeast communities. Since being elected to council in 2014, one of my top priorities has always been to have the 605 remain as a primary road able to handle all different classes and weights of traffic. With the assistance of added federal government funding, this project will finally be able to go ahead,”
An Estevan Comprehensive School student was recently recognized for his effort and willingness to tribute to his heritage through a poetry competition. Cole Blondeau, who is in Grade 12 and of Metis descent, placed second in the Saskatchewan Louis Riel Poetry Day contest. Blondeau’s poem I Am From… shares his family’s an-
cestral past and his connection to Riel, who is a distant relative. From Blondeau’s point of view, he sees this poem as being “a connection and reflection of his past ancestral heritage.” He decided to enter the competition because it pays tribute to Riel. “Not … a lot of people know this, but some … Blondeaus have an ancestral path to him, so he’s in the
family tree.” His histor y teacher, Wes Kreklewich, knew of Blondeau’s connection to Riel, so he tipped Blondeau off about the competition. “It was hard to come up ideas, but eventually I was able to do it,” said Blondeau. He has long heard that he was a distant relative of Riel. His father and grandparents have always discussed it. And Blondeau has spent a lot of time researching and discussing his relative. “We’ve also learned it in class, in school, so I have quite a bit of knowledge about him,” said Blondeau. He didn’t expect he would finish so high, so he was shocked when he was told he was second. For Blondeau’s poem he will receive a prize package
said Division 6 Councillor Terry Sernick. “The federal government has committed funds to specific areas in Canada that will be most adversely affected by the phase-out and eventual termination of coal-fired power generation as a result of federal policies,” said RM of Coalfields administrator Holley Odgers said. “The RM of Coalfields had been identified as one of these areas, and therefore submitted an application in the hope of securing grant funds that could be applied to this significant capital infrastructure improvement in the RM. “Once coal-fired power generation has been completely phased-out, the RM of Coalfields will lose a substantial portion of its commercial tax base. In 2021 the tax revenue received from coal mining was 30 per cent of total tax revenue. This shortfall in tax revenue in future years will be most challenging for the RM of Coalfields and will make it extremely difficult to budget for annual operational
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Bruins win first home game since mid-December By David Willberg The Estevan Bruins played a home game Saturday for the first time since Dec. 15, and came away with a 5-3 victory over the Kindersley Klippers. Estevan jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, as Kade Runke and Eric Houk scored 70 seconds apart in the first five minutes of the opening frame. Andrew Schaab’s goal pulled Kindersley to within one, but Eric Pearce scored late in the first for a 3-1 Bruins’ advantage. Kindersley had the edge in play in the second, and goals by Coletyn Boyarski and Matthew Mazzocchi tied the game. Mazzocchi’s goal with 1:41 remaining was a short-handed goal in which he batted the puck out of the air on a rebound after Boston Bilous made the initial save. Mikol Sartor scored for the Bruins 6:10 into the third to give the Bruins the lead for good, and Houk added the insurance goal a few minutes later. Estevan outshot the Klippers 41-20. Boston Bilous made 17 saves for the
Bruins, while Brett Sweet stopped 36 for Kindersley. Thirteen of Kindersley’s 20 shots came in the middle frame. “I thought we had a really good first period, and we struggled in the second,” said head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic. “It was a lack of puck support and a little bit of a lack of urgency. Sometimes you have to play a simple game, and we talked about that in between (the second and third) periods.” Houk said they needed more pucks on net in the second. “I think we got comfortable with the two-goal lead, and in this league, we can’t get comfortable when we’re up.” Earlier in the week, the Bruins swept a quick road trip through northeast Saskatchewan, edging the Nipawin Hawks 2-1 in a shootout last Tuesday and the Melfort Mustangs 4-3 the following night. Zach Burfoot had the Bruins’ lone goal in regulation against Nipawin. Sartor and Pearce added goals in the shootout for Estevan.
Cam Hrdlicka stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced for Estevan, who outshot Nipawin 37-30. The start of the game was delayed by 30 minutes due to travel challenges the Bruins encountered on Tuesday, thanks to the winter storm that hit Saskatchewan. It was also the Bruins’ first game since Jan. 5. The win over Melfort came in a back and forth contest. Estevan led 2-0 in the first, trailed 3-2 after two but stormed back with two in the third. Pearce had the winner with less than four minutes to play. Zachery Burns, Runke and Jamie Valentino scored for Estevan. Bilous made 31 saves for the Bruins. “I thought we had two really good periods in Nipawin. The second wasn’t awful but it wasn’t great, and I thought in Melfort it was the same thing as tonight (Saturday night),” said Tatarnic. “We had a really good first, made a couple of mistakes in the second that cost us and then we were excellent in the third.”
Bruin forward Olivier Pouliot (8) makes his way around Kindersley's Liam Bell during Saturday's game. Houk is pleased with how they are regaining their timing after a break for Christmas and another due to COVID cases. “As a team, we’re getting there, and we’re winning, which is good, but we have to find ways to bear down and put some more pucks in the net,” said Houk. “Tonight we put a few more than we have in our last games, but we have to get past these one and twogoal games because we have a lot of firepower on our team.” Burns returned to
the Bruins lineup against Nipawin after missing more than two months due to an injury suffered in a game against Weyburn. Defenceman Damon Byers made his debut against Melfort and also played against Kindersley, while forward Mitch Kohner played his first Bruin game against Kindersley. Kohner and Byers were acquired prior to the trade deadline. Tatarnic was pleased with the play and the skating ability of all three, but noted
they were playing their first games in a while. The Bruins will be back on the ice Wednesday night when they host the Weyburn Red Wings. That game was initially scheduled for Dec. 30. Then they will host the Yorkton Terriers on Thursday – a game that was to be played on Jan. 15. Both games start at 7 p.m. Then they will visit the Melville Millionaires on Jan. 29, and host the Mills the following evening at 6 p.m.
Estevan Sharks host home water polo tournament The Estevan Sharks water polo club hosted a home tournament on Jan. 16 at the Estevan Leisure Centre's pool. This was the third event in the Community League Series, which includes the Sharks. The tournament had a different look than in past years, as COVID-19 and close-contact quarantines had over half of registered players dropping out. However, those who were able to participate played hard and had fun. “There was some discussion about cancelling the tournament, but keeping the kids swimming has been our goal throughout the pandemic, and we really didn’t want to take that away from those who could be there," said club
president Heather Tober. The day started with U13 boys. Estevan, Weyburn and two teams from Regina were entered. With Estevan's regular goalie out, Carter Smelt stepped in and played excellent in net. Brothers Mason and Carter Yunick and Hudson Enns combined for a total of 31 goals. The team was rounded out by rookie Parker Griffin and the Saskatoon Pirates’ Ben Boutin, who both swam hard. The Sharks finished their day in second place. The second group of the day was the U10 minis category. With just nine athletes from the four clubs, a modified tournament was created for them. Veteran Shark Blaire Wilson led the club. Three rookie players – Laine and
Leighton Petterson and Ayla Smelt – did great, helping the mini Sharks win all their games. The third and final group of the day was the U13 atom girls. The Sharks were down to just three players who were unaffected by the recent COVID/close contact situation. Even their usual coach could not be there. Mahlyn Bomberak, Jill Rosengren and Blaire Wilson welcomed Maria Zaika from Weyburn and Anna Boutin from Saskatoon to the team. W ilson and Boutin showed strength and determination, as they had already played earlier in the U10 minis games, but were ready and willing to play for the U13 entry, too. Facing two strong Regina teams, the girls
The Estevan Sharks held their annual home tournament on Jan. 16. Photo submitted played six games, finishing with a record of 2-4, which was good enough for second
place in the tournament. This was the final scheduled tournament for the U10
mini division, and the only tournament Estevan will host this season.
Estevan AA hockey teams go 7-0 on the weekend The Estevan U13 AA Bruins continued their strong season, as they went threefor-three on the weekend, defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors 7-3 Friday and 12-7 Saturday, and beating the Melville Millionaires 5-3 on Sunday. Boston Tait led the offensive attack Friday with three goals and an assist, while Jayden Chernoff and Nathan Gardiner had two goals each. Easton Pushie made 17 saves for the victory. The Bruins scored six times in the second period in Saturday’s win over Moose Jaw. Gardiner had six goals and two assists in the game, while Tait had two goals and
two assists. Riley Gigian, Tucker Laurent, Cameron Milbrandt and Kyson Dangstorp also scored. Myles Lequyer stopped 12 shots in the victory. Chernoff had a hat trick in Sunday’s game for Estevan (16-3), and Laurent and Gigian also scored. Lequyer stopped 21 shots for the victory. • • • The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins picked up a 7-4 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday afternoon at Affinity Place. Carter Hirsch, Tristan Brownridge and Gunner Moore scored in the opening six
minutes of the first period to give Estevan a 3-0 lead. Kerr Cudmore scored twice on the night, while Kobe Wotta and Hayden Terrett also scored. Jaxon Kuchinka stopped 22 shots for Estevan. Earlier in the week, the U15 Bruins (4-20) lost 6-1 to the Weyburn Wings. Conrad Hase scored 1:13 into the game for Estevan to open the scoring. Chase Borreson made 30 saves. • • • The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins also went threefor-three on the weekend, defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2 on home ice Friday and Sunday, and the Yorkton
Terriers 7-5 on Saturday. Estevan raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first period of Friday’s game, with Carter Beck scoring twice and Turner Knockaert and Kaden Chrest also netting goals. Jordan Marcotte had the other goal. Estevan trailed 4-2 in the second period against Yorkton, but Knockaer t scored late in the second and then Chrest, James Mann, Knockaert and Marcotte tallied in the third. Spencer Copeland and Emmett McCarthy had Estevan’s other goals. Beck scored twice in Sunday’s game while Chrest, Knockaert and Landon Ka-
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ban also scored for Estevan, who led 5-1 through two periods. Keagan Carley stopped 16 shots on Friday and 20 on Sunday, while Ty Fehrenbach had 25 saves Saturday. Estevan (24-3-1) will visit the Melville Millionaires on Jan. 28 and 30, and Yorkton on Jan. 29. • • • The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears dropped games on the weekend to two of the top teams in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League. Up first was a 6-2 loss to the host Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night. Carson Birnie and Tucker Buhay had
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the goals for Estevan. Jackson Miller made 38 saves for Estevan. The next day, Estevan nearly pulled off a comeback against the Regina Pat Canadians, but lost 6-5. Regina led 6-3 in the third, but goals by Marshall Light and Carter Onrait pulled Estevan to within one. Blaze Gutzke had two goals and an assist, and Caden Drury also scored. Miller and Kaden Perron split goaltending duties for Estevan. Up next for the Bears will be home games against the Saskatoon Contacts at 8 p.m. on Jan. 29 and 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 30.
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Being leads to seeing As Sara and I sat on the beach at Kenosee Lake last summer, I looked up and saw a pirate walking towards me. Yes, a pirate! He had the hat, the big boots, the long coat, the white, ruffly shirt, and a big pirate sword. As you might expect, he also had the attention of everyone on the beach. The pirate stopped, looked at the lake, and asked a nearby child, “Arrr, have ye seen me boat?” The kid just stared
at him, so the pirate said, “Hmmm, would ye like to dance to a pirate tune?” and he played a sea shanty. When that was over, he said to the child, “Here, take me sword and I will have me picture with ye.” Before the picture was taken, the pirate made the child strike a pirate pose and say, “Arrr, matey!” Click! Soon other children lined up to get a picture with the pirate. Then some of the parents came over and got in
Tim Pippus of the Estevan Church of Christ the act, too. Eventually, the pirate went all the way across the beach, posing for pictures and talking to everyone about pirate life. When he got close to
us, I heard someone ask, “Do you work for the park, or the store, or what? Who pays you to do this?” The pirate answered, “No one pays me. I was just
thinking that after the last two years, people could use a smile, so I figured that a pirate who was lost on the Saskatchewan prairie might be funny. I was just hoping to make someone’s day.” Which he did. Even as I write this, I am smiling. Interestingly, this man had to decide to be a pirate before he got the response. Had he talked to everyone about it ahead of time, it would have ruined the experience. He
won people over by going out and doing it. When Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13) and “You are the light of the world” (verse 14), he reminds us that we influence the world around us by being something, not by talking about being it. My pirate friend thought about what others needed and then found a way to be that for them. As Christian people, may we learn to do the same.
Emergency crews respond to collision north of Estevan Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) members were called to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) Thursday morning. A call for service came in at about 7:30 a.m. Two vehicles collided on Highway 47 about one kilometre north of the 361 intersection.
“Crews arrived on scene to find that an MVC with the semi-trailer and a truck had occurred where one vehicle left the road surface. Thankfully there were minor injuries. EMS arrived on the scene and packaged and transported one individual to the hospital for further as-
sessment with minor injuries. And EFR crews provided traffic control, vehicle isolation, stabilization and turned the scene back over to Estevan RCMP to continue to investigate the cause of the collision,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser. Earlier last week, firefight-
ers also responded to a couple of fire alarms. On Jan. 17 at about 5 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to the north-central area of the city, where a residential fire alarm went off. It was quickly found that it was a cooking-related issue. With not enough smoke
remaining in the building, firefighters turned it back over to the homeowner and returned to the station. The same day at about 7 p.m., a commercial fire alarm was triggered in central Estevan. “Crews arrived at that occupancy to find that again
this was a cooking-related issue that had occurred. Everything was under control and no emergency situations were happening at that time, so the scene was turned back over to management and staff and crews returned to station,” Feser said.
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Request for an Expression of Interest – Satellite Food Vendor Services. The City of Estevan is exploring local interest from qualified vendors to supply and serve consumable food items during select events at Affinity Place. There are two spaces available for set up on the concourse level, each measuring approximately 4 meters by 4 meters. Vendors must be fully self-contained, set up within an hour of a scheduled event and take down within an hour of event ending. If this expression of interest results in more than two qualified vendors,a lottery system will determine the occupancy for the two available spaces. These are not areas to prepare food, rather these are designated spaces to set up a distribution and serving of your products prepared off site. Standard 20-amp electrical outlets are available but no water. The Compensation to the City will be 10% of your gross sales. Preference will be given to foods that will not compete with existing products or services. Interested vendors must include reference to / compliance with:
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PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW The City of Estevan is pleased to release a draft Zoning Bylaw for public consultation. This is the companion regulatory document that is tied to the City’s Official Community Plan. The City will now enter into a consultation phase with stakeholders and other interested parties on the content of the draft bylaw until February 18, 2022. Due to provincial and local restrictions, the Land Development Services will not be hosting a town hall format consultation. Instead, the following options are available to arrange for consultations: • In-person meetings on an individual basis either at City Hall or an off-site location, • Group meetings hosted by the group at a non-City owned location, • Zoom meetings, and • Phone consultations. Please participate in this important consultation process. Closing date for comments in January 31, 2022. Meetings or in-person discussions may be booked through Land Development Services: landdevelopment@estevan.ca or phone 306-421-4483. The draft document may be viewed at City Hall during regular office hours or viewed online at www.estevan.ca. Richard Neufeld, Manager, Land Development Services
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Obituaries Robert Barnstable 1923 – 2022
Robert Barnstable, late of Macoun, SK passed away at Mainprize Manor on January 13, 2022 at the age of 98 years. Robert Clayton Barnstable was born to Roy and Susan Barnstable of Macoun, SK on October 10, 1923. He and his twin brother, Raymond, were only the second set of live twins that Dr. Mainprize had delivered. Bob and his six siblings grew up on a farm about three miles southwest of Macoun. Robert attended Long School from Grades 1-10 and Macoun School for Grades 11 and 12. After school, he began farming and married the Long school teacher, Evelyn Agnew, from Weyburn, Sk. After a few years of living on the Barnstable farm, they moved to Macoun, where they resided for the rest of their lives. There they raised their three sons, Donald, Douglas, and Barry. Bob enjoyed sports and spent time curling in his younger years as well as golfing and fishing. He was skillful at carpentry work and built many houses, campers, and boats in his earlier years. He had a passion for vehicles. Later in life he took up singing and entertained many at nursing homes and various events around the community. Robert had a wonderful sense of humour and was known to tell a joke or two!! After his wife’s passing in 2010, he lived independently in his home, until God called him home at 98 years of age. The family would like to thank Estevan Home Care for their excellent assistance in allowing that to happen, and to Dr. Christie and the nursing staff for their compassionate care over the years. We as a family are thankful for his long, full life. Robert was predeceased by his parents, Roy and Susan Barnstable; his wife Evelyn; infant twin grandsons, Berkley and Monty Barnstable; his siblings, Ray (Helene) Barnstable, Gayle (Dave) Redpath, Myrna Redpath, his sister-in-law, Bev Barnstable and parents-in-law, Howard and Gertrude Agnew. Robert is survived by his children, Donald (Donnie) Barnstable of Macoun, their son, Darren (Danica) Barnstable; Douglas (Phyllis) Barnstable of Estevan, their children Tim (Jenn), Burke (Jamie) and Cody; Barry (Heather) Barnstable of Estevan, their children Stacy (Devin) Aspinall, Stephanie (Kent) Ashworth, Branden Barnstable, and 10 great grandchildren. Robert is also survived by his siblings, Orville (Ethel) Barnstable, Bill Barnstable, Kirk (Anita) Barnstable and brother-in-law Lloyd Redpath. Thank you to Hall Funeral Services for their help, and to all of our friends and family for their messages of condolence, gifts of food and encouragement. Interment took place at the Macoun Cemetery, Macoun, SK with Pastor Charlie Bowen presiding. A Celebration of Life followed at the Macoun Evangelical Missionary Church, Macoun, SK. Those so wishing may make donations in memory of Robert to Mainprize Manor & Health Care, Box 239, Midale, SK S0C 1S0 or Macoun Evangelical Missionary Church, Box 65, Macoun, SK S0C 1P0. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for the Barnstable family – Deb Heidinger, Funeral Director.
Dolores Mack 1931 - 2022 Dolores Mack passed away peacefully at Hillview Manor, Estevan, Sask. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the age of 90. Dolores leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Brenda Santer of Saskatoon, SK, three sons, Stephen (Susan) Mack of Estevan; Colin (Kerry) Mack of Estevan; Kevin (Corey) Mack of Spruce Grove, Alberta, eight grandchildren: Michael (Kristeen) Santer of Saskatoon; Cameron (Deanna) Santer of Winnipeg; Christopher (Brandi) Mack of Estevan, Michelle (Luc) Assoumbang of Estevan, Stephanie Mack and Mike Burke of Regina, Jillian Mack of Calgary, Mason Mack of Estevan, Connor Mack of Estevan, great grandchildren: Hannah and Liam Santer; Owen and Wesley Santer; Paige Barabash (Logan Lebel) Madison and Aubrey Mack; Claire, Kendrick and Marcus Assoumbang; Carter and Mason Burke, great great grandchildren: Eliza and Masyn Lebel, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Dolores was predeceased by: her husband of 50 years, Arthur Mack; her parents, Adrian and Theresa (Bonokoski) Boucher; and her brother, Major Clayton V. (Monica) Boucher of Belleville, ON. CLASSIFIED WORK Dolores’ family would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the staffADS of Hillview Manor. Dolores was in their loving and compassionate care for over 13 years. The Prayer Service was held on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. with Connie Wheeler officiating and a Funeral Mass for family and close friends was celebrated on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Sathiadas Antony presiding. Both services were held in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for the Mack family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director. Ret. (Cst.) Larry I Stubel August 9, 1949 to December 18, 2021 Mr. Larry Stubel, beloved husband of Lorna, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021. To read the full obituary and send online condolences please visit www.beaulacfuneralhome. com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Marianne Turcotte, Funeral Director, Prince Albert, SK (306) 763-3322.
Ian Fernandez 1948 - 2022 When life separates us we know that even though your body has left your soul will continue to be with us in spirit. Ian was a beautiful spirit with a glowing smile and a heart full of giving. We mourn the passing of a great man of faith who loved life. On the tragic passing of Ian Fernandez, a loving son, husband, brother, uncle, and friend. Survived by his beloved wife Theresa, and predeceased by his parents, Vincent and Barbara Fernandez, sisters, Loraine (Gary Kingson) and Maria (Mark Kingson), nephew Shaun Fernandez. Predeceased by his wife Theresa’s parents, Consolation and Cecilia D’Souza, and Theresa’s sister Isabella Alfonso (Paul). Survived by his siblings, Lewellyn (Adrienne), Alister (Debbie), Beulah Burtles (Keith), Bazil (Lorraine), Christopher (Bernadette), Stafford (Doreen), Gerrard (Sandra), Gillian Vaz (Savio), Blossom Braganza (Greg), Zoie Sutherland (Andre), Theresa’s siblings, Francis D’souza (Lydia), Lawrence D’souza (Dezire), Joan Alvares (Fred), and all his nieces, nephews, and grand nieces and grand nephews. We are shattered by his loss and will forever remember him fondly. The heavens are brighter for this new shining star! The Prayer Service was held on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Sathiadas Antony the celebrant. The Rite of Committal followed at the Estevan City Cemetery, after which a time of remembrance and refreshments was held in the parish hall. Those wishing to pay tribute to Ian via a donation in his memory, may do so directly to the Lung Association of Saskatchewan, 2308 Arlington Avenue, Saskatoon, Sask., S7J 3L3, or a charity of choice. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Fernandez family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.
Phyllis Humphries 1946 - 2022 Phyllis Anne Bernadette Humphries, late of Estevan, Sask. passed away peacefully on Friday, January 14, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan at the age of 75. Phyllis will be lovingly remembered by her children: Leslie Marshall, Colleen Machnaik (Bob), Dean Marshall (Yvonda), Delphine Calinesco, Angela Veilleux (Keith), Neil Marshall (Roberta), Jackie Sinclair (Scott) and Katie Clarke (Cory). She will dearly be missed by her 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Phyllis was predeceased by her parents: Gordon Humphries and Rita Humphries (Thieven). She is loved and remembered by her siblings: Bernadette (Len), Roy (Helen), Doreen (Leon), Claire (Allan), Winifred (Pat), and Beverley (Jim). A Memorial Service for Phyllis was held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. A luncheon took place at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan, immediately following the service. The graveside service at Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Benson, Sask. will take place at a later date. In remembrance of Phyllis’ life, donations may be made to the Estevan Humane Society, Box 1095, Estevan, Sask., S4A 2H7. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Humphries family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.
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New nursing home committee meets with SHA By David Willberg The committee that is trying to get a new regional nursing home built in Estevan continues to hold meetings in an effort to keep the proposed facility moving forward. The provincial government revealed in last year’s provincial budget that it had committed $275,000 towards planning for the building, the first progress for the facility since the committee’s Hearthstone Community Campaign reached its fundraising goal of $8 million in January 2015. Don Kindopp, who chairs the new nursing home committee, said they recently held a meeting with three representatives of the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Their previous meeting last October was a chance to, as Kindopp put it, “get to know each other.” “As a result of that meeting, our committee put together a number of questions that we wanted answered,” said Kindopp.
They provided some, but not all of the answers. Kindopp said the SHA representatives indicated they want a needs assessment completed that would address such things as cost, location, beds and the model of care. The new nursing home committee had such a document completed by 1080 Architecture in Regina in 2018 that addressed many of those issues. “it left us with some frustration that in April of 2021 the government announced a portion of the budget to start planning, and seemingly not much has been accomplished in that period of time in nine months … but we were left with a promise that in two months they would be able to have many of the answers to the questions we asked them,” said Kindopp. The updated needs assessment will be required for the project to proceed. It will take another two months to complete. The new nursing home committee indicated its desire
to have some form of a voice for the new needs assessment to articulate the thoughts of the community. Kindopp suspects that the government might not feel comfortable with a needs assessment done by another group. He described the October meeting as exploratory in nature. The local committee wanted to know what the government meant by planning and design phase, and they wanted to know where they fit. “We also had a question around protecting the naming rights, because there were naming opportunities provided to the members that contributed to the Hearthstone Community Campaign,” said Kindopp. The committee also wanted to know if there was a way the community could be more involved in deciding how the facility would be built, or if it would be determined by the SHA. There have been some positives through these meetings. The SHA knows how
The effort continues for a replacement for the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. File photo passionate the committee and the community are to see this project proceed. The committee wants this happen, with a sod-turning ceremony as soon as possible. While they haven’t had much direct contact with Estevan MLA Lori Carr recently, Kindopp credits her with getting the planning money in the budget, and she remains supportive. “Lori is a person that I think we can depend on to
do what she can do with the government to get this project to move ahead,” said Kindopp. He hopes the next meeting will yield some of the answers to questions that they’ve asked. In addition to personnel from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, he would like to see someone from the Ministry of Health. “There was a commitment made by the members of SHA to get me a name from the Ministry of Health that we
might be able to include in our next meeting,” said Kindopp. The new nursing home committee wants the facility to be an important part of the community, not just in terms of the care of the patients, but its location. He believes it should be located on the same property as St. Joseph’s Hospital and the hospital’s board has been supportive. It will also create efficiencies with staff and the amenities at the hospital.
Creighton Lodge is to host a Duelling Piano fundraiser After a two-year break, Creighton Lodge is planning a comeback for its big annual fundraising supper. On March 25, the lodge hopes to see many guests enjoying the buffet-style supper and the Duelling Pianos performance featuring Burn'N'Mahn out of
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to still have the event and it's safe to do so." The evening will offer a buffet-style supper and an interactive show. The decision on the caterer for the night hasn't been made yet, but the lodge has already received a confirmation from Burn'N'Mahn, who will entertain hundreds of guests that night. "We're looking at about 300 people. Right now we have about 240 committed tickets and we're hoping to reach the 300 goal," Veroba said. "We will follow all restrictions put out by the province at that time." The Creighton Lodge Trust Committee is a United Way Estevan member agency, and they usually hold just one big fundraiser a year, which allows them to move on their five- and 10-year capital budget projects. Last year due to restrictions, they held a raffle, but with the situation changing they hope to get back to their in-person event, which always saw a great turnout and a lot of support. The money raised
through the event will help the lodge chip away at some of the needed repairs and upgrades. "We're looking at our different capital projects right now. One of our biggest ones is roof replacement," Veroba said. They replaced the roof over the 300 hall in 2020, spending over $300,000 on that section, but there is more to be done. "With our other three sections, we know that we have to start saving now, so that's when it hits and we're told that it's time to replace those roofs, we want to be ready," Veroba said. Another ongoing project is sidewalk replacement. Sidewalks wear out and turn into tripping hazards for the residents and the lodge regularly replaces those to ensure everyone's safety. Improvement of the outside doors is one more continuous process. "A lot of our outside doors are quite old, they're a little bit cramped on the frame, which is hard to repair. So we'll be looking at replacing some of them. And we are also adding the handicapped hardware to
four of our doors. That will just enable people who have a hard time with the handles to be able to open the door and get inside safely and stay out in the cold trying to get in," Veroba noted. The lodge hired Sector 1 in 2020 to put the handicap accessibility hardware on the doors. Two doors were done in 2021, and the other ones still need to be upgraded. "We do a lot of our projects annually. With our five- and 10year capital … we like to make sure that if we're ever going to do a project, it is something that is a necessity and needs to be done versus something that we're just doing because it was on our list. We're just making sure that our capital list is there so that we know it's on our radar," Veroba explained. Tickets for the Duelling Pianos supper are $100, of which $60 covers the expanses and the remaining $40 goes towards the lodge, so guests can get a $40 tax receipt.Tickets are available through Creighton Lodge trust committee members, five RMs or by calling the lodge at 306-634-4154.
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505 1st Street, Estevan
244 Duncan Road, Estevan
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms MLS® Number: SK881327 Floor Space: 1010 sqft
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms MLS® Number: SK881059 Floor Space: 1008 sqft
MLS® Number: SK881376 Floor Space: 1212 sqft
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms MLS® Number: SK880933 Floor Space: 950 sqft
$205,000
$224,900
$244,900
902 4th Street, Estevan
1 Woodend Place, Estevan
1888 Wellock Road, Estevan
MLS® Number: SK849947 Floor Space: 4500 sqft Exterior Features Exterior Building Size: 4500 sqft
8 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms
4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
MLS® Number: SK880827 Floor Space: 1800 sqft
MLS® Number: SK878690 Floor Space: 1342 sqft
$269,900
$298,900
$334,900
2019 Nicholson Road, Estevan
2360 Irvine Crescent, Estevan
1207-1209 4th Street, Estevan
3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
5 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
MLS® Number: SK882914
MLS® Number: SK871093 Floor Space: 1200 sqft
MLS® Number: SK880574 Floor Space: 1446 sqft
$419,900
$449,900
$499,900
508-12th Avenue, Estevan
507 Holmgren Bay, Estevan
101 4th Street, Estevan
MLS® Number: SK883015
4 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms
MLS® Number: SK870208 Floor Space: 7840 sqft
MLS® Number: SK858820 Floor Space: 3057 sqft
$449,900 18 Devonian Street, Estevan Rm No. 5 MLS® Number: SK872131 Floor Space: 20604 sqft
$529,900
If moving is something you are considering in 2022, give me a call.
Josh LeBlanc REALTOR ®
$3,300,000
$980,000
306.421.6778