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City could be responsible for added maintenance costs for highways within boundaries » COUNCIL
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The City of Estevan could be facing added operating and capital costs associated with portions of highways that fall within city limits. In a correspondence to Estevan city council, Norm Mack, the manager for the city’s public works’ roads and drainage division, said the city has had discussions with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure regarding the Urban Highway Connector Program. “The Ministry of Highways states that the City of Estevan boundary limits will be extended beyond what the city is currently maintaining,” Mack wrote. The ministry has sent a contract to the city and a map of the highway connectors that would become the city’s responsibility. The maintenance of these connector highways would be signage, grass mowing, illumination, hot patching, crack filling, street sweeping, and snow and ice removal.Mack noted the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways has offered its services to contract some of the work for the city on the Highway 47 South and Highway 18 connectors for an annual fee of $15,929.
The east city entrance will see the city’s maintenance requirement moved from Kensington Avenue to Sawyer Road. Mack said the ministry would pay the city $20,887 per year to look after the maintenance on this stretch of connector highway. The stretch includes the east overpass. Snow removal was frequently cited as a concern during the meeting.
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Scarlett Kovach was happily playing with the wind by the cotton candy station during the first-ever Commemorative Family Fun Day at the Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground. Many families turned out for a fun family time. For more on the event, see Page A3
The overpass is the issue on the east side. “I hope this isn’t their intention, slowly but surely, to say that okay, now that overpass, you’ve been looking after it, so now that’s your baby, you’re going to have to pay for it,” said Ludwig. Theoverpass underwent a considerable refurbishment in 2008. The north boundary for Highway 47 is now the RM Road or otherwise known as the Bienfait Grid. All maintenance and snow removal will be taken care by the City of Estevan according to this proposed contract. There is no compensation for this stretch of highway from the ministry, MackMacksaid. pointed out the City of Estevan is currently not equipped with machinery or manpower to maintain
“We just have graders in our fleet,” said Mack. “We don’t have a highway plow truck. The speed limit in that area is … 50 kilometres [per hour before the overpass] and after the overpass it goes to 80. I just feel that our fleet doesn’t have equipment that is suited for highway snow removal.” MayorRoy Ludwig said this is an example of more offloading by the province to the city. To do the proper job, since there isn’t an alternative, the city will have to look at purchasing extra equipment.Thewest side of the city will see the new boundary at Sister Roddy Road. Currently the city’s responsibility ends at 16th Avenue. “The City of Estevan will now have to move a considerable amount of snow and conduct pavement maintenance from l6th Ave. through the valley and underpass to Sister Roddy Road,” Mack said. “There is no compensation from the ministry on the west side. Saskatchewan highways states this is our stretch of highway to look after.” Ludwig noted the highway in the valley has been shifting for a number of years and that will continue. The city does not want to absolve the ministry of looking after it.
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“Althoughsituation. thefootprint of the added proposed highway connectors to the City of Estevan may not look large, it will take extra man hours and resources to fulfill all the services from snow removal to pavement maintenance.” City manager Jeff Ward pointed out this is an operations and maintenance agreement. The other is the Urban Highways Connector Program framework deal, which includes the rehab and percentage costs. Ward said during negotiations, it was stressed that if the city were to agree on snow removal, that it would have nothing to do with the underpass or overpass capital costs.
Councillor Lindsay Clark suggested the city submit a counteroffer because the province is downloading costs and there will be a much higher expense for the city. Councillor Shelly Veroba, meanwhile, was critical of the government’s move, saying it was “poor taste” by the government.Ludwig suggested the province help with cost of purchasing additional snow removal equipment. Mack stressed to council that if the city doesn’t agree to this pact, the municipality won’t have an agreement with the ministry and highways crews won’t enter city boundaries.Wardalso noted that ever since the truck bypass north of the city was completed in the fall of 2015, the provincial government’s interest changed, but they continued to look after highways close to Estevan’s city limits because it was still considered the urban highway connector. “They really have no obligation to come within city limits at any point now that the actual highway is the bypass. We can try to negotiate and get some of those costs, but just knowing that was told to us when we asked for similar type items,” said Ward. Council ultimately tabled the document so the city would have time to meet with the RM of Estevan to find out if they are going through a similar situation with the province, since there are segments of highway that run through the RM from city limits to the truck bypass.
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Ladouceur submitted his resignation to the Estevan board of police commissioners in April 2021, following mounting criticism from the Saskatchewan Association of Police Officers and the community over his leadership of the EPS. In particular, the criticism grew after the passing of long-time EPS Const. Jay Pierson, who died in March 2021. Pierson had to take the Estevan board of police commissioners to court to get benefits related to his diagnosis with PTSD. Former Estevan police chief Paul Ladouceur Mercury file photo
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Former Estevan police chief Paul Ladouceur received a severance package after he stepped down as chief for the Estevan Police Service last year. Ladouceur received a lump-sum equivalent to 24 months’ salary, a transfer of ownership of an SUV, and the transfer of ownership of Ladouceur’sMayorcellphone. Roy Ludwig did not comment on the details of the package. He noted the lump-sum payment was for salary, and would not include per diems or mileage.
The provincial government is asking the City of Estevan to assume more responsibility for highways that fall within city limits, such as the stretch from 16th Avenue to Sister Roddy Road.
“Our snow removal fleet is equipped with two graders to move the snow on our city streets,” he said. “If this agreement is accepted, the roads and drainage dept. would possibly like to study the possibility of obtaining a snow plow truck equipped with a sand spreader similar to what the Department of Highways uses. “This truck could not only be used on the highway connectors but also on streets located on the perimeter of the city. Clearing off highways with slow moving graders is not an ideal
Roche Percee campground hosted Commemorative Family Fun Day By Ana Bykhovskaia
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The Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground treated guests to a free barbecue during their first-ever Commemorative Family Fun Day.
Zamira and Zorica Gedak explored the pathways of Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground. Many visitors travelled the park, sitting on bales during hayrides. Zeanna Hyde, Weston Earle and Tanisha Lukye stopped at the food station for lunch during the Commemorative Family Fun Day.
Otto Neuman and Mike Bartolf, who used to run Tours and Trails, shared some old pictures and talked to visitors and volunteers about the history of the area. Some of the pictures they brought were over 100 years old and captured people using the park back before the 1900s.Sheila Farstad with the Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground board said they wanted to have more people enjoy their grounds, which offer beautiful views and great family time. The Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground board had an economic development meeting with the Town of Bienfait and the RM of Estevan earlier this year. And as a result, it was decided to put more effort into promoting the park to see it used more.
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The Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground invited the community for their first-ever Commemorative Family Fun Day on Aug. 27. Many people turned out to enjoy the last weekend of summer at this southeast hidden gem. The park provided a lot of free entertainment, including bouncy castles, dunk tank, yard games, glitter tattoo painting and hayrides. The crowd was treated to some delicious cotton candy, caramelized apples and a barbeque. Mickey and Mini Mouse also made an appearance to entertain younger guests.
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“They came and toured the park, and they said, ‘You’ve got a gem here and a gem that is, for the most part, very underutilized.’ So we listened to them, and they said they want to help us in any way that they can and would love to see us do some kind of event. So that was sort of the seed that was planted,” FarstadWhileshared.the conversations started in the winter, up until the summer the board wasn’t sure if they would be able to put anything“Sixtogether.weeksago, we decided we’re going to do this,” Farstad said. “It was very last thingfree.notchargeties,offnooutdoortorevampedsources,”ple,Andthingsthrowingtimes,ing.boardtoinviteFarstadestthereSohaveopeddoconcernedthreesomeelderly,connectionsathosethejoinedElevenminute.”newmemberstheboardtohelpeventhappen,andmembersbroughtinlotofknowledge,energy,andideas.“Ourboardwasquiteandwe’velostoftheminthelastyears.Sowewereaboutwhattowiththisunderdevel-gem,whenwedidn’tthepeopleanymore.itwasnicetoseethatwasrenewedinter-inthecommunity,”shared.Oncethedecisiontothecommunityovertheparkwasmade,thestartedbrainstorm-“Wemetacoupleofanditwaslikeoutideasaboutthatwecoulddo.outofthose11peo-therewasalotofre-Farstadsaid.Workingtogether,theboardwasableputtogetheragreatfamilyfundayintime.Notonlydiditeravarietyofactivi-butitwasalsofreeoftothepublic.“Mythoughtwasthere’salotofthingsthatareAndthatwasabigformethatIwanted
“We get bird watchers coming from all over because to see the birds that come through here, either you got to go way east, or way west to find them. And here it’s an overlap,” Farstad said.
it to be free so that people could just come and enjoy, and there were no economic barriers for people,” Farstad said. “That was sort of our overlying, if we can make it free let’s make it. And so that’s what we did.”The board had some funds set aside from the times Tours and Trails ran in the area, and along with donations from local businesses and people, they were able to make everything free to the public for the“Toursday. and Trails used to do walking tours, and so that money was in the bank. And [we thought] if this is the end of Tours and Trails, this is a good way to go out with a bang,” Farstad said. She stressed that Tours and Trails was a group of individuals who were interested in historic events or places in the southeast. There are people on board from the Oxbow and Estevan“Whenareas. they did the walking tours, they would take groups of people out and tour them around places that you can’t get to. Often there are no roads, they’re usually on private property, but they’re significant places, like Indigenous places, Thunderbird rocks, things that you can’t see or you can’t access [on your own]. And then they would tell the history of the area, some of the rumrunning, those kinds of things that are our history, are a part of this area, but we don’t really know about, because it’s not taught in our schools or whatever,” FarstadTourssaid.and Trails was decommissioned by the government about 20-25 years ago, Farstad said. Prior to that, the park was more equipped. It had power, a playground, a telephone and camping and picnicking areas. Once Tours and Trails was decommissioned, the amenities were removed, and the park wasn’t maintained for some Aroundtime.2009, Farstad and her husband Richard started cleaning it up and making it available for people to camp down there.Now, the Roche Percee Recreation Site offers wilderness camping at a cost, and everything else in the park is free of charge. People can come to enjoy a picnic or go for a walk to discover some great views and the peacefulness of the area. The park is open to Farstadeveryone.added that the park’s flora has species that are endangered, and the board keeps it organic to ensure the plants can thrive. Besides, Roche Percee Park’s location is an overlap of eastern-western migratory birds.
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It should be noted there are other measures the government is taking with the windfall. They have thankfully scrapped their plan to impose the PST on gym memberships later this year, and there are other areas where the PST won’t be applied. You’ll still have to pay the PST for concert and sporting event tickets this fall. After all of the challenges that gyms and fitness facilities have faced in the past 2 1/2 years, the last thing they needed was another impediment to business. And frankly, we should be giving people every reason possible to exercise more, rather than discouraging them. The government is also going to be spending more on debt repayment, which should be welcome news, although it has a lot of work remaining to get back to the debt levels of, say, 2007 and early 2008, before the Great Recession, the economic slowdown and the pandemic did a number on the coffers. People will always ask why the government is spending in certain areas and not in others. Education might be the one that needed it the most. We saw the South East Cornerstone Public School Division slash jobs earlier this year. And now we’re hearing of school divisions elsewhere charging for noon hour supervision. Yes, the government did announce funding for schools earlier this year to offset the soaring cost of fuel and insurance, but the divisions will tell you they need more. The money we’re getting from the government will help people tackle mounting bills. But questions linger about the government’s motivation, if this money could be better spent and if there were other options to offer relief.
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If someone would offer you the opportunity to watch a 10-hour movie, what would be your reaction? Probably, just like me, you’d say, “What, are you crazy? I don’t have time forHowthat.” about splitting the 10-hour movie into 10 one-hour pieces and watching it in a day or two, followed by parts two, three and four of the same length? Sure, why not? What an interesting time we live in. We don’t have time for long reads, and a lot of people abandoned reading books – they are too time-consuming. I have problems finishing 2 1/2 or three-hour movies like Pearl Harbor or Titanic, and everything produced before the 2000s feels really slow. (It took ET over three minutes to explain he wants to phone home in 1982, something impossible to imagine in today’s fast-paced movies.) We are always on the run, yet full-scale TV series have millions of viewers across the world. It seems that Warner Bros., Netflix, Paramount, Amazon, Apple, HBO and others release new series and seasons every day. And the fact that there is a wide offer suggests that demand is there. Nobody would shoot such epic series as Game of Thrones, Vikings, Lost (remember that one?) or even Grey’s Anatomy, if there was no market for them. Good old capitalism. We are too busy, but we watch more and more series. Another contemporary phenomenon.Irecently finished the second season of The Morning Show – an inside look at daily television. The series did hit home with me on twoFirst,grounds.itreminded me of crazy TV work and the life I used to be a part of at some point. And as an insider of something smaller than the pictured UBA network, but very similar in nature, I’d say it was pretty realistic from this crazy professional experience standpoint.Second,this current TV series draws upon things we lived through just a few years ago. It starts in the midst of the #MeToo movement, followed by cancel culture, and continues with painting our recent life suddenly hit by the pandemic realities of 2020. It’s almost as if you’d leave your body and be able to see the world spinning from above. Memories about these big turning points in our history are still very fresh, so it feels odd to watch the current events through a prism of entertainment production. I swallowed the entire show of 20 episodes in four to five days. I still got a lot done, but my sleep was once again cut shorter. As I emerged from the show, I realized that even though I enjoyed watching it, I still lost 20 hours of life. Magic. A not that good example of magic, but rather the one that made me think.Surveys show that most people explain their binge-watching habits as something that helps them to destress, relax and have a good time. Yet, the habit is not as innocent as we may think. Researchers note that once you start regularly prioritizing other important stuff to get through half a season of that awesome new find in one day, TV series turn into a Justproblem.likeinthe case of other behavioural addictions (a disputable term, addressing non-substance addictions, that currently sees more evidence and research) like gambling,
It wasn’t a matter of whether the Saskatchewan Party provincial government would offer some form of assistance to the people of the province who are facing the challenges associated with the soaring cost of living.Thequestion was what it would be and when the government would announce it. We have our answers. The provincial government revealed on Aug. 22 that it would send a cheque for $500 to every person over the age of 18 in Saskatchewan who paid income tax for 2021, regardless of their income or if they actually need the financial relief. You can thank natural resources for this one. The increase in the price of oil has resulted in a considerable surge in revenues for the provincial coffers, which means the government is now looking at a surplus budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Whether the price of oil will remain high enough to maintain that surplus has yet to be seen, but the government is confident it will. Of course, people down here are generally pretty happy when the price of oil goes up, because it’s good news for our local economy. And we’ve needed some good economic news after the past few years. But when that increase in the price of oil is accompanied by the highest rate of inflation in 40 years, it tempers the excitement, because we have to worry about virtually the cost of everything else going up considerably.
It seems like the provincial government took the easiest way out by providing everyone with $500. It is a fairly simple solution: a $500 cheque regardless of family size, income level or location. They didn’t repeal the gas tax. They didn’t use the windfall to put more money into schools or health care. They didn’t slide a few extra dollars to the areas that have been driving the added revenues, like us.Some are upset that there isn’t more for families; after all, they are facing greater expenses than those who don’t have kids. And others are upset that wealthy people are getting $500, but you can expect that high-income earners will promptly donate the cheque to charity. It would be nice if the critics of the oil and gas, mining and agriculture sectors would reject this money, since these industries are the reason they’ll get the $500, but most of them will pocket it. If this was an election year or if an election year was approaching, we’d be saying the $500 is a vote grab. But the election is two years away. So it feels like an early effort to get the voters on their side.
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Yet, unlike with other behavioural addictions, series does give you something. A series is a product developed and marketed to serve the needs, habits, interests and preferences of the audience. But they are also an It’sart. indeed interesting to have those many worlds available to you on demand. You can have a look at what the recent reality looks like from the outside. Or you can slip into mind-blowing fantasylands. Or travel back in history. Or just look closer at someone’s unique life journey. The opportunities are endless, and the format allows the creation of a world, which we believe exists. Once big crews of professionals including cast, showrunners and many more finish their job, it’s so easy to just submerge into the universe they create. You don’t need imagination, you don’t need to work to visualize it, and you don’t even need to really focus on what’s happening.(I often have series playing while I’m doing other things around the house, and when I get back, I still can catch what’s going on). But you indeed have a good time, get your head off the routine and sometimes even learnSosomething.Itrulybelieve that format of the TV series is awesome. But we do need to watch our habits while enjoying the shows, so they don’t start taking more than they give us.
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kleptomania, compulsive shopping, video gaming, internet addiction and others, bingewatching activates reward function in our brain, which produces dopamine and makes us feel good for some time. However, as time goes on, we build up some tolerance and need more to have the same level of dopamine. This means we need more of the same activity to get the same joy, so it becomes more difficult to stop watching shows one after another.
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Solar: Whereabouts in Canada are the solar panels being built? I am under the impression solar panels require rare earth minerals and to date China has captured about 85 per cent of that market. There are some of these minerals in Canada, but so far, not enough have been found in one place to warrant serious mining operations to retrieve them. So far smaller corporate entities have been given contracts to provide solar power. Are they subsidized? What happens when these companies merge or are taken over by another company? Can solar panels provide even a miniscule 400 megawatts of power within two years? How many acres of land would that involve? How close to the existing power grid do these panel fields have to be and still retain some efficiency? Wind: There are similar questions for the wind power advocates. Like solar, they can’t provide baseload power unless they figure out how to use batteries for storage. There are a few questions about batteries later. Who is manufacturing wind generators in Canada? Who is installing them and maintaining them? What happens when the company ownership changes? How many acres to produce 400 megawatts? Can SaskPower step in and take over? How far can a field of wind generators be from the main electrical grid(s) and still be (unsubsidized) efficient? When wind generator housings and giant blades need to be replaced and recycled, who does that? Where? How? Cost? Electric vehicles/batteries: Again, batteries for cars (or future generators) require lithium. Those batteries take lithium-ions. Lithium needs to be mined. Lithium is sometimes found in oil wells. But oil is on the hit list. Where are they being manufactured? Howdomillions of lithium-ion and cobalt and, zinc (also mined) nickel (mined) induced batteries get recycled? Where? When? Cost? When will an electrically powered, affordable four-five passenger unsubsidized vehicle take me 200 kilometres to Regina in the morning, allow me to drive another 60 kilometres in that city and bring me back home, in minus -25 C weather with my heater and defroster on medium flow, and not require a significant time out for a recharge? How much additional electrical power will be required in Saskatchewan to charge and recharge tens of thousands of electrical vehicles on a continual basis? What will each recharging station cost to install? How much will each recharge cost?Cars and trucks will go electrical but what about trains and planes? Nuclear: I have not heard of any nuclear plant, large or small ever being built within the proposed budget. They are costly to operate and then close and decommission at end of life. If they suffer a failure the results can be deadly, not just inconvenient. Again, cost factors to operate and maintain must be studied in an equitable manner. Will the small nuclear reactors that are now being touted as a Saskatchewan saviour be in the hands of, and operated by, private companies or SaskPower? Will they be built in Canada? Where will the spent fuel rods be buried or stored? Just another point: the uranium used for many nuclear plants is mined in Saskatchewan. So is coal. Final question: can the Riders make it to the Grey Cup?
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The editor: Saskatchewan has been in a green transition period for more than a few years. We are supposed to say no to dirty coal, even though it is no longer dirty and hasn’t been for quite someWetime. areto say goodbye to coal even though these mined areas are reclaimed and put back into useful production, and about 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide emissions are, or can be, captured and put to use for enhanced oil recovery or in the construction and cement production sectors to assist them in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Or they may be storedEvenunderground.theheatfrom a current coal-fired plant is used in a greenhouse that provides hundreds of thousands of seedling trees, bushes and flowers. Somehow, that translates to dirty in the eyes of some folks. So, coal must go? Hello solar power, hello wind-generated power, hello nuclear reactors. The limited hydropower in Saskatchewan is welcomed, while natural gas plants are destined to suffer the same fate as coal-fuelled operations as soon as the renewable producers find full footing and the carbon tax goes to $70 per tonne and more. So, let’s take a quick look at options. This is where the questions come in and I’m hoping the respective industries have answers.
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OP-ED | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | SASKTODAY.caA5 For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I ventured south of the Canada-U.S. border on the weekend. It was a quick jaunt down to Crosby, but still a chance to get away for a few hours. It’s the sort of thing I used to do a couple of times a year (and other people did far more often) before COVID-19 hit. The last time I’d been in the U.S. was August 2019 to watch horse racing at the Emerald Downs track outside of Seattle. I’ve spent more time in Dawson City, Yukon, and Alma, N.B., than the U.S. over the past three years, even though the U.S. is a much closer destination. Frankly, visiting the U.S. has never been a top priority for me. I’ve spent 35 years living within close proximity of the international boundary, and I’ve likely headed south two or three times a year on average. Typically I’ll need a specific reason to head south. A Seattle Mariners’ baseball game. Horse racing at Emerald Downs. A visit with my former college roommate. I’ve been here for 22 years, and I’ve never been to Minot. I know that The Magic City has an appeal for many of you, but it doesn’t turn my crank. Shopping? Meh. I can get what I need here. There is a certain Cuban product that I can’t get here, and I believe you can’t purchase it in Minot either. If I could find it down south, I would likely have to pay duty upon returning to Canada. If I go to Minot, it would likely be to catch the Amtrak train to Minneapolis. Anyways, it was nice to take a simple trip to the U.S. and put my passport to good use for the first time this decade. It also meant using the ArriveCan app for the first time. You know, ArriveCan. That app that has been the source of much criticism and frustration in the past few months. It’s not overly time consuming to fill out – it took about 10-15 minutes to complete the first time – but it was an inconvenience, and frankly, I could think of better things to do with my spare time. Travel between the Canada-U.S. border has been minimal for most of the past 2 1/2 years. For much of the pandemic, we couldn’t cross the border to the U.S. unless it was for essential (ie, business-related) reasons. In one of the absurd twists of the pandemic, for a while, we could go to the U.S. but people couldn’t come up here. We’ve seen border restrictions gradually loosen in the past year, but it’s still not easy to cross the border. And coming into Canada is still tougher than heading to the U.S., although when you do visit the U.S., you have to be cognisant of what will be waiting for you when you return to Canada. In the case of those who live in southeast Saskatchewan, you have to remember that we still have limited hours at most border crossings. Want to go to Crosby or Noonan? That’s great. But you have to be back through the Port of Estevan by 4 p.m., or you’ll have to drive up to the North Portal crossing and add about an hour to your travel time. If you’re not vaccinated, it’s not as easy to cross the border as those who have at least two doses. The hurdles needed to enter Canada are among the few remaining pandemic restrictions. All government pandemic restrictions in Saskatchewan have been lifted. But you still need to fill out the ArriveCan forms to enter the country, and you’re still facing limited operating hours unless you’re crossing at one of the busier crossings. When these restrictions and measures are finally lifted – at least for the vaccinated – it will represent another step towards returning to normal.
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It would also provide a boost to the economies of communities on both sides of the border. Communities like Estevan and Oxbow have been speaking out about the damage to their economy for months. When the pandemic hit, we needed the border measures. Not now. Return the border hours to normal. Make it easier to cross. Help our economies. It won’t result in much of a change for me. But it will have benefits for so many others
LORI CARR, MLA Age: 12 Southern Plains
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People decorated their kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, boats and inflatable floats with lights and travelled down the river in the Estevan area.
Over 30 watercrafts joined the fifth annual Glow Paddle event.
The fifth annual Glow Paddle event once again lit up the waters around Estevan on Aug. 24. Over 30 watercrafts, decorated with myriads of colourful lights and glowsticks, were entered in the fun and free activity, paddling down the Souris River at dusk and then in the Moniquedark. Willms, who helped organize and promote the event, said, “Decorations on the kayaks were awesome and the group had a great vibe. We had some people travel to attend. One couple, friends of ours, even flew their own plane from Manitoba just to attend.”She added that participants had a blast. Since its first edition, the glowing night has turned into a good tradition.“The Glow Paddle came about whilst chatting on the river about how I had seen glow paddling tours offered in Costa Rica. Jennifer Durr was immediately on board and soon after suggested dates. We did a trial run ourselves to see how it would work and then opened it up for the community to join us,” recalled Willms in her blog.“The premise of the event is simple but it typically becomes the highlight of the summer.” Glow Paddle is an informal event, and it’s not affiliated with any group or organization. It just has a callout for people to meet at the same place at the same Participantstime. had to bring their own kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, boats or inflatables and decorate them. While everyone on the water is looking for each other, participants’ safety is their own responsibility. Once again this year, glow paddlers were invited to meet at the Woodlawn free park river launch, adjacent to the dog park, at 7 p.m. to decorate. Or they could get their crafts ready to go at home. The glowing fleet launched at 7:45 p.m., so it was dark enough for the procession to look and feel its “Paddlingbest.in the dark is by far the best part of this event. Seeing everyone lit up and winding along the river is magical. It reminds me of the Disney Light Parade. When it’s dark it can feel a bit disorienting – you typically can’t see very far ahead or to the sides [especially when looking past your own lights].
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Experiencing nature and the river in the dark though is such a neat experience and being in the group of lit-up vessels is truly a breathtaking sight,” Willms shared in herThblog.ere was no lead craft, and participants just enjoyed the adventure at their own pace. Everyone had to wear their personal floatation devices at all times as a safety measure. The organizers tried to find the clearest route, as Souris River is overgrown with weeds in many areas this year.The group plans to continue having fun and enjoying the glowing beauty of the water next year. If people want to attend in the future, they can follow the Estevan Stand Up Paddle and Kayak page on Facebook. “We typically pick the date in the first week or two of August and aim for the end of August or early September as we want it warm enough but also dark earlier,” Willms said.“It’s also really easy to just plan your own and go out with a group of friends. There have been several other glow paddles pop up around the province after we shared about ours.”
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A7 Dr. Jacie Vandermuelen has returned home to open a new business, and her clients are glad sheLocateddid. in a strip mall just off of Kensington Avenue in northeast Estevan, Rooted Family Chiropractic opened in April and has been meeting the needs of clients ever“It’ssince. been nice and steady. Business has been really good,” said Vandermeulen.Shehas started by offering chiropractic services, but not with a conventional technique. She doesn’t use the traditional manual
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for at least 20-25 years, she said, but it hasn’t been widely used in Saskatchewan chiropractic circles. She said her patients are pleased that she has taken this route. “It’s a lot more gentle, it’s a lot less invasive, and I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback for it,” said Vandermeulen. Thetechnique has played a big role in why she decided to open her own business. Using the TRT is what she said she wanted to Vandermeulendo. went to chiropractor school in Georgia, and then she worked in Ohio for a year before returning home. She grew up in the Estevan area, and once her visa expired in the U.S., she decided it was time to come home. It wasn’t until she moved out to Halifax to work that she found an interest in the profession. She worked as an assistant for a chiropractor out there.“Within about a month, I knew that was what I was going to do. I worked for them for a couple of years and then went down to school.” It’s been a lot of work opening her own clinic. The business side of it is new to her, so it’s a learning curve, but she has loved the experience. “I’m enjoying just being back in this community. I’m enjoying helping the community, and I’m doing what I style.strongrootslemthesaidinilytheVandermeulenlove.” selectednamedRootedFam-Chiropracticbecauseherlineofwork,shethegoalistogettorootcauseofaprob-andmakesuretheandfoundationsareforahealthylife- nology Research Centre (PTRC) has anno Rotary selling tickets for Golf Ball Drop
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The Rotary Club of Estevan has been selling tickets for a Golf Ball Drop fundraiser, which is a joint project between the local club and the Rotary Club of Weyburn. RoyLudwig, who is the Estevan club’s president for the 2022-23 year, said they recently met up with members of the Weyburn club and sorted the golf balls. Tickets cost $5 each and can be purchased from local Rotary club members. Each ticket has a unique number which is matched to a number on a golf ball. Rotarians have been out selling tickets at community events – including the Estevan Downtown Business Association’s Night Market and Street Fair –and at other locations in theThcity.ismarks the first time that the golf ball drop has been held since 2019. The drop will occur on Sept. 10 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Ludwig said the golf balls will be loaded into a bucket and dropped to a specially carved hole in a makeshift green. The first ball to find its way into the hole will win $5,000 for its owner. The second ball will win $3,000 and the third ball carries a $1,000 prize. This will be one of the club’s biggest fundraisers of the year. Proceeds from the golf drop will be split between the two clubs’ projects in the community. The Estevan club has supported a number of projects in the community, including the STARS Air Ambulance. Ludwig said the drop itself is a fun event that draws a good crowd. “A lot of the golfers who are at the course for golfing will stay and watch it. It’s a lot of fun,” said Ludwig. Rooted Family Chiropractic is located just off of Kensington Avenue in northeast Estevan.
by Brody Siebert, Dangerous Cheese and Vinyl Society. The rock and roll band Switch from Weyburn concluded the festival at midnight. Big crowds enjoyed the music all day long.Local resident Marylin Carter loved the music. “Carlyle Fun Dayz was exceptional this year,” she said. “The bands were fun, energetic and played great music. Seeing our very own Morgan Robertson with her band opening the musical entertainment did not disappoint. Looking forward to hearing more from her and I wish Morgan and her band much success in the future.”There were ten food trucks set up on Main Street and business was steady from lunch to sundown. Kenosee Lake residents Allan and Peggy Fleck own and operate Spiral Spuds. “It was a great day with great weather. People were in a festive mood. It was great to touch base with so many familiar faces. We had a super busy afternoon as I think all the food vendors did. Kudos to Carlyle for hosting such a wellorganized fun event,” said Peggy Fleck. A trade show took place in the Carlyle Memorial Hall with many vendors selling their wares. That afternoon, there was a high tea at the Rusty Relics Museum. The beer gardens were busy from noon until closing.Hotels in Carlyle were filled as was the campground at Lions Park. Many businesses experienced heavy traffic and enjoyed strong sales. Brad Cooper spoke on behalf of the entire committee.“This year’s Fun Dayz was a smashing success. We were thrilled to put on the largest street festival Carlyle has ever experienced. Thank you to our organizing committee, volunteers, sponsors, community organizations and the people of Carlyle that made this year’s event the best“Itever.takes a great team to put on an event of this calibre and we are very proud of the result. Carlyle truly ‘has it’ when it comes to community spirit,” said Cooper.
The rock-climbing wall on Main Street Carlyle was a crowd favourite.
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The day began with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Carlyle District Lions Club. Many participated in the morning parade with floats entered by many businesses and volunteer organizations. Large crowds gathered to watch the parade, and with two blocks of Main Street blocked off all day long, people had to park and walk to the event. Children were thoroughly entertained in the Kids’ Zone. Activities included bouncy castles, a rock-climbing wall and two performances by the Saskatchewan Reptile Show. A 12-foot-tall dinosaur wowed the crowd. Magician Chester McBain also entertained the kids with two shows that afternoon.Youngsters Sedric and Sully Moore had a blast at the Kid Zone. They loved the bouncy castles, the magic show, the slushies and the ice cream. They helped their mom Jade sell 50/50 tickets.
By Gord Paulley Huge crowds attended last Saturday’s Carlyle Fun Dayz and the event lived up to its Spectatorsname. young and old enjoyed varied and exciting festivities.
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“We danced our butts off,” said Sedric. The Carlyle Onechurch Campus supplied the bouncy castles and Pastor Matt Redstone presided over that activity. “We were so glad to be part of Fun Dayz and the bouncy castles were busy all day long. Thanks for the invitation and thanks for our volunteers who braved the heat to entertain the kids.”The Kenosee Lake Bible Camp operated the rockclimbing wall. “It was non-stop,” said ministry director Clay Wiens. “Once the first child went up, we were immediately swamped with so much interest and enthusiasm. But it was all worth it to see them laugh, smile and have a good time.” Graham Carter is the owner of Monster Enterprise.“Just doing my part supporting the local communities so that they can put on these great events for the families. Also, a big thank you to my employees for their work on getting our trucks ready for the parade and manning our booth,” said Carter. Carlyle’s own Morgan Robertson started the live entertainment promptly at noon. She was followed
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Some of the other schools have a similar climbing dome. And so, the group that we had interviewed said that they would like something similar to what they had seen at one of the other schools. So we picked out a net climber apparatus to add to our playground,” Johnson explained. For the past few years, the school, with the help of their school community council (SCC), ran several fundraisers including hot lunches, school clothing order forms, an online bottle drive system and cards in a box.“We’ve done several fundraisers every year, and then [used] some support money through a grant we had received as well for student engagement and outdoor activities,” Johnson said.Students chose what kind of improvement they wanted to see happening, and their families and the community supported their vision. Once the decision was made on what they wanted to see added, Hillcrest had to get approval from the school division. In the spring, the school started working with a company, which installed the construction over the summer.Andever since the net climber was added, kids started actively using it. “[I ran into] a few students out there, and there’s a couple of students who are getting here before eight o’clock in the morning, every morning. One girl said they come every day. They call it the spider web, and she said it’s lots of fun,” Johnson shared. She added the Hillcrest Early Learning Centre daycare will also benefit from the addition to the playground, and so will other kids from the comerounding“Everybodycommunity.inthesur-communitycanandplayonit.It’s
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Johnson also thanked everyone involved for consistent support of the project.“A really big thank you to our school community council and to our families for supporting our fundraisers. And we are just encouraging people to come and use it,” Johnson said.
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These three kids were up on the net climber at Hillcrest School’s playground every morning ever since the construction was installed. Photo courtesy of Kristy Johnson Estevan children have been having a lot of fun on the new net climber apparatus installed at Hillcrest School’s playground. Photo sourced from Hillcrest School’s Facebook page
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It was New Year’s Eve. Allen Wilson was at a dance in Oxbow when his eyes happened to land on a young lady by the name of JoyceHisGlaspey.heart skipped a beat so he decided to ask her to dance. She said yes and during that dance, her heart skipped a beat as well. They ended up dancing most of the night away.They had met previously at the Tripp Drug Store in Oxbow where she worked. But it wasn’t until the dance that they felt their hearts beating for eachJoyceother.went to school for a year in Regina shortly after and they kept in touch, mostly by phone but also by letter-writing. When she returned to Oxbow, she began working for the Royal Bank. On New Year’s Eve, two years after that first dance, Allen proposed. Again, Joyce said yes. On June 28, 1952, they were married. And on July 2, at the Oxbow Senior Centre, about 70 people gathered to celebrate their 70 years of Thmarriage.oseyears have been happy ones for the Wilsons. Top of the list was family. Ten years after tying the knot, the children started coming. First it was Deanna and then a year-and-a-half later, along came Marlis. They have enjoyed sharing life together. They’ve hardly ever fought. They’ve spent lots of time dancing, of course. They’ve also curled and bowled together and have traveled to places like Hawaii and England. They’ve also taken driving holidays throughout North America.In recent years, Joyce has been falling a lot and decided to put her name on a waiting list at the Bow Valley Villa in Oxbow. That was tough as it would mean moving out of Heritage Court and living apart from her husband. Shortly after their 70th anniversary, she received word that a room was available. Four days after the celebration, she moved. They both found that day difficult. Allen and Joyce have heart issues in their medical history. In 1999, Allen had a seven-way bypass and a valve replacement. In 2016, a pacemaker was inserted. Joyce has had a transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Their hearts areDespiteweaker. this, their hearts still beat strongly for each other, even after 70 years. They’re hoping to make it at least to 75 years. As Joyce said, they’re both ornery enough that they’ll likely make it. Joyce and Allen Wilson celebrating 70 years of a great life together. Photo submitted by Marty James
Celebrate accomplishments big and small with a simple thankPrepareyou. a meal. Invite a special senior over for a home-cooked meal with the family. Make it a regular occurrence on the calendar. If that person cannot get out easily, bring a hot meal over to their Simpleplace.gestures of gratitude and appreciation can brighten a senior’s day and let that person know he or she has not been forgotten.
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The Wilsons’ weaker hearts still beat strong for each other, more than 70 years later
Aug. 15 was a day to celebrate for Creighton Lodge resident Marie Bill, as it was her 100th birthday. In a letter to the Mercury, her niece, Joanne Bill, noted that Marie was born on Aug. 15, 1922, in Lampman, and was the second-oldest of nine in the family of Jacob and MaryAfterSchafffinishing public school, Marie worked as a telephone operator in the central office of her hometown.She married Gordon Bill in 1944 and moved to a farm near Estevan. She milked cows, raised chickens and helped with anything that needed to be done, like many farm wives.Sewing was one of Marie’s many talents, Joanne said, as Marie made graduation and bridesmaid’s gowns for family members. And Marie was a great cook and baker. “You could not stop in at her home without being asked to stay for a meal or at least have a cup of coffee and a cookie,” Joanne wrote.Marie and Gordon were Estevan Bruins’ season ticket holders and members of the Estevan Elks Lodge. Marie was very active in the local Order of the Royal Purple, serving in many capacities and working at banquets almost weekly. In the later years, Marie volunteered at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, calling Bingo twice a week. Marie and Gordon did not have children of their own, but when their sisterin-law passed away, they kindly and lovingly took her three sons into their home for several years. When Gordon died in 1976, Marie moved to Estevan and continued with her volunteering, Joanne said.“In 2013, Marie moved into Creighton Lodge, where she still resides,” Joanne said. “She says she could not ask for a better place.” Joanne added Marie is a positive person and always content in her life. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Marie had a smaller 100th birthday bash than what was planned. Two of her nieces and nephews joined her for dinner and birthday cake at Creighton Lodge. Once everyone was well again, family from Regina, Pilot Butte and B.C. helped Marie celebrate again.“We wish this very kind and loving lady continued health and happiness as she begins her next century,” Joanna said. Marie Bill recently had her 100th birthday celebration at Creighton Lodge. Photo courtesy of Shelly Veroba
SENIOR LIVING | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | SASKTODAY.ca
Senior citizens account for a significant percentage of the overall population. As of 2021, Statistics Canada reported there were roughly 7.1 million persons age 65 and older living in Canada.People are living longer than ever, and as individuals age, the demand for senior services continues to grow, as does the need to be patient and respect the elderly. There are many ways to show seniors just how much they’reHelpappreciated.withchores. Lend a hand with chores around the house that may have grown difficult for seniors. This can include mowing the lawn, weeding garden beds, shovelling snow, raking leaves or even taking the garbage pails in and out on collection days. Visit more often. Frequent visits are one of the simplest ways to show seniors you care. Whether seniors live in a private home or managed care facility, visitors brighten their days, especially if they no longer get out and about as frequently as they once did. Spending time together and sharing stories can bring smiles to the faces of older adults. Plan activities with seniors in mind. When organizing parties and special events, consider the needs of seniors on the guest list. Add music from their era to playlists or DJ requests. Seat seniors with mobility issues near exits and restrooms. Make sure to arrange for photos with the guest of honor to keep family historyThalive.ank seniors for their contributions. Find any reason to thank a senior. Perhaps someone served in the military or volunteered their time with children.
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Five generations of the Carriere family, from back left, Paul Carriere, great-granddaughter Rose, granddaughter Shannon, daughter Vivian and great-great-grandchildren Lily and Jace. Photo by Paul Carriere
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When Paul Carriere married Pat Audet back in 1956, little did they know how big of a family tree they were about to plant. Heis87 years old and widowed, as his wife Pat passed away in 2011. Carriere is still active, managing Carnduff ’s landfillRecently,site. the family had a reunion at the Merkley farm north of Glen Ewen, and family came from as far away as Chilliwack, B.C. That trip was made by Makenzie Rae, one of Carriere’s granddaughters. The weather was beautiful for the weekend of celebrating family and allowed for a lot of outdoor activities like badminton, bocce ball and water hoses for the kids. Trailers were parked and tents were set up to accommodate the whole family. All the meals were homecooked. Thefamily tree is very large. Paul and Pat had seven children, who in turn gave them 24 grandchildren, who provided 40 great-grandchildren (with two more on the way) and they have contributed
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The week concluded with a pizza party and a water gun battle. Also, many more hours of activities were enjoyed at the Benson playground, including playing on the swings, in the sandbox, using the basketball court for sports and enjoying the new playground equipment, which was just installed at the end of June. The structure was a community project which began in 2019. In 2020, the actual equipment was bought and was stored until enough funds were raised to install it. The goal was reached in June, in time to be enjoyed for the summer camp. TheBenson Culture and Recreation Board and the Benson community thanks everyone who donated towards the project and also everyone who came and helped out by supplying equipment and labour to get the project completed. Children made use of the playground structure in Benson during a recent summer camp. Photo courtesy of Laureen Keating
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The community of Benson held a successful summer camp during the week of July 25-29. Camp attendance varied from day to day, with up to 24 children from Benson and the surrounding area present. Many games and activities were played at the Benson Hall, such as tag, hide-and-seek, dodgeball, Capture the Flag and floor hockey. Other activities included making paper airplanes, popsicle stick planes, butterflies and doing paint-by-numbers.
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Back in the 2000s, after the loss of their sister, Boyes’ younger daughters started seeking ways to mute the pain and started medicating with drugs and alcohol. “They were 16 and 13 at the time. And as a mom, my biggest fear was that I was going to lose one or both of them as well. And so I had to be strong for them. But at the same time, I was grieving terribly,” Boyes shared. It was a difficult page of their lives, but Boyes found a way out not only for herself but also for many others.“If you have had a similar experience with grief, I’m sure that you can identify with all of those emotions and those feelings. But … it does get better over time and with God’s help, you can heal from something as devastating as that. And God may even have a plan for you and for your life,” Boyes said. It took a long time to heal, but five years after the tragedy, Boyes felt strong enough to try to help young women who may have felt that they hit the dead end to return to life. “I wondered what it would be like to try to help young women who were struggling with drugs and alcohol and self-harm and depression and other things that were taking their lives off track,” Boyes shared.
“So, drugs were familiar to me. They didn’t scare me. They were almost normal because they were always in my home. So, when life started to throw trials my way, I did what I knew how to do, which was cope with drugs. And the group of people I was drawn to were the underdogs of society, I guess you can call them. And I’ve always had a heart for them,” Jordyn said and paused, as tears were in her eyes. “I was sexually abused. I lost two children. Addiction just comes with its own set of traumas. So I lost a lot in my life. And I can see that I’ve lived in darkness. I lived in darkness for a long time,” JordynWhenrecalled. she came to Choose Life, Boyes promised to fight for her, and she did. “Fast forward, it’s 2022. I graduated from the program. And Shelley continues to fight for me. The program itself is amazing … I graduated in 2019. I think that’s when the real work started, you’re back into the world, you have a new outlook on life and a new skill set, but the same stuff is still out in the world. Just because you went through Choose Life it didn’t go away. But [the program] really gave me the foundation to … navigate things in a whole different way,” Jordyn said. The program, which she believes is way broader than just the official six months, helped her get back on track. Prior to the program, she received an education to become an addictions counsellor, and now she is working as one. And Choose Life and the people working there, including Boyes, remain a big part of her life. Boyes also shared the story of an old stone homestead, built by her grandparents in 1901. It was doomed to be demolished, but instead, Choose Life Ministry’s board voted to have it restored and it became a home for many patrons for years to come. Resonating with it, on the day of the presentation, Trinity Lutheran Church asked guests to bring their unique upcycled items for the display in the lobby, to share stories of how something old may have a new life with a hint of creativity. The presentation was followed by lunch and a craft at the church. To find more about Choose Life Ministry go to try.ca. www.chooselifeminis-
She started working on the project in 2012 and since then the organization, located by Gainsborough, has been helping women from all across the country, allowing for a second chance in their lives. Choose Life Ministry offers a six-month residential program, in which women come and live at the facility by Gainsborough alongside staff, present at the location 24/7. “It is a very much faithbased, Christ-centered program, a 12-step program called Freedom Session. And we offer a holistic approach to healing. We have fitness and nutrition and counselling and life skills training. And yeah, it’s a wonderful program,” Boyes shared. Following the story of Choose Life Ministry, one of the graduates named Jordyn shared her life journey.“I went to Choose Life Ministry in 2019,” recalled Jordyn. “I came from a loveless home I guess you can say. Growing up my parents threw money and everything. There wasn’t a lot of connection there. My sister was two years older than me and struggled with addiction very severely since she was 12 years old. Obviously, there were problems before that with her.
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She was trying to find programs to help her younger daughters get their lives back, but at that time, there hardly were any organizations of this kind in North America and across the world. So Boyes put all her determination, creativity and ambitions in to build Choose Life –a safe place for women to come find hope, healing and freedom.
Shelley Boyes, founder of Choose Life Ministry out of Gainsborough, was a guest speaker at an event recently.
Shelley Boyes founded Choose Life Ministry after going through a personal tragedy in 2006 when her oldest daughter was killed in a rollover accident. Boyes was a guest speaker at an event at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan on Aug. 13, where she shared the story of the organization and also had a graduate named Jordyn tell guests about her journey.
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Trinity Lutheran Church guests brought upcycled items for a display. Choose Life Ministry graduate Jordyn shared her story with the public.
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By David Willberg Three long-time members of the Estevan Sharks water polo club had a memorable summer, representing their country on the internationalJosephinastage. and Alexandra Hlohovsky Andrist, along with Mikayla Hack, had a busy summer of competitions. Alexandra and Mikayla were on the Team Canada entry that competed at the Junior PanAm Games in Indianapolis, which is a qualifying event for the water polo world juniors. Canada finished 11th at the event. And all three were part of Team Canada for the Women’s World Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in August. Canada finished 10th at the tournament. Josephina was named the team captain. While Josephina was not part of the Junior PanAm Games tournament, she was selected to play for Team Saskatchewan at the national U19 Youth Cup in Montreal, where she helped Canada win the gold medal. Mikayla said she enjoyed the experience of playing for Canada in two separate events. “I met some wonderful athletes and got to see new playing styles from other coaches. Our opponents were very good and I feel like I learned a lot. I am very happy to have been able to play with the team. Alexandra said both tournaments were completely different, but they were amazing and fun to compete in. “Even the level of competition you played at against such talented people and with such talented people was incredible. Going back to Sask., it will be different, definitely different,” said Alexandra.Josephina, meanwhile, made it her goal to be part of the team in Belgrade after getting cut from the Indianapolis squad. She stepped up her training and focus, and was picked as captain by the three coaches. “It was in Verona, Italy, that I think the coaches really started to be like ‘Hey, this girl might be a good team captain,’” said Josephina. Alexandra added that the coaches had an extra amount of time to watch Josephina, while some of the players arrived late due to the Indianapolis tournament. “She was always helpful,” said Alexandra. “She was always helping to clean up. She was always there whenever people wanted help, she was able to help. Even though some players were more experienced … she was my choice. If I could have voted, I think I would have voted for her.” The young women they played with are the best in their age group. “I loved it. It was a great experience and a great learning opportunity. Even if I didn’t do the best I could have – I think I could have done a little better in some games – I don’t regret it at all and I would do it again,” saidMikaylaAlexandra.was also pleased with how she played in both. “I feel like the World Championship Tournament is where I played better. We felt like a real team and even if we didn’t place as high as we wanted, we were all moving together and all of our plays reflected that,” saidWhileMikayla.there were differences between the two international events, Alexandra said there were similarities, since both events were run by FINA, which is the sport’s governing body. It was very hot in Serbia, and they played in an outdoor pool. “We’d never played outdoors before,” said Alexandra. “We’d only ever done indoors with the Estevan pool being indoors and the Regina pool being indoors. Playing outdoors is very different than playing indoors, because you have the sun in your eyes and you have the pool that has the sun reflecting off it.” All three young athletes expect the events will help with their development. Their names are on the list for Water Polo Canada, the coaches know them and all three have experience. “It’s really about getting that experience with trips and with teammates, and having those coaches know you, because … these coaches can also help us,” said Josephina. They also spent the entire summer training. Josephina admits it was a disappointment when she wasn’t chosen to play in Indianapolis, but it was a thrill to win gold in Montreal. “It was really nice to have a victory after getting cut. It was really nice to have a win. So it felt great to play with Team Sask. again,” she said. The three swimmers are grateful to the Sharks’ program for giving them their start in the sport. “I’m still so proud,” said Josephina. “I would walk around with Team Canada people, girls from Montreal, and I would say ‘Hey, I’m from this small town named Estevan.’” Alexandra added she has a lot of pride in being from Estevan. Even in Serbia, she would tell people she wasn’t from Regina or Saskatoon. “It’s smaller than both of them, but it’s even better than both of them,” said Alexandra. “We won a lot as kids. There’s a lot of pride, and especially against people from Regina. We say ‘Yeah, we’re from Estevan. We used to beat you all of the time.” “I owe the Sharks a whole lot for this experience,” added Mikayla. “They first got me involved in water polo and kept me involved.
Estevan’s Josephina Hlohovsky Andrist, right, with Serbian volunteer Nadja Kraguli at the Women’s World Youth Water Polo Championships in Serbia. Photos courtesy of Alexandra Andrist
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Estevan’s Mikayla Hack, left, and Alexandra Hlohovsky Andrist at the Women’s World Youth Water Polo Championships.
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I learned how to be a team player, how to keep pushing and how to play like a team. Those skills will be with you wherever you go.” They also hope to secure scholarships to play water polo at the U.S. collegiate level. Alexandra and Josephina are taking a year off to train and improve their skills, while Mikayla is taking her first year of university in“ThRegina.isexperience was very eye opening. It helped me see how fast games can go and how quickly we can gain or lose the upper hand. I learned so many new skills in that short month and a half and different plays that can work,” said Mikayla. People can go a long ways with water polo, Josephina said, and it’s a great sport to play. Those who work as hard as they did could go as far as them, or even further.
“Th at was surreal. Following him that whole last lap, I was crying. I was thinking ‘Come on dad, coax it home.” The speedway still has two events remaining: a non-points program that will occur on Sept. 10, and the annual year-end Enduro race on Sept. 18.
Bruins held their annual fall training camp on Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 55 players were separated into three teams for scrimmages on Saturday. Due to injuries and other factors, the number of players was down to 40 on Sunday, so those players were divided into two teams. They had one scrimmage Sunday morning, and then the Black-Gold intersquad game happened Sunday saidSundaysawimpressedJasonBruins’afternoon.headcoach-GMTatarniccameawaywithwhatheontheice.“Ithoughtthegamesonwereprettygood,”Tatarnic.“Itcameas expected. There were a couple nice surprises, but we were pretty happy overall with camp.” He noted none of the injuries that occurred were serious, and the players should be ready for the start of the regular season in a few Tatarnicweeks.was pleased with what he saw from the club’s returnees: goaltender Cam Hrdlicka, defencemen Alex Von Sprecken and Aleksa Babic, and forwards Cody Davis, Kade Runke, Mitch Kohner and Zachary Burns. Hrdlicka didn’t play Sunday. “We wanted to concentrate on the other guys,” saidBabicTatarnic.didn’t play, either, and Von Sprecken moved up to forward Sunday because the club wanted to get a chance to see the other defencemen in camp. It looks like the returning players had good summers, he said, which resulted in strong showings. Tatarnic cited several rookies who stood out: Jeremy Fortin, a 2004-born forward from Quebec; Wyatt Sorken, a 2004-born forward from B.C. who spent last season with the Notre Dame Hounds U18 prep team; Matthew Ronn, a 2005-born defenceman who played last season with the Regina Pat Canadians U18 AAA program; and goaltender Jackson Miller, an 18-year-old Estevan product who spent the past two seasons with the Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears. “The first test was camp and the second test will be exhibition games when you’re competing against other players trying to make the hockey team. I think the intensity rises a little bit higher in the exhibition season, and that’s where we’ll make our final decisions.”
Kody Scholpp, driving the 02 car and pictured duelling with Joey Galloway, won the track championship in the modified class for the third straight year.
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Sorken was a nice surprise, Tatarnic said, as he came in and had a strong camp.The club currently has 28 players remaining, with 26 skaters and two goaltenders. Hrdlicka and Miller are, as of now, the two goalies who will start the season with the Black and Gold. Tatarnic anticipates the rosters will be further trimmed during the preseason.Their first exhibition game is Sept. 3 against the Weyburn Red Wings, starting at 7 p.m. at Affinity Place. Then they will visit the Wings on Sept. 5; play the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League on Sept. 7 at the Ochapowace First Nations; visit the Virden Oil Capitals of the MJHL on Sept. 9 in Virden; and finally host Virden the following night at 7 p.m. at AffinityEstevanPlace.will open the regular season on Sept. 16 against the Yorkton Terriers at 7 p.m. at Affinity Place.
Kody Scholpp (modifieds) and Leevi Runge (sport mods) won their respective classes for the third consecutive year, while Chris Hortness (stock cars) won that division for the second time in three Kaidenyears. Tuchscherer (hobby stocks) and Cash Saxon (slingshots) won their classes for the first time. Scholpp became the first driver to win the modified division three straight times, and he now has five modified titles to his name, also a track first. He edged Tyson Turnbull by just one point, 423-422, for this year’s title. Turnbull won Saturday night’s modified feature in convincing fashion, but Scholpp was second, and since Scholpp had a two-point lead entering the program, he captured the championship. He praised Turnbull for his performance on the final regular program of the season. “He beat me on the bottom [of the track] and I was on the top, and I thought I was moving,” Scholpp said in the post-race interview. “I didn’t have anything to catch himScholpptonight.” admitted he was looking behind him several times during the night to see if he could see anyone close by. Tyson’s father Ed Turnbull wound up third in Saturday’s program, but never came close to Scholpp for second.And Scholpp pointed out his right rear tire was gradually deteriorating as the race progressed. Joey Galloway was third in the standings with 391 points.Leevi Runge took the sport mod feature and the division’s track championship for the third straight season, finishing with 430 points. He won eight of 11 feature races this season. Combined with his hobby stock championships, Runge has won a title each of the past five seasons and in seven of the last eight. And he has won the sport mod class in three of the five seasons it’s been offered in Estevan.
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Keenan Glasser was second in the points race with 405, while Justin Fichter was third with 392. Runge took the lead early in Saturday’s feature and never surrendered the advantage. Fichter remained close but couldn’t mount a seriousChris challenge.Hortness won the feature and the track championship in the stock car division, finishing with 428 points on the season. He was 36 points clear of Chase Davidson and 46 ahead of third-place Jeremy Istace. It’s his second championship in three years. Last year Hortness missed out of the championship by two points. Inthe feature, Hortness took the lead after an early caution and pulled away from Jeremy Swanson and Gary Goudy Jr. while they battled for season,shipthepassonpassedSwansonsecond. eventuallyGoudyandclosedintheleader,butcouldn’tHortness. KaidenTuchscherer wonstockcarchampion-with413pointsonthesixmorethan Con-nor Hanson.
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“My plans for the weekend were just to stay smooth. It didn’t work out last [Friday] night, but tonight it felt fine,” said Tuchscherer, who noted he had finished third the previous two seasons. Kayden Hjorteland was third with 403 points. Kruz Wilson won the feature Saturday night. He had a good battle with Landon Runge early on for the lead, but held him off Hanson ultimately finished second and Hjorteland was third. The slingshot division was also close, as Cash Saxon won with 416 points, four more than Jace Emmel Emmel had the lead entering the final race, and was battling for top spot for most of Saturday’s feature, but dropped out late, allowing Saxon to take the title. Saxon had been a runnerup in previous seasons. He noted they made changes to the car midway through the season, which caused problems the last four races. But they returned to what worked earlier in the campaign and he won the championship.It’sagreat feeling to win the track championship, he said, and join the list of Lampman drivers to win a title.Eli Turnbull was third in the standings with 392 points.Gunner Raynard won the slingshot feature, his second win in just four career starts. Saxon was second and Jacek Ashworth came in third. Emmel did pass Raynard for the lead late in the race, but it was negated by a caution, and then Emmel dropped out.Saturday’s program was the second half of a weekend doubleheader. On Friday night, Kyle Scholpp won the modified feature. The race was called with nine laps remaining due to a series of thunderstorms that hit the Estevan area. Ed Turnbull was second and Steven Pfeifer was third. Mike Wilson of Manor won the hobby stock feature, his first-ever feature victory at the track. His son Kruz was second and Hanson came in third. Erik Laudenschlager of Minot won the sport mod feature in his first appearance in Estevan this season. He spun out early and was sent to the back of the pack, but worked to the lead. Leevi Runge was second and Fichter finished third.Emmel won the slingshot feature, finishing ahead of Raynard and Ashworth; and Hortness won the stock car feature, with Swanson second and Austin Daae third. The weekend was also the annual Dirt Wars doubleheader for the hobby stocks. Kruz Wilson was the winner, as he finished with 79 points, thanks to the win on Saturday and the second on WilsonFriday. was excited to win, but he was also thrilled to see his father Mike win a race.
There were some familiar names winning the track championships at the Estevan Motor Speedway this year, but there were also some first-time winners. The track crowned its champions for 2022 during Saturday night’s program.
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Brad Herauf, who is an assistant coach with the Pats, spent 2 1/2 seasons with the Bruins from September 1999 until he was traded to the Battlefords North Stars in January 2002. Herauf was named the Bruins’ MVP for the 2000-01 season. Chad Leslie is the general manager of the Broncos. He played for the Bruins in the 1997-98 season and joined the club as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 campaign. Partway through the 2010-11 season, he was named the Bruins interim head coach and co-general manager alongside Rick Oakes. He is entering his second season as the Broncos’ GM.
The Oilers open their season on Sept. 5 against the Moose Jaw Vikings. The Viragos, meanwhile, have their first game of 2022 on Sept. 17 at home at 6 p.m. against the Yorkton Gridders. Mortenson, who is an assistant coach for the Viragos, said he sees a different attitude with the female team so far this season. “We’ve been practising since the spring, the first or second weekend in May,” said Mortenson. “Mark Tribiger is the head coach again this year, and he has the girls fired up.” They’re expecting to challenge for one of the four playoff spots in the fiveteam league this year. The Cudas will play several jamborees with mini games against teams from Moose Jaw and Weyburn. The annual Football Weekend in Estevan will run from Sept. 16-18. It will start with the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team playing the Yorkton Regional High School Gridders on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. The following day, the Chargers will host the Spartans at 1 p.m, the Oilers will face the Swift Current Steelers at 3 p.m. and the Viragos will play Yorkton at 6 p.m. Estevan’s U10 jamboree starts at 11 a.m. on Sept. 18. All games will be played at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field in Woodlawn Athletic Park. The EMF will announce their Groceries for a Year fundraiser winner on Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and the winner receives a $7,500 gift card that can be used at any co-op location in the province. Other events for the weekend have yet to be decided. Mortenson said the number of players signed up for football is lower than the past couple of years. The Cudas, for example, have 22 players and normally they would be at 30. It means they would only field one team at the jamborees. The Oilers have 22 players, and with U14 teams playing with 12 players on the field at a time, it means some kids would have to play both offence and defence. “I’m hopeful, and coach Paul Duncan is hopeful, that once school starts, there will be some rekindled interest,” said Mortenson. Players can register to play until Sept. 6. Mortenson believes the decline in numbers is due to the number of options available for families now that pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Kids are also trying other sports. The Chargers and the Viragos each have approximately 30 players, which is a healthier number.Coaches are also always welcome, Mortenson said, as long as they have the right attitude. Anyone interested in joining the EMF can call Mortenson at 306-4213377.
The ECS Elecs football team hosted the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles and Regina O’Neill football teams in Estevan on Friday for a controlled scrimmage. Teams practised moving the ball down the field, trying to improve their game.
“The Bruins, Broncos and Pats all recognize the importance of growing the game and supporting hockey at the grassroots level, which is why we’re thrilled to offer one free ticket to every child registered in Estevan Minor Hockey for the upcoming season.” In addition, all proceeds from the nightly 50/50 and one-third of the gate admission will be going to the Estevan Minor Hockey Association to support youth hockey in Estevan. The Bruins say they are grateful to the Pats, Broncos and former Bruins’ president Cory Prokop, who got the ball rolling on this game. More than 1,100 tickets have already been sold for theBedardgame. is expected to go first overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. He scored 51 goals for the Pats last season as a 16-yearold. And he won gold for Team Canada at the 2021 World Under-18 Hockey Championships and the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships.AsfortheBroncos, five members of last season’s team were selected in the 2022 NHL Draft. Both the Pats and the Broncos have a staff member very familiar to local fans.
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Another season for the teams in Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football (EMF) is about to begin. Minor football will once again field four teams: the U10 Power Dodge Cudas, the U12 Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate Chargers, the U14 Estevan Lions Club Oilers and the U18 Estevan Kinette Club Viragos. The Viragos are a female football team. The first game of the season for any team will be for the Chargers, who will face the Moose Jaw Spartans on Sept. 3 in Moose Jaw. The Chargers are the reigning champions in the Moose Jaw Minor Football League.
“You can’t even fathom how excited I am, that somebody is starting the year defending a championship,” said Mortenson. “We’ve definitely taken our lumps and bruises over the years.”
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The Elecs’ first regular season game is Sept. 3 at home against Moose Jaw Peacock.
The Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers will look to defend their Moose Jaw Minor Football League title. Fi le photo
Estevan to host WHL preseason game in September
The Estevan Bruins have announced they will host a preseason game between the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos. “The Estevan Bruins are thrilled to be able to bring WHL hockey to Estevan on September 13,” said Estevan Bruins president Josh Biggs. “After seeing the support of our fan base and the appetite for hockey during last year’s playoffs and Centennial Cup, we want to continue to bring top quality events to the City of Estevan and Affinity “ThPlace. isis a great opportunity for people in Estevan and surrounding areas to watch projected NHL number 1 draft pick and Pats superstar Connor Bedard in our home rink.
“I think there are a lot of kids who are excited that came back, because they want to defend their championship,” said EMF president Kevin Mortenson. “The coaches are excited.” The title was the first for a team in the EMF in its 14-year history.
Frederick Adalbert Clemence Coppicus It is with profound sadness the family of Fred Coppicus announce his passing in the Weyburn Special Care Home on August 22, 2022. Dad was born on June 26, 1929, on the farm near Windthorst, Sask. Raised near Windthorst, he was a good scholar, athlete, and outdoorsman. He grew up learning how to stand up for himself - through the dirty 30’s and as a kid of German descent through World War II. Those who knew Dad well were aware that he was a fierce competitor and had a bit of a temper! Dad’s favourite sports were baseball and hockey and he excelled in both. After high school, he farmed in Windthorst for a few years with his parents and during the winters worked odd jobs and seismic in the oil field. He was a hunter, fisherman, and hard worker that enjoyed the comradery of many friends. In October of 1955, he married Eileen Ulmer from Wapella, SK. In 1957, after a tragic accident on the farm, they moved to Whitewood where Dad went to work for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Dad was a natural businessman and truly enjoyed his career and especially the people - customers and employees alike. To take on more responsible career roles, he and his family moved to several towns throughout southern Sask. Dad and Mom made lifelong friendships because of their community involvement, socializing and volunteerism while living and working in these towns. Dad retired in Estevan after 33 years of service with Sask Wheat Pool. He and Mom had various fishing trips with family. They loved their gambling bus-trips with family and friends. Dad was known among firearms enthusiasts for his expertise in accurate loads and the right rifle for target shooters, hunters or those who just shared the interest. It was a perfect retirement passion, along with Blue Jay and Maple Leaf games, and allowed Mom to pursue her own interests. They were seldom more than just a room away from each other. While they enjoyed all of their grandchildren, they had a little soft spot for Megan as she lived in Estevan and brightened their days with her frequent visits. Dad and Mom moved to Regina’s Marian Chateau retirement complex in 2019. When Mom’s physical health worsened in 2021, they moved to the Weyburn Special Care home as this brought them close to daughter Sharon for her support. At this time Mom and Dad had been married for 66 years. After Mom passed in December of 2021, Dad was very lonely without Mom but stayed strong and was thankful for all of those that took time to come and visit with him. One of Dad’s biggest thrills in later years was to see pictures and have visits with his great-grandchildren. Dad was predeceased by his parents Conrad and Anna Coppicus, parents-in-law Louie and Katie Ulmer, infant son Michael, sisters Martha Hassler, Helen Plein and Mathilda Lenius, sisters-in-law Gloria Aimoe, Verna Ulmer, Grace Ulmer brothers-in-law Peter Hassler, Paul Plein, Mathias Lenius, Raymond Kearns, Gerald Ulmer, Donald Ulmer, Melvin Ulmer, and Alex Topp. Dad is survived by his children Sharon Hingtgen (Jim), Mark Coppicus (Claudette), Janice Porter (Gary), grandchildren Scott Hingtgen (Shannon), Jeffrey Hingtgen (Anita), Jennifer Kitzul (Kyle), Brandon Coppicus (Caley), Reagan Coppicus (Liz) and Megan Porter, great-grandchildren Tianna, Harlyn, Maxon, Greta, Otis, Paige, Leyna, Roane, Natalie, Benjamin, and William; sister Theresa Kearns and brother and sister-in-law Gerald and Sylvia Coppicus, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Glen and Ethel McCormick and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Service to celebrate Dad’s life was held at the St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church - 314 3rd Street NE Weyburn, Saskatchewan, S4H 0W7. Internment St. Pius Cemetery in Windthorst. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Pius Church Cemetery, P.O. Box 175, Windthorst, Sk. S0G 5G0. Saskatchewan, or the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.Specialthanks to the Weyburn Special Care staff who cared so well for Dad during the past months. Dad always said these are really nice people! We think of Dad as living in the hearts of those he touched, for nothing loved is ever lost - and he was loved so much. Rest in peace, Dad!
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Leland Lyle Petterson August 13, 1960August 16, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leland Petterson on August 16, 2022 with his family by his side after a 20 month battle with cancer.Leland will be lovingly remembered by his daughters Chelsea (Colter Wood) and Karla (Alex Baber), his beloved grandchildren Edie and Leo Wood and Vincent Baber, his close friend Scott Roberts; Janice Haas and family; Yvette Petterson and family; siblings Verlyn (Dave) Clearwater, Joelyn (Frank) Papineau, Lane (Cindy) Petterson, Cara (Bryan) Daae, Ken (Heather) Petterson, Wes (Kathy) Petterson, beloved nieces and nephews, and countless friends.Leland was predeceased by his father Carl Petterson, mother Edna Bourquin, adored step-dad Jim Bourquin and brother-in-law Rodney Harms. In celebration of his life a private celebration will be held at a later date. To honor his caring heart and love of animals donations are gratefully accepted for the PennerPetterson Cat Colony c/o Living Skies Veterinary Services (drrhondadvm@yahoo.ca) or your local SPCA. You invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the families online obituary at: www.MyAlternatives.ca LOVING MEMORY OF BERTHA IRENE SeptemberHOLMES“JOYCE”1,1941-September3,2008
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The Expressway Family Centre in Oxbow along with patrons and the community, celebrated their reopening at the new location. Photos courtesy of Holy Evans
Anne Morrow, Expressway Family Centre president, said that after several moves and a few years of being in smaller places, the board was happy to find a new home, which was also a separate standing building on Main Street. They got possession of the building, which used to be a house, at the end of April, and from then until the grand re-opening, they were renovating the place
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By Ana Bykhovskaia The Expressway Family Centre in Oxbow reopened its doors just in time for fall programming. After a busy summer of renovations, they celebrated their move to a new, bigger and better permanent location together with their patrons and the community on Aug. 24.
to make it work for the family centre’s needs. “We basically redid every room in the building except the kitchen for the most part. We upgraded the electrical, which was a huge financial undertaking. We took out the tub that was in the washroom to make room for a changing table for moms that bring their littles. We took out a wall between two bedrooms to make our classroom larger. We redid the flooring throughout.
The R.M. of Tecumseh No. 65 invites tenders for Janitorial Services for the new R.M. office at 111 Government Road in Stoughton, SK. The following should be included in your tender:•Initial full clean of the office to be completed before move in. • Cleaning will be required on a weekly basis. • Contractor to provide all cleaning supplies and tools. • Expected price per month. The approximate start date will be October 1st, 2022 but subject to change. Deadline for submissions is September 14th, 2022. Tenders can be sent to the following: R.M. of Tecumseh No. 65 SK S0G 4T0
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“Our doors are open those days for patrons, and then we have lots of signup programs in afternoons and evenings that you’ll find on [the Expressway Family Centre] Facebook page or in our three months calendar that can be picked up at the centre as well,” Morrow said. For the drop-in program, the centre invites guest speakers, offers different crafts, helps kids learn about different arts and, of course, lets patrons play in their sensory room. The pre-K program will mainly take place in the classroom at the centre, but kids will also have opportunities to have fun with all the new equipment.The programming is set to start after the Labour Day long weekend. People can register through their FacebookMackenziepage. Valentine, interim program co-ordinator/preschool teacher with the centre, said the new building will allow for more activities for their patrons.“We’ve knocked down a wall to make one big classroom, so we’ll have lots of room for them this year,” Valentine said. Now that they have the space, they will also be able to host bigger events for a broader audience. “In September, we’re doing a Collage Night [for all ages], and in October, we’re doing a Bread Class [for adults only],” Valentine said, adding that now they are able to offer programming for all age groups from newborns to adults.The centre also hopes to run a Halloween Spooktacular event the weekend before Halloween. The day of the re-opening included a ribboncutting ceremony, cake and refreshments, tours of the place, as well as indoor crafts and outdoor games for the kids. The centre also unveiled their new sign, which was created with the help of the community earlier in the year. People were invited to send in their designs, and one would get chosen as the new logo. Reid Barnes, son of the centre’s program co-ordinator Stephanie Barnes, designed the winning sign with his mother. “We had a logo, and we revamped it this year. We had a contest back in April and May to submit ideas. And then we did a silent vote on which one we liked the best. So now we have a new logo,” MorrowThshared.enew location also has a backyard space, which they hope to develop more for the next summer.“Anoutdoor space for patrons will be awesome,” Morrow said.
Cutting the ribbon at the centre’s new building were, from left, Mackenzie Valentine, who is the interim program co-ordinator/preschool teacher, Anne Morrow, Expressway Family Centre president, and Stephanie Barnes, program co-ordinator.
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Renovating the new location for the not-forprofit, which operates on grants and fundraising, became possible thanks to many volunteers, mainly board members and their spouses. Stephanie’s husband Dylan Barnes was a “huge asset”, Morrow said. “He just knows how important the organization is to the community, so he did a ton of work for us.”Valentine added that many people donated needed items to the centre. And they had some professional help with renovations where it was required.TheExpressway Family Centre is now located at 408 Main Street in Oxbow, and in November it will celebrate 22 years in operation.
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Expressway Family Centre program co-ordinator Stephanie Barnes is standing by their new sign, which was created through a contest where the community could send in their designs, and one would get chosen as the new logo. Stephanie’s son Reid Barnes designed the winning sign with his mom.
Outside structural renovations, the centre also put a lot of work into developing the play and learning areas for their patrons.
And in our main play area, we took another wall out there to open the entryway and have more space for play,” Morrow said.
“The really exciting room that we’ve put into place is the sensory room. We had Ane Warnich come in and do some artwork for us, so the wall is covered in all sorts of tactile things that the kids can touch and play with. And we put up a small jungle gym in the sensory room with a Tarzan-type rope and some monkey bars. It’s quite neat for our super active kids that need an energy outlet,” Morrow shared.The centre’s main demographic is ages zero to five, but they offer different kinds of events for other age categories as well. For their main patrons, they have a pre-K program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3 p.m., and a dropin program, which is free and takes place Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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they are making a lot of progress both at the Estevan Market Mall and their otherAmonglocations.many other changes and improvements, they added some landscaping around the bike service station that was installed last year on the south side of the mall. Blair noted it’s been wellreceived and saw some good use throughout the summer.Future editions of the Mercury will have more about the progress accomplished, underway and planned at the Estevan Market Mall.
“The decision was made to separate (subdivide) a piece of the land for sale/ divestment, with hopes it will attract a future use beneficial to the mall and the city. Future uses will likely be some form of
The lot behind Canadian Tire, which belongs to the Estevan Market Mall, has been under construction this week.
It was back to school Monday for students in Estevan and a number of mothers escorted their children to the classrooms in the morning. Stacey Lawrence, right, and her son Jordan accompanied her other sons Dustin and Avery to the classroom while Cathy Silversides (holding her son Kelly) escorted her daughter Amanda to Hillcrest School. In 1994 Amanda was in Grade 1. Excavation is underway behind Canadian Tire in Estevan.Equipment has been working at the lot that is a part of the Estevan Market Mall property for several days last Martinweek.Blair, managing director of First Aberdeen Properties Ltd., which owns the Estevan Market Mall, said they decided to move forward with developing that lot. “Early on we identified this land as ‘very underutilized’ for the mall and the city in general,” Blair said in his email to the Mercury.
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The City of Estevan is undertaking construction for the Watermain replacement. The affected area includes All of Kohaly Avenue, as well as Lynd crescent from 1316-1332 Lynd Crescent Property access and parking restrictions are to occur. This work will commence July 4, 2022 and will take approximately twelve (12) weeks to complete (subject to weather) City of Estevan will perform this work within the current Bylaw regulations and specifications. Safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas affected.
Theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades, please contact 306-634-1800, or after hours call Police.
Fresh Air Fitness is a free outdoor gym located at the Woodlawn Regional Park and known province-wide for the many amenities and events they host. File photo
The Fresh Air Fitness Fundraising Garage Sale Facebook page was born out of quiet pandemic times, and since early 2021, it has been helping the not-for-profit with maintenance, growth and development.Debby Knight, who runs Fresh Air Fitness alongside Peggy Rohatyn, said the idea to create a garage sale fundraising page solely belongs to “PeggyRohatyn.andI were out for a walk after Christmas 2020 and a whole year of being locked away and confined in our homes. And she said, ‘You know, I want to clear some stuff out of my house,’” Knight recalled. Since it was winter, running a real garage sale seemed like a hassle, so Rohatyn and Knight decided to create their own garage sale page, and use it to raise some funds for Fresh Air Fitness, while also helping themselves and others to declutter their homes. “She said, ‘I’m just going to set up a page on Facebook and post things and ask people to donate things. And it just took off like wildfire,” Knight said. The page started with a few things Rohatyn, Knight and some of their committee members had. Once they put the word out, a lot of people started reaching out to them to donate items to support Fresh Air Fitness. Many people also started purchasing items, which often come with great ideas for further use.“We just had amazing community support with donating items for sale, as well as purchasing. So many people want to purchase this to support us. So it’s been really a very huge success,” Knight said. “Thanks to Peggy, she’s got a very creative way of posting on the site. She could sell almost anything, I think. She just gets very creative with ideas to come up with.” All of the funds go directly to Fresh Air Fitness. In a year and a half, the page helped raise thousands of dollars for the outdoor gym. It allowed Knight and Rohatyn to run a series of free workshops, maintain and acquire equipment, and get larger projects accomplished, such as putting power into their shed. If people want to donate something to be sold through the group, they can contact Knight or Rohatyn and drop things off, or they’ll come out to collect them or get a seller and a buyer connected if it’s a larger“We’veitem.got a few different ways, usually [we try doing] whatever works the best for the person donating the items,” Knight explained.Many people forwarded their garage sale leftover items to Fresh Air Fitness, which Rohatyn and Knight would try selling through the group. And if something is a no-sell, they try finding some local not-forprofit that may find a use for“Thit.ere are certain items that we hang on to for so long, and if she can’t seem to sell them, we will donate them. We took two big bags of towels and bedding down to the humane society. And we’ve donated several household items and books and just general things … to the Sunflower project and some things to the addiction centre at the hospital here in Estevan,” shared Knight. The lots available for sale can be viewed on the Fresh Air Fitness Fundraising Garage Sale Facebook page.
Six building permits worth a little more than $1.1 million were issued in July, bringing the total for the year to 32 permits worth $5.3 million. One permit was a single-family dwelling for $900,000. One was a garage for $15,000 and four were miscellaneous permits worth $193,999. ••• Council approved another two-year extension for Trimount Developments for the remaining lands within the Dominion Heights subdivision. It consists of the remaining undeveloped area north of Lynn Prime Park. Trimount handled multiple phases in Dominion Heights. Many of the homes were built before the price of oil slumped in 2014. The company has already received two extensions, including the one that expires at the end of 2022. Council hopes to meet with Trimount to discuss the subdivision.••• Members discussed feedback to the new zoning bylaw, which is under development. People have offered thoughts on such topics as the location of a distillery or a craft brewery, home-based business vehicles being parked on roadways, solar farms, shipping containers and sign content. The ideas offered will be taken and then incorporated into the bylaw before giving it firstCouncilreading.gave first reading to the new business bylaw. Second reading will come at a later date. The bylaw came to council earlier in the year and had a few amendments. Among them was an allowance for food trucks on certain city streets. Consultation supported the use of food trucks in the downtown under a number of conditions such as a distance from a food truck to a restaurant.
On August 22, 2022 meeting the first reading of the Business Bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on September 12, 2022.
www.SASKTODAY.ca Fundraiser page helps Fresh Air Fitness grow
No reimbursement over water pressure issue
Dated this 25th day of August, 2022.
The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to implement bylaw to establish business licensing rates and statutory authority City of Estevan.
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A22 August 31, 2022
Estevan city council has decided not to reimburse a local resident who made purchases recently to rectify water pressure issues. Greg Choma sent a letter to city council in July, saying water pressure has always been inadequate at his home, but it’s been worse than ever this year. He spent money earlier this year to rectify the problem and sought payment from the city. Shane Bucsis the manager of the city’s water division, noted that they have received complaints about water pressure in the southwest area in the past and tookThmeasures. ecityused a pressure logger at the residence to get a suitable reading. The pressure in the area remains unchanged from two years ago, when the daytime pressure averaged 46 pounds per square inch and the nighttime was 41 psi. “I generally try to keep the pressure above 35 psi in all areas of the city. Depending on what is happening in the city and the water use, the pressure can fluctuate slightly in an area. If there is major construction or a water break, the pressure can drop significantly,” he said. The city cannot regulate what people do inside their properties, the age of piping or what they have hooked onto their system. “For this reason, under bylaw 6.3, the city does not guarantee a constant supply of water or constant pressure or volume of Councillorwater.” Shelly Veroba said if the city were to reimburse Choma, then anybody could say their pressure isn’t good enough, and then go out and buy something and ask for a refund. “I think that if he found a solution to a problem that he decided was on his property, then that’s his decision, but according to our water manager, it doesn’t appear the problem is on the city side.” Mayor Roy Ludwig said the city was still meeting the guidelines. ••• The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears hockey club submitted a request to council regarding their contract with the City of Estevan.Th ey were to be paying full ice rental fees for the upcoming season, but their first season in 2020-21 was largely scuttled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and they played just one home game. Their request to have a reduced rate of 50 per cent of ice rental costs for the 202223 season was approved. They also asked to pay halfrate ice rental for practices and the full rate for games starting in 2023-24.•••
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