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The Estevan Police Service was called to a homicide that occurred in the 1200 block of Sixth Street in the morning of Nov. 1.

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Investigations are ongoing after two separate but connected incidents last Wednesday in Estevan left a mother and her son dead and a member of the Estevan Police Service in hospital with a gunshot wound.

According to the EPS, officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 1200-block of Sixth Street at approximately 6:38 a.m. The information that police received was that a woman was injured and bleeding.

Officers attended and located the woman suffering from what the EPS called "serious upper-body injuries".

She was transported by Estevan EMS to St. Joseph's Hospital, where the EPS said she died at 9:28 a.m. The EPS deemed her death as a homicide – the first such incident in Estevan since June 2021.

The victim was identified as Karie Ann Guillas, age 46, of Estevan. An EPS investigation into her death is ongoing. No additional details were immediately released.

Officers arrested the woman's 19-year-old son, Justice Guillas, at the scene and he was transported to the police station. According to the EPS, during the course of the homicide investigation, an altercation took place at the police station between Justice Guillas and an EPS officer. The identity of the officer has not been released publicly.

Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team, which is heading up the investigation into what happened

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at the police station, said it was notified by the EPS about an officer-involved shooting that had taken place within the building at approximately 9:25 a.m.

"During the process of photographing the man, a confrontation took place and the man gained control of an EPS-issued firearm," SIRT said in a news release. "During the incident, one member of EPS was shot, sustaining a serious injury. A second EPS member discharged their service pistol, striking the 19-year-old man."

EPS members provided first aid until Estevan EMS arrived. Sirens could be heard throughout the community as emergency crews rushed to the scene and ambulances were seen in the alley north of the police station. Traffic was diverted from the 1100-block of Fourth Street.

EMS provided care to both the officer and Guillas before both individuals were transported to hospital, first in Estevan and then to Regina.

According to the EPS, the officer was listed in stable condition on Wednesday afternoon and was released from hospital on Friday.

Justice Guillas died that afternoon in a Regina hospital.

The EPS said there were no other suspects in the homicide and there was no risk to the public. But there was an increased police presence in front of the residence until Thursday afternoon, with an EPS vehicle at the scene and yellow police tape blocking the entrance.

Hospital was on lockdown St. Joseph's Hospital posted a

sign on its window, saying it was in lockdown on Wednesday morning and it was only accepting patients for emergencies. The lockdown ended in the early afternoon.

Hospital executive director Candace Kopec said the limited information they received from the police as the situation began in the morning made them take serious measures to ensure the safety of staff, patients in their care and the community.

"That emergency response procedure was in response to a safety threat

in the community," Kopec said. "We didn't have all of the information, so in talking briefly to police, the decision was quickly made to lock all doors until we had adequate information to assess the situation."

With a lack of clarity on the situation, the hospital went on full lockdown and was preparing to have the intercom doors blocked, Kopec explained. But soon, it was determined there was no longer a threat to the community. They continued to keep A2 »JUSTICE

St. Joseph’s Hospital was placed under a lockdown for several hours after the incident. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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Domestic violence, mental health and addictions to be looked at closely, says mayor The tragic incident, which occurred in Estevan on Nov. 1, claimed two lives and left an Estevan police officer injured, highlighted the systematic problems that exist and worsen not only in the community but in the province and the country as well.

Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig said domestic violence, mental health and addictions needs are to be discussed and, hopefully, addressed on many levels shortly.

"This was a very unfortunate situation. It started with domestic violence, which, unfortunately, is increasing not only in our community but across the province and across our country. It's something along with addictions and mental health issues,

they tend to all go together," the mayor said. "We have to continue to work with the province, and with the feds to try to combat some of the social issues that we all face today."

Ludwig said that the city will be bringing up the incident and the underlying issues it highlighted at the next mayor's caucus. " D om e s t i c v i o l e n c e will be brought up at the upcoming mayor's caucus, along with mental health and addiction issues. And we already have a committee set up with mental health and addiction issues, which is very prevalent, right across the country," Ludwig said.

"This is a third leg on that stool, if you will. Domestic violence usually involves other issues, not all

the time, but in many cases, it does involve mental health issues, along with addictions issues. So these are some of the main issues that we, as a community, face today.

"And it's a very unfortunate situation that we have to put more resources to at the municipal, at the provincial and at the federal levels to try to combat some of these very prevalent, ongoing issues," Ludwig added.

The mayor noted that the city was relieved to learn that the officer injured as a result of the altercation with the suspect at the police station was stable and was "doing well". He also praised the police service for handling the emergency situation.

"We feel the Estevan Police Service handled themselves very professionally,

along with the chief. And we thank them for that ... We feel sorry for the families of the people that have passed, our condolences to them.

And we wish the policeman involved a speedy recovery and wish all the very best for his family as well."

He also noted that the incidents on Nov. 1 involved a number of agencies and stirred the entire province.

"The province came down right away, the RCMP were involved along with the Estevan Police Service, we've got all of our people dealing with the critical incident, with everything that happened along with the investigation. Weyburn police are also involved. We've got lots of assistance because this was a very serious situation," Ludwig said, noting they

Mayor Roy Ludwig appreciate all the support received throughout these days.

"Ever yone has come to the table here. I've had many calls over the last few days from our MLA, from ministers, from mayors. And I'd like to thank them all for their support. It's times

like this, when not only the community comes together in support, but the provinces as well," Ludwig said.

He noted that they are also dealing with the impact of the incident on the members, as it affected them all in one way or another.

Justice Guillas was released early from prison « A1 all doors secured and monitored, which meant all other doors remained locked and they controlled traffic coming in through the front door.

“We reduced the traffic because many departments had below-baseline staffing, as they were responding to the emergency situation,” Kopec explained.

She noted that all patients in their care received all the care they required, and they were still able to provide some essential outpatient care.

One STARS helicopter was dispatched to Estevan that day. Normally, its missions carry two medical crew members – one critical care paramedic and one critical care nurse. However, a second critical care paramedic was on board.

STARS was involved in the transport of a second patient from Estevan, but

it was by ground with the second STARS critical care paramedic assisting on board the ground ambulance.

Criminal history Justice Guillas had been involved in a multi-vehicle incident north of the city in January that left Estevan’s Troy LeBlanc in hospital with serious ankle injuries.

Guillas was sentenced to 343 days in prison but was given credit for the 61 days he spent in remand, so the sentence was reduced by 92 days, leaving it at 245 days. That sentence would have ended on later this month but he was released on Aug. 21, according to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety.

Guillas pleaded guilty to one count each of assault, assault with intent to steal, resisting a police officer and mischief. Several other charges were stayed.

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"When remission is credited against a sentence being served by a prisoner … the prisoner is entitled to be released from imprisonment before the expiration of the sentence," states a section on the ministry's website on remissions.

"I miss her terribly" Michael Dumba worked with Karie Guillas at the Ice Factory off-sale business in Estevan. While it's been 8 1/2 years since they worked together, he said they remained close and he said "I miss her terribly."

"I couldn't ask for [a better friend]," said Dumba.

"Anytime I was down in the dumps or anything like that, she always wanted to make sure I was okay."

Regardless of what was happening in her life, she came to work with a smile on her face and she wanted her coworkers to do the same.

"We started working together and then we started talking outside of work," said Dumba.

She didn't talk about her family a lot, but Dumba said, as far as he could see, she was a "very kind and loving parent" who sought to keep her personal and professional lives separate.

Dumba said he works in health care and recalled that last Wednesday, he heard about the incidents.

He didn't find out that his friend had died until a member of the family posted on

Estevan EMS responded to the incident at the Estevan police station. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia social media.

"When I found out it was her, it just caught me off guard, and especially knowing that it was her son that did it … that was what really caught me off guard," said Dumba.

He added he respects the Guillas family's privacy during this very difficult time, and also expressed his support for the police officer and family who have to deal with this situation.

Investigations continue A SIRT team consisting of the civilian executive director and five SIRT investigators has been deployed to Estevan to begin their investigation.

SIRT's investigation will examine the actions of police during this incident.

The EPS will continue to investigate the initial homicide, and the RCMP is investigating the injuries sustained by

the EPS member during the incident.

This marks the first time since its inception at the start of the year that SIRT has been called to investigate an incident in which an officer was seriously injured.

SIRT says no further information will be released at this time. A final report will be issued to the public within 90 days of the investigation ending.

"The length of the investigation will be entirely dependent on the unique circumstances of each serious incident," the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said in an email to the Mercury.

Police Chief Rich Lowen thanked the community for all of the support that the EPS has received since the incident occurred.

"It's greatly appreciated by all of the members of the

service," Lowen said.

The Weyburn Police Service provided assistance with policing duties in Estevan on the day of the incidents.

Tributes flowed into the officer and the EPS on social media in the hours after the incidents.

"It is a reminder how all protective services officers put their lives at risk every day to protect all of us. We owe them all a tremendous debt of gratitude," said Premier Scott Moe. "Our thoughts are with the officer as we hope for a full recovery."

"Our thoughts are with the Estevan Police Service as we pray for a speedy recovery for the member involved in a shooting this morning at Estevan police HQ," the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police said in a post on its X page.

One person dead in rollover near Benson A rollover that occurred in southeast Saskatchewan

on Friday night has left one person dead.

Members of the Estevan and Carnduff RCMP, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service and EMS were called at about 10:30 p.m. to the incident, which happened about two kilometres south of Benson.

A 27-year-old man was the

only occupant of the vehicle.

According to the Estevan RCMP, he was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in critical condition and later died.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist continues to investigate the incident.

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Estevan Comp. hosts an evening career fair

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Comprehensive School hosted a busy evening career fair on Nov. 2 at the school's cafetorium.

Career development counsellors Ashley Cote and Stacy Dutka said they were happy with the turnout and how the event went.

"We think it went over really well. We had about 45 booths set up, and it was a good mix of local businesses, industry partners and post-secondary institutions.

So, there was something for everyone, whether you're carrying on to post-secondary or wanting to enter the workforce," Cote said. "We were also pretty excited about the number of students and parents that were in attendance."

They noted that following last year's success, they decided to go with the evening format again this year, as it allows the parents to join their kids when they are searching for ideas for their future.

"We have really enjoyed the evening event because the parents are able to attend with their students. And we find that very valuable.

I think parents want to be involved in those conversations," Cote said.

"And I feel it's important that they're involved.

[An evening event] gives them that opportunity as well," Dutka added.

Participation was on par with the previous years, with different organizations coming from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and even

B.C., as well as from North Dakota. The local opportunities were also well represented, which Dutka said they are always grateful for.

"It felt pretty full, which is great. We like it to be busy," Dutka said. "And we always want to thank our community partners, the local people that are willing to come forward and set up booths, answer questions with our students and share their knowledge."

The event was open to all high school students in Grades 9-12, and a lot of them were exploring their opportunities with a genuine interest.

"I had some feedback from the presenters last night that they were really impressed with the curiosity of the students. It wasn't necessarily just students asking about the application process.

They were more inquiring about the program offerings or how to go through an apprenticeship or where to look for employment. So, the kids and the parents and guardians seemed more intrigued with what's out there, as opposed to how do I get into it," Dutka noted.

"And we had some really interesting interactive booths as well this year. We had some demos from SaskPower and some virtual reality headsets

by Energy Safety Canada.

That was interesting," Cote added.

They also noted that it seemed that the students were equally interested in education and employment opportunities.

The Estevan Comprehensive School's Career Fair had a good mix of local businesses, industry partners and post-secondary institutions participating.

About 45 agencies partook in the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Career Fair on Nov. 2.

Estevan author celebrates release of first novel Taylor R. Kelly’s debut novel was a decade in the making.

The Estevan author participated in a question-andanswer session for her debut novel, The Legatus Prophecy: Book One, on Thursday evening at the Estevan Public Library in front of a contingent of family, friends and book lovers. The first book in a trilogy, she described it as a romance fantasy that is meant for adult readers.

“It took me a long time to write, and I’m still absolutely obsessed with it. I love it still, even after I’ve read it a million times,” she said in an interview with the Mercury and SaskToday. “I love the storyline. I love the characters. I just hope everyone else does, too.”

Kelly told the audience she started working on the book when she was in college 10 years ago, and penned much of it right away, but then only worked on it sparingly. Now she dedicates a few hours a day to writing.

The Legatus Prophecy was released on Sept. 28. The

story is about two brothers and a young woman who is kidnapped and winds up being part of a prophecy.

She has to stay alive or she could be sacrificed to raise the devil’s son, which in turn could unleash monsters.

“One day I just saw it in my head, and I thought ‘This would be a really cool movie’, and then I figured that nobody’s going to see the movie unless I write the script,” said Kelly.

The woman and one of the brothers wind up having a romantic relationship.

Becoming an author has been nerve-wracking, she said, because it ’s like “putting a piece of your soul out there for everyone to see and judge.” It’s been difficult for her when people haven’t enjoyed the novel like she hoped they would, because she put so much time and effort into it.

“But then you have the soaring [feeling] of someone telling you it was great, they didn’t see the ending coming and they absolutely loved the characters,” said Kelly. “It

makes you feel great inside.”

She used an artificial intelligence generator to create the front cover, sorting through a variety of options before coming up with the final look she wanted.

The second book in the trilogy is nearly finished. She is just wrapping up the final editing process, and then she will have beta proofreaders go through the story to ensure she didn’t miss any errors.

The third book is about a third of the way complete.

“Depending on how well or if this one takes off, it will determine when I release the second one. I want to give this one time to get some traction before I throw another one at readers,” she said.

Kelly has constantly been writing stories, song lyrics and anything else she could try since she was a child.

“I wrote a lot as a kid, and I found that it really helped me get through childhood, and so when I have an idea, I put it down on paper and see where it

Taylor R. Kelly is proud of her debut novel, The Legatus Prophecy: Book One. goes,” she said.

T h e g e n re f o r T h e Legatus Prophecy is not something she was initially interested in. It started as a paranormal fantasy and shifted to a romance with

adult themes.

Kelly moved to Estevan in 2015 and has been trying to get to know local people. She will be selling her book at A Miracle on Fourth Street later this year and at

other events.

The novel can be found at Eos Vape Shop and Art Concepts Custom Framing, and also on Amazon. She went the self-publishing route through Amazon.

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Take a day to pause and remember them Remembrance Day is Saturday.

It's an opportunity for us to pause and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve our country. It's a chance to reflect on the sacrifices made by others so that we can have the freedoms that we enjoy.

Remembrance Day should not be an excuse to sleep in and it's not just another long weekend. Yes, it's nice to have it on a Saturday this year, but the timing of Remembrance Day this year should only serve as a little extra incentive to attend a service that is occurring in your community.

We should be proud of the men and women in the Canadian Forces, the service they have provided us, the history of the different units and the many victories we have attained. Canada has often punched well above its weight during military conflicts.

In the First World War, Canadian soldiers liberated Vimy Ridge, succeeding where the French and the British had failed.

We fought valiantly in the Great War in its many gruesome battles in the trenches.

In the Second World War, we were part of many great battles as well. We were there on D-Day on June 6, 1944, and were the only ones to reach our objectives. We liberated the Netherlands. Canadians are still revered in that country for our efforts nearly 80 years ago.

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earned many medals, awards and citations for the bravery they demonstrated.

Sadly, we don't have many Second World War veterans left in southeast Saskatchewan. If a soldier legally enlisted at the age of 18 in 1944, a year before the war ended, that soldier would turn 97 this year.

Of course, many Canadian soldiers lied about their age to serve their country and fight for the freedom of current and future generations, but anyone who did serve Canada in the Second World War would be well into their 90s.

It's hard to believe that in just a few years, there won't be any Second World War veterans left. Not that long ago, they occupied several rows of seats at the Remembrance Day service at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Support for Remembrance Day has gone through ebbs and flows. At one time, interest and attendance were waning. That changed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the ensuing War in Afghanistan. For those born in the 1970s and 1980s, the concept of war suddenly became very real. Attendance for ceremonies grew, as did support for Canadian Forces as we were faced with the harsh reality of Canadian soldiers dying in Afghanistan.

After a couple of Canadian soldiers were murdered on home soil in 2014, the

attendance surged once again.

Last year marked the first time that many services were back to normal since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, so we once again saw more people in attendance.

Hopefully, the interest in Remembrance Day service can remain high. Our support for the men and women of the Canadian Forces should not be dependent on what is happening elsewhere in the world.

A few weeks ago, the provincial government announced that it was going to adopt legislation that would require businesses to allow employees to wear a poppy, unless there is a safety issue. You really have to wonder what kind of company would try to discourage or block its workers from wearing this simple, long-standing symbol of remembrance.

So on Saturday and in the days leading up to it, reflect on why Remembrance Day is important to you. Think about those who have gone before us, the wars that occurred, the ways in which those conflicts shaped our country, and the current global uncertainty.

Canada might not be entered in a military conflict right now, but we are supporting nations that are, and there is great uncertainty on the global stage.

And just because we aren't in a combat mission right now doesn't mean we won't find ourselves in one in the future.

Speak up, because no one can fix things for you without your input Last Wednesday morning was unalarming.

I was covering the Estevan Chamber of Commerce's Coffee Talk (see page A7 for more), where a group of community leaders was discussing the Estevan Safety and Well-being project.

At first sight, Estevan is a very safe community when compared to how things are in most other places. Our crime severity index is good, meaning that we are far away from being a high-crime city.

When my family gets worried about safety issues, measuring them by big-city standards, I always give them an example of murders with one happening in 2008, then in 2014 and the next one not until 2021. (Of course, that's not perfect, but gives them an idea of the level of safety in our community).

In most cases, the police reports here talk about drugs, impaired driving, domestic conflicts and interpersonal arguments. Nothing major.

So that Coffee Talk might have felt a bit excessive at first glance. Shortly, life proved it wasn't.

After an hour-long event, I was heading home thinking about how safe I feel in Estevan and what safety is, when two ghost trucks with lights on blocked the intersection of Fourth Street and 13th Avenue. An ambulance went flying by towards the hospital, accompanied by a fully lit-up police car, greeting another EMS vehicle, loudly heading in the opposite direction.

My first thoughts were things like that don't happen in Estevan. But what exactly were those things?

As soon as the intersection cleared, I followed the route of emergency services and dived right into what was happening here on Nov. 1. I soon learned the hospital was on a lockdown – something I've never seen here or anywhere (not counting the pandemic measures due to the different nature).

And as minutes were going by and we were

Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… able to gather more information, the tragic incident started gradually unravelling (if you missed our full coverage, please turn back to pages A1 and A2 for details).

I'm sorry to the family who lost their loved ones, and I'm sorry to the family of the Estevan police officer and the entire service for having to go through what they did and are still going through.

I'm also sorry to the community. During the first hours, when people didn't know what was happening and if the situation was dangerous to the public, I saw too many terrified eyes – something I'd never seen here before either.

As the day came to a conclusion, I couldn't resist but return to the morning Coffee Talk.

How ironic! During the talk, such issues as addictions, anxiety, depression, homelessness, the youth mental health crisis and work accessibility were discussed within the framework of well-being.

Those issues were discussed not in a vacuum but in the context of Estevan. All those problems were named as something that Estevan sees an increase in, as something that affects people's well-being here and as something that, if it isn't addressed, could and will turn into safety issues.

Unfortunately, in this particular case, it did before anything had been done. Mental health, addictions, criminal history, domestic violence and struggles with employment were later brought up in conversations about the struggles of the family that died in the incident. There is probably more

to the story that I don't know about.

I feel that as a community with a lot of resources, with many people who care about everyone's well-being here, we failed them. We failed to understand the needs and provide the help they required.

There are a lot of questions to be answered about this case. The investigation is ongoing. And I keep thinking about how many other people are currently fighting with their demons here, in Estevan, in the southeast, in rural Saskatchewan, feeling that the system let them down.

The problems we are dealing with here are not unique to Estevan. But it's absolutely our duty to bring those struggles up. Most things we end up fighting with have roots in the system, they are not personal weaknesses or laziness. And they need to be addressed systematically.

To have problems fixed eventually, the issues that people are experiencing here need to be highlighted over and over again, brought up at different levels, have money allocated for potential solutions and then worked on.

So, please, take three to five minutes to fill out the Estevan Safety and Well-being survey (www.surveymonkey.com/r/NSGQ3QG). Ask your partner, your parents, your kids and your friends to do it as well. It's not rocket science or a knowledge test. We are the same community and might be going through the same storms, but our boats are different, our equipment is different, our skills vary and our teams are not the same.

Our experiences differ, and if you don't take a tiny step towards your own well-being, don't blame the system for being deaf and blind to your problems. It's your responsibility to make existing issues vocal as much as everyone's else.

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Incident a reminder of policing risks My father was an RCMP officer for 30 years.

He served with the honour and work ethic many associate with the national police officer and became an expert in his field.

I don’t recall being concerned about him not coming home at the end of the work day because of an on-the-job incident, and I don’t remember worrying that he wouldn’t come back if a project took him outside of the area. There’s a stereotype of police officers’ kids that they are nervous about their parent(s) making it home safely at the end of the shift.

It wasn’t because of a Superman perception of my dad. For whatever reason, I’ve always been aware of people’s mortality and the frailty of the human body. My lack of anxiety wasn’t because dad was a plainclothes officer for most of his career.

I just always had the expectation that he would make it home at the end of the day.

Last week’s incident in Estevan served as a reminder to all of us about the risks that police officers face each day on the job, whether it be when on patrol, when they respond to a call or even when at the police station. The fact that it happened at the Estevan Police Service’s building while processing a suspect is even more tragic.

Based on the information that we’ve received about the initial incident and the subsequent attack at the station, it doesn’t take long to put some pieces together about what happened and for our imaginations to run wild.

The investigations – by the EPS, the RCMP and the provincial Serious Incident Response Team – will hopefully pinpoint what happened, provide necessary information and dispel some of the rumours that inevitably happen in these circumstances. They won’t answer all of the questions, but they can answer some.

I’ve said before that we live in a pretty safe community.

Incidents like these are certainly going to test that belief, at least in the short term. But before too long, we should feel safe again.

Our ranking on the federal crime severity index reflects that. We’ve typically been eighth or ninth for Saskatchewan cities in recent years. That will change when the 2023 numbers come out – a homicide and the shooting of an officer will change that – but hopefully, we’ll be back to a more normal level in the future.

Yes, there are issues with drugs, addictions, thefts, mischief and impaired driving, among others, that force us to take precautions. But we’re not the only ones with those issues.

What happened last week is a reminder that these incidents can happen anywhere, including here. They’re very rare, and when they do happen, it’s shocking. Hopefully, we never have to have something like this happen in Estevan again, and we never have to hear about SIRT being deployed to the southeast again.

Finally, this serves as a reminder of the challenges associated with mental health issues. We like to talk a lot about mental health support. We say we want to be a listening ear and be there for people going through these incredibly difficult circumstances.

But there is so much work to do. Yes, we need to keep investing in mental health. But we also have to remember that our understanding of the human mind remains very meager, that each case is unique and we’ll likely always have to keep battling this issue.

Thankfully, it sounds like the officer will be able to recover, although there’s always going to be the physical scar of being shot and the mental pain of what happened. It’s going to be important to have the assistance available for as long as it’s needed, whether it be weeks, months, the rest of the officer’s career or even the rest of that person’s life.

In the days since the incident occurred, there has been the outpouring of support for the EPS that one would expect.

This reminder about the risks of being an officer hit too close to home for the community. Many of us know the officer who was wounded, and virtually all of us know several officers, if not more, who are involved with the EPS and the RCMP. Hopefully, that support for the officers continues, because it is a dangerous, highly stressful job.

And hopefully, we get the answers to what happened last week, and measures will be taken to reduce the risk of this ever happening again.

Prime Minister Trudeau backtracks on carbon tax The editor: Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flip-flopped on his carbon tax, announcing a temporary pause on the tax on home heating oil.

Trudeau’s Liberals announced three changes to the carbon tax, aimed at Atlantic Canadians: a three-year suspension of the carbon tax on home heating oil, a 10 per cent increase to the rural rebate, and the creation of a program that will reward Canadians who sign up to switch from home heating oil to a heat pump.

Justin Trudeau is offering a temporary pause to the tax on home heating oil that won’t help 97 per cent of

Canadians. He’s giving a top-up for rural Canadians, but it won’t even pay for a Big Mac value meal each month.

The increased rural payment has been calculated as an additional 10 per cent on the base carbon tax rebate. The monthly increase for Saskatchewan amounts to $11.33.

Trudeau’s announcement made it clear that his Liberal government recognizes that his tax plan is pushing Canadians over the edge.

Despite this, Trudeau still plans to increase the cost of the carbon tax from $15/tonne to $85/tonne on April 1, 2024, imposing a greater expensive on your gas and diesel, on the farmers

who grow the food and the truckers who ship the food.

Trudeau even admitted that he is “doubling down” on his plan to quadruple the carbon tax on Canadians.

This tax will continue to go up every year, increasing the pain felt by families from coast to coast to coast.

The common-sense Conservative promise is simple. No gimmicks. No temporary measures. Axe the inflationary carbon taxes for good and bring home lower prices.

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Last Birds celebrate new album North Portal folk duo Last Birds – comprised of husband-and-wife Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold – entertained a large crowd Saturday night during an album release party at Art Concepts Custom Framing in Estevan.

Their latest album, Endless Turn of Day into Night, was released on Oct. 20. Davis and Arnold played a number of songs from that release, as well as some of their other music, some of which have yet to be released.

They shared stories with the audience as well, and their banter with each other throughout the night brought some humour.

They noted the album was nearly called Yellow Roses, which is a song that pays tribute to flowers found in North Portal that were planted years ago by a resident of the village.

And they noted one song, Lucky Star, which pays tribute to a friend who died a couple of years ago following a battle with ALS. Arnold said they are pleased with the response to the album so far. They

Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold from Last Birds entertained the crowd Saturday night at Art Concepts. have had DJs across North America and the U.K. playing songs from the album.

She also noted Endless Turn of Day into Night was No. 2 on the North American College and Community

Radio chart for folk the week it was released.

Father-son duo Daniel and Mavrik Espelien served as the opening act for the concert at Art Concepts.

More live music will be

coming to Art Concepts later this month. Heidi Munro and Scott Patrick will bring the Passion of Amy Winehouse – a tribute to the late British singer – on Nov. 17 and 18.

Books for sale Kimberley Dyck checks out the books that were available during the Estevan Public Library’s annual book sale. The annual fundraiser ran from Thursday to Sunday. People could purchase books, DVDs, magazines, puzzles, audio books and other materials to help out the library.

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Rotary Club supports Happy Little Hooves Pony and Donkey Sanctuary’s project

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Rotary Club of Estevan presented a cheque for $2,900 to the Happy Little Hooves Pony and Donkey Sanctuary, for their field shelter for rescued animals during the club’s latest luncheon Oct. 31.

Happy Little Hooves is a non-profit organization that assists smaller animals such as donkeys, miniature horses, ponies and miniature mules that were abused, neglected, unwanted or whose owners are no longer able to care for them.

They also seek to educate the public about proper care and treatment of small equines.

While it was in the making since 2011, it launched in late 2018 and is located about 20 kilometres southwest of Estevan.

Laura Stock, the vice

president of the Happy Little Hooves Pony and Donkey Sanctuary, was at the event to talk about what they do.

“They gave a lovely talk; we were inspired by it,” Williams said.

Williams noted that the sanctuary came to Rotary seeking support for one of three projects they are working on, including the field shelter, animal trailer improvements and a larger quarantine shelter.

Rotary decided to support their field shelter in full, to ensure it’s built and serves its purpose.

“Like with all animal shelters, it only takes one sick animal to put back your build, so Rotary decided that to make it happen, rather than just contribute a small amount, we would actually pay for the entire project,” Williams said. “So that’s what we’ve done. They

hope to have it built by May.” If someone wants to support the other projects, they are encouraged to reach out to the sanctuary.

Rotary is a service club that raises money mainly through its annual Lobsterfest and Golf Ball Drop to then support local non-profits and clubs with their projects and activities. Every year they provide funds to different local groups seeking help with their ongoing projects. They also partake in bigger global projects.

The Rotary Club is celebrating a big milestone this year, and it is trying to make it even more impactful for the community.

“It is our 100th year, so we are trying to cover as many areas within the catchment [area] and Estevan and give consideration to as many

groups from all different areas,” Williams said.

She noted that the club will soon be presenting a cheque to the Apple Shot Archers, a junior archery group out of Macoun that is building up their gear. There are also more groups lined up to come and give a talk about their projects, but Williams said they still have funds to give out to support any local projects, small and big. And even if they exceed their budget for this year, there will be more next year, so she encouraged organizations to keep reaching out to them.

“If we can’t fund them this year, maybe we can fund them next year. That’s what we’re here for. That’s why we have a Lobsterfest. That’s why we have the Golf Ball Drop.

It’s all to help our community of Estevan and the area, and

Estevan Rotary president Terry Williams, left, presented a cheque for $2,900 to Laura Stock, Happy Little Hooves Pony and Donkey Sanctuary vicepresident. Photo courtesy of Terry Williams also the world,” Williams said.

To apply for funding for their projects, people can email the club at rotary.estevan@

gmail.com, telling them a bit about the club or nonprofit organization and what they are trying to raise money for.

Holiday Train to return to the southeast The southeast region is once again going to have a visit from the CPKC Holiday Train (formerly the CP Rail Holiday Train).

The train, which will be brightly decorated, is scheduled to stop in North Portal on Dec. 17 at 11:45 a.m., with a performance from noon to 12:30 p.m. at the First Street railway crossing.

Then it is slated to pull into Estevan at 3 p.m. that day, with a performance from 3:15-3:45 p.m. That show will be east of the CPKC station off of Seventh Street.

Traditionally the train's entertainment stage has faced north.

Finally, it is expected to be in Weyburn at 5:45 p.m.

for a 30-minute performance starting at 6 p.m. From there it will travel in Saskatchewan and Alberta and wrap up Dec. 19.

The train that will be in Estevan will be the U.S. version of the train. It will cross into Canada from the U.S. at North Portal.

Country music singers Dallas Smith and Mackenzie Porter are scheduled to perform. Smith is no stranger to Estevan; he played before a large crowd at Affinity Place in September 2022 after Estevan won the SiriusXM Music Towns competition.

Smith and Porter will perform Christmas carols for the crowd.

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train that will make its way across Canada.

This is the 25th edition of the Holiday Train. It raises money, food and awareness for the work that food banks do in communities.

Musicians play free concerts from the train's stage.

Each stop is free to attend, but CPKC encourages audience members to bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank. CPKC makes a donation to the food bank's shelves at each stop.

Since its inception in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $22.5 million and more than five million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.

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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 a bylaw to establish Estevan Board of Police Commissioner amending Chairman and statutory authority of the City of Estevan On the October 23, 2023 meeting the first reading of the Estevan Board of Police Commissioner amending Chairman Bylaw was passed and the final readings is expected to be on November 13, 2023.

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Estevan Safety and Well-being project discussed at Coffee Talk, seeks community input

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Chamber of Commerce's latest Coffee Talk on Nov. 1 was dedicated to discussing the Estevan Community Safety and Well-being pilot project.

Chamber executive director Jackie Wall told the members more about what it is about and the associated survey that the chamber is asking people in the community to fill out.

"The community safety and well-being survey is part of a pilot project that is being delivered through SEDA, which is the Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance, with funding from the provincial government," Wall said.

"The community safety and well-being is the ideal state of the community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, opportunities to participate, and where individuals and families can meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression.

"So the focus of Community Safety and Wellbeing [project] is we need to move away from reactionary or incident-driven responses towards long-term benefits of multi-sectoral collaboration, social development, prevention and well-being," Wall added.

She noted that they are currently collecting the public's input on people's vision of safety and well-being in Estevan, and she encouraged all chamber members participating in the event to spread the word so they could get as many opinions as possible.

"The chamber is part of

the stakeholder group that is working on this plan. It is a pilot project. So, we're hoping that the Saskatchewan government will see the need for this and the benefits of this within our community. We're the only ones in the south. There are three [similar projects] in the north that are happening as well," Wall said.

She noted that on board with them for the project are the City of Estevan, the Ministry of Social Services, United Way Estevan, Southeast College, the local addictions centre, the Estevan Public Youth Centre, Estevan Comprehensive School, Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre, Estevan Salvation Army, St. Joseph's Hospital, Estevan EMS and other groups, with more potentially joining as they are having their second session on Nov. 21.

This collaboration is required to increase awareness about resources available in the community, and also to highlight the gaps when it comes to safety and wellbeing in Estevan. " Pa r t o f t h i s i s t o strengthen what is already here and to make sure that all of these different stakeholders know what is available

in the community when it comes to safety and wellbeing. [The other part is] to provide good feedback to the facilitator to be able to put together into the second session, where we take a look at what we need to do within our community to address well-being and safety," Wall explained.

Some of the issues that were established through previous research by the United Way are addictions, anxiety and depression among the population. The mental health crisis among children and youth was discussed, as were the struggle among adults. Another problem that was brought up is growing homelessness, along with work accessibility issues that people with disabilities face.

Wall noted they already have some data from the Estevan Police Service and other previous research, but the current survey is more like a focus group or a town hall, which invites everyone to speak to what they see as safety and well-being issues, as well as note some of Estevan's strengths. The focus is to develop a proactive strategy for the community, Wall said.

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Estevan Chamber of Commerce executive director Jackie Wall talked to the members about the Estevan Community Safety and Well-being pilot project at the latest Coffee Talk.

Hesselink noted that while the level of safety in Estevan seems to be high when compared to other communities, a lot of people struggle with well-being, which eventually also may transfer into safety issues.

Wall said that they are working alongside the other communities involved with similar pilot projects, which is beneficial for the province as a whole.

"This pilot project can help to provide resources for our communit y, and also gives the Saskatchewan government the idea of where we need to start putting more attention in their

system," Wall said.

"Once this is all done, it's not just going to be a report that goes to the government. The stakeholders that are involved, if there is an initiative that comes up, there's three months of coaching to make sure that those initiatives are moving forward.

And this is going to be something that's going to continue and be maintained past the pilot project date," Wall said.

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CCS vital to meeting net-zero goals A new report by the International CCS Knowledge Centre says carbon capture and storage (CCS) will play a key role in Canada’s plan to reach a net-zero electricity system by 2035.

But according to the centre, deploying largescale CCS in provinces that will continue to rely on fossil fuels for power generation presents significant challenges if it is to be achieved on the tight timeline required by proposed federal regulations.

The International CCS Knowledge Centre has published a review of the Government of Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations (CER), which would limit annual carbon emission intensities to 30 tonnes of CO2 per gigawatt-hour (t/GWh) of electricity produced, applying to all power plants that use fossil fuels to generate power,

are a net exporter of electricity to the North American grid, and have capacity to produce at least 25 megawatts.

The performance standard would take effect on Jan. 1, 2035, or 20 years after the commissioning of a power plant (whichever is later, with some exceptions).

It is expected to apply to the approximately 15 per cent of Canada’s power supply that is derived from fossil fuels – primarily natural gas and coal-fired power facilities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.

According to the centre, the 30 t/GWh standard aligns with the emissions intensity of natural gas electricity generation with carbon capture achieving nearly a 95 per cent CO2 capture rate.​The centre says this level of performance is considered possible with existing CCS technology de-

PTRC releases paper on compressed air energy storage The Petroleum Technolog y Research Centre (PTRC) has formulated a white paper on the development of compressed air energy storage (CAES) in Saskatchewan.

It would be one possible solution to produce cost-competitive, low or emissions-free capacity electricity.

Using available and commercially-proven equipment, and known Saskatchewan geology, CAES could be used to fully integrate intermittent renewable energy sources into Saskatchewan’s power grid.

The PTRC said CAES technology has been proven at the industrial scale in Germany and the United States, and the PTRC added Saskatchewan is particularly blessed with the ideal geology to develop CAES projects.

CAES involves powering a compressor to store large volumes of air at depth in purpose-built salt caverns to later be released through

a turbine during periods of high-power demand. The amount of power CAES could provide would be dependent on the size of the storage caverns and the capacity of the compression and generation equipment.

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ployed on natural gas-fired power plants, but not for coalfired power plants, which typically have emissions intensity around 1,000 t/GWh. “Many aminebased CCS technology vendors guarantee a 95 per cent capture rate, so it is theoretically possible for natural gas power plants to achieve the CER’s requirements, however, there are many risks that must be considered, as there are no power plants with CCS that have achieved this level of performance anywhere in the world to date,” said Beth (Hardy) Valiaho, the Knowledge Centre’s vice-president of policy, regulatory and stakeholder relations.

“Having emissions intensity regulations that are too stringent may also disincentivize investment in novel CCS technologies and applications developed right

here in Canada in the sector.”

The centre said it is clear that CCS will be key to reducing emissions from power plants that provide reliable baseload power in several provinces, but it will be difficult to meet the CER’s timelines given the long lead time for bringing largescale CCS projects to life, and the possibility of labour and supply chain challenges that are anticipated with the global boom in CCS construction over the next decade.

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The Government of Canada is soliciting input on the proposed regulations by Nov. 2. The final regulations are expected to be published in the Canada Gazette Part II in 2024.

CBSA officers at North Portal seize loaded firearms in separate incident Canada Border Services Agency officers at the North Portal border crossing recently seized a couple of prohibited firearms.

In a post on its X page on Oct. 25, the CBSA said officers at North Portal seized a loaded restricted firearm from a commercial driver.

According to the CBSA, officers located an undeclared, disassembled Griffin Armament AR-15 .223 prohibited rifle, a silencer for the prohibited rifle,

two over-capacity magazines and eight thermobaric and sound/smoke emitting devices (simulation flash/ smoke grenades). The individual paid a CBSA penalty of $1,500 and returned to the U.S. Officers at North Portal also seized an undeclared, loaded and restricted Springfield 1911 handgun. The individual paid a $1,000 fine and returned to the U.S. The CBSA said both incidents occurred on Oct. 17.

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Legion preparing for Remembrance Day The Royal Canadian Legion's Estevan branch is ready to host the city's annual Remembrance Day service at the Estevan Comprehensive School on Nov. 11, starting at 10:45 a.m.

"Everything's lined up and ready to go for the service," said Troy LeBlanc with the legion.

The service will feature the traditional assortment of ceremonies, music and tributes. Once the dignitaries and the special guests have been paraded in, the Last Post will be played, followed by two minutes of silence and then Rouse.

Estevan legion president Jim (Frosty) Forrest will read the Roll of Honour – the list of names of people from the Estevan area who died in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Afghanistan War. A wreath will be laid on the Unknown Soldier's grave.

Amazing Grace will be played and Flanders Field will be read.

The guest speaker will be Chief Petty Officer Duane Gall, who is from Estevan and has been a long-time

member of the Royal Canadian Navy.

After the ceremony, the service at the cenotaph will begin. Politicians, community leaders, protective services personnel, service group representatives, youth groups and others will place wreaths at a makeshift cenotaph.

Last year marked the first time since 2019 that the ceremony was held at the Comp. The ceremonies in 2020 and 2021 services were held outdoors at the permanent cenotaph due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

While it was nice to be outside at the monument, LeBlanc said a lot of people were happy to be indoors.

Lunch will be served at the legion after the ceremony. After lunch, there will be a plaque dedication at the permanent cenotaph in the afternoon.

That ceremony is expected to be at around 1 p.m.

"We've updated the plaque on the cenotaph," said Cpl. Craig Bird with the legion. "We've added a bunch of new names, as well as added Afghanistan, because we had one member of

the community that was born here in Estevan who died while he was serving in Afghanistan."

The ceremony will be part of a busy week in the community for the legion. The annual poppy campaign is underway with poppy trays to be found throughout the community. The proceeds will be directed to causes that assist veterans.

The Estevan branch has been hosting Remembrance Day ceremonies at seniors' facilities in the community, and there will be assemblies in Estevan schools.

Bird has also been involved with the South East Military Museum's banner project. Additional banners were completed this year. Two more communities, Kisbey and Whitewood, have been added to the 10 that were already participating.

Thirty-six new banners have been added to the communities this year, honouring 55 veterans. Included in that are 22 banners in Estevan, with five new ones this year.

Wreaths will be laid during the service at the cenotaph at the Estevan Comprehensive School. File photo

An afternoon tea Joyce Pushie, left, and Dianne Allen were among those who attended the poppy tea at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Sunday. Many people turned out to enjoy coffee, tea, snacks and socializing. The Estevan legion and other branches across the country hold the tea each year on the Sunday before Remembrance Day.

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Tree of Remembrance for those who served Tina Bird's Tree of Remembrance was completed

by Nov. 1 – just in time to pay tribute to her family members who have served, as well as other veterans.

Bird said she's been doing seasonal trees for several years ahead of Remembrance Day.

"It is a tradition I started," Bird said. "I receive several comments on how people look forward to some seasonal trees throughout the year."

To date, she has done a traditional Christmas tree, as well as ones for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's

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"The Tree of Remembrance is one of the ways I honour those who bravely served for the rights and freedoms we have today.

The pictures on the tree are of my grandfather and several close friends' family members who served as well.

I also have pictures of the Estevan cenotaph, Soldiers' Tree and Vimy memorial, the In Flanders Fields poem.

Poppies are made from bottoms of pop bottles on the tree," Bird shared.

"I have done a Tree of Remembrance in previous years. Each year I have

added pictures of family and friends' family that have served our country and others."

Once the time for each tree is finished, she takes the decorations down, carefully packs them until the next year, and then gets ready for the next upcoming festive season.

Bird's seasonal trees caught some interest from other people, and she said she's been gladly providing support to others in starting the tradition.

"I have offered to assist others and I am willing to help anyone who would like to start the tradition," Bird said. "It is a great way to brighten people's day. I love doing it and I encourage others to get creative and give it a try."

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Estevan students pay tribute to local veterans

By Ana Bykhovskaia Students from St. Mary's and Spruce Ridge Schools gathered at the Estevan City Cemetery Monday morning to partake in the annual No Stone Left Alone remembrance ceremony, commemorating all local men and women who served Canada during different wars and military operations.

Estevan ceremony organizer Elyse Mantei, whose father John Wilkinson spent 40 years in the Canadian military, opened the event and spoke about No Stone Left Alone.

"It's a program that started in 2011. It was brought into Canada to help bring awareness for veterans," said Mantei. "Remembrance Day was being forgotten a little bit, so this program was brought in to bring awareness back about Remembrance Day and the veterans that fought for us in the war, and the military and the RCMP and all those who are still serving as of now.

"I brought it to Estevan because my dad is actually the one who started it in Sas-

katchewan. I'm a military brat.

My dad was in the military for 40 years, he retired seven years ago and now he is a civilian working for the military. So, this program means a lot to me and it means a lot to me that you guys are here," Mantei added.

The introduction was followed by O Canada, and then South East Military Museum founder Craig Bird continued by talking to the students about Remembrance Day and local veterans who served at different times.

"Last year, we had a big milestone anniversary of Operation Jubilee, you probably know it as the Dieppe Raid.

A lot of members from this area, the southeast, took part in that campaign, and a lot of members from the South Saskatchewan Regiment lost their lives in that raid. That was in 1942.

"This year marks a couple of anniversaries. This year is the 75th anniversary of Canada taking part in peacekeeping missions. The United Nations asked Canada to go into [operations] like the Gulf

War or to Cyprus in 1948, and some of those missions are continuing on today. So it's the 75th anniversary and we are remembering all of those that serve as peacekeepers.

And again, a lot of peacekeepers over the course of those 75 years also lost their lives.

"Some of you guys might know about the Korean War ... From 1950 to 1953, the Korean War took place. Thousands of Canadians went overseas in 1953. This year is the anniversary of the armistice that was signed to end the Korean War. That's 70 years … [During that mission] 516 Canadians lost their lives; 42 of them were from Saskatchewan. So, this Remembrance Day, we are remembering those peacekeepers who lost their lives, trying to keep the peace for Canada, and the 42 peacekeepers from Saskatchewan who lost their lives during the Korean War. "And next year, we have another big anniversary – D-Day. The year 1944 was the big turning point of the Second World War and the largest amphibious landing

South East Military Museum founder Craig Bird talked to Estevan students about Remembrance Day and different military operations that local soldiers partook in during the No Stone Left Alone event on Monday. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia that the world has seen. Then in 2025, we have the [80th] anniversary of the end of the Second World War. "So, in the next few years, we have a lot of things to remember and be thankful for.

And one of them is remembering all of those that lost their lives during these battles, and in the service of Canada,"

Bird said in his address to the students.

The students then read several poems including In Flanders' Field, One Thousand Men Are Walking and The Ode of Remembrance.

Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig and one of the students laid a No Stone Left Alone wreath, which was followed by The Last Post, two minutes of silence and Reveille.

Students then were invited to place poppies on the headstones of fallen soldiers at different locations in the cemetery, in this manner making sure that no veterans are forgotten.

"This personal act signals respect and gratitude for our fallen military veterans

while honouring living veterans, serving members and their families," said the event organizers in a press release.

The Estevan ceremony was one of about 180 occurring in six countries this year, with the majority taking place prior to Remembrance Day. Founded in 2011, the No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation is dedicated to engaging youths in an ongoing act of remembrance for Canada's veterans. The unique ceremony provides students and youth with an authentic experience that creates knowledge, understanding and appreciation of those who serve, and of the sacrifice of Canada's fallen.

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Arcola Remembers pays tribute to those who served

By David Willberg Scott Paton has always taken a keen interest in military history. It started with an uncle who enlisted in 1986, which Paton describes as a formative time in his life.

"He became my hero, and ever since then I've had a keen interest in everything military history related, and it just spawned and morphed from there into collecting military memorabilia to reading everything that I can get my hands on about Canadian military history," Paton said in an interview with the Mercury and SaskToday.

An extension of that is Arcola Remembers, which was launched by Paton and his wife Renee Pylypuk in an effort to pay tribute to people from Arcola who served their

country. They created a video for the Arcola Remembrance Day service in 2016 and it has grown from there.

Paton admits the concept blossomed too late because Arcola doesn't have any more veterans but the couple can keep the memory of the soldiers alive. Their website lists the people from the Arcola, Kisbey and Willmar areas, along with the Pheasant Rump First Nations, who died while serving their country. Forty-one are from the First World War and 29 are from the Second World War. Arcola Remembers also organizes the Remembrance Day ceremony for the town each year.

"Through that, we've had the great fortune to explore different avenues of how to commemorate Remembrance

Day," said Paton. "One of the things that we've done is to create some video tributes, or educational-type videos about local veterans and their stories, and we're quite proud of those. There are a number of them that are on the website."

Arcola Remembers also took the initiative to have the cenotaph in Arcola restored this past spring. It included a full refurbishment of the bronze plaques commemorating those from Arcola who died in the First and Second World Wars, and the marble statue and the granite base.

Paton called it a "tremendous success".

"It looks like a brand new monument, and he [the statue] can look over Main Street Arcola for the next 100 years," said Paton.

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"We removed the brass plaques and they did those off site, but the granite face and the marble statue atop that base were done on site, and the results were really fantastic."

The statue in particular had accumulated grime and more over the years, but now Paton believes the figure has returned to its original appearance.

Feedback to Arcola Remembers and its efforts has been excellent, he said.

People from the Arcola area have reached out to Paton and Pylypuk to find out how they might research somebody from their own family with a military past.

It takes a lot of time to complete the work, but they view it as a service to the community.

"One of the videos that we had created a few years ago was borne out of one of our veterans who was in a Lancaster Bomber when it was shot down over occupied Europe. As part of that, we travelled to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon, and I took a flight in their training plane, the Harvard, and did some filming with that," said Paton.

"If you would include that kind of time invested and then Renee's time in actually cutting a video like that together, it's pretty significant. But it's time that we're more than willing and happy to spend in service to the memory of our veterans."

Paton is also an avid military collector. His focus has been on Canadian military history, with an emphasis on Saskatchewan and the southeast region. In researching

Scott Paton stands next to the statue that is part of Arcola’s cenotaph. The statue was refurbished earlier this year through Arcola Remembers, started by Paton and his wife Renee Pylypuk.

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"I've got things from unit photographs to badges to uniforms, wedge caps, helmets, that sort of thing," he said.

Paton was born and raised in Arcola. He studied at the University of Regina and lived in Estevan for a short time with his wife. They moved back to Arcola around 2010.

Pylypuk is from Estevan originally and has a journalism degree from the university.

She also worked as a summer intern with the Mercury.

"I couldn't do it without her. She has an active interest, but more importantly, perhaps are her skills that were picked up along the way," said Paton.

Through her background as a journalist, she has been able to curate the videos and the website, and she supports his keen interest in the stories and the artifacts.

"She helps with the Remembrance Day service as well," he said.

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Flea market for the military museum A flea market the at Wylie-Mitchell Hall in Estevan offered a variety of used items for sale.

Once again, the South East Military Museum organized the flea market this year, offering people an opportunity to sell some of their collectibles or find great deals on Saturday.

Guests could find items that included china, books, tools, buckles, records, knives, coins, toys, electronics, vintage goods, Christmas and other home décor, and much more. Some of the sellers also brought some homemade treats and other goods.

Local writer and historian Marie Donais Calder was on location selling her books and the WylieMitchell Air Cadets were running the canteen.

Last year was the first time the South East Military Museum took over organizing the flea market, which used to be run by the Estevan Car Club. Since it went well, the museum brought it back again this year.

All proceeds from the event will be used to support the museum.

Many people stopped by the flea market for good deals and to support the South East Military Museum.

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God told Moses that he had a plan (Exodus 3).

Moses was to go to Pharaoh and demand that he let God’s people go. When Moses protested that Pharaoh would not listen to him, God assured him that he would be successful. It took a while to convince him, but eventually, Moses gathered himself and

went back to Egypt.

When he got there, he announced that God had heard their prayers. He had seen their suffering. He had a plan to rescue them and take them to the land that He had promised to their forefathers.

No other message could have been better. This is what they had waited for so many years to hear. However, Moses did not get the reaction that he expected. Exodus 6:9 states: “Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did

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Discouragement is crippling. Discouragement can incapacitate us. It can make

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people received the answer that they had been waiting for, but they missed it because they were not prepared to see it.

We must guard our hearts against discouragement.

Not every day will be good. However, we must determine to see our circumstances through the lens of faith. We must understand that when God is involved, there is more to the equation than what we know.

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The question is not “Can God do something here?” The question is, “Do you believe that God can do something here?”

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Hill View Manor offers lots of fall activities

By Jeannette Betteridge September and October were very busy months for us here at Hill View Manor.

The gardens were harvested, producing a bountiful harvest once again.

September started off with a country cruise to have a look at the harvest progress, as many of the residents were once farmers and very much enjoy seeing efforts.

Other activities for the month were daily Bingo, exercises four times per week to help us stay fit, card games,

a movie, crokinole, bowling, a bean bag toss, washers, Yahtzee and shuffleboard.

The Estevan Public Library has been coming in monthly for crafts and story time. Thank you so much for this program.

We had our ice cream social in September and October. This is loved by all the residents and very yummy to say the least.

Shared Read is a group activity we do for anyone who might be visually impaired or maybe just wants to listen to the short stories we read.

The last Friday of the

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In September, we had three birthdays: Marie M. (90 years old), Sylvester M. (80), and Nat O. (82). October's birthdays were Pat S. (88), Joyce B. (90) and Doreen G. (97). Happy birthday to all.

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Estevan Motor Speedway hands out year-end awards The Estevan Motor Speedway celebrated driver achievements and other contributions to the track during its annual awards night on Saturday at the Beefeater Plaza.

Track champions for 2023 were Travis Hagen (IMCA modifieds), Chris Hortness (IMCA stock cars), Robby Rosselli (IMCA sport mods), Kyler Satran (IMCA hobby stocks) and Jacek Ashworth (slingshots).

Each was presented with a trophy.

The runners up were Steven Pfeifer (modifieds) Adam Goff (stock cars), Ryder Raynard (sport mods), Kayden Hjorteland (hobby stocks) and Eli Turnbull (slingshots).

Top rookies were JJ Barnstable (modifieds), Cash Saxon (hobby stocks) and Brooks Ones (slingshots).

Diezel Raynard was presented with the most improved driver award for the progress he made in the hobby stock class.

The speedway also saluted Rick Milewicz of Sedley as its top volunteer. A driver in the sport mod class, he was recognized for his contributions to repairs on the speedway's main grandstand.

Track president Brad Pierson noted Milewicz submitted a detailed plan for the project.

"There was a safety component, there was phases 1, 2 and 3, there were supplies listed. There was everything," said Pierson. "Rick just grabbed the bull by the horns and took it over."

A number of other people dedicated time for the grandstand project,

which will be completed in the spring.

It takes an estimated 50 drivers a night to make a program happen.

In his remarks, Pierson said it was great to see the American drivers, as well as their families, friends and supporters, back in Estevan this year after a three-year absence due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

The Estevan Great North U18 AAA Bears’ four-game winning streak came to an end Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Battlefords Stars, but the Bears recovered to beat the Stars 5-2 on Sunday.

Roan Burgess scored twice in the opening 3:25 of the first period to give the Bears a 2-0 lead on Saturday, but the Stars responded with four goals before the end of the frame for a 4-2 advantage.

Marc Belanger scored on a power play with 10 seconds to play in the second period to pull the Bears to within one, and Evhan Allan tallied seven minutes into the third to tie the game. The Stars notched the go-ahead goal less than a minute after Allan’s goal, and added the winner late in the third.

Cole Ivey started and allowed the first four goals. He was replaced late in the first by Ty Fehrenbach,

who allowed two markers.

Carter Onrait and Burgess scored 34 seconds apart in the first seven minutes of the first period to give the Bears an early 2-0 lead Sunday, and Talen Wallis scored midway through the frame for a three-goal advantage.

The Stars scored before the period was out, but Taye Shukin scored with 61 left in the second period to restore the three-goal lead.

Battlefords notched one in the third, but Onrait’s second of the game into an empty net dashed any comeback hopes.

Fehrenbach stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced.

The Bears also defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 in overtime last Wednesday at Affinity Place.

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"It increases the level of competition, and that's what this all about," said Pierson.

Pierson pointed out it's been getting tougher to get volunteers every year – a trend that other organizations have noticed. He recognizes people are busy, but there are so many things that need to be done.

Volunteers serve as tech officials, tower officials, track preparation crew members, announcers, gate workers, scale workers, flag people and facility maintenance helpers over the course of the season.

"Thanks to everyone for all they have done and have built Estevan Motor Speedway to what it is," said

Bears get weekend split versus the Stars Onrait scored to put the Bears up by one after 20 minutes.

The Hounds replied with two of their own late in the second to lead 3-2 after 40 minutes, but Onrait scored with 6:45 to play in the third to tie the game. Then Evhan Allan scored with 1:44 to play in overtime.

Fehrenbach, making his second start since being called up from the Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins, stopped 32 shots for the Bears.

McNichol added two assists to finish with three points and is now the top scorer in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League with 24 points through 16 games. Onrait is one back with 23.

The Bears (9-5-2) will host the reigning Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League champions, the Saskatoon Blazers, on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and the following day at 2 p.m.

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He was pleased with the Tougher than Dirt Tour in June for hobby stocks and sport mods and the return of the Dakota Classic Modified Tour for modifieds and stock cars in July.

Pierson thought Estevan had the best stop on the tour.

"We had the best track. We had a great car count and we had great fans. There was a lot of talk amongst racers from all over about how good Estevan did on the tour," said Pierson.

Also in July, the speedway not only had its Dirt Wars hobby stock doubleheader, but it also paid tribute to track announcer Riley Raynard, who retired from racing before the start of the season after a decade in the hobby stock division. Raynard was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and used a speciallymodified car to compete.

"It created a heck of a night, it showed unbelievable support for Riley and past that, Riley is a hero to me. I'm sure he's a hero to a lot of people," said Pierson.

If he remains president for the next 20 years, Pierson said he wouldn't have a prouder moment than honouring Riley Raynard.

The event is also the top fundraiser of the year for the speedway, and it featured a live auction and silent auctions. Pierson thanked Taunia Turnbull and her volunteers who helped make the event happen.

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Big Six Hockey League season begins with five games The Estevan Great North U18 AAA Bears’ four-game winning streak came to an end Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Battlefords Stars, but the Bears recovered to beat the Stars 5-2 on Sunday.

Roan Burgess scored twice in the opening 3:25 of the first period to give the Bears a 2-0 lead on Saturday, but the Stars responded with four goals before the end of the frame for a 4-2 advantage.

Marc Belanger scored on a power play with 10 seconds to play in the second period to pull the Bears to within one, and Evhan Allan tallied seven minutes into the third to tie the game. The Stars notched the go-ahead goal less than a minute after Allan’s goal, and added the winner late in the third.

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Carter Onrait and Burgess scored 34 seconds apart in the first seven minutes of the first period to give the Bears an early 2-0 lead Sunday, and Talen Wallis scored midway through the frame for a threegoal advantage.

The Stars scored before the period was out, but Taye Shukin scored with 61 left in the second period to restore

the three-goal lead. Battlefords notched one in the third, but Onrait’s second of the game into an empty net dashed any comeback hopes.

Fehrenbach stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced.

The Bears also defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 in overtime last Wednesday at Affinity Place.

After the Hounds took a 1-0 lead, Jase McNichol and Carter Onrait scored to put

the Bears up by one after 20 minutes.

The Hounds replied with two of their own late in the second to lead 3-2 after 40 minutes, but Onrait scored with 6:45 to play in the third to tie the game. Then Evhan Allan scored with 1:44 to play in overtime.

Fehrenbach, making his second start since being called up from the Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins, stopped 32 shots for

the Bears.

McNichol added two assists to finish with three points and is now the top scorer in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League with 24 points through 16 games. Onrait is one back with 23.

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Estevan U18 AA Bruins earn last-second win The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins went 2-0 in league games on the weekend.

Estevan defeated the Prairie Storm 5-3 on Friday night at Affinity Place. Chase Robertson and Tayson Dietze scored in the first period for a 2-1 advantage, and Conrad Hase's goal in the second put Estevan up two through 40 minutes.

Dietze added his second of the game early in the third, but the Storm scored twice to pull within a goal. Ryker Mathison's power-play goal midway through the third gave Estevan the insurance goal.

Jaxon Kuchinka stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced.

Estevan then defeated the Regina Capitals 4-3 on Saturday, handing the Capitals their first regulation loss of the season. Dietze scored his second of the game with less than a second to play in the third period to lift the Bruins to the win.

Hase opened the scoring for Estevan with a power-play goal with 33 seconds to play in the first period, but Regina tied the game on a power play with nine seconds remaining in the second.

Dietze and Sutter Baily scored in the third to put Estevan up by two, but Regina stormed back with two quick goals with less than three minutes to play.

Ty Fehrenbach made 17 saves for Estevan in the win.

Estevan (6-2-0-1) will visit the Regina Rangers on Nov. 9.

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Nathan Gardiner tries to slide the puck past a North West Stars’ goaltender in Saturday’s game.

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The game against the Stars started off like a barnburner, with the Stars scoring 37 seconds into the game and the Bruins tallying twice in 29 seconds to lead 2-1 after less than two minutes of play. Nathan Gardiner and Gauge Balogh had Estevan's goals.

The Stars tied the game in the second, but Riley Gigian's powerplay goal with three seconds to play in the middle frame put Estevan back in the lead.

The Stars tied the game late in the third and scored the overtime winner with 44 seconds remaining.

Brayden Clay stopped 19 shots for Estevan.

Prince Albert raced out to a 6-0 lead early in the second period of Sunday's game before Estevan started to mount a comeback. Boston Tait and Cayden Snell each scored twice and Nathan Gardiner also had a goal in the middle frame to leave Estevan down 7-5 through two periods.

Gardiner added one more for Estevan in the third. Jayden Chernoff chipped in with three assists.

Quintin Sliva stopped 25 shots for Estevan.

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Regina Aces on Nov. 11, and host the West Central Wheat Kings the following day at 6:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.

• • • The Estevan Primec Controls Canada U13 AA Bruins suffered a 6-4 loss to the Prairie Storm on Saturday and a 6-3 defeat to the Regina Buffalos on Sunday. Both games were played at the Power Dodge Arena.

Bentley Hebert scored twice, and Penn Tytlandsvik and Owen Light also scored to pull Estevan into a 4-4 tie with the Storm on Saturday, but the Storm scored seconds after Light's goal to take the lead and

added the insurance goal less than a minute later.

Joseph Hozjan stopped 39 shots for Estevan.

The following day, Lucas Singleton, Jett Kersey and Cooper Hale scored for Estevan. It was a 4-3 game midway through the third, but Regina scored a couple times to pull away.

Cruz Carter made 36 saves for Estevan.

The Bruins (3-3) will host the Swift Current Broncos on Nov. 11 at 12:15 p.m. at the Power Dodge Arena and the Yorkton Terriers the following day at 3:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.

Bruins win two in La Ronge to go 3-0 on road trip The Estevan Bruins picked up two wins over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on the weekend to go 3-0 on a four-day road trip through northern Saskatchewan.

Estevan won 5-1 on Friday night and 4-3 Saturday.

Felix Allard opened the scoring in the first period for the Bruins on Friday night, and then Owen Simmons and Tristan Dussault had goals 70 seconds apart in the second to put the Bruins up by three.

Simmons' goal was his first in the SJHL. Blake Heward's goal

1:55 into the third gave the Bruins some additional breathing room. William Forsberg's goal with 3:11 to play spoiled Cam Hrdlicka's shutout bid, and Allard's second of the game a short time later rounded out the scoring.

As for Saturday's game, Zachery Burns' first goal of the season with 1:47 to play in the third period was the winner. The Bruins reacquired Burns last month from the Melfort Mustangs. He was part of the Bruins team that won the SJHL championship in 2022.

Ilia Chmelevski scored in the first period to open the scoring for Estevan, but Ethan Andrews pulled the Ice Wolves even late in the first.

Carson Dyck's first goal in the SJHL 2:06 into the second put the Bruins ahead, but Jacob Hufty tied the game just over two minutes later, and Rylan Silzer put the Ice Wolves ahead midway through the frame.

Dussault's goal midway through the third deadlocked the game again. He has now scored in three straight games.

Hrdlicka, making his

first start since Oct. 13, was in goal for both games. He stopped 36 shots on Friday night and 27 on Saturday.

Estevan opened the road trip with a 6-5 victory over the Melfort Mustangs on Wednesday night.

Each team scored three times in the first period, with Ben Wright, Chmelevski and Turner McMillen scoring for the Bruins. Wright's goal was his first in the SJHL, while McMillen's marker came with 18 seconds to play in the frame.

David Coyle, David

Rioux and Nolan Roberts had Melfort's goals.

Owen Barrow scored 54 seconds into the second period to give the Bruins a 4-3 advantage. The score remained 4-3 until Chase Friedt-Mohr and Jaxon Kerhig scored less than a minute apart late in the period to give Melfort a 5-4 lead.

Barrow notched his second of the game 28 seconds into the third period to tie the game again, and Dussault's first in the SJHL at the 8:31 mark of the frame was the game-winner.

Estevan had a five-minute power play shortly after Dussault's goal, but couldn't convert, but Melfort couldn't build any momentum from the penalty kill. Estevan outshot Melfort 11-4 in the third.

Jackson Miller stopped 27 of the 32 shots he faced for Estevan, while Kristian Coombs made 34 saves on 40 shots for Melfort.

The Bruins (7-6-0-2) will visit the Melville Millionaires on Nov. 10, and then host the Mills the following night at 7 p.m.

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Estevan U15 and U13 female teams pick up wins Estevan’s two teams in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s U15 A division had great results on the weekend.

The Este van JF Custom Bearcats 1 defeated the Borderland Badgers 4-2 on Saturday at the Power Dodge Arena, and the Parkland Prairie Ice 5-1 the following day at the Bienfait Memorial Arena.

Autumn Snider scored twice, including the go-ahead goal 3:34 into the third period, and Ruby Graf and Nevaeh Duke also scored for Bearcats 1 against the Badgers.

The Ice opened the scoring in Sunday’s game, but then the Bearcats took over, highlighted by four goals in the second period.

Kaybree Fonstad, Billie Cowan, Jada Johnson, Snider and Graf had Estevan’s goals. Graf added two assists for a three-point game.

Taylor Short was in goal for both games.

Those were the only league

Kaybree Fonstad of the Estevan U15 A Bearcats 1 knocks the puck away from a Borderland Badgers defender. games for the Bearcats 1 this month.

The Estevan Bramko Construction Ltd. U15 A Bearcats 2

doubled up the Ice 4-2 Saturday at the Power Dodge Arena.

The Ice had a 2-1 lead at one point in the second period, with

Katie Sauder scoring for Estevan, but Taya Northrop scored to tie the game. Halle Lozinsky’s goal 58 seconds into the third was the game winner and Northrop added some insurance with her second of the game.

Kayla Mitchell was in goal.

The Bearcats 2’s next league game is Nov. 18 at the Balcarres Barracudas.

• • • The Estevan Steel Reef U13 Bearcats 1 picked up their first league win of the season on Friday night with a 14-2 drubbing of the Milestone Flyers at the Power Dodge Arena.

Julie Berg (four goals and an assist) and Taigan Duke (two goals and three assists) led the way offensively with five points each. Hadlee Terrett (two goals and two assists) had a four-point game.

I s l a R o b e r t s a l s o s c o re d twice, and Paycen Babiarz, Rowan Grimes, Addison Granberg and

Olivia Hockey also scored.

(The goalie’s name was not available).

Their next game will be Nov. 10 when they play the Estevan Steel Reef Bearcats 2 at 7 p.m. at the Power Dodge Ice Centre. The Bearcats 1 will also visit the Flyers on Nov. 12.

The Estevan Steel Reef Bearcats 2 beat the Weyburn Gold Wings 6-2 on Saturday in Bienfait.

It was a 2-2 game with 13 minutes to play in the third period, with Everleigh Blanchette and Hunter Sands scoring for Estevan. But then the Bearcats took over, with Allie Lainton, Brynley Rosengren, Hailey Sinclair and Hunter Istace scoring for Estevan.

Madelyn Stead was in goal for the Bearcats 2.

In addition to the upcoming all-Estevan showdown, the Bearcats 2 will visit the LumsdenBethune Lynx on Nov. 11 in Bethune.

Local youth football seasons come to an end The 2023 seasons for the teams in Brandt Truck & Trailer Estevan Minor Football are over, and the organization hopes to have more players next season.

The Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers wrapped up their campaign in a 22-0 loss to the Moose Jaw Raiders in the U14 consolation game.

"The defence played a really good game. They had some tackles for losses, some sacks and a forced fumble. They did really well out there," said coach Paul Duncan.

The offence suffered some injuries early and couldn't get the traction they wanted on a snowy field.

The loss came a week after Estevan lost 37-12 to the Moose Jaw Raiders in the semifinal round. Xander Pelletier scored a touchdown on what Duncan called a "beautiful" play-action pass from Ryder Mantei. The other score was on a last-second run by T.J. Thompson in which he evaded

a couple of tackles.

"Everybody was in the right position and the kids battled really hard," said Duncan, who noted the Vikings won that game on the strength of their running game and a receiver who is a foot taller than anyone from Estevan.

Duncan was pleased they were able to get points in most of their games. Forty per cent of their roster was new to the sport and 20 per cent were playing at the U12 level last year.

"I think they made a wonderful effort in continuing to battle," said Duncan.

Several players suffered significant injuries, but the Oilers didn't give up.

Duncan said he sees a bright future for the Oilers, but they need more players for next season.

This was also his final game as coach of the Oilers, as he will be coaching another team next year.

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U12 Chargers' season wrapped up with a 12-6 loss to the Weyburn Ravens at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park in the consolation round semifinal.

Ben Guertin had the Chargers' lone score.

Coach James Haagsman noted Estevan had a 6-0 lead for much of the game, but they took three bad penalties on offence that pushed them deep into their own territory. After turning the ball over, Weyburn tied the game and sent it into overtime.

Weyburn scored on a passing play on their first possession in extra time. Estevan moved the ball deep into Weyburn territory only to commit a fumble and end the game.

Haagsman noted they had a lot of players with no football experience entering this season, but they picked up a win over Weyburn and kept a lot of games competitive.

"The kids learned a lot," said Haagsman. "The … most

Seniors know a lot, but there’s always more to learn.

important part of this level of football is to learn fundamentals and be able to carry on what they learned to the next level."

Chargers' second-year linebacker Max Ogdanskiy was named the defensive MVP for the Moose Jaw Minor Football League.

"Teams specifically tailored their offences to not have to play against him and where he was. He started the year … on the end, and they would just run their offence the other direction. So mid-season, I picked up on that, and I moved him into middle linebacker, so that he could make plays on both sides [of the field]."

It wasn't his natural position, but he adapted and learned new schemes quickly. Regardless of what's needed, Haagsman said Ogdanskiy will do his job.

Sixteen of 24 players on the Chargers are eligible to return next season, but Haagsman said they will be part of the recruiting push for youth

football in Estevan.

• • • Estevan Canuckcade U10 Cudas' head coach Kevin Mortenson hopes to see more players at that level next year.

They had 11 or 12 kids registered with the U10 program when they typically have more than 20.

With the lower numbers, they weren't able to fully participate in the Moose Jaw and Weyburn jamborees.

"It was a learning experience. It always is," said Mortenson.

Estevan also had an exhibition game against the Moosomin Little Generals, who had 10-year-olds on their team.

"It was a lot of fun playing with Moosomin," said Mortenson.

The team didn't have any standouts this year, and Mortenson doesn't expect the club will hand out any individual awards at the yearend banquet. Instead, they will

likely hand out participation medals.

Mortenson and two members of the Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos female team – Hailey Tangjerd and Rylee Briscoe – were the coaches. Mortenson said this will be his final season of coaching, as he believes it's time for someone new to step in.

"It is learn to play, so it is non-competitive, and I just want to teach them the basics, more of tackling and blocking and ball-handling.

Those are three key things for me at that age. We're not worried about throwing the ball, it's more about hand-offs and pitches."

Mortenson echoed Duncan's statement about the need to get into the schools and do a lot of recruiting so they can get more athletes in all age groups. He believes the organization was in the low 80s for numbers, whereas they had 120 a few years ago.

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Obituaries

In MeMorIaM

Frankie Mortenson 1932-2023 Frankie Mortenson of Regina, SK and formerly of Estevan, SK passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the age of 90 years.

Frankie will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Joanne (Lee) Harris and sons, Don Mortenson, Ken Mortenson and Kevin (Linde) Mortenson. Precious memories will remain with her grandchildren, Ryan Harris, Cosmin Harris, Samantha (Keaton Beler) Campbell, Brooklyn Mortenson, Don Mortenson and great granddaughter Vera Beler. Frankie will be missed by her brother-in-law Lorne (Velda) Mortenson and numerous nieces

and nephews.

Frankie was welcomed into Heaven by her husband Don; parents William and Evelyn Black and all of her siblings, Stewart (Elsie) Black, Cora (Charlie) Livingstone, Murray (Tony) Black, Jennie (Gordon) Small, Ray (Orvina) Black, Don (Theresa) Black and in-laws, Ward (Shirley) Mortenson and Ruth (Walter) Leverton. Frankie was also predeceased by nieces and nephews, Joan Black, Douglas Black and Orvine Black, Lavonne Black, Stewart Black, Ricky Black and Beverley Pratt.

Thank you to the staff at Wintergreene Estates, Regina, SK for the loving home you provided over the last 10 years and thank you to the Grace Hospice staff at the William Booth Care Home.

A Private Graveside service will be held at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, SK. Those wishing to pay tribute to Frankie via a donation in her memory may do so directly to St. Giles Anglican Church, 317 12th Ave., Estevan, SK S4A 1E3.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Frankie’s family - Deb Heidinger, Funeral Director.

Murray Gerald Dube 1944-2023

Murray Dube late of Regina, SK passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, October 23, 2023 at the age of 79 years.

Murray was preceded in death by his parents, Ziphere and Harriet Dube; partner Margaret Brock; sister Rosemarie Hilsendager; brother Maurice Dube and nephew Nolan Dube.

Murray is survived by his sons, Blake (Della) and children Lainey (Brody) and Kailey (Noah) and Mark (Kimberly); Margaret’s children, Greg, David (Cynthia) and Terry (Melanie). He will be missed by his brothers, Leslie (Shirley), Dennis (Diane) and Alvin (Mary) and sister-in-law Helen Dube and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, Margaret’s grandchildren and extended family.

Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Murray’s life will be held in the Spring of 2024.

Those wishing to pay tribute to Murray via a donation in his memory may do so directly to a charity of your choice.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Murray’s family Deb Heidinger, Funeral Director.

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The Este van Police Service had a relatively quiet Halloween this year with just one reported incident.

Po l i c e a r re s t e d a 55-year-old man from Estevan after a traffic stop around Perkins Street. He has been charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and refusal to provide a breath sample.

He was lodged in cells until sober and will appear in court in December to speak to the charges. His driver’s licence has been suspended and his vehicle impounded for 60 days.

In other recent police news, officers received a report of a possible fraud on Oct. 30. Further investigation resulted in it being non-criminal in nature. The complainant was offered some support and was able to resolve the matter on their own.

Officers arrested a 38-year-old man from Estevan as a result of a shoplifting investigation from a local convenience store. He also had an outstanding warrant. He was later released and will appear in court in December to speak to his charges.

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core for a male refusing to pay his cab fare. The individual fled on foot prior to members arriving but police do have a suspect.

The matter remains under investigation.

Po l i c e a r re s t e d a 39-year-old man from Regina on Nov. 1 for failing to comply with his release conditions. He was released with a court date in December.

M e m b e r s we re d i s patched to a report of a domestic disturbance. All parties were spoken to and the matter remains under investigation.

Police were called to a residence in the downtown core on Nov. 2 for a reported threat with a weapon. Members attended and spoke with all parties involved, and it was determined to be unfounded.

Officers also attended to a report of a domestic altercation at an apartment complex. One of the parties involved left on his own accord and a 29-year-old

woman was arrested for failing to comply with her release conditions. She was released to speak to her charges in December.

Police attended to a domestic at a residence in the Pleasantdale area. The matter remains under investigation.

Members received a report on Nov. 3 of an individual who was sitting on the train trestle over the highway on the west end of the city. The caller was concerned for the person’s safety. Police attended and didn’t locate anyone in the area.

The EPS received a report of a theft from a business on Nov. 4. As police were looking into the matter, the suspect returned to the store and committed a second theft. A 29-year-old woman was subsequently arrested and was held in custody for the weekend to appear in court on Nov. 6.

Police attended to a noise complaint, resulting in an individual being charged under the noise bylaw. Police were called back a short time later and the individual was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. He will receive a second bylaw violation ticket. A total of $750 in fines resulted from his actions.

Po l i c e l o c a t e d a 39-year-old man in the city core who was found to be on a conditional sentence order with a 24-hour curfew. He was arrested and was held for court on Nov. 6.

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Estevan Taekwon-do Club hosts annual meet

The Estevan Taekwon-Do Club's annual meet offered plenty of competition. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia The Estevan Taekwondo Club welcomed other clubs from Saskatchewan and Alberta for its annual meet on Oct. 28 at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Athletes from clubs in Oxbow, Saskatoon, Biggar, Osler and Red Deer joined

local entrants for the event.

A total of 47 competitors put their skills to the test in patterns and sparring.

Estevan club members won 10 gold, 14 silver and nine bronze medals during the meet.

There was also a high-

kick competition in which the person who kicked the highest won, and a board-breaking contest in which different techniques were utilized, with punching, sidekicks and more.

Don Dechief with the Estevan Taekwon-do Club said there were some great

athletes at the meet. The local contingent has been training hard for their first gathering in early September, and they have come a long way in a short amount of time.

“All students did amazingly well. We were really impressed with our Estevan

students,” said Dechief.

Estevan stacked up well against the other clubs in Saskatchewan and the entry from Alberta.

Competitors ranged in age from six to the mid-50s, so there were quite a few divisions, as athletes were

divided by belt colour and age group for both patterns and sparring.

Early in the new year, the club is looking to attend a provincial competition in Saskatoon, Dechief said, and they want to go to a black belt seminar in Moose Jaw.

Fire crews called to vehicle rollover, elevator entrapments Estevan Fire Rescue Service members were called to a vehicle rollover, elevator entrapments and other emergencies last week.

A single-vehicle accident occurred Nov. 3 at about 10:30 p.m. on Highway 47 just south of Benson.

“Crews responded to

the scene and assisted EMS and RCMP. One person was transported from that incident

by EMS,” said Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies.

The person involved in the rollover later died in hospital. For more on the incident, please see Page A2.

On Nov. 1 at about 10

a.m., fire crews responded to a report of an electrical hazard in a building in the northeast area of the city. The incident command investigated the scene but didn’t find any issues.

The same day at about 4:40 p.m., firefighters were called to their first eleva-

tor rescue of the week. One person became stuck in an elevator in a building in the northeast area of the city.

Firefighters safely evacuated the person. No injuries were reported.

A residential carbon monoxide alarm went off on Nov. 5 at about 9 a.m. in a

building in south Estevan.

Crews responded and investigated the scene, finding moderate CO level readings in the home. Firefighters ventilated the home and then returned it to the homeowner for repairs.

“No illness or injuries were reported from that incident,” Davies noted.

Later that day, just before noon, crews were dispatched to another elevator entrapment that occurred in a different building in northeast Estevan. Firefighters responded and safely assisted one person who was stuck in the elevator car. No injuries were reported from this episode either.

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