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This month’s Agri News has a salute to 4-H. PAGE A6 Canadian rock icons Trooper headlined a concert t Affinity Place in Estevan on Thursday night. The group thrilled the crowd by playing some of their biggest hits, like Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time), Raise a Little Hell and The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car. Sass Jordan and the Northern Pikes also performed at the show. For more on the concert, see Page A3. Photo by David Willberg

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‘We will remember them’: Estevan reflects during Remembrance Day service

By David Willberg Hundreds of residents from the Estevan area took the time to honour those who died while serving their country, as well as those who have served and are continuing to serve Canada during the city's annual Remembrance Day service on Saturday.

The service, organized by the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and held at the Estevan Comprehensive School's gymnasium, featured the traditional assortment of tributes, music and speeches.

It opened with marching in dignitaries, legion members and veterans, advancing the legion's colours and singing O Canada. Two minutes of silence were observed to honour the members of the Canadian Forces who made the supreme sacrifice.

Estevan legion branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest read the roll of honour – the names of people from Estevan who died while serving their country in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Afghanistan War. Forrest and his son Willie then

Members of the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets and the Estevan Army Cadets Corps served as sentries at the cenotaph while people from the community laid wreaths. Photos by David Willberg placed a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Amazing Grace and the hymns of service for the Navy, Army and Air Force were played, and the beloved poem Flanders Field was read, followed by a response to

Flanders Field.

Chief Petty Officer Second Class Duane Gall was the guest speaker. A former resident of Bienfait and Estevan, Gall has 34 years of experience with the Royal Canadian Navy, as he enlisted on

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The new plaque on Estevan's cenotaph has 38 names of those who died while serving their country.

In addition to hosting the city's annual Remembrance Day service, the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held a dedication ceremony for a new plaque at the city's cenotaph, with approximately 30 people in attendance.

The new plaque, which faces to the southwest, has 38 names, including 27 from the First World War, 10 from the Second World War and one from the Afghanistan War. Craig Bird, who is a member of the Estevan legion and the president

of the South East Military Museum, said he noticed through his research that there were names missing that should have been on the cenotaph.

"We're losing a lot of our veterans over the years, so I think it's important that we keep their memory alive by commemorating them and commemorating their service," said Bird.

Also, many young people don't know a lot about Canada's military history and what veterans have done, so the second plaque was added to

Chief Petty Officer Second Class Duane Gall placed a wreath beneath the new plaque.

the cenotaph.

Estevan branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest and Royal Canadian Navy Chief Petty Officer Second Class Duane Gall placed a wreath below the new plaque. Gall was the guest speaker at this year's Remembrance Day service in Estevan.

Between the two plaques, there are now 99 names from the First World War, 51 from the Second World War, and one each from Afghanistan and Korea at the cenotaph.

Bird expressed his thanks to

the City and RM of Estevan for providing support for the latest initiative, and to the National Wall of Remembrance Association and the Department of Veterans' Affairs commemorative partnership program for providing grants. Bird noted they also had support from private donors and sponsors. The support covered the estimated cost of $11,000 for the plaque and another new plaque at the legion.

He noted the museum has also taken on the veterans' banners project,

with banners hanging from streetlight posts in Estevan and 11 other communities in the southeast. More communities are added each year.

Bird was also active with Remembrance Day services in the community. Most of them were through elementary schools.

"I think it's important that the kids realize what happens on Remembrance Day, why we do Remembrance Day and to make sure that those veterans aren't forgotten," said Bird.

Guest speaker spent 34 years in the navy « A1 up and tr avel the world?" Gall said.

The 20-year-old Gall thought 'Boy, do I ever.'"

He went through basic training at Cornwallis, N.S., and then moved to the west coast, where he has been based ever since.

During his time in the navy, Gall has sailed on four different classes of ships and nine different boats.

Fittingly, the first ship he sailed on was the HMCS Saskatchewan in 1989, where he learned his way at sea.

"My only regret is I never got the opportunity to sail on HMCS Regina," said Gall.

He told the crowd that one of the most memorable times of his career was getting to spend Christmas at sea. The people aboard make the best of the situation, but they're also thinking of their families.

"It's a different affair when you're at sea with 220 of your closest friends [for Christmas]," he said.

One mission took him to the Far East, going from Korea to India, and making stops in Singapore, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and more. The southernmost deployment was Australia and New Zealand. He was in New Zealand in 1991 for the 50th anniversary of that country's navy.

In 2011, he was part of Operation Mobile, which assisted with liberating Libya and overthrowing former president Muammar Gaddafi.

Incorporating humour into his speech, Gall said he has learned a few things, such as having 14 pairs of socks and 14 pairs of underwear at all times, and doing laundry twice a week.

"Nobody wants to be stuck at sea for a month, when the washing machine breaks and you're on your 12th or so pair of underwear," said Gall to laughter from the crowd.

It's also important to prepare for the worst and

hope for the best, and to be proactive in all situations.

"If you visualize yourself going through various scenarios, if something comes up, then it doesn't have to be a surprise," he said.

The most important thing that he has learned, which he tries to pass on when teaching at the junior leadership school, is know the personnel and promote their welfare. If they know what is happening and the chain of command has their best interests at heart, they will always have his back.

"We're always stronger when everybody knows as much information as you can pass down to them," said Gall.

Remembrance Day is a time to honour those who served in war and in peace time, he said, as well as those who have died while serving their country. Gall became emotional as he talked about three people he knew who died while part of the navy, including a friend of his,

Willie Forrest, left, and his father Jim (Frosty) Forrest placed a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Master Sailer Duane Earle, who was lost at sea in 2020.

He also paid tribute to family members who have served their country.

Gall told the Mercury and SaskToday after his speech that he will be retiring next year after 35 years with the navy. He also pointed out his brother Allan spent

20 years serving with both the Royal Canadian Air Force and its counterpart in New Zealand as an air traffic controller.

Master of ceremonies Geoff Thiessen said Gall spent over 22 years on ships and over 2,200 days at sea.

He has had several positions within the navy.

The service at the cenotaph followed, providing an opportunity for community leaders, elected officials, legion representatives, veterans, service groups, businesses, young people and others to lay a wreath at the temporary structure or at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Four people arrested, two injured in home invasion The Estevan Police Service has announced charges against four people in connection with an alleged home invasion, assault and confinement incident that occurred early on Nov. 7.

According to the EPS, two people suffered "significant" injuries.

The EPS says members were dispatched to a

residence in the Hillside area that morning regarding an assault. Two males in the home required medical assistance.

"They are [in] stable [condition], however, they do have multiple fractures and other trauma," said Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan.

According to the EPS, during the investigation, four

suspects were identified and subsequently arrested without incident: Billie Bertram, age 35, Nathan Mangaard, also 35, Bradley Williams, 30, and Jason Coates, 49.

Cowan says charges laid include aggravated assault, forcible confinement, uttering death threats, possession of property obtained by crime and disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence.

A blunt instrument was used during the assault, but Cowan couldn't disclose the weapon.

Following the arrests, Cowan said investigators obtained search warrants for a total of four residences in Estevan to locate offencerelated property. Search warrants were executed in the Pleasantdale and Eastend subdivisions on Nov. 7.

Cowan said one of the suspects is facing two charges, which weren't disclosed, and was released from custody on conditions, while the remaining three individuals are charged with all five infractions. They made their first appearances

The Estevan Police Service executed a search warrant on Nov. 7 in connection with the home invasion.

Photo submitted in Estevan Provincial Court on Nov. 8 and have been remanded into custody for show-cause hearings, to be held at a later date.

Cowan did not identify who is facing two charges

and was released because he doesn't want to do anything to jeopardize the ongoing investigation.

He believes the incident is connected to the drug trade in the community.

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Trooper, Sass Jordan and Northern Pikes thrill fans at Affinity Place concert A large crowd gathered at Affinity Place Thursday night to enjoy live music courtesy of three well-known Canadian acts.

Trooper, Sass Jordan and the Northern Pikes brought nearly four hours of rock music to the events centre, with Trooper serving as the headlining act. Attendance for the concert wasn't available at press time. Most of the crowd watched from the arena floor, with people clustered rows deep around the stage area or watching from tables. There were also fans watching from the main seating area and

private boxes.

The Northern Pikes performed first. The veteran Saskatoon-based act opened with King in his Castle and followed that up with Hopes Go Astray, Kiss Me You Fool and Girl with a Problem.

Several of the songs were from their newly-released album, Time After Time, which has three new songs and re-releases of their previous favourites.

Early on the band noted they played their first-ever show in Estevan at the Beefeater Inn (now the Days Inn) back in 1984.

Their set wrapped up

with a rendition of She Ain't Pretty, which is arguably their best-known song, with fans singing along for the chorus. They also incorporated snippets of a couple of other songs.

Sass Jordan was up next.

A singer who had several big hits in the 1990s, Jordan took to the stage with a band and her powerful vocals echoed throughout Affinity Place.

She also danced and swayed during the show.

Jordan started by singing Damaged, played other songs like You Don't Have to Remind Me and The Feeling's Gone, and covered a

The Northern Pikes came from Saskatoon to open the show.

couple of other songs, including Johnny Winter's Still Alive and Well. She repeatedly reminded fans about the importance of love and kindness before her songs.

Jordan wrapped up her set with her best-known songs like High Road Easy, So Hard and I Will Make You a Believer, with the last one generating the biggest reaction from the crowd.

Trooper, which was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canada's Walk of Fame earlier this year, wrapped up the concert. They didn't wait long to play one of their most popular songs, as they opened with We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time) to the delight of the crowd.

From there, the group, known as Canada's Party Band, kept the crowd going with such songs as Two for the Show, Boy with a Beat, General Hand Grenade, Janine, The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car and Raise a Little Hell. Lead singer David Steele often interacted with the crowd. A couple of Trooper band members had solos during the night.

Af ter a brief break, Trooper returned to the stage for an encore that included one last rendition of Here for a Good Time.

The concert marked

The Northern Pikes came from Saskatoon to open the show. the first concer t at Af- September 2022 as part of finity Place since country Estevan's prize for winning music singer Dallas Smith the SiriusXM Music Towns performed a free show in contest.

Estevan Christmas Hamper accepting applications

By Ana Bykhovskaia The 2023 Christmas hamper campaign is now underway.

The Estevan Community Hamper Association, which also operates the Angel Tree, has been accepting applications for Christmas hampers and gifts for kids since Nov. 1. The application deadline is Dec. 1.

The Christmas hamper campaign is aimed at supporting anyone who is in need of some help, be it in the form of food and/or gifts for children ages 16 and under this holiday season. The association provides applicants with relevant-sized festive food hampers that have everything a person or a family would need to celebrate Christmas, as well as gifts for children.

Jolie Bayda, the organization co-chair, said interest in the program has been on par with previous years and about what they’ve expected so far.

“Our applications have been open since November 1, and we’ve had about a normal amount of people applying so far. It will pick up closer to the deadline for sure, but we’re expecting numbers to

stay about the same … and we are excited to get going again,” Bayda said.

The Estevan Community Hamper Association and Angel Tree are gladly accepting donations from individuals and businesses, and there will be a few fundraisers to benefit the campaign. Bayda noted that they are doing “okay” for funds right now, but it might change once all applications are in.

“It is all donation-based, so donations are always welcome,” Bayda said. “We’re doing okay right now, but that can change obviously. Everything’s so expensive, to pay for all the hampers and toys is a lot of money. So, donations are always, always welcome.

And if there happens to be any leftover money, it’s carried over to the next year.”

Estevan Tim Hortons announced that the Estevan hamper campaign will be the beneficiary of its Holiday Smile Cookie campaign, slated for Nov. 13-19 this year. Other businesses and groups are also to run some fundraisers for the hamper campaign around this time of the year.

“That ’s very appreciated,” Bayda said.

The Estevan Community Hamper Association help people with festive suppers and gifts for the kids through their free Toy Store.

Melodye Pierson was a big supporter of the campaign, and when she passed away last year her family requested that in lieu of flowers, all donations be made out to the Estevan Community Hampers and Angel Tree.

To collect items for the Toy Store, where parents who applied for the program can shop for Christmas gifts for their kids at no cost, there will be Angel Trees set up in Este-

van Walmart, DMS, Fired-up Grill and potentially other locations from Dec. 4-10.

Closer to the date, the Estevan Community Hamper and Angel Tree Association will announce the days for the Toy Store and will also reach out to applicants to arrange for the hamper pick-up. Southern Plains Co-op will once again be helping with packing the hampers on the days leading to Christmas right before they

go out to recipients so that everything in them is fresh.

To apply, people who feel that they need a bit of extra support this holiday season should call the Salvation Army at 306-634-2074, Bayda at 306-421-7337 or Marsha Poole at 306-4219737, answer a few questions and provide full names of all adults over 17 in the household, along with home address, main phone number and a

second contact number, email address, if applicable, and gender, age and pyjamas size for all children 16 and under.

The information about the kids’ clothes sizes will be forwarded to the Estevan Kinette Club, which will be collecting pyjamas to add as another gift for local children as part of the PJ Project.

To arrange for a donation, people can contact Bayda.

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Live music sounded great at Affinity Place For just the second time in nearly four years, local music lovers were treated to a concert at Affinity Place.

Trooper, Sass Jordan and the Northern Pikes provided a night of great Canadian rock. It might not have been the greatest collection of big-name acts since Affinity Place opened in the spring of 2011, but it was still great to have live music back in the city's largest concert venue.

Trooper seemed to be the act that most people wanted to see, and they certainly delivered a fun concert. Sass Jordan certainly still has a powerful set of lungs, and she continues to have a number of songs that resonate with fans. As for the Northern Pikes, they remain fun to listen to, and it was great to have a Saskatchewan group in the mix.

Each act had enough songs that we knew that we could sing along with, and we maybe heard something we weren't familiar with.

And the bonus is that it was an affordable concert. For $50 plus tax, you received nearly four hours of entertainment.

It was a good way for the city to get back into bringing live music to Affinity Place. Of course, last year we had the Dallas Smith concert which was Estevan's prize for winning the SiriusXM Music Towns contest, but that was different. It was a free concert that didn't

carry a large up-front expense for the city.

There were costs, but not the same as bringing the event to the community. The Smith concert gave the city the chance to dust off its concert protocols and work on everything from laying down the temporary floor and setting up the stage to having extra alcohol stations and bringing in extra staff and volunteers.

It's a different story when you're paying to bring in the entertainers and putting taxpayer dollars on the line.

The debate of whether the city should be bringing in concerts to Affinity Place has been going on almost since the events centre opened. At first, there was a novelty associated with seeing all of these really cool acts in our community. But as time went on that interest faded.

We had some great concerts in the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting everything down that drew well, but maybe not as well as they would have in 2012 or 2013.

We believe that when the city brings in an act, the expectation should be to break even. After all, the city has to be effective stewards of our money. It would be nice to have Affinity Place rented for the concert, but those situations are rare. So, it's up to

the city to take the calculated risk.

But if you were to ask the people who attended Thursday's concert, most of them would say they had a great time and they aren't concerned with the financial aspects.

When we have a concert, it creates that buzz factor in town, with people looking forward to something we don't get on a regular basis. People are in the bars and restaurants before and after the show. Some people come into town and spend the night in our hotels.

The acts get to come here and experience our community. Many of them have left raving about Estevan following the concerts.

They love performing in Affinity Place and how intimate it is compared to some larger venues.

We've had many concerts in which Estevan has been the smallest community on a tour.

The financials for the concert will be out at a later date. Then we'll see how the concert did. The city will discuss what it could do next time to improve the experience for the crowd.

Ultimately it was a fun night out in November at a community event, which is something that doesn't happen a lot. Hopefully, the city can get back to having two or three concerts a year at Affinity Place, and they will be supported by the community.

Hopefully, it will be the first of the many I'm definitely a concertgoer. Not just a goer, I'm a concert traveller.

I've flown to Toronto for a concert, will be going to Calgary for another one, and always have my eyes on things happening close and afar. (The one I'd really want to see will be in December in Dubai, UAE. Heh, if only I was paid more, I'd tell you all about that experience afterwards.)

It's not that I love particular bands so much. There are just a few that I indeed love, and they are smaller bands. I'm not a fan-type of person in general, but I just absolutely love the drive of concerts.

It's the experience that touches on all the senses. It helps create great memories and associations, and the music then becomes my anchor that takes me back to those valuable feelings when I hear it again.

I love concerts small and big. The smallest ones I attended would be private, intimate ones like Chris Henderson's album release party here at Estevan's Art Concepts Custom Framing, and a couple of other private gatherings at apartment-like venues. The biggest ones would be Pink, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams and some Russian bands and music festivals, which had anywhere from 5,000 to over 20,000 people dancing and singing along.

My original plan for November was to travel to Saskatoon to see Shania Twain. But when the announcement came out about Trooper's concert happening on the same day, it didn't take me long to switch the plans.

It's always nice to experience the drive of the concert, but then still be able to sleep in my own bed. So, with no hesitation, I picked a local concert over the trip to Saskatoon. (I've

Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… yet to see the Queen of Country Pop, and who knows, maybe that one day will happen locally too).

Of course, going to see Trooper was more convenient, but there are other benefits I see in our smaller-scale concerts. Yes, the atmosphere at a 2,000-3,000-person event differs from what you'd feel being a part of a 10,000-person crowd, and even more so when you are at a stadium for over 30,000 people. But where else would you be able to easily move around, and without any effort, get right to the stage and see artists up close, with all their emotions, moves, instruments, and even drops of sweat in the spotlight, not on the screen, but with your eyes?

So Trooper, the Northern Pikes and Sass Jordan it was. It was an awesome concert in our own backyard. And it was a wonderful experience all together.

Absolute kudos to the City of Estevan for not only organizing Estevan's first concert in a long time, but also for thinking it through from A to Z. First of all, it was affordable. I don't remember $50 (plus whatever charges, of course) getting me into any bigger-stage concerts.

Even smaller venues are usually more than that. That was definitely a pleasant surprise.

But even more important were the details, which I really value. It was indeed

a well-organized event. From booze tickets' advance availability to the entrance, which was set up so that no one had to wait outside in the cold, so the line went nice and smooth despite the potential general admission-related rush.

There also were numerous alcohol tables with enough staff to prevent any lines, as well as drink variety that's unusual for such events (with even some local beer available), a nice dance floor and tables organized to allow for a break for those on the floor.

And of course, you had the artists themselves. Those were great, genuine, energetic and driving performances by all three acts. I don't know if this concert would be considered small or big for each of the performers, but they definitely gave us their all. Trooper's return to the stage for the final act and the lead singer's entire interaction with the audience felt like he really valued the local crowd. And so did the opening acts that entertained with all-time favourites and some of their newer creations.

I guess the only thing that I didn't find that night was wine, which wasn't a bad thing as it saved me a trip back to pick up the car the next day.

It was a wonderful experience on all fronts.

So, I sincerely hope this first concert brought by the city after a break will also become the first of the many amazing local experiences. I know it's not easy to bring bigger performers to a smaller community and it's not that easy to get people to come, but it seems that with this event the city cracked the code to success (and hopefully, financials support my emotions).

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The Estevan Comprehensive School is bringing back the unique experience of the Challenge Day for its Grade 9 students in March.

This daylong experiential workshop will allow the participating students to experience powerful love and belonging, connect across lines of difference and move towards creating the culture they want in their school, says the event's description.The last time this California-based program was brought to ECS was in 2014.

"With the generous support of our school community council [SCC] and our community of Estevan, we're really excited to announce that ECS is bringing Challenge Day back on March 12th and 13th, 2024. It's going to be for our Grade 9 students over the course of two days," announced ECS principal James Jones.

"It's a transformative day for our youth, and I'm really excited for that opportunity here at ECS. It's about having fun, it's about leadership. It's about bringing students together and creating positive connections for our youth in our community. And I really feel like it's something that's going to have a positive impact on building a great school culture here at ECS and helping to support the community of Estevan.

"The goal of Challenge Day is to help students break down barriers. It helps to stop things like teasing, violence and alienation that, unfortunately, sometimes are a big part of young people's lives. [The experience includes] a variety of fun games, working with trusted adults in our community. There are team-building exercises.

It's an engaging presentation, and students have a unique opportunity to hopefully put themselves into a different situation where they can come together as a collective group."

The Challenge Day activities are centred around core competencies that help to support social-emotional learning, including self-management, self-awareness, relationship skills and responsible decisionmaking.

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The federal Liberal government seemingly and inadvertently gave us a dose of honesty that they should be looking to walk back.

The Liberals recently announced home heating oil would be exempt from the carbon tax for the next three years. On the surface, this is a good thing. Canadians have been struggling with the rising cost of living for over two years now. Every little bit helps, right?

But then consider how prevalent home heating oil is in Atlantic Canada versus the rest of the country. Then factor in the decided edge the Liberals have had out east in the last three federal elections. Finally, the Liberals didn’t extend a similar exemption to the west, where they have struggled to win seats, especially in the last two elections.

It’s also worth noting that Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said, in a recent television interview, that perhaps people in the Prairies need to elect more Liberals so that peoples’ voices in the west will be heard.

A rather absurd comment, especially for the minister for rural economic development.

We might complain about the Liberals’ dishonesty, cronyism and corruption, but thanks to them for confirming what we’ve always known: a governing party might talk a good game about how its mandate is to represent all Canadians, regardless of who they voted for, but in the end, the government will be partial towards those who voted for them.

The heating oil exemption has been dogging the Liberals for a couple of weeks. Try to defend it as they might, they’re getting hammered. And while it might win them some support in Atlantic Canada in the next federal election, people elsewhere can see it for the vote grab that it is.

Here in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is threatening to withhold the carbon tax on natural gas SaskEnergy, despite the threat of hefty fines from the feds and possibly even jail time for Crown corporation executives. (seems like sth is missing) The provincial government will lose, just like it lost the court challenge when the feds ramrodded a carbon tax on us back in 2019, but at least they’re fighting and trying to expose the feds’ double standard.

Most Saskatchewan people will be happen (not sure what you meant) to see the province fight the feds on this one, even if it’s unwinnable. Fighting the feds is seemingly the best way imaginable for them to try to slow down the rise in popularity of such entities as the Saskatchewan United Party and the Buffalo Party.

This hasn’t been the greatest of years for the Saskatchewan Party government, either.

Meanwhile, the NDP has to put Saskatchewan first and criticize the Liberals on this front, even if it puts them at odds with the national NDP. It’s great that the NDP supported a Sask.

Party motion condemning the feds’ double standard, but the efforts have to go further.

Carla Beck has done a lot of good since she became the party’s leader in the spring of 2022. The party now has the bulk of the seats in Regina and it looks primed to win its most seats in an election since 2007.

But should the federal NDP ask the provincial party to back off and fall in line, a firm no should be Beck’s only suitable response.

My opposition to the carbon tax has been well-documented, long before it was introduced several years ago. Ultimately, it doesn’t have the desired effect of reducing emissions. All it does is discourage investment, aggravate industries, punish businesses and create a trickle-down effect that hurts Canadians in their pocketbooks. The carbon tax rebates have only gone so far to offset the tax’s impact.

It doesn’t help that the feds have continued to increase the carbon tax, and these increases have occurred at a time of considerable inflation that makes it difficult for Canadians to pay the bills.

The continued hikes have been a tone-deaf move by the Liberals, all in the name of fighting climate change.

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benefits not only here at ECS, but in the breaking records in participation lately, with greater community," Jones said. over 70 students attending weekly meetings Grade 9 students will be divided into and willing to take on leadership roles for two groups of about 100 people, and each the school and the community. The school group will have a full Challenge Day. Jones hopes that the Challenge Day will only help noted that the initiative was in talks for a to strengthen that tendency and the youth while, and they felt that it was time to make leaders' skills. it happen.

The cost of bringing the program is "Challenge Day is something that I about $20,000, and the school along with think as a school community council and as the SCC started the fundraising efforts to a school, we feel that would benefit students' help students get through this life-changing well-being," Jones said. "In light of some of experience. the events that have happened not only in "We're looking for community supour building, but in our community over the port by way of donations, and also a sponlast couple of years, it's important to focus sor for the students' lunch each day," said on helping to support our youth make posi- Kelly McConnell with the SCC. "We have tive connections with one another, and also started our fundraising campaign with a with adults in the community." cash calendar raffle. Tickets are $10 and He noted that as part of the Chal- we'll be drawing every day in January for lenge Day, students will work with 25 adult a cash prize. volunteers from the community.

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Jason Frey enjoying term as provincial 4-H president

By David Willberg Jason Frey is continuing a tradition of provincial 4-H leaders from the southeast region.

Frey was elected as the president of 4-H Saskatchewan during the organization's annual general meeting in March.

His initial months in the role were interrupted by summer,

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which is typically a quieter time for the provincial board. But they just had a big in-person gathering, and there are some announcements coming that will be revealed to the public.

"We're looking to really focus on our members and leaders over the next few years, to make sure that they're well supported, and to try to make it easier on our volunteers and make it more fun for our members," said Frey.

An annual general meeting might sound boring to a lot of people, but Frey said the 4-H gathering is geared towards the members and the kids have a lot of fun over a weekend.

The 43-year-old Frey said 4-H has been a passion of his for decades. It started when he joined a club when he was six.

He remained until he aged out at 21. From there, he took a year off and returned to help out as

a leader. Twelve years ago, he became a general leader of the Alameda club.

"My younger siblings were all involved in 4-H, my wife was a 4-H member for half a dozen years. With my kids, my daughter went through the program.

She has since aged out, and both my sons are still involved in the Alameda club," said Frey.

For the past decade, he has been president of 4-H Saskatchewan's District 41, which is part of the southeast region.

He has been on the Saskatchewan provincial board for three years, with two years remaining.

Frey said he enjoys watching how 4-H can help kids mature over time by enhancing their communication and leadership skills and helping them become better members of society.

The southeast has had leaders on the provincial board

in the past. Glenn Gress from the Browning club was the president for 3 1/2 years until he stepped down in March 2022. Frey said the leadership reflects the strength of 4-H in the southeast.

"There is lots of community support behind them, which is awesome," said Frey.

Frey said he is good friends with Gress and credits Gress with getting him involved on the provincial board.

The two have remained in touch since Frey became the head of 4-H Saskatchewan.

While 4-H is known for kids learning about cattle and horses and building their public speaking skills, Frey said there are clubs that focus on all sorts of projects, including sewing, welding, baking, photography and more. Young people can also travel through 4-H.

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Laura Christensen says she never could have imagined the opportunities that would have been created when she joined the Alameda 4-H Beef Club more than a decade ago.

Christensen is a 16-year-old senior in her 12th year of 4-H. She joined the organization because she grew up on a farm and she always loved cattle. Her older sisters were members, and according to Christensen, “it always seemed like so much fun”. Both of her parents were members as well.

“I think 4-H gives you lots of great opportunities,” said Christensen.

Later this month, she is scheduled to travel to Calgary for a 4-H members’ forum. It gives members the opportunity to talk to people in different fields and learn

more about leadership.

And she is scheduled to go to Ireland with 4-H Canada next May. The national organization promoted the opportunity and she applied. Christensen isn’t sure what will happen, but she has a good idea.

“I think we’re going to tour some companies and farms,” she said.

Christensen has also attended provincial public speaking and curling competitions through 4-H. And she has learned a lot about cattle. She has attended her region’s show and sale in the past.

Christensen has been named the club’s member, and she won the Larry Rutten Memorial Award, which is voted on by the club’s members for the person they believe helped out the most.

The Alameda 4-H Club is great to be part of, she said, because it teaches members about beef and so much more.

“It can also teach you about public speaking and record books,” she said. “We get different companies.”

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By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Chamber of Commerce had a presentation about the National Research Council Canada and its programs at their latest Coffee Talk on Nov. 1.

Industrial technology advisors Shawn Wedewer and Joseph Toth with NRC Canada spoke about the organization, its areas of expertise, its Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and how it can benefit the area and its residents.

"Our whole mandate is really just to generate wealth and benefits to Canada. And the way we really do that is we work with smaller businesses … companies up to 500 people. And they can be anywhere from a startup to a company of up to 500 people, they can make $30 million

in revenue. So, we will sit down with them and figure out what the needs of those companies are," Wedewer explained.

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He noted that there are about 280 industrial technology advisors with the NRC across Canada, with various industrial backgrounds and skills, who are willing to share their experience to help Canadian businesses succeed.

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NRC is the primary national agency of the Government of Canada dedicated to science and technology research and development. It is the largest federal research and development organization in Canada with a rich history of innovation and contributions to science in the country.

While NRC celebrated its centennial in 2016, the IRAP started in 1947 in an attempt to pivot the waroriented industries back towards peaceful production.

Currently, IRAP provides advice, connections and funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses increase their innovation capacity and take ideas to market. "[Originally] it was a fairly small program. And over the years, it's more to the point where, every year in Saskatchewan, I think the base budget that we put back into small to mediumsized enterprises is about $8 million. And if other provinces don't spend their budget, Saskatchewan has notoriously been really good

Industrial technology advisors Joseph Toth and Shawn Wedewer with the National Research Council Canada talked to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce members during the latest Coffee Talk. at taking more than their fair share, because we can always find the companies that [deser ve] our funding. So, I think in the past couple of years, we've been closer to $13 million. And we always seem to be able to find companies to invest in and deploy our funds," Wedewer noted.

Toth added that the

program is currently in high demand in Saskatchewan with a lot of companies innovating and growing to the next stage in their development. He said they receive money from the federal government at the beginning of their fiscal year in April and, with some exceptions, have it committed by the end of June. Then they

start working with the funds helping businesses in ways they need. There are various programs within IRAP designed to address different needs to support entrepreneurs in their growth, one way or another benefiting Canada and its taxpayers.

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By David Willberg and Ana Bykhovskaia Southeast College, in partnership with the Southeast TechHub, hosted the fourth Innovation Conversation, called Energy and Innovation in Estevan, featuring Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC) president and CEO Ranjith Narayanasamy and his team.

Narayanasamy has been working in the utility industry since 2005 in Canada, and has over 16 years of versatile experiences from SaskPower in senior management positions. During his time at SaskPower, Narayanasamy won the Premier's Award for Public Service Excellence in 2019. He has served on numerous boards in both the private and public sectors.

Narayanasamy opened by saying he's always happy to come to Estevan because of its reputation as the Energy City.

"It gives a lot of energy for the province, because look at the power plants and the work we have done here, and also all the industry around oil and gas. It's a very, very important city," said Narayanasamy.

The PTRC celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year, and the agency wouldn't have lasted this long without the Aquistore project near Estevan.

Estevan was showcased

at a carbon capture conference in Edmonton and at international events in Lyon, France, and Abu Dhabi, with people learning about the carbon capture and storage project at SaskPower's Boundary Dam Power Station and the nearby Aquistore project.

Between $60 and $70 million has been invested into the Aquistore project, Narayanasamy said, and 500 tonnes of CO2 is being injected per day from Boundary Dam. Narayanasamy thanked Estevan city council and the City of Estevan for their support of a geothermal optimization project.

"The reason for geothermal is you're taking the same skill set that we have right now in the oil and gas industry," he said. "You need a rig, you need to drill a well, but you're not looking for oil and gas; instead of that, we are looking for hot water for heating."

Narayanasamy credited Gordon More with the Southeast Techhub, calling him a champion of the PTRC. Conversations have been happening with the Southeast College on opportunities for collaboration on training and development on CCUS and geothermal.

A couple of new research opportunities include blue hydrogen, which has five provinces examining its potential. The other one is

Postdoctoral intern Marziyeh Kamali and Ranjith Narayanasamy, the CEO and president of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre, spoke about energy in Estevan and the energy transition.

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Narayanasamy stressed the PTRC is not talking about oil and gas going away, but they are looking at less emissions and more energy.

He also touched on the CO2 utilization that the PTRC has been involved with in the Weyburn oilfields and recalled how, at an international conference, he told one delegate that in Saskatchewan, "CO2 is money" because it can be used in enhanced oil recovery. Whitecap Resources is doing some great work in CO2 injections, he noted.

Brittney Musleh, the business development officer for the PTRC, said she wants to share the success stories for the PTRC and the Estevan area.

"The future energy opportunities are talking about the new technologies, what we have, where we have

landed in terms of the years of history. The commodity is our expertise; it is the research that has been conducted. And it's about finding the ways that we can continue to invest to push that impact forward in terms of Estevan," said Musleh.

"Job opportunities are about taking training and development, using the jobs that are already being highlighted within Estevan and starting to give similar opportunities within the energy and the sustainable energy sector."

Mar ziyeh Kamali, a post-doctorate at the University of Regina who is doing an internship with PTRC, talked about the geothermal project, how geothermal energy works and its history in Saskatchewan.

"We did the pre-feasibility study for geothermal in Estevan and got great information. We studied that there are … three aquifers all through Saskatchewan possible for using geothermal," said Kamali.

Many of the questions at the end of the session focused on geothermal's potential, and it was noted that CO2 injection actually could be used in geothermal.

Tania Andrist, applied research lead officer with Southeast College, said the PTRC presentation was a really good event.

"PTRC has been involved with carbon capture and sequestration and we've been using this technology in Saskatchewan for many years," said Andrist. "Other parts of the world are just catching on that this is a really good way to meet targets for emissions.

"So, this is an opportunity for Estevan, and for Saskatchewan to be ahead of what's happening because globally, people, industry and governments are looking at CCUS as a potential tech-

nology for reducing emissions and we've already been doing it." "[This conversation] was a reflection of our community from outsiders to remind us how interesting we are and how innovative we are, and that Estevan is a world leader."

Andrist said the college, through the centre of sustainable innovation, is really trying to deliver a positive message about the energy transition and it is engaged in preparing the workforce and preparing the community for the changes that are coming in a way that gives the community the most opportunities for success.

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Amelia (Kaye) Friess (Erhart) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kaye Friess; beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Kaye is predeceased by her husband Andrew Friess and is survived by her children Cathye (Lorne) Henning, Alan Friess and Colin (Kendell) Friess. She also leaves behind 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Kaye was born in Steelman SK. And completed her education at Estevan Collegiate Institute. She was proficient in shorthand and typing, which led to her first job at 17 years old working for the Postmasters Association.

She went on to work for Matchett & Clearwater for the next 40 years. In addition to working full-time Kaye did all the monthly bookkeeping for 7 businesses in Estevan. Then finished her career fulfilling a dream as a court reporter.

As an active member of the community, she volunteered her time on the boards of: Estevan Minor Hockey, Estevan Skating Club, Estevan Bruins, Estevan Fair Days and the 1980 Summer Games.

Mom will always be an inspiration to us, as she never stopped learning. Later in life, she took the Dale Carnegie course along with swimming and golfing lessons.

She will always be remembered for her love of animals, with the SPCA being her favorite charity, and hearing her say “IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE”. Wisdom we will always carry with us.

We couldn’t have asked for a better parent and will miss her everyday.

Joseph K. Deyell 1932 - 2023 Joseph Deyell, Late of Estevan and formerly of Frobisher, Passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at St. Jospeh’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 91 years.

Joseph will be lovingly remembered by his children and their families: son Randy (Alice), Cheryl (Wilfred), Patricia (Garth) and Kevin (Genna McGuire) and 11 grandchildren, 18 great great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Joseph was predeceased by his parents, William and Emiline (nee Gills) Deyell; brothers, Clare (Berth) and twin boys in infancy.

Joseph was a man of many hats. He was a long-haul trucker driver, Sasktel linesman, battery operator for various Oil and Gas companies and he also started JD Farms. Joseph did a lot of custom work such as heavy construction on the dozer, combining, grain hauling, seeding, snow blowing and rock picking. Jospeh also was on council for the RM of Coalfields. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing bingo, watching the TV show Highway to Hell, watching the quad races and he also belonged to the CB Club.

The Private Family graveside service was held on Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Frobisher Resthaven Cemetery.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, 1921 Wellock Rd., Estevan, SK S4A 2B5 or to the Frobisher Cemetery, or to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (Designate Allan Blair) 200 - 4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK S4W 0G3 or online at cancerfoundationsask.ca.

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Arthur Henry Klatt 1937-2023 Arthur Henry Klatt of Estevan passed away in the arms of his wife at their home on October 5, 2023 at the age of 86.

Art was born in Lampman, September 22, 1937 to Henry and Helen Klatt.

The family home was in the village of Woodley, Sk until 1951 when the family moved to Estevan.

September 3, 1962 he married Marilyn Long from Snowden, Sk, who was a Practical Nurse in Estevan. Art and Marilyn spent the next 61 years being together every day whether in devotion, painting, yard work or spending quality time with friends.

Art was predeceased by his parents Helen and Henry Klatt, sisters; Frieda (Roy Christofferson), Elizabeth (Ross Christofferson), Iona (Amie Krieg), and brother Leonard. He leaves to mourn his loving and caring wife Marilyn; sister Elaine (Gilbert Boire). Special nephew Garth Christofferson, and niece Gail Lopez-Boire, great niece Lara Lopez-Boire. He also has a nephews Gaynol Christofferson in Lebanon, MO; and niece Iona Safavardi from Fresno, CA. Several nieces and nephews on Marilyn ‘s side of the families will also miss his humor and teasing.

The funeral service for Art was held at Faith Lutheran Church, Estevan, Sk October 13th, 2023 with Pastor Ryan Dittman officiating. Interment took place at Estevan City Cemetery.

THANK YOU I would like to thank the staff of 911, the First Responders, and Deb Heidinger of Hall’s Funeral Home for being such a support the day of Art’s passing. During this time, I have felt the depth and importance of family and friendships. Each of you are so special, and what a blessing you are to me! From the bottom of my heart, God’s Blessings to you all.

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Harold Horrocks 1937 - 2023 Harold Horrocks, late of Bienfait, SK passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 86 years.

Harold will be forever remembered by his wife of 64 years Maude Horrocks and their family: 3 sons, Hal, Todd (Carla) and Jay R; grandchildren, Sarah (Wes) (daughter Jozie), Tyler, Jennifer (Tristen) (daughter Naomi), Danielle (Cole) and numerous extended family as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Harold was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Violet (nee Robinson) Horrocks and 4 siblings, Herman, Audrey, Marlene and Penny.

The Memorial Service for Harold was held on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Shirley Petterson officiating. The family invited everyone to join them at the Bienfait Legion for lunch following the service.

In memory of Harold memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan cared for Harold’s family Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

Thank You There are no words to say how Thankful we are for all the love and support we have been shown since Harold’s passing. We are grateful to so many of our family and friends that have reached with phone calls, texts messages, visits to our home, and the food and flowers. A special Thank you to all the city police, paramedics and nursing staff for looking after Harold in his final hours. Thank you to Trina for delivering a beautiful eulogy in honoring Harold and to Shirley Peterson for leading Harold’s service just the way Harold would have liked it to be.

Thank you to Hall Funeral Services for all your guidance during the funeral arranging and to the ladies at Bienfait Legion for having such a nice lunch prepared for us.

We will forever be grateful!

Harold’s family

Richard John Mitchel 1928-2023 Richard Mitchel late of Estevan, SK passed away peacefully at Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the age of 94 years.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Rose Mitchel; siblings, Sharon (Robert) Fichter and James “Jimmy” Mitchel and brother-in-law Louis Bourgeois.

Precious memories will remain with his sister Irene Bourgeois and nieces and nephews, Brenda (Merv) Simon, Joan Bourgeois King, Debra (Paul) Murray, Kelly (Rose) Bourgeois, Celeste (Jim) Van De Woestyne, Darcy (Pat) Fichter, Blane (Kendra) Fichter, Myles (Glenda) Fichter and Theresa Penner. Richard will also be missed by his close cousin Del Koch (Kelley) and 19 great nieces and nephews.

A Private family Celebration of Richard’s life took place on Monday, November 6, 2023 with interment at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, SK. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Richard’s family.

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Police issued a 60-day driver’s licence suspension and a three-day vehicle impound after a 19-year-old driver tested positive for THC on an oral fluid device during a traffic stop on Kensington Avenue.

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St. Joseph’s Hospital has rich 85-year history Editor's note: This history is from two thorough documents. The first is A History of St. Joseph's Hospital that was researched by Jeanne Perry and edited by Stirling King. The other is St. Joseph's Hospital: 50 Years and the Caring Continues. Some recent history has been added.

St. Joseph's Hospital has been a big part of Estevan for the past 85 years, meeting the health-care needs of the community through the dedication and work ethic of its staff.

The hospital was dedicated and opened on Nov. 26, 1938, and was operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph.

But Estevan's experience with healthcare dates back to the early years of the community. Dr. R.H. Taylor was the medical health officer – a role that was needed after Estevan became a town in 1906. The community had its first formal hospital facility in 1910 and at one time had two such facilities providing private care. A fire that started in another building spread to one of the

The addictions treatment centre returned to St. Joseph’s Hospital in the fall of 2020. File photo hospitals, forcing it to a new location.

By the midway point of 1936, the efforts to build a new hospital in Estevan attracted the interest of Archbishop P.J. Monohan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina. He, in turn, enlisted the offices of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Peterborough, Ont. Estevan's town council prepared a bylaw to provide an annual grant of $1,200

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for five years. The bylaw was approved in July 1937, and the following spring, the provincial government passed a special act to ratify the town's bylaw.

At the same time, service organizations pledged an additional $1,200 a year over five years, while other groups and individuals pledged support.

When all the costs finally were totalled, the original St. Joseph's Hospital cost $165,000. The site was 14th Avenue and First Street and it took 5 1/2 months to build the four-story structure.

The first band of three Sisters of the Order – Sister Priscilla, Sister Edna and Sister Rosanne – made their initial move for staffing. The Sisters, and their initial staff, took over the hospital's operation in late September 1938, and within two months they had things moving smoothly enough that the 40-bed hos-

pital was considered to be operating and ready for an official opening.

It took place on Nov. 26, 1938, becoming a red-letter day for the community. More than 1,200 people were in attendance for the festivities.

I t d i d n ' t t a k e l on g for the 40-bed capacity to be reached, so additional patients were put in hallways while extra beds were squeezed in. And that wasn't the only hurdle to be cleared.

In 1942 a new, small wing was added to the north end of the hospital for an isolation ward, a children's ward, a larger laundry facility and beds to bring the hospital's capacity to 60 beds.

But it still wasn't enough to satisfy patient demand.

A newly-vacated hospital facility at the Estevan Airport became available to St. Joseph's in 1946, after the conclusion of the Second World War. It added another

45 beds to St. Joseph's capacity. The location outside of the community also posed challenges, especially during the winter, until the airport hospital closed in 1958.

Further expansion to the First Street hospital occurred in August 1954 and a new wing opened on May 12, 1956, which raised the capacity of the hospital to 75 beds, and provided space for hospital services. Its price tag was $597,000, the vast majority of which was raised by the Sisters of St. Joseph.

The new wing provided a new maternity ward, a new nursery with advanced models of bassinets, a new x-ray department, an expanded laboratory, and open staff which allowed for freedom of movement.

But rapid growth in the community put pressure on the hospital, and a need for even more beds and facilities.

Another new wing opened in May 1964 that provided an additional 30 beds with expanded service.

And in 1974, another expansion occurred, with 4,000 square feet added to provide even more services.

A new three-bed intensive care unit was added in 1978, which became the final expansion of the First Street hospital.

In the 1980s, 25 acres were secured in northwest Estevan to build a new St. Joseph's Hospital.

An in-depth study on a new hospital occurred in 1981-82, and a fundraising campaign occurred between December 1984 and December 1985. An executive committee was formed in early 1985.

With a theme of Building for a Healthier Tomorrow, the campaign experienced favourable support

throughout the Estevan area.

The new hospital, which was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1991, provided the space that was needed for the programs and the patient beds.

A CT scanner became operational in 2016, following years of lobbying by the local community and a lengthy fundraising campaign.

A new helipad for the STARS Air Ambulance opened in 2013, just before the hospital's 75th anniversary celebrations. It was the first certified helipad in the province.

Major upgrades have also occurred in the hospital's laboratory.

An addictions treatment centre was brought back to the hospital in 2020, and it has already gone through one expansion to meet the needs of people in Saskatchewan.

The hospital is also looking to add an MRI scanner.

A proposal will be submitted to the provincial government for consideration in next year's budget.

The hospital also endured the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic when it arrived in Saskatchewan in March 2020, doing its best to continue to provide care for its patients. The last of the restrictions for the hospital weren't lifted until earlier this year.

The St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation is active in raising funds for capital needs and will host its annual Festival of Trees on Nov. 17 and 18.

While the hospital has seen many changes over the years, the commitment of the staff to quality care has never wavered, and the support from the community for the hospital remains strong.

Congratulations on 85 years!

St. Joseph’s Hospital has been foundational in providing health care for Estevan and area.

We wish them many more years of investing in the well being of our communities

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Fisher cought on trail camera southwest of Estevan

By Ana Bykhovskaia A fisher recently showed up southwest of Estevan. The animal was first caught on Garry Leslie’s trail camera on Oct. 6, and since then made numerous appearances.

The fisher is a small carnivorous mammal native to North America, and while Saskatchewan is its habitat, it’s not spotted in the southeast very often. Don Gordon, the president of the Saskatchewan Trappers’ Association, said fishers are not known to be as far south as Estevan in Saskatchewan, but being a natural predator and scavenger, any food source will force them to travel.

“There have been numerous fishers caught north of Estevan in the Yorkton area and as far south as the Moose Mountain [Provincial] Park, so travelling this far is entirely possible,” Gordon said.

Fishers also can be found throughout eastern Canada, southern Alberta and in the Rocky Mountains, and as far south as California and in the Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. Gordon noted if the animal was spotted in the area

several times, there is a good chance that it made this area its home.

“Logging plays a big role in their habitat. They are scavengers so they’ll keep on moving. But an animal like that, they set up territory if there’s food and shelter,” Gordon said.

“By the looks of it, it’s a good-sized one, so it’s probably a male because there is a very, very big difference in the male and female ... The biggest male [fisher] I’ve ever caught was, I think, 14 1/2 pounds.

But a female will be seven to eight pounds. So, weight-wise, probably half. So, if there’s one there that might be more.

“And if it is just one animal that is kind of touring around, probably being a male, he’ll be looking for females.

This is a breeding season.

They’re always on the move, but they’re the type of animal that when they find a good food source, they’re going to stick around.”

Gordon noted that while fishers are mostly found in the forests, river banks also work fine. A fisher might also be moving in since there might be more food available and a lack of natural predators that hunt them.

“Right now, there’s more rabbits on the landscape, lots of birds, so they’ve got lots of food. The only [thing] that might make it disappear is if it’s travelling for a mate,” Gordon said. “But those river breaks, that type of forest, is a natural setting for them also. Their biggest fear would be a predator from above, something like an eagle – the fisher is about the size of a fox with little short legs. So, unless somebody sees it or catches it in a trap, it most likely will hang around.”

Fisher is a member of the weasel family and is closely related to but larger than the American marten. This forestdwelling creature’s range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States.

In many areas, fishers have been successfully reintroduced after being heavily trapped for their fur in the past.

“They are a great animal.

Back in the day, they used to be a very valuable animal for their fur. Now not so much, but they are still used as trim garments. Very beautiful fur. If you ever have an opportunity to see those animals, have a

look at what we have to offer in this province,” Gordon said.

Fisher habitat consists of mixed or coniferous forests with a lot of tree cover and hollow trees or logs for dens.

Mainly carnivores, fishers prey mostly on small mammals like mice, squirrels, voles and shrews, but they will also hunt larger mammals and are skilled at killing porcupines by attacking the quill-free face repeatedly until the porcupine is too injured to defend itself.

They also eat fruits, berries, nuts and insects.

“They prey on small game such as rabbits as well as game birds like grouse, pheasant and partridge,” Gordon said. “They will also scavenge on dead animals found, like roadkill deer or dead livestock around farming operations.”

Fishers are also known for getting into farmyards and going after smaller domestic animals.

“I have had numerous people tell me that they have had cats disappear around the farm only to find out a fisher was in the area and was the predator,” Gordon said, noting they also may get into chickens and other domestic animals and, like weasels,

A fisher made numerous appearances in front of a trail camera set southwest of Estevan. Photo by Garry Leslie they can get through pretty small holes.

Despite their name, fishers eat very little fish if any at all. The name came from European settlers, as they believed these animals resembled European polecats – “fiche” in old English and “fissau” in old French, which eventually turned into “fitchet” among the early settlers and fur traders, mistakenly adapted into the English word “fisher”,

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City receives funding for downtown revitalization engineering The City of Estevan has received a federal grant to proceed with engineering work for downtown revitalization, which includes the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Fourth Street.

The appro val c ame through this fall and the preparation work has already started, Mayor Roy Ludwig said at the November Coffee Talk hosted by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce.

“We were happy that it all worked out and we got the money. We’re excited about this new downtown project. It’ll look fantastic when it’s done,” said Ludwig.

“Ever yone that I’ve talked to downtown is excited about it. It looks like a really good project. Now, having said that there will be disruptions while this work is done. But I think the disruptions will be worth it.”

The federal money, which amounts to $750,000, was approved a few weeks ago and covers initial engineering design, consultation, bid documentation and procurement tendering.

City manager Jeff Ward said this stage needs to be done as soon as possible to ensure the city can hit the ground running at the start of May if the infrastructure portion of the project gets approved.

“This grant that we got from the federal government will be shelf-ready.

We don’t have the funding yet to actually do it. This is all of the engineering to get everything ready to go, so that if we do get the funding – and again, this is all paid for by the federal govern-

ment – the actual work will probably start in the spring and hopefully, have it done by fall,” Ludwig said.

“This comes through the federal [coal] transition funding for communities that are in transition. And that ’s where the funding will come to actually do the work,” Ludwig said.

The engineering speci-

fication are utilizing the report from George Harris Design, which was derived from multiple public consultation sessions. A video with the potential new look for downtown was released last year.

If the second grant comes through, the Estevan downtown revitalization will be paid for by the (remove

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Fishers can swim but prefer to be up in the trees.

They are fast and agile hunters on the ground and in trees.

Their hind feet can rotate almost 180 degrees, enabling them to climb down trees headfirst.

To mark their territory and deter predators, they emit a smelly musk, like all members of the weasel family.

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Enjoying their lunch Ava Young, left, and Grace Morrison enjoyed the lunch served at St. Paul's United Church in Estevan on Saturday afternoon. It was all part of the Christmas bazaar, bake sale and lunch at the church's gymnasium. A wide variety of items were available Friday, Saturday and Sunday for customers to choose from, giving the visitors a chance to get a head start on their Christmas shopping or to find a good bargain.

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Family centre running winter plant fundraiser

The Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre is selling poinsettias, indoor planters, wreaths and other Christmas ornaments to raise money for events and projects.

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre is selling a variety of poinsettias, indoor tropical planters, holiday wreaths, hanging greenery boughs and outdoor arrangements as part of their fundraiser.

The annual winter sale that started about five years

ago helps the organization raise money for projects and events they run at no cost to the community.

The campaign started on Nov. 1 and orders are accepted until Nov. 21.

Items will be delivered to the family centre, located at the Estevan Comprehensive School, on Dec 6, right in time to decorate for Christmas. The

centre will contact everyone who purchased the plants with the pick-up time.

"This is definitely one of our biggest fundraisers," said Sydney Wanner, the centre's executive director. "It was very important back in the day, and we still appreciate it now just because we have a lot of projects we're looking to work on and use this money for."

While she said it was a bit too early to announce the projects, Wanner noted that money raised through plant sales in winter and in the spring also help them organize bigger events at the centre.

"Everything we do here is free, so this fundraiser does allow us to do our bigger projects but it also allows us to do our big events. This year

we did the reptile show, the petting zoo, bigger events like that which take a little bit more money," Wanner noted.

The link to the fundraising website can be found on the EEYFRC Facebook page (pinned at the top); debit or credit cards and e-transfers are accepted for payment options.

All proceeds stay in Es-

tevan and keep programs and services free at the family centre for everyone.

"Thank you to everyone who has bought already, we appreciate the support.

This helps us keep all of our programs and everything we do here free. So we just appreciate the support that we get from our community," Wanner added.

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Elecs’ boys volleyball team advances to provincials For the second straight year, the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys' volleyball team has advanced to the 5A boys provincial tournament.

Competing at the south regional playdown at Swift Current Comprehensive, ECS went 3-1 to punch its ticket for provincials, which will be Nov. 17 and 18 in Prince Albert.

Estevan opened the tournament with a 2-0 (25-13, 2518) victory over their Highway 39 rivals, the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles.Their next game was a 2-0 (25-16, 25-16) victory over Balgonie Greenall High School.

Estevan clinched a spot at provincials by defeating Yorkton Regional 2-0 (25-19, 25-16) and wrapped up the tournament with a 2-1 (25-19, 20-25, 15-9) loss against host Swift Current. * * * The ECS senior girls' volleyball Elecs came just a

couple of points short of making it to their 5A provincial tournament.

The Elecs went 2-2 at the regional playdowns in Weyburn. They opened with a couple of victories, defeating Yorkton Regional 2-0 (25-16, 25-21) and Balgonie 2-1 (2522 11-25 and 15-11).

Estevan dropped a 2-0 (25-5, 25-17) decision against Swift Current, who took top spot at regionals. The final game between Estevan and host Weyburn determined who would claim the other qualifying spot, and Weyburn won 2-1 (13-25, 25-23, 15-13).

The loss ended the Elecs' season. * * * The ECS Elecs' junior boys travelled to Moosomin for their district playoffs.

The Elecs started the day well with back-to-back 2-0 wins over Carlyle's Gordon F. Kells High School 2-0 (2515, 25-12) and Moosomin's

McNaughton High School (25-14, 25-10).

After a short break, ECS played another back-to-back against the Radville Regional School and the Carnduff Education Complex, and the Elecs won both matches.

Finishing first in the round robin, the Elecs got a bye to the final, where they played Carlyle for first place.

The Elecs came out and took an early lead and never looked back, winning the final 2-0 (25-15, 25-17).

"The boys finished the season as winners and had a good season overall, as all players were able to improve their games and grow their passion for volleyball," said Sheena Summers in an e-mail to the Mercury and SaskToday.

The ECS junior girls, meanwhile, hosted their yearend tournament on Nov. 8.

Estevan opened with a 1-1 tie (24-26, 26-24) against the Stoughton Central School.

The ECS junior boys’ volleyball team won their district competition in Moosomin.

Photo by Sheena Summers Estevan defeated the Carnduff Education Complex 2-0 but lost 2-0 to Weyburn.

Estevan dropped a 2-1 decision to Radville in the semifinal, with the third set

decided by a 15-10 score, but Estevan recovered to win the bronze medal game.

Bruins’ winning streak ends at SJHL Showcase

By David Willberg The Estevan Bruins' season-long five game winning streak came to an end Monday night in a 5-1 loss to the Battlefords North Stars at the SJHL Showcase in Warman.

Battlefords led 2-0 after the first period on goals by Marshall Light and Jackson Allan, and added to the lead early in the second when Allan notched his second of the game. Keagon Little's goal midway through the second gave the Bruins some life, but the Stars rounded out the scoring in the third when Ben Portner and Rylan Williams scored.

Jackson Miller made 30 saves for the Bruins, while Justen Maric had 30 stops for the Stars.

The Bruins extended their winning streak to five games by sweeping a weekend home and home with the Melville Millionaires.

Estevan edged the Mills 4-3 on Friday in Melville and

romped to a 7-1 win over the Mills the following night.

Ilya Chmelevski scored 36 seconds into the first period of Friday night's game in Melville, and Tristan Dussault's goal a few minutes later put Estevan up by two. Flynn Maxcy scored twice for the Mills in the opening 6 1/2 minutes of the second period to tie the game.

Zach Burfoot put the Bruins ahead in the third with his first since rejoining the Bruins, and Ben Wright's power-play goal with 6:28 to play in the third proved to be the game winner. Luc Bydal scored late in the third for Melville.

Cam Hrdlicka made 34 saves for Estevan, while William Dyke stopped 27 shots for Melville.

Seven different players scored for Estevan in Saturday's game. Brady Wilson opened the scoring midway through the first period for the Bruins, and then the Black and Gold scored three times

Tristan Dussault (15) takes a shot during the Bruins 7-1 win over the Melville Millionaires on Saturday. in a 2:56 span for a 4-0 edge after the first period. Carsyn Dyck, Felix Allard and Burfoot scored in rapid fashion.

Gabriel Filion's marker 4:32 into the second period added to the Bruins lead. But moments later, Filion was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for crosschecking. Melville didn't score and generated few chances.

The Mills finally got on the board with 4:21 to play in the middle frame when Bydal scored, but the Bruins

restored the five-goal cushion 23 seconds later on a Kaelen Whittingham goal.

Dussault rounded out the scoring with 40 seconds to play in the third. Dussault has a goal in each of the last five games.

He credited the team's recent success, and his production, to a better work ethic, both in games and in practices.

"I think we played very well and I think that created our success," said Dussault.

Hrdlicka made 29 saves

in his fourth straight start.

Ethan Rau had 25 saves for Melville.

Head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic said continuity has been the biggest difference for the team.

"We made some changes that, as a staff, we thought were going to improve our hockey team, and we knew it would take a little time for guys to gel, so things are coming together nicely right now and they're playing good hockey and they're scoring goals. There are still some areas we need to clean up, but we'll get to that when we get back to practice next week."

Tatarnic pointed to the third period against the Notre Dame Hounds in Carlyle on Oct. 20 as a catalyst for their success. The Bruins nearly rallied from a 5-2 deficit in that game, and while they lost 5-4, it started a 6-1-1 run.

The club is also pleased to have Burfoot back. He was part of the Bruins' SJHL championship team in 2022,

and then went to the North American Hockey League. He was reacquired by the Bruins last week.

"Zach and his family reached out to me to see if we had interest in him coming back, and I said 'Yeah, for sure'.

Players are going to go try different things. That's fine. If they want to come back, we'll take them with open arms," said Tatarnic.

The Bruins have traded forward Jack Piper to a team in Ontario, while forward Mark Corbett was dealt to Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Hockey League, where he'll play for former Bruins' assistant coach Phil Fife.

Alameda's Spencer Copefand has been reassigned to the Fort Knox junior B team.

The Bruins were slated to play the Flin Flon Bombers in their second Showcase game on Tuesday night. (Results not available at press time).

They will also visit Melville on Nov. 18.

Bears drop two to the defending league champions

The Estevan Great North U18 AAA Bears dropped back-to-back home games against the Saskatoon Blazers – the reigning champions in the Saskatchewan U18 AAA Hockey League.

Up first was a 6-3 loss to the Blazers on Friday night. The Blazers led 3-1 after the first period, with Talen Wallis scoring for Estevan.

Estevan outscored the Blazers 2-1 in the second, as Wallis notched his second of the game and Evhan Allan also scored for Estevan. The Blazers pulled away with two in the third.

Ty Fehrenbach stopped 17 shots for the Bears. Estevan outshot the Blazers 51-23, including a combined 40-14 in the final two periods.

The second game was a 6-1

setback for the Bears on Saturday afternoon. Saskatoon led 1-0 after the first period, thanks in part to a spectacular save by Saskatoon's Madex Kabrud off of Estevan's Cameron Allard late in the first after Saskatoon had opened the scoring.

The Blazers piled it on in the second, scoring four times, including twice in the final four minutes of the frame. Chase Holt scored the Bears' lone goal of the day with 16 seconds to play in the second period.

The Blazers added one more early in the third.

Cole Ivey stopped 18 of the 24 shots he faced for Estevan.

The Bears (9-7-2) will visit the Yorkton Maulers on Nov. 15, and the Tisdale Trojans on Nov. 18 and 19.

The Estevan Bears faced the Saskatoon Blazers on Saturday afternoon.

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Sharks compete at tournament in Regina Several members of the Estevan Sharks water polo program were in Regina on Nov. 4 and 5 for the second Community League tournament of the season. Games were held in the 15U and open/17-plus divisions.

During the first day, Hudson Enns joined the 15U boys' Prairies White team.

They ended the tournament with a 2-3-1 record, with Enns scoring three goals.

Jennika Linthicum was with the girls' 15U Prairies White team, scoring eight goals for a team that finished with a 1-2 record.

The second day brought the open men's and women's

competitions. Linthicum joined the Regina Armada Purple entry, which won the tournament with a record of 3-1-1.

Linthicum scored five times, one of which was the game-winning goal in a shootout.

Tyler Gillies and Keegan Mennie-Kindlein won the boys' tournament with the Armada Green team, who finished with a record of 4-1. Gillies scored two goals and Mennie-Kindlein tallied once.

The Sharks' next action will be in Regina Nov. 25 and 26 with all age divisions competing.

Members of the Estevan Sharks competed at a Community League tournament. Photo courtesy of Melissa Enns

Motocross circuit hands out year-end awards The South Corner Racing Circuit wrapped up the 2023 season by handing out awards at a ceremony on Oct. 28.

The top five winners in each class, listed from first to fifth, were: A Class: Travis King, Lane Tomolak, Kate Less, Bryce Friess and Adam Saban.

B Class: Grayson Pryde, Deegan Ostendorf, Caden Fonstad, Tucker Wyatt and Dierks Milford.

C Class: Matt Russill, Nick Ginther, Leo Mitchell, Travis Miller and Nate Giesnrecht.

Supermini: Royce Milford, Leo Hockey, Eli Hickey, Evan Bourbour and Kyson Gavelin.

50cc: Kendyn Rekken, Maddox Romich, Max Penna, Huckson Stefan and Boston Olmstead.

Two-stroke: Caden Fonstad, Grayson Pryde, Matt Russill, Deegan Ostendorf and Tucker Wyatt.

65cc: Dexter Haus, Lacey Barbour, Eli Hickey, Bentley Haus and Daxton Herberholz.

Ladies: Kate Lees, Parker Russill, Lacey Barbour, Lucinda Milford and Jasmine Tomolak.

Vet (30-plus): Mick O r tman, O r in Janke, Adam Saban, Bryce Friess and Greg Kerr.

85cc: Royce Milford, Leo Hickey, Evan Barbour, Eli Hickey and Kyson Gavelin.

Youth (14-29): Travis King, Lane Tomolak, Kate Lees, Grayson Pryde and Zac Butler (fifth).

Other awards handed out were: Brooks Milford won for the lit kit, which is the best-looking

dirt bike; Noah Peters was the new ripper, which is for the top first-year competitor; Lacey and Evan Barbour shared the hard-charger award as the riders who never gave up; Kate Lees was named most stoked for the racer most excited to ride; Connor Murray won for the best crash during the season; Grayson Pryde had the most improved big bike; Lacey Barbour won for the most improved small bike; Leanne Haus was selected as the moto mom of the year; and Chris Russell was picked as the moto dad of the year.

The South Corner Racing Circuit had seven races during the season with events in Estevan, Carlyle and Alameda.

Events were held in each class at the races.

The champions of the South Corner Racing Circuit gather for a group photo. Photo courtesy of Lucinda Milford

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