StatisCan says Estevan’s crime severity index rating reached highest level since 2015
Statistics Canada released its annual crime severity index (CSI) report on ursday, and the data shows that Estevan’s gure was at its highest level since 2015.
Estevan’s gure stood at 115.48 for 2023, just the second time that Estevan has been above 100 since recording a 126.03 in 2015. Last year’s rating for Estevan was at 87.25, one of the lowest recorded in the Energy City since the CSI was rst tracked in 1998. e number for Estevan was expected to be higher in part due to an incident on Nov. 1, 2023, in which Justice Guillas murdered his mother Karie. After he was arrested and taken to the Estevan Police Service building for processing, Justice Guillas gained control of a police rearm, and shot and wounded EPS Sgt. Braden Lonsberry. Guillas was then fatally shot by a member of the EPS. It was the rst homi-
cide in Estevan since June 2021. Lonsberry returned to work just over a month after the incident.
“Everybody has to realize the context of the index readings and the reasons for them,” Estevan Police Chief Rich Lowen said in an interview with the Mercury and SaskToday.
“One incident can have a big impact on a small community, and the incident that we had back on November 1 had a huge impact in terms of our numbers,” he added later. “So, it’s not surprising that the numbers are up given what occurred last year, but as always we don’t like to see numbers go up. We like to see them go down.”
Lowen said the incident – which would have counted a murder and an attempted murder to Estevan’s rating – likely drove Estevan’s CSI gure up by 30 points. If not for that incident, Lowen predicted the local CSI would have been close to the 2022 level.
ere were also some assaults that took place last year, he said.
He also cautioned that Estevan’s number for 2024 likely won’t drop much, thanks to an incident that occurred in early April that resulted in attempted murder and nine other charges against William Joshua Curtis. at case remains before the courts.
Estevan’s violent crime
severity index number for 2023 stood at 163.92, which is the highest it has ever been. It was at 117.69 in 2022. e non-violent crime number was 97.10, up from 75.82 in 2022.
“You could have one individual that could be responsible for three, four, ve or six events, six thefts, and that one individual can have a large impact on our
statistics. e nice part is when we make an arrest on something like that, it also has a big impact.”
e weighted clearance rate was 47.55, up from 46.45 the previous year. It’s the highest gure since a 54.57 was record in 2017.
“Our o cers are doing their jobs and making the arrests they need to,” said Lowen.
Salvation Army makes changes to food bank
By David Willberg
e Estevan Salvation Army has made changes to its food bank in an e ort to provide more fresh items for its clients.
Director of ministry Ronza Reynard said they are trying to reach an 80/20 ratio, in which 80 per cent of the items clients receive are fresh – including produce, fruits, breads, meats and dairy products – and the rest are pre-packaged. Previously it was roughly 60 per cent pre-packaged, she said.
e Salvation Army has also introduced its top 10 list to inform the public of the items most consistently in demand: peanut butter, soup, rice, pasta, cereal, sugar, our, pasta sauce, beans and canned meats/ tuna. But they will continue to accept all items.
“When clients come in, they get pick from those 10 items, and then they get two or three di erent types of vegetables, two or three di erent kinds of fruits. ey get eggs and milk,” Reynard said in an inter-
view with the Mercury.
An increasing number of people who access the food bank have di erent health issues, including diabetes, pre-diabetes or celiac disease. Others are vegans or vegetarians, or base their selections on their cultural background.
“We’re just giving them a better option because it’s a store model, so they get to choose what it is they want,” said Reynard.
Other clients struggled when they came and saw a lot of packaged food, especially if it’s not foods they’re used to eating. So, it helps when they can choose from fruits, vegetables and meats, and select items they know their family wants.
e ministry is about three weeks into this experiment. Feedback has been positive thus far, she said.
“For some people, they were asking ‘Am I getting less?’ and we’re saying ‘No, you’re getting more, it’s just di erent,’” said Reynard. “It’s been a welcome change. We noticed a dif-
ference, and most of our clients … who have been coming in on a regular basis, have noticed it, and new clients just think this is the normal,” said Reynard.
“We just want to be able to meet clients where they’re at and be able to offer them a healthier choice, and it seems to be working out.”
She believes the changes are moving the food bank in the right direction.
“Harvest will be starting soon, and people will be pulling from their gardens, and if people want to come and donate fresh produce, fruits or vegetables to the food bank, we would welcome it,” she said.
If someone wants to donate food, Reynard suggested calling the Salvation Army to see what it needs, because it changes from week to week. If there are any fruits or vegetables that are brought it, they will be put on the shelves.
e Salvation Army also welcomes cash donations, which will be used to purchase more items.
Reynard is optimistic the Salvation Army will be able to remain within its budget, because it is spending less money on packaged items.
e food bank has plateaued at 280-340 clients per month, she said. People can access once a month. Once kids are back to
school, she predicted families might be coming to the food bank a little more often and need help o setting the cost of the grocery bill.
Reynard estimates the shelves are about 40 per cent capacity.
“It would be great to get a little bit of help to get us to the fall food drives,” she said.
e Salvation Army is looking forward to the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive with Canada Post, which is always vital. And then they will be getting ready for their busy time in the nal months of the year.
31 charges laid against five southeast residents
e Saskatchewan RCMP has announced that ve people have been arrested and charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into multiple residential break and enters that occurred in the Alida area in the spring.
e Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team executed a search warrant July 24 at an Alida residence. e RCMP noti ed the public of an increased police presence in the village, but noted there was no risk to the public. A woman and a male youth were arrested at the scene.
e RCMP says all four adults live in Alida. e place of residence for the youth was not disclosed.
Ashley Myers, a 23-yearold woman, is charged with one count each of breaking, entering and committing an o ence; failing to comply with a probation order; possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000; unsafe storage of rearms; unauthorized possession of a prohibited rearm; and possession of a restricted weapon with ammunition without a licence or registration.
e RCMP says o cers located and seized a number of items, including a rearm, magazines, electronics and identi cation cards that did not belong to the occupants. As a result of a continued investigation, on July 25, two men and a woman were arrested in Estevan.
Jody Bonnor, a 58-yearold man, is charged with one count each of possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000; unsafe storage of rearms; unauthorized possession of a prohibited rearm; and possession of a restricted weapon with ammunition without a licence or registration; and two counts of possessing a rearm contrary to an order.
Sherry Bonnor, 46, is charged with one count each of possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000; unsafe storage of rearms; unauthorized possession of a prohibited rearm; and possession of a restricted weapon with ammunition without a licence or registration.
Dusty Bonnor, 21, is charged with one count each of unsafe storage of rearms; unauthorized possession of a prohibited rearm; possession of a restricted weapon with ammunition without a licence or registration; theft, forgery or misuse of a credit card; and two counts each of possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000 and failing to comply with a probation order.
e male youth was charged with one count each of possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000; unauthorized possession of a prohibited rearm; unsafe storage of rearms; breaking, entering and committing an o ence; and possession of a restricted weapon with
ammunition without a licence or registration; and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order. e Saskatchewan RCMP is unable to identify the male youth as per the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
All charges against the ve people are under the Criminal Code. e accused were scheduled to appear in Estevan Provincial Court on July 29. (Results of their appearances were not immediately released).
Jody Bonnor has a 10year rearms prohibition after he pleaded guilty on June 21 to one count of possessing a rearm without a licence, stemming from an incident that oc-
Rating for Estevan RCMP’s area was down
Statistics Canada has stopped releasing a comprehensive ranking for police services that serve a population with at least 10,000 people, because of the impact one or two incidents can have on smaller communities. Several municipalities that typically rank highly on the CSI asked for the change.
“I don’t agree with that method of reporting, because it’s not accurate and
it gives a disproportion to the smaller communities. If you’re going to look at the severity of crime, you have to look at the history of crime that happened in the city, and you can only compare it to itself.”
If there is going to be a comparison on a wide scale, such as on a national basis, Lowen said it should be small cities compared with small cities, not small cities with big cities.
“It’s a whole di erent ball game,” said Lowen.
Despite the increase, Estevan still had the second-lowest CSI ranking among the six Saskatchewan cities with a municipal police force; only Weyburn (83.09) was lower.
And among Saskatchewan cities with a population of at least 10,000, Estevan was seventh out of 11 jurisdictions; Swift Current, Weyburn,
Warman and Martensville were lower.
“Estevan is a very safe place to be, and … in comparison to other cities, although we don’t like to compare to everyone in the province, it is always better to be towards the lower in the province,” said Lowen.
In the rural areas, the area covered by the Estevan RCMP had a CSI of 67.81, down from 76.53 the previous year.
e violent crime number
was at 51.28, down from 71.13, while the non-violent crime gure was at 74.99, a drop from 79.34.
e Carndu RCMP’s CSI number was at 46.44, down from the 49.88 recorded in 2022.
e violent crime number stood at 25.53, a drop from 43.38 recorded the previous year, while the non-violent number was at 55.19, up from 52.90.
e Carlyle detachment area’s CSI stood at
curred at the Willow Park Greens Home Park in June 2023. Another charge of possessing a rearm while prohibited from doing so was stayed. In addition to the rearms ban, he received six days in jail; with credit for time served, he did not receive additional jail time. e Carndu , Estevan and Carlyle RCMP, the Carlyle Combined Tra c Services Saskatchewan Unit, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Regina General Investigation Section and the Regina Crime Reduction Team assisted in this investigation, while the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Program also helped out.
125.27, up from 115.99 in 2022. e violent crime number was 157.52, up from 129.56 in 2022. e non-violent number was at 113.44, up slightly from 111.55 in 2022. e Crime Severity Index is a measure of police-reported crime that assigns a value to the di erent types of crimes, tabulates the number and then assigns a value based on a population of 100,000 people.
Preliminary hearing set in Oxbow homicide case
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in the second-degree murder case of Taylor Japp.
It will begin on June 2, 2025, in provincial court in Carlyle. A preliminary hearing is used to deter-
mine whether there is sufcient evidence for a case to proceed to trial. e preliminary hearing date was set during Japp’s most recent court appearance in Carlyle on July 25. He remains in custody.
Japp is accused of murder in the death of Briana Hayes of Oxbow earlier this year. e co-accused in the case, Tyler Shaw of Gainsborough, will be back in provincial court on Aug.
12 in Estevan. Shaw is charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder, and he has been released with conditions.
On April 24, the Carlyle RCMP detachment received a report of a po-
tential homicide. e Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit took control of the investigation and began working to con rm this information. As a result of the investigation, Hayes’ body was found
April 25 in a rural location in the RM of Moose Mountain. Shaw was arrested and charged the same day, while the second-degree murder charge against Japp was announced on April 26.
By David Willberg
Jason Weening describes his rst novel, Danger in the Jungle, as a combination of Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Hardy Boys.
e Estevan author recently released the book, which is geared towards children ages eight to 12. It’s the rst installment in what Weening hopes will be a trilogy named Riders of the Lost Reptiles, and the book is lled with mystery that he expects will appeal to young readers.
“We [my wife and I] have 10 kids, and our kids love reading, and we are always looking for good books for our kids to read,” said Weening.
e book is set in a time in which humans and dinosaurs co-existed. It tells the story of two teenage boys who ride and have adventures with dinosaurs. e one boy is working with his brothers at the family earth-moving business, where they use a triceratops
to do the work instead of a bulldozer.
“ ey’re working one day, and they’re attacked on the edge of the jungle while they’re trying to help a farmer expand his land, and they’re trying to gure out why they were attacked and what is going on in the jungle. ey boys team up with some other guys and head into the jungle to see what they can nd,” said Weening.
Another character lives on a farm with dinosaurs instead of cattle.
“I’m trying to picture my friend’s farm back in Ontario. I’m describing how they go down the driveway and the big barn is on the right, and then the kidnappers run out of the house, and they run around and they go hide in the barns.” e geography of the surrounding area was based on where he grew up, and he tried to picture how long it would take to reach a location while riding a dinosaur.
Some of the characters are named after his children, while others are based on people he knows. Building characters was a challenge.
e 168-page novel has a few illustrations. e interior drawings are by Renee Rose, and the cover design is by William Vaxevanis
“I’m happy with how it turned out. I spent a lot of time looking for illustrators. I talked to illustrators in England and Australia and the United States and all over until I found someone that I liked, and when she nished them, I said ‘I want to get posters of these and put them on my wall. I think you did a great job,’” recalled Weening.
He started working on the book in early 2022 and nished the writing last December. ere were times he wrote an hour a day for a few weeks, only to have to put the book aside for a while.
“Writing is a challenge. I guess what I enjoy is the
nished product. I know where I want to get with it, and so it’s nice to work on a project and then at the end see that you’ve got something tangible in your hands that you can use.
“And I like when I hear the feedback from people, that I’ve had some moms reading this to their kids, and they say ‘Our kids don’t want to put it down, they want to keep reading the next chapter.’ So that’s what I want to hear, the kids enjoy it,” said Weening.
He has written about half of the second novel in the series. He hopes to wrap it up before the end of the month, and then start the editing and revision process. He believes he went through 11 revisions before releasing the nal version of Danger in the Jungle.
Weening is no stranger to writing. He writes a column for a newspaper where he used to live in Ontario about his stories and adventures with his children. But he wanted to
try a book, so he found an editor in Florida, opted for the self-publishing route and released Danger in the Jungle on Amazon a month ago.
“I was surprised how simple it was once we got to that point,” said Weening.
Bienfait softball star played against the world’s best
By David Willberg
It’s been a memorable summer for Bienfait softball star Raivyn Millions. It started when Millions was part of the Saskatchewan 222s entry at the recent Canada Cup Women’s International competition in Surrey, B.C. in early July. e 222s, based out of Saskatoon, were selected to play, and Millions, an out elder and a long-time member of the 222s, was invited to join them.
“Caroline Chartrand from Weyburn actually decided to throw the idea … to the twos program, and they decided to take the opportunity. We just kind of threw a team together last minute. It was an email sent out to people who were long-time members of the program to see who was interested,” Millions said in an interview with the Mercury.
It came together about ve weeks before they left for B.C., she said, and it proved to be an awesome opportunity.
e 222s played teams from six di erent countries. ey opened with a 7-0 loss to Triple Crown Colorado, a team that Million said is essentially a feeder team for the U.S. national softball program; they had players who had just been at the College World Series. Colorado lost to Team Canada in the nal. en the 222s won 8-5
over Chinese Taipei – a team that was ranked third in the world before the tournament.
Two losses followed, 5-2 against Australia and 5-3 against Czechia, but the 222s recovered to trounce Greece 8-2 in their nal round-robin game.
e 222s tournament ended in a 4-1 loss to Israel in the playo s.
“ ey want the best teams possible to go out there and represent their countries themselves, so we got the awesome opportunity to go out there and show what the 2s program is made of, and how we can compete with all of the national teams around the world,” said Millions.
One of the moments that stood out to Millions was shaking hands with opposing national team members who had the Olympic rings tattooed on their arms or hands.
“Getting to experience playing against past Olympians or upcoming Olympians was absolutely incredible. e atmosphere, the competition itself, it was just amazing to get to play on the same eld against them,” said Millions.
Initially she was starstruck, but she realized she could compete against them.
“It was pretty amazing to have gone into the tournament as way underdogs … and actually qualify
for the playo round, and make top four in our pool,” said Millions.
Millions is also part of the Saskatoon Tigers women’s A fastpitch team. A new team comprised largely of 222s’ alumni, she said it was great to play with them once again. ey nished third at a recent provincial tournament –the same one in which the Carndu -based Southeast Steelers nished second.
e rest of Millions’ summer will be spent coaching with the 222s program and providing individual lessons to help the next generation improve.
Millions spent two years at Spoon River College in Canton, Ill., where she played softball while studying nursing. She has since transferred to Minot State University, where she will continue to pursue her nursing degree while playing the sport she loves.
“I’ve got two years left of softball eligibility and two years left in my nursing degree,” she said.
Millions came to the sport relatively late, as she started when she was 10 years old, and hasn’t stopped since. She started playing youth softball in Oxbow, and then joined provincial teams, playing for the Southeast Hawks and the Southeast Supernovas. In her Grade 12 year, she moved away from home to play for the Saskatoon Selects program,
and she also played for the Prairie Renegades, winning a provincial title in their only season of existence. She also played extensively for the 222s program.
“I really love the competitive atmosphere of it. e whole game can
change within one second, one pitch, one hit, one error, one play. e whole game, it’s never solidi ed on who’s the winner and who’s going to take the game. “But I also love the team connection as well.
I’ve met many of my best friends, my mentors, my role models, through this sport. So, it’s been pretty cool to maintain those connections through softball and then get to know people on another personal level, too.”
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Nobody should be surprised to see Estevan experience a signi cant increase in the crime severity index (CSI) report recently released by Statistics Canada.
Estevan’s CSI value stood at 115.48 for 2023, a signi cant increase from 87.25 a year earlier. And our violent crime number was at 163.92, the highest it has ever been since the gure was rst tracked in 1998.
e tragic events that occurred in our community on Nov. 1 of last year – which left two people dead and a member of the Estevan Police Service ghting seriously injured – certainly played a big role in the CSI increase. When you’re in a small community and you have a murder and an attempted murder case, your ranking is going to get skewed. Take away the one incident, our CSI is a lot closer to what we saw in 2022, which was one of the lowest numbers for Estevan.
e CSI always makes for interesting reading, but we have to take it with a grain of salt. It’s likely better for larger communities than small ones. A murder will have a big impact on the CSI of a small city. In Montreal, it won’t do much to change the number.
An interesting change for this year is Statistics Canada’s decision to no longer create a comparative table for all of the po-
lice departments that serve at least 10,000 people, thanks to pressure applied by some of the municipalities that typically lead the country. It means the days of ompson, Man., or North Battleford being hailed as Canada’s Crime Capital are mercifully over.
If one incident like what we had last year in Estevan can impact our numbers that much, imagine what would happen when you have numerous murder or attempted murder charges, or other crimes with a heavy weight on the CSI.
(It is worth noting that both North Battleford and ompson had their number increase again this year. We don’t know for certain if one of them would have been Canada’s crime capital, or if a community having a really bad year would have beaten them).
Now that Stats Canada doesn’t have the one monolithic report for communities above 10,000, it would be interesting to see how it would look if Stats Can were to have one report for communities, say, 1000,000 or more, those 50,000-99,999, and a third for those 10,000-49,999. Based on the number of reports they released last week, StatsCan has a lot of time to compile reports, so why not three more?
We’d be fooling ourselves if we thought the police don’t pay some attention to the
gures. ey do. But it’s not the most important document they receive each year. e EPS won’t be popping champagne corks if the CSI is at an all-time low, as it was close to reaching in 2022. And they won’t be having a massive internal review if it’s high. Keep in mind they already have information on the number and types of incidents in the community each month and each year. But they wouldn’t have the weighted crime data, or how it compares with other communities of a similar size.
Perhaps the best illustration of the CSI formula’s failing is that Estevan’s CSI was higher than the number for Surrey, B.C., and Toronto. But where would you feel safer? We’d likely all say Estevan. You can walk on your own in Estevan at night. And most will tell you Estevan is a safe community.
But we also have to be smart. e days of being able to leave your doors unlocked at all times, or being able to leave a vehicle with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked are over. ere’s a di erence between feeling safe and being foolish. So let’s categorize the CSI report for what it is: an intriguing report, particularly for those who are into numbers, but one that has its failings, especially for those who are outside of big cities.
Lessons learned in a year without driving
It’s been almost a year since I was last behind the wheel of a vehicle.
On Aug. 6, I drove my 2007 Pontiac G5 from my apartment building to the Mercury o ce, simply because I thought it would be easier to sell the car if it was in front of a building on Souris Avenue North, rather than tucked in the corner of a condo building’s parking lot. ( e vehicle was sold on Aug. 23).
To add some nality to it all, I also cancelled my automobile insurance and I surrendered my licence. I might not ever drive again.
For those not aware, 20 years ago I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) –an untreatable, degenerative eyesight condition that could lead to blindness. I could have surgery to correct my near-sightedness, but not to treat the retina issues. e RP not only impacts peripheral vision, but it hinders my ability to see in the dark, to watch dark scenes in a movie, to see the golf ball when I hit it, or even to see a computer monitor or a cell phone screen in a bright setting, among other things.
I was without a licence for 4 1/2 months in 2004, and when I regained my driving privileges, I was restricted to daytime only. It was ne during the summer, tricky during the winter. But I learned to adapt. And I could still drive wherever I wanted; I just needed to be smart about it. e drive from Estevan to Maple Creek? Good idea. Driving through tight, winding mountain passes? Never did it, but likely a bad idea.
In 2019, my ability to drive was further reduced to within Estevan city limits. Last year, I made the decision to stop driving,
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before a predictable outcome (ie: an accident) occurred.
It’s not easy living without a licence. Driving is essential in even a smaller community, at least one without universal public transit. But I know I made the right decision.
You learn some things when your driving days are nished.
e past year has reinforced how many kind, generous people there are in Estevan. I’ve had a lot of people stop and o er me rides. Some are close friends; others are people I hadn’t talked to in ages. Some offers have been politely declined, because I was out for a casual walk or because I really need the exercise. But a ride does help, especially when you consider I would drive from the Mercury building to Midale in less time than it takes for me to walk from the Mercury building to my condo.
You learn you have to constantly think ahead. Having a daytime-only licence from 2004-2023 forced me to strategize, to know that I had to be o the road by a certain time. But it’s a di erent ball game when you can’t drive.
If I forget my laptop charger, camera, tape recorder or leftovers for lunch, I can’t dash home and pick them up. If I’m going for groceries on the way home from work, I need to bring a couple of bags with me. I might have to stop at several locations when out and about to get what I need.
I also have to remember there is only so much I can carry.
ere are frustrating moments. Sidewalks that aren’t shoveled in the winter months and trees that aren’t trimmed in the spring and summer, although I understand there are some who, due to physical limitations, can’t do that work.
People who refuse to yield the right of way to pedestrians are obviously the worst. If there isn’t a painted crosswalk, many motorists think they have the right of way at an intersection. ey don’t. But more painted intersections would help.
Estevan has become safer for pedestrians in recent years. e sidewalk and pathway project three years ago made a big di erence. It was one of the reasons I was willing to stop driving; we nally had a long-overdue sidewalk the length of Kensington Avenue and a pathway for the eastern blocks of Fourth Street.
We’ve seen a sidewalk nally added to Perkins Street from Fourth Avenue to Second Avenue. Hopefully the next city council will extend the sidewalk so that it runs from McDonald Road to Kensington. And add a sidewalk on Fourth Avenue South from Murray Street to Fourth Street. I hope that one day, someone will nd a cure for RP, not just for my sake but for others, especially those with a more severe form of RP. I hope that if I’m ever able to drive again, I won’t take it for granted. And I hope that I wouldn’t forget the lessons I’ve learned and continued to learn while trying to live in a society dependent on our vehicles.
Until then, I’ll get by with a little help from my friends.
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Yoga festival hailed as the best one yet
Kim Mayuk believes the fourth annual OM Yoga Festival, held July 20 and 21 at Rotary Park, was the best one yet.
Approximately 65 participants – the majority of them from outside the city – attended the festival. Mayuk, who runs the festival and owns the OM Yoga Studio in Estevan, said instructors Ryan Leier and his partner Dani Hebert, who travelled from B.C. to Estevan for the weekend, were de nitely the highlight.
“ ey’re well-known all over the world for being incredible yoga instructors,” said Mayuk. Meier is an ambassador for Lululemon who has taught at many high-pro le events.
“ ey do a lot of travelling and yoga together,” said Mayuk.
Kirtan, which Mayuk described as music, mantra and meditation, another highlight of the festival and a new experience that hasn’t been offered locally before. It was led by Shell Andrea
and Anton Aguair. Mayuk said it was a big hit with all of the students.
Other instructors included Mayuk, Lindsay Cameron, Jay Day, Grace Boyd, Kim Zacaruk, Kelsey Rydberg, Elle Garagan, Lacie Nilsen, Dan Wilvers and LaDawn Insull.
Vendors and exhibitors provided skin and body care services with homemade lotions, deodorants, body butters, sunscreens and bug sprays; gemstone jewelry and home accents; incense; essential oils; re exology; and reiki sessions. Kimberley Dyck from Café Nourish sold gluten and dairy-free mu ns and lemonade elixir drinks.
EB’s catered the event with gluten-free, vegetarian-option lunches each day.
Classes were held on the beach at Woodlawn’s Boundary Dam Beach Site for the rst time since 2019, and Mayuk said it was also nice to have access to the stage at Boundary Dam.
New water division manager enjoying his work
Matt Angell is excited to move into the role of the City of Estevan’s water and wastewater services manager.
Angell started on June 3, working in tandem with his predecessor Shane Bucsis. When Bucsis o cially left the city on July 11 for another job, Angell started working solo on the job.
“I have grown a passion for this industry after the time I spent earning my two-year certi cation from Saskatchewan Polytechnic for a water and wastewater technician,” said Angell. “And after the years of service in the industry, I know this is a eld that will forever be changing with new laws and reg-
ulations, so changing year to year. I look forward to expanding on our community initiatives, and improving our water and wastewater management.”
Angell spent eight years working with the Village of Torquay in their water and sewer division before he joined the city about six years ago. When he started with the city, he was on the water and sewer crew as an operator in the trenches, and then became a wastewater treatment plant operator.
“In 2023, I shifted divisions when the opportunity as a facility manager became available,” said Angell. e time in which Angell and
Bucsis’ tenures overlapped was very productive, Angell said, and it helped him get up to speed with the ongoing projects and budget items. Since Bucsis left, Angell has enjoyed the work, but he conceded there is a lot to look after and learn.
Among the projects that are ongoing is the wastewater treatment plant pilot project, in which the city is working with Magna Engineering on the plant’s efuent, which is currently used as boiler-feed water at the Shand Power Station. But with the uncertain future of Shand, the city has to consider its options.
Angell described the pilot project as an “amazing oppor-
tunity”, not just for Estevan, but for other communities that are facing issues with wastewater treatment. e challenges that come with the project have been minimal thanks to Magna’s e orts and the province is also watching it closely.
“I’m really looking forward to future initiatives within this division and look forward to sharing more information when the time comes,” said Angell.
He’s also had to handle what has become an annual summer issue with the odor and taste of the city’s water supply, thanks to the algae at Ra erty Dam, which became the city’s primary water source in 2020.
JS TruckMart in Estevan is a nalist in two categories for the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s Achievement of Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards.
JS TruckMart is up for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award, as well as the Growth and Expansion Award. e company won both honours at the 2023 Estevan Business Excellence Awards last October; it was also named Business of the Year at last year’s Estevan ceremony.
e ABEX Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award is presented to the business that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in fostering equitable, sustainable and measurable change.
Recognizing excellence in practices, events, applied research, policy, programs or other activities, this award highlights initiatives focused on traditionally under-represented groups such as women, visible/racialized minorities, Indigenous peoples, individuals with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community.
“Encouraging the celebration of cultural di erences, community relation-
ship-building and substantial progress within organizations and the broader community, this award champions e orts to advance diversity and inclusion,” the Sask. chamber states on its website. Other nalists are Cat’s Creamery of Watson, Impact Energy Services (Rosetown), KDM Constructors (Yorkton) and Deloitte LLP (multiple communities). e ABEX Growth and Expansion Award is presented to the business that has made signi cant changes in their business, resulting in growth or expansion. Growth may encompass increased revenue, market share or customer base, while expansion could be geographical reach, number or size of business locations, product lines or service o erings.
Recognizing achievements such as job creation and investments, this award highlights a business that has strategically evolved and positively impacted their community’s economic landscape.
Also a nalist is ree Farmers Foods, based in Saskatoon but named after three agricultural producers from
the Midale area. Lake Country Co-operative Association (Prince Albert), MyKey Global Accommodations (Saskatoon) and Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies (Saskatoon) are the othernalists.
According to information provided at last year’s Estevan business awards ceremony, JS TruckMart opened on Nov. 1, 2017, with three full-time employees, a small shop with two dismantle bays, a small warehouse and o ces. Last year the company moved into a new building on Viking Avenue, adjacent to the Shand Access Road, with four dismantle bays, an inventory bay, two wash bays, a full shipping-receiving area and new o ce space.
e company has grown to over 30 full-time employees despite the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, increasing business costs and a strained labour market.
Its employees have included students retired truck drivers and Filipinos. JS TruckMart has made accommodations for employees’ religious beliefs, single-par-
enting challenges, language barriers and more.
Among the other nalists is PTRC Sustainable Ener-
gy in Regina, which has done extensive work in the southeast. It is up for non-pro t impact award, which is a new
for 2024. e 2024 ABEX awards will be handed out Sept. 21 at TCU Place in Saskatoon.
ENERGY
EPYC receives big boost from energy companies
By David Willberg
e Estevan Public Youth Centre has launched a revitalization campaign, and it has bene ted from a substantial boost from the energy sector.
EPYC received a $17,000 donation from Kingston Midstream, and another $17,000 from Tundra Oil and Gas recently, for total support of $34,000. e money from the two companies was through the Richardson Foundation.
Dena Bachorcik, the public awareness and community involvement co-ordinator with Kingston Midstream, said the company really identi ed with EPYC’s mission to connect, engage and empower youth.
“With their space in need of revitalization, both Kingston Midstream and Tundra Oil and Gas wanted to be a part of supporting this much-needed project,” she said.
EPYC executive director Merissa Scarlett said when she became EPYC’s executive director in the spring, there were a lot of things that needed to be brought up to standard for the fa-
cility, located at the intersection of Sixth Street and Souris Avenue South, including area rugs, couches, oor lamps and overhead lighting to make the youth centre feel cozier and more like home.
“We have a great, awesome, big space, but with our overhead lighting at night, it can feel like you’re on display a little bit in here,” said Scarlett.
EPYC is also looking to upgrade its equipment, such as new air hockey paddles and pool cues. e cost of those items adds up.
“Ideally, as well, we’d be looking at getting a small kitchen area, too, so a sink, dishwasher and countertop, just to add a little bit more to our programming,” said Scarlett.
Funding from the two oil eld companies will be directed towards the couches, ooring and the start of the kitchen addition. e contribution exceeded her expectations.
“It was a very great gift in the sense of for me being so new … it really just solidi ed to me that I am doing the right things in the community and with
the youth centre, and it’s just a really good vote of con dence that companies and the people of Estevan … have in the youth centre, and the value they see in having it here,” said Scarlett.
“I think it really speaks that when the youth come in, to be able to tell them that these companies are investing in them, I think it’s just a huge win for everyone.”
e upgrades have an estimated cost of $140,000.
us far, EPYC has received about $40,000 for the campaign.
Scarlett would like to see the revitalization campaign nished this year, but the end of next year is a more realistic target.
Since becoming the head of EPYC, Scarlett said she has been working to create more programs. She was in the schools prior to the end of the school year, connected with the Estevan Comprehensive School, and had a class come in and volunteer their time.
“It’s been really great. It really has shown there is a lot of potential in our youth here. We have a lot of
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youth. And our future is in good hands.”
EPYC had 200 visits total in each of May and June, with 65 youths dropping by for the rst time. e kids have been coming back and bringing friends, too. Last year EPYC had 130 visitors in May and 115 in June.
Scarlett is also working on building a youth leadership group with Grade 1012 studnets that will meet
monthly. Her goal is to have them take on some of the volunteer roles – spending time with the younger visitors, establishing programs and bringing in new ideas.
“It’s really important. I’ve seen that mentorship already happen when we have some older youths in the centre and we have some younger youth. It’s really neat to see how they
want to be with the older youths and follow their lead.”
She hopes the rst meeting can be in September. EPYC will host a family night in August for youths ages 11-17 to bring their parents, so they can learn about what happens at EPYC. She hopes EPYC can also have some big outdoor games in the rest of the summer.
CCS at Boundary Dam has best 12-month stretch ever
Dam Power Station has completed its strongest
12-month period to date. According to information released by SaskPower on July 22, the CCS facility captured 882,273 tonnes of
CO2 between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Meanwhile, during the second quarter of 2024 (April 1-June 30), the CCS facility was available 88.7 per cent of the time, exceeding the objective of 75 per cent of the time. CCS has surpassed the 75 per cent threshold in each of the past four quarters. Boundary Dam Unit 3 (BD3), which is connected to CCS, was available 91 per cent of the time, exceeding the target rate of 80 per cent. BD3 can operate when CCS is o ine, but CCS needs BD3 to function.
In the second quarter, CCS captured 233,007 tonnes of CO2. While online, the facility had a daily average capture rate of 2,867 tonnes in the second quarter, with a peak oneday capture rate of 2,988 tonnes. is resulted in an emissions intensity of 300 tonnes of CO2 per gigawatt hour, the lowest level in the past ve quarters, and well below the carbon tax threshold of 538 tonnes of CO2 per gigawatt hour. e second quarter also included the two best months ever for capturing carbon, with 88,999
tonnes in May and 87,996 tonnes in June. e acid plant at Boundary Dam also continued its strong performance during the quarter, producing a record 1,572 tonnes of sulfuric acid, exceeding the 1,500 tonnes of produced in the rst quarter and well above the target of 1,250 tonnes per quarter. SaskPower is able to sell the acid. In the rst six months of the year, the CCS facility has captured 473,158 tonnes of CO2. Since the facility came online in October 2014, it had captured 6,261,775 tonnes of CO2, as of June 30.
Midale athlete selected for Canadian Para cycling team
Midale’s Keely Shaw has been named to Canada’s Para cycling team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Cycling Canada announced Monday.
“Track and road cyclist Keely Shaw is now an established star in the women’s C4 Para cycling category on both the track and the road,” states her bio on the Canadian Paralympic page.
She won a bronze medal in the women’s individual pursuit at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021. She was the only athlete from Saskatchewan to win either an Olympic or Paralympic medal in Tokyo,
and she was the rst Canadian athlete to win a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Her e orts earned her the Sask Sport Female Athlete of the Year Award for 2021 – the second time she has won the honour.
At the 2024 Para cycling world track championships, she won the bronze medal in the women’s C4 3,000-metre individual pursuit. On the road World Cup circuit, the highlight was a bronze in a road race at the second stop in Belgium. Last year, at the combined road and track worlds, she took silver in the individual pursuit and bronze in the road time trial. At the Para Pan Am Games
a few weeks later, she was crowned the individual pursuit champion.
Her rst major international success was a silver in the individual pursuit
at the 2019 world track championships. Shaw was involved in a horse-riding accident in 2009 at age 15 that left her with partial paralysis on
her left side. She became a Para cyclist in 2016, entered her rst cycling road race in 2017, was invited to a Cycling Canada camp that same year, and then won two medals at the national championships. While at the Paris Paralympics, Shaw will race in the track events, taking place from Aug. 29-Sept. 1 at the Saint-Quentinen-Yvelines velodrome just outside of Paris. e road events will take place Sept. 4-7, starting and nishing in Clichy-Sous-Bois, with Shaw also set to compete.
Charles Moreau, Kate O’Brien and Mike Sametz are previous Paralympic medallists also on the
Para Cycling team. Nathan Clement, Mel Pemble and Alexandre Hayward will also cycle for Canada. At the 2023 world championships in Scotland, these athletes combined to win nine medals, and last fall at the 2023 Para Pan Am Games in Santiago, Canadian Para cyclists won 12 medals.
Quali cation slots for Canada for the Games were earned through cumulative results at world championships and World Cup events in 2023 and 2024. e Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from Aug. 28-Sept. 8. Canada is expecting to send a team of approximately 130 athletes.
By David Willberg
In recent years, Midale has become synonymous with activities for the Saskatchewan Day long weekend.
e community will once again have a host of events lined up from Aug. 2-4, starting with the Midale Rodeo Association’s 16th annual Bull Bash on Aug. 2. en the Souris Valley Antique Association (SVAA) will have its 58th annual Pioneer Echoes weekend on Aug. 3 and 4.
For the bull bash on Aug. 2, gates open at the Midale rodeo grounds at 5 p.m., and there will be beer gardens and four food booths.
e bull bash will begin at 7 p.m. Mutton busting and wild pony rides are also scheduled.
At 9:30 p.m., there will be an adults-only cabaret featuring Crossroads.
Committee member
Adam Carlson said the event typically attracts a large crowd, with over 1,000 people attending last year. Spectators are treated to a highly-competitive event put on by Cross re Bull Riding productions.
e athletes are part of Bull Riders Canada and it is dually-approved by the Canadian Cowboys’ Association.
“We have lots of riders coming from all over, mostly Saskatchewan and Manitoba guys,” said Carlson.
Aaron Roy, a wellknown bull rider from Yellow Grass, is expected to
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compete. Some riders from Brazil are also expected to be in Midale. e top six riders who enter the short go will be auctioned o in a Calcutta for later in the evening.
“Everyone enjoys coming to our facility. Our facility has grown every year and we’re doing more additions to it to make it better each year,” said Carlson. “Hopefully it brings the competitors and the fans, and they enjoy it with the upgrades that we’re doing to make it enjoyable for everyone, and a safe environment as well.”
Carlson said they’re very happy with the support of the sponsors and the volunteers, as the association wouldn’t be able to host these events without them.
e Pioneer Echoes will kick o at 7 a.m. on Aug. 3 and 4 with a pancake breakfast at Midale’s downtown museum on Main Street.
ere will be a ranch rodeo and food booths at the rodeo grounds at 10 a.m. on Aug. 3. Carlson said events will include ranch sorting and loading, calf branding, doctoring, wild cow milking and a bonus event. A chicken scramble will take place for kids. Teams are still being accepted. More information can be found on the Midale Rodeo Association’s Facebook page.
e heritage village will open at 11 a.m. both days, with a ea market, a blacksmithing demonstration and other activities happening well into the afternoon.
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Midale will be busy during Saskatchewan Day weekend
A thresherman’s concession booth also opens at 11 a.m. each day. Beer gardens start at 1 p.m. on Aug. 3 and 11 a.m. on Aug. 4.
e antique tractor parade will be at 2 p.m. each day, and a live threshing demonstration will follow.
e Truco Trick Riders perform at 5 p.m. on Aug. 3, and Crossrooads will play at a cabaret at 8 p.m. that night.
Aug. 4 will also feature a barrel racing jackpot at 8 a.m. and team roping at noon, both of which are organized by the rodeo association, and a church service in the heritage village at 11 a.m.
e Midale Classy Car Show and Shine will be at noon on Main Street on Aug. 4.
New for this year is a people mover that will be
used to take people from the heritage village to the activities downtown.
“If you’re coming to town and you’re worried about di erent events happening throughout the town and how to get there, we have the means of transportation that will be running throughout the weekend,” said Ryan Swenson with the SVAA. e idea was brought to
the committee’s attention, and Swenson said it t well with what they were trying to do.
“We’ve had a lot of people bring up the fact that it’s hard to see everything, when, especially with our side of things, we’re spread out between Main Street Midale and the sport grounds.”
Swenson believes having the events on the August long weekend has worked out well in recent years. With harvest approaching, it’s good timing with the threshing demonstration.
“It actually started out in a eld just outside of town. ey had a group of guys that just threshed a little piece of land, and it’s grown into what it has today. It’s always been a harvest type of thing,” said Swenson. e events happening during the August long weekend also have a good economic spino for Midale, with many people coming into the community.
At 76 years of age, Del Coderre stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirt and the power of perseverance. While many of his peers
might be settling into a quieter lifestyle, Coderre laces up his running shoes and takes on marathons, inspiring countless others along the way.
Coderre, who has lived in Stoughton all his life,
is an active member of the community and a member of the Stoughton Lions Club, where he is involved as the secretary, helping to organize the Stoughton Daze parade and Canada Day festivities, while also being a big part of the W. H. Coderre and Sons business.
Coderre’s journey into marathon running began later in life. In January 2013, Coderre’s wife Shirley thought it was a clever idea to purchase a treadmill to get in better shape. Del Coderre was 65 years old at the time and about 40 pounds overweight.
He admits he had not been very active since high school and reluctantly agreed to get the treadmill. What started as a simple daily jog on the treadmill soon turned to boredom. It
was killing him looking at the four walls that surrounded him, so the treadmill running did not last long.
He took his running to the streets in the early morning hours, which was much more pleasurable, and he began to slowly lose weight, not only through running but eating properly and having adequate sleep. Soon his physical and mental health began to improve.
He enjoyed this new aspect of his life and in August 2013, he entered his rst ve-kilometre run at the Moose Mountain marathon. He won a gold medal as the only man over the age of 65.
Since his journey began, he has participated in many marathons throughout Saskatchewan, including Stoughton, Estevan, Regina and Saskatoon.
He has a closet full of t-shirts and medals that he has won over the past 11 years, and he just cannot stand to get rid of them, as they all bring back wonderful memories.
Coderre has been inspired, motivated and in awe of the many runners who are in their 80s and 90s that still participate in the Queen City Marathon every year.
His participation in marathons goes beyond personal achievement. It is about a statement that physical tness and a zest for life can persist into one’s senior years.
Support from family and friends was crucial to Coderre’s marathon journey, as his wife, children and grandchildren encouraged him to continue on with this passion.
Looking ahead, Coderre has no plans to slow down and he re ects the bene ts of staying active in later years.
“I will be 76 years old this month and I still love to run,” said Coderre. “I will continue to run as long as I am healthy.” He will embrace these marathons, one kilometre at time, and live life to its fullest.
Blake Herbert Koeckeritz March 28, 1936 - July 13, 2024
Blake Herber t Koecker itz late of Midale, SK passed away on July 13 2024 at the age of 88 years He was predeceased by his parents Herber t and Eva Koecker itz; and his wife Myr na (2017); brothers: Morr is, Larr y, Cordell and Clar k; sisters: Ber tha Wr ight Ver na Szoradi Winona Kenderdine and Dawn Grant; and brothers-in-law Har ley and Dale Ironside Blake is sur vived by his daughter, Deanna and his son Br ian (Cor inne); grandchildren: Tyler Wyatt Br ianne Brandon (Maddey) and Jayden Koecker itz He is also sur vived by 4 great-grandchildren: Aver i-Ann Brody Rylan Wyatt and Aspen Koecker itz; his sisters-in-law, Jean Regel and Doreen Koecker itz; as well as numerous nieces and nephews Blake Herber t Koecker itz was the last of 9 children bor n to Herb and Eva Koecker itz on March 28, 1936 at Atler, SK Blake grew up in Ebor Manitoba He marr ied Myr na (Ironside) in 1960 and they had 2 children Deanna and Br ian Blake wor ked for Regent Dr illing for many years followed by Saskatchewan Oil and Gulf Oil before star ting his own consulting company Simko Consulting Blake enjoyed cur ling both as a par ticipant and spectator He loved fishing and par ticipated in many tour naments He liked golf and even has a hole in one from the Elks course in Calgar y He spent many evenings and mor nings playing cards A lot of time in the summer was spent tending to the garden Visitation was held on Thursday July 18 2024 at 9:00 a m to 12:30 p m from RD Family Funeral Chapel Weybur n SK A Funeral Ser vice was held on Thursday July 18 2024 at 1:00 p m from RD Family Funeral Chapel with Car mella Backlun as officiant Inter ment took place at Westphalia Cemeter y Midale SK with luncheon held at the Civic Centre Midale SK For family and fr iends so wishing, char itable donations in memor y of Blake may be made to: MRI for Estevan c/o St Joseph s Hospital Foundation 1176 Nicholson Road Estevan SK S4H 0H3 or for on-line donations: www sjhf org/MRIForEstevan or E-transfer : info@sjhf org Arrangements were entr usted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Cremator ium, Weybur n, SK (848-0333 1-888-848-0333)
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Sharon Arlene Stregger
Sharon Stregger (Better idge) for mer ly of Macoun passed away peacefully at St Joseph s Special Care Home in Estevan on July 15 2024 at the age of 79 years
Sharon was predeceased by her parents Harold and Adeline Better idge; her brother Rober t and granddaughter in-law Meaghan Seipp
Sharon will be forever loved and missed by her husband Walter Stregger ; her daughters Lesa (Tim) Seipp and Pamela (Cur tis) Jensen; grandchildren Zachar y Kr isten (Br yce) and Kyle (Julie) Seipp and her great grandson Duke Seipp Sharon will be remembered by many nieces and nephews, extended family and fr iends A Celebration of Sharon’s life was held on Saturday July 20th at 1:00 p m at Macoun Evangelical Missionar y Church in Macoun Saskatchewan with Pastor Char lie Bowen officiating Inter nment took place at Macoun Cemeter y Honourar y pallbearers were family and fr iends in attendance
In lieu of flowers those wishing to pay tr ibute to Sharon can do so via a donation in her memor y to the Alzheimer Societ y of Saskatchewan Inc @https://alzheimer ca/sk/en The family would like to extend its deepest appreciation to the staff at Long Ter m Care in St Joseph s Hospital in Estevan and New Hope Pioneer Lodge in Stoughton Hall Funeral Ser vices in Estevan provided care to Sharon’s family – Deb Heidinger Funeral Director
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Estevan man charged with forcible confinement
An Estevan man is facing three charges after a domestic dispute.
According to the July 22 report for the Estevan Police Service, officers received a statement regarding the incident that morning. A 39-year-old man was arrested and lodged in cells.
He was to appear before a judge July 23 on charges of forcible confinement, assault and uttering threats.
Also on July 22, members received a report of a fraud in which the victim sent money to an online lending agency in order to obtain a loan. The matter is under investigation.
Officers received other reports of frauds. One was regarding someone losing over $5,000 through a crypto currency app. The other saw the victim send under $5,000 to hold an item for sale. Since then, the seller stopped communicating with the victim. Both matters remain under investigation.
Police received a report July 23 of an assault at a school playground. A young male assaulted another male youth. The subject of the complaint was too young to charge criminally, so members addressed the assault with the youth and his parents.
Police received a report July 24 of an assault that took place at a residence. Statements were provided and the subject of the complaint was issued a written warning for her actions.
Police are investigating a 35-year-old man for failing to comply with the curfew requirements of a conditional sentence order. The matter remains under investigation.
Police received a report of a stolen purse. The suspects used the victim’s credit card and debit card at two local businesses. Police are reviewing video surveillance at both locations and a male suspect has been charged.
Officers received a report on July 25 of an intoxicated female outside St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was arrested and lodged in cells until she was sober.
Police located and arrested a male for theft after he allegedly stole a bicycle from an apartment complex in the city. The bike was recovered and was to be returned to the owner.
Police stopped a vehicle for an insecure load. Members determined the vehicle was unregistered, resulting in the driver being charged accordingly. During the stop, an occupant in the vehicle was found to have a warrant for his arrest for an impaired driving charge. He was arrested and later released after being served the required documents.
Police received a report of a hit and run that occurred July 26 in central Estevan. A semi-trailer unit struck a parked vehicle. A licence plate number was obtained for the offending vehicle. The matter is under investigation.
A report came in of a stolen vehicle from an apartment complex in central Estevan. A statement was obtained from the victim. The matter is under investigation. Two gas-and-go thefts were reported from a local service station.
Police received a report of a collision involving a vehicle
and an e-bike at an intersection. The rider of the bicycle was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with minor injuries. The matter is under investigation. A traffic stop resulted in the male motorist being charged with impaired driving. He was issued a driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
A report came in of individuals drinking alcohol in the parking lot of a local business. Members located the vehicle a short time later. The occupants of the vehicle were charged with having alcohol in a vehicle.
A vehicle stop resulted in a male being given a three-day driver’s licence suspension after he failed a roadside drug screening test for THC. The vehicle was also impounded for three days.
A vehicle stop resulted in a male being charged with impaired driving. His driver’s license was suspended and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
Police received a report of a gas drive-off from a local service station. The licence plate number was obtained. The matter is under investigation.
The EPS received a call from a female who indicates her picture was being used on a website without her consent. The matter is under investigation.
Officers handled 50 occurrences during the weekend. They included four Criminal Code violation tickets served for various offences under the Traffic Safety Act and The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act.
Firefighters called to rollover, motorcycle incident
Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service handled six calls for service from July 22-28, including a rollover west of the city. Local emergency crews responded to the rollover on July 27. An occupant was extricated from the vehicle and was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with what Fire Chief Rick Davies described as “minor injuries”.
The following day, firefighters responded to a motorcycle incident east of the city. Again, emergency crews responded and assisted with
the incident. Minor damage was reported, and Davies said no injuries occurred.
Earlier in the week, the fire department was called July 22 to a vehicle fire in northeast Estevan on July 22. The fire was extinguished, and Davies said the vehicle suffered minor damage and no injuries were reported.
The next call July 24 was a two-vehicle collision in south-central Estevan. Crews responded and assisted. Minor damage was reported, and Davies said
minor injuries occurred. Two calls came in July 25. The first one was a commercial fire alarm in southeast Estevan. Crews responded, investigated and determined an emergency wasn’t occurring. They assisted in resetting the alarm system. Later in the day there was a residential carbon monoxide alarm in the northeast area. Crews responded and investigated, and determined there wasn’t an emergency, as the alarm was due to system issues.
EPS has handled nine bicycle thefts
The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is reminding the public to keep their bicycles secured following a rash of thefts in the community this month.
Police Chief Rich Lowen said the EPS has had nine reports of stolen bicycles since July 1. And while the EPS arrested a person on July 21 that it believes was responsible for multiple thefts, Lowen said people can’t be complacent.
“The message we want to get out to people is make sure you lock your bikes. Just because we live in a safe city doesn’t mean you should leave them out. Make sure you secure them. Lock your storage units, your sheds. Make sure you keep your property locked, and don’t leave those crimes of opportunity to people,” said Lowen. Bicycles should also be secured to a pole or to something solid, so that it can’t be carried away. The EPS isn’t going to blame a victim when a theft occurs, but people have to secure their property or it becomes vulnerable. Lowen also pointed out the bike thefts are a property crime, and it’s unlikely the individual arrested earlier this month would be remanded into custody long-term, so the person could be released back to the public with conditions, but those won’t always deter a person from stealing again.
“Common sense dictates lock your property and lock your bicycles when you’re leaving them,” said Lowen. The individual’s name was not released, but it is someone known to police, Lowen said.
Southeast teams reach semis in provincial tournaments
By David Willberg
Ball diamonds in Estevan were once again brimming with activity on the weekend, thanks to three provincial tournaments that brought 21 teams to the Energy City.
Estevan hosted the Baseball Saskatchewan 18U AA Tier 6, 18U AA Tier 5 and the 13U AA Tier 5 provincial tournaments at Mel Murray Cactus Park and Lynn Prime Park from Friday to Sunday. Nine teams were in the 13U event, and six teams were in each of the 18U divisions.
e Estevan Blazers, comprised of players from Estevan’s house league teams, were the host team in 18U Tier 6, going 3-0 and reaching the provincial semi nal, which they lost 8-4 to the Eston Ramblers.
Estevan opened the tournament with a 9-6 victory over the Quad Town Steelers on Friday evening. ey added two more victories on Saturday, defeating the Regina Expos 16-7 and the Ramblers 9-7 to nish the round robin with a 3-0 mark. Estevan was tied with the Southey Eagles for rst, but Southey earned the top seed on a tie-breaker.
“ e team came together really well,” said coach Dave Lozinski. “ ey really cheered for each other and stayed positive. Our hitting was actually good throughout the weekend, and our pitching was really good right up to the end.”
e biggest challenge was coping with the really good pitching of the other teams.
e Blazers’ players played together for years in minor ball, so coming together as a team wasn’t a problem.
Lozinski believes Estevan ran into a hot pitcher in the semi nal.
“ ey threw a kid that our boys had trouble hitting o of. at kid, he was as good on his rst pitch as he was on pitch 80. He was a very, very good pitcher and that was the di erence in the ball game,” said Lozinski.
For seven members of the Blazers, it was their nal game of minor baseball. Lozinski hopes they will stick with the sport and play the game at the senior or slow-pitch level.
Eston defeated Southey 16-14 in thenal.
e Carndu Astros were the southeast representative in the 18U Tier 5 tournament. Carndu knocked o the Wynyard Blues 7-5 in their lone game Friday. en they knocked o the Gull Lake Greyhounds 19-9 and lost 16-14 to the Yorkton Cardinals Saturday to nish the round robin with a 2-1 record.
Carndu fell 12-2 to Gull Lake in the semi nal. e Greyhounds defeated the Cardinals 24-13 in the gold-medal game.
In the 13U Tier 5 division, the host Estevan Brewers, also comprised of house league players, went 1-3. ey took an 11-1 lead in the second inning of their opening game against the Gravelbourg Lightning, but wound up losing 16-13.
“In the rst game, we had a big lead, and then the momentum shifted and we couldn’t
get it back together to stop the runs from coming in,” said coach Tom Holden.
Gravelbourg hit a lot of holes in the Brewers’ defence, and Estevan missed a few plays, too, Holden said.
Two more losses followed Saturday, 14-3 against the Biggar Nationals and 17-15 against the Balcarres Broncos. Estevan recovered to defeat the Carrot River Loggers 17-12 on Sunday in their nal game of the season.
“It’s always nice when you get a win. e kids end the year on a happy note and everybody was in a good mood. ey had a lot of fun on the weekend.”
Biggar trounced the Prince Albert Royals 12-1 in the nal.
“It was a very, very high level of competition,” said Holden. “ ere were teams from all over the province that had a lot of good pitchers, a lot of good defensive plays and a lot of good batters.”
Holden was pleased with how the Brewers came together. ey put in a lot of hard work at practice and played a few exhibition games.
Both Lozinski and Holden praised everybody who was involved with making the tournaments happen.
“It’s a huge event for our community, and it was done very well. Lots of thanks from di erent teams, so it was just an excellent weekend,” said Lozinski
During the tournament’s opening ceremonies on Friday afternoon, Estevan Minor Baseball saluted Jen Lozinski for all of her contributions to the sport over the years. Lozinski has served in a variety of roles, has been the registration director and played an instrumental role in organizing all of the provincial tournaments in Estevan this summer. She threw the ceremonial opening pitch, and a plaque with her name has been added to the minor baseball Wall of Fame.
Estevan 18U AA Brewers win provincial title
By David Willberg
e Estevan 18U AA Brewers are the Baseball Sask provincial Tier 1 champions.
e Brewers defeated the host North Battleford Beavers 7-4 Sunday afternoon to win provincials and cap a season in which they were the top team in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League almost from the outset.
Estevan scored three times in the second inning and twice in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead over the Beavers. North Battleford rallied with four in the fth to pull within one, but Estevan put the game away with two in the sixth.
Jacob Mayer went 3-for4 at the plate for Estevan. Jayden Kuchinka, Axton
Martin and Sutter Baily each drove in two runs.
Baily allowed 11 hits and four runs – none of them earned – in six innings for the Brewers. Mathias Fornwald pitched one inning of relief for the Brewers to get the save.
Coach Nick Mayer said he and the players weren’t nervous in the nal innings when the Beavers pulled to within one; rather, he said it was a “super fun” game to be in.
Estevan entered the tournament as the top seed on account of their 24-4 record in Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League play in the regular season. e Brewers then went 5-0 at provincials, starting with a 15-5, six-inning win over the Regina Blue Jays on Friday. Jayden
Kuchinka went 4-for-5 for Estevan, scoring three times and having four runs batted in (RBI). One of his hits was a home run.
Estevan then defeated the Regina White Sox 7-6 and the Assiniboia Aces 13-3 on Saturday to nish the round robin at 3-0.
Estevan had a 5-3 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning against the White Sox, who scored scored thrice to lead 6-5, but the Brewers responded with two of their own in the seventh. Fornwald had three hits and scored three times for Estevan, and Kuchinka hit a home run.
Lincoln Spencer allowed ve hits and six runs (two earned) over 5 2/3 innings for Estevan while striking out six.
Kuchinka homered for the third straight game against Assiniboia, while Fornwald had four hits, three runs and two RBIs. Tayson Dietze added three RBIs and scored twice.
Blake Andrist picked up the win on the mound for Estevan, giving up three runs in four innings.
In the semi nal, Fornwald had two hits and two RBIs, and Jacob Mayer pitched 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball, giving up two hits and striking out eight.
“We did everything well,” said coach Mayer. “We always played great defence, we got great pitching from our guys and we had a lot of timely hits all weekend long.”
e provincial title comes after numerous close calls for the U18 AA Brewers.
ey lost the provincial nal in 2021 and made it to the semi nal last year. ey also advanced to the semi nal of the Western Canada Baseball Championships as the host team in 2022.
“ ey’ve been working hard for a long time, and I’ve coached some of them a fair bit over the years, and I’m super proud of them that they continue to show up, work hard and they really enjoy the game,” said Mayer.
e Brewers have ve third-year players who bring a wealth of experience to the game, said Mayer, making it easier to coach them.
Right from the start of the season, Mayer believed they had a team that could win a provincial title. ey lost a couple of games in North Battleford early in the sea-
son, but lost only two more from there. ey are riding a 14-game winning streak. “ ese guys just love, love baseball, and they just enjoy it. ey enjoy the grind of working hard, and they’re always at practice. ey’re always smiling. ey’re just a great, great bunch of guys,” said Mayer.
e Brewers will represent Saskatchewan at Western Canadians in Winnipeg from Aug. 15-18.
Mayer said they’re looking at adding a couple of players for the tournament, but if those don’t materialize, he feels great about the current team.
“Heading into a tournament like that, it’s always good if you can grab some help, but it’s still up in the air a little bit,” said Mayer.
Carlyle Cardinals win fifth straight Saskota title
e Carlyle Cardinals’ drive for ve has been fullled, as the club has won its fth consecutive Harbourne Cup as the Saskota Baseball League champions.
e Cardinals defeated the Estevan Tap House Wolves 3-0 Sunday evening in Carndu to win the Jack Harbourne Memorial Tournament. In addition to their fth straight tournament, it’s the fourth time in ve years the Cardinals have defeated the Wolves in the nal.
Brent MacLean, who has been a member of the Cardinals’ organization for 24 years, said it’s a special feeling to win ve straight championships, because the Cardinals haven’t done it before.
“We hit well and we pitched well. at’s the one thing about our team, is we’ve prided ourselves on pitching and defence, so that’s pretty much the same story as it’s been in the past,” MacLean said in an interview with the Mercury and SaskToday.
Chiefs 3-1 on Saturday to nish the round robin with a 3-0 record.
Carlyle won 10-0 over the Redvers A’s Sunday in the semi nal.
e tournament was tougher this year, he said.
ey had three really good games. e nal was a tight matchup; last year Carlyle needed just four innings to dispatch the Wolves.
MacLean believes seven players have been with the Cardinals for all ve seasons of their dynasty. ey added just one new player this year. Support from the community has helped.
“We always have lots of fans at every game. It’s always awesome to have all of the people come out and cheer us on.”
du for the rst time this year. MacLean said the Astros did a great job of hosting the tournament. Carndu has an option to host the event again next year, and MacLean looks forward to being back in Carndu . “ ey have a really nice facility and they did a good job,” said MacLean. “ eir guys were around all weekend and kept the diamond in good shape. It’s a nice diamond and it was really well run.”
e Cardinals didn’t lose a game in the Saskota league this year. ey went 13-0-1 during the regular season to nish rst. en they went 5-0 during the Harbourne. e tournament opened Friday night with games in the communities of the
During the Harbourne tournament, they scored a lot of runs. When they trailed in a game, they fought back and had timely hits.
top four seeds: the Cardinals, the Carndu Astros, the Weyburn Sun Devils and the Oxbow Chiefs. In Carlyle’s case, their opening game was a 7-6 victory over the eighth-seeded Southeast Diamondbacks – a game the Cardinals trailed 5-3 in the fth inning. e Cardinals rallied, and scored the winning run in the bottom of
the seventh inning.
“ at game woke us up and got us into the tournament. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy that game. It was a tough eighth seed to start o with,” said MacLean.
Once the tournament shifted to Carndu , the Cardinals defeated the Wolves 13-2 in four innings and the
e Wolves were 2-1 in the round robin. ey defeated the Chiefs 8-2 Friday, lost to the Cardinals on Saturday and defeated the Diamondbacks 9-7 Sunday to advance to the playo s. en they beat the host Astros 12-7 in the semi nal.
e Harbourne Tournament was held in Carn-
e Arcola reshers were the other team entered. ree teams didn’t make the Harbourne; the Kenosee Cubs’ season ended last Tuesday when they lost a play-in game against the Diamondbacks, while the Moosomin Badgers and the Kipling Royals missed the playo s.
Up next for the Cardinals is the Baseball Sask senior AA Tier 1 provincial championship in Regina from Aug. 2-4. For additional photos of the tournament, please visit our provincial news hub at sasktoday.ca.
Team South East wins 20 medals at Summer Games
Team South East came home with 20 medals – six gold, three silver and 11 bronze – from the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Lloydminster.
e event was held from July 21-27. It kicked o with opening ceremonies on July 21, and then the rst three days of events occurred from July 22-24, with competition in archery, canoe-kayak, golf, male soccer, female softball, Special Olympics bocce ball, swimming, tennis, and male and female volleyball.
Team South East won ve bronze medals in the rst half. Among the medallists was McKenzie Bayliss of Carndu in female archery recurve, Hunter Kirby of Carndu in male archery recurve, and Donna Southward of Estevan in Special Olympics bocce ball; she had six wins in seven games.
Meanwhile, the boys’ soccer team won the bronze medal with a 3-2 win over Team Regina. Among the team members were Henry Blue, Connor Mercer and Abdul Mohammed of Estevan; and Leif Clark, Pierson Berner and Clyde Orpiano of Stoughton. e girls’ softball team nished fourth, falling 1310 to Team Lakeland in the bronze medal game. e southeast entry included Kensie Aspinall and Madison Zukewich of Estevan; Elizabeth Bergen and So e Morrow of Oxbow; and Kelci Sorestad of Carndu . Other athletes from the Mercury’s distribution area who competed during the rst half were:
Brandt John Barber of Carndu , competing in male archery recurve, and Soren Peterson of Macoun, entered in male archery compound, nished fth in their respective categories. In swimming, Jennika Linthicum nished fourth in the female 50-metre backstroke, sixth in the 100-metre backstroke and the 50-metre freestyle, and 12th in the 200-metre freestyle. She also competed in several relay events, nishing sixth in the 4x50-metre mixed freestyle, the 4x50-metre female medley, the 4x50-metre female freestyle, the 4x50 mixed medley, and the 4x100-metre female freestyle relay team.
In male swimming, Liam Kwochka of Estevan was part of the Team South East entry that nished fth in the 4x100-metre freestyle medley male relay event. He was also entered in several individual events.
Also competing in the pool were Marc Nathan
Burlasa of Estevan, who competed in two 50-metre swimming events, and Danica Mosley of Estevan, who was in several female swimming competitions. e tennis team was comprised entirely of Estevan athletes. On the male side, Brooks Cote made it to the semi nal round and nished fourth, while the team of Max Froese and Taylor Lisafeld nished fth in boys’ doubles, as did the team of Brynn Rosengren and Parker Kosior in mixed doubles.
Team South East’s Abigail Jutras (girls’ singles), and Bella Hammett and Madelyn Stead (girls’ doubles) were sixth in their respective tennis events.
e male volleyball team, which included Darius Dixon of Carlyle, nished eighth.
Also nishing eighth was the female volleyball team, which included Alix Rae and Tenley Gervais of Carlyle; Alivia Waldegger of Estevan; Araya Werstuik of Arcola; Summer Bowser of Carndu ; and Hallie Pospisil of Storthoaks.
e Special Olympics bocce ball team included two other Estevan ath-
letes, Sarah Henry, who was 11th, and Julia Iverson, who came in 16th.
e second half, on July 25-27, included athletics, male baseball, male and female basketball, beach volleyball, girls’ soccer and triathlon. Fifteen of the Team South East medals came in the second half.
Among athletes from the Mercury’s distribution area, Chase Himmelspach of Carlyle won the gold medal in the male javelin toss. He also nished seventh in the long jump.
Carlyle’s Dane Peterson won bronze in the male shot put. He also nished 11th in the javelin and 12th in the discus.
Estevan’s Truman Ciepliski won the bronze medal in the male pentathlon, which is comprised of ve events – the 100 metres, high jump, shot put, long jump and the 800 metres.
Team South East also won silver in the male athletics sprint medley and bronze in the female 4x100-metre relay. (Names of the athletes were not immediately available).
All of Team South East’s gold and silver med-
als came in athletics.
Other athletes competing from the Mercury’s distribution area competing in the second half were:
In male athletics, Sawyer Tomaszewski of Carlyle was fth in the 110-metre hurdles, seventh in the 300-metre hurdles, 12th in the triple jump and 16th in the long jump; Khalifa Elshein of Oxbow was fth in the 400 metres and 800 metres; Adeon Sullivan of Estevan was fth in the high jump and 10th in the 3,000 metres; and Grayson Brock of Oxbow was seventh in the pentathlon.
In female athletics, Kirsten East of Carlyle nished eighth in shot put, and 11th in the javelin and the discus; Karsyn Gervais of Carlyle was seventh in the long jump; and Peyton Irwin of Oxbow was 12th in the 3,000 metres and 16th in the 1,500 metres.
e female basketball team nished fth. Team members included Olivia Von Sprecken, Chelsea Madsen and Graceigh-Mae Sullivan of Estevan, and Ruby Graf of Bienfait.
nick of Bienfait and Spencer Turk of Forget, nished sixth.
e baseball team nished seventh. Members included Logan Kolenz, Broden Henry and Quintin Sliva of Estevan; Seth Franklin and Branson Hutt of Alameda; Cort Barber of Carndu ; and Nathan Gardiner of Gainsborough.
Also nishing seventh was the female soccer team, which included Abby Coderre, Abigail Hall, Kierra Goudy and Nella Hall, all of Stoughton.
e Team South East mission sta includes Joni Hagen and Jacquie Van De
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e rst half featured archery, canoe-kayak, golf, male soccer, female softball, Special Olympics bocce ball, swimming, tennis, and male and female volleyball. is year marks the rst time the Saskatchewan Summer Games took place since 2016 in Estevan. e Games were supposed to be held in Lloydminster in 2020, but had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TheEstevanPolice Servicerequiresa strong, experiencedleader to guidethe force through aperiod of rapid growth in theCityofEstevan, locatedinthe South East corner of Saskatchewan. ThePoliceChiefwill lead ahighquality, well-resourced, and thoroughlytrained team of officerswhile enjoyinga good relationship with the PoliceBoard andAssociation. Thesefactors assist in managingthe many challenges presentwitharapidly growing economy.
Requirements
•Bachelor of Administrationorother formalized Managementand Administrative Trainingoralternatively,candidateswitha combination of policesupervisory/management experience andprofessional training Candidatesshould have aproventrack record in managing forefficiency and effectivenesstobring about changeina municipaland unionized environment. Candidatesshould be familiar with theprocesses involved in reporting to aPolice Board or Commission, andpossessexperiencein dealing with themediaaswellasworkingwithgovernment structures
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Tothriveinthis environment, youwill have adesiretomakeadifference.
Be part of our prospering community andchallenging work environment while still maintaining astrong work /lifebalance.
TheCity of Estevanoffers acompetitive salary and an outstandingbenefits package.
Interestedcandidatesare invited to apply, in writing,includinga coverletter resume and threecurrent references on or beforeJuly31, 2024 Forfurtherinformation, please contact:
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2024 PROPERTY TAXNOTICES
2024 Property TaxNotices were mailed out Monday,June 17,2024. Pleasecontact City Hallifyou did not receiveyourproperty tax noticeorneed to update mailing /contact information
2024 Taxesare due: July 31, 2024
Penalties areaccumulative, applied the 1stofeach month starting August1
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Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2025
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Payments accepted by Cash, Cheque or Debit
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TheCity of Estevanoffers (TIPPS) tax installment payment plan service. TIPPS
allows property owners to pre-pay their property tax bill in 12 monthlyinstallments
making budgeting easier with no added fees or penalties. Monthlywithdrawals are madeonthe first banking dayofeachmonth.
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Contact City Hall 306-634-1800 formoreinformation.
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TheCity of Estevanisundertaking constructionfor the Watermain replacement. Theaffected area includes Firststreetbetween Souris Avenue andeighth Avenue as well as 8th avenue between First street and ValleyStreet Property access and parking restrictions aretooccur
This work will commenceMay 27,2024and will take approximatelyeight (8) weeks to complete(subject to weather)
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POLICECONSTABLE
TheEstevanPoliceService is seeking applications forthe position of Police
Constable TheEstevan PoliceServiceoffers acompetitivesalary andbenefitspackage ongoing professional development, and arange of career opportunities. Currently servingand trainedCanadian policeofficers areencouragedtoapply
Allcandidatesmustpossessminimumqualifications, including the following:
•18years of age
•Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent
•Excellent physicalcondition and health with no medical conditions thatwould prohibit your ability to safely completerecruit training and perform all aspects of policework
• Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, or have apermanent residencyatthe time of application
•Valid driver ’s license (unrestricted foraminimum of one year)and good driving record
• Good moral character
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Theclosing date is September 3, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BYLAW 2024-2085
TheCouncil of theCity of Estevan, pursuantto Section207 of the Planning and DevelopmentAct,2007, givesnoticeofits intentiontoamend Zoning Bylaw#2022-2061 to facilitate thedevelopmentofa day carefacility on 1505-1509 Wellock Road (Lot 1A-3A, Block139, Plan 102371060) Thelandiscurrently zonedtoResidential(R1)Districtwhich doesnot allowfor aday carefacility Amending thezoning to Medical Services (C5) District will allowfor aday carefacility andbecompatible with businessesand services offeredinthe nearby West EstevanMalland St.Joseph’sHospital. Theamending Bylaw 2024-2085 maybe inspected by anypersonatthe Legislative Services Business Division, City Hall, 1102 4th Street,Estevan,Saskatchewan, between the hoursof8:00am-4:30pm MondaytoFridayor through contact to Land DevelopmentServices at landdevelopment@estevan.ca 306-634-1821. City Council, at it’smeetingtobeheldon Monday, August19, 2024,at 6:00pm in Council Chambers City Hall 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan will hear any person(s) wishingtobeheardwith respect to theproposed rezoning bylaw andwill furtherconsider anywrittensubmissions respectingthe proposed zoning amendment, providedsuchintentions and/or submissions arereceivedbythe City Clerk’sOffice, LegislativeServices,City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street,Estevan,Saskatchewan, S4A0W7 no later than 12:00 pm on Tuesday, AUGUST 13, 2024.
