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Integrated Can we come back? Traffic Unit introduced unit a ‘good fit ’ for Estevan, says police Chief By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca
In order to address the growing concern over distracted driving and other poor driving habits that put lives in danger, the Estevan Police Service will be creating an integrated traffic unit with local RCMP, allowing police to cover more ground when it comes to monitoring traffic in the city. The unit is a part of the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan. The project will integrate the existing local RCMP traffic unit that currently monitors traffic on highways with the EPS. “Now, rather than just having two traffic officers, there will be a total of six patrolling Estevan,” said Estevan police Chief, Paul Ladouceur. The combined efforts of the two departments
will theoretically help police focus on problem areas within Estevan that, if left unchecked, may result in fatalities. “It’s like the transient drug culture. We often see police working together because we know if a drug dealer is in Regina, the product is likely to make it to Estevan,” Ladouceur explained. “It’s a very different scenario but the analogy is somewhat similar. “In other words, if someone is breaking the law and speeding on a h i g h w a y, c h a n c e s a r e they’re going to be in our community at one point or another, and if they have a bad habit of speeding or texting while driving, that’s not going to change when they reach Estevan.” The integrated traffic unit will provide officers with better training ⇢ A2 Province
The Estevan girls and boys senior basketball teams hope to win the McLeod series for the first time in over 30 years tonight at the Estevan Comprehensive School. The Elecs are down seven points heading into tonight’s final games in Estevan. Photo by Alex Coop
NDP select Robock to lead into provincial campaign Cameron Robock had perhaps harboured a desire to be more involved in the political scene for awhile, but it was a six-hour emergency ward ordeal at a Regina hospital that convinced him it was time to see if he could make a difference on that level. Robock was elected as the NDP candidate for the Estevan Constituency in the next provincial campaign, capturing the uncontested nomination at the party’s annual meeting in
the UMWA Hall on Feb. 7. “It was this little guy who convinced me,” said Robock, nodding toward his two-year-old son Leo who was busily engaged, playing with his mother Angela following the formal portion of the meeting. “He took ill while we were on the road and after more than six hours in the emergency room at Regina General, we decided to bring him back to Estevan where he got the help he needed once we got him
here,” Robock said. That experience confirmed, in his mind, the provincial medical system was breaking down even further, not getting stronger, and he wanted to be part of a team that could bring about some change. But he knows, he said, it’s a tough battle since electors in the local constituency have been firmly behind the local Sask. Party candidate Doreen Eagles in the previous elections. “Doreen is a fine lady.
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ency president, a role he will relinquish once the next campaign commences. Frank Quennell, the former NDP MLA for Saskatoon-Meewasin, was also in attendance and spoke briefly to the members who heard from treasurer Wilma Poage that they had performed admirably over the previous year, moving from a deficit of $21,000 with the provincial body, to a surplus of over $2,000 heading into a new fiscal year. “The members did it
with a lot of hard work and commitment,” said Tom O’Sullivan, a member of the executive who chaired the AGM. Quennell told the Mercury the provincial NDP is not interested in creating an urban/rural split situation, playing one against the other in a bid to reclaim rural votes lost over the years. “Instead we’ll go after them for such things as inattention to students and educational needs, the thought ⇢ A2 Senior
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