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Fatality This SUV collided with a pair of fire hydrant bollards on the 700 block of Sixth Street on Feb. 17. The investigation into the accident continues. Details on page A2.

Estevan’s population dropped in 2015 By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Few will be surprised to hear that Estevan’s population is declining, thanks to the drop in the price of oil. But according to the annual covered population report from eHealth Saskatchewan, the population decline might not be as sharp as some people thought. The annual tabulation of people who possess Saskatchewan Health Cards in urban and rural municipalities shows that there were 13,205 people in the city of Estevan, as of June 30, 2015. It’s a moderate decline from the 13,513 individuals who resided in the city as of June 30, 2014. The annual tabulation is not a census, but it is viewed as a more credible source than the census run by Statistics Canada every five years. Estevan’s population is consistently higher in the covered population report than in the census. The last census in 2011 pegged Estevan’s population at a little more than 11,000 people. Mayor Roy Ludwig is among those who puts more stock in the eHealth Saskatchewan figures. “I think an annual report keeps it closer to the actual numbers,” Ludwig told the Mercury. “By getting the numbers more often, it shows a truer picture.” Ludwig admits he was “pleasantly surprised” with the numbers in the most recent covered population report. “Although we thought the numbers would be lower, I was afraid they might be lower than what they actually proved to be,” he said. A number of indicators point to fewer people in the city than a few years ago, when the economy was thriving. There are fewer vehicles on the road, and more vacancies in rental properties. “That’s why I thought, correspondingly, the numbers for our population would be less than what they were,”

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said Ludwig. The numbers from eHealth Saskatchewan break down a municipality’s population into gender and age groups. It shows there were 6,739 males and 6,436 females in the city last year. Both numbers were down, as there were 6,957 males and 6,556 females the previous year. As for the age groups, there were more people between the ages of 25 and 29 than any other with 1,270. There were 692 men and 578 women in that age demographic. The rural municipality (RM) of Estevan, meanwhile, experienced a slight increase in its population, from 641 people in 2014 to 715 last year. There were 384 males and 331 females in the RM. The largest age group for males in the RM was boys between the age of five and nine, as there were 35. There were 37 women between the ages of 50 and 54, making it the largest age group for females. The 50 to 54 age group also accounted for the largest share of the population in the RM with 66 residents. As for the other communities close to Estevan, Bienfait’s listed population was 1,061 people in 2015, which was 15 more than the previous year; Frobisher had 205 residents, which was down from 216 people in 2014; North Portal had 165 people, which was down from 181 residents; Torquay had 337 inhabitants, which was down from 358 people; Macoun had 392 residents, which was up from 356 people; and Midale had 853 residents, which was down from 863 inhabitants. The rural municipalities saw slight changes to their populations. Coalfields was home to 214 people in 2015, compared with 211 the year before; Cambria had 191 residents, which was up from 179 people the previous year; Benson had 334 residents, which was down from 340 inhabitants; and Cymri had 215 residents, which was up from their 207 inhabitants in 2014. The total population in the Sun Country Health Region was 59,686 people last year, compared with 59,984 in 2014.

The first-ever state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner was pressed into service less than an hour after it was officially launched on Monday afternoon at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mel Chamney, his wife Marge and family gathered in the imaging department at the Estevan hospital with Mel having the honour of initiating the service with a neurological scan. After it was over, family members James, Mike and Mel produced a cheque in the amount of $5,000 from Chamney Crushing Ltd. for the St. Joseph’s Foundation to express their gratitude. The family said they certainly welcomed the addition to health-care services in southeast Saskatchewan. “It will beat having to make those long drives into Regina, especially in the winter and it will reduce the wait times all around,” said James. Dr. Khalid Sheikh, who performs surgeries in Estevan and Weyburn on a regular basis, said CT scans were “an essential service we can now offer. It was a long-awaited addition. On many occasions I’ve had to send a patient into Regina just for a CT scan and Regina, being a catchall tertiary health service region, often had delays, so the process was highly inconvenient at times, plus risky on occasions, as well as more expensive — with the added time for everyone. Now we can provide a standard of care that patients deserve. And I’m sure Regina will be happy too,” he said amidst a round of laughter from the 100 or more people in attendance. Provincial Health Minister Dustin Duncan, who represents Weyburn-Big Muddy, which is included in the Sun Country Health Region, said the unique proposal coming from the Estevan committee over three years ago, was eventually accepted and the process began. The uniqueness was the fact that the local committee and St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation were willing to purchase the $1.2 million scanner and also pay for the necessary renovations at the hospital to accommodate it. He said the other factor was that this was the first CT scanner to be approved for a district hospital. All of the other 13 scanners in the province are located in larger regional hospitals. Duncan paid tribute to Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles, who was unable to attend the function, but he noted she was a committed advocate for the project, as were the local committee members who continually lobbied for the service. “The growth in services will continue and will include private and public services. It’s been great to see the partnerships that came together to make this happen,” Duncan said, referring to the fact that local rural municipalities and local businesses and individuals provided large financial donations which led to the launch date. Mayfair Radiology Services of Regina and Calgary will provide the image readings and assist with the diagnostics. They were represented at the opening by Drs. Illya Boridy and Kaushik Bhagat and Lana Bruner. Greg Hoffort, executive director of St. Joseph’s, served as emcee for the afternoon program that included words of welcome and celebration from Sun Country Health Region’s CEO Marga Cugnet, Sun Country board chairwoman Marilyn Charlton, Dr. Sheikh, Mayor Roy Ludwig who is also vice-chairman of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation and Duncan. A more complete summary of the celebration and comments from health-care providers and participants can be found in this weekend’s edition of Southeast Lifestyles.

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Speed limit decision likely coming soon By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

CT Service Begins Those participating in the official launch of the CT scanning service in St. Joseph’s Hospital were, from the left: Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig, surgeon Dr. Khalid Sheikh, St. Joe’s executive director, Greg Hoffort, Health Minister Dustin Duncan, Sun Country Health Region CEO Marga Cugnet, Sun Country board chairwoman Marilyn Charlton and Dr. Jamilal Akensete, whose patient was the first to use the new service.

Kinettes perform acts of kindness Members of the Estevan Kinettes Club spent several hours on Saturday helping others in the community during the Kinsmen and Kinettes’ National Day of Kindness. Kristol Nagy, Jackie Mvula, Tara Kyle, Susan Colbow and Chelsey Istace visited several sites across the community to distribute gifts, coupons and other items. Nagy, who was in charge of the local activities, said the Kinettes had a lot of fun, and the people who received gifts were very appreciative. The day started at the Tim Hortons on King Street, where Kinettes handed out gift cards to people in the drive-through lane. “People at Tim Hortons seemed a little bit confused that we just wanted to pass something on and have them pay it forward,” said Nagy. “They were trying to pay us for the gift cards, even though we were trying to hand them out for free to everybody.” Then they went to the obstetrics unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital, where they donated a newborn baby basket to Josee Amyot and her son Hudson. The basket included a baby blanket, lotions, body wash and more. Their next stop was the hospital’s long-term care ward, where they handed out flowers to many of the residents. They did the same at

From left, Estevan Kinettes Jackie Mvula and Chelsey Istace, gift recipient Josee Amyot (with Hudson), and Kinettes Tara Kyle, Susan Colbow and Kristol Nagy participated in a gift basket donation during the Kinettes’ Day of Kindness on Saturday. David Willberg photo. the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. “We had people hug us, and some people were just in tears, especially some of the people at the nursing home. They were just happy to have someone come visit them and talk with them, even if it was just for a couple of minutes,” Nagy told the Mercury. Kinettes went to the mall and filled candy machines with coins, so that people could receive free candy. They handed out baked goods at the police station, gave away free tickets for that night’s hockey game between the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins and the Weyburn Red Wings, and delivered hygiene items to the Salvation Army. Those prod-

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ucts will be for guests at the Warm Welcome shelter. “At our last Kinette meeting, each person brought forward ideas that we thought would be fun to do in Estevan, and would be successful for the day with the number of people that we had volunteering to do the random acts,” said Nagy. She estimates at least 100 people will benefit from the acts of kindness. “It’s hard to keep a number, because we have a lot of stock,” said Nagy. Nagy noted that some Kinettes who couldn’t attend Saturday activities still found ways to perform random acts of kindness.

Local residents are likely to soon find out whether speed limits for the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Fourth Street will remain at 50 kilometres per hour (km/h), or if they will be reduced to 30 km/h. The issue is expected to be discussed at the Feb. 29 meeting of Estevan City Council. Council gave first reading to a bylaw on the issue during their previous meeting on Feb. 8. Councillors Brian Johnson and Trevor Knibbs voted against the motion, citing the opposition they have received from the public on the issue. Other council members have also received a lot of criticism on the speed limits. Mayor Roy Ludwig said at the meeting on Feb. 8 that the public’s reaction would ultimately guide council’s decision on whether to proceed with the speed limit reduction. A poll was set up on the city’s website and Facebook page. While the exact results were not immediately released, Ludwig noted the results from the Facebook poll indicated the public supports the status quo for Fourth Street. The polls were closed on the morning of Feb. 22. “At this point in time, it would appear that the majority of people that are emailing in are in favour of leaving it as it is,” the mayor told the Mercury. He has also spoken with a lot of people in the community. The majority of business owners and employees that Ludwig spoke to support the speed limit change. He has already talked to business people on the south side of Fourth Street, and he vowed to speak with those on the north side of the street before the next council meeting. “I’ve definitely received different points of view,” Ludwig said. The reduced speed limit proposal has the support of police Chief Paul Ladouceur, the downtown business improvement district, the city’s traffic control committee and the Estevan board of police commissioners. “I believe it has merit to slow down the speed for those two blocks, but having said that, this will be up to the will of council as a whole,” said Ludwig. He still supports the police chief’s position on Fourth Street, because Ludwig believes slower speed limits will give motorists more time to react on the busy two-block stretch that includes mid-block crossings and vehicles joining and leaving the flow of traffic. Ludwig recognizes speed limits are a contentious issue, and it can be tough to predict how people will react. “In the past, any time we discuss speed limits, it tends to be a little bit of a controversial topic,” said Ludwig. Council will have to give the bylaw second and third reading for the speed limit reduction to occur. If they don’t approve the bylaw, then the speed limit will remain the same. If the bylaw is ratified, then the lower speed limits will proceed, although there would be a grace period to give motorists time to adjust.

Investigation continues into Sixth Street accident By Sam Macdonald

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The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has released the name of the man involved in the fatal single-vehicle accid e n t l a s t We d n e s d a y

morning. Darwin Sawyer, 79, an Estevan resident, was found unresponsive in a sports utility vehicle on its side, on the 700 block of Sixth Street, after colliding into two bollards that protected a fire hydrant in

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Texting and driving focus of campaign By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

First responders in Estevan are teaming up to stress the dangers of texting while driving. The Estevan Police Service, the Estevan Fire and Rescue Service and the Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) issued a photo on their respective social media accounts last week. It has the message of “Is Your Life Worth the Text?” A member of each agency is shown standing in front of their respective vehicles. Fictitious text message conversations are also on the image. The conversations end with one person concerned about the well-being of the other. The tweets also state: “You don’t want us responding to your next text.” Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said Saskatchewan General Insurance (SGI) and law enforcement agencies from across the province are teaming up to crack down on distracted driving this month, and this local campaign is part of the initiative. “Certainly, there are a

number of things that can distract a driver, everything from eating while driving to trying to read a document while driving or looking at a map, so these can all constitute distracted driving,” said Ladouceur. Texting and driving is one of the biggest issues police encounter. “Several times at traffic lights or intersections, I’ve noticed people with their head down … and they’re texting with their phone,” said Ladouceur. He has investigated accidents in which distracted drivers ventured into oncoming traffic and caused a fatal head-on collision. The EPS will have plain-clothed officers at intersections to look for people who are texting and driving. Other officers will be in unmarked vehicles. “I always believe it’s fair to warn the public ahead of time, and let them know that this is coming,” said Ladouceur. “So put the phone down. It’s very simple because if you get the ticket, don’t complain when you’ve been given ample opportunity to abide by the law.” The partnership with

The Estevan Fire and Rescue Service, Estevan Police Service and Estevan EMS have teamed up on a campaign to combat texting and driving. Submitted photo. EMS and the fire department was initiated because the three agencies are responding to incidents that involve texting and driving, and they realize it’s in their best interests to work together. “When we work together, we get better results,” said Ladouceur. “Quite frankly, we’ve told the fire department … that if they see someone texting and driving, they should call us, grab a licence plate and we’ll deal with it.” Ladouceur encourages people to call police if they

see someone texting and driving. “If someone’s head is buried in their phone while they’re texting and driving, they’re as much a risk on that roadway as an impaired driver,” said Ladouceur. “The public should take that same approach. We have the RID (Report Impaired Drivers) program when it comes to impaired driving, and this should be no different.” People often don’t realize how dangerous texting and driving can be until something tragic happens. If the distracted driver

causes a fatal accident, then it can lead to criminal charges. “You can’t focus on those two important tasks at the same time, so you have to put the phone down,” said Ladouceur. It’s hard to know how many accidents in the city are caused by distracted driving, he said, and they don’t have a breakdown on how many collisions are due to texting and driving. The police chief believes the majority of the accidents in the city are likely reported directly to SGI.

Police are trying to get an exact figure on the number of accidents that have happened in the city, but Ladouceur noted distracted driving is one of the top three causes of collisions causing fatalities and serious injuries. Speeding and impaired driving are the other causes. The campaign has already received some positive feedback on social media, and Ladouceur believes that support from the public will grow as the public becomes more aware of the first responders’ efforts.

PCs release first plank in platform By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The revived Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party under leader Rick Swenson released the first plank of their 2016 platform heading into the April 4 general election. Seeking ways to escape the boom-and-bust cycle the province is experiencing now and has fought through in the past, the PCs have placed a couple of proposals on the table that could directly involve citizens in the southeast region. Since broccoli and cauliflower are becoming more costly than a barrel of oil, the PCs are suggesting the Shand Greenhouse could easily be repurposed to grow vegetables and fruits rather than trees, using the current greenhouse facilities that could then be expanded in the future to include traditional trees once again along with

hybrid trees. “Then we don’t have to buy so much food from Mexico,” said Estevan Constituency candidate Paul Carroll, who attended the party’s policy forum that was held in Moose Jaw last week. With the Canadian dollar falling in value compared with the U.S. greenback, the PC suggestion should gather even more traction, said Swenson. The PC Party went on to add the program could be shifted over to the Saskatchewan Research Council and the University of Saskatchewan’s strong agricultural programmers to take pressure off SaskPower, the current operators of the Shand Greenhouse which uses waste heat from the Shand Power Station to feed the greenhouse that is restricted to the growing of young trees and shrubs. “We grow food in Saskatchewan, that’s what we

do and we are also producing a lot of additional heat and wasting much of the BTUs. We should be using these products for value added production,” said Carroll. “Trucking fruit and vegetables from Mexico like we’re doing at the current rate, is costly and time consuming. We could be trucking our own vegetables across provinces.” Carroll said the program his party envisions would have a short-term mandate that would allow for a good experimental period and if the vegetable and fruit greenhouse concept didn’t work, then the program could simply default back to the tree nursery concept with no harm to anyone or the environment since “trees supply oxygen, so they’re a very valuable commodity too, that’s why we’d like to see both of these programs go forward,” said Carroll, adding that government would not have to be

fully involved other than to provide a startup grant or perhaps offer a tax incentive or a temporary partnership to get the idea into an action plan. That plan would include a government exit strategy, which would allow agricultural entrepreneurs to take hold of the concept and run with it. “Right now there is no price tag on it. The experts in the business and agricultural world would provide that and they’d be much better at it, but I don’t believe the original cost would be huge because the greenhouse is already there and it’s using Shand’s waste heat,” Carroll said. The Estevan PC candidate went on to say that the platform could also include an expanded role for Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs with their untapped potential to provide water for irrigation projects, and again, it could begin with a modest pilot

project to test viability without a huge cost attached. “These are two great opportunities we have staring us in the face and they’re close by,” said Carroll. “I believe they are also realistic and if successful, we have lots and I mean lots of heat to spare from our southeast power plants that could be used efficiently to grow things.” Swenson noted these first two planks spoke to the subjects of food self-sufficiency, greener energy and business (job) opportunities in places other than Regina and Saskatoon and projects that were not directly attached to the oil industry. “This speaks to Saskatchewan’s abundant land and water resources and clean environment. We are blessed with more sunshine than anywhere else in Canada. Let’s start using that resource along with Saskatchewan’s ingenuity,” Swenson said. “Because of the fore-

Paul Carroll sight of the PC Party in the 1980s, this province has many industrial complexes that generate heat to power our food industry through the coldest days of a Saskatchewan winter. Many of these complexes already help power our agriculture industry, so why not make them a bigger part of the production cycle?” Carroll said the party will be revealing further suggestions and recommendations for voters to discuss once the election writ is dropped and the campaigns are officially launched.

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Snack Time These busy friends shared some cookies and chatter while taking a break from their activities at the Estevan Public Library on Saturday afternoon. Thessa Espina (foreground) and Janiya Laforga and her mother Jona were captured by the camera during the break. Photo by Norm Park

Kitchen’s appointment is meaningful Robert Kitchen’s connections to the Canadian Forces are well documented. His father was a major general with the forces, and he has numerous family members who are serving their country. It’s why Kitchen, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Souris-Moose

Mountain, wanted to be part of the standing committee on veterans’ affairs – an appointment he received in late January. “This is my way of trying to, hopefully, step in there, and hopefully speak on veterans’ behalf, and work on their behalf,” said Kitchen. He is one of three

Conservative MPs on the committee. There are also six Liberals and one New Democrat. Kitchen found out on Feb. 16 that he had been appointed as the vice-chair of the committee. If the chairperson, Neil Ellis, a Liberal MP from Ontario, is unable to attend a meeting, Kitchen would assume

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Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen Kitchen noted several other committee members have family who have served with the Canadian Forces and the RCMP, and he believes there is a good mix of MPs on the committee.

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The call is out for upcoming Saskatchewan election workers By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

With the provincial election approaching, Elections Saskatchewan is still on the lookout for people available to help the democratic process, this coming spring. Tim Kydd, a spokesperson with Elections Saskatchewan, said that each constituency needs between 150 to 175 people to work the election. With 61 constituencies in Saskatchewan, that leads to the need for approximately 10,000 workers for the upcoming election, province-wide. “That’s just on April 4th, election day,” Kydd noted. “We also need people to work the advance voting days, which go five days, from March 29 to April

2. We’ll also need a few people to work in each of the returning offices for the month of March.” Elections Saskatchewan is already covering ground in Estevan, recruiting workers for the upcoming election. Kydd said about 100 people have already signed up to work in Estevan and the Estevan area. When asked how different parts of Saskatchewan stack up to one another in terms of interest in election work, Kydd said there’s no hard and fast answer. Plenty of support is found in certain communities, while it can be relatively scarce in others. “It’s interesting that even in big cities we have some communities that have a long list and some where it isn’t as long,” said Kydd.

60 and Over Club highlights Submitted by Shirley Graham A man and a woman went to a restaurant for a meal. The lady sat quietly while the man ate. Concerned, the waitress said to the woman “You’re not eating. Is anything wrong?” “Oh no. I’m just waiting for the teeth,” the woman replied. The jam session on Feb. 14 was another good time for everyone. There was great music and good food. Join us for the next one on March 13. Shuffleboard winners for the week of Feb. 15 were Clarence Morgan and Lorna Stubel. Margaret Renwick was second. Bette McDonald was first place in bridge. Jake Fichter was second and Lorna Stubel came in third. The winner in cribbage 16024MF1

was Eric Parker. Wilf Marcotte was second and Earl Craig was third. A Polish man moved to the U.S. and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along really well. One day he rushed into a lawyer’s office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce. The lawyer said getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and proceeded to ask the Polish man several questions to find out a reason, but the man misunderstood all of them. Finally, the lawyer asked why the Polish man wanted the divorce. “She is going to kill me,” the man said. “What makes you think that?” asked the lawyer. “I got proof. She buys a bottle at drugstore and puts it on shelf in bathroom. I can read, and it says “Polish Remover.”

“The situation in bigger cities, like Regina and Saskatoon, is similar to Estevan and areas around it. There are certain pockets where you have a lot of interest, and you see some other

areas, around those pockets, where the numbers are down.” This year, Elections Saskatchewan is rolling out a new strategy to create interest in working the elec-

tion and putting the money it pays workers toward a good cause, by reaching out to charities, community service groups and organizations. Elections Saskatchewan has started a program by which the money workers make during the election can be donated fully, or in part, to a charity. “We know what a challenge it is that service groups face, fundraising these days,” said Kydd. “So, with this idea, a member of your association or group can work the election and then donate. You can make a pretty significant contribution when you get a good number of people donating.” Kydd said the idea is new, “but that donating to a charity isn’t,” adding that out of the 10,000 people

who work during elections, hundreds are members of service clubs, faith organizations or other similar entities. Elections Saskatchewan is looking for information officers who greet voters and ensure they’re carrying identification, registration table attendants, and deputy returning officers and poll clerks. The latter two work together throughout the day, crossing names off the list when they hand out ballots and ensuring that ballots are put in the ballot box. “It’s a chance to double the difference you’re making in your community,” said Kydd. “You can give a day for democracy and work for the election, and you can support your favourite char-

ity or cause by donating.” Donating is optional, and so far, the public response to the new strategy has been positive, Kydd said. He noted that every group Elections Saskatchewan has spoken to about the plan has seen the opportunity in optional donations. All election worker positions are paid, with pay rates set by legislation. Depending on the position, it can have an hourly or flat rate. Workers must also attend a training session prior to the election, in the week or two before the election begins. To sign up for work or for more information on how to get involved with the upcoming provincial election, consult Elections Saskatchwan’s website.

Storytelling event scheduled for public library A special storytelling experience will be taking place at the Estevan Public Library on Feb. 25 with the arrival of teachers and students from the Bert Fox Community High School of Fort Qu’Appelle, who will engage a local audience in an aboriginal storytelling event. The event, part of the celebration of Aboriginal Storytelling

Month, entitled the Blanket Exercise, is an interactive workshop designed to examine the history of Canada in relation to First Nations people. “We are proud to welcome students from Fort Qu’Appelle, Eraine Croucamp, Leeza Currin, Tomika Pinary and Mercedes Tupone and their teacher Sheena Koops, as well as elder Alma Poitras to Estevan as

they share with you this unique historical presentation. We encourage the Estevan community to come and participate in the workshop,” said Victoria Utman, the adult programmer for the library. More information regarding the event may be obtained by contacting Utman at the library at 306636-1621.

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With more Saudi Arabian oil coming into Canada than ever before, the question needs to be asked. Why? As we noted in a previous editorial, Canada’s inability to provide basic materials for the domestic market is downright embarrassing. The subsidized and managed Canadian diary industry was not allowed to produce enough butter to satisfy our country’s consumer needs in the months leading up to Christmas. It’s been a humiliating week or two on the military front. Political hacks and bureaucrats are unable to tender contracts to build badly needed ships and our air force has been stymied on the procurement front, as well. Just the mention of military helicopters, let alone fighter jets, sends the red tape boys and girls into a tizzy. We now have to admit we can’t even come close to providing our necessary crude oil needs or have the appropriate refining expertise to get that job done either. Domestic oil producers are not being allowed to feed the Canadian market. Canada’s inability to do some interprovincial dealmaking and project development is a curse on all the provincial houses.

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Sask. Party still in great shape After eight years in power, there is little doubt there are growing questions about both the Saskatchewan Party government and the provincial economy it presides over. This is the reality of politics. The longer you are in, the more baggage you collect. And, in Premier Brad Wall’s last term, we’ve seen that baggage collect in the form of big and sometimes highly questionable expenditures on the carbon capture and storage at Boundary Dam ($1.5 billion), the Regina bypass ($1.9 billion) and now the Global Transportation Hub outside Regina, where the NDP Opposition, media and others are demanding to know why government paid three and four times the assessed value of the land. This latter issue coming to light a month before an election call is especially problematic for a government that’s had a relatively spotless record when it comes to scandals.

The Energy East pipeline approval has been stalled numerous times while the western line to northern B.C. has been halted by the new Prime Minister. He now promises not just two years of deficits with an accumulated debt of $20 billion, before returning to surplus budgets, but four or more years now, and the sky is the limit as far as the deficits and debt are concerned, because there is some stimulus spending that needs to be done. Oh? Mounting deficits with no accountability or transparency? Those with long memories will be spouting phrases such as “shades of daddy” or “like father, like son.” The lineups with the hands outstretched have already begun with the first being Bombardier, a company that is no stranger to federal handouts. It is our own, made in Canada, too-big-to-fail, albatross of a company. Lobby groups have found a brand new life with the emerging Liberal government and its rookie cabinet ministers and MPs who are being taught how this carry-out game is played by a few seasoned professionals in the lavish political give-away plan. Now, that there is no Chretien or Martin to put a whoa on the spending spree,

the new regime under Justin Trudeau appears to be giddy in anticipation of the spending spree they see ahead, now that they have removed the barriers of common economic sense. There has been some positive moves made in the early going by the new government such as the unfettering of the civil servants who actually need to communicate with Canadians, including the scientists and researchers who are being allowed to talk once more. Opening up discussions and negotiations with First Nations again is a positive step as well and there has been an opening of communications between the feds and the provinces, even if there isn’t any actual economic interplay allowed. A return of the long form census has to be a positive thing, and it’s not a minor issue either, there were serious implications when the long form paperwork was inexplicably removed by the Harper government. And, of course, gaining some gender equality in the House of Commons, while ignoring the Senate, has to be considered a pretty astute move by the newbies on the central block on Parliament Hill. It’s not all bad news, but heading into the second hundred days of a new government mandate, the negatives still far outweigh the positives.

Let us be clear, the GTH land deal is not a scandal yet, but it is now being investigated by provincial auditor Judy Ferguson, who will surely look at how two political contributors to the Sask. Party managed to clear $6 million and $5 million, respectively, on land that was under expropriation. Add this to a weaker economy, deficits and growing debt and you are left with a climate that most any government doesn’t want to see as it goes to the polls. Well, it seems this would be bad for any government except Premier Brad Wall’s administration. According to a Feb. 11 pre-election poll by Mainstreet Research conducted for Postmedia News, the Sask. Party still has nearly half the voter support. At the time of the telephone survey of 1,477 Saskatchewan residents, 49 per cent said they supported the Sask. Party compared with 28 per cent who would vote NDP. This isn’t quite as overwhelming as the 2011 election results, where the Sask. Party garnered 64.3 per cent of the popular vote compared with 32 per cent for the NDP. Nor is it as large as it was in other polls since the last vote where the Sask. Party hovered around the low 60 per cent or high 50 per cent range, while the NDP hovered around the high 20 per cent range. In fact, Mainstreet Research’s January poll showed the Sask. Party at 51 per cent among the 1,508 respondents surveyed, compared with 24 per cent support for the NDP. Sure, many, many Sask. Party votes are wasted in rural seats where MLAs have won

by 50 percentage points. But, the fact of the matter is that the gap between the NDP and Sask. Party in January and February Mainstreet polls has only seen marginal changes. The 27 percentage point difference in January is still a healthy 21 percentage point difference now, a mere six weeks before voters go to the polls on April 4. As Quito Maggi, president and CEO of Mainstreet Research put it, “There’s no undertones of desire for change in Saskatchewan, at least not right now.” Maggi also noted that the Sask. Party was still high in the polls outside Saskatoon and Regina at 55 per cent. This is a remarkable number for a few reasons. First, Saskatoon and Regina (where support for the Sask. Party is still at 42 and 41 per cent, respectively), are among the fastest-growing cities in Canada, so one might think this would be where voters would be most appreciative of the government’s accomplishments. Second, that 55 per cent support number which includes Moose Jaw, Prince Albert and the north where NDP support remains solid, would offset the Sask. Party numbers. There is now a 40-year history of rural Saskatchewan voting for the right-wing alternative, something that will again happen en mass on April 4 and most likely propel Saskatchewan to another majority government. Sure the NDP may pick up a few extra seats in the cities. But the Sask. Party is still clearly in the driver’s seat.

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Bert and I and that other guy Norm Park All Things Considered His name was Bert and he was a good friend for almost a year. Bert lived in Port of Spain, as did I. I don’t know where he is now … probably still there. I chalk it up to found and lost friendships we all have. Bert was an engineer without a degree. He designed and built buildings and was allowed to because he was good, and real engineers were always willing to sign off on Bert’s work because he was good at what he did. “I crapped out of university,” he admitted to me. It just couldn’t hold his attention. He represented Trinidad and Tobago in the Olympics one year in the very exciting smallbore rifle competition. I often teased him about his Olympic experience. He got bored with smallbores, just like he got bored with engineering school, so he took up golf. Bert developed the sweetest looking golf swing this side of Jordan Spieth, but that’s where the comparison ended. Swing was great … results no. His handicap fluctuated between 14 and 20 on any given hole. Together we made a run at the St. Andrews Club B-side championship that was a handicap event, since my handicap at the time was north of 10 too, so we cashed in on our gimmie strokes. We won three matches, quite handily, taking advantage of our handicaps and our uncanny streak of taking turns making fantastic shots well above our paygrade, when the other guy was heading for an eight on a par-4 hole. Our accidental friendship developed because we kept running into one another, either at a party or at the golf course. I went to his home a couple of times to feast on his wife’s excellent West Indian dishes. We drank rum on decks and patios and one day ended up golfing with a visiting Anglican Archbishop, but we didn’t know that because he simply introduced himself as Chuck and told us he was in the fire insurance business when we asked him what had brought him to the island. He was solo and we invited him to join our threesome. So Bert, Edgar and Parksie played a round with Chuck. The trio flogged and cursed our way around the course like any self-respecting high-handicap golfer should do, while Chuck just smiled, chatted and slogged his way around with us. We shared some bad and good jokes, rum and beer in the clubhouse after, and watched the sun sink into the watery horizon, and then sent Chuck on his way back to the hotel once he was finished buying the final round. You can only imagine our shock when we picked up a copy of the Guardian newspaper on Monday to see Chuckie’s picture on front page, handing out communion in full English bishopy regalia. “Son of a biscuit-eating-basketball player, he told us he was an insurance salesman,” said Bert as he grimaced over the photo and the headline, recalling our poor manners, foul mouths and club throwing tantrums while in Chuck’s presence. “Fire insurance,” I said. “Get it?” “Oh Christ,” said Bert. “Oh right,” Ed countered. “Crap, I wonder what he thought about us?” I asked. “Doesn’t matter, he bought the last round,” said Bert. “I dunno, I had fun,” said Ed. “Not on the 14th hole you didn’t,” said Bert. “Glad he didn’t ask for a mulligan,” I said. “I would now have felt bad not giving him one.” “Every bishop should get at least one mulligan,” said Bert. We agreed, assuring ourselves that Chuck would give us a mulligan on decorum in return. After all, his business was all about forgiveness. This is a true story. The names (other than mine, Bert’s and Edgar’s) have been changed to protect the guilty.

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Relatives seeking more information about great-grandfather An army sergeant stationed in Wainwright, Alberta is seeking more information regarding his great-grandfather, Stanley Thomas Muirhead, who was born and raised in Estevan and later moved to Smithers, B.C., where he died in 1986 at the age of 78. Sgt. Michael Stacey said his great-grandfather, whom he never got to know, left behind his military uniform (RCA) and his medals which had been packed away in an attic at his grandfather’s home. “We are now going through my grandfather’s things, and his military records that we have aren’t complete. We don’t have a lot of information about my great-grandfather and we’d just like to get a little bit more background about him,” said Stacey.

A request has been made through Ottawa to obtain more information regarding Muirhead’s military background, but in the meantime, Stacey said they were putting out a few “feelers” in Estevan through the Mercury just to see if someone’s family members may be able to recall something about Stanley Muirhead and his life in Estevan before he moved to B.C. Since the Muirhead name has been a familiar one in Estevan, Stacey is hoping perhaps some people may have a family recollection regarding Muirhead and his life in Estevan. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercury or normpark@estevanmercury.ca and all messages will be forwarded to Sgt. Stacey.

Envision marking special day with some artistic flare International Women’s Day will be marked in a special way this year by the team at Envision Counselling and Support Centre Inc. Envision has partnered with two local agencies to host an art opening at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Clinic on March 8. This will be a celebration of artists with diverse abilities. Estevan’s Family and Friends along with the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) have been working with local artists to prepare for the opening promoting the 2016 theme, Resilience: the Strength of Women Living with Disability. “This is the first time Envision has joined forces with community organizations for International Women’s Day and the response has been terrific,” said Christa Daku, Envision’s executive director. “This

year we’re shining a light on women who don’t get a lot of recognition in the community, and they are going to be the stars of the show.” Estevan’s Family and Friends works with women living with diverse abilities and has helped transport interested artists to sessions at the EAGM this month. The culmination of these session will be the art opening and unveiling of the work on March 8 with the artwork being placed on display in the foyer of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Clinic. For women living with disabilities, the statistics are not kind, as domestic or sexual violence occurs at a higher rate to those with disabilities than without. Women living with a disability are significantly more likely than women without a disability, to experience domestic

violence in their lifetime, 37.7 per cent compared with 20.6 per cent; they are also more likely to have a history of unwanted sex with an intimate partner, 19.7 per cent compared with 8.2 per cent ( statistics gathered by Dr. Armour of the Centers for Disease Control, 2008). Envision Counselling and Support Centre provides innovative programming and diverse counselling and support services to individuals, couples and families. These services are available free of charge for those experiencing partner abuse, stalking and harassment, dating violence, elder abuse, couples or marital breakdowns or various other family challenges. Individuals seeking more information are invited to visit their website: www.envisioncounsellingcentre.com.

New human resources appointment at Sun Country Dean Biesenthal has been appointed as the new vice-president of human resources for the Sun Country Health Region (SCHR). The announcement was made on Feb. 19 by Marga Cugnet, Sun Country’s CEO who said, “Dean comes to us from the North East School Division where he was the superintendent of human resources. He brings 11 years of experience in human resources in the public sector and an enthusiasm for this region, having previously

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Good timing leads to drug arrest Local law enforcement officials were able to pull off a drug-related arrest, thanks in part to some good timing. An Estevan RCMP officer was cleaning his police vehicle on Feb. 19 at a local car wash, when another vehicle pulled up at a neighbouring business. The occupant of that vehicle smelled of marijuana. The RCMP officer contacted the Estevan Police Service (EPS), spoke to the driver and the individual was arrested. A search of the vehicle yielded a small amount of marijuana. K e v i n D e x t e r, a 27-year-old man from Manor, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance. In other recent police news, members were called to a situation during the Feb. 15 day shift, in which two young children were in need of temporary care.

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Estevan Mercury

Estevan exception to youth crime rates By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Saskatchewan has recently earned an unfortunate distinction among the other provinces. Statistics Canada’s most recent 2014 survey was recently released, indicating that youth in Saskatchewan have committed the highest number of crimes, excluding traffic crime, of all the provinces. While the Canadian average for total crimes committed by youth aged 12 to 17, (excluding traffic related crimes) was

4,322 in 2014; Saskatchewan’s total was 13,084 during the same year. Luckily, the Energy City is an exception to the rule. Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur is certain Estevan’s youth are not part of that trend, asserting that the Energy City is certainly below the provincial average. “When we look at some of those offenses, like for example, stolen vehicles, our number of stolen vehicles is so minute compared to other cities,” said Ladouceur. “We’re really not facing those same numbers,

and when it comes to assaults, youth-related assaults, violence and things like that, I don’t think we’re nearly as high.” Ladouceur said one mitigating factor that leads to Estevan’s lower youth crime numbers is the fact that it is a smaller community. “I’m not saying it’s just Estevan. You’re seeing a lot of these statistics being driven by larger centres,” said Ladouceur. “I don’t think our numbers are in line with the rest of those numbers in the rest of the province.” Ladouceur also said the

lower-than-average youth crime rates in Estevan likely stem from the success of programs the EPS runs in the community. “There’s a lot more of a personal touch when it comes to policing in a smaller centre,” he said. “There’s more involvement between the police and the local youth, which creates a unique relationship between them.” As an example of the strong local relationship between police and youth Ladouceur referred to the School Resource Officer Program, whereby EPS officers educate youth on legal

matters. Another way by which the size of a community can lend itself to a lower youth crime rate, Ladouceur noted, was the fact that word travels quickly in smaller communities and, “everybody knows everybody’s business,” in a small community. “This can be a good thing or a bad thing. It’s pretty difficult to get into trouble in a smaller centre, because of the fact that you’re going to get detected very quickly,” Ladouceur said. “People talk, rumors get out and it comes full-circle.”

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Bruins leading scorer Darcy DeRoose tries to break past Wings captain Josh Cronin during the third period of Estevan’s 6-2 loss to Weyburn at Affinity Place on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.

Bruins frustrated by Weyburn Red Wings By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins let their frustrations get the better of them in a 6-2 loss to the rival Weyburn Red Wings at Affinity Place on Saturday. The two teams came out of the gate flying in the first period with both going back-and-forth offensively using a strong forecheck to gain pressure. The Red Wing got on the board first at the 5:48 mark when Cole Woodliffe beat a Bruins defender to a loose rebound at the top of the crease and deked to his backhand before depositing the puck past Estevan goaltender Daniel Wapple on

the blocker side. Weyburn made it 2-0 with 2:26 remaining in the period on an odd-man rush where Jacob Wozney decided to keep the puck himself and fire it high short-side on Wapple. “That was not a backbreaker by any means, but it’s certainly a momentum shifter,” said Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “I thought our guys started to get a little frustrated and maybe let some frustration creep in instead of being excited for the next shift.” Weyburn went up 3-0 a little over a minute into the second while shorthanded on a pass out front by Braden Mellon to a wide open Elvis Jansons in the

slot. After Wings’ leading scorer Aiden Teilborg made it 4-0, Bruins leftwinger Jake Fletcher scored a shorthanded marker with 6:51 remaining on a dive into the crease to swipe in a rebound. The Wings’ Carson Rose scored Weyburn’s fifth goal around 12 minutes into the third on a broken play in the neutral zone that resulted in an open break to the net. The tension on the ice mounted shortly afterwards with Estevan’s Darcy DeRoose and Weyburn’s Mike Eskra engaging in a battle near centre ice that ended with DeRoose earning a takedown, instigator penalty and the only fighting major

on the play. “There is a history with Eskra and DeRoose,” said Lewgood. “Darcy came out bleeding and Eskra didn’t throw a punch as far as I could see, so something had happened and Darcy went looking for him. So at the end of the day I think it’s just guys blowing off steam and taking it (out) on the other team.” Bruins defenceman Tyler King made the score 5-2 while shorthanded with two minutes remaining before Weyburn’s Tyran Brown finished off the scoring on a two-man advantage with five seconds left to play. Estevan fell to 29-20-0-3 with the loss, while Weyburn moved to 34-12-5-4.

“We got some lucky bounces,” said Red Wings head coach and general manager Bryce Thoma. “We capitalized on some lucky bounces, some lucky breaks, and that’s kind of how I saw the game.” Lewgood said the Bruins’ loss came down to missed assignments on defence by both the forward and defensive corps and the opposition doing a good job at taking advantage of that. He said Weyburn didn’t out-chance them by much in the game, but when they did get an opportunity they buried it. T h e We y b u r n w i n locked them into first place in the Viterra Division with two weeks left to go in

the SJHL regular season. Thoma said every team wants to win their division at the beginning of the season, but now that they’ve accomplished the fact it doesn’t really mean much. Estevan’s head coach and general manager had the same opinion on the division leader. “We knew a long time ago they were going to win the division,” said Lewgood. “It was too little too late. We plan on winning a bunch of our remaining games, but we knew they were going to keep winning, so we aren’t concerned with that at this point. Our concern is winning the games we have moving forward.”

Elecs hope Pink Tournament is a slam dunk By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The game of basketball and love for helping a deserving member of the Estevan community will come together at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior girls basketball team’s sixth annual Shoot for a Cure Pink Tournament this weekend. The Elecs are attempting to raise $3,000 leading up to and during the tournament for two-year-old Presley Marshall, who has Philadelphia Chromosome Acute Leukemia. In the five previous Elecs’ Pink Tournaments, the team has raised a total of $11,000 for members of the community diagnosed with cancer. Jessie Smoliak, head coach of the Elecs senior girls team, said this weekend’s competition is also

Elecs senior players Tess Lindquist, Avery Dunbar and Teanna Michel’s last home tournament, and will be their’s and the other teams’ last game action before playoffs begin. She said those aspects of the weekend come on top of the important point of giving back that the tournament embodies. “I’m not only trying to teach my kids about basketball, but also giving back,” said Smoliak. “I think that’s a huge characteristic that a lot of teenagers can learn from and this is what teaches them. They see where the money is going to and how it is helping somebody in our community.” Smoliak said seven of the eight participating teams at the tournament have been invited to wear their pink uniforms in the games, with Moose Jaw’s

Peacock Collegiate being the only school involved that does not currently have pink uniforms. She said an important feature of the Pink Tournament is a paying-it-forward principle meaning teams that host a Pink Tournament use some of the money they raise to buy pink uniforms for another school. “It started with Al Wandler, the Assiniboia coach, giving it on to Fillmore,” she said. “So when you get that pink uniform you give on to another team. We did it for two teams (Weyburn Comprehensive School and Moose Jaw Central) just because we’re a bigger area and this is our sixth year of doing it. Now that we’ve gave on to two teams we really want to focus on helping our community members, so anybody in need.” Wandler said the pay-

ing-it-forward idea began in their second year of hosting a Pink Tournament when he approached their School Representative Council (SRC) about purchasing uniforms for a second school they’re close with as a way to create more involvement in the cause and invest in the program. He said ECS and Indian Head seemed so enamoured with the cause they didn’t wait to receive a uniform from another school and actually borrowed the Assiniboia Rockets’ uniforms for their first Pink Tournaments. “I think Estevan actually wore them twice,” said Wandler, whose team helps tip off this weekend’s action with a 2:45 p.m. game on Friday against the Elecs. “They didn’t care about the name that was on the jersey, because it says Rockets on it. They

cared about the colour of the jersey and that’s really all that’s important. So I thought that was pretty cool that they did that.” Since Wandler first started the Pink Tournament tradition eight years ago when he decided to purchase the pink uniforms after spotting them in a catalog with an idea to start a big Rockets’ charity event, the cause has spread to 15 other schools. He said that expansion doesn’t surprise him because of the quality of high school coaches out there, but how far the cause spreads is unknown due to the great amount of work involved in hosting a Pink Tournament. “It’s an emotional exhausting roller coaster ride the week prior to it,” he said. “If teams can do it, they do it and if they don’t that’s fine. We’ll just find another one down the line

that wants to take this on.” Smoliak said they are raising money for the cause through donations from community members, a bake sale held last month and many fundraising activities this week at ECS including a hat day, balloon raffle and T-shirt sale. She said the players’ moms will also be running a canteen at the tournament with all proceeds going to the cause and former ECS teacher Christa Kurtz has donated a quilt that they’ll be raffling off during the weekend. “It’s a competitive tournament and it’s really nice right before playoffs because, theoretically, this is when a team should be playing their best,” said Smoliak. “I’m hoping that we get a lot of community help and it’s always nice to see (people) come out and support our school teams.”

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Estevan Mercury

TS&M Bruins shake off playoff rust By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins showed a bit of rust in their 6-1 opening playoff win over the Prairie Storm at Affinity Place on Monday, but a strong defensive game using quick transitions to offense proved the difference. “Four of the six goals were in transition tonight, so we scored with our opportunities,” said Bruins head coach Tom Copeland shortly after the win. “Later in the game we started to figure out the cycle and our zone entry was a little bit better. Other than that we just shut them down defensively. We played from the inside out and (gave up) very few opportunities.” Storm forward Zack Ulsifer got the Balgonie team off to a good start four-and-a-half minutes into the game when he one-timed a pass from the side boards under Bruins goaltender Morgan Wanner’s pad. The ice then seemed to tilt in the Bruins favour after Estevan defenceman Cole Brooks tied the game up at the 8:54 mark on a dangle past a Storm defenceman before driving across the net and popping the puck over goalie Jordan Muhr’s blocker while he was sliding the other way. Estevan’s Jake Palmer and Liam Rutten made the score 3-1 after one thanks to a strong cycle game in the offensive zone, which resulted from beating the opposition down low. The Prairie Storm got an opportunity to regain the momentum five minutes into the second on a penalty shot, but it went wide and the Bruins took over once again. Palmer and Cody Davis made the score 5-1 Bruins before the second was finished. Five minutes into the third, Palmer completed the hat trick and the night’s scoring. Copeland said the Prairie Storm team is very well coached by Mike Dumelie and they can win on any given night, evidenced by the 2-0 record the club had against Estevan during the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League regular season. He said the Bruins have to remember this is only the first game of their best-of-three

Bruins captain Mason Strutt attempts to get past a Storm defenceman during the third period of Estevan’s 6-1 win at Affinity Place on Monday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. second round series, Estevan earned a bye in the first round, and they now have to move past it and focus on the second game at the Balgonie Stardome on Saturday. “They’ll be ready for us,” said Copeland. “They’ll

have a game plan. I wouldn’t say that that was their best effort tonight and they’ll get a couple practices under their belt and they’ll be quicker. We fully expect to see a better Prairie Storm team for sure.”

Apex Bruins face Wings in playoffs By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

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their Highway 39 rivals 4-3 at home Nov. 1, tied the club 4-4 Nov. 22 at Weyburn’s Crescent Point Place, tied the Wings 3-3 on the road Jan. 3 and finally beat them by the 7-4 score at Affinity Place on Jan. 31. The Bruins enter the playoffs on a seven-game undefeated streak, including two big wins this past weekend where they first trounced the Moose Jaw Warriors 11-2 on the road Saturday before shutting out the Millionaires 4-0 in

Melville Sunday. Jamieson said their powerplay was clicking in the win against the Warriors, which also clinched the Bruins second place in the standings and eliminated Moose Jaw from playoff contention. The win against Melville also destroyed any hope they had of making it to the first round. “That’s nice to go into playoffs on a high,” said Jamieson, noting tonight’s game will also feature a guaranteed 50/50 prize.

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Vipers bite back against Wildcats By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

After a crawling first 40 minutes of play in their provincial opening round game against the Swift Current Wildcats at the Civic Auditorium Feb. 17, the Estevan Power Dodge peewee A Vipers came to life in the final period to earn a 3-2 win in the first match of the two-game total-point series. “We all said something,” said Viper Karleigh MacKenzie, about what happened in the room during the second intermission. “The coaches came in and talked and all the girls around the room joined around and said something.” The Vipers looked fresh when they skated onto the ice to begin the third. Down 2-1 on second-period goals by the Wildcats’ Avery Tonnies and Paris Appel after Estevan initially went ahead early in the frame on a marker by Hannah Terrett, the Vipers smothered the Swift Current team leading to a goal from Bailey Farr 41 seconds into the period.

“Adah (De Leeuw) got knocked over and Karleigh tripped over her and I put it in,” said  Bailey, noting they were expecting a strong Swift Current team heading in. “We knew it was going to be a tough one.” Viper Kenna Hagel scored the game winner a little over four minutes later on a scramble in front after Brynn Kuntz rattled a point shot off the end boards that settled around the crease. Estevan controlled the play after the go-ahead goal, winning battles to loose pucks in the defensive zone and controlling board-play past the Wildcats’ blue line. Vipers’ affiliated players Jacey Farr, defence, and Chloe Sorenson, goaltender, played a big part in the win. Both normally play for the Estevan atom AA Bruins team. “They stepped in and they fit,” said Vipers coach Chad Farr. “Chloe was a critical part of our game in the net and she stopped the pucks that we needed her to stop. Jacey, on the backend, stepped in and it looked like she hadn’t missed a step

Vipers forward Bailey Farr carries the puck down ice during the second period of Estevan’s 3-2 win over the Swift Current Wildcats at the Civic Auditorium Feb. 17. Photo by Jamie Harkins. throughout the year.” Farr said the Wildcats did a good job using their speed to cause the Vipers to panic with the puck. He

said new line combinations with the provincial team to accommodate the expanded regular South Sask Female Hockey League roster also contributed to the first two periods’ confusion, but that was settled to begin the third. “We had a good talk

with the girls in the room,” he said. “We shuffled our lines. We got back to our regular lines we had in the league and the girls who know our system and how we like playing. That settled down the girls. Once they got more comfortable with their linemates they

started playing the game a little bit better.” The second game of the series goes Feb. 24 in Swift Current. Bailey said the expectation is they’ll face a faster game from the Wildcats, so they’ll have to come out strong to match them.

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Peewee A Bruins suffer second-period setback By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Prairie Mud peewee A Bruins enjoyed a good first and third period in their 6-2 opening round provincial playoff loss to the Swift Current Broncos at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday, but a tough second sealed their fate. After the Bruins took a penalty 23 seconds into the game, the Broncos quickly capitalized on a Dawson Girard marker only 58 seconds in. The rest of the opening frame saw the Bruins control the play peppering Broncos netminder Rylan Hildebrand with shots, including a hard wrister from the slot by Blayze Siebert with five minutes to go that Hildebrand swallowed up, but failed to convert on their opportunities. Jim Dekowny, coach of the Broncos, said the Civic Auditorium is a hard rink to play in with its huge neutral zone and tiny end zones and their defence was having trouble adjusting to the dimensions at first. He said getting out of that first 20 minutes unscathed was thanks to the outstanding play of Hildebrand who kept them in it early. “ We c a n s c o r e i n

Bruins forward Kaden Chrest dives for a loose puck at the top of Broncos goalie Rylan Hildebrand’s crease. Photo by Jamie Harkins. Hunter also lit the lamp. The Bruins’ Clay McKersie replied late for the home side when he picked up a loose puck at the blue line, drove to the net and fired it blocker side. The third period resembled the first with both teams battling, but neither really able to make a dent.

bunches,” said Dekowny. “We just had to get our game going. When Hildebrand made those three or four key saves it really helped us.” The Broncos found their game in the second with Kai Haubrich bulging the twine twice before Cade Reich and Davis

Swift Current got the score to 6-1 with 4:45 left on Hunter ’s second of the game, but that was negated by Kaden Chrest who potted one while shorthanded with 52 seconds remaining. Shawn Saxon, head coach of the Bruins, said the plan heading into the

second game of their twogame total-point series Feb. 28 at Swift Current will be to play more consistent positionally in their own end while also trying to generate more offensively. He said to do that they need to work hard, dig deeper and skate. “ We h a d a l o t o f

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Chargers capitalize on their chances By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers took a 1-0 first round playoff series lead on the Swift Current Colts at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday with a back-and-forth 8-4 win that showcased classic fire-wagon hockey. After each team warmed up in a tight checking opening period that saw Estevan’s Marci LeBlanc and Swift Current’s Brynne Doerksen find the back of the net, the play opened up markedly in the second. “We hadn’t been on the ice in a week,” said Chargers coach Rob Klassen. “We took last week off and I think that showed a bit. We were a bit rusty, a bit slower and come second period, the girls, their legs were going again. They knocked the rust off and I think that was the difference.” The Chargers’ Ireland Biette netted both of her goals in the middle frame, with the first coming at the 14:04 mark off a nice cross-slot feed from Kenzie Balon and the second happening on a drive to the net with 26 seconds remaining to give Estevan a 3-1 lead heading into the third. Balon made it 4-1 Estevan on the powerplay 4:49 into the third before Swift Current’s Jannae Carlson scored the first of her two in a span of five minutes at the 12:54 mark. LeBlanc and Balon scored two more before the period was 13 minutes old to put the Chargers up 6-3, but the Colts replied back shortly after on a goal by Jenny Hope. To complete the wild finish, Estevan forwards Brittney Klassen and Balon each potted another to make the 8-4 final. Chargers goaltender Myah Battersby earned the win in net, while Allison Wall took the loss. Klassen said their first South Sask Female Hockey League (SSFHL) playoff win came down to skating hard and capitalizing on their opportunities. He said

they’ve seen the Colts three times this season in league play, winning at home Jan. 30 after splitting a two-game trip to Swift Current Nov. 7 and 8, and that has allowed them to understand how they break out, what their weaknesses are and how to expose them, but that doesn’t make the series any easier to win.

“We’re two close teams,” said Klassen, noting they finished in fourth place in the SSFHL this season with a 12-11-1 record while Swift Current finished fifth with a 9-13-2 mark. “We’ve got a bit more firepower, scoring power than they have, but they work hard and they don’t quit which is how we play as well. It

should be a good series. We’ve been tight most of the year in the three games we’ve played with them, so I’m expecting the same.” Game two in the bestof-three series goes Friday in Swift Current, with both teams facing off at the Lignite Miners Centre on Saturday if a third game is needed.

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Hunter Brothers seeking traction on county and western circuit By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The promotional tour for their newest musical venture got off to a rocky start on Feb. 16, but by the time the Hunter brothers arrived in Estevan on Feb. 18, the laughs were loud and long as they described their latest road warrior ordeal. Just one day into their Canada-wide tour to promote their latest country and western single El Dorado, the five brothers and tour manager found themselves stranded on a broken down bus between Saskatoon and Yorkton. But, having spent countless hours on suspect buses in the past as junior and professional hockey players and as members of touring gospel-singing groups, the brothers took their temporary misplay in stride. The bus breakdown near

Yorkton, prompted a call to a friend who lived nearby, who drove to the rescue, while another call to Dusty Hunter’s wife back in Shaunavon, Sask., resulted in a replacement bus … eventually. But then the wives who had contracted the new bus out of Regina, had their truck’s transmission breakdown on their way home after delivering the bus. Phone calls were made from the stranded bus to the Yorkton media outlets who were waiting for the group. “We didn’t lose much time at all it seems. Our friend jammed us into his vehicle(s) and we were only a little late getting into Yorkton,” said J.J. Hunter, the unofficial spokesman for the hockey-farming-singing troupe. From Yorkton to Estevan, Weyburn and Moose Jaw and then home to Shaunavon for two days of

seeding preparations, the Hunter brothers will be on the road again in Alberta and British Columbia. There will be another break, and then it will be off to Eastern Canada. Shifting from farming to hockey and music came naturally, they said in near echo form while chatting in the Mercury office late Thursday morning. “Our grandfather played multiple instruments and Dad (Lorne) was part of a harmony group and Mom (Norma) was part of a fivesibling family; and she sang in choirs and choral groups. So when they discovered we could sing and even harmonize easily, we started singing in church,” said J.J. with interjections from Ty and Brock. “Dad got us into hockey,” said Luke. That also led them all down interesting paths, too. “Ya, our time was 16024JJ0

booked pretty solid,” said J.J. “Between hockey and training for hockey (in Calgary), booked concerts, and farming, which is still a big part of it, there wasn’t much time in between.” The brothers first ventured out into the gospel singing tours, encountering the well-known Daae Family from Bromhead, along the way. “They’re great and doing well, and that life was good to us, too,” said J.J. Gospel festivals cater to a certain listening demographic and more often than not, the boys were being asked if they were actually a country and western group doing gospel songs. That sort of reaction led them to the stage now where they are spreading their wings and testing the C&W waters with their first rousing entry being El Dorado that has been nursed out of the gate by

Brad Rempel of High Valley fame who came aboard as coproducer and writer for the project. Rempel said he was totally impressed with the Hunters who not only sang with perfect pitch and range, but were also professional hockey players. The Hunter brothers are preparing for their first performance at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville later this spring, organized by their promotion team at Open Road and RGK. “High Valley has been a huge influence and we have no difficulty identifying with country and western music because we’re living it. Some C&W singers haven’t had that advantage. We know the rural life and it’s genuine, ” added J.J. So who is the toughest brother? “Luke,” the four sing out in unison, recalling boyhood disagreements that may

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The Hunter brothers provided an impromptu version of their first C&W song, El Dorado in the Mercury’s front office just prior to their departure to their next promotional destination.

Brothers enjoying a new direction ⇠ B6 “At the heart of it, we are a collective and we are individuals,” said Luke. They love singing a cappella which also fits the C&W mould. “We hope to get some traction with this tour and we still have a lot of acres to farm back home. We’re pretty open to what happens next. Our plan right now is to spread those wings in 2016 and do some serious country and western singing, and be ready to punch out an album by 2017,” said J.J. This is a fun-loving, brother combo seeking traction on a musical career that is taking them into a whole new musical genre they find exciting. And when they get off the road and back to the reality space, they have no problem finding traction with a tractor because that’s who and what they are. By the way, they only exited the Mercury building after providing an impromptu version of El Dorado for the benefit of the newspaper’s staff, with some of it caught on video that is posted on the Mercury’s website. The Hunter Brothers as Hockey Players Luke – Five years in the WHL playing for the Swift Current Broncos and Calgary Hitmen and a professional hockey career in Las Vegas and then Wichita. Brock – Played his junior hockey in Drumheller and Fort McMurray with a final year with the Kindersley Klippers in the SJHL. He then got interested in aviation and earned his pilot’s license and does the crop spraying for their farm and others. Ty – Three years in

recreation and junior hockey circles before breaking his femur and wrenching a back that chased him back to the farm and the world of music. Dusty – Three years with the Melville Millionaires in the SJHL and then American Hockey League (AHL) tryouts and a career in the Central Hockey League with Oklahoma and San Angelo. An eye injury that didn’t heal properly hastened his departure from the game.

J.J. – Three years in the WHL with the Kelowna Rockets and Prince Albert Raiders then a professional tryout with the Detroit Red Wings and later the Edmonton Oilers. That led to some pre-season games with both teams over six seasons, before being assigned to their AHL affiliates in Hamilton, Toronto, Edmonton, back to Hamilton and finally ending as a member of the Manitoba Moose after a brief stint with the Toronto Marlboros.

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Southeast to see increasing pulse crop growth this coming year By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Growers of pulse crops are seeing added value to what they grow, with the price of those crops on the rise this year, due to increasing demand. Farmers in Saskatchewan are looking to capitalize on this, and will be planting plenty of pulses this coming season. The most dramatic increase in demand seen in Saskatchewan for pulses has been for lentils – red lentils, in particular, noted Shawn Madsen, operations manager with Southland Pulse Inc. According to the Ministry of

Agriculture, Saskatchewan farmers harvested roughly 4.1 million tonnes of pulses in 2015. “This is the biggest the demand has ever been. The most demand has been from India,” said Madsen. “They’ve had a couple of drier crops and it definitely increased everything we are normally shipping.” Madsen said the demand this year for pulse crops has grown so much, it’s depleted stocks to the point where there will be “virtually nothing left by another month or so,” in the southeast area. “We’ve shattered record values; that’s for sure,” said

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Madsen. Madsen noted he is certain the increase in the value of pulse crops will be good for the economy this coming growing season. “There’s always going to be ups and downs with this business, since it’s an open market,” said Madsen. “Right now it happens to be a huge up.” Madsen said many farmers have forward-contracted their acres and production almost a year in advance, anticipating the immense value they’ll get for their crops. Over the years, pulse crops used to be cash crops; they were used to generate cash when needed in farmers’ rotations. Last year, there was a significant increase in acreage in the southeast devoted to growing pulse crops. Madsen noted that if the

trend continues, the amount of acreage will continue to grow. Last year, lentils were estimated to have been growing in 3.8 million acres of land in the province, said Madsen. The number of lentils alone, this year could hit five million. There were about 3.7 million acres of peas in the ground last year, and Madsen said that number could increase to something closer to five million acres this coming growing season. “There could be 10 million acres of pulses in the ground this year,” said Madsen. In the southeast, there are already plenty of acres devoted to pulse crops. The land north and east of Estevan is home to many pea crops. Meanwhile, towards Torquay and in areas west of Estevan, there are high

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In Loving Memory of Our Granddaughter Carly Ehrmantraut October 18, 1988 February 24, 2006 God has you in His keeping We have you in our heart. - Love Grandma & Granddad Worsnop

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In Loving Memory of Carly Ehrmantraut October 18, 1988 - February 24, 2006 Ten Years Too Long Without Our Beautiful Carly They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel For no one knows the heartache That lies behind the smiles No one knows how many times We have broken down and cried We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt You’re so wonerful to think of But so hard to be without. Forever in our hearts, Love Dad, Mom, Curtis, Cara, Brian, Cohen & Mylo

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LAND FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Three quarters of superb cultivated land in the RM of Coalfields No. 4, containing a total of approx. 480 acres with very few sloughs: A. NE 16-1-06 W/2 Presently in alfalfa (for past 7 to 8 years) B. SE 16-1-06 W/2

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C. SW 16-1-06 W/2 New 42’ government inspected water well and powerbox installed. No usable buildings (other than 2 steel and 1 wood grain bins); No surface leases or mineral rights included. Land has potential for subdivisions and acreages as there are many acreages around properties; next to Frobisher and possible Midale and Torquay oil seams; close to Shand Power Plant; recent coal surveys done; coal map on SW quarter. Terms and Conditions: 1. Land Free and Clear of Encumbrances other than utility or oil easements or other encumbrances not affecting marketability. 2. Possession 30 days following acceptance of winning bid or unless otherwise mutually agreed. Balance of tender amount to be paid on or before possession. 3. Interest at 5.0% on any amount not paid at possession. 4. Seller responsible for taxes to Dec. 31, 2015 - buyer responsible for land taxes for 2016. 5. Buyer pays Land Titles fees, seller provides Transfer Authorization to transfer to buyer. 6. Bids may be submitted on any one or more quarters (but preference will be given to bids for total package) with bid price for each quarter set out. 7. All Tenders must be in writing and include bid deposit of 5% payable to “Trobert Law Firm - Trust” by way of bank draft or certified cheque. HIGHEST OR ANY BID NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED. Inquiries relative to land to James Trobert @ 634-2616. Tenders must be submitted on or before Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in a sealed envelope marked “Thompson Land Tender”, c/o Trobert Law Firm, #305-1133-4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0W6.

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St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary members held their first meeting of the new year on Feb. 15 with 22 members in attendance. Plans for the new year were discussed with co-president Sharon Heinz serving as chairwoman for the meeting. The membership, they said, is encouraged to attend the district meeting in Wolseley on April 26. It will be beneficial, as well as interesting, to listen to what other auxiliaries are doing to benefit their hospitals. The main fundraising events for Estevan’s auxiliary are the semi-annual tea, bake sale and raffle with the next one slated for May 4.

Child porn suspects nabbed at land and airport CBSA stations The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) provided some highlighted information on Feb. 16 regarding their border crossing investigations during the month of January. The CBSA seized suspected child pornography from two travellers as they entered Saskatchewan last month. The two were placed under examination at the North Portal land border crossing on Jan. 7, and at the Regina Airport on Jan. 25. CBSA officers examined a Manitoba man’s cellphone and uncovered images of suspected child pornography at the North Portal station while the Regina officers conducted an electronics examination on a Saskatchewan man and uncovered images of suspected obscenity and child pornography on his phone. Both cases were referred to the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. On Jan. 5, officers at North Portal arrested a Canadian resident with an outstanding warrant for sexual assault and the manufacturing of child pornography. He was transferred to the RCMP. CBSA officers at North Portal seized a flashlight that doubled as a prohibited stun gun on Jan. 3. They Buying or Selling A Vehicle?

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Vests displaying auxiliary membership were purchased by members to wear at various functions as well as at funerals they attend as a supporting body. Sincere condolences were extended to the family of Beatrice Johnstone, who was a very active and long-time member of the auxiliary. The members will begin selling raffle tickets soon with cash prizes of $500, $300 and $200. Plans are also coming together to host the provincial health-care convention on Oct. 19 and 20 of this year. The meeting was then adjourned and lunch was served. The next scheduled meeting is set for March 21 in St. Joseph’s Hospital auditorium.

will be received by the undersigned at the municipal office during normal office hours until Wednesday March 16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time. Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office. Dated this 12th day of February 2016. Monica Wheeler Returning Officer

ASSESSMENT ROLL 2016 TOWN OF MIDALE Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for The Town of Midale for the year of 2016 has been prepared and is open for inspection in the office of the Assessor during regular office hours Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm from February 26th to March 25th, 2016 A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person wishing to appeal against his/her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal in writing along with a $25.00 fee to the Assessor of the Town of Midale Box 128, Midale, SK S0C 1S0 Dated this 26th day of February 2016 Linda M. Dugan Assessor

also seized 13 over capacity ammunition magazines on Jan. 14. On Jan. 1, officers at the border crossing near Oungre refused entry to a U.S. male after it was revealed he had been convicted of assault causing bodily harm. On that same day, officers at the Northgate border crossing refused entry to another American male who had been convicted on a similar charge plus three impaired driving convictions. On Jan. 11, CBSA officers at the Estevan Highway border crossing refused entry to a U.S. man due to his conviction on assault and unlawful confinement charges. Officers at the Regway border crossing demonstrated care and compassion on Jan. 9 by assisting a motorist in extinguishing a motor vehicle engine fire. CBSA officers then personally donated food and gasoline to the driver for his trip home. Obituaries

On Jan. 11, a semi-truck crashed into an empty vehicle parked near the port. Officers responded to that incident and pulled the driver from the damaged semi and communicated with emergency responders. Quick Facts: CBSA officers in Saskatchewan process an average of 64,271 travellers in 15,789 cars, 12,424 commercial trucks and 263 flights every month. (Facts derived from 2015 CBSA statistics.)

Obituaries

Beatrice Johnstone 1932 - 2016 Beatrice Rose Johnstone passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the age of 83 years. Beatrice is predeceased by her parents Magdalena and Harry Beliveau; siblings, John, Margaret and Annie and her great granddaughter Iyanna. Beatrice will be lovingly remembered by her husband Patrick; children, Jean (Jerry) Fitzgerald and their children, Erin, Ryan (Lenna), Sean (Stippe), Patty Johnstone, Larry (Karen) Johnstone, and their children, Devin (Jade), Mitchell, Nolan & Aiden, Danny (Glenda) Johnstone, and their children, Jannel (Dustin) and their children, Olivia and Jake, Dillon (Kayla) and Brittni (Kerry), Mary Ann (Jeff) Flaaten and their children, Jordan (Lisa) and their son Asher, Alaina (Carter), Brenden (Roberta) Johnstone and their children, Patrick and John; siblings, Robert (Coletta) Beliveau, Carole (Bernie) Dighans and Catherine (Omer) Mondor; sisters-in-law, Peggy Brennan, Anna King, Mary McDonnell, Ellen Johnson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Beatrice was born April 11, 1932 in Rockglen, SK. She was raised on the family farm and later attended teachers college in Moose Jaw, and had a short career teaching at Sweet Grass, SK. Pat and Beatrice married in 1956 and moved to Frobisher SK, where they raised 3 boys and 3 girls. They retired to Estevan, SK in 1991. Beatrice was a beautiful, compassionate woman with a very strong faith, which carried her through life. Her life was truly a life of service, evident by her community and church involvement and her eagerness to lend a hand to anyone in need whether it was someone she did or did not know. She was also known for her sense of humour, her baking, her sewing skills , but most of all she was a wonderful, loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved each child and grandchild unconditionally. She was loved immensely and will be missed beyond words. A Prayer Service was held on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Brian Meredith presiding. A private family interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, and a luncheon took place in the church auditorium. Those wishing to make donations in Beatrice’s memory may do so to the St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3 or a charity of choice. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. David Thomas Kelly Sept. 30, 1943 – Feb. 14, 2016 On Sunday February 14, 2016, Mr. David Thomas Kelly of Oliver passed away peacefully at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 72 years. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas Martin Kelly, Edna Fox and brother Donald Kelly. David will be fondly remembered by his loving family including beloved wife Peggy Kelly; son Patrick Kelly (Becky); daughter Lee-Ann Armstrong (Roy); granddaughter Haley Murphy (Sean); grandson Ben Kelly; brothers John Kelly (Kim), Len Kelly (Donna) as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Over the years David was self-employed, was a baker and owned and operated restaurants. He enjoyed numerous trips around the United States, camping and visiting family in Manitoba, Alberta and BC. David volunteered his time coaching minor hockey, with the Elks and the Estevan Bruins hockey club. He also had a pilot’s license, enjoyed playing cribbage and cards, camping, baking and carpentry. Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com Arrangements entrusted to Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos.

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Pursuant to subsection 187 (1) of The Cities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the City of Estevan for the year of 2016, has been prepared and is open to inspection at the City of Estevan, Finance Department, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, February 24, 2016 to March 24, 2016. Any person having an interest in any property who wishes to appeal the assessment of that property to the Board of Revision is required to file a notice of appeal in writing to: The Secretary of the Board of Revision, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 on or before the 24th day of Trina Sieben March, 2016. th City Assessor Dated this 24 day of February, 2016

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The City of Estevan will hold an Open House with S.A.M.A. representatives in attendance at City Hall, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 by appointment only. If you have any questions regarding your assessment, or are considering an appeal please call 306-634-1811 to book your appointment. If you are considering an appeal, please be aware that a mandatory part of the appeal process is the discussion of your assessment with the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency.

Employment Opportunities Make a difference everyday with the City of Estevan a vibrant and growing community in Southeast Saskatchewan, with excellent educational, medical and recreational facilities. We have a strong business / industrial sector and are located only 10 minutes north of the U.S. border. The City of Estevan is searching for a talented member to join our team who wants to grow with the organization and community while supporting a customer first approach.

Permanent Part-Time Maintenance Technicians The City of Estevan is looking for motivated Permanent Part-Time Maintenance Technicians who can work well alone or in a team environment to assist in the maintenance and operation of various facilities throughout the city.

City of Estevan Bylaw 89-1294 Section 34 (e): â&#x20AC;&#x153;The occupier of property in the City of Estevan shall remove any snow, ice or other obstruction from the public sidewalk adjacent to such property within twenty-four (24) hours of the time such snow, ice or other obstruction appears on such public sidewalk.â&#x20AC;&#x153;

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â&#x20AC;˘ Firemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Certificate The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community, then apply to Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources, City of Estevan 1102 4th Street Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca The position shall be filled in accordance with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and CUPE Local 726. Candidates not possessing the qualifications listed above, are urged to apply and will be considered on the basis of their combined education and experience. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. These positions will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Council of the City of Estevan pursuant to the Cities Act that the Council of the City of Estevan, gives notice of its intention to amend Traffic Bylaw # 89-1294 as hereinafter provided:

The proposed Bylaw 2016-1961 may be inspected by any person in the City Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, on the main level of City Hall, between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

Consideration is being given to amend Section 43 a (i) to:

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The maximum speed for vehicles on Fourth Street in the 1100 and 1200 block, between 13th Avenue and Souris Avenue shall not exceed 30 kilometers per hour (18.64 mph).

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City of Estevan - 2015 Notice to consumers for Water Quality Estevan Waterworks Call 634-1822 for further explanation Parameter

Required Testing by Permit each year

Number of Tests Completed in 2015

Number of Tests Not Meeting the Permit in 2015

1. Bacteriological A harmless form of bacteria called Total Coliform is routinely monitored in the distributed water. If found, coliform show a break down in the disinfection process or possible outside contamination. Positive results require additional testing to test for pathogens

154 Regular Samples

156

A sample after each main repair or construction

2. Turbidity (on-site) - Turbidity is a measure of the clarity of the water. - For our water supply, turbidity shall not exceed 0.3 NTU from any filter.

1. After each filter on a continuous basis. 2. Daily from the storage reservoir before entering the distribution system. 3. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological samples.

1. Continuous

2. Every 2 hours

3. Completed for the bacteriological samples

3. Fluoride (on-site) - Fluoride is added as a dental aid - Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

365

4. Fluoride (off-site testing) Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

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2. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological sampling, for free and total residuals.

1. Every 2 hours operators perform an analysis and also monitored continuous with on-line instruments 2. Completed for the bacteriological samples 190 samples and 304 spot checks

1 every 2 years

4 exceeding100 ppb The levels of TTHMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have been reduced by switching to Chloramination but the annual average is still above 100 ppb. We are working toward another raw water source in Rafferty that contains less organics and therefore less TTHMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be formed during disinfection.

1 every 2 years

1. Every four (4) hours per day for treated water entering the distribution system

5. Chlorine Residual (on-site) - Chlorine is added to disinfect the water and the levels must be maintained at: - a chloramine residual of not less then 0.5 mg/l throughout the distribution system. - free ammonia of >0.1 mg/l < 0.5 mg/l 6. Chemical & Health Panel alkalinity; bicarbonate; calcium; carbonate; chloride; conductivity; hardness; magnesium; nitrate; pH; sodium; sulphate; and total dissolved solids; aluminium; arsenic; barium; boron; cadmium; chromium; copper; iron; lead; manganese; selenium; uranium; and zinc 7. Pesticides and Organics 8. Total Tribalomethanes (TTHMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) THMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are a disinfection by-product and are not an immediate risk but over time THM ingestion is a suspected carcinogen. Each individual sample is not to exceed 350ppb and annual average not to exceed 100ppb

9. Cyanide and Mercury

The City of Estevan Water Treatment Plant is a surface water plant that focuses on the removal of suspended solids and the inactivation of pathogenic organisms through a multiple barrier approach, i.e. chemical aided settling, filtration, disinfection. All limits that each parameter must be within, comes from the Environmental Protection Act 2002 and associated Regulations to that Act. Go to www.saskh2o.ca for details and a complete listing of all levels throughout the province. A full detailed listing of all the levels of these parameters as well as the Waterworks Annual Report is located at www.estevan.ca or is available at the Estevan Library and City Hall.

GETTING STARTED - PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE When: March 31, April 28, May 26 and June 30 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person/ session

SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB WITH JON GILLIES When: March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person for an annual membership

ART JOURNALING

When: March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM Cost: $20/ person for an annual

membership

SPRING INTO ART!

When: May 2(patio lanterns), May 9 (clay flower box) May 16 (living art) Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $22/ person/ session or $50 for all three

PRINTMAKING

When: March 8, April 5, May 10, June 7 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $15/ person/ session

COCKTAILS AND CRAFTS When: April 14 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person

MAKERSPACE

When: March 2 (image editing), March 16 (mould making), March 30 (123D software) Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $10/ person/ session or $25 for all three sessions

AFTER DARK

When: February 26 (Belle Plaine), April 1 ( Zachary Lucky), May 6 (Sean Hogan) Time: Doors open at 8:00pm Cost: $20/ person, tickets available at the door

SPECIAL EDITION AFTER DARK: CRAFT BEER TASTING When: March 18 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Cost: $25, tickets must be purchased in advance (at the Art Gallery or Henders Drugs). Tickets are limited, make sure to get yours today!

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permitting) Time: Meeting at 6:00pm Cost: $25

ART GOUGH VIP MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS If you are an EAGM member, these events are free for you, our valued cultural supporters. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Pre-registration and a minimum of 5 registrants is required. CRAFT IN ART AND ART IN CRAFT When: April 7 @ 7:00pm ART IN MOTION When: June 2 @ 7:00pm

SOCIABLES

When: March 11, April 8 (Weather

When: March 22 (Ages 3-4), April 12 (Ages 5-7), April 19 (Ages 8-10) Time: 10:00 - 11:00am (March 22) 4:00 - 5:00pm (April 12 and 19) Cost: $5/ child/ session

FAMILY ART

When: March 3,10,17,24,31 April 7, 14, 21,28 May 2, 5, 19, 26 June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 10:00 - 10:30am Cost: $10/ family/ month

YOGA AND ART

When: April 22 (Ages 7-10), May 24 (Ages 7-10) Time: 9:00 - 12:00 AM Cost: $20/ child/ session or $30 for both sessions

DROP INTO ART AFTER SCHOOL When: April 6,13,20,27 May 4,11,18,25 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM Cost: $5/ child/ session

ARTIST IN THE MAKING: SUMMER ART CAMPS

When: July 4-7, 14, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 Time: 9:00am-noon or 1:00-4:00pm Cost: $60/ child/ camp

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