Estevan Mercury June 10

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Top businesses on display at EBEX Border

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

It was an evening to recognize a city of entrepreneurs and a community of business leaders in a celebration of the best in Estevan business over the past two years.

The bi-annual Estevan Business Excellence (EBEX) Awards was hosted at Affinity Place on June 5. The event, organized by

the Estevan Chamber of Commerce every other year, saw awards distributed to business owners and managers in several categories, from service and community involvement to growth, environmentalism and young entrepreneurs.

Being the Energy City, the selection committee, composed of Chamber pastpresidents, didn’t have to look too far in order to find

its business of the year recipient; Dart Services Ltd. received the distinction, shortly after owner Davin Emmel was recognized as the young entrepreneur of the year.

“There are so many great businesses that have been started here and succeeded here, and it’s an honour to be recognized in that group,” said Emmel. ⇢ A2 EBEX

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Dart Services Ltd. was a big winner at this year’s EBEX awards. MNP’s Patrick Dupuis, left, presented the award to Dart owners Davin Emmel and Marty Hanson.

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Drayden Lischka leaps into the air in the long jump event during Sacred Heart School’s track and field day on June 3.

A serviceman from the U.S air force who tried to enter Canada through North Portal received a $3,000 fine for failing to relinquish his rifle and empty magazines upon entry.

Corey Antonelli, 27, was represented by his defense lawyer in Estevan provincial court on June 8, where a joint submission was proposed to Chief Judge J. A. Plemel, which included the $3,000 fine.

According to the federal Crown, Antonelli was driving his truck with a trailer that mostly contained household goods.

He was heading to Alaska.

Before being examined by border patrol officers at North Portal, Antonelli was asked if he was carrying any weapons.

Antonelli responded the he wasn’t, and said he used to own a shotgun but had sold it. Shortly after, officers found a switchblade that resulted in a more thorough search of his vehicle and trailer.

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Carroll wins PC nomination, Swenson delivers challenge

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party leader Rick Swenson was in full campaign mode when he paid a visit to Estevan on June 4. Swenson was in the Energy City to speak at the nomination meeting that saw Bienfait’s Paul Carroll accept the candidacy to represent the party in the next provincial election, which is expected next spring.

“There have been too many Sask Party members kicking around too long, taking advantage of the situation. We need a voice here.

The NDP is done in rural Saskatchewan. There is an opportunity for our party to be heard,” said Swenson just prior to the nomination meeting held in the small Legion Hall in Estevan that attracted about 20 people for the uncontested candidate nomination.

“I know I’m not going

to be premier. That’s not the objective at this stage. This corner of Saskatchewan has paid for the rest of the province for years, yet you have some of the worst roads, and that’s just the start,” said Swenson, who served as Energy and Resources Minister in the Grant Devine-led Conservative government in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Swenson said Carroll was the third official candidate nominated by the party.

There should be 10 to 12

candidates lined up by the end of summer, he predicted, with the ideal target being a full-slate of 61 candidates once the official campaign begins in early 2016.

“The Sask Party is doing a lot of dumb stuff in the interest of their friends, like peddling off the farmland to someone who doesn’t pay taxes. They’re building a $1.2 billion bypass in Regina to accommodate trucks travelling between Montreal and Vancouver and they’re get-

ting someone from France to build it. In the meantime, I’m trying to drive to Estevan from Regina on Highways 6 and 39, one of the scariest stretches of highway in the province.”

Swenson said he realizes there still might be a stigma attached to the “old PCs,” but the political engagement scene is vastly different now. It was time to move along with a clean slate and fresh ideas.

“Tonight is the first step

of many. And, by steps, I mean the ones I will make going door-to-door to create some meaningful dialogue with the constituents in Estevan,” said Carroll in accepting the nomination. “I believe we can make this journey significant.”

He went on to say “It has been the work and vision of a small group of people who have kept the PC Party of Saskatchewan alive. For that, we thank you. I accept ⇢ A2 Carroll

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Carroll hopes to be part of PC revival ⇠ A1 the responsibility to continue the battle for people of the Estevan constituency.”

Carroll was referring to the fact the PCs are just now emerging from an 11-year self-imposed hiatus, armed with about $2 million, which was left in the coffers and placed in a trust fund that the party has just recently, gained access to.

Curt Schmidt, the party’s constituency president, conducted the formal part of the meeting, and noted Carroll will have a team of supporters as he begins the unofficial part of the campaign, which is, in essence, already underway.

Carroll will be up against the Sask Party’s newly nominated candidate, Lori Carr, who won the

nomination against Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig earlier this spring. Carr is replacing incumbent MLA Doreen Eagles who will be retiring.

The NDP nomination was won by Cameron Robock, who was selected in an uncontested nomination meeting this spring.

Swenson, a Moose Jaw area farmer, who has been the PCs official leader since 2006, said all candidates are reminded that it is a privilege to run.

“Once elected, you have a four-year window in which to make this province better than how you found it and if you can do that, you may get the privilege of extending that window. In this corner of the province, you effected fundamental change before, and it was

Paul Carroll, left, newly nominated PC candidate in the Estevan Constituency with party leader Rick Swenson. good. There were a lot of good things the former PC Party did here. More good can be done again,” Swenson added.

The good that was done by the PCs before, included

the building of Rafferty and Alameda Dams and Shand Power Station. There now needs to be further development, and Carroll would be speaking to those issues, Swenson said.

Going back to the highway file, Swenson said, “Portal to Regina is our economic lifeline, not Montreal to Vancouver. We need to build that highway first. But it seems the Regina bypass

will come first and we’ll be paying a French company for 30 years. I wonder how many Saskatchewan hockey teams they’ll support and sponsor?”

Selling farmland to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was another error, he suggested since the CPPIB aren’t taxpayers and they will be in direct competition with provincial farmers.

“I have contributed to CPP all my working life and be damned if I want to compete against my own pension plan when I farm.

Land is a fundamental thing around here, it involves family dreams. We must say to government they need to consult and listen and Paul Carroll will take the message to Regina.”

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“I’ve been a part of Estevan all my life and working at growing the business has been a big part. We never really envisioned being in business for 23 or 25 years,” said Wilson.

He added there is no other place he would rather start a business.

“If I was to start a business, there’s no better place to start than in Estevan. I see

a lot of our customers getting recognized this evening, and you see a pretty good group of businesses in town.”

While the EBEX awards mark an occasion to celebrate the successes of business in the city, with slumping oil prices and the local economy’s reliance on a healthy oil sector, the evening was also a time to find resilience and stability in the business world.

“Everything revolves around (the oil sector), so to speak, but we’ve been fortunate,” said Emmel, who not-

Steve Earle and the Dukes next up at Affinity Place The next concert to roll through Affinity Place is slated for Aug. 14. The performer will be Steve Earle and the Dukes.

An announcement Tuesday morning pegged the band and date as the next big show to come through Estevan.

Steve Earle was been recording music since 1986.

The band most recently released the album Terraplane in February.

The Community Touring Alliance (CTA) will be presenting the concert, its first event in Estevan, and

they will be partnering with Affinity Place. CTA operates with a mandate to bring world-class entertainment to smaller markets across Canada, while providing opportunities for Canadian artists.

“We are excited to bring this concert series to Affinity Place because of the great talent available to the Community Touring Alliance,” said Nathan Jesse, Estevan leisure services manager.

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ed the company purchased some larger equipment to take on work elsewhere in Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg. “We’ve had to expand our horizons. It’s a known thing. It’s a cycle, and some of these older guys have been through it. It’s something you have to deal with.”

For Wilson, he has seen the cycle play out before.

It has to be recognized, he said, and lessons have to be learned each time a dip in the economy happens.

“In our 23 years, this is the third one of these we’ve seen. It’s real and it’s something that has to be recognized, but it makes us stronger, and it makes us better. If you’re going to take the good years, you have to take the bad years,” said Wilson. “We don’t like seeing our staff go backwards, and we don’t like these times, but it’s part of doing business.”

The other businesses and business leaders recognized throughout the evening

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The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the organizers of this year’s Estevan Relay for Life have made a last-minute decision to reduce the length of the event.

The event will run from 5 p.m. on Saturday to 1 a.m. on Sunday. The announcement was made Monday afternoon.

A Relay for Life is typically a 12-hour event.

Local organizers previously pushed the start time for the event back a

couple hours, from its traditional 7 p.m. start time, in an effort to attract more participants. But the number of teams has dwindled this year, with only seven registered as of the Mercury’s press time.

Event chair Kathryn Kitchen said they had some open entertainment slots in the overnight hours, and they needed more volunteers.

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The Crown said Antonelli placed a lot of effort in avoiding detection, but was ultimately cooperative and noted after the search he had no intention of selling the weapon in Canada or Alaska.

Mitigating factors for Antonelli included a lack of a criminal record.

The defense said Antonelli simply noted it was a “complete lack of judgment on his part,” and that he had no intention of doing anything malicious upon his entry to Canada.

He added that he may be facing repercussions through the air force as well.

Plemel said Antonelli’s convictions were serious, and even though Antonelli had no intention of selling the weapon, there was the possibility of it going missing or stolen, which the judge noted could have placed the general public in danger.

Antonelli was given six months to pay the fine.

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were a mix of new and old business people.

The outstanding service award went to Jump.ca, while Power Dodge was honoured with the award for community involvement.

Regens Disposal, in operation for the past 30 years, was recognized as the Energy City’s environmental leader.

Receiving the growth and expansion award, Gilliss Casing Services was recognized for its growth in employees, as well as the company’s expansion of its services in the past five years.

Liberty Tax Service Estevan was recognized as the top new business venture that has been operating for fewer than three years.

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event, of course, is that it’s a 12-hour event,” said Kitchen. “But they have offered shorter events in the past to cities that haven’t hit their goal in the past.”

Kitchen noted that Moose Jaw will have a six-hour Relay for Life this month, because of their numbers last year.

The CCS approached local Relay organizers on Monday with the idea of having an eight-hour relay.

The concept had been dis-

cussed by the local organizers previously.

“Our goal and the Canadian Cancer Society’s goal is to put on a successful event,” said Kitchen.

Organizers didn’t have to drop any entertainment, either. They will combine the fight back and the luminary ceremony into one celebration at 9 p.m. on Saturday night They were also able to move the Sunday church service from 4 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Students learn about carbon capture

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Now that the carbon capture storage project at Boundary Dam is up and running, students from Hillcrest and Westview School, were provided with an inside look at the inner workings of the capture facility and the main power plant on a hot Friday afternoon.

Following a series of table-top science experiments at Hillcrest School that revolved around the different properties of certain liquids and gases, the Grade 7 students set off for Boundary Dam where Tim Schuster, senior director at the Boundary Dam Power Station, and project manager Mike Zeleny, led two groups of children on a tour of the facilities.

“This was really the first opportunity we had where we could have the kids come out like this and see the carbon capture project first hand,” Schuster said after the tour, adding it was in conjunction with World Environment Day, which took place on June 5.

Upon arrival at Boundary Dam, students settled into a conference room where they were outfitted with helmets and safety boots and given a brief overview of what CCS is all about.

The rest of the afternoon consisted of a lot of walking and talking, as students toured the carbon capture facility, power plant and various control rooms, where many of Boundary

Students and teachers from Westview School walk towards the Boundary Dam power station on June 5 during an educational tour of SaskPower’s carbon capture facility and power plant.

Dam’s operations are monitored.

“We’re at the stage where we can do more education tours for kids,” Schuster said at the end of the day.

Shane Davenport, a teacher at Westview who accompanied the group to Boundary Dam, said the tour at Boundary Dam opened up a lot of conversations that revolved around certain things students have recently been learning about in the classroom.

Climate change and Saskatchewan’s high greenhouse gas emissions have been key discussion points, Davenport said.

“They’re learning about our impact on the world and how we’re trying to make things better in Saskatch-

Grade 7 Hillcrest students Taylor Sprague, left, and classmate Logan Nagel listen to project manager Mike Zeleny, who guided the group through Boundary Dam’s carbon capture facility and main power plant. ewan,” he said. “(The tour) fit really well with our curriculum.”

Grade 7 student Darson

Gunnlaughson was on site Friday afternoon, soaking in all the information provided to the students throughout

the afternoon.

“I think it’s a really cool idea,” Darson said about CCS technology.

The issue of climate change has been brought up in class, he added, and he said he hopes carbon capture will help fix the problem.

“I think climate change is a really big problem that we should be trying to fix,” Darson said.

His classmate Xavius Kolke agreed with Darson’s statement about climate change being a big problem, but noted not enough people are aware about climate change’s negative effects.

“Not a lot of people know or care about climate change,” Xavius said.

In addition to the carbon capture project, Schuster said SaskPower has increased its usage of natural gas-fired generation and its wind generation capacity.

ECS celebrates academic achievements

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Hundreds packed the Estevan Comprehensive School’s auditorium on June 3 to celebrate academic achievements attained by its students during the 2014-15 school year.

Following the opening remarks from the school’s principal Pat Jeannot, a long list of scholarships and bursaries were handed out to students who excelled in various forms of academics.

From the Access Communications Centennial Scholarship, which was

won by Anna Lawrence, and the Affinity Credit Union ‘Build a Better World’ Scholarship, won

by Erica Dinsmore and Kyle Harron, community support was, once again, positively overwhelming.

Special participation awards were followed by Mr. and Miss ECS award presentations, which ultimately capped off the festivities for the evening.

Faculty members at ECS thanked all the award sponsors and the ECS baking club for providing guests with refreshments.

For a full list of winners, go to www.estevanmercury.ca

Mr. and Miss ECS winners were (front row, left to right) Jarrett Daoust, Grade 11; Cole Davenport, Grade 12; Carter Davenport, Grade 9; Tess Lindquist, Grade 11. (Back row, left to right) Marshall Littlefield, Grade 10; Mackenzie Holman, Grade 9; Macy Earl, Grade 12; Carlee MacCuish, Grade 10.

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City playpark programs benefit from local business donations

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s supervised playpark programming is not in jeopardy this summer. This was the first emphatic point made by Erin Wilson, the city’s leisure services program manager.

But, what would be nice, would be to have another strong response from the program’s traditional financial sponsors, or some new contributors that would help them to add even more value to the summer programs in the five community playparks

that feature trained leaders and supervisors.

“The City of Estevan pays the wages and benefits and provides a small budget for program supplies, plus they cover the maintenance and pool supplies,” said Wilson, referring to the four parks that feature wading pools which are popular with the youngsters during the summer season.

The four parks with the shallow pools, also feature morning crafts and other fun activities to entertain and educate the young summer regulars.

A fifth park, Trojan Park doesn’t have a pool, but offers the morning crafts and activities program involving a playpark leader.

Wilson said Cassidy Reich has been appointed the supervisor of the playpark leaders this year and they will join her later this month to prepare for a busy season with the playpark programming and pools opening on June 29.

“We do the best with the funds we have available to us. All the money we might receive from a local business or organization, goes into the pro-

‘We do the best with the funds we have available to us. All the money we might receive from a local business or organization, goes into the program.’

— Erin Wilson gram,” said Wilson.

“Of course, we’re as nervous as any other nonprofit because of the cur-

rent community economic challenges. We have put out our donation requests, just like we have other

Estevan slides out of MoneySense top 100 Estevan slid outside the top 100 best places to live in Canada according to one of the country’s financial magazines.

The list, compiled annually

by MoneySense Magazine and released last week, evaluates 209 cities across the country, rating each on its unemployment rates, access to health care and crime severity indexes among many other areas. Estevan ranked 128, a drop from 95 last year.

The magazine pools its information from various authorities, like the Canadian Medical Association to determine doctors in an area, and the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics to tally a city’s crime rate.

According to the magazine’s reports and rankings editor, Mark Brown, “While we can’t gauge many of the elements that people enjoy in their cities, the nearness of family, the friendliness of neighbours or even great sunsets, we have measured what can be measured and compared what can be compared from towns and cities across our provinces and territories.

To identify the Best Places to Live in Canada we rank each community across 34 separate categories to get a detailed picture of what life is like in each community.”

The rankings were compiled from a number of categories that received varying weight: wealth, 28 per cent; demographics, 17 per cent; commute 11 per cent; weather, 10 per cent; and other, which included crime, health care amenities and culture was weighted at 35 per cent.

Estevan benefitted from low unemployment, high incomes and steady population growth. As it

has been in the past, the Energy City’s rate nearing 42,000 per 100,000 people. rating was hurt by the crime rate, The top Saskatchewan city on the list, access to health care, lack of Regina, showed a significant decline from the affordable housing and ease of ninth spot last year, down to 44. walking, bikThe Numbers for Estevan ing and available public Population: 14,421 transit.

Population Change (2010 To 2015): 9.2 per cent According Estimated Unemployment Rate: 5.04 per cent to the MoneySense Median Household Income: $94,872 numbers, Estevan still Average Household Discretionary Income: $58,711.55 $574,904 struggles with its physician Average Household Net Worth: $410,334 availability. Though the doc- Average Value Of Primary Real Estate: Average Time To Buy A Home: 3.4 years tor situation has improved Property Tax: 2.77 per cent since 2010, Estevan has about Average Property Tax: $3,140 0.6 doctors for everyone Average Property Tax As A Percentage Of Average Income: 2.6 per cent 1,000 people. Many other Average Income Tax for Individual Earning $50,000: $10,071 cities, including all other Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 19.4 per cent Saskatchewan communi- Travel To Work By Walking: 3.7 per cent ties canvassed for the report Travel To Work By Bicycle: 0.1 per cent 331.56 mm have two or more doctors to Total Annual Rainfall: service the same number of Days With Precipitation Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 116.4 Days With Daily Min Temperature Greater Than 0°C: 169.2 people.

Days With Daily Max Temperature Greater Than 20°C: 113.5 While Estevan’s crime Days Above 24°C: 12.42 rate has declined by about Crime Rate – 5-Year Change: -5.4 per cent 5.4 per cent from five years Crime Rate Per 100,000: 12,716.4 ago, the crime rate remains Crime Severity Index: 101.8 high at 12,716 per 100,00 Violent Crime Severity Index: 77.9 people. Meanwhile the top Owned Homes: 75.6 per cent 24.4 per cent city in the country to live, Rented Homes: 4.1 per cent Boucherville, QC, has a rate Employed In Health Care: Offices Of Doctors Of Medicine Per ’000: 0.14 of just 4,618, and other cities, Doctors Per ’000: 0.6 like Burlington, ON, show a Employed In Arts And Rec: 0.9 per cent rate of about 2,300. North Battleford, however, has a Source, www.moneysense.ca

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I just hope we get some of that back again this year. We have our fingers crossed because we know, from experience, the more funds we get the more fun the kids will have because we can enhance the projects and programs.”

Wi l s o n a d d e d t h e playpark program has been most fortunate in the past few years to receive close to $7,000 from local businesses for a boost to the traditional programs. In the past, that has allowed the programmers to organize a movie night, or add some paint and glitter to the craft programs, for instance.

“And we’re always in need of things like scissors. We have some items in inventory, but they are well used, we don’t waste anything.”

In fact, she said the leaders and the children are “pretty creative in recycling materials and they can carry some inventory over from one year to the next. So, if the financial support isn’t as strong this summer, it won’t indicate doom and gloom on the playground front, it will only mean the deployment of a little more creativity on everyone’s behalf and that isn’t a bad thing at all.

“We’ll just have to see what the response is, and we’ll plan from there,” said Wilson.

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The battle is being waged, the front lines identified

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The war is on.

It consists of daily battles between man and insect with the balance of power often swinging from one side to the other.

That’s the nature of the fight to control mosquitoes in the Energy City.

Estevan parks manager Rod March, said Southeast Tree Care has once again been contracted to conduct the trench warfare against the pesky foes with an ambitious larvicide program that is designed to defeat the mosquitoes in their most vulnerable state … before maturity.

“They are conducting the work as in the past, doing it sector by sector,” said March, referring to the mosquito control team lead by Larry Doan and his crews who section the city into quadrants for consistent larvicide applications and control.

Doan noted the City has done significant work in the past few years in eliminating or reducing the areas where water can collect, thus reducing the opportunity for mosquito breeding and emergence since they prefer stagnant water in which to lay their eggs.

“We’re monitoring the results carefully this year to measure where the larvae counts are the highest and tracking the larvae stages,” said March, referring to the local traps that are set up to help them perform 1:00those PMtasks. He said the program extends 1:00 PM as much as one kilometre

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“We’ll know what species and how many there are in each trap.

We have three or four traps set up in the city just for that purpose,” he said.

The applications of larvicides is generally acknowledged as being much more efficient and safer for the public than spraying insecticides to combat the insects after they have reached adult stage.

He added that, due to the lower snow load this past winter, the mosquito situation may not be too troublesome this year, but,

of course, with each passing weather pattern and with each mosquito breeding cycle, the logistics may change in a hurry.

“That’s why we always urge homeowners to get rid of their standing water in the yards,” said Doan, who noted that while the city has grown in geographic scope and population over the past four years, the mosquito population has been pretty well under control thanks to good planning by city officials and developers that have kept the low water collection spots to a minimum.

“But you know, in visiting our local parks, I see where we may have a return of a gopher problem,” said March with a chuckle.

So, it may be a simple case of exchanging the presence of one pest with another and the desire to keep both, under control.

“Yep, the gopher situation could be significant this year. We’ll have to wait a bit and see,” said March. The city’s active and passive parks are appearing to be in pretty good condition heading into the busy season, including one of the newest, Kensington Greens, which had attracted some attention last year for its lack of development, but is now slated for some significant reconstruction work this summer.

“We have a contractor in place and there will be some work done on that park this summer,” said March.

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Health care’s bill-paying balancing act It’s going to be more than a balancing act over the next 11 months for the governors and administrators within the Sun Country Health Region.

With no discernable increase in revenue, the region’s economic brain trust may be hauling out Plan B, consisting of smoke and mirrors, before they reach next year’s provincial budget and perhaps, some financial relief.

Now, to state Sun Country is being treated unfairly, would be incorrect. It appears as if most, if not all of the so-called rural health regions are being required to do more with less during this current fiscal goaround.

Wages are being frozen and some senior management and administration positions, recently vacated, will be left vacant in an attempt to curb expenses while retaining programs. Some

of these programs or projects may be reduced in scope to meet the new fiscal realities.

We just hope that patient and client care will not be compromised during this new era of cutbacks. We’d hate to see service reduced because some agency refused to pay overtime or call in replacement employees thanks to budget restraints.

With 17 identified sectors in 28 facilities and 2,400 employees, Sun Country’s $153 million annual budget is no small potatoes. With population increases almost guaranteed, it will be at the very least, a small miracle if the local health region can pull it off.

We might suggest at this point we would also expect to see corresponding cuts and efficiencies applied at the provincial level as well, probably and ironically starting with the

Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

Sask. Party re-election remains the reality The reality suggests we will re-elect another Saskatchewan Party government next April.

According to the latest available polling – a December 2014 poll by Praxis Analytics – Premier Brad Wall’s government still had the support of 66 per cent of the voters.

Of course, that polling is six months old and the election is still 10 months away.

Some of you may note the recent Alberta election where former Progressive Conservative Premier Jim Prentice took his 44-year dynasty government into the campaign with a slight lead.

Over the course of Alberta’s election campaign, support for the PCs steadily dwindled until the once unthinkable happened – a New Democratic Party win in Alberta.

Given that Saskatchewan already has a

Health Ministry’s infamous Lean/Kaizen promotion edifices.

Corresponding three to five per cent cuts at the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) and eHealth that currently cost Sun Country well over $7 million per year, could reduce our regional financial obligations to those agencies without affecting local programs or employment.

We expect the Ministry of Health itself will be displaying fiscal restraint by not filling vacated posts such as associate or assistants to the associates’ associate directors. No, we don’t believe there are such positions, but we trust the Ministry understands the message.

There has to be fewer bodies in administration, not more, when the oil money flow lessens in Saskatchewan.

There is also an expectation

rich NDP history, some may argue an NDP government here cannot be nearly as terrifying as it was to Alberta voters.

Doesn’t Alberta’s vote show us that anything can and will happen in election campaigns?

One can suppose it does, but there must be factors pointing to massive voter discontent with the government in order for such rare occurrences to happen. So far, nothing suggests such stars are lining up in favour of Cam Broten’s NDP Opposition.

The first factor a party as far down in the polls as the Saskatchewan NDP would need is a seismic shift in the Sask. Party, similar to the way Alberta PCs lost the support of Calgary and southern Alberta. When it comes to the Sask. Party base in rural Saskatchewan, there is no evidence of that happening.

Re-distribution of the ridings – or better put, the expansion of the Saskatchewan legislature by another three seats to a total of 61 – has effectively preserved the number of rural seats that seem as squarely behind the government as they were in 2011 when the Sask. Party won every one of them by a majority.

A miracle for the NDP right now would be any breakthrough in rural Saskatchewan in the rural seats with smaller cities or on the northern forest fringe where the NDP last held rural seats.

But even if that happens, the Sask. Party would still control the vast majority of rural Saskatchewan where the NDP hasn’t even seriously campaigned since 1999.

That would mean the Sask. Party will need only a few seats in four major cities and the north to maintain its majority government.

the discussions regarding the encroachment of private health care programs and facilities, instead of enhancing public health care, will continue with the focus on value received for the money invested. There is the already agreed to knowledge the tight rope that is being walked with a two-tiered health delivery system lends danger to the tight rope walker, which is, in this case, the provincial government and the Health Ministry.

When the public sector is robbed of its rightful place so the private system can be paid for its time and attention as well as a profit margin, questions need to be asked and answered.

We see our provincial government is well out into the middle of this tight rope walk and we’re anxious to see the likes of Health Minister Dustin Duncan and Premier Brad Wall arrive safely on the other side.

Of course, the cities and the north have traditionally been NDP strongholds. There is little doubt it will be tough for the Sask. Party to win either northern seats they’ve never won before or to maintain seats in Prince Albert and Moose Jaw as well as in north and east Regina and south and west Saskatoon, which they won for the first time in 2011.

But 30 points behind in the polls and with only nine current NDP MLAs, Broten’s team will have to maintain what it now has and win a remarkable 23 more seats, mostly in the cities.

And there would have to be a reason for that vote shift. Right now, that just isn’t evident. Or, at least, so suggests the Praxis Analytics polling numbers.

Admittedly, the Praxis polling even six months ago showed increasing worry over a weakening oil-based economy. That said, the polling also showed the Sask. Party is addressing the issue in the way the public wants.

For example, infrastructure spending remains the public priority over debt payments, heritage funds or even direct payouts of surpluses back to the people. This also happened to be the Wall government’s priority in the last budget.

But more to the point, the Praxis polling suggests people believe the Sask. Party government’s economic plans are performing at a high level – even higher than people’s own household situations. This is a complete reversal from the NDP’s days in power.

Alberta suggests strange things can happen. But the polling here in Saskatchewan suggests nothing is happening that is all that different.

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So how much do we owe now?

Last week, I forced you into a discussion of what and who is too big to fail.

I should apologize, but instead, I’m going to, sort of, stick to that topic for one more round.

I find it rather frightening the way people, companies and countries are being allowed to stack up debt without any repercussions being felt, other than by those on the lowest rungs of the economic ladders.

Chalk it up to advancing years if you wish, but I recall raised eyebrows when someone mentioned mortgages of $500,000. That kind of money bought you a castle. Now it buys you 400 square feet in Vancouver or a starter home in Calgary.

Countries used to measure their debt in millions; the larger countries in hundreds of millions. Now it’s billions and yes, trillions. China, I believe, is over a dozen trillion dollars in debt and the United States pretty well quit counting. Neither one of them appears worried. I would like to know why? And don’t ask how much a trillion is, you would never comprehend, neither does Warren Buffet, Billy Gates or any of those emirs. I left the boat at a million in terms of understanding the magnificence of debt or richness.

One of the three or four power companies in Ontario just added another $6 billion to their debt load to fix four nuclear reactors, so they won’t spill their toxic guts all over Toronto. They know they can’t pay that bill.

Greece, as noted last week, dances with the debt-devil on a daily basis, and only their poorest pay a price.

Norway is saving billions. All the rest of us are spending money we’ll never have and have no hope of ever getting, yet we all keep fooling one another into thinking we’re very viable on the economic front. And I suppose we all are, as long as nobody pulls the proverbial economic reality plug.

Who really cares if a two-bedroom bungalow with a teeny mountain view in Vancouver sells for $2.2 million.

Somebody who believes they are rich, will buy it and sell it for $2.4 million to somebody else, who believes they, too, are rich.

Printing cash, is going out of fashion. The presses can’t keep up. Never mind, just keep tabulating if you care to.

Nobody is making more than the minimum down payment and basic monthly repayment anyway. We aren’t interested in reducing debt, (federal or ours), let alone deficit.

It’s all too strangely weird to me right now. It’s as if fiscal responsibility has flown out the window in favour of politicial expediency and a “me to,” and “right now” attitude among those of us who keep score by using material possessions.

In the meantime, there are a few billion people scratching around this globe who know nothing of wealth, who wouldn’t know what a Canadian five dollar bill looks like and who couldn’t care less. These few billion are simply looking for potable water, something to eat, a place to go to the bathroom and a place to sleep … for one night. Tomorrow will be the same. They don’t have to worry about paying for electricity because they have none. No computer to crash, no gas tank to fill, no sneakers to tie, no mortgage to pay (or ignore) and no place to go.

How do they keep score in their lives? Perhaps just staying alive means as much or more to them then the scorekeeping we do for ourselves. Wanna bet a trillion dollars on it?

Norm Park

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Rev. Brenna Nickel from Knox United Church in North Portal and First Presbyterian Church in Portal, N.D., Knox United congregation member Emily Gillies and Knox United treasurer Vivian Lindblad presented a cheque for $5,360.77 to new Estevan Regional Nursing Home committee representative Tania Andrist.

New nursing home committee hasn’t stopped fundraising The new Estevan Regional Nursing Home committee has continued to receive donations, and they don’t want the support to stop.

The committee formed the Hearthstone Community Campaign to raise $8 million for construction of the new nursing home. The figure represents 20 per cent of the building’s projected costs. Hearthstone reached its goal in late December, and a celebration was held in January.

Hearthstone was dissolved several months ago.

But the new nursing home committee still has to fundraise to cover costs of furnishings, beds, equipment and other needs. Tania Andrist, who sits on the new nursing home committee, said they don’t know how much money they will need to raise,

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Saskatchewan Ministry of Health to make Estevan’s new regional nursing home a priority.

The community remains very supportive of the new nursing home committee. Donors have followed through with their pledges, which hasn’t been easy during the economic downturn. The committee has also received memorial donations.

The current fundraising total is $8.15 million.

The most recent donation was for $5,360.77 from Knox United Church in North Portal and First Presbyterian Church in Portal, N.D. The money was raised during a recent Make It, Bake It, Grow It supper and auction at the North Portal Community Hall. People from both sides of the border contributed handmade products and food for the auction.

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“We’re in a tough position as an organization, because Sun Country hasn’t made a decision on whether or not they’re going to be building our new nursing home,” Andrist told the Mercury. “But the community itself is ready.”

Once they receive final designs for the new nursing home, they’ll have a better idea of how much money they need for furnishings. The committee wants to have a 72-bed facility, which was in the original draft version of the needs assessment.

“We’re willing and open to accept funding, and it will all go to the positive cause of a new nursing home,” said Andrist.

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Something I learned is that cancer can affect everyone not only grandparents or parents but everyone around you.

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I had fun this week. I enjoyed the fundraising andthe Nerf gun war.

- Emily Thompson

The Relay For Life was a great organization. We raised lots of money and had fun making it.

It made us remember our loved ones who died of cancer. So many people have been dying of cancer and we need to do something to stop it no matter how young or how old we are.

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- Co-Chair Sarah Leve

The Relay has been a week of absolute fun and craziness. There have been wacky activities and fundraisers and lots of exciting things during the day of Relay as well. There were class presentations and they were cool just to see how much the students knew and how curious they were when it came to cancer safety. Whether it was sun safety, why to never start smoking, physical activity, or healthy eating, everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Don’tforget about the day of Relay though. Everyone walking around the track, the luminary ceremony, the speeches, just everything came togethe r and it was crazy just to see how much we accomplished. This was accomplished with the help of our sponsors, the community and the committees we set up. All there to help put the Relay together and I can happily say that it was a success, raising just over 10 grand!

- Co-Chair Devin Fichter

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Five years ago, in 2010, St. Mary’s hosted the Mini Relay For Life. It had a profound effect on my life, and I know many other staff members as well as students. Kyle Goulet (Former student and Relay longtime supporter) told us yesterday that his life was changed because of the Relay. When we give of ourselves to help others, we, in turn, receive much more in return. Kindness, generosity and the hope that we, as believers in Christ, have the ability to instill in someone by doing whatever we can to do the Lord’s work, and I know the Lord was pleased in 2010.

This year, on May 29th, 2015, we had another opportunity to change lives; to educate serves as a means to prevent cancer from starting in the cells of our bodies is so important. Helping to fund research into cancer has progressed so some cancers can be destroyed and people are living a longer, more valued life because of the research. It is hoped that what we raise will make a difference. Again, I know The Mini Relay actually started on Friday, May 22nd. The leaders from the Estevan Comprehensive School quickly got to work with our grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 students to prepare for the actual relay for Friday, the 29th. It was amazing to see the students work and prepare, and come together as teams with a common goal. Students put in time and effort during the breaks throughout the day. With all the students from grade 5 to 8, along with the Comp students, and then to have our younger students involved in many of the activities, St. Mary’s was a busy place.

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I feel blessed to have the Mini Relay at our school again. I am also blessed because of our students, the Comp student leaders, St. Mary’s staff and Pat Steinke doing such a great job for the Relay. I am proud of our leadership shown from our students as well as the over $10,000.00 that was raised for cancer research and education. In 2015, I know the Lord is pleased!

David Murphy – Principal, St. Mary’s School

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Carbon capture project captures Edison Award On Monday, SaskPower’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage (CCS) project won the 2015 Edison Award, the international electrical industry’s top honour.

The distinction, awarded by the Edison Electric Institute, celebrates distinguished leadership, innovation and contribution to the advancement of the electrical industry for the benefit of all.

“SaskPower’s Boundary Dam CCS Project is a great example of the electric power industry’s commitment to using cutting-edge technologies to provide affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy to customers,” said Tom Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute’s president, in a press release. “The talented team at SaskPower is deserving

of the Edison Award for its groundbreaking work on this innovative project that will benefit customers and reduce emissions.”

“This honour belongs to everyone who has helped make environmentally sustainable coal power a reality,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower president and CEO. “It belongs to SaskPower employees, to the many contracted companies that assisted on the project, and to the communities that supported us and continue to support our company’s mission for a power grid that is reliable, affordable and, especially, environmentally sustainable.”

Ergon Energy Corporation of Australia was the other recipient of the award.

June will also see the inauguration of the SaskPower

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SaskPower has also recently celebrated the successful injection of carbon dioxide

SaskEnergy is proposing rate adjustments that would result in residential customers saving $53 annually or 5.4 per cent on their heating bill. The natural gas utility announced today it has filed an application with the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) to adjust both its commodity and delivery service rates.

SaskEnergy has applied to reduce its commodity rate from $4.84/Gigajoule (GJ) to $4.30/GJ. If approved, the proposed commodity rate would be implemented on Nov. 1. The commodity rate was increased last July following an extremely cold winter, which led to a rise in natural gas market prices.

Natural gas prices have since declined and the new rate – the second lowest since 2000 – better reflects forward market pricing into 2016.

SaskEnergy is simultaneously applying for a deliv-

ery service rate increase. The increase is needed to address additional cost pressures related to enhanced safety and integrity programs and to continue providing reliable service to customers.

The delivery service rate recommendation is for an increase of $1.75 per month to the basic monthly charge for residential customers to also be implemented Nov. 1. Even with the proposed increase, SaskEnergy’s residential customers will continue to pay the lowest delivery costs in Canada.

The proposed commodity rate reduction will more than offset SaskEnergy’s application for a delivery service rate increase.

“SaskEnergy has the opportunity to pass through savings to our customers by taking advantage of lower forward market prices on the commodity portion of natural gas bills,” said Doug Kelln, president and CEO

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SaskEnergy purchases its customers’ natural gas on the open market, with no mark-up or profit factored into commodity rates. The gas cost variance account (GCVA) tracks any differences between SaskEnergy’s rate and its actual costs of buying gas, so the difference can be factored into the next rate change.

Kelln said maintaining a safe distribution system has put pressure on SaskEnergy’s safety related expenses, which is a key factor in the application for a delivery service rate increase.

“We continue to expand and build on our safety programs to meet industry

standards and public expectations, but these service and program enhancements come at an added cost,” Kelln said. “For SaskEnergy, safety is a core value and we have dedicated over $40 million in 2015 and $47 million in 2016 in capital spending toward safety initiatives including distribution pipeline replacements, meter stations and service lines to customer homes. Additional dollars have also been dedicated to increased natural gas leak surveys and line locating services.”

Productivity improvements and cost containment initiatives have offset a portion of increased costs.

SaskEnergy will continue to look for efficiencies to offset cost pressures to ensure delivery service rates remain competitive. Corporately, from 2009 to 2014, SaskEnergy achieved $32 million in savings due to productivity and efficiency efforts, and is targeting a further $5.9 million in annual savings for 2015.

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Minor tweaks remain for local dog park

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With a few “lucky breaks” Jennifer Gervais is hoping dog lovers can enjoy the perks of an off-leash dog park by the end of the summer.

“It was an easy sell to the community,” said Gervais, who is a member of a local committee that’s inching its way to the official opening of an off-leash dog park located next to the Woodlawn picnic area. “It’s something we’re passionate about but it isn’t taking away a piece of land that was a gem to everybody.”

The nearly three-acre park is gaining a lot of interest from residents eager to let their canine companions run free in a safe and enclosed area, which in this case, is filled with large trees providing optimum shade for dogs running around in the open space next to the stream dividing the park and the Woodlawn picnic area.

An upcoming steak night fundraiser at the Flats Restaurant on June 14 will help raise money for new fencing and landscaping.

The park also requires some additional parking construction.

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Dogs like Bella, above, will be able to fully enjoy Estevan’s off-leash dog park once its finishing touches are complete. called the staging area that we’ll have to fundraise for,” Gervais said. “It’s another enclosed area where people can take off their dog’s leash before entering the park.”

Gervais said there may be an opportunity to install a kiosk within the dog park’s grounds that will highlight current pets available for adoption.

A hiking trail has also been discussed among the dog park’s committee members. Gervais said finding ways to make the park appeal to everyone is an ongoing point of emphasis.

“We don’t want this park to be just for the dog lovers,” she said, noting the dog park’s size falls right under the standard two-acre bit of land that’s normally allocated to other off-leash

dog parks.

Gervais is part of a four-person committee, along with Tayja Zimmerman, Christina Wock and Dawn Klassen, preparing to get the park started. They approached the City of Estevan in April 2014 to propose their plans and to see if there may be unused space available for them to utilize. At the start of July, Woodlawn Regional Park granted the group space near the Souris River.

“It will be an asset for Estevan,” Gervais said.

Those interested in learning more about the park, donating to the group or volunteering with the organization may contact Gervais at 306-981-9045, or visit their Facebook page under the name Off-leash Dog Park in Estevan.

Airshed presents leadership awards The Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association presented their first Clean Air Leadership Awards in Weyburn on June 3, and is nationally recognized as Clean Air Day. The awards were presented in Weyburn; and the City of Weyburn’s Environmental Resource Committee captured the gold award for its effort in improving air quality and keeping the environment clean, said the panel members who assessed the nominees.

SaskPower earned the silver medal for their carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near Estevan.

The bronze medal was claimed by Cenovus En-

ergy Inc., for their mobile gas monitoring platform.

The judging was conducted by an independent panel consisting of people with expertise in environmental and health issues.

This panel consisted of: Tim Macaulay, from the Ministry of Health; Dr. Dena McMartin, University of Regina and Dr. Shelley Kirychuk, University of Saskatchewan.

The awards were presented by Dr. Kevin McCullum, director of air quality, for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.

“Improving air quality and keeping air clean is fundamental to the quality of life in our communities,”

said SESAA Executive Director Terry Gibson.

“The Clean Air Leadership Awards provide recognition for initiatives undertaken in the region that are doing just that.”

SESAA said they believed it is important to recognize individuals, organizations and companies who are demonstrating leadership by their actions, in ensuring good air quality. By highlighting new initiatives, they said, they hoped to encourage even more initiatives in the future.

Gibson and the SESAA members issued a thankyou to all the companies and organizations that submitted nominations.

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Toss Up The Bikers Against Diabetes crew was at it again with their annual rodeo north of Bienfait. The event, that raises funds to send local children with Diabetes to camp, saw hundreds of people and dozens of bikes turn out for the afternoon of games and entertainment on June 6. Along with activities for kids, the day saw a number of motorcycle-based games, like jousting and ring tossing, pictured here.

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OTS donates to Summer Games The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) has made a $10,000 contribution from their Community Initiatives Grant for the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

The announcement was made on Friday at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, during the first day of the OTS’s annual Oilmen’s golf tournament.

The money will be directed towards the grandstands at the new athletics field, which is located at the Estevan Comprehensive School. The OTS will receive naming rights for 10 years on a portion of the grandstands.

“We thought it was important to give our kids … a top-notch place to play,” said OTS president Brett Campbell. “The Summer Games is going to bring many different people from all around the province to our community, which is going to create business and growth here.”

The OTS announced

(From left) Friends of the Games co-chair Kelly McConnell, Estevan Oilfield Technical Society president Brett Campbell and Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games co-chair Brian Senchuk participated in a cheque presentation for $10,000. the community grant program earlier this year.

Campbell said the OTS receives a lot of donation requests throughout the

year, but they want to support building projects.

Money for the grant program comes from such events as the OTS’s annual

curling bonspiel and golf tournament.

“This year we actually had a fairly substantial chunk of change, so

we decided we wanted to give away $20,000,” said Campbell. “That was one of the decisions made at the AGM (annual general

meeting), so that’s what we’re doing, and this is just the first step in it.”

They have yet to decide who will benefit from the remaining $10,000.

“The OTS group has always been known as builders in our community,” said 2016 Games co-chair Brian Senchuk.

“We are very thankful that they chose to assist us in our project at the athletics field.

“They will go on record as assisting in building a top notch facility that will be enjoyed by our community for many years to come.”

The rebuild of the athletics field began last year, and is to be finished next month. The project, which includes a rebuilt track, will be a lasting legacy of the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games and its supporters.

It will also be home to the Legion Track and Field Club, and local football and soccer programs.

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Strategic plan delivered to Sun Country board

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The strategic plan for 2015-16 was explored by board members attending the May 27 meeting of the Sun Country Health Region at Tatagwa View in Weyburn.

The plan accompa-

nied the presentation of a new $153 million budget for the 28 health care facilities and personnel who cover the southeast region of the province.

There are four major areas to be addressed in the newly released strategic plan, said CEO Marga Cugnet, beginning with a

reduction in staff injuries and anti-microbial stewardship and reductions in infections due to improper hand-hygiene, especially in high touch areas. There will also be an emphasis on safety alert systems that will allow anyone involved in the health-care delivery chain to stop the

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The idea is to develop a culture of safety through the region, said Cugnet.

Other board-related information included the appointment of two temporary physicians, one being Dr. Augustine Egbagbe, who provides locum physician services, and Dr. Janessa Grosenick, who is currently serving a residency program in Weyburn until the end of June and will return in September to join the medical team in that city’s primary health-care clinic.

Cugnet reported that a CT scanner is to be purchased very soon and will be installed at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan with the expectations for it to be in operation by October.

Cugnet said during her report to the board, that when staffing issues crop up, there is sometimes the need to contract services from outside the regular employee stream, but that is not unusual and is cost-effective since the contracted services are no more costly than overtime or other replacement schemes.

On the recruitment side, she said there is still a problem in obtaining the services of cooks throughout the health region. The region is also in need of two occupational therapists. She noted though, that physician coverage in Wawota is working well and the administration team is looking at options with regards to filling a pending physician opening in Fillmore due to a retirement.

There were 27 people hired in April including four managers, two registered nurses, two graduate nurses and two emergency medical technicians.

But those hirings were balanced on the negative side with 29 terminations that included 10 retirements, four of whom were registered nurses and two were cooks.

The local health region continues to offer clinical placement opportunities for students, primarily in nursing programs since it is viewed as a significant recruitment vehicle that receives the support of management and other employees.

The report also included information regarding the demolition of the old Marian Health Centre in Redvers, now that the new facility is in full operating mode and a planning committee has started their work in Weyburn as they are now seeking proposed sites for a new Weyburn General Hospital.

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Crop seeding accomplished early

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Producers got a head start seeding this year and completed the first phase of the annual harvest process ahead of schedule.

Early seeding doesn’t necessarily mean an early harvest. The unpredictability of the summer months between planting and harvest may mean producers haven’t really had a head start at all.

Sherri Roberts, a Ministry of Agriculture regional crop specialist for the southeast corner who is based in Weyburn, said early seeding may be good, but it’s not a particularly good predictor of what kind of year is ahead for producers. Now producers are at the mercy of the weather.

“It all depends on Mother Nature and the weather. Not to be a total pessimist but if we don’t get any rain at all, there won’t be a harvest,” said Roberts.

“Think back to the 30s.”

But still, she added, the earlier the seed is in the ground, the greater potential there is for higher production, and acknowledged the record pace at which crops were put in the ground this spring, noting it is “way above the five-year average at this point.”

With the prairies experiencing one of the driest springs in recent memory, following a winter that saw below average snowfall, the conditions have been ripe

for farmers to get to work in the fields.

This work hasn’t come without its problems, and Roberts said the early seeding makes crops susceptible to the lower overnight temperature drops that can happen in May. “We have had some problems. People got in the field and they got (seeds) in, but then Mother Nature came along and provided us with a frost. There have been some issues where some people have had to do some replanting because of that,” said Roberts.

Some replanting was necessary in the Radville area following a recent frost.

“It was spotty. Right here around Weyburn, nothing looks like it got touched, but if you get over by Radville, some people are replanting. It all depended on the crop and when they

Seeding around the southeast and elsewhere across the province came to an early end this spring. Producers now look to manage the 2015 crop and hope conditions remain favourable for the growing season.

If they are in high enough numbers, she said they may need to be sprayed.

“A lot of farmers are starting to do their weed control and often times for a stressed plant, herbicide is a whole lot harder on it. It might set it back a little bit.

If you can wait until we get a little bit of moisture please do so, but if not, and those weeds are at the stage that they really need to be sprayed then spray. But realize your crop may take a bit of a setback because of that, because we’re so dry.”

Because of the dry conditions, some crops have needed to be planted a little deeper to ensure there is contact with soil moisture. That — Sherri Roberts, has created some emergence issues.

Ministry of Agriculture Regional Crop Specialist “The deeper you have to plant it, the

got it in.”

Some crops can handle lower temperatures, even down to about -4C. Cereals, growing a little deeper in the soil are more hearty, but soybeans and canola are particularly susceptible to frost damage.

If they don’t need to be replanted following a frost, crop growth is considered

typical for this time of the year.

“Crops that I’ve been seeing have been in fairly good shape, but there are fields that need some moisture.”

Roberts noted there are some issues with flea beetles on canola plants, which locate themselves on the underside of leaves.

‘We have had some problems. People got in the field and they got (seeds) in, but then Mother Nature came along and provided us with a frost. There have been some issues where some people have had to do some replanting because of that.’

Unique baseball stories to be shared at library Baseball historian Phil S. Dixon will be a special guest of the Estevan Public Library on June 16, to reveal tales about the well-known baseball vagabond team, the Kansas City Monarchs and their unique history.

The telling of the tales will begin at 6 p.m. in the library.

Most people have heard of Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige, and many have heard of the Kansas City Monarchs, but few know how connected the Monarchs were to many Saskatchewan communities.

In honour of the 90th anniversary of the Monarchs’ first World Championship in 1924, Dixon is visiting 90 cities where the Monarchs played ball and that includes Estevan.

Dixon will present the Monarchs’ history with a local twist as he discusses

the games the Monarchs played in hometowns against local competition. He also talks about the history of Saskatchewan baseball players, as well as, the Monarchs’ ballgames and the games played by other African-American teams.

“Phil was very enthusiastic about coming to Estevan,” said Victoria Utman, adult program co-ordinator at the public library, “which was exciting for me. We (library staff) are happy to welcome him to our city and we hope we have a great turnout for this unique presentation.”

The evening’s entertainment is free of any charge.

More information regarding this event or any other upcoming features or programs for adults, may be obtained by contacting Utman at: epladultprogrammer@southeast. lib.sk.ca or phone 306-636-1621.

less likely it is to come up,” said Roberts.

Roberts said the early seeding could mean avoiding some insect and disease problems.

“We’re starting to see a few diamond-backed moths in our traps down by Oxbow, but at this point, the levels are real low, so there’s no cause for alarm. Our entomologist in Regina does feel though, that because the season is as early as it is, we will see three generations of diamond-backed moth larvae this year.”

That is a reality Roberts expects, unless the summer proves to be particularly hot or wet.

Winter wheat is experiencing some powdery mildew issues, and Roberts said farmers should do some scouting for that in their fields.

Thrips have also been showing up in the winter wheat, though not in high concentrations.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Permanent Full Time WTP & WWTP Maintenance Person Clerk Steno, City Hall The City of Estevan is looking for an independent and self-motivated individual to assist in the maintenance and Reception operation of our water and wastewater treatment facilities.

2015 Summer Art Camps CREATIVE CRAFTING Week 1: Monday, July 6 - Thursday, July 9 9am - Noon OR 1pm - 4pm Paint, draw, glue, sew, scrap, craft and create! This week we will create some fun and unique crafts.

3D ART Week 2: Monday, July 13 - Thursday, July 16 9am - Noon OR 1pm - 4pm Make your art pop off the page! We will be sculpting, collaging and using a variety of mediums to create 3D art and sculpture.

The ideal candidate would possess significant mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.

Summary: The City of Estevan is look for an enthusiastic office professional for City Hall Reception. This position provides customer service and a first point of contact to the public, as well administrative support to many of the business divisions within City Hall. The ideal candidate would possess exceptional customer service skills, an eye for detail, and proficiency in office procedures.

Some duties include: 1. Receives and records radio, telephone, or in-person inquiries and responds and/or forwards concerns to the appropriate individual for action or response. Provides customer reception services on Lower level of City Hall.

2. Responds to requests for information.

3. Processes documentation, correspondence, reports, minutes, tenders, contracts, and toolbox meetings.

4. Processes incoming and outgoing mail.

5. Processes and schedules plugged sewer work orders, camera inspections and charge outs.

6. Arranges for accommodation, rental vehicles, and transportation for all travelling City staff.

7. Assists the public and associate staff members with Business Unit records, bylaws, policies and procedures.

Education: Grade 12 or GED Equivalency Proficiency in Computer Software Office Procedures Certificate, Diploma, or relevant equivalent Additional Requirements: 1 year of relevant experience Minimum typing speed of 50 wpm Send Applications to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resource Coordinator 1102 – Fourth Street Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Fax: 306-634-9790 apply@estevan.ca

GUARD/MATRON The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be able to work independently with little supervision. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons who are being held in custody.

Successful applicants can be called on short notice and at various hours of day or night. Shifts will vary from three to eight hours. Training is provided.

Interested persons can pick up an application form at: Estevan Police Service 301-11th Avenue, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 1C7 306-634-4767 By email: schartrand@estevanpolice.ca

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Organizes and operates a preventative maintenance program for the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Identifies malfunctions in equipment and systems operations and performs repairs.

• Ensuring compliance with all regulations stipulated by the Environmental Management and Protection Act regarding the production and delivery of potable water and the treatment and disposal of wastewater.

Works as a relief operator of the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant when required.

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BASICS: Campers must be aged 7-12. Campers can register for a morning OR afternoon session, not both. Campers are encouraged to bring a snack to camp and can expect some outdoor activities and games.

ALLERGIES: If your child has allergies please indicate them when registering, as well as necessary treatment (EpiPens, medications etc.)

COST: All camp expenses are included in the $50/week/camper cost. Must pre-register.

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Adult ARt programs ART JOURNALING June 18th 7-8:30 $20/person

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FREE WEEKEND AT THE LANDFILL: JUNE 13 & 14, 2015 Guidelines for free disposal (proof of residency) • Items allowed to be dropped off for free include furniture, tree branches and regular and regular household garbage and does not include appliances that contain Freon.

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Ross captures second OTS title

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

Mike Ross edged out defending champ Anthony Melle on June 7, during the annual Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) golf tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

Ross shot a 73 and had the top score in the championship flight at the 36-hole tournament.

Melle had a 75 which was good enough for second place.

Ross last won the tournament in 2002 and he was very happy with the finish, since he fell short last year, finishing in second place.

“It feels a lot better this year than last year. I was mad last year because I blew it,” he said.

After finishing the front nine 2-under par (34), Ross said he struggled on a couple of holes on the back nine, but golfed well enough for the win.

In the final stretch, Ross birdied on the 16th hole, bogied on the 17th and parred the final hole.

Throughout the tournament he said he had some good drives and putts which helped him win.

After shooting par (72) in his first 18 holes on June 5, he said he felt he could continue to golf well as along as his shots were consistent.

He was also happy with the conditions of the golf course, and he said it was in good shape.

“The course was in

OTS president Brett Campbell, right, presents the OTS championship trophy to Mike Ross. Ross shot a 73 on June 5 in the championship flight to win the 36-hole tournament.

Steven LaForge tees off of hole-one during the Oilfield Technical Society’s (OTS) annual golf tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on June 5. The tournament took place over three days from June 5 to 7.

great shape, considering how much rain we got on Friday night, I couldn’t complain about the course,” he said.

Finishing in third place in the championship flight was Josh Gardner, with a score 76.

In his first 18 holes, he shot a 69, which put him in the lead to qualify for the championship flight.

And in fourth, Les Geisel shot a 77; and he, too, had a better qualifying round score of 70.

There were 16 golfers in the championship flight, and a total of 10 flights in the 36-hole tournament.

Along with the 36hole competition there was an 18-hole tournament which consisted of 12 flights.

Pat Murphy was the winner in the championship flight with a score of 73, and Scott Blackstock was in second with a 75.

Darrin Trimble was third with 76 and Blaine Chrest was fourth, also with a 76.

The event took place from June 5 to 7 and featured 299 golfers.

There was also a cash prize available for a holein-one. Paul Gigian aced the 14th hole and was awarded $5,000 as the hole was sponsored by Long Creek motors.

It was his first holein-one ever, and he said it was just luck that led to the shot.

“It was a neat thing to see and everybody I was golfing with was pretty excited to see it, too,” he said.

Bruins select four defencemen in first SJHL draft

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan CanElson Drilling Bruins focused on defence during the first ever SJHL bantam draft on June 4.

The Bruins selected McTaggert product Kyler Douglas with the third overall pick in the draft. Douglas is a defenceman who played with the Weyburn bantam AA team last season.

Estevan also had another first round pick in which they received in a trade last week with the Kindersley Klippers. They chose defenceman Austin Cunningham from Pilot Butte with the 11th overall pick.

In the second round, they picked defenceman Connor Hayward, who hails from Naicam centre Kade Eger of Coronach was Estevan`s third round pick and defenceman Devan Harris of Dysart, SK, was picked in the fourth round.

The Bruins final pick for the draft was right winger

Tylure Brazeau from Fort Qu’Appelle, in the fifth round.

The Bruins traded their final pick of the draft to Kindersley in an earlier trade.

Overall, Bruins GM and head coach Chris Lewgood was happy with the players the organization drafted.

“We’re really excited about the six players we were able to draft, and I think they will provide us with a foundation for that year`s (draft) worth of players for the Bruins,” said Lewgood.

Going in to the draft, Lewgood said they wanted to focus on drafting defencemen and they accomplished that goal as four of the six picks play that position.

“We feel that we got some of the best defenceman in the draft,” he said.

The Bruins also looked at other players who possessed skills like speed, but Lewgood said they wanted to

draft players they thought would be interested in playing for the Bruins in the near future.

Also, another reason for the Bruins to focus on drafting defencemen is that they feel they already have some very strong forwards.

With the players the Bruins drafted, Lewgood believes they all have the capability to become quality Estevan Bruins.

In the first year of the SJHL draft, Lewgood said the process went well.

“I don’t think there were any problems with it. I think the draft was fair for everyone and everybody got an equal chance drafting these players.” he said Also the SJHL’s annual general meeting took place the same time of the draft.

Lewgood added one of the decisions made at the meeting which will benefit the league is the format of the showcase game.

“The last few years it’s been an all-star type showcase and from here on out we’re going to have our teams represented at the showcase,” Lewgood said.

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You’re ... Safe A member of the Carlyle Cardinals slides safely into second base during a game against the Estevan Tower Wolves on Saturday at the Lampman sports weekend. The Tower Wolves would go on to win the hardball tournament. Photo by Jordan Baker.

ECS track team competes at provincials

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School track and field team accomplished personal bests at Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association (SHSAA) Provincial Track & Field.

It took place on June 5 and 6, and out of the 16 ECS athletes who competed in the event one earned a medal.

Wi l l i a m C h a m n e y earned a bronze medal in the senior boy’s 200-metre dash as he finished with a time of 23.04 seconds.

He also competed in the 100-metre dash and finished with a time of 11.72 seconds earning him sixth place; and he finished fifth in the long jump event, with a distance of 6.35 metres. In high jump he finished 14th by jumping 1.70 metres.

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William Chamney, right, earned the bronze medal in the 200-metre dash Other athletes who competed in the senior boys division included: Karter Collopy, Kyle Seipp and Jacob Shurygalo.

Seipp competed in the discus and javelin events.

He recorded a distance of 37.43 meters in the discus, which was a person-

able best, earning him fifth place; and in javelin he finished 18th, with a distance of 36.97 metres.

Collopy competed in the 3000- metre race and finished in 26th place with a time of 11:27.09.

Chamney and Shurygalo represented the southeast district in the 4x100 relay.

In the senior girls division, Jenna Kreklewich leaped a distance of 4.78 metres in the long jump event and finished in 18th place. Macy Earl competed in the 800-metre run and placed 18th with a time of 2:45.17, and Kristian Skjonsby finished 24th in the 100-metre dash and recorded a time of 14.42 seconds.

Carly Kreklewich competed in the 1500 metre run finishing 17th with a time of 5:42.97; and in the 3000-metre run she placed

20th with a recorded time of 13:06.29.

Nikita LeBlanc placed 26th in the junior girls 100-metre dash with a time of 15.21 seconds and Justin Weinrauch finished in 16th in the junior boys 100 metre dash, with a time of 25.73 second.

In the midget girls division, Morgan Fichter placed fifth in the long jump, recording a personal best, 4.99 metres. Tatianna Dutka finished in ninth place in the triple jump with a distance of 9.67 metres, and placed 16th in javelin with a throw of 24.55 metres.

Paige Buhler finished 22nd in the 1500-metre run with a time of 5:50.79.

In the midget boys division, Dakota Schnell placed 23rd in the 200 metre dash with a time of 27.08 seconds, and finished 24th in triple long jump with a

distance of 9.95 metres.

Also, Jordan Reed recorded a time of 5:28.16 in the 1500-metre run for 24th place, and Carson Benning placed 24th in the 200-metre dash with a time of 27.39 seconds.

“Everyone did really well, we had 12 season (best) or personal best performances, which is really hard to do in a major competition like that,” said track coach Caitlin Giesbrecht.

One of the main challenges through the competition was the extremely hot weather, but the athletes were able to battle through it Giesbrecht said.

“Many of the (Estevan) athletes that competed had never been to a track meet like that before so being able to put up personal best time or distances in itself is an amazing accomplishment.”

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Local football players commit to teams Two members of Estevan’s youth football programs have committed to play for junior football teams this fall.

Running back Kolby Dyck will join the Regina Thunder program, while offensive lineman Ryan Eggen will play for the Valley Huskers, who are based in Chilliwack, B.C. Dyck and Eggen have been part of youth football in Estevan since it started in 2008. They spent several years with Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football, and then joined the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team.

Both signings were announced on June 1, which is the first day junior football teams can reveal their commitments.

Dyck was named the Elecs’ top offensive back last season.

“I like how the Thunder play and I like their whole playbook, with the way it’s set up, and the way they do things,” said Dyck. “Their running backs play a pretty key role in their playbook.”

He said there are similarities between the Thunder and the Elecs. The running backs are given the opportunity to catch the ball out of the backfield to go along with their rushing duties.

The Thunder already boast one Estevan player, Michael Bittman, who is entering his fifth and final year with the club.

Dyck missed two of the six original tryouts for the club, but still did enough to be invited to spring camp,

and eventually join the club.

“I’ll need to work on my conditioning and my overall strength,” said Dyck.

Eggen said the Huskers are rebuilding, but they have a really good atmosphere and some strong coaches.

“In two or three years, they could be able to make a run for a national championship,” said Eggen.

He should also receive lots of playing time once he joins the club.

Even though Eggen, at six feet tall, is considered small by offensive line standards, the Huskers were impressed with his technique, and with the strength he possesses.

“I need to get as strong as possible, get my feet a little quicker and get my technique down,” said Eggen.

He has no qualms about joining a program in another province. His parents understand his decision. The Huskers were also keen to sign him.

Eggen said he wouldn’t be at this level without the local youth football program.

The coaches helped with his development.

“They weren’t afraid to point out when I was wrong, and they weren’t afraid to point out when I was right, either. So they helped out quite a bit,” said Eggen.

Eggen shared the Bryan Illerbrun Memorial Award last season for the Elecs. It is presented to players who devote time, effort and energy to the team and the sport.

Both players will graduate from ECS later this month.

Kolby Dyck will begin playing with the Regina Thunder junior football team in the fall. (File photo)

Raising the Bar Grade 5 student Kyler Gingras clears the bar in the high jump event Sacred Heart School’s track and field day on June 3. Photo Mackenzie Hientz.

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Eels gear up for season in mini-meet

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club hosted their annual mini-meet on June 3 at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre, which helped the swimmers gear up for their upcoming competitions.

“This is the first chance to see them compete. We always do sprints during a practice and it kind of looks like the real thing but it’s not the same,” Golden Eels coach Akeela Jundt said.

Only swimmers ages five to 10 competed in the

The Golden Eels Swim Club fine-tuned their swimming techniques during the annual mini-meet on June 3 at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre. swim meet.

Jundt added, the five and six year old members

won’t compete during the summer, but this meet gave them a taste of what com-

petitive speed swimming is all about.

Twenty swimmers of

ing to stress about the way a meet works,” she said.

Even though this meet helped the swimmers prepare for competition, Jundt said they still have a lot of work to before the first swim meet.

“We still have a couple of weeks before we actually have competitions, so that’s kind of our last chance to fine-tune the strokes and make sure that everything is ready to go.”

The first swim meet for the Golden Eels is their home meet at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre on June 27.

ages five to eight and 21 swimmers of ages nine to 10 created an energetic group, some of whom had never swum competitively with the Golden Eels.

Also, the swim meet was meant to familiarize the swimmers with a variety of strokes, but Jundt said it was also meant to prepare them mentally, as well.

“The main focus was … giving them a chance to practice this kind of a set up, so that they aren’t so nervous for the (future) swim meets … and they can do their best, without hav-

Impact drop two games to Brewers Despite strong starts, Impact lose big The Estevan Harris Oilfield senior Impact Lacrosse team dropped their two latest games against the Saskatoon Brewers.

Estevan fell 18-4 on June 6, and the following day, loss 17-5.

In the first game, the Impact battled hard in the opening period but faced 3-0 deficit in the opening period.

Marshall Holzer scored for the Impact late in the period, as the Impact only trailed 3-1 after the first period.

In the second, the Brewers scored seven straight goals to take a commanding lead.

Estevan ended up scoring two late goals in the period. Lucas Smyth and Kolby Fleury were the goal scorers.

The Impact just had a single goal in the third as Mark Moriarty was the goal scorer.

In the second game, the Impact found themselves trailing 7-0 with 5:30 remaining in the first period, until Smyth scored for the Impact to get them on the board. Estevan Trailed 9-1 after 2o minutes of play.

Wyatt Tesky tries to scoop up a loose ball during the Impact`s matchup against the Saskatoon Brewers on June 6.

The Impact started the second period very well when Wyatt Tesky scored.

Estevan would go on to score two more goals in the period as Smyth had

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The Impact are in action on June 13 when the play the Moose Jaw Chiefs at Affinity Place, with the game starting at 8 p.m.

Estevan also is matched up against the Chiefs on June 14 at Affinity Place.

Mark Moriarty tries to control the ball while evading a Saskatoon defender during a game against the Brewers on June 6, at Affinity Place.

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Twins pick up wins against Swift Current

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Southeast Legacy midget AAA Twins wrapped up a doubleheader against the Swift Current Indians with consecutive road wins on June 6.

The Twins defeated Swift Current 6-4 in the first game and in the following game won 20-12.

In the first game, the Twins jumped out to a one run lead after the first inning.

By the sixth inning the Twins had a 4-2 lead, but the Indians tied the game in the bottom half of the inning. In the top of the seventh, the Twins showed clutch hitting, scoring two runs with two out.

Preston Hutt the Twins’ starting pitcher, pitched into the sixth, allowed four runs

The Twins recovered from slow starts to win two out of three games on the road.

File photo. on five hits, and collected four strikeouts. Ryan Gaab picked up the win after he relieved Hutt.

Along with the offence, coach Blaine Kovach was also impressed with the pitching.

“Our (starting) pitcher

did well, he kept us in the ball game for a good majority of it, and we shut it down at the end,” he said.

In the second game, the Twins’ bats came alive, scoring 20 runs on 13 hits.

After scoring three runs in the first inning, they added

another eight in the top half of the third to go up 11-1.

The first three batters for the Twins reached base, and it was a bases-loaded, no-out situation when Logan Dimler was up to bat.

He capitalized on the opportunity, hitting a double

and picking up two runs batted in.

Later in the inning with the Twins already up 9-1, Gaab hit a double with the bases loaded and scored another two.

Swift Current responded with five of their own runs in the bottom half of the inning but couldn`t keep up with the Twins’ offence the rest of the game.

Overall, Kovach was impressed with the hitting throughout the two games.

“We hit the ball very well and we were able to score the guys that got on base,” he said.

What also impressed Kovach about the wins was some of the players had to play out of position and they still managed to limit the errors leading to the wins.

“We were short a bunch of guys and had a couple of injuries so … we managed to piece it together … and they definitely filled the role and they played the positions well,” said Kovach.

Next up for the Twins is a tournament in Williston N.D., which is going to be a challenge for them, according to Kovach.

One of the main challenges will be having to use aluminum bats. The Twins play in with wooden bats.

The Twins will have to pitch differently and be more alert defensively, said the coach because the ball will be coming at them much harder than it does when hit with a wooden bat.

The Twins first game is on June 11, and the tournament concludes on June 14.

Sluggers win two out of three

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan KPC mosquito AAA Sluggers picked up two recent wins with a home victory against the Weyburn Beavers on June 5 and split a doubleheader against Swift Current the following day.

In the game against Weyburn, Estevan fell behind early and trailed 2-0 in the first inning. The Sluggers responded in the bottom half by scoring a run.

After Tyler Saigeon had the leadoff walk, he eventually came around to score.

The Beavers added to their lead in the second inning.

In the third inning, Derek Weinrauch capitalized with some situational hitting, advancing the runners on bases. Mason Fichter came up to the plate with both runners in scoring position and one out, and knocked in a run.

In the fourth inning with Estevan trailing 5-4, the Sluggers scored four runs to take the lead.

With the bases loaded and two outs, Saigeon hit a single which scored two runs.

Then Estevan worked back-to-back walks to score two more runs.

Going into the bottom half of the fifth, the Sluggers had a narrow 8-7 lead, but the offence came alive, scoring five runs.

In that inning, the first three batters reached base and Ty Hoste smacked a single, which scored two runs. The bases ended up being loaded again later in the inning and Weinrauch hit

a bases clearing triple to give Estevan a 13-7 lead.

Coach Ryan Siever was impressed with the pitching as Holden Shaver was two batters shy of pitching a complete game.

“He just threw strikes, that’s all you need out of your pitcher,” said Siever.

The games in Swift Current were supposed to be played in Estevan but the fields were in bad condition after the rain the previous night, so they played the games in Weyburn.

In the first game, Siever said the Sluggers didn’t look like they were ready to play and made some errors in the field that cost them.

“We started making some errors in the field that just kind of seemed we weren`t ready to make the plays,” said Siever.

He said the starting pitcher Jackson Miller threw strikes, but the defence let some balls go past them.

In the win, they fixed the mistakes they made in the previous game and played a lot better.

“We came back and started making plays on defence and pitchers threw strikes,” said Siever.

Siever was also impressed with the way his team was able to put the first one loss behind them and play to their potential in the next game.

The Sluggers play a doubleheader against the Regina White Sox on June 13, at Cactus Park, with games starting at 1 p.m.

They also play another doubleheader the next day at home against White Butte with games starting at 2 p.m.

A member of the Estevan Sluggers slides on home plate during a 13-7 win against the Weyburn Beavers.

Tyler Saigeon rounds second base during the first inning of the game against the Weyburn Beavers on June 5.

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Fraud, storm and other incidents have kept Estevan police busy The Estevan Police Service has reported that local residents have received fraudulent phone calls from individuals who claim to represent Revenue Canada. If someone receives a call like this, police ask that people not give out any personal information.

People should gather as much information as possible from the callers. If the fraudsters start swearing and threatening, hang up immediately and contact their local police.

Police received a call during the June 2 nightshift of a distressed female who was in a local restaurant. The female told staff someone was trying to get her and she was scared. When police tried to speak to the woman, she ran away and crossed a busy street.

The female was located again by police and stopped. She was exhibiting signs of being intoxicated by an unknown substance, and EMS were dispatched. The female was cleared medically and was taken to the police station for her own safety. A friend was notified and offered to pick her up. The female was unable or unwilling to tell police what had happened earlier.

Police were alerted on June 3 of a possible impaired driver who was involved in an accident in the parking lot of a business. Officers went to the area and were then called several times about the same motorist driving erratically.

Officers were then informed the vehicle was involved in a two-vehicle, head-on collision on Highway 39, about two kilometres east of the city. The Estevan RCMP, Estevan Fire and Rescue Service and EMS responded to the scene.

Const. Chad Mehl from the Estevan RCMP said the driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 19-yearold male from Bienfait, is believed to be the cause of the collision. It appears he crossed into

Estevan police are encouraging residents to report any fraudulent phone calls they may receive. the westbound lane. He needed to be extracted from his vehicle, and he was transported to hospital in Regina with serious injuries.

The occupants of the westbound vehicle were treated for minor injuries at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the collision, and an RCMP investigation is ongoing. Charges against the 19-yearold male are pending.

A 44-year-old female was arrested on June 3, as she had failed to attend court on numerous occasions. She was held for court the following day.

The police received a call during the June 4 dayshift of a very young child wandering the streets in northwest Estevan. Police attended the area and located a concerned citizen who was following the child. The adult suspected something was wrong, as there was no adult near the child. The child was taken home after their mom called 911. The child had unlocked a door and wandered away.

Officers were alerted to a suspicious vehicle driving around a business in the east industrial area during the June 4 nightshift.

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was determined that the vehicle’s occupant had stolen some copper wire from the rear of the business. A 25-year-old Estevan male was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000. He will appear later in August to answer to the charge.

Estevan Police Service members were called to a couple incidents related to the thunderstorm in Estevan on June 4. Police, Estevan Fire and Rescue Services and SaskPower crews were called to a lightning strike that set a transformer and some trees on fire. The conditions for SaskPower and fire crews were not desirable. Street lights and power were out on the north side of the city. SaskPower soon had everything back up and running.

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A loud party complaint came in from southwest Estevan. Police arrived and a summary offence ticket was issued to the home owner.

Police conducted several curfew checks on Friday. In all cases, the individuals were not home. They will be charged for breaching their conditions.

Police are investigating an incident that occurred on a Saskatchewan Transportation Corporation bus. A young male’s phone was broken on the bus by an older male.

Officers were then called to an accident on Kensington Avenue on June 6. A northbound vehicle made a left-hand turn onto Rooney Road, anticipating that the southbound vehicle was turning right onto Rooney.

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Police were dispatched to the north-central area of the city that night, as a mother complained her son was out of control and had pushed her around. The son was gone when police arrived. The mother did not wish to make a statement. Alcohol was a factor in the incident.

Members of the public pointed out a person who was passed out on King Street. Police located the male and woke him up. Due to his high level of intoxication, he was lodged in cells until sober.

Police were called to a residence during the June 7 nightshift, as a male was threatening to harm himself. EMS were called, and the male was transported to the hospital.

A group of males were then caught inside the fence of the water tower. The matter is under investigation.

Police assisted the Canada Border Services Agency during the nightshift. A small silver car with a Nebraska license plate did not stop at the port when entering Canada. The vehicle was located and escorted back to the border crossing.

Police received a report of mischief/willful damage at a local elementary school on June 8. Graphite was spray painted.

Police identified the male youth late in the day through investigation, and he was arrested and charged. The youth will appear in Estevan Provincial Court later in July.

Police also issued several speeding tickets in school zones during the day. Police are reminding the public that students are excited with the nice weather and approaching summer break, so they might not be as ca utious.

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ECS students excel at national competition

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Three local high school students represented Saskatchewan at the national Skills Canada competition in Saskatoon where skills were honed, connections were made and a bronze medal was won.

Following the provincial competition in late April, Regan MacMurchy, Tia Dayman and Cierra Naka, three gold medal winners from Estevan Comprehensive School, took to the national stage where Naka, who was tops in hairstyling at the provincial level, won a bronze in Saskatoon.

“I was shocked and surprised,” Naka said about winning bronze. “I was really not expecting to win.”

Naka’s assignment on the first day of the competition was to complete two hairstyles for women, which were judged at the end of the day. On day two, she had to perform the same task, this time designing for men.

Naka said she’s had previous experience in hairstyling and it alleviated some stress during the provincial competition. The national stage, she admitted, was much more expansive.

“The entire area was a lot bigger than I was expecting, and I didn’t think it was going to be so intimidating,” she said, noting the

Grade 10 student Cierra Naka won a bronze medal in Saskatoon during the national Skills Canada competition that went from May 27 – 30. competition grounds were largely open to passersby who had the opportunity to watch the competition unfold. The hairstyling competition is very popular, and as a result, drew a large crowd.

For MacMurchy and Dayman, the lack of hardware around their necks following the competition didn’t stop them from ap-

preciating the opportunities they got in Saskatoon.

Dayman, who was competing in the photography category, said competition officials at their station encouraged them to form friendships and share notes as the competition neared its end.

“At the end of the day, we’re probably going to work together one day if we

continue to do this kind of work,” Dayman said.

She added a workshop on light painting was provided to the contestants, as well.

MacMurchy competed in mechanical CAD, and said he was able network with a student from a post secondary school, which he said was helpful because now he has a direct link with

someone who has information on course outlines and required textbooks he may need to purchase should he decide to enter that particular school.

Tara Johns, a drafting teacher at ECS said the students have put in about 100 extra hours of work in preparation for Skills.

“They performed exceptionally well and were

good at managing the stress that comes with this competition,” Johns said.

Dayman said the trip was worth it simply for the excitement contestants brought to Saskatoon.

“Everyone was so excited and proud to represent their province or territory,” she said. “It’s great to see them all so passionate about their trades.”

Theatre workshops brought to Estevan schools A number of theatrical exercises and activities were brought to Estevan schools the past two weeks, courtesy of the Souris Valley Theatre and their summer intern/ employee Josh Pele who will be entering his third year of theatre education at the University of Northern Colorado next fall.

Pele, a well known actor/vocalist said the school visits were arranged to not only awaken the inner thespian talents among the students, but to raise awareness of the local theatre’s summer drama camp programs.

“Each camp has a dozen students. We had three of them last year and we’ve bumped it up to four camps this year, and they’re filling up pretty fast,” said Pele

Joshua Pele, left, the camp co-ordinator for the Souris Valley Theatre Youth Musical Camp, lead Hillcrest students through a series of activities designed for theatre awareness. just prior to the start of a working session with Grade 7 and 8 students at Hillcrest School on June 3.

The summer camps begin on July 6.

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narratives, as the students walked through an imaginary village and ultimately determine Goldilock’s fate

in her association with the three bears.

Pele said he looked forward, in particular, to his Hillcrest visit, since that was the school he attended up to his Grade 8 graduation which meant he remembered several of the students who were in kindergarten (or Grade 1 or 2) when he was a senior.

“They were just little faces in the crowd then, and now they’re the senior students,” he said with a grin.

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By Jen Howie Correspondent

On Wednesday, May 20th, 46 ladies gathered in the Living Hope Community Church sanctuary for the May After Five Club supper and first annual ‘Mini Trade Show’ where they enjoyed a roast beef supper, followed by two numbers performed by the Drewitz School of Dance. Lorie-Gay DrewitzGalloway introduced her promising young students who performed a Scottish Highland dance, followed by a more traditional ballet piece.

In honor of May being Mother’s Day, extra door prizes were awarded. Recipients of free supper tickets were Shirley Clark, Joyce Neufeld and Jennifer Howie.

The vendors from the trade show also offered door prizes which were won by Dorothy Schindel, Esther Schlamp and Carol Knievel. Bev Burkholder won a copy of the club’s cookbook which she re-gifted to Ronza Reynard.

Beautiful floral centerpieces, created by Debbie Augey and Theresa Beck were presented

to a deserving ‘mom’ at each table based on number of children, grandchildren and how many years of being a mom!

Christine Jones, from Epicure Selections, Andrea Sernick from Young Living Oils and Wendy Chouinard with her homemade jewelry were introduced to the group. The ladies were allowed twenty minutes to browse the tables, ask questions and make purchases.

Elayne Goertzen, chairperson for the Medicine Hat After Five Club, is happily married to her high-school sweetheart Peter. Her testimony focussed on marriage, how theirs has changed over the years, and more importantly, how God played a major role in its evolution.

Goertzen grew up the eldest daughter in a family of six children in Southern Manitoba. As a child, her worst fear was not making it to Heaven one day. At eleven, she invited Jesus into her life but in her teens, struggled to find freedom and independence, questioning much of what the church,

her parents and her Bible taught her. She daydreamed about her future husband and imagined him being tall, slim with reddish blonde hair and green eyes.

Her man arrived on a Harley and took her for a ride.

They were married with traditional wedding vows, in a church, completely opposite from what we see on television reality shows today.

She and Peter entered their marriage with the attitude ‘my way or no way’.

She found the honeymoon period did not last long as she began her life with a man concentrating solely on becoming a physician.

A practice was set up in their hometown, where she felt like their lives were on display for the entire community.

The couple had two daughters before Goertzen began a career in funeral services, feeling similar passion and becoming completely absorbed her new role. Dwelling on problems, rather than their love for each other, controlled their relationship. Elayne found herself asking “Where was

God in all of this?”

She fell in love with and first learned how to ride a motorcycle on their acreage.

This only came to be after trying to change her husband into someone she wanted him to be. After allowing her to give his closet a makeover, he suggested she give it a try as well.

She purchased leather pants, riding boots and gloves…and a bike to go with it! Developing a healthy relationship with that bike, she began to see God in the picture again. “Four wheels move the body and two wheels move the soul,”

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Send B. Our tree is now dressed in red and white to celebrate the July 1st holiday.

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In case you are wondering, our games are played all through the summer months.

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A man died and went to heaven. Saint Peter said, “You must be able to spell a word before I can let you enter.”

“What is the word?”

Saint Peter said, “Love.

You can spell that can’t you?”

says Goertzen, explaining how a bike becomes a part of you as you travel through all kinds of terrain, just like God can become a part of your journey through the good times and the bad.

To find true freedom, she had to relinquish control over her own life and marriage. She told God she was taking her hands off the wheel and allowing Him to take over. The process was complete when her husband asked God to do the same.

Now God sits at the centre of their marriage as they choose to keep on loving Him and each other.

The next After Five supper will happen Wednesday, June 17th, where author, Marcia Laycock from Blackfalds, AB will talk about ‘The Author of Her Life”. Doors open at 6:30 with supper to follow at seven. Tickets are $18. Jane Anne Ireland and Susan Adderley with Yahweh’s Yarn will share how the organization started, how it has grown and where their prayer shawls have travelled. For more information, call (306) 634-0196. Free childcare is available upon request. Prayer connection will be held Thursday, June 11 at 2 p.m.

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Joyce McGill Joyce McGill, age 74 years, late of Estevan, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Regina General Hospital with family by her side.

Joyce will be forever remembered by her daughter, Shelley (Curtis Moerike) Batt of Estevan, SK; two grandchildren, Andrew and Kaitlin Batt; one sister, Christina Peterson, Kelowna, BC; two nieces, Theresea (Ken) James, Aleatha (Ross) Gyroi; three nephews, Vance (Barb) Peterson, Scott (Jerilyn) McGill, and Trent (Lovella) Peterson.

Joyce was predeceased by her parents, Edward and Mary McGill; brother, Fred McGill; brother in law, Alvin Peterson; niece, Leslie Peterson and nephew, Darren McGill.

A public visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 10:30 a.m at The Estevan Alliance Church with Pastor Josh Permann officiating. Interment will follow at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens.

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By Martha Perkins Don Cherry’s doing it in a way that only Don Cherry (thank goodness) can pull off. Dave Thomas says you can do it with a toque. And the Vice-Admiral of the Canadian Navy salutes everyone who’s about to do it.

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One of the highlight events of the year for regional air cadets was an intrasquad day that brought the Oxbow air cadets and Estevan cadets together for a day of friendly competition to test teams in such things as survival knowledge, drills, aviation and physical fitness. Here members are pictured at the end of a busy day.

A busy and successful year for Wylie-Mitchell air cadets The Estevan WylieMitchell Air Cadet Squadron No. 30, wrapped up their 74th consecutive year of operations in mid-May with the staging of their annual cadet review in their hall located on the Estevan Exhibition grounds.

The squadron’s commanding officer, Captain Danielle Fleury, said the program got underway in early September of 2014 with 32 cadets registered.

The fall season got underway on a positive note when the Wylie-Mitchell biathlon team finished first in zone competition but were prevented from trying to add a provincial title when the Saskatchewan meet was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

The local air cadets then placed third in the zone marksmanship competition that was held in Regina, which earned them a place in the provincial competition, also held in the Queen City. The local team, however, was not able to come back with any medals at that level.

The next traditional

activity within the air cadet program was the effective speaking competition that involved all of the WylieMitchell members. The top six from the squadron were asked to make their presentations in front of a panel of judges. The top two, Sgt. Matthew Cinnamon and Flt. Cpl. Janna Cinnamon advanced to the zone competition.

The next fall activity was a camp out at the Estevan Wildlife Federation compound south of the city where the cadets learned the art of building fires and shelters and how to administer first aid. Their meals consisted of traditional military field rations.

The cadets learned several more survival skills using minimal equipment.

A sports day that included cadets from Oxbow and Carlyle was held during the winter and featured bowling, floor hockey, ultimate Frisbee and other sports. There were about 60 cadets registered for the day-long event.

The three squadrons also arranged an air rifle

The top air cadets in the Wylie-Mitchell Squadron this year display trophies they were presented with during the squadron’s annual cadet review. Back, from the left: Flt. Cpl. Jarold Buick, top second year male cadet; Sgt. Preston Fieber, top cadet overall; fourth year service medal and Lord Strathcona Medal; Sgt. Matthew Cinnamon, drill and deportment award, four year service medal; Cpl. Janna Cinnamon, top second year female cadet and best dressed in rank; Air Cadet Jacob Wade, most improved cadet. Front: Flt. Cpl. Cathleen Haygarth, top third-year cadet; Flt. Sgt. Kelsie Jackiw, Esprit de Corp and the Patricia and Bill Kurmy Memorial Scholarship winner; LAC Teaghan Hack, top first year female cadet. Missing from the photo is LAC Damien Hutchins, top first year male cadet. and archery competition later in the year and then the Wylie-Mitchell cadets played host to the Oxbow Bow Valley air cadets for an intrasquad day where cadets split up into teams to test their knowledge of survival skills, drills, aviation and

physical fitness.

As the cadet year advanced, squadron members went to the Estevan Regional Airport for familiarization flights in a Cessna and also attended a survival camp out in Moosomin with four other squadrons and

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“We have many cadets going to summer camps this year. This includes sports and fitness camps, survival, basic aviation, general training, staff and air rifle marksmanship camps,” said Capt. Fleury. “We also provided several volunteer hours within the community such as canvassing for the Canadian Cancer Society and Christmas decorating at St. Joseph’s Hospital and

making Christmas cards for long-term care residents.

We also helped the Salvation Army with the annual Teddy Bear Toss at a Bruins game and volunteered for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettles and also participated in the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. One of our cadets recited a poem. Cadets took up the collection, participated in the wreath-laying ceremony and colour party presentations,” said Fleury.

The annual cadet review was held on May 12 with Lori Carr as the guest reviewing officer. Carr was a Wylie-Mitchell cadet and commanding officer and she is now involved in the program on the provincial level as the area director.

“Next year is a big one.

We will be celebrating our 75 th anniversary. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 19 may join in September and participate in all of our great programs. We parade (meet) every Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9:15 at the Wylie-Mitchell Hall. There is no registration fee and no uniform costs. Anyone wanting more information is invited to contact me at danielle.fleury@hotmail. com or check our Facebook page #30 Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets,” she said.

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Schedule of Events 4:30pm

Warm up – Brady Johnson 4:45pm Survivors/Pipers Gather for opening ceremonies 5:00pm Opening Ceremonies O Canada (Sacred Heart/St. Mary’s Chior) Survivor Celebration 6:00pm Zach and Victoria Beahm Survivor and Caregiver Supper 6:30pm Larry Elash – Shaving Head

7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:40pm 10:10pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm Midnight 12:30am 1:00am

Tenille Arts Auction – Auctioneer: Ed Goodwin Fight Back / Luminary Ceremony Doris Trobert and Kristy Phillips Belly Dancers From the Sidelines Lunch Riley Horton Linda Holden Church Service Closing Ceremony

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Live Auction Items 1- Purple Martin Birdhouse – Donated by Vernon Becker 2- Picnic Travel Package – Donated by Team Enbridge 3- Mackenzie Meat Package – Donated by Mackenzie Meats 4- Girls Night Out BasketDonated by Kreston Heier – Better Homes & Gardens 5- Sensty Gift BasketDonated by Michelle Dickie 6- Golf PackageDonated by Gateway City Golf Club 7- Popcorn Ball Basket – Donated by Tina Bird 8- Velata Crepe Maker Basket – Donated by Michelle Dickie 9- Estevan Motor Speedway Package – Donated by Estevan Motor Speedway 10-Baking for a Year – Donated by Workout Warriors 11-55QT Rustic Wooden Cooler – Donated by Peavey Mart 12- 5 person motorized inflatable lounge with coolerDonated by Team Enbridge 13- 3 tier planter boxDonated by Kathryn & Dylan Gilliss

Volunteers Needed Contact Tracie Hank 306-421-6331

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Organizes and operates a preventative maintenance program for the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Identifies malfunctions in equipment and systems operations and performs repairs.

• Ensuring compliance with all regulations stipulated by the Environmental Management and Protection Act regarding the production and delivery of potable water and the treatment and disposal of wastewater.

• Works as a relief operator of the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant when required.

This position requires: • Grade 12 • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Two years of post-secondary education in one of the following: • Chemical Engineering or Chemical Technology • Environmental Engineering or Environmental Technology • Water Sciences • Instrumentation Technology or Instrumentation Journeyperson • Water/Wastewater Treatment Operator’s Certification and Fireman’s Certificate would be an asset The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance. If you’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 Phone: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca

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Your Guide to Area Faith Lutheran Church Office 1132 4th Street • 306-634-3773 Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss and Joshua Lowe Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca

Sunday Worship 10:30am Nursery & Children’s Ministries Available Sunday School at 9:30am

Friday Night Youth 7:30 pm (gr 7-12) Children’s Clubs -Wednesdays- 7-8 pm 140 King Street (across from Staples)

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Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am PASTOR STEWART MILLER

Coffee & Fellowship after Worship 738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 E: trinity.luth@sasktel.net Website: www.etlc.ca

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“Holding fast the faithful word”

Pastor: Josh Permann Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Club DJ for kids 6:30 p.m.

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Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am • Minister: Rev. Brenna Nickel stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Isabelle & Souris Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net

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1920 Wellock Road, Estevan • (306) 634-7955 Estevan Church of God • www.estevancog.com 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship with Children’s Ministries & Nursery.

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Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministres and events.

His Glory Bible Church

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As our primary project accountant some of your duties will include, but not be limited to, preparing job progress reports on for the each onfora monthly basis, invoicing for clients as per contract specifications, and KPCL provides jobproject training this position, however previous experience with accounts payables is an asset.time The and successful candidate must be experienced with Microsoft tracking and processing materials for extra work order billing.working This position requiresOutlook, someone who Excel & Word, web-based applications, and documents other data entry programs. valid to driver’s license anddeadlines. is investigative in nature to gather and prepare for billing and isA able adhere to tight

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