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Josh Moreau and Danial Sajid contemplated their fate, as well as the hot peppers they were about to consume in the sixth or seventh round of the Estevan Legion’s first Hot Pepper Eating Contest on Saturday evening.
No, Mike Grobbink had not just finished 10 rounds of boxing, or a heavy workout, but rather, 12 rounds of hot pepper consumption before emerging as the champion in the first-ever Hot Pepper Eating Contest sponsored by the Estevan Legion. Photo by Norm Park
Things got heated at the Legion By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
They had a hot time with some hot stuff in the Legion clubrooms on Saturday evening. Nine competitors in the Estevan Royal Canadian Legion’s Hot Pepper Eating Contest, took their assigned places on a makeshift stage complete with cups of milk and garbage bags and then got to work while about 100 spectators dined on chili con carne in various stages of intensity. A prize of $100 awaited the final pepperchewer, Mike Grobbink, who claimed the title, but only after several rounds of heatinducing pepper consumption. In fact, all the players made it through the seven pepper preliminary round which consisted of the introductory Red Fresno pepper with its 5,000 Scoville heat unit rating.
“They ate those like the rest of us would eat a carrot,” said Chad Laviolette who served as the chew-by-chew commentator. In ascending order, the nine contestants completely consumed (Scoville heat ratings in parenthesis) green jalapeno (8,000); red jalapeno (10,000); Serrano (25,000); green Thai chili (100,000); red Thai chili (150,000) and finally, the orange habanero (350,000), a pepper that was 70 times hotter than the Fresno. Each contestant had one minute to completely consume each pepper and the first person to reach for the milk and drink, was out. As the second round started, which included triple doses of the red and green peppers, one competitor Alex Neumann was overheard declaring, “this is just insane!” He was also the first one to exit the contest amidst a round of applause and cheers as he wiped the tears and took a good chug
from the “baby bottle” that was deemed to be an obligatory drink for the first person out. Neumann’s exit though was quickly followed by Danial Sajid and Brian Enns who declared they had no further interest in the pursuit. The only female competitor, Lisa McGillis went through the complete second round of multiple peppers before conceding defeat. Again, it was only a few seconds later and fellow contestants Don Dowe and Josh Moreau said they had enough. That left Tyson Hennigar and Grobbink as the last men sitting and chewing what became a hot pepper salad consisting of a full variety of the peppers which the two consumed within the time limit as the sweat appeared on the brows and cheeks. The two contestants chatted briefly, discussing the possibility of splitting the win-
nings, but then determined they’d play it out. Hennigar showed the first sign of vulnerability, as he had a minor gagging reflux in the next round, but got through the mixture. However, the prospects of repeating were too much and he declared himself out of the running before the start of the next round. The two finalists shook hands and then sought some cooler temperatures with Grobbink exiting through the back door to find his relief while exclaiming he probably wouldn’t take on that kind of challenge again. “I really like hot sauces on my food … things like that, but that’s nothing like what this was,” he said with a forced grin. Grobbink later returned to the clubrooms to accept congratulations from contest organizers who stated that, due to the obvious popularity of the event, they might look at promoting another similar event next spring.
Outdoor rinks closed for the season By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The warm weather in the Energy City in February and early March forced the City of Estevan to close its outdoor rinks early this year. The city sent out messages on their social media sites in late February, stating their two main rinks, at Rusty Duce and Westview playparks, were closed for the season. The only rink that was still open was at Torgeson Park. Parks manager Rod March said the Torgeson rink wasn’t in the best of shape, either, and the temperatures Estevan received in the first weekend of March were going to make conditions even
worse. He notified the Mercury on Monday morning that the Torgeson rink was now closed, as grass was starting to appear inside the rink. The outdoor rinks were wellused when they were open this year. The city staff who worked at the venues usually noticed a lot of people using them in the evenings, and people were appreciative of the service. The ice conditions at the outdoor rinks in January and February weren’t as bad as some might expect, either. If it’s too cold outside, it’s hard to get the ice surface in ideal shape. If it’s too warm, the ice will obviously melt. “Thanks to the volunteers, they’re on the ice when they could
be on it, resurfacing the ice,” said March. “They were able to keep it operational much longer than we had anything last year. We had three rinks running this year fairly well, and next year we’re hoping to have four.” Volunteers do a great job of maintaining the outdoor rinks, and their efforts are appreciated. “We support them, and we do what we can as well, so we’re basically working together,” said March. “I couldn’t ask for any better situation. They keep an eye on the buildings; we have had zero incidents this year in terms of vandalism. “We have had a couple inquiries with flying pucks (leaving the outdoor rinks), but that’s standard
when you have a venue like that. There haven’t been any major incidents to worry about.” Estevan’s fourth outdoor rink is at the Kin Playpark in the Hillside subdivision. It was closed this winter while a fundraising campaign takes place to upgrade the venue. March noted the Kinsmen donated the old rink boards, and they were used at the Westview rink. The Westview outdoor rink will be open again next winter. Local Kinsmen Club member Dave Elliott said the new outdoor rink at Hillside will be a permanent facility used for hockey and ice skating in the winter months, and activities such as roller derby in the summer.
They are waiting for the designs on the new rink. Then they will know their material needs, and apply for grants from a number of different sources. “If you don’t have a solid plan in place when you apply for the grants, they’ll send you away and tell you to come back when you’re more prepared,” said Elliott. They have already raised $65,000 and need another $60,000 before they can proceed. They hope to break ground in the spring, and Elliott is confident it could be finished by the summer. But the club is committed to doing it once, and doing it properly, so if they need another year to get the job done properly, then Elliott said it will be worth the wait.
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An excited group of Grade 7 and 8 French and English students from Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur were present at this year’s We Day celebration in Saskatoon. Photo submitted by Coline Smetaniuk.
We Day was an inspirational outing for students They earned their admission to a spectacular motivational event. A total of 43 Grades 7 and 8 students from Estevan’s Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur School joined about 15,000 other young people from 424 other schools, including Estevan’s Spruce Ridge, for the annual We Day in Saskatchewan. Coline Smetaniuk, one of three teacher/chaperones for the students, said the trip to Saskatoon, the hotel stay and the event at the SaskTel Centre went without any
major glitches. Mark Moriarty and Nancy Bourbonnais were the two other teachers who also got in on the event that featured inspirational messages from the likes of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda, Tyler Shaw, Rick Hansen and Jessi Cruickshank along with actor and author Henry Winkler. The students do not purchase tickets to the event, but rather earn them through a series of community vol-
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“Of course, most don’t know Winkler from his former TV days as The Fonz, but rather as an author of over 30 books aimed at children and his more recent acting roles,” she said. Driving a message of social activism home to impressionable young people in this manner “seems to be sustainable and a wonderful place for the young people to put their energy in a fairly effective way.” We Day co-ordinators noted the event continually urges young people to take responsibility for their lives and assists them in thinking through events and global issues so they can make informed decisions as they move forward in leadership roles. The Spruce Ridge School experience at We Day will be featured in the March 11 edition of Southeast Lifestyles.
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Estevan constituency candidates line up
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CARR READY FOR ELECTION ROBOCK HOISTS NDP BANNER Lori Carr has been looking forward to the provincial election campaign, which is now underway. Carr, who is the candidate for the Saskatchewan Party in the Estevan constituency, said she was ready when the election was called on March 8. She hopes to keep the riding in the hands of the Sask. Party. Since she won the party’s nomination in March 2015, Carr said she has been busy attending as many events in the region as possible. “I have actively started door-knocking and visiting businesses,” Carr said in an interview with the Mercury. She has also opened a campaign office on the ground floor of the Beefeater Plaza, and she has established her campaign team. The majority of people she has spoken with have told her they are happy with the direction that Premier Brad Wall has taken the province since the Sask. Party was elected to be the government for the first time in 2007. She expects the economy will be a big issue throughout the campaign. “You can’t control the price of oil, but you can try to mitigate everything as you go along,” said Carr. Complacency won’t be a problem, either, she said. Carr vowed she wouldn’t take anything for granted in the next four weeks, even though the riding has been represented by Doreen Eagles, a Sask. Party MLA since 1999. Eagles is retiring from the provincial legislature. “The best advice I have heard is from … Doreen Eagles, and that is ‘You have to run like you’re in last place,’” said Carr. “I’m treating this absolutely no differently. I know that we do have very strong support in the Estevan constituency, but that’s still not going to prevent me from knocking on every single door I can knock on.” If she is elected as the next MLA for the riding, Carr said she would work hard and provide a voice for the constituency. Carr is currently a member of Estevan city council. She said she will continue to be part of council until the date of the election, and she won’t take a leave of absence during the campaign. If she is elected as Estevan’s MLA, then she will resign her council seat. She has also taken a leave of absence from her work at Assante Wealth Management during the election campaign. The provincial election will take place on April 4.
Greens change The Saskatchewan Green Party’s candidate in the Estevan constituency is Branden Schick. Party organizers said they worked diligently in their attempts to find a local candidate to replace their regular stalwart representative Sigfredo Gonzalez, but were unsuccessful this time around. But, with the intention of making it a full slate of 61 candidates, Schick, a Regina-based supporter agreed to allow his name
to stand as their last-minute representative in the local constituency this time. Due to time and other constraints, Schick will not be appearing at the allcandidates’ forum planned for March 17. Gonzalez, who has been the Green Party candidate in both provincial and federal elections in the past, said he wasn’t certain he would be available for this campaign since he had been making plans to return to El Salvador for a visit.
As the provincial election approaches, the NDP, with the most diverse candidate team in Saskatchewan in all 61 constituencies, has gotten its priorities in order and has come forward with the values and goals it will promote to the Estevan constituency. NDP candidate Cameron Robock has a broad variety of different priorities, as he prepares for the coming election, with an overarching goal of increasing the quality of life for Saskatchewan residents and doing the best work possible with taxpayer money. A major issue Robock wishes to address is the need of a full-time emergency room doctor at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Robock described local wait times for emergency rooms in Estevan as in need of improvement. He noted he will do something about that, if elected. “Have you ever gone to the doctor and had to wait two to three hours, because the doctor had an emergency, or had to go in, and cover or help with an emergency?” asked Robock in a phone call with the Mercury. “That’s why I want to do something about that.” Robock said he wants to see the local emergency room “treated like a proper ER, with an actual triage and frontline assessment, rather than people waiting for hours.” Robock described himself as an advocate for seniors’ care, and plans to support and vouch for the Energy East pipeline project, if elected as MLA. “I worked in the oilpatch for many years. I have a lot of friends (in the oilpatch), and I don’t want to see them lose jobs,” said Robock. “Let’s get that pipeline in.” Another issue about which Robock is passionate is water quality. He noted that he is very critical of water quality in areas within the southeast, which he believes is not adequate, in many cases. “We’re not a third world country. Why do people in so many areas, even southeast Saskatchewan, have water problems?” said Robock. “They can’t drink the water, and in some places, they have to put vapour rub underneath their nose in order to take a shower without getting sick.” Another issue Robock wishes to address is the licensure of all terrain vehicles. He believes it’s unfair to rural Saskatchewan residents that all-terrain vehicles cannot be licensed. “One can plate a dirt bike, one can plate a snowmobile, but one can’t plate a quad? I have a little bit of a problem with that,” said Robock.” We have so many rural areas and so many people with quads, nowadays. It’s not just a recreational vehicle, but you can’t put a plate on it. That just doesn’t make sense.” Robock acknowledged he is in for a challenge, running in a conservative riding, but contended that running provincially is different than doing so in a federal election. “With federal, they’re more focusing on who they want as prime minister,” said Robock. “With provincial politics, people tend to focus more on who will represent them.”
Liberals find a candidate
There will be a fivecandidate field in the Estevan constituency for the upcoming provincial election. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan posted on their website during the weekend that Oscar Karkabatov would represent the
PC CANDIDATE SEEKS TRADITIONAL SUPPORT The revitalized Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party wants to establish a foothold in the provincial legislature and their Estevan constituency candidate Paul Carroll feels it’s a doable challenge to bring true-blue Conservative supporters back into the fold. In the meantime, he’ll be out campaigning hard with an experienced team. “The PCs want to be a solid opposition, a true rightof-centre party and if we can get four to six seats, and we feel confident we can, then it sets the stage for better things to come,” Carroll said. The PCs will be fielding about 20 candidates this time around, after the party went on hiatus over a decade ago. “We’d like to see the traditional conservatives here return to their roots. We have a platform that should appeal to them with a pro-business, job-stimulation platform. “We see the debt and deficit situation as a doubleedged sword. A short-term deficit is acceptable when necessary, but how in the heck did the provincial debt grow so large so quickly? The Sask. Party is using P3 models as a backup, all they’re doing is giving us longterm debt to a contractor instead of a bank. We’ll have to pay the higher interest rates.” Using otherwise wasted heat resources from power plants to grow a Saskatchewan greenhouse business, such as concepts like the Shand Greenhouse, is an economic and job growth plank in the PC platform that would probably begin right in Estevan, said Carroll. Another area where big improvements could be made is in health care, where the Sask. Party has “a less than stellar record. They’ve had eight years to address the problems the NDP left them. What we got is a system of health regions that are top heavy in administration.” On the business front, Carroll said he felt he held an advantage over the other candidates. “I have worked for and with regular people, I’ve been an owner and manager of a small business and I’ve worked within the large business world, so I can bring those experiences to the table, I don’t think Ms. Carr or Mr. Robock can say the same. I look forward to the all-candidates’ night debate on March 17.” Carroll said the PC Leader Rick Swenson, is one who has no problem in grasping the concept of running a province with all its challenges. He figures he’s on par with current premier Brad Wall. “Wall has been pretty good going to bat for Alberta and Saskatchewan nationally, but what about equalization right here in Saskatchewan? What about southeast Saskatchewan? We needed to get some equalization action here and didn’t see much compared with what we put into the economy. This could be a great campaign. I’m looking forward to it.” party locally in the election. No other details on Karkabatov were immediately available, and he could not be reached for comment. The Liberals didn’t have a candidate in the riding in the 2011 election. Their last candidate
in this constituency was Tim Seipp, who carried the Liberals’ colours in 2003 and 2007. As of Monday evening, the party had 57 candidates confirmed to run in the provincial election, to be held on April 4.
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Steady Now Elijah was just one of eight young people who tackled some clay modelling with instructor Cathy Wysman on Saturday. The kids decided to work on some friendly monster-like creations.
Telemiracle 40 raises more than $5.2 million for Sask. residents By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Members of the Estevan Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs played a big role in the success of Telemiracle 40 in Regina during the weekend. About 18 members of the local Kin clubs travelled to Regina for the 21-hour broadcast, which started at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening and continued until 5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. They were joined by hundreds of Kin club volunteers from across the province. The fundraiser fetched $5,200,071 for the medical needs of people in Saskatchewan. The local members largely served as messengers – delivering people, cash and more to the necessary locations. Others answered phones, either in front of the cameras or in the
phone room behind the scenes. “We had some of the girls in charge of the tote board – the kids that put the numbers up when they have a new total,” Estevan Kinettes Club member Susan Colbow told the Mercury. A couple of local Kin club members chaired Telemiracle committees. Colbow was in charge of manpower, so she assigned jobs to more than 500 volunteers. Troy Ruzicka ran security, so he made sure nobody entered the building if they weren’t supposed to be there. Both had only a few hours to rest during the show. Colbow was thrilled with the money that was raised. There wasn’t a big push at the end to eclipse the $5 million mark, but they were excited when they did with a few minutes remaining. Online do-
From left, Beverly Mahood and Brad Johner accept a cheque from local performers Rachel, Rebecca and William Duncan during Telemiracle. Submitted photo. nations continued to come in after the broadcast. “They were really surprised that we did get
Who will keep Saskatchewan Strong? That’s the question before you in the upcoming provincial election. Slumping oil prices are impacting our economy but Saskatchewan has faced similar challenges before. During the worldwide recession in 2009, oil prices dropped to similar levels as today and potash sales were virtually zero. In spite of this, Saskatchewan’s diverse economy remained strong. Our population continued to grow, unemployment stayed low and we led the country in job creation at a time that other provinces were losing thousands of jobs. Compare that to what used to happen under the NDP. Saskatchewan would lose people, jobs and investment to other provinces. The NDP government increased taxes, let infrastructure crumble and closed dozens of schools and hospitals. This spring, Saskatchewan voters have an important choice. Do we stay on the path that will keep Saskatchewan strong: keeping taxes low, controlling operational government spending and continuing to invest in much-needed infrastructure projects that create jobs and strengthen our economy - or - do we go back to an NDP government that will weaken our economy and drive people, jobs and investment out of Saskatchewan? The choice is clear. Let’s keep Saskatchewan strong. Meet your Saskatchewan Party Candidate, Lori Carr Saturday, March 12 from 10am - 2pm at the Beefeater Plaza, 910-13th Ave. Coffee and donuts will be served.
ewan talent ever, with perennial Telemiracle favourite Beverly Mahood being the only non-Saskatchewan performer on the national cast. Colbow was impressed with the talent that was on stage throughout the event. “Usually they only have around 50 Saskatchewan performers, but because of the great talent that we actually had this year … I think we had 61 performers,” said Colbow. They also needed a few more Saskatchewan entertainers to fill out the extra hour. Telemiracle had other local content. Estevan’s Chris Henderson and Midale’s Brad Johner were part of the national cast. And Estevan area youths Rachel, Rebecca and Wil-
liam Duncan travelled to Regina to perform Don’t Laugh at Me by Mark Willis on Sunday morning. Their mother, Margaret, accompanied them on piano. It was Rebecca’s third time on stage at Telemiracle, and the second appearance for Rachel and William. The Duncans presented a cheque for $1,122.45 to Telemiracle on Sunday morning; the money was raised through support from St. Giles Anglican Church, Pleasantdale School, and the Duncans’ family and friends. The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan donated $2 for every dollar raised by the Saskatchewan talent, so the value of the Duncans’ contribution tripled to $3,367.35.
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five million, just with the way the economy is,” said Colbow. “Hats off to the people of Saskatchewan, that in this time of need for everybody, we could still raise five million dollars.” T h e Te l e m i r a c l e Foundations has already received more than 800 applications for the 201516 year, and they still have their June allocation meeting, which is typically their biggest. “The need is greater because the economy is down,” said Colbow. This year marked the 40th edition of Telemiracle, and so there were some nods to the event’s history throughout the broadcast. An extra hour was added to the show because of the anniversary. And it was billed as having the most Saskatch-
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Saskatchewan’s getting crafty with its beer By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca
Lovers of craft beer, rejoice. Off-sales outlets, franchises and private liquor stores in Saskatchewan are now eligible to provide growler fills and refills of craft beer. Businesses in both urban and rural communities across the province are adopting this practice. Jeff Pierson, general manager of the Estevan Days Inn, described the decision by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) to allow businesses to refill growlers as a win-win situation for everyone involved, and a positive move forward by providing craft brewers more business and the public more opportunities to try great beers. The Beefeater, the bar attached to the Days Inn, has had several Saskatchewan-made craft beers among its offerings over the last year, and Pierson sees growler refills as an extension of that. “I’m hoping this brings more awareness to the growler business and craft beer in general,” he said. “The growlers allow you to take home the freshest beer you can find. And with a handful of very good Saskatchewan microbreweries, that’s good for everybody.” Growlers are large, reusable glass jugs, typically 64 ounces in size, used for off-site sales of beer. “I tapped a new keg of Rebellion Amber Ale this morning that was brewed on February 22. I poured some for a customer, and it’s not even two weeks old,” said Pierson. “People are now able to enjoy a pint of craft beer at our bar, and enjoy that same beer at home.” Clark Munroe, a local craft beer enthusiast, is also pleased to see that growlers are now available, and available for refill, in Estevan. “The industry has been one of those things that’s kind of growing, and it’s just giving everyone more choice. The great thing about it is that it’s produced more locally, whereas other beers are mass-produced,” said Munroe. “There’s more feeling to it, and a bit more connection. It’s great how (craft brewers) put a lot of effort into it. You can tell there’s a lot of love in what they do.” David Morris, a spokesperson for SLGA, said this new practice has been brought into being because of the growing interest from customers who are looking to try new and unique beer products. “Basically, the change is going to provide additional exposure for Saskatchewan-made craft beer products, as well as other craft beers,” said Morris. “Consumers will benefit by being able to purchase some of these products for at-home consumption. Many of these products aren’t available in traditional cans and bottles.” In addition to businesses offering to refill growlers, Morris said the SLGA is running a pilot project to implement two growler filling stations, one in Regina and one in Saskatoon, that will allow customer to fill their own growlers. “The craft industry is growing. Not only in Saskatchewan, but right across Canada, and really, North America,” said Morris. “It’s being made by local producers, and consumers are really showing an interest in those locally made products.”
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Rotary Club of Estevan won’t host an auction this year The Rotary Club of Estevan won’t host an auction this year – the first time in more than half a century they haven’t organized the fundraiser. The Rotary Auction would typically see hundreds of items auctioned off in a few hours, raising thousands of dollars for the club’s projects. But club president Cody Schrader said the executive opted not to host the event this year for several reasons, the most notable being the state of the local economy. “We recognize that the economy in Estevan is in a downturn, and with a lot of the businesses that we canvas
for items, we want to be sensitive to their businesses,” said Schrader. Attendance at the auction has slipped over the years, and it hasn’t raised as much money as in the past. The auction was also an event that required a lot of work, and the club now has an Oktoberfest fundraiser that they hope can be an annual success. The club hopes to have a larger silent auction, with some more valuable items, during its annual lobster fest in June. It’s their largest fundraiser of the year, and last year it attracted 800 people. “Before it was a smaller silent
auction (at lobster fest),” said Schrader. “I believe we’re still going to go with the silent auction format, but we’re going to be looking for more items, bigger ticket items and a larger committee that organizes the auction portion of the lobster fest.” Schrader admits it is tough to not host an event that has been held each year since the 1960s. Some members are sad to see its demise, but they also recognize it required a lot of time. He also didn’t rule out the possibility of bringing back the auction in the future, if there is enough public interest, and if the economy recovers.
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Getting the topic out there Putting a price on carbon was a question we posed to then Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he paid Estevan a visit in 2008 to re-announce the federal contribution of $240 million for this province’s carbon capture project. It is interesting to note our country’s first ministers are just now getting around to putting some meat on the carbon evaluation bones. It is also interesting to note that there will not be a “one method will serve all,” route to take, since not all Canadian provinces were created equal. We recall a casual conversation with Premier Brad Wall during one of the early visits to the unfinished Boundary Dam Unit 3 CO2 capture project site. At that time, our provincial first minister suggested that if a carbon tax were ever to be imposed, for whatever reason, he would prefer it to be a tax-and-invest model and most definitely a tax-and-invest in Saskatchewan model, using further research in carbon capture as the main beneficiary. Who could argue with that? Putting a firm price on carbon is still a work in progress, but there are now parameters from which the conversations and negotiations can flow.
Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post
Candidates need to talk about debt
There are several reasons why an election debate over Saskatchewan’s debt is hard to have. For starters, it’s more fun for voters to talk about what politicians will spend on them. We secretly want to believe the notion peddled by many politicians that governments can spend as much as they want, not raise taxes and still, somehow, magically balance the books. But it’s a particular discussion for rural folk who don’t particularly feel obliged, to again, be saddled with the brunt of fixing the debt issue. The last major restructuring was fought on the backs of rural people who saw 52 of their hospitals converted to “wellness” centres. Moreover, rural people also wound up carrying more than their share of the tax burden, because of the things like the education tax on agriculture land.
We feel establishment of a cap-andtrade system creates a market in the carbon capture and evaluation game, but doesn’t do as much to reduce greenhouse gases quickly and efficiently. By capturing CO2 and selling it, Saskatchewan has turned a negative aspect of the process into a positive since this province has the advantage of being home to oil wells that can use this gas to enhance their activities. Naturally, the green purists will quickly point out the use of dirty gas to feed an environmentally dirty industry. Rightfully so, but until oil and gas are replaced with cleaner solutions, this is the world we must and should live in. We also have to keep well in the forefront of our discussions and considerations that, on the global scope, Canada is a dandruff fleck on the shoulder of the global suit jacket. We’re hardly in on the discussion, except when the celebrities and green advocates want to earn brownie points by picking on the low-hanging fruit. It’s low-hanging fruit because we’re willing to be transparent with our greenhouse gas battles and willing to acknowledge our faults and foibles, while seeking cleaner
and greener solutions by exercising common sense and acceptable economic models. Those of us in Saskatchewan realize we, along with Alberta, are the major suppliers of oil and coal and we’ve been willing to do the “dirty” drilling and mining for the benefit of the other provinces. Therefore, the others don’t need to righteously declare themselves better at the green game than us. They also have to eventually admit to the stark reality that they will run cars, trucks and trains (even in B.C. and Quebec) that will require gas to fuel them and will emit noxious substances, but at an ever-decreasing rate and volume. That’s also why different provinces will place different values on carbon dioxide and that’s why we applaud our first ministers who gathered in Vancouver last week to talk about this shared concern. We were also pleased that our PM showed up at this ministerial conflab and was willing to listen and contribute. Even that minor gesture was a welcomed relief. So, let the negotiations continue whether it be about clean coal, pipelines, oil and gas wells, solar panels, wind turbines, or geothermal generators. We need it all for the next few decades.
Yet, what they got were fewer schools, fewer nursing homes and, certainly, fewer hospitals. And, highways were simply a mess. The horrifically sad reality two decades ago was that rural Saskatchewan was vulnerable to all these cuts because it was simultaneously hit by a downturn in the economy. The lessened viability of small farms and the weaker the oilpatch and potash sector became, the more likely people were to leave rural Saskatchewan. As more people left, the harder it became to justify keeping all the schools and hospitals open. But, while many in rural Saskatchewan have hoped that past was a distant nightmare, consider the reality of today. The boom of the past decades largely benefitted Regina and Saskatoon, as we watched many towns and smaller cities in rural Saskatchewan continue to decline. Now, we are again in a cycle of declining oil and potash sectors, largely because of world economic events beyond anyone’s control. However, this same world economic reality, much like the one in the 1980s during the Grant Devine era, is again taking its toll on the province’s finances. Consider Finance Minister Kevin Doherty’s recent third-quarter update of the 2015-16 budget. He announced the overall provincial debt for this budget year is $427 million. That’s a half-billion dollars worse than the $107 million surplus former finance minister Ken Krawetz initially announced. It’s even a far cry from Doherty’s own midyear budget update three months ago when
he announced a $292 million deficit. This doesn’t even include the $700 million in open-market borrowing for capital spending the Sask. Party government has kept off the books. Add that $700 million to the admitted $472 million deficit, and we are now looking at a $1.2 billion deficit this budget year. Of course, a government starting an election campaign this week, surely doesn’t want to talk about a billion-dollar deficit. At the very least, Doherty and company did their utmost to downplay the true deficit figure. What’s far harder to discount is that as of Dec. 31, Saskatchewan’s public debt had risen to $13.548 billion. That’s nearly $2 billion more than a year ago when the year-end total public debt for 2014-15 was $11.658 billion. It’s also about where this province’s finances were when the Devine government left office nearly a quarter century ago. This leaves us with a question many would rather not have to answer: How will we deal with this rising debt? Maybe the job situation and growth aren’t the problems they were in the 1990s, but make no mistake, the overall debt situation is now at about the same level as what the Roy Romanow government inherited. The mistake that Saskatchewan people made both in the 1991 and 1986 elections was not talking about rising debt. So, before people in rural Saskatchewan, and elsewhere, wind up having to pay the price again, maybe we should have a debt conversation during this campaign.
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Deep in the heart of Texas Norm Park All Things Considered Let’s talk about Texas this week dear diary. I know that’s top of your list too. This state now has an “open carry” law regarding guns. That means pretty well anyone over the age of four can carry and use these weapons when they feel they need to. I know, I’m interpreting rather loosely, but I do that on a regular basis don’t I? The new law has made even a few Texans a little nervous, especially those on university campuses. Texas university professors and lecturers were being tutored last week about the nuances of the new law. They were being told it might not be a great idea to provoke the students attending their lectures. They needed to go easy on them. Funny thing here, I thought one of the most important duties of a professor was to provoke students. Isn’t that the mandate? Raise the question, challenge them, urge them to think about alternate solutions, open their minds to options, debate the issues and concepts and then have them turn in brilliant eye-opening papers that would earn them a B+ and one credit toward a degree. But no, not in Texas because the fear of a gun-totting 20-year-old in the third row who doesn’t like what the prof is saying, just might lead to some holster-clearing action that erupts into Chapter 11 of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. So don’t anger up the students Ms. Professor unless you’re ready to exchange gunfire. As it was noted in a Sports Illustrated article on rugby, a few months back when one English wag told an American rugby fan, “It’s not your rugby playing that makes you the laughingstock, it’s your guns.” Then there is the good Texas. I read where seven friends in the Lone Star state were determined to keep their school years friendship intact, just because they liked one another and hated to see childhood friendships get lost in the shuffle of growing up. They bought a tract of land, in Texas of course, and 10 common acres I guess, near nowheresville. They built four tiny 350 square foot galvanized cabins, because they didn’t like the idea of hauling and circling trailers. They agree to meet there at least once a year, every July 4, but also often plan get-togethers at Christmas and a couple of other “for sure” dates. Spouses and friends are welcomed. These friends are now in their mid-to-late 50s. They still get a kick out of the idea and enjoy each other’s company. They know their friends’ personalities, their quirks and strong points, and move along accordingly. The tiny galvanized cabins, which were pictured in the article, remain simple and pretty well untouched except for required maintenance. After all, they are there for the friendships, not to build Valhalla. They are cleaned and appreciated as is the common property that gets tended to as required, I presume. Nothing special it seems, no work schedule, just do what you do when you care to do it. Grow a garden or not, who cares, we’re here for the laughs and the friendship. When they need to get away to contemplate or pout awhile, there are those tiny cabins and, one, two, three or six friends available to help them. It’s worked for them and maybe its because they’re Texans and we know that Texans are big, bold, warmhearted people who, on occasion, might want to shoot you. Just depends on the weather, maybe? By the way, I’ve never ventured into Texas and I don’t own a gun so I don’t belong there.
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BID’s O’Handley not surprised with result Barry O’Handley remains a strong proponent of reduced speed limits on Fourth Street through downtown Estevan, even if Estevan city council has opted not to change the limits. But he’s not likely going to press the speed limit issue any further. O’Handley is the president of the local business improvement district (BID), the committee that initially lobbied to have the speed limits in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Fourth Street reduced from 50 kilometres per hour (km/h) to 30 km/h. The BID motion was backed by the Estevan board of police commissioners and the local traffic control committee, and was taken to council for consideration early in the year. But council decided at their Feb. 29 meeting to abandon the speed limit proposal amid significant public outcry in late January and throughout February. Council’s decision wasn’t a
surprise to O’Handley. But he still believes the speed limits should be 30 km/h through those two blocks. “If you drive 50 kilometres (per hour) through those blocks, to me it is too fast,” O’Handley told the Mercury. “For those two blocks, the amount of extra time that it takes to go through there at 30 kilometres, compared to 50, is seconds, and I just think the safety of it should have been a priority, for the same reason we slow down in school zones.” O’Handley drives at a speed lower than 50 kilometres per hour when driving through downtown Estevan, and he will continue to do so. He doesn’t believe that the result might have been different if the motion called for a 40 km/h speed limit. He believes the public still would have been vocal in their opposition, and council would have opted for the status quo. And he didn’t back a 40 km/h speed limit, either.
“I don’t think the 40 was a good fit because I don’t know if that makes it that much safer,” said O’Handley. “I think the 30 definitely establishes a safety area for that.” O’Handley expects the issue likely won’t be brought up again for some time. It was brought forward to council, and the motion was eventually abandoned. He won’t be lobbying the traffic committee or the police board again, unless the other members of the BID committee come forward and say they want the speed limit issue to be further pursued. “As the saying goes, ‘The public has spoken,’ so I’m fine with it,” said O’Handley “It’s just that we were concerned with safety, and we still are.” He also continues to advocate for the mid-block crossings in downtown Estevan. O’Handley believes they provide a safe place for people to cross the busy road, and they cut down on jaywalking.
Man receives suspended sentence in domestic incident At the regular March 7 sitting of Estevan provincial court, Corey Johnson, 23, was given a suspended sentence and placed on a year-long probation period for an assault and breach of conditions, stemming from a sentencing on a previous charge. The court heard that on May 13, 2015, Johnson showed up at the residence of a family friend around 2 a.m. and got into an argument with the victim. After an escalation in the argument, Johnson pushed the victim, causing her to fall into a door. Johnson also committed a breach of conditions from a prior sentence on a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, by consuming alcohol on Dec. 31, 2015. The Crown said that Johnson and a friend were found trying to gain access to a residence, carrying a hockey stick, and that Johnson was intoxicated at the time. Senior Crown prosecutor Mitchell Miller said that after the incident, the Crown made several failed attempts to contact the victim to see if a non-contact order should put in place against Johnson.
Miller added that in such circumstances the default position of the Crown was to recommend a non-contact order. Johnson and the victim have three children, and the May 13 incident took place after a breakup between them. Miller said the Crown’s recommendation was a probation order of 12 months, with addictions and domestic violence counselling. Miller noted the assault was the first violent offence for which Johnson was charged. J o h n s o n ’s l a w y e r, in a phone call with the court, said Johnson has had the support of his parents throughout the entire process, and was not able to see his children since the incident. “Corey is genuinely sorry for what happened. He understands it was through his poor choices,” said Johnson’s lawyer. The lawyer noted that Johnson has sought counselling on his own initiative. The court heard that Johnson was employed until about six months ago as a pipeline worker. Johnson’s lawyer said the offence, as far as domestic incidents are concerned, was relatively mild and that
he doesn’t have a violent history. “He is a father, a son and he can turn his life around and learn different ways to handle emotions,” Johnson’s lawyer said. “He is prepared to handle responsibility for his actions, and truly understands the gravity of the offence.” Judge Lane Wiegers acknowledged Johnson’s early guilty plea and action in seeking out counselling as mitigating factors, but said that Johnson’s criminal record, with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and one of assault, represented aggravating factors. The probation order Wiegers imposed was concurrent for the assault and the breach of conditions Johnson committed. Johnson was ordered, through his probation, to undergo any assessment or counselling his probation officer would recommend, and was given six months to pay a victim fine surcharge of $200. Denis Hein appeared in court, represented by his lawyer who contacted the court by phone. Hein’s lawyer requested a month’s adjournment to go over disclosure relating to charges
against Hein. Hein is charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking marijuana, possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking cannabis resin, production of cannabis resin, assault with a weapon contrary and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. The matter was adjourned until April 4. An agent speaking on behalf of Karry Biette’s lawyer, Aaron Fox, contacted the court and requested an adjournment of the case until April 11. The agent indicated that Fox was still waiting on disclosure, and was in discussions with Biette. Wiegers consented to the adjournment of the matter until April 11, for further disclosure and resolution. Biette faces charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation causing death, dangerous operation causing bodily harm and criminal negligence causing death, after an Oct. 14 accident when a vehicle heading into Estevan struck a tree resulting in the death of one passenger and the hospitalization of another.
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EPA Gives Back The Estevan Police Association handed over a cheque in the amount of $4,870 to the Family Centre on March 7, representing the profits from their recent entertainment variety night. Making the presentation, from the left: Sgt. Craig Bird holding Family Centre participant Claira Sinclair, Const. Deanna Young and Const. Braiden Longsberry. Accepting the cheque for the centre was Brianna Wilmot who said the funds will be used for infant programming for the very busy centre.
Long Island Medium to hit Estevan The Long Island Medium is coming to Estevan in June. Affinity Place announced this week that Theresa Caputo from TLC’s hit production Long Island Medium will be appearing in Estevan at Affinity Place on Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. Caputo will be there to share personal stories about her life and explain how her gift works. She will bring healing messages to audience members and give people comfort knowing that ones who passed are still with them, in a different way. Tickets for the production will go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 11 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at Henders Drugs in Estevan.
The show is being promoted as The Experience and it brings Caputo face-to-face with her fans. A video display ensures everyone in the venue has an up close experience regardless of seat location. “The experience isn’t about mediums. It’s about witnessing something life-changing and witnessing first-hand spirit communication,” Caputo said. A ticket, however, does not guarantee a personal reading with Caputo, said organizers. The highly-rated show Long Island Medium follows Caputo’s life as a typical Long Island wife, only with a big difference, she can communicate with the deceased. She can receive messages from departed
loved ones and those messages can come through at any time through spontaneous readings with those she encounters. Caputo has appeared on programs hosted by Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon as well as shows such as Life and Kelly and Michael, Dr. Oz and the Today Show. She has also authored a book You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, which ranked as high as No. 9 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It was her second book, following the release of her first in 2013. Caputo is well known for her ability to help individuals find closure by delivering healing messages and, it was noted, it’s not just her job, but her life.
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Richardson Pioneer supports Summer Games and tennis in Estevan By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The latest sponsor of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan has not only stepped forward to support the event itself, but to provide a boost for tennis locally for the next decade. Richardson Pioneer Ltd. announced their support March 3 at a press conference at the Estevan Leisure Centre. The company pledged $100,000 over the next 10 years, which earned them diamond sponsor status and the naming rights to the tennis courts during the Games. From left, 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games mascot Ravi, Estevan Comprehensive School principal Pat Jeannot, Summer Games committee The courts, which co-chair Brian Smith, Southeast Cornerstone Public School Division representative Michael Merriman, Richardson Pioneer representatives Tom Hamare located at the Estevan ilton, Randy Riege and Tobias Dewey, Ray Frehlick, Friends of the Games committee co-chair Bernie Bjorndalen and Summer Games mascot Tansi. Comprehensive School, will be known as the RichMay long weekend.” ardson Pioneer Tennis Venue for the next The lines on the tennis courts need to decade. be replaced. Cracks that have developed The money will come from the com- over the years need to be filled, and low 16032DS2 pany’s foundation, which contributed more spots on the court need to be levelled. The than $1.6 million to assist projects and contractor will also apply a bonding agent, charities across the country last year. and then paint the courts. Randy Riege, the director of operaThe posts that hold the nets in place tions with Richardson Pioneer, said their also need to be repaired. foundation has supported projects they “It depends on the weather of course, believe are important. The tennis courts but I’m hoping that this will take a week,” were an attractive amenity to be sponsored. said Smith. “Some of the staff who work for RichThere’s no concern that the courts ardson Pioneer in Estevan play tennis and won’t be ready for the start of the Games they’ll have fun playing there, along with in July. their kids,” Riege told the Mercury. The two middle courts at the school Not only is it nice to have their name will be refurbished for the Games. The two attached to the courts for the Games, but outside courts won’t be renovated, since he’s also pleased to have the naming rights they will not be needed for the Games, for the next decade. but they will be available again when the “We’re very excited to be part of the Games have ended. Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer “Richardson Pioneer’s support of Games as a major sponsor,” said Riege. Estevan’s Games will assist in leaving a “We look forward to not only to being part strong legacy of the Games in the way of of what will be a major event for Estevan, improved sporting facilities,” said Bernie but leaving a lasting legacy for years to Bjorndalen, the co-chair of the Friends of come.” the Games committee. Brian Smith, the co-chair of the local Bjorndalen noted that Estevan’s Ray 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games com- Frehlick, who does a lot of business with mittee, said the necessary repairs to the ten- Richardson, played an instrumental role nis courts should be completed well before in getting Richardson Pioneer to support the Games. They have someone lined up the Games. to do the work who has completed tennis “I commend them for having the vicourt projects in other communities. sion to help make the small communities “He probably won’t start until mid- and small cities in western Canada better May,” said Smith. “He usually doesn’t like communities, better for our province and to paint any lines on anything until after the better for our country,” said Frehlick.
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A panoramic view of just some of the 70 or more fishers involved in the second annual Heretics Motorcycle Club’s ice fishing tournament on the Rafferty Reservoir.
Ice fishing tournament popularity grows The popularity of the Heretics Motorcycle Club’s ice fishing tournament nearly doubled this year, aided and abetted by warm temperatures which made fishing on the Rafferty Dam Reservoir a pleasant outdoor experience for all participants on March 5. The registration numbers nearly doubled this year compared with last year’s inaugural augering of the ice.
“We had 75 fishers out and they had a lot more luck than last year,” said Ken Hoste, one of the organizers of the event which took place about 40 metres from the Rafferty boat launch pad. Last year only two fish were caught, whereas this year, three were brought to the surface within the first half hour of the event’s noon hour start with another being lost through a line break. These
catches were followed by several more landings in the catch-and-release tournament. The winner of the tourney and the $600 prize was Jamie Erb who landed a 6.2 pound pike. The second place prize package went to Ryan Engot who caught a one pound perch. The fun prize for the smallest fish was a split between Kevin Kague and Ryan
Luner who brought in halfpound perches. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Estevan Family Resource Centre. Hoste said in spite of the extremely warm conditions that had prevailed during the week leading up to the event, plus the day of the derby, the ice thickness on the reservoir which they were using, measured a minimum of 19 inches. This provided ample support for the tournament, even as the top layer of ice turned slightly slushy by the time the fishing tournament ended at 3 p.m.
Jamie Erb with this 6.2 lb pike captured first place and a $600 prize in the second annual Heretics Motorcycle Club Ice Fishing Tournament on March 5. Photo submitted
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Keegan Park, indicated his contemplative style of ice fishing as he waited for the first nibble on his line during the Heretics ice fishing tournament on March 5 near the Rafferty launch site. Photo by Norm Park
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Stolen vehicle scams and other calls for police Estevan Police Service (EPS) members were kept busy in early March with calls involving scams, a stolen truck and more. Police received a complaint of uttering threats involving co-workers during the Feb. 29 day shift. The matter is under investigation. A 34-year-old Estevan man was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice after an incident at the Estevan Courthouse. He will appear in court at a later date. Police received a call about a dark or black halfton leaving black marks and speeding through the residential areas of Pleasentdale during the early evening. Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the truck or driver who was causing problems in the area. Officers also received calls about suspicious activity in southwest Estevan. Members attended the area and stopped numerous vehicles that were seen around the problem area. Citizens are encouraged to immediately report anything that they think is suspicious to police. The EPS received a report of a fraud involving SaskTel during the March 1 day shift. People are receiving emails that appear to be from the Crown corporation, stating that the company is having trouble verifying account information, and directing the receiver to a web page. People who receive this email should not follow the link, and should contact SaskTel directly to confirm if the email is legit. A complaint also came in of a person claiming to be from the EPS and insisting that there were outstanding tickets to be paid. The caller was then willing to take credit card information over the phone to deal with the tickets. The EPS does not call people regarding unpaid tickets and does not accept payment over the phone. Anyone who receives a similar call is to contact the EPS. Members were called to several hit-and-run accidents throughout the city. Police responded to a complaint of an impaired driver leaving the courthouse. The vehicle was not located but all information was forwarded to Saskatchewan General Insurance. Officers were called to several driving complaints during the March 1 night shift. They are under investigation. Members also checked several motorists for sobriety and a 48-year-old Estevan man provided a breath sample into a roadside screening device. An alert reading was recorded and the male lost his license for 72 hours. Police received a complaint of an accident at the intersection of Third Street and Seventh Avenue during the March 2 day shift. No injuries were reported, but one of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene. A summary offence ticket was issued for failing to yield the right of way at an intersection. Members responded to a complaint of a 17-yearold male being verbally abusive and threatening
to his parents during the March 2 night shift. Police were able to resolve the matter and the youth remained in the home for the evening. Officers are investigating a hit-and-run that occurred at a local restaurant. Charges may be pending against the registered owner of the offending vehicle. Police were called to King Street and Kensington Avenue during the March 3 day shift, as youths were reportedly crawling through a culvert under King Street. Police located the young people involved, warned them about their actions and told them to return to school. Members assisted emergency medical services (EMS) with transporting a patient to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Police received a report of a break-and-enter at a business in the city’s core. A small amount of cash was taken. The matter is still under investigation. Officers also received a report of a stolen 2009 grey Ford Escape pickup truck during the day shift. It was recovered the following night. The theft remains under investigation. Police remind the public to take the necessary steps to protect their vehicles from being stolen. The EPS were called to a domestic disturbance in north-central Estevan during the March 3 night shift. A 25-year-old woman was arrested for public intoxication. She was
transported to EPS where she was lodged in cells until sober. A purse was stolen from a vehicle in a northcentral Estevan parking lot. The public is reminded to ensure vehicles are locked and valuables are removed upon exiting. Police received a report of a possible impaired driver in central Estevan. The vehicle and driver were located by police, but the driver was sober. A citation was served under the Traffic Safety Act for unsupervised driving with only a learner’s license. A youth was charged for breaching the conditions of his release order, as he was not complying with his curfew. The EPS initiated a traffic stop in central Estevan, which resulted in a 41-year-old man being served a three-day administrative license suspension for being a suspended driver. A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana as a result of a traffic stop in central Estevan. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on April 18. Police were alerted to a suspicious person in a vehicle parked behind a local business during the March 4 day shift. Members patrolled the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. A driving complaint was received regarding a reckless driver. The driver has not been located at
this time. A local financial institution reported a fraud. The surveillance video and statements indicate a male suspect. The matter is still under investigation. A local business called police for assistance. A male was passed out in the bathroom. Police spoke to the male and he was taken to his home after it was determined he was able to take care of himself. Members arrested an 18-year-old male during the March 5 day shift for breaching the conditions of his probation. He was released and will attend court at a later date. Police responded to a vehicle collision at the corner of 13th Avenue and Eighth Street. One of the drivers was transported by EMS to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment. The accident is under investigation. Members were called to the Estevan Shoppers Mall parking lot to a report of a man who was panhandling in the area. Police located and spoke with him, and advised him of the Estevan bylaw. He was sent on his way. Police are investigating a complaint of criminal harassment that came in during the day shift. Officers were called to a complaint of a loud party in the Scotsburn area during the March 5 night shift. Party participants were loud and urinating outside. The homeowner was issued a warning under the bylaw for the noise and the conduct of the guests.
No further reports were received. Police attended to the Leisure Centre to a report of a disturbance. The parties involved were gone before police arrived. A 27-year-old Estevan man was stopped for operating his vehicle. He is required to only operate a vehicle equipped with an alcohol ignition interlock system. He was found to be in possession of a little more than two grams of marijuana, and was charged with possession of a controlled substance. He will appear in court on April 18. Police received a driving complaint about a local taxi. The complaint was investigated and was unfounded. Members were called to a suspicious person report in the Pleasantdale area. Police were unable to locate anyone meeting the description. Police received a complaint of two people unconscious on the courthouse lawn. Officers attended and located two intoxicated individuals resting on their way home. One walked home and the second individual was transported home. Police issued summary offence tickets to individuals for passing emergency vehicles at speeds greater than 60 kilometres per hour. A 26-year-old man from Estevan was charged with impaired driving, driving while over .08, and having, keeping or
consuming alcohol in a vehicle. He was released later in the morning. Police responded to a couple of alarms during the March 7 day shift. One was at an apartment building in northeast Estevan. Fire and EMS crews were dispatched to the area, as well. There were no reports of damage or injuries, as it is believed that someone burned their lunch. Police had to leave the scene to respond to a residential alarm in west Estevan. It was false, as the owner was having issues with her alarm. Police are investigating a couple of driving complaints. One was reported on Third Street near the police station. The driver was identified and the investigation is ongoing. The other came from the Petterson Drive and Rooney Road intersection. The offending vehicle was not located but police monitored the area for a while and will continue to do so to enforce drivers to obey the stop sign. Police responded to a report of some suspicious behavior at a business on the east end of Fourth Street. A man was spoken to and it was determined he was using the local Wi-Fi to communicate with family abroad. Police stopped a motorist on the north end of the city. The driver of the vehicle was disqualified and was charged under the Traffic Safety Act. The vehicle was seized and could be impounded for 30 days. 16032LM5
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Making It Fit Instructional assistant Nancy Samoluk assisted Kaden who was cutting and moulding the legs and arms for his clay model during the Kids and Clay activity in the leisure centre’s creative art room on Saturday.
SaskPower partners up with flare gas power project The SaskPower grid system was enriched by one megawatt of electrical power on March 3 with the startup of the Kineticor flare gas power generation facility which will add electrical power into the provincial grid system and it will be purchased by SaskPower. The Kineticor site near Shaunavon in southwest
Saskatchewan saw their project initiated when SaskPower’s Flare Gas Power Generation Program was launched. This is a program designed to help oil and gas operations reduce their environmental footprint by turning waste flare gas into usable electricity. The contract was signed with a 20-year agreement
attached to the sales and purchases. SaskPower ’s president and CEO Mike Marsh said “we hope to see more projects like this being developed in the future by oil and gas producers and their partners in collaboration with SaskPower. We can help them reduce their greenhouse gas emissions,
while we buy the electricity produced to meet Saskatchewan’s growing demand for more environmentally sustainable electricity.” Kineticor CEO Andrew Plaunt said “this project signifies one of the many opportunities for Kineticor to provide oil and gas producers an economical solution to reduce and eliminate
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The Sacred Heart Crusaders celebrate their 2016 Grade 7/8 girls basketball city championship. Photo by Jamie Harkins.
Crusaders crowned city champions By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Sacred Heart School Crusaders Grade 7/8 girls basketball team won the 2016 city championship at home on Friday night by holding off a late surging Spruce Ridge School Cougars squad for a 31-28 title game win. Kaitlyne Graham, coach of the Crusaders, said her team worked hard for the victory matching the skill and determination of the top-ranked Cougars who’ve beaten them on previous occasions this season.
She said the girls played tall and used the home court to their advantage through an understanding of where each player tends to go and what the best ways are to sink baskets. The Crusaders started off the game strong with Marci LeBlanc stealing the ball in mid-court and driving it in for a layup, but the Cougars’ Jennica Memory got that basket back shortly afterwards with an offensive rebound and shot off the backboard and in. Sacred Heart scored the next six points only to have Spruce Ridge battle back to make
the score 10-6 Crusaders after one quarter. Memory helped the Cougars complete the comeback early in the second quarter on another strong play under the Crusaders’ basket, but then Sacred Heart’s offense found their groove bringing the score to 21-14 in their favour at halftime. The Cougars and Crusaders engaged in a defensive battle in the third quarter with each team stopping their opponent’s rushes helping Sacred Heart take a 25-20 lead heading into the final period. Spruce Ridge’s
Shanelle Rioux and Sacred Heart’s Taeghen Hack each drove to the basket scoring points for their side while also helping out in the defensive end in a back-andforth opening to the quarter. The Crusaders then got into foul trouble enabling the Cougars to bring the score to within three with a minute to go in the game, but they couldn’t bury the equalizer. “It came down to shooting,” said Cougars coach Tamara Franklin, whose team meets Sacred Heart first thing Thursday morning at Spruce Ridge School in the district championships.
“Sacred Heart knew this was their home gym and they definitely knew how to shoot and that’s really all that counted. Both teams played hard defense, both teams set up plays with their offence quite well, but the team that makes the shots wins the game.” Graham said her team competed in two tight round-robin games against the Pleasantdale Bulldogs and St. Mary’s Monarchs on Thursday at Sacred Heart to gain a semi-final berth, where they defeated the Westview Wildcats 24-21 right before the champion-
ship game to earn the title shot. She said coming out on top in the city championship final against Spruce Ridge despite the recent history between the clubs should help her team excel at the upcoming district tournament. “It’s prepared us to see that we can actually beat them,” said Graham. “I know the confidence is now up for the girls, which is great because we lost pretty good (to them) last time. The girls are pumped and we’ll practise hard this week and we’ll be ready to go.”
Bantam Bruins advance to South Division Final By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins came back from an early one-goal and one-game deficit to beat the Regina Aces in Game 3 of their best-of-three thirdround playoff series at Affinity Place on Sunday, but their biggest challenge of this hockey season still awaits. The Bruins are now set to face the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League (SBAAHL) leading Yorkton Xerox Terriers (25-1-4 during the regular season) in the South Division Final, with Game 1 of the threegame series going tonight at Yorkton’s Farrell Agency Arena and the second game happening at Affinity Place on Friday. If needed, a third game will be played March 13 at Yorkton. “It’s just going to get
tougher,” said Bruins head coach Tom Copeland, noting this is the farthest the Bruins have ever advanced in the SBAAHL playoffs. “What these kids have managed to do is a progression of what we’ve done over the last three years and everybody along the way deserves credit for that.” The Bruins (18-8-4 and second in the South Division) made it to the final after losing the first game of the third round 5-1 to the Aces March 2 at Affinity Place. Estevan came back from a 3-2 deficit in Game 2 at Regina’s Cooperators Arena on Saturday to win 4-3 and followed that up with a decisive 6-1 victory 24 hours later. “I think we outplayed them the whole game,” said Bruins forward Dawson Schaff, who scored the gamewinner in Regina and assisted on the winner by teammate
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Mustangs snowed in by Blizzards By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Weyburn DQ Blizzards won the inaugural South Sask Female Hockey League atom division championship with a come-frombehind 7-4 win over the Estevan Senchuk Ford Mustangs in the title game at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. Amanda Minchin, head coach of the Mustangs, said her team gave their all in the game, executed what they have learned in practice and kept on the Blizzards throughout, but unfortunately ran out of steam in the third period. She said the kids started to get into penalty trouble as the game wore on giving Weyburn the advantage. “Our girls (were) a little tired and I think they stopped moving their feet and that’s where the slashing comes out,” said Minchin. “Unfortunately that cost us three
goals and if we had stayed out it might have been a different game.” The Mustangs entered as the third seed in the fourteam season-ending championship tournament over the weekend thanks to their 8-8-2 regular season record. Estevan began play with a Friday night loss to the Swift Current Broncos (9-8-1), before defeated the Swift Current Blues (1-17) Saturday afternoon and the Broncos 6-4 that evening to decide who would go up against the Blizzards on Sunday. “We were talking in the dressing room how we’ve progressed from day one,” said Minchin. “We have four novice girls on our team including our goalie...and we’ve greatly improved. It would have been nice to play another game. It would have been nice to win of course, but I’m very happy with the development of our team and each girl individually.”
Estevan Mustangs forward Morgan Kjersem tries to deke through three Weyburn Blizzards skaters at the inaugural SSFHL atom championship final in the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. The Blizzards went 3-0 in the tournament beating the Blues Friday night, the Broncos Saturday afternoon and finally the Mustangs on Sunday morning. The win
capped off an outstanding season for the Blizzards that saw the team post a 16-1-1 regular season record in the four-team atom division. “This is the first year
of female atom in the South Sask Female Hockey League, so it was a good year overall for everybody and I think all the teams enjoyed it,” said Blizzards
head coach Kirk Dickie. “We’re hoping to grow the league and gain some teams over the next few years and keep making female hockey strong.”
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on the play that Panthers goalie Litesha Spittal made the initial save on, but the puck took a funny bounce off her pad and landed behind the goal line. The 1-0 lead seemed all the momentum the Titans needed through the first two periods as they controlled the play in the offensive zone, swarming the puck carrier at all opportunities and clogging up the neutral zone to prevent any possible breakouts. When the Panthers did get sustained pressure in the Titans’ zone, Swift Current netminder Samantha Lemay was there lining up square to the puck and stopping any shots that came her way. “We work hard on our forecheck all year,” said Titans coach Wayne Girodat. “We’ve got a system we
use all year and it’s worked well for us for the most part. When the girls buy into it it’s a good system, but when the girls start to make mistakes it can break down in a hurry. In the third period it started to break down.” The Panthers started playing desperate hockey in the final frame putting pucks on net and driving to it, which resulted in an increased offensive zone time where they outshot the Titans by a 9-3 margin. Panthers’ forward Makenna Morrison had the best chance in the period with two minutes left to play when she skated in on a breakaway, deked to her backhand, and found the pad of Lemay. Coach Morrison said they’ll be working on a couple of different plays
for breakouts and lanes to move the puck out of their defensive zone this week in practice before the second game of the series happens at Swift Current’s Credit Union iplex Arena on Saturday. He said they’ll focus on more defenceman to defenceman passing in order to open things up as they try and come back from the one goal deficit. “This is probably our fifth year now off-and-on (facing each other) through bantam and midget hockey and they’re going to come hard,” said Girodat, about what they expect to see in Game 2. “It’s important for us to go out and score the first goal of the game, set the momentum, but it’ll be a lot of hard work. They’re going to come gunning and wanting to win in our barn.”
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The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins let their special teams play do the talking in a dominating 10-1 playoff win over the Notre Dame Hounds at Affinity Place on Saturday. The Bruins take a 1-0 lead in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League (SSMHL) midget AA semi-final series with the lopsided victory. The game was a 180 from the regular season when the Hounds (20-11-7 and third in the SSMHL) controlled the play going 2-1-1 against the Bruins (23-8-7 and the SSMHL’s second seed). “Earlier in the season we blew a 3-1 lead (in a 3-3 tie Dec. 13 at Affinity Place), so we were able to learn from that,” said Blake Jamieson, head coach of the Bruins. “We’ve been playing really good hockey lately. Since the last time we’ve played these guys (a 5-4 loss Jan. 9 at Affinity Place) we’ve really improved.” Estevan held the momentum in the early goings of the game, but didn’t manage to light the lamp until their first power-play opportunity when Colton Winton knocked in his own rebound to open the scoring. The Hounds’ Hardy Wagner tied up the game on a Notre Dame power play with 29 seconds remaining in the first period on a shot from the top of the faceoff circle that bounced off Bruins’ goaltender Cam
Bruins forward Colton Winton deflects a shot from the point in front of Hounds goalie Riley Kohonick during the second period of Estevan’s 10-1 win over Notre Dame at Affinity Place on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. Lavoie’s pad and in. Bruins defenceman Brady Long got a wild second period started about two minutes in on a shot from the point that beat Hounds’ netminder Riley Kohonick. After Estevan’s Hunter Piche made the score 3-1 one second after a Hounds’ penalty expired five minutes in, Notre Dame took a number of undisciplined penalties leading to power-play markers from Mitchell Morrison and Winton. The Hounds got an opportunity to get back into the game late in the second on a 1:51 two-man advantage, but the Bruins shut the door by keeping shots to the outside and clearing any loose rebounds. The Bruins continued to control the play in the third period with Cole
Skjonsby scoring a powerplay marker 17 seconds in on Hounds’ backup goalie Timur Shiyanov before Morrison notched his second at even strength 19 seconds later. Morrison recorded the hat trick with 8:41 remaining while the teams skated four-on-four, which was followed by Erik McKersie making it 9-1 a little over three minutes later with the man advantage and Winton finishing off the scoring with his hat trick marker on the power play with 3:45 remaining in the game. Winton said the game was close and back-andforth to start off, but their special teams play took it over in the second and third. He said their defencemen sacrificing the body to block shots on the penalty kill coupled with
the offence burying their chances on the power play secured the win. “We finally got to bury them,” Winton said about their six goals with the man advantage. “We had trouble with that at the end of the regular season. We’ve brought it in the playoffs now.” Jamieson said their defence played a big part in the power-play prowess. He said they sent the puck to the net with traffic in front often and they’ll have to keep that up to get the series win in Game 2 at the Duncan McNeill Arena on Thursday. “They’ve got the big ice there, so (we’ll need) just more of the same,” said Jamieson. We’ll have to “just be relentless on the forecheck and execute when we have chances.”
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good first period. I thought we were only okay, but by the time the second period rolled around we started to take over.” Red Wings forward Braden Mellon got Weyburn on the board first eight minutes into the game, which was followed by a reply from Bruins’ leading scorer Darcy DeRoose a little past halfway through the second. The Bruins got the game-winner 4:13 into the third on Lynnden Pastachak’s 24th of the season, with Braden Oleksyn and DeRoose each notching their 27th as insurance markers. Weyburn’s Carter Phair took the loss in net, while Bruins goaltender Daniel Wapple made 34 saves for his 10th win of the season. “He played really well,” Lewgood said, noting Wapple stepped up his game in Weyburn. “When you play a team like Weyburn or any of those top seeded teams you need your goaltender to be really good for you and he was for us.”
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Estevan Sharks earn medals at provincials The Estevan Sharks atom, bantam and cadet water polo teams competed at the provincial league finals in Regina this past weekend. The Estevan cadet girls got things started on Saturday playing in a league that features kids who are 15 and 16 years old. Considering the Sharks cadet team has kids who range in age from 11 to 15 years old, the girls did a great job playing as a team and showcasing their skills. They finished the weekend on the podium with a bronze medal. The atom teams saw action the next morning. The Sharks had two teams in the first division, with Sharks 1 playing and
winning all five of their round-robin games. That took them into the finals against Saskatoon where they once again dominated winning gold at the tournament. A team of rookie Sharks played in the second division where they showed off the skills they’ve learned throughout the season winning all three of their round-robin games. Coming into the final they seemed a little tired after playing backto-back games and ended up earning a tie against Weyburn that forced the kids to play in a shootout. Weyburn won the game in extra time handing the Sharks a silver medal in the
competition. On Sunday afternoon, the bantam division girls team dominated in the pool with three straight wins that left them in the final against Regina. The girls went down 3-1 at half time, but came back to win the game 5-4 The bantam division boys were not as successful losing all three of their round-robin games. Despite the result, this group has shown a lot of potential and are poised for success next year. All Estevan Shark teams will now be travelling to Saskatoon the weekend of April 9 to 10 for the spring provincial championships.
The Estevan Sharks atom division 2 team proudly show off their silver medals. Submitted photo.
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The Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup (WCC) corporate sponsors and the many individuals who have picked up tournament passes are now getting their seats for the April 30 to May 8 tournament, but a call is out for more supporters to get involved. Warren Waldegger, co-chair of the WCC organizing committee, said as the community gets closer to the event a more determined push is on to make sure there are bodies in the seats. He said they’ve done a lot of work so far to bring corporate sponsors to the event to make sure it is financially sound, but the focus now is definitely towards ticket sales. The WCC will bring together the host Estevan Bruins along with the British
Columbia Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions for a tournament in which the top two teams will advance to the Canadian Junior A Championship RBC Cup. Tournament passes for the WCC, which are good for 10 round-robin games and three elimination games, are on sale now for $250 plus tax at the Bruins’ office. Tickets are assigned seating and seat reservations are on a first-come first-serve basis. “The full tournament package will be on sale right up until the tournament,” said Waldegger, noting individual day passes won’t be available until the event. He said the afternoon games’ attendance figures at the tournament are unsure right now, but the expectation is Affinity Place will be filled for the evening games.
Grazing Land for Lease Sealed bids will be accepted at the office of Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC. (PMRU) Boundary Dam Mine, Box 3000. Estevan, SK S4A 2W2, Attn: Andrew Hutchison until 12:00 noon CST, on Friday March 25, 2016 for the lease of the following parcels of land for grazing purposes: 1. All of the NW ¼, NE ¼, all of the SW ¼, lying north of the haul road and all of the SE ¼ lying north of the haul road, soil stockpiles, and water body, all in Sec92-7W2, reclaimed land totaling 485 acres. 2. Ptn of SW9-2-7W2 and ptn SE9-2-7W2 and ptn NW4-2-7W2 lying between the train tracks and the Shand Access Road totaling 82 acres. 3. Ptn of NW4-2-7W2 between the Shand Access Road and the Coal Haul Road reclaimed land totaling 90 acres 4. Ptn of NE5-2-7W2 and Ptn NW5-2-7W2 lying between the Shand Access Road and the Coal Haul Road reclaimed land totaling 79 acres. 5. Ptn of SW2-2-8W2, Ptn SE3-2-8W2, Ptn SW3-2-8W2 lying west of Hwy 47 and south of the Coal Haul Road reclaimed land totaling 195 acres 6. Ptn W ½ 35-1-8W, Ptn E ½ 34-1-8W2, Ptn NW34-1-8W2 lying between Hwy 47 and the coal haul road reclaimed land totaling 487 acres 7. Ptn W ½ 26-1-8W2 lying west of Hwy 47 and east of the coal haul road, reclaimed land totaling 239 acres 8. Ptn of Sec 26-1-8W2 lying east of Hwy 47, south of access road, and west of the mined out un-reclaimed area, reclaimed land totaling 204 acres 9. Ptn of N ½ 26-1-8W2 lying east of Hwy 47, north of access road totaling 51 acres of reclaimed land. 10. Ptn of Sec 35-1-8W2 lying east of Hwy 47, south of large water body, reclaimed land totaling 200 acres. 11. Ptn of Sec 25-1-8W2 lying south of access road, north of mined out un-reclaimed land, excluding large sand stockpile, reclaimed land totaling 323 acres.
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“The Bruins are scheduled in the evenings for most of those games,” he said. “We’re hoping the community comes out in droves and fills the arena for those evenings and we get as many as possible during the day.” Waldegger said they raised well over $400,000 in sponsorships to this point, which is ahead of where previous WCC events in other communities were, but more $7,500 sponsors are still needed. A premier sponsor package gets the donor four WCC tournament passes, their name
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Elecs prepare for regional weekend By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
It is playoff time for the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys basketball team. The Elecs begin postseason action this Friday and Saturday at Yorkton Regional High School with the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association 5A Regional Basketball Championship Tournament. Two teams out of the eight competing at regionals will earn a spot at Hoopla, which is being played in Moose Jaw the weekend of March 18. Elecs coach Dustin Wilson said the team is feeling confident heading into regionals after winning the Ned Andreoni Memorial Senior Boys Basketball Tournament at Moose Jaw’s Vanier Collegiate Institue
Feb. 28, where the team capped off an unbeaten run in the tournament with a 68-66 win over the Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS) Eagles in the final. He said the Elecs then engaged in a productive practice schedule during their off-weekend March 5 and 6 to make sure they have no rust in Yorkton. “We just worked on things to help each other’s team,” said Wilson, about their exhibition matches at WCS against the Eagles and Notre Dame Hounds. “They helped us on things that we struggle with and we turned our defence into things they wanted to work on.” The Elecs will battle teams from Prince Albert St. Mary, Balgonie, Swift Current, Moose Jaw Peacock, Yorkton Regional, North Battleford Comprehensive and Prince Albert Carleton
at regionals. Wi l s o n s a i d t h e y normally don’t match up against some of these teams, but they have seen them in various tournaments during the season and Prince Albert St. Mary appears to be the team to beat heading in. He said they’ll have to go unbeaten until at least the finals at regionals to earn a spot at Hoopla and the hope is the big win at the Ned Andreoni Memorial along with the exhibition games will help them do just that. “We’ve had some really good games this year and there have also been some ugly ones, so we’re just trying to eliminate some of those mistakes,” he said. “The mental side and the attitude side is a big thing we’re trying to really focus on heading into the weekend because that has been a bit of a problem in the past.”
Local Kids Excel At K Of C Competition The Knights of Columbus held their annual basketball free throw competition on Feb. 24 with the girls competing at St. Mary’s School and the boys at Sacred Heart School. The contestants’ competition level was very high at the event, but all shooters were still encouraging to each other and demonstrated sportsmanship and fairness. The Knights of Columbus have sponsored this event for many years now with students, teachers and coaches looking forward to the worthwhile competition. Winners of the girls’ free throw competition included, left to right following Knights of Columbus representative Mike Barrio, Lauren Kobitz (11-year-old and overall winner), Taeghan Hack (14-year-old winner), Rachel St. Onge (10-year-old winner), Jennica Memory (13-year-old winner), and Bethany Montebon (12-yearold winner). Submitted photo.
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Sharks Dominate Edmonton Competition Two members of the Estevan Sharks travelled to Edmonton Feb. 27 and 28 to participate in the 16 and under National Championship League (NCL) tournament. Emily Marshall, above, and Taeghen Hack joined Team Sask in what proved to be a very successful weekend as they won all three of their games. The next NCL 16U tournament for these girls will be in Saskatoon in April. Submitted photo.
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Creighton Lodge news You won’t find a lot of complaining about the winter weather in this column. How lucky we’ve been this year to have such sunny days and no blizzards at all. We just hope we didn’t speak too soon. We are looking forward to watching the trees bud and anticipating the arrival of the crew to do some landscaping for us. The yard is quite a mess from our lounge construction, so that will be where our efforts lay this spring and summer. The lodge was busy with entertainers galore last month. We started with our special friends, Freddie and the Freebies. We love to listen to their tunes. Birthday party entertainment was provided by resident Norma Barber on the piano. Norma played in a band for years and we love her swinging way of playing. Valentine’s Day was a treat when Mel Herman and Doreen Sanderson entertained in the afternoon. The next evening Jim Pratt provided a Valentine program of love songs with Judy accompanying him on the piano. The Church of Christ singers are so faithful to direct us in a sing-song twice a month. The Happy Wanderers were here for a rousing afternoon of music and we ended the month with entertainment from Bob Olson and his family. All in all, we are a lucky bunch to have these people take time to share their talents with us. Thanks. We’ve been carrying on with our exercise program thanks to Audrey Dupuis, Sharon Dayman and Irene Tarnes. Sharon commented she is noting some improvement in strength and movement with those attending regularly. That’s great news. We sure appreciate the commitment these ladies have made to our program. Our spiritual needs were met with regular Sunday services by the Ministerial Association, Catholic Mass every Friday and Sunday, and Lutheran Communion on the first Wednesday, provided by Trinity Lutheran Church. This is so important to the residents, and we are very thankful to all those involved. Lots of card playing is going on at our new tables in the lounge. It’s so nice to hear the chatter as a game of Whist is taking place. Some folks are enjoying sitting around the fireplace on the couches or watching a TV show on our big screen television. The lounge has been booked by many for family gatherings and dinners. A few final touches need to be made (window coverings and maybe a few more décor items) and then the room is officially completed. Everyone is thoroughly enjoying the space.
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We want to thank our regular bingo caller, Joan Wock and our substitute bingo caller, Garry Hoffart, for providing us with our Wednesday night bingo games. We can’t miss bingo. We enjoy Christina Wock’s dog therapy program, which she is so faithful with by bringing her pets to visit us. The ladies from the Estevan Public Library deserve a big thanks also for making their monthly trek over here so we can get new books. We have 10 members of the Creighton Lodge Songbirds who practice every Wednesday. They are Kay Johnson, Norma Barber, Elsie Earl, Marie Bill, Gladys Lindgren, Sarah Harder, Bette MacDonald, Dick Willows, Bob Cochran and “one more time,” Frank deBoth. They produce quite a sound, it’s certainly a highlight of Judy’s week to play for them. We’ve been treated to a new program by the artist-in-residence from the Estevan Arts Council. Many Estevan and surrounding area artists have been coming to help us create new art with felt. We are learning different techniques with the goal to create something for Creighton Lodge to display. We are pleased they chose the lodge for this new endeavour. We welcomed Herman and Nancy Kleebaum and Bette MacDonald to the Creighton Lodge family. We hope they enjoy their new homes. A big thank you to Bob Wock for creating our beautiful fireplace mantle. He donated it to the lodge and it has finished off our new fireplace beautifully. On Feb. 27 there was a celebration in the lounge for Benita Brennan’s 90th birthday. At one point we had over 100 people singing Happy Birthday to Benita. She smiled and had tears of joy in her eyes as she thanked everyone for joining in her celebration. After the party, there was a smaller supper celebration held in the lounge with approximately 50 of Benita’s family members. What a joyous day it was for her to be surrounded by everyone who loves her. This month I though we would close with a poem written by Cornelius Lucy, a resident of Creighton Lodge, All the Same in a Hundred Years. ‘Twil be all the same in a 100 years Success, endeavour, trophies, fame Our measure in the list appears Honours for our worth proclaim Must it be so? For our eulogy? Our credit in the passing years Destined for the record be ‘Twil be all the same in 100 years.
The best just got a whole lot better.
Girl Guide Recognition
Charmaine MacDonald (centre) was recognized for 30 years of dedicated service to the Girl Guides at the World Thinking Day tea held in Weyburn on Feb. 25. Making the presentation were co-district commissioners Kim Klassen (dressed as Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the scouting movement) and Krista Bakken (dressed as Lady Baden-Powell). MacDonald has been a Guide leader not only in Estevan and Weyburn but also in communities in Alberta and Nova Scotia.
60 and Over Club report Submitted by Shirley Graham My wife and I have the perfect understanding. I don’t try to run her life, and I don’t try to run mine, either. Ole is so cheap that after his airplane landed safely, he grumbled, “Vell, dere gose five dollars down da drain for dat flight insurance.” The club’s next jam session will be on Sunday, March 13.
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Rollover Near North Portal The Estevan detachment of the RCMP were called to a tanker truck rollover on Grid Road No. 604 near North Portal on March 4. The 54-year-old male driver was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and released the following morning. Driver error may have been a factor. The tanker truck was carrying 36,000 litres of natural gas, but there wasn’t a leak. The grid road was closed until the morning of March 5. Photo by Const. Peter Donaldson.
Saskatchewan residents have array of ways to save this tax season The Government of Saskatchewan is advising those who are getting ready to file their income taxes for 2015, that there is a number of tax credits of which they can avail themselves, to lower their tax burden, this tax season. In a media release from the Government of Saskatchewan, Finance Minister Kevin Doherty said there are tax credits “geared to helping everyone from first-time
homebuyers to post-secondary graduates to people with lower incomes,� which can help people save more of what they earn.
Available tax credits for the 2015 season include: the First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit, worth up to $1,000 for new home purchases; the Graduate Retention Program (GRP) income tax credits, which refund tuition fees of post-secondary graduates who stay in the province; the
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Oil well cleanup process concerns patch veteran By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
There is a growing concern over the state of affairs in the Saskatchewan oil industry and a veteran of the oilpatch knows why and wonders what can be done to correct a growing problem. “It seems the regulators have a zero budget for well cleanups which is now a self-regulated chore for the industry,” said Ken Gordey who predicts this could lead to some catastrophic results. Gordey has worked with and for both large and junior producers and within the oil service industry, so he has seen the oilpatch evolve in Western Canada. Wi t h o v e r 2 0 , 0 0 0 inactive wells, many of them slowly (some not so slowly) leaking hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and other noxious fumes, it becomes a steadily growing problem, one that is not being steadily eliminated. With oil-producing companies fighting for survival, Gordey suggested one of the first items that might be abandoned would be proper well shutdowns and suspensions, thus leaving the environment in a more precarious position. “We need rules and regulations that work and are enforceable,” said Gordey who stated a prop-
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Gordey said farmers living near suspended or abandoned wells may very well be situated too close to holes that are leaking H2S at an unhealthy rate. Two hundred parts per million is acceptable, but in some instances, he said, the leaking rate exceeds more than 1,500 parts per million. He said he attended one seminar regarding well clean up, and ended up just quietly shaking his head and walking out, figuring Saskatchewan was heading down the same poor path that Alberta took, and the North Dakota’s situation was even worse, he figured. “There are side effects to H2S, and at it’s worst, unregulated, it can kill you and if we believe the feds are going to step in and save the day … not a chance. We have to move forward with what we can do, push the companies that aren’t doing at least what their own regulations tell them to do, and push them to push the others to clean up, so that the ratio of unsafe abandoned wells isn’t larger than those producing. Right now though, the self-regulating regulators can write up all the guidelines they want, but they won’t pay the price of non-compliance.” Gordey said he knew similar circumstances erupted following the first major oil boom in Saskatchewan in the 1960s and again in the latter part of the 1980s and it could easily happen again. “I really thought they were on top of it, all the environmental issues, but
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Obituaries Dorothy Alice Yoner 1924 - 2016 Dorothy Yoner passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK, at the age of 91 years. Dorothy was born on July 27, 1924 to Clara and William Floding at a farm home near Midale, SK. Dorothy received her education at Bromstead School and Midale High School. She then attended Normal School in Moose Jaw, SK where she attained her
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teaching certificate. Dorothy taught at numerous schools in the Torquay and Macoun communities. It was while she was teaching at Brown School that she met her future husband, Steve Yoner. They were married in Regina, SK on November 16, 1951 and started farming in the Midale district. Dorothy loved to work in her vegetable and flower gardens and baking and cake decorating was another favorite pass time. Dorothy had a special love for animals and especially her pet dogs through the years on the farm. Both Dorothy and Steve loved to play cards and entertain friends and family in their home. In their retirement they moved to Benson, SK and later resided at Valleyview Heritage Place in Estevan. Dorothy was well known as a kind and generous soul - always thoughtful of others and willing to help others in any way that she could. Dorothy is survived by her sister, Elda (Clifford) Leonard, Estevan, SK; brothers and sisters-in-law, Peter Yoner (Arlette Sabin), Estevan, SK, Andrew (Helen) Yoner, Lloydminster, SK, Vincent Yoner (Lynda), Pitt Meadows, B.C., Nick (Eva) Yoner, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, Caroline Leptich, Estevan, SK and Amelia Yoner, Lang, SK, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Stephen Yoner; parents, William and Clara Floding; her brother and sister-in-law, Harry (Ruth) Floding; brothers-in-law, Norman Yoner, John Yoner, Matt (Eva, Madeline) Yoner, Tony Briltz, George Alexander and Mike Leptich; sisters-in-law, Clara Yoner and Cecilia Briltz; as well as nephews, Michael Yoner, Lyle Leonard; great nephew Christopher Leonard and niece Annabelle Haakonson. A Memorial Service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Stewart Miller officiating. Inurnment took place in the Columbarium at the Estevan City Cemetery. A lunch was held in the social hall at Trinity Lutheran Church. Donations in Dorothy's memory may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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Marie Jeannette Gravelle It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jeannette Gravelle on February 24th at Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton. Jeannette was born August 31st, 1939 in Estevan SK to Joseph and Simonne (Blais) Rainault. She was the oldest of 5 children, her siblings Denise, Evelyn, Jerry & Bernard. They lived on a farm in Macoun until 1945 when the family moved to Delmas. This is where she met her life partner and loving husband Bernard. Jeannette attended school in Delmas as well as Momart and Battleford Convents. She later attended a Business Program in Saskatoon, all of which she was very successful. She played piano beautifully and shared her gift by teaching lessons. Jeannette and
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Bernard were married in 1958 in Delmas, SK. They lived on farms in Macoun and Spiritwood SK. They had eight children together. Joseph, Cy, Angela, Regina, Charlena, Bartley, Cherie and Michael. Jeannette was a dedicated and gracious farm wife and mother who loved to care for others and had special relationships with everyone she encountered. Bernard & Jeannette later moved to Sherwood Park, AB where they lived for many years together doing the most amazing woodwork and furniture that you can see in almost every room of their children and grandchildren’s homes. Jeannette was always happiest with a table and house full of friends and family; she was a very honest and gracious woman who had a way of making you feel as though you were special enough just the way you are. She is already so missed by her surviving family; her loving husband Bernard, sister Denise & Brian O’Grady, brothers Jerry, Bernard & Marilyn, son Cy and Sandy and his children Tyler & Becky, Tamina & Kent Brown, daughter Angela & Gordon Allenby and their son Eric, daughter Charlena & Brent Robinson their children Chandra & Farrell Francis, David & SarahDawn Robinson, Butch & Edna and their children Darnell, Mitchell & Josee, Tyrell and Cantrell, daughter Cherie & Mark Eppler their daughters Kyra & Kelsi, son Michael and his children Chelsea and Taryn and numerous great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her two children whom she is playing freely with now, Joseph & Regina, her sister and brother in law Evelyn & Marcel Lessard and her daughter in law Barbara Gravelle. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, March 1st 2016 at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church in Battleford, SK with lunch to follow. Burial services will be held May 10th in Macoun, SK.
George Friess 1936 – 2016 George James Friess was born in Estevan, SK on October 5, 1936 and passed away at Tatagwa View, Weyburn, SK on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the age of 79 years. George is survived by his wife Cecile (Gervais); three sons, Kelly (Andrea) of Penticton, B.C., Blaine (Allison) of Estevan, SK, and Blair (Wendy) of Estevan, SK; seven grandchildren, Blaise, Branden, Danica, Brett, Janna, Kaliyah and Kale; brothers, Joe Friess and Dan (Bonnie-Jo) Friess; sisters, Madeline Knakoski and Florence Hodge; brother-in-law Ivor (Yvonne) Brown; sisters-in-law, Margaret Friess, Kay Friess and Annamary Friess, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, John Lucas and Frances Friess; brothers, Roy Friess, Andrew Friess and Jerome Friess; sisters, Margaret (Jim) Ryan, Elizabeth (Aloysius) Loustel, Pauline (Jack) Hernon, Gertrude (Allistair) MacDonald, Madeline in infancy, Helen Brown and Eleanor (Arthur) Tessier; brothers-in-law Harvey Hodge and Ernie Knakoski. A Prayer Service was held on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, with Rev. Thuy Nguyen presiding. Inurnment followed in the Columbarium at the Estevan City Cemetery and a luncheon took place at the Estevan Elks Hall. Those wishing to make donations in George’s memory may do so directly to St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
Doreen Kolke 1933 – 2016 Doreen Evelyn Kolke passed away peacefully on February 26, 2016 at Hillview Manor, Estevan, SK at the age of 82 years. Doreen will be forever remembered and loved by her husband Gerald; children, Ken (Eileen) and Shelley (Paul) Carroll; grandchildren, Ben and Shari Kolke, Rob and Brendan Carroll; brothers-in-law, Marvin (Rose) Kolke and Vernon (Bernice) Perkins. Doreen was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Clara Storey; step father Joe Debienne; brother George (Isabel) Storey; sister Margaret Perkins; brother in-law Loren (Lorraine) Kolke; parents in-law, Henry and Ella Kolke and step brother Bill Storey. The Funeral Service for Doreen was held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment followed at Souris Memorial Gardens, Estevan and a lunch reception was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan. If friends are so wishing, memorial donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion - Estevan Branch, 1317 - 4th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0X1 in memory of Doreen. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
SAHO and SUN sign tentative four-year deal The Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) and the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) signed a memorandum of agreement on a tentative four-year collective bargaining agreement. The announcement regarding the signing was made on March 3. “I am pleased to report that in a relatively short period of time the parties were able to reach an agreement. I don’t recall ever having parties move so far so quickly on fundamental issues. This is a testament to the professionalism and goodwill of both organizations, and I congratulate them on a job very well done,” said Richard Hornung, special mediator who was assigned to the bargaining process. The tentative agreement would be in effective retroactive to April 1, 2014 and extend to March 31, 2018. Details surrounding the agreement will not be released until a contract has been ratified. Sun represents almost 10,000 registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and registered nurse/nurse practitioners across the province.
CAREER
Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division #140 Applications are being accepted for the following position:
Manager of Facilities & Transportation
For full details on this position: www.holyfamilyrcssd.ca
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Faith Lutheran Church Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
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)
306.634.2601
www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance
PASTORS: JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX
Trinity Lutheran Church E.L.C.I.C.
Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am
738 - 2nd Street, Estevan Church Office: 306-634-5684 E: trinity.luth@sasktel.net Website: www.etlc.ca
THE SALVATION ARMY Estevan Community Church
10:30 a.m. - Sunday Service ALL WELCOME!
1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net TIM PIPPUS
SUNDAY SERVICES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. • Worship - 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - Sunday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Bible studies on any subject can be arranged at your convenience. Please call us.
GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN
1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761
“Holding fast the faithful word”
St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions
2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan
306-634-9191
ALL are Welcome!
306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan
REAL LIFE
REAL PEOPLE
10:00 am
Followed by coffee time 100 King Street, Estevan, Sask • (306) 634-8133 • livinghope-ca.org
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 130 Souris Ave. N. Reverend Randy Kleemola Phone: 306-634-2024 email: st.peters@sasktel.net
www.stpeterslutheranestevan.com
Wednesday: Club DJ for kids 6:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School
An Associated Gospel Church
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street
Phone: 306-634-2190
Fax: 306-634-6845
Pastor: Father Brian Meredith Associate Priest: Father Thuy Nguyen
MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
REAL GOD
Sunday Service at
Sunday:Worship 11:00 a.m. Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.
www.estevangospelchapel.ca 1107 4th Street • 306-634-2074 • www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan
EMAIL: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca
CHURCH OF CHRIST
PASTOR STEWART MILLER
Coffee & Fellowship after Worship
Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am
Sunday Worship
A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA
His Glory Bible Church
(Light of Life Ministries International) Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: Westview School 1607 2nd Street, Estevan When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs
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CITY OF ESTEVAN TENDER The City of Estevan invites tenders to provide “2016 Fuel and Lubricant Tender� Specifications are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall. For further information regarding this tender please contact Richard Winton, Stores Foreman: 634-1833, Fax 634-1818. Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “2016 Fuel and Lubricant Tender� Mail to the following by 2:30 PM, Monday, March 15, 2016
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Permanent Part-Time Maintenance Technicians The City of Estevan is looking for motivated Permanent Part-Time Maintenance Technicians who can work well alone or in a team environment to assist in the maintenance and operation of various facilities throughout the city. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Operates, maintains and repairs facility systems such as: • Boiler • Refrigeration • HVAC • Swimming Pool • Maintains water quality at swimming pool • Installs new plumbing fixtures and completes minor electrical upgrades • Completes building renovations. • Instructs or trains employees in basic facility operation and safety • Promote and maintain positive public relations between staff and customers This position requires: • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • WHMIS Training • Arena Operator’s Certificate – Level 1 • Pool Operators Certificate – Level 1 • Fireman’s Certificate 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
CITY OF ESTEVAN Invitation to Tender
The City of Estevan, Parks Services Division invites qualified professional services to submit an all found bid for post emergent broad leaf vegetation control services on site specific areas for the 2016 season General Information: Two applications (one spring and one fall) of approximately 60 ha on various types of ground cover (typically parks and green spaces), using manufacturer suggested rates of PAR 111 or municipally approved equivalent, to guarantee an 85% target vegetation efficacy rate. The City may request additional services from the provider depending on tendered submission details to conduct non selective vegetation control on site specific bases of noxious, prohibited or nuisance weeds There is a possibility of an option to renew on the service agreement for up to two additional years upon mutual agreement by both parties at an annual review, post 2016 season. Must have capability to communicate effectively through a digital medium for expedited reporting and response including basic mapping software. Demonstrated equipment, safety program, and insurances to efficiently and safely
Legislative Services Business Division Main Floor 1102 4th Street City of Estevan Estevan, SK S4A 0W7
implement this type of program under Parks Services direction. Specifics on the proposed treatment areas and tender specifications are available digitally, through the Parks Division, City of Estevan, at Affinity Place. For additional information please contact Rod March, Manager, Open Space, Forestry and Pest Management at (306) 634-1880.
Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 PM, March 15, 2016 C.S.T, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Estevan, SK Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
CITY OF ESTEVAN
The lowest or any tender is not necessarily accepted. Please submit your sealed tender marked “Broad Leaf Control� in writing by 1330 hrs. on Tuesday, April 05th, 2016. Attention: Rod March Parks Services Division 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK S4A 2T1 Public opening of tenders shall take place at 1430 hrs. on Tuesday April 05th, 2016 in the Conference Room Leisure Centre 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK S4A 2T1
Invitation to Tender
The City of Estevan, Parks Services Business Division invites your company to submit a tendered bid to “SUPPLY AND DELIVER FLOWERSâ€? by Tuesday March 22nd, 2016@ 2:30pm. The total number of plants required for the 2016 spring planting season is 3700 and detailed specifications for the types of plants required are available upon request by calling the Leisure Office @ 634-1880 These flowers will be planted in flower containers and beds throughout the City of Estevan. Other Criteria: • Delivery Date of Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at 9:00 am. at the Estevan Civic Auditorium. • Unloading of product is the responsibility of the Company. • Flowers to be in full bloom by June 20th, 2016. • Warranty must include: at the time of arrival the plants must be sturdy, healthy and have flowering buds or have started to bloom. Any weak plants that die in the first two weeks must be replaced.
Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources, City of Estevan 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 • Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca The position shall be filled in accordance with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and CUPE Local 726. Candidates not possessing the qualifications listed above, are urged to apply and will be considered on the basis of their combined education and experience. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. These positions will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
In the Tender Please Include: • Price of the flowers. • If shipping/handling is not available please indicate this in your tender price. • If the exact species or type of flower is not available, indicate the type or species suggested replacement. • Warranty. Please submit your sealed tender marked “Annual Flowers for Flower Potsâ€? in writing by 2:30 pm on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016. Attention: Rod March Parks Services Division 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK S4A 2T1 The lowest or any tender is not necessarily accepted. Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 pm on Tuesday March 22nd, 2016 in the Conference Room at the Leisure Centre 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, SK S4A 2T1
Water & Wastewater Maintenance Person The City of Estevan is looking for a team oriented individual to join our Water & Wastewater crew. The ideal candidate would be capable of performing wide variety of maintenance tasks on the City’s water distribution and wastewater collection infrastructure. Reliability and a strong work ethic are the keys to success in this position. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Aligning, bedding, and laying underground pipe Assembling, installing, and repairing hydrants Installing and maintaining manholes Repairing water breaks Performing water valve replacement or repairs Servicing both private and public connections Servicing or replacing water meters Jetting Sewer mains Unplugging residential sewer lines This position requires: Grade 12 or equivalent education Valid Class 3 Driver’s License with Airbrake Endorsement Water Security Agency Class 1 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Certification Fireman’s Certificate If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community then apply with cover letter, resume, and proof of qualifications to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources City of Estevan 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Ph: 306.634.1841 Email: apply@estevan.ca
City Bylaw 2005-1709 Animal Control Bylaw Reminder: It is the responsibility of the owner or keeper of a dog or cat to remove any defecation that is on private or public property. Persons failing to remove such defecation is subject to a fine under the City of Estevan Bylaw.
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Good for ten (10) round robin games and three (3) elimination playoff games. Contact the Bruins OFFICE at (306) 634-7730 or Email: bruins cap.estevan.sk.ca PLEASE NOTE TICKETS ARE “ASSIGNED SEATING� AND SEAT RESERVATIONS ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS! Tournament passes are good for one game at a time and one admittance at a time. Passes can be shared amongst multiple people but only for admittance to one game at a time.
City Bylaw 2005-1711 Property Maintenance VISUAL ARTS
With the warm weather fast approaching, the City of Estevan would like to remind all residences and businesses in the city to keep their properties free of: Garbage and junk; Household appliances/furniture; Junked vehicles; Excessive growth of weeds, grass, shrubs, trees, etc.; Dangerous or hazardous materials; Pet wastes The Estevan Police Service Bylaw Enforcement Officer will be conducting inspections of properties within the city for the compliance with this Bylaw throughout 2016. Please ensure your property meets the requirements of bylaw 2005-1711. Copies of the bylaw can be obtained upon request at City Hall.
Altered Books March 15, 2016 - 6pm to 8pm - Art Room - Adult - Free! VISUAL ARTS Hand Building with Clay: Teapots March 12th - 10:30am to 4:30pm Adults (ages 14+) - $50.00 Energy City Film Circuit: The Lady in the Van March 12, 2016 - 4pm Orpheum Theatre
Koncerts for Kids: Alex Zerbe March 15, 2016 – 7pm Westview School Stars for Saskatchewan: The Wheatland Band March 19th, 2016 - 7:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church admission fee
701 Souris Ave.• 306-634-3942 • estevanartscouncil.com Contact us for more information on our programs
THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE When: March 31, April 28, May 26, June 30 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person/ session SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB WITH JON GILLIES When: March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person for an annual membership ART JOURNALING When: March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM Cost: $20/ person for an annual membership SPRING INTO ART! When: May 2(patio lanterns), May 9 (clay flower box) May 16 (living art) Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $22/ person/ session or $50 for all three PRINTMAKING When: April 5, May 10, June 7 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $15/ person/ session COCKTAILS AND CRAFTS When: April 14 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25/ person MAKERSPACE When: March 16 (mould making), March 30 (123D software) Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $10/ person/ session or $25 for all three sessions AFTER DARK When: April 1 (Zachary Lucky), May 6 (Sean Hogan) Time: Doors open at 8:00pm Cost: $20/ person, tickets available at the door SPECIAL EDITION AFTER DARK: CRAFT BEER TASTING When: March 18 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $25, tickets must be purchased in advance (at the Art Gallery or Henders Drugs). Tickets are limited, make sure to get yours today!
VIP MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS If you are an EAGM member, these events are free for you, our valued cultural supporters. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Pre-registration and a minimum of 5 registrants is required. CRAFT IN ART AND ART IN CRAFT When: April 7 @ 7:00pm ART IN MOTION When: June 2 @ 7:00pm SOCIABLES When: March 11, April 8 (Weather permitting) Time: Meeting at 6:00pm Cost: $25 ART GOUGH When: March 22 (Ages 3-4), April 12 (Ages 5-7), April 19 (Ages 8-10) Time: 10:00 - 11:00am (March 22), 4:00 5:00pm (April 12 and 19) Cost: $5/ child/ session FAMILY ART When: March 10,17, 24, 31 April 7, 14, 21,28 May 2, 5, 19, 26 June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 10:00 - 10:30am Cost: $10/ family/ month YOGA AND ART When: April 22 (Ages 7-10), May 24 (Ages 7-10) Time: 9:00 - 12:00 AM Cost: $20/ child/ session or $30 for both sessions DROP INTO ART AFTER SCHOOL When: April 6,13,20,27 May 4,11,18,25 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM Cost: $5/ child/ session ARTIST IN THE MAKING: SUMMER ART CAMPS When: July 4-7, 14, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 Time: 9:00am-noon or 1:00-4:00pm Cost: $60/ child/ camp
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