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Twinning project receives federal funding

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

A couple of enterprising young Estevanites put their economic theories into practice last Friday. Finishing up a unit studying economics, Kai Willms and sister Hannah, set up shop outside their home offering lemonade to thirsty pedestrians and motorists on the way home just prior to the long weekend.

The federal government has made a commitment to fund up to 50 per cent of the total eligible cost of constructing two additional lanes on Highway 39 between the Bienfait Highway 18 east junction and the city of Estevan.

The word came from Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki as he spoke to a packed City Hall conference room that included members of the regional Time to Twin committee who began their lobbying efforts over seven years ago.

Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles stated the project is underway with the province having made the decision and confirmed it with a $7 million injection in the March provincial budget.

The federal contribution will be forwarded through the Building Canada Fund. It covers up to half the costs that will involve the twinning of about 10.2 kilometres from the Highway 18 east junction to Estevan and will include intersection improvements and a new underpass to provide grade separation for a coal haul road.

The exact cost of the project won’t be known until June when the construction contract is awarded, said Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure

officials in attendance.

This is regarded as the start to an overall project that will see the entire stretch of highway from the North Portal international crossing through Estevan and Weyburn and on to Highway 6 south, all the way to Regina.

Noting that both he and Eagles are now on a retirement track, Komarnicki said it will be their predecessors who will be charged with the duties of keeping the commitment to the project and their funding components on track in the years to come.

He added that the New Building Canada Fund has a 10-year time span.

“This is wonderful,” said Lorelei Ireland, a key member of the Time to Twin committee that was singled out by both Komarnicki and Eagles for their “dogged and determined efforts.”

Eagles added the Time to Twin group had been “determined but always respectful and that was greatly appreciated.”

The formal portion of the announcement was chaired by Estevan city councillor Dennis Moore.

Both Komarnicki and Eagles pointed to the international importance of this project that will increase accessibility to Saskatchewan markets while improving safety on one of the province’s busiest highways.

Work around city to increase during summer

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

The building pace around the City of Estevan has been picking up and will continue to do so through the spring and into summer.

Crews have been racing across the city, cutting grass and painting lines, while the City’s project schedule will soon be even more visible.

The final phase of the Highway 47

rehabilitation project will come in the form of the $1.2 million renewal of Souris Avenue and Sixth Street. The project has already been tendered but City Manager Amber Smale said the timing of that work is scheduled to be completed in conjunction with the truck bypass, which the province is expecting to be complete by the end of the construction season, sometime in September or October.

“That project is going to be delayed until we see when the truck bypass is be-

ing paved. We don’t want to start doing our truck route until the bypass is done.

It probably won’t start until later in the construction season, so we can have them opening at the same time,” said Smale.

Co-ordinating the timing of the projects, Smale said the province is expecting to begin paving the bypass shortly, however it will take most of the summer to complete the 19 km stretch of highway that will take through traffic around the northern outskirts of the city. The project will probably not be

complete until mid-September.

That means the City is looking to have the construction on Sixth Street complete around that time, as well.

Smale said the work is similar in scope to the construction on 13th Avenue last year.

“It will probably be less of a traffic burden. There will be traffic disruption of course, but I don’t think it will be to the extent that the other (work) was,” said the city manager. ⇢ A2 Traffic

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Traffic disruption should be at the minimum ⇠ A1 S he s aid the total construction time will be about a month, so with an estimated desired completion date in conjunction with the bypass’ mid-September timeline, residents can expect construction on Sixth Street to begin anywhere from mid-July to mid-August.

Work at the airport has been ongoing this spring with a focus on drainage before crews strip the runways in preparation for new pavement.

“They’ve been doing a lot of work out there already. The first part of the project is all drainage. That’s what they’re focusing on right now,” said Smale, who noted that first phase of the project will probably be complete around the end of May. “We won’t shut it down completely, but we’ll have to shut down a runway in order to facilitate the work, so that’s all being scheduled with the airport to make sure we’re doing it at non-busy times.”

The groundwater control study at the landfill, which will see groundwater testing work, has gone out to tender, and fencing work to the tune of $300,000 will be tendered soon.

A tender for the transportation master plan closed last week and will await council approval.

“It’s very comprehensive,” said Smale. “That will take into consideration how the truck route impacts us, how the twinning project impacts us. It will also identify proper traffic controls, pedestrian safety and where we need to give greater consideration.”

The master plan will look at the road structures, in general, throughout the city.

“It will cover the future roads that are going to be required, and it will identify some local improvements that should probably be done in preparation for that,” added Smale.

That will include ranking streets based on needed roadwork, such as looking at the underground utilities, and the

state of that beneath-thesurface infrastructure to determine what streets get done first.

The $170,000 median project on Highway 47 will see work to all the medians north of King Street. The northernmost two medians will not be included in the work. Smale said those two medians are likely to be removed

in concert with any future road improvements in the northern part of the city. “ We ’ r e g o i n g t o be doing the perimeter around all those medians with paving stones, and then we’re building some flowerbeds in between the trees,” said Smale.

Some drainage work was completed in Cactus Park last year, and the City

‘We won’t shut it down completely, but we’ll have to shut down a runway in order to facilitate the work, so that’s all being scheduled with the airport to make sure we’re doing it at non-busy times.’

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is set to pave the pathways where the work was done. Other walkway paving will be focused on Kensington and Torgeson Parks.

In Torgeson, trees will be replanted and shrubbery will be added.

Smale said the City will also be adding some general amenities to the parks.

Other projects in the leisure services department will see the City preparing for two major sporting events next year.

The multi-purpose flooring will be replaced, at a cost of about $55,000, and the ice-plant compressor in the Civic Auditorium will be replaced for about

Highway Funding Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki and Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles were in Estevan City Hall Tuesday morning to confirm federal and provincial commitment to the first leg of the highway twinning project in Southeast Sask.

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With Estevan hosting the Sask. Summer Games next year as well, the City’s soccer fields will receive some attention.

Low lying areas have led

to water problems in the past, and Smale said that must be fixed prior to next year ’s Games.

There are about 50 locations around the City where roads have been cut to deal with watermain breaks or other work. The City plans on paving all those roads this summer, with priority focused on busy areas of King Street and Fourth Street. Smale noted eight areas having issues are from previous years, but the rest are from work that occurred in 2014 or earlier this year.

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The contract for a computed tomography (CT) scanner at St. Joseph’s Hospital should be awarded this week according to information provided by Greg Hoffort, executive director of the hospital and a member of the scanner procurement committee. This was the team charged with the duty of scouting out the best product and deal for the Sun Country Health Region in southeast Saskatchewan.

The local committee, however, is working in concert with a similar committee from Prince Albert who have the same mandate and need. The two worked together to come up with the best deal among three CT providers. That included

quick visits to three different cities to observe working scanners, provided by rival corporations.

“It’s taken longer than we anticipated. It’s a matter of co-ordination between the two committees and then communication with the companies, leading to the final decision,” said Hoffort.

He did confirm though, the final negotiations involved just two companies, not the original three and it was now, just a matter of confirming a proposed deal both in Estevan and Prince Albert and ensuring the details are in place.

The deal will include the completion of the necessary renovations and installation of the newly purchased scanner at St. Joseph’s Hospital, plus the training of the required personnel, once the contract is awarded.

“It’s a matter of sorting these things out, and I can say we’re very, very close to completing the deal,” said Hoffort when contacted on May 15.

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By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

The community garden in Estevan, which ran through its first season last summer, has caught the attention of researchers at the University of Regina.

The all-access nature of the garden seems to be a great opportunity to learn.

On June 15, the gardeners will host a celebration at the property in regards to the partnership the community garden is entering into with Reginabased Fullbright Canada Eco Leadership. The Estevan garden received a $4,000 grant through the program, and the local garden will be ground zero of a research project that teams Fullbright and the University of Regina’s kinesiology department.

What has attracted the teams is the accessibility of the local community garden. Chantelle Dubreuil, one of the garden’s organizers, said that wasn’t a fluke.

“Because our beds are raised beds, and when we started building them, we started building them with disabilities in mind, so they caught wind of that and wanted to be a part of that,” said Dubreuil.

The funding has covered some of the beds at the garden as well as helping to promote being mobile within a garden.

The funds will also cover some new, ergonomic hand tools.

The kinesiology department at the UofR will also be designing some new tools of their own for use in Estevan. These will be designed with various people in mind, from those with arthritis to those with prosthetics. Dr. Shanthi Johnson, of the UofR’s kinesiology department, is leading the group that will be monitoring activity in Estevan.

“It’s something they will be tracking this year, and they want to keep an

With nicer weather than what was offered by the May long weekend on the way, gardeners may be out planting this week. eye on it over the years.”

The gardeners will be self-reporting to the researchers. Spreadsheets have been drafted for gardeners to fill out, and that data will be sent to those overseeing the study.

Johnson will be in Estevan June 15 to complete an assessment and survey the gardens, and she will return in September during harvest.

“Our beds are long enough to have a decent garden. They’re wide enough that you can reach from both sides, and they’re high enough that they’re easy for someone with a disability to maneuvre,” said Dubreuil.

The beds are also spaced in a way that wheelchairs and walkers

can be navigated through without difficulty.

Dubreuil said the raised beds were designed to be accommodating be-

tion but for the beautification appeal,” she said, noting in-ground beds require rototilling and are often dustier.

were built. Dubreuil noted another three will be built shortly, to accommodate more new members in 2015. Twenty beds will be

‘Our beds are long enough to have a decent garden. They’re wide enough that you can reach from both sides, and they’re high enough that they’re easy for someone with a disability to maneuvre.’

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cause they’re easy to work with for everyone, those with or without disabilities. They also look better.

“We kept that in mind, not just for accommoda-

And the gardeners are well into preparing for this year’s growing season.

Last week, a shed was hauled on to the property, and five more raised beds

planted this year, up from 12 in the garden’s inaugural season, last year.

The gardening crew held their pre-planting work bee May 12.

“There are a few beds that are already planted.

I’m thinking people will probably be planting again this weekend,” Dubreuil said prior to the long weekend.

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service brought in the first load of water.

Dubreuil noted in addition to the raised beds, in future years there will be beds in the ground. Work will be ongoing this year to prepare the in-ground beds for the 2016 growing season.

“Over the summer we’ll start working on our in ground plots for next year,” she said. “We’re organic, so we can’t spray the ground. We have to dig it up by hand, and it’s going to be a slow process.”

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NDP leader handles several topics in wide-ranging session-ending interview the books of the provincial ombudsman, so it was time to identify some solutions to the growing dilemma, beginning with the establishment of minimum care standards, improved staff ratios and the creation of a culture without fear. This, he explained, would mean that whistleblowers could be listened to rather than discredited without being given a proper hearing.

“The recent cases we came to know, the government put a chill on the topic. That shouldn’t be,” said Broten.

On the education file, the NDP leader said there needed to be openness on that file too whether it be students, parents or teachers and he added, “the role of education assistants needs to be defined.”

Broten said he also questioned the growing interest in using P3 (private, public partnerships) models to construct new schools which can then be amortized over 30 years.

“This is a very costly way to do it,” he said.

When it came to highway repairs and construction, Broten admitted that more money is being spent by the government on rebuilding or maintaining highways and grid systems. “But, it seems they’re spending more and getting less, yet they keep on hiring all these consultants.”

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

It was a fairly short legislative session with a small team in opposition, but the leader of the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan feels he and his eight teammates made progress when it came to raising criticisms regarding relevant issues.

During a conference call on May 13, just as the spring legislative session was rolling to a conclusion, Cam Broten suggested it was “a good session that addressed several issues.

“The Legislature was busy and some of it involved things we wanted to see happen. There were a number of rallies and protests in front of the legislature from people who wanted to push for change while pointing out the stubbornness of the government,” Broten said.

Answering a question on agricultural-based concerns, Broten said he welcomed a review of farmland ownership regulations, but currently they didn’t have much detailed information including just “who will work” the large tracts of land that was recently purchased by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Broten said he also felt the NDP had been able to “move the needle” on

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‘The recent cases we came to know, the government put a chill on the topic. That shouldn’t be.’

— Cam Broten the ambulance fee question. “Saskatchewan has the worst scheme in the country and a lot of it doesn’t make sense. This province could spend a few extra million to improve that service and that isn’t much compared with how much money is

spent on health care. For instance, it costs them $20 million a year just to operate these kaizen promotion offices. They’ll spend that kind of money on the Lean file, yet ambulance fees have become a real burden for a lot of families, leaving some of them with

crippling debts.”

When the topic moved to senior care, Broten said the current government had priorities mixed up and Saskatchewan seniors probably needed their own advocate. He said there were 89 cases of questionable senior care now on

When asked to comment on the recent shocking turn of events in the political world in the neighbouring province of Alberta, Broten said, “once again we are reminded that life in politics is unpredictable. Rachel Notley ran a positive campaign with alternative solutions. It happens all the time, with governing parties eventually suffering from creeping entitlements. We’re starting to hear about it in this province too with Mr. Wall and his travel scouts.

He laughs it off, but it’s serious stuff. If there is an air of increasing arrogance coupled with instances of failures, such as those we’ve found in senior care, these are not isolated incidents, it sends signals.”

Broten said he was pleased to see the Alberta electorate being won over with a good campaign without heavy doses of negativity coming from the eventual winning side.

The Saskatchewan NDP leader said he will probably spend the summer visiting many corners of the province, listening to concerns, getting feedback and marking items down. He also said he expected to spend at least a couple of weeks enjoying a family get away, something that is nearly impossible to do during the rest of the year.

Holy Family board approves capital budget

mall. In the coming weeks, Holy Family W W W. M A In C Kthe A Ucase C T I OofNthe C Oschool M P A Ncalendars, Y. C O M will be moving to their new home at the Holy Family will have the same calendar former St. Dominic School in Weyburn. as the South East Cornerstone Public Keith said it will be a big expense to School Division for the 2015-16 school move the office, and to equip their new year. surroundings.

Keith are W Wsaid W. Mthere AC KA U Cother T I O N measures C O M PA N Y. C *** that Holy Family will continue to work Holy Family employees have offered on in terms of hearing from teachers about a formative student evaluation on acatheir workloads pressures, W W W. M A C K A Uand CTIO N C O M P Aand N Y . trying COM demic achievement. to learn more on how they can serve teachThe school division is doing well as ers in the classroom. far as student readiness among Kinder*** gartens. Seventy-eight per cent of their year-end results.

The board met with representatives *** students are ready to learn now, Keith said, from the Saskatchewan School Boards The Holy Family Teachers’ Asso- Association (SSBA) to discuss SSBA which leads the province.

“It’s just a matter of continuing to ciation and senior administrative staff initiatives, and some of the other issues work on pro-active measures of getting are working through several student and in education. They discussed such issues our students to be ready for Grade 1,” teacher time actions. as teacher time actions and the SSBA’s Keith said the division has fulfilled mandate. said Keith.

W W W. M A C K A U C*** T I O N C O M PA N Y. C O M There is also a focus on reading in the a couple of requests from the Ministry of Education, including a liaison committee province, and Keith said Holy Family is on Holy Family celebrated Catholic which teachers par with where they should be at this time in1:00 PM meet throughout the year Education Week from May 10 to 17, by of year. The division also wants young with trustees and senior management, and creating a joint teacher-board newspaper havingPM school caldendars alligned with and hosting several special school activichildren to be willing to learn.

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A report in the fall will summarize the ties in partnership with parishes.

The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Board has approved its capital budget for the 2015-16 school year, and they have now submitted their requests to the provincial Ministry of Education.

Director of education Gwen Keith said Holy Family will receive two new portables, which they hope will be ready for the fall. One is destined for Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur in Estevan, and the other will go to St. Michael’s School in Weyburn.

One of the new portables is in place.

“Out of the 31 portables that the province gave out this year, Holy Family was able to secure two, and we need them to meet the grade configurations that we have now,” said Keith.

The other big project will be a bathroom renovation at Sacred Heart, to make it more accessible for students with disabilities.

The division will also be moving their head office this year. Holy Family’s office is currently in the third floor of Weyburn’s

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Speed sign pops up on Wellock Road COMPLAINTS OF SPEEDING IN QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD LEAD TO NEW SPEED SIGN

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

The speed radar sign on Kensington Street has moved to the upper west corner of Estevan on Wellock Road, where numerous complaints of speeding have been reported recently.

The speed sign, which displays drivers’ speed on that road as they drive by, has alleviated some of the anxiety in the neighbourhood when it comes to speeding, said Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur.

“We’ve sent officers out and didn’t see huge problem while officers were there monitoring the area,” Ladouceur said, adding the next step was to mount the speed radar sign on the road.

“When we put the sign up it certainly acts as a deterrent for speeding, but it can also track some of the data that’s along the road,” Ladouceur said. “Keeping in mind, generally when people see a speed radar sign they slow down, so some of that data we have to be careful of.”

The speed radar sign will collect data on Wellock Road the same way it did on Kensington Avenue, where Ladouceur said the speed limit was generally obeyed, with very few instances of a driver exceeding 70 km/h.

He said they installed the speed sign on Kensington first because of the numerous speeding offences that have occurred there, but was After collecting data from Kensington Avenue, this speed radar sign has been relocated to Wellock Road where reports of speedconfident that speed limits have been ing have been frequent the past few months. The speed limit on this section of Wellock is 30 km/h. increasingly obeyed across Estevan. complaints relating to traffic in years past. collect data that will be analyzed by SGI and the local “I think, from the data we’re getThe new speed radar sign, which received funding Traffic Control Committee. ting and the information we’ve received from the public, The sign replaces the bulky radar speed trailer that that, for the most part, we’re seeing traffic slow down through SGI, is a “community initiative,” according to to the speed limit,” he said, noting the high number of Ladouceur, that will not only deter erratic drivers but also Ladouceur noted was a bit of an inconvenience when it came to relocating the sign.

The police chief said SGI was “very supportive” of the community initiative.

The sign will be rotated around the city on a monthto-month basis, and Ladouceur said there will be increased foot patrols as well.

Saskatchewan people Use insect repellents though not zero. Over the deer ticks, and only a small He also warned drivers to be aware of children playare reminded that warmer that contain DEET or Icar- past ten years, three cases percentage of those may be ing outside during the summer. weather brings an increased idin. Apply repellent to of Lyme disease have been infected.”

Despite the speed radar sign’s effectiveness at trackrisk of tick bites for those clothes as well as your skin. reported through the provThe risk of acquiring ing data and deterring most erratic drivers from speeding, who spend time outdoors. Always read and follow the ince’s surveillance system. Lyme disease is evolving Ladouceur said some drivers will slip through the cracks Ticks are out from early directions.

Two were acquired outside across the prairies. The risk and disobey speed limits. spring until early October, Shower or bathe within of Canada, and one likely increases in those areas of However, he stressed the fact that any speeding on particularly in tall grass, two hours of being outside originated within the prov- southern Canada and the Kensington will result in a ticket, and that police will apbrush or wooded areas. to wash off loose ticks. ince.

U.S. where there are estabproach speeding from an “evidence-based perspective.”

“It’s wise to take simDo “full body” tick “Most ticks found in lished populations of the “When we see the data and realize that ‘yes this area ple precautions before be- checks daily on yourself, Saskatchewan are not the tick that transmits Lyme is a concern,’ we prioritize that area for enforcement,” ing outside in grassy, bushy your children and pets. type that can transmit Lyme disease. he said. or treed areas, and check Information on ticks In Saskatchewan, the disease,” Entomologist Phil Ladouceur said the ultimate reason why people slow yourself and your children chance of people being Curry said. “Less than half and Lyme disease is availdown when numbers are flashing isn’t because drivers are and pets for ticks after- exposed to Lyme disease a per cent of ticks found able at www.saskatchewan. concerned about how fast they’re driving, but because wards,” Saskatchewan’s from a tick bite is very low, here are the blacklegged or ca. of the embarrassment that Chief Medical Health Offiensues. cer Dr. Saqib Shahab said.

“If they’re driving at “If any ticks are found, night and no one is around they should be carefully they won’t care about and promptly removed.” what numbers are flashPrecautionary meaing,” he said. “The reality sures include the followis it’s an embarrassment ing: when you’re driving too Wear pants, longfast and there are other sleeved shirts and shoes drivers around you seethat don’t show your feet. ing that … now all of a Pull socks over your sudden everyone knows pant legs to prevent ticks I’m speeding and you’re from crawling up your worried that they’re golegs. ing to potentially call the Wear light-coloured 801 13 co m . n a v police.” clothes so ticks can be seen th Aven e ayest r r ue, Estevan u m . easily. w • ww

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Keep highway project on track Whether it is a simple confirmation of a commitment, or an enhancement of the original announcement that over $7 million was being assigned for the construction of two more lanes on the strip of highway that links Bienfait with Estevan, Tuesday’s announcement was welcomed.

It’s an accepted fact there is a growing and an even more desperate need to link our southeastern transportation centres to Regina with more than a two-lane ribbon of highway.

The volume of traffic speaks volumes regarding the intensity of this traffic, and the size of the loads being carried up and down this highway between Estevan, Weyburn and Regina is a huge factor in the decision being made to move this project along in a more timely manner.

Even more recent fatalities along the Highway 39 and Highway 6 south corridor, speak the truth about this intensity, as well as the volume.

The slow down in the oilpatch, has not significantly impacted the pace and urgency of the traffic flow. The traffic stream has not subsided.

Wide loads that require oncoming traffic to take to the shoulder of the existing highway strips to avoid collisions, are not unusual scenes every day on this highway.

When traffic gets bundled up because one vehicle is travelling at 90 km/h rather than the usual 100 to 110 km/h, the highway rodeo begins in earnest with impatient drivers taking risks in passing the slower moving vehicles due to perceived or real deadlines associated with their own cargo or passengers.

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

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NDP restart boom here?

The reaction to an Alberta NDP government was predictable.

What’s harder to determine is whether it is realistic.

No sooner had the jokes died down about refugee camps on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, then came stories from the oil sector of threats to pull out their business from Alberta and move east.

Calgary-based Bonterra Energy said it had initially decided to spend all its money in Alberta, but is now assessing whether some of its exploration dollars should be moved to Saskatchewan or British Columbia.

“If it gets too difficult and it’s more economic and there’s a better rate of return for your shareholders in Saskatchewan, (or) B.C. than it might be in Alberta, if they make some drastic changes, then obviously, as stewards of the company, we should be looking at where we can get a better return,” George Fink, Bonterra CEO, told the Regina Leader-Post’s Bruce Johnstone.

A very necessary truck bypass around Estevan is nearing completion and none too soon. When we can divert the heavy units away from the central part of the city, it will create a much more healthy and safer environment in Estevan. It’s a small step, but a very necessary one that dates back more than 60 years.

We are convinced that our Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure and their federal counterparts, who monitor the traffic flow from two of Saskatchewan’s busiest international highway border crossings will see the wisdom in putting some money into a project that will give a safer and quicker route to use whether it be for freighted goods or people.

Rail traffic through the Energy City has increased substantially over the past 10 years and there has been a corresponding growth in truck freight, too, it’s just that this growth is a little less dramatic to the casual viewer.

With the growth of the logistics and transportation hub in Regina, we can’t expect this traffic volume to be reduced. It will only mean a slow but steady increase, as goods from the southern United States make their way into Canada via our road-based ports of entry. It’s the preferred way to deliver goods, and, with the promise of a four-lane expressway to look forward to within the next few years, it simply means southeast Saskatchewan will be better equipped to expedite these deliveries in a 21st Century manner.

None of this demand now, or in the future, is speculation. It’s quickly becoming a necessary component of doing business in Saskatchewan, via the Energy City and beyond.

Much will depend on whether premierdesignate Rachel Notley’s government decides to go ahead with her plan to increase royalty rates and raise the corporation income tax rate from 10 to 12 per cent, said Fink, who is originally from Vibank, Sask.

“We don’t really know what this (NDP) government is going to do. We’re hoping we can sit down and have open and frank discussions and make it work for everyone.”

Crescent Point Energy CEO Scott Saxberg – Saskatchewan’s biggest oil producer – predicted a fire sale on assets in Alberta if Notley makes good on that royalty-rate hike.

“If the NDP create further uncertainty on royalties, and change royalties to impact valuations, it will provide an opportunity for companies, such as ourselves, to step in and buy Alberta-based companies for a discount value,’’ Saxberg said.

Such noise is making the Saskatchewan Party government almost giddy.

“There is uncertainty in Alberta right now with respect to the royalty review that the new (Alberta NDP) government has promised,” said Economy Minister Jeremy Harrison, minister responsible for jobs and skills training.

Harrison was quick to note that former Alberta Progressive Conservative premier Ed Stelmach produced the same effect when he also threatened a royalty review.

“We’ve seen this before,” Harrison said.

“It happened in Alberta in 2009 and there was significant increase in investment into Saskatchewan because of it.”

Certainly, more oil companies moving into Alberta would be good news for many parts of rural Saskatchewan now

seeing oilfield workers laid off. And it might even mean a little more good news for the Saskatchewan budget that is starting to see money from oil land lease sales peter out.

But whether it’s all that great _ or whether it will even happen _ is a little early to say.

According to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), such talk is definitely premature.

“We want the NDP to have a little bit of run time and understand the industry,” said CAPP spokeswoman Chelsie Klassen. “And they seem open to understanding what the industry is about. So, we’re not going into panic mode.’’

Klassen noted CAPP has “worked with NDP governments before,” including Saskatchewan’s last NDP government that set our current royalty rates.

And the man blamed for starting the demise of the Alberta PC dynasty reminds us that it’s also a problem when governments gets too cozy with the business right.

“Our popularity was always in the centre and someone gave the advice to move to the right,” Stelmach told the Edmonton Journal after his party was reduced to 10 seats.

There is little doubt that the Alberta PCs got into trouble in its last budget that refused to tax business when it was taxing everyone else.

Moreover, Stelmach believes there is “certainly no need for business to panic over an NDP government before any decisions are made.”

An Alberta NDP government could bring some good news for rural Saskatchewan, but how much and for how long is really the question.

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Good advice Pension Plan purchase another Our office is filled with moms who put in full work days, but also make time for their kidlets.

Now, I know Mother’s Day has gone by the board, but one can never miss an opportunity to pay homage to moms, or mums as some spell it.

Hardly a day goes by without one of these women providing us with some hilarity that focused on something their kids may have said or done. I encourage them to write it down and record these moments, so it can be used as ammunition at a future wedding or anniversary.

So these continuing episodes of frustration, humour, agony and strange reactions from unpredictable kids, had me in recall mode around Mother’s Day. What triggered my thought was the simple question: What was the best advice you ever got from your mother?

I had to think hard.

Mom never had that much time to spend with my sister and me. She worked full time as a photographer with a busy studio and retail store.

I remembered her lamenting that she missed most of our so-called precious moments, such as taking a first step or learning how to ride a bicycle.

But neither I, or my sister, shared these regrets. We appreciated the fact we could always count on mom being there when we really needed her. The priority lists were different.

She regretted not seeing first steps or the original tying of a shoelace.

We remembered other things, like the time she assured me I wouldn’t be going to jail if I didn’t have enough money to pay the fine I was going to get for stunt driving.

She always seemed to be there to make things comfortable for our friends who liked to come to our home. It was a talent she had that I never completely understood, since she often went out of her way to make sure I was very uncomfortable. As I went along, I realized it was for a purpose.

Good friends are precious commodities.

She was also a great cook/baker, although she rarely got to practice that art. The taste of some of her whipped-up experiments, linger in my mind to this day, including her infamous pink pie. My sister inherited those skills, and I suppose to some degree, simply by osmosis, I got a bit. too.

When I’m in bachelor mode I do not fear roasting a turkey or slapping a pot roast in the oven. I’m well past the fried egg or cereal post. Of course the bride is responsible for some of that education too.

But, best advice?

I had to think about that, and while I was pondering, I rather absent mindedly picked up a news magazine and started to read.

That was it!

“Read to learn, read to be entertained, but make sure you read,” she had told me.

She realized early on that her son was not going to be winning any academic scholarships, but that didn’t have to stop me from reading and learning.

Even when she was dogged tired, my mom would feel it was a day wasted if she didn’t read at least a few pages of a novel, biography or news magazine article.

When she learned I was heading into the world of reportage, she was pleased because she knew my chances of living up to her edict, would be enhanced. I would need to read out of necessity if I was going to keep a job.

“If you read, you know that occasionally, you’ll pick up something that will be useful or at least interesting,” she said.

Good advice mom. Thanks.

Norm Park

All Things Considered

step from family farms

The Editor, As a rather ancient and retired former grain and livestock producer, I read with interest and some concern that the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board [CPPIB] has purchased 115,000 acres of prairie farmland from Assiniboia Farmland LP. Michael Leduc, senior managing director of the CPPIB has stated that the Board exists to provide a foundation upon which Canadians can build their financial security in retirement. He also states that he liked the business model of Farmland LP.-- because they support

family farms.

Surely, Mr. Leduc knows that it is the legal responsibility of a corporation to ensure the highest possible monetary returns to their shareholders “regardless of any other stakeholders.”

In 2011 and 2012 the CPPIB had increased their investments in Lockheed Martin from $1 million to $78 million. The CPPIB has also increased its investment in The Bank of East Asia, [BEA] with branches here in Canada, from $1 million to $30 million.

Both Lockheed Martin and BEA

are involved in the production of the weapons of war. It is highly unlikely that family farms would favour their land being used to enhance the profits of the manufacturers of arms.

The loss of what was left of the CWB to Saudi and American interests, simply indicates the move to eliminate family farms, and place the production of food into the tentacles of global corporations.

Leo Kurtenbach, Saskatoon

SEIU defends campaign The Editor, On May 13, Lynn Little, Director of Education for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division (SECPSD), made a disappointing statement to the Weyburn Review when she falsely accused SEIUWest for distributing misleading information and making personal attacks against SECPSD. SEIU-West strives to ensure the integrity of the information we produce, and it is therefore necessary to respond and inform the public of our sources.

Members of the community must have been very concerned when they read the FAQ sheets that were distributed by striking education workers. These contained financial information about SECPSD, and compared them with an almost identical school division in terms of its size. The Board gave themselves a 5.1 per cent expense raise in their 2014/15 budget, whereas the Prairie Valley School Division gave themselves a 0.06% increase over the same period. Yet the SECPSD could only provide a 2 per cent increase to

the education workers who provide necessary and valued support to students. We revealed an amount of over $900,000 that was not spent in program support salaries, which include positions like Educational Assistants. All of this information was obtained from the SECPSD website (http://www.cornerstonesd.ca).

This information, as with all public school divisions, is available for public scrutiny, as is their audited financial statements and their budgets. The fact that we questioned their spending priorities is not a personal attack; it is information the public should know. We are all responsible for holding elected officials accountable.

The public must have also been shocked to learn that the Board members often earn more than education support staff at SECPSD. Board salary information was found in an Estevan Mercury article published on February 3, 2015.

The SEIU-West bargaining team had good reason to question the whereabouts of the Board. It is

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the responsibility of the governing Board to ensure their attention is directed to crucial labour disputes in their division. Also, there were roughly 150 letters sent to the work e-mail of the Chairperson of the Board via our online campaign – we remain unaware of any responses received to date. While we understand that these letters may cause personal discomfort, the fact that education workers were being offered a morethan uncomfortable wage increase pushed their union to conduct a campaign that would gather support and pressure the Board to offer a living wage.

The members of SEIU-West who provide valuable education services in SECPSD are glad to be back at work and thank the members of the public for their invaluable support during this job action.

Sincerely, Catherine Gendron Project Coordinator, SEIU-West Political Action and Education Department

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Busy border leads to busts Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in southern Saskatchewan must enforce many laws along the 49th Parallel and last month, they were responsible for preventing a large quantity of undeclared guns from coming into the country.

On April 22, officers at the North Portal border crossing referred a 27-year-old Alaska man for further examination and located a dismantled restricted AR-15 rifle on a flatbed trailer. Officers used a baggage X-ray system to locate the firearm parts. The various parts and three overcapacity magazines were wrapped in clothes that were stored in a plastic tote. CBSA Criminal Investigations charges are pending.

On April 7, officers at the North Portal crossing intercepted a prohibited revolver, butterfly knife, switchblade, and handheld crossbow during a vehicle search, along with seven

overcapacity magazines – all packed in a pickup truck and an enclosed trailer. As the travellers were hauling a friend’s belongings to Alaska, CBSA officers determined they did not know their friend had packed these prohibited items. The travellers received a $1,000 penalty, forfeited the firearm and weapons, and were allowed to continue into Canada.

At the Estevan Highway crossing on April 3, CBSA officers referred a 25-year-old North Dakota man for further examination. During their search of the car, the officers found an undeclared .45-calibre restricted revolver in the pocket behind the driver’s seat and seized it with no terms of release. CBSA Criminal Investigations has charged Cassidy Paul Turner with smuggling, failure to report goods, and making false statements under the Customs Act and with unauthorized

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On average, CBSA officers in southern Saskatchewan process 51,600 travellers in 18,500 vehicles, 14,200 commercial trucks, and 250 permanent resident landings per month.

In April 2015, officers in southern Saskatchewan made 37 seizures of suspected drugs, undeclared firearms, undervalued purchases, and other items. On average, they refuse entry to 75 foreign nationals per month for criminality or other reasons.

possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle and careless use of a firearm under the Criminal Code. Turner did not appear for his first scheduled court date in Estevan Provincial Court on May 4, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

On April 2, CBSA officers at North Portal conducted an examination on a male commercial driver from Texas.

While searching his laptop, they uncovered multiple images of suspected child pornography and turned the evidence over to the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. On April 7, the Unit announced that it had charged Andrew Benito Ferrer, 40, with possession and importation of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

On April 11, a 62-yearold United States man was turned away at the Regway border crossing for criminality including an armed robbery conviction.

On April 17, officers at the Estevan Highway border crossing refused entry to a 32-year-old North Dakota man after he admitted to sexual assault and battery convictions from two separate incidents.

On April 26, officers at the Northgate border crossing refused entry to a 56-year-old Louisiana man. He had convictions for burglary and robbery,

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Awareness campaign enters second year been aimed at women, offering techniques and advice on how to protect The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is themselves from becomrelaunching its Don’t Be That Guy Campaign for a secing a victim of this crime. ond year.

This campaign’s focus is The campaign will once again focus on the reduction different and unique in of sexual violence, and posters will be placed throughout that it targets the actions the southeast region. of the offender – not the Envision executive director Christa Daku said the behaviours of the victim – response the first time around was positive. by acknowledging it is the “Even though there’s some taboo around it, to get offenders themselves who it out in the open, that was the whole motivation behind are ultimately responsible running the campaign,” she said. for changing their behavThis year’s campaign looks specifically at how people iours. may be taken advantage of when they have had a lot to “We want absolutely drink. The Don’t Be That Guy campaign came about no victim blaming as part following a statistical analysis, which found that nearly of this campaign,” said 50 per cent of young men aged 19-25 did not consider Daku. sex to be rape if the woman was too drunk to know what The Envision press rewas going on. leased said it hopes to have “If somebody has that type of thought process, seek a visual community pressupport prior to becoming a perpetrator,” said Daku, notence to actively promote ing it’s a nationwide problem, not one that is any more or the message that someone less prevalent in the Estevan area. who is incapacitated by Originating in Edmonton and seen in various cities Envision executive director Christa Daku, noted the Don’t Be That Guy campaign is alcohol or drugs cannot throughout Canada, the Don’t Be That Guy campaign meant to build awareness and encourage good choices. File photo give consent, and sex withspeaks directly to young men on the issue of drug-facilout consent is sexual asitated sexual assault. In the Southeast, Envision plans to bold statement, and that’s what they do. They plant that sault. Envision continues partner with Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming and the seed just so someone will have that second thought.” to stress that while not all individuals may agree with how Saskatchewan Law Foundation to make the campaign The images in the poster are very intentional to em- someone dresses or the behaviours they partake in, these possible. phasize the bottom line – sex without consent is sexual do not negate the fact that all individuals deserve safety “We’re taking the pre-emptive measures to plant assault. and security in their communities and homes. the seeds just to think about our actions prior to doing And Daku hopes the posters are the start to a larger This year posters will be located in the washrooms them,” said Daku. and other areas inside drinking establishments through- conversation. She welcomed anyone with questions to While the campaign points the finger directly at out the southeast region including Estevan, Weyburn, call the Envision office. men, Daku said sexual assaults happen in all types of Carlyle, and surrounding areas. The target demographic relationships. is men of legal drinking age, and Envision noted there is “It’s not about painting a stereotypical picture around no relationship between sexual assaults and the choices the male population. However, because men are often of poster placement. physically larger and are most of the reported perpetrators, In a press release to relaunch the campaign, Envithat’s who our target audience is,” said Daku. sion said they maintain that being drunk is no excuse for Relaunching the campaign serves as a reminder. committing a violent crime.

Daku said too often campaigns run for a month and are Alcohol is by far the most common drug used in then forgotten. Relaunching with new and graphic post- drug-facilitated sexual assaults. Young people have mixed The Board of Education of South East Cornerstone ers helps to put the message back in the public sphere. understanding about the issue, and there are almost no Public School Division would like to send out a “Our posters are really graphic. They have a really prevention programs that heartfelt thanks to all of those who supported address alcohol-related students and families through the recent labour sexual violence. action by SEIU West. The efforts to continue to Alcohol-related provide a high quality program and safe learning community services environment by our school administrators and focus on addiction and teachers as well as Central Office Staff was very drunk driving, but often much appreciated. We also would like to thank do not integrate a sexual families for transporting and making arrangements violence component. The to ensure their students were able to be at school, campaign features some as many bus routes were affected. This was a very powerful language and difficult time for all involved, including our SEIU graphics with the aim of West staff members. We welcome you all back to raising public awareness continue your good work in supporting our of alcohol-related sexual students and our schools. assaults, while holding — Christa Daku Thank you to everyone for your patience, offenders accountable for Envision executive director understanding, and your commitment to the their behaviours. students of SECPSD. Many other sexual Carol Flynn, Board Vice-Chair assault campaigns have

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EBEX Award finalists revealed The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for this year’s Estevan Business Excellence (EBEX) Awards, which will be handed out on Friday, June 5 at Affinity Place.

The candidates for the Outstanding Service Award are Dart Services, jump.ca and Estevan Nutter ’s Bulk and Natural Foods. Finalists for the Community Involvement Award are Enbridge Pipe-

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Audio Video Unlimited, Gilliss Casing Services and the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel are up for the Growth and Expansion Award. Davin Emmel (Dart Services Ltd.), Dylan Gilliss (Gilliss Casing Services) and Elisabeth Ross (Liberty Tax Service Estevan) are vying for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Finalists for the New Business Venture Award are FrameTech Systems, Liberty Tax Service Estevan and the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel.

FrameTech and Regens Disposal were nominated for the Environmental Leader Award.

“This is a great, diverse list of different types of businesses and different people in business,” said Estevan Chamber of Commerce marketing and events coordinator Rebecca Westling. “I think it’s just a really strong list. When the judges were … sorting through the nominations, they really had a tough time trying to choose the finalists in each category.”

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Three other recognitions will be announced at the awards night: the Business Leader of the Year Award, the Business of the Year Award and the inductee into the Nick and Verna Morsky Business

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All businesses nominated for awards are eligible to receive the Business of the Year distinction.

There will be just one inductee for the business hall of fame this year; in previous years, three business leaders or families

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“It’s really an excited award to present, and we’re really looking forward to announcing that name,” said Westling.

People can purchase tickets for the EBEX Awards by calling Westling at 306-637-2190.

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BAD Bikers The Bikers Against Diabetes hold their annual barbecue rain or shine, and this past Saturday marked the first time they had to deal with rain. The fundraiser was held at the Co-op parking lot, and the BAD Rodeo is set to run June 6.

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Preparations continue for 2015 season

The box office is open and many of the events are set for the Souris Valley Theatre’s upcoming season.

The theatre officially started selling tickets for its two main shows and their special events on May 15.

People have several options for purchasing their tickets: visiting the theatre’s website at www.sourisvalleytheatre. ca, going to Henders Drugs in Estevan, or calling 306-4616869 and talking to theatre manager Breanne Van De Woestyne.

“We’ve sold quite a few tickets already…so we’re anticipating larger audience numbers this season, especially with our shorter show runs,” Van De Woestyne told the Mercury.

This year marks the theatre’s 25th season, and Van De Woestyne hopes to see more people at their shows this summer.

The first event will be a kick-off cabaret on Saturday, June 20. There will be live music, entertainment and cake to open the theatre’s silver anniversary season.

Two alumni of the theatre will be performing: Saskatchewan folk and indie pop singer Rebecca Lascue, who was a part of last year’s cast for The Marvellous Wonderettes and will be part of the main shows this summer; and actor, singer and comedian Sheldon Bergstrom, who has performed at numerous productions at the theatre in the past.

“It just shows how much support we’re getting from not only Estevan, but from all over the province,” said Van De Woestyne. “It’s really exciting for us to welcome back some performers.

They take a lot of pride in the theatre, and they want us to succeed.”

The two main productions were announced earlier this year. The cast for both plays has been finalized, but Van De Woestyne said the theatre needs to iron out the details before all the performers can be revealed.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will run from July 8 to 11, and July 14 to 18. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a 2 p.m. show

on July 16.

The play depicts six youths who share humourous and touching stories from their personal lives, while trying to win a prestigious spelling competition.

The other play is Dry Streak, which will have 7:30 p.m. performances from August 5 to 8 and August 11 to 15. A 2 p.m. matinee will take place on August 13. The play was written by Griffin’s Leanne Minogue, and it’s set in rural Saskatchewan during the drought of the late 1980s.

A city girl vows that she would run naked through a small town if it would rain.

Speak Easy: An Evening in the 1920s is a musical that will be performed on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30

p.m. Kaitlyn Semple, who has been part of several SV Theatre productions, stars as sultry singer Lillian Fern.

Rounding out the show will be four musicians who also portray characters.

“We’re very excited to welcome Kaitlyn back this summer for this one-night only performance,” said Van

De Woestyne.

The final event will be the annual Summer’s End concert on Saturday, August 16. Performers will include Jimmy G and the Cable Guys, Three Sharps and a Flat, Blair Wrubleski, Poor Nameless Boy (Joel Henderson), Keiffer McLean and Penny Buhr Johnson.

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2012 CASE IH 4430 - 120′, Viper Pro, Guidance, 650 & 380 Tires, Chem Inductor, 750 Hrs, Stk: 013141 ................................................................................................................................. $265,000 (SC) 2012 CASE IH 4430 - 120′, Aim, Ext Warranty, 2 Sets Tires, Luxury Cab, Guidance, Auto Boom, 1120 Hrs, Stk: 013535......................................................................................................... $265,000 (SA) 2012 CASE IH 4430 - 120′, Viper Pro, Aim, HID Lights, Guidance, Auto & Accu Boom, 970 Hrs, Stk: 032015A .......................................................................................................................... $260,000 (SA) 2010 CASE IH 4420 - 1200 Hrs, Active Suspension, 2 Sets Tires, Viper Pro, Guidance, Auto & Accu Boom, Stk: 008537 ........................................................................................................ $245,000 (ES) 2012 CASE IH 4430 - 100′, 650/38 Tires, AIM, HID Lights, 805 Hrs, Auto Boom, Guidance, Stk: 032262A .................................................................................................................................$245,000 (LL) 2010 CASE IH 4420 - 120′, Aim, 2 Sets Tires, Pro 600, Auto & Accu Boom, Triden Dividers, Marker, Stk: PAA31069 ................................................................................................................ $225,000 (PA) 2011 ROGATOR 1194 - 1100 Gallons, 120′ Booms, Raven Viper Pro, Smartrax Autosteer, Accu Boom, Auto Boom, 932 Hrs, Stk: MEA40352 ..................................................................$192,000 (ME) 2010 CASE IH 4420 - 100′, Accu & Auto Boom,Two Sets Tires, Guidance, Stk: 013443 .................................................................................................................................................................. $190,000 (ES) 2012 FL4520 Floater - 810 Flex Air, HID Lights, Redial MI, Power Mirrors, 1720 Hrs, Stk: 031351A ............................................................................................................................................ $185,000 (SA) 2008 CASE IH 4420 - 100′, Aim Command, Luxury Cab, 380 Duals, Raven, Auto Boom, Stk: 014653......................................................................................................................................... $145,000 (SC) 2007 ROGATOR 1074 - 120′ Boom, SS 1000 Gal Tank, 24.5 x 32 Floater, Accu Boom, Auto Boom, 2035 Hrs, Stk: 013985 ..................................................................................................$138,000 (SA) 2010 NH SF 216 - 1600 Gal, 100′, Chem Inductor, Stk: 009345 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $7,000 (LL)

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A14 May 20, 2015

Estevan Mercury

Police arrest two after television theft Estevan Police Service (EPS) members arrested two males during the May 13 nightshift, following the theft of a television from a local business.

Officers were able to locate the vehicle used to transport the television. Two Estevan males were apprehended and lodged in cells. A warrant to search a residence was obtained from a justice of the peace.

One of the males had recently been arrested for a break-and-enter at a local business. He was issued a four-month conditional sentence order. For the theft of the television, he was charged with theft under $5,000.

An allegation for breach of his conditional sentence order has been completed.

The second male was on release conditions for pending criminal matters. He has been charged with possession of stolen property and breach of his conditions, in connection with the television theft.

The two males made a court appearance on May 14.

A 44-year-old female was arrested on warrants during the May 15 dayshift. She was brought before a judge and remanded on nine outstanding charges. She was slated to make a court appearance on May 19 in Regina.

Police were called to a residence to keep the peace during that day. Once there, two males were arrested on charges for breaching their probation and for a fraud charge. They were brought to the station and were remanded until the following day for court.

Police received a call about an intoxicated female during the May 15 nightshift. She was knocking on a door at a residence in the city’s north side. Members located the female and transported her to her residence.

Later that night, police received a call about an injured male from a house party in the city’s south side.

The 26-year-old Estevan male received minor injuries to his head and face, due to an altercation with several other party goers. The EMS was called and they checked the male over. He was released to go home. The matter remains under investigation.

A 20-year-old Manitoba male was checked for sobriety during the nightshift. He received a three-day driving suspension for being over the provincial .04 limit.

Police were called to several noisy house parties during the evening. EPS members attended, warned the

homeowners and quieted the parties.

Police reported minimal activity on May 16 and 17. They had urged the public to drive carefully, and if they were going to drink, to have a sober driver, so that everyone could arrive at their destinations safely.

Police attended to a residence during the May 18 night shift to keep the peace. No further action was required.

Members also received a complaint that night of someone uttering threats to two people. The incident is under investigation.

A female called in that her tires had been slashed.

Police attended the residence and assisted with putting air into the tires. There were several puncture marks on two of the tires. Police will speak to a couple of suspects.

Police also received a complaint of a stolen tablet during the night shift. The complainant brought the suspect to the police station. The young male was spoken to about heading down the wrong road. The suspect confessed to the theft and turned over the tablet. The victim did not wish to pursue charges.

Know the economic threshold before spraying Lyndon Hicks PAg Regional Crops Specialist

As the growing season begins farmers need to closely monitor and protect their crop from potential insect problems. Early in the growing season the plants can be extremely vulnerable to insect threats and close observation is required.

With a canola crop; flea

beetles or cutworms can devastate a seedling crop in just a few days. Conversely, it is extremely important to understand that a few insects or a small amount of damage may NOT warrant action.

The question to ask is how many insects are too many? The temptation may be to spray as soon as insects are found, but mak-

ing the correct decision is not that easy! Controlling insects is costly. The cost of controlling the insect must include all factors such as fuel, actual application cost and time/labour associated with operating the machine, not just the price of the chemical. Most insecticides have broad spectrum activity and will affect both the target and non-target (ben-

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eficial) insects. Therefore, unnecessary applications can have undesirable environmental effects.

“Economic thresholds” is a term that describes the density of insects at which control measures should be applied to prevent an increasing population from reaching the economic injury level. This economic injury level is when the

damage caused by the insect is equal to the cost of preventing the damage/ controlling the insect. Economic thresholds or ET’s will vary depending on a combination of factors including pest, crop type, growth stage, expected market value and cost of control.

Insect populations tend to vary throughout a field.

When scouting crops, it is important to consider these variations. Depending on the pest, insect numbers and species composition, often field margins will differ considerably from populations within the field.

Hills and low-lying parts of the field will also differ.

Increasing the number of sampling sites in a field will improve accuracy when estimating insect populations and can help reduce application costs by targeting control only where it is needed.

Some economic thresholds are based on scientific research while others are nominal and based on the best information available.

ETs should be considered as a guide and will vary depending on the market value of the crop and the cost of control. Ultimately the decision to spray or not comes down to the producer, however economic thresholds are a tool in the decision making process.

Remember: It is critical to know the insect pest you are dealing with. Have it properly identified to determine the best control measure.

For further information on economic thresholds or information on insects not listed above: • Contact your Regional Crops Specialist; or • Contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377 • See page 466 of the 2015 Guide to Crop Protection; • Visit Saskatchewan Agricultures “Economic Thresholds of Insect Pests” at http://www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Default. aspx?DN=a4d74761-d6834e68-8c5e-60f592bc4ee8

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Changes to Saskatchewan’s big game draw application process for 2015 mean that hunters will need to track down HAL before they have the opportunity to track down any animals.

HAL is the Ministry of Environment’s online hunting, angling and trapping licence system – and this year it is the gateway for big game draw applications, which need to be completed and submitted before the draw closes at midnight on June 2.

“The process is modernized and streamlined to make it easier for hunters and anglers. Everything you need is in one place,” said Travis Williams of the ministry’s Fish and Wildlife Branch, noting that HAL allows for the purchase of licences at any time – 24 hours a day, seven days a week – using a personal account. “In addition to it being a one-stop shop, security on the HAL system has recently been upgraded to better secure personal information. Users are now required to have a password to further protect their account.”

Creating a HAL account is a quick and easy one-time only requirement and most hunters already have one. If you’ve previously purchased a Saskatchewan hunting, angling or trapping licence, or if you applied for the big game draw last year, then you’re already registered. Those who are registered have been assigned a HAL identification number, which can be used for all future licence purchasing. Please ensure that your personal information is current and up to date. For Saskatchewan residents, this includes confirming that

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The big game draw is a method used to fairly distribute the limited number of hunting licences to Saskatchewan residents for big game animals such as mule deer, elk and moose. The draw uses a system of priority pools to ensure that all applicants are treated equally with a higher priority being given to those who have not been drawn for a number of years.

The big game draw’s availability on HAL this year means users will be able to apply for the draw through their online HAL account instead of the Ministry of Environment website. Users will also be able to update and review submitted applications, check pool status history and purchase their awarded licences from their online account.

“The big game draw is really popular, so I would encourage hunters to apply early,” said Williams, who has one more tip for those interested in entering in the draw: “Make sure to read the big game draw supplement. It has important information to help hunters in applying for the big game draw regarding season dates, quotas for each species and instructions on how to check your draw results.”

The big game draw is held in June and results will be available by mid-July.

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Annual spring food drive is underway The ongoing high demand for the Estevan Salvation Army’s food bank has forced the ministry to launch its annual Pre-Vacation Fill the Bank Food Drive a month early.

The food drive started on May 5, and they have already received 700 pounds of food. Their goal is to collect 2,500 pounds.

Last year the food drive ran throughout the month of June and drew about 1,200 pounds.

Lieutenant Brian Bobolo said they need to double last year’s figures, as they entered May with de-

pleted food supplies and shelves. The food bank has experienced about a 60 per cent increase in the number of clients compared to the first five months of last year.

“The demand has gone up to such an extent this year that we’re really going through our donations much quicker than normal this year,” Bobolo told the Mercury.

Food bank shelves are at about 30 per cent capacity. The food they have received has been distributed quickly. They have lots of soup, but they are in need of virtually everything else.

The Salvation Army has been issuing appeals for

support over the last couple of months, and different churches, businesses and groups have stepped forward, he said.

Bobolo said they are also in need of volunteers to help them sort food, stock shelves and fill hampers during the next few weeks.

The pre-summer food drive was introduced in 2013 as a way to replenish the food bank’s shelves.

“Summer is always a difficult time for our recipients, and it’s usually a low time for donations, and so we want to make the appeal now, before the end of June, when many of our donors go off on vacation,” said Bobolo.

This year’s food drive will end in late June.

Anyone who wishes to make a donation, or apply for a hamper, can contact the Salvation Army at 306-634-2074.

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Seeing only the tip of the iceberg SOURIS VALLEY MUSEUM AND EAGM HOPE TO ONE DAY SHOWCASE HIDDEN ITEMS

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Lining the walls in the storage room at the Souris Valley Museum is a series of miniature stagecoaches that don’t get to see the light of day.

The toys are made of a heavy metal, a sign of durability that often links itself to the early 1900s.

One of them is also hand painted, a personal touch that doesn’t go unnoticed

by Mercedes Morstad, who is returning as the museum manager for the start of this year’s program.

Many items kept in this storage room need to be sorted through and categorized, but even then, there’s a good chance they won’t be seen on the show floor.

“The main reason we can’t put these out there is because there’s not enough room, or it wouldn’t make sense without its space, because the museum is kind of set up like a story,” Morstad said a day before the Museum’s opening day on May 15.

Although a number of items in the storage wouldn’t fit the existing show floor ’s theme of early life on the prairies, they have a story, Morstad said, which would make for another interesting display if room were available, she added.

She said 95 per cent of the museum’s pieces are from its original donors, Stan and Georgean Durr.

Alongside the miniature stagecoaches, a series of bowling pins, hand puppets and wooden toys dot the shelves, as well.

Morstad suggests an entertainment theme to group them in, adding it would be nice to use various themes to showcase the artifacts at the museum.

She noted some of those stored objects have been displayed at the museum or at other venues, while some are even on display at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Sarah Dunham, who is the curator of collections at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM), said the art gallery’s recently cancelled Night at the Museum event was an attempt to give some of the

stored items the spotlight.

Dunham said a physical expansion of both facilities would provide expanded show floors and upgraded storage areas.

The storage unit at the art gallery currently houses an extensive collection of Andrew King’s fine art collection, which has been exhibited in the past.

King created colourful, vibrant posters in the early 1900s. He was also the owner and publisher of Rouleau Enterprise, a small newspaper in Rouleau, Sask.

Though his pieces are in relatively good condition and are no longer exposed to the harsh conditions of a flooded basement, which housed them before, an upgraded storage unit would provide the capacity to expand their existing Andrew King collection or begin a completely different collection.

Amber Andersen, director of the EAGM, said the Andrew King pieces, including his woodblock prints, are stored and the woodblocks are safely stacked in piles of four, giving them proper exposure to the air. Andersen noted some of the woodblocks were previously stored in plastic before her arrival. “ T h a t ’s t h e w o r s t thing you could do with natural organic material, because it traps moisture and creates mould,” she said.

An updated collection’s room is not coming anytime soon, but she said it’s important to know how valuable one can be because of its various controls and options.

“When you’re thinking about artifacts or works from paper, you have to consider the kind of lighting it’s in,” she said. “You have to keep everything at a low humidity. Humidity is kind of the enemy of everything because it deteriorates things faster.”

Andersen said she believes an expansion of their facility will be a natural step forward for the gallery sometime in the future, but the focus right now is on securing personnel and upgrading their collection’s database.

An old police constable’s hat in the Souris Valley Museum’s storage unit.

Various pieces of head wear that don’t fit with the other items on the show floor are tucked away in storage.

This optometrist chair from the early 1900s is one of the many examples of unique items that don’t fit in with the museum’s show floor theme of life on the prairies.

Sarah Dunham of the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum said there are about 5,000 items in total stored at the Souris Valley Museum’s storage unit.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Gilbert preparing new sound

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

After a whirlwind tour of the southwestern United States, Tyler Gilbert is making a return to Estevan.

Gilbert returns to the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s After Dark concert series this Friday, along with Katie Miller.

Gilbert has been back in Regina since April after touring in the southern United States earlier in the spring. He played a lot of shows around the California coast, racking up about 7,000 km. He also played shows in Utah and Nevada.

Closer to home, he continued to play a regular dose of shows in Regina and elsewhere around the province.

But touring can take attention away from other projects, and he’s putting in the hours to write since he’s planning on recording a new album this year.

“Currently, I’ve been writing for my new album, so that has been keeping me somewhat busy,” he said, noting he is expecting to enter the studio this summer to record his next collection of work.

“When I’m not touring, I’m working on the album, and it’s taking longer than I expected.”

Regina’s Tyler Gilbert will be back in the Energy City on Friday performing at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. Gilbert is hot off a tour in the southern United States and is preparing to record tracks for an upcoming album to be released later this year.

A previous tour a couple of years ago took him through the Midwest and eastern U.S. hitting spots like Chicago and Nashville.

“My goal is to get down there more often. I’d like to do that about once a year.”

But Gilbert’s focus on creating new material is impeding his desire to travel.

He said he finds it difficult to write on the road.

It’s a new sound he is hoping to find for his next album that is continuing to elude him.

“I definitely have a sound. I’ve been swaying a lot on this album. I don’t remember having this much of a problem determining what

I want the album to sound like,” he said.

He’s getting away from his previous work as the “lonely folk singer” and wants to take his music in a new direction that’s edgier and includes more rock standards. He sees his musical future involving a more twangy, southern rock feel.

But finding his fit in that genre isn’t easy.

“I’m definitely having troubles determining exactly what I want that to sound like on this album. I always worry if I come out with this new sounds, maybe it won’t go over well with the fans I have now,” he said, noting he is known as an artist in the singer-songwriter model.

“I’ve been fairly mellow in the past, and it does lay in the back of your mind.”

To remove some of those thoughts, Gilbert has reminded himself why he makes music. Simply, it’s because he likes to do it.

“I want to make an album I like,” he said. He has a lot of wildly varying influences from various genres and that range makes it difficult to focus. “I want to make every song and sound that I’ve liked myself, and I’ve always tried to make (that) on my albums.

That’s very tricky to do.”

However much a musi-

cian wants to make music for themselves, music is still meant to be heard by others.

There must be an audience in mind that goes beyond that of the musician, so Gilbert is cognizant of not burying himself too deep inside his own world. That could be a trap that would ultimately make his music inaccessible.

Finding that middle ground is what he’s working so hard to develop.

“There’s a boundary there, but I’m definitely expanding the horizons,” he said.

“There are a lot of musicians out there, and everyone’s looking for a unique sound,” he added, noting the more people making music, the more challenging it is for anyone to sound unique.

But he said it’s more common for musicians to straddle multiple genres or even change genres completely. There is a lot of overlap in the country and rock worlds nowadays.

“People just seem to accept it a little more now.”

Gilbert wants to take a step away from his past, but he still wants to sound familiar. He wants to sound like himself.

“That’s the tricky line.

That’s the line I’ve been struggling with lately,” he

said. “I’ve wanted to make so many different types of music, and I hope people understand that.”

One popular option for musicians seeking to dabble in a different genre is to go by a different name. It’s not uncommon for an artist to work on a side project that could be wildly different from what they had previously been known for.

For Gilbert, he also plays in a heavy metal band, Third Ion. “It got me out of my realm, and I wasn’t expecting it. It’s really outside of my norm.”

He said it allows him to think about music in a different way when he’s writing, and it freshens up the creative process.

Gilbert said the important thing is to keep both projects separate.

Gilbert has performed in Estevan a few times in the last couple of years, and though he has typically performed as a solo acoustic act, he said he wants to add a little edge.

He’ll be performing primarily with an electric, so locals can get a taste of some of the new work he is developing.

Check out tomorrow’s Lifestyles for an interview with Katie Miller. Doors for the show open at 8 p.m.

Drewitz students meet stringent ballet examination requirements The ballet examination results are in.

Students from the Drewitz School of Dance, under the direction of Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway, received the results of their labours from London, England just recently.

A new curriculum is being implemented over the next few years, the school said. It is slowly taking effect in professional dance studios around the world.

The new marking system and medals are now introduced for each grade in bronze (pass); silver (merit) and gold (distinction).

With ballet being the fundamental discipline of dance, children are encouraged to participate in these examinations, it was explained, since it establishes individual goals for the student.

Specified areas are now being strategically marked for each student with the examiners looking for such things as technique, posture, musicality, presentation and character. The dances now receive a specific grade.

The recent examinations for the Drewitz students were for those in primary grades right through to Grade 8. Vocational exams were conducted this spring and last fall.

This spring’s children’s examiner was Loretta Beamish-Lachner from Kelowna, B.C. The vocational examiner for the spring exams which were held in Regina, was Fanny Ko from Toronto.

The fall vocational examiner was Isabella Yuan, also from Toronto. Those examinations were conducted in Saskatoon.

The results were presented as follows: Primary Grade: Distinction – Lindsay Mack, Kerison Burnett, Tyann Babyak, Zoey WilsonElliott, Scarlett Mercer, Jaycee Neff, Kennedy Northrop, Kylie Paterson and Abbigail Duke.

Merit – Rya Strilaeff, Emma Morhart, Ekko Sanguin, Audie-Rae Richardson and Alexis Paton.

Grade One:

Distinction – Randi Milbrandt, Ariadne Nagel, Marley Nashiem, Yana Ponomarenko.

Merit – Brooklynn Ruzicka, Jayla Memory and Annelise Renauld.

Grade Two: Distinction – Katie Wempe.

Merit – Jersey Long, Cloe Legault, Makenna Schell, Kelsey Kowalchuk, Shayla Gill and Logan Hase.

Grade Three: Distinction – Kaitlin Milbrandt and Caitlyn Green.

Merit – Codie Lemcke, Elsie Alexander, Lauren Kobitz, Emily Phillips, Abby Hanson, Megan Wilson, Tiana Seeman, Eva Salamon, Jenna Fleck, Kiera Renauld, Sydney McKenzie and Madison Hrywkiw.

Grade Four: Distinction – Bryn Lamontagane.

Merit – Colesey Goetz, Brielle Wakely, Mackenzie Skuce, Taylor Geisel, Macie Hall and Gabrielle Bokhorst.

Grade Six:

Distinction – Mia Hanson.

Merit – Reese Handley, Destiny Adams, Makenna Mack and Tyra Kuntz.

Grade Seven: Distinction – Kia Rosenbaum, Madison Frehlick and Kelsey Romanyk.

Merit – Lorin Fichter and Tamira Krall.

Grade Eight: Merit – Michelle Fergusson.

RAD Vocational Exam Results: November 2014 examinations – Advanced II: Merit – Hunter Hildebrand.

March, 2015 examinations – Intermediate: Merit – Kelsey Romanyk and Reese Handley.

Pass – Mia Hanson and Tamira Krall.

Advanced Foundation: Pass – Kia Rosenbaum and Madison Frehlick.

The Drewitz School instructors and administration extended congratulations to all the exam candidates.

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Stroke awareness message heard

It’s all about reducing the incidence of strokes for residents of the Sun Country Health Region.

A campaign to reduce the incidence of strokes begins in June, but local health officials note the need to monitor stroke-like conditions doesn’t end.

Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) will ask the public in June to help reduce the occurence of strokes in the local region with the actual one-week of intense focus being from June 1-6, during Stroke Month in Canada.

Statistics Canada says stroke is the third leading cause of death in this country.

Six per cent of all deaths are due to stroke. Each year, over 14,000 Canadians die from stroke and more women than men die from it. Medical research shows there are an estimated 50,000 strokes in Canada each year; that is one stroke every 10 minutes.

High blood pressure is one of the causes of stroke that people can influence.

Research shows that in Canada, 20 per cent of men and 14 per cent of women are unaware they have high blood pressure. Only 66 per cent of the people who are aware of their condition have it treated and under control. Women with high blood pressure have a 3.5 times greater risk of developing heart disease than women with normal blood pressure.

The SCHR campaign asks the public to learn their blood pressure numbers and be aware of the impact high

blood pressure can have on the incidence of stroke. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for stroke.

Know your numbers, said the recent Sun Country media release that accompanied the announcement.

The health region urges all citizens to work with their health providers to keep their numbers under control.

The campaign features mayors or councilors from five communities, including Estevan’s Mayor Roy Ludwig, who all agreed to go public with their numbers.

When Ludwig’s relatively high readings were revealed during the publicity gambit at St. Joseph’s Hospital, he said he was surprised it came in that high.

“I have a blood pressure monitor at home. I check my numbers fairly regularly and they have been a little high at times, but not as high as this time,” he said.

“This is a good time to recheck and consult your doctor,” advised nurse Shannon Lacoste, who administered the test and repeated the test a few minutes later, to verify the higher-thannormal reading.

“It must be the stress of the job,” said Ludwig, with a laugh, but at the same time, assuring the health-care team he would be tending to the situation, and added he wasn’t reluctant to share the information in public, since it would clearly illustrate how a problem such as high blood pressure, is not easily detected without consistent monitoring.

Johnny’s mother noticed her son read to the cat out of the Bible. “Isn’t that sweet,” she remarked.

Minutes later she heard a terrible racket. Running outside, she saw Johnny trying to stuff the cat into a bucket of water.

“What are you doing?” she cried.

“I’m baptizing Muffin,” he answered.

“But cats don’t like water,” said Mother.

“Well then why did he join in the church!”

Even though it was Mother’s Day, we had over 40 guests for our jam session on Sunday. As usual the music was great and everyone had a good time.

See you on June 11th.

Bridge Winners Were: 1st – Clara Weinrauch 2nd (tied) – Art Friesen 3rd (tied) – Helen Parish C r i b b a g e Wi n n e r s Were: 1st – Charlie Loustel

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It was a higher than ideal reading when Mayor Roy Ludwig visited St. Joseph’s Hospital last week to have his blood pressure tested in public to help emphasize the need to continually monitor your health and blood pressure during Stroke Awareness Month coming up in June. The mayor said he has a monitoring machine at home, which he uses to check his blood pressure regularly.

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Pat Murphy, left, and Diane Truscott were the top golfers in the senior men’s and ladies championship flights. (Missing from photo is men’s championship flight winner Mark Spencer.)

Marv Symons golf tournament attracted many

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

Ninety-six golfers competed in the annual Marv Symons Memorial golf tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on May 18.

There were three classes in the tournament, which included mens, se-

nior mens and ladies divisions.

Mark Spencer took the top spot in the men’s championship flight shooting a 74, and was the overall winner in the men’s division, which consisted of 70 golfers.

Anthony Melle fell short shooting 75 and was second in the champion-

ship flight. Nolan Rohatyn was third with a score of 76.

In the first flight, Nathan Jesse took the top spot with an 81, and Keith Ramstead also recorded an 81 to finish second in the flight. Brad Wilhelm was third, with a score of 82.

In the second flight, the top three golfers; Dal-

las Kurtz, Kim Harbourne and Dave Lavoie each shot 85.

Brian Fitzpatrick and Jim Larter each had a score of 90 leading the third flight, and Ryan Siever was right there with them, in third, with a 91.

In the fourth flight, Shawn Loughren was first with a score of 97, and

Jack Truscott and George Gebkanjans both shot 98 taking second and third in the flight.

Pat Murphy was the top golfer in the senior men’s group with a score of 72. Brian Hank also had a 72 in the senior men’s championship flight, but Murphy won the flight on a countback.

Remi Donais’ 92 was good enough to claim first place in the first flight besting the 20 golfers in the senior men’s division.

In the women’s championship flight Diane Truscott was the winner with a score of 94. Lori Krupka came in second with a 99 and Dawn Ramstead was third with 100.

Diane Truscott was the top golfer in the ladies division.

Anthony Melle watches his putt, hoping it drops during Monday play.

Remi Donais attempts a putt on Hole 8 during the Marv Symons Memorial at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

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The Southeast Legacy midget AAA Twins finished in the middle of the pack at the Midget AAA Selects Tournament on May 15 to 17 in Saskatoon.

The Twins tied the Saskatoon Cubs 8-8 in their first game, lost to the Okotoks Red 16-7 in their follwing game, and had 9-4 and 13-7 wins over the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and Regina Athletics in their final games.

The tournament featured 12 teams with four pools of three teams.

They began with round-robin matches and then games were played based on those standings.

In the Twins’ first game against the Cubs on May 15, coach Blaine Kovach said they jumped out to an eight-run lead after the first few innings, but failed to keep the lead.

“We slowly let them back into it and our pitchers just kind of lost control of the strike zone and we ended up tying… because of that,” Kovach said.

The following day in the Twins’ final roundrobin game, Okotoks jumped to an early lead.

Despite trying to battle their way back into the

game, the Twins couldn’t overcome the deficit.

“Right off the very bat, they (Okotoks) hit everything, they hit the ball very, very well and they didn’t stop doing that the entire game … and they just over-matched us,” Kovach added.

After the Twins finished third in the roundrobin they were matched up against another third place team in pool A, the

With that victory, the Twins played the Athletics.

The Twins avenging a loss they received from the Athletics almost two weeks ago, the Twins defeated them 13-7.

“Their bats we’re on fire ... and we didn’t make very many errors,” Kovach said.

Overall, Kovach was impressed with the way his team played in the

‘Right off the very bat, they (Okotoks) hit everything, they hit the ball very, very well and they didn’t stop doing that the entire game... and they just overmatched us.’

— Jimmy Stewart, Minister and CEO of acting Brett MacMurchy earns a hit during a game the Twins played earlier in the season.

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In the win, Preston Hutt pitched the whole game for the Twins, and along with the pitching, coach Kovach said, the hitting was great as well.

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“I’m very impressed with how the bats were alive; the guys were hitting very well which is nice to see.” Kovach said.

He also added that the defence played well, too, as they only made a few errors over the weekend.

What the Twins will work on in practice for their upcoming games is pitching control.

“They got to learn to control the zone, and they cannot, continuously, just be throwing ball after ball,” Kovach said.

He also noted the younger pitchers on the team must learn to control their emotions on the mound as well.

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Elecs football wrap up spring camp

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team recently wrapped up their annual spring football camp, which took place from May 11 to 15.

The camp gave the coaches an idea of what to expect once the season starts in the fall.

“We got a nice look at who’s going to fit in where for us come the fall; and we tried out a few guys at playing different positions they haven’t played in the past,” said coach Mark Schott.

Throughout the five days of camp there were around 25 students each day, which was a good number according to Schott; but he also said he hopes to see an increase in numbers once the season begins.

Going into the camp, the main objective was to work on the basics for each position and see who fits where, so the coaching staff has idea of what this team will look like come the fall.

“We have a rough idea of who will fit where, and we’ll make some system offensive and defensive tweaks based on what we saw here this week,” Schott said.

He also mentioned nothing is set in stone, and in the fall they might move some players around.

“Guys can emerge and grow over the summer, and things can happen that we didn’t see out here this week,” he said.

What impressed Schott the most throughout the camp was the speed of the team.

“We have a lot of fast players on the field and that’s exciting, because speed is something that’s tough to coach, it’s tough to develop. So, if we have guys coming in with a natural ability … that’s a nice luxury to have as a coaching staff.”

Overall, Schott believes it was a successful camp and he was happy they were able to conclude the camp with an inter-squad scrimmage.

“We were able to get a lot accomplished this week … and it’s always nice when we can finish the week off with a scrimmage,” Schott said.

The Elecs resume football activities Aug. 20, and Schott thinks the team will be ready once the season starts.

“I think we definitely have a lot of potential. We’re still hoping to recruit some more bodies to give us more depth in some different positions, and if we’re able to do that, it will give us a better chance to be successful.”

Above, ECS football players had the chance to show off their skills on the final day of spring camp in a game of scrimmage.

Left, a group of ECS football players tackle another player during the team’s annual spring camp.

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New track waiting for surface

The organizing committee for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan remains confident the new track and field facility, which will be a centrepiece venue for the event, will be ready for use later this June.

Games manager Nicole Clow is hopeful the track’s synthetic rubberized surface will be applied soon.

It should take one to two weeks, she said.

The company that will apply the surface has to come from Quebec, and they’re currently occupied with projects associated with the 2015 Pan-Am Games in Toronto.

“Once they’re finished that, and the weather is good, they’ll be here,” Clow said.

She said she also hope sto have the pits and the throwing areas for the field events completed at that time, too.

Other tasks that remain at the site include the construction of a new storage facility, and the installation of new bleachers.

The committee would like to see an athletic competition at the track and field venue this year, so it can receive a good test run.

Asphalt for the track is in place, as it was poured and cured last September and October, before the temperatures plunged and the snow arrived.

So far this year, they have had landscaping crews working at the track and field site, Clow said.

The remaining preparations for the 2016 Summer Games are moving forward, she said. In addition to the work on facilities, they are working on marketing and promotional efforts, seeking out sponsors, preparing for ceremonies and tackling a number of logistical duties.

Nikki Kistanov tests out the newly paved track at the Estevan Comprehensive School on May 18. The synthetic rubberized surface will be added later this year.

Sluggers compete in Regina tournament

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Mosquito AAA Sluggers competed in the Regina Legasse Tournament on May 16 and 17.

Estevan finished the tournament with a 2-1 record and fell short of qualifying for the playoff round.

They lost their first game 10-0 against Swift Current, and it only went four innings as the mercy

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Despite the loss, coach Ryan Siever said the team played well.

He said the Sluggers just had one bad defensive inning that led to numerous runs scored by Swift Current.

In the following game, the Sluggers fell 11-6 to the Regina Buffaloes. Estevan was able to score more runs than they did in the first game, but again, another bad defensive in-

ning was their undoing, Siever said.

The final game of the tournament for the Sluggers resulted in a 10-5 victory over Whitewood.

Siever said both offence and defence played really well in that game, and noted he was impressed with the pitching.

“The kids played really well … in the cold weather, we were very proud of them, and we had two pitchers that went

in and through strikes,” he said.

Estevan failed to qualify for the playoff round as the top four from the six teams advanced.

It came down to a tiebreaker between Estevan and the Regina White Sox as they both went 1-2 in the first round.

The tiebreaker was based on defensive runs per defensive inning played and Estevan just missed the spot to Regina.

Overall, Siever was happy with the way his team played in the tournament since they had to endure some cold weather throughout the weekend.

What the Sluggers will need to work on for their upcoming games, according to Siever, is to have a short memory. If they have a bad game, they need to forget about it and move on to the next game, he said.

“After game one (of the tournament) they were

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Softball season gets underway

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Girls Softball Association’s season is well underway as they play four days a week.

The association consists of squirt, peewee, bantam and midget divisions, along with the Learn to Play program.

There are three teams from Estevan in the squirt division and seven teams overall in the league.

They play on Monday and Wednesday nights. There are five teams in the peewee league, but only two from Estevan and they, too, play on Monday and A player from the Estevan Rebels team coasts into Wednesday nights. third base during a game against Weyburn on May Also, the bantam and 18. midget divisions are combined. There are teams from Weyburn, Carlyle,4 Thursday, July 10, 2014 *LIFESTYLES* Carnduff, Stoughton, Radville and Lampman in the league, and Estevan only has one team. They play on Tuesday and Thursday The CFL draft was The Mind Mac| The softball season is well underway as the of squirt and Mackenzie Hientz nights. last week and the Saspeewee teams were in action on May 18.

The Mind of Mac In the Learn to Play katchewan RoughridThe construction of the track at the Estevan Comprehenvelop their track and field program.

Estevan will have one program there are seven Along with having ersAlong selected slotback Three years ago, parts of southeast Saskatchewan were sive School (ECS) has begun and it’s great to see. with the track, there will be by the “Flood of the Century.” team representing The trackin will each offer unlimited opportunities for Estevan. new jumping pits in installed, areas teams, and they play on ravaged teams that play in the Nic Demski theandfirst It was the type of perfect storm that we thought The main reason it is being constructed is because of the for the javelin toss, hammer/discus couldn’t be repeated. squirt, peewee, bantam throw, and shot putthe areas. sixth Tuesday and Thursday league, there are also pro- 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games that Estevan will host, round, with fensive coordinator Jacques But it has occurred again. The location is different, but it will also allow Estevan to host other track and field It is also a nice addition to the community, and offers and midget divisions. and the circumstances have certainly nights. more sporting activities to do. With the WoodlawnChapdelaine Athletic vincial teams as changed. well.But we’re events. overall pick. calling the still seeing thousands of residents negatively affected With a high quality facility, which includes a rubber Park now revitalized, the track just offers another sport for by too much water and too much rain, in too short of track and draining system, Estevan can be eligible to host Estevan to be more competitive in, and host more events for Saskatchewan, the The Roughriders are plays a time period. provincial track-and-field meets. which will be beneficial for the community.

And now the question that we should be asking ourAlso, it will create chances for local athletes to train, and The trackin is expensive, as it will costoff around $1offence million coming the season will improve. selves is not if or how a severe flood event will happen for the Legion Track and Field Club to expand. to construct, but it is better to do it right and properly, so HUGE EQUIPMENT, again, but when it will be.

I was on the track team at the Estevan Comprehensive it can last a long time.

There are sponsorship packages forWith the addition of a somewhat disappointing Perhaps it was naïve to think that we would VEHICLE be imSchool for a year in long distance running , and I wish we business, and selling the naming rights to the track is also RV, mune from a major flood so soon after the disaster of year, losing to the Edmonto the receiving could have trained at a facility like this. valuable to the business, because if it is going to beDemski used for three years ago. After all, a significant flood has seemThe track won’t be just beneficial to athletes but to other many events, creating exposure. ingly become an annual event for at least one area of ton Eskimos in Estevan the western corps, residents of Estevan, as it will be a place to walk outdoors.

When athletes from travel to the Summer Games the Riders should be Saskatchewan in recent years.

I see a lot of people who walk the track at Affinity Place they excel in various sports. Great facilities help them train, It’s unlikely we’ll see another flood event in southeast well and with this new eight-lane track, it gives them a place semifinal to and with thegame. new track facility being built it offers an op-off at the position.

Saskatchewan within the next few years, but precautions walk outside. portunity for athletes to be even better at the sport as they hot start to the They have returning are needed to reduce the impact of future flood events.

ECS will also benefit from the track, as it will help de- canAfter train moreaefficiently.

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It doesn’t guarantee that there won’t be a flood like much SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2015 It doesn’t lookthe season with an elbow points. related to reservoir releases, but hopefully it eliminates the need to ever release more than 700 cubic metres Gardens in June generally don’t difference. of quack grass were injury.

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It was the one uninterrupted hours, and was moved in intervals always been here. complete farm equipment dispersal rock picker, IH 5500 DT 28’ chisel plow bottom bin, 40 ton hopper bottom fine. demonstrated last year that of whether it’s in the Estevan area, the far southeast day I used to garden as Farmer stayed between relocating the second brood It all adds up, comes together and for long time rancher Harley Jahn! Up corner, cultivator, MF 850 SP combine, MF 90 fertilizer Sakundiak 7-1400 or elsewhere. inside, bin, recovering from a HD rodeo and of chicks from the hot box, and season into pans there out. Seedswere and animalshe seem-can get the job done.

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Vice-president of the Girls Softball Association, Ronda Blanchette said Estevan will be hosting U14 B Girls-South (peewee) along with the U18 B Girls (midget) provincial tournaments.

The peewee tournament takes place from July 3-5 and the midget tournament is from July 10-12.

For the past two years the softball association has been sending teams in the bantam and midget divisions to the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship in Surrey BC. Since this year it falls on the same day as provincials, Blanchette said they had to opt out of the tournament.

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I can think of some beautiful things that have happened over the past three weeks, including a two-week international symphony academy, and a five-day in-

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The music was glorious as musicians and singers from, literally, around the world regaled us with their harmonies and melodies.

For several hours at a time, I nearly forgot what was happening outside the

since I first began writing these columns, it’s been a personal commitment not to focus on news or politics, but this week I can’t help but offer my prayers for so many who are suffering so much.

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The defence has been a staple for Saskatchewan for many years and even with the changes occurring year-by-year they’re always competitive and can be relied on.

This is also a big year for head coach Corey Chamblin. This is going to be his fourth year with the organization, and even though in his second year as head coach he led the team to a Grey Cup Championship, they had a disappointment year the following season.

If the Roughriders get off to a slow start and struggle, his job might be in the hot seat.

So far, I think he has done a good job with this team. They have reached the playoffs every year he has been head coach.

I do think it’s going to be a good year for the Roughriders as long as they stay healthy and play a team game.

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In a different kind of family TIGHT-KNIT MINE RESCUE TEAM ALWAYS ON STAND-BY, READY FOR ANYTHING

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

When asked to describe the Westmoreland Coal Company’s emergency response team in three words, team captain Jason Howse’s answer was clear and concise, with no second-guesses.

“Brothers and sisters,” he says.

During a sunny afternoon at an old mining shop a few kilometres south of Estevan, which is now used as a storage unit and a training ground for this year’s mine rescue team, Howse and the rest of the team prepare for the worst.

But only after some witty banter takes place.

Jokes are cracked about a team member’s moustache, while another one’s flimsy breakfast that supposedly consisted of only cheese and crackers, is playfully scrutinized.

“There’s a lot of joking around going on between us,” he says. “But when an accident does happen, it’s amazing how this team just slots together like a puzzle and gets the job done.”

As the light-hearted interactions come to an end, the seven-member rescue team dons their safety harnesses and prepare for another exercise. During the month of May, the team’s training routine is ramped up in preparation for the provincial emergency response/mine rescue skills competition in Regina, which takes place at the end of Mining Week on May 30.

Right now, the objective is to climb a structure, secure the “downed” worker at the top and bring him down safely to the ground.

Mirroring a scene from a super hero movie, Howse swiftly issues out instructions, and like clock work, team members scatter about and begin the rescue.

Ladders are climbed, pulleys are fastened, ropes are tied, the phrase “I got a free hand,” is barked a couple times, and after 20 minutes, the “injured” worker is gently set down on the ground, safe and secure in a stretcher.

Howse has been with the team for seven years, and says there is an alteration to the roster every year.

That, however, doesn’t de-

ter the group from bonding and consistently operating at a high level.

“We are very much our own family,” he says.

The family is comprised of electricians, like Howse, mechanics, supervisors and office workers.

These are the jobs that allow members to make a living at the mines. Being a member of the rescue team is about something else.

Jeff Kuchinka, the emergency response team’s co-ordinator, says members of the rescue team require a high level of focus and mental strength.

“This type of work takes a special individual to do,” he says. “Along with the physical aspect of the job, there can be a mental strain as well, because you’re potentially dealing with people on the worst day of their lives.”

The physical strain can be associated with various heavy lifting that members of the emergency response team have to endure. Before any action takes place, everyone dons a safety harness and other items specific to each member of the team. The worn equipment amounts to about 20 lbs. ⇢ B8 Rescue

The 2015 Westmoreland Coal Company emergency response team. Back, left to right, Craig Alexander, Jason Howse, Kevin Ducey, Lee Mantei. Front, left to right, Matt Procyshyn and Jessica Merrien. Missing: Brandon Schopp.

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Rescue skills overlap with firefighting ⇠ B7 The team specializes in several types of rescue, like high angle and vehicle extrications, skills that complement the work performed by surrounding fire departments in the southeast, where some of the rescue team’s members volunteer their time.

Jessica Merrien is a volunteer firefighter in Midale, and is in her second year with the emergency response unit.

She says her skills as a firefighter have greatly evolved as a result of her involvement with the rescue team.

With the help of all the time spent with the team outside of work, she also broke out of her shell.

“I’m very quiet compared to most of these guys,” she laughs. “It’s one of the things I’m trying to work on.”

Before Merrien began to focus on being more vocal, she wanted to expand her first-aid training. It’s why she joined the rescue team in the first place.

“It’s a skill that’s useful for everyday life,” she says.

Deputy fire Chief of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service Dale Feser was the captain of the rescue team prior to becoming a firefighter.

He says the rescue team’s vigorous training routines, which is similar to that of the fire department, allows for the occasional team-up of services when the situation calls for it.

“As part of emergency

services, we actually rely on them mutually within our response areas,” he explains.

“When we find ourselves in specialized areas that involve high angle or confined space rescues, we make a mutuallyaid call to the management of the mines, and if they’re able to release their man-power resources, they’ll respond directly to the scene and operate under our command.”

Among the bustling activity that’s associated with the energy sector in the southeast, the dedication and focus of the emergency response team can quickly go unnoticed, especially when cases of personal injury at the mines are few and far between.

But the spotlight means nothing to them. The thought of every mine worker arriving home safe is what drives them to be great at what they do.

“You have to be tight with the people you work with,” Kuchinka says.

“Sometimes your life is in their hands, so you have to trust them 100 per cent to do what they’re asked to do and not second guess their ability to do it. Being through stuff like that, you do develop a different relationship with the people involved in this than you do with anyone else you know. You see or do things most people wouldn’t even think of and wouldn’t be able to do.”

Dominating the landscape From drag lines to loaders, machines of all kind are responsible for the process behind strip mining Digging for coal and then restoring the land to a usable state is no small feat, especially when the land you’re working with is

roughly 400 football fields wide.

The Westmoreland Coal Company’s mining operations near Estevan are immense, and with the help of the company’s largest fleet of draglines in its Canadian operations, the land is literally peeled back one

football field-sized strip at a time, resulting in approximately 6 million tonnes of excavated coal per year.

Dragline production supervisor Scott Mackenzie provided the Mercury with an inside look at some of the mine’s inner workings. ⇢ B9

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Mining Week

May 24 - May 30

A mine worker prepares Big Lou for a walk. When a drag line needs to be relocated, they’re mounted on a large pad and steadily moved approximately 9 ft. every two minutes.

The mine’s draglines run entirely on electricity, and connect directly to nearby power lines.

Coal is extracted from the ground after the overlying land, also known as overburden, is excavated. A “box cut,” like the one shown here, is the large trench created by the draglines where the coal is extracted. This process is done in rectangular blocks known as pits or strips. Each one is parallel to the other and each strip of overburden and the mineral beneath is steadily extracted. The earth and rocks removed from this cut are set aside above ground for later use.

Saluting the Mining Industry in our Community DOREEN EAGLES, MLA ESTEVAN CONSTITUENCY OFFICE #1108 4th Street, Estevan Phone: 1-306-634-7311 Toll Free: 1-866-284-7496

MINING WEEK Third-generation strip miner Chris Gunness stands next to a 993-539 front-end loader that carries dirt out of the excavated pits.

The loader is also used to transport the dug-up coal to the preparation plant where it’s crushed and screened. Scott Mackenzie says the coal industry runs deep within several family trees.

The City of Estevan acknowledges & appreciates the contribution the

mining industry makes to our community

Proud to Ser ve The Mining Industry Proud to serve the

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Mining Week

May 24 - May 30

Dating back to 1857, coal mining is one of the earliest resources to be mined in Saskatchewan. Mining technology, however, is always advancing. From new and improved GPS systems to a new tracking system, technology that improves safety and overall efficiency is an important part of coal mining.

Strip mining has a significant advantage over other forms of mining because the excavated overburden can be reclaimed and repurposed. Filling the adjacent empty pit with overburden is a systemic process that takes place while drag lines move on to the next pit.

DID YOU KNOW?

Gordon Resler operates the Estevan Eagle dragline during a wet Saturday afternoon.

Mining Facts:

Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water.

It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where, over time, metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.

• The provincial mining industry is recognized as one of the most technologically advanced in the world.

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Free Public Tour

THURSDAY, MAY 28 8:30 a.m. Bus departs Estevan Shoppers' Mall Main Entrance and tours Westmoreland Coal's Estevan Mine and SaskPower's Shand Power Station

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Salute to One of our Community's Greatest Contributors Serving Estevan & Area Since 1967

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Notice to Michael Geib and Chasity Belton Emil Bouchard September 11, 1922 May 21, 2014 I thought of you with love today But that is nothing new I thought about you Yesterday and days before that too, I think of you in silence I often speak your name All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake And which I’ll never part God has you in his keeping I have you in my heart.

Loved and dearly missed by Mabel and the family.

You are required to attend Provincial Court, Small Claims Division, 301 Prairie Avenue, Weyburn, Saskatchewan on June 18, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. to answer the claim of Holliday & Company, Barristers & Solicitors, 5 First Avenue NE, Weyburn, SK S4H 0M6.

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Lovingly Remembered Marvin H. N. Olischefski October 18, 1934 - May 22, 2010 The special years will not return, When we were all together, But with the love inside our hearts, You will walk with us forever.

-Love Terry, Brian, and Gaylene

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FOR SALE - To Move various size and style of buildings. For more information contact McCann’s Building Movers Ltd. at 403-279-6395 or visit our website: www.mccannsbldgmovers.com.

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Lorne & Dorothy Sovdi With much sadness in our hearts, we, the family of Lorne Rodney Sovdi and Dorothy Eileen Sovdi announce their accidental passing on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at the ages of 74 and 70.

Although mom and dad were taken too soon, it is of great comfort to us that after 51 years of marriage, they can remain together to begin their new lives.

Their memory will be forever cherished by their children, Colleen (Monte) Matus, Verdynne (Dale) Gilchrist and Grant Sovdi; grandchildren, Amelia Matus and Evan Sovdi, as well as Evan’s mother, Trina Yasinski; honourary grandson Brayden Wrubleski, as well as Brayden’s mother, Denise Hein; Lorne’s siblings, Marguerite Bryson, Janet Jorgenson, Gloria (Calven) Johnson, Karen (Keith) Memory and Allan (Anna) Sovdi; Dorothy’s siblings, Cecil (Karen) Memory, Russell (Sherrille) Memory, Hazel Memory and Wes (Connie) Memory, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

They were predeceased by Lorne’s parents, Earl and Mabel Sovdi; Dorothy’s parents, Alvin and Christine Memory; sister Karen (Memory) Bergstrom; infant sister Eileen Sovdi; brothersin-law, Doug Bryson and Boyd Bergstrom; nephew Bruce Bryson and infant nephew Kevin Memory.

A service to celebrate the lives of Lorne and Dorothy was held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Stewart Miller officiating. A private family interment took place at the Torquay Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency or a charity of choice would be appreciated by the family.

“When it’s yer time, it’s yer time.”

-Lorne Sovdi Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You The family of Lorne and Dorothy Sovdi would like to thank Pastor Stewart and the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hall Funeral Services, our extended family, neighbours, and friends for their love, support and prayers. Thank you for the food, flowers and donations and also thanks to Days Inn for their kindness.

NOTICE

1946 ~ SJOVOLD ~ 2015 Kenneth “Ken” Sjovold, beloved husband of Louise Sjovold of Medicine Hat, passed away on Monday, January 26th, 2015 at the age of 68 years.

Ken also leaves to cherish his memory his son, Tim Sjovold of Melfort, Saskatchewan and his son, Carter Sjovold of Melfort; his daughter, Jodie (Scott) Griffin of Delisle, Saskatchewan and her daughters, Riley Sapergia of Delisle and Jordan May of Lloydminster; one sister-in-law, Valarie (Lloyd) Stevenson of Regina; as well as special niece and nephew, Brenda McKenzie and Dwayne Martin, both of Kelowna who meant so much to Ken; and his beloved 4 legged companion, Molly.

Ken was predeceased by his parents, Palmer and Marie Sjovold; two brothers, Gordon Sjovold and Gary (Barb) Sjovold; one sister, Mavis (Elmer) Martin; one brother-in-law, Gordon Mooney; and his in-laws, Farran and Dora Mooney.

A Celebration of Ken’s Life will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 601 Ash Street, Outlook, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, May 30th at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Daryl Olson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Ken’s memory may be made to South Country Village, 1720 Bell Street SW, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 5G1 or to the charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be sent through www. saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Ken Sjovold.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to SAAMIS MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORIUM, “The Chapel in the Park”, Medicine Hat, Alberta.

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CAREERS

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THE R.M. OF SOURIS VALLEY #07

Book Your Career ad today!

Call 634-2654

Requires

Seasonal General Labourer May to Mid-November Starting Immediately Contact Glenn Walkeden: 1-306-861-7782 Rick Chapman: 1-306-456-7630 rm07@sasktel.net Box 40, Oungre, SK, S0C 1Z0 | 1-306-456-2676

Legal ORLOWSKI LAW OFFICE Stephen J. Orlowski, B.Ed., LL.B. 1215 - 5th Street, Estevan

Phone: 306-634-3353

Fax: 306-634-7714

orlowski.law@sasktel.net Branch offices at:

Redvers Carnduff Arcola Carlsen Bldg.

Carnduff Agencies Bldg.

Arcola Agencies Wednesday P.M. Thursday P.M. Wednesday A.M. Phone: 306-482-4077 Phone: 306-455-2277 Phone: 306-452-3377

Real Estate

Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP Call today for a

Barristers & Solicitors Paul D. Elash, B.A., LL.B. Aaron Ludwig, B.Sc., LL.B.

Free Market Evaluation Diane Jocelyn 306-421-3170

1312 - 4th Street, Estevan

TroberT Law Firm

James F. Trobert B.A., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor

Estevan Wicklow Centre 305 1133 4th St. Estevan SK S4A 0W6

Building Construction

Reynold Bert Certified Financial Planner

Ron Areshenkoff Mutual Fund Advisor Life Insurance Representative

FINANCIAL

403B 9th Avenue, Estevan, SK S4A 2V4 PH: (306)634-7979 Toll Free: (877)779-0948 info@spectrafinancial.ca Insurance Offered Through Spectra Financial

Manulife Securities Investments Services Inc. is a Member MFDA IPC.

Roni Sue Coulter www.century21.ca/ronisue.coulter

VOGT VOGT VOGT Quality Quality Custom BuiltlBui tHomes Homes Custom Bui Quality Custom lt Homes

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INC. INC. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INC. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

ronisue.coulter@century21.ca

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Dwight Thompson From Design to Final Finishing, Your Complete “Turn-Key” Project Management Solution – Ready-To-Move & Onsite Projects From Design to Final Finishing, Your Complete “Turn-Key” Project Management Solution – Ready-To-Move & Onsite Projects

“In the business of creating , enhancing and insuring client’s net worth”

REALTOR

41512N Hwy 12N Steinbach • 204.326.1126 1-877-486-3371 415 Hwy Hwy 12N Steinbach 204.326.1126 415 Steinbach • •204.326.1126 info@vogtbuilding.com • www.vogtbuilding.com info@vogtbuilding.com www.vogtbuilding.com info@vogtbuilding.com • •www.vogtbuilding.com

Email: trobertlaw@sasktel.net

Insurance & Investments Services

Border Real Estate Service

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Sales Representative

Ph: 306-634-2616 Fax: 306-634-9881

Financial Planning

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Telephone: 306-634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901

Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m.

Thursday p.m.

Phone: 306-685-2250 Phone: 306-482-3731

diane@dianejocelyn.com www.dianejocelyn.com

From Design to Final Finishing, Your Complete “Turn-Key” Project Management Solution Ready-To-Move & Onsite Projects

Sales Representative Cell: 306-421-7516 dwight.thompson@century21.ca

From Design to Final Finishing, Your Complete “Turn-Key” Project Management Solution – Ready-To-Move & Onsite Projects

Sprayfoam

Roofing/Eavestrough FORBES FOAMING Spray Foam RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL • Standing Seam Metal Roofing • Designer Series Metal Roofing • Seamless Metal Siding • Flush Wall Metal Panels

• Vinyl Siding • Soffit & Fascia • 5” & 6” Continuous Eaves • Custom Bent Cladding

306-634-3492 1237 6th St.

EstevanEaves@sasktel.net

Serving Estevan and Area for over 35 years

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TNT ROOFING

306.421.2512

10% Discount For Seniors

Insured and WCB Covered

Insulators

• Commercial • Oilfield Locally Owned & Operated Call: 306-421-8598 for a quote!

Tree Services PrairieTime Trees

BOOK AN AD TODAY FOR AS LOW AS $24.99/WEEK

Quality Prairie Grown Trees Randy Strilaeff: 306-421-8520 Kevin Trobert: 306-421-6200 Website: prairietimetrees.com Email: prairietimetrees@gmail.com

Box 1545, Estevan, SK S4A2L7

CAREERS

www.estevanmercury.ca

R.M. of Cambria #6 Grader Operator

The R.M. is looking for resumes for a good experienced grader operator for the summer season.

Please send resumes to: R.M. of Cambria No. 6 P.O. Box 210 Torquay, SK S0C 2L0 Email: rm.cambria@sasktel.net Phone 306-923-2000 Fax 306-923-2099

At KFC, What you do matters.

We are now accepting applications for:

• PART TIME STAFF • FULL & PART TIME COOKS

We are looking for mature energetic individuals who enjoy working in a fastpaced environment that values team participation and effort.

May 20, 2015 B15

Employment Services Coordinator

Full-Time Permanent Position Located in Weyburn, SK and reporting to the Regional Director, Recruitment and Retention, the Employment Services Coordinator (Recruitment) is responsible to carry out generalist Human Resource functions using a team approach. The incumbent assists SCHR managers and supervisors with recruitment, retention, and organizational development processes in accordance with collective agreements and the mission statement, philosophy, goals and objectives of the Sun Country Health Region.

Requirements: • Post-Secondary education. Preference may be given to an undergraduate and graduate prepared candidate with specialization in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related discipline.

• Three (3) or more years of Human Resources experience including experience with recruitment and organizational development.

• Experience in a unionized environment an asset.

• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.

• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Computer skills in such programs as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).

• Ability to lead change initiatives.

Competetive wages.

The Sun Country Health Region offers excellent benefits, and compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience. Apply online by May 25, 2015:

TRANSPORTATION TECHNICIAN

At KFC, what you do matters! So if you want to be part of a winning team, find out now why Life Tastes Better with KFC.

We wish to thank all applicants, however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal record check.

Please submit resume directly to:

For further information please visit our website at www.cornerstonesd.ca

APPLY IN PERSON TO: KFC ESTEVAN - ROBERT 634-4747 OR Email deejays@deejayscorp.com

NOW HIRING Permanent Full-Time Estevan Area

Sun Country Health Region Box 2003, Weyburn, SK, S4H 2Z9 Email: jobs@schr.sk.ca Website: www.suncountry.sk.ca

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

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

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

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PaStorS: rEV. JIM KEDGE & WaYLoN KLIX

Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Worship & Sunday School - 10am

1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net

PASTOR STEWART MILLER

Tim PiPPuS

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

rEaL PEoPLE

rEaL GoD

Sunday Service at

Sunday SErvicES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Bible studies on any subject can be arranged at your convenience. Please call us.

THE SALVATION ARMY

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

Followed by coffee time

1107 - 4th Street Phone: 306-634-2074 www.facebook.com/salvationarmyestevan

100 King Street, Estevan, Sask • (306) 634-8133 • livinghope-ca.org

Pastors: Lieuts. Brian & June Bobolo SUNDAY: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Program

10:00 am

Live Russian Translation

GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN

1202 - 2nd Street Phone: 306-634-3761

“Holding fast the faithful word”

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

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

www.estevangospelchapel.ca

An Associated Gospel Church

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

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

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

CHURCH OF CHRIST

E.L.C.I.C.

rEaL LIFE

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

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

www.stpeterslutheranestevan.com

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study 10:30 a.m. - Divine Service with Holy Communion and Sunday School A Congregation of LUTHERAN CHURCH - CANADA

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Corner 12th Avenue & 2nd Street

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

Pastor: Father Brian Meredith MASSES: Saturday: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Pursuing God Buiding Relationships Impacting Lives

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

7:30 p.m. Fridays theGROVE Youth Ministries.

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

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 When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

St. Giles

Anglican Church

Parish of Estevan

317-12th Avenue

Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 10:00 am September - May Children’s Sunday School: 10:00 am The Rev. Mark Osborne ALL ARE WELCOME! Church Office: 306-634-4113 www.estevananglican.com

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CITY PAGE

1102 4TH STREET, ESTEVAN, SK 306 • 634 • 1800

2015 Summer Art Camps

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Lifeguard

The City of Estevan is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and team focused individual join our lifeguarding crew. The ideal candidate would possess a passion for aquatics coupled with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Ensures the safety of Aquatic Centre customers by enforcing policies, rules, and regulations.

• Teaches Aquatics lessons. Completes all paperwork such as work sheets and report cards at the conclusion of a set of lessons.

• Administer First Aid in the event of major or minor incidents within the facility.

• Maintenance and cleaning of the guard area, pool areas, and change rooms.

• Logs, records, and reports information such as water tests, time sheets, and tasks performed.

• Promotes pool programming and maintains positive public relations between staff and customers.

The successful candidate would require: • A minimum of 16 years of age • Current National Lifeguarding Service Course or Red Cross Lifeguard • Current First Aid and CPR C Certificate • Current Red Cross Water Safety Instruction 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: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources City of Estevan, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Phone: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790

Temporary Full Time Executive Assistant The Executive Assistant performs administration, reception, and secretarial services of a complex and diverse nature while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality. The candidate must demonstrate superior independent judgement while handling sensitive and technical issues.

Some duties include: 1. Process contracts, correspondence, documentation, minutes, reports, and tenders.

2. Composes and/or creates documents such as correspondence and reports.

3. Provides customer reception services at City Hall.

4. Assists the public and associate staff members with Business Division bylaws, policies and procedures, and records.

5. Performs a variety of secretarial duties of a confidential nature including; reviewing and screening incoming mail, transcribing material from dictation, receiving visitors and answering telephone calls, arranging meetings, making appointments, preparing itineraries and composing routine correspondence as required.

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

7. Organizes media conferences and ensures appropriate items are available for presentation by the Mayor and City Council.

Education: Grade 12 or GED Equivalent Degree in Business Administration, Local Government Administration, or equivalent.

5 years of office administration experience. Experience with confidential work considered an asset.

Certificate in Local Government Authority Valid Class 5 driver’s license Additional Requirements: Minimum typing speed of 60 wpm Send Applications to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resource Coordinator 1102 – Fourth Street Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Fax: 306-634-9790 apply@estevan.ca

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

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

GUARD/MATRON

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

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

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

ART AND ADVERTISING Week 4: Monday, July 27 - Thursday, July 30 9am - Noon OR 1pm - 4pm Become a junior ad designer!

Working with the Estevan Mercury students will get to design REAL ads for Estevan businesses, which will be featured in the newspaper.

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

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

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

PRINTS & PAINTING Week 3: Monday, July 20 - Thursday, July 23 9am - Noon OR 1pm - 4pm Explore the vast worlds of printmaking and painting, learn about classic and modern art, and create your own!

CITY OF ESTEVAN 2015 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE

Adult ARt programs

The City of Estevan will be doing maintenance work to ensure good water quality for all users of City water. This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance

CARD MAKING WITH MANDI SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB May 13th and 20th May 26th 7-9pm 7-8:30pm $20/person $25/annual membership ART JOURNALING THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE May 28th and June 25th May 21st and June 18th 7-8:30 7-9pm $20/person $20/person WHEN: NEEDLEThursdays FELTING AFTER DARK LIVE CONCERT February 26 SERIES June 10th April 2,9,16,23,30 March 5,12,19,26 May 7,14,21,28 May 22nd and June 19th 7pm 10 - 10:30 am Doors open 8pm $30/person WHERE: The Estevan Art Gallery $10/person COST: at Contact Karly for more info or to register $5/family/week 306-634-7644 or galleryed@sasktel.net

(4) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday – May 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 2015 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road) (5) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - May 26, 27, 28, 29, 2015 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions)

Pre-Register with Karly at 634-7644 or by Find us on email at galleryed@sasktel.net.

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(6) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – June 1, 2, 3, 4, 2015 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – June 5, 8, 9, 10, 2015 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)

Property Maintenance As per Bylaw 2005 - 1711, residents must keep yards clean, including garbage / junk, junked vehicles. In summer months, please be sure to trim excessive weeds and cut grass.

Animal Control

As per Bylaw 2005 - 1709 - Animal Control.

Sec. 11 No dog or cat shall be running at large in the city.

• $80 per Spin Session, includes monthly facility membership • Register by phone, at the Estevan Leisure Centre or online at estevan.aca • Instructor led classes in Affinity Plave Spin Room

How to Register Online: 1. Visit Estevan.ca 2. Click on the “Leisure Services” tab on the right side of the website 3. Click on “Online Program Registration” City of Estevan

4. Click “Request Account” to setup your user account if you do not already have one Land Fitness 5.CClick lasses “View Activies” Scholarship in the Arts 6. Select the activity you want, then click “enroll” Grades 5-12 for summer art programs January 5 – June 25, 2015 deadline is May 8, 2015. Application for online Phone: 306-634-1888 | Estevan.ca of 1E8 stevan No Classes City -­‐ May & 28, JEmail: une 2fitness@estevan.ca 2 306-634-3942 www.estevanartscouncil.com

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Land Fitness Classes THURSDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Contact us for more information on our programs

MONDAY

5 – of January June 2 5, 2015 City Estevan

WTP & WWTP Maintenance Person

9:10am

Fitness Classes •ABCs June 2 - June 25,TBT Bootcamp TBT -­‐ M No CLand lasses ay 18 & 28, June 22 2015

The City of Estevan is looking for an independent and selfmotivated individual to assist in the maintenance and operation of our water and wastewater treatment facilities. The ideal candidate would possess significant mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.

10:10am

MONDAY Simply

Stretch

Bootcamp

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

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

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

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

This position requires: • Grade 12 • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Two years of post-secondary education in one of the following: • Chemical Engineering or Chemical Technology • Environmental Engineering or Environmental Technology • Water Sciences • Instrumentation Technology or Instrumentation Journeyperson • Water/Wastewater Treatment Operator’s Certification and Fireman’s Certificate would be an asset The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance. If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community, then apply to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources City of Estevan 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Phone: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca

9:10am 12:10pm 10:10am 6:30pm 12:10pm 6:30pm

No Classes - May 18 & 28, June 22

Circuit City

WEDNESDAY Simply Stretch

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

TBT

ABCs Bootcamp

TBT

Circuit City Step & Strength

SUNDAY

TUESDAY

Simply

Simply Stretch TBT

Stretch

Aquatic Fitness Classes • June 2 - June 26, 2015

Bootcamp

FRIDAY

Circuit City

Aquatic TBT Fitness C lasses Circuit January 5 – June 26, 2015 City Aquatic Fitness Classes • June 2 - June 26, 2015

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Aquatic Fitness Classes

9:00am

Aquacise

6:15pm

AquaStep

Aquacise Aquacise

January 5 – June 26, 2015 AquaStep

Aquacise

Step & Strength

FRIDAY Aquacise

AquaStep

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:00pm Deep 9:00am Water Aquacise Aquacise Aquacise Aquacise Aquacise Fitness 6:15pm AquaStep AquaStep AquaStep