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Teaching the eager kids early

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Very young children want to learn, so finding the elements that stimulate that eagerness even further is what stimulates

early learning professionals like Sandi Klatt and Kristy Johnson.

The two women visited with the South East Cornerstone Public School Division trustees on May 21 to provide updates on the early

learning programs featured in the division, especially those designed for children under the age of six.

Klatt, the co-ordinator for the early learning program, and Johnson, an early literacy consultant, provid-

ed a one-hour walk through of one of the projects that have rolled out in the public school division, which engages the earliest of the early learners and how they intervene and engage.

Klatt said the early

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FUN ON THE JOB Detector Dog handler Toban Tisdale showed off detector dog Holly during a media day at the North Portal port of entry last week. In one of the inspection bays, Tisdale prepared a training exercise for Holly, hiding a stash of drugs in the wheel well of a vehicle for her to find.

She wasted no time in locating the narcotics. After the job was done, she got to play. See A4, for a complete story on Holly and her trainer.

learning and care team consists of four people filling 3.6 full-time equivalent positions.

There are 96 children in the current caseload, up from 31 four years ago.

The program is also currently supporting six expectant teen mothers who are completing high school.

There are 25 First Nations students in the program that assists vulnerable children up to the age of six.

There are three early literacy consultants in the division, including Johnson.

“There aren’t any more positions, we have just reassigned some,” said Klatt, referring to the growth in the programs and materials and how they are being delivered.

Klatt said the focus right now is of reading and the presentation of reading materials and stimuli for the early readers.

“We follow the I do, we do, you do model,” said Klatt, explaining how teachers and consultants deliver the assistance and how they get home support activated for reading programs.

Many of the reading projects are introduced to small groups, or even in one-on-one sessions. Getting students to read to themselves is a major step and any kind of material may be used, material that the student will relate to and ⇢ A2 Early

College to release affordable housing tender soon

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

The Southeast Regional College is continuing to move forward with the development of an affordable housing complex.

Rental accommodation and affordability continues to be a concern of the college, which has struggled to maintain en-

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rolment to the levels they would like. At least part of that struggle is because prospective students cannot afford to live in Estevan while they complete their coursework.

As the college works to revamp its enrolment numbers, there’s little doubt there is room to train more students. Since its opening a few years ago, the Saskatchewan

Energy Training Institute, which houses the college on the east side of the city, has hovered around 40 per cent full. McGrath wants to double that, but the students need somewhere to live if they wish to attend classes.

The accommodation market has changed in Estevan since the decline of oil prices last fall, leading to more vacancy, but

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“Even with the increase in vacancy rate, affordability is still a big question mark in Estevan,” said McGrath, noting Estevan rental rates still lead in the province and challenges other cities as the most expensive in the country.

Because of that, the college is continuing to

pursue its plan to partner with a developer to build a new living complex near the school.

“We have now been given authorization from our minister to proceed with an expression of interest and requests for proposals for that project,” he said.

They are in the process of finalizing the expression of interest and

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Run for Life draws a crowd Team Enbridge’s entry for Estevan’s Relay for Life hosted its annual Run for Life on Saturday morning.

Participants could walk or run a distance of five kilometres t h r o u g h t h e Wo o d lawn Regional Park.

A 400-metre run was offered for children.

The top three male times were: Triston Sorenson at 23 minutes, Dustin Wilson (23:25) and Josh House (23:49). The top three female times were Liz Ross (24:23), Kelly McEwen (27:04) and Zoe Mao (28:13) Sixty-four people participated, and they raised $2,635.50 through registrations and a raffle. The money will count towards Team Enbridge’s pledge total for the Relay for Life.

Participants in Team Enbridge Run for Life take off from the starting line.

Traffic tickets Early literacy learning is vital key down, blitz to the ongoing success of program coming soon The number of traffic tickets issued by the Estevan Police Service is down from the same time last year, but that may not be an indicator of more thoughtful driving on Estevan streets.

During the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Monday, EPS Chief Paul Ladouceur, noted the decrease may more likely be chalked up to the local police waiting to target traffic offences in a blitz in the summer rather than the spring.

“We elected to do more of that in the summer months, during the warmer weather, so you’ll probably start to see those numbers increase in the summer,” said Ladouceur.

SGI’s traffic safety focus in April was vulnerable road users – the actions of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists, and the actions of others that put them in danger – but it was speeding violations that garnered the majority of tickets for motorists across the prov-

ince last month.

Provincial law enforcement members issued just under 2,200 tickets during the month, including 1,720 for speeding/aggressive driving, 12 tickets related to vulnerable road users and the following offences: • 41 charges related to impaired driving • 66 tickets for cellphone use • 173 tickets for no/ improper seatbelt/child seat • 183 tickets for failing to stop for red light/stop sign On April 15 and 16, police officers from all over the province assembled in Prince Albert for a two-day Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) event.

SGI-certified car seat technicians also participated in the STEP event to help ensure and promote child passenger safety. They checked 117 child seats and seatbelts during the check stops and gave away nine car seats and 11 booster seats.

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Guided reading programs, aimed at the student’s level of competence is another key, so there is plenty of flexibility as the youngsters move from one skill-set group to another in an ascending fashion.

With students and teachers setting the goals, there is immediate feedback along with an increase in interest from the youngsters.

Saskatchewan Reads, is a provincial program for Grades 1 to 3, said Johnson. It provides reading materials and instructional materials and support for teachers.

Johnson, who has been engaged in the educational field for 14 years, spoke of the instructional reading and writing approaches used and how poetry and music is used during what she referred to as a “gradual release model”

that helps youngsters get involved and build fluency in reading and comprehension as well as assessing their own skills and then reflecting on what they have learned. They begin making connections between what they read and the real world around them, she explained.

“Explicit modelling gets them engaged,” she said, using a few video examples recorded in actual classroom settings as early learners “got it” and attached themselves to the experience.

Manipulating letters, for example, becomes a fun experience for the children and with strong IT support from the school division, the possibilities are opened even further, she said.

Johnson said on occasion she’ll get to spend several days in a school to assist the educators and students on the reading and writing guided instructional paths.

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Sandi Klatt By “delivering focused instruction, they’re taking steps to independence,” she said.

“Then they get the child to write with a purpose and they read material they want to read and develop good browsing habits,” she added.

Before long, the youngest readers are, “reading accurately and reading stuff they can understand and relate to and they read not only the words, but also the

pictures and are able to retell stories and it’s not by accident, structure is necessary, but they are learning how to do something and are able to back it up,” said Johnson. “Teach, reflect and adjust,” she said near the end of the presentation.

The two women were thanked by Cornerstone’s board chairwoman Audrey Trombley who remarked on their positive and animated enthusiasm for the jobs they had.

Land to be held until 2017 ⇠ A1 Fine details have yet to be sorted out. The percentage of units made exclusively available to students of the college has yet to be determined.

A clearer picture may be available after proposals come in.

McGrath has long pitched this project as a means to solve affordability problems for two entities: the college and the city at large.

“There are two elements of it,” said Mc-

Grath, and the City of Estevan has set aside a portion of land that is marked for the project, as long as it moves forward in a timely manner. The property offered by the City comes with an expiration date in 2017. Until that time, a parcel of land near the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute is being held in abeyance.

The college has until that time to finalize project details. Depending on what happens after the tender is released, the housing development could be the next big construction project in the Energy City.

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The Southeast Regional College’s Estevan campus is primed to become a centre for first-year university coursework. The college is working with the Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan to get the local campus accredited as a university satellite campus.

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In the midst of its 40th year, the Southeast Regional College is looking to update its image while moving its programming and services forward.

This evolution is meant to meet the growing and changing needs of advanced education in the province, and it will see the college continuing to focus on skill-specific courses while returning to its past as a stepping stone to a university education.

The college in the past had been used as a vehicle for some students to kick start their education prior to pursuing a university degree. Though the college got away from that, College President Dion McGrath said they are working on re-establishing a connection with the Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan, in order to offer coursework with credits that students can use toward other centres of education.

“We, as a college, have a wonderful opportunity to help learners who want to go on to university education,” said McGrath.

The Southeast Regional College used to be one of the colleges that delivered the most university programming. About a decade ago, that focus fell by the wayside, through a combination of retiring professors and a southeast labour market demanding specific technical trades. McGrath said the lack of succession planning was the primary reason for the decline.

“The expertise, all of a sudden, disappeared. Going forward, as part of our academic programming, we need to do a better job

of making sure we have succession plans in place internally, so that we don’t lose capacity in any part of our programming.”

The college has identified the Estevan campus as a good option for offering university programs, and McGrath said they are working on having the campus accredited as a university satellite campus.

“What that will mean is we will be able to work with the universities to market first-year university,” said McGrath, who noted that may include the firstyear coursework of a number of different programs, from nursing to arts and sciences. “We want to become a relevant choice for learners who want to learn where they live, at least for that first year of university. We’re working with the two universities to identify and sort out how we can re-engage in helping take first-year university out into our region in a more proactive, purposeful way.”

The plan is to have the Estevan campus certified by the fall, so students looking to apply to university programs next winter will have the option of beginning their post-secondary careers in Estevan by fall 2016.

But the rapid growth of the energy sector in the last 10 years has also encouraged many young people to prepare for and enter careers in that sector. While many positions benefit from or require university educations, there have been plenty of high-paying jobs that haven’t required that kind of educational experience.

McGrath said the college is meant first and foremost to be a labour force solutions pro-

‘We want to get better at understanding labour market needs, business needs, industry needs, so that we can offer programs that will produce learners that come out with the competencies and skill sets that will help them get hired to fill those needs.’

— Dion McGrath, College President

vider, training students for highly needed jobs in the southeast and beyond.

“A lot of the programming we do is chosen because there’s a labour market demand in our area,” he said. The college’s programs should be designed to provide people with the qualifications necessary to meet the kinds of jobs that are short on skilled employees.

And McGrath said there’s

room for the college to learn what positions are needed in order to gear their programming in a way to support those needs.

“We want to get better at understanding labour market needs, business needs, industry needs, so that we can offer programs that will produce learners that come out with the competencies and skill sets that will help them get hired to fill those needs.”

This May, the college un-

veiled its updated image and programming plan. McGrath said the rebrand is about taking a step forward.

“In conjunction with our 40th year, we’ve been planning to update the look and feel of the college to be little bit more reflective of where we want to go as an institution and how we want to serve business and labour force needs,” said McGrath, noting he expects the college to continue driving economic growth.

A report released in April touted the economic benefits reaped across the southeast region as a result of the college’s presence. That included employing almost 200 people in the region along with infusing $19.1 million into the regional gross domestic product. The college added more than 400 jobs across the province. “(We hope) to help to continue to drive the economic growth that this part of the province has been enjoying, and that’s really part of the key motivation for us,” added McGrath.

“We’re starting to select programs that are very connected, and where evidence is sufficient that there’s a labour market need.

We do not want to be putting on a program that the learners who are in that program will have a very difficult time (later) finding a job.”

By working on building university relationships as well as connecting with industry and employers, the college president noted the school must focus on providing educational opportunities that matter to everyone from students to schools to businesses.

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The dog that protects our border CBSA’s Detector Dog Holly shows off why she’s a three-time detector dog champion

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

A brown lab is given a tennis ball as a reward for her previous efforts, which had nothing to do with sitting down or shaking a hand. Instead, she discovered drugs in a car.

She then runs around the vehicle, smiling widely while clenching the ball between her teeth. Her handler Toban Tisdale explains to reporters watching the exercise unfold that she’s performing a victory lap.

“She’s crazy,” Tisdale said. “Crazy dogs make the best detector dogs, and we want to use that crazy energy and have them focus on the task at hand.”

Nine-year-old detector dog Holly was one of the main attractions during an open house at the Canadian Border Services Agency in North Portal on May 20, and though the car Holly thoroughly checked for drugs was only a test, it closely mirrored the real-life scenarios Holly has faced countless times for the past eight years as a detector dog.

“She’s done hundreds of seizures over the years,” said Toban Tisdale, a detector dog handler who has been with the CBSA since 2001 and with Holly since 2008.

The dynamic duo patrols border crossings and airports across Saskatchewan, looking for drugs and weapons. Holly is two years away from retirement.

“She’s trained to detect narcotics as well as firearms,” Tisdale said. “Everything has an odour and a dog’s nose is about 10,000 times more powerful than a human’s nose.”

To put that into per-

Detector Dog Handler Toban Tisdale poses with detector dog Holly in one of the inspection bays at the North Portal port of entry. The pair are stationed in North Portal but are called to international ports around the province, including the international airports in Regina and Saskatoon. Photo by Jordan Baker. spective, Tisdale walks the group into a small warehouse room filled with various boxes and other items.

Tisdale yells “Search” and Holly becomes a blur as she scours the room with her nose to the ground looking for contraband.

“In this room, she can

probably small each individual item’s odour,” Tisdale said.

A few minutes later, Holly sits down, indicating to her handler that she has found something. A small baggie sits on the ground in front of her. Once again, Holly gets the tennis ball as

a reward.

Tisdale said daily training keeps Holly on her toes and prepares her for more intense searches.

“I can take her to an airport with hundreds of people and she won’t be scared. She’s actually kind of shy,” Tisdale said with

‘Everything has an odour and a dog’s nose is about 10,000 times more powerful than a human’s nose.’

— Toban Tisdale, CBSA Dog Handler

a smile.

His love for dogs – Tisdale has two, three including Holly – was a big reason why he decided to join the CBSA in 2001.

“We talk to people all day, we interview them, we look at their stuff and I get to play with a dog,” he said.

“To me, it’s a dream job.”

It’s also a dream job for Holly, who has earned three Detector Dog Champion awards at the Police Canine Association’s annual trials, where she competed against dogs from across the country that work in corrections, protection and policing.

A 10-week training course at the CBSA college in Ottawa is required for canines to enter the field

of detector dogs. And few make the cut.

“To her, it’s just a game,” Tisdale said in reference to Holly’s ultra-keen senses. “It’s not a job to her, she’s just having fun.”

The fun comes with an extremely busy schedule, however, as the two are on call 24 hours a day. The pair can be called in when officers believe a traveler is hiding contraband, even when Tisdale and Holly aren’t conducting their regular shifts.

At this point, Holly is smart enough to understand when she’s practising her searching skills and when she’s in a live environment, so CBSA staff have to keep her drive up and push the dog frequently by hiding things that are harder for her to find.

CBSA officer Curtis Barry said it’s important for Holly to train hard because the smuggling community grows more creative every day.

“The smuggling community is getting to be more sophisticated, of course,” said Barry. “You come across false traps, we call them, as far as people actually building compartments after market and using them for the purposes of smuggling.

“They’re exciting to find,” he added. “There’s no question about it.”

Tisdale stressed the fact that Holly is solely a detector dog and never assumes the role of an attack dog.

“We don’t need our dogs to pursue people and attack them. We just use them to find the drugs and weapons.”

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The busiest port in the province CBSA OPENS DOORS TO THE NORTH PORTAL PORT OF ENTRY

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

For many, travelling across an international border under the scrutiny of the men and women who patrol and protect a country’s boundaries can be a nervewracking experience. And that’s how people often feel when they are law-abiding and coming back to a country where they are citizens.

Many who come to Canada or back to Canada have those same misgivings, wondering if something is wrong or if they innocently forgot to declare an item.

As Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer Curtis Barry said, honesty is the most important thing.

Under typical circumstances, “You’ll never get in trouble if you tell the truth,” he said. Though you may have to pay duty or surrender an item that you have willfully declared but isn’t permitted to cross. It’s when something isn’t declared or a person attempts to mislead a CBSA officer that trouble arises.

The CBSA hosted a media open house at the North Portal port of entry last week, providing an inside look at the initial interview process as well as access to inspection bays and the port’s warehouse.

The CBSA team at the North Portal port of entry is tasked with monitoring the busiest international port in the province with high commercial truck traffic and a steady flow of passenger vehicles. It’s not uncommon to see the commercial truck lane lined up in Portal N.D. with dozens of commercial trucks waiting to haul goods into Canada.

“It happens because the volume of traffic is great for that day. Saskatchewan, we’re a booming economy, plus this North Portal entry is a direct gateway to Fort McMurray,” said Barry.

“We see a lot of big equipment come through here.”

The port could see some construction in the future if a second commercial traffic lane is opened up.

For travellers, the initial interview with a CBSA officer can be the part of travel that heralds in the most worry.

Barry said each interview is different but there are mandatory questions the public is supposed to be asked when entering the country, like what is the total value of goods that were purchased or acquired? And are you in possession of any

During a media open house on May 20 at the North Portal port of entry, CBSA officer Curtis Barry performed a mock interview for the press.

The subject of the interview was CBSA communications officer Luke Reimer. graphic show Border Security may be a very realistic depiction.

“It would be very accurate, the stuff you would see on there,” said Barry, though he doesn’t watch the show himself. “It, honestly, just reminds me of work.”

Secondary referrals come about for a number of reasons, and previous enforcement is a common one. If a traveler has previously been flagged for a problem, like failing to properly declare all goods they are travelling with during the initial interview, they are very likely to have their vehicle searched each time It was a banner year for the CBSA team at the North Portal port of entry. Last year, the port seized 27 of 33 they cross the border.

At other times, quesfirearms that were being smuggled into Canada by way of Saskatchewan. The CBSA provided a spread of the tions are asked because of forfeitures during a media day last week. events unfolding around moment. at North Portal encounter tied to have been finalized, the world, from the Ebola firearms or weapons?

“Lots of the stuff we regularly.

“They would ask those then they are delivered to outbreak to, more recently, In the inspection bay, the RCMP and destroyed. questions, and they would look for would be routing. the avian flu outbreak in base the indicators off that Does it make sense that that the CBSA prepared a table Barry said the items the United States. Because and whether or not a refer- traveller is at North Portal covered with firearms and displayed showed a snap- of that, right now, it’s food, ral is required for further today? Does it go along other weapons that had been shot of a “banner” year for plant or animal questions examination or for clarifica- the lines with their story? seized at the port. the port. At Saskatchewan that are important ones for Where are they coming “We see a lot of these land ports, 33 firearms were officers. Currently, no untion,” he said.

An important part of from? There are some states things. It’s our job,” said seized in 2014, 27 of which cooked chicken is allowed determining whether a com- and certain countries that are Barry, motioning to the table were seized at North Portal. to enter from the U.S. muter may be truthful or source countries for certain and adding, “This is what Barry said for those Of course, a traveller not is simply whether it’s contraband,” said Barry, and we see quite regularly.” who want a detailed look doesn’t need to set off any Seized items are stored at what life can be like for alarm bells or trigger any reasonable to expect their that includes drugs, guns story would lead them to the and child pornography, all at the port until whatever CBSA officers across the warning signs in an officer. port they are in at that given illegal material the officers court proceedings they are country, the National Geo- Vehicles are randomly selected for further searches.

And while that may not ease the minds of those nervous individuals crossing the border, it’s all a necessary part of the process.

“We want (the travellers) to get away from the feeling like when they get referred for an examination that they’re being stereotyped or discriminated against. It’s really not the case at all. Referrals are, at times, completely random, and they’re part of our job,” m 801 13 o an.c v th Ave e t said Barry. s e ay

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Make the Energy City attractive The tourist season in the Energy City isn’t a make-it or break-it time for Estevan, but there are far too many opportunities in the summer months for us to ignore the benefits that culture, recreation and leisure can provide to the local economy.

These areas of our city take a little more work to find. As the Energy City, locals and outsiders alike see Estevan as a mecca of oil and coal. People come here to work, not to sightsee. And if they are here to learn about local culture or do something fun for an afternoon, it’s off to the mine tours, which are excellent, but there is more to Estevan than energy.

That idea needs to be sold on a much larger scale, and in this case, everyone is a salesperson.

There is a lot we have to offer, and it can be found by those just passing through and looking to stop for an hour, and it can be found by Estevan lifers who make their vacations “staycations” every year.

Estevan, as a City, as a community, as a group of businesses that benefit from tourism dollars, can do a better job of promoting, advertising and selling this city. In fact, we all must do better. No opportunity to sell Estevan should go ignored.

Maybe that takes work, and maybe it costs a little money, but the chances to bring more people into the city, particularly, but not exclusively, in a time of low oil prices, are too precious to forgo.

We have to ask why would anybody come to Estevan?

What is there to do? And if you don’t have an answer, do some looking yourself. In many ways, the best thing for Estevan is

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

No escaping BSE mess What people most like about rural Saskatchewan is the way it can be disconnected from the rest of the world.

Whether it is a simple drive into the wide-open spaces of the south or the more forested area of the north, rural Saskatchewan is a place where one can get away from things. That’s harder to do in the cities – even in cities like Regina and Saskatoon that have lost a lot of their small city charm during the recent booming times.

Unfortunately, there is no escaping all the things that may affect your life. We do, after all, live in an interconnected world where decisions and events thousands of miles away increasingly tend to impact where and how we live.

And sometimes those far away events are years and decades in the making.

This thought crosses one’s mind in wake of the recent World Trade Organization ruling by its compliance panel in favour of Canada and against the U.S.’s

to have a community that is well aware of the activities going on in their own backyard.

The hidden gem is often prized, but nobody benefits from having their gems hidden across a Prairie landscape so the tourists can go searching down dusty dirt roads without a clue.

Estevan has too many hidden gems. We need to get these gems into the eyes and minds of the people in this region, in this province and far beyond.

Nobody will simply know what is available in Estevan if we aren’t going to take the time to inform the wider public. And while it’s important for our own citizens to regularly experience this city to its fullest, our tourist industry can’t survive on the exclusivity of local customers.

We need and want others. We want the world to experience Estevan. And though we have the museums, theatres, galleries, parks and rec centres to attract anyone and everyone, it’s still not enough to provide the facilities, we need to sell them. We need to be encouraging and open.

What is being done to attract the family, driving across the country, off Highway 1 to make a day trip to the southeast?

How are we connecting those staying in Estevan to rest for the night to an active nightlife that offers something more than a hangover?

People want to be doing things, and we have things to do.

Now we need to promote and get people excited about what Estevan has to offer.

Country of Origin Labelling (COOL).

“This final ruling demonstrates the need for the United States to bring COOL in line with its WTO obligations,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said last week. “COOL does not address the best interest of the public and it unfairly discriminates against Canadian cattle and hog exports.”

Obviously, this would seem good news for rural Saskatchewan that produces 2.9 million head of cattle and 2.1 million hogs.

But, notwithstanding Stewart’s optimism, it might be awhile before this fight is over.

While the favourable WTO ruling – the third ruling against COOL after similar rulings in June 2012 and October 2014 – gives Canada the right to take retaliatory tariff action against things like California wines and Florida orange juice, Stewart stresses this is not what the Canadian government wants to do.

Instead, it is hoping that the U.S. Congress passes a contemplated law to repeal COOL – a notion that has the support of the U.S. meat packing industry.

The problem, however, is that laws aren’t easily passed in the States as it gets closer to a U.S. presidential election. And this particular law – a relatively popular one with most Americans – now has to get past a protectionist U.S. Senate.

For rural Saskatchewan, it’s a reminder that, while it might seem easier to disconnect from the rest of the world, it’s still heavily impacted by events and deci-

sions made far away.

It all started in England in 1986, when the first case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy – BSE or mad cow disease – was discovered. Between 1986 through 2001, the British outbreak, believed to be caused by using ground up animal parts in feeds, would affect about 180,000 cattle and devastate British farming communities.

By 1996, the first case of the deadly Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) – the human equivalent caused by eating BSEinfected meat – was diagnosed. There would be 229 such cases of CJD from 1996 to 2014 worldwide – the vast majority of which (181) would be in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Canada’s first case of mad cow disease would be confirmed in an eight-year-old cow in Alberta in 2003. Even though that cow never entered the food chain, it would be enough for the United States to close its borders to Canadian beef. At once, Mexico, Japan and South Korea would join the ban followed by 36 other countries. It would devastate the Canadian beef industry.

And while the borders would eventually be reopened to Canadian beef, the Americans decided to proceed with COOL in 2008 and extend it to pork and poultry products – a move that has cost Canadian farmers an estimated billion dollars.

Even in rural Saskatchewan, where it sometimes seems easy to get away from the rest the world, you can’t always escape things that happened long ago and far away.

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Little useless facts for you Let’s take a quick tour of the playground this week dear diary.

Too many topics to discuss with none of them worth fullblown investigation or commentary.

According to scientific survey, today’s North American citizen is only capable of focusing completely on one subject for fewer than eight seconds before being distracted or seeking distraction. That is disgusting. It puts us a few seconds behind goldfish on the attention span scale. You heard me.

Scientists say goldfish have more desire to focus on something than we do. Alas, that means you’ll be distracted 11 times before you finish reading this column. So, hang in their friends, it gets better!

What has led us to this land of distractions? Well, we’re in a world of selfie sticks, GoPros, drones and Rapid Rise.

That’s the selfie on the go. You throw it up and it photographs you and follows you through all your exciting activities, like skiing or kayaking. RR is another step ahead of GoPro. It can be manipulated around you.

Of course, there will be some users who will insist on posting shots of themselves watching television, playing a computer game or perhaps sitting on a toilet. Who knows?

Nobody said you had to do tasteful or exciting things.

Speaking of drones, how long will it be before they start flying into one another? Zipping into low-flying planes?

How long will it be before the drones in the world will be communicating with one another and then mis-communicating, thanks to hackers, because there will more drones to scramble signals.

So that’s the commentary on today’s newest (or at least newer) technology that is rolling out to serve you, even though you didn’t ask for it.

According to television numbers, about 100,000 more Canadians watch Toronto Argonaut games than Blue Jays or Raptors games. More viewers tune into the Toronto Make Believes hockey games though. I know not why, but they do.

People still show up at their games too, although they have no real reason to. It’s more of a habit than anything else. At least the Make Believes have a coach. All they need now are 15 competent performers and before you know it, they’ll be in sixteenth place. How exciting can that be?

So a bit more on the Argos and the Canadian Football League and why I prefer it compared with the NFL variety.

First, the games aren’t the same. Fundamental skills are, but the games are different and we’ll never get the NFL to admit it, but the CFL game is far superior from a viewer standpoint.

Of course, we have an inferiority complex. The CFL does a few hundred million in business with nine teams, the NFL does $9 billion with 30 teams and a few dozen felons.

The CFL game is authentic, accessible, affordable and fun. The NFL is none of those. It’s big business and only half as much fun, even if you have $2,000 to spend on a Sunday afternoon watching 50 per cent fewer actual football plays.

We don’t deflate our football’s by .365 psi, so some football diva can throw it better. Even if we did … who would care? It’s football, not propane sales.

Final useless fact you can store in your heads … Saskatchewan trails the nation in the consumption of wine but leads the country in the purchase of coolers.

I have no social commentary to make on that fact, other than we really like our coolers and that can’t be a bad thing, can it?

Norm Park

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The Editor, Energy has become the most important commodity of our industrial age so why are our energy ambitions not based on promoting and using free energy, endless energy renewed every day, every second, energy that carries no pollution, energy that cannot be owned or controlled exclusively by hungry, grumpy industrial giants like Cameco, Shell or BP? These are agencies that have a historical cycle of booming one minute and crashing spectacularly the next. Renewable energy does not crash. It can be and is owned by individuals and local organizations who harvest it locally, often from their own roof tops. Expanding

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renewable energy production means steady employment in the energy industry transferring jobs from specific remote locations like the tar sands to local sites like your home, your town or reserve. Keeping the young, working people at home creates stronger and more vibrant communities. Employment in renewable energy offers that opportunity.

The sun, the wind and the water are not controllable therefore not dependent on the fickle attitude of the stock market, they provide a source of energy production wherever they exist and renewable energy is not limited to just those elements. We live in a soup of energy. It surrounds us in radio waves, microwaves, waves we

have yet to discover, we ourselves are energy. All we need to do is capture natural occurring energy and funnel it to our progressive uses. Renewable energy has the advantage that it does not have to be exploited for profits; in fact it can save us tons of money as well as saving our environment.

The present, biggest challenge in the growth of renewable energy is because it erodes the power of the dirty energy producers. It is obvious that this transition in energy production must happen and the sooner the better.

I do not draw this conclusion based just on my own common sense. Scientific evidence tells you it is suicidal to endlessly pollute the Earth, air and

water that we need for life to exist. Dirty energy production holds fact-based scientific evidence of environmental degradation as an enemy to be denied. As long as immediate massive profit is the soul incentive for the extraction of nonrenewable resources our environment is in jeopardy.

For the sake of our future generations, let’s not continue to be stupid about this. Shake the suicidal complacency Canadians are so famous for. Divest dirty energy, and invest in clean, cheap endlessly renewable energy.

Greg Chatterson Green Party, candidate Regina Qu’Appelle

MP says Conservatives support health system Editor ’s note: this letter is a reply to a letter published in the Mercury on April 27 by Vicky O’Dell, federal NDP candidate for Souris-Moose Mountain The Editor, I would like to commend the Federal NDP Candidate, Vicky O’Dell, for her bravery in sharing her personal health story. Indeed, almost all Canadians, if not having fought the battle themselves, know someone who has been affected by

the terrible disease that is cancer.

Our Conservative government is committed to a health-care system that is strong and sustainable. That’s why we’ve continued to provide the Canada Health Transfer, ensuring it grows to record levels over the coming years. It’s projected to grow at an annual rate of six per cent in the next two years. And it will grow in line with the growth of the economy, with a guaranteed increase of at least three per cent each

year starting in 2017-18.

Of course, it’s up to the provincial and territorial governments to ensure Canada’s health-care system is on a sustainable spending path.

But we know it is also important to support the caregivers of those going through a debilitating illness. It’s why, through Economic Action Plan 2015, we extended Employment Insurance Compassionate Care benefits from six weeks to six months. The Canadian Cancer Society said the

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Our Conservative government is proud of C a n a d a ’s e x c e p t i o n a l health-care system, and takes the health of all Canadians and their families very seriously.

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Education, industry council moving toward independence

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The Southeast Regional Education and Industry Council (SEREIC) is heading toward independence.

I t ’s n o t t h a t t h e y don’t want and appreciate their current partnership with the southeast Saskatchewan’s Chambers of Commerce and the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, among others, it’s just that, as a non-profit independent agency, the council will be able to move forward with plans to gain support from Canada’s Western Diversification Program and other benefits, said Dan Hardern, career consultant with the SEREIC and team leader.

The Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program that introduces the trades to emerging high school seniors and leads them towards journeyperson status, is one project that is gaining momentum and support, and Hardern and others don’t want to stall it in any fashion.

A few of the apprenticeships can be completed

in high school and $1,000 bursaries are available in the southeast, he told Cornerstone trustees during their May 21 open business meeting.

Hardern has provided 10 presentations to high schools in the southeast so far this school year and has three more planned.

“Those in the program can earn high school credits in the trades under the supervision of a journeyperson,” he added, while explaining the various routes students can take if they are interested in one of the 40 recognized trades.

Safety training programs are conducted without any cost to the applicants, thanks to business sponsorship and the annual fundraising golf tournament, he said.

The SEREIC held three job or career fairs just recently that attracted about 800 high school students plus a few hundred more regional college students and people from the general public who were interested in pursuing a career in one of the

Dan Hardern, career consultant, is working on details that could move the Southeast Regional Education Industry Council into an independent status. acknowledged trades.

Hardern also spoke about a partnership with SaskTel that provided students with hands-on experiences and increased knowledge on the electrician’s trades. This practical experience with SaskTel technicians proved beneficial to both the company and the students.

“We’re happy to have them aboard. Of course we recognize it as a recruitment tool for SaskTel, but if they can attract interest from the students who are already interested in the possibilities, why wouldn’t they? (SaskTel) wants to do it again next year.”

Along with the chambers of commerce and the

regional college, SEREIC also has a partnership arrangement with First Nations communities, he said.

“As a stand alone organization, as a non-profit we would be able to seek funding and set the rules to follow to allow for expansion,” said Hardern.

The application process is underway, he told

the trustees, who gave their blessing to the process.

“The name searches and non-profit search are the easy parts. The articles of incorporation as a nonprofit will take a bit of time,” said Hardern. The southeast group is using the Regina group’s template as their blueprint, with permission.

The consultant said SEREIC meets the criteria for the move toward independence, but will need a mandatory financial statement that is also a stand alone document that separates them from their partners.

Companies that are interested in working with students are being identified and Hardern said he has 11 lined up so far, with room for more.

Early safety training, career fairs, links with Canadian manufacturers and exporters, industry partnerships and career development software improvements, are all part of the plan for 2015-16, he said.

Instructors for the various programs are contracted as required.

Western Fiberglass Pipe Sales sold to Russel Metals An Estevan-based business that gained a prominent role in the western-Canadian oil industry is being sold.

Western Fiberglass Pipe Sales, a leading distributor of fibreglass down hole tubing casing,

facility pipe and line pipe for the oil and natural gas industry has been acquired by Russel Metals Inc. The acquisition was completed on May 19, said the company representatives.

Western Fiberglass, with annual revenues of about $30 million, has operated two offices in western Canada, one in Estevan and the other in Red Deer, Alta.

The acquired business will operate under

the name Apex Western Fiberglass.

Don White, president of Apex Distribution, a subsidiary of Russel Metals, one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America, said, “we are extremely

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Souris Valley Paving donates to KidSport Souris Valley Paving donated to Estevan KidSport committee $12,000 to the KidSport Estevan chair Nathan Jesse.

Chapter on May 22.

In 2014, Jesse said the KidThe money was raised Sport Estevan application numthrough a corporate hockey tourbers were higher than average nament earlier this year with due to the increase in sport regits sister companies in North istration.

Battleford and Swift Current.

The KidSport program in The money will be used to help Estevan has been helping youth disadvantaged youth in Estevan play in organized sports in the participate in community sport community for 15 years. Jesse programs. said the grants provided to the The hockey tournament youth are raised through donations raised $36,000 overall, with the by local companies like, Souris proceeds being equally distributed Valley Paving, and through local between the three Local KidSport community fundraising.

Committees.

One of their biggest fundThe Estevan KidSport Comraisers’ is the KidSport calendar mittee and KidSport Saskatchwhich they sell each year.

A $12,000 cheque was presented to the KidSport Estevan Chapter on Monday. Nathan Jesse (left) Pauline ewan are thankful for the generous Throughout this year, Jesse Sovdi (right) accept a $12,000 donation from from Les Naka of Souis Valley Paving. Photo by Mackenzie Hientz donation made by Souris Valley hopes to recruit more volunteers Paving. to be a part of the local committee. said. “We know that KidSport is a great help children. In 2014, the KidSport Este“Souris Valley Paving fully supports organization that will use these funds to van Chapter provided a total of $9,821.60 “Once we have more local people inyouth sports and believes that all kids should ensure that all kids can play.” in grants to youth within the community. volved, we can expand on fundraising and have access to organized sport programs,” KidSport is a registered children’s char- And in the last four years they’ve assisted awareness efforts within the local sporting Les Naka of Souris Valley Paving Estevan ity that provides grants worth up to $750 to between 65 to 80 youth each year, according community, ” he said.

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Your kids are being exploited, pay attention, says Sask. ICE Unit

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

They know of what they speak and what they told a small Estevan audience on May 19 should have made Estevan and area parents seriously reconsider their family’s use of the Internet and mobile devices from that night forward.

Regina Police Service Staff Sergeant Ron Weir, provincial co-ordinator for the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, was joined by Corporal Corey Patterson as they spoke to about 40 adults in

the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Cafetorium last week.

The duo was joined by Constable Peter Froh, who handled details regarding the evening’s PowerPoint presentation that included graphic and statistical examples of why parents needed to get a firmer grip on what their children are doing and receiving online.

The work can be fulfilling, said Weir, especially when they know they’ve made progress on putting away a pedophile and/or online sexual exploiter.

But too often, the race to

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Near the end of their presentation, the visiting team of IT and investigative professionals showed how one sexually explicit image of a young person transmitted from Saskatoon reached hundreds of exploitive sites in 21 countries in less than 90 seconds.

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“Peer pressure is parent pressure,” said Weir. “Parenting isn’t always about saying yes. When it comes to cellphones and iPads the word is no. They can be useful, but think about it. They can’t drink, can’t drive a car, they can’t attend an R-rated movie, yet we’ll let them have something that is much more dangerous. Child exploitation and social media, it’s there.”

Saskatchewan’s ICE came into being in 2009 in response to a rapidly growing world of hurt involving innocent children and teens.

There was a need for some enforcement action, even when they knew they were going to come up against major odds.

“There are over 40,000 chat sites we’ve discovered … so far, that are defending sex between children and adults. That’s what we’re up against,” said the sergeant.

Those who view child pornography feel they are merely engaged in a victimless activity, until they are educated about the damages they are inflicting by simply accessing the images, said Patterson.

“I don’t get shocked easily any more, but these images get traded like we used to trade baseball cards, only those who are being abused online are abused forever,” Patterson added, referencing one victim impact statement that affected him emotionally, being a father of pre-teens.

“There are no borders, no boundaries on the Internet. We don’t know if the recipient is in Saskatchewan, Germany or Thailand.” As a result, the ICE is in constant

Internet safety presenters Cpl. Corey Patterson (left) and Staff Sgt. Ron Weir (right) were introduced by Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. communication with organizations such as Canada Border Services Agency, Interpol, Cybertip.ca and the Canadian Centre for Missing Children.

With 90 per cent of Canadian youngsters now having access to the Internet and 14 million websites depicting sex with children, with 20,000 new images each week, there is a growing frustration on the policing and protection side of this equation.

“Kids with a computer in their bedroom … that’s a no-no,” said Weir. The young girl taking a cellphone into a bathroom, needs to be questioned, he said, suggesting that

‘Kids with a computer in their bedroom... that’s a no-no.’

— Staff Sgt. Ron Weir, Regina Staff Sergeant

she may be in the process of being coerced into posting a sexually explicit selfie that she’ll live to regret. The images, the postings are there, forever, and can be accessed by potential bosses when that young

person goes out looking for a job 10 years later.

“Half the kids aged 11 to 14 have received at least one unwanted sexual comment online, usually from someone they don’t know,” said Weir.

The two police officers also noted the danger antenna needs to go up on parents if they see their child with hundreds of “friends” on Facebook or other social sites.

“I hate Facebook, it’s dangerous and what you might think is a simple friendly family post, is being used by predators to get more information about you and your kids, your habits, their interests and away they go. Then companies like Facebook are very unco-operative when it comes to investigations,” said Patterson who noted he often goes online, just like the predators, pretending to be an 11 or 14-year-old girl, in an attempt to turn the tables on the exploiters.

Nine-year-olds sending pictures of themselves to unknown recipients, is

far too common and very disturbing, said Weir.

“Pedophiles don’t have to leave the comfort of their homes now. That’s why I hate Facebook, I despise it.

Kids leave their profile on it and parents let them, and then they hand them a cellphone, like a loaded gun.

They just don’t get it. They are naive,” said Patterson.

Predators are constantly trolling websites, and one child, he noted, had 19 social media sites she was engaged in every day. When questioned about her social contacts, Patterson said, “she knew fewer than onequarter of her 433 so-called friends on these sites.”

That’s why his 10-yearold doesn’t get an iPad, but the family will use an iPod with strict ground rules.

“Kids have to be reminded that once they are exploited, abused on line, it’s forever,” said Weir. That includes the supposed five seconds and gone Snapchats, that became popular. “They don’t disappear like you might think they do. I can catch one and download it in three seconds,” said Patterson. If he can, so can the predators.

Patterson said he almost gets paranoid when he sees his wife using a cellphone. Although he trusts her with it, she uses it “almost every where.”

He said over the years he has seen so much of the ugly side of the Internet, it’s difficult not to be over cautious.

The two officers said they conducted 49 presentations on the evils of the Internet and sexual exploitations last year alone and gear them for their audiences. Patterson said his talk with a Grade 4 class

revealed to him that if he let them do the talking he learned what they were doing online, then he would simply ask them, “do you think that was safe?

“Just be cognizant of what they’re doing online at age nine and 10,” Patterson told the parents. Predators can groom a young person in that age group within 24 hours. It might take a little longer for the 16 or 17-yearold.

Sites such as Kik also came in for some fierce scrutiny by the two professional law enforcers. They added Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Skype are all operated out of Canada, so it’s difficult to get any co-operation out of them.

Other chat sites such as Wickr Tinder, Minecraft are also unfriendly toward investigations.

When the kids get a little older, some are inclined toward self exploitation, or self pornography and there have been some recent tragic examples of those outcomes that have sometimes led to suicides.

“The boyfriend and girlfriend exchange photos, then two months later they split and the picture gets out there and they want them back. Well, they can’t get them back, and they can’t make them give it back and it can be checked out when you make that job application just like a criminal investigation check is made,” said Weir.

Children from poverty-stricken countries are often exploited and sites as innocent-appearing as Craigslist are also home to the trolling predators who sometimes place their

own ads with some pretty explicit requests.

“Don’t let your kid spend too much time alone in a room with a computer or device. It’s not healthy.

Make them go outside and enjoy some play time, not device time,” said Weir.

“If you know what your kid is doing online at age 10 and you stay interested, then you’ll know more when they’re 17 or 18. Put the device on the counter and plug it in.

Don’t let them take it into their bedroom and spend hours alone with it and

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don’t punish them if they’re truthful when explaining to you what they are doing online. Work with them,” said Weir.

Training packages are going out to schools and students all the time now and Const. Stephany said in Estevan the problem has surfaced for certain, and this city wasn’t any different in terms of exploitation efforts from undesirable elements. “The sexting and exploiting that goes on now, it floored me,” she said. “We have to get the knowledge out there before there are more victims.”

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Two talented Saskatchewan musicians were at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) on Friday night for the latest show in the After Dark concert series.

Katie Miller and Tyler Gilbert showcased their musical talents during their sets. Most of the songs they played were original works, but they also performed a few cover tunes.

Miller, who hails from Esterhazy, was the first to play. Several songs were from her debut album, Silverflower, which was released earlier this year.

Family plays a big role in her music, she said. Flowers on the Sun, was inspired by her son’s first poem. Still the One for Me was dedicated to her husband.

But there were also songs, like Dark 1:00 PM Side and Sunset, which were written during tough 1:00 PMtimes.

Bassist Kathy Travis joined her onstage for the After Dark concert.

Gilbert is a Regina-based musician who has appeared in Estevan through W W W. M A C K A U C T I O N C O M P A N Y . C O M After Dark on multiple occasions. He was at the EAGM shortly after completing W Wa W.tour M A Cof K Athe U C Tsouthwestern I O N C O M P A NU.S. Y . C OHe M told the crowd of a few dozen people that he travelled 7,200 km, but he saw many cool places, met lots of great people and did it all while playing music, which he loves.

Gilbert demonstrated his guitarplaying skills when he played such songs as Prison Wall Blues, and showed his ability to incorporate humour into his music with Walking Tall. concert the WOne W W. M A C K A U Cremains T I O N C O Min PA N Y . CAfter OM Dark series this season. Toronto’s Graham Nicholas will be at the EAGM on Friday, June 19, as part of his crosscountry tour.

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Joshua Pele, the camp co-ordinator for the Souris Valley Theatre Youth Musical Camp, will be attending schools in Estevan and running various theatre workshops for students prior to start of camp.

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The Souris Valley Theatre is providing students in the southeast the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the opportunities available to them at the Theatre’s Youth Musical Camp, which will run from July 6 to July 27, through a series of specialized workshops.

Students in Grades 1 through 12 will be able to participate in these workshops at their school during the month of May, during which Souris Valley Theatre’s camp coordinator Joshua Pele will be touring the schools and leading the workshops.

With a focus on roledrama, Pele said the workshops will serve as a creative outlet for anyone interested in being someone else for an hour.

“They’ll be able to take on any given circumstance and totally immerse themselves in that world,” he said, adding lessons will be centred around these scenarios.

One of the workshops referenced by Pele includes an exercise involving the Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Participants take on the role of one of the bears and according to Pele, they come up with a plan to stop Goldilocks.

The workshops are

New exhibits featured at the art gallery The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum has a pair of new exhibits for gallery goers.

In Gallery 1, Legion Halls is a travelling exhibit on loan from the Canadian War Museum. It will be a summer long installation, opening May 22 and running until Aug. 29.

The exhibit presents black and white images by photographer Tobi Asmoucha that capture everyday moments and events in Legion branches across Canada.

Gallery 2 features Fertile Ground, another travelling exhibit. This one, toured by the Orga-

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nization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), explores the work of a number of artists and craftspeople who have played a pivotal role in the development of ceramics in the province.

The exhibit features the work of Hansen-Ross Pottery, Beth Hone, Marilyn Levine, Randy Woolsey, Victor Cicansky, Jack Sures, Donavon Chester, Charley Farrero, Mel Bolen, Wendy Parsons/Zach Dietrich, Anita Rocamora, Rob Froese and Zane Wilcox.

That exhibit, which opened May 7, will run until June 13.

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designed with the participating age groups in mind, and include key items from the Saskatchewan curriculum, therefore allowing teachers to integrate these workshops into their classes.

Pele graduated from ECS and is currently attending Northern Colorado University. He has a degree in theatre education with a music minor.

Pele said the camps and workshops are sponsored by the Estevan Lions Club, Trobert Law Firm and Kohaly, Elash, and Ludwig Law Firm.

The workshops will take place on May 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spruce Ridge and at Pleasantdale

during the same time period.

Along with the elementary school workshops, Pele will be attending the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Drama 10 and Drama 20/30 class for the entire week of June 8. These extra days at the high school will help the students to further develop their acting and improvisation skills covered in their drama class, Pele said.

“It’s a great way for anyone to be creative and work on their team-building skills,” he said, noting feedback from youth who participated in the camp and workshops in years past was extremely positive.

The Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life is more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends and celebrate cancer survivors during the Survivors’ Victory Lap, remember loved ones touched by cancer as luminaries are lit around the track and fight back against this disease.

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Cornerstone Tomorrow report received The report is in the hands of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, the board and administration now needs a little time to digest all of its details.

Cornerstone Tomorrow, an independent survey and fact-gathering project for the school division was conducted by hired consultants Craig Melvin and Lorraine Thompson. The two engaged in three

general public fact-gathering sessions that attracted 71 participants including about a dozen in Estevan, this past winter. The survey also included feedback from 45 teachers, 31 school community council members, 60 students and over 235 general respondents who participated in the online survey.

“It was an independent study, there-

Briefs from the board Brief notes taken from the May 21 general business meeting conducted by the South East Cornerstone Public School Division: “We have barely met the quorum requirements,” said chairwoman Audrey Trombley noting that board members Janet Foord, Pam Currie, Kevin Keating and Shirley Wheeler were absent from the conference table and not available through an audio online system either. The board is also short one member due to the recent passing of Weyburn representative Bryan Wilson.

With the need to fill that one vacant position, it was confirmed that a nomination process is now in place in the city of Weyburn

with the byelection set for June 17. In the meantime Weyburn’s lone representative is Warren Betker.

During the course of the open public meeting, the trustees passed a motion to ratify a new two-year contract with the Service Employees International Union-West that calls for a 2.5 per cent wage hike in the first year and two per cent wage increase in the second year of the agreement.

The contract did not come easily with the negotiations escalating to strike action in late April and the school division’s 260 SEIUWest members/employees of the school division walking off the job for 20 days before negotiating teams got back to the table to

reach a tentative deal that was ultimately, signed and ratified by both parties.

Lynn Little, director of education for Cornerstone, provided information to the board via the personnel report, that Kevin Hengen has been hired as the new superintendent for the eastern region in the school division while Rhae-Ann Holoien, the former superintendent for the division has resigned to accept the director’s job in another provincial school division.

Shelley Sargent, the former superintendent for the eastern sector will take over the position formerly held by Holoien and Hengen will fill the position Sergeant is vacating in the shuffle.

CBSA alerts public to immigration scams The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advising Prairie Region clients to be on alert for targeted immigration scams from recent weeks.

These scams have involved using threatening and/or coercive language, via email and phone calls, to scare individuals into paying fictitious fees to the CBSA for immigration-related issues such as permanent resident cards.

Another recent series of scams have included overseas persons forming online relationships with Canadians. Once a relationship is established, they make plans to visit Canada, but end up “detained at the border” unless a large sum money is transferred into a bank account for their release and entry into Canada.

It is important to be vigilant. These

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The CBSA will never: • ask you to deposit money into a personal bank account, • ask you to transfer money through private money transfer service, • use free email services, such as Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, or Gmail for official communications, or • call individuals for the purpose of collecting money, or a payment, via telephone.

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fore there was no preconceived notion as to what it was going to reveal,” said Lynn Little, Cornerstone’s director of education.

Unfortunately, the day that had been set aside for the administration and board members to go over the report with Melvin and Thompson, was the same day the funeral for board member Bryan Wilson was to be held, so Little said there was no real opportunity or desire for any of them to focus on the report’s details at that time.

Another date is being set.

But Little said, since then, they have had the opportunity to scan some of the results to formulate some concept of what it entails and she said, as a result, the board has already made a concentrated effort to once again, speak to the public about how the school review process works since there are still some misconceptions about how those reviews are triggered and what they entail and how long they take.

“The board will review the report and share the information from it. The committee that was struck to guide the review will meet in June to plot the direction,” said Little.

In the meantime, there has not been any public disclosure regarding the review, other than the boarddirected public discourse on the school review process.

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Online farmland survey is flawed says PCs The Saskatchewan Farmland Ownership online survey being conducted by the provincial government is flawed said the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party and its leader, Rick Swenson.

The PCs said the survey could possibly lead to a sell-out of all provincial farmland.

“The survey has the capability to allow nonSaskatchewan input that could cause the Sask Party government to change the rules and allow unlimited corporate and foreign investment,” said Swenson. “The very first (survey) question includes the choice, ‘resident of a country outside of Canada.’ Does this mean any

person in the world can complete the survey? Doesn’t this mean any foreign investor in the world with an eye on Saskatchewan farmland can fill in the survey in favour of foreign investment?”

Swenson added. The PC leader went on to say, “You don’t even have to identify yourself if you don’t wish to. How will they limit the survey to one person, one response?”

The PC release said there are misleading questions such as the one that asks if foreign investment would be okay if there were caps on the amount of land.

There is no mention of the amount of the cap, Swenson said.

“The Sask Party gov-

ernment could decide that cap is 20 acres or 20,000 acres. Also, the question which asks about allowing foreign investment through Canadian residents looks like the government is trying to create more loopholes for Canadian investors who are not farmers,” Swenson added.

“In addition to the problems with the survey itself, the release of it during seeding season means it will be more difficult for farmers to have their say about our land resource as the agriculture minister has indicated this survey will be short-term in nature. Who wants to sit at a computer after spending 12 to 16 hours on a tractor trying to make a living while

the weather co-operates?”

Swenson said he felt the survey should be suspended until seeding is completed and restrict it to Saskatchewan residents only or abandon it. He suggested the government would be welladvised to conduct public meetings and actually meet the Saskatchewan people and hear what they have to say about the topic.

“Now that the legislature is not in session, and MLAs have returned to their constituencies, it’s time for them to earn their salary by talking to people face-toface,” said Swenson, noting that “this is a Saskatchewan resource and its future should be determined by Saskatchewan people.”

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From left, Rachel Kramer and Avery Dechief were the winners of the Teen MasterChef competition at the Estevan Public Library on Sunday. Young people prepared unique and creative desserts, and served them for the judges. They were judged on originality, taste, texture, teamwork and other categories.

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Police deal with assaults, thefts and other calls Estevan Police Service members dealt with a number of calls for thefts and assaults in recent days.

Officers arrested a 21-year-old male during the May 19 night shift for uttering threats. He was charged with two counts for the threats, and was released on conditions after appearing in front of a justice of the peace.

Police received a call later that night of a suspicious person in an alley on the east side of the city. The person was located and said he was looking for a WiFi connection.

A young woman attended the police station during Wednesday’s nightshift to report she had been assaulted. Statements were taken from the victim.

Police are aware of the suspect’s identity. The matter is still under investigation.

Police were then called to keep the peace at a domestic incident in the Pleasantdale area. Officers spent about 20 minutes at the scene, and no further action was needed.

Officers were sent to two possible break and enter calls from the south end of the city during the night shift.

Police believe that a break and enter did not occur at one of the locations, but a television was missing from the other. Police have identified a couple suspects and have been investigating.

Police were dispatched to a domestic incident in the central part of the city. A theft and an assault were reported. Police obtained statements and a 34-year-old male is facing a charge of theft for taking property.

The male co-operated with police and the property was recovered.

Officers have opened an investigation into a hitand-run that occurred in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Hospital during the May 21 night shift. There was minimal damage to the victim’s vehicle. No suspects in the

collision have ben identified Police received a complaint of fraud later in the nightshift. A male went into a local business and charged products to a company’s account. Police have charged the male with two counts of fraud.

Police received a report of a theft from a motor vehicle in the hospital parking lot during the night shift. A duffle bag with assorted property was taken. If anyone has any information on this crime, please call the Estevan Police Service at 306-6344767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Police received a call that a set of keys for a truck was taken while a man was in a local bank. The male was with a female and a dog. The female was identified but the male is unknown at this time. Police are hoping the keys will be returned, as the parties know each other, but the victim cannot recall the name of the suspect.

Police are investigating a report of a stolen hot tub that came in during the May 25 day shift.

Also during the day shift, police received a vandalism complaint from north-central Estevan. The driver’s side door on a vehicle was keyed.

Police also responded to several false alarms throughout the city.

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Seeding operations accelerated in southeast Saskatchewan this past week as producers took full advantage of the warm, dry conditions.

Seeding continues well ahead of schedule Dry weather this past week allowed producers to make significant seeding progress across the province.

Sixty-four per cent of the 2015 crop is now seeded, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report.

The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 24 per cent seeded.

While the rain in the southeast was welcome for pasture and hay land in some areas, it delayed seeding in other areas.

Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 26 per cent surplus, 72 per cent adequate and two per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 23 per cent surplus, 75 per cent adequate and two per cent short. Most areas are reporting adequate topsoil moisture.

Some Areas of the southeast are reporting 45 to 50 per cent surplus moisture on cropland, and 36 to 40 per cent surplus moisture on hay land and pasture.

Precipitation ranged from nil to 49 mm (Moosomin area). This region has reported the most amount of rain since April 1 (90 mm). Some areas in the region have received less than 10 mm of rain since April 1.

Cool weather has slowed germination and development of crops. Frost was reported on several nights over the week from May 10 to 16. There are reports of some producers getting stuck in wet fields. Farmers were hoping for warmer temperatures and have been granted those.

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More cattle have been moved to pasture in the southeast.

Farmers are busy seeding, rolling crops and conducting pre-seed spraying when the weather permits.

Producers in the southwest are most ahead in the seeding process, with 86 per cent of the crop seeded. The west-central region has 72 per cent seeded; the east-central and northeastern regions have 42 per cent seeded; and northwestern region has 68 per cent seeded.

Across the province, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 10 per cent surplus, 68 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as eight per cent surplus, 67 per cent adequate, 19 per cent short and six per cent very short. Moisture conditions vary throughout the province.

Precipitation varied across the province, ranging from nil to 49 mm. Cool, dry weather has delayed germination and crop development in many areas. Frost was reported in many areas and producers are assessing damage at this time, while hoping for warm weather.

Some areas have reported wet conditions resulting in machinery getting stuck and some access roads being impassable. Other areas are hoping for rain to recharge the topsoil that is getting too dry.

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Alberta posted an 11.8 per cent increase in net receipts to 29.6 million cubic metres, while Saskatchewan recorded a 23.1 per cent gain to 2.6 million cubic metres.

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Natural Gas Natural gas sales totalled 9.6 billion cubic metres in March, down 3.7% from March 2014.

The volume of sales to the residential (-10.5%) and commercial (-7.9%) sectors was down, while the industrial sector was up 1.5% compared with the same month a year earlier.

Total sales in March were 9.2% lower compared with the previous month.

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You can search by legal land location or using their map and entering the assessment ID number. The beauty about the soil survey is that the land has really not changed and the texture and soil association are the same today as they were back when the land was surveyed and later when it was assessed by SAMA. I would encourage every producer and land owner to go on the website and to see how their land is rated.

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MS Walk Draws a Crowd The MS Walk in Estevan on Sunday was a well-supported event.

Nearly 60 people were involved, and they raised more than $18,500 for the MS Society of Saskatchewan. Participants walked five kilometres through the northwest corner of the city, with Pleasantdale School serving as the start-finish area.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Temporary Full Time Executive Assistant

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

WTP & WWTP Maintenance Person 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.

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.

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

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:

Send Applications to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resource Coordinator 1102 – Fourth Street Estevan, SK, S4A 0W7 Fax: 306-634-9790 apply@estevan.ca

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(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) (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)

Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources City of Estevan, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Phone: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790

CARD MAKING WITH MANDI SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB May 26th May 13th and 20th 7-8:30pm 7-9pm $25/annual membership $20/person 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: AFTER DARK LIVE CONCERT NEEDLEThursdays FELTING February 26 June 10th April 2,9,16,23,30 SERIES March 5,12,19,26 May 7,14,21,28 May 22nd and June 19th 7pm 10 - 10:30 am $30/person Doors open 8pm 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

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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

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:

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

CITY OF ESTEVAN 2015 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE

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

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!

• $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” 4. Click “Request Account” to setup your user account if you do not already have one 5. Click “View Activies” 6. Select the activity you want, then click “enroll” Phone: 306-634-1888 | Estevan.ca Email: fitness@estevan.ca

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City of Estevan Scholarship in the Arts Grades 5-12 for summer art programs deadline is May 8, 2015.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

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Hauling Waste to the Landfill The City of Estevan would like residents to please try and keep our city clean by complying with the following bylaw.

Bylaw 2010-1814 Section 6 (a) 6. A waste hauler shall, while conveying solid waste in a vehicle a) cover the solid waste in such a manner that it shall be impossible for any part of the solid waste to escape.

Under Schedule E 1.2 Transportation a) Failure to cover vehicles carrying solid or liquid waste results in a fine of $100.00

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Tower Wolves downed in opener SENIOR TEAM BOUNCES BACK WITH 7-1 WIN

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Tower Wolves opened up the Saskota Baseball league with a 7-6 loss at home against last year’s champion the Carlyle Cardinals on May 19.

They turned that around with a 7-1 win on the road against the Wawota Pats on May 21.

In the home opener, Estevan fell behind early when the Cardinals took a 1-0 lead after the first inning.

In the third inning, with the score knotted at one, the Wolves starting pitcher Justin Fieber pitched out of a two-out, bases loaded jam, as the score remained tied.

After a scoreless third and fourth inning, the Cardinals regained their one-run lead in the top half of the fifth, and Estevan responded later in the inning when Clark Monroe hit a double and tied the game 2-2.

Fieber went five innings allowing two runs.

Estevan struggled in the top half of the sixth inning with a new pitcher, who surrendered three runs.

“In the sixth inning, we threw a new pitcher in, and

Justin Fieber pitched the first five innings of the Tower Wolves home opener on May 19. he couldn’t find the strike zone right away till the end of the inning and that’s when they got their three runs to take the lead,” Tower Wolves manager and player Jordan Fieber said.

In the bottom half of the inning, the Wolves blew a bases-loaded, none out opportunity, scoring only one run to trail 5-4.

In the seventh, Monroe was pitching for the Wolves

and the Cardinals scored another two runs to extend their lead to 7-4.

The Wolves again had another golden opportunity with bases-loaded in the seventh inning but scored only

Bruins acquire Schioler

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins have recently acquired Dane Schioler from the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).

Schioler was part of the futures in a trade that sent former Bruin David Robertson to the Terriers last November The 1996-born player from Headingly, MB, spent the last two seasons with the Terriers, and also played briefly for Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats in 2012.

This past regular MJHL season, Schioler had 20 goals and 22 assists and was part of the Terrier team that won the 2015 Canadian junior A national championship RBC Cup. The Bruins organization hopes he can bring that experience to the team’s locker room.

“One of the reasons we wanted to make that move with Portage was, we knew Dane will be coming to us with that experience,” Bruins GM and head coach Chris Lewgood said.

“The guys can look to him for advice, and when it’s getting stressful for some of the other guys, he can lead the way and lean on his experience a little bit.”

When the Bruins traded Robertson they knew that Schioler would be the future that they would get in return.

“Our intention all along was to bring Dane Schioler (to the Bruins). He was our target right from the start,” Lewgood said.

Lewgood also mentioned that Schioler’s all-around game will contribute to the team.

“Dane brings kind of a mix of grit and energy with skill.”

Schioler also believes he can contribute to the team.

“I bring a pretty all-around game. I can definitely contribute offensively, but I’m a guy who gets in the dirty areas and plays physical,” Schioler said.

Lewgood added that in the past, most of the skill players in the Bruins organization were smaller in stature, and recently they’ve focused on recruiting players who have strength and size along with skill. And Lewgood believes Schioler is that type of player.

Schioler found out he would be part of the Bruins once the Terriers’ season ended, and now he is excited to play for the Bruins.

Schioler said that winning the RBC cup with Portage is a highlight of his career, and he is ready to bring that experience to the Bruins.

“That was huge for me … I think that does bring a certain positive experience and leadership that I think I can bring to the table,” Schioler said.

Once Schioler starts skating with the Bruins, Lewgood believes he will have no trouble fitting in with the team.

“He’s the prototypical Estevan Bruin. He does a little bit of everything. I think he can play in any number of different scenarios and situations, and you know he’s going to be a good fit here for us,” Lewgood said.

This is the first time that Schioler has been traded in his junior A career, but he said he had heard great things about the Bruins’ organization and sees the trade as a new opportunity in his hockey career.

Austin Halladay was the pitcher of record, pitching four innings, and allowing no runs. Dylan Lafrentz closed the game, pitching the last two innings.

Jordan Fieber said the win was a team effort, and if they continue to make the technical plays in the field they should be competitive throughout the season.

“Everybody played good baseball, everybody put the bat on the ball and hit it hard or hit it to good places, at least,” he said.

T h e Wo l v e s w e r e scheduled to host the Redvers A’s last night. They will visit the Arcola Threshers on Thursday and host the Oxbow Chiefs June 2, and game time is 7:30 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park.

High School rodeo finals returning to Estevan this week The Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Finals will be held for a second year at the Estevan exhibition grounds from May 28 to 31.

This event brings students from Grade 6 to 12 from all over the province to compete for the top four spots in each event that will take them to the national finals. The top six spots qualifies competitors for the Canadian finals.

Events include barrels,

team roping, chute dogging, tie down roping, pole bending, bull riding, goat tying, breakaway roping, ribbon roping, steer wrestling, bareback, and saddle bronc.

The junior contestants from Grades 6 to 8 will be heading to Des Moines, Iowa for their national finals and the high school contestants from Grades 9 to 12 will be heading to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Canadian national will be held in Nanton, Alta.

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two runs.

Despite the loss, Fieber said the team played well.

“Everybody was hitting the ball pretty well tonight, so for the first game of the season we can’t complain about it at all.”

Fieber added that one of the positives of the Wolves’ play was their defence.

“Our fielding was very good. There was, I think, one error in the field all game,” he said.

In the Game against Wawota, Estevan jumped out to an early lead in the second inning and led 2-0, according to player Justin Fieber.

The Wolves continued to have hot bats scoring runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

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Twins go 1-3 during home stand

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Southeast Legacy midget AAA Twins recently went 1-3 during a four-game home stand The Twins played a double header against the Swift Current Indians on May 23 and lost both games 14-4 and 8-4. The following day, they split the double header against the Saskatoon Cubs; losing the first game 9-4 and winning the second game 15-5.

In the first game against Swift Current, the Twins fell behind 8-0 after the first inning. They didn’t score a run until the fourth inning, when they managed to score three runs.

The game was called after the fifth inning, since the Indians were up by 10 runs.

Despite getting mercied, the Twins only had four fewer hits than Swift Current. Kirkland Chalus led the Twins offence, hitting a double and a triple, while going two-for-three at the plate.

Throughout the game, coach Blaine Kovach noticed

the team wasn’t playing their best.

“We were just flat,” he said. “Nothing was going right and the routine plays weren’t getting done.”

During the second game, Kovach was happy with the pitching, but again it was the fielding and the hitting that cost them the game.

In the first inning, the Twins first two batters reached base and scored,and they had a 2-0 lead.

After the Twins, surrendered eight runs in the third and fourth innings, Swift Current was held scoreless in the final two innings “It was just one bad inning. It was going well there for a little bit again the hitting wasn’t quite there,” Kovach said.

The Twins suffered their third loss of the weekend against the Cubs on May 24. They were able to take a 1-0 lead after the first but Saskatoon scored all of their runs in the middle innings to win the game.

In the fifth inning, the Cubs scored five runs which was the turning point in the game, as the Twins only trailed 4-1 up to that point.

Rhett Nikolejsin gets ready to swing during a doubleheader against the Swift Current Indians.

“We’ve been having that one bad inning a game and it seems when we have that one bad inning everything snowballs, ” Kovach said.

In the Twins final game of the weekend they mercied the Cubs 15-5 in six innings. The Twins took a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but by the top of the fourth inning, they trailed 5-3.

In the bottom of the fourth the Twins bats came alive and scored four runs each in the final three innings.

“All of a sudden the boys started to see the ball and they just stated launching it,” Kovach said. “The boys started hitting everything they were throwing.”

The Twins are back in action on Thursday against the Regina Expos and the game time is 7 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park.

They also play a doubleheader against the Northwest Prairie Pirates on May 30 at Lynn Prime Park, with the games starting at 4 p.m.

Also the Twins are in action on May 31 as they take on the Saskatoon Diamondbacks at Lynn Prime Park. The game starts at 2 p.m.

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Novice lacrosse team earns silver in tournament The Vipers fell 7-1 to Moose Jaw in their third game of the tournament.

Ryder Davidson scored the lone goal for the Vipers.

“Moose Jaw was a pretty powerful team, and they play their ball well, Tim Hollingstead said.”

In the silver medal game, Dayman Trucking dropped an 8-5 decision. After the first period they trailed 4-0, but in the second they outscored Moose Jaw 4-2, only to trail 6-4 heading into the third period. McNabb,

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The Estevan Dayman Trucking lacrosse team fought hard in their first game against the Vipers.

Vo n S p r e k e n a n d McNabb each had a goal, and after the first period,Dayman Trucking led 2-1.

They would go on to score three goals, all in the second. Onrait, Kersey Hollingsted and Harrison Froese were the goal scorers.

“It was a good game.

We had a lot of chances and the (Moose Jaw) goalie played well,” coach Hollingstead said.

The Vipers lost a very

close game to Standing Buffalo with a final score of1-0.

Standing Buffalo scored late in the third period, and despite the loss coach Tim Hollingstead said the Vipers played very well throughout the game.

D a y m a n Tr u c k i n g edged Standing Buffalo 6-5 for their second win of the tournament.

The teams were tied after the first period with Hollingstead and McNabb

collecting the goals for Estevan.

In the second, Estevan took the lead, after Hollingstead scored two goals in the period to earn a hat trick and Estevan then led 4-3 after the period.

Standing Buffalao tied the game at four goals early in the third, but two straight goals from McNabb and Holingstead was enough for Dayman Tucking to win the game.

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The Estevan novice Vipers also competed in the tournament but finished with a record of 0-4.

In the tournament, the novice team was divided in half to make a total of four teams competing in the tournament, which included Standing Buffalo and the Moose Jaw Mustangs.

For the opening game of the tournament the two Estevan teams played against each other, and Dayman Trucking prevailed 6-1, with Carter Onrait scoring the first two goals, giving them a two 2-0 leadafter the opening period.

Daymon Trucking continued to put pressure on the Vipers as they scored another two goals. Onrait scored again earning a hat trick and Kersey Hollingstead had the other goal.

The Vipers finally got on the board in the third with a goal from Vaughn Bourassa, but not before Dayman Trucking added two goals. Shea McNabb and Shaun VonSpreken were the goal scorers.

D a y m a n Tr u c k i n g coach Kris Hollingstead said the game was physical and it was a hard fought battle.

The following day, both teams played two games each. The first game for Dayman Trucking was against Moose Jaw and they dropped a 10-5 decision.

Onrait, Hollingstead and Froese each had a goal.

Onrait scored the lone goal for Estevan in the third.

In the bronze medal game the Vipers lost 6-2 to Standing Buffalo.

Overall both coaches were proud with the way each team played as by the end of the tournament both teams were passing the ball which led to scoring opportunities.

This was the last tournament of the season for the novice squad.

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The Estevan Harris Oilfield Senior Impact recently played their home opener at Affinity palce against the Regina Heat, but unfortunately loss both games.

Estevan fell 14-6 against the Heat on May 23, and the following day dropped a 13-7 decision.

In the first game, the Impact, scored three goals in the opening period and only trailed 4-3 after the first period.

In the second, Estevan

found themselves in a 6-3 hole but scored three unanswered goals to tie the game.

The Heat scored two, late in the period, and had a 8-6 lead going into the third.

Estevan was unable to score any goals in the

third period.

In the second the game, Jeff Davies opened up the scoring for the Impact, but 10 seconds later the Heat responded with a goal of their own.

The Impact regained their lead, when Lucas Smyth scored. After the

first period the Impact only trailed 5-4.Chad Hinkse and Davies had the other Impact goals.

In second, the Impact scored three goals, as Davies and Smyth were the goal scores.

Estevan trailed 9-7 after two period but again

were unable to score in the third. The Regina had a differnt goalie in net for the last period as the Impact couldn’t score on him.

The Impacts next games are against the Saskatoon Brewers at the Icon Centre on June 6 and 7.

Hometown rivalry

The Estevan peewee Warriors went 1-3 during a tournament at Affinity Place over the weekend.

The Estevan peewee Warriors and the Estevan peewee Junior Big Dogs met in the bronze medal game of the hometown tournament, which ran May 22 to 24. The Big Dogs won that game.

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By the sixth inning, the Sluggers had a 10-5 lead,

but the Buffalos rallied in that inning and scored the maximum six runs to take the lead.

The Sluggers, failing to score a run in their half of the sixth inning, fell short of the win.

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“Just a bad defensive inning that seems to get us every game, we gave up six runs and just can’t seem to find a way to stop the bleeding and limit that six to three or four (runs) instead,” he said.

Despite the loss, Siever acknowledged two pitchers, Derek Weinrauch and Hayden Lavoie, saying both threw strikes and pitched well.

In the following game, the Sluggers fell 10-2 after the first inning and couldn’t come back from the deficit.

After the fourth inning, the score was 15-5 and the game was called since the Buffalos were up by ten runs Throughout the game the offense struggled according to Siever.

“We just didn’t really look like we were too ready at the plate … we started to get something going on a little bit in the last inning there but just not enough to keep the game going,” he said.

Throughout both games, the Sluggers made defensive mistakes, and Siever said the team needs to work on defensive positioning for their upcoming games.

“We’ll be working a lot on defence this week for sure, we still need to, obviously, work on our batting as well but I think it’s going to be more defensive stuff,” Siever said.

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The annual Rondeau Cup Junior Scramble took place at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on May 24 with 50 young golfers taking to the local links.

The golfers were divided into six teams. The winning team was composed of Reegan Robinson, Erik McKersie, Hayden Lavoie, Drew Fenwick, Jesse Tombs, Jean Luc Dupuis, Nicholas Hins, Madi Hortness, Kennedy Dowhanuik and Kara Dowhanuik. The team shot a 28 to capture the annually awarded title.

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Debra Polischuk from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) recognizes that stress is prevalent in today’s world.

It’s a particularly big issue for those who are battling cancer, she said, and it’s also a challenge for the loved ones of cancer patients. The CCS has decided to include stress management among the topics for their Living Well with Cancer retreats.

Polischuk, a director for cancer support services at the CCS’s southern Saskatchewan office, was the guest speaker at a retreat on Saturday at the Days Inn's Taylorton Room.

Nearly 40 cancer survivors and caregivers attended the workshop.

She talked about her personal battles with stress and how she managed to cope.

“People that are diagnosed with cancer, or any life-threatening disease, have (their stress levels increase),” Polischuk told the Mercury.

“There's a new word that's out in the community, and out in self-help groups, and that word is mindfulness.”

Polischuk, who is wellversed in yoga, discussed how yoga has applied to mindfulness and how it can be used to reduce stress. She employed a 10-minute exercise, in which people pictured a peaceful situation to relax.

“Very rarely are we ever just in the present moment where, usually, everything is pretty okay,” said Polichuk.

Polischuk said the CCS will offer seven or eight retreats each year. They had their first retreat four years ago, and ever since they've become very popular. Four retreats have happened in Estevan in the last two years.

“I feel very, very fortunate, because I've gotten to know many of the survivors in the Estevan community,” Polischuk said. “People are interested in knowledge. They're interested in community – getting together with other survivors in the community, sharing stories and meeting new people.”

Living Well with Cancer retreats cover such topics as exercise, nutrition and meditation.

The session also allowed cancer survivors and their caregivers to connect and dis-

cuss their experiences with the disease.

Mary Antonenko, who co-chairs the Estevan Relay for Life survivor committee, said the retreats have proven to be very popular over the last couple of years. The survivors really appreciate having the event in Estevan.

“The cancer society used to do one large one every year, and it was all weekend long,” said Antonenko. “They quit doing that. So now they go out to the communities.”

Antonenko noted that in 2012, she went to one of the weekend-long retreats in Saskatoon with her husband, Dave.

There was one other cancer survivor from Estevan at that session.

“Since we've been doing them here, we've been getting a minimum of 30 survivors coming out,” said Antonenko.

Survivors and caregivers love the events, she said.

“When I run into people here throughout the year, they're still talking about our last retreat,” said Antonenko.

The retreat was held three weeks before Estevan’s Relay for Life, which is scheduled to take place from 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, to 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 14. This year's relay will be at Affinity Place.

Event chair Kathryn Gilliss said the survivors are very important people for the relay. She views the opening survivor laps as very moving.

She noted they plan to make good use of Affinity Place, and in particular its centre ice scoreboard. They will display photos of the survivors on the scoreboard's video panels during the survivor celebrations at the start of the Relay.

There will also be photos of the luminary bags shown on the video panels during the luminary ceremony.

Honourary co-chairs Carol McKay and Delaine Kendall shared their respective battles with cancer during the retreat and the support they received from the Canadian Cancer Society. McKay was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 1981 and breast cancer in 2008.

Kendall fought breast cancer in 2010 and 2011.

Antonenko urged the cancer survivors to attend the Relay for Life. It’s a great event, she said, and it’s wonderful to be in the presence of so many survivors each year.

Debra Polischuk from the Canadian Cancer Society offered advice on stress management during a Living Well with Cancer retreat on Saturday.

From left, Estevan Relay for Life honourary event co-chairs Delaine Kendall and Carol McKay spoke at the Living Well with Cancer retreat.

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60 & Over Happenings Even though we mentioned the winners of the crib tournament I’d like to add we had 13 tables of play and some players from as far as Carlyle. We would also like to thank all those who participated.

The club would also like to congratulate Britt and Elaine Gedak as they celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Bridge winners were: First – Margaret Sawyer Second – Irma Lesiuk Third – Carrie Leptick Cribbage winners were: First – Sam Weinrauch Second – Dick Willows Third – Lorna Stubel Shuffleboard winners were: First – Collin Renwivck and Mary Martin Second – Jake Fickter and Marg Renwick We are always available for parties. We have a full facility kitchen. Those interested in booking, may phone

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Correction from last week: Jam session is on Sunday, June 14. Sam Weinrauch was fifth place with +73.

Fools Never Win: A strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength.

He made a special case of making fun of Morris, one of the older workmen. After several minutes, Morris had enough.

“Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is?” he said.

“I will bet you a week’s wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that outbuilding that you won’t be able to wheel back.”

“You’re on old man,” the braggart replied. “It’s a bet!

Let’s see what you got.”

Morris reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles, then, nodding to the young man, he said, “All right. Get in.”

Successful bake sale for Auxillary May 18 saw 22 members of St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxillary gather for a meeting. A memorial service was held for the late Martha Walliser who joined the auxillary in 1984 serving in many areas. The canteen, gift

shop, visiting, phoning, & Jr. volunteers to name a few.

We want to thank everyone who attended our tea, purchased baking & raffle tickets, to make it a huge success. We also want to thank the Estevan

Co-op for allowing us to sell tickets there. It is much appreciated.

The winners of our cash raffle were: $500.00 – Cathy Wanner of Estevan $300.00 – Glen Moroz of Bienfait $200.00 – Lee Schmidt of Estevan

Reports of the district meeting were given. Some of our members served tea, coffee, juice, & cookies to hospital patients to commemorate Florence Nightingale.

Our next meeting will include a potluck supper on Monday, June 15 at 6:00 pm.

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We sincerely care about our clients, who are most often seniors or others dealing with a chronic illness or injury, caring hands operates on the belief that with the right of kind assistance and support. Individuals can remain safely in their own homes. It is in their own homes where people feel the greatest sense of purpose, have the dignity and strength to best face life’s difficulties and where they are the most comfortable and happy. We do Grocery Shopping; Personal Care; Housekeeping; Meals preparation and much more.

To provide the care and compassion that provides for a happy and dignified life while remaining in your own home.

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The View from the desk of Marga Cugnet, CEO, Sun Country Health Region Working to improve the health care system Sun Country Health Region is embarking on another year of strategies to improve the health care system on which you rely. The 2015-16 fiscal year will be one of retrenchment; completing or sustaining very necessary practices that we were unable to satisfactorily conclude last year, and working closely with the Ministry of Health and other health regions in the province to ensure the Saskatchewan Health Care Management system is working “as one.”

The four projects chosen this year are: Stop Staff Injuries (Zero Injuries by 2020); Stop the Line Safety Alert System; Appropriate Use of Antibiotics, and Hand Hygiene to Stop Infections.

The first one is very ambitious but challenging to implement. In SCHR, we want a workplace culture that is fully committed to preventing and reducing workplace injuries. We do not want our employees injured at work. We want them where we need them to provide services.

The second project is related but refers to stopping any action or behavior that might have the potential to cause an injury to either a patient or employee. To reach that goal, we need a workplace where patients and staff feel comfortable speaking up when they see something that is hazardous.

The third project refers to the use of antibiotics. The SCHR team, including doctors, staff and patients, want to ensure that antibiotics are used appropriately, that health care personnel and patients understand when antibiotics should be prescribed and why, thus reducing antimicrobial resistance.

The fourth project, hand hygiene to stop infections, is being replicated across the Region. The correct hand-washing process and environmental cleaning methods need to be sustained. A plan was developed to include sufficient trainers, a standard process for trainers, improved reporting methods, and better tools for auditing and consistent visual management.

During the course of our busy work days, the tendency is to not meet expectations 100 per cent of the time. This year, we will do better.

All four projects are intended to ensure we provide top quality care for the patients/residents/clients we serve in our facilities and programs.

We also have a responsibility to work with the provincial health system to provide better care in all facilities, including urban emergency departments where people are waiting long hours for care and admission. We do our part to improved patient flow by bringing SCHR residents back to recuperate in their home communities after receiving health care in Regina or Saskatoon.

The sooner we accept our residents home with home care, or to one of our facilities, the sooner more of those beds in the larger centres will be available for new patients.

Those strategies provide us with direction and plans for the new fiscal year. We will devote time and resources to achieve our goals.

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Left, members of the Estevan Minor Football program learned some football skills and techniques during a clinic at Chow field. Right, Caleb Reetz runs a drill during a football clinic at Chow Field on May 24.

Minor football and Thunder team up

By Mackenzie Hientz sporst@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan Minor Football and the Regina Thunder of the Canadian Junior Football League teamed up for a football clinic on May 23 at Chow Field.

There were 37 youths from ages 8-15 that participated in the clinic. Three positional coaches and six players from the Thunder were at the clinic teaching football skills, techniques and fundamentals.

Various of stations were set up on the

field as the young football players received an in depth training session on different plays and positions.

Even though the season does not start until late summer, the main objective of the clinic was to get the young players excited for football and learn from experienced athletes.

“What our whole intentions were is to invite the Regina Thunder to … let our kids have some fun with some more elite athletes,” EMF representative Jason Bresciami said.

He also mentioned they want to continue to keep the youth interested in football; and by having players and coaches from the Thunder come in to assist their development, will accomplish that.

“We want to recruit more kids and this is a good promotion for us, within the community.”

This is the first year the Thunder has taught a clinic in Estevan, as the University of Regina Rams were in the city a couple years ago, Bresciami said.

“The Thunder approached us last year

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But it was late in the spring so trying to get things set up didn’t work.”

Along with learning some basic drills, Bresciami hopes the youths realize the many opportunities for them in football beyond minor football and high school football.

Throughout the clinic Bresciami said the young football athletes had fun and he hopes that EMF will continue to have these types of clinics with the Thunder in the future.

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Bandits compete in hockey Tournament

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

Local Grade 8 youths recently competed in Winnipeg, in Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! 4 on 4 road hockey tournament.

Lane Gilroy, Kyle Noble, Trey McIntyre, Ethan Kazikoff, Triston Sorenson, Tanner Oszust, and Trevor Shaw all competed in the tournament and their team was called the Bandits.

The Bandits played in the 15-and-under snipers division, which consisted of 37 teams.

They played a total of four games. In their first game, they dropped a 13-3 decision to the Heatler’s Allstars. They won their second game 8-2 against the Play On Jets, and then lost 13-2 to the Flying Bannock Brothers. In their final game of the tournament the Bandits fell 13-2 to Berts Crew.

Their losses were in games ended by the mercy rule; the first to score 13 goals wins the game automatically despite Chris Tretiak shoots at a target during The Estevan Archery Club’s annual 3D tournament. Photo by Mackenzie Hientz. what period the teams are in.

In the win against the Play On Jets, Sorenson said the team played really well together.

“We just stuck to our game plan which was … just dump and chase, because you couldn’t really stick handle through The Estevan Archery Ken Chipley took first former overcame the latter in the male division Hunter anybody,” he said.

Club’s annual 3D tourna- place in the Male 50 catego- as his total score was 224.

Chipley’s score of 285 was He also mentioned goaltender Ethan Kazikoff played ment attracted 75 competi- ry as he scored 380 points.

The female longbow good enough for first. very well. The only goals he let in were a penalty shot and a tors on May 23 and 24 at the Murray Selby and and compound unlimited Dylan Hall surpassed redirect shot Sorenson said. local archery range.

Adam Avery were the only divisions only had one com- six other competitors in In their second loss, McIntyre said the team lost focus as The tournament con- ones entered in the long- petitor each, as Heather the male cub division with they were still excited from their first win in the tournament. sisted of 14 categories. bow competition and Selby Leduc shot a 242 in the a score of 280 and in the “I don’t think we played as good as we did in the second In the male compound edged out Avery with a former and Monai Wanner female division, Kayja Klegame. I think we could have got more (goals),” McIntyre said. fixed pins division there score of 261. had a score of 337 in the pachek was the only comThirty-two of the 37 teams advanced to the second round were 18 competitors, and In the male compound latter division. petitor and she had a score of the tournament, where the Bandits were eliminated by Berts Blaine Stropko finished in unlimited division, Jayson In the female com- of 229.

Crew. That team was the eighth best out of the 32 teams and first place, with a total score Arnold recorded a score of pound fixed pin competiThe winner of the pre it really showed. of 401 between the two days 357 and finished in first out tion, Michelle Hall placed cub division was Hayden “They were just a really good team. They had a shortage of competition. Donnie of five people. first with a score of 198.

Neff, with a score of 207, of players, but they had guys that were really good friends Selinger was second with Klint and Mitchell Kelsie Jackiw was the and in the peewee diviand they played a lot together,” Sorenson said. a score of 373 and Keith Harder were the only com- only youth that competed sion, Adrianna’s score of Overall, the Bandits enjoyed the experience as it was Hamilton’s score of 334 petitors in the traditional in the female cadet divi- 143 helped her win that their first time competing in a Play On! 4 on 4 tournament. earned him third place. recurve division, and the sion as she shot a 232, and category.

The Bandits had to come up with their own funding. Most of the memJoin us at Estevan Kin Park: bers are from Hillcrest School, where they held a • Face Painting few of fundraisers to help with the costs to compete in • Cotton Candy this tournament.

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Tractors, trailers, autos, antiques, storage units! Storage 4U Location Hwy 17 North Lloydminster. Scribner Auction, 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

Lucky Star Wash & Service is looking for an experienced mechanic in the Heavy Truck/ Transport field to take on a leadership role within our well established shop.

All applicants must have: • Full set of tools • 4 years of employment experience in this field • Strong communication skills • Extensive mechanical knowledge • Positive attitude • Desire and ability to succeed Interested applicants can apply via: Email - service@ luckystarservice.ca Fax – include “Mechanic” on cover sheet to 204.726.4910 Drop off - Lucky Star Wash & Service Ltd, 2 miles south of Brandon on the east side of the #10 hwy

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Parts & accessories

Wrecking over 250 units, cars and trucks. Lots of trucks. Dodge, GMC, Ford. Imports 1/2 ton to 3 tons. We ship anywhere. Call or text 306-821-0260. Lloydminster

Career OppOrtunities

for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators). Camp job (southern Sask). Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca Is your Company looking to recruit Aboriginal job seekers?

Advertise your job title and location in the classified section of 130 newspapers across Saskatchewan and Manitoba (950,000 Circulation) Have the position referred to www. firstnationsjobsonline.com and your company website for the full job description.

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Hire workers with Canadian Experience ready to move to any location in Saskatchewan.

Career OppOrtunities

Rosetown, Saskatchewan Required Immediately Class 1A Trucker Minimum 3 years experience.

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Email: careers@ westernsales.ca or fax to the attention of: Rome 1 306 882 3389 Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

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Seed cleaning plant manager needed. Melville, SK. Must have seed cleaning experience. Competitive salary based on qualifications. Call 306-933-9525.

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Obituaries Dowhanuik, Bill Bill passed away on Monday May 11, 2015 at the Regina General Hospital.

Bill touched the lives of many. At Bills request no service will be held.

Donations in memory of Bill may be made to a charity of your choice.

Agricultural Service Technicians Rosetown, Sask.

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Hire skilled workers for your restaurant, hotel and/or retail business.

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Obituaries

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Ruth Carol Martin 1938-2015 Ruth Carol Martin, age 77 years, passed away with family by her side on Monday, May 18, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital, Estevan, SK. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Doug (Connie) Moberg and Sheryl (Tim) Fedyk; grandchildren, Jennifer (Lee) Schaff, Trinity Maser, Kyle, Kohlan and Kensey Fedyk; great grandchild, Hayden Schaff; sisters, Shirley (Gordon) Petterson and Lynn (Henry) Hokanson; sister in law, Pat Krueger.

Ruth was predeceased by her first husband, Ber nard Moberg; second husband, Elmer Mar tin; parents, Henry and Esther Krueger; brothers, Harley, Donald and Wayne Krueger.

The Prayer Ser vice was held on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 7:30 p.m in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK. The Funeral Service was h e l d a t S t . Pa u l ’s U n i te d Church on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m, Estevan with Rev. Daniel Krauss presiding both services.

Interment followed at Souris Valley Memor ial Gardens.

The Lunch reception was held at the Nicholson Center following the interment.

In memory of Ruth, memorial donations may be made to STARS Air Ambulance, Box 570, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 8M7 or to the Faith Lutheran Church B u i l d i n g Fu n d , B ox 18 2 7, Estevan, SK, S4A 2X8 c/o Renee Scholpp.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK. Thank You The family of Ruth Martin extend their heartfelt gratitude to all those that suppor ted us through this time with their prayers, visits, food, flowers & donations. Thank you to Pastor Danny Krauss, the music players & the Faith ladies for the lunch. Special thanks to the Unit A nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital for your kindness & compassion given to Mom her dur ing her stays there & Thank you to Hall Funeral Services. No words can express how grateful we are!

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NOTICE

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) would like to remind producers Thursday, May 28, 2015, is the deadline for purchasing calf price insurance. This risk management option is part of the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP).

Calf price insurance has a deadline to purchase, as it is designed to protect against price declines on calves born in the spring and marketed in the fall.

The strong cattle market is providing an opportunity to purchase price protection for calves at historically high values. Price insurance for feeder cattle, finished cattle and hogs is also available at some very high levels and are available for purchase year-round.

Price insurance is purchased through an online process. If a producer does not have an online account and is interested in purchasing calf price

insurance before the May 28 deadline, they need to contact their local Crop Insurance office to start the application process. SCIC can also provide more information on how livestock price insurance works, the sign-up process and how to purchase policies.

WLPIP is a risk management tool that allows producers to purchase market price protection on cattle and hogs in the form of an insurance policy. The program insures producers against an unexpected drop in price over a defined period of time. Producers pay a premium to receive forward price coverage and if the market price falls below the coverage price, the producer will receive a payment.

Producers can get more information by visiting their local Crop Insurance office, by calling 1-888-935-0000 or going online to saskcropinsurance.com.

Protect your canola from sclerotinia A wet spring with moderate temperatures could create the conditions necessary for sclerotinia on your farm. If you don’t spray for sclerotinia or you don’t spray at the right time, your canola field could lose greater than half of its yield. If you wait until the first signs of the disease appear, it will be too late.

“The key to optimum sclerotinia control is timing,” said Glen Forster, Technical Marketing Specialist with BASF Canada.

Forster recommends spraying a fungicide such as Lance when the canola crop is at 20 to 30 percent bloom, before any petals drop off the flower. To find the perfect window for spraying, take a good look at 10 to 25 plants in a row. Count each flower on the main stem of the plant only. There should be between 15 and 20 flowers.

Lance, a Group 7 fungicide, starves sclerotinia of oxygen. The key is to protect the petals of

the plant prior to them falling onto the leaves and infecting the plant.

Even coverage is key to excellent efficacy but Lance’s systemic action protects parts of the plant that were missed during application.

The first signs of sclerotinia are light brown blotches on the canola leaves, main stems and branches. Later in the season, these spots turn greyish-white, and may have faint concentric markings.

Eventually the entire stem will rot and remain yellowish or even white, and the plant’s yield will be minimal.

“With tighter canola rotations and increased high moisture conditions during that critical period of flowering, we’ve seen an increase in the sclerotinia pressures in Western Canada over the past few years,” said Forster.

When conditions are right, spraying a fungicide at proper timing is critical for protecting yield.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Cable Spool Truck Operator

Life takes energy

Canadian Advanced ESP Inc. (CAESP) is a Canadian-based Electric Submersible Pump Manufacturer looking to fill the position of Cable Spool Truck Operator out of our Estevan Saskatchewan office.

Talented people keep Enbridge moving forward.

At Enbridge, we recognize that it is the talent and inspiration of our dedicated team that have positioned us as a leader in the safe and reliable delivery of energy in North America. Innovation and vision have secured our standing as one of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’. We are focused on growth and value the contributions of every employee and support each of them in reaching their full potential. Join our ESTEVAN, SK team in a rewarding role as an:

Supervisor, Engineering Services

Provide oversight, direction and support to Capital and Growth Projects personnel to ensure assigned projects are managed in accordance with approved scopes, schedules and budgets, and that all activities are conducted in compliance with Enbridge policies and procedures as well as all applicable regulations.

Work closely with South Prairie Region’s Project Development & Controls, Business Development and Operations Departments to ensure new growth and major enhancement projects are planned and implemented to meet the needs of both external customers and Enbridge Operations.

Qualifications: • Post-secondary education (diploma or degree) in Engineering or Engineering Technology.

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience, with prior experience related to operations engineering and/

or project management of large, complex projects.

• Eligible for membership in Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan

(APEGS) or Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists & Technicians (SASTT).

• Strong leader capable of managing people related issues, developing personnel, and establishing priorities

necessary to achieve broad objectives.

This full-time position will require the operation of a cable spool truck in support of the SES operations along with the following responsibilities: ☑ Maintenance, service and repairs associated with the truck and trailer ☑ Banding of cable during ESP installation, hand spooling of cable during ESP pulls ☑ Preparing complete and accurate paperwork associated with Field Service duties including rigging and truck inventory reports ☑ Preparing accurate driver log reports Qualifications include: ☑ Experience with Work Over Rig operations ☑ 2 - 5 years oilfield experience in a 24 hour work environment ☑ Valid Class 1A or 3A driver’s license ☑ Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office an asset ☑ Previous training in H2S, First Aid, WHIMIS and TDG ☑ Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills Those interested are invited to submit their resume to Human Resources via email with subject as “Spool Truck Operator” to careers@cai-esp.com or fax at 306.634.6283 ATTN: Jeremy Istace

Visit us on the web www.estevanmercury.ca

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply online through our website at careers.enbridge.com, quoting competition # 4322.

Only candidates being considered for interviews will be contacted.

Enbridge was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and Alberta’s Top 60 Employers for 2014.

Enbridge is an equal opportunity employer.

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 PASTOR STEWART MILLER

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

REAL PEOPLE

REAL GOD

Sunday Service at

1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net TIM PIPPUS SUNDAY SERVICES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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: 10:00 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

EMPLOYMENT

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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

Gainsborough: Carnduff: Thursday a.m.

Thursday p.m.

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

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.

REALTOR

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

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Estevan Mercury

Frobisher Mobile

Eastend Townhou

206 2nd Street, Frobisher

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429 Third Street

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301 3rd Street

1132 sq. ft.

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Central Bungalow

848 Beryl Avenue

1580 sq. ft.

3 bedroom 2 bathroom

1228 sq.ft.

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20 West Valley Edge

245 Main Street

1978 sq. ft.

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1426 Second Street

Trojan Apartments

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2 bedroom 1 bathroom

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465 Petterson Drive

Acreage North of Midale

1284 sq. ft.

5 bedroom 3 bathroom

1440 sq. ft.

4 bedroom 2 bathroom

$459,900

$495,000

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#210 - 306 Petterson Drive

1025 Valley Street

2 bedroom 2 bathroom 907 sq. ft.

988 sq. ft.

4 bedroom 1 bathroom

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1 bedroom 1 bathroom 907 sq. ft.

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