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Remembrance Day service draws large crowds

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The annual Remembrance Day service continues to be an important event for many people in the Estevan area.

Hundreds of people filled the Estevan Comprehensive School on Nov. 11 for this year’s service, which was hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch.

Some of the people who attended had to stand at the back of the room, as all of the seats were filled.

President Troy LeBlanc said the Legion is very appreciative that Estevan residents continue to attend the service each year.

He said there has been greater support for the Canadian Forces and for Remembrance Day since October 2014, when Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in Montreal and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was killed in Ottawa in separate terrorist attacks less than two days apart.

“More people are coming out,” said LeBlanc. “There’s also been quite a big push at the schools for the students to remember.”

Seating in the cafetorium was reduced due to the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Grease musical, which was performed a couple days after the Remembrance Day service. But LeBlanc said the seating arrangement worked fine.

The service started with the marching in of dignitaries, veterans and Legion members. The Last Post was played, and then the crowd observed two minutes of silence.

Reveille followed.

LeBlanc read the Roll of Honour – the names of Estevan area residents who perished during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Wars.

Long-time Legion member Ken Clarke read In Flanders Fields. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the famous poem, written by John McCrae about the field where many First World War casualties of war are buried.

Amazing Grace was played on the bag pipes, and a wreath was laid at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

A multi-media presentation featured photos and names of people from the Estevan area who served with the Canadian Forces. While most of them fought in the First and Second World Wars, there were others who served in recent conflicts or in peacekeeping missions.

An offering was taken for disabled war veterans.

The service then shifted to the school’s courtyard for the cenotaph service. Elected officials, representatives from protective services and military agencies, members of service groups and youth organizations

Members of Estevan’s Girl Guides groups placed a wreath at the cenotaph during the Estevan Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day service. laid wreaths.

Guarding the cenotaph during the ceremony were two members of the Estevan Army Cadets, Lance Cpl. Axel Kulach and Master Cpl. Victoria Glowatski, and two members of the Wylie Mitchell Air Cadets, Flight Sgts. Parker McKelkie and Shawn Bissonnette.

LeBlanc noted poppy sales were also

very good this year. Many local businesses had trays with poppies for sale leading up to Remembrance Day. While he doesn’t have the numbers for Estevan as of yet, he said the numbers look good.

Money from the poppy sales will be directed to veterans’ causes and other organizations that are regularly accessed by veterans.

Police chief pleased with blitz numbers

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Police Chief Paul Ladouceur believes local residents are getting the message when it comes to the Estevan Police Service’s (EPS) ongoing crackdown on impaired driving.

The EPS held check stops throughout the community on Friday and Saturday night. Friday was the bigger of the two, as several police agencies teamed up to check more than 700 motorists. None of the drivers were impaired.

“Over the course of the evening, we had checks set up on all entry and exit points to the city of Estevan,” Ladouceur told the Mercury. “We wanted

to find anybody potentially coming into the city after having beverages outside of the city, and … people who were heading home outside of the city after drinking within the city.”

People might not want to pay for the high cost of a taxi if they live 20 minutes outside the city, but he believes it doesn’t negate the need for a designated driver or another means for a safe ride home.

“It costs nothing for a designated driver,” Ladouceur said. “Call a friend, call a family member or plan ahead. Or drink at home.”

They also had check stops near the CP Rail crossings, and roaming check stops at various locations, such as Fourth Street, King

Street and the roads leading into Affinity Place, where the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins had a pair of home games.

Check points were set up throughout the city on Saturday night as well. They didn’t involve as many officers, but police checked several hundred motorists.

Once again, none of the motorists checked were impaired, but police did apprehend an impaired driver just after 4 a.m. in a residential area.

Members of the CP Rail Police, the Weyburn Police Service, the RCMP and the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan assisted the EPS with the check stops. The RCMP officers were located at the

“If it’s something that the public sees as beneficial, and the police sees as beneficial, we’ll continue to do it,” said Ladouceur.

The police have the financial resources and the personnel to continue with the impaired driving crackdown. He noted there won’t be an increase in the police budget from the growing enforcement. It’s all coming through provincial funding, Combined Traffic Services or a shuffling of officers’ schedules.

They also don’t need to hire more officers, he said. They just need to be deployed differently when necessary.

“This isn’t a matter of saying ‘Let’s bring in 10 officers on overtime, because

city’s entrances.

SGI provided financial assistance for the crackdown.

“A number of the officers that we saw out on the roads on Friday and Saturday nights were either part of the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan, which is supported by SGI, or by the Operation Overdrive Program, which is supported by SGI,” said Ladouceur.

Ladouceur said they were pleased with the results, because their goal is to not have any impaired drivers on Estevan’s streets.

The check stops are going to continue.

The public support, especially on social media, has been “phenomenal,” he said.

that doesn’t help anyone,” said Ladouceur.

With the Christmas season approaching, it’s even more imperative for the police to be out-and-about and to be visible in the community. They’re also asking the public to be more responsible at their holiday functions and outings.

People have been given plenty of warning about the crackdown, he said. It’s been posted constantly on social media and it’s been discussed extensively in the media. And impaired driving is one of the most preventable crimes out there.

“If you get caught, you get stopped and you get charged, don’t say you weren’t warned,” said Ladouceur.

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Estevan bypass is open for traffic

By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

Trucks moving through the Estevan area now have a new, designated and safer route by which they can avoid slowing down in the city traffic. Although it’s been a while in the making, the new truck bypass is finally open.

The opening took place amid the drizzle and chill of the morning of Nov. 10, in a brief ceremony in which dignitaries spoke of the benefits the new route entails.

“Two-thirds of our economy is tied up in exports, with transportation being a crucial element and our government has spent more than $560 million in new highway capital projects alone,” said Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles. “This bypass will add more efficiency for global and national transportation of goods.”

Eagles noted that Highway 39 is an important part of the highway system of Saskatchewan, since it’s linked to the North Portal border station, one of two international border crossings into the U.S., with over 200,000 vehicles passing through it last year.

She also said the bypass will ease congestion in the Estevan’s streets, giving trucks going through the area the option of not having to drive through the already busy routes within the city.

The bypass has been a work in progress

since the decision to build it was made in 2009. The bypass is anticipated to be able to accommodate truck traffic for the next 20 years.

During a media tour of the bypass, Sonja Orban, communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, noted the reduced truck traffic using routes within the city will reduce wear and tear on the streets and create a safer environment for pedestrians.

Kelly Lafrentz, reeve of the RM of Estevan said that the RM won’t be getting actively involved in any future construction along the bypass.

Lafrentz said, “The developers will come to the council with their plans and ideas, and we’ll deal with them on their own, individual merit.”

A press release from the Saskatchewan Trucking Association contended that the opening of the new bypass, being a critical stretch of highway, will move the province’s economy forward.

“Being so close to the border, it is important to give special consideration to truck traffic,” wrote Nicole Sinclair, membership services liaison with the Saskatchewan Trucking Association. “Eighty per cent of Saskatchewan’s merchandise trade with the United States moves by truck.”

The bypass itself is a total of 13 kilo-

He Remembered

Blaine Davies, visited the gravesite of his grandfather John McDonald on Remembrance Day this year. Davies has lived in Estevan for three years and knew his relative, who lost a leg during the Battle of Dieppe, was laid to rest in the Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, so he paid a visit to the site to pay homage and respect to John, who many hockey fans will remember was a long-time trainer and equipment manager for the Estevan Bruins. The visit took place just prior to the annual Remembrance Day Service at ECS.

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metres long, running from the west side of Estevan to the east side, with connectors on the highways coming out of the city, including King Street, Kensington Avenue, Sister Roddy Road, Highway 47 and the north-south grid.

The cost of the project has been $45.5 million with $17 million of it covered by a contribution from the federal government’s Building Canada Fund. During the media tour, Orban said there has been a steady increase in truck traffic over the last few years, with truck traffic increasing on roads in the Estevan area by 97 per cent since 2007.

As far as the laws concerning truck traffic in the area are concerned, Estevan police Chief Paul Ladouceur said that, while there may be some adjustments to the traffic bylaw in light of the new bypass, it’s premature to say anything definitive on the matter, since nothing has been presented to the Estevan city council yet.

Council Briefs News and notes from the November 9 regular meeting of Estevan city council

Council purchases property near police station Estevan city council has approved the purchase of property next to the Estevan Police Service’s building.

The City of Estevan will pay $235,000 to own the land at 1025 Third Street. Deputy Mayor Lori Carr, who chaired the meeting since Mayor Roy Ludwig was on vacation, said it could be a beneficial purchase for staff parking and equipment storage.

Councillor Kevin Smith said the opportunity arose just recently. He believes the land could be needed for an expansion of the police building, especially if regional policing initiatives occur in the future.

The purchase wasn’t included in the 2015 budget. But city treasurer/ acting city manager Jeff Ward said they are projecting a cash balance, and some capital projects were not finished, including upgrades to the waste water treatment plant.

A chance like this likely won’t come up again soon, Carr said.

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“We have to assess what kind of changes in truck traffic we’re going to see,” said Ladouceur. “I can tell you that the traffic bylaw, at present, is under review. It’s being done in consultation with the traffic control committee. Our office, the city managers and people from various departments, such as roads, are reviewing it.”

David Smith, Ministry of Highways and Transportation regional executive director for the Southern Region, said this past year has been a good one for construction because of the warm, clear weather throughout the construction season.

“We worked very closely with industry partners, consultants and contractors in the province. There were many projects completed this year, on time and on budget. We were very happy the Estevan bypass was one of them” said Smith. “It will give the area the ability to see some economic growth.”

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*** Council tabled a request from the Southeast and Northwest Chorus groups for their 45th annual celebration of Christmas music next month.

Council will discuss the matter again next month during budget deliberations. They said earlier this year they might stop sponsoring community events with taxpayer dollars. *** The Southeast Regional Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.

There will be celebratory barbecues at each of their 47 branches over the course of the year. Branches may host the festivities in conjunction with other events. *** Council approved the purchase of a loader-mounted snowblower from Industrial Machines in Acheson, Alberta, for $133,056. The city currently has an RPM Tech snowblower exactly like the Industrial Machines unit, and the city would like to have two identical machines.

The city currently has about $10,000 worth of spare parts for the RPM Tech unit that would fit the new unit as well.

The new snowblower is expected to be delivered in 35 to 40 days. There was a tender that came in a few thousand dollars lower than Industrial Machines’ bid, but it would not be available for 120 days.

Councillor Trevor Knibbs initially suggested tabling the tender, as he wanted more information on servicing before making a final decision.

Knibbs had concerns on what would happen if the machine broke down. But he eventually agreed the city should move forward with the purchase. *** Five building permits worth more than $1.41 million were issued in October, bringing the total for 2015 to 68 permits worth more than $10.66 million. The numbers continue to lag behind last year, when 97 permits worth about $32.2 million were approved in the first 10 months.

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Student grading system gets full airing during media event

Sandi Klatt and Aaron Hiske from the South East Cornerstone Public School Division delivered an information presentation on the new grading and assessment model being used in the public school system.

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

When the surveys and seminars were made last spring, which resulted in the Cornerstone Tomorrow report, one common element kept cropping up as a topic that needed further attention. That one common question, put in various forms, focused on the current grading and assessment practices utilized by the South East Cornerstone Public School Division and their outcomes-based reporting.

The new grading system has been a part of the school system for four years now, but questions about how it works were persistent.

With that in mind, Sandi Klatt, co-ordinator of early learning for the division, and Aaron Hiske, the division’s curriculum coordinator, set out on a fourstop media tour within the

division on Nov. 13 with the hope that the press would assist in spreading the word about the new assessment and grading regime.

The 20-minute presentation for Estevan was conducted at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Using some graphic tools, Klatt and Hiske said the common concerns surrounding the new ‘marking’ system appeared to focus on how things were pieced together and then, what changes had to be made to make it understandable for all concerned, especially the students’ parents and guardians.

“This tour is a direct response to what the board members heard,” said Hiske.

Assessments have changed in the way they are recorded. Observations of student progress are more direct and curriculum achievements are more fully recognized, the two

presenters stated.

Armed with better information, teachers, parents and guardians can arrive at defined conclusions and plans for the young person under their care.

“The monitoring of student progress can be made along the way,” said Klatt.

Marks such as an M instead of an A or A+ might lend itself to confusion, they said, but when parents learn that M means their youngster has “mastered” a course requirement, either right now, or was quickly getting there, then that helps them understand the monitoring and assessment process.

In the new world of grading, A means the student has “attained” a certain level while a B suggests they are “beginning” to get the concept of what is being taught in the class.

An E will indicate the student is “experiencing”

difficulty and an I points out there is “insufficient evidence” to provide any other mark. In other words, the student has missed several classes and hasn’t provided enough evidence of comprehension or they simply are not understanding what is before them which will, more often than not, trigger the division’s support systems to help them get to that point of understanding and a capability to do the required work.

“It’s much more comprehensive and ongoing compared with the old percentage marking system,” said Hiske, using an illustration of what a parent would not know, when her child came home with a mark of 65 per cent or 72 per cent.

“They wouldn’t know what area of the work they weren’t getting, while with the new system, with individual outcomes, it’s pointed out what part they are

getting and what part they may be struggling with in the class,” said Hiske.

The teachers, on the other hand, can now easily identify problem areas within an entire classroom and what pieces of instruction they are delivering that the whole class might not be understanding.

Hiske and Klatt said the senior high school students are still marked by numerical percentages, mostly due to the current requirements of many postsecondary institutions, but that is slowly changing as everyone gets aboard with the more defined system of monitoring a student’s progress.

“Parents can also go online and receive updated information on their child at any given time. No more hiding the old report card,” he said with a chuckle.

Both said students have specific learning targets within the current system,

since it’s clearly shown what they should focus on versus what they’ve already mastered.

It’s still regarded as a new system, this MABEI scale, but, Hiske noted, the levels on the scale provide a clear picture of student achievement based on evidence collected by the teacher throughout the course of the school year.

That gives the student a clear target (outcomes) for future reference.

It’s more descriptive, they argued, and once the scale is understood, it becomes clear as to which outcomes the student has achieved, ones he or she has started to understand and which ones he or she has struggled with.

Following the presentations in Weyburn and Estevan, Hiske and Klatt travelled to Carlyle and Moosomin to deliver similar presentations to media in those communities.

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Cupcakes For A Cause Mahaley and Mason Fonstad enjoyed cupcakes during the fundraising tea for the Mary Rose Boyer Scholarship fund, which was hosted by the Estevan chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) on Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church. People enjoyed coffee, tea, snacks and socializing during the event. Local artists, crafters and bakers had their work for sale. The local CFUW chapter hands out a scholarship in memory of Boyer each year.

International commission puts focus on Souris River Basin in recent report

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The International Joint Commission (IJC) has brought attention to the Souris/Mouse River that wends its way from southern Saskatchewan into northern North Dakota before it makes its way back into Canada in southern Manitoba.

The statement from the IJC issued on Nov. 12, was their fourth report to the Governments of Canada and the United States on the International Watersheds Initiative (IWI) which highlights achievements in developing tools, building capacity and sup-

porting studies to aid local communities and water managers to anticipate, prevent and resolve water resource issues.

The IWI program funds projects to build capacity at the watershed scale in order to prevent or resolve international waterrelated issues. Beginning as a pilot program in 1998, the IWI has matured into one of the IJC’s flagship programs.

One of the four main points raised by the recent report pointed to a desire to find out how governments could proceed to better protect communities from major floods in the Souris Basin, as well as at the Red

and Richelieu River and Lake Champlain system in Vermont, New York and Quebec.

Last summer, Estevan played host to a two-day conference for the International Souris River Board, a 12-member panel with six members each representing Canada and the United States. They report directly to the senior commission and governments. This conference addressed the matter of future flood protection, especially for the City of Minot, as well as sharing the water resource and providing a steady water release program from the Saskatchewan reservoir system using Rafferty and

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Delegates to the Estevan conference discussed, not only flood cycles and damages, but also potential invasive species and water quality oversight measures.

This international body has been in operative mode since 2002 said co-chairs, Russel Boals of Canada and Todd Sando who spoke on behalf of American interests.

“Water knows no political boundaries. For 17 years the International Watershed Initiative has strengthened capacity and developed common tools to support binational collaboration and promote sustainable stewardship of our shared waters,” said IJC commissioner Dereth Glance for the United States. “The ecosystem approach embedded in the IWI has matured from concept to a cornerstone guiding IJC’s activities along U.S./Canada shared waters.”

“The IWI is about creating conditions at the watershed scale to address local and regional waterrelated issues which, if left unaddressed, might become issues between citizens of both countries.

The premise is that local people and institutions are often the best placed to anticipate, prevent or resolve many problems

related to water resources and the environment, and to take shared actions towards the common goals of sustainable stewardship,” said Richard Morgan, the Canadian appointed commissioner to the IJC. That was exactly what the International Souris River Board was doing in Estevan in mid-June of this year, as they shared information and knowledge gained from the fierce flood of 2011 that led to 10,000 residents of Minot having to evacuate their homes, and the subsequent high water release in 2012 that caused some problems for cattle producers near Towner, N.D. It was also noted that Rafferty Dam served multiple purposes since it is used to provide coolant waters for the Shand Power Station as well as a flood control tool and water conservation reservoir, so sometimes there would be a conflict of interest in terms of maintaining suitable reservoir levels.

The professional advisers also noted that trying to predict such things as snow melts, runoffs, and rain volumes, was an inexact science that created all kinds of difficulties for those trying to predict flows in and out of the two reservoirs.

Another issue raised by the joint commission was the risk to fish by the

introduction of new harmful pathogens and parasites into the Red River system in North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba by flow releases from Devils Lake in North Dakota. Devils Lake and it’s levels and quality also came into discussion at the International Souris River Board conference since the lake figures into the release and water flow volumes coming from Canada through the Rafferty and Alameda Dams.

Since 2010, the two national governments have invested about $5 million in the IWI. By funding studies, decision-support tools and other work, this investment has provided the capacity to address a number of binational water-related issues.

About 40 per cent of the governments’ investment in IWI since 2010 was spent on two strategic priorities, transboundary hydrographic data harmonization and binational water quality modelling.

Data harmonization is essential to create a common set of information for collaboration on water management issues along both sides of the boundary.

The IJC is now setting some focus on supporting binational applications of water quality models being developed for the Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods and Great Lakes basins.

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The baritone from Estevan lands hockey night gig in New York

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The self-described “opera singing, hockey loving Prairie boy,” has landed an interesting musical gig next Wednesday.

Estevan’s own Chad Armstrong, a graduate of Estevan Comprehensive School, and Minot State, who lives in New York with wife Sara and their now three-month-old daughter Iris Louise, will be singing both the Canadian and American national anthems in Madison Square Garden before the Montreal Canadiens take on the New York Rangers in front of more than 16,000 hockey fans.

The game will be televised on the SportsNet channel and on TSN’s French channel.

“Maybe I’m the first person from Estevan to get to step on the ice at MSG,” he said in a recent email exchange.

Armstrong confirmed that MSG management asked him to sing the bilingual version of O’Canada, which he is prepared to do, but then they had second thoughts and are

re-considering the request and may ask for the English only version. He’ll be prepared either way, he said.

“I have auditioned and performed in some major international opera houses, but for this hockey loving Prairie boy, well, I’ll be a little bit nervous, like an awestruck kid.

I’m grinning now just thinking about it,” he said.

When asked if he wanted to lace up the skates like he did for hockey games in Estevan, and skate around the rink while singing the anthems, like one unfortunate vocalist did, before tripping on the red carpet, Armstrong said he had actually thought about it, but deferred to the more modest approach for this first-time appearance in front of a hockey audience.

“Once I do a few more games, I’ll put out the feelers,” he added.

As for his other vocalizing assignments, Armstrong said he and Sara are taking a brief break from their opera schedules to spend a bit of time with their newest

family member.

The baritone from the Energy City said Sara had been slated to appear in the Metropolitan Opera’s rendition of Othello but rehearsals and opening night were just too close to her due date, so she turned it down.

As for Armstrong himself, he said it’s kind of strange seeing as how he’s a true-blue Saskatchewan guy, but he will be making his first appearance on a Canadian stage this coming January.

“I am flying to Hamilton to sing a concert of opera arias with the Philharmonic. It will be my Canadian debut. Crazy huh? Fifteen years in the biz and no Canadian gigs. About time!”

In closing the exchange, Armstrong said he wished all Estevanites “a great beginning to winter. I definitely miss Estevan this time of year. Well, I miss it every time of year.

Maybe someday I will be able to do a concert in Estevan. I know we had a few starts in the process before, then people stopped responding,” he said.

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Pipeline performances listed Biette case waits for full disclosure in new member report The Canadian En ergy Pipeline Association (CEPA) launched its inaugural transmission pipeline industry performance report Committed to Safety, Committed to Canadians, on Nov. 3.

The report shares CEPA member company pipeline performance from 2010 to 2014 and details what Canada’s transmission pipeline companies are doing to improve safety, lessen environmental impacts and achieve operational excellence.

It also highlights CEPA’s Integrity First program, one that enables the industry to work together to define and implement best practices that improve industry performance in pipeline safety, environmental protection and socio-economic practices.

“We know we need to build public confidence and trust in our industry

and we think this report will play a big part in that,” said CEPA president and CEO Brenda Kenny. “The shared vision of CEPA and our member companies is zero pipeline incidents and to demonstrate to Canadians that we’re serious about earning and keeping their trust.”

In the spirit of openness and transparency, the report shines a spotlight on how the transmission pipeline industry is performing in various areas and tells a comprehensive story of industry collaboration and co-operation. This is important because despite an excellent 99.999 per cent safe delivery record, the industry is acutely aware of the risks associated with its operations.

“Public safety, the protection of our natural environment and being able to respond effectively and efficiently to emergen-

cies are key priorities for us. They matter as much to us as they do to the Canadian public,” said Terrance Kutryk, CEPA’s board chairman. “Our industry’s safety and environmental performance are core to our values as an industry and the peace of mind of Canadians.”

Some key statistics found in the report include a note that in 2014 there were 122 liquids and natural gas spills and releases, with four of them being categorized as significant.

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closure being delivered to the prosecutor’s office, and that he was unsure of the status.

After a brief discussion of how long the court should wait, presiding judge Lane Wiegers ordered an adjournment on the matter until Dec. 14, to allow more time for the rest of the disclosure to be delivered.

Biette is facing charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation causing death, dangerous operation causing bodily harm and criminal negligence causing death.

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At the Nov. 16 regular sitting of the Estevan court, Biette’s lawyer Aaron Fox said he wanted to wait for the rest of the disclosure relating to the charges against Biette, before proceeding. Fox noted that the full disclosure package in its entirety would be lengthy, and he needed more time so that it all could be delivered.

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Growing pains are real Saskatchewan’s growing pains could become a little more intense within the next few years. There is a price to pay when growth occurs and it seems as if our province is smack dab in the middle, or just one notch past the middle, of one of these growth spurts.

The downturn in the oilpatch that has now lasted well over a year and a half, put a slight hesitation into the pattern of growth here, but certainly didn’t halt it.

More people are employed than ever before. Granted, a majority of those jobs are now lower-paying casual or part-time positions; but they are still real jobs contributing to the gross domestic product.

The $40 per hour oil industry jobs may be fewer and far between lately so that’s part of the pain.

But, as noted in last week’s article about the University of Regina, our nearest campus has enjoyed a surge in enrolments of more than 2,500 students over the past two years, both at the First Nations University of Canada as well as the U of R. Interest in classes and programs at our regionally based Southeast College is also promising. They have a strong scholarship

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

Not all politics is local For years we’ve lived by the adage that all politics is local. Much of the time, this is the case, for both good and bad.

For example, rural Saskatchewan, or at least, historical rural Saskatchewan that once dominated provincial politics, used to consistently benefit from the notion that it is the job of politicians to appease local interests.

When the majority of provincial seats were rural, voters saw many benefits, including rural electrification, favourable agricultural policies and the building and maintaining of local rural hospitals.

Policies like the latter may not have necessarily been the best for the province as a whole, especially in the latter years when the need to consolidate expensive advanced surgical and diagnostic medical services in larger hospitals was apparent.

But, more often than not, it has been rural residents who have had to endure the

and bursary program that will help their students feed the growing industrial and technical sectors as identified by the college’s own planners.

Building for the future, is where our leaders will probably experience a continuation of these growing pains.

Having to accommodate more students, at the post-secondary, secondary and elementary school levels is a huge challenge that won’t be overcome by simply invoking P3 models that eagerly kick the payment schedule can down the road. A school that used to be paid for in 10 years will now have a payback schedule of 30 years and with different players taking on many of the management and maintenance responsibilities.

Same thing with the controversial Regina overpass scheme. It’s necessary, but it’s also very costly.

The SaskPower BD3 project, will cost more than anticipated before the pendulum swings back to positive cash flow.

Health care requirements will not go away. Again, the provincial government chose to kick the payment can down the road by allowing for private versus public

installation of MRIs to meet the growing needs. We see this as an impending “dog’s breakfast” of health plan deliveries in an already convoluted system of public and private mix and match scenarios. The proposal for MRIs just won’t work and we can’t believe the provincial government’s stubborn refusal to see the facts will remain intact. They have to see the lights of reality soon, before the legislation is passed and they’ve dug themselves deeper into the hole.

We understand that paying bills for huge, but necessary, purchases is not fun and it certainly doesn’t win votes, but our current government does have quite a bit of leeway in the form of built-up goodwill, trust and acceptance from voters, especially in rural Saskatchewan. We just hope they will use a little of that cache to implement some stringent measures they know they have to impose on the great unwashed public, even though they don’t want to.

This government, we feel, is just now learning that politics is not always a popularity contest, and we, as adults, must also learn that we can’t always get what we want when we want it.

other end of the spectrum — the downside of all politics being local.

That was evident in the decision made more than two decades ago, by the NDP government, to close 52 rural hospitals and the Plains Health Centre on the outskirts of Regina.

It was the latter decision to close the newest and best-run hospital in the Regina area that best illustrates how decisions solely based on local considerations aren’t always in the best collective interests.

Dr. Lewis Draper, a former NDP MLA for the Assiniboia-Gravelbourg constituency, who had a falling out with the Roy Romanow government over the closures of those 52 hospitals, firmly believes the decision to close the Plains was largely based on the resistance from local NDP Regina MLAs and the NDP dominated Regina city council that privately protested the closure of any hospital within their city limits.

But, if it can be said that decisions made on the basis of local politics are often ill-advised, the same can be said of decisions based on far away considerations.

Consider U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent decision to reject the TransCanada application for the 1,900-kilometre Keystone XL pipeline because it “will not serve the national interests of the American people.” to carry dirtier Canadian oil.

Despite saying Keystone XL was not “the express train to climate disaster” Obama has clearly made his decision to appease U.S. environmentalists who believe just that.

In fact, Obama’s own White House environmental reports suggested Keystone XL wouldn’t have added to greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions.

And, Premier Brad Wall was quick to point out the U.S. used 493,000 rail cars to move oil in 2014 compared with only 9,500 cars in 2008. This would also add to GHG emissions.

For Saskatchewan, it will mean less revenue from oil. We will continue to be without options when it comes to getting oil to tidewater to sell at the higher Brent crude price.

There will also be pipeline jobs lost in the Shaunavon area. Of course, local jobs should never be the driving force behind such decisions. But that doesn’t stop government from trying to make such local politics as the driving force … even when it really isn’t.

Consider the Saskatchewan Party’s $1.5 billion taxpayer-investment in carbon capture technology at Boundary Dam near Estevan.

Under a lot of heat for saying that carbon capture technology is working when the evidence now suggests it isn’t, Wall’s government switched tactics and is now attempting to make this issue about local coalpowered electrical jobs in the Estevan area.

If this is the case, spending $1.5 billion on technology that doesn’t work doesn’t seem a wise investment for a few hundred jobs.

But, the reality is Wall is really making this decision on faraway environmental considerations.

And, as is the case with Keystone XL, decisions made on the basis of faraway politics are often no better than ones made on the basis of local politics.

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Letters to the Editor

Seeing is believing, Farmer urges caution when voting for Teams Barley and Wheat sort of, I think Norm Park

I fear for our future with our growing, unfettered Internet access regimes.

We’ve already learned how wicked this cyberbullying business can get, the sexting pressures, the needs to be recognized, even if it’s for all the wrong reasons. But that means the need to be recognized, even if you’re not using your correct name and Internet addresses.

You are recognized, but you are not really you. So, you are free to say, send and receive whatever you want with no repercussions. It’s scary.

Even in our profession, we’re seeing all kinds of stupidity with wanna-be reporters and commentators taking up space with their desire … no … their compulsive need, to be first or, failing that, be the guy (or girl) to one-up the other guy with a cynical comment that usually embraces a litany of obscenities.

Accuracy is not important to these people and when they’re challenged on their fantasy facts, unlike traditional and responsible news gathering agencies, they simply ignore or ridicule the critics and those who want to set the record straight.

Even with those of us in the mainstream of news gathering often getting facts scrambled in a race to be first and foremost, at least when we err, we correct. In fact, sometimes when we didn’t create the error, but only reported it, the newspaper will comply with a request to set the matter straight. I like that part of the business … not the error making, but the agreement and desire to make it right.

I know, in columns like this, I get to just make stuff up and you, dear diary understand that I’m not that serious about the subject matter at hand. (Or am I?) I mean, even now, are you sure that I’m upset with cyber intrusions?

I may have been a topic of discussion at some point within the past 10 years within the Twitter, blogging, Facebook, Snapchat, trolling universe, but I probably can’t be bullied because I don’t pay that much attention to them.

Oblivion is my salvation. Ignorance is bliss.

I spend a good deal of my day, just trying to get the stories I have been assigned … done correctly and readied for print and yes, also for our online versions. I don’t assign hours on end to searches and Facebook or Linkedin requests. They get deleted along with the 80 to 90 emails I field every morning. Just grazing over emails and deleting 92 per cent of them takes about one tedious hour. I often wonder how efficient the system really is. It is nightmarish in scope if you leave it for a week, like I did recently.

What I can appreciate is the immediacy of the Internet worlds. Using information gleaned from the ‘Net to gather more information and confirmation, can be exciting. But it’s all too infrequent. Most of the fast-breaking news others like to transmit in breathless fashion contains vital information such as “Jordan Eberle coming off injury list, will play for Oilers tonight.” Or perhaps it’s “Another 100,000 Syrian refugees reach shore in Greece.”

Internet can enhance what we print in this newspaper.

It’s not the other way around. That’s because, well, it’s because here at the Merc, “we don’t make stuff up.”

Unless of course, some stuff you might read in this space, from time to time … but not this time. Believe me.

OK, you don’t have to believe me.

All I really want to know this week, is … are hashtags really necessary?

All Things Considered

The Editor: In these last two weeks I have received cards in the mail promoting Team Barley and Team Wheat.

As farmers are aware, the Saskatchewan Wheat and Barley Commission elections are underway and it now appears there are candidates running under the banners of Team Wheat and Team Barley.

Here we have it, a slate of candidates attempting to defeat the incumbent members of the Wheat Commission and the chairman of the Barley Commission. Maybe we should call them a “bloc.” In my definition, they are people who have only personal self-interest in mind who are funded by unknown sources.

It would appear that Team

Barley and Team Wheat have some heavy financial backers as is evidenced by the cards I received in the mail. They have also set up websites, held a web broadcast, and who know what else.

There are two questions farmers must ask themselves before they vote: Who is backing these teams, and what impact will it have on representing farmers’ best interests?

With the kind of money these teams are throwing around to get elected, one might be inclined to believe there is some big business or political money at play.

For corporate plant breeders, I am suspicious that it is about getting access to check-off money; and do you really want to see the exorbitant

seed costs we are experiencing in some other commodities? If these teams are elected, will it mean there are people at the table more interested in supporting their financial backers and personal self-interest, rather than working to benefit all farmers?

I would urge my fellow farmers to consider the old saying: “you dance with the one who brought you.” If it is big money that brings Team Wheat and Team Barley to the board tables of the Wheat and Barley Commissions then keep in mind that when big money wins elections, it never is a win for farmers.

Leo Howse Porcupine Plain, Sask.

Green Party worried about alienation The Editor: The Saskatchewan Green Party is warning the new prime minister against violating Real Change by attacking the economic interests of the western provinces.

In the recent federal election, most Saskatchewan and Alberta voters didn’t vote for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals because his government might

harm Western Canada economically.

Trudeau should strive to end western alienation. Trudeau’s greatest challenge as prime minister will be not to alienate Western Canadians.

Our party will monitor the economic decisions to be made by the new Liberal government very diligently.

The people of the west want their prosperity to continue under the new gov-

ernment, but fear it will end if Trudeau adopts a new version of the National Energy Program (NEP). Real Change means ending western alienation by building the economies of the western provinces, one opportunity at a time.

Victor Lau, Leader, Saskatchewan Green Party Regina

A Good Fit Sheila Farstad, left, tries on an apron created by Cheryl Andrist during the fundraising tea and art show hosted by the Estevan chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women on Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan. Farstad and Andrist were among the artists who participated in the art show. Proceeds from the event will be directed to the Mary Rose Boyer Scholarship Fund.

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Salvation Army sets goal for 2015 Christmas campaign

Salvation Army Majors Wilf and Heather Harbin are looking forward to their first Christmas campaign in Estevan. File Photo.

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Salvation Army will be once again counting on the community’s support for its upcoming Christmas campaign.

The Salvation Army has set a goal of $35,000 for the kettle campaign, and $50,000 for the letter appeal, for a total goal of $85,000.

Last year the Salvation Army’s goal was $95,000, and they received $96,200 through the kettles and the letter appeal. But Salvation Army Major Wilf Harbin said they wanted to lower the objective slightly this year due to the current state

of the economy.

“We sat down as a committee, and we know the economy is still struggling a little bit, so we thought we would make a goal that was a little more realistic for us,” Harbin told the Mercury.

The money raised during the campaigns will be used to meet the Salvation Army’s financial needs during the busy Christmas season, and to operate the Family Services division next year.

The mail-outs for the letter campaign were sent in mid-November. The letters include an appeal for donations and an explanation of where the funds will be

directed.

A launch for the kettle campaign will be held on Nov. 30 at the Southern Plains Co-op. Kettles will be located at the co-op, the Estevan Shoppers Mall, Walmart, No Frills and the liquor store.

Volunteers are still needed to work the kettles.

“We’re currently looking for groups and businesses,” said Harbin. “It’s a great way for the Estevan Comprehensive School students to get their volunteer hours in. And we’re always looking for individuals, as well to help with the kettles.”

The next few weeks will also be a busy time for

the Salvation Army’s food bank. Harbin said they are always looking for donations to be dropped off at the food bank, and the food bank’s shelves are currently in good shape.

“We’re a little more than half full,” said Harbin.

He added the people of Estevan have been very generous towards the food bank and the Salvation Army since he and his wife, Heather, arrived in Estevan in July. Businesses, schools and other groups have held food drives.

Among the benefits for the food bank in the weeks leading up to Christmas will be a visit by the CP Rail Holiday Train on Dec. 16 at

around 3 p.m. People who attend are asked to bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank. The Salvation Army will be serving coffee and hot chocolate for the spectators.

This will be the Harbins’ first Christmas campaign since they arrived in Estevan, and they are looking forward to it. They were not directly involved with the campaign in their previous posting in Trail, B.C. Wilf Harbin was involved with the publicity efforts for the campaign, but there was a team in the town that tackled much of the work.

“Now I’m directly involved with Ronza (Raynard), she’s our family ser-

vices co-ordinator, and I’m looking forward to it,” said Harbin.

The Salvation Army is part of the Warm Welcome shelter program, along with St. Paul’s United Church.

The organization also provides emergency shelter for people throughout the year.

Other initiatives funded by the money they receive at Christmas include purchasing fresh foods for the food bank; paying for transportation so that people can receive services in other communities; providing emergency medication; and sending children and families to camps in the summer months.

Professional health care under-staffing revealed A province-wide public opinion survey commissioned by the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan shows Saskatchewan residents are concerned that the under-staffing of specialized health care profession-

als endangers their access to needed health care services.

The information was released by the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan president Karen Wasylenko during a news conference in Regina.

“Respondents to our provincial survey identified access to health care services (21.3 per cent) and waiting lists for health care services (18.9 per cent) as the two most important issues facing Saskatchewan health care today,” Wasylenko said.

“At the same time, eight in ten respondents (80.1 per cent) agreed with the statement that Saskatch-

ewan health care employers have chosen to under-staff specialized health care professionals in order to control their budgets.

“In short, the public is concerned that professional under-staffing in health care is hurting their ability to access health care services, when and where they need them,” Wasylenko said.

“The impact of professional under-staffing on ac-

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cess to health care services was confirmed by another series of questions on the survey. Fifty-five per cent of respondents said in the past 12 months they, or a member of their immediate family, had required the services of a health sciences professional from the public health care system.

Nearly one-quarter of these respondents (23.3 per cent) said they waited from one to six months to access the health care services they required; while another 6.1 per cent reported they had to wait six to 12 months for these health care services,”

Wasylenko added.

“Evan after they accessed those services, 14.5 per cent of the responders reported they were unable to receive enough treatment at the appropriate frequency to solve their health care problem,” she said. The telephone survey had 1,043 Saskatchewan resident respondents. It was conducted between Aug. 11 and 31.

The survey provided a margin of error of plus or minus three per cent to a 95 per cent confidence level. The survey was conducted by Points West Consulting of Regina.

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Envision hosting meetings for regional cyber violence project

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Envision Counselling and Support Centre will host a pair of meetings for youth next month through its cyberviolence project.

Cyber nights will take place on Dec. 8 for Grades 7 and 8, and Dec. 10 for Grades 9 and 10. Both meetings will begin at 4 p.m. at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multi-purpose room.

“It gives youth who have experienced cyberviolence a chance to express what they have gone through, be with other people who have gone through the same thing, gives them a chance to talk about what they’ve done, or what’s happened to them, and give them tools to make it easier to associate online and deal with what happened,” said Juli Dzuba, who is the cyberviolence project coordinator.

Young people will go through exercises, talk in group settings, learn new skills and tools to cope with cyberviolence and focus on

self-esteem.

Supper will also be served at each session.

The cyber nights represent the next step for Envision’s cyberviolence project, which seeks to end the issue for girls and young women in southeast Saskatchewan. They received around 370 surveys and met with around 100 people through focus groups during a data gathering stage that happened early on.

Dzuba was busy earlier this year speaking to classrooms and presenting information to students on cyber safety and the bystander effect. She visited almost all of the schools in the city.

“We’re going to focus more on doing the cyber nights here, and hopefully, if they go well in Estevan, we’re going to try them out in Weyburn,” said Dzuba.

She also wants to offer more parent nights. During a parent night in May, the Saskatchewan Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit made a presentation on the prevalence of online

issues for children in the province.

“We’re hoping to get the ICE unit back to Estevan again,” she said.

Dzuba has also been filing reports with the federal government’s Status of Women branch, which has funded the project.

Young people who have attended her presentations have reported they feel like cyberviolence is often minimized, which makes it difficult for them to come forward.

“They’re a little scared to come forward as well, because they don’t know how,” said Dzuba. “They think they’re going to get in trouble because of their role in what’s happening online, but we want to let parents know it’s important to support their child in what they’re going through, and let them know they’re there for them, no matter what the situation is.”

Dzuba said there isn’t a quick fix for cyberviolence issues. It’s an ongoing problem that is constantly evolving, so people who

Julie Dzuba are victimized need to have a support system.

The two-year cyberviolence project will wrap up next March. Dzuba said the focus during the next few months will be on the cyber nights for youth and

any parent nights that they are able to have, so they can assimilate as much information as possible.

Once it wraps up, Dzuba would like to see a resource hub in the southeast, so that people know

who they can turn to for resources and support if they become a victim of cyberviolence. While the details haven’t been ironed out for such a hub, Dzuba believes it would be very beneficial.

60 and Over Club report Submitted by Shirley Graham

From a passenger ship, everyone could see a bearded man on a small island, who was shouting and desperately waving his hands.

“Who is it?” a passenger asked the captain.

“I have no idea,” the captain responded. “But every year when we pass, he goes nuts.”

The 60 and Over Club had another nice crowd for its jam session on Nov. 8, and the club admires those

Ready To Skate Jona Laforga, left, tied the skates of her daughter Janiyah prior to the Skate with the Bruins event hosted by Southeast Newcomer Services and the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins on Sunday at Affinity Place. The event attracted many newcomers who were keen to receive skating tips from Estevan’s junior hockey team.

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The man returned just before the conclusion of the service.

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The Hillside Kin Park will be the site of a new permanent outdoor rink. The Estevan Junior Roller Derby Association is among the community entities eager to utilize the new rink.

Roller derby teams looking forward to new outdoor rink

By Sam Macdonald

Smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Junior Roller Derby Association is among the community groups excitedly anticipating the construction and opening of the new permanent outdoor rink planned for the Hillside Kin Park.

“First of all, I was excited about it because we don’t have an outdoor skating space in the summer for roller derby,” said Lorelei Lachambre, coach and president of the association.

Lachambre contacted the Estevan Kinsmen Club, but was disappointed to learn that the original plan for a 60x120 foot rink wouldn’t be quite big enough to accommodate roller derby.

“The problem was that it was too narrow for a roller

derby track. The roller derby track needs to be 75-feet wide,” said Lachambre.

“We wouldn’t have been able to host any games or really run any solid practices without a full track.”

The difficulty with creating an outdoor rink space that could properly accommodate roller derby was the price. Estevan Kinsmen Club vice-president Dave Elliot, told Lachambre that to add another 15 feet of width to the rink would cost over $18,000; a price tag the non-profit Roller Derby Association could not afford.

Upon Elliot’s recommendation, Lachambre consulted the Kinsmen Club, trying to figure out a way to work together, to build a bigger outdoor rink. Lachambre attended a club meeting and made her case.

A vote was placed, and her idea received unanimous

support from everyone present who voted.

“I went to the meeting, gave a presentation on junior roller derby, what an outdoor rink would be to us, how we would utilize it, and what it would mean to the kids that are in the club right now,” said Lachambre. “They were sold.

They were all in agreement on it. They were pleased it was going to not only be an outdoor rink, but that it would be a year-round facility for both roller derby and hockey.”

In order to help the Kinsmen raise the extra funds to create a bigger outdoor rink, the Roller Derby Association agreed to help out with the upcoming Dec. 5 Christmas Party at the Wylie-Mitchell Building. Lachambre noted that association members plan to help out with bar

tending and serving at the event.

“It’s going to be a fantastic evening. The Kinsmen have set up a fantastic supper, a comedian, a dance and music,” said Lachambre. “We’re going to help out with that in any way we can, so we can help contribute to the money

being raised for the rink.”

Both the junior and senior roller derby teams plan to utilize the new rink.

Lachambre emphasized how excited the teams are to have more space in which to practice.

“Right now we do some outdoor skating, but it’s difficult because of

the roads in Estevan and because of the traffic and safety. There’s not really a space where we can safely skate,” said Lachambre.

“So, getting this new outdoor rink is a huge win for our club. Some kids are really going to benefit from the extra practice they’ll be able to get.”

Police complete another drug bust One person was arrested in a drug bust in Estevan last week.

Members of the Estevan Police Service’s drug/intelligence unit executed a search warrant during the Nov. 10 night shift at a hotel room near downtown Estevan. Approximately two ounces of cocaine, a small amount of marijuana and $5,000 in cash were seized from the hotel room.

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Marsden made his first court appearance in Estevan on Nov. 12.

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Skating With The Bruins CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins forward Zach Goberis helped a young person around the ice during the Skate with the Bruins night hosted by the team and Southeast Newcomer Services on Sunday at Affinity Place.

Newcomers received skating tips from Bruin players. For some of the newcomers, it was their first time on skates. SNS hosted a skate drive prior to the event and collected nearly 100 pairs of skates.

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Police were busy during the past week with variety of offenses Estevan Police Service (EPS) members dealt with a vehicle theft and a number of driving infractions in recent days.

Police were called to a collision in an east-central Estevan intersection during the Nov. 9 day shift.

After further investigation, it was determined that a northbound vehicle proceeded through an intersection before yielding the right of way, and it collided with a westbound vehicle. The driver of the northbound vehicle was charged with failing to yield the right of way. No injuries were reported.

A minor collision was later reported at a central Estevan parking lot. Both vehicles were drivable and no injuries were reported.

Police received a report during the Nov. 10 day shift of a male trespassing on CP Rail property between Souris Avenue South and 13th Avenue. Police remind the public to cross the tracks at the proper locations, or

they could be charged with trespassing.

A 31-year-old Yorkton male was arrested on outstanding assault warrants from EPS. A 17-year-old Estevan youth was arrested under the Youth Detoxification and Stabilization Act. He was transported to Regina and placed in a detox centre.

Members were dispatched to two separate reports of people hanging up after calling 911 during the Nov. 11 day shift. In one instance, a homeowner made an accidental call. In the other, a five-year-old dialled the number. Police spoke with the child about the importance of the 911 service.

Police were also called to Walmart for a report of suspicious activity. A man and a woman were stopped a short distance away on Kensington Avenue. The woman was found operating the vehicle without a valid driver’s licence, and she

was charged accordingly.

The man was found to be on release conditions from Alberta, stemming from an assault allegation. He

Estevan Provincial Court on Nov. 12.

Police were called to a hit-and-run on Albert Street during the Nov.

was to not have contact with the female victim, who was the unlicensed driver of the vehicle. He was arrested and charged for breaching his conditions, and appeared in

11 night shift. A vehicle backed into another when exiting a driveway. The suspect driver was located and spoken to, and the matter was referred to SGI.

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A 58-year-old Estevan male was lodged in cells for public intoxication, after he fell against a vehicle at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Fourth Street.

He was tended to by EMS and lodged for his safety.

A 25-year-old Estevan male was issued a 72-hour driving suspension during the Nov. 12 night shift, following a traffic stop in the downtown area.

A 16-year-old Estevan youth was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000, after police received a complaint. The youth will appear in court in late December.

Police then investigated several suspicious vehicles and people in the core area. The matter remains under investigation and members are asking for the public’s assistance if they see any unusual behavior.

Officers are also investigating a report of an assault that stemmed from a domestic dispute.

Police also responded to complaints of several possible impaired drivers.

Members were called to a two-vehicle collision at the corner of Spruce Drive and King Street during the Nov. 13 night shift.

A northbound car turned in front of a westbound truck and they collided.

The truck impacted the passenger side of the car, sending it into a spin. The two occupants in the car were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital to be checked out, and they were released later in the evening. Police are still investigating the collision and charges are pending.

Police were called to fights reportedly happening at a party in northwest Estevan. The property representative co-operated with police and the home was checked for anyone with major injuries. The homeowner was contacted and updated. No further action was needed and no other complaints of assaults or disturbances were received.

Police responded to a domestic dispute in northeast Estevan. One of the people involved left before police arrived.

Members responded to a fight between brothers on the east end of Estevan.

One of the combatants was given a ride to a residence, where a family member took the person in. About a half hour later, that male left and headed back to his brother’s house. He was intercepted and arrested for public intoxication and held in cells until sober.

Police responded to a male who sent a message that he was going to

commit suicide on the CP Rail tracks. Officers asked for trains to be shut down so the situation could be investigated. They walked the tracks from Kensington to the Richardson Pioneer inland terminal, looking for the man. CP Police were in the city and assisted with the search.

The man was located at his residence, which was on the northwest end of the city, along the railway tracks, and taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for an assessment.

Police stopped a vehicle that appeared to be avoiding a check stop on Kensington Avenue during the Nov. 14 night shift. A male and female were both arrested for possession of marijuana and released a short time later with a court date.

Police patrolled north Estevan after a power failure during the overnight hours. They received alarm calls from several businesses that were all false. A short time later, police were called to the hospital, as there was a female who had been involved in a motor vehicle collision with a power pole, which caused the power outage. She was spoken to and it was determined alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

Police also learned the incident occurred in the RCMP’s jurisdiction, so they will handle the investigation.

Police were called to Princess Street in north Estevan in the early morning of Nov. 15, to a report of a vehicle that had been stolen. The owner was able to remove the suspect from the vehicle about a block away. The suspect took off on foot and was located and arrested a short distance away. Two big bottles of alcohol were found in the vehicle’s front seat and belonged to the suspect. Abdi Mohamed Rage, 23, of Estevan was arrested and charged for theft of a motor vehicle, driving without a valid driver’s licence, driving while over .08 and impaired driving. Rage was held in custody until he could be released on an undertaking from a justice of the peace. He will appear in court in Estevan on Jan. 11, 2016.

Police were called to northeast Estevan during the Nov. 15 night shift for a report of a person going through a vehicle. Nothing was reported missing and police did not locate the suspect. If anyone has information about the suspicious activity, or are the victims of theft, they are asked to call the EPS.

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Carbon capture decision delayed

A decision regarding the possible retrofitting of Boundary Dam Units 4 and 5 will now be made in 2017 SaskPower and the provincial government will take more time before making a decision on a second phase of a carbon capture project at Boundary Dam Power Station.

A decision on whether to proceed on a retrofit of Units 4 and 5 to capture noxious gases, including carbon dioxide, won’t be

made until 2017.

The decision was announced by SaskPower president Mike Marsh, who said the company wanted to monitor the current carbon capture technology deployed on the first capture island installed on Boundary Dam’s Unit 3 electrical generator. The president said it

Corrections In the Nov. 11th edition of the Mercury, the name of the winning art collection at the Estevan Art Council’s Adjudicated Art Show was improperly referred to as Found Object Art. The proper title for the collection was Driftwood Dreams by Sheryl. The Mercury apologizes for any confusion that may have arisen as a result of this error.

In the story on the Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s annual general meeting that ran in the Nov. 11 edition of the Mercury, Brett Campbell was identified as the organization’s president for 2016. Campbell has been the president the last few years, but Conrad Meili is now the president.

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was preferable to have “a year of stable operation at maximum performance, or near-maximum, to really test the technology and the commercial viability going forward.”

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NDP environment critic Cathy Sproule said the delay in the decision-making was outrageous and added that if SaskPower and others hadn’t figured it out yet, there would be a lot of concerns surrounding this project.

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Estevan Mercury The Knights of Columbus Charity Appeal saw two big winners emerge from Estevan this year. Cathy Welta-Eagles (second from left) of the TD Lucky Lotto Group, a staff-promoted team of about 12 current and former employees captured a $5,000 payout while Cassie Bonokoski collected $1,500 on behalf of her sister Amy Dutton, who was unable to be present for the photo.

Making the presentation on behalf of the K of C were the Appeals’s local chairman Albert Petrash (left) and Bill Baryluk, who sold the ticket to Dutton.

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Winter weight allowances on highways postponed Due to an unseasonably warm fall, winter weight allowances will not come into effect until Dec. 3 or until the roadbeds are sufficiently frozen.

That note came from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure on Nov. 13, postponing the winter weight program on Saskatchewan highways. The restrictions are imposed to protect the roads and highways from unnecessary damage. Roads will be monitored throughout the province on an ongoing basis to determine when winter weights need to be implemented.

With the weather expected to turn colder today (Nov. 18 and beyond the weekend), the freezing process might begin fairly soon, allowing the ministry to permit additional weight on the highways network. Without sufficient freezing, the extra weights can damage pavement and the road structures underneath.

Commercial vehicle operators will find the latest road-restrictions orders and related information online or by using the ministry hotline.

NOTICE To the residents of Hitchcock/ R.M. of Estevan, Signal Direct will be upgrading their communications tower in the town of Hitchcock.

For any questions or concerns please contact Signal Direct Communications at 306-634-9994 15113SS1

Generosity Dennis Bode, left, a delegate for Affinity Credit Union District Council 12 and the Affinity Fat Cat present Leah Moriarty, president of the Estevan Curling Club with a cheque for $20,000. The funds will be used to support the costs of renovating the upstairs lounge at the Power Dodge Curling Centre, a project that’s slated to begin this coming April.

Government committed another $10 M for provincial parks The provincial government this week confirmed that it has achieved its goal of committing an additional $10 million for improvements and expansion of provincial

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parks over four years. The total investment in capital projects and maintenance over the past four years has amounted to more than $53 million.

“Saskatchewan’s provincial parks are a key component of our quality of life here,” said Mark Docherty, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport.

“This enhanced investment over the past four years, along with our total increased investment since 2007, has helped us improve the experience for current visitors and ensure that our park infrastructure will remain stable for years to come.”

Since 2012, the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport has undertaken more than 140 capital projects

within the provincial parks system, including expansion and growth opportunities, as well as critical improvements.

Some of the investments noted in the recent announcement, included the more than $7.5 million spent on water and wastewater system upgrades and $7.5 million invested in campsite electrical expansion as well as other upgrade work.

There was $7 million spent on replacing or upgrading campground and day use service centres while $6 million was spent on developing new campsites, including new campgrounds at Blackstrap and Greenwater Lake Provincial Parks.

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Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered, and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

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provincial parks were rebuilt and maintained at a cost of over $3.5 million and more than $3 million was put toward improving and upgrading boat launches while $1.7 million was invested in campsite enhancements and furnishings.

Upgrades were also made to historic and interpretive facilities, shoreline protection systems and playground structures.

Most of the projects were completed by the end of this year’s camping and outdoor season and the few that remain incomplete are slated to be finished by the time the majority of visitors make it to the provincial parks in the summer of 2016.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Mechanic The City of Estevan is looking for an independent and selfmotivated individual to join our Public Works team. The ideal candidate would possess significant mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Services, Maintains, and repairs City of Estevan equipment, machinery, and vehicles.

• Schedules and performs required preventative maintenance • Identifies malfunctions in equipment and systems operations and performs repairs.

• Cleans and maintains the equipment, shop, and tools.

• Provides technical assistance for budgetary or project decisions.

This position requires: • Grade 12 or GED equivalent • Journeyman Mechanic’s Certificate • Valid Class 3A Driver’s License • Basic computer and Microsoft Office proficiency Experience and additional assets: • 1 year of related mechanical experience • Valid Class 1A driver’s License is considered an asset

Casual Lifeguard The City of Estevan is looking for energetic, self-motivated, and team focused individuals 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.

• 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.

Duties include; • Operation and maintenance of a Street Sweeper during snow-free months.

• Performs road sanding and assists with snow removal during winter months.

• Maintenance of assigned tools and equipment.

• Logging and reporting relevant information such as circle check results.

NOTE: The duties listed are not set forth for the purpose of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally performed outside of the listed duties above (other duties as assigned).

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Building Official The City of Estevan is searching for an energetic and The City of Estevan is searching for an energetic and motivated individual to join our Land Development team as a Building Official. The ideal candidate would possess an excellent eye for detail and show a thorough nature.

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The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance.

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CITY OF ESTEVAN TENDER The City of Estevan invites tenders to provide “one (1) Sand Spreader Truck” Specifications are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall.

For further information regarding this tender please contact Dale Tannas, Shop Foreman : 6341831, Fax 634-1818.

Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “Sander Spreader Truck ” Mail to the following by 2:30 PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2015.

Legislative Services Business Division Main Floor 1102 4th Street, City of Estevan Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 PM, December 1, 2015 C.S.T, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, ESTEVAN, Saskatchewan Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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Adult Art Programs The Pinterest Challenge Stop pinning the crafts you see on Pinterest and start doing them! In September we will be DIYing canvas wall art.

WHEN: November 26 TIME: 7-9pm COST: $25/person/session The South Sask Photo Club Love photography? This monthly club is for beginners and advanced photographers alike. Instructor Jon Gillies guides each sessions with new tips, tricks and hands-on activities.

WHEN: November 24 TIME: 7-9pm COST: $25/person for an annual membership Homemade for the Holidays Finish up your Christmas shopping at the most unique craft sale in town! Featuring all handmade goods by local artists and craftspeople, this sale will be your best

chance to find that truly unique gift. Not sure what to do with the kids while you shop? Drop them off in our craft room for some hot chocolate and holiday crafts while your browse. We are currently seeking artists, bakers and craftspeople to participate in this event. Vendor tables are free!

WHEN: December 5th TIME: 1 – 4pm COST: Free Children’s Art Programs Family Art Come create, explore and learn with your ones through art! This program is for toddlers aged 18 months and up. Parent/ guardian participation is required.

WHEN: November 26 December 3, 10, 17 TIME: 10-10:30am COST: $5/family/month Pre-registration is required for all EAGM programs. Contact Karly at 634-7644 or by email at galleryed@ sasktel.net for more information or to register.

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The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and complete benefits package.

Individuals who achieve the proper certifications also: Applicants may be tested for appropriate skills and will • Teach Aquatics lessons and completes all paperwork such as be required to provide proof of credentials. We thank work sheets and report cards at the conclusion of a set of lessons. all applicants for their interest, however due to the volume of applications only those candidates selected The successful candidate would require: for interview will be contacted.

• A minimum of 14 years of age • Current Bronze Cross and/or Assistant Red Cross Lifeguard • Current First Aid and CPR C Certificate The City of Estevan offers competitive wages based upon achieved aquatics qualifications. If you’re looking for a career that

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NOTE: The duties listed are not set forth for the purpose of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally performed outside of the listed duties above (other duties as assigned).

EDUCATION • Minimum - 2 year Diploma in relevant field such as Architectural and Building Technologies or a Journeyperson Carpenter’s Certificate.

• Must possess a Class 1 Provincial Building Official License, or attain said license within the 1st year of employment. Those individuals who possess a Class 2 or 3 Building Official License and relevant working Lifeguard experience will be given preference.

• Must have attended the Saskatchewan Building The City of Estevan is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, Code Training for Canadians – Series 1 or attend the and team focused individual join our lifeguarding crew. The ideal course within the 1st year of employment. candidate would possess a passion for aquatics coupled with • Valid Class 5 Drivers License strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: complete benefits package.

• Ensures the safety of Aquatic Centre customers by enforcing policies, rules, and regulations.

Applicants may be tested for appropriate skills and will • Teaches Aquatics lessons. Completes all paperwork such as be required to provide proof of credentials. We thank work sheets and report cards at the conclusion of a set of lessons. all applicants for their interest, however due to the • Administer First Aid in the event of major or minor incidents volume of applications only those candidates selected within the facility. for interview will be contacted.

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

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

The City of Estevan is searching for an energetic and • Promotes pool programming and maintains positive public motivated individual to join our Public Works team relations between staff and customers. as a Street Sweeper Operator. The ideal candidate would possess a Class 3 Driver’s License with The successful candidate would require: Airbrake Endorsement and have a team-oriented • A minimum of 16 years of age attitude.

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

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CITY OF ESTEVAN TENDER The City of Estevan invites sealed tenders for the “CRUSHING RECLAIMED ASHPALT PAVEMENT” Specifications are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall.

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Elecs earn provincial berth

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys volleyball team is bound for provincial competition in Swift Current this weekend.

The Elecs earned the berth at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) 5A Boys Provincial Volleyball Tournament through a second-place finish at the Regional Tournament, which was held at Estevan Comprehensive School on Saturday. The boys will compete as one of the topten 5A teams in the province at provincials, including the top-ranked Swift Current Colts who claimed first place at regionals with a 25-19, 25-20 win over the Elecs in the championship game.

Earlier in the day the Elecs beat the Colts 1725, 25-21 and 25-15 in an intense back-and-forth round-robin match to claim first place in their pool.

Estevan actually claimed the provincial berth with their next match, a 25-23, 25-21 win over the Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers in the

regional semifinal.

“Definitely (our goal) was to go to provincials,” said Elecs libero Jarrett Daoust. “That was our main goal and even though we got second place we’re going to provincials and that’s something to be proud of for sure.”

Daoust said the loss to the Colts in the regional final came down to a different mindset for the team compared to their earlier win against Swift Current because they had already booked their provincial ticket by that time. In the final the Colts frequently blocked the Elecs spikes and used a successful tipping attack to score points.

“It’s just whatever works,” said Colts power Dylan Mortenson. “We’ve got some tall guys that can block over the net and see where the holes are, so if it keeps open we put it there.

It was working for us, so we kept doing it.”

Nathan Johnson, head coach of the Elecs, echoed Daoust that the final was a lesser stakes game for the team and his players knew it, which led to the end result. He said the Colts are also the number-one

ranked team in the province and their victory over Swift Current in the round-robin shows they can compete with the top teams.

“We’re a young team,” said Johnson. “We’re a majority of Grade 11 kids.

That’s a big step for our kids. Last weekend in Yorkton we made the final.

That’s a huge thing for our kids in a big tournament like that and again this weekend we played awesome. I was so proud of the boys. They played hard.

They played to the end of sets. We had a few lulls here and there, but we’ve been very streaky as a team being a young group. This weekend we were able to sustain high levels of play for longer. That’s nice for us as we grow as a group.”

Johnson said a few weeks ago somebody told him the Elecs are a good young team and maybe they can medal next year.

He said the reply was their goal is to medal this year.

“Swift Current is a team that thinks they’re going to medal at provincials and we beat them,” he said.

“That’s got to be our goal.

The heavy favourite is Prince Albert Saint Mary’s

Elecs Wyatt Haux records a kill against the Swift Current Colts at the SHSAA 5A Boys Regional Volleyball Tournament at Estevan Comprehensive School on Saturday. and after that I think it’s pretty wide open. We’ve

got ourselves to the spot where we can play with

those top teams. I’d love to come home with a medal.”

Slow start contributes to Bruins loss

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Battlefords North Stars worked hard from the drop of the puck to the closing horn in their 4-2 win over the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place on Saturday.

Bruins right winger Owen LaClare said unlike that 60-minute effort from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s (SJHL) top team, the home side took a while to get going in the game. He said once they realized they had to get moving they were down 2-1 with 20 minutes left to play making it difficult to get back into the game.

“Our game plan going into tonight was to get pucks deep and the first couple periods we weren’t aware of that,” said LaClare. “They were clogging up the neutral zone (and) we couldn’t skate it through. The third period rolled around (and) we started dumping things in and it started working a little better for us.”

Chris Lewgood, head coach and general man-

ager of the Bruins, said they turned over the puck at the offensive blue line on too many occasions against the North Stars. He said they are best suited for a low game and wanted to play against the Battlefords defencemen instead of their forwards, but they didn’t execute that and the attention to detail in the game plan wasn’t there.

Battlefords “paid close attention to detail,” said Lewgood. “They were real disciplined in their schematics and I thought we were too loose on that and there were lots of opportunities against that came from that and a lack of opportunities for.”

Despite being outshot 11-7 in the first period, Estevan exited the frame up 1-0 on Brayden Oleksyn’s 13th goal of the season to keep his six-game scoring streak intact. After Reed Delainey evened up the game 3:14 into the second, the Bruins took three minor penalties within a minute of each other close to midway through the second period leading to the go-ahead goal

Bruins centre Levi Barnstable carries the puck into the Battlefords end at Affinity Place on Saturday.

by North Stars left winger Dustin Gorgi.

Lewgood said generally speaking their second periods have not been good and the game against the North Stars was no different. He said on top of that they have to stay the course,

so if the opposition scores two goals to take the lead they have to find a way to get the next one.

“We weren’t able to do that,” he said. “Give credit to Battlefords. They are a really good hockey team and to get behind on them it

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is pretty hard to come back.

We made it close, but just didn’t quite get there.”

The Battlefords’ Coby D o w n s a n d E s t e v a n ’s Keegan Allison traded goals in the final frame before the North Stars’ Layne Young scored an empty-netter with

23 seconds remaining to put the game away. With the win the Battlefords North Stars improve to a league best 18-5-0-2 record. The Bruins sit at 12-9-0-1 for second place in the Viterra Division and fifth in the SJHL.

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Estevan Mercury

Cougars claw way to top of districts

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Carlyle Cougars came back to beat the Lampman Grizzles at Estevan Comprehensive School on Thursday to claim the 2015 Freshman Girls District Championship.

Up 1-0 in a bestof-three set title match, Carlyle found themselves close but trailing continually in the second set to the strong Lampman team.

Down 5-2 early in the set, the Cougars pushed back to even the score at sixes on Alexis Thompson’s serve, before the Grizzles jumped ahead to 12-8 on an unbroken serve

by Madison Stinson.

Never giving up, Carlyle kept up the pressure on Lampman in the game bringing the score close once again at 21-20 with the Cougars’ Madison Riddell up to serve. She managed to rattle off five straight points to give Carlyle the 25-21 win.

“I was just thinking get it over (the net),” said Riddell.

Cougars head coach Trent Johnson said the team has played Lampman a few times this season and every match has been close. He said they knew going into the championship game they would have a battle on their hands, but they found a way to get the win.

“The girls, if they’re

focused they can come back even if it’s varied momentum, up and down, in a game,” said Johnson.

“When they are down they don’t get too frustrated too quickly, so they know they can come back if they do what they have to do.”

Riddell said they realized during the back-andforth second set they had a shot, so they pulled together and made it happen. She said the team has improved immensely since their first action this season and had won four consecutive tournaments heading into districts, making a win a good possibility.

“We worked really hard this year and we deserved it,” she said. “We have come a long way.”

Carrie Englot, coach of the Grizzlies, said they gave it their best shot against the Cougars and it just didn’t work out for them in the match. She said the team has had an excellent year and has done a great job of growing as volleyball players this season and that was on display in the title game.

“They played really well in that game,” said Englot. “The girls play well as a team and they communicate well as a team. That is our strength.

They like to play with each other and they’re a team.”

The ECS Elecs freshman girls volleyball team lost 25-13, 25-13 to the Grizzlies in the district semifinal. Elecs coach

Lauren Pottie said the girls did very well considering the tough competition at the season-ending tourna-

ment and that was echoed by players on the team.

“We played really good,” said Elecs’ Cait-

Elecs’ Reese Handley serves against the Lampman Grizzlies at the Freshman Girls District Championships at Estevan Comprehensive School on Thursday.

lyn Green. “We were getting better (throughout the tournament and the season).”

“We were getting better at serving and playing together in general,” added Elecs’ Jordan Gilroy.

Lampman Grizzlies Faith Englot returns the ball against the Carlyle Cougars in the Freshman Girls Districts Championship game at Estevan Comprehensive School on Thursday.

Senior girls come up short at regionals

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITY APPEAL PRIZE WINNERS OCTOBER 24, 2015 LOTTERY LICENSE RR13-0807 The Knights of Columbus Charity Appeal Draw and Social was held in Edam,SK, hosted by Vawn-Edam Council #5694. Profits from ticket sales are used to support various charities. This year ticket sales totalled $108,510 in the province of Saskatchewan.

Congratulations to this year’s winners.

Name Lionel Rutten, Saskatoon Marie Langlois, Prince Albert B. Hinger, Goodsoil Delbert Jensen, Weyburn Daniel Fahlman, Saskatoon Elizabeth Werbicki, Saskatoon R. Niebrugge, Humboldt Eddie Mushumanski, Russell, Manitoba Sister Teresita Kambeitz, Saskatoon Irvine Braitenback, Lanigan MJ Flynn, Swift Current Amy Dutton, Estevan Todd Ostafichuk, Fort McMurray, Alberta TD Canada Trust, Estevan Bill Mumm, Shellbrook

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The Estevan Knights of Columbus would like to thank its members, all the staff of our local, and district businesses, who bought and sold our charity appeal tickets. Your support for our many charitable causes is greatly appreciated. Thanks also to the corporate sponsors for supporting our Christmas Hamper Program.

A fourth place finish in the Regional Championships at Yorkton Regional High School on the weekend ended the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls volleyball team’s season.

The Elecs placed second in their pool and went on to win their first playoff game 2-1 over the Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers securing the team a spot in the final four.

The team lost 2-0 to the Weyburn Eagles in the semifinal and needed a victory in the third/fourth-place game to advance to provincials this weekend, but fell 2-0 to the Swift Current Colts.

“We’re very evenly matched with Swift Current,” said Elecs head coach Myles Fichter. “When we played them (Saturday) it was the end of the day. Both teams were showing signs of fatigue and that was more in play than I think skill.”

In spite of the result at regionals, Fichter said the Elecs still enjoyed a fantastic season. He said the girls

won four tournaments this year including their home tourney, plus finished with a B-side victory at the 32team Regina tournament at the beginning of September.

“It all adds up to a successful season,” he said. “I asked several teachers at the school when was the last time the girls won the home tournament and nobody could tell me. It’s been a considerable time and I think that goes a long way in itself just bringing the home tournament back. It’s a significant success for the team this year.”

Fichter added the girls all grew over the season as athletes and students. He said school sport facilitates learning for the athletes who may not be as inclined to do it through academic means and volleyball has provided these kids an avenue to succeed.

“They can participate in school sports, so that gets them excited about school and I think I can see that was a factor this year,” said Fichter. “The girls are interested in the sport and it also provided them motivation to do well in their academics because juggling all the schedules of both was quite challenging for them.”

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November 18, 2015 B3 The ECS Elecs junior girls volleyball team, with back row from left, head coach Melissa Holman, Mackenzie Holman, Bailee Mickel, Kelsey Pastachak, Aiden Miller, Julia Klatt, assistant coach Nicole Sinclair; middle, Sammy Wade, Jenna Blanchette, Morgan Walter, Ruth Pecson, Hallie Hanson; front, Araya Wheeler and Courtney Kanigan, finished in third place at the districts championships in Moosomin on Thursday.

Junior girls place third at district championships

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

A semifinal berth was as far as the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs junior girls volleyball team would go at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) district championships in Moosomin on Thursday.

After placing second in their pool, the Elecs crossed over in the first playoff round to face the Redvers Rams, who finished third in their pool. Estevan butted the Rams 25-1, 25-7 to set up a match with the Weyburn Junior High Cobras in the semifinal, but in two close sets the Cobras slithered away with a 25-18, 25-21 victory.

Melissa Holman, head coach of the Elecs junior girls volleyball team, said

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Weyburn featured a roster comprised of some hard hitters and the Elecs did manage to return the shots against, but unfortunately their digs for the most part went straight back over the net. She said this caused a problem as they weren’t able to develop a counterattack.

“We were digging extremely well,” she said.

“Every time they would hit something at us we would get it back, but they were just offensively outnumbering our hits. Our girls were playing very well strategically placing the hits and the tips in very good spots. When we were able to make an offensive move we would be very successful, but we were not getting to set up as many hits as we would like.”

Holman said the Elecs

had a great shot of making the final if things had gone differently for the team in the early goings of the tournament. She said an early round-robin loss to the Weyburn St. Michael’s Tigers caused in part by the girls’ unfamiliarity to the small confines of Moosomin’s gym led to them finishing second in their pool and having to face the Cobras earlier than they wanted.

“It would have been a tough final regardless of when we played them,” she said. “Weyburn (Junior High) is a very good team, so it could have gone either way, but I do believe that our girls deserved to be in that final. It was unfortunate that we lost in the semis, but they did play well.”

The Elecs players each set a goal for themselves at

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the beginning of the season and the coaching staff attempted to run practices in a way that these goals could be realized. In an effort to further advance the girls’ involvement in volleyball, the Elecs were also placed in tournaments throughout the season that challenged the team to be better.

Holman said they chose to participate in large centre tournaments during the year where the team would face stiffer competition. She said the girls progressed steadily during the year both at these tournaments and on their individual goals.

“They came quite far as a team and a lot of them, things they couldn’t do very well at the beginning of the season they mastered over the three months,” she said.

“They’ve had a very successful season.”

Junior boys look towards bright future

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs junior boys volleyball team failed to make it out of the round-robin portion of the district championship tournament held on Thursday in Manor, but the players’ continued improvement has their coach looking ahead to better days.

“I’m excited for the future,” said Elecs coach Kevin Perkins. “We didn’t have a great season, but it’s kind of a rebuilding year. We’ll be ready to go for next year and the senior program will be strong for next year. Volleyball is looking good.”

The Elecs finished fourth out of five teams at the district championships, losing their final game 25-18, 25-12 to the host Manor Mustangs.

In total the team played four matches of two sets a piece, in which they went 2-6 in sets played.

Perkins said the Elecs had only played in one tournament as well as

a few exhibition games over the season and that contributed to their showing at districts. He said the team even seemed to play better as the district tournament went along both with positioning and in play calling, so a few more matches beforehand would have proved fruitful.

The hope is they’ll be able to secure more tournament action next season for the junior Elecs, said Perkins, noting they will have nine eligible players available to return. He said the high number of returnees should make for strong squads next year both in the junior and senior ranks.

“We have some great players coming from the junior program and I would suspect that they are going to be, even as Grade 10s, on the senior team next year,” he said.

“We have some height and we have some excitement and all the kids are amazing young men. There are never any behaviour issues. They are all good kids. I’m excited. I think we’ll be in good shape.”

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Estevan Mercury

Bruins reel in the Winnipeg Sharks

By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Apex Estevan midget AA Bruins scored in the dying seconds of the third period to beat the Winnipeg Sharks 7-6 and claim the B-side championship at a Prince Albert Raiders home tournament on Sunday.

Blake Jamieson, head coach of the Bruins, said the winner was a set play off a faceoff that squirted in front of the Winnipeg net. He said Bruins captain Wyatt Bayliss then fired a shot that went five-hole to give the team the lead with less than five seconds remaining in the game.

The championship was a wild back-and-forth shootout that saw Winnipeg

get on the board first with a shot from Jett SielkieBullard finding the back of the net only 12 seconds into the game. Estevan’s Mitchell Morrison replied with a little under two minutes remaining to tie it up, before Bayliss and Hunter Piche scored to make it 3-1 in the Bruins favour.

By the 19-minute mark of the second period the Sharks had jumped ahead 4-3 on two goals courtesy of Codey Behun and a single by Noah Couch, but the Bruins battled back to score their fourth when Josh Giblett lit the lamp with 54 seconds remaining. Morrison and Erik McKersie scored within 47 seconds of each other a few minutes into

the third before Winnipeg’s Evan Kaufman scored with 14:30 remaining to bring the score to 6-5. Behun then recorded the hat trick with just over a minute left in the third to tie the game at sixes.

Estevan got to the B-side final with a tournament opening 6-5 overtime loss to the Martensville Marauders.

The Bruins then shutout the rival Weyburn Wings 3-0 to set up the match with Winnipeg.

“It was disappointing that we lost and went to the B-side,” said Jamieson, noting that doesn’t take away from the merits of the trip. “It’s a good character builder and a good experience for the boys to get on the road and see other teams.”

The Apex Estevan midget AA Bruins won the B-side title at a tournament hosted by the Prince Albert Raiders on the weekend. Photo submitted.

Mermaid Medallists

About 100 synchronized swimmers participated in the 2015 Marnie Eistetter Figure Meet at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre on Sunday.

The Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club, with back row from left, Gemma Bittman (tied for sixth in aged 13 to 15 figures), Hannah Mantei (fourth in aged 13 to 15 figures), Marlie Weinrauch (tied for sixth in aged 13 to 15 figures), Brooke Kruger (first in aged 16 to 18 figures); front, Haley Copeland (fourth in aged 11 to 12 figures) and Gabby Jocelyn (third in novice figures), received honours for their good showing. Not pictured from the Mermaids who placed top ten in their age group are Hannah Whitman (second in aged 16 to 18 figures) and Courtney Reetz (seventh in aged 16 to 18 figures). Photo by Jamie Harkins.

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Border Kings crowned Estevan peewee tournament champions

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The Boissevain Border Kings won the Estevan peewee tier 2/3 tournament Aside final at Affinity Place on Sunday with a 7-2 win over the Redvers Rockets.

“It was pretty competitive at the start and then we opened it up,” said Border Kings head coach Adam Thompson. “We played well. We worked hard and didn’t have any real blips.”

Boissevain controlled the play at the beginning of the championship final against Redvers and pinned the Rockets in their zone on a number of occasions.

Border King Ty Lone got Boissevain on the board first with 2:08 left in the first when he tucked the puck past the outstretched pad of Redvers goaltender Colby Magotiaux after accepting a cross-crease pass from John Stewart.

Redvers’ Carson Henrion replied right back when he broke in alone on Boissevain goaltender Kieran Stewart and potted his own rebound five-hole.

John Stewart made it 2-1 Boissevain with nine minutes left in the second

The Boissevain Border Kings celebrate their Estevan peewee tournament championship at Affinity Place on Sunday. on a deflection off a Redvers defender that trickled into the back of the net.

Just under five minutes later Border King Zach Turner scored the eventual game winner with a beauty by picking up the puck all alone in front of the Redvers goal and backhanding

the puck top corner glove side on Magotiaux.

Donovan Troke andn Carsen Unrau added singles for the Border Kings, while Lone and John Stewart notched another goal each.

Minty James scored the second goal for Redvers.

“The group that we got

in the dressing room wanted it more,” said Thompson. “It seems like those guys don’t quit.”

Three Estevan teams welcomed seven out-oftown squads to their inaugural two-day peewee tournament. The Wapella Blackhawks won the B-

side championship, while the Estevan Storm beat the Estevan Wolves to take the C-side title and the Estevan Thunder won the D-side.

Nathan Wahl, co-director of the Estevan Minor Hockey Association peewee age class, said the tournament went smoothly

and featured strong, fast hockey from each of the competing teams.

“Estevan put on a good show,” said Thompson, noting this was the team’s first tourney of the season.

“It’s a good rink and a good tournament. Our kids enjoyed it.”

Sharks take bite out of Regina All three divisions of the Estevan Sharks played Nov. 8 in Regina at the Lawson Centre.

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elled to Regina for their first away tournament of the season. They played six games, which started with a 2-1 win over Regina. This was a

great start to the day as the mini Sharks ended up with two wins, one tie and three losses. Considering this was only their second tournament, the coaches are very proud of how they played.

They played their hearts out and it is so encouraging to see their improvement at every tournament.

The atom Sharks also travelled to Regina and had two teams entered in the tournament. The Blue Team started out with two hard losses to the Regina Armada and the Weyburn Hurricanes, but they pulled it back together for their remaining games. After taking a break and regrouping, the team went on to win their next games The Estevan Sharks mini team in Regina with their against Regina, Weyburn coaches Hayden Sutter and Lucinda Milford. and Saskatoon by using

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The Red Team struggled throughout the tournament with three really close losses, but in the end they could not pull it together and only got one win out of the day.

The Sharks bantam girls team once again dominated the tournament and

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He’s seen it all when it comes to dealing with drugs.

No, not in the way you’d first guess, but rather, Gary Tedford has seen and heard a lot while helping those who are addicted seek a path to recovery.

Tedford, the supervisor of addictions services for the Sun Country Health Region, along with many others, is observing Addictions Awareness Week this week.

The volume of addiction cases he and the other eight counsellors in the region have been asked to address has increased only slightly during the past two years, but “they are far more complex now. Several of these people will have accompanying mental health issues so it becomes Mental Health and Addiction Services,” Tedford said, referring to the official title in the local region.

The growth in popularity of designer drugs has increased pressure on the consultants and the health care systems that treat the afflicted.

“For example, crystal meth doesn’t usually surface in ‘have’ communities, but now that Estevan is becoming a ‘have not’ community for many, we get crystal meth as a problem now,” he said.

Oxycodone, fentanyl and ecstasy are a problem and you only add to that problem when other drugs come along that are disguised as one of these or some other conventional drug, he suggested.

Stack up the problems.

Tedford said they have lost some people as a result of designer drugs or their imitators and added they are not reported in significant volumes in the southeast, but with the changing economic times, anything could surface and probably will.

“Drugs are often mixed with something else, but you know, alcohol is still a primary element in substance abuse, either alone or mixed with something else,” Tedford explained.

The counselors can recommend a 28-day in-patient service to help an alcoholic or drug addicted victim, but often there are no beds available in the provincial facilities and the waiting list is usually four to six weeks. That is lamentable since “detoxification is designed for immediate response, and that’s rare now, it’s usually a wait of a week or more.”

Treatments and recoveries are sporadic and “we can’t be critical of outcomes because recovery is a process.

Maybe they need more help, either with us or others, relapse is often a part of that process. It’s unfortunate, but true.”

Clients who arrive on the counsellor’s doorstep through a court order “aren’t always that motivated,” said Tedford with a grin. “They think they just need to give a good report to a probation officer and that’s it.”

But some do come to the realization they are on a hopeless trail so they will make a conscientious effort to get better. Those ‘tipping factors’ Tedford said, could be any number of things including mental health issues being addressed, family issues, medical intervention, police intervention, and so on.

Tedford was quick to praise the out patient (Community Health Services) at St. Joseph’s Hospital and their sister clinics in Weyburn and Kipling, as well as local police services.

“You know there is still a strong connection with the former St. Joseph’s addictions treatment centre they had on the fourth floor at the old hospital. There are still people in the local health care community who remember and worked with that program and understand the needs.

Because they know what it’s about, they are very good at addressing the health issues.”

Measuring success or failure is “extremely difficult,” said Tedford, since post-treatment follow-ups are a bit of a gamble. “One week, four weeks, four years sobriety or off drugs … does that mean success? It’s not if you fall off the day after you’ve been contacted.

Also, many people we’ve dealt with are very difficult to track down on a regular basis. So I question any agency that claims they have a success rate of 60 or 80 per cent or something like that. It’s an ongoing recovery process.”

There is no real pattern for veteran counsellors like Tedford. Talking with the client/victim will provide them with a path whether it be Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous. Family members will struggle with the addiction issues too and that’s where Al-Anon can come into play, he said.

“Of course there is a stigma attached to it all; and, I wish we could get beyond that. It’s an illness, a diagnosable medical issue, let’s treat it that way. Small communi-

Gary Tedford, supervisor of addictions services for Sun Country’s Mental Health and Addictions Services. ties like ours can provide support networks because we know people who know people who can help.”

Some people can just quit drugs or booze, as they say, ‘cold turkey’ while others seek assistance from trained counsellors and Tedford admits, “we’re not the be all and end all for some. Substance abuse to addiction is a pretty thin line and once you realize it, you’re probably already addicted.”

Youth counsellors have done a great deal of positive work within high schools in Estevan and Weyburn. Sessions on awareness are a regular feature and additional information is provided at the discretion of the student and counsellor. An outreach program to the more rural schools is available and sessions may include a group of students or can be an individual session. Tedford said that with teenagers experimenting with drugs at an earlier age, there is a need to get the correct information to them in a timely manner.

“To many victims, they see the substance as a solution, not a problem. It helps them overcome shyness, guilt, shame. Because booze or drugs will, they think, take the negativity away. They learn too late, it doesn’t. We help them weigh the options for recovery. It’s heartening to see industries getting on board, making drugs and alcohol awareness part of their safety workshops; if everyone takes it seriously, we can make progress.”

“Drugs are often mixed with something else, but you know, alcohol is still a primary element in substance abuse, either alone or mixed with something else.”

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Choirs preparing for concert Members of the Southeast Chorus and the Northwest Chorus and Orchestra have been preparing for their upcoming celebration of Christmas music.

The 45th annual program will feature two concerts in early December. The first will happen in Estevan on Dec. 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church, starting at 7 p.m. The other will be the following day at Concordia Lutheran Church in Crosby, N.D., at 4 p.m.

This year’s theme is He is Born.

Rehearsals have been happening every Tuesday night for the last two months. Members of the Southeast Chorus travel from Estevan and surrounding communities to Crosby, so they can meet up with their Northwest Chorus counterparts and work on the songs.

Southeast Chorus president Andrea Leatherdale said the rehearsals have been going well.

“The music is sounding excellent,” said Leatherdale.

“It’s a very fun program this year.”

Approximately 40 singers are part of the choir, and more than half of the musicians are from southeast Saskatchewan. Leatherdale noted they have some new musicians in the choir this year.

Instrumentalists will also be part of the concert. Leatherdale said the audiences can look forward to hearing piano accompanists, a couple of flute players and a brass ensemble, among others. North Dakota residents Harlan Johnson and Ed Retzer will once again share the director duties this year.

They will alternate directing throughout the night.

Leatherdale said there will be about 20 selections of Christmas music during the program, and she predicts everyone will enjoy the music.

Just like in previous years, the first half will feature some serious but uplifting pieces, and the second half will include more fun and upbeat selections.

“We’re fine-tuning all of our pieces with the dynamics and the little spots that need to be worked on,” said Leatherdale. “We’re down to our last two practices.”

The Northwest Chorus and the Southeast Chorus will team up on Dec. 5 and 6 for their annual celebration of Christmas music. File photo.

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Paying Tribute

Ken Clarke read In Flanders Fields during the Remembrance Day service held at the Estevan Comprehensive School last week. Clarke has been reading the poem during the service for a number of years. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the famous poem, which was penned by John McCrae, a lieutenant-colonel who served as a Canadian physician during the First World War.

Career OppOrtunities

Western Commodities Inc. is a merchant company that buys & sells grain.

Bookkeeper/Receptionist Needed This full-time position is to replace a retiring employee.

WW1528 Responsibilities Include: Process AR, AP Most aspects of financial records Invoicing All aspects require a high degree of confidentiality Reconcile bank statements Calculate & prepare payroll Some computer & accounting knowledge necessary On the job training will be provided Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Wages depends on experience.

Start date: Dec. 14, 2015

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

George Lyon Roy 1925 - 2015 George died peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, SK in his 91st year surrounded by his loving family.

He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Lottie Mae; brothers, John, Wilfred and Phillip and daughter Mary Michelle.

George is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 66 years, Patricia (nee Schnell); loving father of Rebecca (Douglas), Rodney (Sharon), Lindsey (Bonny), Sheldon (Anna), Dennis (Lorna) and Melissa (Larry); adoring grandfather and great grandfather of Sarah, Nicholas, Taryn (Andrew), Ashley (Chelsea), Genna-Rae, Preston, Kyrah, Schuyler, Jordan, Michelle (Jason), Lisa (Ryan), Trysten, Kayden, Taylor, Noah, Cassidy, Kalib, Hayley, Shania, Joshua and Xander.

George is also survived by his sisters, Evelyn Petroski and Joanne Henderson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He will also be lovingly remembered by the Schnell family.

George was born and raised on the farm which his father and mother homesteaded. He hoped to join his brothers fighting in the second World War but his farming skills were needed at home to support the war effort. At the end of the war, he was accepted into the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. During his time there, he participated in all athletics. His contribution to the sports at the university was recognized with his appointment to the position of Student Athletic Director after only one year, an unheard of honour. At the end of his second year, he graduated and was given a second athletic award reflecting his sporting skills.

On his brother Wilfred’s return from the war, they formed a partnership to farm their family’s land. Their farms and their families entwined for almost 50 years.

George lived his life with generosity, honesty and integrity in service of the community he loved. In his church community, he led the choir for over 50 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and served as Grand Knight for a number of years.

In the Lampman community, he served on a variety of boards including: the school board, the curling and hockey committees, the Lampman golf course and the low rental housing board, to name a few.

George loved all sports, but baseball was his true passion. He quickly rose to be a superb pitcher, catching the eye of a baseball scout from whom he was offered a tryout in the USA. His farming commitments prevented him from accepting this offer. Listening to the distant signal of the AM radio baseball broadcasts filled his many days and nights on the farm fields.

George’s love of sports was passed on to his children and grandchildren. He loved watching them grow and play. George’s TV set had one channel: sports. Those interested in other TV fare, found other TVs. In his life, George showed his love of God, a love of his beautiful wife Patricia and the children and grandchildren that flowed from their union.

In his dying, George showed his family the gift of a good death. He was generous and kind to everyone who visited him during his final days, giving his love and comfort while receiving theirs.

The family would like to thank Doctor Tsoi and the staff at Saint Joseph’s Hospital for their kindness and superb care.

A Prayer Service was held on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. and the Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Both services were held at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows R.C. Church, Lampman, SK with Rev. Leonardo Tamayo Jr. presiding. Interment took place at the parish cemetery.

Those wishing to make donations in George’s memory may do so directly to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation (designate to the Intensive Care Unit), 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3, or Covenant House Toronto, 20 Gerrard Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2P3.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Lloyd Walter Hansen 1926 ~ 2015

North West College

Lloyd W. Hansen passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the age of 89 years.

Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, John & Dina Hansen (Jordbraek); infant daughter, Debora Ann; sisters, Edith (Victor) Melby, Myrtle Hansen, Anna (Olaf) Hagen, Clara (Harold) Tangjerd, Evelyn Hansen; brothers, Bernhard Hansen, Clarence (Vera) Hansen; infant sister, Evelyn Hansen; father & mother in law, Olaf & Virginia Ryan; sister-in-law, Evelyn Hansen and brother-in-law, Dave Rederburg.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lauretta; son, Tom (Sheri) Hansen and their daughters, Amy (Tony) Creech and their daughter, Anika, Deborah and Paige; son, Brent (Sharon) Hansen and their children, Jessica, Ryan (Jenna), Evan, and Laura; daughter, Sandra (Wayne) Unger and their children, Breanne, Blake, and Brandt; daughter, Paula (Don) Hurren and their children, Emily, Jackson, Marcus, Josie, and Noah; brothers, Palmer (Marg) Hansen and Johnny Hansen; brotherin-law, Duane (Ruth) Ryan; sisters-in-law, Berva (Don) McPherson, Jeannette (Everett) Rederburg, and Hazel Hansen as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families.

Lloyd was born October 13, 1926 on his home farm near Oungre, SK. He lived on the homestead until his marriage to Lauretta Ryan on July 16, 1960 and then settled at Hoffer, SK where they farmed and raised a family of four children. Lloyd’s passions were God, family, and farming.

He was a quiet, gentle, considerate man who was always conscious of the needs of others. He loved and adored his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild and has left a noticeable hole in their lives. He loved a good cup of coffee and a chin-wag. He enjoyed country gospel music and teared up often when song or story would touch his tender heart.

He will be greatly missed; we can’t imagine life without him, but know he is happy and at peace with his heavenly Father. A Funeral Service was held on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 11:00 am from Beaubier Pentecostal Church, Beaubier, Saskatchewan with Reverend Robert Thompson and Pastor Josh Wyatt officiating.

Interment followed at Dravland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Hurren, Wayne Unger, Ryan Hansen, Evan Hansen, Blake Unger and Brandt Unger. Donations in memory of Lloyd may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be left at: www.fletcherfuneralchapel Arrangements entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

Director

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North Region Efficient Creative

Results Driven Strategic

Engaged Inspiring

Accountable Collaborative

If these qualities describe your management style, North West College has the career for you! The College is looking for candidates with a graduate degree and extensive experience in delivering educational programs and services. The Director – North Region executive management position is located in beautiful Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. The full position profile can be found at www. northwestcollege.ca. Deadline for applications is Monday, November 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Please refer to competition number 03-DNOOS-1516 in all communications.

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John Shurygalo 1933 - 2015 John passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the age of 82 years.

John will be lovingly remembered by his son Norm (Leanne) Shurygalo; daughter Norma (Marc) Pelé; grandchildren, Austin and Nolan Shurygalo, Derek, Joshua and Jessica Pelé; siblings, Jean (Delmar) Goodman, Stella Bell and Walter (Marlene) Shurygalo; in-laws, Allan (Lynn) Senchuk and Joan Senchuk, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife Elsie Shurygalo (Senchuk); parents, Joseph and Jean Shurygalo; father-in-law and motherin-law, John and Polly Senchuk and brothers-in-law, Glen Bell and Walter Senchuk.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Mr. Don Kindopp officiating. Interment will follow at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, and a luncheon will be held in the church auditorium.

Those wishing to make donations in John’s memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Estevan Mercury

Happy

70thAnniversary

November 10th

Ruby & Campbell Forrester Let us help you celebrate your birthdays, anniversaries and other events!!!

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Your Guide to Area Faith Lutheran Church Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH Sunday Worship 10:30am Nursery & Children’s Ministries Available Sunday School at 9:30am

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

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PASTORS: REV. JIM KEDGE & WAYLON KLIX

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School • 11:00 am

EMAIL: stpaulsuc@sasktel.net Website: stpaulsestevan.ca

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

CHURCH OF CHRIST

E.L.C.I.C.

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

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

SUNDAY SERVICES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. • Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship - Sunday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

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.

7:00 p.m. Sundays Young Adults 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays “First Contact” Youth Please call us or visit our website for more information about other ministres and events.

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International)

Followed by coffee time

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

Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: Westview School 1607 2nd Street, Estevan When: 10am on Sundays

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

Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

REAL LIFE

REAL PEOPLE

REAL GOD

Sunday Service at

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

ESTEVAN COMMUNITY 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. 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

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.

Visit us online: www.estevanmercury.ca

Career Opportunities

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November 18, 2015 B11

Pemoco Ltd. Carlyle Office: Box 1449, Carlyle, Sask.

S0C 0R0 Now Accepting Contract Operating bids on the following properties:

FIND THE PEOPLE YOU NEED!

Melrose 5-31-9-7 W2M • 1 - Battery • 2 - SWD • 15 running wells 10 shut in wells.

Book Your Career ad today!

Queensdale 2-14-6-2 W2 • 1 – Battery • 2 – SWD • 7 running wells and 2 shut in wells.

Interested individuals or businesses must have valid safety certificates and insurances and bids should be submitted as a monthly rate. Bids can be sent to the above address or emailed to

JANITORIAL POSITION

CONEXUS Credit Union - Midale

is now accepting tenders for a part-time contracted janitor.

Please include expected salary in your tender.

Duties include office cleaning and small maintenance.

Applicant must be bondable.

Please send resumes by November 25, 2015 to CONEXUS CREDIT UNION PO Box 1960 Stn Main Regina SK S4P 4M1 Attention: Property & Facilities Sheena Cugnet

bfornwald@pemoco.com

Call

For more information you may contact:

Rob Niven at (306) 577-7398 or Terry Hengen at (306) 457- 7795

634-2654

The bid for these properties will be accepted until

4:00 on December 1, 2015.

Borets Canada Ltd. is a recognized industry leader in the design, manufacturing and deployment of Electric Submersible Pumps and Horizontal Pumping Systems aiding oil and gas production worldwide.

We are looking for top performers to join our product line team in the capacity of:

ESP Field Service Technician in the Estevan Saskatchewan area.

Job Description:

Assembly, installation and commissioning of Electric Submersible Pumping systems, both downhole and surface equipment. Calculate appropriate control system parameters and input into company standard motor controllers. Evaluate downhole symptoms and recommend appropriate solutions to the customer.

is looking for a

Carrier for 140 papers for Abbott Bay, Brooks Road and Petterson Drive.

If interested please call Gayle at

306-634-2654

Requirements:

Good communication and technical and problem solving skills. Knowledge of machinery and equipment as it relates to ESP systems. Clean driving record. Ability to work on remote locations without immediate supervision. Understand pump curves and capable of accurate calculation. Excellent knowledge of HSE policies and guidelines. High School diploma or equivalent required 1+ years of experience with submersible pump preferred. Formal training on basic ESP and electrical experience required.

This is a full-time, permanent position which includes overtime as required. Specific training will be provided to qualified individuals. Must be physically fit to perform the responsibilities of the position, able to work safely and adhere to all safety policies including those of our customers.

All employees are required to undergo medical and drug testing. We offer an excellent wage and attractive benefits package, including a retirement savings plan and health benefits, as well as opportunities for training and development. Interested candidates are invited to forward their resume and two (2) employment references with salary expectations to: Borets Canada Ltd. Human Resources 2305 – 8th Street Nisku, AB T9E 7Z3

ESP & HPS Products & Services E-mail: HRCanada@borets.com Fax: (780) 955-8032 Applications via email / fax / mail only.

Employment Opportunities

Experienced Dozer & Excavator Operators Sigfusson Northern (SNL) is a Manitoba owned and operated heavy construction company that provides clients with high quality service and personnel. SNL has an immediate requirement for experienced Dozer and Excavator Operators for multiple projects in Northern Manitoba and Ontario.

SNL offers: • Competitive wages • Camp accommodations with meals • Training in Common Core/Surface Miner (Ontario projects) • Merit Benefit Plan with dental If you would like to apply for either/both of these positions, please fax or email your resume to: Jackie Le Strat Sigfusson Northern Ltd. Fax: (204) 762-5107 Email: jlestrat@sigfusson.ca

Outstanding People | Outstanding Opportunities

At KFC, What you do matters.

Vermilion is an oil-leveraged producer that adheres to a value creation strategy through the execution of full cycle exploration and production programs focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and optimization of producing properties in Western Canada, Europe and Australia. Our business model targets annual organic production growth of approximately 5% along with providing reliable and increasing dividends to investors.

We attract outstanding people with strong technical skills and creative vision. Our diverse operations provide unique challenges and exciting opportunities. Around the world, our employees are challenged and inspired to achieve their best – they are exceptional people managing strong assets. A career with Vermilion Energy means competitive compensation, outstanding opportunities, and high personal satisfaction.

Production Operator – South East Saskatchewan (Permanent Position) Reporting to the Production Foreman, the Production Operator will operate, monitor and test oil/gas wells as per Vermilion and Regulatory guidelines and requirements; provide routine maintenance; and assist with operational and engineering strategies to optimize production. 8+ years of relevant industry experience with formal operational and safety training is preferred.

The successful candidate will be required to reside within a maximum of 120 km of the Northgate area.

Postings Close Date: Until a suitable candidate has been identified

Vermilion – Recognized as a Best Workplace Employer by the Great Places to Work Institute

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For further information or to submit an application please visit www.vermilionenergy.com

We are now accepting applications for:

• PART TIME STAFF • FULL & PART TIME COOKS

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

Competetive wages.

At KFC, what you do matters! So if you want to be part of a winning team, find out now why Life Tastes Better with KFC. APPLY IN PERSON TO: KFC ESTEVAN - ROBERT 634-4747 OR Email deejays@deejayscorp.com

US OUT ON THE WEB www.estevanmercury.ca

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Estevan Mercury

Melle Jewellers RETIREMENT SALE STORE CLOSING!

50

%

OFF

STOREWIDE

Now Until December 24th!

Everything Must go!

Only 5 weeks until Christmas.

After 30 years in business, we’ve decided to retire.

We’ll be closing the business at the end of the year.

Thank you Estevan and area for your support.

1223 Fourth Street, Estevan SK • 306-637-4006 Store Hours : Tues - Sat 9 am - 5 pm