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RUNNING FOR THE GAMES Over 100 people showed up to the Coal Country Run, which began at the Souris Valley Theatre on May 9. The money raised through the event went to the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Games. Photo by Alex Coop.

SEIU-West workers return today MEMBERS ACCEPT 4.5 PER CENT OVER TWO YEARS

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The striking employees of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division will be back at their respective jobs this morning (Wednesday).

The employees, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU-West) voted in favour of accepting Cornerstone’s latest offer that gives them a 4.5 per cent wage increase over two years.

The 260 striking members had rejected a previous four per cent offer over the same time period with 58 per cent voting against that proposal.

The SEIU employees voted overwhelmingly for strike action that began April 22 with picket lines set up near the affected schools and Cornerstone’s head office in Weyburn.

Those pickets were taken down following the vote count that was made known to them on May 11.

The deal, that remains

tentative until it is signed by both parties, includes a 4.5 per cent wage increase with 2.5 per cent being implemented in the first year and a further two per cent the following year. There were no other changes to previous offers.

“Though the board didn’t move as far as we would have liked, we’ve made some headway in our relationship and have managed to get a deal our members can live with,” said Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. “I’m sure the students will be excited to see their support workers back in class and around the school.”

The employees who were involved in the strike action included education assistants, bus drivers, library technicians, custodians, maintenance personnel, administrative assistants and kitchen and cafeteria staff members.

M a u r e e n J a c k i w, chairwoman of the SEIUWest bargaining team said, “Though this isn’t every-

thing we were hoping for, it is a step in the right direction.”

When asked during a conference call, if an extra one-half percent added to the package was worth the 19 or 20 days of strike time and picket duty, Cape said the activity and process taken was, “not just a wage increase issue, but also about respect. This was about hands-on education and the people who really keep our schools moving, keep our schools open. So, it’s not just about money.”

SEIU-West members issued a further statement that thanked the communities they served for their support while they were engaged in the strike. This support included visits on the picket lines, barbecues, honking horns from passing motorists and supporting letters to editors and e-mails.

The strike involved employees in schools in Estevan and Weyburn and 14 other smaller communities.

Cape revealed that 71 per cent of the SEIU-West

members voted in favour of accepting the latest offer and the turnout was, “more than what was expected. We had central voting stations and some had to travel a distance to cast a vote.”

The negotiations between the two parties broke

down in the early stages this spring, which prompted an agreement to assign a government-appointed conciliator to help with the process. After about a week of further discussions that involved the conciliator, the two negotiating

committees were still left without an agreement and a withdrawal of services by the conciliator. With the strike then called, the conciliator, Jim Jefferies, was drawn back into the process as the ⇢ A2 Ratification

City ready to begin wastewater upgrades

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan’s wastewater treatment plant is set to see its first in a series of planned upgrades over the next five years.

In 2015, $1 million in efficiency upgrades were planned, and during Monday evening’s regular meeting of city council, councillors voted to move the project forward by retaining Stantec as the engineering firm for the project. Stantec’s consulting fees come to about $126,000 and that is part of the $1 million budgeted for the project.

These upgrades are meant to improve system reliability, improve operational ef-

ficiency and lengthen the service life of the existing process.

Flow equalization will mitigate the effects of peak flows and high-strength septage. Instrumentation and controls upgrades will give staff more tools to optimize the facility, and the installation of variable speed blowers are expected to reduce power costs and give the plant a reliable aeration system.

The current plant was built in 1996, and Sutter told council on Monday, the original construction suffered from a small budget.

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Sacred Heart in for another expansion project

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

For the third time in recent years, Sacred Heart/ Sacré Coeur School is undergoing an expansion.

The Holy Family Roman Catholic School Division announced this past week they have received the green light from the Education Ministry to add another portable classroom on the school’s west side which will link up with the two existing portable classrooms already in place.

Mike Zummach, assistant superintendent of capital operations for Holy Family, told the Mercury the portable unit should be arriving on site in early July and “the goal is for September occupancy if all goes well.”

Work will also get un-

derway for renovations to the existing student washrooms, which will facilitate the increase in enrollment being realized in this particular school that also serves as the city’s only elementary school to offer French language immersion programs.

Zummach and Gwen Keith, the division’s director of education, said the Ministry has allowed them a budget of $400,000 for the additional classroom space, but the actual costs may come in closer to $450,000, so the division’s board of trustees has accepted the additional costs, which will be included in the upcoming budget.

“Enrollment is up across the division this year and it is expected to continue to increase in both Weyburn and Estevan,”

said Keith.

School expansion and renovations in Weyburn have already taken place and more are on the way.

“To maintain the standards, we’ll find the additional money needed to complete the project. A preliminary budget for the addition has been presented to the board,” said Keith.

“Our goals are clear when it comes to student needs and schools. We have to get them there, have a place for them to go when they get there and have a teacher in front of them,” she said.

Keith said Holy Family was fortunate to be assigned two of the 31 portable classrooms being made available this year by the province. The other one is destined for Weyburn.

“The numbers are

Some students from Sacred Heart will be learning in a new portable classroom on the school’s west side. File photo. swelling, it shows optimism in our cities. This indicates people are staying in the communities,” said Keith.

Project to increase efficiency ⇠ A1 of the plant,” he said, noting the City had been struggling financially at the time.

In 2002, headworks were added to the plant. Sutter said that’s another process in wastewater treatment that wasn’t part of the original design and made it harder to operate the plant.

Another process not included in the original construction was the biosolids plant. That plant will be operational later this year.

“Now the proposal is to make the plant more efficient, giving us the tools to measure the processes that go through the plant,” said Sutter.

Sutter noted an issue with wastewater systems, in general, is that nobody can control when there will be water introduced into the system.

“There’s no control there, so there

are peaks and valleys. When you’re dealing with a biological system, which our wastewater treatment plant is, peaks and valleys are very hard.

And you’ve always got to design to the peak,” said Sutter.

In order to stabilize the flows, Sutter said these upgrades will utilize some of the holding cells that aren’t being used right now; so those cells will take in the peak flows, and then feed through the plant.

“Right now, our plant is undersized for a community of our size, but we’re hoping this flow stabilization will not only save us immediate requirement for expansion, but when we do expand, we can size to a more average flow instead of a peak flow, and we can save money at that time,” said Sutter.

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“We picked the one we felt most suited our purpose at that time,” Sutter said about selecting Stantec to complete the study in 2013. “Now, we’re implementing some of the recommendations that were in that study.”

He noted it’s common to continue working with the team that completed the original study, unless their rates come in particularly high.

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Sacred Heart currently houses 336 students including pre-kindergarten children who attend four days a week. School officials said they are expecting 40 newcomers at the kindergarten level next September while they will lose only 27 Grade 8 students to graduation in the K-8 school. That means a net increase of at least 13 students.

Two years ago an influx of students at the school led to the need to take some temporary measures to accommodate the additional classes. In that case, a resource room (library) space was set aside and partitioned off for a senior French immersion class, which ended once a portable classroom was approved and then attached and put into service.

Ratification expected soon ⇠ A1 two parties once again agreed to give it another try.

After one false start and a rejection vote of 58 per cent on a proposal of three per cent and one per cent over a two-year deal, the current offer arose following a few more days of talks, which resulted in the latest offer and acceptance. This ended the strike that had been ongoing for nearly three full weeks.

SEIU-West, as well as, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) represents non-teaching employees in Cornerstone.

CUPE members accepted a four per cent over twoyears wage increase offer in the latter part of 2014, but SEIU-West spokepersons noted, in their defence, that the previous CUPE agreements had included more enhanced benefits and subsidiary items compared with

the SEIU-West contract.

Lynn Little, Cornerstone’s director of education, said ratification of the agreement is expected to be signed within the next few days and in the meantime, “we’re welcoming them back and we thank parents, students and staff for understanding and taking on the additional tasks, especially during the busy farm seeding season, and we know things will run smoother now that these employees are back.”

Little said the physical conditions of the schools in question were not a major influence on the negotiations since temporary alternative measures were taken to ensure the health and safety of the students.

“We’re pleased with the resolution, ratification is expected, we’re very happy to have them back,” Little said.

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Locomotive 3522, which rests at the north end of Main Street in Bienfait, is one of three locomotives retired in Bienfait that will be a subject of the documentary, The Locomotives of Bienfait. The filmmakers are seeking locals who may have had first-hand experience working with the locomotives or may have stories to share about their use in coal mining.

Reliving Bienfait’s steam era

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

There’s something to be said for preserving and studying history.

A film crew from Winnipeg is following up on the lives of three steam locomotives that operated in southeast Saskatchewan.

The documentary, (The Locomotives of Bienfait,) is led by Bill Fraser, who has family ties to Bienfait and the coal mining industry.

The film crew will be in the area this summer gathering footage and looking for people with stories to share.

The three locomotives in question operated until the end of the steam era, which effectively came to a close in Canada with the end of operations in Bienfait, in 1970.

Fraser’s grandfather was an electrician born in Bienfait who moved around with the coal mines, working in the area, including Taylorton.

“When I was a kid, we used to go there to visit my grandparents, and I used to see the (locomotive) that’s in Bienfait now. The 3522 used to go by,” Fraser said.

A few years ago he started doing some preliminary research online with no particular plan to document any of the information or shared stories for film.

In his research, he found out two other locomotives, which operated in Bienfait at the end of the steam era that had survived.

“I thought it was in-

Locomotive 3522 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in 1907 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was operated in Bienfait between 1956 and 1968. teresting there were three of these locomotives. The steam era, basically, ended in Bienfait. That, in itself, is interesting. Attached to each of these locomotives is a nice story,” said Fraser.

Most steam locomo-

tives were scrapped. In the 1960s, they were worth more broken into parts rather than the sum of those parts.

“They weren’t as valued then as they are now,” Fraser said with a laugh.

‘I thought it was interesting there were three of these locomotives. The steam era, basically, ended in Bienfait.

That, in itself, is interesting.

Attached to each of these locomotives is a nice story.’

— Filmmaker Bill Fraser

“It’s unusual there are three from this one small area that survived.”

When technology and equipment becomes obsolete, it’s easy to discard it for what’s new. At the time of decommissioning, something like these locomotives is considered useless. Fifty years later, it’s considered a symbol of our historical and cultural identity. Once seen for its value as scrap material, the locomotives can now be viewed as works of art or links in the chain that connects our steady technological march forward.

Locomotive 3522 rests at the north end of Main Street in Bienfait. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in 1907 for the Canadian Pacific Railway, who later

sold it to Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal Company in 1956. It was operated in Bienfait until 1968. Its last trip brought it to its current location.

Locomotive 2166, built in 1905, resides at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. It was sold to the M&S Coal Company in 1949 and operated under the guise of No. 6166 during its time with the company.

Locomotive 6947, built in 1908 in Montreal is now owned by a collector in Sandon, B.C. It operated in Bienfait from 1959 to 1970. Donated to the Alberta Pioneer Railway Association, it was later sold to Sandon’s Hal Wright, who disassembled it, trucked it home and reassembled it piece by piece.

While those three machines are the main characters in the film, Fraser said the backstory examines the history of coal mining in southeast Saskatchewan.

“We want to talk about the history of coal mining and the struggle of the coal miners in the area,” said Fraser.

The film crew is looking for photos from the time, while holding out a slim hope they could stumble across film footage of the locomotives in action.

They also want to interview people who have stories to share.

“One of the reasons I wanted to do it now was just so (it’s done) before it recedes further into his-

tory, and there won’t be anyone around who remembers anything about it. The chances now of talking to someone directly involved are fairly slim but still a possibility if they were young people at the time,” said Fraser.

Whether it’s about working on or with the steam engines or working in the mines, they are hoping there are memories and stories to find.

The crew will be filming an operational 2-8-0 engine in Summerland B.C. The engine is the same as Locomotive 3522 in Bienfait. That footage will help bring to life the sights and sounds of these locomotives that are otherwise static.

“One of the reasons that people have been around them and become attached to them is because of that. It’s an impressive sight. There’s something about them that appeals to people. I don’t know what it is or why. It just is,” added Fraser.

The crew is expecting to visit Bienfait in June to film the engine, and they will be returning to conduct interviews at various times throughout the summer.

“The locomotives are one thing, but we want people involved to help bring it to life,” Fraser said.

Those who may have any information or records, or who may have stories to contribute, are asked to contact Fraser at navionco@ gmail.com or by calling 204-799-4426.

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Safety message was loud and clear

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

It was a doublepronged, double-busy week, for local emergency measures organization coordinator Helen Fornwald, as the community was acknowledging Emergency Preparedness Week with Grade 3 students in all local schools as well as carrying out a one-day Workplace Safety trade show on May 5 in the leisure centre forecourt.

But it’s not like she hasn’t done it before.

“We’ve gone into the schools every year for the preparedness week to talk with the Grade 3 students,” said Fornwald.

“At that age and grade they have a good comprehension level and are willing to interact,” she said, in reference to the school visits, which included demonstrations with first responders like Estevan Fire Rescue personnel and Red Cross officials as well as a visit from Sparky, the Fire Rescue mascot.

The visits to the six Estevan elementary schools were conducted on May 7 and 8 with 176 students receiving the message about what to do in an emergency situation and why every family should have an evacuation plan.

“We also went to the Shoppers Mall on Thursday night and visited the Pet Value store where we delivered more information regarding evacuation plans and family pets in terms of what to do before, during and after an incident or emergency event as it relates to the pet,” Fornwald said.

Red Cross participant George Barker, instructed the youngsters on developing an emergency kit and what should be in it, while Estevan Fire Rescue Service Deputy Chief Dale

Joelle Papineau and Koen Turner, a couple of Grade 3 students from Hillcrest School focused on their safety lessons delivered by safety co-ordinator Helen Fornwald.

Jackie Bosch of SGI explained how the impaired driving simulator worked as Rene Sehn took the wheel to try his luck during the health and safety tradeshow that was set up in the forecourt of the leisure centre on May 5.

Feser talked with them about actual evacuation planning, what to do and how to do it while avoiding smoke inhalation.

A mock rescue was also performed at each school using Fire Rescue personnel in full gear to illustrate what happens in a real emergency.

“The health and safety tradeshow allowed me to put on my other safety awareness hat,” said Fornwald who added the Estevan Regional Safety Committee and Saskatchewan Construction Safety

Association partnered for the half-day tradeshow that featured a noon barbecue along with safety demonstrations from Worksafe Saskatchewan.

There were also demonstrations or exhibits from the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, and Estevan’s Fire Rescue, EMS and police services.

The event was held in recognition of North American Occupational Safety and Health

Roger Berriault, (kneeling) of the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association explains the safe lifting stress test to Mike Murray, chairman of the Estevan Regional Safety Committee at the health and safety tradeshow staged at the leisure centre.

(NAOSH) efforts, said Fornwald.

“The message there was about workplace safety and how it works for everyone and who is involved other than the direct victim if something happens,” she added.

“Both events have a strong education and

awareness component to them,” she said.

Fornwald said her attention shifted again this week as she was scheduling safety training sessions for the 40 or more temporary summer student employees hired by the City for the heavy maintenance and construction part of

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Souris Valley Museum plans for busy season

By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca

The activities schedule is being filled in quickly and it promises to be a busy season once again at the Souris Valley Museum on the western outskirts of Estevan.

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

She noted that three university students have been hired to help her open and operate the facility located along Highway 39 (south side next to the tourist information centre) for a new spring and summer schedule. The opening is scheduled for this coming Friday, May 15.

“We have Elizabeth Goby, Macey Littlejohn and Katelynn Tedford on board this year and we’ll be hiring a high school summer student who will begin work in July,” said Morstad, who

recently completed her arts education degree studies at the University of Regina with an intention of entering the teaching profession.

“I was doing education programming last summer here, so I have a pretty good idea of the process,” she said, noting that all the grant applications had been completed and she was cleaning up details surrounding the upcoming opening.

“We’ve put a hold on artifact intake for awhile, since the museum is at near capacity right now. There will be a pause in that department until the board hires a director/curator. But we do expect to expand the gift shop this year, and the summer camps are being booked right now. In fact, they are filling up fast,” Morstad said.

Pioneer Day Camps are slated throughout the summer with the first one scheduled for July 6 to 10 followed by weekly camps from July 13 to 17, July 27 to 31 and from Aug. 10 to 14.

The camps get underway at

1 p.m. each day with registration restricted to 10 to 12 youngsters each week.

There are also twoday Discovery Day Camps filled in for July 23 and 24 and again on Aug. 5 and 6.

These full-day experiences begin at 10 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day. They include historic tours and field trips, plus activities and crafts that focus on history and science. Those classes for young people between the ages of eight and 12 are restricted to seven or eight participants who will be required to bring packed lunches, water and additional clothing for certain activities.

Registration fees and additional information about the camps are available on the museum’s website.

“These camps are a lot of fun for the kids. They love to go exploring,” said Morstad.

On Friday, for the official opening, the acting manager said that tea and dainties will be offered

Mercedes Morstad, Souris Valley Museum’s acting manager, dressed for the occasion as she prepared the facility for its season opening activities this coming Friday (May 15). throughout the day with the food prepared by museum volunteer Linda Jones and will be baked using pioneer recipes.

“The board continues to meet monthly and we’ll be operating as usual through-

out the week and we will continue into the fall. The closing is usually determined by the weather,” she said with a smile, noting the museum operates on a seasonal basis with a large pioneer collection, based

on the Stan Durr estate’s donation.

“We will have our final big celebration though on Aug. 22. That’s our traditional Pioneer Day here.

After that, it’s up to the weather,” she said.

Council finalizes 2015 taxation rates at meeting Estevan City Council finalized this year’s taxation rates during its monthly meeting on May 9.

Council initially approved the taxation rates during deliberations for the 2015 budget in January.

But they couldn’t set the mill rate until the school divisions set their taxation figures.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said the school divisions have informed council that they won’t be changing their mill rates this year.

Property taxes will go up seven per cent this year.

A single-family residential property worth $300,000 will likely experience a $120 tax increase.

This year’s minimum

tax will be $700.

The health levy will be 0.255 mills, which should generate $290,000. Most of that money will be directed towards the City’s commitment for Estevan’s new regional nursing home.

New for this year is the library levy of 0.35 mills, which will generate approximately $390,000.

Traditionally the City’s commitment to the Estevan Public Library has been in the operating budget, but this year it is part of a separate tax levy. *** Council approved the City’s support for the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup hockey tournament, which will

be in Estevan.

The organizing committee was seeking in-kind support from the City, through waived rental fees, and exclusive access to a number of City-owned and operated facilities. ”Providing in-kind support is the easiest form of support for the City, as these are indirect costs that can be accommodated within existing budgets,” said City manager Amber Smale. “However, it’s important to note these are still costs to the City that could be offset through rental revenue, which will be lost.”

The projected value of the in-kind support is $67,549. The figure in-

cludes $46,895 in facility rental fees and $20,654 in staff costs.

Councillors Lori Carr and Brian Johnson voted against the motion. *** Building activity remains fairly quiet so far this year.

Five permits issued in April had a total value of $661,500. There have been 14 permits, worth $2.21 million this year.

In the first four months of 2014, 45 permits were issued. The total value was $6.915 million. *** Council approved a proposed lot consolidation at 934 and 938 First Street.

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Nice try on MRI, but flaws detected The provincial government and the Ministry of Health deserve credit for seeking alternative solutions for ongoing backlogs in the MRI sector.

We cannot endorse the well advertised proposal of Buy 1 Get 1 Free idea, but at least it tells us someone in the ministry is willing to think outside the proverbial box when it comes to medical imaging services.

While we don’t believe the plan adds more ice to the slippery-slope that is rearing its head in the form of private health care in a publicly-funded system, it certainly doesn’t allay fears either.

We don’t buy into the plan because the proposed solution simply circumvents the problem and doesn’t address it.

We have nine MRI machine in Saskatchewan. What we don’t have are enough radiologists and technologists to operate and translate the images. The province does not yet offer around the clock imaging service and with an increase in CT scanners, the problem is only going to escalate, not diminish.

Going from private care and public care with one public-pay route, to a privatecare, private pay system, does not hold to the true tenants of Medicare as we know it.

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

Alberta election a wake-up call Maybe things are not always supposed to be the way things are supposed to be.

Such thoughts cross one’s mind as one ponders the still-inconceivable phrase: Alberta NDP government.

It goes beyond the fact that even folks as old as I am have really never known, or really seen, oil-rich Alberta as anything other than Progressive Conservative blue.

For Albertans, whose average age is 36.5 years – a full four years younger than the national average of 40.6 years – the win by the Rachel Notley-led NDP ends that 44-year PC dynasty.

But it was really the magnitude of the win by Notley’s NDP that has rocked the world.

At last count, the NDP were leading, or ahead, in 53 of the province’s 87 seats with the left-for-dead Wildrose Party in second with 20 seats. Premier Jim Prentice’s PCs were a distant third at 12 seats and

We don’t need a “jump the queue” action plan since that will only increase the demand for the service from a medical community that will simply expect more testing, or some more “churning” of the system.

If we buy into the Two For One proposal, we can pretty well guarantee confusion, chaos and frustration will follow, especially if the private MRI deployment crews will be allowed to charge whatever they feel they will need to assure their services and equipment are covered when they provide the “free” imaging.

Who would oversee the triage and assessments? It certainly couldn’t be the physicians.

At this point, our suggestion is to order one more MRI machine to add to the existing inventory and start focusing on the supply of personnel, not the machinery while closely monitoring the use of the equipment and system to ensure that unnecessary tests are minimized and the MRI equipment is not being abused simply to increase cash flow.

We have seen where private clinics have been put to good use to reduce wait times for knee and hip surgeries and other one-day surgical procedures. But that ser-

vice remains as one that is a private-care, public-pay model, similar to that already used by medical clinics throughout the province.

What we need is for medical radiologist and imaging technician training centres to step up their game and provide the necessary personnel to serve a growing segment of the health care community that has been underserved for decades.

We don’t need one province competing against another for the services of trained personnel because of shortages in the professions.

And we don’t need $3,000 MRIs when $600 or $800 covers the real costs. Right now, with the facts we have obtained, this represents the payment framework depending on where and when the MRI is provided.

You would think the Lean management senseis would have pointed that out a couple of years ago in one of their hoshins.

We need more people trained in the art of imaging, not a two-line system for imaging and one-line for treatment. That won’t reduce wait times. More people and more time spent on imaging just might, with less cost to the system.

the Liberals and Alberta Party at one seat each. One Calgary seat was a tie between the PCs and NDP. That Prentice would resign his leadership and even his seat (a classless move) says much about the perceived arrogance of himself and his party.

The pre-election move by Wildrose Opposition leader Danielle Smith, who crossed the floor to join the PCs, and the decision to call an unnecessary election to wipe out the remaining opposition, was all too calculating. Similarly, Prentice telling Albertans to “look in a mirror” and then presenting a budget that taxes everyone but large corporations also badly missed the mark.

What should be noted is the NDP’s win did come with remarkable vote-splitting efficiency that might silence the left for some time about their standard complaints of the first-past-the-post system.

With barely 40 per cent of the popular vote, the NDP captured 61 per cent of the seats.

That said, any party that rises from the NDP’s 10 per cent of the popular vote in the 2012 Alberta election to 40 per cent has just accomplished something rather astonishing.

This is a party that has never been more than a third-party afterthought.

This was a party that pundits (i.e. idiots like me) thought would waste much of their campaign with big wins in Edmonton and a little south of Red Deer. This is a party that did just as pollsters suggested they would in Edmonton, but they also won in virtually

every other area of the province, including Calgary and rural Alberta.

The big losers – as signified by Prentice’s move – were the PC party that earned 28 per cent of the vote but only 12 seats and third-party status. They had 70 of the 87 seats at the time of Prentice’s election call.

That left the Wildrose as the Official opposition, gaining seats after only electing 17 MLAs in 2012 before being decimated by the departure of Smith and others, even though its popular vote dropped from 34 per cent in 2012 to 25 per cent in this election.

But the lesson here isn’t the obvious one about vote splitting or the silliness of calling an unnecessary election after a crash in oil prices and a tax increases.

The lesson is that no one – neither politicians nor the media nor the public – should assume things will always be a certain way, because it seems they have always been a certain way.

Now, this, by no means, suggests rural Saskatchewan and the rest of the province are about to turf Brad Wall. Or at least, the polls suggest that won’t happen, and we should have renewed faith in polling after calling the Alberta vote correctly.

The lesson here: voters demand honesty through good government and from politicians. And no matter how longstanding, popular or secure a large majority government is, things can turn on a dime.

Things are not always the way they are supposedly supposed to be.

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Heeding advice Today dear diary, I am lending you advice, or advance tips if you may. These are warning signs or thoughts about how things aren’t really what they may appear to be at first glance.

When girl breaks up with boy, one party will inevitably hear the refrain, “it’s not you, it’s me.”

Be advised. It’s you.

Be wary of blanket statements from know-it-alls.

Why, just last year I heard one self-professed political/sports expert proclaim, “The Maple Leafs have as much chance of winning the Stanley Cup as the NDP have of running Alberta.”

Case closed. Mark the Leafs down as Stanley Cup champions … oh, let’s say anytime between 2016 and 2052. They may need a few years to rebuild … again.

Now all we need is for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series and the Harry Potter world of impossibilities becoming possible, will be complete.

Peace in the Middle East on the politicial scene?

Unlikely, if not impossible. It appears as if the folks in these 12 or 13 countries prefer tribal loyalties, grudge matches and lots of vengence. Democracy is not in their wheel house right now. It’s not like ISIS is all of a sudden going to declare that they “had it all wrong, we’re sorry, can we take a mulligan?”

How about a picture of Stephen Harper hugging someone? Anyone, other than his wife. Will it happen in your lifetime? Improbable, but not impossible.

Be very afraid dear diary, if you hear the Rider Store has run out of Darian Durant No. 4 jerseys … ain’t gonna happen anytime soon. But it could happen … about the same time those Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Any other warning signs to look out for in the next few weeks?

Well, being a reporter type of person for the past few years, I have learned that the words, “Ah, there’s no story here, don’t worry about it,” actually means there is a very good story there and I will worry about it.

I once had a sign taped on my filing cabinet, given to me by a newspaper guru that simply stated, “News is something, somewhere that somebody is trying to suppress. All the rest is advertising.”

The sign was right.

What’s another red flag for Estevan and area citizens?

How about the old line, “Hi there, I’m from Weyburn and I’m here to help you.”

If you hear that, run and hide and don’t emerge until you get the all-clear signal from first responder authorities.

“I’m a Senator and I have been appointed to do what’s best for the Canadian people.”

I refer you to our current state of affairs in the Canadian Senate and courtrooms (maybe they should be adjoining rooms) and ask you to speculate on that quote.

And finally, when you hear from our City council that all the potholes will be filled, all the streets will be swept clean and taxes will be kept in line … don’t get too worked up if it doesn’t happen. There is no Canadian city in existence that doesn’t have potholes to fill, all the time and there is no Canadian city in existence that has all its streets and sidewalks swept clean on a regular basis, or has snow removed eight hours after a winter storm. Just be calm and rest assured, the City isn’t out to get you, it’s not like they’re from Weyburn you know!

All right, that’s enough advance warning for this week. Keep your head up and helmet on.

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From left, Jasmine Crouse and Tatum Hirsch discuss a farm that was part of Pleasantdale School’s art show Thursday night.

Hundreds of two-dimensional and threedimensional works were submitted for the event, which showcased the artistic talents of Pleasantdale’s students.

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Writer supports workers on strike The Editor, I am writing this letter to express my support for the striking support workers in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division. I worked in the division, first with Estevan Rural and then with South East Cornerstone, for 30 years and retired two years ago. I can only say that I am 100 per cent behind the support staff. I had a long letter drafted with facts

and information about fair wages, teachers working in support staff positions, etc., but the bottom line is that these workers deserve a fair increase.

The public needs to stand behind the support staff worker and show their support. I encourage you to write or phone the division office to let them know that these workers are worth the increase that they are seeking. They

are, after all, working with your children whether it is in the classroom, driving them to school, making a meal, working at the front desk, or making sure the environment they are in is safe and clean. Or maybe call the board member that you voted for to represent you and your children, and let them know how you feel. Remember, they are getting paid to make these decisions for you.

I have heard a lot of praise for the people and business that have come out to support the workers.

Keep it up!

I hope at the time when this letter is published that both sides are back to talking or that an agreement has been reached.

A fair wage is not a luxury but a right!

Ramona Dukart Retired EA and SLA

Reader responds to removal of prayer The Editor, I saw the ad in the Mercury of the anniversary celebration at Living Hope Community Church and although I live in Regina, was able to attend. Four generations gathered and filled the church to capacity with several countries represents. It was great!

The walk down memory lane was very encouraging as we saw God’s faithfulness in the past

as they press on into the future.

Since Christian prayer and teaching is being taken out of schools and public life, morals and trust are also gone. Without these, the conscience and mental sense of right and wrong are very weak. Laws can’t replace a keen conscience.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the laws of the land, were all built on Bible

principles. The motto was, “He shall have dominions from sea to sea.” The song O Canada has a line, “God keep our land, glorious and free.”

Laws are taking away freedom when they can’t pray before council meetings, and children can’t pray in schools. Is that helping our country?

I’m concerned about the country we are leaving for our grandchildren.

I have a grandson who is working as a guard at a hospital.

How things have changed. We taught our children that strangers were friends we hadn’t met. Now we teach them don’t talk to strangers. I believe it’s time to assess where atheism is taking us, and start to back track.

Charlotte Collins, Regina

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Hearing protection takes centre stage LOCAL AUDIOLOGIST SAYS WORK-RELATED HEARING DAMAGE STILL COMMON

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Loud noise comes from many sources, but it affects the ear the same way every time and the lasting effects are often only noticeable years down the road.

Jacquie Mvula, audiologist at Sun Country Hearing, said the general public has become more aware of hearing loss and its lasting impact, but young people, especially in the workforce where hearing protection is necessary on a daily basis, regularly brush aside the concept.

“Young people always think, ‘Oh, it’ll never happen to me,’ but when it does they go, ‘Boy, I wish I could have done something about that,’” she said shortly after the start of Saskatchewan speech and hearing month. “Hearing loss can be very socially isolating.”

The damage frequently goes unnoticed for years, but Mvula noted times when clients had said they experienced sudden pain in a high-noise environment.

“One guy was in a nightclub, and he said he remembered experiencing extreme pain all of a sudden,” she said. “The sound waves must have entered just right and he got a deep notch … and it’s different for everyone, it might take a gunshot to give you some

‘Hearing loss can be very socially isolating.’

— Jacquie Mvula, Audiologist

Local audiologist Jacquie Mvula said soft ear plugs like these are important, but are often worn incorrectly. loss, for other people they work years and years in a loud environment and are tolerant to the noise.”

Mvula said both low and high pitch noises damage the human ear, specifically the spiral-shaped structure inside the ear, known as the cochlea.

She added people who begin to experience ringing in their ears, or have trouble hearing through background noise, are likely experiencing early stages of permanent hearing loss.

“If you have an ear infection, or a hole in your ear drum, fusion of the bones, those types of things, they can be treated sometimes, but any hearing loss in that cochlea cannot be recovered,” she said.

City of Estevan safety co-ordinator Helen Fornwald said hearing is vital

to everyone’s job.

“It doesn’t matter what job or task you’ve been assigned,” she said. “Hearing protection is required in this city.”

Fornwald said city employees are tested for their hearing every two

years, and that all workers are provided with hearing protection.

She said it can be easy for someone to get into bad habits when it comes to hearing protection, especially since, in most cases, its damaging effects aren’t

felt until years later.

“Hearing is one of the body’s most important senses,” Fornwald said.

“It’s essential to everything we do.”

Mvula said a person can handle 85 decibels for eight hours a day. According to hearnet.com, that is approximately the sound of noisy traffic heard from inside of a car, and

every 5-decibel increase results in a person’s ability to work in that area to be cut in half.

Mvula said workers should look for hearing protection that provides at least 25 decibels of protection. She stressed the importance of wearing the devices correctly; also noting smaller foam earplugs are often worn incorrectly.

Safety Patrol Program reaching more Saskatchewan communities The Sask 1st Call Safety Patrols are hitting the road again starting May 1 and, for the next six months, will be monitoring digging activity in more Saskatchewan communities. The program, the first of its kind in Canada, was launched as

a pilot project in 2014 for the Saskatoon and Regina regions and will now be patrolling in nine additional communities.

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overall damage to buried infrastructure compared to 2013. This was due to the variety of safety programs, including the Sask 1st Call Safety Patrols.

This year’s program will again include the Saskatoon and Regina regions, while adding Weyburn, Estevan, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, Melville, Swift Current, Rosetown, Kindersley, Prince Albert and North Battleford. Travelling in marked Sask 1st Call vehicles, the Safety Patrollers stop at job sites to check that contractors and homeowners have requested line locates before digging begins, and are safely digging around marked lines.

“The response to the Safety Patrols from contractors and homeowners has been extremely positive, as people appreciated the face-to-face interaction with the Patrollers,” said Daryl Posehn Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA).

“Expanding the program will help keep even more job sites safe this year, as our members are expecting another very busy construction season.”

The Crown utilities partnered with Sask 1st Call and the SCGA to start the patrol program after seeing an increase

in damage to buried lines from activities following new home construction such as landscaping, fence and deck installation, and driveway paving.

While the Patrollers are getting back to the basics with a “boots on the ground” grassroots approach, Sask 1st Call is also using technology to encourage the digging community to request line locates, with a new App released for 2015.

“The Sask 1st Call App allows users to request line locates on their smartphone, making the process simpler – and faster - than ever before,” said Barb Tchozewski, Manager at Sask 1st Call.

“Using Google Maps to identify the exact location where digging will be done, users can virtually ‘white-line’ their project area, add photos of the work site from their smartphone and use latitude and longitude to pinpoint rural land locations.”

Requesting a line locate, including through the App, is free. For more information go to www. sask1stcall.com or call 1-800-866-828-4888 and allow two full working days notice.

Watch for the marked Sask 1st Call vehicle in your community and remember, next time you dig, dig safe.

Tender for Road Construction Sealed tenders will be received at the office of the R.M. of Estevan No.5, Estevan, Saskatchewan until 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. May 20, 2015, and opened immediately thereafter, for the construction of 1.5km of Main Farm Access Road.

Each tender must be accompanied by a certified cheque or bid bond in the amount of five percent of the total bid.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Specification and tender forms may be obtained at:

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Roxanne Stevenson • 306-421-8803 Volunteers across Estevan will band together on June 10 to tackle various projects around the city for Day of Caring. File photo.

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Volunteers are needed to assist with the various projects around the community during the Estevan United Way’s Day of Caring.

This year’s event will be held on June 10, and will include a charity barbecue at noon.

Dawn Schell, one of the event organizers, said the registration process is still in its early stages and that they hope to build upon the program’s previous success.

She also said that youth

involvement is a high priority for them.

“Big shout out to any classes that are interested in contributing some of their time that day,” Schell said.

During last year’s Day of Caring event, 20 of the 59 volunteers were students.

Day of Caring is an opportunity to celebrate volunteering and to help contribute to the community. Volunteers will give a helping hand to people with disabilities or health issues to tackle their springcleaning or other project.

Schell said that all equipment and supplies necessary for the comple-

tion of any project is the responsibility of the person or group requiring for volunteers.

“Even if you are unable to volunteer for the entire day, your services are still much appreciated,” Schell said.

Anyone aware of an individual or group that could use a helping hand should contact Elizabeth at (306) 421-5375 or Dawn at (306) 487-7700 or send an email to admin@unitedwayestevan.com before May 27, 2015.

People or organizations interested in volunteering can contact them as well.

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Showcase Twenty15 now accepting registrants

Activity around this year’s show case is expected to meet or exceed last year’s action. File photo.

Work is ongoing and the organizers of Estevan Business Showcase Twenty15 are now accepting registrations for the annual event.

This year’s event, the 22nd annual, will run from September 25 to 27 at Affinity Place.

Showcase, organized by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, along with the Rotary International Club of Estevan and the Estevan Lions International Club,

will be held exclusively at Affinity Place this year.

Previously spread over two venues, Affinity Place and the Icon center, the event will make new use of the Affinity Place floor space, and some booths will be set up on the walking track to allow space for larger exhibitors on the floor level.

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Despite price of oil, employment remains high in Saskatchewan The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan was once again the lowest among the provinces in April 2015, at 4.3 per cent (seasonally adjusted), while nationally the rate stood at 6.8 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

Saskatchewan has had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada over the last year and a half. “(Last week’s) report shows we continue to have the lowest unemployment rate in Canada, thanks to our strong and diversified economy,” Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “We have had the lowest unemployment rate in the country for 19 consecutive months – a trend that sets us apart from other provinces.”

On a year-over-year basis, there were 7,700 (1.4 per cent) more people working in the province in April. There were 569,500 people employed in April 2015, a record for the month.

“One of the biggest challenges for Saskatchewan employers is to find qualified workers,” Harrison said.

“Our government is addressing this issue by investing in

By Leah Clark Regional Livestock Specialist, Watrous Getting the dugout ready for the grazing season is extremely important and can have big influences on the quality and availability of water for your livestock.

There are a few things to consider when preparing a dugout for use.

The first, is addressing the issue of Dugout nutrient loading. Nutrient loading of dugouts leads to increased bacterial and algae growth.

Some of the bacteria and algae that grow in our dugouts can cause off tastes in the water, and sickness. The best way to limit nutrient addition to dugouts is limiting livestock accessibility to the Dugout. Restricting direct access to dugouts from livestock not only extends the dugout life by reducing trampling and collapsing of banks, it allows forage growth which helps to trap nutrient run off, and it reduces fecal and urine addition to water.

Summer heat, nutrients and sitting water is the perfect combination for algae growth in our dugouts. This may be a concern, as Blue green algae or cyanobacteria produces toxins that have the potential to cause sickness and in some cases deaths when consumed by our

skills training to help meet the needs of employers and give opportunities to workers to move into much-needed positions.”

Other highlights include: Month-to-month seasonally adjusted employment increased by 2,500 (0.4 per cent) from March 2015, the third highest growth rate among the provinces.

Regina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (4.7 per cent) was tied for third lowest among major cities in Canada, and Saskatoon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (5.1 per cent) was sixth lowest.

Youth unemployment rate was 9.3 per cent (seasonally adjusted), lowest among the provinces, and below the national rate of 13.6 per cent.

Full-time employment increased by 14,800 and parttime decreased by 7,200.

Major year-over-year gains were reported for educational services up 3,800; health care and social assistance up 3,500; business, building and other support services up 3,000; and finance, insurance, real estate and leasing up 2,800.

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This tradeshow is one of the largest in southeast Saskatchewan with roughly 100 exhibitors showcasing their wares each year.

Those interested in participating with are asked to contact Rebecca Westling at 637-2190 or e-mail rebecca@estevanchamber.ca for more information.

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livestock. Algae is easy to prevent with the addition of one of the registered copper sulphate treatments available for dugouts. Growth of algae occurs as water warms so prevention entails an initial dose followed by visually inspecting dugouts and adding the treatment when necessary as algae growth is observed. It’s important to note that correct doses should be used as toxicity of animals can occur if too much product is added.

Aeration can have a positive influence on dugout water quality. In a study done at Western Beef Development Center near Lanigan, SK, yearlings gained 0.2lbs per day more when drinking aerated water compared to water straight from the dugout. Aeration helps to prevent algae growth as well as decreases the population of anaerobic bacteria in our dugouts. Examples of anaerobic bacteria effects in out dugouts include ammonia formation and hydrogen sulfide gas which are associated with odour and off tastes.

For more information, on this topic or to learn about funding available for water on your farm you can contact Leah Clark; 1-306946-3237: Call the Agriculture Knowledge Center 1-866-457-2377 or visit our website at www.agriculture. gov.sk.ca

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Ceres confirms new partnership and deal Ceres Global Ag. Corp last week confirmed they are now loading and shipping propane from their logistics facility in Northgate, Sask.

The company began the loading and shipping of grain from the same site in January of this year and have now added transloading equipment to handle the propane products.

Ceres has entered into an agreement with Elbow River Marketing Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Parkland Fuel Corporation for the transloading and storage of natural gas liquid (NGL) products.

A total of 44 rail cars were loaded with propane in April and the companies said the agreement will entail the transloading from truck to railcars for shipment to the United States market via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway from the Northgate, Sask hub located on the Saskatchewan/North Dakota border.

The direct link to the US provides an added access point for NGL products and Ceres said it expects to scale up capacity of its NGL transloading operations to meet market demand.

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To serve both markets, Ceres has facilitated the construction of parallel tracks that loop into and out of the Northgate facility, one set of tracks and facilities are dedicated to the storage, handling and loading of grain and other agricultural products while the second set will be used for the loading and transportation of oil industry products.

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St. Mary’s hosts bingo night to raise money LARGE CROWD GATHERS TO SUPPORT MINI-RELAY FOR LIFE

By Alex Coop acoop@estevanmercury.ca

Not everyone had the chance to yell “bingo”, but the positive energy was still strong in the St. Mary’s gymnasium, where over 100 people gathered to raise money for the school’s Mini-Relay for Life.

“The reception has been great, we’ve had a lot of people show up tonight,” said Grade 7 teacher Agnes Plourde-Doran, halfway through the May 7 event.

Nearly $2,200 was raised by the end of the night.

St. Mary’s last hosted the Mini-Relay for Life in 2010, which was also the beginning of Cassidy DeRosier’s involvement with the fight against cancer.

DeRosier is now in Grade 12 at the Estevan Comprehensive School, and she is this year’s co-chair of Team ECS, a group that assists the elementary students with organizing the Mini-Relay

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Her continued involvement with the Relay for Life is a small representation of the hundreds of students who dedicate much of their time to the ongoing campaign against cancer.

“It’s super important,” DeRosier said, referring to the hundreds of students involved with the Mini-Relay.

DeRosier said the younger students gain a great deal by becoming involved.

“It teaches them leadership, and it also teaches them about cancer and the cancer society,” she said.

“Leadership is the most important part about this, though. And no matter what age you are, you can make a difference.”

DeRosier noted most of the prep work has been completed for the MiniRelay, which will take place on May 29.

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The Wylie-Mitchell Hall was packed this weekend with local residents looking to heal themselves, and 29 vendors who wanted to get their product out to the public.

The expo, described

by Sheila Farstad as “noncompetitive and non-judgmental,” provided residents of the southeast with various forms of self-healing products and treatments.

Farstad is an artist and healer from Heartsong Wellness Studio in

Twenty-nine vendors were on hand at the Estevan Natural Health and Healing Expo on May 8 and 9.

North Portal, and was also the organizer of the expo, which was running for the fourth year in a row.

She was handed the torch from Chaelynn Slykhuis of Carlyle, who organized the last three health expos in Estevan.

Farstad said the responsibilities as organizer were exciting, but challenging as well.

“It was quite a learning curve, definitely,” she said.

“I felt like it was something I could do, because I’ve lived in the Estevan community for over 30 years and felt that I would know

people that would be able to help us run the event.”

Residents visiting the expo during the weekend were comprised of men and women, both young and old.

Farstad said everyone should have the chance to find what works best for them when it comes to self-healing.

“Everybody’s health journey is individual,” Farstad said. “What works for you might not work for me, so we have to have an open mind and an open concept so people can find what they want for their own health. It’s all about education.”

First-time vendor Heather Jesson said the expo was an opportunity for her to make connections and raise awareness about a new fitness program making waves in the southeast.

Jesson is an independent coach for Beach Body, a company that produces home fitness programs.

Ever since she began to provide coaching services for residents in the southeast in September 2014, she had been looking for an opportunity to reach a large amount of people in a short amount of time to show them what she has to offer. The expo was perfect place for that, she said.

“These programs are a good starting point for anyone who may have some weight to lose, but are perhaps uncomfortable with going to the gym,” Jesson said, noting the program is also ideal for stay-at-home mothers or residents who live in a smaller community that doesn’t have a gym.

“I’ll talk to the client, we pick a program that works best for them … from there we work together over Facebook, e-mails or in person if they’re close enough,” she said. “This isn’t a program you buy that sits on your shelf, there is someone checking in with you during workouts, providing some accountability.”

Julie Sarrazin travelled from Saskatoon to showcase Shuzi, a form of nano vibration technology that she said can various types of pain. It’s been circulating the world for several years now, and only recently made its way to Saskatchewan.

Sarrazin travels frequently and attends expos, like the one in Estevan this past weekend, almost every week. She said she takes one weekend off every month.

“It’s been great, people want to know more,” she said, referring to the attention her booth received during the weekend. “They haven’t really heard of (shuzi).”

All of the expo’s proceeds went towards the ongoing maintenance of the Roche Percee Park, which is run completely by volunteers.

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Police called to dog bite and deal with drug complaints Estevan Police Service members were dispatched to incidents involving dogs, drugs and other issues during the past week.

Members responded to a dog bite in north-central Estevan on May 6. A dog entered a yard and was attacking a man’s canine.

The victim dog was tied to a run line. While breaking up the two animals, the man was bit a couple of times. The matter is under investigation.

Police arrested and charged a male on May 7 for driving an unregistered vehicle. The male was also arrested on three outstanding warrants, and was released for court in Estevan, Carnduff and Saskatoon.

Members also received a call that day of a person

who was missing for a couple of days. Officers located the individual and everything was okay.

Police performed a traffic stop on a male motorist during the May 8 night shift. A breath sample was supplied. The reading was over .04, which resulted in a three-day driving suspension.

Police were called to a local lounge that night for unusual activity in the men’s bathroom. Members arrived and located traces of cocaine on the toilet paper dispenser, the back of the toilet and the baby change table. A description of four males was obtained, and police made a request for a surveillance video.

The matter is being investigated.

Members received two calls through the Report Impaired Drivers line that

night, but could not locate the vehicles.

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A 27-year-old man was arrested on May 8 at 9 a.m. after CP Rail contacted Estevan RCMP to report a hitchhiker entering the U.S. on a train car.

He was arrested on outstanding warrants and received a 16-day jail sentence.

Thomas Therrien-Chiasson of Quebec was in Estevan provincial court on May 11 and pleaded guilty to breaching his curfew and various conditions of his undertaking, which he was placed under on July 26, 2010 in Manitoba for unrelated criminal offenses.

The Crown said Therrien-Chiasson has outstanding warrants in British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec.

The Crown and the defence provided presiding Judge Lane Weigers with a joint submission, which included a 21-day jail sentence, with six days credit given to TherrienChiasson, resulting in a total of 15 days in custody.

Chiasson’s inability to pay the victim fine surcharge, he accepted an additional day to his sentence.

The defense said the accused has “intentions to deal with his matters.”

While accepting the joint submission, Weigers strongly encouraged Therrien-Chiasson to put his outstanding warrants behind him once and for all.

In other proceedings, Curtis East received a 30-day jail sentence and a $200 fine for driving a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level that exceeded .08 on Feb. 21 in Estevan.

The Crown said he was leaving the Derrick Hotel and was pulled over after speeding. His relatively recent drinking and driving charge, which he obtained in July 2013, prompted the Crown to impose a more severe penalty that included jail time. He also received a two-year driving prohibition and a victim fine surcharge of $160, which is on top of his $200 fine.

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and a lot of paraphernalia were seized. Charges will be laid and he was held for court on May 11.

Officers received a call of a break-and-enter in progress during the night.

Police arrived at the address and located a male sitting by the broken out basement window. They spoke with the person who called it in. It was determined that the person who broke the basement window rents the suite, and he misplaced his keys. No further action was required.

Police are investigating a fight that happened at a local convenience store that night. A surveillance video will be viewed to see what really happened.

Police conducted a curfew and a welfare check at a residence during the night shift. A friend had called in, saying that he had not seen the individual for several days. Police knocked on the door and there was no answer. The landlord was called and police entered the residence. The person was not at home. A small amount of pot was located. The individual will be charged with breaching conditions and possession of under 30 grams of marijuana.

Also on May 10, police received a call through the report impaired drivers line. The driver was not impaired.

Police are investigating a mischief to a vehicle that came in during the May 10 nightshift. The registered owner claimed that a tire was slashed. The matter is being looked into.

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nor assault that night was investigated. There was a shoving match, and one person left when police were called. The victim did not wish to pursue charges.

A couple hours later, police were called back to the address, as someone broke the back door window and tried to enter. A description was obtained, but police could not locate the person. Police patrolled the area, and a short time later, the suspect returned to the house. The suspect was located hiding under a vehicle. He was arrested and was released before a justice of the peace the next day.

Members were notified on May 9 that three young children were at home alone. The oldest was 11 years old. Police attended the residence and found the three children.

The Department of Social Service was called, and they met with the mother.

Officers were dispatched to a playpark that night, as it was reported that four young males had broken into a shed. Police located and spoke to the youths. Nothing was damaged.

A hit-and-run was called in that night by a witness. Licence plate numbers were provided for both vehicles. The matter is under investigation.

A male wanted his son removed from his residence during the evening. He said his son was making cannabis oil and had a small amount of marijuana. The son was located upstairs, where he was arrested. A small amount of marijuana

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Thanks to the dry weather in the southwest, farmers in that region have 34 per cent of the 2015 crop in the ground.

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In the west-central region producers have eight per cent seeded; northwestern producers seven per cent; east-central producers three per cent and

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In some areas of the province, spotty rain showers throughout the week have caused some delay in seeding.

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And they are slowly making their way closer to Estevan, having been found in Manitoba and North Dakota.

Recently Environment Canada released a risk assessment on reservoirs, and all of the reservoirs in the Upper Souris Watershed area were ranked as high risk.

Because of that, Dave Pattyson, Upper Souris Watershed Association co-ordinator, said the watershed wants to keep interest and activity in what he called a big potential problem.

“In the risk assessment, Environment Canada looked at the conditions of the water and also the boat activity in the reservoirs, and where those boats are coming from, because in all likelihood a recreational boat will be the means of (introducing mussels) into a reservoir.”

That boat activity, along with the local reservoirs’ proximity to known infestations, make the local reservoirs particularly vulnerable.

“They’re a species that is fairly elastic in the conditions they can thrive in,” said Pattyson. “They’re literally knocking on our door.”

They look for water with a little salt content and will grow in water temperatures from 10 to 17 C. With the warmer waters of Boundary Dam Reservoir, as a result of the hot water return from Boundary Dam Power Station, Pattyson said an infestation of that reservoir would be a worst-case scenario.

“The reason being is because of the water temperature, the conditions would be quite favourable to rapid growth of the zebra mussels, and in addition to that, zebra mussels like to colonize areas where there is a draw,” he said. “Structure that draw water from a reservoir can be damaged through the growth of zebra mussels.”

On Boundary, the province has invested a lot into infrastructure with the power station, but the City of Estevan also draws water from Boundary as well.

“There are appropriate conditions in Boundary for mussel growth, and because of the infrastructure into Boundary, there would be high economic impact to an infestation.”

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systems and electrical generating facilities. Retrofitting the systems to control zebra mussel growth could cost taxpayers and industry millions of dollars.

The only real prevention of that scenario is for those who transferring boats or other equipment from one body of water to local reservoirs, the boats should be thoroughly cleaned away from the water body.

The USWA is once again co-ordinating its aquatic invasive species program, and in the second year of the program there will be a greater emphasis on monitoring.

“This season, what we will be doing is improving some of the signage that’s installed at the boat launches, and we’re quite hopeful we’ll be able to expand this to a monitoring program as well.”

A monitoring program would mean the installation of a number of substrate monitoring units in place on all of the area reservoirs in the watershed. Monitors would come in the form of “substrate samplers,” said Pattyson, who noted the mechanism is a simple trap the mussels would be able to attach themselves to.

“What we would do is pull those out of the reservoir son a regular basis and check them for infestation.”

The watershed association would also complete shoreline surveys looking for any evidence of an infestation from the mussels. The mussels, which have been found in Lake Manitoba and North Dakota, are the biggest concern of the USWA at the moment. Zebra mussels were introduced to North America in the 1980s, and originated in the Baltic Sea, journeying across the Atlantic Ocean ships’ bilge water.

The substrate samplers the USWA will install will remain fixed and replaced to the same location following each inspection. That consistency is important in the monitoring process.

“It allows us to go back to the exact same site. That information will be put into an online database, because one of the things we want to track is the negative (samples). Not finding it is a positive,” said Pattyson.

What the Ministry of Environment wants is to track where things are being monitored, and they can then confirm what areas continue to be zebra mussel free.

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The benefits of hiring a professional landscaper The flowers are blooming, and the grass has begun to grow anew, making spring a great time for homeowners to once again turn their attention to landscaping.

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A recent joint study by the National Gardening Association, Residential Lawn and Landscape Services and the Value of Landscaping found that homeowners spend roughly $45 billion per year on professional lawn and landscape services, as nearly 30 percent of all households across the United States use at least one type of lawn or landscape service. The rising use of lawn care services is indicative

of homeowners’ appreciation of the convenience and craftsmanship professional services can provide. While the impact professional landscapers can have on a property’s aesthetic appeal is considerable, homeowners also benefit from working with professional landscapers in various other ways. · Time savings: One of the biggest benefits of leaving lawn care to the professionals is the amount of time it will save for the average homeowner. Lawns generally need to be mowed once per week during the spring and summer seasons and, depending on the size of the property, that can take an hour or more. Add the time it takes to clean up clippings, mulch landscaping beds and edge the property, and homeowners can expect to devote a significant chunk of

their weekends to caring for their lawns. Lawn services employ a few workers who make fast work of the job, leaving homeowners time to enjoy their weekends however they see fit. · Reduced risk for injury: Maintaining a landscape is hard work, and those unaccustomed to this type of activity may find themselves winded or at risk of injury. Improper use of lawn equipment also is a safety hazard. Leaving the work to professionals can help homeowners avoid strained backs, lacerations, pulled muscles, sunburns, and any other dangers that can result when tackling landscaping projects. · Financial savings: On the surface, hiring a landscaping service may seem like a costly venture. However, after crunching some

numbers, many homeowners realize that doing the work themselves may cost more in the long run than hiring a professional landscaping service. Homeowners who decide to go it alone must purchase expensive equipment, and those lawn tools will require routine maintenance, which costs additional money. Inexperienced homeowners may incur extra fees to “fix” mistakes that occur during the learning process.

Each year, new seed, fertilizer, mulch, pesticides, and other supplies also must be purchased. But professional lawn care services typically charge a set fee per month, and that fee covers the maintenance of both your property and the equipment needed to keep that property looking great. · Know-how: Many professional landscapers

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Transform your outside space into a party place (NC) Creating a perfect outdoor oasis is the first step toward a summer filled with carefree entertaining. This requires careful planning for the entire space.

While the arrival of summer is the perfect time to start thinking about landscape elements, don't overlook the finer details, such as the furniture and accessories that truly bring an outdoor space to life.

Whether you're looking to create a family-friendly space for entertaining, a serene poolside retreat or a secret garden that showcases your green thumb, begin by defining your vision. Having a clear idea of how your finished space will look and feel will help you make the best decisions as you begin designing the retreat of your dreams.

Furniture that fits Although tastes and trends may change from one season to the next, selecting the right furniture pieces from the start will let you bring fresh new looks to your outdoor space in other ways.

Sectional seating is an attractive option because it allows you to redefine your space in minutes. Hosting a party? Strategically placed sectional seating can open up your space and encourage an evening of mingling. Prefer a more intimate arrangement for poolside conversations or a date-night in? The sectional can be rearranged into a closer configuration.

Look for a versatile collection in neutral colors, such as Pier 1 Imports' Echo Beach Collection. This sectional can be arranged in more than 20 different ways, allowing you to arrange and rearrange to your heart's content.

To round out your furniture, consider the highly functional but often underrated garden stool. Place one in a quiet corner for meditative moments, pair them to create a one-of-a-kind coffee table or pull one up when you need an extra seat. As an added bonus, when cooler weather returns, you can pull your garden stool indoors for a sweet reminder of summer.

Investing in the right pieces will save you time and money in the long run. When you're ready for a new look, you can easily change the feel of your patio with accessories or a new brightly colored accent piece, such as a tiled bistro table or outdoor Papasan chair.

How to maintain your concrete paver driveway (NC) An interlock driveway or walkway can add distinct curb appeal and elegance to an otherwise dull outside of your home. This is typically the first element that anyone sees when visiting or passing by your house; therefore, it's important to maintain and keep it in top condition.

If there is a valid argument against selecting properly installed interlocking concrete pavers, it is that the jointing sand used to stabilize the pavers creates ongoing and frustrating maintenance issues. It erodes with the onset of wind and rain. It is fertile ground for airborne weed seeds and an inviting home for nearby ant colonies.

This is especially true with the popular high-end, tumbled pavers with irregular edges and rounded corners.

Larger spaces between pavers mean a greater chance that sand will wash away.

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• Several hours spent in the sun can lead to sunburn and increased chances of skin cancer. Choose a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and sunscreen with an SPF 30 or higher and seek a shade break between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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• Use lightweight hand tools with rubber handles and ergonomic designs.

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The Southeast Legacy midget AAA Twins recently won two out of three games with the offence coming alive and producing runs.

The Twins came out on top in a doubleheader on May 9 defeating the Regina Expos 10-3 in the first game and 18-12 in the following matchup. But they lost a home game 19-9 to the Regina Athletics on May 10.

In their most recent game, the Twins fell behind 7-0 after two innings and by the top of the fifth they were trailing 16-2.

In the bottom half of the inning, with nobody out and two players on base, Brett MacMurchy hit a double, which scored a run.

After a single by Damon Hutt, the bases were loaded for Kirkland Chalus, and he crushed a grand slam over the fence in left field.

The Twins scored seven runs that inning but only

managed two more for the loss.

“We played a really good team today against the Athletics, and they probably have the best one, two, three, four hitters in the league. So they really showed it today,” said coach Blaine Kovach said.

He was also impressed with how the team never gave up throughout the game.

“It shows the boys have character. They’re not going to give up, and they’re going to battle each and every inning,” he said In the first game of the doubleheader on May 9, the Twins got a great pitching performance out of Josh Brown. He pitched a complete game (seven innings), allowing five hits, while striking out three and walking two.

The game was a pitcher’s duel until the top of the fourth inning when the Twins opened up the scoring, earning three runs.

The Twins scored multiple runs in the final three

Impact falls short against Saskatoon

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan senior Impact team dropped two games against the Saskatoon Brewers on May 9 and 10 in Saskatoon.

They lost the first game 15-2 and the second game 14-0.

In the first game, the goal scorers were Lucas Smyth and Mark Moriarty.

Despite the losses, coach Jody Harris said the score was not an indication of how well the team played, as they did improve as a team from their first two games of the season.

Since they had more players in these two games, they were able to play transitional offence and defence, which created more scoring opportunities.

“Realistically, the defenceman should never be on the floor when we play offence,” Harris said.

This was the first time they played that way, and Harris said the players struggled a little bit in the first period but played well in the following two periods.

“Come the second,

third period, those guys were dialed in and they were doing it really well and changes were better and we were creating offence,” Harris said.

And in the second game, they continued to implement that system. In the second game, Harris said, goaltender Dustin Cowen played really well and is improving each game.

“The one thing that Dustin’s doing real well is absorbing that ball … and picking up the rebounds right away so our team gains possession,” Harris said.

What the Impact needs to improve on, according to Harris, is not allowing shorthanded goals.

“One thing we didn’t do very well … they only had four guys and we had five and they were in our end … killing our power play,” Harris said.

She said the team needs to spread out more on the floor and create movement to stop that from happening.

The Impact’s next games are in Estevan at the Icon Centre on May 23 and 24 against the Regina Heat.

Kirkland Chalus pitched three innings and hit a grand slam in the Twins’ 19-9 defeat to the Regina Athletics. innings to go on to win the game, out hitting the Expos 10-5.

In the second game, the Twins got off to a slow start and were down 5-0 in the first inning.

After five innings they trailed 8-2, and in the top half of the sixth, scored six

runs on no hits capitalizing on walks and errors committed by the Expos.

The game eventually went to extra innings and the Twins scored eight in the top of the eighth to put the game away, as the Expos only scored two in their half of the inning.

Overall, Kovach said the team played well over those three games.

“The weekend was good, took two out of three, which I’m quite happy with, I’ll take that any day of the week, that’s a good series.”

What the Twins will

continue to work on for their upcoming games is pitch recognition, and they are going to be taking a lot of ground balls and fly balls in practice.

The Twins will be competing in the Midget Selects Tournament in Saskatoon this weekend.

Mike Halirewich, middle, presents the first place plaques to Brad Graham, left, and Travis Graham.

Good turnout at Walleye classic Brad and Travis Graham came in first place at the Estevan Wildlife Federation’s annual Walleye Classic on May 9.

They had a total weight of 16.44 pounds between the six fish they caught.

There were a total of 50 teams of two at the classic, and the team of Ardon Rosom and Mike Hungle came in second with six fish weighing 15.56 pounds.

In third place was the team of Brad and Darren Frater recording weight totaling 15.26 pounds. Glen Boehme and

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Jeremy Meyer’s fish weighed 15.08 pounds for a fourth place finish.

In fifth place went to Tim and James Geni as they had a total weight of 14.74 pounds.

And the team of Ralph Smart and Rom Hedges rounded out the top six as their fish weighed 14.70 pounds Smart and Hedges also caught the largest fish, which weighed 5.52 pounds.

The classic was a catch and release tournament.

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Estevan Mercury

Vipers win once in tournament

By Mackenzie Hientz The Estevan novice Vipers lacrosse team earned a 9-5 win against a Regina team in their final game of a tournament on May 9 and 10 in Regina.

The Vipers played four games in the tournament as other matchups resulted in, 9-5, 9-7 and 5-3 losses.

In the game they won, Nathan Wagstaff opened the scoring in the first period for the Vipers, and shortly after Kersey Hollingshead made it 2-0.

Shea McNabb scored toward the end of the period and the Vipers had 3-1 lead.

In the second, Estevan scored three unanswered goals, before Regina added two of their own.

Hollingshead, Logan Lang, and Carter Onrait were the goal scorers.

In the third, Hollingshead scored; earning a hattrick, and Onrait and Zach McGillicky had a goal each.

After playing with a quick pace at the start of the game, the Vipers slowed

down later, and used up more of the shot clock, which helped them be more in control, according to coach Dion Wagstaff.

“We concentrated on making two or three passes every time up the floor, trying to get the guys who haven’t scored or haven’t really seen the ball,” he said.

In the first game of the tournament, the Vipers were matched up against the Regina Stealth.

The Stealth jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first half of the opening period, but the Vipers responded with a goal from Onrait, later in the game.

After falling 3-1 Carter Williamson pulled the Vipers within one, after he beat the Regina goalie.

Around the midway point in the second, trailing 6-2, Nathan Wagstaff cut the lead into half.

The Stealth scored three unanswered goals to end the frame, and in the final period, Estevan shutout Regina while recoding two goals.

Onrait and Lang were

The Estevan Novice Vipers recently went 1-3 during a tournament in Regina. the goal scorers.

In the next game, Estevan was held scoreless in the first frame and were trailing 3-0 to the Regina Nighthawks, but outscored Regina 4-2 in the second and only trailed 5-4 after two periods.

Onrait and Wagstaff

scored 44 seconds apart in the first half of the second period, and they both scored again to close out the period.

In the third, Wagstaff scored two goals and Onrait added another one, but Estevan was still outscored in the end. Both players earned a hat-trick in the game.

The next day, the Vipers third game, against the Regina Rock; Hollingshead and

Onrait scored in the opening period, and Estevan led 2-1 going into the second. Logan Lang was the only goal scorer for the Vipers during the last two periods.

Even though the Vipers scored a lot throughout the weekend, Wagstaff would like the team to use the full 30 seconds of the shot clock to create clear shots.

“A lot of times we were

only using ten (seconds, so we’re not passing as much as we should, moving the floor,” he said.

Overall he was impressed with the unselfishness of the team as they moved the ball around a lot in all three games.

The Vipers are off for a week and then return to action for a tournament in Estevan on May 23 and 24.

‘A lot of times we were only using ten (seconds, so we’re not passing as much as we should, moving the floor.’

—Dion Wagstaff, Coach of Estevan novice Vipers

The Estevan Taekwon-do club earned a total of 32 medals at a recent tournament.

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C o m p e t i t o r s c o mpeted in the sparring and patterns categories. Between the two categories the Estevan club earned 10 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals.

In the patterns event;

Renee Stephany, Taya Saigeon, Noah Perkins, Emma Gunnlaugson, Simone Saigeon and Danielle Stephany, earned gold.

H u n t e r Wa l l s t e r , Tristan Thrienen, Graeson Nelson, Taylen Hirsch, Sam Meek, and Pam Gunnlaugson won silver.

The bronze medalists were Nathan Thrienen, Piper Drebnicki, Kylan Fichter, Darson Gunnlaug-

son, Darcy Gunnlaugson and Tina Longney.

In the sparring category; Taya Saigeon, Noah Perkins, Kylan Fichter , Taylen Hirsch and Danielle Stephany earned gold.

Darson Gunnlaugson, Sam Meek and won silver.

And the bronze medalists were Renee Stephany, Tristan Thrienen, Piper Drebnicki, Hayden Neff and Graeson Nelson.

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Gustafson experiences hockey in Europe

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

Macoun resident, Josh Gustafson, recently played hockey in Sweden with the Ronnangs IK Lobsters at the division three level.

He began his European journey in July of 2014 instructing at hockey camps with the Hockey Ministries International organization, and by late August he was practicing with the Lobsters.

“I actually had a friend who had gone over there couple of years earlier. And so they had a couple roster spots open that they were looking for guys to come in to fill,” he said.

Gustafson usually plays defence but at the beginning of the season he played forward because the team was this at the position.

“They put me up on forward for the first five or six games of the year on the first line and I actually did pretty well,” he said. “I think I had six goals in the first four games … I was doing well on the scoring department.”

After the team brought in some forwards, Gustafson went back to playing defence.

This was the first time that the 25 year-old has ever played hockey in Europe and it took some getting used to playing that style of hockey.

“It`s crazy how different the game is over there for sure. Playing on a wide rink, huge ice surface, and I don’t know how it is in the rest of Europe, but especially in Sweden there were very minimal hitting and minimal

It was Josh Gustafson’s (20) first time playing hockey in Europe as he was the only player form North America on Ronnangs IK Lobters. Submitted photo contact,” Gustafson said.

In his second game, he said he got into a scrum in front of the net with an opposing player, and after they exchanged a few jabs he was kicked out of the game “I didn’t know what was going on. I was confused to why they kicked me out because it would be a normal scrum in any normal North American league,” he said.

After the game his teammates were saying ‘nice fight, nice fight’ and then Gustafson figured out he was kicked out for fighting, even though it wasn`t much of a fight.

After that he learned his lesson and tried to avoid those scrums.

Along with the minimal contact he said that it did take him used to playing on the wide rink.

“It took me a while to get used to just how they played in their systems.

Even if you wanted to hit, you couldn’t really because the ice is so big and it’s such a wide surface you can’t play the North American game where you run around and are really physical,” he said.

Also playing in Sweden, he said that the language barrier was a struggle at first but as the season went on he was able to pick up phrases of what his teammates and coaches were saying.

“Everyone basically on

the team understood English and they can speak it a little bit. But the coach can speak a little bit of English and whenever he would address the team or talk to the team, it was only in Swedish.”

midget and bantam AA teams and played four years at Brierchrest College.

Before playing in Sweden, Gustafson played the last couple of seasons in the Big Six Hockey League with

and it made him ready to play in Sweden.

Other than playing hockey, Gustafson farms and also owns G2 Eavestroughing and Exteriors with his brother.

‘It took me a while to get used to just how they played in their systems.

Even if you wanted to hit, you couldn’t really because the ice is so big.’

— Josh Gustafson This the highest level of hockey that Gustafson has played.

When he was younger he played on the Estevan

the Midale Mustangs.

He also noted that playing hockey at the college level is where he developed as a hockey player the most

Gustafson said that the Sweden team asked to play with the team for next season, but he said he is undecided at this point.

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Eels host inaugural swim camp

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club began its season with an inaugural swim camp at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatc Centre on May 8 and 9, as there were 37 youth who participated.

The head coach for the Regina Optimist Dolphin Swim Club and the University of Regina swim team Abdahermane Tissera was at the camp to help improve the youths’ swimming techniques.

Along with Tissera there were four other swimmers who have competed at the provincial level.

“Having an outside instructor bring in four swimmers, who are provincial team swimmers, who are from a … different system …I think they’ll just get a

boost in their knowledge,” president of the Eels swim club Tania Andrist said.

At the camp, members of the Golden Eels learned different development techniques from the guest coaches.

“Hopefully, they (the guest coaches) can pass on some tricks and notice some things about our swimmers that maybe our coaches don’t pick up on, necessarily, but some tricks to increase their speed, Andrist said.

With this being the first time the Eels have hosted a swim camp, Andrist believes it gives the team a chance develop without having to go out of town to learn from other coaches.

There are around 80 swimmers in the Golden Eels swim program and the camp was open to ages nine

The Golden Eels opened their season with a swim camp on May 8 and 9. and above.

Since this camp is to help the swimmers improve on the technical side of speed swimming, Andrist said the nine and above age group would get the most out of what was offered because they are more focused than the younger

swimmers.

The camp was also an opportunity for the youth to get more practice time in the water before they start competing at swim meets.

“We’ve only had one week in the water, so hopefully, it’ll give them a good start, and … a better under-

standing of what they need to work on to improve for the season,” coach Cassidy Reich said.

She also thinks camps like these are great for team bonding and the youth should take away, at least, one improving their swimming skills.

“Hopefully, they learn that they like the stroke better than a different stroke or … improve their kick or their start, or anything,” Reich said.

Next up for the Golden Eels is their annual minimeet on June 3, at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre.

Mermaids compete at Canadian Prairie Invitational There were 67 competitors in the 11 and 12 division, and Haley Copeland placed 27th while Chelsea Brady finished 52nd. Brooklyne Brady and Rebecca Duncan placed 60th and 61st, respectively.

In the 13 to 15 category, Brooke Kruger placed 7th out of 89 competitors.

Hannah Mantei finished 19 th , Marlie Weinrauch 32nd and Nyla Dyck 40th.

Also, Gemma Bittman placed 56th, Maya Daoust was 75th, and Caitlin Gra-

ham and Emily Thompson both placed 78th and 79th respectively.

Hannah Whitman placed seventh out of 37 athletes in the 16 to 18 category, while Kelsey Potoma was 19th, and Alyssa Wieting and Eden Palmer finished 28 and 29 respectively.

In the solo category Mantei finished in ninth place out of seventeen competitors in the 13 to 15 division, while K r u g e r p l a c e d 11 t h .

In the 16 to 18 category,

Eighteen members of the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming team competed against 67 competitors at the Canadian Prairie Invitational in Saskatoon.

Whitman placed 4th and Kelsey Potoma both placed ninth out of 12 other athletes.

For the duets event, Haley Copeland & Rebecca Duncan finished in 11th out of 12 teams.

And in the team competition, the Mermaids placed 12th out of 14 in the 11 and 12 division and ninth in the 13 to 15 category.

This was the last competition for the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming team.

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Junior roller derby team play first games of season

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers roller derby team opened their season with a tournament at the Power Dodge Curling Centre on May 9 and 10.

The Coaler Rollers were split into two teams, one consisting of both level one and two skaters, and the other team consisting of level three skaters.

Both teams lost all their games, but the youth had fun throughout the tournament and improved with each game, according to coach Juli Dzuba.

“Both teams did really well, we’re really proud of how they played. It was a little rocky starting off but they really pulled together as teams,” she said.

The tournament consisted of teams from Saskatoon, Rocanville and Regina; and it was a round robin format.

The level three team’s first game was against the Regina Miss Demeanors and they fell 451- 47, and in their second game, against the Rocanville Small Town Thrashers’ level two and three team, they dropped a 302-97 decision. The score of their final game, against the Saskatoon Bridge City Bruisers was 384-160.

Estevan’s level one and two team played a game against the Rocanville level one and two team and fell short 277223. Both teams also played in a black versus white scrimmage game.

This is the first time

The Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers played in their first games of the season on May 9 and 10.

Mighty Bambi, left, of the Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers collides with a Regina Miss Demeanors player during a roller derby tournament in Estevan on May 9. for most of the Estevan members playing in a roller derby game and experience what the game is really like.

“I think it was really eye opening for them. They got to see how it actually works and how everything went down, but I think a lot of the girls liked it and were really excited to keep going,” Dzuba said.

Throughout each game, despite the losses, both Estevan teams did get better and learned more about the game, as well, Dzuba said.

“I noticed so much improvement, they did amazing and I’m so proud of them.”

Going forward, Dzuba said, the teams need to continue to keep practicing

The Junior Roller Coalers try to get past the Regina Miss Demeanors. and keep working together to earn that first win of the season.

The Coaler Rollers do not play this upcoming weekend but next weekend the level three skaters will be playing a game against the Small Town Thrashers.

In roller derby, the objective is to score points by a player (the jammer) passing the opposing team’s four blockers. And Dzuba noticed some techniques they can improve on for their next game.

“We need to tighten

up our blocking a bit and stop their jammer more,” she said The tournament in Estevan was the Coaler Rollers only home games of the season and they will be playing the rest of their matchups on the road.

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Author, activist talks animals during Book Week

By Jordan Baker editor@estevanmercury.ca

Though reading may be a physically sedentary pastime, the message on the page may inspire a new active leap.

As part of TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, a national tour that sends children’s authors to schools and libraries across the country, author and activist Rob Laidlaw appeared in the Energy City to discuss with Estevan students his work and his experience with animals. Laidlaw visited schools in the morning before his afternoon presentation at the library.

Laidlaw had been politically active in the world of animal rights since the 1980s through the web organization he founded called Zoocheck. Much of what he has focused on is animals in captivity.

Though he didn’t have any plans to write anything, he has now written seven books about dogs, cats, elephants and more. It was a publisher that first approached him, pitching a book about zoos.

“That’s an area I had done a lot of work in,” he said. “I didn’t think anybody would read the book.

I thought it would be in the remainder bin a month

As part of the national Children’s Book Week, author and activist Rob Laidlaw was in Estevan speaking to students about writing, being aware of animal rights and the long history shared by people and cats. later. I didn’t know anyone read children’s books other than Harry Potter.

Quite to my surprise, it did very well.”

His books have been popular with youth and others who are concerned about how many animals are poorly treated so regularly. He is now working on his eighth book.

Laidlaw said writing wasn’t something he really wanted to do until he was doing it.

At one time he was

a humane society inspector, but has also done dog control work with First Nations communities and abroad in Asia and India.

“It runs the gamut from animal welfare to more wildlife protection, wildlife conservation,” said Laidlaw.

“A lot work, even if it seems like rescuing one animal, what I do, personally, is try to look at … what is the broader applicability? It’s the precedent of other things that affect

the bigger picture.”

In order to further that, his books are advocacy tools, a word-spreading avenue he didn’t know was available to him.

Laidlaw spoke about his own challenges, wrestling with his love of animals, which led him as a child to keep lizards in aquariums. Though in his youthful innocence he was fascinated by the animals, he told the students, in hindsight, he was imprisoning them.

He said people tend to view reptiles as “biological robots” living without desires and emotions, but there is a growing understanding of their maternal behaviours and social webs that is overthrowing the previously held understanding of these creatures.

The data may not be concrete, but Laidlaw has found kids who read his books have become active on various levels.

“It’s all anecdotal,

but certainly I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from kids. There have been whole schools that have started projects based on the books. For some of the readers, there are behaviour changes. They’re out there. They’re motivated by them or inspired by them, and they actually do things. That’s kind of neat,” he said.

F o r L a i d l a w, h e wants to make sure everyone is informed. In his experience, those who have the information tend to make good decisions. “(Kids) are very interested. They have a higher level of what’s going on in the world, in terms of a lot of issues, environment and animals for sure, more so than their parents, probably because of the Internet and Animal Planet, things like that,” Laidlaw said.

“I don’t want to tell them what to think, I just want to give full disclosure of information. I don’t want to be preachy. When you give people, kids or adults, full disclosure, if they know what’s going on and understand it, then nine times out of 10, they’ll choose the thing that benefits the environment or animals or people who are in poverty.”

Auxiliary presents money at annual event The St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary has made the first payment on their latest purchase for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, even though they have been fundraising for only a few months.

Auxiliary members presented a cheque for $15,000 to hospital executive director Greg Hoffort during the auxiliary’s annual spring tea and bake sale on May 6.

The auxiliary announced late last year that they would fundraise to purchase equipment to refurbish one of the operating room (OR) units at the hospital.

Their commitment includes a new OR table, a radiant infant warmer for babies born by Csection and an equipment cart used for dental surgeries that require anesthesia.

“The first piece of equipment they bought was to replace an operating room table that was old when we moved here from the hospital 25 years ago,” said

Hoffort. “So it was very much needed.”

The infant care centre will be vital, Hoffort said, because they have 80 to 100 babies delivered via C-section at the hospital’s OR each year.

The equipment cart will allow the hospital to provide a service that currently isn’t available in Estevan, he said.

“Right now those folks are going to Brandon (Manitoba), Regina or other places to have that surgery,” said Hoffort. “So a lot of them will be able to have that right here in Estevan, thanks to the generosity of these ladies.”

The auxiliary raised the $15,000 through events such as their tea and bake sale and their raffles. They also received memorial donations, and allocations through their status as a United Way Estevan member agency.

The projected cost for the OR upgrades is $90,000 to $100,000.

Lenora Wanner poured tea during the St. Joseph’s Health Care Auxiliary’s spring tea and bake sale on May 6.

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Christian Women’s group hears about breakfast program The Alberta-based Joyful Melody Trio was back in Estevan for their third engagement in five years. The voices of Joyce Dietrich, Cari Blum and Colleen Durocher filled the checkerboard room at Living Hope Community Church, where 39 ladies enjoyed a delicious ham and scalloped potato supper catered by EB’s Dining Emporium. The ladies, who travel across Canada to share their love for Jesus, engaged the women in attendance with the story of Joyce’s struggles, dealing with a drug addicted son, battling over the custody of her granddaughter Hailey, and how Jesus helped her through the painful ordeal. Joyce, being a pastor’s wife, faced scrutiny from her small community and admits to being ashamed of the destructive path her son choose to set his life on. Her story, weaved in beautifully among a complimentary backdrop of inspirational southern gospel music, kept listeners wanting to know more, which was evident as the gathering ended about a half an hour later than usual. Many stayed to enjoy fellowship with the trio after they ended their performance with the song, I Want to Know That You Know. Other familiar tunes performed were Carrie Underwood’s Jesus Take the Wheel and Blake Shelton’s hit, God Gave Me You. The local feature for the event was Community Education Liaison, Sara Pippus from the Hillcrest School Break-

fast Program. The breakfast program has played a key role in ensuring the students, start their day out right with a healthy meal, while encouraging them to meet, engage in conversation and develop relationships with the members of their community who come in to volunteer as servers.

The program has grown into so much, after starting simple four years ago with a few snacks and pieces of toast. Volunteers from the community often come in and teach the children things that are of interest to them such as learning how to play an instrument or learning a craft like knitting. The program began after a chance meeting between Pippus and Pat Steinke from the Estevan United Way, where Steinke mentioned the United Way was looking to fund a breakfast program. Since its inception, the program also includes recognizing outstanding kids. These children are interviewed and are acknowledged on air by a radio personality, showcasing their accomplishments.

The program, which averages a cost of $100 per day, is also supported by generous business donations throughout Estevan.

After Five Club co-chair Jane Anne Ireland thanked Sara for sharing her passion with the women, and provided her with donations of breakfast items and a free will offering that was collected at the door. For more information

about how one can become involved, call Hillcrest School at 306-634-4931.

The club will meet again on May 20 at 7 p.m. where speaker, physician’s wife, Elayne Goertzen from Medicine Hat, Alberta may ride up on her motorcycle and share her secret to finding real freedom.

The long awaited ‘Mini Trade Show’ will also take place on that day. Lined up to showcase their crafts are Wendy Chouinard, Mandy Hagel and Jordyn Critchley.

Andrea Sernick, with Young Living Essential Oils will be there as well. Andrea also has a business called Photo Scans that she will tell us about. Our musical guest will be announced at a later date. Tickets are $18.

For more information about the Estevan Christian Women’s After Five Club and Stonecroft Ministries Canada, please visit www.stonecroftcanada.org. To reserve your ticket for the May 20 supper, please give Jen a call at 306-634-0196 or email the club at estevanafterfive@ yahoo.ca. Free childcare can be arranged by request. The club is also looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping plan interesting and enjoyable supper meetings. Stonecroft Ministries celebrates 50 years in Canada this year, and there have been a club in Estevan for 37 of those years.

Sixty and Over Club happenings Man asked his friend would you like to hold my dog? The friend asked I don’t know it looks awfully fierce does he bite? Man replied, that’s what I’d like to know.

Bridge winners were: 1st – Bernie Collins 2nd – Irma Lesiuk 3rd – Margaret Sawyer Cribbage winners were: 1st – Lyle Dukart 2nd – Margaret Parker 3rd – Charlene Anderson Shuffleboard winners

were: 1st – Clarence Morgan & Marg Renwick 2nd – Colin Renwick & Rose Weinrauch Late one night, a burglar broke into a house he thought was empty. He tiptoed through the living room but suddenly he froze in his tracks when he heard a loud voice say: “ Jesus is watching you!” Silence returned to the house, so the burglar crept forward again.

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dead again. He was frightened. Frantically he looked all around, in a dark corner he spotted a birdcage and in the cage was a parrot.

He asked the parrot “Was that you who said Jesus is

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“Yes,” said the parrot.

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The parrot replied, “The same idiot who named the Rottweiler Jesus.”

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Bridal Guide

Nicole Skipper & Derek Hildahl ..................... May 30, 2015 Jillian Miller & Kyle Jordan.............................. June 6, 2015 Shirelle Senchuk & Taylor Alexus ................ June 20, 2015 Megan Dodds & Christopher Lingelbach...... June 27, 2015 DeLee Lischka & Jonathan Lewis ....................July 4, 2015 Tayja Zimmerman & Denzil Lakusta.................July 4, 2015 Rebecca Gustafson & Josiah Anderson .........July 11, 2015 Pamela Poage & Lyell Fogg ...........................July 18, 2015 Agnes Plourde-Doran & Ian Garriouch ...........July 18, 2015 Kayla Malaryk & Brandon Frank ..................August 1, 2015 Christina Nykiforuk & Jordan Irwin ..............August 1, 2015 Annmarie Melle & Cory Rosner ...................August 1, 2015 Sarah Nashiem & William Krupnik...............August 2, 2015 Kwyn Christenson & Travis Eckel................August 4, 2015 Jennifer Miller & Riley Tetreault...................August 8, 2015 Ashley Schinck & Fred Lattery ..................August 15, 2015 Taylor Hannotte & Brady Greening ...........August 22, 2015 Jennifer Murray & Adam Himmelspach . September 19, 2015 Hollin Simmons & Riley Spencer ........ September 26, 2015 Kayla Simon & Tyler Waisman ........... September 26, 2015 Kelsey Wallewein & Owen Emde ....... September 26, 2015 Haley Kelly & Sean Murphy ....................... October 3, 2015 Alisha Murray & William Keturakis............. October 3, 2015

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Spring Football Kicks Off The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs Football team began spring camp on May 11 and it will conclude on May 15. Photo by Mackenzie Hientz.

Man-Sask takes bronze at tournament in Minnesota The Man-Sask. atom AAA WolfPack hockey team earned the bronze medal at the Stars and Stripes AAA Hockey Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The WolfPack opened the tournament with a 7-6 win over the Western Pros-

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Coach Lloyd Sean thought the game could have gone either way but said the WolfPack’s persistent offensive attack was key for the victory.

In the first they took a 3-1 lead. Lukas Riddell,

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Early in the second, the Western Prospects pulled within one, But Man-Sask regained their two goal advantage when Josh Heistad found the back of the net.

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Local football athletes try out for Thunder

By Mackenzie Hientz sports@estevanmercury.ca

Three local football players who will be graduating this year recently tried out with the Canadian Junior Football League’s (CJFL) Regina Thunder, during the organization’s spring camp.

Defensive lineman Kyle Seipp, offensive lineman Ryan Eggen, and fullback Kolby Dyck were among the athletes hoping to make the team. Dyck was invited back for the final tryouts that are from July 30 to August 9.

The three-day practice camp was set up to impress the coaches.

Seipp said he believes he did well and he listened to the coaches’ suggestions, at the camp, putting their pointers into practice.

According to Seipp, there was a lot of competition for the defensive line positions.

“Once you step up to a higher degree you have to step up your effort there, so I think I made that step

up to do my best,” he said.

Seipp said this was a competitive camp, and he was prepared for it going in.

He believes that staying focused helped him perform well at the tryouts.

“It was exactly what I was expecting … so I think I prepared myself for it.”

Eggen already found out he didn’t make the team and, despite the unfortunate news, he believes he performed well.

“I thought I took the coaching points, and … used their coaching points to better myself,” he said.

Even though he won’t be playing for the Thunder, he still has a chance to play in the CJFL. He will be trying out for the Chilliwack Huskers of the British Columbia Conference during the May long weekend.

Last November he sent an application along with a highlight videotape to the organization and said that they have been in contact with him throughout the whole process.

Eggen said he has to be more confident when

Kolby Dyck

Kyle Seipp running through drills.

“Sometimes I got down on myself when I made a bad play, and I’m just going to try to be more positive,” he said.

During the Thunder tryouts, there were 12 offensive linemen competing for two available spots on the team, so it was tough to make the squad, Eggen said.

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wack camp, Eggen said, there are two open starting spots for offensive linemen and he is planning to take one of those two spots.

One of the most challenging days from the Thunder tryouts was the first practice, Dyck said.

“I was kind of taken off guard in the first practice.

They got right into it and that was actually the hardest practice,” he said.

“It was more to see who really wanted to be there. I think that’s what their method was … to push us all in the first practice.”

Overall, he said he enjoyed the tryouts, adding they were action packed and he was grateful to be a part of the experience.

What he really enjoyed about the camp was the variety of plays the offence had to execute.

“There’s a lot of motion and a lot of different techniques to each play,” he said. There’s just so much difference in each of their plays that it’s really outstanding what they do.”

There was also a lot of competition for the running back and fullback positions.

Nine players were competing for between three or four spots on the team, Dyck said.

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English as Another Language (EAL) Classes offer newcomers training in speaking, listening, reading and writing in English. Classes are interactive and responsive to student needs, questions, and English skill levels. Classes also help familiarize newcomers with Canadian culture and the local communities.

Students need to bring an immigration document to class to register. LINC certificates will be issued to eligible students.

Estevan EAL Classes Spruce Ridge School, 321 Spruce Ridge Drive Times: Mon, Wed; 6:30 – 9:30 pm Estevan Library, 701 Souris Avenue Times: Tues, 9 am – 12 pm; Thurs, 1 – 4 pm For more information, please contact Katie Burham at Southeast College at 306-637-4928 or kburham@southeastcollege.org Funded by:

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Coal Country 2015

The Coal Country Run took place on the trails and roads surrounding the Souris Valley Theatre. The money raised through the event went to the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Games.

Ravi, the mascot for the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games, gave out high-fives to runners before they took off.

Announcement Donna Nyeste Residential Specialist Serving Oxbow and Area

Peggy Rohatyn, above, got runners warmed up prior to the Coal Country Run.

Army cadets host annual review On May 5 the 2901 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) held its Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR) at the Power Dodge Curling Rink.

Estevan Police Service Chief Paul Ladouceur acted as the parade’s Reviewing Officer for the evening.

The annual event saw the cadets put on a marching demonstration as well as a piping and drumming exposé.

Afterwards, a number of awards and medals were presented to the cadets for their many yearly achievements.

Of note were several presentations to the staff of the cadet corps.

The administration officer, Second Lt. Cindy Boivin, was presented with a plaque of appreciation of service from the corps. She will be leaving at the end of the cadet training year as she has accepted a new job position in Regina.

Brian Johnson was given a plaque of appreciation of service for his more than 33 years of volunteerism with the corps. Johnson has held several posi-

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tions in the corps over the years, from supply officer to administrative assistant, and Commanding Officer Craig bird said he has shown an “unwavering commitment” over his many years of dedicated service.

Ladouceur was also presented with a plaque of appreciation for acting as this year’s Reviewing Officer.

Bird congratulated all of the cadets who received awards and the remaining cadets for their hard work and commitment to the movement.

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Information night focuses on child safety online Envision Counselling and Support Centre and the Estevan Police Service are partnering up to provide parents with important information regarding child safety on the Internet.

Sgt. Ron Weir and Cpl. Cory Patterson of the Saskatchewan Internet

Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) will speak to parents at the Estevan Comprehensive School’s cafeteria about the dangers of child luring, exploitation and sexploitation.

Sask ICE is an integrated unit that falls under the Criminal Inves-

tigations Division of the Regina Police Service, and its mandate is to “reduce Internet-facilitated child sexual exploitation by identifying victimized children and investigating and assisting in the prosecution of sexual offenders,” according to the

Regina Police Service’s website.

Envision is currently compiling information to create a strategy for their Cyberviolence Project, which focuses on the prevention and elimination of cyberviolence among young women and girls in

southeast Saskatchewan.

The project is being spearheaded by project co-ordinator Juli Dzuba, and is using a portion of a $160,000 federal grant that was forwarded to the team for the two-year project.

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Beverly Haux Beverly Haux passed away at St. Joseph’s hospital in Estevan on Monday May 4th, 2015 at the age of 71.

Beverly is survived by her husband Elmer Haux of Shaunavon and her children George (Christine) Haux and their children Lexis, Sydney, and Jada of Williston, North Dakota . Leann (David) Hoffarth and their children John (of Estevan), Allen and Scott of Shaunavon . Loriann ( Rod) Haux and their children Addison and Kayla of Fort Quappelle , Lonnie ( Dyan) Haux and their children Matthew, Wyatt, and Taylor of Estevan, Leigh Haux and daughter Brooklyn of Estevan. Two brothers Garry (Deloris) Brooks of Estevan and Leon (Charlene) Brooks of Alameda, uncle Richard ( Lil) Kolke of Melfort and aunt Selma Adams of Australia as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was predeceased by her parents Ed and Bertha Brooks , brother-in-law and sister-in-laws Ervin (Emma) Haux, Ester ( Herbert) Haux, Virginia (Harold) Voller, Leona (Philip) Huft, Estella (Phil) Bast, and step-grandson Tyson Manning.

Beverly was raised on the family farm, went to school and graduated in Alameda. She

played hockey, volleyball, curling and baseball. The first job she had was as a teller in the Royal Bank in Oxbow. She met and married Elmer Haux and shortly thereafter they moved to Fort St.John, B.C. and started a family . George and Leann where born there . They moved back to Alameda where they eventually ran the cafe and added to their family with Lonnie and Loriann.

They moved to Carnduff when the cafe closed and after a few years in Carnduff they transferred to Shaunavon where Leigh was born. Beverly had a few jobs as a babysitter, cook in a restaurant, teachers aide , aide for the disabled, and finally special care aide in the nursing home. Beverly returned to Alameda to help look after her mother .

Beverly enjoyed any excuse for a gathering. She liked to play cards , watch the grandkids sporting events, cooking and canning preserves, baking, going out with the ladies, travelling in her earlier years, attending auctions, stopping at the casino, going to concerts and just going for ice cream to satisfy her sweet tooth.

The grandchildren where the apple of her eye and any baby within reach was fair game.

There where hugs and kisses for those willing and not so willing .

She just had that way about her.

A funeral service will be held graveside May 14th, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Alameda cemetery. Please feel free to bring a lawn chair if you would like to.

There will be a lunch at the Alameda Legion Hall following the service.

Those wishing to do so may make donations to St. Joseph Hospital Foundations, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, sk S4A OH3 or Oxbow Health Care Auxillary, Box 268 , Oxbow, sk, S0C 2B0 Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Redpath Funeral Home in Oxbow.

Donald Ernest Mortenson Donald Ernest Mortenson, formerly of Estevan, passed away in Regina, Sask. on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the age of 88 years.

Donald is lovingly remembered by his wife Frankie; his children, Joanne (Lee) Harris of Regina, Don Mortenson of Regina, Ken Mortenson of Estevan, and Kevin (Linde) Mortenson of Estevan; five grandchildren, Ryan and Cosmin Harris of Regina, Samantha Campbell of Regina, Brooklyn and Don Mortenson of Estevan;

three siblings, Ward (Shirley) Mor tenson, of Govan, Ruth (Walter) Leverton of California and Lorne (Velda) of Govan and two sisters in law, Orvina Black and Theresa Black as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Donald was predeceased by his parents Lawrence and Freda as well as Frankie’s siblings and many other members of the Black clan.

The Funeral Service was held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 1:30 p.m at St.Giles Anglican Church, Estevan with Rev. Mark Osborne officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, those so wishing may make a donation in Donald’s memory to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201- 2nd St, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1.

The family would like to thank the loving care he received in his last days from the staff at Haven House, Wintergreene Estates, Regina.

Funeral arrangements are (were) entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family by visiting www. hallfuneralservices.ca

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Southern Plains has successful year The second half of 2014 may have been a tough one for the oil patch, but Southern Plains Co-operative weathered the fiscal storm just fine, posting a net saving of just under $3.26 million in 2014 based on gross sales of $77.62 million.

Robert Grimsrud, chairman of the co-op’s board of directors, and Brian Enns, CEO and general manager, who has been in that job for just under a year, noted that total sales were up modestly by about $200,000. The net savings, however, were down about $1.2 million compared with 2013 operations. That, however, was due mainly to a decrease in the Federated Co-operatives patronage refund that slipped by a similar amount to $3.48 million in the past year.

The financial picture was not one of alarm the members were told as they gathered in the Taylorton Room at Days Inn to receive the public reports from the governing and administrative bodies.

Grimsrud said over $1.4 million was handed back to members through the retail outlets’ patronage refunds in the past year and Southern Plains is poised to award the tender for a new food store, gas-bar and convenience store in Oxbow.

In fact, he noted, it could happen within a few days.

Another Southern Plains food and gas bar outlet in Carlyle recently underwent a facelift and the finishing

touches on a major renovation and expansion at the Estevan food store, was completed in 2014.

“We are part of the community, we gave back more than $250,000 in local taxes, employ 190 people with a payroll of over $5 million,” said Enns.

In fact, since the local co-operative came into being in the Energy City in 1946, it has conducted over $1 billion in business and returned $16 million in cash patronage refunds to members.

It was a challenging year with increased competition, said Grimsrud, so the financial results based on customer/member loyalty were encouraging.

Director Jack Bramham provided details on the building and construction committee’s decisions and action plans while WendyMay Clark outlined the work and contributions made by the Member Relations Committee, noting that contributions had been made in various community activities, to the value of over $600,000.

Three positions on the board of directors were open due to expiring terms, and they were refilled by three members who agreed beforehand to accept the nominations. Clark, Scott Kienlen and Barb Schaefer were re-installed while James Lainton was selected to fill a two-year term for a position on the board that was left open following the passing of former board member Marlene Gaudry in December 2014.

Obituaries

Obituaries

Meda Foster Meda Foster passed away on Thursday May 7, 2015 at Lampman, SK at the age of 98 years.

Meda is survived by her two children, Duane (Lorna) Foster of Estevan, SK and Janet (Harry) Batenchuk of Edmonton, AB; grandchildren, Rober ta, R a e a n n e , B a r b a r a , R i ck , Alayne, Steve, Cindy, Patti-Jo, Stacey, Kathy, Duane Jr. and John; great grandchildren, Brenley, Morgan, Harmony, Lloyd, Jesse, Korey-May, Landen, William, Tiara, Erica, Kendra, Emily, Sam, TJ, Emma and Cliffton great great grandchildren, Tamika, Fabian, Riley, Nevaeh, Nikki, Sadie, Peyton, Summer and Ryker; and two sisters, Florence and Betty.

Meda was predeceased by her parents Albert and Marie Severson; husband, Emmett Foster; siblings, Earl, Marjorie, Harry and Eileen.

Meda was born on the family

homestead near Oungre, SK, the 4th of 7 children to Albert and Nettie Marie Severson. She married Emmett Foster in 1937. They had two children, Duane and Janet. She Moved to Estevan in 1946 and worked at various jobs over many years. She worked very hard to provide the best she could for her children. In her retirement years she was able to enjoy some traveling. She was most happy when she was helping with her grandchildren in Estevan or Edmonton. She enjoyed playing cards, quilting, knitting or crocheting. She lived at Yardley Place for 20 plus years, Creighton Lodge and at Lampman Long Term Care for the last 3 years. The family are very thankful for the loving care she received at Lampman Long Term Care.

The Visitation was held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services at 6:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services at 2:00 p.m with Doug Third officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. Reception was held at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Estevan. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Meda to the Creighton Lodge, 1028 Hillcrest Drive, Estevan, SK, S4A 1Y7 or to the Lampman Community Health Center Trust, c/o R.M. of Browning, PO Box 40, Lampman, SK, S0C 1N0.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Ron Maier 1957-2015 On February 2, 2015 Ron Maier passed away unexpectedly at Colorado Springs, CO. Ron worked in the IT field throughout Canada, the USA and Saudi Arabia. His greatest passion was travelling all over the world.

Ron is sur vived by his daughter Pat (Grant); mother Lydia; brothers Bryan (Gloria), Les, and Keith (Cheryl); and

his sister Linda (Rick); as well as a host of wonderful nieces, nephews and friends.

Ron was predeceased by h i s fa t h e r, O s c a r, i n 1995.

A service and internment will be held at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Calgary on Saturday, May 23rd at 2:00 PM. A reception will follow at the Parkland Community Hall.

Donations in Ron’s memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Fund of Canada.

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Farming, there’s an app for that

By Brenda Stefanson, P.Ag. Regional Farm Business Management Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Watrous

Are you finding there isn’t enough time to get it all done in a day? Technology today is making it easier and less stressful to multitask. Smartphones are changing the way farmers do business.

You can now bring your office with you. With your smartphone you now have visibility into the company’s finances, access to important documents, a more effective method of communication, and

the ability to track many different parts of your operation.

There are many apps a farm manager may find useful. To name a few: online banking apps, apps that work in conjunction with Farm Credit Canada software, an app for livestock producers called CFXpro and farm at hand that allows you to track your production. These apps will allow the farmer to be more productive and efficient in the way they manage their operation.

Online banking has become more and more popular over the last several years and now most banks have smartphone

apps. The apps will allow you to deposit cheques, pay bills, transfer between accounts, manage your payees and complete etransfers. You no longer have to go into the bank to complete your daily transactions or wait to log on to a computer; you can complete these transactions on the go.

Farm Credit Canada has created smartphone apps that compliment some of their software programs. AgExpert Mobile works in tandem with AgExpert analyst software.

This app will allow you to take a picture of a receipt and record the transaction details. This handy app

will help to minimize lost receipts. Also, transactions will be recorded in a timely manner, which will keep your financial statements current.

Livestock producers can access information to aid in the decision of marketing cattle from an app called CFXpro. The features of this app include breakeven calculators, price projections based on market info and access to futures market. This app is available to iPhone and blackberry users at no charge. Visit your app store and search CFXpro to start using it today.

Farm at hand is an app that allows you to track

many parts of your farming operation. You can create a detailed fields list and log all your activities from seeding to harvest.

This allows you to keep up to date production records.

You can also track your commodities from storage to contracts to deliveries.

You can also create a detailed equipment list. The list would include serial numbers, parts log and maintenance log. Never be stuck without a part number or serial number.

This app allows you to have information about your operation at your fingertips.

There is an app for almost anything. You will

find a wide variety at the following sites: http://m. agriculture.com/apps, www.farmingwithapps. com, and www.farms. com/agriculture-apps. To find more agriculture apps visit your app store and search agriculture. There are apps for weed identification, monitoring equipment, grain storage tracking, mix tank calculators and many more. You will be surprised by all the results.

For more information stop by your local Regional Services office or call (306) 946-3230 or contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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

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

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

306.634.2601

www.estevanalliancechurch.com /estevanalliance

PaStorS: rEV. JIM KEDGE & WaYLoN KLIX

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

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

rEaL PEoPLE

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Sunday Service at

1302 - 8th St., Estevan Office Phone: 306-634-3116 Email: estevan.cofc@sasktel.net Tim PiPPuS Sunday SErvicES: Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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

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ESTEVAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

Followed by coffee time

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

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

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

10:00 am

Live Russian Translation

GOSPEL CHAPEL ESTEVAN

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

“Holding fast the faithful word”

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

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

www.estevangospelchapel.ca

An Associated Gospel Church

St. Joseph’s Prayer Centre Everyone welcome to join our daily prayers, inspirational Bible DVD viewings and lively discussions

2 - 4 pm Monday - Friday Series topics change monthly Call for more information 1033 3rd Street Estevan

306-634-9191

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

306-634-2885 • 1418 3rd St. Estevan

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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

Pursuing God Buiding Relationships Impacting Lives

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

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

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

His Glory Bible Church

(Light of Life Ministries International) Join us in Glorious Praise and Worship With: Pastors Dr. and Mrs. Jimi Akinsete Where: Westview School When: 10am on Sundays Experience Healing, Deliverance and Breakthroughs

St. Giles

Anglican Church

Parish of Estevan

317-12th Avenue

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

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

Phone: 306-634-2190

Fax: 306-634-6845

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

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

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A Blast of Medieval Times

Westview School hosted its Blast of Medieval Times last week with a number of shows, including one for Estevan students and a dinner theatre evening in the school’s gymnasium. The production was part of a fundraising initiative to raise money for Westview’s inclusive playground project.

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

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

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This position is for a contracted employee who will be given assignments throughout the year and asked to complete them in a timely manner.

Support from our office is continuously provided, as is training once per year. You will work as part of a team that includes office staff and other investigators. We currently have over 100 retired Police officers working for us across Canada. In the west we have many retired R.C.M.P. officers who have been working with us for many, many years.

We are currently seeking someone in the Weyburn/Estevan area who is intelligent, self-motivated and detail-oriented.

Particular attention will be given to those with a familiarity or understanding of farming practices. The applicant must be comfortable with computers, iPads, cameras and other recording devices. The applicant must be capable of providing good detailed reports and be able to manage their time effectively within budgetary constraints. Most importantly, the applicant must be very comfortable with people and enjoy meeting new people in rural settings. Meals and mileage are paid for and all equipment and clothing are provided.

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Estevan Mercury

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The successful candidate would require: • A minimum of 16 years of age • Current National Lifeguarding Service Course or Red Cross Lifeguard • Current First Aid and CPR C Certificate • Current Red Cross Water Safety Instruction Certificate

The City of Estevan offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and emphasis on work/life balance. If you’re looking for a career that contributes directly to a growing, thriving community, then apply to: Aubrey Agarand, Human Resources City of Estevan, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, Sk S4A 0W7 Phone: (306) 634-1841 • Fax: (306) 634-9790 Email: apply@estevan.ca

Temporary Full Time Executive Assistant

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

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

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

3. Provides customer reception services at City Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Certificate in Local Government Authority Valid Class 5 driver’s license Additional Requirements: Minimum typing speed of 60 wpm

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

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

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

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

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

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

GUARD/MATRON

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

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

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

Are your children safe online?

As technology rapidly increases, so does the ability for children to be exploited online. The internet is a new platform for child exploitation to be committed, investigated and prosecuted.

“HELPING CHILDREN STAY SAFE” Parent/Caregiver Information Night

DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 TIME: 7:00pm VENUE: ECS Cafeteria Refreshments to follow

To find out more, please join us as the Estevan Police Service and Envision partner to bring you Staff Sergeant Ron Weir (Provincial Coordinator of SK. Internet Child Exploitation Unit) and Corporal Cory Patterson to speak to the parents in our community regarding the dangers of child luring, exploitation and sexploitation.

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

Domestic Sewer Main Flushing Program Beginning Monday, June 01, 2015 and continuing to Friday, September 11, 2015, the Public Works Services Division will be carrying out a Domestic Sewer Main High Pressure Jetting Program between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Please ensure that all drains in bathrooms, kitchens, utility rooms, and other lower level areas have been recently used, so the p-traps are full of water – this offers the best barrier to offensive sewer main gases year-round. During this important maintenance program, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains. If a strong sewer odour is detected, please open doors and/or windows and allow the building to vent for a while. If opening the building doesn’t clear the odour, please advise us by calling City Hall at 306-634-1800.

The 2015 Program Area will encompass many Streets and Avenues South of King Street and West of Souris Avenue within City limits including:

Souris Avenue Valley Street 1st Street 2nd Street 2nd Street A 3rd Street 4th Street

5th Street 6th Street 7th Street 8th Street 9th Street Young Street

10th Avenue 11th Avenue 12th Avenue 13th Avenue 14th Avenue 15th Avenue

16th Avenue 17th Avenue 18th Avenue 19th Avenue Westview Place Rattray Place

Does NOT include King Street, Chinook Bay, or Royal Heights

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adult ARt programs CARD MAKING WITH MANDI May 13th and 20th 7-8:30pm $20/person

SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB May 26th 7-9pm $25/annual membership

ART JOURNALING May 21st and June 18th 7-8:30 $20/person

THE PINTEREST CHALLENGE May 28th and June 25th 7-9pm $20/person

AFTER DARK LIVE CONCERT SERIES May 22nd and June 19th Doors open 8pm $10/person

NEEDLE WHEN: FELTING Thursdays June 10th February 26 March 5,12,19,26 April 2,9,16,23,30 7pm May 7,14,21,28 10 - 10:30 am $30/person

WHERE: The Estevan Art Gallery Contact Karly for more info or to register COST:at $5/family/week 306-634-7644 or galleryed@sasktel.net

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

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Scholarship in the Arts Grades 5-12 for summer art programs deadline is May 8, 2015. Application for online

306-634-3942

www.estevanartscouncil.com

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Property Maintenance

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

Animal Control

As per Bylaw 2005 - 1709 Animal Control. Sec. 11 No dog or cat shall be running at large in the city.

CITY OF ESTEVAN 2015 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE The City of Estevan will be doing maintenance work to ensure good water quality for all users of City water. This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

(3) Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - May 13, 14, & 15, 2015 Area bounded by 6th street on the North, McDonald Road and Perkins Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington Ave on the East (includes the Eastend, Bay Meadows, and Valleyview regions, and Jubilee Place) (4) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday – May 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 2015 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road) (5) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - May 26, 27, 28, 29, 2015 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions) (6) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – June 1, 2, 3, 4, 2015 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – June 5, 8, 9, 10, 2015 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)